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GALT, Calif. — Police are trying to figure out what led up to a deadly crash that saw a driver head down an embankment and get hit by a semi-truck on Highway 99.
The crash happened Saturday afternoon along southbound Highway 99 near C Street.
Police said a 2006 Infiniti sedan was heading eastbound on C Street, toward Fairway Drive, when it left the roadway, went down an embankment and drove onto the lanes of Highway 99. It was then hit by a semi-truck, which caused the semi-truck to overturn and come to a rest on the west shoulder of Highway 99. The Infiniti was found in the center divide.
It's not clear why the car left the roadway before heading down the embankment.
The driver of the Infiniti died from his injuries, and the driver of the semi-truck stayed at the scene, cooperating with investigators.
Police don't know if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash. Officials say that will be determined through the coroner's office.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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Originally published May 29 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.
GOODING – Among a box full of American flags tucked away at the Gooding County Historical Museum, a mystery from World War II is unfolding.
The 2-foot-by-2-foot piece of cloth is made of silk. Two small leather attachments with string – perhaps used to secure to a flagpole – are stitched to the corners on its left side. With its soft crinkles, light brown stains and black smudges, signs of aging are evident. It must be nearly 80 years old.
It’s immediately identifiable as a Japanese flag; its large crimson circle is centered on the delicate white silk. But what of its characters scrawled in elegant black ink down its left side and in its four corners? What story are they trying to convey?
No one knows how this Japanese flag came into the museum’s collection. It doesn’t include identifying information on who donated it, what it says, where it came from, or even what, exactly, it is.
Phone calls from museum officials were placed to someone who might know more. Ron James, an archaeologist, adjunct instructor of East Asian history at Idaho State University and member of the Twin Falls County Historic Preservation Commission, answered. He knew this piece of cloth had historical significance.
Then, a name scrawled onto the flag was identified: Kazuo Yamaguchi.
More calls were placed. In consultation with Asian American history experts and an Oregon-based nonprofit with a 14-year track record of successfully returning war flags like this to families in Japan, the museum now has an answer on what, exactly, it is.
It’s part of the long tradition of Yosegaki Hinomaru, good luck flags carried by millions of Japanese servicemen, many with signatures of family and townspeople along with notes of gratitude and support, during the war. Japanese families now consider the Yosegaki Hinomaru flags non-biological remains of their loved ones, many of whom were never recovered after World War II, James said.
But museum officials are still stumped on the story behind the man it must have belonged to.
They’re determined to learn more about Yamaguchi’s legacy and reunite the flag with the family members of the soldier who likely carried it with him into battle eight decades ago.
“We are hoping it’ll get back to the rightful owners or the family, you know, and give them, let’s say, a closing,” said the museum’s vice president, Don Mays.
“We know we ought to do the right thing; it’s just the right thing to do,” he added.
JAPANESE WORLD WAR II FLAG FOUND AMONG ITEMS WAITING TO BE INVENTORIED AT GOODING COUNTY MUSEUM
In late April, curator Melody Wilkinson was combing through boxes of items donated to the museum, to better inventory its collection.
That’s not unusual. Museum volunteers have slowly been trying to identify items that have been in storage since the museum’s original building’s roof caved in in the 1990s, said Sally Toone, a museum board director and former member of the Idaho House of Representatives.
“It was a scramble to box all of that up from the old museum, and some of that, by the time they built this (museum building) and put displays out, these things were – maybe – at least tagged in the back?” Toone said. “But most of them were not.”
A new museum was built around the year 2007, and the museum’s curators and researchers have been identifying what’s in the collection and unusual items like the Japanese flag ever since.
“To me, it really highlights the importance of the small town museum,” James said. “They are on the front lines of historic preservation. And obviously, not just on local history, because this has national and international significance.”
James began his research on the flag by calling Kurt Ikeda, director of interpretation and education at the National Park Service’s Minidoka National Historic Site. Ikeda knew just whom to reach out to from there, James said, and soon James realized he was talking with a man who knew exactly what the museum had in its collection – and how to bring it home.
DISCOVERY OF ONE FLAG LEADS TO CLOSURE FOR ONE FAMILY, CREATION OF OREGON NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO HELPING OTHERS FIND THEIRS
Rex and Keiko Ziak have been studying, researching and documenting found Yosegaki Hinomaru flags from their Astoria home through their 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the Obon Society, since Keiko’s grandfather’s flag was returned to her family 62 years after he went missing in the jungles of Burma during the war.
“Decades after his death, this memento, a small flag inscribed with the names of family and friends, ended up with a collector in Canada,” according to the Obon Society’s website. “The flag was brought to Tokyo and left at the front desk of a hotel. The hotel staff spent most of a year searching for the owner before finding Keiko’s family.”
Since the nonprofit’s inception in 2009, the couple and their team of volunteers and scholars – in the U.S. as well as Japan – have repatriated more than 900 Japanese items, mostly Yosegaki Hinomaru flags. About 500 of the flags have been directly reunited with family members of the soldiers who carried the flags during WWII.
“We’re to where we don’t have that difference among nations anymore, and people during the war, at that time, brought things to remind themselves of the victory – reminding themselves of the success and surviving the ordeal,” Rex Ziak said. “And now the people who inherit those things, look at them and say, you know, this, this belongs to somebody else.”
Each flag is as unique as the individual that carried it, Rex Ziak said. But many share similar sentiments from loved ones as the soldier was preparing to go to war, Ziak said.
“We will look after your parents until you get home.”
“We’ll take care of the farm until you get back.”
“Be strong.”
“Be loyal.”
“You have one life to give for your country.”
Rex and Keiko Ziak receive small grants from the Japanese government to help cover some of their expenses, such as their internet service, but their work is largely done from the heart – and for free.
Rex Ziak said the nonprofit can find the living relatives of about 20% of the donated flags within four to six weeks, and another 20% in about six to eight months. Other flags can take years to make their way back to the soldiers’ families.
“We have archivists in Japan that receive them,” Rex Ziak said. “They photograph them and catalog them into a database. The database goes to scholars in Japan who study and analyze all of that.”
The scholars read the characters on the flags and look for family names – many that have been in Japan for centuries – references to locales, specific religious shrines or even railroad stamps that designate specific stations where a soldier may have traveled through.
Rex Ziak said these flags are especially meaningful to families because of how the war ended in Japan. After the war’s conclusion, the U.S. government hired 13,000 workers over the course of years to recover the remains of soldiers who were missing in action or who died in combat. Through this effort, about 280,000 servicemen were returned to their American families for burial. But in Japan, thousands of military, political and industrial leaders were arrested and imprisoned for war crimes, and a similar effort to retrieve and reunite the remains of Japanese soldiers never formally took place. Over 1 million Japanese soldiers are still considered missing in action from World War II.
“When we return these flags, people talk to them,” Rex Ziak said. “They say, ‘welcome home.’ They will take the flags that have returned to them, and then they’ll drive and go to the cemetery where their ancestors’ graves are. They will unfurl these flags in front of the graves and show the ancestors that their son has returned home. They’ll show the mother, ‘your son has finally come home.’”
IDAHO AMERICAN LEGION, VETERANS WORKING TO REUNITE JAPANESE FAMILIES WITH YOSEGAKI HINOMARU FLAGS FOR YEARS
The mystery slowly unfolding in Gooding County isn’t so unfamiliar in the North Idaho town of St. Maries, where the veteran members who make up American Legion Lloyd G. McCarter Post #25 have been busy solving decades-old puzzles of their own.
In 2019, local resident Carol Koelbel donated five Yosegaki Hinomaru flags to the post with the hopes of finding answers about who they may have originally belonged to, according to reporting from the St. Maries Gazette Record.
The newspaper reported that Koelbel’s father-in-law, John A. Koelbel, acquired the flags while he was serving in the area of New Guinea during World War II with the Army.
Within four months of working with the Obon Society, Rex and Keiko Ziak’s team was able to find a living relative of one of the flags: Noboru Horiya.
Horiya is the son of Mitaro Horiya, who died in 1944 when his ship came under attack near the Goto Islands in the East China Sea.
His son wrote a letter to American Legion Post 25 Commander Jim Shubert after the flag returned to the family, the St. Maries newspaper reported in 2020.
“I think that the flag has been properly kept and it is unbelievable there is still no discoloration on it after 80 years have passed,” Noboru Horiya wrote, according to the newspaper. “When I saw lots of names and words of encouragement written on the flag by my father’s former teacher, neighbors, friends, relatives, I felt like I was back in a few decades ago.”
FLAG DONATIONS LEAD TO MORE DONATIONS, WHICH LEAD TO JAPANESE-AMERICAN CONNECTIONS
The story of the Koelbel family’s donations inspired another local veteran, George Helmstadter, to consider a donation of his own. Now, at least five flags donated to the American Legion in St. Maries have been returned to families in Japan.
Along with his mother, Nancy Helmstadter, the family donated two Yosegaki Hinomaru flags to the post that belonged to his decorated veteran grandfather, Col. Adrian ‘Ad’ Lindsey, that had been folded away for much of the last 80 years.
Lindsey, who worked in the Army’s intelligence division, was awarded the Silver Star and promoted to colonel after being decorated for bravery under fire at Okinawa. In 1949, he became the commander of the 89th Infantry Division. In total, he had 37 years of Army activity before retirement, according to reporting from the St. Maries Gazette Recorder.
Both of the family’s flags, with the help of the Oregon nonprofit, have been returned to Japanese families.
“It was about a year (after) the Obon Society returned one of the flags that I got correspondence back from Japan from a family member who knew the person who was honored on the flag,” George Helmstadter said. “And then more recently, the second friendship flag was returned to the son whose father wore that flag. The son was in his late 80s. He was just so overjoyed, and at that time, his dad was on Okinawa, and that’s when we were marching our way trying to gain control of the Pacific.”
Like the local historians at the Gooding County Historical Museum, Helmstadter, himself a Navy veteran who served during the Vietnam War, said it was the right thing to do to return the flags to their families and home country. At the end of the day, wars are fought between nations by everyday people who are the real victims of those conflicts, leaving loving family members to pick up the pieces, he said.
“I was skeptical at first, thinking that maybe there’s some warmonger souvenir gatherer out there,” he said. “I did kind of question, at first, the validity of the society, because once I let these flags go, what if I wouldn’t ever get a backstory on them? But they were very, very professional and instrumental in making sure that I had a backstory on these flags.”
Rex Ziak said he and wife and the other members of the Obon Society will continue to do this work as long as they are able.
“We as human beings want to always divide ourselves and put ourselves in these different camps,” Rex Ziak said. “These are Russians; these are Ukrainians. These are Japanese; these are Americans. These are Chinese. And these are Jewish, and these are Catholic. But the truth of the matter is, we’re all humans. We all have family. We all have parents. We all have this family love in these connections.” | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/finally-come-home-oregon-nonprofit-works-with-idaho-vets-historians-to-solve-wwii-mysteries/article_72f74680-ff17-11ed-a655-e746e3e8f073.html | 2023-06-05T00:03:47 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/finally-come-home-oregon-nonprofit-works-with-idaho-vets-historians-to-solve-wwii-mysteries/article_72f74680-ff17-11ed-a655-e746e3e8f073.html |
Driver strikes semi-tanker trailer going wrong way on I-75 in Sarasota Sunday
A 21-year-old Spring Hill man was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence after driving his car the wrong way on Interstate 75 in Sarasota and striking a semi-truck early Sunday.
The Florida Highway Patrol said Angel Eduardo Martinez was arrested after the crash near mile marker 208 north of Bee Ridge Road about 5 a.m. Sunday.
Martinez was driving south in the northbound inside travel lane of I-75 when he struck the right rear side of a tanker trailer, which was heading north on in the center northbound lane.
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The unidentified driver of the tanker, a 35-year-old Ruskin man, was uninjured. Martinez sustained minor injuries and was taken to the Sarasota County Jail.
The FHP report said the crash remains under investigation. | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2023/06/04/fhp-wrong-way-i-75-driver-charged-with-dui-after-crash-in-sarasota/70286798007/ | 2023-06-05T00:12:16 | 0 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2023/06/04/fhp-wrong-way-i-75-driver-charged-with-dui-after-crash-in-sarasota/70286798007/ |
Shirley Heinze Land Trust raised $294,000 at its spring benefit May 20.
The money will help continue the conservation work the trust began in 1981. Since then, it has preserved and restored more than 3,000 acres in Lake, Porter, LaPorte, St. Joseph, Starke and Marshall counties.
The theme for the benefit, "Growing a Community of Stewards," celebrated stewardship staff and volunteers for their contributions to the health and conservation of protected land in Northwest Indiana.
Another key focus was on partnerships and community collaboration in stewardship.
“Our stewardship goals require partners and volunteers across our six-county geography. That’s why we strive to build connections between nature and the communities we serve,” Deputy Director Bridget Harrison said.
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“We collaborate with many organizations — other nonprofits, government agencies, foundations, universities, businesses and industry — to advance this grand undertaking. We value all of our partnerships and the collaborative work that we do together to support our stewardship.”
The organization's first nature preserves in Starke and Marshall counties were acquired at the end of last year, Executive Director Kristopher Krouse said. At the beginning of this year, Meadowbrook Nature Preserve was increased by 300 acres, while 130 acres on the East Branch of the Little Calumet River corridor was preserved last month. More than 650 acres of floodplain forest are now preserved and accessible by foot or kayak.
A donation challenge that matched all pre-event donations up to $1,000 was set by Dale and Nancy Nichols, Anne and Tim Walsh, Leslie Shad and Joseph Brennan. Corporate sponsors included Cleveland-Cliffs and NIPSCO.
Sponsors of the spring benefit were Tom Kosel & Rosemary Bell, Myrna Newgent, Barbara E. Plampin, BP America, Inc., Nancy & Allen Johnson, Susan Loeb & Laurence Stanton, Jean Rudd, 1st Source Bank, Larry & Susan Bamesberger, Berglund Construction, Marshall Blankenship & Susan Perdomo, Tom & Terry Cera, Nina Diamond & Jay Fahn, Jo Ann Engquist, Fulcrum Bioenergy, Porter County Community Foundation, South Bend-Elkhart Audubon Society, Spero Valavanis, Waxi Taxi and Purdue University Northwest.
Attendees at the annual gala, at the Urschel Pavilion in Valparaiso, enjoyed dinner from Sullon’s Catering and Val’s Cakes, with music by the John Wesley Experience.
For more information on the work and nature preserves of Shirley Heinze Land Trust, visit heinzetrust.org or find it on Facebook. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/valparaiso/294-000-raised-at-spring-benefit-for-stewardship-and-conservation/article_77b71ac6-0096-11ee-85cf-cbd862ea4e74.html | 2023-06-05T00:26:47 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/valparaiso/294-000-raised-at-spring-benefit-for-stewardship-and-conservation/article_77b71ac6-0096-11ee-85cf-cbd862ea4e74.html |
A wildfire Sunday burning about a half-mile from the Biosphere 2 science facility near Oracle Junction was about 50% contained by the afternoon, officials said.
The wildfire broke out Sunday morning, Arizona State Forestry officials said.
The fire’s cause wasn’t immediately known and had spread to about 13 acres by Sunday afternoon before being partially contained.
Crews from the State Forestry, Golder Ranch Fire District and Northwest Fire District worked to keep the wildfire from reaching the Biosphere facility.
State Forestry launched single-engine air tankers to assist with suppression.
No evacuations have been ordered at this time, according to authorities.
Biosphere 2 was built between 1987 and 1991 as a way to test the viability of closed ecological systems and human life in outer space. The tests were held twice in the early 1990s.
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The facility is owned and operated by the University of Arizona. | https://tucson.com/news/local/wildfire-burning-north-of-tucson-near-biosphere-2/article_09db9054-032f-11ee-b443-8b68618ff389.html | 2023-06-05T00:37:21 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/wildfire-burning-north-of-tucson-near-biosphere-2/article_09db9054-032f-11ee-b443-8b68618ff389.html |
More than 700 runners participated in the Bungalow Beach Boardwalk 5 Miler on Saturday morning in Atlantic City.
The event is part of the Atlantic City Marathon Race Series. But unlike the courses used for most such races, this one took competitors from the Boardwalk to the beach with nearly 400 feet of running in the sand before they reached the finish line.
Runners began their trek at Iowa Avenue. They ran primarily on the Atlantic City and Ventnor boardwalks before the sandy diversion and finished at Bungalow Beach, an Ibiza-style beach bar that was the site of the post-race party. Runners 21 and older got a free Michelob Ultralight beer, and awards were given to the top overall finishers and age-group winners.
“The Bungalow Beach Boardwalk 5 Miler presented by Tito’s Handmade Vodka is an event we look forward to each year," Dino Dounoulis, co-owner of Bungalow Beach Atlantic City, said in a release. "We see this event as part of our kick-off to summer season, here at our Beach Bar. We are honored to be the official host of the post-race party and award ceremony where runners gather to celebrate their accomplishments."
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Jessica Rosetti was the female winner, having finished in 33 minutes, 35 seconds. Jessica LaPorta finished second among females in 35:29. Christina Chang was third in 35:46 seconds.
Dan Forry finished first overall in 27:38. Taking second place was Stephen Augustyn (30:10). Joe Iovanisci finished third in 30:56.
Notes: Tito’s Handmade Vodka presented the race. ... Live music was provided on the race route, with more than 100 volunteers helping keep the runners energized. ... Hundreds of spectators along the way cheered the runners. ... The race sponsors included the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Bungalow Beach, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, AmeriHealth and Michelob Ultra. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/700-plus-runners-get-sand-in-their-shoes-at-bungalow-beach-boardwalk-5-miler/article_4f5bbc60-0322-11ee-9911-538c61e0ed54.html | 2023-06-05T01:06:47 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/700-plus-runners-get-sand-in-their-shoes-at-bungalow-beach-boardwalk-5-miler/article_4f5bbc60-0322-11ee-9911-538c61e0ed54.html |
ORLANDO, FL (Ivanhoe Newswire) --- Last year, U.S. consumers reported nearly two point four million fraud complaints. Imposter scams topped the list, followed by telephone scams and online shopping fraud. A recent survey showed two-thirds of Americans think they are tech savvy, but after answering a few questions, it showed most of them are not. They open emails from people they don’t know, give out personal info to strangers and think they’re safe on most online shopping sites.
What does it really mean to be digitally disabled? A survey of over two thousand people, mostly millennials, found that 64 percent always considered their information to be safe when online, 55 percent said they would open a link in an email from a stranger, and 55 percent said if they were hacked, they wouldn’t know what to do.
The best way to protect yourself is to always keep your browser, like Chrome, Firefox, and Safari updated. Next, don’t share too many personal details on social media. Even seemingly harmless details like the name of your pet could reveal clues about your password.
Next, never open links from emails without taking a close look. If you click one, you could be downloading malware, viruses, and more. If you get an email asking you to participate in a survey or a pitch for a money-making opportunity, never click on it.
Lastly, although it’s tempting, skip the online quizzes that pop up on Facebook and other social media sites. They can collect and sell your data.
Be cautious when filling out healthcare info online as well. Providers now ask for you to fill out forms in advance. Be wary about putting down your social security number or mother’s maiden name. Instead, give it to them in person when you arrive for the appointment. Most importantly, it’s important to know what a two-factor authentication is and always use it if a website or app offers it. If you use google, Twitter, LinkedIn, Snapchat or Instagram, experts say it’s a good idea to use it. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/are-you-digitally-disabled-dont-get-scammed | 2023-06-05T01:19:27 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/are-you-digitally-disabled-dont-get-scammed |
BALTIMORE — A fun way to cool off as the weather heats up.
On Sunday, city leaders, along with Rec and Parks, kicked off the summer pool season with the annual Big Splash event.
The event took place at the newly-renovated Druid Hill Park Pool.
"We know how hot it's going to get this summer. We're going to continue to invest in our pools. We're going to continue to have these spaces like the great Druid Hill Park Pool be renovating some pools Ambrose Kennedy and then Patterson Park Pool to make then 21st century facilities as well."
Swimming will be free on a first come first served basis.
Park pools will be open only on weekends until June 15. After that, they will be open seven days a week. Neighborhood polls will be open six days a week. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/city-leaders-kick-off-summer-at-druid-hill-park-pool | 2023-06-05T01:19:33 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/city-leaders-kick-off-summer-at-druid-hill-park-pool |
BALTIMORE — Norma Griner would often visit Lake Roland Park with her son, Larry Griner.
It was a way for her to stay active while battling Alzheimer's.
On Sunday, the park held a dedication in her honor.
People in the community gathered at the park to witness the dedication of one of the park benches to honor Norma Griner.
Norma, who was 91 when she passed, would interact with many people in the park, singing to and often with people who would pass by her.
Her son, Larry, was also her caretaker. He would bring her to the park often. It was a way for them to keep her active and lively.
She was also an advocate for spreading messages about Alzheimer's to help people understand the condition.
Her daughter Elizabeth says speaking and singing with strangers would liven her mother up. Most couldn't even tell she had the disease as she sang and had conversations with them.
"Music is one of those things that tend to stick with people regardless of their Alzheimer’s diagnosis, and so she would just come out and sing for people and raise awareness for Alzheimer’s but also spread joy to the community at large,” said David McShea, executive director of the Alzheimer's Association Greater Maryland Chapter.
People also shared stories of their experiences with Norma as they celebrated her life. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/lake-roland-park-bench-dedication-raises-awareness-for-alzheimers | 2023-06-05T01:19:39 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/lake-roland-park-bench-dedication-raises-awareness-for-alzheimers |
BALTIMORE — Over the weekend, a sea of orange brought awareness to gun violence prevention.
Baltimore City Moms Demand Action planned several events for Wear Orange Weekend.
Including in Harlem Park for the Let's Thrive Baltimore Wear Orange Healing Nature Trail Project.
"I feel that gun violence, losing a loved one that's a peer, it's crippling. It's crippling to the community, it's crippling to my spirit, it's crippling to the people around me," said 18-year-old Tyric Byer.
The event encouraged peace and healing in Baltimore.
"It's hard to feel to safe when you don't know who you're living next to, you know what I mean? So it's important to bring people out to have fun, to create those safe spaces in Baltimore," said 16-year-old Sanaai Bridgeford.
They had a painting station for kids to express themselves, a healing garden, and a brand new trail. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/wear-orange-weekend-honors-victims-of-gun-violence | 2023-06-05T01:19:45 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/wear-orange-weekend-honors-victims-of-gun-violence |
WASHINGTON — If you heard a loud boom in the D.C. area on Sunday afternoon and wondered what it was, officials are calling it a "sonic boom" caused by a military planes traveling at high speeds to intercept an unresponsive plane.
Just after 3 p.m. social media lit up with reports from all across the DMV that a loud boom had been felt and heard. Everything ranging from an earthquake to a meteor crash and gas explosions were being discussed as a cause. By 6:45 p.m. the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) had put out a statement.
"In coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, NORAD F-16 fighter aircraft responded to an unresponsive Cessna 560 Citation V aircraft over Washington, D.C., and northern Virginia on June 4, 2023," the statement read. "The NORAD aircraft were authorized to travel at supersonic speeds and a sonic boom may have been heard by residents of the region."
The fighter jets were able to intercept the pilot around 3:20 p.m.
"The pilot was unresponsive and the Cessna subsequently crashed near the George Washington National Forest, Virginia," NORAD said.
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The FAA also confirmed that a Cessna Citation jet crashed in the area of Montebello, Virginia. The aircraft took off from Elizabethton Municipal Airport in Tennessee, and was bound for Long Island MacArthur Airport in New York.
No word on the pilot's condition has been released. FAA officials say the National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation into the crash.
A sonic boom is defined as "a loud explosive noise caused by the shock wave from an aircraft traveling faster than the speed of sound."
The Capitol Police said that due to the flight activity, the Capitol was placed on a brief "elevated alert."
“This afternoon, our officials were working closely with our federal partners to monitor an unresponsive pilot who was flying an airplane near the National Capital Region," USCP wrote in a statement. "The U.S. Capitol Complex was briefly placed on an elevated alert until the airplane left the area."
Secret Service said nothing about protection details for the president were changed during the event.
WUSA9 received video and heard from multiple witnesses who said the boom shook their homes.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Families spent their Sunday at Riverfest competing in the cardboard regatta.
They had 90 minutes to build a river-worthy vessel with cardboard, duct tape, pool noodles and a box cutter.
“I think it’s a great idea because … it really brings people together to try to do something,” Greg Alexander said.
More participatory events at Riverfest can be found on their website, wichitariverfest.com. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/families-compete-in-cardboard-regatta-at-riverfest/ | 2023-06-05T01:32:15 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/families-compete-in-cardboard-regatta-at-riverfest/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Habitat for Humanity began building a house for a family that migrated from the Democratic Republic of Congo at Riverfest Sunday.
They framed the walls of a five-bedroom home.
One volunteer said they put up the walls in just two hours.
Another volunteer explained the significance of this event.
“To know where some of these families come from in terms of the poor quality of housing, utility bills, rent, so much more affordable,” said Volunteer Jim Boone. “One you can raise your family there, send them to the same school and affordable on the price of the house, as well as being able to maintain and afford the utilities.”
A volunteer with Leading Technology Composite says people who come out to Riverfest will be able to paint murals on the walls before the components of the house get moved to their final destination. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/habitat-for-humanity-builds-house-for-family-from-democratic-republic-of-congo-at-riverfest/ | 2023-06-05T01:32:21 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/habitat-for-humanity-builds-house-for-family-from-democratic-republic-of-congo-at-riverfest/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The ICT Big Gay Market held Sunday supported LGBTQIA businesses.
It was the third ICT Big Gay market.
There were activities for both children and adults, as well as food.
The creator of the Market said he wanted to give back to the community and bring a safe space to Wichita.
“Spaces like this for our LGBTQIA community are very important to just feel safe to be themselves, dress what they would want to dress, hold hands as same-sex partners or whatever sex they prefer, gender, and just feel comfortable,” said James Boyd, the creator of ICT Big Gay Market.
Boyd encourages people who may feel uncomfortable with events like this, to go out and ask questions.
For more pride events in Wichita, click here. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/ict-big-gay-market-supports-lgbtqia-businesses/ | 2023-06-05T01:32:27 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/ict-big-gay-market-supports-lgbtqia-businesses/ |
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL)- The Carter County Omnium bike race returned to Elizabethton on Friday for its 18th year in a row.
The event had three different races cyclists could participate in for a chance to win a cash prize. The Roan Groan–an uphill race of 7.4 miles, the Temple Hill time trial and the Ballad Health Criterium.
Director of the Omnium races Reneau Dubberley said each race varies in length and time depending on the cyclists’ skill level.
“The pro men’s race is 90 minutes, the pro women’s race is 50 minutes,” said Dubberley. “Then we have the young juniors, which are between nine and eighteen years of age, they only did 20 minutes this morning.”
All experience levels are welcome to the race. Kent Bostick, an Olympic cyclist, came out to compete. He told News Channel 11 he has been an avid cyclist since he was 20 years old, he is now 70.
“I’m an older Olympian, but I’m still active in racing and this is near my house, so I don’t travel that much,” said Bostick. “But if there’s a local race, I always try to come to it to support bike racing.”
Bostick won first place in the Master’s race this year, which consisted of cyclists 50 years and older.
“I was excited, my friends were here cheering for me and they were surprised to see me come around the last corner in first,” said Bostick. “I guess I was a little surprised myself, too.”
