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A 20-year-old was killed in a two-vehicle crash around 6:30 a.m. in Butler County.
Owen Lessner, of Worthington, was killed when the vehicle he was driving crossed the center line and struck an oncoming vehicle, according to state police.
The crash occurred along New Castle Road in Franklin Township.
The driver of the other vehicle was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
State police are investigating.
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FORT KENT, Maine — For many years, ployes have been stacked on tables in Maine households for people to enjoy as a substitute to bread. They can be used to dip in soups, as dessert, you name it.
The French-Acadians ate ployes, and when they arrived in northern Maine in the late 1700s after being expelled by the British, they brought the food along.
Like many families in Aroostook County, the Bouchards started out planting potatoes and later realized they should shift gears and plant buckwheat to make and package a ploye mix. Nowadays, Joe Bouchard plants fields full of buckwheat every year. After eight months, he harvests it and keeps it in safe containers at the mill to make the ploye mix to sell in Maine and other states.
"We take care of it all summer long. We harvest it in August whenever it's mature," Bouchard said. "I started a new process of harvesting it with a windrower called the swather. It has definitely helped me out in the yield and the quality of the buckwheat."
The Bouchards' determination has been instrumental in keeping their small business alive. Joe Bouchard is the sixth generation of the family. He now owns and runs Bouchard Family Farm, including the mill where the ploye mix is developed. Ployes are made mainly from buckwheat, which is known for having lots of nutrients. It's also gluten free. Another interesting fact is that buckwheat is not a grain but rather an herb or fruit related to the wild rhubarb.
Bouchard said nothing at his farm goes to waste. Even the buckwheat hulls are used as bedding for the livestock. He also explained that buckwheat is grown without chemicals, thanks to it being a very resilient plant.
Besides buckwheat, the ploye mix also includes wheat or whole wheat flour, baking powder, and salt. Every bag is folded with love and by hand.
"I started out with one bowl and counting however many strokes to mix it to make the right recipe, and then we had trial recipes for probably two months," Bouchard explained. "A little bit more salt, a little bit more this, a little more that."
Janice Bouchard is Joe's wife. She explained that poyes can now be eaten as crepes, pancakes, a substitute for bread, waffles, and even as a base for a lobster roll. But Janice said the traditional way is to eat them with butter.
"You can put fruit fillings, meat fillings, ice cream, pretty much anything can go on a ploye," Janice said. "If you ask any true French Acadian, it's just butter. You eat it as a bread."
Below is a recipe from the Bouchards:
"There is no flipping," Janice added. "When it goes from the wet look to the dry look, that's when you know they are done. It takes about a minute to a minute and a half."
"Ployes was an uncharted territory. Now we have to advertise. We have to show Boston, New York, Connecticut, Vermont," Joe said.
This year, the annual Ploye Festival in Fort Kent is happening from June 22 to June 25.
Click here to learn more about the Ploye Festival. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/aroostook-county/ployes-bouchard-family-farm-fort-kent-maine-aroostook-county-what-are-ployes-french-acadian/97-51116a9a-2df7-43ae-97f7-de7d9812799e | 2023-06-15T17:42:27 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/aroostook-county/ployes-bouchard-family-farm-fort-kent-maine-aroostook-county-what-are-ployes-french-acadian/97-51116a9a-2df7-43ae-97f7-de7d9812799e |
HAMPDEN, Maine — The body of a Bangor man has been recovered from the Penobscot River in Hampden.
The Maine Marine Patrol made the discovery near the I-395 bridge in Hampden, the agency said Monday in a news release.
The Maine Marine Patrol, the Bangor and Brewer police departments, the Maine Forest Service, and the Maine Underwater Recovery Team have been searching for the man's body since June 8, when a witness reported seeing him jump from the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge that connects Bangor and Brewer, the release stated.
His vehicle was found abandoned in a parking lot near the bridge at the time the report was made. He has been identified as 42-year-old Christopher Henry of Bangor.
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A Mason City woman was given a deferred sentence on Wednesday after pleading guilty to a threat of terrorism charge after sending threatening emails to a Mason City schools employee last November.
According to court records, 19-year-old Destiny Anne Kaduce was also sentenced to seven days in jail for possession of marijuana.
The charges stem from a Nov. 4, 2022, incident in which Kaduce sent and email to a school employee that included threats to "shoot up the school and make sure you die first."
Law enforcement was able to identify Kaduce as the sender of the email. She admitted to sending the email from her cell phone through a phony account when she was interviewed by police. She also acknowledged the threat would be perceived as real and would cause fear or uncertainty by the recipient, court documents say.
Kaduce was also ordered to complete a substance abuse evaluation and received three years on probation. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/destiny-kaduce-terroristic-mason-city-schools-threats/article_68ea9cf6-0b9b-11ee-904d-03fcfbf5eddc.html | 2023-06-15T17:44:30 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/destiny-kaduce-terroristic-mason-city-schools-threats/article_68ea9cf6-0b9b-11ee-904d-03fcfbf5eddc.html |
KILLEEN, Texas — Killeen Animal Services recently received a very generous donation of dog food from 10-year-old Duane Shaw and his Lemon Squeezos team.
The City of Killeen shared Shaw's big donation on its Facebook page stating, "This was a huge donation, and we could tell he did it from his heart. The stack of dog food was almost taller than he was!"
Shaw started his small business, Lemon Squeezos, to bring his family's freshly-squeezed lemonade from their table to yours. He also wanted to use the business as way to give back to his community and other charities
With a donation this big, Shaw is doing just that.
To view more information on this donation, visit here.
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RIGGINS, Idaho (AP) — Authorities believe a car crash that killed a family of four in Idaho over the weekend happened after the 17-year-old driver fell asleep on a curvy road and the vehicle went off a cliff, falling 30 feet into a river.
A fisherman found the car upside down and partially submerged in the Salmon River north of Riggins on Saturday, the Idaho County Coroner's office said.
Four people inside the car were found dead. Authorities confirmed they were members of a family from Spokane that were heading to Council, Idaho, and had been reported missing.
The deceased were Calvin “CJ” Miller, 36, and this three children, Dakota Miller, 17, Jack Miller, 10, and Delilah Miller, 8, the coroner's office said.
Sheriff's deputies believe that Dakota was fatigued and fell asleep, according to the accident report released Wednesday.
“Due to this, Dakota drove off the highway, striking a large pile of rocks sending the vehicle airborne,” the report said. “The vehicle struck another large pile of rocks, flipping the vehicle over end and landing upside down in the Salmon River.”
Deputies believe water filled the vehicle through a broken window, causing the family to drown, the report said.
Two GoFundMe pages have been set up to help the family. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/family-of-4-died-in-idaho-car-crash-after-driver-fell-asleep-report-finds/article_5df7c51c-0ba0-11ee-b35d-33d9ff6b0634.html | 2023-06-15T17:53:28 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/family-of-4-died-in-idaho-car-crash-after-driver-fell-asleep-report-finds/article_5df7c51c-0ba0-11ee-b35d-33d9ff6b0634.html |
West Bonner School District trustees voted Wednesday afternoon to table action on an employment contract for Branden Durst — the board’s pick for district superintendent. In an eight-minute meeting, trustees also struck an agenda item calling for Durst’s appointment to be rescinded.
Both votes passed on a 3-2 vote, with trustees Margaret Hall and Carlyn Barton opposing.
The moves are the latest development in a contentious debate around the board’s June 7 decision to appoint Durst to the superintendency.
Durst, a senior analyst of education policy research for the Idaho Freedom Foundation (a conservative Idaho think-tank), is a former Republican state superintendent candidate, Democratic state lawmaker and a polarizing political figure. And Durst is currently lacking a qualification required for the superintendent job: four years of full-time, certificated employment in a school.
Durst plans on applying for and obtaining an emergency provisional certificate — a workaround that would allow the superintendent appointee to work in the position for up to a year, after which he would have to apply to extend his emergency authorization or reach the minimum qualifications for an administrator certificate with an endorsement as a school principal, superintendent, or director of special education.
Neither of Wednesday’s votes received much explanation from trustees.
The board quickly struck Durst’s recall from the agenda, and moved on to consideration of the contract. Board Chair Keith Rutledge called for a vote to table the contract discussion, citing concerns of “improper and unprofessional” conversations from within the district with legal counsel. The specific nature of the improprieties mentioned by Rutledge were unclear.
Wednesday’s votes occurred over eruptions from the audience.
Audience members loudly admonished the board for “ignoring freedom of speech” as trustees attempted to adjourn the meeting. One onlooker shouted at trustee Troy Reinbold to “sit up in his chair.”
“Man up and look up,” she said. “You’re a coward.”
“You work for us,” shouted another audience member.
Over a chorus of objections, Wednesday’s special meeting quickly adjourned minutes after it started. Future discussion of Durst’s contract will occur at Chair Rutledge’s discretion — a date not has not yet been set. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-school-board-strikes-durst-repeal-tables-contract-discussion-after-contentious-debates/article_e85cadda-0b9b-11ee-bb62-f36aa85aae5e.html | 2023-06-15T17:53:34 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-school-board-strikes-durst-repeal-tables-contract-discussion-after-contentious-debates/article_e85cadda-0b9b-11ee-bb62-f36aa85aae5e.html |
Originally published June 14 on KTVB.COM.
Nine months ago, a jury found a former Caldwell police lieutenant guilty of three federal felonies.
Joseph Hoadley was sentenced in February to three months in federal prison. His family said he's currently serving out that sentence in California.
Multiple letters given to the court supporting Hoadley weighed into the judge's sentencing; many of the letters were written by current and former elected officials and public figures.
Those letters were originally sealed, but KTVB fought to intervene in the case to get them unsealed.
Decades of friendship and professional partnerships were summed up in sentences considered in sentencing.
Among those who submitted letters supporting Hoadley: Canyon County Prosecutor Bryan Taylor; retired Caldwell Police Department chief Frank Wyant; Caldwell City Councilmen John McGee and Chris Allgood, who is also a legislator and former CPD chief; former Canyon County Sheriff Chris Smith and Caldwell Police Sgt. Scott Crupper.
In his letter to the court, Smith said: "Men like Joey Hoadley were part of the solution that transformed our community to the vibrant and popular destination that it is now."
Taylor's letter described Hoadley as, "a positive advocate for the city." He said, "Joey is not only an excellent police officer, he is a good person and friend."
Wyant, Hoadley's former chief, echoed other letters in asking the judge to consider the years of dedicated service and sacrifice Hoadley made over the past 20-plus years of law enforcement and community service. He said Hoadley had a positive impact on reducing crime in Caldwell.
"Please consider the impact this is having on him, and his son's lives. Joey is a great man, father and Christian role model to his son and many others," Wyant's letter reads. He is more than this case, more than what the media has tried to make him out to be."
Allgood told the court, "Joey was tough and professional; he was not abusive nor was he corrupt. He was asked to do an extremely tough and dangerous job and he did it exceptionally well. His actions played a large part in the reduction of violent crime and the improvement of public safety in Caldwell."
Sgt. Crupper said in his letter to the judge that he was surprised when Hoadley was charged with "a federal offense for conduct I knew for certain he did not do. Joey and I have talked about the situation often since then, and we both agreed that our justice system is designed to find the truth. Knowing that he is innocent of the charges, we both trusted that the truth would eventually prevail in the process as we had seen happen countless times before. Unfortunately, in Joey's case the truth was twisted like a pretzel and ended up looking like guilt."
Those excerpts are just some of what past and current public officials said about the former Caldwell police lieutenant in letters written to the court. Their letters stacked up among 65 letters written to influence a federal judge's sentencing of Hoadley after he was found guilty of falsifying a record in a federal investigation, tampering with a witness by harassment, and tampering with documents last September.
Criminal defense attorney Jeff Brownson, who has no connection to this case, said attorneys and defendants often ask for letters of support ahead of sentencing.
"I would not want to be judged based upon the worst decision or my worst act in life," Brownson said. "Most likely, all the judge knows about this person is the conduct that is subject to the trial or their admission of guilt, if they admitted to a crime. And a court typically wants to take in the whole picture of who they're sentencing. And one way to tell the court about who a person is, is to ask for and obtain letters of support by people who know him best, or her, best."
KTVB reached out to the authors of the letters for comment, but didn't hear back from any except Allgood when KTVB and Allgood talked briefly at a February city council meeting.
"My experience with Joey Hoadley was a positive one," Allgood told KTVB. "I did not have any reason to doubt his actions. My letter and my being [at sentencing] was based on my experience. I don't have any inside information — I didn't pay attention to the trial or anything like that."
Current Canyon County Sheriff Kieran Donahue believes these public officials — both current and former — chose the wrong side.
"It sends the wrong message," Donahue said. "I haven't seen their letters. I haven't seen what they said. But the fact is, this was a problem. Obviously, there was a very thorough and lengthy investigation by the FBI, which I support."
"I disagree with them writing those letters. We don't get to pick, we don't get to choose, we need to stay neutral," Donahue added. "I don't care how long you've known the person, or how long he's worked for you."
All sentencing letters were originally sealed, but KTVB's attorneys asked the judge to unseal them.
KTVB's attorneys argued that the public has a right to know the "extent to which these officials support the former lieutenant convicted of federal crimes" and that access to the letters supports the functioning of our government, allowing citizens to be informed.
U.S. District Court Judge Scott Skavdahl unsealed some letters to promote transparency and integrity, agreeing the public has a strong interest in the use officials make of their positions of public trust.
When asked his perspective on a public official writing a letter of support for a law enforcement officer found guilty of three federal crimes, Brownson, the criminal defense attorney, said, "My personal opinion would be that a public officer should not lose their individual voice of who they choose to support or not support. Whether that comes from them individually or as the person with X office is a different question. That's an individual question for that person to answer. You know, if I were to write a letter of support — not that I'm a person of import — but whether that comes on my letterhead, or just a blank letter is probably a personal decision for me to make. But, in my personal opinion, public officials are just like you and I. They should be able to lend their support to friends, family, loved ones, when they feel appropriate."
"If it's simply. ... 'I've known this person for 35 years; here's how I know them. This is what I know them to be,' why shouldn't they be permitted to lend their support to somebody they care about?" Brownson added.
This isn't the first time a public official has written a letter of support for a convicted felon. Former Boise mayor Dave Bieter wrote a letter of support for a priest who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography in 2018.
Bieter said Thomas Faucher was a family friend for decades and his history and faith led him to have compassion for Faucher.
But Donahue feels public officials should be held to a higher standard.
"When you have this messaging that he's a cop, let's treat him a little bit differently, then you're breaking the system. And the people who've elected us or appointed or what have you, who trust in us, you have just vacated that trust," Donahue told KTVB.
Hoadley and his attorney are trying to appeal his conviction, meaning they want another court to review the case. KTVB will follow that process as it moves its way through the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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STACKER—Gas prices crept up only slightly this week, as summer approaches and travelers start heading out on the nation’s roads. This week’s average went up just a few cents from the previous week, still hovering in the middle of the $3 to $4 range.
A gallon of regular gas was $3.59 on average Monday, June 12, according to AAA. Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Dallas, TX metro area using data from AAA.
Oil prices have stayed consistent in recent weeks, according to Reuters, but may increase if the Federal Reserve does not hike U.S. interest rates during its June 13-14 meeting.
“With the Fed meeting this week to potentially alter interest rates again, we could see some turbulence in oil markets, potentially impacting states where gas prices were quiet this week, while the states that saw a big jump last week could see some moderate relief in the week ahead,” GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan said in a statement.
Dallas by the numbers
– Current gas price: $3.26
— Texas average: $3.15
– 1-week change: +$0.17 (+5.6%)
– 1-year change: -$1.43 (-30.5%)
– Record high gas price: $4.84 (6/16/22)
– Current diesel price: $3.34
– 1-week change: +$0.12 (3.8%)
– 1-year change: $-1.98 (-37.2%)
– Record high diesel price: $5.48 (6/20/22)
Metros with the most expensive gas
#1. Lihue (Kauai), HI: $5.23
#2. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA: $5.19
#3. Salinas, CA: $5.02
Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX: $2.91
#2. Hattiesburg, MS: $2.92
#3. San Angelo, TX: $2.92 | https://cw33.com/news/local/how-gas-prices-have-changed-in-dallas-in-the-last-week-26/ | 2023-06-15T17:54:19 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/how-gas-prices-have-changed-in-dallas-in-the-last-week-26/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Dallas is known for having a diverse culinary landscape regarding the different foods offered in the city.
So it’s not surprising that a taste of Spain can be found in the heart of Dallas. Tapas is a popular known Spanish food that has become a favorite internationally including in the US.
June 15 has been observed as an international holiday celebrating the small Spanish tapas dish. “Tapas may be served cold (such as in mixed olives and cheese) or hot. In some bars and restaurants in Spain, South America, Mexico, the United States, and a few other regions across the globe, tapas have evolved into a more sophisticated cuisine than one that is mundanely served with drinks. It can now be served as a full meal if desired. In some Central American countries, tapa snacks are known as ‘Bocas,’ and in some parts of Mexico, it is referred to as ‘botanas,” National Today said.
We have found a few places that serve fantastic tapas dishes. We encourage you to visit and try them for yourself.
- Si Tapas | Dallas, TX | Directions
- Bulla Gastrobar | Plano, TX | Directions
- Cafe Madrid | Uptown | Directions
- Enrique Tomas | Dallas, TX | Directions
- Sangria y Cerveza – Tapas Lounge | Plano, TX | Directions | https://cw33.com/news/local/these-spots-may-be-the-best-for-spanish-tapas-in-dallas/ | 2023-06-15T17:54:25 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/these-spots-may-be-the-best-for-spanish-tapas-in-dallas/ |
SCRANTON, Pa. — Nine people from Lackawanna County face federal charges after stealing art and memorabilia from museums and other institutions in multiple states.
Investigators said those heists happened over the last 20 years, some in Lackawanna County, during a news conference in Scranton on Thursday.
The group allegedly stole items from 20 museums and other places across New Jersey, North Dakota and Pennsylvania including several in Scranton like the Everhart Museum and the Lackawanna County Historical Society.
The indictment alleges after stealing the items, the thieves would transport them back to northeastern Pennsylvania to one of the suspect's homes where they would melt the items down into metal disks or bricks, so the raw metals could be sold in New York for hundreds or thousands of dollars.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that the following suspects were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to commit theft of major artwork, concealment or disposal of objects of cultural heritage, and interstate transportation of stolen property:
- Nicholas Dombek, 53, of Thornhurst
- Damien Boland, 47, of Moscow
- Alfred Atsus, 47, of Covington Township
- Joseph Atsus, 48, of Roaring Brook
Five other individuals were charged for the same conspiracy:
- Thomas Trotta, 48, of Moscow
- Frank Tassiello, 50, of Scranton
- Daryl Rinker, 50, of Thornhurst
- Dawn Trotta, 51, of Covington Township
- Ralph Parry, 45, of Covington Township
Eight of the nine suspects have turned themselves in, but Investigators say one suspect, 53-year-old Nicholas Dombek, is still on the run.
Some of the items stolen include:
- A Christy Mathewson jersey and two contracts signed by Mathewson were stolen in 1999 from Keystone College in Factoryville, Pennsylvania
- “Le Grande Passion” by Andy Warhol and “Springs Winter” by Jackson Pollock were stolen in 2005 from the Everhart Museum, Scranton, Pennsylvania
- Nine World Series rings, seven other championship rings, and two MVP plaques awarded to Yogi Berra, worth over $1,000,000 stolen in 2014 from the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center, Little Falls, New Jersey
- Six championship belts, including four awarded to Carmen Basilio and two awarded to Tony Zale stolen in 2015 from the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Canastota, New York
- The Hickok Belt and MVP Trophy awarded to Roger Maris, stolen in 2016 from the Roger Maris Museum, Fargo, North Dakota
- The U.S. Amateur Trophy and a Hickok Belt awarded to Ben Hogan, stolen in 2012 from the USGA Golf Museum & Library, Liberty Corner, New Jersey
- Fourteen trophies and other awards worth over $300,000, stolen in 2012 from the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame, Goshen, New York
- Five (5) trophies worth over $400,000, including the 1903 Belmont Stakes Trophy, stolen in 2013 from the National Racing Museum & Hall of Fame, Saratoga Springs, New York
- Eleven (11) trophies, including 4 awarded to Art Wall, Jr., stolen in 2011 from the Scranton Country Club, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
- Three antique firearms worth a combined $1,000,000, stolen in 2006 from Space Farms: Zoo & Museum, Wantage, New Jersey
- An 1903/1904 Tiffany Lamp, stolen in 2010 from the Lackawanna Historical Society, Scranton, Pennsylvania
- “Upper Hudson” by Jasper Cropsey, worth approximately $500,000, and two antique firearms worth over $300,000, stolen in 2011 from Ringwood Manor, Ringwood, New Jersey
- $400,000 worth of gold nuggets, stolen in 2011 from the Sterling Hill Mining Museum, Ogdensburg, New Jersey
- Various gems, minerals, and other items, stolen in 2017 from the Franklin Mineral Museum, Franklin, New Jersey
- An antique shotgun worth over $30,000, stolen in 2018 from Space Farms: Zoo & Museum, Wantage, New Jersey
- Various jewelry, and other items from multiple antique and jewelry stores in New York, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania.
This investigation involved dozens of law enforcement agencies, including the FBI.
Watch the full news conference below: | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/nine-charged-with-stealing-art-and-memorabilia-worth-millions-scranton-everhart-museum/523-fb36daca-d424-44a9-b945-47b42dc37f88 | 2023-06-15T17:54:54 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/nine-charged-with-stealing-art-and-memorabilia-worth-millions-scranton-everhart-museum/523-fb36daca-d424-44a9-b945-47b42dc37f88 |
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – The Sanford Police Department is looking for the culprit accused of stealing about $1,700 worth of designer accessories out of unattended vehicles.
The person was caught on security footage entering multiple vehicles in Sanford, according to a tweet shared on Thursday.
He reportedly stole $10 in cash, a Michael Kors wallet worth $600 and two pairs of sunglasses with a combined worth of $1,100.
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Police said that the culprit is a male but did not provide an age.
Anyone with any information on the suspect is urged to contact the Sanford Police Department.
#CanYouIdentify the male who entered multiple vehicles and stole $10 US Currency, a Michael Kors Wallet ($600), Etnia glasses ($800), and Maui Jim sunglasses ($300). Anyone w/ info please call Sanford PD. #MoreShadyThanAMauiJimSunglassDisplay #DesignerTasteOnAnIllegalBudget pic.twitter.com/2NcxH4euSP
— SanfordPolice (@SanfordPolice) June 15, 2023
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Gusty winds are creating dangerous swimming conditions. You should avoid these Milwaukee area beaches.
Gusty winds will create dangerous swimming conditions in southeastern Wisconsin across Lake Michigan into Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Swimmers are advised to stay out of the water in Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha county beaches from 1p.m. on Thursday to 7a.m. on Friday. Winds from the north-northeast will increase this afternoon and evening resulting in waves up to five feet along the shoreline.
There is a moderate swim risk in Ozaukee County.
Lake Michigan beaches in Milwaukee and Kenosha counties are not staffed by lifeguards this year. The Milwaukee County Parks department has collaborated with the Beach Ambassadors Program to patrol the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Before heading back to the beach, check the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for current beach closing and advisories.
Avoid these Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha county beaches during the advisory
Avoid beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties. Here's a list of some beaches located along Lake Michigan shoreline:
Milwaukee County:
- Atwater Park, 4000 N. Lake Drive
- Big Bay Park, 5000 N Lake Drive
- Bender Park, 4503 E. Ryan Road
- Bradford Beach, 2400 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive
- Doctors Park, 1870 E. Fox Lane
- Klode Park, 5960 N. Lake Drive
- Grant Park, 100 E. Hawthorne Ave.
- McKinley Beach, 1750 N Lincoln Memorial Drive
- South Shore Beach, 2900 South Shore Drive
Kenosha County:
- Alford Beach, 1819 Sheridan Road
- Eichelman Beach, 6125 3rd Avenue
- Pennoyer Beach, 3601 7th Ave.
- Simmons Island Beach, 5001 4th Ave.
- Southport Beach, 7501 2nd Street
Racine County:
- North Beach, 100 Kewaunee Street
- Zoo Beach, directly north or North Beach
- Samuel Myers Park, Corner of 11th Street & Pershing Park
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“Richmond,” Maggie Walker is reported to have said , “has aptly been styled the Athens of the Negro race in America.”
For all the brutal, often violent subjugation to which Black Richmonders have been subject over the centuries, our city has historically been home to a thriving black socio-political economy unique among the larger cities of the U.S.
Among the lesser-known yet still pivotal players in that distinct prosperity was the Grand Fountain of the United Order of True Reformers , a Black professional group that flourished in Richmond for several decades starting in the 1880s.
Maggie L. Walker and the Rev. William Washington Browne
The group had its roots in a fraternal society for Black Americans in Kentucky and Alabama. It was controlled largely by white managers; they eventually launched an all-Black branch of the organization. Residents of Richmond started a chapter and asked William Washington Browne — a former slave who escaped bondage in Georgia and fought for the Union during the Civil War — to head the project.
Browne transformed the Richmond True Reformers from a relatively average benefits organization to what W.E.B. DuBois reportedly called “probably the most extraordinary Negro organization in the country.” The group grew quickly in the coming decades, with Browne intent on crafting a benefit structure that would “throw the broad mantle of charity around the whole family” in times of tragedy.
The rapidly growing financial assets of the company, together with hostility from local white financial managers, led the Fountain to launch its own bank in 1889— the first black-owned and -operated financial institution chartered in the United States (it was the second to begin operations, behind the Capitol Savings Bank of Washington, D.C.). The bank’s first branch was located in Browne’s home, at 105 W. Jackson St.
William Washington Browne House, 105 W. Jakson St. (2010)
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The True Reformers continued to thrive across the decades. Before his death in 1897, Browne directed the construction of a large hall on North Second Street to house retail space, a gathering hall, meeting rooms and the bank’s offices. By 1904 the Reformers were so prosperous that the savings bank could afford to offer a $500 reward in The Times-Dispatch for “the arrest and conviction” of whoever circulated a false rumor about the bank’s imminent demise. At the turn of the century the order was publishing a weekly newspaper, The Reformer, and included in its voluminous real estate holdings was an “old folk’s home” at Westham near what is now the Huguenot Bridge.
Few outward traces of the Reformers can be easily seen in present-day Richmond. Browne’s home on Jackson still stands. By 2001 it was, as The Times-Dispatch reported, “a crumbling, boarded-up house at the corner of Jackson Street and Chamberlayne Parkway.” A restoration in the subsequent years brought the home back from the brink, preserving its understated yet elegant American Federal façade with beautifully detailed corbels along the fascia. Two handsome masonry chimneys, relics of a time before central heating, still top the structure, while the outline of Browne’s long-vanished grand porch is still barely visible on the lower half of the frontage.
Most Richmonders when driving across Buford Road Bridge in Bon Air are passing within just a few hundred feet of the former location of “the Steps,” what was arguably one of the most beguiling Victorian structures ever built in Virginia.
The Reformer’s great gathering hall has long-since vanished; only a bare lot remains at the corner of Lee and Jackson streets where the group used to hold meetings and conduct banking. Perhaps the only other notable extant Richmond building associated with the Reformers is the Taylor Mansion on North Second Street in Church Hill. The onetime home of W.L. Taylor, who took over the organization after Browne’s death, the building is an eclectic mix of styles and includes a full three-story rounded tower topped with bronzed regent-style tiles and a balustraded balcony atop a full portico. At the time of its construction it was possibly the largest home for a black American in the entire United States — a stunning accomplishment in a city once defined by an unspeakable slave jail located just 4,500 feet eastward.
The astonishing network of business and real estate holdings created by the Reformers was dealt a fatal blow around 1910 when it came out that an employee of the bank had embezzled more than $50,000 from its coffers, the equivalent of well over a million dollars today. The Virginia State Corporation Commission subsequently closed the bank when it was unable to meet its financial obligations, with most of the connected enterprises collapsing as a result; the organization continued to offer insurance benefits until 1934 before closing altogether.
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Originating as it did during a time of comprehensive oppression and persecution, the Reformers nevertheless represented a towering achievement for black Virginians, and black Americans, at a time when most of the country was committed to their subjugation.
That it arose in Richmond is probably no accident: This has always been a special city full of special people, even alongside its profound failures. “Richmond,” Maggie Walker once said, “cannot fail. She must set the example for every other city in the Union.”
She was not wrong then, and is still right today.
Recognize this? 1950s photos from The Times-Dispatch archives
Richmond in the 50s
The 300 block South Lombardy Street after tornado. Storm was June 14, 1951.
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Tornado felled trees in front of Commonwealth Club on Franklin St., June 13, 1951.
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In March 1956, jazz trumpeter Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong and his All-Stars played a concert at the Mosque, along with Woody Herman and his Third Herd. Ticket prices were $1.50, $2 and $2.50. Four days later, the Mosque was scheduled to host two shows by an emerging star, the day before his self-titled debut studio album was released. His name: Elvis Presley.
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In July 1950, heavyweight boxing legend Jack Dempsey came to Richmond as a headline attraction for a different event: He was referee of a wrestling match. He stayed at the Hotel John Marshall, which was certainly more peaceful than City Stadium -- not having lost a punch over the decades, the 55-year-old got involved in the match there and knocked out the tag team partners Dick Lever and Wally Dusek.
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Tornado damage from June 14, 1951 storm. Photo taken June 23, 1951. Location is Monroe Park.
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Richmond in the 50s
South Richmonders had this view of a Dec. 24, 1951, fire on North Side at the F.L. Parsley storage plant on Rady Street. Three fuel oil and kerosene tanks caught fire, sending black smoke across much of the city. More than 100 firefighters were needed to stop the blaze, which threatened a nearby stream, coal yard and other properties. When the owner of neighboring fuel tanks was told that his were saved, he called it "the nicest Christmas present ever."
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In January 1957, the University of Richmond's Boatwright Memorial Library created a vivid reflection in Westhampton Lake. Students were in the middle of exam week at the time.
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Richmond in the 50s
Several stories below the clock itself, four small balconies jut out from the clock tower on Old City Hall in downtown Richmond. In February 1957, building supervisors looked out from the platforms, which once were public observation spots.
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Richmond in the 50s
NAACP officials Thurgood Marshall (left) and W. Lester Banks made their way to a General Assembly meeting on Feb. 20, 1957. In the years after the Supreme Court's 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling, Virginia engaged in Massive Resistance to oppose school desegregation.
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A view of East Broad Street in downtown Richmond on a cloudy day in October 1954. The distinctive Old City Hall, with its High Victorian Gothic style, is at left, bounded by 10th and 11th streets. The building is a National Historic Landmark.
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On March 11, 1952, American poet Robert Frost chatted with students Anne Holmes (left) and Beverly Gilbert at a reception that followed his address and poetry reading at Westhampton College. Two months earlier, he addressed the Woman's Club in Richmond.
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Richmond in the 50s
In October 1957, Queen Elizabeth II visited Jamestown to mark the 350th anniversary of the nation's first permanent English settlement. The trip, which featured a 21-gun salute upon her arrival at Patrick Henry Airport, included a visit to Williamsburg and the College of William and Mary. The queen returned to Virginia in 2007 for Jamestown's 400th anniversary.
