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For a city that prides itself on its independent, homegrown restaurants, Tucson is a magnet for national chains.
Since last summer, seven national chains opened their first Tucson locations, including four since January — two of which selected Tucson for their first ventures outside their Midwest home bases.
They join nearly a dozen national fast-food chains that have set up shop in Tucson in the past decade or so, including the Oregon-based Dutch Bros. Coffee, Kansas's popular Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, Wisconsin's Culvers, Louisiana's Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers and the Phoenix chain Salad and Go.
"The restaurant industry in Tucson is booming for obvious reasons,” said Terry Kyte, president of Tucson Originals, whose family owns the Bisbee Breakfast Club restaurant, which has five locations in the Tucson area. “If I had to guess, a lot of the chains are looking at us with new eyes under (the 2015 UNESCO City of Gastronomy) designation. Independents created the vibrant scene we have now — a literal City of Gastronomy — and it’s not surprising that national chains are coming in to try to get a piece of it."
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"Whenever something new opens up, Tucson just flocks to it," said Jeramy Price, a commercial real estate broker with Volk Company who specializes in national brands.
Tucson is no stranger to national chains, from our fascination with burgers that heralded the arrival of In 'N Out Burger, Five Guys Burgers & Fries, Blake's Lottaburger and Smashburger starting in 2007, to our fleeting love affair beginning in 2014 with fast-casual pizza including Pieology, Fired Pie and several other brands that have long since moved on.
But what makes the recent surge in new chains interesting is the pace at which they are expanding, opening multiple locations one after another, with no signs of slowing down.
Dutch Bros. went from its single location at 120 S. Wilmot Road in fall 2018 to a dozen today. Raising Cane's has expanded to four locations after opening its first here in late 2015 at 6352 E. Broadway. And both Freddy's and Culver's, which introduced their takes on burgers and frozen custard in 2011, are each sitting at five Tucson area locations; Culver's also has a restaurant in Green Valley.
Arguably the fast-growing chain is Salad and Go, which launched in Phoenix in 2013 and opened its first Tucson restaurant at 5501 E. Speedway Blvd. in August 2021. Before 2021 was history, the salad and wraps concept had opened its second location at West River Road and North La Cholla Boulevard. It added two more locations in 2022 and a fifth this year, with No. 6 expected to open later this summer.
Tucson could see another four locations open in 2024, said Salad and Go's Chief Development Officer Matt Copenhaver.
"We’ve always been confident that we’d do well in the Tucson market," Copenhaver said in an email interview. "Looking long-term, we believe the market can support 15 or more Salad and Go locations."
Price, who works closely with national chains, said Tucson became attractive to national brands once its metro population hit 1 million in 2015, but it was the makeup of the population that prompted Boise, Idaho's Gyro Shack to make inroads into the market this spring.
Seth Brink said he and his partners, Mark Urness and Matt Jeffries, honed in on Tucson because of its diverse population including the large influx of Midwest and East Coast winter visitors and college students, and Urness's family ties to the city; he has relatives here and he has operated businesses in Tucson.
The partners opened Tucson's first Gyro Shack at 5755 E. Broadway Blvd. in mid-April and already have plans for a second. It is the first location for the fast-casual Greek restaurant outside Idaho.
“For us, the sales are great. They are better than we expected," said Brink, who with his partners bought Gyro Shack from its founder in 2015. "We’re excited to see what happens when it cools off a little and people are ready to eat outside again.”
Tucson also landed the first Chick-in Waffle restaurant outside of its Kansas City, Missouri, home base. Oro Valley businessman Sunny Patel and several family members opened the chicken-and-waffles restaurant on May 19 at 5524 E. Grant Road. Two locations in the Phoenix area also are slated to open soon.
Volk's Price said the new chains are doing well in part because "there’s just people that are gonna go to chains because it may be slightly more convenient."
"They know what they are going to get each and every time," he added. "I think no matter who comes in, the people of Tucson are going to be receptive and want to try something new. It's not a Tucson thing; it's a human desire to try out new foods, to try out new concepts."
But Tucson Originals' Kyte said he worries that Tucson might be on the verge of becoming oversaturated between local restaurants and the national chains.
"I’m all for choice, and living in Tucson, I want more options and more choices in restaurants," he said. "But at a certain point — and I don't know if we've reached that point yet — there’s going to be saturation.”
“I think it comes down to my belief in independents to persevere and Tucson diners to continue to support them as they have done for at least as long as I’ve been in operation," Kyte added. "I think folks in Tucson understand the power of their spending.”
New kids on the block
In addition to Gyro Shack, Salad and Go, and Chick-in Waffle, since October, Tucson has welcomed five other new national restaurant brands.
California Korean corn dog restaurant Two Hands Corn Dogs introduced itself to Tucson with its first location at 2786 N. Campbell Ave. in October. A second location has since opened at 1217 W. Irvington Road, off Interstate 19.
Northern California pizzeria Mountain Mike’s Pizza, known for its humungous pies, opened in December in the former Five Guys space at 4362 N. Oracle Road.
California's Dave's Hot Chicken in mid-February opened at 5615 E. Broadway Blvd., the first of three planned Tucson locations.
Chicago's popular hot dog and Italian beef sandwich shop Portillo's opened its first Tucson location at 3761 E. Broadway Blvd. in the El Con Center in late February. It has five locations in the greater Phoenix area.
California superfoods concept Vitality Bowls could grow to five Tucson locations, locally franchised by Wendy Alexonis-Gose and Leah Ward. The pair opened the first in mid-May at 2959 N. Swan Road in the Synergy Plaza.
Christine Holtgreive contributed to this report.
Contact reporter Cathalena E. Burch at cburch@tucson.com. On Twitter @Starburch | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/tucson-attracting-national-chain-restaurants/article_660ffc70-fbf0-11ed-86dd-2b6dfa0db861.html | 2023-06-16T17:01:19 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/tucson-attracting-national-chain-restaurants/article_660ffc70-fbf0-11ed-86dd-2b6dfa0db861.html |
BANGOR, Maine — The Bangor Public Works Department has been busy this year, finding 13 sinkholes this year alone. While this is a normal part of a historical city, experts often look to the city's history underneath the streets to find the cause.
According to Bangor Public Works Director Aaron Huotari, sinkholes are often caused by "broken infrastructure, like a leaky water pipe or sewer pipe [that] will allow water to get into the soil, soften, and start looking for a way out."
That happens mostly during the spring when the snow melts or spring rain softens the ground. Although there have been six urgent and seven minor sinkholes in 2023, that is much less than last year.
In 2022, there was a total of 39 sinkholes; 29 urgent and 10 minor.
That broken infrastructure at times leads to the historical pipes underneath the city that have been in service since the same time as the founding of Bangor.
"There's some piping down there that dates back to the Civil War era," Bangor Historical Society Curator Matt Bishop said.
Bishop said that although he does not have records of an official date, the city's sewage system was likely installed around the same time as the public water system in the late 1800s.
"You have the old logs, that were board out with the lead-lined pipe in it," Bishop added.
Fast forward to today, city experts are now able to use modern-day technology to respond to sinkholes.
"We come back to our mapping and we go, 'Well, what's underground?'" city engineer John Theiault said.
Since 2015, Theiault and his team have been working to map and record 10 percent of the city's underground sewer lines each year. Currently, they have video recordings of around 60 percent of the city, but the rest have yet to be assessed.
If you come across a sinkhole, you can report it to the Bangor Public Works Department by calling 207-992-4500. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bangor/to-address-sinkholes-bangor-city-leaders-look-to-history-underneath-the-streets-maine-public-works/97-79f527aa-4c55-4b15-8719-e2d1e4f48147 | 2023-06-16T17:02:12 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bangor/to-address-sinkholes-bangor-city-leaders-look-to-history-underneath-the-streets-maine-public-works/97-79f527aa-4c55-4b15-8719-e2d1e4f48147 |
CANADIAN LAKES, Mich. — A dog adopted in West Michigan has gone from almost 100 pounds to just over 30 pounds less than a year after being rescued.
"He's a happy boy now," Mike Steinhelper, one of his owners, says.
Winston the beagle is living his best life in Canadian Lakes.
"He's very keen on making up for lost time hunting squirrels," Mike says.
When Winston isn't staring out the window looking for squirrels, he likes to nap, go on walks and explore his neighborhood.
"He loves being out on the deck, especially if a boater comes by or a fisherman," Mike says.
Winston is about 11 or 12 years old, and he wasn't always this active.
"He weighed 96 pounds," Mike says.
He was rescued by Pound Buddies last summer in Muskegon county, back when he was named Rolo.
"We've learned bits and pieces here and there," Mike says. "He was kind of just left outside 24/7 with a big giant bowl of food that was maybe filled once a week."
He was adopted by Mike and Karen Steinhelper last August. They've rehabbed two other obese beagles before.
"We feel lucky, we're in a position where we can help them," Mike says.
"He has a happy look in his eye and bounces around plays with the other dogs and everything. So it's definitely feels like we accomplished something in order to help him," Karen says.
It took months of physical therapy to get him down to 33 pounds, which is a healthy weight for a beagle.
"He really started coming into his own when he was about 50 or 60 pounds really, having a good time exploring and he could start doing the things he wanted to do," Mike says.
They hope that others feel inspired by Winston's story to give other shelter animals a second chance.
"If a person has any inkling that they think they would want to adopt a dog in need or a dog with special needs, go for it," Karen says. "There are people who can support you and help you."
"It's kind of cliché that you'll get more out of it than they will, but you'll both get a tremendous amount out of it," Mike says.
Winston is expecting to finish up physical therapy this summer.
The Steinhelpers have been documenting Winston's journey, as well as the daily lives of their entire beagle brigade, on this Facebook page. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/rescued-beagle-in-michigan-goes-from-96-to-33-pounds-in-less-than-a-year/69-e6ccdba7-d108-44c8-b082-df01c18fbe0d | 2023-06-16T17:02:13 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/rescued-beagle-in-michigan-goes-from-96-to-33-pounds-in-less-than-a-year/69-e6ccdba7-d108-44c8-b082-df01c18fbe0d |
ATLANTA — As people struggle with inflation and the rising cost of goods, those on Social Security should not expect their monthly checks to keep up, and in fact, should plan to feel more of a pinch in the coming year.
More than 66 million Americans receive Social Security benefits every month. Reid Barnes is one of them.
He sees food prices going up and chooses carefully, perusing the grocery shelves and deciding what he needs and what he could do without.
Barnes is not one to complain or talk about himself - but is vocal about his concern for his friends who are on Social Security too.
"I think it'll be hard on them," the Atlanta resident said.
He's eyeing the latest projection by the Senior Citizens League which shows that the next Social Security cost of living increase, come January 2024, may be less than three percent. It would mark one of the smallest increases in recent years and is far less than the current increases in the costs of basic necessities, such as:
Housing, up 8%; Food, up 6.7%; Electricity, up 5.9%; Medicine and medical supplies and equipment, up 4.4%; Transportation, up 10.2%.
"It's not a good forecast," Ellis Liddell of ELE Wealth Management said.
Liddell works with seniors whose Social Security checks are often $1,200 a month or less. He said the 2.7% projected increase will be helpful, but that ultimately it would take a 12% hike to get seniors funds that match the current economy.
"It's challenging when Social Security is your only source," Liddell said. "They really need a big boost to play catch up."
The projection may change in the next few months, and it's possible the cost of living increase in January will end up being more.
Barnes is cutting corners where he can and still worries for those who can't cut much else.
"Some of 'em don't have money to pay for their medicines," he said. "I feel concern for them. Because I don't like to see any person hungry." | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/social-security-cola-2024/85-04ddfab2-c530-4fa1-bd74-af30bcc1420c | 2023-06-16T17:02:17 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/social-security-cola-2024/85-04ddfab2-c530-4fa1-bd74-af30bcc1420c |
BREAKING NEWS
Phoenix fire handling 'hazardous situation' involving recycling equipment near 75th Ave.
Kye Graves
Arizona Republic
Fire crews were battling a second-alarm blaze in Phoenix on Friday morning near north 75th Avenue.
The fire, near 75th Avenue at Roosevelt Street, may have closed roads in the area.
According to a tweet from Phoenix Fire, crews were called out just before 7 a.m. for a "hazardous situation" involving recycling equipment on fire.
No other information had been released.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2023/06/16/phoenix-crews-fight-recycling-equipment-fire-near-75th-avenue/70329800007/ | 2023-06-16T17:02:54 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2023/06/16/phoenix-crews-fight-recycling-equipment-fire-near-75th-avenue/70329800007/ |
FBI: Arizona ranks fifth worst in elder fraud cases in 2022
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced her office will create a new department devoted to handling cases where seniors are abused and defrauded. Thursday was "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day".
"Too many seniors have lost their life savings, are mistreated in long-term care facilities, or are overwhelmed with scam calls," Mayes tweeted. "It's imperative we protect our elders against fraud and abuse. That's why we're creating a new Elder Affairs Unit."
Mayes didn't specify when the new department would be fully established or if and how it would complement other parts of her office that handled such cases before its creation.
The announcement followed a report from the FBI that showed Arizona had 3,543 victims of elder fraud — the fifth highest in the country in 2022. California, the most populous state in the country, topped the list at 11,517 followed by Florida, Texas and New York.
Arizona was bumped down to seventh in terms of total monetary losses due to elder fraud. While California, Florida, Texas and New York held the top four spots in highest losses, Washington and New Jersey took the fifth and sixth spots, leaving Arizona at seventh with $82,255,007 in losses.
The report also showed a spike in successful scams from illegal call centers impersonating as customer support for various companies, with $587,831,698 reported losses in the U.S. in 2022, compared to $237,931,278 the year prior. Other types of scams that caused significant losses for seniors included investment scams often described as being low-risk investments with "guaranteed" returns along with "confidence or romance scams" where the scammer endears themselves to a victim before asking for money.
Seniors who believe they or others have been scammed can contact the Arizona AG's office at 602-542-2124 or email seniorabuse@azag.gov. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2023/06/16/fbi-arizona-ranks-fifth-worst-in-elder-fraud-cases-in-2022/70328496007/ | 2023-06-16T17:03:00 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2023/06/16/fbi-arizona-ranks-fifth-worst-in-elder-fraud-cases-in-2022/70328496007/ |
FENTON (WJRT) - A hiring event for the Flint Police Department is going on Friday afternoon at the Michigan Works Fenton Service Center on Owen Rd in Fenton.
The hiring event organized by the Genesee Shiawassee Thumb Michigan Works agency is taking place from 1 to 4 p.m.
Flint police are looking for both Full and Part Time Officers. The City of Flint is also looking for candidates to take part in their police academy.
To learn more about hiring events across Mid-Michigan, visit the GST Michigan works website at gstmiworks.org/upcoming-events/. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/hiring-event-friday-for-the-flint-police-department/article_67858c68-0c5e-11ee-b3a7-a3698a5177a7.html | 2023-06-16T17:16:12 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/hiring-event-friday-for-the-flint-police-department/article_67858c68-0c5e-11ee-b3a7-a3698a5177a7.html |
DULUTH — It’s not easy being a journalist, but it’s probably more difficult being married to one.
For starters, we’re already in a deeply committed relationship with journalism, and with the hours we keep, we’re likely spending more time in the office than at home.
Business calls can spring up at all hours — while you’re on a date or visiting with friends, or asleep. And thus it becomes nearly impossible to firm up plans when news can suddenly break and simultaneously dash those family schedules.
Even when we arrive home, the computer tucked away in the house office often beckons an editor or reporter for just a few quick minutes … and then maybe just one more hour. “I’ll be there in just a little bit … Please, don’t wait up for me.”
Did I mention that journalists are great at soaking up stress all day, only to wring it out at home later? So, our spouses and loved ones don’t always see the best versions of ourselves.
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We’re also great observers, and see how much our spouses and loved ones help us through difficult times — with just the right word to cheer us up, a sympathetic ear (or sometimes a deaf one!)
Above all, our spouses understand that our love of the job doesn’t mean we love it more than them.
Next week, my wife, Leah, and I will celebrate 25 years of marriage.
Twenty five years! That’s a lot of long nights at the office (like this one — Thursday, June 15, 7:44 p.m.)
There are myriad broken and altered plans stuffed into 25 years.
Numerous late-night phone calls, texts, emails that interrupt personal time.
But there’s been even more love and understanding, patience and commitment, trust and kindness that have flowed through those years, too.
And that’s all a testament to my wonderful wife, Leah, who has the toughest job in the world.
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She’s married to a journalist.
Here are some DNT highlights from the past week:
Running with the pack
Summer truly kicks off in the Northland on Grandma’s Marathon weekend. And if you plan to grab a cowbell — or other assorted noisemaker — and camp out along the race route,
you’ll want to read the DNT’s primer on how best to check out the marathon and half marathon races.
Fishing with Dad
Just in time for Father’s Day, DNT outdoors reporter John Myers has a special feature where Northland men and women share their special memories of fishing with Dad.
You’ll enjoy these fishing tales and might even get a little choked up. I sure did.
Diamond cuts
The spring prep sports season is almost over, but before we can truly cue up Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out” there is one last Northland school vying for a state championship.
The Esko baseball team has put together an impressive playoff run and plays today for the Class AA state championship against Perham in St. Paul. You can read sports reporter Jamey Malcomb's semifinal game report here.
In a related story, it will be the last time Esko athletes compete as Eskomos (See “Catch A Wave” below)
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Catch a wave
Here are a few more stories from the past week to check out:
- Last shot for Lester?: Duluth pulls plug on Lester Park Golf Course
- ‘Eskomos’ no more: Esko Public Schools to change team name as new state law takes effect
- The Vault: Nearly 8 years later, Duluth woman’s disappearance remains unsolved
- Float and sweat the stress away: Duluth could be home to first public floating sauna in U.S.
- Astro Bob:
Have you seen the Milky Way lately?
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Father of man who died at Greenville jail sues county, SC Department of Corrections
The father of a man who died in the Greenville County Detention Center last May is suing Greenville County and the South Carolina Department of Corrections on behalf of his son.
Both Allan Lindsey Zack, 36, and Randy Eugene Broome, 45, were found dead in their housing unit at the jail on May 12, 2022. An autopsy performed the following day concluded the two men died from acute fentanyl toxicity.
Kyle White, an attorney based in Anderson, filed a lawsuit Friday, June 9, on behalf of Zack’s father, Ronald Zack, in Richland County where SCDC is based. The lawsuit alleges poor conditions at the Greenville facility left unchecked for years by the state corrections department contributed to Allan Zack’s death.
According to the lawsuit, SCDC annual inspections of the jail dating back to 2015 found it was grossly overcrowded and understaffed. For years the conditions were so bad detainees were left unsupervised and cells exceeded capacity, the lawsuit said.
“Supervision was so deficient at the facility that guards were allowed to assist detainees with illegal activities in exchange for payment, including the smuggling of contraband and illicit drugs,” the complaint read.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division was called to investigate Broome’s and Allan’s deaths last May.
"Going to the detention center should not have the potential of being a death sentence. We have an obligation and responsibility to keep those people safe, not matter how angry we are at what we think or know they did," Greenville County Council member, Ennis Fant, said at the time of the incident.
According to a recent report from Incarceration Transparency, 13 deaths occurred at the facility between 2017 and 2021. Documents retrieved by The Greenville News from SCDC show five deaths occurred at the facility in 2022.
Lawsuit:Spartanburg jail failed to provide adequate care for man who died in custody
Prior in-depth reporting from The News found the Greenville Detention Center among one of the deadliest jails in the state with 27 deaths from 2008 to 2019.
Detention centers that fail to meet the minimum standards required by state law, as alleged in Zack’s lawsuit, are at risk of being shut down by the state Department of Corrections.
Kathryn Casteel is an investigative reporter with The Greenville News and can be reached at KCasteel@gannett.com or on Twitter @kathryncasteel | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/16/father-of-man-who-died-at-greenville-jail-sues-county-for-negligence-scdoc/70330298007/ | 2023-06-16T17:22:07 | 1 | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/16/father-of-man-who-died-at-greenville-jail-sues-county-for-negligence-scdoc/70330298007/ |
The death of a 2-month-old boy found inside a Staten Island apartment has been deemed a homicide, the city's medical examiner ruled.
The infant, identified as Paulie Khan, was found inside a condo on Arden Avenue around noon on March 8, police said. The child was unconscious and unresponsive by first responders, with no obvious signs of injuries at the time.
The baby boy was taken to Staten Island University South Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
While the nature of death was determined to be a homicide, a cause of death has not yet been determined. An investigation remains ongoing.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — This weekend will be full of celebrations as communities across Central Florida honor Juneteenth.
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The city of Orlando plans to hold its Juneteenth event Saturday at Clear Lake Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The park is just one of many across Central Florida that will be full of festivities this weekend.
Read: Here are 9 ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Central Florida
June 19 marks the day in 1865 when slaves in Texas learned that slavery ended across the country.
“It’s a real celebration for the day that ended slavery in the United States,” Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said. “Having a celebration like that, I think is important for everybody.”
And not just in Orlando, but in communities all over.
Read: City of Groveland to host Juneteenth celebration Friday night
You can enjoy Juneteenth events this weekend in Lake, Marion, Orange, and Seminole counties, just to name a few.