A local cyclist, Paul Carter said this was his fifth time competing in the Carter County Omnium. He said there are certain strategies he uses during competitions.
“Conservation of energy, that’s one thing that if you’re a strong rider, you don’t necessarily think about that,” said Carter. “If you want to go on an attack, you have to think about when you’re going, where your adversaries are.”
This year’s Carter County Omnium had 465 entries, according to organizers. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/cyclists-from-across-the-country-compete-in-carter-county-omnium/ | 2023-06-05T01:33:52 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/cyclists-from-across-the-country-compete-in-carter-county-omnium/ |
Monday
BROOKSIDE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: 3 p.m., at Brookside Care Center, 2506 Washington Road. Items on the agenda include: monthly reports on Willowbrook, Life Enrichment, operating statements, Nursing Department, and reports from administrator, chairperson and trustees.
WILMOT UNION HIGH SCHOOL BOARD: 4:30 p.m., at the school library, 11112 308th Ave., Wilmot. This is a work session with agenda items to include: 2023 retiree recognition; community outreach report; Rad180 proposal; 1023-23 handbooks and preliminary budget; accompanist stipend; and board vacancy procedure.
KENOSHA CITY COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE: 6 p.m., in the municipal building, 625 52nd St., Room 204. Items on the agenda include: proposed resolution amending city bond schedule for Municipal Court; SWITS service agreement; modification to the grant agreement between Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and city for Workforce Innovation Grant Program; contract to remove and dispose of asbestos containing material and universal waste, raze structures and restore lots at 1603 60th St., 6014 16th Ave., 1522 61st. St., and 6344 25th Ave., between the city and S.A.F.E. Inc.
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KENOSHA CITY COUNCIL: 7 p.m., at the municipal building, 625 52nd St., in the Council Chambers, Room 200. Items on the agenda include: permit and license applications, issues, and public hearings, including for a massage establishment at 6221 122nd Ave., and extending closing times for some outdoor extensions of liquor licenses.; appointment of Kathy Turcsan to Kenosha Board of Assessors; application of Swedish American Club for a temporary outdoor extension of its liquor license at 7002 30th Ave., for an outdoor picnic on Aug. 12; public hearings on applications for new liquor licenses, for Brothers Liquor LLC at 6119 22nd Ave., and Roosevelt Mart Inc. at 2710 Roosevelt Road; renewal applications; 21 applications for yearly cabaret licenses effective July 1; first reading of recreated subsection of the City Code on “Mashing;’ first reading of zoning ordinance change to create the B-6 Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood Zoning District; second reading and public hearing on ordinance to repeal and recreate City Code section regarding marijuana possession; appointment of Andrew Schmidt to the Transit Board; appointment of Felix Ramierez to the Kenosha Police & Fire Commission; contract for resurfacing (74th Street, from 20th Avenue to 22nd Avenue, and 90th Street, from Sheridan Road to 14th Avenue, to Parmentier Concrete of Pleasant Prairie for $328,100; contract for First Avenue revetment work from 75th Street to 71st Street, to Michels Construction Inc. of Brownsville, for $4.4 million; SWITS service agreement; modification to the grant agreement between Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and city for Workforce Innovation Grant Program; contract to remove and dispose of asbestos containing material and universal waste, raze structures and restore lots at 1603 60th St., 6014 16th Ave., 1522 61st. St., and 6344 25th Ave., between the city and S.A.F.E. Inc.
Tuesday
KENOSHA COUNTY PLANNING DEVELOPMENT & EXTENSION EDUCATION COMMITTEE: 11 a.m. at the Kenosha County Center, 19600 75th St., Bristol, in the Planning & Development Conference Room. This is a monthly work session and possible tour of sites.
KENOSHA UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD: 4:30 p.m., at the Education Support Center, 3600 52nd St., in Room 125. This is for a closed session to review findings/order of a hearing officer.
KENOSHA UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES: 5 p.m., at the Education Support Center, 2600 52nd St., in the boardroom. Members of the board’s committees on Audit/Budget/Finance, Curriculum/Program, Personnel, and Planning/Facilities committees will be part of a four-hour presentation session on “portrait of a Graduate.”
SOMERS TOWN BOARD: 5:15 p.m., at the Town/Village Hall, 7511 12th St. This is for a board work session with agenda items including: discussion of beverage, amusement deice, cigarette and tobacco license applications; review and discuss renewal of mobile home park licenses; review and discuss application for special event permits for Uke’s open house on June 17, and for Uke’s 120th Homecoming event on July 12-16.
SOMERS VILLAGE BOARD: 5:30 p.m., at the Village/Town Hall, 7511 12th St. This is for a board work session with agenda items including: discussion of proposed amusement, cabaret & recurring special events applications, cigarette & tobacco applications, and liquor license applications; beer license application for Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary & Arboretum for Pike River benefit concert services June 23 and July 22 at 880 Green Bay Road; continue discussion of Fire Department’s request for a social media account; review and discuss ordinance changes relative to recycling; review and discuss proposed ordinance repeal and create new section regarding excessive police calls to assist with retail theft; discuss and review proposals regarding cell tower leases for the Village/Town Hall and Station #2.
KENOSHA COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE: 6 p.m., at the Kenosha County Administration Building, 1010 56th St., Second Floor Conference Room. Items on the agenda include: resolution to appoint Veronica King to the Commission on Aging and Disability Services; resolution to appoint Dustin Feeney to position of Director of Workforce Development; resolution to modify the Division of Aging, Disability & Behavioral Health Services 2023 budget for a grant (Independent Living Supports Pilot), and for a new position (Community Prevention and Education Specialist); update on opioid programs.
KENOSHA COUNTY BOARD: 7:30 p.m., at the Kenosha County Administration Building, 1010 56th St., in the County Board Chambers. Items on the agenda include: appointment of David DeVito to the Kenosha County Zoning Board of Adjustments; resolution to request the state revise Solar Energy System law; monthly reports.
Wednesday
WILMOT UNION HIGH SCHOOL BOARD: 11:30 a.m. at the school, 11112 308th Ave., Wilmot. This is the annual WUHS Board of Education staff luncheon and a quorum of board members may be in attendance. No official board action will be taken.
KENOSHA COUNTY TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION: 1 p.m., at the Public Safety Building, 1000 55th St., in the second floor Emergency Operations Center. Items on the agenda include: review fatal traffic accident report (two fatalities during reporting period of March 1 to May 31; and any other business to come before the commission.
KENOSHA COUNTY JUDICIARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE: 4:15 p.m., at the Kenosha County Administration Building, 1010 56th St., in the second floor committee room. Items on the agenda include: resolution to appoint Chief Colin Hennessey to the Kenosha Joint Services Board; resolution to appoint Andrew Minor as a member of the Kenosha County Local Emergency Planning Committee; resolution in support of memorandum of understanding between Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department, Village of Pleasant Prairie Police Department, Kenosha Police Department and the Village of Twin Lakes Police Department; and a resolution approving the Country Thunder activity control license for 2023.
KENOSHA HOMETOWN HEROES COMMISSION: 5 p.m., at the municipal building, 625 52nd St., Room 301. Items on the agenda include: Hometown Hero review and vote for second quarter of 2023; and commissioner terms expiring on Aug. 31 (3).
KENOSHA COUNTY PLANNING DEVELOPMENT & EXTENSION EDUCATION COMMITTEE: 6 p.m., at the Kenosha County Center, 19600 75th St., Bristol, in Conference Room B. Items on the agenda include: UW-Extension educator/program and director updates; program on “Financial Coaching partnership with The Sharing Center;”and public hearings on lane use items.
Thursday
KENOSHA CITY PLAN COMMISSION: 5 p.m., at the municipal building, 625 52nd St., Room 202. items on the agenda include: public hearing on rezoning of properties from light and heavy manufacturing, and community business district, to Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood District; public hearing for a conditional use permit for a self-storage facility at 1552 22nd Ave. (Lockwood Storage); and a public hearing on approval of a three-lot survey map for property on 51st Avenue south of 41st Street. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/local-governmental-meetings-for-the-coming-week-in-kenosha-county/article_002db550-02e9-11ee-aa97-8b59376d6dc9.html | 2023-06-05T01:37:45 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/local-governmental-meetings-for-the-coming-week-in-kenosha-county/article_002db550-02e9-11ee-aa97-8b59376d6dc9.html |
CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. — Authorities say one person is hurt after a shooting Sunday afternoon at a Dollar General in Crystal River.
The gunman is reportedly in custody.
Officials arrived at the store located along Gulf to Lake Highway and North Dunkenfield Avenue after receiving a report about an armed person and apparent gunfire, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post.
Deputies said in an updated post a person suffered multiple gunshot wounded and was transported to a medical center. The gunman is also in custody.
Law enforcement says there is no threat to the public but people are still asked to avoid the area while the investigation remains ongoing. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/citruscounty/person-hurt-crystal-river-shooting-dollar-general/67-e62ba79a-b631-4b48-b879-cee893b1a081 | 2023-06-05T01:53:57 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/citruscounty/person-hurt-crystal-river-shooting-dollar-general/67-e62ba79a-b631-4b48-b879-cee893b1a081 |
PORTLAND, Maine — 'Despensa Solidaria' is an effort that started when COVID-19 hit as a way for people in need to access the healthy and nutritious food they needed.
"I had contacted several hundred people in the community, asking them to stay home, and they said if I don't go to work I'll die anyway because I won't be able to feed my family, and so it started as a door to door delivery," Crystal Cron, President of Presente Maine, said.
The focus was to serve community members from Latin countries, like Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico, and other Hispanic countries. The resource has expanded to any immigrant who needs healthy food.
On the second and fourth Fridays of the month, a big UHaul parks right in front of the Portland Expo on Park Avenue, opens its hood, and volunteers assemble a line where people check in, grab a cart if they need one, and fill it in for free with the food they need.
Food items like rice, fruits, veggies, a protein option, toiletries, pampers for babies, covid tests, and other resources are available.
"We usually have over 350 people that come weekly," Cron said.
Ana Maribel Diaz, from Honduras, said she has called Maine home for a year and a half, leaving her country looking for a safer place to live for her and her daughters, as Honduras is known for having one of the highest crime and murder rates in the world.
"Es muy beneficioso, nos ayuda bastante en lo economico porque las cosas que nos dan aqui, pues nos ayuda bastante, nosotros ya no las compramos," dijo Diaz. "We benefit a lot from this pantry, it helps us a lot financially because this means we don't have to buy the things they give us here, and that helps us a lot," Diaz explained.
Cron says something new they are giving families is a grocery-style cart for them to be able to easily push their groceries to where they live, as most people don't have transportation and walk to and from their houses.
"People are getting driven out of their apartments, and their expendable income is less and less and less, and with the cost of food going up, and everything else people rely on these bi-weekly food pantries and we see more people coming every time," Cron said.
For Diaz and her two daughters, this resource is one less thing she has to worry about.
"Muy feliz!" "Por que esta contenta?" "Pues tengo una vida estable," dijo Diaz. "I'm very happy!" "Why?" Well, because I have a stable life."
Cron said most of the food comes from the Good Shepherd Food Bank and a lot is freshly grown at their own garden in Greene. Cron added, for her, this work is personal.
"I grew up poor, I moved to Maine when I was five, and struggled, me and my family struggled to meet our own basic needs, and I really feel that the only ones that are going to save us are ourselves. I am privileged to have command of the English language and citizenship here, and the system is still hard to navigate that way so, I feel like it's my duty to leverage those skills to help others," she said. "Because I can't stand by and witness all of the struggles and barriers that people in my community face, and do nothing."
Click here if you would like to support Presente Maine in their efforts, or if you'd like to learn more about some of their other services. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/outreach/feed-maine/despensa-solidaria-aims-to-help-immigrants-get-healthy-food/97-d1f33ea6-b31b-4278-a411-d38d7ef23a7d | 2023-06-05T01:53:57 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/outreach/feed-maine/despensa-solidaria-aims-to-help-immigrants-get-healthy-food/97-d1f33ea6-b31b-4278-a411-d38d7ef23a7d |
Boise resident Erika Schofield stood up at the podium with a warning to the Boise City Council about the zoning code rewrite. Boise is falling further and further behind on public safety in keeping up with growth, Schofield said. The city needed more first responders, including 129 police officers, by her estimation.
The problem the city, and by extension the Treasure Valley, faces is a difficult one to solve. Local police agencies need more staffing to fill out their departments and serve the influx of people that comes with growth. But multiple local first responders have said the high cost of housing makes it more difficult to hire, in part by shrinking the pool of potential applicants.
In other words, we need more police to keep up with growth, in particular the traffic, but we also need more affordable growth to help in hiring more police officers.
“That’s been something we’ve been facing and certainly for the last three or four years as the cost of housing has shot up,” Boise Police Chief Ron Winegar said in early May after he was appointed as chief. “It’s been several who have expressed that they would like to be here, like to work here. But they just can’t make that jump because of finances and housing costs.”
PANDEMIC PULL CREATED PROBLEMS IN BOISE
In a sense, these are all issues connected and exacerbated by the pandemic. An increased desire for outdoor recreation and the ability to work remotely brought many to the Boise area. Skyrocketing housing prices resulted from a lack of supply coupled with the rush of demand. Labor and supply chain issues made building even more expensive. And the labor market has unquestionably changed as a result of the last few years.
In Meridian, Nampa and Boise, police departments paid millions in overtime wages over the past few years.
Since 2018, Boise police officers have worked more than 207,000 overtime hours for a total cost of over $12 million in wages. And police overtime hours and wages have increased, from 35,000 overtime hours and $1.6 million in wages in 2018, to 51,000 hours and over $3.4 million in wages in 2022, according to data obtained via a public records request.
At the same time, rents have risen almost 40% in four years and home prices have shot up. Higher mortgage rates slowed the housing market and more inventory has come online, but prices are still far above where they were a few years ago.
Boise Deputy Chief Tammany Brooks said the department is trying to address growth through hiring, but also deal with retirements. The police department is authorized to have 333 police officers and there’s currently about a 10% vacancy rate.
“In particular, the housing costs are insurmountable for many people coming to this area,” Winegar said after he was appointed. “It is certainly one of the roadblocks if you will, or at least one of the things that we have to navigate and it has been a barrier for some who would like to come and work at the Boise Police Department, but housing costs are prohibitive.”
MERIDIAN’S RAPID GROWTH LEAVES OFFICER SHORTFALL
There are a lieutenant and two sergeants in the Meridian Police Department who spend the vast majority of their time doing background checks and hiring, said Meridian Police Capt. Scott Colaianni.
The hiring process is an intensive one, according to Colaianni. Applicants have to pass a written exam, an in-person interview with a board of people, pre-screening, a full background check, a polygraph, psychological and medical exams and a drug test. Then, applicants have to attend a 17-to-18-week academy and a 14-week field training.
“It takes a lot to become a police officer and it’s a fairly long process and that can turn applicants off, too,” he said.
When Colaianni started with MPD 27 years ago, Meridian only had about 21,000 people. He was the 19th or 20th person hired in the department, he said. Around 100,000 people and nearly three decades later, Colaianni said Meridian has around 150 sworn police officers.
“It’s a lot of change,” Colaianni said. “... The whole Treasure Valley, but Meridian specifically, has seen tremendous growth in the last 20 years and it has strained our resources, you know, just from a traffic standpoint and the number of traffic issues we have.”
Currently, Meridian has nine officer openings and four support staff openings. Colaianni said this has been a challenging time for hiring police officers, but that much of the issue is a nationwide problem. He said policing is a tough profession to be in right now. Plus, the cost of housing has driven down the number of out-of-state applicants, which shrinks the overall applicant pool.
“I mean, you’ve got to go way out. We have people that are trying to buy homes in Wilder and Fruitland,” Colaianni said. “It’s all expensive to live here and, you know, the wages haven’t kept up.”
LONG HIRING PROCESSES CREATE ENTRY BARRIERS
In Nampa, police worked 94,822 hours of overtime from 2018 to 2022, though the number of hours stayed pretty consistent each year. Almost $5 million has been paid in overtime wages and an additional $1.8 million in extra paid leave, according to data obtained via a public records request.
Nampa Police Lt. Erik Skoglund said the agency has seen a general decline in the number of people applying for open positions. It’s a difficult profession, he said, and it’s hard and competitive to get into the field.
Nampa is authorized to have 144 police officers. There are currently six open positions. Another five are going through training and one is going to go through the academy coming up. Skoglund said Nampa has done a lot of catching up in staffing.
“If I was authorized two people to add to our staffing today, it would realistically be a year before you would actually see those two people on the street,” Skoglund said. “So you’re kind of always behind the curve a little bit, playing catch up.”
Skoglund said really rapid growth means the department needs more officers, which can strain the process of trying to get people through the hiring and training process as fast as possible.
Housing can be a barrier in hiring, especially in the past few years, Skoglund said.
“We would find an applicant that was interested and would call and inquire and we told them, ‘Hey, do a little bit of homework. Make sure it pencils out for you to afford to be able to move here,’” Skoglund said. “We did have some applicants say, ‘yeah, it’s just not good timing for me now, based on the cost of everything.’ So we were seeing that more and more over the last two years.”
LOOKING AHEAD AND SOLUTIONS
Boise’s Planning and Zoning Commissioners did not speak extensively about public safety and police in their deliberation of the zoning code rewrite, other than to say that police are too short-staffed to be bombarded with parking enforcement.
Already, traffic citation revenues are down this year in Boise because of police vacancies and thus reduced enforcement, according to the Quarter 2 financial report presented to the Boise City Council in May.
But Winegar wrote to the Planning and Zoning Commission in April to say he appreciated that the Boise Police Department was included in the planning process of the zoning code rewrite.
“This type of planning for the future specifically helps us as we develop response plans necessary for the types and volumes of calls for service we expect to see,” Winegar wrote. “Knowing what to expect in terms of population density in certain areas of the city helps us more accurately predict needs for police services and decide where to allocate resources. ...”
For Colaianni, the Meridian captain, there’s one solution that departments should never use.
“I think some of the biggest mistakes agencies can make, in my opinion, is to lower your standards,” he said. “That’s a slippery slope. And I think you’re trying to solve a short-term problem, but with hiring, where you’re creating long-term issues. Who are you hiring?” | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/who-are-you-hiring-how-the-treasure-valley-housing-market-affects-police-staffing/article_7c02374a-fff7-11ed-82a2-531bda9ef02a.html | 2023-06-05T01:56:56 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/who-are-you-hiring-how-the-treasure-valley-housing-market-affects-police-staffing/article_7c02374a-fff7-11ed-82a2-531bda9ef02a.html |
LANCASTER, Pa. — Officers with the Manheim Township Police Department are currently at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on Route 30 eastbound at the Harrisburg Pike exit in Lancaster County.
Lancaster County Dispatch confirmed that the accident involved three vehicles.
Sgt. Barry Waltz stated that Rt. 30 will be closed for a significant period of time, and there is no word yet on the status of anyone involved. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/route-30-eastbound-closed-lancaster-county-multi-vehicle-crash-fox43/521-0b19f0be-0413-48f4-81af-9bf6eb627a84 | 2023-06-05T01:59:45 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/route-30-eastbound-closed-lancaster-county-multi-vehicle-crash-fox43/521-0b19f0be-0413-48f4-81af-9bf6eb627a84 |
A 72-year-old man struck by a car last month while crossing East Speedway has died, Tucson police say.
Marion Maciejewski was struck about 8:30 p.m. May 23, while in a crosswalk on East Speedway near North Wilmot Road, Tucson police said in a news release Sunday. Police learned Saturday that Maciejewski had died.
The driver of a silver 2005 Honda Accord that struck Maciejewski stayed at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, police said in the release.
Maciejewski was struck while in the crosswalk, but had not activated the warning lights, called HAWK (high-intensity activated crosswalk), the release said.
Failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk is the primary contributing factor to the collision, which still is being investigated, the release said.
Eddie Celaya is a cannabis writer and host of the "Here Weed Go!" podcast. He graduated from Pima Community College and the University of Arizona and has been with the Arizona Daily Star since May 2019. | https://tucson.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/tucson-police-man-dies-days-after-being-struck-by-car/article_33e5e2e6-0334-11ee-8732-832ea16e9503.html | 2023-06-05T02:12:19 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/tucson-police-man-dies-days-after-being-struck-by-car/article_33e5e2e6-0334-11ee-8732-832ea16e9503.html |
TUALATIN, Ore. — A Tualatin mother who was convicted in 2010 for throwing her children off the Sellwood Bridge in 2009 has died while serving out her life sentence.
Amanda Stott-Smith, 45, died Sunday morning at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, according to the Oregon Department of Corrections.
The family of Stott-Smith has been notified and the Medical Examiner will be determining the cause of death.
There were no specific details released regarding how she died.
Stott-Smith has been in custody since April 23, 2010, after she was accused and later pled guilty in the drowning death of her 4-year-old son and the attempted murder of her 7-year-old daughter.
At the time she faced five counts of aggravated murder, two counts of attempted aggravated murder, and one of assault.
She threw her two children from the bridge in Southwest Portland into the Willamette River in the early morning hours of May 23, 2009.
The children were pulled from the river about a half mile downstream from the bridge by nearby residents who heard the daughter screaming in the darkness and jumped in their boat to investigate.
They were brought to the docks of the Oregon Yacht Club. The boy was dead and his sister was rushed to an area hospital for treatment at the time.
Stott-Smith was found a few hours later threatening to commit suicide in a downtown Portland parking garage. She was arrested and held without bail.
Slott-Smith had recently filed for separation from the children's father, Jason Smith, in 2009. Her estranged husband had gained custody of the children and Stott-Smith, against her pleas, was only able to visit them every other weekend.
Without a plea arrangement she could have faced the death penalty, according to Oregon statute.
In 2011, KGW reported that Stott-Smith's daughter went back to the bridge to honor the brother she lost.
"I just said to him that I miss him so much and I love him and... you know... that he was the best thing to ever happen to me," the young girl said to KGW at the time.
The children's father said at the time to KGW that his daughter had come a long way in the past two years. He said she was doing great in school, loved sports, and had developed a deep passion for animals. But, he added, she still talked about her little brother every day. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/tualatin-amanda-stott-smith-sellwood-bridge/283-403949a1-8c64-4a94-8296-f59f7c64502d | 2023-06-05T02:16:16 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/tualatin-amanda-stott-smith-sellwood-bridge/283-403949a1-8c64-4a94-8296-f59f7c64502d |
VANCOUVER, Wash — The Vancouver Police Department have asked for help from the public to find a missing pregnant woman.
Kailee Wheeless, 31 hasn’t been seen or heard from by friends or family since the beginning of May 2023, according to the Vancouver Police Department.
She is currently houseless and might be suffering from medical complications that poses a threat to her and the unborn child.
Wheeless is described as standing 5-foot 7-inches tall, weighing 150 pounds and is about eight months pregnant.
Anyone with information about Wheeless is asked to call 911 or email Detective Carlow at jake.carlow@cityofvancouver.us.
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LEBANON, Indiana — A Boone County councilwoman died at her home Sunday.
First responders answering a call about a possible drowning found Boone County Council Vice President Marcia Wilhoite unresponsive in her swimming pool around 2 p.m. Sunday.
Medics attempted life-saving procedures, but Wilhoite was pronounced dead at the hospital, the Boone County Sheriff's Office reported.
Police are investigating Wilhoite's death, but do not suspect foul play.
Wilhoite has served on the county's council since 2005. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/boone-county-indiana-councilwoman-marcia-wilhoite-dies/531-38da8645-50ca-4d16-8c7a-c7ac1590d1ba | 2023-06-05T02:22:58 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/boone-county-indiana-councilwoman-marcia-wilhoite-dies/531-38da8645-50ca-4d16-8c7a-c7ac1590d1ba |
INDIANAPOLIS — "The Greatest Spectacle in Rubber Duck Racing" returned to the Broad Ripple Canal Sunday afternoon.
Three-thousand plastic yellow ducks filled the canal for the annual Broad Ripple Duck Race. Money raised from the event will go toward the Broad Ripple Village Association.
Families and neighbors living nearby came out to watch the spectacle and cheer for their favorite duck.
Eric Feeney attends the race every year and said the event is fun for people of all ages.
"I think it brings a sense of togetherness and just a fun, light-hearted and artsy vibe that Broad Ripple is known for," he said.
Winners from the duck race received gift cards from Broad Ripple merchants. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/ducks-take-over-broad-ripple-canal-for-annual-duck-race/531-0b7e8908-6bc4-4f53-ad47-8a5ecbd920ca | 2023-06-05T02:23:04 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/ducks-take-over-broad-ripple-canal-for-annual-duck-race/531-0b7e8908-6bc4-4f53-ad47-8a5ecbd920ca |
Authorities on Saturday obtained arrest warrants for three people wanted in connection with a Memorial Day shooting on a crowded beachside promenade that wounded nine people and sent others frantically running for cover. One suspect is in custody, police said, while two others remain at large.
Jordan Burton, Arial Cardahn Paul, and Lionel Jean Charles Jr. have been charged with one count of first-degree attempted murder, eight counts of second-degree attempted murder, and one count of carrying a concealed firearm, according to a Hollywood Police news release.
Burton was taken into custody Saturday by U.S. Marshals and Hollywood police, authorities said.
Earlier this week, police and the FBI asked for the public's help identifying possible suspects in the Monday night shooting that injured six adults and three children.
Police and witnesses said the shooting began around 7 p.m. as a group of people fought in front of a busy stretch of shops on the Hollywood Oceanfront Broadwalk. At least one gun was pulled and shots were fired, police initially said.
Police spokesperson Deanna Bettineschi said four children between the ages of 1 and 17 were hit, along with five adults between 25 and 65.
As of Saturday, seven of the nine victims have been released from the hospital. Two remain hospitalized in stable condition, police said.
Two people involved in the altercation that led to the shooting — Morgan Deslouches and Keshawn Stewart, both 18 — were previously arrested on firearms charges, police told The Associated Press. Five handguns were recovered after one was reported stolen in the Miami area and another in Texas, they said.
A news release by Hollywood police identified Burton, Paul and Charles as the shooters. Police are now asking for the public's help finding Paul and Charles, according to the release.
"This senseless act of violence has serious consequences under the law and they will have to face these charges and answer for the injuries they caused. They let our community down and they need to come forward," police said in a statement. "If they do not, it is only a matter of time before they will be captured by the various agencies who are deployed to find them and arrest them."
Anyone with tips or information can contact police at 954-764-4357 or Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477. Tips can also be submitted to the FBI's tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI or online at tips.fbi.gov. | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/suspect-arrested-2-remain-at-large-in-hollywood-beach-shooting/article_a4ecf1b8-0308-11ee-a0e7-e325f5fdd45c.html | 2023-06-05T02:27:13 | 0 | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/suspect-arrested-2-remain-at-large-in-hollywood-beach-shooting/article_a4ecf1b8-0308-11ee-a0e7-e325f5fdd45c.html |
Brown bear spotted near Prescott Valley Safeway
Laura Daniella Sepulveda
Arizona Republic
A brown bear was spotted walking around a Prescott Valley grocery store early on Sunday morning, police said.
Residents of the neighborhoods surrounding a Safeway store saw the bear and called authorities. The bear was later taken to an undeveloped area in Lynx Creek.
Prescott Valley Police asked residents to remain aware of their surroundings and call the police if they see the bear again.
