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ORLANDO, Fla. — With the multi-year agreement signed between Orlando’s Phillips Center and PepsiCo Orlando, area residents can look forward to even more of a commitment to the arts between the two partners.
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As the 2023 season begins, the “Giveback Initiative” will once again treat Orlando area residents from all backgrounds, ages, and economic statuses to free performances.
In the past five seasons, over 3,500 beneficiaries have been impacted by the community giveback initiative
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Also, included will be free transportation, a complimentary meal, an interactive pre-show experience, and even a gift bag. In past years, the largest program to date was for the four-week run of Hamilton, which raised $236,000 to host more than a thousand students, teachers, families, community groups, first responders, and veterans for a performance.
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“Their sponsorship will change lives with forever memories of the arts center,” said Kathy Ramsberger, President & CEO of Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Ramsberger added the Dr. Phillips Center is grateful for our long-standing partnership.”
Read: Central Florida marks seven years since the deadly Pulse nightclub mass shooting
As this season kicked off earlier this month, 100 Metro Orlando Boy Scouts and Boys & Girls Club of America attended free performance of “Into The Woods, presented at the Walt Disney Theater.
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OCALA, Fla. — A family will say their final goodbyes Monday to a mother of four who was shot and killed in Marion County.
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Channel 9 has been following the case of Ajike Owens’ death since it happened earlier this month.
Last week, the community gathered for a vigil and balloon release in her memory.
Deputies said Owens was shot through the door of her neighbor’s home after she went to try and talk to her about an incident involving her kids.
Owens’ mother released a statement Sunday thanking people for the outpouring of love her family has received, and asked for justice, saying “we can’t fail her.”
Meantime, the neighbor accused of shooting Owens is still in jail Monday.
A Marion County judge set Susan Lorincz’s bond at $154,000 on Friday.
Read: Judge grants bond for woman accused of killing neighbor while shooting through door
Investigators said the 58-year-old had tried to use Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law to claim self-defense, but the sheriff said her actions were not justifiable.
Owens’ family wants her manslaughter charge upgraded to murder.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s going to be a hot week in Central Florida.
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Our area will see high temperatures in the mid-90s for most of this week.
The heat index, or feels-like temperature, could be as high as 105 degrees Monday.
Read: New restaurant will open near Kissimmee next month, hiring over 200 positions
High temperatures could reach into the middle and upper 90s later this week.
Our area will only see a few isolated afternoon rain and storms over the next few days.
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The tropics and thankfully quite with no storm storms forecast to forum and impact Florida.
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LAKELAND, Fla. — A massive sinkhole that opened up near homes, now has a busy road shut down in Lakeland.
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Polk County shut down Scott Lake Road on Friday as the sinkhole grew to 75 feet wide and 120 feet deep.
Residents in the area have seen this before.
Read: Sinkhole opens on downtown Orlando roadway
Back in 2006 underwater sinkholes partially drained the lake, damaged homes, and sank a gazebo.
“Well you know, I was born and raised here in Lakeland, and you always have to remember that is something that happens in this area,” said resident Lucinda Hall.
Read: Holey Florida! 9 facts about sinkholes
The sinkhole may not have been formed by natural causes.
The county believes that when the company that owns the land started drilling a well, it may have caused the sinkhole.
Read: 12 sinkholes form in Ocala neighborhood
Now, the property owner is responsible for filling the hole.
Once repairs are complete the road will reopen.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando City Council is expected to approve a plan Monday to fight back against graffiti in the downtown area.
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Officials are looking to approve the “TAAG” program to “Take Action Against Graffiti.”
The new program will reimburse business owners up to 80% of the cost to remove the graffiti.
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The payments would be up to $4,000 a year per property.
Funding from the program will also be used for adding more lighting and shrubbery to make it less inviting for vandals.
Watch: ‘Park DTO’ offers free parking for people planning to visit downtown Orlando
Channel 9 will monitor the city council meeting and provide updates on Eyewitness News.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Monday marks seven years since 49 people were killed in the Pulse nightclub shooting.
Community leaders are taking to social media to reflect on the tragedy. You can read their messages below:
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Elected officials
Seven years have now passed since the Pulse tragedy and the lives of 49 angels were taken. Today and every day, our community sends its love and compassion to their families, the survivors and all those who lost someone special to them that morning. pic.twitter.com/qn0qinOmt6
— Mayor Buddy Dyer (@orlandomayor) June 12, 2023
After seven years, our hearts remain broken from the senseless act of violence that took the lives of 49 innocent people and injured so many others. It is comforting to know that our community has not forgotten ... love will prevail over hate.
— Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings (@OCFLMayor) June 12, 2023
Statement: https://t.co/BSDr0kQB5M pic.twitter.com/Al3zVjBprb
Today marks the seven year remembrance of the Pulse Nightclub shooting, where we lost 49 angels to gun violence. The majority of those directly impacted identified as LGBTQ+ and young people of color. 1/4 pic.twitter.com/IdXfuODi87
— Rep. Anna V. Eskamani 🔨 (@AnnaForFlorida) June 12, 2023
On this day in 2016, 49 angels were murdered at Pulse Nightclub by senseless gun violence. Armed bigotry, hate, & homophobia completely devastated our community. Today, we remember their stories & recommit ourselves to honoring their lives with action. I love you, Orlando 💙🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ pic.twitter.com/uPlsvdmVDr
— Maxwell Alejandro Frost (@MaxwellFrostFL) June 12, 2023
Hace 7 años perdimos 49 vidas inocentes en un ataque contra Orlando, y las comunidades hispanas y LGBTQ, en un acto de terrorismo. Pero este acto de maldad destinado a quebrarnos y difundir odio en el mundo, tuvo el efecto contrario.
— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) June 12, 2023
Hoy honramos la memoria de esas 49 vidas… pic.twitter.com/KGK6OMFb4w
Read: Central Florida community remembers lives lost 7 years after Pulse nightclub shooting
Law enforcement
We will always #RememberThe49 🫶 pic.twitter.com/PfloUafjru
— UCF Police Department (@UCFPolice) June 12, 2023
We will never forget the 49 angels that lost their lives 7 years ago.,#Pulse #OrlandoUnited pic.twitter.com/IwGhP6bWjT
— Sheriff John Mina (@SheriffMina) June 12, 2023
At the time of the shooting at Pulse Orlando, @SheriffMina was Chief of OPD. Undersheriff Mark Canty was the SWAT Team Commander.
— Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) June 12, 2023
Mina and Canty sat down to discuss the Pulse shooting, how law enforcement and the community responded and how to honor the victims.#NeverForget pic.twitter.com/KdnMysu6J6
In remembrance of the Pulse Nightclub tradegy. We remember the 49 lives taken by gun violence. Today and everyday, we stand with the survivors and families who lost their loved ones. Love Always Win! pic.twitter.com/KNDVKpJ7N3
— Ocoee Police (@OcoeePD) June 12, 2023
Sheriff Marcos R. Lopez and the OCSO remember and honor the 49 lives lost in the Pulse Tragedy. We stand with the survivors and the family members of the victims. #WeWillNotLetHateWin#neverforget #pulse #unitedforosceolacounty #protectandserve #togetherasone #sheriffmarcoslopez pic.twitter.com/PebXjN0beE
— Osceola County Sheriff's Office (@OsceolaSheriff) June 12, 2023
Read: Artists to debut large mural to honors victims and survivors of Pulse nightclub shooting
Community
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
A senseless act our community will not forget. Today and always, we honor and remember the 49 lives lost in the Pulse tragedy seven years ago.
— City of Winter Park (@WinterParkFla) June 12, 2023
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎🤍
Thank you First Congregational Church of Winter Park for gifting this arrangement to City Hall. pic.twitter.com/jEk4SVsxsQ
It's been seven years since 49 lives were taken during the Pulse nightclub tragedy, including Eternal Knights Juan Ramon Guerrero and Christopher "Drew" Leinonen ’07 ’09MA.
— UCF (@UCF) June 12, 2023
Find resources and details on local gatherings in the link below.https://t.co/ivbAMhigvT
WE REMEMBER: 7 years ago today, we mourned the loss of 49 beloved friends, neighbors, and fellow community members at Pulse Nightclub.
— Seminole County, FL (@seminolecounty) June 12, 2023
Today, we stand together with the families of the victims, survivors, and first responders whose lives were forever altered on that tragic day. pic.twitter.com/UqPriRHVQJ
Today and every day, we remember the 49 angels we lost seven years ago.
— Orlando City SC (@OrlandoCitySC) June 12, 2023
We will forever be #OrlandoUnited pic.twitter.com/Bmu0lOwpMQ
Today, we stand united as a community, remembering the 49 lives taken seven years ago. As we reflect on this day, let's honor the memory of those we lost by striving for unity, lifting each other up, and showing compassion. Together, we are stronger! 🙏❤️ #OrlandoUnitedDay pic.twitter.com/YrEE7hzcLa
— City of Kissimmee (@CityofKissimmee) June 12, 2023
Read: Seven years since Pulse: Here are the remembrance events happening this week
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Community advocates said they worry those already struggling to put food on the table are about to face more challenges.
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A new law could put thousands of people at risk of losing their snap benefits.
Starting Oct. 1, there will be new changes to who can use the benefit.
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Debt ceiling negotiations extended SNAP work requirements for older adults.
Anyone between 18 and 54 may have to prove they work 20 hours a week.
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Veterans, kids just aging out of foster care, and the homeless are exempt from the new changes to the SNAP benefits.
The changes will be in place through 2030.
Read: New restaurant will open near Kissimmee next month, hiring over 200 positions
See more in the video above.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — All lanes of Kirkman Road are closed due to a crash.
Orlando police said the crash is blocking Kirkman Road at LB McLeod.
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Police said the crash happened after 11 a.m.
Stay tuned to Channel 9 Eyewitness News for updates.
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Officers are currently on scene of a traffic crash. Kirkman Road north and southbound at LB McLeod is currently closed. Updates to follow. pic.twitter.com/DAWIKPK3zo
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) June 12, 2023
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Another batch of Starlink satellites is in orbit following an early-morning rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 40 at 3:10 a.m. Monday.
See the Falcon 9′s liftoff below
The 52 Starlink satellites were later released over the western Pacific Ocean.
READ: Brightline will test trains up to 79 mph this week in Brevard County
Falcon 9 launches 52 @Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida pic.twitter.com/5O54cXO8qv
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 12, 2023
SpaceX confirmed that 8 minutes after liftoff, the first stage of the booster landed on the droneship “Just Read the Instructions,” stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship pic.twitter.com/ttm6F0auDU
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 12, 2023
The launch marked the 20th Starlink mission for SpaceX in 2023.
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The company has also scheduled a launch for Monday afternoon from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
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PLANTATION KEY, Fla. — A crocodile is back in its home waters after a not-so-leisurely dip in a Florida homeowner’s pool.
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The beast fought back when trappers tried to pull him out of the water.
The large reptile was found Sunday morning in Monroe County.
Watch: Florida man wrangles large alligator inside elementary school parking lot
After a few attempts, the trappers finally got the 10-foot crocodile under control.
They later released it back in its normal habitat.
Read: Seminole County man jumps on gator to rescue dog trapped in its jaws, officials say
Crocodiles are a threatened species in Florida.
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Fort Loudon Lake drowning victim identified as 22-year-old Knoxville man
A man who drowned while swimming from a boat on Fort Loudoun Lake near Concord Park June 10 has been identified as Charles Egbuniwe, 22, of Knoxville.
Around 2 p.m., Egbuniwe swam from the boat toward the shore, went under and did not resurface, a spokesperson from the Tennesseee Wildlife Resources Agency said in a press release.
Witnesses helped the Knox County Rescue Squad pinpoint the area where Egbuniwe went under and searchers located his body with sonar. A diver made the recovery at approximately 4:50 p.m., the release said.
This incident marks the 13th fatal boating-related incident in the state this year.
The water resources agency recommends wearing a U.S. Coast Guard-Approved life jacket while boating and swimming. If someone in the water is in distress, remember "Reach, Throw, Row, Go."
Extend a fishing rod, branch, oar, towel, or other object to reach out to the victim and pull them to safety. If the victim is too far away to reach and a boat isn’t handy, throw them a PFD or anything else that will float.
If a rowboat is available, row to the victim and then use an oar or paddle to pull them to the stern. Let the victim hold onto the stern as you paddle to shore. If the victim is too weak, hold onto them until help arrives. If using a powerboat, stop the engine and glide to the victim from the downwind side.
Swimmers without lifesaving training should not swim to a victim. Instead, go for help. If you must swim, take along anything that floats to keep between you and the victim.
Liz Kellar is a public safety reporter. Email lkellar@knoxnews.com.
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The man charged in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely is sharing what he says happened during the subway incident in May, saying that he "couldn't sit still" as the homeless man was yelling in other people's faces.
In videos produced and released by his lawyers on Sunday, Daniel Penny defended what he did, saying he was scared for himself and others on the northbound F train in lower Manhattan on May 1.
The 24-year-old Penny doubled down on his defense in the series of short videos, explaining why he put the 30-year-old Neely in the chokehold that killed him, the medical examiner determined. Witnesses said Neely came onto the train yelling about wanting food and threatening riders.
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"I was scared for me but I looked around and saw women and children, he was yelling in their faces and saying these threats. I couldn’t just sit still," he said. "The three main threats [Neely] repeated over and over was, 'I’m gonna kill you,' 'I’m prepared to go to jail for life,' and 'I’m willing to die.'"
It was not immediately clear how the video was produced, and Penny's lawyers declined to make their client available for NBC New York to interview.
Jarring video showed Neely — a popular Michael Jackson street performer who was homeless and had battled mental illness for years — forced into the chokehold for minutes by Penny, an ex-Marine. A witness said Penny held Neely in the chokehold for 15 minutes, but Penny said the whole interaction was five minutes.
"Some people say I was trying to choke him to death, which is also not true. I was trying to restrain him, you can see in the video there’s a clear rise and fall of his chest, indicating he’s breathing," Penny said in the videos.
Neely’s family and their attorneys not only disagree, but the day Penny turned himself in to police, they said the manslaughter charge was not enough. They believe former marine should be charged with murder.
Neely's family attorneys did not immediately respond to request for comment regarding the statements made in the videos.
Advocates said the case put a spotlight on race and inequities in the justice system, as Penny was released after being questioned by police the day of the incident — a move that fueled uproar and protests. Penny said race had nothing to do with it.
“I didn’t see a Black man threatening passengers. I saw a man threatening passengers,” he said.
Penny previously said in an extended interview that what happened was not motivated by race. He told the New York Post that if presented with the same situation he would do it again.
During that same interview, Penny said if he had the opportunity to speak with Neely's family he would say, "I'm deeply saddened by the loss of life. It's tragic what happened to him. Hopefully, we can change the system that's so desperately failed us."
Penny said was riding the train on his way to a Manhattan gym after class; he now attends school virtually. He refused to elaborate on the details that preceded the chokehold, but 'indicated it wasn’t like 'anything I’d experienced before.'”
“I mean, it’s, it’s a little bit comical. Everybody who’s ever met me can tell you, I love all people, I love all cultures. You can tell by my past and all my travels and adventures around the world. I was actually planning a road trip through Africa before this happened.”
The 24-year-old man was arrested May 12 on a single charge of second-degree manslaughter and was released on $100,000 bond. He was ordered to surrender any passports and must ask the court's permission if he wants to leave the state. Penny is due back in court in July.
Penny's lawyers previously said he acted in self-defense and acted to protect fellow subway riders from a supposed perceived threat. They say he could "not have foreseen" Neely would die in the chokehold, and have called his death "the unfortunate result" of good Samaritan intervention. They also say he'll be absolved of the charge.
Donte Mills, another lawyer for Neely’s family, has disputed Penny’s version of events, saying the veteran “acted with indifference. He didn’t care about Jordan, he cared about himself. And we can’t let that stand.”
“Mr. Neely did not attack anyone.” Mills said following Penny's arrest. “He did not touch anyone. He did not hit anyone. But he was choked to death.
“No one on that train asked Jordan: ‘What’s wrong, how can I help you?’” Mills continued, urging New Yorkers in a similar situation: “Don’t attack. Don’t choke. Don’t kill. Don’t take someone’s life. Don’t take someone’s loved one from them because they’re in a bad place.”
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What to Know
- According to a subsequent investigation, police say, it was determined that a 19-year-old man from Washington Township was driving a 2014 Tesla eastbound on Route 57 when a bug started flying around his face.
- Allegedly, when he attempted to swat the bug away, he lost control and rear-ended a 2017 Honda that was being driven by another 19-year-old -- a woman also from Washington Township.
- The male driver, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries and refused medical treatment at the scene, was issued a summons for careless driving, police said.
A 19-year-old driver trying to swat a bug away ended up causing a crash in New Jersey on Sunday afternoon, according to police.
Hackettstown police officers responded to Route 57 near Nikitin Way shortly before 2 p.m. on a report of a crash.
According to a subsequent investigation, police say, it was determined that a 19-year-old man from Washington Township was driving a 2014 Tesla eastbound on Route 57 when a bug started flying around his face. Allegedly, when he attempted to swat the bug away, he lost control and rear-ended a 2017 Honda that was being driven by another 19-year-old -- a woman also from Washington Township.
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The impact then caused the woman's vehicle to crash into a guardrail, police said.
The male driver, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries and refused medical treatment at the scene, was issued a summons for careless driving, police said. Police did not disclose if the woman suffered any injuries.
The "bug-induced" crash, prompted the local Hackettstown Police Department to issue safety tips in case other drivers have the urge to swat a bug while on the road. The police department says:
- "Keep your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel. If you’re in heavy traffic, fight the urge to swat the insect away, you could swerve and put other drivers at risk.
- Slow down gradually. Don’t slam on the brakes. Consider putting your hazard lights on to alert other drivers that you’ll be going below the speed limit.
- If you can, pull over. Once you’ve come to a complete stop, go ahead and give your complete attention to shooing the bug out of your car." | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nj-man-attempts-to-swat-bug-while-driving-ends-up-causing-crash-police-say/4415508/ | 2023-06-12T16:27:18 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nj-man-attempts-to-swat-bug-while-driving-ends-up-causing-crash-police-say/4415508/ |
Just-retired Horizon Bank CEO Craig Dwight grew a small community bank with seven branches to 72 branches and nearly $8 billion in assets.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Just-retired Horizon Bank CEO Craig Dwight chats with longtime customer Diane Thalmann outside the bank's headquarters in Michigan City. Dwight grew a small community bank with seven branches to 72 branches and nearly $8 billion in assets.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Just-retired Horizon Bank CEO Craig Dwight (right) chats with longtime customer Duane Seifert outside the bank's headquarters in Michigan City. Dwight grew a small community bank with seven branches to 72 branches and nearly $8 billion in assets.
Horizon Bank had seven branches and $400 million in assets when Craig Dwight became its president 25 years ago.
Today, the Michigan City-based bank has 72 branches, soon to be 73, and more than $7.9 billion in assets.
Dwight, who became CEO in 2001, significantly grew the 150-year-old bank during his tenure. He retired at the beginning of the month, turning the reins over to Thomas Prame, but will continue to serve as chairman of the board and in an advisory capacity.
He oversaw many acquisitions and expanded the community bank's footprint, originally limited to LaPorte County, across Indiana and into Michigan. He navigated Horizon Bank through the Great Recession, the coronavirus pandemic and the challenges of growth by an order of magnitude.
Dwight also was highly active in the community, serving on countless boards like One Region, the United Way and the Economic Development Corporation Michigan City. He recently received Indiana's highest honor, the Sagamore of the Wabash.
"It's been a great 25-year run," he said. "I was in a great position to be successful. I had great people working hard for me. It was a shared effort."
Dwight studied accounting at Indiana University, where he became skeptical that accounting was the career for him. A professor suggested banking.
"He said accounting was the language of business, whether marketing, human resources or other positions," he said. "He was right."
A LaPorte County native, Dwight interviewed for Horizon Bank on campus in 1979. "It was a great fit," he said.
He was hired on as a management trainee. In six months, he became a branch manager for county offices, making agricultural, consumer and mortgage loans. He then worked as a commercial loan officer, a traditional pathway to bank leadership.
"Commercial loans are the bread and butter of a community bank," he said. "Community banks excel at commercial loans and make roughly 90% of the small-business loans in the country. The large banks focus on bigger corporations and metropolitan areas and typically ignore the rural areas and smaller communities."
Typically, commercial loans accounted for more than half of Horizon Bank's loan portfolio.
"It was a joy to help so many businesses start from scratch. It was one of the pleasures of the job, to grow these companies and give them access to capital."
Horizon's loan portfolio was typically very diversified.
"I got to learn about different industries, like agriculture, manufacturing, rental house and single-family home construction. I got to learn from all of those and their different styles of doing business. It was spread pretty evenly in different sectors, which diversified the risk of the portfolio. We were never too heavy in any one sector, like plastics, steel or health care."
Horizon Bank expanded south across Indiana to markets like Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and South Bend. It has grown across Michigan, from New Buffalo to Kalamazoo to the Detroit metro.
"We diversify through geographic dispersion," he said. "If you're just in Elkhart County, where it's all RVs and they have layoffs before a recession, there's more risk. We have a branch in Elkhart County but are also spread across rural America and population centers."
Many of the bank's markets have been taking off in recent years, including Indy, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Troy, Midland and Northwest Indiana.
"Given the double track and Marquette Plan, Northwest Indiana has been really coming to fruition over the past four or five years. Our markets in Indiana and Michigan are more well-run than some, like Illinois. They have budget surpluses and infrastructure investments. In Northwest Indiana, we have the double track, quality-of-life projects and bicycle trails coming together.
"We're been starting to see some land speculation because investors see the value. Much of it is from out of state, so hopefully local investors see what's happening and the significant potential for growth. There's a significant investment in infrastructure and more dense, affordable housing near South Shore Line stations and higher-paying jobs in Chicago. Transportation and housing are going to accelerate the growth rate."
Dwight sought to grow the bank half organically and half through acquisitions, also seeking to become integrated into new markets by establishing advisory councils to solicit community feedback. He spearheaded 15 acquisitions over the years, including mergers valued at more than $900 million of Salin Bank in Indianapolis and Huntington Bank's Michigan branches.
"More than $4 billion of our assets are in Indiana, but we're also all across the Lower Peninsula of Michigan," he said. "The markets are very similar, and there's some good manufacturing in both states."
The smallest merger was the acquisition of a single branch in Bargersville from Farmers State Bank that was mostly based in Illinois and did not see it as part of its long-term strategy. Bargersvllle has since boomed into one of the fastest-growing communities in Indiana, with new subdivisions for commuters to Indianapolis.
The bank started to expand into Porter and Lake counties in the 1990s. It started to acquire other banks in the 2010s.
"As a community bank, we had very similar values to the banks we acquired. We had similar styles and hired people who fit into our values and aligned with those values. There was some self-selection. We looked for good people who would first treat others with respect. The team we put together is a lot of good talents working hard, and I'm proud of the team effort."
Under his leadership, Horizon has sought to hire exceptional bankers from across Northwest Indiana.
"We've kept a pulse on different bankers and tried to attract them to the company," he said. "You don't always convince them, but you keep the connection. You never know, you might get lucky later down the road."
Dwight has had a philosophy of putting people first in the company and giving them the freedom to grow. He also believes strongly in challenging yourself and growing.
"There's danger in the comfort zone," he said. "There's danger in not growing as a person or a company. If you're not learning or developing or growing, you're going backward."
As a philosopher once remarked, change is the only constant.
"In the time I've been in the industry, only half a dozen of the Fortune 500 companies are still on the list," he said. "It's changed dramatically. Now the biggest companies are in tech. Microsoft, Apple and so on are huge companies. Manufacturing used to be big. Manufacturers are still around, but they don't dominate the Fortune 100 anymore."
Banking has evolved dramatically since he started in the industry.
"When I got into banking, a laptop weighed 5 pounds. The iPhone came out around 12 years ago and now mobile is huge. Eighty percent of banking is done through the Internet. You used to have lines through the door to cash checks. Money moves so much faster now. We can close a loan within an hour. It's so quick. It can be approved and funded in 15 minutes. The Fed is about to allow instantaneous settlements of payments."
Horizon Bank has been able to keep up with the latest trends partly because of the tech talent graduating from local universities like Purdue Northwest, Dwight said. Recent grads come to the bank to work in IT or as business analysts, often because they want to stay close to family in the area.
"You don't have to be the first. You just have to be an early adopter," he said. "You actually don't want to sink capital into something that might not catch on, but you should be an early adopter when it's proven and popular. We fortunately have a system where it's easy to onboard new technology and bolt them onto our software. That gives us flexibility."
Many smaller community banks have struggled to keep up with the technological offerings of their larger national counterparts, and that's partly eroded their customer base. The overall number of community banks shrunk from 20,000 when Dwight started to around 5,000.
"Some smaller rural markets, like in North Dakota, have banking deserts like the food deserts with no grocery stores," Dwight said. "There's no banks left in some of their towns. We haven't seen that in Indiana or Michigan yet. The consolidation has brought opportunities for expansion. It's usually a family-owned bank with no successor, where the family is hoping for a liquidity event that we provide by buying it."
Among his highlights as CEO are ringing the opening bell at the Nasdaq exchange when Horizon's assets surpassed $5 billion in 2019. The leadership was splashed across the jumbotrons in Times Square.
The job was not without its challenges, however, such as the logistics of bringing acquired banks on board.
"I had a lot to learn about assimilating people, data and processing," he said. "There's a checklist of a thousand things to go through. You can't sweat the small stuff."
Horizon Bank has sought to preserve its community-bank roots.
"Our culture hasn't changed. We're aligned exactly as we should be, with heartfelt people who are, first, very respectful. We have a new CEO who has a home here in Michigan City and understands our company culture. Our future looks extremely bright."
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Major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital 'a victory for East Chicago'
EAST CHICAGO — A major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital is being hailed as a victory for East Chicago.
