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June 7 is Chocolate Ice Cream Day! To celebrate, eat ice cream for breakfast, lunch and dinner today. Plus, fit in a few snacks, too. Chocolate ice cream can be enjoyed on its own, in a cone, in an ice cream sandwich or as part of a sundae. Enjoy!
Prost! The Petrifying Springs Biergarten is now officially open for the season. The Biergarten is open from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and noon to 8 p.m. Sundays. The Biergarten is located near the Highway JR entrance on the south end of Petrifying Springs Park, 5555 Seventh St., in Somers.
The Kenosha Public Museum, 5500 First Ave., hosts a “Museum Munchkins” program from 9:30 to 10 this morning. Today’s program focuses on the red panda. This is a free program, open to preschoolers with an adult. For more information, call 262-653-4140.
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Head to Rustic Road Brewing Company, 5706 Sixth Ave., for Music Bingo, starting at 7 p.m. It’s free to play, and there are PRIZES.
The 2023 season of Aquanuts Water Shows continues in Twin Lakes. The free water-ski shows are 6 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays (through Sept. 2) in Lance Park, 55 Lance Drive in Twin Lakes. aquanutwatershows.com.
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is hosting the 28th Parkside National Print Exhibition, on display through July 28 in the Emile H. Mathis Gallery. The gallery is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. Admission is free. For more details, go to www.uwp.edu/therita/artgalleries.cfm.
Dig into some local history today at the Kenosha History Center, 220 51st Place. The History Center is open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-area-events-for-wednesday-june-7/article_03c96ad4-0473-11ee-89b2-1b30bc39de91.html | 2023-06-07T12:16:54 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-area-events-for-wednesday-june-7/article_03c96ad4-0473-11ee-89b2-1b30bc39de91.html |
The Kenosha Pops Concert Band is nothing if not eclectic.
As the band prepares to start its 101st season, programs will feature everything from “Totally Tina Turner” to “The Woodpecker Song.”
In between, audiences will hear patriotic favorites, songs celebrating the different U.S. states and even something called “March of the Two Left Feet.”
It’s all part of the band’s weekly concert themes, starting with the first outdoor concert on Wednesday, June 14.
“We’ve programmed a lot of tunes that haven’t seen the light of day for several years, which is really cool,” said Craig Gall, who is starting his 21st season as the band’s musical director. “The band has hundreds of pieces in its library, and these songs deserve to be played.”
Gall crafted the summer programs with Kathy Ripley, who returns to the Pops for her second season as assistant conductor. She also plays flute with the band.
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“It’s much easier to be getting ready for this season, now that I know what to expect,” Ripley said. I’m excited to be back for another summer.”
This season’s themes and special guests include:
7 p.m. Wednesday, June 14: “Pops in Technicolor”: “We kick off our second century of concerts with all the colors of the rainbow brought to life through music,” Gall said.
7 p.m. Wednesday, June 21: “Pops by the Numbers”: “Numerically speaking, you might hear a ‘number’ you like tonight,” Gall said.
“Totally Tina Turner,” a medley of the late singer’s hits, including “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” and “Proud Mary,” is slated for this night.
“We picked this number before she died,” Gall said. “On our ‘numbers’ night, you add up all the pieces and it’s the ‘total.’ Now, of course, it’s also a memorial to her. We’ve always been known to stretch a theme.”
Pre-concert entertainment at 6:15 p.m. on June 21: The Dave Braun Trio. Guest vocalist with the Pops: Lou Rugani.
7 p.m. Wednesday, June 28: “Stately Splendor”: Gall calls this program “a musical travelogue of the United States,” with songs such as our own “On, Wisconsin.” Also on the program: a medley from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Oklahoma,” a jazzy arrangement of “Indiana (Way Back Home Again In),” “Tennessee Salute” and a Henry Fillmore march called “Men of Ohio.”
Fillmore, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, composed the march in 1921 and dedicated it to President Warren G. Harding, a senator from Ohio when he was elected president.
Despite being a popular march through the decades, this piece is new to the Pops this summer.
“We had an old, incomplete set of parts for this march, but our librarian, Vera Olguin, was able to complete it so we could perform it,” Gall said.
Pre-concert entertainment at 6:15 p.m. on June 28: The Hungry Five German band.
4 p.m. Tuesday, July 4: “Star Spangled Pops”: The Pops performs “patriotic and march favorites to help you celebrate the 4th,” Gall said.
7 p.m. Wednesday, July 5: “Patriotic Re: View”: “Not a fan of the 4th of July crowds and parking problems? Join us tonight at the band shell for a no-stress, hassle-free concert of patriotic music,” Gall said.
Pre-concert entertainment at 6:15 p.m. on July 5: Lighthouse Brigade Band, directed by Laura Shapovalov.
7 p.m. Wednesday, July 12: “Kinderkonzert: Pops on Safari”: This program, aimed at children, causes Gall to exclaim, “Lions and tigers and bears … oh, my!”
“The entire family is invited to join us on our musical safari through the animal kingdom, celebrating all creatures great and small” he said.
Selections include the “Pink Panther” and “Jurassic Park” themes, a medley of tunes from the 1967 movie “Doctor Doolittle” and that “Woodpecker Song.”
“I found that tune in the files of the Port Washington City Band,” Gall said. “I thought it was the ‘Woody Woodpecker’ theme, but it’s not.”
This “Woodpecker Song” was composed in 1939 by Eldo Di Lazzaro and is “an Italian polka,” Gall said.
Pre-concert entertainment at 6:15 p.m. on July 12: Bone Appetit, a trombone choir.
7 p.m. Wednesday, July 19: “A Century of Warner Bros.”: This program offers “a snapshot of music from 100 years of remarkable motion pictures from one of the early leaders in the American film industry,” Gall said.
The guest vocalist with the Pops on July 19 is Miss Kenosha 2023 Willow Newell, singing “I Dreamed a Dream” from “Les Miserables” and “Let It Go” from “Frozen.” Ironically, neither film is from Warner Bros. but her selections do fit in with the overall cinematic theme for the concert. Also, the band’s master of ceremonies, Greg Berg, will sing “As Time Goes By” from “Casablanca,” a Warner Bros. classic film.
7 p.m. Wednesday, July 26, indoor concert: “A Tribute to Frank Germinaro”: “This evening features selections that were programmed frequently by our late musical director,” Gall said of Germinaro, who first started playing with the band in the 1960s and was a huge part of the group until his death in January. “This will be a highlight of the summer, and we can take advantage of the wonderful acoustics inside Siebert Chapel.”
Songs will include “Begin the Beguine,” “Night Flight to Madrid” and several Italian music selections.
Guests on July 26: Andrea Germinaro and ukulele player Sandy Wade
Note: This indoor concert take place in Carthage College’s A.F. Siebert Chapel.
7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2: “That’s All, Folks”: “Our farewell concert of the summer features band and audience favorites to close the season,” Gall said.
Note: All outdoor concerts, including July 4, take place at the Sesquicentennial Band Shell in Pennoyer Park, on Seventh Avenue at 35th Street, along Kenosha’s lakefront.
Pre-season concert
Before starting its outdoor season on June 14, the Pops Band is performing an indoor concert Saturday, June 10, at the Civil War Museum, 5400 First Ave.
The free hourlong concert starts at 2 p.m. and will feature “a nice mix of music from the Civil War era but not limited to that,” Gall said. “We’ll also perform American folk songs, a polka and traditional marches. It’s always a great way to start our season, and we look forward to seeing everyone at the museum.”
Admission is free.
Saturday’s program will include: “Civil War Suite” by Harold L. Walters, which features traditional tunes from that era; traditional favorites “America the Beautiful” and “God Bless America”; Clare Grundman’s “American Folk Rhapsody No. 4,” featuring traditional songs; and John Philip Sousa’s 1889 march “The Thunderer.” | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-pops-concert-band-tuning-up-for-2023-season/article_22bfe674-0479-11ee-8cf9-cf87e4d2e2e3.html | 2023-06-07T12:17:01 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-pops-concert-band-tuning-up-for-2023-season/article_22bfe674-0479-11ee-8cf9-cf87e4d2e2e3.html |
Looking for free parking near Narragansett Town Beach? A popular spot could be off limits
The worst kept-secret about free parking at Narragansett Town Beach could soon be subject to new restrictions.
An ordinance that would do away with unlimited free parking along the seawall on Ocean Road passed on a first reading Monday night.
Under the ordinance, parking on Ocean Road between the Beach Street traffic light and South Pier Road would be limited to three hours. The same restriction would also be placed on eight other streets near the beach, including Boon Street, Caswell Street, and Narragansett Avenue.
The ordinance would be in force from May 15 to Sept. 15, from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Four out of five Narragansett Town Council members voted in favor of the change on Monday night. (The fifth, councilwoman Susan Cicilline-Buonanno, abstained.) The ordinance will need to pass on a second reading at a future council meeting before it can go into effect.
"I think it’s a great idea," Narragansett resident Catherine Celeberto told the council.
Another resident, Steven Richards, suggested that Narragansett was making a "tradeoff." People who don't want to limit their beach time to three hours may simply choose not to come, he suggested.
"There’s a potential for this problem to ultimately affect the use of the town beach, and the income that comes into town beach," he said. (Narragansett Town Beach charges a $12 walk-on fee, and is the only public beach in Rhode Island that charges for admission.)
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Attempt to restrict evening beach parking fails
More controversial than the proposal to limit street parking was an attempt to prevent non-residents from using certain beach parking lots after 5 p.m.
The motion, introduced by councilwoman Jill Lawler, failed on a 2-2 vote.
Currently, Narragansett Town Beach stops charging for parking in its lots at 5 p.m., making summer evenings a popular time to head to the beach.
Lawler explained that her goal was to ensure that residents who get done with work at 5 p.m. and want to spend the evening at the beach don't have to "race to get to the beach to get a parking spot," especially on nights when there are concerts and movies.
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"This will allow preference for our residents to have parking," she said.
Lawler proposed instituting a residents-only policy for the North Lot and Cabana Lot after 5 p.m., and noted that the beach's two other parking lots would still be open to non-residents.
Council members – and members of the public – were divided on whether such a move was necessary.
"We have no data," said Gina Giramma, who serves on the town's Recreation Advisory Committee. "Obviously, if the lots are full all the time, then there's something that would need to be done. I don't think the data supports that, but I don't know because we don't have the data."
"There are many nights when residents are reluctant to park in the lots because of how full they are," countered Gail Scowcroft, president of Friends of Narragansett Town Beach. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/07/free-parking-near-narragansett-town-beach-on-ocean-road-would-be-limited-with-proposed-ordinance/70292592007/ | 2023-06-07T12:20:51 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/07/free-parking-near-narragansett-town-beach-on-ocean-road-would-be-limited-with-proposed-ordinance/70292592007/ |
Solar panels, paint jobs and board appointments: Why a Coventry resident filed an ethics complaint against Hopkins Hill chief
PROVIDENCE – A longtime Coventry resident has filed a six-count ethics complaint against the chief of the Hopkins Hill Fire District, Frank M. Brown Jr., asserting that he failed to recuse himself multiple times on decisions that resulted in “direct financial gain.”
The complaint by Douglas Soscia, which includes a nine-page summary and more than 200 pages of exhibits, was delivered Monday to the Rhode Island Ethics Commission. The agency will now determine whether to accept Soscia’s submission and ultimately go forward with a full investigation of the allegations.
Soscia filed a companion complaint against Brown’s wife, Denise, who is on the board of directors of the fire district and also serves as its paid tax collector. He says that Frank Brown has a direct financial interest in nominating his wife to be the district’s tax collector. The district’s website does not list members of the fire board.
Douglas Soscia is a member of Soscia Holdings, which owns multiple properties in Coventry, including Johnson’s Pond, purchased in 2020.
The allegations
Hopkins Hill, like the three other fire districts in Coventry, is an independent entity, with its own taxing authority –and no relationship to town government. In 2017, the Central Coventry Fire District hired Brown to also oversee its operations, although all of the allegations pertain only to his position as the chief in Hopkins Hill.
Brown told The Hummel Report Tuesday he had not seen a copy of the complaints. After receiving them via email from The Hummel Report he said that afternoon in a text message: “Until I’m formally served from the Ethics Commission, I have no comment ... Once served, I will comment.”
“I believe Denise and Frank worked together to ensure the security of each other’s paid positions,” Soscia wrote in his cover letter to the commission. "The 'Chief' is appointed by the Executive Board. The 'Executive Board Members' are presented to the voters for election based upon their fitness; as determined by the 'Nominating Committee.' Frank Brown is a member of the 'Nominating Committee.' It comes as no surprise to me that Frank Brown nominates Denise every year for the highest paid position: 'Tax Collector.'"
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In that position, which she has held for two decades, Denise Brown makes $17,500 annually.
Soscia details Frank Brown’s relationship with a company that the district paid nearly $75,000 to install new LED lights. Several years later, Brown accepted the company’s request to join its executive committee, something he did not disclose on his 2018 and 2019 ethics form. The chief began disclosing it in 2020, but never amended the previous two years.
The complaint also details how the Browns had solar panels installed on their Linwood Drive home a month after the district approved spending $45,000 for the same company to do the same work at headquarters. The district did so without putting the work for the fire station out to bid, according to a review of minutes.
Soscia said in a statement to The Hummel Report: “My inquiry started when Frank broke the public’s trust by using his position to forward his personal agenda. We own multiple properties in Frank’s district and feel anything but safe with Frank at the helm.”
In his complaint, Soscia said that Frank Brown is the head of the district’s nominating committee and “has a direct financial interest in nominating his wife, Denise Brown, for election” to the highest paid position on the board of directors.
Denise Brown sought an advisory opinion from the Ethics Commission in 2002 asking if she could serve as the fire district’s tax collector, since her husband was the chief. The commission advised that she could not participate in any personnel matters – or those that would affect her husband financially. Soscia attached minutes from multiple meetings showing Denise Brown allegedly voting on agenda items that he asserts benefited her husband.
In his statement, Soscia added: “So I took a brief look into Frank, his wife Denise, and the Hopkins Hill Fire Board. It was very apparent, very quickly that Frank has his hands in everything. When I discovered that his wife Denise was on the Fire Department Board, making more than double everyone else's salary; the picture started to become very clear.”
Finally, Brown had his house painted in the same red and blue color scheme as the Hopkins Hills station on Hopkins Hill Road, within the same year. An exhibit included in Soscia’s complaint shows a posting from Brown’s personal Facebook page:
“After 30 years it was time for a change!! Before and after!! James DeAngulus (owner of Jimmy’s Painting) and his crew exceeded our expectations!!”
The Hummel Report is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that relies, in part, on donations. For more information, go to HummelReport.org. Reach Jim at Jim@HummelReport.org. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/07/hopkins-hill-fire-chief-draws-ethics-complaint-from-coventry-resident-the-claims/70295353007/ | 2023-06-07T12:21:01 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/07/hopkins-hill-fire-chief-draws-ethics-complaint-from-coventry-resident-the-claims/70295353007/ |
These students were failing during the pandemic. Then a guidance counselor threw them a lifeline.
A Saturday school program offers a refuge for kids seeking academic help and emotional support.
PROVIDENCE – One morning in the midst of the pandemic, Nathanael Greene Middle School counselor Lorice Daignault had an idea.
"I just had to get it out of my head," she recalled. "I came to work, I said, 'Listen, we've got to think outside the box here.'"
Daignault, who was watching kids struggle through classroom learning and struggle even worse to wrap their minds around virtual learning, wanted to start a tutoring program. It wasn’t novel, but it was a lifeline to rescue kids who were, as Daignault put it, "shutting down."
"It’s our only way to not have all these kids failing," she said. "Because everybody during COVID by that point was way failing. We were failing as a whole education system. It was systemic."
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Daignault and three educators banded together to try to make some headway with a "Saturday school," a tutoring program where students could receive homework help and catch up on assignments. It has been supported by $45,000 in federal pandemic relief funds intended to ease the impact of COVID-19 on students. The program is also supported by funding from the state's District Support Program, which aids vulnerable districts.
Since its inception, the program has grown to include paid tutors from area colleges who are recruited by nonprofit Coaching4Change. The Massachusetts-based organization scouts out a diverse array of participants with the aim of sending them to under-resourced schools with large classes where teachers can't always offer individualized help.
Saturday school offers help, but also connection
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the school's student body identifies primarily as Hispanic, and with a significant Black population. The vast majority of students come from families facing economic hardships, and qualify for either free or reduced-price lunch programs.
Marquis Taylor, CEO of Coaching4Change, said the program's tutors have a variety of reasons for wanting to help – some having come from the places they're now watching struggle.
"The college students we’re attracting fall into three categories," Taylor said. "Either they want to pursue a career in social services … or they are interested in giving back to a community that they grew up in, and the third is there are a lot of young people that want to develop job skills through mentorship and service."
Kari Robles, who just graduated from Providence College with a degree in social science, said the Saturday school is a place not only for academic help, but also for human connection.
"There’s been conversations about race, identity, even [random things] like ice-cream flavors," Robles said. "Just getting to know them away from their academic responsibilities has been really cool."
Students carrying anxiety from pandemic, home lives and social media
Taylor emphasized that aside from academic issues, students are facing unprecedented anxiety from the pandemic and more.
"I think that young people today are exposed to more, whether it’s via social media, whether it’s isolation, whether it’s in the community," Taylor said. "Kids are growing up faster, and because they’re growing up faster and have access to so much information, they don’t necessarily know how to process it."
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While the Saturday school may be a refuge for children weathering both educational and personal difficulties, getting parents to make sure their kids attend has been a challenge, Daignault said.
At one point, thinking transportation might have been the reason for less-than-stellar turnout, she arranged for a bus to take students to their tutoring sessions. More than 100 families signed up for the extra schooling, yet only a couple of children boarded the bus.
By the end of the program earlier this month, Daignault saw 20 to 30 kids on an average Saturday, an underwhelming result compared to the level of interest families initially expressed.
"As a society, we have to at some point give the parents accountability," Daignault said. "This is your child’s education – not my child’s education – yours. And we’re offering all this for you. So how important is it?" | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/07/providence-saturday-school-program-was-lifeline-to-kids-on-covid-slide/70270494007/ | 2023-06-07T12:21:07 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/07/providence-saturday-school-program-was-lifeline-to-kids-on-covid-slide/70270494007/ |
This is continuing online coverage of the fatal shooting that took place outside the Altria Theater Tuesday after the Huguenot High School graduation. Updates will be posted throughout the day as more information becomes available.
7:45 a.m.: The 18-year-old graduating student and 36-year-old man who were killed Tuesday evening when gunfire broke out outside the Altria Theater following Huguenot High School's graduation ceremony have been identified.
Shawn Jackson, 18, and Renzo Smith, 36, were killed in the shooting, Tameeka Jackson-Smith told NBC News. Jackson-Smith is Jackson's mother and Smith's wife. A local activist organization, United Communities Against Crime, also released Jackson and Smith's names.
Five others were injured in the shooting, all males between ages 14 and 58, according to Acting Police Chief Rick Edwards. A 31-year-old man is still in critical condition with a life-threatening wound, Edwards said, while the other four victims suffered wounds that were not considered life-threatening.
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A suspect, a 19-year-old male who police believe knew at least one of the victims, is in custody and is facing two charges of second-degree murder. Edwards said Tuesday that he expects additional charges to be filed as well.
This is continuing Times-Dispatch coverage of a shooting that killed two after a Richmond high school graduation ceremony. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-courts/richmond-shooting-altria-theater-huguenot-high-school-wednesday/article_e7cbae2c-0527-11ee-b39c-c72e016ffea9.html | 2023-06-07T12:23:33 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-courts/richmond-shooting-altria-theater-huguenot-high-school-wednesday/article_e7cbae2c-0527-11ee-b39c-c72e016ffea9.html |
The annual Buggies-N-Blues event returns to Main Street in Mandan this weekend.
Highlights of the event that typically attracts thousands of people include a classic car auction at Northland Auction from 5-7 p.m. Friday, a classic car show from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Scotty's Drive-In in Bismarck, a classic car parade on Main Street at 6 p.m. Saturday, and a car show and swap meet at 11 a.m. Sunday.
A Block Party on Main from 3-11 p.m. Saturday will include entertainment by Unleashed, and Shirt and Skins. There is no general admission charge. Tickets are offered for a VIP section.
The band Moments Notice will perform Sunday afternoon. There will be food and drink vendors, a beer garden, and inflatables for the kids during the afternoon, according to the Mandan Progress Organization. Full details are at http://www.buggies-n-blues.org/. People also can get more information by calling the MPO at 701-751-2983.
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Street closures
A section of Main Street will be closed starting Friday for setup, the event itself, and tear-down.
From 8 a.m. Friday through 2 p.m. Saturday, Main from Second Avenue Northwest to Fourth Avenue Northwest will be closed. Third Avenue Northwest from Main Street to the alley also will be closed. A temporary four-way stop will be installed at the intersection of Third Avenue Northwest and First Street.
At 2 p.m. Saturday, Main will be closed from First Avenue Northwest to Sixth Avenue Northwest. Avenues in the area will be closed from Main to the alley. Temporary four-way stops will be installed at the First Street intersections of First Avenue Northwest and Third Avenue Northwest.
Beginning at 6 a.m. Sunday, Main will be closed from Third Avenue Northeast to Sixth Avenue Northwest until 5 p.m. Second Avenue Northeast will be closed from Main to First Street. The other avenues along the Main Street closure will be closed to traffic from Main to the alley. Temporary four-way stops will be activated at the First Street intersections of Third Avenue Northeast and Third Avenue Northwest.
West Main Street access will remain open for Runnings and the Morton Mandan Public Library. Motorists are encouraged to use First Street as a detour. Truck drivers should consider an alternate route. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/buggies-n-blues-set-in-mandan-this-weekend-street-closures-detailed/article_44d397ac-0478-11ee-8606-67878f7605a0.html | 2023-06-07T12:24:42 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/buggies-n-blues-set-in-mandan-this-weekend-street-closures-detailed/article_44d397ac-0478-11ee-8606-67878f7605a0.html |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Birmingham Legion’s last home game against Charlotte broke attendance records with nearly 13,000 fans showing up for the game. For Wednesday’s game against MLS team Inter Miami, the team is expecting that record to be broken.
Birmingham Legion says general admission tickets for Wednesday night’s game have sold out, leading them to believe the crowd could creep near 15,000. Fans are excited about the atmosphere that will bring.
“We’re chaotic in a good way,” Nic Gulas, president of Legion fan club Elyton Ultras, said.
Gulas is a lifelong soccer fan, cheering for Birmingham Legion when the team was the Birmingham Hammers. Gulas says the supporter section gets loud and rowdy and that’s what he hopes to see against Miami.
“I usually try to sit front row right behind the goal and just scream my head off honestly but it’s a labor of love to get behind a team, support them and put your whole voice and body into it for the entirety of the match, trying to will a team to victory,” Gulas said.
Legion Head Coach Tommy Soehn says playing with a full house helps motivate the team.
“If you didn’t get to experience it last week, it was amazing, it was electric. You know, as Birmingham continues to grow and people start understanding what Birmingham and Alabama is about, it’s another opportunity to grow Alabama even further,” Soehn said.
“When the crowd gets to 10-and-12,000 people, it really is an energizing environment and more exciting for the fans and obviously the players play a little bit better as well,” Jay Heaps, Legion general manager, said.
It’s been rumored that Birmingham’s best chance at a pro team is in soccer and City Councilman Hunter Williams says attendance is one of the factors that goes into deciding where pro teams will be based.
“What ownership looks for in all different types of athletic events, and other events quite frankly, is how well is this city and the metro area supporting the home team,” Williams said.
Birmingham Legion’s game will kick off at 7 p.m. Wednesday after the women’s team home opener. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/birmingham-legion-expects-record-breaking-crowd-for-match-against-miami/ | 2023-06-07T12:27:18 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/birmingham-legion-expects-record-breaking-crowd-for-match-against-miami/ |
Dighton library funding wins out despite controversy. Here's how much money was approved.
DIGHTON — The debate over whether to fund renovating a historic hall into a new public library may have been loud. But so were the two votes that approved the project at the June 5 annual Town Meeting.
Attendees loudly proclaimed Yes! followed by a round of applause as they approved both Article 14, which appropriated $200,000 from Historic Reserve funds and $303,000 from Community Preservation Committee funds to rehab the Historic Smith Memorial Hall at 207 Main St., and Article 15, which transferred an additional $404,000 to fund the project to move the Dighton library there.
Only Article 15 included a smattering of No votes drowned out by an approval that will ensure the $2 million plans for the new library will move forward. Neither article sent attendees to the microphones to debate the plan, which Dighton GOP Chair Tom Gallucci had questioned in recent interviews as not being the town's priority compared to the capital needs of the fire station, Dighton Elementary School and the new Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School. William Mello, husband of recently elected Dighton selectman Nicole Mello, had recently posted an equally critical video on "YouTube" entitled "Dighton Library Project Burning Through Taxes."
Selectman Peter Caron may have laid the groundwork to ensure the plan's passage by noting in his board's opening report that as far as the funds for this project are concerned, "Neither vote will affect your taxes. Your taxes have already been paid."
Finance Committee Chair Peter Rotch characterized the library articles in his panel's opening report as a chance to finalize the library construction work that has already begun.
Retired Veterans Agent Robert Woods predicted the outcome in an interview prior to town meeting.
"I think it will pass with flying colors," Woods said. "I have been in favor of this library project from the start. The library has a lot of support."
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What is wrong with the old library building?
The town's tiny 3,000-square-foot Carnegie library at 395 Main St., built in 1910, closed to the public in the fall of 2021 due to building code deficiencies and lack of a safe egress in case of emergencies. Currently, only a fraction of the library's catalog can be on display either at the lower level conference room at Dighton Town Hall for Youth Services, or at a nearby modular adjacent to the parking lot for the adult collection. The Carnegie building has beenrestricted to storage only.
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Smith Memorial Hall, built in 1889, was deemed an acceptable new home for the library by town officials due to being three times the size of the old building and being a cheaper answer than a previous $8 million renovation and expansion proposal for the Carnegie facility. | https://www.tauntongazette.com/story/news/local/2023/06/07/dighton-ma-town-meeting-approves-library-funding/70295398007/ | 2023-06-07T12:27:54 | 1 | https://www.tauntongazette.com/story/news/local/2023/06/07/dighton-ma-town-meeting-approves-library-funding/70295398007/ |
For most Americans, memories of childhood summers conjure images of pool parties, beach outings, long days, and warm starry nights. Even though you can't remember your first summer, based on scientific data, it is safe to say it was most likely one of the coolest of your life, regardless of when you were born.
For millions of people—especially in the western third of the country—the excitement that builds up in spring, while looking forward to vacation months, has turned into apprehensiveness and forethoughts. The imagery of fun outdoor activities has been replaced by recollections of wildfires, dense smoke, arid land, heat waves, and drought.
From West Texas to the Pacific Coast, summer average temperatures have progressively risen anywhere from 2 to 4 degrees Fahrenheit in the last five decades, propelling mid-2021 and 2022 to the top spots of the heat charts.
The rest of the country is experiencing a similar trend, though not as sharp. Average summer temperatures in America's Heartland and the South have increased 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit, while the eastern states—from the Carolinas to Maine—have seen their thermometers go up 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit on average since 1971.