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Richmond in the 50s
In April 1952, Betsy Marrin and Doris Bolton admired the springtime blooms in the Italian Garden at Maymont Park. In May of that year, during Park and Recreation Week, Maymont opened a nature center in what had been a stone and brick stable.
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Richmond in the 50s
In March 1957, actor Robert Mitchum stopped in Richmond -- though not for reasons related to his role in the film "Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison," which was playing at local theaters. He had visited Virginia weeks earlier to scout for movie locations, and he was returning to the state to interview promising actors with the Barter Theatre in Abingdon.
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On April 8, 1952, the Brooklyn Dodgers played an exhibition game in Richmond. In the dugout at Mooers Field Jackie Robinson visits with teammate Don Newcombe - a star pitcher who was on military duty at Camp Pickett.
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In April 1951, a couple strolled through the gardens at Shooters Hill in Goochland County. In the 1950s, the historic home was often the site of Tuckahoe Garden Club events; estate owner Mrs. H.C.L. Miller was club president.
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In May 1957, patrons enjoyed the roller coaster at the amusement park in Buckroe Beach in Hampton. Buckroe Beach was a popular destination for Richmonders in the first half of the century as railroads offered direct trips to the area, where visitors could rent a cottage for $50 to $75 a week.
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In September 1954, the Canadian ship Notting Hill was docked at Richmond’s Deepwater Terminal on the James River. Tobacco, textiles, newsprint, machinery and steel were among many products that came into or exited the terminal on cargo ships.
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In October 1981, Melvin “Shot” Walker worked the grill at the White Spot in Charlottesville. The popular diner, located along the Corner in the heart of the University of Virginia, was opened in 1953 by Paul Dunsmore. The building used to house a beauty salon, and a white spot on the floor where a salon chair once sat gave the eatery its name.
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In January 1954, shoppers waited for buses in the snow on Broad Street in downtown Richmond. An accompanying article said the storm brought out a “spirit of neighborliness” among passengers as they “gossiped with strangers about the terrible weather.”
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In November 1950, Richmond firefighters battled an early morning blaze at Monument Methodist Church, located at Allen and Park avenues. More than 150 firefighters and two-thirds of the city’s firefighting equipment responded to the blaze, which caused extensive damage. Four firemen were injured, mainly from ice that formed on ladders and sidewalks in the freezing cold.
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In September 1951, the area of Hull Street between 12th and 13 streets in South Richmond was dug up for utility work and street rebuilding.
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The Dec. 6, 1953, edition of The Times-Dispatch included a photo spread on the Southern Biscuit Co., whose products – under the Famous Foods of Virginia brand – established the company as one of America's largest producers of cookies and crackers. Here, baked cookies moved along a conveyor. The Richmond factory near Scott’s Addition now houses the Cookie Factory Lofts apartment complex.
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In May 1954, James River Garden Club members visited the Branch House on Monument Avenue in Richmond to make last-minute arrangements before the weekend’s flower show. As part of event, the Antiquarian Society of Richmond also prepared an exhibit of 18th-century furniture in the library of the house. Proceeds helped restore local gardens
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In April 1956, members of the Richmond Virginians engaged in a pre-practice bull session in their locker room. The International League baseball team held spring training in Haines City, Fla., before returning to their local base of Parker Field.
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Richmond in the 50s
In August 1951, June Maile showed youngsters from the Belle Bryan Day Nursery how to play “London Bridge is Falling Down” during the nursery’s annual outing at Byrd Park.
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In spring 1950, work was scheduled to begin to widen this south end of the North Boulevard railroad overpass. The work was expected to cost about $165,000 and take approximately seven months.
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In June 1950, these young ladies cooled off during a heatwave and enjoyed a boat ride on Fountain Lake at Byrd Park in Richmond. From left are Margaret Jones, Betty Evans and Anita Hagopian.
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This September 1951 image shows the Bridge at Falling Creek. The granite arch span, most of which can still be seen today, was built in the 1820s – at a cost of just over $2,000. The bridge was retired from service in the early 1930s after a new span began carrying southbound U.S. 1/301 traffic over Falling Creek in Chesterfield County. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in the 1990s.
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This October 1951 image shows Forest Hill Presbyterian Church, with its new attached building at right. The church was organized in 1924 and several years later built its first building on West 41st Street in Richmond. In 1942, it started using an old house at 4401 Forest Hill Ave. for all meetings outside regular services. By 1946, the church received a permit to construct a new building on the site of the Church House.
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This July 1950 image shows a crumbling Richmond-Ashland Electric Line viaduct, covered in vines, near Moore Street in Richmond. The structures, which remained after the electric trolley system folded in the late 1930s, had become a nuisance, with chunks of concrete falling off of them at times. It took more than 15 years after this image was taken until the last of the structures was removed.
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In September 1954, floats in the National Tobacco Festival parade completed their promenade around City Stadium before the football game between the University of Richmond and Hampden-Sydney College. The festival ran in Richmond from 1949 to 1984 and was a top event in the city during its run. A predecessor festival was held in South Boston before World War II.
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This June 1950 image shows the former Westwood Circle in Richmond, a traffic circle at the intersection of North Boulevard, Hermitage Road and Westwood Avenue. In November 1961, a $150,000 project removed the circle, added islands and traffic signals, and diverted some traffic around the busy intersection. City safety official John Hanna called the intersection the “most complicated we have had to redesign and signalize in the past 14 years.”
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This April 1955 image shows men dipping for herring in Falling Creek in Chesterfield County. Herring would arrive in rivers in the spring to spawn, and dipping was a popular activity that allowed men to socialize while stocking up on fish that could be salted and eaten through the year.
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Richmond in the 50s
In December 1953, the new whirlaway, a merry-go-round type of gadget turned by the foot power of dozens of students, was popular at Dumbarton Elementary School in Henrico County. The attraction was part of a new set of playground equipment purchased with $750 donated by the Lakeside Lions Club. Watching the children (from left) were H.F. Taylor, Lions Club president; Joseph Rotella, school principal; and F.M. Armbrecht, chairman of the PTA recreation committee.
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This June 1952 image shows one of “Dr. Duval’s pills,” part of a trio of 30-inch granite Turkish cannonballs, in its new location at John Marshall High School at Eighth and Marshall streets in Richmond. After standing for many years on a pedestal in front of Grays’ Armory at Seventh and Marshall, this one was destined to join its two mates at the city Works Department trash heap at the old fairgrounds, where those two had lain missing since World War II until being rediscovered in January 1952. This one was instead saved with a move out of the way of downtown traffic.
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This March 1952 image shows a wagon, believed to have been Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's during the Civil War, as it was retired to the Army’s Richmond Quartermaster Depot at Bellwood. The wagon was among numerous items being transferred from Cameron Station in Alexandria; it can still be seen at the Army Quartermaster Museum at Fort Lee.
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In November 1952, Armistice Day ceremonies were held at the old John Marshall High School in Richmond. Today known as Veterans Day, the 1952 events marked the 34th anniversary of the end of World War I. At John Marshall, the school’s band and color guard took part in the service, and wreaths were placed on two plaques bearing names of former students who gave their lives in the two world wars.
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Richmond in the 50s
In June 1950, gleeful children left Ginter Park School in Richmond as they were dismissed for the summer months – though they did need to return a few days later for their report cards.
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In September 1950, there were still working cart and wagon horses in Richmond, in addition to police horses that patrolled the streets. That month, city officials pondered whether furnishing water to this old horse trough – on North Second Street near Bates Street – and two others was still justified. The cost of supplying water to all three was about $500 per year.
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Richmond in the 50s
In March 1951, reigning horse of the year Hill Prince came home to The Meadow, near Doswell in Caroline County, after suffering a leg fracture during training in California. Trainer J.H. “Casey” Hayes delivered a pat to the Thoroughbred’s nose. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T. Chenery, Hill Prince did not return to racing until fall 1951 and only raced one more year after before being retired.
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Richmond in the 50s
This June 1964 image shows the newly renovated Park Avenue Methodist Church. The building at Park and Allen avenues in Richmond housed Monument Methodist Church before a fire in 1950 caused extensive damage. The following year, that congregation was part of a merger that formed Reveille United Methodist. The Byrd Park Methodist congregation, later renamed to Park Avenue, moved into the structure in 1952. The building is now occupied by Community Church of God in Christ.
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Richmond in the 50s
In December 1954, actor Paul Douglas was in Richmond to star in a stage production of “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial,” and he renewed acquaintances – and shared family photographs – with local actress and singer Patsy Garrett, a friend from their days in radio. Douglas may be most known for the film “Angels in the Outfield”; Garrett was known for her roles in the “Benji” films and as the “Purina Cat Chow Lady” in TV commercials.
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In January 1952, Virginia Union University basketball teammates (from left) Andrew Rodez, Herman Howard and Ricky Johnson rested during a practice before an upcoming game against North Carolina College. The Panthers were on an eight-game winning streak, but they lost 76-73 in overtime to NCC.
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In July 1952, the nation's first 24-hour peacetime air raid alert system, called Operation Skywatch, began operation. Air Force members and volunteers staffing the Richmond filter station began plotting sightings of planes as they were called in.
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In November 1953, University of Richmond basketball coach Les Hooker was surrounded by four returning members from the previous season’s team, which won the Big Six title in Hooker’s first season and earned him coach of the year honors. Pictured (left to right) are Ken Daniels, Warren Mills, Hooker, Ed Harrison and Walt Lysaght.
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In October 1956, members of the Richmond Square Dance Federation danced in Bon Air. According to an accompanying article, square dancing was enjoying a revival at the time. The local federation, assisted by the city parks department and state Chamber of Commerce, planned to host a square dancing festival the next month with groups from across Virginia.
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Richmond in the 50s
In April 1950, firemen W.M. Alley and J.B. Winston mounted Richmond’s oldest fire engine, Old 798. Though long out of use, the engine was brought out for special occasions and parades. When Old 798 was still active, it was pulled by two horses that responded to the fire bell with excitement, a veteran fire chief said.
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In October 1952, University of Richmond cross country coach Fred Hardy trained his runners – team captain Bill Jordan set the pace – ahead of a meet against Virginia Military Institute in Lexington.
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In January 1957, Dot Perkins led a dance class in “the hut” at the Powhatan Hill playground in Richmond. The playground received the Quonset hut, a semicircular structure made out of corrugated metal, in 1947 after city officials authorized using $15,000 to erect it. It quickly became a center of extracurricular activities for area children.
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In September 1951, a boy fished at the dam of Lakeside Lake in Henrico County. Lewis Ginter built the dam in the 1890s to connect Lakeside Park to the Lakeside Wheel Club. Today, the lake is in on the grounds of Jefferson Lakeside Country Club.
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Richmond in the 50s
In July 1950, a curb boy at Arnette’s Ice Cream Co., served Beverly Page French a banana split. The ice cream shop, located on Willard Road in Henrico County, was a popular hangout for local teens.
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Richmond in the 50s
In October 1954, a group of costumed children celebrated Halloween at the William Fox playground in Richmond.
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Richmond in the 50s
In June 1953, James R. Osterbind posed for a photo during his workday at Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond. Osterbind was one of several members of his family who worked at Tredegar over the course of four generations. Tredegar opened in 1837, was a major manufacturing center for the Confederacy during the Civil War and continued as a production facility through most of the 1950s.
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Richmond in the 50s
In January 1953, Richmond city workers painted lane lines on Cowardin Avenue using a new power-driven machine. Previously, it took two men to do the process - one to hold a piece of rope along the line and another to apply paint.
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In May 1955, Richmond fireman W.L. Clary of Engine Co. 1 welcomed some friends on the firetruck: Smokie Jr. and Back Tap, a pair of Dalmatians.
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Richmond in the 50s
In October 1954, traffic stacked up at Fifth and Franklin streets in downtown Richmond on a busy shopping day.
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In December 1951, Mrs. Herbert Flax showed her daughter, Susan April, how the light candles on the menorah in celebration of Hanukkah at Temple Beth Israel in Richmond. Flax was chairwoman of Women’s Club gift shop.
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Richmond in the 50s
In March 1957, a boy and girl walked through Chesterfield County farmland with their tools, ready to help with planting. Blossoms on the nearby plum tree were signs of spring.
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In July 1954, Kitty Liles performed with her band. Liles had played the drums for years, starting when she was a student at Varina High School in the 1940s. In 1954, Liles was using money from her gigs around Richmond to pay for her pursuit of a social work degree at Richmond Professional Institute.
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Richmond in the 50s
This September 1953 image shows the canal locks in downtown Richmond between 14th and Pear streets. After their installation and later refurbishment in the mid-19th century, the locks increased boat traffic and allowed for easier transport of goods to and from the city.
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Richmond in the 50s
In June 1951, square dance caller Richard Chase taught playground directors some steps ahead o f a dance scheduled for the Byrd Park tennis courts in Richmond as part of Park and Recreation Week. The program was organized by the city and sponsored by Thalhimers.
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Richmond in the 50s
In August 1954, members of the Richmond Civic Ballet rehearsed for an upcoming performance. The open-membership volunteer group, which held roughly a dozen performances annually at local events, was organized almost four years earlier by local former professional dancers Betty Carper Grigg and John Hurdle.
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Richmond in the 50s
In October 1954, students crowded into the new Douglas S. Freeman High School in Henrico County. The school, which cost about $1.1 million, opened the previous month and had roughly 500 high school and 500 elementary students.
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Richmond in the 50s
In August 1953, members of the Monacan Junior Woman’s Club sought volunteers for the upcoming blood drive at Tuckahoe Elementary School in Henrico County. While Mrs. Allan J. Carter called prospects, Mrs. William F. Thornton worked at the typewriter.
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Richmond in the 50s
In January 1950, Bobby Seal (left), 15, and Marvin “Kayo” Williams, 14, played billiards on the new table at the Salvation Army’s Red Shield Boys Club, which was on Church Hill in Richmond.
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Richmond in the 50s
In October 1957, about 100 firefighters needed four hours to control a blaze in the 700 block of East Main Street in downtown Richmond. The fire caused $100,000 in damage and displaced Nathan’s tailor shop and the DeJarnette & Paul insurance agency.
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Richmond in the 50s
In March 1952, Mrs. V.C. Wiltshire, 85, prepared for spring planting at her home on Patterson Avenue in Richmond.
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Richmond in the 50s
In October 1951, Mrs. R.L. Mattox showed off her unique mailbox at her home on state Route 35 in Prince George County. The mailbox post was made using an old log cabin chain and required an hour’s worth of welding. Mattox and her husband were inspired by a design they saw in a magazine.
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Richmond in the 50s
In September 1950, ground was broken for the South Richmond Health Center at 14th and Bainbridge streets. Members of the Richmond public health community and South Richmond Community Nursing Service participated in the ceremony. The clinic, which opened in January 1952, was staffed by volunteer nurses.
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In July 1953, tennis players (from left) Cliff Miller, Al Dickinson and Bob Figg Sr. discussed the Country Club of Virginia’s annual tennis competition, which began the day before. Only Dickinson survived the first day of the event.
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Richmond in the 50s
In May 1953, shoppers crowded the streets of downtown for Richmond Day, a promotion that began the year before. Like Black Friday, shoppers were lured to stores with deals such as $1 televisions, 2-for-1 car deals and $1 dresses. Merchants reported strong sales.
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Richmond in the 50s
In August 1954, Melvin Doggett (left) and Jeff Martin sought relief from the summer heat … by getting even hotter. The men used the “hot boxes” at the Richmond YMCA, which could be set to 115 degrees and could leave the body cleansed and refreshed.
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Richmond in the 50s
This December 1952 image shows East Broad Street in downtown Richmond at night.
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Richmond in the 50s
In September 1950, Sherry Gilman placed a letter in a barrel-turned-mailbox on Honaker Avenue in Richmond. The barrel was serving as a temporary mailbox for the newly developed residential area in the West End.
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Richmond in the 50s
In June 1952, motorcyclists raced in the 10-Mile National Motorcycle Championship at the Atlantic Rural Exposition grounds in Henrico County. More than 4,000 spectators saw Bobby Hill of Columbus, Ohio, the nation’s top racer, ride bike No. 1 to victory in the 20-lap championship race.
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Richmond in the 50s
In December 1957, firefighters battled at blaze at L.R. Brown & Co., a furniture store on Hull Street in South Richmond. The warehouse blaze destroyed a lot of pieces intended for Christmas gifts.
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Richmond in the 50s
In October 1951, workers constructed a section of Forest Hill Avenue in South Richmond. The segment sits between Westover Hills Boulevard and Prince Arthur Road.
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Richmond in the 50s
In July 1951, two women enjoyed the white sand beach of Cape Charles on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
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Richmond in the 50s
In July 1951, Alonzo Moore, 74, walked down a street in Cape Charles on Virginia’s Eastern Shore and blew his horn, alerting locals to his sale of the fresh catch of the day.
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Richmond in the 50s
In February 1953, Richmond Department of Utilities workers used a 65-foot hook-and-ladder fire truck to install new lights on Broad Street after attempts to secure other ladder facilities from private companies had failed.
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Richmond in the 50s
In June 1951, the summer heat sent crowds to Pocahontas State Park in Chesterfield County for a swim. Earlier that month, the state’s nine parks welcomed more than 77,000 visitors during their unofficial opening week for the season.
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Richmond in the 50s
In July 1956, Warren Collazzo and Pat Benedict of the Eastern Parkway Skating Club in Brooklyn, N.Y., practiced a routine they would use in an international skating competition that was underway at the Arena in Richmond. The multipurpose venue at Boulevard and Hermitage Road hosted sporting events, concerts, shows and exhibitions for more than 40 years before being torn down in the late 1990s to make way for Sports Backers Stadium.
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Richmond in the 50s
In May 1950, Clifford Burgess (from left), Harlean Bibb, Charles King and Shirley Kingsley, who attended Summer Hill School in South Richmond, practiced a square dance called “Duck for the Oyster.”
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Richmond in the 50s
In June 1950, Barbara Kilday (from left), Becky Branch and Jill Arnold set up a net for tennis. The 14-year-olds were attending summer school in the Richmond area.
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Richmond in the 50s
In February 1951, Roman West pulled the cord of a steam whistle at T&E Laundry on Marshall Street in Richmond. The whistle was one of nine that was being used in a citywide test of the audibility of air raid signals.
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Richmond in the 50s
In November 1950, farmer Ray Welch of Northumberland County used his homemade portable corn elevator. The device scooped grain from ground level and transferred it up for storage, and the wheels allowed it to be moved from place to place. “Everybody who farms has to make every kind of gadget he can for himself,” Welch said.
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Richmond in the 50s
In June 1950, a school group followed a nature trail at Forest Hill Park in Richmond and explored a wildflower preserve and bird sanctuary.
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Richmond in the 50s
In May 1955, a tugboat from New York City left Richmond’s Upper Terminal with three steel barges in tow. The barges were made at Richmond Steel Co. for businesses in New York.
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Richmond in the 50s
In April 1955, students at Ridge School in Henrico County enjoyed their new merry-go-round. It was presented to the school by the PTA, which had collected donations for playground equipment.
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Richmond in the 50s
In May 1956, Ann Huxley adjusted the blade height on her lawnmower before cutting the grass at her home on Three Chopt Road in Henrico County.
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In November 1951, a dachshund float towered above spectators lining the curb during the Thalhimers Toy Parade in downtown Richmond. The parade was first held in 1929 and, after a pause during World War II, resumed in 1946. Thalhimers department store employees worked for months to build floats, design routes and prepare costumes. The parade was cancelled in 1973 as in-store activities took greater prominence.
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In July 1950, an employee of Richmond optician J.S. Galeski helped make a plastic eye. Galeski wanted to improve the appearance and standardize the production of replacement eyes, which had been made of glass by skilled artisans. His plastic models came in many sizes and colors.
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In August 1955, Mrs. Burlee stood on her front lawn at Tree Hill Farm in Henrico County’s Varina area and admired the view of Richmond. The farm dated to the 1700s, and a large oak on the property, which was felled by a storm in 2012, was known as the “Surrender Tree” – legend says it is where Richmond Mayor Joseph Mayo surrendered the city to Union forces in April 1865 near the end of the Civil War. More recently, the farm served as a set for the 2015 film “Ithaca,” starring and directed by Meg Ryan.
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In April 1953, 15-year-old Doris Ann Williams operated her ham radio; she was the youngest female amateur shortwave operator in Richmond. The John Marshal High School freshman began learning short wave code the year before. Her father, Roland, was a former radio operator for the city Police Department, which sparked his daughter’s interest in the hobby.
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In May 1953, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad conductor H.C. Rollins (right) and flagman C.H. Smith did pre-trip paperwork in a train caboose before a ride to Washington.
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In March 1953, L. Howard Jenkins, head of a Richmond book manufacturer that bore his name, supervised workers at his plant on West Broad Street. The company dated to the 1880s.
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In February 1951, Mrs. J.H. Boxley diverted her husband’s attention from his bookkeeping to show off new inventory at the L’Pell’s clothing store they owned on East Grace Street in Richmond.
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This October 1951 shows one side of Bloemendaal House, the former home of Richmond businessman Lewis Ginter and now part of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.
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1953 Monument and Horsepen
In November 1953, a 10-block section of Monument Avenue between Horsepen Road and Keystone Drive in Henrico County began carrying eastbound and westbound traffic on separate sides of the median. About 20 signs were erected to let motorists know that they no longer shared a single side. The change was in anticipation of expanding the configuration to begin at the city limits.
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In April 1952, Eleanor Brown, a student at Brook Hill School, donned a bunny suit for the Richmond Easter Parade. Local public schoolchildren celebrated with egg hunts and early dismissal for the Easter festivities.
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In September 1953, lightning flashed over South Richmond during a storm that brought heavy rain and stiff wind to the city.
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In May 1950, motorcyclists raced in the 10-Mile National Motorcycle Championship at the Atlantic Rural Exposition grounds in Henrico County. The winner was “Little Joe” Weatherly of Norfolk, who later turned to stock car racing and won NASCAR titles in the 1960s before being killed in a race accident in Riverside, Calif., in 1964.
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In November 1951, workers constructed a new lane on Monument Avenue in Henrico County. The truck was occupying what used to be the front yard of a house in the 6500 block. The road was being widened for divided lane traffic in the block between Bevridge Road and Roxbury Road.
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In May 1956, area residents enjoyed a refreshing swim in the James River — a reprieve from record high temperatures during the spring month.
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In March 1950, four girls played jump-rope in a Richmond city park.
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In July 1950, women lounged on a floating platform at a swimming hole that was once a quarry. Starting in the 1800s, the area near what is now Willow Oaks was occupied by a large number of granite quarries. As they closed and were allowed to fill with water, they became popular recreation spots.
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In March 1956, a full house at the Arena in Richmond watched the State Group 1 high school basketball tournament. Admission was $1 per game for adults and 50 cents for students. Newport News High School won the tournament.
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In January 1957, Mrs. Hunter Jones hitched a ride behind a ski plane that was visiting Chesterfield County’s Parnell Field, which opened in March 1946 as the first postwar airport in the Richmond area. Located on Bells Road, Parnell Field had two dirt runways, and at its peak, it was home to as many as 30 light aircraft. It closed in 1972.
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In June 1955, Central National Bank opened an "auto branch" at Third and Marshall streets in downtown Richmond, a block from the main office. The branch featured drive-in windows, walk-up service and a night depository. The bank had opened a West End auto branch at West Broad Street near the Boulevard in 1948.
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In August 1956, Criglersville general store owner Robert H. Gibbs served customer Lindsay Utz while they discussed topics of the day. The store, built in 1917 in Madison County, also served as the community’s post office and telephone collection agent. In this rural area, the store was a community gathering place, with an old 1917 Simmons Giant coal-burning stove to keep people warm.
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In April 1950, this coal bin in the Highland Springs High School shop building was cleaned out and converted into a practice room for the school band. The Henrico County school’s band previously practiced in the school basement, which caused a noise problem in classrooms. The shop building was located offsite nearby.
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This November 1950 image shows the Sixth Street Market, where the city of Richmond was set to raise rents to be more in line with prevailing rates. Rents at the 17th Street Market also were going up, and the city planned to raise the sanitation tax on vehicles using street space in the market areas from 10 cents to 50.
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In September 1956, students at the Grace Arents School, located on Oregon Hill, were among those all over Richmond who participated in a fire drill. The students filed out in an orderly column while a teacher remained at the door to make sure all youths exited safely.
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In May 1955, shoppers on Broad Street in downtown Richmond rushed to find bargains at the fourth annual Richmond Day. Deals included winter coats for $1 for early customers, television sets between $1.98 and $19, and a seven-diamond ring for $39. Many stores participated in the sales event, and customers lined up as early as 8:30 p.m. the night before in hopes of getting the best deals.
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In May 1958, Homer E. Pate, whose arms and legs were paralyzed, worked in leather craft as part of his rehabilitation. With him was Margaret Williams, an occupational therapist at McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital in Richmond.
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In November 1959, Mrs. Frank L. Jobson (seated) and Adele Clark admired a banner for the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia, which they helped form 50 years earlier in Richmond. Women won the constitutional right to vote in 1920 – “and neither of us has missed an election since 1920,” Clark said.
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In October 1958, chemists Owen R. Blackburne (left) and Bill Simmons distilled volatile acids at the Richmond Sewage Disposal headquarters near Rocketts Landing.
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In March 1959, employees of the Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles on West Broad Street in Richmond prepared for an onslaught of customers before doors opened for business.
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1955 Parker Field
On April 9, 1955, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Giants, 5-2, in an exhibition game seen by more than 12,600 spectators at Parker Field in Richmond. Pictured are center fielders Jimmy Piersall from Boston and Willie Mays of New York. (To that point, only a 1954 exhibition between the New York Yankees and Richmond Virginians drew a larger crowd.) Willie Mays (right) and Jim Piersall April 9, 1955
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In January 1955, a snowy slope at Forest Hill Park in Richmond came to life on a cold afternoon. Sledders turned out after school and stayed late on hard-packed snow. Two days before, a snowfall that officially measured 7.6 inches had fallen – it was the most since 1948.
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In February 1952, Gene Autry performed shows at the Mosque that included singing, Native American dances, trick-roping and Autry’s famous horse, Champion. Here, Autry met 7-year-old J. Harvie Wilkinson III, now a judge on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, who wore his best Western outfit for the occasion.
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In September 1952, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was on a whistle-stop tour of Virginia and North Carolina in his campaign for the presidency. Here, he greeted a crowd of 25,000 from his train in Petersburg, the last stop before heading to Richmond for his sixth speech of the day.
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In July 1950, heavyweight boxing legend Jack Dempsey came to Richmond as a headline attraction for a different event: He was referee of a wrestling match. Dempsey passed through town the day before the event, and for a bit of relaxation, he got a scalp massage from George Dunn in the Hotel John Marshall barbershop.
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This April 1951 image shows the Richmond skyline as seen from the south end of the Lee Bridge. The span in the foreground was a small automobile bridge to Belle Isle, mainly used by employees working on the island. The bridge was largely washed away in rains from the remnants of Hurricane Agnes in 1972, and now only the supports and a small portion on the island remain.
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On Nov. 3, 1950, Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck addressed the Virginia Teachers Association and Virginia Education Association in separate sessions; the VTA was a black organization. Regarding segregation, she suggested that “in later years we will find teachers of all races meeting here together.”
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On Oct. 27, 1953, retired middleweight boxing champion “Sugar Ray” Robinson headlined two shows at the Mosque. Robinson turned to dancing and singing when he stopped boxing in 1952 but resumed fighting in 1955 when his entertainment career waned. During his show in Richmond, he was backed up by Count Basie's orchestra and completed no fewer than five costume changes.
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In May 1954, swimmers cooled off on a hot day at Granite Quarry in Chesterfield County. Starting in the 1800s, the area near what is now Willow Oaks was occupied by a large number of granite quarries. As they closed and were allowed to fill with water, they became popular recreation spots.
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On July 11, 1950, part of the ceiling of the Park Theater at 810 E. Broad St. collapsed during a showing, injuring 17. The theater, which reopened a month later after repairs, had a long history. It opened as the Lubin in 1909, became the Regent briefly in 1916 before changing name to the Isis in the same year. After closing in 1929, it reopened as the Park in 1938, then closed again in 1953.
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On June 13, 1951, a tornado struck Richmond, causing massive damage in its 4-mile path of destruction --including a truck crushed by a fallen tree at Belvidere and Franklin streets downtown.
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In November 1954, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother visited Richmond on a U.S. tour. Before a crowd of about 6,000 people at Capitol Square, Gov. Thomas B. Stanley escorted her into the Capitol for a tour.
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In September 1953, two boys surveyed the William F. Fox School, which they were ready to attend within days. The Richmond school, on Hanover Avenue in the Fan District, was dedicated in September 1911.
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This May 1950 image shows Swift Creek Mill in Chesterfield County. Now home to the local theater, the site was built in 1663 as a gristmill and changed hands and functions many times over the centuries, according to the theater's history. In 1929, operating again as a gristmill, the property became known officially as the Swift Creek Mill and remained in operation until 1956. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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In October 1957, U.Va. faced Virginia Tech in the Tobacco Festival football game at City Stadium in Richmond. Here, Virginia's Jim Bakhtiar (feet in air) rolled into the end zone in the first quarter for the first of his four touchdowns. The Cavaliers trounced the Gobblers 38-7.
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In March 1950, a surprise 5-inch snowfall covered Richmond and kept traffic on the slushy Lee Bridge moving slowly.
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1959 view of a staircase at Old City Hall.
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Richmond's triple railroad crossing 4th time in history 3 trains lined up TD Oct 13, 1958
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This July 1955 photo shows the view from Richmond’s Chimborazo Hill at twilight, looking across Fulton and the James River. The photo accompanied a “Capital Sidelights” column by Charles McDowell Jr. that promoted the sunset views from the hill.
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In May 1952, new policewoman Martha S. Jackson placed one of her first tickets on an illegally parked car. Jackson, one of Richmond's first full-fledged female traffic officials with full police authority, was tasked with pedestrian education and enforcement when the “walk/don't walk” lights began operation on Broad Street, as well as car tagging and intersection assignments.
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In April 1952, Know-Your-Bank Week activities in Richmond included behind-the-scenes tours for bank customers and school students. Here, students from Thomas Jefferson High School were given a look inside the State-Planters Bank and Trust Co. vault by assistant cashier Ramon G. Smith. Gov. John S. Battle first designated such a week in 1950.
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In August 1950, Richmond City Clerk William T. Wells (left) swore in attorney Lewis F. Powell Jr. as member of the Richmond School Board. In 1971, Powell was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Richard M. Nixon, and he served from 1972 until resigning in mid-1987. Powell died in 1998 and is buried in Hollywood Cemetery.
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On April 14, 1951, the Deep Run races were held at the Atlantic Rural Exposition fairgrounds, now known as the Richmond Raceway Complex. The co-feature was the Richmond Plate race, a 2-mile course that Crown Royal led over the first jump before finishing third, eight lengths behind winner Flying Wing.
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In April 1951, W.H. Childress’ coonhound won best of breed at the Virginia Kennel Club’s 17th annual dog show at the Atlantic Rural Exposition fairgrounds. The club was first organized in October 1902, and while it put on some shows before 1935, it did not begin a consistent schedule until then.