Dyer encourages others to honor this freedom more than one day a year.
“We try to celebrate that every day in the city of Orlando. We embrace diversity, equality, inclusion,” Dyer said.
Read: Volusia County sheriff issues ‘loser alert’ over hate group’s plan for Juneteenth
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VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Sheriff Mike Chitwood said he’s gotten wind of an unpermitted, unsanctioned event that’s likely to happen in Volusia County this weekend.
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As a result, the Sheriff’s Office has designated a Special Events Zone — an area where Chitwood said all laws and codes will be strictly enforced, fines will be doubled, and violators’ vehicles will be impounded.
Chitwood said the event is known as “Daytona Truck Meet 2023″ and has been making its presence known on social media.
He said his office has identified and contacted three people who have been promoting the event, and advised them of the possible consequences for spearheading an unpermitted event.
Chitwood said such events can put a strain on public safety resources, interfere with traffic flow, and even jeopardize the public welfare.
In 2022, Florida law authorized certain officials statewide to designate an area as a “special event zone” upon anticipating unpermitted activity or events organized or promoted on social media platforms.
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See a map of the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office Special Event Zone below:
Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said penalties inside the zone may include:
- Doubled fines for any non-criminal traffic infraction
- Impounding a vehicle for up to 72 hours for any non-criminal traffic infraction or criminal traffic violation
Chitwood said enforcement inside the zone would begin Friday morning and will remain in effect as long as reasonably necessary.
Volusia County Special Event Zone by Gene Saladna on Scribd
In Ormond Beach, officials said they were also made aware of the possible ‘pop-up” event heading into the weekend.
Chief Robert Godfrey announced that he’s also designating a Special Event Zone which would include the east side of the Granada Bridge and the State Road 40 corridor from State Road A1A to US-1.
READ: Here are 9 ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Central Florida
He said that in addition to zero tolerance for criminal activity citywide, OBPD planned to beef up staffing to proactively patrol the designated zone.
He added that fines for traffic violators would be harsher than normal and reminded the public that promotors and organizers of unsanctioned events are also subject to penalties.
Read the full Special Event Zone designation and see map below:
Ormond Beach Special Event Zone by Gene Saladna on Scribd
For more information on past special event zones in Volusia County, click here:
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Editor’s note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal.
The city of Winter Park on June 14 rejected two unsolicited land swap proposals for its old library property.
Read: New indoor ‘Adventure Park’ attraction to open in Central Florida next month
Instead, Winter Park Commissioners directed city staff to draft a request for proposals for the future use of the 33,000-square-foot building on 1.75 acres at 460 E. New England Ave.
The city, which will review the RFP draft at its June 28 meeting, is leaning toward favoring certain factors, such as proposals that retain the existing building and those that incorporate at least some arts and nonprofit uses. The city commissioners also prefer a land lease rather than a sale.
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With Father's Day approaching, many may be looking for a fun activity to do with dad. This isn't it.
Police are looking for a dad and son duo who allegedly beat a teenager in Staten Island during a violent mugging.
The incident occurred around 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Arden Heights neighborhood, as a 17-year-old was walking in the area of Arthur Kill Road and Token Street, police said, and was approached by two males.
One of the individuals punched the victim and held him down, as the other kicked him in the head, according to police. The dastardly duo then repeatedly punched the victim before stealing his cellphone and keys, then took off in a white van with New Jersey license plate XEGV57.
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The victim was taken to the hospital, where he was treated for injuries to his head. He is expected to recover.
Police believe the suspects are believed to be father and son. It was not immediately clear whether they and the victim had previously known each other.
The older suspect was described as around 50 years old with a medium build and bald, while the younger one is believed to be around 17 years old with a slim build and brown hair.
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Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/father-and-son-duo-mug-teen-in-violent-staten-island-robbery-police/4429008/ | 2023-06-16T17:30:36 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/father-and-son-duo-mug-teen-in-violent-staten-island-robbery-police/4429008/ |
CHESTERTON — Valparaiso businessman Rob Thorgren received the Porter County Good Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America’s LaSalle Council.
LaSalle Council serves eight counties in northern Indiana and southwest Michigan.
Scouts learn how to camp outdoors, how to ration food, basic survival skills and more, Thorgren said.
“A Scout is more likely to show up to their job every day and be there on time,” he said. “A Scout is more likely to be a problem-solver, a person who wants to solve problems and has the means to effectively do so. A Scout is more likely to roll up his or her sleeves and get their hands dirty.
“A Scout is more likely to work with others to achieve a common goal, and a Scout is more like to have good values, to be an asset to a team of diverse backgrounds.
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“Today more than ever, we need these people to apply for jobs, representing our community and clean, productive citizens. We need this kind of young people in our schools and our athletic programs and in our extracurricular activities.
“There are way too many distractions in young people’s lives, and I think that Scouting is more important than ever.”
LaSalle Council CEO John Cary said the council’s enrollment in Scouting at all levels is up 20 percent this year, with Porter County leading the pack.
Valparaiso Parks and Recreation Director John Seibert has known Thorgren a long time. “He is all in when he says yes,” he said.
Thorgren is co-chair with Seibert’s wife, Kaye Frataccia Seibert, of the fundraising campaign for Valparaiso’s new skate park, which is under construction at Fairgrounds Park.
Thorgren served in the same capacity for the new Boys & Girls Club in Valparaiso, Valparaiso Family YMCA and for the remodeling of ValPlayso. He also has served on numerous boards of directors.
For the ValPlayso project, Thorgren and co-chair Rick Urschel brought in an RV so they could stay on the job site until construction of the large playground, done by 3,000 volunteers, was complete, Seibert said.
Seibert cited several mentors Thorgren has looked up to: “Rob now has the legacy and the opportunity to be a mentor himself.”
Carter Stoner, an Eagle Scout with Troop 906 in Valparaiso, said he will continue to be involved as an adult. “I truly believe in the organization and its mission as we go forward,” he said.
“Scouting changes lives in a way that is undeniable,” he said. It gives young people the tools to change their own lives, allows them to fail and then succeed, and enables them to live productive and better lives.
Katie Garza, a member of the same troop, is on the cusp of earning her Eagle Scout award. Scouting teaches more than just outdoor skills, she said. She has learned how to be a leader as well.
Bill Hanna, executive director of the Dean & Barbara White Family Foundation, is an Eagle Scout. He spoke about his experiences as a guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, where he was one of six to remove the casket containing the remains of a Vietnam veteran who is no longer unknown.
“We washed the casket down and, as we did, my thoughts were about this person,” Hanna said. “This person was just like me, 20-something years old and from the Midwest.”
That inspired Hanna to return to the Midwest.
“There’s no better place to invest than here, which you’re all doing,” he said. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/valparaiso-businessman-honored-as-good-scout/article_3b55d6f4-0bbc-11ee-b41b-47d489130f10.html | 2023-06-16T17:32:44 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/valparaiso-businessman-honored-as-good-scout/article_3b55d6f4-0bbc-11ee-b41b-47d489130f10.html |
Indiana recorded a 3.1% unemployment rate in May, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
By comparison, the national jobless rate for May stood at 3.7%, the department reported.
Indiana’s labor force participation rate increased to 63.6% last month, higher than the national rate of 62.6%. The state's total labor force – which includes employed Hoosiers and those looking for a job – stood at 3,426,738 in May, an increase of 3,399 from the previous month.
Industries that experienced job increases in May include:
• Professional and Business Services (+2,100)
• Private Educational and Health Services (+1,100)
• Financial Activities (+300)
As of June 1, there were 124,313 open job postings throughout the state. In May, 14,478 unemployment insurance claims were filed. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/hoosier-jobless-rate-at-3-1/article_3fe7fe28-0c51-11ee-82bb-97e1ef7ebeb5.html | 2023-06-16T17:33:38 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/hoosier-jobless-rate-at-3-1/article_3fe7fe28-0c51-11ee-82bb-97e1ef7ebeb5.html |
McMillen Park pool has been temporarily closed for maintenance, Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation said today.
The pool will reopen as soon as possible, the city department said in a statement. It said updates would be available at www.fortwayneparks.org or by calling 427-6702. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/mcmillen-park-pool-closed-for-maintenance/article_d1b8075e-0c64-11ee-b7ed-bbb49a7f742e.html | 2023-06-16T17:33:45 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/mcmillen-park-pool-closed-for-maintenance/article_d1b8075e-0c64-11ee-b7ed-bbb49a7f742e.html |
The southbound lane of Sampson Road will be restricted between Howe and Gromeaux roads from 8:30 a.m. Monday to 3:30 p.m. June 23 during ditch repair, the Allen County Highway Department said today.
A flagger will be on site to direct traffic, the highway department said in its notice. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/sampson-road-section-restricted-next-week/article_79550e76-0c65-11ee-b452-8367f053ed82.html | 2023-06-16T17:33:51 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/sampson-road-section-restricted-next-week/article_79550e76-0c65-11ee-b452-8367f053ed82.html |
AUGUSTA -- A bill to authorize harm reduction health centers in Maine is now headed to the Senate for a vote after passing in the House.
Recovery advocates applauded the Maine House of Representatives for their bipartisan passage of LD 1364.
Those who support the bill say establishing overdose prevention centers is a public-health-centered approach to combating preventable overdose deaths.
Rep. Laurie Osher of Orono is a co-sponsor of the bill. In a statement, she said, "There are currently more than 120 centers around the world, some of which have been in operation for decades. There has never been a fatal overdose - ever - at any of these centers.”
If passed, Maine would join other states such as Rhode Island and Minnesota which have already established harm reduction health centers. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/bill-to-establish-harm-reduction-centers-passes-maine-house/article_326f1a8e-0be2-11ee-8e91-cb8a439f33b6.html | 2023-06-16T17:36:37 | 0 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/bill-to-establish-harm-reduction-centers-passes-maine-house/article_326f1a8e-0be2-11ee-8e91-cb8a439f33b6.html |
WEST GARDINER -- A Newport woman is facing drug charges after police investigated a suspicious incident in West Gardiner.
Lt. Chris Read with the Kennebec County Sheriff's Office says officers were called to the pond road just after 5 A.M.
They learned 54-year-old Lisa Demers of Newport had allegedly broken a window of the residence.
She admitted to recently smoking methamphetamine.
When police searched her vehicle they found over 56 grams of methamphetamine, 12 grams of lethal liquid fentanyl, more than 700 grams of packaged fentanyl and 12 grams of cocaine.
She is charged with 3 counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs, violation of conditions of release and operating after suspension. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/newport-woman-arrested-for-possession-of-drugs-after-allegedly-breaking-window/article_984d3096-0c66-11ee-8a4c-e3b04eae2e37.html | 2023-06-16T17:36:43 | 0 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/newport-woman-arrested-for-possession-of-drugs-after-allegedly-breaking-window/article_984d3096-0c66-11ee-8a4c-e3b04eae2e37.html |
AUBURN -- One man was killed and two others were injured when police say a man from Florida lost control of his truck and hit a tree.
Auburn police say it happened Wednesday night at about 8:15 pm in the area of 405 Merrow Road in Auburn.
They say a 2012 Ford pickup truck driven by 24-year-old Pablo Trivino of Boynton Beach, Florida was traveling westbound on Merrow Road at a high rate of speed.
They say when Trivino attempted to brake, he lost control of the vehicle, went off the road, and hit a tree.
The front passenger, who was identified as 29-year-old Aaron Kirk of Porter, Texas, was ejected from the vehicle and died.
A second passenger, identified as 17-year-old Riker Hicks of Mobile, Alabama, sustained minor injuries.
Auburn police are reconstructing the crash. No charges have been filed yet but the investigation is ongoing. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/one-person-killed-two-others-injured-in-crash/article_18fb2fe8-0be7-11ee-b331-874c8b0d5994.html | 2023-06-16T17:36:49 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/one-person-killed-two-others-injured-in-crash/article_18fb2fe8-0be7-11ee-b331-874c8b0d5994.html |
BLOOMINGTON — When Crystal and Brad Williams of Normal take their 9-year-old boxer Rocky out for walks, they are used to being stopped by strangers on the sidewalk.
It's not because Rocky looks particularly peculiar upon first glance — the boxer is average-sized for his breed and appears perfectly healthy — but rather because of the dog’s abnormally long tongue that passersby find difficult to ignore, and which Rocky finds difficult to fit inside his own mouth.
Rocky and his owners may have earned measurement-backed bragging rights on Thursday when, during a scheduled visit to Kruger Animal Hospital in Bloomington, the boxer's tongue measured nearly 5 1/2 inches, almost a half-inch longer than the current record-holder for "longest tongue on a living dog."
“His tongue always seemed longer than usual,” Crystal Williams said. “But when people started stopping us and saying, ‘Oh my gosh, this tongue is so long,’ ... that’s when we were like, maybe it is long, maybe extremely long.”
Community members, veterinarians and co-workers all commented on the boxer’s exceptionally long tongue, and after seeing a TV special showcasing another dog's record-breaking tongue, Crystal Williams decided to learn more about the most recent title winner.
“It was in the wind, and I was like ‘What? This thing looks huge,’ and that was over 7 or 8 inches," Crystal Williams said of the dog's tongue on TV. "And so I thought, ‘I don’t know, that looks pretty long, I don’t think we could do that.’”
The most recent record holder, Zoey Williams of Metairie, Louisiana, earned the title for “longest tongue on a living dog” in October. The Labrador and German shepherd mix’s tongue measured exactly 5 inches.
When Crystal Williams heard a local radio show talking about another canine’s attempt to break the record with a tongue measuring just over 3 inches, she started to believe Rocky could have a shot.
“I was like, ‘Actually, that’s pathetic,’” Crystal Williams said. “We have a chance. Let’s do this.”
But the process of applying to break a Guinness World Record, let alone verifying the record has been broken, is no small feat. Individuals looking to achieve a new record must first submit an online application, followed by a list of materials including a cover letter, steward statement, witness statement, timekeeper statement and log book upon completing the attempt, as well as photo and video evidence of the process.
Crystal Williams said it took the couple one to two months for their application to be approved, and said she believes about 30% of attempts are rejected due to documents that were submitted incorrectly or considered inadequate.
“It’s been a while, but it’s worth it,” she said.
Aside from valid documentation, the couple had to submit credentials for a group of individuals from across Bloomington-Normal to fulfill Guinness’ witnessing and medical criteria. The veterinary staff leading the measurement process included Bernard Bleem, director of veterinary medicine, and Eric Ruehrdanz, lead certified veterinary technician at Kruger.
Also on site to witness and document the process were Greg Troemel, Normal's director of inspections, and Brandt Parsley, public information officer for the Bloomington Police Department. Billy Walden, who served as an extra witness “just in case,” became involved after hearing about the endeavor from his co-workers.
“I like doing unique things in the community ... and this was right up my alley," Walden said.
The measurement, taken just before Rocky’s scheduled teeth cleaning, was recorded from the tip of the boxer’s nose to the end of his tongue. The measurement was taken three times, and then averaged into one final number.
When the final average came out to 5.466 inches, Rocky’s tongue unofficially set a new world record, beating the current title holder by 0.466 inches.
If the evidence of the new record is reviewed and verified by Guinness’ “expertly trained” Records Management Team — a process that could take up to 16 weeks, according to the organization’s website — Rocky will serve as the newest Guinness World Record holder for the “longest tongue on a living dog,” marking the end of an undertaking that has lasted since February.
“It’s fun, (and) it’s something different,” Crystal Williams said. “...And then we’ll know (if he broke a record), because everybody asks us.”
Is it too hot to walk your dog? 5 safety tips for summer weather
How hot is too hot to walk my dog?
Summer can bring scorching temperatures that leave responsible dog owners wondering when it’s too hot to take their pup on a walk. Dogs tend to overheat more quickly than humans, so paying careful attention to the temperature and your dog’s body language is essential.
As a general rule, if the temperatures are over 90 degrees, you’ll likely want to wait until the cooler evening for a walk. You can also place the back of your hand on the sidewalk or pavement and hold it there for seven seconds. If that’s too hot for your hand, it’s also too hot for your dog’s paws.
How can I prevent my dog from overheating on walks?
Following a few simple safety tips can make long summer strolls just as fun for your dog as they are for you. Here’s what you need to know as the temperatures rise.
1. Timing is everything.
When the sun is at its peak, pavement can become scorching hot. It’s best to save walks for early mornings or late evenings when the temperature is cooler. Skip mid-day walks when the sun is blazing unless you can stroll in a wooded area where the ground gets plenty of shade.
2. Stay hydrated.
Just as it’s important for people to get plenty of water on hot days, it’s also important for dogs. When walking in the summer, grab a cold water bottle and a collapsible dog bowl. If you notice excessive panting or salivation, take a break and give your dog time to hydrate. Freezing low-sodium broth in an ice cube tray is also a great way to get your dog more fluids in the summer.
3. Stay in the shade.
Staying in shady wooded areas is ideal, but for city-dwellers, it’s best to cross to the shady side of the street. Plan your dog's walking routes in areas with more tree or building coverage to keep your dog’s paws cooler. As a bonus, it might help you avoid your next sunburn.
4. Protect their paws.
As mentioned before, if the sidewalk is too hot for the back of your hand, it’s also too hot for your dog’s paws. Stick to grassy areas, or get some breathable dog booties to protect their paws from hot pavement.
5. Watch for signs of overheating.
Dogs produce far less sweat than people, so they’ll need your help to stay cool in the summer.
Watch for common signs of your dog overheating which include:
Excessive panting
Difficulty breathing
Drooling
Weakness
Fatigue
Collapsing
If you notice any of these symptoms, get to a shady spot and offer your dog plenty of water. Wetting your dog’s paws, belly, and ears with cool water can also help bring down their body temperature. You can even store some dog ice cream in the freezer for a special treat when you get home.
Is it safe to walk my dog in the summer?
When walking your dog in the summer, it’s important to keep the warning signs of overheating in mind, especially with dog breeds that have short noses or thick coats. If you follow a few simple safety tips, your dog can enjoy the long summer days and all the extra evening walks that come with the season. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/boxer-from-normal-may-have-beat-longest-tongue-record/article_bca12914-0baa-11ee-985f-cff1d25a73a7.html | 2023-06-16T17:37:37 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/boxer-from-normal-may-have-beat-longest-tongue-record/article_bca12914-0baa-11ee-985f-cff1d25a73a7.html |
Polk County couple charged with child abuse, torture after death of 6-year-old boy
A Polk County couple faces charges of child abuse and torture following the April death of a 6-year-old boy.
Tre Seymore, 27, and Alize Seymore, 25, each face two counts of aggravated child abuse (torture, punish or cage), along with several other charges, according to records filed by the State Attorney’s Office for the 10th Judicial Circuit.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the Winter Haven couple after an emergency call on April 22, during which rescue workers found the 6-year-old boy unconscious in a bathroom at the Seymores’ home. The boy died at a hospital two days later.
PCSO obtained a warrant to search Alize Seymore’s cell phone, according to an arrest affidavit. Investigators found text messages sent between Tre and Alize Seymore in which they discussed their practice of leaving the child in a dog cage for hours.
The Seymores also face multiple counts of causing a minor to become delinquent or dependent. And the State Attorney’s Office charged them with tampering with a witness, the victim’s 10-year-old brother. The boy told investigators that Alize Seymore threatened to choke him if he told the truth about what happened, the arrest affidavit says.
Alize Seymore is being held in Polk County Jail without bond. Tre Seymore is being held in jail in Alachua County, where he was arrested, a PCSO spokesperson said.
Affidavits from the Sheriff’s Office provide this narrative:
On April 22, members of PCSO and Polk County Fire Rescue responded to a home in Winter Haven after a report that a child had drowned. Alize Seymore said she had sent the boy to take a bath after he urinated on himself, and Tre Seymore went to check on the boy after about 20 minutes but found the bathroom door locked.
Unable to open the door using a key, Tre Seymore got in using a metal fork and found the boy lying face down in water in the bathtub. Seymore said he removed the boy from the bathtub, drained the water and began to do CPR and Alize called 911.
Emergency workers soon arrived and took the boy to Winter Haven Hospital, from which he was flown to Saint Joseph's Hospital in Tampa. Hospital staff at both locations notified law enforcement about signs for abuse, including multiple open wounds and some old scars, the affidavit says.
After a brain scan found no signs of activity, the boy was declared dead on April 24. An autopsy confirmed evidence of prior physical abuse, the report says.
PCSO obtained a search warrant of the home and made “several concerning observations,” including power disconnected to the bathroom used by the children. Doors on rooms used by the children had handles installed so that they could be locked from the outside. An officer noticed a dog cage in the garage.
Alize Seymore declined a request to search her cell phone, and PCSO obtained a search warrant. Examining the phone, investigators found text messages sent between Alize and Tre Seymore.
On March 30, Tre texted to ask where the boy was.
Alize replied, “Cage.”
Tre wrote back, “He has to stay there.”
On another occasion, Tre texted that the boy “got out” but was now “back in the cage.”
He added: “Don't know how this is all going to end up but it's not good."
In another text, Alize wrote, "Bro imma end up killing this fat b---, my house getting is f----- dirty cause him.”
She sent a video of her son in the dog cage, the affidavit says.
