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A new online map launched by the Bismarck Police Department will offer the public a view of officer activity in three categories.
The police incident map details crime, traffic and service calls, and shows activity as far back as one month. It can be found at bit.ly/3Ou8KhR.
Data for the map is pulled from the department’s computer-aided dispatch system, Lt. Luke Gardiner said. That system was installed a couple of years ago, and the department implemented other features before going live with the map. It shows calls to which the department responded but does not outline arrests. Victim names aren't visible, and the information includes street names but not the exact address of a call. Incidents are posted about three hours after the last officer signs off on an incident, Gardiner said.
Users can view all three categories at once or choose the ones they’d like to see. With a click, the map shows more information about the calls. Dropdown boxes on the calls show report numbers if a report is filed. If no report is filed, a caller can provide the department with the listed event identification number for further information.
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“If you know that we can easily look it up,” Deputy Chief Jason Stugelmeyer said.
Pie graphs break down the number of calls in subcategories. In the crime graph, for example, users can see what percentage of calls involved vandalism, unwanted subjects, or more serious matters.
“I like that you can pick and choose and go anywhere in the city,” Chief Dave Draovitch said. “People can get an idea what’s happening.”
The department will benefit too by being able to quickly identify hot spots in any of the three categories.
“It will show us where to put resources,” Draovitch said. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/bismarck-police-launch-online-incident-map-will-benefit-public-and-the-force/article_010a7980-f660-11ed-b25b-97040dcdcc17.html | 2023-06-12T12:16:38 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/bismarck-police-launch-online-incident-map-will-benefit-public-and-the-force/article_010a7980-f660-11ed-b25b-97040dcdcc17.html |
Juneteenth 2023: Celebrate in Knoxville with parade, exhibits, stories of emancipation
A month after Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill to make June 19 ‒ known as Juneteenth ‒ a state holiday, and two years after Juneteenth became a federal holiday, Knoxville is preparing for days of festivities to celebrate Black freedom.
Juneteenth ‒ also known as Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day and Freedom Day ‒ falls on a Monday this year and will be observed by federal, city of Knoxville and Knox County employees.
Juneteenth (short for June Nineteenth) marks the date in 1865 when the last enslaved people in Texas were informed they were free, and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. The holiday is often celebrated with music, services, food, parades and other activities. It's also an opportunity to learn more about Black and African American history and culture while reflecting on how slavery and racism has affected our communities and what it means to be truly free.
If you would like to see your Juneteenth event featured on this list, email Hayley.Choy@Knox.News.com.
Juneteenth 2023 Town Hall Meeting with state Rep. Sam McKenzie and the Tennessee Black Caucus
June 16 – Beck Cultural Exchange Center
The Beck Cultural Exchange Center will kick off its Juneteenth events with its Racial Justice Conversation featuring state Rep. Sam McKenzie and members of the Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the discussion starts at 6 p.m. at the Beck Center. Join the conversation regarding Juneteenth and topics relevant to the community.
The Green McAdoo Cultural Center Juneteenth Celebration
June 17 – Green McAdoo Cultural Center
The Green McAdoo Cultural Center will host its third annual Juneteenth Celebration from 4:30-9:30 p.m. The Freedom Day festivities will include bingo, games, live music, giveaways and food trucks. The event also will feature a conversation with Rachel Louise Martin about her upcoming book, "A Most Tolerant Little Town."
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Haley Heritage Square 25th Anniversary Kickoff
June 17 – Beck Cultural Exchange Center
Beck Cultural Exchange Center will launch a yearlong celebration of the 25th anniversary of the installation of the Alex Haley statue in Haley Heritage Square, 1600 Dandridge Ave. Gather with community members, artists, storytellers and the Haley family at the statue at 10 a.m., as they commemorate this symbol of legacy and hope.
Stories of Emancipation at Mabry-Hazen House
June 17-26 – Mabry-Hazen House
The Mabry-Hazen House, featuring generations of family artifacts and heirlooms, will share emancipation stories about local enslaved communities. Visitors can explore how enslaved people connected to the Mabry-Hazen House gained their freedom and fought to dismantle American chattel slavery. Three tours will take place, starting at 10:30 a.m., noon and 1:30 p.m., with special Juneteenth Day tours at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Admission is free, but reservations are encouraged and donations are appreciated. Visit mabryhazen.com for more information and to make a reservation.
Rooted in History Juneteenth Celebration
June 18 – Rooted East Knoxville Collective
Rooted East Knoxville Collective, a community-led food justice collective serving East Knoxville, invites the community to the Rooted in History Juneteenth Celebration 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens. The gathering will include food, libations, educational workshops, poetry, dance, music, arts and discussion with BattleField Farm's Chris Battle. An inaugural Black Knoxville portrait will be taken promptly at 3 p.m., and all white attire is required for the photo.
MLK Memorial Parade and Juneteenth Celebration
June 19 – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission
The 2023 MLK Memorial Parade and Juneteenth Celebration presented by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission will begin with registration and line-up 8:30-9:30 a.m. at Chilhowee Park. The parade will begin at 10 a.m., and will proceed down MLK Jr. Boulevard and end at Dr. Walter Hardy Park. The Juneteenth Celebration will start at noon at the park. For more information and to register, visit mlkknoxville.com.
Juneteenth Special Heritage Exhibit
June 19 – Beck Cultural Exchange Center
The Beck Cultural Exchange Center will present its Juneteenth Special Heritage Exhibit 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Last year, the Beck Cultural Exchange Center unveiled a permanent outdoor exhibit titled “Emancipation.” This historical exhibition consists of large aluminum panels along with a life-size image. The exhibit honors and pays tribute to the estimated 250,000 enslaved people in Texas in 1865.
Juneteenth Slow Ride and Celebration at The Bottom and Two Bikes
June 19 – The Bottom and Two Bikes
Join The Bottom and Two Bikes for their Juneteenth Slow Ride and Celebration. The casual bike ride will take place 10 a.m.-noon and will guide participants through the Five Points neighborhood of East Knoxville, with stops at the Alex Haley Heritage Square and the Beck Cultural Exchange Center. The ride will end back at The Bottom, and will include a Knox Vintage Market pop up 11 a.m.-4 p.m., food, and a community showcase 2-3 p.m. More information on the ride and activities can be found at thebottomknox.com and twobikes.org.
7 little known tidbits on Juneteenth, a celebration of freedom in America | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2023/06/12/juneteenth-knoxville-2023-parade-exhibits-tours/70290745007/ | 2023-06-12T12:24:25 | 1 | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2023/06/12/juneteenth-knoxville-2023-parade-exhibits-tours/70290745007/ |
Americans spent $93 billion on travel in February 2023—5% above 2019 (before COVID-19) and 9% above 2022, according to the U.S. Travel Association. As more and more people venture out to make up for the last few pandemic-ridden years, you might be looking to go a little farther off the beaten path to avoid the crowds.
But it's not always easy to learn about lesser-known travel gems or figure out how to find them. Fortunately, Stacker did some digging and found a hidden travel gem for every state, using data from Atlas Obscura.
Each state's top hidden wonders were based on their travel rarity ratio, which Stacker calculated by taking the number of "want to visit" votes for places on Atlas Obscura and dividing those by the number of "been here" votes as of April 11, 2023. This list includes each state's places with the highest-ranking ratio—that is, lots of people want to visit, but not many actually have—as long as they had at least 100 "been here" votes at the time of tabulation.
Here you'll find opportunities to explore offbeat history, admire ancient geological formations, witness unexplained phenomena, and reveal long-kept secrets—no matter what state your travels take you to.
Because these locations aren't the most obvious and out-in-the-open tourist attractions that you'd find in your garden variety travel guide, some of these locations require making special arrangements to access them. In other cases, the hidden gem might be on private property and only visible from afar. In those cases, it is vital to respect property owners and avoid trespassing.
Read on to find each state's coolest hidden wonder.
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Ocean City cracks down on marijuana consumption, bucking Maryland trend
The town of Ocean City is cracking down on on-site cannabis consumption before the recreational use of marijuana becomes legal across the state of Maryland this July.
Municipalities, including Ocean City, may enact laws to regulate use and consumption regardless of any statewide legalization. The resort town, which prides itself on being a family resort, is aiming to remain a smoke-free environment.
Maryland's relaxed marijuana laws are slated to take effect on July 1, 2023, allowing adults 21 and older to legally possess, use and grow cannabis recreationally. Possession and use of cannabis by individuals younger than 21 will remain illegal and subject to civil penalties.
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Together, Ocean City councilmembers unanimously voted to advance the ban of on-site cannabis consumption at a May 30 work session. The ban will ensure cannabis products are not sold or consumed in establishments or businesses across the resort town.
No comments were made or questions posed prior to the vote.
Councilmembers later unanimously voted to approve the first reading of an ordinance that will effectively ban on-premises cannabis consumption licenses at a June 5 meeting. A vote to establish fines of $25 up to $1,000 for violation of the future ordinance was also passed.
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Smoking continues to be prohibited in all public spaces, including the beach and Boardwalk, in the resort town.
Additional information regarding recreational cannabis use and possession in Maryland can be found here.
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Grab your cape and leap some tall buildings: June 12 is Superman Day! It’s also Peanut Butter Cookie Day, so before you go off and make like a superhero, indulge in a sweet treat. We like ours with those fork marks, just like grandma used to make.
The historic Washington Park Velodrome, 1821 Washington Road, hosts Monday night Stock Bike Racing — open to everyone, from age 3 to adults. Registration starts at 6 p.m., with races starting at 6:30 p.m. (for tricycles) and 7 p.m. for the “big track.” To race, bring your bike and a helmet. Stock bike racing is an introduction to track racing, geared to younger riders but all ages are welcome. The cost is $5 (a one-time registration fee) plus $3 race fee for adults. For more details, go to kenoshavelodrome.com.
The Kenosha Public Library is hosting Chess Night in Lincoln Park, 6900 18th Ave. The Kenosha Chess Association hosts games from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays outside the park’s Oribiletti Center. All ages and abilities are welcome. Also: The library’s Book Truck will be parked nearby. You can sign up for a library card, check out and return items, and sign up for the Summer Reading Program.
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Prost! The Biergarten in Petrifying Springs County Park is open seven days, serving up cold beverages and warm pretzels. For more details, check the Biergarten’s Facebook page.
“From Curiosity to Science” — a permanent exhibit — can be toured on the second floor of the Kenosha Public Museum, 5500 First Ave. The exhibit offers visitors the chance to “take a journey of discovery from the 1600s through modern museum displays.” Admission is free. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. For more information, call 262-653-4140 or log on at KenoshaPublicMuseum.org.
Monday night music alert: George’s Tavern in Racine, 1201 N. Main St., hosts an Open Jam on Monday nights from 7 to 10 p.m. Everyone is welcome. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-events-for-monday-june-12/article_44d91cb2-0708-11ee-95b5-fffa9c56d76e.html | 2023-06-12T12:47:45 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-events-for-monday-june-12/article_44d91cb2-0708-11ee-95b5-fffa9c56d76e.html |
EAST BERLIN, Pa. — You wouldn't typically find a teen willingly cleaning, let alone doing so in a cemetery.
But Clayton Hackman is far from your average 16-year-old.
This past April, the Eagle Scout helped fix more than 120 headstones on the grounds of East Berlin Cemetery.
"I think it's a duty of the community to help these people," said Hackman. "East Berlin has been here since the late 1700s and I think we should honor them and honor their lives."
The headstones were weathered, damaged and some centuries old.
"They were covered in moss, mold and just really gross," said Hackman.
This effort took a lot of elbow grease, scrubbing and polishing the headstones.
"We cleaned the stones, we straightened the stones at their bases, we repaired the stones," said Hackman. "It was relatively a long process that took two days to do."
It also took teamwork. Help from his father and fellow Troop 88 Lake Meade scouts made it happen.
As part of his Eagle project, Clayton led a group of volunteers over those 48 hours. He says the entire crew felt compelled to leave the space better than they found it, to honor those who are no longer with us.
"A lot of Civil War veterans are in here and a lot of veterans from World War I," said his father, Ray Hackman. "This is the history of your community."
Clayton's father credits his son's values and work ethic to the Boy Scouts of America Program. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/eagle-scout-repairs-headstones-east-berlin-cemetery-on-the-bright-side/521-d264d1cf-6a46-4434-9564-42f13d96ff5a | 2023-06-12T12:52:45 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/eagle-scout-repairs-headstones-east-berlin-cemetery-on-the-bright-side/521-d264d1cf-6a46-4434-9564-42f13d96ff5a |
Authorities say they have almost completely contained two forest fires in the New Jersey Pinelands.
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said in statements Sunday that both blazes in Burlington County are now 90% contained.
Officials said one fire in Evesham Township in Burlington County -- known as the Buzby Boggs Wildfire -- has grown to just over a square mile, but no longer poses a threat to the four structures cited earlier.
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The forest fire service said the other fire in the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest remains at 1.3 square miles; that blaze isn’t threatening any structures. Crews planned to spend the day patrolling the fire perimeter and mopping up hot spots.
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A teenager went missing while swimming across a Gloucester County, New Jersey, lake Sunday night.
Crews could be seen searching on Alcyon Lake in Pitman overnight. The borough of Pitman on Facebook called it "an active search" and said multiple agencies were involved.
Emergency management in neighboring Camden County told NBC10 that the teen who disappeared in the water before 9 p.m. is a Pitman High School student who was swimming across the lake as part of a scavenger hunt.
Pitman police said the search continued before daybreak Monday.
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The missing teen wasn't immediately identified.
Pitman High School announced in an Instagram post that all of Monday's exams were canceled and that no students were required to come to school.
The high school. however, would be open Monday to offer emotional support, the post said. And, all seniors were "encouraged" to come to an afternoon informational session.
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DALLAS — The Dallas Police Department (DPD) said a 7-year-old girl who was allegedly abducted Sunday afternoon has been located and is safe.
According to DPD, an AMBER Alert was issued Sunday evening after the young girl was reportedly last seen getting into a gray SUV (unknown make, model and license plate) with an unknown man in the 1100 block of West Kiest Boulevard around noon.
Sources told WFAA reporter Rebecca Lopez that the girl and her 9-year-old brother were walking to a store when they were approached by the suspect in the SUV who offered to give them a ride.
Once they got in, sources said the girl's brother was "tricked" into getting out of the vehicle and the suspect drove off with the 7-year-old still inside.
Just before 1 a.m. Monday, June 12, DPD posted to its social media channels that the 7-year-old was "located and she is safe." The department has yet to release any information on a possible suspect or where and how she was found. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/amber-alert-issued-for-7-year-old-dallas-girl/287-49808e7d-41ff-442c-9351-9c1892722c3d | 2023-06-12T12:57:03 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/amber-alert-issued-for-7-year-old-dallas-girl/287-49808e7d-41ff-442c-9351-9c1892722c3d |
DALLAS — ERCOT is forecasting Texas will blow past its record-high demand for energy this week.
Parts of North Texas, including Fort Worth, hit 100 degrees for the first time this year Sunday, June 11. In the next 10 days, North Texas will likely see seven days where temperatures top 100.
“That extra degree or two of heat is causing that extra thousand megawatts to be needed,” Doug Lewin, author of Texas Energy and Power newsletter, said. “That can be the difference between outages and not.”
Lewin doesn’t expect outages this week or possibly at all this summer, but conservation calls are a possibility.
Headed into summer, record demand for ERCOT is 80,038 MW set July 20 of last year when Texas set records 11 different times.
ERCOT expected peak demand this summer to pass that, hitting 82,739 MW.
Now, in just the second week of June, forecasts as of Sunday evening are for a peak of 82,278 MW at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 16.
“This is going to continue to be a problem. They’re going to continue to under-predict,” Lewin said. “We’re going to have very few years that aren’t extreme years going forward. That’s just the new reality.”
The rise in demand is substantial: 1,000 MW is roughly the capacity needed to power 200,000 homes.
Outages usually happen because of three issues: high demand, unexpected outages and poor performance from wind and solar.
This week, while demand will be high, ERCOT is forecasting around 5,000 MW of outages which is about normal, and Lewin points solar generation should perform extremely well.
“We’re at twice as much solar [capacity] and almost three times as much storage as last summer,” Lewin said. “That is going to make a big difference. It’s one of the reasons why next week isn’t going to be as big an issue.”
Lewin’s long-term concern is a lack of HVAC efficiency and a need for a conservation system that’s more regulated and automatic than simply asking for public help. He also puts the surge in demand on statewide growth along with global warming.
“Every time we break a record, that indicates a failure because we are not implementing energy efficiency solutions,” he said. “We are not implementing demand response solutions.”
With a hot summer possibly ahead, both Texans and the grid could need relief.
“It’s like I tell my kids, ‘focus on the things that you can control’,” he said. “You can’t control the wind, but you can control demand-side, storage, all of these kinds of things.” | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/ercot-projecting-new-record-energy-demand-with-100-degree-heat/287-a58a800e-c4c4-4121-99ae-9755124135ce | 2023-06-12T12:57:09 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/ercot-projecting-new-record-energy-demand-with-100-degree-heat/287-a58a800e-c4c4-4121-99ae-9755124135ce |
ARLINGTON, Texas — On Sunday evening in an online video statement, Bishop Michael F. Olson addressed the Catholic faithful in regards to the events at the Carmelite Monastery in Arlington.
"It has hurt me deeply because I love the Sisters and the Arlington Carmel very much," the Bishop said to start the video statement.
The message may have been meant for the Catholic faithful but the alleged events have gripped the world-wide community.
Olson said it was a church, spiritual, and pastoral matter and not meant for the public realm. But says he felt compelled to address the situation after a civil suit was levied against him after what he calls, "false and baseless claims."
This started with an investigation into whether Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach broke a vow of chastity with a priest from another diocese.
The bishop says Mother Gerlach had admitted to breaking the vow to a vicar general and a Sister at the monastery. The bishop clarified that the admission did not happen during a church confession. The bishop was advised of the misconduct in April.
"She voluntarily made these admissions on four different dates with clarity and consistency but without naming the priest," said Olson.
The bishop says Mother Gerlach described it as consensual and in an April conversation with Olson and others within the diocese, admitted to the misconduct a fifth time and revealed the name of the priest.
"The superior informed me that the priest on the advice of his own canonical council refused to participate in the investigation and the priest conveyed to him he would neither confirm nor deny his involvement," said Olson.
Civil attorneys for Mother Gerlach deny the allegations.
"100% categorically denies she had any kind of sexual affair with a priest. They don't have any proof that it happened because it didn't happen," said Matthew Bobo on Thursday, civil attorney for the nuns.
In a statement Sunday night, Bobo writes, "We are aware of Bishop Olson's latest defamatory comments about the Mother Superior's alleged sins and also acknowledge that he has gone public once again without providing any specifics..."
The attorney for the nuns speculated this was all an attempt by the diocese to seize the property and control the monastery.
It is important to the note the Carmelites answer to the Vatican. More than a week ago, a decree from the Vatican gave the bishop governing power over the monastery.
"The donor list, the property, and all of the assets of the monastery belong to the monastery and are there for the Carmelite community of nuns," said Olson.
In another wild twist, two photos provided by the diocese and allegedly taken by someone on the inside, appear to show many open pill bottles and cannabis products inside a room of the monastery. The bishop says he's alerted the Arlington Police Department on the matter.
The civil attorneys for the nuns argue the pictures appear staged.
"The absolutely ridiculous allegations by the diocese including anonymously-sourced photos that could have easily been staged and doctored by anyone, and from anywhere, are without merit," wrote Bobo.
"Claims that the Diocese of Fort Worth or I planted these drugs is false and baseless," said Olson.
The nuns through their attorneys are asking for "ongoing prayers during this time of suffering and persecution."
Bishop Olson ended his video statement saying, "Please pray for a just, peace, and merciful conclusion."
The back-and-forth between both parties has gone several weeks with the possibility of civil, criminal and canonical trials in the near future. But it appears both sides can agree on one thing: prayer.
See Bishop Olson's full video statement below: | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fort-worth-diocese-bishop-addresses-monastery-scandal-video-statement/287-cb76799f-b75e-483d-95e9-1a04a2b2752a | 2023-06-12T12:57:15 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fort-worth-diocese-bishop-addresses-monastery-scandal-video-statement/287-cb76799f-b75e-483d-95e9-1a04a2b2752a |
MIDLAND, Texas — Whenever you’re out with your dog on a hot day, any good owner should remember that dogs need things like water to drink and maybe some shade to cool off under.
But you must also keep in mind that your buddy isn’t wearing shoes most of the time like you.
“The ground can be 10 to 20 degrees hotter than it is outside. So if it’s 90 degrees outside it can be 100 or 110 on the floor. So we need to be really careful with dogs.” said Katlyn Walthall, director of community outreach and fundraising at Fix West Texas.
This can have severe consequences on your dog’s paws and potentially lead to further issues.
“It can get red, it can get blistered, it can go raw basically so it can cause a lot of medical issues if that happens. Basically, it can cause severe burns.” Walthall continued.
Walthall says the best times to walk dogs in a hot climate is in the morning or the evening since that’s when the sun and heat isn’t as harsh.
What makes you uncomfortable on walks on a hot day might be the same for your dog.
“I think people need to realize that unfortunately can’t tennis shoes or don’t as much as humans do. So we need to be cognizant and watch out for their best interests.” Walthall added.
Walthall also says that smaller dogs generally can't sty out in the heat as long as bigger dogs.
So keep this in mind as well. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/make-sure-your-dogs-paws-arent-getting-burned/513-711d4154-b363-47f7-8f8c-3100c8e992c8 | 2023-06-12T12:57:21 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/make-sure-your-dogs-paws-arent-getting-burned/513-711d4154-b363-47f7-8f8c-3100c8e992c8 |
DALLAS — North Texans braced for a plethora of warnings Sunday evening, as a round of severe weather hit the area.
Just before 5 p.m. a severe thunderstorm watch was issued for most of North Texas, including Dallas and Tarrant counties. By 6:30 p.m., a line of severe storms moved in quickly, bringing high winds and up to baseball-sized hail for cities like Rockwall, Plano and Royse City.
Around 8:30 p.m. severe thunderstorm sirens began blaring in Collin County due to the large hail storm.
Several residents contacted WFAA to report hail damage to vehicles and homes Sunday night.
Heavy rain and lightning also were threats and thousands of customers were without power Sunday evening.
As of 10 p.m., there were nearly 40,000 customers without power, according to the Oncor outage map.
Heavy rain also caused some localized flooding issues in Dallas. According to Dallas-Fire Rescue, crews have responded to four high-water calls, one water rescue, 38 downed utility wires and 22 major accidents.
And air travelers were affected too. Both DFW International and Dallas Love Field are reporting delays. At DFW Airport, ground stops have been extended and delays are up to 120 minutes and increasing as storms continue. Check your flight status, here.
A severe thunderstorm watch remain in effect until midnight. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/severe-thunderstorm-warnings-dallas-fort-worth-weather-hail/287-1d855887-4ccc-4a68-8a8b-58f8ea895756 | 2023-06-12T12:57:27 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/severe-thunderstorm-warnings-dallas-fort-worth-weather-hail/287-1d855887-4ccc-4a68-8a8b-58f8ea895756 |
CLALLAM COUNTY, Wash. — A hiker that was reported missing in Olympic National Park was reunited with his family after he "self-rescued" on Saturday.
The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) said it was notified on June 7 of an overdue hiker by Olympic National Park rangers. The hiker is 44-year-old Hunter Fraser of California.
The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office said Fraser set out on Monday for a 40-mile trek with two overnights, although authorities are unsure of the exact route.
Fraser's family told authorities they had last heard from him via text on Monday morning and that he was supposed to be back in Seattle by midday on Wednesday.
According to the CCSO, Fraser self-rescued via the Dosewallips River Trail with the assistance of other hikers. He was driven to Quilcene, Wash. where his family, park personnel, and medical responders met him.
The search effort included air support, ground teams, and dog teams from a variety of agencies, many of which are volunteers. In total, there were approximately 90 search and rescue personnel involved.
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From the Archives: Photos of the Richmond region in the 1980s
In March 1987, manager Cissy Travers (right) and assistant John Gurski organized the shelves at Video World, a video rental store on Robious Road in Chesterfield County. At the time, some of the leading rental titles were big movies from 1986, including “Top Gun,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Stand By Me” and “Aliens.”
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In October 1988, Eddie Van Halen of the rock band Van Halen performed a 15-minute guitar solo to a concert audience of almost 10,000 at the Richmond Coliseum.
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In September 1985, the James Center Development Co. demolished this vacant building between East Canal Street and the Downtown Expressway to make way for the development of the James Center. The structure formerly housed the freight office and some accountants from the Chessie System railroad company.
Bob Brown
In November 1982, a crowd filled Regency Square mall for the first day of Sunday store openings in Henrico County. Before the Sunday closing law, or so-called blue law, was formally repealed by the Board of Supervisors, Henrico residents – who in a referendum that month voted in favor of repeal – had to travel to surrounding localities to shop on a Sunday.
Rich Crawford
In March 1989, Melvin Major of the Fin & Feather Pet Center pulled Slick – a 7-foot, 8-inch boa constrictor owned by Joseph Dodson III – from the under Dodson’s car in Henrico County. Slick had gotten so entangled in the vehicle that a wheel and spring had to be removed to retrieve him – and a flare was used to encourage him to move in the right direction.
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In June 1984, engineer Charlie Dean inspected the new Big Bad Wolf roller coaster at Busch Gardens near Williamsburg. Park officials had determined that the ride was slightly faster than the maximum comfortable speed of 48 mph, so engineers installed an additional breaking system ahead of the ride’s debut.
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In October 1982, a $30,000 DeLorean sports car was positioned outside a store in Short Pump after a test drive. The DeLorean became an icon of the 1980s for both its short, drama-filled history and for being immortalized in the “Back to the Future” film franchise starting in 1985.
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In July 1985, actors George Takei, who played Sulu on the original “Star Trek” television series, visited two Richmond-area Theater Video stores to sign autographs and meet with fans. Partially visible at right was cast mate Walter Koenig, who played Chekov. Takei noted that “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry “had a special sensitivity for casting people who shared his own vision of the future.”
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In December 1984, Alyson Rappaport showed off the gift she received for her Cabbage Patch doll: a full-length mink coat. The coat cost around $100 and was made by a Philadelphia furrier as Alyson’s seventh birthday gift from her parents. Cabbage Patch dolls were one of the consumer crazes of the 1980s.
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In February 1982, Atari video game enthusiasts gathered at the Best Products on Quioccasin Road in Henrico County for an “Asteroids” competition. The contestant with the highest score won a television set, an Atari console and five game cartridges. The Atari 2600 was a mainstay of early 1980s home entertainment.
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In March 1986, Cricket Satterfield showed off his entry in Richmond's third annual Chili Cook-Off. Held downtown in Festival Park between the 6th Street Marketplace and the Coliseum, the event generated about $7,600 for the Richmond Police Memorial Foundation. Last year’s event, held at the Richmond Raceway Complex, marked the 30th anniversary.
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In March 1988, Kings Dominion introduced the Avalanche. The new ride resembled a bobsled run – and even got a thumbs-up from members of that year’s Jamaican Olympic bobsled team, who visited the park to help introduce the ride. The Avalanche, which lasts 90 seconds and reaches a speed of 41 mph, is still operating today.
Alexa Welch Edlund
In April 1982, preparations for construction of the Richmond Convention Center were underway along East Broad Street downtown. Among businesses that were torn down to accommodate the new facility were Swatty’s Men’s Shop and the Greyhound bus station.
Lindy Keast Rodman
In April 1986, under dark skies, a freight train made a southbound crossing of the James River on the Seaboard System Railroad bridge downriver from the Powhite Parkway.
Bob Brown
In February 1981, Benny Parsons spun his No. 15 car into the rail as Richard Petty went by in the Richmond 400 NASCAR race at the State Fairgrounds. Parsons finished fifth and Petty finished third behind Darrell Waltrip, who won the race for the second time in a row. Waltrip earned about $19,000 for the victory.
Rich Crawford
In April 1987, Juanita Wade walked down the flooded Main Street in Columbia, a James River town in Fluvanna County near Fork Union. A little farther upriver in Bremo Bluff, the James River crested at more than 33 feet following spring rains. In Richmond, it reached about 15 feet above flood stage.
Overton McGehee
In January 1989, rock ’n’ roll pioneer Chuck Berry played a sold-out show at the Mosque (now Altria Theater) in Richmond. Among those in attendance was Gov. Gerald L. Baliles, to whom Berry dedicated “Rock and Roll Music.” Tickets to the show cost $19.50.