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In September 1950, the Cary Street resurfacing project was approaching completion. As part of a larger resurfacing and repair project across the city, Cary was repaved with blacktop between Belmont and Nansemond streets by Richmond’s Department of Public Works.
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This December 1951 image shows the “Tummyache” persimmon tree in the back of Retreat for the Sick Hospital at Grove Avenue and Mulberry Street in Richmond. According to the story, in about 1922, the 6-year-old son of a preacher-farmer in Powhatan County kept eating persimmons one day until he developed a stomachache and was brought to the hospital. A doctor removed about a pint of seeds from the child’s stomach – and then planted one, which became this tree.
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This April 1951 image shows St. Andrew’s School in Richmond’s Oregon Hill area. Noted philanthropist Grace Arents founded the school in 1894 and was a key supporter of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. The school offered a wide range of programs, including sewing, music and physical education. It still stands today, serving low-income children.
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In October 1950, Virginia Randolph attended the cornerstone-laying ceremony for a $262,000 addition to the former one-room schoolhouse in Glen Allen that she started in 1892 and that was named for her. In 1949, Randolph retired at age 79 from a long career that encompassed teaching and supervising teacher training and curriculums for black schools in the Richmond area. Randolph, whose efforts focused heavily on vocational education, died in 1958.
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In July 1954, the boys choir sang in All Saints Episcopal Church, which was then on West Franklin Street. The following year, the church decided to move to River Road; the former building has since been torn down.
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In late summer 1951, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ran its first diesel-powered locomotives through Richmond on two of its passenger trains. Here, train engineer Mr. Denton got orders from stationmaster Mr. Boykin. By the end of the year, the company hoped to have most of the steam locomotives in its line replaced with diesel-electric ones.
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This October 1956 image shows Tobacco Row at Dock Street, where many cigarette manufacturers were located. Tobacco planters and shippers started building facilities in Richmond in the 1600s. The brick buildings that stand there today were built in the late 1800s to early 1900s. The tobacco companies had moved out by the late 1980s, and today the old buildings have been converted mainly to retail and residential space.
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This November 1956 image shows Richmond disc jockey Alden Aaroe, who started in radio in 1938 and landed his signature morning show on WRVA in 1956. He stayed with WRVA until 1993, just several weeks before his death.
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In October 1953, Mary Workman (holding music stand), better known as Sunshine Sue, sang with her band. From 1946 to 1957, Workman was host of the popular “Old Dominion Barn Dance” music radio show, broadcast nationally on Saturday nights on WRVA from the Lyric Theater in downtown Richmond. The program helped launch the careers of several country music stars.
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In April 1950, some children took a rest and got a drink from a fountain in North Richmond located along the Richmond Henrico Turnpike. This fountain, between Dove and Vale streets just off the turnpike, is still standing, though the lion heads have since been removed and the fountain has been painted.
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This December 1950 image of East Broad Street at Fifth Street in downtown Richmond shows crowds of holiday shoppers visiting such stores as Baker's, Peoples Drug, Swatty's Pants, Haverty's Furniture and Raylass Department Store.
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This December 1950 image of East Broad Street at Fifth Street in downtown Richmond shows crowds of holiday shoppers visiting such stores as Baker's, Peoples Drug, Swatty's Pants, Haverty's Furniture and Raylass Department Store.
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This November 1951 photo from the 3100 block of West Cary Street shows Lord's Furniture and Hofheimer's shoe store. That fall, Hofheimer's offered Stride Rite children's shoes - “gas-filled balloons with every pair!” - for $4.50 to $7.95. (The location, in what is now called Carytown, is occupied by Can Can Brasserie.)
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In April 1950, Roscoe Turner (right), famed speed flier who helped develop Richmond's original Byrd Field, shook hands with Adm. Richard E. Byrd, for whom the field is named, at the dedication of Byrd Airport's new terminal building. Richmond Mayor Stirling King joined them.
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In May 1950, Richmond celebrated Park and Recreation Week with a series of events, including an art carnival, puppet shows and concerts. Square dancing for all ages on the Byrd Park tennis courts was a highlight of the week.
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In October 1950, the Benedictine Cadet Corps adopted new uniforms. Father Andrew (from left), Benedictine's principal, inspected Maj. Wesley Rhodes in the old West Point style top and Col. Alfred Moss in the new, shorter Eisenhower jacket. At the same time, cadets changed to Navy pea jackets as a top coat - the previous style, an Army-type mackinaw that was made at the state penitentiary, was no longer available.
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In April 1951, a little girl met a Great Dane as the Virginia Kennel Club held its 17th annual dog show at the Atlantic Rural Exposition fairgrounds. The club had a longer history, having been first organized in October 1902. While it put on some shows before 1935, it did not begin a consistent schedule until then.
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In July 1951, Office of Price Stabilization regulations were posted at the Thalhimers department store. The regulations were enacted because a surge in demand for goods after the start of the Korean War caused a rapid rise in prices. The office was closed in April 1953.
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On Aug. 28, 1950, Richmond's first black firefighting unit took charge of Engine Co. 9 at Fifth and Duval streets. Capt. J.G. Forristal, seated beside the driver, remained head of the station, and white members who waved to their colleagues were transferred.
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A June 1950 image of the Grand Theatre at 620 E. Broad St. The theater opened in 1917 as the Bluebird, and in 1933, it reopened as the Grand, specializing in grindhouse and B movies. From 1940 until it closed in 1963, it was the home for western movies in Richmond.
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In November 1950, City Council was set to consider a request to abandon the stretch of 23rd Street between Cary and Dock streets, partially occupied by the railroad tracks seen in the distance. A food broker that owned adjacent property wanted to buy the land to expand its warehouse. This land today houses part of the parking deck for The River Lofts apartments.
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In April 1952, no players were in sight at the Byrd Park tennis courts. Richmond endured five days of rain, with an official total of 3.82 inches falling. The James River reached flood stage, and while that was enough to cover docks, the rains finally relented.
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A 1950 image of Adams Street at West Leigh Street.
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In November 1950, a multifaith Thanksgiving service was held at Monument Methodist Church, located at Allen and Park avenues in Richmond. Just days after the service, the church suffered a devastating five-alarm fire – the following year, the congregation was part of a merger that formed Reveille United Methodist. The damaged building was restored and is now occupied by Community Church of God in Christ.
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This February 1952 image shows the High's Ice Cream store at 2410 E. Broad St. High's operated a number of stores in Richmond and had a plant on West Broad Street - its opening-day special in 1932 was buy one Big Cone for 5 cents, get the second free.
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In October 1950, Virginia Randolph helped S.O. Spriggs, worshipful master of East End Lodge 233, A.F. & A.M., lay the cornerstone at a ceremony for a $262,000 addition to the former one-room schoolhouse in Glen Allen that Randolph started in 1892 and that was named for her. In 1949, Randolph retired from a long career that encompassed teaching and supervising teacher training and curriculums for black schools in the Richmond area. Randolph, whose efforts focused heavily on vocational education, died in 1958.
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In June 1951, amid high temperatures and humidity, Shields Lake in Byrd Park and other pools in Richmond were setting attendance records. Shields Lake was a whites-only public swimming facility that was closed in 1955. City officials cited the high cost of necessary repairs, not court rulings against segregation, and said several new neighborhood pools could be built for less than renovating the lake facility.
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This March 1954 image shows Newt, the fire dog at the Henrico County Fire Department’s Station No. 7. The station was formed in 1948 as the Glenwood Farms Fire Department, serving the Mechanicsville Turnpike area. The next year, it was turned over from the Glenwood Farms Civic Association to Henrico County. This March 1954 image shows Newt, the fire dog at the Henrico County Fire Department’s Station No. 7. The station was formed in 1948 as the Glenwood Farms Fire Department, serving the Mechanicsville Turnpike area. The next year, it was turned over from the Glenwood Farms Civic Association to Henrico County.
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In December 1952, while baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb was in Richmond for sightseeing and duck hunting, he took time to speak to reporters about his recent articles in Life magazine disparaging “modern” baseball as lacking the individual skill his era demanded.
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This December 1951 image shows the state Capitol’s west wing, which was added in the early 20th century. A 1951 proposal to expand the east and west wings at a cost of $875,000 was ultimately rejected.
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A June 1950 image of Peoples Furniture Store at 514 E. Broad St., where the summer furniture sale included a chaise lounge with mattress for $18.95. From 1896 to 1915, this address housed the Robert E. Lee Camp No. 1 Confederate Veterans Hall. The camp held meetings and parties at this location, while its home for veterans was at Boulevard and Grove Avenue.
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This July 1950 image shows McGuire Hall at 12th and Clay streets in downtown Richmond. It opened in 1912 to house the University College of Medicine, which merged with the Medical College of Virginia the following year. It still houses offices, laboratories and classrooms for Virginia Commonwealth University’s medical campus.
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On Sept. 26, 1953, the Virginia Tech football team celebrated its 20-6 win over the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. When Tech coach Frank Moseley benched star quarterback Johnny Dean because of a questionable knee, former punter Jack Williams made the most of his shot at QB, scoring the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter.
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This 1950 image shows part of the Bellona Arsenal property in Chesterfield County. Bellona was built in 1816 by the U.S. government as an Army post, and the nearby foundry supplied the military in the antebellum era. In the Civil War, the complex served the Confederacy. The Luck family renovated the remaining buildings beginning in the early 1940s.
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This April 1950 image shows a visitor drinking the natural spring water from a fountain at South Richmond’s Fonticello Park, also known as Carter Jones Park. For several decades in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Fonticello Lithia water company advertised the medicinal properties of the spring water and sold it bottled starting at 20 cents per gallon.
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In September 1950, two girls from the Belle Bryan Day Nursery visited Miller & Rhoads in downtown Richmond to see the Dunn Bros. miniature circus – “the biggest little show on Earth,” as it proclaimed itself. The 475,000-piece circus took five men 48 hours to set up on a 60-by-28 foot-table – and seven hours to break down.
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In May 1950, three members of the Thomas Jefferson High School cadet corps completed their daily flag ritual.
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On Feb. 29, 1956, the Virginia War Memorial was dedicated despite the statue “Memory” still being unfinished. The statue’s head was finally placed on March 13, after which the smoothing process was completed. With the ceiling of the memorial only 2 feet above the top of the head, it was an arduous six-hour process to get the head installed.
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This July 1950 image shows the area at the intersection of Axtell and Jesse streets in downtown Richmond. Today, the ramp linking southbound Belvidere Street to southbound Interstate 95 occupies the area.
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In January 1951, three young polio patients in iron lungs were transported by truck and train from Roanoke to Richmond, where they could undergo long-range treatment at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital. Pictured are Eddie Shumate, 18, with Rowena Grisso, 16, at the far end; 11-year-old Howard Taylor is not pictured. While multiple precautions were in place, including having extra iron lungs available, the 10½-hour journey went smoothly.
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In November 1951, work to improve the 100 block of Broad Street, looking west from First Street, was completed. In addition to resurfacing the road after removing the streetcar tracks, a concrete center strip was added along with updated traffic signals, new street lights and walk-don’t walk signals. The entire Broad Street renovation project stretched from Laurel to 12th streets.
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In early October 1952, temperatures reached into the mid-80s, and people around the area found ways to enjoy the unseasonably warm weather. These boys soaked up the sun while fishing at Shields Lake in Richmond. A day later, temperatures dropped into the 60s after a cold front arrived.
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In September 1953, members of the Virginia Military Institute football team prepared for the season. From left are guard Frank Boxley, center Fred Poss (in front), quarterback Dave Woolwine, end Wendell Shay, back Charlie Lavery and backfield coach Clark King. The Keydets finished the season with a 5-5 record.
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This March 1951 image shows the interior of the City Garage at the old fairgrounds property near Parker Field. From its opening in 1908 until 1954, the facility served as an administration building, Army induction center and Army motor pool before housing the city’s cars. In 1954, the building became The Arena and hosted sporting events, concerts, shows and exhibitions for more than 40 years before being torn down in the late 1990s to make way for Sports Backers Stadium.
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In April 1950, the 1st Precinct police station at 17th and East Broad streets faced an uncertain future after the decision to consolidate it with the 2nd Precinct station on Marshall Street. The 1st Precinct station required major repairs and would have cost about $4,000 per year to maintain. The building later was renovated and became a children’s recreation center.
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A June 1950 image of the Ann Lewis women’s clothing store at 309 E. Broad St. in downtown Richmond. That year, fall suits were on sale for $11, and dresses for only $5.44.
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In December 1951, the Staples Mill Pond froze, giving people the chance to dust off their ice skates and have some fun. The pond was a popular ice-skating spot whenever it froze.
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In September 1951, the speed limit on Monument Avenue inside the city was 25 mph. Henrico County had recently reduced the speed limit on its portion of Monument from 50 to 35, and a Richmond News Leader editorial urged the city to raise its limit to match that.
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The Oct. 1, 1950, edition of The Times-Dispatch included a photo essay and story on train and car safety. This image of an Atlantic Coast Line diesel locomotive – with Broad Street Station barely visible in the background through fog – illustrated the need for heightened vigilance in bad weather to avoid collisions between trains and cars. The story said there were 122 such accidents in Virginia in 1949, with 23 people killed.
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In August 1950, a 10-car accident on the Lee Bridge snarled traffic both ways during rush hour. There was only one minor injury, and none of the vehicles sustained serious damage.
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Extra support available for Fraser High students, staff following teacher's death
Fraser Public Schools is offering extra support for students and staff following the death Tuesday of a high school teacher who was struck by car while changing a tire on Interstate 94 in Harper Woods.
Counselors and mental health staff for the school district are scheduled to work through the end of the week to provide support to students and staff in the wake of Connor McMahon's death, officials said.
McMahon was struck by a car while changing a flat tire on eastbound I-94 near Eight Mile Road, according to police. He taught at Fraser High and was a 2017 graduate of the school.
District officials said Wednesday that counseling is available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the high school counseling office.
Kristin Sommer, Fraser Public School's director of community relations, said the counselors and mental health staff could be brought back next week if needed.
State police officials said troopers were called to the scene of the crash involving McMahon at about 10:20 p.m. Tuesday. They arrived and found McMahon's body, but the driver of the car that struck him ran away, according to authorities.
A short time later, Harper Woods Police reported they had arrested a 25-year-old Clinton Township woman believed to have been the driver of the vehicle that killed the teacher after a brief foot chase.
Police said the woman could face charges for allegedly injuring a Harper Woods police officer and biting a state police trooper during her arrest in addition to those related to the fatal crash.
McMahon was a social studies teacher at Fraser High School. According to his Facebook page, he was a 2021 University of Michigan graduate. A Marvel fan, his page features many photos of McMahon dressed in UM fan gear and in a Spider-Man costume.
His introduction for the page quotes Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee: "You know, I guess one person CAN make a difference ... 'nuff said."
One of his last posts is a photo of a cartoon one of his students made that reenacts a scene from the 2018 film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in which two Spider-Men stand and point their fingers at each other. In the drawing, the artist replaced one of the costumed superheroes with a stick figure wearing glasses and wrote above him "Spider-McMahon."
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CROWN POINT — Residents are invited to enjoy summer cycling during the city's First Responders Twilight Bike Ride on Saturday.
Public safety officials will be at the Summit Street Trailhead of the Erie Lackawanna Trail, 299 W. Summit St., for the ride, with check-in beginning at 7 p.m. and the ride starting at 8 p.m. No registration is required.
The free event will feature the city leadership team and staff from the Crown Point Police Department, Crown Point Fire Rescue and the Crown Point Emergency Management Agency.
Crown Point police officers will give a brief bicycle safety demonstration before the ride begins.
“Our officers are excited to get back on the bike trail and connect with the community this summer,” said Police Chief Ryan Patrick. “We hope this event encourages more community members to get outside and enjoy the bike trail.”
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Patrick noted the Crown Point Police Department has eight members in its bicycle division, who will patrol the trail throughout the summer.
Franciscan Health of Crown Point is partnering with the city for the event and will give away 50 bicycle helmets. There also will be snacks provided to riders following the event.
“Having our public safety officials out on the bike trail is a great way for our first responders to connect with residents and provide a refresher on summer safety tips,” Mayor Pete Land said. “The city of Crown Point is consistently voted the best and one of the safest places to live in our area thanks to the men and women who serve on our public safety departments.” | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/crown-point/cp-first-responders-hosting-twilight-bike-ride-saturday/article_3fd52d88-0b9e-11ee-9fe3-bbf9d77329ac.html | 2023-06-15T18:08:34 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/crown-point/cp-first-responders-hosting-twilight-bike-ride-saturday/article_3fd52d88-0b9e-11ee-9fe3-bbf9d77329ac.html |
Detroit parents charged after 6-year-old shoots infant with unsecured gun
Two Detroit parents have been charged after a 6-year-old boy found an unsecured handgun and shot his 11-month-old brother in the face and shoulder, according to prosecutors.
Lolita Morgan, 28, and Mandel Berryman, 50, both of Detroit, are both charged with second-degree child abuse in connection with the shooting.
Just after 7:30 p.m. June 7, Morgan's 6-year-old son allegedly found an unsecured gun in the home in the 640 block of Tennessee Street in Detroit and shot his infant brother, who was taken to a local hospital for treatment, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office. The infant survived.
Morgan was charged with possession of a pistol without a license in addition to the child abuse charge. Berryman was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and felony firearm.
"Children and unsafely stored guns simply do not mix," Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said in a statement. "I have been saying this repeatedly for eight years. We now have statewide legislation that directly addresses this issue that will go into effect next year. But now, right now, right this very minute, we can save the lives of children by just taking a few moments and putting your weapons out of any possible reach of children. Please!"
Arraignment is set for the couple Thursday afternoon in 36th District Court.
kberg@detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/06/15/detroit-parents-charged-after-child-shoots-infant-with-unsecured-gun/70326205007/ | 2023-06-15T18:08:35 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/06/15/detroit-parents-charged-after-child-shoots-infant-with-unsecured-gun/70326205007/ |
Unconnected murder, shooting cases dismissed against Detroit man
Charges against a Detroit man in connection to a murder and a separate shooting have been dismissed, according to prosecutors.
Aaron McClinton was originally facing charges related to three separate incidents: a murder and two shootings. Only one of the shooting charges have held up.
The murder charge, stemming from the April 1 death of 39-year-old DeAndre Fortson, was dismissed a week before the preliminary exam pending further investigation, said Assistant Prosecutor Maria Miller. Detroit police are continuing to investigate the case, she said.
McClinton's attorney, Gabi Silver, said she did not think the murder case against McClinton was credible. There were a lot of problems with the case, she said, and rather than moving forward with it, prosecutors did the right thing and sent it back for further investigation.
The other case that was dismissed was a non-fatal shooting from April 9, Miller said. The witness claimed no knowledge of the shooting at the preliminary exam and the case was dismissed. Silver said there wasn't any identification of McClinton as the shooter, which is a critical element of proving the crime.
McClinton did have one non-fatal shooting case that was found to have enough evidence to stand trial. He is accused of shooting a 19-year-old Oak Park man on April 15 near Randolph and Congress streets in Greektown in Detroit.
He remains in custody at the Wayne County Jail on $1 million bond, Miller said.
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GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - A chemical spill is causing widespread complaints of a natural gas odor around Grand Blanc Township.
The Grand Blanc Township Fire Department says a Consumers Energy crew spilled a small amount of mercaptan at a work site near Grand Blanc Road near I-75 on Wednesday evening.
Mercaptan is the odorant added to natural gas, which gives it a distinctive rotten egg smell. Natural gas would be colorless and odorless without adding mercaptan.
The Grand Blanc Township police and fire departments have responded to numerous calls of natural gas odors on Wednesday evening and Thursday, which were traced to the mercaptan spill.
The fire department says Consumers Energy is working on cleaning up the spill and eliminating the odor. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/chemical-spill-creates-natural-gas-odors-in-grand-blanc-township/article_28ef35ae-0b95-11ee-b8aa-df3887a05c16.html | 2023-06-15T18:12:03 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/chemical-spill-creates-natural-gas-odors-in-grand-blanc-township/article_28ef35ae-0b95-11ee-b8aa-df3887a05c16.html |
MUNDY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - Mundy Township is moving closer to opening a baseball field that will be accessible to everyone regardless of their physical ability.
The baseball diamond will be located in the Mundy Miracle Commons off Hill Road, which the township has been developing for several years.
The Miracle League of Greater Flint plans to build a custom rubberized turf surface on the accessible baseball diamond that accommodates wheelchairs and other mobility devices like them.
The Miracle League says work is nearly complete on expanding sewer lines and installing drainage for the field. Next month, construction will begin on a pavilion and concession stand building that will also house restrooms.
Officials plan to seek bids for building the field itself later this year. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/construction-nears-for-accessible-baseball-diamond-at-mundy-miracle-commons/article_ee1c4bd2-0b8b-11ee-99a2-3fc774b70d81.html | 2023-06-15T18:12:09 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/construction-nears-for-accessible-baseball-diamond-at-mundy-miracle-commons/article_ee1c4bd2-0b8b-11ee-99a2-3fc774b70d81.html |
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - A fire caused extensive damage to at least one unit at a Storage of America building and smoke damage throughout the facility.
A facility manager discovered smoke inside the former Kmart store in the 4000 block of South Dort Highway while conducting a walkthrough and found a unit on fire in the middle of the building.
The Flint Fire Department responded to the Storage of America just after 11 a.m. Thursday. Fire crews found heavy smoke inside with the sprinkler system activated when they arrived.
Firefighters had a difficult time locating the unit that was on fire due to heavy smoke inside. They quickly knocked down the flames after discovering the source and used high pressure fans to clear smoke from the building.
The Flint Fire Department battalion chief on the scene said flames were contained to a single unit, but several others may have sustained smoke damage.
Investigators could not immediately say what was inside the unit that caught fire or what sparked the flames. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/fire-damages-units-inside-storage-of-america-building-in-flint/article_0578bd66-0ba4-11ee-b4c9-93194fdab8a3.html | 2023-06-15T18:12:15 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/fire-damages-units-inside-storage-of-america-building-in-flint/article_0578bd66-0ba4-11ee-b4c9-93194fdab8a3.html |
GRAND BLANC, Mich. (WJRT) - Residents have a new option to work out in downtown Grand Blanc.
City leaders cut the ribbon on a new outdoor Fitness Court at Dennis S. Smith Park on Wednesday. The park is located along High Street between the Grand Blanc City police and fire stations.
The wellness center allows users to leverage their own body weight to get a complete workout. Fitness Courts can be used by individuals or groups for cardiovascular and strength workouts.
It's adaptable for all fitness levels and even has an app that can be downloaded on smartphones.
"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to offer another unique recreation facility in the city," said Grand Blanc City Manager Wendy Jean-Buhrer. "The new Fitness Court is an excellent destination point for residents who are looking for a free, physical fitness center in the heart of Grand Blanc."
The Community Foundation of Greater Flint and the Grand Blanc Community Fund helped make the project possible.
Grand Blanc Township is planning to install a similar Fitness Court at Bicentennial Park this summer. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/outdoor-fitness-court-opens-in-downtown-grand-blanc/article_74ca15ea-0b89-11ee-ad18-8b07f8d14272.html | 2023-06-15T18:12:21 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/outdoor-fitness-court-opens-in-downtown-grand-blanc/article_74ca15ea-0b89-11ee-ad18-8b07f8d14272.html |
SAGINAW Mich. (WJRT) - Light Up the City, a grassroots crime initiative got underway in Saginaw.
The event began its summer efforts on Ojibway Island Wednesday night.
This is a partnership among local organizations including the Michigan State Police, the Saginaw Police Department, the Saginaw County Sheriff's Office, as well as Consumer Energy.
Attendees were able to get their hands on resources, as well as get a summertime treat.
"This is so important for members of our community, neighborhoods, kids to get an opportunity to interact with organizations and resources throughout the community," said the Consumers Energy Community Affairs Manager, Rafael Turner. "The event also interacts with our law enforcement and public safety as well."
Wednesday's event kicked off a series of neighborhood walks coming to all four quadrants of the city this summer. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/saginaws-light-up-the-city-starts-summer-crime-prevention-effort/article_aab44282-0b90-11ee-b70d-97d4ff447ae0.html | 2023-06-15T18:12:27 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/saginaws-light-up-the-city-starts-summer-crime-prevention-effort/article_aab44282-0b90-11ee-b70d-97d4ff447ae0.html |
REEVES COUNTY, Texas — Balmorhea State Park will be playing host to one of the many 100-year celebration events happening this year on June 17.
The event will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., and entry to the park will be free. People can guarantee their entry into the park by reserving a free day pass ahead of the event. People are recommended to bring towels, chairs, binoculars, and dress for the weather. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/100-year-celebration-event-to-take-place-on-june-17-at-balmorhea-state-park/513-6dbedb51-7d95-4613-800b-53f150eeff82 | 2023-06-15T18:14:48 | 0 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/100-year-celebration-event-to-take-place-on-june-17-at-balmorhea-state-park/513-6dbedb51-7d95-4613-800b-53f150eeff82 |
The National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth will launch its inaugural Uniting Voices Speaker Series with world-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson.
Stevenson's critically acclaimed memoir documenting his life-changing work to combat social injustices in criminal law inspired Michael B. Jordan’s portrayal of him in the 2019 biographical drama Just Mercy.
"Most people consider this guy a thought leader and an expert in his own right. So, he was the right person for us by any standard," said Jarred Howard, the museum's CEO. "In addition to raising money, we really wanna raise the museum's national profile. And we also want to create a conversation, develop a space for conversation for people to learn and lean and discuss because I think, quite frankly, that's the way we can change our world for the better is simply by having a conversation."
Stevenson acknowledges many people are unaware that Fort Worth will be the home of a national museum that will provide a full understanding of what the day means and its significance in history. Juneteenth marks when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free - which occurred June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers told enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, news of their freedom. It became a federal holiday in 2021.
Fort Worth's Opal Lee is considered the grandmother of Juneteenth after she began Opal’s Walk 2 DC in 2016 at age 89. She started with the plan to walk the 1,400 miles from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, DC in hopes of gaining support from Congress to officially name Juneteenth a national holiday. She was at the White House in June 2021 when President Biden signed legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.
The National Juneteenth Museum project was formally announced in December 2021. Howard says about half of the $70 million needed for the project in the Historic Southside neighborhood has been raised. The Fort Worth City Council approved a $15 million contribution once the balance of the project is raised.
Construction is expected to start later this year. A grand opening is planned for 2025.
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"One of the reasons we're gonna make it happen is because we've got this 96 almost 97-year-old woman pushing us in the back, demanding that it gets done and gets done now," Howard said as he talked about Lee. "And if you know this 96-year-old woman that I'm referring to, you know, you don't tell her no."
Howard developed Uniting Voices, the National Juneteenth Museum Speaker Series to prelaunch the museum’s programming leading up to the grand opening of the museum’s campus in 2025. Ticket sales directly support the museum's effort to build an iconic destination for the education and celebration of Juneteenth.
National Juneteenth Museum Speaker Series, Thurs., June 15th, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and Visual Performing Arts, 1411 I.M. Terrell Cir. S., Fort Worth, TX 76102
For tickets, go here. Learn more about the National Juneteenth Museum here. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/speaker-series-to-support-construction-of-national-juneteenth-museum-in-fort-worth/3278268/ | 2023-06-15T18:14:51 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/speaker-series-to-support-construction-of-national-juneteenth-museum-in-fort-worth/3278268/ |
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Thursday called on Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas House to support the Senate's plan to lower property taxes.
The Republican lieutenant governor has been embroiled in a spat with the governor and House Speaker Dade Phelan since the end of the regular session after the governor said the House had the best plan for lowering property taxes during the first special session.
Patrick, who leads the Texas Senate, criticized the House for gaveling out of the session last month after putting up a property tax bill that only includes compression and not the previously passed increased homestead exemption of $100,000.
He added a chamber isn't allowed to sine die without approval from the other chamber and that the House left the session without Senate approval.
The Senate plan to lower property taxes for homeowners uses both compression of the school M&O tax and also includes increasing the homestead exemption to $100,000. The House plan does not include any additional homestead exemption and spreads the $17.6 billion of relief across both residential and commercial property owners.
"Our plan is the fairest to every homeowner," Patrick has said, adding his plan would save homeowners more money and the homestead exemption was previously passed by the House by a vote of 147-0.
Abbott, meanwhile, has said he'd call "special session after special session until a solution is reached."
Check back and refresh this article for the latest update. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/coming-up-lt-gov-to-address-special-session-property-taxes-from-dallas-thursday/3278292/ | 2023-06-15T18:14:57 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/coming-up-lt-gov-to-address-special-session-property-taxes-from-dallas-thursday/3278292/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. — MAX Red Line service to Portland International Airport will shut down for four months starting Sunday, June 18, while crews work on a project to rebuild the airport light rail station and add a second track nearby. The closure is scheduled to last through Oct. 21, according to TriMet.
The Parkrose/Sumner, Mt Hood, Cascades and PDX Airport light rail stations will all be closed for the duration, with a shuttle bus loop running between them and Gateway Transit Center. The rest of the MAX Red Line will continue to run normally from Gateway to Beaverton Transit Center.
The shuttle buses will run about every 15 minutes, according to TriMet, but they may be more crowded than the light rail trains normally would be, and the transit agency is urging riders heading to the airport to plan ahead.
The service disruption is the latest and longest in a series of temporary closures connected to TriMet's A Better Red project, which aims to expand Red Line service to the west of Portland and fix a pair of bottlenecks on the city's east side.
One of those bottlenecks is on the approach to the airport, where the Red Line shrinks down to a single track, forcing trains to take turns. The airport's ongoing $2 billion renovation project freed up more space around the light rail line and crews have already begun working to build a second track.
But the additional track also requires a rebuild of the airport station, because the original platform was built in an odd wedge shape due to the two tracks merging into a single one just past the station. Project illustrations from TriMet show the rebuilt station will have a more conventional shape with parallel tracks.
The previous service disruption in April focused on the other big bottleneck: another single-track segment where the Red Line approaches Gateway Transit Center from the airport. During the closure, crews added tie-ins for a new track and platform that will serve inbound Red Line trains at Gateway.
The Better Red project also includes upgrades on the system's west side that will allow the Red Line to be extended from Beaverton Transit Center to a new terminus at the Fair Complex/Hillsboro Airport station, adding Red Line service to 10 stations that are currently only served by the Blue Line.
Those two components are both scheduled to wrap up construction in 2024, according to TriMet, with service at the new Gateway platform starting early in the year and extended west side service starting later in the year. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/airport-segment-max-red-line-shut-down-four-months/283-fc13aa35-150d-4991-8da9-fdea735d52be | 2023-06-15T18:16:47 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/airport-segment-max-red-line-shut-down-four-months/283-fc13aa35-150d-4991-8da9-fdea735d52be |
SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. — Guemes Island in Skagit County is popular for its beaches, incredible scenery and solitude.
But lately, an unwelcome visitor is moving in. And they're arriving by the millions.
An explosion of caterpillars has islanders like Randy Rinehart shoveling insects off his property by the shovel load.
"They go up your neck and in your pants and everything else," Rinehart said, still feeling squeamish. "My own hair was freaking me out, so I had to get a haircut."