Alize also texted that she hated her son and wanted the boy to kill himself. In another message, she writes that Tre Seymore “stayed up all night drunk torturing” the victim.
The search found images on Alize’s phone of the victim in an apparent dog cage and pictures showing red marks on an infant child. She had shared all of the images with Tre, the affidavit says.
The affidavit says that Alize Seymore enlisted her other children to put the victim in the dog cage and hide him when others visited the home. She also rewarded the children with candy for beating up the victim.Investigators interviewed the victim’s 10-year-old brother for a second time on May 3. He said he had not told the truth in a previous interview because his mother warned him that Tre Seymore would go to jail if he told the truth and that she would choke him if that happened.
In the second interview, the older boy said he had watched as Tre took the victim to the bathroom to punish him for stealing food. Tre took the boy to go "swimming," which the older boy said was Tre’s term for holding the child’s head under water in the bathtub. He indicated that Tre had done that to the victim before.
After Tre attempted CPR on the victim, he sent the other children to their room and performed a chokehold on all the boys to get them to sleep.
The older boy said that the Seymores regularly locked him and his siblings in their rooms for hours.
TV station WTSP reported that the victim’s father, Andre Rouse, had worried that his son was being abused by Alize and Tre, his step-father. Rouse had been fighting for sole custody of the boy, whom WTSP named as Anthony Rouse.
Andre Rouse said his son was in state care for the first two years of his life as the Department of Children and Families had an open case against Alize, WTSP reported. Andre had sole custody for a few years but lost it when the boy was 5, the station reported.
The Department of Children and Families did not respond immediately Friday to a request for more information.
Gary White can be reached at gary.white@theledger.com or 863-802-7518. Follow on Twitter @garywhite13. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2023/06/16/polk-county-couple-charged-with-child-abuse-torture-after-boys-death/70329115007/ | 2023-06-16T17:38:03 | 1 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2023/06/16/polk-county-couple-charged-with-child-abuse-torture-after-boys-death/70329115007/ |
Mountain View and Idaho Falls Community Hospitalsand all of their partner clinics are open and operating. The hospitals and their associated clinics have been recovering from a May 29cyberattack on their IT systems.
“Idaho Falls Community Hospital is accepting ambulances and working directly with EMS on a case-by-case basis to determine which patients are appropriate to bring to the hospital,” said Brian Ziel, Mountain View Hospital marketing director, in a text with the Post Register. “Our emergency room remains open, and our team is ready to treat community members who come to us directly for care.”
Redicare, located on 2730 Channing Way, resumed seeing patients Sunday. The clinic had been closed in the wake of the cyberattack.
Teton Cancer Institute was able to continue providing chemotherapy and radiation therapy, a joint statement fromthe hospitals said.
No patient data was compromised during the attack.
“As a result of the incident, we immediately took our network offline to ensure the stability and security of our IT systems,” Ziel texted. “We are bringing our systems back online according to a methodical, staged approach. … We have made significant progress bringing our systems back online and expect to complete the process in the coming days.”
Currently, “patients’ billing is on hold” while the hospitals’ team continues to navigate the effects of the cyberattack, the Wednesday statement said.
“In order to give our patients plenty of time to pay their bills, our team will move due dates back when we resume normal billing operations,” the statement said. “There will be no late fees or interest added to bills and no accounts will be sent to collections due to a lack of payment.”
Individuals needing to contact Mountain View Hospital’s billing department can call 208-617-3184 or 208-617-3183.
“Our commitment to our community’s well-being is our top priority,” Ziel texted. “We are safely caring for all our patients in the hospital, our emergency department remains open, surgeries are continuing as scheduled and our clinics are still providing the treatment patients need. We’ve implemented appropriate downtime procedures, which our staff is trained on, to continue caring for our patients throughout this incident.”
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AUSTIN, Texas — Summer is in full swing, and these triple-digit temperatures mean people are taking advantage of Central Texas waterways. But busy lakes mean it's also a busy time of year for emergency service providers.
Just three weeks ago Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS) launched a pilot program that's helping get people the services they need quickly. ATCEMS said the program has proven to be a great success, cutting response times to some of Austin's lakes.
"We've had some excellent successes thus far," said Joshua Todd, an ATCEMS division chief. "Getting paramedics to a patient's side when they're in distress much quicker ... When those paramedics are already on the boat and ready to respond to your emergency, it cuts down the time required to get there significantly."
The new pilot program puts paramedics on Austin Police Department boats full-time.
Before, if paramedics were called to help, they had to drive up, find a boat ramp, launch the boat and then find the person in need. However, some challenges came with trying to find an entrance.
"Topography in Austin is very unique," Todd said. "Our lakes are dammed up rivers. And because of that, it's very challenging on our road network to access some portions of the lake. It can take a significant amount of time to drive there in a vehicle."
But with this new program, because medics are already in the water, they can reach waterfront homes much quicker.
"Whether it's you get hit by a boat propeller, you have a seizure, you have an overdose, you have a psychiatric emergency, we can get a paramedic to your side minutes quicker than we could before to begin intervening and take lifesaving measures to ensure that you have a good outcome," Todd said.
Currently, the program is underway at Lake Austin, Lady Bird Lake and Decker Lake. ATCEMS hopes to expand it to other waterways in the Travis County area soon.
"We want to make sure that we can provide that same advanced life support medicine on Lake Travis and the other area waterways," Todd said. "So, that if your family has a medical emergency anywhere in our response area, we're able to provide you that rapid medical care."
When it comes to responding quickly, something else that has helped medics is an app to help triangulate phone locations. This has been helpful to get to people quicker because when you're in the water, sometimes there are no good mile markers. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/atcems-pilot-program-response-help-on-lakes/269-1fa98f8d-01da-4b0b-9a0d-3399f90ecbc4 | 2023-06-16T17:48:12 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/atcems-pilot-program-response-help-on-lakes/269-1fa98f8d-01da-4b0b-9a0d-3399f90ecbc4 |
MUSKEGON, Mich. — Surveillance video of a crash involving a Michigan State Police trooper and teenagers in a stolen vehicle showcases the aftermath of the wreck.
A business near the intersection shared two angles of surveillance video with 13 ON YOUR SIDE.
MSP said troopers from the Grand Rapids Post were chasing a stolen vehicle in Muskegon when that car struck an assisting MSP cruiser at the intersection of Holbrook and Peck around 9:15 p.m. Thursday.
First responders took the two troopers and the two teens, identified as teens from the Muskegon area, to an area hospital for treatment.
MSP said Friday that one of the teens was taken to a Grand Rapids hospital and the other remains hospitalized at a Muskegon hospital.
One trooper was released from the hospital, while the other remains hospitalized.
Muskegon firefighters said one of the officers was trapped inside the car as it caught fire. The other vehicle also caught fire after it crashed into a building, firefighters said, and crews had to pull out a trapped occupant.
The Michigan State Police Fifth District Investigative Team and Sixth District Accident Investigator are investigating the incident.
"This is a situation that we never want to deal with, especially when we're dealing with other individuals. We never want to see this happen. And so our thoughts go out to the troopers, their families, the families of the individuals that were in the other vehicle...it's a senseless thing that happens," said Lt. Robinson.
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ODESSA, Texas — Multiple local law enforcement leaders recently received a distinguished award from the "Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association" for their work on the James Reyo Case.
Odessa Police Chief Mike Gerke, Odessa Police Sergeant Scottie Smith, and Yvonne Cadra, the widow of Ector County Prosectuor Dennis Cadra, were all nominated for the award. This nomination was for their hardwork and dedication on the Reyos Case.
Reyos was found guilty by a jury for killing a priest at a hotel in Odessa back in 1981. With help from these three individuals, an investigation waas conducted by OPD that proved that Reyos could not be found guilty.
For more information and pictures from the award ceremony, people can visit the City of Odessa Facebook page. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/local-law-enforcement-leaders-receive-award-from-texas-criminal-defense-lawyers-association/513-2aee7250-27aa-42a0-91c4-cd35e556ab7c | 2023-06-16T17:51:08 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/local-law-enforcement-leaders-receive-award-from-texas-criminal-defense-lawyers-association/513-2aee7250-27aa-42a0-91c4-cd35e556ab7c |
MIDLAND, Texas — Midland Animal Services will be holding its Rescue Runner event on June 17 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
This event is held every 1st and 3rd Saturday for each month. People can go to the services building located at 1200 N. Fairgrounds to show their support for the shelter dogs.
People can either take these dogs on a run or for a walk. For more information, people can go to MidlandTexas.gov. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-animal-services-to-host-rescue-runners-event-on-june-17/513-92126500-94b9-45ea-aed1-0b8ceb8c8add | 2023-06-16T17:51:14 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-animal-services-to-host-rescue-runners-event-on-june-17/513-92126500-94b9-45ea-aed1-0b8ceb8c8add |
NEW ORLEANS — Those with a Louisiana ID, registration or driver's license could have their personal data exposed as a major cyber attack targeted the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles as well as other Government entities.
According to the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the OMV was breached. The state says MOVEit - which is a data transfer service used to send large files - was targeted by cyber attackers.
The OMV says all Louisianans with a state-issued driver's license, ID, or car registration have likely had their name, address, social security number, birth date, and driver's license number plus more data exposed to the cyber attackers.
Cyber security expert George Schiaffino says this is a huge problem.
"It's a concern because it's been stolen, somebody has it or it's somewhere else," he said. "All that information is on the dark web and may be for sale."
"Who has it? What are they going to do with it? Who are they going to sell it to? We don't know, but we do know our data is no longer private," Schiaffino said. "People applying for a loan, having your information, opening up a bank account, opening up a credit card, they basically have all the information to identify yourself."
The state recommends doing these things immediately:
- Freezing your credit.
- Changing passwords
- Protecting tax refunds and returns with the IRS
- Checking your social security benefits
- And reporting suspected identity theft
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Ball Brothers Foundation approves 28 grants totaling $3 million.
MUNCIE, Ind. − Ball Brothers Foundation approved 28 grants totaling $3 million in its first round of funding for 2023.
According to the Foundation, the grants reflect the its long-standing commitment to "place-based" grantmaking. Two of the largest grants approved in this round were to boost capital projects in downtown Muncie − YMCA of Muncie and Muncie Civic Theatre.
More:New YMCA construction is expected to start at Muncie Central campus within weeks
A $500,000 grant awarded to the YMCA will be used to support construction of its new facility on the campus of Muncie Central High School. According to a press release from the Foundation, the YMCA’s commitment to this location "will further enhance the vibrancy of downtown and the surrounding neighborhoods."
According to a statement from Chad Zaucha, president and CEO of YMCA of Muncie, the Foundation "provided the lead gift for this effort, serving as a catalyst to build momentum and ultimately creating transformational change in our community.”
He went on to say that the project is progressing well.
“We are in the final stages of securing the support needed to create a world class social gathering hub for whole person health in collaboration with Muncie Community Schools, IU Health, Open Door, Healthy Lifestyle Center, and in the heart of our city," Zaucha said. "The impact of this vision coming to fruition has the potential to drastically impact quality of life and quality of place initiatives, while enhancing economic development and improving health and educational outcomes for our community.”
The $500,000 grant is in addition to $1.5 million already awarded by the Foundation in 2021, bringing the total commitment for the project to $2 million − one the largest grants for a single project in the foundation’s history.
“The Ball family has a long historic connection to the YMCA of Muncie that stretches back to the YMCA’s first campaign for a downtown building in 1911. We are excited to see this new facility get its footing in downtown,” said Jud Fisher, president and CEO of Ball Brothers Foundation. “Many YMCAs are establishing on the periphery of cities and suburbs, so the decision to stay downtown is a great vote of confidence in the downtown area. The neighborhood where the new YMCA will be located is undergoing a fundamental transformation, and the Y will make a big impact in revitalizing this up-and-coming area.”
The YMCA is currently seeking public donations for the final phase of its capital campaign and First Merchant’s Bank is providing a matching donation up to $1 million. For more information, including how to donate, visit muncieymca.org/capital-campaign. The YMCA aims to open the facility to the public in 2025.
Muncie Civic Theatre also received a $100,000 grant from the Foundation for the final phase of remodeling its historic building, one of the oldest in downtown Muncie. This grant will help bring the theater’s technical and backstage elements into the 21st century by updating the antique rigging system and improving its safety and ease of use. The new system is slated to be installed this summer.
More:Muncie Civic Theatre aims to fly high with new rigging system for its main stage
“The antique rigging which was suspended by ropes, pulleys, and the weight of sandbags required a person to have incredible strength in order to raise or lower anything onto the stage,” said Laura Williamson, artistic & executive director of Muncie Civic Theatre. “The antiquated rigging will be replaced by an electrical system that uses motors that can be operated with the touch of an iPad by anyone.”
Muncie Civic Theatre has been a staple of downtown Muncie’s arts and culture scene. Over the years, Muncie’s community has rallied around the theater to continue its legacy. Previous campaigns raised funds to renovate and preserve the theater and provide better accessibility to the community.
“Speaking on behalf of Muncie Civic Theatre’s Board of Directors, staff, and many volunteers, we are very grateful for Ball Brothers Foundation’s generous financial support of our rigging renovation. This gift allows us to move closer to our mission of being ‘the theatre for the whole community,’” said Williamson. “BBF’s love for our community and their commitment to helping Muncie become the best version of itself is contagious, they lead by a great and generous example.”
Muncie Civic Theatre is still currently fundraising for the theater rigging project. For information about the campaign, including how to donate, visit munciecivic.org/support-us/.
The YMCA of Muncie and Muncie Civic Theatre are both key institutions in Muncie and play key roles in the vitality of downtown. Also as part of the foundation’s continued commitment to downtown, Ball Brothers Foundation awarded $40,000 to assist Muncie Downtown Development Partnership—the nonprofit organization at the heart of organizing downtown events and marketing—with general operations and event support as the organization transitions to a new executive director following the upcoming retirement of long-time director, Vicki Veach.
This round of grants also supported a range of other organizations and projects:
Arts & Culture
- Music for All: $30,000 for support of the 2023 Music for All Summer Symposium.
Public Society Benefit
- Ball State University: $25,000 for equipment and training to assist BSU’s Police Department in fighting cybercrime.
- Cardinal Greenways: two-year funding totaling $400,000 to supplement the Cardinal Greenways’ operating budget including staffing support, routine trail maintenance, trail amenity support, equipment needs, and other basic operational items.
- Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office: $50,000 for the purchase of newer and more expansive digital forensic tools for Delaware County’s High-Tech Crimes Unit.
- Delaware County Sheriff’s Office: $25,000 to establish a forensic workstation and purchase hardware for cybercrime investigations.
- Muncie Police Department: $25,000 to advance training and purchase equipment to conduct digital forensics investigations.
- Ross Community Center: $95,000 for salaries of core staff and utilities, security, and field maintenance.
Health
- City of Muncie: $45,000 to bolster recreational programming through the purchase of equipment and hiring of certified instructors/referees; supporting the Muncie Youth Summer Employment Program; supporting the hiring of a community peace officer to provide security at Tuhey Pool during peak summer hours.
- James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association: $100,000 toprovide physicians, scientists, and lab technicians with a state-of-the-art microscope to discover new pathways that influence type 1 diabetes.
- Muncie Sports Commission, Inc.: $75,000 for program support of the ICE League (a basketball league that emphasizes academics) and to support operations.
Education
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie: two-year funding totaling $350,000 to help offset operational expenses and provide expansion opportunities in Muncie and Delaware County.
- Daleville Community Schools: $51,500 to build restrooms for the district’s outdoor learning laboratory.
- Ivy Tech Foundation: $50,000 to be used for the planning, investigation, feasibility, and implementation of the initial stages of an early childhood learning center to be located at the Cowan Road campus.
- Project Leadership: two-year funding totaling $380,000 to support middle/high school students and their families as they prepare to transition to college and careers.
- Vision Corner, Inc.: $10,000 for the installation of an HVAC system at the new Vision Corner Learning Center in Union City.
- Wes-Del Community Schools: $25,000 for furniture and equipment for the district’s newly established STEM lab.
- Youth Opportunity Center: $75,000 to support the salary and benefits for a behavior specialist for a new therapeutic day treatment in collaboration with Muncie Community Schools.
Environment
- Delaware County Soil & Water Conservation District: $25,000 to assist in the next phase of a watershed management plan for the Upper White River Watershed through report writing, outreach, and development of partnerships.
- The White River Alliance: $20,000 to communicate the results of the first White River Report Card to increase public awareness and improve the health of the watershed.
Human Services
- Greater Muncie, IN Habitat for Humanity Inc.: two-year funding totaling $400,000 to support general operations and home construction/repairs.
- Heart of Indiana United Way: $75,000 to strengthen United Way’s annual campaign by providing a match to incentivize giving by new and previous donors.
- Indiana Youth Institute: $50,000 to support a total of 200 consulting hours for up to three East Central Indiana youth-serving organizations to enhance organizational capacity.
- Inside Out Community Development Corporation: $50,000 to launch the new Fresh Market program, a walk-in style food pantry operating as a small grocery store.
- Muncie Delaware County Senior Citizens Center: $20,000 for urgent building repairs.
- YWCA: $40,000 to aid with expenses associated with the emergency shelter and C.O.T.S Stay programs.
Preliminary applications for the foundation’s next round of grants are due July 15. The foundation also regularly accepts applications for Rapid Grants of up to $5,000 from February through November of each year.
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Canton to spray for mosquitoes
CANTON – Mosquito spraying will occur Tuesday through June 29 in the following areas, according to the Canton City Public Health Department:
- Tuesday through Thursday: Northwest area of Canton, with east boundary of Market Avenue, west boundary of city limits, north boundary of city limits, and south boundary of Tuscarawas Street.
- Friday: Southeast area of Canton, with east boundary of city limits, west boundary of Market Avenue, north boundary of Tuscarawas Street and south boundary of city limits.
- June 26-27: Northeast area of Canton, with east boundary of east city limits, west boundary of Market Avenue, north boundary of city limits and south boundary of Tuscarawas Street.
- June 28-29: Southwest area of Canton, with east boundary of Market Avenue, west boundary of city limits, north boundary of Tuscarawas Street and south boundary of south city limits.
Spraying will be from 9 p.m. until midnight. In case of rain, windy conditions or low temperatures on any of the above scheduled dates, spraying will be rescheduled for June 29 and 30. Residents with respiratory ailments should take necessary precautions to protect themselves, and beekeepers should protect their hives. If you have questions, contact environmental health supervisor Gus Dria at gdria@cantonhealth.org or 330-438-4647.
Canton City Public Health staff conduct various practices to reduce mosquitoes in neighborhoods. In addition to spraying, staff identify and remove areas of stagnant water, and perform larvicide, which is the primary method of mosquito abatement. Larvicide kills mosquitoes at the larval stage while spraying targets adult mosquitoes.
To reduce mosquitoes and mosquito bites, city residents should remove items from yards that can collect and hold water such as old tires, cans, buckets and bottles, and protect themselves by limiting time outdoors during peak mosquito activity (dusk to dawn) and using an approved insect repellant when outdoors. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2023/06/16/canton-to-spray-for-mosquitoes/70326187007/ | 2023-06-16T18:04:18 | 0 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2023/06/16/canton-to-spray-for-mosquitoes/70326187007/ |
Juneteenth celebrations set for this weekend in Canton
CANTON − Two local Juneeth celebrations are scheduled for the upcoming holiday.
A Juneteenth celebration, "One Puzzle - Many Pieces," will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at Nimisilla Park at 1075 The O'Jays Parkway NE. The free event will include food, vendors, and live music.
The Snell Media Legacy Group will host its Third Annual Juneteenth Celebration from 5 p.m. Saturday to 1 a.m. Sunday at the Backyard at 1302 Warner Road SE. The free event will feature live music hosted by Afrochamp and featuring performances by DJ Jesse Black, David Smith, Black Reign, Xhina Blo, Tre Coles, D. Airy, Poe Tha Passion, Be Easy, Unique Vybestarr, T-Luva, Nicasso and Lord Paris France.
A spades and domino tournament will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2023/06/16/two-canton-juneteenth-celebrations-are-set-for-this-weekend/70324112007/ | 2023-06-16T18:04:24 | 0 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2023/06/16/two-canton-juneteenth-celebrations-are-set-for-this-weekend/70324112007/ |
Canton Palace Theatre proposal would raze neighboring building and expand historic venue
- Canton Palace Theatre has entered into a purchase agreement for two adjacent parcels on Sixth Street NW.
- The proposal calls for razing the Sixth Street properties for a multi-million expansion, including a larger stage, loading docks, additional seating and staff parking.
- Palace Theatre officials say more details will be released as the proposal progresses and plans are refined.
CANTON − A large vertical sign adorns the front of Canton Palace Theatre, its neon letters glowing in the dark as a testament to the venue's charm and resilience.
Nearly 100 years old, the theater's original architecture is beautifully intact inside, and a vintage organ is played before movies and shows.
But the venerable movie house also has a cramped concession area and small, outdated restrooms. Dressing and green rooms are also unglamorous by modern standards. And access for those with disabilities is limited.