Mark Gormus
This October 1988 image shows the Annabel Lee, a reproduction paddle-wheeler that offered dinner cruises and entertainment on the James River from 1988 through 2003. The boat had seating for more than 200 passengers, plus two full-service bars and two dance floors. After attendance declined, the owners moved the vessel to the Washington, D.C., area at the beginning of 2004.
Bruce Parker
In October 1980, Blevins Gibbs (front), Henry McClellan and Larry Daylight, all Native Americans from Oklahoma, visited the Kings Dominion theme park in Doswell as part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World. The show, based out of California, traveled the world and featured as many as 80 performers, though only 11 were at the local stop. Its focus was on entertainment, but it also aimed for authenticity and education.
Don Long
8/9/2015: This September 1987 image shows an illuminated Broad Street in Richmond from the City Hall observation deck during a series of torrential rains around Labor Day. The James River rose to 15½ feet above flood stage and filled 24 square blocks of the city with 6 feet of muddy water. More than 50 streets were closed downtown.
Dan Currier
8/1On July 4, 1988, Festival Park in downtown Richmond hosted a country music concert featuring Exile and Juice Newton, among others. The free event closed with a laser show in which patriotic images were projected onto a screen suspended over the audience.
Robin Layton
In August 1980, Rudolph Cunningham placed a chicken into the rotisserie oven at Stonewall Market on Grove Avenue in Richmond. The market was opened in 1946 by Stanley and Marilyn Linas. Decades later, in an era of supermarkets, Stonewall Market still maintained a strong base of customers who had groceries delivered to their kitchens. Mrs. Linas even admitted that she had not met many of her customers in person, as much of their business was done over the phone.
Don Pennell
8/2This August 1984 image shows part of death row, including haunting artwork, at the Mecklenburg Correctional Center. In May, six death row inmates, including the Briley Brothers, escaped after studying the behavior of guards, overpowering them, stealing their uniforms and feigning a bomb threat in order to get out of the unit. All were recaptured and later executed.
Bob Brown
In March 1984, country and bluegrass musician Ricky Skaggs performed for a crowd of more than 3,000 at the Mosque in Richmond; his set list included seven No. 1 singles from the previous two years. Skaggs is an accomplished mandolin player and also plays guitar and fiddle. His career included work with the Country Gentlemen, a bluegrass group from Northern Virginia.
Bob Brown
In May 1987, a canoeist navigated through the James River rapids near downtown Richmond during the Wild Water Race, which was part of Big River Weekend. The event celebrated the outdoors and river-related activities in Richmond.
Gary Burns
In November 1988, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars members were among participants at a Veterans Day ceremony at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond.
Bill Lane
In September 1982, a section of the former Pinnell’s boat and bicycle shop on lay in ruins after demolition the day before. The store was razed to make way for a 3-story medical office building - the new $24 million structure was built between Grace and West Broad streets, close to Richmond Metropolitan Hospital. Today the building serves as a Virginia Commonwealth University dormitory.
Clement Britt
In September 1984, the Empire Theatre on Broad Street in downtown Richmond reopened with a gala and performance from the Richmond Symphony. Opened in 1911, the Empire closed and reopened many times since its founding. It is now known as the Sara Belle and Neil November Theatre and is home to the Virginia Rep.
P. Kevin Morley
In December 1982, a celebration of the seven-day Kwanzaa holiday began at Richmond’s Hippodrome Theater with a reading of the Nguzo Saba, the seven core principles, by Jamil Mulazim. Douglas Webber (left) and Umar Kenyatta lit symbolic candles. Kwanzaa, derived from the Swahili term for “first fruits,” was developed as an African-American celebration in the 1960s.
Masaaki Okada
In March 1985, the Diamond was in the late stages of construction. The 12,500-seat baseball stadium on the Boulevard in Richmond was set to open a month later for the new season. Compared with Parker Field, the Diamond offered more seating, concessions, restrooms and boxes where guests could host parties while watching the game.
Bob Brown
Membership in The Woman's Club has grown from about 200 in 1900 (when noted activist Mary Munford was president) to almost 1,500 today. Through its educational programs, its impressive list of speakers has ranged from Amelia Earhart to U.S. presidents. Its college scholarship fund for young women has supported more than 500 students – and as part of TWC's 125th anniversary celebration in 2019, it boosted its scholarship commitment to $100,000.
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In September 1985, NASCAR driver Kyle Petty inspected his wrecked Ford Thunderbird after a practice run at the Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway in Henrico County during the Wrangler 400 competition. Petty’s car hit Dale Earnhardt’s, with Petty getting the worst of it.
P. Kevin Morley
On Valentine’s Day 1989, a 50-foot-wide heart hung from the columns of the state Capitol’s south portico in Richmond. The oversized valentine was created to mark the 20th anniversary of the “Virginia is for Lovers” advertising campaign.
Wallace Huey Clark
In August 1989, Coppola’s Deli owner Joe Coppola (right) and manager Bill Gerloff carefully assemble a 40-foot Italian hero in the Carytown eatery. The giant sub required three cases of tomatoes, 50 pounds of cold cuts and 15 pounds of provolone cheese. The sandwich was made for the Carytown Watermelon Festival, where patrons could buy 5 inches for $5.
Jay Paul
In October 1982, Tim Smith checked the progress of a bunch of bananas in Highland Springs. His father, George, began cultivating the banana grove 10 years earlier after a friend gave him a plant as a gift. The plant grew and multiplied into 89 banana trees, ranging from 6-inch shoots to 18-foot trees. (George Smith said he didn’t eat the fruit – he grew them because he said they were beautiful plants.)
Bob Brown
In April 1985, Blanche Whitaker operated the elevator one last time at Central Fidelity Bank in downtown Richmond. Whitaker was retiring after more than three decades and was believed to be the last manual elevator operator in the city. With her departure, the bank planned to convert the elevator to automatic control.
Carl Lynn
In January 1980, the Richmond Bicentennial Commission erected this billboard along Interstate 95 downtown to celebrate the city’s 200th year as Virginia’s capital, which previously was Williamsburg.
Rich Crawford
In spring 1981, the Express Lane drive-thru convenience store opened in Louisa County. Patrons could stay in the cars to assess their choices, then place orders with a “runner” who would retrieve items. The store was patterned after the drive-thru beverage locations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
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In April 1985, Cammie Joyce, a daughter of Dr. William H. Parker for whom the former Parker Field was named, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the new Diamond on opening night for the Richmond Braves. The new baseball stadium on the Boulevard replaced Parker Field.
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In October 1982, Hull Street Station in South Richmond was vacant and boarded-up – the last regular passenger train to Danville had left 25 years earlier. The Southern Railway donated the station to the Old Dominion chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, which planned to convert the space into a museum and library. Today it houses the Richmond Railroad Museum.
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In June 1986, Historic Richmond Foundation leader John G. Zehmer Jr. (center left) reviewed roof plans with architect Kenneth MacIlroy at Monumental Church on East Broad Street in Richmond. The historic church, built as a memorial to those killed in the 1811 Richmond Theatre fire, was getting a new copper roof as a step toward preserving the building.
Bruce Parker
In July 1988, Soap Box Derby contestants made last-minute preparations before the race in Richmond. The derby, sponsored by the Richmond Jaycees, was held on Byrd Street between Fourth and Ninth streets.
Masaaki Okada
In July 1980, Matthew J. Robinson Jr., president of Imperial Broom Co., stood in his shop off Jennings Road in Henrico County. He was the fourth generation to run the family operation, which started making brooms in 1900.
Don Long
In May 1989, a transformer exploded under the sidewalk on the Fourth Street side of the Richmond Newspapers Inc. building downtown. The ensuing fireball charred two cars parked on the street and sent flames up the side of the building. No one was hurt in the nighttime explosion, and delivery of the next morning’s RTD (which was printed in the building) was only slightly delayed.
Wallace Clark
In June 1986, “Mr. Newspaper” greeted a young girl and her mother at a Richmond-area mall. The RTD mascot often traveled around town promoting the newspaper.
Carl Lynn
In March 1987, in preparation for new carpeting, the Dumbarton branch library in Henrico County had to remove about 80,000 books from shelves. About 50 people handled the first phase overnight – but restocking the shelves awaited.
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In August 1981, children enjoyed outdoor recreation at Camp Happyland in the Richardsville area of Culpeper County, not far from Fredericksburg. The Salvation Army started the camp in the late 1950s to improve children’s health through exercise and proper nutrition.
Bill Lane
In October 1985, the Richmond band the Snake-Handlers were booked for a Halloween performance at Rockitz , located Laurel and West Broad streets. The band posed in their “monster room,” which was covered in monster movie memorabilia dating back to the 1960s. Band members were John Cecka (front), Jim Thomson (left), Jeanne Freeman (center), Ron Curry (kneeling) and Tim Harriss (right).
Lindy Keast Rodnam
In October 1981, Jerome Hamlin posed with his robots during a visit to the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond. Hamlin, whose company was based in Connecticut, designed several humanoid robots for an exhibit called “The Computer Works.” One of them(back right) was ComRo (Computer Robot) I, a domestic robot that would be offered through the Neiman Marcus Christmas catalog that year. The price: about $15,000.
Lindy Keast
In March 1988, a voting booth at City Hall in Richmond was set up for the presidential primaries. Voters flipped selectors to mark their choices; Democrat Jesse Jackson and Republican George H.W. Bush won the Virginia primaries.
Bob Brown
In April 1986, Virginia Commonwealth University students Karen Sensenig and Phil Conein put together a student gallery in the Commons building in Richmond. The first show featured the works of seniors, and students could get guidance from faculty advisers about selecting, displaying and pricing their work.
Bob Brown
In October 1980, a monument was unveiled at Dock and 20th streets in Richmond to commemorate Libby Prison, a Confederate prison for Union soldiers during the Civil War. Unveiling the plaque were (from left) Joseph B. Mitchell of the Sons of Confederate Veterans; Luther Libby, great-grandson of the ship handler who once owned the building; and Chester S. Shriver of the Sons of Union Veterans.
Don Pennell
This November 1985 image shows the Lukhard’s market on Libbie Avenue in Richmond. Rawley Lukhard, chairman of the grocery retailer, had just announced plans for an expansion. Today, the building houses Libbie Market.
Carl Lynn
In December 1988, a candlelight walk on Church Hill in Richmond was a highlight of the neighborhood’s annual weekend Christmas Festival. Other seasonal events around the city included a holiday musical at the Byrd Theatre and “Nutcracker” performances by the Richmond Ballet.
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In September 1987, employees of Crazy Zanies in Carytown were ready to deliver messages and singing telegrams around Richmond. Most employees had day jobs, were students or were stay-at-home parents who enjoyed dressing up and doing a little comedy on the side. The cast of characters changed with the seasons and expanded upon demand.
Don Pennell
In December 1984, visitors lined up to tour the house at 2005 W. Grace St. in Richmond’s Fan District. That year, residents of the Church Hill and Fan neighborhoods opened their doors for Christmas house tours. Each tour had a theme – in the Fan, it was “The Elegance of Christmas.” Almost 200 volunteers assisted with tours, and 75 hosts shared their homes. On Grace Street, three newly renovated homes were featured, which contributed to long lines.
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In December 1985, special effects engineer Dick Johnson sprayed fake snow around St. John’s Episcopal Church on Church Hill in Richmond, which was serving as a set for the CBS miniseries “Dream West.” The “snow” was a combination of soap, water and air. The miniseries focused on 19th-century American adventurer John Charles Fremont, who was portrayed by Richard Chamberlain.
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In June 1984, actress Mary Tyler Moore took a break between scenes outside Bamboo Café in Richmond’s Fan District. Moore was filming the romantic comedy “Finnegan Begin Again,” which co-starred Robert Preston and Sam Waterston. Scenes were shot all over Richmond, including at the Richmond Times-Dispatch headquarters downtown.
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In March 1984, bear trainer Venko Lilov played with Marfa backstage at the Coliseum when the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus came to Richmond. Lilov, a former wrestler from Bulgaria, had joined the circus as a gymnast and married a woman who came from a circus family. He switched his focus after they bought two 3-month-old bears and raised them.
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In June 1986, one of two surviving antique terra cotta bull’s heads was prepared for mounting by Ron Kingery at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market in Richmond. The heads originally were part of a set of 42 that adorned the public market at Sixth and Marshall streets. Many were sold off in 1964, but two were rediscovered in city storage. Restoration was led by Virginia Commonwealth University art conservationist Laurence Pace.
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In April 1989, fans of “Gone with the Wind” celebrated the film’s 50th anniversary year at a gala at the Carpenter Center in downtown Richmond. The film made its Richmond premiere there in 1940 when the facility was Loew’s Theatre. The gala began with a fife and drum performance by men dressed in Civil War uniforms, and some women dressed as Southern belles in hoop skirts and lace.
Bob Brown
In January 1984, members of the Richmond band Suzy Saxon and the Anglos had their hair shampooed at a local beauty parlor for a scene in the video for their single “Boys in Dresses.” The video was featured in an episode of MTV’s “Basement Tapes,” which highlighted up-and-coming bands. To save money, the band filmed the video in 24 hours – and even sold chocolate bars to raise funds. Saxon made her singing debut at Richmond’s Open High School when she was still known as Suzy Peeples.
Bruce Parker
This December 1982 photo shows the Toys R Us store on Quioccasin Road in Henrico County. During that holiday season, games and stuffed animals tied to “E.T.” – the character from the summertime movie blockbuster – were popular in local stores, as were Smurf and Pac-Man items.
Carl Lynn
In April 1986, a “monkey cowboy” rode a dog during a lighter moment at the Lite Beer World’s Toughest Rodeo, held at the Richmond Coliseum. During the show, 60 cowboys and cowgirls – more than a dozen were Richmonders – participated in competitions sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.
Bob Brown
This July 1980 image shows Dirt Shirt, a store on West Cary Street in Richmond that offered custom screen-printed T-shirts. At the time, Dirt Shirt had two outlets in Richmond, one in Hopewell and one in Gordonsville.
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In March 1986, director Wayne Westbrook filmed a scene at the Bill “Bojangles” Robinson statue in Jackson Ward as part of a documentary about Richmond. The film was Continental Cablevision’s entry in a national contest among a dozen North American cable systems.
Lindy Keast Rodman
In December 1982, Pat Benatar returned to Richmond and performed for 9,000 fans at the Coliseum. After developing her vocal talents in Richmond for several years in her early 20s, Benatar moved to New York in 1975 to pursue a career that turned into worldwide rock stardom.
Wallace Clark
This January 1980 image shows the interior of Best Products Co.’s headquarters at Interstate 95 and Parham Road in Henrico County. The building’s interior, which housed about 350 executives, reflected the tastes of Best founders Sydney and Frances Lewis, who were avid art collectors. Several Andy Warhol silkscreen prints of Marilyn Monroe hung above the lobby.
Carl Lynn
In April 1980, cyclists delivered to Mayor Henry L. Marsh III a copy of the proclamation – drafted 200 years earlier by Gov. Thomas Jefferson – that named Richmond as Virginia’s capital, succeeding Williamsburg. The Virginia Bicycling Federation was marking the centennial of its national organization that year, and member groups – including the Capital Community Cyclists of Richmond – were delivering copies of the proclamation to county seats throughout Virginia.
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In September 1982, Sondra Jones, Miss Virginia-USA, helped Phil Reynolds unveiled the name of the trackless trolley – Belle of Richmond – that was set to begin a five-month trial run in downtown Richmond. Reynolds came up with the winning entry in a naming contest. The Belle was replaced by a regular bus the following year.
Bruce Parker
In February 1980, a customer in protective goggles got a head start on summer at an indoor tanning booth at a salon in Henrico County. Tanning salons hit the U.S. market in the late 1970s, but today, dermatologists and researchers express significant concern about indoor tanning.
Amir M. Pishdad
In June 1988, barbers were busy at Belcher’s Barber Shop in the Mutual Building at Ninth and Main streets in downtown Richmond. The shop, which Dalton William Belcher opened in 1967, is still in business today.
Bob Brown
In July 1981, Robby Van Pelt, a 13-year-old from Henrico County, stood proudly in front of his three-level, eight-room playhouse. Robby built the structure himself after spending months collecting scrap wood and metal. The playhouse had a master bedroom, porch and wall-to-wall carpeting. Electricity for lighting and to power a radio was siphoned from his parents’ house.
Don Pennell
In October 1984, workers installed the Best Products sign at the company’s headquarters on Parham Road in Henrico County. The catalog showroom retailer was founded by Sydney and Francis Lewis in Richmond in the late 1950s; it went out of business in 1997.
Bob Brown
In September 1982, Mayor Roy A. West cut into a cake celebrating the 200th anniversary of Richmond’s incorporation as a town. The ceremony was held at the Miller & Rhoads department store downtown. Lillian Bagby of the store bakery and store President Robert Rieland joined West. The cake was decorated to represent different city landmarks, including City Hall, the 17th Street Farmers Market and Shockoe Slip.
Lindy Keast
In March 1984, Delores Green (left) and Roxie Kricorian waited for calls on the Homework Hot Line, which had just begun offering afterschool help to Richmond students. From the 11th floor of City Hall, two four-teacher teams fielded calls from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays.
Bruce Parker
In August 1989, the James River Park System’s Ralph R. White knelt on a log above the river. In 1980, White became the park’s first naturalist – at a time when visitors frequently cut their feet on broken glass, drownings weren’t uncommon and litter was everywhere. Within a decade, White had directed significant improvements in safety, cleanliness and visitation.
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This September 1987 image shows the White Tower restaurant at Brook Road and Azalea Avenue in Richmond shortly before it closed. The hamburger chain opened in the 1920s in Milwaukee and reached its peak in the 1950s, with more than 200 locations nationwide. White Tower declined as rivals such as McDonald’s grew; Richmond was one of the chain’s last strongholds.
Dan Currier
In January 1987, Lauralas Blue Hyacinth, a grand champion Blue Persian from Pennsylvania, was in Richmond for the 15th annual Old Dominion Cat Show in Richmond. She wore a bib when she ate to protect her finely brushed fur.
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In December 1985, pop artist Andy Warhol (right) dined with his business manager, Fred Hughes, in Richmond. Warhol was in town for the dedication of the West Wing of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, which was built to house 19th- and 20th-century painting, sculpture and decorative arts from the Mellon and Lewis family collections.
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In April 1986, a helicopter removed the letters “CFB” from the Central Fidelity Bank building at Third and Broad streets in downtown Richmond. The letters had been placed atop the skyscraper in 1977. Each letter weighed about 2,500 pounds, and the removal project took just under two hours.
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In July 1980, Gene Ladin (left) and Alfred I. Mollen stood in front of a giant working radio they designed. At 14 feet tall and 28 feet wide, it picked up all local stations and even had a cassette slot. The radio was part of the storefront at Mollen’s Auto Audio on Westmoreland Avenue in Richmond. Mollen was the store owner, and Ladin was vice president.
Gary Burns
In December 1985, makeup artist Michele Burke worked on actor Richard Chamberlain between takes of “Dream West,” a CBS miniseries filmed in Richmond. The story focused on 19th-century American adventurer John Charles Fremont, who was portrayed by Chamberlain.
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This March 1985 image shows one of the first Subway restaurants in Richmond, located on Glenside Drive in Henrico County. A Times-Dispatch dining review said the restaurant’s concept – store-baked bread, 6-inch and footlong subs, and salads – was a welcome alternative to fast-food burgers and pizza.
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In March 1985, Mildred Ashton (left) and Elva Jones glazed lipstick on the assembly line at the A.R. Winarick cosmetics manufacturing plant in Westmoreland County. On average, a worker could fill 50 bottles of nail polish per minute or assemble more than 6,000 lipstick containers per day.
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In November 1988, Leonard Martin made a delivery for Pizza Hut. At the time, major chains were battling for Richmond-area customers. Pizza Hut, which had been in Richmond for 20 years and had nearly 40 local restaurants, was ranked No. 1, followed by Domino’s (about 15 regional stores) and Little Caesars (19). Pizza Inn and Godfather’s rounded out the top five.
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In August 1982, patrons dined at the Fish Market restaurant in Shockoe Slip in Richmond. Hundreds of people had gathered in the area for the Shockoe Slip Summer Jazz Festival.
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In August 1988, Norma Ray (left) served beverages at a Pizza Hut trailer outside Main Street Centre in downtown Richmond. Pizza Hut’s marketing manager said that the trailer was a way to reach customers downtown, where the chain didn’t have full restaurants.
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In October 1988, Veronica Gerber videotaped her child’s preschool class during a Shabbat service. Sony introduced a Betamovie camcorder in 1983, and as the decade wore on, Sony and its competitors released increasingly affordable camcorders that could hold multiple hours of footage on a videotape.
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In September 1989, the Westhampton Theater in Richmond’s West End was showing two notable films from the era. “Sex, Lies and Videotape” helped revolutionize modern independent film, and “When Harry Met Sally” is a classic romantic comedy. The Westhampton closed in 2016 after a 78-year run.
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In November 1984, the bronze statue known as “The Three Soldiers” (or “The Three Servicemen”) was unveiled in Washington as more traditional complement to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The unconventional wall designed by Maya Lin was controversial, and the statue by sculptor Frederick Hart was a means of addressing concerns.
Bruce Parker
In April 1981, Richmond-area eye doctor Allen Cohen examined a patient. Cohen specialized in soft contact lenses and was starting to offer extended-wear lenses that were fairly new to the market.
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In May 1987, a candlelight vigil in Richmond honored AIDS victims and those fighting the disease. The march began at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and wound around Capitol Square. In June 1981, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first handful of illnesses – rare lung infections and other signs of impaired immune systems in five men – in what became known as the AIDS epidemic.
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In August 1988, a guest sat near his bed at the Freedom House Community Shelter in Richmond, where there was no set length of stay. Homelessness was on the rise in 1980s amid economic and political changes that affected incomes, social programs and the availability of affordable housing.
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In July 1986, Virginia Beach-based religious broadcaster Pat Robertson sat on the set of his “700 Club,” the long-running program he continues to host on the Christian Broadcasting Network. In the political realm, Robertson unsuccessfully sought the Republican Party’s nomination in the 1988 presidential contest.
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In November 1985, Robert Williams stood in his cell at the State Penitentiary, then located on Spring Street in downtown Richmond. Williams was one of three men in medical isolation there because of a diagnosis of AIDS. In the preceding two months, President Ronald Reagan made his first public mention of AIDS, and actor Rock Hudson’s death raised awareness of the epidemic.
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In November 1980, a woman played “Super Simon” in Richmond. The memory game, in which players must repeat a series of electronic tones and lights, offered additional variations from the original “Simon,” which was made by the Milton Bradley Co. and later, after being acquired, Hasbro. “Super Simon” cost about $35 at the Zayre store on Mechanicsville Turnpike
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In September 1988, models showed off about 160 outfits during a fashion show organized by Thalhimers to benefit the Florence Nightingale Circle for Sheltering Arms Rehabilitation Hospital in Richmond. The show, which was themed around the movies, drew about 1,500 attendees to the Richmond Marriott.
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In September 1989, Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones were in concert at RFK Stadium in Washington; the sold-out show drew more than 50,000 fans and was the second of a two-night gig in D.C. The tour, in support of the “Steel Wheels” album, hit about three dozen North American cities before moving to Europe.
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This September 1988 image shows a row of homes in the town of Fries, located in Grayson County in Southwest Virginia. The textile mill that had been the lifeblood of the town since that dawn of the 20th century was getting ready to close in the face of less expensive foreign imports. The town was named for businessman Francis Henry Fries, who had established the mill.
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ABOVE: Seen in 1981 at the Richmond Coliseum, Ralph Sampson recorded three consecutive double-doubles during a memorable run in 1983. LEFT: Mike Scott was arguably more impressive during a three-game span in March 2012. He scored 85 points and grabbed 31 rebounds against Florida State, Maryland and N.C. State.
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In March 1987, TV news reporter Diane Sawyer, then with CBS, interviewed former presidential adviser Brent Scowcroft at the Mosque (now the Altria Theater) as part of the Richmond Forum speaker series. Scowcroft offered his perspective on Ronald Reagan’s ongoing presidency and shared memories from his time as national security adviser to President Gerald Ford.
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In March 1986, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor spoke with U.S District Judge Robert R. Merhige Jr. before addressing a monthly luncheon meeting at the Richmond Bar Association. O’Connor was appointed to the court by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, becoming the first woman on the court. The local luncheon drew 650 people, setting a high mark for the bar event.
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In August 1988, a trolley passed by a large screen that protected passing vehicles from sandblasting and painting under Interstate 95 on East Main Street.
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In August 1981, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Armstrong left the Cannon Memorial Chapel at the University of Richmond after marking a special day. Fifty years earlier – on Aug. 29, 1931 – they were the first couple to marry in the then-new chapel. For their 50th wedding anniversary, they returned to the chapel from their Rhode Island home for a celebration service led by their son.
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In August 1985, WTVR-TV’s Gary Gilliam interviewed Ed and Debbie Bishop, applicants who wanted to be on a live traveling version of “The New Newlywed Game” that was slated for Regency Square mall in Henrico County. The Bishops were among 25 couples selected at random – from more than 500 applications – for an interview. Four couples were selected for the event, which was hosted by Bob Eubanks as part of a promotional tour ahead of the fall television season, when the latest version of the game show would debut on WTVR and other stations. The winners got a weeklong trip to the Bahamas.
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This June 1988 image shows a quiet moment dance floor at the Pyramid Club, a bar on North Boulevard in Richmond. On Wednesdays, the club hosted House Night – which featured house music, a danceable electronic genre. Admission was $1, and several hundred patrons might fill the un-air-conditioned club.
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In September 1980, East Grace Street between Fourth and Fifth streets in downtown Richmond was closed for a Sunday afternoon “dinner on the grounds,” hosted by Centenary United Methodist Church. The city permitted the street closure for two hours.
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In September 1984, Bremmer Carter Jr. placed loaves of freshly baked on a rack for cooling and slicing at Weiman’s Bakery in Shockoe Bottom in Richmond. The bakery was opened in 1945 by Jacob Weiman and produced nearly 120,000 pounds of baked goods each month at its peak. Over the years, the bakery supplied grocery stores, brand-name bread dealers and local restaurants. After almost seven decades, Weiman’s closed in February 2013.
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In March 1987, Tom Pivec, president of Master Clean Car Wash on Midlothian Turnpike in Richmond, showed off a new robotic washing system that used a 100 percent cotton cleaning curtain. Pivec said the operation could accommodate 1,200 cars per day. The location previously had been Hot Springs Car Wash, whose owner, Joseph Enning, was a familiar face through his television commercials.
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In September 1985, Corey Green peeked out the school bus window on his way home after the first day of school at John B. Cary Elementary School in Richmond.
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In October 1982, two people ate lunch at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in downtown Richmond. A free-lunch ministry among downtown churches served about 150 people per meal, up from only about 25 two years earlier.
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In December 1982, a group of Richmond school bus drivers modeled new uniforms, which included light blue shirts, navy slacks or skirts, berets or caps, and jackets and ties. There was no money in the school system budget for uniforms, so Julia Armistead (right) initiated the effort to get drivers out of plain clothes. The school system’s 180 drivers had the option of buying a uniform, which cost about $80.
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In July 1985, Tom Thomas kicked back on his Harley-Davidson outside Newgate Prison, a bar in the 900 block of West Grace Street in Richmond. The bar was popular with bikers; other businesses in that stretch, including an adult theater, attracted a diverse clientele that could make the area a hot spot for police. The Newgate Prison site was later home to the Virginia Commonwealth University police headquarters for more than a decade.
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In June 1985, Edward Harris lighted the Virginia Special Olympics torch at the University of Richmond, which drew thousands of disabled athletes, coaches and volunteers. The torch arrived on the campus at the end of a 20-mile relay from the state Capitol. The first International Special Olympics Games was held 50 years ago in July 1968.
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In May 1987, patrons at Regency Square in Henrico County filled the mall’s new food court, which included 11 eateries on the mall’s lower level between Miller & Rhoads and Sears. The dining space accommodated up to 450 people and was the first phase of a $5 million renovation at the mall.
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In May 1987, Larry Ingram, president of Neighbors of Chimborazo Park, stood at a contaminated spring along slowly shifting land on Chimborazo Hill in Richmond’s East End. The Church Hill neighborhood group had expressed concerns about the shifting hill; city officials said the issue was being studied as part of a multiyear improvement program.
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This October 1988 image shows East Broad Street looking west into downtown Richmond from Church Hill. That month, radio stations WRVA-AM and WRVQ-FM announced plans to leave their Church Hill studio building after 20 years for new space in South Richmond.