Rinehart's orchard and the surrounding Alder trees are picked clean by the caterpillars. At a time when leaves are supposed to be flourishing, the branches look like it's late fall. And the bugs are falling to the ground like rain.
While caterpillars are not uncommon on Guemes, Rinehart and his neighbors are enduring the peak of a seven-year cycle, when these bugs dominate the sidewalks, roads, fenceposts and just about everything.
And it doesn't seem to be letting up.
"I sweep my walkways every day, and every day they're covered again," Rinehart said standing in his driveway where it feels like a carpet of creepy crawlers.
The insects are Western Tent caterpillars. Their nests or tents, reside in the trees and bushes. And the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said it's a perfect storm of conditions right now for the population explosion to occur.
"I have never seen anything like this in Washington," said Glenn Kohler, DNR forest entomologist. "And I've been with DNR for 15 years."
Kohler said the caterpillars multiply so quickly, because of a lack of predators, warmer drought conditions and a lack of viruses that typically control the population.
"Drought conditions will create smaller leaves with a greater sugar concentration," Kohler said. "So it's possible these caterpillars are also just getting a more nutritious food source right now."
Kohler said population increases like this are cyclical and these caterpillars will last a few weeks.
And if you're thinking Guemes Island will soon be filled with butterflies, think again.
"Nothing really pretty here," Kohler said. "It will just be kind of an orange, brown moth."
This is more unwelcome news for Rinehart, who keeps the broom handy these days.
"We just do what we've got to do," Rinehart said. "We've just got to roll with it." | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/caterpillar-invasion-underway-skagit-county-island/281-726ee29f-d840-4138-9cba-2515b699ad8d | 2023-06-15T18:16:54 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/caterpillar-invasion-underway-skagit-county-island/281-726ee29f-d840-4138-9cba-2515b699ad8d |
ATLANTIC CITY — A city man was arrested days after an anonymous tip claimed he was seen hiding a handgun behind an apartment building, police said.
Quanife Wynn, 23, faces multiple weapons and drug charges after he was arrested Wednesday following a foot chase.
On Monday, a person sent information via tip411, an anonymous texting service, in regards to a man placing a firearm in the rear of an apartment building in the area of the 2800 block of Atlantic Avenue.
Officer Joseph Kelly Jr. located a handgun in the crawl space that was open to the public. Kelly and Sgt. Garry Stowe, with assistance from Det. Christopher Dodson, identified Wynn as the man who discarded the gun.
On Wednesday, Dodson and detectives Alberto Valles and James Barrett attempted to arrest Wynn in the area of Tennessee and Atlantic avenues, when Wynn fled when approached. He was arrested and found in possession of marijuana packaged for distribution.
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Wynn was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of hollow-point ammunition, certain person not to possess a weapon, possession of CDS with intent to distribute, obstruction of justice and resisting arrest.
Wynn is being lodged in Atlantic County jail pending a future court date. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/anonymous-tip-leads-to-arrest-of-city-man-who-hid-handgun/article_b2e9b1d4-0ba5-11ee-82de-b75c233e86d3.html | 2023-06-15T18:29:39 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/anonymous-tip-leads-to-arrest-of-city-man-who-hid-handgun/article_b2e9b1d4-0ba5-11ee-82de-b75c233e86d3.html |
An 18-year-old Vineland man was arrested in connection to a shooting outside a Millville elementary school in the early hours Monday, Ocean County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae announced.
Emmanuel B. Doivilus, of the 700 block of Garden Road, was arrested Wednesday by members of the Prosecutor's Office, Millville police and U.S Marshal's Task Force. He was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon (handgun), second-degree possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, second-degree aggravated assault and third-degree possession of a weapon on school grounds.
MILLVILLE — A 20-year-old city man was shot to death early Monday morning near a local schoo…
At about 5 a.m. Monday, Mark Hoffman, 20, of Newcombtown Road in Millville, was found shot dead inside a vehicle at Rieck Avenue Elementary School. Police were called to the area after someone found Hoffman unresponsive inside a car, the Prosecutor's Office said.
Anyone with additional information can call Millville Det. Emilio Santiago at 856-825-7010 or the Prosecutor's Office Det. James Riley at 856-982-6256. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/vineland-man-arrested-in-millville-shooting-death-near-school/article_79a501d4-0ba1-11ee-b67e-8f4a83d1e65d.html | 2023-06-15T18:29:39 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/vineland-man-arrested-in-millville-shooting-death-near-school/article_79a501d4-0ba1-11ee-b67e-8f4a83d1e65d.html |
WILDWOOD — On his way to retirement, police Chief Robert Regalbuto sees less cooperation with police officers than when he began his career 35 years ago, and expressed concern about police recruitment in the future.
“There was more respect for law enforcement in the late ’80s than there is today,” Regalbuto said as part of a statement announcing his retirement. “We usually received more compliance. Today everyone is more defiant. However, our local community remains incredibly supportive, and it means everything.”
Local communities have suggested changes in state laws have made policing more difficult.
“Hopefully, the county, state and national laws will strengthen and allow officers to enforce the laws and accountability,” Regalbuto said.
Regalbuto’s father had served as a Wildwood police officer in the 1960s. Regalbuto worked his way up the ranks from a Class II summer officer to become the police chief in 2015.
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In statements included in his retirement announcement, Regalbuto said he hopes to see new police recruits in Wildwood and in neighboring communities. Other departments in the area have reported it is much more difficult to fill positions, especially for the part-time Class II program.
“We used to see 300-400 applications a year for Class II, but this year we only got 100. There are a lot of requirements, training and upsetting incidences that these young recruits must withstand, but public safety cannot be compromised,” Regalbuto said. “It is still a great job that I would recommend to any young man or woman who is interested in law enforcement.”
He will end his term as chief at the end of the month. There is no word on who will serve as the city’s next chief. Regalbuto advised whoever will replace him that the job involves difficult decisions.
“The agency must come first,” Regalbuto said. “This will apply to a lot of things in daily operations. You will be forced into making unpopular decisions, but what is best for the agency is what is best for all.”
Wildwood officials praised the work Regalbuto has done in his career.
“His long tenure with the city of Wildwood Police Department is evidence of years of studying and training to rise many ranks to earn the position of chief of police. The city and community are indebted to his service,” Mayor Pete Byron said.
“I want to congratulate the chief on his long career with the Wildwood Police Department. He has continually strived to better the department and the community,” said Commissioner Steve Mikulsk whose department responsibilities include public safety.
As chief, Regalbuto reinstituted the department’s K-9 and street crime units, and city officials credit him with a general reduction in crime.
“Through his efforts, Wildwood was awarded numerous grants for the purpose of hiring additional officers,” reads the statement from Wildwood.
His tenure has also seen controversy, including a $325,000 settlement in 2020 with a Philadelphia woman who had been punched by a Wildwood officer while on the beach, in a dispute over allegations of underage drinking. Video of the incident reached a worldwide audience.
In 2022, Wildwood police and neighboring communities faced an extraordinary challenge as an unsanctioned car rally overwhelmed local departments, with huge crowds of young people and drag races on public streets. Two people died in accidents over the weekend, and others were seriously injured.
Like other shore communities, Wildwood faces a challenge in policing, as a community of about 5,000 in the winter sees a huge jump in population each summer.
An announcement of Regalbuto’s retirement posted to the department’s social media page drew more than 100 comments, most offering congratulations and well wishes for the chief, known in the community as “Chief Rags.”
Regalbuto has no immediate plans beyond fishing, golfing and more time with his family. He plans to continue to get up at 4 a.m. and hopes to travel with his wife, Danielle.
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“Not worrying about what is happening in the city will be a strange but refreshing break after 35 years,” he said.
He has two adult daughters and a new granddaughter, Presley.
Regalbuto served two years as president of the Cape May County Chiefs of Police Association, and two as vice president. He is working on his master's degree at Fairleigh Dickinson University with an expected graduation date later this year. During his career, he continued his training with the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police Command Leadership Program, the FBI National Academy and other programs.
A Wildwood native, Regalbuto graduated from Wildwood Catholic High School in 1984.
After a stint in the U.S. Army, where he attended college, he returned to Wildwood as a Class II Officer in May 1988. That same year, he was hired by the Cape May County Sheriff's Office as a corrections officer. He returned to Wildwood in 1989 as a Class II Officer who stayed on after the summer and was appointed a full-time officer in August 1990. In 1997, he was assigned to the Detective Division and promoted to sergeant in September 1998. He was promoted to lieutenant in 2001 and to captain in 2007. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/wildwood-police-chief-robert-regalbuto-to-retire/article_c28e6d90-0b97-11ee-bf3e-93d908c9e69d.html | 2023-06-15T18:29:40 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/wildwood-police-chief-robert-regalbuto-to-retire/article_c28e6d90-0b97-11ee-bf3e-93d908c9e69d.html |
MARION, Ark. — The Marion Police Department has deactivated a Silver Alert after locating a missing 87-year-old man.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts has been urged to contact the Marion Police Department at (870) 739-210.
MARION, Ark. — The Marion Police Department has deactivated a Silver Alert after locating a missing 87-year-old man.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts has been urged to contact the Marion Police Department at (870) 739-210. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/silver-alert-missing-87-year-old/91-32f07325-8c56-4c56-b731-cdf1cb502baf | 2023-06-15T18:33:35 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/silver-alert-missing-87-year-old/91-32f07325-8c56-4c56-b731-cdf1cb502baf |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Year after year, Habitat for Humanity dedicates hundreds of homes to those who complete their homeownership program.
Before keys are handed over, applicants have to complete 32 home buyer education courses and volunteer for at least 350 hours, helping to build other homes in the area. And with each home that is built, contractors are hired to help make it happen.
Dave Middleton owns Dave's Homework of Pinellas, a concrete company that lays the foundation for new home builds.
"[He] has actually been a preferred contractor to Habitat for many years," Mike Sutton, the President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and Pasco Counties said.
In the nearly four years Dave Middleton has partnered with Habitat for Humanity, he's learned a lot about the homeowner program.
"I've tried to come through as many dedications so I get a feel for it," Dave Middleton said. "But I get the joy out of [it] you know, it's a great program, not just that I happen to work with them, do my small part, but it's a great program and you see a lot of them, you know, grateful things coming out [of it]."
His work with Habitat for Humanity motivated him to encourage his daughter to apply for the homeownership program.
"I don't know who's more excited at a certain point," Jasmine Middleton, Dave's daughter said with a smile. "He made sure I filled out the application, like, he speaks so highly of Habitat and he's on me like every single day."
After nearly a year of completing the needed courses and volunteer hours, Jasmine Middleton was given the keys to her brand new, zero-interest home.
"I've made it to today, like now it's like the finish line. So it's just like, release," Jasmine Middleton said. "I love my house."
Jasmine Middleton is a single mother to two young girls. Her daughter Chance turns 11 in a few days. Chance is the big sister to 8-month-old Jru. Jasmine shared her oldest daughter is autistic and has cerebral palsy.
She was reminded that all her hard work was worth it, watching her daughter light up in their new home.
"So a lot of times when we talk about it, I don't know how much she really understands," Jasmine Middleton said. "So we talked about it a lot to get her prepared for it. So it was nice to see, like, genuine excitement when she walked in."
To watch the day unfold, seeing all his daughter's hard work pay off, Dave Middleton was beaming as a proud dad.
"She's an excellent mother, hard worker. You know, what else can the dad ask for?"
As Jasmine Middleton gets her family moved into her new home over the next few days, it'll be with some help from her dad.
"She said my list just got bigger," Dave Middleton said.
In total, Habitat for Humanity has built over 800 homes in Pinellas and Pasco Counties.
"So this calendar year, we're on pace to build about 75 homes," Sutton said. "We're about halfway there. So we've completed around 35 homes already in 2023. There's a huge need in our community. And so we're doing everything we possibly can to meet that need. And if the community continues to support us, we'll build more homes."
Habitat for Humanity helps those who are able to afford a mortgage, but might not be able to cover the costs that come along with the home-buying process.
"We're seeing people priced out of our community every day," Sutton said. "We work with families that want to own their own home. And so typically the families that we partner with, they make too much to qualify for home assistance, but they make not enough to qualify for a traditional home loan. And so they're stuck in a middle spot there, but with Habitat, they're able to obtain affordable housing and build equity through that homeownership."
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/habitat-for-humanity-home-dedicated-contractors-daughter/67-dfd93ab1-dcd8-4aa1-91ae-080a83e074b4 | 2023-06-15T18:34:44 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/habitat-for-humanity-home-dedicated-contractors-daughter/67-dfd93ab1-dcd8-4aa1-91ae-080a83e074b4 |
TAMPA, Fla. — City council members approved the nomination made by Mayor Jane Castor to officially appoint Lee Bercaw as the chief of police Thursday morning.
The newly-appointed chief said during the city council meeting that the support he has from the community, his colleagues and his family helped cement his decision to accept the role.
"Our work is not finished. As we continue our positive momentum, we will expand our community-oriented policing approach at every level in the department," Bercaw said. "I look forward to working with you all, city council, the elected representatives of our community to hear about the concerns and work on common solutions."
According to his bio, Bercaw joined the department in 1997. Throughout his time at the Tampa Police Department, Bercaw worked in all three districts within the department.
His priorities center on community policing and continuing to take the department in what he calls a positive direction — not just reducing crime, but giving citizens the feeling that they are safe.
Earlier this month when the mayor shared her nomination, she made it clear she believes Bercaw is the best fit.
“I have gotten nothing but positive feedback on the job that Chief Bercaw has done and will continue to do into the future,” Castor said.
During the same conference, Bercaw said he is ready to take on the new role.
“I have basically grown up in this department over the last 27 years,” he explained.
Bercaw has been serving as the interim chief after former Chief Mary O’Connor resigned in December.
“Lee Bercaw has shown me day after day, as well as city council, as well as the union, as well as the men and women of the Tampa Police Department and in our community that we had the best candidate right here in the City of Tampa,” the mayor said earlier this month.
The mayor said she was impressed with Bercaw and the job he had been doing as interim chief over the past six months. Castor also sought input from Council members, community leaders, and the police union before announcing her selection.
Castor was widely criticized for her handling of the last police chief selection, pushing through her handpicked choice of Mary O'Connor, who resigned amid controversy in December.
Her resignation came after an internal affairs investigation into a golf cart traffic stop in which body camera video showed her displaying her credentials and saying, "I'm hoping that you'll just let us go tonight."
The Nov. 12 encounter in Pinellas County involving O'Connor's husband did not meet the level of "high standards for ethical and professional behavior that apply to every member of our police force," Castor said in a previous statement. O'Connor's husband was behind the wheel of the golf cart, which authorities say didn't have a license plate and was being driven outside a residential area.
Tampa City Council then voted unanimously on Dec. 15, 2022, to officially appoint Bercaw to the position of interim chief of police in Tampa. He has served that role ever since.
10 Tampa Bay's Andrea Chu and Claire Farrow contributed to this report. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-police-chief-confirmation-lee-bercaw/67-732048c6-e758-4230-88ef-0b6e6693c610 | 2023-06-15T18:34:46 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-police-chief-confirmation-lee-bercaw/67-732048c6-e758-4230-88ef-0b6e6693c610 |
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Seminole County deputies are mourning the loss of one of their K9 coworkers.
The sheriff’s office announced Thursday that K9 Cersei, a golden retriever, has died.
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Cersei joined the sheriff’s office in 2020 as a single-purpose narcotics detection dog.
“She was not just a dog but a loyal and dedicated member of our law enforcement team,” deputies said.
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Deputies said Cersei was an inspiration to all who worked with her.
“Cersei was adorable, endearing, and affectionate, and she exuded charm and warmth that won the hearts of all who met her,” deputies said.
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TUPELO – The Tupelo community will be coming together to unite, love, and celebrate freedom this weekend.
On Saturday, the Juneteenth Tupelo Freedom Celebration will kick off with a parade at 1 p.m.
The parade will start on Green Street and make its way to Gumtree Park, where the celebration will take place starting at 2 p.m.
Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating the day Union soldiers arrived in Texas to announce President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, ending slavery in the U.S.
“When you’re set free from anything, it is to be celebrated and also commended,” Jennifer Lawrence, Juneteenth Committee member, said.
The celebration will feature various singers, bands, and entertainers as well as free food and vendors. The celebration is free admission, and anyone is welcome and encouraged to come.
“We just want people to come out and celebrate the fellowship and togetherness and unity and love for one another in our community,” Lawrence said.
There will also be a medical tent at the event, in case of any injury or overheating.
Additionally, on Monday at 4 p.m., they will be continuing the celebration by having speakers and entertainers, again at Gumtree Park.
They will also be giving away four Conway Goree scholarships, which provides graduating high school seniors $300 to help continue their education.
The Conway Goree scholarships are provided by Chairman Conway Goree himself, who started doing the parade around six years ago and has continued to watch it grow.
This celebration will be marking two years since Juneteenth became a national holiday under President Biden’s administration.
“(My ancestors) gave their lives so that I can have an office on West Main Street, so that I can actually go down to the park, so that I can actually go into a restaurant and eat and be comfortable with others,” Lawrence said, when asked about her personal feelings surrounding the holiday. “The impact of being free and liberated and not being afraid to walk outside at night (...) and being able to express my opinions without fear of being hurt because of it, that’s very personal to me.”
While the holiday is meant as a celebration and as an honored day, Lawrence emphasized remembering those who gave up so much, including their lives, for this freedom.
“While we are celebrating, let’s remember the people who did give their lives, and let’s just love each other,” Lawrence said.
Additionally, anyone who would be interested in vending is encouraged to contact Jennifer Lawrence. She can be reached by calling 662-816-8403.
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NAPLES, Fla. — A teen doing donuts on 5th Avenue in Naples has been charged with Reckless Driving.
Naples police received a call about a car endangering the lives of pedestrians with stunt driving on Sunday, June 11, around 7:20 P.M.
Police say the 16-year-old intentionally drove on the city’s painted logo at 5th Avenue South and 8th Street South, causing damage with the burnout from the vehicle’s tires.
The 16-year-old was charged with Reckless Driving (stunt driving) and Criminal Mischief. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/collier-county/2023/06/15/naples-teen-arrested-after-stunt-driving-causes-damage-to-city-painting/ | 2023-06-15T18:42:19 | 0 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/collier-county/2023/06/15/naples-teen-arrested-after-stunt-driving-causes-damage-to-city-painting/ |
New College DeSantis board ends lease for Sarasota Car Museum. Here's 5 things to know
What's New College of Florida up to now? The DeSantis-appointed board moved to displace the Sarasota Classic Car Museum, a 70-year-old Sarasota tourist attraction.
Even though the museum pre-dates the college, school leadership terminated the museum's lease in May, demanding that it vacate the premises by the end of June. Here's what to know.
What is the Sarasota Classic Car Museum?
Open since 1953, the Sarasota Classic Car Museum claims to be the "second oldest continuously operating antique car museum in the nation." It was originally opened as Horns' Cars of Yesterday by Herbert and Bob Horn, two avid car collectors – and brothers – from Iowa.
Who owns the Sarasota Classic Car Museum?
While the 55,000 square-foot museum site at 5500 N. Tamiami Trail is owned by New College of Florida, Martin Godbey owns the museum and runs it alongside his son, Blake.
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Is the Sarasota Car Museum closing?
No, the museum isn’t closing, but it is currently facing an imminent deadline to find a new location for its more than 3,000 pieces.
Where is the Sarasota Car Museum moving to?
As of yet, there are no contenders for the museum’s new location. Godbey told the Herald-Tribune that facilitating a move can take years and millions of dollars. Moving antique cars requires specialized moving companies that charge more than general movers.
Godbey is hoping the New College board of trustees might offer a temporary extension to give them more time.
Why is the museum moving?
The New College board of trustees approved a measure to turn the car museum into a temporary space to accommodate student housing and other services that were displaced by renovations. The college plans to eventually turn the space into an athletic gym.
What is the largest car museum?
With over 400 cars on display and over 190,000 square feet of exhibition space, the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan is the largest auto museum in North America. | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2023/06/15/sarasota-classic-car-museum-new-college-move-desantis/70320593007/ | 2023-06-15T18:43:42 | 0 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2023/06/15/sarasota-classic-car-museum-new-college-move-desantis/70320593007/ |
State Attorney Brodsky recused in FDLE probe related to Arroyo's Sarasota charity
State Attorney Ed Brodsky has recused himself from an investigation into a foundation created by Sarasota City Commissioner Erik Arroyo, according to an executive order from Gov. Ron DeSantis that assigned the Fort Myers area prosecutor's office to handle the case.
The governor's executive order said "Arroyo is under investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement" for alleged "failure to register as a charitable organization."
The order citied a "personal friendship" and "professional relationship" in the voluntary disqualification by Brodsky, to "avoid a conflict of interest" regarding "the investigation and prosecution of this case and all related maters regarding Erik Arroyo."
Brodsky is the state attorney for the 12th Judicial Circuit. The case was assigned on May 22 to the 20th circuit office, which encompasses Lee, Collier, Hendry, Glades and Charlotte counties and is headed by State Attorney Amira D. Fox.
Arroyo, reached Thursday morning, said the Sarasota City Foundation, a charity he and two other local residents formed in December 2021, "absolutely" has filed the required documents to operate as a charity.
He then declined further comment on the matter citing the FDLE investigation, although he did send a text message that described the allegations as engineered by political opponents and downplayed Brodsky's recusal.
"Let's be very clear: a recusal would occur even if these paid political henchmen made allegations that I was late in returning a library book," he sent in a text message. "A recusal from being involved in politically motivated accusations does not mean that a case exists."
A Florida Department of Agriculture document Arroyo provided to the Herald-Tribune that he said shows the Sarasota City Foundation has been appropriately registered was dated June 13, 2023.
Before accepting donations, nonprofit organizations must comply with the state's Solicitation of Contributions Act, which requires an annual renewal statement, according to Harbor Compliance's website, a regulation solutions company.
The June 13 dated letter appears to be the first time The Sarasota City Foundation has registered for charitable solicitation.
The Sarasota City Foundation was created by Arroyo and a few other local residents to “bridge the gap between public and private resources to meet the immediate needs of the Sarasota Community,” according to its website.
On Oct. 15, 2022, the City Foundation held a fundraiser called the Mayor’s Ball. Tickets were $200 a person, and the event included a silent auction for trips to destinations like Ireland and Tuscany, according to the foundation’s website.
Arroyo said in May that the foundation has paid for most expenses related to the event, but it hasn’t spent the rest of the money it raised, which was over $60,000.
The state's Check-A-Charity website now lists Sarasota City foundation as having 44,131 in revenue with a surplus of funds of $40,731, according to a Dec. 31, 2022 financial statement. It is unclear what time period is reflected in the Dec. 31 financial statement.
The probe by the FDLE came after Deputy City Attorney Michael Connolly announced that Sarasota Police Department had opened a criminal investigation on April 12 after a meeting between a developer of the downtown condominium project One Park Sarasota and a Sarasota Planning Board member.
Connolly then canceled the public hearing on the 18-story luxury condo project.
The city police department handed off the investigation to FDLE as the matter involved city officials. However, in early April, police received other allegations of improper influence surrounding the project, including donations to Sarasota City Foundation from One Park Sarasota developers at an event called The Mayor's Ball.
Arroyo at the time the event was held was the city's ceremonial mayor. The title of mayor rotates each year among the city commissioners.
The FDLE initially closed its review of the allegations in a letter to Sarasota Police Chief Rex Troche in early May, but less than 24 hours later reopened the inquiry after more information was forwarded to investigators.
Jim Bridges, a Sarasota Developer and One Park partner, had met with Michael Halflants, an architect and planning board member, in March where they discussed a future project that Halflants could have participated in his professional capacity, according to Bridges.
One Park's development application was still being reviewed by the Planning Board, prompting Halflants to ask a city attorney about the need for him to recuse himself from the decision regarding the development application.
Derek Byrd, Bridges' defense attorney, said his client was not the focus of the probe after meeting with FDLE investigators in May.
The state law enforcement agency has not released additional information on the probe, including to city officials, according to an email from City Manager Marlon Brown.
Brown emailed lawyers involved in the development application on Wednesday that FDLE has yet to inform them the agency has finished its review.
"I will be in touch with further information about the continued public hearing once the city has information from FDLE on the outcome of the re-opened case," Brown's email said.
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More:Sarasota condo on hold as police investigate report of job offer to planning board member | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2023/06/15/arroyo-charity-investigation-continues-as-sarasota-prosecutor-recused/70324975007/ | 2023-06-15T18:43:48 | 1 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2023/06/15/arroyo-charity-investigation-continues-as-sarasota-prosecutor-recused/70324975007/ |
North Port fire chief reinstated after independent inquiry of department culture
Investigation found 'insufficient evidence' to support allegations made by IAF Suncoast 2546 president against department leadership
NORTH PORT – North Port Fire Chief Scott Titus has returned from administrative leave following the completion of an independent investigation into the culture in the North Port Fire Rescue department.
The inquiry by the firm of Freeman Mathis & Gary began in early March at the request of City Manager Jerome Fletcher after allegations about the department were brought to his attention by the president of the firefighters’ union, International Association of Firefighters Suncoast 2546.
After conducting nearly 150 interviews with past and present Fire Rescue personnel, the investigators concluded that there is “no systemic issue of hostile, harassing or otherwise abhorrent behavior within the department.”
The report also found that there was “insufficient evidence” of any violation of the city’s policies or unlawful conduct, and it recommended no corrective action for Titus or any other member of the department’s leadership team.
The investigator did conclude there may have been “ulterior motives” that led to these complaints being presented by the union president.
Following a review of the findings, Titus was welcomed to return to duty.
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“The city of North Port takes all complaints and concerns seriously, and we place the highest value on accountability, integrity and teamwork,” Fletcher said in a prepared statement. “We appreciate the thorough investigation by Freeman Mathis & Gary, which affirmed that while we have some areas to improve, those values are being upheld. I’m confident in Chief Titus’ leadership abilities as we move forward, and I thank him and his team for their patience throughout this process.”
In a message to Fire Rescue employees explaining the decision, Fletcher committed to holding listening sessions with department staff and leadership to address any questions or concerns and to discuss how to implement the recommendations in the report, which include developing strong leadership skills among district chiefs and lieutenants, peer counseling and improved communication with Human Resources.
“I’m proud of the men and women of North Port Fire Rescue who come to work every day focused on keeping our community safe and providing exceptional service, and I look forward to continuing our mission together,” Titus said in that same statement. | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/venice/2023/06/15/independent-inquiry-clears-north-port-fire-department-leadership/70324699007/ | 2023-06-15T18:43:54 | 0 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/venice/2023/06/15/independent-inquiry-clears-north-port-fire-department-leadership/70324699007/ |
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — A former inmate at the Jefferson Co. Jail launched a federal lawsuit on May 22 against a Jefferson County corrections officer on claims she was left in her own vomit and urine and driven to attempt suicide.
Racheal Gantt, who was booked in the jail earlier this year, is suing a Jefferson County Corrections Officer for compensatory damages and injunctive relief after being forced to sit in her own urine, defecation and vomit, and being left unattended under suicide watch, according to the lawsuit.
Gantt was arrested Feb. 4 at the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Center Point and booked into the Jefferson County Jail. The lawsuit does not provide a reason for Gantt’s arrest.
The lawsuit alleges Gantt was asked if she had thoughts of hurting herself. Gantt said she did not. She claimed, however, her friend died a few days prior, and she was having “crazy thoughts.”
According to court documents, within 48 hours of being booked, Gantt began to experience “severe fentanyl withdrawal” and was throwing up, urinating and defecating on herself. Gantt then began to think on her friend’s death and have suicidal thoughts.
Court documents contend Gantt told a mental health worker Feb. 7 that she was thinking of harming herself. She was then taken to block A and put on suicide watch. In line with protocol, Gantt was placed in a “turtle suit,” an outfit designed to keep the wearer from self-harm and was under continuous observation.
Unable to control her bodily functions, Gantt continued to throw up, urinate and defecate on herself. When she pushed the call button to ask for a way to clean up, no one answered, and Gantt was left in her bodily fluids overnight. Court documents noted Gantt’s mental health “deteriorated further” during this time.
On the following morning, a trustee came to mop Gantt’s cell. The corrections officer allegedly refused Gantt’s request for a new turtle suit and said “We can’t give a new suit to everyone that can’t control their bodily fluids.”
Later that morning, Gantt heard her cell door unlock. No corrections officer was in sight. Court documents allege the corrections officer was the one who remotely activated the lock without ensuring someone was present when the door opened.
“I was opening the door to take her down to medical,” the corrections office later said.
With the cell door unlocked, the lawsuit claims Gantt went to the second floor of block A. Attempting to kill herself, Gantt climbed over a railing and jumped.
The fall, which was 10 to 15 feet from the top of the railing, did not result in death but resulted in injuries requiring multiple surgeries. Court documents stated Gantt “continues to experience extreme physical and mental pain, and suffering and loss of function.”
The formal complaint maintained the correctional officer was aware of the mental state of Gantt and consciously disregarded the risk it would pose if she opened the door. The complaint also stated that the correctional officer knew block A was a two-story building, which could pose a threat to inmates contemplating suicide. Therefore, the officer is listed as the cause of the injuries Gantt suffered.
Court documents stated this lawsuit is the only means by which Gantt can secure “adequate relief.” Gantt is asking that attorney and litigation expenses be covered, and that punitive damages be served against the officer to “punish her and deter further wrongdoing.” | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/former-inmate-sues-jefferson-county-corrections-officer-for-mistreatment/ | 2023-06-15T18:48:45 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/former-inmate-sues-jefferson-county-corrections-officer-for-mistreatment/ |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The city of Alabaster reported that a tractor trailer become stuck at on 11th Avenue railroad crossing around 11:10 a.m. Thursday.
The 11th Avenue railroad crossing is next to city hall. The Highway 119 railroad crossing is closed next to the Alabaster City Schools Central Office for repairs at this moment as well.
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NORMAL — Make Music Normal will take place from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 23, and noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 24, in uptown Normal.
The festival brings over 40 local and regional music acts from a variety of genres. Among the lineup are performances by Sun Stereo, Poster Children and Champaign's Live Karaoke Band; a drag show; and an air guitar exhibition and competition. All ages are welcome and attendance is free.
Several streets will be signed "no parking" after 6 a.m. Friday and closed to traffic starting at 8 a.m. Closures include North Street from Fell Avenue to Uptown Circle; all of Uptown Circle; Constitution Boulevard from Uptown Circle to College Avenue; Beaufort Street from Uptown Circle; Broadway at North Street, from alley to alley; and the alley connecting East Beaufort Street and Railroad Place.
Streets will reopen around 1 a.m. Sunday, June 25, with the exception of the alley on Beaufort Street.
For more information and a complete schedule, visit uptownnormal.com.