The Prescott Valley Police dispatch line can be reached at 928-772-9267. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2023/06/04/brown-bear-spotted-near-prescott-valley-safeway/70287262007/ | 2023-06-05T02:28:02 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2023/06/04/brown-bear-spotted-near-prescott-valley-safeway/70287262007/ |
ATLANTA — As the nation paused to honor shooting victims and their families on Friday for National Gun Violence Awareness Day, advocates across metro Atlanta are demanding change.
It's an issue we've been following closely here in the City of Atlanta – with three children injured in a shooting in just the last week. On Thursday, a baby was hurt in a shooting at a northwest Atlanta apartment complex. Over Memorial Day weekend, 16-year-old Bre'Asia Powell was shot and killed while attending a gathering -- another 16-year-old boy was also hurt in the shooting.
Now, advocates are trying to help our community.
“This was my loving child,” Sharon Robinson said. She still vividly remembers the day her son Christian Harris was shot.
“He was innocently standing inside the convenient store-- when a person who had been loitering all day around the store, decided to enter to rob, and as a result, Christian was killed," she said.
Since that day in 2021, Sharon become an advocate against gun violence sharing her son’s story in hopes of preventing another family’s heartbreak.
However, in the last week alone, there have been more than 10 shootings in Atlanta.
Community advocate Duwon Robinson, of the nonprofit PAWKids, said his main concerns are the number of kids involved in the shooting.
“The city has to realize that this is a real problem,” he said. “These kids got access to too many guns because Atlanta is a big city that has a lot of sporting events, festivals, and things like that and the young folks have figured out that people most people leave their guns in their cars.”
Duwon said often children are stealing weapons from vehicles, and then use them without fully understanding the consequences.
“Art imitates life, so if you are playing the video game and killing all day, every day. 'I'm killing these people on the game... and snatching them out of the car on Grand Theft Auto. So, when I come in contact with their live -- physical human being, there is no difference," Duwon added.
As Duwon is working to raise awareness about gun violence, parents like Sharon continue to grieve from the real-life impacts.
“He was very charming, very helpful. He just loved people and everybody loved him so that hurt never goes away,” Sharon said with tears in her eyes.
On Saturday, Sharon and several community advocates will attend an "End, Gun Violence" event in partnership with "Moms Demand Action." The event will be at the Reverend Timothy McDonald Community Outreach Center. It's open to the public from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-advocates-demand-change-national-gun-violence-awareness-day/85-903ec16a-4ebf-48b6-afcc-bcf6458bd323 | 2023-06-05T02:43:17 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-advocates-demand-change-national-gun-violence-awareness-day/85-903ec16a-4ebf-48b6-afcc-bcf6458bd323 |
ATLANTA — Six Flags Over Georgia is celebrating Pride with parties and colorful décor all month long.
Visitors can enjoy the festivities at the Austell location with their families.
Pride Parties
The parties will take place every Friday and Saturday from June 2 until June 17 from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Six Flags officials said there will be a live DJ and backyard games to enjoy.
Park-goers will also be able to take photos in front of colorful backdrops with family and friends.
Food & Retail
Six Flags will be selling specialty foods all month long including:
- Celebration Funnel Cake-- topped with powdered sugar, sweet glaze, rainbow cereal and whipped cream.
- Rainbow Layer Cake-- five bright and colorful layers of cake with lightly flavored vanilla icing.
- Pride Punch-- a mixture of coconut rum with pineapple, blue curacao and grenadine.
Retail stores will also have pride merch, which celebrates love, representation and unity, according to the park's officials.
For more information on the park's pride celebrations click here.
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COVINGTON, Ga. — A Covington Police officer who was shot in the head May 23 continues to progress on his road to recovery.
Officer Rashad Rivers took to Facebook via the Covington Police Department page to share a promising update about the recovery he has made just a week-and-a-half after she was shot in the line of duty.
Rivers said he's appreciated the overwhelming support he has received from the metro Atlanta community and beyond over the past week and that he's excited to get back out and serve his community.
"Hey guys, Officer Rivers here. Just wanted to let you know that I really, really appreciate all the thoughts and prayers. I am doing OK, and yes I do have my jaw wired shut but I am doing fine and as soon as I'm cleared to go I will be back in Covington. Until then, God bless," Rivers said in the video.
>>Watch his full update below:
Rivers underwent surgery at Grady Hospital to fix his jaw after he was shot and was released from the hospital just four days later.
Rivers joined the police department said he joined the police force in 2023 after earning the Leadership Award for his class. After the shooting, the police department asked the community to keep Rivers in their thoughts.
Rivers was shot at the OYO Hotel on Alcovy Road; police said after officers said they initially responded to the hotel at 10:30 p.m. for a domestic fight. They added a man confronted the first officer on the scene with a gun.
The two eventually began shooting at each other, with the officer -- Rivers -- being shot in the head. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the suspect as 23-year-old Treyvorius Stodghill.
The agency said a second responding officer arrived at the scene and saw Stodghill, who was allegedly pointing a gun at Rivers-- who was already down.
"Stodghill was shot and killed by a Covington Police Officer during the incident," the GBI said in a news release. They will conduct an autopsy on Stodghill's body. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/covington-police-officer-shot-in-head-provides-encouraging-update-on-recovery/85-a0ed0a5a-706c-4a44-a2bc-d24cc656f79d | 2023-06-05T02:43:30 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/covington-police-officer-shot-in-head-provides-encouraging-update-on-recovery/85-a0ed0a5a-706c-4a44-a2bc-d24cc656f79d |
ATLANTA — Two people died in a crash on Saturday morning in southwest Atlanta, according to Atlanta Police Department.
It happened early, before 3 a.m. Police were investigating the crash at 2610 Fairburn Road in southwest Atlanta and said two cars were involved. That's just a little under a mile away from Deerwood Park.
There's not much information about the vehicles involved, but the department said the two hit each other head-on.
Police said two people in a small SUV had died, and the other driver was treated. Officers were unsure if the driver was going to the hospital.
Detectives with the department's accident investigation unit are looking into the wreck. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/fatal-car-accident-southwest-atlanta-fairburn/85-57898f10-3bff-4771-8fd1-5ed0b45615c0 | 2023-06-05T02:43:36 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/fatal-car-accident-southwest-atlanta-fairburn/85-57898f10-3bff-4771-8fd1-5ed0b45615c0 |
MARIETTA, Ga. — UPDATE: Lanes have cleared in this incident. 11Alive has reached out for details on any potential injuries that occurred in it.
Original story below
Two crashes have blocked multiple lanes on I-75 South in Marietta on Sunday morning.
The crashes occurred just before South Marietta Parkway, and initially had four of five lanes blocked on the interstate. Traffic cameras showed one lane on the right left was passing through.
The cameras also showed first responders on scene of what looked to be at least one badly wrecked vehicle and possibly 2-3 other vehicles involved. They described the wrecks as multi-vehicle accidents that happened simultaneously.
There was no immediate word on injuries in the incident.
An alert from the Georgia Department of Transportation stated: "There is a crash on i-75 Southbound before S Marietta Parkway in Cobb County with 4 right lanes blocked. Emergency personnel are on scene. Motorists are strongly encouraged to use alternate routes. There is no estimated time of clearance at this time."
Traffic buildup stretched as far back as I-575, traffic cameras showed.
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ATLANTA — An estimated $262 million jackpot went unclaimed in Saturday night's Powerball drawing, but two people in Georgia nonetheless claimed major winnings.
The winning numbers were 15, 45, 64, 67 and 68 with a red Powerball number of 18. The "power play" in effect was worth a 2x multiplier.
Without a jackpot winner, the next drawing on Monday is estimated to have a $269 million jackpot.
Powerball winners in Georgia:
- $50,000 prize: 2 winners
- $200 prize: 5 winners
- $100 prize: 28 winners
The $50,000 prize figure required four of the winning numbers plus the red powerball. Neither of the winners in Georgia utilized the 2x "power play" multiplier, which would have made their prize worth $100,000.
The five $200 winners won $100 with the "power play" in effect. That required either four matching numbers or three matching numbers plus the red powerball.
There were 28 people who won the $100 prize without the 2x multiplier.
What are the chances of winning big?
It's a 1 in 302.6 million chance, but that does not make it impossible.
Lucky winners can choose an annuity with annual payments over 29 years. Winners almost always take the cash option.
When's the next drawing for Powerball?
The next drawing is Monday night for roughly $269 million. The cash value is estimated to be about $139.8 million.
News happens fast. Download our 11Alive News app for all the latest breaking updates, and sign up for our Speed Feed newsletter to get a rundown of the latest headlines across north Georgia. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/powerball-winning-numbers-georgia/85-c1241ec1-5606-44fb-9ea7-ecbe84ec102b | 2023-06-05T02:43:48 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/powerball-winning-numbers-georgia/85-c1241ec1-5606-44fb-9ea7-ecbe84ec102b |
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — We're just days away from an event that will impact travel for thousands in Fulton and Fayette Counties. Police and event organizers are preparing for rapper Rick Ross' car show at his Fayetteville mansion this Saturday, but many people who live nearby are worried about getting around.
Traffic moved smoothly Thursday along Old National Highway, but what's planned for Saturday, June 3, along the road has some residents concerned it could be a repeat of last year's event.
No parking signs are not just outside of Ross' mansion but for miles around the community in Fulton and Fayette Counties and for good reason.
“The delays from the event last year were about two hours. We had people calling and complaining that they couldn’t get to their residence," City of South Fulton Police Chief Keith Meadows said.
Meadows said car show organizers worked with law enforcement to come up with a traffic plan. They're paying for 75 off-deputy police officers, and four different law enforcement agencies will provide their own officers at various traffic intersections and roads close to Ross' mansion, which he calls "The Promise Land."
“We have several different teams that will be operating within the City of South Fulton that we’ve dedicated to make sure that our business corridors remain passable," Meadows said.
Ross' lawyer Leron Rogers said the car show will also include horses and a rodeo show. People will be bussed to the mansion from lots.
“They will go to offsite parking and then check in and then be transported in luxury busses to the estate where they'll get dropped off and then return. When they're done, they can go back to their cars," Rogers said.
Almost 7,000 people are expected to attend the car show, and Meadows said anyone who parks where they're not supposed to be will be towed.
“At some times during the event last year, we had people stopping, parking their cars, getting out, and playing their music. This year, we’ll have wreckers along the corridors," Meadows said.
Veda Williams lives in the City of South Fulton not far from the event.
“I think it’s disproportionally selfish and childish," Williams said.
She said during last year's car show, it took hours to get out of her neighborhood. She's planning on taking a different route this Saturday.
“If this is any indication of what happened last year, which was a fiasco, and it seems like it’s going to be even worse this year, I think it’s drastically irresponsible, and what we’re going to have to do this year to compensate for this car show that he’s having, it’s coming out of my tax money, not his," Williams said.
Four different law enforcement agencies will be out for the event. That includes the City of South Fulton Police, the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, the Fayette County Sheriff's Office, and Georgia State Patrol.
Ross' permit for the event was initially denied. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/rick-ross-car-show-fayetteville/85-03ebee8f-40e7-4dac-a1ec-dc0774d84a66 | 2023-06-05T02:43:54 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/rick-ross-car-show-fayetteville/85-03ebee8f-40e7-4dac-a1ec-dc0774d84a66 |
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — An event advertised as "the greatest automotive experience" rolled into metro Atlanta Saturday as rapper Rick Ross held his second annual car show at his Fayetteville home.
Last year's event turned out to be a traffic nightmare with people stuck on roads in the area for hours, but this year, it was a much different story.
Last year, only six officers worked the event. This year, more than 100 officers from multiple counties were out in full force.
11Alive's Dawn White was allowed on Rick Ross' property for the car show, and it's a vantage point you'll only see on 11Alive.
Thousands of people pulled into Ross' home known as the "Promise Land" with cars as far as the eye could see.
“Oh my God. When we talk about last year, it's almost like you wake up to a bad dream. Traffic was horrible," City of South Fulton Police Maj. Marcus Dennard said.
Dennard said this year was much different due to lots of planning.
“Well, we started planning this for this thing about three months ago," Dennard said. "There are no cars parked on the side of the street in our neighborhood in the City of South Fulton. The residents, for the most part, are happy. I'm happy things are flowing straight. We talk about a wait time again, two hours compared to 15 minutes now."
Fayette County Sheriff Barry Babb said officers helped to move traffic along smoothly by being stationed along roads and intersections close to Ross' mansion.
"They had to use one of five parking locations, and there were also some back up lots and they would take shuttle busses here. We've only heard from one or two neighborhoods with minor problems, and we've immediately been able to address it," Babb said.
Busses picked people up from lots and dropped them off at the car show.
“Everything has worked out because our South Fulton Police Department worked in conjunction with Rick Ross's team and we had a multi-jurisdictional task force that's come together and made sure that they had a plan for traffic control," City of South Fulton Councilwoman Linda Pritchett said.
No parking signs lined roads for miles in Fayette and Fulton counties.
50 Yard Line Breakfast and Sports Bar owner Harriett Bryant said people going to the car show blocked the parking lot last year, and they had no customers. This year, business is booming.
“It was like night and day," Bryant said. “It was great for the businesses here in the Tri County Plaza. It was just a great experience. Everything worked out. Everything was orderly.”
Customer April Kennedy thinks this year's event was much smoother.
“I think it was a good thing for the community. You know, as far as you know, as a car show, the kids get to come out to see all the cars, the different cars, to see, you know, what it's like. You know, they have the old school cars," Kennedy said.
This is expected to be an annual event. Police agencies had a debriefing after the car show to look for any ways to improve it for 2024. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/rick-ross-massive-car-show-metro-atlanta-mansion-behind-the-scenes/85-54decf9b-2f08-4d20-8c49-b61ca4188681 | 2023-06-05T02:44:00 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/rick-ross-massive-car-show-metro-atlanta-mansion-behind-the-scenes/85-54decf9b-2f08-4d20-8c49-b61ca4188681 |
BROOKHAVEN, Ga. — The family of a British scientist who was shot and killed while visiting his girlfriend in Brookhaven is asking the public for help.
Matthew Willson, 31, was shot to death while lying in bed at an apartment complex at the 3600 block of Buford Highway in the early morning hours of Jan. 16, 2022. Brookhaven Police previously said they found him with a single gunshot wound to the head. Investigators said Willson's death appeared to be the result of someone recklessly discharging a gun.
Nearly a year and a half later, Willson's family is still looking for answers and has increased the reward up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest in his death.
"We still don't have justice and we still don't have someone being held responsible for that. And that's what I think will help us a lot... as a family, to have that kind of closure," Willson's sister Kate Easingwood said.
Willson's girlfriend Katherine Shepard said she wants people to remember two things about him.
"He was so kind. You know, he was a really kind person. He made friends wherever he went. The second thing I really want people to remember is that he loved his job," Shepard said.
Anyone with information about Willson's death is urged to call CrimeStoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477). You can also submit an anonymous tip online here. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/scientist-visiting-from-england-killed-brookhaven-family-wants-justice/85-20554b19-7923-4278-a129-e69871b572bb | 2023-06-05T02:44:07 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/scientist-visiting-from-england-killed-brookhaven-family-wants-justice/85-20554b19-7923-4278-a129-e69871b572bb |
ATLANTA — Several security breaches were found at the Fulton County Jail Friday afternoon after the sheriff's office said deputies discovered three substantial holes in the chain-linked fence leading to the back of the jail.
A breach was also found on the building's fifth floor, as a large hole was found in a newly-repaired window. Deputies immediately began a security count for all detainees on the fifth floor of the jail.
The breaches were found during an afternoon security check around 2 p.m. Friday, according to the sheriff's office.
A master count for all the jailers began shortly after with deputies saying that all inmates had been accounted for.
RELATED: Stabbings, foreign substances: These are just some of the ongoing issues at the Fulton County Jail
The causes of the breaches are under investigation and repairs have already begun.
Last month, an inmate at the Fulton County Jail dug a large hole through the cell wall in order to attack a neighboring inmate. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/security-breaches-found-fulton-county-jail/85-f14da96b-8507-4c1f-94a1-95043c8a7eda | 2023-06-05T02:44:13 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/security-breaches-found-fulton-county-jail/85-f14da96b-8507-4c1f-94a1-95043c8a7eda |
ELGIN, Texas — A Texas high school cheerleader says she tries not to think about the man who allegedly shot her after a teammate mistakenly entered his car in a supermarket parking lot.
“He did what he did, and I'm just going to try and get through it, there's no point in me, really, trying to think about what he did,” Payton Washington, 18, said during an interview on Friday.
“I'm just trying to do whatever I can to be normal and do everything a senior in high school would do,” Washington said.
Washington suffered three gunshot wounds and teammate Heather Roth was grazed by a bullet in the shooting.
It happened after Roth said she mistakenly got into the wrong car in Elgin, just east of Austin, in April. Realizing her mistake, she got out and went to the car where the other cheerleaders, including Washington, were sitting. A man approached the car.
Roth has said she rolled down a window to apologize to him when he began shooting. The man was identified by police as Pedro Tello Rodriguez Jr.
Washington said she did not realize immediately she was wounded, then saw blood on the car seat and felt pain in her abdomen as the cheerleaders fled in their vehicle.
Washington said she was shot twice in the hip and once in the back, with the wound damaging her stomach and causing the removal of her spleen and part of her pancreas.
Rodriguez was arrested and charged with engaging in deadly conduct, a third-degree felony.
An attorney listed for Rodriguez did not immediately return a phone call for comment Friday morning.
The shooting occurred days after two high-profile shootings that occurred after victims went to mistaken addresses. In one case, a Black teen was shot and wounded after going to the wrong Kansas City, Missouri, home to pick up his younger brothers. In the other, a woman looking for a friend’s house in upstate New York was shot and killed after the car she was riding in mistakenly went to the wrong address. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/texas-cheerleader-shot/285-cccaffdf-a667-4924-a117-18e69d6e7855 | 2023-06-05T02:44:19 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/texas-cheerleader-shot/285-cccaffdf-a667-4924-a117-18e69d6e7855 |
ATLANTA — Big things are in "The Works" on Atlanta's westside. The developing company, Selig Enterprises, Inc., is working to finish up phase one of the large mixed-use development.
Highlights from phase 1
- Completing construction on a new apartment community-- Westbound at The Works, which is set to start leasing in July and officially welcome its first residents in October.
- Expanding The Camp -- a one-acre park space, which opened in 2020 along with the rest of Phase 1 at The Works. The space has been used for a variety of events including concerts, comedy shows, petting zoos, etc. Selig Enterprises, Inc. said The Works will double the usable green space in the area-- in order to accommodate families with children. Construction is currently underway for the space, which will reopen in early July.
- Opening new places for food and drinks including the Chicheria MX Kitchen and Forum Cocktail Club and Damsel. Selig Enterprises, Inc. added Damsel will add a fine dining option to the development and it will also have live entertainment.
- Bringing another 550 parking spaces with the addition of a new parking deck Westbound at The Works.
- Adding a new traffic light at the entrance of The Works at the intersection of Chattahoochee Avenue, Chattahoochee Row and Southland Circle. Construction on the traffic light just started this week.
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Photos, renderings | The Works in Atlanta
Timeline for Phase 1
- The Camp renovations are anticipated to be finished in July.
- The additional family space is also expected to be ready for tours by early fall.
- New restaurants will also be opening throughout the rest of the year.
- The new traffic light is anticipated to be done by late summer or early fall.
Selig Enterprises, Inc. said it has also started the initial planning stages for phase two of the project, which includes an additional 53 acres. The company said it will share more details as they become available.
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ATLANTA — The Georgia Insurance Commissioner's Office has shut down a health insurance company in the state, leaving tens of thousands of people looking for new coverage.
Friday Health Plans announced this week it is winding down operations in the seven states where it operates, because it is stretched for cash.
Heather Romanowski is one of the nearly 37,000 Georgians who now have until July 31 to find a new insurance company.
"(I'm feeling) panic," she said. "I've already reached my deductible for the year, and I've been diagnosed with a rare condition and it's going through the paperwork thing to get this special therapy that I need. If I start over with another insurance company, am I going to lose? Am I going to have to start all over again?"
While Insurance Commissioner John King's office is working to help those people, Romanowski said this news came at the wrong time for her.
"The frustrating thing is that I go out of the country for the rest of the month," she said. "So that only gives me like a couple of days to find new health insurance or less than 30 days once I get back."
Insurance expert John Miller, with Sterling Seacrest Pritchard, explained Commissioner King put Friday Health Plans in receivership to protect customers.
This came after concerns that the company didn't have enough money to pay customer claims.
"We represent a lot of the physicians and surgeons in the Atlanta area and all over Georgia," Miller said. "It would be a shame for those people to be thinking they're rendering care and going to get reimbursed for said care, only to find out the insurance is not there. So really credit them for stepping up and taking care of that."
As for policyholders who are affected, he recommends:
- Hiring a broker
- Researching the financial condition of that insurance company, or have the broker do it
- Starting searching right away
"If they have a broker or know of a broker, contact that broker and look for alternatives through them," Miller added. "Making fast action to this. As of June 1 you could begin to enroll in new insurance. I would encourage the public not to wait."
Friday Health Plans has been around since 2015 but entered the Georgia market just last year.
That's when Romanowski started using the insurance company, saying they were very affordable.
"When they first started here in 2022, it was a Health Savings Plan account, and it was $80 a month for the first year," she said. "Then this year, for 2023, it went up to $200 a month. So it's still very affordable for me."
Now she has until July 31 to make changes.
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FORT WORTH, Texas — As the temperature continues rising and summer inches closer, more and more people are heading back out to pools and lakes.
Keeping safety in mind, the Fort Worth Drowning Prevention Coalition is offering classes this summer teaching people how to swim safer.
FWDPC is offering swim-safe programs at pools and YMCAs throughout June and July where they provide out-of-water education and in-water swimming and safety skills lessons.
"Our programs are designed to engage the whole family in water safety education and provide multiple layers of protection so you are equipped and empowered to enjoy the water safely," the FWDPC website says.
FWDPC is also offering "Swim Safe At Home," a video series teaching critical water safety concepts to families. Registering for a Zoom class gets families access to six videos to start water safety conversations at home.
"We believe drowning is 100% preventable," the website says. "And it all starts with awareness right in your own living room."
According to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, 20 children in Texas have already drowned so far this year.
In North Texas alone, that includes five drownings, all in either ponds, pools or bathtubs.
"Never leave a child unsupervised around water, inside or outside of the house," the TDFPS website says. "It only takes a few minutes for a child to drown."
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EDWARDSVILLE, Pa. — In Luzerne County, a fire destroyed a former restaurant.
The flames broke out at the vacant building off Main Street around 5:30 p.m.
The building used to be Vicmar's Seafood Restaurant, which closed more than a decade ago.
Several other businesses have used the building since then.
No one was hurt, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. — A Greek food festival was held at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Monroe County.
It's a way to fundraise for the church and share Greek culture and all types of food.
"We're a small parish, I mean, we're less than a hundred families that are here, so just getting the word out, one, you see people you haven't seen in a while, and two, you have a lot of community members who go in and say oh I didn't know about this church," said Izzy Skarils, Festival Chairman.
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STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Courthouse Square was coated in every color of the rainbow for its fourth annual Pocono Pride Festival, a celebration of the LGBTQAI+ community and its allies in Monroe County.
“Small towns actually get bypassed a lot of times in this celebration of Pride. And so to be in a small town in northeastern Pennsylvania is just beautiful because it shows how much community support there really is,” explained Carol Ann, Pocono Pride Festival emcee.
“When you know your community is embracing you, it just shows even further more how much visibility is important,” added Elektra Fearce, Pocono Pride Festival Performer.
The Pocono Pride Festival highlighted local talent throughout the day, including one drag queen performer who grew up minutes away from Stroudsburg.
“Going down Main Street and seeing all of these rainbow Pride flags for the very first time, hanging off the lamp post, it brought tears to my eyes. Because growing up here in Pennsylvania, in a very conservative lifestyle, I didn't know how to be myself,” she said.
“To see how far progressively this town has come in just the past 10 to 15 years, it's amazing,” Sharron Ann Husbands, Pocono Pride Festival emcee, said.
Organizers of the Pocono Pride Fest say the event is an opportunity to educate the younger generation about the history of Pride Month.
“It's very important for us to bridge that gap, and we're not only working in the now, but we're recognizing what's happened in the past,” said Mayor Michael Mareno, Stroudsburg Pride Co-Founder.
“They're accepting, and they're understanding that, but I hope that makes them a little more secure in who they are inside,” said Mayor Christopher Glinton, Forrest City.
More than 5,000 people filled downtown Stroudsburg for Pride Fest, and organizers say this is their biggest turnout yet.
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BOISE, Idaho — Good music, and a good cause.
Those two things came together Saturday night for a benefit concert and fundraiser to help an Idaho veteran get a life-saving kidney transplant.
The concert was held to raise money for AJ Mansfield, who was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease last March.
"I found out I had Goodpasture's Disease, which is a one in a million autoimmune disease," Mansfield said.
A one in a million disease, and now, AJ is trying to become one of 25,000 Americans who get a life-saving kidney transplant each year.
"They were able to save my heart, my lungs, and my kidneys completely just failed," AJ said. "So, they got me all signed up with dialysis and the kidney transplant team, and thank goodness to University of Utah - they got me on the list quick, and we're looking for a living donor."
AJ receives dialysis three to four times per week.
On Saturday, a One in a Million benefit concert at the Egyptian Theatre was held to raise money for the cost of travel and lost wages for Mansfield and a potential living donor.
"Godfrey kind of sparked the idea," AJ said.
Godfrey Paul, of the "Country Rockin' Blues" Godfrey Paul Band spearheaded the idea for the benefit concert.
"It's a privilege. You know, it's a total honor," Paul said.
Godfrey Paul first met the fellow marine during one of his shows at Quinn's in Boise.
"We just kind of started talking and hanging out, and then he'd come out to a few shows. Tonight kind of evolved, just with an idea," Paul said. "So, it's for a really good cause. AJ is just a stand-up guy, his mom is awesome. It's a really cool night."
The benefit concert also had a live raffle with donated items, including a vacation to Mexico, a fire pit, concert tickets and more.
"This is truly a community event," Amy, AJ's mother said. "We have had so many contributors. 100% of everything happening tonight has been donated by people in the community."
Aside from raising money for AJ, the event also raised awareness for kidney transplants. AJ's medical dream teams from Boise and Utah spoke about how donors save lives.
"It's so awesome. I don't know how to describe it in words, but it's just amazing," AJ said. "If I didn't have Amy and my family, or any of these supporters. The community has come together really to support me and really get behind me. You know, my key is never give up, and just keep moving forward. Without them, I couldn't have done it."
If you are interested in becoming a donor, you can reach out to Yes Idaho, the state's organ, eye, tissue and living donor registry.
While the benefit concert has ended, they are still accepting donations to help AJ. Donations to AJ can be made through this Venmo link.
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BOISE, Idaho — On Friday night, KTVB's late legendary meteorologist and long-time Idaho philanthropist Larry Gebert was posthumously inducted into the prestigious Silver Circle by the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS).
Larry was one of eight honorees to be inducted into the Silver Circle at the Fremont Studios in Seattle, Washington.
According to the NATAS website, the Silver Circle honors "individuals who have served in the industry for a minimum of 25 years, with the majority being spent in our region. Individuals selected for induction have done more than work professionally for 25 years."
Larry's wife Julie, and his son David were in Seattle to accept the award on his behalf this weekend.