The long-standing hospital in the Indiana Harbor neighborhood landed a $1.5 million federal grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration to improve health care access for people who are medically vulnerable or underinsured.
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan helped line up the money and helped announce the investment.
"Today is a victory for the residents of East Chicago because it's access to health care," he said. "I was born at St. Catherine Hospital. My grandparents were taken here. My mom and dad were cared for here. My sister was a candy striper here and went on to become a nurse practitioner for Northwestern. This was and still is an anchor for the community."
East Chicago leaders were concerned about the hospital's future after Franciscan Health decided to close the similarly aged former St. Margaret Hospital in neighboring Hammond, Northwest Indiana's most populous city.
"They wanted to make sure the safety-net hospital continued," he said. "What today is about is assuring the city of East Chicago and every resident that St. Catherine is thriving and investing in new technology that gives them access to care equal to anywhere around the world. This is an investment in East Chicago itself, and it allows the residents to understand they have access to quality care here in the city."
When Mrvan was North Township trustee, he often heard complaints from residents that they didn't have access to care.
"This is a safety-net hospital. That means it takes care of the most vulnerable populations," he said. "This technology is the gold standard for Northwest Indiana. It's the same technology you would have in the city of Chicago, but it's right here in East Chicago. The hospital is working to provide world-class health care. As a congressman, I will listen to your concerns and try to provide access to health care, the best technology and the best for East Chicago."
St. Catherine CEO Leo Correa said the hospital continues to provide advanced technology to East Chicago and surrounding communities.
"St. Catherine Hospital is committed to ensuring that our community has state-of-the-art cardiac care close to home," Correa said. "It's a well-known fact that in the 1960s, St. Catherine Hospital became the choice facility in the Chicagoland area for the treatment of heart disease, performing the first open-heart surgery in Northwest Indiana. And today, we continue to invest in cardiac care and treating heart disease."
The hospital will install an Azurion 7 C20 Catalyst table, an image-guided therapy system that provides high-quality images with low doses of X-rays. Philips Healthcare is installing the new technology in its cath lab, which is undergoing a multiphase modernization project.
It will allow for precision diagnosis and treatment for patients. The new technology can capture uncommon angiography views, provide real-time 3-D impressions for complex vascular interventions and better visualize stent and balloon placement in coronary arteries.
"Our patients and clinicians benefit from the fast procedure times, reduced radiation exposure and superior image quality of this new technology," said Mary Miller, director of Cardiovascular Services.
St. Catherine Hospital has long placed an emphasis on cardiac care while serving the community for nearly a century, Correa said.
"During that time, we built a reputation for providing unparalleled cardiac care," he said. "That did not happen by chance. That's the result of an intentional investment in top health care providers and resources.
"We have fortified a culture of excellence in cardiac care by continuing to invest in skilled specialists and technologies to diagnose and treat heart disease. St. Catherine, along with our fellow hospitals in Community Healthcare System, Community Hospital in Munster and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, operates one of the largest and most advanced cardiovascular programs in Northwest Indiana. Our hospitals are certified chest-pain centers that are fully accredited by the Joint Commission or the American College of Cardiology.
"Every day, highly skilled cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, electrophysiologic and cardiac support staff walk through our doors and use their expertise to treat patients who put their trust in us."
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Major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital 'a victory for East Chicago'
EAST CHICAGO — A major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital is being hailed as a victory for East Chicago.
The long-standing hospital in the Indiana Harbor neighborhood landed a $1.5 million federal grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration to improve health care access for people who are medically vulnerable or underinsured.
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan helped line up the money and helped announce the investment.
"Today is a victory for the residents of East Chicago because it's access to health care," he said. "I was born at St. Catherine Hospital. My grandparents were taken here. My mom and dad were cared for here. My sister was a candy striper here and went on to become a nurse practitioner for Northwestern. This was and still is an anchor for the community."
East Chicago leaders were concerned about the hospital's future after Franciscan Health decided to close the similarly aged former St. Margaret Hospital in neighboring Hammond, Northwest Indiana's most populous city.
"They wanted to make sure the safety-net hospital continued," he said. "What today is about is assuring the city of East Chicago and every resident that St. Catherine is thriving and investing in new technology that gives them access to care equal to anywhere around the world. This is an investment in East Chicago itself, and it allows the residents to understand they have access to quality care here in the city."
When Mrvan was North Township trustee, he often heard complaints from residents that they didn't have access to care.
"This is a safety-net hospital. That means it takes care of the most vulnerable populations," he said. "This technology is the gold standard for Northwest Indiana. It's the same technology you would have in the city of Chicago, but it's right here in East Chicago. The hospital is working to provide world-class health care. As a congressman, I will listen to your concerns and try to provide access to health care, the best technology and the best for East Chicago."
St. Catherine CEO Leo Correa said the hospital continues to provide advanced technology to East Chicago and surrounding communities.
"St. Catherine Hospital is committed to ensuring that our community has state-of-the-art cardiac care close to home," Correa said. "It's a well-known fact that in the 1960s, St. Catherine Hospital became the choice facility in the Chicagoland area for the treatment of heart disease, performing the first open-heart surgery in Northwest Indiana. And today, we continue to invest in cardiac care and treating heart disease."
The hospital will install an Azurion 7 C20 Catalyst table, an image-guided therapy system that provides high-quality images with low doses of X-rays. Philips Healthcare is installing the new technology in its cath lab, which is undergoing a multiphase modernization project.
It will allow for precision diagnosis and treatment for patients. The new technology can capture uncommon angiography views, provide real-time 3-D impressions for complex vascular interventions and better visualize stent and balloon placement in coronary arteries.
"Our patients and clinicians benefit from the fast procedure times, reduced radiation exposure and superior image quality of this new technology," said Mary Miller, director of Cardiovascular Services.
St. Catherine Hospital has long placed an emphasis on cardiac care while serving the community for nearly a century, Correa said.
"During that time, we built a reputation for providing unparalleled cardiac care," he said. "That did not happen by chance. That's the result of an intentional investment in top health care providers and resources.
"We have fortified a culture of excellence in cardiac care by continuing to invest in skilled specialists and technologies to diagnose and treat heart disease. St. Catherine, along with our fellow hospitals in Community Healthcare System, Community Hospital in Munster and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, operates one of the largest and most advanced cardiovascular programs in Northwest Indiana. Our hospitals are certified chest-pain centers that are fully accredited by the Joint Commission or the American College of Cardiology.
"Every day, highly skilled cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, electrophysiologic and cardiac support staff walk through our doors and use their expertise to treat patients who put their trust in us."
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Major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital 'a victory for East Chicago'
EAST CHICAGO — A major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital is being hailed as a victory for East Chicago.
The long-standing hospital in the Indiana Harbor neighborhood landed a $1.5 million federal grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration to improve health care access for people who are medically vulnerable or underinsured.
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan helped line up the money and helped announce the investment.
"Today is a victory for the residents of East Chicago because it's access to health care," he said. "I was born at St. Catherine Hospital. My grandparents were taken here. My mom and dad were cared for here. My sister was a candy striper here and went on to become a nurse practitioner for Northwestern. This was and still is an anchor for the community."
East Chicago leaders were concerned about the hospital's future after Franciscan Health decided to close the similarly aged former St. Margaret Hospital in neighboring Hammond, Northwest Indiana's most populous city.
"They wanted to make sure the safety-net hospital continued," he said. "What today is about is assuring the city of East Chicago and every resident that St. Catherine is thriving and investing in new technology that gives them access to care equal to anywhere around the world. This is an investment in East Chicago itself, and it allows the residents to understand they have access to quality care here in the city."
When Mrvan was North Township trustee, he often heard complaints from residents that they didn't have access to care.
"This is a safety-net hospital. That means it takes care of the most vulnerable populations," he said. "This technology is the gold standard for Northwest Indiana. It's the same technology you would have in the city of Chicago, but it's right here in East Chicago. The hospital is working to provide world-class health care. As a congressman, I will listen to your concerns and try to provide access to health care, the best technology and the best for East Chicago."
St. Catherine CEO Leo Correa said the hospital continues to provide advanced technology to East Chicago and surrounding communities.
"St. Catherine Hospital is committed to ensuring that our community has state-of-the-art cardiac care close to home," Correa said. "It's a well-known fact that in the 1960s, St. Catherine Hospital became the choice facility in the Chicagoland area for the treatment of heart disease, performing the first open-heart surgery in Northwest Indiana. And today, we continue to invest in cardiac care and treating heart disease."
The hospital will install an Azurion 7 C20 Catalyst table, an image-guided therapy system that provides high-quality images with low doses of X-rays. Philips Healthcare is installing the new technology in its cath lab, which is undergoing a multiphase modernization project.
It will allow for precision diagnosis and treatment for patients. The new technology can capture uncommon angiography views, provide real-time 3-D impressions for complex vascular interventions and better visualize stent and balloon placement in coronary arteries.
"Our patients and clinicians benefit from the fast procedure times, reduced radiation exposure and superior image quality of this new technology," said Mary Miller, director of Cardiovascular Services.
St. Catherine Hospital has long placed an emphasis on cardiac care while serving the community for nearly a century, Correa said.
"During that time, we built a reputation for providing unparalleled cardiac care," he said. "That did not happen by chance. That's the result of an intentional investment in top health care providers and resources.
"We have fortified a culture of excellence in cardiac care by continuing to invest in skilled specialists and technologies to diagnose and treat heart disease. St. Catherine, along with our fellow hospitals in Community Healthcare System, Community Hospital in Munster and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, operates one of the largest and most advanced cardiovascular programs in Northwest Indiana. Our hospitals are certified chest-pain centers that are fully accredited by the Joint Commission or the American College of Cardiology.
"Every day, highly skilled cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, electrophysiologic and cardiac support staff walk through our doors and use their expertise to treat patients who put their trust in us."
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Major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital 'a victory for East Chicago'
EAST CHICAGO — A major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital is being hailed as a victory for East Chicago.
The long-standing hospital in the Indiana Harbor neighborhood landed a $1.5 million federal grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration to improve health care access for people who are medically vulnerable or underinsured.
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan helped line up the money and helped announce the investment.
"Today is a victory for the residents of East Chicago because it's access to health care," he said. "I was born at St. Catherine Hospital. My grandparents were taken here. My mom and dad were cared for here. My sister was a candy striper here and went on to become a nurse practitioner for Northwestern. This was and still is an anchor for the community."
East Chicago leaders were concerned about the hospital's future after Franciscan Health decided to close the similarly aged former St. Margaret Hospital in neighboring Hammond, Northwest Indiana's most populous city.
"They wanted to make sure the safety-net hospital continued," he said. "What today is about is assuring the city of East Chicago and every resident that St. Catherine is thriving and investing in new technology that gives them access to care equal to anywhere around the world. This is an investment in East Chicago itself, and it allows the residents to understand they have access to quality care here in the city."
When Mrvan was North Township trustee, he often heard complaints from residents that they didn't have access to care.
"This is a safety-net hospital. That means it takes care of the most vulnerable populations," he said. "This technology is the gold standard for Northwest Indiana. It's the same technology you would have in the city of Chicago, but it's right here in East Chicago. The hospital is working to provide world-class health care. As a congressman, I will listen to your concerns and try to provide access to health care, the best technology and the best for East Chicago."
St. Catherine CEO Leo Correa said the hospital continues to provide advanced technology to East Chicago and surrounding communities.
"St. Catherine Hospital is committed to ensuring that our community has state-of-the-art cardiac care close to home," Correa said. "It's a well-known fact that in the 1960s, St. Catherine Hospital became the choice facility in the Chicagoland area for the treatment of heart disease, performing the first open-heart surgery in Northwest Indiana. And today, we continue to invest in cardiac care and treating heart disease."
The hospital will install an Azurion 7 C20 Catalyst table, an image-guided therapy system that provides high-quality images with low doses of X-rays. Philips Healthcare is installing the new technology in its cath lab, which is undergoing a multiphase modernization project.
It will allow for precision diagnosis and treatment for patients. The new technology can capture uncommon angiography views, provide real-time 3-D impressions for complex vascular interventions and better visualize stent and balloon placement in coronary arteries.
"Our patients and clinicians benefit from the fast procedure times, reduced radiation exposure and superior image quality of this new technology," said Mary Miller, director of Cardiovascular Services.
St. Catherine Hospital has long placed an emphasis on cardiac care while serving the community for nearly a century, Correa said.
"During that time, we built a reputation for providing unparalleled cardiac care," he said. "That did not happen by chance. That's the result of an intentional investment in top health care providers and resources.
"We have fortified a culture of excellence in cardiac care by continuing to invest in skilled specialists and technologies to diagnose and treat heart disease. St. Catherine, along with our fellow hospitals in Community Healthcare System, Community Hospital in Munster and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, operates one of the largest and most advanced cardiovascular programs in Northwest Indiana. Our hospitals are certified chest-pain centers that are fully accredited by the Joint Commission or the American College of Cardiology.
"Every day, highly skilled cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, electrophysiologic and cardiac support staff walk through our doors and use their expertise to treat patients who put their trust in us."
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Major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital 'a victory for East Chicago'
EAST CHICAGO — A major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital is being hailed as a victory for East Chicago.
The long-standing hospital in the Indiana Harbor neighborhood landed a $1.5 million federal grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration to improve health care access for people who are medically vulnerable or underinsured.
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan helped line up the money and helped announce the investment.
"Today is a victory for the residents of East Chicago because it's access to health care," he said. "I was born at St. Catherine Hospital. My grandparents were taken here. My mom and dad were cared for here. My sister was a candy striper here and went on to become a nurse practitioner for Northwestern. This was and still is an anchor for the community."
East Chicago leaders were concerned about the hospital's future after Franciscan Health decided to close the similarly aged former St. Margaret Hospital in neighboring Hammond, Northwest Indiana's most populous city.
"They wanted to make sure the safety-net hospital continued," he said. "What today is about is assuring the city of East Chicago and every resident that St. Catherine is thriving and investing in new technology that gives them access to care equal to anywhere around the world. This is an investment in East Chicago itself, and it allows the residents to understand they have access to quality care here in the city."
When Mrvan was North Township trustee, he often heard complaints from residents that they didn't have access to care.
"This is a safety-net hospital. That means it takes care of the most vulnerable populations," he said. "This technology is the gold standard for Northwest Indiana. It's the same technology you would have in the city of Chicago, but it's right here in East Chicago. The hospital is working to provide world-class health care. As a congressman, I will listen to your concerns and try to provide access to health care, the best technology and the best for East Chicago."
St. Catherine CEO Leo Correa said the hospital continues to provide advanced technology to East Chicago and surrounding communities.
"St. Catherine Hospital is committed to ensuring that our community has state-of-the-art cardiac care close to home," Correa said. "It's a well-known fact that in the 1960s, St. Catherine Hospital became the choice facility in the Chicagoland area for the treatment of heart disease, performing the first open-heart surgery in Northwest Indiana. And today, we continue to invest in cardiac care and treating heart disease."
The hospital will install an Azurion 7 C20 Catalyst table, an image-guided therapy system that provides high-quality images with low doses of X-rays. Philips Healthcare is installing the new technology in its cath lab, which is undergoing a multiphase modernization project.
It will allow for precision diagnosis and treatment for patients. The new technology can capture uncommon angiography views, provide real-time 3-D impressions for complex vascular interventions and better visualize stent and balloon placement in coronary arteries.
"Our patients and clinicians benefit from the fast procedure times, reduced radiation exposure and superior image quality of this new technology," said Mary Miller, director of Cardiovascular Services.
St. Catherine Hospital has long placed an emphasis on cardiac care while serving the community for nearly a century, Correa said.
"During that time, we built a reputation for providing unparalleled cardiac care," he said. "That did not happen by chance. That's the result of an intentional investment in top health care providers and resources.
"We have fortified a culture of excellence in cardiac care by continuing to invest in skilled specialists and technologies to diagnose and treat heart disease. St. Catherine, along with our fellow hospitals in Community Healthcare System, Community Hospital in Munster and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, operates one of the largest and most advanced cardiovascular programs in Northwest Indiana. Our hospitals are certified chest-pain centers that are fully accredited by the Joint Commission or the American College of Cardiology.
"Every day, highly skilled cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, electrophysiologic and cardiac support staff walk through our doors and use their expertise to treat patients who put their trust in us."
Region native Joseph S. Pete is a Lisagor Award-winning business reporter who covers steel, industry, unions, the ports, retail, banking and more. The Indiana University grad has been with The Times of Northwest Indiana since 2013.
Just-retired Horizon Bank CEO Craig Dwight chats with longtime customer Diane Thalmann outside the bank's headquarters in Michigan City. Dwight grew a small community bank with seven branches to 72 branches and nearly $8 billion in assets.
Just-retired Horizon Bank CEO Craig Dwight (right) chats with longtime customer Duane Seifert outside the bank's headquarters in Michigan City. Dwight grew a small community bank with seven branches to 72 branches and nearly $8 billion in assets. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/craig-dwight-grew-horizon-bank-into-multibillion-dollar-giant-during-his-tenure-as-ceo/article_7d43bc02-0612-11ee-86ff-3f2cfea58055.html | 2023-06-12T16:28:17 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/craig-dwight-grew-horizon-bank-into-multibillion-dollar-giant-during-his-tenure-as-ceo/article_7d43bc02-0612-11ee-86ff-3f2cfea58055.html |
VALPARAISO — Citing dismal state health statistics, the Porter County Board of Health advanced a major recommendation to the Board of Commissioners in favor of opting in for a major boost in additional state funding.
Sen. Ed Charbonneau, R-Valparaiso, wrote the legislation that would give Porter County $4 million more a year to boost state spending.
Indiana has “fantastic” rankings when it comes to the economy, economic development, job creation, “any kind of economic measure you can use,” he said. “When you look at health care, it’s like we’re looking at a different country. When you look at our numbers, they are appalling.”
Life expectancy is trending higher everywhere in the United States except Indiana, he added.
Nationally, Indiana ranks:
• 45th in smoking and tobacco use.
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• 46th in obesity.
• 43rd in mental health.
• 41st in childhood immunizations (by age 35 months).
• 45th in public health funding.
Indiana’s per-capita spending on public health is so far below the national average, Charbonneau said, that even if every county were funded at the same amount as the best-funded county, Indiana would still be below the national average.
Porter County’s per-capita funding is $12.50; the national average is $91. Across Indiana, the range is $1.75 to $81.
The Governor’s Public Health Commission, of which HealthLinc CEO Beth Wrobel was a member, studied public health extensively, analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the current system and identifying ways to improve it.
Lack of public health funding contributes to higher rates of infant mortality, smoking and chronic diseases, higher medical costs and decreased life expectancy, according to the commission.
County Health Department Administrator Sheila Paul said Indiana’s life expectancy is two years lower than the national average. Within Indiana, there is a nine-year gap in life expectancy between counties.
Charbonneau’s Senate Bill 4, enacted into law, gives counties the opportunity to opt in for additional public health funding. By opting in, Porter County could gain $4 million a year from the state for public health, with the county chipping in $1.25 million.
By opting out, the county would remain funded at the existing level but lose ground to inflation, Paul explained. “I’m fearful that if we do not get this sustained funding will will get a nose dive,” she said. “This is a historic step forward for the health of all Hoosiers.”
If the county opts in, it would get half of the “new normal” amount next year. That would be used for planning how to spend the money on core services like vital statistics, testing, childhood lead screening, immunizations and more.
The county’s plan includes creating a care team that includes a social worker and telehealth support. Paul hopes money could be set aside to help hardship cases like people who can’t afford essential septic or sewer repairs.
“We know that we need to use data-driven results to guide our programming,” Paul said. Some of the money would be used to upgrade data processing equipment to generate the data needed to guide the planning next year, she said.
The seven-member board cast four votes to recommend that the commissioners approve opting in for the increased state funding. Member Jessica Jepsen, appointed to the board this year, abstained, saying she would need more time to learn how the money would be spent. The other two new appointees were absent.
Paul said the county would reach out to partner agencies soon for help in determining how to spend the additional money: “It’s not just the health department deciding what’s going on and what’s best for our community.”
County Council member Sylvia Graham, D-at large, supports the plan. “This is an opportunity that doesn’t come along very often,” she said. The long-time council member has a background in nursing.
Wrobel said she spent two years examining the state’s health care system. “This is a turning point for not only Porter County but all of Indiana,” she said. “Employers look at what are our health outcomes.”
Center Township trustee Jesse Harper spoke forcefully in support of the new funding: “If you applied for this board and you don’t want to put the work in to receive this funding, maybe you should resign.
“If you do not support childhood immunizations, be transparent. Let us know that.”
Trinity Lutheran Church Pastor Tim Weiss moved to Porter County four years ago. “One of the biggest shocks when we moved here is the lack of health services, particularly mental health services,” he said.
Many, but not all, in the audience showed their support of the plan.
“This bill will only support the tyranny of Governor Holcomb,” said Dawn Miller of Valparaiso, a vocal opponent of mask mandates during the pandemic.
“Philosophically, I tend to be a free-market person,” said Devorah Silvert of Valparaiso. “I don’t know that throwing money at things ever solves problems.” | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/porter-county-board-urges-public-health-funding-boost/article_8cc9957a-08bf-11ee-95be-679958b60310.html | 2023-06-12T16:28:23 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/porter-county-board-urges-public-health-funding-boost/article_8cc9957a-08bf-11ee-95be-679958b60310.html |
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The Biden administration is currently considering the creation of a new national monument that would protect over a million acres of the public lands surrounding Grand Canyon National Park. The proposed Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument represents a transformative opportunity, not only to protect the irreplaceable ecosystems of the Grand Canyon region but to imagine a more just and equitable future for the public lands of the United States.
The proposed monument is the culmination of a movement to protect the lands surrounding the Grand Canyon from the toxic effects of uranium mining that has been unfolding for more than a decade. The driving force behind this movement has been a coalition of Arizona tribal nations, many of which continue to suffer the human and environmental consequences of uranium mining undertaken on their lands. This tribal-led struggle has galvanized a remarkable coalition of local residents, environmentalists, and outdoor recreationists who understand the invaluable nature of these landscapes and the waters that move through them.
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Efforts to conserve public lands in the Western United States have not always been so inclusive. For those of us who grew up believing the celebrated idea, first articulated by writer Wallace Stegner and popularized by documentarian Ken Burns, that these public lands represent America’s “best idea,” an honest look at the history of how our national park system came to be can be sobering.
Even some of the most iconic national parks of the American West still had Indigenous peoples living within their boundaries when they were created. This inconvenient fact led to a continuation of the process of dispossession that began with the violence of the frontier, all in order to create the illusion of parks untouched by human habitation. In signing The Antiquities Act in 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt empowered himself and future presidents to protect millions of acres of significant landscapes and hundreds of Indigenous heritage sites. He did so, however, not out of any sense of solidarity with Indigenous peoples but rather thanks to his desire to celebrate the myth of the frontier and preserve the ruins of a people he understood to be a dying race.
In the 117 years since Roosevelt signed that act, generations of Indigenous activists have begun to transform how the rest of us understand the relationship between public lands and Indigenous peoples. The restoration of Timbisha Shoshone lands to tribal control in Death Valley National Park in the year 2000 and the creation of Bears Ears National Monument, administered through a collaboration of the Federal Government and the tribal governments of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, are two striking examples of how that relationship is being reimagined.
By creating Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument, the Biden administration would be taking the next step on the path towards restoring Indigenous nations’ rightful role in the stewardship of the lands they have lived in relation with since time immemorial. But Indigenous peoples are far from the only constituencies who would benefit from this act. The protection of these lands and the Colorado River watershed is of vital importance for the region’s legions of visitors and the local businesses that depend on them; the hunters and anglers who rely on thriving fish and wildlife populations; and the millions of residents of the Southwest who utilize the Colorado River for drinking water.
As Hopi Chairman Timothy Nuvangyaoma said in voicing his support for the proposed monument, “The creator gave us a gift. That gift is in the form of the Grand Canyon. That gift is not only to the tribal nations that have that intimate connection with it, it’s a gift to the state of Arizona, it’s a gift to the United States, it’s a gift to the entire world.” For all of us who believe that our public lands ought to stand as a living testament to the best of our democracy, it is time to start listening to Indigenous leaders like Nuvangyaoma and urge President Biden to use his authority to work with the Indigenous nations of the region to protect that gift for future generations.
Alex Trimble Young is a scholar of the literature and culture of the United States West, and an Associate Teaching Professor at Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/arizona-opinion-indigenous-peoples-and-the-public-lands-ideal/article_3135ba78-0634-11ee-bf87-77e335f3d735.html | 2023-06-12T16:29:15 | 0 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/arizona-opinion-indigenous-peoples-and-the-public-lands-ideal/article_3135ba78-0634-11ee-bf87-77e335f3d735.html |
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The woman grabbed my arm as I walked by and asked me, “Hey, kid, how would you like to go to college?”
I had no idea who she was or why she would be out on an East Los Angeles sidewalk asking a 22-year-old stranger about college. I smiled politely and said, “Yeah, that would be great, but I never finished high school. Thanks, anyway.”
I started to walk away, but she grabbed my arm again. “No problem,” she said. “Listen, we can help you get a GED and enroll you in a community college.”
The determined look on her face made me suspicious. Could it be a scam? Why would anybody want to help me get a college education?
“Look, lady, my wife and I have two babies at home and I just lost my job at a sheet metal factory. There’s no way I could afford college. I have to find work.”
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Once again, I tried to walk away, and once again, she grabbed my arm. “How about if we helped you find a part-time job and provided you with a scholarship and a loan to pay for school?”
Josefa Sánchez, the resolute woman who stood on the sidewalk that day, was the director of the Centro Joaquín Murrieta, a non-profit organization promoting affirmative action in college admissions. During her tenure, she developed a personal support system that guided working-class Mexican Americans through the labyrinth of red tape involved in the college admissions process.