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In May 1983, patrons of Stonewall Café on West Main Street in Richmond dined on the restaurant’s patio. The building was constructed in the 1880s and was used as an elementary school until 1962 – it was once Stonewall Jackson School and West End School, and earlier, it housed the Richmond Normal School. The building was sold to a developer in 1980, and today, the space houses the Baja Bean Co. restaurant.
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In November 1989, Virginia Commonwealth University basketball player Lionel Bacon jogged onto the court at the Richmond Coliseum during pregame festivities. Fireworks, sparklers and, in this moment, a fog machine were among effects that turned player introductions into a lively production.
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In December 1989, a customer navigated the self-service area of the 7-Eleven at Eighth and Broad streets in downtown Richmond. The convenience store chain said it spent millions on customer and product research before rolling out new items or setups – including the 64-ounce Double Gulp fountain drink that was introduced that year. (The original 32-ounce Big Gulp arrived in 1976, and the 44-ounch Super Big Gulp followed in 1986.)
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In October 1986, as part of a $4 million improvement program, WWBT-Channel 12 installed a new TV antenna on its tower on Midlothian Turnpike. It replaced a 30-year-old antenna.
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In June 1984, actress Mary Tyler Moore had her makeup touched up between takes at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond on the set of “Finnegan Begin Again.” The HBO romantic comedy film was shot all over Richmond and co-starred Robert Preston and Sam Waterston.
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In December 1985, actors wearing 19th-century clothing strolled on a “snowy” street in Richmond’s Church Hill neighborhood. The CBS miniseries “Dream West” was being filmed in the area – the program focused on 19th-century American adventurer John Charles Fremont, who was portrayed by Richard Chamberlain. The “snow” was a combination of soap, water and air.
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In July 1985, Farm Fresh Inc. prepared to open a grocery store on Brook Road in Henrico County. This was the fifth store in the Richmond area for the Norfolk-based grocer. The Brook Road location, which was open 24 hours a day, totaled 93,000 square feet and had 18 checkout lanes. In addition to groceries, the location had a bookstore, delicatessen, post office, cheese shop, restaurant, video entertainment center and bulk sales department.
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In September 1984, a crowd of almost 6,000 watched the Richmond Braves play their final Triple-A baseball game at Parker Field on the Boulevard. Days later, the stadium was leveled to make way for the Diamond, which debuted the following year and is now home to the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels.
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In October 1985, employees at a Car Pool location in Richmond wiped off vehicles after the wash cycle. The company was established in 1977 in Richmond; the first location was at 2900 Chamberlayne Ave.
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In February 1986, an explosion rocked a row of houses on Davis Avenue in Richmond’s Fan District. The blast inside one home blew out bricks, windows and a back wall. Police and fire officials also discovered a fire in the home’s basement, but the cause of the fire and explosion was not immediately unknown.
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In October 1986, a plaque dedication ceremony marked the addition of Richmond’s Fan District to the National Register of Historic Places. The event, which included songs from the Fox School choir, capped a two-year effort by the Fan Woman’s Club in cooperation with state landmark officials. More than 3,000 buildings in the Fan were photographed and surveyed in the campaign.
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In June 1982, a peacock checked out the Italian Garden at Maymont. Peacocks roamed free in the Richmond park for many years until the early 1990s. Maymont has not had peacocks in its animal family since 2013.
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In February 1981, Richmond Mayor Henry L. Marsh III operated a backhoe to kick off Project One, which included the construction of the Greater Richmond Convention Center. The project was part of a deal between Marriott Corp. and the city housing authority to finance and build a hotel-convention center in downtown Richmond.
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In November 1985, Brown & Williamson workers left the Petersburg plant after its last cigarette production shift. The tobacco company had operated in the city for 53 years but was consolidating production in Georgia. B&W was founded in North Carolina in the 1890s and became a subsidiary of British American Tobacco in the 1920s; operations later were combined with R.J. Reynolds.
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In March 1988, Helene Kahn stood in her GiGi Hats shop on East Grace Street in downtown Richmond. Kahn, who opened the store in 1950 and operated it until her death in 1996, offered hats, wedding veils and other millinery. In 1968, she was the first woman to lead the Downtown Retail Associates trade group.
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In July 1988, 15-year-old John Moncure – who was 5 feet, 9 inches tall – was dwarfed by the roots of a tree that fell through his neighbor’s house on Lakeside Avenue in Henrico County during a storm. The teen’s father estimated that the tree was 150 feet tall.
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In September 1984, workers installed columns for the grandstands as construction progressed quickly on the Diamond, which was replacing Parker Field as Richmond’s minor-league baseball stadium. The Diamond opened the following April.
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This March 1985 image shows a hillside in South Richmond’s Woodland Heights neighborhood, near 27th Street, where homes would be built. The builders planned two-level houses with the living room, dining room and kitchen on the upper level and bedrooms and a sitting room downstairs. Both levels would have decks overlooking Riverside Drive.
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In September 1988, a television news set allowed media students at Virginia Commonwealth University to use a realistic backdrop for their studies. What is now the Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture was founded in 1978 and is one of the largest sections of VCU’s College of Humanities and Sciences.
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In February 1986, a $50,000 façade renovation neared completion at the Village Shopping Center at Patterson Avenue and Three Chopt Road in Richmond. The shopping center, which housed 30 merchants, was undergoing its first substantial renovation since it opened in the mid-1950s.
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In February 1980, patrons toured an exhibit on stamps at Richmond’s main post office at 1801 Brook Road. Titled “The Magic World of Stamps,” the exhibit promoted interest in and understanding of stamp collecting.
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In December 1986, U.S. Postal Service employee Victoria Booker operated an optical character reader device in a Richmond branch to electronically read addresses on letters. Post offices started using the devices in the 1960s to help sort mail by city, state and ZIP code.
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In February 1989, Karl Baskerville cut the hair of William B. Judkins. Baskerville had a mobile barbershop and catered to local attorneys at seven firms around Richmond.
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In May 1987, baseball stars Dick Allen (left) and Hank Aaron jokingly traded head gear during the Legends Festival of Sports baseball classic at The Diamond in Richmond. The event brought together former professional athletes in a baseball game, golf tournament and tennis exhibition to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network.
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In October 1989, workers dismantled the Morgan Fountain in Richmond’s Shockoe Slip in preparation for its rebuilding. The marble horse fountain, donated by a Baltimore woman in 1909 in memory of a Confederate cavalry captain, was rebuilt on a larger stone base to help protect it from traffic. It also was moved a short distance to better align with surrounding buildings.
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In November 1988, General Manager James N. Crandol stood at the seafood counter at the new Super Fresh in the Brookhill Azalea shopping center in Henrico County. The nearly 40,000-square-foot grocery store was the largest of the chain’s 14 locations in the area. The new market was a prototype for the chain, with several specialty food and merchandise departments.
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In March 1989, owner George Cassanese (from left), banquet operator Peter Anton and chef Bryan Moyer stood inside the new Sunset Café at the Chesterfield Airport. The restaurant replaced the Crosswinds Restaurant and Lounge. The two-floor restaurant underwent a full renovation which included a banquet room, lounge and a party rom. The menu included specialty sandwiches, appetizers and pasta dishes.
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In October 1989, Yoel Kranz of Chabad Lubavitch Center of Virginia showed second-graders at Collegiate School in Henrico County the center’s “Sukkah-mobile,” a traveling educational display. The Jewish holiday of Sukkot is a harvest festival that also marks the Jews’ exodus from Egypt; a sukkah is a booth or hut that recall the temporary dwellings used during the wandering.
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In October 1985, patrons enjoyed the seafood lunch buffet in the Richmond Room of the downtown Thalhimers department store. The Friday buffet cost $5.95 and included shrimp Creole, clams, steamed and spiced shrimp and many other selections.
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In October 1987, children were entertained by the University of Richmond mascot as the Spiders faced the University of Virginia. It was a tough day for the home team: UR fell 4-1 to the No. 1-ranked Cavaliers, who were led by coach Bruce Arena and captain John Harkes – both of whom became fixtures of the U.S. national team.
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In July 1980, Alan Dessenberger (left), the principal of the soon-to-open Mills E. Godwin High School in Henrico County, and Randy Patterson checked the lighting in the student TV studio. On opening day that year, 500 freshman and sophomore students started classes, and freshman classes were added in subsequent years. Godwin’s first seniors graduated in 1983.
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In February 1987, Junior the golden eagle visited the General Assembly during a hearing on the state’s hunting and fishing laws. Edward Clark Jr., president of the Wildlife Center of Virginia, introduced Junior to Del. A. Victor Thomas, D-Roanoke, who was chairman of the House Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources.
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In November 1980, Virginia Commonwealth University students who worked on the school’s paper, the Commonwealth Times, held their weekly meeting in the Millhiser House on West Franklin Street in Richmond – but they had yet to furnish the space. Today, the house is home to the Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, named for VCU’s former provost.
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In April 1988, Capitol Restaurant had just opened at the Richmond International Airport. The restaurant, operated by Concession Air Corp., gave diners a view of takeoffs and landings. Dinner menu items included a chicken strips appetizer for about $3, a grilled chicken teriyaki entrée with salad and potato for $6.95 and an apple pan dowdy dessert for $2.95.
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In August 1980, the Executive Mansion at Capitol Square in Richmond was home to an outdoor tent for the wedding reception of Gov. John Dalton’s daughter. A brief controversy had centered on whether the state had spent $2,500 for the tent, but Dalton eventually paid for it himself.
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In March 1988, George and Brenda Huggins opened their Everything Yogurt outlet in Cloverleaf Mall in Chesterfield County. Frozen yogurt was just starting to gain popularity locally – the Everything Yogurt chain was started by Lane and Sara West after they moved to Richmond from Charlotte, N.C., and noticed the absence of yogurt shops.
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In June 1980, Barbara Gregory stood outside her Truckers Inn in the Sussex County town of Wakefield. Gregory almost lost her lease until a trucker known as “Country Gentleman” stepped in: In a two-week period, “Country Gentleman” gathered more than 150 signatures on a petition to help save the inn. That convinced the property owner to negotiate with Gregory for a month-to-month lease, which allowed her to keep her business open.
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In May 1988, Buck Fuller awaited the lunchtime crowd at Tubby’s Burgers in Sandston. A Times-Dispatch reporter who visited the restaurant recounted the owner’s memorable personality: “Buck Fuller, complete with white chef's hat, greets his customers: ‘What'll it be, a Tubby Burger? How about a chicken salad sandwich? It's fresh. It's homemade. It's never been touched by human hands.’ Then with a wink: ‘I mixed it with my feet this morning.’ “
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In August 1989, Lynette Douglas modeled an outfit from Attitudes, a specialty clothing boutique at Fourth and Grace streets in downtown Richmond. Today, the block features a number of restaurants.
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In June 1981, a refurbished Navy landing craft, which sunk earlier that month, was afloat again in the James River in Richmond. The plan was for it to be used as a public ferry to Belle Isle – the city was in the early stages of turning the island, a former Civil War prisoner camp, into a recreational destination. This setup was created a decade before construction of the suspended pedestrian bridge that reaches Belle Isle today.
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In April 1981, Dick Harman – shown preparing for his role as broadcaster for a hockey game in Richmond – was about to begin a call-in sports talk show on WLEE radio. In 1988, Harman became the public announcer for Richmond City Council meetings, and after an estimated 700 meetings, he retired in 2018.
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In June 1989, Virginia Commonwealth University students moved the top section of their “Goddess of Democracy” reproduction to the Student Commons, where it was displayed for several days. The 33-foot statue, which mirrored one made by art students in Beijing, was a memorial to student protesters who were murdered at Tiananmen Square in China that month.
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In September 1984, Willie Thompson added flour to dough at Weiman’s Bakery on Church Hill in Richmond. The bakery was opened in 1945 by Jacob Weiman and produced nearly 120,000 pounds of baked goods each month at its peak. Over the years, the bakery supplied grocery stores, brand-name bread dealers and local restaurants. After almost seven decades, Weiman’s closed in February 2013.
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In September 1981, the Spiderettes, the University of Richmond pompom squad, practiced a routine at the university. The group, which performed during football pep rallies and at halftime of basketball games, had won a first-place trophy the previous month at a national cheering competition in Knoxville, Tenn. The winning routine was choreographed to The Brothers Johnson dance track “Stomp!”
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In January 1984, a family of Weimaraners stood in the back of owner Doug Solyan’s pickup truck ahead of an exercise session at Byrd Park in Richmond. From left are Kelly (10 months), Georgina (7 years) and Sadie (5 years).
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In December 1981, Gaye Todd Adegbalola conferred with a student at the high school where she taught in Fredericksburg. Adegbalola had just been honored as Virginia Teacher of the Year for 1982. She also was a blues singer-musician and civil rights activist, and she previously helped direct the city’s Harambee Theater, which her father had established to preserve African-American history and culture.
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In September 1989, Rebecca L Adamson (left) and Sherry Salway were president and vice president, respectively, of the soon-to-launch First Nations Financial Project. In Fredericksburg, Adamson started the nonprofit to help Native Americans across the United States pursue entrepreneurship and economic empowerment. The endeavor was renamed the First Nations Development Institute in 1991.
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This March 1985 image shows Marii Hasegawa, whose work as a peace activist covered several decades in Richmond. She was born in Japan in 1918, came to the U.S. as an infant and, during World War II, was sent to a Japanese internment camp. In the 1960s, she moved to Richmond. She was a leader of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and was a founding member of the Richmond Peace Education Center. She died in 2012.
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In May 1986, Hilda West worked on a car in Fredericksburg, where she had addressed an apprenticeship conference. At age 52, West was getting trained at an automotive institute to become a licensed mechanic. The mother of five had dropped out of high school a year short of graduation, divorced in 1975 and was labeled a “displaced housewife” by social workers. But she found work assembling Christmas trees at General Foam Plastic Corp. in Norfolk, and when she clocked out, she attended classes at the automotive institute. Regardless of the grueling schedule, West said, “I’m going to have a career at 52. I classify that as a miracle.”
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In July 1984, Mary Tyler Moore and Robert Preston rehearsed a movie scene in the Richmond Times-Dispatch newsroom. The actors were filming the romantic comedy “Finnegan Begin Again” for HBO. Scenes were shot all over Richmond, including Manchester and the Fan District.
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March 2, 1988: Dika Newlin and her band, Apocowlypso, performed during a save-the-whales protest in Monroe Park yesterday. Participants, led by the Washington-based environmental group Greenpeace, protested the use of Icelandic fish at Burger King, Long John Silver's and Captain D's restaurants. Greenpeace says Iceland is still killing whales despite an international moratorium.
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Legendary hip-hop group Arrested Development will headline Richmond's Jubilation in June event this Sunday.
This is the second year for the city's Juneteenth event which will be held at 3101 Wharf St. near Rocketts Landing on the James River on Sunday from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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Jubilation in June will feature live music from Arrested Development, DJs, food trucks, vendors and a fireworks display over the river.
Formed in Atlanta in the late 1980s, Arrested Development is best known for its alternative Afrocentric hip-hop hits such as "Tennessee," "People Everyday Remix" and "Mr. Wendal."
Jubilation in June is free and open to the public. The event is hosted by Richmond Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities.
Concerts coming to Richmond area: Violent Femmes, Ryan Adams
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Iconic alt-rockers the Violent Femmes will be headed to The National on Oct. 22.
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Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams will perform in Richmond on Sept. 14 at the Altria Theater .
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Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson & Family will be performing Aug. 9 at The Meadow Event Park in Doswell.
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Sarah Brightman
Soprano Sarah Brightman brings her tour, ‘A Christmas Symphony’, to Altria Theater on Nov. 28.
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Jason Isbell
Aug. 8: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit on Brown's Island.
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Patti Labelle
Oct. 1: Patti LaBelle at Altria Theater
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Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me
NPR’s Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me has announced The Wait Wait Stand-Up Tour at Dominion Energy Center on June 16.
Ray LaMontagne
Sept. 10: Ray LaMontagne at Dominion Energy Center.
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Counting Crows with Dashboard Confessional
July 26: Counting Crows with Dashboard Confessional will perform at Atlantic Union Bank After Hours at The SERVPRO Pavilion at The Meadow Event Park.
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Dan + Shay
Aug. 11: Dan + Shay at Atlantic Union Bank After Hours at The SERVPRO Pavilion at The Meadow Event Park.
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Dashboard Confessional
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Get the LED Out
July 7: Get the Led Out, Servpro of Chesterfield After Hours Concert Series at the River City Sportsplex
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Hozier
The Iron Blossom Music Festival is bringing Hozier, Lord Huron, Noah Kahan and a dozen other acts to town Aug. 26-27.
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NEEDTOBREATHE
July 13: NEEDTOBREATHE will perform at the Atlantic Union Bank After Hours at The SERVPRO Pavilion at The Meadow Event Park.
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The Temptations
June 29: The Temptations and The Four Tops, Servpro of Chesterfield After Hours Concert Series at the River City Sportsplex
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Tank and the Bangas
June 16: Tank and the Bangas at Friday Cheers.
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Mt. Joy
Sept. 15: Mt. Joy on Brown's Island.
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Tedeschi Trucks Band
June 29: Tedeschi Trucks Band with Ziggy Marley, Virginia Credit Union LIVE! at Richmond Raceway
MILO FARINEAU
All Time Low
All Time Low is headed to The National June 14.
David Cross
David Cross returns to The National on June 22.
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Future Islands
Future Islands play The National on July 12.
Morgan Sinclair
Goth Babe
Goth Babe plays The National on Aug. 11.
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Jam Packed Craft Beer & Music Festival
Jam Packed Craft Beer & Music Festival at Brown's Island featuring Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Circles Around the Sun, Eggy, Dogs In A Pile, Yam Yam on Aug. 12.
Ben Harper
Ben Harper plays The National on Sept. 29.
Michael Halsband
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors play The National on Oct. 5.
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Richmond police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead Sunday night.
Officers responded to the Belt Atlantic apartments, in the 4000 block of Midlothian Turnpike, at around 10:30 p.m. Sunday after reports of a shooting, according to a statement from the Richmond Police Department.
When they arrived on scene, the officers found a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim, who has not yet been identified, was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Police have not released any information on a potential suspect, but those with additional information are asked to call the Richmond Police Department at (804) 646-5112 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at (804) 780-1000.
This morning's top headlines: Monday, June 12
Trump and his allies escalate attacks on criminal case as history-making court appearance approaches
Donald Trump and his allies are escalating efforts to undermine the criminal case against him and drum up protests as the former president braces for a history-making federal court appearance this week on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified information. Trump’s Tuesday afternoon appearance in Miami will mark his second time in as many months facing a judge on criminal charges. But unlike a New York case some legal analysts derided as relatively trivial, the Justice Department’s first prosecution of a former president concerns conduct that prosecutors say jeopardized national security and that involves Espionage Act charges carrying the threat of a significant prison sentence in the event of conviction.
Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption and bribery, has died at age 86. His Mediaset television network announced his death Monday. To his admirers, the three-time premier was a capable and charismatic statesman who elevated Italy on the world stage. To critics, he was a populist who threatened to undermine democracy by wielding political power as a tool to enrich himself and his businesses. The conservative Forza Italia political party he founded in the 1990s has seen its fortunes wane as more far-right parties gained favor. It was a coalition partner with current Premier Giorgia Meloni, who took power last year.
Drivers have started longer commutes after an elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed in Philadelphia following damage caused by a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo catching fire. Sunday's blaze closed a heavily traveled segment of the East Coast’s main north-south highway indefinitely. Newscasts warned of traffic nightmares Monday and gave advice on detours, urging drivers to take more time to travel. Officials said the tanker was carrying a petroleum product, possibly hundreds of gallons of gasoline. A massive concrete slab fell from I-95 onto the road below. There were no reports of injuries.
Billionaire investor turned philanthropist George Soros is ceding control of his $25 billion empire to a younger son, Alexander Soros, according to an exclusive interview with the Wall Street Journal published online Sunday. Soros’ business holdings include his nonprofit Open Society Foundations, which is active in more than 120 countries around the world and gives about $1.5 billion annually to back human rights and promote the growth of democracies around the world, The 37-year-old, who goes by Alex, told the newspaper that he is “more political” than his 92-year-old father. But he noted that the two “think alike.” Alex said he was broadening his father’s “liberal aims” and embracing different causes including voting and abortion rights, as well as gender equity.
Ukrainian military officials say their troops have retaken another southeastern village from Russian forces. It is among the first — small — successes in stepped-up counteroffensive operations against Moscow’s more than 15-month invasion of Ukraine. Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar wrote on Telegram that Ukraine’s flag was again flying over the village of Storozhov, She predicted the liberation of “all Ukrainian land” would be the final outcome. A day earlier, Ukrainian officials said three other small villages clustered together south of the town of Velika Novosilke in eastern Donetsk region had been liberated.
At least four Republican presidential candidates are scheduled to travel to Philadelphia later this month to speak at the annual gathering of Moms for Liberty, a Florida-based nonprofit that didn't exist in 2020 but that has become a power player in conservative politics ahead of the 2024 elections. Former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will speak at the event. The group has been at the forefront of the conservative movement targeting books that reference race and gender identity, and electing right-wing candidates to local school boards nationwide.
Driver charged after bus carrying wedding guests in Australia rolls over, killing 10 and injuring 25
The driver of a bus has been charged after the vehicle carrying wedding guests rolled over on a foggy night in Australia’s wine country, killing 10 people and injuring 25 in the nation’s most deadly road accident in almost 30 years. Police say the driver will appear in court on Tuesday on multiple charges of dangerous and negligent driving. Sunday’s crash occurred at a roundabout in New South Wales state. It is Australia’s most deadly road accident since 1994, when a bus skidded on its side across a highway and down a steep embankment in Brisbane, killing 12 people and injuring 38. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-courts/richmond-police-fatal-shooting-belt-atlantic-apartments-midlothian-turnpike/article_c3969bb0-0915-11ee-a218-bf3f9e73f780.html | 2023-06-12T13:09:15 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-courts/richmond-police-fatal-shooting-belt-atlantic-apartments-midlothian-turnpike/article_c3969bb0-0915-11ee-a218-bf3f9e73f780.html |
As he winds down his wide-ranging career in medicine, Dr. Bob Newman has some thoughts about health care in the United States.
The diagnosis is not particularly good, though he has a prescription to address some of the things that are ailing American health care.
Now semi-retired, Newman, 70, has spent 40 years in primary care medicine, practicing in the military, a small town and academic settings. He has seen enough to realize the U.S. health care system can be confusing, expensive and impersonal, as well as too-often focused on the wrong things, such as unnecessary testing and misguided end-of-life care.
In addition, too many Americans do not have access to health care at all, which Newman describes as “an embarrassment.”
Newman feels so strongly about this that he has written a book — which he is giving away. “Patient’s Compass: How To Chart the Waters of the Modern American Health Care System” is available to read online at yourpatientcompass.com
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“The sad irony of U.S. health care is that some people get too much medical care,” he writes, “and others get too little.”
Newman has been disillusioned by the problems he has witnessed and so have “many of my colleagues,” he said, leading to “an epidemic of burn-out among physicians, particularly primary care doctors who are the first point of contact for patients,” he writes in the book’s preface. “This is a major threat to our health care system that has worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reform of the system is badly needed.”
The book is tended “to educate people … but it’s obviously an unabashed plug for primary care and how that should be done right, and unfortunately a lot of times it’s not done right,” said Newman, in a phone call from his home in Virginia Beach.
He does not think a “radical reinvention” is required, but he believes a good start would be a shift of emphasis toward primary care medicine, which receives a relatively small piece of the financial pie.
“The practice that I think would be a model for the country is what we had in White Stone,” he said.
Newman was alluding to White Stone Family Practice on the Northern Neck. His employment there is, in fact, the reason we first met.
For 15 years, he practiced with Dr. David Nichols, who became known, not only for founding White Stone Family Practice, but for his work on Tangier Island.
Soon after starting the practice in 1979, Nichols, who was also a pilot, began flying to Tangier once a week to attend to the medical needs of the islanders, who were without a resident physician. Tangier evolved into a regular part of the White Stone practice, and members of the staff — including Newman, who Nichols hired in 1986 — took turns flying to the island on Thursdays.
Years later, I wrote several articles and ultimately a book about Nichols and his devotion to Tangier. The book, “Dr Coptr: The Flying Physician Who Kept His Promise To Tangier Island,” was published in 2018, eight years after Nichols’ death.
While researching “Dr Coptr,” — which, by the way, was the license plate on Nichols’ car — I interviewed Newman, who had left White Stone in 2002 for a job in North Carolina.
Tangier represented a somewhat unusual part of the practice, but it was the way Nichols and Newman and the rest of the staff went about their business with patients in those days that made Newman think they were on to something.
Newman said theirs was a “cradle-to-grave” practice, providing “the full spectrum” of family medicine. They delivered babies in the early days (before malpractice insurance premiums became unaffordable), and they performed X-rays, lab work and numerous procedures on-site. They took care of their patients in hospitals as well as in their busy outpatient practice, and even made house calls, often to provide end-of-life care for the dying. They did not have to adhere to some prescribed, corporate-set amount of minutes per patient. In other words, they came to truly know their patients.
“We were what I would consider typical country doctors,” Newman told me when I interviewed him for my book.
He described it as “patient-centered care,” an approach, defined in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2017, in which “patients are partners with their health care providers, and providers treat patients not only from a clinical perspective, but also from an emotional, mental, spiritual, social, and financial perspective.”
Such an approach leans heavily on primary care providers. But these providers are hard-pressed to deliver such care in practices increasingly run by large corporations that are more driven by the bottom line. Though primary care doctors are a “backbone” of health care, Newman says, they tend to be under-valued and under-compensated in a system that prizes medical specialists.
The United States spends more than $4 trillion a year on health care, but, according to the Primary Care Collaborative, only 5-7% goes to primary care. Newman said data shows that states that spend a higher percentage on primary care tend to have lower total health costs and better health outcomes
In general, the United States does not seem to get the same bang for its buck that other nations do, Newman notes. According to a 2021 study of 11 high-income countries including Norway, Netherlands and Australia by The Commonwealth Fund, the United States ranks last in an analysis of performance measures, despite spending far more of its gross domestic product on health care.
A graduate of University of Virginia Medical School, Newman was a physician in the Navy before joining the White Stone practice. Since leaving White Stone, he has been teaching family medicine for the last two decades.
First, he went to the Family Medicine Center at East Carolina University, where he was vice chair of clinical services for the ECU Department of Family Medicine, which was a “clinic of last resort” for the uninsured, treating “some of the sickest of the sick,” he said. Later, he returned to Virginia to teach and practice at the Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, where he was vice chair for clinical services in the department of family and community medicine and where he still teaches part-time.
He says any reform of the health care system would do well to marry “our public health care system with our primary care system,” as Costa Rica has done. Overall, he said, the U.S. health care system should provide care to all, as the military does for its service members. Everyone should have a “primary care medical home,” and such a medical home must be funded adequately so it can perform its many functions.
“The result would be better health outcomes for our population at much less expense,” Newman writes.
In his book, Newman goes into greater detail about these complicated issues, relates anecdotes from his years of practice and offers advice for navigating the health care system. If you would like to know more, you should check out his website, where you can read his book and check out newspaper op-eds he has written over the years.
From the Archives: Tangier Island
A look back at Tangier Island.
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News Tribune, June 12, 1983
- In yesterday's Grandma's Marathon, Gerry Helme caught John Tuttle on Superior Street with 1 ½ miles remaining and pulled away for a 22-second victory in 2:12:09. From a record 7,000 entrants, approximately 5,500 runners started on the sunny, 60-degree morning in Two Harbors.
- Gene Niemi of Duluth placed 40th and was the top regional finisher in yesterday's Grandma's Marathon with a time of 2:24:16, finishing three places ahead of Duluthian Roger Pekuri, who ran in 2:25:10. The times were personal bests for both runners.
News Tribune, June 12, 1923
- The Duluth Retail Merchants Association yesterday recommended a limit of one hour for parking on Superior and First streets downtown between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. The action followed a request from the city for plans for more-effective handling of downtown traffic.
- Graduation exercises for 75 students, 38 girls and 37 boys, were conducted last night at the Duluth Cathedral High School auditorium, which was filled to capacity. The graduates were seated in a semicircle on stage with a red curtain in the background. | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/bygones-100-years-ago-duluth-cathedral-high-school-graduated-75-students | 2023-06-12T13:10:17 | 0 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/bygones-100-years-ago-duluth-cathedral-high-school-graduated-75-students |
When it comes to researching family history, the obit is a treasure trove of information.
