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Smoke persists after mulch fire near Mesa contained
A large mulch fire that began in the East Valley on Wednesday morning has been contained, but smoke was still visible via satellite early Thursday morning.
The fire, which Rural Metro Fire responded to at around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday near East Elliot and South Sossaman roads, was expected to burn for the next 24 to 48 hours with closures still impacting Sossaman Road from Elliot to Warner roads, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
Shawn Gilleland, a spokesperson for Rural Metro, said crews were able to contain the fire and that there was no hazard or threat of extension.
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"Smoke will be present for the next few days. Rural Metro Fire will continue to monitor the fire for the next several days," Gilleland said.
The Arizona Department of Air Quality will also continue to monitor the air quality in the area.
The origin of the fire was still unknown, but Gilleland said it was believed to be the result of spontaneous combustion.
No other information was released. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2023/06/01/mesa-mulch-fire-contained/70277316007/ | 2023-06-01T15:51:05 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2023/06/01/mesa-mulch-fire-contained/70277316007/ |
Police reveal new casework on Tempe geologist who went missing June 2021
It's been two years since Phoenix-area geologist Daniel Robinson went missing and authorities released an update Wednesday on the work that’s been done in the investigation into his disappearance.
The 24-year-old Tempe resident was last seen June 23, 2021 as he left his Buckeye desert worksite while employed for engineering company Matrix New World. Investigators reported that Robinson's Jeep Renegade had crashed after having been recovered in the desert near Buckeye.
Robinson's father, David Robinson, has said his son went missing under suspicious circumstances even as the Buckeye Police Department previously ruled out the possibility of foul play.
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Now, Buckeye police have announced detectives uncovered location data in the missing man's cell phone that places the device at the crash site on the morning he disappeared. Daniel Robinson's other electronic devices underwent forensic analysis but did not reveal information that could help locate him, though detectives will further analyze their raw data, the department said.
Additionally, police said they have provided a case briefing – its second such briefing – for the incoming special agent in charge at the FBI Phoenix field office.
Finally, police said they investigated a sighting on Robinson. A person reported briefly encountering the geologist in the Hassayampa River bottom on the day he went missing, according to police. Digital evidence from Robinson's vehicle systems and electronic devices do not match the information given in the reported sighting, police noted.
Daniel Robinson was thought to have been heading south into the desert on the day he disappeared, according to police.
Buckeye police previously said the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office joined them in a search for Robinson on Feb. 18, but did not find any new information relevant to the case. A week later, Robinson's family conducted a public search.Police had determined Daniel Robinson's car rolled over in a ravine, but a private investigator hired by David Robinson said that would have been impossible. The investigator told The Arizona Republic that he thought the crash was staged. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2023/06/01/tempe-geologist-missing-since-2021-new-police-casework-available/70275609007/ | 2023-06-01T15:51:17 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2023/06/01/tempe-geologist-missing-since-2021-new-police-casework-available/70275609007/ |
TAMPA, Fla. — An adventurous and loving young man's life was taken during a day out on the water at Pine Key Island with friends.
Isaac McNair's family says he was a family man, who was quiet, but outgoing. They knew he was out on the water with friends on Sunday, May 28, but never expected to get the call he was missing.
"You know he was the baby," his older sister, Bianca McNair, said. "There was nothing we wouldn't do for him. There's nothing he wouldn't have done for us. So it's just hard."
Speaking only to 10 Tampa Bay's Angelina Salcedo, she said she spoke to Isaac the day before he went out with friends.
"He was like, 'We're going to the beach!' I said, 'You know what, have fun,' It's not the first time they've gone out on the boat. It was like their guy thing to do. To just go and have fun," Bianca said.
Isaac had texted his dad a around noon while he was out on Pine Key Island, also known as Beer Can Island. Lawrence McNair said he saw the video of him out on the water and finds comfort in knowing his son was able to share the moment with him.
"He sent the video at 12 and I think maybe 4, was when his mother called me and said, 'Have you heard from Isaac? I was like, 'No, what do you mean?' She said, 'Well, I called him, but he's not answering.' She let me know he was missing in the water," Lawrence said.
Being miles away in California, Lawrence frantically called Tampa police to see if they knew anything about what happened. They transferred him to the U.S. Coast Guard was were able to confirm his fear. Isaac was still missing and with the sun setting the search had to be called off until Monday morning.
"Isaac wasn't a swimmer," Lawrence said. "He wasn't a swimmer for sure and I'm sure he panicked. I was just thinking, 'Man, if I could have been there, what could I have done to, you know, to save him.'"
The family said the boat's anchor came loose and Isaac and two of his friends went after it to bring it back to shore. A current sucked them in. People who were on boats nearby were able to save his friends, but Isaac went under.
The Coast Guard spent hours on the water searching for his body and were finally able to recover him Monday morning.
"I didn't think that this was going to be so soon," Bianca said. "For me, it just it feels really sudden. It's so sudden."
The 26-year-old lost his life just 10 days after his birthday. In their solace, Isaac's family finds comfort knowing he died doing what he loved.
"Isaac didn't live a full life, but he lived his life to the fullest and he got the most out of those 26 years," Lawrence said. "I'm just so proud of him for that. I just wish he had more time."
The McNairs have received messages from those who were there that day and tried to help save Isaac. They're finding comfort in knowing he wasn't alone and people tried to help him.
They're working with the medical examiner to get his body transferred to Raleigh, North Carolina, which is where they're from. The McNairs are hoping to have his funeral by next Saturday and are fundraising for the expenses after this sudden loss. If you'd like to help them, you can here. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/man-drowns-off-beer-can-island-memorial-day-weekend/67-f51c5499-9e76-4415-844d-303521339a45 | 2023-06-01T15:56:32 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/man-drowns-off-beer-can-island-memorial-day-weekend/67-f51c5499-9e76-4415-844d-303521339a45 |
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — A deadly seven hours for Sacramento County where two people were killed and one person was wounded in three overnight shootings.
Of the three shootings, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Amar Gandhi said they aren't connected.
"All three are completely independent of each other. None of the parties knew each other — completely unrelated," Gandhi said.
ABC10 asked Gandhi if it is unusual to have a violent night like this in Sacramento County.
"Yeah, I mean, but as the weather's warming up, plus kids are out of school, as things happen just in the neighborhoods — it's random, it's not a regular occurrence by any stretch but yeah these things do happen," Gandhi said.
Here is a breakdown of each shooting and what we know so far.
1st Shooting: Grant Union High
School senior killed
An 18-year-old Grant Union High School student died in a shooting hours before he was set to graduate, according to a Twin Rivers Unified School District board member. The shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. Gandhi said three people were sitting in a parked car outside a North Highlands home when a man approached the passenger side of the car. He said the man shot a passenger. The people in the car left the area and drove to Marysville Boulevard and Grand Avenue near Del Paso Heights. There they flagged down a police officer. An 18-year-old passenger who was shot in the leg was taken to a hospital where he later died. His identity has not been released.
2nd Shooting: Bystander wounded
A bystander is wounded after being struck in a shooting in Antelope Thursday. The shooting happened around 1:15 a.m. near Watt Avenue and Elverta Road in Sacramento County. Gandhi said people in two cars were shooting at each other when a bystander was hit several times. The bystander was taken to a hospital where they are expected to survive, according to Gandhi. Their identity has not been released, but Gandhi described them as an adult man.
3rd Shooting: Man dead
A man is dead after a shooting in an apartment in Sacramento County Thursday morning. The shooting happened around 6 a.m. in the 7000 block of Stockton Boulevard. According to Gandhi, two men who appeared to know each other got into an argument. The men shot each other. One man was shot in the chest and torso area and the other man was shot in the neck area. They were both taken to a hospital. The man who was shot in the chest and torso area died in the hospital, according to Gandhi.
Watch more on ABC10 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/sacramento-county-shootings-north-highlands-antelope/103-a442065e-8cf0-45c2-89b4-7593f5a80621 | 2023-06-01T15:56:38 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/sacramento-county-shootings-north-highlands-antelope/103-a442065e-8cf0-45c2-89b4-7593f5a80621 |
MIDLAND, Texas — Midland ISD held a Strategic Plan Workshop to discuss some of the trends they are seeing in schools.
More than 85 community members, parents, district and campus leaders came together to hear about the strengths of the district to the areas that need a little more help to refine their strategic plan.
"Bringing people into the profession, supporting people through the profession, providing career advancement and opportunities," said MISD Superintendent Stephanie Howard. "Just a real big need for professional learning, quality professional learning to support our employees."
Howard also said that when teachers and principals are equipped with the right resources that it ultimately benefits the students. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-isd-holds-strategic-planning-workshop/513-3668a839-9178-44bc-9e20-83d12163003d | 2023-06-01T15:59:16 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-isd-holds-strategic-planning-workshop/513-3668a839-9178-44bc-9e20-83d12163003d |
GLASSCOCK COUNTY, Texas — One person has been killed in a fatal crash in Glasscock County on May 31.
48-year-old Cipriano Gutierrez of Del Rio, Texas was pronounced dead at the scene. The other person involved in the crash was not injured.
The initial investigation revealed that Gutierrez, driving a 2009 Chevrolet Silverado, was traveling westbound on SH 158, while the other vehicle, a 2019 Peterbilt with trailer, was traveling westbound on SH 158 in the same lane. The Peterbilt was slowing down and attempting to make a left turn on CR 110 when Gutierrez failed to control his vehicle and crashed into the trailer of the Peterbilt.
The investigation is still ongoing and we will continue to update this story as we receive more information. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/one-dead-after-a-fatal-crash-in-glasscock-county/513-1818b96c-a8ea-47e0-9497-a759cb4a51af | 2023-06-01T15:59:22 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/one-dead-after-a-fatal-crash-in-glasscock-county/513-1818b96c-a8ea-47e0-9497-a759cb4a51af |
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Arizonans and folks across the country look to their local law enforcement to keep our communities safe.
That’s especially true today, as we face some of our greatest public safety challenges in decades – from an uptick in violent crime rates and an ongoing opioid epidemic, to escalating cyber-crime and the rise of extremist groups threatening national security.
And, particularly relevant in Arizona’s southern communities, we continue to address a crisis along our southern border.
As Cochise County Sheriff, my department is the chief law enforcement agency covering 6,215 square miles of territory with more than 80 miles of shared border with Mexico. As we prepare for another influx of migrants and its impacts on our small towns – alongside addressing these other public safety priorities – we are also tackling the need to build more trust in our communities by modernizing our training, tactics and approaches that avoid escalation.
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So it should alarm every Arizonan, and every American, that regulators in Washington are about to hand down a new unfunded mandate on local police departments that risks distracting police from these critical goals, while fueling an already booming illicit marketplace.
In the coming weeks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to finalize a new Prohibition-style rule criminalizing the use of flavored tobacco products.
These flavored tobacco products have, until now, been legal and regulated. As I warned the Biden Administration last year, this Prohibition-based policy will have a major impact on not only my agency, but law enforcement around the U.S. and the communities we serve, because it will create a new and massive illicit market in the very products the FDA is seeking to eliminate.
States attempting their own criminal bans on these products, such as Massachusetts, are seeing spikes in illicit product sales.
We already face a growing illicit market for tobacco products in the U.S., driven in part by high taxes on legally sold tobacco. Banning legal sales of currently regulated products would create powerful financial incentives for cartels and criminal networks – both domestic and international – to step in to supply the unmet demand.
With financial incentives this powerful, the question isn’t whether an illicit market for flavored tobacco will rise, but just how big it will be.
In fact, just this month, a group of U.S. Senators urged the U.S. Treasury Department to sanction Tobacco International Holdings, a Switzerland-registered business, for reported ties to a Mexican cartel. As the Senators noted: “Since at least 2018, the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), a cartel sanctioned by the United States for its role in trafficking narcotics and fentanyl, has been involved in the sale of tobacco products to generate a new revenue stream…”
Setting aside the public health harms of unregulated tobacco products flooding the market, criminal networks do not confine their activity to one crime. Rather, history shows us that the more criminal activity there is to engage in, the more crime escalates across the board.
The U.S. State Department issued a report in 2018 that carefully detailed the many layers of serious crime that illicit tobacco trafficking is associated with, including violent crimes, property crimes, human trafficking, and terrorism.
The last thing Arizona needs is an entirely new category of controlled substances capable of generating billions of dollars in new funding for the criminal networks whose threats to society we are tirelessly working to reduce.
While the FDA has claimed that enforcement of its proposed ban would only occur against tobacco makers, rather than individuals, the fact is that all 50 states, including Arizona, treat trafficking in illicit tobacco products as a serious crime, subject to arrest, prosecution and imprisonment.
Confronted by an influx of illegal products as a result of this new prohibition, law enforcement would now become the menthol cigarette police, investigating and interdicting illicit domestic manufacturing, illegal smuggling at the borders (like ours) and at our Ports of Entry, illicit distribution within and across state lines, and, ultimately, illicit sales in our communities.
And all of this must be done in a coordinated, multi-state manner with the infrastructure necessary to be successful – an undertaking in need of resources in the many billions of dollars.
In these ways, the FDA’s proposal represents an unfunded mandate for law enforcement that will shift responsibility for enforcement of these tobacco products to state, local and federal law enforcement – but without the resources needed to deal with these new responsibilities.
I have joined with fellow law enforcement leaders from across the country in urging the FDA to use other tools at its disposal that support harm reduction without resorting to criminalizing these products and turning the whole category over to the men and women of law enforcement focused on keeping our communities and borders safe.
It should go without saying that we do not endorse or support tobacco use, and the fact that menthol cigarette use, along with other tobacco metrics, are at historic lows should be applauded.
But tobacco policy belongs with regulators, not police. Prohibition-based criminalization will put our men and women in uniform and the communities we serve at risk. And there are much better options for reducing tobacco use even further without shifting these products into the criminal justice system.
With the many challenges we are facing in our work to keep Arizona communities safe and secure, tobacco prohibition is the last thing we need right now.
Mark J. Dannels is the Sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona. He has worked for nearly 40 years in law enforcement and has served on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Advisory Council, the National Sheriffs’ Association, the Southwest Border Sheriffs and more. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-new-federal-criminalization-effort-will-fuel-cross-border-illicit-markets-and-undermine-public/article_d3d38238-fff4-11ed-a04d-370f97b10815.html | 2023-06-01T16:04:50 | 0 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-new-federal-criminalization-effort-will-fuel-cross-border-illicit-markets-and-undermine-public/article_d3d38238-fff4-11ed-a04d-370f97b10815.html |
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During the spring of 2014, I was very concerned as the college counselor at Catalina High School about the status of Pima Community College, where the majority of my college-bound students were headed. The previous few years of turmoil (including pending accreditation sanctions), chiefly due to leadership issues, had led to a number of my seniors deferring or abandoning college altogether.
The good news was that a new chancellor with an outstanding record at a community college in the state of Washington had just been hired. I decided to run for the Board and see if I could join him in making a difference for my students and all in our community.
And what a difference he did make! A U.S. Army veteran with a strong background both in liberal arts education and workforce development, as well as a commitment to equitable access, was just what PCC needed. Not long after he was hired, we were well on our way to resolving the accreditation issues with improvement plans and metrics in almost every area of the college.
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Chancellor Lambert immediately engaged fellow education, business, and community leaders in developing a vision of what Pima Community College could do for our community beyond just an entry-level higher education opportunity. From those “Futures Conferences” and focused business and industry roundtables came the birth of the “Centers of Excellence”, programs and state of the art facilities designed to deliver 21st Century workforce development in the areas of aviation and automotive technology, advanced manufacturing, health care, hospitality, information technology, cybersecurity, public safety, and the arts.
Businesses like Caterpillar, Ford, Raytheon, AGM Container, and many more partnered with the college to develop employees who could fill good-paying, long-term jobs that support our local economy and change their and their families’ lives. Strong relationships with the University of Arizona, ASU, NAU, Catholic University, JTED, and local school districts providing dual enrollment and transfer pathways were formed under his leadership. Adult basic education, long a pillar of the PCC mission, was strengthened and continues to flourish.
Chancellor Lambert worked with the Pima Foundation to secure a $5 million gift, the single largest in the college’s history. He invested heavily in Pima Online and embedded robust diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives throughout the college’s campuses and centers.
Although enrollment has struggled, as has enrollment at community colleges across the nation, both pre and post-pandemic, PCC is stronger now thanks to Lee’s leadership and a dedicated faculty, staff, and administration. Accolades from Harvard, The Aspen Institute, The Bellwether Foundation, and more cite PCC as among the best community colleges in the nation. There is no doubt in my mind that much of this progress and success is directly attributable to Chancellor Lambert and that our community owes him much thanks.
Unfortunately, with Lambert’s departure, I am concerned about that continued progress. The college’s current Governing Board has some members who seem to prioritize other issues over student success. Micromanagement, never a good idea for a governing board of any type, has become the norm. Flagrant disregard for open meeting regulations (at least one member cited by the AZ Attorney General’s office) and an agenda driven by outside interests have distracted the entire Board’s ability to focus on what is really important, the students.
With elections in three of the five districts represented on the Board in 2024, I am hopeful that voters will take a serious look at the amazing transformation of Pima Community College under Chancellor Lee Lambert and elect members who believe as he did, PCC is a Premier Community College where student success (whatever that looks like to them personally) is our most important responsibility.
Tucson, Pima County, I, and literally thousands of students whose lives you have enhanced by your leadership and vision, thank you, Chancellor Lee Lambert.
Mark Hanna is a former PCC Governing Board member and former TUSD college counselor. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-thank-you-pcc-chancellor-lee-lambert/article_608ebd5c-fa8f-11ed-aec1-3bf2b417034f.html | 2023-06-01T16:04:51 | 0 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-thank-you-pcc-chancellor-lee-lambert/article_608ebd5c-fa8f-11ed-aec1-3bf2b417034f.html |
Summer Feeding Program will offer free meals for children in Lubbock, Wolfforth
Students younger than 18 years old can get free meals this summer across Lubbock and Wolfforth, thanks to a partnership with Frenship ISD and Aramark.
The Tiger Bites Summer Feeding program, in its sixth year, aims to help end child hunger while school is out. This year, the program will go from June 5 until July 28, Monday through Friday, excluding the week of July 3-7.
Any child can get a meal, regardless of which school they attend. The child must be present and eat at the feeding sites, which will also have games and activities.
Tiger Bites Summer Feeding Locations and Times:
- 11 a.m.-noon at the Frenship High School Soccer Complex, 702 Donald Preston Drive, Wolfforth.
- 12:30-1:30 p.m. at Duran Park at 26th Street and Kewanee Avenue, Lubbock.
"Frenship ISD is proud to partner with Aramark to address childhood hunger during the summermonths," said Brandi Savage, Frenship ISD Coordinator of Special Programs. "This program allowsus to support not only the families in our district, but the entire area. We are looking forward tocontinuing it for the sixth year."
For more information on Frenship ISD’s Tiger Bites program, visit Frenship.net. | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/01/free-meals-for-lubbock-wolfforth-students-available-this-summer/70273560007/ | 2023-06-01T16:05:23 | 1 | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/01/free-meals-for-lubbock-wolfforth-students-available-this-summer/70273560007/ |
Florida residents and visitors are invited by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to enjoy two license-free weekends for fishing.
The first weekend is June 3-4 for saltwater fishing, while the second is on June 10-11 for freshwater fishing.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is urging people to make the most of their weekends by enjoying the stunning waters of Florida.
“Fishing is a great way to enjoy the outdoors and experience Florida’s abundant fishing opportunities,” said FWC’s Executive Director Roger Young.
Fishing regulations such as bag and size limits still apply even during license-free weekends. Anglers must also adhere to gear restrictions, seasons, closures, and all other fishing rules.
For current recreational fishing regulations, visit MyFWC.com/about | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2023/06/01/license-free-fishing-weekends-in-june/ | 2023-06-01T16:09:16 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2023/06/01/license-free-fishing-weekends-in-june/ |
SCRANTON, Pa. — NEPA Gives kicks off Thursday at 7 p.m.
The 24-hour online fundraising campaign is billed as the "best time" to give to your favorite causes because it makes your dollars stretch further, thanks to matching funds from business sponsors and prizes for the nonprofits.
The area's largest one-day fundraising campaign is coming at a good time for Friends of the Poor. A fire at one of the nonprofit's buildings in April destroyed items for men who need clothes for work.
"Normally, we would participate and put all of it towards food, and don't get me wrong, that's a gigantic need, but we didn't anticipate this fire, you can't," said Meghan Loftus, the head of the organization.
Friends of the Poor is one of the hundreds of nonprofits hoping to benefit in a big way from NEPA Gives, a 24-hour online giving marathon.
Another group, Animal Care Associates, say their needs are even greater this year due to rising costs.
"We're an all-volunteer organization, so every penny that we get does directly to the care of the cats that are in our care, either medical expenses, food, litter," Katrina Sonnenberg said.
NEPA Gives organizers say this 24-hour period from 7 p.m. Thursday to 7 p.m. Friday is the best time to give to any of these causes because your dollars go further.
"Your $10 donation could help a nonprofit get $1,000, thanks to our generous sponsors," Brittany Pagnotti said.
"For example, the Robert H. Spitz Foundation has a prize where the first ten organizations to reach $1,000 on June 1 can unlock a $500 prize," Frank Caputo explained.
There are hundreds of nonprofits to choose from.
Maybe you want to help kids in need. You could give to Child Hunger Outreach Partners, which provides food to students.
"At this point, we have 22,000 children that we provide food access for on a weekly basis, and going into the fall, we're looking to have 60,000," Nick Montoro said.
United Neighborhood Centers is raising money for repairs to Camp Kelly.
"It's basically free for families to send their children to camp throughout the summer to get outside, and for some of them, it's the first time they've ever been outside Scranton city limits," Kelly Langan said.
A list of all of the prizes can be found here.
Find a cause to donate to here.
If you want to get involved, here's a kick-off event Thursday night from 5-9 p.m. at Rodano's On The Square in Wilkes-Barre and a closing celebration on Friday from 5-9 p.m. at the Hilton in Scranton. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/nepa-gives-kicks-off-thursday-night-find-out-where-you-can-donate-nonprofits-scranton-area-foundation/523-16305f7c-6c53-414c-8475-e1743152e398 | 2023-06-01T16:12:29 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/nepa-gives-kicks-off-thursday-night-find-out-where-you-can-donate-nonprofits-scranton-area-foundation/523-16305f7c-6c53-414c-8475-e1743152e398 |
CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa. — Traffic backed up on part of Interstate 81 in Lackawanna County Thursday morning because of a vehicle fire.
According to PennDOT, Interstate 81 northbound was tied up beginning at mile marker 195 in Clarks Summit due to that fire. There is also a lane restriction in that area because of road work.
PennDOT reopened the area by about 10:15 a.m.
Check real-time conditions with the WNEP Traffic Tracker.
PennDOT updates are available HERE.
See news happening? Text our Newstip Hotline. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/vehicle-fire-slows-interstate-81-traffic-in-lackawanna-county-clarks-summit-penndot/523-e5ccaf7f-b7e4-4520-8266-036a65a7a9ec | 2023-06-01T16:12:35 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/vehicle-fire-slows-interstate-81-traffic-in-lackawanna-county-clarks-summit-penndot/523-e5ccaf7f-b7e4-4520-8266-036a65a7a9ec |
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Fire damaged a home in Luzerne County Thursday morning.
According to the deputy chief, the fire started around 10:15 a.m. on West Ross Street in Wilkes-Barre.
A mail carrier called in the fire.
Firefighters contained the fire to one room on the third floor.
Two people were displaced.
There is no word on the cause.
See news happening. Text our Newstip Hotline. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/fire-hits-wilkes-barre-home-west-ross-street-luzerne-county/523-591a459b-4efd-4e55-a750-1f1d21cb4ecb | 2023-06-01T16:12:41 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/fire-hits-wilkes-barre-home-west-ross-street-luzerne-county/523-591a459b-4efd-4e55-a750-1f1d21cb4ecb |
Michigan City Mayor Duane Parry, who is in the midst of a re-election battle, is accused in a civil lawsuit of unlawfully stripping a former deputy fire chief of his duties and defaming him as part of a politically-motivated effort to keep him from the department's top job.
"Defendant Parry has become known for his irrational, retaliatory and unprofessional conduct during his tenure as Mayor," according to the suit filed by former city firefighter Kyle Kazmierczak.
The suit, which targets Parry and the city, was initially filed in November in Porter County where Kazmierczak lives, but has been moved to federal court and is pending before U.S. District Court Judge Philip P Simon, online records show.
Parry, a Republican, who is facing a re-election challenge this year from Democrat Angie Deuitch, repeatedly denies any wrongdoing in a legal response.
"Defendants deny that Defendant Parry unlawfully removed Plaintiff from his Deputy Chief position, deny that Defendant Parry disparaged Plaintiff’s reputation in the public eye."
Kazmierczak says in his suit he had served in his "boyhood dream job" with the Michigan City Fire Department for more than two decades and was "an obvious candidate" for fire chief.
Yet Parry, who was elected mayor in 2019, "was swayed by outside influencers and/or campaign donors to not consider, offer, or select Mr. Kazmierczak for the Fire Chief position," the suit claims.
"It is in the best interest of the safety and welfare of the community that the child stand trial as an adult," the waiver petition reads.
The job of chief was given by Parry to Craig Krivak, who, "much to the mayor's surprise and dismay," appointed Kazmierczak deputy fire chief, the suit says.
"This infuriated Defendant Parry because, upon information and belief, Defendant Parry’s desire and instruction to not have Mr. Kazmierczak in the administrative offices, as a politically motivated decision, was circumvented by Krivak’s decision to use his authority and powers to appoint Mr. Kazmierczak, which usurped and circumvented Defendant Parry’s objective."
In retaliation, Parry removed Krivak and Kazmierczak Nov. 9, 2020 from their leadership posts at the fire department in the wake of a Nov. 5, 2020 alcohol-fueled, off-duty brawl involving members of the department that resulted in allegations of a faux sexual assault and criminal charges, the suit alleges.
Neither Krivak nor Kazmierczak were in attendance at the party.
Parry released a public statement on Nov. 10, 2020 announcing his decision to remove Krivak and Kazmierczak from their leadership posts "in part due to their handling of this incident."
A woman, who had been with the pair, reportedly told police the accused was "acting crazy" on the night in question.
Kazmierczak says Parry did so knowing Kazmierczak and Krivak were instructed by local and state police not to become involved in the investigation, according to the suit.
Kazmierczak further says Parry, as mayor, did not have the authority to remove him as deputy chief, which is a violation of due process, the suit alleges.
The suit further accuses Parry of defaming Kazmierczak.
"Until Defendant Parry’s comments are corrected publicly and Michigan City provides the correct information on job inquiries it receives from prospective employers, Mr. Kazmierczak’s employment opportunities will remain in serious jeopardy."
Kazmierczak claims he continued to be targeted with hostility from Parry, ultimately resulting in him leaving the Michigan City Fire Department in September 2021.
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Bob is a 23-year veteran of The Times. He covers county government and courts in Porter County, federal courts, police news and regional issues. He also created the Vegan in the Region blog, is an Indiana University grad and lifelong region resident. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-courts/region-mayor-seeking-re-election-wrongfully-demoted-defamed-firefighter-federal-suit-claims/article_9a0885c0-0072-11ee-a89a-1bde99d97982.html | 2023-06-01T16:14:28 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-courts/region-mayor-seeking-re-election-wrongfully-demoted-defamed-firefighter-federal-suit-claims/article_9a0885c0-0072-11ee-a89a-1bde99d97982.html |
CEDAR LAKE — As the hot summer sun began to lower Tuesday evening, Cedar Lake's Pine Crest Marina was filled with its usual array of pontoons and motorboats. However, one watercraft stood out — the dredge barge.