"Larry was no ordinary man - he was a force of nature, a meteorologist extraordinaire, and an icon in the broadcasting industry," NATAS NW wrote on Facebook. "For three decades, he graced the screens of KTVB in Boise, Idaho, dazzling audiences with his wit, charm, and of course, that unforgettable mustache! Larry was also known for his larger-than-life personality and epic storytelling."
Larry began his broadcasting career in 1977 working for a radio station while he was completing his degree at Carroll College in Helena, Montana. He began working in television the following year in Great Falls, Montana as a sports reporter where he eventually became News Director in 1980.
He also worked in Billings, Montana for three years before moving to Boise in 1983. Larry joined Idaho's NewsChannel 7 in 1992, working as a meteorologist.
In addition to his excellence on air, and being a shoulder to lean on whenever needed in the newsroom, Larry adored service. Every year he would host/emcee/auctioneer dozens of fundraisers. One year he said he helped 86 different events.
He helped charities in our area raise millions of dollars. He set the standard for all of us to be highly engaged in our community, not to just cover our community.
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MERIDIAN, Idaho — The Meridian Fire Department (MFD) rescued a child that fell into a canal near Stoddard and Victory Road on Sunday around 2:00 p.m. According to the MFD two children were chasing ducks when one fell in the canal accidentally.
According to the release, the child was found about a half a mile downstream, was treated by emergency responders and released to their parents.
"As a public safety reminder, the Meridian Fire Department would like to ask parents to please remind children not to play around any of the canals as it is easy to fall in and be swept away, possibly leading to drowning," the press release stated.
The department hasn't released any more information at this time.
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CALDWELL, Idaho — Graffiti is nothing new in our communities and in sanctioned spaces can be artistic, murals brighten a city. But when it happens to show up on your home, or on your property without consent, it can be really upsetting.
A 73-year-old woman in Caldwell was shocked to find out her back fence was tagged. Sally has lived in the quiet neighborhood for over ten years.
"I came out and looked and it began at the front of my fence and went almost over to the gate, and I thought well it's going to take me all summer, but I can rub and scrub and get it off. So, I went and bought some graffiti removal stuff." she said. "I had been working about two or three hours when this car pulled up and said, would you like some help? I said really. You mean you would help me? She said yes! She bounced out of the car and started helping me."
That was Katee Fuller, she just happened to be driving by and spotted Sally.
"I saw her outside by herself scrubbing this fence by hand! I told her go in, I'll bring my guys over and we'll pressure wash the fence and we'll repaint it. She was like no, you don't have to do that, I said I want to," Fuller said. "I own a construction company, K & S Construction, so we brought the guys and power washed, and we replaced some panels, and we brought all the kids out and had a big family day of it."
Bradley Anderson is just one of the guys on Katee's crew.
"Well, I personally like doing this stuff a lot," Anderson said. "For Sally, I think it meant a lot to see everyone come out here and take their time out of their day and put forth the effort for her without asking for anything in return."
Fuller also brought her son and his friends over to help out with the fence project.
"We try very hard to teach our kids that giving back to the community and doing positive things for other people in need is the best route to take, so I felt like it was a good message for them. They loved it, they all had a blast they each got their own roller, they were all out here just a painting away," Fuller said. "I feel like these kids that are doing this graffiti in Caldwell and Nampa don't realize, that there might be people behind these fences that are incapable of fixing the damage that they are doing. Not everybody has the means or the physical capability to come out and fix all of this. You gotta think about it, it's not your property and you might be causing damage that you don't want to."
For Sally, all of the help meant the world to her.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you," Sally said. "I would be happy to pay them, but they won't let me. I was very surprised and very happy, and I hope it doesn't happen to my fence again."
If it does happen again, Fuller and her crew are ready!
"Don't worry, we'll just keep fixing it, and maybe if we take a stand, it will stop," said Fuller.
Fuller said she felt like seeing Sally on the side of the road struggling to remove the graffiti that day was just meant to be.
"We both made friends that day, lifelong friends," Fuller said.
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BOISE, Idaho — Memorial Day has come and gone. It's the unofficial start of summer and the start of the summer travel season. The kids are out of school, and it's time to go somewhere.
Were you one of the millions who hit the road or took to the skies over the holiday weekend? As the pandemic restrictions and fears fade into memory, more and more people are getting away from it all.
Numbers are expected to be way up over last year. Heading into the Memorial Day weekend AAA estimated 42.3 million Americans would travel by car or plane 50 miles or more from home. That is 2.7 million more than 2022, a 7% increase.
After the four-day weekend the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) did, in fact, report record travel screenings at the nation's airports. The TSA said nearly 9.8 million people went through check points. That is up by 300,000 compared to the Memorial Day holiday in 2019.
The TSA said the screening volume on the Friday before Memorial Day alone was about 2.7 million. That's the highest post pandemic single day record.
So what does this all mean going forward for the rest of the summer? Boise-based travel writer and speaker Stuart Gustafson sums up the outlook for the travel season in a few words, "busier and more expensive."
Here's an excerpt from the interview:
"People are tired of staying at home," Gustafson said. "They want to get out."
Doug Petcash: It's that cabin fever effect, isn't it?
Gustafson: Oh yeah, I've been stuck here, and I want to go. It's also more expensive, and not just inflation, a lot more expensive.
Petcash: What is driving up the costs?
Gustafson: You can say typical inflation, but it's also the fact that with the pandemic many travel-related businesses shut down, cut back, rental cars were nonexistent because people weren't traveling. They weren't renting cars. They sold off the cars. So the infrastructure is not there and you can't just build it overnight.
Gustafson said planes are filling up fast, and it's going to be tough to find a deal on flights.
On this edition of Viewpoint, Gustafson lays out what will be some of the issues flying travelers might encounter and when's the best time to book a trip. He also gives some tips for planning, booking and actually enjoying your travels. Those include packing so you never have to check a bag, and even dealing with pickpockets at European train stations.
Viewpoint airs Sunday mornings at 9 o'clock on KTVB Idaho's NewsChannel 7.
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WASHINGTON — If you heard a loud boom in the D.C. area on Sunday afternoon and wondered what it was, officials are calling it a "sonic boom" caused by a military planes traveling at high speeds to intercept an unresponsive plane.
Just after 3 p.m. social media lit up with reports from all across the DMV that a loud boom had been felt and heard. Everything ranging from an earthquake to a meteor crash and gas explosions were being discussed as a cause. By 6:45 p.m. the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) had put out a statement.
"In coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, NORAD F-16 fighter aircraft responded to an unresponsive Cessna 560 Citation V aircraft over Washington, D.C., and northern Virginia on June 4, 2023," the statement read. "The NORAD aircraft were authorized to travel at supersonic speeds and a sonic boom may have been heard by residents of the region."
The fighter jets were able to intercept the pilot around 3:20 p.m.
"The pilot was unresponsive and the Cessna subsequently crashed near the George Washington National Forest, Virginia," NORAD said.
The plane that crashed was registered to Encore Motors of Melbourne Inc. John Rumpel, who runs the company, told The New York Times that his daughter, 2-year-old granddaughter, her nanny and the pilot were aboard the plane. They were returning to their home in East Hampton, on Long Island, after visiting his house in North Carolina, he said.
At 8 p.m., first responders were able to reach the crash site by foot.
State police has suspended its search efforts.
No survivors were located.
READ: The full NORAD statement below:
The FAA also confirmed that a Cessna Citation jet crashed in the area of Montebello, Virginia. The aircraft took off from Elizabethton Municipal Airport in Tennessee, and was bound for Long Island MacArthur Airport in New York.
FAA officials say the National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation into the crash.
A sonic boom is defined as "a loud explosive noise caused by the shock wave from an aircraft traveling faster than the speed of sound."
The Capitol Police said that due to the flight activity, the Capitol was placed on a brief "elevated alert."
“This afternoon, our officials were working closely with our federal partners to monitor an unresponsive pilot who was flying an airplane near the National Capital Region," USCP wrote in a statement. "The U.S. Capitol Complex was briefly placed on an elevated alert until the airplane left the area."
Secret Service said nothing about protection details for the president were changed during the event.
WUSA9 received video and heard from multiple witnesses who said the boom shook their homes.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Bishop Jamie Soto, of the Diocese of Sacramento, is concerned the 16 migrants flown into California could have a difficult time continuing with the process of reaching some type of legal status in the U.S.
That's because the migrants were reportedly processed in Texas and might have court appearances they won't be able to attend.
It's been three days, since the 16 migrants, mostly men and a few women, were dropped off at the doorsteps of the Diocese of Sacramento.
"We had no idea that they were coming, but my staff quickly found some of our community folks that work with the immigrant community," said Soto.
He said the first step now is allowing the migrants to recover from the trip they made from El Paso, Texas. They were flown in on a private charter jet.
In the meantime, a group of organizations are working to help them, including Catholic Charities and Sacramento Area Congregations Together (Sacramento ACT).
"It's just heartbreaking that having come to the United States that they would be treated in that fashion, that they would be deceived," said Soto.
Soto said the migrants from Venezuela and Colombia are fleeing bad circumstances in their countries. He said it's a disgrace a private contractor allegedly made them believe they'd be provided with jobs and help getting into a migrant center.
Governor Gavin Newsom said he is working with the California Department of Justice to find out who paid for the group’s travel and if any laws were broken.
Sacramento ACT said the migrants are being housed while partners figure out what's next. It's yet to be determined if they'll be staying or if they'll want to be united with family and friends in other parts of the country.
As the group of migrants wait to see what's next, religious leaders and organizations are trying to assist them.
"Help them to get their bearings and then also help them to, you know, whatever the immigration process that's been set up for them at the border. That they can be followed through and they can get hopefully some prompt resolution to their case," said Soto.
Mayor Darrell Steinberg also said he has his suspicions about who's behind this, but won't say while the investigation plays out.
He said city leaders have one instinctive reaction and that's to welcome and help these people. He also called on Republicans to get behind comprehensive immigration reform.
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STEILACOOM, Wash. — On Saturday, the Christine Anderson ferry run by Pierce County was out of service for the majority of the day. A down generator was the cause according to an extensive post from Pierce County Planning & Public Works.
The ferry runs between Steilacoom and Anderson Island.
The day-long inconvenience would not have been as impactful if both ferries were running, but they aren't. Steilacoom II had to undergo extensive repair work after an inspection found unexpected damage. Pierce County issued a statement about the repairs:
"During dry dock inspections for the Steilacoom II, the contractor working for Pierce County discovered unexpected damage to the #2 end propeller shaft that required extensive repair work to correct. Repair of this damage is complete but delayed the overall drydock project.
As a result, the additional departures on Friday, Sunday, and Monday are canceled for the weekends of May 26, June 2, and June 9.
To help meet the peak-season demand, we are encouraging visitors and commuters to use the walk-on service.
The Steilacoom II is now expected to return to Steilacoom on June 14. Once back at the Steilacoom Terminal, HMS crews will need a few days to restock the boat with safety equipment and ensure it is ready for service. Thank you for your patience during this time."
"Oftentimes, it's a barrier in our life," Alden Allport, who lives in Steilacoom and grew up on Anderson Island, said about the ferries.
Allport, now a college student at UW-Tacoma, said you're cognizant of time when you depend on ferries to get to work and school. However, Allport says some things you can't prepare for when they're out of your control.
"There's a hydraulic system that runs the ferry dock that lowers and raises the deck and that's been a frequent problem," he said.
Ongoing issues with ferry systems, county and state-run, are not new. This past week, Governor Jay Inslee was in Seattle where he talked to KING 5 about Washington State Ferries.
"I've been arguing to get more boats and fortunately the legislature this year appropriated more," Inslee said. "We have five more boats coming. We want to get them online as fast as humanly possible. Our fleet is very fragile. We don't have enough boats. Bottom line, we don't have enough boats."
Allport hopes the Christine Anderson generator failing and what happened afterward will help elected leaders see the need for improved infrastructure for all ferry systems.
While Washington State Ferries and county-run ferry systems, like Pierce County, are different, both run off a mix of federal, state, and local dollars. As expenses continue to rise, fare price hikes will more than likely need to happen to help make up the difference. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/state-county-ferry-fleets-trouble-aging/281-0e1564a5-bd12-4e68-94d8-465756c0f320 | 2023-06-05T03:09:41 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/state-county-ferry-fleets-trouble-aging/281-0e1564a5-bd12-4e68-94d8-465756c0f320 |
TUKWILA, Wash. — On Sunday, a handful of community members and Tukwila police officers teamed up to remove graffiti that's been popping up throughout the city this week.
"We can send the message, not here, not in Tukwila," said Katrina Dohn who was among a group of community members and officers that took to the streets on Sunday.
"We've noticed somebody had been doing a whole lot of tagging and we don't want that in our community, we want Tukwila to be beautiful," said Dohn.
Dohn is a retired Tukwila School District teacher who spearheaded the cleanup efforts. The event was organized with the Tukwila Police Department just the day before, after this past week's disturbing trend.
"It's not very common, some other cities you see it fairly frequently, it's very visible and that's something we try to keep at a minimum here and for us to see, I would say about 50 to 60 tags in the past two to three nights alone, that's a major uptick," said Victor Masters, the Public Information Officer with Tukwila Police Department.
Masters said the majority of the graffiti was found along Tukwila International Boulevard. He also said the handful of people who showed up on Sunday spent hundreds of dollars on paint, paint brushes, rollers, and other equipment. Lowe’s Home Improvement also chipped in some supplies to support the group’s effort. Despite the cost, the volunteers said it was worth it.
"The best thing you can do when graffiti happens is to paint over it within 24 hours,” said Dohn. “To just send that message. Not here, not in our community, that's not our kind of place."
Dohn hopes these community clean-ups will happen on a more regular basis to help bring the community together and to paint a picture of what they want their city to represent.
"We have our city administrator here, we have our police officers here, we have a high school teacher,” said Dohn. “Everybody doing small things adds up to great things and adds up to a huge difference." | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tukwila-community-members-police-officers-remove-recent-graffiti/281-35caf3a7-484f-45e1-af24-e0118b2c547e | 2023-06-05T03:09:42 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tukwila-community-members-police-officers-remove-recent-graffiti/281-35caf3a7-484f-45e1-af24-e0118b2c547e |
U.S. 12 (East Chicago) and State Road 912 (Gary)
Beginning at 5 a.m. Monday, U.S. 20 at Cline Avenue (State Road 912) will be closed to repaint pavement markings at the roundabout and connecting roads. The road is expected to reopen around 6 p.m. Friday.
There will be a complete closure with a local detour of the Cline and Columbus Roundabout adjacent to State Road 912, the Indiana Department of Transportation said.
For more information, contact Milestone Contractors at 219-924-5900.
North Township exit
The State Road 912 northbound/westbound ramp to Ameristar Casino in East Chicago will be closed beginning at 6 a.m. Monday for roadwork. Exit ramp 5C will not reopen until at 11 p.m. June 18, according to INDOT.
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INDOT's official detour uses Calumet Avenue South to State Road 312 to Cline Avenue South (exit 5B). Motorists taking 5B will go to the roundabout at Cleveland Cliffs and take an immediate right at Aldis Avenue to proceed the route.
I-80 east
Lane closures will run from 8 p.m. Monday until 5 a.m. Friday on eastbound Interstate 80 between Hohman Street in Munster and State Road 912 in Gary.
There will be single, double and triple lane closures at 8 and 10 p.m. and midnight to install raised pavement markers, according to INDOT. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/state-road-912-and-interstate-80-work-to-affect-traffic/article_0b057b34-032a-11ee-b28a-8b21f3f8bdd0.html | 2023-06-05T03:16:45 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/state-road-912-and-interstate-80-work-to-affect-traffic/article_0b057b34-032a-11ee-b28a-8b21f3f8bdd0.html |
Fans, business owners welcome Detroit Grand Prix's return to downtown
Detroit ― The cars were revved, the smell of fuel lingered in the air and fans and merchants eagerly embraced the return of the Grand Prix to downtown Detroit.
It took 32 years, but fans said it was worth the wait.
"I could feel the energy in my chest," said Victor Weaver, 23, of Newark, Ohio, of his first time coming to the Grand Prix. "It was, in my mind, a purely visual sport, but now, it is much more of a feeling ... feeling it happen right in front of you, and feeling the roar and rumbling of the engines."
Weaver and thousands of fans flooded downtown Friday through Sunday for the return of the Detroit Grand Prix after the long absence. Some business owners in the city's hub reported revved-up profits while others said they should've pumped the brakes on their expectations; it was the fans who seemed dazzled by the hype, the roar and the pageantry.
"I love this stuff," said Jay Brown, who flew in from northern Boston on Sunday morning to root for Group 1001 with some clients at Delaware Life. Brown loves Detroit and race cars, so Sunday, he was in the pit taking it all in.
Brown said he's been to IndyCar races, including the Indianapolis 500, but was excited to be back in Detroit.
"We're here to have a good time, enjoy the race, root for our guy, and go from there," Brown said.
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Organizers of the race along the 1.7-mile-long track that encircled General Motors Co.’s Renaissance Center stressed that they were pushing for an inclusive event that would allow a diverse set of entrepreneurs to profit by setting up a Small Business Straightaway in Cadillac Square that hosted 29 businesses selling a variety of products and services.
Business owners who set up in the strip reported decent sales, while the president of the Corktown Business Association said providing shuttles to the race from the historic neighborhood about a mile west of downtown was a resounding success, and that the group will continue shuttling people to and from future events, including next year's NFL Draft.
But moving the race downtown from Belle Isle, where it was held annually since 1991, was not without snags. Pedestrian congestion was a recurring grumble, with reports of how long it took — and not all downtown businesses shared in the economic bounty, as they prepared for an influx of customers that never materialized.
"The Grand Prix has generated over $45 million in total spending annually for the Metro Detroit region," said Lear, which sponsored the race, in a pre-race press release. An independent study concluded the Grand Prix created an estimated $58 million in total spending for the region in 2017." The release added that the race had drawn nearly 100,00 fans during most recent years.
Whether the move downtown fulfilled its goal of allowing a diverse set of business owners to profit from the race will be determined.
"It went really well," said Bob Roberts, president of the Corktown Business Association and owner of McShane's Irish Pub on Michigan Ave. "When it was on Belle Isle, Corktown didn't get any business at all; maybe the occasional stray person might come in after the race."
Corktown merchants worked with Ford Motor Co., which provided its Bagley Mobility Hub parking lot on Bagley near Rosa Parks Boulevard, where customers could park for $7 all day.
"That worked out well, and we paid for free shuttle service that picked people up at five different locations and dropped them off at the entrance of the race," Roberts said. "It was like a pilot program, and if it worked, we would do it for the NFL Draft next year, the tree lighting and other big events that take place. Well, it went great with the Grand Prix, and we're going to continue providing the shuttles at other events."
During a post-race press conference, Grand Prix president Michael Montri addressed the complaints about congestion and the difficulties getting to some vendors, saying the organizers will learn from this year's event.
"We can certainly take those learnings and adjust; we'll take any feedback we get and move vendors around," he said. "I think anytime you have a new venue and you have displays setting up, you don't have any understanding of how pedestrian traffic is going to flow."
Dino Karadimas, whose family owns The Greek on Monroe Street in Greektown, said he prepared for a huge influx of customers who never came.
"We put in extra staff, geared up, but it was a little upsetting because we were actually slower than on a normal weekend," Karadimas said. "Maybe it was the way the roads were cut off. And there were 27 food trucks down there competing for business.
"I don't want to sound negative, and I'm glad they brought the race downtown," Karadimas said. "I think in the future, if everyone is on the same page, maybe things can run a little smoother. And I understand they want all the food trucks, but try to spread the wealth a little and help out the brick-and-mortar businesses, too. But this was a test trial, and I think it's going to get better in the future."
Denise Moore, owner of the ZAB Cultural Collective that set up in the Small Business Straightaway, said for her, "things went pretty great. We had 12 sales, and we were able to get the word out about (the Secret Garden Gallery Detroit Outdoor Art Market that kicks off June 10)."
Zion Parker, 24, who helps her father run the Motor City Sweet Treats ice cream and milkshake food truck, said business wasn't as steady as when the truck set up at Belle Isle for last year's race.
"Our business here (downtown) has been steady, but it hasn't been like 'we're on our feet the whole entire day,'' she said. "When a rush is over, and we can clean up to prepare for the next rush, it's great to have that."
Parker said foot traffic Sunday out-paced Friday and Saturday, which she said could have been a result of the weather. Sunday, however, redeemed their loss in revenue for the Detroit-based business, she said.
"Yesterday, we had a lot of downtime, which we didn't prefer because we kind of over-prepared. But today, we were able to adjust to the speed of demand; we even ran out of some products."
Jose Rivera, owner of the Detroit 313 clothing store, had a tent set up in the Small Business Straightaway, and said business was "good," although he'd expected more.
"I thought there would be more of a crowd coming through, but we still did pretty good," he said.
Meanwhile, it was all about the fans, many of who reported having a great time during the weekend.
The city hosted Formula One during the 1980s and then IndyCar, which last raced in the city in 1991 before moving to Belle Isle.
Rapper Flavor Flav, whose real name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr., was one of the celebrities at the race. Draytown said he’s no stranger to Detroit because he has family here. He said his support for Team Penske prompted his return to the Motor City on Sunday.
“Ya know, this is my first time ever at the Grand Prix, and I'm excited because I've always been a race car fan since I was a young kid. My dream’s come true: I get to see a Grand Prix.”
Frank Lasslett of Lake Orion has become a car enthusiast since hauling cars for Chrysler as his full-time job. He took a photo in the pit with a Team Penske race car, a Dallara IndyCar with a Chevy engine.
"I'm in a suite with Penske, so that's why I thought I'd get a picture in front of Penske," said Laslett, 43.
It was Lasslett's first time watching IndyCar in person rather than on television, and he said he enjoyed seeing the work that goes on behind the scenes.
"There's a group that comes out and prays for the drivers and that supports them spiritually. ... I didn't know anything about that. There's so many people that are around these vehicles, it's just amazing how many people are involved," he said.
Other IndyCar watchers took photos with mascots, staff and race cars that were awaiting drivers before the last race Sunday. Pilar Angeles, 29, said being in the pit was like having "another vision" of the course.
"What we have the liked the most is being here in the pit ... getting to know a lot of people working in IndyCar," said Angeles, who works in the auto industry. "Downtown Detroit is pretty cool; you can walk through the Riverwalk. ... I think that's the most beautiful thing about Detroit." | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/06/04/fans-business-owners-welcome-detroit-grand-prix-return-to-downtown/70286201007/ | 2023-06-05T03:39:50 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/06/04/fans-business-owners-welcome-detroit-grand-prix-return-to-downtown/70286201007/ |
Man shot yards from UM campus in Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor — Three men walking past another man near the University of Michigan campus Sunday morning got into an argument that resulted in the lone man whipping out a pistol and shooting one of the other three men before running away.
The incident, in which the victim suffered a non-life-threatening injury, happened at about 12:30 a.m. in the 1200 block of South University, across the street from campus property, the University of Michigan Division of Public Safety and Security said in a crime alert.
"Three males were walking eastbound on the south sidewalk," the report said. "A lone male was walking in the opposite direction on the same sidewalk. As they passed one another, one of the males walking eastbound became engaged in an altercation with the westbound individual. The man walking westbound pulled a handgun and fired a round that struck the victim. The suspect then fled the area on foot."
The report added: "The victim sought medical treatment at a local hospital.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Ann Arbor police at (734) 794-6920.
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DANDRIDGE, Tenn. (WJHL) – Tava Woodard was killed on Friday, June 2 at her job in Johnson City when two people robbed the Roadrunner Market on North Broadway Street. News Channel 11 spoke with Woodard’s family on Sunday, which is asking the community for help in identifying the two suspects.
The Johnson City Police Department is still searching for the suspects and had no update to provide on Sunday regarding the case.
Woodard lived and worked in Johnson City, but her mother and stepfather live more than an hour away in Dandridge. Her mother, stepfather, brother and sister gathered at their home to remember the life Woodard lived.
“She was very spunky,” said Melissa Jones, Tava’s mother.
“She was easy to talk to,” said Addie Blazer, her sister.
“She was probably the most caring person that I’ve ever known,” said Jace Woodard, Tava’s brother.
Woodard’s family said they want people to remember the light she brought to everyone around her.
“I’ve gotten so many messages and comments and phone calls from people that I know,” said Melissa Jones. “But at least half of the messages and calls I’ve gotten have been from people that I don’t know, just telling me how important Tava was to them and what a light she was for them and how she was always so sweet and so kind and so caring.”
Jones also shared some of Tava’s dreams and aspirations.
“She wanted to write a book,” said Jones. “And she talked about going to college for English. She talked about possibly going into education for English, but she really wanted to write a book. I don’t know if she started. She may have, I don’t know. But I’m sure it would have been an awesome book that we all would have loved. It would have been a bestseller, I’m sure. She had all kinds of stories to tell.”
Woodard’s birthday was on May 25. She visited her family that week, and her mother says that was the last time that she saw her daughter.
“We sat around and talked about memories of her being young and these guys being little,” said Melissa Jones. “And I was like, this is a really cool stage to be in where you can sit and talk with my almost adult children and talk about, you know, ‘hey, mom, remember this? And. Oh, yeah, I totally stole your sweater out of the closet that day.’ ‘And. Oh, you like my purse?’ Yeah. This is the one I took from you six years ago when you had your back turned,’ you know, that kind of stuff.”
“That does really give me at least a little bit of peace and comfort just knowing that last time we saw each other, we were all happy and just enjoying loving each other,” added Jones.
Woodard’s mother says she does believe more could have been done to keep her daughter safer at her job.
“She expressed some concerns as well to coworkers and family, friends. Yeah, she expressed some concerns beforehand. She expressed some concerns that night,” said Jones.
“A couple of her friends have told me that she had texted them that night. That she hated it there and she didn’t feel safe; it was scaring her there lately,” added Jones.
Jones says that they have been in contact with GPM Investments, which owns the gas station.
“They confirmed that they’re putting up a $5,000 reward,” said Jones. “I’ve not heard when that’s going to be done. I’ve not heard when a press release or a media release is going to be done. I’ve just been told that that’s what’s happening.”
Chris Jones, Tava’s stepfather, said he thinks the crime was significant for the amount of money the alleged suspects made away with.
“These two people, they are literally so evil and dangerous and careless that they did kill a young woman for no reason for like I said, 60, 70 bucks,” Chris Jones.
Police have not yet said how Tava Woodard was killed. That information also has not been released to her family.
“They’ve not told us anything more than what’s been released, really,” said Melissa Jones.
Tava Woodard’s family pleads with the public to come forward if they have any information and to check any surrounding camera footage.
“Not just the neighboring businesses, but a street over, two streets over,” said Chris Jones. “These guys, or people, were obviously walking, so they’ve been walking through the area.
They’re on video.”
“If anybody knows anything, please reach out,” said Melissa Jones. “This was a completely senseless act. This was my child. She just turned 23 last week. She had her entire life ahead of her. She was just finding her way, and she cooperated, and she did everything they asked, and they still killed her. It makes no sense whatsoever.”
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact the police department at 423-434-6166, or Crime Stoppers at 423-434-6158 to remain anonymous or by texting 423JCPD and the tip to 847411.
Tava Woodard’s family told News Channel 11 the community is welcome at her memorial service. The date and time will be announced at a later date. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/family-of-store-clerk-killed-in-robbery-speaks-out-asks-for-help-finding-and-identifying-suspects/ | 2023-06-05T03:49:17 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/family-of-store-clerk-killed-in-robbery-speaks-out-asks-for-help-finding-and-identifying-suspects/ |
DES MOINES, Iowa — Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley visited Grand View University on June 4 for a town hall hosted by CNN.