To illustrate what summer weather was like in the U.S. from 1920 to 2022, Stacker consulted data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Summer is defined as the months of June, July, and August. Each metric is ranked relative to the entire timespan, while average comparisons look just at the historical average from 1901 and 2000.
What was the weather like for your very first summer? Take a look, and you may remember more than you think—or learn something new about summers before your time.
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MERRILLVILLE — Catholic Charities Diocese of Gary hosts its 41st annual golf outing Monday at Innsbrook Country Club in Merrillville.
Registration opens at 9:30 am with shotgun start at 11:45 am. Proceeds from this event support the many programs and services providing life-changing and emergency aid to struggling individuals and families in Lake, Porter, LaPorte and Starke counties in Northwest Indiana.
Golfers will also have the opportunity to win one of two two-year leases courtesy of BMW of Schererville. There are still spots to be filled for golfers and sponsors. Visit Catholic-Charities.org to learn more and to register.
“When you support the June 12 golf outing you are truly giving a hand up to families and individuals who are in crisis,” said Kevin Feldman, Director of Development for Catholic Charities Diocese of Gary.
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"These can be your neighbors, maybe a single mom being threatened with foreclosure or a young woman needing assistance with an unexpected pregnancy,” Feldman added.
Catholic Charities’ programs and services include homelessness prevention, emergency assistance, affordable housing, pathway to U.S. citizenship, women’s care center, food pantry, financial workshops, and much more.
Individuals, businesses, civic groups, faith communities and others are as important to the lifesaving and lifechanging work being accomplished through Catholic Charities as the caseworkers, counselors and other professionals serving in the field.
Visit Catholic-Charities.org to learn more about its programs and services.
Fore more information, contact Feldman at KFeldman@catholic-charities.org. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/catholic-charities-hosts-golf-outing/article_2fbad080-0165-11ee-a3c7-b39f0a2e8dc3.html | 2023-06-07T12:36:13 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/catholic-charities-hosts-golf-outing/article_2fbad080-0165-11ee-a3c7-b39f0a2e8dc3.html |
CALUMET CITY — Suspects led officers on a foot chase Tuesday afternoon through the local River Oaks Mall before escaping the area without being apprehended, Calumet City police said.
Police were notified shortly before 4:30 p.m. that a vehicle wanted in connection with incidents occurring in multiple jurisdictions had been seen near the vicinity of the mall along Torrence Avenue.
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"A Calumet City police officer did locate the vehicle and the occupants subsequently fled into River Oaks Mall on foot," the department said.
"Several police agencies assisted with attempting to locate the offenders," according to police. "It was determined that the offenders had exited the mall."
Police searched the mall and adjacent shopping areas, but did not locate the suspects.
"No police agency reported seeing the offenders, who fled, as being armed prior to entering the mall," police said.
Calumet City police are investigating the matter and asks anyone with any information to contact the department department at 708-868-2500.
"The vehicle was towed from the scene."
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
April Wright
Age : 34
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304645
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Fallon Stone
Age : 37
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304663
Arrest Date: May 17, 2023
Arresting Agency: Munster Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kecelyn Sydner
Age : 26
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304632
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Hilario Torres Jr.
Age : 48
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304638
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shawn Washington
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304654
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Steven Petrisko
Age : 61
Residence: Goodland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304651
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Dyer Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Roosevelt Pickett Jr.
Age : 45
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304649
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andre Patterson
Age : 59
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304634
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000;
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Mack Jr.
Age : 44
Residence: Grant Park, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304633
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - W/PRIOR CONVICTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rachel McKinney
Age : 38
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304642
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - W/PRIOR CONVICTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Patrick Noonan
Age : 41
Residence: Winfield, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304655
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Deparatment
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Bradley Kelly
Age : 38
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304650
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jason Howard
Age : 31
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304660
Arrest Date: May 17, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tena Johnson
Age : 43
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304629
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - INSTITUTION - BANK/FINANCIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Leslie Hawkins
Age : 35
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304625
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: LCCS
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Chanel Copeland
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304628
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tameera Dillon
Age : 22
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304627
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Elvee Evans III
Age : 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304641
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Totianna Gaston
Age : 23
Residence: Ford Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304630
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Olivia Blakeley
Age : 29
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304636
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION - STALKING VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Steven Bogner
Age : 40
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304648
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kristina Bohn
Age : 39
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304635
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tammy Berry
Age : 64
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304626
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - TRAFFICKING WITH AN INMATE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Arroyo
Age : 23
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304661
Arrest Date: May 17, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750; CONFINEMENT; RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY; MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Melvin Pumphrey III
Age : 48
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304623
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Other
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dakota Robinson
Age : 20
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304631
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Sullivan
Age : 43
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304684
Arrest Date: May 17, 2023
Arresting Agency: New Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Shauntwain Johnson
Age : 46
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304681
Arrest Date: May 17, 2023
Arresting Agency: Munster Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Karley Jensen
Age : 28
Residence: DeMotte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304683
Arrest Date: May 18, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schneider Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - HANDGUN - W/NO PERMIT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cali Huerta
Age : 20
Residence: Oak Forest, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304680
Arrest Date: May 17, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Cindy Irons
Age : 40
Residence: St. Petersburg, FL
Booking Number(s): 2304677
Arrest Date: May 17, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RIVERBOAT GAMBLING- CASINO GAMBLING VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jack Hampton
Age : 43
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304671
Arrest Date: May 17, 2023
Arresting Agency: LCCC
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
John Huber
Age : 41
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304678
Arrest Date: May 17, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT - KIDNAPPING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Chauncey Hackett Jr.
Age : 32
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304673
Arrest Date: May 17, 2023
Arresting Agency: LCCC
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Antwon Butler
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304670
Arrest Date: May 17, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Aundra Butler
Age : 38
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304672
Arrest Date: May 17, 2023
Arresting Agency: LCCC
Offense Description: Domestic Battery
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
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As an Air Force veteran is asserting that the U.S. government possesses downed craft of extra-terrestrial origin, a web site has quoted what it says is an employee of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on the subject.
But Dayton’s congressman, Mike Turner, who leads the House Intelligence Committee, says there is no evidence for these latest claims.
A site called TheDebrief.org, NewsNation and others are reporting claims from David Charles Grusch, 36, an Air Force veteran who worked for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Reconnaissance Office.
Grusch told NewsNation that in his time with the “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” task force — now known as the “All Domain Anomaly Resolution Office” — he was refused access to a government “crash retrieval program,” which NewsNation said “included spacecraft from quite a number of other species.”
“The UAP task force was refused access to a broad crash retrieval program. These are retrieving non-human-origin technical vehicles — call it ‘space craft,’ if you will — vehicles that have either landed or crashed,” Grush told NewsNation this week.
In its own account this week, the Debrief.org quoted and paraphrased a “Jonathan Grey,” whom the site identified as “a generational officer” of the federal intelligence community with a top-secret clearance who “currently works for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), where the analysis of UAP has been his focus.”
“The non-human intelligence phenomenon is real. We are not alone,” the site quotes Grey as saying. “Retrievals of this kind are not limited to the United States. This is a global phenomenon, and yet a global solution continues to elude us.”
The piece says Grey was speaking publicly for the first time and was “identified here under the identity he uses inside the agency (NASIC).”
“The majority of retrieved, foreign exotic materials have a prosaic terrestrial explanation and origin, but not all,” Grey is quoted as saying.
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Dayton, declined to comment to the Dayton Daily News on the subject. Turner is chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and has long advocated for NASIC and Wright-Patterson. He is a member of the “Gang of Eight,” the eight Congressional leaders who are briefed on the most sensitive classified intelligence questions by the executive branch.
On Tuesday evening, Turner told Bret Baier on Fox News that there’s nothing particularly new about these claims.
“Bret, this has been a story since the 1960s,” Turner said on Fox’s Special Report with Bret Baier. “Really every decade there have been individuals who have said that the United States has such pieces of unidentified flying objects that are from outer space. There is no evidence of this. And certainly, there could be quite a conspiracy for this to be maintained, especially at this level.”
Rep. Jim Himes, the ranking Democrat on the committee, agreed with Turner on the lack of evidence.
“We did have a hearing, in fact we have had two hearings in the last couple of years on this subject,” Himes told Baier. “And I asked a question in the second hearing, because of course we hear this kind of notion that has been out there forever that the United States government is hiding materials that we are hiding aliens or whatever. I asked a very specific question which is do we have any sort of matter, organic or inorganic or whatever, that we can’t explain as to its source. Now this was a year, maybe a year-and-a-half ago, and the answer was an unequivocal no.”
NASIC is required by law to investigate UFOs or UAPs as they have been called recently, short for “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” or sometimes “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena.”
A NASIC spokeswoman Tuesday said she was aware of the Debrief article. She said was gathering information in response to questions from the Dayton Daily News about Grey.
When it passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act in March 2022, Congress gave NASIC a role in the investigation of these kinds of objects.
The law requires that all Department of Defense and federal intelligence community components share UAP information with NASIC, as well as a Pentagon office on the issue.
Wright-Patterson has been well known over the decades in UFO lore, as the former headquarters of Project Blue Book, the Air Force’s program to investigate UFOs in the 1950s and 1960s.
Various urban legends over the years pointed to Wright-Patt as the supposed repository of alien crafts or even alien bodies.
Last week, a NASA panel said there was no evidence of extraterrestrial activity in any UAP sightings to date. This came after examining some 800 reports of unidentified flying craft.
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WATERLOO — A Waterloo woman accused of killing her mother last month told investigators her mother had stabbed herself, according to court records.
Waterloo police charged Sarah Nagy Brown, 33, with one count of first-degree murder Thursday. Bond was set at $1 million.
Police and paramedics were called to Roberta Nagy’s apartment at 217 Fereday Court around 8 p.m. May 21.
Nagy was found unresponsive inside, and Brown allegedly told officials her mother had a history of medical conditions, court records state. When medics began to treat Nagy, they noticed several stab wounds around her neck.
During an interview with police, Brown allegedly told investigators she had been in a fight with Nagy, who then repeatedly stabbed herself in the neck and started to strangle herself with a cell phone cord, records state.
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An autopsy by the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office ruled Nagy’s death was a homicide.
Records show Brown was released from prison days before the fatal stabbing.
Brown has a prior misdemeanor child endangerment conviction connected to a May 2018 incident where she triggered an Amber Alert over concerns for her child.
She allegedly woke the child’s father in a paranoid state, believing she was being monitored by people who placed trackers inside their home. She was seen searching their 4-month-old child and then left with the infant.
Another relative attempted to stop her by breaking out Brown’s vehicle window as she drove off, records state.
After authorities issued an Amber Alert, Brown returned home with the child, who was safe. Brown then tested positive for amphetamines, benzodiazephines and marijuana, records state. She was placed on probation for child endangerment and a felony drug charge from an unrelated traffic stop and was later sent to prison for a probation violation.
Brown finished her stint at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women in Mitchellville on May 15, 2023, and was placed in a residential transition home as a condition of her parole. By May 21 – the day of the stabbing – she was told to leave the home for allegedly violating rules. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/murder-suspect-said-victim-stabbed-herself/article_00e61014-04a6-11ee-81fa-37c3f216d19e.html | 2023-06-07T12:43:43 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/murder-suspect-said-victim-stabbed-herself/article_00e61014-04a6-11ee-81fa-37c3f216d19e.html |
WATERLOO — A former teen runaway who was granted parole in the 1993 killing of a Waterloo woman is back in prison after violating that parole.
Her parole was revoked in December after she allegedly visited Des Moines bars and a casino and communicated with others convicted of homicide just a month after being freed.
Ruthanne Veal, then of Mason City, was only 14 years old in 1993 when she stabbed Catherine Haynes, a 66-year-old retired University of Northern Iowa librarian, in her Waterloo home and stole her car and went shopping with her credit cards.
Veal was convicted of first-degree murder at trial and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
But Veal was placed on work release in November 2020 and granted parole in June 2021 after a 2012 Supreme Court ruling that mandatory life sentences without parole for those under the age of 18 at the time of their crimes violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
In December 2022, an administrative law judge revoked her parole, sending her back to prison until a further decision by the Iowa Board of Parole.
“If Ms. Veal is unwilling to comply with community supervision then the alternative is a return to prison,” the administrative judge wrote in a ruling that found she flagrantly continued to violate rules after being redirected by parole officers.
Authorities allege Veal began violating conditions of her parole, not by committing any new crimes, but by allegedly ignoring rules prohibiting her from patronizing bars and pubs and gambling while she still owed court costs, records state.
Authorities allege she had frequented Rico’s Pub and other establishments numerous times in September and October 2022 and was spotted at a blackjack table to Prairie Meadows Casino in July 2022.
Corrections officials also allege she sent letters and pictures to her brother, Peter Leroy Veal, who is serving time for a 2017 double murder in Mason City. She also contacted a man who served time for second-degree murder in a 1996 Polk County case, officials alleged. This despite rules prohibiting her from associating with felons.
A month after her return to prison, Veal requested leniency regarding her court-ordered financial obligations. She appealed her “Category B” restitution — which includes legal defense reimbursement, court fees and other costs aside from victim restitution — in February, asking for the court to determine if she had a reasonable ability to pay.
“There is no amount of money I can ever pay to bring Mrs. Haynes back. What I did was wrong. I wish I could change that every day,” Veal wrote in a follow-up letter, which also explained that despite the request, she didn’t want to put the victim’s family through the “turmoil” of another court hearing.
At the time, she owed $25,000, according to corrections officials.
Following the letter, prosecutors filed a notice seeking $150,000 in restitution for Haynes’ family, court records show.
In May, a district court judge dismissed her request to ease up on restitution, finding she missed a 2020 filing deadline to determine her ability to pay. She will have to repay court and public defender costs, according to that ruling.
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Ruthann Veal waves to her family as she is escorted from the Black Hawk County Courthouse Dec. 9, 2013, in Waterloo. Veal was a minor when authorities said she killed Catherine Haynes in June 1993. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/waterloo-convicted-teen-murderer-returned-to-prison-for-parole-violation/article_c1a02fb0-0474-11ee-a7fe-6b2a48e05e3f.html | 2023-06-07T12:43:49 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/waterloo-convicted-teen-murderer-returned-to-prison-for-parole-violation/article_c1a02fb0-0474-11ee-a7fe-6b2a48e05e3f.html |
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — A Cumberland County township joined several other areas in Pennsylvania in enacting a burn ban due to the dry weather.
Southampton Township supervisors say the ban is effective immediately. Officials are concerned about the risk of fire spreading because of the extended dry conditions.
Residents of the township are barred from any type of open burning. Outdoor cooking on a grill or other covered device is allowed.
The burn ban will be in effect until further notice, officials said.
Residents with questions can contact Emergency Management Manager Larry Hinkle at zoning@southamptwp.com. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/southampton-township-cumberland-county-burn-ban/521-65701cb9-c82c-4436-837d-e004a360b95d | 2023-06-07T12:45:37 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/southampton-township-cumberland-county-burn-ban/521-65701cb9-c82c-4436-837d-e004a360b95d |
KILLEEN, Texas — According to the Killeen Police Department, officials have shut down both directions of Rancier Avenue after a structure fire Wednesday morning.
Officials are asking individuals to stay away from the lanes in between Alexander street and Stewart street, where the fire has occurred.
First responders are actively working on the scene.
The cause of the fire is unknown and is currently under investigation.
6News will update with the latest.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A crash forced traffic on the on-ramp to Interstate 235 from Kellogg Avenue to a halt Tuesday evening.
The crash happened around 7:50 p.m. on Tuesday. Multiple fire trucks and Kansas Highway Patrol troopers were on the scene working the crash.
Those that were stopped on the on-ramp have been released, and the scene has since been cleared.
Sedgwick County Dispatch has confirmed that four people were injured in the crash. Two people were sent to the hospital: one with critical injuries and one with serious injuries. Two people refused EMS transportation: one with serious injuries and one with minor injuries.
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Average daily flows
Snake River at Jackson 293 cfs
Snake River at Palisades 14,107 cfs
Snake River at Heise 16,947 cfs
Snake River at Blackfoot 11,290 cfs
Snake River at American Falls 8,720 cfs
Snake River at Milner 0 cfs
Little Wood River near Carey 594 cfs
Jackson Lake is 69% full.
Palisades Reservoir is 90% full.
American Falls Reservoir is 92% full.
Upper Snake River system is at 87% of capacity.
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JEROME — The mothers of sex abuse victims spoke out Monday as they told a judge what impact a sexual predator had on their daughters.
It was a story of innocence lost — years of childhood essentially gone.
Levi Benjamin Popplewell, 22, of Jerome was sentenced to prison after Judge Rosemary Emory heard victims’ impact statements along with statements from the prosecutor and public defender. He will serve at least six more years of prison time, with a lengthy indeterminate period of incarceration of about 15 years.
Popplewell was on probation for lewd conduct in a 2020 case that involved a 15-year-old girl, reports say, when in December and January he was sexually involved with three girls as young as 12, court records say.
He was charged with two counts of sexual abuse of a minor under 16 years, lewd conduct with a child under 16, and enticing children over the internet.
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In a plea agreement in May, Popplewell pleaded guilty to the count of lewd conduct and a count of sexual abuse with a child under 16 with two victims’ names on the amended complaint.
The woman who read her letter Monday on behalf of both her and her daughter said putting her words down on paper was a difficult task.
“What makes you think this is OK in any form?” the woman rhetorically asked Popplewell. “Innocence has been taken from her by a predator.”
Now her daughter doesn’t trust males and the woman said her daughter wants Popplewell to spend 15 years behind bars because that’s how many years it will take for her daughter’s sister to reach adulthood.
Another woman whose daughter was involved submitted a letter to the court, wanting to make sure other girls are protected.
The details of the 2023 case weren’t immediately available to the Times-News, but the first of the victims met Popplewell at his place of employment, public defender Steven McRae said. The two began to flirt and things escalated.
McRae said that Popplewell had fallen into a deep depression after a probation officer wouldn’t allow him to associate with a girlfriend who was over 18 because she had a young child.
Although Popplewell did not give a statement to the court, McRae said his client feels bad for what he’s done.
“He doesn’t like where he’s at,” he said, adding that Popplewell suffers from ADHD, and his intellect is “well below his age.”
Special prosecutor Trevor Misseldine, who serves as prosecuting attorney in Gooding County, said that Popplewell took advantage of the girls and that there is a “huge difference” intellectually between someone in their early 20s and their early teens.
With him receiving at least a minimum of six more years in jail, that will put Popplewell into his late 20s before he’s free, and will lessen the chance that he will be able to flirt with young girls, McRae said. Plus, the jail time will allow him to reflect on the poor choices he has made.
Emory handed down a sentence of four years fixed and 16 years indeterminate for each of the two counts in the latest case, but the sentences will run concurrently. Probation was revoked in the 2020 case and the original sentence of five years fixed and 15 years indeterminate was imposed. Sentences of the 2020 and 2023 cases will run consecutively.
Popplewell will get credit for a total of 853 days of time served between the two cases.
Emory noted that the long number of years on the indeterminate end could ensure that Popplewell could be “monitored for a very long time.”
He was also fined $1,000 in court costs and needs to register as a sex offender.
A no-contact order with the victims will be in effect for 10 years.
After the court hearing, one of the mothers stood up in the gallery to give Emory her “heartfelt” thanks for the sentence. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/jerome-man-sentenced-on-charges-he-had-sexual-relations-with-minors/article_1f7f356c-04b7-11ee-94a4-bfcbebcef623.html | 2023-06-07T12:55:14 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/jerome-man-sentenced-on-charges-he-had-sexual-relations-with-minors/article_1f7f356c-04b7-11ee-94a4-bfcbebcef623.html |
RUPERT — A truck full of food pallets recently drove to town from Salt Lake City to provide assistance for food pantries in the Mini-Cassia region.
“You don’t think about having a hunger food crisis in Rupert, Idaho,” Brock Mitchell, the Rupert West Stake president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, told the Times-News. “You think, ‘Well everybody’s probably okay.’ (But) we have that need here.”
Heather Wilson and her husband, David, communication directors for the church’s Twin Falls East Coordinating Council, worked closely with Mitchell and Cheryl Juntunen, the lead volunteer of the United Methodist Church’s Open Hearts Food Pantry, to make this event a reality.
Wilson suggested the idea of bringing a food truck to Juntunen because Open Hearts had difficulty sustaining their food supplies.
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“I presented this idea to her because she runs the pantry and they are always struggling for food,” Wilson said. “That’s kind of how it got started.”
The truck contained nearly 1,425 cases of shelf-stable food that weighed between 18 and 22 tons.
Five pantries have benefited from the church’s donation: Open Hearts, Hope Community Food Pantry, Community Share, The Veterans of Foreign Wars, and St. Nicholas Catholic Church. The total number of items granted to each pantry was determined by examining the number of people the pantries assisted each month.
“They are just amazing, these pantries,” Wilson said. “They, you know, work so hard to help those that are in need.
“Our church has food and so we are thrilled that we are able to partner with them and help.”
The food truck docked at Titan Machinery as volunteers patiently waited to begin their task of loading boxes for their local pantries in the brewing spring heat.
The food distribution was organized in a drive-thru manner. A long line of pallets was placed along the road, signifying four distinct categories of food: Proteins, vegetables, fruits, and other household materials. Vehicles representing the five pantries drove through the arrangement as volunteers helped to provide the necessary boxes to the designated pantry.
“It’s amazing when faiths can get together in a common goal of meeting out to the public,” Juntunen told the Times-News.
Open Hearts regularly feeds between 700 and 800 people monthly with the products provided by two Idaho Food Bank trucks. With additional food supplies from this distribution, Open Hearts gained more resources to help those in need.
“I’ve been really involved with this pantry now, probably 10 to 15 years,” Juntunen said. “It’s one of the things that brings me the most satisfaction of all the volunteering jobs I have because people really need it and they really appreciate it. That’s a good thing.”
The event ran an hour ahead of schedule and took more than three hours to finish.
Wilson plans to host a similar food distribution for pantries this fall in November.
“It’s amazing how good it feels because we see families in this area struggling and we are just so happy that there are organizations, such as these food pantries, that have taken up the call to help those in need,” she said. “And we are just a teeny tiny piece of that to help them.”
“This is an interfaith thing,” said Danette Heward, a volunteer with the church. “It’s bringing in all the pantries from churches and communities all over.
“We want to work as one.”
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INDIANAPOLIS — There's a new summer program in Marion County aimed at giving teens an outlet and opportunity to learn new skills.
The program is called "Summer in the City" and is put on by the Indianapolis Office of Public Health and Safety (OPHS).
City leaders say multiple programs will be offered for teens ages 15 through 19, who will have the chance to sign up and learn hands-on about becoming an entrepreneur, as well as therapy and even culinary work.
"That one, they're going to learn how to cook meals. They're going to taste their meals because you have to eat your meal if you cook it. And then, they're going to be able to take the ingredients home that night and cook it for their family and recreate it," said Tony Lopez, with OPHS. "They get all the equipment that they use, they're going to get all that equipment for home when they're done with this programming."
Teens will also get the chance to learn more about becoming a barber.
"Personal development hinges on any type of success. So, if you want to be successful, then personally, you have to develop, and that's what I hope, to come alongside these young people and maybe aid them in that process," barber Adrian Burney said.
Teens who attend six of the seven weekly sessions will receive special gifts and a "Back to School" scholarship.
Organizers say more than 70 teens have signed up so far. The program is free, and transportation is also provided. Parents have until Monday, June 19 to sign up.
The full schedule is below:
- Mondays from 11 a.m. to 3 pm: Circuit Training at Elite Personal Training (2326 E. 44th St.)
- Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Barbering T(hair)apy with Mended Arrows at Watkins Park
- Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Soul Food Cooking on a Budget with Pinky's Soul Food Factory at Indianapolis World Sports Park (1313 S. Post Road)
- Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Be Bop to Hip Hop with IUPUI's Lasana Kazembe at Brookside Park
- Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: ESports Experience at Butler University Esports Park
The program will also offer a dodgeball and basketball tournament, as well as a flag football game.
Those times are below:
- Fridays 6/9/, 6/16, 6/23, 6/30, 7/7 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.: Play for Peace Basketball Tournament at Municipal Gardens
- Friday, July 14 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.: Dodge the Violence Dodgeball Tournament at Muncipal Gardens
- Friday, July 21 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.: Indy Peace Flag Football Tournament at Municipal Gardens | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/summer-in-the-city-program-kicks-off-indianapolis/531-69f1c6fa-0878-4b90-aa23-8098e09d8954 | 2023-06-07T12:57:27 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/summer-in-the-city-program-kicks-off-indianapolis/531-69f1c6fa-0878-4b90-aa23-8098e09d8954 |
GREENSBORO — The Greensboro City Council unanimously approved giving a Winston-Salem company more than $13 million in incentives on Tuesday night.
ProKidney LLC plans to build a $458 million facility by 2027 and create 330 new jobs by the end of 2028, said Marshall Yandle, the city’s economic development manager.
The average salary would be $74,646, with no new job paying less than $15 an hour.
ProKidney, which currently has 80 employees, is a late clinical-stage cellular therapeutics company focused on chronic kidney disease.
“This would be the company’s first biomanufacturing facility for the commercialization of the cell therapy,” Yandle said.
The company is developing a cell therapy that could delay dialysis for people with chronic kidney disease. After receiving regulatory approval, it is estimated that 5 million people annually will be eligible for the therapy treatment, according to city documents.
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The company’s process and technology has a Regenerative Medicines Advanced Therapy designation from the FDA, the documents said.
The new facility would be located at the 73 Business Center off Greenbourne Drive in Greensboro.
ProKidney also is considering sites in Virginia, California and Texas, Yandle said. It is requesting a 10-year city incentive amounting to $13,273,645.
The company also would be eligible for an additional $250 incentive per job from the city for any new employee whose permanent address is located in an Impact Zone or who is hired through NCWorks Career Centers.
The state of North Carolina also is considering incentives for ProKidney. Guilford County commissioners approved more than $15 million in incentives on Thursday night.
Mayor Nancy Vaughan said the incentives aren’t just handed out.
“There are audit procedures in place to make sure that the jobs are actually hired and … that they’ve made the commitment … to our community – almost half a billion dollars – before these incentives are paid out,” she said.
I think this is money very well spent,” Vaughan said. | https://greensboro.com/business/local/greensboro-prokidney-incentives-jobs/article_4cb7ab86-04df-11ee-a1dc-ebd4ed25396e.html | 2023-06-07T13:11:13 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/business/local/greensboro-prokidney-incentives-jobs/article_4cb7ab86-04df-11ee-a1dc-ebd4ed25396e.html |
A $1.7 million federal grant will help Guilford Technical Community College expand its truck driver training program in the Triad, a region that school officials say has a 31% higher need for truck drivers than the national average.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced Tuesday that the Department’s Economic Development Administration approved the grant for GTCC, which applied for the funds last fall.
“We’re pretty excited. It will help double the number of students we can accept into the program,” which GTCC started in 2020, said Beth Pitonzo, the school’s senior vice president of instruction.
About 390 students have gone through the program to earn a commercial driver license (CDL) to drive a tractor trailer.
The project will provide an asphalt training pad, parking lot and other infrastructure upgrades to expand GTCCs capacity to provide truck driver workforce training.
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The grant will be matched with $2.6 million in state funds and is expected to create 1,782 jobs, according to grantee estimates. The Piedmont Triad Regional Council led the regional planning efforts.