In the next few days the dredging of Cedar Lake will officially begin, an undertaking that Town Manager Chris Salatas said is "approximately three decades in-the-making."
"There’s a lot of people that went into making this project a reality and a success," Salatas said during the Tuesday open house.
After the Ecosystem Restoration Project, Cedar Lake will have about three to four feet of clarity.
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During the event, town residents and elected officials were invited to explore the barge and chat with the Dredge America crew members that will be operating the barge. Dredging will begin either the end of this week or the start of next week and will continue until the lake begins to freeze, likely sometime in November. Crews will operate the barge 12 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week. Salatas said the dredge lines will be marked with buoys and lights so boaters know to steer clear.
This summer, about 120,000 cubic yards of sediment will be dredged from the lake. Don Oliphant, project manager at Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd., said the dredging will continue next summer and will be completed in 2025 at the latest. The town hopes to dredge about 500,000 cubic yards in total.
Decades in the making
The lake formed some 14,000 years ago when the glaciers that covered the Region began to recede. According to the Cedar Lake Historical Association, the glacier left a clay-lined depression in the earth filled with crystal-clear water. The almost 780-acre lake was likely once twice as large.
Cedar Lake became a popular resort community in the late 1800s when the Monon Railway was created. Chicago residents built summer cottages around the lake and a number of hotels popped-up.
However, a growing population also brought pollution. Before the town was incorporated septic fields leached into the lake, contributing to the water's current condition. Years of fertilizer runoff from nearby farms and shoreline erosion also clouded the lake.
The Pinecrest Marina Boat Dealership has been in Bob Gross' family since 1948. In an interview with the Times last spring, Gross said over the years he's seen the water he works on every day become more and more contaminated.
In 1996, he helped found the Cedar Lake Enhancement Association, or CLEA. The nonprofit has been conducting shoreline stabilization projects around the lake for years. CLEA also helped raise money for Ecosystem Restoration Project.
Last June, the town broke ground on the first phase of the project, construction of the dewatering facility. Located off of Parrish Avenue between 151st Street and 155th Street, the structure occupies about 45 acres of a 114-acre parcel of land. The dredged material will be pumped from the lake into the facility using a slurry pipeline. Oliphant said only about 15-20% of the material will be solid and the rest will be water. Once at the facility, the sediment and the water will be separated and the water will run back into the lake.
The sediment will be tested regularly. Once the sediment is dry enough, Oliphant said it will likely be spread and used onsite. Once the dredging is complete, Salatas said the town plans on removing the dewatering facility and using the land for some kind of sportsplex.
Tyler Russell pointed to the giant red "cutter head" attached to the dredge barge. Russell, a senior superintendent with Dredge America, said the cutter head is what digs up all the sediment. Based out of Kansas City, Missouri, Dredge America operates dredge barges all across the country. This summer the crew will work on the north end of the lake.
The entire ecosystem restoration project currently has a price tag of about $9.2 million.
Lake restoration will not stop once the dredge barge is gone.
To restore native fish and wildlife populations, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources will be completing a fish kill after the lake is dredged. Currently, invasive carp and white perch fill the water. The invasives harm the native game fish, eating their eggs before they hatch.
The DNR will restock the water with native species such as crappy, perch and bass. However, before the fishery is restored the lake will undergo and alum treatment. According to the Wisconsin DNR, alum is a nontoxic material used to reduce the amount of phosphorous in water. The alum treatment will essentially make any phosphorous that remains in the lake insoluble; it will also collect suspended particles and bring them to the bottom of the lake, making the water clearer.
“We’re trying to get the lake back to its natural habitat," Salatas explained.
Project updates will be posted on the Cedar Lake website at cedarlakein.org/ecosystem-restoration-project. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/cedar-lake/restoring-cedar-lake-long-anticipated-lake-dredging-to-start-in-the-next-week/article_f3d42f26-ffd9-11ed-89d0-17ef5d6fb700.html | 2023-06-01T16:14:34 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/cedar-lake/restoring-cedar-lake-long-anticipated-lake-dredging-to-start-in-the-next-week/article_f3d42f26-ffd9-11ed-89d0-17ef5d6fb700.html |
ST. JOHN — According to class president Victoria Olabinton, the Lake Central High School graduating class of 2023 faced and survived three challenges — COVID-19. e-learning, and senior year.
“Welcome to the next chapter of your life,” LCHS Principal Erin Novak said at Wednesday’s commencement exercise in the school gym.
Novak said this year’s seniors “tapped into their bravery and fortitude” when faced with challenges.
“Let that adversity be your motivation,” the principal said. “Do not let anything stop you. Go out there and chase your dreams.”
The school listed 739 students receiving diplomas that evening, of whom more than 500 are continuing their education at a post-secondary institution.
School Superintendent Lawrence Veracco urged graduates to “stay focused on what you can control” and not be preoccupied with comparing what others have to themselves.
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Veracco also encouraged graduates to develop an optimistic mindset. “Focus on what we learn from setbacks and move on,” the superintendent said. “You have the power to impact the world. Enjoy your gifts.”
The LCHS graduating class presented several gifts to the school, including a lounge on the school’s third floor.
Joanna Kouros, one of two student speakers, said graduates will not measure time in class hours, but “we will remember the relationships we formed and the times we spent together.”
Christian Mason, the other student speaker, used the word "pride" to demonstrate the class’s attributes. These included integrity, discipline, and excitement.
“Carry your pride with you, wherever you go,” Mason said. “Go through life excited.”
Kevin Aharrah, a magna cum laude graduate, will continue his studies at the University of Alabama, majoring in computer studies. “This is the last real day of high school,” he said. “I’m excited to see what happens next.”
Aharrah added, “I want to wish my classmates good luck, wherever they go.”
Reagan Sideris, who collaborated on the class video, will study film and video production at Purdue University West Lafayette. “I don’t think I realized how time has flown by,” she said. “I’ll miss all my classmates.”
Kami Golec plans to take a "gap year," taking time away from the regular classroom to work, volunteer and intern. Graduation, she said, “came really fast; it’s crazy.”
Golec encouraged her classmates to “make the most of your time together.”
Olivia Klein intends to study speech pathology at Purdue downstate. “I’m excited and scared,” she confessed.
Klein wants her classmates to “live in the moment and make all the memories they can.”
With an eye toward medical school, Joseph Iannocci will study neuroscience at Indiana University at Bloomington. “Today feels good and I’m excited,” he said, encouraging his classmates to “pursue your dreams.”
Tyler Schmidt is also thinking down the line about medical school, planning to study biology at Purdue West Lafayette. “It feels good to be here with all my friends,” he said. “This is our last dance.”
Schmidt encouraged his classmates to “be yourself, be proud.”
A summa cum laude graduate, Nora Markley will study pharmacy, also at Purdue West Lafayette. “I feel a little stressful but excited,” she said. ”There’s a lot of people, a lot of things leading up to this day.”
She added to her fellow graduates, “It’s been a pleasure being your classmate.”
Markley also learned in high school the need for “balancing school and having fun,” which she believes she accomplished.
From the Lake Central Science Olympiad team, Madeline Mansueto will study genetics at Purdue West Lafayette. “I’m excited I made it this far,” she said.
Mansueto said she learned “it’s important to make priorities and then follow them,” adding, “I’ve had a wonderful four years and so happy to see what happens next.”
Michaela Thomas will pursue psychology at Purdue Northwest’s Hammond campus. “It’s been stressful,” she said of high school, “getting ready for this time.”
The future PNW student counsels her classmates, “Do what makes you happy.”
Hannah Huiseman is among the LC grads headed for the military. She is already in the Indiana National Guard. “I had boot camp last year, and this year was my second year of training,” she said.
Looking back on high school, Huiseman noted, “I’m just glad to be out of here.” Her advice to classmates is “do your homework, which I never did.”
Huiseman’s life lesson from high school was “don’t let people drive you down. Just keep doing it.”
Madelyn Porter will study nursing at PNW in Hammond. ‘I’m excited and ready to be done with high school,” she said.
One lesson Porter said she learned in high school is that “hard work goes a long way.” | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/dyer/lc-grads-urged-not-to-compare-selves-to-others/article_88789936-008f-11ee-a847-fb527a04f285.html | 2023-06-01T16:14:40 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/dyer/lc-grads-urged-not-to-compare-selves-to-others/article_88789936-008f-11ee-a847-fb527a04f285.html |
SCHERERVILLE — Almost two decades ago officials gathered in Lansing, Illinois to break ground on the Pennsy Greenway Trail — now the trail stretches all the way to Crown Point.
Mitch Barloga, the active transportation manager for the Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission, or NIRPC, held the small golden shovel he received during the 2005 groundbreaking in Lansing.
"Now here we are, celebrating the very last phase of the Pennsy Greenway in the town of Schererville. We now have a seven-plus-mile trail going right through the heart of town," Barloga said. "That is something to be celebrated."
Representatives from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, NIRPC, the Lake County Board, the town of Schererville and the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy gathered at Rohrman Park on Wednesday to cut the ribbon on the fourth and final phase of Schererville's Pennsy Greenway project.
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The fourth section of the trail will connect Rohrman Park to Clark Road. About 1.5 miles of the trail is open and another .83 miles will be completed in June.
Schererville has been working to complete the Pennsy Greenway for over a decade. The First phase of the project, connecting Redar Park to Rohrman, was completed in 2011. The second and third phases, connecting Redar to the existing Pennsy Trail in Munster, were completed in 2020. The first three sections were funded with federal transportation grants. The town was able to finish the fourth phase with a $2.91 million grant awarded through the state's Next Level Trails Program.
Started by Gov. Eric Holcomb in 2018, the Next Level Trails Program will ultimately invest $180 million, the largest infusion of state trail funding in Indiana history.
Schererville received a grant during the first round of funding. The application period for the fourth round of funding will begins July 1 and ends Aug. 1; the state will distribute $30 million during the fourth round.
Superintendent of Parks John Novacich said the Next Level Trails funding "came at the perfect time."
Once the Schererville section is complete, the total Pennsy Greenway will be 12.5 miles and will connect Crown Point, Schererville, Munster and Lansing.
The Next Level Trails Program is administered by the DNR. During the Wednesday ribbon cutting, Director of the Indiana DNR Dan Bortner said the state "has never seen funding like this for trails."
Bortner lead the Indiana State Park System for 15 years and said the No. 1 request he received was for more trails that connected communities to parks.
“His (Holcomb's) idea was, what if we not only connect communities to parks, but but what if we connect communities to communities?” Bortner said 56.6 miles of trail have already been completed with Next Level funding. An additional 48 miles are currently under construction.
“There's the old adage, 'if you build it they will come' and we have found that to be the case."
The Next Level Trails program has received national recognition. In 2022 Holcomb became the first acting governor to be named the Doppelt Family Rail-Trail Champion by the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. Barloga, who is also president of the Greenways Foundation, said he would like to see the Next Level Trail Program become a sustainable source of funding so that bike trails across the state can continue to grow and be properly maintained.
To date, nine projects in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties have received Next Level grant funding.
The Great American Rail-Trail
Liz Thorstensen asked the crowd of attendees to picture themselves "peddling across the entire state of Indiana and the country on a safe, seamless and scenic pathway."
That is the future the Great American Rail-Trail project hopes to achieve.
Led by the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, a national nonprofit dedicated to multi-use trails, the Great American Trail would connect Washington D.C. to Washington state with a continuous trail that is over 3,700 miles. The trail will span 12 states and is just over half complete.
Thorstensen, vice president of Rails-to-Trails, said Schererville's section of the Pennsy Greenway is a "critical part" of the Great American Trail. The Great American Rail Trail will include 214 planned miles in Indiana, about 56% of those are already complete. Thorstensen said Holcomb has "challenged" Indiana to be the first state to complete their section of the Great American Trail.
“Everyone here has helped to catapult Indiana from a state that had very few rail-trail miles back in the 1980s and 90s to one of the country’s top multi-use trail and rail-trail states,” Thorstensen said trail advocates have helped create "a culture where trails are prioritized as economic engines and as non-negotiable elements of quality of life."
Barloga noted that multiuse trails support three of most important elements of a successful community: economic development, human health and the natural environment.
At the end of the ribbon cutting a cyclist zoomed by on a shiny black bike.
“Memories will be made here for generations to come," Bortner said.
A map of all the Next Level Trails projects is available at indnr.maps.arcgis.com. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/schererville/connecting-communities-through-trails-schererville-wraps-up-final-phase-of-pennsy-greenway/article_9c2d8d36-fffb-11ed-8978-6fe71ca39d64.html | 2023-06-01T16:14:42 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/schererville/connecting-communities-through-trails-schererville-wraps-up-final-phase-of-pennsy-greenway/article_9c2d8d36-fffb-11ed-8978-6fe71ca39d64.html |
Three Idaho landscape areas will receive nearly $27 million as part of the Bureau of Land Management’s initiative to protect and conserve wildlife habitats and recreational opportunities on public lands in the state and country.
The funds come from the Inflation Reduction Act, which is in conjunction with President Joe Biden’s Investing in America agenda, according to a news release from the Bureau of Land Management’s Idaho office.
The three specific Idaho areas that will receive funding are the East Idaho Rivers and Plains in the southeastern portion of the state; the Snake River Plain in the southwest sector of Idaho; and Upper Salmon River Restoration Landscape Areas, which are northeast of Boise.
In the broader picture, the Bureau of Land Management recently announced a $161 million investment in ecosystem restoration and resilience on the nation’s public lands. The work will focus on 21 “Restoration Landscapes” across 11 western states, restoring wildlife habitat and clean water on public lands, and strengthening communities and local economies. The aforementioned funding that Idaho will receive is part of that effort.
“We are grateful that three important southern Idaho areas were selected for funding as Restoration Landscapes. BLM Idaho has a long history of working hand-in-hand with our partners on these landscapes, which is the Idaho way,” BLM Idaho State Director Karen Kelleher said in the news release. “These are once-in-a-generation opportunities to expand restoration on BLM Idaho-managed public lands and we are eager to get started.”
EAST IDAHO RIVERS AND PLAINS
The South Fork, Henry’s Fork and Main Stem of the Snake River and surrounding uplands are home to diverse native vegetation, BLM said in the news release. Included are resilient mountain big sagebrush communities to large riparian cottonwood galleries. The news release stated that BLM has a long and successful history in the southeastern corner of the state, working with private landowners to protect habitat and resources through conservation easements and acquisition of private lands. This project, which looks to restore native plant communities on public land, is designed to build off of that work and provide habitat for threatened and special status species such as monarch butterflies, greater sage-grouse and the western yellow-billed cuckoo, the news release stated. Additionally, it hopes to improve connectivity for treasured big game and enhance recreation opportunities. Part of BLM’s project vision is to collaborate with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe to restore riparian areas on public lands and the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, the news release stated.
SNAKE RIVER PLAIN
Stretching from Twin Falls, to Boise, west beyond Caldwell and south to the Owyhee Mountains, the Snake River Plain is a diverse and arid landscape in the most populous part of the state. In the region, greater sage-grouse, important winter range for mule deer, elk and antelope, and critical habitat for the threatened slickspot peppergrass are all at risk from the effects of changing climate and increased urbanization, the BLM said. Additionally, the news release stated that repeated cycles of fire and invasive annual grasses threaten the wide variety of plants and wildlife in the area and pose a significant risk to population centers that are in the southwestern sector of the state. With that said, restoring native grasses, perennial forbs, sagebrush and other shrubs is critical to the health of the region, according to BLM.
UPPER SALMON RIVER RESTORATION LANDSCAPE AREAS
The Upper Salmon River is Idaho’s core cold water refugia, a place where the BLM manages over 3,000 miles of streams that connect headwaters to river corridors. These aquatic systems are critical habitat for salmon, steelhead and bull trout, while lynx, wolverine, grizzly bear and greater sage-grouse inhabit the uplands. Conversely, the ecological services these lands provide are central to the health and well-being of local communities and tribal partners, BLM said. Current projects will replace culverts to improve stream connectivity, restore riparian habitat, treat invasive annual grasses, reduce fuels, increase diversity of grasses and forbs and enhance the health and resiliency of whitebark pine stands, the news release stated. Additionally, BLM said these improvements will benefit all — from residents to recreators, to fish and other wildlife in the region. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/three-idaho-regions-to-receive-nearly-27-million-for-protection-conservation-efforts/article_a4f552b2-ffe9-11ed-94e4-4fb0f53d9da4.html | 2023-06-01T16:15:46 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/three-idaho-regions-to-receive-nearly-27-million-for-protection-conservation-efforts/article_a4f552b2-ffe9-11ed-94e4-4fb0f53d9da4.html |
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Fireworks may have caused a Glendale house fire that displaced five people, a dog and a turtle, the city's fire department said.
Fire crews arrived at the scene near the intersection of Thunderbird Road and 52nd Drive early Thursday morning, the department said. The fire reportedly started in the backyard but quickly spread into the attic of the home.
Firefighters evacuated the home's occupants and put out the majority of the fire, working to extinguish hot spots as of the last update around 6 a.m. One firefighter was sent to the hospital as a precaution due to medical concerns, but the department believes he'll make a full recovery.
Investigators found the fireworks suspected of starting the fire across the street, crews said. They're looking into whether that was the actual cause.
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The Arizona Fire & Medical Authority has released tips on how to prevent fires from starting in your home.
“More than 4,000 Americans die each year in fires and approximately 25,000 are injured,” the authority said on its website. “An overwhelming number of fires occur in the home.”
First off, the authority says that every house needs to have at least one working smoke alarm. Every level of the home and every sleeping area should have a working smoke alarm inside of it to offer the best protection.
Appliances should also be used in a way that manufacturers recommend, since overheating, shorts and sparks can all lead to a fire breaking out.
Lastly, families should have an escape plan from every room of the house.
“Caution everyone to stay low to the floor when escaping from fire and never to open doors that are hot,” the authority said. “Select a location where everyone can meet after escaping the house. Get out then call for help.”
The authority offers free home safety inspections. Schedule one with them by calling 623-544-5400. | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/glendale-house-fire-fireworks-5-people-displaced/75-a038a77c-99a2-4b15-8ba9-a63dc31bfabb | 2023-06-01T16:16:47 | 1 | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/glendale-house-fire-fireworks-5-people-displaced/75-a038a77c-99a2-4b15-8ba9-a63dc31bfabb |
PHOENIX — A pedestrian is dead after a crash on Interstate 17 Thursday, officials said.
The pedestrian was struck near I-17 and Thunderbird Road and died, Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers said. The vehicle involved in the crash left the scene.
There was no immediate information on the description of the vehicle involved in the fatal crash, DPS said. The identity of the pedestrian was also not immediately released.
This is a developing story. We will add more information as it becomes available.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Nurses at one of Wichita’s largest hospitals voted to authorize a strike on Wednesday.
The National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) says Ascension Via Christi St. Francis nurses voted 93% yes to authorizing the strike.
The nurses represented by the union say they’ve had enough of the practices of putting profits before patients. They say the top issues for their contract include workplace violence prevention, safe staffing, and nursing staff recruitment and retention.
Nurses say they will provide notice of a plan to strike at least 10 days in advance.
In November 2022, St. Francis became the first private-sector hospital in Wichita to unionize. Nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph voted to unionize in March 2023. The NNOC/NNU says it represents nearly 1,000 nurses between the two hospitals.
KSN News reached out to Ascension Via Christi for its response to the union’s strike vote. A spokesperson sent us this statement:
We continue to bargain in good faith with National Nurses United to come to a mutually beneficial agreement on an initial contract that supports all and will further our combined goal of providing safe, compassionate care to those we serve. We respect our associates’ right to organize themselves through union representation and participate in a strike authorization vote.
“This action is disappointing given that our bargaining team and NNU’s continue to work toward an initial collective bargaining agreement and have multiple sessions scheduled through the end of August.
“We have not received a 10-day strike notice from NNU. Should we receive an official strike notification, we have a comprehensive contingency plan in place to ensure our patients experience no disruption in care or service.”
Ascension Via Christi St. Francis | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/via-christi-st-francis-nurses-vote-to-authorize-strike/ | 2023-06-01T16:18:56 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/via-christi-st-francis-nurses-vote-to-authorize-strike/ |
HUMBLE, Texas — Graduation day is supposed to be one of the biggest highlights for high school seniors, but for some students at Summer Creek High School, the day turned unexpectedly sour.
Students who were part of the Spanish National Honor Society were prepared to walk across the stage over the weekend with sashes that let everyone know they got good grades and completed more than 100 volunteer hours, but those sashes were stripped away from them before the ceremony began.
In a video, you can see administrators folding the confiscated sashes behind the stage.
"We put in our time -- 100-plus hours we put in -- and just for it to get taken away like that," graduate Olivia Silva said. "It’s so disrespectful and so humiliating."
Judith Bautista, the teacher in charge of the Spanish National Honor Society, was angry about what happened. She said she got approval for the students to wear the sashes in April. She said there was a special ceremony for the students on Cinco De Mayo where they were presented with the sashes.
Bautista said she tried to speak to administrators at the graduation ceremony to address the problem.
"The only thing he said is, 'Bautista, we will talk about it on Tuesday' and let me get out," she said.
Bautista feels as if her students were being targeted.
In the same video that showed the confiscated sashes being folded behind the stage, other students were seen wearing different sashes that represented their culture and other organizations. Those students were even allowed to walk across the stage with them on.
Bautista was so hurt about the situation that she made a video for social media that was shared thousands of times.
"To me, personally, it's racial discrimination and this is something I have been having to fight for to represent my community," she said.
KHOU 11 News reached out to the school district, which said the incident was a miscommunication and the person checking student outfits had no idea the sashes were approved.
"We feel terrible they were not allowed to wear the Spanish National Honor Society sashes," Humble ISD's chief communication officer, Jamie Mount, said. "They should have been allowed to wear them."
The district said it has reached out to the students and offered them a free portrait of them in their sashes, but the students said it's too late. They said that special moment across the stage is gone.
"I, personally, don’t think nothing will fix that," Silva said.
Humble ISD has about 38% Hispanics in the district.
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KILLEEN, Texas — The Killeen ISD Board of Trustees named Dr. Jo Ann Fey as the lone finalist to be the district's next superintendent at a special-called meeting on Thursday, June 1.
Fey is currently the Midlothian ISD superintendent where she has been overseeing the district of over 10,000 students since 2021.
Members of the school board are thrilled for Fey to join the school district as Board President Brett Williams stated, "The Board of Trustees is excited to announce Dr. Fey as our candidate to lead our organization to new heights of student achievement. She has a proven track record of successfully working with sub populations that greatly resemble those of Killeen Independent School District. Not only has she been successful with these groups, but it is also where her passion lies to serve."
Fey also spent 25 years at Southwest ISD in San Antonio, where she helped turn a once poor performing district into a highly recognized one. Through her years in San Antonio, Fey served at the following positions:
- Varsity Basketball Coach
- Assistant Principal
- Academic Dean
- Principal
- Executive Director of Student and Adult Leadership Development
- Assistant Superintendent
Fey is eager to join Killeen ISD as she stated, "I cannot wait to work alongside a board and community that has a relentless focus on excellent outcomes for ALL students with a specific interest in underserved population while still upholding competitive co-curricular and extra-curricular programs!"
Following the state-mandated 21-day waiting period, the board will vote on the official hiring of Fey.
To view more information, visit here.
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Northwest Indiana's congressman was among 314 Democratic and Republican representatives voting Wednesday to increase the federal debt limit and prevent the catastrophic economic consequences of a first-ever default.
U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, said prior to casting his vote in favor of the Fiscal Responsibility Act that he ran for Congress to solve problems, and he believes the compromise plan crafted by Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy does just that.
"This bipartisan agreement honors our commitment to solve problems in support of workers, teachers, first responders, seniors and veterans," Mrvan said.
U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, speaks Wednesday in the U.S. House in favor of the bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act that suspends the national debt limit until Jan. 1, 2025. The legislation was approved 314-117 and next goes to the Senate.
In contrast, Mrvan warned that failing to increase the debt limit by Monday's anticipated deadline would throw millions of Americans out of work, increase interest rates and put at risk the retirement savings of Region residents and others across the country.
"A default would jeopardize seniors and the Medicare and Social Security benefits they have earned and depend upon. A default would jeopardize our numerous successes from the 117th Congress, including transformational investments in our economy, our transportation infrastructure, our steel and manufacturing base, and our dedicated public servants, including teachers and public safety officers," Mrvan said.
The legislation suspends the federal debt limit until Jan. 1, 2025, increases defense spending in both 2024 and 2025, boosts funding for veterans programs, limits growth in non-defense discretionary spending, rescinds $1.4 billion in IRS funds, claws back approximately $30 billion in unspent appropriations relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, and requires pandemic-suspended student loan repayments to resume no later than Aug. 30, among other provisions.
Mrvan said of particular importance to him are specific mandatory funds included in the plan to enact veteran health benefits under the Honoring Our PACT Act and providing resources for the Toxic Exposures Fund.
"Following Memorial Day weekend, I am proud that the passage of today’s legislation will confirm to our veterans they will have access to world-class health care," Mrvan said.
The legislation also was supported by U.S. Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Granger, whose 2nd District includes part of LaPorte County, and U.S. Rep. Jim Baird, R-Greencastle, whose 4th District contains Newton and Jasper counties.
Yakym said he considers the measure an "important first step towards stopping out-of-control, inflation-inducing spending and restoring fiscal responsibility in Washington."
"Washington did not amass nearly $32 trillion in debt overnight, and no single piece of legislation alone will solve our debt crisis, which is the greatest threat to our nation’s future. But this is a good start to changing our fiscal trajectory and the unsustainable spending culture in Washington," Yakym said.
Baird, meanwhile, said even though it took a last-minute deal to get it done, he said the consequences of a default are too dire to ignore and cutting the deficit by $2 trillion is "a strong down payment."
"My constituents deserve the economic certainty this legislation delivers, which is why I voted in favor of this bipartisan solution," Baird said.
President Joe Biden says he has reached a deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to raise the nation's debt limit and urged Congress to pass the measure.
In fact, only two of Indiana nine House members expressed opposition to the legislation: U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Noblesville; and U.S. Rep. Jim Banks, R-Columbia City.
Spartz was among the 117 lawmakers actually voting against the measure. But Banks, who is seeking Indiana's 2024 Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, was absent during the roll call, according to House records.
The Democratic-controlled Senate is expected to act on the legislation late Friday or over the weekend, and then send it to the president to be signed into law.
Gallery: Indiana historical markers in the Region
First Physician
First Physician
Location: 2985 W. 73rd Place, Merrillville
Erected by Woman's Auxiliary, Lake County Medical Society
Henry D. Palmer, M.D. (1809-1877) located at this site in 1836. First physician in Lake County, he was also counselor to the pioneers for 40 years and member of the underground railroad aiding escaped slaves.
Great Sauk (Sac) Trail
Great Sauk (Sac) Trail
Location: Van Buren Street at West 73rd Avenue (Old U.S. 30/Lincoln Highway) on traffic median east of Calumet Cemetery and west of Broadway, Merrillville
Erected by Indiana Sesquicentennial Commission, 1966
Part of a transcontinental trail used by prehistoric peoples of North America, it passed through modern Detroit, Rock Island and Davenport in the Midwest. The trail was important into the 19th century.
St. John's Lutheran Church Tolleston
St. John's Lutheran Church Tolleston
Location: 2235 W. 10th Avenue at Taft Avenue, southeast corner, Gary
St. John's Church, the oldest surviving institution in Gary and north of the Little Calumet River, began with the work of the Rev. Henry Wunder in the early 1860's. He regularly came from Chicago by horse and buggy. Baptism records date from 1863; the first church was built on this site in 1868 or 1869; 1870 is celebrated as date of organization. The church served German immigrants to Tolleston (named for George Tolle who came in 1856). Tolleston was annexed to Gary in 1910.