The former South Carolina governor took questions from the Iowans who could help decide whether or not she takes on President Joe Biden in 2024.
At the town hall, Haley faced questions about her past partnership with Republican frontrunner, Donald Trump. Haley tried to distinguish herself as a "generational leader" who can help give voters change in Washington.
"They want to see results happen. They don't want to see congressional members go on TV and talk about how awful everybody else is. They want to see a government that works for them. We have to do that, and that tone starts from the top," Haley said.
One big topic raised by the Iowans at the town hall was abortion. Haley wouldn't answer when asked if she would sign a ban on abortions after six weeks if she were president, but she did say that she wants to find common ground on the issue.
"I think we can agree on doctors and nurses who don't believe in abortion shouldn't have to perform them. I think we can agree on the fact that contraception should be accessible. And I think we can all come together and say any woman that has an abortion shouldn't be jailed or given the death penalty. Can't we start there?" she said.
Other topics voters brought up included whether the U-S should continue helping Ukraine in its war with Russia, how to help struggling small businesses, and how to prevent further mass shootings. Haley told the crowd that she would want her presidency to focus on the nation's future, not living in the past.
"We deserve better, you deserve better than what we have right now and I am determined to make that happen," Haley said.
According to election forecasting website FiveThirtyEight, Haley currently averages approximately 4.5% support among likely Republican voters. Donald Trump has approximately 54% support. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/local-politics/nikki-haley-iowa-des-moines-town-hall-cnn-presidential-election-2024-voters/524-2d41f1e1-7380-43bb-8cd4-190fb8d6c77b | 2023-06-05T03:59:57 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/local-politics/nikki-haley-iowa-des-moines-town-hall-cnn-presidential-election-2024-voters/524-2d41f1e1-7380-43bb-8cd4-190fb8d6c77b |
JASPER COUNTY, Iowa — A man is dead after falling off a dock at Rock Creek State Park overnight, according to the Jasper County Sheriff's Office.
Dispatch received a call about a man yelling for help near the west side boat ramp of Rock Creek State Park shortly after midnight Sunday.
Officials believe two people were fishing together when one fell in the water. The second fisher was able to get the other out of the water and call for help, which then prompted a passerby to call 911.
When Iowa DNR responders arrived, they found an unresponsive man, who was pronounced dead on the scene despite emergency medical assistance.
The name of the man has not yet been released.
Local 5 will update this story as more information becomes available. Download the We Are Iowa app or subscribe to Local 5's "5 Things to Know" email newsletter for the latest. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/man-dead-dock-fall-rock-creek-state-park-jasper-county-sheriffs-office-update/524-55be621b-9830-4de1-a0c3-8338565612a9 | 2023-06-05T04:00:03 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/man-dead-dock-fall-rock-creek-state-park-jasper-county-sheriffs-office-update/524-55be621b-9830-4de1-a0c3-8338565612a9 |
Bullet Fire closes Beeline Highway near Bush Highway in both directions
A wildfire burning in Tonto National Forest caused evacuations in Sugar Loaf and closed State Route 87, also known as the Beeline Highway, in both directions on Sunday afternoon, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
The fire, named the Bullet Fire, was burning about 200 acres as of Sunday near Bush Highway in the Lower Sycamore area, according to Tonto National Forest.
The northbound lanes were closed at milepost 199, right where both highways intersect. The southbound lanes were closed higher up north near Deer Creek Trailhead, at the junction with State Route 188.
There was no estimated time of reopening for either direction, ADOT said.
The forest asked the community to stay away from Forest Roads 402 and 1852. No structures were at risk, they said.
There was an air tanker, two Hotshot crews, one state crew and six fire engines at the location to assist with containment. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-wildfires/2023/06/04/brush-fire-closes-beeline-highway-near-bush-highway/70287391007/ | 2023-06-05T04:17:13 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-wildfires/2023/06/04/brush-fire-closes-beeline-highway-near-bush-highway/70287391007/ |
Wildfire burning near Biosphere 2 science facility in southern Arizona 50% contained
A wildfire in southern Arizona that’s burning about a half-mile from the Biosphere 2 science facility has been 50% contained, firefighters on Sunday said.
The wildfire broke out Sunday morning northwest of Oracle Junction and north of metro Tucson, Arizona State Forestry officials said.
The fire’s cause wasn’t immediately known and had spread to about 13 acres by Sunday afternoon before being partially contained.
Crews from the State Forestry, Golder Ranch Fire District and Northwest Fire District worked to keep the wildfire from reaching the Biosphere facility.
Wildfire:Bullet Fire closes Beeline Highway near Bush Highway in both directions
State Forestry launched single-engine air tankers to assist with suppression.
No evacuations have been ordered at this time, according to authorities.
Biosphere 2 was built between 1987 and 1991 as a way to test the viability of closed ecological systems and human life in outer space. The tests were held twice in the early 1990s.
The facility is owned and operated by the University of Arizona in Tucson. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-wildfires/2023/06/04/wildfire-burning-near-biosphere-2-science-facility-in-southern-arizona-50-contained/70287535007/ | 2023-06-05T04:17:19 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-wildfires/2023/06/04/wildfire-burning-near-biosphere-2-science-facility-in-southern-arizona-50-contained/70287535007/ |
BABSON PARK, Fla. — Firefighters said they were able to rescue a man trapped in a fire in his mobile home early Sunday at Babson Park.
Two people were flown to a nearby trauma center as a result, according to Polk County Fire Rescue.
"It's very rewarding, especially with the team that we had," PCFR Battalion Chief Ramon Gonzalez said.
Firefighters said a man had his head out the window and told them he wasn't able to breathe. Gonzalez said he took off his breathing mask and assisted the man.
Prior to that, firefighters attempted to rescue the man through the front door but were unable. Firefighters also tried to proceed through a side window but items blocked them from entering.
PCFR stated they created a large opening surrounding the bathroom window to rescue the man. It took nine minutes after the first unit arrived to rescue the man.
The cause of the fire hasn't been shared yet.
PCFR stated it responded to approximately 1,300 structure fires last year with 25% of the incidents being classified as "immediately dangerous to life and health."
“The timely response, meticulous execution on the fireground, and steadfast commitment to public safety demonstrated by the team exemplify the core values of PCFR,” Polk County Fire Chief Hezedean Smith said in a statement. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/polkcounty/polk-county-babson-park-home-fire/67-1bff79cf-9abf-4c5e-b88f-70623045aecd | 2023-06-05T04:17:47 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/polkcounty/polk-county-babson-park-home-fire/67-1bff79cf-9abf-4c5e-b88f-70623045aecd |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — After a long day in the sun, Harrisburg resident Matt Simmons was looking forward to kicking back in a kayak on Saturday night.
"It looked like it was going to be a beautiful, wonderful, fun evening," Simmons said.
That lasted about 20 minutes.
"In the blink of an eye things just changed," Simmons said.
The severe storms that battered the Harrisburg area rolled in while Simmons and his group were on the river; hail and high winds left the group scrambling.
"Ping, ping, ping," Simmons recalled. "And then the wind picked up."
Simmons quickly found himself capsized in the river, while his group was stuck on an island during the Saturday night storm.
"We all started paddling feverishly to the island the guide told us to," Enola resident Marci Cover said. "We just kind of sat there for a solid five to seven minutes and hunkered down."
Simons was the first to make it to City Island after winding up in the water.
"My instincts from being a lifeguard as a teenager kicked in," Simmons said. "'Where is everybody? Okay. Can they see me? I'm waving my paddle.'"
Harrisburg River Rescue was called, as Cover and the others swam to shore.
"We just saw lights up here, so we were like, our stomach sank because we didn't know if people were being taken to the hospital," Mechanicsburg resident Jules Boardman expressed.
Everyone made it out okay, with a few scrapes, bruises and a wild story to tell.
"I'm just glad we're all okay," Cover said.
"I just wanted a beer when we were done. I just ran up to the bar like 'I just needed a drink' right then and there," Simmons said. "I waited a bit and then I finally got my beer and everything turned out okay." | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/kayakers-get-caught-on-the-susquehanna-during-severe-storm/521-55a6b9be-9062-43ae-8b32-f87bf10a9c0e | 2023-06-05T04:20:53 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/kayakers-get-caught-on-the-susquehanna-during-severe-storm/521-55a6b9be-9062-43ae-8b32-f87bf10a9c0e |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — People driving through the intersection of 16th and Berryhill Streets in Harrisburg did so slowly on Sunday, staring at the damage left in the wake of storms from the night before.
"Two trees fell over here. One tree fell over there, knocking down branches on this side," Harrisburg resident Jawaharlal Henry said while sitting on a fallen trunk. "[It] smashed two cars over there, and basically everyone's been cleaning up ever since."
Henry and members of the Allison Hill neighborhood worked together to clean up the mess that blocked both roads before help from the city came to finish the job.
"We had to cut a path so traffic could get through," Henry said.
A severe storm was a shock for his young niece.
"I was scared," Henry's niece stated. "I was crying."
Hail and high winds startled Henry early in the night, alongside damaging his third-floor windows.
"You could hear it hitting throughout the whole house, Boom-boom-boom-boom," Henry said. "Big hail stones."
The Allison Hill neighborhood was far from the only part of the city to take a hit. Trees were down all across Harrisburg, including on top of David Howard's car in midtown.
"My neighbor kind of woke me up, Howard said. "He said 'Dude, your car is under a tree...a tree fell on your car.'"
Crews removed limbs around the powerline located above Howard's car however, the windshield ultimately gave in to the weight of the limbs.
"I initially thought he was joking," Howard expressed. "[But,] when I came outside he had a serious look on his face and he pointed."
Just up the road, the vestibule at Midtown Scholar Bookstore had been blown out and boarded up. The store manager says they opened with normal hours, thanks to the help of volunteers.
Now right by the Capitol building, a billboard now lies as a bunch of metal.
Harrisburg officials say there was one known injury and no fatalities, which is a welcomed relief for residents.
"I'm just glad nobody was hurt in this," Howard said.
"Now I'm going to take my niece for ice cream," Henry said. "She worked very hard today." | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/severe-storm-leaves-widespread-mess-across-harrisburg-front-street-allison-hill/521-202c6b4b-1e3e-45ec-b6bf-945ac969ec79 | 2023-06-05T04:20:59 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/severe-storm-leaves-widespread-mess-across-harrisburg-front-street-allison-hill/521-202c6b4b-1e3e-45ec-b6bf-945ac969ec79 |
The National Weather Service reported less than 1 inch of rain at both International Airport and Airpark during the entire month of May.
The rainfall was not only below normal for Midland in May (1.57 inches) but trailed most areas around the region and West Texas.
Abilene recorded the most (5.36 inches), while Lubbock (5.32 inches) and Big Spring (5.21 inches) both reported more than 5 inches. Snyder and San Angelo rounded out the top 5 with 4.36 inches and 4.19 inches, respectively – the only other areas where more than 4 inches was measured during the month.
June has started off slowly at Midland International with only 0.06 inch. The NWS is reporting 1.46 inches so far this year. That total is nearly 3 inches below normal through June 4 at Midland International.
Rainfall totals in May
Alpine AWOS: 1.34 inches
Andrews County AWOS: 3.33 inches
Big Spring AWOS: 5.21 inches
Colorado City Mesonet: 3.49 inches
Gaines County Airport AWOS: 1.89 inches
Lajitas International Airport: 2.35 inches
Lamesa Municipal AWOS: 2.64
Midland International Airport: 0.98 inch
Midland Airpark: 0.63 inch
Midland NWS Coop: 1.61 inches
Odessa ASOS: 2.83 inches
Pecos AWOS: 2.63 inches
Snyder AWOS: 4.36 inches
Also
Lubbock 5.32 inches
Abilene 5.36 inches
San Angelo 4.19 inches
Source: National Weather Service | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/national-weather-service-midland-rainfall-trails-18135065.php | 2023-06-05T04:28:58 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/national-weather-service-midland-rainfall-trails-18135065.php |
ELDERSBURG, Md. — The Maryland Office of the Attorney General is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting in Carroll County.
On Saturday, Maryland State Police troopers were called to the 1200 block of Liberty Road for reports of a suicidal man. The man had called the crisis hotline, threatening to commit suicide with a gun, saying that he was under the influence.
Troopers attempted to make contact with the man. They then declared a barricade.
The barricade continued into Sunday morning.
Around 7 a.m., the man came to the front door with a dark object in his hand.
Body-worn camera footage showed the man pointed the object at troopers.
One trooper shot his firearm at the man.
He was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.
Troopers recovered a gun at the scene.
The Independent Investigations Division is investigating this incident. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/msp-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-under-investigation | 2023-06-05T04:34:36 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/msp-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-under-investigation |
***CANCELLATION***
Silver Alert 048-2023 issued on Sunday, June 4, 2023, on Jeanetta Harvey has been cancelled as of Sunday, June 4, 2023. For more information on this cancellation, please contact the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department at 317-327-6540.
***Original Release***
A Statewide Silver Alert has been declared.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the disappearance of Jeanetta Harvey, a 63 year old white female, 5 feet tall, 160 pounds, brown hair with green eyes, last seen driving a blue 2014 Ford F-150 with Indiana license plate FD1659.
Jeanetta is missing from Indianapolis, Indiana, and was last seen on Friday, June 2, 2023, at 6:30 pm. She is believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical assistance.
If you have any information on Jeanetta Harvey, contact the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department at 317-327-6540 or 911.
This concludes this Silver Alert. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/indiana/silver-alert-cancelled-for-missing-indianapolis-woman/article_caf58f48-031f-11ee-bc14-133783508c2e.html | 2023-06-05T04:39:09 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/indiana/silver-alert-cancelled-for-missing-indianapolis-woman/article_caf58f48-031f-11ee-bc14-133783508c2e.html |
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A Northwest Allen County Schools teacher has been nominated for Teacher Honor Roll by a parent whose son has thrived in his class. His profile follows.
Charles Kaduk
School: Arcola Elementary
Grade teaching: Fifth grade
Education: Bachelor’s degree in education, IPFW
Years teaching: Eight
City born: Auburn
Current hometown: Fort Wayne
Family: My Arcola family
Book you’d recommend: “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane” by Kate DiCamillo
Favorite teacher: Jim Alguire
Favorite teaching memory: My first year of teaching, Courtney Waddlesworth, the Arcola duck, nested in our courtyard and we walked the ducklings through the hallways. This meant so much to me because ducks are my theme because of being called “Chuck Ka-Duck” my whole life because of the spelling of my last name (it’s Ka-Duke). This caused some of the younger students to think I can commune with waterfowl.
Hobbies: Reading and camping
Interesting fact about yourself: I have fallen off an airplane, true story.
What advice would you give to your students as they plan for their future? Set your own winning conditions for life. Don’t let the world do it for you.
Recommended by: Miranda Garwick, parent
Reason for recommendation: “He had been my son Paxton’s teacher for second grade during COVID shutdown, and now this year for his fifth grade and final year of elementary school. My son has thrived in his class! He is so eager to learn. He is always talking about going above and beyond for his teacher and himself. My son heard him mention his birthday, … and we had to rush out and go buy him a gift ’cause that’s what we do for the people we care for.”
Bluffton
The Bluffton-Harrison Middle School Academic Super Bowl teams won the state championship in social studies, earned third in English and in interdisciplinary, and placed in the top 10 in math and science.
FWCS
The Fort Wayne Community Schools board recognized Anelise Fazzaro for receiving the highest number of Scholastic Art awards in Northrop High School’s history. Fazzaro earned 38 awards from eighth to 12th grade: one national gold medal, 10 gold keys, 10 silver keys and 17 honorable mentions.
The following students were awarded scholarships by the FWCS Scholarship Committee: Timothy Schwanz, Cayden Moore, Nathaniel Pickett, Abigail Shinn, Moo Blu, Nevaeh Jones, Alejandra Perez, Haydie Pierce, Grace Gillie, Emilia Diaz, Jaclyn Embry, Fiona Gochtovtt-Stine, Noah Haefner, Izabela Djurovic-Topalovic, Ei Indra Soe, Genesis Villalobos, Matthew Hampton, Jovana Ibisevic, Savannah Hatfield, Trevor Robinson, Mo Ne Da Be, Kailani Johnson, Mue Pae, Theodore Pancake, Lily Stahl, Nora Summers, Peter Switzer and Merari Williams.
Three FWCS Career Academy students – Malia Radike, Andrew Reyna and Chloe Hille – placed in the top three of their categories at the Indiana Health Occupation Students of America Leadership Conference. They qualified for nationals, which is June 21 to 24 in Dallas.
The following FWCS Career Academy students placed first in various categories at the Indiana State SkillsUSA competition: Mue Yae Pae, Kyle Lundquist, Anna Gieseking, Allen Ramirez-Jimenez, Corban Saylor, TJ Zelt, Brenda Bahena, Aiden Bodie, Brian Guerrero, Brennon Burget, Jeyda Nguyen, Reese Graham, Aubree Armstrong, Jenisse Guzman, Jay Zehner, Troy Zimmerman, Chase Truesdale and Gabe Moore. The national competition is June 19 to 23 in Atlanta.
Garrett
The Garrett High School English academic team won the state championship at the 37th annual Indiana Academic Super Bowl State Finals at Purdue University. Participants were Camdyn Woods, Cyann Lilly, Macy Kashmer and Abby Thomas. The fine arts team – Makaelyn Ellison, Jaiden Hinkle and Christian Fast – placed sixth.
Ivy Tech
Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne health care students and faculty provided dinner and donations to the local Ronald McDonald House in late April. The group took all day to prepare the food, which included eight casseroles, meatballs, salad and cherry cheesecake brownies.
Manchester
Manchester University received a $75,000 planning grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its reading readiness initiative, Advancing the Science of Reading in Indiana. The grant will support Manchester efforts to teach the science of reading to education majors. The science of reading refers to a body of research from the fields of education, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology and neuroscience that describes how individuals learn how to read and best practices for reading instruction.
PFW
The Office of Academic Affairs at Purdue University Fort Wayne announced the 2023 Featured Faculty Award winners were William Sauerland, School of Music; John LaMaster, Department of Mathematical Sciences; and Julia Smith, Department of Teacher Education. The annual recognition honors those who have demonstrated outstanding performance in engagement, research, service or teaching/librarianship.
Purdue University Fort Wayne sponsored a New York City premiere of a restored version of the film, “German Concentration Camp Factual Survey.” It was commissioned in April 1945 to be shot by newsreel cameramen accompanying Allied troops as they liberated Europe. The film was shelved until an abridged version was featured on the PBS show “Frontline” in the mid-1980s. For years, people thought the last reel of the film was lost, so the screening was the first time many saw the completed version in a theater. It was presented in April as part of Genocide Awareness Month. The university’s Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies is the only academic center in Indiana exclusively devoted to the Holocaust and other genocides.
Questa
The Questa Education Foundation’s 2023 spring and summer graduates included more than 80 students from Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells and Whitley counties. The Allen County graduates are: John Andersen, Kyra Andersen, Bonnie Black, Kyndel Buchanan, Brittany Buckler, Grace Buhr, Matthew Clauser, Danielle Cook, Danielle Cummins, Forrest Cunningham, Alexis DeJohn, Kaitlyn Detweiler, Paige Doerffler, Amber Drake, Jeremiah Evans, Holly Fryman, Hector Garrido, Joshua Haring-Kaye, Myka Hermann, Kathryn Hockemeyer, Brittany Jones, Andrew Kellogg, Ariana Layton, Austin Layton, Brayden Layton, Valeria Lopez, Allison Mason, Nicholas Mattes, Ema Miljkovic, Alyssa Reed, Alexander Reichard, Adam Scheiner, Carrie Scott, Makenna Sheets, Kalene Snyder, Sebastian Spieth, Allison Stachler, McKenna Stahl, Emily Szelis, Timothy Tippmann, Zachary Trocchio, Luke Vance and Mary Ellen Worden.
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Northeastern REMC, a member-owned electric cooperative powering six counties in northeast Indiana, awarded Molly Abel of Churubusco and Clayton Scott of Columbia City with $1,000 scholarships. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/teacher-honor-roll-parent-praises-northwest-allen-county-schools-educator-for-helping-son-thrive/article_15242e40-f8cf-11ed-8324-73158027b5cd.html | 2023-06-05T04:39:22 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/teacher-honor-roll-parent-praises-northwest-allen-county-schools-educator-for-helping-son-thrive/article_15242e40-f8cf-11ed-8324-73158027b5cd.html |
BREAKING NEWS
Glendale police respond to shots fired at Westgate; no injuries reported
Lillian Boyd
Arizona Republic
Glendale officers responded to multiple calls for shots fired on Sunday evening near Westgate Entertainment District.
Two separate parties were shooting at each other and fled the scene prior to officers' arrival around 6:30 p.m., police said. No injuries were reported as of 8:45 p.m.
Information on a suspect or suspects is unknown. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/glendale-breaking/2023/06/04/glendale-police-respond-to-shots-fired-at-westgate/70287540007/ | 2023-06-05T05:00:53 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/glendale-breaking/2023/06/04/glendale-police-respond-to-shots-fired-at-westgate/70287540007/ |
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Fayetteville Public Schools (FPS) announced they are offering free meals this summer to anyone 18 years or younger.
The meals will be served daily at Owl Creek School starting June 5, and continue through Aug. 4. They will close on June 19, and July 3-7, according to their website.
FPS says the serving hours will be Monday through Friday, 10:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
If you wish to receive a free meal but can't make it to this location, FPS says daily hot meals can also be picked up at any of the FPS food truck locations.
The food truck locations are:
- Fayetteville Public Library
401 West Mountain Street
10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
- Yvonne Richard Community Center
240 E. Rock Street
11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
- American Legion
1195 South Curtis Avenue
12:30 p.m. - 1 p.m.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — On Sunday, June 4, law enforcement arrested a murder suspect out of Cedar Park, TX. after a warrant had been issued for 1st degree Murder.
23-year-old, Bradley Stanford of Austin, TX. was found in Ingleside.
He is being booked into the San Patricio County Jail, awaiting to be extradited back to Williamson County.
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DALLAS — A man has been charged in connection to a shooting at a Deep Ellum bar that left two people dead in March, Dallas police said.
Police on Thursday, June 1, announced that they identified Tommy Spell, 25, as the suspect in the deadly shooting at the Bitter End bar on Elm Street.
The incident happened on March 15.
Rickey Gossett, 37, and Danielle Jones, 30, were killed in the shooting.
Police said Spell was already in Dallas County Jail on unrelated felony charges. The department obtained an arrest warrant and charged the 25-year-old with capital murder.
Spell's other unrelated charges include aggravated assault, aggravated robbery and deadly conduct, according to jail records.
During the investigation, police said Gossett was on the patio of the bar when he was approached by a suspect who then fired multiple gunshots.
Jones was standing inside the bar at the time when she was also struck by a bullet that went through a window.
A month after the shooting, Dallas police released surveillance video of the incident as they continued their search for the suspect. The video showed the suspect firing shots and then running away.
Jones' family has filed a lawsuit against Bitter End, claiming that the business did not ensure "sufficient security measures, personnel, guards and patrols... as well as failing to ensure adequate access controls to prevent loitering, to reasonably ensure the safety of their premises despite being located in an area where crime is prevalent."
The lawsuit also claims the bar knew the suspect and could have called police before the shooting, and that the business exposed Jones "to an unreasonable risk of harm" on that night.
Jones' family responded to the charges being filed with the following statement: "We are glad that criminal charges against the shooter are proceeding, but that does not exonerate The Bitter End and other parties responsible for keeping Danielle Jones and other guests safe that night. Ms. Jones was there for a Mom’s Night Out, and because of the bar’s inadequate security measures, her 8-year-old son has to grow up without his mother. We will continue to seek justice in civil court on behalf of our clients." | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/man-charged-capital-murder-shooting-killed-two-deep-ellum-bitter-end-bar/287-b1aa536e-7a75-440b-8b05-3c5b031f6ef7 | 2023-06-05T05:15:32 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/man-charged-capital-murder-shooting-killed-two-deep-ellum-bitter-end-bar/287-b1aa536e-7a75-440b-8b05-3c5b031f6ef7 |
INDIANAPOLIS — It's boating season and conservation officials are giving out tips on how you can still have fun on the lake while being safe.
Sgt. Ted Stine with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and his team responds to at least two drownings a year at the Geist Marina.
"People have docked or anchored somewhere in a cove and been drinking all day. When they get ready to leave, they don't account for everybody and then they realize somebody is missing and they don't even know how long they've been missing. They've been underwater and no one saw them go down. So we have to come out and search for them," said Stine.
A scary situation that can be prevented if boaters remember one thing.
"Life jackets. Life jackets are the biggest safety thing we can have people use. If you got them, make sure they're accessible," said Stine.
While alcohol is allowed in a boat, Stine said you should have the same mentality when it comes to boating safety as you would driving a car.
"There are laws we have to deal with when we are out here. We want to make sure people are obeying those laws," he said. "Nighttime speed limit is ten miles an hour on our inland bodies of water. You have to have navigational lights when you're operating after dark."
Stine wants you to plan ahead.
"We understand people want to have a good time, but make sure you have a designated driver. Make sure you have somebody who isn't drinking that can operate your boat, so you won't get into a position where somebody goes overboard or you crash into another boat, and your boat sinks and you're not able to get that person out of the water," he said.
Advice the DNR wants you to take with you on your next boating trip for a safe summer. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana-dnr-promotes-safety-responsibility-as-boating-season-begins/531-b79f0f34-d950-43f8-a3d3-0c1ffdc64103 | 2023-06-05T05:25:55 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana-dnr-promotes-safety-responsibility-as-boating-season-begins/531-b79f0f34-d950-43f8-a3d3-0c1ffdc64103 |
Events
Monday, June 5
COMPUTER BASICS: KEYBOARD AND MOUSE: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; learn the basics of using a computer's keyboard and mouse; Public Library, 1 N. Tennessee Ave., Atlantic City. 609-345-2269, ext. 3060 or acfpl.org.
ESL CAREER READINESS LAB: 9:30 a.m. to noon Mondays through July 31; learn how to use the Engen Language Upskilling platform, which provides ESL classes and tutorials with a focus on job interview skills, and the food and beverage industry and hospitality industry; Public Library, 1 N. Tennessee Ave., Atlantic City. 609-345-2269 or acfpl.org.
LINE DANCING - WITH SUSAN PENNYPACKER: noon to 12:45 p.m. Mondays; no meetings Sept. 4, Oct. 9; Wildwood Crest Branch, 6300 Atlantic Ave., Wildwood Crest. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
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MEDITATIVE DRUM CIRCLE: 5 to 6 p.m. Mondays; bring your own instrument or borrow one; no meetings Aug. 28, Sept. 4, Oct. 9, Nov. 6, Dec. 25; Cape May Court House Branch, 30 Mechanic St., Middle Township. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
REGISTERED BEHAVIOR TECHNICIAN (RBT) FREE TRAINING PROGRAM: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; four-week training program to prepare you for the RBT exam and three additional credentials; 1501 S. New Road, Pleasantville. 609-484-9356 or student.tbyrdcenter.com.
SCRABBLE NIGHT: 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. first and third Mondays through May; bring your own team or play with others; Public Library, 235 32nd St., Avalon. avalonfreelibrary.org.
