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SAN DIEGO — A 348-foot luxury yacht owned by a Russian oligarch arrived in the San Diego Bay Monday morning.
The $300 million dollar boat named “Amadea” was seized by the United States Department of Justice in May off the coast of Fiji. It’s owned by billionaire Suleiman Kerimov.
The US and its allies are seizing property and assets of Russian oligarchs to try and put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin over the War in Ukraine.
The yacht is four floors high. There is a swimming pool on the first floor. An American flag is now onboard as well.
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Kerimov as part of a group of Russian oligarchs who profit from the Russian government through corruption and its malign activity around the globe, including the occupation of Crimea. In sanctioning Kerimov, the Treasury Department also cited Kerimov as an official of the Government of the Russian Federation and a member of the Russian Federation Counsel.
The Amadea is among many yachts targeted by the US Treasury Department.
The Department of Justice released the following statement:
“On May 5, 2022, the United States announced a seizure action against the Amadea, a $300 million dollar luxury yacht belonging to Suleiman Kerimov, a sanctioned Oligarch and beneficiary of Russian corruption. After a transpacific journey of over 5,000 miles, the Amadea has safely docked in a port within the United States, and will remain in the custody of the U.S. government, pending its anticipated forfeiture and sale.
The successful seizure and transport of Amadea would not have been possible without extraordinary cooperation from our foreign partners in the global effort to enforce U.S. sanctions imposed in response to Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war in Ukraine. We hope to make additional footage of the Amadea available at a later date.” | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/300-million-dollar-yacht-russian-oligarch-arrives-in-san-diego/509-b3b3153f-fc0a-45e2-827a-8f35650eadfb | 2022-06-28T00:02:04 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/300-million-dollar-yacht-russian-oligarch-arrives-in-san-diego/509-b3b3153f-fc0a-45e2-827a-8f35650eadfb |
TAMPA, Fla — The city of Tampa is hosting a series of public input meetings over noise ordinances in the city. There has been a lot of back and forth over the policy, and this time, city leaders are trying to get it right.
The ordinances were changed, then repealed, and now, the city is starting from square one.
From the residents that shared their concerns, many comments focused on the bass as opposed to the volume.
"You may not necessarily hear the decibel level or the noise," Rick Kugler Ziglar, an east Tampa resident, said. "But you will be shaken awake at night because of the subwoofers."
The ordinance currently in place has specific requirements for Historic Ybor and the Arena District. Noise must be below a certain decibel between specific times. Residents say measuring the volume by decibel doesn't account for the bass and vibrations the music creates.
For the rest of Tampa, noise cannot be unreasonably excessive. It is left to law enforcement to determine if the noise meets that description. A five-minute warning is given. If compliance is not met, a citation is issued.
For those working in entertainment districts, a change in policy could come at a cost. Brian Nezbit shared his concerns saying he lives and works in an entertainment district.
"When you add in all these districts, you have thousands of employees," Nezbit said. "Tax-paying citizens that you're talking about messing with their livelihood."
The Tampa Police Department had a representative at the public input meeting. TPD said their concern is consistency. When different areas of Tampa have different policies, it is harder for his officers to enforce them.
There is one more public input meeting at 6 p.m. on July 6 at Ragan Park.
City staff will compile information from the meetings and present a proposal to city council in October. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/bass-in-new-tampa-noise-ordinances/67-cb7189ca-13d6-4d51-a395-392a2d973be9 | 2022-06-28T00:02:10 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/bass-in-new-tampa-noise-ordinances/67-cb7189ca-13d6-4d51-a395-392a2d973be9 |
SARASOTA, Fla. — A driver is facing charges of driving under the influence with property damage after police said he crashed into a doggy daycare center in Sarasota.
The owner, who now has to clean up the mess, told 10 Tampa Bay this couldn't have come at a worse time for the business.
Sarasota Police said the driver first crashed into a nearby light pole and then the vehicle careened into the business. There were reportedly no employees or pets inside the building, but ongoing renovations to the business have now been delayed.
"It is a setback, it's quite a setback," said Anita Sahoo, owner of Camp Bow Wow. "We're not making any money and bills are still there that need to be paid and the contract for construction is now a little bit more money,"
Law enforcement said the truck crashed into the business near 17th Street around 1:30 a.m. Sunday.
The security alarm system alerted Sahoo, who had only been away for a few days in Philadelphia visiting her mother.
When she arrived at her business Monday morning, the sight of the day care was not what she had expected.
"I'm just shocked," Sahoo said. "I thought maybe a robbery or like maybe burglary or the window smashed in but I didn't expect to see car parts in there."
Camp Bow Wow has been temporarily closed since May for the renovations and was supposed to open with the upgrades on July 6.
"We were making an awesome Camp Bow Wow, updating all these things and new flooring, new cabinets, all the stuff," she said.
Those plans are now on hold as Sahoo, who lives in Las Vegas, and her landlord coordinate appraisals and repairs between insurance providers and contractors.
Authorities said it has increased enforcement because more people are driving vehicles while impaired.
"They're all over the city and all different times, even rush-hour at five o'clock after work and also three o'clock in the morning," said Sarasota Police Captain Robert Armstrong.
According to police, recent data showed DUI and DWI arrests have doubled since last year with 77 arrests so far in 2022 compared to the 80 arrests for the whole of last year.
"When you're impaired, you may think that you're fine, so you're getting behind the wheel and you're trying to make it home, you're trying to go somewhere else, and then, in reality, you're really not so you have those alternatives to not drive," said Armstrong.
"I am so thankful that nobody was in here. That can all be repaired and that can be all taken care of," Sahoo said.
Along with stepped-up enforcement, law enforcement are urging drivers to be responsible especially with the holiday weekend coming up.
Police advise people to have someone in their group who is not partaking in any drinking be the designated driver for the outing or just call a ride share from companies like Uber or Lyft. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/doggy-day-care-reopening-delayed-car-crash-sarasota/67-3697989a-5c2c-40c6-81dc-e2ca942e4e79 | 2022-06-28T00:02:16 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/doggy-day-care-reopening-delayed-car-crash-sarasota/67-3697989a-5c2c-40c6-81dc-e2ca942e4e79 |
A lawsuit between Casper and its former bus operator is moving forward after a judge last week struck down most of the city’s arguments for dismissing the case.
The suit was filed about a year after Casper took over bus operations from the Casper Area Transportation Coalition, or CATC, which ran fixed-route and on-demand buses in the area for nearly 40 years.
CATC alleges the city breached their contract by seizing documents from the contractor’s offices and ending a lease and IT services agreement between the parties.
The city says it was investigating the agency double-dipping into federal transportation funds after COVID-era assistance was used to fund the service. It began an audit of CATC in January 2021, and by April had ended its relationship with the contractor.
Judge Alan Johnson last week sided with the city on one of its claims — that city attorney John Henley was not a “final policymaker” in the decision to send city staff to take documents, bank information and keys from the CATC offices. That means Henley may likely be cleared of liability for the city's actions.
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According to a complaint in the case, city officials including the attorney, accountant and two police officers participated in the seizure, which CATC calls unlawful under the Fourteenth Amendment.
CATC employees were also locked out of the city’s computer system, and the office’s locks were changed after the January search. The judge’s order notes that the city accountant reportedly did not find any evidence of double-dipping while in the office that day. It also says that police stopped recording video after the accountant told CATC’s director she hadn’t found anything, but the search continued after that point.
Johnson ruled in a Thursday order that though CATC’s contract allowed the city “access” to records “directly pertinent” to an audit, it didn’t allow Casper to also shut off CATC’s access to those documents. He also said it’s unclear whether all the documents seized were “directly pertinent” to the city’s audit.
Attorneys representing CATC and the city did not respond to requests for comment Monday.
The former bus operator also alleges the city breached terms of a lease and IT services agreement in kicking the agency out of its leased office and shutting down access to Casper servers.
According to court documents, the lease agreement included a clause saying it could be terminated when the city’s contract with CATC ended. But the judge ruled that the city interfered with CATC’s use of the leased office before terminating its contract.
Johnson also disagreed with the city’s claim that it could terminate the lease based on suspicions that federal money was being misused. The lease, he wrote, states only that a lack of federal funding could end the lease, and says nothing about questions over the money’s use.
Likewise, the judge said that since the parties’ IT services agreement had a clause requiring 90 days’ written notice before termination, the city may have violated that contract by shutting CATC employees out.
CATC attorney Judith Studer previously told the Star-Tribune that her review of city emails and body camera footage from the day of the search indicate that the city had “coordinated to shut everything down at once.” | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/casper-bus-operator-lawsuit-to-continue-as-judge-declines-dismissal/article_abf77d40-f65f-11ec-a802-d3b9abb9b49d.html | 2022-06-28T00:02:55 | 0 | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/casper-bus-operator-lawsuit-to-continue-as-judge-declines-dismissal/article_abf77d40-f65f-11ec-a802-d3b9abb9b49d.html |
The Bismarck Special Assessment Task Force after a year of work will present its street utility fee recommendation during Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, another step toward a public vote on changing how street maintenance is funded.
The group led by City Commissioners Nancy Guy and Mark Splonskowski was reconvened in July 2021 to create a fee in place of special assessments meant to fund street maintenance.
Bismarck officials have been trying for several years to replace specials, which increase property taxes for many homeowners. A combined infrastructure and special assessment task force recommended in 2018 that the city take a look at a street utility fee. But a 2017 law that limited some local governments' authority to levy taxes prevented the city from putting a fee before voters.
The 2021 Legislature passed a law that allows cities to levy street maintenance fees on all utility users. The fee would not replace other types of special assessments, such as those levied for storm water infrastructure improvements.
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The task force will present four fee rate structures, two for residential properties and two for commercial properties, and a proposed home rule charter amendment for the commissioners to consider.
The meeting is at 5:15 p.m. in the City/County Office Building's Tom Baker Meeting Room. It also will be livestreamed at dakotamediaaccess.org.
Residents could potentially vote on the street utility fee in the November general election.
Proposed structures
The proposed fee structures assume a yearly revenue requirement of $20 million, with residential making up 40% and nonresidential, or commercial, making up 60% of the revenue. The structures are based on estimated square footage of parcels. Park parcels with no buildings were included in the residential system.
One proposed residential structure would include a six-tier system based on parcel size. The median-size parcel tier is between 4,500 square feet and 18,000 square feet. Property owners in each tier would pay the same amount whether their property was on the low end of the tier square footage range or on the high end. Proposed monthly rates, which the City Commission could change:
- Median-size, $27.99.
- Up to 1,125 square feet, $7.
- 1,125 to 2,250 square feet, $13.99.
- 2,250 to 4,500 square feet, $20.99.
- 18,000 to 27,000 square feet, $41.98.
- 27,000 square feet or more, $55.97.
It's not clear how parcels whose square footage is on a dividing line between tiers would be classified.
The other residential fee structure would be based on specific square footage but would include minimum and maximum caps. All property owners below 4,000 square feet would pay the same monthly amount -- $6.50 -- and all those above 36,000 square feet would pay the same -- $103.95. Those in between would pay based on their actual square footage.
The task force said this was done so that larger parcel owners would not bear the brunt of the overall cost.
In an uncapped structure that is solely based on parcel size, the park district would pay about $17,033 a month for its 7 million-square-foot Cottonwood Park. With the maximum cap in place, the same parcel would cost the district about $104 a month.
The proposed commercial fee structures are much more complicated, taking into account all properties that are not housing units, residential condominiums, apartments, mobile home courts, and park parcels with no buildings.
One proposal utilizes a tier system. The task force's proposal is less specific than the one for residential fees, letting the City Commission decide on number of tiers. The second is a minimum/maximum system that would be based on specific square footage, with no minimum square footage level and two maximums -- one for parcels that are exempt from property taxes and one for parcels that aren't.
Home rule charter
The proposed home rule charter that would go before city voters to allow for the street utility fee has five subsections.
The first defines street maintenance as “needed street maintenance projects determined by the City Commission and adopted industry-accepted pavement management system." This section also states that the city may vote to expand this definition on a yearly basis.
“If there is extra money in the fund and there is a desire to use it for more things, that expansion could be done but it would require a unanimous approval from the commission to do it,” task force member Dustin Gawrylow said. “That would make sure that it is not perceived as being a slush fund, because the chances of getting universal approval on something are so low, it has to be something that everybody agrees is necessary.”
Subsection B states the City Commission will remove existing street special assessment balances from the accounts of property owners. Gawrylow said it will be left up to the city to decide how this is accomplished.
Subsection C states the City Commission will annually approve a nonbinding preliminary draft that would outline expected street projects for the next five years. The task force hopes this will give residents the ability to anticipate what streets will be worked on.
Subsection D states the City Commission will define the minimum ending fund balance and maximum ending fund balance before full implementation of the utility fee plan. A subcommittee of the larger task force was divided on how the policy should be implemented but agreed that a policy should exist, according to the group's memo.
The last section describes a need to determine how the school and park districts would handle the new fee. That would have to be done before a plan could be implemented.
Other recommendations
The task force suggests modifying city policies to deal with arterial or "collector" roadways in which maintenance is now funded partly through sales tax revenue. The city should address whether residents near those roads would pay both the utility fee and specials, the group said.
Task force member Kate Herzog said an example of this situation is Country West Road, which would potentially be covered under the fee but could also be specially assessed if it was widened.
"We need the commission to come up with a policy one way or another on how they want to handle that because there could be a marketing challenge if you get special assessments for a road and you're already paying your utility fee," Herzog said.
The group also recommends facilitating a better process for residents to request a reevaluation of street conditions in their neighborhood.
The task force suggests the commission hold several public input meetings before any vote on a plan.
Reach Alex Kautzman at 701-250-8255 or alexandra.kautzman@bismarcktribune.com. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/bismarck-task-force-to-present-street-utility-fee-plan-public-vote-might-be-held-later/article_24d5b86a-f3f6-11ec-9895-938efc5d3b40.html | 2022-06-28T00:03:27 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/bismarck-task-force-to-present-street-utility-fee-plan-public-vote-might-be-held-later/article_24d5b86a-f3f6-11ec-9895-938efc5d3b40.html |
FORT WORTH, Texas — The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday that a drug bust involving multiple agencies across North Texas led to the seizure of thousands of fentanyl pills.
The sheriff's office said it worked with agencies such as the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Dallas and Flower Mound police departments to serve multiple federal search warrants throughout the North Texas area.
The warrants led to authorities seizing 15,000 fentanyl pills and arresting 11 suspects. The sheriff's office said 11 weapons were also seized.
The sheriff's office said two of the suspects who were arrested were charged with distributing fentanyl that resulted in death.
Further details on the operation were not immediately released.
There have been efforts within the last year to curb an increase in overdose deaths caused by fentanyl-laced pills across the nation. The Department of Justice announced last year that the DEA had seized 1.8 million fake pills and made 810 arrests nationwide within a two-month period.
North Texas residents also started initiatives to warn about the dangers of fake pills.
A local mother put up a billboard near AT&T Stadium in Arlington in October 2021, after her 22-year-old daughter died after taking a fake pill earlier this year.
“She took a Percocet, and it was laced with fentanyl.. and that took her life,” said Patricia Saldivar.
A group known as Challenge of Tarrant County sent out PSAs asking parents to keep on eye on their children's social media activity. The group said fake pills are being purchased through social media.
“It only takes a little to lose a lot. Pills purchased through social media aren’t what you think,” one person said in a Challenge of Tarrant County video. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/15000-fentanyl-pills-seized-11-suspects-arrested-north-texas-drug-bust/287-9f4baa28-1486-4a7f-9693-d93202e5b0e6 | 2022-06-28T00:05:05 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/15000-fentanyl-pills-seized-11-suspects-arrested-north-texas-drug-bust/287-9f4baa28-1486-4a7f-9693-d93202e5b0e6 |
IRVING, Texas — If you recently bought a Lotto Texas ticket in Irving, you might want to check it!
The Texas Lottery announced on Monday that a winning ticket from a June 25 drawing worth $7.25 million was sold at a Circle K at 3950 Valley View Lane in Irving.
The ticket matched all six of the numbers: 7-10-23-34-46-47
However, the Texas Lottery said the ticket has not been claimed yet and that the winner has 180 days from the draw date to claim the jackpot.
According to the Texas Lottery, the winner chose the cash value option at the time of purchase, so the winner will receive $4,632,166.56 before taxes.
"We look forward to meeting the second Lotto Texas jackpot winner of June, and the fifth overall for 2022,” said Gary Grief, executive director of the Texas Lottery, in a news release. "If you have the winning ticket, we encourage you to sign the ticket, put it in a safe place, seek financial and legal advice, and call the Texas Lottery to schedule an appointment to claim the prize." | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/7-million-winning-lotto-texas-ticket-sold-irving-gas-station/287-2adc7d4b-79c1-4bb2-9547-d1ce693947a1 | 2022-06-28T00:05:11 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/7-million-winning-lotto-texas-ticket-sold-irving-gas-station/287-2adc7d4b-79c1-4bb2-9547-d1ce693947a1 |
DALLAS — There are still so many questions about what really happened at XTC Cabaret in Dallas.
A woman was shot and killed by a security guard in the parking lot.
Monday, city leaders are reacting and pushing to enforce stricter hours for sexually oriented businesses.
Shalonda Anderson, known as “Lundie,” gave her three kids the world.
“Happy, outgoing all the time, happy,” said Latrease Nelson, the victim’s cousin.
Her family is left devastated.
“She was the life of the party,” said Nelson.
Dallas police say the 32-year-old was shot and killed by a security guard outside of XTC cabaret strip club in Dallas.
It happened around 5 a.m. on Saturday, June 25.
“Lundie, Lundie, you OK? That’s my home girl, back up,” you could hear through Sunny D’s cellphone video, who is a friend of the victim.
A witness and a friend shared the cellphone video with WFAA moments after the shooting.
You can see Lundie on the grass, surrounded by security guards.
“Y'all shot my home girl? It wasn’t that serious,” you can hear in the cellphone video.
The club owner also released a video to WFAA, saying that Lundie drove her car into a group of security guards. They claimed that one security guard was pinned between the car and another vehicle, and then the guard shot the driver, before anyone else was injured.
Dallas Police said the investigation determined that Lundie was killed by a 26-year-old female security guard. A second security guard at the scene also shot into the vehicle. Police identified that guard as Sterlin Hammett, 30. He has been arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
“We need to be able to see the video and not pieces of the video,” said Rev. Ronald Wright, with the Community Police Oversight Board.
“We don’t know if they were blocking the way so she could leave or not. That’s another thing we need to look at it. For those security guards to do what they did, that was overboard. What’s next? It's about holding someone accountable,” said Wright.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson released the following statement:
“I am sickened by the tragic violence we have seen at sexually oriented businesses in our city. this incident once again demonstrates why the Dallas city council — in the interest of public safety — unanimously voted in favor of reasonable restrictions on the hours of operation for these businesses. lives are at stake, and that is why it is critical for us to continue to pursue policies that can help us achieve our goal of making Dallas the safest major city in the United States.”
Dallas City Council passed an ordinance earlier this year that required sexually oriented businesses to close from 2-6 a.m., with the Dallas Department saying those hours see an increase in crime. A complaint was filed and a court has temporarily postponed the ordinance.
While the ordinance is in limbo, the Dallas Police Department and the District Attorney’s Office will continue to investigate what happened early Saturday morning that left three children without their mother.
Lundie’s family and friends are demanding answers.
They’re crushed, knowing that Lundie's children will grow up without their mother.
“I want the world to know, this is unbearable. This is something I don’t wish on nobody,” said Benita Lofton, victim’s mother.
The family has started an online fundraising campaign, hoping it will help pay for funeral expenses and help the children. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-xtc-cabaret-mother-of-3-killed-by-security/287-de316275-abc3-403b-b120-e23c074c6c78 | 2022-06-28T00:05:17 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-xtc-cabaret-mother-of-3-killed-by-security/287-de316275-abc3-403b-b120-e23c074c6c78 |
FORT WORTH, Texas — A four-day gun buyback event wrapped up in just a matter of hours in Fort Worth.
Officials said more than 100 weapons were collected at the Northwest Division of the Fort Worth Police Department.
On Monday, Fort Worth officers exchanged $100 gift cards with people who voluntarily, and safely, surrendered their unloaded guns.
In the past, the event has been hit or miss, but in light of recent events involving gun violence across the country, FWPD anticipated a steady turnout.
The department didn't expect what it saw in just one day of the program.
Commander Dave Carabajal has been with Fort Worth police for 19 years. He has never seen a larger collection since they started offering the opportunity. He talked about who they expected to take advantage of the gun buyback.
"Maybe was inherited, maybe just lying around. They had no use for and they didn't want it to fall into the wrong hands or the hands of a child," said Carabaja. "We respect everybody's rights, everyone that came in here voluntarily and they got something out of it."
Officers planned to collect weapons for four days. But they run out of gift cards within hours, collecting 112 handguns and rifles of almost every make and model, according to police.
None of the funds used to purchase the gift cards came from taxpayer money. The program uses confiscated monies for gun buyback events.
One of their goals is to keep weapons like these out of the wrong hands.
Vanessa Bennett couldn't agree more, especially concerned about her 14-year-old grandson hiding a gun at home. While his grandfather handled the talk about the dangers of teens in his age group illegally possessing weapons, Bennett wanted him to learn there could be consequences for his actions.
"Young boys like my grandson are getting these guns in their hands and being influenced to use them in bad ways. That's my main concern," said Bennett, "I just want to save lives. I want my grandson to live."
Michael Santos is a concerned gun owner who drove from Dallas to participate in the gun buyback program. He purchased the handgun he planned to surrender from a friend years ago. The handgun worked fine when he bought it.
"I'm not anti-gun, but I am anti-violent violence," Santos said. "It doesn't work like it's supposed to anyway, but I just feel that if I ever get broken into, somebody else could use it for the wrong purposes."
No surprise to police, people referring to themselves as a gun rescue group also attended the gun buyback. In some cases, they offered people more than the $100 dollar gift card being offered by officers.
Some people agreed to accept the higher offer, but others like Michael had concerns about what the gun rescue group planned to do with the weapons they bought.
Santos said, "I don't know where they are from, who they are, and what they're going to do with the gun."
All of the weapons voluntarily surrendered to Fort Worth police will be destroyed sooner than later. None of the weapons will be put back into circulation.
One of the guns voluntarily surrendered at the Northwest Division came from a woman who found that gun in the bushes. Although police do not question people surrendering weapons at all, she shared with officers she feared the wrong person might use the gun for the wrong reason.
Later, a random records check on the serial number revealed the gun had been reported stolen in another nearby city.
Carabajal said, "A responsible person that came in because she doesn't want to see anyone harmed."
Although FWPD ran out of the $100 gift cards for people voluntarily surrendering their weapons, there is still a way to safely get rid of an unwanted gun.
Fort Worth residents can all the FWPD non-emergency telephone number at 817-392-4222 to schedule a safe weapons surrender. All weapons being voluntarily surrendered should first be unloaded for safety purposes. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fort-worth-police-end-gun-buyback-event-early-large-turnout/287-fa0e1f0f-4908-4fe5-bcbe-c47761006d1c | 2022-06-28T00:05:23 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fort-worth-police-end-gun-buyback-event-early-large-turnout/287-fa0e1f0f-4908-4fe5-bcbe-c47761006d1c |
HOUSTON — Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said he's taken himself out of the running to become Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Gonzalez announced his decision on Twitter this afternoon and said he told the Biden administration on Sunday.
Biden initially nominated Gonzalez more than a year ago, but his confirmation stalled in the GOP-controlled Senate. The president nominated him again in January.
"More than a year has passed since the President nominated me for this important position, which has not had a Senate-confirmed director since the Obama administration," Gonzalez tweeted. "I am grateful to President Biden for the honor of nominating me, and I wish this administration well as it strives to overcome the paralyzing political gridlock that threatens far more than our nation's border. Frankly, the dysfunction threatens America's heart and soul."
Gonzalez said he decided it's best for all involved if he remains on as sheriff.
"My love for America and my desire to serve during these contentious times is stronger than ever. Ensuring the safety and security of the people of Harris County is a great honor, and I am fully devoted to continuing to fulfill this responsibility," the sheriff tweeted.
Gonzalez had been a target of Republicans because of past comments about ICE and immigration policy under former President Donald Trump, according to Houston Public Media.
He leads the third largest sheriff's office in the United States, and the biggest in Texas.
He was first elected to the Harris County Sherriff's Office in 2016 after retiring in 2009 from the Houston Police Department, where he reached the rank of sergeant and served for 18 years.
One of the city's most visible law enforcement leaders, the sheriff is no stranger to the political arena.
Gonzalez served three terms on the Houston City Council representing District H. He was elected by his peers in 2010 to serve as Vice Mayor Pro-Tem and was appointed Mayor Pro-Tem in 2012 by Mayor Annise Parker.
He also chaired the council’s Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/gonzalez-withdraws-ice-director/285-37361ba7-e891-48ad-a5ea-01ac486040dc | 2022-06-28T00:05:29 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/gonzalez-withdraws-ice-director/285-37361ba7-e891-48ad-a5ea-01ac486040dc |
MCKINNEY, Texas — Whole Woman’s Health said they were expecting the Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe v. Wade to come down Monday.
Instead, the landmark case was overturned last Friday.
So, appointments for abortion services scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at their McKinney and Fort Worth locations had to be canceled.
“We planned to see patients up until the very last day, possibly, of what would be services, and so we had patients scheduled for both Saturday and Sunday in our clinics had to be called and those appointments canceled for them,” Marva Sadler, Whole Woman’s Health Senior Director of Clinical Services, said.
The decision to overturn Roe v. Wade came around 9 a.m. Friday. So, there were a few abortions that were performed at Whole Woman’s Health clinics before the ruling came down, Silva said.
“If you were not in the operating room in the middle of a procedure or if you did not have a [Mifepristone] in your hand going down your throat, you were not able to be seen after that time,” Sadler said.
As of Friday, Whole Woman’s Health paused all abortion services in Texas.
“The fact that it happened and it happened so quickly and that we had to cease operations so swiftly was absolutely a surprise for almost all of our patients,” Sadler said.
Representatives with Planned Parenthood told WFAA it was a similar situation at their North Texas locations.
“They had been prepared to manage difficult, really difficult conversations with patients, including patients who were actually in the health center on Friday morning waiting to get their abortion procedure, and unfortunately had to be turned away on Friday while they were actually in the health center,” Planned Parenthood Texas Votes Executive Director Dyana Limon-Mercado said.
While Friday’s Supreme Court ruling did result in emotional conversations with patients over the past few days, North Texas physicians point out that the state’s Heartbeat Bill or SB8 has been in effect for a while.
“Our lives changed as women’s health care providers back in September,” Health Central Women’s Care OBGYN Dr. Jay Staub said. “We know what the law says and we know that if we give any advice to a patient, regardless of the situation, if it's found out about by someone who doesn't like what I have to say, a person who has no knowledge of the situation medically, but just is anti-abortion altogether can sue me and I don't have a defense under the current law. So, we have to be very cautious and careful about things we say to our patients and how we discuss difficult situations.”
Whole Woman's Health was among several Texas abortion providers that filed a lawsuit challenging the state's pre-Roe v. Wade abortion ban which criminalized both performing abortions and assisting anyone who performs abortions. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas-abortion-providers-cancel-appointments-after-roe-v-wade-overturned/287-cce39649-f384-4ddc-8d14-0c5c534724ee | 2022-06-28T00:05:36 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas-abortion-providers-cancel-appointments-after-roe-v-wade-overturned/287-cce39649-f384-4ddc-8d14-0c5c534724ee |
TEXAS, USA — Texas abortion providers are making a last-ditch effort to temporarily resume procedures by challenging a pre-Roe v. Wade abortion ban that has not been enforced for nearly a half-century, but that some abortion opponents argue could be enforced after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion.
The providers filed a lawsuit on Monday, and a Harris County judge will hear arguments on Tuesday for implementing a temporary restraining order to block enforcement of the old ban, which criminalized both performing abortions and assisting anyone who performs abortions in Texas.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, some Republican lawmakers and anti-abortion activists have argued that old state statutes banning abortion may have instantly gone back into effect following the Supreme Court’s announcement that it would overturn Roe v. Wade.
Texas abortion clinics stopped all procedures, and abortion funds ceased operating in the state after the Supreme Court ruled Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that affirmed abortions as a constitutional right for nearly five decades. Some doctors had to halt procedures moments before they were set to perform them because of concerns that old state abortion laws that had been blocked by Roe could now once again be criminally enforced.
“We will fight to maintain access for as long as we can,” Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Reproductive Rights — one of the plaintiffs challenging pre-Roe restrictions — said in a statement. “Every day, every hour that abortion remains legal in Texas is a chance for more people to get the care they need. The clinics we represent want to help as many patients as they can, down to the last minute.”
Last year, Texas passed a “trigger law” to ban abortions if the Supreme Court repealed Roe v. Wade. The law will go into effect 30 days after the court issues a judgment repealing Roe.
Though the court issued its opinion signaling its intention to overturn Roe on Friday, it’s unclear when the formal judgment will come. Paxton said the judgment could take a month. He said his office will announce the effective date for the trigger law as soon as possible.
However, laws predating Roe v. Wade in Texas that ban abortion are still on the books — leading some to argue they’re valid again and that there’s no need to wait for the trigger law to seek criminal penalties for performing abortions in the state. Paxton noted this on Friday, saying “some prosecutors may choose to immediately pursue criminal prosecutions.”
