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AUSTIN, Texas — When the Salvation Army shelter on East Eighth Street shut its doors back in April, Austin City Councilmember Zohaib "Zo" Qadri (District 9) said it was unfortunate to see as an Austin resident and leader.
"The Salvation Army kind of abruptly stated that they were pulling out without much of a notice to the residents of the shelter in the district – a shelter that largely houses or housed women and children," Qadri said. "So, you know, that was a huge disappointment for us."
Now the City of Austin has reached a compromise and solution that Qadri believes will help those experiencing homelessness. The Austin City Council on Thursday approved a 12-month lease agreement for the former Salvation Army shelter that will cost more than $1 million.
The site will be operated by California-based nonprofit Urban Alchemy, which also provides services at the ARCH, or the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless. The council also approved a contract for Urban Alchemy to add more funding, extend the ARCH program and run the former Salvation Army shelter, providing 150 beds.
Urban Alchemy will get more than $4 million.
"We'll have care coordination, we'll have substance abuse classes, we'll have connections for housing, connections for employment, we'll have arts engagement and health and wellness," said Kirkpatrick Tyler, Urban Alchemy's chief of government and community affairs.
The Salvation Army's downtown shelter shut its doors in April after the organization said the building was "beyond repair."
"We're going to start out with life-saving renovations that make the space habitable," Tyler said. "Our team has been able to do some preliminary identification of critical things that need to be addressed so that it can be a habitable place."
KVUE also reached out to the Salvation Army for a statement.
"We look forward to our continued work with the City of Austin. The approval of the lease is based on the National Salvation Army's Board of Trustees and the City coming to agreeable terms. We remain committed to serving the Austin community and working with all our partners to advance solutions to homelessness," said Major Lewis Reckline, area commander for Salvation Army - Austin.
Later this summer, City leaders will also consider a temporary emergency shelter that will provide around 300 more beds for people experiencing homelessness.
ECHO, or the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition, estimates there are thousands of people experiencing homelessness in Austin. Since the city's camping ban was reinstated in May 2021, many of these individuals have spread out throughout the city or gone into hiding, making it harder to connect them with services. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/homeless/closed-salvation-army-shelter-downtown-austin/269-531b958c-3be1-49d2-979f-bf802d882f6c | 2023-06-09T19:57:01 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/homeless/closed-salvation-army-shelter-downtown-austin/269-531b958c-3be1-49d2-979f-bf802d882f6c |
DALLAS — An agreed final judgment shows that, after settling with the State, North Texas influencer Brittany Dawn Davis has to pay $400,000 in penalties and restitution.
Davis had settled in May after the State accused her of scamming thousands of customers by not delivering fitness and nutrition plans.
The total payment is broken down into $300,000 in civil penalties and $100,000 in restitution. The judgment states she has to pay the civil penalties and restitution within the next three years. The $131,320 in attorneys' fees levied against her will not become due and payable unless Davis fails to comply with the permanent injunctions levied against her.
Through permanent injunction, the judgment states Davis may not offer or sell any nutrition or fitness plans with personalized nutrition assessments, reassessments, one-on-one coaching or workout routines unless she will actually be providing them.
Davis had sold plans ranging from $92 to $300 but the lawsuit alleged she didn't provide the personalized coaching and guidance that had been promised. She also charged a shipping fee even though the plans were emailed.
Another permanent injunction states Davis may not represent herself as having any special knowledge or training to address eating disorders when she does not.
Davis is also forbidden from charging a shipping fee for goods or services delivered exclusively by email, the judgment adds.
Davis also has to admit wrongdoing, though, the settlement says she was overwhelmed and didn't' have malicious intent.
Cori Reali bought one of Davis' plans after finding her on Instagram in 2014.
“I started to feel those red flags pop up and I just had to literally make the decision like I’m done. This isn’t working for me," Reali said. “I gained like eight to nine pounds in that first week, which is detrimental to someone who has battled eating disorders.”
Reali had worked with the attorney general's office during the leadup to the trial and says accountability means far more for her than whatever financial compensation she'll end up receiving.
“I’m not trying to get my $90 back. It was never about the money for me," Reali said. "It’s not just one. It’s not just two. It’s thousands and thousands of us that have been impacted."
Should Davis fail to comply with these injunctions, the judgment states the full unpaid balance of civil penalties, restitution and attorneys' fees will immediately become due to the State.
In the stipulations of the judgment, it states that "Davis admits wrongdoing but was overwhelmed by the unexpected number of customers who purchased programs from her website."
"Defendants claim their failure to provide all services that were ordered was due to the volume of consumers," the document reads. "While Defendants admit wrongdoing, they maintain that at no time did Defendants fail to provide purchased services due to any malicious intent."
Davis has close to 500,000 Instagram followers and 1.3 million on TikTok. She built her following by posting fitness and health content and sharing how she overcame an eating disorder.
By 2019, though, thousands of people had complained that Davis wasn’t delivering them the customized plans they’d paid for. Davis went on Good Morning America to apologize.
“Jumped into an industry that had no instructional manual,” she said in 2019. “I’m basically going through uncharted territory.”
Then, a year ago, the attorney general’s office filed a deceptive trade practices act lawsuit.
Davis has continued to post on social media and has even gained half a million TikTok followers in the year since the state filed its suit, according to SocialBlade.
Davis has now pivoted her business to spirituality, selling tickets to Christian retreats for up to $300 per ticket. Davis and her attorney declined to comment on the settlement.
Reali says anyone buying should research her past.
“Be cautious honestly because a scammer is a scammer is a scammer," she said. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/north-texas-fitness-influencer-pay-more-than-500000-part-settlement/287-3d410af8-7508-4ecc-a780-ad87016e3f44 | 2023-06-09T19:57:07 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/north-texas-fitness-influencer-pay-more-than-500000-part-settlement/287-3d410af8-7508-4ecc-a780-ad87016e3f44 |
AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department (APD) is investigating a homicide that occurred early Wednesday morning in West Austin.
According to police, officers responded to a shooting at a home in the 6800 block of West Courtyard Drive just after 2:30 a.m. Police and Austin-Travis County EMS arrived and located 19-year-old Parsa Danesh, who was suffering from apparent trauma. He later died on the scene.
APD investigators believe that Danesh's death came as the result of an accidental shooting. After consultation with the Travis County District Attorney's Office, police said no charges will be filed at this time. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/one-killed-in-accidental-west-austin-shooting/269-925cf1d9-bad6-4ebf-8b08-8889207cdeab | 2023-06-09T19:57:13 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/one-killed-in-accidental-west-austin-shooting/269-925cf1d9-bad6-4ebf-8b08-8889207cdeab |
AUSTIN, Texas — PETA, or the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is asking Austin's Animal Advisory Commission (AAC) to ban all public interactions with wild animals at zoos and aquariums.
PETA sent a letter to the commission Thursday morning urging its members to approve a proposal that would recommend banning all public interactions with wild animals at for-profit zoos and aquariums not accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums – including the Austin Aquarium.
The organization stated that the Austin Aquarium has "a long history of selling dangerous 'encounters' with wild animals that have let numerous visitors injured," citing an incident where a woman said she was attacked by a lemur, which KVUE reported on last month.
Last year, PETA said it conducted an eyewitness investigation where "despite documenting more than 30 incidents in which people were bitten by lemurs, kinkajous, and an otter, PETA’s investigator was instructed by aquarium staff never to document an attack." According to PETA, aquarium workers also admitted to lying when seeking medical attention, "claiming, for instance, to have been bitten by a stray cat."
"Austin Aquarium’s days of forcing terrified wild animals to interact with humans and then scrambling to cover up the fallout are numbered,” said Michelle Sinnott, the PETA Foundation's director of captive animal law enforcement. “PETA is urging Austin’s Animal Advisory Commission to do the right thing and approve this commonsense proposal—for everyone’s sake.”
PETA also noted that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has previously issued two critical citations to the Austin Aquarium due to biting incidents. Those citations led to an official warning for alleged violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act, according to PETA.
PETA said if the AAC passes the proposal at its meeting on Monday, the commission would then need to formally recommend it to the Austin City Council to consider and pass it into law. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/peta-austin-public-interactions-wild-animals-aquarium/269-e106f999-cf1f-491e-98ac-fef2c908cd14 | 2023-06-09T19:57:19 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/peta-austin-public-interactions-wild-animals-aquarium/269-e106f999-cf1f-491e-98ac-fef2c908cd14 |
FRISCO, Texas — Sitting over the field at Toyota Stadium is always a breath of fresh air for Gina Miller. She's the vice president of broadcasting, communications and media for FC Dallas. As Miller looks out over the concourse, she has a greater appreciation because of her last few days of travel in New York.
Miller arrived in New York late Monday night with her daughter. On Tuesday, she noticed a slight haze. Then on Wednesday, she watched the skies change colors in a matter of hours.
"The sky was brownish, beige, orange. It was unlike anything I'd ever seen. It was out of a movie. It was a sepia tone skyline," said Miller.
She took this photo at 11:53 a.m. on Wednesday.
In the same area, Miller took this photo at 2:21 pm on Wednesday.
"I almost felt like there was a grit in the air a little bit," Miller said. "In fact, I went back to the hotel and blew my nose. I felt like there was something very small and minute, something brown coming out of my nose."
Andrew Hunt, associate professor of earth and environmental science at the University of Texas Arlington, said it's possible what she felt in her nose was from the smoke.
"You might feel it's sort of gritty in your nose," said Hunt.
He said particles can get trapped and be uncomfortable.
"Over a few days, healthy adults, healthy children should be fine," Hunt said.
His biggest concern is for those with respiratory or heart problems.
He is hopeful that the situation is improving after looking at weather maps, but Hunt cautions anyone who is traveling to the Northeast.
"Look out for the warnings that are present there," Hunt said. "Take yourself a mask to wear because Philadelphia is looking terrible right now, as we've seen, New York has been very bad. So if you're traveling to the northeast, take care."
It's not the New York that Miller hoped to see. She's grateful to be home.
"To see these beautiful blue clouds, blue sky and the grass, it's really something we take for granted," Miller said. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/sepia-tone-skyline-north-texas-woman-visits-new-york/287-06f4bc4d-b52a-4dfb-9a05-f05b5e02d831 | 2023-06-09T19:57:26 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/sepia-tone-skyline-north-texas-woman-visits-new-york/287-06f4bc4d-b52a-4dfb-9a05-f05b5e02d831 |
JOHNSON COUNTY, Texas — Video footage posted on TikTok showed a chaotic scene at a Johnson County rodeo where a bull ran wild, knocking over several women while charging around the arena floor.
The incident took place Wednesday evening in Cleburne during the Johnson County Sheriff’s Posse Rodeo, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.
Footage shows the black bull running loose around the field and you can see several women knocked over after being charged by the bull as others in the crowd are running away.
The Johnson County Sheriff's Posse was formed in 1951 and held their first rodeo event in 1953.
"Ladies steer scramble got a little wild!" one TikTok video description state. "Dont (sic) try this at home preformed by professionals."
Multiple videos of the rampage were posted on Facebook and TikTok, gathering hundreds of thousands of views as well as hundreds of comments and shares. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/tiktok-video-shows-bull-storming-through-crowd-women-johnson-county-rodeo/287-e814d5a7-676b-4c5a-9c97-6acd32b56e6a | 2023-06-09T19:57:32 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/tiktok-video-shows-bull-storming-through-crowd-women-johnson-county-rodeo/287-e814d5a7-676b-4c5a-9c97-6acd32b56e6a |
An Air Quality Alert due to smoke from Canadian wildfires is extended to Saturday for most of the region and through Sunday for Butler and Warren counties.
Smoke from the wildfires contains fine particulates, which can be inhaled into your lungs and cause irritation of the eyes, nose or throat, coughing, shortness of breath, and chest pain; and can also aggravate chronic heart and lung conditions, said Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff.
The air quality index forecast for Saturday is 101 in Dayton and 107 in Cincinnati, according to AirNow. Any reading above 101 is considered hazardous for sensitive groups.
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Lincoln Fire and Rescue saved a worker who fell and was trapped at a recycling facility around noon Thursday.
Crews were dispatched on a rescue alarm to Green Quest Recycling, 440 J St., at about 12:45 p.m. Thursday for a man in his 40s who had fallen approximately 16 feet into a product chute and was trapped, said LFR spokeswoman MJ Lierman.
When they arrived on scene, LFR members found that two co-workers had crawled inside the cardboard baler machine to try to get the man out.
Those workers had to be helped out of the baler chute before LFR could attempt to rescue the trapped man.
Lierman said the compactor had about three to four bales within the chute, each weighing approximately 1,500 pounds each. When the accident occurred, the bales were in the process of coming out the end of the machine, which has the ability to produce 110,000 pounds of force.
LFR crew members had to cut the wires on the bales to release the cardboard so they could be removed by hand with the assistance of co-workers.
During the extrication process, LFR provided medical treatment to the man trapped inside, who was awake and breathing the whole time.
The entire operation was completed in 40 minutes and the man was transported to Bryan West Trauma Center after he was removed. The extent of his injuries were unknown as of Friday morning. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/man-rescued-from-cardboard-compactor-at-lincoln-recycling-center-thursday/article_360f3cd2-06e2-11ee-9c89-43cf30aaaa43.html | 2023-06-09T20:03:21 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/man-rescued-from-cardboard-compactor-at-lincoln-recycling-center-thursday/article_360f3cd2-06e2-11ee-9c89-43cf30aaaa43.html |
Fatal accidents claim the lives of two Tampa and Sarasota women in Manatee County
A 31-year-old woman from Tampa died Friday morning from the impact of a severe traffic accident on Interstate 75.
The woman was driving a Ram work truck on the outside southbound lane of I-75 at about 9:10 a.m. on Monday morning when she attempted to change lanes to the State Road 64 exit ramp last second. Her vehicle struck the guardrail separating the interstate travel lanes and the off-ramp travel lanes head-on and overturned, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
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A second vehicle that was already traveling on the off-ramp lane was struck by debris from the truck and the guardrail and came to rest within the off-ramp travel lane. The 56-year-old Bradenton woman driving the sedan car was not injured.
The Florida Highway Patrol Traffic Homicide Unit continues to investigate the fatal traffic crash.
The crash is the second fatal accident in Manatee County in less than 24 hours.
Florida Highway Patrol also reports that a 32-year-old Sarasota woman riding a motorcycle died Thursday night from critical injuries sustained from crashing into an SUV turned left in front of her. The incident occurred at about 7 p.m. on Thursday on 26th Street W., near the 52nd Avenue Drive West intersection. | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/manatee/2023/06/09/fatal-accidents-claim-the-lives-of-two-area-women-in-manatee-county/70307280007/ | 2023-06-09T20:07:01 | 0 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/manatee/2023/06/09/fatal-accidents-claim-the-lives-of-two-area-women-in-manatee-county/70307280007/ |
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Police are searching for a missing Adams County man.
Markell T. Byrd was last seen in the Gettysburg area in mid-February, according to Gettysburg Police. Officers and family members have been trying unsuccessfully to locate him ever since.
Byrd is believed to be driving a white 2011 Kia Soul, with PA registration LDF5007. He has been entered in NCIC as a Missing Person, police said.
If anyone has information regarding Byrd's whereabouts, please contact the Gettysburg Police Department, Detectives Unit, at 717-334-1168 or gpd@gettysburgpa.gov. You can also anonymously contact Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers Toll Free at 1-800-4PA-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online.
All callers to Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers remain anonymous and could be eligible for a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest, the solving of a crime/cold case or the location of a wanted person/fugitive or missing person. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/adams-county/missing-person-markell-byrd-gettysburg-police/521-980bf858-2c02-4b0d-9fd7-39c5c6ff8a85 | 2023-06-09T20:07:13 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/adams-county/missing-person-markell-byrd-gettysburg-police/521-980bf858-2c02-4b0d-9fd7-39c5c6ff8a85 |
Before you read this article, get a pen and your calendar or planner out. You’re going to want to write this down.
Casper is in its full summer glory, and there are myriad events to celebrate the start of sunshine and warmth, even if there’s been a bit more rain than normal. College National Finals Rodeo is back in town, of course, and NIC Fest will coincide with the last weekend of CNFR. Casper Pride also celebrates this weekend, and Rock the Block returned on May 31 in a new venue, the Sunrise Shopping Center.
Needless to say, the list of weekend events coming up is long and multifaceted. Not to worry, though. The Star-Tribune has compiled the rest of the events below, so you have a concrete answer to question, “What are you up to this weekend?”
Theatre of the Poor’s performance of ‘Menaechmi’
Theatre of the Poor will put on a production of “Menaechmi,” which is a Roman comedy that chronicles two twin brothers of the same name. Free to the public, it will start at 7 p.m. on Saturday at the band shell at Washington Park. The theatre recommends bringing a blanket and/or lawn chair and bug spray. The duration of play will be about an hour and a half, according to it’s Facebook post.
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ALMA Home’s summer kick-off
ALMA Home, which opened in April, will host a summer kick-off event on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. There will be vendors (Burgundy Blooms, Wyoming Love, 307 Mud & Stone, according to the store’s Instagram page), a food truck (Tacos Locos) and live music (Aquile).
Family Fun Night at Old Town Family Fun
Also on Saturday night is a family fun night at Old Town Family Fun from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. hosted by Casper PFLAG. The Facebook event listing promises laser tag, mini golf, arcade games and karaoke.
Dino Dash at Tate Geological Museum
For those of us who are a) younger and b) more energetic, the Tate Geological Museum at Casper College is hosting a free Dino Dash fun run for kids 12 and under. There will be prizes for the best “dinosaur costume, best-dressed dog, and best-decorated scooter or bike,” according to Facebook. The run will commence at 10 a.m. at the Tate near the T. rex bronze sculpture. It will end with cupcakes.
Casper Dance Club
If you don’t want to (or aren’t young enough to) participate in a fun run, you can dance the night away with the Casper Dance Club. Bill Sheeley will be DJing the event, which is on Saturday from 6-9 p.m. at the Casper Senior Center. There is a $6 fee for the dance, but there is a break at about 7 p.m. that will feature food.
Spring Event at The Milk House Farmers Market
The Milk House Farmers Market in Mills will have a “tie-dye day” on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 67 S 6th Ave. in Mills. “We will have local crafts set up outside and inside the milk house you will find a ton of treats, samples from our producers, and gift basket drawings for items sold regularly at the market,” the Facebook listing for the event says. They ask that attendees would remember that parking is limited along 6th Avenue and that there is plenty of parking along North Oregon Trail Road.
Zack Scott at The Beacon Club
Starting at 9 p.m. on Sunday, June 11, Wyoming native Zack Scott will perform at The Beacon Club in Mills. He is a “one-man band” and performs country Western, rock, blues and more, The Beacon Club describes on Facebook. | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/whats-happening-in-casper-this-weekend-a-list-of-forthcoming-events/article_63473f62-0622-11ee-8220-5f82e7122390.html | 2023-06-09T20:07:17 | 1 | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/whats-happening-in-casper-this-weekend-a-list-of-forthcoming-events/article_63473f62-0622-11ee-8220-5f82e7122390.html |
GAP, Pa. — Police are investigating the robbery of a bank branch in Lancaster County.
It occurred at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday at a Truist Bank on the 700 block of Route 41 in Salisbury Township, according to State Police.
Responding police learned a female suspect between 20 and 40 years old, about 5 feet tall and wearing a dark baseball cap, a gray sweatshirt, and black pants entered the bank and gave a teller a note demanding cash in $50 and $100 denominations.
The note said the woman had a gun, but no one saw her produce the weapon, according to police.
After being given an undisclosed amount of cash, the suspect fled, police said.
No one was injured.
Anyone with information related to this incident is requested to contact Trooper Paul Price at (717) 299-7650. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/state-police-investigation-gap-bank-robbery-lancaster-county/521-10faaef4-1a4a-4b93-a4de-6074510ea010 | 2023-06-09T20:07:19 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/state-police-investigation-gap-bank-robbery-lancaster-county/521-10faaef4-1a4a-4b93-a4de-6074510ea010 |
SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – An overturned tractor-trailer has backed up traffic on Interstate 26 West Friday afternoon.
According to the Tennesee Department of Transportation (TDOT) SmartWay Traffic Map, the vehicle overturned at the I-26/I-81 interchange in Sullivan County. It was reported to TDOT at 2:04 p.m.
As of 3 p.m., the left lane and shoulder were closed on I-26 West.
Traffic was also backed up to mile marker 12 near the Gray exit as of 3 p.m., the traffic map showed. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tdot-overturned-tractor-trailer-by-interchange-backs-up-i-26-for-miles/ | 2023-06-09T20:08:28 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tdot-overturned-tractor-trailer-by-interchange-backs-up-i-26-for-miles/ |
How you can celebrate Juneteenth 2023 in Milwaukee
Milwaukee is home to one of the oldest Juneteenth celebrations in the country and in 2023 it's no different.
Here's how you can partake in events across the city during the holiday.
What is Juneteenth?
Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Slaves became free in Texas when Maj. General Gordon Granger issued the order on June 19, 1865.
Juneteenth has been celebrated for decades but it didn't become a federal holiday until 2021. About half of U.S. states give June 19 a paid off day for state workers. Wisconsin does not. The state first recognized Juneteenth in 2009.
When is Juneteenth?
Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19.
Milwaukee always holds its annual parade on the date.
When is Milwaukee's Juneteenth Parade?
This year marks the 52nd Juneteenth Jubilee Parade in Milwaukee.
The parade, which takes place from 9 to 11 a.m., begins at 14th and Atkinson avenues and ends at Dr. MLK Jr. Drive and Locust Street.
The parade, organized by the Northcott Neighborhood House, will be televised on WTMJ-TV (Channel 4). This year’s theme is “I Am Juneteenth."
Marching bands, floats and dance teams with monetary prizes will be given out for first-, second- and third-place entries in each category. A Teen Zone is also featured at the street festival that runs in conjunction with the parade. It includes a basketball skill challenge, hula hoop, dunk contest, double-dutch and three-point shoot-out. There will also be a basketball game with teens and the Milwaukee Police and Milwaukee County Sheriff's departments.
Northcott Neighborhood House's festivities actually begin this weekend with the annual Freedom Ball June 10 at the Milwaukee County Zoo, 10001 W. Bluemound Road.
Juneteenth Burlesque Show
You can kick off the Juneteenth weekend with a night of burlesque shows.
Shows are being held at Bremen Café, 901 E. Clarke St. The event, labeled as a cookout, is free to attend and there will be free food.
National performers will be at the show. Cash donations are recommended.
America's Black Holocaust Museum offers many events throughout Juneteenth week in Milwaukee
America's Black Holocaust Museum, 401 W. North Ave., has several events for you to take part in throughout the week to immerse yourself in the culture.
- Noon to 5 p.m. June 18 (Guided tours for fathers and families on Father's Day)
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 19 (storytime, and arts and crafts)
- 10 a.m. to noon June 20 (storytime, and arts and crafts)
- 10 to 11:30 a.m. June 21 (storytime, and arts and crafts); 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. June 21 ABHM Book Club featuring "Afrofuturism")
- 1 to 3 p.m. June 22 (coffee and culture exploring oral histories)
- 1 to 3 p.m. June 23 (storytime, and arts and crafts
Storytime features "Juneteenth: A Children's Story" by Opal Lee, who is called the “grandmother of Juneteenth” for her activism in helping establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday.
Arts and crafts features projects facilitated by the ABHM staff and volunteers.
There is free admission to the museum all week from June 18-23.
Juneteenth movie event this weekend in Milwaukee
Get a jumpstart on the celebrations by attending the screening of "Juneteenth: Faith & Film," an unscripted documentary that showcases the history of the holiday.
This free event is put on by the Wisconsin African American Women Center, 3020 W. Vliet St. The screening begins at 11:30 a.m. and will be followed by a panel discussion.
Doors open at 11 a.m.
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The eastbound Nasa Causeway Bridge, among the Florida Department of Transportation’s latest finished projects, reportedly reached completion over 100 days early.
The construction of the $126 million bridge began in late 2021. Traffic from the old causeway bridge would temporarily be switched to the new bridge for the next couple of years at least, according to an FDOT news release.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony held Friday by Lt. Gov. Jenette Nuñez along with representatives of FDOT, NASA and Space Florida celebrated the opening of the new bridge.
Nuñez said that the completion of the bridge was only the first step in a much larger project which will eventually see a second bridge built to handle westbound traffic.
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Plans for the second bridge are in the works, as well as the demolition of the old causeway bridge that was built in 1964. Until the full project is complete, the newly-opened bridge will serve both directions of traffic, the release describes.
“The new NASA Causeway Bridge is evidence of our Administration’s focus on improving Florida’s infrastructure,” Nuñez said. “This NASA Causeway Bridge will meet the demands that ensure Florida remains the global hub for all aerospace activity.”
Nuñez said that the new bridge is taller, wider and will eliminate the need for a drawbridge as boats pass through the Indian River Lagoon.
The Space Coast is projected to host close to 100 launches in 2023, Nuñez said. Space Florida President and CEO Frank DiBello said in the release that infrastructure like the Nasa Causeway Bridge is essential for furthering the potential of the space industry in Florida.
“To harness the full potential of the space industry, it is critical that we invest in robust infrastructure that supports the demands of modern space activities,” DiBello said.
FDOT Secretary Jared Purdue expressed a similar sentiment.
“Raising the bridge equips this crucial high-tech corridor with robust and resilient infrastructure that will support growth and evolving needs for decades to come,” he said.
The westbound causeway bridge is expected to be completed in early 2026.
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IDAHO COUNTY, Idaho — A 91-year-old man from Montana was rescued on Thursday by a firefighter with the US Forest Service after his vehicle got stock in the Lochsa River, the Idaho County Sheriff's Office reported.
Clifford Parver of Whitfish, Montana, was stuck in his vehicle roughly 50 feet from the bank along Highway 12. Deputies responded to the incident about 68 miles upriver from Kooskia in Idaho County.
JT Sohr, the US Forest Service firefighter, used his own rafting equipment to reach Parver and another person in the vehicle in the middle of the river. Fortunately, Sohr had "recently finished swift water rescuing training," and used the experience in the potentially life-saving efforts.
Unfortunately, Sohr lost about $250 worth of his personal rafting equipment down the river during the rescue, according to the Idaho County Sheriff's Office.
Sohr was not the only one who played a role in attempting to rescue the 91-year-old man and the other occupant of the vehicle. The sheriff's office said 15 to 20 other people who were passing by on Highway 12 also stopped to help before emergency responders arrived.
In addition to Sohr, deputies said Keegan Fancher was one of the individuals identified who helped out Thursday. The sheriff's office said it was "unable to get the names of all involved," but took the time to recognize all the people who stopped once they saw the incident.
The Idaho County Sheriff's Office, Kooskia Ambulance and Lowell QRU responded to the Lochsa River Thursday.
"It’s moments like these that remind us that we live in a wonderful area full of kind and courageous people who are willing to help their fellow man," the Idaho County Sheriff's Office wrote on Facebook Friday. "We are truly thankful for the help of JT, Keegan, and all others."
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BANGOR- The Bangor Police Department is looking for the public's help to find a missing boy.
Bangor Police Sgt. Jason McAmbley says 12-year-old Christopher Burnette Jr. of Winterport left Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center on foot about about 1:45 this afternoon.
He was last seen on a security camera walking towards downtown Bangor.
Chris is described as 5 feet 2 inches tall with brown hair and blue eyes.
He is wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, black pants with an orange/red stripe on the leg and grey shoes.