Check out the fun from the Illinois Art Station 1st year Anniversary Celebration
Shari Buckellew, Kristie Toohill
Deb and Maggie Lesser
Pam Eaton, Melissa and Kevin McCarthy, Chemberly Cummings
Terri Cannon, ISU President Terri Goss Kinzy
Shari Buckellew, Bill Brady
Jonathan Stein, Erin and Mike Straza, Chemberly Cummings
Cat Woods, Marlene Woodruff, Bill Brady
Gail and Galen Crow
Beth Whisman, Nate and Rachel Carpenter
Hannah Johnson
Lacey Glandon, Hannah Johnson, Kyle Glandon
Michaela Hayes, Zoe Parks
Melissa and Jason Breeden
Efrain and Margot Ocon
Becky Breen, Julie Morton
Efrain and Margot Ocon at one of the creation stations
Heather Young, Kathleen Lorenz
Heather Young, Cat Woods, Kathleen Lorenz
Orly Edge, Bonnie Bernardi
Jeff Woodard, Kyle and Lacey Glandon
Judith Briggs, Rick Lawliss
Marcos and Julia Mendez
Venezuelan singer Maria Alejandra Rodriguez
George Gordon, Ray Bergner, Ken Berk
Charlie and Joan Vanden Eynden
The Illinois Art Station
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Check out our roundup of the latest special events, music, theater, nightlife and kids events.
To submit an item, send an email to features@pantagraph.com.
Special events
Bloomington-Normal
Coalescence Theatre & B-N Black History Project present Spoken Word w/ Shatriya Smith; 8 p.m., June 15, Jazz Upfront, 107 W. Front St., Bloomington.
A Saturday Stroll in Sarah's Garden; 9-10:30 a.m., June 17, David Davis Mansion, 1000 Monroe Drive, Bloomington.
Lavender & Lemons, A Tour of Kitchens & More; 10 a.m., June 17, Various homes in Bloomington-Normal; $20 per person.
Twin City Trivia; 6:30-8:30 p.m., June 18, Nightshop, 517 N. Main St., Bloomington.
Industry Night!; 6 p.m.-1 a.m., June 19, Nightshop, 517 N. Main St., Bloomington.
Pinball Tournament; 6-10 p.m., June 21, Nightshop, 517 N. Main St., Bloomington; $15.
Central Illinois
Dance for People with Parkinsons; 9 a.m., June 16, Drama Rehearsal Room at Krannert Center, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana; free.
Music
Bloomington-Normal
Phillip Phillips; 7:30 p.m., June 15, The Castle Theatre, 209 E. Washington St., Bloomington; 18+; $22.
Party with Punks!; 6 p.m.-1:30 a.m., June 16-18, Nightshop, 517 N. Main St., Bloomington; $30.
RnB Friday w/DJ Love; 8 p.m., June 16, Jazz Upfront, 107 W. Front St., Bloomington.
Sugar: The Nu-Metal Party; 9 p.m., June 16, The Castle Theatre, 209 E. Washington St., Bloomington; 18+; $22.
My Loveable Angles - Rescue Me Concert; 7 p.m., June 17, The Castle Theatre, 209 E. Washington St., Bloomington; all ages; $10.
Mr Sensation; 8 p.m., June 17, Jazz Upfront, 107 W. Front St., Bloomington.
Stupid Karaoke; 8 p.m.-12 a.m., June 20, Nightshop, 517 N. Main St., Bloomington.
Open Stage w/ Mattie Mae; 8 p.m., June 21, 107 W. Front St., Bloomington.
Matt Woods and The Natural Disasters, Chad Price, Tobin Kirk; 7-10:30 p.m., June 22, Nightshop, 517 N. Main St., Bloomington; $10.
Retro Thursday w/ Magic Man; 8 p.m., June 22, 107 W. Front St., Bloomington.
Central Illinois
The Avett Brothers; 7:30 p.m., June 20, Peoria Civic Center Arena, 201 SW. Jefferson Ave., Peoria; $59.50+.
Krannert Uncorked with High Cotton Bluegrass Band; 5 p.m., June 22, Stage 5 at Krannert Center, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana; free.
Theater
Bloomington-Normal
2023 10-Minute Play Festival: The Waiting Room; 7:30 p.m., June 15-17 and 22, Heartland Theatre Company, 1110 Douglas St., Normal; $7-$17.
Stand By Me; 7 p.m., June 15, 17; 3 p.m., June 18, Normal Theater, 209 W. North St., Normal.
Batman: The Movie; 7 p.m., June 16-18 and 3 p.m., June 17-18, Normal Theater, 209 W. North St., Normal.
Severin Presents...Different Documentaries Double Feature; 6 p.m., June 20, Normal Theater, 209 W. North St., Normal.
The Wicker Man (1973); 7 p.m., June 21-22, Normal Theater, 209 W. North St., Normal.
For Kids
Bloomington-Normal
Camp Discovery: Art Explorations; 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., June 15-16, Children's Discovery Museum, 101 E. Beaufort St., Nomrla; Grades 1-6.
Master Gardener/Master Naturalist Program - Praying Mantis; 10 a.m.-12 p.m., June 15, Children's Discovery Museum, 101 E. Beaufort St., Normal.
Pre-School Camp: Sun, Moon & Stars; 9:30-11:30 a.m., June 19-20, Children's Discovery Museum, 101 E. Beaufort St., Normal.
ECK: Out of this World Aventures (Pickup); 9 a.m., June 22, Children's Discovery Museum, 101 E. Beaufort St., Normal.
Master Gardener/Master Naturalist Program - Mammals; 10 a.m.-12 p.m., June 22, Children's Discovery Museum, 101 E. Beaufort St., Normal.
PLG: Out of this World Adventures; 4-5 p.m. and 6-7 p.m., June 22, Children's Discovery Museum, 101 E. Beaufort St., Normal. | https://pantagraph.com/life-entertainment/local/looking-for-something-to-do-this-weekend-in-central-illinois-heres-the-list/article_59513978-094b-11ee-af1d-7b812826273c.html | 2023-06-15T18:50:54 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/life-entertainment/local/looking-for-something-to-do-this-weekend-in-central-illinois-heres-the-list/article_59513978-094b-11ee-af1d-7b812826273c.html |
LINCOLN — State Sen. Sally Turner, R-Beason, will host an open house from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 21, at her district office in Lincoln.
The event is open to the public, and will take place at 120 S. McLean St., Suite E, in the office that Turner shares with State Rep. Bill Hauter, R-Morton.
Turner, Hauter and members of their staff will be in attendance, and light refreshments will be provided.
RSVP is required to attend the open house. If you are interested, please contact Abbey Peterson at apeterson@sgop.ilga.gov .
Photos: Nazareth Academy turns back Lincoln to end Railers' quest to become unbeaten state champion
Lincoln guard Jenna Bowman (14) shoots against Nazareth Academy on Saturday during the Class 3A girls basketball finals at CEFCU Arena in Normal.
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Lincoln guard Jenna Bowman (14) guards Nazareth Academy guard Amalia Dray (25) on Saturday during the Class 3A girls basketball finals at CEFCU Arena in Normal.
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Lincoln guard Kloe Froebe (5) guards Nazareth Academy guard Mary Bridget Wilson (15) in the second quarter on Saturday during the Class 3A girls basketball finals at CEFCU Arena in Normal.
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Lincoln guard Taryn Stoltzenburg (1) is guarded close by Nazareth Academy guard Grace Carstensen (22) on Saturday during the Class 3A girls basketball finals at CEFCU Arena in Normal.
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Lincoln guard Taryn Stoltzenburg (1) is introduced before the game against Nazareth Academy on Saturday during the Class 3A girls basketball finals at CEFCU Arena in Normal.
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Lincoln poses with the runner-up trophy after the game against Nazareth Academy on Saturday during the Class 3A girls basketball finals at CEFCU Arena in Normal.
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Lincoln holds the runner-up trophy after the game against Nazareth Academy on Saturday during the Class 3A girls basketball finals at CEFCU Arena in Normal.
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Lincoln head coach Taylor Rohrer calls out plays against Nazareth Academy on Saturday during the Class 3A girls basketball finals at CEFCU Arena in Normal.
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Lincoln guard Kloe Froebe (5) is guarded by Nazareth Academy forward Danielle Scully (23) during the Class 3A girls state championship game at CEFCU Arena in Normal.
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Lincoln guard Taryn Stoltzenburg (1) shoots a three in the fourth quarter against Nazareth Academy on Saturday during the Class 3A girls basketball finals at CEFCU Arena in Normal.
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Lincoln guard Becca Heitzig (4) guards Nazareth Academy guard Grace Carstensen (22) on Saturday during the Class 3A girls basketball finals at CEFCU Arena in Normal.
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Lincoln forward Tori Geriets (24) is guarded closely by Nazareth Academy on Saturday during the Class 3A girls basketball finals at CEFCU Arena in Normal.
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BLOOMINGTON — The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Thursday that two road work projects will begin next week in McLean County, totaling $27 million in funds from the Rebuild Illinois program.
A press release from IDOT said rehabilitative work on Interstate 55 commences Monday, weather permitting. The project will trace the interstate from the Logan County line near McLean to the Shirley interchange southwest of Bloomington.
IDOT said it will complete cold milling, patching, resurfacing and payment striping on 10 miles of interstate roads. The department expects the work to be done by Oct. 31.
Then, on two miles of Veterans Parkway, IDOT said it will carry out patching, milling and resurfacing from Clearwater Avenue to Old Route 66 in Normal.
IDOT advised drivers to plan for traffic delays, allow extra time for trips through these areas, and avoid these road work projects when possible. In these work zones, drivers should also watch for changing road conditions and new signs, refrain from speeding and using cellphones, and be on the lookout for laborers and equipment.
IDOT said it will enhance over 2,500 miles of highways and almost 10 million square feet of bridge deck over the next six years in the statewide Rebuild Illinois program. The department said $8.6 billion in improvements were made in the program's third year, covering 4,422 miles of highways, 412 bridges and 621 extra safety improvements.
To stay updated on work in IDOT District 5, follow the @IDOTDistrict5 account on Twitter.
Photos: 'Wild' Goldendoodles roam Napa country roads
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Contact Brendan Denison at (309) 820-3238. Follow Brendan Denison on Twitter: @BrendanDenison
Brendan Denison is our breaking news reporter. Denison was a digital content producer for WCIA-TV in Champaign and a reporter for The Commercial-News in Danville. He can be reached at (309) 820-3238 and bdenison@pantagraph.com.
Traffic cruises north on Veterans Parkway from Commerce Parkway in Bloomington in this June 2018 file photo. Work is expected to commence next week on Veterans Parkway in Normal and I-55 southwest of Bloomington. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/road-work-begins-next-week-on-veterans-parkway-i-55/article_18667160-0ba0-11ee-8109-4b96f748accf.html | 2023-06-15T18:51:07 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/road-work-begins-next-week-on-veterans-parkway-i-55/article_18667160-0ba0-11ee-8109-4b96f748accf.html |
Canton police shooting: Videos and wife detail how Jeffrey Neff was killed after chase
- Canton Police release initial records in June 7 police shooting.
- Jeffrey Neff ran, then fired at officer before police returned gunfire.
- Neff's wife said her husband ran because he was scared.
CANTON – A foot chase of less than the length of a football field, and Jeffrey Neff's life, both ended last week on the grass inside a circular Interstate 77 northbound entrance ramp from Cleveland Avenue SW.
A handgun lay next to him.
"Shots fired! Shots fired! Suspect down! Give me everybody now!" city police officer Jacob Dryden shouted into his radio.
It was 10:22 p.m. June 7.
The city this week released two body camera videos, radio audio, computer-aided dispatch notes and more than 25 written reports from officers who responded to the scene during or after the fatal police shooting in response to a public records request from the Canton Repository. The videos and documents help provide details about what led to the shooting.
According to the body camera video, Neff fired at least one shot at Dryden, who was grazed in the leg. The officer shot back, firing every bullet in his gun, as many as 17. Neff was struck multiple times. Seconds later, Dryden reloaded. He and his partner, Scott Wohlheter, walked toward Neff.
Neff's wife, Domnita, who had run behind police officers, as they pursued her husband, had heard the gunshots. She saw him, a 41-year-old father of three, sprawled on the ground.
"There's something wrong with this picture, and I just don't know exactly what it is," she told The Repository.
Canton police have turned the investigation over to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. It likely will take months to complete.
Police Chief John Gabbard said Thursday that both officers had been placed on paid administrative leave immediately following the shooting.
This week, Wohlheter returned to regular assignment. Dryden began a combination of administrative leave and duty. That, Gabbard said, will afford Dryden an opportunity to focus on his emotional and mental wellness — and there's no set time frame before he returns to his patrol duties.
In a prepared statement earlier this week, Gabbard said the city released the documents and officer's name "in the interest of transparency."
He added: "This incident illustrates the dangers faced too frequently by police officers. I am grateful that Officer Dryden was not seriously injured and fully confident in the ability of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) to thoroughly and objectively investigate. ... Regardless of the circumstances, any loss of life is tragic, and I am prayerful that Mr. Neff’s family will find peace.”
Entire encounter between Canton police and Jeffrey Neff lasted only 40 seconds
A few neighbors later told police they'd heard yelling coming from the Neff house in the 300 block of 25th Street SW. One called 911 to relay her concerns about the fighting.
"We were arguing, but it wasn't physical," Domnita Neff said.
Officers Dryden and Wohlheter responded.
Together, the initial police records, as well as Domnita Neff's recollection, helped provide details of events that unfolded during that call, including:
- Neff began to run away as police arrived at the house.
- At least one apparent gunshot can be heard on the bodycam, before the officer returned fire.
- The neighbor who phoned police later told a detective that Neff's wife had asked her to call police, because Domnita Neff didn't want to make the call herself.
What happened when officers arrived?
In the videos, the officers are headed together to the 25th Street address.
"Neighbors are fighting at the point of call," one of them said.
They located the address and stopped at 10:21 p.m.
Dryden, the passenger, got out of the cruiser.
Domnita Neff said she, her sister and her husband all were outside the house at that time. She said her husband initially was pacing, not running. He often paced when he was nervous and upset.
Neff, obscured from camera view, apparently ran.
"Hello ... why are you runnin' bro," Dryden yelled at Neff. "Why the (expletive) you runnin' bro?"
Domnita Neff said her husband, who was a car detailer, probably felt threatened.
"They're coming after him and yelling ... they antagonized him and he took off running," she said.
Dryden, his flashlight glowing, chased. North on a driveway. Past a garage. Around a backyard swimming pool. He radioed his location.
"He jumped the fence, heading north towards (Interstate) 77," he radioed again. He scaled the same chain-link fence.
Wohlheter, off to a delayed start from the driver's side of the cruiser, ran after both. Trailing behind all three of them was Domnita Neff, who'd joined in what would be a 250-foot chase from her house to the grassy area inside the highway ramp.
Gun pointed ahead, Dryden inhaled and exhaled into his radio.
"He's running on the highway" Dryden said into his radio. "White male; red shirt; blue jeans."
Dryden's shoes clomped as they landed on the pavement of the highway off ramp. He hopped a concrete median, then headed northeast, across the inbound ramp.
"Why the (expletive you running?!" he yelled. "Get back here now!"
Neff remained out of camera view.
Still sprinting, Dryden reached the grass. He ran through an opening between two shrubs. His flashlight beam wiggled up and down with each step. Dryden spotted Neff to his left. The officer turned to point his flashlight at him. A fuzzy image of Neff can be seen on video, which makes it unclear where his hands were.
Wohlheter, about 100 feet away by that time, climbed the fence.
Domnita Neff still trailed all three.
Gunshots, wounds and massive response
"Oh (expletive)," Dryden yelled as he turned around the shrub; Neff now in front of him.
The officer pointed his gun at Neff. A cracking sound, like a gunshot, can be heard on Dryden's bodycam video, presumably the echo from a shot fired by Neff.
Dryden then opened fire on Neff.
A spray of shell casings flew into the air as he pulled the trigger. He fired as many as 17 shots, according to initial reports. Wohlheter had finished his sprint across the highway ramps.
"Shots fired. Shots fired. Respond medic," Wohleter radioed.
He aimed his gun at Neff as he reached the grass.
To his right, Dryden can be seen picking up his flashlight.
"You good?" Wohlheter asked.
"I'm good," Dryden said.
"Check yourself," Wohlheter replied, his gun pointed at Neff.
"Bro, I'm good; it feels like a graze," Dryden said. "I'm not bleeding ... "
A few seconds later, Dryden had reloaded.
The officers approached Neff, who lay in the grass.
On the ramp, Domnita Neff watched.
"You can hear me screaming, I'm sure," she said of the bodycam videos.
Hearing the flurry of events on their radios, other officers from around the city, inside the police station, detectives and even a pair on their way back to town from an officer funeral in West Virginia eventually made their way to the scene that night.
The first to arrive administered first aid to Neff until Canton Fire paramedics showed up. Officers packed wounds. They gave CPR to Neff. They couldn't feel a pulse.
Domnita Neff said her 130-pound husband had a chance to survive, if he hadn't been shot so many times. The funeral home later told her his body had five or six bullet holes.
In such situations, police officers are trained to fire until the threat is extinguished.
When paramedics arrived, officers helped them place Neff on a gurney. Once he was in the ambulance, police provided an escort with sirens to Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital, where Neff was pronounced dead at 11:02 p.m.
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National First Ladies Library adds former White House staffer to board of directors
CANTON − The National First Ladies Library has added Lindsay B. Reynolds to its board of directors.
Reynolds was an assistant to the president and chief of staff to first lady Melania Trump, as well as deputy director of the White House Visitors Office for President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush. In her positions, she oversaw the office of the first lady and planned White House events, public and private tours and visits from heads of state visits.
The Cincinnati native earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Miami University and a master’s degree in education from Xavier University.
National First Ladies Library President and CEO Patty Dowd Schmitz said Reynolds’ fundraising and event-planning expertise, as well as her deep background of knowledge of first ladies’ history and protocol, will be a tremendous asset to the organization. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/stark-county/2023/06/15/lindsay-reynolds-added-to-national-first-ladies-library-board-melania-trump/70325372007/ | 2023-06-15T18:51:18 | 1 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/stark-county/2023/06/15/lindsay-reynolds-added-to-national-first-ladies-library-board-melania-trump/70325372007/ |
HomeGoing services for Renzo Smith and Shawn Jackson will take place at noon on Thursday, June 15, at Speaking Spirit Ministries in Richmond.
A live stream of the services will appear above at the scheduled time. A recording will appear here shortly after the services concludes.
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Days after tragedy and chaos ensued just few feet away, solidarity and candlelight illuminated Monroe Park.
Henrico County Public Schools continue to hold graduation ceremonies after the shooting tragedy at Altria Theatre. Families at Thursday's Highland Springs ceremony said they were determined to enjoy the day.
The graduation ceremony has joined the grocery store, the schoolhouse and the house of worship among spaces that can no longer be assumed safe.
18-year-old Shawn Jackson struggled in school, said Huguenot High School Principal Robert Gilstrap. But despite that, he graduated Tuesday afternoon.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An employee in the Hillsboro School District was indicted Wednesday on four sexual abuse charges.
According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Yessina Manriquez Casillas, 22, was a special education teaching assistant at Century High School when officials said she sexually abused a student.
Casillas, who lives in Beaverton, allegedly picked up a student from a celebration and then sexually abused them, detectives said.
On Wednesday, after a Washington County grand jury heard evidence in the case, Casillas was indicted and arrested on four counts of second-degree sexual abuse.
Detectives also said there may be more victims and they ask anyone with information to contact them at 503-846-2700. | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/hillsboro-teaching-assistant-indicted-for-sexual-abuse/ | 2023-06-15T18:54:51 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/hillsboro-teaching-assistant-indicted-for-sexual-abuse/ |
Area's crops present a mixed bag of news this season
Some farmers choosing corn over cotton this year
And the winner in the agriculture sweepstakes in North Texas Is ---
Corn?
In a land where cattle, cotton and wheat traditionally rule the fields, some farmers hope to find kernels of gold on the cob this year.
David Graf, Wichita County agriculture extension agent, said many farmers are planting feed corn this year rather than cotton.
“We’ve got probably the most corn ever planted here,” Graf said.
He said only a few thousand acres of corn are typically planted in Wichita County, but he estimates that figure has doubled this year.
“We’ve got just a really good crop going in,” he said.
Some turning to corn over cotton this year
Some farmers are choosing corn over cotton. Usually, most cotton has been planted by this date, but Graf estimated that figure is only about 10 percent this year. While North Texas farmers know better than to cuss the rain, the timing of when it falls can make things tricky. Recent rains have left many fields too wet to get the cottonseed in.
In addition to corn, another bright spot in the fields is hay, which ranchers often turn to for their herds. Because of drought, cattlemen had to rely on hay during the heat of summer for the past couple of seasons, but it was hard to come by.
“With all this rain, our pastures look really good,” Graf said.
Relatively abundant rain has been a godsend to the wheat crop, but its timing has slowed down the harvest. Graf estimated it was about 50 percent complete on Tuesday. The crop is looking good.
“It’s probably a little above average. It would have been significantly higher, but it was dry during planting time, so many fields didn’t get a good stand, but in general it looks like it’s going to be OK,” Graf said.
Costs eating into farmers' crop profits
He also said prices farmers are paid for their wheat have been better this year than over the past few years, but costs have eaten significantly into their profits – especially fertilizer.
Once farmers paid about $350 per ton for fertilizer, but most recently it has been $800 to $1,000 per ton.
“Some of them just couldn’t afford to put that in,” Graf said.
Hemp crops still too risky for most local farmers
Texas authorized the growing of hemp in 2019 and many touted it as being a savior for the state’s agriculture industry, but it has been slow to gain traction, especially in North Texas.
Graf said he doesn’t know of many farmers planting hemp in Wichita County.
“Maybe one or two, but just a handful of acres. For our bigger farmers here, there are just too many risks,” he said. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/06/15/areas-crops-present-a-mixed-bag-of-news-this-season/70324919007/ | 2023-06-15T18:55:04 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/06/15/areas-crops-present-a-mixed-bag-of-news-this-season/70324919007/ |
Region may see severe storms Thursday
Risk to region heightened in latest forecasts
The Storm Prediction Center late Thursday morning increased the risk to Wichita Falls and parts of North Texas from storms that may develop in the region Thursday afternoon and evening.
Wichita Falls was placed at Moderate Risk of storm damage.
While tornadoes are possible, the SPC said hurricane force winds and very large hail will be the main threat. Wind could blow in excess of 80 mph in some areas.
"The corridor of the most intense storms is expected across western/southern and parts of central OK as well as north TX," the SPC said in an update.
Storms are expected to begin in the late afternoon and continue through the evening.
Although Wichita Falls is included in a risk area, the National Weather Service predicted chances of storms here are only between 10 and 20 percent.
Beginning Friday, the area will see summertime conditions settle in, with temperatures climbing past 100 degrees by Monday. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/06/15/region-may-see-severe-storms-thursday/70324814007/ | 2023-06-15T18:55:10 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/06/15/region-may-see-severe-storms-thursday/70324814007/ |
RIGGINS, Idaho — Authorities believe a car crash that killed a family of four in Idaho over the weekend happened after the 17-year-old driver fell asleep on a curvy road and the vehicle went off a cliff, falling 30 feet into a river.
A fisherman found the car upside down and partially submerged in the Salmon River north of Riggins on Saturday, the Idaho County Coroner's office said.
Four people inside the car were found dead. Authorities confirmed they were members of a family from Spokane that were heading to Council, Idaho, and had been reported missing.
The deceased were Calvin “CJ” Miller, 36, and this three children, Dakota Miller, 17, Jack Miller, 10, and Delilah Miller, 8, the coroner's office said.
Sheriff's deputies believe that Dakota was fatigued and fell asleep, according to the accident report released Wednesday.
“Due to this, Dakota drove off the highway, striking a large pile of rocks sending the vehicle airborne,” the report said. “The vehicle struck another large pile of rocks, flipping the vehicle over end and landing upside down in the Salmon River.”
Deputies believe water filled the vehicle through a broken window, causing the family to drown, the report said.
Two GoFundMe pages have been set up to help the family.
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STAR, Idaho — The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is holding an open house to discuss design plans for US20/26 between Middleton Road and Star Road - and the public is invited to attend and partake in the discussion.
The meeting is on Thursday, June 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Star Fire Protection District, 11665 W. State Street, Ste. B, Star, ID.
ITD said the goal of the project is to widen the highway and make improvements to the intersections to enhance safety and mobility for nearby residents, businesses, commuters and freight carriers.
The meeting will be an open house format, with no formal agenda. ITD said there will be members of the project team in attendance to answer questions. The public is encouraged to attend and provide comments on the proposed design.
If you would like to join, but are unable to attend in person, there is an option to participate online between June 16 and June 29 - click here.
ITD said the project is being funded with Transportation Expansion and Congestion Mitigation (TECM) funds as part of the Leading Idaho TECM Program. The department states that the program is intended to accelerate ITD's project timelines in accordance with the rapid growth being seen in the state.
To learn more about the project and sign up for construction updates, visit the Idaho Transportation Department website here or call 208-608-6635.
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BOISE, Idaho — The statehouse intern who was raped by former Idaho lawmaker Aaron von Ehlinger in 2021 dismissed her lawsuit against him and other former lawmaker Priscilla Giddings because continuing the legal process would only entail more harassment from von Ehlinger supporters, she said.
The woman, known as Jane Doe, voluntarily dismissed the federal lawsuit on June 5 effectively ending any legal action against the two.
KTVB does not name survivors of sexual assault.
The suit was filed because Doe claimed she was being doxxed and harassed after Giddings shared a post from a right-wing website onto her official Facebook page, exposing Doe's identity in April of 2021. Doe said in the lawsuit this violated her First Amendment rights.
Almost exactly one year later, Von Ehlinger was found guilty of raping Doe after he took her out to dinner and back to his apartment. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Doe told KTVB via phone call that the assault, trial and lawsuit has taken "so much time and energy" of her life, and it would call for more years of going to court and dealing with the re-traumatization of the assault. She wants to move on, she said.
"If I was going forward with the lawsuit, people would have a whole posse trying to get pieces of my life. I'm done with the harassment," Doe said. "This case has affected my relationships, affected the way I go about my life. I'd rather invest my time in my life."
Currently, she is trying to heal herself, Doe said. She wants people to have more awareness of those who are survivors of sexual assault, and is working towards sharing her experiences with others.
"What happened to me is so irrelevant to who I am. There is so much more to me," Doe said. "You light your own fire in spite of everybody else."
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ROANOKE, Va. – Deno is a two-year-old pup looking for a forever home! He is a short guy with a contagious smile. He is very sweet and playful.
Julie Rickmond, the Marketing and Communications Director at the Roanoke Valley SPCA says she thinks Deno would be a perfect fit for just about any family. He’s very happy and loves treats and toys.
If you’re interested in meeting or adopting Deno or another pet, you can find more information here. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/06/15/meet-deno-10-news-pet-of-the-week/ | 2023-06-15T19:04:41 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/06/15/meet-deno-10-news-pet-of-the-week/ |
The 2023 Primary Election will be held on June 20. You can find results for Carroll County here.
This includes how the county voted in the 47th District House of Delegates race, the Carroll County Board of Supervisors at Large race, the Carroll County Treasurer race, and the Carroll County Sheriff race. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/06/15/virginia-primary-election-results-for-carroll-county-on-june-20-2023/ | 2023-06-15T19:04:47 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/06/15/virginia-primary-election-results-for-carroll-county-on-june-20-2023/ |
If you’re interested in finding results for the Virginia House of Delegates District 47 race, you can do so here.
In this election, Marie March and Wren Williams are vying for the Virginia House of Delegates District 47 seat.
This district covers Carroll County, Floyd County, Henry County, Patrick County and Galax City.
You can find the results for the District 47 race below:
House of Delegates - District 47
47th District Results by Locality
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Marie March *(R)
Wren Williams *(R)
(0 / 17)
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Marie March *(R)
Wren Williams *(R)
(0 / 6)
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Marie March *(R)
Wren Williams *(R)
(0 / 3)
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Marie March *(R)
Wren Williams *(R)
(0 / 8)
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Marie March *(R)
Wren Williams *(R)
(0 / 14)
Marie March / Wren Williams
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Marie March *(R)
Wren Williams *(R)
(0 / 48) | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/06/15/virginia-primary-election-results-for-district-47-on-june-20-2023/ | 2023-06-15T19:04:53 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/06/15/virginia-primary-election-results-for-district-47-on-june-20-2023/ |
If you’re interested in finding results for the Virginia House of Delegates District 55 race, you can do so here.
In this election, Amy Laufer and Kellen Squire are vying for the Virginia House of Delegates District 55 seat.
This district covers Nelson County, Albemarle County, Fluvanna County and Louisa County.
You can find the results for the District 47 race below:
House of Delegates - District 55
55th District Results by Locality
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Amy Laufer (D)
Kellen Squire (D)
(0 / 22)
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Amy Laufer (D)
Kellen Squire (D)
(0 / 2)
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Amy Laufer (D)
Kellen Squire (D)
(0 / 5)
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Amy Laufer (D)
Kellen Squire (D)
(0 / 4)
Amy Laufer / Kellen Squire
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Amy Laufer (D)
Kellen Squire (D)
(0 / 33) | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/06/15/virginia-primary-election-results-for-district-55-on-june-20-2023/ | 2023-06-15T19:04:59 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/06/15/virginia-primary-election-results-for-district-55-on-june-20-2023/ |
The 2023 Primary Election will be held on June 20. You can find results for Roanoke County here.
This includes how the county voted in the 39th District House of Delegates race, the District 4 Senate of Virginia race, the Roanoke County Clerk of Circuit Court race, and the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors race for the Catawba District. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/06/15/virginia-primary-election-results-for-roanoke-county-on-june-20-2023/ | 2023-06-15T19:05:06 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/06/15/virginia-primary-election-results-for-roanoke-county-on-june-20-2023/ |
WHITE MARSH, Md. — A proposal for another apartment complex in central White Marsh has been submitted to the county - this time, at The Avenue at White Marsh.
A 200-unit complex is planned for 4921 Campbell Boulevard, called "The Avenue at White Marsh Apartments." A community input meeting is scheduled for July 18.
Residents already raised concerns about traffic and school overcrowding from a planned 500-unit complex next to White Marsh Mall.
The South Perry Hall Boulevard Improvement Association is urging residents to attend the July 18 meeting for this new apartment building.
Association president Andrew Lingelbach said on the group's Facebook page that "the proposed location is in-between where Pier 1 was and TGI Fridays."
Lingelbach noted:
"This is NOT the proposed apartments at the former Sears location at White Marsh Mall, but rather ANOTHER proposed 200+ apartment development at the White Marsh Avenue. Please join the Association in attending this meeting at Community Christian Church on 7/18/23 at 7:00pm so our concerns can be addressed."
The Association recognizes the place development plays in a community, but we also recognizes the necessity for that development to be reasonable, sustainable, and responsible.
The proposal before the county is requesting 200 multi-family apartments - 13 two bedrooms with a den, 50 two bedrooms, 90 one bedroom, 28 one bedroom with a den, and 19 studios.
The community meeting is at 7 p.m. July 18 at Community Christian Church, 8009 Corporate Drive. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/apartments-proposed-for-the-avenue-at-white-marsh | 2023-06-15T19:07:01 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/apartments-proposed-for-the-avenue-at-white-marsh |
BELFAST -- Police have arrested two people in connection to an alleged stabbing and robbery in Belfast Monday morning.
Belfast police responded to the Waldo County Hospital emergency room for a report of a male victim with stab wounds Tuesday morning.
The victim reportedly told officers that he was robbed at knifepoint and then stabbed multiple times near a wooded trail and encampment west of Route One, before the suspects fled on foot.