That is why the nonprofit theater plans to purchase property directly to the west on Sixth Street NW, razing a building that houses two art studios and nearly 30 apartment units. A smaller adjacent building, housing a toy store and tattoo shop, also will be demolished if the project goes forward as anticipated.
Expansion plans would include additional seating and enlarging the stage "to accommodate more modern shows," said Todd Herberghs, chairman of the Palace Theatre's board of directors. Plans also include seating for wheelchairs and people with disabilities, loading docks and a staff parking lot for up to 20 vehicles. Additional bathrooms and concession stands also are planned.
"We're not going to touch the historic interior," he said of the Palace. "It's going to look the same."
Happy birthday, Canton Palace Theatre:Venue marking 95 years of movies, music, entertainment and survival
Canton Palace Theatre: 'There are many steps needed to make this project a reality.'
Herberghs and Georgia Paxos, executive director of the Canton Palace Theatre, released a statement about the expansion plans in response to The Canton Repository's inquiry on Thursday after it obtained a copy of a notice that the Sixth Street NW property owner gave to tenants about the sale and project.
“It is true that the Canton Palace Theatre is moving forward with a possible expansion," the theater said. "There are many steps needed to make this project a reality, and we are still working through those steps.
"The first step in this process is the acquisition of two parcels along (Sixth) Street NW; we made progress when we signed a purchase agreement for those parcels," the statement said. "Once we progress a bit more, and we close on the purchase of the parcels, we will reveal the theatre drawings and announce a community (fundraising) drive."
The Palace said the ambitious proposal would allow the venue to remain viable in a Northeast Ohio entertainment scene that is abundant with competitors that feature more modern amenities, including the Akron Civic Theatre, Goodyear Theater, MGM Northfield Park, and the House of Blues in downtown Cleveland.
"What we can tell you is that the project will not impact the historic façade of the Palace, nor will it impact the historic interior of the theatre that we all know and love," the statement said. "The changes will allow for many of the amenities our patrons and promoters have been asking for, for years. We are confident that these changes will allow for the Canton Palace Theatre to continue providing the diverse entertainment offerings and continue providing the significant economic impact to our downtown and surrounding areas.”
The multi-million dollar project, which doesn't have a specific price tag yet, would require a fundraising campaign. The Palace received $500,000 last year in the state’s capital budget, which would go toward the proposed project, Herberghs said.
The Palace's goal is to finish the expansion while marking its 100th anniversary — between November 2026 and November 2027, Herberghs said.
Palace assisting affected businesses with finding new locations
RMK Rentals, owner of the two buildings in the 100 and 200 blocks of Sixth Street NW, gave a notice to occupants recently with an Aug. 15 deadline to vacate.
Happy Pappys Action Figure Extravaganza, Eulogy Tattoo, BZTAT Studios, The CUT Cinema and Just Imagine Studio & Shop must move out and find new spaces.
Eulogy and Happy Pappys are at 133 and 135 Sixth St. NW, respectively. BZTAT, which also houses The CUT Cinema, is at 209 Sixth St. NW. Just Imagine is at 201 Sixth St. NW.
"We intend to work with the commercial tenants in the buildings on Sixth Street NW and connect them with downtown landlords to hopefully relocate within downtown Canton," the Palace Theatre said.
Herberghs, also executive director of the Downtown Canton Partnership, said those efforts started Thursday. Paxos is chairwoman of the board for the Downtown Canton Partnership.
The nonprofit Downtown Canton Partnership, formed in October 2022 by downtown property and business owners, oversees the Downtown Canton Special Improvement District (SID), a designated area downtown where property owners pay a special assessment for services, such as landscaping.
What's next for Happy Pappys and Eulogy Tattoo?
Clifton Boggs, owner of Happy Pappys and Eulogy Tattoo, said he had planned to remain at the downtown spots for years to come.
"I wanted to move downtown years ago, and it took me three years to find a perfect place because I wanted to open the toy shop and open the tattoo shop next door," he said. Eulogy originally opened in New Philadelphia in 2008 and previously was located on Tuscarawas Street W in Canton before moving to Sixth Street more than two years ago.
"I live in Canton," Boggs added. "I wanted to bring everything to Canton."
"I wanted to open something that kids would have to go to and actually see a toy shop because there aren't toy shops anymore," he said.
Boggs said he's considering his options for new locations for both businesses, including the Belden Village Mall area, Akron, Cuyahoga Falls and Cleveland, as well as remaining downtown or going elsewhere in Stark County.
Boggs praised the Stark County-based RMK Rentals.
"They're the best landlords I've ever had because they do things that need done right away," he said. "They worked with me really hard. They put a bunch of money into this building when I was working on the tattoo side. They're just really good people. I get it, they want to retire. I don't fault them."
According to the notice given to tenants, RMK Rentals consists of Ray, Mark and Ken McCaulley. When reached by phone Thursday, Mark McCaulley declined to comment on the sale of the building.
RMK told tenants the Sixth Street properties had been sold to the Palace Theatre.
"They require the building to be emptied," the letter said of the Palace. "Therefore, we are giving you as much notice as possible to enable you to search for a new residence."
BZTAT: Expansion 'at a heavy cost.'
Vicki Boatright is also being forced to look for a new site for her BZTAT Studios, which features art exhibitions in conjunction with First Friday activities in downtown Canton.
She also was among the volunteers who headed the recent decorating of Court Avenue and Sixth Street NW with colorful yarn. Yarn enwraps poles and is attached to the outside of the Sixth Street building that is slated to be sold and demolished.
A longtime presence and supporter in the local arts community, Boatright said she's had an art studio in multiple locations in downtown Canton since 2008. BZTAT Studios hopes to relocate in downtown Canton.
The art studio also mentors non-traditional artists and has a program where artists with developmental and mental health disabilities work alongside professional artists.
"I am a big fan of the Palace (Theatre), and I understand the organization's desire for expansion," said Boatright, who is also known by the artist name BZTAT. "I respect their need to grow in order to remain relevant in a very competitive entertainment environment. Even so, I have to take pause as I look at the big picture here. The buildings that they intend to raze for the expansion are not empty shells that are simply in the way.
"The two buildings together house 27 residences and four businesses," Boatright added. "This is a community that is being eliminated, and regardless of the value of the expansion, that is a heavy cost. Many of the people who reside in the building have lived there for a long time, and they will not easily find comparable accommodations for a comparable rate."
"I wish that more thought would have been put into the impact on the residents before the project was finalized," she said. "Now that a deal has been made, I hope that our city will assist them in any way that is possible to move forward with their lives.
"... I would like to think that our city is a compassionate place that recognizes that the needs of affected residents are paramount," Boatright said. "I think that every effort should be made to ensure that residents are relocated with as little disruption as is possible."
Just Imagine Studio & Shop also impacted by project
Just Imagine also will have to relocate.
Just Imagine is an art program provided by The Workshops Inc. (TWi), a Canton-based nonprofit serving 400 adults with disabilities in Stark County.
Just Imagine is searching for a new location within the Canton Arts District, the organization said in an email and online post after being contacted by The Repository. "Our priority is to ensure the continuation of exceptional services to the individuals we support as we navigate this transition," it said.
What's the mayor think of the Palace plans?
Mayor Thomas Bernabei said he's a big supporter of the Palace.
"It is one of the very best entertainment venues that we have," he said. "I am generally aware of their plans and a capital fundraising drive but I am unaware of specific plans."
Asked about the city's potential involvement in the project, the mayor said the city has not received any specific requests for funding. "And it is my understanding that the Palace is doing final studies," Bernabei said. "... The Palace Theatre is a great venue, a very well-run nonprofit, a beautiful, historic building, and a very important asset to our community."
Reach Ed at 330-580-8315 and ebalint@gannett.com
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ODOT announces U.S. Route 30 ramp closures and detours in Canton
CANTON – Motorists should expect some closures and detours next week on U.S. Route 30 and state Route 43, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced.
These changes are due to the on-going resurfacing and pavement repair work there.
The first change, ramp closures, starts at 7 p.m. Monday through 7 a.m. Tuesday for resurfacing. The closed ramps are:
- Route 30 eastbound to Belden Avenue. The detour will be Route 30 east to Trump Avenue to state Route 172 west to Belden Avenue.
- Route 43 to Route 30 westbound. The detour will be Route 30 east to Trump Avenue to Route 30 west.
The next change happens Tuesday at 7 p.m. with ramps closed until Wednesday at 7 a.m. for resurfacing. The closed ramps for this event will be:
- Route 43 to Route 30 eastbound. The detour will be Route 30 westbound to 11th Street to Cherry Avenue to Route 30 eastbound.
- Route 30 eastbound to Route 43. The detour will be Route 30 eastbound to Trump Avenue to U.S. Route 30 west to State Route 43.
Lastly, the third change starts Wednesday at 7 p.m. and ends Thursday at 7 a.m. The ramp from Route 30 eastbound to Belden Avenue will be closed for resurfacing work. The detour will be Route 30 east to Trump Avenue to state Route 172 west to Belden Avenue. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/stark-county/2023/06/16/odot-ramps-closed-route30-route43-canton/70329307007/ | 2023-06-16T18:04:36 | 0 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/stark-county/2023/06/16/odot-ramps-closed-route30-route43-canton/70329307007/ |
STARK COUNTY
Sobriety checkpoints tonight in Lawrence and Tuscarawas townships
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The Stark County Sheriff’s Office, along with other members of the OVI Task Force, will conduct sobriety checkpoints beginning at 6 p.m. today on state Route 21 north at Forty Corners in Lawrence Township and at 8:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of Manchester Avenue NW in Tuscarawas Township.
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TUPELO - Boys & Girls Clubs of North Mississippi (BGCNMS) have reached their $250,000 Annual Campaign Goal with donations from supporters throughout the region.
The campaign supports the five Clubhouse locations under the umbrella of Boys & Girls Clubs of North Mississippi. The clubs are in Lee, Tippah, Union and Lafayette counties.
This year, the Campaign was chaired by BGCNMS’s VP of Resource Development, Lindsey Chaney. Community Captains included Lindsey Chaney (Tupelo), Trey Hankins (Ripley), Dr. Stephen Monroe (Oxford) and Mike Nobles (New Albany).
To increase momentum for the third year, the campaign included an incentive of a special summer surprise for members of the community securing the greatest percentage of gifts among perspective donors. This year, both Tupelo and New Albany achieved 86% of their campaign potential, resulting in a tie.
“The incentive and friendly competition among our communities allows our campaign teams to stay focused on what is most important — the more than 1,400 members we served last year,” Chaney said. “They are the true winners of this movement each and every day.”
BGCNMS is open June 5 through July 21 for its summer program, and has been serving an average of 350 children daily. The program includes free meals and snacks for participating children.
“Support of both our Annual Campaign and our Dance Like The Stars event allows our organization to keep activity fees low; enabling us to serve those who need us most,” stated Zell Long, BGCNMS CEO.
Donations can still be made by going online to www.bgcnms.org, or mailing a payment to Boys & Girls Clubs of North Mississippi, P.O. Box 1098, Tupelo, MS 38802.
“We are grateful to the individuals, businesses and foundations of our community who give generously to our clubs each year,” Long said. “By investing in your local Boys & Girls Club, you are investing in the lives of our young people and their great futures.”
Next up for Boys & Girls Clubs of North Mississippi: The return of their popular Dance Like The Stars fundraiser. This year’s event is set for Aug. 5 Cadence Bank Arena.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of North Mississippi’s mission is to inspire and enable all young people to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens. Serving North Mississippi since 1996, the organization reaches over 2,000 youth annually through clubhouse locations in Tupelo, Oxford, Ripley and New Albany.
For more information on Boys & Girls Clubs of North Mississippi, visit http://www.bgcnms.org.
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WASHINGTON — Responding to an emergency that is man-made or a natural disaster is difficult for any family or individual.
But it can be even more challenging for people with disabilities and their caregivers, especially if they aren’t getting the information they need.
This week, a mother of a son with special needs testified before the Senate Special Committee on Aging about her family’s difficulty getting reliable emergency information from local authorities.
Annie Lloyd and her family live in Darlington, Pennsylvania, which sits about five miles away from where a train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio in February.
“It became very clear to me that finding reliable information to keep our family out of harm’s way would be difficult,” said Lloyd.
Lloyd’s nine-year-old son Teddy has Autism and symptoms of anxiety and ADHD.
She said she sent him to school the morning of the explosion since the school was farther from the derailment site than their home.
They later learned the school had been evacuated.
“We needed clear communication from authorities with intimate knowledge of the train derailment of what the danger was and who needed to take active steps in protecting themselves,” said Lloyd. “Evacuating disabled kids from their schools and hoping that they will navigate their way out of harm’s way in an emergency is simply not enough.”
There is now a bill in Congress aimed at giving people with disabilities and older Americans more of a voice in emergency situations.
It’s dubbed the Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act, known as the REAADI Act.
According to the bill’s sponsors, it would ensure there is “a strong disability and older adult voice in the preparation, response, recovery and mitigation of disasters.”
It would also work to ensure there’s enough training and resources for agencies so they know how to protect these vulnerable populations in emergencies.
“Whether it’s a pandemic, a natural disaster or a human made emergency, older adults and people with disabilities need to be considered in both planning and response,” said Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), sponsor of the Senate bill.
Republicans on the committee, meanwhile, argued Congress needs to ensure emergency federal funding doesn’t go to waste, so that it can get to the people who need it most.
Another proposal focuses on giving Congress back more power to end national emergencies like a pandemic.
“The federal government should do more to plan ahead for emergencies and change the trajectory for emergencies especially to protect older Americans and those with disabilities,” said Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN).
As for Lloyd, her focus was ensuring lawmakers walked away with a clear understanding of her message about getting families the information they need quickly.
“Senators, we desperately need more reliable information,” said Lloyd. “I am asking you as a mother of a son with a disability, and a friend of many disabled people, all of whom make unique remarkable contributions to our communities, to put forth a comprehensive accommodation plan for our disabled citizens for times of emergencies and disasters.”
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PITTSBURGH — More than four years after opening fire inside the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill, Robert Bowers has been found guilty on all 63 federal counts.
Jurors must now decide whether the 50-year-old should be sent to death row or sentenced to life in prison without parole as the federal trial shifts to a penalty phase expected to last several weeks.
His attorneys had offered a guilty plea in return for a life sentence, but prosecutors refused, opting instead to take the case to trial and pursue the death penalty. Most of the victims’ families expressed support for the decision.
With Bowers’ guilt established, survivors and family members of the deceased victims are expected to tell the jury about the devastating impact of his crimes. The penalty phase is scheduled to start June 26.
Bowers’ attorneys did not mount a defense at the guilt stage of the trial, signaling they will focus their efforts on trying to save his life. They plan to introduce evidence that Bowers has schizophrenia, epilepsy and brain impairments. Defense lawyer Judy Clarke had also sought to raise questions about Bowers’ motive, suggesting to jurors that his rampage was not motivated by religious hatred but his delusional belief that Jews were committing genocide by helping refugees settle in the United States.
The three congregations that shared the synagogue building — Dor Hadash, New Light and Tree of Life — have spoken out against antisemitism and other forms of bigotry since the attack. The Tree of Life congregation also is working on a plan to overhaul the synagogue building — which still stands but has been closed since the shootings — by creating a complex that would house a sanctuary, museum, memorial and center for fighting antisemitism.
The trial took place three years after President Joe Biden said during his 2020 campaign that he would work to end capital punishment at the federal level and in states that still use it. His attorney general, Merrick Garland, has temporarily paused executions to review policies and procedures. But federal prosecutors continue to vigorously work to uphold already-issued death sentences and, in some cases, to pursue the death penalty at trial for crimes that are eligible, as in Bowers’ case.
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Robert Bowers was convicted Friday for shooting and killing 11 worshippers in a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 and could now be sentenced to death.
Bowers’ own lawyers said during court proceedings that he planned and carried out the attack at the Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018.
The jury is now tasked with deciding whether he should be sentenced to life in prison without parole or to death.
Court will reconvene on June 26 for the next phase of the trial. WPXI legal Analyst Phil Dilucente said the penalty phase is much more critical for the defense than the last 12 days and that it will likely be a longer period of time because there are so many experts expected to testify.
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Bowers, who lived in Baldwin and worked as a truck driver, was found guilty of all 63 criminal counts, including hate crimes resulting in death. The defense had offered a guilty plea in return for a life sentence, but prosecutors refused.
Reactions to the verdict began pouring in as soon as they were read aloud in court. They can be found below and will be updated as they continue to come in:
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers of the Tree of Life Congregation:
Myers, who survived the attack, praised God and thanked law enforcement and the U.S. attorneys who led the prosecution: “I am grateful to God for getting us to this day. And I am thankful for the law enforcement who ran into danger to rescue me, and the U.S. Attorney who stood up in court to defend my right to pray. Today I’m focused on being with my congregation and praying, singing and clapping in praise of God as we do each Shabbat. In the face of the horror of our community has experienced, I can think of no better response than practicing my Jewish faith and leading worship.”
Carole Zawatsky, CEO of Tree of Life:
Zawatsky offered words of support for survivors and the families of the victims: “While the verdict will not bring back your loved ones who were so violently killed, my hope is that today provides some level of comfort and helps to ease the pain, even if ever so slightly. May their memories always be for a blessing. Let us, this day, reaffirm our resolve to bring light into our world and keep the memory of each of the victims in our hearts as we do the work of Tikkun HaOlam, repairing our broken world.”
Alan Hausman, president of the Tree of Life Congregation:
Echoing the late Fred Rogers, Hausman said: “I am thankful for everyone who got us to this day. Every day for the past four and a half years, I’ve tried to look for the helpers: the public safety department and law enforcement officers, the attorneys, our fellow Pittsburgers who have continued to offer their care and support day in and day out. The way our community and people of all faiths came together after October 27, 2018, has helped me and continues to inspire me and give me strength as we move forward.”
Michael Bernstein, chair of the Tree of Life Interim Governance Committee:
Bernstein characterized today as the start of a new, hopeful chapter for the community: “Our community has been waiting a long time for this day. We are grateful to the Justice Department and the jury for their work to get us to a verdict. Today is a reminder that we live in a nation where vulnerable communities can be confident that those who engage in hate-fueled violence will be held accountable. It also marks the start of a new chapter for our community as we continue to heal and move forward as work to build a world in which hate no longer impacts any community. As the legal process continues, our energies will lie in building a better future for all as a part of the collaborative movement across communities and generations to uproot antisemitism and identity-based hate in all its forms.”
Jonathan Greenblatt, Anti-Defamation League CEO:
“We welcome the jury’s verdict today and believe that justice has been served,” said Greenblatt. “This attack was the deadliest act of antisemitic violence in American history — but the hate and conspiratorial thinking that fueled this violence has not gone away. We thank the jurors for their service, and we hope this brings closure to those who lost loved ones five years ago. We will continue to support the community during the sentencing phase of the trial, which is expected to begin in the near future. ADL vows to continue our work to stop hate and protect Jewish communities.”
Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh:
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh continues to stand with the families, witnesses, and first responder community most directly impacted by the deadly synagogue shooting over 4 ½ years ago – many of whom provided direct testimony over the past several weeks. We thank the staff from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for their rigorous prosecution and the members of the jury who are fulfilling their civic duty. We acknowledge that today’s verdict is just the first phase of this lengthy trial, as we now begin the penalty phase that will continue through the summer. We also recognize that the impact of this shooting extends far beyond those most directly impacted within American society and the Jewish people. We especially thank the citizenry of the greater Pittsburgh region for standing with the Jewish community since October 27, 2018, and supporting our communal efforts towards healing and resiliency. We are mindful that while the impact of this event has far reaching implications on a national and global stage, it will forever remain a deeply personal and lasting experience in our neighborhood. May the memories of the 11 individuals taken from us that day forever be for a blessing.
Pennsylvania State Sen. Jay Costa:
“Today’s guilty verdict marks the beginning of delivering justice for this terrible tragedy, but not the end. Our Jewish friends and neighbors will spend decades to come healing from this attack and mourning the loss of the community members whose lives were lost. While we now have a guilty verdict, we must also continue fighting to end the hatred and secure safe, welcoming spaces for all of us, no matter how we pray or worship.”
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro:
“Today’s verdict was a step toward justice in Pittsburgh, but the horror and pain of October 27, 2018, will never go away. My heart remains with the families of the 11 victims who were massacred as they worshipped at Tree of Life that day. May their memories be a blessing.”
Today's verdict was a step toward justice in Pittsburgh, but the horror and pain of October 27, 2018 will never go away.
— Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) June 16, 2023
My heart remains with the families of the 11 victims who were massacred as they worshipped at Tree of Life that day. May their memories be a blessing.
Amb. Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress:
“The Pittsburgh jury’s conviction of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooter on all 63 charges against him, including 11 counts of hate crimes resulting in death, is a vindication of the American system of justice. It is also an unmistakable reminder of Jew hatred and racial bigotry left unchecked. Society cannot remain complacent and only care about the lives of Jews after an atrocity has been committed. We call on all federal, state, and municipal law enforcement agencies to take all necessary measures to protect synagogues and other Jewish institutions across the United States from any similar tragedy. In the memory of those lives lost, may a dark day never be repeated.”