If you have seen him or have any information about where he is, you're asked to call the Bangor Police Department at 947-7384.
You can leave an anonymous tip at 947-7382 extension 3. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/police-asking-for-help-to-find-missing-boy/article_5b0d9b5a-0700-11ee-9ea4-9bf3d1046030.html | 2023-06-09T20:18:17 | 0 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/police-asking-for-help-to-find-missing-boy/article_5b0d9b5a-0700-11ee-9ea4-9bf3d1046030.html |
Originally published June 8 on KTVB.COM.
After helping renters and landlords for more than two years, Boise City/Ada County Housing Authorities closed their Emergency Rental Assistance Program application portal Thursday.
The federal government established the program to help people get through the COID-19 pandemic, Executive Director Deanna Watson said.
The housing authorities distribute the money on behalf of the city and county. Now, the money is running out.
“We think we will have expended all of the funds within the next one to two weeks, and then we’ll be closing down the program,” Watson said.
BCACHA has about $1 million left. When it is all said and done, Watson said, the agency will have given out close to $70 million in rental relief.
Although necessary, she said, closing the Emergency Rental Assistance Program portal was a hard decision to come to terms with. BCACHA has been receiving anywhere from 100 to 120 applications every day.
“It breaks our hearts to not have a steady income that we can then turn and provide for people who need that help,” Watson said.
She said BCACHA is prioritizing applications from people owe back rent. Then, they’ll move on to the people having difficulty paying next month’s rent or security deposits.
More than 14,000 people received ERAP money, including Elizabeth Smith, who lives in Boise. She applied on Monday and got accepted into the program Wednesday.
Smith said it will cover rent for four months.
“Being able to apply for that and having it be approved so fast was just amazing in the sense of, like, I can provide that not only for me but my family,” she said. “It was just like a huge relief.”
Landlords also benefited from the program, said Myrna Lattin, Keeley Property Management property manager. The business oversees more than 300 properties; upwards of 100 homes received some ERAP assistance.
Lattin told KTVB over the phone she is very sad to see the money running out.
“Some of our folks run into hard times through no fault of their own,” she said. “This has been able to really help those folks out and, in turn, helps us because we manage these properties, helps our owners, and of course, we benefit because we can pay our bills.”
Unfortunately, Watson said there are not many options available for people still needing help. Even with BCACHA’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, they can only help about 25% of the people in need.
Other nonprofits around town also have extremely long waitlists. To help alleviate some of the pressure, Watson said Idaho’s Legislature should step up and invest more money into affordable housing.
Watson said for some people, rent has increased anywhere from $300 to $900 a month.
“I think this has exposed a great deal of need in our communities that has been unmet prior to the pandemic, was met for a short time while we had funds to administer,” she said. “Now those funds are going away, and the need isn’t.”
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A Caldwell woman will spend at least a decade in prison for murder.
Esmeralda Ahumada, 35, was sentenced Wednesday to serve 12 years fixed, plus 10 years indeterminate, for killing her step-grandfather last year.
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A Caldwell woman will spend at least a decade in prison for murder.
Esmeralda Ahumada, 35, was sentenced Wednesday to serve 12 years fixed, plus 10 years indeterminate, for killing her step-grandfather last year.
Ahumada was arrested in August 2022 after shooting the victim — her 81-year-old step-grandfather — inside a residence on Rawhide Drive in Caldwell. Ahumada was initially charged with first-degree murder and ultimately pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
When she was interviewed by police, Ahumada admitted to the shooting, indicating it was to end the sexual abuse she had been enduring since childhood, according to a release from the Canyon County Prosecutor's Office.
During the sentencing hearing, Judge Thomas W. Whitney spoke about the difficult nature of the case, the numerous factors in mitigation that weighed in Ahumada’s favor, including her difficult upbringing, mental health issues, and the sexual abuse she sustained at the hands of the victim, the release said. Whitney acknowledged the serious nature of the crime and the impact on the victim being the worst there can be in any case. Whitney also commended the defendant on her acceptance of responsibility “from start to finish” in the case.
“We encourage anyone who is suffering or has suffered from sexual abuse to report it to law enforcement and allow the justice system to intervene,” Canyon County Prosecutor Bryan F. Taylor said in the release. “This case is tragic in more ways than one, and it did not need to end this way. As always, I want to thank our law enforcement partners and highlight their unending efforts to protect our community.”
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Originally published June 7 on IdahoEdNews.org.
Kuna School Board trustees weighed a critical decision Tuesday: which election date offers the best chance of reaching the most voters.
Kuna has more than 8,000 parents and only 2,719 people voted in the last bond election. “Our families didn’t vote,” superintendent Wendy Johnson told board trustees Tuesday evening.
As the population of Kuna grows, the district will be asking voters to approve a new bond request to alleviate expected overcrowding over the next 10 years. Voters rejected the previous $111.4 million bond issue in March for new schools and renovations.
So when will it be on the ballot again?
Johnson presented four options: Nov. 7, 2023; May 17, 2024; Aug. 30, 2024; and Nov. 5, 2024.
Trustees didn’t reach a consensus. November of this year could be too soon, yet next summer or fall would push back the start of new construction until well into 2025.
Another concern centered on certain dates coinciding with high-profile national elections. While Nov. 7 is mainly local, the May 7, 2024 election will include U.S. Congressional elections and a Presidential primary — likely more voters at the polls, but Kuna’s bond proposal could be overshadowed by national politics.
Trustees did agree that Johnson’s outreach efforts may provide needed answers. At the last board meeting, she proposed using voter surveys and hosting focus groups to learn more about why it failed. Trustees agreed to postpone a decision for the next election until Johnson obtains her results.
They discussed three expanded questions on the upcoming survey:
- Should Kuna only seek new bonds for new schools when the old bonds are paid off?
- To accommodate more students in the same space, we could change when students attend school: use a year-round schedule; use a hybrid schedule with students attending one day online, one day in person; use a split shift schedule assigning students to attend either the morning or afternoon session.
- Provide only the required educational program and services: eliminate choice programs; non-required elementary electives; sports and activities; and non-required services such as school resource officers and nurses.
Johnson stressed that these are possible solutions used in other districts and these ideas should not be considered a “threat.” They want voters to provide feedback as they search for solutions.
“We have to do something to create space for the kids,” Johnson said.
She also mentioned additional options involving changing attendance boundaries, rezoning elementary schools and increasing class sizes.
In other business, trustees considered a variety of innovative ideas, approved a new negotiated agreement with teachers and approved the 2023-24 budget.
Moody’s financial firm notified Kuna that it has one of the highest financial ratings in the state, which will allow it to obtain superior loan terms with banks and other institutions.
Meta provided a $50,000 educational grant for science, technology, engineering and math. The grant will help fund a state-of-the art robotics explorer lab at Hubbard Elementary. It will be equipped with robotics kits and resources that facilitate hands-on learning experiences. Nicole Crow and Lisa Gamboa spearheaded the effort. Hubbard will be able to upgrade its infrastructure and expand the after-school Lego Explore Club.
Trustees approved the new negotiated agreement for 2023-24 school year: no pay raise will be less than $3,550; the average raises for all certified employees is 7%; no health insurance premium increase for employees and another option for family insurance; maintain staffing levels; better salary schedule with quicker movements for additional education.
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Originally published June 6 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.
More than 66,000 people are set to lose Idaho Medicaid coverage, as the state undertakes a major review of eligibility following the end of the national public health emergency during the COVID-19 pandemic.
That’s about 73% of the people whose Medicaid reviews Idaho has completed so far. The state has about 62,500 more reviews to complete. If the trend continues, more than 100,000 people who had Idaho Medicaid this spring would lose health coverage — unless they get private health insurance, try to re-enroll in Medicaid or obtain coverage some other way.
To lose Medicaid, those Idahoans either didn’t submit paperwork to prove their eligibility, or the state reviewed their cases and found they didn’t meet criteria.
Tens of thousands who are losing health coverage were deemed ineligible after not responding to renewal notices.
State health officials knew at the start of the review that low-income Idahoans could lose Medicaid coverage — even though they still qualify — because they didn’t receive, read, understand or respond in time to notifications.
The department this week changed how it publishes those results. It began to include as “ineligible” the Idahoans who never responded to notices to reapply for Medicaid — a group that numbers in the tens of thousands, based on a comparison of the data published Monday and previous tallies.
Last week, the state reported having reviewed the eligibility of 58,743 people on Idaho Medicaid. It determined that about 23,500 of those people could stay on Medicaid and about 35,200 could not, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s weekly data.
Monday’s count showed 91,350 reviews processed, with 25,070 Idahoans are eligible and — now including those who didn’t respond to notifications — 66,280 are ineligible to stay on Idaho Medicaid.
Idaho Medicaid is a state-run but mostly federally funded program that pays for health care for low-income Idahoans of all ages.
During the COVID-19 public health emergency, Medicaid coverage was largely frozen in place — as officials sought to ensure people could seek health care. As the U.S. neared the end of the emergency this year, Medicaid officials across the country prepared to start reviewing whether people with pandemic-era uninterrupted Medicaid coverage are actually still eligible for it.
Idaho planned to notify about 20,000 Medicaid households each month that it was time to reapply for coverage — from early 2023 through this fall.
RISK OF LOSING IDAHO MEDICAID IN ERROR
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimated that more than 17.4% of Americans would be removed from Medicaid as states undertook these reviews.
But the department estimated that only about half of those dropped from Medicaid would lose coverage because they were no longer eligible — having moved to another state or gotten a higher-paying job, for example. The rest — about 8% of the people on Medicaid — would lose coverage “despite still being eligible,” according to the department’s estimates.
That means several thousand Idahoans could lose Medicaid coverage when they still qualify for it — after missing a deadline to fill out paperwork or not seeing a notice from the state, for example.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare anticipated this.
“We recognize that during the (COVID-19 emergency), there has been minimal or no contact with many participants for an extended period, as many have not completed a renewal for their Medicaid coverage,” the department said in its plan for the mass Medicaid review. “Because of this, there is a significant risk participants who would otherwise be eligible may lose their Medicaid coverage (because) they have a new address or they have not updated other contact information since their last renewal” which, for most people, was more than three years ago.
The department’s strategy to make sure low-income eligible Idahoans don’t lose health coverage included creating “a dedicated unit to process contact information changes” and making “a good-faith effort to contact an individual” using more than one means of communication before terminating their coverage based on the department’s mailed notice being returned to sender.
“How much this will impact Idaho Medicaid participants will not be fully known until we begin processing annual renewals during the unwinding period,” the department said in its unwinding plan.
A recent study of Medicaid data from Minnesota found that, when the state removed people from Medicaid after eligibility reviews, about half of them remained uninsured six months later and “a substantial share” had resumed their Medicaid coverage within one year.
“Many enrollees failed to seamlessly transition to new coverage, and a meaningful share of disenrollment may have been among enrollees who were eligible for Medicaid or experienced short-term changes in eligibility that did not persist for a full year,” the study authors wrote. “These transitions incur administrative costs for states and can disrupt access to care.”
Medicaid enrollees who are children, Latino, Black, female and in poverty are those most likely to lose coverage even though they’re still eligible, according to the federal predictions.
Removing children from Medicaid can be especially costly. A study of Phoenix-area health care claims, published in 2007 in the medical journal Pediatrics, found that removing 10% of children from Medicaid drove up health care costs by about $2,000 per child — not just for the child, but for the community as a whole.
WHO QUALIFIES FOR MEDICAID IN IDAHO NOW?
Since Idaho’s expanded Medicaid took effect, following a ballot measure in 2018, the health care safety-net program has been available to all adults and children who meet income criteria and/or have disabilities.
The number of Idahoans on Medicaid grew in the past three years as people continued to join the program — but few people were dropped from the program each month.
Idaho Medicaid enrollment peaked at nearly 450,000 people this year — gaining about 150,000 people since March 2020, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
The department is now about one-third of the way through reviewing, one-by-one, whether 153,857 of those individuals are still eligible for Medicaid.
Those who were about to lose their Medicaid coverage were directed to another option: Your Health Idaho, the state’s health insurance exchange where middle-income Idahoans can purchase private insurance plans with federal subsidies. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/more-than-66-000-idahoans-who-had-pandemic-era-protections-are-losing-medicaid/article_e9cad6cc-04a9-11ee-bc8d-cbc201ed776d.html | 2023-06-09T20:18:52 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/more-than-66-000-idahoans-who-had-pandemic-era-protections-are-losing-medicaid/article_e9cad6cc-04a9-11ee-bc8d-cbc201ed776d.html |
Robert Holmes Bell, a federal judge for 30 years whose trials included one that led to a rare death sentence in Michigan, has died. He was 79.
Bell was a judge in the Lansing area when President Ronald Reagan in 1987 appointed him to the U.S. District Court in western Michigan, based in Grand Rapids. He retired in 2017.
Bell presided over many significant cases, but none was bigger than the 2002 trial of Marvin Gabrion, who was convicted of drowning a woman in a remote lake in a national forest in Newaygo County.
Michigan outlawed the death penalty in 1847, but it is available under federal law. Federal prosecutors had the ability to charge Gabrion because Rachel Timmerman’s murder occurred on government property. The U.S. Justice Department at that time told prosecutors to ask jurors for the death sentence.
The jury unanimously agreed, and Bell ordered it.
Gabrion remains on death row 21 years later while lawyers pursue appeals. He could be an intimidating figure in Bell’s courtroom and even slugged one of his attorneys in the jaw in front of the jury.
Bell said Gabrion could wear a menacing look.
“He tried that on me,” Bell told WOOD-TV in 2016. “I just looked right back at him, and then I said, on the record, ‘The record should reflect Mr. Gabrion is staring at me and has stared at me for the last two hours, and it’s having no effect whatever upon me.’”
Bell took pride in personally giving encouragement to people who had returned home from prison.
“Usually, I’ll say to their mother, ‘What does your son need? What does your grandson need?’” Bell told The Grand Rapids Press. “I usually spend 10 minutes trying to engage them and tell them I care. They can’t believe it.”
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...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT/9 PM PDT/ THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of southwest Idaho and Oregon, including the
following areas, in southwest Idaho, Lower Treasure Valley ID,
Owyhee Mountains and Southwest Highlands. In Oregon, Baker County,
Harney County, Malheur County and Oregon Lower Treasure Valley.
* WHEN...Until 10 PM MDT/9 PM PDT/ this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Up to two inches total rainfall from slow-moving showers and
thunderstorms.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
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As the fiscal year draws to a close, city of Nampa officials are inviting the public to participate in the budget approval process.
A series of upcoming public meetings and open houses in June, July and August will allow the public to learn about the budget writing process and offer feedback on what is being proposed before the budget is officially adopted by the city council, according to a press release from the city.
“With a dedication to build community trust through good stewardship, open dialogue and transparent practices, we hope the community will take advantage of the opportunities we’ve created to learn about city of Nampa’s proposed budget and share their feedback,” Nampa Mayor Debbie Kling said in an emailed press release.
The budget is expected to be available online for the public’s review by the end of the day on June 22.
To begin, the public is invited to attend or watch the livestream of the Nampa City Council Workshop on June 15, when the city’s Chief Financial Officer Doug Racine will present on the budget development process. The meeting will take place at Nampa City Hall (411 3rd St. S., Nampa) at 7 a.m. and will be live-streamed on the City of Nampa Public Meetings YouTube page.
The city will host two open houses on the budget where staff will be available to answer questions. The first will take place on Monday, June 26, from 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m., and will include a presentation from Racine at 5-5:30 p.m. The public will also be able to watch the presentation through the city’s YouTube page.
The second open house will take place on Thursday, June 29, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Nampa Public Library (12th Ave. S., Nampa). Racine will present from noon-12:30, but the meeting will not be live-streamed or recorded, the release said.
Next come city council budget workshops, which will be held July 12-13 at City Hall. The public is invited to view those meetings in person or online. Based on the recommendations of the city council during those budget workshops, the budget will be revised and the updated version will be available for review by Monday, July 24.
The city council will hear public comment on the budget, and is anticipated to take a vote on Monday, Aug. 7. The public can submit written comments on the budget prior to Wednesday, Aug. 2, at noon by emailing clerks@cityofnampa.us, or by hand-delivering or mailing comments to the clerk’s attention at 411 3rd St. S., Nampa, ID 83651. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/we-hope-the-community-will-take-advantage-nampa-to-kick-off-budget-discussions/article_c060c250-063f-11ee-aa50-77a8029de46e.html | 2023-06-09T20:18:58 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/we-hope-the-community-will-take-advantage-nampa-to-kick-off-budget-discussions/article_c060c250-063f-11ee-aa50-77a8029de46e.html |
ArcelorMittal is now competing against its former steel mills in Northwest Indiana.
The Luxembourg-based steelmaker, which divested its integrated mills along the Lake Michigan shoreline in late 2020, reached a deal to supply General Motors with a lower-carbon recycled steel made in North America. General Motors is one of the biggest customers of ArcelorMittal's former steel mills in Burns Harbor and Indiana Harbor in East Chicago, both of which are now run by Cleveland-Cliffs.
ArcelorMittal North America, which is headquartered in Schererville, will make the "renewable produced metal" at ArcelorMittal Dofasco in Hamilton, Ontario. Shipments are expected to start this quarter.
“This is a terrific first step in supplying steel with substantially lower CO2 emissions to automakers in North America,” said Peter Leblanc, chief marketing officer of automotive at ArcelorMittal.
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ArcelorMittal makes its XCarb RRP steel with an electric arc furnace, using between 70% and 90% scrap that's recycled in the steelmaking process. The company said it does not use any carbon offsets to achieve a reduced carbon intensity. The lower carbon intensity was attained partly by powering the steelmaking process with renewable energy and was independently verified with a life cycle analysis from a third party, the company said.
ArcelorMittal Dofasco is working to reduce carbon emissions by 60% by moving from blast furnaces to an electric arc furnace steelmaking process. Once the transformation is complete, all of ArcelorMittal's remaining steel mills in North America will make automotive steel with an EAF-based process.
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The man who was wanted for setting fire to the lobby of the Lake County Jail was arrested Friday, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Department.
Ryan Andrews, 26, was charged Thursday with arson for setting fire to the Lake County Jail Monday, according to court records.
Man sets fire at the Lake County Jail. An investigation is underway. Anyone with information is asked to call the Lake County Sheriff’s Department Detective Bureau, 219-755-3346.
Andrews was taken into custody by officers in Tinley Park, Illinois. His extradition to Indiana remains pending, according to the sheriff’s department.
Charging documents said Andrews entered the jail lobby, doused the floor with gasoline, lit a stack of papers on fire and then tossed them on the floor, spreading the fire throughout the lobby.
A jail consultant estimated the total cost of the fire damages was between $6,500 and $8,500, according to a probable cause affidavit.
A witness told police that ahead of the fire, Andrews came up to her at the front desk and spoke erratically about the current and previous governors of Indiana and the current president of the United States, charges stated. She also noted that he was carrying a gallon-sized jug filled with a yellow liquid.
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The probable cause affidavit noted that Andrews has two pending felony cases. In one he was accused of berating customers and the manager at a Merrillville McAlister's Oct. 5. In the other, he was accused of harassing customers at a Merrillville Dollar Tree Aug. 18, according to court records.
When officers arrived at the Dollar Tree, Andrews yelled obscenities at one and said that he had his check, according to charging documents.
A source close to the investigation said that Andrews lit the fire because he was upset he couldn’t get his money out of his commissary account quickly enough.
Since inmates cannot hold cash in jail, their money from friends and loved ones is kept in their commissary accounts. Typically, when people get out of jail, they have to wait a few weeks or months to get a check from the state containing their commissary funds.
Andrews does not yet have his first court appearance set, as he is awaiting extradition from Indiana, according to the sheriff’s office.
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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An elderly woman was shot in the arm after two men invaded her home on the west side Friday morning, according to San Antonio Police.
SAPD responded to the scene at the 100 block of Gage Drive around 10:25 a.m. Friday.
Police say an 80-year-old woman called about two men who broke into her house and shot her in the arm around 5 a.m.
It is unknown if anything was taken but forced entry was found near the back of her house, SAPD says.
The woman was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/home-invasion-san-antonio-woman/273-9a2f0095-eb17-429c-a2c3-6740d39e4e98 | 2023-06-09T20:20:22 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/home-invasion-san-antonio-woman/273-9a2f0095-eb17-429c-a2c3-6740d39e4e98 |
Kenosha County sheriff's deputies successfully arrested an armed and intoxicated man who reportedly was threatening violence at a Salem Lakes residence Thursday night.
Just before 10 p.m. deputies responded to the residence for reports of a man armed with a firearm who was reportedly pointing it in a neighbor's face and threatening to kill people, according to a department post on social media.
Deputies quickly responded but once they were on scene the suspect retreated into his residence, still armed, with family members inside.
A perimeter was set up and communication with the residence was also immediately started.
Deputies were successfully able to get all other family members released from inside the house and escorted to a safe location. In under 50 minutes, deputies successfully de-escalated the situation and the suspect exited. No one was injured.
"Last night, as most of us were sleeping, Kenosha Sheriff's Department deputies were out in our community keeping us safe!" the department posted on social media. "This suspect is a convicted felon and should never have been in possession of a firearm to start! Our community now has one less convicted felon in possession of any firearms! Excellent work to all those involved!"
The recovered firearm also reportedly had its serial numbers removed. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-courts/kenosha-county-sheriffs-deputies-arrest-armed-and-intoxicated-man-who-threatened-violence/article_55746d9e-06f7-11ee-9df3-ff939a390ee5.html | 2023-06-09T20:28:53 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-courts/kenosha-county-sheriffs-deputies-arrest-armed-and-intoxicated-man-who-threatened-violence/article_55746d9e-06f7-11ee-9df3-ff939a390ee5.html |
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has recognized UW-Parkside Chancellor Debbie Ford for her years of service and leadership.
Ford is leaving the UW System after 14 years to become chancellor of Indiana University Southeast. The regents also voted to confer on her Chancellor Emerita status.
She was recognized during the Board of Regents June meeting on Thursday.
Jennifer Staton, current Student Regent and UW-Parkside student, read the Resolution of Appreciation.
“It’s not work when you love what you do and you get to see learning in action every day,” Ford said. “And it’s easy when you place students at the center of your decision-making.”
She urged colleagues to be loud and proud supporters of UW; to always be asking for ideas, support, and money; and to “embrace learning as this is why we have all chosen to work at a university.”
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Ford also reminded them to take time to listen and see all of our students and members of the learning community. “Too often we do not know the impact of those connections,” she said.
Ford said that UW-Parkside will always hold a special place in her heart.
“I had the honor of leading a university that transforms lives,” she said. “The most repeated phrase I would hear from alumni, is ‘If not for Parkside….’”
Finally, she offered a few words of advice: “Remember, remain calm, absorb chaos, and give back hope. This is what we must do as leaders today,” she said.
Scott Menke was recognized as interim chancellor beginning his appointment on Friday, June 9.
Regent President Karen Walsh provided an update on the ongoing search for the next chancellor at UW-Parkside. With the deadline for applications closing last week, the search and screen committee (co-chaired by Regent Kyle Weatherly and UW-Parkside faculty member Dr. Adrienne Viramontes) will begin review of applicants and plan to hold semifinalist interviews later this summer.
It’s expected a new chancellor will be named by early fall.
UW-Parkside Alum joins Board of Regents
The Board of Regents also welcomed new colleagues appointed by Gov. Tony Evers.
Jim Kreuser, a former Kenosha County Executive (2008-2022) and previous member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1993-2008), was appointed to a seven-year term. A first-generation college student, he earned both a B.A. and master’s degree from UW-Parkside.
“It means a lot to be on the Board of Regents, to serve the state, and to serve with such a distinguished group,” Kreuser said.
He also thanked UW-Parkside, where he was given “the opportunity to learn and find my passion and live it every day.” | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/university-of-wisconsin-system-board-of-regents-recognizes-uw-parkside-chancellor-ford-for-her-years/article_8bc2d124-06e8-11ee-930c-33b3323f3b43.html | 2023-06-09T20:28:59 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/university-of-wisconsin-system-board-of-regents-recognizes-uw-parkside-chancellor-ford-for-her-years/article_8bc2d124-06e8-11ee-930c-33b3323f3b43.html |
2 Oregon national forests upgrade to 'moderate' fire danger amid hot, dry early season
Fire danger in the Willamette and Siuslaw national forests was upgraded from 'low' to 'moderate' June 7 due to an abnormally warm and dry early season, according to Forest Service officials.
“From the coast to the Cascade mountains, there’s been little rainfall over the last month,” said Eric Miller, acting fire staff officer for the Northwest Oregon Interagency Fire Management Organization. “We’ve already had small fires on both National Forest-managed land and nearby state and private lands in northwest Oregon. Our fire crews and aviation resources stand ready, but we need the public’s help to decrease human-caused fire starts.”
Oregon wildfire season 2023:What to know as heat, dry conditions expected to return
Though there are yet to be any fire restrictions announced in either national forest, officials say the transition from low to moderate fire danger indicates increased risk, and a need for extra vigilance from recreators.
Visitors can do their part by being careful with campfires, which should be small and only take place in fire rings. Officials are also asking people to keep any flammable materials at least five feet away from their fires and to pay close attention to overhanging tree limbs and vegetation. It's also recommended to have a shovel and water on hand in case of emergency.
The Oregon fire season is unpredictable, and restrictions change quickly. Visitors are encouraged to check local conditions, restrictions and other safety information on the Siuslaw and Willamette National Forest websites.
To report a wildfire, call 9-1-1.
Charles Gearing is an outdoors journalism intern for the Statesman Journal. He can be reached at cgearing@gannett.com. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/08/oregon-willamette-siuslaw-national-forests-moderate-wildfire-danger/70304113007/ | 2023-06-09T20:31:15 | 1 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/08/oregon-willamette-siuslaw-national-forests-moderate-wildfire-danger/70304113007/ |
What's next for Oregon state workers' contract negotiations?
Employees for the State of Oregon rallied Thursday to demand changes in their union contract, including higher salaries, raises that account for inflation and rising cost of living, and more sustainable workloads.
The rally was organized by SEIU 503, the labor union for more than 22,000 Oregon public service employees and care providers.
The union's bargaining committee and state of Oregon officials have until the end of June to negotiate a contract. Rally organizers said they would keep fighting until a new contract is reached and could strike if terms are not met.
"We will wait until we get a fair and respectful contract all the way to the last minute," central table bargaining co-chair Ibrahim Coulibaly told the crowd.
What is the union asking for?
Central bargaining co-chair Austin Folnagy said the union's biggest priorities are higher cost of living increases and base pays. State management has proposed a 4.4% cost of living increase for the 2023 contract, which organizers say is not enough to account for inflation and rising living costs.
Last year's contract included a 3.1% cost of living increase, according to the union.
The pay floor for the state's lowest-paid workers is $16.85 per hour. Rally organizers said they want state workers to make at least $22 an hour.
Union members also want what they call "more sustainable workloads" and say vacancies across state agencies have stretched workers too thin. The union said one in five state jobs are open, with about 9,000 job vacancies across state agencies.
Union strike possible for Oregon state employees
The union's current contract with the state ends June 30.
The central bargaining committee is negotiating a new contract with the state, but said state management's current offers are "far apart" from the contract they want.
If no agreement is reached by the end of the month, the union's bargaining team will "determine next steps," said union communications director Pati Urias, which may include a strike.
Attendees at Thursday's rally signed a "strike pledge," which is the first step needed to authorize a strike. Union members also would need to vote to authorize an official strike.