Dutch in the Calumet Region
Dutch in the Calumet Region
Location: 8941 Kleinman Road, Highland
Erected 1992 Indiana Historical Bureau and Lamprecht Florist & Greenhouse, established 1923
Dutch immigrants after 1850 began moving to this area because of its similarities to their homeland. They helped to locate ditches to drain water from the extensive marshes, leaving rich land to expand successful horticultural activities.
St. John Township School, District #2
St. John Township School, District #2
Location: 1515 Joliet Street (Old U.S. 30/Lincoln Highway), east of St. John Road at the St. John Township Community Center, Schererville
Erected 1995 Indiana Historical Bureau and Committee to Save Township School #2
Built, 1853, approximately one half mile south; closed, 1907; moved to this site and restored for educational and community uses, 1993-1994. One of twelve St. John Township schools; structure typical of early one-room school buildings in Indiana.
The Lincoln Highway/The Ideal Section
The Lincoln Highway/The Ideal Section
Location: Southeast corner U.S. 30 (Joliet Street) and Janice Drive, Schererville
Erected 1996 Indiana Historical Bureau, Northwest Indiana Lincoln Highway Association, Dyer and Schererville Historical Societies, Sand Ridge Bank, Welsh, Inc.
United States' first transcontinental highway, constructed 1913-1928, from New York City to San Francisco. Dedicated to the memory of Abraham Lincoln. Conceived by Carl G. Fisher to encourage building "good roads." Sponsored by Lincoln Highway Association and supported by automotive industries.
The Lincoln Highway/The Ideal Section
"Ideal Section" - 1.5 miles - of Lincoln Highway, completed 1923, designed and built as a model for road construction. Funded by county, state, and U.S. Rubber Co. Features included 100 foot right-of-way, 40 foot paved width, 10 inch steel-reinforced concrete, underground drainage, lighted, landscaped, bridge, and pedestrian pathways.
Froebel School - side 1
Froebel School - side 1
Location: 15th Avenue and Madison Street, Gary
Installed 2014 Indiana Historical Bureau, Froebel Alumni Park Committee, and Northern Indiana Public Service Company
Froebel opened here, 1912, as many European immigrants and southern blacks moved to Gary for jobs in steel mills. An experiment in progressive education, it served students of diverse backgrounds and the local community. Despite early status as integrated school, black students were excluded from many extracurricular activities and facilities into 1940s. Closed 1977.
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Froebel School
Froebel School
Location: 15th Avenue and Madison Street, Gary
Installed 2014 Indiana Historical Bureau, Froebel Alumni Park Committee, and Northern Indiana Public Service Company
After WWII, Froebel made national headlines when hundreds of white students walked out protesting "integration experiment" there. "Hate strikes" lasted several weeks in 1945 and reflected growing racial tension in North. In 1946, Gary school board adopted desegregation policy, but discrimination continued. Indiana state law desegregating public schools passed 1949.
Stewart Settlement House
Stewart Settlement House
Location: 1501 E. Massachusetts St., Gary
Installed 2014 Indiana Historical Bureau, Indiana Landmarks, and Christ United Methodist Church
Stewart House was organized during depression of 1921 to provide social services for Gary’s black community. A vital neighborhood center for unemployed WWI veterans and southern blacks who migrated for jobs in steel mills, it helped thousands adjust to urban life. Services included lodging and meals, as well as legal, medical, and employment advice. Moved here, 1925.
Stewart Settlement House
Stewart Settlement House
Location: 1501 E. Massachusetts St., Gary
Installed 2014 Indiana Historical Bureau, Indiana Landmarks, and Christ United Methodist Church
U.S. Steel, with an interest in regulating its workers, helped fund the settlement house, designed by architect W.W. Cooke. The Methodist Episcopal Church and Gary’s blacks also donated funds. Rev. Frank Delaney guided its development as superintendent, 1920-1939, and made it a source of pride for blacks. During Great Depression, it aided hundreds daily. Closed 1970s.
Origin of Dr. MLK Day Law
Origin of Dr. MLK Day Law
Location: 1927 Madison St., Gary
Installed 2019 Indiana Historical Bureau, KHEF, Inc., Atty. Junifer Hall, Atty. Jacqueline Hall, and Law Office of Deacon-Atty. John Henry Hall
Rep. Katie Hall (1938-2012)
Democratic leader Katie Hall was born in rural Mississippi and moved to Indiana in 1960. She taught in Gary before serving in the Indiana General Assembly, 1974-82. Hall became the first African American U.S. Representative from Indiana, serving 1982-85. During her tenure, she authored and sponsored the bill that made Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a federal holiday.
Origin of Dr. MLK Day Law
Origin of Dr. MLK Day Law
Location: 1927 Madison St., Gary
Installed 2019 Indiana Historical Bureau, KHEF, Inc., Atty. Junifer Hall, Atty. Jacqueline Hall, and Law Office of Deacon-Atty. John Henry Hall
Origin of Dr. MLK Day Law
The struggle to make Dr. King’s birthday a federal holiday began soon after the civil rights leader’s death in 1968. Growing interest, publicity, and advocacy helped Representative Hall secure passage of a bill in 1983. President Ronald Reagan signed the bill into law that November, designating every third Monday in January as the holiday. Celebration began in 1986.
Bailly Homestead
Bailly Homestead
Location: Bailly Cemetery, U.S. 12
Marker no longer standing.
Home of Joseph Bailly, a French Canadian, who established a fur trading post here on the Detroit-Chicago road in 1822. It became a center of trade, culture and religion. The family cemetery is on the land near by.
Iron Brigade
Iron Brigade
Location: Eastbound U.S. 20 at southeast corner of Ind. 49 overpass, Chesterton
Erected 1995 Indiana Historical Bureau, Porter Co. Tour. Com., Indpls. Civil War Rnd. Tbl., Porter Cmp. 116, Dept. of Ind., Sons of Un. Vets. of Civil War
Composed of infantry regiments from Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan, the Iron Brigade fought with Army of the Potomac during the Civil War (1861-1865). Received name for valor at battle of South Mountain, Maryland (1862). Sustained combat fatalities among the highest in the Union armies.
Willow Creek Confrontation
Willow Creek Confrontation
Location: Southeast corner of Woodland Park, 2100 Willow Creek Road, Portage
Erected 1995 Indiana Historical Bureau
As railroad lines expanded through U.S., conflict occurred between competing lines. Michigan Central Railroad, with track in Porter County since 1851, briefly defied state militia and court orders (1874) to allow Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to cross its track. Crossing was built at Willow Creek Station.
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Ogden Dunes Ski Jump
Location: Kratz Field, 82 Hillcrest Road at Boat Club Road, Ogden Dunes
Erected 1997 Indiana Historical Bureau and Historical Society of Ogden Dunes.
Steel and wood ski jump with adjustable height and length was built here for Ogden Dunes Ski Club, incorporated in 1927 to promote winter sports. Five annual events with international competitors were held 1928-1932, with 7, 000 to 20, 000 spectators. Reputed to be the largest artificial ski jump at the time. Dismantled after 1932 event.
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Edwin Way Teale
Location: 285 E. U.S. Highway 20, Chesterton
Installed: 2009 Indiana Historical Bureau and Musette Lewry Trust
Born 1899 in Illinois, Teale became an influential naturalist, author, and photographer[ who won 1966 Pulitzer Prize for his book Wandering Through Winter. Teale wrote that boyhood summers and holidays spent near here at his grandparents’ farm inspired his interest in nature. Teale moved to New York City; employed by Popular Science Monthly 1928-1941.
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Edwin Way Teale
Location: 285 E. U.S. Highway 20, Chesterton
Installed: 2009 Indiana Historical Bureau and Musette Lewry Trust
Teale published his first critically acclaimed book, Grassroot Jungles, in 1937. In 1943, he published Dune Boy, recollections of time spent exploring the dunes and woodlands in this area. During his life, he wrote, edited, and contributed to over 30 books, which educated Americans about nature’s importance and beauty. He died in Connecticut in 1980.
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Legacy of Steel/Burns Harbor Steel Plant
Location: Burns Harbor Town Hall, 1240 N. Boo Rd., Burns Harbor
Installed 2018 Indiana Historical Bureau, ArcelorMittal, and the Town of Burns Harbor
In the early 1900s, steel plants were developed on southern Lake Michigan to improve access to growing Midwest markets. After purchasing 3,300 acres in Porter County, Bethlehem Steel built and began its Burns Harbor operations in 1964. The plant’s development spurred local conservation efforts leading to the creation of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in 1966.
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Legacy of Steel/Burns Harbor Steel Plant
Location: Burns Harbor Town Hall, 1240 N. Boo Rd., Burns Harbor
Installed 2018 Indiana Historical Bureau, ArcelorMittal, and the Town of Burns Harbor
The Burns Harbor plant was key to building the Port of Indiana and incorporation of the Town of Burns Harbor in 1967. Designed as a fully integrated plant, it relies on the port for transporting raw materials. Since 1969, Burns Harbor remains the newest integrated U.S. steel facility. Global steelmaker ArcelorMittal gained ownership of the Burns Harbor plant in 2007.
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Civil War Camps
Location: Ind. 2 W and Colfax Avenue, La Porte
Erected by the Indiana Civil War Centennial Commission, 1963
Two Civil War training camps: Colfax and Jackson, were located near La Porte. The 9th and 29th Indiana Volunteer Infantry regiments were organized and trained here.
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Old Lighthouse
Location: Old Lighthouse Museum in Washington Park, Michigan City
Marker no longer standing. Replaced by local marker.
Built on the water’s edge, 1858, by the United States Government. One of the first lights on the Great Lakes. Harriet E. Colfax was the tender from 1853-1903. Remodelled 1904, electrified 1933, discontinued 1960.
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Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Railroad
Location: CR 250 and Ind. 39, south LaPorte
Erected 1995 Indiana Historical Bureau.
Proposed in 1905 as a 742 mile, straight-line, high speed route, without crossings; estimated ten hours travel time at a cost of ten dollars. Just under twenty miles, between LaPorte and Chesterton, were constructed, 1906-1911.
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Camp Anderson
Location: 2404 E. Michigan Boulevard at Carroll Street, Michigan City
Erected 1996 Indiana Historical Bureau and McDonald's Restaurant
One of three Civil War training camps in La Porte County. Site is one fourth mile west. Named for Colonel Edward Anderson. Used 1863-1864 to train Indiana Union volunteers of the 127th, 128th, and 129th regiments.
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Indiana Territory Boundary Line
Location: 213 Pine Lake Avenue, LaPorte
Erected 1999 Indiana Historical Bureau, the Hinton Family, and L Porte County Historical Society, Inc.
Northwest Territory formed 1787; Indiana Territory formed 1800. Admission of Ohio 1803 and formation of Michigan Territory 1805 established Indiana Territory's northern boundary at southern tip of Lake Michigan. When Indiana became state in 1816, Congress moved boundary ten miles north giving Indiana part of Lake Michigan.
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Indiana Territory Boundary Line
Location: 213 Pine Lake Avenue, LaPorte
Erected 1999 Indiana Historical Bureau, the Hinton Family, and L Porte County Historical Society, Inc.
Northern boundary of Indiana Territory established at southern tip of Lake Michigan when Michigan Territory formed in 1805.
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LaPorte County Courthouse
Location: 813 Lincolnway and Michigan Avenue, southeast corner of LaPorte County Courthouse lawn
Installed: 2001 Indiana Historical Bureau, LaPorte County Board of Commissioners, and LaPorte County Historical Society
County formed by Indiana General Assembly and LaPorte selected county seat 1832. Three courthouses built on this site: first 1833, second 1847-1848. Present courthouse constructed 1892-1894 of Lake Superior Red Sandstone; designed by Brentwood S. Tolan of Fort Wayne in Richardsonian Romanesque Style. Incorporates cornerstone from 1848 courthouse.
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LaPorte County Courthouse
Location: 813 Lincolnway & Michigan Avenue, SE corner of La Porte County Courthouse lawn, LaPorte
Installed: 2001 Indiana Historical Bureau, La Porte County Board of Commissioners, and La Porte County Historical Society, Inc.
Features include open-arched central tower, stained glass window transoms, wood paneling, and gilded friezes. Goddess of Justice stained glass graces courtroom. Tower has 272-piece glass skylight; gargoyles decorate exterior. Included in Downtown La Porte Historic District, listed in National Register of Historic Places 1983.
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LaPorte's Carnegie Library
Location: LaPorte County Public Library, SW corner of 904 Indiana Avenue/US 35 & Maple Avenue
Installed: 2002 Indiana Historical Bureau and Friends of the LaPorte County Public Library
La Porte's first public library was established 1896. La Porte City School Board was awarded $27, 500 Carnegie grant 1916; by 1919 local support had been secured to meet grant requirements. Architect Wilson B. Parker designed the Neo-Classical style structure. Library opened in 1920 with 30, 000 volumes.
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LaPorte's Carnegie Library
Location: LaPorte County Public Library, SW corner of 904 Indiana Avenue/US 35 & Maple Avenue
Installed: 2002 Indiana Historical Bureau and Friends of the LaPorte County Public Library
Renovation and expansion designed by architect William Koster; building dedicated 1991. Original 1920 section retained. Library has played a major role in community's development. One of 1, 679 libraries built in U.S. with funds from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Indiana built more Carnegie libraries than any other state.
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The Rumely Companies
Location: NW corner of Madison Street & Lincolnway, La Porte
Installed: 2003 Indiana Historical Bureau and Rumely Historic Recognition Committee
Meinrad Rumely (1823-1904), a German immigrant, founded a blacksmith shop here 1853, which grew into a dominant company through reorganizations and acquisitions. Rumely companies in La Porte benefited from available rail transportation plus German and later Polish immigrant laborers. Products included a wide variety of agricultural machines.
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The Rumely Companies
Location: NW corner of Madison Street & Lincolnway, La Porte
Installed: 2003 Indiana Historical Bureau and Rumely Historic Recognition Committee
Rumely's prizewinning thresher later became one of the earliest powered by steam. Thousands of OilPull tractors sold worldwide 1910-1930. Rumely companies were at the forefront of mechanization of American and world agriculture and had significant impact on La Porte. Allis-Chalmers acquired the firm 1931 and closed La Porte plant 1983.
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The Lincoln Funeral Train
Location: 100 E. Michigan Blvd. (U.S. 12), Michigan City
Installed 2010 Indiana Historical Bureau and Indiana Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln's funeral was April 19, 1865 at the White House. The funeral train left for Springfield, Illinois April 21 directed by military; stops en route allowed the public to pay homage. From Indianapolis, train passed mourners lighted by bonfires and torches along the way; arrived in Michigan City by 8:35 a.m., May 1.
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The Lincoln Funeral Train
Location: 100 E. Michigan Blvd. (U.S. 12), Michigan City
Installed 2010 Indiana Historical Bureau and Indiana Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Residents decorated depot north of here with memorial arches adorned with roses, evergreens, flags, and images of Lincoln. Train stopped to switch engines and to allow dignitaries from Illinois and Indiana to board. Sixteen women entered funeral car to place flowers on casket. Train left for Chicago on Michigan Central Railroad; track was lined with mourners.
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LaPorte University/Indiana Medical College
Location: Lincoln Elementary School, SE corner of Clay St. and Harrison St., LaPorte
Installed 2018 Indiana Historical Bureau and the Healthcare Foundation of LaPorte
LaPorte University was established in the early 1840s to include law, literary, and medical departments. The medical department, later Indiana Medical College, began classes by 1842. Its distinguished faculty attracted students from across the U.S. Notable attendees included Dr. William W. Mayo, whose practice evolved into Mayo Clinic, and Dr. William H. Wishard.
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LaPorte University/Indiana Medical College
Location: Lincoln Elementary School, southeast corner of Clay Street and Harrison Street, LaPorte
Installed 2018 Indiana Historical Bureau and the Healthcare Foundation of LaPorte
Before the university’s founding, Indiana offered few opportunities for professional medical training. The medical college trained skilled doctors in the Midwest, preparing them for the region’s medical needs in surgery, anatomy, theory, and obstetrics. Classes ceased circa 1850; it consolidated with Indiana Central Medical College (1849-1852) in Indianapolis, 1851.
Source: Indiana Historical Bureau, www.in.gov/history/
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Gary Roosevelt High School
730 W. 25th Ave., Gary
Installed 2020 Indiana Historical Bureau, Lady Panthers & Supporters '63, Roosevelt Adult Booster Club, National Gary Theodore Roosevelt Alumni Assoc., Inc., and Indiana Landmarks
As Gary grew in the early 1900s, African American students were segregated within white schools or overcrowded into small, separate schools. To compensate, officials transferred some Black students to Emerson High School in 1927. After over 600 white students walked out in protest, the school board reinforced segregation by building a new school for the Black community.
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Gary Roosevelt High School
730 W. 25th Ave., Gary
Installed 2020 Indiana Historical Bureau, Lady Panthers & Supporters '63, Roosevelt Adult Booster Club, National Gary Theodore Roosevelt Alumni Assoc., Inc., and Indiana Landmarks
Theodore Roosevelt High School was dedicated in 1931 as an all-Black K-12 school. While many community members opposed segregation, they took pride in Roosevelt, and strove to make it equal to Gary’s white schools. It employed highly educated Black teachers, pushed students to excel in academics and sports despite discrimination, and produced many distinguished alumni.
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ATLANTA — Ever since Averie Olson was a teenager, she's wanted to become a nurse. Now, that dream is coming to fruition.
"I always knew I was like a people person, and I wanted to help in that sense," Olson said. "Whether it's bring a smile, bring a laugh, bring a giggle, or if it's something serious, I just I never question it."
This is Olson's first year as a nurse at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. While she hasn't worked there long, Children's is a familiar place.
When Olson was a kid, she started getting severe headaches, telling 11Alive she experienced her first migraine when she was eight years old.
After lots of appointments and years later, doctors diagnosed Olson with Moyamoya disease, a rare, progressive cerebrovascular disorder caused by blocked arteries at the base of the brain.
"She started having small strokes in her brain," Dr. Joshua Chern, the Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Children's explained.
Under Chern, Olson had two surgeries during her junior and senior years of high school. While in the hospital bed, Olson started asking the nurses why they chose their career.
"Everybody had their own story. Everybody had a connection to Children's," Olson said. "And I was like, I want to do that."
One of the nurses ended up suggesting Olson pursue a nursing career after college. Olson did just that and asked the same Children's team that helped her to write a letter of recommendation.
Olson got accepted and later started working at Children's, alongside the same team that operated on her five years prior.
"It's just a great feeling to see someone working and happy," Chern said. "And it was her goal to work at Children's. So, I'm happy that she gets to do what she wants to do."
Olson said it was a full circle moment.
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The Coos County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank our local riding community and guests from out of the area for a safe and fun Memorial Day Weekend on the Dunes.
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TAMPA, Fla. — An adventurous and loving young man's life was taken during a day out on the water at Pine Key Island with friends.
Isaac McNair's family says he was a family man, who was quiet, but outgoing. They knew he was out on the water with friends on Sunday, May 28, but never expected to get the call he was missing.
"You know he was the baby," his older sister, Bianca McNair, said. "There was nothing we wouldn't do for him. There's nothing he wouldn't have done for us. So it's just hard."
Speaking only to 10 Tampa Bay's Angelina Salcedo, she said she spoke to Isaac the day before he went out with friends.
"He was like, 'We're going to the beach!' I said, 'You know what, have fun,' It's not the first time they've gone out on the boat. It was like their guy thing to do. To just go and have fun," Bianca said.
Isaac had texted his dad a around noon while he was out on Pine Key Island, also known as Beer Can Island. Lawrence McNair said he saw the video of him out on the water and finds comfort in knowing his son was able to share the moment with him.
"He sent the video at 12 and I think maybe 4, was when his mother called me and said, 'Have you heard from Isaac? I was like, 'No, what do you mean?' She said, 'Well, I called him, but he's not answering.' She let me know he was missing in the water," Lawrence said.
Being miles away in California, Lawrence frantically called Tampa police to see if they knew anything about what happened. They transferred him to the U.S. Coast Guard was were able to confirm his fear. Isaac was still missing and with the sun setting the search had to be called off until Monday morning.
"Isaac wasn't a swimmer," Lawrence said. "He wasn't a swimmer for sure and I'm sure he panicked. I was just thinking, 'Man, if I could have been there, what could I have done to, you know, to save him.'"
The family said the boat's anchor came loose and Isaac and two of his friends went after it to bring it back to shore. A current sucked them in. People who were on boats nearby were able to save his friends, but Isaac went under.
The Coast Guard spent hours on the water searching for his body and were finally able to recover him Monday morning.
"I didn't think that this was going to be so soon," Bianca said. "For me, it just it feels really sudden. It's so sudden."
The 26-year-old lost his life just 10 days after his birthday. In their solace, Isaac's family finds comfort knowing he died doing what he loved.
"Isaac didn't live a full life, but he lived his life to the fullest and he got the most out of those 26 years," Lawrence said. "I'm just so proud of him for that. I just wish he had more time."
The McNairs have received messages from those who were there that day and tried to help save Isaac. They're finding comfort in knowing he wasn't alone and people tried to help him.
They're working with the medical examiner to get his body transferred to Raleigh, North Carolina, which is where they're from. The McNairs are hoping to have his funeral by next Saturday and are fundraising for the expenses after this sudden loss. If you'd like to help them, you can here. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/man-drowns-off-beer-can-island-memorial-day-weekend/67-f51c5499-9e76-4415-844d-303521339a45 | 2023-06-01T16:30:08 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/man-drowns-off-beer-can-island-memorial-day-weekend/67-f51c5499-9e76-4415-844d-303521339a45 |
On Tuesday, May 15, the Coos Bay City Council bid farewell to Council President Rob Miles by awarding him with an Appreciation of Service Plaque.
Miles announced earlier this year he would be resigning in May because him and his wife are relocating to the Eugene area. He said he plans to remain connected to the Coos Bay Area.
“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, no matter where our house is located, Coos Bay will always be our home,” Miles said.
Born and raised in Coos Bay, Miles has dedicated much of his life to bettering the community. Since he returned to Coos Bay in 1993, Miles has worked for Weyerhaeuser CBX Mill, led Resource Development for the Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Oregon, served on the Community Coalition of Empire, sat as Council President on the Coos Bay City Council, and most importantly, raised four children with his wife Dena. Miles began his term as a Council Member in November 2018 and has served as council president since September 2021. He also served on the Library Board.
In a City Council meeting that was largely dedicated to recognizing the extraordinary work Miles has done for the City of Coos Bay, the council awarded him an Appreciation of Service Plaque.
The award was initially introduced by Harper Thompson, president of the Marshfield High School Key Club, who Miles has worked with numerous times over the years.
“We are writing this letter to express our deep appreciation for your years of dedicated service as counselor to the esteemed City of Coos Bay,” Thompson said. “It is with a sense of heartfelt sentiment that we bid farewell to your tenure and the individual contributions you have made not only to the city but to the children who live within our remarkable community. Councilor Miles, your unwavering support to the Coos Bay School District, particularly Marshfield High School, has epitomized the true essence of the saying, ‘once a pirate, always a pirate.’ Hence, it is our greatest honor, today, to present you with the distinguished service award. We cannot overstate the magnitude of our gratitude on behalf of our board, our club, and Key Club International.”
After initially accepting the award, Miles said it’s the city staff who really deserves the appreciation.
“The reality is we’re just 7 individuals that the citizens have trusted to set the policies and goals for the city,” Miles said. “It’s the city staff that deserves all the appreciation for the work they do. For all the department heads here, I just want to ask you to pass that appreciation on to your staff.”
In the council comments section of the meeting, Councilor’s each took their time to express their appreciation of Miles. Major Joe Benetti said he will miss Miles’s dialogue on important issues, most of the time.
“This one I really hate to give, Rob. Someone will be taking your place on this council, but no one will be able to fill your shoes,” Benetti said. “There will be a void with you gone. You have committed yourself to making the City of Coos Bay a better place for our community. This council will miss your thoughtful input on the decisions. I will miss your interactions and dialogue on issues – most of the time. Your guidance has been appreciated, and as a fellow councilor and good friend, I wish you all the best in your next adventure.”
Councilor Lucinda DiNovo recognized Miles’s contribution to the children of Coos Bay.
“I just really want to thank this moment for your incredible contribution not only to this council but to the work you’ve done for all the children,” DiNovo said. “I’ve known you for over 20 years and I’ve watched you be so thoughtful in all you do. You’re a true servant and leader, Rob. This city has been so lucky to have you sitting on this dais. I’ve been so lucky to call you a friend. As the councilors before me have stated, your voice will continue to carry through the work we do.”
For Councilor Stephanie Kilmer, growing up in Coos Bay with Miles made the goodbye bittersweet.
“I have the honor of having known you maybe the longest,” Kilmer said. “I will just say there were a lot of trips of running the hills at tenth street and trips to Mingus Park Pool. We grew up together. I think the last thing either of us thought is that we’d be sitting up here at this table together. It’s been an honor.”
Miles’s last City Council meeting ended with a heartfelt speech addressed to the community of Coos Bay. In honor of his tireless dedication to the city, we’ve included the entire speech below. Thank you for your service, Rob.
“About five years ago, I got a call from three friends suggesting I run for the open city council seat,” Miles said. “When they didn’t join in my laughter, I realized they were serious. I had never considered anything like this. I preferred to stand on the sidelines and mock all the decisions city government was making, like normal people do. However, after thoughtful discussion with my wife and a promise from the mayor that it would take only 2-3 hours of my time each week, I became one of these people. I told myself I was going to be prepared for every meeting and very decision. And then the first agenda packet I received included a 250-page report on waste lard. While I didn’t read all of that report, I can honestly say I’ve been prepared for every meeting and every decision. I’ve never learned so much about channel improvements, wastewater, and way finding signs – thank you, Sara.”
“I’m proud of the achievements this council has made since I’ve sat in this seat: over $15 million in street improvements, even more in other infrastructure projects, flying the Pride flag to honor our marginalized citizens, the work that the homeless work group started and has now become a community-wide effort. When a housing production specialist says that he has never seen so much accomplished in such a short period of time, that is something to be proud of. There is certainly more to be done on these issues and others, but no one can doubt the accomplishments of this council and the work of our city staff.”
“I want to thank all the citizens I’ve met and worked with during my time on council. Roger and Nicole, thank you for always answering my phone calls and texts. You make this job easier with your thoughtful answers to my dumb questions. To everyone on the Library Board and the Community Coalition of Empire, thank you for the endless hours you volunteer to make this community a better place. My biggest regret is that I didn’t get to see a new library become a reality. To my fellow council members, I’ve never been a part of a more cohesive group that sometimes disagrees but always does what is best for the city. Some of our friendships were born on this council while others blossomed, and I appreciate every one of them.
“Mayor, your commitment to this city has been unmatched and it has been an honor to serve with you. I’m proud to call you my friend. And lastly, thank you to my wife for her support during this journey. Dena is the smartest person I know, and the city can take comfort in knowing that many of the decisions I made went through her first. The good news is she no longer has to eat cold cereal for dinner on Tuesday nights. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, no matter where our house is located, Coos Bay will always be our home.” | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/councilor-rob-miles-awarded-appreciation-of-service-plaque/article_20388c62-0082-11ee-acc8-27bead2a896e.html | 2023-06-01T16:30:08 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/councilor-rob-miles-awarded-appreciation-of-service-plaque/article_20388c62-0082-11ee-acc8-27bead2a896e.html |
Last week, the old Main Street Auto and Gas Station just down the hill from City Hall was demolished, with construction crews taking removing all signs of the building in one day.
In its place, the city of North Bend has big plans.
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Last week, the old Main Street Auto and Gas Station just down the hill from City Hall was demolished, with construction crews taking removing all signs of the building in one day.
In its place, the city of North Bend has big plans.
City Administrator David Milliron and Main Street Director Stephanie Wilson watched as the building was removed. The two, along with the city council, have been planning for the demolition and what comes next for months. The first step was removing the old gas station.