That chance encounter in 1972 became a turning point that dramatically improved my family’s economic outlook. Over the next several months, Josefa called regularly to remind me about application deadlines and appointments with college advisors or to simply offer encouragement. By 1976, I had earned a B.A. in English from Cal State, and my wife had enrolled in a community college program that led to her becoming a Critical Care R.N. We both went on to serve long and successful professional careers in public service.
We each were the first in our families to graduate from college. My wife was raised by a single mother. My parents were Mexican immigrants who worked in blue-collar jobs, but my mother loved reading, and we always had books in our home. She made sure we had library cards as soon as we could read. By the time I was 13, I had read every science fiction book our local public library branch offered.
Our success did not come easy. Affirmative action opened the door, but it took a mighty effort on our part to step up into the middle class. To make ends meet, I worked eight-hour shifts three days a week, which forced me to take all my classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9 in the morning to 10 at night. I remember my wife pasting her nursing class notes on our kitchen cabinet so she could review them as we prepared dinner. Once the kids were in bed, we’d spend hours going over her math homework.
In 1996, just before Josefa’s untimely death, California voters passed Proposition 209, effectively banning statewide the use of affirmative action in college admission standards. The outreach program ended. Within two years, Black and Latino enrollment at Berkeley and Stanford dropped by 50%. Since then, despite many efforts to use poverty and parent education levels as substitutes for race, the 10 University of California campuses have been unable to achieve the levels of diversity that would have been possible with affirmative action.
Now the U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to add a similar ban to its list of precedent-shattering rulings. If the court does so, it will be another tragic setback in our nation’s ongoing struggle to achieve social justice, and a crucial door to opportunity will close.
Salvador Gabaldón is a retired teacher and education consultant | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-affirmative-action/article_527934e4-00ee-11ee-a571-e3ec8d5677b7.html | 2023-06-12T16:29:21 | 0 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-affirmative-action/article_527934e4-00ee-11ee-a571-e3ec8d5677b7.html |
Rodney Bennett outlines aspirations for UNL; young barber opens first shop in Gateway; how Garth Glissman went from Lincoln coach to NBA vice president.
He was driving his 2001 Hyundai Genesis south on 56th Street shortly after 4 a.m. Saturday when he collided with a 2015 Kia Soul that had been westbound on A Street, Lincoln Police Sgt. Chris Vollmer said.
Police suspect the Kia's driver — 35-year-old Henry Holden of Lincoln — was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash, Vollmer said.
Investigators are awaiting results of a blood draw taken from Holden at the hospital.
Medical personnel pronounced Carayorgopol dead at the scene. Rescue crews took Holden to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The intersection is controlled by traffic signals, but it's unclear which driver is thought to have had a green light. Vollmer said the callers who reported the crash only heard it happen at 4:13 a.m. Saturday and it's unclear if there were any eyewitnesses.
Holden hasn't been cited for his alleged role in the crash.
Police had not filed a crash report stemming from the incident as of Monday morning. An investigation is ongoing.
A Kansas City, Missouri, native, Andrew Wegley joined the Journal Star as breaking news reporter after graduating from Northwest Missouri State University in May 2021. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-courts/lincoln-man-identified-as-driver-killed-in-saturday-crash/article_476fa8ea-0930-11ee-ac28-d392227a51d9.html | 2023-06-12T16:30:33 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-courts/lincoln-man-identified-as-driver-killed-in-saturday-crash/article_476fa8ea-0930-11ee-ac28-d392227a51d9.html |
A Montgomery County judge ruled last week that evidence did not point to a Fairborn woman knowingly and recklessly killing members of a Mason family in a 2019 wrong-way crash.
Abby Michaels, 25, was found not guilty on six counts of murder and three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide in connection to the March 2019 crash that killed Karen and Timmy Thompson, as well as their 10-year-old daughter Tessa.
Montgomery County Judge Steve Dankof presided over her four-day bench trial last week. Bench trials are when a judge decides the facts of the case and reaches a verdict.
Michaels was released from Montgomery County Jail on Friday afternoon.
Dankof wrote in his verdict that expert testimony from Michaels’ treating psychiatrist, Dr. Christina Waite, showed Michaels’ medical conditions like psychogenic seizures dating from 2010 onward.
“... (B)ased upon Michaels’ documented medical history, she was mentally ill at the time of the accident with borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychogenic non-epileptic seizure disorder and bi-polar disorder, all of which were untreated, such that Michaels likely was not ‘knowingly’ and ‘recklessly’ operating the car,” Dankof wrote in his verdict.
Testimony by paramedic Derek Montgomery, who treated Michaels at the scene of the crash was also cited in Dankof’s verdict.
Montgomery performed an emergency tracheotomy to create an airway for Michaels that March 17, 2019 evening. Montgomery recounted that he had to take this step because Michaels’ jaw was locked shut and could not be pried apart.
“As established by Paramedic Montgomery, the only explanations for Ms. Michaels’ jaws being locked were trauma and/or seizure,” Dankof wrote.
Credit: JIM NOELKER
Credit: JIM NOELKER
Michaels’ ex-husband testified on the trial’s first day, saying Michaels’ told him in a call shortly before the crash that she intended on driving the wrong way on I-75. The woman later texted her ex-husband that she loved him and that she was “dying now.” The crash occurred minutes later.
Dankof called this testimony “untrue and unworthy of belief.”
Under cross-examination, Michaels’ ex-husband admitted that he did not disclose this part of his brief conversation with Michaels to law enforcement when they interviewed him hours after the crash.
“To the contrary, he expressly denied such a plan,” Dankof wrote.
Dankof also ruled that a crash reconstruction discussed in the testimony of a Moraine Police Department sergeant only illustrates “chaotic, random data” and does not point to controlled movements occurring in the five seconds before the crash.
Michaels previously was charged with an OVI count, but that charge was dropped from her indictment before the trial started. This follows Dankof’s 2021 decision to not allow blood-alcohol results presented as evidence against Michaels.
Dankof determined there were irregularities in the way the blood sample was collected and handled before testing, as well as flaws with statements made by an officer’s affidavit to Kettering Municipal Court in a request to have a warrant signed.
In his verdict last week, Dankof said the blood alcohol test results were “inaccurate and unfairly elevated” because of law enforcement’s “total failure to properly refrigerate the blood samples, thereby resulting in ongoing fermentation.”
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ATLANTIC CITY — A Philadelphia man was arrested Sunday afternoon after he was found with a so-called "ghost gun," police said.
At 3:53 p.m., Sgt. Garry Stowe learned about a man in the beach block of New York Avenue carrying a handgun, police said Monday in a news release.
Officer Joseph Kelly Jr. found Jose Vega, 19, "leaning into a vehicle" through an open door with other people both inside and outside the car, police said. Kelly found a loaded handgun inside the car. Vega claimed ownership of the weapon.
The gun was a ghost gun, which lacks a serial number for tracing, and was fitted with a high-capacity magazine loaded with hollow-point bullets, police said.
Vega was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon without a serial number, transporting a firearm without a license, possession of a large-capacity magazine and possession of hollow-point ammunition. He was taken to the Atlantic County jail.
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The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office assisted police. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/atlantic-city-police-arrest-philly-man-with-ghost-gun/article_c8a830da-0930-11ee-812b-93ad9d2adfa4.html | 2023-06-12T16:34:41 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/atlantic-city-police-arrest-philly-man-with-ghost-gun/article_c8a830da-0930-11ee-812b-93ad9d2adfa4.html |
ATLANTIC CITY — Police arrested a Galloway Township man they say stole items from a car Thursday.
Michael Foster, 30, who also uses 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.
Officers found Foster on the Boardwalk, and as they approached him, he ran, trying to remove clothing to alter his appearance, police said. Foster was then found at the home on Texas Avenue.
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Foster was brought to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus, for what police said was "a precaution due to breathing heavily" and him being "unable to respond to officers after being apprehended." He was then taken to the Atlantic County jail.
The property stolen from the vehicle was returned to its owner, police said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/atlantic-city-police-chase-galloway-man-after-alleged-theft/article_1d2b1b48-0924-11ee-8567-1b2d3b6b26b3.html | 2023-06-12T16:34:43 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/atlantic-city-police-chase-galloway-man-after-alleged-theft/article_1d2b1b48-0924-11ee-8567-1b2d3b6b26b3.html |
BRIDGETON — Police are searching for a man who fired gunshots from an apartment complex parking lot Saturday afternoon.
Officers were called to the Nia Amity Heights apartments on Pamphylia Avenue at 5:48 p.m. Multiple bullet casings and a vehicle hit by bullets were found at the scene, police said in a news release.
No one was harmed by the gunfire, police said.
Anyone with additional information can call police at 856-451-0033 or share anonymous tips at bpdops.com/tip/new. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/bridgeton-police-probe-gunshots-at-apartment-complex/article_92a599a0-0921-11ee-af42-aba9cabb4c27.html | 2023-06-12T16:34:44 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/bridgeton-police-probe-gunshots-at-apartment-complex/article_92a599a0-0921-11ee-af42-aba9cabb4c27.html |
VINELAND — A Gloucester County man rescued from his burning pickup truck after it ran into a car dealership last month now faces charges in the crash, police said.
Brian Sheared, 44, of Newfield, was charged Thursday with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, failure to maintain lane, failure to make an address change, being an uninsured motorist, failure to install an ignition interlock device, operating a vehicle while unlicensed and touring privilege violation, police said in a news release.
On May 19, Sheared's 2018 Ram was northbound on Delsea Drive when it hit a guardrail, reentered the road, hit a traffic light, crossed an intersection and crashing into AG Auto Group.
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A bystander removed Sheared from the vehicle. Sheared was taken to Cooper University Medical Center in Camden, where he had been listed in critical condition. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/truck-driver-charged-in-may-vineland-crash/article_e729c280-0926-11ee-b5ce-a3074c00f585.html | 2023-06-12T16:34:45 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/truck-driver-charged-in-may-vineland-crash/article_e729c280-0926-11ee-b5ce-a3074c00f585.html |
SOMERS POINT — Police questioned an unidentified person after a threat was made against St. Joseph's Regional School on Sunday.
The threat was made around 10 a.m., prompting police to investigate both the church and school grounds, as well as surrounding areas, with officers and bomb-detection dogs, Chief Robert Somers said on Sunday.
The area was deemed safe after evidence linked to the threat wasn't found.
The person responsible for the threat was "identified and questioned," and police determined the threat to not be credible, Somers said.
Somers did not say if charges were filed.
Church activities St. Joseph's Joseph Roman Catholic Church, which is adjacent to the school, were canceled for safety concerns, Somers said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/threat-st-joseph-somers-point/article_d5e507a2-0929-11ee-a547-07fd7a261d95.html | 2023-06-12T16:34:51 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/threat-st-joseph-somers-point/article_d5e507a2-0929-11ee-a547-07fd7a261d95.html |
Commuters who may have been trying to avoid the closure of I-95 because of the roadway collapse in Northeast Philadelphia, found themselves confronted with shutdowns along Route 130 in New Jersey early Monday.
According to law enforcement officials, traffic was diverted along the 7500 block of Route 130 North after fire crews responded to a structure fire in that location at about 5 a.m.
As of about 8 a.m., the Route 130 southbound had the two right lanes, though northbound lanes from Cove Road to Union Avenue remained closed until at least 10:30 a.m.
No injuries were reported in this incident and, officials said, the fire is under investigation by the Pennsauken Fire Marshal's Office.
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MILWAUKIE, Ore. — Earlier this week, threats of violence shut down plans for "Drag Queen Storytime" at the Tigard Public Library. Organizers said police monitored message boards all week, leading to the cancellation of the reading.
Despite similar threats, a "Drag Queen Bingo" event was held at the Milwaukie Community Center on Sunday.
One hundred and fifty people bought tickets, priced at $50 each. Proceeds went to the Clackamas County Meals on Wheels, which supplies 275 meals a day to people throughout the county.
Last week, there were questions as to whether the event would happen when organizers said police noticed threats on online message boards.
"We seem like, 'gosh, we're just this little old community center from Milwaukie that serves about 500 seniors in this program.' How would they even know about us?" said Milwaukie Community Center Board Member Mark Elliott.
Portland drag queen Poison Waters was scheduled to read to children at the Tigard Public Library on Sunday morning, before emceeing the bingo event in Milwaukie.
But Thursday morning, Tigard police announced it wasn’t safe to hold the city-sponsored event, which was designed to celebrate Pride Month.
"It's really disheartening, but public safety is number one," Poison Waters said.
Last month, Atkinson Elementary School canceled a planned LGBTQ+ Pride event for similar reasons.
"Unfortunately, what was intended to be a celebration has become a point of controversy," Atkinson interim principal Beth Essex wrote in an email sent out to families. "Inaccurate rumors about this event have been shared on social media, leading to sensationalized media inquiries and shameful, hate-infused vitriol aimed at some of the most vulnerable members of our community."
Sunday night in Milwaukie, no protesters showed up, as Clackamas County law enforcement patrolled the surrounding neighborhood and hired security guarded the front doors. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/milwaukie-community-center-holds-drag-queen-bingo-despite-violent-threats-on-online-message-boards/283-43e2325e-a2ec-4aeb-960e-17911f88f5da | 2023-06-12T16:39:02 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/milwaukie-community-center-holds-drag-queen-bingo-despite-violent-threats-on-online-message-boards/283-43e2325e-a2ec-4aeb-960e-17911f88f5da |
SEATTLE — Much-needed rain fell across western Washington Friday and Saturday with many areas receiving wetting rain totals over a quarter of an inch.
Some lucky locations saw half an inch or more of rain, including Olympia and Everett. Sea-Tac and Bellingham picked up just under half an inch of rain during the 48-hour period.
Despite the much-needed rainfall over the last two days, western Washington is still abnormally dry for the month and for the entire year of 2023 so far.
Most of western Washington is running a few to several inches of rainfall below normal for the year. Sea-Tac and Olympia are over half a foot of rain below normal and Bellingham is a whopping eight and a half inches below normal. Everett is better, but still dry, at nearly four inches lower than normal.
June 9-10 rainfall totals from around western Washington
Precipitation departure from normal for the year around western Washington
Because of the abnormally dry weather, parts of the KING 5 viewing area have slipped into drought conditions according to the latest update on the drought monitor that was released on June 8.
The latest update from the drought monitor shows parts of Clallam County, San Juan County, Whatcom County, and Skagit County are now included in a moderate drought. The rest of western Washington from the Cascades to the coast is included in abnormally dry conditions, approaching the threshold for a moderate drought.
The latest update from the drought monitor released June 8
Going forward into the dry season, the seasonal outlook from the Climate Prediction Center favors temperatures running above normal with below-normal precipitation.
This outlook paired with the ongoing dry conditions will tend to favor above-normal significant fire potential for the months of July, August and September for all of Washington, including the entire KING 5 viewing area.
Significant fire potential outlook from June through September | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/rain-drought-conditions-above-normal-fire-potential/281-915a3a21-dedf-4e2b-963f-3508f27608ad | 2023-06-12T16:39:08 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/rain-drought-conditions-above-normal-fire-potential/281-915a3a21-dedf-4e2b-963f-3508f27608ad |
SEATTLE — Dozens of mourners filled Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral Sunday afternoon for the service of Enrique "Ricky" Klausmeyer-Garcia. His recovery journey played a vital role in the passage of state legislation that opened new treatment opportunities for those struggling with substance use.
Named in his honor, Ricky's Law allows for the involuntary commitment of those struggling with substance use disorder if they are a danger to themselves or others. The law was passed in 2016. KING 5 talked to Klausmeyer-Garcia and his best friend, Lauren Davis, about their successful efforts to get the law on the books.
"This would've saved me and my family and friends a lot of sleepless nights, and a lot of pain and agony that came along with my addiction," Klausmeyer-Garcia said during the 2016 interview about the law
Data released by the Washington State Healthcare Authority in October 2021 show 961 people were helped because of Ricky's Law between October 2020 and September 2021. Those people were served in a secure withdrawal management and stabilization facility.
At the time of his death on May 16, Klausmeyer-Garcia was in a treatment facility in Kirkland. He suffered a medical event at the facility. His family and friends confirm autopsy results came back inconclusive.
The Seattle Times wrote an extensive article on his passing that chronicles the ups and downs he faced over the years, including his 2020 relapse for which he sought treatment.
A GoFundMe has been created to help his family during this difficult time. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/ricky-klausmeyer-garcia-addiction-changed-washington-law/281-8abd8651-1ed8-4d99-a4a4-d58db10598c1 | 2023-06-12T16:39:14 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/ricky-klausmeyer-garcia-addiction-changed-washington-law/281-8abd8651-1ed8-4d99-a4a4-d58db10598c1 |
ODENTON, Md. — An Odenton family's pig was shot and killed by their neighbor Sunday afternoon.
It happened in the 1500 block of Meyers Station Road in Odenton.
Anne Arundel County Police said the neighbor used a rifle to shoot the pig from across a fence.
Right now it's unclear why.
Charges against the alleged shooter are pending. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/odenton-familys-pig-shot-and-killed-by-neighbor | 2023-06-12T16:42:10 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/odenton-familys-pig-shot-and-killed-by-neighbor |
OCEAN CITY, Md. — Someone stole a giant Peppa Pig statue from an Ocean City candy store over the weekend, and police are still looking for the suspects.
The colorful pig was stolen from the area of 120th Street at about 2 a.m. on Saturday, said Ocean City police.
Police were "able to save Peppa Pig last night!" and took a photo with the found pig - but three suspects remain at large.
Police said they're still trying to find the three suspects, who were seen on surveillance video.
Anyone with information is asked to contact PFC Thompson at nthompson@oceancitymd.gov or the police department at 410-723-6610. Anonymous tips may be left by calling 410-520-5136 or submitting them via https://oceancitymd.gov/oc/departments/police/crime-tips. Please reference case number 2023-001858 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/police-seek-peppa-pig-thieves-in-ocean-city | 2023-06-12T16:42:16 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/police-seek-peppa-pig-thieves-in-ocean-city |
Two people struck by gunfire in separate incidents were taken to local hospitals Sunday evening, Greensboro Police say.
Officers responded to an apartment complex at 9:34 p.m. after being called about a shooting. The caller noted that discharges were heard in the area of the 5201 and 5202 Lightfoot Trail. Upon arrival, the gunshot victim was found in the parking lot, conscious and alert, and was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
No additional information about possible suspects or cause of the shooting has not been released.
At 10:25 p.m., Greensboro Police responded to a call about an unknown medical problem on the 300-block of West J J Drive. A gunshot victim was found on the ground with life-threatening injuries and transported to a local hospital by EMS.
There are no further updates about the identity or condition of the victim. Additional information about possible suspects or cause of the gunshot has also not been released.
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Greensboro Police say the two shootings are independent of one another and from other recent incidents of violence.
Investigation of both incidents is still ongoing. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/two-gunshot-victims-transported-to-hospitals-greensboro/article_aa5bbe42-0923-11ee-89ca-475e84450e20.html | 2023-06-12T16:43:14 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/two-gunshot-victims-transported-to-hospitals-greensboro/article_aa5bbe42-0923-11ee-89ca-475e84450e20.html |
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The fireworks company that owned a warehouse in Orange County that caught fire and ignited numerous fireworks, killing four people and injuring another, has been fined nearly $110,000.
Records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration show Magic in the Sky has been cited for 10 separate violations. Five people, including a teen, were taken to the hospital on Dec. 1 after the fireworks explosion. Of the five, four died and were identified as David Gonzalez, 22; Lindsey Phillips, 23; Landon Bourland, 24; and Elizabeth Tiralongo, 22.
The company has been sued by the families of the victims in the massive fire, claiming workers weren’t properly trained and fireworks weren’t even supposed to be stored at the warehouse. The lawsuits also named several other entities, including SeaWorld Entertainment.
The estate of Phillips filed the lawsuit in March, which accuses Magic in the Sky of negligence, claiming they violated the law because the warehouse where fireworks were being stored and repaired was not permitted or approved, that Phillips did not receive proper training and failed to install proper fire safety equipment, including smoke alarms or detectors.
The lawsuit also accuses SeaWorld Entertainment of negligence because it said the company was in a joint venture with Magic in the Sky and therefore should have made sure the company was following regulations.
The lawsuit came months after an Orange County commissioner learned the business that was holding the fireworks had permits to store furniture in the warehouse, not fireworks.
To read OSHA’s inspection detail, click here.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Bad news, bad news: While multiple publications have reported part the upcoming “Bad Boys 4″ was filmed at Gatorland in Orlando, the theme park’s President and CEO Mark McHugh says it was “a blunder from someone on the crew.”
Rumors about the “Bad Boys” Will Smith and Martin Lawrence filming the action series’ fourth installment at the Orlando Gatorland attraction swirled when Entertainment Tonight posted an article on June 7, claiming the pair was “reportedly” spotted in tactical gear filming a scene at the attraction.
A portion of the article appears in the screenshot below.
DailyMail.com, as well as PopSugar, also posted articles claiming a scene from “Bad Boys 4″ was filmed at the Gatorland Amusement Park.
News 6 reached out to McHugh at Gatorland, who denied the claim in this email response:
“We would love to have been the site for them, but that was a blunder from someone on their crew. I think the location was in Georgia or South Carolina. We received a lot of attention for it, but it’s not us.”
Smith and Lawrence announced there would be a “Bad Boys 4″ in an Instagram video in January.
Bad Boys premiered in 1995, followed by “Bad Boys II” and “Bad Boys for Life.” The franchise grossing over $800 million in the box office.
Although we aren’t sure exactly where one of the action scenes was filmed, we’re all wondering and (some hoping) if Florida gators will make an appearance in the new movie.
Sony Pictures has not released when the fourth installment of the franchise will premiere.
You can listen to every episode of Florida’s Fourth Estate in the media player below: | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/06/12/its-not-us-bad-boys-4-was-not-filmed-at-gatorland-in-orlando/ | 2023-06-12T16:45:40 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/06/12/its-not-us-bad-boys-4-was-not-filmed-at-gatorland-in-orlando/ |
SOUTHWEST HARBOR -- An autopsy will be conducted today to determine what caused the death of a woman in Southwest Harbor.
It was a little after 11:30 Sunday morning when someone spotted the woman's body in a ditch along main street.
What caused her death is still a mystery.
Police shut down main street and rerouted traffic while investigators collected evidence and documented the scene.
The state police major crimes unit was among those on the scene investigating.
Authorities are asking if anyone noticed anything suspicious in the area of Main Street Saturday night or Sunday morning to call Maine State Police at 207-973-37-00. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/body-found-in-ditch-under-investigation/article_b5ce9570-0931-11ee-98ec-d31a75f24f54.html | 2023-06-12T16:48:00 | 0 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/body-found-in-ditch-under-investigation/article_b5ce9570-0931-11ee-98ec-d31a75f24f54.html |
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Pulse nightclub shooting victims remembered: DeLand Pride holding memorial on 7-year anniversary
Katie Kustura
The Daytona Beach News-Journal
Seven years ago, 49 innocent people were murdered at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando.
Like LGBTQ+ organizations across the country, DeLand Pride will be memorializing the lives that were lost.
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When and where will the memorial be conducted?
Tonight at 6 p.m. at the corner of New York Avenue and Woodland Boulevard in downtown DeLand.
What will be taking place?
Members of the nonprofit DeLand Pride will read the names of those who were killed on June 12, 2016.
Attendees are encouraged to bring Pride flags.
Who were the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting?
- Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21
- Geraldo A. Ortiz-Jimenez, 25
- Antonio Davon Brown, 29
- Angel L. Candelario-Padro, 28
- Yilmary Rodriguez Solivan, 24
- Jean C. Nieves Rodriguez, 27
- Joel Rayon Paniagua, 32
- Paul Terrell Henry, 41
- Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, 24
- Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega, 24
- Tevin Eugene Crosby, 25
- Juan Chevez-Martinez, 25
- Juan P. Rivera Velazquez, 37
- Miguel Angel Honorato, 30
- Enrique L. Rios, Jr., 25
- Oscar A. Aracena-Montero, 26
- Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez, 31
- Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, 25
- Mercedez Marisol Flores, 26
- Akyra Murray, 18
- Frank Hernandez, 27
- Jason Benjamin Josaphat, 19
- Leroy Valentin Fernandez, 25
- Luis Daniel Conde, 39
- Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33
- Christopher Andrew Leinonen, 32
- Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22
- Brenda Lee Marquez McCool, 49
- Cory James Connell, 21
- Jerald Arthur Wright, 31
- Martin Benitez Torres, 33
- Amanda Alvear, 25
- Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, 37
- Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, 35
- Anthony Luis Laureano Disla, 25
- Deonka Deidra Drayton, 32
- Darryl Roman Burt II, 29
- Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, 30
- Kimberly Morris, 37
- Luis S. Vielma, 22
- Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, 22
- Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36
- Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, 20
- Shane Evan Tomlinson, 33
- Javier Jorge-Reyes, 40
- Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 35
- Stanley Almodovar III, 23
- Franky Jimmy DeJesus Velazquez, 50
- Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/12/pulse-nightclub-shooting-victims-remembered-7-years-later-by-lgbtq-groups/70313103007/ | 2023-06-12T16:58:20 | 1 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/12/pulse-nightclub-shooting-victims-remembered-7-years-later-by-lgbtq-groups/70313103007/ |
SEATTLE — Mental health looks different for everyone.
People have different struggles, diagnoses and ways to cope. A few Seattle residents sat down with KING 5 and opened up about their experiences.
James Moran has dealt with bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety and PTSD over the past several years.
He believes a lot of the stigma surrounding mental health comes down to the perception that emotion is a weakness.
"I feel like a lot of people can't express that or don't feel comfortable expressing that," Moran said.
Robin Held is a grief counselor. She has seen many patients who associate with that belief.