Union members will hold informational pickets across the state June 28 to make their demands clear.
Shannon Sollitt covers trending and news now for the Statesman Journal. Send tips, questions and comments to ssollitt@statesmanjournal.com | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/09/oregon-state-employees-union-seiu-503-contract-negotiations-strike/70306879007/ | 2023-06-09T20:31:17 | 0 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/09/oregon-state-employees-union-seiu-503-contract-negotiations-strike/70306879007/ |
GRADUATION
Looking for 2023 high school graduation photos? See our galleries of Mid-Valley ceremonies
Alia Beard Rau
Salem Statesman Journal
It's 2023 graduation season for local high schools and colleges in the Mid-Valley, and The Statesman Journal will be capturing all the action with photos of commencement ceremonies. Here's a look at the schedule of events in our area. As ceremonies happen, we'll update this article with links to photo galleries and other coverage.
A full list of all the graduates and some of their photos will run over several Sunday editions of the Statesman Journal later in June and July.
- Central High School, 7 p.m. June 9, Panther Stadium, 1530 Monmouth St., Independence.
- Chemeketa Community College, 2-6 p.m. June 16, walk-thru ceremony on the Salem campus, 4000 Lancaster Drive NE, Salem.
- Community Transition Program, 6 p.m. June 5, Chemeketa Community College Building 6 auditorium, 4000 Lancaster Dr. NE, Salem.
- Early College High School, 5 p.m. June 9, Sprague High School, 2373 Kuebler Blvd., Salem.
- McKay High School, 6 p.m. June 9, Oregon State Fairgrounds Pavilion, 2330 17th St. NE, Salem.
- McNary High School, 2 pm. June 9, Oregon State Fairgrounds Pavilion, 2330 17th St. NE, Salem.
- North Salem High School, 7 p.m. June 9, North Salem High football stadium, 765 14th St. NE, Salem.
- Roberts High School/TPP, 7 p.m. June 9, Sprague High School, 2373 Kuebler Blvd., Salem.
- Silverton High School, 7 p.m. June 8, McGinnis Field, 1456 Pine St., Silverton.
- South Salem High School, 3:30/7 p.m. June 9, South Salem High School Bennett Field, Caldarazzo Stadium, 1910 Church St. SE, Salem.
- Sprague High School, 7 pm. June 8, Sprague High School, 2373 Kuebler Blvd., Salem. PHOTO GALLERY
- Stayton High School, 6:30 p.m. June 9, Salem Armory, 2310 17th St. NE, Salem.
- West Salem High School, 6:30 p.m. June 8, Oregon State Fairgrounds Pavilion, 2330 17th St. NE, Salem. PHOTO GALLERY
- Woodburn High School, 2 p.m. June 10, 1785 N. Front St., Woodburn. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/graduation/2023/06/09/salem-keizer-woodburn-independence-stayton-silverton-2023-high-school-graduation-photo-when-where/70299565007/ | 2023-06-09T20:31:20 | 1 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/graduation/2023/06/09/salem-keizer-woodburn-independence-stayton-silverton-2023-high-school-graduation-photo-when-where/70299565007/ |
Prosecutors weigh charges in fatal downtown Detroit bus accident
Detroit — As prosecutors review a Detroit Police report about a June 2 fatal accident in which a bus driver killed a 67-year-old woman as she walked across a downtown street, the victim's coworkers say they're still reeling from the loss a week later.
Janice Bauer was struck by the bus while crossing the street at Congress and Griswold at 7:39 a.m., police said. The Detroit Police Fatal Squad wrapped up its investigation into the case and sent a report Thursday to Wayne County Prosecutors, assistant prosecutor Maria Miller said Friday.
Bauer, of Grosse Pointe Park, was a longtime employee of SMART, where she served as the ADA Program Coordinator. Her job was to help people with disabilities secure rides on the regional bus system.
"We are shaken by this tragedy," SMART General Manager Dwight A. Ferrell said in a statement. "She was a true friend to so many on the SMART team. She was a kind and sweet person who loved Detroit. She loved its people. And she loved working in the heart of this great city — so much so that she never missed a day of work, even during the pandemic. Her work ethic and commitment to the people we serve every day was unparalleled."
According to an online obituary, Bauer previously worked for the Archdiocese of Detroit as a secretary before joining the Dickinson Wright law firm as a word processing operator for 22 years. She enjoyed jazz and the Detroit Tigers and was a member of Detroit Historical Society and the Rhythm Section of the Detroit Jazz Fest, the obituary said.
The driver, who has worked for DDOT for 26 years, was taken off the road as city officials investigate the matter, spokesman John Roach said in a statement following the incident.
"The city has also begun a full internal review as to whether the city has the proper internal and labor relations processes in place to prevent accidents involving the city’s bus operators," Roach said. "Mayor Duggan has directed Senior Advisor and Counsel Hassan Beydoun to thoroughly review the city’s practices and make recommendations as any steps that should be taken to prevent tragedies in the future."
Roach referred to the previous statement Friday and declined further comment.
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Detroit man, 22, accused of firing shots outside of Warren high school Monday charged
A Detroit man accused of firing a gun Monday outside of Warren high school has been charged, police said.
Jordan Barry Thomas, 22, was arraigned Friday in Warren's 37th District Court on four gun charges, according to court records.
He was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon in a weapon-free school zone, a four-year felony; felony firearm, a five-year felony; possession of a weapon in a weapon-free school zone, a misdemeanor; and reckless use of a firearm, also a misdemeanor, records said.
A judge set his bond at $500,000 and scheduled his next court appearance for June 20th, police said.
Thomas was arrested at about 4 p.m. Thursday at his job in Farmington, according to authorities. Officers also seized the firearm believed to have been used in the incident.
The defendant is accused of firing multiple gunshots outside of the Michigan Collegiate High School on Ryan Road near 13 Mile Road.
Warren police were called to the school at about 2:39 p.m., minutes after classes ended at the school, for a report of shots fired, officials said. No injuries were reported.
According to witness accounts and a review of security cameras, police said, a suspect fired a semiautomatic handgun into the air before fleeing.
Detectives developed a suspect, identified as Thomas, and learned through their investigation that he and several other non-students were at the school to retaliate for an earlier fight. Investigators said one of Thomas' acquaintances was involved in that fight and had been suspended from the school.
After school was dismissed for the day, a fight broke out between two groups of people in front of the building. Police allege Thomas fired gunshots, as many as six, during the fight.
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Federal judge who presided over rare Michigan death penalty trial dies at 79
Robert Holmes Bell, a federal judge for 30 years whose trials included one that led to a rare death sentence in Michigan, has died. He was 79.
Bell died Thursday, Michelle Benham, the court’s chief deputy clerk, said Friday. A cause was not disclosed.
He was “one of the giants” on the federal bench, said Chris Yates, a judge on the state appeals court who often appeared in Bell’s courtroom as a defense lawyer.
Bell was a judge in the Lansing area when President Ronald Reagan in 1987 appointed him to the U.S. District Court in western Michigan, based in Grand Rapids. He retired in 2017.
Bell presided over many significant cases, but none was bigger than the 2002 trial of Marvin Gabrion, who was convicted of drowning a woman in a remote lake in a national forest in Newaygo County.
Michigan outlawed the death penalty in 1847, but it is available under federal law. Federal prosecutors had the ability to charge Gabrion because Rachel Timmerman's murder occurred on government property. The U.S. Justice Department at that time told prosecutors to ask jurors for the death sentence.
The jury unanimously agreed, and Bell ordered it.
Gabrion remains on death row 21 years later while lawyers pursue appeals. He could be an intimidating figure in Bell's courtroom and even slugged one of his attorneys in the jaw in front of the jury.
Bell said Gabrion could wear a menacing look.
“He tried that on me,” Bell told WOOD-TV in 2016. “I just looked right back at him, and then I said, on the record, ‘The record should reflect Mr. Gabrion is staring at me and has stared at me for the last two hours, and it’s having no effect whatever upon me.'”
Bell took pride in personally giving encouragement to people who had returned home from prison.
“Usually, I’ll say to their mother, ‘What does your son need? What does your grandson need?'" Bell told The Grand Rapids Press. "I usually spend 10 minutes trying to engage them and tell them I care. They can’t believe it.” | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/06/09/federal-judge-who-presided-over-rare-michigan-death-penalty-trial-dies-at-79/70307761007/ | 2023-06-09T20:35:57 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/06/09/federal-judge-who-presided-over-rare-michigan-death-penalty-trial-dies-at-79/70307761007/ |
UM nursing professor on leave after sexual misconduct allegations
A University of Michigan sexual and reproductive health researcher has been placed on administrative leave effective May 11, UM spokesperson Kim Broekhuizen confirmed Friday following a report alleging sexual misconduct involving two former students.
Broekhuizen did not elaborate on why Robert Stephenson, a UM nursing school professor and director of the University of Michigan Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities, had been placed on paid leave. She said that it is UM's standard practice to neither confirm nor deny the existence of an investigation into any form of misconduct to "protect the privacy of the university community and maintain trust in the university."
But the Michigan Daily, UM's student newspaper, linked Stephenson's leave to alleged sexual misconduct by him involving two men, a former student and an employee in Stephenson's lab, that allegedly included numerous inappropriate texts, videos and an alleged incident involving masturbation and underwear, according to a detailed report published this week.
The allegations led to a UM investigation, a hearing and a decision by hearing officer who failed to find enough evidence that Stephenson violated university policy, but that decision was appealed and a judge reversed the hearing officer's finding and advised further investigation by another hearing officer, the Daily reported.
Broekhuizen forwarded a May 11 email from Patricia Hurn, dean of the UM School of Nursing, sent to the faculty and staff regarding Stephenson's leave.
"Dr. Stephenson is relieved of all professional responsibilities at UMSN and is not to engage in any activity within our missions of teaching, research and scholarship, clinical practice and service," Hurn wrote. "Dr. Stephenson has been instructed to have no contact with students, trainees or staff while on (administrative leave). And he has been asked to refrain from contacting faculty with respect to professional or business matters."
Stephenson, trained as a demographer and epidemiologist, focuses his work on sexual and reproductive health of vulnerable populations, according to his UM webpage. He could not be reached for comment.
His lawyer, David Nacht, did not return a message seeking comment. But in a statement by him published in the Daily, he said that "it was predictable that the Title IX process would be weaponized against a scholar who is Gay."
He said that Stephenson, one of the world's leading researchers on LGBTQ+ relationship and sexual violence, was placed on administrative leave after he brought his own complaint to UM's Equity, Civil Rights & Title IX office; Nacht added that Stephenson planned to sue the university.
"Dr. Stephenson has received no due process from UM finding him to have sexually harassed anyone," Nacht wrote in his statement. "Dr. Stephenson was told by his dean that he was 'disgusting,' has no future at UM and should resign.
"All university professors should be horrified that the career of a tenured professor who brings in $70 million in grants can be systematically destroyed without a single hearing finding he engaged in a violation of ECRT policies."
Stephenson had been under investigation by ECRT since Feb. 2022, the Daily reported. The ECRT gave the responsibility of overseeing the hearing to Michigan-based lawyer David Calzone, who found in Dec. 2022 that that there wasn't enough evidence to conclude that Stephenson violated UM's misconduct policy. An appeal of Calzone's decision brought in Barbara Jones, former U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, to conduct an external review of the case. She reversed Calzone's decision, returned the case to the ECRT for further investigation and recommended a new hearing officer.
The student newspaper's report included statements from the ECRT investigation and interviews with two complainants who were granted anonymity.
One of them, a UM alum, said they allegedly received from 2017-2019 "hundreds of sexually explicit texts and Snapchat messages from Stephenson," along with explicit photos allegedly featuring genitalia or sexual imagery and videos that allegedly included Stephenson masturbating, the Daily reported.
The Daily reported that Stephenson allegedly wrote in one text message: "I want to make you feel ashamed about what you let me do, but also begging for more."
The alum alleged that he went to Stephenson's office in 2019 and the professor allegedly took his underwear after telling him to undress. Stephenson returned the alum's underwear after allegedly "masturbating into" it, the Daily reported.
The other complainant alleged that Stephenson also sent him inappropriate texts, some that included photos and videos.
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Highland Park withholds $1M payment, blames GLWA for breaking interim water deal
Highland Park officials signaled Friday that they are ready to pay $1 million to the Great Lakes Water Authority under an interim agreement, but said they are withholding the money until the water authority rescinds a $19.8 million judgment against the city.
The statement from Highland Park Mayor Glenda McDonald's office means Highland Park is unlikely to meet Friday's deadline to make a $1 million payment as part of an interim agreement that gives the city and GLWA more time to reach a final settlement of tens of millions of dollars in city water and sewer debt.
The city's statement promises to throw another political complication into negotiations between the GLWA, which serves more than 80 communities in Southeast Michigan, and Highland Park, a city of 8,900 residents with a 41% poverty rate whose officials say they can't afford to pay their water and sewer debt and want to declare bankruptcy.
Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Edward Joseph had granted GLWA's request to reinstate a 2015 Michigan Court of Appeals judgment against Highland Park for unpaid sewer bills but said the judgment was paused pending the $1 million payment by Friday's deadline as outlined in the negotiated interim agreement.
The judge amended the interim agreement in court so the 2015 judgment wouldn't be slapped on city taxpayers if Highland Park failed to make the $1 million payment, saying he would hold hearings on the subject if GLWA officials filed for action. Separate litigation from 2020 between GLWA and Highland Park was also stayed or paused.
But Highland Park attorney Calvin Grigsby opposed the reinstatement of the 2015 judgment in court earlier this week, saying it contradicted the city's understanding that all litigation enforcement would be stayed or paused. McDonald's office said Friday a $1 million check would be withheld until the 2015 judgment is stayed by the GLWA.
"...The City of Highland Park has the $1,000,000 check ready while the GLWA has failed to uphold the end of the deal by staying both cases in the form of an order from the court," according to a statement from McDonald's office. "In order for the City of Highland Park to move forward, GLWA needs to maintain their end of the agreement."
GLWA General Counsel Randal Brown indicated in a Friday statement that Highland Park officials were misinterpreting the interim agreement and that the water authority has no control over a judge's orders.
"On Tuesday and Wednesday, GLWA and Highland Park shared the Interim Agreement with the Courts in the two pending Wayne County Circuit Court cases and presented proposed orders staying the litigation to the Courts for their review and potential revision," Brown said in a statement.
"The Courts will enter the orders that they deem appropriate at the time of their choosing. The entry and timing of orders by the Courts is out of the control of the parties. Under the Interim Agreement, the entry of the orders is not a requirement that has to be met before Highland Park makes the $1 million payment to GLWA."
Judge Joseph indicated during Wednesday's hearing that the reinstatement of the stayed 2015 judgment didn't violate the interim agreement. A GLWA attorney said Wednesday the authority agreed to the indefinite stay of the 2014 and 2020 litigation to allow for deadline-free talks. Originally, the interim agreement set deadlines of Oct. 1 on the 2014 litigation and Dec. 5 on the 2020 litigation to reach final agreements.
Highland Park owes as much as $24 million, which would include accrued interest, for failing to make sewer payments from 2014 onward as it argued the city was being overcharged for water and sewer services. But the Michigan Supreme Court upheld a lower appellate court ruling that found in favor of the GLWA and rejected the city's request for an appeal hearing.
Under the amended interim agreement approved by Joseph, there is no longer a deadline for the continuation of mediation talks to reach a final settlement on Highland Park payments to GLWA from the 2014 and 2020 litigation. A Democratic-controlled Michigan Senate committee has approved a $20.3 million appropriation for the city to use to pay off its debt. The administation of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has expressed hope the mediation talks can continue and reach a final settlement.
GLWA CEO Suzanne Coffey has called the Whitmer administration's involvement in the mediation talks "key to any long-term solution.” Highland Park attorney Grigsby said in court Wednesday that city officials consider the reinstatement of the 2015 judgment on the 2014 litigation an "act of extreme bad faith" and said he considered the mediation talks over.
Richard Kuhl, an assistant attorney general who represented the state of Michigan at Wednesday's hearing, said the state hopes the mediation talks haven't ended.
"I certainly hope it's not over, and I'm sure that the people of Highland Park would hope that it's not over. We're dealing with a difficult situation here," Kuhl said Wednesday. "There are significant interest issues here that implicates the state's interest, and we should all be working to try to resolve."
The state of Michigan's environmental department ordered Highland Park to shut down its water system in 2012 because of safety deficiencies and forced it to take water from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department. In the wake of this decision, Highland Park officials started to complain that residents were being overcharged, leading to a stop in payments and the resulting litigation.
Highland Park may owe as much as $58 million in water and sewer debt under the 2014 and 2020 litigation. City officials said they can't afford the bills and want Whitmer to declare a financial emergency and put the city through expedited bankruptcy proceedings in a bid to avoid making payments.
Some suburban officials have opposed bankruptcy, saying it would relieve Highland Park of its responsibility to pay its bills. Suburban communities have had to pay the GLWA to make up for Highland Park's missed payments, money the cities and townships want reimbursed.
Whitmer's administration has taken no action on the city's request for the declaration of a financial emergency and an expedited bankruptcy filing.
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A New Jersey father drowned at a Jersey Shore beach after jumping in the water to save his teenage daughter who got caught up in the waves, officials said.
The 39-year-old father went into the water at Sylvania Avenue beach in Avon-by-the-Sea around 8:30 a.m. Friday, according to police. It wasn't immediately clear what caused the 15-year-old girl to need her father's help, but it led to a frantic rescue effort near a jetty sticking into the water.
Witnesses on the beach called police, and a water rescue team arrived shortly after. About 10 minutes later, the rescue team pulled the girl from the water — but the father had not yet been found, police said.
It was around 10 a.m. that the father, from Teaneck, was found in the water about 50 feet from the shoreline. He was rushed to land where first responders performed life-saving efforts, but he was rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, according to police.
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The daughter was also taken to the hospital, where she is expected to recover.
The father's identity has not yet been released.
Lifeguards at the beach were not on duty at the time, and are not scheduled to be in place on weekdays until June 17. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nj-man-dies-while-trying-to-save-daughter-from-drowning-at-jersey-shore/4409455/ | 2023-06-09T20:38:08 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nj-man-dies-while-trying-to-save-daughter-from-drowning-at-jersey-shore/4409455/ |
A woman was found dead and without any clothes on inside a trash compactor room at an East Harlem apartment building, according to police.
The jarring discovery was made by police just before 10 a.m. Friday. Officers responded to the building on East 126th Street and found the woman unconscious and unresponsive in the second-floor room, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
There were not signs of any injuries, according to police, with no drug paraphernalia found nearby either. Police could not confirm whether the woman, believed to be in her 30s, lived in the building.
The medical examiner will determine a cause of death for the woman, who has not yet been identified. An investigation is ongoing.
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COLUMBIA COUNTY, Pa. — Jim Haney, Conyngham Township's code enforcement officer, is frustrated with the constant mess on Snake Road outside Centralia.
"People are disgusting," Haney said. "They bring their garbage to Conyngham Township because it's out of the way, and they dump it here."
For years, people have been illegally dumping garbage in multiple spots on Snake Road, a remote area of Columbia County. Haney says the problem is getting worse, and there isn't much the police can do.
"Animals spread it around. They rip the bags open and look for the food that might be in the bags. It's bad."
Sometimes volunteers help Haney clean up the garbage.
"Sometimes volunteers do come pick it up and take it away. Some of the state workers come by with trucks and front-end loaders when it gets real bad."
But most of the time, Haney puts on his rubber gloves and does it himself.
"Which is sometimes difficult because of the smell, the heat, the cold, whatever. I root through until I find information. It's pretty hard to tear up a medicine bottle."
He's cited quite a few people this way and says most pay the fines.
"With the money they're spending that way, they could afford a garbage man," Haney said.
If you see someone dumping their garbage illegally, you are asked to contact Conyngham Township code enforcement at 570-339-3930.
The state condemned Centralia in the 1990s after mine fires burning beneath the borough for decades made it almost unlivable. All real estate in the borough was claimed under eminent domain in 1992 and condemned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, according to Wikipedia. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/columbia-county/illegal-dumping-problem-near-centralia-trash-garbage-conyngham-township-code-enforcement/523-90542009-3e24-4a24-a9e6-63380f5e10c2 | 2023-06-09T20:48:32 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/columbia-county/illegal-dumping-problem-near-centralia-trash-garbage-conyngham-township-code-enforcement/523-90542009-3e24-4a24-a9e6-63380f5e10c2 |
SCRANTON, Pa. — A project all about turning empty spaces into something the entire community can enjoy is underway in Lackawanna County.
Leadership Lackawanna and United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA unveiled the first spot Friday; a new green space along Capouse Avenue in Scranton.
"So there's a shortness of green space in the community and one of the things that we heard from many people through the process is that they wanted more green space, more places for kids to be, more places to spend time outside," said Chrissy Manuel, United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA.
Organizers say the green space is just one of the five projects planned for this year.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/capouse-corner-unveiled-in-scranton-leadership-lackawanna-united-neighborhood-centers-of-nepa-chrissy-manuel-nikki-morristell/523-80309912-3b95-4826-9ca7-58c354d2fbfb | 2023-06-09T20:48:38 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/capouse-corner-unveiled-in-scranton-leadership-lackawanna-united-neighborhood-centers-of-nepa-chrissy-manuel-nikki-morristell/523-80309912-3b95-4826-9ca7-58c354d2fbfb |
MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — Starting Friday, Pocono Raceway near Long Pond is home to the Pocono Raceway Disc Golf Experience.
This is the first time the event is back at the raceway since the pandemic; during that time, organizers say a lot of people started practicing their swings.
"Gave people something to do outside. Disc golfs has been going on since the late 70s down in California. Philadelphia actually has the second oldest course in Sedgley Woods from 77. but locally here in Northeast PA, there are courses at Hickory state park, Tunkcannock, Prompton Dam," said Michael Solt, organizer.
The disc golf tournament continues Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Monroe County.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/monroe-county/disc-golf-returns-to-pocono-raceway-long-pond-experience-tournament-michael-solt-monroe-county/523-9d4593e2-543b-429a-8a7f-7da2434153d2 | 2023-06-09T20:48:45 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/monroe-county/disc-golf-returns-to-pocono-raceway-long-pond-experience-tournament-michael-solt-monroe-county/523-9d4593e2-543b-429a-8a7f-7da2434153d2 |
MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — A fast-moving disease is threatening the life of beech trees across the state and here in our area.
It's the view behind Robin Miller's home in Tobyhanna Township that's disheartening for her to see. Big beautiful beech trees are shedding their leaves.
"IT was always so bright and green and just full of different shades of green in the springtime, and this year it just never happened. And you know, when we look out back here, the leaves are off the trees, and it's terrible. It is sad," Miller said.
Tim Dugan is a district forester for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) in the Delaware Forest District. He says beech leaf disease is what's causing Miller's beech trees to drop their leaves and ultimately die.
"It impacts the leaves of the tree, and without the leaves, the tree can't sustain itself, and then they die. So over the last four, five years, we watched these diseases move from western Pennsylvania across, and it is now confirmed in all 67 counties in Pennsylvania."
Foresters say it's easy to tell if your tree has beech leaf disease by looking at the leaf.
"A normal leaf will be one consistent color. When it has the beech leaf disease, you will see stripes that go from the edges that go out towards the middle, and those stripes will be darker and then lighter, darker and then lighter."
Dugan says weather patterns are partly to blame for the disease, which isn't just impacting the trees, but wildlife too.
"They do provide habitat for animals and wildlife. When we do get a good nut crop from them, beech nuts, there are a lot of animals and critters that like to enjoy that and get sustenance from it," Dugan said.
Beech trees surround Miller's property, and she's worried that their death will impact the forest.
"We don't need any more trees dying out, and that's my fear is that the beech is going to be gone from this area."
Dugan says that currently, there is no cure for beech leaf disease, but nearly every federal and state forestry agency is doing research to find one.
Penn State Extension has additional information on beech leaf disease.
Information from DCNR is posted here. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/monroe-county/leaf-disease-killing-beech-trees-tobyhanna-township-dcnr-state-forests/523-86d94ec2-df24-45a7-8bb9-a9d0d32c3e9c | 2023-06-09T20:48:51 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/monroe-county/leaf-disease-killing-beech-trees-tobyhanna-township-dcnr-state-forests/523-86d94ec2-df24-45a7-8bb9-a9d0d32c3e9c |
MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — Folks looking to do some shopping this weekend can stop by Hughes Library and browse through thousands of books up for sale.
The annual event raises about $50,000 for the library.
"If you love books as much as we do, this is your opportunity to stock up. I still have some leftovers from last year's sale that I haven't gotten a chance to read yet, but I'll still be buying more. But It's also important for the library because the money we're making is to help the library. We put carpeting in rooms, we buy new computers," said Martha Lane, book sale chair.
The used book sale is Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. in Monroe County.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/monroe-county/used-book-sale-raises-money-for-library-in-monroe-county-martha-lane-friends-of-the-eastern-monroe-public-library-hughes/523-2f5e9cee-d80b-4780-b39b-11f518ef649e | 2023-06-09T20:48:57 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/monroe-county/used-book-sale-raises-money-for-library-in-monroe-county-martha-lane-friends-of-the-eastern-monroe-public-library-hughes/523-2f5e9cee-d80b-4780-b39b-11f518ef649e |
TAMAQUA, Pa. — Skips Dairy Bar and Grill on Claremont Avenue in Tamaqua is where the Agosti family are every day, running their family restaurant together.
While working in the food industry has its struggles, the Agostis are facing one of the biggest obstacles yet.
Linda Agosti, the co-owner and mother of four, is now living with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
"I remember I was working at our family restaurant, and my dad came in with swollen eyes. And my oldest brother and I, Anthony, we just looked at each other, and we knew. And I went to her in the car, and I just gave her the biggest hug," said Gianna Agosti.
After decades of caring for her four children, Gianna and her three brothers have switched to their mom's caretaker. Linda Agosti did the same years ago when her own mother and Nico Agosti's grandmother was battling ALS.
"Her ALS started in her throat and her vocal muscles, so she lost her ability to speak. So, it was very slow, so what started as her fumbling some words and forgetting some words turned into her losing her ability to speak altogether," said Nico Agosti.
"This is the disease I used to say I would never wish upon my worst enemy, and it turned into a reality. But we're trying to turn it into a positive," Gianna Agosti added.
The Agostis have created their own foundation for ALS awareness called Believe 4 Linda. Through their nonprofit, they want to create a community of support for other families who are taking care of a loved one living with ALS.
"We're not afraid to talk about it; this is our life. We have to deal with this every day, so we're just trying to inform others about ALS and what it looks like and what we can do to help battle it," Nico Agosti said.
"We're raising money for our specific gene research because, unfortunately, this gene is genetic, so it will get passed on. There's a 50/50 chance that it's going to get passed on to each of us kids," said Gianna Agosti.
Believe 4 Linda will host their first fundraising event as a nonprofit at Marian Catholic High School Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/schuylkill-county/schuylkill-county-family-starts-als-foundation-skips-dairy-bar-and-grill-als-lou-gehrigs-disease-fundriaser/523-c83cacf6-ed2e-44f8-b1c0-33f52ea10679 | 2023-06-09T20:49:03 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/schuylkill-county/schuylkill-county-family-starts-als-foundation-skips-dairy-bar-and-grill-als-lou-gehrigs-disease-fundriaser/523-c83cacf6-ed2e-44f8-b1c0-33f52ea10679 |
BELTON, Texas — After a week-long punishment phase, a jury has given marks the death penalty on Friday, June 9.