In its place will come a pocket part with permanent restrooms. And combined with the old DMV office next door, it will lead to a complete change for downtown North Bend.
“We’re still working on the concept plans,” Milliron said. “We’re also going to move the Mercy box car to the location. That’s one of the few box cars, one for each state, that were donated. North Bend is the home of the one in Oregon.”
Having a park in the downtown area ties in with the old DMV building, which will become home of North Bend’s Visitor Information Center this year.
The current visitor center, near the McCullough Bridge, is not ideal, Wilson said, because it does nothing to incentivize people to park and stay in the area. Instead, they stop, get information and drive off. That will all change in the coming months.
“The most wonderful thing I’m excited about is with the visitor center, they will have walkability to these venues we tell them about instead of having to get back in their car and drive,” Wilson said.
Milliron said one of the best things about both projects is it will cost North Bend taxpayers nothing out of the general fund. The city purchased the old gas station and paid for demolition with Urban Renewal Agency funds and purchased and will renovate the old DMV building using hotel and motel taxes.
Wilson said with the gas station now gone, the city would be searching for park grants to turn the now-vacant lot into a pocket park.
Milliron said one big change visitors will see is RVs will be able to stop at the new visitor’s center when it opens.
“They’ll be able to park, walk into the Visitor Information Center,” Milliron said. “They will have restrooms right there.”
The park and the new visitor’s center will also give North Bend a home to build events around. The roundabout in front of City Hall has long been used for events and community celebrations, and Wilson said more are to come.
“This will be the hub for our events,” she said.
Milliron said the next phase in the downtown change will be to renovate the DMV building. That work will start this summer, with the goal of opening the visitor’s center in the fall. Once open, it will be open year-round.
“It’s definitely a multi-phase project,” he said.
The quickest change was the one-day effort to tear down and remove the old gas station, but in the future that destruction will lead to many big changes for downtown North Bend.
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MCDONOUGH, Ga. — McDonough Police are looking for a man believed to have set fire to a home he robbed, knowing people were inside. He then stole the victim's car and sped away from the scene, police said.
Officers said the events unfolded in the early morning of June 1, between 4:46 a.m. and 5:43 a.m. at a home off Parkside Way in McDonough.
Police believe the man broke into the home, stole several items and left. However, he didn’t leave before dousing the bottom level of the home in an accelerant and setting it on fire, according to a release from the McDonough Police Department.
People were inside the home when it was set on fire, police said.
The man then stole the victim’s 2020 gray Hyundai Sonata. Officers aren’t sure where he went but are urging residents to be on the lookout for the stolen car, with the license plate number: WZK147.
Suspect, stolen car
Investigators also obtained security footage of the man, dressed in a blue flannel long-sleeve shirt with a gray hood. He was also spotted wearing a black mask, black pants and dark-colored tennis shoes, the release said.
If you have any information about the stolen car or the man’s whereabouts, call Detective L. Smallwood with the MPD at 678-782-6309. They can also be emailed at lsmallwood@mcdonoughga.org. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/man-wanted-set-robbery-victims-home-fire-while-inside-stole-car-mcdonough/85-a78d875f-81fa-41aa-b443-bcde89d9cfc5 | 2023-06-01T16:30:09 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/man-wanted-set-robbery-victims-home-fire-while-inside-stole-car-mcdonough/85-a78d875f-81fa-41aa-b443-bcde89d9cfc5 |
ATLANTA — Atlanta-born NBA star Wendell Carter Jr. is gearing up for his highly anticipated 2nd Annual Basketball Camp in Atlanta.
The free camp benefits the A Platform² Foundation, which is dedicated to enriching the lives of young individuals and their families by offering educational programs and valuable resources.
The current Orlando Magic player and former Pace Academy star will host 8th through 12th-grade players on Saturday, June 3, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The camp will feature basketball workouts, drills and a unique educational component focusing on African American studies and financial literacy.
"I understand the kind of impact a single individual can make in the lives of young people," Carter said. "The time is now to leverage my platform to make a difference."
During the 2nd Annual Basketball Camp, participating student-athletes can engage in classroom education programs led by professionals in their respective fields. A University of Mississippi Professor, Dr. Charles Ross, will provide valuable insights on African American studies, while Jonavon Stephens from Country Financial will impart essential knowledge on financial literacy.
Hailing from Fairburn, Carter's standout performance at Pace Academy, including a state championship win in 2017, showcases his belief in the power of community. This conviction drove him to establish the A Platform² Foundation when he entered the NBA.
This foundation was created in the hopes that by providing youth and their families with educational programs, resources and tools, their quality of life would advance.
"Children that look like me do not always have access to certain resources and opportunities," Carter said. "I want to help them achieve their dreams, so that’s why it was important to me that I include education in my basketball camps."
The 2nd Annual Basketball Camp has garnered support from several major partners, including Country Financial, Humble Over Hype, Lemon Perfect, LMNT, Nike, and the Orlando Magic.
Registration and sponsorship forms can be found online or by contacting Armica Nabaa at 678-923-2390. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/nba-player-wendell-carter-jr-orlando-magic-free-basketball-camp-atlanta/85-f347a66c-65df-41e3-9b53-9c0f797bc7ae | 2023-06-01T16:30:10 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/nba-player-wendell-carter-jr-orlando-magic-free-basketball-camp-atlanta/85-f347a66c-65df-41e3-9b53-9c0f797bc7ae |
North Bend’s Office of the City Recorder began accepting applications recently for a vacancy opening on City Council. Former Council Member Eric Gleason resigned in March. The Council plans to appoint a replacement to serve through December 2024, the remainder of Dr. Gleason’s unexpired term.
Applications are posted to the City of North Bend website (https://www.northbendoregon.us/). The City Recorder must receive completed applications by 4:00 pm on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/north-bend-application-for-appointment-to-the-city-council/article_d0496cc6-0081-11ee-a23a-3f531c2ee1e3.html | 2023-06-01T16:30:10 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/north-bend-application-for-appointment-to-the-city-council/article_d0496cc6-0081-11ee-a23a-3f531c2ee1e3.html |
The North Bend Fire Department has received two grants from the Oregon State Fire Marshall totaling $616,926.
The first grant the North Bend Fire Department Received was the Community Wildfire Risk Reduction (CWRR) Grant for $250,000. The CWRR grant is intended to cover personnel costs, projects for vulnerable communities, defensible space programs, community common area projects, educational projects, fuel mitigation and reduction costs, tree service and debris cleaning companies, and planning and administrative costs, according to the Oregon State Fire Marshall’s office.
Applications for the highly competitive grant closed on January 31, 2023, and recipients were notified of their award earlier this month. Over 106 organizations were awarded funds as part of the CWRR grant, totaling $18 million.
North Bend Fire Department Fire Chief Jim Brown said they plan to use the grant primarily for defensible space programming, which includes fuel mitigation and vegetation removal.
“Defensible space is really something has quite a bit of variety to it. For us, we’re looking at removing vegetation, getting things away from buildings,” Chief Brown said. “If you eliminate a lot of the fuels, then those flames aren’t going to come up all the way to the building. If you eliminate those fuels, the fire won’t start.”
Chief Brown acknowledged that a defensible space program involves identifying problem areas where fires have been prone to start in the past. He said the fire department has already started that process and identified areas they want to implement the defensible space program.
“With the defensible space grant, we’re going to look at areas in our town that have had a lot of fires, specifically why those fire happened,” Chief Brown said. “We identified some areas already where we’ve had homeless people living. If we can eliminate a lot of the underbrush in some of those areas there, it’s definitely going to help out with our calls. Each time we have to go out on a fire call, there is potential for so many things to happen. If we can avoid that, that would be safer for everyone.”
Chief Brown said the fire department will also look to implement a chipping program, which includes purchasing a chipping machine to break down large brush accumulating in residents’ yards.
“When people clean up their yards, they leave a lot of brush. By having a chipping program, you can get a chipper, where you put the brush into the chipper, and it reduces the size of the brush,” Chief Brown stated. “You can use the chips for landscaping mulch or other things like that. The state encourages cities to get chippers out there to reduce brush that way.”
One of the things Chief Brown appreciated the most about the CWRR grant was its flexibility. Because it can cover a range of costs – from personnel to fuel mitigation – organizations are able to use the funds in a way that best suits them.
“There’s a lot of flexibility with this grant. They allow each jurisdiction to think on their own feet and do what they feel is going to be best for their community,” Chief Brown said. “An area around Vale, Oregon is going to be doing different things than we are over here on the coast, even though it’s still under the same defensible space umbrella.”
In addition to the CWRR grant, the North Bend Fire Department also received the Oregon Fire Service Capacity (OFSC) Grant for $366,926. The grant funds up to two firefighters and two fire prevention personnel for a three-year period among small- to medium-sized agencies. North Bend Fire Department secured funding for one additional firefighter.
Applications for this competitive grant closed on November 30, 2022, and recipients were notified of their award earlier this month. Funds were distributed to 33 fire agencies across 27 counties. In total, 53 firefighters and fire prevention staff have been added to agencies throughout the state of Oregon because of the OFSC grant.
Chief Brown said that the new OSFC funds will allow the department to now have three firefighters per shift. Previously, one of their shifts had only two firefighters.
“We [currently] have two shifts with three people a piece and we have one shift that has two people,” Chief Brown said. “So now we’re going to be able to have all three of our shifts with three people a piece. That’s really going to benefit the citizens of North Bend.”
Chief Brown also expressed his appreciation for the Oregon State Fire Marshall’s willingness to partner with many fire departments around the state.
“It is really appreciated the way the Oregon State Fire Marshall has a partnership with so many fire departments around the state,” Chief Brown said. “It’s obvious that they’ve put a lot of time, effort, and through into this.”
Funds for both grants come from the passing of Oregon Senate Bill 762, which allocated funds to the Oregon State Fire Marshall to fund wildfire preparedness programs and strategies throughout the state. Oregon Senate Bill 762 passed during the 2021 legislative session and has been successful in funding wildfire preparedness projects over the last three years. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/north-bend-fire-department-receives-two-grants-from-fire-marshal/article_1c80dfec-0083-11ee-97ba-3fab4baaf2c6.html | 2023-06-01T16:30:16 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/north-bend-fire-department-receives-two-grants-from-fire-marshal/article_1c80dfec-0083-11ee-97ba-3fab4baaf2c6.html |
Coos Bay Firefighters were dispatched to the 400 block of North Morrison Street in the Empire District of Coos Bay early this morning for a reported structure fire.
The first fire engine arriving found heavy fire conditions coming from the rear of the residential dwelling. The fire was quickly knocked down and is considered a total loss.
The two occupants both suffered burns and were treated on scene by Coos Bay Fire paramedics and Bay Cities Ambulance paramedics and then transported to Bay Area Hospital. One patient is being flown to Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland, and the other patient is in stable condition at Bay Area Hospital.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but is believed to be unintentional. Coos Bay Fire Department would like to remind its citizens that they offer a free smoke alarm installation program.
Smoke alarms reduce your chances of being injured or dying in a fire by more than 50%. If you would like any additional information about this fire, the free smoke alarm program or Coos Bay Fire Department, contact the fire department at 541-269-1191. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/north-morrison-structure-fire/article_98b56d4c-008f-11ee-8ba4-37b4eac8edd2.html | 2023-06-01T16:30:26 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/north-morrison-structure-fire/article_98b56d4c-008f-11ee-8ba4-37b4eac8edd2.html |
Southwestern Oregon Community College is offering FREE GED® and Adult Basic Education classes summer term 2023. These classes prepare individuals to take the GED® exam and update skills to enroll in college or career training programs. Students enrolled in these classes can build a pipeline to enter college, training programs, and jobs in high-demand career areas.
We will have two options for GED® and Adult Basic Education classes next term:
1. Morning GED® Class – Tuesday through Thursday from 9 a.m.-noon (Coos and Curry campuses)
2. Evening GED® Class – Tuesday through Thursday from 5 – 8 p.m. (Coos campus)
All classes will be live and in-person on the Coos Campus (1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay). The morning class will also be live and in-person at the Curry Campus (96082 Lone Ranch Parkway, Brookings).
For students who cannot make it to either campus, the classes will also be offered via Zoom during all sessions.
Summer Term starts June 19 and ends August 10. To register for orientation and classes, please email Adult & Pre-College Education at apce@socc.edu or call 541-888-1593. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/southwestern-offers-free-ged-classes-summer-term-2023/article_9b227fba-0081-11ee-b646-9b9d8a1498a7.html | 2023-06-01T16:30:32 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/southwestern-offers-free-ged-classes-summer-term-2023/article_9b227fba-0081-11ee-b646-9b9d8a1498a7.html |
CEDAR FALLS -- The Cedar Falls Municipal Band, directed by Ken Henze and Jim Vowels, will present its “Twilight Tunes” Summer Concert Series beginning at 7:30 p.m. June 6 in Overman Park. The 40 plus-piece concert band is Iowa’s oldest. Harpist Gaylord Stauffer will provide pre-show music. The program will include Gershwin’s “Strike Up the Band,” “A Symphony of Sitcoms” by P. Jennings, "Steppin' Round" featuring xylophone soloist Matt Andrieni, and much more.
The free open-air concerts are presented every Tuesday in June and July, and feature light and traditional band selections for all age groups. The Cedar Falls Rotary Club operates a concession stand with proceeds supporting the band and other community causes. There is free convenient parking, handicapped accessibility and restrooms. Concert-goers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets for comfort. In case of rain, concerts may be watched via Facebook Live events. Tax-deductible donations supporting the band may be made to: Friends of CF Band, P.O. Box 144, Cedar Falls, IA 50613. For further information visit www.cedarnet.org/cfband or cedarfallsmunicipalband@gmail.com. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/summer-concert-series-begins-june-6-in-cedar-falls/article_9f8153aa-ffd3-11ed-972d-4beb3cdb6a8f.html | 2023-06-01T16:30:49 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/summer-concert-series-begins-june-6-in-cedar-falls/article_9f8153aa-ffd3-11ed-972d-4beb3cdb6a8f.html |
City council seeks volunteers for Ethics Advisory Committee
MUNCIE, Ind. – On Monday, Muncie’s City Council will be making appointments to its Ethics Advisory Committee, building on a resolution passed by the council in April to define and create an Ethics Commission for the city of Muncie over the next 18 months.
“This is a critically important step in a process that will culminate in the creation of a City of Muncie Ethics Commission and, more importantly, the delivery of ethical outcomes for the benefit of our citizens,” said Jeff Robinson, president of city council, in a press release calling for volunteers for for the committee.
The Ethics Advisory Committee will be a nine-person committee, consisting of two professionals in human resources; a certified public accountant; two attorneys licensed to practice in Indiana; a representative of the Ball State University Bowen Center for Public Affairs; an ethics professor from the Ball State University Department of Philosophy; and two Muncie citizens.
"The committee will be responsible for establishing standards and guardrails, defining composition, terms, method of appointment, power and authority, and jurisdiction of the City of Muncie Ethics Commission," according to the press release.
The council said in the release that it welcomes everyone interested in helping to create a commission for accountability and transparency to submit their name for consideration.
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"Muncie has a long history of questionable behavior by public servants and the City Council believes it’s past time for our city to join other communities in Indiana seeking a trustworthy local government," the Council statement said. "This is an opportunity for the City of Muncie to put a system in place to help limit unsavory behavior by public servants and those working for them, and we need citizen participation to do so."
Volunteers can submit their names to any city council member via email found on the city of Muncie’s website.
The council said this is an opportunity for Muncie citizens to be a part of the solution.
"We humbly request your service to the community," the statement said.
The council will conduct its meeting on Monday, June 5, at 7 p.m. in the Muncie City Hall Auditorium. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/06/01/city-council-seeks-volunteers-for-ethics-advisory-committee/70274612007/ | 2023-06-01T16:33:11 | 1 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/06/01/city-council-seeks-volunteers-for-ethics-advisory-committee/70274612007/ |
Southbound lanes of 27th Street were temporarily closed Thursday after a car hit a utility pole.
Dispatch records show the collision occurred just before 6 a.m. at 27th and Calvert streets.
Lincoln Electric System said its employees would be working at the collision site for several hours, but its website did not show any power outages in the area.
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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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Muggs, a 6 year-old chocolate lab soars through the air chasing after a toy as he dives from the dock to the water following his dive on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Paws 4 Fun in Lincoln. The diving event is part of the North America Diving Dogs (NADD) competition. Five judges rate each dog on the distance they jump to where their tail breaks the waters surface.
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LARRY ROBINSON, Journal Star
Fifth graders wave to the camera during the LPS day baseball game on, Monday, May 22, 2023, in Lincoln.
HAYDEN ROONEY Journal Star
Kloefkorn Elementary School students and teachers walk through nearby neighborhoods for the annual Kloefkornucopia Parade to honor the past year's students and the school's namesake on Monday, May 22, 2023.
LARRY ROBINSON Journal Star
Gov. Jim Pillen kisses newborn Gemma Pond of Lincoln at the signing ceremony of LB574 on Monday at the Capitol.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Brady's Dillion Miller (right) celebrates after finishing first in the class D 100 meter dash final on the fourth day of the 2023 State Track and Field championships on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at Burke Stadium in Omaha.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Lincoln Lutheran's Logan Lebo celebrates as he crosses the finish line during the class C boys 800 meter final on the fourth day of the 2023 State Track and Field championships on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at Burke Stadium in Omaha.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Lincoln East's Troy Peltz (2) celebrates with Landon Sandy (16) and others after his throw to home plate retired the potential game-winning run in the Class A championship game Friday at Tal Anderson Field.
LARRY ROBINSON, Journal Star
D Mack and Billie Douglass of Lincoln console each other after senators passed a bill limiting gender-affirming care and abortion in Nebraska. Hundreds of protesters again gathered in the Rotunda on Friday for votes on the bill.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Lincoln Northeast's Laney Songster and Lincoln Pius X's Kate Campos leap over hurdles during the Class A girls 100-meter hurdles final at the state track and field meet Thursday at Burke Stadium in Omaha.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Blair's Myles Jackson reacts after he sets a record in the Class B boys 100 meter dash final at the state track and field meet Thursday at Burke Stadium in Omaha.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
They Might Be Giant's trombonist Dan Levine, trumpet player Mark Pender and saxophonist Stan Harrison play together during a live performance on Sunday at the Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Wayne's Laura Hasemann is photographed through a bush of flowers as she rounds the far corner of the track during the girls 4x800 meter relay on the first day of the 2023 State Track and Field championships on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at Burke Stadium in Omaha.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Norfolk's Jackson Bos prepares to throw during shot put warmups on the first day of the 2023 state track and field championships on Wednesday at Burke Stadium in Omaha.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Omaha Skutt players celebrate against Norris during the Class B girls state soccer tournament, Monday, May 15, 2023, at Morrison Stadium in Omaha.
JUSTIN WAN Journal Star
Wahoo's Conor Booth (14) is called out at third base after trying to steal against Elkhorn's Ryan Ellison (left) during a Class B state baseball game Saturday at Werner Park.
LARRY ROBINSON Journal Star
The ball sails just over Omaha Duchesne's Claire Niehaus, who is defended by Norris' Nicole Keetle (left) and Clare Macklin (right) in the second half of a Class B state semifinal Saturday in Omaha.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Elkhorn South's Cole Eaton celebrates after scoring a triple in the sixth inning during the Class A boys state baseball tournament, Friday, May 12, 2023, at Werner Park in Papillion.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Lacey Eddy (right), Scottish Rite Educator of the Year, embraces kindergarten students, including Reina Schomaker (left), after she was honored at an announcement ceremony Friday at Hartley Elementary.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Creighton Prep's Thomas Pisasale (3) hits a back flip while being cheered on by Max Matthies (7) and Jack Johnson (11) after scoring the go-ahead goal against Lincoln Southwest during a Class A state semifinal match Friday in Omaha.
LARRY ROBINSON Journal Star
Omaha Duchesne's Sophie Owens (left) looks to pass to an open teammate during the Class B girls state soccer tournament, Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Morrison Stadium in Omaha.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Lincoln fighter Andrew Huffman is stuck in the face by Kwajuan Mensah during their bout in Dynasty Combat Sport's Annual Spring Brawl on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Bennington's Ethan Korth (from left) and Conestoga's Kaden Simmerman and Rowdy Watson compete for the ball during the Class B boys state soccer tournament, Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at Morrison Stadium in Omaha.
JUSTIN WAN Journal Star
Lincoln Southwest runs to celebrate after defeating Lincoln Pius X in a penalty kick shootout at the Class A girls state soccer tournament Tuesday in Omaha.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Lincoln Southeast's Angel Arellanes (right) and Papillion-La Vista South's Brodie Anderson (16) clash during the Class A boys state soccer tournament Monday in Omaha.
LARRY ROBINSON, Journal Star
Mid-Plains Community College's Casey Reis gets shaken off during a bull-riding event for the Cornhusker College Rodeo at the Lancaster Event Center on Saturday, May 6, 2023.
LARRY ROBINSON Journal Star
Conestoga's Pelayo Biagioni lifts Jayden Widler on his shoulders to celebrate a 3-2 shootout win against Norris in the B-8 district championship on Saturday in Firth.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Kristin Syde carries her niece Margot Wyrick, 1, as she runs with her daughter Anna Syde, 6, during the Mayor's Run Saturday at the state Capitol.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Wahoo/BN/LL's players celebrate after defeating Waverly in the B-2 District final at Sam Crawford Field on Friday in Wahoo.
LARRY ROBINSON, Journal Star
Lincoln Southwest players take turns kissing the A-2 District championship plaque after defeating Elkhorn South on Thursday at Seacrest Field.
LARRY ROBINSON Journal Star
Lincoln East JV's Reid Voog loses his grip on his golf club after driving the ball from the sixth hole tee box during the LPS Boys Golf Championship on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at Mahoney Golf Course in Lincoln.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Cars drive across a bridge along North 27th street, as a low water level measuring around 2.0 ft reveals the creek bed underneath, one year before on the same date the water level was measuring nearly 4 ft, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 in Lincoln. Drought conditions have gotten so bad in Lancaster County that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared it a disaster area. This most recent announcement expands drought disaster designations to more than two-thirds of the state's counties. Last month, the department designated 55 counties as primary disaster areas.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Lincoln City Council candidate Tom Duden (right) embraces his wife Ronda Duden (center), along with his brother-in-law Rob Treptow at a Republican election night watch party Tuesday at Rosie's Downtown.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Adam Morefeld is hugged by Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird as she enters an election night party for Democrats on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at the DelRay Ballroom in Lincoln.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
An excavator works to clear debris from the area where a section of the Gold's Building once stood as redevelopment of the site continues on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, along 11th and N streets in Lincoln.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Arwen Wiechman, third grade, spins around while learning ballet during the Everett Community Learning Center after-school program on Monday. Dancers from the American Ballet Theatre led the students in dance exercises in advance of the company's performances on Tuesday and Wednesday of "Giselle" at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
LARRY ROBINSON, Journal Star
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Police are investigating a suspected arson after vandals lit a fire inside a portable toilet at Lincoln Southeast High School last weekend, authorities said Thursday.
A school employee filed a belated report at around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday after discovering the burned portable toilet, which surveillance footage shows was set on fire at around 1 a.m. Saturday, Lincoln Police Capt. Todd Kocian said.
The fire caused damage to a neighboring portable toilet and to fiber wiring that T-Mobile had stored near the school's tennis courts, Kocian said. The blaze caused a total of $31,000 in damage.
An investigation is ongoing.
Photos: Majestic sandhill cranes in Nebraska
Aurora cranes
The annual sandhill crane migration is in full swing from Hamilton to Buffalo counties. These two magnificent specimens squabbled over breakfast at midmorning Monday just a few miles east of Aurora and north of U.S. 34.
Steve Moseley, York News-Times
Fort Kearny cranes
People watch and photograph sandhill cranes from the Fort Kearny Hike-Bike Trail bridge over the Platte River at Fort Kearny State Recreation Area in Buffalo County.
COURTESY NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS
Sandhill cranes on the Platte River in Nebraska
Sandhill cranes gather near farm machinery
Sandhill cranes gather near farm machinery March 20 south of Gibbon.
PHOTO BY JOHN SCHWANINGER
Cranes fly in waves on a cloudy evening
Cranes fly in waves on a cloudy evening March 20 south of Gibbon.
PHOTO BY JOHN SCHWANINGER
A pair of sandhill cranes glide in a clear blue sky
A pair of sandhill cranes glide in a clear blue sky March 20 south of Gibbon.
PHOTO BY JOHN SCHWANINGER
Sandhill cranes forage for food in a field
Sandhill cranes forage for food in a field south of Gibbon on March 20.
PHOTO BY JOHN SCHWANINGER
Sandhill cranes fly over a field
Sandhill cranes fly over a field while others eat grain on a field south of Gibbon.
PHOTO BY JOHN SCHWANINGER
Sandhill cranes silhouetted against the evening sky
Sandhill cranes are silhouetted against the evening sky March 20 near Gibbon.
PHOTO BY JOHN SCHWANINGER
Sandhill cranes flock near an irrigation pivot
Hundreds of sandhill cranes flock together to find grain near an irrigation pivot south of Gibbon.
PHOTO BY JOHN SCHWANINGER
Sandhill cranes glide in for a landing to roost for the night
Sandhill cranes glide in for a landing to roost for the night March 20 on a sandbar in the Platte River south of Gibbon.
PHOTO BY JOHN SCHWANINGER
Sandhill cranes begin to roost at sundown
Sandhill cranes begin to roost at sundown on a Platte River sandbar south of Gibbon while others flock in to take their places.
PHOTO BY JOHN SCHWANINGER
Sandhill cranes at sunset
A sunset provides the perfect backdrop for watching sandhill cranes March 20 south of Gibbon.
PHOTO BY JOHN SCHWANINGER
Viewing sandhill cranes from Richard Plautz viewing site
Onlookers view sandhill cranes from the Richard Plautz viewing site on the Platte River 2 miles south of I-80 at Exit 285.
PHOTO BY JOHN SCHWANINGER
A sandhill crane flies above a field south of Gibbon
A sandhill crane flies above a field while others forage for grain south of Gibbon on March 20.
PHOTO BY JOHN SCHWANINGER
Cranes in the water
Lesser sandhill cranes touch down in the Platte River near Gibbon during their 2013 migration.
E. JASON WAMBSGANS, TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
Cranes at sunset
Lesser sandhill cranes fly in at dusk to roost on the Platte River near Gibbon during their 2013 migration.
E. JASON WAMBSGANS, TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
Cranes
Sandhill cranes near Gibbon in March 2018.
Nati Harnik. Associated Press file photo
Sandhill cranes
Dueling Cranes - Nikon D5, 200-500mm f/5.6, Manual Mode, f/5.6, 1/640 sec., ISO 400, Matrix Metering, AF-C 9-point focus.
PHOTO BY JOHN F. KELLER
Sandhill cranes
Sandhill cranes rest on the Platte River at Martin's Reach Wildlife Management Area in Hall County in 2017.
NEBRASKAland Magazine/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Sandhill cranes
Sandhill cranes fly in a clear blue sky near Gibbon, Nebraska.
FILE PHOTO BY MARK SCHWANINGER
Pair of sandhill cranes at sunset near Gibbon, Nebraska
Pair of sandhill cranes at sunset near Gibbon.
PHOTO BY MARK SCHWANINGER
Sandhill cranes flying high
PHOTO BY MARK SCHWANINGER
Sandhill cranes on and above a field near Gibbon
Sandhill cranes on and above a field near Gibbon.
MARK SCHWANIGER
Sandhill cranes
Sandhill cranes fill the sky and blanket a sandbar across the Platte River south of Gibbon on Thursday as they roost for the night during a pause in their annual migration.
ERIC GREGORY, Journal Star
Cranes
Sandhill cranes feed in cornfields in the Platte River Basin outside of Kearney during their yearly migration north.