But a 2004 case in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found that by passing abortion laws — such as regulations on the availability of abortions for minors and the practices of abortion clinics — the Texas Legislature repealed its old bans and replaced them with regulations that implied those statutes were no longer in effect. And because the Supreme Court has yet to issue its formal judgment, it’s unclear whether the pre-Roe statutes can be enforced until that happens.
Lawyers for anti-abortion groups argued that the 2004 case, McCorvey v. Hill, was wrongly decided.
“The final interpreter and the ultimate authoritative interpreter of state law is a state court, not some federal court, not even the U.S. Supreme Court,” said Paul Linton, special counsel for Texas Alliance for Life. “State prosecutors are not bound by that [2004] decision.”
The Texas District & County Attorneys Association on Friday wrote in an interim legislative update that the legal ambiguity could make prosecuting abortion cases difficult.
“How these existing laws interact … is anyone’s guess,” the association’s update read, “because the new ‘trigger law’ did not amend or repeal these existing crimes.”
The pre-Roe laws include more detailed provisions than Texas’ trigger ban, including the potential to charge anyone who “furnishes the means” for someone to obtain an abortion. The threat of criminal charges has been enough to chill both abortion procedures as well as funding for Texans to travel and obtain abortions outside the state.
“It’s going to be very difficult for anyone to take on the threat of criminal prosecution in order to test these theories because the harm inflicted by the criminal justice system is immediate,” said Elizabeth Myers, an attorney who represents abortion funds.
Some abortion providers have already said they will resume procedures if a court gives them the protection to do so before Texas’ trigger ban takes effect.
“If these laws are blocked, I plan to provide abortions for as long as I legally can,” Dr. Alan Braid, abortion provider and owner of Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services, a plaintiff in the lawsuit, said in a statement Monday. “I started my medical career before Roe v. Wade and never imagined our country would go back to criminalizing doctors and preventing us from helping women.”
There are now several state laws passed over various years that ban or severely limit abortion. It’s unclear how these laws may compound or overlap.
Even before the high court’s decision, the number of abortions in the Lone Star state was halved due to its controversial abortion ban that occurs at about six weeks of gestation. The law was one of the nation’s most restrictive laws in force before the Supreme Court’s decision.
This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-abortion-groups-file-last-ditch-suit-to-hold-off-ban/287-671de157-d8c0-45d9-b637-536dc16357f8 | 2022-06-28T00:05:42 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-abortion-groups-file-last-ditch-suit-to-hold-off-ban/287-671de157-d8c0-45d9-b637-536dc16357f8 |
July 12, 1931 – May 15, 2022
A memorial service for Florence Moon will be held July 19, 2022, at 11:00 am at the Myrtle Point First Christian Church. Lloyd Pounds will officiate.
Florence Jo Ann Russell was born July 12, 1931 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, to Edward and Jennie Russell joining three older siblings, Lorraine, Wilma and Wayne. She spent her childhood in the Medford area where she attended several schools. In 1945 the family moved to a Myrtle Point dairy farm.
Florence graduated from Myrtle Point High School in 1950. She was 90 years old when she passed away in Myrtle Point on May 15, 2022.
She was active in Youth Group at church and met her future husband there. After graduating, Ed Moon and Florence were married June 17, 1950 and were happily married for 71 years.
Florence initially worked as a bookkeeper for Moon’s Hardware. In 1962 she was hired as a secretary at Maple School. She eventually worked at Spruce School, Myrtle Crest and the High School. She retired in 1992 after 30 years with the School District.
She was a member of the Housewives of 42. This was a group of women from the local area who rode in buses to Salem where they petitioned the legislature to improve Highway 42.
Florence joined the Myrtle Point First Christian Church in 1946 and served her Lord in many capacities. She was active in Women’s Ministry, taught Sunday school, worked with Youth Group, was a counselor at Little River Christian Camp and served as the church Treasurer for many years. In 1970, Ed and Florence helped start the Faith Promise Missions Program. This program is still going strong and has raised over $1,000,000 for missions around the world. Florence was the treasurer of the mission’s program for 45 years. She was also a member of various Women’s Bible Studies throughout the years.
In 2000, Ed and Florence joined Gideon’s International. Florence served in the Auxiliary where she supported the work of the Gideon’s through prayer and handing out Testaments.
Florence loved to sew and quilt, work in the flower garden, reading and enjoyed family camping trips. She did not hunt but liked going on hunting trips with Ed where she could work on craft projects. After their retirement, Ed and Florence were also able to take several trips around the United States and Canada.
Florence was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Lorraine Smith and Wilma Hanscom; and brother, Wayne Russell. She is survived by her husband, Ed; daughter, Susan and Richard Reiss of Myrtle Point; son, Steven and Dorothy of Ocean View, Hawaii; grandson, Justin and Jenny Moon of Roseburg; great grandchildren, Caden and Addyson Moon; step-grandchildren, Christine Buckner, Bob Reiss, Neal Vaught and Luke Vaught; sister-in-law, Mary Russell; and several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations in her name to: Myrtle Point First Christian Church Missions, PO Box 545, Myrtle Point, OR 97458 or Gideon’s International, PO Box 622, Coquille, OR 97423.
Online remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.westrumfuneralservice.com
Arrangements are under the direction of Amling/Schroeder Funeral Service – Myrtle Point Chapel, 541-572-2524. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/florence-moon/article_6f4c4b8e-f667-11ec-967b-5bf2a631cd7f.html | 2022-06-28T00:07:58 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/florence-moon/article_6f4c4b8e-f667-11ec-967b-5bf2a631cd7f.html |
February 11, 1959 – June 10, 2022
Jeffrey Kent Lillebo, 63, passed away on June 10, 2022. Born in Fairbanks, Alaska on February 11, 1959 to Richard and Sharleen Lillebo. Jeff had one daughter, Hannah (Noble) Lillebo; brother, Kirk Lillebo; and sister, Kathi Holvey.
Jeff joined the US Army Rangers (Special Forces) and stayed in contact with his Army brothers until the time of his passing. He had a passion for motorcycles; loved riding and racing them.
Jeff graduated from North Bend High School, attended SW Oregon Community College and a Master’s degree from Concordia University. Jeff was an avid soccer fan. He coached the Portland Timbers Youth, as well as multiple boys and girls high school teams throughout Oregon.
Jess was preceded in death by his father, Dick Lillebo. Survived by his daughter, Hannah (Noble) Lillebo; mother, Sharleen Lillebo; brother, Kirk Lillebo (Laura); sister, Kathi Jo Holvey; 4 nephews; and 2 nieces.
Arrangements are under the care of the National Veterans Cemetery in Roseburg, Oregon.
A Celebration of Life will be held on July 30, 2022 beginning at noon with the eulogy at 1 pm. Location is Bastendorff Beach, Charleston, Oregon.
Contributions may be made to a charity of your choice or to the National Veterans Cemetery, Roseburg, Oregon. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/jeffrey-kent-lillebo/article_ed0a6038-f662-11ec-aeed-0ba030d90b6d.html | 2022-06-28T00:08:04 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/jeffrey-kent-lillebo/article_ed0a6038-f662-11ec-aeed-0ba030d90b6d.html |
December 27, 1936 – June 18, 2022
A Private Family memorial service for Michael Barend Sylvester Lans 85, of North Bend will be held.
He was born December 27, 1936 in Solo, Indonesia, the son of Karel Hendrik Ferdinand Lans and Lucille Adels. He passed away June 18, 2022 in Coos Bay.
Michael lived in Holland from 1954 -1961. They immigrated to the USA in 1961 and lived in Seattle, Washington, then moved to North Bend in 1963. They moved to Alaska in 1990 returning to the Oregon coast in 1999.
He married Theresia Pauline Meyer in 1957 and they had 3 children, Roy, Shirley and Gregory.
Michael worked at Weyerhaeuser as a mill wright for 28 years.
He is survived by his wife, Theresia Lans; children, Roy Lans and Shirley Messerle; brother, Jack Karel Lans; sisters, Maria Surie and Charlotte Surie; grandchildren Kody Brown, Heidi Lans, and great granddaughter, WIllow Swales.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Emiel Lans and Frans Lans; and his son, Gregory Lans
Cremation rites are being held at Ocean View Memory Gardens Crematory Coos Bay under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel. 541-267-3131. www.coosbayareafunerals.com | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/michael-barend-sylvester-lans/article_287c67c2-f665-11ec-84a0-5fbe6a1081d7.html | 2022-06-28T00:08:10 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/michael-barend-sylvester-lans/article_287c67c2-f665-11ec-84a0-5fbe6a1081d7.html |
A number of employee groups at Lincoln Public Schools would see salary increases over the next two years under proposed agreements before the Lincoln Board of Education.
The negotiated contracts outline salary and benefit increases for various classified employee groups — including paraeducators, nutrition services workers, office staff and technicians — as well as administrators.
In the 2022-23 school year, office professionals, technicians and administrators would see a 3.7% salary increase, followed by a 3.32% jump in 2023-24.
Paraeducators and nutrition services employees would see a pay increase of about 6.5% next year and 3.32% the following year.
Increases in Social Security and retirement costs and a 5.84% jump in health insurance premiums paid by the district are also accounted for in the contracts.
The proposals also include increases to longevity stipends — essentially compensation based on years of service — of anywhere from 5 to 15 cents per hour, depending on the employee group.
In April, the board approved a 4.11% total salary and benefits increase for teachers in the 2022-23 school year, including a $1,250 base salary increase and raises based on longevity and education.
And last month, the board approved a 3.7% pay increase for substitute teachers.
The contracts are on first reading at Tuesday's Lincoln Board of Education meeting.
Zach Hammack, a 2018 UNL graduate, has always called Lincoln home. He previously worked as a copy editor at the Journal Star and was a reporting intern in 2017. Now, he covers students, teachers and schools as the newspaper’s K-12 reporter.
St. Teresa Catholic Church is piloting Catholic Liberal Education, a curriculum rooted in the liberal arts and sciences and the classical method of learning cultivated by the church for hundreds of years.
Nebraska is one of 37 states with a so-called Blaine Amendment, prohibiting states from funding religious schools with public dollars. Tuesday's Supreme Court ruling on a tuition assistance program in Maine essentially nullifies those provisions.
The budget plan approved by the board on Thursday increases the annual household income qualification for the Nebraska Promise program, which allows students to attend classes tuition-free, from $60,000 to $65,000.
The revocation follows a complaint alleging that beginning in the early to mid-1990s, Nolan Beyer “engaged in a personal and noneducational relationship with a student.”
The School Safety Task Force will review current practices and identify "evidence-based strategies and solutions to ensure Nebraska's schools remain safe."
The ’80s pop music star praised the Silver Hawk cast and crew for putting on a "great version" of her 2012 Broadway musical — and for raising money for the Trevor Project in the process.
After a push from donors and the School District 145 Foundation for Education, visitors to Waverly High School’s Viking Stadium this fall will be treated to a flashy new experience.
As a part of the deal, the stadium near Northwest High School will be named Union Bank Stadium for 20 years, the school district said. Lincoln Northwest is set to open this fall at 4901 W. Holdrege St. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/paraeducators-nutrition-services-employees-in-line-for-pay-hikes-at-lps/article_2f2faf32-0d28-578f-9c97-c504f4e67f12.html | 2022-06-28T00:17:22 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/paraeducators-nutrition-services-employees-in-line-for-pay-hikes-at-lps/article_2f2faf32-0d28-578f-9c97-c504f4e67f12.html |
PHOENIX — Some Arizona doctors are seeking an emergency order blocking the state from enforcing a provision of a 2021 law that purports to give the same legal rights to a fetus as anyone else.
In legal papers filed Sunday, attorneys for the Arizona Medical Association and others contend that the provision could subject doctors to criminal prosecution for performing abortions that remain legal even after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. In fact, attorney Jessica Sklarsky of the Center for Reproductive Rights, said it even could be read to allow criminal charges, such as aggravated assault, to be filed against not just a doctor but a woman who gets an abortion.
So she wants U.S. District Court Judge Douglas Rayes to enjoin the state from applying what's called the "Interpretation Policy'' to abortion cases here.
A group of attorneys who represent doctors who perform abortions had asked Rayes to rule on the legality of the provision last year. But the judge sidestepped the question, saying there was no evidence at the time that, given abortion was legal, it would lead to anyone being prosecuted.
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But Sklarsky said that is no longer the case now that the legal landscape has changed after the Supreme Court decision.
In a separate development, an attorney for Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian law firm based in Scottsdale, told Capitol Media Services on Monday she now believes that Arizona is not yet free to start enforcing the law that was on the books before the historic 1973 ruling despite Friday's ruling.
Denise Harle pointed out that the state Court of Appeals issued its own injunction that year blocking the law that allows doctors to be prosecuted, with mandatory prison terms, for terminating a pregnancy. And what that means, she said, is someone would need get that injunction lifted, regardless of Friday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
At the same time, petitions continue to be circulated to put a specific right to abortion in the Arizona Constitution, a provision, if approved by voters, that would keep the procedure legal here.
Shasta McManus, treasurer of Arizonans for Reproductive Freedom, said there has been an "explosive'' response since the Friday ruling.
McManus said just the organization's own volunteers collected more than 15,000 signatures over the weekend. And she said that does not include those being collected by outside volunteers as they first have to get their forms notarized before turning them in ahead of the July 7 deadline.
But she said that in the 72 hours following Friday's ruling, the organization collected more than $50,000 in donations. And there is a "Rock for Roe'' fundraiser Tuesday night at the Hotel Congress in Tucson that she said already has more reservations than capacity.
McManus acknowledged that her organization, which got started only last month, needs 356,467 valid signatures on petitions by that July 7 deadline. And given the error rate for such drives, the true goal may be closer to 450,000.
She said, though, that even if the group cannot get on the 2022 ballot, it will start over, with more time, to put the issue to voters in 2024.
Meanwhile, it may still be possible for some women to get an abortion in Arizona. The pre-1973 law does have an exception to save the life of the woman.
Based on the Friday ruling, Planned Parenthood Arizona immediately announced it would cease all abortions — including those to save a patient's life — while it studies the legal implications.
But Banner Health, the state's largest hospital network, said Monday it has "paused some medical and surgical procedures that procure the miscarriage of a pregnant woman while continuing with others that are still compliant with state law.'' Spokeswoman Becky Armenariz said the hospital chain is "giving guidance to our providers and pharmacists based on state laws.''
All that, however, could depend on the issue that Sklarsky is now raising.
The new legal filing pertains to a provision in a 2021 state law that made it illegal to perform abortions if the doctor knows the woman's reason is a genetic fetal defect.
In a ruling last year, Judge Rayes barred enforcement, saying the law imposes an undue burden on women. And he said that outweighs any interest the state claims in promoting life.
But the judge declined to enjoin a separate section that says "the laws of this state shall be interpreted and construed to acknowledge, on behalf of an unborn child at every stage of development, all rights, privileges and immunities available to other persons, citizens and residents of this state, subject only to the Constitution of the United States and decisional interpretations by the United States Supreme Court.''
Rayes said there was no danger that those words would or could be used to prosecute doctors.
"If a particular application of the Interpretation Policy restricts plaintiffs' activities in some concrete way, the federal courts stand ready to address any constitutional challenges as to that specific application,'' the judge wrote. But Rayes said that, for the moment, he was unwilling to decide "abstract propositions'' or address issues that might arise only in the future.
Sklarsky said that, with Friday's Supreme Court ruling, the time has come for Rayes to decide the issue.
"It is entirely unclear whether the Interpretation Policy's requirement that all Arizona statutes be interpreted and construed to acknowledge the rights of fertilized eggs, embryos and fetus at any stage of development can be used to criminalize abortion care under several Arizona statutes,'' she told Rayes. And Sklarsky specifically cited laws against aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, child endangerment and child abuse.
"Given the uncertainty and the threat of severe criminal, civil and professional penalties, plaintiffs … have accordingly stopped provision abortion care in Arizona because they are afraid the Interpretation Policy will be used to prosecute them and potentially their patients for the provision or receipt of any abortion care,'' Sklarsky wrote.
"Put simply, the vagueness doctrine prohibits the state from forcing plaintiffs, their members and their patients to guess whether or not the Interpretation Policy can be used to criminalize the receipt and provision of abortion care,'' she said. "Yet that is exactly what the state is doing.''
Brittni Thomason, press aide to Attorney General Mark Brnovich, said she had no immediate answers, either to the question of whether the 1973 Court of Appeals injunction was still in effect or the issues raised by Sklarsky.
But Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell told Capitol Media Services she doubts whether the language in the 2021 law about the rights of a fetus actually could be used to bring criminal charges against anyone, particularly against a woman who chooses to terminate her pregnancy.
Howard Fischer is a veteran journalist who has been reporting since 1970 and covering state politics and the Legislature since 1982. Follow him on Twitter at @azcapmedia or email azcapmedia@gmail.com. | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/arizona-doctors-group-wants-court-to-block-law-about-legal-rights-of-a-fetus/article_5583c0f8-f633-11ec-af4a-4f4ac21e95ad.html | 2022-06-28T00:18:48 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/arizona-doctors-group-wants-court-to-block-law-about-legal-rights-of-a-fetus/article_5583c0f8-f633-11ec-af4a-4f4ac21e95ad.html |
Current and future undergraduate students who are members of one of Arizona’s 22 federally recognized Native American tribes won’t have to pay tuition or mandatory fees to attend the state’s flagship university.
On Monday, the University of Arizona announced the creation of the Arizona Native Scholars Grant Program. It launches this fall and is open to eligible full-time, degree-seeking undergraduate students.
According to Kasey Urquidez, vice president of enrollment management and dean of undergraduate admissions at the UA, it’s been a long time coming.
“For many years, we’ve been trying to figure out how we can do this,” said Urquídez, who added that after working with the provost’s office to assess feasibility, the UA was able to move forward with the program this summer. “As (Arizona’s) Land Grant institution, it’s important to be able to offer this to our Native Students.”
Like many public colleges and universities, the University of Arizona — which was founded in 1885 at the height of the federal government’s violent takeover of tribal lands in the West — sits on Indigenous land. In 2021, the UA crafted a statement in consultation with the Tucson-area Pascua Yaqui Tribe and Tohono O'odham Nation, acknowledging that fact.
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But the new grant program aimed at making college more affordable for Arizona’s Native students goes beyond words, and puts substance behind the UA’s spoken commitment to equity.
“We recognize and acknowledge the history that there is. We want to make sure that because of that we’re really providing that access and support for our Native students to become an Arizona Wildcat,” Urquídez said. “Finances are a hard thing to deal with when going to college. By eliminating a little bit of that barrier — education costs can include more than tuition and fees — we’ll be able to help serve our Native students in a much broader way.”
While the UA is the first school in Arizona to unroll a grant program aimed at significantly reducing the financial barriers for Native students who want to pursue higher education, it’s not the first in the country. The University of California System announced a similar program for Native students in its state in April, and in Oregon, the state has allocated funding to cover the majority of costs for in-state tribal students for at least the 2022-23 school year.
Nationwide, Indigenous populations have historically experienced lower college enrollment and completion rates than peer demographics.
Seventeen percent of Native students attended college after high school, compared to 60% of the total U.S. population, according to a 2019 report from the Postsecondary National Policy Institute. Of those Native students who did attend college, 41% graduated within six years compared to 63% of white students.
Efforts like the UA’s grant program is one potential solution to help alleviate the financial obstacles partially driving those gaps.
During the 2021 school year, 3.2% of the 38,528 total undergraduates enrolled at the UA identified as American Indian or Alaska Native; About 400 UA students would have been eligible for the grant program based on last year’s student demographics, according to a UA news release.
Funded through a reallocation of financial aid money, the UA’s program will provide up to $13,200 in value — that’s the cost of one year of tuition and fees for in-state students — to each eligible student. If students receive a federal Pell Grant or other scholarships to help pay for tuition, the grant program would cover the remaining balance.
"Our Yaqui students and families will benefit greatly, especially given the rising cost of rent, tuition, food, and gas," Peter Yucupicio, chairman of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, said in the email about the program. "This will enable us to ensure more tribal members have a shot at higher education."
The program is to be funded indefinitely, according to the UA.
Native students who want to receive the grant must establish their eligibility by submitting an application for federal financial aid and provide tribal identification. For now, the grant is only available to full-time undergraduate, degree-seeking students attending the UA’s main campus in Tucson, though it has potential for expansion.
“We wanted to focus on our main campus students where we have all of the support in place, and we’ll do a review to see if we could support more students — graduate students, distance learners and Arizona Online students — in the future,”
Despite its current limits, the announcement of this benefit, Urquídez added, may also allow some part-time students to become full-time, and therefore eligible in the fall.
“We knew we didn’t want to wait until we had every single thing in place for every student," she said. "We just wanted to get started with what we knew we could do for our main campus, full-time students which is our largest population.”
The new grant program is one of several initiatives the UA has launched in an effort to support Arizona’s indigenous students and their communities. Others include the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program, the Indigenous Resilience Center and the Indigenous Teacher Education Program.
"These initiatives aren't checkmarks; they represent the University of Arizona's commitment and continued drive to be the leading institution serving Native Americans," Levi Esquerra, the UA’s senior vice president for Native American advancement and tribal engagement, said. "This is a very exciting time, and we're going to continue our work with tribes to make great things happen."
Kathryn Palmer covers higher education for the Arizona Daily Star. Contact her via e-mail at kpalmer@tucson.com or her new phone number, 520-496-9010. | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/native-students-to-get-free-tuition-at-ua/article_fb33ae4a-f648-11ec-bdcc-335f83b63054.html | 2022-06-28T00:18:54 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/native-students-to-get-free-tuition-at-ua/article_fb33ae4a-f648-11ec-bdcc-335f83b63054.html |
Sherilyn Wollman, registered nurse, pics up an item while working on a virtual reality training scenario during a VR training at Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., on June 27, 2022.
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While partnering on a virtual reality training scenario, Ash Watkins, right, clinical trainer, looks toward Shane Elfering, registered nurse, who reacts to a task Watkins did during a VR training at Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., on June 27, 2022.
A new virtual reality training program at Tucson Medical Center is helping train employees in tasks that can be high risk for injuries.
The new training allows for mistakes to happen without consequences for nurses, patient care technicians and environmental services staff.
And it can all happen in a 3-square-foot space.
“We don't need to waste a hospital room. We don't need to waste product. … In virtual reality is automatic. You go reset, you make mistakes, you learn. You do it again and you can do it as many times as you need until you're ready,” said Robin Moulder, the CEO of 3lbXR.
The hospital partnered with the company for the virtual reality pilot program that allows trainees to immerse themselves in health care settings to practice high-risk tasks.
“Having an opportunity to do this kind of training, that is really considered high risk, in a safe environment where they can make mistakes and the mistakes don't have any serious consequences because they can correct it and try it again,” said Dr. Anissa Guzman, director of professional practice for TMC.
This simulated training includes scenarios for nursing and environmental services staff in topics related to sanitation, room cleaning, falls and suicide prevention.
A headset is all that's required to be transported to a virtual reality workspace that mirrors rooms at TMC.
“We have limited resources in health care right now,” said Cam Dyman, TMC's applications training lead. “We need to be able to train our staff in a standardized and consistent manner, and this allows us to do that with minimal resources.”
Photos: Virtual reality training for nurses at Tucson Medical Center
Philippe Waterinckx, founder of Tucson Community Supported Agriculture, set up a service allowing community members to purchase from local farmers nearly 20 years ago.
Fare-free bus transit will remain through the end of 2022. Then Tucson officials will make a decision about whether it is viable to keep the transit system free.
Sherilyn Wollman, registered nurse, pics up an item while working on a virtual reality training scenario during a VR training at Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., on June 27, 2022.
While partnering on a virtual reality training scenario, Ash Watkins, right, clinical trainer, looks toward Shane Elfering, registered nurse, who reacts to a task Watkins did during a VR training at Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., on June 27, 2022. | https://tucson.com/news/local/tucson-medical-center-debuts-virtual-reality-training-program/article_118d4968-f66b-11ec-a0b3-7f5adbed46b2.html | 2022-06-28T00:19:00 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/tucson-medical-center-debuts-virtual-reality-training-program/article_118d4968-f66b-11ec-a0b3-7f5adbed46b2.html |
Petoskey Library, LGBTQ Alliance to celebrate Pride Month with community read and march
PETOSKEY — Two area organizations are coming together Tuesday to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and being proud of oneself for living openly and authentically.
The LGBTQ Alliance of Petoskey, alongside the Petoskey District Library, is hosting a two-in-one event celebrating the month with the kick-off of a community read program and a pride march through downtown.
"It seems the whole idea of civil discourse and even being able to listen to people with differing opinions is getting harder and harder and we felt this is a way to offer an opportunity to hear from people they might not actually agree with," said library director Valerie Meyerson.
Meyerson said Tuesday, June 28 is the kick-off of the library's summer community read program. The community read offers those interested a free copy of Malinda Lo's "Last Night at the Telegraph Club," which is a story about a young Asian girl who comes out to her family as lesbian in 1950s San Francisco.
The library will also host a number of events through the summer centered around LGBTQ+ issues, with ample opportunities to learn more about the subject.
"This is the third year we have done a community read and we select a book each year that we feel would promote good discussion on difficult topics in our community," said Meyerson.
The kick-off date also coincides with the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, which is widely considered a watershed moment and event that transformed the gay liberation movement and the 20th-century fight for LGBTQ+ rights in the United States.
"It works perfectly as the pride march is the same day and the LGBTQ Alliance of Petoskey will be at the library passing out flags before the march down through downtown," said Meyerson.
People are invited to start gathering at the library around 5:30 p.m. to get a free copy of "Last Night at the Telegraph Club," an action card (that if completed earns you a free shirt), pride flag and to get ready for the march.
The march will kick off at about 6:15 p.m. and will make its way through downtown Petoskey on East Mitchell Street before ending at the corner of the street and U.S. 31. At the march's end, people are invited to stay at the corner for a peaceful demonstration showing support for the LGBTQ+ community and Pride Month.
News-Review attempts to reach the alliance were unsuccessful, however the organization's Facebook page stated they are "... excited to shift from our July event to bringing this back to pride month in a way that connects the community to more."
Meyerson echoed the page's statement, saying that "the library supports everyone in our community. We felt the theme of this community read's book would be a perfect way for people to talk about LGBTQ+ issues and ask hard questions in a safe space."
"The library is here for everyone and we have supported different communities in the past. This year was our time to support this community and we will be marching alongside them for their event," she added.
More information about the Petoskey District Library and its community read program and offerings can be found online at www.petoskeylibrary.org. More information about the LGBTQ Alliance of Petoskey and its march can also be found online on its Facebook page.
Contact reporter Sean Miller at smiller@petoskeynews.com. Follow him on Twitter, @seanmillerpnr, and Instagram, @sean_everest. | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/2022/06/27/march-take-place-petoskey-celebrating-local-lgbtq-community/7744487001/ | 2022-06-28T00:19:28 | 0 | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/2022/06/27/march-take-place-petoskey-celebrating-local-lgbtq-community/7744487001/ |
GREENSBORO — He may play for the Cincinnati Bengals, but defensive tackle D.J. Reader’s heart remains in his hometown.
And he’s hoping to help make affordable housing available to those living here.
“Affordable housing is a big thing and there’s never enough,” Reader said in a phone interview over the weekend. "We’re just trying to change (that) one house at a time."
Through his nonprofit, A Son Never Forgets, Reader has started buying single and multi-family properties in the south end of the city and intends to rent or sell them to low-income people.
“Just being a kid from Greensboro, I think the big thing for me was being able to just go back and be able to pour into a community that always poured into me,” said Reader, who went to Grimsley High School. “I feel like an area I could attack was affordable housing because that’s the way me and my team decided to go about it.”
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That "team" includes his mother, Felicia.
“There is a need and we can no longer just close our eyes,” she said.
She added that the group has one single-family home and two multiple-family units.
“And we're currently looking at maybe a condo, but it's not near available,” she said.
But for the other units, she’s hoping to get families into those places by sometime in July.
D.J. Reader said he’s also bought some properties that are undeveloped and is looking to partner with builders, governments and other nonprofit organizations to turn them into affordable housing.
“We’re looking for partners everywhere," said Reader, who was nominated for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award in 2019.
Potential tenants and buyers would come from government lists, where people have been issued housing vouchers.
“The housing prices just continue skyrocket,” Reader said. “We’re trying to help one family at a time.”
Contact Kenwyn Caranna at 336-373-7082 and follow @kcaranna on Twitter. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/nfls-d-j-reader-easing-greensboro-housing-crisis-one-family-at-a-time/article_b5401382-f62b-11ec-81f8-4b33962b0343.html | 2022-06-28T00:33:16 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/nfls-d-j-reader-easing-greensboro-housing-crisis-one-family-at-a-time/article_b5401382-f62b-11ec-81f8-4b33962b0343.html |
WICHITA, Kan (KSNW) – Fireworks went on sale in Wichita on Monday, but not before getting the okay from fire crews.
One lieutenant from the Wichita Fire Department (WFD) visited eight firework vendors on Monday making sure to check each firework is safe for 4th of July festivities. He is just one of many firefighters checking every tent in town.
Every year, once sales begin, Wichita firefighters are making sure that what you see in the tent is safe.