Marks was convicted last month of killing Jenna Scott and Michael Swearingin in 2019.
In a shocking turn the day before his sentence, Cedric Marks, who testified on his own behalf while representing himself, admitted to lying to the jury about his role in the deaths of both Scott and Swearingin.
Earlier in the week, Marks had testified to the jury that he had never laid a hand on Scott or made any threat toward Swearingin. However, on June 8, Marks let the jury know this wasn't the case.
Marks admitted to threatening Swearingin, saying he was going to cut his head off if he did not stop calling his phone.
After a fight broke out between Marks and Scott, Marks testified that he put Scott in a chokehold. Afterwards, Marks says she screamed, saying he was trying to kill her.
"I should've never touched her," Marks said.
Marks called himself an abuser and got emotional. He says the next day he taught a women's self defense class.
"I teach these women how to get out of a chokehold I just put my girlfriend in," Marks said.
Marks presented evidence to the court afterwards, specifically two audio conversations between him and Scott in regards to the choke and their relationship.
In the audio clips, Scott says Marks killed six people. She also asked Marks if he told everyone that he almost killed her.
"I wanted to hurt her," Marks testified. "That was a horrendous mistake."
Marks then described what happened on his trip to Texas in Jan. 2019, when Scott and Swearingin went missing.
Marks confirmed he went to Austin, a Whataburger and Rebecca Adney's house. He claimed Maya Maxwell, his accomplice and former girlfriend, met a friend at a coffee shop and took Adney's vehicle on Jan. 3, 2019.
Marks says he called Maxwell throughout the day but never heard back. On Jan. 4, 2019, Marks says Maxwell called him at 4:00 a.m. crying. He then shocked the courtroom with his statements.
"I have not told the truth," Marks said. "I've been a liar. I feel that I am absolutely responsible for the deaths of Jenna Scott and Michael Swearingin."
However, Marks denied any involvement with the killings, claiming Maxwell killed Scott and a stranger killed Swearingin.
He also briefly talked about why he was representing himself in trial.
"I didn't follow my lawyer's advice," Marks said. "I wanted to not tell the truth about what happened." Marks says what he wanted to do was cover up for Maxwell.
When Marks said Maxwell attempted to lure Swearingin out of his home in Temple, Bell County District Attorney, Henry Gazra, objected to his statements for hearsay and speculation.
Marks made another outburst and looked at the victims' families, telling them he was not a murderer. He was then escorted out of the courtroom.
When Marks was present again, he started to play the video of Swearingin interacting with someone outside of his home. With multiple objections from the State, Marks raised his voice at the judge.
"They're so afraid," Marks said. "They made a deal with the devil."
Marks went on to say he was just there to clean up the mess.
Marks wrapped up his testimony in tears, saying he wanted the harshest punishment possible.
"I'm ready to go anyway," Marks said. "I am completely responsible. Do it for the dog, my boys, Scott and Harrison. Let me go. Please help me go."
Marks could hardly get any words out and was escorted out of the courtroom.
Prosecutors cross examined Marks next. Garza looked at Marks and asked, "Are you ready?" According to testimony by Maxwell, these were the last words Marks said to Scott before he choked her to death.
The courtroom was filled with tension, back and forth dialogue and interruptions between Garza and Marks.
Garza asked Marks if he was the one who dug the hole and drug the bodies in the grave.
"Yes," Marks told the jury with no hesitation.
Garza asked Marks where he buried April Pease, who disappeared in 2009 and has never been found. However, Marks denied any involvement her disappearance.
"You told Jenna you killed more people," Garza said.
"You guys are so dirty," Marks said back to Garza. "You should be in prison."
Garza then asked Marks if he realized the horror, pain and hurt he caused Scott when he sent videos of her assaulting him to her school and other places.
"Would you agree you're a danger to people when you want to be?" Garza asked Marks.
"No," Marks said back.
Marks claimed there is still more to the story and evidence in this case. He says prosecutors have been hiding it this whole time.
"You're flipping it on us," Garza said. "You've had four years to think about this case."
Marks then confirmed he drove to Oklahoma with Swearingin and Scott's bodies in his car. He admitted to buying clothes and getting shoes from the Walmart just a few blocks down from where the bodies were found.
Garza brought up how Marks buried the bodies right next to a cemetery where his family was, alluding to the fact that this was all strategically planned out by Marks and no one else.
Marks testified to filling the grave but still did not admit to killing the two.
"You're trying to tell the truth, tell the truth," Garza said.
Garza looked at Marks and said he is still trying to control this narrative.
"No, I just really hate you," Marks said in response. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/cedric-marks-sentenced-to-death-following-guilty-verdict/500-1ce86fe7-6dd9-4132-955f-0a110d6db289 | 2023-06-09T21:01:46 | 1 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/cedric-marks-sentenced-to-death-following-guilty-verdict/500-1ce86fe7-6dd9-4132-955f-0a110d6db289 |
TROY, Texas — At 6 News we are highlighting some of the best staycation spots in Central Texas.
People from all over the world have visited The Silo House at the Laughing Llama Farm in Troy.
"If you just wanted to get away from home, have a place that’s secluded, tune out of everything that’s going on and reconnect, this is definitely the place to come," said Bonnie Chapa, Owner and Operator of the Silo House at the Laughing Llama Farm.
The Silo House at the Laughing Llama Farm sits on Deer Creek Road in Troy. It is secluded, private, and about 20 minutes away from Waco, Temple, and Belton.
It's booked by people from all over the world.
"It is a grain bin that was relocated from 300 acres in the middle of the cornfields about 50 miles away in Riesel. We took it out of that cornfield and brought it here,” said Chapa. “We rebuilt it and created The Silo House at Laughing Llama Farm."
Inside the house, the decor is immaculate. There is a full kitchen, bathroom, upstairs loft, outdoor shower, and gorgeous scenery.
"I’m also an artist, so I see things a little different,” Chapa stated.
When you book a stay at the farm you can also you can also purchase additional packages like Yoga, cookie making, mimosas and the farm experience.
"It’s where they sign up and they have a private appointment with me down at the farm with our llamas and the other animals,” said Chapa. They get a hands-on experience, and they get to walk the llamas."
There is also a barn store on the farm where you can purchase art, produce, and a variety of canned foods.
Overall, Chapa wants this to be a place where families can laugh and create memories together.
"It means a lot to us that they get to create those memories. The ability to share this place with them to create those kind of memories weighs a lot on us,” said Chapa.
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DALLAS — A Texas man whose hostile actions forced a Southwest Airlines flight to divert to Dallas Love Field faces a federal charge, according to officials.
The U.S. Attorney's Office announced on Friday that Marcus Huff, 45, of Houston was arrested this week after he was indicted on April 25 for interference with a flight crew. He will be arraigned in North Texas.
Huff is accused of throwing a drink at a flight attendant, yelling profanities at the crew and refusing to remain seated during a Southwest Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Houston, according to court documents.
Officials stated that the 45-year-old's actions caused the flight to divert to Dallas Love Field.
He faces up to 20 years in federal prison if he's convicted. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/texas-man-allegedly-threw-drink-at-southwest-flight-attendant-faces-federal-charge/287-a0fdc573-ac5e-4380-a6e0-c95cd6586d6e | 2023-06-09T21:01:59 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/texas-man-allegedly-threw-drink-at-southwest-flight-attendant-faces-federal-charge/287-a0fdc573-ac5e-4380-a6e0-c95cd6586d6e |
A Bismarck man has been charged with felony forgery after allegedly cashing multiple fraudulent checks at banks in Burleigh and Morton counties.
Aaron Hysell, 48, was arrested Tuesday after staff at Dakota Community Bank in Glen Ullin alerted the Morton County Sheriff's Office. A branch in Mandan had warned the Glen Ullin bank of Hysell passing forged checks and receiving money from banks in Lincoln, Bismarck and Mandan. The checks for $6,987 were made out to Hysell from Office & Technology Inc. in Bismarck, according to an affidavit.
Hysell spoke with authorities and allegedly admitted to cashing four checks in the area. He said he was homeless and was offered work by a man who claimed his father was the owner of Office & Technology, the affidavit said.
Bismarck police went to the business and found discrepancies between the checks Hysell allegedly cashed and real business checks, including different font and the lack of a phone number, according to the affidavit filed in Morton County.
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An affidavit filed in Burleigh County states Hysell was recruited by two unknown men to cash the checks, and that Hysell did not know the checks were forged but realized something was "strange." He told authorities he was paid with money and food, according to the document.
Hysell faces a charge of forgery or counterfeiting in both counties. The charge carries a maximum punishment of five years in prison. Court documents do not list an attorney for him. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/bismarck-man-accused-of-cashing-fraudulent-checks/article_4171c3e2-06dd-11ee-b1e8-1f1367161629.html | 2023-06-09T21:03:19 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/bismarck-man-accused-of-cashing-fraudulent-checks/article_4171c3e2-06dd-11ee-b1e8-1f1367161629.html |
TOWANDA — A fatal crash was reported Friday near the intersection of 1900 East and Candle Ridge Road in Towanda, according to a news release from the McLean County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies were notified of the crash, which involved a vehicle and a bicyclist, at about 12:40 p.m. The cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
The sheriff's office and the McLean County Coroner's Office are still investigating the incident. Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call Sgt. Jon Hofmann at 309-888-5006.
The road will remain closed for several hours as the investigation continues, the sheriff's office said.
Bloomington Officer Brandt Parsley demonstrates how to use his departments body camera
Photos: Multiple crashes lock traffic on Interstate 55
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Traffic was locked for hours after the crashes on Monday.
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Traffic was diverted away from Interstate 55 on Monday afternoon after multiple crashes with injuries were reported during a dust storm in Montgomery and Sangamon counties.
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Dusty conditions were still visible hours after the crashes on Interstate 55 on Monday, May 1.
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Traffic was diverted away from Interstate 55 on Monday afternoon after multiple crashes with injuries were reported during a dust storm in Montgomery and Sangamon counties.
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First responders work the scene of a crash involving at least 20 vehicles that shut down Interstate 55 in Montgomery County on Monday.
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Smoke billows after a crash involving at least 20 vehicles shut down Interstate 55 in Montgomery County on Monday, May 1.
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A crash involving at least 20 vehicles shut down a highway in Illinois, Monday, May 1, 2023. Illinois State Police say a windstorm that kicked up clouds of dust in south-central Illinois led to numerous crashes and multiple fatalities on Interstate 55. (WICS TV via AP)
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A crash involving at least 20 vehicles shut down Interstate 55 in Montgomery County on Monday.
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Smoldering wreckage is seen after a crash involving at least 20 vehicles shut down Interstate 55 in Montgomery County on Monday, May 1.
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Dairon Socarras Quintero, 32, shows the dust collected on the backpack he had inside his company's truck at the time of the dust storm, even though his cabin is completely closed up on Monday in Divernon. Socarras was driving a 16-foot truck for his elk Grove Village based company that does custom picture framing he was on his way to St. Louis to make deliveries.
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Dairon Socarras Quintero receives instructions from medical personnel at the reconciliation station in Divernon after he had a cut on his leg bandaged following a multi-vehicle crash on Monday.
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Tom Thomas 43, of Chatham, a suburb of Springfield, was traveling to St. Louis for a visit Monday.
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BLOOMINGTON — The Bloomington Fire Department is on the scene of a garage fire Friday afternoon at 810 W. Washington St.
A Pantagraph photojournalist on the scene at 2 p.m. observed flames coming from the structure as crews from several firetrucks fought to control the blaze.
This story will be updated.
Crews from the Bloomington and Normal fire departments extinguished a blaze that destroyed a heavy flatbed truck parked at the Pilot Travel Center, 1522 W. Market St., on April 28.
Photos: Emergency crews train on air disaster readiness at Bloomington airport
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Firefighters train in a full-scale airport emergency exercise Saturday at the Central Illinois Regional Airport.
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Airport crash tender fire engines respond in training at a full-scale airport emergency exercise Saturday at the Central Illinois Regional Airport.
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Firefighters train in a full-scale airport emergency exercise Saturday at the Central Illinois Regional Airport.
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A mock patient is walked away from a simulation airplane disaster scene Saturday by a Bloomington firefighter/paramedic during a drill at Central Illinois Regional Airport.
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A volunteer acting as a disaster victim is wearing fake wounds for emergency crews to triage during a full-scale exercise Saturday at Central Illinois Regional Airport.
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Emergency crews tend to a mock patient "impaled" by debris during a simulated air disaster drill Saturday at Central Illinois Regional Airport.
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Firefighters use rescue equipment to drag away a mock patient from a simulated airplane disaster scene Saturday during a drill at Central Illinois Regional Airport.
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An airplane passes in the background of a training drill Saturday at Central Illinois Regional Airport.
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A Heyworth man is charged with multiple counts of aggravated battery and resisting police officers.
Cameron M. Branch, 36, appeared in custody court Friday and was charged with two counts of aggravated battery (Class 2 felony) and one count of resisting a peace officer (Class 4 felony).
Branch was also charged with two misdemeanor counts of resisting a peace officer (Class A).
Prosecutors said Bloomington police officers responded to reports of a man walking in the roadway and lying down in oncoming traffic near Commerce Bank on East Empire. The two officers responding attempted to detain Branch, but he was physically struggling and pulling his arm away from the grasp of officers.
Afterwards, Branch made physical contact with officers by striking his head into the head of one officer, and striking the arm of a second officer with his hand.
Branch was jailed in lieu of posting $3,035. An arraignment was scheduled for June 30. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/heyworth-man-charged-with-aggravated-battery/article_b20d0c12-06f9-11ee-80ce-671094bc1e93.html | 2023-06-09T21:10:23 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/heyworth-man-charged-with-aggravated-battery/article_b20d0c12-06f9-11ee-80ce-671094bc1e93.html |
While generalizations are rarely true, there is one that holds up pretty well: People tend to believe (and take comfort in the idea) that different kinds of crime could never happen to them—notably cybercrime. They're too smart, too careful, and too tech savvy.
But, of course, the truth is more complicated than that.
A 2021 study by the Federal Trade Commission found less than 5% of mass-market consumer fraud victims report their experiences to either the Better Business Bureau or a government agency. This study also described an interesting variation in the inclination of victims of various forms of fraud to report malfeasance in any way.
For example, while 58% of people duped into purchasing a product or service that was never delivered registered a complaint to the vendor, less than 20% of victims of fraudulent credit card insurance or computer repair logged complaints. And overall, only 12% of victims of any form of digital fraud complained to their credit card company, bank, or other financial service provider, despite the protections such institutions provide their clientele.
One could speculate that embarrassment keeps many people from seeking justice, or perhaps they assume filing a complaint won't get them anywhere. Age is most certainly a factor. Older Americans lose more money overall from cyber scams than younger age groups, though those younger age groups experience a higher total volume of cybercrimes—meaning that while it costs older folks more cash, there are more young victims than old.
While age is one of the easiest ways to categorize and reduce fraud, especially cybercrime, there are nonetheless valid (and quite alarming) variations in instances of cybercrime that can be qualified by looking at the issue through the lens of age. Twingate collected and analyzed information from the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center and the Federal Trade Commission's Consumer Sentinel to understand how online crime differed between age groups in 2021.
The FBI receives an average of 2,300 complaints per day about online crime, and the bureau estimates there was almost $7 billion lost to it in 2021 alone. No small potatoes. How it breaks down among the population's generations provides key insights into how cybercrime affects every American. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-courts/bloomington-woman-charged-with-fraud-involving-paycheck-protection-plan-loan/article_ea143ae6-0635-11ee-92be-63a044c7b2d4.html | 2023-06-09T21:10:29 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-courts/bloomington-woman-charged-with-fraud-involving-paycheck-protection-plan-loan/article_ea143ae6-0635-11ee-92be-63a044c7b2d4.html |
BLOOMINGTON — The Pantagraph earned high honors from the Illinois Press Association for its work in 2022.
Central Illinois Executive Editor Allison Petty accepted the first-place award for general excellence in The Pantagraph’s division of small- to mid-sized daily newspapers, during the association’s convention Thursday in Bloomington.
"This award reflects the hard work of a dedicated, talented staff," Petty said. "Every person in this newsroom cares deeply about telling the community's stories with accuracy, fairness, compassion and creativity, and it's wonderful to see recognition of that effort.
"We'd also like to extend a sincere 'thank you' to our subscribers, whose support of local journalism makes it possible for the newsroom to continue this important work."
In comments distributed with the results, the category judge described The Pantagraph as an "all around excellent paper."
"Lots to read with good writing from local to national and even world news," the judge wrote. "A very strong front page to draw readers in. Strong opinion page. Good photos and ads. ... Overall, the presentation and design are great!"
The Pantagraph also placed second for the Patrick Coburn Award of Excellence, the division’s sweepstakes award that is presented to the daily newspaper that earns the most points based on its awards in a range of categories including general excellence, photography, newswriting and community service.
In its division, The Pantagraph placed in the top four in 12 categories, with first place honors in six of those. The IPA awards include:
First place
- News reporting: Kelsey Watznauer for the report “Jelani Day investigation: Police emails reveal unreleased details”
- Photo series: Clay Jackson and his fall colors in “Autumn Spectacular”
- Sports photo: Clay Jackson for “Late Score”
- Single page design: Robyn Gautschy Skaggs for a feature on Carnegie libraries of Central Illinois
- Sports news: Jim Benson for his reporting on former men’s basketball coach, Dan Muller, being fired from Illinois State University
- General excellence: Staff
Third place
- Government beat reporting: Connor Wood on the McLean County Unit 5 school board
- General news photo: Clay Jackson, “Seeing Santa”
Fourth place
- News reporting series: Staff reporting for the “What’s Killing Central Illinois?” project
- Freedom on Information award: Kelsey Watznauer for FOIAs in the Jelani Day investigation
- Government beat reporting: Brenden Moore for state government coverage
- Obituary tribute: Brendan Denison on Willie Brown’s legacy
- Original column: Brenden Moore’s columns from the statehouse, including “Ketchup or mustard on an Illinois corn dog? Either is fine.”
- Sports section: the sports staff, including Justin Conn, Jerry Smith, Jim Benson, Randy Reinhardt, Anderson Kimball and Clay Jackson
The Pantagraph was also recognized by the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors, placing second in Division II for general excellence behind The Daily Herald.
D. Jack Alkire was awarded first place in the feature category for “Inside the CornBelters’ dugout, ‘where baseball grows’” as part of the “Off Limits” series.
Clay Jackson’s “Walking with Santa” won first place in the feature photo category. He also received third place in sports photos for “After the game,” which features the St. Teresa and Tri-Valley high school football teams praying together after the state championship game last fall.
The “What’s Killing Central Illinois” series was also recognized by APME, earning third place for best digital storytelling. Kelsey Watznauer and Alkire from The Pantagraph, Taylor Vidmar from the Herald & Review and Corryn Brock formerly of the Journal-Gazette and Times-Courier contributed to that series.
The Pantagraph's 2022 IPA and APME award winners
The Pantagraph was recognized for several Illinois Press Association and Illinois Associated Press Media Editors awards in June for its work in 2022.
New details have come to light in the Jelani Day death investigation, confirming rumors and filling in gaps, a review of emails by The Pantagraph has shown.
From 1883 to 1929, Scottish-American businessman Andrew Carnegie donated much of his wealth to build public libraries worldwide, including 1,689 in the U.S. and 106 right here in Illinois.
Illinois State athletic director Kyle Brennan announced Dan Muller is being fired as Illinois State's head basketball coach at the end of the season.
Proponents of Unit 5's referendum say the plan will make better use of district resources, but opponents want the district to make more cuts before asking to increase maximum rates.
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Ryleigh Rose Beaulieu, 3, holds Santa's hand on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, in uptown Normal. The Bloomington-Normal branch of the NAACP hosted a…
Heart disease is the top cause of death for Central Illinoisans, outpacing the national average. Yet a search for state resources didn't yield clear answers.
Nearly one year after Jelani Day’s body was identified, documents reveal disagreement stirred among coroners and medical examiners when a law was passed in his name.
Pritzker and Democratic lawmakers vowed to strengthen the "force field" built up over the years that has made the Illinois the most abortion-friendly in the Midwest.
"A kind soul taken too early" was one description of Willie Brown, a former State Farm executive who played a leadership role in many community service and charitable projects. He died Saturday at age 74.
After sparking a condiment war at the Illinois State Fair, reporter Brenden Moore — an advocate for ketchup on corndogs — says mustard is fine too.
Baseball lovers: Don't miss the latest in our "Off Limits" series, which explores spaces that are typically restricted, as we head to the CornBelters' dugout.
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Police announced Friday new charges for a man who led Richmond police on an early May chase that ended in Henrico County when he crashed a cement truck into police cars and was shot by an officer.
Investigators with the Henrico Police Crash Team have determined that after leading officers on a chase shortly before 5 p.m. May 2, Giovanni Giordano Roggiero II, 31, intentionally backed into two Richmond Police vehicles at the intersection of Deane Road and Rodney Road, causing "moderate to significant damage" to both of the police vehicles.
After the collision, a Richmond officer fired their weapon, hitting Roggiero inside the truck. Roggiero was taken to a hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries, but was later discharged and is currently being held at the Richmond City Jail.
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The Henrico Commonwealth's Attorney's Office has charged Roggiero with attempted aggravated murder, felony vandalism and felony eluding in connection with the crash, and police say additional charges may be forthcoming. Henrico's Criminal Investigations Unit is still investigating the act of the officer shooting Roggiero.
Anyone with additional information regarding this incident is asked to call Detective Noah of the Henrico County Division of Police at (804) 501-5581 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at (804) 780-1000.
What you missed this week in notable Richmond crimes and court cases
This week's local crime and court updates from Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Tabitha Leigh Thompson, 39, of Fincastle died on February 11, 2022, after she was hit by an SUV while riding her bicycle on U.S. 11 near Troutville.
Augusta County Animal Control seized 28 dogs, 13 cats and six ducks from the residence. Four cats had to be euthanized, and one of the dogs needed a leg amputation.
Police found Abbey Horwitz, 68, with multiple stab wounds. Norah Horwitz, 34, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
The Amherst County Sheriff’s Office responded to an emergency call concerning a man demonstrating erratic behavior while outside a pickup truck.
The Virginia Tech policy allows people to report incidents of bias, after which a university team responds, but does not discipline people involved in that incident, according to the university. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-courts/giovanni-giordano-roggiero-ii-cement-truck-chase-crash-henrico-county-charges/article_e990b9ae-06fe-11ee-8219-4f32213a3a2b.html | 2023-06-09T21:12:37 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-courts/giovanni-giordano-roggiero-ii-cement-truck-chase-crash-henrico-county-charges/article_e990b9ae-06fe-11ee-8219-4f32213a3a2b.html |
Most assignments we receive as photojournalists get easier over time. We learn to navigate the halls of the Capitol, how to approach strangers on the street and the art of freezing the high-speed action of sporting events. The thing that doesn’t get easier happened, again, on Tuesday night.
The call we dread is when we’re told that violence has once more taken the lives of innocent people and that we have to get to the scene as quickly as possible.
We’re assigned to document these situations not to put people’s grief on display, but to be the eyes of the community — to keep a record of what has happened and, hopefully, to help keep it from happening again.
The photography team at the Richmond Times-Dispatch is dedicating this week’s Through Our Lens feature to the memories of Shawn Jackson and Renzo Smith — and to those who were injured in Tuesday’s shooting.
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Jan. 1, 2023
Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb (24) carries the ball as Washington Commanders cornerback Danny Johnson (36) tries to stop him during the first half of a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and the Washington Commanders on Sunday, January 1, 2023 in Landover, MD.
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Jan. 2, 2023
Sharon MacKenzie of Mechanicsville walked with her friend Cindy Nunnally and her golden retriever, Sunny, during a GardenFest for Fidos at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden on Jan. 2.
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Jan. 3, 2023
People remember 8-year-old P’Aris Moore during a vigil in Hopewell on Jan. 3. The girl was shot and killed while playing in her neighborhood.
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Jan. 4, 2023
UR's Jason Nelson presses down court as George Washington's Brendan Adams, left, and Hunter Dean defend in the Robins Center Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023.
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Jan. 5, 2023
Manchester's Olivia Wright reaches in on James River's Alisha Whirley at James River Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.
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Jan. 6, 2023
Daron Pearson plays basketball at Smith Peters Park in the Carver neighborhood on Friday, January 6, 2023 in Richmond, Va.
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Jan. 7, 2023
UR's Tyler Burton takes a shot as Duquesne's Joe Reece defends Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023.
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Jan. 8, 2023
Park ranger Bert Dunkerly leads a walking tour of Revolutionary Richmond on the grounds of the Chimborazo Medical Museum in Richmond on Jan. 8. The tour was part of a multiday annual event interpreting Richmond’s Revolutionary history, including the capture of the city by British General Benedict Arnold on Jan. 5, 1781.
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Jan. 10, 2023
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital COO Joey Trapani and Richmond City Councilwoman Cynthia Newbille react after cutting the ribbon to commemorate the opening of the East End Medical Office Building on Tuesday. Bon Secours Richmond Market President Mike Lutes (left) and Del. Delores McQuinn, D-Richmond, were also part of the festivities.
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Jan. 11, 2023
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Jan. 12, 2023
Sen. Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, worked at his desk at the Virginia State Capitol on Thursday. Above him is a portrait of former Lt. Gov. Don Beyer, now a congressman representing the 8th District in Northern Virginia.
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Jan. 13, 2023
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Eva Russo
Jan. 14, 2023
Aubrey Nguyen, age 5, and Andrew Nguyen, age 8, eye the dragon as it comes by during the Tet celebration at Vien Giac Buddhist Temple Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Jow Ga Kung Fu, of Virginia Beach, performed the Dragon Dance.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 15, 2023
The St. James's West Gallery Choir sings during "Evensong, A Celebration of the Life and Work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." at St. James Episcopal Church Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 16, 2023
James "States" Manship of Thornburg came to the gun rights rally at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square on Lobby Day, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, dressed as President George Washington.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 17, 2023
Del. Emily Brewer, R-Suffolk, confers with Del. Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke, at the state Capitol on Jan. 17. Brewer sponsored the bill on state purchasing, House Bill 2385.
EVA RUSSO, TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 18, 2023
Aaliyah Rouse, 9, and Jennifer Rouse stand by as Aaron Rouse is sworn in in the Senate by Clerk of the Senate Susan Clarke Schaar during a general assembly session at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Jan. 19, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin talks to the media at George W. Carver Elementary School on Jan. 19.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND, TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 20, 2023
VCU's fans cheer for the team against Richmond during the second half of the NCAA men's basketball game at University of Richmond, Richmond, Va., on Friday, January 20, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 21, 2023
Jacqueline Dziuba, bottom left, and Steven Godwin, who live in Greenville, N.C., and other visitors check out the exhibits at the Poe Museum in Richmond in January as the museum celebrates Edgar Allan Poe’s 214th birthday and its own 100-year anniversary.
Daniel Sangjib Min, TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 22, 2023
Paul McLean (left), founder of the Virginia Minority Cannabis Coalition, listens alongside Mark Cannady during the “Is Social Equity in Off the Table in 2023?” portion of the program on Sunday on the second full day of the Virginia Cannabis Conference presented by Virginia NORML at Delta Hotels Richmond Downtown. Lobby Day takes place Monday.