“It’s truly a collaborative process,” Pitonzo said.
If all goes well, the project could be completed in early 2025 and begin welcoming an estimated 420 each year, she said.
This training program “was highly sought after by the community prior to the pandemic,” she said, noting that supply-chain issues across the nation further amplified the need.
Students seeking a CDL will spend 320 hours in the program either in an eight-week format or one that spans 16 weeks. During that time, 22% will involve classroom training and 78% on the driving range.
“People can get done pretty quickly and get out there” on the highways, Pitonzo said.
Although salaries vary, the median pay for truck drivers in the Triad area is approximately $64,000, she said.
This grant will bolster the aims of the Biden Administration’s Trucking Action Plan to grow and strengthen America’s trucking workforce.
“As part of the Biden Administration’s Investing in America agenda, we’re ensuring that workers have the skills and resources they need to secure good-paying jobs in the communities where they live,” Raimondo said in a news release. “This EDA investment in Guilford Technical Community College will increase truck driving training opportunities to create pathways to professional growth in this traditionally underserved area, helping meet regional industry workforce needs and bolstering supply chain resilience.”
Gov. Roy Cooper said the grant to GTCC “will have long-lasting impacts and help our students develop critical skills that will help shape their careers.” | https://greensboro.com/news/local/gtcc-receives-1-7-million-federal-grant-to-expand-truck-driver-training-program/article_f176964c-0498-11ee-ae04-2f216723308b.html | 2023-06-07T13:11:19 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/gtcc-receives-1-7-million-federal-grant-to-expand-truck-driver-training-program/article_f176964c-0498-11ee-ae04-2f216723308b.html |
GREENSBORO — Police are reporting this morning that eastbound lanes from East Market Street at Holts Chapel Road are closed because of a structure fire in the area.
Drivers are asked to avoid the area. More information will be released as it becomes available.
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- Two Duluth-area sites are among 16 toxic waste dumps selected by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency as priority sites to be cleaned up. The two area locations are the Arrowhead Refinery Co. in Hermantown and the American Tar & Chemical Co. in West Duluth.
- The Duluth City Council voted 6-2 yesterday to allow Schon Productions Inc. of Minneapolis to stage a Willie Nelson concert on July 23 at Wade Stadium in West Duluth. The concert is expected to draw from 6,000 to 10,000 people.
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- Duluthians J.L. Washburn and Philip L. Ray have purchased the Devonshire Apartments, 1321 E. 1st St. in Duluth, for approximately $400,000. The Devonshire is a modern 52-apartment building which has been under construction since September 1922 and features a cafe and beauty parlor.
- Eveleth's new $45,000 Duluth & Iron Range Railway Depot will be opened to the public on June 15, it was announced yesterday. The depot will serve as the terminal for both the D. & I. R. and the Duluth, Missabe & Northern railways. | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/bygones-40-years-ago-duluth-council-approved-willie-nelson-concert | 2023-06-07T13:12:21 | 0 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/bygones-40-years-ago-duluth-council-approved-willie-nelson-concert |
DULUTH — Incarceration has a tendency to harden a person, but the inmates who participate in the Can Do Canines Prison Puppy Program can opt for a "softer sentence."
A mother dog named Dell and her seven yellow Labrador puppies arrived May 11 at Federal Prison Camp, Duluth. Selected inmate handlers who are part of the program are gradually weaning the pups from their mother over the course of five weeks.
"Through this program our inmates learn how to train and care for a dog. They also learn patience, emotional regulation, parenting skills, as well as provide a valuable service to the community," said case manager Tobi Olson, who as a collateral duty, serves as the co-coordinator of the program along with counselor Chris Hachey.
Federal Prison Camp, Duluth is a minimum-security facility housing 335 male offenders, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The camp began its partnership with Can Do Canines in March 2014, and is one of seven prisons the nonprofit partners with to raise and train assistance dogs for those with disabilities who need them.
Once the service dogs are at least 2 years old, they will be placed with clients free of charge.
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Since Can Do Canines , based in New Hope, Minnesota, was founded by Alan M. Peters in 1987, more than 800 assistance dogs have been provided to people with disabilities such as mobility challenges, hearing loss, deafness, seizure disorders, childhood autism and Type 1 diabetes complicated by hypoglycemia unawareness, according to the organization's website.
Picking up dropped items, alerting to a smoke alarm, opening a fridge to retrieve a juice bottle, detecting a handler's low blood-sugar level, keeping a child from bolting into traffic — are all just a few examples of the certain skills an assistance dog is trained to perform, according to the Can Do Canines website.
In the Can Do Canines Prison Puppy Program, specially selected inmates are assigned to each dog. Living together in the same dormitory are 10-15 adults in custody who participate in the program at any given time, according to a statement from Federal Prison Camp, Duluth.
All potential inmate handlers are interviewed, screened and closely monitored, said Can Do Canines breeding coordinator Karin Balgaard. The qualifications of the selected handlers are not based on their offense, and are dismissed from the program if they violate the rules, she added.
The skills adults in custody learn from this program can be carried over once they are released to the community. For some, it has opened doors in the free world.
"It doesn't happen very often, thankfully," said Balgaard.
According to Olson, "FPC Duluth has never experienced problems with adults in custody caring for small puppies. We believe the program brings out the softer side of an inmate and helps them become more of a caregiver."
Prison Puppy Program participants share their cells with the pups, providing 24/7 care while receiving weekly, in-person instruction from a Can Do Canines staff member. The program is structured, following a training manual and videos that lay out everything, from when to increase food, to enrichment and development exercises, Balgaard said.
Altogether, Can Do Canines works with seven prison camps throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin to help develop the dogs. Its first Prison Puppy Program started in 2005 with Minnesota Correctional Facility–Faribault.
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Each of these facilities usually takes five to 20 puppies at one time, Balgaard said.
"Program participants are always looking to improve their skills and set new goals. Every set of new puppies provide the participants an opportunity to set new goals and sharpen their skills while working as a team," Olson said.
When Can Do Canines first began working with Federal Prison Camp, Duluth, it was to raise puppies through the program, Balgaard said.
The Duluth program has since shifted its primary focus to weaning puppies from their mother. Alternating between litters with Chippewa Valley Correctional allows inmate handlers at each facility a break from the time-consuming and intensive process of weaning, Balgaard said.
"They don't get a lot of sleep with puppies there," said Balgaard. "Inmate handlers have to ride out the crying and whimpering in crates. Sometimes during the first week, everyone is very tired."
Each litter arrives from their homes into the prison program at 5 weeks old, along with their mothers. The litter remains together during the first week at the facility as weaning concludes.
The mother dog is then separated from her pups, who are reunited with her four times a day to nurse. She wears a jacket during playtime to help with the weaning process.
"There is a very gradual separation from Mom in the prison program. It is so ideal, and it is better than what you can do in a home because in a home you have to keep the mom away from the puppies. It's too abrupt and you see more stress," Balgaard said.
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After two weeks, the mother dog returns home and the puppies remain in the program until 10 weeks old.
Each puppy is assigned two handlers who begin introducing crate and potty training. Federal Prison Camp, Duluth features a training yard in front of the unit with two large play yards for the mother and her puppies to get outdoors.
"The inmate handlers create snow hills, play with toys — always supervised," Balgaard said.
In the beginning, Balgaard encourages each inmate handler to observe their pup's facial and body language.
"This helps to get a read on the individual puppy's temperament and what their stress signals might be. Human beings generally look at an animal and think about what you want from that animal. This builds a foundation of understanding of what motivates and bothers them," Balgaard said. "Read the puppy and adapt your approach to training; back off if signs of stress are showing. If the brain is under stress, it's not in thinking mode. It's in survival mode."
I wish the outside world could see what the handlers have achieved. They are more than the crime they committed, and this is a way for them to do something positive in the community.
Once a connection is built, shaping games are used to establish specific behaviors in the pups through positive reinforcement.
"The first 12 weeks —the socialization period —is most critical to life. From there, the brain is wired in. They have the capacity to be curious and confident, much more than puppies that don't have the program," Balgaard said. "Our inmate handlers are really the ones that help cross the finish line for us with the program."
According to Warden Billy Eischen, having the dog program at Federal Prison Camp Duluth is a tremendous benefit for the institution.
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"The dogs not only provide an opportunity for adults in custody to develop skills to assist them in becoming good neighbors, they also help to keep the morale of the population at a much higher level," Eischen said.
Through the course of the Prison Puppy Program, Balgaard enjoys watching the inmate handlers grow in their competency and confidence as the puppies develop. The program's participants often speak of increased empathy, confidence and patience, according to Balgaard.
"I see a lot of teamwork. I see leadership. The energy and vibe has become more and more positive," Balgaard said. "All those things are really encouraging and they're proud of the hard work they do."
Olson added that each adult benefits in a different positive way —such as coping with depression, anxiety, or situations that are out of their control.
"Program participants state they feel like a real person, not just an inmate. Program participants also state they gain a sense of peace and serenity while participating in the program," Olson said.
According to Acting Chief Psychologist Dr. Travis Tomford, the program serves as a complementary intervention to support and boost inmate mental health and well-being.
"There has been significant interest in the dog program itself, to include among those who have completed drug abuse programming at the facility and are looking for further ways to improve their behaviors and psychosocial well-being. That said, the program itself helps foster empathy, self-efficacy and certainly aligns with our overall mission of reducing recidivism and preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities. The individuals in the program also learn to think and behave responsibly, which is exactly what we focus on in our mental health groups at the facility," Tomford said.
Meanwhile, the dogs are well-cared for and receive round-the-clock attention and training, Balgaard said.
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"I wish the outside world could see what the handlers have achieved," Balgaard said. "They are more than the crime they committed, and this is a way for them to do something positive in the community."
Upon their release, Balgaard said former inmates have told her that being a part of the program in Duluth has helped shape their future plans. Some are even pursuing veterinary positions, she said.
Between about 2 and 2 1/2 years old, the dogs move into the Can Do Canines facility for their final training. During this process, a trainer works with them to determine what type of assistance they want to provide.
Can Do Canines is an accredited member of Assistance Dogs International. It places dogs for clients in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Trainers and client service coordinators work together to make the best possible customized match between each dog and each client handler.
The organization has its own breeding program, and also has dogs donated to the organization, and receives dogs through a breeding cooperative or through rescue situations.
"From an inmate’s point of view, this program gives them meaning, purpose, and great pleasure at being a part of helping someone with a special need," Olson said. "It allows them to be themselves and let their inner child out, teaches them patience and opens their hearts. The program provides inmates a positive purpose to help others in need during incarceration.
"The skills adults in custody learn from this program can be carried over once they are released to the community. For some, it has opened doors in the free world." | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/puppy-trainers-partner-with-duluth-prison-camp | 2023-06-07T13:12:22 | 1 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/puppy-trainers-partner-with-duluth-prison-camp |
ATLANTIC CITY — Candidates backed by Mayor Marty Small now have a slight lead in the 2nd and 4th wards' Democratic primary, after all Election Day machine votes have been tallied.
Results are unofficial and will be updated. An unknown number of mail-in ballots are yet to come in, and will be accepted until June 12 as long as they are postmarked by June 6.
Those mail-in ballots could make the difference in the 2nd Ward, where Democratic Councilwoman LaToya Dunston, who ran off the county line, now trails financial services company owner Viana "Vivi" Bailey by just 264 to 260.
Incumbent 4th ward Democratic Councilman MD Hossain Morshed, who is facing federal criminal charges and ran off the county line, trails George "Animal" Crouch by a bigger margin of 202 to 179.
Both Dunston and Morshed had been in the lead when just early voting and mail-in ballots had been counted.
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Dunston was recently censured by the Atlantic City Democratic Committee, along with Democratic At-Large Councilmen George Tibbitt and Bruce Weekes, for supporting a Republican for county commissioner last year. All three are Small critics.
They supported the Republican rather than Democratic incumbent Atlantic County Commissioner Ernest Coursey, who is Small's Chief of Staff.
Morshed had been a Small ally, until the county Democratic Committee refused to put Morshed on the county line because of the federal charges. Small supported Crouch in the 4th Ward primary, but did not ask for Morshed's resignation.
All six ward seats are up this year, and Democrats are so dominant in the city that the primary will effectively choose the winner in most wards.
Small critics on Council — all Democrats other than lone Republican Councilman Jesse Kurtz — have been a thorn in Small's side.
Morshed's defection to the anti-Small camp gave them a 5-4 majority on city council, which recently voted down the 2023 budget, in spite of it containing a property tax decrease.
The state, however, is expected to approve the budget June 14 without council approval, as it can under the 2016 state takeover of the city.
About 6,000 mail-in ballots were received countywide as of 8 p.m. Tuesday, said Atlantic County Board of Elections Chair Lynn Caterson.
In the 3rd Ward, Council Vice President Kaleem Shabazz has a comfortable lead of 371 to 103 for his challenger, Nashir Sheik.
In the 5th Ward, incumbent Councilman Muhammad "Anjum" Zia had a commanding lead of 253 to 42 for his challenger, Rizwan Khan Malik.
And in the 6th Ward, the only one without a Democratic incumbent, building contractor Geoffrey Dorsey had 223 votes to restauranteur John C. Exadaktilos' 128.
Running unopposed in Ward 1 was incumbent City Council President Aaron "Sporty" Randolph.
In the wards where they ran, Republican candidates ran unopposed. No Republicans filed petitions to run in the 2nd or 3rd wards.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office charged Morshed in March with falsifying voter registrations, making false statements to the FBI about interactions with prospective voters and submitting false unemployment benefits claims with the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Morshed got the support of the city’s Democratic committee in his reelection bid at its March meeting, but after the federal charges were announced, Atlantic County Democratic Chair Michael Suleiman called for Morshed’s resignation. Then he replaced him with Crouch on the county line of endorsed candidates.
Crouch is the vice president of the Atlantic City Dolphins youth football league. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/small-backed-candidates-now-lead-in-atlantic-city-democratic-primary/article_f861ad36-04c8-11ee-bb06-0f4ca64a97e8.html | 2023-06-07T13:16:40 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/small-backed-candidates-now-lead-in-atlantic-city-democratic-primary/article_f861ad36-04c8-11ee-bb06-0f4ca64a97e8.html |
ORLANDO, Fla. – A bear spotted in a tree at Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando has been safely captured.
The bear was first seen Sunday and after three days of waiting, Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission officers caught the animal.
The bear had been traveling from tree to tree in the middle of the night, evading traps set by Florida wildlife officers.
Now that the bear has been captured, the FWC said it will relocate the animal out of the area.
Blaze, have a good life buddy 🫶🏽 pic.twitter.com/ZtvBEa0R7i
— Rep. Anna V. Eskamani 🔨 (@AnnaForFlorida) June 7, 2023
Earlier this week, FWC officials said the animal was considered a dispersing bear.
“Juvenile bears are starting to disperse and leave their mother’s home range and may be seen in unexpected areas as they try to find a new home. Typically, these bears will move away on their own. If you see a bear, give it space, don’t try to approach it, and never feed it,” FWC said in a statement.
The FWC reiterated that this time of year bears are more active and juvenile bears are starting to leave their mother’s home range and may be seen in unexpected areas as they try to find a new home.
Officials said if you see a bear in your neighborhood, it is not a cause for alarm, but residents should secure any food attractants so the bear doesn’t linger. To reduce conflicts with wildlife, remove or secure any food attractants from around your home or yard, including the garbage. This also includes pet food and bird seed.
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Seattle Mountain Rescue is finally home in North Bend.
The nonprofit has been volunteer-based for 75 years and just celebrated a milestone anniversary with the grand opening of its first-ever Mountain Rescue Center. The hub is in a strategic location which Chairperson Doug McCall said will be an advantage to the crew.
"It’s less than five miles from the busiest trails for rescues in KING County," McCall said. Read more
Washington state firefighters are getting help from high-tech eyes in the sky.
The first of two Kodiak K-100s arrived in Olympia last month and has already flown above wildfires on Orcas Island and in Concrete.
They travel faster and fly longer than most of the state’s other aerial firefighting tools, but the selling point for state Chief of Air Operations David Ritchie is the plane’s camera. He said the Teledyne Flir camera enables the crew in the plane to send back live images and video of the fire to agency headquarters and incident commanders on the ground below. Read more
The Seattle City Council voted Tuesday evening not to pass legislation that would have criminalized public drug use in Seattle.
The council bill would have allowed the Seattle City Attorney's Office to prosecute public drug use cases.
The council bill failed to pass in a 4-5 vote. Councilmembers Alex Pedersen, Sara Nelson, Debora Juarez, and Dan Strauss voted in favor of the bill. Councilmembers Lisa Herbold, Kshama Sawant, Teresa Mosqueda, Andrew Lewis, and Tammy Morales voted in opposition to the bill. Read more
An Edmonds family is claiming discrimination against their special needs son.
The 17-year-old is on the autism spectrum and has very limited speaking capabilities. His family said they have discovered a breakthrough technique that allows the boy to communicate, but the school district is refusing to allow it.
David Kaufer is teaching his son to use a letterboard - a technique he learned about in the book titled "Underestimated," which explains how people like his son, Stone, use the board to spell out their needs. Read more
Photos snapped near San Juan Island show a swimming black-tail deer crossing paths with a Bigg's orca.
A naturalist, Sam Murphy with Island Adventures Whale Watching and the Pacific Whale Watching Association (PWWA), captured the photos on Sunday, June 4 at Battleship Island.
Murphy did not see the deer initially, according to PWWA Executive Director Erin Gless, who shared the photos with KING 5. Read more | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/5-things-know-wednesday/281-f4ec5ef5-2f01-49d7-be88-6ec46ef0cb22 | 2023-06-07T13:31:34 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/5-things-know-wednesday/281-f4ec5ef5-2f01-49d7-be88-6ec46ef0cb22 |
SEATTLE — Seattle Public Schools' (SPS) legal counsel told KING 5 Tuesday they are thrilled to see their messaging echoed in a new public health advisory by U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy.
“This was a really significant development because the Surgeon General is, ya know, the nation’s doctor," said Felicia J. Craick, the school district's attorney from Keller Rohrback L.L.P. "We think this sort of evidence is gonna be really compelling to the court, and eventually the jury."
In that May 23 advisory, Murthy issued warnings about the potential dangers social media poses to youth mental health. He called on policymakers, families, researchers, and tech companies to try and make social media safer.
In January, Seattle Public Schools became the first school district in the nation to sue the tech giants operating Tiktok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and Youtube, according to Craick.
Seattle Public School's 92-page lawsuit claims the social media giants violated Washington’s public nuisance law and intentionally contributed to the youth mental health crisis in the state.
District leaders are finding it is leading to increased "anxiety, depression, eating disorder and even suicidal ideation," Craick said they believe the tech companies themselves are to blame.
"Defendants have engineered their platforms and made design choices to maximize user engagement at the expense of youth mental health," Craick said.
The companies have denied such allegations and have rolled out new attempts to control screen time.
But other districts are following Seattle’s lead. About 100 other school districts have sued since SPS' lawsuit, according to Craick.
"The judge is getting ready to hear motions to dismiss and briefing on legal issues to see whether or not the case will proceed forward," Craick said.
Craick said the goal is to get these companies to change how they operate, and provide compensation.
"We’ll explain to the court, ultimately, what it’s going to take to fix the problem, what sorts of funding and programs are necessary," Craick said.
That court case could take a couple of years, Craick said.
Meantime, Seattle pediatrician Dr. Carrie Jenner said she has noticed a change in kids’ mental health starting in 2021.
"We are seeing concerning rises in anxiety and depression," Jenner said.
Jenner said it is unclear whether that's a direct side effect of the rise in social media use, but added that since 2021, she's noticed more of her young patients spending more time on the apps.
She expressed concern about the age of the kids who are now accessing it.
"For social media platforms like Tiktok, Facebook, you’re supposed to be 13 to have an account," Craick said.
But as she pointed out, nearly 40% of American children ages 8 to 12 said they have used social media, according to the 2021 Common Sense Census. It's a statistic that was mentioned in the public health advisory.
"These kids might see shocking images, violence, pornography, they just don’t know what to do with it, and that can be very harmful," Jenner said.
Jenner is hoping the new advisory encourages more research.
Alan Brennick, 17, agrees that more research should be done on the topic.
The Green Lake resident said that during pandemic-related school shutdowns, there were not many ways to socialize. As a result, he believes the use of social media by kids and teens became more widespread.
"I did build a little bit more of a dependence on that, and kind of like-- I guess as people talk about it-- serotonin... just kind of picking up your phone like, 'Oh! There’s a new message,'" Brennick said. "Right? 'What’s this?' Right? That then becomes, like, your sole center of attention."
We’re learning how humans process, how humans will deal with access to all this information.”
The Global Head of Safety for Meta, the company which owns Facebook and Instagram, responded to SPS's lawsuit saying, "We want teens to be safe online... We automatically set teens’ accounts to private when they join Instagram, and we send notifications encouraging them to take regular breaks. We don’t allow content that promotes suicide, self-harm or eating disorders."
YouTube, which is owned by Google, provided a response to the lawsuit. A spokesperson told KING 5, "We have invested heavily in creating safe experiences for children... We provide parents with the ability to set reminders, limit screen time and block specific types of content on supervised devices."
Regardless, Jenner wants to emphasize that the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline offers 24/7 access to young people as well as adults. You can call, text, and chat with them, even if you just need someone to talk to. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/social-media-risk-students-seattle-public-schools-lawsuit/281-f9c4c982-a5b7-4e32-8ff8-61f0458a99de | 2023-06-07T13:31:40 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/social-media-risk-students-seattle-public-schools-lawsuit/281-f9c4c982-a5b7-4e32-8ff8-61f0458a99de |
Coldwater Road from Audubon Trail to Mill Lake Road will have lane restrictions Thursday, according to the Fort Wayne Traffic Engineering Department.
A road crew will be working in the area and should finish June 16.
For more information, call 260-427-1172 or visit www.trecthefort.org. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/coldwater-road-lane-restrictions/article_2c7f1102-0533-11ee-baf8-b76ad0bf5ec0.html | 2023-06-07T13:36:09 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/coldwater-road-lane-restrictions/article_2c7f1102-0533-11ee-baf8-b76ad0bf5ec0.html |
SAN JUAN COUNTY, Wash. — Photos snapped near San Juan Island show a swimming black-tail deer crossing paths with a Bigg's orca.
A naturalist, Sam Murphy with Island Adventures Whale Watching and the Pacific Whale Watching Association (PWWA), captured the photos on Sunday, June 4 at Battleship Island. Murphy didn't see the deer initially, according to PWWA Executive Director Erin Gless, who shared the photos with KING 5.
"She said that the whale swam right by and didn't seem interested in the deer at all," Gless wrote. "Sam didn't notice the deer until she was looking at her pictures afterward, making for a fun surprise. Probably not enough meat/fat on a deer's bones to tempt these whales, who are used to eating seals and sea lions, but would probably be an intimidating experience for the deer, I'm sure!"
Bigg's killer whales are also known as transients, with a home range that spans from Alaska to Northern California, according to the Georgia Strait Alliance. In recent years, the whales have been spotted more and more often in the Salish Sea, with sightings reported year-round. The orcas are apex predators and hunt other marine mammals in groups, including sea lions, seals, and other types of whales, including juvenile gray and humpback whales, according to the Georgia Strait Alliance.
Deer are excellent swimmers and are known to be frequent visitors to the San Juan Islands. However, the deer population has decreased in recent years according to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, thought to be related to a deadly adenovirus hemorrhagic disease that is believed to have reached the San Juans in 2021. However, the Department of Fish and Wildlife estimated the population could rebound relatively quickly. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/deer-swims-past-orca-battleship-island-san-juan/281-84d3d8e2-a296-442c-a383-53d783ab5634 | 2023-06-07T13:39:54 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/deer-swims-past-orca-battleship-island-san-juan/281-84d3d8e2-a296-442c-a383-53d783ab5634 |
FAIRFIELD, Calif. — A new housing development for very low to low-income households in Fairfield has finished construction and is ready for residents to move in.
The Fair Haven Commons began construction in 2021 with developer MidPen — a nonprofit that is also the owner and onsite resident services provider of this and two other locations in the city, according to Polo Munoz, Associate Director of Development.
“As a mission-driven organization, MidPen believes in providing safe, affordable housing that will establish stability and opportunity for residents,” Munoz said.
The new development, on Sunset Avenue in Fairfield, provides 72 affordable homes for families, including 44 units with a set-aside preference for households who are at-risk or experiencing homelessness and other supportive housing needs.
Of the 72 units, 51 households are using Housing Choice Vouchers, formerly known as Section 8, which the Fairfield Housing Authority gave. The city allocated and spent about $6 million in land, financing, impact fee credits and housing vouchers for this development. Solano County also partnered and funded the project.
Units offered range from studios to three-bedroom apartments — a total of six studios, 30 one-bedroom, 30 two-bedroom, and six three-bedroom apartment homes. The apartment homes are for households earning up to 60% of Area Median Income (AMI). There are also 80 parking spots available to residents.
The waitlist is closed for those looking to lease.
“Fair Haven Commons demonstrates a responsive solution aimed to address housing instability and supports the Regional Action Plan which aims to reduce homelessness in the Bay Area by 75% within three years,” the city says in a statement. “It also furthers the City of Fairfield’s Homeless Strategy goal.”
That goal is to “permanently reduce homelessness in Fairfield” by using the below strategy:
- Protect the health and safety of Fairfield residents
- Increase housing opportunities and displacement support
- Strengthen the system of care services and programs
- Improve public policy and community engagement
- Strengthen regional capacity to address homelessness
According to the development profile, rents range from $275 to $1,187 or more per month depending on which unit is rented. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/fairfield/fair-haven-commons-fairfield/103-2bd13b94-ab27-4b0e-985f-4b42274834cc | 2023-06-07T13:40:00 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/fairfield/fair-haven-commons-fairfield/103-2bd13b94-ab27-4b0e-985f-4b42274834cc |
A small candy shop along E. State Street in Doylestown has now raised its third LGBTQ pride flag this month, after a thief -- or thieves -- have made off with the store's pride flags two nights in a row.
But, James Lamb, co-owner of Evolution Candy in Doylestown, said the repeat offenses won't deter them from flying the multicolored flag in the spirit of inclusivity.
"We are just trying to be a small, inclusive store that welcomes everyone, and I don't understand why someone feels the need to take down something that, we obviously will put right back up," he told NBC10.
Store surveillance video shared by the Bucks County Regional Police Department, shows the first incident happened on Saturday, June 3rd and then again the next night, both times taken by a single individual -- possibly the same offender.
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Every police district in Philadelphia is stepping up to offer vehicle locks to owners of Hyundai and Kia vehicles in an effort to combat an online trend that has provided thieves with ways in which to steal cars made by these manufacturers.
On Wednesday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., any Philadelphia resident who owns a Hyundai or Kia vehicle can go to any one of the city's 21 police districts to receive a free vehicle lock.
Vehicle owners must provide a current registration for their vehicle and a photo ID in order to receive a lock.
In recent months, officials in New Jersey and Pennsylvania have pushed for a recall on Hyundai and Kia vehicles after internet videos led to a rise in thefts of these cars.
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Two men were shot and killed outside the Altria Theater Tuesday evening following the Huguenot High School graduation, locking down a large section of the VCU campus and prompting fresh outrage about gun violence in the community.