"We're such a culture of 'brightsiders,' right?" Held said. "Like, 'Be happy, go on, it's gonna be okay. At least it wasn't so bad.' It was without being able to be with people through the nuances of all their feelings, that takes bravery and vulnerability to open up about how hurt your heart is, or want to heal."
Tim Dean has struggled with PTSD and said a common misconception he hears about mental illness is that it has a "certain look."
There are a variety of things that can help someone struggling with their mental health. Help can look like medicine, treatment and finding a supportive community.
"Since I came to Seattle, I have found a community," said Shawn K Ah Sing-Bombard. "I found people that accept me for who I am. And I accept them for who they are and forming that bond, that friendship, that trust, which for me is not easy."
Held said being there is one of the most important things someone can do if their friend or loved one is struggling.
"Just be with your person in their pain," Held said. "Don't try and ease the pain. Be with them. Just fully be with them. Let them know that they can trust you in their darkness, as well as in their light."
KING 5 asked the group to fill in the blank. I struggle with mental illness, but I am more than that. I am:
"Worthy of love, honor and respect," Dean said.
"A work in progress," Sing-Bombard said. "I am a human being."
"I have made significant progress in loving myself and just allowing myself to accept myself for who I am," Moran said. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/mental-health-exploring-struggles-perceptions/281-38ffbcea-a313-4180-a25a-334384d5abea | 2023-06-12T17:05:21 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/mental-health-exploring-struggles-perceptions/281-38ffbcea-a313-4180-a25a-334384d5abea |
SKYWAY, Wash. — A person is in the hospital Monday morning after being shot at a 7-Eleven location in Skyway, the King County Sheriff's Office confirmed.
The shooting occurred at the 7-Eleven located at 12848 Martin Luther King Jr., and the victim was later dropped off at Valley Medical Center by a private party.
No suspects have been identified or arrested, and no information was available on the condition of the victim.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/person-hospitalized-shooting-skyway-7-eleven/281-d44d8936-c737-45c3-be60-f1dacb8d6ab6 | 2023-06-12T17:05:27 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/person-hospitalized-shooting-skyway-7-eleven/281-d44d8936-c737-45c3-be60-f1dacb8d6ab6 |
1 man dies, another survives single-vehicle crash in Millsboro
One man survived and another was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Millsboro early Sunday morning, police said.
According to Delaware State Police, a 26-year-old man from Georgetown, traveling with a man in the front passenger seat, was driving a 2014 Ford Mustang westbound on Harmons Hill Road at 1:33 a.m. on Sunday. Police determined that as the vehicle approached a slight left curve east of Hollyville Road, the driver lost control. The car drove off the roadway while spinning counterclockwise. Police said the rear of the Mustang hit a large metal utility pole and the impact caused the vehicle to rotate forcefully into a clockwise direction. It stopped just south of the utility pole.
Authorities said the driver was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. He died later that day. His identity is being withheld by police until next of kin notifications have been made. The man in the passenger seat was also taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries and was released.
The on-scene investigation of this incident closed Harmons Hill Road for almost three hours. The Delaware State Police Troop 7 Collision Reconstruction Unit continue to investigate this crash. Investigators are asking anyone who witnessed this collision to call Sgt. J. Burns at 302-703-3269.
Contact reporter Anitra Johnson at ajohnson@delawareonline.com. Join her on the Facebook group Delaware Voices Uplifted. Support her work and become a subscriber. | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/12/driver-of-mustang-dead-after-crash-in-millsboro-passenger-survives/70312742007/ | 2023-06-12T17:08:22 | 0 | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/12/driver-of-mustang-dead-after-crash-in-millsboro-passenger-survives/70312742007/ |
Remembering St. Anthony's annual Italian Festival in Wilmington: Photo highlights
St. Anthony's Italian Festival, which runs through Sunday, has been an enduring Wilmington tradition for nearly 50 years.
It started in 1974 in a six-block area around St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church at Ninth and Du Pont streets. When the red, white and green banners are raised in the streets surrounding the church, locals know the festival is about to begin.
While some aspects of the eight-day festival have changed over the years — there is now an admission fee, the fireworks have long fizzled and restaurants now cook some of the food, rather than church parishioners — the June carnival celebrating Italian culture and food still is considered by many to be a Delaware rite of summer.
Its hours this week are 6 to 10:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 4 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Here's a look at the festival through the years. | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/12/look-back-at-photos-from-st-anthonys-italian-fest-wilmington-delaware/70312947007/ | 2023-06-12T17:12:43 | 0 | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/12/look-back-at-photos-from-st-anthonys-italian-fest-wilmington-delaware/70312947007/ |
A Bismarck man who faked letters of support and gave them to a judge who was set to sentence him for raping an infant has lost an appeal of his sentences for the phony documents.
Andrew Glasser in July 2020 pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor forgery counts, and South Central District Judge David Reich sentenced him to serve about a year behind bars on each count, for a total of just under three years.
Glasser in November 2021 filed for post-conviction relief, arguing that consecutive sentences on the three counts is illegal under state law, and that his attorney was ineffective. Reich rejected those arguments, and Glasser earlier this year appealed to the North Dakota Supreme Court.
Justices late last week said that whether the consecutive sentences were legal depended on whether the three letters of support forged by Glasser constituted a single act or three separate acts. They concluded that the letters were prepared and dated on three different dates and were "not part of the same course of conduct."
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"Each count of forgery Glasser committed required proof of a different element or fact -- specifically, the name of the victim whose name was forged," the justices wrote in a unanimous decision. They later added that "Because the underlying sentences were not illegal, Glasser's claims of ineffective assistance of council for failing to appeal the consecutive sentences imposed also fail."
Neither Glasser's attorney, Kiara Kraus-Parr, nor Burleigh County State's Attorney Julie Lawyer immediately commented on the ruling.
Case background
Glasser, then 32, was accused in October 2017 of physically abusing and sexually assaulting a baby girl. The infant suffered a “significant injury,” and three doctors said it was a “penetrating wound,” Lawyer has said. Glasser also was accused of downloading child pornography.
He eventually pleaded guilty or entered an Alford plea -- which the court treats as a guilty plea -- to 13 felonies: sexual assault, child abuse, evidence tampering and 10 counts of possessing child porn. Reich in February 2020 sentenced him to serve four years in prison.
Glasser initially had faced one charge that carried a potential maximum sentence of life in prison. It was reduced under a plea agreement to a count that carried a maximum of 20 years. Glasser's sentence of 10 years with all but four years suspended drew widespread criticism in the community. Reich was denounced on social media and received a number of letters and emails, as did the Tribune.
Reich later said that he made decisions based on evidence and information provided, and that he wasn't influenced by public reaction.
The forged letters surfaced a short time after the sentencing, and prosecutors filed the three forgery charges, with Lawyer saying Glasser “perpetrated a fraud upon the courts.” Glasser pleaded guilty in July 2020. Reich sentenced him on those charges and resentenced him on the previous charges. The end result was Glasser being ordered to spend 16 years in prison rather than four.
Glasser appealed the resentencing, saying the district court loses jurisdiction over such a matter once a sentence has been imposed. The state Supreme Court in March 2021 ruled in his favor and ordered the reinstatement of the four-year sentence.
Glasser will serve the three years on the forgery charges after the conclusion of that sentence, court documents show. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/crime-courts/bismarck-man-serving-time-for-infant-rape-loses-appeal-related-to-forged-letters-of-support/article_afea0452-0641-11ee-a4c7-93781326a05f.html | 2023-06-12T17:21:01 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/crime-courts/bismarck-man-serving-time-for-infant-rape-loses-appeal-related-to-forged-letters-of-support/article_afea0452-0641-11ee-a4c7-93781326a05f.html |
MIDLAND, Texas — A Federal Jury in Midland have convicted 54-year-old William Logsdon of Midland for five counts related to Wire Fraud.
Logsdon was convicted of one count of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and four counts of Aiding and Abetting Wire Fraud. According to the court documents, Logsdon was able to build bonds with community members through his work as a lacrosse coach and teacher in Midland. Not only did he convince community members, but also was able to convince his own family members to invest in a Ponzi scheme.
Logsdon was running the scheme alongside his mother-in-law Jamie Thompson who had previously pled guilty. Thompson and Logsdon told community members that the money would be used to purchase royalty interests for various oil, has and mineral project in Texas and New Mexico.
They told people the royal interests were going to an entity called the National Royalty Group or NRG, but in reality, NRG did not exist and instead, the money was going into the pockets of Thompson and Logsdon for personal use. They also used some of the money to pay back early investors in order to keep the Ponzi Scheme going.
Logsdon and Thompson are believed to have defrauded these victims out of more than $1.5 Million.
We will continue to update this story as we receive more information. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/former-midland-teacher-lacrosse-coach-convicted-on-five-counts-related-to-wire-fraud/513-44967f01-ebb6-4dfd-ae7b-931b0eae7657 | 2023-06-12T17:27:09 | 0 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/former-midland-teacher-lacrosse-coach-convicted-on-five-counts-related-to-wire-fraud/513-44967f01-ebb6-4dfd-ae7b-931b0eae7657 |
SAN ANGELO, Texas — For those without permanent shelter, it can be difficult to find a place to shower, wash clothes or complete other hygienic tasks.
One San Angelo organization, Somebody's Rusty, recognizes this issue and has decided to try and help the West Texas community head-on.
"We seek to help people that are homeless, families in crisis and other people hurting in our city for many different reasons," founder Candis Hicks said.
Twice a year, Hicks' organization hosts a "Laundry Love" event offering free washers, dryers, detergent, haircuts, hygiene bags, a meal and more to the San Angelo community.
The first event of the 2023 season is set for 6-7:30 p.m. June 15 at Stop & Wash at Martin Luther King Boulevard and West 15 Street.
"We will have washers with money provided for people to wash their clothes, detergent provided, we will also have supper and we will be handing out underwear and socks and shoes and it looks like we're gonna have a portable shower," Hicks said.
Currently, the mission is also accepting donations with a special need for tennis shoes, travel-sized mouthwash, deodorant and other basic necessities.
"Our hope is to make the journey for people easier and to do what we can to help them," Hicks said.
Somebody's Rusty is also searching for volunteers to help transport goods to and from First Methodist Church, 37 E. Beauregard Ave., before and after the event.
Additionally, the dinner will be served at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 3 S. Randolph Street.
Hicks wants to help the homeless population because she understands there are people without working utilities, shelter, etc.
With community support, this endeavor becomes a reality.
"We live in the most magical place, I've said it forever," Hicks said. "San Angelo always steps up, certainly the faith family at First Methodist does and many other churches that have come alongside and partnered with us."
"Laundry Love" will be held again this year at a later date.
Go to SomebodysRusty or contact Candis Hicks at 325-763-7387 for more information. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/laundry-love-event-offers-free-services-to-san-angelo-residents-june-15/504-b6945099-e127-4bf4-a584-3f3d9dbba8a5 | 2023-06-12T17:27:15 | 1 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/laundry-love-event-offers-free-services-to-san-angelo-residents-june-15/504-b6945099-e127-4bf4-a584-3f3d9dbba8a5 |
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.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/make-sure-your-dogs-paws-arent-getting-burned/513-711d4154-b363-47f7-8f8c-3100c8e992c8 | 2023-06-12T17:27:21 | 0 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/make-sure-your-dogs-paws-arent-getting-burned/513-711d4154-b363-47f7-8f8c-3100c8e992c8 |
STEPHENS COUNTY, Texas — A search for a missing kayaker resumed at the Hubbard Creek Reservoir Monday morning, the Stephen's County Sheriff's Office said.
The SCSO, along with several state and local agencies, are conducting a search operation for the kayaker on the reservoir.
Stephens County Emergency Management and the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office said they appreciate the willingness of citizens to help in the effort, but said congestion on the water may hamper search efforts. The agencies asked individuals to refrain from entering the search area while law enforcement and first responders are active.
Any request for the public’s assistance will be relayed through official law enforcement or government agencies, the SCSO said.
Monday's search is being led by game warden, Cliff Westbrook, along with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens; Texas Rangers; Stephens County Constable; and the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/search-for-missing-kayaker-continues-at-hubbard-creek-reservoir/504-df1bbcfd-7076-46dc-84ce-08edbac6f52a | 2023-06-12T17:27:27 | 0 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/search-for-missing-kayaker-continues-at-hubbard-creek-reservoir/504-df1bbcfd-7076-46dc-84ce-08edbac6f52a |
The eastbound exit ramp of Interstate 469 at Indiana 1 will be closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. for approximately five overnights, beginning June 19, the state Department of Transportation said today.
Crews will be conducting bridge maintenance on eastbound I-469 between Indianapolis and Winchester roads, INDOT said in a statement.
Drivers headed east on I-469 and wanting to reach Indiana 1 will need to seek an alternate route, the statement said. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/bridge-maintenance-to-close-i-469-exit-ramp-for-5-nights/article_2aec8db4-0935-11ee-8f23-3f920fe254c5.html | 2023-06-12T17:28:26 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/bridge-maintenance-to-close-i-469-exit-ramp-for-5-nights/article_2aec8db4-0935-11ee-8f23-3f920fe254c5.html |
KOKOMO, Ind. — Investigators with the Kokomo Police Department are looking to find who may have stolen large amounts of copper wire and piping from a hotel.
On June 7, 2023 around 10:43 a.m., officers of the Kokomo Police Department were sent to the Garden Inn at 4021 S. Lafountain St. on reports of a burglary.
Upon arrival, officers reportedly spoke to an employee of the company who owns the property. The employee told them sometime between June 1 and June 5, someone forced entry into the business and took a large amount of copper wire and piping from the building.
On June 8, 2023, at approximately 9:06 p.m., officers were sent back to the Garden Inn in reference to a burglary in progress.
Upon arrival, officers spoke to a witness who said they saw a man driving a white van pull up to the building. Several minutes later, the witness heard glass breaking.
The witness took several photos of the suspect and vehicle before it left the area.
This case remains under investigation. You can also leave an anonymous tip by using the tip411 app, or you can contact the Kokomo Police Department at 765-457-1105.
You may qualify for a cash reward by calling Central Indiana Crime Stoppers at 1-800-262-TIPS with your anonymous tip. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/police-hotel-robbed-of-copper-wire-piping-in-kokomo-indiana/531-2d312bc1-00bd-43c2-91b9-b3bd84a7a1c2 | 2023-06-12T17:28:38 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/police-hotel-robbed-of-copper-wire-piping-in-kokomo-indiana/531-2d312bc1-00bd-43c2-91b9-b3bd84a7a1c2 |
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — Severe storms damaged some property Sunday evening in multiple counties in northeast Mississippi.
A mobile home was damaged on Highway 15, south of Houston.
The Chickasaw County Emergency Management Agency has been out assessing the damage.
Storm damage in Chickasaw County, MS. Credit: Tommy.
A tree fell onto two vehicles in the Cedar Point neighborhood in Tupelo.
A tree fell onto a car in the Cedar Point neighborhood in Tupelo, MS. Photo Date: June 11, 2023. Source: Natalie Taylor.
A possible tornado destroyed several greenhouses in the Cardsville community in southern Itawamba County.
Storm damage at Walton’s Greenhouse on Cardsville Church Road in Itawamba County, MS. Photo Date: June 12, 2023.
Storm damage at Walton’s Greenhouse on Cardsville Church Road in Itawamba County, MS. Photo Date: June 12, 2023.
Storm damage at Walton’s Greenhouse on Cardsville Church Road in Itawamba County, MS. Photo Date: June 12, 2023.
Storm damage along Cardsville Church Road in Itawamba County, MS. Photo Date: June 12, 2023.
The National Weather Service plans to send a surveyor to Cardsville to determine if a tornado caused the damage. | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/sunday-storms-damaged-some-property-in-northeast-mississippi/article_5f17c6a2-092c-11ee-8a38-0713b5fbfb70.html | 2023-06-12T17:33:06 | 1 | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/sunday-storms-damaged-some-property-in-northeast-mississippi/article_5f17c6a2-092c-11ee-8a38-0713b5fbfb70.html |
BRUCE, Miss. (WTVA) — A weekend shooting wounded two people in Bruce.
Bruce Police Chief Brian Roberts said two men got into an argument late Saturday night, June 10 at a home in the 100 block of McAlpine Street.
Ismael Gonzalez is accused of shooting the second man in the stomach. The second man allegedly shot Gonzalez in the leg.
The second man remains in the hospital. Gonzalez was charged with aggravated assault | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/two-men-wounded-in-bruce-shooting/article_9bee4556-093b-11ee-a03e-b7066e385a9c.html | 2023-06-12T17:33:12 | 1 | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/two-men-wounded-in-bruce-shooting/article_9bee4556-093b-11ee-a03e-b7066e385a9c.html |
HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WIAT) — If you need a pressure washer or a sewing machine, the Homewood Public Library may be just the place you’re looking for.
Recently, the library has been expanding what it calls its “Library of Things” collection, which is a host of items that can be borrowed by any holder of a valid Jefferson County Library card. Thus far, the “Library of Things” includes ukuleles, Rokus, iPads, metal detectors, horseshoes and more.
Jason Robinson, a member of the circulation staff, came up with the idea of adding more items to the collection.
“Having worked on several projects at home, I realized that many tools are only required for a short time,” Robinson said. “I thought it would be fantastic if people could borrow these items from the library for home improvement projects, family game nights, or leisure activities.”
Items from the “Library of Things” can be borrowed for seven days and can be placed on hold. For a complete list of available items, you can click here. To apply for a library card, click here. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/homewood-library-expands-ensemble-beyond-books/ | 2023-06-12T17:33:34 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/homewood-library-expands-ensemble-beyond-books/ |
Detroit temporarily adds 11 ambulances to prevent first-responder burnout
Detroit is contracting with an outside ambulance service provider to put more ambulances on its street as the fire department crosstrains its firefighters in emergency medical services and works to avoid burnout.
The department has entered into a four-month emergency contract with Macomb Universal Ambulance Services to increase from seven ambulances to 18 ambulances on Detroit streets. The $500,000 contract begins this week and runs through September, covering what are traditionally the busiest months of the year for 911 calls, said Executive Fire Commissioner Chuck Simms.
The contract supplements the 22 ambulances DFD puts on the road each day with its own staff, giving Detroit up to 40 ambulances on the street on a daily basis this summer.
“This will be the largest number of ambulances on the street serving Detroiters that we have seen in decades,” Simms stated in a press release. “We expect this to be a short-term transitional measure. We currently have a class of 40 cadets that will graduate next month. In July, the next academy will start and we expect an additional 70-100 new cadets joining the department by the end of the year.”
The contract with Macomb Universal comes as the Detroit Fire Department in the midst of adopting a nationwide model in which employees are dual-trained in fire and emergency medical services. But training demands of full-time EMS staff and firefighters have reduced the number of EMS staff on the street during the transition, officials said Monday.
The combined number of DFD and private ambulances responding to 911 calls will grow from approximately 30 to 40 as a result of the $500,000 contract, Simms said. The union-supported effort was initiated to prevent employee burnout. Simms said that at the end of the four-month contract, the need for continued outside support will be re-evaluated.
“The men and women of Detroit EMS are the hardest working group in America”, Simms said. “Currently, Detroit EMS rigs have a utilization rate of 65-70%, which is far above the national average of 40%. The additional 11 ambulances will ease the heavy workload for our own EMTs and Paramedics to provide better service for the residents of Detroit.”
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2 Alpena men to stand trial in 2021 disappearance, killings of women
Two Alpena men will stand trial for the 2021 murders of two women who disappeared within weeks of each other, officials said Friday.
Brad Srebnik, 36, and Joshua Wirgau, 35, both of Alpena, were bound over for trial last week in 88th District Court in Alpena, the Michigan Attorney General's Office and the Alpena County Prosecutor's Office said.
"We are very pleased to be one large step closer to achieving justice and having closure for the families of Brynn Bills, Abby Hill, and our entire community,” Alpena County Prosecutor Cynthiauszynski said in a statement.
Srebnik's and Wirgau's next court appearance, which will be an arraignment in the circuit court for Alpena and Montmorency counties, has yet to be scheduled.
The attorney general's office charged both men in October.
Srebnik is accused in the deaths of Brynn Bills, 18, and Abby Hill, 31. He was charged with several crimes, including first-degree murder, disinterment and mutilation of a dead body, using a firearm during a felony-second offense and being a felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted, he faces up to two life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole.
Wiragu is accused in Hill's death. He was charged with first-degree murder, disinterment and mutilation of a dead body, being an accessary after the fact and being a felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted, he faces up to life in prison for Hill's murder.
Police and prosecutors allege Srebnik killed Bills sometime after Hill picked her up on the morning of Aug. 2, 2021. They said Hill and Bills were Facebook friends and Facebook Messenger texts in addition to eyewitness testimony confirm they met that morning.
Investigators also said Wirgau and Hill helped Srebnik bury Bills' body in Wirgau’s backyard.
Her body was found several weeks later after police received a tip. At the time, detectives said Wirgau, then 34, was a person of interest.
On Sept. 25, 2021, Srebnik, Wiragu and Hill were in a remote area of Alpena where Hill was shot and killed. Her body was found there on Oct. 15, 2022. Police said the men killed Hill to prevent her from revealing information about Bills's murder.
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1 dead, 1 wounded in weekend shooting during outdoor concert at Kalamazoo park
Kalamazoo police continue to investigate a shooting during an outdoor concert Saturday at a city park that left one man dead and another injured.
Officials identified the deceased as Marcus Tillman, 35, of Kalamazoo.
"The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety wishes to extend its sincerest condolences to the friends and family of Mr. Tillman," they said in a statement.
No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing, police said.
According to a preliminary investigation, shots were fired after a concert in Kalamazoo's Spring Valley Park, one of the city's largest park which spans nearly 186 acres, as the concert was winding down. Police responded but were hampered by people fleeing the area, they said.
Officials said they located a wounded man, later identified as Tillman, and rendered medical aid but he succumbed to his injuries.
A second man, 32, also of Kalamazoo, was wounded, authorities said. Medics took the injured man to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigators searched the area and recovered more than 20 shell casings, they said.
"The killing of Mr. Tillman occurred directly in front of many people attending the event," police said. "Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division at KDPS are asking that witnesses share videos taken from before and during the incident and to talk with detectives about what they saw."
Anyone with information about the fatal shooting should call the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety's Criminal Investigation Division at (269) 337-8139 or submit anonymous tips through Silent Observer at (269) 343-2100.
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Twitter: @CharlesERamirez | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/06/12/shooting-concert-kalamazoo-spring-valley-park/70313157007/ | 2023-06-12T17:34:45 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/06/12/shooting-concert-kalamazoo-spring-valley-park/70313157007/ |
Construction to start on new $1.65 million roundabout in Oakland County
Love 'em or hate 'em, another roundabout is headed to Oakland County.
Construction is starting on a $1.65 million roundabout at Greenfield Road, Normandy Road and Beverly Road in western Oakland County. The project, which is funded by Beverly Hills, Royal Oak, Oakland County and the Road Commission for Oakland County, is shutting down that intersection until early September.
The roundabout marks the 38th one for the Road Commission for Oakland County. Thirty-six already are in place and a 37th is scheduled to open next week at Elizabeth Lake and Teggerdine Road in White Lake Township.
Michigan has the highest concentration of roundabouts anywhere, said Craig Bryson, spokesman for the Road Commission of Oakland County. And despite the strong feelings from those who don't like them, they've significantly reduced fatal accidents, said Bryson.
"We have seen tremendous benefits from roundabouts since we built the first one in the state in 1999," said Bryson in an email. "We have not had any fatalities within a roundabout and very few serious injury crashes."
In addition to the new one-lane roundabout at Greenfield/Beverly/Normandy roads, the project, which will be constructed by DiPonio Contracting of Shelby Township, will include new curbs and gutters; concrete sidewalks along portions of Greenfield, Normandy and Beverly roads; and minor drainage improvements.
During the construction, access to homes and businesses will be maintained, although Beverly Court will permanently close at Greenfield Road both north and south of Normandy Road in Royal Oak.
The road commission has created several detours in the area to give way to the 16,000 vehicles that the Greenfield/Normandy/Beverly Road intersection carries daily.
According to the commission's site, roundabouts allow more traffic to move through an intersection than a signalized intersection. Officials say replacing traffic signals with roundabouts can increase the capacity of a road by 30 to 50%.
"The roundabouts have allowed us to increase traffic capacity and reduce congestion without widening roads." Bryson said. "Widening the roads between the intersections to achieve the same capacity improvements would be far more expensive and far more invasive for adjacent property owners."
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MAINE, USA — State advisors to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights plan to apply more pressure to Maine leaders to overhaul the state’s indigent public defense system with a report that finds the system may disproportionately affect people in federally protected groups.
People of color, people with disabilities and non-English speakers are more likely to need legal assistance from Maine’s indigent defense system, and they also may be more likely to be affected by a lack of quality and capacity in the current system, according to the Maine Advisory Committee to the national civil rights commission in a draft report expected to be finalized next month.
The group plans to recommend the U.S. Department of Justice investigate if the state is providing effective and meaningful representation of poor defendants at risk of incarceration.
“The entity that will have the greatest impact on protecting civil rights is the Department of Justice. You can bring individual lawsuits but it’s the Department of Justice that talks about real structural change,” said Eric Mehnert, a civil rights lawyer who serves on the Maine Advisory Committee.
Mehnert, the Chief Judge of the Penobscot Nation Tribal Court, worked as a court-appointed attorney for poor criminal defendants from the 1990s through 2010. He is one of several volunteers who advise the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights about civil rights issues in Maine.
All 50 states and Washington, D.C., have an advisory committee that studies and makes recommendations to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights about deprivations of rights or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, age, disability and national origin, or the administration of justice in their state.
In Maine, the legal representation poor defendants receive has always been uneven, Mehnert said. Some people are assigned inexperienced defense lawyers and others are assigned lawyers who built long careers in criminal defense.
“It depends on the luck of the draw,” Mehnert said.