SHABAN ATHUMAN photos, TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 23, 2023
The flags at the Executive Mansion are at half-staff to honor those killed and injured in Monterey Park, California last weekend. Photo was taken on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 24, 2023
Sen. Steve Newman, R-Lynchburg, listens to debate during a Senate floor session in the state Capitol on a bill to make Daylight Savings Time year-round.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND, TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 25, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin listens to George Daniel as he tries some Brunswick stew on Brunswick Stew Day at the Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. Next to Daniel are (L-R) Dylan Pair, stewmaster Kevin Pair and Austin Pair. The yearly event returned to the Capitol for the first time since the pandemic.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 26, 2023
Meghan Vandette is photographed with her dogs, Pepper, a deaf mini Australian shepherd, and Finn on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at Ruff Canine Club in Richmond, Virginia.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 27, 2023
Three-year-old London Oshinkoya (from left) and 3-year-old twins Messiah and Malkia Finley go through the toys brought by Crystal Holbrook-Gazoni near the Gilpin Resource Center in Richmond on Friday.
EVA RUSSO, TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 28, 2023
Dance instructor Paul Dandridge (foreground) works with youngsters as he teaches a theater dance during the “Genworth Lights Up! Youth Series: On the Road” at the Center for the Arts at Henrico High School on Saturday. The series offers free workshops and performances throughout the year for youth of all ages.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 29, 2023
Ronnie Jenkins II of Chesterfield County sits inside a Barefoot Spas hot tub with his 11-year-old son, Connor, and his wife, Amber, during the RVA Home Show at The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County.
Daniel Sangjib Min photos, TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 30, 2023
Frank Saucier listens as elected officials give remarks during a vigil for Tyre Nichols on Monday at Abner Clay Park in Richmond. Nichols died from the injuries he sustained after being beaten by police officers in Memphis.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 31, 2023
Mayor Levar Stoney gets ready to deliver his State of the City on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at the Richmond Main Street Station in Richmond, Virginia.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 1, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin attends the Virginia March for Life in Richmond, VA on February 1, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 2, 2023
Petersburg High School's basketball standout Chris Fields Jr. on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at the Petersburg High School in Petersburg, Virginia.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 3, 2023
Shawnrell Blackwell, left, a Southside Community Development & Housing Corporation homeowner and board member, watches as Dianna Bowser, president and CEO of SCDHC, shares a moment with Suzanne Youngkin during a ceremony at Virginia Housing in Richmond on Friday after Gov. Glenn Youngkin and the first lady presented the first Spirit of Virginia Award of 2023 to the affordable housing nonprofit.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Feb. 4, 2023
Members of the Break it Down RVA Line Dancing group perform during a Black History Month Celebration at Virginia State University on Feb. 4.
SHABAN ATHUMAN, TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 5, 2023
Wide receiver Terry McLaurin (17) of the Washington Commanders, right, look on before the flag football event at the NFL Pro Bowl on Sunday in Las Vegas. With him are, from left, NFC wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) of the Detroit Lions, NFC wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (88) of the Dallas Cowboys and NFC wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) of the Minnesota Vikings.
John Locher, Associated PRess
Feb. 6, 2023
(From left) U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, and Sethuraman Panchanathan, Ph.D., director of the National Science Foundation, arrive for a tour of VCU's Nanomaterials Core Characterization Facility with lab director and physics professor Massimo Bertino, Ph.D. (right) on Monday, Feb. 6. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 7, 2023
Sen. Dick Saslaw, D-Fairfax, is seen 4 1/2 hours into Tuesday's crossover session at the state Capitol.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Feb. 8, 2023
Chef Patrick Phelan works with his staff on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at Lost Letter in Richmond, Virginia.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 9, 2023
Onlookers stand near a shattered window on East Broad Street following a shooting on Thursday. One person was killed and another wounded.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Feb. 10, 2023
Colonial Williamsburg moves a 260-year-old building, originally called the Bray School, on a truck to a new location a mile away, where it will be put on public display, in Williamsburg, Va., on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. The Bray School is believed to be the oldest building in the US dedicated to the education of Black children.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb 11, 2023
Randolph-Macon celebrate after beating Roanoke College during a NCAA Division III Basketball game on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Randolph Macon Crenshaw Gym in Ashland, Virginia. With today's win, the Yellow Jackets hold the longest home winning steak in NCAA Division III history.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 12, 2023
The Science Museum of Virginia hosted a competition for student engineers during a commemoration of Celebrate Engineering Ingenuity Day. A packed crowd watches Sunday as a team of “Bridge Breakers” from the American Society of Civil Engineers puts students’ inventions to the test.
Lyndon German
Feb. 13, 2023
A crew from Walter D. Witt Roofing installs a new roof for Melvin Washington, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, as part of the Owens Corning National Roof Deployment Project in Richmond, VA on February 13, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 14, 2023
Richmond City Council member Cynthia Newbille pulls the winning raffle ticket as Marc Edwards, from InnovAge Virginia PACE, holds the basket during the 9th annual "For the Love of Our Seniors" event at Main Street Station in Richmond, VA on February 14, 2023. The event is a resource fair for senior residents and caregivers in Church Hill. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 15, 2023
A crew from the Richmond-based company Cut Cut installs the new art installation "McLean" by Navine G. Dossos on the façade of the Institute for Contemporary Art in Richmond, VA on February 15, 2023. The installation is part of the exhibit "So it appears" opening February 24th. The vinyl pieces being used are adapted from a series of paintings. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 16, 2023
Giov. Glenn Youngkin meets with the community at Westwood Fountain in Richmond, VA on Thursday, February 16, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 17, 2023
Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Alison Linas, left, and Franklin greet Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Jennifer Guiliano and attorney Alex Clarke at the Henrico County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court building on Friday.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Feb. 18, 2023
Fans take pictures during the All-alumni Block Party before VCU’s game against Fordham on Saturday.
SHABAN ATHUMAN, TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 19, 2023
Virginia Tech's Georgia Amoore, left, waits for a pass from Elizabeth Kitley (33) during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina State on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, in Blacksburg.
Matt Gentry, The Roanoke Times
Feb. 20, 2023
Richmond resident David Scates filed an appeal with the VEC last summer four days after the state agency notified him that he had been overpaid unemployment benefits after catching COVID-19 and losing his job. Now, Scates is one of almost 17,000 Virginians at risk of having their appeals dismissed because the VEC contends they filed too late.
EVA RUSSO, TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 21, 2023
State Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, greets chief election officer and college friend Sheryl Johnson (right) at the Tabernacle Baptist Church polling station in Richmond, VA on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 as (from left) election workers Katie Johnson and Eric Johnson look on. McClellan is running to succeed Rep. Donald McEachin, D-4th. McClellan would be the first African American woman to represent Virginia in Congress and would give Virginia a record four women in its congressional delegation. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 22, 2023
Members of the media tour Fox Elementary School in Richmond, VA after Richmond Public Schools Chief Operating Officer Dana Fox provided an update on construction plans to rebuild the school on Wednesday, February 22. The building, which dates to 1911, was heavily damaged in a three-alarm fire on the night of Feb. 11, 2022. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 23, 2023
Marley Ferraro and her boyfriend, Zack Bannister, both VCU freshmen, spend time together between classes at Monroe Park as Thursday weather reaches around 80s in Richmond, Va., on Feb. 23, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 24, 2023
Sen. Aaron Rouse, left, D-Virginia Beach, talks with Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, before a general assembly session at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 25, 2023
Jenna Anderson of Cosby High shows her medal to her dad, Waylon Anderson, after winning the 112-pound weight class during the VHSL Girls State Open Championships at Unity Reed High in Manassas on Saturday.
SHABAN ATHUMAN, TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 26, 2023
Contestants in a duathlon race (run-bike-run competition) dash from the starting line in the first event of the West Creek Endurance Festival at the West Creek Business Park in Goochland County on Sunday.
Mark Bowes
Feb. 27, 2023
Eric and Linda Oakes speak to a small crowd before unveiling a plaque and bench dedicated to their son, Adam Oakes, in the VCU Student Commons building near the office of Fraternity and Sorority Life on February 27, 2023. The date marks the two-year anniversary of Oakes' death in a hazing incident, and VCU is calling this an annual hazing prevention day and day of remembrance for Oakes. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 28, 2023
Jess Tanner (center) looks on as her daughters Aubrey (left), 10, and Charleigh, 8, deliver Girl Scout cookies to school counselor Michelle Nothnagel (right) and the other teachers and staff members at Manchester High School on February 28, 2023. With help from groups of retired teachers and others in the community, the girls, who are members of Girl Scout Troop 3654, raised over $1,000 to purchase the cookies for the staff. Jess Tanner, is an art teacher at Manchester and also a co-leader of their troop. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
March 1, 2023
Shirley Wiest, left, and Wilma Bowman, center, show a blanket for a veteran with the help of Julie Wiest, daughter of Shirley Wiest, at Sunrise of Richmond in Henrico, Va., on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Shirley Wiest and Wilma Bowman sewed over 3000 blankets for people at the VA Hospital, the Children’s Hospital and Moments of Hope Outreach among others.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 2, 2023
Carl Gupton, president of Greenswell Growers, is shown at the greenhouse of the company in Goochland, Va., on Thursday, March 2, 2023. Greenswell Growers, an automated indoor farming, can produce 28 times more greens per acre than traditional farming. They just sealed a deal with Ukrops and will start selling on Kroger shelves all across the mid-Atlantic.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 3, 2023
Highland Springs walks off the court after beating Stone Bridge during the Class 5 boys basketball quarterfinal on Friday, March 3, 2023 at J.R. Tucker High School in Henrico, Virginia.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 4, 2023
Nutzy plays with Shane Paris-Kennedy,9, during the Richmond Flying Squirrels Nutzy's Block Party on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at The Diamond in Richmond, Virginia.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 5, 2023
Patrons wait in line for Caribbean soul food from Mobile Yum Yum, one of the food trucks participating in Mobile Soul Sunday in Monroe Park. The event kicked off the Richmond Black Restaurant Experience, a weeklong celebration of Richmond’s Black-owned restaurants.
Sean McGoey
March 6, 2023
Henrico County officials celebrate the start of renovations at Cheswick Park in Henrico's Three Chopt District on March 6, 2023. The 24.5-acre park, Henrico's oldest official park, will receive $2.1 million in improvements, including a new open fitness area and upgrades to its trails, playground, restroom facilities, pedestrian bridges, parking lot, main entrance, stormwater management infrastructure and signage. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
March 7, 2023
Congresswoman-elect Jennifer McClellan heads into the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC for orientation on March 7, 2023 in preparation for her swearing in as the first Black Congresswoman from Virginia. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
March 8, 2023
Kate Chenery Tweedy shows the exhibition of Secretariat at Ashland Museum in Ashland, Va., on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Kate Chenery Tweedy is spearheading an effort to bring a monument of Secretariat to Ashland.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 9, 2023
John Marano of Top Trumps USA speaks to the media next to Mr. Monopoly at Maggie Walker Plaza in Richmond, Va., on March 9, 2023. Top Trumps USA, under license from HASBRO, will design a Richmond-specific board that highlights the region’s favorite historic landmarks.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 10, 2023
The U.S. Postal Service commemorate the history and romance of train travel with the unveiling of its Railroad Stations Forever stamps during a ceremony at the Main Street Station in Richmond, Va.
Lyndon German
March 11, 2023
Susie Williams of Richmond gets a makeover at the Shamrock the Block Festival in Richmond on Saturday. The festival was relocated to Leigh Street this year.
Daniel Sangjib Min, TIMES-DISPATCH
March 12, 2023
A procession of Fifes and Drums moves down Duke of Gloucester Street in Colonial Williamsburg on Sunday. It traveled from old Colonial Williamsburg Courthouse to the Raleigh Tavern, where Thomas Jefferson and other leaders formed a Committee of Correspondence in 1773.
Sean Jones photos, Times-Dispatch
March 13, 2023
Cuong Luu, foreground, a volunteer of Feed More, prepares boxes of meals with other volunteers and staff at the food bank in Richmond, Va., on Monday, March 13, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 14, 2023
Bill Barksdale, technical director of Virginia Video Network, works with Kelli Lemon, director of digital programming, at the video studio of Richmond Times-Dispatch in Richmond, Va., on March 14, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 15, 2023
Del. Eileen Filler-Corn, D-Fairfax, looks on a portrait after unveiling it as former Speaker of the House at the house chamber of the State Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Filler-Corn made history as the first woman and first Jewish Speaker in Virginia.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 16, 2023
MIKE KROPF, THE DAILY PROGRESS Virginia's Isaac McKneely (11) becomes emotional after an NCAA Tournament first round game against Furman in Orlando, Fl., Thursday, March 16, 2023.
Mike Kropf
March 17, 2023
Brian Erbe, center, a pipe manager, and other members of Greater Richmond Pipes and Drums perform to celebrate St. Patrick's Day at Rosie Connolly's Pub Restaurant in Richmond, Va., on Friday, March 17, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 18, 2023
Virginia Tech's Mekhi Lewis takes down Oklahoma State's Dustin Plott during the consolation semifinals at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Tulsa, Okla. (Ian Maule/Tulsa World via AP)
Ian Maule
March 19, 2023
Virginia Tech's Kayana Traylor (23) is congratulated by teammates after scoring just before halftime of a second-round college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Blacksburg, Va. (AP Photo/Matt Gentry)
Matt Gentry
March 20, 2023
Hannah and Ty Bilodeau of Lynchburg visit the recently completed Richmond Virginia Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with their children, Blythe, 5, Goldie, 4, and Graham, 2, in Glen Allen in Henrico, Va., on Monday, March 20, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 21, 2023
Doug Ramseur, center left, and Emilee Hasbrouck, center right, defense lawyers for Wavie Jones, one of three Central State Hospital employees , who was charged in death of Irvo Otieno, speak to the media at Dinwiddie Courthouse in Dinwiddie, Va., on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 22, 2023
WRANGLD's, from left, senior customer success manager Trevor Lee, chief business officer Andy Sitison and CEO Jonathan "JD" Dyke work at their office of the 1717 Innovation Center in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 23, 2023
New Bon Secours Community Health Clinic is open in Manchester, Richmond, Va., on Thursday, March 23, 2023. The clinic will serve scheduled appointments and same day call-in appointments for the uninsured. The 8,000 square foot building is also home to the Bon Secours Care-A-Van, a mobile health clinic.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 24, 2023
Liz Kincaid, CEO of RVA Hospitality and owner of Max's On Broad, is photographed at the restaurant in Richmond, VA on March 24, 2023. Max's On Broad will be closing April 1 and will relaunch as a new concept in the summer. Kincaid also owns Tarrant's & Bar Solita. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
March 25, 2023
Henrico County families gather at Deep Run Park & Recreation Center on Saturday to celebrate all things agriculture during the county's second annual Farm Graze event. Children went booth to booth learning about the wonders of agriculture while participating in fun activities and scavenger hunts.
Lyndon German
March 26, 2023
Church Hill resident Alex Gerofsky finishes the Hill Topper 5K at the Church Hill Irish Festival with a time of 20 minutes, 26.8 seconds.
Thad Green
March 27, 2023
Wyatt Kingston, center, conducts a strength training session with Marshall Crenshaw, left, and Kevin Wright, right, at Hickory Hill Community Center in Richmond, Va., on Monday, March 27, 2023. Kingston, 71, has been working with the parks department for nearly 40 years on all kinds of initiatives, particularly those aimed at children in public housing communities.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 28, 2023
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, center, talks about the ongoing housing crisis in the city during a news conference on March 28.
Daniel Sangjib Min, TIMES-DISPATCH
March 29, 2023
From left, Caroline Ouko and Leon Ochieng, mother and older brother of Irvo Otieno, react near the casket during the celebration of life for Irvo Otieno at First Baptist Church of South Richmond in North Chesterfield on March 29.
Eva Russo
March 30, 2023
Senior students in Charlottesville-Albemarle Technical Education Center's culinary program presented Taj Mahsala: an Indian fusion menu.
SYDNEY SHULER, THE DAILY PROGRESS
March 31, 2023
Richmond Police address onlookers Friday, March 31, 2023 at the intersection of North Avenue and Moss Side Avenue, near Washington Park. Richmond police shot a man who was suspected of shooting a woman earlier in the day in the 1100 block of Evergreen Avenue on Richmond's Southside.
April 1, 2023
Sculptor Jocelyn Russell takes photos of the crowd after the unveiling of her statue of Secretariat at Ashland Town Hall Pavilion on Saturday.
Michael Martz photos, TImes-Dispatch
April 2, 2023
Drivers race in the Toyota Owners 400 at the Richmond Raceway in Richmond, VA on April 2, 2023.. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
April 3, 2023
Dinwiddie County Commonwealth’s Attorney Ann Cabell Baskervill plans to resign from her post to attend graduate school in Paris, where she will start a master’s program in international governance and diplomacy at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, colloquially known as SciencesPo.
EVA RUSSO, TIMES-DISPATCH
April 4, 2023
From left, Judy and Ron Singleton pose for a photo on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. MIKE KROPF/TIMES-DISPATCH
Mike Kropf
April 5, 2023
Beatrix Smith dips her matzah in salt water as she enjoys a Pasover Seder with her classmates (from left) Helen Corallo, Camp Maxwell, and Amara Ellen at the Weinstein JCC Preschool Program in Richmond, VA on April 5, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
April 6, 2023
Virginia Community College System Chancellor David Doré speaks with students at Piedmont Virginia Community College on Thursday.
SYDNEY SHULER, THE DAILY PROGRESS
April 7, 2023
A worker pushed water off a tarp on the field at The Diamond Friday, when the Flying Squirrels were scheduled to open their season against Reading.
MIKE KROPF/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 8, 2023
Ember O’Connell-Evans, 1, plays with hula hoops during the Dominion Energy Family Easter event at Maymont on Saturday.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
April 9, 2023
Mike Kearney plays an early form of badminton with grandkids Savannah and Ashton on the lawn of Montpelier during “We, the Kids” Day.
ANDRA LANDI, FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY REVIEW
April 10, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin, center left, tours Richmond Marine Terminal with W. Sheppard Miller III , Virginia Secretary of Transportation , center right, as Stephen A. Edwards, left, Virginia Port Authority CEO, and Christina Saunders, manager of Richmond Marine Terminal, give them the tour on Monday, April 10, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 11, 2023
Inaara Woodards, 5, of Henrico, visits Italian Garden at Maymont with her mother, Victoria Crawley Woodards, and three brothers, Kai, 13, Zion, 12, and Avion Woodards, 11, during their home-school field trip to the park in Richmond, VA., on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. "It’s gorgeous!" Victoria Crawley Woodards said of Tuesday weather. She said it was the perfect weather for the field trip and other activities.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 13, 2023
Clarence Thweatt, right, a lead trainer for Chesterfield Public Schools, works on marking points during a transportation road-e-o event, which is friendly competition of school bus drivers demonstrating their driving skills and knowledge of laws, at Chesterfield County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 14, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at Liberty University.
PROVIDED BY LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
April 15, 2023
Tyson Foods workers attend a job fair at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church on Mechanicsville Turnpike. The Glen Allen plant is closing, displacing about 700 employees.
Em Holter
April 16, 2023
A display of 32 white balloons were raised and a 32-second moment of silence was observed in honor of the victims of the April 16, 2007, tragedy at the start of the 2023 3.2-mile Run in Remembrance on the Virginia Tech campus.
MATT GENTRY, The Roanoke Times
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April 17, 2023
Albert Hill Middle School sixth-grader Drew Sirpis looks for birds during the educational boat trip on the James River on Monday.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
April 18, 2023
Richmond Flying Squirrels Luis Matos steals the second base against Erie SeaWolves shortstop Gage Workman in the 3rd inning at The Diamond, Richmond, VA., on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 19, 2023
Children participate in Little Feet Meets at Matoaca High School in Chesterfield, VA on April 19, 2023. A total of 1,400 Special Olympic athletes from grades PK-5 throughout Chesterfield County Public Schools competed in Little Feet Meets between two dates, April 12 at James River High and April 19 at Matoaca High. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
April 20, 2023
Mike Blau, center, a line cook, and others work on preparing a soft opening of The Veil's new taproom, located in Scott’s Addition at 1509 Belleville St., on Thursday, April 20, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 21, 2023
(From left) VCU sophomore Caroline May, of Pittsburgh, PA, and senior Lee Finch, of Norfolk, VA carry a coffin with a blow-up Earth ball during a VCU Student Climate Protest in Richmond, VA on April 21, 2023. The small crowd walked from the James Branch Cabell Library, though Monroe Park, to the office of VCU President Michael Rao in a mock funeral procession. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
April 22, 2023
Anthony Clary gestures as he runs through confetti during the Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k on Saturday.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
April 23, 2023
A volunteer picks up an old wooden palate and brings it to a trash pile during Friends of Fonticello Park's community cleanup on Sunday.
Sean Jones, Times-Dispatch
April 24, 2023
Kay Ford spends time with her cat, Patches, at her home in Mechanicsville, VA., on Monday, April 24, 2023. Ford recently adopted Patches, a 40-pound cat, from Richmond Animal Care and Control. The story of Patches went viral after RACC publicized the cat.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 25, 2023
Emily Cover, a project manager with DPR Construction, is shown at Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU, left top, in Richmond, VA., on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. DPR is the team that built the hospital.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 26, 2023
Guests tour the Anthropology Lab at the new College of Humanities and Sciences STEM building on West Franklin Street in Richmond, VA on April 26, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
April 27, 2023
Police tape marks the scene outside George Wythe High School.
ANNA BRYSON/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 28, 2023
Sculptor Kate Raudenbush takes in her finished piece "Breaking Point" in the Flagler Garden Near the Monet Bridge at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden on April 28, 2023. The garden is set to debut "Incanto: An Oasis of Lyrical Sculpture" on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Incanto features five designed, allegorical sculptures, accompanied by poetry, throughout the garden. The exhibition is the work of Raudenbush and poet Sha Michele. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
April 29, 2023
Pharrell Williams performs during the Pharrell's Phriends set at Something in the Water in Virginia Beach on Saturday.
Kendall Warner
May 1, 2023
A man carries a piece of furniture through a neighborhood in Virginia Beach, Va. on Monday May 1, 2023. The City of Virginia Beach declared a state of emergency after a tornado moved through the area and damaged dozens of homes, downed trees and caused gas leaks. (AP Photo/Ben Finley)
Ben Finley
May 2, 2023
Sports Backers Stadium is shown next to The Diamond in this drone photo, in Richmond, VA., on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
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May 3, 2023
CAL CARY, THE DAILY PROGRESS UVa cheerleader, Madison DeLoach, in front of other UVa cheerleaders tour the The Avelo Airlines Boeing 737 after landing at Charlottesville Albemarle Airport coming from Orlando on May 3, 2023. Avelo Airlines launched its first Charlottesville to Orlando flight line at the Charlottesville Albemarle Airport on May 3, 2023. The inaugural event consisted of a returning flight from Orlando to Charlottesville Albemarle Airport, a firetruck water salute upon arrival and a tour of the airplane.
Cal Cary
May 4, 2023
(From left) Maryann Macomber, of Mechanicsville, VA, leads a small group prayer with Gloria Randolph, of Richmond, VA, Randolph's great-grandson Xavier Jones, also of Richmond, and John Macomber, of Mechanicsville, during a National Day of Prayer event at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square in Richmond, VA on May 4, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
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May 5, 2023
Steffiun Stanley preps dishes at Birdie's in Richmond, VA on May 5, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
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May 6, 2023
People at the ¿Qué Pasa? Festival sit on the grass and enjoy the weather on Brown’s Island on Saturday.
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May 7, 2023
Arts in the Park saw thousands pass through Byrd Park over the weekend. The festival is sponsored by the Carilion Civic Association.
Charlotte Rene Woods, Times-Dispatch
May 8, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin shares a quiet moment with Holocaust survivor Halina Zimm on Monday afternoon before ceremonially signing a bill that adds a definition of antisemitism to Virginia law.
David Ress, Times-Dispatch
May 9, 2023
The Molcajete Sinaloa at Mariscos Mazatlan in Henrico, VA on May 9, 2023. Mariscos Mazatlan focuses on traditional Mexican cuisine from the city of Mazatlan and all along the Mexican coast. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
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May 10, 2023
A goose, seen here on May 10, 2023, has built a nest in a median of the parking lot near Dilliards at Short Pump Town Center. The mall has put out orange cones to keep cars away and Jerome Golfman, assistant manager at Fink's Jewelers, said he regularly brings it water, cracked corn and other grains.
Eva Russo, TIMES-DISPATCH
May 11, 2023
Mary Finley-Brook, a professor of environmental studies at the University of Richmond and an expert on American gas infrastructure, says repairing the pipes no longer makes sense as gas prices continue to rise.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
May 12, 2023
(From left) Sam Amoaka, a freshman at Virginia State University, helps his girlfriend, Tamia Charles, a freshman at Virginia Commonwealth University, move out of her dorm along with her dad, Thomas Charles, of Fredericksburg, VA, in downtown Richmond, VA on May 12, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
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May 13, 2023
Virginia’s Thomas McConvey (left) defends the ball from Richmond’s Jake Kapp during an NCAA Tournament game at Klockner Stadium in Charlottesville on Saturday.
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May 14, 2023
University of Richmond outfielder Christian Beal made a catch on the run during the Friday game of Spiders-VCU series at The Diamond.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
May 15, 2023
The flags at Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission building are flown at half-staff on Monday. Governor Youngkin announced that flags would fly half-staff in honor of Peace Officers' Remembrance Day.
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May 16, 2023
Ukrop's crumb cake has been picked up by Kroger and is being sold nationwide. Here, fresh cinnamon crumb cakes are packaged at the Ukrop's bakery in Richmond, VA on May 16, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
May 17, 2023
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney officially proclaims May as Jewish American Heritage Month during a celebration held in collaboration with the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond and the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) at Richmond City Hall in Richmond, VA on May 17, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
May 18, 2023
Acting Police Chief Richard Edwards stands by as Penn and Victoria Burke places a flower in honor of Sergeant J. Harvey Burke in the wreath at the memorial stone at the Richmond Police Training Academy in Richmond, VA during the Richmond Police Department Police Officers' Memorial Service on May 18, 2023. The ceremony, which took place during National Police Week, paid homage to Richmond's fallen officers. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
May 19, 2023
Doumit Bouhaidarat fries falafel balls to order during the St. Anthony Lebanese Food Festival on Friday.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
May 20, 2023
Dogs compete in the Subaru Ultimate Air Dogs — Splash Qualifier #4 event on the second day of Dominion Energy Riverrock on Saturday.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
May 21, 2023
The Virginia men’s tennis team celebrates after winning the national championship on Sunday in Orlando.
Courtesy UVa athletics photos
May 22, 2023
Vietnam War veteran Stuart Blankenship is photographed at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, VA on Monday, May 22, 2023. Blankenship is one of 50 Vietnam War Veterans from throughout the Commonwealth featured in the exhibit “50 Years Beyond: The Vietnam Veteran Experience” which opened at the Virginia War Memorial on January 28, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
May 23, 2023
Wilbert Hobson poses for a portrait at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Va, on May 23, 2023. Hobson was part of the 101st Airborne unit of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war. Hobson is very active in his chapter of the American Legion and helped found the Friends of Dupont, and organization. Graduating from an all-Black high school, Vietnam was Hobson’s first real experience with integration. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Margo Wagner
May 24, 2023
Powhatan Owen, shown at the Virginia War Memorial, volunteered for a Burial Honor Guard company in Washington state to commemorate the service of fellow veterans and has further connected with veterans while attending powwows across the U.S.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
May 25, 2023
Madi Mabry laughs with other members of Mango Salon at the 2023 Top Workplaces awards in Richmond on Thursday.