Belfast police arrested 20-year-old Justin Wilmot of Fitchburg, Massachusetts and 19-year-old Isabella Noui, also from Fitchburg.
Belfast Police Department Chief Robert Cormier says the department followed up on tips and leads and located the suspects in Bangor. Chief Cormier says Belfast Detectives obtained a search warrant and recovered the victims' property, wallet and the knife used in the attack. Both suspects were then transported back to Belfast for questioning. After conducting interviews of both suspects, they were arrested and charged with the robbery and aggravated assault with a knife.
Chief Cormier says the incident is a reminder to stay safe on Maine's trails and avoid hiking alone.
"If you're out hiking and you notice something that doesn't look right, and it doesn't feel right, the best thing to do is to try to get to a place of safety and call us. We'd rather come out and have it be nothing than have someone get hurt," said Cormier.
The victim was later taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland for further treatment, his condition is not known at this time.
Both defendants are being held in Waldo County Jail without bail and have a scheduled court date of July 28th. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/belfast-police-arrest-two-people-in-connection-to-stabbing-robbery/article_b5f3f842-0b2a-11ee-ac40-9fd1a65e86ad.html | 2023-06-15T19:08:06 | 0 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/belfast-police-arrest-two-people-in-connection-to-stabbing-robbery/article_b5f3f842-0b2a-11ee-ac40-9fd1a65e86ad.html |
ORONO -- An international student from UMaine has unexpectedly found herself in need of help continuing her science education... and you might be able to lend a hand.
When Melisa Matonsi is not in a challenging science course or a prestigious honors class, you can find her at one of her four jobs.
Matonsi is working 40 hours per week to be able to independently finance some of her tuition. She says as an international student, her bill is roughly double the amount an out of state American student would pay.
Recently though, she hit an unexpected snag. The company that promised to help sponsor her education can no longer provide funding - so, the future scientist is turning to the community for help in the form of a Gofundme campaign.
"So I'm in a bit of a tough spot because I'm all the way in America, and have no family and no relatives whatsoever here, and I don't really know anybody aside from the people here at Umaine."
Despite the financial hardship, Matonsi is staying positive, saying she is following her dreams at UMaine.
She became interested in health science while working with her older brother, a scientist in Zimbabwe and she says she wants to bolster female representation in science fields.
"I want someone in high school to say, 'Hey, if Melisa did it, I can do it."
Her advice to young people who also face hardships, but have big aspirations is simple.
"Dream big. If your dream doesn't scare you, it's not big enough. So, the scarier the dream, the greater the outcome. That's what I believe."
You can find Melisa's Gofundme campaign HERE. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/international-student-in-need-of-help-to-continue-education/article_d55506e8-0ba4-11ee-9827-cf87cb2d9278.html | 2023-06-15T19:08:12 | 0 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/international-student-in-need-of-help-to-continue-education/article_d55506e8-0ba4-11ee-9827-cf87cb2d9278.html |
PITTSBURGH — An Irwin man facing a list of charges in connection to a 2022 wrong-way crash on Interstate 376 that resulted in the death of a Monroeville man has turned himself in, the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday.
Troy Modrak, 28, was charged earlier this week with homicide by vehicle, homicide by vehicle while DUI, aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI and involuntary manslaughter, among other charges, for the crash.
According to the police report, Modrak was driving a Chevy Silverado pickup truck west in the eastbound lanes when he struck a Honda HRV in Churchill. The driver was severely injured. The passenger, Thomas Linwood Ligon, 47, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The sheriff’s office said Modrak surrendered himself Thursday to deputies and was processed into the Allegheny County Jail.
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Bar association urges York County to adopt Juneteenth as a holiday
The York County Bar Association and the York County Bar Foundation have adopted a resolution urging York County to make Juneteenth Resolution as a holiday .
Led by Lynnore Seaton and Christy Fawcett on behalf of YCBA and YCBF respectively, through a joint Resolution, the team calls for the recognition of Juneteenth as a holiday in York County, joining the national and statewide efforts to celebrate and honor this historic day.
Juneteenth, observed on June 19th, recognizes the historic day in 1865 when Major General Gordon Granger of the Union Army delivered General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, declaring that all slaves were free, and slavery would no longer be tolerated.
Acknowledgment of the importance of Juneteenth has taken a significant amount of time. In 2019, Pennsylvania recognized June 19th as “National Freedom Day” and designated it as an annual holiday. Congress finally recognized the day’s importance in 2021, 156 years after Granger’s announcement in Galveston.
The Resolution was shared this week with the York County commissioners, the president judge and court administrator of the York County Court of Common Pleas and Mayor Helfrich.
"While Juneteenth is a time to celebrate the past, it is also a time to envision and work toward a future of equality. The struggle for freedom and justice is ongoing and Juneteenth serves as a reminder that the fight must continue," said Lynnore Seaton and Christy Fawcett on behalf of YCBA and YCBF. "As we commemorate this day, let us recommit ourselves to dismantling systemic racism, advocating for equal opportunities, and creating a society where everyone can thrive regardless of their race, ethnicity, or background."
York County will also be hosting Juneteenth-related local events and encourages the community to attend, including:
- Hanover Jubilee - June 17, 2023
12-5 p.m., Wirt Park, Hanover
- We Are Family - June 18, 2023
12-7 p.m., Penn Park
- 2nd Annual Cultural Mixer - June 18, 2023
5-8 p.m., Crispus Attucks Community Center
- Juneteenth Block Party - June 19, 2023
6-8 p.m., Union Lutheran Church, 408 W. Market St.
More:Large community fireworks displays for the 4th? They might not happen with county burn ban
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ATHENS, Ga. — Former NFL star and U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker has reenrolled at the University of Georgia roughly four decades after he left the school to pursue his professional football career, university officials told 11Alive Thursday.
An employee at the registrar's office confirmed that Walker was taking summer term courses but declined to say which classes he was attending at the university.
Walker has maintained a low profile since his December 2022 runoff loss to Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock. Former President Donald Trump personally recruited the former UGA running back and Heisman trophy winner to challenge Warnock for the pivotal seat.
Walker was the only Republican to lose his statewide race in last year's midterms as some GOP voters — particularly in the metro Atlanta area — refused to support him.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp garnered 200,000 more votes than Walker in the general election, and Warnock's metro Atlanta performance helped propel him to a December runoff win, according to election data analyzed by 11Alive.
Throughout the election cycle, Walker was dogged by allegations of wrongdoing. Two women alleged that Walker, who took an anti-abortion stance during the race, encouraged and offered to pay for their abortions.
Walker is also still dealing with questions surrounding his residency and campaign financial transactions.
The Daily Beast reported that Walker solicited more than half a million dollars from billionaire industrialist Dennis Washington. The money went to Walker's business rather than his campaign in potential violation of election laws. The payment was returned.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission in May over the payment.
In November 2022, 11Alive reported that Walker was claiming a homestead tax exemption in Tarrant County, Texas — potentially running afoul of residency and tax laws in both states.
11Alive first reported in March that Walker told Tarrant County officials that he was no longer a Texas resident. The Republican requested the tax break on his multi-million dollar Westlake home be removed for the 2021 and 2022 tax years.
It appears that Walker may be living in Georgia. He listed his mailing address as an Atlanta home owned by his wife, Julie Blanchard, on a document he submitted to Texas officials.
"I am no longer a resident of Tarrant County or the State of Texas and therefore do not qualify for the homestead exemption," Walker wrote in an application to have the break removed. "This property is not my primary residence."
The Daily Beast reported last week that a Georgia Secretary of State investigation into Walker's residency is ongoing. 11Alive has reached out to the secretary of state's office. This story will be updated if a response is received. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/georgia/herschel-walker-reenrolls-at-uga/85-d49e6aba-4877-442e-a109-d23d6cbd0895 | 2023-06-15T19:26:16 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/georgia/herschel-walker-reenrolls-at-uga/85-d49e6aba-4877-442e-a109-d23d6cbd0895 |
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Congrats, Florida! Of all the beaches to hang out in your birthday suit, two of yours made a very special list for 2023: Best nude beach in the world, News 6 partner Florida Today reported.
Did we say this was a global list? And is there a screen T-shirt we can buy for bragging rights? (Really!)
The swimwear brand Pour Moi (“for me” in French) released its best nude beaches in the world list for 2023 in May. Miami’s Haulover Beach, where they like to say “Dare to go bare,” finished on top ahead of nude beaches in Brazil, Spain and Greece.
Someone from Pour Moi needs to get a Key to the City from the Miami mayor.
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And this news gets better, because a second Florida nude beach was recognized. Coming in at No. 20 is Playalinda Beach in Brevard County aka the Space Coast. Though Playalinda gets attention for being naked-friendly, this beach is among the top spots to watch a rocket launch from nearby Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Brevard.
Only one other nude beach in the US made the list: San Francisco’s Baker Beach.
Where is Haulover Beach, a nude beach in Miami?
Here are five things to know about Haulover Beach.
- This 1.5 mile beach is located north of Miami Beach, between the Intracoastal Waterway and Atlantic Ocean.
- Haulover Beach Park is noted for blue waters, soft sand and plenty of picnic areas. The park regularly hosts kite-making workshops and sells kites to fly in a big grassy area facing Biscayne Bay.
- There’s a tennis center, golf course and dog park, too.Most of Florida’s naturist beaches are tucked away on primitive, relatively remote shores, but not so with Haulover Beach.
- Haulover Beach is Florida’s best-known and oldest officially recognized public nude beach. In addition, it’s regularly ranked as one of the Top 10 nude beaches worldwide.
- There are beach wheelchairs for rent at Haulover Beach Park. Pedestrian tunnels link to the park and marina on Biscayne Bay.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT HAULOVER BEACH: “So, if you forgot to pack a suit- no problem! Or, if you’re looking to get some sun without any tan lines, well, this is the place for you.” − Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau
Where is Playalinda Beach, a nude beach in Brevard County?
Here are five things to know about Playalinda Beach, which is on the border of Brevard and Volusia counties. Note, nudity is prohibited in Brevard County, so if you want to bare all at Playalinda, you have to go to the northern part of the beach.
- Playalinda is part of the Canaveral National Seashore near Titusville.
- Playalinda is Spanish for “pretty beach.”
- Playalinda is considered a surfing location by many of the locals.
- The beach is considered one of the best places in the region to watch rocket launches at adjacent Kennedy Space Center.
- Parking Area 13, the northernmost beach access point, is where you get to the Klondike Beach Trail, the wilderness walk that stretches from Titusville to New Smyrna Beach. It’s also where you are likely to see nudists.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT PLAYALINDA BEACH: “Despite what you may have heard and read, there is no official nude beach at Playalinda. However, what you’ll see is another matter.” − Florida Hikes
Does Florida have nude beaches?
Yes. Visit Florida compiled a list of top nude beaches in the Sunshine State:
- Haulover Beach between Miami and Fort Lauderdale
- Blind Creek beach on Hutchinson Island between Fort Pierce and Jensen Beach
- *Playalinda Beach at the Canaveral National Seashore in Titusville in Brevard County
- Apollo Beach in Volusia County
*Playalinda is on the Volusia and Brevard county lines. The Visit Florida article states nudity is prohibited in Brevard.
Public nudity in Florida?
Is public indecency a crime in Florida? According to Florida Statues Section 800.03,
(1) A person commits unlawful exposure of sexual organs by:(a) Exposing or exhibiting his or her sexual organs in public or on the private premises of another, or so near thereto as to be seen from such private premises, in a vulgar or indecent manner; or(b) Being naked in public in a vulgar or indecent manner.(2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.(b) A second or subsequent violation of this section is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.(3) The exposure of sexual organs by any of the following does not violate this section:(a) A mother breastfeeding her baby; or(b) An individual who is merely naked at any place provided or set apart for that purpose.
What are the top nude beaches in the world?
Swimwear company Pour Moi compiled a list of the best nude beaches in the world. The company said the metrics used to arrive at this ranking relied on Google review data at beaches where nude sunbathing is allowed, including average review score and the overall number of reviews.
News 6′s Florida’s Fourth Estate did an interview about the nude tourism industry which you can find here.
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OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A 23-year-old man was killed after striking a tree in a single-vehicle Osceola County crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash happened on Thursday around 10:45 p.m. on Friars Cove Road west of Deer Run Road in St. Cloud, troopers said.
The St. Cloud sedan driver was traveling west on Friars Cove Road when he lost control of the vehicle for an unknown reason, a crash report shows.
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After losing control of the sedan, troopers said the man struck a tree and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash is under investigation and the name of the driver has not been released.
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Fourteen years, 24 deaths and more than 400 injuries later, the U.S. is still dealing with the largest vehicle safety recall in history.
Defective Takata airbags are putting drivers at risk every day.
Traffic safety organizations and car dealerships are hoping a renewed campaign will encourage drivers to get the recall fixed. Some car makers are going as far as paying drivers to get the necessary repairs.
“They’re definitely dangerous. There’s shrapnel in your dashboard that’s susceptible to coming out if the airbag has to deploy,” said Central Florida Chrysler Fixed Operations Director Craig Smith.
Smith with Central Florida Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM wants drivers to pump the brakes and check for any open recalls on their vehicles today.
To help keep drivers safe heading into the summer travel season, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer has joined Check To Protect, in partnership with local Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram dealers and other Check To Protect Coalition members, in designating June as Airbag Recall Repair Month in Orlando.
This campaign aims to encourage Florida drivers of all vehicles to make safety a priority by taking immediate action to prevent serious injury and death. It’s critical that every Orlando-area driver check their vehicle, as the longer a defective recalled airbag remains in a vehicle, the greater the risk.
First, you’ll need to locate your vehicle’s VIN, or vehicle identification number.
“There’s a couple places you can find it. On the front, left bottom corner of the windshield. If it’s an older car or the windshield’s been replaced without it, you can find the VIN on the side of the driver’s door located on the sticker,” said Smith.
Call your local car dealership and ask if your car has a recall, or simply type the VIN number into the box on the Check To Protect website to find out if your vehicle has the Takata airbag recall.
How dangerous is the faulty airbag? It’s been blamed for 24 deaths and more than 400 injuries in the U.S. Even with the open recall, there are still nearly 400,000 vehicles in Florida across all makes and models with unrepaired airbags.
“Out of that number, there’s over 50,000 vehicles with these airbags just in Orlando Metro area alone that have these airbag recalls on them,” said Smith.
Smith said while dealerships have reached out multiple times with letters and phone calls alerting drivers of the open recall, some vehicle owner information is out-of-date. Smith said there are some other reasons drivers aren’t getting the fix their car needs.
“Excuses, the most common misconception is people don’t think there’s anything wrong with their car. You know, they get in it, they start the car, they drive it on the road. It’s not making any noises or showing visible issues. So they’re like, ‘Why do I need to bring it into the dealer?’” said Smith.
“I don’t think people realize how dangerous that part behind the dashboard is until somebody unfortunately gets hurt. People have gotten hurt and people have lost their lives as a result of these airbags. Another excuse is that they think that it’s not convenient. The OEM has really become generous when it comes to getting these recalls done. I can speak for Chrysler dealers, but I’m sure it’s the same with Honda, Volvo and other makes that are affected by these Takata airbags. They want to get your vehicle and they want to get it replaced.”
The repairs are free and most take less than two hours to service. Some dealerships like Central Florida Chrysler will even provide complimentary transportation or a rental while you wait. If that’s not enough encouragement, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and RAM dealers will even pay drivers $50 if they get their recall repaired by July 15.
Airbag Recall Repair Month is hosted by FCA US LLC (maker of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram) as part of the Check To Protect program. Check To Protect was founded in 2017 by the National Safety Council and FCA US LLC. Today, program partners include vehicle safety advocates as well as BMW, Ford, General Motors, Toyota, and Volvo. Check To Protect welcomes any automaker or consumer and vehicle safety organization to join the effort to raise awareness for vehicle safety recalls.
The $50 gift card is available to everyone with a Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep or Ram vehicle who gets their open Takata airbag recall repaired at an authorized dealership by July 15. Owners of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep or Ram vehicles can check if they have an open airbag recall and are therefore eligible by entering their license plate number or VIN at CheckToProtect.org. Once they receive their free repair by July 15, the dealership will provide vehicle owners with a hotline number that they can call, and once the owner confirms their information and provides an email address, Stellantis will send the $50 gift card to that email.
Here is a list of vehicles included in the Takata airbag recall, according to Consumer Reports:
Chrysler
Chrysler will notify the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and RAM owners. Sterling and Mitsubishi owners will be notified by their respective companies. Dealers will replace the passenger frontal airbag inflator, free of charge. A notification schedule has not yet been provided, but FCA says that vehicles currently or previously registered in areas identified with high absolute humidity (Zone 1 areas) will be targeted first. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 800-853-1403. Chrysler’s number for this recall is S43.
Recalled Cars
Chrysler: 2005 to 2015 Chrysler 300, 2007 to 2009 Chrysler Aspen, 2007 to 2008 Chrysler Crossfire
Dodge: 2008 to 2014 Dodge Challenger, 2006 to 2015 Dodge Charger, 2005 to 2011 Dodge Dakota, 2004 to 2009 Dodge Durango, 2005 to 2008 Dodge Magnum, 2003 to 2008 Dodge Ram 1500/2500/3500 Pickup, 2005 to 2009 Dodge Ram 2500 Pickup, 2007 to 2010 Dodge Ram 3500 Cab Chassis, 2006 to 2009 Dodge Ram 3500 Pickup, 2008 to 2010 Dodge Ram 4500/5500 Cab Chassis
Jeep: 2007 to 2016 Jeep Wrangler
BMW
Affected owners in Florida, Hawaii, or Puerto Rico have been prioritized in this recall and will receive parts first. If you live in these regions, make sure to contact your local BMW dealer immediately to schedule an appointment to have your front driver and/or passenger airbag replaced. BMW recommends that no one sit in the front passenger seat until that airbag is replaced.
Recalled Cars: 2008 to 2013 BMW 1 Series, 1999 to 2013 BMW 3 Series, 2001 to 2003 BMW 5 Series, 2013 to 2015 BMW X1, 2007 to 2010 BMW X3, 2001 to 2003, 2007 to 2013 BMW X5, 2008 to 2014 BMW X62010 to 2011 BMW X6 Hybrid
Ferrari
Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal airbag assembly, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 866-551-2828. Ferrari’s number for this recall is 60.
Recalled Cars: 2010 to 2015 Ferrari 458 Italia, 2014 to 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale, 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale A2012 to 2015 Ferrari 458 Spider, 2016 to 2017 Ferrari 488 GTB, 2016 to 2017 Ferrari 488 Spider, 2009 to 2014 Ferrari California, 2015 to 2017 Ferrari California T, 2013 to 2017 Ferrari F12, 2016 to 2017 Ferrari F12 tdf, 2016 Ferrari F60, 2012 to 2016 Ferrari FF, 2017 Ferrari GTC4Lusso
Ford
Contact your local Ford or Lincoln dealer to schedule an appointment to have the airbag replaced in affected vehicles. Visit the Ford Owner website to see if your vehicle is part of the recall.
Recalled Cars
Ford: 2007 to 2010 Ford Edge, 2006 to 2012 Ford Fusion, 2005 to 2006 Ford GT2005 to 2014 Ford Mustang, 2004 to 2011 Ford Ranger
Lincoln: 2007 to 2010 Lincoln MKX, 2006 to 2012 Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ
Mercury: 2006 to 2012 Milan
General Motors
Double-check that your vehicle is actually involved. It was first announced that many Buicks, Cadillacs, and Oldsmobiles were affected by the recall. It turns out that was an error in reporting by NHTSA. Most of those vehicles were part of an unrelated recall years ago.
Interestingly, the two remaining vehicles were actually produced by other automakers and rebranded under former GM makes: the 2003 to 2005 Pontiac Vibe (built alongside the Toyota Matrix) and the 2005 Saab 9-2x (a Subaru-built vehicle rebranded as a Saab). Both vehicles should be taken to a current GM dealership for repairs.
Recalled Cars
Cadillac: 2007 to 2014 Cadillac Escalade, 2007 to 2014 Cadillac Escalade ESV, 2007 to 2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT
Chevrolet: 2007 to 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche, 2007 to 2014 Chevrolet Silverado HD, 2007 to 2014 Chevrolet Silverado LD, 2007 to 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, 2007 to 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe
GMC: 2007 to 2014 GMC Sierra HD, 2007 to 2014 GMC Sierra LD, 2007 to 2014 GMC Yukon, 2007 to 2014 GMC Yukon XL
Pontiac: 2003 to 2010 Pontiac Vibe
Saab: 2005 to 2006 Saab 9-2x, 2006 to 2011 Saab 9-3, 2006 to 2009 Saab 9-5
Saturn: 2008 to 2009 Saturn Astra
Honda
If you haven’t already, go to Honda’s recall site and enter your VIN. If your vehicle is included in this recall, the site will provide a description of the problem and instructions on how to proceed.
NHTSA has determined that certain model-year 2001-2003 Honda and Acura vehicles have a much greater risk of ruptures during airbag deployment. In fact, nine of the first 11 Takata-related deaths in the U.S. were in Acura and Honda vehicles. These high-risk models are listed separately below.
If you have a vehicle that was first sold in or is registered in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands—take immediate action. If you haven’t already received notice in the mail, print out the results of your VIN search and contact your nearest Honda dealer. They have allocated the replacement parts to these high-humidity areas and will replace the part once you’ve made an appointment. Honda will be sending notices to other areas on a rolling basis as the parts become available.
Recalled Cars
Acura: 1997 to 1998 Acura 2.2CL, 1997 to 1998 Acura 3.0CL, 1998 to 1999 Acura 2.3CL, 2001 to 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2002 to 2003 Acura 3.2TL, 2013 to 2016 Acura ILX, 2013 to 2014 Acura ILX Hybrid, 2001 to 2006 Acura MDX, 2007 to 2016 Acura RDX, 1998 to 2003 Acura 3.5RL, 2005 to 2012 Acura RL, 2009 to 2014 Acura TL, 1999 to 2001 Acura 3.2TL, 2009 to 2014 Acura TSX, 2010 to 2013 Acura ZDX
Honda: 1998 to 2012 Honda Accord, 1996 to 2000 Honda Civic Coupe, 1998 to 2011 Honda Civic, 2003 to 2011 Honda Civic Hybrid, 2001 to 2011 Honda Civic NGV, 2010 to 2015 Honda Crosstour, 1997 to 2011 Honda CR-V, 2011 to 2015 Honda CR-Z, 2003 to 2011 Honda Element, 2010 to 2014 Honda FCX Clarity, 2007 to 2013 Honda Fit, 2013 to 2014 Honda Fit EV, 2010 to 2014 Honda Insight, 1998 to 2004 Honda Odyssey, 2003 to 2015 Honda Pilot, 2006 to 2014 Honda Ridgeline
2006 to 2010 Honda GL1800 Gold Wing (motorcycle)
High-Risk Models: 2001 to 2002 Honda Civic, 2001 to 2002 Honda Accord, 2002 to 2003 Acura TL, 2002 Honda CR-V, 2002 Honda Odyssey, 2003 Acura CL,2003 Honda Pilot
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Nestled in the 27,000-acre Sunbridge development, Laureate Park is a first-of-its-kind community in Central Florida where every home is built with solar panels or roofs.
The developer behind the Lake Nona neighborhood, Tavistock Development Company, has teamed up with five different builders to install Tesla solar panels and roofs.
“I actually probably save on average, maybe 30% to 40% of my bill,” said Jarrett Brown, the fourth person to buy a home in Weslyn Park in Osceola County.
The cost of the homes at Weslyn Park range from $400,000 to $900,000, according to Rob Adams, vice president of Residential Development. Adams said the minimum 4.25-kilowatt solar package is included in the base price of the homes.
“So the buyer, when they come, they don’t see the price. It’s part of the price of the home. The builder pays for that system,” said Adams.
He told News 6 that system costs around $9,500, but there are options to upgrade by adding Tesla’s Power Wall system for back-up power and for use in the evening and other non-power generating times.
A Tesla solar roof is also an upgrade option, but we are told it is more of a niche purchase.
Adams said when buyers move in the first year they can be eligible for tax credits. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, people who get a solar photovoltaic (or PV) system on their home can be eligible for a 30% federal tax credit. The tax credit is only for people who own the solar panels, not for people who lease them.
“In the state of Florida, there’s no sales tax charged to that unit that’s put on your house and the tax assessment on your house does not include that extra value on it. So if you put $20,000 of PV on your roof, the value of your house actually will go up more than the $20,000, but you’re not taxed on it,” according to Jim Fenton, the director of the Florida Solar Energy Center.
Fenton, who is also a professor at the University of Central Florida, urged people who are interested in solar power to get several quotes and talk to people who have their own solar energy systems.
The Center for Sustainable Energy has said people can expect to pay anywhere from $15,000 to $25,000 to purchase and install a solar PV system.
EnergySage, a company that partners with the U.S. Department of Energy, has a calculator so you can see how much it will cost to get your home equipped with solar. Be aware, not every roof is ideal for solar panels.
If you cannot afford to install solar on your home, Fenton suggested joining a solar co-op. It is where homeowners, businesses and more split the cost of solar installations. The City of Orlando and Orange County have funded a solar co-op as a service to residents.
There are simpler ways to save on your power bill, including using ceiling fans or LED lightbulbs, which you can find online or at any big box store.
Fenton also suggested buying a programmable thermostat.
“Why air condition your house when you aren’t there?” asked Fenton. “You can get one of those for $100 where you just do the schedule. Their paybacks are real fast.”
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DELTONA, Fla. – The roof of a Deltona home partially collapsed Thursday morning in a blaze sparked by faulty electrical equipment, according to the fire chief.
Deltona fire Chief Bill Snyder said crews responded to the flames at a home on Boyd Court off Courtland Boulevard. According to Snyder, the fire was caused by faulty electrical equipment.
A woman and her middle-aged son were at home at the time of the fire, but were not injured, officials said.
Snyder said the man had a kit to build a converted bike with an electrical motor that had a charger on the back porch.
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Around 3 a.m., fire officials said the pair heard a boom caused by the battery or motor and the flames crawled from the porch to the attic, resulting in damage to roughly half of the roof.
According to Snyder, the home-manufactured bike kit could potentially be the cause of the fire.
He added that the majority of the family’s belongings were safe and the damage was mostly contained to the back of the house and porch.
No other information is available at this time.
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LEESBURG, Fla. – The Leesburg Masonic Lodge was engulfed in flames and destroyed on Wednesday night, according to fire rescue officials.
Crews said they responded to the fire at 200 Richey Road off west Main Street near the bowling alley around 10:38 p.m.
The commercial building for the charity organization was declared a total loss by Leesburg fire Chief Joe Mera.
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No injuries were reported, fire officials said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Check back here for updates.
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A new survey focusing on community barriers to inclusion opened Thursday, a partnership involving three local organizations to support future planning.
Amani Family Services, Downtown Fort Wayne and Greater Fort Wayne Inc. began work on a year-long initiative called the Gateways for Growth (G4G) Challenge at the end of 2022 after Fort Wayne received funding and technical assistance to research both the local barriers and opportunities for immigrants and refugees.
The data will help the core partners compose a strategic community plan to address the concerns surrounding accessibility and equity, a news release said.
“Amani is so grateful and encouraged to work alongside two pillar organizations in our community, Downtown Fort Wayne and Greater Fort Wayne Inc., to invest time and resources toward overcoming challenges of inclusivity for our city,” said Ewelina Connolly, CEO of Amani Family Services.
The community survey will supplement the findings from the G4G technical assistance team and ensure that all community members can voice their opinion. Inclusive methods such as focus groups and one-on-one interviews are planned for foreign-born individuals to ensure they are fairly represented.
The survey can be completed online through SurveyMonkey. Survey respondents must be 18 years or older.
The community is also invited to attend a Call-To-Action Meeting at 8:30 a.m. June 26 at Parkview Field in the Suite Level Lounge. Reserve a spot through an online link at Eventbrite, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gateways-for-growth-call-to-action-meeting-tickets-651268269927. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/three-local-organizations-launch-community-survey-for-gateways-for-growth-initiative/article_2cb10346-0bab-11ee-b2ce-47e2280d512b.html | 2023-06-15T19:30:26 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/three-local-organizations-launch-community-survey-for-gateways-for-growth-initiative/article_2cb10346-0bab-11ee-b2ce-47e2280d512b.html |
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TWIN FALLS — It’s a time of food and culture.
The annual Magic Valley Refugee Day Celebration, hosted by the College of Southern Idaho Refugee Program, takes place Friday at Twin Falls City Park, with refugees dressed in brightly colored traditional clothing dishing up native food for residents, as well as taking to the stage, dancing and performing musical numbers.
The event is free, and in addition to giving residents a chance to fill their stomachs, CSI Refugee Center director Zeze Rwasama said a big part of the event is to give the public a chance to interact with refugees and learn about their culture.
If someone is curious about a particular culture or country, they can be connected to someone who can answer those questions, and they can interact as friends, one on one, Rwasama said.
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The event kicks off at 6 p.m. with refugees serving food from their native lands. Get there early, Rwasma recommends, as food will go fast.
Performances begin at 7 p.m. at the band shell.
Friday’s event will highlight some of the most recent countries that have had refugees settle in the area, including Ukraine, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan and Eritrea, north of Ethiopia.
Refugees from those countries will have tents and be serving food, and sometimes may have small gifts to share with the community. Sharing is what is all about, and Rwasama said the refugees volunteer their time and provide free food to show their appreciation for the community.
The day is a part of World Refugee Day, established in 2000 by the United Nations to be celebrated each year on June 20. In addition to celebrating the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution, the day is meant to help build empathy and understanding for their plight.
In the first half of 2023, Boise, Nampa and Twin Falls have welcomed 500 individuals from 13 countries, officials say.
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WATERLOO -- With smoke from Canadian wildfires drifting through the Waterloo-Cedar Falls area, officials are keeping an eye on air quality issues.
Skies in Northeast Iowa were hazy Thursday -- giving an overcast appearance with a hint of campfire scent in the air.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ combined air quality index map for the section of the state was mainly orange -- meaning unhealthy for sensitive groups -- with a large splotch of red -- meaning unhealthy for everyone.
The DNR issued an air quality advisory for eastern and central Iowa -- to include Black Hawk and surrounding counties -- through 10 p.m. Friday.
“Elevated levels of fine particulates may be a concern over the next several days as the smoke moves through the state,” states the advisory issued Thursday.
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The DNR recommends people reduce long or intense activities and take more breaks during outdoor activities until air quality improves.
“The recommendation is especially pertinent to individuals with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teenagers, and outdoor workers. People in these categories should consider rescheduling or moving outdoor activities indoor,” the advisory states.
On Thursday, Northeast Iowa had some of the worst rated air in the county, according to AirNow.gov.
Waterloo had an air quality index reading of 168 at 12:30 p.m., according to website. The index runs from zero to 500 with the higher the number, the worse the air quality.
Cedar Rapids had a rating of 173, and Iowa City was at 154, and Dubuque 151.
The national standard for fine particulate matter is 35 micrograms per cubic meter averaged over a 24-hour period, and this level is considered “unhealthy for sensitive groups,” according to DNR officials. Fine particulate levels could reach levels considered “unhealthy,” where even healthy adults should consider limiting their activities.