“We want to keep everybody safe during the holiday weekend. We want to make sure that they’re not using anything that’s gonna injure or danger themselves,” said Lt. Jamal Williams-Bey, with the WFD
In Wichita any firework that shoots above 6 feet is illegal and anything labeled as “shooting flaming balls.” Williams-Bey said they are too dangerous.
“Come and double-check and make sure that they’re selling the correct fireworks within the city limits,” said Williams-Bey.
“We don’t want to cause any house fires or any fires at all – try to make it a little easier for the firefighters that we have in our area,” said Michelle Henke, a manager of a firework tent.
Henke said this is her first time managing a firework tent with her family and she is grateful for the all-clear.
“It feels great to be ready to go and selling. It’s just kinda a marvel how we can explode things with colors and do it – if we follow everything right – we can do it really safely and have a great 4th of July,” said Henke.
Williams-Bey said they also have to check that there are no smoking signs all around the firework tents and multiple fire extinguishers ready to go. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/firework-vendor-inspections-gear-up-in-wichita/ | 2022-06-28T00:37:04 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/firework-vendor-inspections-gear-up-in-wichita/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Fireworks might be banned for personal use in Portland and Vancouver, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of shows taking place nearby to watch them.
From Clackamas County to the coast, there are several spectacles that will be lighting up the night sky on July 4, 2022.
Waterfront Blues Festival
“Oregon’s largest July 4th fireworks display” is returning to the Waterfront Blues Festival. The festival lasts all weekend through July 4 and concludes with a bang. The fireworks will be launched from a barge in the Willamette River. Spectators can enjoy the show from either side of the river. Multnomah County said it will close the Hawthorne and Morrison bridges to motorized vehicles on July 4 from 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. The bridges will remain open to bicyclists and pedestrians.
4th of July Spectacular at Oaks Park
Oaks Park says it will have “Portland’s best fireworks display” in 2022. The amusement park is hosting an all-day event on July 4 and will have extended hours for its attractions. Fireworks begin at dusk, at around 10 p.m., but the rides will run from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. Admission tickets include all-day access to the rides, access to the picnic grounds, and an up-close view of the fireworks display.
Mount Tabor
Portland’s Mount Tabor Park isn’t hosting its own fireworks event, but it is an excellent spot to watch the fireworks from downtown. This park is located on an extinct volcano on the east side of Portland and offers an incredible view of the city. Spectators should be able to see the fireworks from the Waterfront Blues Festival and Oaks Park.
Hillsboro Hops vs. Eugene Emeralds fireworks
There will be fireworks at Ron Tonkin Stadium after the Hillsboro Hops play the Eugene Emeralds on July 4.
Oak Hills Recreation Center Fireworks
Oak Hills Recreation Center in Beaverton is inviting the public to attend its fireworks show, which is returning after the pandemic. The event is accepting donations at the entrance. There will be food carts open from 6:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. The fireworks begin at 10 p.m.
Sandy 4th of July Fireworks
Guests are invited to attend the fireworks show at Sandy High School on Monday, July 4. A portion of Bell Street will be closed prior to the fireworks display, which begins at dusk. It will remain closed until about 10 minutes after the display ends. The city has more information about parking for the event on its website.
Canby Independence Day Celebration
The City of Canby is hosting its annual Canby Independence Day Celebration downtown. The event will feature a street fair with food and beverage vendors and arts and crafts exhibitors. There will also be a car show and parade. When the sun goes down, the Canby Volunteer Fire Department will present the fireworks display at Trost Elementary School.
West Linn’s Fourth of July Fireworks Show
West Linn’s annual fireworks show at Willamette Park is returning after the pandemic. The event will feature food by Smokin’ John’s Barbecue and live music by Deadbeat Dixie. The music starts at 6 p.m. and will continue until dusk, when the fireworks begin.
4th of July in Lincoln City
Lincoln City will host its annual fireworks display at Taft Waterfront Park starting at around 10 p.m. Before the fireworks, festivities start in the Historic Taft District of Lincoln City with live music beginning at 11 a.m.
Seaside 4th of July Fireworks Celebration
Seaside hosts one of the largest fireworks shows on the West Coast. The show takes place at Seaside Beach. The festivities start at dusk, at around 10 p.m. The city asks visitors to remove their trash from the beach and reminds people that no tents or overnight camping is permitted on Seaside beaches. | https://www.koin.com/local/heres-where-to-watch-fireworks-near-portland-oregon-fourth-of-july-4th/ | 2022-06-28T00:39:41 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/heres-where-to-watch-fireworks-near-portland-oregon-fourth-of-july-4th/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — The City Council will hold a hearing on proposed changes to Portland’s form of government beginning at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29.
The changes are being proposed as a measure on the Nov. 8 general election ballot by the appointed 20-member citizen Portland Charter Commission. The council does not authority to change the measure or delay the reaction. It will receive a report from the commission on the proposed measure as part of the referral process.
Portland currently is the only major city in the country where the City Council is elected citywide and its members both set policies and oversee bureaus assigned to them by the mayor without a professional manager. Critics say the system is outdated and dysfunctional.
The proposed changes would:
• Create a City Council that focuses on setting policy and a mayor elected citywide to run the city’s day-to-day operations, with the help of a professional city administrator. The mayor could only vote to break a tie and would not have veto power.
• Expand the council from four to 12 commissioners with three members elected in four newly created geographic districts.
• Allow voters to rank candidates in order of their preference, with the top three candidates in each district winning without runoff elections.
Changes debated before approval
The changes were supported by 17 of the commission members who said they would increase representation of marginalized communities, allow the council members to focus on important policy issues, and eliminate the “silos” among bureaus that have hampered cooperation.
“No other city in the country is asking people who are supposed to be focused on policy, and big vision, to also be managing the day-to-day operations,” said commission member Robin Ye. “Portland hasn’t increased its size of council in over 100 years, and our city has changed dramatically in 100 years. It’s time we invest in our democracy — we should give Portlanders a government that better represents their viewpoints and lived experiences.”
Three members voted against them, however. They included David Knowles, who said he multi-member district are experimental and could have unintended consequences.
“This has never been done in the U.S. before. It’s an experiment and I am very concerned that at this point in our city’s history we shouldn’t replace the form of government unique in the country with a form of government that hasn’t been proven,” said Knowles, who served as the city’s planning director in the 1990s before leaving for the private sector.
The 20-page report to the council is available here.
Additional cost estimates offered
Among other things, the report includes a link to a memo from the City Attorney’s Office that said such a complex measure is legal despite a provision in the Oregon Constitution that has been interpreted to prohibit ballot measure with more than one subject.
The report also said increasing the size of the council so much will likely require them to have offices in their districts and offices near City Hall, which already houses the council, City Auditor’s Office, and City Attorney’s Office.
The report said future salaries for the mayor and council members will be recommended by a salary commission that will be appointed if it passes.
A fiscal impact statement submitted to the council estimates one-time transitional costs of the changes at approximately $4 million to $5.9 million per year for three years. It estimates annual ongoing costs of the changes at between $0.9 million to $8.7 million. The statement notes those are small percentages of the overall annual city budget.
Steps to come
According to the Portland Elections Office, these steps need to be completed before the measure qualifies for the ballot after the June 29 hearing:
• The City Attorney’s Office must draft a ballot title and explanatory statement and files these items with the City Elections Office.
• The City Elections Office must publish a notice of ballot title challenge period in the local newspaper.
• Voters wishing to challenge the drafted ballot title must file a petition with the court within seven business days from the date the ballot title was filed by the city attorney with the City Elections Office.
• If a voter files a ballot title challenge with the court, they must notify the City Elections Office of the challenge within one business day of filing with the court.
• Once the ballot title challenge process has been completed and any ballot title issues resolved, the City Elections Office may file the Notice of Measure Election form with the County Elections Office at any time before the 5 p.m. Sept. 8, 2022, deadline.
• After the measure is referred to the ballot, any person may file with the an argument in favor or opposition to the measure County Elections Office to be included in the voters’ pamphlet. The deadline to file an argument for the voters’ pamphlet is Sept. 12.
The full City Council agenda and opportunities for public comment can be found here.
A previous Portland Tribune story on the issue can be found here. | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/city-council-to-hear-proposed-portland-government-changes-charter-commission/ | 2022-06-28T00:39:47 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/city-council-to-hear-proposed-portland-government-changes-charter-commission/ |
MENDON, Mo. — Three people have died and dozens of people were injured when a train struck a dump truck in Mendon, Missouri, emergency officials said.
In a press conference, Corporal Justin Dunn with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said one person inside the dump truck and two people on the train were killed. The superintendent with Chariton County Ambulance Service told CNN that at least 50 people were injured.
Dunn said seven of the eight train cars derailed when the train hit the dump truck at the Porche Prarie Avenue crossing at around 12:40 Monday afternoon.
MSHP Lieutenant Eric Brown said the crossing was an uncontrolled crossing over a gravel road, meaning there were no lights or crossing arms. He said uncontrolled crossings are common in rural areas. Brown said investigators did not know if the truck was stuck on the tracks or if it was moving.
In a statement, Amtrak said the train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago. Amtrak said there were approximately 243 passengers and 12 crew members on the train, Dunn said there were 207 passengers and crewmembers on the train.
Three passengers were being taken from the scene to University Hospital in Columbia, hospital spokesman Eric Maze said. He did not have information on their conditions.
The Missouri Highway Patrol and other local law enforcement units were at the scene to help and Amtrak said it has deployed resources to the site.
Aerial footage of the crash showed the train off the tracks with multiple train cars tipped onto their sides. First responders were on the scene standing on top of the toppled train cars.
In an interview with CNN, passenger Robert Nightingale said every car other than the engine car tipped onto its side when the train hit the truck. He said he and other passengers had to climb out of the overturned cars after the crash and sat on top of the cars until first responders arrived.
He said the passengers were then taken to an area school where some were being treated by EMS workers.
Mendon, Missouri, is a town of about 160 people about 85 miles northwest of Columbia in Chariton County, Missouri.
The statement from Amtrak is as follows:
"On June 27 at 12:42 p.m. CT, Southwest Chief Train 4, traveling eastbound on BNSF track from Los Angeles to Chicago, derailed 8 cars and 2 locomotives after striking a truck that was obstructing a public crossing near Mendon, Missouri. There were approximately 243 passengers and 12 crew members onboard with early reports of injuries. Local authorities are currently assisting customers. Our Incident Response Team has been activated, and we are deploying emergency personnel to the scene to help support our passengers, our employees and their families with their needs. Individuals with questions about their friends and family who were traveling aboard this train should call 800-523-9101. Additional details will be provided as available."
This is a breaking news story that will be updated when more information becomes available.
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A bison herd that lives almost exclusively in the northern reaches of Grand Canyon National Park won't be targeted for lethal removal there this fall.
The park used skilled volunteers selected through a highly competitive and controversial lottery last year to kill bison, part of a toolset to downsize the herd that's been trampling meadows and archaeological sites on the canyon's North Rim.
Introducing the sound of gunfire and having people close to the bison was meant to nudge the massive animals back to the adjacent forest where they legally could be hunted. But the efforts had little effect.
“They just kind of moved a bit from where the activity occurred, and sometimes they'd come back the next day,” said Grand Canyon wildfire program manager Greg Holm.
New surveys also have shown the herd is closer to the goal of about 200, down from an estimated 500 to 800 animals when the park approved a plan to quickly cut the size of the herd. The park is now working with other agencies and groups on a long-term plan for managing the bison, an animal declared America's national mammal in 2016 and depicted on the National Park Service logo.
Hunting over hundreds of years and a genetic bottleneck nearly left the animals that once numbered in the tens of millions extinct in the U.S. Federal wildlife authorities now support about 11,000 bison in about a dozen states, including the largest herd on public land at Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone, which spans 3,500 square miles in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, also is developing a new management plan for the roughly 5,500 bison there. It's working with Native American tribes, state agencies and other groups to find ways to reduce the number of bison sent to slaughter.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota regularly rounds up bison using helicopters and corrals, then transfers some of the animals to tribes, other states and national parks. Without natural predators, bison herds can grow quickly and strain the resources, the park says.
The Grand Canyon herd didn't always live within the park's boundaries, where they can be seen along the highway leading to the North Rim entrance. The bison are descendants of those brought to Arizona in the 1900s as part of a crossbreeding experiment with cattle.
The animals increasingly recognized they could be hunted on the adjacent national forest and sought refuge in the national park. Hunting isn't allowed at national parks, but the agency has authority to kill animals that harm resources, using park staff or volunteers.
Most of the bison at Grand Canyon have been removed by corralling them and transferring them to Native American tribes that have been trying to reestablish herds on their land. A controversial pilot project last fall sought skilled volunteers to shoot up to 12 of the animals.
More than 45,000 people applied for the chance. Ultimately, 10 were picked, and they were able to kill four bison. Although the animals are massive, they're quick and agile and can hide among thick stands of trees.
Grand Canyon officials say they won't repeat the program this fall, but it won't be excluded as a tool in the future. Another corralling effort is planned.
The latest bison population estimate based on aerial surveys and tracking devices shows 216 bison on the expansive Kaibab Plateau, according to Grand Canyon National Park. Agencies that manage the land and wildlife in far northern Arizona and study the bison's movement are meeting in July to start talking about the long-term plan.
Part of that discussion will include creating more gaps in the state-sanctioned bison hunting seasons outside Grand Canyon National Park to see if bison will move outside the boundaries, said Larry Phoenix, an Arizona Game and Fish Department regional supervisor.
Meanwhile, the Game and Fish Department is seeking approval to improve fencing, cattle guards and water catchments to expand the range for another herd of bison in far northern Arizona. The state imported 15 bison yearlings from a privately owned nature reserve in Montana in late 2017 and said the herd now needs more room to grow.
Phoenix is confident these bison won't follow the others into the Grand Canyon, largely because the animals don't know the other herd exists.
Environmental groups are skeptical fences can keep them from straying and adding to the overall bison population in the region where they've been difficult and costly to keep in check.
They’re asking the U.S. Forest Service to do an in-depth review of the proposal that considers climate change and impacts to plants and animals like the chisel-tooth kangaroo rat.
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PHOENIX — An 18-year-old William E. "Hap" Carty, while on leave from the U.S. Army in 1945, helped his sister and brother-in-law with an upstart company they were building – quite literally – in a milk house on the Carty Ranch in Ridgefield.
The concept was to create a line of trailers families could rent for one-way moves. The business was to be called U-Haul. The do-it-yourself moving industry would never be the same.
Carty joined U-Haul full-time in 1946 following his discharge at the end of WWII, and in doing so became the Company's first employee. While he never cashed his paycheck from the first 10 trailers he helped build in that milk house, his tireless commitment and influence over the next 43 years shaped the foundation and growth of one of North America's most recognizable companies and successful entrepreneurial stories.
Hap, nicknamed for being a happy child with a big smile, died on Friday. He was 95.
"U-Haul would not exist today but for Hap," stated Joe Shoen, U-Haul CEO and son of the Company's late founders L.S. "Sam" and Anna Mary Carty Shoen. "He was a recognized industry innovator who crossed paths with many industry stalwarts including John Rock, Red Pohling, Don Peterson, John DeLorean and Roger Penske.
"Hap and John Rock designed the only medium-duty air-ride truck that GMC® ever built. He worked with Navistar® and Dana® to produce a medium-duty truck with a 24-inch frame rail height. That truck revolutionized do-it-yourself moving."
During his illustrious career, Carty served as president and Chairman of the Board for U-Haul International, Inc. In 1971, as president of U-Haul, he brought the Company's network of independent U-Haul dealerships to 15,000, a record that stood for more than 30 years.
"One of the reasons I've had good luck in management is that I always hire good people," Carty told Amerco World (now U-Haul News) in 1981. "I get them strong in the areas I'm weak in, and we work together. I've lived this way for years and looked like a genius many times, because I had the buoyancy of good people."
Carty was born on March 2, 1927. He and his wife, Toni, have six children: Gail, Tim, Martin, Kevin, Katie and Patrick, along with several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The Carty family is synonymous with the rural Washington town 24 miles north of Portland, Ore., where a sign greets visitors: "Welcome to Ridgefield, birthplace of U-Haul."
Hap Carty is equally tied to Tempe, where he lived the latter half of his life and was instrumental in opening the U-Haul Technical Center in 1970. Though just nine miles east of Phoenix, Tempe was largely undeveloped desert at the time. The U-Haul Tech Center not only signaled business expansion in Tempe, but it was the only research and development facility of its kind in the world, featuring a test track where rental equipment was rigorously tested to meet safety standards. Carty ran the facility, which still manufactures U-Haul trailers and truck boxes today.
From 1946-52, Carty assembled, painted, serviced and rented trailers. Then he took his wife, Toni, and their two children to Boston to establish the first U-Haul manufacturing plant on the East Coast, empowering the Company to become a nationwide brand.
"I had $500 with which to open Boston Trailer Manufacturing Company, but was on a $3 per diem allowance. We ate a lot of hot dogs cooked over open fires as we made our way across the continent," Carty recalled. "The (Boston) shop bore no relation to an automobile assembly line. It looked more like a village blacksmith shop, complete with hearth, hammer and anvil."
Carty also helped establish the U-Haul manufacturing center in Willow Grove, Penn. He took night classes at Penn State University, acquiring knowledge over a wide range of subjects that enabled him to deal with his immediate responsibilities. He studied business law, management, economics and engineering. As the first U-Haul field director of eastern states, Carty directed manufacturing and marketing operations in 28 states, from Florida to Maine to Minnesota.
In the 1960s, Carty was named U-Haul marketing director. He later became president of U-Haul subsidiary Kar-Go International, a role he held when he helped launch the Tech Center.
Carty retired on Jan. 1, 1988, and remained on the Board of Directors for AMERCO, parent company of U-Haul, through 2006. Even still, Carty could be seen frequently in the Company lunchroom, counseling younger managers and attending U-Haul functions, including one Team Member's 50th anniversary celebration one week before he passed.
While his legacy remains evident through the awards, images and quotes attributed to him across the U-Haul Midtown Campus in Phoenix, his real impact is felt through the lives he touched, professionally and personally, throughout the U-Haul network across North America.
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TUCSON, Ariz. — Native American undergraduate students will no longer have to pay tuition or mandatory fees at the University of Arizona's main campus in Tucson.
The university made the announcement Monday.
Beginning this fall, full-time undergraduates will be eligible for the Arizona Native Scholars Grant, the first program of its kind in Arizona. Students from the state's 22 federally recognized Native American tribes qualify for this grant.
According to UArizona, the program was funded through a reallocation of financial aid dollars.
To be eligible, students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, and provide tribal identification.
For more information about the Arizona Native Scholars Grant, visit Scholarships and Financial Aid website.
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PHOENIX — Cristina had a choice to make. Miss work or take her daughter to a late night doctor's appointment to treat a bad earache.
Not wanting her daughter to suffer, she decided to take her to the doctor. A decision that would change her life forever."
"Everything was just so unfortunate; it just happened so fast," said Cristina's mother, Gracie Garcia.
Cristina and her two girls, 7-year-old Yulissa and 10-year-old Xenia, were on their way to the doctor Friday night when a Toyota Tundra, outfitted as a street sweeper, rolled off the Loop 101 near 91st Avenue onto the eastbound lanes of the I-10, slamming into Cristina's car.
That wreck claimed the lives of Gracie's two granddaughters.
Cristina survived the crash but sustained several injuries and is still recovering in the hospital. Garcia says, after talking with her daughter, her pain goes beyond broken bones and bruising, losing her baby girls is heartbreak she'll never heal from.
"I think if they could say anything to her, they would say, 'mom, don't take this too hard, it wasn't your fault.'"
While detectives are investigating possible impairment as a factor, the cause of the crash has not been confirmed. As for the family, they're hoping for community support to say goodbye to these little girls.
"We just want to lay them to rest properly and anything would be appreciated at this time, I mean, she's going through so much, my daughter, and trying to deal with everything," Garcia said.
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PRESCOTT, Ariz. — A wildfire in a remote area of Mohave County sent a plume of smoke that can be seen for miles.
The Steamboat Fire is burning about 19 miles east of the small community of Wikieup. It was sparked by lightning and has burned at least 300 acres of land as of Monday, according to Arizona State Forestry.
Fire officials are monitoring the fire by air. The rugged terrain in the area has made it inaccessible to firefighters, but no communities are currently threatened.
Smoke can be seen from the Prescott area, according to authorities.
Head to 12news.com/wildfires to get the latest information on all the fires burning around Arizona.
Any updates on future evacuations, evacuation center information and up-to-date road closures can be found below:
Latest fire updates:
- No evacuation orders are in place
- 300 acres burned so far
- Fire sparked by lightning
How many acres has it burned?
The Steamboat Fire has burned 300 acres and is 0% contained as of June 27, fire officials said.
Are there any evacuation orders?
There are no communities under “GO,” “SET,” or “READY” orders.
Go to the Arizona Emergency Information Network website to learn how the READY, SET, GO evacuation system works.
What roads or highways have been closed?
Officials have not closed any roadways due to the fire.
Are there any shelters available for residents who may be evacuated?
Officials have not released information on shelters.
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Wildfire Go-Kit:
Residents in wildfire-prone areas are urged to have an emergency supplies kit to bring with them of they are evacuated from their homes, especially as Arizona residents are beginning to see early widespread fire activity throughout the state.
An emergency supply kit should be put together long before a wildfire or another disaster occurs. Make sure to keep it easily accessible so you can take it with you when you have to evacuate.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommends that residents near a disaster store emergency supplies in a plastic tub, small suitcase, trash can, backpack, or other containers.
Residents should make sure they have the necessities, such as three gallons of water per person and a three-day supply of ready-to-eat food, the NFPA said. A first-aid kit, prescription medications, contact lenses, and non-prescription drugs should also be taken into account.
Copies of any important family documents, including insurance policies, identification, bank account records, and emergency contact numbers should also be taken and put into a waterproof, portable container in your kit, the NFPA said.
The association lists other items that would help in a disaster, including:
Sleeping bag or warm blanket for each person
Battery-powered or hand-cranked radio and a NOAA weather radio to receive up-to-date information
Dust mask or cotton T-shirt to filter the air
Matches in a waterproof container
Complete change of clothing including long pants, long sleeve shirts, and sturdy shoes stored in a waterproof container
Signal flare
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HEYBURN — The city police chief released the names of the victim and the suspect in a Thursday homicide on Monday.
The victim was identified as Karina Palomares, 37, and the suspect was Fabian Silva, 39, Heyburn Police Chief Ryan Bertalotto wrote in a statement.
Silva later died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in Oneida County, Bertalotto said.
Both Palomares and Silva were Heyburn residents.
Both incidents remain under investigation.
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MENDON, Mo. — Three people have died and dozens of people were injured when a train struck a dump truck in Mendon, Missouri, emergency officials said.
In a press conference, Corporal Justin Dunn with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said one person inside the dump truck and two people on the train were killed. The superintendent with Chariton County Ambulance Service told CNN that at least 50 people were injured.
Dunn said seven of the eight train cars derailed when the train hit the dump truck at the Porche Prarie Avenue crossing at around 12:40 Monday afternoon.
MSHP Lieutenant Eric Brown said the crossing was an uncontrolled crossing over a gravel road, meaning there were no lights or crossing arms. He said uncontrolled crossings are common in rural areas. Brown said investigators did not know if the truck was stuck on the tracks or if it was moving.
In a statement, Amtrak said the train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago. Amtrak said there were approximately 243 passengers and 12 crew members on the train, Dunn said there were 207 passengers and crewmembers on the train.
Three passengers were being taken from the scene to University Hospital in Columbia, hospital spokesman Eric Maze said. He did not have information on their conditions.
The Missouri Highway Patrol and other local law enforcement units were at the scene to help and Amtrak said it has deployed resources to the site.
Aerial footage of the crash showed the train off the tracks with multiple train cars tipped onto their sides. First responders were on the scene standing on top of the toppled train cars.
In an interview with CNN, passenger Robert Nightingale said every car other than the engine car tipped onto its side when the train hit the truck. He said he and other passengers had to climb out of the overturned cars after the crash and sat on top of the cars until first responders arrived.
He said the passengers were then taken to an area school where some were being treated by EMS workers.
Mendon, Missouri, is a town of about 160 people about 85 miles northwest of Columbia in Chariton County, Missouri.
The statement from Amtrak is as follows:
"On June 27 at 12:42 p.m. CT, Southwest Chief Train 4, traveling eastbound on BNSF track from Los Angeles to Chicago, derailed 8 cars and 2 locomotives after striking a truck that was obstructing a public crossing near Mendon, Missouri. There were approximately 243 passengers and 12 crew members onboard with early reports of injuries. Local authorities are currently assisting customers. Our Incident Response Team has been activated, and we are deploying emergency personnel to the scene to help support our passengers, our employees and their families with their needs. Individuals with questions about their friends and family who were traveling aboard this train should call 800-523-9101. Additional details will be provided as available."
This is a breaking news story that will be updated when more information becomes available.
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ARKANSAS, USA — The excitement for Fourth of July celebrations is underway and Best Friends Animal Society (BFAS) wants to help pet owners keep their pets safe and calm this holiday.
BFAS says this holiday is often traumatic for four-legged family members who get nervous when they hear loud sounds such as fireworks.
Dogs who get anxious over the sounds are known to dig under or jump over fences, break tethers or even shatter windows in response to their fireworks fears.
Your pet can end up injured or at a busy shelter overflowing with other lost pets. To avoid this, BFAS is providing tips to keep pets safe this 4th of July.
Fourth of July pet safety tips:
- Bring all pets indoors whenever neighborhood fireworks displays are likely, making sure that any potentially harmful food or alcohol is kept out of reach.
- Secure pets in a room, close the windows, draw the curtains, surround them with comforting toys, and play loud music or turn on the television to drown out the frightening sounds.
- Always keep pets away from lit fireworks (including in your own backyard). Some will chase after the bright moving objects and are at risk of being burned or blinded in the process.
- Fireworks also contain substances that are toxic if ingested, so be sure to keep unlit fireworks out of reach.
- Ensure that pets are wearing current identification tags, and make sure your current contact info is recorded with the vet clinic or shelter that implanted the microchip.
- Have a plan in place in case your pet does go missing that includes calling and visiting the local shelter and posting information about your missing pet on platforms such as Nextdoor and Facebook.
Best Friends Animal Society says with staffing shortages and decreased availability across the country, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure for your pets.
“The last thing you want is an emergency over a holiday when many veterinary clinics and shelters are closed or open only for limited hours,” said Dr. Erin Katribe, veterinarian and medical director of Best Friends Animal Society. “If you know your pets get severely anxious, discuss pharmaceutical options with your veterinarian in advance. Several medications to treat anxiety in pets are available.”
According to Katribe, it’s important to do this based on your pet’s weight, age and health issues. Pet owners are recommended to get the proper prescription and dosage from your vet.
Pet first aid kits can help treat minor injuries such as scrapes or cuts at home. More serious situations such as puncture wounds, burns, broken bones, eye injuries or heat stroke require immediate vet consultation.
“If medical care is warranted, start by contacting your veterinarian’s office to see if they can take your pet for an emergency exam. If not, you may need to go to a 24/7 emergency facility, which your vet can refer you to,” Katribe said. “I recommend that all pet owners find out the contact information of their local emergency clinic ahead of time, so that it’s quickly within reach in those unexpected moments.”
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The North Little Rock Police Department has asked for the help of the public in locating a missing teen.
16-year- old Karashiana Allen ran away from her home near downtown North Little Rock just before noon on Sunday.
According to reports she was said to have been carrying wo backpacks with her, and was wearing ripped jeans, a grey sweatshirt and black Crocs.
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Native American students can go to UA tuition-free starting in fall
Native American undergraduates from Arizona will be able to attend the University of Arizona tuition-free starting this fall.
The university announced Monday that students from any of the state’s 22 federally recognized tribes will not have to pay tuition and mandatory fees if they go to college on UA’s main campus in Tucson.
UA’s Arizona Native Scholars Grant program will start in the fall for both new and current full-time students. Officials say it’s the first such program in the state.
The university has talked for years about the possibility of funding Native American students and made it a reality this summer by reallocating financial aid dollars, said Kasey Urquídez, vice president of enrollment management and dean of undergraduate admissions at UA.
“Every year we make some changes here and there depending on the incoming class and what we need to do to make sure that we’re recruiting those that we most want to enroll at our institution,” Urquídez said. “We reallocate some funds and make some shifts, and this year our shift was really focused on making sure that we could fund our Native students.”
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UA last year had more than 400 full-time Native American undergraduates from Arizona. University officials hope that number will continue to increase and see this effort as part of a broader commitment to Indigenous students.
“Serving Arizona's Native American tribes and tribal students is a crucial part of the University of Arizona's land-grant mission,” UA President Robert Robbins said in a statement.
“I am so proud that that this university has found a way to help hundreds of students more easily access and complete a college education, and I look forward to finding ways to take these efforts even further.”
Who is eligible?
Full-time, degree-seeking undergraduate students at the main campus in Tucson are eligible.
Students have to be Arizona residents, submit to UA proof they are an enrolled and verified tribal member, and complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
New and transfer students who want the grant this fall must apply to UA and complete a FAFSA by Aug. 15. To enroll for spring 2023, the applications must be completed by Nov. 1.
Current students who are eligible must file a FAFSA by Aug. 15, according to the university. All students have to fill out the FAFSA to be considered, although family income is not a factor in the award.