SHOREBIRDS BABIES 'R US - PRESENTED BY OF THE WETLANDS INSTITUTE: 6 to 7 p.m.; Cape May County Library/Lower Cape Branch, 2600 Bayshore Road, Lower Township; free, registration requested. 609-463-6350 or wetlandsinstitute.org.
'THE COURAGE TO CARE – RESCUE DURING THE HOLOCAUST' INSTRUCTED BY ROBERT HOLDEN: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; show the Academy Award Winning short subject film from the 90’s, "The Courage to Care" (based on the book by Dr. Carol Rittner) followed by discussion; Cape May County Library/Stone Harbor Branch, 9516 Second Ave., Stone Harbor; free, registration requested. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
Wednesday, June 7
ADULT BOARD GAME NIGHT: 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, June 7, 21, July 5, 19, Aug. 2, 16; Egg Harbor Township/Atlantic County Library System, 1 Swift Drive, Egg Harbor Township. 609-927-8664 or atlanticlibrary.org.
BORED? GAMES!: 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 31; for ages 10 to adult; games are family-friendly classic board games meant for at least two players; Ventnor City Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 6500 Atlantic Ave., Ventnor; registration required. 609-823-4614 or atlanticlibrary.org.
MURDER MYSTERY DINNER - 'THE PLOT THICKENS': 7 to 8:30 p.m.; enjoy a three-course dinner and watch as the mystery and drama unfold; The Chalfonte Hotel, 301 Howard St., Cape May; $75. 609-884-5404 or capemaymac.org.
WEDNESDAY FAMILY GAME NIGHT: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 30; for all ages; board games provided; Pleasantville Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 33 Martin Luther King Junior Ave., Pleasantville; registration required. 609-641-1778 or atlanticlibrary.org.
Thursday, June 8
CYBER THURSDAYS: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 31; Pleasantville Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 33 Martin Luther King Junior Ave., Pleasantville. 609-641-1778 or atlanticlibrary.org.
GAME ON!: 5:30 to 7 p.m. June 8, July 13, Aug. 17; for adults; disconnect from the screen and connect over board games; Brigantine Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 201 15th St. S., Brigantine; registration required. 609-266-0110 or atlanticlibrary.org.
PARKMOBILE TUTORIAL: 1 to 2 p.m. June 8, July 6; learn the parking system used in Ventnor; Ventnor City Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 6500 Atlantic Ave., Ventnor. 609-823-4614 or atlanticlibrary.org.
SENIOR CRAFT AND ACTIVITIES: 10 a.m. to noon Thursdays through June 29; Pleasantville Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 33 Martin Luther King Junior Ave., Pleasantville. 609-641-1778 or atlanticlibrary.org.
Friday, June 9
SECOND FRIDAY ART RECEPTION: 6 to 8 p.m. second Fridays; celebrate the opening of newest galleries; The Noyes Arts Garage Stockton University, 2200 Fairmount Ave., Atlantic City. 609-626-3805 or ArtsGarageAC.com.
Saturday, June 10
CAR CRUISE: 5 to 8 p.m. June 10, 23; show off your car during the Car Cruises; 615 E. Moss Mill Road, Galloway Township. 609-748-8999 or historicsmithville.com.
MAKER'S SPACE SEWING: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. June 10, 24; for teens and adults; discover how to sew both by hand and with machines; Hammonton Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 451 S. Egg Harbor Road, Hammonton; registration required. 609-561-2264 or atlanticlibrary.org.
SATURDAY MOVIE TIME: 1 to 3 p.m. June 10, 24, July 8, 22, Aug. 5, 19; Pleasantville Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 33 Martin Luther King Junior Ave., Pleasantville. 609-641-1778 or atlanticlibrary.org.
For kids
Monday, June 5
PRE-K CLUB AND CRAFT: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. June 5, 12; Galloway Township Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 306 E. Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway. 609-652-2352 or atlanticlibrary.org.
PRESCHOOL STORYTIME - ABSECON: 10 to 11 a.m. Mondays; Absecon branch/Atlantic County Library System, 305 New Jersey Ave., Absecon. 609-646-2228 or atlanticlibrary.org.
PRESCHOOL STORYTIME - EGG HARBOR CITY: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays through Aug. 28; Egg Harbor City Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 134 Philadelphia Ave., Egg Harbor City. 609-804-1063 or atlanticlibrary.org.
Tuesday, June 6
MINDFUL STORYTIME WITH MISS BETH: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays through August; storytime for kids; for ages 2 to 5; Brigantine Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 201 15th St. S., Brigantine; registration required. 609-266-0110 or atlanticlibrary.org.
WONDERBOOK STORYTIME: 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, June 6, 20, July 18, August 1, 15, 29; for ages 4 to 11; kids will press play to read along with their favorite books and then switch to learning mode for literacy learning; Pleasantville Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 33 Martin Luther King Junior Ave., Pleasantville; registration required. 609-641-1778 or atlanticlibrary.org.
Wednesday, June 7
PLAYDATE AT THE LIBRARY: 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 9; for ages 6-36 months; enjoy stories, rhymes and songs designed to develop early literacy skills; Mays Landing Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 40 Farragut Ave., Hamilton; registration required. 609-625-2776 or atlanticlibrary.org.
Thursday, June 8
123 READ & SING: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursdays through Aug. 10; for ages 1 1/2 to 5 and their caregivers; Galloway Township Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 306 E. Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway Township. 609-652-2352 or atlanticlibrary.org.
Saturday, June 10
DROP-IN LEGO PLAYTIME: 1 to 2 p.m. Saturdays through August; Egg Harbor Township/Atlantic County Library System, 1 Swift Drive, Egg Harbor Township. 609-927-8664 or atlanticlibrary.org.
LET'S GO LEGO: 11 a.m. to noon every other Saturday through Aug. 19; Mays Landing Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 40 Farragut Ave., Hamilton. 609-625-2776 or atlanticlibrary.org.
SATURDAY FAMILY STORYTIME: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays through August; Egg Harbor Township/Atlantic County Library System, 1 Swift Drive, Egg Harbor Township. 609-927-8664 or atlanticlibrary.org.
SPRINGTIME STORYTIME: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays, June 10, 24; for ages 3 1/2 to 5, siblings welcome; few quick stories, songs, an easy craft, plus a treat; Somers Point Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 801 Shore Road, Somers Point; registration required. 609-927-7113 or atlanticlibrary.org.
TEEN BOARD GAME AND SNACK AFTERNOONS: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturdays, June 10, 24, July 8, 22, Aug. 5, 29; for kids and teens, ages 10 and older; Egg Harbor Township/Atlantic County Library System, 1 Swift Drive, Egg Harbor Township; registration required. 609-927-8664 or atlanticlibrary.org.
Groups
Monday, June 5
AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS: 11 a.m. Mondays; for those troubled by someone else's drinking; Egg Harbor City Senior Center, 351 Cincinnati Ave., Egg Harbor City. AL-ANON.org.
COZY MYSTERY BOOK CLUB FOR ADULTS: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.; group will be discussing "Murder She Knit" by Peggy Ehrhart, with a special visit from the author; Public Library, 1058 E. Landis Ave., Vineland. 856-794-4244 or vinelandlibrary.org.
LONGPORT NEEDLERS: 10 a.m. to noon Mondays; bring your needle/crochet craft project and join us for a time of crafting and socializing; Longport Public Library, 2305 Atlantic Ave., Longport. 609-487-7403 or LongportPublicLibrary.org.
'MONEY TALKS' ONLINE DISCUSSION GROUP: 7 to 8 p.m. first Mondays; monthly online discussion group with thought-provoking topics related to money and wellness; virtual event hosted by the Mental Health Association New Jersey. 609-652-3800 or MHANJ.org.
Tuesday, June 6
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH CONVERSATION VIRTUAL CLASS: 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays; intermediate-level Spanish Conversation class via Zoom; Atlantic City Free Public Library, 1 N. Tennessee Ave., Atlantic City. 609-345-2269 or ACFPL.org.
JERSEY CAPE WRITERS: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. first and third Tuesdays; e-mail Jerseycapewriters01@gmail.com to register; share your writing and ideas in a friendly and supportive environment; Cape May Court House Branch, 30 Mechanic St., Middle Township. 609-463-6350 or Events.CMCLibrary.org.
YARNBENDERS CROCHET AND KNITTING CLUB: 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 29; Egg Harbor Township/Atlantic County Library System, 1 Swift Drive, Egg Harbor Township. 609-927-8664 or atlanticlibrary.org.
Wednesday, June 7
'TOO MUCH STUFF?' MEETINGS: 1 to 2 p.m. first and third Wednesdays; hosted by the Mental Health Association in Atlantic County; online or call-in support for those with clutter challenges, collecting behaviors, or hoarding tendency. 609-652-3800 or MHAAC.info.
Thursday, June 8
AL-ANON MEETING: 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays through December; by Al-Anon Family Groups; Cape May County Library/Lower Cape Branch, 2600 Bayshore Road, Lower Township. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
CROCHET GROUP: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 31; learn and practice your craft in a fun and welcoming environment; Egg Harbor City Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 134 Philadelphia Ave., Egg Harbor City. 609-804-1063 or atlanticlibrary.org.
EHT BOOK CLUB: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, monthly book club; Egg Harbor Township/Atlantic County Library System, 1 Swift Drive, Egg Harbor Township. 609-927-8664 or atlanticlibrary.org.
FAMILY MEETING SUPPORT GROUP: 10 a.m. to noon second and fourth Thursdays; support group for family members of individuals who live with a mental health concern. 609-652-3800 or MHAAC.info.
MEETINGS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OF INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER: 10:30 a.m. second and fourth Thursdays; 7 p.m. third Thursdays; choose from daytime or evening meeting times; online-only; workshop-style meeting among peers with a new topic each group; offered by the Mental Health Association in Atlantic County through the Intensive Family Support Services program. 609-517-8614 or mhaac.info.
SHELF INDULGENCE BOOK CLUB: 6 to 7 p.m. second Thursdays; Egg Harbor City Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 134 Philadelphia Ave., Egg Harbor City. 609-804-1063 or atlanticlibrary.org.
SOMERS POINT POETRY SOCIETY: 6 to 7:30 p.m. second Thursdays; poetry club open to all; each meeting will have a theme and two poems to be used for criticism and conversation; Somers Point Senior Center, 22 N. Ambler Road, Somers Point. somersptarts.weebly.com.
Friday, June 9
AMERICAN MAH JONGG: 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays; Wildwood Crest Branch, 6300 Atlantic Ave., Wildwood Crest. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
CONVERSATIONAL LENAPE LANGUAGE - WITH TERI HISLOP: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Fridays; newcomers welcome; Lower Cape Branch, 2600 Bayshore Road, Lower Township. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
'LIGHTBULB' ONLINE GROUP: 3 to 4 p.m. Fridays; virtual group presented by the Mental Health Association in New Jersey; weekly online discussion group and forum to ask questions about mental health and wellness. 609-652-3800 or MHANJ.org.
Saturday, June 10
SOUTHERN NJ AFRICAN VIOLET CLUB: 10 a.m. to noon second Saturdays; Elwood Volunteer Fire Dept., 414 Elwood Road, Mullica Township; discuss plant care tips and needs; open to all; no membership fees; masks required and COVID-19 social distancing rules in effect. snjavc.org or email snjavc.violet@gmail.com or Facebook@southernnewjerseyafricanvioletclub.
Health, fitness
Monday, June 5
CHAIR YOGA - WITH LYNNE CATARRO: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays; no class 9/4, 10/9, 12/25; Cape May County Library/Wildwood Crest Branch, 6300 Atlantic Ave., Wildwood Crest. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
'GOT STRESS?' ONLINE GROUP: 4 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays; online group meets to discuss daily wellness, coping strategies and tools to relieve stress and reduce anxiety; offered by The Mental Health Association in Atlantic County; free. 609-652-3800 or MHAAC.info.
YOGA WITH SUZANNE KUBIK: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays through Sept. 14; no class July 6, Sept. 4; Cape May County Library/Stone Harbor Branch, 9516 Second Ave., Stone Harbor. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
Tuesday, June 6
BODY IMAGE & BALANCE MEETINGS: 7 to 8 p.m. first and third Tuesdays; hosted by the Mental Health Association in Atlantic County; call-in and online group for those living with or recovering from disordered eating. 609-652-3800 or MHAAC.info.
DEALING WITH DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP: 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays; hosted by the Mental Health Association in Atlantic County; online support group for those living with depression. 609-652-3800 or MHAAC.info.
MINDFULNESS & MOVEMENT: 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesdays through December; Cape May County Library/Wildwood Crest Branch, 6300 Atlantic Ave., Wildwood Crest. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
ZUMBA WITH KELLIE WOOD: 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays; Cape May Court House Branch, 30 Mechanic St., Middle Township. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
Wednesday, June 7
BARRE STAR: 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Wednesdays through May; combination of ballet, flexibility, yoga/balance and strength training; Wildwood Crest Branch, 6300 Atlantic Ave., Wildwood Crest. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
EXPLORING SPIRITUALITY ONLINE WELLNESS GROUP: noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays; hosted by the Mental Health Association in Atlantic County; wellness group exploring themes of faith, hope, sense of purpose, and fulfilment. 609-652-3800 or MHAAC.info.
MEDITATION MEET-UP WITH TED COSTA: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. and 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through December; Woodbine Community Center, 812 Longfellow St., Woodbine. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
MIND AND BODY VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: 11 a.m. to noon Wednesdays; workshop is provided to individuals who live with a disability; participants discuss topics such as adapting, goal setting, refocusing and more; offered by the Mental Health Association in Atlantic County. 609-652-3800, ext. 308 or MHAAC.info.
STRETCH & BURN - WITH KELLIE WOOD: 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays; hosted by Cape May County Library; virtual event; no registration required. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
TAI CHI & QIGONG: 10 and 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays; with Cheryl Crews and Denise Jones; Lower Cape Branch, 2600 Bayshore Road, Lower Township. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
ZUMBA - WITH JANET SPADA: 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays at Wildwood Crest Library, and Thursdays at Lower Township Library; no meetings July 12, 26, Nov. 22, 23. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
ZUMBA - WITH KELLIE: 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays; Sea Isle City Branch, 4800 Central Ave., Sea Isle City. 609-463-6350 or Events.CMCLibrary.org.
Thursday, June 8
GENTLE YOGA - WITH ELIZABETH KILCOURSE: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursdays; bring a yoga mat; Upper Township Branch, 2050 Tuckahoe Road, Woodbine. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
'RISING MINDS' ONLINE MEETING: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; offered by the Mental Health Association in Atlantic County; peer-led meeting for individuals age 18 to 30; participants discuss mental health, share experiences, develop tools for self-care and connect to others. 609-652-3800 or MHAAC.info.
YOGA AT THE LIBRARY: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. June 8, July 13, Aug. 10; Egg Harbor Township/Atlantic County Library System, 1 Swift Drive, Egg Harbor Township. 609-927-8664.
Music
Friday, June 9
MUSIC TO MY EARS - ONLINE: 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays through Aug. 4; uplifting online discussion group in which participants share favorite music selections and what it means to them; virtual event hosted by the Mental Health Association in New Jersey. 609-652-3800 or mhanj.org. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/community-calendar/article_13f5cbd4-0156-11ee-9456-3f717dd5761f.html | 2023-06-05T05:31:01 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/community-calendar/article_13f5cbd4-0156-11ee-9456-3f717dd5761f.html |
The John R. Elliott HERO Campaign held a ceremony May 26 to unveil four new HERO-wrapped vehicles.
The ceremony was held as part of the South Jersey Transportation Authority’s annual 100 Days of Summer event at the Farley Service Plaza on the Atlantic City Expressway.
Named in honor of Navy Ensign John Elliott, of Egg Harbor Township, who was killed in a collision with a drunken driver in July 2000, the HERO Campaign promotes the use of designated drivers. The campaign has partnered with 20 police departments throughout the state to add HERO vehicle wraps with the words “Be a HERO. Be a Designated Driver.” The program is being funded through a grant from the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety.
The event included the Margate, Sea Girt, North Wildwood and Egg Harbor Township police departments.
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“We believe the HERO Patrol Cars are a powerful reminder to motorists that designated drivers save lives, and the positive message appeals to the HERO in all of us,” John Stevenson, chief of the North Wildwood Police Department, said in a release.
For more information on the HERO Campaign, call 866-700-4376 or visit herocampaign.org. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/hero-campaign-unveils-four-new-wrapped-vehicles-at-a-c-expressway-ceremony/article_279f6844-0173-11ee-ad63-db64e792031b.html | 2023-06-05T05:31:07 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/hero-campaign-unveils-four-new-wrapped-vehicles-at-a-c-expressway-ceremony/article_279f6844-0173-11ee-ad63-db64e792031b.html |
Several local women's clubs honored students who were chosen to attend the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs' Girls Career Institute program, which provides a "mini-college experience" for high school juniors.
The girls were honored during a May 17 reception for the Southern District of NJSFWC, which includes Absecon, Cape May, Hammonton, Marmora, Millville, Ocean City and Vineland. The event was hosted by the Millville Woman's Club, located at 300 E. St. in Millville.
The Girls Career Institute program is funded by local clubs, and students must apply for the program. Students are selected based on their interests, community service and participation in school activities.
The recipients will get to stay at Douglass Residential College on the Rutgers University Campus during a week in June and attend lectures and workshops by successful women in various careers. For more information on the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs, visit njsfwc.org. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/local-womens-clubs-honor-students-selected-for-girls-career-institute-program/article_39017124-00b8-11ee-a0de-5717ba9222c8.html | 2023-06-05T05:31:14 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/local-womens-clubs-honor-students-selected-for-girls-career-institute-program/article_39017124-00b8-11ee-a0de-5717ba9222c8.html |
STOCKTON, Calif. — Police have opened an investigation after opening fire in the area of Hammer Lane and Mariners Drive in Stockton.
It's not clear how many officers fired their weapons or why a shooting occurred.
Police said all of their officers are OK.
Few details surrounding the shooting have been released.
WATCH ALSO: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/stockton-police-shooting/103-7a02d36d-b8b6-4d67-bfb5-dc5fb402d2d8 | 2023-06-05T05:48:06 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/stockton-police-shooting/103-7a02d36d-b8b6-4d67-bfb5-dc5fb402d2d8 |
John “Jack” Stanley Fields passed away quietly in his home on May 25, 2023 at the age of 89, after a brief battle with cancer.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 8, 2023 at West End Cemetery, 1574 East 4150 North, Buhl.
Memories and condolences may be shared with the family on Jack’s memorial webpage at www.farmerfuneralchapel.com. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/funeral-notices/john-stanley-fields/article_fca004ef-7380-5382-a51d-3f8ff66c6ed4.html | 2023-06-05T06:25:47 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/funeral-notices/john-stanley-fields/article_fca004ef-7380-5382-a51d-3f8ff66c6ed4.html |
BUHL—Margaret Mae (Sterns) Rodgers, 92, of Buhl passed away peacefully on May 6, 2023 at Grace Senior Living facility.
A Celebration of Margaret’s Life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 9, 2023, at Castleford United Methodist Church, 303 Elm St., Castleford.
Memories and condolences may be shared with the family on Margaret’s memorial webpage at www.farmerfuneralchapel.com. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/funeral-notices/margaret-mae-rodgers/article_5e584b3d-0ce6-523e-9795-58ac74bcce76.html | 2023-06-05T06:25:53 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/funeral-notices/margaret-mae-rodgers/article_5e584b3d-0ce6-523e-9795-58ac74bcce76.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. — People packed the streets of Portland waiting for all the action. Some of them got here hours before the festivities began.
It started with the Starlight Run, a 5K race known more for its costumed participants than its fast times.
“I notice some of the runners are exhausted but there are smiles. I like the costumes it’s cool” said one parade attender.
The Starlight Run was just the warm-up. The main event is the Starlight Parade.
It's been around since the early 1900's. Many of these people are repeat attendees.
One woman sitting along Broadway with her son said “I think it's great for the kids. I remember the lights, crowds and floats, all family fun it's great”
From the marching bands to floats decorated with lights, colorful clowns and some interesting performers. There is something for everyone.
The Grand Marshal this year, Poison Waters, one of Portland’s most popular and well-known performers.
The Starlight Parade is something that makes people come back year after year. One man who estimated that he’s been to the parade 45 times summed it up this way.
“This is a good event. This is good energy, this is not all the negativity and the hate, this is what Portland is about”.
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The Great Plains Food Bank has announced dates and locations for its Youth Summer Meals Program.
The program will be operated at 15 sites through Aug. 23. It provides food for children during the summer months when the school lunch and breakfast programs are not available. Youth up to age 17 can receive a boxed meal during each distribution time.
Sites and times in the region:
- Cannon Ball, Tipi Wakan Church, Monday, Thursday 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., July 31-Aug. 22
- Dickinson, AMEN Food Pantry, Tuesday, Thursday 1:30-4:30 p.m. Mountain time, June 1-Aug. 21 (no July 4)
- Elgin, Elgin School, Wednesday, 1-2 p.m. MT, May 31-Aug. 9
- Williston, Gloria Dei Church, Tuesday, Thursday 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Aug. 1-18 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/health/great-plains-releases-summer-meals-details/article_9ef85774-0165-11ee-aa89-93d21caed0a9.html | 2023-06-05T07:28:40 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/health/great-plains-releases-summer-meals-details/article_9ef85774-0165-11ee-aa89-93d21caed0a9.html |
STOCKTON, Calif. — The challenges of growing up in Stockton's inner city have been well documented, but one Stockton native overcame adversity and made history.
Harold Grigsby became the first in his family to not only graduate from college but also Harvard Law School.
"I used education as my way to kind of get out and make a change in my life," said Grigsby.
The Stockton City Hall intern grew up in public housing and battled back from the loss of friends to gun violence and his own experience in juvenile hall to achieve something he had not even dreamed of.
"After I spent a short amount of time incarcerated at a juvenile facility, I really got back on track with things and started taking school very seriously," said Grigsby.
He went to community college and eventually graduated from University of California, Los Angeles.
"I didn't think law school was realistic. I didn't know any lawyers," said Grigsby. "I didn't know any lawyers who looked like me or come from where I come from. So, I didn't know it was a possibility until towards the end of my UCLA career."
He decided to go to law school to hopefully one day come back to help his beloved community
"I think for a long time we would see things going on in Stockton whether it's all the poor neighborhoods being on the south side of the city, or there being food deserts. I thought those were just coincidences," said Grigsby. "At UCLA, I got to study some of the laws and policies that helped to intentionally craft things to look that way. And that kind of was my first interest in policy and law and then working with Mayor Michael Tubbs for a summer helped a lot."
Former Mayor Michael Tubbs made sure to give Grigsby a call on the day he graduated from Harvard Law School. Tubbs said, "I am so proud of Harold Grigsby! I met this young man when he was a community college student straight out of Conway Homes in 2017. He interned in City Hall, did well at UCLA, and is now a Harvard Law graduate. I am proud not for what he's done, but who he will become. To whom much is given, much is required and you have a unique voice. We need it, and we are listening!"
One thing that Grigsby wants to emphasize that he wasn't alone in his journey.
"I think one thing I want to point out is that it's easy to look at a story like mine and say, 'Pull yourself up by the bootstraps. He did it. So can you.' But in reality, I had a lot of resources, a lot of love, a lot of support poured into me. People can't do these things alone, and it's very hard coming from places where I come from to get to places like this without this type of investment and help," said Grigsby.
He said he's heading to Washington, D.C. to continue his legal career with his ultimate goal being to hopefully come back home to Stockton.
WATCH ALSO: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/stockton-adversity-education/103-45725fb2-3e65-450f-89b0-a38765d7b0b0 | 2023-06-05T08:12:39 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/stockton-adversity-education/103-45725fb2-3e65-450f-89b0-a38765d7b0b0 |
PHOENIX — A large brush fire has closed State Route 87 in both directions near Bush Highway, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
ADOT said the brush fire is at milepost 199.
The fire has been named the Bullet Fire and is in the Lower Sycamore area, according to a representative with Tonto National Forest.
The Sugar Loaf area has been evacuated.
"There is a Very Large Airtanker assisting with air support and more air resources have been ordered," according to the forest representative.
The fire is affecting the drive to and from Payson.
According to ADOT, the northbound side of the roadway is closed at milepost 199 and the southbound side is closed at the junction with State Route 188.
There is no estimation for when the roadway will reopen.
The public is being asked to stay away from Forest Roads 402 and 1852.
This is a developing story; additional details will be added as they become available.
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Wildfire Go-Kit:
Residents in wildfire-prone areas are urged to have an emergency supplies kit to bring with them of they are evacuated from their homes, especially as Arizona residents are beginning to see early widespread fire activity throughout the state.
An emergency supply kit should be put together long before a wildfire or another disaster occurs. Make sure to keep it easily accessible so you can take it with you when you have to evacuate.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommends that residents near a disaster store emergency supplies in a plastic tub, small suitcase, trash can, backpack, or other containers.
Residents should make sure they have the necessities, such as three gallons of water per person and a three-day supply of ready-to-eat food, the NFPA said. A first-aid kit, prescription medications, contact lenses, and non-prescription drugs should also be taken into account.
Copies of any important family documents, including insurance policies, identification, bank account records, and emergency contact numbers should also be taken and put into a waterproof, portable container in your kit, the NFPA said.
The association lists other items that would help in a disaster, including:
- Sleeping bag or warm blanket for each person
- Battery-powered or hand-cranked radio and a NOAA weather radio to receive up-to-date information
- Dust mask or cotton T-shirt to filter the air
- Matches in a waterproof container
- Complete change of clothing including long pants, long sleeve shirts, and sturdy shoes stored in a waterproof container
- Signal flare
The entire NFPA checklist of supplies can be found here. | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/wildfire/brush-fire-closes-state-route-87/75-9e2eaf39-a71a-4836-8911-3f976f56f6f2 | 2023-06-05T08:19:41 | 0 | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/wildfire/brush-fire-closes-state-route-87/75-9e2eaf39-a71a-4836-8911-3f976f56f6f2 |
More pollen means more misery for allergy sufferers, who have been having a difficult time in recent weeks as grass and tree pollen counts have been high during a warm spring.
“It’s been pretty miserable this year,” said Dr. Mark Williams, family physician at Premier Health Primary Care Beavercreek. Williams said they have been seeing increased allergy symptoms since probably mid-April with the flowering trees and it’s only progressed with more pollen.
“We’re pretty much in pollen season. Right now, we have our grass and tree counts have been relatively high as of recently, which is not uncommon for this time of year,” said Brian Huxtable, air pollution control specialist with the Regional Air Pollution Control Agency.
Cottonwood trees have also recently been shedding seeds, causing a flurry of white tufts of hairs called pappi to disperse the seeds through the wind, but it’s difficult to say if that is part of what’s irritating people’s allergies.
“Everybody has different allergies,” Huxtable said.
Local doctors say their patients have been having a hard time with itchy eyes, nose and throat, along with congestion, sneezing, runny nose and eyes, post nasal drip (drainage in the throat), fatigue, and coughing.
“It’s been a rough spring,” said Dr. Charles DeBrosse, board certified allergist and immunologist with the Allergy and Asthma Centre of Dayton. More than once, DeBrosse has heard patients calling this the worst spring ever for them.
“What we’ve been seeing is that spring started a little early this year. It was kind of warm in February, and tree pollen came out a little early, and because the pollen season’s been longer, I think it’s been a little bit harder,” DeBrosse said.