Pittsburgh Public Safety Director, Lee Schmidt:
“October 27, 2018 will forever be remembered as one of the darkest days in the City of Pittsburgh.
Eleven lives were taken in a horrific act of hate in a place that should have been a sanctuary of peace for members of the three congregations worshipping inside the Tree of Life synagogue. Today, the jury of seven women and five men found the defendant, Robert Bowers, guilty on all 63 federal charges against him. City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety personnel who responded to the tragedy have been indelibly marked by what they experienced that day. The trial has inevitably ripped open wounds that may never truly heal. It is the Department of Public Safety’s fervent hope that the verdict brings the victims’ families, and our personnel involved, a measure of justice for those whose lives were lost.”
State Rep. Dan Frankel:
“Let us remember that the survivors reopened these wounds for us, for humanity. Because there has to be a record. The work to hold back hateful ideologies and violence stands on history. I thank our brave survivors for sharing their suffering so that we can protect against more suffering. And I promise to hold up my end of that deal, fighting those flames of hatred in Harrisburg and at home in Pittsburgh.”
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DeSantis vetoes $1.75M in funding for controversial Newberry meat-processing plant
The county planned to allocate $2.5 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to fund the 15-acre facility in Newberry.
Gov. Ron DeSantis made clear he doesn't want the government to fund a controversial meat-processing facility in Newberry, despite the project's bipartisan support.
In April, the Alachua County Commission voted to move forward with plans to build a controversial meat-process facility. A veto from DeSantis, however, now leaves the future development unclear.
DeSantis vetoed giving $1.75 million in grants and aid to local governments for the facility on Thursday, a request that came from state Sen. Keith Perry and Rep. Chuck Clemons, which passed the Legislature. The county planned to allocate $2.5 million from the Biden administration's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to help fund the 15-acre facility in Newberry.
Commissioner Ken Cornell was the lone dissenting vote on the project in April.
“Now that the governor has vetoed the meat processing facility, hopefully my County Commission colleagues will join me in directing our staff to discontinue this project,” Cornell said in a statement. “If so, this will free up $2.5 million of ARPA funds for other more pressing needs throughout our community.”
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The chair of the commission, Anna Prizzia, said she was disappointed by the governor's decision. The project was a strong collaborative effort between local municipalities, the county and universities, she added.
“I was disappointed to see that he couldn't see the importance of a project like this to both protecting our rural lands, for agriculture, but also for economic development," she said.
Prizzia said she hopes the county will still move forward with the project and is looking to obtain various forms of federal funding and money through private partnerships.
She suggested the county could downsize the project, breaking it down into different parts including the production side, a research center and a training facility.
“Rather than doing it all at once kind of out of the gate,” Prizzia said, “perhaps we need to take this in a little bit more stepwise fashion, in order to be able to achieve the project.”
Newberry Mayor Jordan Marlowe, who also advocated for the project, said he wasn't surprised by the governor's veto.
"I think we were all excited that the project was moving rapidly successfully," he said. "But generally, anytime when you're doing a project of this size, you need more than two sessions before your project is actually funded. You just have to build some momentum. So it's not actually to me surprising that it was vetoed."
He echoed Prizzia's sentiment, saying he is confident the county can find money needed for the Newberry project to move forward.
"I believe ultimately in the success of the project. I'm sure that Alachua County is gonna get the funding that they need," Marlowe said. "They have enough funding right now to get started on the project and take them through the first year anyway, so this isn't doesn't necessarily hinder our even delay the project."
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The meat-processing facility would total 15 acres in Newberry’s Environmental Park. In addition, the county also separately has plans for a waste collection facility and a fire rescue training site in the park.
The facility would distribute products within a 100-mile radius across north central Florida.
Informational presentations to the commission found the facility would generally benefit Alachua County. Presenters at the April meeting demonstrated both economic and environmental pluses, arguing that localizing meat-processing operations would boost local farmers and lessen the negative impacts of outsourced producers.
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Recent reports of thieves targeting “cluster” mailboxes, the ones you normally see in apartment or townhome properties, have a community in Dallas looking for answers.
Residents who live in townhomes in West Highland Park said they have been victims of mail theft on multiple occasions, and they are looking to the United States Postal Service to do something to stop it.
Surveillance video shows an individual walking away with a bag in hand after emptying a community mailbox.
Residents now say they are worried that their personal information may be compromised.
The USPS released a statement regarding mail theft in May of 2023:
“As crime rises, so do the threats against our public servants,” said Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer Louis DeJoy. “The men and women of the Postal Service are walking our nation’s streets every day to fulfill our mission of delivering mail and packages to the American people. Every Postal employee deserves to work in safety and to be free from targeting by criminals seeking to access the public's mail.”
“We’re doubling down on our efforts to protect our Postal employees and the security of the mail. We are hardening targets – both physical and digital – to make them less desirable to thieves and working with our law enforcement partners to bring perpetrators to justice,” said Postal Inspection Service Chief Gary Barksdale.
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According to the USPS, incidents of letter carrier robberies are on the rise across the nation. In FY22, 412 USPS letter carriers were robbed on the job. With 305 incidents reported in the first half of FY23, these incidents are increasingly more prevalent, the USPS said.
The USPS also addressed reports of an increase in high volume mail theft incidents from mail receptacles including blue collection boxes: 38,500 in FY22 and more than 25,000 in the first half of FY23.
The Postal Service said the agency will continue to work with its unions and management associations on training and employee education for letter carriers and other postal workers.
Recognizing these ongoing safety threats, the Postal Service and the Postal Inspection Service said they are expanding their Project Safe Delivery crime prevention initiative to protect Postal employees and facilities, prevent mail and package theft and enforce the law against individuals who perpetrate crimes against Postal employees or engage in mail and package theft.
Expanded Project Safe Delivery actions include:
- Reducing Letter Carrier Robberies and Mail Theft – As part of Project Safe Delivery, USPS and USPIS are taking action to harden physical targets against criminal activity and reduce criminal acts against postal employees including:
- 12,000 High Security Blue Collection Boxes To Be Installed Nationwide. The Postal Service is hardening blue collection boxes making access to their contents more difficult for criminals.These boxes are now being deployed in high security risk areas through the next fiscal year. The Postal Service will continue to evaluate replacing additional existing blue collection boxes with these enhanced boxes.
- 49,000 Electronic Locks to Replace Antiquated Arrow Locks. There has been an increase in letter carrier robberies nationwide where criminals are targeting letter carriers for their Arrow and Modified Arrow Lock (MAL) Keys. Criminals use Arrow and MAL keys to steal mail from secure mail receptacles to commit financial crimes, including altering checks to commit check fraud. To make Arrow Keys less valuable for criminals, the Postal Service will replace 49,000 antiquated arrow locks with electronic locks. New locks have been installed in select cities with installation to occur in additional major metropolitan areas soon. The Postal Service and the Postal Inspection Service are also increasing Arrow Key accountability reviews in select high Postal crime areas.
It’s not clear yet, when these changes will be coming to North Texas.
Action the American Public Can Take To Help Prevent Mail Theft
Customers can take several steps to protect their mail and their letter carriers, including:
- Don’t let incoming or outgoing mail sit in your mailbox. You can significantly reduce the chance of being victimized by simply removing your mail from your mailbox every day.
- Deposit outgoing mail through a number of secure manners including inside your local Post Office or at your place of business or by handing it to a letter carrier.
- Sign up for Informed Delivery and get daily digest emails that preview your mail and packages scheduled to arrive soon.
- Become involved and engaged in your neighborhood via neighborhood watches and local social media groups to spread awareness and share information.
- Keep an eye out for your letter carrier. If you see something that looks suspicious, or you see someone following your carrier, call 911.
The USPS said customers are encouraged to report stolen mail as soon as possible by submitting an online complaint to the Postal Inspection Service at www.uspis.gov/report or calling 877-876-2455.
Individuals are encouraged to report allegations of Postal Service employee misconduct, including attempts to corrupt a Postal Service employee, to the USPS OIG at 1-888-877-7644 or www.uspsoig.gov," the USPS said. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/highland-park-residents-frustrated-over-rising-cluster-mailbox-thefts/3279145/ | 2023-06-16T18:09:18 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/highland-park-residents-frustrated-over-rising-cluster-mailbox-thefts/3279145/ |
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Towne West Square Mall tenants are learning they may have to shut down as of Monday.
Evergy has notified the mall businesses that their power is being turned off. KSN News received the following statement from Evergy after we inquired about the notices:
After extended effort to retain payment from Towne West Mall for electric service, Evergy has provided a Monday deadline for payment that must be met for service to continue. We are notifying mall tenants because their operations will be impacted. Some larger stores in the mall are served separately on accounts that are in good standing and will not have service disconnected.”
Lindsey Temaat, Evergy communications manager
The Evergy spokesperson says it has been an extended issue with multiple bills going unpaid. According to the county database, the mall also has not paid its property taxes for 2021 and 2022 and currently owes over $363,000.
KSN News has reached out to Kohan Retail Investment Group, the company that purchased the mall in 2019, and we are waiting for a response. We will update this story when more information is available.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A task force met Friday to hear a final round of presentations from groups hoping for a share of Orange County’s tourism tax revenue.
One of the groups presenting to the TDT Citizen Advisory Task Force was the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community (P.E.C.).
The group laid out a plan to build the Zora Neale Hurston Campus for the Arts, Humanities, and the Sciences.
“What we can do with investment from Orange County is to deliver, deliver, deliver,” P.E.C. Executive Director N.Y. Nathiri said.
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The P.E.C. is asking for $87 million. The project aims to capitalize on the cultural heritage tourism market and would create an estimated economic impact of $110 million.
“We will bring Eatonville money that it has not seen and frankly, probably has not even envisioned,” Nathiri said.
The application is one of 55 from various organizations and businesses.
Each applicant has hoped to reap the benefits of Orange County’s record-breaking tax revenue following the pandemic.
Supporters of the museum said it would have a profound impact on an underserved community.
“For a long time, Eatonville has had to reach out for assistance,” Mayor Angie Gardner said. “However, with something like this, people will come to us. We will create jobs.”
The task force has two more meetings over the next month and is scheduled to present their findings to the Tourist Development Council on July 18.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX is set to launch the Satria-1 communications satellite on Sunday evening.
The satellite is being launched with a Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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The satellite belongs to the Indonesian government, and is being put into orbit as phase one of a two-part plan to improve internet quality in the country.
According to a report made by the International Trade Administration, the phase one satellite being launched on Sunday will provide improved internet quality to rural parts of Indonesia, and phase two will provide internet access for schools, defense and security administration, local government facilities and health facilities throughout the country.
As of Friday, the weather conditions are expected to be at least 60% favorable for launch during the launch window of 6:04 p.m. to 9:02 p.m.
Whenever the launch happens, News 6 will stream it live.
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10 priciest Volusia, Flagler projects slashed from state budget by DeSantis
Katie Kustura
The Daytona Beach News-Journal
Before signing off this week on Florida's $116.5 billion state budget, Gov. Ron DeSantis cut $500 million from the Legislature-approved version.
Just over $17 million of what DeSantis slashed came from 15 projects proposed in Volusia and Flagler counties.
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Top 10 priciest local projects nixed
- Palm Coast Fire Station 22 replacement, $5 million
- Oak Hill water, sewer extension for a community center, $3.5 million
- DeBary Fort Florida Road bridge and road reconstruction, (two separate items), $2.5 million
- Ormond Beach Police Department and Emergency Operations Center, $1,451,875
- New Smyrna Beach Pine Island/Aqua Golf Canal dredging and cleanup, $1 million
- Orange City multipurpose rescue facility and municipal facility replacement for transportation and city works, $650,000 covering two separate items
- Deltona Theresa Basin flood control study, $600,000
- DeLand, The Bridge Homeless Shelter, $500,000
- Port Orange stormwater system rehabilitation pipelining, $350,000
- Ponce Inlet (three projects): A storm drainage backflow device and river outfall, solar electronic messaging boards, and a replacement backup generator for a fire station, $128,100 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/16/desantis-cut-500-million-state-budget-volusia-flagler-projects-slashed/70329513007/ | 2023-06-16T18:19:53 | 1 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/16/desantis-cut-500-million-state-budget-volusia-flagler-projects-slashed/70329513007/ |
New law could help as Volusia sheriff faces possible hate group activity this weekend
More hate-speech flyers could be dumped on Volusia County properties this weekend, but Sheriff Mike Chitwood said a new law gives him more power to deal with such activity.
Chitwood received information from the Anti-Defamation League that neo-Nazis are planning a statewide effort to distribute flyers to coincide with the Juneteenth holiday weekend, which celebrates the emancipation of enslaved Black people in the U.S.
Hate groups, one in particular, have targeted Volusia County for months with antisemitic literature dumped on lawns and even windshields of cars.
Chitwood said he expects people to distribute flyers when it's dark.
"They're a bunch of cowards. ... They're trying to instill fear. They're trying to recruit people into believing the way they think," Chitwood said.
He said he believes hate groups are looking for a reason to file a lawsuit "because their four-hour podcast is not generating a lot of money."
While the county has experienced this activity before, the context will be different.
Florida lawmakers passed the "Public Nuisances" bill, House Bill 269, which makes it a hate crime and a felony to spread antisemitic propaganda on private property if it contains a credible threat. It went into effect on May 1.
The law classifies the offense as a first-degree misdemeanor or a felony depending on whether a "credible threat" is included ― that means the threat would cause someone to fear for his or her safety, or the safety of a family member or a close associate, and the person making the threat appears to have the ability to go through with it.
The law prohibits anyone from "intentionally dumping litter onto private property for the purpose of intimidating or threatening the owner, resident, or invitee of such property."
It also prohibits:
- Willfully and maliciously harassing or intimidating another person "based on the person's wearing or displaying of any indicia relating to any religious or ethnic heritage."
- Knowingly and intentionally displaying or projecting, "using any medium, an image onto a building, structure, or other property without the written consent of the owner of the building, structure, or property."
- Willfully trespassing on a state university or college campus "for the purpose of threatening or intimidating another person" and refusing to leave when asked by officials.
- Wilfully and maliciously interrupting or disturbing "any school or any assembly of people met for the worship of God, any assembly of people met for the purpose of acknowledging the death of an individual.
The new law would have provided grounds for an arrest in previous incidents, Chitwood said.
"If we were to catch them."
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The sheriff's office is asking people to be vigilant, pay attention to their home surveillance systems and contact the sheriff's office if they see any potentially illegal activity, he said.
Communities across Volusia County have already dealt with hate speech.
People connected to the "Goyim Defense League," an anti-Jewish hate group, spread antisemitic propaganda in February in Daytona Beach and Ormond Beach. People with their faces hidden by clothing held up banners on a pedestrian bridge over International Speedway Boulevard and projected hate speech onto the Daytona International Speedway.
In April, Chitwood described another incident in DeBary and how widespread the issue has become.
"Probably 80 of those pamphlets were dropped with 'Death to the Jews,' 'Hitler was right,' preaching all this stuff that we have seen. So now basically I think every city in Volusia County has been hit by these pamphlets," he said.
Chitwood has received death threats for calling out hate groups and their members. Four men have been arrested and charged after threatening his life.
The most recent arrest came Sunday when Calgary, Alberta, police arrested Tony Stromberg. Police said he "made repeated threats over Twitter, via email, and in phone calls to sheriff’s office employees."
The National Socialist Movement applied for a permit to protest Chitwood at Ormond Beach City Hall but was denied. Instead, more than 30 counterprotesters showed up to support the Jewish community and Chitwood.
― Reporter Katie Kustura contributed to this report. | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2023/06/16/more-hate-group-fliers-expected-in-volusia-over-juneteenth-weekend/70323282007/ | 2023-06-16T18:19:59 | 1 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2023/06/16/more-hate-group-fliers-expected-in-volusia-over-juneteenth-weekend/70323282007/ |
Franciscan Alliance long amassed land in downtown Hammond, expanding the former St. Margaret’s Hospital and its surrounding campus over the decades.
But the Mishawaka-based health care provider recently shuttered the hospital that long anchored downtown after more than 120 years.
Now it’s donating some of its unused property to Hammond Academy of Science and Technology, a private charter school that teaches middle school and high school students with a STEM-based curriculum. The Hammond Academy of Science and Technology will use the land for athletics facilities and other growth.
“It means there is a future for HAST,” said recently retired Principal Sean Egan. “It gives our families excitement for the next generation.”
Franciscan Alliance is donating land along Clinton Street between State Line Road and Hohman, a portion of which extends to Russell Street. A sliver of it adjoins the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology campus, 33 Muenich Court.
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The charter school, which is its 13th year, has 550 students from North Lake County. It doesn’t have any fields or outdoor space for team sports.
“To be able to give to a school badly in need of these resources, to be able to help grow these students and the young people of tomorrow brings joy to my heart and makes our sisters very happy,” said Sister Jane Marie Klein, Franciscan Alliance’s chairwoman.
Franciscan turned the parking lot it’s no longer using over to the school.
“That land served the community for generations and served it well,” said Calvin Bellamy, chairman of Franciscan Alliance Northern Indiana’s board of directors. “By transferring this property to the school, it will continue to serve it well into the future.”
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Major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital 'a victory for East Chicago'
EAST CHICAGO — A major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital is being hailed as a victory for East Chicago.
The long-standing hospital in the Indiana Harbor neighborhood landed a $1.5 million federal grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration to improve health care access for people who are medically vulnerable or underinsured.
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan helped line up the money and helped announce the investment.
"Today is a victory for the residents of East Chicago because it's access to health care," he said. "I was born at St. Catherine Hospital. My grandparents were taken here. My mom and dad were cared for here. My sister was a candy striper here and went on to become a nurse practitioner for Northwestern. This was and still is an anchor for the community."
East Chicago leaders were concerned about the hospital's future after Franciscan Health decided to close the similarly aged former St. Margaret Hospital in neighboring Hammond, Northwest Indiana's most populous city.
"They wanted to make sure the safety-net hospital continued," he said. "What today is about is assuring the city of East Chicago and every resident that St. Catherine is thriving and investing in new technology that gives them access to care equal to anywhere around the world. This is an investment in East Chicago itself, and it allows the residents to understand they have access to quality care here in the city."
When Mrvan was North Township trustee, he often heard complaints from residents that they didn't have access to care.
"This is a safety-net hospital. That means it takes care of the most vulnerable populations," he said. "This technology is the gold standard for Northwest Indiana. It's the same technology you would have in the city of Chicago, but it's right here in East Chicago. The hospital is working to provide world-class health care. As a congressman, I will listen to your concerns and try to provide access to health care, the best technology and the best for East Chicago."
St. Catherine CEO Leo Correa said the hospital continues to provide advanced technology to East Chicago and surrounding communities.
"St. Catherine Hospital is committed to ensuring that our community has state-of-the-art cardiac care close to home," Correa said. "It's a well-known fact that in the 1960s, St. Catherine Hospital became the choice facility in the Chicagoland area for the treatment of heart disease, performing the first open-heart surgery in Northwest Indiana. And today, we continue to invest in cardiac care and treating heart disease."
The hospital will install an Azurion 7 C20 Catalyst table, an image-guided therapy system that provides high-quality images with low doses of X-rays. Philips Healthcare is installing the new technology in its cath lab, which is undergoing a multiphase modernization project.
It will allow for precision diagnosis and treatment for patients. The new technology can capture uncommon angiography views, provide real-time 3-D impressions for complex vascular interventions and better visualize stent and balloon placement in coronary arteries.
"Our patients and clinicians benefit from the fast procedure times, reduced radiation exposure and superior image quality of this new technology," said Mary Miller, director of Cardiovascular Services.
St. Catherine Hospital has long placed an emphasis on cardiac care while serving the community for nearly a century, Correa said.
"During that time, we built a reputation for providing unparalleled cardiac care," he said. "That did not happen by chance. That's the result of an intentional investment in top health care providers and resources.
"We have fortified a culture of excellence in cardiac care by continuing to invest in skilled specialists and technologies to diagnose and treat heart disease. St. Catherine, along with our fellow hospitals in Community Healthcare System, Community Hospital in Munster and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, operates one of the largest and most advanced cardiovascular programs in Northwest Indiana. Our hospitals are certified chest-pain centers that are fully accredited by the Joint Commission or the American College of Cardiology.
"Every day, highly skilled cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, electrophysiologic and cardiac support staff walk through our doors and use their expertise to treat patients who put their trust in us."
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Major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital 'a victory for East Chicago'
EAST CHICAGO — A major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital is being hailed as a victory for East Chicago.
The long-standing hospital in the Indiana Harbor neighborhood landed a $1.5 million federal grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration to improve health care access for people who are medically vulnerable or underinsured.
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan helped line up the money and helped announce the investment.
"Today is a victory for the residents of East Chicago because it's access to health care," he said. "I was born at St. Catherine Hospital. My grandparents were taken here. My mom and dad were cared for here. My sister was a candy striper here and went on to become a nurse practitioner for Northwestern. This was and still is an anchor for the community."
East Chicago leaders were concerned about the hospital's future after Franciscan Health decided to close the similarly aged former St. Margaret Hospital in neighboring Hammond, Northwest Indiana's most populous city.