Urquídez said deadlines were extended to make sure eligible students have time to do those applications if they haven’t already.
The grant covers in-state tuition and mandatory fees. For new in-state undergraduate students, that total is $13,265 as of this fall. The scholarship makes up the difference between that cost and any other aid a student receives, including a Pell Grant or tribal funds.
Students are eligible for the grant for four years, or eight consecutive semesters.
The 22 federally recognized tribes in Arizona are: Ak-Chin Indian Community, Cocopah Indian Tribe, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, Gila River Indian Community, Havasupai Tribe, Hopi Tribe, Hualapai Tribe, Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians, Navajo Nation, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Pueblo of Zuni, Quechan Tribe, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, San Carlos Apache Tribe, San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, Tohono O’odham Nation, Tonto Apache Tribe, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Yavapai-Apache Nation and Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe.
About half of UA’s current Native American students are Navajo Nation members, and the next largest portions are from Tucson area tribes, Urquídez said.
The university may expand the grant to include graduate students, online students and other campuses in the future.
Other UA students won’t see impacts to their financial aid coverage because of this new commitment, Urquídez said.
'We want them to graduate'
UA hopes the free tuition and fees will expand access and opportunities for Native American students to enroll at the university.
“But even more importantly, we want them to graduate, and so being able to support those students where they know coming in that their tuition and fees will be covered, that’s really important to us,” Urquídez said. “The knowledge of that — that money is available to them — is critical in being able to help students accomplish their goals and graduate.”
The university has been expanding programs to support Native American students on campus and also to work with tribal communities in areas ranging from the environment to education.
UA ranked first nationally for the number of doctoral degrees given to American Indian or Alaska Native students between 2016 and 2020, according to the National Science Foundation. And its law school enrolls among the highest numbers of Native American students, according to the university.
“These initiatives aren't checkmarks; they represent the University of Arizona's commitment and continued drive to be the leading institution serving Native Americans,” Levi Esquerra, UA's senior vice president for Native American advancement and tribal engagement, said in a statement.
Arizona’s three public universities have generally grown enrollment of Native American students in recent years.
UA last fall had 475 undergraduate students who identified as American Indian or Alaska Native, up from 439 four years earlier. Northern Arizona University had 674, and Arizona State University had 1,213 American Indian or Alaska Native undergraduates last fall.
Native American students in Arizona still complete college at lower rates than their peers, according to data from the Arizona Board of Regents. About 8% of Native American high school graduates finish a four-year degree, compared with about 12% of Hispanic high school graduates, nearly 15% of Black graduates, 29% of white graduates and 50% of Asian graduates.
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'We have to do something': Arizona businesses collect signatures to get abortion rights on ballot
Arizona businesses have partnered with an abortion rights organization to help collect petition signatures that would put a constitutional amendment making abortion legal in the state on the November ballot.
The effort was coordinated by Arizonans for Reproductive Freedom, a coalition of health care professionals and advocates whose goal is to collect 356,467 voter signatures before the July 7 deadline. If the endorsement goal is met, Arizonans will have a chance to vote in November if they want to make abortion a constitutional right in the state or not.
The organization submitted the petition application to the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office on May 16, two weeks after the draft leak of the Supreme Court’s opinion overturning Roe v. Wade.
Within hours following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade — eliminating abortion as a protected constitutional right — thousands took to the streets across the state to speak against the ruling. Others held demonstrations to celebrate it throughout the weekend.
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Following the decision, abortion rights organizations in Arizona issued an emergency motion on Saturday asking the federal court to block the law from prevailing to protect health care workers who perform abortions from being charged with assault or child abuse felonies.
The majority of abortion clinics in Arizona have already stopped providing services on Friday out of fear of facing criminal charges related to two state laws on the books banning abortion.
The newest out of the two was passed in April 2021 and prohibits abortion at 15 weeks, except in cases to save the mother's life. The law could take effect 90 days after the state Legislature adjourned, which would be Sept. 24.
Physicians who violate the law could face felony charges and the removal of their professional licenses.
Another ban, which dates back to pre-statehood, criminalizes helping someone access abortion, except to save the mother's life, and calls for a mandatory prison sentence of two to five years for violators.
It is unclear which of the two state laws could prevail following the Supreme Court ruling.
The proposed constitutional amendment would create a new right for Arizonans to make decisions about abortion, contraception, prenatal care, childbirth, infertility care and related services.
The amendment would take power away from the government to "restrict, penalize, frustrate or otherwise interfere" with any of those rights, including "pre-viability" abortions, or interfere with nonmedical reproductive services.
Abortions would still be limited by the viability of the fetus, as they are now, but with no set time frame as a firm rule. Viability would be defined by a "good faith medical judgment" of a licensed health care professional that a fetus would survive, with or without artificial support, the initiative states.
'We have to do something'
As of Monday afternoon, more than 25 businesses across the state — with a majority of them concentrated in Pima County — had partnered up with Arizonans for Reproductive Freedom in an effort to collect the over 300,000 signatures needed to get the measure on the ballot.
The owner of Phoenix-based Tres Leches Cafe, Magali Martinez Saenz, is one of the businesses that will be taking part in the signature-collection efforts on Monday evening.
Martinez said she, her husband and her kids went out on Friday night to the Arizona Capitol to protest for reproductive rights. She said she initially felt safe participating in the demonstration until she heard tear gas warnings from other protesters.
"Not even a couple minutes later we started seeing them shoot canisters from the windows. We were so scared, the kids were terrified," she said. "We had a right to be there, they have absolutely no reason to shoot out into crowds of families. So, what else can we do? I can't demonstrate, I can't be out there with my 2-month-old baby."
She said she then came across the petition initiative from Arizonans for Reproductive Freedom on social media.
"We know that we have to do something," she said. "We're hosting this event (on Monday) because we know that it impacts our demographic, our community directly."
Gabe Hagen, one of the owners of Brick Road Coffee in Tempe, said he believes it's important for Arizonans to have a chance to decide on the ballot if they want to keep abortion legal in the state.
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"If they want to leave it to the states, let the states decide. If that's what they want, then the people need their voices heard," he said.
For Hagen, the signature collection process should not be a necessary step to let the people cast their vote on the matter, he said.
"This is what we have to do, so this is what we will do," he said. "What I'm seeing here, what I have been experiencing is just so much support. I do believe we'll be able to meet the deadline."
Petition events will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Tres Leches Cafe and from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Brick Road Coffee.
Tucson print shop, book stores and coffee shops also partners
Tucson businesses also have partnered with Arizonans for Reproductive Freedom to help gather signatures for the petition.
The Gloo Factory, at 238 E. 26th St., is a full-service print shop in South Tucson and one such partner.
“We’ve been printing all the petitions,” said Samantha Thomas, who works at the Gloo Factory.
She said the Gloo Factory has people picking up the petitions to then go collect signatures while they are also mailing out between 25,000 and 45,000 petitions beyond Tucson’s bounds.
The Gloo Factory decided to partner with the organization because they were already “very involved with South Tucson” and political campaigns in the Democratic party, so it was a no-brainer, Thomas said.
While there has not been too much traffic yet, Thomas said the partnership is very new and they expect more people to come in as the week goes on.
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There are several other businesses in Tucson that have petitions available for pickup, most of which are located downtown or on Historic Fourth Avenue, with a few scattered elsewhere. The easternmost locations are Revolutionary Grounds Books & Coffee and the Pima Democratic Party, both located near the intersection of Speedway Boulevard and Swan Road.
Although Pima County and Maricopa County have the most available locations, Pinal, Graham, Santa Cruz, Coconino and Yavapai counties also each have one location.
Additional locations accepting signatures can be found on the Arizonans for Reproductive Freedom’s website.
Republic reporter Ray Stern contributed to this article.
Reach breaking news reporter Laura Daniella Sepulveda at lsepulveda@lavozarizona.com or on Twitter @lauradNews.
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Grand Canyon starts water limitations after pumphouse outage
Grand Canyon National Park is starting water conservation measures on the North Rim due to an electrical failure involving the Roaring Springs pumphouse.
Park officials said staff and contractors are working to investigate the extent of the damage to the system.
It's unknown how long it will take to repair and replace the pumphouse's electrical system and park officials said Monday that water conservation measures will remain in effect for the North Rim until further notice.
They said visitor facilities on the rim will remain open with water limitations for some services.
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Part of the water conservation measures include the closure of campground laundry and showers and limited North Rim concession food service with disposable dishes and utensils utilized.
Park officials said drinking water will remain available along the North Kaibab Trail, including Cottonwood Campground, Manzanita day use area and the North Kaibab Trailhead.
They said all inner canyon trail users must be prepared to carry all their drinking water or a way to treat creek water. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/06/27/grand-canyon-starts-water-limitations-after-pumphouse-outage/7751521001/ | 2022-06-28T00:47:20 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/06/27/grand-canyon-starts-water-limitations-after-pumphouse-outage/7751521001/ |
2 children die after drowning incident in backyard pool in Glendale
Two children are dead after one drowned in a backyard pool in Glendale near 83rd and Missouri avenues on Saturday, June 25. The children were ages 3 and 4.
Glendale Police announced Monday morning that the second child died after he was hospitalized.
Glendale officials stated that the children were playing in the backyard when one of them fell into the backyard pool. Officials state they believe the second child went in to save his brother.
When Glendale Fire Department arrived the parents were performing CPR, and both children were transported to the hospital. One of the children did not survive. The other was stated to be in critical condition per the Glendale Fire Department.
According to Glendale officials, one of the children died because of the submersion in the pool. The other child's cause of death has not been announced.
How to prevent a drowning, according to the city of Phoenix:
- Use an approved barrier to separate the pool from the house.
- NEVER allow children to be alone near a pool or any water source. This includes bathtubs, buckets, toilets, ponds and canals.
- Have life-saving devices near the pool, such as a hook, pole, or flotation device.
- Keep large objects such as tables, chairs, tricycles or ladders away from pool fences.
- NEVER leave children unattended in or around a pool. ALWAYS have a designated child watcher.
- Do not allow children to play in the pool area. Store all toys outside of the pool area.
- If you leave the pool area, take the child (children) with you.
Pool safety tips, according to the city of Phoenix:
- Learn to swim
- Never swim alone.
- Never swim under the influence of alcohol or medications.
- Never swim when you hear thunder or see lightening.
- Never dive into an unfamiliar body of water.
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The Flagstaff Girls Softball Little League Majors team is moving on in the Arizona District 1 Tournament after a 4-0 win over Winslow.
The shutout victory was earmarked by a terrific performance at the plate from Joy Shafor, who struck out 12 batters and allowed just three hits in six innings.
The third inning, in particular, was one for the books, as the team scored two runs off three hits and stole three bases.
At the plate, every batter showed pro-level maturity, either being watchful of balls thrown outside the box or knowing when to swing at a pitch. As a result, Flagstaff reached base in each of the six innings. Only five batters struck out, while three batters reached on walks. The team had eight hits.
Tatum Alex, who bats first, had a hit and a walk. Phoebe Talley, second, had two hits and scored two runs. Summer Rhodes, third in the batting order, matched Talley’s hits with two of her own. Lucy Lanssens, fourth, had three RBIs. Rounding out the first of the fearsome five was the pitcher Shafor, who had a hit and an RBI.
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The performances of Molly Speer, Elizabeth Castruita, Aliyah Gabrys, Logan Clark and Rose Palmer cannot be understated, as they held their own at the plate during the final innings, accounting for two more hits and a walk.
Defensively, the team was like an iron curtain, flagging down grounder after grounder and taking care of flyouts.
In the top of the sixth, a Winslow batter drilled a fly ball to left center field with runners on second and third. If the ball touched down, it likely would have scored two runs and marked the start of a Winslow comeback. But as soon as the ball left the Winslow player’s bat, center fielder Tayana Sherlock tracked it down while it spun quickly toward the back wall. Sherlock reached her glove to the sky, jumped a foot off the ground, and made a snow cone catch to close the door on the game.
The Flagstaff coaches and players immediately leaped from their seats on the bench and stormed the field to hug and give high-fives to Sherlock. The moment was electric.
When asked about the catch, Flagstaff head coach Justin Talley said he expected nothing less of Sherlock: “Tayana, that’s my girl. She plays out there for a reason,” Talley said after the game. “I had no doubt she was catching that.”
“I could not stop from jumping out of my seat,” added Flagstaff assistant coach Mike Rhodes. “Her (Sherlock’s) hips were already moved as that ball was hit. She was absolutely ready for that moment.”
Both coaches praised the efforts of the entire team as it moved forward in playoff competition.
“We've been practicing almost every day since the first of the month and they put in the hard work,” Talley said. “It shows when they come to play the game.”
“The girls want to win, you know what I mean?” Rhodes added. “They knew they had a tough night ahead of them, but they had all the confidence in them and they believed in themselves tonight. They were ready to be here and they battled their tails off, and I couldn’t be more proud of them.”
The win was impressive. What’s more, the tournament is designated for 12-year-old competition, but the Flagstaff team only has three players who are 12 years old. The others are all 11.
But facing older competitors doesn’t affect the players or the coaches. They all have the confidence and belief that they will win the next game, then the next one, then the next.
“The mindset is ‘I got this,’” said the first baseman Rhodes, the daughter of the assistant coach. Rhodes sent a quote to the team’s group chat before the game, and the quote read: “A quiet bench is a losing bench. A quiet dugout is a losing dugout. A quiet team is a losing team. Communicate and be enthusiastic. Keep your energy high.”
Rhodes said the quote helps her and her teammates understand what they’re trying to achieve, which is enough energy and intensity to make it to the State Championship game. “Our team is going to make it,” she said. “We’ve just got to believe.”
“When one of us is down we keep cheering,” said the shortstop Alex. “That was bringing us up and that's what I liked about the game. Our energy was always great.”
Coach Rhodes said the staff places heavy focus on softball IQ and making wise decisions during games. “Understanding the game itself is so crucial to success,” Rhodes said. “During practice, we’ll do first-and-third situations and how the catcher is going to react. We’ll put our runners out there and give them signs to run or not run to the next base.”
Rhodes said the team’s work during practice has gotten them to this point in competition. But more importantly, the team plays every game with a “one inning at a time” mentality that helps them focus on the present.
“We’re not looking to the next team or even the next inning and asking ‘What will happen?’” Rhodes said. “We just play to win each and every inning and as long as we do that, we know we can win this.”
So what’s next for the team? A matchup against Silver Creek on Tuesday is the first step. The game is at the Silver Creek field, which is near Show Low. If the team wins its next three games, it will head to Cottonwood for the State Championship game in July.
Ask Talley what the key to success is, and he’ll say it’s to have fun. He wants his players to focus on the game at hand, but he mainly wants them to have a good time. He can often be caught shouting at his hitters, “Drive it and have fun!”
“We'll relish this win and then go back to the grind on Tuesday,” Talley said. “But we’re going to keep playing our game and have fun. Because this game is about having fun.” | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/flagstaff-girls-softball-little-league-majors-advance-in-state-tourney/article_8a534dec-f676-11ec-860f-a35522ea18c8.html | 2022-06-28T00:52:19 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/flagstaff-girls-softball-little-league-majors-advance-in-state-tourney/article_8a534dec-f676-11ec-860f-a35522ea18c8.html |
Several Petersburg roadways were closed Monday because of high water in the Old Towne area.
Police, fire and public works crews monitored roadways throughout the evening, the city said in a statement.
Those who encounter flooded roads or fallen trees are asked to call the Public Works-Street Operations Division at (804) 733-2415 or police non-emergency at (804) 732-4222. | https://richmond.com/news/local/high-water-closes-petersburg-roadways/article_0f2a2298-4f6b-5e9d-98c1-022bec9fa25b.html | 2022-06-28T00:53:02 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/high-water-closes-petersburg-roadways/article_0f2a2298-4f6b-5e9d-98c1-022bec9fa25b.html |
In a room on the second floor of the Sheltering Arms Institute in Goochland, two women were talking near a window. One was recounting the day she had a stroke and was left on the floor of her home alone for 16 hours.
Kim McCue, who had been at the hospital for about a week, was telling her story to Eleanor Angle, a woman who had had a stroke two years ago and became one of the first patients at Sheltering Arms Institute.
Angle, 53, listened thoughtfully while McCue talked about her stroke and recounted how the last few days of recovery had gone. “I'm here to be a voice of encouragement and support and to tell you that life after stroke is richer and more meaningful – at least to me,” Angle told McCue. “You've got a wonderful journey that will unfold one day at a time.”
The pair was part of the Stroke Peer Program at Sheltering Arms Institute, a joint venture between Sheltering Arms and Virginia Commonwealth University’s Health System. In addition to serving stroke patients at the physical rehabilitation hospital, they have programs for spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries and more.
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The in-house mentoring program was modeled after successful programs the Institute had implemented with people who had experienced spinal cord injuries and amputations.
“The opportunity for me to be a mentor allows me to pay back to the community at-large and other survivors,” Angle said.
Peer mentors are volunteers that are required to complete a six-hour training course taught by clinicians in psychology and speech-language pathology, according to a release from the hospital. About once or twice a week, the mentors meet one-on-one with patients at the Institute.
“It’s just an incredible organization,” said Sandra Romeo, another patient who met with Angle that day. “I’m glad to be here because I feel like I’m recovering a lot faster.”
Romeo, 59, had just finished therapy at the Institute’s core gym, a larger physical therapy space on the first floor. Among loads of equipment and natural light from the floor-to-ceiling windows, patients practiced walking.
Romeo herself had been walking through the gym with bright pink one pound dumbbells and an ankle weight on her right leg. She also practiced stepping over neon green hurdles that were lifted six inches off the floor.
“Let’s try stepping over them sideways now,” Kate Hogue, her therapist, said.
With a sigh and an eye roll, Romeo turned to the side to complete the exercise successfully.
Today, four mentors, including Angle, are mentoring stroke patients within Sheltering Arms Institute. The mentoring program itself is seen as part of the recovery process there, said Melissa Banta, the therapy program manager for strokes. Sometimes mentors can help explain to patients what they’re going through better than clinicians.
“Having them stay motivated and engaged is just so important,” Banta said. “And they can really work with that patient.”
Not only is stroke one of the leading causes of death in the United States but it’s also one of the leading causes of serious disability in adults. Aside from having had a previous stroke, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, obesity and sickle cell disease are all health conditions increasing one’s risk of stroke.
In 2021, stroke was the fifth leading cause of death in Virginia.
“They feel like they have hope [at Sheltering Arms],” Alison Clark, the community engagement manager, said. “And the other thing I've heard a lot of is that it's motivating them to see that there is life after they leave here, and that they might not be where they want to be when they leave, but that doesn't mean that they don't continue to make progress.”
In her second floor room, McCue said she was proud of her recovery so far. On Friday, she was walking backwards for the therapists and throwing a ball at the same time – something she couldn’t do before she had her stroke.
“I just met Eleanor today, but for me, it’s really refreshing to talk to somebody who’s back out there, and ‘been there, done that,” Romeo said. “It’s just encouraging to hear somebody talk about what they’ve been through and know that you can recover.”
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COLUMBUS, Ga. — A toddler died after being left in a hot car on Sunday, according to Kids and Car Safety. The kid's grandmother had taken her grandchildren to church and returned home. She didn't notice their 3-year-old did not get out of the car, the organization said.
“Unfortunately, this is yet another example of why it is extremely important to have effective occupant detection technology as standard equipment in all vehicles as quickly as possible," Janette Fennell, founder and president of Kids and Car Safety, the leading national nonprofit working solely to prevent injuries and deaths of children in and around motor vehicles said.
According to Kids and Car Safety, this is the second child to die in Georgia because of a hot car and the seventh in the country this year.
There have been 42 child hot car deaths since 1993 in the state; the nonprofit said makes Georgia ranked No. 6 in the nation.
“Every day that we delay in advancing these cost-effective detection technologies means children are needlessly at risk of dying. An occupant detection and alert system could have gotten assistance to this sweet angel before it was too late,” she said.
The organization provides these tips for preventing child hot car deaths:
Safety Tips for Parents and Caregivers
Create simple habits to help keep your child safe.
- Make sure your child is never left alone in a car:
- Place the child’s diaper bag or item in the front passenger seat as a visual cue that the child is with you.
- Make it a habit of opening the back door every time you park to ensure no one is left behind. To enforce this habit, place an item that you can’t start your day without in the back seat (employee badge, laptop, phone, handbag, etc.)
- Ask your childcare provider to call you right away if your child hasn’t arrived as scheduled.
- Clearly announce and confirm who is getting each child out of the vehicle. Miscommunication can lead to thinking someone else removed the child.
Make sure children cannot get into a parked car:
- Keep vehicles locked at all times, especially in the garage or driveway. Ask neighbors and visitors to do the same.
- Never leave car keys within reach of children.
- Use childproofing knob covers and door alarms to prevent children from exiting your home unnoticed.
- Teach children to honk the horn or turn on hazard lights if they become stuck inside a car.
- If a child is missing, immediately check the inside, floorboards and trunk of all vehicles in the area carefully, even if they’re locked. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/3-toddler-church-columbus-kids-car-safety/85-bfedb0e7-8247-4dcb-84d7-954937ffe6e7 | 2022-06-28T01:00:12 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/3-toddler-church-columbus-kids-car-safety/85-bfedb0e7-8247-4dcb-84d7-954937ffe6e7 |
HALL COUNTY, Ga. — Editor's note: The video above is from a previous story.
The body of a man who went missing in Lake Lanier last weekend has been recovered, according to officials. Lake Lanier Recovery Divers told 11Alive they located Kaiyan Ding's body.
On June 18, Hall County Fire and Rescue responded to the scene near Holiday Marina on Lake Lanier in search of Ding. Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR) Law Enforcement Game Wardens arrived soon after.
According to the Lake Lanier Recovery Divers, Ding went in the water to get a hat that blew away. He never resurfaced.
The sheriff's office and DNR began searching for him that day with SONAR in water ranging from 60 to 100 feet. Over the next few days, they called the search "challenging" because submerged standing timber in the area made getting equipment to the bottom difficult.
The Lake Lanier Recovery Divers group told 11Alive the sheriff's office, and DNR typically look for five days, and if they can't find the body, then their volunteer recovery team comes in and searches.
No other details about the recovery efforts were released. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/body-recovered-lake-lanier-drowning-victim/85-49275368-275e-4230-aac5-9aef23e457d3 | 2022-06-28T01:00:13 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/body-recovered-lake-lanier-drowning-victim/85-49275368-275e-4230-aac5-9aef23e457d3 |
Feds double grant for UM's Great Lakes research center to $53M
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded the University of Michigan a five-year, $53 million grant to continue and expand the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, which leads research for sustainability in the Great Lakes.
Scientists and students at the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research work alongside researchers at NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory in Ann Arbor to find solutions to pressing Great Lakes issues, such as climate change, extreme weather events, invasive species, harmful algal blooms and ecosystem protection. The institute is hosted by U-M's School for Environment and Sustainability.
Over the next five years, a key focus for scientists and engineers at the institute and GLERL will be the further development of autonomous monitoring systems, stationary and mobile, for the Great Lakes.
Since 1989, NOAA has awarded eight consecutive multiyear cooperative agreements to UM to help the federal office at the institute. The latest grant more than doubles the funding level of the previous five-year period and is the largest sponsored award in the school's history.
"The renewal of our cooperative agreement will allow us to expand our research to meet key scientific challenges in the Great Lakes," said UM environmental microbiologist and Cooperative Institute Director Gregory Dick, a professor at the School for Environment and Sustainability and the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Effective July 1, UM's renewal agreement of $3.6 million over five years to the Cooperative Institute triples its previous funding level.
Besides research, the institute also leads a regional consortium of universities and private-sector partners.
The renewal agreement adds Lake Superior State University as the 10th university in the regional consortium. LSSU, in the Upper Penninsula, will facilitate collaborations with the U.S. Coast Guard National Center of Expertise for the Great Lakes, which will conduct research on the effects of and responses to oil spills.
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CPS Energy’s finances are coming under increasing pressure as customers’ unpaid bills stack up amid this year’s sizzling temperatures.
One out of five CPS customers, or roughly 160,000 accounts, are at least 30 days past due on their bill, CPS Trustee John Steen said Monday at the utility’s monthly board meeting.
“We have a crisis,” he said.
It’s a continuation of an issue CPS began grappling with during the pandemic, when it stopped shutting off power to customers who were behind on their bills. Since then, customers have racked up $159 million in past-due accounts — a figure that’s held steady each month this year.
Tens of thousands of customers are catching up on their bills each month, interim CEO Rudy Garza said, but tens of thousands more are falling past due over the same month.
As the pandemic’s job losses waned, CPS resumed disconnecting past-due households in February, when it cut power to 1,300 homes, prompting customers to pay up or set up payment plans. Eighty five percent of those accounts were reconnected, CPS said.
But it’s unable to use disconnections as a collection tool now because CPS doesn’t cut off customers’ power during a heat wave. Collecting the unpaid debt was on Steen’s mind Monday.
“We’ve been assured for months and months that the customer bad debt figure would be substantially reduced upon resumption of disconnect of our residential customers,” Steen said. “I’m still respectfully waiting for a clearer picture of the financial repercussions of this customers’ debt.”
On top of record heat, higher prices for natural gas — which CPS uses to fuel its power plants — are also contributing to bigger customer bills.
Earlier this year, CPS received $20 million in federal funding through the American Rescue Plan Act, which it is using to clear the balances on some customers’ accounts. CPS plans to apply that money to customers’ accounts by August.
In the meantime, Steen said the past-due bills are pressuring CPS’ available cash. He suggested the utility may fall short of metrics that credit rating agencies use to gauge the utility’s financial health. And that, he said, could further pressure CPS finances.
The rating agencies assign a grade to help investors know how likely CPS is to pay back its debt to bondholders, who fund a big chunk of the utility’s operations each year by purchasing the utility’s bonds. A lower credit rating would force the utility to spend millions paying higher interest rates to bondholders each year.
“We were told numerous times ... that this financial problem would be quantified and well under control by now, but I believe it isn’t.” Steen said.
The utility’s chief financial officer, however, said CPS’ lower level of cash is seasonal. He said CPS will meet rating agencies’ year-end expectations and avoid a credit downgrade.
“Bad debt is something we’re keeping our eye on,” CFO Cory Kuchinsky said. “It’s not creating initial liquidity pressure for us.”
Garza said CPS’ finances aren’t at risk for now. The utility generates nearly $3 billion in revenue annually, so $160 million of missing cash is “material, but not unmanageable,” he said.
“We have tools to manage our cash position,” Garza said. “We’re not there yet.”
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As many as 50 immigrants feared dead in tractor trailer June 27, 2022 Updated: June 27, 2022 8:08 p.m.
SAPD is investigating a report that at least 25 and as many as 50 immigrants found in a tractor trailer on the Southwest Side might be dead.
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At least 25 and as many as 50 immigrants found in a tractor trailer on the Southwest Side may be dead, multiple sources confirmed Monday.
The immigrants are among about 100 found in the back of a northbound trailer that was pulled over along Interstate 35.
“It’s probably close 100 in the truck,” said one law enforcement source. “About half of that” may be dead.
San Antonio police had surrounded the truck and were waiting for federal agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
This is a developing story.
Guillermo has been with the Express-News for 10 years, and has covered federal court and its investigative agencies for most of that time. He has also covered immigration, minority affairs and legal affairs as part of the projects team here and for other print, TV and radio outlets. Guillermo has also worked in Central America, Mexico, New Mexico, Arizona and California and his work has appeared in various publications, including the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, New York Post, Newsday, Denver Post and the Albuquerque Journal. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/As-many-as-50-immigrants-feared-dead-in-tractor-17269754.php | 2022-06-28T01:12:02 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/As-many-as-50-immigrants-feared-dead-in-tractor-17269754.php |
FORT WORTH, Texas — A four-day gun buyback event wrapped up in just a matter of hours in Fort Worth.
Officials said more than 100 weapons were collected at the Northwest Division of the Fort Worth Police Department.
On Monday, Fort Worth officers exchanged $100 gift cards with people who voluntarily, and safely, surrendered their unloaded guns.
In the past, the event has been hit or miss, but in light of recent events involving gun violence across the country, FWPD anticipated a steady turnout.
The department didn't expect what it saw in just one day of the program.
Commander Dave Carabajal has been with Fort Worth police for 19 years. He has never seen a larger collection since they started offering the opportunity. He talked about who they expected to take advantage of the gun buyback.
"Maybe was inherited, maybe just lying around. They had no use for and they didn't want it to fall into the wrong hands or the hands of a child," said Carabaja. "We respect everybody's rights, everyone that came in here voluntarily and they got something out of it."
Officers planned to collect weapons for four days. But they run out of gift cards within hours, collecting 112 handguns and rifles of almost every make and model, according to police.
None of the funds used to purchase the gift cards came from taxpayer money. The program uses confiscated monies for gun buyback events.
One of their goals is to keep weapons like these out of the wrong hands.
Vanessa Bennett couldn't agree more, especially concerned about her 14-year-old grandson hiding a gun at home. While his grandfather handled the talk about the dangers of teens in his age group illegally possessing weapons, Bennett wanted him to learn there could be consequences for his actions.
"Young boys like my grandson are getting these guns in their hands and being influenced to use them in bad ways. That's my main concern," said Bennett, "I just want to save lives. I want my grandson to live."