Margo Wagner, Times-Dispatch
May 26, 2023
A solar cell receives light at the Agecroft Hall and Gardens on May 26, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Margo Wagner
May 27, 2023
Julia Hunter, a shawl dancer, participates in the Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe’s powwow on Saturday.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
May 28, 2023
Festival organizers Pete LeBlanc, left, and Zavi Harman enjoy the second installation of Daydream Fest in front of the Main Line Brewery stage on Sunday.
Gabriela De Camargo Goncalves
May 30, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks during the Commonwealth’s Memorial Day Ceremony at the Virginia War Memorial on Monday.
Margo Wagner, Times-Dispatch
May 31, 2023
Earl Gary, owner of YME Landscape, used a compact tractor to move topsoil for a temporary landscaping at the former site of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's statue on Monument Ave. in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.
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June 1, 2023
Jorge Figueroa leads tenants and New Virginia Majority organizers in a rally at Southwood Apartments, in Richmond, VA on June 1, 2023 to protest rent increases. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
June 2, 2023
This screenshot from the Virginia Department of Transportation's real-time traffic cameras shows multiple southbound lanes of Interstate 95 closed after a crash near the Belvidere Street exit the morning of Friday, June 2, 2023.
Virginia Department of Transportation
June 3, 2023
Richmond Kickers defender Simon Fitch shoots the ball defended by Chattanooga Red Wolves forward Walter Varela at City Stadium on Saturday, June 3.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
June 4, 2023
Mark Whitfield and Ciara Dickson watch Samaya Dickson throw the ceremonial first pitch at the Flying Squirrels game on Sunday.
Gabriela de Camargo Gonçalves, Times-Dispatch
June 5, 2023
People bow their heads before eating as Dr. Stepfanie Ramsey gives the invocation at the 2023 Times-Dispatch/Sports Backer Scholar Athlete Awards Ceremony on June 5, 2023 at the Jefferson Hotel. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
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June 6, 2023
A radar measure the speed of passing cars on Main Street on June 6, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
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June 7, 2023
A piece from a mortar board lays on the ground at the site of a shooting at Huguenot High School's graduation ceremony.
Mike Kropf/TIMES-DISPATCH
June 8, 2023
A participant holds a candle during a vigil hosted by Grace & Holy Trinity Church on Thursday to remember Huguenot High School graduate Shawn Jackson and his stepfather, Renzo Smith.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-courts/mass-shooting-richmond/article_b92d09dc-06b5-11ee-8818-1309414148b2.html | 2023-06-09T21:12:43 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-courts/mass-shooting-richmond/article_b92d09dc-06b5-11ee-8818-1309414148b2.html |
Polk County's Butterfield earns Clerk of Year award, is named to chair state association
The Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers have named Polk County Clerk of Court Stacy Butterfield their Clerk of the Year.
FCCC President Carolyn Timmann, the Martin County Clerk of Court, announced the award this week at the group’s annual training conference in Ponte Vedra Beach.
The award goes to a clerk who has demonstrated outstanding leadership skills and a commitment to improving the ability of clerks to serve Floridians through professional education, legislative action and public awareness, Butterfield’s office said in a news release.
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“Clerk Butterfield can handle just about anything thrown her way,” Timmann said in the release. “She tirelessly continues to serve others. She expertly led our efforts during this extremely important legislative session as the FCCC legislative chair. It was a big year, and it took a really calm hand at the wheel.”
Butterfield was also nominated by her peers to chair the Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation, a separate entity. She succeeds Indian River County Clerk of Court Jeffery Smith, who announced his retirement as chair.
The Florida Legislature created the CCOC to provide professional budget support and workload performance standards for all 67 Clerks of Court, the release said.
“It is an honor to be elected as the CCOC chair,” Butterfield said in the release. “The CCOC is a vital component of supporting the critical services clerks provide to their communities.
I’ve been involved in the CCOC process since its inception by the legislature. I have also served on many statewide boards, committees, and supreme court workgroups, so I look forward to the opportunity to serve in this position and further strengthen the funding measures that support clerks’ essential services.”
Fellow clerks selected Butterfield to continue in her role as FCCC legislative chair for the 2024 session.
The Polk County Clerk’s office also received best practices awards in 10 categories at the conference, adding to the 11 awards it had previously won. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2023/06/09/clerk/70302185007/ | 2023-06-09T21:15:16 | 0 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2023/06/09/clerk/70302185007/ |
A crowd fills the Country Thunder grounds during the 2016 festival. Kenosha County officials and the Sheriff’s Department will require promote…
A popular four-day country music festival will be restricted to crowds of no more than 30,000 people per day when it returns to Shadow Hill Ranch in Randall next month.
The Kenosha County Board’s Judiciary and Law Committee voted 5-1 Wednesday night to grant an activity control license to Country Thunder, but with a stipulation that its promoters limit daily tickets sales to 30,000. Last year’s concert event set records but also caused severe traffic issues for sheriff’s deputies, concertgoers and residents who live near the grounds.
Voting in favor of the license were supervisors Erin Decker, John Franco, Mark Nordigian, Jeff Wamboldt and Chair Brian Bashaw. Supervisor Zach Rodriguez cast the dissenting vote. Supervisor Laura Belsky was not present due to vacation.
The region’s premiere country music event held July 21-24 last year had a daily average of more than 36,500 guests, with attendance that peaked at more than 40,000 on Saturday, July 23, promoters have said.
That Saturday night, concert headliners included Morgan Wallen and HARDY. A severe thunderstorm warning led to a 50-minute shutdown of the grounds and although the bad weather held off, the combination of factors, including ticket sales that were well above what promoters expected, led to what Sheriff’s Capt. Eric Klinkhammer described as a “disaster.”
“The roadways and the festival grounds aren’t designed to handle that,” Klinkhammer told the committee. “And, every time I’ve talked to Country Thunder (officials), including at the meeting in February, we laid that out that we will not have that many people."
The county's Planning and Development Committee in February approved the conditional use permit for the event.
Klinkhammer, who is in charge of the county’s law enforcement operations for the event, said the consequences for exceeding the 30,000 ticket sales threshold have yet to be considered, however, the Sheriff’s Department intends to hold Country Thunder accountable to the restricted amount.
Klinkhammer noted that last year’s activity control license anticipated attendance of as many as 50,000, people “so, technically, they were not in violation by having 50,000 people.”
The license will go before the County Board later this month.
Klinkhammer said some modifications to the Country Thunder grounds at Shadow Hill Ranch, 2305 Lance Drive, were also made for this year. A wall that had previously been located in the VIP seating area has been removed and is being replaced with a short fence. He said removing the wall would provide law enforcement with more space to maneuver throughout the grounds.
According to Klinkhammer, a company known for its handling of heavy metal concerts and NASCAR racing events has also taken over the security at the country music venue. In addition, guests who camp on the far south side of the grounds would no longer need to go through the main entrance, but would enter at that camp site.
“That was their idea. Hopefully, it’s going to work,” he said. “They’re bringing their ticketing farther in so we’re going to have less traffic on the road. But, if they limit their attendance like they say, there is going to be Country Thunder traffic we can handle.”
Klinkhammer said he does not plan to increase staffing for the event this year.
In the past, the Sheriff’s Department has also had issues with crowd control at “Electric Thunder”, the after-party DJ tent that stays open until 2 a.m. following the concerts.
“And, then, you’d have 600 kids lined up to go in that tent, and they would expect us and their security to block the entrance,” said Klinkhammer, adding that a couple deputies were injured while trying to control the crowd last year.
This year, he said, rather than limiting the number of people going into Electric Thunder, organizers are leaving it open for people to freely walk in and out. And the event’s security company is adding 30 more staff that will enable it to better handle the crowd.
Rodriguez, however, wondered how organizers would prevent over-capacity in the after party tent.
“Even when they had that line of 600 kids outside there, I mean, it’s dangerously full in there. That worries me,” he said.
Klinkhammer said that historically the number of people who can be in the tent is capped, and when it is exceeded it is only for a short time.
“Country Thunder will have to deal with that. They can shut the music off and send everybody out,” he said. The tent will also have two additional “long and wide” entrances on either side.
Nordigian, who previously served on the Randall Town Board, said the event has come a long way in its handling of safety and security.
“It is so, so much further ahead than it was back then,” he said. “And, you know, unfortunately, people are people and they’re going to do stupid things and you can’t stop them if they’re going to do stupid things. We just want to limit those.”
Rodriguez said he could not vote in favor of granting the license, but not because of the Sheriff’s Department.
“I trust the Sheriff’s Department implicitly. You guys know that. I don’t trust Country Thunder, and I don’t trust that they’re going to keep that tent under control.
“I know that you guys could shut it down at a moment’s notice, but it worries me too much that something bad happens before … that leads to it needing to be shut down because of that uncontrolled access, and so I’m not going to support it today,” he said.
In other business, Bashaw, announced that the meeting time for the Judiciary and Law Committee would shift back to its traditional 6 p.m. schedule after several months meeting at 4:15 p.m.
“As you know, this is a hotly debated topic. However J-Law has historically met after 6 p.m., consistent with all other standing board committees,” he said.
Bashaw, who was appointed committee chair at the end of May having replaced Rodriguez, now the vice chair, said that this week’s 4:15 p.m. meeting time remained intact as it had already been scheduled.
“I kept it at that time. We are meeting here today consistent with that understandin. However, going forward, all normal or customary meetings of the committee will be at 6 o’clock p.m.,” he said. “If, however, there’s a special meeting, off-site requirements or other modifications to the schedule, all will be notified per our ordinance.”
Bashaw said he hoped that returning to the 6 p.m time slot would provide “reasonable opportunity” for people who want to attend the meetings, including county Youth in Governance participants Angelina Lagunas and Michael Babu, two students who are on the committee.
UPDATE IN PHOTOS: Check out images from the grounds at Country Thunder 2022
A crowd fills the Country Thunder grounds during the 2016 festival. Kenosha County officials and the Sheriff’s Department will require promoters to cap daily ticket sales at 30,000 when the event returns July 20-23 to Randall. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/government-politics/country-thunder-crowd-size-restricted/article_292674b4-0682-11ee-ae55-d3dbd4ecc622.html | 2023-06-09T21:16:43 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/government-politics/country-thunder-crowd-size-restricted/article_292674b4-0682-11ee-ae55-d3dbd4ecc622.html |
Sonoran Wines out of Cochise County may not ring many bells to fans of Southern Arizona's burgeoning wine industry, but in May, the boutique winery landed a pair of national wine awards that may change that.
Sonoran Wines won the prestigious “Double Gold” and “Best in Class” titles at the 2023 Sunset International Wine Competition for its 2018 Real de Terrenate red blend.
It beat out some 3,000 wines with a score of 97, with judges commenting on the vintage's "impeccable quality, complexity and expression of the Sonoran Desert terroir," according to a news release from Sonoran Wines.
"I think it really underscores that we should continue doing what we are doing," said Demion Clinco, who owns Sonoran Wines with partners Lisa Wagenheim and Michael Fassett. "We are very proud to be representing Arizona and the Arizona wine industry."
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Sonoran Wines was the only Arizona winery among the thousands of Sunset International winners, most of them hailing from Sonoma and Napa Valley in California.
The May honors came after Sonoran Wines, located on 15 remote acres — 10 under vine — along the banks of Turkey Creek at the base of the Chiricahua Mountains, snagged the gold for its 2018 Real de Terrenate in the 2023 azcentral Arizona Wine Competition. It also earned four other statewide awards in March, including silver for its 2020 Mourvedre and 2016 Petite Sirah.
Clinco and his partners, who are based in Tucson, launched Sonoran Wines from an established Cochise County vineyard that they acquired in 2019. The winery releases four or five vintages a year in limited batches of 75 to 150 cases that it sells through its website sonorawines.com, and at a handful of Tucson retailers, including Tucson Hop Shop, RumRunner and Arizona Wine Collective.
Sonoran Wines also are served at a number of Tucson venues and restaurants; a list is posted on the winery's website.
“We’re really very proud of the quality of wine that we are making," said Clinco, a Tucson native who works in his family's health care business and runs the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation.
Clinco said part of Sonoran Wines' mission is to shine a spotlight on Southern Arizona's rich agricultural tradition, including its winemaking that dates back to the 1687 arrival of Father Kino. Kino was the first to introduce grape vines to the region, planting vineyards in the gardens of the legendary missions he established in the Sonoran Desert.
Clinco said he and his partners — Wagenheim is an attorney, and Fassett is a doctor who splits his time between Tucson and California — see Southern Arizona becoming a dominant player in the country's wine industry.
"There's been amazing pioneers doing it for 30-plus years, but it's really coming into its own and we're really excited to be part of that next chapter," he said, predicting that the state's wine industry is on track to become even more robust in the next decade or two.
Several Southern Arizona wineries took awards in the statewide competition, including Callaghan Vineyards, which won the prestigious Governors Cup and Growers Cup awards for its 2021 Mourvedre.
Others included Deep Sky Vineyard, Dos Cabezas WineWorks, Bodega Pierce, Deep Sky Vineyard, Pillsbury Wine Company, Rune Wines, Vino Stache Winery, Soaring Wines, Strive Vineyards, 1764 Vineyards, Birds and Barrels Vineyards, Carlson Creek Vineyards, Four Tails Vineyard, Laramita Cellars, Omphalos Winery, Passion Cellars, Saeculum Cellars, James Callahan's Brigand Wines, Los Milics Vineyards and Twisted Union Wine Co.
Contact reporter Cathalena E. Burch at cburch@tucson.com. On Twitter @Starburch | https://tucson.com/business/local/sonoran-wines-wins-national-honors/article_5d615222-0636-11ee-99cb-ebe576b155c4.html | 2023-06-09T21:20:02 | 1 | https://tucson.com/business/local/sonoran-wines-wins-national-honors/article_5d615222-0636-11ee-99cb-ebe576b155c4.html |
Tucson police arrested a woman in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man on the city’s south side Wednesday afternoon.
Alexandrea St. Clair, 20, was arrested in the death of Tyler Nahoopii’s, 31, after he was found stabbed near South Park Avenue and East Bilby Road around 12:30 p.m., police said in a news release.
According to witnesses, Nahoopii was involved in a fight with two women when he was stabbed, police said. The two women fled the area.
Later that evening, officers found St. Clair during a traffic stop and arrested her on suspicion of first-degree murder.
This is the 30th homicide Tucson police have investigated this year. At this time last year there had been 33 homicides in Tucson for the year.
Jamie Donnelly covers courts for the Arizona Daily Star. Contact her via e-mail at jdonnelly@tucson.com | https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/tucson-police-arrest-woman-20-in-fatal-stabbing/article_9a88fec6-0702-11ee-bb6d-0b40d9eec34d.html | 2023-06-09T21:20:08 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/tucson-police-arrest-woman-20-in-fatal-stabbing/article_9a88fec6-0702-11ee-bb6d-0b40d9eec34d.html |
The Pima Animal Care Center is extending the limited intake of dogs for another week due to the increase of infectious diseases.
The limited intake has now been extended to June 16, a PACC news release Friday said.
During this time, PACC is continuing to consolidate animals into one section of the shelter.
A week ago, PACC announced the limited intake would last from June 3 through June 10 in hopes of managing the surge and preventing the spread, allowing a “clean break” between dogs exposed to disease and incoming dogs.
The shelter will remain open for emergency intake, which includes animals in medical distress, that pose a public safety risk and any situation involving an injury to a human or animal.
Anyone who finds a stray that is injured, ill or posing a public safety risk is asked to call the Animal Protection Services dispatch line at 520-724-5900 and press 4.
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Adoptions and foster services will also remain available for healthy dogs. PACC is offering anyone who takes home a dog this week free microchips and canine vaccines for their dogs at home.
For more information on PACC, adoptions, fostering pets or what to do of you find a stray, visit the shelter’s website.
Jamie Donnelly covers courts for the Arizona Daily Star. Contact her via e-mail at jdonnelly@tucson.com | https://tucson.com/news/local/pacc-extends-limited-intake-of-dogs-for-another-week/article_0d8ffcac-06f5-11ee-819c-976241b643be.html | 2023-06-09T21:20:15 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/pacc-extends-limited-intake-of-dogs-for-another-week/article_0d8ffcac-06f5-11ee-819c-976241b643be.html |
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BALTIMORE COUNTY — Crews are working to rescue an injured logger stuck in a tree in Baltimore County.
Baltimore County technical rescue crews responded to the 10900 block of Notchcliff Road to assist with the rescue.
The logger's injuries are unknown at this time.
Maryland State Police and Baltimore County Police aviation units responded to help with rescue and transportation to the hospital.
This story will continue to be updated. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/baltimore-county-fire-crews-working-to-rescue-injured-logger-stuck-in-a-tree | 2023-06-09T21:21:25 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/baltimore-county-fire-crews-working-to-rescue-injured-logger-stuck-in-a-tree |
SYKESVILLE, Md. — In the push for clean energy, solar may seem to be an obvious choice, but not when it means erecting a field of panels along Fannie Dorsey Road in Sykesville.
“There’s been some debate about what chemicals they have in them and if it could leach into the ground water here, because we all have wells,” said Dennis Miner who lives across the road, “and then the unsightliness of it. It’s going to have over 6,000 panels.”
“Who knows? It’s all new,” added Ray Richardson whose house also fronts the road, “We’ve got to look into this before we jump. That’s all. Just look before you leap.”
Under the county’s original code on these solar projects, it would have allowed them on agriculturally-zoned land as long as it did not exceed 20 acres.
When residents started raising questions about potential health risks, commissioners put the brakes on their own code leaving prospective solar energy landowners in the lurch without approving a single project.
“It’s a million dollar operation. He’s really upset over it,” said Richardson, “Oh, my goodness, he got turned down? Oh, my goodness. He’s threatened to do some bad things over here.”
While the science may not be clear on the panels, the board of commissioners has pledged to take a closer look at limiting such projects to commercial or industrial sites where communities would not be put at risk.
“It’s not going to shut the door, and they don’t want to shut the door on community solar,” said Board President Commissioner Ed Rothstein, “Carroll County is not shutting the door on community solar.” | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/carroll-county-ordinance-on-solar-panel-farms-in-flux | 2023-06-09T21:21:32 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/carroll-county-ordinance-on-solar-panel-farms-in-flux |
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — An inmate nearly escaped the Jennifer Road Detention Center in Annapolis Thursday.
Anne Arundel County Police say Richard Daniel Price got a knife by somehow manipulating a locked cabinet in the kitchen area of the facility.
Price, 35, would soon encounter two women working in the kitchen.
One ran to get help while the other was taken at knife point by Price.
According to police, Price took the employee towards an exit door in an attempt to escape.
That's when a detention officer walked through the door, and within one minute disarmed Price.
He was taken into custody without further incident. The employee was not harmed.
Online court records show Price was initially in custody on charges of theft and making false statements to a peace officer. He's due in court June 12.
Records also show back in 2021 Price being convicted of second-degree escape in Carroll County. He was sentenced in that case to 58 days behind bars. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/police-inmate-grabbed-kitchen-employee-at-knife-point-in-attempt-to-escape-jail | 2023-06-09T21:21:38 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/police-inmate-grabbed-kitchen-employee-at-knife-point-in-attempt-to-escape-jail |
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Come join in on the fun at Art by the Sea Gallery and Studio for a reception on Saturday, June 10, from 2-4 p.m.
Gallery member Matte Hanna is the Featured Artist for June. Matte will be exhibiting his landscapes, seascapes and stellar photography. Matte has spectacular pictures of our nighttime skies that are absolutely mesmerizing.
The gallery member’s also have a new show, ‘Coastal Memories,’ to help celebrate the long-awaited summer.
Drop by and meet Matte, several of our members and enjoy the artworks of South Coast artists. The gallery will be serving wine and gourmet goodies. The show runs from June 6 to July 2.
Original paintings, art gourds, pottery, jewelry, photography, woodwork and many beautiful works of art are always on display throughout the gallery.
Art by the Sea Gallery and Studio
is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily and is located at 145
Fillmore Ave. SE, Bandon, (next to the Station Restaurant
on Highway 101).
You can always check their website at artbytheseagallery.com or Facebook and Instagram for more information about the gallery, members and upcoming gallery events. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/art-by-the-sea-to-host-reception-june-10/article_da28024c-06ef-11ee-98e7-3fe7a5cf607e.html | 2023-06-09T21:23:39 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/art-by-the-sea-to-host-reception-june-10/article_da28024c-06ef-11ee-98e7-3fe7a5cf607e.html |
Man shot dead on his birthday in Wichita County
A man who went to pick up his final paycheck was shot dead in Wichita County late Friday morning -- on his birthday.
Wichita County Sheriff David Duke said his office was alerted to the shooting at Lindeman Welding at 1961 Sheppard Road about 11 a.m.
Duke said the victim, 42, whose identity has not been released, had been driven to the business by his brother to pick up his final paycheck.
The sheriff said the victim had been employed at the shop until Thursday when deputies were called there to investigate a disturbance.
Duke said the suspect walked up to the passenger side of the pickup the victim was in and shot him in the head with a .10 millimeter handgun. The victim's brother was not wounded.
A search of the pickup indicated the victim was not armed.
Duke described the suspect as an acquaintance of the owner of the business.
The victim's body has been sent to a laboratory in Dallas for autopsy. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/06/09/man-shot-dead-on-his-birthday-in-wichita-county/70307485007/ | 2023-06-09T21:25:18 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/06/09/man-shot-dead-on-his-birthday-in-wichita-county/70307485007/ |
MITCHELL — It is no surprise that the last couple of months in Mitchell have been extremely dry. As it turns out, the drought has a place in Mitchell history.
It’s the fifth-driest April and May for Mitchell since rainfall began to be recorded in 1896. The city has received 1.65 inches of rain through the the two months.
(Ironically, as this story was published Friday, Mitchell was on its way to 1 inch of steady rainfall. The city hasn't received 1 inch of precipitation since a Jan 3. snowstorm brought 22 inches of snow over two days.)
This spring drought has been par for the course — a brown, moisture-starved one — these last couple of years. Crop yields have been affected. In 2022, Davison County produced yields of 111.6 bushels of corn per acre, and the state average was 132 bushels per acre, down slightly from 2021.
The low crop yields highlight just how much soil management matters, said Nathan Jones, the South Dakota state soil scientist with the National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS). The NRCS is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, who specialize in providing technical assistance to farmers and other land caretakers.
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“I knew one farmer who received 9 or 11 inches of water within a couple of days, and was able to use that moisture for around a decade,” Jones said.
Jones explained how healthy soil should ideally be able to withstand longer periods of drought. He said that wide-spread farming techniques have hurt the soil’s ability to retain water, forcing crops to be dependent on the rain.
But healthy soil is stalwart; when it is functioning properly, it can “bank” water deep within its layers, storing it when it rains and making it available for crops in times of drought. However, soil can also lose that ability. One very common way that happens is through tilling, a wide-spread farming technique used to get the ground ready for planting.
When farmers till the ground, they overturn the top levels of the dirt — either by hand or by machine — mixing together layers. Jones said that until recently, tilling used to be the only way to prepare the seed beds for planting.
But soil is not just dirt — the clumps of brown stuff that you get on your hand when you are gardening. It’s a bit like a city, with a bunch of carefully designed parts that rely on each other, with Jones explaining that soil has “structure,” meaning it is organized into layers like cake, that have pathways built in to let water run down to lower levels. Tilling interferes with a lot of that structure. That hurts the “banking” of water for a not-so-rainy day.
Below the surface is where the magic happens — what allowed the one farmer to bank a decade of water from a couple days of rain. The dirty little secret is a fungus called glomalin that lives in the soil, that “glues” water to the soil.
“It’s called glomalin. It's like plant glue, so to speak, it binds all these little mineral particles together, along with organic material,” Jones said. “When rain falls and infiltrates the soil, water is latched on to by these little pieces of soil structure. And so that's where we get our plants’ available water from. That’s what creates the water bank.”
But Jones said that when farmers overturn those layers, they also destroy the intricate pathways that transport the water to the glomalin. That means that oftentimes when soil is tilled the water never makes it to be glued. Instead, it may simply runoff. That’s why he’s against tilling.
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Jones said that because the east side of the Missouri River has historically been much wetter than the west, there has been less of a need to emphasize ways of farming that preserve soil banking capabilities. But the last couple of years of drought have pushed on that.
South Dakota has its share of no-till advocates, sharing the word about what the practices can provide for soil health. Although Jones said that he understood why many may use tilling and other practices, he is a proponent of the principles.
We are learning more and more every day about how to farm better,” Jones said. | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/as-spring-drought-moves-through-mitchell-area-soil-health-takes-extra-importance | 2023-06-09T21:25:27 | 0 | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/as-spring-drought-moves-through-mitchell-area-soil-health-takes-extra-importance |
MITCHELL — A court hearing on Friday sided with Horsemen’s Sports Inc. on key motions in its legal battle with former tenant Corn Palace Stampede, allowing HSI a month-long window to hold a mid-July replacement rodeo in Mitchell.
First Circuit Court Judge David Knoff made a ruling that will allow HSI to have a semi-flexible, one-month window in which to prepare and tear down for the rodeo, with two weeks on either side of its planned mid-July rodeo date. From the end of that period, or two weeks after HSI’s rodeo, CPS will have 30 days to remove its property from HSI’s land. On the front end, CPS will also have until July 1 to remove property from the land as well.
“I’m trying to keep the parties from fighting,” Knoff said during the hearing, held over video conferencing, adding later, “It’s disappointing the parties have gotten to the point where they can’t work something out. But sometimes that happens.”
HSI Attorney Tim Whalen made it clear that his clients intend to hold a rodeo in mid-July that will replace the vacancy left by CPS' cancellation in May. Whalen accused CPS of wanting a larger window to take their property to try to block HSI from holding their own event.
“HSI incurred a tremendous amount of loss in this lawsuit. Our only means of making money is using its arena,” Whalen said. “They want to disturb our most profitable months of the year. I think that’s intentional.”
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Over the last month, the two parties disagreed on how much time CPS should get to remove its property from the rodeo grounds where the event has been held since its inception in 1971. CPS wanted up to 150 days to remove its equipment, while HSI sought 30 days.
“It’s clear that HSI is trying to supplant CPS rodeo with additional events,” CPS attorney Sam Nelson said. “If the court gives us a reasonable timeline, we need to make sure that our property is not used or damaged. … A move of this magnitude can’t be accomplished over a weekend. It took 30 plus years to build up. You can’t demolish it in a day.”
Knoff said Friday that if the bleachers remain on site during HSI's rodeo window, HSI can use them for their event, even though the April trial jury granted their ownership to CPS.
"HSI is prohibited from damaging the property," the judge said. "If that happens, there can be a separate court action brought forward. The court is not going to prohibit (HSI) from using the bleachers if they’re still sitting on the property."
The case is under appeal with the South Dakota Supreme Court — a process that could take a year or more before there is a ruling. That decision could rule differently on the ownership of the various items from the April trial.
Nelson said CPS is committed to moving the bleachers and the large equipment they were awarded at trial, even at the risk of potentially having to move them back later if the appeal is successful.
“We plan on moving as of today,” Nelson said. “We’re going to take that risk.”
Prior to the judge's decision, CPS said Friday that it likely couldn’t move the bleachers until early July because it is waiting for an opening in the schedule of Robinson’s House Moving, of Mitchell.