One of the men killed was an 18-year-old who was graduating on Tuesday afternoon, and the other was a 36-year-old man. Another five people also sustained gunshot wounds.
Richmond’s Acting Police Chief Rick Edwards said a 19-year-old suspect is in custody and police, in consultation with Richmond prosecutors, expect to seek charges on two counts of second-degree murder, plus additional charges. Police detained another person with a firearm, but do not believe he was involved with the shooting, Edwards said.
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Police believe the suspect knew at least one of the victims, said Edwards, who said he was unsure whether the suspect is a student.
As for the other shooting victims, Edwards said a 31-year-old victim sustained a life-threatening wound.
Four others suffered gunshot wounds that were not life-threatening: a 14-year-old boy, a 32-year-old man, a 55-year-old man and a 58-year-old man.
A 9-year-old girl who was struck by a car in the resulting commotion was treated at the scene, released and later went to a local hospital. She did not sustain a life-threatening injury, Edwards said.
“At this time I’d like to just express my concerns and my sympathies for those who lost their lives today and those whose lives were forever changed by the events today,” said Edwards, who also thanked an array of local, state and federal law enforcement partners who also rushed to assist.
Panic as gunshots are heard
A gunman opened fire at 5:13 p.m. as Huguenot High School was ending its graduation ceremony and Thomas Jefferson was preparing to begin its commencement.
A panic erupted on Main Street as the shots went off. High school seniors dressed in their graduation robes ran from the scene, along with their friends and families who came to watch the ceremonies.
School Board member Jonathan Young, who was at the scene, said he saw “a lot of shock. A lot of people that injured themselves in the melee, the stampede … All running as fast as they can, no shoes, people tripping over themselves, falling on top of (one) other, crying and yelling.”
A woman who said she is related to one of the graduates said, “As soon as we got out there, we were trying to find my brother, and then all I heard was boom boom boom. They were shooting and we all ran.” She asked not to be identified.
VCU student Saadat Bahrami said he was on his way to the library when he heard gunshots.
“I heard these shots going off and I didn’t really think much of it,” Bahrami said. “And then I saw a bunch of cops racing down the road.”
“Honestly, I think it’s a wake up call,” Bahrami said. “And the fact that there’s no changes being done whatsoever anywhere across the nation that are making a profound effect…I think that just speaks about where the priorities lie in our government, and it’s really not for the safety of the people.”
Richmond Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras, who was attending the graduation ceremonies, somberly pleaded with the community for an end to the violence.
“This is supposed to be a joyous day when our kids walk the stage and get their diploma, which is what they all did here for Huguenot today,” Kamras said. They “walked out the doors into their families’ and friends’ arms, taking pictures, and then this tragedy occurred.”
“I’m just tired of seeing people get shot and I beg of the entire community to stop – to just stop,” Kamras said.
He said the students can’t take it, “the teachers can’t take it, our families can’t take it anymore. I beg of you to stop.”
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney said, “we are going to do everything we can to bring the individuals involved in this to justice.”
“This is tragic, but also traumatic because this is their graduation,” Stoney said at a press conference. “The question that comes to mind right now is: Is nothing sacred any longer?”
'Who is in charge?'
Following the news conference, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears addressed reporters and appeared to hold Richmond leaders accountable for stopping the violence. Democrats pushed back on Twitter, noting that Earle-Sears, a U.S. Marines veteran, had toted an assault-style rifle in an image she used in her 2021 campaign.
“The people that I represent are not safe – they’re not safe in this city, and we have to figure out why that is,” Earle-Sears said near the Altria Theater. “This is not about law-abiding gun owners, this is about gangs,” she said.
“Who is in charge – is that the mayor, is that the chief, who is that? I mean, let’s start naming names,” Earle-Sears said. “Because otherwise, if no one is accountable, if all we do is come in front of a camera… and keep talking about, ‘oh, this shouldn’t happen, and that shouldn’t happen.’ Well, you’re the one in charge. You’re the one responsible. So let’s cut it.”
All RPS schools & offices will be closed tomorrow, June 7. All high school graduations have also been canceled. Further updates regarding rescheduling will be shared soon. pic.twitter.com/AAFum2TdcB
— Richmond Public Schools (@RPS_Schools) June 7, 2023
House Minority Leader Don Scott Jr., D-Portsmouth, tweeted in response: “This gaslighting and political pandering by a LT. GOVERNOR who LITERALLY campaigned holding a picture of an assault rifle is lecturing others on preventing gun violence. She runs out to the scene with no empathy for the victims just thinking of how to appeal to MAGA,” Scott said, referring to former President Donald Trump’s slogan of “Make America Great Again.”
Gov. Glenn Youngkin said in a statement on Twitter: “My administration continues monitoring the terrible shooting in the heart of Richmond tonight. State law enforcement are fully supporting the Richmond Police Department as this investigation moves forward.”
All Richmond Public Schools classes are canceled Wednesday, the division announced in an email to families on Tuesday evening. The school system said counselors are available.
“For someone to commit this evil heinous act to show zero regard for anyone.. that’s just evil,” Young said. “And it’s long overdue for everyone who resides here, irrespective of their position or title to call it what it is, and that’s evil. If you commit evil acts, you need to pay the consequences.” | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-courts/richmond-graduation-ceremony-shooting-reaction/article_6466f5b6-04c6-11ee-9190-6b5d4870d02e.html | 2023-06-07T13:54:57 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-courts/richmond-graduation-ceremony-shooting-reaction/article_6466f5b6-04c6-11ee-9190-6b5d4870d02e.html |
2 are dead and 5 more were injured after a man fired into a crowd at Monroe park outside the Huguenot High School’s graduation ceremony in the Altria Theater in Richmond, Virginia on Tuesday, June 6. A 19 year-old suspect was arrested after fleeing the scene on foot. 4 handguns were found in…
This is continuing online coverage of the fatal shooting that took place outside the Altria Theater Tuesday after the Huguenot High School graduation. Updates will be posted throughout the day as more information becomes available.
9:15 a.m.: Richmond General District Court records show that Amari Ty-Jon Pollard was scheduled for arraignment Wednesday morning on two counts of second-degree murder. A spokesperson for the Richmond Police Department did not confirm that Pollard was the suspect, but said that they would release more information Wednesday morning.
8:30 a.m.: All Richmond public schools and school division offices are closed Wednesday, the division announced on Twitter Tuesday night.
Additionally, all high school graduations scheduled for this week have been canceled, with updates on rescheduling efforts to come soon.
The school system said that counselors are available, and that family members looking for counseling services can call the ChildSavers Immediate Response Helpline at (804) 305-2420 or the Richmond Behavioral Health Authority at (804) 819-4100.
Shawn Jackson, 18, and Renzo Smith, 36, were killed in the shooting, Tameeka Jackson-Smith told NBC News. Jackson-Smith is Jackson's mother and Smith's wife. A local activist organization, United Communities Against Crime, also released Jackson and Smith's names.
Five others were injured in the shooting, all males between ages 14 and 58, according to Acting Police Chief Rick Edwards. A 31-year-old man is still in critical condition with a life-threatening wound, Edwards said, while the other four victims suffered wounds that were not considered life-threatening.
A suspect, a 19-year-old male who police believe knew at least one of the victims, is in custody and is facing two charges of second-degree murder. Edwards said Tuesday that he expects additional charges to be filed as well.
Richmond Interim Chief of Police Rick Edwards speaks to the media after a shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation at Altria Theater happened on Tuesday, June 6. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-courts/richmond-shooting-altria-theater-huguenot-high-school-wednesday-tameeka-jackson-smith-virginia/article_e7cbae2c-0527-11ee-b39c-c72e016ffea9.html | 2023-06-07T13:55:03 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-courts/richmond-shooting-altria-theater-huguenot-high-school-wednesday-tameeka-jackson-smith-virginia/article_e7cbae2c-0527-11ee-b39c-c72e016ffea9.html |
Seven people were shot — two of them fatally — Tuesday evening outside the Altria Theater in Richmond, following Huguenot High School's graduation ceremony. Here is what the Richmond Times-Dispatch can report on the shooting at this point.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
Who was killed in the Richmond shooting?
Tameeka Jackson-Smith told NBC News that her son, Shawn Jackson, and her husband, Renzo Smith, were the two victims who died of wounds sustained during Tuesday's shooting. Jackson, 18, had just graduated.
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What is the condition of the other victims?
A 31-year-old man is in critical condition after suffering a life-threatening injury, police said. Four other victims, all male, are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
In addition to the shooting victims, Richmond police said that a 9-year-old girl was struck by a car nearby during the confusion following the shooting. She received treatment on scene and was later transported to an area hospital, but her injuries are not life-threatening.
Who is the shooter?
A suspect is in custody. Police have not released the suspect's name, but have said that he is a 19-year-old male who is believed to have known at least one of the victims.
The suspect is expected to be charged with two counts of second-degree murder, with additional charges likely to come as well.
Acting Police Chief Rick Edwards said police had detained another suspect with a firearm Tuesday, but that they did not believe he was involved in the shooting.
Court records show that Amari Ty-Jon Pollard was set to be arraigned Wednesday morning on two counts of second-degree murder. Richmond police did not confirm that Pollard was the suspect, but said that more information would be released Wednesday morning.
What does this mean for Richmond schools?
All Richmond public school classes are canceled Wednesday. RPS offices are also closed, and the school division announced on Twitter that all other high school graduation ceremonies scheduled for this week have been canceled, with updates on rescheduling to come soon.
"We apologize to all families and students for any inconvenience," Richmond schools said in a statement.
The school system said counselors are available. Family members can call the ChildSavers Immediate Response Helpline at (804) 305-2420 or the Richmond Behavioral Health Authority at (804) 819-4100.
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SAN ANTONIO — Bexar County court records show the manslaughter case against Ryan Stanush got dismissed Tuesday, June 6. The defendant died after being shot to death by a Bexar County Deputy over the weekend.
The 32-year-old's case chronology is lengthy after getting arrested for the death of his girlfriend, Dorinda Ma. But he won't stand trial for her brutal and tragic death.
According to an arrest affidavit, Converse Police went to Northeast Methodist Hospital on December 14, 2018, where emergency room staff tried reviving her lifeless body.
The arrest document said the 25-year-old's body had substantial bruising on her torso, legs, and even in her eyes. Investigators said she had a deviated trachea and bleeding on the brain.
Despite the significant injuries, the hospital's staff got her pulse back. The affidavit states the young educator was not responding to treatment, so she was placed on life support.
Converse Police talked with Stanush about the severe injuries. Investigators said he claimed they had 'rough sex' and he did not mean to hurt her.
CPD said he made several statements indicating he was responsible for Ma's injuries. Stanush was arrested for assault serious bodily injury.
The affidavit said she died on December 15. His charges were upgraded to murder---for a while.
Court records show that charge got reduced to manslaughter. From 2018 to 2023, Stanush was in and out of court on the case. He was rearrested on June 21, 2021, for an assault charge. Ma's case remained untried.
Then, Saturday, June 3, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said one of his deputies killed Stanush.
Salazar said the early morning dispute was due to Stanush attacking a family member in the 8700 block of Versant Bluff. The sheriff said the same happened to one of his deputies called to the scene.
According to Salazar, the deputy unsuccessfully tased the manslaughter suspect. He said Stanush cut the deputy in the face, which led to the suspect getting shot.
Stanush died at the scene, and so did any chance of justice for Ma. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/justice-eludes-dorinda-ma-case-dismissed-after-suspect-gets-killed-by-bcso-san-antonio-texas-murder-abuse-bexar-county/273-339f2d4d-a3c7-41c6-b524-da938c6f87d5 | 2023-06-07T13:59:18 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/justice-eludes-dorinda-ma-case-dismissed-after-suspect-gets-killed-by-bcso-san-antonio-texas-murder-abuse-bexar-county/273-339f2d4d-a3c7-41c6-b524-da938c6f87d5 |
SAN ANTONIO — A mother of three is in critical condition after she was shot during an altercation over loud music, police say.
Officers were called out to the The Arcadian Apartments on the 4600 block of E Loop 1604 N in Converse around 2 a.m. for reports of a shooting in progress.
When officials arrived at the apartments, they found a woman in her 30s with a single gunshot wound to her chest inside her apartment.
Police say the woman had gone to the apartment above hers to cpmplain about loud music being played. What began as a complaint escalated into an argument and both parties involved went down to the parking lot, where the woman who had complained ended up shot in the chest.
Police say the suspected shooter drove off in and the woman went back upstairs into her apartment where one of her son's called for help.
She was taken to BAMC.
There were three kids inside the apartment at the time of the shooting, ranging in age from three to approximately eight years old. The children were temporarily placed with a relative, according to officials.
The suspect has not yet been located.
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SAN ANTONIO — A person was hit and killed late Tuesday after officials say they were sitting on the train tracks on the northeast side of town.
It happened on Thousand Oaks at I-35 just before 10 p.m., official say.
A police sergeant at the scene said they could not tell if it was a man or a woman due to the trauma the person suffered. When first responders arrived at the location, they found the person had been dismembered by the impact of the train.
According to the Union Pacific Conductor, the victim was sitting on the tracks at the time of the impact. Their body was found underneath the train.
Police say that several nearby railroad crossings will be closed for at least three hours for the investigation and clearing of the victim's body.
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Over the years, KENS 5 has worked to transform local news. Our cameras have been the lens bringing history into local viewers' homes. We're proud of our legacy as we serve San Antonians today.
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SAN ANTONIO — A man was found stbbed multiple times in his torso and back just west of downtown early Wednesday.
Police responded around 7:15 a.m. to W Martin at N Medina for reports of a cutting in progress.
When officers arrived, they found, who they say is in his 50s, with multiple stab wounds.
He was rushed to University Hospital in Critical condition.
Police say the suspect is still on the run.
This is a developing story.
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SAN ANTONIO — Police don't have much to go on in the case of a man they found stabbed on the west side of town late Tuesday.
Officers responded to the 2000 block of Bronte around 11:30 p.m. for reports of a cutting in progress.
When officials arrived at the location, they found a 23-year-old man with a laceration on his arm.
Police say the victim isn't cooperating, but he did say that someone attacked him.
The victim was taken to BAMC in stable condition.
This is a developing story.
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'Who are you?' Lakeland officials lash out at legislative efforts to regulate utility money
LAKELAND — Lakeland dodged a potential blow to the city's annual budget from Tallahassee, but city officials have been warned to prepare for another battle next year.
Two pieces of legislation, Florida House Bill 1331 and Senate Bill 1380, aimed to limit how much of a municipal utility's revenues could be given to the city to pay for other governmental functions and projects. Neither bill gained enough support for passage.
Instead, the legislators crafted a specific bill aimed at regulating Gainesville Regional Utilities, or GRU, which had been representatives' primary concern. It has not yet been sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his signature.
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Commissioner Stephanie Madden voiced her frustration with the proposed legislation's attempt to impose further state oversight on the city and Lakeland Electric at Monday's meeting.
"We don’t try to tell private companies what to do with their dividends. I don’t know why they care what we do with our dividend at Lakeland Electric, especially when it’s at the state Legislature," Madden said.
Lakeland Electric pays an annual "utility dividend" into the city's General Fund, the portion of the city's budget used to pay for public safety, parks and recreation, street lightning and other day-to-day activities. The utility's payment has grown from $29.2 million in 2017 to an anticipated $32.6 million in fiscal year 2023.
"We use our dividend to pay for things like public safety, fire trucks and parks. They want to say, 'That’s just porking your budget, you should cut that.' Really, who are you to tell us that?" Madden said. "Come visit our city, we don’t have beaches. We don’t have the amenities of other places. Our quality of life has been built because we made a decision to have an enterprise fund, to have a municipal electric utility."
David Shepp, Lakeland's lobbyist with The Southern Group, said he feels the issue is likely to come up again next year and possibly for several years.
"Keep it on your radar," he said. "We avoided it this year, but it certainly has not gone away and will not go away."
The House bill's sponsor, Rep. Demi Busatta Cabrera, R-Coral Gables, has a philosophical issue with how municipal utilities who serve customers outside their jurisdiction set rates and use the proceeds, Shepp said.
LE does not charge a different electrical rate, fuel rate or customer service charge based on whether customers live in or outside city limits.
There is a slight difference in taxes. Lakeland Electric customers inside the city limits pay a 10% utility tax. Non-residents pay a 10% surcharge tax in addition to a 10% Public Service Tax levied by Polk County, for a total of 20% tax rate on their electrical bill. Lakeland Electric does not have any direct control over the county's tax rate.
Commissioner Sara Roberts McCarley said she feels Lakeland is unique in how it has assembled its utility commission. It is comprised of the seven elected city commissioners and six appointed customer representatives. Of the six appointees, one spot is designated for a non-city resident who pays for residential service. That seat is filled by Souk Desoyvanh since September 2022.
Another two of the six appointed utility committee positions are filled by residential customers who live inside Lakeland Electric's service area. These individuals can either live in the city limits or may be non-residents, like committee member Jack English.
"We have representation from unincorporated areas," McCarley said. "I'm not sure GRU did that."
This year's drafted legislation is far from the first time Lakeland officials have had to worry about the state imposing additional oversight of how Lakeland chooses to operate Lakeland Electric. In 2019, a legislator proposed a law that would prevent municipal-owned electric utilities from giving money they had collected from customers to a local governmental entity to help finance the cost of its services and daily operations.
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Lakeland NAACP, Polk County Voters' League to hold series of voter education events
LAKELAND — NAACP Lakeland branch is partnering with the Polk County Voters' League to host a series of free voter education forums this month ahead of the 2023.
A three-part education series titled "Civic 101: Why Should I Vote?" will be held at The Well, 114 E. Parker St. in Lakeland. The events aim to educate voters on how legislation at different levels of government can impact their everyday lives.
On June 15, voters will learn how local elections for municipal government can impact them from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Several cities, including Lakeland and Winter Haven, had commission elections this November.
A second forum on June 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., will address legislation and policies made on a state level.
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On June 27, a third forum on federal elections will be held at The Well from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The forums are free and open to the public. All events will be livestreamed via Facebook. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2023/06/07/series-of-forums-will-be-held-on-local-state-and-federal-elections/70293161007/ | 2023-06-07T14:00:36 | 0 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2023/06/07/series-of-forums-will-be-held-on-local-state-and-federal-elections/70293161007/ |
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Update
The Maine Department of Public Safety said shortly after 9 a.m. Monday that Lesley Birmingham has been located and is safe.
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The Brunswick Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for Lesley Birmingham, 75, of Brunswick.
Birmingham was last seen leaving his home on Bostwick Road around 6:20 p.m. on Tuesday, June 6, according to a release from the Maine Department of Public Safety.
Birmingham has cognitive issues, the release stated. Officials describe him as 6 feet tall and 175 pounds, with gray hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing a brown jacket and a red baseball cap.
Officials also said Birmingham would likely be with a large, cream-colored Goldendoodle dog.
Birmingham drives a silver Toyota Tacoma with Florida license plate 68KQH, the release said.
Officials ask anyone who may have information to call Brunswick police at 207-721-4301 and ask for Officer Huber. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bath-brunswick/lesley-birmingham-brunswick-maine-silver-alert-missing-man/97-1f26537e-bd50-4ec4-bf18-d35396aa705e | 2023-06-07T14:03:19 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bath-brunswick/lesley-birmingham-brunswick-maine-silver-alert-missing-man/97-1f26537e-bd50-4ec4-bf18-d35396aa705e |
ROCKLAND, Maine — Virginia Oliver, affectionately known as Maine's "Lobster Lady," is still lobstering at the age of 103.
Virginia, or Ginny as her friends call her, celebrated her 103rd birthday on Tuesday. She gathered with friends and family at the Rockland Historical Society to mark the occasion, and check out the earrings she was wearing.
"Virginia, who still does her own cooking, didn't have to bake this cake, but she did slice it for members of the Society and her daughter and three sons," Wayne Gray, who attended the celebration, told NEWS CENTER Maine in an email.
Gray said Virginia has renewed her lobster fishing license for the 2023 season. She started lobstering with her father and older brother when she was 8 years old, so this marks her 95th year hauling traps.
She was born on Claredon Street in Rockland at her parents' home in June of 1920. The centenarian still lives on the same street but in a different house, one where she raised her four children. All of her four children lobster, too, just as her late husband had.
What does Virginia like best about lobstering? "Being the boss," she told 207's Beth McEvoy in 2021. She doesn't go out if she doesn't want to, but she likes the independence life on the water has afforded her and her family.
Her story has also been told in an illustrated book for children called “The Lobster Lady—Maine’s 102-year-old Legend.” Two Maine residents, writer Barbara Walsh and illustrator Shelby Crouse, collaborated on the project.
“I’ve been a journalist for 35-plus years,” Walsh said, “And when I saw 207’s segment on her last July, I kept watching it and I fell in love with her. And I thought, 'This is a children’s book.'”
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Name: Jacob Ortiz
School: Bradford High School
Parents: Bisueth and Treva Ortiz of Racine
Most memorable high school moment: The first swim meet I had with the foreign exchange students on the team my senior year.
Most influential teacher: Mr. Maydaniuk as Swim Coach/Edgenuity; As a coach and teacher Quinton taught me what dedication should look like and how a person should lead not only others but themselves on a path to success. Quinton is a respectful leader who I feel represents a man well. He is always easy to be around and dependable, whether it is class work, college, or sports the promises he makes to help are always fulfilled to the greatest extent. His impact on shaping me to be the best version of myself is one of great significance and for this I am grateful to have him as a teacher and a coach.
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School activities: Chess club
School athletics: Swimming, tennis, volleyball, Weight room
School offices held: Varsity for Volleyball, Swim, and Tennis
Honors, letters or awards: I have made honor roll several times throughout my high school career; I have my Varsity letter from sports and 5 metals from my swim seasons; I have received and accepted a Merit Scholarship from Montana State;
Out-of-school activities/hobbies: Self education; Training/Gym; Playing sports like soccer or tennis; Biking; Swimming; Playing chess; I'm currently working at Menards;
College choice: Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana
Intended major/field of study: Architecture
Role model: Myron Gaines
Three words that best describe my role model: Inspirational, Quick-Witted, Traditional Man
What I hope to accomplish in my lifetime: I intend to become a financially free man who owns his own architecture firm. A traditional man my kids can aspire to be like. Provide support and help grow the communities and people that surround me as Allah(god) would want me too. I hope to leave earth as somebody people can look back at and remember the significant things I did that provided meaning not only to my life but the generations of youth that will follow me. A man worthy of remembrance. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/todays-teen-2023-jacob-ortiz-of-bradford-high-school/article_eefc97f8-03f9-11ee-9530-278b6d9a66ba.html | 2023-06-07T14:05:55 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/todays-teen-2023-jacob-ortiz-of-bradford-high-school/article_eefc97f8-03f9-11ee-9530-278b6d9a66ba.html |
Knoxville wants to hear from minority- and small-business owners
If you run a minority-owned or small business, the city of Knoxville wants to hear from you.
Miller3, a consulting firm based in Atlanta, will conduct a public hearing June 8 on behalf of the city to hear about what local small and minority-owned business owners need to compete for city contracts.
Penny Owens, purchasing agent for the Knoxville's Small Business and Diversity Outreach office, told Knox News the city commissioned Miller3 to conduct a disparity study to cultivate relationships with targeted businesses.
The public hearing is an opportunity for those business owners to voice their experiences, or lack of them, in doing business with city government.
The hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday at the Public Works building, 3131 Morris Ave.
Miller3 plans to share a final report and recommendations with the City Council by fall.
Who is Miller3 Consulting?
Miller3 Consulting, formerly known as D.J. Miller & Associates, was founded by the late Dave J. Miller Sr. in 1986. His family owned Miller Farms, at one time the largest Black-owned farm in the Southeast, for 150 years. He created the city of Atlanta's first minority-business program, which served as a model for a similar U.S. Department of Transportation program.
The consultant advises clients on procurement and creating inclusive policies; conducts economic and statistical research; and conducts small-business development and training.
Angela Dennis is the Knox News social justice, race and equity reporter. Email: angela.dennis@knoxnews.com. | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2023/06/07/knoxville-hires-miller3-disparity-study-minority-and-small-businesses/70294256007/ | 2023-06-07T14:07:46 | 1 | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2023/06/07/knoxville-hires-miller3-disparity-study-minority-and-small-businesses/70294256007/ |
Maryville 19-year-old killed in head-on crash on Chapman Highway
A 19-year-old Maryville man was killed on Chapman Highway the night of June 4 after crossing into the opposing lane of traffic and hitting an SUV head-on.
The motorcylist was identified as Michael Fulcher, a Knoxville Police Department spokesperson said.
Just before 8 p.m., officers responded to the 6500 block of Chapman Highway for a crash, a police department news release said. Investigators determined Fulcher was driving the motorcycle southbound when he entered the oncoming northbound lane and struck the SUV head on. The SUV then hit another car driving southbound, the release said.
Fulcher was pronounced dead and a passenger in another vehicle was taken to the hospital for minor injuries, the release said.
Liz Kellar is a public safety reporter. Email lkellar@knoxnews.com.
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'Canal killings': Judge is set to sentence Bryan Miller to death or life in prison
Bryan Patrick Miller, the man convicted of murdering two women in the high-profile case known as the "canal killings," will learn his fate Wednesday when the judge in his trial sentences him, either to death or to life in prison.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Suzanne Cohen, who has presided over the trial since it began last October, will announce her sentencing decision at 1:30. In April, Cohen found Miller guilty of killing Angela Brosso and Melanie Bernas 30 years ago in Phoenix. There was no jury in the case, which was heard in a bench trial that ended with the judge deliberating alone.
Cohen had earlier ruled that Miller was eligible for the death penalty for the murders.
During the trial's sentencing phase, Miller's attorneys pleaded with the judge to show mercy in her sentencing. arguing that the state didn't have to kill Miller to see justice in the case.
"I know there is room in your heart for mercy," defense attorney Richard Parker said. "I know that when I speak about mercy, I am not asking the court to excuse Bryan's actions."
But prosecutors said the murders of the two women were especially brutal, driven by Miller's sexual sadism, and told the judge Miller deserved the death penalty.
"A sexual sadist, and this defendant is such, has the ability to control their urges," he said. "He chose not to control them when he murdered Melanie and Angela."
Brosso was stabbed in the back on the evening of Nov. 8, 1992, as she cycled along a bike path close to her apartment home by Cactus Road and Interstate 17. Her body was found where she was mutilated, and her head located 11 days later in the Arizona Canal.
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Bernas was killed Sept. 21, 1993, by the I-17 underpass near Castles and Coasters. The 17-year-old high school student is believed to have been cycling along the canal when she was attacked.
Miller stabbed her, dragged her over the asphalt, cut across her neck and carved letters and a cross into her chest before dressing her in a turquoise bodysuit and dumping her into the canal.
Miller evaded capture for more than 20 years before his arrest in 2015 following new DNA analysis in the investigation.
At his trial, which began Oct. 3, Miller pleaded not guilty for reasons of insanity.
Over the course of the six-month bench trial — the lack of a jury highly unusual for a capital murder case — his attorneys argued he had been in the grip of a dissociative trauma state when he killed Brosso and Bernas and was unable to comprehend his actions.