"They wanted to make sure the safety-net hospital continued," he said. "What today is about is assuring the city of East Chicago and every resident that St. Catherine is thriving and investing in new technology that gives them access to care equal to anywhere around the world. This is an investment in East Chicago itself, and it allows the residents to understand they have access to quality care here in the city."
When Mrvan was North Township trustee, he often heard complaints from residents that they didn't have access to care.
"This is a safety-net hospital. That means it takes care of the most vulnerable populations," he said. "This technology is the gold standard for Northwest Indiana. It's the same technology you would have in the city of Chicago, but it's right here in East Chicago. The hospital is working to provide world-class health care. As a congressman, I will listen to your concerns and try to provide access to health care, the best technology and the best for East Chicago."
St. Catherine CEO Leo Correa said the hospital continues to provide advanced technology to East Chicago and surrounding communities.
"St. Catherine Hospital is committed to ensuring that our community has state-of-the-art cardiac care close to home," Correa said. "It's a well-known fact that in the 1960s, St. Catherine Hospital became the choice facility in the Chicagoland area for the treatment of heart disease, performing the first open-heart surgery in Northwest Indiana. And today, we continue to invest in cardiac care and treating heart disease."
The hospital will install an Azurion 7 C20 Catalyst table, an image-guided therapy system that provides high-quality images with low doses of X-rays. Philips Healthcare is installing the new technology in its cath lab, which is undergoing a multiphase modernization project.
It will allow for precision diagnosis and treatment for patients. The new technology can capture uncommon angiography views, provide real-time 3-D impressions for complex vascular interventions and better visualize stent and balloon placement in coronary arteries.
"Our patients and clinicians benefit from the fast procedure times, reduced radiation exposure and superior image quality of this new technology," said Mary Miller, director of Cardiovascular Services.
St. Catherine Hospital has long placed an emphasis on cardiac care while serving the community for nearly a century, Correa said.
"During that time, we built a reputation for providing unparalleled cardiac care," he said. "That did not happen by chance. That's the result of an intentional investment in top health care providers and resources.
"We have fortified a culture of excellence in cardiac care by continuing to invest in skilled specialists and technologies to diagnose and treat heart disease. St. Catherine, along with our fellow hospitals in Community Healthcare System, Community Hospital in Munster and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, operates one of the largest and most advanced cardiovascular programs in Northwest Indiana. Our hospitals are certified chest-pain centers that are fully accredited by the Joint Commission or the American College of Cardiology.
"Every day, highly skilled cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, electrophysiologic and cardiac support staff walk through our doors and use their expertise to treat patients who put their trust in us."
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Major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital 'a victory for East Chicago'
EAST CHICAGO — A major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital is being hailed as a victory for East Chicago.
The long-standing hospital in the Indiana Harbor neighborhood landed a $1.5 million federal grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration to improve health care access for people who are medically vulnerable or underinsured.
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan helped line up the money and helped announce the investment.
"Today is a victory for the residents of East Chicago because it's access to health care," he said. "I was born at St. Catherine Hospital. My grandparents were taken here. My mom and dad were cared for here. My sister was a candy striper here and went on to become a nurse practitioner for Northwestern. This was and still is an anchor for the community."
East Chicago leaders were concerned about the hospital's future after Franciscan Health decided to close the similarly aged former St. Margaret Hospital in neighboring Hammond, Northwest Indiana's most populous city.
"They wanted to make sure the safety-net hospital continued," he said. "What today is about is assuring the city of East Chicago and every resident that St. Catherine is thriving and investing in new technology that gives them access to care equal to anywhere around the world. This is an investment in East Chicago itself, and it allows the residents to understand they have access to quality care here in the city."
When Mrvan was North Township trustee, he often heard complaints from residents that they didn't have access to care.
"This is a safety-net hospital. That means it takes care of the most vulnerable populations," he said. "This technology is the gold standard for Northwest Indiana. It's the same technology you would have in the city of Chicago, but it's right here in East Chicago. The hospital is working to provide world-class health care. As a congressman, I will listen to your concerns and try to provide access to health care, the best technology and the best for East Chicago."
St. Catherine CEO Leo Correa said the hospital continues to provide advanced technology to East Chicago and surrounding communities.
"St. Catherine Hospital is committed to ensuring that our community has state-of-the-art cardiac care close to home," Correa said. "It's a well-known fact that in the 1960s, St. Catherine Hospital became the choice facility in the Chicagoland area for the treatment of heart disease, performing the first open-heart surgery in Northwest Indiana. And today, we continue to invest in cardiac care and treating heart disease."
The hospital will install an Azurion 7 C20 Catalyst table, an image-guided therapy system that provides high-quality images with low doses of X-rays. Philips Healthcare is installing the new technology in its cath lab, which is undergoing a multiphase modernization project.
It will allow for precision diagnosis and treatment for patients. The new technology can capture uncommon angiography views, provide real-time 3-D impressions for complex vascular interventions and better visualize stent and balloon placement in coronary arteries.
"Our patients and clinicians benefit from the fast procedure times, reduced radiation exposure and superior image quality of this new technology," said Mary Miller, director of Cardiovascular Services.
St. Catherine Hospital has long placed an emphasis on cardiac care while serving the community for nearly a century, Correa said.
"During that time, we built a reputation for providing unparalleled cardiac care," he said. "That did not happen by chance. That's the result of an intentional investment in top health care providers and resources.
"We have fortified a culture of excellence in cardiac care by continuing to invest in skilled specialists and technologies to diagnose and treat heart disease. St. Catherine, along with our fellow hospitals in Community Healthcare System, Community Hospital in Munster and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, operates one of the largest and most advanced cardiovascular programs in Northwest Indiana. Our hospitals are certified chest-pain centers that are fully accredited by the Joint Commission or the American College of Cardiology.
"Every day, highly skilled cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, electrophysiologic and cardiac support staff walk through our doors and use their expertise to treat patients who put their trust in us."
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Major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital 'a victory for East Chicago'
EAST CHICAGO — A major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital is being hailed as a victory for East Chicago.
The long-standing hospital in the Indiana Harbor neighborhood landed a $1.5 million federal grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration to improve health care access for people who are medically vulnerable or underinsured.
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan helped line up the money and helped announce the investment.
"Today is a victory for the residents of East Chicago because it's access to health care," he said. "I was born at St. Catherine Hospital. My grandparents were taken here. My mom and dad were cared for here. My sister was a candy striper here and went on to become a nurse practitioner for Northwestern. This was and still is an anchor for the community."
East Chicago leaders were concerned about the hospital's future after Franciscan Health decided to close the similarly aged former St. Margaret Hospital in neighboring Hammond, Northwest Indiana's most populous city.
"They wanted to make sure the safety-net hospital continued," he said. "What today is about is assuring the city of East Chicago and every resident that St. Catherine is thriving and investing in new technology that gives them access to care equal to anywhere around the world. This is an investment in East Chicago itself, and it allows the residents to understand they have access to quality care here in the city."
When Mrvan was North Township trustee, he often heard complaints from residents that they didn't have access to care.
"This is a safety-net hospital. That means it takes care of the most vulnerable populations," he said. "This technology is the gold standard for Northwest Indiana. It's the same technology you would have in the city of Chicago, but it's right here in East Chicago. The hospital is working to provide world-class health care. As a congressman, I will listen to your concerns and try to provide access to health care, the best technology and the best for East Chicago."
St. Catherine CEO Leo Correa said the hospital continues to provide advanced technology to East Chicago and surrounding communities.
"St. Catherine Hospital is committed to ensuring that our community has state-of-the-art cardiac care close to home," Correa said. "It's a well-known fact that in the 1960s, St. Catherine Hospital became the choice facility in the Chicagoland area for the treatment of heart disease, performing the first open-heart surgery in Northwest Indiana. And today, we continue to invest in cardiac care and treating heart disease."
The hospital will install an Azurion 7 C20 Catalyst table, an image-guided therapy system that provides high-quality images with low doses of X-rays. Philips Healthcare is installing the new technology in its cath lab, which is undergoing a multiphase modernization project.
It will allow for precision diagnosis and treatment for patients. The new technology can capture uncommon angiography views, provide real-time 3-D impressions for complex vascular interventions and better visualize stent and balloon placement in coronary arteries.
"Our patients and clinicians benefit from the fast procedure times, reduced radiation exposure and superior image quality of this new technology," said Mary Miller, director of Cardiovascular Services.
St. Catherine Hospital has long placed an emphasis on cardiac care while serving the community for nearly a century, Correa said.
"During that time, we built a reputation for providing unparalleled cardiac care," he said. "That did not happen by chance. That's the result of an intentional investment in top health care providers and resources.
"We have fortified a culture of excellence in cardiac care by continuing to invest in skilled specialists and technologies to diagnose and treat heart disease. St. Catherine, along with our fellow hospitals in Community Healthcare System, Community Hospital in Munster and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, operates one of the largest and most advanced cardiovascular programs in Northwest Indiana. Our hospitals are certified chest-pain centers that are fully accredited by the Joint Commission or the American College of Cardiology.
"Every day, highly skilled cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, electrophysiologic and cardiac support staff walk through our doors and use their expertise to treat patients who put their trust in us."
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Major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital 'a victory for East Chicago'
EAST CHICAGO — A major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital is being hailed as a victory for East Chicago.
The long-standing hospital in the Indiana Harbor neighborhood landed a $1.5 million federal grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration to improve health care access for people who are medically vulnerable or underinsured.
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan helped line up the money and helped announce the investment.
"Today is a victory for the residents of East Chicago because it's access to health care," he said. "I was born at St. Catherine Hospital. My grandparents were taken here. My mom and dad were cared for here. My sister was a candy striper here and went on to become a nurse practitioner for Northwestern. This was and still is an anchor for the community."
East Chicago leaders were concerned about the hospital's future after Franciscan Health decided to close the similarly aged former St. Margaret Hospital in neighboring Hammond, Northwest Indiana's most populous city.
"They wanted to make sure the safety-net hospital continued," he said. "What today is about is assuring the city of East Chicago and every resident that St. Catherine is thriving and investing in new technology that gives them access to care equal to anywhere around the world. This is an investment in East Chicago itself, and it allows the residents to understand they have access to quality care here in the city."
When Mrvan was North Township trustee, he often heard complaints from residents that they didn't have access to care.
"This is a safety-net hospital. That means it takes care of the most vulnerable populations," he said. "This technology is the gold standard for Northwest Indiana. It's the same technology you would have in the city of Chicago, but it's right here in East Chicago. The hospital is working to provide world-class health care. As a congressman, I will listen to your concerns and try to provide access to health care, the best technology and the best for East Chicago."
St. Catherine CEO Leo Correa said the hospital continues to provide advanced technology to East Chicago and surrounding communities.
"St. Catherine Hospital is committed to ensuring that our community has state-of-the-art cardiac care close to home," Correa said. "It's a well-known fact that in the 1960s, St. Catherine Hospital became the choice facility in the Chicagoland area for the treatment of heart disease, performing the first open-heart surgery in Northwest Indiana. And today, we continue to invest in cardiac care and treating heart disease."
The hospital will install an Azurion 7 C20 Catalyst table, an image-guided therapy system that provides high-quality images with low doses of X-rays. Philips Healthcare is installing the new technology in its cath lab, which is undergoing a multiphase modernization project.
It will allow for precision diagnosis and treatment for patients. The new technology can capture uncommon angiography views, provide real-time 3-D impressions for complex vascular interventions and better visualize stent and balloon placement in coronary arteries.
"Our patients and clinicians benefit from the fast procedure times, reduced radiation exposure and superior image quality of this new technology," said Mary Miller, director of Cardiovascular Services.
St. Catherine Hospital has long placed an emphasis on cardiac care while serving the community for nearly a century, Correa said.
"During that time, we built a reputation for providing unparalleled cardiac care," he said. "That did not happen by chance. That's the result of an intentional investment in top health care providers and resources.
"We have fortified a culture of excellence in cardiac care by continuing to invest in skilled specialists and technologies to diagnose and treat heart disease. St. Catherine, along with our fellow hospitals in Community Healthcare System, Community Hospital in Munster and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, operates one of the largest and most advanced cardiovascular programs in Northwest Indiana. Our hospitals are certified chest-pain centers that are fully accredited by the Joint Commission or the American College of Cardiology.
"Every day, highly skilled cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, electrophysiologic and cardiac support staff walk through our doors and use their expertise to treat patients who put their trust in us." | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/franciscan-donates-downtown-land-to-hammond-academy-of-science-and-technology/article_ba28804a-0b43-11ee-a207-b364e109d900.html | 2023-06-16T18:20:46 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/franciscan-donates-downtown-land-to-hammond-academy-of-science-and-technology/article_ba28804a-0b43-11ee-a207-b364e109d900.html |
CALIFORNIA, USA — This story was originally published by CalMatters.
In California, less than two-thirds of counties have an abortion clinic. But nearly 80% have at least one “crisis pregnancy center,” according to a database compiled by CalMatters.
Abortion rights advocates and lawmakers have long accused these centers — also known as anti-abortion centers — of coercing vulnerable people into remaining pregnant by misleading them about abortion procedures and contraceptive methods. In rural areas with acute primary care shortages, “crisis pregnancy centers” outnumber abortion clinics 11 to 2, a CalMatters analysis shows.
While center supporters vehemently deny the accusations about misleading pregnant people, they’ve become the next battleground for California lawmakers bent on protecting abortion rights and offering services for people who live in states where abortion is banned.
“They’re the next way in which the anti-abortion movement will try to stop people from getting access to abortion here,” said Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, a Democrat from San Ramon and member of the Women’s Legislative Caucus, which has spearheaded the state’s legislative push for enhanced abortion protections.
Regulating “crisis pregnancy centers,” however, has proven to be exceptionally challenging even in the nation’s self-proclaimed “abortion safe haven.”
This legislative session, two bills attempting to regulate the centers died quietly in the Assembly Appropriations Committee, including one authored by Bauer-Kahan. Officially, no one knows why the bills were killed in the Legislature’s opaque suspense file maneuvers, in which votes are not public, but it’s no secret that Democratic lawmakers are fearful of passing laws that might spur litigation from abortion opponents. Even before the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion opponents had used the courts to steadily chip away at abortion protections.
“Even a state like California is treading very carefully,” said Margaret Russell, an associate constitutional law professor at Santa Clara University. “Who wants to waste public resources on a lawsuit going up to the Supreme Court with the risk that the law would become even worse?”
Alexandra Snyder, CEO of Life Legal Defense Foundation and former director of a pregnancy center in Santa Clarita, said the bills had clear “legal problems (and) constitutional problems” and would be “tied up in the courts at tremendous expense for the next five years.”
A “chilling effect”
At an Assembly Health Committee hearing in April, staff from the Alternatives Pregnancy Center in Sacramento dressed in hot pink — a color also frequently donned by the state’s abortion rights advocates — and lined up in opposition to a bill requiring the state Public Health Department to conduct an “awareness campaign” about reproductive health and abortion options.
The measure made no mention of pregnancy centers opposed to abortion, but public testimony accused them of manipulating women by advertising “abortion education” or counseling services that are a means to scare them away from abortion and of falsely claiming “abortion pill reversal” is scientifically tested. Abortion pill reversal — which involves giving patients high doses of the pregnancy hormone progesterone — is not supported by most doctors, including the nation’s leading association of pregnancy and women’s health specialists. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists states the procedure is “unproven and unethical” because it has not been backed by clinical studies.
Three weeks later the measure was dead — a rare win for the anti-abortion movement in California.
“We didn’t go there to necessarily stop the bill. We live in California, we know that. We didn’t think that was possible, but it’s clearly possible,” said Heidi Matzke, executive director of Alternatives Pregnancy Center.
Even the measure’s author, Santa Clarita Democrat Pilar Schiavo, was surprised.
“I was disappointed,” Schiavo said. “It literally didn’t say anything about crisis pregnancy centers. That’s as safe a bill as you can get.”
California legislators have struggled to regulate these centers since 2018, when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a state law known as the FACT Act that required reproductive health centers to notify clients about abortion and birth control options. It also required unlicensed centers to tell clients they were not medical facilities. Anti-abortion groups opposed it, arguing “crisis pregnancy centers” should not be compelled to say something that conflicts with their religious beliefs. The justices agreed in a 5-4 vote, dealing a bruising blow to abortion rights nationwide.
California’s use of a “government-drafted script” violated the First Amendment’s freedom of speech protections, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in the majority opinion.
“By requiring petitioners to inform women how they can obtain state-subsidized abortions — at the same time petitioners try to dissuade women from choosing that option — the licensed notice plainly ‘alters the content’ of petitioners’ speech,” Thomas wrote.
“Because we have this history of the reproductive FACT Act, I think people are really worried about creating bad precedent,” said Cathren Cohen, a staff attorney at the Williams Institute and the Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy at UCLA. “The anti-choice movement is very litigious. They know the federal courts are on their side.”
What has resulted is a “chilling effect,” even in states like California, Cohen said.
At least one lawsuit has been filed in reaction to the flurry of abortion protections California passed last year. The claim, filed “on behalf of pro-life pregnancy care centers” by the Life Legal Defense Foundation, seeks to block the state’s requirement that health insurers cover abortion services with no out-of-pocket charges.
Cohen testified in support of Bauer-Kahan’s “crisis pregnancy center” bill during an Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing in March. That measure would have reinforced the state’s false advertising law to prevent facilities that provide pregnancy-related services from making false or misleading claims about abortion. It also allowed people who sought services and were harmed to later sue for damages.
The measure was carefully crafted to avoid the previous issue of compelled speech that prompted the Supreme Court to rebuke California, Cohen said, “but that doesn’t mean that it wouldn’t be challenged.”
Bauer-Kahan, who successfully passed two abortion protection bills last session, told CalMatters it’s unlikely she’ll reintroduce this measure but remains committed to exploring future options.
“It’s really important that we get our arms around it,” Bauer-Kahan said.
Conflicting narratives
So what happens inside a “crisis pregnancy center”? It depends on who you ask.
At the national level, abortion opponents don’t mince words when it comes to the goals of the centers: They exist to stop women from getting abortions. Convention trainings, e-books, and online courses from the largest anti-abortion center networks in the country offer strategies on how to talk to women who call asking about abortion.
At least three-fourths of California centers are affiliated with national organizations.
Proponents of the primarily faith-based nonprofits disagree with the characterization that their work is underhanded. Training materials from one of the largest networks in the country, Care Net, specifically say “manipulation is never an option,” though it recommends “speaking persuasively” as a “life advocate.”
Centers say they give women with unplanned pregnancies alternatives to abortion by providing material support: free diapers, parenting classes and sometimes housing.
“We are a safety net for women that want to carry,” said Marie Leatherby, president of the California Alliance of Pregnancy Care and executive director of Sacramento Life Center. “(For) most women, it’s just a great place to start your pregnancy.”
Leatherby said after the Supreme Court’s ruling, the organization worked hard to root out any “bad actors” that used deceptive practices. It requires members to state whether they are medically licensed facilities, and many disclose online that they do not provide or refer for abortions.
“We set the bar so high because we’re always scrutinized,” Leatherby said. “If they want to have the abortion, they are free to come and go. We let people know we don’t do that here but they can come in and sit and figure out what they want to do.”
Despite safeguards that Leatherby and other California center proponents say are in place to ensure women aren’t misled, it still sometimes happens.
Numerous journalism investigations across the country have detailed instances in other states in which women were tricked into walking into a center rather than a Planned Parenthood site, shown an altered ultrasound image, or more recently had their data tracked. Many make assertions about the risks of abortion, side effects of contraceptives, and efficacy of “abortion pill reversal” that may be grounded in research but are taken out of context.
For instance, many centers’ websites say emergency contraceptives like Plan B or ella cause early abortions of a fertilized egg, which has been debunked by multiple research studies. They also emphasize the potential for abortion to cause depression or other negative mental health impacts when decades of research indicate a wanted abortion “does not cause significant psychological problems,” according to the American Psychological Association.
Gabriel, a Sacramento-area resident, said she visited a pregnancy center in 2016 seeking an abortion. She was about six weeks pregnant with a minimum-wage job and no health insurance. She and her boyfriend struggled to provide for their toddler and knew they weren’t ready for a second kid, Gabriel said. She had already visited a Planned Parenthood but couldn’t afford its $450 out-of-pocket fee. Her boyfriend saw a pregnancy center advertisement and hoped it could do the procedure for free.
CalMatters agreed to use only Gabriel’s middle name to protect her privacy. Her family doesn’t know she sought an abortion.
The center worker promised to help over the phone and never indicated that it did not perform abortions, she said. Gabriel didn’t realize it was a religious organization until halfway through the 45-minute appointment, she said. The staff member gave her “random scary statistics like 80% of couples who go through abortion together break up” and told stories of people who regretted the decision — and waited until the end of the appointment to tell her the center did not do abortions.
Gabriel was so uncomfortable with her experience that she left a review on Yelp warning other women to be cautious.
“I was definitely stressed and embarrassed. The rational part of my brain told me this was part of their fear tactic, but at the same time he and I were only like 22 or something still trying to figure our lives out,” Gabriel said. “Naturally part of me was wondering if they were right about everything.”