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Knoff noted that the issue is made more complicated by the summer timing of the issue.
“It’s the rodeo season in South Dakota,” the judge said. “HSI has the right to use their property. They don’t have the right to do what they want with the property owned by CPS. Court has to try to find the best means for the parties to separate their assets and go their separate ways.”
Sides couldn't reach short-term settlement
Friday’s hearing also shed light on the proposed settlement that the two parties failed to reach terms on that would have extended CPS’ lease at the Horsemen’s grounds. CPS attorney Sam Nelson said HSI offered a one-year extension for $30,000, a two-year extension for $50,000 or three-year extension for $70,000.
According to the attorneys on both sides of the case Friday, there was no further discussion. Nelson said CPS “didn’t dignify (the offer) with a response because it’s ridiculous.” CPS Board President Jim Miskimins in a May press release about the cancellation of the rodeo indicated CPS was only interested in a one-year extension. Under the previous lease, CPS paid HSI $2,000 annually to use the rodeo grounds for its events.
Knoff did not grant an injunction against HSI regarding certain names for its planned July rodeo. He said he didn’t believe the court should be issuing “anticipatory injunctions.” CPS argued in court filings that HSI was making contact with CPS’ past sponsors and contractors and sought to bar HSI from using any names related with the Corn Palace Stampede or being the Mitchell rodeo.
Whalen made it clear that HSI intends to sponsor a rodeo this year, potentially one that could be Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association-sanctioned like the CPS has been.
“What my people care about is having a rodeo in the month of July. We are going to have a rodeo,” Whalen said. “We have no intention to use Corn Palace Stampede’s name. We don’t want to be associated with that name, quite honestly.”
“One of the issues we’re concerned with, is going for the PRCA sanctioning body and holding the rodeo at the exact same time,” Nelson said. “And then when we’re ready to go next year, it’s a lot harder to go next year.”
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Knoff said that is likely an issue that would have to be sorted out with the PRCA.
CPS sought for more personal property to be awarded to its organization on Friday in court, seeking declaratory judgment from the court. That involved items that weren’t fought over in court during the April trial. Knoff denied the request, saying that the items would likely have to be decided upon another day, even hinting that they could be subject to a second trial.
In the April case, a jury ruled that CPS can take major elements of the rodeo grounds with them to a new facility, plus award $100,000 to CPS in damages after ruling HSI breached the contract with CPS. The lawsuit was spurred in 2020 when HSI members moved fencing and tore out CPS-built VIP platforms as part of the arena expansion. CPS then accused HSI of breaching the lease agreement and argued the improvements it paid for were personal property and could be moved to a new location near the Mitchell Regional Airport.
HSI paid its $100,000 in damages in part to stop post-judgment interest from accruing in the case, Whalen said on Friday. It could recoup that money from CPS, if it wins on appeal.
Meanwhile, on Monday, the Mitchell Planning Commission will hear a conditional use permit request from Corn Palace Stampede for its planned new rodeo grounds on a city-owned parcel of land near the airport. The land is currently zoned as a Public Lands and Institutions district. The city and CPS reached a lease agreement for the property in late 2021.
While the rodeo has been canceled, CPS has already vowed to hold some events at the new site in 2023, including the chili cookoff and kids day events. | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/judge-awards-horsemens-sports-one-month-window-to-hold-a-mitchell-replacement-rodeo | 2023-06-09T21:25:37 | 0 | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/judge-awards-horsemens-sports-one-month-window-to-hold-a-mitchell-replacement-rodeo |
MITCHELL — The line for medical cannabis dispensary applications in Mitchell continues to get longer.
The Mitchell Planning Commission will consider Monday approving a conditional use permit for a Sioux Falls-based marijuana company to operate a dispensary at 100 N. Main St.
The company pursuing the conditional use permit opened Sioux Falls’ first cannabis dispensary called the Flower Shop in September 2022 on West 49th Street. The application, which would operate under the same Flower Shop name in Mitchell, includes a $150 fee paid to the city.
The Main Street building previously housed the Rusted Wing gift shop, which recently announced its closing the business.
A number of prospective businesses have pursued medical cannabis businesses in Mitchell, but only one — Superior Buds — has opened at 1005 E. Spruce Street in a strip mall building. Other Mitchell dispensaries appear to be inching closer to opening for business.
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The city has a cap on medical cannabis dispensary licenses, which allows for a maximum of five operating at once. There were five dispensary licenses accounted for as of 2022, but the efforts from the Flower Shop indicate one of the licenses has been freed up.
If approved, the Flower Shop could become the first dispensary to open a Main Street storefront. | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/sioux-falls-cannabis-company-seeking-to-open-dispensary-on-mitchell-main-street | 2023-06-09T21:25:47 | 1 | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/sioux-falls-cannabis-company-seeking-to-open-dispensary-on-mitchell-main-street |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A preliminary report into the fatal plane crash on May 31 was released Friday.
According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the Cessna 180, N3178D, was damaged when it was involved in a crash near Harrisburg. The airline transport pilot was seriously injured and the passenger was killed.
The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
Due to his immediate injuries, the pilot was not available for an interview. A preliminary report revealed that the airplane was on its final leg of a 3-leg, cross-country flight originating from the pilot's home airport in Fredericksburg.
The pilot was receiving visual flight rules following services when he announced an intention to divert to Capital City Airport (CXY), which was about nine miles ahead of the airplane along its route of flight.
Within five miles of CXY, the pilot announced the airplane had experienced engine failure. The airplane was aligned for landing on runway 08 when it collided with terrain and a utility vehicle one mile short of the runway in a highway interchange toll plaza.
Prior to the pilot's departure, the airport owner reportedly observed the pilot servicing his airplane with fuel. Preliminary information revealed the pilot flew the plane for about 1.2 hours before landing and parking the airplane at Brokenstraw Airport in Pittsfield, Pa.
The airport's owner recalled seeing a Cessna 180 or 185 and was certain that the airplane was not serviced with fuel.
The airplane then departed around 10:28 a.m. and flew for about 1.2 hours before the pilot landed and parked at a private grass strip in Rowlesburg, West Virginia. In a telephone conversation, the property owner said that he was not on the property that day, but that fuel was not available at his airstrip.
The plane then departed the grass strip at about 1:24 p.m. and flew about 1.2 hours before the track data ended in the vicinity of the crash site at 2:35 p.m.
In written statements, several witnesses described the engine sound as "erratic, sputtering, cutting in and out [and] losing power, then it would come back and go off again," as the airplane passed overhead the crash site.
The pilot reportedly held airline transport pilot, flight engineer, and flight instructor certificates with multiple ratings in both single- and multi-engine airplanes.
According to FAA and maintenance records, the airplane was manufactured in 1955 and was powered by a Continental O-470-J, 225-horsepower engine. The airplane’s most recent annual inspection was completed on Oct. 24, 2022, at 5,089 total aircraft hours.
The engine compartment was displaced to the right and forced back into the cockpit area, the NSTB report states.
The firewall and instrument panel were destroyed. A significant amount of structure was cut and moved by rescue personnel to extract the occupants.
A mechanic confirmed control continuity from the flight controls to all the flight control surfaces before removing the wings in order to transport the wreckage.
According to the report, there was no evidence of fuel or fuel spillage at the site, but there was an odor of fuel present. The engine exhibited minimal impact damage.
The victim was later identified by Dauphin County officials as Lawrence Sager, 74, of Harrisburg. Sager died of injuries sustained in the crash at 4:52 p.m. at UPMC Harrisburg Hospital. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/ntsb-releases-preliminary-report-fatal-plane-crash/521-daaaca73-a445-478e-abd8-5011119a860c | 2023-06-09T21:38:53 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/ntsb-releases-preliminary-report-fatal-plane-crash/521-daaaca73-a445-478e-abd8-5011119a860c |
MILLERSBURG, Pa. — An unusually dry spring is forcing farmers to take a hard look at their crops and livestock.
Last month was the driest May on record in Pennsylvania, and nine days into June, the trend is accelerating. Dauphin County has received nearly six inches less rainfall than average so far this year.
The drought is cutting into plant growth. At Lykens Valley Bison farm in Millersburg, the spring crop of oats is only about half as tall as it should be by this time. Normally, the oats would grow taller than the weeds and crowd them out. This year, shorter oat stalks compete with weeds for space.
The smaller harvest is a problem for the small herd of bison at the farm that feed on it.
“We didn’t have the rains in April. We didn’t have the rains in May,” said USDA grazing advisor Titus Martin. “If the plant don’t grow, you don’t have feed. That’s just the short and sweet of it.”
Martin was at the farm for a “pasture walk” organized by the Capital Resource Conservation and Development Area Council (RC&D) on Friday. A few dozen farmers and state and federal conservation workers met to discuss best strategies for pastures ahead of the normal dry season in later summer.
With such dry conditions, solutions could include planting drought-resistant crops in the summer, or buying more feed.
“It’s just a great time to get good conversations going and it really helps build up both the science, the production levels and then most importantly, the general health of our environment,” said Capital RC&D executive director Ann Baseshore.
Organizers hold pasture walks about six times a year to focus on different issues affecting Central Pennsylvania farmers. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/unusually-dry-spring-forces-farmers-to-take-hard-look-at-crops-livestock/521-8d4a8c05-40ec-46bb-bf76-16565ae05463 | 2023-06-09T21:38:54 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/unusually-dry-spring-forces-farmers-to-take-hard-look-at-crops-livestock/521-8d4a8c05-40ec-46bb-bf76-16565ae05463 |
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Daytona Beach police issued a warning on Friday afternoon about a possible shooting in the area.
According to the warning, police are investigating reports of gunshots near 1200 S. A1A, near Silver Beach Avenue.
Officers are investigating reports of gunshots fired by an unknown person at 1200 S. A1A (Sunoco). Allegedly, several shots were heard during a disturbance. Please remain clear of the area.
— Daytona Beach Police (@DaytonaBchPD) June 9, 2023
Callers claimed that several shots were heard during a “disturbance,” police said.
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As such, police are asking nearby city residents to stay away from the area as they investigate.
No additional information has been provided. Check back with News 6 for updates.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Friday’s ceremony at Orlando City Hall was the installation of the Prayer Ribbon exhibit to honor the lives of the 49 victims who died in the Pulse shooting.
The colorful collection of ribbons was made by a group in Provincetown, Massachusetts back in 2016 and continues to be a part of Orlando’s memorials. The ribbons not only include message of hope on colorful ribbons, but the names of the 49 victims are woven throughout on black ribbons.
“You’ll notice 49 black ribbons, each embossed with the name of one of the victims from Pulse,” said Prayer Ribbons creator Jay Critchley. “Plus, we have a 50th ribbon just for those that were injured.”
Critchley has brought the ribbons down from Provincetown almost every year since the tragedy. He said the Provincetown community felt a deep connection to Orlando after the Pulse shooting.
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“It just seemed like like a heartfelt message to send not only to Orlando, but to the rest of the country that we in Provincetown care about what goes on in our family,” Critchley said. “We’re all part of the same family.”
Education Program Specialist with the OnePulse Foundation Andres Acosta Ardila said this is always a difficult time that comes with a lot of emotion.
“You almost won justice,” Ardila said. “But there is no justice to be had. There’s only remembrance, and that’s all we can do, really.”
Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan said that seven years later, survivors are still struggling with lasting impacts from that night.
“The stories that I heard from young people who tried to drag their friends out, and they passed away, they were... they were ,you know; they were putting survivors into police cars, and their friends were holding their wounds to keep them from bleeding out because there weren’t enough ambulances,” Sheehan said. “This was a really, really big shock to this community. But the way that this community came together and love and acceptance and lit up everything downtown in rainbows and all over the world, it was incredible to see.”
The Prayer Ribbons will be on display in front of City Hall from June 9 through June 18. After that, they will go back to Provincetown.
For a full list of Pulse memorial events happening throughout the weekend and next week, click here.
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With the kids off of school for the summer, some families think now is a good time to get a dog.
But Kiersten Benitez with Bark Orlando said it’s important to consider what kind of breed you adopt.
Benitez started Bark Orlando in 2016 as a dog training company and eventually expanded it to a full-service pet care company.
Every day she comes in contact with different breeds of dogs.
She shared her experience and advice for first-time dog owners with Ginger Gadsden and Matt Austin on Florida’s Fourth Estate.
She said while training can make a big impact genetics do too.
Benitez’s number one choice for first-time dog owners with young Children is a Labrador Retriever.
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Lab
“I’ve never met a lab that didn’t just want to be in my lap,” Benitez said
In addition to being friendly, she said they are also very amenable.
“They can adapt pretty well to a lot of change and that’s good with a family and they have a pretty even temperament. Overall, they are actually pretty gentle dogs. They are super silly, and they are really easy to train,” she said.
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Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
If you are looking for a smaller do,g Benitez said a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is a good choice.
“They are probably the most patient dogs I have ever met and also the happiest dog I have ever met,” she said. “I have never seen a Cavalier walking down the street with a frown on its face. They always look happy. They are always wagging their tail. They want everyone to say hi to them. They’re very gentle and they are always just content, and they love lots of attention. They don’t need lots of exercise. If you are looking for a small dog and maybe you have a very busy lifestyle, this is a good dog.”
Poodle
Poodles are not just popular for breeding with other dogs, Benitez said they’re also very good for families.
“They are actually one of the most intelligent breeds. They are super super easy to train,” she said.
However, she pointed out grooming is time-consuming and expensive.
“Even though they have such a regal presence, they are super super goofy and playful,” Benitez said.
Mutt
Some people think it’s risky to go to the pound and adopt a mutt, but Benitez said mutts can be a very good choice for first-time dog owners.
“Overall mutts take on a more even temperament. The pure breed dogs are bred for a job, the mutts are not,” she said.
She also pointed out that they tend to live longer because they have more diverse genetics.
Beagle
Benitez said a beagle can also make a great addition to your family.
“They are actually super intelligent,” she said. “They are also extremely outgoing and very eager to please, so that makes training a lot easier. Overall, they are low maintenance, especially with grooming and adapting to new spaces and climates. They can really adapt to cold and hot.”
She said the one drawback is their signature howl.
Even with the best-bred pets, there are still challenges people considering pet ownership need to watch out for.
Benitez shares more of those tips and the top dogs you may want to avoid if you have children under 10, including the lead in the popular children’s show Bluey, a blue heeler, on Florida’s Fourth Estate.
You can download the podcast from wherever you listen to podcasts, watch Mondays and Fridays on News 6 at 5:30 p.m. or anytime on the News 6+ app for your smart TV. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/06/09/top-5-kid-friendly-dogs-expert-explains-importance-of-breed-for-1st-time-owners/ | 2023-06-09T21:43:26 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/06/09/top-5-kid-friendly-dogs-expert-explains-importance-of-breed-for-1st-time-owners/ |
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP — After seven decades, a solider is finally coming home.
U.S. Army Pfc. Harry Hartmann Jr., a late solider from Mays Landing, is to be interred Saturday at Holy Cross Cemetery. His interment comes a year after his remains were identified and 72 years after he had first gone missing in action in the Korean War and killed at 19 years old.
Todd Mick, who is married to Hartmann’s niece, said the return of Hartmann finally delivers closure to his family.
He said the ceremony laying Hartmann to rest was celebratory, bringing his family and community closer together.
“I think it’s a more of a celebration more than it is any kind of heartache,” Mick said. “The whole community’s pulling together to celebrate his homecoming, so it’s not really a morbid, sad time, it’s a happy time, and we all feel that way. … The sad times were 72 years ago.”
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The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, or DPAA, which seeks to recover and identify U.S. military service members from past conflicts and wars, said in a news release it had identified the remains of Hartmann on July 13, 2022. Scientists from the DPAA applied anthropological, circumstantial and dental analysis to identify Hartmann, with the aid of mitochondrial DNA analysis performed by scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner system.
Michael Mee, chief of identification at the U.S. Army Past Conflicts Repatriations Branch, said it was critical to families and communities to identify and return solders such as Hartmann. He said he often saw local veteran organizations such as the American Legion and VFW rally to honor a family welcoming their loved one home.
The Army Past Conflict Repatriations Branch, Mee noted, helps collect and communicate information to families and other government agencies about unaccounted for soldiers or Army airmen from World War II, as well as soldiers from the Korean and Vietnam wars.
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The branch has its members personally update next of kin and other family on a service member’s case, and works with other agencies to cover relevant burial costs.
“This is a greatly rewarding mission,” Mee said. “They’re extremely grateful to have their loved ones come home.”
Mick said Mee met with him and his family at their home for two hours. Mee laid out the history of Hartmann’s service, from the time he enlisted to the estimated day of his death, presenting them with an array of his military honors and photographs of his remains.
When officials last contacted him and his family about Hartmann’s remains, Mick said it came after years of anticipation and disappointment to the point where they almost stopped taking its calls.
“We weren’t really sure (of the purpose of officials contacting them about Hartmann), because they’d been calling for years and years and years and never had any good news,” Mick said. “It was exciting to know that they finally identified him through DNA.”
Hartmann was an alumnus of Pleasantville High School, and his father was a retired police officer in New York. He enlisted in the Army on May 7, 1949, and in the fall of 1950 was a member of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division.
Hartmann was wounded Sept. 4, 1950, in Daegu, South Korea, just two weeks after he had arrived in the Korean theater.
On Nov. 1, Hartmann’s unit came under attack from troops of the People’s Volunteer Army, the Chinese expeditionary force in Korea, during the Battle of Unsan. He was reported missing in action the next day, having been captured and held as a prisoner of war at Camp No. 5 in Pyoktang, North Korea. Based on accounts from repatriated prisoners of war, Hartmann is believed to have died at that camp circa March 31, 1951.
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Four hundred ninety-five sets of remains from burial grounds around Camp No. 5 were sent to the United Nations Command during Operation GLORY in 1954. Thirty-eight of those sets could not be identified and were buried as unknown soldiers in 1956 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, colloquially known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu.
Sixty-three years later, in September 2019, a set of remains from Operation Glory was disinterred from the Punchbowl during phase 2 of the DPAA Korean War Disinterment Project. The remains were transferred to the DPAA Laboratory at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickman, where they were analyzed and determined to be those of Hartmann on July 13, 2022. His name remains recorded on the American Battle Monuments Commission’s Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl, although a rosette is placed next to Hartmann’s name to mark that he has been identified.
Mick said George Aaron, the late father of one of his close friends in town, knew Hartmann growing up. Aaron, speaking to Mick and his family, reminisced about his time with Hartmann, describing him as a great baseball player nicknamed “Brooklyn” due to his ties to New York. The stories, Mick said, brought tears to the eyes of Aaron, who has since died.
“He was one of his best friends,” Mick said.
The township will come together to honor Hartmann. There will be a procession of Hartmann’s remains at 10:30 a.m., starting at Township Hall on 13th Street and ending at Holy Cross Cemetery on Harding Highway.
Mayor Carl Pitale said it was an honor to have Hartmann returned and thanked the U.S. Department of Defense for its work identifying the late solider after 72 years.
“We never forget somebody who gave the ultimate sacrifice,” Pitale said.
Pitale noted that he and Mick are friends, which made the return of Hartmann all the more impactful.
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“It’s hard to express,” Pitale said. “It’s always relieving to yourself to know that a friend is able to get some closure.”
Mick said he and his family have history in the township stretching back over 100 years and that they have deep community ties. He noted his friendship with Pitale as well as his time in school with the director of Boakes Funeral Home, which is providing graveside services and other work for the funeral. He said he was touched by the show of support from the township.
“It means a lot to us,” Mick said. “Our town’s like our family.”
Hartmann will be buried with full military honors. Per the wishes of his family, he will be interred with his mother, Emma, whose remains are to be exhumed and then buried again, so she can rest alongside her son.
Mick said the ceremony was particularly important to his father-in-law, Richard Hartmann, who Mick said was only about 7 years old when his brother went missing in Korea.
“His feeling is that it’s an ending he’s been waiting for,” Mick said.
Mee said those with unidentified service members in their families can contact the U.S. Army Casualty Office at 800-892-2490 and discuss the case with officials. More than 7,500 Americans remain unaccounted for from the Korean War. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/korean-war-soldier-to-be-laid-to-rest-in-mays-landing-after-72-years/article_64b8affc-0668-11ee-9d50-0340f4330385.html | 2023-06-09T21:47:25 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/korean-war-soldier-to-be-laid-to-rest-in-mays-landing-after-72-years/article_64b8affc-0668-11ee-9d50-0340f4330385.html |
Spectators line up along the fairway Friday during the first day of the ShopRite LPGA Classic at the Seaview Hotel & Golf Club in Galloway Township.
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Mackenzie Good, left, 14, and LPGA golfer Brooke Henderson, center, seperate after meeting each other Friday off the 18th green at the Bay Course at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club in Galloway Township.
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Bruce Anson, 79, of Hamilton Township, Mercer County, and Ray Civitella, 80, of Mount Laurel, Burlington County, sit in the first-tee bleaches together Friday morning.
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Jim and Laura Mulderrig, both 58, of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, say they attend the ShopRite LPGA Classic annually.
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Mackenzie Good walked away from Brooke Henderson smiling after the pro golfer autographed a pink visor for her.
Henderson’s kindness reminded Good of the camaraderie competitors in the ShopRite LPGA Classic bring to town each year.
“She showed me what a professional golfer should look like,” Good, 14, a soon-to-be freshman at Point Pleasant Beach High School, said minutes after meeting Henderson.
Good and 9-year-old Mia DeCarlo caught the defending champion coming off the 18th green Friday at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club’s Bay Course.
They shared a personable moment with a golfer they consider a role model.
DeCarlo admires her most for her play and how she was at the course seeking to be a repeat champion.
“I like how she can get a lot of power to her swing,” said DeCarlo, of Wilmington, Delaware, after showing off the white flag Henderson signed.
This year is the event’s 35th edition, in which spectators will watch the competitors face off for a $1.75 million purse. It’s said to be the Atlantic City area’s largest sporting event and one of the LPGA’s longest-running tournaments.
Chiara Noja will make her tour debut Friday at the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
The tournament generates more than $19 million yearly in economic activity for the region, the LPGA said. It’s also become a staple of the community by donating more than $40 million to local hospitals, food banks, education and youth programs.
In 2016, the event brought in $19.2 million of new economic activity and 56,425 out-of-town visitors, according to a previous report from the Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism at Stockton University.
“I think this is like my 10th year,” said David John, 60, of Middletown, Pennsylvania, seated on a stool watching Henderson, Anna Nordqvist and Georgia Hall walk down the 18th fairway. “I’ve been a fan of the LPGA for 30 years.”
The tournament is the LPGA’s third scheduled event in the Garden State this year.
About 10 a.m. Friday, fans packed the entryway to the golf course eager to watch first-round action.
Using course maps, they made their way around the property, seeking out their favorite golfers.
Golf fans like Jim and Laura Mulderrig make the yearly trip to the event.
“We like the fact that you can be up close to the players, I mean like really up close. You can be standing right next to them,” said Laura Mulderrig, 58, of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, standing with her husband beside the 18th fairway, waiting patiently for the next group to tee off.
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In South Jersey, the ShopRite-sponsored tournament has been split between Seaview in Galloway and Greate Bay Country Club in Somers Point. It came to the Seaview’s bay course off Route 9 in 1998.
The tournament folded in the 2000s because of disputes within the organization, but it was revived in 2010.
Bruce Anson and Ray Civitella, avid golfers who play about once weekly, began attending in 2014.
The lifelong friends watched in awe from the first tee’s bleachers as Amy Olson, Ruixin Liu and Pavarisa Yoktuan hit three straight shots that landed in the fairway.
“It’s the only time we really see the pros play,” said Civitella, 80, of Mount Laurel, Burlington County. “The women golfers are amazing.”
The tournament concludes Sunday at Seaview.
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Spectators line up along the fairway Friday during the first day of the ShopRite LPGA Classic at the Seaview Hotel & Golf Club in Galloway Township.
Mackenzie Good, left, 14, and LPGA golfer Brooke Henderson, center, seperate after meeting each other Friday off the 18th green at the Bay Course at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club in Galloway Township.
Bruce Anson, 79, of Hamilton Township, Mercer County, and Ray Civitella, 80, of Mount Laurel, Burlington County, sit in the first-tee bleaches together Friday morning. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/golf/fans-find-friendship-make-memories-with-lpga-in-town/article_5c642e2e-06e7-11ee-aaa1-37d1f9aaaa0f.html | 2023-06-09T21:47:37 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/golf/fans-find-friendship-make-memories-with-lpga-in-town/article_5c642e2e-06e7-11ee-aaa1-37d1f9aaaa0f.html |
WarHorse Lincoln won't have its sports book up and running in time for next week's College World Series.
However, the casino has hired a sports book manager.
Jason Johnston, who had been the sports book manager at BetMGM, will head up WarHorse's sports betting operation.
"He's got a lot of experience and so he knows what people are interested in bet-wise," said Lynne McNally, CEO of the Nebraska Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, which is a partner in the Lincoln casino with Ho-Chunk Inc.
McNally said the casino had hoped to start offering sports betting this month, but the process is more involved than anticipated.
"It always is more complicated than you think it's going to be," she said.
Kambi Group signed an on-property sportsbook partnership with WarHorse last month, but "that's not where it stops," McNally said. There are still several steps before the process can be completed.
Kambi has to provide a secure location for the server before an accredited official can service it. After that, the software will have to be loaded into the server, but permission first must be granted by the Nebraska Racing & Gaming Commission, which requires proper notice.
"It's all for security and integrity," she said. "So I'm certainly not going to complain about it. You know, we want to have a secure game and have it be safe, so that people know when they place their bets that they're secure, their information is not going to get out.
"That's very, very important to us."
McNally said at Friday's Nebraska Racing & Gaming Commission meeting that she's hopeful sports betting will begin before the end of June.
"Our wish and desire is we are up and running in the next two weeks," she said.
In May, the commission approved a sports wagering catalog that lays out what sports bettors will be able to wager on.
It includes most of the major team sports — MLB, the NBA, the NFL — as well as a number of other pro and college sports.
Included are professional golf and tennis, professional bull riding and rodeo, and motorsports.
The list also includes a number of college sports, including football, men's and women's basketball and volleyball, but also lacrosse, water polo, swimming and field hockey.
Sports betting was approved by voters along with casino gambling in the November 2020 election, but the commission focused on getting casinos up and running first.
Sports betting rules finally went into effect at the beginning of February after Gov. Jim Pillen signed off on them.
The rules as approved by the Legislature require bets to be made in person at a casino and also do not allow people to bet on Nebraska college teams when they are playing in games in the state.
That prohibition will apply not only to the state's three Division 1 universities — Nebraska, Creighton and Omaha — but also to smaller colleges as well. Betting will be allowed on college basketball down to the Division 3 level and on college football down to the Division 2 level.
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In honor of National Dog Bite Awareness Week, the United States Postal Service has released its annual national rankings of the cities and states with the most dog attacks.
North Carolina ranked 10th in the nation with 146 attacks in 2022. A 20-count increase from 2021 was more than enough to keep the number 10 slot in North Carolina's possession for the second straight year.
After an uncharacteristic slump in 2021, Charlotte returned to the national leaderboard with 21 attacks this past year, good enough for 15th in the city rankings. Winston-Salem, just shy of double-digits at nine attacks and Greensboro at three, did not make the city rankings.
Postal workers make up about 5,300 of the nearly 4.5 million dog attack victims each year nationwide.
In defense of North Carolina dogs, the state is ranked ninth most populous for people.