Throughout February, March, and April, grass and tree pollen would spike with the warm weather, and then with rain, temperatures would cool off and pollen would go down, DeBrosse said. People with allergies would feel bad and then they would get better, but that pattern seems to be disrupted with the consistently warm, dry weather.
“I would say in the past two weeks, people have come in consistently miserable,” DeBrosse said. “Now that it’s been warm, and it’s stayed warm, our patients have been coming in, telling us it’s really been a rough past couple of weeks.”
In addition to regular symptoms, some patients are also experiencing asthma exacerbation with the intense allergy season.
“This past week has been really hard,” DeBrosse said. People allergic to both tree and grass pollen have been hit with the elevated pollen counts continuing under both those categories.
Along with tree and grass pollen, ragweed pollen is already showing up when ragweed traditionally appears in August and the fall. There are high concentrations of tree and grass pollen projected for the Dayton region.
“Ragweed usually doesn’t come out until the fall,” DeBrosse said. “Right now, people who may have normally not suffered with their symptoms until the fall, they may be bothered already.”
Those looking for relief can try over-the-counter allergy controllers or antihistamines, as well as nasal sprays. Doctors also recommend starting with the steroid nasal sprays early to help prevent or lessen the impact of future symptoms.
“There’s a lot of over-the counter-remedies,” Williams said. “I’m a big proponent of intranasal steroids.” Williams starts using his nasal sprays in mid-March to prepare for allergies later in the spring.
People should also keep their windows closed and use their air conditioners if they’re able to in order to keep the pollen outside, both Williams and DeBrosse said. Those working outside should also change their clothes once they come inside, either showering or washing their face in order to remove the pollen. Those whose allergies are aggravated by grass pollen can also try wearing a face mask when mowing the grass to prevent inhaling the pollen.
For people having a particularly rough time with allergy symptoms that aren’t letting up, they can reach out to their primary care doctor. Prescription medications are available, as well as allergen immunotherapy.
Conditions causing people’s allergies to flare up aren’t expected to go away soon.
“It’ll likely continue,” Williams said. Eventually the pollen in the air will change, hopefully giving some people a break in the future. “A lot of it just depends on what your allergy is,” he said.
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GREENSBORO — The story behind ‘70s era “Funk Queen” Betty Mabry Davis, who is being inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame this fall along with country singer Scotty McCreery and Billy Graham’s George Beverly Shea, can’t be told without a nod to Funkhouse, a group of Triad-area musicians who were her backup band.
The subject of the 2017 documentary, “Betty: They Say I’m Different,” had a daring personality and sense of style. The music influencer and funk icon was “Madonna before Madonna, Prince before Prince,” according to the late and legendary jazz musician Miles Davis, who was once married to the Durham native and former model.
“She definitely deserves it,” said Davis’ former drummer, Semmie “Nickey” Neal Jr. of Reidsville.
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As a youngster, Davis spent summers with her grandparents in Reidsville. Years later, she was breaking boundaries for women on international stages with handpicked musicians from the area: Carlos Morales (guitar), Fred “Funki” Mills (keyboards and vocals) and her cousins, Neal and Larry Johnson (guitar).
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Their base, drums and horns were the mortar of her songs.
“I don’t elaborate on what I’ve done and did,” said the 72-year-old Neal, who is OK with most people not knowing how close he was to stardom. “I don’t like to brag.”
Morales, who played tuba with the Page High School marching band and briefly attended N.C. A&T, was the only one from Greensboro. The rest were from Reidsville. Known initially as Betty’s Band and later Funkhouse, the group of twentysomethings experienced the highs and lows of the music industry and life on the road.
Still, they wouldn’t have changed anything, Mills told the News & Record in a 2019 interview.
“Most every musician realizes or knows that we didn’t choose music, music chose us,” said Mills, who served two tours in Vietnam before joining the band at 28.
As a group and individually, they amassed respected credentials beyond backing Davis.
Mills, who died in 2022 at 71, later toured as part of the horn section for Sting, recorded as an instrumentalist with The Rolling Stones and opened for Mother’s Finest. He also a composer, singer, music director and shepherd of the industry, producing homages to musicians and rallying help for others who had fallen on hard times.
“I am still realizing how big of a deal he was,” said his eldest daughter, Stevii Mills, an A&T graduate and iHeart Radio host who was named after musician Stevie Wonder. “I knew that people loved his music and I knew that he had been on stages with all kinds of famous people, but he was so humble about his musical journey. He never bragged.”
Morales, who died in 2019, would use his time with Davis as a launching pad to play with Julian Lennon, Natalie Cole and other well-known entertainers while living between California and London. The easy-going Morales had musical tastes ranging from Jimi Hendrix to The Beatles, who he had seen on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”
A 1980s article in Rolling Stone magazine references Morales as a constant personal and professional presence in Julian Lennon’s life, with notable contributions on his first album, which solidified the British singer’s status as more than the son of an icon.
Suffering from chronic lung disease, he came back to Greensboro, where he quietly lived out the rest of his life.
Neal and Taylor, who lives in Virginia, are the only surviving members of a cult-favorite group that some say could have been household names.
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In the 1970s, funk music was a different form of the R&B genre and the group was featured on the cover of 26 magazines. They were also blacklisted and boycotted by the mainstream because of the rawness of their lyrics and a stage presence that dared you to look.
Even if Davis and the band wasn’t welcome in some corners, they were in others. They played Riviera ‘76, a music festival in France billed as the “son of Woodstock.” Neal remembers seeing popular artists like Herbie Hancock and Robert Palmer milling around.
“We were young and we didn’t know what we had,” Neal recalled.
The voice of Davis was raspy and deeply guttural at times. Sometimes she was in the mood to talk over the horns, almost a precursor to rap vibe.
Davis, whose music has been featured in television shows (“Orange is the New Black”) and sampled in songs (“Once Upon a Time in the Projects” by rapper Ice Cube) was pushing boundaries with tunes such as “Don’t Call Her No Tramp,” “Nasty Gal” and “If I’m in Luck I Might Get Picked Up.”
In “He Was A Big Freak,” Davis sang: “I used to whip him/I used to beat him/Oh, he used to dig it.”
Said Neal: “Back in the day, (mainstream radio, booking agents and some record companies) wouldn’t accept her music. She would say things you couldn’t say on the radio.”
Once the band was booked for “The Ed Sullivan Show,” a premiere stage for musical acts at the time, but the invitation was pulled. The “artfully-erotic” music as it has been described, at times infused indie rock, blues and folk music. But in non-conventional ways. Davis wore thigh-high platform shoes, glittery corsets and plunging necklines. The band followed suit.
“We didn’t wear shirts,” Neal said of some gigs, “and Betty wore garter belts.”
Some songs, like “Uptown,” gave commentary on race although most, like “F.U.N.K.,” had no deeper meaning other than having a good time.
Davis, who left home for New York at 16, had featured artists on her albums but it was Johnson, the cousin and guitarist, who suggested she look closer to home for a band. Johnson, who had been playing clubs with an area band, contacted Neal, who graduated with a degree in music from A&T.
As a teenager, Mills and Neal were in a band while both were students at Booker T. Washington High School in Reidsville. Years later, Neal called him about joining what would eventually be Funkhouse.
And a powerhouse was born.
“We gelled, and Betty gave us the freedom to play what we wanted,” Neal explained. “We’d take a line or even something she hummed and build a sound around it.”
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While on the road with Davis, it wasn’t uncommon for the band to find themselves rubbing shoulders with celebrities such as comedian Richard Pryor, boxer Muhammad Ali and actor Roger Moore of James Bond fame.
When Davis wasn’t touring, the group found a lot of work playing colleges and nightclubs on the East Coast under the name Funkhouse, and would become trailblazers in the funk era.
Back in those days they had a “band house” in Reidsville where they all lived. It wasn’t uncommon for someone to wake up in the middle of the night with an idea, and that would lead to a jam session.
Having already been established as “Betty’s Band,” they got calls to open up for different acts, including Graham Central Station.
After Davis was dropped by her record label, the guys still found themselves in demand. That was until disco became popular. Then they largely pursued opportunities on their own.
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When director and producer Phil Cox finished the 2017 documentary about Davis, the band reassembled as a special added attraction wherever it was being shown, including film and music festivals in Canada, Maryland, Durham, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.
“It was the first time in 45 years,” Neal said. “That was my bucket list — to play together one more time. We still felt each other. We could tell where each other was going.”
They produced a CD mostly for their own listening pleasure after reuniting.
They shared memories, such as meeting the real Madonna — then a 15-year-old in torn jeans at a studio where they were working.
It would be the last time the four of them would be together.
Morales was soon gone. Then Mills.
Davis, who later in life moved to Pittsburgh and became a recluse, died in 2022.
As for Funkhouse, their legacy is forever attached to Davis — whether they are mentioned by name or not in the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
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BAEBALL
State Group I semifinal
4 p.m.
Buena at Point Pleasant Beach
State Group III semifinal
4 p.m.
Mainland at Middletown North
BOYS TENNIS
South Jersey Group I final
3 p.m.
(2) Middle Twp. at (1) Haddon Twp.
S.J. Group II final
4 p.m.
(2) Cumberland at (1) Haddonfield | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/high-school-schedule-for-monday-june-5-2023/article_e657bab8-0257-11ee-a8d8-a75502198437.html | 2023-06-05T09:02:58 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/high-school-schedule-for-monday-june-5-2023/article_e657bab8-0257-11ee-a8d8-a75502198437.html |
HAZLETON, Pa. — Navy veteran Dave Merrick is running with a purpose.
He was participating in the Navy Seal 4 x4 x48 Challenge.
It consists of running four miles every four hours for 48 hours straight.
The challenge is a way to raise awareness of veteran suicide while also raising money for the Navy Seal Foundation.
"The community has been great. A lot of people have come out, walked with me, walked a couple laps, had a couple of people come out and do two different segments with me. I'm really overwhelmed by the support and generosity of the northeast Pennsylvania area," Merrick said.
Merrick's goal was to raise ten thousand dollars by the end of the challenge; at last check, he was up to $7,500.
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TAMPA, Fla. — If you're driving in Tampa early Monday morning, you'll want to avoid the area of N Florida Avenue near the Sulphur Springs Water Tower for several hours.
Tampa Police said a car crashed into a TECO pole at the intersection of E Bird Street and N Florida Avenue, damaging the pole as a result. No one was seriously hurt in the crash, police said.
As crews work to clean up the crash and make repairs to the pole, northbound and southbound lanes of Florida Avenue will be shut down from E Bird Street to N Rivershore Drive.
That work is expected to be finished around 8 a.m., police said.
Drivers are being asked to avoid the area. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/teco-pole-damaged-crash-florida-avenue-bird-street/67-b5a96eef-611c-4dd6-9133-d15544f51946 | 2023-06-05T09:49:06 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/teco-pole-damaged-crash-florida-avenue-bird-street/67-b5a96eef-611c-4dd6-9133-d15544f51946 |
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — Continued bridge work along Interstate 81 in Lackawanna County may affect your commute starting Monday morning.
PennDOT crews are scheduled to work on bridge deck repair on I-81 South between the Clark Summit exit (194) and the Dickson City/Main Avenue exit in Lackawanna County.
Traffic is scheduled to be down to one lane in spots from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday.
Check real-time conditions with the WNEP Traffic Tracker.
PennDOT updates are available HERE.
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Proudly Serving Our Nation: May culminates with Memorial Day commemoration and graduations
May is a big month for the military and veteran community, featuring ROTC and service academy graduations, commissioning ceremonies and award presentations — all culminating with the commemoration of our nation’s war dead on Memorial Day. The photos accompanying this article depict some of those activities.
Let’s jump right in.
Providence College Patriot Battalion commissions 15
In May, the Army welcomed 15 new officers; eight from Providence College, four from Brown University, two from Bryant University, and one from Johnson & Wales University.
Distinguished Military Graduate awards recognize exceptional aptitude for military service, ranking in the top 20% of all cadets nationwide. Hank Hultman and Gerilyn Maselli from Brown joined William Murray and Braiden Wills from Providence College as recipients of this award.
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Department of the Army Superior Cadet Award is another national designation given to one student in each of the four years of the program. Each recipient ranks in the top 25% academically and top 10% in military science. Eddie Torres received the award for the MS I (freshman) class, while Lily Starrs earned the designation as a sophomore. Genesis Aldana and Ryne Passauer represented the junior and senior classes, respectively.
Passauer also received the Providence College President’s Trophy.
Military Sabres are sponsored by each participating college. Carson Morrison earned the award for Bryant; Gerilyn Maselli for Brown; and Sabrina DeAlmeida for Johnson & Wales. William Murray earned the Providence College Sabre.
Some 25 veteran, military and community organizations also sponsored awards. Recipients included Leo Pacher, Rachel Huynh, Ellison Mucharsky, Colin Fulmer, Sean Harris. Grace Chong, Luke Tischio, Julia Rendon, Richard Shin, Jack McNicholas, Alec Coleman, John Fullerton, Nick Brancato, Sam Hogan, Liam Minnick, Carston Maher, Greyson Heinzer, Katelin Ferreira, Sam Mason, Liam Doherty, John Tracy, Peter Monaco, Connor Dudka, Domenic Bettinelli, Braeden Weston, and Amanda Guerriero.
Providence Clemente Veterans Initiative graduates 10
On May 25, Providence Clemente Veterans Initiative held a virtual commencement ceremony, celebrating the graduation of this year’s class of scholar-veterans. After a congratulatory video from U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, the graduates shared what they most valued about their experience.
"It is through the humanities, history, art and philosophy, that we have learned to both listen and hear one another," U.S. Army vet Dianna Adams said.
The PCVI is accepting applicants for this free humanities course, which will start up again in September and is open to all vets, regardless of discharge status, education, rank, age or deployment.
Veterans for Peace vessel to visit Providence this weekend
Since 2015, the 30-foot ketch Golden Rule has been sailing to ports around the country, spreading its message of hope for a nuclear-free world and a peaceful, sustainable future. It will arrive at India Point Park about midday on Sunday, June 11, where state and local representatives will welcome the ship to Rhode Island. A concert is planned at the park for 6 p.m.
Visitors are invited to join the crew for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, June 12, and the ketch will be open for tours for the rest of the day. Displays and exhibits will explain and promote the organization’s message supporting a nuclear-free world. The Quaker Meeting House, 99 Morris Ave., will host a dinner at 5:30 p.m. with a talk and film to follow. After a blessing of the boat on Tuesday morning, the Golden Rule will depart at 8 a.m.
This stop in Providence is part of a 15-month, 11,000-mile journey that began in Minneapolis last September. The Golden Rule sailed down the Mississippi River, across the Gulf Coast, around Florida and up the East Coast.
The sailboat was built in the 1950s, and it famously sailed across the Pacific to protest nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands in 1958. After falling out of sight for decades, the Golden Rule was discovered at the bottom of Humboldt Bay in California in 2009. Veterans for Peace, founded in 1985, joined with local Quakers to prevent its destruction.
It was slowly restored and relaunched in 2015. From 2015 to 2022, she sailed the West Coast from British Columbia to San Diego and crossed to Hawaii as well.
Members of Veterans for Peace originally consisted of military veterans of World War II, Korea and Vietnam. In recent years, veterans of the Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan have participated, as well as peacetime veterans and non-veterans. The group works to promote alternatives to war. They call the Golden Rule “the first peace vessel.”
For a full itinerary and details, email GoldenRuleProvidence2023@gmail.com, or visit the website at vfpgoldenruleproject.org
Announcements
Veteran Golf Group
Starting Thursday, June 15, at noon (and every Thursday thereafter) the Providence Vet Center will host golf at Button Hole’s 9-hole par-3 course in Providence. Participation is free, and gear can be provided upon request. Clinician Nate Monteiro will lead this group (Vet Center Eligibility Required). For details, reach out to Justyn Charon (401) 739-0167 or Justyn.Charon@va.gov. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/05/rotc-in-ri-showcasing-ris-finest-during-graduation/70281423007/ | 2023-06-05T09:56:01 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/05/rotc-in-ri-showcasing-ris-finest-during-graduation/70281423007/ |
'Very very strong interest:' Groups competing to take custody of Warwick Neck lighthouse
Warwick will ask the federal government for custody of the lighthouse
- The first lighthouse was built in 1826 and ran on kerosene
- The current lighthouse has been up since 1932
- The U.S. Coast Guard will relinquish control of the site but maintain an easement
WARWICK — Sailboats and jet skis cut through the surf in front of the Warwick Neck Lighthouse as every 15 seconds the green light warns of the threat of rocks in Narragansett Bay. The air is scented with just a hint of salt, and waves can be heard lapping at the rocks below.
Inside the former's keeper's house, the musty smell of a family of foxes permeates the air. Built in 1889, the former keeper's quarters now appears more like a hodgepodge of different eras: a modern gas stove and dishwasher, new counters, old windows and plaster peeling off a few walls.
Who will become the next owner of the lighthouse property, currently owned by the U.S. Coast Guard, is an open question, as the General Services Administration accepts letters of interest from governmental agencies and nonprofits seeking to become the lighthouse's next owner, a process that will probably take a couple of years.
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Who wants custody of the Warwick Neck Lighthouse?
Since the notice of availability for interested parties was published on May 15, there has been "very, very strong interest," said the man handling the listing of the lighthouse, GSA Region 1 Branch Chief Kevin Legare.
Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi said the city will submit a letter of interest to the GSA for the property.
In 2004, Warwick took custody of the Conimicut Light, at the mouth of the Providence River, with plans to renovate it. With no money to do so, efforts stalled. A decade later, a proposal to repair the structure and turn it into a bed-and-breakfast went nowhere. The city secured a $775,000 federal earmark to restore the lighthouse last year.
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As a boy, Picozzi would go down to the lighthouse to fish, even though he didn't usually have any luck. Now, parking is practically nonexistent on the small site, which means it would not work well as a park, he said, but the keeper's house could be turned into an office for a veterans organization and the site could be opened periodically for clubs.
"There are endless opportunities and possibilities," he said.
Picozzi said the Warwick Neck Improvement Association contacted city government to say it plans to put in a letter of intent as well. The state Department of Environmental Management said it has no plans to put in for the site.
Those groups putting in applications need to have enough money to maintain the lighthouse and grounds, and must agree to make it available for "education, park, recreation, cultural or historic-preservation purposes for the public at reasonable times and under reasonable conditions," according to a news release from the GSA.
How does a lighthouse get transferred?
Once notice of availability closes on July 14 after being open for 60 days, the GSA will send those who qualify an application and give them a chance to inspect the property. Everyone who gets an application has 90 days to complete it from the date they inspect the property.
The GSA then sends those applications to the National Park Service, which reviews the applications. The National Park Service then makes a recommendation to the Department of the Interior, its parent agency, which signs off on a single applicant and sends it back to the GSA to convey the deed.
Legare said the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act, passed in 2000, marked the first time nonprofits were given equal standing to compete with local and state governments for former federal properties.
The first lighthouses put up for transfer or sale were often those like Conimicut Light, in the middle of a body of water and difficult to access. More recently, the lighthouses have been far more desirable, and accessible. Most recently, the Watch Hill and Beavertail lighthouses were put up for transfer. The process for them is still pending.
The history of the Warwick Neck Lighthouse
While a lighthouse has been at the Warwick Neck site since 1826, the current lighthouse and keeper's station are much younger. The first lighthouse, a clapboard tower, rose out of the stone one-story keeper's station, built in 1826, according to the 1988 National Register of Historic Places entry for the lighthouse.
In 1889, a new keeper's house was built, and the original tower and stone house were torn down. The tower was the last "traditional" lighthouse built in Rhode Island.
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In 1939, the lighthouse was moved 50 feet north, away from the shoreline, to its current location and put on top of an 8-foot concrete base after the Hurricane of 1938 undermined its original foundation.
The lighthouse was the fifth in Rhode Island and the first non-harbor light on Narragansett Bay.
"Because of the important of Providence as an early center of trade, a light was needed at Warwick Neck to guide ships through the narrow straight between the Neck and Patience Island en route to the Providence River," according to the historical entry.
The three acres of land for the lighthouse were originally purchased from the Green family in 1826. From when it was first built until the current tower was constructed in 1932, two keepers were needed to tend to the kerosene lamp. When the new lighthouse was constructed, the lamp was electrified.
The current light, which flashes green, is solar-powered.
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Still image from a police video shows Marcelino Alvarez-Victoriano on the ground after he was shot by a Waterloo Police Officer on April 7, 2021.
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Still from a body camera video shows Brent Lee Boggess in his pickup truck moments before he was shot on Nov. 16, 2021.
Still image from Deputy Matt Isley's dashboard camera shows Marcelino Alvarez-Victoriano moments before he was shot by a Waterloo police officer on April 7, 2021. Isley had attempted to strike Alvarez with his squad car before the shooting.
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Waterloo Police Department Lt. Steve Bose holds a department issue Axon body camera used by all police officers. The camera can be activated manually, when an officer draws his pistol or taser and several other ways.
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A Waterloo Police Department issue Axon body camera used by all police officers. The camera can be activated manually, when an officer draws his pistol or taser and several other ways.
CHRIS ZOELLER Courier Staff Photographer
A Waterloo Police Department issue Axon body camera used by all police officers. The camera can be activated manually, when an officer draws his pistol or taser and several other ways.
WATERLOO — The unblinking eye of the body camera was hyped as the answer to questions about controversial police encounters.
The body-worn camera would give the public a replay of an incident and lead to greater police accountability, or so it was thought. The relatives of Michael Brown, shot by an officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014 called for a federal law mandating their use.
About a decade later, almost all local officers have and use body cameras. But the footage is rarely made public as a matter of normal business. Instead, the videos are usually treated as evidence, held by the police department, awaiting a court date if any charges are filed.
“It’s evidence and stuff we can’t share with the public. … We don’t give out videos unless the case has already gone through the court system,” said Capt. Jason Feaker with the Waterloo Police Department.
Department policy allows the police chief to release body camera and dashcam video to the public in the “rare instances” of critical public interest where the release “far outweighs the need to preserve evidence until the conclusion of litigation.”
Waterloo police officers have been involved in three shootings in recent years. One man was paralyzed when he allegedly engaged law enforcement with what turned out to be a BB rifle. Another died after he led officers on a chase and rammed an occupied squad car. A third was killed when he pointed what turned out to be an air pistol at patrol officers.
Prosecutors declined to charge officers in two of the shootings, and the third case remains under consideration.
Two of the shootings have resulted in lawsuits that remain pending in court.
When The Courier sought video footage from the BB rifle incident a week after the shooting the Waterloo Police Department denied the request, citing state law that designates law enforcement investigative reports, including videos, as confidential.
The Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office, which had deputies involved in the BB rifle call, referred requests for its footage to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation – the agency that investigated the shooting – which has yet to respond.
The Black Hawk County Attorney’s Office later released still images taken from the videos as part of its report on the incident.
Following the shooting involving the rammed squad car, KWWL-TV sought the police videos and was told the footage would cost the TV station more than $6,000 in preparation fees.
Feaker said the department charges $10 per minute of video to defray the costs of an officer reviewing the footage and redacting any personal information like dates of birth or Social Security numbers or content that would violate Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
In the end, attorneys for the deceased’s estate later released selected videos in the ramming incident to the media.
In addition to being used as evidence in criminal cases, the footage also is used by police department internal affairs officers to investigate complaints about conduct. Feaker said the implementation of body-worn cameras has helped speed up the internal affairs review process.
“The complaints are still there, but they get worked through quicker and we can show that the officers aren’t doing what some people in the public think they are,” Feaker said.
In one case in Cedar Falls in 2016, a woman claimed an officer attempted to watch her put on a bra and made inappropriate comments when he was stationed at her Cedar Falls home awaiting a search warrant in a drug investigation.
Investigators reviewed footage from the officer’s body camera and found nothing of the sort. The woman was then charged with making a false report to law enforcement.
The Waterloo Police Department also conducts monthly audits of randomly selected body camera footage, said Lt. Greg Fangman with the department’s internal affairs division. Some 20 videos are drawn each month and divided among supervisors for review to ensure compliance and professional behavior.
Cedar Falls police began using body cameras about 10 years ago, starting with three units whose officers had the option to wear if they wanted. Waterloo police followed soon after.
Both departments now have equipment and policies for regular body camera use.
All Waterloo sworn officers are issued a camera to use. The department retains routine footage for 180 days. If it’s considered evidence in a criminal case it is kept indefinitely.
Cedar Falls police require 38 of 74 officers to wear cameras while on duty.
In Cedar Falls, police retain routine video footage for 120 days. Sharing with the public is done on a case-by-case basis.
The Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office requires 35 of its 66 sworn deputies to wear body cameras. Deputies stationed at the jail, which is covered with stationary surveillance cameras, aren’t required to wear cameras. Footage is cataloged for two years, and the public can request access through the state’s open records laws.
Dashboard cameras have been a part of law enforcement for decades. All patrol vehicles for the Waterloo and Cedar Falls police departments and the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office are equipped with dash cameras.
Still image from Deputy Matt Isley's dashboard camera shows Marcelino Alvarez-Victoriano moments before he was shot by a Waterloo police officer on April 7, 2021. Isley had attempted to strike Alvarez with his squad car before the shooting.
Waterloo Police Department Lt. Steve Bose holds a department issue Axon body camera used by all police officers. The camera can be activated manually, when an officer draws his pistol or taser and several other ways.
A Waterloo Police Department issue Axon body camera used by all police officers. The camera can be activated manually, when an officer draws his pistol or taser and several other ways.
A Waterloo Police Department issue Axon body camera used by all police officers. The camera can be activated manually, when an officer draws his pistol or taser and several other ways. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-body-cameras-fall-short-of-public-expectations/article_403718e5-c5fe-5c80-a2c9-7d6c889eaace.html | 2023-06-05T10:07:15 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-body-cameras-fall-short-of-public-expectations/article_403718e5-c5fe-5c80-a2c9-7d6c889eaace.html |
Masterminds behind music festivals have more to do than pick a location and dream up a list of artists who will grace a stage in front of thousands, or sometimes hundreds of thousands, of fans.
The sets themselves come to life with imaginative designs, LEDs and light shows, and eventgoers are sometimes enveloped in scenic decorations from the moment they get into the parking lot, as a means of setting a mood.
Concerts and music festivals turn to specialized companies that are experts at the design, construction and logistics. Brok Productions has been racking up a résumé of shows and events since its founding in 2016. Brok’s Richmond operations are a spinoff of a company under the same name founded in the Netherlands.
“We work with (organizers) to help them develop festival and event assets that speak to their brand language,” said Ryan Delbridge, managing partner for Brok Productions. “These assets make sense for live events both in the crowd and near a stage, or on a stage, entrances, wherever it happens to be.”
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Brok is the scenic production team behind Virginia Beach’s “Something in the Water” music festival, organized by area native, musician-entrepreneur Pharrell Williams, with artists such as Lil Uzi Vert, Skrillex, Third Eye Blind and Wu-Tang Clan.
This year’s iteration spanned about 14 blocks of Virginia Beach oceanfront with even more pop-up event spaces outside of the main stages. Virginia Beach estimated upward of 30,000 people attended the festival.
Brok built a header for the main stage that has been used at SITW since it started in 2019.
The Brok team also built and assembled other décor. Two of the more visible pieces were giant sand letters spelling out “Something in the Water,” which became a popular photo spot for eventgoers. Another was a large reflective ball sculpture on the beach, made in collaboration with artist Shawn Kolodny.