Michael Santos is a concerned gun owner who drove from Dallas to participate in the gun buyback program. He purchased the handgun he planned to surrender from a friend years ago. The handgun worked fine when he bought it.
"I'm not anti-gun, but I am anti-violent violence," Santos said. "It doesn't work like it's supposed to anyway, but I just feel that if I ever get broken into, somebody else could use it for the wrong purposes."
No surprise to police, people referring to themselves as a gun rescue group also attended the gun buyback. In some cases, they offered people more than the $100 dollar gift card being offered by officers.
Some people agreed to accept the higher offer, but others like Michael had concerns about what the gun rescue group planned to do with the weapons they bought.
Santos said, "I don't know where they are from, who they are, and what they're going to do with the gun."
All of the weapons voluntarily surrendered to Fort Worth police will be destroyed sooner than later. None of the weapons will be put back into circulation.
One of the guns voluntarily surrendered at the Northwest Division came from a woman who found that gun in the bushes. Although police do not question people surrendering weapons at all, she shared with officers she feared the wrong person might use the gun for the wrong reason.
Later, a random records check on the serial number revealed the gun had been reported stolen in another nearby city.
Carabajal said, "A responsible person that came in because she doesn't want to see anyone harmed."
Although FWPD ran out of the $100 gift cards for people voluntarily surrendering their weapons, there is still a way to safely get rid of an unwanted gun.
Fort Worth residents can all the FWPD non-emergency telephone number at 817-392-4222 to schedule a safe weapons surrender. All weapons being voluntarily surrendered should first be unloaded for safety purposes. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/fort-worth-police-end-gun-buyback-event-early-large-turnout/287-fa0e1f0f-4908-4fe5-bcbe-c47761006d1c | 2022-06-28T01:15:46 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/fort-worth-police-end-gun-buyback-event-early-large-turnout/287-fa0e1f0f-4908-4fe5-bcbe-c47761006d1c |
SAN ANTONIO — A heavy law enforcement presence made up of over 20 emergency vehicles was deployed to the area of Quintana Road and Cassin Drive around 6 p.m., converging at a semitruck. That's on the far southwest side, south of Pearsall Park.
There were multiple ambulances and medical transports at the scene. Baptist Medical Center in downtown San Antonio told KENS 5 it has received five patients, all with critical injuries.
KENS 5 has multiple crews working to find our more. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus is also on the scene, as is SAFD Chief Charles Hood; we're expecting to hear from authorities soon.
This is a developing story. Check back with KENS5.com for updates.
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Waldorf University is heading back to its roots in 2022.
The Waldorf Lutheran College Foundation is in discussion with Columbia Southern Education Group (CSEG) to assume ownership of the school. Both have signed a term sheet and are working towards a final definitive agreement says a press release.
"The Waldorf Foundation and Waldorf University find themselves with an opportunity that I never thought could possibly occur," said Waldorf Lutheran College Foundation's Board Chairman Ray Beebe in a statement. "Under the ownership of the Waldorf Foundation, Waldorf University will be able to control its own destiny for generations to come. Waldorf's proud history from 1903 forward will continue, and we can feel confident students will continue to find the same life-changing experience Waldorf delivers to each and every student.”
According to a release, the transaction would result in Waldorf Lutheran College Foundation purchasing all of the assets of Waldorf University, including the property the university is now located and all of the intellectual property and other educational assets. In exchange, the foundation will assume the existing $5.2 million in debt the university is currently repaying.
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The transaction will terminate the relationship between Waldorf University and current owner CSEG. Waldorf will not have any services arrangements or other contracts with CSEG or its affiliates as a result of the transaction.
“We are proud of what we were able to accomplish with the University,” said CSEG President Robert Mayes in a statement. “Thanks in part to the changes instituted under out ownership, Waldorf has increased its presence online and dramatically improved its financial situation. Now, the family believes it is time for Waldorf to return to its roots. We look forward to seeing Waldorf grow and prosper in the future under the Foundation’s direction.”
Waldorf has submitted its Change of Control application to the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). According to the release, the hope is that the application will be included on the Nov.2 and Nov. 3 agenda of the HLC Board of Trustees for approval. This would allow for the change ownership on or around Dec. 1, 2022. Waldorf University will also seek approvals from the U.S. Department of Education and the Iowa College Student Aid Commission.
CSEG received ownership of Waldorf College from Waldorf Lutheran College Association in 2010. As the new owner, the Waldorf Lutheran College Foundation would seek to maintain the Waldorf's culture with little to no change going forward says the release.
“This is a historic moment for Waldorf University. We are grateful for the Mayes family and the expertise and leadership that has allowed Waldorf to grow over the last twelve years,” said Waldorf University President Bob Alsop in a statement. “We now look forward to renewing affiliations from the past, allowing more engagement from alumni and friends of the schools, and building on our success.”
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Northwest Health is offering a Safe Sitter Course for kids who babysit neighbors or watch siblings.
Northwest Health–LaPorte at 1331 State St. will offer Safe Sitter courses for children in grades six through eight. The classes will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday and on Aug. 2.
It prepares them for medical emergencies they might have to deal with while babysitting.
"More than 600,000 young teens have graduated from the medically accurate program which teaches how, why, and where injuries happen so they can be prevented. The course provides hands-on practice in lifesaving techniques to young teens who are home alone, watching younger siblings, or babysitting so they are equipped with the skills and confidence to act in an emergency," Northwest Health said in a news release. "They learn basic first aid, infant and child choking rescue and CPR. Students also receive instruction on how a child’s age affects how to care for them, how to prevent problem behavior, and how to run their own babysitting business."
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The program costs $45. Students are required to wear a mask.
"Students who graduate from a Safe Sitter course receive a completion card demonstrating that they know how to use their skills in situations they encounter," Northwest Health said. "Information about the national Safe Sitter organization can be found at safesitter.org ."
For more information or to enroll, call 219-326-1234, ext. 1303.
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Parlor Doughuts, Domino's, Gyros Bar and Grill and Captain's Seafood opening
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Parlor Doughnuts is now baking something sweet in Valparaiso, after celebrating its grand opening Saturday.
But Parlor Doughnuts Valparaiso is not your conventional doughnut shop. The Evansville-based chain specializes in craft doughnuts, specialty coffee and artisan baked goods.
Lifelong Valpo residents Marissa and Wes Barnes opened the franchise at 255 Morthland Drive in Valparaiso. It's a prominent space on U.S. 30 that was previously home to Jordy N Jax BBQ, Petey's Gyros and Dicky's Dogs.
The franchise is Parlor Doughnuts' third in Indiana and first in the northern part of the state.
It serves layered doughnuts that combine yeast and cake doughnuts. It also has vegan, gluten-free and keto-friendly doughnuts, as well as Doggie Doughnuts for good puppies. The menu also includes acai bowls, avocado toast and breakfast tacos.
“We are thrilled to bring Parlor’s products, brand and mission to Northwest Indiana — a region that celebrates with delicious comfort food and coffee, and appreciates top-notch customer service,” Marissa Barnes said. “One of our key values is to create a place that facilitates conversation and community where friends and families of all ages can gather in a vintage American space that feels like the 'Parlor,' a conversation center of 1900s Victorian homes but with a modern twist. My husband, Wes, and I are lifelong residents of Valparaiso and are excited to bring a business to our community that values giving back, including a passion for active military, veterans and first responders.”
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Craft doughtnuts and coffee
Parlor Doughnuts was founded in Evansville in 2019 by Darrick Hayen, his son Noah and restaurateur Josh Tudela. Hayden toured the country with his son's band, sampling local doughnuts everywhere he went while Noah developed a passion for craft coffee.
They combined their interests to open Parlor Doughnuts, which has been growing fast across the country. It now has more than 24 locations open or in development from coast to coast.
The Valparaiso doughnut shop plans to employ around 20 people and is still hiring for a variety of jobs, including baristas and bakers.
For more information, visit www.parlordoughnuts.com or email parlordoughnutsvalpo@gmail.com .
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Domino's, America's largest pizza chain, is headed to Munster.
The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based pizzeria, which already has an extensive footprint around the Calumet Region, signed a lease to open in the strip mall on Main Street that's anchored by Anytime Fitness.
“This will be an excellent location for Dominos and is a win-win for both the tenant and landlord. The center is now 100% occupied with strong, well-known tenants," said Brett McDermott of Crown Point-based commercial real estate firm Latitude Commercial, which represented the landlord.
Domino's has recently opened many new locations in Northwest Indiana, including in Highland and Griffith.
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Gyros Bar and Grill opened in Valparaiso.
It's a family-friendly restaurant with a 21-plus lounge at 391 W. U.S. 6.
The 5,300-square-foot restaurant serves fare like gyros, burgers, hot dogs, chili dogs and ribs in a sit-down casual dining environment. It took over a former Pepe's that had been vacant for at least 20 years.
Gyros Bar and Grill seats about 150 diners. The menu includes chicken, fish, steak sandwiches and many Chicagoland favorites like Polish sausages and Italian beef sandwiches.
It's located along a busy stretch of U.S. 6 that 22,000 cars pass by weekly. Given its locations, it's expected to draw from Valparaiso, Chesterton, South Haven and Portage.
For more information, call 219-254-2351.
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Captain's Seafood is coming soon to Michigan City.
The seafood market at 5360 Franklin St. will offer shrimp, fish, crab legs and lobster tails.
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New owners took over the NutriHub Nutrition shop on U.S. 30 in Merrillville.
Jasmine Wade and Sheva Robinson bought the health food store at 536 E 81st Ave. in Merrillville. It specializes in meal replacement protein shakes packed with vitamins.
NutriHub sells a number of products like protein shakes, protein bars, herbal teas, energy teas, thermogenic teas and aloe. The 1,900-square-foot business employs five and has seating, including comfortable couches, for people who want to enjoy their shakes there.
"It's different things for health in general," Wade said. "We're registered nurses and the major health issues we've seen is one of the reasons we want to help everybody health-wise. We've seen unhealthy eating. We've introduced these products to our family. I don't want my family to be part of a statistic."
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Focus on nutrition
The pair aims to educate the public about health, such as by posting about nutritious eating on social media.
"We're out here to help our community," Robinson said. "These products help people lose weight. They help with obesity. They're low in sugar, so diabetics are able to take them. They can be used to built muscle for those struggling with gaining weight or maintaining weight. It's got minerals, vitamins and protein. It helps with digestion, skin and hair."
NutriHub aims to offer healthy fare that also tastes good. Shake flavors include many varieties of chocolate, fruit and candy such as Almond Joy, Peppermint Patty and Rootbeer Barrel.
"If you have a sweet tooth, we have cake and cookie flavors to satisfy that craving," Wade said. "We have a shake of the month that's lemon pound cake this month. It's healthy but sweet and it targets that craving."
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'Trying to make a difference'
People can try samples of the products on a trial basis. NutriHub also offers body scans to help clients meet their weight loss and wellness goals.
Wade and Robinson have been passing products at neighboring businesses like Athletico and Planet Fitness as outreach. They hope to eventually expand and open more franchises, including potentially in other states.
"We'd like to be able to get word out mouth going out," Wade said. "We're driven African-American women trying to make a difference in our community."
NutriHub is open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 219-472-8488 or find the business on Facebook.
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Brass Valley Vapor Company opened a few months ago on U.S. 30 in Valparaiso.
The vape shop is located at 1354 W Morthland Drive in Valpo Valparaiso. It offers a wide selection of vaping supplies, including "disposables, mods, salts, e-liquids, batteries and chargers, pods, coils, and delta products."
Brass Valley Vapor Company is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday and 12-6 p.m. Saturday.
For more information, call 219-242-8335.
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HAMMOND — A Valparaiso man previously convicted of several state drug charges is accepting responsibility for federal crimes of drug trafficking and a weapons violation.
Kyle D. Burgess appeared Monday before U.S. District Court Senior Judge James T. Moody to enter a plea of guilty to felony counts of distribution of methamphetamine and the illicit possession of a firearm.
Burgess signed a plea agreement earlier this month admitting he sold the stimulant, which is often abused as a recreational drug, Aug. 17, 2021, to an unidentified government informant.
He also admitted to possessing two handguns Sept. 2, 2021, knowing it was illegal for him to do so because he had previously been convicted of several felonies.
Court records indicate Burgess was found guilty of maintaining a common nuisance in Porter County in 2013, possession of methamphetamine in LaPorte County in 2018 and possession of a narcotic in Lake County in 2019.
A federal grand jury indicted Burgess last summer for the most recent crime following an investigation by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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Ryan Harden, a special ATF agent, alleged in a written complaint to the court last year that a confidential informant purchased more than 29 grams of methamphetamine from Burgess Aug. 4 at a Gary service station and 58 grams of methamphetamine Aug. 17 at a Valparaiso apartment complex.
A confidential informant then purchased two firearms and methamphetamine Sept. 2 from Burgess at the same Valparaiso apartment complex.
Burgess had previously pleaded not guilty. His case was scheduled to be tried before a federal jury next week, and he was facing a maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment.
He gave up his right to make the government prove the charges against him in return for the U.S. attorney dismissing two of the drug counts he faced and recommending he receive a more lenient sentence.
Moody conditionally accepted Burgess’s guilty plea but is withholding final judgment in the case until sentencing, which will be scheduled at a later date.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Porter County Jail
Antoine Whiting
Arrest date: June 10, 2022
Age: 49
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number: 2202362
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Terry Markwell
Arrest date: June 10, 2022
Age: 30
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202361
Charges: Possession hypodermic syringe or needle, felony
Gloria Maxon
Arrest date: June 10, 2022
Age: 50
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number: 2202368
Charges: Theft, felony
Trent Nicholas
Arrest date: June 10, 2022
Age: 21
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202371
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Ryan Malarik
Arrest date: June 10, 2022
Age: 24
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202357
Charges: OWI, felony
Gary Bolcerek
Arrest date: June 10, 2022
Age: 48
Residence: Porter, IN
Booking Number: 2202375
Charges: Burglary, felony
Stefan Colville
Arrest date: June 10, 2022
Age: 34
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202358
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Jacob Henn
Arrest date: June 10, 2022
Age: 32
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Booking Number: 2202359
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Haley Greco
Arrest date: June 9, 2022
Age: 30
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number: 2202350
Charges: Possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug, felony
Junice Busch
Arrest date: June 9, 2022
Age: 64
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number: 2202352
Charges: Fraud, felony
DeVante White
Arrest date: June 8, 2022
Age: 28
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2202345
Charges: Resisting law enforcement, felony
Timothy Szparaga
Arrest date: June 8, 2022
Age: 52
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202335
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Agustin Rios Guzman
Arrest date: June 8, 2022
Age: 37
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number: 2202346
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Henry Scaggs
Arrest date: June 8, 2022
Age: 26
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2202334
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Spencer Marsh
Arrest date: June 8, 2022
Age: 24
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2202337
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Carlos Castillo
Arrest date: June 8, 2022
Age: 25
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2202336
Charges: OWI, felony
Ronald Epting
Arrest date: June 8, 2022
Age: 23
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202343
Charges: Possession legend drug, felony
Michael Swienconek
Arrest date: June 7, 2022
Age: 40
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number: 2202320
Charges: Theft, felony
Gregory Devetski
Arrest date: June 7, 2022
Age: 73
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2202324
Charges: OWI, felony
Jamey Goin
Arrest date: June 7, 2022
Age: 43
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202321
Charges: Theft, felony
Michael Miller
Arrest date: June 6, 2022
Age: 59
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202316
Charges: OWI, felony
Nicholas Cervantes
Arrest date: June 6, 2022
Age: 24
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number: 2202318
Charges: Resisting law enforcement, felony
Josip Markovich
Arrest date: June 6, 2022
Age: 40
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202317
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Bianca Martin
Arrest date: June 6, 2022
Age: 26
Residence: Crete, IL
Booking Number: 2202315
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Kevin Zaragoza
Arrest date: June 5, 2022
Age: 43
Residence: Porter, IN
Booking Number: 2202314
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Travis Ridge
Arrest date: June 5, 2022
Age: 24
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202305
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Maurice Russell Jr.
Arrest date: June 5, 2022
Age: 22
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number: 2202310
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Jewel Summers
Arrest date: June 5, 2022
Age: 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2202309
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Crystal Jenkins
Arrest date: June 5, 2022
Age: 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2202308
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Jacob Nimon
Arrest date: June 5, 2022
Age: 25
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202311
Charges: OWI, felony
Kenneth Clasen
Arrest date: June 5, 2022
Age: 22
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202307
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Jacob Furlow
Arrest date: June 5, 2022
Age: 38
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2202306
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Tyler King
Arrest date: June 15, 2022
Age: 28
Residence: Westville, IN
Booking Number: 2202437
Charges: OWI, felony
Daniel Brubaker
Arrest date: June 12, 2022
Age: 40
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202399
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Bryan Burke
Arrest date: June 14, 2022
Age: 36
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202420
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Patrick Navarro
Arrest date: June 12, 2022
Age: 49
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2202406
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Christina Creech
Arrest date: June 12, 2022
Age: 36
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202391
Charges: Theft, felony
Debra Veatch
Arrest date: June 15, 2022
Age: 68
Residence: Westville, IN
Booking Number: 2202438
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Rafael Rodriguez
Arrest date: June 14, 2022
Age: 58
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number: 2202419
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Rudolph Carrillo III
Arrest date: June 15, 2022
Age: 41
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202448
Charges: Battery, misdemeanor
Isiaha Gonzalez
Arrest date: June 12, 2022
Age: 24
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202400
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Nancy Becker
Arrest date: June 13, 2022
Age: 64
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202408
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Nathaniel Guzman
Arrest date: June 16, 2022
Age: 21
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number: 2202457
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Benjamin Wright
Arrest date: June 14, 2022
Age: 32
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202424
Charges: Habitual traffic offender, felony
Robert Carter Jr.
Arrest date: June 15, 2022
Age: 39
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202439
Charges: Possession of paraphernalia, felony
Nicholas Hadarich
Arrest date: June 12, 2022
Age: 22
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202402
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Nicole Culpepper
Arrest date: June 13, 2022
Age: 35
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202418
Charges: Maintaining common nuisance, felony
Sandra Isom
Arrest date: June 16, 2022
Age: 38
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202453
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Tylor Ahrens
Arrest date: June 12, 2022
Age: 27
Residence: Stanwood, MI
Booking Number: 2202403
Charges: Battery, felony
Jeremy Hostetler
Arrest date: June 12, 2022
Age: 35
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202393
Charges: Theft, felony
Cheryl Pittman
Arrest date: June 13, 2022
Age: 51
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202415
Charges: Battery, felony
Amanda Kesler
Arrest date: June 12, 2022
Age: 49
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202392
Charges: Habitual traffic offender, felony
Sierra Gentry
Arrest date: June 15, 2022
Age: 31
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202446
Charges: Intimidation, felony
Anthony Peek
Arrest date: June 16, 2022
Age: 27
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202454
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Robert Brown
Arrest date: June 12, 2022
Age: 38
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202405
Charges: Theft, felony
Susanne Morgan
Arrest date: June 12, 2022
Age: 57
Residence: Harvard, IL
Booking Number: 2202398
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Jared Struss
Arrest date: June 16, 2022
Age: 25
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202456
Charges: OWI, felony
Starr Kuchta
Arrest date: June 22, 2022
Age: 25
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202524
Charges: Battery, misdemeanor
Harry Lake
Arrest date: June 20, 2022
Age: 50
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202505
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Joseph Smarzewski
Arrest date: June 21, 2022
Age: 47
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202516
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Jonathan Herr
Arrest date: June 19, 2022
Age: 57
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202494
Charges: Intimidation, felony
Faith Hepler
Arrest date: June 18, 2022
Age: 22
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number: 2202478
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Tiarah Williams
Arrest date: June 22, 2022
Age: 31
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number: 2202533
Charges: Identity deception, felony
David Jackson Jr.
Arrest date: June 18, 2022
Age: 21
Residence: Fort Wayne, IN
Booking Number: 2202474
Charges: Theft, felony
Marcus Martin
Arrest date: June 22, 2022
Age: 25
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number: 2202523
Charges: Theft w/prior, felony
Mark Iacobazzi
Arrest date: June 22, 2022
Age: 43
Residence: Porter, IN
Booking Number: 2202525
Charges: OWI, felony
Jermya Washington
Arrest date: June 19, 2022
Age: 21
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2202491
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Martha Marshall
Arrest date: June 19, 2022
Age: 58
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202497
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Corey Bornt
Arrest date: June 21, 2022
Age: 52
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202512
Charges: Resisting law enforcement, felony
Kimberly West
Arrest date: June 19, 2022
Age: 38
Residence: Buchanan, MI
Booking Number: 2202487
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Todd Bechtold
Arrest date: June 19, 2022
Age: 42
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202493
Charges: Battery, felony
Charles Matheny Jr.
Arrest date: June 22, 2022
Age: 55
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2202526
Charges: Burglary, felony
Unjoo Menard
Arrest date: June 18, 2022
Age: 60
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202484
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Steve Utley
Arrest date: June 21, 2022
Age: 60
Residence: DeMotte, IN
Booking Number: 2202515
Charges: OWI, felony
Kirk Brown
Arrest date: June 23, 2022
Age: 55
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202537
Charges: Possession of methamphetamine, felony
Zachary Hope
Arrest date: June 21, 2022
Age: 20
Residence: Wanatah, IN
Booking Number: 2202508
Charges: Intimidation, felony
Chiquita Hallom
Arrest date: June 19, 2022
Age: 28
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number: 2202495
Charges: Battery, felony
Cameron Morton
Arrest date: June 22, 2022
Age: 21
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202520
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Samuel Andrews
Arrest date: June 18, 2022
Age: 51
Residence: Winamac, IN
Booking Number: 2202475
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Daniel Munoz
Arrest date: June 18, 2022
Age: 57
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202482
Charges: Theft, felony
Brendan Richardson-Willis
Arrest date: June 21, 2022
Age: 19
Residence: Little Rock, AR
Booking Number: 2202511
Charges: Battery, felony
Courtney Murphy
Arrest date: June 22, 2022
Age: 21
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2202522
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Jodoniss Edwards
Arrest date: June 18, 2022
Age: 29
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202477
Charges: Neglect of a dependant, felony
Joseph Neal
Arrest date: June 18, 2022
Age: 30
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number: 2202480
Charges: Possession of firearm by serious violent felon, felony
Wyatt Blair
Arrest date: June 22, 2022
Age: 44
Residence: Chicago Heights, IL
Booking Number: 2202529
Charges: Battery, felony
Stephen Moore
Arrest date: June 19, 2022
Age: 32
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202489
Charges: OWI, felony
Jennifer Albrecht
Arrest date: June 20, 2022
Age: 50
Residence: Three Oaks, MI
Booking Number: 2202503
Charges: OWI, felony
Chaz Murray
Arrest date: June 22, 2022
Age: 22
Residence: Dolton, IL
Booking Number: 2202528
Charges: Criminal recklessness, felony
Marcos Rivera
Arrest date: June 21, 2022
Age: 23
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202519
Charges: Intimidation, felony
Carson Nyaundi
Arrest date: June 23, 2022
Age: 25
Residence: Plymouth, MN
Booking Number: 2202538
Charges: Possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug, felony
Verdell Thomas
Arrest date: June 19, 2022
Age: 53
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2202492
Charges: Possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug, felony
Donell Hinton
Arrest date: June 22, 2022
Age: 28
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number: 2202521
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Hunter Ryan
Arrest date: June 18, 2022
Age: 23
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number: 2202479
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
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HAMMOND — Robertsdale residents gathered around the three residential development proposals on display at the front of the packed room Wednesday evening. Each rendering depicted a different future for the former George Rogers Clark Middle/High School athletic field.
“I have been waiting to develop this with single-family homes for a decade," Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. told attendees.
McDermott decided to host a community meeting before finalizing any plans because he "wanted to get this right."
“We have not poured one bag of concrete yet. This is all still very theoretical,” McDermott said.
Clark High School was closed at the start of the 2021-22 school year. In May 2021 the Hammond school board approved a land swap with the city, receiving park land behind the Hammond Civic Center in exchange for the Clark Athletic Field, which sits right next to George Lake.
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Ultimately, the city would also like to develop the land where the vacant school building sits. However, under current Indiana law, unused school properties must first be offered to charter schools for $1. The School City of Hammond is involved in a lawsuit challenging the law. But until the lawsuit is finalized, the city has nothing planned for the area encompassing the school building.
"It is going to be developed, just not right now,” McDermott said.
Giving residents options
In the fall, Hammond allocated $3 million of American Rescue Plan Act funding to install infrastructure at Clark Field. City Engineer Dean Button said the money will go toward water mains, sewage systems, roadways and more.
The city worked with Abonmarche Consultants to develop three possible plans for the field.
The first option consisted of 20 single-family home lots and 1.1 acres of green space. The second option was a mix of residential units with 26 single-family lots, 14 townhomes and just under one acre of green space. The final option had 24 single-family homes and 12 cluster homes, which are closely-grouped structures built on smaller lots, and 1.33 acres of green space.
After presenting the options and fielding questions, McDermott surveyed the room. When asked who preferred option one, most of the crowd's hands' shot up. McDermott said the city's next step would be to "flesh out" option one before hosting another community meeting.
Though the crowd was largely in agreement, some audience members had concerns.
"There should be an option four that says we are going to make this a park," long-term Robertsdale resident Dave Matura said. "I just can’t figure out why you would take this green space and develop it. I just don’t understand it, it’s between two parks.”
Bikers, walkers, birders and runners all frequent the George Lake pedestrian path. Matura fears a housing development will disturb the peaceful wetland area.
“If we have to have houses, there should be more green space,” Matura said, adding that he would like to see a natural buffer run between the homes and the trail, with plenty of trees to block the housing.
Expanding single-family housing
“The need for new residential housing is the single biggest housing issue we hear about," McDermott said.
The city frequently hears from residents who want to stay in Hammond but are forced to move because they cannot find housing big enough for their growing families, Chief of Staff Phil Taillon said.
“Because this property was previously owned by the School City of Hammond, it was not producing any tax dollars on behalf of the city. ... If these homes are built, taxes will be paid for each of these homes, and it lessens some of the burden on all of us," Taillon said. “When you are attracting new businesses and companies to the city, one thing they always look at is, 'what new housing stock do you have for us to attract the employees that we are looking for?'”
Nathan Reeder, a third-generation Hammond realtor, said he would like to see a project that would promote long-term growth in the city. Affordable apartments and other multifamily housing options could bring more young residents to the Hammond, Reeder said.
“This will house 30 people, but we could be housing 1,000 people,” Reeder said.
However, the majority of the crowd agreed — the city should move forward with the 30 single-family units presented in option one.
"This is going to be the largest new subdivision in Hammond in decades, it will strengthen the tax base and bring in new families," McDermott said. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hammond/watch-now-city-hosts-community-meeting-to-discuss-housing-development-proposed-for-clark-field/article_a5b8a863-6f0f-58bf-8b47-9de66a67e2a5.html | 2022-06-28T01:33:36 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hammond/watch-now-city-hosts-community-meeting-to-discuss-housing-development-proposed-for-clark-field/article_a5b8a863-6f0f-58bf-8b47-9de66a67e2a5.html |
CHESTERTON — The Duneland Chamber of Commerce will host the 13th annual Fireworks on the Lakefront event Wednesday.
It's at Indiana Dunes State Park and offers food vendors and fireworks. Food vendors begin selling at 6 p.m., and the fireworks show starts at 9:15 p.m.
Entrance to the Indiana Dunes State Park is $7 per car or $12 per car with an out-of-state license plate.
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SAN ANTONIO — More than 40 people were found dead inside a semitruck in far southwest San Antonio Monday evening, multiple law enforcement sources tell KENS 5.
A heavy law enforcement presence made up of over 20 emergency vehicles was deployed to the area of Quintana Road and Cassin Drive around 6 p.m., converging at a semitruck. That's on the far southwest side, south of Pearsall Park.
It’s unknown if anyone has been detained.
There were multiple ambulances and medical transports at the scene. Baptist Medical Center in downtown San Antonio told KENS 5 it has received five patients, all with critical injuries. At least three others were taken to a Methodist Healthcare facility in the Alamo City.
KENS 5 has multiple crews working to find out more. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus is also on the scene, as is SAFD Chief Charles Hood; we're expecting to hear from authorities soon.
This is a developing story. Check back with KENS5.com for updates.
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Bristol, Tenn./Va. (WJHL) — The only abortion clinic in the Tri-Cities region is seeking to cross the state line in order to keep providing its services.
After the Supreme Court ruled Friday that states are free to enact their own abortion restrictions, a looming abortion ban in Tennessee would stop The Bristol Regional Women’s Center from providing these services.
This is why those who operate the clinic are planning a short move from Bristol, Tenn. across the state line to sister-city Bristol, Va.
“We will do everything within our power to help keep abortion accessible to the women in our area. As of now, we have secured a location in Bristol, Virginia, where we will continue to offer our abortion services legally,” writes Dr. Wesley F. Adams, Jr., a doctor for the Bristol clinic, in a GoFundMe posting online.
New Channel 11 could not reach Adams for an interview Monday. However, the posting on GoFundMe he authored shows his desire to keep abortion accessible in the region, even if it requires a move.