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All of the Top 10 most populous states were represented on the USPS list with the exception of Georgia. States ranking above North Carolina in dog attacks were California at No. 1, followed by Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Florida, Michigan and Missouri.
It is important to point out that this week has been National Dog Bite Awareness Week, and not National Dog Bite Prevention Week (that's in April).
But for Megan Blake, the head dog trainer for Downtown Greensboro Parks Inc., every week is Dog Bite Prevention Week and her help is for everyone.
On Saturday from 8 a.m.-noon, Blake will be at the Corner Farmers Market on West Market Street in Greensboro giving out free tips and free leashes (the venue-specific ban on retractable leashes begins Saturday) to dog owners about how to prevent their dog from biting other people or dogs.
Here are the most important things Blake says to consider when trying to create a safe environment for everyone:
1. Keep your dog in your own personal space. "Train your dog that your personal space is their happy place. It’s their safe space."
2. Use a fixed-length leash, as opposed to a retractable one, in public spaces.
3. Have situational awareness. Keep an eye on your dog, other dogs nearby, passing adults and children and the general surroundings. "Advocate for your dog. It's easy to say politely, something like, 'my dog is in training so he can't visit right now.'"
4. Move your dog away from any dog that is moving too quickly towards your dog.
5. Never let children in public pet your dog without your 100% attention on them. Always direct them to your dog’s shoulder or back while you “protect” their head and face.
Blake also offers free seminars full of "quick and easy fixes" for owner and dog tandems every Sunday at 4:30 p.m. in Greensboro's LeBauer Park. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/heres-one-national-ranking-nc-doesnt-seek-the-top-10-for-dog-attacks-on-postal/article_a53158c8-0577-11ee-8fa7-b36840cf1e3c.html | 2023-06-09T21:48:42 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/heres-one-national-ranking-nc-doesnt-seek-the-top-10-for-dog-attacks-on-postal/article_a53158c8-0577-11ee-8fa7-b36840cf1e3c.html |
ELLSWORTH -- A second person has now been indicted in connection to a crash in Castine in December that killed four Maine Maritime Academy students.
The Hancock County Grand Jury indicted 22-year-old Dominick Gecoya of Middleton, Massachusetts on 4 counts of manslaughter, 5 counts of criminal OUI, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, 2 counts of driving to endanger and criminal speed.
Maine State Police say Gecoya was a passenger and owner of the vehicle.
They say the Range Rover the students were in left the road and hit a tree before bursting into flames.
A teacher from the Bucksport Jewett School that was arrested for allegedly assaulting a student was also indicted.
52-year-old Christian Koelbl of Stockton Springs was indicted on charges of assault on a child under 6 and endangering the welfare of a child.
Police say the alleged incident took place in October but they did not receive a report about it until November.
The alleged victim is a student in the RSU 25 school system. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/grand-jury-indicts-second-person-in-connection-with-crash-that-killed-four-people/article_bf7be394-070a-11ee-97f1-5bd9e7aec00e.html | 2023-06-09T21:49:37 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/grand-jury-indicts-second-person-in-connection-with-crash-that-killed-four-people/article_bf7be394-070a-11ee-97f1-5bd9e7aec00e.html |
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The North Little Rock Police Department is looking for the whereabouts of a runaway juvenile.
Craighton Thompson, 12, was last seen in the Rose City area on June 8, 2023.
He weighs about 110 pounds, is about 5 feet 5 inches tall and was wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans with gray and orange tennis shoes.
Anyone with information on Thompson's whereabouts is urged to contact NLRPD at (501) 758-1234. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/runaway-north-little-rock-boy/91-49a9efb7-7c6a-43dd-81f7-19524c7730c7 | 2023-06-09T21:49:43 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/runaway-north-little-rock-boy/91-49a9efb7-7c6a-43dd-81f7-19524c7730c7 |
AUGUSTA -- A bill that would make it easier for businesses to sign up for the Maine Retirement Savings Program is now on the Governor's desk.
The program was created in 2021 as a way for Mainers to contribute to a Roth IRA directly from their paycheck.
Employers who don't offer their own retirement savings plans will facilitate a deduction for their employees.
The employers do not contribute any funds to the plan.
At least six other states have similar plans.
LD1082 would give the Maine Retirement Board more time to get the program up and running and increases the maximum amount employees can contribute in a year.
The Governor has 10 days to sign the bill, veto it or allow it to become law without her signature. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/retirement-savings-bill-on-governors-desk/article_28566024-0701-11ee-a88e-1bfb87148e35.html | 2023-06-09T21:49:43 | 0 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/retirement-savings-bill-on-governors-desk/article_28566024-0701-11ee-a88e-1bfb87148e35.html |
DALLAS — A Texas man whose hostile actions forced a Southwest Airlines flight to divert to Dallas Love Field faces a federal charge, according to officials.
The U.S. Attorney's Office announced on Friday that Marcus Huff, 45, of Houston was arrested this week after he was indicted on April 25 for interference with a flight crew. He will be arraigned in North Texas.
Huff is accused of throwing a drink at a flight attendant, yelling profanities at the crew and refusing to remain seated during a Southwest Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Houston, according to court documents.
Officials stated that the 45-year-old's actions caused the flight to divert to Dallas Love Field.
He faces up to 20 years in federal prison if he's convicted. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas-man-allegedly-threw-drink-at-southwest-flight-attendant-faces-federal-charge/287-a0fdc573-ac5e-4380-a6e0-c95cd6586d6e | 2023-06-09T21:51:52 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas-man-allegedly-threw-drink-at-southwest-flight-attendant-faces-federal-charge/287-a0fdc573-ac5e-4380-a6e0-c95cd6586d6e |
Man arrested for attempted murder for shooting at 'pop-up' party, Union Co. sheriff says
The 18-year-old fired shots at a "pop-up party"
Law enforcement arrested a man Thursday on charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon which resulted in serious bodily injuries after shooting someone at a “pop-up party” in Lake Butler on June 3.
Troy Carter Goodman II, an 18-year-old from Chiefland, was arrested by Madison County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of the Union County Sheriff’s Office investigators and deputies, according to a Facebook post by the Union County Sheriff’s Office.
Goodman fired multiple rounds toward a victim, striking them and causing great bodily harm, the post said. The agency found that Goodman had previously targeted the same victim in another county.
He was booked into the Madison County Jail Thursday and will be transported to the Union County Jail under a $500,000 bond.
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Law enforcement claims hundreds of Alachua County area residents gathered to do drugs and drink alcohol at the “pop-up party” that was broken up June 3 shortly before Goodman fired shots into the crowd, according to another social media post by the Union County Sheriff's Office.
The party featured "hundreds of vehicles from the Alachua County area" where a majority participated in drug use and drinking, the sheriff's office claimed.
The Union County Sheriff’s Office shared on Wednesday they had since made seven arrests on the day of the party.
“These, along with many others, actively resisted law enforcement, refused to leave the area and as a result of their actions were arrested and booked into the Union County Jail,” the statement said. “We are currently working on this active investigation, receiving video from people and businesses throughout the community and will be filing further charges with more arrests to come.”
The Lake Butler City Commission authorized the sheriff's office to close the park immediately "due to the large unruly crowds, traffic control issues and violation of numerous laws.”
The people at the park then relocated to various business parking lots and other locations around the city. The sheriff's office post says "Crowds grew to over 1,000 out of county individuals causing disturbances and blocking roads, resisting law enforcement and refusing lawful orders."
The sheriff's office used "chemical agents," or tear gas, to dispel the crowds and a "number of individuals were arrested." They were assisted by the Bradford County Sheriff's Office and a multi-agency SWAT team.
No assistance was requested from the Alachua County Sheriff's Office. | https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/local/2023/06/09/man-arrested-on-attempted-murder-charges-after-party-in-lake-butler/70307233007/ | 2023-06-09T21:52:13 | 1 | https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/local/2023/06/09/man-arrested-on-attempted-murder-charges-after-party-in-lake-butler/70307233007/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — Police say a child was wounded in a shooting on the northwest side of Indianapolis Friday afternoon.
Investigators believe the shooting, which occurred shortly before 5 p.m. in the 4000 block of Brenton Street near West 30th Street and Georgetown Road, was accidental and self-inflicted.
The child, whose age has not been confirmed by police, was taken to Riley Hospital for Children. Their condition has not been released at this time. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/child-injured-in-northwest-indianapolis-shooting/531-a4f2640d-4afc-4591-b8b9-74dd70465a77 | 2023-06-09T22:00:12 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/child-injured-in-northwest-indianapolis-shooting/531-a4f2640d-4afc-4591-b8b9-74dd70465a77 |
ELKHART, Ind. — A newly released video shows the tense moments Elkhart Fire Department firefighters rescued a man and woman caught hanging off the edge of a bridge on the Indiana Toll Road.
State police responded to the crash in the westbound lanes of the interstate near Elkhart, shortly before 1 p.m. Police told WNDU-TV an RV that was towing a Jeep was pulled off the left side of the road near the 91-mile marker. A Penske box truck was in the right lane, approaching traffic that had slowed for construction in the area.
Police said the driver of the box truck did not notice the slowed traffic and made an evasive maneuver to the left, trying to get onto the shoulder. The truck struck the guardrail, then the RV and Jeep. It then hit the guardrail again before coming to a stop with the cab dangling over the side of a bridge.
Video shared to social media by Indiana State Police Sgt. Ted Bohner shows how the Penske rental truck dangled over what appears to be a waterway as firefighters work to free the trapped couple.
Officials report there were no injuries.
Tom's 24 Hour Towing Inc successfully got the truck back on solid ground.
The Elkhart Fire Department, Osolo Township Fire Department, and Cleveland Township Fire Department and ITRCC Maintenance all assisted in the rescue, according to officials. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/video-shows-elkhart-fire-department-dramatic-rescue-of-truck-dangling-over-bridge-indiana/531-c90e0286-5b5f-4b91-9a25-884ecb22d0a2 | 2023-06-09T22:00:19 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/video-shows-elkhart-fire-department-dramatic-rescue-of-truck-dangling-over-bridge-indiana/531-c90e0286-5b5f-4b91-9a25-884ecb22d0a2 |
INDIANA, USA — The Disaster Recovery Centers in Morgan, Johnson and Sullivan counties will permanently close June 14 at 6 p.m., FEMA announced on Friday.
June 14 is also the deadline to register for FEMA assistance.
If you were affected by the storms and live or own a business in Allen, Benton, Clinton, Grant, Howard, Johnson, Lake, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Sullivan or White counties, FEMA advises you to register as soon as possible.
There’s still time to visit a Disaster Recovery Center. You don’t need an appointment, and survivors from any designated county can visit any center.
The centers are located at:
Sullivan County Johnson County Morgan County
110 North Main St. 999 North Front St. 1749 Hospital Dr.
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Hours: Monday -- Friday 9 a.m. -- 6 p.m. | Saturday 10 a.m. -- 2 p.m. | Closed Sundays
To apply without visiting a center, call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362, go online to DisasterAssistance.gov or download the FEMA App for mobile devices. If you use a relay service such as video relay service (VRS) or captioned telephone service, give FEMA your number for that service. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/these-disaster-recovery-centers-will-close-june-14-indiana-tornado/531-b981d1cf-52c6-41a3-9285-d9b91f3ac345 | 2023-06-09T22:00:25 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/these-disaster-recovery-centers-will-close-june-14-indiana-tornado/531-b981d1cf-52c6-41a3-9285-d9b91f3ac345 |
MESA, Ariz. — When Troy Kotsur made history as the first Deaf male actor win an Oscar at the 2022 Academy Awards, he was thinking about his father.
By then, Kotsur had already become a hero to the Deaf community, widely celebrated for his acclaimed performance in the family drama “CODA.” It was easy to admire the tenacity and talent that had brought Kotsur, in his early 50s, to the movies' biggest stage after years of struggle as an actor in an industry not known for its hospitality to Deaf performers.
To Kotsur, his persistence was most owed to one person: His father. At the Oscar podium, Kotsur dedicated the award to him. “You are my hero,” he said.
“He didn’t look at me as having limitations. He continued to push me and push me,” Kotsur said in an interview Thursday through an interpreter. “That’s why I am who I am today.”
In “To My Father,” a short film premiering this week at the Tribeca Film Festival, Kotsur extends and deepens that tribute to explain his father's story and how it shaped him.
Leonard “Len” Kotsur was the police chief of Mesa, Arizona, whose two other sons could hear. Ninety percent of Deaf children are born to hearing parents but the wide majority of those parents never learn American Sign Language. The elder Kotsur wasn't one of them. He was, Troy says, the best signer in the family.
“Most deaf kids have hearing parents who unfortunately do not know sign language at all,” says Kotsur. “So I need to show them that there’s nothing wrong with sign language and there’s nothing wrong with the Deaf person.”
Shortly before Kotsur graduated high school, his father was in a car accident with a drunk driver. He became paralyzed from the neck down and spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair. Crushingly, he could no longer sign as he once did with his son.
“But he didn't let that stop him,” says Kotsur. “About six months after the accident, he went back to work. He continued working as the chief of police, paralyzed in a wheelchair. He didn’t care. He really persisted. And my dad was a great example for me. Me being deaf wasn’t a big deal. I didn’t let that stop me. I kept persisting and, surprisingly, I even won an Oscar.”
The accident altered the perspectives of both father and son. In press reports at the time, Kotsur's father spoke about struggling with depression and the frustration of not being able to communicate the same way with Troy.
“Finally, I saw that there were a lot of people worse off than me,” Leonard Kotsur told the Arizona Republic in 1988. “I still have my head and my shoulders, and I can still talk and do things.”
Kotsur and his father, who died in 2001, developed their own sign language based on the gestures that he could manage. For something more elaborate, his father used a keyboard with a pencil taped to his hand.
“We really had to have the patience to take the time to communicate,” says Kotsur.
A little more than a year after winning his Oscar, that moment has already been usurped by another, more earthshaking one: Kotsur's daughter graduated high school last month. With the prospect of an empty nest with his wife, Deanne Bray, upcoming, Kotsur is looking forward to working more. “And maybe more parties to go to,” he says, smiling.
Kotsur recently signed on to his first role since “CODA,” which also won best picture. He's to star alongside Maika Monroe in the crime thriller “In Cold Light” from director Maxime Giroux.
“There’s been a lot of meetings,” Kotsur says of his life since “CODA.” “I’ve had a lot of meetings and some scripts that were already written but didn’t have a Deaf role. And so we’ve been discussing how we can adapt these roles to have a Deaf person in these projects. We’ve developed a lot of creative projects together, some things that people have probably never thought of, and I’m pretty excited.”
The “CODA” win was a watershed moment for the Deaf community. But change in Hollywood can stagnate after making big leaps forward. “CODA,” Kotsur thinks, has impacted Hollywood. Most of all, he says, it showed Deaf culture in a more authentic and human way.
“And it’s become a domino effect,” says Kotsur. “I’m seeing a lot of doors begin to open for Deaf professionals and more opportunities out there.”
Kotsur, himself, is still getting used to being seen as a trailblazer.
“When I was younger and I was about 12 years old, I met several Deaf professional stage actors and I wasn’t really sure if they were hearing or Deaf,” says Kotsur. “After the show, I went up to them and I said, ‘Hey, are you actually deaf?’ And these actors said, ‘Yeah.’ And I said, ‘Can I become an actor in the future?’ And they said, ‘Yeah, of course you can.’ And now these Deaf children are asking me, ‘Can I act and can I be a filmmaker?’ And I say, ‘Yeah, of course. Of course you can, because I did it. That means you can do it, too.’" | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/mesa-native-troy-kotsur-pays-tribute-father-in-new-short-film/75-6285f497-e006-49e9-ad99-24f748c000cb | 2023-06-09T22:00:28 | 1 | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/mesa-native-troy-kotsur-pays-tribute-father-in-new-short-film/75-6285f497-e006-49e9-ad99-24f748c000cb |
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Police have taken a person into custody after they allegedly shot their coworker at a Little Caesars in Glendale Friday morning, the city's police department said.
Officers said the employee of a pizzeria near 43rd and Peoria avenues shot another employee and then locked themself in a bathroom. The victim, a 28-year-old man, was pronounced deceased at the scene and police took the suspect, a 40-year-old, into custody without incident.
Police said no customers were inside the Little Caesars at the time.
Identities of the suspect nor the victim have been disclosed.
Investigators are in the process of interviewing witnesses to determine the events leading up to the shooting.
Lisa Elkin, Vice President of Communications at Little Caesars issued the following statement:
"We are devastated by this incredibly tragic situation and our hearts go out to the victim’s family. As a family company, our colleagues are central to who we are and remain the most important part of our brand. We are diligently working with local authorities and are unable to comment further at this time."
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TUPELO — It is not a matter of if garbage rates will rise for Lee County residents this year but how much and of who will do the collecting.
This week, Lee County officials continued negotiations with national waste collection company Waste Management despite significant pushback from some members of the board.
Although multiple companies expressed some level of interest in picking up Lee County residents’ trash following the county board’s request for proposals to take over the county’s garbage collection, only Waste Management offered a contract proposal.
But some members of the Lee County Board of Supervisors weren’t happy with the proposal, a fact reflected in Friday’s 3-2 vote to proceed with negotiations with Waste Management.
District 1 Supervisor Phil Morgan, District 3 Supervisor Wesley Webb and District 5 Supervisor Billy Joe Holland voted in favor of the negotiations; District 2 Supervisor and Board President Mike Smith and District 4 Supervisor Tommie Lee Ivy voted against the measure.
If successful, Waste Management will handle all garbage collection countywide, allowing county officials to dismantle its solid waste department.
County Administrator Bill Benson said shuttering the Lee County Solid Waste Department doesn’t mean all of its 14 employees will lose their jobs. Lee County Solid Waste Director Terry McGlaun will most likely shift over to running the county’s waste transfer station.
Waste Management representative Kerry Howell, who spoke to supervisors during Friday’s meeting, said he will encourage all county employees to apply for a position at Waste Management.
No matter who’s picking up trash in Lee County, it’s almost certain residents will pay more for the service.
“We are going to have to go up one way or another whether they do it or we do it since we haven’t gone up in a long time.… It is a fact of life,” said Smith, the board president.
Lee County garbage collection rates have not risen since 2013 when the county raised rates from $9 to $12.50.
But Smith also voted against closing the county’s solid waste department and letting Waste Management handle trash pickup, arguing Lee County residents are better served by keeping the service in-house.
“I feel like we can serve our customers better and feel like we can do it cheaper,” Smith said.
Using statistics provided by Three Rivers Planning & Development District Governmental Functions Director Ronnie Bell, Smith said they estimated a contract with Waste Management would cost the customers of Lee County an estimated $990,000 annually for the life of the contract. Smith said that Bell, who did not attend the meeting, put the monthly collection fee at $18 if Lee County provided the service, while Waste Management could raise rates up to $23.
Howell disagreed with those numbers, arguing that, as it stood Friday, Waste Management offered a cost of $16.45 per household to the county. He said it was up to the supervisors to set the rate from there.
“This $990,000 is an arbitrary number,” he said, adding that it used a continuous consumer price index, a rate that adjusts the bill monthly based on fuel costs to get the overall estimated cost at $23 for the rate. He said that made the figure unrealistic.
“You can’t compare $18 to $23; you’ve got to compare $18 to $18 on the front end,” Howell said.
Morgan also said he believed Bell’s estimates showed the best scenario for Lee County’s collection rates and the worst case for Waste Management’s rates, so it was not a far comparison.
The deal on the table includes selling much of the county’s garbage collection equipment to Waste Management, which Smith said would be at a loss for the county and make it hard to get back into garbage collection if the county chose to, noting that if aging equipment were an issue, the county could raise rates by an extra dollar and have enough revenue to purchase additional vehicles.
Morgan said he could not find any instances where a county or municipality stopped collecting garbage and got back into it.
The Friday vote does not lock the county into the contract with Waste Management, but begins the negotiation process. Once negotiations are complete, the supervisors will have the chance to approve or reject the final contract.
“We will continue to keep you involved,” Howell said. “Y’all have a right to do what is best for your county, and you should do what’s best for your county, but we feel like we can provide the kind of service that your citizens expect.”
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PITTSBURGH — Two Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus riders are suing a driver after a head-on collision in November.
According to our partners at TribLIVE.com, a lawsuit was filed against Robert Fulton from Ohio.
Police said he swerved around stopped traffic and crashed head-on into the bus in Oakland.
Two passengers on the bus, Victoria Coleman and John Peters, want $50,000 in damages because of their injuries.
Fulton was also injured in the crash and police did not file charges.
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ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — Two suspects are in custody after a police pursuit following a shooting in McKees Rocks on Thursday.
According to police, the two men were suspects in connection with a shooting that took place about an hour before in the 100 block of Bell Avenue.
Once on scene, first responders found a woman with shrapnel wounds to her shin, hand and cheek. That woman was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
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As police started their investigation, they were able to identify the suspect’s car as a white Audi sedan with Maryland plates.
Police put out a BOLO for the man around 2:30 p.m. Thursday and nearly 20 minutes later, the car was spotted in McKees Rocks.
Police tried to stop the car, but the driver sped off and nearly hit a police officer with his car. Two police officers then fired their guns at the car.
From there, multiple police agencies started a pursuit of the white car. Officers tried to use a spike strip to stop the car, but authorities say the driver nearly hit another police officer. That officer then fired at the white car and it eventually stopped in the 100 block of North Petrie Drive in Robinson. Township.
Two men were taken into custody in the woods. Police say the driver, 28-year-old Steven Bryant, from Maryland, had a gunshot wound to his arm. He was taken to a hospital. The passenger, 32-year-old Gaj Walker, from Pittsburgh, was placed under arrest.
Allegheny County police say they’ll speak to the district attorney’s office in terms of charges.
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Crime Stoppers are looking for information on a cold case murder out of Washington County and anyone with information could receive a $5,000 cash reward.
Betty Pieczynski, 63, was found in her home in Cecil Township on June 24, 1983. She was shot with a .25 caliber automatic.
Anyone with information is asked to contact State Police in Washington at 724-223-5200 and speak to Trooper Harding or contact the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers at 1-800-4PA-TIPS (8477) or online at https://www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=107. All callers remain anonymous and could be eligible for a $5,000 cash reward.
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It’s safe to say that Deion Sanders isn’t a big fan of Pat Narduzzi right now.
Pitt and Colorado have played a grand total of 0 times, but over the last few weeks, there has been a surprising amount of Pitt-Colorado discourse.
In an interview with 247Sports’ Carl Reed, Sanders touched upon his son (and Buffaloes quarterback) Shadeur, former top prospect Travis Hunter, roster turnover, and by extension, Pat Narduzzi.
Pat Narduzzi? What? Why would Sanders be talking about Narduzzi? Well, because Narduzzi was asked about Sanders last month.
Narduzzi was asked about Sanders’ transfer portal approach at the ACC spring meetings last month, and as he does, he didn’t mince his words.
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PITTSBURGH — A male is in critical condition after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Bedford Dwellings overnight.
Officers responded to a 16-round ShotSpotter alert in the 2400 block of Chauncey Drive just before 1:15 a.m., according to Pittsburgh Public Safety.
A male victim who reportedly ran from the area arrived at a local hospital in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds.
Channel 11 saw officers surrounding a vehicle at UPMC Mercy Hospital that appeared to have broken out windows.
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NORTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — After seeing Channel 11′s story Wednesday about Southwood Psychiatric Hospital staff member Tamika Jones being criminally charged for allegedly kicking a young patient in the head, a mother of a former patient reached out to Channel 11.
“Something has to be done about it,” she said.
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The mother wanted to remain anonymous.
She said her son received inpatient care at Southwood in North Strabane Township, Washington County, for about a month and a half earlier this year before she decided to pull him out for his own safety.
“No child should be abused in any type of manner,” the mother said.
She alleges her son was bitten multiple times by a fellow patient and says staff didn’t notify her for weeks.
“Bruises up and down his body, and bite marks,” she described. “[They were] covering his arms. There were marks on his inner thigh that nobody had even checked.”
Channel 11 spoke to two former Southwood employees who said many of the issues at the facility could be prevented by additional staffing and improved training.
These former employees — wishing to remain anonymous for fear of retribution — say the 54-bed facility often had more than 60 kids in its care — with one staff member caring for a dozen or more kids — when that ratio should be closer to 6:1.
The former employees allege they observed several instances of abuse, including what they describe as a child covered in feces and left to lay in it and a child allegedly restrained with tape wrapped around his hands and stomach.
One of these former employees told Channel 11 they submitted more than a dozen Childline reports to the state about the Southwood facility in three years, saying, “I can’t believe that place is still open...They treat their patients and staff like crap.”
Channel 11 reached out to Southwood about these allegations.
CEO Kim Lira provided a statement saying, “To respect the privacy of all parties involved, we do not publicly discuss patient or employee matters.”
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge on Thursday scheduled a murder trial for next year for a woman who has spent more than seven years in state psychiatric care after she was accused of intentionally plowing a car into pedestrians, killing one, on the Las Vegas Strip.
Paris Paradise Morton said nothing in court as she learned she’ll stand trial in May 2024 on murder and 70 other felony charges in the crash that killed an Arizona woman and injured dozens of other people a few days before Christmas 2015.
Morton remains jailed without bail. Last month, she rejected a plea bargain that would have avoided trial and sent her to prison with the possibility of parole, and told a judge she was at odds with her court-appointed lawyers. The length of her sentence offer was not disclosed. She could face life in prison if she is convicted at trial.
Deputy Clark County Public Defender Anna Clark continued to represent Morton on Thursday. Clark declined outside court to comment about the case but said she and attorney Scott Coffee are still handling Morton’s defense.
Morton, now 32, has been prosecuted as Lakeisha Nicole Holloway, the name she gave to authorities when she surrendered following the crash. She had legally changed her name weeks earlier, from Holloway to Morton.
Jessica Valenzuela, 32, a tourist from Buckeye, Arizona, was killed and authorities said at least 35 tourists from California, Colorado, Florida, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington state, Mexico and Canada were injured when the car plowed through a crowd on a sidewalk near the Paris Las Vegas and Planet Hollywood resorts.
Picket-like vehicle barriers called bollards now line Las Vegas Boulevard to protect pedestrians.
Morton’s daughter, who was 3 years old at the time, was with her in the car. Coffee has said Morton no longer has custody of the child. Authorities previously said the girl’s father lived in Texas.
Morton was from Portland, Oregon, and traveled through several cities in the U.S. and Canada before arriving in Las Vegas a few days before the crash. She told police she and her daughter had been living in the car and had been repeatedly ushered by security officers out of casino parking areas.
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BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. — Nickelback is coming to Star Lake!
The group announced dates for their new tour and will be stopping at Star Lake on Sept. 29.
Pre-sale tickets will go on sale on Friday.
General admission tickets will go on sale on Tuesday, June 13. Click here for more information.
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MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. — A woman was taken to the hospital after a shooting in McKees Rocks on Thursday.
According to police, first responders were called to the 100 block of Bell Avenue at 1:46 p.m.
Once on scene, first responders found a woman with shrapnel wounds to her shin, hand and cheek.
She was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Pine-Richland School District is investigating a racist photo involving two middle school students taken in a bathroom earlier this week.
In a letter sent to families Thursday, the district said it is aware of a photo that is “completely inappropriate and offensive.” The photo was taken during field day activities, according to the letter.
Administrators are conducting an investigation and will take appropriate steps, the letter states. A district spokeswoman told Channel 11 Northern Regional Police were made aware of the incident but, as it is not a criminal matter, are not investigating.
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