The draft report recommends the national civil rights commission press state leaders to fund Maine’s existing indigent legal services office, develop a “robust and well-structured hybrid public defender system,” and provide data on federally protected classes of people, among other proposed reforms.
The draft report also recommends the University of Maine School of Law develop educational tracks for students to go into public defense, as well as offer night and part-time programs to train lawyers interested in public defense.
Maine was the only state that did not employ public defenders until late last year. Judges instead appoint private lawyers contracted with the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services, or MCILS, to represent adults and children charged with crimes, and parents accused of child abuse or neglect who cannot afford their own attorneys.
The unique public defense system has attracted the ire of civil rights advocates for years. And in March 2022, the Maine ACLU sued MCILS leaders for their alleged failure to create an effective public defense system in violation of poor defendants’ constitutional rights. Both sides are working on an agreement to settle the class action lawsuit, the Monitor reported.
State lawmakers added nearly $1 million to the budget in 2022 to hire Maine’s first five public defenders, who travel and work on criminal cases in counties where local defense lawyers cannot fully meet the demand. Hiring a few public defenders was never seen by the leader of MCILS as a complete solution to the state’s public defense shortcomings.
Now, members of the state advisory committee are poised to add their voices to the chorus of people and organizations that have called for systemic reform to how Maine provides legal services to its poor.
“It sends a message that there is a deep concern about protecting civil rights, particularly the right to counsel within the state,” Mehnert said.
The group heard testimony between October and December last year from lawyers, academics, state lawmakers and former criminal defendants about their experiences with the state’s indigent defense system. They met Thursday to review recommendations in the draft report, and plan to vote July 13 on a final version.
The draft report found that the state’s public defense system is underfunded and unable to meet the demands of indigent clients, which hurt lawyers providing and defendants receiving legal services through Maine’s system. The draft report says public defenders should have the same resources as prosecutors.
Separate surveys by MCILS in recent years showed that many defense lawyers contracted with the state don’t have health insurance, disability insurance or access to student loan forgiveness programs.
“The Sixth Amendment tells us that we need to have someone on our side to counsel us when we get in trouble with the law, and when government wants to take away your freedom, your liberty and your life you need not just a speedy trial but also someone who isn’t worried about their mortgage, or their healthcare or their parking, to be on your side and counsel you,” said Samantha Le, chairwoman of the state advisory committee.
Le lived in a refugee camp in Hong Kong before moving to California as a child. Her parents were fleeing the Vietnam War. Growing up, her family was poor and her parents didn’t speak English, said Le, who moved to Maine as an adult.
“If my parents were … picked up (by police), they don’t know any English and they’re poor. I could just imagine them being in a situation where they would just admit and plead guilty to get the monkey off their back and not know what they’re going into,” Le said.
The purpose of MCILS when it was created by the state legislature in 2009 was to “provide efficient, high-quality representation to indigent criminal defendants,” according to state law.
In the past year, Maine has seen a dramatic decline in the number of attorneys willing or available to accept cases through MCILS, which has left some poor defendants without a lawyer for days or weeks at a time. At least some lawyers stopped accepting new cases because they had too many that were open.
The state advisory committee considered on Thursday whether to recommend that the state lessen its use of plea deals to settle cases, though it ultimately didn’t settle on any language to add to the report.
“A plea deal in and of itself might not be bad, but when defense attorneys are so overwhelmed and overworked that they’re pressured into … encouraging (clients to take a plea deal) just because they have such a backlog — it’s not fair and it kind of defeats the purpose of having defense,” said committee member Diane Khiel.
In a memo to Gov. Janet Mills earlier this year, the advisory committee asked for more funding to MCILS to ensure it was providing effective services to the state’s poor.
Retired state Rep. Jeff Evangelos, an Independent, wrote to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in December 2022 to ask the Department of Justice to investigate Maine’s court system, the Monitor reported at the time.
This week the judicial branch published a report by the National Center for State Courts, which found Maine has too few judges and court clerks to keep up with current cases. The state courts need nine more judicial officers and nearly 40 more court clerks to keep up with current cases, the report said.
The report’s findings do not address the backlog of criminal and civil cases, which accumulated during the COVID-19 pandemic due to court restrictions. Court leaders predicted earlier this year that they may not begin to address the backlog of cases until 2028.
This story was originally published by The Maine Monitor, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from the Monitor, sign up for a free Monitor newsletter here. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/maine-public-defense-system-investigation-department-of-justice-indigent-public-defense/97-71db53ea-c48c-4776-b691-432c7ba56c3d | 2023-06-12T17:38:20 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/maine-public-defense-system-investigation-department-of-justice-indigent-public-defense/97-71db53ea-c48c-4776-b691-432c7ba56c3d |
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.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/make-sure-your-dogs-paws-arent-getting-burned/513-711d4154-b363-47f7-8f8c-3100c8e992c8 | 2023-06-12T17:38:26 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/make-sure-your-dogs-paws-arent-getting-burned/513-711d4154-b363-47f7-8f8c-3100c8e992c8 |
PORTLAND, Maine — Police are investigating a death in Portland.
A man's body was found at about 6:28 a.m. in a homeless encampment near the intersection of Franklin Street and Marginal Way on Monday morning, according to Portland police spokesperson Brad Nadeau.
According to a news release issued Monday morning, Nadeau said the death does not appear to be suspicious, and the cause of death would be determined by the chief medical examiner's office.
No other information was available, as the investigation is developing.
This story is developing and will be updated as more information becomes available. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/portland/police-investigating-death-in-portland-maine-franklin-street-marginal-way/97-45f118a7-4a98-469b-baae-950d371d46c2 | 2023-06-12T17:38:33 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/portland/police-investigating-death-in-portland-maine-franklin-street-marginal-way/97-45f118a7-4a98-469b-baae-950d371d46c2 |
FRANKLIN, Maine — Three people suffered burn injuries after an incident Sunday afternoon in Franklin led a 3-year-old boy to become stuck inside a burning vehicle and his parents to become injured while trying to get him out.
The boy's parents tried to remove the boy from the vehicle and reportedly burned themselves in the process, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss said Monday in a news release.
The boy's parents were reportedly working at the residence on Hog Bay Road when they discovered the boy was in the vehicle that was on fire and tried to remove him, the release stated. Officials with the fire marshal's office responded to the scene at about 3 p.m.
The boy was flown to Mass General for treatment, his father was brought to Maine General, and his mother was treated and released from Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth, all three for burn injuries.
No information about their conditions was included in the news release.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, Moss said in the release.
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HAMPDEN, Maine — Editor's note: The video attached to this story was published June 11.
Cleanup is reportedly complete after a fuel truck crashed Sunday, rolling over multiple times and spilling about 1,000 gallons of gasoline into a dirt embankment in Hampden.
The driver was not injured in the crash, Hampden fire Lt. Chris Liepold told NEWS CENTER Maine by email Monday.
The crash occurred at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday in the area of 1400 Carmel Road North, also known as Route 69, in Hampden, when officials were called to the area for a reported rollover of a fuel tanker truck, according to an email from the fire department.
The truck, estimated to be carrying about 10,800 gallons of gasoline, reportedly rolled over multiple times and came to rest at the dirt shoulder of the roadway. About 1,000 gallons of gasoline was believed to have spilled from one of the cells, the fire department said. A second tank was also seriously damaged but remained intact and did not spill gasoline.
By approximately 9 a.m. Sunday, the spill had been "mitigated and contained," and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection determined "no hazard to the public with successful offloading of the product completed" at about 2 p.m.
The fire department requested assistance from the Hermon Fire Department, Newburgh Fire Department, Maine Air National Guard Fire Department, Orono Fire Department Regional Hazardous Materials Team with Maine Emergency Management Agency, as well as help from the Maine Environmental Protection, Hampden Public Works Department, Hampden Police Department, Maine State Police, Gardiner Construction, and Bouchard and Sons Towing, the release stated.
A local resident is also credited with helping officials during the crash cleanup and spill containment efforts.
The crash is being investigated by the Maine State Police, and the Maine DEP was expected to return to the scene Monday for "final remediation and removal of any contaminated soil," the release stated. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/public-safety/fuel-tanker-crash-gasoline-spill-hampden/97-14ebf0af-17d6-4b99-ae60-8a439fec127a | 2023-06-12T17:38:45 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/public-safety/fuel-tanker-crash-gasoline-spill-hampden/97-14ebf0af-17d6-4b99-ae60-8a439fec127a |
AUSTIN, Texas — Neighbors at a southeast Austin apartment complex are complaining after a mandatory curfew was put in place with very little explanation.
Residents of the Array Apartments said they were not notified of any issues. Now they're wondering if the move is even legal.
The curfew lasts from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. every night for people living at the complex. During that timeframe, residents are not allowed to leave their homes.
"Make sure you have your provisions before 10 p.m. Sounds like I'm in some hurricane area where they have martial law," said Kristie Broadaway, an Array resident.
Broadaway has been a tenant at the Array Apartments for the last eight years with little to no issues.
When she got this notice, she was shocked and confused.
"I went back and there's nothing in my lease saying they can do it," Broadaway said.
The notice said the curfew is due to security concerns and potential public health and safety concerns, but there isn't a specific reason given.
KVUE reached out to the leasing office seeking comment but was given none. KVUE also attempted to reach the property manager by phone, but the line wasn't active.
Bill Gammon, an attorney with experience in real estate law in Austin, believes this move isn't legal.
"That has to be done by the City, and the City has to have the authority to do this. The apartment complex can't do this. This is ludicrous," Gammon said.
According to Gammon, the answer is simple for residents.
"I would tell people to ignore it," Gammon said.
Broadaway said the new rule is constricting, noting that it makes her feel like she is on house arrest.
And with no end-date listed on the notice, residents are faced with decisions about staying at the complex.
"If I can't go outside or have friends over after 10, I may look for somewhere else to live," Broadaway said. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/apartment-complex-enacts-10pm-5am-curfew-residents-wonder-if-its-legal/269-faa6730a-ac98-4c05-a074-3f6d11a8be72 | 2023-06-12T17:40:49 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/apartment-complex-enacts-10pm-5am-curfew-residents-wonder-if-its-legal/269-faa6730a-ac98-4c05-a074-3f6d11a8be72 |
ANTIOCH, Calif. — A shooting broke out at a birthday party crashed by uninvited guests, leaving an 18-year-old woman dead and six wounded in Northern California, police said.
The shooting happened early Sunday during a birthday party for a 19-year-old man at a home in Antioch, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco, the Antioch Police Department said in a statement. Those responsible for the violence fled before officers arrived and no one was arrested, police said.
Some of the victims drove themselves to local hospitals after “a panic where attendees... fled in multiple directions and into the neighborhood,” according to police, who noted that they responded to multiple 911 calls about the shooting just before 1 a.m.
The 18-year-old woman was taken to a hospital, where she died. Wounded guests included four other women, ages 19 and 20, and two men, age 18 and 19, police said. Their injuries were not life-threatening.
Watch more on ABC10 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/antioch-party-shooting-18-year-old-woman-dead/103-5431f546-8268-40e5-a284-826ad2f796de | 2023-06-12T17:47:32 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/antioch-party-shooting-18-year-old-woman-dead/103-5431f546-8268-40e5-a284-826ad2f796de |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — There's a new physical condition called "tech neck" and the name speaks for itself.
Staring down at a phone or typing away for eight hours on the computer is causing issues amongst the population. People have experienced headaches, neck and shoulder pain, and even tingling in the hands. It can also cause changes in your appearance, like deep wrinkles.
"We actually are using muscles that we shouldn't be using, straining muscles that we shouldn't be straining, and creating a problem with a distortion of the neck anatomy and sometimes that's translated not only just a pain syndrome but also a physical appearance aspect as well," said ABC10 Health Expert Dr. Tom Hopkins.
There's some popularity surrounding cosmetic surgeons who are offering a fix to this, typically in the form of a face and neck lift. Hopkins said you should avoid surgery as much as you can.
"You should really focus on altering the way that you position yourself when using technology. So, changing the head, the position, making sure that you're properly aligned so that your neck muscles and your chin, all of that is in line. Specifically to be able to move up and down as opposed to holding it in one position where you decrease the use of the muscles and you develop a double chin. So, it's really about posture, training yourself to do that. I think the other thing is just doing upper body exercises, building up conditioning of the shoulder muscles," said Hopkins.
You could also seek out physical therapy. If the issue is more about function over appearance and surgery seems to be the only option, Hopkins says it's something to consider.
Watch more on ABC10: When should you get checked for a sleep disorder? | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/tech-neck-could-be-the-next-carpal-tunnel/103-2b6f224d-10aa-464d-b030-6551f12b188d | 2023-06-12T17:47:38 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/tech-neck-could-be-the-next-carpal-tunnel/103-2b6f224d-10aa-464d-b030-6551f12b188d |
The Ohio Ballot Board must reconvene to clarify the official language for this August’s Issue 1 after the Ohio Supreme Court found that the issue’s official language was inaccurate or misleading in parts.
The court’s Monday decision called for the ballot board to slightly reconfigure Issue 1′s ballot title and to adopt official ballot language that fully explains how many signatures would be required to get an initiated amendment on the ballot — but the decision wasn’t a full legal victory for complainant One Person One Vote, the official “No” campaign against Issue 1.
The court found that the official ballot title, passed as “Elevating the standards to qualify for and to pass any constitutional amendment,” could maintain the word “elevating” despite One Person One Vote’s claim that the language was impartial. The group also argued that the official ballot language should describe how an enacted Issue 1 would change current law, which the court dismissed.
However, the court took issue with the use of the word “any” in Issue 1′s title, contending that the word “could give voters the false impression that the proposed amendment would make it more difficult to qualify all proposed constitutional amendments for the ballot, regardless of how they are presented,” which is untrue.
In practice, Issue 1 would place a greater voter threshold requirement on all proposed amendments, whether they came from the Ohio General Assembly or citizen petitioners — but Issue 1 exclusively makes it harder for citizen initiative amendments to get on the ballot.
On those grounds, the court ordered LaRose to “prescribe a lawful ballot title that accurately describes the scope of the proposed amendment, without using the word ‘any’ in reference to ‘constitutional amendment.’”
The court also mandated that the ballot board fix an error in the official description, which said the amendment would require all future citizen initiative amendments to receive signatures of “at least five percent of the eligible voters of each county in the state.” An enacted Issue 1 would require petitioners to collect signatures from at least 5 percent of the total of voters who participated in the last gubernatorial election.
As such, the court ordered the ballot board to “adopt lawful ballot language that accurately characterizes and explains the definition of ‘electors’ underlying the petition-signature requirements in the proposed amendment, including how many signatures would be required to qualify an initiative petition for the ballot.”
The ballot board will meet Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in order to draft new language.
The One Person One Vote campaign spokesperson Dennis Willard said he was glad to see the Ohio Supreme Court’s decision and characterized the initial ballot language as deceptive.
The Ohio Supreme Court is still considering another case filed by One Person One Vote challenging the legality of the upcoming August special election for Issue 1. It is not yet clear when that decision will be handed down.
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Storm survey results confirmed tornadoes touched down Sunday evening in Miami and Champaign counties.
The National Weather Service in Wilmington confirmed a tornado occurred near Tipp City in Miami County late Sunday evening. A tornado also was confirmed near Christiansburg in Champaign County Sunday evening as well.
The results of the surveys will be available this afternoon.
Tornado warnings were issued in multiple area counties Sunday evening as a line of storms moved through the area, leaving thousands without power.
AES Ohio reported more than 5,500 customers without power around 9 p.m. on Sunday. More than 300 customers remained without power as of Monday afternoon, with the majority of outages in Montgomery County.
AES crews in Christiansburg said power was restored to most village residents by 5 a.m. Monday.
There were reports of multiple trees down in Christiansburg and a house in Tipp City had roof damage, according to NWS.
Christiansburg resident Kurt Emerick said there were a lot of high winds he could hear at first and that the winds were rotating outside at first under a minute.
There was no damage to his home, he said.
“We were really fortunate,” Emerick said.
Pat Schaefer, who also lives in Christiansburg, said it was raining when he went to the store and the town was torn up when he got back.
“Trees down. Branches down. Stuff flying everywhere,” Schafer said. “I don’t know if it were a straight-line (wind) or a tornado, but it looked like a straight-line.”
Starting at about 7:15 p.m., tornado warnings were issued in Clark, Miami and Montgomery counties with a later tornado warning added in Champaign County.
More about the storm survey information can be found here.
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CLARKSTON, Ga. — Clarkston Mayor Beverly Burks announced at a Monday news conference that police officers in the community will be getting a pay raise.
"This is our first step. We also have to be mindful of the officers in our community," Mayor Burks added.
The mayor's decision comes after officers with the City of Clarkston Police Department expressed understaffing concerns at city council meeting last week.
Effective immediately, officers will receive a 12% increase in the base salary, the mayor said. The new salary will be $52,137.
The pay increase will be for new and existing officers who are not currently over the adjusted salary amount.
Officers will see the pay increase as soon as June 21.
An additional increase will be added on to sign on bonuses for oncoming officers to help encourage growth in the department, Mayor Burks added.
Existing officers would also have access to incentive pay for referring a new officer.
She said that the pay raise could attract and retain positions which helps address the issues of understaffing.
The mayor also added that there would be an additional raise for Clarkston city employees by 8%.
"It's not too little too late. We will work very tirelessly to make sure our officers know they are a priority here," she said.
The mayor also clarified that the pay increases were determined by a cost savings measure which means the city is increasing or decreasing the budget.
Clarkston Police Chief Christine Hudson believes the better salary is needed to be competitive with surrounding police jurisdictions.
"I believe that with this increase in which the council approved the moral should come up," he added.
The police chief also said that the increases will attract more officers to serve the force in the city despite the turnover the department is facing.
Clarkston's police department should have 21 officers but only has 15.
"I would love nothing more to get us back up to 21. It's like this all over. People just want to get out of this profession. We are all fishing out of the same fishing pond," said Chief Hudson.
At last Tuesday's meeting, Officer Devin Patterson addressed the city council on how understaffing affects him and fellow officers.
"It's about us wanting to be safe. We barely have enough officers to take care of what we need now," Patterson said to the council.
He added that being short-staffed leads to lots of overtime, fears for his safety, and concerns for the safety of other officers.
Almost half a dozen Clarkston Police officers asked the city council to increase salaries so they can be safe while serving the community.
"We don't have backup. I've been stranded for several minutes at a time by myself fighting for my life," an officer said to the council.
Several metro Atlanta law enforcement agencies are also dealing with the same problem. Clayton County Police and Clayton County's six municipal police departments are collectively more than 100 officers understaffed. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/clarkston-police-officers-pay-raise-after-understaffing-concerns/85-69e43018-94dd-4d16-ac44-399e61a52f74 | 2023-06-12T17:50:22 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/clarkston-police-officers-pay-raise-after-understaffing-concerns/85-69e43018-94dd-4d16-ac44-399e61a52f74 |
SMYRNA, Ga. — A person is recovering in the hospital after they were trapped in a fire that broke out at a Smyrna home early Sunday morning, according to the fire department.
Firefighters were called to a home on Falling Water Drive just around 10:48 a.m. When they arrived, they found one victim trapped on the first floor.
Officials said crews quickly rescued the victim. They were taken to the Wellstar Cobb Hospital for treatment.
Authorities did not say how the victim got hurt in the fire.
No one else was injured, according to officials.
Smyrna Fire Investigators are currently working to figure out what caused the fire.
This is a developing story. Check back often for new information.
Also download the 11Alive News app and sign up to receive alerts for the latest on this story and other breaking news in Atlanta and north Georgia. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/fire-falling-water-drive-smyrna/85-99aa4f83-1a07-41b0-9337-bf697739c424 | 2023-06-12T17:50:28 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/fire-falling-water-drive-smyrna/85-99aa4f83-1a07-41b0-9337-bf697739c424 |
HOUSTON — Police are investigating how a woman found stuffed inside a U-Haul truck died. Her body was found at a west Houston storage facility, police said Friday.
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.
An autopsy is being done to determine how the unidentified woman died.
Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or speak anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477). | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/body-found-inside-truck-houston/285-d119fed9-b4d2-42a1-bf4a-f2d7277b44d8 | 2023-06-12T17:52:15 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/body-found-inside-truck-houston/285-d119fed9-b4d2-42a1-bf4a-f2d7277b44d8 |
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.kcentv.com/article/news/local/make-sure-your-dogs-paws-arent-getting-burned/513-711d4154-b363-47f7-8f8c-3100c8e992c8 | 2023-06-12T17:52:21 | 1 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/make-sure-your-dogs-paws-arent-getting-burned/513-711d4154-b363-47f7-8f8c-3100c8e992c8 |
LANCASTER, Pa. — As school ends and children face the prospect of a long summer without knowing where their next meal will come from, a Lancaster County nonprofit is hosting a food drive to combat food insecurity.
Power Packs Project will collect nonperishable food items at Clipper Magazine Stadium on Tuesday, June 13, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Those wishing to donate can drive onto the warning track to drop off donations at the dugout.
The following items will be accepted:
- Canned protein (tuna, salmon, chicken)
- Pasta
- Rice
- Peanut butter
- Cereal
- Canned fruits and vegetables within the printed expiration date
Power Packs' distribution will begin June 21 and run through Aug. 9. The program provides food for kids who do not receive school lunches during the summer.
According to Feeding America, 22 million people experience hunger during the summer in the United States every year.
A spokesperson for the Lancaster Barnstormers says the Kreider Kids’ Park and concessions will be open during drop off time. People who donate food can also receive a ticket to a future baseball game. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/power-packs-project-hungry-children-summer-food-drive-clipper-magazine-stadium/521-7387c82c-2120-48be-916c-78d5a267f585 | 2023-06-12T17:53:34 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/power-packs-project-hungry-children-summer-food-drive-clipper-magazine-stadium/521-7387c82c-2120-48be-916c-78d5a267f585 |
Cause of plane crash in Superstition Mountains still unknown
A plane crash into the Superstition Mountains that left two people dead on Saturday morning was part of a recreational flight and the cause of the crash was still being investigated, according to new information released by the National Transportation Safety Board.
The identities of the two victims were not released as of Monday morning.
The board said that just before 8 a.m. the plane was flying in formation with two more planes as part of a recreational flight heading to Payson from Falcon Field Airport in Mesa.
While flying over Apache Junction, one of the planes, a single-engine Compagnie Daher TB 30 Epsilon, impacted into the mountains and was consumed by a post-crash fire. The circumstances that caused the crash were "undetermined," the safety board said.
A Pinal County Sheriff's Office air support helicopter was able to locate the crash site, which is in an extremely rugged and vertical rocky area, the board said. Recovery efforts were underway Saturday morning at the site of the crash.
The board asked anyone who may have witnessed the accident to contact witness@NTSB.gov. The investigation was ongoing. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/pinal-breaking/2023/06/12/superstition-mountains-plane-crash-cause-unknown/70313728007/ | 2023-06-12T17:54:38 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/pinal-breaking/2023/06/12/superstition-mountains-plane-crash-cause-unknown/70313728007/ |
MULBERRY, Fla. — Neighbors in a large subdivision located in Mulberry are sharing their concerns when heavy rain moves through Polk County.
The rain makes the only entrance and exit to Imperial Lakes impassable. These concerns have been brought to the Polk County Commission as residents search for a solution.
"So, it's just one way in one way out," Joan Pezzani said.
Pezzani has lived in the Imperial Lakes subdivision for more than three years. She said in recent weeks, heavy rainfall closed down the entry road. Neighbors had to park their cars a walk a mile and a half, in the rain, to get home.
"It's been a mess," Pezzani said. "And it's not just the once in a while, this has gone on in years past from heavy rains... And it's just like, you know, people are stuck."
Pezzani shared a video with 10 Tampa Bay, showing the flooded roads as drivers tested their luck passing through them to get home. Hours later, driving was no longer an option.
"The sheriff had shut down the whole street," Pezzani said. "This was a normal Florida rainstorm that we had, this is every time we get rain. It keeps flooding."
10 Tampa Bay took these concerns to the Polk County Director of Roads and Drainage, Jay Jarvis. He said the neighborhood roads were developed roughly 50 years ago.
"We got five inches of rain in like two hours," Jarvis said. "And those events, most sewer systems aren't made to address that."
Jarvis said the county is considering purchasing a dozen acres of land to create a storage pond for the neighborhood. The project is scheduled for county board approval in July.
"That design will take somewhere probably 8 to 10 months to get done and permitted. And then we'll start working on the construction," Jarvis said.
Jarvis said the soonest construction will be completed is the end of 2025.
For some neighbors — that's too long.
"So we need that quick fix. And that's what I'm saying, look, I don't care if you dig a trench along the side," Pezzani said.
Imperial Lakes subdivision is home to nearly 10,000 people.
Concerns were raised if an overgrown creek in the subdivision was worsening this flooding. The county director of roads and drainage said clearing that creek could help, but wouldn't prevent the flooding from happening.
Malique Rankin is a general assignment reporter with 10 Tampa Bay. You can email her story ideas at mrankin@10tampabay.com and follow her Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/polkcounty/mulberry-concerned-impassable-roads-heavy-rain/67-8d794cd0-2ea9-4484-8b74-e884ed81123e | 2023-06-12T17:55:29 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/polkcounty/mulberry-concerned-impassable-roads-heavy-rain/67-8d794cd0-2ea9-4484-8b74-e884ed81123e |
Ready to fill out your summer social calendar?
From community theater productions to fitness activities, educational opportunities to farmers markets and concerts spanning all genres, there are so many opportunities to enjoy an action-packed summer in the Bloomington-Normal area. Here's a look at just some of the events on the sunny horizon.
Want to let us know about an event that's missing? Email Olivia.Jacobs@lee.net.
JUNE
June 1-3, 8-11, 15-17, 22-24
10-Minute Play Festival: “The Waiting Room,” at the Heartland Theatre. Showtimes at heartlandtheatre.org/showtimes.