MISCHA LOPIANO/Journal Star
Cranes
Sandhill cranes fly into the Platte River Basin outside of Kearney last Wednesday. The annual spectacle continues through early April.
MISCHA LOPIANO/Journal Star
Cranes
Sandhill cranes fly into the Platte River Basin outside of Kearney during their yearly migration north on Wednesday, March 23, 2016.
MISCHA LOPIANO/Journal Star
Cranes
Sandhill cranes fly into the Platte River Basin outside of Kearney during their yearly migration north on Wednesday, March 23, 2016.
MISCHA LOPIANO/Journal Star
Cranes
Sandhill cranes rest in the Platte River Basin outside of Kearney during their yearly migration north in 2016.
Journal Star file photo
The Nebraska Project cranes
Sandhill cranes darken a heavy sky near Alda.
BILL FRAKES/Straw Hat Visuals
The Nebraska Project
Sandhill cranes greet each other between Alda and Grand Island.
BILL FRAKES/Straw Hat Visuals
The Nebraska Project
Sandhill cranes gather between Alda and Grand Island.
BILL FRAKES/Straw Hat Visuals
Sandhill cranes
A fireball sunset along the Platte River as flocks of cranes return after a day of feeding. The view is prehistoric because these birds have been traveling this same path for the past 200,000 years.
Journal Star file
Sandhill cranes
Flocks of sandhill cranes during the afterglow of sunset on the Platte River south of Gibbon.
Journal Star file
Sandhill cranes
Sandhill cranes over the Platte River in 2013.
MELISSA GROO/Smithsonian Magazine
Sandhill cranes
A flock of Sandhill Cranes reveal their flying plumage as they fly over a corn field near County Road 26 and West Platte River Drive eight miles south of Alda, Neb., on March 23, 2011.
FRANCIS GARDLER/Journal Star file photo
Sandhill cranes
A trio of sandhill cranes come in low on a cornfield on Elm Island Road in Gibbon in March 2011. During the several weeks the cranes spend near the Platte River each year, they consume food to build up fat to use as fuel for the rest of their migration. The majority of this is residue from the fall corn harvest, while the rest is made up of invertebrates such as snails.
FRANCIS GARDLER/Journal Star file photo
Sandhill cranes
With tens of thousands of sandhill cranes crowding the sky and strips of land along the Platte River in this 2011 photo, a lone sandhill crane comes in for a landing on a sandbar near the Audubon Rowe Sanctuary.
FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star file photo
Sandhill cranes
Funding for some critical habitat programs, affecting such species as sandhill cranes, could be in jeopardy.
MICHAEL FORSBERG/NEBRASKland Magazine/Nebraska Game and Parks Commssion
Sandhill cranes
These sandhill cranes made a stopover at Martin's Reach Wildlife Management Area in Hall County.
NEBRASKAland Magazine
Sandhill crane
Looking for food for its migratory journey, a sandhill crane walks among harvested corn stalks in a field down the road from the Rowe Sanctuary in Gibbon in March 2012.
Journal Star file photo
Sandhill Cranes
Sandhill Cranes search for food in a cornfield near the Rowe Sanctuary, south of Gibbon, Monday, January 16, 2012. The cranes usually spend the winter further south in Texas and Oklahoma but due to drought conditions many cranes have been spending the winter in Kansas and Nebraska.
JACOB HANNAH/Lincoln Journal Star
Sandhill cranes Rowe Bird Sancutary
Sandhill cranes leave their Platte River roost just after sunrise at the Rowe Bird Sanctuary, which is one of the top 10 ecotourist sites in the Great Plains.
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Cranes in January
Sandhill Cranes search for food in a cornfield near the Rowe Sanctuary, south of Gibbon, on Monday, Jan. 16th, 2012. The cranes usually spend the winter further south in Texas and Oklahoma but due to drought conditions many cranes have been spending the winter in Kansas and Nebraska.
JACOB HANNAH/Lincoln Journal Star file photo
Cranes in January
Sandhill Cranes fly over a field near the Rowe Sanctuary, south of Gibbon, on Monday, Jan. 16th, 2012. The cranes usually spend the winter further south in Texas and Oklahoma but due to drought conditions many cranes have been spending the winter in Kansas and Nebraska.
JACOB HANNAH/Lincoln Journal Star file photo
Cranes in January
GIBBON, NE -- 1/16/2012 - Sandhill Cranes gather in a cornfield
near the Rowe Sanctuary, south of Gibbon, on Monday, Jan. 16th,
2012. The cranes usually spend the winter further south in Texas
and Oklahoma but due to drought conditions many cranes have been
spending the winter in Kansas and Nebraska. (JACOB HANNAH/Lincoln
Journal Star)
JACOB HANNAH/Lincoln Journal Star
Sandhill cranes
A pair of sandhill cranes come in low on a corn field on Elm Island Road near Gibbon in March of 2011. (FRANCIS GARDLER/Lincoln Journal Star file photo)
FRANCIS GARDLER/Lincoln Journal
Sandhill cranes
A Sandhill Crane comes up with the remnant of a corn cob during a visit to a corn field on the 1200 block of W. Burmood Road, south of Wood River Wednesday morning, March 23, 2011. According to the website, outdoornebraska.ne.gov , during the several weeks they spend near the Platte River on their annual migration they consume food to build up fat to use as fuel for the rest of their journey. The majority of this is the residue from the fall corn harvest while the rest is made up of invertebrates such as snails. (FRANCIS GARDLER / Lincoln Journal Star)
FRANCIS GARDLER/Lincoln Journal
Sandhill cranes
Three sandhill cranes wade in the waters of the Platte River at s Rowe Sanctuary looking for a place to roost for the night in March 2011.
FRANCIS GARDLER/Lincoln Journal
Sandhill cranes
With tens of thousands of Sandhill cranes crowding the sky and strips of land along the Platte River, a pair of Sandhill cranes fly over a sandbar near the Audubon Rowe Sanctuary in Gibbon Wednesday evening, March 23, 2011. Space on the river's sandbars was at a premium due to the rising water levels on the Platte River. (FRANCIS GARDLER / Lincoln Journal Star)
FRANCIS GARDLER/Lincoln Journal
Sandhill cranes
The morning dawn illuminates a silhouetted quintet of Sandhill cranes heading off in search of food in the neighboring fields 8 miles south of Alda Wednesday morning, March 23, 2011. (FRANCIS GARDLER / Lincoln Journal Star)
FRANCIS GARDLER/Lincoln Journal
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The driver of a dump truck traveling through south Lincoln on Wednesday crashed into a traffic signal pole — rather than the cars in front of him — after his brakes failed near 56th Street and Old Cheney Road, according to police.
The man told authorities that he was driving west on Old Cheney when his truck's brakes failed as he neared 56th Street at around 3:30 p.m.
So he veered the truck off of the roadway and into the pole, Lincoln Police Capt. Todd Kocian said.
Lincoln Fire and Rescue crews extricated the man, who was briefly trapped in the truck, before taking him to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
The crash caused $75,000 in damage to the pole and signal equipment, and another $60,000 to the dump truck, which had been hauling dirt.
Cleanup efforts lasted nearly seven hours and forced the intersection to remain closed until around 10 p.m. Wednesday, Kocian said.
A Kansas City, Missouri, native, Andrew Wegley joined the Journal Star as breaking news reporter after graduating from Northwest Missouri State University in May 2021. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/dump-truck-crashes-into-south-lincoln-traffic-light-pole-after-brake-failure/article_0aafcc82-008e-11ee-91b7-e30f044d60f7.html | 2023-06-01T16:44:05 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/dump-truck-crashes-into-south-lincoln-traffic-light-pole-after-brake-failure/article_0aafcc82-008e-11ee-91b7-e30f044d60f7.html |
LAUREL, Md. — Someone is going around gas stations in Anne Arundel County stealing from customers while they pump gas.
Police say the trend picked up over the month of May.
Several cases occurred in the Hanover and Laurel areas, specifically in the 3300 and 3400 blocks of Laurel Ft. Meade Road.
The thieves target victims who appear to be distracted and not paying attention.
When this happens the suspect(s) go inside the victim's car looking for valuables like purses and cellphones.
Not much is known about the culprit other than they're believed to be driving a gray Audi or white Honda Accord.
In the meantime police urge residents to either hold onto their property while getting gas or locking the car doors.
Anyone with more information can call 410-222-8610.
Below are five locations where thefts have been reported.
- BP Gas Station - 3396 Laurel Ft Meade Road, Laurel
- Royal Farms - 3470 Laurel Ft . Meade Road, Laurel
- Royal Farms - 7910 Shipley Homestead Drive, Hanover
- Sunoco Gas Station - 2739 Annapolis Road, Hanover
- Shell Gas Station - 3460 Laurel Ft. Meade Road, Laurel | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/a-thief-is-targeting-anne-arundel-county-residents-at-the-gas-pump | 2023-06-01T16:44:17 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/a-thief-is-targeting-anne-arundel-county-residents-at-the-gas-pump |
HARFORD COUNTY, Md. — Harford County Public Schools filed a lawsuit against social media companies Meta, Google, ByteDance and Snap Inc. alleging their addictive products increased the youth mental health crisis for its student body of nearly 40,000 children.
Harford County joins school systems across the country alleging that students are facing a mental health crisis due to the social media products designed to target and addict children.
The lawsuit also says that these products are harming students, damaging mental health and increasing burdens for school districts.
The social media companies promote their platforms: Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok.
The lawsuit claims the algorithms driving these platforms are designed to exploit young users' brains in a way comparable to nicotine to manipulate users into staying on the platform as long as possible.
The school district alleges these social media companies have known about these negative impacts but have continued to prioritize profit over the well-being of children.
As a result, schools are unable to keep up with the mental health service demand. Through this lawsuit, the Board is seeking to change the way "the platforms exploit teens and obtain funds to address this crisis from those responsible, rather than continuing to place that burden on taxpayers."
“This lawsuit seeks two things: force social media companies to make changes to their platforms for the well-being of our kids and hold these mega-social media companies accountable for the high costs associated with addressing the mental health problems impacting our students,” said Dr. Carol Mueller, President of the Board of Education of Harford County. “Schools across the country, just like here in Harford County, are struggling to keep up with student needs while also providing high-quality education and a good learning environment. We need the support and long-term funding to remove the financial burden from taxpayers and instead place it on the companies substantially contributing to and benefiting from this crisis.”
WMAR-2 News reached out to these social media corporations for response and so far we haven't heard anything back. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/harford-county-lawsuit-blames-social-media-for-role-in-youth-mental-health-crisis | 2023-06-01T16:44:32 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/harford-county-lawsuit-blames-social-media-for-role-in-youth-mental-health-crisis |
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A woman robbed a jewelry store at Westfield Annapolis Mall at gunpoint Wednesday evening.
The suspect targeted Kay Jewelers, at about 7:30 p.m., said Anne Arundel County police.
She came into the store and addressed employees about some jewelry. At one point, she lifted the front of her shirt to reveal a handgun, and demanded jewelry.
She ran away after getting jewelry, and was seen headed toward the parking garage.
The suspect is described as a white woman with blonde hair, about 25 to 30 years old, about 5 feet tall, weighing 100 pounds.
Anyone with information is asked to call (410) 222-4720 or the Anne Arundel County Police Tip Line at (410) 222-4700. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/jewelry-store-at-annapolis-mall-robbed-at-gunpoint | 2023-06-01T16:44:38 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/jewelry-store-at-annapolis-mall-robbed-at-gunpoint |
Fort Wayne's Veterans Memorial Bridge will close overnight Tuesday and Wednesday during the installation of decorative arches, the Indiana Department of Transportation said today.
Work will start at 11 p.m. both nights and wrap up by 5 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday morning, weather permitting, INDOT said in a statement.
Traffic will be blocked at the intersection of Lafayette and Main streets, and drivers will need to seek an alternate route, the statement said. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/veterans-bridge-to-close-for-overnight-work/article_de2a1ac6-008f-11ee-adf4-3b1d34a5e924.html | 2023-06-01T16:47:42 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/veterans-bridge-to-close-for-overnight-work/article_de2a1ac6-008f-11ee-adf4-3b1d34a5e924.html |
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Town of Greeneville announced on Thursday that Steven Spano has been promoted to Police Chief.
Since April 1, Spano has been serving as Interim Chief after former Chief Tim Ward’s retirement.
“I looked inside and outside for this position, and I found that the top four candidates were already working for us in the Greeneville Police Department. I am confident in choosing Steve Spano as our new Police Chief,” said Greeneville City Manager Todd Smith.
According to a release from the city, Spano began working with the police department in 1994 as an auxiliary officer and transitioned to full-time patrol officer in December 1997.
Since 1997, Spano served as a patrol sergeant in 2006, and later, as a patrol lieutenant in 2010. In 2019, he was promoted to patrol captain and rotated to support service captain and detective captain before becoming interim police chief this year, the release stated. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/steven-spano-named-new-greeneville-police-chief/ | 2023-06-01T17:04:42 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/steven-spano-named-new-greeneville-police-chief/ |
HUMBLE, Texas — Graduation day is supposed to be one of the biggest highlights for high school seniors, but for some students at Summer Creek High School, the day turned unexpectedly sour.
Students who were part of the Spanish National Honor Society were prepared to walk across the stage over the weekend with sashes that let everyone know they got good grades and completed more than 100 volunteer hours, but those sashes were stripped away from them before the ceremony began.
In a video, you can see administrators folding the confiscated sashes behind the stage.
"We put in our time -- 100-plus hours we put in -- and just for it to get taken away like that," graduate Olivia Silva said. "It’s so disrespectful and so humiliating."
Judith Bautista, the teacher in charge of the Spanish National Honor Society, was angry about what happened. She said she got approval for the students to wear the sashes in April. She said there was a special ceremony for the students on Cinco De Mayo where they were presented with the sashes.
Bautista said she tried to speak to administrators at the graduation ceremony to address the problem.
"The only thing he said is, 'Bautista, we will talk about it on Tuesday' and let me get out," she said.
Bautista feels as if her students were being targeted.
In the same video that showed the confiscated sashes being folded behind the stage, other students were seen wearing different sashes that represented their culture and other organizations. Those students were even allowed to walk across the stage with them on.
Bautista was so hurt about the situation that she made a video for social media that was shared thousands of times.
"To me, personally, it's racial discrimination and this is something I have been having to fight for to represent my community," she said.
KHOU 11 News reached out to the school district, which said the incident was a miscommunication and the person checking student outfits had no idea the sashes were approved.
"We feel terrible they were not allowed to wear the Spanish National Honor Society sashes," Humble ISD's chief communication officer, Jamie Mount, said. "They should have been allowed to wear them."
The district said it has reached out to the students and offered them a free portrait of them in their sashes, but the students said it's too late. They said that special moment across the stage is gone.
"I, personally, don’t think nothing will fix that," Silva said.
Humble ISD has about 38% Hispanics in the district.
The League of United Latin American Citizens, also known as LULAC, is getting involved. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/humble-isd-spanish-national-honor-society-sashes-stripped/285-67718fc1-836a-4b9f-b9c2-8b9df427f937 | 2023-06-01T17:10:19 | 1 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/humble-isd-spanish-national-honor-society-sashes-stripped/285-67718fc1-836a-4b9f-b9c2-8b9df427f937 |
GLASSCOCK COUNTY, Texas — One person has been killed in a fatal crash in Glasscock County on May 31.
48-year-old Cipriano Gutierrez of Del Rio, Texas was pronounced dead at the scene. The other person involved in the crash was not injured.
The initial investigation revealed that Gutierrez, driving a 2009 Chevrolet Silverado, was traveling westbound on SH 158, while the other vehicle, a 2019 Peterbilt with trailer, was traveling westbound on SH 158 in the same lane. The Peterbilt was slowing down and attempting to make a left turn on CR 110 when Gutierrez failed to control his vehicle and crashed into the trailer of the Peterbilt.
The investigation is still ongoing and we will continue to update this story as we receive more information. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/one-dead-after-a-fatal-crash-in-glasscock-county/513-1818b96c-a8ea-47e0-9497-a759cb4a51af | 2023-06-01T17:10:20 | 1 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/one-dead-after-a-fatal-crash-in-glasscock-county/513-1818b96c-a8ea-47e0-9497-a759cb4a51af |
BASS RIVER TOWNSHIP — The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is battling a 3,100-acre wildfire in the area of Allen Road in Bass River State Forest.
"Forest Fire Service crews continue a backfiring operation to aide in containment. Additional crews are improving existing roads and containment lines," Forest Fire Service officials said on social media.
The wildfire is 15% contained, according to the Forest Fire Service.
The fire is expected to burn for the next couple of days and could destroy up to 6,000 acres, state fire officials said Thursday during a news conference.
The Timberline Campground has been evacuated and six residential structures are threatened, according to the Forest Fire Service.
WILDFIRE UPDATE: Allen Road Wildfire – Bass River State Forest
— New Jersey Forest Fire Service (@njdepforestfire) June 1, 2023
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is working to contain of a wildfire burning in the area of Allen Road in Bass River State Forest.
The wildfire has reached 2,000 acres in size and is 10% contained. pic.twitter.com/549DxmQLEn
The fire started off Allen Road about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Allen and Oswego roads are both closed. Stage Road is closed between North Maple Avenue and Route 679, and Route 679 is closed between Route 563 and Leektown Road.
Haze from the fire drifted into Atlantic County, leading people to take to social media to complain about the smell of smoke.
Egg Harbor Township schools sent an email to parents saying it was keeping students inside due to reports of poor air quality as a result of the fire.
While we have had decreased air quality due to the fires in Nova Scotia, this fire in NJ has caused more concentrated areas of smoke, such as the one circled, to spread across the southern part of the region. As winds shift southeast today, these areas of smoke may shift as well. pic.twitter.com/gvkFnkwdvj
— NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly) June 1, 2023
"Multiple fires may impact the air quality for Atlantic County residents for an unknown period of time, though there are no current alerts," according to a statement from Linda Gilmore, public information officer for the county. "Atlantic County public health officials remind residents to take precautions as wildfire smoke can pose a threat to those with heart and lung conditions, pregnant women, older adults, children, and outdoor workers."
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/bass-river-state-forest-blaze-spreads-to-3-100-acres-15-contained/article_a30fbf1a-006f-11ee-93fb-730f0942d74d.html | 2023-06-01T17:13:24 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/bass-river-state-forest-blaze-spreads-to-3-100-acres-15-contained/article_a30fbf1a-006f-11ee-93fb-730f0942d74d.html |
ATLANTIC CITY — Police arrested a 15-year-old armed with a handgun Tuesday after he allegedly pointed the weapon at a residence.
At 11:31 p.m., Officer John Bell was in the 600 block of Kentucky Avenue when he saw a group of people and a laser beam being pointed at a residence. Bell approached the group to investigate, as it is common for firearms to be equipped with a laser sight, police said Thursday in a news release.
Upon Bell's initial interaction with the group, one boy fled, dropping a handgun recovered by Bell. The gun was loaded and had a laser sight, police said.
The boy was apprehended in the 400 block of Haddon Avenue by Officer Cuong Sam.
The boy, a Pleasantville resident, was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a high-capacity magazine, obstruction of justice and resisting arrest. He was sent to the Morris County Juvenile Detention Center. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/laser-pointed-at-atlantic-city-house-leads-to-arrest-of-pleasantville-teen/article_12ae2388-0099-11ee-ab2c-130c4b599d6b.html | 2023-06-01T17:13:31 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/laser-pointed-at-atlantic-city-house-leads-to-arrest-of-pleasantville-teen/article_12ae2388-0099-11ee-ab2c-130c4b599d6b.html |
A Northfield man will serve five years in prison on charges that he sold cocaine to an undercover police officer, was found with a gun used in a shooting and lit someone on fire, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said Thursday.
Deshoin Rowell, 22, of Northfield, was sentenced Wednesday by Judge Nancy L. Ridgway on three separate indictments charging him with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a handgun and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.
Rowell was arrested in July 2019 after he distributed cocaine to an undercover police operative on North Main Street in Pleasantville, the Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He received three years for that offense.
On Dec. 30, 2019, Pleasantville police responded to a gunshot alert near West Wright Street and Chestnut Avenue. Four rounds were fired by Rowell’s codefendant, Devon Williams, who previously pleaded guilty for his involvement in the crime, the Prosecutor's Office said. A .45 caliber Glock 30 semi-automatic handgun was located in Rowell’s bedroom that is believed to have been used in the shooting. Rowell was sentenced to five years on that charge.
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Lastly, on July 4, 2021, at a bonfire at Rowell’s residence, he deliberately poured flammable liquid onto the clothing of his victim, causing him to catch on fire, the Proseuctor's Office said. The victim was hospitalized and suffered first-, second- and third-degree burns to his hands, arms, stomach and inner thigh, resulting in a lengthy recovery process. Rowell was sentenced to five years on that charge.
The sentences are to be served concurrently. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/northfield-man-sentenced-for-selling-coke-to-cop-gun-possession-lighting-man-on-fire/article_9ea46d64-008c-11ee-8783-f3164da22abe.html | 2023-06-01T17:13:37 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/northfield-man-sentenced-for-selling-coke-to-cop-gun-possession-lighting-man-on-fire/article_9ea46d64-008c-11ee-8783-f3164da22abe.html |
EGG HARBOR CITY — New Jersey American Water has completed acquisition of the city's water and wastewater systems for $21.8 million, the utility said Thursday.
The sale of the systems, which serve about 3,000 customers combined, follows the approval of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, and is the first in the state to be completed through the Water Infrastructure Protection Act.
The 2015 law permits the sale or lease of municipally owned water or wastewater systems without a public referendum if emergent conditions — such as high contaminant levels or the need for repairs — exist. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection certified the city’s request to pursue the sale in April 2019.
City Council voted to sell the utility in March 2021. Officials and the DEP had agreed that the municipality did not have the minimum of $14 million needed to upgrade the aging systems.
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“This agreement provides tremendous benefits for our residents. The sale of our city’s water and wastewater systems to New Jersey American Water will provide nearly $22 million to help the city pay off existing debt while leaving additional money to assist in other areas of the city’s budget," Mayor Lisa Jiampetti said in a statement. "Additionally, the company is committed to investing $14 million into much-needed system improvements. All told, this means better infrastructure, stable water rates and millions in funds for the city, none of which would be possible without the sale of the systems."
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Under the agreement, New Jersey American Water will invest $14 million in the first 10 years to upgrade the city’s water and wastewater systems, including $9 million in the first five years, while keeping rates stable for customers, New Jersey American Water said in a news release.
Some of these projects include construction of an emergency interconnection with the New Jersey American Water regional system, water and sewer main replacements, valve and hydrant replacements and wastewater pump station improvements.
“We are ready to provide the residents of Egg Harbor City with reliable water and wastewater services, as we do for over 190 municipalities across the state,” said Mark McDonough, president of New Jersey American Water. “Our plan includes rebuilding and modernizing the town’s water and wastewater infrastructure for continued quality and increased reliability while stabilizing rates and providing excellent customer service."
Additionally, New Jersey American Water has hired three of the city’s water and wastewater employees, McDonough said.
Customers will begin receiving information from New Jersey American Water within the next week about the transition, the utility said. A dedicated webpage has also been created at newjerseyamwater.com/eggharborcity for more information. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-jersey-american-water-acquires-egg-harbor-city-water-sewer-systems-for-22-million/article_a4bcd466-0091-11ee-bd93-9fa47e5034c4.html | 2023-06-01T17:13:43 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-jersey-american-water-acquires-egg-harbor-city-water-sewer-systems-for-22-million/article_a4bcd466-0091-11ee-bd93-9fa47e5034c4.html |
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- Two young boys fatally shot in a triple homicide at an eastern Pennsylvania home this week were playing with their kittens in the backyard when the shots rang out.
- Nineteen-year-old Joshua Lugo-Perez apparently was the intended target of Tuesday night's shooting, which authorities said stemmed from “a previous argument.” Eight-year-old Jesus Perez-Salome and 9-year-old Sebastian Perez-Salome were also killed.
- Authorities said Thursday that they have charged 22-year-old Alex Torres Santos and a 16-year-old male with three counts criminal homicide and other charges. Authorities have said Santos was on house arrest for several unrelated charges and was wearing an ankle monitor. A third male is still being sought and will likely face similar charges.
Two young boys were playing with kittens in their backyard when shots rang out at a home in eastern Pennsylvania, killing both children and a young man who was the apparent target, authorities said Thursday.
An adult and a teen have been charged in the shooting, and police are seeking a third suspect.
Alex Torres Santos, 22, and a 16-year-old male have each been charged with three counts of criminal homicide, Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf said. They also face aggravated assault, conspiracy and weapons offenses related to Tuesday's shooting in Lebanon, a small city in an agricultural region roughly 70 miles northwest of Philadelphia.
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A third male is still being sought and will likely face similar charges, authorities said. Santos was on house arrest for several unrelated charges and was wearing an ankle monitor at the time of the shooting.
The violence stemmed from “a previous argument,” authorities said Thursday, but further details on the motive were not disclosed.
The shooters apparently targeted 19-year-old Joshua Lugo-Perez, while 8-year-old Jesus Perez-Salome and 9-year-old Sebastian Perez-Salome were both in the home's backyard, authorities said. All three victims lived at the home where the shooting occurred, but Lugo-Perez was not related to the two boys.
The younger boy was pronounced dead at the scene. His older brother and Lugo-Perez both died a short time later at hospitals.
A 33-year-old neighbor who was wounded by a stray bullet underwent surgery and remains hospitalized, but he is expected to recover, authorities said.
Lebanon Police Chief Bret Fisher said officers responded to the home shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday after a report of shots fired.
A Lebanon County SWAT team arrested Santos at his apartment Wednesday. Authorities said he attempted to flee the residence but was captured there, while the teenage suspect was later arrested at a nearby apartment where he was trying to hide. Ammunition and multiple firearms were found at the apartment where Santos was arrested, authorities said.
Graf, the district attorney, said Thursday that the suspects could potentially face the death penalty, but that decision has not yet been made. It wasn't clear Thursday if either suspect had retained an attorney.
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OCEAN CITY — City officials seem likely to move forward with a new transient tax on properties rented through third-party applications such as Vrbo and Airbnb, potentially bringing new revenue to municipal operations.
As discussed at a recent meeting, the tax would not apply to hotel and motel rooms, or to properties rented through a Realtor. And it would definitely not apply to anyone this summer.
“If you’re interested in doing it, I suggest we get it on an agenda for August or September, so it could go into effect in January and apply for the whole next season,” advised city attorney Dottie McCrosson at the most recent City Council meeting May 25.
Council member Bob Barr advocated for a new tax this spring as part of council’s discussion of this year’s budget.
At the same meeting, council unanimously approved a $98.9 million budget that includes an increase to the local tax rate of 1.7 cents, bringing the rate per $100 of assessed property value to 49.67 cents, which works out to $2,483.50 in city taxes for a home assessed at $500,000. That does not include school or county taxes.
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There was no comment during the public hearing.
When the budget was introduced earlier this year, Barr said the rental apps add the local tax to their bills, so there would be no administrative costs for the city.
“It’s basically found money,” he said. “It doesn’t really cost the city anything.”
OCEAN CITY — City officials are exploring the possibility of an additional tax on units rent…
Council has two options, McCrosson said. A hotel/motel occupancy tax could be applied in addition to the existing state taxes, while a transient accommodations tax could be applied to the rental of houses and rooms through booking services like Vrbo and Airbnb, two of the most popular systems in the United States.
There are others, including at least one site specific to Ocean City, which connect vacationers and property owners. The systems may charge a percentage of the reservation cost, charge a fee to the host or split the fee between the host and the vacationer.
Vrbo, which stands for vacation rental by owner, started in 1995 and is now owned by Expedia. Airbnb started in Seattle in 2008. There are multiple other similar sites, like HomeAway, Hometogo and Turnkey.