The defense brought in expert witnesses, who talked in detail about Miller's conditions. The defense also presented accounts of Miller's childhood, including the abuse he suffered from his mother, who died in 2010.
Prosecutors argued there was plenty of evidence of Miller's desires: in the violent porn he consumed, the BDSM sex he engaged in with his ex-wife, and in a document he wrote as a teenager detailing a plan to kidnap, mutilate and rape a girl.
And, they said, there was evidence of his planning: the fact the women were attacked alone in the dark and dragged off the bike path out of sight, that he must have brought a knife to the scene, and, in the case of Bernas, a turquoise bodysuit she was dressed in after her death
Miller did not testify during the trial and did not speak until the sentencing phase. In a statement to the judge, he said accepted the verdict, he said, and hoped it provided "some measure of relief."
But he did not apologize for killing Brosso and Bernas, nor did he shed any light on the circumstances of their deaths.
"I wish I could provide answers to the questions you have," Miller said. "I have learned new things about myself in this process, and while I don't have all the answers, I hope to find some." | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/06/07/judge-to-sentence-bryan-miller-to-death-or-life-in-prison-for-canal-killings/70279247007/ | 2023-06-07T14:10:48 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/06/07/judge-to-sentence-bryan-miller-to-death-or-life-in-prison-for-canal-killings/70279247007/ |
Threatened by mining and Forest Service indifference, Pinto Creek is barely hanging on
A recently released 12-minute documentary, sponsored by the Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter, chronicles the decline of one of the few oases in Tonto National Forest as Capstone Copper began pumping groundwater for its mining operations.
The film by Craig Johnson is the first to spotlight Pinto Creek since The Arizona Republic published a story in April of 2022 revealing that the Forest Service was letting the stream die despite holding a water right designed to preserve enough flows to keep dependent wildlife and vegetation alive.
Pinto Creek is a small but vital channel that cuts through remote mountains near the town of Miami north of Route 60 and then dumps its contents into Roosevelt Lake – where the Salt River Project stores water for customers in the Phoenix area. Losing Pinto Creek doesn’t just hamper a once-thriving wild ecosystem – it affects water supply, according to the utility company.
Bruce Babbitt, who served as both Arizona’s governor and as Secretary of the Interior for the United States, spoke to the creek’s significance in Johnson’s film.
“Pinto Creek, as I remember, was really a remarkable place,” Babbitt said. “The stream that I saw there was actually ultimately being used by me, and my residents, miles away in Phoenix.”
Johnson spent about a year researching how Capstone Copper affects its surroundings before releasing “Every Last Drop” this spring. Along with Babbitt, the filmmaker interviewed retired forest rangers, a mining reform activist and me – Republic investigative reporter Caitlin McGlade.
“We need to look at the streams and tributaries – everything that is contributing to our local water supply,” Johnson said. “Pinto Creek may be one creek that is small and remote, but all of them are important.”
Pinto Creek once fed a ribbon of lush, green vegetation along its path – but water from the ground that feeds the stream dropped by 82% between 2013 and 2018 and a lot of trees that provided a cooling canopy went with it.
The stream began to dry up just two months after Capstone Copper, a Canadian outfit, purchased the mine.
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While the mining company unearthed 277 million pounds of copper over the next two years, the creek flowed only 70 days in 2014 and a mere five in 2015.
Its wells started pumping up to 4,000 gallons – the equivalent of 60 bathtubs – every minute to largely process ore and control dust.
The pipeline from those wells had been issued to the previous owner and had long since expired. The Forest Service let the pumping happen anyway.
In the year following the sale, Capstone officials presented the Forest Service a draft plan explaining its operations. But the Forest Service didn’t begin analyzing what the new ownership could mean for the environment until years later.
By then the damage to the creek was well underway.
In 2016, Capstone asked the Forest Service for permission to mine an additional 229 acres of forest land and to extend the mine’s life for 19 years.
The Forest Service said “yes” after a lengthy environmental study that indicated the expansion could further reduce flows by about 90% over the next two decades compared with the norm in 2012 – draining more than 5 miles of otherwise year-round flow.
To explain his decision, the forest supervisor wrote that the Forest Service manual calls on the agency to help maintain a healthy minerals industry. Furthermore, he considered the economy: the mine employs 690 people.
Retired forest service employees have argued that the mine could continue functioning without taking so much water. Previous mining companies have operated there without similar impacts.
The Forest Service could have required Capstone to take clear steps to offset its effect on water supply before approving the expansion deal, they said.
They also said the forest service should enforce its water right, which they earned decades ago in anticipation of this type of issue popping up in the future.
The Forest Service and Capstone Copper did not respond to questions by The Republic’s deadline. The Forest Service indicated it needed more than a week to reply.
Babbitt, who enacted groundwater policy in the 1980s, said in the film that more needs to be done to protect Pinto Creek.
“I think what’s necessary now is for those of us who care to put some pressure on, by going to our members of congress, and senators, asking them to stick up for pinto creek,” he said.
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RICHMOND, Va. — Seven people were shot -- and two of them have died -- after gunfire rang out near Virginia Commonwealth University in downtown Richmond following a high school graduation ceremony Tuesday, according to police and school district officials.
NBC12 is reporting that the two people killed were a Huguenot HS graduate and his father.
Two suspects were taken into custody after the incident, Interim Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards said at a news conference. It was later reported that one of them, who was held because they were in possession of a firearm, was subsequently cleared of having any involvement.
They currently have a 19-year-old man in custody and he will be charged with 2 counts of Second Degree Murder. Police recovered multiple handguns.
Police said they believe the suspect knew at least one of the victims.
Of the five other people who were shot, a 31-year-old man is in critical condition, and four others, ages 14, 32, 55, and 58 - all males - are being treated for "non-life threatening" wounds.
Officers inside Altria Theater, where the graduation took place, heard gunfire outside around 5:15 p.m. and radioed to police stationed outside, who found multiple victims, Edwards said.
Police did not believe there was any ongoing threat to the community. The identities of those in custody and those injured were not immediately released.
"We're going to do everything we can to bring the individuals involved in this to justice," Mayor Levar Stoney said at the news conference. "This should not be happening anywhere."
In addition to the seven wounded by gunfire, at least 12 others were injured or treated for anxiety due to the mayhem, according to police.
Police said one was a 9-year-old child had been hit by a car while trying to flee, but the child is expected to be OK.
“My administration continues monitoring the terrible shooting in the heart of Richmond tonight,” Gov. Glenn Youngkin said on Twitter. “State law enforcement are fully supporting the Richmond Police Department as this investigation moves forward.”
Richmond Public Schools said in a message on its website that the shooting took place in Monroe Park, which is near the college campus, after a graduation ceremony for Huguenot High School.
School board member Jonathan Young told NBC12 that graduates and other attendees were exiting the theater when they heard about 20 gunshots in rapid succession.
“That prompted, as you would expect, hundreds of persons in an effort to flee the gunfire to return to the building,” Young said. “It materialized in a stampede.”
Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras said the new graduates were outside taking photos with families and friends when the shooting broke out.
“I don’t have any more words on this,” Kamras said. “I’m just tired of seeing people get shot, our kids get shot. And I beg of the entire community to stop, to just stop.”
As he heard the gunshots and then sirens, neighbor John Willard, 69, stepped onto the balcony of his 18th-floor apartment. Below, he saw students fleeing in their graduation outfits and parents hugging children.
“There was one poor woman in front of the apartment block next to ours who was wailing and crying,” Willard said, adding that the scene left him deeply saddened.
Edythe Payne was helping her daughter sell flowers outside the theater to students as they left the ceremony. She told the Richmond Times-Dispatch that the shooting caused a panic on nearby Main Street, which was packed with people at the time.
“I felt bad because some elderly people were at the graduation and they got knocked down to the ground,” Payne said.
The school district said a different graduation scheduled for later Tuesday had been canceled “out of an abundance of caution" and that schools would be closed Wednesday.
The Richmond branch of the NAACP issues this statement regarding the shooting:
Our condolences go out to all the families in the past and recent homicides in the RVA region. We are praying for all victims affected by this plague of violence and praying for a speedy recovery of the surviving victims and their families. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/active-shooter-reported-vcu-monroe-park-richmond/291-52c1ec8c-f072-4a99-ba5c-253de7417c32 | 2023-06-07T14:11:00 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/active-shooter-reported-vcu-monroe-park-richmond/291-52c1ec8c-f072-4a99-ba5c-253de7417c32 |
This invasive weed is taking root in Arizona. Here's how to spot and remove it
If you are out on a nature walk and smell something a bit off it may be from a yellow-flowered weed with a name that fits the bill: stinknet — an invasive weed native to South Africa that has popped up in Arizona — harming the Valley's ecosystem.
It grows quickly and, if left unchecked, it could destroy much of the desert landscape it blankets.
What is stinknet?
Stinknet migrated from South Africa to southern California before spreading to Arizona in 1997. Stinknet, also known as globe chamomile, began to spread rapidly in metro Phoenix and started to spread outward toward southern Arizona.
The weed arrived innocuously enough with delicate, yellow globular flowers and feathery carrot-like leaves. It was imported as an ornamental plant and decorative filler for floral arrangements. But don't be fooled by its attractive and vibrant colors — stinknet is detrimental to new environments.
Stinknet is easily recognized by its dark green "carrot-like" leaves and unique rounded flowers. The leaves have a pungent odor. Stinknet can be highly allergenic, both dermal and respiratory, according to the Arizona Native Plant Society.
It's part of the sunflower family and can grow up to 2 feet tall.
Why is globe chamomile considered invasive?
Stinknet outcompetes other plants, taking away the balance of soils in large, dense, continuous patches and creating vast amounts of flammable material that allow wildfires to spread faster, according to the Mohave Desert Land Trust.
Michael Chamberland is the assistant agent for Urban Horticulture with the University of Arizona Maricopa County Cooperative Extension.
"(Stinknet) crowds out our native plants," Chamberland said. "Then those plants are no longer available for the wildlife and the ecosystem that would be happening."
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is raising awareness about the weed as summer approaches.
Why is stinknet worse this year?
Chamberland noted that Phoenix is seeing a larger influx of stinknet due to wetness from previous seasons.
"(Stinknet) plant is a winter grower that grows with the winter rain," Chamberland said. "So, when we get a good, wet winter, like the one we just had, it's good for both the native wildflowers and sometimes can be described as a super bloom when our native wildflowers are all blooming."
After a very wet winter, Phoenix natives may see a lot more stinknet as this plant loves the wet conditions, ultimately allowing it to grow larger and produce more seeds, Chamberland said.
Stinknet primarily grows between November and March. After its growing season, the plant dries, dies and becomes prime wildfire fuel.
The foul scents are not the only negative effect of stinknet. After it flowers from February to May, it turns from yellow to brown, exposing the flower's seed, which can become a source for wildfires over the summer.
When the plant, flower, stems and foliage of the stinknet dry, it turns a brown paper bag color. The stinknet leaves behind dried bush and stems that can fuel wildfires, Chamberland said.
How can you prevent stinknet from spreading?
Phoenix residents should be aware when traveling as stinknet seeds can get attached to clothing and shoes. The weed can travel, spread and develop in more areas when seeds are blown by the wind or attached to people.
Arizonans can do their part to prevent stinknet from spreading by killing the plant before it dries and turns to seed in the early summer. Resistant to some herbicides, this weed is tough to eradicate. Digging it out by hand or using professional chemical control can stem infestations.
Stinknet plants can live months through the winter before eventually turning to seed, Chamberland said.
"So if you're on top of (monitoring the growth of stinknet), that's a good window of opportunity to get out there and kill stinknet (before it turns it turns to seed)," Chamberland said.
Stinknet does not set seed until all the flowers on the top of the plant have blossomed.
There are many everyday tools from the shed or toolbox ideal for eliminating stinknet. Chamberland suggests that the best way to go about it is with a hula hoe, rake or weed whacker.
University of California Weed Science suggests "milestone, Capstone and glyphosate are all highly effective at controlling stinknet, but only before the plants have flowered. Often if herbicides are applied after flowering, stinknet can finish flowering before the herbicides have killed the plant." | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2023/06/07/globe-chamomile-stinknet-arizona-weeds/70274518007/ | 2023-06-07T14:11:06 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2023/06/07/globe-chamomile-stinknet-arizona-weeds/70274518007/ |
CLARKSTON, Ga. — Another metro Atlanta law enforcement agency said it's badly understaffed. There are worries staffing could affect response times and your safety.
The police department made its case for better salaries at a city council meeting Tuesday evening in DeKalb County, but the board didn't approve money to attract new officers.
A Clarkston councilman tried to get an item on the agency to increase police salaries by $9,000 a year. Some other council members voted not to talk about it at Tuesday's meeting but didn't say why.
City of Clarkston Police Officer Devin Patterson addressed the city council on how understaffing affects him and fellow officers.
"It's about us wanting to be safe. We barely have enough officers to take care of what we need now," Patterson said to the council.
Patterson said being short-staffed leads to lots of overtime, fears for his safety, and concerns for the safety of other officers.
“Things often happen due to our understaffing, and it often becomes an unsafe situation," Patterson said. “Imagine if we get a big call, maybe a shooting, and active shooter, and one person is showing up because we’re understaffed, 'What’s that going to turn into? How many people are going to die before something gets done?'”
The police department should have 21 officers but only has 15.
“We’re concerned it could decrease dramatically in the next month or so," Clarkston Councilman Jamie Carroll said.
Carroll presented an amendment to increase starting police salaries from $46,000 to $55,000 a year. Council voted not to hear it at this meeting.
“I just think public safety is the fundamental responsibility of government and that we have to have police and we have public safety, so I think the number one thing is to take care of public safety," Carroll said. "If we have to increase police salaries to do that, then that's what we need to do.”
Clarkston Police Chief Christine Hudson believes a better salary is needed to be competitive with surrounding police jurisdictions.
“It’s very important because we are in the north metro. Most of the agencies we compete with are starting salaries higher than $50,000," Hudson said. “It’s straining on my officers, and it puts them in danger.”
Almost half a dozen Clarkston Police officers asked the city council to increase salaries so they can be safe while serving the community.
"We don't have backup. I've been stranded for several minutes at a time by myself fighting for my life," an officer said to the council.
“We’re all out here because we love the community. We wouldn’t be sacrificing our lives and putting ourselves at risk if we didn’t," Patterson added.
Carroll said he isn't fazed by not getting the police salary increases on Tuesday's meeting agenda and will try again at the next city council meeting on the last Tuesday in June.
It's not just Clarkston facing an uphill battle when it comes to staffing. Several metro Atlanta law enforcement agencies are dealing with the same problem. Clayton County Police and Clayton County's six municipal police departments are collectively more than 100 officers understaffed. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/clarkston-police-shortage-effort-to-increase-salaries-city-council-meeting/85-f3d232be-135b-4ae0-b52e-1479cf0d1c2d | 2023-06-07T14:11:06 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/clarkston-police-shortage-effort-to-increase-salaries-city-council-meeting/85-f3d232be-135b-4ae0-b52e-1479cf0d1c2d |
Chipped paint and neon gone dim: Tucson college debates fate of iconic hotels
TUCSON — Three fenced-off, boarded-up motels along Tucson’s historic Miracle Mile Strip sit abandoned, with pigeons taking up residence in the empty courtyard of one, amidst chipped pale green paint and ocean blue trim.
This building, the iconic Tucson Inn, looked like a shadow of its glittery past as a popular destination for travelers.
The Tucson Inn is one of three historic buildings on the historic Miracle Mile strip acquired by Pima Community College that are facing demolition, potentially to make way for parking lots.
The proposed move is dividing the community. Many want to see the motels refurbished to revitalize the area, but others say the college is not in the historic preservation business and should not spend taxpayers' and students' dollars on such a project.
The college bought three motels between 2017 and 2019 – The Tucson Inn, the Copper Cactus Inn and Fortuna Inn – located on Drachman Street to help expand the school's footprint.
On the northern boundary of the college’s downtown campus, next to the college and across from several businesses and homes, the motels and their large neon signs remind passers-by and tourists of an older Tucson, when the Miracle Mile strip was a bustling commercial corridor serving travelers and locals alike.
Miracle Mile's rise and decline
The Miracle Mile strip, located north of downtown on North Stone Avenue, Drachman Street, Oracle Road and Miracle Mile, was Tucson’s northernmost automotive corridor, connecting the city to Routes 80 and 89 and Arizona State Route 84.
Along with billboards and stories-high neon signs, motor courts or lodges were established along the corridor, a popular stop for travelers driving across the country.
"Motor court/motel names such as 'La Siesta,' 'Ghost Ranch' and 'Frontier' invited travelers passing through Arizona to take a break from driving,” Demion Clinco, a former Pima Community College board member, wrote in 2017 on the National Register of Historic Places nomination form for Miracle Mile.
Miracle Mile was listed in the register in December of that year.
Clinco also is the former CEO of the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation.
As the use of automobiles grew, so did Miracle Mile. In its heyday through the 1960s, hundreds of businesses flourished in the area.
Over time, with the addition of Interstate 10 as the main entry into the city and many off-ramps to choose, drivers began to circumvent Miracle Mile as they entered the city, and the area’s economy declined.
According to Clinco, Miracle Mile never recovered. Businesses and motels were demolished, while other buildings were modified.
Failing businesses that once flourished were “overrun with prostitution, crime and drugs,” throughout the 1980s, Clinco wrote.
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What will the college do with these properties?
Pima Community College acquired the three motel buildings to increase the space for lectures, events and laboratories, said Theresa Riel, a college board member.
GLHN Architects & Engineers, Inc., the firm contracted to conduct an assessment, presented several options for the future of the buildings during a May 22 public meeting.
Suggestions ranged from renovating 26,000 square feet and demolishing 20,000 square feet of the buildings for a $35 million price tag, to keeping the signage and demolishing all the buildings for $3.6 million.
The firm noted how the hotels were in different states of disrepair, while the back end of the Tucson Inn is condemned.
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Community split on what should be done
For almost two hours, speaker after speaker reiterated the buildings’ historic importance and requested the buildings be saved, renovated and repurposed for educational uses.
“The redevelopment of these properties would be a boon to that entire area,” said Jude Cook, who runs sign art museum Ignite with his wife. Demolition would erase history, he said.
“You rip this down, you’re going to end up with any town anywhere,” he said.
Historic preservation advocate Carlos Lozano said the board inherited the properties, and while it was not current member' decision to purchase them, they have a “moral” duty to protect them.
“You’ve taken on a responsibility with the community by taking on these properties, and if that’s not something you're up to, I think you should give them back to the community to do something with,” he said.
Raul Ramirez opposed the effort to have the college preserve the buildings. “I would say this is not Pima's strength,” he said.
He suggested the school sell the buildings to a developer who could turn them into affordable housing.
Riel told The Arizona Republic no decision has been made and is unlikely to be made this year as the board searches for a new chancellor to replace Lee Lambert, who accepted a job as chancellor of the Foothill De Anza Community College District in California.
Revitalization plans include city, other partners
Riel noted the city of Tucson is another stakeholder in the conversation, as the city as made efforts to revitalize the area.
"Thrive in the 05" is a collaboration between the City of Tucson, Pima Community College and Arizona State University to revitalize the Oracle Road/Miracle Mile area of the 85705 ZIP code. Initiatives include community-based crime reduction, addressing housing issues and workforce and economic development among others.
Through a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Thrive in the 05 was able to put up signs declaring Drachman Street as the historic Miracle Mile.
What could happen next?
Riel said it would be “lovely” if the college could preserve the buildings, but it wouldn’t be fair to use money meant for education to preserve three motor inns.
“We have to look at it fair and just and make the best decision for everyone involved,” Riel said.
While most of the meeting attendees supported refurbishing the buildings, Riel said she has since received emails from people criticizing the use of tax dollars to support historic preservation.
She commented on how many creative solutions were brought up by members of the public during the meeting and said a decision will take compromises on both sides.
More public meetings will take place to discuss this issue, she said.
“It would take all of us working together being respectful, being empathetic, trying to listen, trying to understand the best solution for all of the interested parties,” she said.
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DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox announced Tuesday that on June 1, a new health care provider began providing medical and mental health services for jail inmates.
Sheriff Maddox said her office has contracted with Armor Health, based in Miami.
“Armor addresses a priority area of inmate care,” Maddox said in a statement released by her office Tuesday, “a collaborative, holistic approach to medical and behavioral/mental health needs.... This agency has a responsibility to provide the best possible care while (inmates) are here, and to treat them with dignity and respect in the process. We expect Armor Health to be a productive partner with us in fulfilling this mandate.”
Armor Health said in the statement that the company “is a leading provider of correctional healthcare services providing quality care to state and local correctional facilities across the country for more than 17 years.”
Terms of DeKalb’s contract with Armor were not immediately available.
However, Armor Health is the same health-care provider that other jurisdictions across the country have accused of providing inadequate health care at their jails.
In Athens-Clarke County earlier this year, Sheriff John Q. Williams convinced the commission to fire Armor—not to renew its 10-year-old contract—and sign a contract instead with a different health care provider.
Sheriff Williams was elected in 2020, so the Armor contract was already in place when he took office.
He said Armor had been providing inadequate heath care service at the jail, and every year increased the amount it was charging the county but did not, he said, improve service.
“As we try to hold this current company more accountable,” Williams told the Commission in January, “we’re getting push-back" from the company, "and I think that we’re going to see a level of service dropping” if the jail were to stay with Armor.
Armor Health has been accused in wrongful death complaints from inmates’ families in other states.
DeKalb County’s Sheriff is not commenting on those complaints, and Armor was not available Tuesday to respond to questions about its record.
Clarke County Sheriff Williams told 11Alive Tuesday that Armor simply wasn’t the right fit for his jail.
“We needed more and we weren’t going to pay more and still get less,” Williams said. “I wouldn't necessarily discourage DeKalb from making a different decision because I'm sure that Sheriff Maddox did her homework. We just didn't feel like we were getting anywhere near what we were paying for.” | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/dekalb-county-jail-armor-health-complaints/85-d9079f81-b5c4-416d-8340-f75c7437a43f | 2023-06-07T14:11:12 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/dekalb-county-jail-armor-health-complaints/85-d9079f81-b5c4-416d-8340-f75c7437a43f |
ATLANTA — It appears Fulton County could extend its contract with the county jail's controversial medical provider NaphCare.
The current agreement was set to end on May 31, but then it was extended to June 30. Now that an indefinite contract extension is on the table, those who have raised concerns about the healthcare provider in the past are in an uproar.
“I truly am shocked to know about extending this contract with this medical contractor,” said Michael Harper, the attorney for Lashawn Thompson, a Fulton County inmate who died while in custody.
Harper said after Thompson was placed in jail, he was "completely neglected" by jail staff and the medical contractor.
"He lost about 30 to 40 pounds while he was there, he was malnourished, he was dehydrated, and they found him dead on the floor of that cell infested with bedbugs in insects,” Harper said.
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Harper said he and Thompson's family met with Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat personally.
“He (Labat) put the blame squarely on the medical contractor NaphCare and specifically told him he was going to end the contract with NaphCare," Harper said.
However, according to the Fulton County Commission agenda for Wednesday, commissioners are set to vote on extending the county's agreement with Naphcare to provide medical services at the jail.
The proposed agreement would run from July 1-- with both sides being able to terminate the agreement with just six months' notice. The agreement calls for 13 additional employees and requires Fulton County to pay the full cost for HIV and Hepatitis C medication.
Additionally, the agreement grants the county immunity from medical malpractice claims. A move that has organizations like Justice for Georgia uneasy.
“By renewing the contract with them it just shows that you don’t care about these inmates,” said Brittany Burns, one of the founders at Justice for Georgia. “It shows that your comfort with comfortability rather than 'let's see who else, who can help these inmates.'"
11Alive reached out to NaphCare, Fulton County and jail officials for comments but did not get a response. However, the proposed agreement states that the renewal is being done “Due to the high quality of healthcare and mental health services provided, as well as the inability to contract with another health care services provider in due time.”
An issue Harper worries will cause more harm than good
“I suspect that unfortunately based on the status quo more people at the jail will die due to inadequate healthcare," Harper added.
Fulton County Commissioners still have to vote on the measure, which is expected to occur during Wednesday's meeting. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/fulton-county-commission-could-extend-jail-medical-provider/85-dd61a7be-af8b-426a-b9dc-51c1a4199bca | 2023-06-07T14:11:18 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/fulton-county-commission-could-extend-jail-medical-provider/85-dd61a7be-af8b-426a-b9dc-51c1a4199bca |
Navajo officials say a mining and drilling ban at Chaco Canyon will hurt local residents
A few weeks before Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced that she would withdraw more than 336,400 acres of public land from mining and drilling with a 10-mile buffer around Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Navajo Nation lawmakers passed legislation opposing the move.
Although Haaland's action was applauded and supported by environmentalists and tribal members from the Navajo Nation and Pueblo tribes, not everyone is happy. Among the critics are Navajo allotment holders who are worried about what this will do to their livelihood.
Navajo tribal leaders also voiced displeasure, including Speaker Crystalyne Curley and President Buu Nygren, who both released statements about the 10-mile radius buffer zone.
“The Secretary’s action undermines our sovereignty and self-determination,” said Nygren. “Despite my concerns and denunciation, the Department of Interior has moved forward, which is highly disappointing. Secretary Haaland’s decision impacts Navajo allottees but also disregards the tribe’s choice to lease lands for economic development. Ultimately, this decision jeopardizes future economic opportunities, while at the same time placing some 5,600 Navajo allottees in dire financial constraints.”
The legislation, passed in April by Navajo Nation lawmakers, rescinded the previous administration's bill opposing H.R.2181 and S.1079, the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019, and recommending the proposed buffer zone be reduced to five miles, rather than 10 miles that encompass the 336,400-acre land withdrawal.
The new bill does not support any buffer zone and opposes the intent for any withdrawal.
Haaland said the decision to create the buffer came after “significant consultation” with other tribes, and she noted that the 20-year withdrawal applies only to public lands and federal mineral holdings and does not apply to minerals owned by private, state or tribal entities.
It also does not affect valid existing leases. Production from existing wells could continue, additional wells could be drilled on existing leases, and Navajo Nation allottees can continue to lease their minerals.
Ignoring those who live around Chaco Canyon
But former Navajo Council Delegate Mark Freeland had reported during an April 2022 government-to-government consultation meeting that those who could be most deeply affected are those who live around Chaco Canyon, and who are the ones being ignored on this issue.
“The White House, as did Congress, stated that the rule would not apply to individual Indian allotments or to minerals within the area owned by private, state, or tribal entities,” Freeland said. “In reality, the rule would have a devastating impact because the indirect effect would make the allottees' land primarily worthless from the standpoint of energy extraction.”
He reported that withdrawal of land affects 53 individual allotments, generating $6.2 million a year in royalties for approximately 5,462 allottees. Many Navajo families rely on this income to meet their daily needs. It is estimated that 418 unleased allotments are also associated with about 16,615 allottees, and the withdrawal could adversely affect well over 22,000 allottees.
“Collectively, leadership of the Navajo Nation is equally concerned that environmental organizations have made a point to target Chaco Culture National Historical Park for political or financial gain,” Freeland said, “without listening or taking into account the people who are from the region. Chaco Canyon is located on Navajo Nation lands.”
At the forum, he noted that the National Park Conservation Association has been one of the primary advocacy groups to launch a campaign for buffers around national parks most threatened by oil and gas production, and Chaco Canyon was on top of their list.