“We will need all the support we can receive to make this happen. Funds raised will be used to purchase medical equipment, obtain an ultrasound machine, and acquire other items necessary to open our new office in Bristol, Virginia,” writes Adams.
As of the publishing of this story, more than one thousand people donated over $77,000 to the cause on GoFundMe.
“Any donation is greatly appreciated by me, my staff, and the women who may need our abortion services,” wrote Dr. Adams.
Tennessee’s trigger law that is expected to take effect in late July bans all abortion, with the only exception being if a physician deems abortion is necessary in cases where a pregnancy puts the mother at risk of death or serious bodily injury.
Abortion providers could be prosecuted and jailed for providing an illegal abortion, not the woman involved.
There is no exception for rape or incest.
In downtown Bristol on State Street, the state line runs through the heart of both Bristols, one side of the street is Tennessee and the other side Virginia. The state line now serves as a dividing line when it comes to abortion access.
Bristol, Tennessee will soon be a place where abortion is illegal.
Across the street In Bristol, Virginia, current laws allow abortion to remain legal.
Some residents say they want the clinic to keep providing its women’s health services in the region.
“If they are able to get private donations and move, they should do that. It’s still gonna be convenient for people in this region because it is right across the state line,” said Miranda Heistand.
Adams points out that the Bristol Regional Women’s Center provides many services beyond abortion.
“I offer a wide range of gynecological services, including cervical cancer screenings, menstrual disorders, hormone replacement therapy, contraception, and abortions,” Adams wrote online.
Alex Crockett, an ETSU Quillen College of Medicine student considering a career path as an OB/GYN, agrees that access to those services is needed.
“You think about access to contraceptives, you think about people who may have been sexually assaulted or just routine gynecologic care and obstetric care. These are such important services that patients need on a daily basis that can help them have safer pregnancies in the future,” said Crockett.
Crockett says he supports the clinic’s move across the state line.
“If it is going to be an issue of having none or making it a little further away, I think we need to have it as close to home as we can. To make sure our patients access those services related to abortion care, but also all the other reproductive health services they may offer there,” said Crockett.
News Channel 11 spoke with people in downtown Bristol Monday who wish the opposite, that the Bristol clinic would shut down, not move to Virginia. None of these people wished to be interviewed for this story.
Though Tennessee’s trigger law stipulates an abortion ban can begin 30 days after the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down Roe V. Wade, Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery is poised to try and enforce a ban sooner.
Slatery filed a motion Monday asking a federal court to allow Tennessee’s heartbeat abortion law to now be enforced.
In 2020, Gov. Bill Lee signed into law a “heartbeat abortion ban” outlawing abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat, around six weeks into pregnancy on average. Right after the governor signed it into law, a federal court blocked the law from going into place, ruling it unconstitutional and unenforceable.
With Roe V. Wade overturned, Attorney General Slatery is asking the court to allow the heartbeat abortion ban to now be enforced “as soon as possible.”
This would only be until Tennessee’s full abortion ban becomes law, which is expected in late July. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/bristol-womens-health-clinic-plans-to-move-to-virginia-as-tennessee-abortion-ban-looms/ | 2022-06-28T01:44:23 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/bristol-womens-health-clinic-plans-to-move-to-virginia-as-tennessee-abortion-ban-looms/ |
CAPE VINCENT, N.Y. — Mary Mara, who appeared on television shows including “Ray Donovan,” “Dexter” and “ER” in an acting career that spanned more than 30 years, has died in what New York authorities said appeared to be a drowning accident.
Police said that an official cause of death is still pending, but that there were no signs of foul play and that it appeared Mara drowned while swimming.
In a statement, her manager, Craig Dorfman, described her as “electric, funny, and a true individual” who was well-loved, as well as a tremendous actress.
Her earliest acting credit goes back to the 1989 movie “The Preppie Murder.” The New York native worked regularly ever since, in a combination of repeat characters in some shows and appearances in others.
She acted in movies including “”Mr. Saturday Night” with Billy Crystal and “Prom Night.” Her last credit was in 2020, in a movie called “Break Even.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/mary-mara-tv-actor-for-decades-dies-in-apparent-drowning/2022/06/27/87e1ffe4-f681-11ec-81db-ac07a394a86b_story.html | 2022-06-28T01:45:34 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/mary-mara-tv-actor-for-decades-dies-in-apparent-drowning/2022/06/27/87e1ffe4-f681-11ec-81db-ac07a394a86b_story.html |
The Ammon swimming pool, which has been open for more than half a century at McCowin Park, is closed this week for repairs to its water pump.
The city of Ammon announced the 55-year-old pool’s closure on Friday. City Recreation Director Randal Miller said the pump can’t circulate the pool’s water, which prevents the water from being cleaned. He said the pump has been taken for a diagnostic test and he is unsure of how much repairs will cost until the test is complete.
While local residents may be disappointed that the pool needs to be closed at the beginning of summer, Miller said city officials have gotten more years out of that pool than they expected. He said similar swimming pools have a life expectancy of about 40 to 50 years and consultants have told him making it to 40 years is “doing very well.”
“This is not a repair that could have been foreseen,” Miller said. “That pool was built two years before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.”
Miller said the city’s goal is to reopen the pool late this week. Residents with reservations and swim lesson parents will be contacted about rescheduling or refunds. The city’s splash pad, which is also located at the park, is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Given the pool’s age, the city is beginning to plan for an aquatic center to replace the pool, Miller said. However, there are no concrete details for what this aquatic center would look like or where it would be located because the city is very early in the planning stages for this project, he said. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/ammon-pool-closed-for-repairs/article_7d27d2eb-8213-5fcc-8bea-89829ec53c63.html | 2022-06-28T01:50:47 | 1 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/ammon-pool-closed-for-repairs/article_7d27d2eb-8213-5fcc-8bea-89829ec53c63.html |
The city of Idaho Falls has announced the start of a pair of construction projects, both of which began Monday.
Improvements are being made to storm drains and water lines along Westhill Avenue and construction will extend north to Brenthaven Drive, a city news release said.
Barring unforeseen circumstances,construction work should continue through the end of September. Access will remain open to all residences and businesses in the area, the release said.
Additionally, Idaho Falls Power contracted BlueLake Utility Services to install underground power lines at Woodruff Avenue and 17th Street. Crews will dig trenches along the sidewalks of 17th Street as well as use directional boring to install underground conduit, the release said. Intermittent lane closures may be needed. Once the underground lines are in place, overhead powerlines in the area will be removed.
The power project is expected to continue through September.
The project is in advance of improvements to the intersection of South Woodruff Avenue and East 17th Street. The separate road project was slated to begin in the spring, but a lack of available contractors postponed the intersection improvements. Because the project needs to widen the road, power lines in the area must be placed underground, the release said.
Businesses in the area will be notified of any impacts to their driveways during construction.
In both zones, drivers are urged to follow posted speed limits, obey signage, and drive cautiously through work areas. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/construction-projects-underway-in-idaho-falls/article_ba1a2178-5d07-549a-a9e2-792ace43269f.html | 2022-06-28T01:50:53 | 0 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/construction-projects-underway-in-idaho-falls/article_ba1a2178-5d07-549a-a9e2-792ace43269f.html |
The Idaho Falls Animal Shelter is offering microchip services for $10 ahead of the Fourth of July.
The Animal Shelter normally provides microchips for $20. Fireworks around the upcoming holiday typically cause stress for pets, and the holiday serves as an important reminder for pet owners to take advantage of this service. The appointment takes minutes, and the price is unbeatable, according to Jessica Clements, a public information officer for the city.
“This is our annual offer. The whole process only takes a few minutes. You come in, pay your fee and then our next available technician will be out to see you,” Clements said.
Appointments at a discounted rate are available through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Idaho Falls Animal Shelter, 2450 Hemmert Ave.
Clements said microchipping offers permanent identification for pets.
“It’s still a good practice to have your pet wear a collar. However, the reality is they slip their collars. They get lost, but if they are microchipped, they still have a way to be identified,” Clements said.
Clements said that checking to see if an animal has a microchip is the first thing the Animal Shelter does when it receives a lost pet.
“We’ve had animals brought in that are from several states away. They have been lost for months, but we are able to return them safely to their owners because of the permanent information they had on their microchip,” Clements said. “It is such an invaluable tool. Getting your pet microchipped really is a no-brainer.”
Although microchip services are always available at the Animal Shelter, now is an important time to take advantage of it, according to Clements. Many animals are lost in Fourth of July parades and firework crowds, or run away from home because of the noise.
“This weekend can be quite distressing for most animals. Keep in mind that it’s not just the Fourth of July that can be stressful. You need to care for your animals days before and after the holiday. Plan for them to be in a safe and secure place during those times,” Clements said.
Many people bring pets to the Melaleuca Freedom Celebration, the annual Idaho Falls firework show. However, the event discourages the presence of pets at the show.
“If you’re planning to go to firework shows and parades, look to see what the event recommendations are and plan appropriately,” Clements said.
Snake River Animal Shelter Executive Director Michelle Ziel-Dingman said that intentional care for pets is important to prioritize this weekend.
“Every animal is different when it comes to the Fourth of July, but one thing we are heavily promoting is microchipping,” Ziel-Dingman said. “Even though we don’t take in lost animals here, if an animal is brought to the Idaho Falls Animal Shelter and isn’t claimed within three days, it will be put up for adoption. But if the animal is microchipped, that might not happen.”
Ziel-Dingman also said that the actions and emotions of the owner directly impact the pet.
“It’s important for the owner to stay calm. If they get upset and yell at their dog for barking at the fireworks, that can trigger the pet’s anxiety. A lot of pets mimic the emotions of their owners,” Ziel-Dingman said.
Ziel-Dingman mentioned several ways to help calm pets over the stressful holiday. She encouraged owners to make sure their pets get plenty of exercise before the fireworks begin. She said owners should let their pets outside to use the bathroom earlier than expected.
“I’ve lived in Idaho Falls my whole life, and I know that people like to start fireworks at 6 p.m. Don’t wait to take your dog outside until 11 p.m. on the Fourth of July,” Ziel-Dingman said.
Ziel-Dingman also advised owners to keep windows closed, doors shut and music playing during the fireworks. Treats, blankets, and in some cases, medicine can keep pets calm during the clamor of Independence Day.
“If your pet has pretty extreme anxiety already, contact a professional, like a local veterinarian, to see if they should be medicated in some way,” Ziel-Dingman said. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/idaho-falls-animal-shelter-provides-10-microchip-ahead-of-holiday-weekend/article_dd9fba67-25aa-51af-8cd3-e6364babae23.html | 2022-06-28T01:50:59 | 1 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/idaho-falls-animal-shelter-provides-10-microchip-ahead-of-holiday-weekend/article_dd9fba67-25aa-51af-8cd3-e6364babae23.html |
Sen. Doug Ricks, R-Rexburg, was recently elected as chairman of the Region 7 Idaho Republican Party.
Ricks begins his two-year term immediately. He is currently running unopposed for reelection for a second term in the Idaho Senate and will continue to serve as a precinct committeeman in the party.
“By becoming the region chair, I think it’s a good opportunity to stay connected to the grassroots county level folks and make sure that we’re hearing from those folks that we represent statewide and carry (their concerns) into the state Legislature,” Ricks said to the Post Register.
Ricks has worked with the Republicans of Madison County for about 10 years and served as chairman of the county party. He said he looks forward to taking on a larger role with the nine counties in Region 7: Bonneville, Butte, Madison, Jefferson, Fremont, Clark, Custer, Lemhi and Teton.
Priorities for Ricks includes to continue growing the Republican Party in Region 7, which he said is consistently the top fundraising region for the state party. He also wants to help maintain a healthy relationship between elected officials and the party.
“East Idaho has long been home to committed Republicans and I look forward to promoting our conservative values, policies and candidates,” Ricks said in a Friday news release.
Ricks will have two vice chairmen, Rep. Rod Furniss, R-Rigby, and Dale Mortimer. Other elected positions for Region 7 include Fremont County’s Rachel Hatton as secretary, Idaho Falls attorney Steve Taggart as treasurer and Fremont County’s Terry DeLong as committee historian.
The previous chairwoman for Region 7 was Ann Rydalch, who served as chairwoman from 2016 to 2022 and from 1978 to 1981. She served in the Legislature for 11 years and spent seven years as chairwoman of the Energy Committee for the National Foundation for Women Legislators. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/sen-ricks-elected-as-chairman-of-eastern-idaho-republican-party/article_d636c9a0-a007-5ef6-b627-0fd877e37a01.html | 2022-06-28T01:51:06 | 0 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/sen-ricks-elected-as-chairman-of-eastern-idaho-republican-party/article_d636c9a0-a007-5ef6-b627-0fd877e37a01.html |
MARGARET REIST
Lincoln Journal Star
The Lincoln City Council on Monday gave a nod of approval to the latest redevelopment plan for the Gold’s Building at 1033 O St., a project that would turn the old department store into a hotel.
The $24 million project is the first phase of a plan to renovate the building, which takes up about 75% of the block bounded by 10th, 11th, O and N streets — the third such attempt to save the historic building, which is now vacant.
Developer Mike Works is proposing to renovate the six-story northern part of the building into 110 hotel rooms with 6,000 square feet of retail or restaurant space on the first floor. It also includes 40 underground parking spaces.
That portion of the building, built in 1924, is historically significant, both because of its history as a department store and its Gothic revival architectural detailing. Additions were added in 1929, 1947 and 1951.
The project would also include the demolition of the building at 1023 O St., directly to the west of the Gold's Building, with the space then used as either a hotel entrance or open space.
Councilwoman Sändra Washington said she likes that developers are trying to maintain as much of the facade of that building as possible, something she said is important to avoid a gap in buildings along O Street.
“To have a ‘missing tooth’ would be weird,” she said.
A second phase of the plan involves demolishing the southern four-story portion of the Gold's Building. The developers did not go into detail about their plans for the space but said the demolition is necessary to renovate the northern portion.
The inability to get historic tax credits to add windows to the southern portion of the building scuttled an earlier redevelopment plan.
Andrew Willis, the attorney representing the developers, told the council that that portion of the building was in such disrepair it would be hard to fix.
“To preserve the original tower (on the northern portion of the building) ... you need to tear down the south tower,” Willis said.
The developers did a market study that confirmed there is demand for additional hotel space, and Willis said lodging tax revenue has increased beyond pre-pandemic levels.
He said the project will add 65-100 jobs.
Among the many “moving parts” of the project is leasing a portion of the basement area under the sidewalks owned by the city. Developers are working through the paperwork to lease those areas, as well as moving LES power lines that run underground along portions of the building.
The project also requires moving the much-debated StarTran transfer station now located at 11th and N streets — something critical to the project moving forward, Willis said.
Willis and Works said they’ve found a potential location for the transfer station but didn’t say where because the deal hasn’t been finalized.
Willis said they are "optimistic" they will reach an agreement with the landowner. He said it will be better than the existing transfer station, which has been problematic for years and has no public restrooms or other facilities for those waiting for buses.
Federal transportation law requires the city has a transfer station, and riders would have access to a transfer station during a move, said Lincoln Transportation and Utilities Director Liz Elliott.
The city has applied numerous times for federal grants to build a new transfer station, and one is pending that would — if a grant is approved — would possibly be located at the County-City Building parking lot at Ninth and K streets.
The relocation being negotiated with the city and a landowner would presumably be used until a new station is built one day.
The City Council unanimously approved a resolution finding that the first phase of the Gold's plan conforms with the city-county comprehensive plan.
The project would seek about $4.2 million in tax-increment financing, which would allow the future property taxes the redevelopment generates to pay for certain upfront costs.
The developer also is considering seeking to have it designated as an Enhanced Employment Area, which would allow for a 2% occupation tax on general retail and hotel revenue and a 1% occupation tax on restaurant and bar revenue, with the proceeds reinvested in the development.
Two small-business owners told the council they were concerned about adding an occupation tax, which might not be a burden to large franchises but would be difficult for them.
The council would need to approve the designation needed to allow them to access an occupation tax and it wasn’t before the council Monday.
But Willis said if the developer seeks that designation for the second phase of the project, an occupation tax would only affect businesses in the Gold’s Building and the footprint of the project — not other downtown businesses.
He said he hopes to be before the council with plans for phase 2 of the project in the next months.
Lincoln buildings that have made history
Lincoln Army Air Field Regimental Chapel
The Lincoln Army Air Field Regimental Chapel at 4601 N.W. 48th St. was constructed in May 1942. The building is significant for its association with the World War II Lincoln Army Air Field. It is also significant as a good representation of building technology used in World War II.
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Woods Brothers Building
The Woods Brothers Companies, which were formed in 1889 by Mark, George and Frank Woods, played a major role in the real estate development of the city. Many of the first Lincoln neighborhoods, including Lincolnshire, were platted, developed and sold by the Woods Brothers Companies.
Designed in 1914 by the Woods Brothers Construction Co. and completed in 1916, the building at 132 S. 13th St. incorporates Neo-Classical Revival elements. It was the home office of the Woods Brothers Companies until 1939.
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College View Public Library
The building at 3800 S. 48th St. reflects the state of the art in design and use for library buildings erected in smaller communities during the first two decades of the 20th century. Designed in a simplified Neo-Classical Revival style, the library was constructed in 1914 in the town of College View (now a neighborhood in southeast Lincoln) with funds from an Andrew Carnegie grant.
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Antelope Grocery
Built in 1922 as a mixed use (commercial and apartment) building, the two-story brick and stucco structure at 2406 J St. incorporates architectural elements common to period houses. The Lincoln architectural firm of Fiske and Meginnis designed the building to be compatible with the surrounding Lincoln residential neighborhood.
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Burr block
The Security Mutual Life Building, a 10-story skyscraper at 1206 O St., is a unique product of early 20th century businesses on 0 Street, Lincoln's main thoroughfare. Occupying the former site of the Burr block, the structure was substantially rebuilt and transformed into the present Security Mutual Life Building in 1916. For over four decades the building housed offices for the Security Mutual Life Insurance Co. It is now known as Centerstone and houses commercial and rental residential space.
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Federal Trust Building
Constructed in 1926-1927, this 12-story office building at 134 S. 13th St. is a reinforced concrete structure designed in the Gothic Revival style. Its primary facades are faced in light buff-colored brick with limestone and terra cotta trim, while the secondary sides are sheathed mainly in red-orange brick.
First National Bank Building
The First National Bank Building at 1001 O St., constructed in 1910-11, is significant for its association with the First National Bank, a financial institution that was influential in the development of the city of Lincoln. The building also has architectural significance as a representative example constructed in the Commercial-style.
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First State Bank of Bethany
The former bank, built about 1914 in the town of Bethany (now a neighborhood in northeast Lincoln), is a one-story brick building at 1551 N. Cotner Blvd. with simple Neo-Classical Revival trim. It is the most substantial commercial building remaining from the period before Bethany's annexation by Lincoln in 1926. The bank was founded in 1904 with C. W. Fuller, a Bethany grain elevator owner, as president. The bank failed in 1930. The building has since served various educational and commercial purposes.
Gold and Co. store building
William Gold, a native of New York, established "The Peoples' Store," a modest retail business, in 1902. The firm was incorporated in 1915 with William Gold as president and son Nathan as vice president and was later renamed "Gold and Company." The building at 1033 O St. is a landmark in Lincoln's downtown business area. The oldest section, erected in 1924, is six stories high and displays Gothic Revival detailing. Additions were made in 1929, 1947, and 1951 and illustrate the phenomenal growth experienced by the store. In 1964 Gold and Company merged with Omaha's J.L. Brandeis and Sons, and the business was named "Brandeis, Gold's Division" until 1980, when the store was closed. The building has been rehabilitated for retail and office space.
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Governor's Mansion
The Nebraska Governor's Mansion, 1425 H St., is significant for the history of its construction and the notion that Nebraska and its people deserved a grand building dedicated to the residence of the state's executive officer, the governor. Prior to the construction of this building, governors had received a stipend from the Legislature that paid for their living expenses, or, after 1899, lived in the governor's mansion that the Legislature purchased from its previous owner at 14th and H in Lincoln, near the State Capitol.
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Hayward School
Hayward School, 1215 N. Ninth St., was built in 1903-04, with additions completed in 1913 and 1925. Each building phase displays a distinct style of public school architecture. The original school is at the center of the present structure and was designed by architect James H. Craddock, with Late Renaissance Revival detailing. The two additions display Neo-Classical and Georgian Revival elements and are the work of the Lincoln architectural firms of Davis and Berlinghof, and Fiske, Meginnis and Schaumberg respectively. Named for U.S. Sen. Monroe L. Hayward, the school served the German Russian community in the North Bottoms area of Lincoln. It operated a special program from November to May when the "beet field children" returned from working in the sugar beet fields of western Nebraska.
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Hotel Capital-YMCA building
The Hotel Capital at 139 N. 11th St. opened on May 19, 1926, and provided hotel accommodations in downtown Lincoln for more than four decades. In 1962, Bennett S. Martin purchased the hotel and donated it to the Lincoln YMCA. The 11-story brick building is an outstanding product of the Georgian Revival style and is probably the best remaining example of an early 20th century hotel building in Lincoln's central business district. The upper floors of the building have been rehabilitated as rental residential units; lower levels still house the YMCA offices.
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Lincoln Liberty building
The building at 113 N. 11th St. in downtown Lincoln was constructed in 1907-08 as the five-story Little Building and then redesigned in 1936 for the Lincoln Liberty Life Insurance Co. by the architectural firm of Meginnis and Schaumberg. The remodeling, which included the addition of a sixth floor, transformed the building into a prominent Art Deco-style structure.
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Masonic Temple
Designed by the Lincoln architectural firm of Meginnis and Schaumberg, the Masonic Temple at 1635 L St. is an excellent example of the union of art and architecture. A restrained Art Deco style is seen in the cubic massing and geometric décor of the building. Locally renowned artist Elizabeth Honor Dolan worked on the architectural character and form of the building's interior, creating a series of nine related murals in the meeting hall. The bas-relief sculpture above the main entrance to the Masonic Temple was also based on a sketch by Dolan.
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Municipal Lighting and Waterworks Plant
The A Street Power and Water Station, a flat-roofed structure of red brick with stone and brick trim, is an industrial building at 2901 A St. designed in the Neo-Classical Revival style by Fiske and Meginnis, a local partnership especially active in municipal architecture in the 1920s. In 1904, Lincoln voters authorized a municipal electric plant to pump water and light streets. It was located near the well on A Street. In 1913 the city authorized sale of power to consumers, much enlarging the kilowatt capacity of the A Street plant.
In the spring of 1921 the city council voted to build a new combined pumping station and powerhouse, with a substantial increase in generating capacity. The current building was constructed in 1921-22 after the approval of bond issues for water system and municipal lighting improvements. It has been rehabilitated as residential units.
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Nebraska State Historical Society building
Constructed in 1953, the Nebraska State Historical Society building, 1500 R St., is significant for its contribution to the social and cultural history of Nebraska through the acquisition, conservation and interpretation of Nebraska's cultural heritage and through the administration of public policy related to these activities. The building is also significant as a good example of the Modern Movement style of architecture.
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Nebraska Telephone Co. building
The three-story Nebraska Telephone Co. commercial building, 128-130 S. 13th St., was designed in the Renaissance Revival style in 1894 by Thomas Rogers Kimball of the architectural firm of Walker and Kimball. Occupied in 1896, it was probably the first building erected as a telephone exchange in Lincoln. Constructed to sustain the loads of the telephone equipment and to provide a modern, fire-resistant structure, the building is an early product of the communications industry in eastern Nebraska.
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Nebraska Wesleyan Old Main
The three-story Richardsonian Romanesque structure, 50th and St. Paul, was constructed as the main building for the Nebraska Wesleyan University campus in 1887-88. It was designed by architects Gibbs and Parker of Kansas City. "Old Main" is a campus landmark, reflecting the early history of the Lincoln-based university.
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Palisade and Regent apartments
The Palisade, 1035 S. 17th St., and Regent Apartments, 1626 D St., are significant as representative examples of large and ornate apartments built at the end of Lincoln's second historic apartment "boom," which occurred during the 1920s. The buildings are also significant for their use of a richly textured, polychromatic terra cotta block, which was a rare building material in Lincoln, used only in 1928 and 1929, which corresponds with the buildings' construction dates.
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Rose Kirkwood Brothel
The existence of a red-light district of Lincoln is one that is often ignored, with only minimal physical remnants remaining, the Rose Kirkwood Brothel being the key physical remnant. When the Peoples City Mission opened in 1910, Lincoln's most flagrant brothel transformed into a place of charity, sealing the demise of Lincoln's red-light district.
As a brothel, the building embodies the illicit political and social values of the early 1900s, while as the Peoples City Mission, it symbolizes Lincoln's effort to promote social welfare by serving the poor and immigrant community. As one building serving both ends of the moral spectrum -- vice and charity -- the Rose Kirkwood Brothel building represents a key transformation in Lincoln's social history.
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President and Ambassador apartments
The President and Ambassador Apartments, 1330 and 1340 Lincoln Mall, are a pair of five-story, flat-roofed apartment buildings. They were constructed in 1928-29 of reinforced concrete with red brick veneer and limestone trim. They are outstanding examples of the final stage of historic apartment construction in Lincoln. They are very prominently sited adjacent to the State Capitol and possess a high degree of integrity.
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Old University Library
The Old University Library at 11th and R streets, constructed 1891-95, is the oldest existing building on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's downtown campus. Designed by the architectural firm of Mendelssohn, Fisher and Lawrie of Omaha, the two-and-one-half-story brick building incorporates Richardsonian Romanesque styling in its design. The library has been adapted to a variety of educational functions.
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Quinn Chapel
The Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church and its parsonage, 1225 S. Ninth St., are significant for their association with African-American ethnic history in the city, as the continuing home of the first African-American church established in Lincoln and for the church's broad-based contribution to the community.
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Rock Island Depot
The Lincoln depot, 1944 O St., is one of Nebraska's finest remaining 19th century railroad depots and an excellent example of the Chateauesque style. Few exterior alterations have occurred since the depot's construction in 1892-93. The building has been adapted for commercial uses in recent years.
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St. Charles Apartments
When St. Charles Apartments, 4717 Baldwin Ave., was built in 1923-24, University Place was an incorporated town with a population of about 5,000. Universitv Place was annexed by Lincoln in 1926. St. Charles was designed to accommodate 16 dwelling units and was the first brick apartment house built in University Place and the only one erected before annexation. The building, which incorporates Neo-Classical Revival motifs, was constructed by William Henry Seng, a major contractor in the University Place area during the 1920s and 1930s.
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Scottish Rite Temple
Lincoln's Scottish Rite Temple, 332 Centennial Mall South, is a reinforced concrete, Neo-Classical Revival-style building sheathed in Indiana limestone. The temple's most prominent feature is a colossal order of 10 Roman Doric columns on the front facade. On April 6, 1916, Lincoln's Delta Lodge of Perfection No. 4 voted to build a new Scottish Rite Temple. The building was designed by Ellery L. Davis, Lincoln's leading architect in the first half of the 20th century. When the temple was constructed, there were 17 Masonic organizations in the city.
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Sheldon Museum of Art
The Sheldon Museum of Art is located on the downtown campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln City Campus at 12th and R streets. Sheldon was designed and built for the express use as a museum of art and associated sculpture garden to house the more than 12,000 works of American art and sculpture attained through the University of Nebraska art collection as well as the collection of the Sheldon Art Association, formerly known as the Hayden Art Club, founded in 1888.
Sheldon is a work of master architect Philip Johnson and reflects the era of Modern architecture with New Formalism styling.
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State Arsenal
The State Arsenal, built in 1913 at 17th and Court streets, was the first permanent facility provided by the Nebraska Legislature for support of the Nebraska National Guard, successor to the Nebraska Volunteer Militia. The two-story, rectangular concrete-and-brick building was used by the guard as a warehouse until 1963, when it was transferred to the state fair board. Today the building serves as a museum.
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State Capitol
The Capitol, 1445 K St., was constructed in 1922-32 and was designed by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, one of America's foremost architects. The structure evolved through an elaborate competition that was widely publicized in journals and newspapers. Goodhue's design incorporated a 400-foot tower as the major architectural feature, producing a modernistic skyscraper. The building is rich in decorative art and symbolism and demonstrates the skills of sculptor Lee Lawrie and Hartley Burr Alexander, a professor of philosophy at the University of Nebraska. The Capitol is internationally recognized as a building of outstanding architectural distinction.
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Stuart Building
The Stuart Building is located in downtown Lincoln at 13th and P streets. This architecturally significant building was designed in a hybrid Art Deco-Gothic Revival style by the leading architectural firm of the period, Davis and Wilson. Completed in 1929, the Stuart was one of Lincoln's most prestigious multipurpose office buildings of its time.
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Temple of Congregation B'Nai Jeshuran
The Temple, 20th and South streets, exemplifies the early 20th century eclectic architecture of temple building types and incorporates Byzantine and Moorish design elements in its ornamentation and general massing. The large brick structure, designed by Lincoln architects Davis and Wilson and built in 1923-24, features a prominent central octagonally-shaped dome that rises above the roof line. It continues in use as a synagogue.
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Terminal Building
The 10-story reinforced concrete office building, 947 O St., is sheathed in white-glazed terra-cotta on the principal facades above the storefront level, while the remaining facades are faced with brick. The building was planned in 1915 and erected in 1916 as headquarters for the Lincoln Traction Company. The Lincoln Traction Company, formed in 1897 as a reorganization of the Lincoln Street Railway Company, was the major street railway company in the city from 1909 until the end of streetcar service in 1943. Designed by architect Paul V. Hyland of Chicago, the Terminal Building is the city's best example of a Commercial-style office building.