McCrosson indicated that the rules governing local taxes on transient property rentals are complicated, both in terms of what transactions could be taxed and what portions of the total bill could fall under the tax. For instance, she said, a continental breakfast would not be included in the tax.
The city could charge up to 3%, she said, “which would eventually filter down into Frank’s hands.”
She meant Frank Donato, the city’s chief financial officer. Members of council asked whether the funds could be earmarked for tourism, infrastructure or other needs, but Donato said it would go into the general fund, along with property taxes, beach tag sales and other revenue.
Council member Terrence Crowley suggested having a clear explanation for where the money would go would help when explaining to visitors why the city imposed the extra tax. Gillian said the influx of summer visitors each year requires city spending in a variety of areas, from infrastructure to police to staffing in all city departments.
Most members of council said they would be interested in exploring the potential further later this year.
UPPER TOWNSHIP — The Board of Education on Monday introduced a $36.68 million operating budg…
A state document indicates that Cape May County towns Cape May, Lower Township, Middle Township and West Cape May have a municipal tax on accommodations, each at 3%, and Wildwood, North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest combined have an additional tax on accommodations and a tourism tax assessment.
Somers Point and some other Atlantic County towns also have an additional tax of 3%.
There was no response from the press offices of Airbnb or Vrbo on Wednesday. Attempts to speak with someone with the Ocean City Board of Realtors or with an organization of hotels, motels and bed-and-breakfast inns were not immediately successful either. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/ocean-city-may-move-forward-on-new-room-tax-but-not-for-this-summer/article_e78e2362-fff6-11ed-a9ff-77925be7b8fe.html | 2023-06-01T17:13:49 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/ocean-city-may-move-forward-on-new-room-tax-but-not-for-this-summer/article_e78e2362-fff6-11ed-a9ff-77925be7b8fe.html |
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SALEM, Va. – You can watch local firefighters and police officers compete in the 18th Annual Guns and Hoses softball game Saturday, June 3. It is taking place at the Salem Red Sox Stadium at 6 p.m.
First responders will play nine innings at Carilion Clinic Field. A $5 donation is required for entry at the gate.
This is a chance to get the community involved and interact with local first responders.
CJ Arrington, a captain for Roanoke City Fire and EMS has been playing in the game since the beginning in 2005. He says he loves to play and it’s a good way to meet other first responders in the area.
“Softball for me has always been a great way to play and be competitive but also find comradery, not only the way we have it in the firehouse but also on the field. We meet a bunch of good men and women who play the game and love it and enjoy it. So softball has always been that release for me,” Arrington said.
Players from the game are from Roanoke County, Roanoke City, Salem, Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Franklin County, and more.
In addition to the action on the field, there will be fire trucks on display. Fans will also have the opportunity to get to know their local heroes, while enjoying a night at the ballpark.
Even though the game is a lot of fun, it also gives back to a good cause. This year, they are raising money for the Ronald McDonald House of Southwest Virginia. It was established in 1984 and provides a home-away-from-home for families who have children that are sick and being treated. Each year they provide care for 700 families.
Arrington said, “The goal every year is to try and get as many people as we can out there because what that is going to do, is build more money for the charity. They get to come out and see a great event and see a bunch of local firefighters and police officers play a game they like to play and being competitive and build money for the charities.”
Last year, the Guns and Hoses softball game raised $3,400. The year before that, they raised $5,400.
Each year they choose a different charity to raise money for. Whichever team wins the game, gets to pick the charity for the next year. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/06/01/local-first-responders-to-meet-on-the-baseball-diamond-for-the-annual-guns-and-hoses-softball-game/ | 2023-06-01T17:13:56 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/06/01/local-first-responders-to-meet-on-the-baseball-diamond-for-the-annual-guns-and-hoses-softball-game/ |
The Atlantic City Gambits will begin the second round of The Basketball League playoffs Thursday night.
The top-seeded Gambits play at the second-seeded Albany Patroons in the first game of the best-of-three Northeast Division Championship series 7 p.m. Thursday.
Atlantic City will host Game 2 7 p.m. Saturday at Atlantic City High School. Game 3, if necessary, is scheduled for 4 p.m. Sunday at Atlantic City.
The Gambits advanced past the single-elimination first-round with a 102-88 win over the fourth-seeded Syracuse Stallions on Tuesday.
Point guard Frank Turner, a 2006 Atlantic City graduate, sparked the Gambits with 20 points and four assists, Forward Brandon Taylor scored 16 and grabbed nine rebounds. Leon Freeman-Daniels, a 2016 Atlantic City graduate, made 3 of 8 3-point attempts and scored 19.
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The Gambits play in The Basketball League, which features 49 teams in six divisions all across the country. Atlantic City finished the regular season 21-3, tied for the league’s top record. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/atlantic-city-gambits-to-host-playoff-basketball-this-weekend/article_c31d792a-009a-11ee-b58f-6ba2f0c6d50a.html | 2023-06-01T17:14:02 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/atlantic-city-gambits-to-host-playoff-basketball-this-weekend/article_c31d792a-009a-11ee-b58f-6ba2f0c6d50a.html |
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A man is under arrest, accused of fatally shooting a woman he knew at a home in Arlington Wednesday afternoon.
Arlington Police said 46-year-old Ayad Abu Aboud was at a home on the 3000 block of Amberway Drive when officers responded to a call about a shooting at the address just before 3 p.m.
Officers arrived to find a 37-year-old woman with multiple gunshot wounds unresponsive in a bedroom. They took her outside and began providing first aid until paramedics arrived and took her to a hospital.
On Wednesday night, police were notified that she died.
Aboud, who had been taken into custody at the home that afternoon, was charged with the woman's murder. It's not clear if he's obtained an attorney to speak on his behalf and a bond amount has not yet been set.
The woman's identity will be released by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office once her family has been notified of her death. Police have confirmed that Aboud and the victim knew each other and will share more information about their relationship once her identity has been shared with the public.
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Police said witnesses reported hearing Aboud and the woman arguing moments before the shooting but they have not revealed a specific motive for the slaying or said what they were arguing about.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Arlington Police Department. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-faces-murder-charge-after-woman-fatally-shot-in-arlington-home-wednesday/3269059/ | 2023-06-01T17:21:11 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-faces-murder-charge-after-woman-fatally-shot-in-arlington-home-wednesday/3269059/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s Office is asking for help identifying a woman who died in the Lents neighborhood on Monday, April 24.
According to the medical examiner’s office, the woman was possibly Native American or Alaska Native, and between 25 to 40 years old. Officials say she was about 5 feet and 1 inch tall, and weighed about 135 pounds.
The medical examiner’s office added that her hair was black and medium length and said that she had two large scars on her left lower leg, in addition to two tattoos.
On her left upper chest, the woman had a black music note with the letter “V.” On her right shoulder blade, she had a Buddha tattoo.
Officials say she was wearing a green long-sleeve shirt, black-and-white zip long-sleeve jacket, blue jeans, black-and-white size U.S. 11 Adidas Adizero cleats, rings and bracelets.
The woman was found near I-205 and Southeast Flavel Street.
The Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s Office wants anyone who could identify this woman to call 503-988-0055 and reference case number #MU-230424-999. | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/medical-examiner-asks-public-to-help-identify-woman-found-in-lents-neighborhood/ | 2023-06-01T17:21:16 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/medical-examiner-asks-public-to-help-identify-woman-found-in-lents-neighborhood/ |
Pickleball players from all over the world descend on North Texas for four days for the largest pickleball tournament in state history.
The Oasis Pickleball Club in Rockwall brags that it's the largest pickleball club in Texas. Thursday though Sunday, June 4, its 44 courts will host the Professional Pickleball Association Tour.
More than 1,500 amateurs and 300 pros from around the world will paddle up to win more than $238,000 in prize money and a chance to qualify for the USA Pickleball National Championships in Farmers Branch this coming November.
"Texas has become a staple when it comes to pickleball especially this Dallas metroplex area where it's one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas for the sport of pickleball really in the world," said Connor Pardoe, Founder and CEO of PPA Tour.
"When I started the PPA Tour, Dallas was a place that was a little behind in 2019. It wasn't where Florida or Arizona or Utah or a couple of other places were but it picked up. In the last 24 months, there hasn't been a city or an area that has grown faster than Dallas. The number two player in the world ended up moving here to Dallas."
Texas, in fact, is home to more professional players than any other state. The 2023 event marks the fourth straight year PPA Tour returns to Rockwall.
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The Selkirk Texas Open is set to be the largest PPA Tour event in history and the largest pickleball tournament ever held in Texas.
It's also the first time that the PPA Tour has partnered with USA Pickleball, pickleball's governing body, on a Golden Ticket Event. Golden Tickets provide entry to the USA Pickleball National Championships. The crown jewel of the pickleball competition will take place in North Texas Nov. 6-12 and host nearly 5,000 registered players.
USA Pickleball announced in March that the 2023 USA Pickleball National Championships will officially move from the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, to the Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch.
“It’s been special to see the Dallas community rally around pickleball-from the city itself, to the Dallas Sports Commission, to our partners at Invited,” Tom Dundon, lead investor in the PPA Tour said in a news release. “Partnering with USA Pickleball to bring its National Championships to a central hub is important to us as we continue making pickleball more accessible for everyone. We look forward to working in conjunction with USA Pickleball to create an incredibly exciting and historic event that will be the biggest pickleball party in the world.”
The news release goes on to say that upgrades planned for the 2023 National Championships include designating the street outside of Brookhaven Country Club as “Pickleball Boulevard” to make space for a stage, live music, and family-friendly activities with sponsors and local businesses. Food and beverage vendors from all over the state of Texas will be on-site as part of the “Taste of Pickle” exhibit that will give tournament attendees the chance to experience traditional southwestern cuisine. Nightly musical performances are planned for the tournament, as well as various interactive events surrounding the event to make the fan and player experience unforgettable.
For Pardoe who founded PPA Tour four years ago, it's the realization of what he knew could happen after getting introduced to the sport a few years ago.
"I started playing it and fell in love with it and saw an opportunity to continue to grow and introduce professionalism into the sport of pickleball. It hadn't been done yet," he said. We've seen it change every day since 2019. Before you used to tell somebody, 'I do pickleball for my job,' and they were like, 'What? Wait. What's that? That sounds pretty cool. Tell me more about it.' So, I think the stigma of the sport has changed a lot."
On average, PPA Tour events have an estimated total economic impact of ~$2,750,000 and attract players and fans from all over the world.
Where and when will the event take place?
Where: Oasis Pickleball Club
5757 State Hwy 205
Rockwall, TX 75032
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News from around the state of Texas. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/ercot-launches-power-grid-warning-system-2/3269055/ | 2023-06-01T17:21:23 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/ercot-launches-power-grid-warning-system-2/3269055/ |
ARLINGTON, Texas — Police have arrested a North Texas man for the murder of a woman who officers found shot in her bedroom, according to the Arlington Police Department.
On Wednesday, May 31 around 2:51 p.m., Arlington police officers responded to a home in the 3000 block of Amberway Drive to investigate a reported shooting.
When officers arrived, they found a 37-year-old woman with multiple gunshot wounds lying unresponsive in a bedroom.
Officers carried her outside and began performing life-saving measures until paramedics arrived. The woman was then transported to a local hospital.
Wednesday evening, medical staff told the department the woman died from her injuries.
The suspect, 46-year-old Ayad Abu Aboud, was still at the home when officers arrived. He was immediately taken into custody without incident.
Aboud was booked into the Arlington city jail on one count of murder. Witnesses told investigators they heard Aboud and the victim arguing just before the shooting, according to police.
Police also said the department can confirm the suspect and victim knew each other.
Once the victim has been publicly identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office, the department said it will be able to provide more specific information about their relationship.
The investigation is ongoing. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texas-man-arrested-for-murder-of-37-year-old-woman/287-aab5a7d0-9381-4d00-bc16-da4479e52f7e | 2023-06-01T17:22:13 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texas-man-arrested-for-murder-of-37-year-old-woman/287-aab5a7d0-9381-4d00-bc16-da4479e52f7e |
Macomb deputies investigating threat against New Haven schools
Charles E. Ramirez
The Detroit News
Macomb County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a threat against New Haven Community Schools, officials said.
The school received a tip about the threat from the OK2SAY reporting system, the sheriff's office said.
It also said the district's schools were placed on a soft lockdown and the parents of students were alerted.
Come back to The Detroit News for more on this developing story.
cramirez@detroitnews.com
Twitter: @CharlesERamirez | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2023/06/01/macomb-deputies-investigating-threat-against-new-haven-schools/70277499007/ | 2023-06-01T17:27:18 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2023/06/01/macomb-deputies-investigating-threat-against-new-haven-schools/70277499007/ |
McLaren Lapeer nurses vote unanimously to authorize strike
Nurses at McLaren Hospital in Lapeer have voted unanimously to authorize a strike, the Michigan Nurses Association announced Thursday.
The union represents roughly 250 nurses at the hospital who have been working without a contract since May 9, according to the Michigan Nurses Association, the largest union for registered nurses in the state. Negotiations for a new contract began nearly three months ago, according to the union.
The nurses say they want to hold executives accountable to following contractual staffing ratios, but the hospital has not accepted any of their proposals to do so.
"The sad truth is that McLaren's quarterly financial reports look better when fewer nurses are working," Alisha Ferkowicz, a registered nurse at McLaren, said in a news release Thursday. "We cannot continue to allow for McLaren's administration to put profits before patients. We need a meaningful way to hold them accountable."
The hospital administration was expecting the strike vote to pass, McLaren Lapeer Region President and CEO Tim Vargas said in a statement. They have already implemented the initial phases of a strike preparedness plan.
"We will not let such antics detract us from our goal, especially considering that approximately one-quarter of our registered nurses at McLaren Lapeer Region were banned from voting by the union as they are non-union dues paying nurses," Vargas said.
Nurses across the country have been leaving the profession in droves, pushed out by high patient-to-staff ratios and stress. Recent research from the University of Michigan Center for Improving Patient and Population Health shows that over a third of Michigan's registered nurses planned to leave their jobs in the next year.
Nurses at McLaren Hospital in Lapeer are seeking better working conditions, according to the union.
"We are fighting for the right to be able to work under conditions that allow us to provide the highest quality of care to our neighbors, families, and loved ones," Chuck Johnson, a registered nurse, said in the news release.
The working conditions are affecting nurses' ability to care for patients, the union says.
"Nurses are rising up because we are tired of watching our patients' lives be jeopardized due to corporate greed," Carie Babcock, RN and president of the Michigan Nurses Association local at the hospital, said in the news release. "We are the frontlines. We will do whatever it takes to win a contract that will protect our patients."
The hospital says it has ensured safe staffing, working conditions and competitive wages for nurses despite "significant financial challenges and volume declines that many healthcare systems are experiencing." The nurses currently have market-competitive wages and benefits, increased pay for less desirable shifts, and on-call pay, Vargas said.
"A strike is unnecessary to reach an agreement. The hospital has signaled its willingness to enhance wages, staffing, and practice processes without any job actions, and is not asking for concessions from the union," Vargas said. "As we have experienced significant reductions in our reimbursement, losses in revenue due to census drops, and challenges in the labor force, we must ensure that we reach a contract that is fair and sustainable."
Bargaining is set to resume on June 5 and continue on the June 7, 13 and 15.
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FARGO — An incident at a hotel pool that sickened around 10 children prompted a follow-up inspection by Fargo Cass Public Health.
Just after 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, people were exposed to gas from a mixture of acids used in pool maintenance at La Quinta Inn & Suites, at 2355 46th St. S. in Fargo.
Chris Ohman, a health inspector for Fargo Cass Public Health, said the mishap occurred during what is usually a relatively safe process of mixing pool chemicals.
“It was just kind of a freak accident that you'd never expect, but if it does happen, it can have very negative results,” Ohman said.
The children affected experienced coughing, airway irritation, nausea and vomiting.
One child was taken to the hospital for observation, the Fargo Fire Department said. The others declined medical treatment after getting fresh air.
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La Quinta Inn & Suites has not had a similar incident before, Ohman said.
He stopped in to inspect the hotel pool on Tuesday to see if all safety protocols required to be in place were followed.
The incident occurred away from pool patrons in a pump room, and operators were using protective gear according to standards, Ohman said.
They were replacing an almost empty chemical barrel with a full one in the pump room when the chemical was inadvertently mixed with another chemical, creating a gas that spread throughout the pool area, he said.
Fire Department Battalion Chief Dane Carley said the acids are commonly used to maintain private and commercial pools.
"The pools use the chlorine to clean the water, and then they use acids to balance the PH; it's muriatic acid that is commonly used to balance the PH in the pool, and if you go to a pool supply store you will see it in one-gallon containers," he explained.
Firefighters and a hazardous materials team worked for more than an hour to air out the pool area before giving the all-clear.
Ohman said the hotel pool operators appeared to be following safe guidelines at the time, and the hotel has been in contact with its chemical consultants to do a refresher course for employees on handling pool chemicals.
There’s no defined penalty or fine structure for an incident like this, he said, but Fargo Cass Public Health always follows up on health or safety concerns.
The aquatic division of FCPH environmental health licenses around 90 public or semipublic pools in Cass County and inspects them twice a year, at minimum.
Licensed pools in Fargo and West Fargo are also monitored twice a month with water quality checks.
Ohman told The Forum he last inspected the pool at La Quinta in February of this year. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/health/freak-accident-at-fargo-hotel-pool-sickens-children-prompts-public-health-inspection/article_5db5d14e-0091-11ee-8e53-bf70ea1ae67a.html | 2023-06-01T17:30:09 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/health/freak-accident-at-fargo-hotel-pool-sickens-children-prompts-public-health-inspection/article_5db5d14e-0091-11ee-8e53-bf70ea1ae67a.html |
Murdaugh pleads not guilty to federal crimes. How does this impact his state charges?
CHARLESTON (AP) — Disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh was arraigned Wednesday on federal money laundering and wire fraud charges for indictments saying he stole money from his clients, and although he pleaded not guilty for now, his lawyer said that might change soon.
Murdaugh is already serving two consecutive life sentences in a South Carolina state prison for killing his wife and son, and the details of the 22-count indictment aren’t new. State prosecutors have previously indicted Murdaugh on similar charges, saying he diverted money meant for clients and a wrongful death settlement for his family’s longtime housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield, who fell at Murdaugh’s home, to his own bank accounts.
While Murdaugh pleaded not guilty to the recent indictments in federal court, he had previously signed a confession of judgement acknowledging liability and wrongdoing in civil court for the Satterfield case, but his attorneys are now trying to have that confession thrown out.
Murdaugh’s lawyers said in a statement last week the former attorney has been cooperating with federal investigators, and they anticipated the latest charges would be “quickly resolved without a trial.”
Meanwhile, state prosecutors say federal indictments will not stop them from moving forward with Murdaugh's pre-existing state charges.
A federal guilty plea to the charges that can mean decades in prison would guarantee a long time behind bars for Murdaugh even if his pending appeal of his double murder conviction was successful.
Murdaugh testified at his murder trial earlier this year to repeatedly deny shooting his 22-year-old son, Paul, and 52-year-old wife, Maggie, at their home on June 7, 2021. Prosecutors said he killed them because his millions of dollars of theft was about to be discovered, and he was hoping their deaths would buy him sympathy and time to figure out a cover-up and replace stolen money.
Murdaugh, who turned 55 in a state prison cell in protective custody Saturday, also faces around 100 other state charges, including stealing from clients and his family’s law firm, insurance fraud and tax evasion.
Prosecutors, Murdaugh’s attorneys and state Judge Clifton Newman, who presided over the murder trial, are trying to find court time to try at least some of those charges before Newman, by law, has to retire because of his age at the end of 2023.
In federal court, Murdaugh faces 14 counts of money laundering, five counts of wire fraud, one count of bank fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
His longtime friend and alleged accomplice Cory Fleming — an old college roommate and godfather to his slain son — pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his part in helping Murdaugh steal more than $4 million in wrongful-death settlements with insurers meant for the family and heirs of Satterfield.
The other allegations prosecutors detail in Murdaugh’s federal indictments already have been revealed in state legal papers.
It said Murdaugh and a banker friend, Russell Laffitte, worked together to take settlement money out of client’s accounts, prosecutors said. Laffitte was convicted in November of six wire and bank fraud charges. His appeals have so far been denied.
What impact will federal crimes have on state charges?
Whether he pleads guilty or not, what impact will Murdaugh's federal indictments have on his 100-plus State Grand Jury charges? Little to none, if the S.C. Attorney General's Office can help it.
"The financial allegations in these cases involve alleged abuse of state lawyer licenses dealing with state court legal actions, often before state court judges, with alleged misappropriation of state court-approved settlements," said SCAG spokesperson Robert Kittle in a statement to The Hampton County Guardian.
"The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office and the State Law Enforcement Division have occupied a primary and central role in this investigation from inception, and no action by any other entity will have any effect on our goals to ensure significant accountability in state court for any criminal conduct."
Michael DeWitt Jr., Managing Editor of The Hampton County Guardian/USA Today Network-South Carolina, contributed to this report. | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/south-carolina/2023/06/01/murdaugh-pleads-not-guilty-to-federal-crimes-but-how-does-this-impact-state-charges-sc-updates/70276615007/ | 2023-06-01T17:33:50 | 1 | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/south-carolina/2023/06/01/murdaugh-pleads-not-guilty-to-federal-crimes-but-how-does-this-impact-state-charges-sc-updates/70276615007/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. — The family of Aron Christensen, a hiker found shot to death in Washington state, are now suing the law enforcement agency tasked with investigating the killing.
Aron Christensen and his dog were shot to death on a hike near Walupt Lake, located in a national forest about five miles north of Mount Adams.
To date, the alleged shooter has not been charged and now Christensen’s surviving family is suing the county leading the investigation.
“It’s been a roller coaster and a nightmare really, it’s bad enough that he’s gone and we miss him but once I found out that he was shot, once we all found out he was shot, it was just a gut punch,” said longtime friend Alex Steininger.
Christensen and his dog were shot to death while out for a hike in August of 2022 -- the lifelong outdoorsman was 49 years old. Detectives identified a 20-year-old shooter who told investigators he feared Christensen and his dog were wild animals. In April of this year, prosecutors in Lewis County announced they would not pursue felony charges citing a lack of evidence.
“An arrest and some justice would at least give us some healing and some closure and at this point, the friend group really believes we’re being denied that and robbed of it really, so being victimized twice,” Steininger added.
Family representing Christensen’s estate are now taking the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department to court – alleging the results from a necropsy performed on Christensen’s dog don’t match the narrative released by investigators.
“The impropriety that we’re seeing, and that we believe occurred happened with Buzzo and the dog being in the exclusive care of Lewis County Sheriff and various deputies there, and suddenly popping up with an exit wound that medical professionals say was not there,” said Olympia based attorney Lorenzo Leoni who is representing Christensen’s estate.
Christensen’s family members have now filed a legal claim against the county, alleging mishandling of the “deceased puppy, in order to sabotage a criminal investigation.”
“Nothing will really bring Aron back but maybe the lawsuit will at least – maybe not in criminal but in civil terms hold them liable for taking Aaron’s life and I don’t think it’s about the money, it’s about getting accountability and holding someone responsible for the fact that Aron was murdered,” Steininger said.
Meanwhile, friends are remembering Christensen the best they can – releasing a tribute album in his name with all the money going to his family.
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SEATTLE — This story was originally published in 2021, but the lemonade stand is back open for 2023.
Boaters, kayakers and paddleboarders on Lake Union are growing accustomed to hearing a youthful voice calling out across the water, "Come get your lemonade!”
The voice belongs to Kate Carner (age 11) and occasionally her sister Quinn (age 8) as they work their summer job: serving drinks from a floating lemonade stand.
Like lots of kids their ages, the sisters wanted to serve their neighborhood. Only problem? Lake Union is their neighborhood.
"We moved to a boathouse so we can't really have a lemonade stand because there's nowhere really to do it,” Quinn said. “So we decided to do a floating lemonade stand."
With the help of their dad Ned, the girls painted an old playhouse, secured it to floats, installed a battery-powered engine and launched their dream.
"First we usually make our simple syrup, and then we have to cut the lemons,” said Kate, prepping on the dock before heading out on a Monday afternoon.
The float is equipped with a machine that squeezes the lemons, so each cup is made from scratch. The girls also sell Italian ice popsicles.
Between the fresh-squeezed flavor and the novelty, the stand is a magnet for customers. It often starts before they even hit open water, as neighbors flag them down for a drink.
"One guy, he was on the other side of the lake and then he saw us and started paddling over really fast with the biggest smile we've ever seen,” said Quinn.
Kate agreed that he had the biggest smile she'd ever seen.
One cup of lemonade costs $3 and the girls accept cash, Venmo or Apple Pay.
Just like a regular lemonade stand, the sisters operate independently - but they're never truly alone.
Their dad follows behind on a kayak or in an electric boat and remotely drives the float, which is Bluetooth-enabled.
"The first time I went out on a standup paddleboard, so I was trying to standup paddleboard while controlling the boat. Which didn't work,” Ned said, laughing. “It is just so much fun, the smiles you get to see, and the reactions.”
But the best part may be where the profits go. After paying for their supplies, the girls split their earnings between giving, saving, and spending.
"Dad gave us a loan to start our business, so we have to give other people a loan to start their businesses,” Kate said.
The girls pay it forward by making micro-loans to women in developing countries via the website KIVA. They also donate one-third of their sales to their favorite nonprofit.
"Rainier Animal Fund gets veterinary care to animals whose owners can't always afford the money for,” Kate said.
Quinn added, "We like animals and we wanted to support the homeless."
As for their “spending money,” the girls used their earnings to take their cousins to the Space Needle.
For a schedule of when Quinn and Kate’s Lemonade Stand is on the water, follow their Instagram account “Lemons For Good.”
KING 5's Evening celebrates the Northwest. Contact us: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Email. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/floating-lemonade-stand-lake-union-seattle-lemons-for-good/281-4a17ee5c-84a5-4924-a056-401743ef5f4c | 2023-06-01T17:43:59 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/floating-lemonade-stand-lake-union-seattle-lemons-for-good/281-4a17ee5c-84a5-4924-a056-401743ef5f4c |
OLYMPIA, Wash. — An investigation by the Washington State Office of Financial Management has shed more light on what Gov. Jay Inslee called "problems" with the first director of the Office of Equity's tenure.
Dr. Karen Johnson was terminated by the state earlier this month as the director of the state's Office of Equity (OOE), a position she had held since March 2021.
The investigation, which KING 5 obtained through a public records request, concluded that Johnson micromanaged staff, was disorganized and lacked adequate structure and processes, made unreasonable requests of staff, made inappropriate or insensitive comments to some staff members and publicly criticized some staff members regarding issues unrelated to protected classes.
Investigators also found "credible examples" of Johnson making inappropriate comments about the personal appearances of staff and their bodies, as well as "comments about a staff person’s ethnicity, race, and/or veteran status."
Seven of 11 current and former members of Johnson's staff raised concerns regarding her workplace conduct.
According to the investigation, the OOE had an overall attrition rate of 29% since it was created in March 2021. Five employees resigned between 2022 and 2023, and all of them cited Johnson's "chaotic, overburdened, and disrespectful workplace culture."
Among the concerns detailed in the report were employees were expected to respond to communication from Johnson within 10 minutes of her contacting them, even on weekends, holidays and evenings.
Examples of gender bias included telling two individuals to wear makeup, telling a white individual she couldn't wear her hair in a braid because it was cultural appropriation, and commenting on an individual's weight, asking "You want to be married and have a family, don’t you? If so, you have to take care of you.”
Johnson also allegedly said during a group discussion: “This may take some time for me because I generally distrust Mexican people. Mexican people have the option of being white when it is convenient for them.”