June 1-30
Exhibition: “Emergence,” curated by Teen Art Group. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the University Galleries of Illinois State University. Reception 2-3 p.m. June 10.
Celebrate Pride Month Scavenger Hunt, visit the Normal Public Library’s second floor service desk to begin.
June 1
Master Gardener/Master Naturalist program: Seeds, 10 a.m. to noon, Children’s Discovery Museum.
Summer Reading Kickoff Party, 4-7 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Social Justice Walking Tour, 5:30-7:30 p.m. starting at the McLean County Museum of History.
Name Change & Gender Marker 101, 7-9 p.m., Bloomington Public Library virtual room.
Royal Bliss, Survival Tour with guests The Black Moods and Citizen Soldier. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. at The Castle Theatre.
June 2-3
Bloomington Gold Corvettes USA, at Illinois State University. Schedule at bloomingtongold.com.
Zoovies: Family movie night at Miller Park Zoo, featuring “Lyle, Lyle Crocodile” at 8 p.m.
June 2-4
Cogs and Corsets: A Steampunk Happening, downtown Bloomington. Schedule at cogsandcorsetsil.com/schedule.
June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Take A Bow, five-week workshop for ages 8-12 focused on movement, basic acting skills, improv and storytelling. Fridays 3-4:30 p.m. with a performance June 30 for family and friends, at the Normal Public Library.
June 12-16
Camp Discovery: Art Explorations, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Children’s Discovery Museum.
June 12
Baby Rock, 10-10:30 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Tour Historic Ewing Manor, 4-6 p.m. at Ewing Cultural Center.
Teen Dungeons and Dragons Club, 5-7:30 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Highway 309 Live presented by Cefcu, featuring Jaimee Harris and emily the band. 6-9 p.m. at The Normal Theater.
June 13
Felt Citrus Coasters Take and Make, for teens and adults. 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Twin City Tale Spinners, 10 a.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
Ready, Set, Read! 10-10:45 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
D&D for Kids-Character Creation, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Bloomington Public Library.
Teen Anime Club, 4:30-6 p.m. in the Normal Public Library.
Mystery Book Club, 7-8:45 p.m., Bloomington Public Library virtual room.
June 14-17
Tailgate N' Tallboys, 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Interstate Center. Schedule at tailgatentallboys.com/bloomington.
June 14
Active Senior Tours at the Zoo, 8:30-9:30 a.m. at Miller Park Zoo.
Paper Crafting Club, 10 a.m. to noon at the Normal Public Library.
Lunchtime Concerts at Withers Park, featuring Jim & Tommy. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tween/Teen Crafternoon, 2-4 p.m. in the Normal Public Library Cafe.
Comic Club, featuring “Mighty Jack” by Ben Hatke. 3-4 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Tales for Tails @ Miller Park, 5-6 p.m. at Miller Park
LIVE @ Uptown Circle, featuring Dan Hubbard. 6-7:30 p.m. in uptown Normal.
Sensory Swim, 6:30-8 p.m. at Holiday Pool.
Meditation: The WOW Factor, 7-8 p.m. Bloomington Public Library virtual room.
Stranger Than Fiction: A Nonfiction Book Club, featuring “This is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession” by Daniel J. Levitin. 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
June 15, 22, 29
Franklin Park Concerts, featuring Michael Wallace and the Community Concert Band. 7 p.m.
June 15-18, 22-25
High School Summer Theatre presents Disney’s “High School Musical,” 7 p.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
June 15
Master Gardener/Master Naturalist Program; Praying Mantis, 10 a.m. to noon at Children’s Discovery Museum.
Charlie Rose, 10 a.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
Adult DIY: Junk Journaling, 10-11:30 a.m. or 6-7:30 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Teen Writers’ Workshop, 4-5 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Teen Project: Plastic Bag Lamps, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Green Top Grocery
Tech-It-Out, for kids ages 5-12. 4-6 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Phillip Phillips, The Drift Back Sessions. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. at The Castle Theatre.
June 16
Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal Annual Golf Outing, 7 a.m. at Ironwood Golf Course. 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. tee times.
On-The-Go Story Time, noon-1 p.m., Holiday Park
Family Float Night, 5-6:30 p.m. at Holiday Pool.
Soundboard Concert Series, featuring Laney Jones & the Spirits. 6-9 p.m. at Destihl Brewery & Beer Hall.
Kids Night Out: Hawaiian Luau Bash, 6:30-9 p.m. at Anderson Aquatic Center.
Sugar: the Nu-Metal Party, 9 p.m. at The Castle Theatre.
June 17
Downtown Bloomington Farmers Market, 7:30 a.m. to noon.
A Saturday Stroll in Sarah’s Garden, 9-10:30 a.m. at the David Davis Mansion.
Zipcode Day, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in downtown Atlanta.
Saturdays at the Station, drop-in art making 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Illinois Art Station.
Open Cockpit Day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Prairie Aviation Museum.
Sensory Friendly Morning, 11 a.m. to noon at University Galleries.
Baby Animal Days, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Rader Family Farms.
Juneteenth Celebration, noon to 6:30 p.m. at Miller Park. Schedule at bn-juneteenth.org.
All-Ages Artmaking Workshop, noon to 2 p.m. at University Galleries.
LIVE @ Uptown Circle, featuring Isabel Osorio. 6-7:30 p.m. in uptown Normal.
Soundboard Concert Series, featuring Fresh Hops. 6-9 p.m. at Destihl Brewery & Beer Hall.
Concert in the Vineyard, featuring Jammsammich. 7-11 p.m. at Mackinaw Valley Vineyard.
June 18
Sensory Swim, 9:30-11 a.m. at Holiday Pool.
Makers Market: Lawnmower Days, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Destihl Brewery & Beer Hall.
Father’s Day Fishing, noon to 5 p.m. at Mackinaw Valley Vineyard.
Soundboard Concert Series, featuring Greg Klyma. 6-9 p.m. at Destihl Brewery & Beer Hall.
June 19-20
Pre-School Camp: Sun, Moon and Stars, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Children’s Discovery Museum.
Retirement University, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
June 19
Baby Rock, 10-10:30 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
June 20
Pirate Penelope and Her Friends, 10 a.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
Ready, Set, Read! 10-10:45 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Teen Advisory Council, 4-5 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Fiction Book Club, 7-8 p.m., Bloomington Public Library virtual room.
Poetry Is Normal, with the theme: Summer Solstice, 7-8 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
June 21
NPL Knitting and Crocheting Club, 10 a.m. to noon at the Normal Public Library.
Lunchtime Concerts at Withers Park, featuring Illinois Rail. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Bored Games, for tweens and teens. 2-4 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Tales for Tails @ Miller Park, 5-6 p.m., Miller Park
LGBTQ Genealogy, featuring Stewart Blandón Traiman. 6-7:15 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
History Makers Gala, doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the program starts at 6:15 p.m. in the Brown Ballroom at the Bone Student Center at Illinois State University.
LIVE @ Uptown Circle, featuring Audio-Faction. 6-7:30 p.m. in uptown Normal.
Braiding Sweetgrass with Robin Wall Kimmerer, 7-8:30 p.m. Bloomington Public Library virtual room.
June 22-23
Stop-Motion Animation Drawing Workshop for Teens, 1-3 p.m. at University Galleries.
June 22
Master Gardener/Master Naturalist Program: Mammals, 10 a.m. to noon at Children’s Discovery Museum.
Terrific Thursday show, performer to be announced. 10 a.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
Instrument Petting Zoo, with IWU. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
PLG: Out of This World Adventures, 4-5 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. at Children’s Discovery Museum.
Jammie Jamboree, for kids and caregivers. 6-6:30 p.m. in the Normal Public Library book nook.
Romance Me Book Club, for adults. 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Normal Public Library board room.
June 23-24
Make Music Normal, 5-10 p.m. Friday and noon to 10 p.m. Saturday in uptown Normal.
June 23-25
MIOpera presents “The Pirates of Penzance,” 7:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts.
June 23
PLG: Out of This World Adventures, 9-10 a.m. and 11 a.m.-noon at Children’s Discovery Museum.
Sign and Sing with Communication Junction, for kids 5 and under. 10:30-11 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
On-the-Go Story Time, noon-1 p.m., Franklin Park
Family Float Night, 5-6:30 p.m. at Holiday Pool.
Teen Open Mic/Karaoke Night, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Normal Public Library cafe.
Soundboard Concert Series, featuring The Deep Hollow. 6-9 p.m. at Destihl Brewery & Beer Hall.
June 24-25
Illinois Shakespeare Festival Presents “The Comedy of Errors,” at the Ewing Theatre. Showtimes at illinoisshakes.com/plays.
June 24
Downtown Bloomington Farmers Market, 7:30 a.m. to noon; story time, 10-10:30 a.m..
Early Explorers: Out of This World Adventures, 9-10:30 a.m. at Children’s Discovery Museum.
Create with Cricut: Summer Flower Pot, 10-11:30 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Free Saturdays at the Station, drop-in art making 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Illinois Art Station; story time, 10:30-11 a.m. and 11:30-noon.
Sensory-Friendly Morning, 11 a.m. to noon at University Galleries.
All-Ages Artmaking Workshop, noon to 2 p.m. at University Galleries.
Brews at the Zoo, 3-8 p.m. at Miller Park Zoo.
Soundboard Concert Series, featuring Bubbles Brown Duo. 6-9 p.m. at Destihl Brewery & Beer Hall.
Nita Strauss, Summer Storm with guests Lions at the Gate and Heartsick. Doors open at 7 p.m. Show starts at 8 p.m. at The Castle Theatre.
Concert in the Vineyard, featuring Mixtape Mayhem. 7-11 p.m. at Mackinaw Valley Vineyard.
June 25
Needlework Circle, 2-4 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
June 26
Baby Rock, 10-10:30 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Tour Historic Ewing Manor, 4-6 p.m. at Ewing Cultural Center.
Teen Dungeons and Dragons Club, 5-7:30 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
True Crime Book Club, 7-8 p.m., Bloomington
June 27
Twin City Tale Spinners, 10 a.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
Ready, Set, Read! 10-10:45 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Adult Reading Challenge Book Brunch, reading a book about music or musicians. In-person at 10 a.m. in the Normal Public Library board room or virtually on Zoom.
D&D for Kids – Character Creation, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Bloomington Public Library virtual room.
June 28
Itsy Arts: On Location, in partnership with Illinois Art Station for kids 5 and under. 10-11 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Lunchtime Concerts at Withers Park, featuring Brian Choban Jazz Quintet. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tween/Teen Crafternoon, 2-4 p.m. at the Normal Public Library cafe.
Comic Club, featuring “Pawcasso” by Remy Lai. 3-4 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Tales for Tails @ Miller Park, 5-6 p.m., Miller Park
LIVE @ Uptown Circle, featuring Ashley Riley. 6-7:30 p.m. in uptown Normal.
Sensory Swim, 6:30-8 p.m. at Holiday Pool.
Young at Heartland Showcase, 7:30 p.m. at Heartland Theatre.
June 29
Master Gardeners/Master Naturalists Program: Seed Balls,10 a.m.-noon at Children’s Discovery Museum.
June 30
Fantastic Foam & More Science Show, 10-11 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
On-the-Go Story Time, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Miller Park
Young at Heartland Showcases, 2 p.m. at Heartland Theatre.
Family Float Night, 5-6:30 p.m. at Holiday Pool.
Soundboard Concert Series, featuring Them Coulee Boys. 6-9 p.m. at Destihl Brewery & Beer Hall.
Uncle Lucius with guest Nolan Taylor. Doors open at 7 p.m. Show starts at 8 p.m. at The Castle Theatre.
Salsa Lessons & Dance Party, 7:30-11 p.m. at Mackinaw Valley Vineyard.
JULY
July 1-2
Celebrate America, free patriotic concert sponsored by Holiday Spectacular and The Pantagraph, 7 p.m. at Miller Park Bandstand.
July 1, 8, 19-20, 23, 29
Illinois Shakespeare Festival Presents: “The Book of Will,” at the Ewing Theatre. Showtimes at illinoisshakes.com/plays.
July 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29
Illinois Shakespeare Festival Presents Theatre for Young Audiences, at the Ewing Cultural Center grounds. Showtimes at illinoisshakes.com/plays.
July 1-31
Investigate Scientist Scavenger Hunt, visit the Normal Public Library’s second floor service desk to begin.
July 1-16
Exhibition: “Emergence,” curated by Teen Art Group. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the University Galleries of Illinois State University.
July 1
Downtown Bloomington Farmers Market, 7:30 a.m. to noon.
Create with Cricut: Seasonal Sign, 10-11:30 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Saturdays at the Station, drop-in art making 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Illinois Art Station.
Ukulele Fun Jam, 2-4 p.m. at the Normal Public Library cafe.
LIVE @ Uptown Circle, featuring Sarah & The Underground. 6-7:30 p.m. in uptown Normal.
Soundboard Concert Series, featuring The Matchsellers. 6-9 p.m. at Destihl Brewery & Beer Hall.
Union Avenue, 7-8:30 p.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
Concert in the Vineyard, featuring The Mystery Machine. 7-11 p.m. at Mackinaw Valley Vineyard.
July 2
Sensory Swim, 9:30-11 a.m. at Holiday Pool.
Fourth of July Cruise-in on Route 66, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in downtown Atlanta.
July 3
Baby Rock, 10-10:30 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Tour Historic Ewing Manor, 4-6 p.m. at Ewing Cultural Center.
Books on Tap Book Club, 7-8:30 p.m., Lil Beaver Brewery.
July 4
Fourth of July events, 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. at Miller Park. Fireworks at 9:15 p.m.
Happy Birthday America Swim, noon to 4 p.m. at Holiday Pool.
Fourth of July Sky Concert at Fairview Park, 5-10 p.m.
July 5
NPL Knitting and Crocheting Club, 10 a.m. to noon at the Normal Public Library.
Bored Games, for tweens and teens. 2-4 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
LIVE @ Uptown Circle, featuring John Till. 6-7:30 p.m. in uptown Normal.
Hurricanes, Cypress Trees and Other Synonyms for Home, a reading from author Emily Fontenot. 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
July 6
Nitsch Theatre Arts Rising Stars and Singapella present Broadway Rocks! 10 a.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
Art Sparks, for kids. 6-7 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Chicago Farmer, 7-8:30 p.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
July 7, 18, 22, 25-26, 28
Illinois Shakespeare Festival Presents “The Comedy of Errors,” at the Ewing Theatre. Showtimes at illinoisshakes.com/plays.
July 7
Floats & Funnies, ice cream and cartoons from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Family Float Night, 5-6:30 p.m. at Holiday Pool.
First Friday: Get Your 'Kicks' on Route 66, 5-8 p.m. in downtown Bloomington.
Family Paint Night: Bee in Colorful Flowers, 6-8 p.m. at Children’s Discovery Museum.
Movie Night, feature to be announced. 9 p.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
The High Kings, 7:30 p.m. at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts.
The Docksiders, America’s Favorite Yacht Rock Band. Doors open at 7 p.m. Show starts at 8 p.m. at The Castle Theatre.
July 8
ParkLands Foundation Annual Bike Ride, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lexington Keller Park Pavilion.
Downtown Bloomington Farmers Market, 7:30 a.m. to noon.
Saturdays at the Station, drop-in art making 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Illinois Art Station.
Second Saturday Sidewalk Sales, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Bloomington.
LIVE @ Uptown Circle, featuring Megan Maroney. 6-7:30 p.m. in uptown Normal.
This One’s Pink: The Pink Floyd Tribute Experience, 7-8:30 p.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
July 9
Recipe Rotisserie: A Cookbook Club featuring “The Honeysuckle Cookbook: 100 Healthy, Feel-Good Recipes to Live Deliciously” by Dzung Lewis. 2-3:30 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
July 10-11
Pre-School Camp: Dynamic Dinosaurs, 9:30 a.m. July 10 and 11:30 a.m. July 11 at Children’s Discovery Museum.
July 10
Baby Rock, 10-10:30 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Tour Historic Ewing Manor, 4-6 p.m. at Ewing Cultural Center.
Teen Dungeons and Dragons Club, 5-7:30 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
July 11
Macrame Bag Take and Make, for teens and adults. 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Illinois Shakespeare Festival Theatre for Young Audiences, 10 a.m. at Connie LInk Amphitheatre.
Ready, Set, Read! 10-10:45 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Teen Anime Club, 4:30-6 p.m. in the Normal Public Library.
Mystery Book Club, 7-8:45 p.m. at Bloomington Public Library virtual room.
July 12
Active Senior Tours at the Zoo, 8:30-9:30 a.m. at Miller Park Zoo.
Paper Crafting Club, 10 a.m. to noon at the Normal Public Library.
Tween/Teen Crafternoon, 2-4 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Comic Club, featuring “The Tea Dragon Society” by K. O’Neill. 3-4 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Penny Plunge, 5:30 p.m. at Fairview Family Aquatic Center.
LIVE @ Uptown Circle, featuring The Tucked in T’s. 6-7:30 p.m. in uptown Normal.
Stranger than Fiction: A Nonfiction Book Club, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Sensory Swim, 6:30-8 p.m. at Holiday Pool.
July 13, 20, 27
Franklin Park Concerts, featuring Michael Wallace and the Community Concert Band. 7 p.m.
July 13
Terrific Thursday show, performer to be announced. 10 a.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
Master Gardener/Master Naturalist Program: What plants need to grow, 10 a.m. to noon, at Children’s Discovery Museum.
Find Your Voice: How Plastic Bags Changed a Community! Partnering with the Ecology Action Center to read “One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia” by Miranda Paul. 10-11 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
PLG: Time Travelers, 4-5 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. at Children’s Discovery Museum.
Jammie Jamboree, for kids and caregivers. 6-6:30 p.m. in the Normal Public Library book nook.
Medicare Basics, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
July 14-15
Glorious Garden Festival, 1-7 p.m. with events starting at the David Davis Mansion.
The Mike Dobbins Memorial: New Plays from the Heartland Festival, at Heartland Theatre. Showtimes at heartlandtheatre.org/nph.
July 14-16, 20-23, 27-30
“Newsies: the Broadway Musical,” 7:30 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays.
July 14
PLG: Time Travelers, 9-10 a.m. and 11 a.m.-noon at Children’s Discovery Museum.
Sign and Sing with Communication Junction, for kids 5 and under. 10:30-11 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Family Float Night, 5-6:30 p.m. at Holiday Pool.
Prairie Fire Theatre presents An Evening of Opera Under the Stars, 7-8:30 p.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
Salsa Lessons & Dance Party, 7:30-11 p.m. at Mackinaw Valley Vineyard.
July 15-16, 21, 27, 30
Illinois Shakespeare Festival Presents: “The Tempest,” at the Ewing Theatre. Showtimes at illinoisshakes.com/plays.
July 15-16
Third Annual Market Weekend, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m Saturday & 1-4 p.m Sunday in downtown Atlanta.
July 15
Downtown Bloomington Farmers Market, 7:30 a.m. to noon.
Flapjacks & Flamingos at the Zoo, 8-9:30 a.m. at Miller Park Zoo.
Early Explorers: Time Travelers, 9-10:30 a.m. at Children’s Discovery Museum.
Saturdays at the Station, drop-in art making 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Illinois Art Station.
Open Cockpit Day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Prairie Aviation Museum.
Christmas in July open skate, 1-3 p.m. at Bloomington Ice Center.
Biscuits N Gravy Band, 5-6:30 p.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
LIVE @ Uptown Circle, featuring Blue Iris. 6-7:30 p.m. in uptown Normal.
Saturdays on the Square, featuring Dan Hubbard and Kayla Brown. 7 p.m. in downtown Bloomington.
Concert at the Vineyard, featuring Stereotypical. 7-11 p.m. at Mackinaw Valley Vineyard.
July 16
Sensory Swim, 9:30-11 a.m. at Holiday Pool.
Third Sunday Market, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Interstate Center.
July 17-21
Camp Discovery: Cardboard Construction, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Children’s Discovery Museum.
July 17
Baby Rock, 10-10:30 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Tour Historic Ewing Manor, 4-6 p.m. at Ewing Cultural Center.
July 18
Twin City Tale Spinners, 10 a.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
Ready, Set, Read! 10-10:45 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Teen Advisory Council, 4-5 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Fiction Book Club, 7-8 p.m., Bloomington Public Library virtual room.
Poetry Is Normal presents: Lynne Jensen Lampe, for adults. 7-8 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
July 19
NPL Knitting and Crocheting Club, 10 a.m. to noon at the Normal Public Library.
Bored Games, for tweens and teens. 2-4 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
LIVE @ Uptown Circle, featuring twång. 6-7:30 p.m. in uptown Normal.
The Little Mermen: The Ultimate Disney Tribute Band, 7-8:30 p.m. at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts.
July 20
Tater Tots Rocks! 10 a.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
Master Gardener/Master Naturalist Program: Bird sound and feeds, 10 a.m.-noon at Children’s Discovery Museum.
DIY Book Nook, 10-11:30 a.m. or 6-7:30 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Teen Writers’ Workshop, 4-5 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Tech-It-Out, for kids ages 5-12. 4-6 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Sweetwater, 7-8:30 p.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles, Songs from Abbey Road and the Rooftop Concert. 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts.
July 21-23
MIOpera presents “Romeo and Juliet,” 7:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts.
July 21
Illinois Shakespeare Festival Presents Theatre for Young Audiences, 10-11 a.m. at Anderson Park
Family Float Night, 5-6:30 p.m. at Holiday Pool.
July 22
Downtown Bloomington Farmers Market, 7:30 a.m. to noon.
Christmas in July, presented by Uptown Partners. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in uptown Normal.
Medici On the Rocks Festival, 4-10 p.m. on North Street in uptown Normal.
Kevin Hart and the Vibe Tribe, 5-6:30 p.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
Kurt Vile and The Violators, doors open at 7 p.m. Show starts at 8 p.m. at The Castle Theatre.
July 24-28
Kinder Camp: Spy Kids STEAM, 9:30 a.m.-noon at Children’s Discovery Museum.
July 24
Baby Rock, 10-10:30 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Tour Historic Ewing Manor, 4-6 p.m. at Ewing Cultural Center.
Teen Dungeons and Dragons Club, 5-7:30 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
English Language Conversation Group, 5:30-6:30 p.m., STAR Adult Literacy
July 25
Illinois Shakespeare Festival Theatre for Young Audiences, 10 a.m. at Connie LInk Amphitheatre.
Ready, Set, Read! 10-10:45 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Adult Reading Challenge Book Brunch, reading a memoir by an author with a disability or chronic illness. In-person at 10 a.m. in the Normal Public Library board room or virtually on Zoom.
Family STEAM Club, 4-6:30 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
July 26-30
McLean County Fair on the fairgrounds at the Interstate Center. Schedule at mcleancountyfair.org.
Itsy Arts: On Location, in partnership with Illinois Art Station for kids 5 and under. 10-11 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Exhibition Tour and Artmaking Workshop for Adults, noon to 2 p.m. at University Galleries.
Tween/Teen Crafternoon, 2-4 p.m. in the Normal Public Library Cafe.
Comic Club, featuring “Swim Team” by Johnnie Christmas. 3-4 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
LIVE @ Uptown Circle, featuring Bruce Moon. 6-7:30 p.m. in uptown Normal.
July 26
The Language of Flowers, featuring Master Gardener Jan Capodice. 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Sensory Swim, 6:30-8 p.m. at Holiday Pool.
July 27
Master Gardener/Master Naturalist Program: Monarchs, 10 a.m. to noon at Children’s Discovery Museum.
Terrific Thursday show, performer to be announced. 10 a.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
Instrument Petting Zoo, with IWU. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Joe Zaklan Band, 5-6:30 p.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
Jammie Jamboree, for kids and caregivers. 6-6:30 p.m. in the Normal Public Library book nook.
Romance Me Book Club, for adults. 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Normal Public Library board room.
July 28
Sign and Sing with Communication Junction, for kids 5 and under. 10:30-11 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Family Float Night, 5-6:30 p.m. at Holiday Pool.
Teen Murder Mystery Night, 5:30-8 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Kids Night Out: Christmas in July, 6:30-9 p.m. at Anderson Aquatic Center.
July 29
Downtown Bloomington Farmers Market, 7:30 a.m. to noon.
Saturdays at the Station, drop-in art making 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Illinois Art Station.
Pridefest, 4-10 p.m. at The Bistro and on Main Street.
LIVE @ Uptown Circle, featuring Full Circle. 6-7:30 p.m. in uptown Normal.
Ray’s Rockets, 7-8:30 p.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
July 30
Sensory Swim, 9:30-11 a.m. at Holiday Pool.
July 31-Aug. 4
Camp Discovery: STEAM Camp, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Children’s Discovery Museum.
July 31
Baby Rock, 10-10:30 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Tour Historic Ewing Manor, 4-6 p.m. at Ewing Cultural Center.
End of Summer Foam Party, with the Normal Public Library. 4:30-6 p.m. at Underwood Park.
AUGUST
Aug. 1-31
Celebrating Differences Scavenger Hunt, visit the Normal Public Library’s second floor service desk to begin.
Aug. 1 & 3
Illinois Shakespeare Festival Presents: “The Tempest,” 7:30 p.m. at the Ewing Theatre.
Aug. 1
Twin City Tale Spinners, 10 a.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
Genealogy Meetup, 2-3 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
History Reads Book Club (in person), 7-9 p.m., The Junction.
Aug. 2 & 5
Illinois Shakespeare Festival Presents “The Comedy of Errors,” at the Ewing Theatre. Showtimes at illinoisshakes.com/plays.
Aug. 2-3
Stop-Motion Claymation Workshop for Teens, 1-3 p.m. at University Galleries.
Aug. 2
NPL Knitting and Crocheting Club, 10 a.m. to noon at the Normal Public Library.
LIVE @ Uptown Circle, featuring Colt Ball. 6-7:30 p.m. in uptown Normal.