Genealogists hunt down a family’s history by using a wide variety of resources, from church records to census data to gravestones. Sometimes they have to get creative, poring through bank records and coroners’ reports. One thing never to forget when researching your family’s genealogy, though, is the humble newspaper obituary. Even a short, perfunctory obituary is one of the most important documents there is for providing crucial information, often leading to important research breakthroughs.
Philip Sutton, a genealogy librarian at the New York Public Library, tells Legacy: “Obituaries help researchers identify female ancestors married names. A daughter listed in the 1940 census by her maiden name, for instance, may be listed by her married name in a parent’s obituary years later.”
Diane Haddad, editor of Family Tree magazine, points out how information in an obituary can open up a research rabbit hole abroad: “An immigrant’s obituary may give the name of the European town or village where he was born, so you can start tracing your family there.” Irene Walters and Joy Oria of the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research in Houston found another rabbit hole an obituary can lead you down: “[It] can lead you to other records. If it mentions a church membership, look at church records; if it gives locations the deceased lived, you now have other places to look for records.”
Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy finds that an obituary can help broaden the picture we have of an ancestor we never met: “Some obituaries include details of a person’s life — when they settled in a specific area, what their hobbies were, any military service they were part of, and so on.” Cheryl Lang of the Midwest Genealogy Center in Independence, Missouri also points to this important role of an obituary in family history research: “Where were they born? Where did they go to school? Where did they work? What fraternities did they join? All of that nice juicy information that makes our ancestors more than just a name on a chart.”
This broader understanding of an ancestor, Sutton says, can point us toward new avenues of research to discover even more of our family tree: “Clues to other sources of information for the deceased might be suggested, professional, political, or religious affiliations for example.”
Gail Dever of Genealogy a la Carte noted that like many other kinds of records, obituaries aren’t necessarily 100% accurate: “A death notice is only as accurate as the person who provided the information. In the case of my great-grandmother’s death notice, her husband’s and her middle name were both incorrect. A corrected version was only published a full ten days later.” Walters and Oria agree: “Information is from those left alive, who were grieving and not necessarily concerned with complete accuracy.” So it’s important to take the information in obituaries with a grain of salt and try not to feel too dejected when it leads to a dead end rather than a research breakthrough.
But when those breakthroughs do happen, they can be so glorious. Our experts had stories to share of research breakthroughs that started with obituaries. We’ll let them tell their stories in their own words:
Diane Haddad: “One of my first big genealogy finds that got me started researching was my great-grandfather’s 1949 obituary. I used the information to find his death certificate and funeral record. My third-great-grandmother’s 1894 obituary in a local German-language newspaper gave me her maiden name and her birthplace in Germany. I found it using an index the local genealogical society created from newspaper death notices. And a distant cousin’s obituary in 1900 gave me a lot of interesting details about his life — including how his family believed the start of his medical problems was a head injury received in a fight. It also had a picture of him!”
Gail Dever: “The best obituary I have found is about my Scottish-born great-great-grandfather James Young who lived in Montreal and fought in the American Civil War and Fenian Raids in Canada. In fact, I found three obituaries.
“Knowing that obituaries are usually published toward the back of the newspaper, I easily found the very brief notice paid for by the family. Unfortunately, it offered little information beyond his date of death, age, and burial place.
“If I had stopped looking after finding the paid notice, I would never have learned he had been a prisoner of war in the United States and also fought in Canada.
“I reviewed every page in the newspaper.
“On page two of the same newspaper, I found a detailed obituary that explained how and exactly where he died and that he walked ‘as lightly as many men twenty years younger.’ It provided his photo, a list of family members, his date of birth, the year he arrived in Canada, what he did for a living, and his military service. The line, ‘He fought and bled with the Northern Army and went through the incredible horrors of the war prisons, Andersonville and Libby,’ opened the floodgates and led me in pursuit of his civil war service record, which listed the name and date of birth of each of his 11 siblings.
“I also looked at the newspaper published the next day and the day after the funeral, and I again hit pay dirt. The day after my great-great-grandfather’s funeral took place, the newspaper published an article that listed the names of the pallbearers and family and friends who attended. Those names, many of which were unfamiliar to me at the time, eventually helped me break down a few brick walls.”
Joy Oria: “I have a family photo from 1905 of a seated mother and father, Christina and George Waldham, surrounded by fourteen kids. Christina looks exhausted. The story I’ve tried to remember from my grandmother was they took in the kids of a neighbor or a relative after the parents died, effectively doubling their family.
“When I found the obituary for George, it neatly explained the situation, ‘Besides his own family he adopted seven children of his deceased sister, which he raised.’ It goes on to say two of the children preceded him in death, and then lists the five living children by name and current residence. The 1910 federal census lists six children as nephews and nieces living with the Waldham family, giving me those names to compare to the obituary from 1942. The obituary has the name of one child not on the 1910 census, one that I suspect was the oldest of the adopted children, and probably out on his own by 1910.”
Philip Sutton: “A researcher was trying to discover the maiden name of the novelist Ursula Zilinsky. He knew she was born in 1931, immigrated to the United States in 1949, to study at New York University, that she lived in Huntington Station, NY, and married her classmate Pieter Zilinsky.
“The date of immigration, 1949, and the later marriage, seemed to preclude me from looking at records that might describe Ursula’s maiden and/or birth name in U.S. censuses and marriage records. So, I searched for an obituary for Ursula. I could not find one. I then searched for an obituary for her husband. I did not find one for Pieter Zilinsky, but did find an obituary for one Tom Griessemer, a ‘birth control leader’ who died in June 24th, 1966. According to the Long Island Star-Journal (June 28, 1966, p.18) Griessemer was married to Winifred, and had two daughters, including one ‘Mrs. Pieter Zilinsky.’ I suspected this might be Ursula, but I needed confirmation, so I searched for records describing Tom Greissemer and chanced upon a ship’s manifest for Otto (Tom) Greissemer, 44, his wife Winifred, 31, and daughter Ursula Griessemer, 17, arriving at the Port of New York aboard the Merchant Ship Battory, December 6. 1948.
“So, a combination of known information, Tom (Otto) Griessemer’s obituary, and a ship manifest helped me identify his daughter the author Ursual Zilinsky’s maiden name, Griessemer.”
Lorine McGinnis Schulze: “I hunted for many years for the death of an ancestor who lived in Ontario Canada. He did not appear in the Death Registrations even though he died during a time period where registration was mandatory.
“I finally found his obituary and discovered that he died in Colorado (hence no death registration in Ontario) and his daughter travelled by train to bring his body back to Ontario for burial. That led me to Colorado records where I was able to obtain his death record and learn more details about his death, how long he had lived in Colorado and who he worked for while there.”
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It’s more than just someone’s death notice—it’s also their life story, preserved to make sure the world remembers them.
1. Most people go their whole lives without their life story being written. An obituary is the place where we do them justice — where we record their memory to live on forever.
“When Victor entered heaven on May 23, he was reunited with his loving wife of 60 years, Lucille. He was a strong man with a big heart, who never met a stranger. Dad’s famous last words: ‘I am ready to go dancing and romancing.’ We truly believe he is doing that now…”
These stories are treasured memorials. We publish them to honor a life as well as to inform the community of a death.
2. We want to share these profound moments with those who care.
Of course we use social media like Facebook and Instagram to share them — but if we only publish these life stories directly inside a social media post, they soon vanish down the timeline, where they can be difficult or impossible for people to find again in the future.
That’s why we preserve them in an obituary: It’s a permanent tribute anyone can visit, whenever we’re moved to cherish those memories.
3. Publishing an obituary in the local news, where it appears both online and in print, means maximizing the audience of people who have some connection to the person who died.
Community members past and present look to their hometown newspaper to find out about local residents who have died — teachers, neighbors, colleagues, customers.
Even as news is increasingly accessed online, people continue to depend on the obituary page, one of the most-read local news destinations both in the paper and online, as a trusted source of information. A 2017 Nielsen Scarborough report found that:
• 69% of U.S. adults read newspaper content each month.• More than half of those still read their newspaper in print — particularly the over-50 audience who are the key demographic for obituaries. That audience will be increasingly active as the baby boomer generation is only now just beginning to crest the 70-year-old mark.• Of readers who access newspaper content digitally, two thirds are under the age of 50 — which means as local news readership continues segueing from print to digital, newspaper publishers will still have a robust audience for generations to come.
4. People researching their family’s genealogy — now a billion-dollar industry — depend on newspaper obituaries to discover important pieces of family history.
Diane Haddad, editor of Family Tree magazine, points out how information in an obituary can open up a research rabbit hole abroad: “An immigrant’s obituary may give the name of the European town or village where he was born, so you can start tracing your family there.” Irene Walters and Joy Oria of the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research in Houston observe that an obituary “can lead you to other records. If it mentions a church membership, look at church records.” And Philip Sutton, a genealogy librarian at the New York Public Library, notes: “Obituaries help researchers identify female ancestors’ married names. A daughter listed in the 1940 census by her maiden name, for instance, may be listed by her married name in a parent’s obituary years later.”
All this genealogy work is possible because newspaper obituaries can be found through searches in online archives or in local public libraries. Good luck looking up that information if it only appeared in someone’s 10-years-ago friends-only Facebook post.
5. People want their loved ones to be accorded the formal respect of an obituary.
Legacy recently surveyed over 1,000 people and found that 88 percent of respondents wanted to place an obituary in a newspaper. What’s more, the desire to publish a newspaper obit was strong across all age ranges, spanning both print and digital formats.
The interaction between newspaper-placed obits and social media sharing has fueled that broad interest in obituaries for the next generation. We now regularly see especially colorful obituaries going viral and reaching people all over the world. One recent obit was so engaging in its humorous depiction of the deceased, hundreds of complete strangers were compelled to share condolences and raise a beer in his honor.
Ultimately, obituaries connect us through time and space. They bring together family, friends, and even strangers who live far from one another. They preserve vital history that will live on long after we’re gone. Any one individual obituary tells us something about one person’s life—many obits together offer a window into our common humanity, today and for generations to come.
Here’s how to place an obituary both online and in print in your local newspaper.
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First it was a school bus, then it was a donation.
Now it is an aviation-themed mobile closet delivering clothing across the state for foster children.
The recently renovated bus is the latest addition to the Lincoln-based Foster Care Closet as the new mobile service allows foster children in rural Nebraska to receive clothing.
The Foster Care Closet was founded in March 2006 by Leigh Esau and her husband, Patrick. Esau spent seven years in the foster care system and the majority of her adulthood raising foster children with Patrick.
With a personal relationship to the system, Esau knew there were needs being missed. She said a child in foster care typically has little to no clothing and for the items they do have, they are often the wrong size or season.
“We really felt like we wanted to change the narrative on what it looks like for our foster kiddos in those first hours of care,” Esau said. “We’re passionate about restoring dignity to kids who are in the foster care system or as they enter into foster care.”
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For more than 17 years, they have been working hard to change that narrative along with the label that foster children are happy with anything they get.
“Any parent knows that that’s not true. They do prefer styles, they do want to fit in with their peers,” Esau said. “It’s just as important for our foster youth to be able to go to school fitting in with their peers as it is for any kiddo to go to school and fit in with their peers. They’re not second-class citizens.”
So the Foster Care Closet has partnered with wholesale vendors to purchase on-trend clothing in large quantities at a lower cost. They keep clothing on hand for newborns to age 19.
After helping hundreds of children in and around Lincoln, Esau is expanding to serve the rest of the state.
“We want to be a service that goes and meets our families where they’re at, versus having them come to where we’re at,” Esau said.
For almost a decade, Esau and her team attempted to do so by filling cars with clothes and driving around the state. However, it wasn’t until the Foster Care Closet was gifted an old school bus that their hope of serving Nebraska was finally within reach.
Renovations to the bus began more than three years ago, but were put on the back burner during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Duncan Aviation price item analyst Jason Duhs led the renovations. He said between 70 to 80 Duncan Aviation employees have participated in the project, putting in approximately 1,000 hours of work.
“Duncan as a company is unique because people specialize in different things so it was kind of neat to see how the different people within different departments all got involved in the process,” Duhs said.
The remodeling included removing the windows and seats, replacing flooring, painting the exterior of the bus, new lighting and tires. The majority of the materials used were donated, with some exceptions like hardware items.
“In our industry, we’re known for our higher quality products,” Duhs said. “I think there were times where it wasn’t necessarily going to be at the Duncan quality, but it was kind of neat to see at the end. We all felt that we didn’t just throw this together. It was put together with the best materials and best quality that we would do even if it was an airplane.”
It wouldn’t be a Duncan Aviation remodel without some airplane symmetry. The team added pegboards to line the walls that were hydrodipped in a mini airplane camouflage designed by the marketing department. And the driver’s seat was reupholstered with sheepskin to resemble a pilot’s seat in the cockpit of a plane.
“We kind of thought that’d be kind of a neat little nod or recognition to aviation by having a unique driver’s seat,” Duhs said.
According to Duhs, Duncan Aviation joined the process because they found it to be a good cause and a unique opportunity to use their skills outside of the airplane industry.
“We even had a couple of employees who were either in a foster care program at one time or had been foster parents themselves, where they welcomed foster kids into their family,” Duhs said.
The bus is expected to be completely finished in October, but has already been put to use. The Mobile Foster Care Closet took its first ride in late April to Scottsbluff, where they helped 52 youth feel more comfortable with their updated wardrobe.
Children who visit the bus are given five complete outfits including tops and bottoms, seven pairs of socks and underwear, a pair of shoes and a seasonal jacket. Esau puts the shopping into the kids’ hands to encourage decision making.
“In the foster care world, oftentimes one of the first things our youth lose is their voice. All decisions are made for them,” Esau said. “We wanted to be about making sure they have a voice and we do that by having them pick out the clothing they like and providing an environment that gives them the opportunity to shop.”
This month, the team expects to serve close to 200 fostered youth in Grand Island and Norfolk.
“(The bus) really breaks down any barriers of where we can go to serve,” Esau said. “As long as we have the capacity to serve new clothing items, we have no limits where we can take the bus. We want to reach into all pockets of Nebraska.”
However, taking the bus across the state is not a cheap endeavor. For Scottsbluff, the Mobile Foster Care Closet donated about $7,000 worth of clothing alone. Currently, the funds come from general donations to the Foster Care Closet.
“We would love to have businesses who would be interested in sponsoring a trip to one of our locations,” Esau said.
The group will return to Scottsbluff in October, where the community has a spaghetti feed in the works to raise money to invest back into their foster children.
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How many saguaro cacti grow in the Valley? Enter The Lab to find out.
The saguaro cactus is perhaps the most iconic symbol of our state. You can find it everywhere from coffee cups to murals to tattoos. People love saguaros but we know surprisingly little about them.
The Desert Botanical Gardens and other researchers are trying to fix that. The first step is to count as many of the saguaros growing in the Valley as possible.
"Naively, we call this the Saguaro Census because we thought we were going to be capable of counting every single saguaro in the city. We clearly overestimated our capabilities because the Phoenix Valley is huge," Tania Hernandez says. She works as a research scientist at the Desert Botanical Gardens.
For help with this task, the Gardens are turning to the public for help.
In this episode of Valley 101, in conjunction with The Lab, we're exploring two questions: Why does the saguaro cactus only grow in the Sonoran Desert? And how many are there?
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The Saguaro Census officially takes place in May when there's a greater chance of seeing the cactus in bloom. In 2022, 8,000 saguaros were counted. The Gardens are currently counting this year's numbers, but you can log observations year-round.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — If you’re planning a coastal summer getaway, make sure to get some delicious seafood while you’re there.
Wayfarer Restaurant and Lounge in Cannon Beach is serving up fresh local seafood and breakfast all with a scenic ocean view.
KOIN 6 News’ Kohr Harlan visited Wayfarer to get a sneak peek at what they will be serving up this summer.
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Two former defense contractor employees with Dayton-area ties were sentenced last month for defrauding and helping to overcharge the Air Force, according to the IRS and a U.S. attorney’s office in Texas.
John G. Hancock, 60, of Fairborn, was sentenced to 40 months in prison for one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and ordered to pay more than $23.7 million in restitution to the government.
According to a statement from the IRS, Hancock and co-conspirator Karen K. Paulsen, of Beavercreek, helped former Air Force civilian employee Keith Alan Seguin to manipulate award amounts and winners of federal contracts, defrauding the Air Force, General Services Administration (GSA), and companies competing for government contracts.
Paulsen, 56, was sentenced for one count of conspiracy, to five years of probation with six months home confinement and 100 hours of community service during each year of probation, the IRS said.
She was also ordered to pay just over $8 million in restitution to the government.
Essentially, the government charged David Joseph Bolduc — then a part-owner of Virginia software engineering firm QuantaDyn Corp. — with paying Seguin, 57, nearly $2.4 million in bribes so QuantaDyn could win contracts.
The San Antonio Express-News called the case the “largest military graft case” to come out of San Antonio in a decade.
The government alleged that Bolduc, of Herndon, Va., conspired with Paulsen, Hancock and Seguin to defraud the U.S. government by overcharging to offset bribe payments and inflate profits for the benefit of Bolduc, QuantaDyn, and the prime contractor that once employed Hancock and Paulsen, Booz Allen Hamilton.
QuantaDyn, based in Virginia, worked on training simulators for Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in Texas.
This was a “scheme that spanned more than 10 years,” said the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Texas.
Senior U.S. District Judge David Ezra sentenced Seguin to 36 months confinement with one year of supervised release for the charge of making a false income tax return, and 188 months confinement followed by three years of supervised release for the charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The sentences will run concurrently.
The judge also ordered Seguin to pay $736,618 in restitution to the IRS and, $38.7 million in restitution to the Air Force, Army and General Services Administration, while forfeiting $2.3 million that he received in bribe money.
Seguin was sentenced in late April; Hancock and Paulson shortly thereafter.
“Government employees who collude with dishonest contractors to defraud the integrity of a government contracting system for personal gain will not be tolerated,” U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza said in a statement released in late April. “It removes legitimate businesses from competition and harms the American taxpayer. It harms our nation’s warfighters by inflating the cost to the government, thereby reducing the materials and training available to our service members.”
In September 2020, the Department of Justice announced a settlement with QuantaDyn to resolve civil claims arising from allegations that it engaged in a bribery scheme to steer contracts to the company.
The company agreed to pay $37.8 million in restitution to resolve the company’s civil False Claims Act liability and fines totaling $6.3 million.
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MIDLAND, Texas — Whenever you’re out with your dog on a hot day, any good owner should remember that dogs need things like water to drink and maybe some shade to cool off under.
But you must also keep in mind that your buddy isn’t wearing shoes most of the time like you.
“The ground can be 10 to 20 degrees hotter than it is outside. So if it’s 90 degrees outside it can be 100 or 110 on the floor. So we need to be really careful with dogs.” said Katlyn Walthall, director of community outreach and fundraising at Fix West Texas.
This can have severe consequences on your dog’s paws and potentially lead to further issues.
“It can get red, it can get blistered, it can go raw basically so it can cause a lot of medical issues if that happens. Basically, it can cause severe burns.” Walthall continued.
Walthall says the best times to walk dogs in a hot climate is in the morning or the evening since that’s when the sun and heat isn’t as harsh.
What makes you uncomfortable on walks on a hot day might be the same for your dog.
“I think people need to realize that unfortunately can’t tennis shoes or don’t as much as humans do. So we need to be cognizant and watch out for their best interests.” Walthall added.
Walthall also says that smaller dogs generally can't sty out in the heat as long as bigger dogs.
So keep this in mind as well. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/make-sure-your-dogs-paws-arent-getting-burned/513-711d4154-b363-47f7-8f8c-3100c8e992c8 | 2023-06-12T13:32:49 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/make-sure-your-dogs-paws-arent-getting-burned/513-711d4154-b363-47f7-8f8c-3100c8e992c8 |
HIGHLANDS COUNTY, Fla. — The Highlands County Sheriff's says they are mourning the death of one of their retired K-9 dogs.
K-9 Maverick passed away on Saturday, just short of his 13th birthday, the agency said in a Facebook post.
The canine retired in April of 2019 after spending more than 8 years on duty with the sheriff's office.
"We had to say goodbye to one of the best dogs ever yesterday," the social media post reads. "Please keep Deputy Turner and his family, including K-9 Hooch, in your prayers.
"So long, Maverick. You were, without a doubt, a good boy."
In a video included in the Facebook post, it shows lots of pictures of Maverick alongside Turner inside a patrol, out on the water, interacting with children, lounging around inside of a home, celebrating his prior birthdays and playing outside.
"How about one last 'good boy!' for ol' Mav?" the sheriff's office said. "He'll hear you from above."
Maverick had more than 150 successful tracks while catching 81 criminals and finding 24 missing people, the sheriff's office says. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/retired-highlands-county-k-9-maverick-dies/67-42fc028a-f824-4336-869d-ba00773ae75c | 2023-06-12T13:32:58 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/retired-highlands-county-k-9-maverick-dies/67-42fc028a-f824-4336-869d-ba00773ae75c |
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Detroit police search for white Kia Sorrento involved in hit-and-run
Myesha Johnson
The Detroit News
Detroit ― Police are searching for a white Kia Sorrento with an Alabama license plate believed to be involved in a fatal hit-and-run Sunday morning.
Detroit police tweeted Sunday afternoon that they believe the hit-and-run took place at 3:40 a.m. on 7 Mile Road and Hoover Street.
The victim was described as a man in his 40s, according to police. No other information or his name was released.
The vehicle has a Alabama license plate ,47AWY72.
Anyone with information is asked to submit a tip to Detroit Rewards TV or 1-800-Speak-Up.
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Waterford man, 78, killed by malfunctioning car at Milan Dragway
A Waterford man is dead after being hit by a car at the Milan Dragway over the weekend, police said.
The victim was identified as Keith Hallett, 78, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said.
According to authorities, the crash was reported at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Milan Dragway on Plank Road at Snell Road in Milan Township.
Police said a preliminary investigation revealed that a blue Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Funny Car was traveling in reverse gear and south in the right lane of the drag strip.
Detectives said the car's engine malfunctioned making it accelerate and causing the driver, identified as Nicholas Tilley, 31, of Holland, to lose control of the vehicle. The car struck Hallett who was standing near the drag strip and in the area to the vehicle's rear, they said. The Chevrolet continued traveling until it struck another vehicle and stopped.
Officials said Hallett was taken to a Ypsilanti hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Investigators said Tilley was wearing safety apparel at the time of the crash and alcohol was not a factor.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing and anyone with information about the incident should call the TrafficServices Division of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office at (734) 240-7756.
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Pump prices rise in Michigan, but still almost $2 less than year
Gas prices are on the rise in Michigan, increasing 12 cents from a week ago and up about 30 cents since last month.
Although pump prices have increased to a statewide average of $3.65 per gallon, according to AAA, they are still more than $1 less than May 2023's average price for regular unleaded gas.
"While Michigan motorists are seeing higher prices at the pump compared to last week, these prices are still $1.57 less than the record high gas prices from this time last year," Adrienne Woodland, AAA's spokesperson, said in a release.
Motorists are paying an average of $54 for a full 15-gallon tank of gasoline which is a discount of about $24 from 2022's highest price last June.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration, gas demand has slightly increased, resulting in increasing stocks and fluctuating oil prices.
Metro Detroit’s average daily gas price is following Michigan pump price trends. Metro Detroit’s current average is $3.67 per gallon, about 12 cents more than last week’s average but still $1.62 less than this same time last year.
And prices closer to $3 per gallon can be found in Wayne County according to GasBuddy. A Mobil station on Farmington Road in Livonia has gas at $3.15 a gallon; A BP station on Eight Mile Road in Detroit has gas for $3.33; and a Sunoco station on Michigan Avenue in Dearborn has gas at $3.34 per gallon.
AAA reports the most expensive gas price averages are in Marquette ($3.72), Metro Detroit ($3.67), and Ann Arbor ($3.66). The least expensivegas price recorded are in Flint ($3.61), Grand Rapids ($3.63), and Saginaw ($3.63). | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/06/12/pump-prices-rise-in-michigan-but-still-almost-2-less-than-year/70312579007/ | 2023-06-12T13:34:52 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/06/12/pump-prices-rise-in-michigan-but-still-almost-2-less-than-year/70312579007/ |
Twin Falls was hit by a drenching rainstorm late Sunday afternoon, accompanied by large hail. The precipitation flooded many streets, including this intersection at Gooding Street and Sixth Avenue but didn't stop some children from having some fun in the water.
Mychel Matthews is the managing editor at the Times-News. Contact Matthews at mmatthews@magicvalley.com or 208-735-3233. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/summer-storms-hit-twin-falls/article_cdf22bd4-08bf-11ee-86b5-833579abc09a.html | 2023-06-12T13:34:56 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/summer-storms-hit-twin-falls/article_cdf22bd4-08bf-11ee-86b5-833579abc09a.html |
CEDAR FALLS — Dennis Downs knows what it’s like to be center stage with the Cedar Falls Municipal Band for Tuesday night summer concerts at the Overman Park Band Shell.
At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, he’ll be on stage for a different reason. Recently retired after 42 years as conductor, the band Downs loves will be saying “Thanks for the Memories” in a tribute concert to his tenure.
“Words don’t quite express how it feels,” said Downs, describing his career as “40 years of magical music making.”
He agrees wholeheartedly with long-time friend and band member Paul Rider, quoting from an essay Rider wrote for the band’s centennial in 1976. “‘For me, the privilege of being a part of the organization has been special. Long after I am unable to make my brand of music, I will have vivid memories of being on the bandstand, looking out into a sea of faces, watching people capture the very best a summer night has to offer, and knowing that I played some part in a tradition that should never end.’”
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Ken Henze, who is entering his 33rd year with the band, will conduct the tribute concert. He retired this month after 22 years as a teacher and band director at Hoover Middle School in Waterloo and 36 years in Waterloo Community Schools.
He is sharing duties this summer with Jim Vowels and playing principal tuba at concerts when Vowels is on the podium. He is looking forward to “maintaining the high standards, the historical importance and atmosphere that are the trademarks of the organization.”
Musica Ficta Brass & Percussion will perform at 6:40 p.m., prior to the band concert. Admission is free.
Selecting music for the Downs tribute has been challenging, Henze said, but “it’s been really fun to go through some of the songs that I remember as iconic for Dennis to conduct. We’ll have a good mix of music from classical to Disney, music that Dennis enjoyed conducting.”
Music will include “Our Director March,” “Make Our Garden Grow,” a piece written by Leonard Bernstein, “The Music Man” and “Light Calvary Overture,” plus a few surprises. Downs will conduct several of his favorite pieces and lead the singing of a song he wrote, “Beautiful Cedar Falls,” considered the unofficial theme song for the city.
“Everybody in the band right now has never had another conductor outside of Dennis,” said Vowels, who just wrapped up his 25th year as band director at Waverly-Shell Rock High School and 31 years as a teacher.
“It’s definitely a season for change, and it’s going to be different. We’ll choose different music along the way, but we’ll still play the (John Phillip) Sousa marches and other standards people expect. It’s not going to be wholesale changes. We’re stepping into something that’s already a Cadillac. The format is the same – we’re not going to break something that’s not broke,” he said.
Vowels is particularly looking forward to conducting the July 4 concert.
“It’s going to be all patriotic music – the perfect Independence Day celebration. I want our concerts every week to be a party atmosphere. Bring the kids out, talk to each other and have fun.
“If Dad’s throwing the ball to a little kid, I look out and love all of that. This isn’t a sit down and be quiet atmosphere. Our concerts are a community event, outdoors and relaxed, what summer should be,” he said.
Henze agreed. “Our band is one of those slices of Americana that you don’t find everywhere in the country. It’s a beautiful setting and a tradition in Iowa.
“This is the oldest continuous band in the state. It’s loved by the community, and it’s a generational thing with kids who came to the concerts with their parents now grown up and bringing their own kids,” he said.
Upcoming concerts are June 20 and 27 and July 4, 11, 18 and 25 – all starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Overman Park Band Shell, Second and Franklin streets. Pre-concert music begins at 6:40 p.m.
A Labor Day concert is planned for Sept. 4. The August Ensembles concert series is at 7 p.m. Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/cedar-falls-municipal-concert-dennis-downs/article_4734b24c-06d0-11ee-ab3c-5737a5ef29ff.html | 2023-06-12T13:36:28 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/cedar-falls-municipal-concert-dennis-downs/article_4734b24c-06d0-11ee-ab3c-5737a5ef29ff.html |
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Family members and friends of a mother of four who was shot and killed by her neighbor in Ocala will say their final goodbyes Monday during a funeral service.