Brok is also the lead logistics firm for SITW, doing everything from curation of different festival assets, transportation of pieces, storage between shows and other duties in operations.
“If we’re building an entrance, we need to know how many people need to funnel through it in an hour, or if something needs to drive under it,” Delbridge said. “We make sure it’s all functioning properly and is well-lubricated, so when we basically build a small city on a beach, it can happen efficiently and quickly. And then at the snap of a finger, it’s gone.”
Depending on the event, buildup and takedown usually happens over just a few days.
SITW is just one of several large shows of which Brok has been a part. The company has also designed, built and assembled large-scale décor for events such as the Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway – with over 500,000 attendees – Formula One’s Miami Grand Prix and Rolling Loud, a massive hip-hop festival with locations on every continent.
The company has also done smaller sets. It was part of building a broadcast set for FOX Sports that was used for Super Bowl LIV. It partnered with North Carolina-based Filmwerks, and did pre-production, fabrication, test builds and a three-week install of the stage in Miami.
Delbridge got his start in the industry as a freelancer. In college, he was a business agent for the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, a labor union representing over 160,000 people in the entertainment industry. Those connections got him onto the music festival scene where he traveled to build scaffolding, manage productions, rig arenas for sound and sets, and other event work.
He ended up being invited to Atlanta to help with the electronic dance music festival TomorrowWorld, which gets upward of 150,000 people in attendance. There he met partners for another scenic design company, Backbone International, where he worked for three years before starting Brok Productions in the United States.
“I wanted to focus more specifically on scenic production, as opposed to wholesale event production,” Delbridge said.
Brok initially started as a scenic design company in the Netherlands.The owner of that entity has a minority stake in the U.S. arm owned by Delbridge. The two collaborate on designs for each other’s projects.
Delbridge, a native of Alexandria, said he and his wife, Cora, moved to Richmond in 2016 because it was a place they wanted to both start a business and a family. They now have two children; the company has a 200,000-square-foot warehouse in South Richmond and a similarly sized production facility in Church Hill at 510 Oliver Hill Way.
Cora Delbridge is also a partner in the business. She is circling back into the business after caring for their young children since coming to Richmond. She will focus on opening a side of the business for building displays used by pop-up stores, Delbridge said.
Brok has traditionally seen most of its demand for events in big cities across the East Coast, namely Miami and New York, but also Las Vegas out West.
Looking ahead, Delbridge sees the company growing into creating art for more than just live events. Many of those new pieces could mean more Brok designs are seen in the Richmond area.
“When we started, we thought we would just be based here in Richmond and build for events in other places,” Delbridge said. “But now I think we can do a lot more work that you can see locally.”
Some of those newer projects might be things such as pop-up storefronts, political events and local events.
Then in non-local work, Brok is also growing its “takeover” experiences, for which it designs décor for a venue such as a hotel or arena for a limited two- or three-day period.
Brok has one of these takeovers planned at MGM’s Hakkasan Nightclub in Las Vegas next month, Delbridge said.
“It’s a full immersive experience for 200 guests,” Delbridge said. “Then they throw a big party and concert, and it’s taking over the branding of the entire space.”
Currently the company has about eight full-time employees who are mainly centered in Richmond and a slew of part-timers who come and go seasonally as demand peaks. Some of those part-timers will work on production for seven months and spend the off-season skiing or snowboarding, Delbridge said. One of Brok’s main employees also works with major Disney-owned touring productions, such as “Hamilton” and “Frozen,” in the off-season.
While the business itself revolves around thrill and excitement, Delbridge said, most of the people at Brok are homebodies at the end of the day.
“We enjoy creating an experience that will last a lifetime, over the course of just two days. It’s definitely a rush, but a lot of the people working with us are family people,” Delbridge said. | https://richmond.com/news/local/business/richmond-based-brok-productions-builds-experiences-at-something-in-the-water-concerts-across-country/article_dc558b7a-ff2e-11ed-b25f-bbc9c7f4a3e3.html | 2023-06-05T10:34:52 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/business/richmond-based-brok-productions-builds-experiences-at-something-in-the-water-concerts-across-country/article_dc558b7a-ff2e-11ed-b25f-bbc9c7f4a3e3.html |
GREENSBORO — Among the 116 signatures and hometowns scrawled on the captured Nazi flag was a “Julian Wright” of Greensboro.
“The signing of a flag was a sign of victory and a story,” said Joseph Grant, the co-founder of a museum in London dedicated to World War II. It was Grant who found the artifact on a Dutch memorabilia website in 2021 and has been reaching out to surviving members and their families to get the faces behind the signatures and their stories.
Like Wright.
“You find a lot of flags in collecting,” said Grant, of the Grant WW2 Museum, ”but it’s much rarer to find one that soldiers have signed.”
The flag was signed sometime between June and November 1944, when Wright’s regiment took it after liberating a prisoner of war camp near the conflict’s end.
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When a researcher from a group that returns lost items found in Europe from WWII posted Wright’s name on the “Greensboro Remembers” Facebook page, someone in the group tagged one of the soldier’s relatives in the reply: “Isn’t this your grandfather?”
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Wright went to Greensboro Senior High (now Grimsley) and grew up off Fisher Avenue near downtown Greensboro.
The men he served with have been called The Greatest Generation for their sense of duty, honor and sacrifice tempered by a humility that was intrinsic to their being.
Many of them are now gone, and with them, the story of the captured Nazi flag.
Wright, who died in 2009, enlisted in the U.S. Army a few years out of high school after Pearl Harbor, landing on the beaches of Normandy under heavy resistance in the days after D-Day, where he served with the 79th Infantry Division in the European theater.
After the war, Wright, who had risen to the rank of sergeant, returned to Greensboro with numerous awards including a Purple Heart and later the Bronze Star for “heroic achievement in action.”
He didn’t talk much about the war for decades, but he had led an intelligence and reconnaissance patrol into enemy territory and successfully maneuvered his men through two minefields while obtaining valuable information concerning enemy troops.
Back in Greensboro, he met future wife Irene Kincaid on a blind date set up by friends. Irene was born in Lenoir but ended up here after serving her country as well. She died in 2020 at age 98.
She had been a “Rosie the Riveter” at a Detroit defense plant and later a secretary in the Overseas Replacement Depot in Greensboro near the end of the conflict.
They would go on to raise a family with Muir’s Chapel United Methodist Church serving as the site for their wedding and numerous christenings and celebrations that came with having four children — Susan, Bruce, Sandra and Martha — 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. They were married for 61 years.
“He was the best father, grandfather and great-grandfather,” said youngest child Martha Williams Hill, the family historian who has her father’s World War II memorabilia. “They were the best parents.”
Hill, an artist and textile designer, remembers her early art shows and putting her work up for sale.
“I had the hardest time because my parents would buy everything I made,” Hill said.
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After leaving the military, Wright settled into a new chapter in his life — this time as an award-winning local window decorator, which included two national contests sponsored by Old Spice and four by Hanes.
As a teenager, before entering the Army, Wright spent 1941 working at Morrison-Neese, an upscale furniture store on South Greene Street. His job was to help the well-known New York designer Otto Zenke, who had been brought South to help the company. Wright drove Zenke’s Packard Clipper to take the designer to homes, hotels and country clubs he was decorating throughout the area and in Virginia, according to accounts.
Coming back from the war, he would go on to ply his trade for retail stores in Greensboro during an era when downtown had big department store windows like Meyers, Churchills, Belk and Ellis-Stone/Thalhimer’s. He worked at several, providing eye-catching and changing creations designed to increase foot traffic.
Wright was later promoted to display manager for Ellis-Stone/Thalhimers, but they couldn’t keep him. When he gave his notice, they offered to double his salary — but he wasn’t interested. Wright had designed and manufactured a portable window display called The Wright Rack that became a big hit across the United States and Canada.
Over the years, Wright didn’t talk a lot about the war.
In the last decade of his life he attended the regiment’s 38th reunion in 1985.
One of the stories he later told was how his unit captured a German payroll truck near Neuchateau, and before they had to return the money, lit cigarettes with $20 bills, according to the family.
Years later, Wright and his wife along with several of his war buddies returned to France and traced their route during the war. The town mayor of Neuchateu spoke at a reception given for the group and related that he was 8 years old when he and his sister were in the woods and witnessed the capture of the German payroll truck. During the group trip, they were welcomed and thanked in every town they visited.
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Hill, the youngest of the Wright children, remembered other details that have helped with Grant’s research, such as providing him the name of John Sword, who her father served alongside and who wrote a book about the war called “Grumpy’s Trials.”
“It unlocked so many names,” Grant said.
The museum’s collection, now in his family’s repurposed garage and looking for a free-standing location, includes among hundreds of items a Bible found on eBay that was signed by servicemen from different parts of the war, from infantrymen to pilots. It seemed odd to Grant until he discovered that they were all in the same prisoner of war camp.
“One of the prisoners have effectively gotten all his friends to sign his Bible,” Grant said.
Grant, a history buff, aspiring actor and pizza delivery driver, started collecting items with his dad eight years ago after visiting a World War II museum in Normandy. They research each of the items that then go on display.
The story behind the soldiers who signed the Nazi flag has been slow in revealing itself.
“They effectively saved us from rule from Germany — all of these guys,” Grant said. “They were all about my age, which shocked me. I’m amazed at what they went through.”
The first member of the group he was able to track down had died the year before. The man’s family sent a service photo of him with the group’s gray Lorraine cross on a blue shield with a gray border on his jacket, which Grant added to the collection.
The internet has been some help in tracking down some of the soldiers from Wright’s unit.
He’s also reached out to the 79th Infantry Division on its Facebook page.
Grant isn’t sure the soldier’s name from the 79th who ended up with the flag, which the Dutch collector got while in the United States, or how it ended up online for sale, but he’s fixated by its journey.
“The best way to describe it is kind of like a yearbook at the end of high school,” he said. “The war is ending. You are not necessarily going to see your friends anymore. So they all signed like a big yearbook in the flag and one of them takes it home as a memory of all the soldiers he served with.”
This was all news to Wright’s family. Wright never mentioned a flag. He never really talked about what he saw while liberating the POW camp. He never shared much about his experiences overseas, really.
Hill said the puzzle pieced together thus far has given their family one more reason to honor their father and those he served with.
“This story,” Hill said of the flag and the victory, “made us all cry.” | https://greensboro.com/news/local/how-did-a-greensboro-soldiers-signature-wind-up-on-a-nazi-flag-read-on/article_7c0cdce0-e6bb-11ed-8da3-7f66f46c8f2a.html | 2023-06-05T10:40:26 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/how-did-a-greensboro-soldiers-signature-wind-up-on-a-nazi-flag-read-on/article_7c0cdce0-e6bb-11ed-8da3-7f66f46c8f2a.html |
ASHEBORO — Calling it a “triple threat cute alert,” the North Carolina Zoo announced Friday the birth of three sand cat kittens on May 11.
The kittens, whose genders are currently unknown, were born to first-time mother Sahara, 3, and father Cosmo, 9, the zoo said in a news release.
It’s the third birth at the zoo in less than two weeks. On May 20, a male giraffe calf was born, and on May 21, a male chimpanzee was born.
This marks the first litter for the sand cat pair. Cosmo previously fathered a daughter, Layla, who’s now living at the Greensboro Science Center. The zoo plans to offer a public naming poll for the kittens. Details will be announced to its social media channels and website.
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The mom and triplets are doing well and the babies are beginning to explore their surroundings in the Desert Habitat, where guests may be able to catch a glimpse of them.
One of the world’s smallest feline species, adult sand cats weigh between four and eight pounds and are about 20 inches long. The gestation period is about two months.
Though they appear adorable with big ears, eyes and petite frame, zookeepers say sand cats are wild, ferocious animals that should never be kept as pets. They even kill venomous snakes in the desert.
Sand cats use their exceptionally keen sense of hearing to detect animals under the sand and quickly dig to capture their prey.
They don’t need drinking water and are able satisfy their water requirements through their diet of mainly small rodents, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species. The organization lists them as a species of “least concern.”
Sand cats are native to the deserts of North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Asia. They are mighty hunters, naturally nocturnal and are the only cats to live exclusively in desert environments, according to the release.
Cosmo and Sahara were paired as a part of the Sand Cat Species Survival Plan and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, which aims to maintain a healthy and genetically diverse population of the species to increase their numbers. More than 50 sand cats live at more than 20 facilities accredited by the Association of Zoos.
Sand cats are rarely seen in the wild because of their remote habitat. Secretive in nature, they make it challenging for scientists to study them, the release said.
The size of the population and average lifespan in the wild is unknown. Under human care, a sand cat can live to be 13 years old. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/north-carolina-zoo-sand-kittens/article_ff4a4114-016a-11ee-962e-bf0a9c0296a5.html | 2023-06-05T10:40:32 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/north-carolina-zoo-sand-kittens/article_ff4a4114-016a-11ee-962e-bf0a9c0296a5.html |
How Time Flies is a daily feature looking back at Pantagraph archives to revisit what was happening in our community and region.
100 years ago
June 5, 1923: That business conditions in this section of the country are on the upward trend is the view of the County Recorder N.B. Carson, judging from the volume of business which has passed through his office during the past 12 months. Mr. Carson said the increase has been most noticeable since the year 1919.
75 years ago
June 5, 1948: With five unit school districts formed in McLean County in the last six months and two others set for a vote, the final report of the county school survey committee seems anticlimactic. The five are: LeRoy and West township area; Ellsworth-Downs area; Heyworth-Ben Funk area; Normal, Carlock, Hudson, Towanda area; and Danvers area.
50 years ago
June 5, 1973: Men assigned to garbage collection in Bloomington were doubled Monday, but crews are still another day away from making their first complete sweep of the city in more than one month after the labor strike.
25 years ago
June 5, 1998: Illinois State University President David Strand announced he will retire June 30, 1999, when his current term ends. Strand, 62, said he was stepping down to spend time with his wife, Trudy, and their two children and other loved ones. "He has presided over a period of historic change at Illinois State University, always committed to its true mission of teaching, research and service," said William Sulaski, ISU board chairman.
101 years ago: See vintage Pantagraph ads from 1922
Gerthart's
Union Gas and Electric Co.
Hoover
Dr. J.A. Moore Dentists
Moberly & Klenner
W.P. Garretson
W.H. Roland
Pease's Candy
Thor 32 Electric Washing Machine
The Kaiser's Story of the War
Ike Livingston & Sons
Gossard Corsets
Cat'n Fiddle
'Stolen Moments'
Case Model X
The Johnson Transfer & Fuel Co.
The Pantagraph want ads
Franklin Motor Car Co.
'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'
Calumet Baking Powder
Mayer Livingston & Co. Newsmarket
'The Emperor Jones'
'California Fig Syrup'
Compiled by Pantagraph staff | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/50-years-ago-garbage-collection-continues-after-strike/article_c897c2ae-0232-11ee-b8c5-47a70eb994ba.html | 2023-06-05T11:03:35 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/50-years-ago-garbage-collection-continues-after-strike/article_c897c2ae-0232-11ee-b8c5-47a70eb994ba.html |
Q: I am a veteran, and I am trying to develop a family tree record of where my fellow veteran ancestors might be buried in our nation’s National Cemetery System. Does the VA have an archive or other record system that can be utilized to make my search easier and quicker?
A: The Veterans Administration includes not only health care, disability claims, and other benefits branches, but also includes the National Cemetery Administration. The NCA has a Veterans Legacy Memorial digitized record system that may help you locate the information you seek. The VLM includes National Cemetery burial information and has recently expanded to include Arlington National Cemetery and 26 other Army, Navy and Air Force-managed cemeteries, adding more than 300,000 additional veteran memorial pages. The VLM now numbers more than 48 million veteran pages, and each page is an opportunity to share memories and keep veteran legacies alive. The information about the veteran on the VLM can be expanded by comments, documents and pictures. To date, nearly 60,000 memories have been shared to VLM. The VLM site is the easiest government-rum computer site I have ever used. It took less than five minutes to locate the site and locate my father’s VLM page. Visit VLM at www.vlm.cem.va.gov.
DRAFT OR NOT TO DRAFT?
The United States of America has not conscripted its male citizens into military service in nearly 50 years. The advancement of technology, intelligence-gathering ability and other significant changes to how wars are fought and managed have resulted in the belief that the number of men and women serving in the military could be reduced. Our military is now much smaller than it has ever been as a percentage of the population. However, our military is spread out over dozens of locations around the world. The use of National Guard Units and Reserve Units being called to federal active military service has increased dramatically since the end of the Vietnam War. All the service branches are still having difficulty in meeting recruitment goals, leaving some to doubt America’s ability to engage in war in more than one location. Will the draft be instituted and if so, will females be required to register for the draft at age 18 as their male counterparts are required to do? The names of over 200,000 18-year-old males who did not register for the draft have been turned over to the Department of Justice. Those individuals will not be charged unless the draft is reinstituted, but may be charged with a felony at that time. The felony is punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 or a prison term of up to five years, or a combination of both. Additionally, a person who knowingly counsels, aids or abets another to fail to comply with the act is subject to the same penalties. However, those who did not register by age 26 also could forever be denied government benefits like student aid, a government job and even U.S. citizenship.
UNCLE SAM NEEDS YOU!
No, Uncle Sam is not drafting anyone right now. However, apparently there is a shortage of citizens volunteering to serve on Selective Service Boards in Central Illinois. Someone willing to serve on these Selective Service Boards must meet the following qualifications: be a citizen of the United States; be at least 18 years old; males must have registered with the Selective Service (men born in March 1957 through December 1959 and March 1975 thru June 1980 are exempt); not an employee of any law enforcement occupation; not an active or retired member of the Armed Forces or Reserve/National Guard; nor been convicted of any criminal offense. Visit www.sss.gov/volunteers or call 1-847-688-4540 for more information.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Those of us who were drafted into military service have a special perspective on the Selective Service. When we got the letter that started out, “Your friends and neighbors have selected you to...” at 19 years old, we had feelings of “why me?”. But most of us followed our age group who enlisted voluntarily and completed our obligation to our country and for what it stands, by serving honorably. Those who never served in the military do not have the same understanding and appreciation for what being an American offers. The following quote by columnist Bill Vaughn sums up well what may be the solution to making sure future generations have that understanding and appreciation.
“Maybe the answer to selective service is to start everyone off in the Army and draft them for civilian life as needed.” — Bill Vaughn | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/veterans-corner-veteran-records-and-the-draft/article_d2fd6726-fff8-11ed-b2b7-bf0423910856.html | 2023-06-05T11:03:41 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/veterans-corner-veteran-records-and-the-draft/article_d2fd6726-fff8-11ed-b2b7-bf0423910856.html |
Hitmakers and hall of famers: 15 concerts to see in summer of 2023 in Peoria
The 2023 Peoria summer concert lineup runs the gamut from A (the Avett Brothers) to V (Frankie Valli).
Collectively, it boasts a host of hits, millions of records sold, and a handful of Rock & Roll Hall of Famers.
Here is a list of some of the higher-profile (and bigger-ticket) musical acts that will perform in Peoria in June, July and August.
1. Classic Albums Live: 'Dark Side of the Moon'
- Date: Aug. 24
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Location: Peoria Civic Center Theater
- Cost: $52 and up
- Tickets: Ticketmaster or Toyota Box Office
The Classic Albums Live concert series was founded in 2003 and features various musicians performing a classic rock album in its entirety. Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Pink Floyd recorded "Dark Side of the Moon" in 1973 and the blockbuster release spent more than 900 weeks — 17 years — on the Billboard 200 chart. Notable singles include "Money" and "Us and Them."
15 fun things to do in Peoria in June:Summer festivals, big concerts and more
2. Happy Together Tour
- Date: Aug. 20
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Location: Peoria Civic Center Theater
- Cost: $48.50 and up
- Tickets: Ticketmaster or Toyota Box Office
- Performers: The Turtles, Little Anthony, Gary Puckett, the Vogues, the Classics IV and the Cowsills.
The long-running summer package is scheduled to feature a half dozen acts boasting dozens of hits, from the Turtles' "Happy Together" to Little Anthony's "Tears on My Pillow," Puckett's "Young Girl," the Vogues' "Five O'Clock World," the Classics IV's "Spooky" and the Cowsills' "Hair." Little Anthony and the Imperials are members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
3. Monica
- Date: Aug. 19
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Location: Peoria Civic Center Arena
- Cost: $60 and up
- Tickets: Ticketmaster or Toyota Box Office
The Grammy Award-winning singer Monica has sold more than 20 million records worldwide since releasing her debut album, "Miss Thang," as a teenager. That album yielded the hit singles “Don’t Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)” and “Before You Walk Out of My Life,” making her the youngest female ever to have two consecutive No. 1 hits on Billboard's R&B chart.
4. Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
- Date: Aug. 15
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Location: Peoria Civic Center Theater
- Cost: $43 and up
- Tickets: Ticketmaster or Toyota Box Office
Since her 1979 debut album, "In the Heat of the Night," Benatar has released 17 Billboard Hot 100 singles, including "Heartbreaker" and "Hit Me With Your Best Shot." She has won four Grammy Awards and has sold some 30 million albums. In 2022, she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Giraldo is her longtime guitarist, collaborator and husband.
5. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
- Date: Aug. 11
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Location: Peoria Civic Center Theater
- Cost: $40 and up
- Tickets: Ticketmaster or Toyota Box Office
The Four Seasons were among the top-selling recording artists of the early and mid-1960s, known for Valli’s soaring falsetto. Beginning with “Sherry” in 1962, they notched over 25 hits in the next five years, including “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and “Dawn (Go Away).” As a solo act, Valli recorded the No. 1 singles “My Eyes Adored You” and “Grease,” the latter from the beloved eponymous film. The Four Seasons' story was dramatized in the Broadway musical and film "Jersey Boys." The group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
6. Mudvayne
- Date: Aug. 9
- Time: 5:30 p.m.
- Location: Peoria Civic Center Arena
- Cost: $39.50 and up
- Tickets: Ticketmaster or Toyota Box Office
- Supporting acts: Coal Chamber, GWAR, Nonpoint and Butcher Babies.
The Peoria-formed heavy metal band includes a hometown show in its first headlining tour in over a decade. Known for its sonic experimentation, face and body paint, masks and uniforms, Mudvayne was formed in 1996 and found success with the single "Dig" from its 2000 debut album, "L.D. 50." After recording four more studio albums, the band went on hiatus in 2010 and reunited in 2021.
7. Joe at River City Soul Fest
- Date: Aug. 5
- Time: 6 p.m.
- Location: Peoria riverfront
- Cost: $20 and up
- Tickets: etix.com
R&B artist Joe is known for the 2001 hit "Stutter," which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and “I Wanna Know,” which peaked at No. 4 in 2000. Overall, the singer, songwriter and producer has notched 15 songs on the Billboard Hot 100. The 24th River City Soul Fest, sponsored by the Peoria Park District, will also feature local food and merchandise vendors. On Aug. 6, Gospel Fest from 4 to 7 p.m. will be headlined by the Chicago Mass Choir and Victory Travelers.
8. Tom Keifer Band, Winger & John Corabi
- Date: Aug. 4
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Location: Peoria Civic Center Theater
- Cost: $46 and up
- Tickets: Ticketmaster or Toyota Box Office
Keifer found fame as the frontman of the hard rock band Cinderella, which had eight Billboard Hot 100 hits in the late '80s and early '90s, including the power ballad "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)." In the last decade, he has released two solo albums. The heavy metal band Winger had five Billboard Top-40 singles beginning in the late 1980s, among them "Miles Away." Rock journeyman John Corabi was the frontman for Mötley Crüe from 1992-1996 during original frontman Vince Neil's hiatus from the band.
9. The Way Down Wanderers
- Date: July 22
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Location: CEFCU Center Stage at the Landing, Peoria riverfront
- Cost: $13 and up
- Tickets: etix.com
- Special guest: Alison Hanna Band
The Peoria-formed bluegrass artists Way Down Wanderers were named one of "10 New Country and Americana Artists You Need to Know" in 2019 by Rolling Stone magazine.
10. The Moody Blues: John Lodge
- Date: July 16
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Location: Peoria Civic Center Theater
- Cost: $29 and up
- Tickets: Ticketmaster or Toyota Box Office
As a member of the Moody Blues, Lodge entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. He wrote the 1973 hit "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)." For the Peoria show, Lodge will perform that and other hits, as well as the complete 1967 album "Days of Future Passed," including the radio staples "Tuesday Afternoon" and "Nights in White Satin."
11. Falling in Reverse
- Date: July 9
- Time: 6:30 p.m.
- Location: Peoria Civic Center Arena
- Cost: $46 and up
- Tickets: Ticketmaster or Toyota Box Office
- Special guests: Ice Nine Kills, Underoath, Catch Your Breath
Falling in Reverse has found both streaming and radio success since the release of its first album, "The Drug in Me Is You," in 2011. Eight of its songs have appeared on the Billboard Hot Hard Rock Songs chart, with four reaching No. 1, including "Zombified" and "Popular Monster."
12. Chris Janson and Eddie Montgomery
- Date: July 4
- Time: 5 p.m.
- Location: Dozer Park
- Cost: $39 and up
- Tickets: Call the Peoria Chiefs box office at (309) 680-4006 or visit ticketreturn.com.
Headliner Chris Janson has landed five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including "Good Vibes" and "Done," both of which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay list. Montgomery recorded five No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with his late partner, Troy Gentry. Attendees can watch the Red, White and Boom! fireworks display from the ballpark after the concert.
More:Questions and answers with country star Chris Janson
13. The Doobie Brothers
- Date: June 24
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Location: Peoria Civic Center Arena
- Cost: $34.50 and up
- Tickets: Ticketmaster or Toyota Box Office
Since their debut in 1971, the Doobie Brothers have enjoyed a half century run as rock radio staples, with 27 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Both "Black Water" and "What a Fool Believes" peaked at No. 1. The band has won four Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2020. The current lineup includes founding members Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons and longtime bandmates Michael McDonald and John McFee.
14. The Avett Brothers
- Date: June 20
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Location: Peoria Civic Center Arena
- Cost: $59.50 and up
- Tickets: Ticketmaster or Toyota Box Office
- Opening act: Gov't Mule
The North Carolina folk/Americana band has been nominated for three Grammy Awards and enjoyed crossover success with 10 songs on the Billboard 200 chart. The Avett Brothers' 2016 release "True Sadness" peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart. Gov't Mule is a Southern rock jam band that has become a staple of music festivals, including Summer Camp in Chillicothe.
15. Ashley McBryde and Chase Wright
- Date: June 9
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Location: Peoria riverfront
- Cost: $15 and up (kids 12 and under free)
- Tickets: etix.com or at the Noble Center, 1125 W. Lake Ave., Peoria
As a part of the Peoria Park District's Park-A-Palooza event from June 8-10 on the Peoria riverfront, McBryde and opener Wright will perform at Festival Park on the Peoria riverfront. Grammy Award-winning country singer-songwriter McBryde has had two songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, "Never Wanted to Be That Girl" and "One Night Standards." She has also received Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music awards. Wright is an Indiana-born singer/songwriter. | https://www.pjstar.com/story/entertainment/local/2023/06/05/2023-peoria-illinois-summer-concert-lineup-avett-brothers-monica-doobie-brothers/70225135007/ | 2023-06-05T11:04:42 | 0 | https://www.pjstar.com/story/entertainment/local/2023/06/05/2023-peoria-illinois-summer-concert-lineup-avett-brothers-monica-doobie-brothers/70225135007/ |
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