Aug. 3
Master Gardeners/Master Naturalists: Trees, 10 a.m. to noon at Children’s Discovery Museum.
Art Sparks, for kids. 6-7 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Aug. 4
BN Sunrise Rotary’s Brats and Bags, 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. downtown Bloomington.
Family Float Night, 5-6:30 p.m. at Holiday Pool.
First Friday: Downtown Dog Days, 5-8 p.m. in downtown Bloomington.
Family Paint Night: Mountain Landscape, 6-8 p.m. at Children’s Discovery Museum.
Illinois Shakespeare Festival Presents: “The Book of Will,” 8 p.m. at the Ewing Theatre.
Aug. 5
Downtown Bloomington Farmers Market, 7:30 a.m. to noon.
Saturdays at the Station, drop-in art making 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Illinois Art Station.
27th Annual Antique Auto Show, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the David Davis Mansion.
Sensory-Friendly Morning, 11 a.m. to noon at University Galleries.
All-Ages Artmaking Workshop, noon to 2 p.m., University Galleries.
Ukulele Fun Jam, 2-4 p.m. at the Normal Public Library cafe.
Family Open House Night, 4 p.m. at the Community Activity Center in Normal.
LIVE @ Uptown Circle, featuring Kickin’ & Pickin’. 6-7:30 p.m. in uptown Normal.
Saturdays on the Square, featuring Rod Tuffcurls and The Bench Press. 7 p.m. in downtown Bloomington.
Aug. 6
Houndmouth, Chartreuse and Chandeliers Tour. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. at The Castle Theatre.
Aug. 7-8
Pre-School Camp: Creatures & Critters, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Children’s Discovery Museum.
Aug. 7
Tour Historic Ewing Manor, 4-6 p.m. at Ewing Cultural Center.
Books on Tap, 7-8-30 p.m. at Lil Beaver Brewery.
Aug. 8
Fabric Scrap Ladybug Magnets Take and Make, for teens and adults. 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Terrific Thursday show, performer to be announced. 10 a.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
Teen Anime Club, 4:30-6 p.m. in the Normal Public Library.
Mystery Book Club, 7-8:45 p.m., Bloomington Public Library virtual room.
Aug. 9
Active Senior Tours at the Zoo, 8:30-9:30 a.m. at Miller Park Zoo.
Paper Crafting Club, 10 a.m. to noon at the Normal Public Library.
LIVE @ Uptown Circle, featuring Gettin’ Pretty With It. 6-7:30 p.m. in uptown Normal.
Stranger Than Fiction: A Nonfiction Book Club, featuring “Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth” by Sarah Smarsh. 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Sensory Swim, 6:30-8 p.m. at Holiday Pool.
Aug. 10-13, 17-20
Coalescence Theatre Project presents “Once on This Island,” 7 p.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
Aug. 10
Nitsch Theatre Arts Rising Stars and Singapella present Broadway Summer Fun! 10 a.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
Phishing Scams and Identity Theft program, 10-11 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Exhibition Tour and Artmaking Workshop for Adults, 1-3 p.m. at University Galleries.
Tween/Teen Crafternoon, 2-4 p.m. in the Normal Public Library Cafe.
Jammie Jamboree, for kids and caregivers. 6-6:30 p.m. in the Normal Public Library book nook.
Aug. 11
Sign and Sing with Communication Junction, for kids 5 and under. 10:30-11 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Family Float Night, 5-6:30 p.m. at Holiday Pool.
Joe Stamm Band, Wild Man album release party. Doors open at 7 p.m. Show starts at 8 p.m. at The Castle Theatre.
Aug. 12-13, 19-20
Sunflower Days, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Rader Family Farms.
Aug. 12
Downtown Bloomington Farmers Market, 7:30 a.m. to noon.
Saturdays at the Station, drop-in art making 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Illinois Art Station.
Second Saturday Sidewalk Sales, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Bloomington.
Ice Cream Social & School Supply Drive for BHS, noon to 3 p.m. at Miller Park Zoo.
Cultural Fest, noon to 6:30 p.m. at Miller Park.
Cruisin’ Uptown Normal, 4-8 p.m. in uptown Normal.
Aug. 13
Sensory Swim, 9:30-11 a.m. at Holiday Pool.
“To the Max” 2K Obstacle Challenge, noon at Maxwell Park.
Aug. 14
Tour Historic Ewing Manor, 4-6 p.m. at Ewing Cultural Center.
Teen Dungeons and Dragons Club, 5-7:30 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
An Inside Look: “Grand Horizons,” meet directors and designers from the Heartland Theatre Company. 7-8 p.m. at the Community Activity Center.
Aug. 15
Teen Advisory Council, 4-5 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Fiction Book Club, 7-8 p.m. Bloomington Public Library virtual room.
Poetry Is Normal, with the theme: Anniversaries, 7-8 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Aug. 16
NPL Knitting and Crocheting Club, 10 a.m. to noon at the Normal Public Library.
LIVE @ Uptown Circle, featuring NoRobot. 6-7:30 p.m. in uptown Normal.
Aug. 17
Teen Writers’ Workshop, 4-5 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Tech-It-Out, for kids ages 5-12. 4-6 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
The Menzingers, doors open at 6:30 p.m, show starts at 7:30 p.m., at the Castle Theatre.
Aug. 18-19
Eddie Griffin, early shows at 7 p.m. with doors open at 6 p.m. Late shows at 9:45 p.m. with doors open at 9 p.m. at The Castle Theatre.
Aug. 18
Tiny Chefs, storytime and hands-on “cooking.” 10-10:45 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Family Float Night, 5-6:30 p.m. at Holiday Pool.
Aug. 19
Downtown Bloomington Farmers Market, 7:30 a.m. to noon.
Saturdays at the Station, drop-in art making 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Illinois Art Station.
Corvette Corral, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in downtown Atlanta.
Crop Till You Drop, crafting for adults. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Open Cockpit Day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Prairie Aviation Museum.
Sensory-Friendly Morning, 11 a.m. to noon at University Galleries.
All-Ages Artmaking Workshop, noon to 2 p.m., University Galleries.
Front Street Music Festival, 2-10 p.m. at Jazz Upfront and on Front Street.
LIVE @ Uptown Circle, featuring Hello Bob. 6-7:30 p.m. in uptown Normal.
An Evening with Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts.
Aug. 20
Third Sunday Market, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Interstate Center.
Inside Out Free Arts Festival, noon to 3 p.m. at Miller Park Pavilion.
Aug. 21
Tour Historic Ewing Manor, 4-6 p.m. at Ewing Cultural Center.
Quarter Auction, doors open at 5 p.m. Auction begins at 6 p.m. at The Barn III Dinner Theatre and Event Center.
English Language Conversation Group, 5:30-6:30 p.m., STAR Adult Literacy.
Aug. 22
Adult Reading Challenge Book Brunch, reading a book about or set in the Midwest. In-person at 10 a.m. in the Normal Public Library board room or virtually on Zoom.
Aug. 23
Itsy Arts: On Location, in partnership with Illinois Art Station for kids 5 and under. 10-11 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
LIVE @ Uptown Circle, featuring The Neals. 6-7:30 p.m. in uptown Normal.
Aug. 24
PLG: Underwater Explorations, 4-5 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. at Children’s Discovery Museum.
Jammie Jamboree, for kids and caregivers. 6-6:30 p.m. in the Normal Public Library book nook.
Romance Me Book Club, for adults. 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Normal Public Library board room.
emily the band, 7-8:30 p.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
PLG: Underwater Explorations, 9-10 a.m. and11 a.m.-noon at Children’s Discovery Museum.
Aug. 25
Sign and Sing with Communication Junction, for kids 5 and under. 10:30-11 a.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Family Float Night, 5-6:30 p.m. at Holiday Pool.
School Spirit Night open skate, 6:30-8 p.m. at Bloomington Ice Center.
Aug. 26-27
The Farmstead Fair, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Rader Family Farms.
Sweet Corn Circus, in uptown Normal. Details to come.
Illinois Deer and Beer Fest, at the Interstate Center. Schedule at deerandbeerfest.com.
Aug. 26
Early Explorers: Underwater Explorations, 9-10:30 a.m. at Children’s Discovery Museum.
Downtown Bloomington Farmers Market, 7:30 a.m. to noon.
Saturdays on the Square, featuring Chicago Farmer and The Field Notes. 7 p.m. in downtown Bloomington.
Wildermore, 7-8:30 p.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre.
Aug. 28
Tour Historic Ewing Manor, 4-6 p.m. at Ewing Cultural Center.
Teen Dungeons and Dragons Club, 5-7:30 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Aug. 30
All About Solar, featuring Larissa Armstrong, assistant director of the Ecology Action Center. 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
LIVE @ Uptown Circle, featuring Christina Eltrevoog. 6-7:30 p.m. in uptown Normal.
Aug. 31
Adult DIY: Printmaking Workshop, 10-11 a.m. or 6-7:30 p.m. at the Normal Public Library.
Newski, 7-8:30 p.m. at Connie Link Amphitheatre. | https://pantagraph.com/life-entertainment/local/bloomington-normal-summer-fun-hundreds-of-events-planned/article_6c70ee84-f50c-11ed-91ad-1bafa51fe026.html | 2023-06-12T18:01:26 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/life-entertainment/local/bloomington-normal-summer-fun-hundreds-of-events-planned/article_6c70ee84-f50c-11ed-91ad-1bafa51fe026.html |
Four years after he absconded from state custody while attending a church service in Lincoln, a former Nebraska inmate is back in custody, according to authorities.
Antonio Collier, 36, had been considered an escapee since May 19, 2019, when he failed to return to the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln after getting permission to attend church, authorities said in a news release.
Police in Roseville, Michigan, arrested Collier on Sunday and took him to the the Macomb County jail, the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services said in the news release.
Upon his return to Nebraska, Collier will resume the four- to five-year sentence he started on April 3, 2018, for a burglary conviction out of Douglas County.
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And the 36-year-old will be prosecuted for departure from state custody.
Prosecutors in Lancaster County charged Collier in June 2019 with escape, a class 3 felony.
In court records, investigators with the corrections department said Collier had an hour pass to attend services at Our Savior's Lutheran Church that Sunday afternoon.
An hour after his pass expired, the 36-year-old called the community corrections facility and reported he was running late due to car problems, Correctional Services Investigator Ross Bartlett said in the probable cause statement for a warrant for Collier's arrest.
Staff at the facility told Collier he needed to return the facility as soon as possible, Bartlett said.
But he never showed, prompting a Lancaster County judge to sign a warrant for his arrest June 5, 2019.
Inmates at the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln are allowed to work and go to school or religious services with prior approval and supervision. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-courts/four-years-after-absconding-nebraska-inmate-back-in-custody-authorities-say/article_9d97100e-0940-11ee-a246-6b56eb71adaa.html | 2023-06-12T18:01:55 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-courts/four-years-after-absconding-nebraska-inmate-back-in-custody-authorities-say/article_9d97100e-0940-11ee-a246-6b56eb71adaa.html |
A man who was pulled from the water of the Hudson River in Chelsea has died, according to police.
A New York City Parks employee saw the man jump into the river just before 11:30 p.m. Sunday at West 17th Street and Eleventh Avenue near Chelsea Piers, and immediately called 911, police said.
First responders raced to the scene and an FDNY marine unit later retrieved the 30-year-old man from the water. CPR was performed on the man before he was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, according to police.
The man's name has not been released.
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Dramatic video shows Good Samaritans, Florida deputy help rescue mother, 5 children from minivan
A fast-thinking Florida deputy and some Good Samaritans helped rescue a mother and five kids last week when their minivan overturned in Hillsborough County.
All five children are doing well, if a little bruised and shaken, Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a press conference.
"Tuesday evening around 5:30 in the afternoon, Mindy Bosshart was on the way home," Chronister said. "She had all five of her children in the van with her, ranging from infants up to 10 years of age. She was northbound on 301, entering the southbound entrance ramp."
Good Samaritans, 8-year-old 'sprung into action'
Bosshart believed the six-lane highway was clear and made a left-hand turn, Chronister said, but didn't see a vehicle coming. She was struck, and the minivan came to rest on its side on a steep embankment. But witnesses were quick to help, he said.
"Immediately, instead of putting their head in the sand or staying in their lane in the shadow of their own comfort, we had Good Samaritans jump out that witnessed this accident and immediately sprung into action," Chronister said. "Went over, started securing the vehicle as best as they could to make sure it wasn't going to roll down this steep embankment and started rescuing children from inside the car."
Bosshart told 7 News in Miami that it was her 8-year-old son who started getting them out.
“My son being very clearheaded, he was like, ‘Mom, open the sunroof,'” she said, “so it opened. He was able to climb out.” But she could tell vehicle wasn't stable so she stayed inside and called 911.
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Sergeant Donnie Rizer was nearby when he got the call, the sheriff said, and he sped to the scene where he, "in true Sgt. Rizer fashion, immediately brought calm to a lot of chaos," Chronister said.
Rizer's body cam video shows his arrival after witnesses had already rescued some of the children. The deputy saw the vehicle moving and asked for volunteers to hold the minivan steady, and then ducked inside the small sunroof to help a frantic young girl tangled in her seat belt get freed so she could pull herself out.
“I’m going to come get you, OK? It’s OK, baby,” said Rizer as he reached for her seat belt buckle.
The mother, still inside, was in shock, the sheriff said. Rizer asked her how many children she had.
"He realizes rapidly that there was still one child, a young boy, that's unaccounted for," the sheriff said.
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Deputy climbs through sunroof for rescue
Rizer hunted all over the vehicle without luck. Sunroofs are not large openings, and Rizer was forced to remove his vest and equipment belt to squeeze inside. Finally, the previously unresponsive child began to stir and the deputy spotted two small fingers. The child's car seat had torn loose and was in the floor between the seats where it couldn't be seen. Rizer successfully got the boy and then the mother out of the minivan.
Rizer and Chronister talked to Bosshart recently, the sheriff said. "She made sure to tell me that God had his hands all over her and her family that evening, and I said 'Yes, ma'am, He sure did, over not just your family but the other family.'" Everyone walked away from that crash, Chronister said.
“My son had a concussion, the one I mentioned opening the sunroof. My oldest daughter had a fractured clavicle,” Bosshart told 7 News. “That’s it, just bumps and bruises.”
"I tell you what, this video truly shows the best of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, but it also shows the best of this community," Chronister said. "We see these good Samaritans and how they sprung into action and put their own lives at risk trying to hold that car that was unstable, that could have slid away at any movement. They placed themselves in harm's way to make sure that these children and this mother were rescued from that car."
Rizer said when he got there, there were from a half-dozen to a dozen people already in action. They already had two children out, he said, and as Rizer approached, one man was pulling a baby out through the sunroof.
"If anyone out there's watching," Chronister said, "knows who these Good Samaritans in these videos are, please, I'm asking you, have them call me, because I want to thank each and every one of them." | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2023/06/12/florida-deputy-bystanders-rescue-children-mother-crash/70313636007/ | 2023-06-12T18:07:44 | 0 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2023/06/12/florida-deputy-bystanders-rescue-children-mother-crash/70313636007/ |
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ATLANTIC CITY — First responders performed CPR on a swimmer and rescued another from the ocean Sunday night, city officials said.
Firefighters found a swimmer lying on the North Carolina Avenue beach about 6:40 p.m. and another trapped on a rock pilling, the city's Office of Emergency Management said Monday.
The swimmer on the beach was unresponsive, prompting rescuers to perform CPR. The swimmer was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus, but their condition was unavailable Monday.
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VINELAND — A Gloucester County man rescued from his burning pickup truck after it ran into a car dealership last month now faces charges in the crash, police said.
Brian Sheared, 44, of Newfield, was charged Thursday with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, failure to maintain lane, failure to make an address change, being an uninsured motorist, failure to install an ignition interlock device, operating a vehicle while unlicensed and touring privilege violation, police said in a news release.
On May 19, Sheared's 2018 Ram was northbound on Delsea Drive when it hit a guardrail, reentered the road, hit a traffic light, crossed an intersection and crashing into AG Auto Group.
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SOMERS POINT — Police questioned an unidentified person after a threat was made against St. Joseph's Regional School on Sunday.
The threat was made about 10 a.m., prompting police to investigate both the church and school grounds, as well as surrounding areas, with officers and bomb-detection dogs, Chief Robert Somers said Sunday.
The area was deemed safe after evidence linked to the threat wasn't found.
The person responsible for the threat was "identified and questioned," and police determined the threat to not be credible, Somers said.
Somers did not say whether charges were filed.
Activities at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, which is adjacent to the school, were canceled for safety concerns, Somers said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/threat-st-joseph-somers-point/article_d5e507a2-0929-11ee-a547-07fd7a261d95.html | 2023-06-12T18:14:59 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/threat-st-joseph-somers-point/article_d5e507a2-0929-11ee-a547-07fd7a261d95.html |
ABSECON — Daniel J. Dooley, superintendent of the local K-8 school district, was named Atlantic County Superintendent of the Year, school officials said Monday.
Dooley won the award at the Atlantic County Association of School Administrators' year-end meeting Thursday at Sweetwater Marina and Riverdeck in Mullica Township, becoming the first in the district's history to be granted the accolade.
“I am truly honored to be recognized as Superintendent of the Year by the ACASA, and I am truly grateful for the opportunity to represent the collective knowledge, devotion, and passion of my peers,” Dooley said in a news release. “After experiencing a life-threatening health scare earlier this year at the same time as my wife was giving birth to our first child, I am so thankful for the continued support, assistance and commitment from every person at Absecon Public Schools, from the Absecon Board of Education, to my administrative team, to our dedicated teaching and support staff and beyond."
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ACASA President Robin Chieco, superintendent of Hammonton schools, said Dooley demonstrated leadership for learning, communication, professionalism and community involvement this past year.
“The organization also recognized Dr. Dooley’s commitment and efforts in our continued work towards increasing programs of equity and equality and professional development opportunities as the county representative for the Leadership Diversity state committee,” Chieco said. “We look forward to his continued leadership within our organization.”
Dooley came to the district in July 2018, having been a K-12 administrator for 15 years in other districts.
Dooley is likely known best locally for his implementation of therapy dogs, Skye and Hope, to support students' well-being, as well as for community outreach. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/education/absecons-dooley-named-atlantic-county-superintendent-of-the-year/article_a799d904-0933-11ee-b77c-af4e949bb290.html | 2023-06-12T18:15:06 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/education/absecons-dooley-named-atlantic-county-superintendent-of-the-year/article_a799d904-0933-11ee-b77c-af4e949bb290.html |
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ORLANDO, Fla. – A blood drive happening right now in Orlando honors the 49 victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting and also remembers how the Orlando community came together seven years ago.
OneBlood has parked a Big Red Bus outside Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Orlando, where it will be until 8 p.m. That’s also where tonight’s remembrance ceremony will be.
Seven years ago a gunman went into the Pulse nightclub, killing 49 people and injuring dozens more.
In the days after the shooting, blood drives were a way for people to give back, with hundreds, if not thousands lining up around Central Florida to donate.
Seven years later, people are still donating blood. Celeste Roberson says despite being a little girl when the shooting happened, she wants to honor the lives lost.
“I remember actually coming out with my mom to help pass out flowers,” Roberson said. “And I am a part of the community, so I want to help out my community and every year I want to help remember them and remember what happened and know that we can still make a change and we can still help.”
Blood donations have extra significance this year.
The Food and Drug Administration last month updated guidelines that did away with the requirement that men who have sex with men abstain from sex for three months prior to donating.
It was a rule that prevented many in the LGBTQ+ community from giving blood after Pulse.
You can find other places to donate blood on the One Blood website.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – People from across Central Florida are visiting the interim Pulse Memorial to mark seven years since the mass shooting that took 49 lives.
During a gathering early Monday, dozens marked the exact moment when a gunman opened fire at the Pulse nightclub on June 12, 2016.
Julie Lozada was among the people who returned to the site to honor the victims.
“That night, I think what was the most telling is you could hear all the cell phones going off inside, people trying to figure out if their loved ones were there,” Lozada said.
Later in the morning, Congressman Darren Soto spent several minutes at the interim memorial to reflect on the tragedy.
“I’m brought back to the experiences that we all had in Orlando helping support the families of those lost,” Soto said. “It’s hard not to be pierced by the both the love and the terror that happened here as you walk through and see photo after photo.”
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Wanda Barrett was one of several who offered prayers at the site of the tragedy.
“I just came out because my heart was heavy today and I came out to show support,” Barrett said. “We need to stop the violence. We’re Americans, United States. We need to be united.”
No official event was scheduled at the interim memorial, but security was present as hundreds were expected to visit the location throughout the day.
A Pulse remembrance ceremony was scheduled at the Doctor Philips Center for the Performing Arts for 7 p.m. Monday.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Farmers Insurance Group is no longer writing new property insurance policies in Florida, the company confirmed to News 6 on Friday.
A memo sent to agents and obtained by News 6 shows Farmers instituted a restriction on writing new policies in the state, effective Feb. 1.
“In Florida especially, we’ve seen a mix of various unique challenges, and catastrophe costs are at historically high levels,” the memo said. “Housing prices are increasing, and inventory supply and demand, lumber prices and costs of labor are contributing to the increase. These issues also are increasing the costs of claims, which in turnm drives down profitability.”
In response to our inquiry, a Farmers representative put out the following statement:
With catastrophe costs at historically high levels and reconstruction costs continuing to climb, we implemented a pause on writing new homeowners policies to more effectively manage our risk exposure.
Luis Sahagun, Farmers Insurance Spokesman
An agent with Farmers who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of their job said the insurance company was also looking at the future of doing business in Florida altogether.
“There’s supposed to be news about what the state of Florida is going to bring and whether Farmers is going to stay or go and what they’re gonna do with agents,” the agent said.
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If Farmers were to leave the state, the company would have to notify the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation and have a plan in place that gives homeowners ample notice, according to Lisa Miller, a former deputy insurance commissioner for the state of Florida who is now an insurance advisor.
The agent said the company is dealing with a combination of recent hurricanes and a lack of sound actuarial policies, and the lawsuit problem -- the amount of cases involving insurance companies -- in Florida likely contributed to Farmers’ issues in the state. Florida lawmakers attempted to address this with two special sessions last year meant to rein in legal costs for insurers.
“To me, (Farmers) didn’t know what they were doing when they came into the state,” the agent said. “All the other companies have market restrictions.”
Farmers first started selling insurance in Florida in 2018.
In the meantime, Miller, said homeowners should make sure their homes are “wind-worthy,” but they should also call their insurance agents and be direct, asking, “Is Farmers thinking of leaving the market?”
“It just makes sense to check in with your insurance agent two or three times a year to find out anything new about your insurance company. There is no such thing anymore as an annual renewal. Frequent communication is best,” said Miller.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Get amped everyone, June 17 is International Surfing Day.
According to the Days of the Year website, this day was started in 2005 by Surfing Magazine and the Surfrider Foundation.
While Surfing Magazine no longer exists, Surfrider does, and they work hard to help protect our oceans.
Surfrider, a nonprofit organization, that bills itself as “dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s ocean, waves and beaches, for all people, through a powerful activist network.”
How do you celebrate? Go out and surf, take a surf lesson, organize a beach cleanup, donate to Surfrider or another great organization dedicated to preserving the ocean and its resources.
You can use Surfrider’s finder tool to find an International Surfing Day event near you.
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In Central Florida, there are 137 miles of coastline to explore, with 47 in Volusia, 18 in Flagler and 72 in Brevard.
Visit Florida has plenty of Central Florida breaks on their list of top surfing spots in Florida that include Sebastian Inlet, Cocoa Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Ponce Inlet and Flagler Beach.
WKMG Digital Journalist Jacob Langston wipes out on a wave
Before you hit the waves, make sure you brush up on surfing etiquette if you’re new to the sport. Seasoned surfers should already know this information, but here are 10 surf tips – with handy illustrations – that will help educate you on some of the unwritten rules of the ocean, according to the website surfinghandbook.com.
If you want to try surfing without the risk of sharks, jellyfish and other sea creatures, Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park offers open surf sessions and private surf events in their wave pool.
The water park offers two different experiences to break into the curls: open surf and private surf.
During open surf, guests can join in with other groups of surfers in the mornings beginning at 6:45 a.m., or evening surf 30 minutes after the park closes to normal park guests.
If you would like to learn more or book a session you can call 407-560-7873 or email.
Click here to learn more about Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon surf experiences.
You can also share this holiday on social media using the hashtag #surfday and let all your friends know how this holiday is important to you.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The Holy Land Experience’s eponymous coliseum building, which was once visible from I-4 in Orlando, is no more.
Sky 6 aerials on Monday show the building completely torn down as demolition continues on the Christian theme park.
AdventHealth is tearing down the defunct biblical park to put up an emergency facility at the corner of Conroy Road and Vineland Road, right off I-4.
The coliseum held The Church of All Nations, where shows were performed, including the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
The only building that appears to still be standing is The Scriptorium, which housed biblical artifacts.
The roughly 15-acre park first opened in Feb. 2001, by pastor Marvin Rosenthal. Rosenthal was the founder of the missionary organization Zion’s Hope, which bought land in Orlando in 1989. In 2007, the park was sold to Trinity Broadcasting Network, which owned the park till it began to struggle and eventually close in 2021.
AdventHealth bought the theme park property for a reported $32 million.
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BOISE, Idaho — For one night this upcoming season, three Idaho prep games are returning to Boise State's Blue turf.
Players from six teams will play on The Blue for the "Battle in Boise", a triple-header at Albertsons Stadium on Friday, Sept. 1.
Burley high school football coach Cameron Andersen, who helped organize the event, sees this as an opportunity to highlight the football talent in the Gem State.
"I've been working for a few years on a concept similar to what the Rocky Mountain Rumble is in Pocatello, but really just Idaho-based," Andersen said. "Idaho schools versus Idaho schools, showcasing our best talents inside that stadium.