She said she denies being biased towards any of her employees. When asked about the incident regarding alleged comments about Mexicans, Johnson denied having any bias towards people from Mexico.
"That was not my takeaway from the conversation," said Johnson.
Johnson said she is contemplating suing the state over her termination.
"I believe everyone belongs because everyone is human," Johnson told KING 5.
Inslee said Wednesday that the investigation was not the reason Johnson was fired. He cited staffing and budgetary reasons for the dismissal but added, “We appreciate her working getting the agency started."
“There were some problems in this agency. It needed new leadership,” Inslee said Wednesday.
A spokesperson said Johnson was offered to resign or face termination, and she chose termination.
“No Black person in their right mind…wants to be leading this kind of work, convincing white people they want to do something they have no intention of doing,” Johnson previously told KING 5.
But looking back she called her tenure as director as “the time of her life.”
“I received many emails from staff across the state who said, ‘Thanks to you Dr. J., I know who I am. I found my voice and I’m using it," Johnson said. "That’s what I’m most proud of.'” | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/investigation-inappropriate-workplace-behavior-former-equity-director/281-dc85cb3b-768e-4322-aec1-556e068d1290 | 2023-06-01T17:44:05 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/investigation-inappropriate-workplace-behavior-former-equity-director/281-dc85cb3b-768e-4322-aec1-556e068d1290 |
LAKEWOOD, Wash. — A driver drove up an embankment, hitting an overpass which caused a semi-truck to dangle along Interstate 5 in Lakewood early Thursday morning.
Authorities said the semi-truck was dangling from the Tacoma Way overpass onto I-5 North in Pierce County. The driver was traveling along northbound I-5 just before 3 a.m. when the semi-truck went up the roadway.
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The three right lanes at mile marker 127 and the ramps to State Route 512 reopened just before 7 a.m. According to the Washington Department of Transportation, the collision caused a three-mile traffic backup out to Gravelly Lake Drive.
The semi-truck driver was taken to St. Joe's in Tacoma in unknown condition, according to officials.
Investigators are not sure what caused the semi-truck to collide with the embankment. Traffic crews worked to get the semi-truck to stop dangling, but they still need to check the damage to the overpass.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Download our free KING 5 app to stay up-to-date on news stories from across western Washington. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/semi-truck-embankment-hits-overpass-i-5-lakewood/281-8ff8fada-262e-44cc-9ae0-79d4c0b586fe | 2023-06-01T17:44:11 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/semi-truck-embankment-hits-overpass-i-5-lakewood/281-8ff8fada-262e-44cc-9ae0-79d4c0b586fe |
SEATTLE — We all know the Seattle area is home to some of the richest people in America.
Now we are getting a better idea of just how much wealth is out there.
New returns released by the Washington Department of Revenue gave us new insight into how much has been collected in the state's new capital gains tax.
Passed in 2021, the capital gains tax is a tax of 7% on the sale or exchange of stocks, bonds and other assets above $250,000.
Initial estimates predicted Washington state might collect around $248 million in this fiscal year in new capital gains taxes. The amount the state actually collected from capital gains tax was $849 million, over three times the projections.
And it could be even more than that.
The Department of Revenue said that money comes from 3,190 tax filings. As of Wednesday morning, there are more than 2,500 people that have been granted an extension and have yet to file.
So what does this mean for you?
It means the state of Washington will get a whole lot more money for education. The first $500 million collected will go to the "education and legacy trust account."
The remainder is slated for school construction, which is about $350 million so far.
The state superintendent's office said the extra revenue will make a big difference, particularly for districts in rural areas that face the biggest challenges in raising money for school construction. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/washingtons-capital-gains-tax/281-3fe9d8c3-7f89-46a5-ae91-e148a7f31c72 | 2023-06-01T17:44:18 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/washingtons-capital-gains-tax/281-3fe9d8c3-7f89-46a5-ae91-e148a7f31c72 |
LANCASTER, Pa. — The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced that it recently issued a memo to several store owners and managers in the county that have been selling and advertising illegal products containing Delta-8 THC and Delta-10 THC.
District Attorney Heather Adams said Wednesday that the memo informed store owners and managers that under Act 64 of Pennsylvania law, otherwise known as the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Act, THC isomers including Delta-8 and Delta-10 are schedule I controlled substances and illegal to possess or sell in Pennsylvania.
The memo further warned that any product with a Delta-9 concentration greater than 0.3% is also a schedule I controlled substance, and likewise illegal.
Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol and delta-10 tetrahydrocannabinol are psychoactive cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant. They are isomers of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the compound commonly known as THC—the main psychoactive compound in marijuana that gives those who ingest it a euphoric high.
Both Delta-8 and Delta-10 are commonly processed from hemp-derived CBD. Both compounds are legal in some states, but not in Pennsylvania.
According to Adams, detectives with the Lancaster County Drug Task Force recently visited 43 stores in multiple jurisdictions throughout Lancaster County over a two-day operation, seizing illegal products from 25 of the 43 stores.
Consent searches were conducted at each of the locations and a variety of Delta-8 and Delta-10 products were seized, Adams said.
Products seized included vapes, cartridges, oils, gummies, flowers, concentrate, pre-rolled cigarettes, and chips, cereal and candy with national brand names on the packaging including Kellogg’s, Ruffles, and Nerds – all advertised or labeled as containing Delta-8 or Delta-10 THC.
More than 7,200 products were collected, with an estimated value of approximately $290,000, according to Adams.
Adams said charges were not filed against the store owners or managers if they fully cooperated with detectives, immediately surrendered any illegal products and ceased future sales of the illegal wares.
All store owners cooperated with the Lancaster County Drug Task Force and no charges have been filed, according to Adams.
Adams said the memo and consent searches were conducted after her office received complaints from community members, including the underage purchase of these products and minors using and sharing these products in several high schools across Lancaster County.
Any store found to be resuming the sale of illegal products could face charges, including possession of a controlled substance—a misdemeanor offense punishable by up to one year in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.
Store owners and managers could also be charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance—a felony offense punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine up to $15,000, Adams said.
“Parents should be aware that these products are ending up in the hands of teenagers and that these products are not only illegal, but they are also not subject to any regulation and could be dangerous,” Adams said. “Storeowners and hemp growers and processors are now put on notice that these products are illegal and further distribution may result in criminal charges.”
Some of the products seized over the two-day period were manufactured by businesses in Lancaster County that have hemp growing or processing permits from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, according to Adams.
All companies identified as having a hemp growing or processing permit for Lancaster County issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture for 2023 were also notified of the illegal nature of the products and the attending consequences, Adams said. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/lancaster-da-heather-adams-delta-8-delta-10-thc-product-seizure/521-136f437e-e171-4abb-96a6-69291ed2ed6b | 2023-06-01T17:45:08 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/lancaster-da-heather-adams-delta-8-delta-10-thc-product-seizure/521-136f437e-e171-4abb-96a6-69291ed2ed6b |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Jordan Bani-Younes, with the Kansas Humane Society, introduced Tristian on KSN News. He is a calm boy that needs to go to the best home imaginable. He is 1 year old and is a huge cuddle bug.
Bani-Younes also talked about the increase in pets they’ve seen in the last year.
“We really need people to adopt, so we can make more room to help more animals,” he said. “We need people to especially spay and neuter and get their animals vaccinated to help stop the spread of disease.”
He also added fosters are still needed for puppies and kittens. To find more adoptable pets, click here. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/tristian-up-for-adoption-at-kansas-humane-society/ | 2023-06-01T17:50:30 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/tristian-up-for-adoption-at-kansas-humane-society/ |
FOLSOM, Calif. — The month of June is packed with big events all over Folsom. From a big country music festival to Folsom’s very own hometown parade, there is something for everyone to get out and enjoy as we reach the transition from spring to summer.
Here’s what the city has in store for you:
Twilight Concert Series
Thursday, June 1 at Historic Folsom Amphitheater
The Twilight concert series kicks off this month and is every Thursday night until August! Enjoy an evening of music with friends and family under the stars. This is a free concert series, no tickets or reservations are required. Organizers say to bring low-backed chairs that sit close to the ground or picnic blankets and a light jacket for after dark. See the lineup HERE.
Heartbeat of Folsom Unveiled
Friday, June 2 at 410 Palladio Parkway
The Leadership Folsom Class of 2023 will be finishing their class project, Heartbeat of Folsom, on June 2 and will be holding a special VIP unveiling event in the piazza at the Palladio. This is the first look at the art installation that will be located around Folsom. The event is from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Purchase your tickets HERE.
Shakespeare at the Amphitheater
June 5-7 from 7:30-10 p.m. at the Historic Folsom Amphitheater
This free event is a ‘highly stylized’ presentation with an added twist at the end. Organizers recommend low-backed chairs that sit close to the ground, picnic blankets and a light jacket for after dark. They say plan to arrive between 6:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. to find a seat. For more information about the event, click HERE.
Pony Express rides back into Folsom!
Wednesday, June 7 at 823 Sutter Street
According to Historic Folsom, Folsom once served as a hub of communication and transportation, acting as the Western Terminus of the Pony Express before telegraphs and railroads made it obsolete. Every year the National Pony Express Association recreates this journey on horseback, between Sacramento and St. Joseph, Missouri, with a special stop in front of the Folsom History Museum on historic Sutter Street. This special event begins at 5 p.m. with a welcome ceremony at 6 p.m. For more information and to purchase tickets, click HERE.
7th Annual Powerfest Taps & Tunes
Saturday, June 10 from 4-8 p.m.
The Friends of the Folsom Powerhouse are inviting the community out to join them in celebrating the unique history and connection of the Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park to the Sacramento Brewing Industry. There will be more than 20 different brews to try, live music and food trucks. To purchase tickets, click HERE.
Balance Bike Bash #2
Saturday, June 17 on Sutter Street
In correlation with the Mother Lode Epic mountain bike race finishing in Historic Folsom, organizers are bringing more races for the kids! There will be free balance bike races for ages 5 and under. Races will be held on the 700-block of Sutter Street between Riley and Wool Streets and run every 30 minutes from 12-3 p.m.. For more information and to register your child, click HERE.
Celebrate Recovery - Message of Hope | Music Night
Tuesday, June 20 at 200 Wool Street at the Historic Folsom Amphitheater
Bayside Folsom is inviting the community for a night of celebrating ‘things in our lives that are holding us back from being the person we want to be.' The event will consist of music, stories from people whose lives have changed and more. The event is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. For more information, click HERE.
Hometown Radio Show
Friday, June 23 at the Historic Folsom Amphitheater
This free live music event will bring a range of bands and singers to kick off the night before the Hometown Parade. More information and the band line up will come soon. Stay updated HERE.
Hometown Parade
Saturday, June 24 at 905 Leidesdorff Street
Folsom’s annual parade on Historic Sutter Street will bring 70 entries including marching bands, floats, Wild West Groups, fire and police vehicles, horses and more. Organizers say there will be more activities to continue the celebration after the parade. The parade starts at 9 a.m. For more information, click HERE.
Ride Into The Music
Friday, June 30 at The Field at Lake Side at 755 Oak Avenue
To close out the month of June, JMF Presents and Good Vibez Presents are teaming up to bring a fun-filled evening of music, family, friends, food and activities for all ages to enjoy. With over 4,000 people expected to attend, the festival will feature top-notch performers such as Chris Lane, Tyler Rich, Canaan Smith and more. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. and live music starts at 4 p.m. The festival also offers group tickets, general admission 4-pack and VIP 4-pack. For more information, click HERE.
Watch more from ABC10: 'Veterans of Foreign Wars' host Memorial Day tribute in Folsom | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/june-events-in-folsom/103-dc231c07-0663-4eab-ba0b-d849a60254f8 | 2023-06-01T17:52:12 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/june-events-in-folsom/103-dc231c07-0663-4eab-ba0b-d849a60254f8 |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two children and an adult are dead following a multi-casualty crash in north Sacramento.
The adult died at the scene of the crash while police said a three-year-old and seven-year-old died overnight. Eight other people were hurt.
According to Sacramento Police Department, officers responded to a single-vehicle crash along the 900 block of San Juan Road, near Northgate Boulevard, around 8:16 p.m. Wednesday night.
It's not clear what led up to the crash or how many of the total 11 people involved in the crash were in the car. Of the 11 people, police said two of them were adults and nine were children between the ages of three and eight years old.
Of the surviving crash victims, police said they remain in conditions ranging from serious to critical.
"I understand that everybody many questions about what happened here tonight. We have those same questions. Our hearts are with the families and the friends of everybody that's associated with this horribly tragic incident moving forward," said Sgt. Zach Eaton Wednesday night.
According to police, the initial call officer responded to was for a car that had crashed into a tree, but Sgt. Eaton noted that information could change as the investigation continues.
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Raising Cane's submits plans for an Alliance location
- Founded in 1996, Raising Cane's has been a popular fast-food chain specializing in chicken fingers.
- The only Stark County location is in Jackson Township. A second location might be coming to Alliance.
ALLIANCE − Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers might be expanding its Stark County presence.
A site plan for a Raising Cane's location at 2461 W. State St. in Alliance has been submitted for review by the city's Planning Commission, and a public hearing on the matter has been scheduled for June 21 at 4:33 p.m.
The hearing will take place at the Alliance Senior Citizen Center on Vine Street.
Founded in 1996 in Baton Rogue, Louisiana, the fast food chain, which specializes in chicken fingers, and has about 600 locations. The only other Stark County location is in a plaza on Dressler Road NW, across the street from Target, in Jackson Township.
Gerard Mastroianni, president of Alliance Ventures, on Thursday said his property firm has had discussions with the chain about property it owns that currently contains medical offices. Those offices would be torn down.
Jamie Wells, a representative for the fast-food chain, was not authorized to discuss the plans at this time. He said a future discussion might be possible.
"It's not a done deal," Mastroianni said, "but they are looking at the community."
Reach Benjamin Duer at 330-580-8567 or ben.duer@cantonrep.com. On Twitter: @bduerREP | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/alliance/2023/06/01/raising-canes-chicken-stark-alliance-expansion/70277293007/ | 2023-06-01T18:03:03 | 1 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/alliance/2023/06/01/raising-canes-chicken-stark-alliance-expansion/70277293007/ |
Man, 70, found dead in portable restroom in Canton, cause of death unclear
CANTON ‒ A 70-year-old city man was found dead Wednesday afternoon in a portable restroom.
The body was discovered around 2 p.m. in a parking lot in the 900 block of 30th Street NW, the Stark County Coroner's Office confirmed.
More:Canton police find dead body along Lincoln Avenue NW while on patrol
The man's cause of death was not immediately clear. He did not have any trauma to his body. The coroner is planning a closer examination today.
The corner's office said the man appeared to be using the toilet when he died.
Canton police are looking into the matter. Lt. Dennis Garren said the man was discovered by a construction crew working at the site. The workers said the door was locked for a long time and they forced their way into the portable toilet.
This story will be updated as new information becomes available.
Reach Amy at 330-775-1135 or amy.knapp@indeonline.com.
On Twitter: @aknappINDE | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2023/06/01/70-year-old-man-found-dead-inside-portable-toilet-in-canton/70276828007/ | 2023-06-01T18:03:09 | 1 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2023/06/01/70-year-old-man-found-dead-inside-portable-toilet-in-canton/70276828007/ |
CANTON
Crash causes temporary traffic slowdown on I-77 north of Faircrest Street SW
Repository staff report
CANTON − Northbound traffic on Interstate 77 was temporarily stopped Thursday morning south of state Route 800.
At about 9:45 a.m., the slowdown continued south until Faircrest Street SW in Canton. A northbound lane of the highway was closed because of a crash, according to Canton police Lt. Denis Garren.
One driver rear-ended another. The Canton Fire Department took both drivers to a hospital for minor injuries, Garren said in an email.
By early afternoon, normal traffic flow had resumed north of Faircrest Street SW. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2023/06/01/slowdown-on-i-77-north-of-faircrest-street-sw/70276876007/ | 2023-06-01T18:03:15 | 1 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2023/06/01/slowdown-on-i-77-north-of-faircrest-street-sw/70276876007/ |
CANTON
Stark County under air quality advisory
Kelly Byer
The Repository
CANTON − Stark County is under an air quality advisory for high levels of ozone.
Canton City Health Commissioner James Adams issued the advisory Thursday. The level of ozone is unhealthy for sensitive populations and might remain at high levels through Saturday.
More:Man, 70, found dead in portable restroom in Canton, cause of death unclear
"People with respiratory disease, children, older adults, and people who are active outdoors should consider limiting prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion," according to the commissioner's news release.
To help reduce ground-level ozone, Adams recommends driving less and refueling vehicles after sunset. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2023/06/01/stark-county-under-air-quality-advisory/70277922007/ | 2023-06-01T18:03:21 | 1 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2023/06/01/stark-county-under-air-quality-advisory/70277922007/ |
We Believe in Canton events resume for summer
CANTON − The first We Believe in Canton event of the summer will be Saturday at Centennial Plaza.
The event, hosted by the Canton Police Department and community partners, will start at 3 p.m. and end at 6 p.m. It will feature firetrucks, police cars, games, bounce houses, crafts, live music and free food.
"In 2023, we are building on last summer’s great success with even more community partners," states a news release from the department. "Canton Rotary will be doing a “Pack the Bus” fundraiser to benefit the Stark Hunger Task Force’s summer food program for kids, the Stark County Library is bringing their bookmobile and there will be several more can’t-miss additions."
Additional events are planned for June 14 at the Edward "Peel" Coleman Community Center, June 24 at King Park, July 1 at Nimisilla Park, July 12 at the J. Babe Stearn Community Center, July 15 at Harmont Park and Sept. 16 at Centennial Plaza. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2023/06/01/we-believe-in-canton-events-resume-for-summer/70277073007/ | 2023-06-01T18:03:27 | 0 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2023/06/01/we-believe-in-canton-events-resume-for-summer/70277073007/ |
NEW YORK — Macy's slashed its outlook for the entire year as sales weakened in the first quarter during an increasingly challenging economic environment, including stubbornly high inflation.
Sales began to flag in March, forcing the New York department store to cut prices on clothes and other discretionary items.
Macy's results wrap up the retail industry's fiscal first-quarter earnings season that showed how still high inflation, particularly in food, is forcing shoppers to further cut back on discretionary items like clothing to afford their larger grocery bills. Dollar General, which caters to low income shoppers, also cut its annual sales and profit outlook on Thursday as consumers turn more cautious.
Dollar General said it saw sales growth in groceries and other necessities, but that was offset by declines in seasonal items, home, and apparel areas.
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The economic challenges are starting to affect the wealthy, too.
Nordstrom on Wednesday reported a surprise profit in the first quarter despite an 11% sales decline, and said that its wealthy shoppers are becoming more restrained. That's forced the Seattle-based company to take a conservative approach to inventory.
"They're pretty resilient, but they're also cautious," Nordstrom CEO Erik Nordstrom told analysts during its earnings call.
Last week, Costco Wholesale Corp.'s Chief Financial Officer Richard Galanti noted that customers are trading down from beef to poultry and pork in recent months. The chain, which caters to high-income shoppers, noted that they are even switching to some canned food, like chicken and tuna.
Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, reported surging sales earlier last month, and noted that it's seeing an influx of wealthier shoppers trade down to the discount chain in search of low prices in the grocery aisle.
Macy's CEO Jeff Gennette told analysts on Thursday that sales started to weaken in late March and then worsen in April, though business in May improved a bit. Gennette cited cooler-than-normal temperatures that made spring clothing less appealing. He noted that headlines surrounding the banking crisis that started in mid-March also worried shoppers and said the compounding effect of inflation has made shoppers allocate more of their money to food, essentials and services.
The decline was most pronounced at its Macy's stores, which has the largest exposure to the lower to middle income shopper with roughly 50% of its customers with average household income of $75,000 or under, Gennette said.
"Our customer became increasingly more deliberate in how they are allocating discretionary spending and buying closer to need," Gennette told analysts. But on the flip side, areas that are less discretionary and less weather-dependent like fragrances and women's career sportswear and men's tailored items did well. He also noted a comeback in pandemic-related areas like housewares, which he believes is encouraging.
The company's luxury nameplates Bloomingdale's and beauty chain Bluemercury were also affected by the increasingly difficult economic environment but not to the same intensity as Macy's, Gennette noted.
Macy's Inc. reported net income of $155 billion, or 56 cents per share, above the 45 cents Wall Street was looking for, but a significant decline from the $286 million earned during the same period last year.
Sales fell to $5.17 billion from $5.56 billion in the first quarter last year, missing analyst projections.
Comparable sales — sales coming from digital channels and stores opened at least a year — fell 7.2% across all categories including licensed businesses like cosmetics.
"We have moved quickly to take the appropriate actions to meet current consumer demand and manage our expenses," said Gennette, in a written statement.
The revised guidance reflected clearance markdowns on spring seasonal merchandise in the second quarter and cuts in inventory to adjust to the consumer slowdown, Gennette said.
The company now expects earnings in the range of $2.70 to $3.20 per share for the year, down from previous guidance of between $3.67 and $4.11 per share. The company anticipates sales to be in the range of $22.8 billion to $23.2 billion this year, down from the previous range of $23.7 billion to $24.2 billion.
Analysts were expecting earnings of $3.69 per share on revenue of $23.73 billion. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/business/macys-slashes-expectations-for-the-year/article_f46d87d4-009c-11ee-a346-abc616721951.html | 2023-06-01T18:07:56 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/business/macys-slashes-expectations-for-the-year/article_f46d87d4-009c-11ee-a346-abc616721951.html |
The story of the Mexican migration to Northwest Indiana will be familiar to those of Eastern European descent. The steel industry went to a handful of villages to recruit workers.
That began in 1899, with families from Jalisco, Michoacan, Guanajuato and Zacatecas settling in Gary, Indiana Harbor and elsewhere in Northwest Indiana. By 1910, many found work in the steel industry or railroads.
By the early 20th century, Mexicans became the largest number of the new immigrant population.
A new exhibit at the Whiting-Robertsdale Historical Society Museum on 119th Street in Whiting tells this story, and more, about Mexican-Americans in the Region.
“I’m always astounded by how the steel industry went down and got everybody,” museum curator Gayle Kosalko said.
One twist to the immigration story came after the Mexican-American War. A map at the museum shows it well. Much of the current United States was originally Mexican territory. The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago ceded 55% of Mexico’s territory and expanded the United States by one-third. The expansion included what is now California, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, most of Colorado and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas and Wyoming.
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“We didn’t cross the border. The border crossed us,” Debra Salinas said.
Her family hails from Kingsville, Texas. “We’re always in the background,” Salinas said. “We blended into society. We didn’t make a huge announcement. When anybody needed help, we were there.”
“There’s a lot of people who contribute. They’re just not recognized,” Salinas said.
Salinas and others with the Whiting Hispanic Heritage Organization put the exhibit together. “This is the first time someone else has actually come in and organized an exhibit,” Kosalko said.
“This is just so colorful and exciting and interesting,” she said. “You can’t go in here without saying, ‘Wow!’”
“This opens us up to a whole new group of people who find out we’re here,” Kosalko said.
“Mostly, we’re trying to dispel myths,” Salinas said.
It’s important for young people to learn about their heritage, she said. “They need to know on whose shoulders they’re standing and where they came from,” she said.
The WHHO, founded in 2021, “aims to celebrate Latino/Hispanic culture while promoting cooperation and understanding within the greater community,” according to Araceli Gomez.
Salinas’ family will find much of the exhibit looks familiar.
“My husband said, ‘Why don’t you just have the exhibit here at the house? You’re taking half the house with you,’” Salinas said. Others loaned items for the exhibit as well.
“We do use our dishes,” including the ones on display at the museum through June 11, when the exhibit ends. The museum is open Sundays, noon to 4 p.m.
One large item on exhibit is from Salinas’ family but not generally on display in her home. It’s a large metal model of a Spanish conquistador ship. It shows the metalworking skills Mexicans are known for.
Other items, including an Aztec calendar, show the intricate metalwork skills as well. Mexicans are also known for intricate leatherwork talents, Salinas.
Much of the Mexican heritage came from the Aztecs, including the use of tamales. “It was like Hot Pockets,” Salinas said. Aztecs carried the food around with them.
Our Lady of Guadalupe has a big presence in the exhibit as well as in Mexican culture. The Virgin Mary is said to have appeared five times in Mexico in December 1531, with multiple miracles attributed to her. She became a symbol throughout Mexican history.
In Whiting, the first Spanish Mass was held Nov. 29, 1992, at Sts. Peter & Paul, originally a Croatian church. Father Niblick held Spanish Bible studies, Mae Valez started a choice, and English as a Second Language classes were taught, Kosalko said. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/cultural-exhibit-display-tells-of-mexican-heritage-in-nwi/article_d973900c-f0e0-11ed-9a48-d32b1ea481d7.html | 2023-06-01T18:08:02 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/cultural-exhibit-display-tells-of-mexican-heritage-in-nwi/article_d973900c-f0e0-11ed-9a48-d32b1ea481d7.html |
HAMMOND — Rieth-Riley Construction Co. is scheduled to begin work Friday requiring the closure of Hohman Avenue between Sibley Street and Russell Street until approximately Aug. 11, the city has announced.
The closure is for the next phase of the reconstruction of Hohman Avenue as Hammond anticipates significant residential and business development in association with the new West Lake Corridor commuter railroad scheduled to begin full service in 2025.
“This closure allows Hammond to complete the Hohman Avenue reconstruction during the 2023 season and is essential to the $200 million downtown revitalization,” said Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. in the city's announcement. “We hired world-renowned urban planner Jeff Speck in 2018, knowing the West Lake commuter line is coming and the need to reinvent downtown.”
The project will transform Hohman Avenue from two lanes in each direction to one lane in each direction, with center median parking and curb-side parallel parking that allows for a more pedestrian-friendly downtown in accordance with the master plan Speck helped create.
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An artist rendering shows a reimagined Hohman Avenue, one of the focal points of the city's downtown master plan.
“The Hohman Avenue closure includes closing the intersections of Fayette Street and Rimbach, as well as the continued closure of Muenich Court. Russell Street will remain open east of the West Lake corridor to Stateline Avenue,” said City Engineer Dean Button. “The contractor will post detours for motorists. Northbound residents using Hohman Avenue are urged to use Stateline, Sohl or Calumet avenues.”
Sibley Avenue will be open to car traffic only during construction. Trucks will continue to be prohibited on Hohman south of Michigan and Sibley east of Stateline during the construction period. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hammond/hohman-ave-in-downtown-hammond-to-close-for-summer-reconstruction/article_004c0978-0097-11ee-9b00-f72df62f7f73.html | 2023-06-01T18:08:09 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hammond/hohman-ave-in-downtown-hammond-to-close-for-summer-reconstruction/article_004c0978-0097-11ee-9b00-f72df62f7f73.html |
FAIRBANK — Mollie B & SqueezeBox with Ted Lange will perform an 8:30 a.m. polka Mass Sunday at Immaculate Conception Church, 106 Iowa St., followed by a noon performance at Riverside Park.
Brunch will be served in the church hall from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Boyd’s Food Stand will be available to purchase food and beverages at the park performance. Lawn chairs and coolers will be allowed. Cost is a freewill donation,
Mollie B is host of the “Mollie B Polka Party” on RFD-TV and the 2017 documentary “Polka!” on PBS Wisconsin. Lange is a two-time Grammy nominee. They were featured in the 2018 Clint Eastwood movie, “The Mule,” and have been named male and female vocalists of the year and inducted into the International Polka Hall of Fame.
For more information, email ICFairbank@gmail.com, or go online to ICFairbank.weebly.com.
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5 summer-ready recipes to try this week
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and that means it's grilling season. To celebrate, here are a few recipes to make all summer long.
Here’s a quick and easy dinner for the weekend, or anytime. It’s based on an antipasto platter that usually contains cured meats, olives, cheese, assorted pickles and vegetables.