Freeland reemphasized that those living in the Chaco Canyon area have been ignored, and for the past six years Congress has considered multiple proposals to create a buffer zone around the historical park at the additional request of the All Pueblo Council of Governors.
“Protecting Indigenous lands is important for future generations to understand our country and to respect the Pueblos’ sacred culture,” said Theresa Pierno, president and CEO of the National Parks Conservation Association after Haaland announced her decision.
“There are limits to this administrative protection, as 20 years is significant but also the equivalent of an eye blink on this timeless landscape," Pierno said. "The National Parks Conservation Association calls on Congress to finish the job and approve legislation championed by the entire New Mexico delegation to permanently protect the region.”
Those who live around Chaco Canyon, who were born there before it became a National Historic Park, and are descendants of those who lived in the area for generations have always expressed their dismay about a buffer zone and Haaland’s stance on the issue.
Delora Hesuse is a Navajo allottee and has been advocating on the allotments and the challenges of what fellow allotment owners are trying to let people know. One conflict is Haaland’s position on Chaco Canyon and whether she would be able to really listen to those living in the area.
“There is a conflict with everything that is going on,” said Hesuse, adding that Haaland "never once met with us when she was a congresswoman. I say this too, as another Native woman, does she have respect for other tribes? Does she have respect for us?”
She described the elders who receive royalty payment from oil and gas and said they are grateful. This income from oil and gas is income that Navajo allottees depend on and they are living a better life because of it. She also noted she has never heard of anyone getting sick from the effects of oil and gas production.
“We have all these environmentalists coming in and telling us how we should be or how we should live,” Hesuse said. “Remember, we are the first people here.”
Oil and gas in New Mexico
Over the years, New Mexico has been considered a sacrifice zone by many for the increase of oil and gas extraction. Recently, a letter signed by 272 local and national groups, unions, businesses and institutions urged the Bureau of Land Management to cancel its plans to auction off over 10,000 acres of public lands to the oil and gas industry.
The BLM announced plans to auction off 10,123 acres of public lands administered by the New Mexico State Office to the oil and gas industry on May 25.
“We are shocked and dismayed that in spite of a clear scientific, political and public consensus that action for the climate requires we begin to phase out fossil fuels, the BLM is continuing the legacy of sacrifice zones in New Mexico by moving forward with the auction of additional public and ancestral lands to more oil and gas leasing and drilling,” stated the letter.
Nearly 25% of U.S. climate pollution comes from fossil fuel production on federal public lands, with oil and gas drilling in New Mexico contributing significantly. Federal data shows that of the 6,430 oil and gas drilling permits that the Biden administration approved in its first two years — a figure that outpaces the number of permits granted by the Trump administration — more than half were in New Mexico’s Permian Basin, where oil production increased nearly tenfold since 2010, leading to a surge of devastating air, water and climate pollution, Wildlife Guardians alleged.
Ban installed:Interior secretary bans new oil and gas drilling, fracking surrounding Chaco Canyon
Nygren and Curley have urged President Joe Biden and Haaland to reconsider the withdrawal decision, calling it a breach of trust between the Department of the Interior, the federal government and the Navajo Nation. Curley said the Navajo Nation had at one point tried to negotiate with a five-mile buffer rather than the 10. She said she now hopes to work toward a solution that respects the rights and dignity of the Navajo people due to the long-lasting consequences.
“The Navajo Nation strongly disagrees with the new public land order and the Department of the Interior’s assertion that there was significant consultation with tribal nations prior to today’s announcement,” Curley said. “The current resolution and position of the Navajo Nation supports no land withdrawal. The Biden Administration has undermined the position of the Navajo Nation with today’s action and impacted the livelihood of thousands of Navajo allotment owners and their families.”
In his statement, Nygren mentioned that the decision made by Haaland was done a day after the Navajo Nation’s commemoration of the Treaty of 1886, the treaty that was signed to release captive Navajos who were forced on the Long Walk to Bosque Redondo.
As the council met during an April 2023 Naa’bik’iyati’ Committee to pass legislation opposing the 10-mile buffer or any buffer at all, Ervin Chavez, who was one of the agents for the legislation, compared Haaland to Kit Carson for her work at withdrawing land for 20 years.
“It’s not Kit Carson anymore,” Chavez said. “It’s our own, Deb Haaland. It’s Indian People vs. Indian People.”
Arlyssa Becenti covers Indigenous affairs for The Arizona Republic and azcentral. Send ideas and tips to arlyssa.becenti@arizonarepublic.com.
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COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — Guests of the Howard Johnson Hotel near Hartsfield Jackson airport said they are being asked to leave as the hotel undergoes renovations. Many of the people staying at the hotel, like Robert Tilson and Jane Olive, are otherwise experiencing homelessness.
They said said they were given just one-day notice.
“I’m sitting here thinking where are we going to go now? There’s nowhere for us to go," Olive said.
Both Olive and Tilson said they have stayed at the hotel for about a year, and now they are walking away with everything they own and nowhere to go.
"We just have two bags and an extra pair of shoes. Right now we’re going to try to get to a train station and see if her mother has an empty room in Toronto. Other than that, I’ve slept in train stations before," Tilson said.
Guests claimed they received a letter from management Monday afternoon. The letter reads that due to renovations taking place, the hotel will be closed starting June 6.
One of the guests, who wanted to remain anonymous, said he’s been staying there for over a month.
“I don’t understand why they would not give people a lot of notice," he said. "There are a lot of homeless people in here, an elderly couple that’s on the fourth floor, they are so confused. They’re paying for the hotel themselves. A lot of people in here are actually getting assistance, hotel vouchers from various agencies."
That guest said he is relying on vouchers, and the agency that helped him pay for his stay is helping him find a place to relocate.
But others, like Tilson and Olive who are paying out of pocket with Tilson’s VA benefits, said they haven’t been so lucky.
"They didn’t offer to help us transition to any place," Tilson said. "It’s just, 'You have to leave now.'”
They said this hotel, off of Phoenix Boulevard, was a cheaper option thanks to Tilson's VA benefits.
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, which owns most Howard Johnson hotels said that this location is independently owned and operated 11Alive reached out to the owner of that franchise and have not heard back.
"I just think it’s a travesty that things will play out like this especially for people already going through some very tough times," a guest added. "I'm not pointing a finger or blaming anyone - not hotel management or anyone else - but I think there's a better way to do things when you're in the business of trying to help people." | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/hotel-guests-notice-leave-rooms-renovations-howard-johnson-hotel-phoenix-boulevard/85-9cec9966-3a54-4203-b096-346bab66cd5e | 2023-06-07T14:11:24 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/hotel-guests-notice-leave-rooms-renovations-howard-johnson-hotel-phoenix-boulevard/85-9cec9966-3a54-4203-b096-346bab66cd5e |
ATHENS, Ga. — The historic Hill First Baptist Church in Athens has a new leader making a notable change to the church's 156-year run.
Rev. Allison Henderson-Brooks is the church's first woman senior pastor. She's from Augusta and has been preaching since the age of 12. Henderson-Brooks also teaches theology at Emory University.
She said assuming the role at the church is the "honor of her life" and is excited to build on the church's rich history.
"We want to be the community's church. It is my goal to be the church in the community," Henderson-Brooks added.
Hill First Baptist Church was founded by emancipated enslaved persons in 1867. It's located just a few blocks from the downtown area near Reese Street Historic District.
Henderson-Brooks said that as the church's new senior pastor, it's her goal to empower and meet the needs of the surrounding community.
"In the let's say the 50s, 60s, 70s-- the communities took care of the church. Coming out of COVID, it is imperative for the church to take care of that community so that there might be reciprocity and we might understand what is going on in the community," she said.
Henderson-Brooks added that her new position represents a shift in the church. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/mynews/athens/hill-first-baptist-church-athens-pastor-rev-allison-henderson-brooks/85-c7260504-6f9c-45bd-b819-fe5d8bbc9bd5 | 2023-06-07T14:11:30 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/mynews/athens/hill-first-baptist-church-athens-pastor-rev-allison-henderson-brooks/85-c7260504-6f9c-45bd-b819-fe5d8bbc9bd5 |
BALTIMORE — Police say a woman found dead on the side of I-95 last year was killed in the same Southwest Baltimore home where her young daughter's body was discovered just days prior.
Danielle Shanae Parnell is the biological mother of three-year-old My’royal Bennett.
Back in April 2022 My’royal was found murdered inside a home that had been set on fire on Vancouver Road.
RELATED: Baltimore Police reveal name of three-year-old girl murdered inside burning home Friday
Four days later a construction worker noticed a woman lying along I-95 by the Cecil and Harford County line. It was Danielle.
At the time investigators were unsure of how she ended up there.
Although detectives have still not officially confirmed whether the mother and daughter's slayings are connected, Wednesday is the first time they revealed both My'royal and Danielle were killed at the same location.
MORE: Mother killed four days after 3-year-old daughter found murdered inside burning Baltimore home
It remains unclear if the two were murdered on the same day and what their official cause of death was.
For now all police will tell us is they're considering each case a homicide. So far no arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/bpd-mother-found-dead-on-i-95-was-murdered-in-same-home-where-daughters-body-was-discovered | 2023-06-07T14:12:38 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/bpd-mother-found-dead-on-i-95-was-murdered-in-same-home-where-daughters-body-was-discovered |
MIDLAND, Texas — Midland ISD held a special board meeting on June 6 where they approved the new compensation package for district employees.
The package provides general pay increases for all teachers and staff and will go into effect next school year.
The Board of Trustees approved a $2,200 salary increase, a 3% raise for administrative and professional workers, a minimum-salary increase for first year teachers from 58,500 to 60,500, and bus drivers starting with a minimum hourly pay raise from $22 to $25.
For more information about the meeting as a whole and the new compensation package, people can go to the Midland ISD website. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-isd-approves-new-compensation-package-at-special-board-meeting/513-fc51f172-c497-4feb-9825-0abb6a6d619b | 2023-06-07T14:17:36 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-isd-approves-new-compensation-package-at-special-board-meeting/513-fc51f172-c497-4feb-9825-0abb6a6d619b |
SPAR is asking the public to stay out of the Duck Pond
Shreveport Public Assembly and Recreation (SPAR) is asking the public to remain off the grounds of the Duck Pond as crews work to remove old playground equipment.
Over the weekend members of the public entered the construction zone by breaking through the mesh fencing.
SPAR said, "It is important to remember that the mesh fencing is there to keep you guys safe while crews remove old playground equipment and install the new equipment."
Work on the park is expected to be completed within the next two weeks. SPAR said, "we don't want anyone to be injured during this process!"
According to SPAR, the public is asked to not enter the area, remove the fencing or the signs.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — CPR and AED Awareness Week is the first week of June.
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, is an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when the heart stops beating (cardiac arrest), according to the American Heart Association (AHA).
The AHA says there are two easy steps for conducting hands-only CPR:
- Call 9-1-1 (or send someone to do that)
- Push hard and fast in the center of the chest
The AHA has created a video on how to conduct hands-only CPR:
American Heart Association Senior Director Heather Smart says time is an important factor when it comes to CPR.
“So with CPR, when someone does not get CPR performed within two minutes, brain damage starts happening. It takes the body 10 minutes to have irreversible brain damage, and so it is crucial that people start performing CPR instantly,” Smart said.
Smart says when performing hands-on CPR, there are tons of songs that are 100 to 120 beats per minute to conduct chest compressions to.
“There’s tons of songs. There’s “Baby Shark,” there’s “Stayin’ Alive,” I think most Bruno Mars songs are 100 to 120 beats per minute,” said Smart.
The AHA has shared other facts about cardiac arrest and CPR:
- Each year, 350,000 Americans die from cardiac arrest
- Globally, cardiac arrest claims more lives than colorectal cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, influenza, pneumonia, auto accidents, HIV, firearms, and house fires combined
- Each year, more than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United States
- About 90% of people who experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital will die
- About 70%, or nearly three out of four, cardiac arrests that happen outside a hospital happen at home
- If you are called on to give CPR in an emergency, you will most likely be trying to save the life of someone you know or love
- Only about 40% of people who suffer from cardiac arrest receive CPR from a bystander
- CPR, especially if performed immediately, could double or triple a cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival
- Women are less likely to receive CPR partly because people fear accusations of inappropriate touching, sexual assault, or injuring the person
- Black and Hispanic people are less likely to receive bystander CPR
If you are interested in taking a class to learn CPR, visit the AHA’s website.
AED
The AHA says an automated external defibrillator, or AED, is a lightweight, portable device that delivers an electric shock through the chest to the heart when it detects an abnormal rhythm and changes the rhythm back to normal.
Smart says AEDs are great tools.
“The AED will walk the person through how to do it, where to place the patches, but continue doing chest compressions in between the AED being shocked. That’s what’s gonna help the body,” Smart said.
Performing CPR and using an AED can be an intimidating thing to do.
Smart says because of the Good Samaritan Law, if you have good intentions and are trying to save someone’s life, you are legally covered.
“So if someone goes down in cardiac arrest and you start performing CPR, again, you think women there’s that fear of anatomy and inappropriate touching or just if something happens, say the person dies, and I was the one doing hands-only CPR, civilians are protected by the Good Samaritan Law,” said Smart. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/cpr-and-aed-awareness-week-first-week-of-june/ | 2023-06-07T14:22:09 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/cpr-and-aed-awareness-week-first-week-of-june/ |
Lancaster County had a new Community Corrections director — the first new leader since the department was created in 2003 to find alternatives to incarceration — and then it didn’t.
In March, county officials announced they’d hired Darci Poland, state chief probation officer in Omaha, who was to begin her job April 3. Shortly before that, she told county officials she’d changed her mind.
County Board member Christa Yoakum said Poland decided she needed to decline for personal reasons. So the board is going through the process again and has interviews scheduled for later in the month.
Longtime director Kim Etherton left the post for a job with the National Center for State Courts, a nonprofit that's focused on improving court operations.
During her tenure, the department grew from a pre-trial release agency to one that oversaw more than a dozen programs aimed at keeping people out of jail — services needed more than ever now that the jail population is at a tipping point.
I’ve been around long enough to remember this isn’t the first time the county thought they’d hired someone to lead a department, only to find out at the 11th hour that they hadn’t.
In 1994, after then-Lancaster County Sheriff Tom Casady was appointed as Lincoln's police chief, the County Board appointed La Vista Police Chief John Packett as the new sheriff. His first day on the job, he changed his mind.
The board appointed retired Judge Sam Van Pelt to fill in until after the election, which Terry Wagner won.
Nearly three decades later, Wagner is still the sheriff, serving his eighth term as the longest-serving sheriff in the department’s history. Casady has retired — as police chief and director of public safety for the city. Packett, who went on to become police chief in Grand Forks, North Dakota, retired and returned to Omaha in 2014.
The staff in the county administrator’s office is keeping things running until the county hires another director.
If history is any guide, it will all work out.
The advantages of ownership
Now that Nebraska 2 is Nebraska Parkway — a regular old street under the control of the city — Lincoln Transportation and Utilities officials want to add a right-turn lane at 70th Street.
The right-turn lane will be for motorists heading east on Nebraska Parkway who want to turn south onto 70th Street. The city has begun the process of getting federal aid for the project, which is expected to cost $814,000. If the city gets federal assistance, it would only have to pay $184,000.
Construction isn’t slated to begin until 2025, but the process wouldn’t have been possible when it was a state highway. The opening of the South Beltway, however, changed all that.
Balancing history and advertising
The rules regarding signage on historic buildings in Lincoln just got a little more flexible, thanks to CenterPointe.
The nonprofit that offers housing, mental health and substance abuse services just opened its new $27 million facility in the renovated Trabert Hall — a historic building at 2201 S. 11th St. built in 1929 and used as a dormitory for nursing students for 40 years.
CenterPointe wants to put signs on the building, but city code restricts signs on historic buildings in residential areas to one 20-foot sign. That wasn’t going to do it for the nearly 58,000 square feet of CenterPointe’s Campus for Health and WellBeing.
While the Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission has the authority to approve more signs in the yard, it couldn’t approve the 27-, 31- and 40-square-foot wall signs CenterPointe wanted, along with a 20-square-foot freestanding sign.
City officials decided historic buildings located in residential areas that once served commercial purposes — like Trabert Hall — could have larger signs that would better fit the scale of the buildings, while still protecting the character of the residential areas.
Of Lincoln’s 101 local historical landmark properties, 70 are in residential areas. Of those, 17 were originally built as commercial buildings that would — years earlier — have had larger signs, according to planning documents.
Historic landmarks in residential areas built as residential homes will still have to follow the one 20-foot yard sign policy.
But on Monday, the City Council approved changes that allow those that were once commercial buildings to have wall signs up to 32 square feet, as long as they don’t take up more than 20% of the facade.
The code allows the council to approve larger signs up to 50 square feet as long as they don’t take up more than 20% of the building facade — which the council did for CenterPointe.
The new code prohibits electronic signs, limits freestanding signs to 32 square feet in area, and requires greater setbacks for illuminated signs.
More paid parental leave
The Lancaster County Board is interested in implementing a paid parental leave policy similar to the city’s.
In April, the City Council approved a policy giving employees six weeks of paid parental leave for full-time birthing and nonbirthing parents, and on a pro-rated basis to part-time employees.
It made Lincoln the first city in Nebraska to offer paid parental leave.
On June 27, Lancaster County Board will vote on a similar policy for county employees.
As with the city, the policy would apply to unrepresented employees, and the county would offer unions the opportunity to renegotiate their contracts. The city unions are in the middle of that process now.
Too many street projects
Feel like you can't turn a corner in Lincoln without running into street construction?
Turns out, you're not imagining it.
The city was supposed to take down 17 trees along South 27th Street in the Country Club area last weekend but ran into a setback: They didn't have enough barricades to close the street.
Lincoln Transportation and Utilities contracts with a company to provide barricades and cones for larger street projects, said LTU spokeswoman Erika Hill.
Last weekend, the company was providing barricades for city street projects, a road race even and another event outside Lincoln. So it didn't have enough cones to close South 27th Street between Van Dorn Street and Nebraska Parkway.
The ash trees with emerald ash borer disease won't be spared for long. The city plans to remove the trees this weekend.
Emerson Jorges, 4 (from left), Avery Fletcher, 5, and Scout Jorges, 5, dance along to the music of the Kendra Shank Quartet at the first performance of the season's Jazz in June concert series on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, in the Sheldon Sculpture Garden.
Dean Johnson plays the bass with the Kendra Shank Quartet during the first performance of the Jazz in June concert series on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at the Sheldon Sculpture Garden.
Domino Pastore (top) and Tee Fertig relax together outside and enjoy some live jazz by the Kendra Shank Quartet, the season's first performance of the Jazz in June concert series, on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, near the Sheldon Sculpture Garden.
Brandon Harpster, executive chef at Single Barrel, serves his T.D. Niche pork rib chop Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at the Single Barrel. The dish, available only during restaurant week, includes a brown ale mustard reduction, cheddar corn grits and roasted Brussels sprouts.
Tiffany Sheffield (left) and Elle Sheffield, 4, enjoy the warm weather during the first performance of the Jazz in June concert series on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at the Sheldon Sculpture Garden.
Young music-goers enjoy some live jazz by the Kendra Shank Quartet, the season's first performance of the Jazz in June concert series, on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, in the Sheldon Sculpture Garden.
Ainsley Frederick (left) and Kataryna Morton, both 10, analyze samples of various powders and their reaction with iodine, water and vinegar during a Bright Lights Crime Scene Investigation class at Randolph Elementary School on Wednesday, June 6, 2013.
Peyton Rezac examines a leaf under a magnifying glass during a Bright Lights Crime Scene Investigation Class at Randolph Elementary School June 5, 2013.
Lily Lutter of Bennington (right) hugs Camery Nielsen of Stromsburg at the Nebraska Union on Wednesday after Lutter was announced as the Cornhusker Girls State governor. Girls from all over Nebraska are in Lincoln attending sessions to familiarize them with local, state and federal government.
Marijo Bosiljevac, from Omaha, looks over the field before the start of the Women's College World Series elimination game between Nebraska and Florida on Saturday, June 1, 2013, at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City, OK - 6/1/2013 - Nebraska's Tatum Edwards pitches against Florida in the second inning of the NCAA Women's College World Series elimination game against Florida on Saturday, June 1, 2013, at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. GWYNETH ROBERTS/Lincoln Journal Star
Nebraska teammates greet Taylor Edwards (12) at home plate after Edwards hitting a game-tying home run in the 10th inning of the NCAA Women's College World Series elimination game on Saturday, June 1, 2013, at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
Nebraska's Taylor Edwards (12) and Brooke Thomason meet on the field for a hug after Nebraska lost an Women's College World Series elimination game to Florida 9-8 in 15 innings on Saturday, June 1, 2013, at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
Lexi Cobb (right), 11, from Topeka, Kan., has the Nebraska "N" airbrushed on her face by Jamie Larsh prior to the start of the Women's College World Series elimination game between Nebraska and Florida on Saturday, June 1, 2013, at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
Jo Rosenberger (left) enjoys the day while her daughter, Jadyn Rosenberger (pink), 4, and her friends Hadley Volzke, 10, and Bailee Volzke (right), 7, wade in the water on Monday, June 3, 2013, at Holmes Lake.
"Never did like that tractor," 13-year-old Jonah Walters of Tecumseh said after the front wheels of his sister's tractor rose up at the end of his ride in the Garden Tractor Pull at Wymore's Arbor State Park on Saturday. Jonah was able to pull the Huff-n-Puff Sled 86.5 feet with his tiny tractor.
"Super" Preston Acton toots on his trumpet as he plays during the "Holidays On Parade" procession as it heads down South Seventh Street on Saturday during the 26th annual Sam Wymore Days.
Josh Schmidt of Wymore carries the Stars and Stripes as he and members of the Sons of the American Legion's Anderson Post 25 lead off the parade during Sam Wymore Days.
Lincoln's Antonio Bell (left) celebrates blocking an Omaha Beef pass with his teammate Willie Horn (9) during the first half Saturday, June 1, 2013, at the Pershing Center.
Journal Star photographers captured everything from this year's first Jazz in June concert to the Huskers' epic 15-inning battle in the WCWS. Here are some of their best shots.
Emerson Jorges, 4 (from left), Avery Fletcher, 5, and Scout Jorges, 5, dance along to the music of the Kendra Shank Quartet at the first performance of the season's Jazz in June concert series on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, in the Sheldon Sculpture Garden.
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Bright blues, purples and greens filled the sky near Friend on Saturday. The colors were the result of a geomagnetic storm.
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A view of the aurora borealis seen near Raymond on Saturday, June 1, 2013.
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Mouthpieces for electronic cigarettes come in various styles and colors at GNS Vapor.
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Dean Johnson plays the bass with the Kendra Shank Quartet during the first performance of the Jazz in June concert series on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at the Sheldon Sculpture Garden.
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Domino Pastore (top) and Tee Fertig relax together outside and enjoy some live jazz by the Kendra Shank Quartet, the season's first performance of the Jazz in June concert series, on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, near the Sheldon Sculpture Garden.
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Brandon Harpster, executive chef at Single Barrel, serves his T.D. Niche pork rib chop Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at the Single Barrel. The dish, available only during restaurant week, includes a brown ale mustard reduction, cheddar corn grits and roasted Brussels sprouts.
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Tiffany Sheffield (left) and Elle Sheffield, 4, enjoy the warm weather during the first performance of the Jazz in June concert series on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at the Sheldon Sculpture Garden.
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Young music-goers enjoy some live jazz by the Kendra Shank Quartet, the season's first performance of the Jazz in June concert series, on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, in the Sheldon Sculpture Garden.
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Ainsley Frederick (left) and Kataryna Morton, both 10, analyze samples of various powders and their reaction with iodine, water and vinegar during a Bright Lights Crime Scene Investigation class at Randolph Elementary School on Wednesday, June 6, 2013.
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Peyton Rezac examines a leaf under a magnifying glass during a Bright Lights Crime Scene Investigation Class at Randolph Elementary School June 5, 2013.
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A blue jay picks up peanuts in the Eastridge backyard June 4, 2013.
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Lily Lutter of Bennington (right) hugs Camery Nielsen of Stromsburg at the Nebraska Union on Wednesday after Lutter was announced as the Cornhusker Girls State governor. Girls from all over Nebraska are in Lincoln attending sessions to familiarize them with local, state and federal government.
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Luke Hoff, 8, of Lincoln paints an outdoor mural during the annual Free Community Arts Afternoon on Sunday, June 2, 2013.
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Marijo Bosiljevac, from Omaha, looks over the field before the start of the Women's College World Series elimination game between Nebraska and Florida on Saturday, June 1, 2013, at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City, OK - 6/1/2013 - Nebraska's Tatum Edwards pitches against Florida in the second inning of the NCAA Women's College World Series elimination game against Florida on Saturday, June 1, 2013, at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. GWYNETH ROBERTS/Lincoln Journal Star
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Nebraska teammates greet Taylor Edwards (12) at home plate after Edwards hitting a game-tying home run in the 10th inning of the NCAA Women's College World Series elimination game on Saturday, June 1, 2013, at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
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Nebraska's Taylor Edwards (12) and Brooke Thomason meet on the field for a hug after Nebraska lost an Women's College World Series elimination game to Florida 9-8 in 15 innings on Saturday, June 1, 2013, at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
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Lexi Cobb (right), 11, from Topeka, Kan., has the Nebraska "N" airbrushed on her face by Jamie Larsh prior to the start of the Women's College World Series elimination game between Nebraska and Florida on Saturday, June 1, 2013, at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
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Jo Rosenberger (left) enjoys the day while her daughter, Jadyn Rosenberger (pink), 4, and her friends Hadley Volzke, 10, and Bailee Volzke (right), 7, wade in the water on Monday, June 3, 2013, at Holmes Lake.
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"Never did like that tractor," 13-year-old Jonah Walters of Tecumseh said after the front wheels of his sister's tractor rose up at the end of his ride in the Garden Tractor Pull at Wymore's Arbor State Park on Saturday. Jonah was able to pull the Huff-n-Puff Sled 86.5 feet with his tiny tractor.
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"Super" Preston Acton toots on his trumpet as he plays during the "Holidays On Parade" procession as it heads down South Seventh Street on Saturday during the 26th annual Sam Wymore Days.
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Josh Schmidt of Wymore carries the Stars and Stripes as he and members of the Sons of the American Legion's Anderson Post 25 lead off the parade during Sam Wymore Days.
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Mike Bock of Beatrice tosses a horseshoe during a horseshoe pitching tournament at the Dog House during Sam Wymore Days.
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Lincoln's Antonio Bell (left) celebrates blocking an Omaha Beef pass with his teammate Willie Horn (9) during the first half Saturday, June 1, 2013, at the Pershing Center.
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Gov. Dave Heineman (right) greets Speaker of the Legislature, Sen. Greg L. Adams (left) after finishing his speech on Wednesday.
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Nebraska state Sen. Ernie Chambers (right) enjoys a laugh with fellow Sen Brad Ashford of Omaha on June 5, 2013, at the Capitol.
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Some lucky person in Lincoln is $25,000-a-year richer after buying a winning lottery ticket.
The Nebraska Lottery said Wednesday that a winning Lucky for Life ticket was sold Tuesday at the Casey's General Store location at 3003 N. 70th St. in Lincoln.