Akije Owens, 35, was killed June 2 after going to the apartment of Susan Lorincz’s, who had yelled at Owens’ children as they played in a nearby lot. Lorincz was arrested days after the shooting on charges of manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, battery and two counts of assault.
Owens’ funeral comes days after a vigil in Ocala, where family and friends released purple balloons in her honor.
“If anyone knew Ajike, she would do anything. About Ajike, she will do whatever it takes to take care of her children,” a friend from Owens’ church said.
Pamela Dias, Owens’ mother, described her daughter as “full of life” and as having so much love for her children, who range in ages 3 to 12.
“She loved them with all her being. To know her is to know that her kids were everything,” she said.
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A judge granted bond for Lorincz on Friday and set it to $154,000.
The sheriff’s office said when interviewed after her arrest, Lorincz claimed that she acted in self-defense and that Owens had been trying to break down her door prior to her shooting. Lorincz also claimed that Owens had come after her in the past and had previously attacked her. Through their investigation – including obtaining the statements of eyewitnesses – detectives were able to establish that Lorincz’s actions were not justifiable under Florida law, a statement from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said.
Owens’ family attorney Anthony Thomas said the family is seeking Lorincz’s manslaughter charge be upgraded to a murder charge.
The funeral is set for 11 a.m. at Meadowbrook Church, with the Rev. Al Sharpton delivering the eulogy. News 6 will stream it live at the top of this story when it begins.
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SAN ANTONIO, Fla. – The country’s largest man-made lagoon is now open, right here in Florida!
According to WTSP-TV in Tampa, the Mirada Lagoon in San Antonio, Florida, offers visitors 15 acres of crystal-clear water, a swim-up bar and a water slide for a relaxing getaway. There is also an obstacle course!
And if you don’t want to swim, you are more than welcome to lounge around.
Tickets range from $20 to $40.
There are also more man-made lagoons on the way. Last year, the Melbourne City Council voted unanimously to allow the Melbourne Orlando International Airport to sell 56 acres of land for the proposed Lakoona Beach development project, which would provide hundreds of housing units, retail venues and its centerpiece Crystal Lagoons.
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The development company, Adelon Capital, said it also plans on creating five inland lagoons in Central Florida.
Work began in 2021 to clear land for the first Crystal Lagoon about 8 miles west of Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom.
To learn more about the Mirada Lagoon, click here.
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The Monday After: J. Babe Stearn Center mission returns to its roots
The J. Babe Stearn Community Center – originally the Police Boys Club in the southwest section of Canton – has returned to its roots.
It's a Boys Club again. And it's a Girls Club, too, of course.
In an agreement finalized in May, the Stearn Center, at 2628 13th St. SW, became affiliated with Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
When the Stearn Center, which now offers activities for all ages, was founded on Navarre Road SW as the Police Boys Club, it primarily provided athletic and educational and skills-developing endeavors for young people.
It was established by Canton Police Department and, after initially being guided by the capable leadership of Sgt. Don Bole, the facility was placed under the direction of personable police officer Jack "Babe" Stearn – J. "Babe" in most references and just "Babe" to his many friends – who quickly became a beloved mentor.
Now, under the guidance of Executive Director Dave Miday and Program Director Tim Haverstock, as well as a staff that attempts to see the vision that both Bole and Stearn initiated, J. Babe Stearn Community Center, which opened early in the 1980s, is back to being a club where kids can feel welcome.
"We're going to be the Boys and Girls Club of Canton at J. Babe Stearn Community Center," said Haverstock, noting the original Police Boys Club name had been changed to the Police Boys and Girls Club in the 1970s and moved to the 13th Street building early in the 1980s. The facility adopted the Stearn Center name when it broke ties with the Canton Police Department later in that decade.
"We didn't want to get rid of Babe's name. We didn't want to take it off the building. But, Dave Miday and I and our staff have looked at joining the Boys and Girls Clubs for a number of years. We wanted to develop programing so we could be more focused on students.," he explained. "The concept is that every day after school, they'll have that safe place to go. That's what the old Boys and Girls Club did."
Another piece of the restructuring being put in place hearkens back to the days when the Police Boys Club was staffed by individuals with ties to the city's police. Soon, the Canton Police Department will operate a community police outpost at the Stearn Center.
"They'll have officers located at the Babe Stearn Center," said Haverstock. "They'll be operating as neighborhood community police, with an outreach team going out into the neighborhood to hold special events – cookouts, displays of police cars, and games for the kids – that develop the relationship of the police with the kids and their families."
Club holds a neighborhood heritage
Jim Mitchell, one of the Canton Police Boys Club's charter members and a former police officer, recalls that law enforcement originally got involved with the club by investigating a crime at the original Navarre Road SW building, a vacant structure at that time late in the 1940s that once had been the site of Timken Roller Bearing Co.'s employee basketball program.
"How it all got started was we broke into the building on Navarre Road SW," Mitchell remembered. "There were six of us and we were ornery."
Mitchell, Henry "Hank" Bullough, Jerry "Mo" Mosley, Glen McCully, Ed Clemence and Francis Smith wanted to play basketball in the unused gym of the building that had been closed by the Timken company and put under the management of the YMCA.
"We said, 'Let's go in,'" Mitchell remembered. "There was a window on the west side. We decided to break the window and one of our guys, Glen McCully, got in and went around and opened the doors. But, there was a Timken Company policeman stationed across the street in a substation and he called the (city) police."
Police and YMCA officials reacted to the indiscretion mercifully and creatively.
"The 'Y' said, 'Here's what we're going to do. We're going to leave the lights on and the water running and we're going to allow you to come to use the building. But, you're going to have to get the key from the substation,'" said Mitchell. "We'd have to get it from the Timken Police officer and when we were done we'd have to take it back."
The young boys made the most of their opportunity. They formed a club.
"We organized what we called the Southwest Athletic Club," explained Mitchell. "Most of the members were from the neighborhood and we'd have basketball leagues. Then we invited kids from other schools to come to play.
"In 1949, the Police department was looking for a place to move their boxing program from Schroyer Avenue. They purchased the building and appointed Sgt. Donald Bole as the first director of the Canton Police Boys Club."
Patrolmen Lou Early and Al Rehfus also were sent to the Boys Club to organize activities for young Cantonians. Mitchell and t rest of the "Navarre Road Six" were the first boys to join.
What started out as a break-in evolved into a "positive thing," said Mitchell.
"Until then, we had no place to go," he explained. "Kids didn't have the mobility they have today. We were restricted to the neighborhood. This opened up a new world to us. It was a place we could go to meet other kids and establish relationships."
How programming will change
Bole and Stearn fostered those relationships, with help of their staffs. And now the current staff at the Boys and Girls Club of Canton at J. Babe Stearn Center is reinventing the facility in the image the former directors envisioned.
"It's exciting. I feel like we've come full circle," said Haverstock. "Basically we're going back to what Babe and his guys did."
Haverstock said programming is being readjusted to focus on the needs of kids.
The fee structure is being altered, making membership in the club affordable for youngsters and very inexpensive for adults. Hours also are being changed, giving kids their own time period that fulfills the old Police Boys and Girls Club "after school" mission.
"It's going to be a kids club from about 2:30 until 7," explained Haverstock, who said adult programming would remain a focus before and after that period.
He noted that special programming aimed at youths will continue, such as the low-cost summer camp operated in a partnership with Malone University on the school's campus and the upcoming Thurman Munson Memorial Scholarship Dinner which raises funds for two annual "catcher's scholarships" and provides a forum for recognizing annual enshrinees in the club's hall of fame
Haverstock said that Canton Mayor Thomas Bernabei has been supportive throughout the transition process. "We've kept him updated." And the mayor also played a part in the establishment of the community police substation, which Haverstock said "completes the circle."
"We ended up following in the footsteps of Babe," said Haverstock, who compared that responsibility to "following a legend."
"I know what he would think about this. I can see his face lit up with a big grin and he'd be high-fiving us."
Reach Gary at gary.brown.rep@gmail.com. On Twitter: @gbrownREP.
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What – Thurman Munson Memorial Scholarship Dinner
Where – DoubleTree by Hilton Canton Downtown at 320 Market Ave. S
When – Aug. 17, doors open at 6 p.m.
Why – To raise money for scholarships and award the Thurman Munson boys and girls catcher scholarships
Who – Speaker will be ex-Yankees pitcher Rich "Goose" Gossage, with a Q&A by Gossage and ex-Yankees pitcher Tommy John
How – Tickets are $50, with corporate sponsor tables also available; purchase at J. Babe Stearn Community Center, Davies Pharmacy, and Mike Munson's Tugboat Pub at Meadowlake Golf Club. For information call the Stearn Center at 330-455-3921. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/2023/06/12/the-monday-after-j-babe-stearn-center-returns-to-its-roots/70305784007/ | 2023-06-12T13:45:35 | 0 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/2023/06/12/the-monday-after-j-babe-stearn-center-returns-to-its-roots/70305784007/ |
Stark County area children can eat free breakfast, lunch this summer at 30+ sites
- Stark County school districts and community agencies are offering free breakfast and free lunch at more than 30 sites this summer.
- The food in intended to bridge the three-month gap when families can no longer rely on their children receiving breakfast and lunch at school and may struggle to provide meals on their own.
- Any child who is 18 years old or younger can get a free meal, regardless of their family's income level, at nearly all of the sites.
Children living in the Stark County area can eat for free at more than 30 locations this summer.
Several school districts and community organizations are offering the food as a way to bridge the three-month gap when families can no longer rely on their children receiving breakfast and lunch at school and may struggle to provide meals on their own.
Stephanie Sweany, executive director of the Stark County Hunger Task Force, said the nonprofit agency expanded the number of distribution sites and is now serving Massillon after seeing a significant uptick in the number of people seeking food help this school year.
“Hunger can have many negative effects on a child's physical and mental development,” Sweany said. “Providing weekend meals throughout the summer months can help set up a child for success as they go into the next school year.”
Research has shown that lack of enough healthy food can impair a child’s ability to concentrate and perform well in school, increases the chance they will have higher levels of behavioral, emotional and academic problems and can lead to more colds and infections in children.
Find a free meal for children
Below is a list of where you can find a free meal for your child (listed by school district).
Unless specified otherwise, any child who is 18 years old or younger can get a free meal at each of the listed sites, regardless of their family's income level. Children with disabilities and approved individual education programs can be up to age 21 and still participate.
Children must eat the meals at the site, except where the meal is being provided through a backpack program or in a drive-up format. The child does not have to be a student in the school district where the food site is located. No registration is required.
Most sites will be closed on June 19 and July 4 for the holidays.
Other Stark County resources for food:Stark Help Central
Some school districts and agencies are offering free food to only a specific group of children, such as children who are attending their summer learning programs. Those offerings are not included in this list. Other school sites that have traditionally offered free meals are no longer eligible under state or federal funding guidelines.
Alliance
Alliance City Schools will offer free meals Mondays through Thursdays at the following sites and times:
- Alliance Middle School, breakfast from 7:45 to 8:30 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. through July 29.
- Alliance Elementary, breakfast from 7:45 to 8:30 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to noon through June 30.
- Alliance Early Learning School, breakfast from 8:45 to 9:15 a.m. and lunch from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. through Aug. 9.
Brown
Brown Local Schools will serve breakfast from 8:30 to 9 a.m. and lunch from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Mondays through Fridays until June 15 inside the Malvern school cafeteria. Meals also will be served at the same times between Aug. 1 and Aug. 18.
Canton City
Through Aug. 4, the Stark County Hunger Task Force and the Stark Library are offering bags of food for children between the ages of 3 and 18 as part of their summer backpack program. Children do not need to be present.
Bags of food are available for pickup in Canton at the:
- Stark Library’s Main Library from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays
- Madge Youtz Branch from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays
- DeHoff Community Branch from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays
Food also will be distributed at six Canton bookmobile locations:
- Schreiber Elementary: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays
- Linwood: Noon to 1 p.m. Tuesdays
- Creek’s Crossing: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays
- Jackson Sherrick: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays
- Skyline Terrace: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Thursdays
- Mahoning Manor: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Fridays
Through Aug. 11, the hunger task force also will offer free meals from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Fridays at the Ken Weber Community Campus at Goodwill at 408 Ninth St. SW. A photo ID is required.
Canton Local
The Canton Local School District will provide breakfast from 8:30 to 9 a.m. and lunch from 11 to 11:30 a.m. at Canton South Middle School on Mondays through Thursdays in June.
Carrollton
Through Aug. 4, Carrollton Local Schools will serve breakfast from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays and lunch from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays in Carrollton High School/Middle School cafeteria. Meal package pickup will be available from 9:30 a.m. to noon Thursdays.
Fairless
Through Aug. 12, the Massillon Public Library and Stark County Hunger Task Force will provide a free bag of food to children ages 3 to 18 at the library’s Barry Askren Memorial branch and its Pam S. Belloni Memorial branch. Each bag will include two breakfasts, two lunches and two snacks. Bags will be available during regular library hours while supplies last. Children do not need to be present to receive the bags.
Lake
Through Aug. 14, Love Our Community is offering free lunches from noon to 2 p.m. Mondays and dinners from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at Memorial Park’s closed pavilion at 335 Park Lane Drive SW. Delivery may be available upon request by calling 330-961-1212. Meals are available to all ages.
Marlington
Marlington Local Schools will serve breakfast from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays at Marlington Middle School through Aug. 10. No meals will be served on July 4, July 28, Aug. 1 or Aug. 4.
From July 12 to July 14, the district also will serve lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. daily at Maranatha Ministries at 14289 Edison St. NE.
From July 17 to July 21, the district also will serve breakfast from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. daily at Maranatha Ministries.
Massillon
Through Aug. 4, Massillon City Schools will offer meals from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays at Washington High School.
The district’s food truck also will be serving food from noon to 1 p.m. at the following locations and days:
- Mondays: Walnut Hills, playground and pavilion area at Osage and Dixon Hilltop.
- Wednesdays: Corner of Tremont and Eighth Street.
- Fridays: Reservoir Park’s large pavilion off Sippo Boulevard NE.
Through Aug. 11, the Massillon Public Library and Stark County Hunger Task Force will provide a free bag of food to children ages 3 to 18 as part of its Summer Food Backpack program. Each bag will include two breakfasts, two lunches and two snacks. Bags will be available during regular library hours while supplies last. Children do not need to be present to receive the bags.
Through Aug. 4, the Massillon Family YMCA is offering breakfast from 7 to 8 a.m. and lunch from noon to 12:45 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
Minerva
Minerva Local Schools is providing meals at the same time as its summer enrichment programs as follows:
- From June 26 to June 30, breakfast will be served daily from 8 to 8:30 a.m. and lunch will be served from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in Minerva Elementary’s cafeteria.
- In July, breakfast will be served from 8 to 8:30 a.m. and lunch will be served from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays in Minerva Elementary’s cafeteria.
Perry
Through Aug. 4, Perry Local Schools will be serving breakfast from 7:30 to 10 a.m. and lunch from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays at Perry High School. Enter Door No. 1. Adults can purchase breakfast for $1.75 and lunch for $3.75.
Plain
Through Aug. 11, Plain Local Schools will provide lunch from noon to 1 p.m. Mondays through Fridays in the Ellisdale Community Building at 3809 31st St. NE. Meals will not be served June 19, July 3 and July 4.
Through Aug. 4, the Stark County Hunger Task Force and the Stark Library are offering bags of food for children between the ages of 3 and 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fridays at the library’s bookmobile stop at Ellisdale Homes. Children do not need to be present.
Sandy Valley
Through Aug. 4, the Stark County Hunger Task Force and the Stark Library are offering bags of food for children between the ages of 3 and 18 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays at the library’s Sandy Valley branch. Children do not need to be present.
Sebring
Sebring Local Schools will serve free meals through a drive-up format at its cafeteria door at McKinley High School from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays. At least one child in a group must be enrolled at Sebring Local Schools.
Reach Repository education writer Kelli Weir at 330-580-8339 or kelli.weir@cantonrep.com.
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The Heart of Stark: Third Thursdays at the National First Ladies Library
In partnership with The Repository, every Monday, Stark Community Foundation highlights positive happenings in our community. Here’s to Good News Mondays!
The National First Ladies Library recently launched Third Thursdays with the First Ladies, a new program that invites the community to visit the museum on the third Thursday of each month for a private, curator-led tour of the new Jackie Kennedy exhibit "Beyond Camelot: The Life and Legacy of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis."
The exhibit, which is housed at the First Ladies National Historic Site in downtown Canton, has proven popular with visitors from across the country.
Attendance records for the month of May were broken very early in the month, and the museum expects to have record attendance all summer. As a part of the celebration, the National First Ladies Library hosted celebrity Monte Durham from TLC’s "Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta" for its grand opening last month.
President and CEO Patty Dowd Schmitz started the Third Thursdays program as a way to create excitement around the new exhibit and to bring men and women from our community to the First Ladies National Historic Site for the first time.
“Anyone can visit the National First Ladies Library for free during the public hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday,” said Schmitz. “However, the free public hours during the day are self-guided tours. What makes Third Thursdays special is that the event is in the evenings and is led by our curator, Michelle Gullion, who put the exhibit together. She walks our guests through the entire exhibit and gives them a much richer experience than they might get on their own.”
The National First Ladies Library is the most prominent collection of scholarly research and information and a leader in education about the First Ladies of the United States. Working collaboratively with the National Park Service and others, it operates, supports, enhances and promotes the First Ladies National Historic Site — consisting of the historic Saxton-McKinley House, the First Ladies Museum and the Education and Research Center.
“It is so important to learn about the legacies of our nation’s First Ladies because they represent so much about the roles of women throughout our history,” said Schmitz. “The vast majority of our First Ladies were tremendously accomplished women in their own right, and the National First Ladies Library is the only place in the world where guests can learn about the entirety of their lives— not just about the time they spent in the White House. Our nation’s First Ladies are an inspiration not only to young women, but also to young men as well who might just be learning about the roles of famous women in our history.”
More information on the National First Ladies Library exhibits and events can be found at www.firstladieslibrary.org.
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317 Project: Herron-Morton couple has created a 'carbon sink' brimming with trees, flowers
The 317 Project tells stories of life in all of Indianapolis’ vibrant neighborhoods – 317 words at a time. Have a tip for a story in one of Indianapolis’ neighborhoods? Let us know at 317project@indystar.com.
On about an acre in Herron-Morton Place, the Mausts operate what Rod calls a carbon sink. Surrounding their six-bedroom 1898 home are carpets of grass that wind around flowers, garden beds and trees. Definitely trees.
Cherry, persimmon, pawpaw, peach ... and Rod Maust and Martha Yoder Maust can keep listing more.
They're "actually sucking carbon dioxide out of the air in a small way," Rod said.
"We're not going to save the planet with our trees," Martha continued. "One drop in the ocean," Rod added, "but at least it's one drop.”
Their landscaping combines practicality, upbringing and faith. Rod was raised on a Goshen, Indiana, farm. Martha grew up in Elkhart. Now retired, they married in 1981 after meeting through First Mennonite Church.
The couple moved to Herron-Morton in 1983 as they built careers downtown — he as a psychologist and she as a family practice doctor.
But with the proximity to work came challenges. Their new home required plumbing, wiring, insulation and drywall, and they had to live nearby during renovations. The soil contained debris from residences that had been torn down.
"Martha's dad came down … and saw it,” Rod said, “and he said to her, 'Don't show it to your mother until it's finished,'" Martha continued as they laughed.
In 1990, the couple and their first two children moved in. Two more arrived later.
In the decades since, Rod and Martha have established their gardens, now punctuated by toys for their four grandchildren. Arugula, peas and radishes are growing so far. Tomatoes will be a companion to Martha's French vinaigrette.
Rod grafts fruit and nut trees, using rubber bands and foil to fuse twigs from desired varieties onto existing branches — and sometimes even seedlings squirrels planted. On one, the twigs are in place to produce Grimes Golden, Red Free and Honeycrisp apples.
"We want to be good stewards of the earth," Rod said.
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3 Indiana cities were ranked in 'best places to live' list. How do they stack up?
Three Indiana cities have been ranked out of 150 metro areas on the list of best places to live in the U.S., according to the U.S. News & World Report. Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and South Bend were analyzed and named on three lists: Best places to live, most affordable places to live and best places to retire.
What do these Indiana cities rank?
Out of 150 of the country's most populous cities, here's where they fell:
- Indianapolis ranked #68 in best places to live and #48 in best places to retire.
- Fort Wayne ranked #5 in cheapest places to live, #33 in best places to live and #15 in best places to retire.
- South Bend ranked #14 in cheapest places to live, #76 in best places to live and #30 in best places to retire. It was also #24 on the site's list of most dangerous places to live.
How was each city's rank determined?
To determine the best places to live, U.S. News & World Report analyzed each of the cities' value, quality of life, and whether it was desirable with a strong job market. For retirement, it analyzed residents' happiness, housing affordability and health care quality.
It also put two Indiana cities on its list of 25 cheapest places to live. Fort Wayne ranked #5 and South Bend came in at #14.
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Indianapolis is better than average
While it's not the highest of either best places to live or best places to retire, Indianapolis still falls in the top half of both lists.
U.S. News & World Report propped up the city's entertainment and things to do, saying "what makes Indy such a splendid place to stop over makes it an even better place to live."
It also shouted out Indy's sports scene, specifically the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and how the city hosted major sporting events like the 2021 NCAA men's basketball tournament and the 2012 Super Bowl.
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These are the factors that go into its rankings. Overall, Indianapolis received a score of 6.3 out of 10.
- Indianapolis received a 6.3 out of 10 for quality of life. The site analyzed:
- Crime rate
- Quality of education
- Well-being
- Commute time
- Quality of health care
- Air quality index
- Risk of natural hazards
- Indianapolis received a 5.1 out of 10 for desirability. The site analyzed:
- Survey results
- Migration data
- Weather temperatures
- How many restaurants/drinking establishments per 100,000 people
- Indianapolis received a 7.3 out of 10 for value. The site analyzed:
- Housing affordability
- Price parities
- Indianapolis received a 6.4 out of 10 for job market. The site analyzed:
- Unemployment rate
- Average salary
- Indianapolis received a 5.8 out of 10 for net migration. The site analyzed:
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DALLAS — The Dallas Police Department (DPD) said a 7-year-old girl who was allegedly abducted Sunday afternoon has been located and is safe.
According to DPD, an AMBER Alert was issued Sunday evening after the young girl was reportedly last seen getting into a gray SUV (unknown make, model and license plate) with an unknown man in the 1100 block of West Kiest Boulevard around noon.
Sources told WFAA reporter Rebecca Lopez that the girl and her 9-year-old brother were walking to a store when they were approached by the suspect in the SUV who offered to give them a ride.
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BUTTS COUNTY, Ga. — A man is now in custody in Butts County after deputies said he drove over to his ex-girlfriend's home armed with a gun, found her in bed with her new boyfriend, and proceeded to shoot him in the head.
It all happened Sunday morning around 11 a.m. at a home along Bonnies Way in the city of Jackson, Georgia.
The person who was shot was responsive and responding to questions from deputies, but was taken to the hospital for treatment. It is not yet known what part of his head he was shot.
The suspect ran away from the scene, but Butts County Sheriff Gary Long said technology was a key aspect in capturing the alleged shooter.
"We got cameras all over the county now -- Flock cameras -- and then we got this neighborhood, people all throughout this neighborhood with cameras," Sheriff Long said. "So our investigators, through the investigation, was able to recover surveillance footage from neighbors so this case will move really quick."
Long said part of that technology from neighbors were Ring doorbell cameras who spotted the suspect. Deputies said the original call they received was for a possible home invasion, which later turned out to be a shooting.
The sheriff also said there were children inside the home when the shooting went down, but none were injured.
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Two men died in a motorcycle crash in Butler County Sunday.
The crash happened just before 6 p.m. on Route 38 near N. Wayne Street in Eau Claire Borough.
State police say Zachary McGregor, 32, of West Sunbury, and Caleb Kiely, 31, of Petrolia, were riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle when they lost control, causing the motorcycle to go on its side, striking a Dodge Ram truck. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
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It happened around 8 a.m. along Oak Lane in Monaca.
Officials said the child was being transported by ambulance to UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh.
The extent of the child’s injuries, as well as their age and gender, were not immediately known.
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BUTLER COUNTY — The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is holding a series of free food distributions for children in Butler County this summer.
Moniteau, Knoch and Karns City School districts have partnered with the food bank to host the meals.
Any kids 18 years old or younger can visit the schools on certain days to get a free meal.
The locations for food distributions are:
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- Food will be distributed on 6/12, 7/25, 8/18 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Knoch Primary School
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- Dassa McKinney Elementary School
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- Food will be distributed on 6/20, 7/18. 8/15 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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To its members, it’s a grassroots army of “joyful warriors” who “don’t co-parent with the government.”
To anti-hate researchers, it’s a well-connected extremist group that attacks inclusion in schools.
And to Republicans vying for the presidency, it has become a potential key partner in the fight for the 2024 nomination.
Moms for Liberty didn’t exist during the last presidential campaign, but the Florida-based nonprofit that champions " parental rights " in education has rapidly become a major player for 2024, boosted in part by GOP operatives, politicians and donors.
The group that has been at the forefront of the conservative movement targeting books that reference race and gender identity and electing right-wing candidates to local school boards nationwide is hosting one of the next major gatherings for Republican presidential primary contenders. At least four are listed as speakers at the Moms for Liberty annual summit in Philadelphia later this month.
Former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and biotech entrepreneur and “anti-woke” activist Vivek Ramaswamy have announced they will speak at the meeting at the end of June.
The group said it is in talks to bring others to the conference, including Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a fringe Democrat known for pushing anti-vaccine conspiracy theories.
The high interest in the event underscores how fights surrounding gender and race have become core issues for Republican voters. It also spotlights Republicans’ eagerness to embrace a group that has drawn backlash for spreading anti-LGBTQ+ ideas and stripping libraries and classrooms of diverse material.
The group was founded in 2021 by Tiffany Justice, Tina Descovich and Bridget Ziegler, all current and former school board members in Florida who were unhappy with student mask and quarantine policies during the pandemic.
In two years, the organization has ballooned to 285 chapters across 44 states, Justice said. The group claims 120,000 active members.
It has expanded its activism in local school districts to target books it says are inappropriate or “anti-American,” ban instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity, require teachers to disclose students’ pronouns to parents, and remove diversity, equity and inclusion programs from schools.
The group also has sought to elect like-minded candidates to school boards. In 2022, just over half the 500 candidates it endorsed for school boards nationwide won their races, Justice said.
Moms for Liberty pitches itself as a nonpartisan, grassroots effort started by passionate parents who call themselves “joyful warriors.” Yet the group’s close ties to Republican organizations, donors and politicians raise questions about partisanship and doubts over how grassroots it really is.
Co-founder Ziegler, who stepped down from the board in late 2021 but remains supportive of the group, is married to the chairman of the Florida Republican Party. Still a school board member in Sarasota County, she also is a director at the Leadership Institute, a conservative organization that regularly trains Moms for Liberty members.
Marie Rogerson, who took Ziegler’s place on the Moms for Liberty board, is an experienced political strategist who had previously managed the 2018 campaign of Florida state Rep. Randy Fine, a Republican.
The group also has quickly gained a close ally in DeSantis. In 2021, he signed Florida’s “Parents Bill of Rights,” which identified parents’ rights to direct their kids’ education and health care and was used to fight local student mask mandates. In 2022, he signed a law barring instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through the third grade, a ban opponents had labeled the “Don’t Say Gay” bill and which has since been extended through 12th grade. Moms for Liberty had loudly advocated both pieces of legislation.
Ziegler appeared behind DeSantis in photographs of the latter bill’s signing ceremony. When the group held its inaugural summit in Tampa last year, it hosted speeches by DeSantis and his wife, Casey, presenting the governor with a “liberty sword.”
And though the group is a 501(c)4 nonprofit that doesn’t have to disclose its donors, there are other glimpses of how powerful Republicans have helped fuel its rise.
Its summit sponsors, which paid tens of thousands of dollars for those slots, include the Leadership Institute, the conservative Heritage Foundation and Patriot Mobile, a far-right Christian cellphone company whose PAC has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in an effort to take over Texas school boards.
Maurice Cunningham, a former political science professor at the University of Massachusetts-Boston who has tracked Moms for Liberty’s growth and relationships, said its ability to draw so many top Republican candidates to its second annual summit is a testament to its establishment support.
“Yes, there are certainly moms that live in their communities and so forth who are active,” Cunningham said. “But this is a top down, centrally controlled operation with big-money people at the top and political professionals working for them.”