Coach Andersen has been one of the driving forces behind the change, but it wasn't an easy feat.
"It's been a struggle at times," Andersen said, "but Coach Avalos at Boise State and Mr. Dickey are so focused on building high school relationships because they know that we feed some of the talents that are coming into their state."
It's been several years since regular-season high school football was played at Albertsons Stadium, but Andersen says it's thanks to donors they were able to bring the series back to The Blue.
"There's really been a divide, I think, over years past and a lot of people have found it complicated to get into that venue," Andersen said, "but I approached them and they started working with me. I got to work with Nathan Burke over at facilities and we got a really good donor who is going to cover some costs, and we created an event where six schools are going to be playing at Boise State on September 1."
- Oakley vs Kendrick - 3 PM
- Emmett vs Fruitland - 5:30 PM
- Burley vs Vallivue - 8 PM
"Oakley and Kendrick in a matchup of the two-state champions from eight-man will be at three," Andersen said. "Emmett and Fruitland in an absolute rivalry that's been there for years and years and years will be game two at 5:30. And then Burley and Vallivue will be the late game under the lights at eight o'clock."
On the Burley Bobcats squad, senior wide receiver Gatlin Bair, one of the top-ranked recruits in the country
Tickets go on sale July 10, and to make things as fan-friendly as possible, one ticket gets you into all three games.
"We worked really hard and a lot of people have got it done," Andersen said. "This really demonstrates the capacity of Boise State really wanting high schools to use their facility and really trying to build their relationships with them."
According to Coach Andersen, this event could turn into a multi-day event in 2024.
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A message of compassion welcomes visitors to Great Expectations, 4950 Broadway.
GARY — When families first walk into Great Expectations, they are greeted by an eye-catching graphic.
"If you think my hands are full, you should see my heart," the sign reads.
For families who have children on the autism spectrum, finding appropriate education and care can be a challenge. For families in Gary, options within city limits are limited. However, they will soon have another option in Great Expectations, an applied behavior analysis center for children with autism, set to officially open June 24.
Applied behavior analysis centers offer structured learning, life skills, one-on-one therapies and more for families seeking specialized education for their children with autism. Great Expectations is set to provide programming for ages 3 to 12, but staffers will help families with children of all ages seek out resources elsewhere.
A classroom inside of Great Expectations, where children with autism can focus on honing social, behavior and life skills.
The center, 4950 Broadway, has multiple classrooms, a conference room, a recreational gym room and a sensory room; the latter is designed to provide comfort and calm to children with sensory-processing challenges. Students will have the opportunity to work daily with a registered behavior technician who helps with behavior regulation and social skills.
Shanks said she was inspired to start Great Expectations because she has a nephew with autism and noticed how many of his behaviors go unmonitored because of a lack of available resources. But she had a boss whose two autistic children were enrolled in programs where they received specialized attention, and she noticed positive changes in their behavior.
That got her wondering how her nephew's behavior might have changed if he had access to more resources from a young age like they did.
"So I decided to push for more resources here," she said.
Shanks has had numerous parents expressing frustrations in finding the proper programs for their children, let alone programs in which they can immediately begin.
"I have parents calling me, saying they've been on program waitlists for two to three, even four to five years," Shanks said.
She hopes families who have been waiting to enroll their children in programs will explore options through Great Expectations.
Great Expectations staff Vice President Keyna Rodgers, behavior analyst Miken Brouwer and Director Marilyn Shanks discuss the center's officia…
Shanks, Vice President Keyna Rodgers and board-certified behavior analyst Miken Brouwer are looking to add more specialists to their team.
"We really need good people to provide these services, to provide kids with a voice," Brouwer said. "I absolutely love what I do and love to work with families to find a holistic approach to treatment."
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Great Expectations' official opening from 2 to 6 p.m. June 24 at 4950 Broadway in Gary will include a DJ, bounce house, free food and an opportunity to see the facilities.
Certified specialists will begin to offer behavior assessments June 20. Contact info@greatexpectationsaba.com or visit the Great Expectations ABA Facebook page for information.
Great Expectations staff Vice President Keyna Rodgers, behavior analyst Miken Brouwer and Director Marilyn Shanks discuss the center's official opening, scheduled for June 24, at 4950 Broadway. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/education/center-for-children-with-autism-opens-in-gary/article_ce4516e6-0586-11ee-810f-ef510c5db89b.html | 2023-06-12T18:21:39 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/education/center-for-children-with-autism-opens-in-gary/article_ce4516e6-0586-11ee-810f-ef510c5db89b.html |
MICHIGAN CITY — The pop-up exhibit at the LaPorte County Historical Society Museum celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Old Lighthouse Museum.
The exhibit, set up in the front corner of the museum, features a timeline of the OLM’s history, including the building of the lighthouse in 1858 and its renovation in 1904. The lighthouse was sold as government surplus in the 1960s, museum Director Danielle Adams said. Soon after, the Michigan City Historical Society bought the property, recognizing its importance as the only lighthouse in Indiana, and turned it into a museum.
“It had been crumbling to dirt,” Adams said. “Vandalized, windows were broken, spray paint [on] everything.” It cost about$100,000 to clean up the lighthouse. It officially opened as the Old Lighthouse Museum in 1973 and doubles as the Michigan City Historical Society Museum.
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The museum offers a mix of local naval and Michigan City history. Naval, fishing and shipwreck-related artifacts occupy the first floor, while information on the lighthouse-keepers occupies the higher levels.
One of the most notable keepers was Harriet Colfax, from 1861 to 1904. She retired in her 80s and was the oldest keeper in the U.S. at the time.
The OLM pop-up exhibit is on display until July 20 at the LaPorte County Historical Museum, but Adams suggests that visitors take advantage of the OLM as much as they can.
“Even if you only have 10 minutes, just do a lap. It’s worth it, it’s absolutely worth it. The volunteers and caretakers put in so much work, and they continue to put in so much work, the work’s never done.”
In fact, the OLM just received a new collection of slides to be organized and cataloged.
“We have so many cool experiences in this county, we’re really lucky,” Adams said. “I would try to get the people of Michigan City and LaPorte County in general to go and take advantage of this fantastic resource.”
To learn more about the Old Lighthouse Museum, visit mchistorical.org. To learn more about LaPorte County history, visit laportecountyhistory.org. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/michigan-city/old-lighthouse-museum-celebrates-50-years-with-laporte-county-pop-up-exhibit/article_a34102d2-06eb-11ee-8e14-33b1f2423c40.html | 2023-06-12T18:21:45 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/michigan-city/old-lighthouse-museum-celebrates-50-years-with-laporte-county-pop-up-exhibit/article_a34102d2-06eb-11ee-8e14-33b1f2423c40.html |
FORT SMITH, Ark. — A federal judge last month ordered BP Energy Co. of Houston to pay $18 million to Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. of Fort Smith for breach of contract for not delivering enough natural gas during the record-breaking snow and cold of February 2021.
If you recall, AOG, a subsidiary of Summit Utilities, sued BP Energy in 2021 for failing to fulfill gas supply obligations during Winter Storm Uri.
AOG was seeking $34 million in damages, according to the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Fort Smith.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — If you drive along Arkansas highways, you've probably noticed the humorous signs that pop up on those large digital billboards.
Fayetteville driver Matt Becker said he noticed a sign a while back that caught his attention.
"Camp in the Ozarks, not in the left lane," Becker said. "I thought it was very clever."
Ultimately, these humorous electronic signs are meant to share safety tips, just in a way that might capture your attention a bit better.
"If it's funny, then perhaps they'll be a little more memorable and perhaps they'll remember to do that thing," said Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) ITS Engineer Joseph Hawkins.
A few examples of past signs include:
- Buckle up. That seatbelt looks good on you
- Don't speed. Do a good deed
- Drive hammered, get nailed
Though Arkansas doesn't have comedy writers on the payroll, they are looking at what other states' Department of Transportation are using on their signs and then they are bringing that home.
"Our leadership asked us to develop a policy on our DMS—digital message signs—and at that time we looked around to see what other state D.O.T.'s were doing and there were lots of great examples out there," Hawkins said.
"So, instead of reinventing the wheel, we saw what worked and we collected this list. We added a few of our own."
Arkansas' state-wide traffic management team decides which sayings will be used. You won't see them every day though, only on Mondays and Fridays. ARDOT leaders don't want them to lose their effectiveness.
"I would ask drivers to always pay attention to the message board, because if we have some actual information that will help your drive, we're going to post it," Hawkins said.
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Grand jury indicts Cochise County man accused of falsifying signatures to qualify for constable
A grand jury indicted a Cochise County man for falsifying signatures to qualify for constable in the county’s precinct #5, announced Attorney General Kris Mayes on Friday.
Following an investigation by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, Brent Thomas Tadasi Kusama was indicted on April 17 with nine felony counts of criminal charges alleging he filed nomination petitions containing falsified signatures to qualify to run for constable between July 2021 to April 2022.
According to the indictment, on March 28, 2022, Kusama completed verifications on the back of eight petitions knowing that they contained false or forged information about the electors on the front.
Kusama is facing one charge of felony fraudulent schemes and practices which carries a penalty of up to 2.5 years in prison and a $150,000 fine. He is also facing eight charges of felony presentment of a false instrument for filing and signing of petitions violation. He could face up to two years in prison for each false filing.
He is also facing two counts of signing petitions violations, a misdemeanor, which come with maximum penalties of up to $2,500 in fines and six months in jail.
Kusama is scheduled to be arraigned at 9 a.m. on July 7 in Cochise County Superior Court. Assistant Attorney General Todd Lawson is prosecuting this case. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2023/06/12/ag-grand-jury-indicts-cochise-county-man-accused-of-falsifying-signatures-to-qualify-for-constable/70308477007/ | 2023-06-12T18:25:21 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2023/06/12/ag-grand-jury-indicts-cochise-county-man-accused-of-falsifying-signatures-to-qualify-for-constable/70308477007/ |
BANGOR- The Bangor Police Department is looking for a person who robbed a convenience store and stole a vehicle on Sunday night.
At about 11:45 p.m. a man walked into the Circle K convenience store on Broadway and produced a weapon.
The clerk pushed the panic button to summon police.
Bangor Police Sgt. Jason McAmbley says the suspect allegedly threatened the clerk, stole some items from the store and allegedly attempted to abduct the clerk.
The clerk was able to get away.
The suspect stole the clerk’s vehicle, a silver 2001 Toyota Avalon with Washington State plates.
The plate number is BSW5858.
The alleged suspect is described as a light-complected man, approximately 5 feet 2 inches tall, 130-150 pounds.
He was wearing a green sweatshirt with a black hoodie underneath.
He had a gray hat, blue jeans, and gray sneakers.
Anyone who has seen the stolen vehicle , the male suspect, or has information as to his whereabouts, is asked to contact the Bangor Police Department at 947-7384.
You can leave an anonymous tip by calling 947-7382, extension 3. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/police-search-convenience-store-robbery-suspect/article_51cd0e08-0945-11ee-bb6a-b3d5a22b5d89.html | 2023-06-12T18:28:03 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/police-search-convenience-store-robbery-suspect/article_51cd0e08-0945-11ee-bb6a-b3d5a22b5d89.html |
Kings Mountain man wins with Quick Pick ticket
Toney Peavey of Kings Mountain took a chance on a $2 Powerball ticket and won a $1 million prize in Saturday’s drawing.
Peavey bought his lucky Quick Pick ticket from the Circle K on Cleveland Avenue in Kings Mountain. He matched numbers on all five white balls to win $1 million.
Peavey claimed his prize Friday at lottery headquarters and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $712,501.
Saturday’s Powerball drawing offers a $308 million jackpot, or $160.1 million in cash. The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million.
Powerball is one of six lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying their tickets at a retail location or with Online Play through the lottery’s website or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.
Ticket sales from draw games like Powerball make it possible for the lottery to raise $2.5 million a day on average for education. Cleveland County received $28.5 million in grants, using funds raised by the lottery, to help with school construction. For details on other ways money raised by the lottery made a difference in Cleveland County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section. | https://www.gastongazette.com/story/news/local/2023/06/12/kings-mountain-nc-man-wins-1-million-quick-pick-prize-powerball/70307776007/ | 2023-06-12T18:29:31 | 1 | https://www.gastongazette.com/story/news/local/2023/06/12/kings-mountain-nc-man-wins-1-million-quick-pick-prize-powerball/70307776007/ |
GREENSBORO- North Carolina has a new state trail.
The Haw River State Trail is not completed, but as envisioned, the "paddle, hiking, and multiuse trail" would run through Rockingham, Guilford, Alamance, Orange, and Chatham counties.
It would link Haw River State Park, which sits on the boundary of Guilford and Rockingham counties, and Jordan Lake State Recreation Area, which is in Chatham County.
The law establishing the trail calls for the state to, "support, promote, encourage, and facilitate the establishment of trail segments on State park lands and on lands of other federal, State, local and private landowners."
It passed the NC House and Senate unanimously and was signed into law by Gov. Roy Cooper on Saturday.
The current Haw River Trail Partnership includes 11 local governments, plus the state. According to the partnership's website, over 20 miles of land trail are open to the public in Alamance County. The website provides maps of existing trails and boat access points for interested hikers and paddlers. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/haw-river-state-trail-north-carolina-hike-hikers-paddlers-canoes-kayaks-guilford-county-alamance-roy-cooper/article_7c970688-0928-11ee-bf3c-23f110539cb8.html | 2023-06-12T18:31:30 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/haw-river-state-trail-north-carolina-hike-hikers-paddlers-canoes-kayaks-guilford-county-alamance-roy-cooper/article_7c970688-0928-11ee-bf3c-23f110539cb8.html |
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BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas — Big Bend National Park is celebrating its birthday.
The park was established back in 1944 and was the 27th national park added to the National Park System.
The park was meant to preserve and protection an area of the Chihuahuan Desert along the Rio Grande. The park covers more than 800,000 acres.
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MIDLAND, Texas — A Federal Jury in Midland have convicted 54-year-old William Logsdon of Midland for five counts related to Wire Fraud.
Logsdon was convicted of one count of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and four counts of Aiding and Abetting Wire Fraud. According to the court documents, Logsdon was able to build bonds with community members through his work as a lacrosse coach and teacher in Midland. Not only did he convince community members, but also was able to convince his own family members to invest in a Ponzi scheme.
Logsdon was running the scheme alongside his mother-in-law Jamie Thompson who had previously pled guilty. Thompson and Logsdon told community members that the money would be used to purchase royalty interests for various oil, has and mineral project in Texas and New Mexico.
They told people the royal interests were going to an entity called the National Royalty Group or NRG, but in reality, NRG did not exist and instead, the money was going into the pockets of Thompson and Logsdon for personal use. They also used some of the money to pay back early investors in order to keep the Ponzi Scheme going.
Logsdon and Thompson are believed to have defrauded these victims out of more than $1.5 Million.
We will continue to update this story as we receive more information. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/former-midland-teacher-lacrosse-coach-convicted-on-five-counts-related-to-wire-fraud/513-44967f01-ebb6-4dfd-ae7b-931b0eae7657 | 2023-06-12T18:32:19 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/former-midland-teacher-lacrosse-coach-convicted-on-five-counts-related-to-wire-fraud/513-44967f01-ebb6-4dfd-ae7b-931b0eae7657 |
The Denver-based brewpub was located on the second floor of the mall above Firebirds. It opened in 2014.
Its last day of service was June 4, according to a spokesperson from mall owner Brookfield Properties.
The closure was first reported by Richmond Bizsense .
Media outlets have also reported that Rock Bottom has closed locations in Milwaukee , Chicago and Minneapolis this year.
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery located in Short Pump Town Center closed. Its last day of service was June 4.
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
Richmond area restaurants opened in 2023
The Queen’s Tea Room
Clarissa and Daniel Luna, a husband-wife team, opened The Queen’s Tea Room at 21 W. Main St., which offers afternoon tea, a night owl tea, a Bridgerton-inspired tea and others.
Daniel Sangjib Min photos, TIMES-DISPATCH
Smashed RVA
Michael Marshall, owner and chef, in front of Smashed RVA, a new smash burger spot opening in North Side at 1600 Brook Road.
Daniel Sangjib Min, TIMES-DISPATCH
Shake Shack
The Richmond area's first Shake Shack will open June 12 at the Willow Place Shopping Center at 5400 W. Broad St., across from Target and Barnes & Noble.
EMILY DORIO, Shake Shack
Luxe New American Bar & Grill
Luxe New American Bar & Grill, a new fine dining concept, is now open at 1331 E. Cary St., next door to Siné Irish Pub in Shockoe Slip.
Daniel Sangjib Min, TIMES-DISPATCH
Slurp!
Slurp!, a ramen and noodle restaurant from The Jasper team, is now open in Union Hill at 2416 Jefferson Ave.
Daniel Sangjib Min, TIMES-DISPATCH
Slay Burgers
At Slay Burgers, the new smash burger take out spot at 22 W. Brookland Park Boulevard: The Big Ounce burger, a double smash burger with cheese, onion rings, bacon and BBQ sauce.
Mike Kropf, Times-Dispatch
Mariscos Mazatlan
The general manager of Mariscos Mazatlan is Julio Galeana.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Eggs Up Grill
Eggs Up Grill is now open at 12050 Southshore Pointe Drive in the Southshore Shops off Hull Street Road in Midlothian.
Eggs Up Grill
Seafood Palace Fat Boy boil
Seafood Palace VA has opened on the weekends at 302 Halifax St. in Petersburg. Pictured here is the Fat Boy Boil with white sauce.
Tyrell Clayton and Demontray Pulliam
A Taste of Nostalgia
Lovers of cereal can get their fix with over 30 varieties at A Taste of Nostalgia (1420 N. Parham Road) in Regency mall.
A Taste of Nostalgia
88 Street Food
Popular drinks, including matcha milk tea, fruit tea and Vietnamese coffee are also on the menu.
Eva Russo
Acacia Midtown
Acacia Midtown opened its new location at Libbie Mill-Midtown with high ceilings, basket chandeliers, and its signature dishes at 2363-105 Roux St.
Daniel Sangjib Min, TIMES-DISPATCH
Odyssey
Odyssey, the eagerly anticipated seafood restaurant from the Alewife team, opened at 6619 Patterson Ave.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Lost Letter RVA
The front room of the Scott’s Addition restaurant had been converted into Lost Letter, an “Easy Italian” restaurant. 2939 W. Clay St.
SHABAN ATHUMAN, TIMES-DISPATCH
Stanley's
Stanley's, a Philly-inspired hoagie spot, recently opened in the former home of Robin Inn at 2601 Park Ave.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Hibachi House
The owners of Hibachi Box have opened Hibachi House at 3456 Lauderdale Drive in the Shops at Wellesley.
Colleen Curran/RTD
Main St. Dragon
Main St. Dragon opened in the former Foo Dog space at 1537 W. Main St. with much of the same staff, new dishes and lower prices.
Main St. Dragon
Nokoribi
Nokoribi, a Japanese pub inspired yakitori, is now open in The Veil Brewing Co.'s new taproom at 1509 Belleville St. in Scott's Addition. Nokoribi comes from the owners of Longoven.
Daniel Sangjib Min, TIMES-DISPATCH
Urban Myth Street Food
A rice bowl with bulgogi beef and chicken skewers are among the offerings of Buskey Cider's new food truck, Urban Myth Street Food.
Buskey Cider
Revel Market & Bar
Revel Market & Bar from Julep’s rolls into North Side at 6223 Lakeside Ave. with tapas and craft cocktails.
Revel Market & Bar
Genova’s Pizza Station & Take Out Kitchen
Genova's Pizza Station & Take Out Kitchen opened at 723 Buford Road in Bon Air on April 19, 2023. This is the newest venture from the owners of Casa Italiana and Pizza Express, over 4 years in the making.
Eva Russo
Brick House Diner
Brick House Diner opened in the former Kitchen 64 space at 3336 Arthur Ashe Blvd.
Matt Pochily, VVN
Mayu Sushi & Thai
Thai Diner Too, the Carytown mainstay at 3028 W. Cary St., has rebranded at Mayu Sushi & Thai.
Colleen Curran, Times-Dispatch
Wok This Way
Wok This Way Asian street food is now open at 13 W. Broad St.
Matt Pochily, VVN
Boiling Crab Richmond
The Boiling Crab Richmond is now to open at 2053 W. Broad St., Richmond, in March 2023. The Orange County, California-based chain has 25 locations in the U.S., as well as Australia, China, and Saudi Arabia. The Richmond location was previously Cornerstone Cigar Bar.
Torchy's Tacos
Torchy’s Tacos opened two locations the Richmond area this year, one in Short Pump at 11120 W. Broad St., another in Carytown Exchange at 3510 W. Cary St., Suite C110, with a third on the way in Chesterfield.
Torchy's Tacos
Raising Cane's
Raising Cane’s opened its second area location at 1321 Huguenot Road in Midlothian. More locations are on the way, including 6921 Lake Harbour Drive in Midlothian and 12721 Jefferson Davis Highway.
Sean Jones/RTD
ChefSuite
ChefSuite, new ghost kitchen and virtual food hall, is now open 4711 W. Broad St. The space launched with three restaurants: Latin Quarter Kitchen, A Pinch of Sugar and On A Roll Italian Subs. Each restaurant is available for pickup or delivery.
Daniel Sangjib, Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
BigWife's
BigWife’s Mac n’ Cheese brick-and-mortar shop is now open at 1017A N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard in Scott's Addition.
La Fogata
La Fogata Coffee & Grill (6006 W. Broad St.) is a new restaurant concept attached to El Rey Latino market.
Matt Pochily/VVN
Grit Coffee
Grit Coffee is now open on the ground floor of The Otis, the new mixed-use development at 1621 Roseneath Road in Scott's Addition.
Grit Coffee
The Brass Tap
The Brass Tap opened in Libbie Mill at 4901 Libbie Mill E Blvd Suite 100. It has a focus on beer with 60 beers on tap, plus 20 bottled beverages.
Eva Russo
Penny's Wine Shop
Penny's Wine Shop opened a retail space and restaurant at 405 Brook Road. Pictured here: Korean beef short rib with sweet potatoes, scallions and sesame seeds.
Megan Marconyak
A.M. Kitchen Company
A.M. Kitchen Company opened on the VCU campus at 815 W. Cary St. It serves menus from six different restaurants including Da Best Damn Breakfast, Breakfast Chick, Flapjack Hut, Bite Me, Mr. Beast Burger and Pardon My Cheesesteak, all under one roof.
A.M. Kitchen Company
Verseau Bistro
The owner of Say Cheese...cake! has opened Verseau Bistro at Stony Point Fashion Park.
Verseau Bistro
Chic'n & Beer
Located in the former home of Brewhouse (1800 W. Main St.) in Shockoe Bottom, Chic'n & Beer's menu features chicken wings with eight different sauce options, chicken tenders, chicken sandwiches, biscuits and Cajun-style sides.
Bar West
Cocodrilo (5811 Grove Ave.) revamped and changed its concept to Bar West, a more approachable, neighborhood concept with a bigger bar program and casual eats that draw in more everyday diners.
DANIEL SANGJOB MIN, TIMES-DISPATCH
Sidecar Cocktail Lounge
A new cocktail lounge concept and rum bar opened in Midlothian at 3730 Winterfield Road, Suite 200.
Contributed Photo
Soul N’ Vinegar
Michelle Parish and William Rimell are with Soul N’ Vinegar offer grab-and-go soul food in Church Hill at 2910 Q St.
Doug Buerlein Photography
Wong's Tacos
Wong's Tacos opened in the Winterfield Shopping Center in Midlothian next to Triple Crossing Brewery at 1106 Winterfield Crossing.
wong’s tacos
Elegant Cuizines
Elegant Cuizines serves Theresa Headen’s West African creations at 415 W. Grace St .
Angela Byerson, Perfectly Candid Photography
Rio Grande Tex-Mex Grill
Rio Grande Tex-Mex Grill opened at 10445 Midlothian Turnpike with fresh homemade flour tortillas.
Rio Grande
Mi Casita Restaurant
Mi Casita Restaurant opened at 2606B Broad Rock Blvd.
Blue Cow Ice Cream Co.
Blue Cow Ice Cream Co. opened its second Richmond-area location in Short Pump in the Greengate Shopping Center, 12171-C W. Broad St.
AARON SPICER
Suzy Sno
Suzy Sno's new location in Carytown at 3423 W. Cary St. is now open.
Colleen Curran, RTD
Diablo Doughnuts RVA
Diablo Doughnuts RVA, located at 1090 Virginia Center Parkway, Suite 105, in Glen Allen, hosted its grand opening Feb. 11.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
Jeni’s Ice Cream in Carytown at 3500 W. Cary St. in Richmond.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A former captain of the Wichita Police Department will not have to go to trial if he completes a diversion program.
Earlier this year, Wendell Nicholson was charged with eight felony computer crimes the day after he retired from the force. He had been with the WPD for 29 years. In a probable cause affidavit, investigators alleged that he leaked police information 87 times to unauthorized people.
KSN News has learned that on May 23, prosecutors and Nicholson’s defense team moved to have the case placed on the Deferred Prosecution Docket. Judge Jeffrey Syrios signed off on it.
As part of the Order Granting Diversion, Nicholson admits to the investigators’ findings.
It says, “The defendant stipulates and agrees that the allegations of the Complaint/Information are true and factually correct. Defendant admits he is guilty of the charges alleged in this case.”
Nicholson and his attorney signed the form, as did the prosecutor and the pretrial diversion coordinator.
Under the agreement, Nicholson must stay in Kansas, obey the law, report to the diversion office each month, pay $160 to the district attorney’s office, pay court costs of $195, and pay the $33 jail processing fee.
If he violates any terms of the diversion, the case could still go to trial. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/former-wpd-captain-avoids-trial-gets-diversion/ | 2023-06-12T18:39:18 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/former-wpd-captain-avoids-trial-gets-diversion/ |
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