The winning ticket, which matched the white numbers 3, 35, 38, 43 and 47 along with Lucky Ball 15, pays the holder $25,000 a year for the rest of his or her lifetime.
The person holding the ticket has 180 days to claim the winnings in person at the Nebraska Lottery office.
The odds of winning the Lucky for Life drawing are 1 in 1,813,028.
The largest lottery jackpots in US history
The largest lottery jackpots in US history
Lotteries have been around for a long time across cultures. From ancient Greece to the Han dynasty, people played the odds to realize an ambitious dream, while on the other end, states looked to profit. In the United States, the popularity of the lottery came with European colonization, according to historian Jonathan D. Cohen in "For a Dollar and a Dream: State Lotteries in Modern America ." Despite Protestant misgivings, the profits generated from lotteries were used to finance civil defense, the construction of churches, and even the founding of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.
While lotteries helped fortify a new country, Americans eventually eschewed their use because of widespread concern over misuse and mismanagement. In 1964, New Hampshire ran the first modern state-run lottery. Now, only five states —Alabama, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii, and Nevada—don't offer lotteries, while the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands all have lotteries operated by the government.
States use lotteries to raise money for different administrative fees and to fund public services such as education or support for veterans. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, lotteries provide about 1% of state revenue annually . And what do the lucky ticket holders do with their share? Stacker compiled a list of the 15 largest lottery jackpots in U.S. history from news reports and lottery press releases, with details on how winners used the funds if available.
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#15. $587.5 million
- Date: Nov. 28, 2012
- Game: Powerball
- Number of winning tickets: 2
- Winners' locations: Arizona, Missouri
One of the two winning tickets belonged to Mark and Cindy Hill, who donated millions from their jackpot to help their local town build a new fire station , among other improvements. An anonymous winner in Arizona opted to take the lump-sum cash payment , which worked out to $192 million before taxes.
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#14. $590.5 million
- Date: May 18, 2013
- Game: Powerball
- Number of winning tickets: 1
- Winner's location: Florida
This entire jackpot went to a single winner, a woman in her 80s in the Tampa area. While her win—about $278 million after taxes—may seem to have been an incredible stroke of luck (a mother and daughter in front of her allowed her to cut in line to buy her ticket first ), that luck eventually ran out: She sued her son for millions, alleging he mishandled the windfall .
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#13. $632.6 million
- Date: Jan. 5, 2022
- Game: Powerball
- Number of winning tickets: 2
- Winner's location: California, Wisconsin
Two tickets split this jackpot, and the couple with the winning ticket in Wisconsin may have been in for a shock after learning how much went to the taxman. They chose the cash option for their half of the winnings, which totaled $225.1 million, though $71.2 million went straight to government coffers.
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#12. $648 million
- Date: Dec. 17, 2013
- Game: Mega Millions
- Number of winning tickets: 2
- Winners' locations: California, Georgia
Big U.S. lotteries will let players have their numbers drawn randomly, or the buyer can choose the numbers they wish to play. While choosing birthdays or lucky numbers may seem silly, that strategy worked out nicely for Ira Curry in Georgia, one of the two winners of this jackpot. Her lucky combination of family birthdays earned her $173.8 million after taxes .
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#11. $656 million
- Date: March 30, 2012
- Game: Mega Millions
- Number of winning tickets: 3
- Winners' locations: Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
A cash windfall seems to promise the recipient a lifetime of luxury and leisure, but that's not always the case. Merle and Patricia Butler, who won a third of this jackpot, built a financial and legal team to help them stay solvent (but not before buying one of the most expensive houses in their county .)
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#10. $687.8 million
- Date: Oct. 27, 2018
- Game: Powerball
- Number of winning tickets: 2
- Winners' locations: Iowa, New York
Lerynne West was one of the two winners to split this payday, but she nearly lost her chance. West was in the middle of a move to her new home when she heard a winning ticket was sold nearby, but she initially couldn't find the ticket during the chaos of moving. Thankfully, she tracked it down, earning a lump sum payment before taxes of over $198.1 million.
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#9. $699.8 million
- Date: Oct. 4, 2021
- Game: Powerball
- Number of winning tickets: 1
- Winner's location: California
Scott Godfrey, the sole winner of this drawing, chose to take home the lump sum payment of nearly $500 million before taxes. Two months after his win, Godfrey set up a foundation for charitable works and donated a carload of toys for a holiday drive. He has since spoken out on viral social media scams that use his name to dupe people with the false hope that he'll give them money.
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#8. $731.1 million
- Date: Jan. 20, 2021
- Game: Powerball
- Number of winning tickets: 1
- Winner's location: Maryland
Before selling this winning ticket at a local corner store, the tiny town of Lonaconing in Maryland was known mostly for being the hometown of Major League Baseball pitcher Lefty Grove, who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame over 75 years ago. This new influx of attention (and a $100,000 bonus to the store for selling the ticket) was an unexpected development to many in this coal-mining town of about 300 families.
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#7. $758.7 million
- Date: Aug. 23, 2017
- Game: Powerball
- Number of winning tickets: 1
- Winner's location: Massachusetts
Two things happened when Mavis Wanczyk won a $336.6 million lump sum after taxes. First, she did what many aspirational lottery winners aim to do—quit her job at a hospital . Unfortunately, the massive, sudden influx of attention also led local police to set up outside her home for her security.
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#6. $768.4 million
- Date: March 27, 2019
- Game: Powerball
- Number of winning tickets: 1
- Winner's location: Wisconsin
Manuel Franco said that before collecting this jackpot, his biggest financial goal was to save $1,000 in his bank account . Franco noted that the winning ticket was stuck to another ticket in his wallet, and he almost didn't see it. He told the press that with the winnings, he plans to travel, pay for the college education of his family members, and donate to charity.
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#5. $1.1 billion
- Date: Jan. 22, 2021
- Game: Mega Millions
- Number of winning tickets: 1
- Winner's location: Michigan
Most lottery winners want to stay out of the limelight, but some states require winners to be identified. Michigan has a loophole: Registered lottery clubs can select representatives to collect the winnings. The members of the Wolverines FLL lottery club, which held this billion-dollar-winning-ticket, hired a Florida-based lawyer to represent them , keeping the members' identities private.
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#4. $1.3 billion
- Date: July 29, 2022
- Game: Mega Millions
- Number of winning tickets: 1
- Winner's location: Illinois
Two people in Illinois waited nearly two months to come forward and accept their prize, which they chose to take as a lump sum payment for each of $470.7 million after taxes. At least 16 states are like Illinois in that they allow winners to maintain anonymity.
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#3. $1.5 billion
- Date: Oct. 23, 2018
- Game: Mega Millions
- Number of winning tickets: 1
- Winner's location: South Carolina
A soon-to-be anonymous winner was on a scenic drive when they pulled over at the KC Mart in Greenville and bought a ticket "never once thinking she had the slightest chance to win," according to a statement from her lawyer Jason Kurland , who represented several lottery winners. The drive earned her a lump sum cash payment of over $877 million before taxes. The winner's lawyer? He was later charged with swindling money from his lottery-winning clientele.
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#2. $1.6 billion
- Date: Jan. 13, 2016
- Game: Powerball
- Number of winning tickets: 3
- Winners' locations: California, Florida, Tennessee
Even in states where lottery winners' names have to be made public, some winners take comprehensive steps to stay out of the glare of media attention. Marvin and Mae Acosta, who split this jackpot with two other winning tickets, not only showed up six months later with security guards to claim their winnings, the Associated Press reports they moved out of their home listed on property records the day before coming forward. A statement by the couple said they would be donating most of the prize to a trust and charities.
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#1. $2 billion
- Date: Nov. 7, 2022
- Game: Powerball
- Number of winning tickets: 1
- Winner's location: California
The winner of the first U.S. jackpot to crack the $2 billion mark has not revealed themselves as of December 2022. The ticket was sold at Joe's Service Center in Altadena, just north of Los Angeles, and would net the winner $997.6 million before taxes in a lump sum. Should they choose to receive the money over 30 years, the jackpot works out to $68 million a year before taxes.
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TAYLOR, Pa. — Five young kestrels were recently born near Taylor. Kestrels are the smallest species of falcons in North America, according to the Audubon Society.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission partners with the Alliance Landfill's wildlife team to put nesting boxes on the landfill's property. These birds are estimated to be less than a month old, and before they leave the nest, the Game Commission bands them to keep track of the kestrel population in our area.
"The only way we can know that is we can band the individuals, so we know if we're seeing the same ones over and over again or these are different individuals," said Richard Fritsky, a wildlife biologist with the Game Commission.
The kestrels are checked for sex and weight and are banded with a number to identify each bird.
The Game Commission invited area kids to come and watch the process so they can learn and get an up-close look at these young falcons.
"They're also endangered birds, they mentioned that, so keeping them safe and healthy is a lot better than not knowing how they are," said Gigi Ceruti.
"It was really cool seeing the birds and stuff and them drawing the blood," Amelia Lewis said.
"They need 1.5 CCs of blood to do three tests on it," Christian Englehardt said.
Members of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine are studying birds' health. They took blood samples to test them for various pesticides or other toxins in their systems.
"They accumulate in prey items, and even though they may be at a very low level in the prey, they biomagnify or bioaccumulate up through the food chain, and then the kestrel, which is at the top of its food chain, may get a toxic dose," Fritsky explained.
The Game Commission expects the kestrels to leave the nest in about a week.
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TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. — The Wyoming County district attorney has refiled charges against former Tunkhannock Area gym teacher Ellen Kuzma. The charges against her include sexual contact with a student, stalking, and harassment.
These new charges vary slightly from the ones Kuzma faced in March. A magistrate dismissed those charges in April.
According to court papers, between August 2021 and December 2022, Kuzma had inappropriate relationships with three students at Tunkhannock Area High School.
One of the victims said Kuzma rubbed their leg at a school event, making them feel uncomfortable, and said she made comments about their appearance.
Another said Kuzma tried holding hands with them and made a comment about how their hair should be when they turn 18.
A third student told police that Kuzma asked them if they thought she was attractive and said Kuzma made a reference to their body that made them feel uncomfortable.
Neither Wyoming County District Attorney Joe Peters nor Kuzma's attorney, Peter Paul Olszewski offered comment.
Kuzma was arraigned Tuesday and was released without having to post bail. Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 29.
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GREENSBORO — The historic home in Fisher Park easily could have fallen to the bulldozer.
Built in 1915 by two sisters, Emma and Florence Monroe, the clapboard foursquare home at 705 N. Greene St. had not served as a private home for decades.
It and a few other properties were put up for sale a couple of years ago by First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro. Initially, it appeared the home might be demolished to make way for a retirement home, but those plans didn’t work out.
That left an opening for creativity, cooperation and sheer will on the part of several people to save the house and an adjacent 1930s apartment building.
“This happens once in a blue moon,” said Michael Fuko-Rizzo, co-owner of E&V Properties, which is taking ownership of the buildings. “It’s very rare that people actually take the time to save the house — a lot of these things are just demolished for development.”
It’s also unusual for a developer to reduce the number of planned units and wait additional months for the necessary permits to allow a historic house to be moved offsite.
“I want to do what’s right for the city and the community,” developer David Stone of D. Stone Builders said. “I want to be able to drive past here and smile and not think about any kind of friction that happened when this project was developed.”
As for the neighborhood — one of three locally zoned historic districts in the city?
“Everybody is thrilled,” said Linda Lane, part of a group of neighbors who worked with Stone to ensure the condominium project kept in line with the character of the neighborhood. “I haven’t heard any negative feedback.”
So how did they do it?
When he bought the 3,000-square-foot house, Stone said he met with Preservation Greensboro to discuss finding a buyer for the home and the possibility of moving it from the property.
“There’s plenty of people who would love to take the house, but you’ve got to have a piece of land to move it to. And then the logistics of all that,” Stone said. The further away, the more complicated and expensive it gets to move a home.
Stone also met with the Fisher Park Neighborhood Association and the city’s Historic Preservation Commission, which must approve new construction or major alterations in historic districts.
Stone also purchased another property at 707 N. Greene St., but the home on that property was built in the 1960 and was considered of less historical interest.
Lane said the neighborhood formed a group that included historic renovation experts, including herself, and came up with ideas for the townhomes — such as exterior finishes, front porch sizes and window placement.
When they took their ideas to Stone, Lane said the group was happily surprised when he took their suggestions seriously.
Fuko-Rizzo, who lives in the neighborhood, continued meeting with Stone and came to an agreement.
Fuko-Rizzo would buy the Monroe house, the apartment building at 208 W. Fisher Ave., and land at the corner of Fisher and Greene. Stone would also sell him a sliver of the land at 905 Greene St. to allow for the setbacks needed to move the house to the corner.
Stone, a Greensboro native, also agreed to cut his townhome project from eight to six units in two buildings to accommodate saving the home and apartment building. The house at 707 N. Greene St. will be demolished, but parts of it will be salvaged for reuse, he said.
The townhome units will be three stories with a rooftop terrace, Stone said, “which we’re really excited about because you’re going to have awesome views of downtown.”
And because the property is on a hill, only two stories will be visible from the street and the garages will be around the back of the property.
Fuko-Rizzo, who with his husband bought and renovated Hillside, the 1929 mansion built for Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co President Julian Price, said he hopes to sell the Monroe house after it’s moved.
“We are looking for somebody who’s interested in coming in and rehabbing it once it’s on its new foundation,” Fuko-Rizzo said. He said it will be plumbed for a 1,500-square-foot basement apartment, the rent for which could help the new owners pay for renovations to the historic home.
“It’s got a gorgeous downtown city view,” said Fuko-Rizzo, who plans to keep and renovate the apartment building next door.
Fuko-Rizzo said the site plan has been approved and all that’s left is for the building permit to be issued. The house could be moved in the next four to six weeks, he said.
Benjamin Briggs, executive director of Preservation Greensboro, said the deal just shows how much historic structures are appreciated in the city.
“This just shows that we’ve been able to foster a strong preservation ethic in Greensboro,” Briggs said. “There’s recognition that we can strike win, win, win agreements with historic properties and there’s value in historic properties.”
“We satisfied by seeing these two historic structures saved through hard work, hard conversations and collaborations between different groups,” Lane said. “Everybody wins.”
PHOTOS: Historic Fisher Park home saved from demolition
Developer David Stone stands last month in front of the 1915 house that is going to be moved from its current location at at 705 N. Greene St. in Greensboro. Stone will build six townhouses on the lot where the house now stands. The effort to save the historic house by moving it next door involved an unusual level of cooperation between Stone, the new owner of the home and neighborhood advocates in historic Fisher Park.
Right: Michael Fuko-Rizzo pulls out one of the pocket doors on the first floor of the Greene Street house. Fuko-Rizzo bought the historic house and plans to move it next door to the corner of North Greene and West Fisher Avenue.
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GREENSBORO — No one was injured during a two-alarm fire earlier today at four-story building under renovation on East Market Street, officials said.
Firefighters were dispatched at 6:57 a.m. to the South Atlantic Bonded building after a worker arrived and found smoke, according to Greensboro Deputy Fire Chief Dwayne Church.
The fire department called a second alarm at 7:06 a.m. because of the size of the building, which was unoccupied and had wood floors and steel beams, Church said.
A small fire on the third floor had burned so long that it burned through the floor and started a fire on the second floor, he said.
The biggest obstacle, he said, was smoke removal at the site. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Church said 51 firefighters responded to the fire, which they brought under control at 8:19 a.m.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Falcon cam lovers are in for a learning experience.
On Wednesday, biologists at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Pennsylvania Game Commission will not only show off their falcons on their livestream, they'll also be teaching viewers about falcon banding.
These experts said that falcon banding allows biologists to identify a specific falcon and provides access to vital information, including where and when the falcon was banded, and includes the falcon's length, weight and sex.
The livestream began at 9:30 a.m. You can watch here.
The falcon cam is located on the 15th floor of the Rachel Carson State Building.
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DOVER, Pa. — Police are investigating the death of a York County woman Tuesday afternoon.
The victim, a 67-year-old Dover woman, was found dead of apparent multiple traumatic injuries in a home on the first block of South Main Street in the borough at 2:19 p.m., York County Coroner Pamela M. Gay said in a press release.
The identify of the victim has not yet been released by authorities, Gay said.
Northern York County Regional Police are investigating the case.
"The death appears to be domestic-related and is being investigated as a homicide," Gay said. "At this time, minimal detail is being released as this is an ongoing investigation. The public is not in any danger related to this incident."
An autopsy was scheduled for Wednesday morning at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Gay said.
The victim's identity, cause and manner of death will be released after the autopsy is completed and the rest of her family are notified, according to Gay. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/york-county-dover-borough-homicide-investigation/521-5244004c-892d-4297-92c6-75e8f7967650 | 2023-06-07T14:43:02 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/york-county-dover-borough-homicide-investigation/521-5244004c-892d-4297-92c6-75e8f7967650 |
DULUTH — About 180 students earned a diploma from Duluth Public Schools on Tuesday, but not from either of the district’s flagship high schools.
The online high school, Academic Excellence Online, graduated 11 students at the St. Louis County Depot’s auditorium. Around 30 students received diplomas in the spring, but weren’t present at that ceremony.
Tuesday evening at the College of St. Scholastica, 100 students earned diplomas from the district’s Area Learning Center, an alternative high school; approximately 30 received a GED or adult diploma from Duluth Adult Education; and about a dozen graduated from the district’s Bridge and Transition 12 programs, which help students in special education earn diplomas.
“We’re here to celebrate the graduating Class of 2021 — I mean ’23,” quipped Area Learning Center graduate Andrew Koski to the crowd of a few hundred at the ceremony. “Sorry, three senior years goes by quick.”
A student or two from each of the schools thanked their teachers and classmates and doled out nuggets of wisdom: Pursue your dreams, embrace change, never stop learning, be proud of the hard work you’ve done, and remember that only you can live your life.
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Peter Atiemo, the dental clinic director at Lake Superior Community Health and the ceremony’s keynote speaker, noted that students’ families and other supporters were metaphorically and literally behind them there.
“There’s a reason why your families are here, and your friends are here to celebrate with you,” Atiemo said. “Those are the people who will help push you and they will help guide your momentum forward.”
The keynote speaker at the online high school’s graduation at the Depot that afternoon was Joseph Schinger, one of the school’s teachers. Between well-wishes, Schinger told the soon-to-be graduates that happiness comes from overcoming obstacles and warned them about relying too heavily on artificial intelligence.
“It’s human nature to keep improving our plight, but the paradox here is that it goes against what ultimately makes us feel good,” Schinger said. “My point of all of this is not about using ChatGPT on your schoolwork. ... It is more about fighting the growing temptation to employ AI to do the hard stuff in your life. It will feel inconvenient, but stay disciplined. If you do find yourself using it, make sure it’s for good and not to abuse its power.”
Superintendent John Magas, who said he had ChatGPT produce a poem about the school’s graduating class in about 10 seconds, said that such products have no figurative heart or soul.
“These are what make humanity, and these are what make us who we are,” Magas said. “These are the currencies of the future: heart and soul.”
East High School’s graduation was scheduled for Wednesday, June 7, at Amsoil Arena.
Denfeld High School’s is scheduled for Thursday, June 8, at the school’s auditorium.
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TAMPA, Fla. — A family is now forced to deal with an unthinkable pain as they mourn their youngest son and sibling.
Tavares Demeico Benjamin Jr., 'TJ', was just 21 years old when his life was taken on Memorial Day afternoon. Speaking exclusively to 10 Tampa Bay's Angelina Salcedo, his mother says her baby boy was taken senselessly.
"He always had a big heart, always made sure everyone was taken care of," Michele Mosley said. "He just wanted so bad to just make everything was better."
TJ was her loving and goofy baby. He was the youngest of 5 siblings. For Mosley, finding out about his death was a shock, but finding out who shot him and what happened was even worse.
"All he wanted to do get a pair of shorts to go swim at this AirBnb because his friend graduated," the mother said. "His friend that was with him said he even got out of the car and gave his dad a hug, then it was like, 'Where's my money?' and he pushed him off."
That afternoon, Mosley knew he was going to his father's home on North 20th Street in Tampa before heading to his friend's graduation celebration. When he got there, she received a video from him that showed an argument between TJ and his dad.
Tavares Demeico Benjamin told his son and friend "neither one of you are giving me anything, so get your punk a-- out," and is seen yelling from the bottom of the stairs. Twenty minutes later things took a turn.
"Apparently they got into an argument and his dad was mad because he wanted $25," Mosley said. "I get that video and then 20 minutes later his dad called and left me a message on the phone."
Mosley played the message during the interview. You can hear Benjamin yelling, "Michele you need to come, I just shot TJ. I don't know if he's dead or not, but I just shot him and I don't give a f---."
The friend who was with TJ at the time took a picture of him on the ground being treated by Hillsborough County Deputies minutes after TJ tried to run to get help.
"I thought it was crazy. I thought it was some kind of sick joke," Mosley said. "I couldn't believe it. I still don't believe it."
Now she wants answers after being left hurt and confused. She says she doesn't understand how a parent can do that to their own child.
"You're the adult," she said. "What the heck did he do that was so bad? He is always a happy go lucky kid with a huge heart. He would always say, 'You know pop's ain't going to hurt me, he's just crazy.' I never thought this would happen. He was never in fear of him."
TJ died at the hospital after doctors say the bullet went in through his shoulder, into his chest. Surgery couldn't save him.
"Justice? Well he's in a much better place, I know he's saved. I know he's with the Lord," Mosley said. "I just hope his dad gets what he deserves because this is so unfair."
Her loving boy gone in minutes, she just wants to know why.
"You worry about your kid on the street or any time they leave the house or whatever, you would never think their own parent would do that," Mosley said.
Records show TJ's dad, Tavares Demeico Benjamin, is being held on a $50,000 bond and is currently charged with felon in possession of a firearm. Right now, he is not charged in TJ's death.
While the sheriff's office continues investigating, TJ's family is looking to have a service for him on June 24. If you'd like to support them, you can here. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-21-year-old-son-mother-says-was-shot-killed-by-his-father-over-money/67-47865d85-d884-43b2-b1fb-2b231fab7331 | 2023-06-07T14:47:20 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-21-year-old-son-mother-says-was-shot-killed-by-his-father-over-money/67-47865d85-d884-43b2-b1fb-2b231fab7331 |
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - A special meeting is planned for Thursday after Flint's city council failed to meet the deadline the charter spells out for approving the budget.
That deadline was Monday -- the first Monday in June.
On the same day the city announced a $1 billion investment by General Motors and new life for Buick City, the council could not come close to approving a spending plan for 2023-2024.
"The administration did its part," said Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley. "We put together a balanced budget enhancing services, recreation opportunities and infrastructure repairs so we did our job."
He said the city is witnessing both a very high and low moment.
"There's never been a time in the city of Flint where we can say that we've had more than $2 billion of investments in a year -- never before," Neeley said. "And at our highest high, we have to witness our lowest low -- announcement in the morning more than $1 billion worth in investment, announcement at night, the council can't pass a balanced budget for the residents of the city of Flint."
Neeley said this 2023-2024 fiscal budget will increase all levels of service inside the city of Flint, including increases for public safety wages, blight reduction and infrastructure.
Second Ward Councilwoman Ladel Lewis acknowledged that council members missed their budget deadline.
"It's in the charter. It must be approved by the first Monday in June. If it's not, the city council will be in violation," Lewis said. "And because we didn't get it approved, we definitely are in violation of the charter."
Neeley said his administration can order a city government shutdown if a budget is not passed soon.
"So, this can bring the city of Flint to a halt," he said.
Lewis called it disappointing that her colleagues continue to stall the meetings when budget discussions are supposed to take place. She said it distracts the council from getting things done.
"This is embarrassing, and this is not how you move the city forward," she said. "And to my knowledge, I don't even know if this has ever happened in the city's history so we're not here to make negative history we're here to do something good for the city of Flint, so we just hope that our colleagues get on the same page."
Neeley said council members had more than enough time to look over the budget and make their final vote. But after Monday night's hearing the task at hand was overlooked.
"We put it before them months ago. We've had more than 12 budget hearings to be able to go over this," Neeley said. "And now it's time for them to do their job and that's to vote."
The Flint City Council called a special meeting for 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Dome Auditorium at City Hall to discuss the budget. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/flint-officials-react-to-city-council-missing-budget-deadline/article_32efbe34-04e2-11ee-9370-af697b75b1b5.html | 2023-06-07T14:48:09 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/flint-officials-react-to-city-council-missing-budget-deadline/article_32efbe34-04e2-11ee-9370-af697b75b1b5.html |
THETFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - An investigation is under way after nearly 300 absentee ballots from the 2020 election were found inside a storage locker in Thetford Township.
Township officials held a special board meeting Tuesday to inform residents of the investigation into how the ballots got there.
According to a Michigan State Police report, the ballots were found last August inside a storage locker owned by the Deputy Township Clerk. Most of the ballots were marked spoiled, meaning those voters were issued a new ballot since they did not receive one.
"Say they didn't receive their ballot or they lost it or their dog ate it. They would have to come into the township and write a letter I believe show their ID and be issued a new ballot," said Thetford Township Supervisor Rachel Stanke.
The township is now waiting on the Michigan Attorney General's Office to determine whether anyone broke laws and whether any criminal charges will be filed. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/police-investigating-absentee-ballots-found-in-thetford-township/article_6805ec3c-053d-11ee-bf4e-2fae3a13a100.html | 2023-06-07T14:48:15 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/police-investigating-absentee-ballots-found-in-thetford-township/article_6805ec3c-053d-11ee-bf4e-2fae3a13a100.html |
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - Dozens gathered at McFarland Park in Flint for the annual Memorial Day event that pays tribute to the men and women who gave their lives for the nation's freedom.
For one family, the event that was extra special.
Marine Lance Cpl. Roman D. Rodriquez is a fallen American hero. His name was permanently etched on the Veterans Memorial Wall honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
"He was in the Vietnam War. He was 17 when he went in and he died when he was two weeks before his 18th birthday," said Angela Rodriquez, his only child.
When Roman died, he left behind Angela, who never knew her father.
"I was born in 1969, so he died the next year after that," she said.
Roman's daughter could not hold back her tears as her dad was being remembered for his service during the annual Memorial Day observance at McFarland Park.
"Oh my God, I was so emotional," Angela said. "I was emotional when I first got here. Last night I came up her to see the memorial and I took a bunch of pictures. It was an emotional last night, but today was overwhelming I cried as walked up and I was really excited that they did this for him today."
William Saines attended Monday's service. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1965.
He lost friends in the Vietnam War and knows it was only by the grace of God that his name is not among the thousands on the Veterans Memorial Wall at McFarland Park.
"A lot of time I got shot at they missed me," Saines said. "I had God. I talked to God and told him you have to protect me because I cannot protect myself. So just build a shield around me and get me back home." | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/veterans-name-permanently-etched-on-memorial-at-mcfarland-park/article_2c479b76-04b8-11ee-8b1c-4fcdf90abed4.html | 2023-06-07T14:48:21 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/veterans-name-permanently-etched-on-memorial-at-mcfarland-park/article_2c479b76-04b8-11ee-8b1c-4fcdf90abed4.html |
ZILWAUKEE, Mich. (WJRT) - A brush fire broke out along the Saginaw River on Tuesday afternoon just north of Zilwaukee.