Justice said the group’s work with conservative organizations and DeSantis shows they take interest in the group’s cause, but doesn’t mean it isn’t grassroots.
Even as Moms for Liberty has aligned with establishment Republicans, researchers say its activism is part of a new wave of far-right anti-student inclusion efforts around the country.
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate and extremism around the country, designated Moms for Liberty as an “anti-government extremist” group in its annual report released last week, along with 11 other groups it said use parents’ rights as a vehicle to attack public education and make schools less welcoming for minority and LGBTQ+ students.
The label comes after some of the group’s leaders and chapter chairs have been accused of harassing community members and amplifying false claims related to gender controversies.
Justice said calling Moms for Liberty’s activities extremist is “alarming” and that the group’s efforts to fund and endorse school board races show it is not anti-government.
She said the group removes chapter chairs who break its code of conduct and that it has members and leaders who are gay, including one member of its national leadership team.
A growing coalition of local organizations that promote inclusivity in education has begun to mobilize against Moms for Liberty and are petitioning Marriott to stop the upcoming conference. Defense of Democracy, a New York organization founded in direct opposition to Moms for Liberty, plans to bring members to Philadelphia to protest in person.
“They’re so loud and so aggressive that people are kind of scared into silence,” Defense of Democracy founder Karen Svoboda said of Moms for Liberty. “You know, if you see bigotry and homophobia, there is a civic responsibility to speak out against it.”
Moms for Liberty, in turn, said it will increase security for its meeting. Marriott hasn’t responded to the petition, and the Southern Poverty Law Center’s “extremist” designation hasn’t deterred any Republican candidate who plans to speak.
Haley responded by tweeting, “If @Moms4Liberty is a ‘hate group,’ add me to the list.” Ramaswamy went onstage for a Thursday town hall with Justice and tweeted that SPLC stands for “Selling Political Lies to Corporations.”
Those responses are unsurprising to Cunningham, who said in today’s climate, the “extremist” label is “almost a badge of honor” within the GOP.
Moms for Liberty, for its part, is fundraising off it. After the SPLC report was public, Justice said the group quickly raised $45,000, an amount a larger donor has agreed to match.
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PITTSBURGH — After a planned break on Friday, day nine of the trial against Robert Bowers, the man accused of shooting and killing 11 worshippers at a Squirrel Hill synagogue, continues today with more witnesses taking the stand.
On Thursday, the jury heard from a variety of witnesses, including FBI experts, a co-president of New Light Congregation, the Tree of Life president and a Comcast employee who discussed Bowers’ internet records.
PITTSBURGH SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING TRIAL: FULL COVERAGE ⇒
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UPDATE 9:17 a.m.: Allen E. Bogdan of Remora Holsters takes the stand
The second witness, Allen E. Bogdan, of Remora Holsters, takes the stand.
Remora is based in Florida.
A 3-in-1 leg holster from his company is shown.
The strap is for the leg. An ankle holster, it also can be used in a waistband or pocket, depending on the size of the gun.
There is a label on the strap.
All Remora holsters are manufactured in Naples, Fla. Any product from Remora has crossed state lines to get here.
Defense shows evidence that an email shows Bowers’ transaction from Oct. 2011.
UPDATE 9:05 a.m.: Anthony Farah, owner of White Hat Holsters, takes the stand
The first witness is Anthony Farah, the owner of White Hat Holsters.
He was the president from 2011 to 2022.
The holsters are all made in Arlington, Texas.
Evidence is shown of a waistband holster, which is typically used for concealed carry.
There is a logo for White Hat Holsters, which is the original logo. Farah says all of the products are manufactured in Texas, so they have to cross state lines to get here.
The defense asks Farah as he was prepping for this case with the FBI if he had emails with Robert Bowers and Farah said yes.
The defense shows evidence that is the email correspondence.
The defense asked if he kept up with record keeping of where people could send inquiries on the website.
Farah says all inquiries go to support@whitehatholsters.com. He said the email with Bowers was to that support site.
The email from Bowers was sent in 2012 and they replied in 2012.
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Police are investigating an overnight shooting in East Tarentum.
Allegheny County police said shots were fired near the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Corbet. No one was hit by gunfire. Two people had minor injuries.
This happened around 2:45 a.m. Multiple evidence markers could be seen in the street, where the area was taped off.
A witness who spoke to Channel 11 said he and a friend were walking home from a bar when someone started shooting. He said he jumped a fence when he heard the shots.
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A woman was injured when a vehicle crashed into a building this morning in Brentwood.
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The crash happened just before 3 a.m. at 4275 Clairton Blvd.
Officials told Channel 11 the driver of the vehicle, a woman in her 20s, lost control, then overcorrected, causing the vehicle to crash and catch fire.
She was not conscious when first responders arrived on scene.
The woman was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.
An upstairs neighbor of the building told Channel 11 it sounded like an earthquake when the vehicle hit.
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Flag Day is June 14National Flag Day in the United States of America is June 14. The holiday commemorates the date in 1777 when the United States approved the design for its first national flag. But it wasn’t until Aug. 3, 1949, when President Harry Truman signed it into law for Flag Day to be June 14. Some people choose not to understand the symbolism in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and try to create controversy that we should not be pledging to a piece of cloth. However, a closer look at the pledge reveals the words “… and to the Republic for which it stands.” Some choose not to stand when the flag passes, or refuse to recite the pledge. They do not understand nor appreciate the irony of their behavior, in that it is this country that protects their right not to stand or recite the pledge. Many men and women have made great sacrifices while serving in the military so that the rights in our constitution are protected for all of us.
Happy 248th birthday to
the ArmyBesides celebrating Flag Day June 14, that date also celebrates the 248th birthday of the United States Army. The army was established in 1775, even before the Declaration of Independence was signed, and consisted of volunteer soldiers with roots in the Continental Army. It was formed to fight the Revolutionary War, which our founding fathers could see on the horizon. On June 14, fly your American flag and your Army flag to show your pride in America and the United States Army!
VA clinic masking requirements The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it has relaxed the masking requirement at VA medical facilities. VA facilities will no longer universally require masks in most clinical areas, except for the highest-risk areas and situations, such as transplant units, dialysis, chemotherapy units, emergency and urgent care, open bay medical intensive care units, and spinal cord injury and community living centers. During the pandemic the VA conducted care for more than 332 million appointments serving 870,000 veterans with COVID-19 and vaccinating more than 4.4 million veterans.
Traveling Korean War memorial Q: I have visited a traveling Vietnam War memorial wall several times over the years at different places. I have not seen where there is a similar traveling exhibit for the Korean War (the forgotten war). Is there a traveling Korean War memorial? If there is, does it ever come to the Midwest?
A: Yes, there is. The Traveling Korean War Memorial will be displayed June 23-26 at Lake Park at 2200 Lee St. in Des Plaines. The memorial consists of 19 soldiers walking through a Korean rice paddy and includes four statistical signs, one 4-by-8-foot “The Forgotten War” sign, and a sign requesting silence to show respect. If you are unable to go to Washington, D.C., to see the actual Korean War Memorial, this traveling display evokes the same emotional, spiritual and respectful gratitude to those who served in “The Forgotten War.”
Q: I hear a lot about services and resources for veterans who have issues with post-traumatic stress disorder. Are there any events concerning PTSD scheduled soon in Central Illinois?
A: Several groups provide these opportunities for veterans, including Moraine View R&R, Hooah, Central Illinois Veterans – Warriors and others. Gateway Family Services of Illinois has just announced its first veterans-only retreat set for June 23. This retreat will include equine-related activities, hiking, kayaking, stand-up paddle boards and more. The retreat will focus on strategies to help veterans manage stress and mental health. The retreat is free! Reservations are required. Visit gatewayfamilyservices.org/veterans for more information and registration. This retreat will be conducted in Potomac, near Danville.
Quote of the dayIn these times of questioning the American experience and the values which our Constitution promotes, the following quote is well worth considering.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Starting Monday, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission will issue licenses for the state’s new medical cannabis industry.
Earlier this year, the group began reviewing the applications for cultivators, processors and dispensaries, along with other areas of the industry. The University of South Alabama collaborated with the commission to evaluate the applications.
According to the commission, over 90s businesses have submitted applications.
Since the Alabama Legislature legalized medical cannabis in 2021, over 60 cities and counties across the state– including Birmingham– have approved ordinances allowing its sale. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/alabama-medical-cannabis-commission-begins-issuing-business-licenses/ | 2023-06-12T14:30:30 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/alabama-medical-cannabis-commission-begins-issuing-business-licenses/ |
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Johnsons, McCoys, Mundies and Sims have been named the Families of the Year by the Family Guidance Center of Alabama.
The Phillips and Hayes families are the 2020 and 2022 families of the year, respectively.
CBS 42 anchors Ben Hoover and Sherri Jackson were among the many celebrating five of the six families present during Sunday’s ceremony at the Birmingham CrossPlex. The families said they were honored to receive this recognition and hope to inspire other families.
“Love your family, spend time with each other and try to be a good example to others,” David Hayes said.
“Family is so valuable,” Stevona McCoy said. “Stick together, and they’re your box.”
“Love and faith has brought us together and is keeping us together, and we hope it does the same for others,” Al Sims said.
The families also want to encourage other families to help others.
“We can’t be in a position to help others unless other people support us,” Daniel Mundie said. “So just find other people in your community and other people your community that you’re able to support some way or another to help them along and help them through life as well.”
“Anyone can find a need,” Cathleen Phillips said. “And when you see that need in your own community, just serve those people around you right there. That’s the main thing. You don’t have to do great things. Just serve the people around you. That’s the main thing.”
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WINFIELD — Residents of one of the state’s fastest-growing towns agree about what they do and don't want for their town.
“Winfield residents had a unified voice, which is refreshing,” Veridus representative Alaina Shonkwiler said. "They feel good about where they are. They are tolerant of the growth, but they are worried about congestion."
Shonkwiler and associate Jack Woods presented those findings Thursday to the Plan Commission. It's the 88-page final draft of the Winfield Comprehensive Master Plan.
Key to growth is Winfield's household retail spending being well above the national average.
“The buying power of the average household income indicates it’s pretty influential,” she said.
The commission approved the final draft, which will be made available online to residents for further review, officials said.
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The Town Council will review it Tuesday, then consider its adoption at that meeting, council President Tim Clayton said.
Clayton called the plan, which took six to seven months to compile, eye-opening and a great tool for a growing community.
Town officials hired Veridus, an Indianapolis-based company, for $50,000 to draft a new comprehensive master plan for the community.
Shonkwiler is director of community and economic development for Veridus; Woods is a project analyst.
Veridus collected information at two workshop meetings, an online survey and other meetings, Woods said.
Seventy residents attended the workshops, and the online survey received 587 responses.
The master plan is based on data analysis, community input, vision and focus, and land use and strategies.
The proposal includes a community vision statement, goals and recommendations in six focus areas.
A snapshot of the town shows that Winfield has increased in population by 212% between 2000 and 2020, with it ranking ninth-largest in growth rate for a town or city in Indiana.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Many students who attend the University of Alabama, UAB and the University of Alabama in Huntsville will not have to pay more for school next fall.
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(STACKER) — In November of last year, former President Donald Trump announced his plans to run for president again in 2024. Despite potential complications presented by his indictment over falsifying business records in March and a jury finding him liable for defamation and sexual abuse in civil court in May, Trump has not announced any changes to his re-election bid; in fact, the Trump campaign announced an influx of donations after his grand jury indictment, signaling continued support from his base.
However, Trump’s broader appeal in the context of the 2024 presidential race remains unclear. The 2022 midterm elections put his political influence, both within the Republican party and among the voting public, to the test. Trump endorsed more than two dozen Republican candidates. While the GOP expected a ‘red wave’ to deliver overwhelming control of both houses of Congress, the results were significantly more muted. Democrats retained control of the Senate, and while Republicans have the House, the margin of success proved to be narrower than pro-Trump devotees anticipated. Candidates that were given the thumbs-up by Trump did not overwhelmingly win as expected.
Exactly how the midterm election results and his ongoing legal troubles will affect Trump’s long-term fundraising efforts remains to be seen. But Trump committees raised millions of dollars before the midterms, particularly after the FBI raided his Florida Mar-a-Lago home. In fact, by the end of July 2022, the political action committee Save America (one of Trump’s largest PAC affiliates) had accumulated more than $99 million on Trump’s behalf.
Stacker analyzed Federal Election Commission records from Jan. 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023, to compile a list of the zip codes that have donated the most money to Donald Trump for the 2024 presidential election. The total number of donations from Alabama was $144,177 from 2,819 individual donations. Each zip code is ranked by its total donation amount per 1,000 people to the Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. campaign committee, filing as the Donald J. Trump For President 2024, Inc PAC.
Only FEC-processed records from unique individuals (as opposed to outside groups or committees) were considered. Slides also include the number of donations made toward Trump’s campaign in that zip code and in the state overall. Demographic and population information is derived from the Census Bureau. The townships listed beside each zip code represent the most sizable community within that respective zip code, but do not necessarily encompass its entire population. They are offered as a geographic frame of reference. Zip codes with populations under 1,000 or with population data not available were excluded from the analysis as were zip codes with fewer than 10 individual donations.
#25. 35803 (Huntsville, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $95.87 ($2,683 total)
– Number of individual donations: 29
– Population: 27,990
– Median household income: $84,951
#24. 35051 (Columbiana, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $95.92 ($828 total)
– Number of individual donations: 19
– Population: 8,627
– Median household income: $55,899
#23. 35757 (Madison, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $96.34 ($1,718 total)
– Number of individual donations: 29
– Population: 17,829
– Median household income: $95,239
#22. 35824 (Huntsville, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $100.27 ($915 total)
– Number of individual donations: 14
– Population: 9,129
– Median household income: $93,857
#21. 35570 (Hamilton, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $103.65 ($1,150 total)
– Number of individual donations: 38
– Population: 11,097
– Median household income: $45,154
#20. 35650 (Moulton, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $105.79 ($1,375 total)
– Number of individual donations: 80
– Population: 12,996
– Median household income: $55,199
#19. 36303 (Dothan, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $106.07 ($3,317 total)
– Number of individual donations: 40
– Population: 31,269
– Median household income: $48,141
#18. 35613 (Athens, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $106.81 ($2,187 total)
– Number of individual donations: 28
– Population: 20,475
– Median household income: $84,512
#17. 35120 (Odenville, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $109.84 ($1,879 total)
– Number of individual donations: 28
– Population: 17,106
– Median household income: $65,795
#16. 35406 (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $114.15 ($2,081 total)
– Number of individual donations: 26
– Population: 18,228
– Median household income: $108,188
#15. 35586 (Sulligent, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $114.21 ($440 total)
– Number of individual donations: 10
– Population: 3,851
– Median household income: $38,172
#14. 35634 (Florence, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $119.56 ($1,240 total)
– Number of individual donations: 25
– Population: 10,375
– Median household income: $73,188
#13. 35125 (Pell City, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $120.94 ($1,300 total)
– Number of individual donations: 27
– Population: 10,752
– Median household income: $49,030
#12. 36271 (Ohatchee, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $121.05 ($733 total)
– Number of individual donations: 32
– Population: 6,056
– Median household income: $47,281
#11. 36804 (Opelika, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $123.14 ($2,378 total)
– Number of individual donations: 59
– Population: 19,307
– Median household income: $51,699
#10. 35242 (Birmingham, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $123.32 ($7,039 total)
– Number of individual donations: 165
– Population: 57,077
– Median household income: $107,191
#9. 35043 (Chelsea, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $128.53 ($1,806 total)
– Number of individual donations: 15
– Population: 14,054
– Median household income: $94,959
#8. 36266 (Lineville, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $160.07 ($986 total)
– Number of individual donations: 22
– Population: 6,159
– Median household income: $45,461
#7. 35776 (Woodville, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $177.52 ($612 total)
– Number of individual donations: 25
– Population: 3,447
– Median household income: $44,868
#6. 36604 (Mobile, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $195.43 ($1,790 total)
– Number of individual donations: 33
– Population: 9,158
– Median household income: $49,927
#5. 35670 (Somerville, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $207.63 ($1,384 total)
– Number of individual donations: 24
– Population: 6,667
– Median household income: $55,559
#4. 35983 (Leesburg, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $280.39 ($1,112 total)
– Number of individual donations: 29
– Population: 3,966
– Median household income: $58,867
#3. 35740 (Bridgeport, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $568.12 ($1,915 total)
– Number of individual donations: 386
– Population: 3,371
– Median household income: $39,925
#2. 35097 (Locust Fork, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $999.02 ($1,938 total)
– Number of individual donations: 38
– Population: 1,940
– Median household income: $44,688
#1. 36528 (Dauphin Island, Alabama)
– Money donated per 1k people: $1,049.41 ($1,859 total)
– Number of individual donations: 38
– Population: 1,771
– Median household income: $62,560 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/zip-codes-donating-the-most-money-to-donald-trump-in-alabama/ | 2023-06-12T14:30:48 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/zip-codes-donating-the-most-money-to-donald-trump-in-alabama/ |
ARKANSAS, USA — The Citizens for Arkansas Public Education and Students (CAPES) announced via Twitter on Friday, June 9, that they have now begun their signature-collecting campaign as they strive to stop the LEARNS Act.
CAPES is against the Act saying it will be "detrimental to public education in the state" and are wanting to put it on the November 2024 ballot for people to vote on.
The referendum is one step closer to being on the November 2024 ballot after attorney general Tim Griffin approved the referendum on Monday.
"CAPES achieved a significant milestone on Friday, June 9, by collecting its first signature, officially launching the signature gathering campaign." said the Twitter post. CAPES continued by saying this "marks the beginning of a historic movement in the state of Arkansas."
CAPES must collect 55,000 signatures from 50 Arkansas Counties for the petition to go on the November ballot. Their goal is 90,000, but they say they are expecting even more legal challenges.
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SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Más Libritos Bookstore in Springdale looks to form an inclusive community and provide diverse literature with their new, permanent storefront.
The Springdale bookstore held a soft opening on Saturday, June 10. Bookshelves typically carry a varied selection of books, whether it be a cookbook or a child's storybook. At Mas Libritos, one can find stories whose voices resonate with the community.
“It's very inclusive and carries all the authors that I love to read, which are Latino or Hispanic background authors, which is something that is very, very hard to find here in Northwest Arkansas," said Tania Castellanos.
Castellanos was the first public customer on Saturday's public soft opening. Bookstore owner, Diana Dominguez had previously held a pop-up next door at Bites and Bowls.
“The relationship that we have with Diana is not only like a partnership, but a mentorship on helping her don't make the mistakes we made when we started, saving some time and resources on that aspect, and just build community together," Owner and Co-Founder of Bites and Bowls, Sandra Carrasco said.
Dominguez said of her permanent storefront that, “This place also holds a really special place in my heart, because it was the first pop-up that I had. And so now to see it evolve, within like three to four months to a physical location is pretty incredible."
Claiming to be the only bookstore of its kind in the area, much of the diverse literature offered is hard to find. Dominguez explained the importance of having a bookstore like this saying, “There's book bans kind of happening all over the United States. So, it's something that we're also facing here in Arkansas."
"It might be sectioned off as like African American or black literature or even Latinx literature. But within my collection, it's all mixed in. We're all at the center of our collections," Dominguez added. "Seeing people's joy and bringing this type of literature here is like, is just an emotional thing for me."
For avid reader Dominguez, her bookstore is a place where all are invited, and reading is encouraged, sharing the love of reading in every story.
"Just know that there is diversity. And that there is more than one way of doing things," said Carrasco.
Castellanos bought two books while shopping early Saturday morning. Heading to church afterward, she planned to give one book to her niece.
"I'm trying to teach her as she grows up to always be inclusive about all the authors that she reads as well as all the social media or just any other type of exposure that she has to know for it to always be diverse," Castellano said. "It's also very important for our allies to come and get educated on all the authors on all of the great tropes that all of these books have to offer."
Mas Libritos event was only a soft opening for the public. There are plans for a grand opening celebration on Friday, July 14. You can follow Bites and Bowls or Mas Libritos for more updates. Mas Libritos bookstore is located at 1602 E Robinson Avenue in Suite D.
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SNOHOMISH, Wash. — Firefighters battling a large house fire in Snohomish early Monday morning said two people reported missing from the home were found safe.
Emergency crews were called just after 2:30 a.m. to a home in the 11700 block of 92nd Street SE in Snohomish after hearing reports of an explosion. Officials said two people from the home were unaccounted for until crews found one of the people. The other person reported missing showed up at the scene later.
The fire started on the upper level of the home, but firefighters were not able to reach due to the danger, officials said.
"We had what sounded like ammunition going off," the fire battalion chief said. "Just because of the danger and who knows where those projectiles were going, the crews pulled out of the house. We went to an exterior operation."
The fire battalion chief said there were no usable fire hydrants in the rural area, so crews used a specialized vehicle to bring in water from neighboring fire departments.
The flames were put out early Monday morning after a few hours of battling the fire. The fire completely damaged the inside of the home, but the extent of the damage was not released. Investigators are looking into what caused the fire.
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SEATTLE — Four years after he was reportedly shot and killed by an Auburn police officer in front of a grocery store, dozens of community members came together Sunday evening to demand justice for 26-year-old Jesse Sarey.
"Justice for Jesse!" Activists shouted on Sunday. "Justice for Jesse!
His frustrated family was joined by a chorus of community voices at a Celebration of Life event at El Centro de la Raza, who demanded urgent accountability after numerous trial delays. A court hearing had finally been set for May 5, but it was pushed back again; this time, to December.
"He’s also been on paid house arrest for that three years," said Elaine Simons, Sarey's former foster mom.
A Cambodian-American experiencing homelessness, prosecutors said Sarey was unarmed in 2019 when Auburn officer Jeff Nelson shot him in both the chest and the head during an attempted arrest for disorderly conduct. Sarey's family said he was having a mental health crisis.
Nelson has been paid more than $270,000 since the killing. Auburn Police Department defended that action and said they are required to keep him on the payroll until a verdict is rendered.
"We’re ready," Simons said. "We’re ready to go to trial and this delay has just been hard on our family."
“I-940 is the law," the Ragin' Grannies of Tacoma sang during a performance. "Why hasn’t he been tried? Tell us why, tell us why, tell us why!”
Sarey's case will be the first to be tried in Washington under I-940, but King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office called this one reason for the delay.
"Our lawyers and defense are working hard on preparing this case for trial," the office said.
Approved by voters in 2018, Initiative 940 means the law no longer requires prosecutors to prove that police acted with malice or evil intent.
"We are gonna stand up for this family. We are going to show support," said Deanne English of Ragin' Grannies'. "As many people as we can get!"
Ragin' Grannies' Marilyn Kimmerling shared their reason for performing: "People tend to listen and love their grandmothers, so we thought, ‘What if we formed a group of women of a certain age?’”
Simons said getting people to listen has become her central objective.
"Change the narrative for justice," Simons told the crowd.
There were many families in attendance at the event Sunday whose family members have been killed by Washington police, including local mother Annaleesa Thomas.
"He was unarmed the whole time," Thomas said of her son Leonard, who was killed by Lakewood police a decade ago.
Thomas said she has been offering help and advice to Sarey’s family.
"Ya know, where do you find an attorney?" Thomas said. "How do you sue in civil court? All of those things we have learned."
She said these families stick together because they know what it is like to lose someone at the hands of an officer.
“If you take somebody’s life, there has to be a protocol: did you do this?" Thomas said. "Did you do that? Did you step back?"
De-escalation training was another call to action voiced by Sarey’s brother Koleton Hart.
"It should have more reasoning," Hart said. "This definitely wasn’t enough reasoning."
As KING 5 has reported, Nelson fatally shot two other people during his time as an Auburn police officer.
"We are hoping the decertification takes place now," Simons said. "There is no reason why he should not be decertified."
Prosecutors said the new law for prosecuting deadly force cases requires novel arguments and new legal research.
Nelson pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/jesse-sarey-dozens-demand-action-auburn-police-killing/281-dc004492-d6e3-4efc-b6f9-e9763006c06b | 2023-06-12T14:33:14 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/jesse-sarey-dozens-demand-action-auburn-police-killing/281-dc004492-d6e3-4efc-b6f9-e9763006c06b |
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Lady A wants your song requests before concert in Greenville. Here's how to reach the band.
On their Request Line Tour, Lady A is leaving the fun up to their fans.
The country trio, previously known as Lady Antebellum, provides a hotline number for fans to call and request their favorite songs at upcoming concerts. The number is 615-882-1975 if you want to get in a request for the Thursday, June 22 concert at Greenville's Peace Center.
Limited tickets are still available.
The requests add a layer of anticipation and mystery to the setlists of upcoming shows. Lady A, comprised of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood, promises no two shows will be the same on this tour.
If a caller's song is selected by the band, the voicemail will be played during the show, and a spotlight will shine on the fan who requested it.
"We can kind of interact back with the audience, which creates really cool, kind of off-the-cuff moments." Kelley said in a phone interview with the News.
Sometimes, they even get requests for songs by other artists.
"We had one show, specifically, that was really funny where the person actually thought they were coming to see Sugarland, and the request was, 'We love dancing to 'Stuck Like Glue.' It's been our favorite song for years,' and we called them out in the audience." Kelley said. "She said, 'Hey, nice to meet you. I'm excited you're here.' And we were like, 'How long through our set did you realize you were at a Lady A show?' And she said, 'Not sure.'"
Kelley said funny moments like these disarm the audience and create a connection between the band and fans. He wants fans to know this tour is all about them and this is the band's way of showing love for all the support they have received from the listeners who helped shape their success.
Known for its rich, vocal harmonies, Lady A is known for hit songs "Need You Now," "American Honey" and "What If I Never Get Over You."
They have produced 11 No. 1 songs, have sold 18 million albums and have five billion digital streams, according to their website. "Need You Now" went platinum nine times, which is the highest certified song by a Country group. Lady A have earned multiple CMA Awards for Vocal Group of the Year and numerous other honors including five GRAMMY Awards, Billboard Music Awards, People’s Choice Awards, Teen Choice Awards and a Tony Award.
The chart-topping trio is excited to perform in South Carolina.
Kelley, who grew up in Augusta, Georgia, has fond memories of the Palmetto State, where he played tournaments for travel baseball and travel golf during his youth. He also vacationed with his family in Charleston and Hilton Head for the summers.
"It's just a beautiful, beautiful area, especially along the coast. I love it. And the people are friendly, and there's good ol' Southern food. It felt kind of like a second home because that's where we would always vacation," Kelley said.
Nina Tran covers trending topics for the Greenville News. Reach her via email at ntran@gannett.com | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/greenville/2023/06/12/have-a-song-request-for-lady-as-upcoming-greenville-show-heres-where-to-call-concerts-live-music/70302016007/ | 2023-06-12T14:36:12 | 1 | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/greenville/2023/06/12/have-a-song-request-for-lady-as-upcoming-greenville-show-heres-where-to-call-concerts-live-music/70302016007/ |
Stephen Smith family attorney: Substantial progress in homicide investigation of slain teen
Behind the scenes, progress is being made in the homicide investigation of Stephen Smith, a Smith family attorney said this week.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), which took over the Smith's cold case and began investigating the unsolved death in the summer of 2021, is now making "substantial" progress, attorney Eric Bland said.
SLED Chief Mark Keel has been keeping the Smith family updated, and the most recent SLED update was promising, Bland said.
"According to Chief Keel, they (SLED) have some individuals in mind who have some knowledge and responsibility, and they are issuing subpoenas and warrants," Bland recently told The Hampton County Guardian.
Bland is also seeing evidence, although unconfirmed, that the S.C. Attorney General's Office has empaneled the S.C. State Grand Jury.
"Only a court or a grand jury can issue subpoenas," added Bland. "I really do feel like by Labor Day we should see some sign of movement and know some things publicly."
Here's what to know about Stephen Smith's death, murder investigation
Smith's body was found lying in the middle of Sandy Run Road in rural Hampton County in the early morning hours of July 8, 2015, with fatal blunt force trauma to the head and other, secondary injuries.
Originally ruled a vehicular hit-and-run homicide in 2015, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) reopened the case in June 2021 and on March 23 of this year, SLED confirmed to the Smith family that it was officially considering the case a murder investigation.
The cold case of Smith's unsolved 2015 death, reignited in light of recent events surrounding convicted murderer and accused fraudster Richard "Alex" Murdaugh, has been the subject of rallying cries for justice in recent months, a cry amplified after his mother, Sandy Smith, launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for an exhumation and an independent autopsy of her son, and to hire new investigators and legal representation in hopes of sparking a new investigation.