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Terrace Houses
Three buildings, Barr Terrace, Lyman Terrace, and Helmer-Winnett-White Flats, on 11th Street, H and K streets, are the only remaining 19th-century terrace or row houses in Lincoln. The major period of interest in the terrace house as a building type occurred in the city in the late 1880s and 1890s. Row houses were typically built by individuals seeking a maximum number of rents per land unit.
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Tifereth Israel Synagogue
The former Tifereth Israel Synagogue, 344 S. 18th St., is a fine example of Neo-Classicism as used in small-scaled synagogue architecture in the early 20th century. Located in Lincoln, the building is easily recognizable as a Jewish house of worship by the prominent Star of David on the front facade. The Tifereth Israel Synagogue was dedicated on May 25, 1913, and served the Orthodox Jewish congregation until the late 1950s, when a new synagogue was built.
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U.S. Post Office
The building at 920 O St. was constructed in 1874-79 incorporating Gothic Revival and French Second Empire-style elements in its design. Originally designed by Alfred Mullett, supervising architect of the United States Treasury, the building was redesigned by William Potter, who replaced Mullett in 1875. The limestone structure is one of downtown Lincoln's oldest buildings and perhaps its finest remaining example of 19th century architecture. Originally built as Lincoln's United States Post Office and Courthouse, the building later served as the City Hall. In 1978, restoration began, and the building is now being used by civic groups.
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Veith Building
The Veith Building, 816 P St., is one of the oldest commercial buildings in Lincoln and is an outstanding example of late 19th century commercial architecture. Constructed in 1884 as a grocery by the Veith family, it features excellent cast iron and pressed metal detailing.
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YWCA building
The Young Women's Christian Association of Lincoln was organized in 1886, incorporated under Nebraska law in 1893 and chartered as a member of the YWCA National Board in 1897. The Georgian Revival building at 1432 N St. was completed in 1932 on the site of the original facility. The three-story, H-shaped building is brick with limestone trim and was designed by the Lincoln architectural firm of Meginnis and Schaumberg.
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North 14th Street from Adams to Superior streets will be closed until Aug. 14 as the city completes a Lincoln on the Move improvement project.
The project will repair concrete, and update road markings and curb ramps along 14th Street.
Bus stops along the StarTran 41-Havelock route will be closed during the construction, as will sidewalks and bike lanes, Lincoln Transportation and Utilities said.
Digital signs will alert travelers of the closure.
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It is often claimed that in Washington spring is confined to a few fine days between chill winter and steamy summer. But on Monday, although summer had clearly come, it almost seemed that spring refused to go.
As we approached July, a month justly known for summer sizzle, that figure fell six degrees below average for the date.
We needed only to look back a dozen years to realize what a June 27 could produce. On June 27 in 2010, the mercury here reached 99, the record for the date.
Monday gave no sign of such severity. Probably the clouds and rain of morning and early afternoon deserved at least partial credit for helping stave off true summer for another day.
They helped Monday become the eighth day in the last 10 with below-average temperatures.
It seemed almost as Monday was part of a new mini-season — a time carved out between spring and summer, easing us from the cool delights of one into the inevitable swelter of the other.
At times on Monday, the skies seemed to suggest such a transition. Grayness prevailed for hours, then began to dissipate.
In the meantime, the late June sun, irresistible and dazzling, seemed impatient for the clouds to go and began to burn through their last wisps and shreds.
Out of the remnants of dampness and overcast, blue skies and sunshine emerged.
It made for a memorable Monday: probably brighter and warmer than spring yet seemingly not quite summer. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/monday-seemed-late-for-spring-yet-early-for-summer/2022/06/27/d686406c-f675-11ec-a7e4-03590838919f_story.html | 2022-06-28T01:53:57 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/monday-seemed-late-for-spring-yet-early-for-summer/2022/06/27/d686406c-f675-11ec-a7e4-03590838919f_story.html |
MEREDITH
T he recently installed ninth annual Meredith Sculpture Walk raises questions about what is art while answering one about what androids do in their free time: They build cairns.
The sculpture walk, an effort of the Greater Meredith Program, is one of a handful of sculpture walks around New Hampshire — and one of the most expansive, with 33 pieces around the downtown and along the shores of Meredith Bay on Lake Winnipesaukee.
Starting with a pocket park in 2012, the Meredith Sculpture Walk Committee begn installing sculptures in high-visibility areas along Main Street, on the grounds of the Mill Falls Marketplace and lakeside in Hesky and Scenic parks.
The sculptures, which are chosen by a jury, are installed for up to two years, said committee chair Bev Lapham. They are intended to serve three purposes — bring more visitors into Meredith, get them to explore and support local businesses, and promote the sculptors.
In each of those ways, the Meredith Sculpture Walk has “exceeded our expectations,” Lapham said, joking that another benefit is that locals — many of whom are presently accommodating summertime guests — have a place to send people for a couple hours while they tidy up after them.
“It’s a win-win situation,” Lapham said Sunday, and it offers artists an unprecedented venue to display their works, sell them and perhaps drum up commissions. Lapham noted that the artists don’t pay to have their work displayed, and the Sculpture Walk doesn’t take any fee if the artists get a commission.
Seventeen of the sculptures installed in 2022 are new. This year’s works include Colton Workman’s piece, “Droid’s Free Time,” which makes it clear they build cairns when they aren’t doing other android stuff.
Lapham thanked “a dedicated group of docents” who give free tours of as much or as little of the Sculpture Walk as people want to see every Wednesday.
Meredith Sculpture Walk does not compete with other sculpture walks in the Granite State, said Lapham, but sees them as comrades in beautifying New Hampshire and making it an even more attractive place for residents and visitors alike.
One of Lapham’s favorite descriptions of the Sculpture Walk is from Phil Warren, who was Meredith’s longtime town administrator until he left to become city manager in Berlin this past May.
The Sculpture Walk, Lapham said, was “the only thing in town that Warren said he never heard a complaint about.”
For next year, the event’s 10th anniversary, the Sculpture Walk wants to reach out to all the artists who have participated in the past and invite them to submit new sculptures for the special occasion.
Brochures for the 2022 Sculpture Walk soon will be available online, as well as at several kiosks downtown, Town Hall, the Public Library and entrances to the Courtyard on Main and to Hesky and Scenic parks. | https://www.unionleader.com/news/local/220628-news-sculpturewalk/article_afd9064e-ad10-5959-81b0-669bfb6036d3.html | 2022-06-28T02:01:47 | 0 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/local/220628-news-sculpturewalk/article_afd9064e-ad10-5959-81b0-669bfb6036d3.html |
Although the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher called Brooklyn, N.Y., his home, the celebrated 19th century minister, orator and abolitionist made seasonal visits for his health to Twin Mountain Village and while there, preached from a rock that bears his name.
As part of the town of Carroll’s celebration of the 250th anniversary of the granting of its charter, Beecher will be honored on July 8, at 1 p.m. with the dedication of a New Hampshire Historical Highway Marker at the intersection of US Route 3 and Fieldstone Lane, near the U.S. Post Office.
After the dedication of the “Beecher’s Pulpit” marker, there were will be a reception sponsored by the Omni Mount Washington Resort in the Town Hall Community Room that includes a display by the Twin Mountain-Bretton Woods Historical Society.
In support of the Beecher’s Pulpit marker, 20 citizens, including state Sen. Jeb Bradley of Wolfeboro, petitioned and provided supporting documents to the New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, which administers the New Hampshire Historical Highway Markers program.
The marker, according to Shelly Angers, the public information officer for the NH DNCR, which administers the New Hampshire Historical Highway Markers program, will state that since the 1870s a glacial boulder known as “Beecher’s Pulpit” has been named for Beecher.
Beecher is identified as “A Congregationalist clergyman, abolitionist, proponent of women’s suffrage and brother to author Harriet Beecher Stowe,” who is best known for her novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” and as someone who “came to the White Mountains to escape seasonal allergies. While a guest at the Twin Mountain House, located near this site, Beecher conducted sermons that sometimes drew crowds over 1,000.”
In their book, “A Biography of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher,” which was released in 2017 as part of the Project Guttenberg series of free electronic books and filed with the DNCR, authors William C. Beecher and Samuel Scoville wrote that Beecher “had a number of subsidiary pulpits. Most prominent of them was the White Mountains.” | https://www.unionleader.com/news/local/rev-henry-ward-beecher-to-be-honored-with-state-historic-highway-marker/article_56b86870-bea6-5346-a4c2-cbdbbb083f4b.html | 2022-06-28T02:01:53 | 1 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/local/rev-henry-ward-beecher-to-be-honored-with-state-historic-highway-marker/article_56b86870-bea6-5346-a4c2-cbdbbb083f4b.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. — Maura White, Executive Director of Mother + Child Education Center in the Hollywood District, spent Monday morning surveying the damage to her non-profit's building following destructive demonstrations over the weekend.
"We had really pretty windows," she said. "They smashed out the windows. Our brand new screen door we have, glass, these windows .. they tagged a whole bunch of stuff."
White estimated the cost of the damage at about $10,000. She said she cannot believe anyone protesting the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade would target Mother + Child Education Center, which has no religious affiliation.
"We provide services like parenting classes, wipes, formula when they need it," White said. "We're here to support them, support families really."
The group that vandalized White's non-profit late Saturday night is also suspected of causing damage elsewhere across Northeast Portland.
A Portland Public Schools van that was tagged with the words "abolish schools." Windows were also shattered at a Starbucks, a bank, and Fleur De Lis Bakery and Cafe.
"This used to be the old library... and so it has great meaning to the community," said neighbor John Kirkland. "What a shame."
Police said businesses in Southeast Portland were damaged during a protest Sunday night. According to investigators, responding officers were attacked with fireworks, paint balloons, and large rocks.
"We believe it, free speech, it's great but free speech doesn't mean destruct places doing good community work," White said.
White said she's hoping for calmer days ahead.
"I always make lemonade out of lemons," White said. "I hope this brings awareness to our center." | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/non-profit-businesses-vandalized-protests/283-1f82ca9b-417a-4202-8da0-3ed15f718398 | 2022-06-28T02:03:24 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/non-profit-businesses-vandalized-protests/283-1f82ca9b-417a-4202-8da0-3ed15f718398 |
SAN ANTONIO — More than 40 people were found dead inside a semitruck in far southwest San Antonio Monday evening, multiple law enforcement sources tell KENS 5.
A heavy law enforcement presence made up of over 20 emergency vehicles was deployed to the area of Quintana Road and Cassin Drive around 6 p.m., converging at a semitruck. That's on the far southwest side, south of Pearsall Park.
It’s unknown if anyone has been detained.
There were multiple ambulances and medical transports at the scene. Baptist Medical Center in downtown San Antonio told KENS 5 it has received five patients, all with critical injuries. At least three others were taken to a Methodist Healthcare facility in the Alamo City.
KENS 5 has multiple crews working to find out more. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus is also on the scene, as is SAFD Chief Charles Hood; we're expecting to hear from authorities soon.
Antonio Fernandez, CEO of Catholic Charities, was at the scene and told KENS 5's Henry Ramos, "We know that a lot of people have been taken to the hospitals."
"We're just trying to collect as much information as possible and see how we can help the people who survived," Fernandez said. "I'm not really sure those people are going to need a place to sleep tonight, or what is going to happen. We're just trying to find out as much information as we can help them."
He said his organization will be ready to help provide food or clothes, "whatever they need," to the survivors."
"Right now," he added, "we're just waiting for the police to let us know exactly what we can do."
This is a developing story. Check back with KENS5.com for updates.
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SUTHERLIN, Ore. — Tesla is planning to build a massive Supercharger station in Oregon, an outpost apparently rivaled in scale only by one operating station in California and another under construction in the Golden State.
The Oregon site is right off Interstate 5 in the Douglas County town of Sutherlin, 165 miles south of Portland and home to 8,563 people. Plans submitted to Sutherlin and Douglas County officials call for 51 charging stalls on a now-vacant lot between Taco Bell and Starbucks stores.
Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) has about two dozen Supercharger stations in Oregon. Most have eight charging stalls, a few have 12 and one, in Springfield, has 14.
According to Drive Tesla Canada, which first reported the Sutherlin plans, the largest operating Tesla Supercharger site is a 56-stall station near the town of Firebaugh off I-5 in Fresno County, Calif.
A 98-stall station is in the works just 35 miles south of there, at Harris Ranch, a popular I-5 stop about halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Tesla owns and operates Supercharger stations. With more than 30,000 chargers, the company calls the network the "largest global, fast-charging network in the world."
"When it comes to charging networks, they have set the standard for what a really good national charging network looks like," Jeff Allen, executive director of the Portland-based EV advocacy Forth, told the Business Journal.
The Tesla Superchargers can charge at up to 250 kilowatts, adding as much as 200 miles of driving range in about 15 minutes. There are also thousands of privately owned slower-charging Tesla Destination Charging sites at commercial establishments such as hotels and resorts. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/tesla-super-sized-project-small-oregon-town/283-57588348-1ce4-44de-b4db-4346aea1d288 | 2022-06-28T02:03:41 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/tesla-super-sized-project-small-oregon-town/283-57588348-1ce4-44de-b4db-4346aea1d288 |
DALLAS — LGBTQ advocates are calling for change at the Dallas Arboretum after several complaints over discrimination. On Monday, the arboretum’s board met for an hour and revealed a list of actions they plan to take, including reviewing the work culture and changing several policies.
In the past several months at least three Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaints have been filed against the Dallas Arboretum, all by people who faced LGBTQ discrimination. That led Resource Center, an LGBTQ advocacy group, to send a letter to the Dallas Arboretum last week calling for several changes. In a response Monday evening, the arboretum said it has already taken several actions including hiring an HR consulting firm and it also outlined what it plans to do moving forward.
A redacted EEOC complaint provided to WFAA from Lamda Legal, the law firm representing the employee, from last November, is from a nonbinary employee who says they started to face poor treatment from managers after putting pronouns in their email signature and other employees did the same. The manager said the pronouns and any pins worn by employees showing their pronouns also had to be removed while email signatures with quotes and bible verses could continue being used.
The employee, whose name was redacted, also said programming highlighting LGBTQ people couldn’t be mentioned in marketing. After getting visibly upset in a meeting where managers told the employee the arboretum wouldn’t “promote and agenda,” the employee was fired the next week, according to the complaint.
“The bottom line is there’s discrimination happening at the arboretum and there’s a culture that is not supporting its employees,” Cece Cox, Resource Center’s CEO, said. “Current and former employees have spoken to me. They’ve spoken to my colleagues and we’re hearing a lot of things that aren’t right.”
In its response Monday, the board’s letter says it has made several changes to its employee manual including allowing for the use of pronouns in email signatures.
"The Arboretum strives to improve and to be an outstanding example of inclusiveness,” Board Chairman Jim Ryan said in the response letter. “The recent claims have caused the organization to take steps over the past months to examine and improve its policies, procedures, practices and culture so that the organization can undergo institutional change and ensure that all of its constituents are heard and welcome.”
Most recently, David Jeffcoat, a 57-year-old arboretum employee, filed an EEOC complaint saying that after seven years of working at the arboretum he received poor treatment after he revealed he was gay. The complaint said Jeffcoat was hired in 2014 as a gate attendant before becoming a supervisor.
In October 2021, he called his manager to tell them his “partner” had COVID-19. He said he soon started getting harsher treatment and harder tasks. In February on 2022, Jeffcoat slipped on ice and then missed the next day of work.
He says a later he was fired with the listed reason being a failure to complete parts of a performance improvement plan, but Jeffcoat says the firing stems from coming out to his manager.
“We are sad that an employee would feel they had been treated unfairly and will thoroughly investigate the allegations made in the Charges of Discrimination,” the Dallas Arboretum said in a statement response in mid-June. “The Arboretum does not comment on confidential personnel matters, including investigations.”
Last week, Cox sent the letter to the arboretum outlining concerns and recommendations for change.
“While Dallas is a shining example of welcoming and inclusion, that shine today is tarnished by the Dallas Arboretum,” the letter said.
It continues by outlining issues in the complaints and calling for an investigation into them. It also outlines several requests for the arboretum.
First, the letter asks the arboretum to determine if workplace practices violate Dallas’s non-discrimination ordinance and therefore its contract to manage the 66 acre of land the city owns.
It also asks for mandatory cultural competency training for employees and for to institute LGBTQ+ protective policies in its handbook including allowing for pronouns on email signatures, pronoun pins and FMLA policies for LGBTQ individuals and families.
“It’s really important that workplaces are welcoming and inclusive of all their employees,” Cox said. “This is a progressive city that has people coming into it by the thousands. Business is booming. All kinds of people live here.”
The letter ends by asking for equitable benefits for employees including gender-affirming healthcare and a clear plan on how the arboretum plans to implement the policies.
Since sending the letter, Cox said Arboretum’s president, Mary Brinegar, texted Resource Center’s board president to share that the Dallas Arboretum had already taken most of the actions recommended.
“I don’t know what those things are. I don’t know if that’s correct,” Cox said. “What I do know is changing a culture is systemic and it takes time, attention and accountability so I hope the arboretum is focus on those things.”
At Monday’s meeting, Ryan outlined that besides the new handbook policies, the arboretum also updated its online DEI statement and is requiring a mandatory staff training that will discuss diversity.
“We haven’t been sitting still when all of this has been percolating,” Ryan said in an interview with WFAA Monday. “We’ve taken several actions to improve our diversity, equity and inclusion program and we’re taking additional actions to make the arboretum an even better place than it is now.”
The letter response discussed at the meeting includes five new steps the arboretum plans to take in the future. They include getting feedback on pay structure, leave policies and complaint procedures, reviewing hiring policies with an emphasis on diversity, supporting new DEI programs at the arboretum, reviewing drivers of employee turnover and a work culture assessment done by the hired HR firm.
“We want a neutral independent party to come in and do those interviews with employees and do an independent review of what the culture is,” Ryan said. “We’re a welcoming place and we make it a priority to be inclusive both internally and externally. That’s what I want people to know.”
The response also addresses the claim from the Resource Center that the arboretum is violating non-discrimination policies, saying, "Counsel to the Arboretum has completed its investigation of the allegations in two of the EEOC claims and those investigations did not result in a finding that the Arboretum engages in employment practices in violation of Dallas City Code provisions that prohibit discrimination.”
If the arboretum had violated the contract, it could have led to action from the city to find new management for the attraction that sees more than 1 million visitors every year. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/advocates-call-for-change-at-dallas-arboretum-following-complaints-of-discrimination/287-c2603b73-b245-46ed-87b5-b7e332ae2e6b | 2022-06-28T02:04:19 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/advocates-call-for-change-at-dallas-arboretum-following-complaints-of-discrimination/287-c2603b73-b245-46ed-87b5-b7e332ae2e6b |
CORINTH, Texas — Police departments along Interstate 35E are launching a high-visibility, coordinated enforcement effort in an attempt to reduce the number of accidents.
I-35E is notorious for the amount of accidents and subsequent gridlock.
"We had 622 accidents just on our two-mile stretch of the interstate last year. That's a lot of accidents," said Chief Jerry Garner of Corinth Police Department.
Corinth alone had eight fatalities on that stretch of road last year. Garner says speeding and inattentive driving are the root causes for crashes.
"We get a lot of complaints about the lane markings on the highway. We also have a lot fast moving traffic," said Chief Alan Sawyer of Lake Dallas Police Department.
There were 4,480 people killed on Texas roads in 2021, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. That is the second deadliest year since the state began tracking traffic fatalities in 1940.
"The increase in fatalities reflects a nationwide trend of growing numbers of highway deaths," read a press release from the Corinth Police Department.
It has been called the "Bermuda Triangle" because of the ridiculously high number of accidents in the area.
The only difference is law enforcement know what's causing the phenomenon.
Starting this week, the Lake Dallas, Corinth and Hickory Creek police departments are employing high-visibility patrols.
The Lewisville and Denton police departments have recently jumped on-board with the help of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
"We're not running speed traps to try to make revenue. We want to get peoples attention to slow down," Garner said. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texas-i35e-dubbed-burmuda-triangle-heavily-patrolled/287-182caacd-7ba6-43e3-b1de-e11e4c866552 | 2022-06-28T02:04:25 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texas-i35e-dubbed-burmuda-triangle-heavily-patrolled/287-182caacd-7ba6-43e3-b1de-e11e4c866552 |
SAN ANTONIO — More than 40 people were found dead inside a semitruck in far southwest San Antonio Monday evening, multiple law enforcement sources tell KENS 5.
A heavy law enforcement presence made up of over 20 emergency vehicles was deployed to the area of Quintana Road and Cassin Drive around 6 p.m., converging at a semitruck. That's on the far southwest side, south of Pearsall Park.
It’s unknown if anyone has been detained.
There were multiple ambulances and medical transports at the scene. Baptist Medical Center in downtown San Antonio told KENS 5 it has received five patients, all with critical injuries. At least three others were taken to a Methodist Healthcare facility in the Alamo City.
KENS 5 has multiple crews working to find out more. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus is also on the scene, as is SAFD Chief Charles Hood; we're expecting to hear from authorities soon.
Antonio Fernandez, CEO of Catholic Charities, was at the scene and told KENS 5's Henry Ramos, "We know that a lot of people have been taken to the hospitals."
"We're just trying to collect as much information as possible and see how we can help the people who survived," Fernandez said. "I'm not really sure those people are going to need a place to sleep tonight, or what is going to happen. We're just trying to find out as much information as we can help them."
He said his organization will be ready to help provide food or clothes, "whatever they need," to the survivors."
"Right now," he added, "we're just waiting for the police to let us know exactly what we can do."
This is a developing story. Check back with KENS5.com for updates.
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A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed during a fight on Tucson’s west side early Sunday, Tucson police say.
David Reyes was shot during a fight with a group of males shortly after 2 a.m. at a gathering in the 2400 block of North Jordan Drive, near West Grant and North Silverbell roads.
Police said on Monday that first-responders tried to save Reyes but that the teen died soon after arriving at the hospital.
Suspects in the shooting fled before police arrived.
The investigation continues and there have been no arrests. Anyone with information is asked to call 88-CRIME, the anonymous tipster line. | https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/tucson-police-teen-killed-in-shooting/article_becdd1ae-f640-11ec-b5ab-83d75f385a9a.html | 2022-06-28T02:11:13 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/tucson-police-teen-killed-in-shooting/article_becdd1ae-f640-11ec-b5ab-83d75f385a9a.html |
GREENSBORO — Women leaders from across Guilford County Schools gathered on Monday for a tea-time dialogue on the challenges they face in educational leadership.
Superintendent Sharon Contreras and Deputy Superintendent Whitney Oakley brought together about 120 educators for the event held at UNCG’s Alumni House in Greensboro.
“I look around the room and I am reminded how much I enjoy events like this where women celebrate each other and where leadership is lifted up as a fundamental pillar of the community,” she said.
Superintendent Sharon Contreras chats with Denise Francisco and her daughter Rachel Francisco before the Dialogue with Women in Education tea …
Those invited included district administrators, principals, teachers who are leaders in their schools and members of the superintendent’s teacher advisory council. The guests also included some UNCG administrators and academic leaders and at least one school board member.
Guests were encouraged to speak with others at their table about the issues faced by women in educational roles.
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At one of the tables, women discussed challenges around maternity leave among other concerns. One of the participants said she is sometimes asked to do things that wouldn't be required of a man, but she didn't feel that those were purposeful slights. She suggested that maybe training could help people to learn what to avoid.
Participants also talked about the stresses faced by principals, with one new principal saying she wasn’t sure how many years she would be able to take in the role.
A principal with decades of experience told her that she had been able to deal with some of the stress by developing a team of leaders to whom she could delegate and rely on over the years.
Contreras said she got the idea for the event after attending a tea at N.C. A&T, where female students had a chance to talk with leaders in the community. She said she thought it would be fun to give women leaders in the district an opportunity to dress up and socialize together.
Contreras said she is a fan of fascinators — the fancy partial-head coverings favored by young women of the British royal family, among others.
Almost all the women in attendance wore fascinators — only to confronted by the deluge of Monday afternoon’s rainstorm after the tea concluded.
The event came as Contreras nears the end of her time leading the district. Tuesday will be her last Guilford County Board of Education meeting.
The district is on vacation next week. After that, Oakley will become acting superintendent while school board members continue their search for a new leader.
Contact Jessie Pounds at 336-373-7002 and follow @JessiePounds on Twitter. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/women-leaders-talk-struggles-stresses-as-part-of-guilford-county-schools-event/article_3aeff1f6-f671-11ec-879f-3365a9f4d31c.html | 2022-06-28T02:13:11 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/women-leaders-talk-struggles-stresses-as-part-of-guilford-county-schools-event/article_3aeff1f6-f671-11ec-879f-3365a9f4d31c.html |
MENDON, Mo. — Three people have died and dozens of people were injured when a train struck a dump truck in Mendon, Missouri, emergency officials said.
In a press conference, Corporal Justin Dunn with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said one person inside the dump truck and two people on the train were killed. The superintendent with Chariton County Ambulance Service told CNN that at least 50 people were injured.
Dunn said seven of the eight train cars derailed when the train hit the dump truck at the Porche Prarie Avenue crossing at around 12:40 Monday afternoon.
MSHP Lieutenant Eric Brown said the crossing was an uncontrolled crossing over a gravel road, meaning there were no lights or crossing arms. He said uncontrolled crossings are common in rural areas. Brown said investigators did not know if the truck was stuck on the tracks or if it was moving.
In a statement, Amtrak said the train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago. Amtrak said there were approximately 243 passengers and 12 crew members on the train, Dunn said there were 207 passengers and crewmembers on the train.
Three passengers were being taken from the scene to University Hospital in Columbia, hospital spokesman Eric Maze said. He did not have information on their conditions.
The Missouri Highway Patrol and other local law enforcement units were at the scene to help and Amtrak said it has deployed resources to the site.
Passengers included 16 youths and eight adults from two Boy Scout troops who were traveling home to Appleton, Wisconsin, after a backcountry excursion at the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. No one in the group was seriously injured, said Scott Armstrong, director of national media relations for the Boy Scouts of America. The Scouts administered first aid to several injured passengers, including the driver of the dump truck, Armstrong said.
High school students from Pleasant Ridge High School in Easton, Kansas, who were headed to a Future Business Leaders of America conference in Chicago, were also aboard, Superintendent Tim Beying told The Kansas City Star.
It was the second Amtrak collision in as many days. Three people were killed Sunday afternoon when an Amtrak commuter train smashed into a car ín Northern California, authorities said.
Aerial footage of the crash showed the train off the tracks with multiple train cars tipped onto their sides. First responders were on the scene standing on top of the toppled train cars.
In an interview with CNN, passenger Robert Nightingale said every car other than the engine car tipped onto its side when the train hit the truck. He said he and other passengers had to climb out of the overturned cars after the crash and sat on top of the cars until first responders arrived.
He said the passengers were then taken to an area school where some were being treated by EMS workers.
Mendon, Missouri, is a town of about 160 people about 85 miles northwest of Columbia in Chariton County, Missouri.
The statement from Amtrak is as follows:
"On June 27 at 12:42 p.m. CT, Southwest Chief Train 4, traveling eastbound on BNSF track from Los Angeles to Chicago, derailed 8 cars and 2 locomotives after striking a truck that was obstructing a public crossing near Mendon, Missouri. There were approximately 243 passengers and 12 crew members onboard with early reports of injuries. Local authorities are currently assisting customers. Our Incident Response Team has been activated, and we are deploying emergency personnel to the scene to help support our passengers, our employees and their families with their needs. Individuals with questions about their friends and family who were traveling aboard this train should call 800-523-9101. Additional details will be provided as available."
This is a breaking news story that will be updated when more information becomes available.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/amtrak-train-dump-truck-northern-missouri-injuries/63-b308eb71-2f88-4343-a224-797fc53a64a9 | 2022-06-28T02:14:36 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/amtrak-train-dump-truck-northern-missouri-injuries/63-b308eb71-2f88-4343-a224-797fc53a64a9 |
DES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Kim Reynolds will soon make her fifth appointment to the seven-member Iowa Supreme Court.
The State Judicial Nominating Commission on Monday narrowed a list of five candidates to replace Justice Brent Appel to three. Appel is set to retire in mid-July after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 72.
Appel was appointed to the Iowa Supreme Court in 2006 by Gov. Tom Vilsack, and is currently the only justice serving on the court who was appointed by a Democratic governor.
The finalists to replace him are:
- William Miller, Attorney, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Des Moines
- Alan Heavens, District Court Judge, First Judicial District, Garnavillo
- David May, Judge, Iowa Court of Appeals, Polk City
Appel's retirement comes as the Iowa Supreme Court recently reversed a decision from just four years ago that guaranteed the right to abortion under the Iowa Constitution. The decison clears the way for lawmakers to severely limit or even ban abortion in the state.
Reynolds now has 30 days to appoint a new justice to the court. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/iowa-supreme-court-vacancy-candidates-david-may-alan-heavens-william-miller/524-159a2b1e-40ac-40ee-af95-f19da47b9168 | 2022-06-28T02:14:42 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/iowa-supreme-court-vacancy-candidates-david-may-alan-heavens-william-miller/524-159a2b1e-40ac-40ee-af95-f19da47b9168 |
WILLEY, Iowa — Even before Friday's Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, one Iowa town had their own abortion ban in place. Now, it could be a sign of things to come for the state as a whole.