The center “was kind of our last resort…and them not being able to help us in the way we needed, and on top of that being talked into something I know I didn’t want, was a lot of emotional pressure,” Gabriel said.
Reproductive health deserts
Increasingly, “crisis pregnancy centers” across the country are seeking to be licensed by state health departments. Approximately half of the centers in California are medically licensed facilities, according to the California Alliance of Pregnancy Care. Proponents say it helps fill a community need, while opponents say it gives women in reproductive health deserts even fewer choices.
“We have a looming primary care provider shortage in California,” Cohen said. “It’s apt to note that they’re filling a gap because we do need more reproductive health care providers, particularly in rural areas, low income areas, (and for) people of color.”
The breadth of medical services offered at centers opposed to abortion varies widely, with most performing only pregnancy testing and ultrasounds. The state does not set a minimum service requirement for licensing.
Only 10% of the California centers provide prenatal care and none offer contraceptives, according to a 2022 report by The Alliance, a national coalition of organizations supporting abortion rights. Last year, State Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a consumer alert warning that the centers do not offer comprehensive reproductive health care.
There are at least 176 “crisis pregnancy centers” in California, according to a CalMatters analysis. That compares to 166 abortion clinics, according to state data. At face value, the difference of 10 seems negligible, but pregnancy centers are more likely to be located in areas where there are primary care shortages. Abortion clinics, on the other hand, tend to be located in urban areas where primary care shortages are less likely. Clinics like Planned Parenthood also offer services like cervical cancer screenings, HIV treatment, gynecological care and annual exams.
In rural areas of the state where primary care is insufficient, people have a 25% chance of living near a “crisis pregnancy center” compared to a less than 5% chance of living near an abortion clinic, according to a CalMatters analysis.
More than 13.1 million state residents — roughly one third-of the state’s population — live in a primary care shortage area, according to the federal Health Resources and Services Administration.
Matzke, with Alternatives Pregnancy Center in Sacramento, takes particular issue with the claim that she runs a fake medical clinic.
“From the moment they walk in the door, I want them met with medical professionals,” Matzke said. “The moment they leave, I want them being walked out by medical professionals. And that’s who we are.”
Alternatives is licensed as a free clinic by the California Department of Public Health. The staff includes three doctors, five nurses, a nurse practitioner, a phlebotomist to draw blood and several medical assistants, Matzke said. In addition to pregnancy tests and ultrasounds, Alternatives offers sexually transmitted disease tests, gynecological care and prenatal care up to 25 weeks. The clinic does not conduct or refer for abortion: It says so on the front door.
“Every woman knows where to go to get an abortion. You know, you can go to Planned Parenthood…but most women don’t know that free resources like ours exist,” Matzke said.
In some ways Alternatives is an outlier among centers in California, offering more medical services than most. In other ways, it’s not. It does not provide contraceptives. It also advertises “abortion pill reversal.”
Although most doctors reject abortion reversal, plenty of pregnancy center advocates claim it worked for them. Atoria Foley, a patient of Alternatives who testified against Assemblymember Schiavo’s bill, took the abortion pill mifepristone, which blocks absorption of progesterone, on two separate occasions, she said. She felt pressured into getting an abortion by her child’s father, she said, and immediately regretted it. The clinic staff got her a prescription for progesterone, she said, and her daughter was born roughly seven months later.
“There’s not any sort of condemnation or shame around that. It’s just, let’s take care of you and love on you and guide you through this,” Foley said.
According to a scientific review, between 8% and 46% of medication abortions are unsuccessful if the pregnant person does not take the second pill, which causes the uterus to contract and expel its contents, similar to a miscarriage. The first randomized control study of abortion pill reversal in the U.S. was stopped in 2020 after several participants were hospitalized for uncontrolled bleeding, according to study authors.
Abortion rights advocates are adamant: Pregnancy centers have no place in California. They are a “physical manifestation of the anti-abortion movement,” Schiavo said. Betsy Butler, a former state senator and executive director of the Women’s Law Center at UCLA, which contributed to The Alliance report, agreed.
“How do we reign them in? Why are they allowed to impact women like this? What can the state do about that? We have to answer this question,” Butler said. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/calmatters/crisis-pregnancy-centers-will-be-californias-next-abortion-battleground/103-675f6f86-b305-49f0-923b-0da5b5c1ef43 | 2023-06-16T18:32:05 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/calmatters/crisis-pregnancy-centers-will-be-californias-next-abortion-battleground/103-675f6f86-b305-49f0-923b-0da5b5c1ef43 |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A man was arrested after a man and woman were shot and killed in Sacramento's Del Paso Heights neighborhood, the Sacramento Police Department said Friday.
Durbin Paguada-Vasquez was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail. The 34-year-old is facing two counts of homicide.
The shooting happened around 10 p.m. Tuesday along North Avenue and Clay Street, according to the Sacramento Police Department.
Sgt. Zach Eaton, spokesperson for the police department, said when officers arrived they found a man and a woman in a vehicle. The people had multiple gunshot wounds and died at the scene.
Eaton said the police department believes it was a targeted, drive-by shooting.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Police Department is investigating a death in Sacramento Friday.
The investigation is near the Valley Hi/ North Laguna neighborhood. Westbound Mack Road at La Mancha Way is closed as officers investigate. Drivers are advised to use an alternate route.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The city of Sacramento is working on making city streets safer in South and North Sacramento through Streets for People, an active transportation plan focused on multimodal accessibility and removing barriers to transportation.
The driving force behind the project is community feedback and Sacramento transportation planner Leslie Mancebo says residents can pinpoint problem areas and share what they'd like to see on their streets.
Mancebo says the plan focuses on communities in need of high levels of street and infrastructure investment.
"We really are focusing some of our engagement in North Sacramento, South Sacramento and the Fruitridge/Broadway area. We'll be doing additional engagement in those areas to make sure that those voices that aren't always heard are being heard in this effort," said Mancebo.
Twelve citywide workshops are being planned to gather more information from community members. A combination of feedback and crash data will form tangible transportation goals within these areas.
The idea is to make streets safer and more comfortable. This plan supports other city efforts, like Vision Zero, to prevent pedestrian and car crashes, as well as help achieve city climate goals by championing walking and biking.
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LANCASTER, Pa. — Today's Celebrate Lancaster event in the city has been cancelled due to the unfavorable weather forecast this afternoon and evening, a Lancaster City spokesperson announced.
Celebrate Lancaster was scheduled to go from 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, but the lightning and stormy conditions in the weather forecast forced organizers to abruptly announce its cancellation shortly before noon.
"The safety and wellbeing of our attendees, vendors and staff are of the utmost importance," said city communications director Amber Strazzo. "We apologize for any inconvenience. Rest assured, our team is actively working on rescheduling the event and we will update you with details when we have them. We appreciate your understanding." | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/celebrate-lancaster-2023-cancelled-stormy-forecast-weather/521-2ab24416-9ec5-42c4-b64b-1e7f4aef303d | 2023-06-16T18:32:47 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/celebrate-lancaster-2023-cancelled-stormy-forecast-weather/521-2ab24416-9ec5-42c4-b64b-1e7f4aef303d |
CEDAR FALLS – Approximately two dozen school administrators will receive increases in their compensation.
On Monday, the Cedar Falls Board of Education unanimously consented to a 2.84% average increase in total compensation, salary and other benefits for principals and associate principals as well as executive cabinet members other than the superintendent.
The cabinet members include Associate Superintendent Pam Zeigler, Chief Financial Officer Denelle Gonnerman, Executive Director of Student Services Jill White, Executive Director of Human Resources Adrian Talbot and Executive Director of Enrichment and Special Programs Tara Estep.
Additional information about the top administrators’ salaries was requested, but not provided as of press time Wednesday. What is known is that it is a $101,310 cost to the district for the 2023-24 school year.
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Last year, the board approved an average total compensation package increase of 3.02%, equivalent to a $104,236 cost to the district.
Additionally, the directors were unanimous in approving a 3.03% median increase in the total package for approximately 54 secretaries, information technology technicians, bus drivers, and bus mechanics, as well as seven other directors, supervisors, and managers.
That’s a $143,907 cost to the district.
In other business, the board:
- Held a public hearing on new audio-visual equipment for the future high school to open off West 27th Street in 2024. No one spoke.
- Approved a new agreement with the Orchard Hill Church preschool for the 2023-24 school year.
- Approved Jenifer Smith as the Hansen Elementary School interim associate principal, effective July 1, at a salary of $87,500.
- Heard about the successes of the Cedar Falls High School Rocket Club from advisor Zeb Nicholson and rising senior Elliot Purdum.
- Received word from Chad Herrick, vice president of the Cedar Falls Tiger Booster Club, that it raised and would be contributing $127,125 to student athletic programs at the high school and junior high schools. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/education/cedar-falls-compensation-up-for-administrators/article_ac21cffe-0965-11ee-a3d5-97bd4214bfcf.html | 2023-06-16T18:33:48 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/education/cedar-falls-compensation-up-for-administrators/article_ac21cffe-0965-11ee-a3d5-97bd4214bfcf.html |
FAYETTE, MO — Central Methodist University celebrated its Spring 2023 commencement on May 13.
Colleen Kay Duffy of Waterloo graduated with a Bachelor of Science after studying marine biology.
- Location: Fayette, Missouri
- 24% of degrees awarded in education
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--- Bachelor's program: offered exclusively as an online program
- Enrollment: 1,659
- Average cost of attendance per academic year: $18,200
- Tuition & fees: $6,430 in-state, $6,430 out-of-state
Central Methodist University offers various educational programs no matter the grade students are interested in teaching. It provides certifications for early childhood education, special education, and technology and engineering education. To recruit and retain teachers , 119 school districts in Missouri have adopted a four-day school week to combat high turnover rates, with another 18 planned to make the transition next year. For some teachers, the day off allows extra time to prepare their curriculum.
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CEDAR FALLS – The city of Cedar Falls has been denied federal money to help pay for the removal of the railroad tracks through town, Cedar Falls Utilities General Manager Steve Bernard told the board of trustees on Wednesday.
CFU had partnered with the city and Iowa Northern Railway Company on the grant application to the Federal Railroad Administration’s new Railroad Crossing Elimination Program, created by the bipartisan infrastructure law.
Pedestrians cross the railroad tracks that run through Fifth Street in Cedar Falls last year.
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The city sought up to $9.76 million, and would have been required cover $1.22 million of the project’s estimated $12.2 million cost. The railroad company also would have paid $1.22 million.
It’s not clear if that means the project will be scrapped by the railroad company, which owns the tracks. The entities may apply again. The program has federal funding available through fiscal year 2026.
Approximately 11,642 linear feet of track runs near the intersection of Iowa and West First streets, next to the First Street McDonalds, through the downtown area, and several hundred feet past Cedar Falls Utilities to an area near Pfeiffer Springs Park off Grand Boulevard.
The track has not been used for its primary purpose since 2010 — the delivery of coal to the municipal utility — and had been minimally used for the storage of railroad cars.
Officials said removal of the tracks would make the streets safer for vehicle and bike traffic, and the funds would help pay for related street and sidewalk reconstruction, a flood wall closure, and trail connection.
The City Council voted 5-1 in September to apply for the grant, with Councilmember Dave Sires dissenting and Councilmember Susan deBuhr absent.
The council initially declined to pursue the funds in a 4-3 vote, largely due to the $1.22 million cost to the city.
28 celebrities you may not know are nonbinary
25 celebrities you may not know are nonbinary
The idea that there are only two genders is outdated. Some people don't identify as exclusively a man or a woman. One of the most common terms used to describe those who break the binary is the umbrella term nonbinary . Gender, like sexuality, is a spectrum. As media coverage becomes more diverse, nonbinary celebrities are breaking down barriers by sharing their stories and just being themselves.
The Human Rights Commission defines nonbinary as including people who identify as neither a man nor a woman, both, somewhere in between, or outside those identities altogether. It also clarifies that many nonbinary people also identify as transgender. While nonbinary people can use the pronouns he/him, she/her, or they/them, not everyone who uses gender-neutral pronouns is nonbinary. As more celebrities in the spotlight highlight the nuances of gender identity and expression, it normalizes these discussions and gives issues affecting the community center stage.
After one of the tensest years for transgender rights and its advocates, gender—and those who fit within or outside of its constraints—must continuously be explored. States across the U.S. introduced numerous bills to limit the rights of those from the LGBTQ+ community, and there have been pro-LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination bills introduced as well, each with its own reasons for success or failure.
Stacker researched nonbinary, genderqueer, or otherwise gender-nonconforming actors, writers, models, directors, musicians, and other celebrities and highlighted 25 you should know if you don't already.
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Janelle Monae
Janelle Monáe came out as nonbinary while promoting their book "The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer" during an appearance on "Red Table Talk." "My pronouns are … they/them, her/she," they told the Los Angeles Times in April 2022, adding that they will always stand with women on important issues—especially Black women.
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Sam Smith
During a 2019 interview with Jameela Jamil , Sam Smith stated: "I'm not male or female, I think I flow somewhere in between. It's all on the spectrum." Six months later, they officially changed their pronouns to they/them.
In 2022, Smith and Kim Petras became the first nonbinary singers to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with their song "Unholy."
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John Cameron Mitchell
The legendary actor John Cameron Mitchell casually came out in March 2022 during an interview with Pride . When discussing his iconic role in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," which has garnered him a little bit of flack, Mitchell casually mentioned he is nonbinary.
After the interview, Pride's staff reached out to Mitchell's team to clarify the actor's pronouns but received no reply. Mitchell later indicated in a Los Angeles magazine article the following June that he had not changed his pronouns .
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Cara Delevingne
Already a queer icon in her own right, Cara Delevingne initially talked about her "sexual fluidity" in a 2017 interview with British Vogue. Three years later, while speaking with Variety for its Pride issue, Delevingne stated: "The thing is with me, I change a lot … I feel different all the time. Some days, I feel more womanly. Some days, I feel more like a man."
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Justin Vivian Bond
In a 2012 interview with the New York Times , the Tony-nominated performer said: "I always thought of myself as a transgendered person. … I just lived my life and I didn't really have the exact language for what I was." They use the gender-inclusive honorific "Mx." instead of "Ms." or "Mr." and neopronoun "v" with "vself" instead of "herself" or "himself," a reference to Bond's middle name.
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Miley Cyrus
While promoting her #InstaPride campaign in 2015, Miley Cyrus told Time magazine: "I'm just even. It has nothing to do with any parts of me or how I dress or how I look. It's literally just how I feel." That same year, the Disney star-turned-pop sensation founded the Happy Hippie Foundation in memory of Leelah Alcorn, a transgender teen who took her own life.
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Lachlan Watson
Lachlan Watson experienced their first taste of fame as the nonbinary character Susie Putnam on Netflix's "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina," inspiring gender-nonconforming youth everywhere. Watson, who is also nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns , described their gender journey as "a revolution against the system" and said, "I don't have to live my life and do the things to my body that the world tells me that I have to do."
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King Princess
Ahead of their debut EP, "Make My Bed," in 2018, the now 24-year-old singer said , "I've always been kind of a genderqueer person." King Princess still identifies as genderqueer and doesn't seem to mind any pronouns. "I've never felt offended [by] the pronoun situation in my life," they told Rolling Stone in June 2022. "He. She. It. They. Xenu."
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Elliot Page
The Canadian actor Elliot Page initially came out as trans in late 2020, stating in an Instagram post: "I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot. I feel lucky to be writing this. To be here. To have arrived at this place in my life."
Page appeared on the cover of Time magazine's April 2021 issue, becoming the first trans man to do so. Speaking with the publication, Page expressed, "No matter the challenges and difficult moments of this, nothing amounts to getting to feel how I feel now."
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Bex Taylor-Klaus
Bex Taylor-Klaus came out in 2018 via Twitter , stating: "I came out as trans non-binary in a room full of people today. Guess it's time for me to do that on here, too. Hi. I'm Bex, and the rumors are true. I'm v enby." The fan-favorite "Scream" television actor has since gone on to play a nonbinary character on Fox's "Deputy" and expressed being "eternally grateful to the writers for letting us put these intricacies in there."
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Emma Corrin
After playing Princess Diana on Netflix's "The Crown," Emma Corrin came out as nonbinary in 2021. "That's the way society works within these binaries and it's taken me a long time to realise that I exist somewhere in between and I'm still not sure where that is yet," Corrin explained. The Golden Globe-winning actor's pronouns are listed as they/them in their Instagram bio.
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Jonathan Van Ness
While promoting their Essie nail polish collaboration in an interview with Out , "Queer Eye" star Jonathan Van Ness shared: "The older I get, the more I think that I'm nonbinary—I'm gender nonconforming. Like, some days I feel like a man, but then other days I feel like a woman." In a 2022 interview with Parade , Van Ness stated they are "equally great" with he, they, or she pronouns.
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Miss Fame
In 2020, the "RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 7 star took to Instagram to state, "This is not a mask! I am femme, I am an artist. I will not be tokenized," followed by multiple hashtags including #TheyThem. The multitalented artist has since served as a guest judge on "Germany's Next Topmodel."
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Sara Ramirez
A queer icon since their days starring on "Grey's Anatomy," actor Sara Ramirez came out as nonbinary via Instagram in 2020. In the post, they expressed having "the capacity" to be a "girlish boy," "boyish girl," or neither. Ramirez went on to play Che Diaz, the nonbinary love interest of Miranda Hobbes on the "Sex and the City" spinoff "And Just Like That…"
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Angel Haze
Rapper Angel Haze's gender identity has been public knowledge throughout most of their career, a fact they've remained unapologetic about. In a 2015 interview with CBS Philadelphia , Haze said: "I don't care what people call me. If they wanted to use the word he … I would be ok with that."
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Ruby Rose
Ruby Rose went viral in a 2014 interview—following her appearance on "Orange Is the New Black"—with the Guardian wherein she was asked about her own identity as it relates to the gender binary. Rose said, "I feel like I'm neither." The Australian actor has remained a star, finding roles in multiple action films such as "John Wick: Chapter 2."
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Asia Kate Dillon
Asia Kate Dillon's breakout role on the show "Billions" was the first time a nonbinary actor played a nonbinary character. "When I read the script for episode two and I saw the 'they, theirs and them,' that's when the tears started to well up in my eyes," the star told Refinery29 . They have since starred in "John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum."
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Halsey
In March 2021, singer Halsey updated her Instagram bio to include the pronoun "they." Clarifying to fans via an Instagram Story a week later, the singer confirmed: "The inclusion of 'they' in addition to 'she' feels most authentic to me. If you know me at all, you know what it means to me to express this outwardly. Thanks for being the best."
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Amandla Stenberg
Originally coming out via a Tumblr post in 2016 , Amandla Stenberg's gender identity has been known to fans for most of their career. During an interview with the Washington Post in 2021, Stenberg clarified—after her Wikipedia page was changed to adopt gender-neutral pronouns—that she doesn't "need those pronouns to feel comfortable" and expressed that it feels "almost detrimental" to those who need them.
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Rebecca Ray Sugar
During an interview with NPR about their hit cartoon "Steven Universe," Sugar stated: "I am also a nonbinary woman, which has been really great to express myself through these characters because it's very much how I have felt throughout my life." As of 2022, Sugar uses she/they pronouns.
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Grimes
In a now-deleted tweet from 2015, the singer-songwriter shared: "I vibe in a gender-neutral space so I'm kinda impartial to pronouns for myself. Don't have a preference so much but I wish I didn't have to be categorized as female constantly."
In a September 2021 video for Vogue , Grimes spoke about their child calling them by their first name. "Maybe he can sense my distaste for the word 'mother,' which I don't even know why I have a distaste for it. I just— I can't identify with it, really."
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Indya Moore
Indya Moore's shot to stardom came from their breakout role on FX's "Pose." They were subsequently named one of Time magazine's most influential people in the world in 2019 and came out as nonbinary that same year in an interview with Michaela Jaé Rodriguez for L'Officiel .
During the interview, Moore said: "I'm non-binary but I don't really talk about it that much. I don't feel like people really are there yet for understanding it, which I don't mind, but I also acknowledge the way people see me as a woman."
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Nico Tortorella
During a 2018 discussion with Trinity "The Tuck" Taylor, Nico Tortorella admitted they had been contemplating their gender identity. "I just pretty recently have come to terms with the fact that maybe I'm not fully cisgender," Tortorella shared at the time. After walking for New York Fashion Week, the actor called the opportunity "political" and added that it was about more than "throwing on a dress because I'm having fun. It's to prove a point."
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Emma D'Arcy
Emma D'Arcy rose to stardom in 2022 as the fearless face of "House of the Dragon" as Rhaenyra Targaryen. The nonbinary Golden Globe-nominated actor explained to The Hollywood Reporter how their gender identity imbued Rhaenyra's character and struggle with "what it means to be a woman." In the interview, D'Arcy said: "I've always found myself both pulled and repelled by masculine and feminine identity and I think that plays out truthfully here. She can't attend court in a way that comes easily to other people."
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Liv Hewson
Finding their big break on Netflix's "Santa Clarita Diet," actor Liv Hewson identifies as nonbinary and goes by they/them pronouns. They've become a young queer icon, playing fan favorite Vanessa in "Yellowjackets," and receiving the Visibility Award at the 2020 HRC Austin Gala.