In addition to any new evidence that might have been yielded in the second autopsy, SLED forensics agents have located and are combing over other physical evidence, such as Smith's phone, tablet, clothing and rape kit.
Bland, of Bland Richter LLP, began representing Smith's case after being retained by the young man's mother, Sandy Smith, in the wake of the Murdaugh murder conviction. Bland Richter made headlines in the Murdaugh case for their work representing the family of Gloria Satterfield, whose accidental death in 2018 led to criminal and civil cases against Murdaugh.
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Why what happened in 2021 Arizona election 'audit' still matters
The truth behind the Arizona Senate's "audit" of 2020 election results are emerging in thousands of private text messages from Cyber Ninjas' CEO Doug Logan.
The texts undermine claims the "audit" was a nonpartisan effort to ensure the accuracy of election results, revealing it was part of a multi-state effort by allies of former President Donald Trump to restore him to office.
Logan's messages show the work of hundreds of volunteers − who spent two months in 2021 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum reviewing ballots and recording individual votes onto more than 70,000 tally sheets − couldn't even be counted.
Here's the latest on Logan, his texts and the review of 2.1 million ballots in Maricopa County.
What was reason behind the Arizona 'audit'?
Senate Republicans in 2021 announced they would commission a hand count of every ballot cast in Maricopa County to address claims the election had been stolen from Trump. The Senate subpoenaed the ballots and other election material from the county.
Senate President Karen Fann hired the Cyber Ninjas to lead the hand count. Although neither Logan nor his company had election auditing experience, Fann at the time said he was "well qualified" and "well experienced." The review was supposed to take a few weeks and cost taxpayers $150,000.
It would take about two months and cost Arizona millions of dollars.
What 'findings' did Cyber Ninjas report to the Senate?
Logan announced the results of the hand count on Sept. 24, 2021. He reported Joe Biden won the presidential election in Arizona. Logan's tally differed from the county's official results by 994 votes.
Logan's report skimmed over Biden's win and raised a host of "anomalies" that continued to raise doubts about the election process. It left lawmakers, partisan contractors and Trump allies calling for more audits, the rejection of voting machines and new voter integrity laws to prevent fraud at the polls.
Full story:'Our numbers are screwy': Cyber Ninjas CEO admits he couldn't tally hand count of ballots
Do Logan's private texts contradict his public statements?
Yes. In hundreds of recently released texts from the summer of 2021, Logan admitted he couldn't make sense of his own data. Days after the hand count ended, Logan confirmed he had no way to tally the results.
"How plausible is this solution looking? I looped back to look through all of the aggregation data again. It (is) pretty broken. A lot of it doesn't make any sense," Logan wrote in a July 5, 2021, text.
Did Logan say, 'Our numbers are screwy?'
He did. Even after he turned over his numbers to Arizona Senate Republicans ― 11 days before the Senate hearing ― Logan was trying to reconcile his own data, with no success.
"Reading through that summary doc on President vs. Senate. Looks like basically our numbers are screwy," he said in a Sept. 13 text message.
What is Logan's response to this?
He has not responded to repeated interview requests from The Arizona Republic. He has declined to answer specific questions about his text messages or his activities.
How did the Cyber Ninjas fix the numbers problem?
Texts show they didn't. For weeks, Logan tried unsuccessfully to tally more than 70,000 sheets where volunteers recorded individual votes with tick marks. He worked with a technology expert named Mike Piehota, but they couldn't come up with a computer system to read the marks.
"To cut to the chase, it's my opinion we're not going to be able to accurately process tally sheets using current text recognition technology," Piehota wrote in a July 6 text. "Ultimately, we need to consider a different approach if you want to revisit tally sheets in the short term. Other than a massive manual effort, I don't have a good answer."
Logan replied minutes later: "I don't care if we have to hand-write in the batch number, etc. As long as the tally is correct most of the time."
Did Cyber Ninjas make up numbers?
Logan's texts show how his team shifted away from trying to quantify the hand count and sought other means to deliver plausible numbers to the Senate.
They first tried counting votes by scanning tally sheets. They couldn't get a software program to read the tick marks. Then they focused on counting the total number of ballots, scouring county electronic tabulation records, creating worksheets and databases and weighing ballot boxes on scales.
The texts indicate they failed at these efforts.
Is that why the Senate brought in machines to count ballots?
Neither Logan nor the Senate issued any public statements about the inability to quantify the results of the hand count.
The hand count ended on June 25, 2021. Days later, Fann said Logan's hand count of ballots were far off Maricopa County's official results. Fann on July 8 said the Senate had purchased two machine counters as a way to "triple check" the numbers.
She did not disclose the number Logan provided.
Was the Arizona 'audit' part of a larger election scheme?
The text messages show Logan already was part of a coordinated effort to overturn 2020 election results in several swing states when he was tapped to lead the Arizona Senate's partisan "audit," records show.
Thousands of text messages to and from Logan show he worked closely with allies of then-President Donald Trump as they plotted to challenge outcomes in Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Texts show that Fann privately communicated with Logan in February 2021, likely on a recommendation from retired Army Col. Phil Waldron, an ardent Trump supporter and election conspiracy theorist. She publicly named Logan as the audit leader on March 31, 2021.
Full story:Arizona 'audit' leader traded messages with dozens of 'Stop the Steal' partisans, texts show
When did Logan start strategizing with Trump allies?
Less than two weeks two weeks after Trump lost the November 2020 election, Logan was invited to pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood's plantation properties in South Carolina to map out ways for challenging election results in swing states, texts and court records show.
Logan testified in a Georgia civil elections case last year that he stayed at the plantation for about six weeks, from Nov. 14 until Dec. 24, rubbing shoulders with members of Trump's legal team and other loyalists.
Who on Team Trump helped Logan?
The strategy meetings involved a who's who of Trumpworld conspiracy theorists, cyber specialists, lawyers, retired government officials and some Republican state lawmakers.
The group included Trump lawyer Sidney Powell, former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne, former National Security Agency official Jim Penrose, former national security adviser Michael Flynn and Former Army Capt. Seth Keshel.
All later would participate in the Maricopa County ballot review. They helped Logan raise millions for the "audit," helped him write reports and offered logistical support, texts and court records show.
Are authorities investigating Logan?
Logan was involved in multiple breaches of voting equipment in Georgia and Michigan in the weeks leading up to the Arizona "audit," texts and court records show.
In January 2021, he and others were captured on video surveillance heading into an elections office in Coffee County, Georgia, where authorities said voting equipment was breached. He has not been charged there.
Logan is under investigation by Michigan authorities for illegally accessing and dismantling voting machines in April 2021 as part of a plot to prove the election was rigged. He has not been charged there.
How did The Republic get Logan's text messages?
The Republic in June 2021 requested emails, text messages and all other communications from Cyber Ninjas and the Senate. When they refused, The Republic filed lawsuits alleging violations of the Arizona Pubic Records Law.
A judge in January 2022 ordered Logan to turn over all records and communications related to the audit and fined his company $50,000 a day until he complied. The fines now total more than $5 million.
Is Logan still withholding records?
Yes. Logan has turned over texts in haphazard, nonsequential batches and in different formats, so threads were broken and not easily searchable. The messages, released in November and December 2022 and February and March 2023, were not organized chronologically or in any other discernable order.
And while Logan has released more than 39,000 text messages, he has redacted 3,000 more without explanation and in apparent violation of court orders.
How did you make sense of 39,000 text messages?
An independent team of nationally recognized data analysts known as The Audit Guys built software to untangle and organize the messages.
The Audit Guys have long challenged Logan's ballot review as "fiction" and after an exhaustive analysis of data in 2021 concluded that Logan's "results" were wildly inaccurate and made up.
After consolidating the texts in a searchable database, The Audit Guys determined Logan at one time omitted about 4,000 messages from his side of conversations and duplicated 5,500 in multiple batches. They have identified gaps in messages, blank and redacted texts and references to messaging systems that Logan never turned over.
Who are The Audit Guys?
The Audit Guys are Larry Moore, the founder of Boston-based election technology company Clear Ballot Group; Benny White, a prominent Pima County Republican data analyst; and Tim Halvorsen, Clear Ballot's retired chief technology officer.
Their stated mission is to "debunk election disinformation and confront those who use their power to spread it."
Why does the hand count matter two years later?
Logan's findings allowed Trump allies to insist the vote was compromised. Its immediate aftermath was to further instill distrust in voting machines and encourage partisan calls for paper ballot tabulations, hand recounts and "audits." They have also called for an end to early voting.
With the 2024 election around the corner, many partisan actors claim without evidence that machine tabulated ballots are rife with fraud. And they insist the only way to prevent fraud is through a hand count of ballots.
Look no farther than Cochise County, where Republican officials in 2022 sought to delay certification of the election until after commissioning a full hand count, which was blocked by the courts.
A judge in April fined two Cochise County supervisors $37,000 in legal and court fees for failing to follow state elections procedures.
How much has the Arizona 'audit' cost taxpayers?
Taxpayer costs are about $5 million so far. That includes $518,000 Maricopa County spent in its fight with Senate Republicans over access to its voting equipment and related records and $3.2 million for new voting machines. The Senate has spent at least $1.1 million, of which about half has been spent on legal fees.
In addition to the public costs, Cyber Ninjas received at least $6.7 million from private donors. The firm last year said it had lost at least $2 million, according to a financial statement shared with the Senate.
Cyber Ninjas has since gone out of business
Robert Anglen is an investigative reporter for The Republic. Reach him at robert.anglen@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-8694. Follow him on Twitter @robertanglen. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-investigations/2023/06/12/new-cyber-ninjas-text-2021-arizona-audit/70299020007/ | 2023-06-12T14:43:00 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-investigations/2023/06/12/new-cyber-ninjas-text-2021-arizona-audit/70299020007/ |
The victim of an aggravated assault reported in Greensboro Sunday morning has died of those injuries.
Greensboro police officers said they responded to the call at 2:43 a.m. to the 4500 Block of West Market Street. When they arrived, they found one victim suffering from a gunshot wound.
Police identified the victim as Kayla Peterson, 21, of Greensboro.
On Monday morning, Peterson succumbed to her injuries.
Police say the shooting occurred in a parking lot and that the suspect left in a vehicle.
The investigation is ongoing, and no other details were immediately released.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000. Citizens can also download the mobile P3tips app for Apple or Android phones to submit a mobile tip, or go to P3tips.org to submit a web tip. All tips to Crime Stoppers are completely anonymous. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/21-year-old-woman-dies-gunshot-wounds-greensboro/article_d48c33d8-091c-11ee-9953-df26b0b0a1af.html | 2023-06-12T14:51:28 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/21-year-old-woman-dies-gunshot-wounds-greensboro/article_d48c33d8-091c-11ee-9953-df26b0b0a1af.html |
ORLANDO, Fla. — Seven years ago, on June 12, 2016, a shooter committed a horrific act of terrorism against the LGBTQ and Hispanic communities at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
At the time, it was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history as forty-nine people were killed and 53 were wounded in the shooting.
The shooter claimed he was in alliance with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
As years have passed since that unimaginable incident, here's how some of the lives lost on that day are still remembered and why many people in the LGBTQ community say recent laws in Florida are targeting them.
Remembering their lives
The Alvear family decided to turn their grief into giving by hosting the Amanda's Angels Legacy of Love toy drive every year in memory of Amanda Alvear, who would have turned 32 years old last December.
Mayra Alvear, Amanda's mom, said each year the event, which donates toys to the Howard Phillips Center for Children & Families in Orlando keeps growing.
A news release from the governor's office announced that all U.S. and Florida flags are set to be flown at half-staff on Monday in honor of Pulse Remembrance Day, which falls every year on June 12.
"As a mark of respect for the victims, their families, and the many affected by this tragedy, I hereby direct the flags of the United States and the State of Florida to be flown at half-staff at all local and state buildings, installations, and grounds throughout the State of Florida from sunrise to sunset on Monday, June 12, 2023," Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a statement.
LGBTQ communities across the Tampa Bay area and the state also joined forces to honor the lives lost at another gay club shooting last year in Colorado.
The suspect accused of entering Club Q, a sanctuary for the LGBTQ community in the mostly conservative city of Colorado Springs, was in body armor and opened fire with an AR-15-style rifle, killing five people and wounding 17 others.
To support the families who lost loved ones, St. Pete Pride said portions of their annual fundraiser last year went toward people killed and affected in Colorado Springs.
New laws in Florida
The Florida Board of Education approved a ban on classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades in April, expanding the law critics call “Don't Say Gay” at the request of DeSantis as he geared up for an expected presidential run.
The proposal took effect after a procedural notice period that lasted about a month, according to an education department spokesman.
The rule change bans lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity from grades 4-12, unless required by existing state standards or as part of reproductive health instruction that students can choose not to take. Florida currently bans such lessons in kindergarten through third grade.
Amid shootings and new laws, the Human Rights Campaign declared a “state of emergency ” for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S., calling on people in government and the business community to fight for equal rights.
On June 6, however, a federal judge temporarily blocked portions of a new Florida law that bans transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers.
“Gender identity is real,” Judge Robert Hinkle said, ruling that the state has no rational basis for denying patients treatment.
The lawsuit brought by the three children's parents challenges the law Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed shortly before he announced a run for president.
Celebrating Pride month in St. Pete
St. Pete Pride -- one of the country's largest Pride parade -- is set to continue even though recent laws were signed by DeSantis that critics say are anti-LGBTQ.
With the Pride event taking over downtown St. Petersburg on Saturday, June 24, crowds of people will be coming out and lining the streets for the free event.
"To honor our history, celebrate our community, and create an accessible, safe place for members of the LGBTQ+ community, St Pete Pride will be hosting the largest Pride festival to date," event leaders explain online.
To learn more about the event, click here.
The Associated Press and 10 Tampa Bay's Courtney Holland and Miguel Octavio contributed to this report. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/orlando-pulse-nightclub-shooting/67-7b09589f-44dc-47a1-a3d2-0f0e6b66367b | 2023-06-12T14:53:56 | 1 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/orlando-pulse-nightclub-shooting/67-7b09589f-44dc-47a1-a3d2-0f0e6b66367b |
BRIDGETON — Police are searching for a man who fired gunshots from an apartment complex parking lot on Saturday afternoon.
Police were called to the Nia Amity Heights apartments on Pamphylia Avenue at 5:48 p.m.
Witnesses told police they saw a Black male firing a handgun from a parking lot at the complex, police said in a news release.
Multiple bullet casings and a vehicle hit by bullets were found at the scene.
No one was harmed by the gunfire.
Police are asking for tips as they investigate the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to contact them at 856-451-0033 or submit an anonymous tip through bpdops.com/tip/new. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/bridgeton-police-investigation-a-report-of-gunshots-at-nia-amity-heights-apartments/article_92a599a0-0921-11ee-af42-aba9cabb4c27.html | 2023-06-12T14:54:40 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/bridgeton-police-investigation-a-report-of-gunshots-at-nia-amity-heights-apartments/article_92a599a0-0921-11ee-af42-aba9cabb4c27.html |
ATLANTIC CITY — A Galloway Township man was arrested for stealing items from a car on June 8.
Michael Foster, 30, who also has the alias Tyrone Foster, was apprehended behind a residence in the beach block of Texas Avenue, police said Monday in a news release.
Foster is charged with theft, obstruction of justice and hindering apprehension.
Police tried questioning Foster after city cameras captured him allegedly removing unidentified items from a car parked on Belmont Avenue at 2:15 a.m.
Foster was located by police on the Boardwalk, and as they approached him, he ran, trying to remove clothing to alter his appearance, police said.
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Foster was then located at the home on Texas Avenue.
Before being taken to Atlantic County jail, he was brought to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, for what police said was "a precaution due to breathing heavily" and him being "unable to respond to officers after being apprehended."
He was discharged from the hospital a short time later.
The property stolen from the vehicle was returned to its owner. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-chased-down-by-atlantic-city-police-after-alleged-theft/article_1d2b1b48-0924-11ee-8567-1b2d3b6b26b3.html | 2023-06-12T14:54:47 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-chased-down-by-atlantic-city-police-after-alleged-theft/article_1d2b1b48-0924-11ee-8567-1b2d3b6b26b3.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — With the reality of recent, terrible wildfire seasons in mind, Multnomah County announced they are rolling out summer burn bans throughout June.
Multnomah County Fire Defense Board Chief Chris Barney says the ban covers all areas of Multnomah County and will be implemented in phases to consider agricultural interests.
The first ban on backyard burning goes into effect Friday, June 16, the second on agricultural burning goes into effect June 30, and the complete ban, which includes campfires, fire pits, and other open burning goes into effect July 6.
Fire officials said those dates may be adjusted due to weather conditions and the bans will last indefinitely.
Barbecuing is still allowed under the ban, but officials ask people to remain cautious and ensure that space is kept between cooking equipment and combustible materials. | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/multnomah-county-announces-roll-out-of-2023-summer-burn-bans/ | 2023-06-12T14:57:20 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/multnomah-county-announces-roll-out-of-2023-summer-burn-bans/ |
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Update, 10:30 a.m.: Henrico Police announced on Twitter that Roman is dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a pursuit that brought officers into the City of Richmond.
Forensic units from both Richmond and Henrico police departments are on the scene at the intersection of 35th and East Marshall streets in Chimborazo.
This story will continue to be updated as more information becomes available.
Our original story: Police in Henrico County have asked the public to help them locate a Henrico man who is wanted on multiple charges in both Henrico and Fairfax counties.
Dana Paul Roman, 45, has active warrants for his arrest in connection with "multiple violent incidents," according to a statement from Henrico Police, including a shooting altercation in Fairfax County Sunday.
Roman, described as a 6-foot-1, 230-pound Black male with black hair and brown eyes, is wanted on charges of aggravated malicious wounding, malicious wounding, abduction, carjacking and two counts of use of a firearm in commission of a felony in Fairfax, as well as charges of malicious wounding and robbery in Henrico.
Police consider Roman to be armed and dangerous, and warn people not to approach him. Anyone with information on Roman's whereabouts is asked to call Henrico Police at (804) 501-5000 instead. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-courts/henrico-police-suspect-fairfax-county-shooting-dana-paul-roman/article_ffb51a48-0926-11ee-aa42-ef7f557a5cb0.html | 2023-06-12T15:03:35 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-courts/henrico-police-suspect-fairfax-county-shooting-dana-paul-roman/article_ffb51a48-0926-11ee-aa42-ef7f557a5cb0.html |
With the start of the workweek, following the collapse and closure of one of the city's busiest thoroughfares, commuters on Monday seemed to handle the issue caused by the fiery collapse of a section of Interstate 95 fairly well.
New traffic reality with I-95 closed
Even as the about 160,000 vehicles that are estimated to drive along I-95 on any given weekday have had to find an alternate route due to the roadway's collapse, traffic was moving relatively steadily.
While there were reports of slowdowns citywide, at the start of rush hour at about 7 a.m., the longest delay at the time was about 29 minutes for those headed eastbound along I-476 toward I-676.
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Also, in order to deal with the disruption that months of construction will likely have on travel -- and traffic -- throughout the region, SEPTA added additional trains to its schedule.
Alternate routes for I-95
And, there were other routes available for those traveling into the city from Northeast Philadelphia or Trenton, New Jersey.
Click here for the full list of alternate routes.
Searching for clues in the rubble
At the site of the collapse, crews worked long hours overnight to clear tons of rubble and debris that remained following Sunday's collapse of the northbound lanes of I-95 at Cottman Road in Northeast Philadelphia.
Officials have said that a truck carrying a petroleum product caught fire under I-95 on Sunday morning. By about 6:15 a.m. on Sunday, shortly after the roadway was closed due to this fire, the northbound lanes collapsed onto the truck below.
After the incident, Philadelphia Fire Department Capt. Derrick Bowmer said the northbound lanes of I-95 were gone and the southbound lanes were "compromised" by heat and fire.
He said that the cleanup would take some time.
"We will be here for a while," he said.
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On Monday morning, Gov. Josh Shapiro is set to issue a disaster declaration because of the roadway's collapse. This declaration is intended to help funnel state and federal funds to reconstruction efforts.
Still, in a visit to the site on Sunday, Shapiro noted that reconstruction efforts will likely take "some number of months."
"I found myself thanking the Lord that no motorists who were on I-95 were injured or died,” Shapiro said on Sunday.
Also, Monday morning, federal investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board arrived at the scene of the collapse to work on response efforts.
As of about 9 a.m. on Monday, officials have not provided an update on the scene of the incident. Also, no injuries or fatalities have yet been reported.
This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as new information becomes available. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/philadelphia-endures-in-wake-of-i-95-collapse/3583752/ | 2023-06-12T15:05:53 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/philadelphia-endures-in-wake-of-i-95-collapse/3583752/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida gas prices have skyrocketed an average of 10 cents per gallon in the last week, according to AAA.
“Summer hasn’t officially begun but the driving season is off to a roaring start,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman for AAA, who also says gasoline demand has been stronger than it was this time last year.
While the prices at the pump increase, the good news for drivers is that oil prices remain low.
The price of oil has settled to approximately $70.17 per barrel, which happens to be 2% less than last week’s. Oil prices have been declining, despite OPEC’s efforts to boost prices with production costs.
According to the Energy Information Administration, gasoline demand is still more than 9.2 million barrels a day, a little over 1% than that of last year.
FLORIDA PRICES
- Most expensive metro markets – West Palm Beach-Boca Raton ($3.62), Naples ($3.52), Port St. Lucie ($3.51)
- Least expensive metro markets – Crestview-Fort Walton Beach ($3.18), Pensacola ($3.22), Panama City ($3.22)
CENTRAL FLORIDA PRICES
- Daytona Beach: $3.477, up from $3.348 last week
- Lakeland-Winter Haven: $3.479, up from $3.309 last week
- Melbourne-Titusville: $3.466, up from $3.298 last week
- Ocala: $3.493, up from $3.305 last week
- Orlando: $3.474, up from $3.299 last week
- The Villages: $3.472, up from $3.328 last week
WAYS TO SAVE ON GASOLINE
- Combine errands to limit driving time.
- Shop around for the best gas prices in your community.
- Pay with cash. Some retailers charge extra per gallon for customers who pay with a credit card.
- Remove excess weight in your vehicle. Every 100 pounds taken out of the vehicle improves fuel economy by 1-2 percent.
- Drive conservatively. Aggressive acceleration and speeding reduces fuel economy.
Get today’s headlines in minutes with Your Florida Daily: | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/06/12/florida-gas-prices-jump-10-cents-as-a-result-of-roaring-summer-demand/ | 2023-06-12T15:13:39 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/06/12/florida-gas-prices-jump-10-cents-as-a-result-of-roaring-summer-demand/ |
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Rock Springs reopened Sunday in Orange County after being closed a couple days due to alligators.
Orange County Parks and Recreation announced the closure of the popular swimming area in Kelly Park in Apopka on Thursday.
Officials said the park reached full capacity when it reopened Sunday.
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Mating season for alligators happens in May or June and nesting season comes in late June or early July, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. During this time of the year, Gatorland experts said Floridians might see alligators on the move and even in rare places.
Here are some tips Floridians should be aware of during this time:
- Alligators can be very territorial, and many are on the move looking for mates.
- When water levels are low, this also puts alligators on the move.
- Use extra caution in the morning or evening hours in shallow water, as alligators may think the splashing is an animal at the water’s edge.
- Stay away from alligators you see in the wild and do not feed them.
- Remember, it is against the law in the State of Florida to feed or harass an alligator in the wild.
- Report any alligator concerns by contacting the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Get today’s headlines in minutes with Your Florida Daily: | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/06/12/rock-springs-at-kelly-park-reopens-after-alligator-warning/ | 2023-06-12T15:13:46 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/06/12/rock-springs-at-kelly-park-reopens-after-alligator-warning/ |
DULUTH — A fatality was reported after a crash in the Kenwood neighborhood Monday morning.
The Duluth Police Department confirmed in a news release at approximately 9:30 a.m. that a death had occurred along West Arrowhead Road. The agency did not immediately provide details on the exact time and location of the incident, the cause and number of vehicles involved or any identities.
Police said Arrowhead Road would remain closed between Kenwood Avenue and Rice Lake Road while an investigation was ongoing.
This is a developing story; check back for updates. | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/duluth-police-investigate-fatal-crash | 2023-06-12T15:16:50 | 1 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/duluth-police-investigate-fatal-crash |
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INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD announced an arrest in a man's murder on the city's near north side in February 2023.
On June 6, IMPD homicide detectives sought a charge of involuntary manslaughter for 44-year-old Rindell Williams, who was already in custody on unrelated charges.
Three days later, police presented Williams with the new charge of involuntary manslaughter in the murder of Micheal Boyer.
(NOTE: The video above is from a previous report on IMPD looking into a man's death after he was allegedly attacked.)
Around 1 p.m. on Feb. 20, officers responded to the intersection of West 22nd and North Illinois streets for a report of a person assaulted.
Police arrived and found Boyer, who was unconscious. Medics at the scene believed Boyer was unconscious due to intoxication, and he was taken to IU Health-Methodist Hospital.
Later in the day, officers responded to the hospital after medical staff found multiple injuries on the man's body.
Aggravated Assault detectives began an investigation, during which a man, later identified as Williams, claimed responsibility for Boyer's injuries. Detectives questioned Williams and released him, pending a further investigation and review by the Marion County Prosecutor's Office.
On Feb. 26, Boyer died, and homicide detectives took over the investigation.
Williams' pretrial conference is tentatively scheduled for Aug. 10 at 10 a.m.
Anyone with additional information on the incident is asked to contact Detective David Miller at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or email David.Miller2@indy.gov.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/rindell-williams-charged-involuntary-manslaughter-micheal-boyer-near-north-side-indianapolis/531-af7690f6-475c-4ba9-bab6-e0b833a6d32f | 2023-06-12T15:26:55 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/rindell-williams-charged-involuntary-manslaughter-micheal-boyer-near-north-side-indianapolis/531-af7690f6-475c-4ba9-bab6-e0b833a6d32f |
FLUSHING, Mich. (WJRT) - Chapter 77 of the Experimental Aircraft Association celebrated their 35th Annual Dawn Patrol Fly-in and Drive-in Breakfast on Sunday morning.
The event kicked off at 7 a.m. sharp at Dalton Airport in Flushing.
It featured classic and vintage aircraft, war birds and helicopters. People in attendance were treated to breakfast, free kids activities and helicopter rides to see the Flushing area from high above.
"Over 30 years and we are always tied in with Flushing Summer Fest and the community always supports us," said organizer Jacob Carmer. "Even on the worst weather year with thunderstorms and we have over 600 people come out. Good weather with lots of airplanes we've had over 1,600 people."
The fly-in is a fundraiser for the Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagles program, which aims to encourage young children to take an interest in flying. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/experimental-aircraft-association-hosts-fly-in-at-dalton-airport/article_f10e5132-091a-11ee-abb6-6b4f5f690e1e.html | 2023-06-12T15:28:06 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/experimental-aircraft-association-hosts-fly-in-at-dalton-airport/article_f10e5132-091a-11ee-abb6-6b4f5f690e1e.html |
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - Flint residents put on their dancing shoes Sunday for a purpose.
They gathered at the St. John Street Memorial Park on the city's north end for a good, old-fashioned street dance to kick off this week's Juneteenth celebrations.
After working up an appetite, dancers enjoyed hot dogs and hamburgers as well. It was a get-together of old St. John Street residents to commemorate, reminisce and have a good time.
"We try and get together every year -- gather the people that we lost contact with -- to come back and reminisce and talk about the old history because we had a lot of good fun in this neighborhood," said James Wardlow, president of the St. John Street Association.
Sunday's celebration was hosted in conjunction with Black Lives Matter Flint. A steady rain didn't affect the event or dampen anyone's spirit. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/rain-doesnt-dampen-historic-st-john-street-dance-in-flint/article_420e3238-091a-11ee-8185-63dc1c80bff0.html | 2023-06-12T15:28:12 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/rain-doesnt-dampen-historic-st-john-street-dance-in-flint/article_420e3238-091a-11ee-8185-63dc1c80bff0.html |
YORK COUNTY, Pa. — A York County nonprofit is cracking infertility awareness open with a special challenge during June, which is World Infertility Awareness Month.
Chasing the Rainbows is shining a spotlight on the frustrations and heartbreak of struggles with infertility through their "Crack an Egg Challenge."
The campaign encourages people to post a video on social media of them cracking an egg over their head and nominating other people to do it as well. Organizers ask participants to add the hashtags #icrackedinfertilityawarenessopen and #crackaneggchallenge to their posts.
The nonprofit hopes this initiative will help make people more comfortable talking about the struggles they encounter during their pregnancy journey.