So far, air quality hasn’t curtailed activities as it did to the north in Minnesota, where Canadian smoke sparked cancellation of outdoor recreation programs in Minneapolis.
“At this point, we have not modified any programs. Everything is running as usual,” said Paul Huting, director of Leisure Services for the city of Waterloo. “Obviously if people have any difficulty breathing, we would make that call.”
Until then swimming pools, golf courses and ball diamonds remain open.
Huting said recreation workers haven’t received any report of people having trouble breathing at Leisure Services activities.
“If someone is at risk for pulmonary issues, they would make that decision on their own,” Huting said.
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Health system Bon Secours and insurer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield have stopped negotiating for their next contract. If an agreement isn't reached this summer, roughly 50,000 Richmond-area residents with Medicare and Medicaid could be forced to pay higher medical bills.
Both sides said they are willing to keep negotiating but that the other party has left the table.
Bon Secours claimed it has negotiated for nine months, asking for an increase in the reimbursement rate in response to the higher costs required to treat patients.
Elevance Health, Anthem's parent company, said Bon Secours is cutting off Medicare and Medicaid coverage as a negotiating tactic to raise rates on all other customers.
The stalled negotiation affects Virginia patients with Anthem's HealthKeepers Plus Medicaid plan and Anthem Medicare Advantage. Last year, 37,000 Anthem Medicaid patients and 13,000 Anthem Medicare patients visited Bon Secours hospitals in the area.
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The Medicare contract expires Aug. 1, and the Medicaid agreement ends Oct. 1. Without an agreement, patients with Anthem insurance would no longer be in network at Bon Secours facilities, meaning they would pay higher rates or have to visit another hospital system.
Bon Secours, which in 2018 merged with another health system to become Bon Secours Mercy Health, operates five local hospitals: St. Mary's Hospital, Memorial Regional Medical Center, Richmond Community Hospital, St. Francis Medical Center and Southside Medical Center.
In Virginia, Medicaid patients can choose one of five plans, including Anthem, Aetna Better Health or UnitedHealthcare. Medicare patients in the state can choose one of four Medicare Advantage Plans.
Health systems and insurance providers negotiate the price of everything at a hospital, from CT scans to colonoscopies and Cesarean sections. The prices are posted online but can be hard to decipher.
Bon Secours said it needs to raise its prices because the cost of labor has gone up nationwide. The wages of hospital employees rose 13% between 2021 and 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The cost of patient care at Bon Secours went up 7% between 2021 and 2022, the health system said.
Bon Secours criticized Elevance for not paying its fair share. The insurer has demonstrated "a lack of awareness regarding the real-world challenges faced by providers and our communities in the current economic environment," said Jenna Green, a Bon Secours spokesperson.
Elevance is paying below fair market levels, the health system attested, and the requested increase is short of the current inflation rate, which fell to 4% in May, the lowest rate in two years. The health system said Elevance owes Bon Secours $100 million in late and unpaid claims.
"Bon Secours promises to continue doing our part and work hard, in good faith, to reach a new agreement with Elevance Health with a clear understanding that it takes two parties working hand in hand to reach a resolution," Green said.
But Elevance accused Bon Secours of leveraging an at-risk population to secure higher rates for privately insured patients. Bon Secours won't care for Anthem's oldest and lowest-income patients unless Elevance agrees to pay more for everyone else, the insurer said. The contract for Anthem's privately insured patients runs through 2024.
"Those people cannot have a change in care," said Kersha Cartwright, a spokesperson for Elevance. "They're very at-risk."
Elevance claimed that Bon Secours is asking for a reimbursement hike three times the current hospital inflation rate. An increase that high would raise insurance premiums for businesses and individuals and is not in the best interest of consumers, Elevance said.
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Goodman, 25, was the fifth suspect being sought in connection to the death of Tyosha Tanique Mitchell, a 25-year-old Richmond woman who was found shot dead along Old Williamsburg Road near Yorktown on the morning of May 6.
Four other suspects were previously arrested and charged with second-degree murder in Mitchell's death: Jamica Langley, 24; Acacia Jackson, 18; Hezekiah "HK" Carney, 24; and Jayquan Jones, 20.
Court documents reviewed by Hampton station WVEC-TV in May showed that investigators say they believe Mitchell and the suspects were part of the "Vietnam Baby Gorilla" gang, a group tied to the Norfolk arm of the Mad Stone Bloods. Mitchell was said to have been the group's highest-ranking female member.
A man identified as Mitchell's boyfriend told detectives that three women, believed to be Langley, Jackson and Goodman, and a man arrived at Mitchell's apartment in Whitcomb Court hours before her death to "beat her out" of the gang.
The boyfriend told police that the group took Mitchell away in a black Hyundai Sonata, which a spokesperson for the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office said is registered in Goodman's name.
Detectives were able to track that vehicle back to York County through eyewitness testimony and surveillance footage, which helped them find Jones and Langley entering a 7-Eleven in Newport News.
Carney, Jackson, Jones and Langley are all scheduled for hearings in York General District Court on Sept. 12.
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Ugh, traffic! Florida lights up Top 20 worst commutes in U.S. list with 7 rush hour routes
Stop and go. Stop and go. Stop and go.
For so many Floridians, this is the reality of commuting to work everyday. The term "free-flowing traffic" is something we can't relate to. From Daytona Beach to Palm Beach, getting to work on the roads can be a chore and will have commuters looking at their watch or at the clock in their car and talking to themselves, saying: "How long is this going to take," or "I can't take this anymore!"
A new study released this month by MoneyGeek, a personal finance website covering topics such as car insurance, credit cards, loans, financial planning, insurance and mortgages, reaffirms pretty much what we already know: Most of Florida's highways, interstates and bridge crossings are parking lots during rush hour.
In fact, the MoneyGeek study ranked the Top 20 Worst Commutes in the U.S., and Florida has seven of those nightmare commutes.
The cities in the study were given a rating that was calculated by MoneyGeek by weighing the following:
- Average one-way commute (minutes): 37.5%
- Average rush hour speed (mph): 12.5%
- Morning commute crash rate: 25%
- Annual gas cost: 25%
The highest ranked location in Florida is Lakeland/Winter Haven with a 32.6, or third worst overall in the U.S. The average one-way commute in Lakeland and Winter Haven is 31 minutes, with an average speed of 27 mph during rush hour, according to MoneyGeek. In comparison, people spend an average of 35 minutes commuting, driving at an average speed of 31 mph in other parts of the country.
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What are the worst locations in Florida for commuting?
The other Florida locations making the list and their ranking:
- Port St. Lucie (No. 6)Rating: 39.5
- Daytona Beach (No. 7)Rating: 40.2
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford (No. 13)Rating: 42.8
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach (No. 14)Rating: 43.1
- Tampa -St. Petersburg-Clearwater(No. 15)Rating: 43.4
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Where is the worst commute in the U.S.?
Here are some other key findings from the study from MoneyGeek:
- Stockton and Riverside, California, residents have the worst commutes of any U.S. metro area based on commute time, amount of gridlock, morning commute crash rates and fuel costs.
- New Yorkers spend the most time — 37 minutes, or 325 hours annually — on an average one-way daily commute in the country.
- Jackson, Mississippi, and Visalia-Porterville, California, have the deadliest morning commutes in America.
- Des Moines, Iowa, and Anchorage, Alaska, have the best commutes in the U.S. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2023/06/15/florida-traffic-rush-hour-accidents-commute-time-worst-orlando/70323203007/ | 2023-06-15T19:50:19 | 0 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2023/06/15/florida-traffic-rush-hour-accidents-commute-time-worst-orlando/70323203007/ |
Man stuck and killed by car along a dark stretch of road in Winter Haven
A male pedestrian was killed along Buckeye Loop Road in Winter Haven around 1 a.m. Thursday when he was stuck and killed in a vehicle crash, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said.
The deceased man has been indentifed as Alexander Jacob Rosales, 28, of Lake Alfred.
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Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene after a 911 dispatcher received a call reporting the crash, a Sheriff's Office release said. The caller reported that an unresponsive adult male was located on the grass along the east shoulder of the roadway.
The driver of a 2006 Toyota Corolla was Gabriel Mora, 25, of Winter Haven, the release said. Mora was driving northbound when his car struck the man, whom he did not see. Where the crash occurred, Buckeye Loop Road, is two lanes with a 45-mph speed limit. There was no indication the driver was impaired.
Prior to the crash, the man was walking just inside the fog line of the road, the release said. It was dark at the time the man was stuck by the car and there are no streetlights in the area. Further, trees block most of the ambient light from the nearby neighborhood. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2023/06/15/man-struck-and-killed-by-car-in-winter-haven/70326192007/ | 2023-06-15T19:50:25 | 0 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2023/06/15/man-struck-and-killed-by-car-in-winter-haven/70326192007/ |
Polk County Sheriff Office's Animal Control hosts free adoption event this Saturday
Polk County residents are invited to adopt the newest furry member of their family this weekend.Polk County Sheriff's Office Animal Control will host its first Adoptapalooza Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at its facility at 7115 De Castro Road, Winter Haven. All adoptions are free.
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"We can't believe that there are still people out there who don't realize that Animal Control adopts out cats and dogs - and we do, every day," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a press release. Each animal that is adopted will be given its initial vaccinations, county license, microchip ID and be either spayed or neutered free of charge. Existing pet owners will be able to receive low-cost vaccinations onsite offered by TLC Petsnip while supplies last. There will be food trucks and a craft market onsite. For more information contact Animal Control at 863-577-1762. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2023/06/15/polk-county-sheriff-offices-animal-control-to-host-free-adoption-event/70325176007/ | 2023-06-15T19:50:31 | 0 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2023/06/15/polk-county-sheriff-offices-animal-control-to-host-free-adoption-event/70325176007/ |
A 64-year-old Lincoln man has been sentenced to 42 to 48 years in prison for sexually abusing three girls.
Delbert Taylor pleaded no contest to attempted, first-degree sexual assault of a child and third-degree sexual assault of a child.
Taylor won't be eligible for parole until he's about 85.
In addition to the prison time, he also will have to register as a sex offender, be subject to a possible civil commitment and face lifetime community supervision.
Lancaster County District Judge Susan Strong sentenced Taylor Wednesday.
Lincoln Police began investigating him in September 2021, when his first accuser, a high school student, told hospital staff that Taylor had sexually abused her as a child. She told police the abuse started when she was about 6.
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Two others came forward in the months that followed. A teenager told investigators that Taylor began groping her and grabbing her buttocks when she was 7 or 8. And a woman in her 20s, the first accuser's sister, told police that Taylor had repeatedly sexually assaulted her at his central Lincoln home and at nearby parks and trails and threatened to abuse her younger sister if she didn't allow the assaults to continue.
Taylor was described as a former neighbor and family friend.
Tom Casady's list of the 10 most infamous crimes in Lincoln history
Crimes of the times
This is simply one man’s perspective from the early 21st century (first written in 2010). I had to make a decision about crimes that occurred at locations that are inside the city today, but were outside our corporate limits at the time they occurred. I chose the latter.
Before beginning, though, I have to deal with three crimes that stand apart: the murders of three police officers in Lincoln. I’m not quite sure how to place them in a list. They all had huge impacts on the community, and on the police department in particular. Because these are my colleagues, I deal with them separately and in chronological order.
Patrolman Marion Francis Marshall
Shot in the shadow of the new Nebraska State Capital, Gov. Charles Bryan came to his aid and summoned additional help.
Lt. Frank Soukup
Marion Marshall was technically not a Lincoln police officer, so Lt. Soukup was actually the first Lincoln police officer killed on duty. One of his colleagues who was present at the motel and involved in the gunbattle, Paul Jacobsen, went on to enjoy a long career and command rank at LPD, influencing many young charges (like me) and leaving his mark on the culture of the agency.
Lt. Paul Whitehead
In the space of a few months, three LPD officers died in the line of duty. Frank Soukup had been murdered, and George Welter had died in a motorcycle crash. Paul Whitehead's partner, Paul Merritt, went on to command rank, and like Paul Jacobsen left an indelible mark at LPD and the community.
No. 1: Starkweather
The subject of several thinly disguised movie plots and a Springsteen album, the Starkweather murders are clearly the most infamous crime in Lincoln’s history — so far. One of the first mass murderers of the mass media age, six of Charles Starkweather’s 11 victims were killed inside the city of Lincoln, and the first was just on the outskirts of town. I didn’t live in Lincoln at the time, but my wife was a first-grader at Riley Elementary School and has vivid memories of the city gripped by fear in the days between the discovery of the Bartlett murders and Starkweather’s capture in Wyoming.
The case caused quite an uproar. There was intense criticism of the police department and sheriff’s office for not capturing Starkweather earlier in the week after the discovery of the Bartletts' bodies. Ultimately, Mayor Bennett Martin and the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners retained a retired FBI agent, Harold G. Robinson, to investigate the performance of local law enforcement. His report essentially exonerated the local law officers and made a few vanilla recommendations for improving inter-agency communication and training.
Now I know that many readers are mumbling to themselves “how obvious.” Hold your horses, though. It’s not quite as obvious as you might think. I had two experiences that drove this fact home to me. The first was a visit by a small group of journalism students. Only one member of the class had any idea, and her idea was pretty vague. You need to remember that the Starkweather murders were in 1957 and 1958 — before the parents of many college students were even born.
The second experience was a visit by a Cub Scout den. I was giving the kids a tour of the police station one evening. We were in the front lobby waiting for everyone to arrive. As I entertained the boys, I told the moms and dads that they might enjoy looking in the corner of the Sheriff’s Office display case to see the contents of Starkweather’s wallet — discovered a couple of years ago locked up in the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office safe. After a few minutes, one of the confused fathers asked me who Starkweather was, and why it was significant.
No. 2: Lincoln National Bank
On the morning of Sept. 17, 1930, a dark blue Buick carrying six men pulled up in front of the Lincoln National Bank at the northwest corner of 12th and O streets. Five of the men entered the bank, while a sixth stood outside by the Buick, cradling a machine gun. Observing the unusual events, a passerby called the police. The officer who responded, Forrest Shappaugh, was casually instructed by the machine-gun-toting lookout to just keep going, which he wisely did. Returning with reinforcements, he found that the robbers had already made good on their getaway, netting $2.7 million in cash and negotiable securities.
Ultimately, three of the six suspects were arrested. Tommy O’Connor and Howard Lee were convicted and sentenced. Jack Britt was tried twice but not convicted by a hung jury. Gus Winkeler, a member of Al Capone’s gang, winged a deal with County Attorney Max Towle to avoid prosecution in exchange for orchestrating the recovery of $600,000 in bearer bonds. The following year, Winkeler was murdered in Chicago, the victim of a gangland slaying. The final two robbers were never identified.
The Lincoln National Bank robbery stood as the largest cash bank robbery in the United States for many decades. It precipitated major changes at the Lincoln Police Department. Chief Peter Johnstone was rapidly “retired” after the robbery, the department’s fleet was upgraded to add the first official patrol cars, the full force was armed and a shotgun squad was organized. Forty-four years later when I was hired at LPD, the echo of the Lincoln National Bank robbery was still evident in daily bank opening details, and in the Thomspon submachine guns and Reising rifles that detectives grabbed whenever the robbery alarm sounded at headquarters.
No. 3: The Last Posse
My first inkling about this crime came when I was the chief deputy sheriff. One of my interns, a young man named Ron Boden (who became a veteran deputy sheriff), had been doing some research on Lancaster County’s only known lynching, in 1884. I came across a reference in the biography of the sheriff at the time, Sam Melick, to the murder of the Nebraska Penitentiary warden and subsequent prison break. Melick had been appointed interim warden after the murder and instituted several reforms.
Several years later, a colleague, Sgt. Geoff Marti, loaned me a great book, Gale Christianson’s "Last Posse," that told the story of the 1912 prison break in gory, haunting and glorious detail.
To make a long story short, convict Shorty Gray and his co-conspirators shot and killed Warden James Delahunty, a deputy warden and a guard on Wednesday, March 13, 1912. They then made their break — right into the teeth of a brutal Nebraska spring blizzard. Over the course to the next few days, a posse pursued. During the pursuit, the escapees carjacked a young farmer with his team and wagon. As the posse closed in, a gunfight broke out and the hostage was shot and killed in the exchange, along with two of the three escapees.
There was plenty of anger among the locals in the Gretna-Springfield vicinity about the death of their native son, and a controversy raged over the law enforcement tactics that brought about his demise. Lancaster County Sheriff Gus Hyers was not unsullied by the inquiry, although it appears from my prospect a century later that the fog of war led to the tragedy.
Christianson, a professor of history at Indiana State University who died earlier this year, notes the following on the flyleaf:
“For anyone living west of the Mississippi in 1912, the biggest news that fateful year was a violent escape from the Nebraska state penitentiary planned and carried out by a trio of notorious robbers and safe blowers.”
Bigger news on half the continent than the sinking of the Titanic during the same year would certainly qualify this murder-escape as one of the most infamous Lincoln crimes in history.
No. 4: Rock Island wreck
The Aug. 10, 1894, wreck of a Rock Island train on the southwest outskirts of Lincoln was almost lost in the mist of time until it was resurrected in the public consciousness by author Joel Williams, who came across the story while conducting research for his historical novel, "Barrelhouse Boys."
The wreck was determined to be the result of sabotage to the tracks, perhaps an attempt to derail the train as a prelude to robbery. Eleven people died in the crash and ensuing fire, making this a mass murder, to be sure. G.W. Davis was arrested and convicted of the crime but later received a full pardon. The story was told in greater detail earlier this year by the Lincoln Journal Star.
A historical marker is along the Rock Island Trail in Wilderness Park, accessible only by foot or bike from the nearest trail access points about a half-mile away at Old Cheney Road on the north, or 14th Street on the south.
Here’s the big question that remains unanswered: Was there really significant evidence to prove that George Washington Davis committed the crime, or was he just a convenient scapegoat? The fact that he received a gubernatorial pardon 10 years later leads me to believe that the evidence must have been unusually weak. If he was railroaded, then my second question is this: who really pried loose the tracks with the 40-pound crowbar found at the scene?
No. 5: Commonwealth
On Nov. 1, 1983, the doors to Nebraska’s largest industrial savings and loan company were closed and Commonwealth was declared insolvent. The 6,700 depositors with $65 million at stake would never be fully compensated for their loss, ultimately receiving about 59 cents on the dollar for their deposits, which they all mistakenly believed were insured up to $30,000 through the Nebraska Depository Insurance Guaranty Corporation, which was essentially an insurance pool with assets of only $3 million.
The case dominated Nebraska news for months. The investigation ultimately led to the conviction of three members of the prominent Lincoln family that owned the institution, the resignation of the director of the State Department of Banking and the impeachment of the Nebraska attorney general and the suspension of his license to practice law. State and federal litigation arising from the failure of Commonwealth drug on for years.
At the Lincoln Police Department, the Commonwealth failure led to the formation of a specialized white-collar crime detail, now known as the Technical Investigations Unit. At the time, municipal police departments in the United States had virtually no capacity for investigating financial crime and fraud of this magnitude, and we quickly became well known for our expertise in this area. The early experience served LPD very well in the ensuring years.
No. 6: Candice Harms
Candi Harms never came home from visiting her boyfriend on Sept. 22, 1992. Her parents reported her as a missing person the following morning, and her car was found abandoned in a cornfield north of Lincoln later in the day. Weeks went by before her remains were found southeast of Lincoln.
Scott Barney and Roger Bjorklund were convicted in her abduction and murder. Barney is in prison serving a life term. Bjorklund died in prison in 2001. Intense media attention surrounded the lengthy trial of Roger Bjorklund, for which a jury was brought in from Cheyenne County as an alternative to a change of venue. I have no doubt that the trial was a life-changing event for a group of good citizens from Sidney, who did their civic duty.
I was the Lancaster County sheriff at the time, involved both in the investigation and in the trial security. It was at about this time that the cellular telephone was becoming a consumer product, and I have often thought that this brutal crime probably spurred a lot of purchases. During my career, this is probably the second-most-prominent Lincoln crime in terms of the sheer volume of media coverage.
No. 7: Jon Simpson and Jacob Surber
A parent’s worst nightmare unfolded in September 1975 when these two boys, ages 12 and 13, failed to return from the Nebraska State Fair. The boys were the victims of abduction and murder. The case was similar to a string of other murders of young boys in the Midwest, and many thought that these cases were related -- the work of a serial killer. Although an arrest was made in the case here in Lincoln, the charges were eventually dismissed. William Guatney was released and has since died.
No. 8: John Sheedy
Saloon and gambling house owner John Sheedy was gunned down outside his home at 1211 P St. in January 1891. The case of Sheedy, prominent in Lincoln’s demiworld, became the talk of the town when his wife, Mary, and her alleged lover and accomplice, Monday McFarland, were arrested. Both were acquitted at trial. The Sheedy murder is chronicled in a great interactive multimedia website, Gilded Age Plains City, an online version that builds upon an article published in 2001 by Timothy Mahoney of the University of Nebraska.
No. 9: Patricia McGarry and Catherine Brooks
The bodies of these two friends were found in a Northeast Lincoln duplex in August 1977. Their murderer, Robert E. Williams, was the subject of a massive Midwest manhunt during the following week. Before his capture, he committed a third murder in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, and raped, shot and left for dead a victim who survived in Minnesota. He is the last man to be executed in Nebraska, sent to the electric chair in 1997.
No. 10: Judge William M. Morning
District Court Judge William Morning was murdered in February 1924. He was shot on the bench by an unhappy litigant in a divorce case. His court reporter, Minor Bacon, was also shot, but a notebook in his breast pocket deflected the bullet and saved his life.
Many other crimes
Choosing Lincoln's 10 most infamous crimes was a challenge. Although the top two were easy, the picture quickly became clouded. We tend, of course, to forget our history rather quickly. Many of the crimes I felt were among the most significant are barely remembered today, if not completely forgotten.
Some readers will take issue with my list. In choosing 10, here are the others I considered, in no particular order. They are all murders:
-- Mary O'Shea
-- Nancy Parker
-- Charles Mulholland
-- Victoria Lamm and Janet Mesner
-- Martina McMenamin
-- Regina Bos (presumably murdered)
-- Patty Webb
-- Marianne Mitzner
I also thought about the five murder-suicides in which a mother or father killed multiple family members before taking their own life. Though tragic, these crimes did not command the same kind of attention as the others, perhaps because there was no lengthy investigation, no tantalizing whodunit, no stranger-killer, nor any of the details that come out in the coverage of a major trial. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-courts/lincoln-man-gets-42-48-years-in-prison-on-sex-assault-charges/article_c69d3280-0b8e-11ee-b7d5-130a73d91efb.html | 2023-06-15T19:51:50 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-courts/lincoln-man-gets-42-48-years-in-prison-on-sex-assault-charges/article_c69d3280-0b8e-11ee-b7d5-130a73d91efb.html |
Race for Eugene Ward 7 City Council replacement heads to November runoff
The results from the special election are official: The race to replace recalled City Councilor Claire Syrett will continue.
While Lyndsie Leech received 1,752 votes — a significant lead over opponents Barbie Walker and Janet Ayres, who saw 1,168 and 687, respectively — the 48.32% of the vote she received was short of what is needed to secure the spot outright.
A candidate needed more than 50% of the votes cast during the special election to be sworn in July 1 and serve the remainder of Syrett's term until January 2025, per Eugene Charter sections 19 and 24.
Since that didn’t happen, a November run-off election will be held between the top two vote-getters, Leech and Walker. The winner will be sworn in sometime in January.
Leech, who the council had already appointed to temporarily fill the seat, will remain in the position until then.
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Leech told the Register-Guard she looks forward to continuing her role on the council over the next few months and recharging ahead of the election.
“I came in strong here in the special election and that gives me confidence that we can win in November,” Leech said.
Walker did not respond to requests from the Register-Guard for comment.
Ward 7 includes the Santa Clara, River Road, Trainsong and Whiteaker neighborhoods.
Lyndsie Leech
Leech is the executive director of the nonprofit WellMama, Inc. She also is a peer support specialist, which has taught her to be "an excellent listener and empathetic, as well as able to help connect people to the services that they need to thrive," she told the Register-Guard.
Her top three priorities for Ward 7 are:
- Mental health.
- Housing and homelessness. This includes supporting more affordable housing options, increasing overall housing supply, as well as looking at where people will be allowed to camp and measures to help prevent homelessness.
- Protecting the natural environment.
Barbie Walker
Walker is the owner-operator of The Webfoot and The Pint Pot Public House.
"I am the voice for those in this community who don’t feel their opinions are represented at council," Walker told the Register-Guard prior to the May election.
Her top three priorities for Ward 7 are:
- Economic development and prosperity.
- Utilizing reliable working programs within existing budgets for public safety, health, addiction, homelessness and the unhoused, and ensuring sustainably of the in-place programs.
- Energy infrastructure and its ties to transportation infrastructure while preserving green open public spaces.
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DEADWOOD, S.D. — A handful of area school principals were honored by their peer groups at the South Dakota Elementary Principals’ Association and the South Dakota Association of Secondary School Principals Difference Makers annual professional development conference.
For the SDASSP awards, Mitchell’s Joe Childs was selected as the Region 3 high school principal of the year, and Winner’s Gerald Witte was selected in Region 6. Mitchell’s Shane Thill was the regional assistant principal of the year for Region 3. Hanson’s Ray Slaba was selected as the Region 3 middle school principal of the year.
The SDASSP statewide awards included Spearfish’s Brady Sumners being selected as the state’s assistant principal of the year; Harrisburg South’s Darren Ellwein being selected as middle school principal of the year and Sturgis Brown’s Pete Wilson receiving the high school principal of the year.
The SDAESP elementary principal of the year is Samantha Walder at Legacy Elementary in the Tea Area School District. The organization’s innovator of the year is Gail Krause, of Hamlin, and the SDAESP rookie of the year is Shannon Smith, of Brookings.
Four area principals were nominated for the top rookie award, including Sara Leibel, of Tripp-Delmont, Patrick Purdy, of Chamberlain, Becky Fjerstad, of Wessington Springs, and Emily Smith, of Lyman.
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The conference was held June 12-14 in Deadwood, with the annual banquet recognizing principals across the state. The annual event has been a combined K-12 professional development opportunity for principals across the state of South Dakota since 2016.
Featured keynote speakers at the conference this year included NAESP National Director Earl Franks and former South Dakota State University football coach John Stiegelmeier. Professional development opportunities for the principal attendees included a new principal luncheon, breakout sessions by professors from NSU, DSU, and USD, presentations from the South Dakota School Safety Center, and breakout sessions from principals and school cooperatives from across the state. | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/top-leaders-from-mitchell-hanson-winner-schools-selected-as-region-principals-of-the-year | 2023-06-15T19:57:34 | 0 | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/top-leaders-from-mitchell-hanson-winner-schools-selected-as-region-principals-of-the-year |
Atlantic City Councilwoman LaToya Dunston has taken a slim lead over challenger Viana “Vivi” Bailey in her reelection campaign to keep her 2nd Ward seat.
According to new tallies announced by the Atlantic County Board of Elections on Wednesday, the total is now 300-297 in favor of Dunston in the Democratic primary, with the incumbent taking about 50.3% of the vote to Bailey’s 49.7%. Board of Elections officials cautioned a small number of voters could cure their rejected ballots and change the result.
Mayor Marty Small Sr. said Wednesday he was alarmed by the discrepancy in the mail-in and primary-day totals. He vowed that the results would be challenged.
"This election is far, far, far from over, and they know it," Small said. "We're not going to allow this election to be stolen from Viana Bailey."
The advantage for Dunston was delivered by her strength in mail-in vote totals, where she led Bailey 167-81, winning about 67.3% of the mailed ballots.
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Her strength with mail-in ballots has apparently compensated for a weakness at the polls, where Dunston trailed 84-179, getting 31.9% of the primary day vote
The Board of Elections meeting was convened to assess provisional ballots and canvass later arriving mailed ballots. Before the board meeting Wednesday, Bailey, a financial-services company owner, was leading in her primary challenge over Dunston by four votes.
Dunston, though an incumbent, faced strong institutional headwinds in her run for reelection. The Atlantic County Democrats endorsed Bailey and did not put Dunston on the coveted party line, the leading column or row on a primary ballot that is awarded by the county party and that is considered advantageous ballot placement. Small also endorsed Bailey.
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Dunston has been an opponent of Small for years, beginning when she unsuccessfully ran against him when he was a 2nd Ward councilman in 2015.
In January 2022, Dunston alleged in a $1 million tort claim that Small and his then-allies on City Council met at a holiday party where they conspired on how to remove her from office at a reorganization meeting. No action was taken to remove Dunston from office at the reorganization meeting, and Small denied the allegation.
Her feud with the Small administration escalated when she, alongside fellow council Democrats George Tibbitt and Bruce Weekes, supported Republican nominee Vern Macon in a failed challenge of Atlantic County Commissioner Ernest Coursey, a Democrat and Small’s chief of staff. The Atlantic County Democratic Committee voted to censure Dunston, Tibbitt and Weekes for their support of a Republican.
Dunston numbers among the ranks of what has been a growing bloc on council opposing the Small administration. Several weeks before the primary, Dunston joined with three other Democratic members of council and one Republican to reject the $225.8 million city budget Small had proposed by a 5-4 vote. (The council vote on the budget is a largely pro forma act due to the state takeover of Atlantic City, with final authority to approve the budget resting in Trenton.)
By that same 5-4 margin, council issued a resolution demanding investigation into sexual harassment allegations at City Hall and allegations that city officials campaigned when on the clock doing city business.
Two of the Democrats that were part of the anti-Small bloc, Tibbitt and Weekes, were not running for reelection.
Councilman MD Hossain Morshed lost his reelection campaign in the 4th Ward to George “Animal” Crouch, falling behind his challenger 188-223. The Atlantic County Democrats pulled support from Morshed after he was brought up on federal charges involving voter registration. Small in turn backed Crouch in the race. Three other candidates running for the 4th Ward seat finished behind both Crouch and Morshed.
The U.S. Attorney's Office charged Morshed in March with falsifying voter registrations, making false statements to the FBI about interactions with prospective voters and submitting false unemployment benefits claims to the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
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A dynamic similar to what happened with Dunston in Atlantic City, with mail-in ballots bolstering an incumbent, has unfolded in Pleasantville. According to tallies from the Board of Elections, Pleasantville City Councilwoman Joanne Famularo has defeated Democratic primary challenger Irvin Moreno-Rodriguez by a vote of 386-354 in her 2nd Ward race. Overall, Famularo captured 52.2% of the total vote against Moreno-Rodriguez's 47.8%. The margin of victory for Famularo, 32, was up from 17 after primary day.
Famularo won 82.7% of the mail-in ballot with the final tally being 162-34. This overwhelmed the lead Moreno-Rodriguez, a community organizer and immigrants' rights advocate, had in the primary-day, in-person vote, where the tally was 198-303 in his favor.
Famularo on Wednesday gave her "sincere appreciation to all the people of Ward 2."
Moreno-Rodriguez conceded the race Wednesday and thanked his supporters.