The fire broke out around 2:30 p.m. on the west side of the Saginaw River off Melbourne Road. Fire crews were able to put out the flames before they damaged any structures.
There is no word on what caused the fire or whether anyone was injured. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/firefighters-extinguish-wildfire-near-zilwaukee-on-tuesday/article_37a70be6-04b3-11ee-836c-1b746475c294.html | 2023-06-07T14:49:22 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/firefighters-extinguish-wildfire-near-zilwaukee-on-tuesday/article_37a70be6-04b3-11ee-836c-1b746475c294.html |
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A Palm Coast man was arrested Monday after he had allegedly pointed a handgun at another driver in a road rage incident, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
Bryant Stanley, 50, had also nearly ran the driver off State Road 100 before pointing the gun at them through his passenger-side window, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Stanley’s vehicle was located in the area of Palm Coast and Cypress Point parkways, where deputies said they conducted a high-risk traffic stop. Calling to Stanley with their guns drawn, deputies said they took him into custody without incident, also seen on video of the arrest provided by the sheriff’s office.
In the video, a deputy can be seen handling a gun recovered from the vehicle that Stanley was driving, telling someone out of frame that there was at least one bullet in the weapon.
“There it is right there, next to the e-brake,” the deputy said before racking the slide. “There’s one in the tube.”
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Both the victim and a witness reportedly arrived at the scene of the arrest to positively identify Stanley, deputies said.
Stanley faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill and has since posted a $50,000 bond, released from jail Tuesday morning, booking records show.
See the video of Stanley’s arrest by clicking here.
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Chamber changes brand, adopts new name and logo
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce is now the Greater Muncie Chamber of Commerce and with the new name comes a new logo. Gone is the gear that symbolized the industrial history of the city.
The organization is rolling out a new identity in an effort to update its brand, according to a press release issued Tuesday.
"The Chamber adopted the original logo of the gear in 1986," said Elizabeth Rowray, president and CEO of the Chamber. "It was time to bring our brandup to date. The updated logo for the Greater Muncie Chamber of Commerce combines elements of modern art deco and a clean, minimalist design. The circular logo symbolizes unity, continuity and the intyerconnections of businesses and the community. The circle in versatile and timeless, conveying a sense of inclusivity and balance."
The chamber has been aiming to make a new brand for itself since Rowray became CEO in 2022, the release said.
"Our staff wanted to bring the organization up-to-date on today's trends with a fresh new look," Rowray said. "With increased membership growth, we are excited about our new brand."
The new logo design was produced locally was produced locally by Aspect 6 Creative. Plans are also in place to launch a new website in August. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/06/07/chamber-changes-brand-adopts-new-name-and-logo/70293726007/ | 2023-06-07T14:53:33 | 0 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/06/07/chamber-changes-brand-adopts-new-name-and-logo/70293726007/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — Bob Kevoian, the former co-host of "The BOB & TOM Show," announced his cancer diagnosis Wednesday morning on the talk show.
"My biggest fear was losing the mustache because we are about to celebrate its 54th birthday on June 18. Good news: The mustache stayed put," Bob jokingly said.
In true fashion, Bob took his gastric cancer diagnosis with a healthy dose of humor by announcing a new podcast, titled "The Bob and Cancer Show."
In the podcast's first episodes, Bob and co-hosts Becky Kevoian and Whit Grayson discuss the initial shock and numbness with this diagnosis. Then, they follow up with ways to stay positive and fight cancer with food, the importance of setting goals and working to achieve them.
"The Bob and Cancer Show" podcast is now available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Bob's YouTube channel.
Bob announced his retirement in November 2015 as the pair was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame.
"He will always be a part of the 'BOB & TOM Show,' and his presence will continue to be felt as we broadcast the show for many years to come," co-host Tom Griswold said.
The show debuted in Indianapolis in 1983 and was nationally syndicated in 1995. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/bob-kevoian-former-host-the-bob-tom-show-announces-gastric-cancer-diagnosis/531-2d0f5ff7-34d3-4c3e-9b4b-df8edec23e6b | 2023-06-07T14:54:57 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/bob-kevoian-former-host-the-bob-tom-show-announces-gastric-cancer-diagnosis/531-2d0f5ff7-34d3-4c3e-9b4b-df8edec23e6b |
Illinois Road between Jefferson Boulevard and Hillegas Road will have lane restrictions Thursday, according to the Fort Wayne Traffic Engineering Department.
A driveway and parking lot crew will be working in the area but should finish the same day.
For more information, call 260-427-6155 or visit www.trecthefort.org. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/illinois-road-lane-restrictions/article_c5704ee2-0535-11ee-89b3-57825142d6e9.html | 2023-06-07T15:07:38 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/illinois-road-lane-restrictions/article_c5704ee2-0535-11ee-89b3-57825142d6e9.html |
Washington Boulevard between Harmar and Francis streets will have lane restrictions Thursday, according to the Fort Wayne Traffic Engineering Department.
A gas line crew will be working in the area but should finish the same day.
For more information, call 260-427-6155 or visit www.trecthefort.org. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/washington-blvd-lane-restrictions/article_3d3e87a8-0537-11ee-b75b-63d5078b2114.html | 2023-06-07T15:07:44 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/washington-blvd-lane-restrictions/article_3d3e87a8-0537-11ee-b75b-63d5078b2114.html |
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — Relay for Life of Linwood, benefiting the American Cancer Society, took place May 20 at Anthony “Tony” Canale Training Center in Egg Harbor Township. More than 200 people of all ages attended the event and raised more than $31,000 to fight cancer.
The event included special laps around the track for cancer survivors and their caregivers, a speech by Ocean City football assistant coach Frank LaSasso, and additional special guests such as Dr. James C. Wurzer, a radiation oncologist at AtlantiCare.
Additional activities included a scavenger hunt, a luncheon for cancer survivors and their caregivers, donut and wing-eating contests, and more.
For more information on Relay for Life of Linwood or how to get involved, visit RelayForLife.org/LinwoodNJ or email monica.nammour@cancer.org. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/american-cancer-society-s-relay-for-life-raises-over-30-000/article_f1d035a0-053b-11ee-9160-0f1bee035217.html | 2023-06-07T15:09:50 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/american-cancer-society-s-relay-for-life-raises-over-30-000/article_f1d035a0-053b-11ee-9160-0f1bee035217.html |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Wichita City Council approved over $1 million on Tuesday to expand the Integrated Care Team project. Sedgwick County Commissioners must also approve the expansion on Wednesday.
The project currently has one unit, ICT-1. It has mental health professionals, an officer and a paramedic. The program began in 2019 and is a partnership between COMCARE and the Wichita Police Department. Click here to see statistics.
Jennifer Wilson, the director of COMCARE Crisis Services, says ICT-1 is busy, and it only operates 40 hours a week.
The expansion will allow for eight new staff members, a team of two in four different units. Each unit will have a master-level clinician and a bachelor-level integrated care specialist. That way, they can serve more patients and help police on mental health calls.
“These calls require at least two officers, if not more, and then we’re transporting because we can’t leave them there, there’s no resource to leave them there,” Capt. Jason Cooley said. “And then we’re staying with them at the hospital for several hours.”
Cooley is the ICT project director. The new units will rotate 10-hour shifts seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m.
“The goal of all these units is to be able to respond to more of the mental health calls that are coming into 911 and be able to give them faster services,” Capt Cooley said. “So that way the officers are freed up to respond to other calls, that individuals are getting the services they need.”
In 2022, there were over 1,000 calls for ICT-1, 962 hours spent on calls, and 318 emergency room visits avoided.
The ICT-1 allows for an early response on the scene rather than going to a hospital.
“We really want to provide care at the time of crisis at the location where the person is at to make it most comfortable for them, and then make the referrals so they can get connected to outpatient care rather than requiring that institutional or psychiatric inpatient care,” Wilson said.
They also follow up on care and referrals that were established during the intervention to decrease repeat calls.
“If they struggle getting connected, they can help access the resources that we have referred to,” Wilson said.
They hope to get the additional units up and running this summer.
“Police will be able to identify when they respond to calls whether or not there’s a mental health need, and then at that time, they can ask for the master’s level clinician and the bachelors level integrated care specialist to join them so they can intervene,” Wilson said.
The city approved the funding through 2024, and county commissioners must still vote. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/integrated-care-team-project-to-add-4-units/ | 2023-06-07T15:13:27 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/integrated-care-team-project-to-add-4-units/ |
Two panels of the Kenosha County Board have new supervisors to lead them following a recent shake-up in standing committee assignments.
The Human Services Committee is now being chaired by Supervisor Zach Stock who officially replaced Supervisor Amanda Nedweski during his first meeting as the committee’s leader Tuesday night. Nedweski remains on the committee as a member at large.
Leading the Judiciary and Law Committee is Supervisor Brian Bashaw, whose committee meets Wednesday night. Bashaw replaces Supervisor Zach Rodriguez, who will continue to serve as the committee’s vice chair.
Both Nedweski and Rodriguez had led the committees since their appointments by County Board Chairman Gabe Nudo in April of last year.
Bashaw, who previously sat on the Finance and Administration Committee, will be replaced by Supervisor John Franco, as chairs of other standing committees are traditionally barred from serving on finance.
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Replacements announced via e-mail
The committee reassignments were announced by Nudo in an e-mail to board supervisors May 26. At the time, Nudo offered no explanation for why Nedweski and Rodriguez were reassigned from the committee leadership positions. Committee chairs typically serve terms concurrent with that of the County Board chair. Their terms expire in April of 2024.
Nedweski, in a prepared statement, said she had resigned the leadership post adding that she had received “increasing pressure” from Nudo to do so. She said her opposition to the chairman’s stance on several proposed resolutions had resulted in his “repeated threats to revoke” her leadership position. She did not elaborate on the resolution proposals, but had expressed dismay over Nudo’s own leadership tactics.
“It’s disappointing that Chairman Nudo has chosen to take this dictatorial leadership approach, especially, since it was him who actively recruited me to run for County Board,” she said. “In electing me, District 16 voters voiced that they share my belief in decentralized government.
“It is my duty and responsibility as a representative to vote on behalf of residents in my district, not to blindly comply with the demands to obey the chairman, ‘or else,” she said.
She criticized his support of policy “that would shift the balance of fair representation away from individual supervisors and into the sole role of the board chair.”
Going forward, she said, she would be adjusting her focus to “investigating and analyzing the fiscal side of government operations” drawing on her private sector professional experience in corporate finance to help improve county government.
“A primary reason that I ran for this office was out of concern for the local one-size-fits-all pandemic response that resulted in some negative, unintended social and economic consequences for our community,” she said. “I am particularly pleased to have contributed to changes within Kenosha County public health while I held the position as chair of the Human Services Committee and I look forward to continued service with this body as a member at large to further identify what worked and what could have been done better during the public health crisis.”
Rodriguez, who also issued a statement, said he has spent “countless hours” working with Nudo in order to “facilitate good government.”
“Chairman Nudo selected me to serve as chairman of the Judiciary and Law Enforcement Committee himself and he made that choice because he knew I had the experience, knowledge and passion to lead the committee well,” said Rodriguez.
He called Nudo’s decision to strip him of the committee chair role “unfortunate.” Rodriguez said Nudo had made it clear to him and several colleagues on the board that his choices were due to “differences” they had in pending policy proposals.
“I informed Chairman Nudo that I was not in favor of stripping county supervisors of their authority in order to increase power held by the Chairman of the County Board,” said Rodriguez.
He said he was then told by the County Board chair that he was “immediately stripping me of my leadership position.”
“It is upsetting to see that Chairman Nudo has taken this route in an attempt to funnel power away from duly elected supervisors,” Rodriguez said.
Meeting times proposal
Among the proposals the County Board had considered was the codifying of standing committee meeting times to occur after 6 p.m., unless a work session or a session in which no votes were being taken was to be held. In April, the County Board voted 14-8 on just such a policy, but it didn’t pass because while a majority of supervisors favored putting it in writing, it failed to garner the necessary two-thirds majority for approval.
The proposed change also called on committee chairs to consult with Nudo if an earlier meeting time was necessary to facilitate business or presentations if those appearing before the committee could not do so at a regularly scheduled meeting.
Rimes had become an issue as at least one committee, Judiciary and Law, had begun holding its meetings at 4:15 p.m. last fall. Other committees continued to adhere to schedules that began after 6 p.m. Some supervisors and residents have said the earlier meeting time was neither conducive nor accessible to the public because it occurred when most were still at work.
A revised meeting times policy was also introduced last month and was approved again, but with one fewer vote, at the Legislative Committee. It has yet to be considered by the County Board.
Nudo said his decision with replacing committee chairs had nothing to do with the meeting times issue, however.
“I just felt that this was the best move for the county right now,” Nudo said late Tuesday. “You know, going into the second half of our term, I believe it is good to put people in some different roles for developing supervisory experience and strengths. This was a new County Board with many new elected supervisors and I felt that was the best move for the county at this time.” | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/former-kenosha-county-standing-committee-heads-county-board-chairman-clash-over-leadership/article_e691ca10-04fe-11ee-a01a-df60bd8f5578.html | 2023-06-07T15:24:20 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/former-kenosha-county-standing-committee-heads-county-board-chairman-clash-over-leadership/article_e691ca10-04fe-11ee-a01a-df60bd8f5578.html |
Law enforcement officials have apprehended a man sought in the May 30 triple shooting in Lebanon that left three people dead -- a 19-year-old man and two young boys aged 8 and 9-years-old.
According to police, Ivan Claudio Rosero, 27, of Philadelphia, was arrested and charged with multiple counts of homicide, conspiracy, and firearm offenses for his alleged role in a triple homicide -- that also left an adult neighbor seriously wounded -- that happened along the the 400 block of North Fifth Street in Lebanon.
Rosero is the third person arrested in this incident.
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Officials noted that prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty for Rosero, just as they are for Alex Torres Santos, a 22-year-old who was, arrested last week and was, allegedly, wearing an ankle monitor due to two previous shooting arrests.
Officials said that state and federal law prohibit the prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against the third suspected shooter who has been arrested in this case, 16-year-old James Fernandez Reyes, because of his age.
“The tragic killing of two innocent children and a young man occurred just over a week ago today. Since called to the scene, Lebanon City Detectives, the Lebanon County Detective Bureau, and the DA’s Office has not stopped its quest to locate and arrest all three shooters," said Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf in a statement. "When children are killed, when a community is yet again endangered due to senseless gun violence, justice demands every ounce of effort possible. I cannot thank the Lebanon City Police Department and our County Detectives enough for their work in this case. To have three shooters identified and in custody all within a week is a true testament to the caliber of men each of our Detectives is. We are grateful to the State Police and Marshalls for their assistance in locating and arresting Rosero – through their efforts our community is safer. Our work in this case has just begun. We shift from arrest to trial preparation. I promise my office and the police will do everything in its power to hold the killers accountable.”
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Law enforcement officials said that Rosero's arrest comes after "an intense, weeklong manhunt."
Officials said they were able to track down Rosero after the arrests of Santos and Reyes after they worked to identify the white BMW used in the commission of the homicide.
Investigators, police said, eventually linked the vehicle to to a home along Cumberland Street in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood, where officials said, Rosero’s girlfriend, Tiffany Koziara, 34, lived.
Koziara, officials said, has also been charged with several offenses in this case.
At about 7:15 p.m., on Tuesday, officers with the United States Marshalls’ Fugitive Task Force arrested Rosero in Philadelphia's Pennypack park.
According to police, at the time of his arrest, Rosero was in possession of the keys to the white BMW sought in this incident and the vehicle was parked nearby.
Law enforcement officials said that, after being questioned by investigators, Rosero allegedly confessed to his involvement the deadly shooting, claiming he drove himself and the other shooters to and from the murders in the white BMW and that he allegedly admitted he "possessed a gun and fired multiple rounds" during the incident.
Rosero’s girlfriend, Koziara, has been charged with hindering the apprehension of a fugitive, as police allege, she knowingly provided false information to investigators as to her contact with Rosero and his whereabouts on the day of the shooting and, officials believe she booked a hotel room for herself and Rosero on the same weekend that police served a search warrant to her home. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/man-sought-in-three-murders-including-the-deaths-of-two-children-arrested-in-philadelphias-pennypack-park/3580747/ | 2023-06-07T15:25:33 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/man-sought-in-three-murders-including-the-deaths-of-two-children-arrested-in-philadelphias-pennypack-park/3580747/ |
Police in Philadelphia are investigating after thieves, allegedly, attempted to use dynamite to destroy an ATM at a convenience store in the city's Hunting Park neighborhood.
Law enforcement officials said that officers found an unexploded stick of dynamite next to an ATM in a convenience store located along the 4700 block of N. 5th Street, at about 2:40 a.m., early Wednesday.
Officers responded after a reported attempted robbery of the ATM, officials said, and a bomb squad cleared the scene after the stick of dynamite was discovered.
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Officials said the individuals who may have attempted to destroy the ATM had fled the scene by the time the police arrived, but an investigation is underway.
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EVERETT, Wash. — A Seattle man is warning other drivers about gas theft after he went hiking with some friends on Saturday morning and came back Sunday night to an empty tank.
Avid hiker and adventurer Mitch Pittman said he parked in the South Everett Park and Ride in the morning to carpool with a group of friends.
It's not clear when thieves got to his SUV but on Sunday night his gas gauge was already empty and he figured he was siphoned.
It was not until he managed to get to the Chevron on 112th Street East to fill up that he noticed the gas going straight through and spilling on the ground.
"I heard gas just pouring out of the bottom and I was like, they drilled a hole," Pittman said.
KING 5 spoke with a gas station manager who confirmed Pittman was the second person to have the same issue this week.
He said he was lucky he was not at a trailhead and could at least get to a gas station, but still, the theft shocked him.
"I know that a lot of folks are having hard times and gas is really expensive too, so I figured it was stolen, but I had no idea people would go to this length to drill a hole in the gas tank to get it," Pittman said.
Gas prices in Washington may be down about $1 a gallon compared to last year, but Everett police said gas thefts are still a nuisance for drivers. Gas thefts have been a consistent problem but more so 5-6 months ago, although it's not clear how many cases of drilling and stealing there have been.
Police encourage drivers to park in a secure lot if they can and to park in a well-lit area.
Pittman said he managed to patch up the whole and file a police report for insurance, but the theft has him rethinking where he parks for his next hike.
"This is my first time parking at that park and ride, but we go to plenty of others on the way to Rainier or Snoqualmie Pass, so it's definitely pretty normal," Pittman said. "But ill definitely be rethinking that now." | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle-man-warns-drivers-thieves-drill-hole-gas-tank/281-4bef1342-c6cd-4c78-85be-74b42245e89e | 2023-06-07T15:37:45 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle-man-warns-drivers-thieves-drill-hole-gas-tank/281-4bef1342-c6cd-4c78-85be-74b42245e89e |
Should I water my lawn as Wisconsin's dry spell continues?
The lawns are getting awfully crunchy these days across Milwaukee.
That's what happens when it only rains once in nearly 30 days.
So, if you're getting worried about the appearance of your lawn and don't like the yellow and brown shade, that you're seeing, here's what you should know.
Is Wisconsin in a drought?
Not at the moment, but much of Wisconsin is labeled in the abnormally dry category by the U.S. Drought Monitor, a partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
When your community is within this category, burn bans are implemented, lakes and rivers are lower than normal, pasture and row crops are stressed, landscape and gardens require more frequent watering and lawns are brown.
Should I water my lawn now more when we're experiencing these dry conditions in Wisconsin?
For the most part, no.
According to UW-Extension Cooperative Extension's publication on lawn watering, you can mostly avoid watering your lawn, even in dry conditions.
That's because the grass most found in Wisconsin — Kentucky bluegrass — can survive in longer drought-like periods.
The crown of the grass can survive for two to three months during a drought despite the surface appearance, UW Extension says.
How will the grass survive in Wisconsin when it doesn't rain or I'm not watering?
Summer dormancy.
As UW-Extension notes, the leaves of the grass might die but their crowns stay alive. The crown is where grass shoots and roots meet and grows at the soil level.
The crown will grow new leaves when moisture returns to the soil. Your grass will then begin turning green again.
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But can't long stretches of drought or extreme heat kill grass?
Yes. Watering can prevent this and if your grass dies, you'll need to re-sod your lawn. That's why you should monitor your grass.
However, you don't want to overwater your lawn and if you get the hose out, be sure to only water areas that need it. If your grass is more in the shade, it's likely it won't need as much water as grass in the sun.
It's best to apply 1 inch of water weekly all at one time, according to UW-Extension. That may not sound like a lot but it's enough for the roots. In fact, overwatering can damage your lawn.
What can I do to test if I need to water my grass?
Drought stress is the key point to remember.
When there is drought stress then it's time to get out the hose. You'll know when your lawn is drought stressed because the grass leaves will turn a bluish hue or won't spring back when stepped on. If you see your footprints for more than about 10 minutes when you walk on your grass it is drought stressed.
Is there something else I should do to prevent the need to water?
The length of your grass is critical.
UW-Extension recommends keeping grass mowed to a height of 3 to 4 inches since taller grass has a deeper root system with more access to water. Moreover, you shouldn't mow during a drought-like period, and it can cause your grass to turn browner faster.
When is the best time to water my lawn?
UW-Extension says you should water early in the morning when water is less likely to evaporate quickly. Diseases can form when you water late at night.
What if I have a new lawn when we're experiencing these dry conditions?
You'll still want to keep newly seeded areas moist until the lawn is established, according to UW-Extension. Overwatering does more harm than good.
More:More Wisconsin communities participated in No Mow May. Does it actually work? | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/07/should-i-water-my-grass-lawn-during-drought-conditions-in-wisconsin/70294928007/ | 2023-06-07T15:38:24 | 1 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/07/should-i-water-my-grass-lawn-during-drought-conditions-in-wisconsin/70294928007/ |
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VALPARAISO — Carol Thompson, Melissa Dalton and Beth Cavallo have shared their love for singing and performing within a community of like-minded women, a bond the three women will forever cherish.
They are members of Great Lake Sound Chorus, an all-women’s a cappella group in Valparaiso. GLS is an active chapter of Sweet Adelines International, an organization connecting thousands of women around the world through music.
“I never totally understood the impact it would have,” Thompson said. “It not only allowed me to become a better singer, but become part of an immediate community of friends throughout the world.”
Thompson has been a member of Sweet Adelines for 45 years. The organization has allowed her to sing a cappella with women in California, Texas, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. For the past 10 years Thompson has served as the GLS musical director.
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“This chorus has allowed me to expand my personal abilities to become a better leader,” she said. “I understand relationships better with people. It escalated my understanding of how to work more effectively with people.”
GLS sings in four-part harmony and has over 40 members. The chorus traveled to Milwaukee. on May 6 to compete at Sweet Adelines regional competition, an annual event GLS participates in.
The chorus competed as a mid-size chorus and took home third place in the mid-size division, and fourth place overall among 11 choruses. Members were elated to achieve a milestone by earning the highest score in the chorus’ history — 607 points.
“It was a moment of joy,” said Dalton, assistant director. “To us it felt like we had won the contest because we worked so hard to achieve this goal.”
This was the first year GLS had competed in the mid-size chorus group category. In past years, GLS has had 30 members or less falling into the small-size chorus group. Dalton referred to the experience as exciting, but nerve-racking because the organization hadn’t competed in a larger-size category before.
“It was great to have our hard work pay off and earn a title for our director,” Cavallo said.
Thompson was awarded Master Director by Sweet Adelines for helping her chorus earn a record score. Sweet Adelines awards directors this distinction if their chorus has scored more than 600 points, and they’ve been the director for at least one year.
Thompson expressed gratitude toward her chorus. Without the strong connection and collaboration between all the women, the “Master Director” award is something she wouldn’t have obtained she said.
“It’s such an inspiration and joy to achieve the success we have been pursing,” she said. “I am thrilled to be part of the GLS chorus and their success. I’m excited to see where the path continues to lead us.”
GLS is always recruiting and auditioning new members Cavallo said. The Gary resident has discovered a sisterhood and second family within the chorus.
“I joined because I was looking for a place to sing with people in harmony,” Cavallo said. “I didn’t know the kindness and generosity of all these women. Everyone is there for one another and we have a lot of fun together." | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/valparaiso/the-great-lake-sound-chorus-earns-highest-score-in-choirs-history-at-regional-competition/article_04f2ee04-ff1d-11ed-b3dc-c333ecc5e9b7.html | 2023-06-07T15:39:28 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/valparaiso/the-great-lake-sound-chorus-earns-highest-score-in-choirs-history-at-regional-competition/article_04f2ee04-ff1d-11ed-b3dc-c333ecc5e9b7.html |
The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:
Technology has advanced rapidly, prompting increased privacy concerns in various aspects of our lives. In response, legislators have proposed the American Digital Protection Privacy Act (ADPPA) to bolster consumer privacy protections. While the intentions behind the ADPPA are commendable, it is crucial to recognize the potential harm it may inflict upon small businesses.
One of the primary provisions of the ADPPA is the requirement for businesses to obtain explicit consent from consumers before collecting or sharing their data. Although safeguarding privacy seems reasonable, this places a substantial burden on small businesses. Take Milkweed Arts, for instance, an Arizona small business that specializes in handmade art and craft workshops and supplies. Complying with the ADPPA’s explicit consent requirement would demand significant resources and a time-consuming process to obtain consent from each individual customer.
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Moreover, the ADPPA mandates the provision of an opt-out option for customers regarding data collection. While seemingly fair, this provision severely limits small businesses’ ability to understand their customers and cater to their specific needs. Without access to data, small businesses will struggle to compete with larger corporations that possess greater resources for market research and product development.
Additionally, the ADPPA introduces substantial fines for businesses found in violation of consumer privacy rights. While this may deter non-compliance, the burden falls disproportionately on small businesses. Large corporations can afford teams of legal and compliance specialists, while small businesses lack the same resources to navigate the complex legal landscape, making them more susceptible to substantial fines.
Furthermore, targeted advertising is an essential tool for small businesses, allowing them to reach their desired audience efficiently. However, the ADPPA’s impact on targeted advertising is concerning. It could deprive small businesses like Milkweed Arts of the ability to effectively compete with larger corporations that possess more significant advertising budgets. The ADPPA’s requirements for explicit consent and data collection may create administrative burdens, diverting resources away from critical business operations.
In conclusion, the ADPPA, while striving to protect consumer privacy, could have unintended consequences for small businesses. The demanding requirements for data collection and the potential for significant fines would impede small businesses’ ability to compete with larger corporations and provide customers with tailored products and services. Policymakers must consider the detrimental impact on small businesses and seek a more balanced approach that safeguards privacy without compromising small business viability. By doing so, we can ensure privacy protection while fostering a thriving small business ecosystem that benefits both entrepreneurs and consumers alike.
Warren Norgaard is the small business owner of Milkweed Arts, located in Phoenix AZ | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/arizona-opinion-balancing-privacy-and-survival-how-the-proposed-adppa-threatens-small-businesses/article_a29b9dbc-f8c5-11ed-99cb-1bd771038efe.html | 2023-06-07T15:40:04 | 1 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/arizona-opinion-balancing-privacy-and-survival-how-the-proposed-adppa-threatens-small-businesses/article_a29b9dbc-f8c5-11ed-99cb-1bd771038efe.html |
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