"There really isn't a support out there," Breanna Gruver, program director at Chasing the Rainbows, said. "Our goal is to bring awareness and let people know that this is something that people struggle with, and it can be very isolating."
Chasing the Rainbows says one in six people struggle with infertility, and they hope to spread awareness to help people feel less alone and promote more understanding of the complications potential parents can face.
"With grocery store eggs being infertile, the irony there, also then 1.3 billion people across our globe living with infertility—how can we do this?" Bernice Quesenberry, CEO and president at Chasing the Rainbows, said. "We want to crack that stigma open, crack that silence open."
The nonprofit also provides support groups, mentorships, care packages and more to families, couples and individuals who are dealing with infertility, miscarriage and pregnancy after loss.
Those interested can follow along with the organization on Facebook to see participants' videos of the challenge and learn more about the nonprofit. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/crack-an-egg-challenge-infertility-awareness-chasing-the-rainbows/521-c30c5ee4-812f-4ad0-aa9e-20ddaeef1322 | 2023-06-12T15:30:00 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/crack-an-egg-challenge-infertility-awareness-chasing-the-rainbows/521-c30c5ee4-812f-4ad0-aa9e-20ddaeef1322 |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Police are investigating after a person was shot in downtown Sacramento and found on the steps of the California State Capitol Monday.
The shooting happened around 4:15 a.m. in the 1000 block of 10th Street, according to the Sacramento Police Department.
Officers found a person with at least one non-life-threatening gunshot wound on the steps of the California State Capitol. The person was taken to a hospital.
Police told ABC10 the person found at the state Capitol was shot on 10th street. It is unclear how the person got from 10th Street to the state Capitol.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Watch more on ABC10 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/shooting-investigation-california-state-capitol/103-75737d38-2cc6-4eda-928f-68c69c71e559 | 2023-06-12T15:33:21 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/shooting-investigation-california-state-capitol/103-75737d38-2cc6-4eda-928f-68c69c71e559 |
HOUSTON — Police spent much of Friday evening at a west Houston storage facility after they said a body was found stuffed inside a U-Haul truck.
Employees of the U-Haul facility along the Katy Freeway east of the Sam Houston Parkway said they called 911 after they smelled a foul odor and saw what they believed to be a body inside one of their U-Haul trucks.
Investigators said when police arrived at the storage facility, they couldn't see anything due to the amount of furniture inside the truck, but they smelled what they believed to be a decomposing body and it appeared the body was wrapped tight in a sheet and plastic.
HPD Sgt. William Dunn said the U-Haul truck was towed to the storage facility and by the smell, the body had been inside the truck for days.
Dunn did not say when the truck was towed to the facility but said an investigation is underway to find out when the U-Haul was last used. Dunn said they are aware of who rented the truck last.
The identity of the victim will be determined by a medical examiner. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/body-found-inside-truck-houston/285-d119fed9-b4d2-42a1-bf4a-f2d7277b44d8 | 2023-06-12T15:39:22 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/body-found-inside-truck-houston/285-d119fed9-b4d2-42a1-bf4a-f2d7277b44d8 |
ORLANDO, Fla. — Seven years ago, on June 12, 2016, a shooter committed a horrific act of terrorism against the LGBTQ and Hispanic communities at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
At the time, it was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history as forty-nine people were killed and 53 were wounded in the shooting.
The shooter claimed he was in alliance with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
As years have passed since that unimaginable incident, here's how some of the lives lost on that day are still remembered and why many people in the LGBTQ community say recent laws in Florida are targeting them.
Remembering their lives
The Alvear family decided to turn their grief into giving by hosting the Amanda's Angels Legacy of Love toy drive every year in memory of Amanda Alvear, who would have turned 32 years old last December.
Mayra Alvear, Amanda's mom, said each year the event, which donates toys to the Howard Phillips Center for Children & Families in Orlando keeps growing.
A news release from the governor's office announced that all U.S. and Florida flags are set to be flown at half-staff on Monday in honor of Pulse Remembrance Day, which falls every year on June 12.
"As a mark of respect for the victims, their families, and the many affected by this tragedy, I hereby direct the flags of the United States and the State of Florida to be flown at half-staff at all local and state buildings, installations, and grounds throughout the State of Florida from sunrise to sunset on Monday, June 12, 2023," Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a statement.
LGBTQ communities across the Tampa Bay area and the state also joined forces to honor the lives lost at another gay club shooting last year in Colorado.
The suspect accused of entering Club Q, a sanctuary for the LGBTQ community in the mostly conservative city of Colorado Springs, was in body armor and opened fire with an AR-15-style rifle, killing five people and wounding 17 others.
To support the families who lost loved ones, St. Pete Pride said portions of their annual fundraiser last year went toward people killed and affected in Colorado Springs.
New laws in Florida
The Florida Board of Education approved a ban on classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades in April, expanding the law critics call “Don't Say Gay” at the request of DeSantis as he geared up for an expected presidential run.
The proposal took effect after a procedural notice period that lasted about a month, according to an education department spokesman.
The rule change bans lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity from grades 4-12, unless required by existing state standards or as part of reproductive health instruction that students can choose not to take. Florida currently bans such lessons in kindergarten through third grade.
Amid shootings and new laws, the Human Rights Campaign declared a “state of emergency ” for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S., calling on people in government and the business community to fight for equal rights.
On June 6, however, a federal judge temporarily blocked portions of a new Florida law that bans transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers.
“Gender identity is real,” Judge Robert Hinkle said, ruling that the state has no rational basis for denying patients treatment.
The lawsuit brought by the three children's parents challenges the law Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed shortly before he announced a run for president.
Celebrating Pride month in St. Pete
St. Pete Pride -- one of the country's largest Pride parade -- is set to continue even though recent laws were signed by DeSantis that critics say are anti-LGBTQ.
With the Pride event taking over downtown St. Petersburg on Saturday, June 24, crowds of people will be coming out and lining the streets for the free event.
"To honor our history, celebrate our community, and create an accessible, safe place for members of the LGBTQ+ community, St Pete Pride will be hosting the largest Pride festival to date," event leaders explain online.
To learn more about the event, click here.
The Associated Press and 10 Tampa Bay's Courtney Holland and Miguel Octavio contributed to this report. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/orlando-pulse-nightclub-shooting/67-7b09589f-44dc-47a1-a3d2-0f0e6b66367b | 2023-06-12T15:39:28 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/orlando-pulse-nightclub-shooting/67-7b09589f-44dc-47a1-a3d2-0f0e6b66367b |
HOUSTON — A Houston-area mother has moved out of Texas with her family because of a new law that will stop her child from getting gender-affirming care.
On June 2, Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 14, a bill that bars transgender kids from getting puberty blockers and hormone therapies, though the new law could face legal challenges before it takes effect on Sept. 1.
Texas joins over a dozen other states restricting transgender minors from accessing puberty blockers and hormone therapies and on rare occasions surgeries.
“We left Texas to support our child, but it shouldn’t be like that,” said Dr. Luisa Montoya, the mother of a 13-year-old trans boy.
It’s been a challenging road for Montoya and her family. KHOU 11 News first met the family in March when they were living in Kingwood. She and her children were the victims of harassment and assault because of the rainbow flag she hung outside her home in support of her son.
Montoya said her child first announced he was a boy as a toddler when she dressed him in a tutu.
“Our kid has been telling us since he was 2 years old, and he didn’t know what trans means, right? When you have a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old and a 6-year-old telling you his entire life, ‘I’m a boy. I’m a boy. I’m a boy.’ And the ignorance, as a parent, because even though I have a master's degree in clinical psychology I thought, I’m not going to talk about it. I’m not going to say it. Because then, if I say it, then he’s going to say, ‘Oh yeah I’m a trans child.’”
At about 9 years old she did listen when he told her this: “When God made me, and he grabbed the Play-Doh, he made a girl body, but he made a mistake Mom, and he grabbed the boy's brain and he put it there.”
After that she vowed to support him however she could. She contacted doctors and put her child in therapy. One year later, hormone replacement therapy began.
“We love him. We support him. We don’t want our child to be having suicidal ideations,” Montoya said.
But on Sept. 1, doctors won’t be allowed to provide similar gender-affirming care to minors in Texas because of SB 14.
This law goes against the advice of major medical groups including the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, and The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Even so, Texas Children’s has announced it will phase out these therapies before the state ban takes effect on Sept. 1.
Montoya fears that if the treatments were to stop for her son, he might commit suicide which is why they decided to leave the state when the bill was coming down the pipeline.
Her fears are not unfounded. One report by the National Center for Transgender Equality surveyed 27,000 transgender people and found that 40% had attempted suicide which is almost nine times the average rate.
Dr. Montoya wants people to know that being trans wasn’t a choice for her son and that getting to the point of providing medical care took a full year of therapy.
“We all have been in therapy. So, the issue here is not that my child is confused.”
“That’s what people don’t understand you are also grieving your child. My little girl was gone. And my little girl never existed. And my little girl was only created in my mind. So, that was the difficult part… I had to let her go.”
Instead, Montoya embraced her son and now a new life outside of Texas.
“I’m going to do everything that it takes to support my kid. Even if I have to leave the US. I told him, ‘Even if we have to go to the moon… we will go for you.’”
Right now, the only thing that can stop SB 14 is the courts. The ACLU does plan to sue the state of Texas to fight the legislation.
“Transgender people have always been here and will always be here. No law can change that,” said Ash Hall, Policy & Advocacy Strategist at the ACLU of Texas, in a statement.
“The majority of Texans do not support harming trans kids or cutting off this life-saving health care. Our trans youth deserve a world where they can shine alongside their peers, and we will keep advocating for that world in and out of the courts.”
The ACLU has not announced a date that the lawsuit will be filed. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas-family-gender-affirming-care/285-e4d97084-4609-4815-999c-b94f7e3c7ac5 | 2023-06-12T15:39:34 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas-family-gender-affirming-care/285-e4d97084-4609-4815-999c-b94f7e3c7ac5 |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Monday morning rush hour came to a crawl on eastbound Kellogg. Police were on the scene of two crashes around 8 a.m.
One of the crashes was at Kellogg and Washington. The other was closer to the Interstate 135 interchange. Sedgwick County dispatchers say several vehicles were involved in the crashes, but there are no injuries.
At one point, eastbound traffic was down to one lane and traffic backed up as far west as Southwest Boulevard. But by 8:45 a.m., more lanes opened, and the traffic delays shortened.
Shortly after 9 a.m., the vehicles involved in the crashes were cleared away, and normal traffic resumed. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/2-crashes-tie-up-monday-morning-kellogg-traffic/ | 2023-06-12T15:44:34 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/2-crashes-tie-up-monday-morning-kellogg-traffic/ |
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A DeKalb County woman fought off a home invasion suspect early Monday morning, police said, stabbing the intruder.
According to the DeKalb County Police Department, the incident happened at a location on Flat Shoals Road with officers responding sometime after midnight.
The department said officers responded to a person stabbed call, and when they arrived they met with the woman at the home who told them "a known male broke in to the home and began assaulting her."
"She stabbed the suspect in self defense," a DeKalb Police statement said. "The suspect was arrested and charged with six counts of home invasion."
It was unclear what all the six charges covered.
There was no immediate identifying information available about the victim or suspect.
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GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — The CEO of Lululemon has spoken out about the firing of two employees at a Gwinnett County location, following a robbery back in May.
The situation soon went viral with the two women employed claiming they were fired for simply calling the police.
11Alive reached out to Lululemon corporate, and a communications firm reached out on behalf of a company spokesperson, claiming the employees were not fired for calling the police, but for rather "engaging with the perpetrators" which can put themselves and guests in harms way. (Read the full statement at the end of this story.)
That statement was essentially echoed by Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald on an episode of Squawk on the Street in early June.
"We have a zero-tolerance policy that we train our educators on around engaging with a theft...we put the safety of our team and our guests front and center. It's only merchandise. In the end, they're trained to step back, let the left occur, know that there's technology, there's cameras, and we're working with law-enforcement," he explained, adding that the employees "knowingly broke the policy and engaged with the thieves across multiple points, including following them out of the store.
Gwinnett Police Department confirmed to 11Alive that there have been a few robberies in the area. According to a police report, the three thieves at the Peachtree Corner's Lululemon are now facing felony robbery charges.
Read the full statement from the company spokesperson below:
“The two employees at our Peachtree Corners location in Georgia were not terminated for calling the police. They were terminated for knowingly violating our zero-tolerance policy related to physically engaging with the perpetrators which put their lives and the safety of our guests and other employees at risk. Employees are able and instructed to call 911 when needed, and that was not the cause of termination in this case. We are grateful no one was hurt during this altercation. At lululemon, our people’s safety is our number one priority, which includes an absolute zero-tolerance policy for our employees engaging with guests in a way that could put themselves, or others, in harm’s way. We have longstanding protocols in place to uphold a safe environment in our stores, and our view is that no amount of merchandise in a store is worth our educators putting themselves at risk. Our focus is on continuing to support our employees and creating a safe shopping environment for our guests, as well as continuing to collaborate with local partners and law enforcement to ensure our stores remain safe.” | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/lululemon-ceo-firing-gwinnett-county-employees/85-78644e36-cce7-4d1d-903a-3c6585a549fe | 2023-06-12T15:47:55 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/lululemon-ceo-firing-gwinnett-county-employees/85-78644e36-cce7-4d1d-903a-3c6585a549fe |
MACON, Ga. — If you're searching for a new job and like the outdoors, there might be just the job for you.
Macon-Bibb County is looking for new park rangers at Lake Tobesofkee.
There's all kinds of fun stuff to do at the lake, but all that fun could lead to a dangerous situation. That's why the county says it's important to have their park ranger team at full staff.
Site Manager Michael Land says most of their weekend shifts involve watching folks in the water and waiting for calls. Land's team patrols the woods and sometimes heads out onto the water to help folks in need.
"We have to set buoys out. We have to counsel fishermen about their fishing practices, making sure they're not catching too many," Ranger Richard Riley said. "We have to keep an eye on jet-skiers, younger kids getting on jet skis now."
Land says the team is spread pretty thin. They're about half their full strength, which is six full-time and three part-time. So, they're looking for people who want to spend time in nature while keeping others safe.
"You're not always going to a call. You're, you know, a lot of times, you're out here checking on people, seeing how their day is going. You're out here in nature," Land said. "That's my pitch. You're not just stuck on the same streets every day. You're going through these wooded areas."
Land says they're already working on plans for the 4th of July fireworks show and need all hands on 'sand' to get it right.
The salary for a full-time ranger is around $38,000 a year. You can find the application here. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/macon-bibb-county-recruiting-more-park-rangers-at-lake-tobesofkee/93-89aaccac-e5f0-4d7d-9a90-cb11fe717f11 | 2023-06-12T15:47:56 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/macon-bibb-county-recruiting-more-park-rangers-at-lake-tobesofkee/93-89aaccac-e5f0-4d7d-9a90-cb11fe717f11 |
Name: Janiah Topel
School: Tremper High School
Parents: Blake and Debra Topel
Most memorable high school moment: Being in The Play That Goes Wrong is the most memorable high school experience. It was my first time being in a play and it was so fun to be able to make new friends and do something that was outside my comfort zone.
Most influential teacher: Mr. Cicerale in English; English was always my worst subject, but he was great at teaching it. This school year I am a teacher's aide for his acting class and he never fails to make a class fun while also teaching very well.
School activities/clubs: National Honor Society, orchestra, performing arts/theater, Travel Club
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Other school athletics: Dance Team but only freshman-junior year
Honors, letters or awards: Honor roll every quarter of every year; Certificate of excellence in Fine Arts
Out-of-school activities/hobbies: Special effects makeup; playing the ukulele; making art; baking/cooking
College choice: Carthage College in Kenosha
Intended major/field of study: Physics with a focus in Astronomy
Role models: My Parents
Three words that best describe my role models: Dedicated and hard working
What I hope to accomplish in my lifetime: In my lifetime, I want to be successful in whatever I end up doing. Whether I go on to get a job related to astronomy, or go on to do something else, I always hope that I will be successful and accomplished at what I do. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/todays-teen-2023-janiah-topel-of-tremper-high-school/article_b6c0ff06-06dc-11ee-b97a-33fa42584be0.html | 2023-06-12T15:55:27 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/todays-teen-2023-janiah-topel-of-tremper-high-school/article_b6c0ff06-06dc-11ee-b97a-33fa42584be0.html |
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Clearwater police officers are investigating a crash that happened Monday morning that left a truck wedged against a power pole.
Officers were at the scene at Court Street and Fort Harrison Avenue where a crash happened around 7:30 a.m., a Facebook post from the Clearwater Police Department explains.
A pickup truck traveling west hauling a trailer veered out of control and left the road just east of Fort Harrison Avenue.
Police say the truck took out a couple of signs and some vegetation before coming to a complete stop lodged atop a small wall and wedged against a power pole.
"The traffic signal at Court/Fort Harrison is out," the post from the police department explains. "Drivers should watch for officers directing traffic and lower their speeds."
The driver of the truck is being checked out at a local hospital while officers try to figure out what caused the crash. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/clearwater-truck-crash/67-628fe033-dfcc-4b83-81ee-d0db2ec246ea | 2023-06-12T15:57:50 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/clearwater-truck-crash/67-628fe033-dfcc-4b83-81ee-d0db2ec246ea |
Rates of violent crime are significantly lower today than they were just three decades ago, though many Americans assume otherwise. And still, police spending continues to go up despite downward trends in crime.
Violent crime peaked in 1991 at a rate of 758 incidents per 100,000 people, according to FBI data. Today, the rate is roughly half of that, at 398 incidents per 100,000 people.
Experts and researchers have not reached a consensus on what drove violent crime rates down so dramatically since 1991. Some speculate that low unemployment and a generally favorable economic climate disincentivized violent crime. Others cite a reduction in alcohol consumption—the Brennan Center attributes a nearly 8% drop in crime to this alone. An increase in police personnel and stricter policing tactics have also been evaluated but proved to be only a modest influence, accounting for no more than 10% of the crime decline.
Many studies have attempted to answer whether crime can be reduced by increasing the number of police officers on patrol. While results are split, generally, there is not a strong significant relationship between the two. But recent research from economist Morgan Williams shows the power of deterrence cannot be wholly discounted.
Using data from the FBI and other public sources for 242 cities between 1981 and 2018, Williams and his colleagues were able to quantify the value, in lives saved, of every new police officer added to a force. Every new officer prevents between 0.06 and 0.1 homicides. Therefore, the average city would need to hire between 10 and 17 new police officers—costing $1.3 to $2.2 million—to save one life a year. This is, perhaps surprisingly, a good return on investment, considering the value of a statistical life is about $10 million, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Williams also found that an increase in police leads to a reduction in other violent crimes, as well as violent crime arrests, suggesting that having a greater police presence can deter crime, not just lead to more incarceration.
Inflection points in recent history, particularly the death of George Floyd in 2020, have led to calls for police defunding and divestment. In many places nationwide, police are expected to fill the gaps where critical social services are inadequate—instead of investing in improved housing, more police are used to surveil disadvantaged neighborhoods or break up homeless encampments; and instead of investing in mental health and addiction resources, drug-related arrests are used as a temporary solution. Defunding police forces would mean reallocating some portion of police spending to these social services.
Stacker analyzed data from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy to examine how city spending on public safety has changed between 1980 and 2020, and how police funding has evolved within that category. The Fiscally Standardized Cities data includes normalized per capita data in 2020 dollars. Read more about how the Fiscally Standardized Cities data accounts for differences in government funding sources—municipal, county, and city—to create an apples-to-apples comparison for city spending on public safety. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/shooting-leaves-one-injured-in-waterloo/article_d62b6e60-0922-11ee-8d50-031190cdbad9.html | 2023-06-12T16:00:05 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/shooting-leaves-one-injured-in-waterloo/article_d62b6e60-0922-11ee-8d50-031190cdbad9.html |
GAINES COUNTY, Texas — One person has been killed in a fatal crash in Gaines County on June 11.
64-year-old Thomas Clark was pronounced dead at the scene. The other two people involved in the crash were not injured.
The initial investigation revealed that a 2019 Ford F-250 with Trailer was traveling eastbound on US 180, while Clark, driving a KTM 1290 Motorcycle, was traveling westbound on US 180. The Ford F-250 suffered a tire blow out and went into the westbound lane of US 180. This led to the vehicle striking Calrk's motorcycle.
Clark was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
The investigation is still ongoing and we will continue to update this story as we receive more information. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/one-dead-after-a-fatal-crash-in-gaines-county/513-d8141f1b-b633-47c1-94f6-fcf2ee276073 | 2023-06-12T16:04:13 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/one-dead-after-a-fatal-crash-in-gaines-county/513-d8141f1b-b633-47c1-94f6-fcf2ee276073 |
ODESSA, Texas — A man wanted for Murder in Dillion, South Carolina has been located and arrested on June 11 in Goldsmith.
George Michael Turner was booked into the Ector County Detention Center on the same day. Texas DPS was assisted with the arrest by Odessa PD SWAT, ECSO Deputies and Texas Rangers.
Turner was arrested on a homicide warrant according to Texas DPS. Turner and the arrest happened in the 100 block of North Goldsmith without incident.
Turner will be extradited back to South Carolina. According to Dillion PD, Turner was wanted for the murder of Cyril Lowery. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/south-carolina-man-wanted-for-murder-arrested-in-ector-county/513-4ec54390-f174-4e5e-b272-3b94e937a1f7 | 2023-06-12T16:04:19 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/south-carolina-man-wanted-for-murder-arrested-in-ector-county/513-4ec54390-f174-4e5e-b272-3b94e937a1f7 |
A spokeswoman for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) said the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base center has no record of an employee known as “Jonathan Grey,” who was recently quoted in a news article outlining the claims of an Air Force veteran who said the federal government had spacecraft of non-human origin.
“Bottom line, I don’t know who Jonathan Grey is,” Michelle Martz, NASIC spokeswoman, said in an email to the Dayton Daily News Monday. “We have no record of him as an employee of NASIC.”
A recent story on TheDebrief.org reported assertions from David Charles Grusch, 36, an Air Force veteran who worked for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Reconnaissance Office.
Grusch said that in his time with the “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” task force — now known as the “All Domain Anomaly Resolution Office” — he was refused access to a government “crash retrieval program,” which news outlet NewsNation said “included spacecraft from quite a number of other species.”
“The UAP task force was refused access to a broad crash retrieval program. These are retrieving non-human-origin technical vehicles — call it ‘space craft,’ if you will — vehicles that have either landed or crashed,” Grusch told NewsNation in a recent interview.
A story on TheDebrief.org, written by Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal, quoted Grey in support of Grusch’s assertions, saying, “Jonathan Grey, the intelligence officer specializing in UAP analysis at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, is speaking publicly for the first time, identified here under the identity he uses inside the agency.”
Grey is also quoted in the piece as saying, “The non-human intelligence phenomenon is real. We are not alone.”
“It’s challenging to assess Grey’s claims without knowing who he is, where he works, or to which programs he’s referring,” Martz told the Dayton Daily News. “What I can confirm is NASIC’s role in the discovery and characterization of air, space, missile, and cyber threats to enable full-spectrum multi-domain operations, drive weapon system acquisition, and inform national defense policy.”
She added: “With regard to unidentified anomalous phenomena or UAPs, NASIC supports the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office by providing, upon request, rigorous scientific and technical analysis. For security reasons, I can’t get into the specifics of that analysis or our findings.”
Messages for Kean were left on her Facebook page and sent to the media representative of Penguin Random House, LLC, which published her 2010 book, “UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go On the Record.” A message for Blumenthal was sent to him on his web site.
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A cafe in Stephenville celebrates 75 years of cooking up something good.
Jake and Dorothy Roach opened their restaurant on June 12, 1948, and simply called it Jake and Dorothy's Cafe.
Diners packed the place for chicken fried steak and the cafe's famous waffle fry.
Jake's daughter Kerry Anne grew up in the business and now owns the place.
The restaurant at 406 E. Washington survived the pandemic and last year, Texas Monthly named it one of the 40 Best Small-Town Cafes.
More honors came last week when Jake and Dorothy's Cafe received the Texas Treasure Business Award. The award is an initiative of the Community Heritage Division of the Texas Historical Commission (THC), and honors businesses that have been in operation within Texas for over 50 years.
Stephenville Mayor Doug Svien presented Kerry with a proclamation to honor her business's 75th Anniversary of Chicken Fried Greatness, and the Texas Treasure Award, and declared June 12 as Jake & Dorothy's Café Day in Stephenville.
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The restaurant is celebrating with anniversary specials. On Monday, diners get free coffee all day and lunch for $6.
Then from 4 pm to 11 tonight, $7.75 buys a chicken fried steak, salad, and waffle fries. It's a thank you from Jake and Dorothy's Cafe for 75 years of support. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/something-good/stephenville-cafe-celebrates-75th-anniversary/3275510/ | 2023-06-12T16:17:27 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/something-good/stephenville-cafe-celebrates-75th-anniversary/3275510/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. — A new mural will also be unveiled Monday at the Orlando Museum of Art.
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It’s called “Inspiration Orlando United.”
Three artists worked together on this piece in order to honor the victims, survivors, and first responders impacted by the Pulse nightclub tragedy.
Watch: Central Florida community remembers lives lost 7 years after Pulse nightclub shooting
The mural towers at 14 feet high and 44 feet wide.
People can see the mural unveiled during a ceremony at 5 p.m.
Watch: Seven years since Pulse: Here are the remembrance events happening this week
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Central Florida will gather Monday to remember the 49 lives lost seven years after the Pulse nightclub shooting.
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People have gathered throughout the weekend at the Pulse memorial to remember those who were killed.
Seven years have passed, but today and every day, we remember the 49 angels taken on June 12, 2016. #OrlandoUnited pic.twitter.com/slLFnsnPon
— City of Orlando (@citybeautiful) June 12, 2023
Some visitors have placed balloons, flowers, and other items at the site all weekend long.
Watch: Seven years since Pulse: Here are the remembrance events happening this week
Several people gathered at the memorial site at 2 a.m. Monday, to mark the exact time the tragedy unfolded.
Every June 12 since the Pulse shooting has been a tough day for many in Central Florida.
Read: Organization applauds decision to not have memorial located on Pulse property
Seven years later, the wounds are still fresh for Julia Lozada.
On June 12, 2016, our community was shaken. However, the countless acts of kindness, love and compassion from around the world helped keep us firmly planted in the fact that love conquers hate — always. pic.twitter.com/cF64dg6RPp
— Orange County FL (@OrangeCoFL) June 12, 2023
“Like people calling, trying to figure out if people were okay,” Lozada said.
Watch: Pulse national memorial won’t be located on nightclub property, foundation says
Lozada was at Pulse nightclub in 2016 when the deadly attack happened.
Hundreds are expected to visit the Pulse memorial throughout Monday.
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol troopers said a man died after he was hit by three vehicles along US-1 in Brevard County on Monday.
Around 4 a.m., troopers responded to the area of Fairview Avenue near Sharpes. Troopers said the crash involved three vehicles that struck a man who was walking along US 1.
The man, 48, died at the crash site.
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FHP did not release his name but said he was from Port Salerno and officials are working to notify his family members.
Troopers continue to investigate the crash and said that one of the three motorists who hit the man left the area after the collision.
FHP said the crash happened when a Nissan Rogue and a Dodge Ram pickup truck were traveling southbound on US-1, approaching Fairview Avenue.
Both vehicles were in the outside lane, as was a third vehicle
The man was walking in a southbound turn lane when he was struck by the Nissan and then the pickup truck.
Troopers determined that the third driver’s vehicle also collided with the pedestrian, who died at the crash location.
Investigators could not provide a description of that driver or their vehicle but said are looking for tips.
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They urge anyone with information about this crash to call FHP at 407-737-2213.
Anonymous tips can also be given to Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS.
FHP is reminding drivers that it’s against the law to leave the scene of a crash that results in property damage, injury, or death.
Officials said if you are involved in a crash, you should stay at the scene, call for help, and follow these steps:
- Make sure you and any passengers are okay. Remain calm.
- If possible, move to the side of the road. Remove your keys if you get out of your vehicle, move off the roadway, and stay in a safe area.
- Check on others involved. Call 911 if anyone might be injured or a vehicle is inoperable.
- If there are no injuries or major property damage, gather information. Get the name, driver’s license, insurance, and tag information from the other driver(s).
- Take photos of the vehicles and information if you can’t write it down and then file a report online.
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Troopers emphasize that leaving the scene of a crash will only make matters worse.
Staying at the scene will not only spare a driver significant legal penalties, but it may save a life.
Monitor WFTV.com for updates on this story.
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