Willey, Iowa is a small town; it only has 98 residents. On May 2, the same day that the Supreme Court's ruling leaked, the town became a "sanctuary city for the unborn," banning abortion in city limits.
The policy says that life begins at conception and that any abortions performed in the city, whether through surgery or medication, are illegal. It also prevents residents from aiding or abetting someone seeking an abortion in town.
Willey doesn't actually have an abortion clinic; the nearest one is in Ames, about 70 miles away. That means abortions would have to be done through medication, likely sent by mail, but that might be difficult to enforce.
"Are they going to interfere with the federal mail? Well, that's a federal crime. Are they going to go into people's homes and search for, to see if there are medical abortion medications in the home? Well, that will affect search and seizure," said Sally Frank, a law professor at the Drake University School of Law.
Willey's policy does have exceptions for cases of ectopic pregnancies or accidental miscarriages; birth control devices and oral contraceptives are also exempt from the sanctuary city declaration. Anyone found to be violating the policy would receive a $500 fine but no criminal charges. A pregnant woman seeking an abortion is exempt. That's another reason Frank says the declaration is more of a message to the community than anything else.
"It's a municipal ordinance, unless there's some teeth, some enforcement mechanism, but symbolic things can be important," Frank said.
In a statement to Local 5, Willey mayor Kristin Nehring said that the community's reception to the ordinance has been positive, and she's thankful that the Supreme Court's ruling returned decisions about abortion to individual states.
"I still feel the sanctuary city ordinance is just as important now as before this ruling. I realize there’s more work to do on many levels, and there are no easy answers. I look forward to the opportunity to work with our community and our state in the future as we work through this change," Nehring said. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/willey-iowa-sanctuary-city-for-the-unborn-pro-life-abortion/524-89a17de5-c4de-4594-9977-79b1c5ef2b32 | 2022-06-28T02:14:48 | 1 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/willey-iowa-sanctuary-city-for-the-unborn-pro-life-abortion/524-89a17de5-c4de-4594-9977-79b1c5ef2b32 |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Fourth of July is coming up and police, fire departments and park rangers have been working together to enforce firework safety.
On June 28, "Safe and Sane” fireworks will go on sale locally and in other areas throughout California, and Cal Fire is reminding everyone to do their part to have a safe holiday and help prevent fires and injuries caused by fireworks.
"We just want to make sure that all of our community is buying the legal 'safe and sane' fireworks. We do not want our community buying any insane or unsafe fireworks," said Captain Parker Wilbourn, spokesperson for Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District.
Authorities are even more cautious about illegal fireworks sold online. Arson and bomb investigators and law enforcement officers have already been busy dealing with various illegal firework enforcement operations.
“We have a zero-tolerance stance toward the use, possession and transportation of illegal fireworks," said California State Fire Marshal Chief Mike Richwine. "Even ‘Safe and Sane’ fireworks are banned in many communities and bring stiff fines for their illegal use.”
Cal Fire is reminding people that it is illegal to possess, sell, transport or use fireworks that don't carry the “Safe and Sane” seal in a community where they are not permitted.
Here are some firework precautions from Sacramento Metro Fire:
- Purchase fireworks from a kiosk that is designated and inspected by the county
- Don't launch fireworks in an area that is close to a combustible, next to homes, any home furnishings or anything that could potentially ignite
- Have a bucket of water right next to those fireworks. Once completely extinguished, place the fireworks in the bucket and submerge them for 24 hours before placing them into the trash
- Keep a hose handy in case sparks are thrown
- Do not over-consume alcohol if you are utilizing fireworks
Anyone caught with illegal fireworks could be fined up to $50,000 and sent to jail for up to one year, according to Cal Fire. Parents are also liable for any damage or injuries caused by their children using fireworks.
“Fire conditions are elevated, and the 4th of July, along with the use of fireworks, only increases the risk for wildfires,” Cal Fire Director and Fire Chief Joe Tyler said in a news release. “It is critical that Californians be vigilant and consider leaving the fireworks to the professionals.”
WATCH MORE ON ABC10: Tips to avoid the 'summer slide' | Health Beat | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/cal-fire-enforcing-safe-sane-fireworks-4th-of-july/103-1323a7fe-093e-49c8-a041-48554cdc9d4c | 2022-06-28T02:16:04 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/cal-fire-enforcing-safe-sane-fireworks-4th-of-july/103-1323a7fe-093e-49c8-a041-48554cdc9d4c |
SACRAMENTO, Calif — California legislators on Monday approved Texas-style lawsuits over illegal guns, mimicking the Lone Star State's law aimed at deterring abortions and obliquely linking the two most controversial U.S. Supreme Court decisions from last week.
The California bill would allow anyone to sue people who sell illegal firearms.
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom sought the measure in part to tweak the conservative wing of the U.S. Supreme Court, which gave preliminary approval to the Texas law allowing citizens to sue anyone who provides or assists in providing an abortion. The California bill would automatically be invalidated if the Texas law is eventually ruled unconstitutional.
Legislators acted days after the nation's high court allowed states to ban abortions, and separately expanded gun rights in states including California.
“What Texas did on abortion was dangerous, and we already know how disgusting the recent decision by the United States Supreme Court has been,” said Democratic Assemblyman Mike Gipson. “But California stands to lead the way in this space in a very powerful and dynamic way. This is about empowering everyday people who are at the blunt of gun violence.”
The California Assembly approved the bill Monday, 50-19, sending it back to the Senate for a final vote. Senators already passed a version in May on a 24-10 roll call. Newsom has said he expects lawmakers to send the bill to him as early as this week, before they leave for a monthlong summer recess.
“This puts power back in the people’s hands,” said Democratic Assemblyman Phil Ting. “This creates a private right of action that allows almost anyone to bring a lawsuit against those who manufacture, distribute, transport, import or sell illegal assault weapons, rifles, ghost guns or ghost gun kits.”
No legislators spoke against the measure.
But the bill faces unusual combined opposition from both gun owners' rights organizations and the American Civil Liberties Union, which separately have criticized creating a bounty to encourage people to bring civil actions to punish crimes.
The California bill would allow people to sue anyone who distributes illegal assault weapons, parts that can be used to build weapons, guns without serial numbers, or .50 caliber rifles. They would be awarded at least $10,000 in civil damages for each weapon, plus attorneys fees.
“We cannot stand silently by while California leaders escalate an ‘arms race’ ... by setting up bounty-hunting schemes on politically sensitive issues,” the ACLU said in an opposition letter. It also opposes the Texas law, in part because both “would set a dangerous legal precedent," since both are designed to skirt judicial review by empowering citizens to act in place of government officials.
The bill is one of four that Newsom asked lawmakers to fast-track in response to recent mass shootings, including one that killed 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas in May.
The other three bills all previously cleared the state Assembly and two of the three passed the Senate on Monday along with several other firearms bills.
The second bill similarly empowers private citizens to take action, this time by suing gun makers or dealers who fail to follow precautions under a “firearm industry standard of conduct.” Violators could be sued by the attorney general, city or county attorneys, or anyone who suffered harm.
“Financial repercussions may finally push the firearms industry and dealers to be more responsible in improving their practices and obeying the series of gun laws that we have here in California,” said Democratic Sen. Robert Hertzberg, who carried the bill in the Senate.
Republican Sen. Shannon Grove objected that lawmakers should instead concentrate on those who obtain weapons illegally.
“I mean, we have car accidents," Grove said. "That’s not the car dealer or the car manufacturer’s fault, it’s the guy driving the car’s fault.”
The bill passed the Senate, 25-9, sending it to Newsom.
The third is aimed at untraceable “ghost guns” by requiring precursor firearms parts to have serial numbers. It passed the Assembly 63-0 and is awaiting a Senate vote. It would give Californians who have weapons without serial numbers six months to register them and add the numbers.
“Almost anyone can order these kits, “said Democratic Sen. Anthony Portantino. “We must now eradicate the deadly untraceable weapons currently wreaking havoc in our communities.”
The measure passed the Senate, 30-0, and returns to the Assembly for a final vote on amendments.
The fourth bill restricts advertising of firearms to minors. It, too, would allow people harmed by violations to sue for damages.
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MODESTO, Calif. — The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has fueled both sides of the abortion battle, and California abortion clinics are bracing for an influx of women from states where abortions are banned.
However even in California, there are areas where access to abortion services can be difficult. An analysis from the San Francisco Chronicle shows 22 of the state's 58 counties have no clinics.
Stanislaus County has them but only in one city, Modesto.
"Any medical provider or public health advocate in the Central Valley knows that there is not enough medical providers there to begin with," said Cherif Greven, spokesperson for Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, which represents 35 clinics across California and Northern Nevada.
Greven said Planned Parenthood has adequate resources for their clinic in Modesto.
In Modesto, online research showed there are two clinics that provide abortion services, including the Planned Parenthood clinic on McHenry Avenue.
Anti-abortion advocates have protested for years to shut them down. They now believe the Roe v. Wade reversal has given them momentum in California.
"It's a victory for our constitution. It's a victory for our republic. We know that abortion has not been outlawed by what was done by the Supreme Court. It has just now been placed in the hands of the states," said MylindaMason, representing the group, Stanislaus County Pro-Life. Mason has protested for 40 years in Modesto.
While Planned Parenthood has no plans to expand in Modesto, they do have plans to expand in other areas.
"In the City of Visalia. We are underway in locating a new health center," Greven said.
Now, it's believed California would be "home to nearly a third of all open abortion clinics in the country," according to research by the San Francisco Chronicle. However, people like Mylinda Mason are fighting to stop it.
"People that love life and appreciate life now have an opportunity to stand up and to do something different to get involved," Mason said.
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SAN ANTONIO — At least 40 people were found dead inside a tractor-trailer in southwest San Antonio, multiple sources confirmed to our sister station in San Antonio, KENS 5.
At least eight more were hospitalized.
The scene, which is still active, started to unfold in the area of Quintana Road and Cassin Drive around 6 p.m. It's about a three-hour drive from Houston.
A heavy law enforcement presence, including about 20 emergency vehicles, was seen surrounding the 18-wheeler.
Officials have not said if this is a smuggling incident.
Law enforcement is expected to have a press conference at about 9 p.m. We will stream the press conference live in the video player above.
We have a crew headed that way to gather more details on this developing story.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After numerous dives in an attempt to recover his body, authorities have officially named the man who is believed to have drowned in the Columbia River on Sunday.
Kevin McDowell, a 35-year-old man from Portland, went missing after reportedly jumping into the water to rescue a struggling swimmer, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office.
Officials say McDowell jumped from a boat into the Columbia River near the west end of Lemon Island to help a woman that was having a difficult time trying to swim. The woman was able to get to safety — but McDowell never resurfaced.
Deputies from the River Patrol Unit went to the scene along with boats from Portland Fire & Rescue and the Coast Guard. However, officials said that an extensive search did not find him.
On Monday, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office River Patrol Unit and Dive Team performed additional searches for McDowell. But with “limited underwater visibility and strong currents,” McDowell’s body wasn’t located.
The sheriff’s office says marine deputies will perform additional searches when the call volume allows. | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/officials-id-identify-kevin-mcdowell-portland-man-who-drowned-attempting-to-rescue-woman-columbia-river/ | 2022-06-28T02:19:15 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/officials-id-identify-kevin-mcdowell-portland-man-who-drowned-attempting-to-rescue-woman-columbia-river/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – An 8.7-foot dead shark that washed ashore south of Cannon Beach Sunday will serve as an educational tool for researchers at Oregon State University, the Seaside Aquarium said.
The female broadnose sevengill shark died before washing ashore, the aquarium said, but was still in remarkable shape.
When the tide was low enough at Arcadia Beach State Park Monday, staff from the aquarium recovered the 120-pound shark. It will be frozen and used by the university for ongoing research.
The broadnose sevengill shark is one of 17 shark species that can be found off the Oregon Coast. These sharks are known for their aggressive behavior when feeding, but there has not been a documented attack by a broadnose sevengill shark on a human along the Oregon Coast.
Worldwide, this shark species has only been responsible for five attacks on humans since the 17th century. None of the attacks were known to be fatal.
“Though the jury is still out on that one since human remains have been found in the stomachs of some sevengills,” the Seaside Aquarium wrote in a press release.
The broadnose sevengill shark is unique in that it has seven gills, while most shark species only have five gills. They can be found in ocean depths of up to 400 feet. Smaller sevengills feed on fish and squid, but the larger sharks prey on marine mammals and are known to hunt in packs. | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/photos-dead-shark-washes-ashore-on-oregon-coast/ | 2022-06-28T02:19:21 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/photos-dead-shark-washes-ashore-on-oregon-coast/ |
MCLENNAN COUNTY, Texas — Bosque County issued a disaster declaration Monday morning, joining a number of Central Texas counties that are banning the sale or use of fireworks.
Judge Cindy Vanlandingham said on Facebook, "I have declared that a state of disaster exists in Bosque County due to the extremely dry and windy conditions. Bosque County has experienced numerous wildfires recently and the abundance of dry fuel worsens the situation. I have made the Declaration of Disaster to mitigate the threat to property and life in Bosque County."
Monday evening, McLennan County Judge Scott Felton announced there could be a ban on fireworks in his county as soon as Tuesday.
Felton said in a release, "Due to the ongoing drought and potential for grassfires, it is likely that I will issue a local disaster declaration prohibiting the sale and use of all fireworks as early as tomorrow unless the current status somehow changes. If issued, this Order must be approved by and extended by the Governor. It will not affect fireworks displays under the direction of a Texas licensed pyro-technician."
Bell County already issued a disaster declaration last Wednesday, which also prohibited the sale and use of fireworks. Bell County Judge David Blackburn said city-created events could likely continue as long as they applied for a permit and could show they have licensed pyrotechnicians and safety staff on site.
Multiple people in the fireworks industry addressed the Bell County Commissioners Court Monday asking for a way they could still sell fireworks before the 4th of July.
Jeff Coffee with American Fireworks told commissioners they were willing to stop selling skyrockets and other middle-type fireworks but there other alternatives to completely shutting down their business.
"Allow us to sell for four days," Coffee said. "We sell different types of products. We will sell smoke bombs. We will sell more sparklers. We'll more fountains and less misses and less aerial products. People are responsible."
"If we don't sell at all, that is one whole year that we have no way to make up income. We are not a 365 day a year business that has a way to make up," Chester Davis said.
Blackburn said Bell County had seen 133 fires in the month of June and firefighters were already concerned with any new factors that could make the situation worse.
"More than one firefighter this week has conveyed to me, and I wrote down one of the comments he made, was that all fireworks represent an undue source of ignition," he said. "Not some. All fireworks... in an already flammable environment."
Blackburn said he knew firework companies had an economic interest in making money but the county had to put public safety first.
Blackburn said the disaster declaration could be modified if the county does get rain later in the week. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/more-central-texas-counties-ban-fireworks-4th-of-july/500-a848033f-b58f-4810-8d81-d534f7bb873a | 2022-06-28T02:20:33 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/more-central-texas-counties-ban-fireworks-4th-of-july/500-a848033f-b58f-4810-8d81-d534f7bb873a |
SAN ANTONIO — Forty-six people were found dead of heat-related injuries inside a semitruck in far southwest San Antonio Monday evening, according to SAFD Chief Charles Hood—an incident that is now being investigated by federal authorities.
Hood said 16 others have been taken to local hospitals. Of those, 12 are adults and four are "pediatric" patients.
SAPD Chief William McManus said three people are in custody, but at this time it's unknown if they're "absolutely connected to this or not."
“Flight of migrants seeking refuge is always a humanitarian crisis. Tonight we’re dealing with a horrific human tragedy," San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said.
A heavy law enforcement presence made up of over 20 emergency vehicles was deployed to the area of Quintana Road and Cassin Drive around 6 p.m., converging at the semitruck.
Baptist Medical Center in downtown San Antonio told KENS 5 it has received five patients, all with critical injuries. At least three others were taken to a Methodist Healthcare facility in the Alamo City.
KENS 5 has multiple crews working to find out more.
Antonio Fernandez, CEO of Catholic Charities, was at the scene and told KENS 5's Henry Ramos, "We know that a lot of people have been taken to the hospitals."
"We're just trying to collect as much information as possible and see how we can help the people who survived," Fernandez said. "I'm not really sure those people are going to need a place to sleep tonight, or what is going to happen. We're just trying to find out as much information as we can help them."
He said his organization will be ready to help provide food or clothes, "whatever they need," to the survivors."
"Right now," he added, "we're just waiting for the police to let us know exactly what we can do."
This is a developing story. Check back with KENS5.com for updates.
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TEMPLE, Texas — The Temple Police Department is asking for your help in finding a 82-year-old woman who is missing and considered endangered.
Maria Vallejo was last seen in the 1500 block of South 13th Street, TPD said.
She is described to be 4'8" and 110 pounds with dyed red hair. She was last seen wearing a black shirt, khaki shorts and black sneakers, police said.
If you have information on her whereabouts, please contact TPD at 254-298-5500.
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TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — Travis County District Attorney José Garza is responding to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and discussing what will happen in Travis County once the state's "trigger law" on abortion goes into effect.
The "trigger law" bans abortions in Texas 30 days after the Supreme Court makes an official judgment on Roe v. Wade. On Friday, the court gave an opinion overturning the historic case, thereby ending the constitutional right to abortion.
"Making abortion illegal will not end abortions; it will simply end safe abortions for too many," Garza said in a statement Friday. "Threatening women who seek abortion services and their medical providers with prosecution will only drive women to seek out dangerous alternatives and avoid necessary medical care, which will lead to higher rates of preventable maternal death."
Garza said protecting the community is "the number one responsibility and job of any district attorney." He also stated that he and his office will not prosecute abortion-related cases.
"Our communities are safer when women and families can make personal health care and reproductive decisions without the threat of interference from the state," Garza said at a press conference on Monday. "We will not force women into the shadows, especially when they need lifesaving medical care here in Travis County. We will not criminalize personal health care decisions. If you need medical assistance, I implore you to seek it."
"We have been incredibly clear over the last several weeks that we will not prosecute people who seek abortions or people who provide abortion services," Garza said later in the press conference. "The role of the prosecutor is to see that justice is done. That is the statutory role of the prosecutor. And that means that in every case, our duty is not to prosecute but to ensure a just outcome."
During the press conference, Erin Martinson, director of the special victims division of the DA's office, shared some statistics to illustrate the office's stance on the high court's decision.
"One in three women in our communities will experience intimate partner and sexual violence during their lifetime. Of those women, 5% will become pregnant after their attack. And the research shows that violence escalates in severity and frequency when a woman is pregnant," Martinson said. "The single most dangerous time for a victim of intimate partner violence is when she attempts to leave her abuser. And you can imagine violence during pregnancy has devastating effects on maternal health. And now, 100% of victims in Texas do not have access to safe abortions."
Later in the press conference, Martinson vowed that the DA's office will continue to fight for victims.
"To all the women listening and watching today, we see you. We know that you're feeling helpless and distraught. Rest assured, we will not prosecute you for making decisions about safety and for terminating from the pain of carrying a child conceived in rage," Martinson said. "We will continue to do everything we can to help you fight, to help you find safety, because you deserve to be treated with dignity. You deserve to be able to make decisions that are best for you and your body. And you deserve to live free from violence."
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ANDREWS, Texas —
The City of Andrews announced Monday that one of the nineteen wells that provides the city’s water supply tested positive for E. coli bacteria.
After the positive test, the well was taken offline and will not be placed back online until a laboratory says it can be.
Water samples were taken throughout the city and no others showed signs of the bacteria.
The city included the following information as mandatory language from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality:
WHAT SHOULD I DO? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
Fecal indicators are microbes whose presence indicates that the water may be contaminated with human or animal wastes. Microbes in these wastes can cause short-term health effects, such as diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches, or other symptoms. They may pose a special health risk for infants, young children, some of the elderly, and people with severely compromised immune systems.
The symptoms above are not caused only by organisms in drinking water. If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you may want to seek medical advice. People at increased risk should seek advice from their health care providers about drinking this water.
The city said they anticipate the problem to be resolved within 48 hours. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/andrews-water-well-tests-positive-for-e-coli/513-86580b9e-18ba-4fe9-ac43-f6a5bf059587 | 2022-06-28T02:26:43 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/andrews-water-well-tests-positive-for-e-coli/513-86580b9e-18ba-4fe9-ac43-f6a5bf059587 |
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas — The Midland County Commissioner's Court announced Monday that an outdoor burning ban has been extended for the county ahead of Independence Day.
The ban will be in place for 90 days and is set to expire on Sept. 24. It was originally put in place on March 28, according to the Midland County website.
The decision to extend was made after the unincorporated areas of Midland County were determined to be under drought conditions by the Texas Forest Service.
A violation of the ban is a class C misdemeanor, punishable of a fine up to $500.
The county also suggests that those in rural areas keep approximately 30 feet mowed around their homes and outbuildings to help prevent a fire from reaching the structures.
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The Midland City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on an agenda item to improve facilities at the Scharbauer Sports Complex, including the home and visitors club houses at the baseball stadium.
The council will vote to approve $2.25 million ($1.885 million for the bid submitted by Mid-Tex of Midland and a contingency amount of $365,000 that is “recommended to cover any unforeseen costs that may arise during construction”).
The opinion of probable cost from Parkhill for the project had been estimated at $1.35 million.
The projects include renovations to the facilities and the field at Momentum Bank Ballpark, specifically the expansion and renovations of the home and visitor’s club houses, addition of dugout shades and grading and drainage on the field.
“The Midland RockHounds communicated that Major League Baseball is requiring new minimum facility standards, resulting in needed renovations and improvements to the facilities at Momentum Bank Ballpark,” the city reported in agenda documents. “Funding is available in the Scharbauer Sports Complex Fund Unappropriated Fund Balance and will be transferred and appropriated to a project in the Capital Projects Fund.”
Council to vote on Illinois Avenue pavement project
The Midland City Council will vote Tuesday on removing and replacing asphalt on Illinois Avenue between “A” Street and N Street.
The mill and inlay project removes all existing “distressed” asphalt and replaces it with new pavement, according to the city. The city also noted that “existing asphalt is removed, stockpiled, and often reused by the City of Midland Transportation Division for street and alley maintenance, or it is blended and reused to make new hot mix asphalt.”
Jones Brothers Dirt and Paving Contractors, Inc., of Odessa is the apparent low bidder. The contact will be for $1.413 million (base bid + 10% contingency), according to the city.
Improvements continue at east Midland park
The Midland City Council will vote on spending $140,325 to install five sets of bleachers with shades over each.
The City of Midland reports that Playgrounds Etc. had submitted a quote for materials, the engineered sealed drawings, freight, and installation. This improvement is part of $2 million that has been ear-marked for Reyes-Mashburn Nelms.
“It is requested that the balance of the $2 million be appropriated for additional improvements at Reyes- Mashburn-Nelms,” the city states in agenda documents. “These funds will be used to install new fencing, scoreboards and a proposed restroom building. Funding in the amount of $575,322.00 is available in the Parks Bond Projects Fund (126) and will be appropriated to a project for the purpose of purchasing bleachers, shades, fencing, scoreboards and a new restroom building at Reyes-Mashburn-Nelms Park. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/City-to-vote-on-MLB-mandated-improvements-to-17268737.php | 2022-06-28T02:26:54 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/City-to-vote-on-MLB-mandated-improvements-to-17268737.php |
MONAHANS, Texas — A nonprofit organization is working to bring a splash of color to Monahans.
The Monahans Mural Project has installed some new art pieces downtown with the help of local artists.
Two of these artists have been fast approaching completion of the latest mural, located on the corner of Sealy and Main.
The mural highlights the desert climate with cacti, a cow skull, and a bright orange and yellow background contrasting against the name Monahans painted in a bright green.
Another mural can be found at Delaney's Flower Shop. This one features flowers being visited by a hummingbird.
For more information on the project and to see progress of ongoing murals, you can visit the Monahans Mural Project on Facebook. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/monahans-mural-project-art-community/513-30d0acc2-0263-4df5-858a-3c98392f03df | 2022-06-28T02:26:55 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/monahans-mural-project-art-community/513-30d0acc2-0263-4df5-858a-3c98392f03df |
Homicides are up more than 100 percent since 2019.
And this year, the city is on pace to continue that trend.
Midland police reported Monday that the seventh homicide of 2022 took place Sunday at a west Midland apartment complex. The homicide is one behind the eight reported through June 2021.
The city reported that 2021 finished with 11 homicides, one less than 2020 when there were 12 inside the city of Midland.
2020 represented the most homicides in one year going back at least a decade. In fact, that total was as many as 2017-19 combined (12). MPD also reports the most homicides in one year from 2011-19 was seven in both 2014 and 2015.
Midland Police Chief Seth Herman said “criminal homicides” generally fall into two categories – relationships or drug/gun deals. He said the COVID pandemic tested both areas, creating stress on family units, mental health and financial situations.
He also said not all homicides are of the “criminal” variety, including self-defense and officer-involved situations.
Herman said he believes society is changing and “not moving in a positive direction.” He said there are more people coming to Midland and that translates to more chances for criminal behavior.
He added that while law enforcement attacks the gun and drug trades, he hopes Midlanders can do their part by locking up their firearms as people are leaving their guns in cars and these guns are being stolen – especially by noticeably younger criminals. That adds to the number of weapons on the streets, and therefore, the chances of violence increase
MPD reported earlier this year that crime was down in Midland in 2021 compared to 2020. That includes robberies down 16%, aggravated assaults down 19%, burglaries down 23%, thefts down 21% and motor vehicle thefts down 26%. The major crime category that increased was rape (up 51 percent).
What happened Sunday
Midland police reported Monday that officers were dispatched to the Spectrum Apartments, 4331 Dengar Ave., at around 11 a.m. Sunday in reference to a gunshot victim.
The victim, Jayshun Jurail Anders, was pronounced deceased at the scene from a gunshot wound, according to MPD. Crimes Against Persons Unit and Midland Police Department Crime Scene Unit were notified and responded to the scene. As of Monday morning, no arrests had been made. The investigation is ongoing.
Homicides
2022: 7
2021: 11
2020: 12
2019: 5
2018: 5
2017: 2
2016: 3
2015: 7
2014: 7
2013: 2
2012: 4
2011: 3
Source: City of Midland | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Homicides-have-increased-over-last-three-years-17268699.php | 2022-06-28T02:27:00 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Homicides-have-increased-over-last-three-years-17268699.php |
ODESSA, Texas — UPDATE: OPD says Ramirez has been found as of 2:46 p.m. Monday.
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The Odessa Police Department has asked for help locating a missing person.
22-year-old Christian Ramirez was last seen on June 20 at 9:30 p.m. according to a surveillance video. Ramirez is about 5' 4", weighs 145 pounds, and diagnosed with autism.
Ramirez is known for riding a mountain bike and may be carrying an HP laptop with him.
Please contact the Odessa Police Department at 432-333-3641 or Odessa Crime Stoppers at 432-335-4961 if you know his whereabouts.
More photos of Christian Ramirez can be found on the Odessa Police Department Facebook page. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/odessa-police-department-asks-for-help-locating-a-missing-person/513-88ddcc26-8a7e-47e8-948b-c52b1ea913ac | 2022-06-28T02:27:01 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/odessa-police-department-asks-for-help-locating-a-missing-person/513-88ddcc26-8a7e-47e8-948b-c52b1ea913ac |
BIG SPRING, Texas — One person has been killed in a fatal motorcycle accident that occurred on June 25 at 11:18 p.m. in Big Spring.
Big Spring Police officers were sent to the 1500 block of E. 4th and found 27-year-old Christopher Holmes dead at the scene.
Officers believe Holmes was traveling eastbound in the 1500 block of E. 4th when he failed to control his speed, veered off the roadway and hit the curb. Officers say Holmes was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
The investigation is still ongoing. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/one-dead-after-fatal-motorcycle-crash-in-big-spring/513-dd70d641-2b29-442e-a0c9-f21e05e97d4b | 2022-06-28T02:27:07 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/one-dead-after-fatal-motorcycle-crash-in-big-spring/513-dd70d641-2b29-442e-a0c9-f21e05e97d4b |
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas —
The Texas Rangers are conducting a homicide investigation after remains were positively identified as a missing 16-year-old, according to Midland Crime Stoppers.
The remains of Sylvia Smith were found in 2013 in Midland County, about 10 miles south of I-20.
Smith went missing on Valentine's Day in 2000. She was a Lee high School student and Golden Corral employee.
When she disappeared, her mother reported her as a missing/runaway to the Midland Police Department.
Rangers were able to find Smith’s family members through DNA analysis, genetic genealogy and interviews.
Evidence also revealed that she was killed.
Anyone with information regarding the murder is encouraged to submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at www.694tips.com or call 432-694-TIPS.
A tip that leads to an arrest could be worth a cash reward. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas-rangers-investigating-homicide-after-identifying-remains-of-missing-person/513-2fdf5264-1676-4898-8790-42832610b296 | 2022-06-28T02:27:14 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas-rangers-investigating-homicide-after-identifying-remains-of-missing-person/513-2fdf5264-1676-4898-8790-42832610b296 |
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