"From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank every single member of our community who believed in our cause, that stood with us in the fight and helped unite our community," Moreno-Rodrigeuz said in a text message. "This is the beginning not the end!" | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/atlantic-city-councilwoman-takes-slim-lead-in-primary-race/article_bc18bb74-0b0f-11ee-b84f-93a0e83de9ea.html | 2023-06-15T20:01:03 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/atlantic-city-councilwoman-takes-slim-lead-in-primary-race/article_bc18bb74-0b0f-11ee-b84f-93a0e83de9ea.html |
PHILADELPHIA — Wayne Hill, Cameron Flukey and Drew Haines were just some of the Cape-Atlantic League standouts who made an impact Thursday.
The Tri-Cape baseball team scored seven runs in the first five innings en route to a 7-4 victory over Lehigh Valley (Pennsylvania) in a Carpenter Cup Classic first-round game at Dick Allen Field at FDR Park.
Flukey earned the win.
The Egg Harbor Township High School standout allowed one hit and struck out six in three scoreless innings.
Tri-Cape will play Mercer County at 12:30 p.m. Friday at FDR Park.
“This is a super fun event, and I always look forward to it,” said Flukey, who is committed to pitch for Coastal Carolina University next season.
Tri-Cape, which consists of all-star players from the CAL and Tri-County Conference, has won the single-elimination tournament title the last two years. It's only the second team in the history of the 37-year event and the first in 30 years to repeat.
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Eight of Tri-Cape’s 16 hits Thursday were from CAL players. Four of the five pitchers Thursday were from the CAL, including Mike DeBlasio (Absegami), Marco Levari (St. Augustine Prep) and Xavier Cortez (Vineland).
“This just shows how good the CAL is and all the talent,” said Flukey, who will participate in Major League Baseball's Draft Combine next week at Chase Field in Phoenix. “It’s fun to play together.”
Hill (Millville) went 2 for 3 with a run and RBI. Haines (Hammonton) drove in two and scored once, and Jason Salsbery (EHT) went 2 for 3 with a double and a run. Sergio Droz (Millville) tripled and scored in the fifth inning to give Tri-Cape a 7-0 lead.
“It feels great to play with these kids I’ve been playing against in the high school season,” Hill said. “Just come together and have fun out here and stay loose. That’s all we try to do.”
Hunter Ray (Lower Cape May Regional) and Tanner Oliva (Cape May Tech) each hit RBI singles, and Evan Taylor (Ocean City) also singled. CAL players drove in five of the six RBIs and scored four of the seven runs.
“It’s nice to see,” Haines said. “I knew the league we are in had a lot of talent in it to begin with seeing the kids all year. But having us all come together, it’s a really good team we have here. I think we can go all the way.”
Along with head coach DJ Gore (Highland Regional), the coaching staff includes assistants Billy Kern (Mainland Regional), Andrew Bristol (Ocean City), Brent Bean (Atlantic City) and Ed Charlton (St. Augustine Prep graduate and co-owner of Baseball Performance Center in Pleasantville).
“It’s always nice to be around some of the elite baseball players from the CAL and obviously a lot of good friends in the dugout, like Coach Bristol and Coach Charlton,” said Kern, who led his Mainland team to the state Group III final.
In the first inning, Hill singled, stole second and scored on an error. In the second, Olivia singled in Austin Dubler (Timber Creek) to make it 2-0.
In the third, Haines drove in Vinny Davis (Highland), Ray singled in Salisbury, and Hill grounded into a fielder’s choice to send home Haines to extend the lead to 5-0. Damon Suriani (Gloucester Catholic) singled and scored in the fourth to make it 4-0.
Lehigh Valley’s Jake Dally hit a two-run homer in the sixth to cut the score to 7-2. Lehigh added a run each in the eighth and ninth.
“I’m really happy with the start that Cameron gave us. That was a nice way to start the game,” Kern said. “Then, obviously, we got big hits from Oliva and Wayne. It was overall a really nice day for the guys representing the Cape-Atlantic League.”
Tri-Cape has its sights set on a three-peat, but Kern said the team has to take it one game at a time “because all these teams are talented.” The Carpenter Cup features all-star teams from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Each team substitutes players every three-to-five innings.
“I’m really happy with how the kids competed,” Kern said. “We had a nice first five or six innings but kind of got a little lax there at the end. But hopefully we come back (Friday) and put another good game together.”
Thursday was the first time Tri-Cape was fully together, so Hill, Haines and Flukey were pleased with the performance. Getting runs early was a positive sign, but the team also saved its pitching depth.
DiBlasio pitched 1 2/3 innings and struck out four. Levari struck out two in the final two innings. CJ Furey (St. Augustine) and Tanner Nolan (Gloucester Catholic), who is one of the top pitchers in the state and led the Rams to a state title last week, did not pitch Thursday.
“We still have a lot of pitching left and (there will be) a lot of talent on the mound (Friday). We will be fresh,” Flukey said.
Added Haines: “I think we are in a good spot.” | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/cape-atlantic-league-baseball-standouts-lead-tri-cape-in-first-round-carpenter-cup-win/article_4dd37f24-0ba9-11ee-929c-af186d95c5e9.html | 2023-06-15T20:01:08 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/cape-atlantic-league-baseball-standouts-lead-tri-cape-in-first-round-carpenter-cup-win/article_4dd37f24-0ba9-11ee-929c-af186d95c5e9.html |
Police working to identify man who died Wednesday after driving into a tree
An unidentified man died after drifting off the road and hitting a tree in Petersburg Wednesday night, according to Delaware State Police.
Police said the man was heading east on Willow Grove Road towards Fivefoot Prong Lane in a 2003 Chevrolet Malibu. The man was speeding, according to police, and lost control of the car near a curve in the road at 9:21 p.m.
The car went off the right side of the road, and police said it continued moving for about 300 feet before hitting a tree and catching fire.
The man, who police are still working to identify, was pronounced dead at the scene. The road was closed for about four hours following the crash, and police are still investigating the cause.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call Sgt. A. Mitchell at (302) 697-4454 or contact Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
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Watch the I-95 livestream as crews make repairs to collapsed highway in Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania Department of Transition has set up a livestream as crews make repairs to Interstate 95 in Philadelphia following the collapse of a portion of the span on Sunday, June 11.
What happened to I-95 in Philadelphia?
An elevated section of highway collapsed early Sunday morning after a truck hauling 8,500 gallons of gasoline flipped on an off-ramp, triggering a blaze. Four northbound lanes fell onto Cottman Avenue in the city’s Tacony neighborhood, shuttering the interstate in both directions between Woodhaven Road and Aramingo Avenue.
Local officials said steel girders — which support the beams that hold up the highway — were weakened in the blaze.
Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office identified Nathan Moody, a 53-year-old Philadelphia-area man, as the tanker truck driver who died in the accident.
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How long will the I-95 repairs take?
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said workers will build up the ground to the surface level of the remaining I-95 so they can then lay pavement.
He said trucks carrying Pennsylvania-made, recycled glass aggregate will be used as the backfill at the site.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll said the lanes will run through the center of what is currently a void, while the outer area – 35 or so feet on either side of the lanes – is where the bridge will be built.
That construction won’t impact the traffic that flows north and south on the three lanes.
Officials have said that a permanent fix will take months to complete.
How much will it cost to repair I-95?
According to a Federal Highway Administration representative, who spoke on behalf of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, the administration will be providing $3 million to support the ongoing demolition and the emergency repairs to follow.
Shapiro said he freed up $7 million of the state’s money by signing a disaster declaration earlier this week.
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Where is I-95 closed in Philadelphia?
- Castor Avenue on-ramp for I-95 northbound
- Closed
- Aramingo Avenue/I-95 on and off-ramps
- On-ramp to I-95 northbound closed
- Betsy Ross off-ramp to I-95 northbound closed
- Bridge Street ramp
- I-95 on-ramp at Bridge Street closed
- All traffic on Tacony Street will flow northbound only from Bridge Street to New State Road
- Tacony Street and Tacony-Palmyra Bridge
- Tacony Palmyra Bridge traffic onto Tacony Street closed. All traffic continues westbound onto Levick Street
- Cottman Avenue exit and State Road closures
- State Road from Cottman Avenue to Longshore Avenue will be one-way, southbound travel only
- Southbound I-95 detour
- Exit I-95 southbound at Cottman Avenue.
- At the end of the ramp, right on Bleigh Street.
- Follow Bleigh to State Road, make a left onto State.
- Travel State Road South to Longshore Avenue.
- Re-enter I-95 southbound at State Road and Longshore Avenue.
- Northbound I-95 detour
- Exit I-95 at Aramingo Avenue.
- At the end of the ramp, make a left onto Aramingo Avenue.
- Follow Aramingo Avenue to Tacony Street. Turn right.
- Take Tacony Street northbound around Tacony-Palmyra Bridge loop to New State Road. Continue northbound.
- Travel New State Road to Milnor Street and re-enter I-95 northbound.
— City of Philadelphia
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I-95 detour in Philadelphia
For people traveling on I-95 south, officials recommended using Route 63 west (Woodhaven Road), U.S. 1 south, I-76 east to I-676 east. For people traveling on I-95 north, officials recommended I-676 west, I-76 west, U.S. 1 north to Route 63 east (Woodhaven Road).
Philadelphia residents should use regional public transit services, such as rapid transit, commuter rail or light rail, the city's Office of Emergency Management said.
Southbound I-95 motorists can go as far south as Exit 30 (Cottman Avenue). Northbound I-95 motorists can go as far north as Exit 26 (Betsy Ross Bridge/Aramingo Avenue), according to PennDOT. | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/15/i95-livestream-collapse-repair-philadelphia/70327080007/ | 2023-06-15T20:04:38 | 1 | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/15/i95-livestream-collapse-repair-philadelphia/70327080007/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. — The College Board announced Thursday that it won’t modify its Advanced Placement courses to accommodate new Florida laws that restrict classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity.
“[College Board] will not modify our courses to accommodate restrictions on teaching essential, college-level topics,” the board said in a statement. “Doing so would break the fundamental promise of AP: colleges wouldn’t broadly accept that course for credit and that course wouldn’t prepare students for careers in the discipline.”
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Officials said Florida school district leaders asked the College Board how to navigate these laws relative to its AP Psychology course. In particular, they said, how the course covers gender and sexual orientation, which is banned in Florida public school classrooms due to the Parental Rights in Education law.
“That learning objective must remain a required topic, just as it has been in Florida for many years,” the College Board said in a statement. “As with all AP courses, required topics must be included for a course to be designated as AP.”
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The College Board said the American Psychological Association has made clear that the topics of gender and sexual orientation are foundational for any college-level course in psychology.
College Board said it will not modify any of its 40 courses in response to regulations that would “censor college-level standards for credit, placement, and career readiness.”
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In February, Gov. Ron DeSantis said he may withdraw state support for AP programs a month after he rejected plans for a new AP African American studies course.
The Florida Department of Education rejected an AP African American studies course announced in January. DeSantis said the course, which included Black feminism and queer studies, was trying to push a “political agenda.”
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The College Board oversees AP classes in the United States and administers the SAT test that many colleges and universities use in the admission process. AP allows students to qualify for college credit after passing an exam.
More than 1.2 million high school students in the U.S. took an Advanced Placement course in 2019. Florida has one of the highest AP participation rates in the U.S.
DeSantis suggested that other programs could take the place of AP courses in the state.
“AP opposes both censorship and indoctrination, and is animated by a deep respect for the intellectual freedom of teachers and students alike,” the College Board said.
Channel 9 reached out to the Florida Department of Education for their response to College Board’s statement. We are still awaiting a response.
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SEATTLE — 34-year-old Eina Kwon is being remembered by family and friends as an “incredible human being” after she was shot and killed in a seemingly random attack in Belltown Tuesday.
Multiple people called 911 around 11 a.m. on Tuesday to report the shooting at Fourth Avenue and Lenora Street. Callers said a suspect had run up to a white car and shot into the driver's side, and that an injured man was lying on the street. Multiple callers were able to provide a description of the suspect to 911 dispatch.
The man and Kwon, who was eight months pregnant, were rushed to Harborview Medical Center for treatment. Kwon was rushed into surgery and her baby was emergently delivered. Kwon died from her injuries, which included gunshot wounds to the chest and head. Her baby lived for a short time but also died.
The other victim was treated for their injuries and later released.
"She was just an incredible human being, selfless, works every day," said business owner Michael Hoyle.
Hoyle and his wife own the businesses next door to Kwon's sushi restaurant Aburiya Bento House.
"She's been the most selfless, loving person every time we walked by, she's always coming out here at the same time every morning to put out her sign just like I put out my sign," said Hoyle. "I'm still kind of in a shell shock. It's that's the only word I can use. It's just, it's devastating."
Kim Ramirez, a friend and frequent customer, said they were celebrating the fact that her daughter was going to have a baby around the same time as Kwon.
"We used to tease her about the fact that ya know it was time for her to – I mean how could she deliver plates with her belly stickin' out, right," said Ramirez. "They were part of our family, our extended family. And we love them. Really nice people."
Officers were able to locate a person matching the suspect's description not long after the incident. As officers approached, the suspect "raised his hands up in the surrender gesture and repeated, 'I did it, I did it,'" according to court documents.
The suspect waived his right to appear in court on Wednesday. A judge found probable cause to hold him for first-degree murder, first-degree assault and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm. The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office expects to file charges on or before Friday. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/eina-kwon-pregnant-woman-killed-belltown-shooting-remembered/281-9ad3cd98-589e-4981-b063-cff9fe7028be | 2023-06-15T20:13:47 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/eina-kwon-pregnant-woman-killed-belltown-shooting-remembered/281-9ad3cd98-589e-4981-b063-cff9fe7028be |
SEATTLE — A partnership that includes the owners of the Seattle Kraken will enter into discussions on a $150 million redevelopment project of Memorial Stadium.
One Roof Partnership, comprised of One Roof Foundation, Seattle Kraken and Oak View Group, was one of two proposals being considered by the City of Seattle and Seattle Public Schools (SPS).
The new 10,000-person capacity stadium will still be owned and primarily operated by SPS. The project aims to be completed in 2026, but must be completed no later than the end of 2027 as part of the request for proposal (RFP). Memorial Wall also will be preserved as part of the project.
Oak View Group owns the Seattle Kraken and was behind building Climate Pledge Arena.
The vision from One Roof Partnership is to "transform Memorial Stadium into a community-centered facility that prioritizes and serves the students of SPS and honors the unique history of the building anchoring the Seattle Center campus. In addition to hosting year-round student events, this state-of-the-art facility will be home for the next generation of celebrations and gatherings that promote equity in our community and support Seattle Center’s Century 21 Master Plan for an open and vibrant campus."
SPS admitted in 2022 that the maintenance needs are severe between the grandstands as well as its plumbing and electrical needs.
SPS Superintendent Dr. Brent Jones and Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell released a joint statement that read in part:
"We have carefully considered the recommendation of the Memorial Stadium Advisory Panel, and agree that One Roof Partnership’s proposal makes a promising case for a potential partnership with a strong understanding of our values, a bold vision for an innovative new stadium, and which comes closest to meeting the requirements, goals and student-centered focus of the RFP.
As a potential partner, One Roof Partnership proposes a philanthropic funding approach, rather than a commercial enterprise. This unique approach best reflects community, with an emphasis on creating new opportunities for students and youth from all backgrounds, and has promise to be a great enhancement to the Seattle Center campus."
The other bid on the project came from the JLL and Poag Development Group partnership.
Built in 1946-47, Memorial Stadium was dedicated to students who lost their lives fighting in World War II. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/kraken-owners-negotiate-memorial-stadium-project/281-48efca69-9186-4c7c-9eaa-e5585d1416e2 | 2023-06-15T20:13:54 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/kraken-owners-negotiate-memorial-stadium-project/281-48efca69-9186-4c7c-9eaa-e5585d1416e2 |
SEATTLE — Seattle officers are not allowed to make graffiti-related arrests after a United States District Court judge ruled on Tuesday, siding with four plaintiffs in a lawsuit.
Judge Marsha J. Pechman granted a preliminary injunction to temporarily block enforcement of a section in Seattle's municipal code that deals with graffiti.
Derek Tucson, Robin Snyder, Monsieree de Castro and Erik Moya-Delgado filed a lawsuit in January 2021 after the group was arrested for using sidewalk chalk to write political messages, including some critical of the Seattle Police Department (SPD).
The judge wrote that Tucson wrote "peaceful protest" in charcoal, while the other messages from the other plaintiffs were not identified. SPD officers arrested all four for violating Seattle Municipal Code 12A.08.020. “Property destruction” under the old ordinance was punishable by imprisonment of up to 364 days and a fine of up to $5,000.
In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs alleged that Seattle's ordinance was selectively enforced against them because of the views they expressed. The lawsuit alleged the arrests violated their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
The arrests chilled the group's right to engage in further political speech, according to the lawsuit. The plaintiffs believed the ordinance was also "impermissibly vague" and "criminalizes innocent conduct without due process," violating their Fourteenth Amendment rights.
After the lawsuit was filed, the city of Seattle amended the ordinance to take effect on May 13. The new ordinance said that a person is guilty of property destruction if they do the following:
A. (1) Intentionally damaged the property of another; or
(2) Writes, paints or draws any inscription figure or mark on any public or private building or other structure or personal property owned by another person unless the person has obtained the express permission of the owner or operator of the property.
B. (1) It is an affirmative defense against property destruction under subsection 12A.08.020.A.
C. The actor reasonably believed he had a lawful right to damage such property
Although the injunction originally blocked all parts of the ordinance, Pechman issued an order Thursday clarifying that the injunction would only apply to part A.2, which pertains to writing, painting or drawing inscriptions.
The Seattle City Attorney's Office said Thursday it would immediately resume charging cases of property destruction.
Pechman wrote that the plaintiffs met four factors to support the injunction, including that they were likely to prove that the graffiti ordinance violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments by being vague and overbroad, have shown irreparable harm by the loss of First Amendment freedoms, the balance of equities favors the plaintiffs and it's in the public interest.
"While Defendants have an interest in protecting against property damage or visual blight, the Ordinance is presently so broad as to make any child’s sidewalk art a criminal act," Pechman wrote.
The Seattle Police Department responded on Wednesday to the judges ruling.
"We understand and share the concerns that are being relayed to us by our community, businesses and residents alike," the department said. "We know, as evidenced by the thousands of calls for service we receive each year reporting acts of vandalism and other forms of property damage that property damage is, in fact, a crime that is of significance to community members. SPD is working closely with the Mayor’s Office and City Attorney’s Office to assess next steps with the Court." | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/seattle-officers-cant-make-graffiti-related-arrests/281-a4e4702b-6b76-40ce-95c8-eec6e199f4be | 2023-06-15T20:14:00 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/seattle-officers-cant-make-graffiti-related-arrests/281-a4e4702b-6b76-40ce-95c8-eec6e199f4be |
Anthony Marrocco reports to federal prison following Macomb corruption scandal
Former Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Anthony Marrocco surrendered at a minimum-security federal prison in West Virginia on Thursday to serve a three-month sentence for his role in a wide-ranging public corruption scandal.
Marrocco, 74, of Ray Township, arrived at Federal Correctional Institution Morgantown three months after being sentenced for trying to extort a developer into buying tickets to a campaign fundraiser and threatening to delay or withhold a county permit.
He is among the highest-ranking public official convicted in a years-long prosecution of corruption across Metro Detroit. A total of 138 people from the eastern half of Michigan have been convicted of bribery, corruption, racketeering and extortion from 2015-22 and sentenced to an average 25 months in prison, according to U.S. Sentencing Commission data.
His sentence coincides with an FBI corruption investigation targeting Detroit politicians, whose homes and offices were searched in August 2021. Four city officials have pleaded guilty in the ongoing federal corruption investigation, "Operation Northern Hook," including former Detroit City Councilman André Spivey.
Marrocco, meanwhile, ran the department from 1993 to 2016 during a period of continued growth in Macomb County. He exerted power and control over building and development, everything from approving construction permits and awarding multimillion-dollar public works contracts.
Once released, he must spend two years under the supervision of court officials. That includes 450 days of house arrest in Michigan and Marrocco is barred from using the Internet or having unapproved visitors.
rsnell@detroitnews.com
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ISIS soldier from Dearborn sentenced in rare terrorism case
Detroit — An ISIS soldier from Dearborn captured while fighting alongside the terror group in Syria five years ago was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in federal prison.
Prosecutors sought a 35-year sentence, which is more than three times as long as the sentence sought by lawyers for Ibraheem Musaibli, who said he should have been sentenced to the mandatory minimum 10 years in prison. Musaibli, 33, has been jailed since 2018 when he was captured on a Syrian battlefield, making him one of a small group of foreign fighters brought back from overseas to face terrorism charges in the U.S.
A 14-year sentence is slightly longer than average for terrorism cases in the U.S. At least 198 people have been convicted of crimes related to the Islamic State and sentenced to an average of 13.3 years in prison, according to data compiled by George Washington University’s Program on Extremism.
Musaibli was sentenced five months after jurors convicted him of providing material support to a terrorist group. Jurors spent about four hours deliberating after a nine-day trial before convicting Musaibli of all three charges against him. That includes conspiring to provide material support and receiving military-type training from ISIS. The two terrorism-related charges could have sent Musaibli to prison for 50 years.
"His trial gave an eye-opening window into the inner workings of ISIS and how it used Americans in its terror group," said Seamus Hughes, deputy director of the Program on Extremism. "While the prison sentence is shorter than what the government requested, it’s generally on par with sentencing...for other similar convicted American terrorists who traveled to Syria."
U.S. District Judge David Lawson also ordered Musaibli to serve 10 years of supervised release.
“This defendant chose to join a brutal, foreign terrorist organization and then to fight against the United States,” U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison said in a statement. “For his betrayal of our nation and his fellow citizens, he is deserving of a long sentence."
Memorandums filed in federal court portray starkly different portraits of the son of a perfume shop owner who became radicalized by watching lectures by Anwar al-Awlaki. Musaibli stole his pregnant wife's jewelry, abandoned his family, traveled to Syria, swore allegiance to ISIS, fired an assault rifle on the battlefield and fought U.S. and coalition forces, prosecutors said.
"To this day, Musaibli has neither taken responsibility for serving ISIS as a foreign fighter nor shown remorse for his actions," Assistant U.S. Attorneys Hank Moon and Michael Martin wrote in a sentencing memorandum.
Musaibli is among at least 27 Americans who have been captured alive in Syria and Iraq in recent years. Musaibli and at least nine others have been charged with terrorism crimes since 2020 and accused of supporting ISIS.
The sentence is shorter than others issued to people convicted after traveling overseas to support ISIS. Emraan Ali, a U.S. citizen with ties to Florida who joined ISIS in Syria, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in April. A Virginia man, Mohamad Jamal Khweis, also was sentenced to 20 years in 2017 after joining ISIS in Iraq.
An Indiana woman, Samantha Marie Elhassani, was sentenced in 2020 to more than six years for financing terrorism after being repatriated from Syria aboard the same military flight as Musaibli.
Prosecutors used Musaibli's own words against him in calling for the decades-long sentence, quoting a comment he made in 2016: "I will never give up jihad even if my kids have to beg on the streets and I have to eat leaves from tree. ..."
In requesting a 10-year sentence, Musaibli's lawyers characterized him as a man with cognitive and developmental challenges who failed to live up to his ideal as that of a committed Muslim man.
Musaibli was not a leader or a committed radical, his lawyers argued. Instead, he "was manipulated by propaganda into travelling to Syria to help women and children," defense lawyer James Gerometta wrote.
"Rather than a committed radical, he ran from fights and violence," the lawyer wrote. "He sought (ISIS) charity and, rather than asking what he could do for (ISIS), asked what (ISIS) could do for him. Similarly, even when praising (ISIS) in some communications, he condemned attacks on civilians; those were not the true mujahedeen and such attacks were sinful.
"He has, and always will be, susceptible to manipulation and easily influenced," Gerometta added.
Musaibli's family mounted an attempt to minimize his prison sentence. His parents, siblings, wife and ex-wife — who prosecutors say was abandoned when the Dearborn man left to join ISIS — described the father-of-four as a kind, loving, charitable, peaceful man who as a child was so delicate he would cry at the sight of violence.
"My husband (Ibraheem), was and still is a good-hearted and tender man," wife Arzaq Saleh wrote to the judge. "My life with him was (like) a dream, because it was short, but like paradise."
rsnell@detroitnews.com
Twitter: @robertsnellnews | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/06/15/isis-soldier-ibraheem-musaibli-sentenced-in-isis-five-years-after-being-captured-on-isis-battlefield/70312698007/ | 2023-06-15T20:15:02 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/06/15/isis-soldier-ibraheem-musaibli-sentenced-in-isis-five-years-after-being-captured-on-isis-battlefield/70312698007/ |
Man convicted of intentionally striking woman with pickup, taking body to woods
Paw Paw, Mich. – A man accused of intentionally striking a 64-year-old woman with his pickup truck and then transporting her dead body to a wooded area miles away was convicted of murder and other crimes in southwestern Michigan.
Authorities said Colby Martin hit Melody Rohrer in 2021 while she was out for a walk in Van Buren County, put the body in his vehicle and engaged in sexual acts.
Martin, 31, was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday, which carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison. He didn't know Rohrer.
Martin acknowledged in a police interview that he struck Rohrer and left the body in St. Joseph County, but he denied any sexual acts. His attorney told jurors that it was an accident.
Richard Rohrer, the victim's husband, told WWMT-TV that he was thankful for the verdict, “though there is no joy in my family’s heart today.” | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/06/15/man-convicted-of-intentionally-striking-woman-with-pickup-taking-body-to-woods/70326856007/ | 2023-06-15T20:15:08 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/06/15/man-convicted-of-intentionally-striking-woman-with-pickup-taking-body-to-woods/70326856007/ |
Oakland County woman convicted of killing sleeping father after throwing lye on him
A jury found a Groveland Township woman guilty of killing her father after she threw lye on him, according to Oakland County prosecutors.
In October 2021, Megan Imirowicz, 18, threw lye, a chemical drain cleaner, on her sleeping father, according to prosecutors. Konrad Imirowicz, 64, was hospitalized for chemical burns across his body and survived for five months, but ultimately died in March 2022 after being removed from life support.
Prosecutors said he died from chemical burns and complications from when the chemical was thrown at him.
Imirowicz was convicted of unlawful possession or use of harmful devices/irritants causing death and domestic violence. She faces up in life in prison at her sentencing, which is scheduled for July 25.
"This is a tragic case. The defendant lashed out in anger and wound up killing her father," Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said in a statement. "I commend the prosecution team for the tremendous work that went into the prosecution and securing justice for the victim in this case."
kberg@detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2023/06/15/oakland-county-jury-convicts-woman-of-killing-dad-with-lye/70327043007/ | 2023-06-15T20:15:14 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2023/06/15/oakland-county-jury-convicts-woman-of-killing-dad-with-lye/70327043007/ |
TEXAS, USA — Governor Abbott has signed the Anti-Fentanyl Bill into law.
The bill, co-authored by State Representative Brooks Landgraf, will create harsher penalties for fentanyl traffickers and dealers. House Bill 6 will help communities fight the fentanyl crisis in the State of Texas.
"House Bill 6, along with several other bills signed into law and the $5.1 billion we secured in the budget for border security, will better fund and arm our agencies, towns, and Texans in defending and securing our southern border,” Landgraf said. “It’s infuriating that the Biden administration continues to ignore the problem, but Texans— including young West Texans—are dying, so we are taking action on the state level. I’m proud to be part of the fight to keep Texans safe and secure the border.”
According to a press release from the State Representative Landgraf, fentanyl deaths in Texas have increased 89% from 2020 to 2021. However, since Operation Lone Star began in March 2021, more than 361 million doses of fentanyl across the state have been taken by Texas DPS. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/govenor-abbott-signs-anti-fentanyl-bill-into-law/513-ba4c6862-d76e-4847-92b3-c33aa38aae7a | 2023-06-15T20:16:39 | 0 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/govenor-abbott-signs-anti-fentanyl-bill-into-law/513-ba4c6862-d76e-4847-92b3-c33aa38aae7a |
HITCHCOCK, Texas — An AMBER Alert has been issued for a 13-year-old girl who has been missing for nearly a week.
Leanna Willis was last seen Friday leaving her home in the 6500 block of Bell Street, which is in the Hitchcock area. Her family reported seeing her getting into a silver 4-door Toyota Camry with an unknown man who is about 40 to 50 years old, according to police.
Leanna is about 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs about 160 pounds. She was last seen wearing an oversized gray hoodie with black shorts, a backpack and slippers.
Police said detectives have Leanna's phone and found evidence that she was communicating with older men.
"My heart is broke," said Jesse Willis, Leanna's father. "I took her phone away because she was communicating with, I don't know what you call it, Facebook or social media."
Hitchcock Police Captain Jeff Evans said investigators are following up on leads.
"Right now, we believe she is probably tied into some sort of incident involving online solicitation," Evans said.
Detectives are also checking with Leanna's birth mother because she told her family she wanted to go visit.
Jesse Willis said he and his wife adopted Leanna as a baby and have tried all they can to keep her safe. He said she's run away before and is praying she comes back home.
"I hope she is safe and she makes it home safe without anyone harming her because she is a baby, 13 years of age, she's a baby," he said.
Anyone with information on Leanna's whereabouts is urged to call the Hitchcock Police Department at 409-986-5559 or Detective Williams at 409-750-3469.
What to do when someone goes missing
Thousands of people go missing every year across the United States, and there are organizations and law enforcement agencies that work to bring them home to loved ones.
The Texas Center for the Missing is an organization with Houston roots that works to educate loved ones and authorities on finding the lost.
From resources that deal with missing children to endangered adults, the non-profit organization has compiled a wealth of resources to help.
There is no 24-hour waiting period required to report a person missing, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/missing-teenager-hitchcock/285-e43c4639-d54a-4fe4-9207-b58f855fc523 | 2023-06-15T20:16:42 | 1 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/missing-teenager-hitchcock/285-e43c4639-d54a-4fe4-9207-b58f855fc523 |
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Texas Leadership Public Schools district administration said Thursday it has appointed Dr. Sarah Hernandez as the new principal for TLCA San Angelo High School, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.
Hernandez’s work history demonstrates a track record of dedication, hard work and a commitment to learning and the district was excited to welcome her to the team, the district said in a release.
Hernandez started her career in education at Trinity Lutheran EC-sixth as a Spanish teacher. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in English and Spanish, she taught high school English and ESOL at Central High School.
She was also an at-risk coordinator at Central High School.
Over the past 14 years, Hernandez has taken on leadership roles including elementary principal, at-risk administrator and assistant principal, most recently at Central.
She received both her bachelor's and masters at Angelo State University. and her doctorate in Educational 2 Leadership at Hardin-Simmons University.
She has also presented at numerous educational conferences locally, at the state level and at the national level.
In her personal time, Hernandez serves the community through volunteering with local nonprofits. Hernandez is the secretary for the San Angelo Road Lizards Running Club and a board member of the San Angelo Hispanic Heritage Museum.
For more information, go to TLCA-SanAngelo.com or email info@tlca-sa.com. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/tlca-san-angelo-names-new-high-school-principal/504-c47b6fd1-bf78-4ed1-bf36-061fb162ce9c | 2023-06-15T20:16:43 | 1 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/tlca-san-angelo-names-new-high-school-principal/504-c47b6fd1-bf78-4ed1-bf36-061fb162ce9c |
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