How did you eat pork chops growing up? If you're of a certain age, I'll bet it was with a side of applesauce or maybe homemade mashed potatoes. Both pair perfectly with pork, so I'm not throwing shade on mom or grandma. But since it's spring, when fresh greens such as arugula and baby spinach are widely available, why not substitute a simple salad dressed in a zesty, lemony vinaigrette?
With Memorial Day coming up, I often like to entertain and have an outdoor barbecue to officially welcome the summer season. This year, I want to serve Mexican-style barbecued salmon burgers— always a crowd-pleaser.
A seafood boil never fails to please. With ingredients like shrimp, crab legs, and lobster, seafood-lovers will be RSVPing real fast to your boil.
A burger buffet proves flexible when guest count fluctuates. Condiments and side dishes can be prepared in advance. Ditto for snacks and desserts. The only cooking to do with guests at the ready is to reheat some bacon-heavy caramelized onions and cook the burgers. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/mollie-b-of-mollie-b-polka-party-to-perform-with-ted-lange-in-fairbank/article_1ec45364-fda0-11ed-b42c-478a988bf63d.html | 2023-06-01T18:10:57 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/mollie-b-of-mollie-b-polka-party-to-perform-with-ted-lange-in-fairbank/article_1ec45364-fda0-11ed-b42c-478a988bf63d.html |
As Florida school librarians began reviewing books in compliance with HB 1467, the strictest book legislation in the nation, a new problem presented itself: the project of going through thousands, or millions, of titles takes untold hours of time and staffing—resources few school districts have.
The process of reviewing entire school library collections is a significant undertaking and can require schools to hire additional staff. While state-level data is not available, 2015 national data showed there are 0.68 full-time and 0.21 part-time librarians and library media specialists employed for every school library.
Duval County Public Schools in Jacksonville is one Florida district confronting a high vacancy of media specialists. With a collection of 1.6 million books, 1 in 5 of its 70 positions across 200-plus schools were unfilled, according to reporting from Jacksonville Today. As of May 18, the district has so far reviewed 6.8% of its titles.
In May 2023, PEN America, along with the publisher Penguin Random House, the authors of several banned books, and parents of students, filed a lawsuit against Florida's Escambia County School District over the school board's decision to remove several books from its collections. The suit is the first indication that battles over book bans and the constitutional right to information are starting to take place in courtrooms on top of social media and school board meetings.
Only recently have school libraries become common targets for book challenges. Prior to 2021, public libraries and specific challenges against books for school assignments made up the majority.
When public libraries receive challenges, however, they have more flexibility due to the wide range of people they serve. In defending book challenges, public librarians are able to cite the Library Bill of Rights and remind patrons that these resources are provided "for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community [emphasis Stacker's]." Librarians may also opt to move books to a more adult-oriented section if mature content is part of the complaint. Schools, however, have no such recourse, and concerns over age-appropriateness can make enforcing standards for collection policies more complicated.
"While we talk about constitutional rights for adults, minors also have rights that are separate from their parents," Allison Grubbs, the director of southeastern Florida's Broward County Public Library, told Stacker. "They are their own fully-formed little human beings, and the Constitution, the Supreme Court, [and] the United States government have recognized that they have rights that do not end at the school gate. So where I am most concerned is seeing those rights being eroded due to a lot of fear-mongering."
Broward County's library system in the Fort Lauderdale area is joining a growing nationwide movement of creating book sanctuaries in public libraries. According to Grubbs, the library first committed to purchasing additional copies of titles that were being challenged or banned in the local school district and elsewhere in Florida. It's even gone so far as to issue library cards with the words "I Read Banned Books" printed alongside the county library logo."
Eleven titles have been banned in the Broward County School District, including "The Bluest Eye" and Khaled Hosseini's "The Kite Runner," according to PEN's index.
Book sanctuaries are a relatively simple setup, featuring displays on shelves or tables of frequently targeted books. "It's a way where we can bring extra attention to this issue and start conversation amongst our users," Grubbs said.
So far, Broward County's book sanctuary, which was set up in April and is the first of its kind in the state of Florida, has gotten largely positive feedback from the community.
"It seems that most of our patrons understand that we serve a diverse community and as a result, we're going to have a diverse collection," Grubbs said. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/windows-on-waterloo-to-hold-presentation-with-north-end-update-nia-wilder/article_b338f890-ffd2-11ed-b99f-0f4d7236928a.html | 2023-06-01T18:11:03 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/windows-on-waterloo-to-hold-presentation-with-north-end-update-nia-wilder/article_b338f890-ffd2-11ed-b99f-0f4d7236928a.html |
Las Cruces Natatorium open to the public for lap swimming, open swim
LAS CRUCES — After nearly two years of construction, the Las Cruces Natatorium opened to the public over Memorial Day weekend.
The new indoor facility hosts an Olympic-sized pool for lap swimming and is located next door to the Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center on Hadley Avenue.
Construction started in October 2021, but the project has been in the works for several years. Abraham Celaya, recreation facility manager for the city’s Parks & Recreation Department, explained that there were delays in finishing the construction due to supply chain issues. He added that there has been a lot of curious community members popping by the facility ahead of its opening.
“The first couple of weeks after like it was up and the parking lot was open, we had so many face prints on those windows. It was hilarious,” he said.
The pool is 50 meters long and holds 670,000 gallons of water that maintains a temperature between 80 and 81 degrees at all times. It is 12 feet at its deepest and four feet at its most shallow. The pool has a capacity for 10 50-meter lanes or 20 25-meter lanes, depending on the orientation of the lanes in the pool.
An open swim area will be sectioned off on the shallow end of the pool. The facility also has roughly 300 lockers divided among the men’s and women’s locker rooms for people to store their personal items while exercising.
Other amenities include non-slip flooring in the pool area, handicap pool lifts, swimsuit spin driers, team locker rooms for competitions, meet management rooms and several large scoreboards and screens. The two water filters run simultaneously, and Celaya explained that they turn the water over about seven times every 24 hours.
Members of the public gained access to the pool starting May 27. Operating hours are 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday through Labor Day, Sept. 4. The pool is closed Sundays. Admission is $2 per person. Reservations are not required.
Lanes will be shared among swimmers with a maximum of four people per lane for lap swimming.
According to a news release, Fitness Swim classes will be offered from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday. Open Swim sessions will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Admission is $4 for people 18 and up and $3 for children 2 to 17.
Celaya said management will gauge interest and demand for the first few months before incorporating special events and classes at the pool. He said local swim teams have already started reaching out about practice space. He also said Las Cruces may see more of its public high schools create swim teams now that there is a centrally located public pool.
Other special events people can expect to find in later months at the pools are water polo camps, swim lessons, scuba diving certification classes and even innertube movie nights.
The Las Cruces Natatorium is located at 1405 E. Hadley Ave. For more information about renting pool space or other general inquiries, call the Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center at 575-541-2782 or reach out online at www.lascruces.gov/178/Parks-Recreation.
A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 3:30 p.m. June 15.
Leah Romero is the trending reporter at the Las Cruces Sun-News and can be reached at 575-418-3442, LRomero@lcsun-news.com or @rromero_leah on Twitter.
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CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Clayton County Sheriff’s Office arrested one of their employees after they said she used her position to steal from inmates.
Iyana Niara Dixon was arrested for financial transaction fraud and theft by taking after deputies said she used an inmate’s Macy's store credit card without their consent.
Dixon, a 4th employee/contractor, was spotted using the stolen credit card at the store, according to an online release from the CCSO.
Investigators believe the 33-year-old used the card on five separate occasions for “money, goods, service, or anything else of value,” the release said.
Warrants were later issued for Dixon’s arrest, deputies said.
Currently, she is being held in the Clayton County jail. Her bond has not been set yet, according to jail records. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/clayton-county-employee-arrested-used-inmates-macys-credit-card/85-a2be8e54-3c0e-4866-aecd-93b947bf150f | 2023-06-01T18:19:32 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/clayton-county-employee-arrested-used-inmates-macys-credit-card/85-a2be8e54-3c0e-4866-aecd-93b947bf150f |
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Clayton County Police Department officers need help finding a 16-year-old girl who has been missing for more than a month.
Makayla Collins was last seen at school and was later reported missing on April 28, by her parents at 7:10 p.m., according to a Facebook post from the Clayton County Police Department.
Following her disappearance, police believe she’s been active on social media. The 16-year-old is 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 154 pounds, police said.
She has black hair, brown eyes and “does not have any known mental illnesses,” the post said.
If you have any information about Collins’ whereabouts, call the CCPD at 770-477-4026 or Detective Walker at 770-473-5483. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/clayton-county-police-need-help-missing-16-year-old-missing-over-month/85-c23d38ec-597b-4215-b888-c3343c350492 | 2023-06-01T18:19:38 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/clayton-county-police-need-help-missing-16-year-old-missing-over-month/85-c23d38ec-597b-4215-b888-c3343c350492 |
PORTAGE — An 18-year-old Portage High School student was taken to jail Wednesday on allegations of possessing and using a THC vape device at school, Portage police said.
Police said they were called to the school at 6450 U.S. 6 shortly after noon Wednesday where an administrator told them a teacher noticed the smell of marijuana in a school restroom.
St. John Police CIT Officer Dustin Wartman is trained in mental health intervention.
While reviewing school surveillance footage, the administrator determined student Edmari Sanders, of Portage Township, had walked in and out of the restroom in question shortly before the drug smell was detected.
The administrator at first found nothing while searching Sanders, but said the drug vape device then fell out of the student's jacket during a further search.
"(The administrator) inquired as to why Edmari had not told him it was there to which he advised he was afraid of the trouble he would get in," police said.
The civil suit comes in the wake of a Nov. 5, 2020 alcohol-fueled, off-duty brawl involving members of the department that resulted in allegations of a faux sexual assault and criminal charges, the suit alleges.
Police said they tested the oil in the device and discovered it was THC/marijuana.
Sanders was placed in handcuffs and taken to the Porter County jail, police said. He faces criminal charges of possessing a controlled substance and possessing marijuana.
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Age: 70
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Oralia DeLeon
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Age: 55
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BOISE (AP) — The families of two transgender teenagers filed a lawsuit Thursday to block enforcement of Idaho's ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors.
The ban, which was signed into law in April and scheduled to take effect in January 2024, violates the federal constitutional guarantee of equal protection for the teens and due process for their parents, the families said in the filing in U.S. District Court.
“Governor Brad Little signed the bill into law in the name of ‘protecting minors.’ But lawmakers and the Governor ignored the extensive legislative testimony that the Healthcare Ban harms children,” the court filing asserts.
The plaintiffs, whose legal representation includes lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union, note that the law makes it a felony for doctors to provide puberty blockers, hormone treatment and surgery for minors only in cases in which it is to help align their bodies with their gender identities. The same treatments are allowed for other purposes.
The lawsuit was expected even before the ban was signed, and follows a pattern in Republican-controlled states. At least 20 have enacted laws or policies barring gender-affirming care in recent years; several are so new they haven't taken effect yet. Most of the bans have been challenged in court.
The legal challenges are also so recent that there's not a clear trend for outcomes. A court put enforcement of a Missouri policy on hold — and then officials terminated the rule entirely last month. Lawmakers there have separately passed a ban, though it has not been signed into law so far. Oklahoma has agreed not to enforce its ban while opponents seek to have it blocked.
In the Idaho case, the plaintiff families were not named. Both teens are receiving gender-affirming care. In the court filing, one of the families said the treatment has improved their daughter's life: She no longer has days when her gender dysphoria is so severe she feels she cannot get out of bed; she's happy to look into mirrors; her grades have improved and her mother said the girl was glowing as she prepared for her school's prom.
But debate over and passage of the ban took a toll, leading to depressive thoughts and telling her parents she feels the state where she's lived her whole life is telling her to leave — something the family is considering doing so she can continue her treatments.
Defendants in the lawsuit include Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, a county prosecutor and members of the Idaho Code Commission. An email seeking comment was sent to Labrador's office, which would likely defend the law in court. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/families-sue-to-block-idaho-law-barring-gender-affirming-care-for-minors/article_9b370d98-00a1-11ee-a131-dbd2f6fb9f3d.html | 2023-06-01T18:22:01 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/families-sue-to-block-idaho-law-barring-gender-affirming-care-for-minors/article_9b370d98-00a1-11ee-a131-dbd2f6fb9f3d.html |
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine authorized a contingent from the Ohio State Highway Patrol to respond to Texas to assist local law enforcement with border surveillance, the governor’s office announced Thursday.
In coming weeks 14 troopers and supervisors will travel to Texas, but during the two-week assignment, they will not make any arrests.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott requested the assistance, the governor’s office stated.
This is the second group of troopers to respond to support Texas law enforcement in nearly two years. DeWine previously authorized OSHP troopers to respond to Texas in July 2021.
Ohio has had a continuous presence on the border since October 2020, when DeWine deployed approximately 115 members of the Ohio National Guard to support the Southwest Border operations at the request of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Guard Bureau.
Since that time, DeWine has deployed nearly 325 Ohio National Guard members to Texas, with 125 of those guard members remaining at the border on active duty today.
A new rotation of 50 Ohio National Guard members is scheduled to deploy to Texas in October 2023. | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/ohio-troopers-to-assist-texas-law-enforcement-at-border/FZTXZJOHKNHHFD77X6JMDLVFWM/ | 2023-06-01T18:22:37 | 0 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/ohio-troopers-to-assist-texas-law-enforcement-at-border/FZTXZJOHKNHHFD77X6JMDLVFWM/ |
SEATTLE — In a dispute about the pressure that organized labor can exert during a strike, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday against unionized drivers who walked off the job with their trucks full of wet concrete.
The decision united liberal and conservative justices in labor's latest loss at the high court. The lone dissenter in the case, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, said the ruling would hinder the development of labor law and “erode the right to strike."
Justice Amy Coney Barrett, writing for the majority, said the union failed to take reasonable precautions to protect the company's concrete when the drivers went on strike. Barrett wrote that the drivers for Washington state-based Glacier Northwest quit work suddenly, putting the company's property in “foreseeable and imminent danger."
"The Union's actions not only resulted in the destruction of all the concrete Glacier had prepared that day; they also posed a risk of foreseeable, aggravated, and imminent harm to Glacier's trucks," Barrett wrote in a decision joined by four other justices. Three more justices agreed with the outcome in the case but did not join Barrett's opinion.
In 2018, the court’s conservative majority overturned a decades-old pro-union decision involving fees paid by government workers. More recently, the justices rejected a California regulation giving unions access to farm property so they could organize workers.
Justice Samuel Alito wrote in a separate opinion in the Washington state case that the federal National Labor Relations Act protects the right to strike, but with limits. He said it “does not protect striking employees who engage in the type of conduct alleged here.”
In her dissent, Jackson wrote: “Workers are not indentured servants, bound to continue laboring until any planned work stoppage would be as painless as possible for their master.”
This case stemmed from contract negotiations in 2017 between Glacier Northwest and the local Teamsters union, representing the drivers. When negotiations broke down, the union called for a strike. Drivers walked off the job while their trucks were full of concrete, which must be used quickly and can damage the trucks if it’s not.
Glacier says the union timed the strike to create chaos and inflict damage. Glacier not only had to dump the concrete but also pay for the wasted concrete to be broken up and hauled away.
The company sued the union in state court for intentionally damaging its property; the lawsuit was initially dismissed.
The question for the Supreme Court was about how the case should proceed. Glacier said its lawsuit in state court should not have been dismissed at the outset. The union said Glacier’s lawsuit should only be allowed to go forward in state court if the federal National Labor Relations Board first found that the union’s actions were not protected by federal law.
Barrett wrote that because the union did not take reasonable precautions to protect Glacier's property, the trial court was wrong to think federal law required dismissing the lawsuit. By “reporting for duty and pretending as if they would deliver the concrete, the drivers prompted the creation of the perishable product. Then, they waited to walk off the job until the concrete was mixed and poured in the trucks,” Barrett wrote.
Lawyers for the union had said that in this case the drivers were instructed to be conscientious when they walked off the job, to bring their full trucks back to Glacier’s facility and to leave the trucks’ mixing drums spinning so that the concrete would not immediately begin to harden.
Barrett said that argument wasn't persuasive. “That the drivers returned the trucks to Glacier's facility does not do much for the Union — refraining from stealing an employer's vehicles does not demonstrate that one took reasonable precautions to protect them,” Barrett wrote.
In a statement, Glacier Northwest's lawyer, Noel Francisco, said the decision “vindicates the longstanding principle that federal law does not shield labor unions ... when they intentionally destroy an employer’s property,”
“Our client is entitled to just compensation for its property that the union intentionally destroyed,” he said.
The case is Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 174, 21-1449. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/supreme-court-rules-against-union-labor-dispute-truck-drivers-wet-concrete/281-c19e78de-dc96-4f50-b43a-6cff0e9530a0 | 2023-06-01T18:24:08 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/supreme-court-rules-against-union-labor-dispute-truck-drivers-wet-concrete/281-c19e78de-dc96-4f50-b43a-6cff0e9530a0 |
The attorney who was arrested this week in New Jersey by police and the FBI is set to return to Boston to face charges in a series of sexual assaults and kidnappings from 2007 and 2008.
Matthew Nilo appeared in Hudson County Superior Court Thursday morning for an extradition hearing after his arrest on Tuesday at his Weehawken apartment building across the Hudson River from Manhattan. The 35-year-old attorney had been charged in Boston with aggravated rape, kidnapping, assault with intent to rape and indecent assault and battery.
After the hearing, Nilo's lawyer, Jeff Garrigan, told reporters that Nilo is "looking forward to be taken back up to Massachusetts" where he will plead not guilty.
"He's looking forward to fighting these charges and showing that he's innocent," Garrigan added.
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The four alleged attacks that resulted in Nilo's arrest took place in an industrial part of Boston's Charlestown neighborhood between Aug. 18, 2007, and Dec. 23, 2008, police have said.
Nilo was identified as a suspect through forensic genetic genealogy, officials said.
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He lived in Boston's North End, as well as in Wisconsin, California and New York, officials have said. Investigators have urged anyone who thinks they could have been a victim or who has information on any case involving Nilo, to contact Boston Police or the FBI.
Nilo was taken into custody by FBI agents and police who had the front desk of his building call Nilo and say he had a package delivered that was too large to hold in the lobby, according to a warrant filed in court. He was "suspended pending further investigation" by his employer, the cyber-insurance company Cowbell, it said in a statement,
The FBI's Boston office said in a statement after helping with Nilo's arrest that they "believe we have removed a dangerous threat from our community" and that investigators won't stop looking into cases as the years go by.
More details about the allegations against Nilo are likely to be revealed at subsequent court hearings.
NBC10 Boston's Thea DiGiammerino and Michael Rosenfield contributed to this report. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/attorney-arrested-in-years-old-boston-rapes-set-for-return-to-mass/4385799/ | 2023-06-01T18:25:12 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/attorney-arrested-in-years-old-boston-rapes-set-for-return-to-mass/4385799/ |
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- Long Island music legend Billy Joel is ending his world record-breaking run at Madison Square Garden next year, he announced during a press conference alongside the city mayor.
- Joel will end his record-breaking residency in July 2024 -- after 10 years.
- The "Piano Man" holds the records for the most performances at the Garden, with 136, and the most consecutive performances, with 90.
He's movin' out.
Long Island music legend Billy Joel is ending his world record-breaking run at Madison Square Garden next year, he announced during a press conference alongside New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Joel will end his record-breaking residency in July 2024 -- after 10 years.
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The first of Joel's final 10 concerts will happen on Oct. 20 of this year.
The "Piano Man" holds the records for the most performances at the Garden, with 136, and the most consecutive performances, with 90.
“I'm kind of flabbergasted that it lasted as long as it did. My team tells me that we could continue to sell tickets, but ten years, 150 shows – all right already!” Joel said. “I do remember the first time we played Madison Square Garden, it was the pinnacle of my career. I thought, ‘My God, I'm headlining Madison Square Garden.’ Everybody in the world knows when you play The Garden, it's not just New York."
Adams described Joel as quintessential New York.
"There’s only one thing that’s more New York than Billy Joel – and that’s a Billy Joel concert at MSG,” Adams said. “For more than 50 years, Billy’s music has defined our city and brought us together. On behalf of 8.5 million New Yorkers, congratulations, Billy, on a historic run of sold-out shows at MSG, and thank you for a lifetime of bringing joy to us all.”
"To our audience, I want to thank them for coming to our shows for this long. It's hard to end, even at 150 lifetime shows. I just want to thank everyone for the wonderful thing that's happened here," Joel went on to say.
The announcement of the end of his residency comes a couple of weeks after it was reported that Joel selling his massive 26-acre waterfront property on Long Island for $49 million.
Joel's real estate agent told Newsday that the Centre Island estate was purchased back in 2002 for a cool $22.5 million.
The Oyster Bay Harbor home has no shortage of grand amenities. The online listing for the estate boasts a pool, bowling alley, helicopter pad, and 3-bedroom beach house.
The main house, over 20,000-square-feet, has an elevator to all floors. The five-bedroom, eight-bathroom home is currently under renovation.
But that's not all. The property also has a guest apartment inside the main house, as well as a bowling alley and indoor pool.
The estate, dubbed Middlesea, was previously listed in 2008 for $32.5 million but did not sell. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/billy-joel-announces-end-to-his-world-record-residency-at-msg/4385518/ | 2023-06-01T18:25:18 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/billy-joel-announces-end-to-his-world-record-residency-at-msg/4385518/ |
BANGOR, Maine — Two Bangor streets closed due to car vs. pedestrian crash
Car vs. pedestrian crash closes two streets in Bangor
Main Street, Union Street closed in Bangor due to car vs. pedestrian crash
Two streets in Bangor are closed following a car vs. pedestrian crash.
The Bangor Fire Department said in a Twitter post that Main and Union Streets will experience traffic delays and detours while Bangor police investigate the scene.
NEWS CENTER Maine crews at the scene observed clothes and a car with a hit windshield still on the road.
All fire units have been cleared from the scene after one person was transported, the Twitter post said. NEWS CENTER Maine is working to get clarification on the person's injuries.
No additional information has been released yet.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bangor/two-bangor-streets-closed-due-to-car-vs-pedestrian-crash-main-union-street-maine/97-143eae8b-0c78-4e13-b84f-a6e6eeb23bee | 2023-06-01T18:25:22 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bangor/two-bangor-streets-closed-due-to-car-vs-pedestrian-crash-main-union-street-maine/97-143eae8b-0c78-4e13-b84f-a6e6eeb23bee |
A dump truck crashed into a gas pump in Mercer County, New Jersey, Thursday afternoon, leaving a path a wreckage that appeared to include a car.
The crash at the shell gas station along U.S. Route 1 at Franklin Corner Road left the southbound lanes of Route 1 in Lawrence Township closed shortly after 1 p.m., according to NJDOT.
It wasn't immediately clear if anyone was injured.
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The dump truck came to rest under the gas pump covering. Another car appeared to have been torn apart.
NBC10 has calls out to county investigators to get details about the wreck.
This story is developing and will be updated.
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MINGO COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — A Logan County lawyer was arrested Tuesday for impersonation of law enforcement and driving under the influence, according to the Mingo County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO).
Deputies said Mark E. Hobbs, as well as Joanna Deloach, of Logan, were arrested.
There is a law office in Chapmanville called Mark Hobbs Law Office.
Hobbs was charged with DUI, possession with intent to deliver, conspiracy to delivery controlled substance and impersonation of law enforcement, according to the MCSO. Deloach was charged with possession with intent to deliver and conspiracy to deliver controlled substance. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/logan-county-lawyer-arrested-on-impersonation-of-law-enforcement-dui-charges-in-mingo-county/ | 2023-06-01T18:30:08 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/logan-county-lawyer-arrested-on-impersonation-of-law-enforcement-dui-charges-in-mingo-county/ |
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Two celebrities made an appearance in Downtown Springdale on Wednesday, May 31 to serve up some yummy food to fans.
Cedric the Entertainer and Anthony Anderson served free BBQ tacos during the event, sharing conversation and laughter with those in attendance.
The pair says the event was part of their barbeque and lifestyle business where they partnered with a local business.
"Ced and I started this barbecue lifestyle business and what better place to kick it off down here where Walmart is headquartered and where the people are coming out to enjoy what we prepared for them," said Anderson.
The two celebrities say they were welcomed with a lot of love from the Springdale community, which made their launch even more special.
"We've been down here and it's been a lot of love, a lot of support and the people are super kind, generous and nice," said Cedric.
Multiple attendees say they're excited for the new food truck and look forward to visiting more in the future.
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To report a typo or grammatical error, please email KFSMDigitalTeam@tegna.com. | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/cedric-the-entertainer-anthony-anderson-serve-bbq-tacos-nwa/527-091601f3-e980-4add-975e-5d533dbc3430 | 2023-06-01T18:31:01 | 1 | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/cedric-the-entertainer-anthony-anderson-serve-bbq-tacos-nwa/527-091601f3-e980-4add-975e-5d533dbc3430 |
OCEAN CITY, Md. — Ocean City is prohibiting businesses from obtaining licenses that permit the on-site use of marijuana.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore officially signed the Cannabis Reform Bill into law on May 3, after voters approved it overwhelmingly in November.
That means beginning July 1 certain businesses can legally sell marijuana for recreational use.
MORE: The road ahead for Maryland cannabis dispensaries
Within that legislation, businesses are able to obtain an “On-Site Consumption License” allowing customers on the property to smoke outdoors, vape, or consume cannabis.
During their May 30 meeting the Ocean City Council introduced Ordinance 2023, an amendment to Chapter 14 of the town code regulating businesses.
The new amendment specifically states the following.
(A) It shall be prohibited for an On-Site Consumption Establishment to operate within the corporate limits of Ocean City. No license or permit shall be issued at any time that authorizes said operation.
(B) It shall further be prohibited for any establishment to permit the consumption (smoked, vaped, or otherwise ingested) of cannabis or cannabis products or edible cannabis products on-site.
According to the newly added ordinance, violators can face fines.
(1) Any person, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, or other business entity who shall violate any of the provisions of the following laws, ordinances or resolutions or who shall fail to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any such order made thereunder, within the time fixed therefor, shall, for each and every such violation and/or noncompliance respectively, be deemed to have committed a "municipal infraction," punishable by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $1,000.00.
In making their decision, the Council cited a section of the law they say allows them to take such action.
"Ocean City finds that in order to promote and protect the public’s health, safety and welfare, a prohibition of the operation of on-site consumption establishments and the prohibition to the issuance of any license that would permit on-site consumption of Cannabis is just and proper," said Deputy City Manager, Elton "J.R." Harmon. "Ocean City finds that it is within its right, as a political subdivision, to prohibit the operation and licensing of on-site consumption establishments." | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/ocean-city-prohibits-licenses-for-businesses-allowing-on-site-marijuana-usage | 2023-06-01T18:31:13 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/ocean-city-prohibits-licenses-for-businesses-allowing-on-site-marijuana-usage |
ELLSWORTH -- Former gubernatorial candidate, Eliot Cutler began serving time behind bars today.
Cutler pleaded guilty last month to four counts involving the possession of child pornography.
He has been ordered to serve nine months of a four year sentence.
Prosecutors say cutler possessed over 80-thousand images of children being sexually assaulted.
He'll also have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life once he's released from the Hancock County jail.
Cutler ran as a gubernatorial candidate twice in recent years and narrowly lost to Paul LePage in 2010. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/eliot-cutler-begins-jail-sentence-for-child-pornography-charges/article_11ecc45e-009e-11ee-9c54-035622ca2ff9.html | 2023-06-01T18:39:20 | 0 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/eliot-cutler-begins-jail-sentence-for-child-pornography-charges/article_11ecc45e-009e-11ee-9c54-035622ca2ff9.html |
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