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Bella Ramsey
Bella Ramsey was 11 years old when the actor joined "Game of Thrones" as the small yet formidable Lyanna Mormont. Now, Ramsey's gripping audiences again, starring in HBO's dystopian zombie series "The Last of Us" alongside Pedro Pascal as the character Ellie, who may be humanity's last hope.
In January 2023, Ramsey, who uses various pronouns (she/her in more recent interviews), told the New York Times that her "gender has always been very fluid" and that "being gendered isn't something I particularly like, but in terms of pronouns, I really couldn't care less." Expounding on the subject to GQ UK a month later, Ramsey explained said that while she finds it fun to play "feminine characters" that are "so opposite to myself," she doesn't tolerate being misgendered as a "powerful young woman."
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Alex Newell
Since making it big playing vocal powerhouse Unique Adams on the show "Glee" in 2011, Alex Newell has been blowing audiences away on-screen and onstage. The actor and singer, who is gender fluid and uses all pronouns , has appeared in various film, television, and theater productions, including 2022's critically acclaimed Broadway musical "Shucked."
In June 2023, Newell's star-making turn as Lulu in "Shucked" earned the performer the first Tony Award ever awarded to a nonbinary actor, for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. "Thank you for seeing me, Broadway. I should not be up here as a queer, nonbinary, fat, Black little baby from Massachusetts," Newell said in their acceptance speech . "And to anyone that thinks that they can't do it, I'm going to look you dead in your face. That you can do anything you put your mind to."
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J. Harrison Ghee
J. Harrison Ghee is an actor, singer, dancer, and one of the first nonbinary performers to win a Tony Award.
The pansexual, nonbinary star worked on Disney cruise ships as a drag performer before turning to theater acting, landing their first Broadway gig in 2017 as Lola in "Kinky Boots." Since then, the multihyphenate—whose pronouns are he/she/they —has starred in such stage productions as "Mrs. Doubtfire" on Broadway and "Chicago" for the St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre.
Ghee made history at the 2023 Tony Awards as the second nonbinary actor to win a Tony, taking home Best Leading Actor in a Musical for their turn as Jerry/Daphne in 2022's "Some Like It Hot." Ghee shared the historical moment with nonbinary actor-singer Alex Newell (aforementioned on this list), who also won a Tony that evening, making them the first (and only) Tony-winning nonbinary actors to date.
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EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — Eighteen elementary school students were on a school bus that was rear-ended by a car Thursday morning, police said.
The bus, driven by Caron James, a 61-year-old township resident, was slowing to a stop on Washington Avenue near Martin Avenue about 9 a.m. to pick up children when it was hit from behind by a 2019 Hyundai Sonata, police said Friday in a news release.
Police said the crash caused significant damage to both vehicles.
The Sonata's driver, 28-year-old township resident Wensdy Charles, was issued a summons for careless driving, police said. Charles was evaluated at the crash site but chose not to be brought to a hospital.
The school bus's yellow lights were flashing before the crash, indicating it was stopping, police said.
The children were headed to Davenport Elementary School on Spruce Avenue. The students were brought to the school after the collision, police said.
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Parents and school officials were informed of the crash, police said.
While no students reported being injured at the crash site, one complained of neck pain to the school nurse later Thursday, police said.
Police did not say whether the student needed further medical care.
Traffic on Washington Avenue was affected for about an hour while the crash was investigated and cleared, police said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/eggharbortownship-school-bus-crash/article_fa5230f0-0c6d-11ee-a6d3-5ba89a003cce.html | 2023-06-16T18:34:40 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/eggharbortownship-school-bus-crash/article_fa5230f0-0c6d-11ee-a6d3-5ba89a003cce.html |
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — A Philadelphia man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly broke a car mirror and later tried biting and spitting on police officers and hospital staff.
Hakim Coles, 25, was charged with criminal mischief, obstruction, aggravated assault on police with bodily fluids and resisting arrest.
Coles was walking along Somers Point-Mays Landing Road near Scullville Fire Station No. 2 at 4:24 p.m. Thursday when he punched a passing car's passenger-side mirror, police said Friday in a news release.
The driver was trying to avoid Coles, who was walking in and out of the road, police said.
Coles refused to obey officers' commands several times. At one point, Coles took a "fighting stance" stance toward the officers, causing them to forcefully remove him from the road after de-escalation procedures failed, police said.
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Coles was taken to Shore Medical Center in Somers Point for an evaluation, where he became aggressive toward the officers and staff, attempting to bite and spit on them and making terroristic threats, police said. One officer suffered minor injuries.
Coles had been approached by police three times earlier that day but was let go each time with verbal warnings before the mirror-punching incident, police said.
He was later sent to the Atlantic County jail. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/eggharbortownship-arrest-philadelphia-police/article_88cda5d8-0c5c-11ee-813c-734c2fc7deab.html | 2023-06-16T18:34:46 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/eggharbortownship-arrest-philadelphia-police/article_88cda5d8-0c5c-11ee-813c-734c2fc7deab.html |
DALLAS (KDAF) — The Dallas Zoo is announcing Dollar Day promotions and other discounts for the park.
On July 13 and August 8, the zoo will open early at 8:30 a.m. on both days. “These are always some of our most exciting – and busiest! – days of the year. We love Dollar Days because they’re our way of giving back, making the Zoo accessible for all, and saying “thank you” to an amazing community that supports us year-round,” the park says.
There are a certain number of tickets that will be sold so get them while they last! You can buy your tickets online in advance here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-zoo-dollar-days-are-back-for-the-summer-how-to-purchase-tickets/ | 2023-06-16T18:34:48 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-zoo-dollar-days-are-back-for-the-summer-how-to-purchase-tickets/ |
Village Super Market is again asking the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority to select its plan to build a full-service grocery store in Atlantic City, only months after the two sides walked away from a deal that would have sent nearly $19 million in tax dollars to the company for construction.
The Springfield, Union County-based company was among four firms to respond to CRDA's latest request for proposals for the development and operation of a grocery store in the resort.
In 2021, CRDA had agreed to provide $18.7 million to Village Super Market for the construction of a 44,000-square-foot ShopRite in a parking lot at Baltic and Indiana avenues. The authority had planned to retain ownership of the site, leasing it to Village Super Market for $1 per year.
But in late 2022, more than three years after the two sides began negotiations, CRDA decided to end its talks and seek new proposals.
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At the time, state officials said Village Super Market would be able to enter a new proposal if it chose to do so.
Company representatives did not return a request for comment.
The three other bidders that are now vying to build Atlantic City's first full-service grocery store in nearly two decades are JAS Group Enterprise, Save Philly Stores and Bailing International Firm, according to CRDA, which listed the respondents to its RFP during a meeting June 8.
Michael Sawyer, president and CEO of Princeton-based JAS Group Enterprise, said it pitched, in partnership with The NRP Group, of Ohio, a mixed-used development that includes a roughly 35,000-square-foot grocery store, additional retail space and 120 apartments.
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"We think Atlantic City deserves better than a supermarket," he said.
Acknowledging that this proposal went beyond the scope of CRDA's RFP, Sawyer said JAS Group's vision is flexible.
Save Philly Stores, of Broomall, Pennsylvania, owns and operates the Save-A-Lot in Atlantic City’s Renaissance Plaza and another dozen stories around Greater Philadelphia.
When CRDA last solicited grocery developers and operators in 2019, Save Philly Stores was the only other respondent besides Village Super Market.
"As a company, we are a lot more advanced than we were in 2019," Shawn Rinnier, president of Save Philly Stores, said in a phone call.
He declined to provide specifics on the 2023 proposal, except to say its Save-A-Lot in Camden is an example of what he hopes to accomplish in Atlantic City.
"We have the team to give Atlantic City residents the supermarket they deserve," Rinnier said.
A representative of Atlantic City-based Bailing International declined to comment on its proposal.
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CRDA did not immediately respond to questions on when to expect its staff to recommend one of the bids to its board, but Karen Martin, the authority's acting communications director, previously said the process typically takes about 12 weeks from the proposal to an in-house review process before being brought to the board for a vote.
In October 2021, the authority approved $18.7 million in funding for Village Super Market to build a full-service grocery store adjacent to the Atlantic City Convention Center.
A month later, Gov. Phil Murphy, Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver and more state and local officials gathered at the site for a ceremonial groundbreaking, where leaders hailed the future ShopRite as an end to Atlantic City's status as a "food desert."
"Getting the supermarket built is something that I take great pride in, because it's going to mean so much to this community," Murphy said in November 2021.
Yet over the next 12 months, there was little movement at the site, and CRDA and Village Super Market declined to provide updates. Sources told The Press of Atlantic City that the developer-operator had requested additional funds, including a $500,000 annual subsidy to offset expected losses at the site. Then, in December 2022, CRDA said it was suspending negotiations.
“The termination of this arrangement with Village Super Market was a difficult but responsible decision informed by careful consideration of economic obstacles and our acute understanding of the urgency of food insecurity in Atlantic City,” Murphy said in a statement in December. “In light of this, we were forced to pivot and honestly reassess the best path forward to deliver affordable and nutritious food for the city’s residents.”
Meanwhile, leaders of the food security advocacy nonprofit Communities Revolutionizing Open Public Spaces, or C.R.O.P.S., have urged state officials to consider other solutions to Atlantic City's food desert status besides a large retail supermarket. C.R.O.P.S. in October 2022 opened its own produce store at Tanger Outlets The Walk, and last month, CRDA set aside up to $308,000 for the organization's urban farming proposal. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/four-submit-proposal-for-atlantic-city-supermarket/article_17c0fa32-0c72-11ee-a91e-5719d05fa70d.html | 2023-06-16T18:34:52 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/four-submit-proposal-for-atlantic-city-supermarket/article_17c0fa32-0c72-11ee-a91e-5719d05fa70d.html |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Let the music play!
The Kessler Theater will be recreating the historic art and music vibes from the Video Bar and On the Air for one night only. Both venues helped cultivate the music scene in the 80s and early 90s.
The theater will turn into a living homage to that era on June 16, transforming the venue for one night only into the ’80s music video bar. Televisions and projection screens will show experimental and unique music videos that will play all night long.
See and hear the alternative sounds of ’80s music with the music of today. Bart Weiss was part of the original crew who helped create both On The Air and The Video Bar. Weiss and other members of the team will make an appearance.
“If you were there, this is a chance to relive it and reconnect with your (now older) friends. If you were too young, this is a chance to see what you missed. The Kessler in North Oak Cliff is absolutely the perfect place for this Video Bar reunion,” Weiss said via Prekindle.
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Mike Trout, 31, a 2009 Millville High School graduate, is a center fielder with the Los Angeles Angels and was the 2014, 2016 and 2019 American League MVP.
Wednesday: Batting third and playing center field, he went 0 for 3, striking out once, with two walks, a run scored in a 6-3 loss to the Rangers.
Thursday: Went 0 for 4, striking out once, in a 5-3 win over Texas in the series finale. He batted third and played center field.
Friday: Brady Singer (4-5, 6.58) is scheduled to start the 8:10 p.m. series opener for the host Kansas City Royals. Trout is 0 for 3 against him.
Stats: Trout is hitting .248 (62 for 250) with 14 home runs, 37 RBIs and 42 runs scored in 66 games. He has walked 36 times and struck out 81 times. His on-base percentage is .354, his OPS .814. In his last 15 games, he was hitting .115 (6 for 52). | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/daily-mike-trout-report-batting-average-sinks-to-248-amid-slump/article_c6c0f59c-0be5-11ee-91ac-2ba825b301c8.html | 2023-06-16T18:34:58 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/daily-mike-trout-report-batting-average-sinks-to-248-amid-slump/article_c6c0f59c-0be5-11ee-91ac-2ba825b301c8.html |
Kasey Bretones decided in the fourth grade that one day she wanted to play college basketball
This spring, the University of Massachusetts was the first school to offer the Mainland Regional High School junior an NCAA Division I basketball scholarship.
“Once my first offer came in May,” the 17-year-old Linwood resident said, “I was really like, ‘Wow, it really is going to happen.’”
More scholarship offers would come, but in the end Bretones stuck with the first school to show interest in her. The guard announced this week that she has committed to Massachusetts. Bretones received scholarship offers from eight other schools, including Fairleigh Dickinson, Marist, and Rider.
“It means everything,” she said. “I’m really excited. It’s kind of a major reward for all the hard work I’ve put in. Just knowing how my teammates and coaches have pushed me and supported me, it’s a great feeling.”
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— Kasey Bretones (@BretonesKasey) June 13, 2023
Bretones has helped Mainland win two-straight Cape-Atlantic League titles. She is one of the most athletic and versatile players in South Jersey, with the ability to defend every position on the floor, from point guard to center.
Bretones averaged 11.8 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals last season. She was the MVP of the Mustangs' 46-26 win over Atlantic City in the CAL Tournament final and was named a first-team Press All-Star. Mainland went a combined 54-6 the past two seasons. An excellent student, Bretones plans to major in physical therapy/athletic training.
“I can’t say enough about how important Kasey is,” Mainland coach Scott Betson said. “She’s terrific in terms of running our offense and basically handles the ball for us on every possession. She may be even more important to us defensively. In my opinion, she’s the best defender in the area. She’s also just a great kid. I’m really happy for her and her decision.”
Massachusetts plays in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Last season, the Minutewomen finished 27-7 and qualified for the NIT Tournament.
Mike LeFlar, who has been a UMass assistant since 2018, was named head coach in April. He replaced Tory Verdi, who built the Minutewomen into an Atlantic 10 power but left in April to take over at the University of Pittsburgh.
Bretones committed to Massachusetts for a variety of reasons.
“The facilities were so nice,” she said. “The coaches were great. I loved them all. Honestly, it was just a gut feeling that I had. I visited other campuses. Coaches were great. Campuses were nice. But the feeling I had at UMass really felt like home. I knew that would be the best place for me.”
The Mustangs will return all five starters next season and should again be one the state’s top teams.
“This is a big relief,” Bretones said of her commitment. “Our whole high school team has big goals set for this coming year. Just knowing (that college) is one more thing off of my shoulders, now I can just really focus on achieving those goals.” | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/mainland-girls-basketball-standout-commits-to-umass/article_ec8964e0-0c66-11ee-98a3-f3797d8c9be4.html | 2023-06-16T18:35:04 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/mainland-girls-basketball-standout-commits-to-umass/article_ec8964e0-0c66-11ee-98a3-f3797d8c9be4.html |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A casino night fundraiser is being held to raise money for a Science Hill High School student battling a rare form of liver cancer.
Xander Pierce is at St. Jude’s working towards joining a team of oncologists in New York to move forward with surgery that will remove the rare cancer called Fibrolamellar carcinoma.
A casino night fundraiser is being held to raise money for the trip and will feature games and a silent auction. The fundraiser will take place from 5 – 8 p.m. on Friday, June 16 at the Tennessee Hills Brewstillery in Johnson City.
For more information on the fundraiser, click here. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/casino-night-fundraiser-to-be-held-for-science-hill-student-with-rare-cancer/ | 2023-06-16T18:36:33 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/casino-night-fundraiser-to-be-held-for-science-hill-student-with-rare-cancer/ |
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A pickup basketball game on a Main Line court ended with two men hospitalized with gunshot wounds Thursday night.
Lower Merion Township police responded to the parking lot of 1 Bala Plaza, off St. Asaphs Road, in Bala Cynwyd a little after 9 p.m. to find two Philadelphia residents bleeding, township police said.
The injured men -- both in their early 20s -- were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment for what appeared to be non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, police said.
Detectives discovered that the shooting took place at the conclusion of a pickup basketball game, police said.
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The search for the shooter continued Friday and police said there was "no continuing threat to the public." However, they were looking for a vehicle seen fleeing the scene.
"A vehicle possibly involved in this incident was seen leaving the area," police wrote. "It is described as a silver 4 door sedan."
Anyone with information on the shooting was asked to call Lower Merion Township police at 610-645-1000.
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LEASES
Commonwealth Commercial Partners LLC report the following transactions:
• Sands Anderson PC leased 34,754 square feet at 919 E. Main St. in Richmond.
• Cavalier Cargo Group Inc. leased 34,358 square feet at 7425 Ranco Road in Henrico.
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer reports the following transactions:
• RJ Holmes Automotive LLC expanded to a total of 5,803 square feet of industrial space at Park Place of Hanover, 10403 S. Leadbetter Road, in Ashland.
• Bon Secours Urgent Care leased 4,404 square feet of retail space at Ivymont Square, 14101 Midlothian Turnpike, in Chesterfield.
• Hackrva Labs Inc. leased 4,200 square feet of industrial space at 2026-A Dabney Road in Henrico.
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From the Archives: The Valentine
The Valentine, located at 1015 East Clay Street in downtown Richmond, was constructed starting in 1892 by Mann S. Valentine, Jr., the founder.
Valentine made his fortune from Valentine’s Meat Juice, a tonic made from pure beef juice and believed to be medicinal. Valentine was also an avid collector and possessed hundreds of historic objects. He died just a year after the foundation for the museum was poured, but left behind his personal collection at the 1812 Wickham House, also part of the museum.
The Valentine Museum opened in 1898 as the first private museum in Richmond.
Here’s a look back at the museum over the years from our archives. | https://richmond.com/news/local/business/real-estate/commercial-real-estate-roundup-bon-secours-urgent-care-leases-space-on-midlothian-turnpike/article_77b1d72e-0b6c-11ee-8d67-cf02368dd949.html | 2023-06-16T18:50:20 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/business/real-estate/commercial-real-estate-roundup-bon-secours-urgent-care-leases-space-on-midlothian-turnpike/article_77b1d72e-0b6c-11ee-8d67-cf02368dd949.html |
Susan Longhenry, director and chief curator at Marquette University’s Haggerty Museum of Art, has been named the next director of the Sheldon Museum of Art.
She will succeed Wally Mason, who, in 2014, came from Marquette to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln art museum. Mason will retire from Sheldon on June 30. Longhenry’s appointment is effective Aug. 15.
“Susan Longhenry is an innovative leader of academic-based museums who offers a proven background in community engagement, strategic planning, fundraising and visitor experience,” Chancellor Ronnie Green said in a news release announcing her appointment. “Her ability to collaborate and build relationships across various audiences will certainly help elevate Sheldon’s role on campus, across Nebraska and in the museum community nationwide.”
Longhenry was selected following a national search.
“I’m thrilled to join Sheldon Museum of Art’s many stakeholders at this exciting point in its evolution,” Longhenry said in the release. “I’ve long been an admirer of Sheldon’s renowned collection and its extraordinary building. “I’m inspired by the potential that I see for Sheldon to integrate even more deeply with the university community, city of Lincoln and Nebraskans across the state.”
Longhenry is a specialist in modern and contemporary art with more than 30 years of leadership experience with art museums nationwide. She is recognized as a leader of academic art venues and brings a unique focus on the integration of academic and community engagement.
Longhenry is expected to continue Mason’s focus on engaging Sheldon with university communities and curriculum. At Marquette, which does not have an art department, Longhenry led interdisciplinary programming that included exhibitions developed in collaboration with faculty.
Under her leadership, the Haggerty Museum of Art was the only arts organization nationally to earn funding through the first round of the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ Community Catalyst program — an initiative aimed at connecting museums, libraries and their partners with local communities.
“Susan has an impressive record of engaging multiple audiences in an academic art museum environment,” Sheldon Art Association president Geoff Cline said in the release. “During the past several years, Sheldon has strengthened its ties to academic disciplines across campus — from English and history, to engineering and business. We are expanding those collaborations in the broader community, and Susan is uniquely positioned to move Sheldon forward.”
Longhenry earned a Master of Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University. Prior to her tenure at the Haggerty Museum of Art, Longhenry served as director of the University of New Mexico’s Harwood Museum of Art. She also served in leadership roles at the Indianapolis Museum of Art and Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts.
She is a member of the Association of Art Museum Directors, active in the group’s Academic Museums Committee and Equity Task Force. She has served on national boards, including the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries, and as a peer reviewer for the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the National Endowment for the Arts.
60+ pieces of public art in Lincoln
Torn Notebook
Reflection
Old Glory
Pitch, Roll & Yaw
Watchful Citizen
Mbera
Gettysburg Lincoln
Clocktower
Rebekah at the Well
Sculpture of child
Groundwater Colossus
Ascent Tower
Tem and Ptah
Acklie Fountain
Iron Horse Legacy
Floating Figure
Vase with Five Flowers
Bench
Doorways to Hope, Garden of Faith, Hope and Love
Illuminating Lincoln
Bicycle
Star Art
Snowplow art
Look Ma, No Hands
Noos
Jay Tschetter mural
Mural on Kiechel building
Solar Semaphore
Double Spinner
War and Victory sculpture
Candy Box
Mountain Monarch
27th Street Hearth
If I Had My Child To Raise Over Again sculpture
Rarin' to Ride
Frog Baby
Daydreams
Standing Bear Sculpture
Harvest sculpture
Four Seasons Terminals
Kneeling figure
Ako's Enso II
Baroque Cherub
"Nautilus" sculpture installation
Arietta II
Tilted Donut #7
Ascot
Archie
Balanced / Unbalanced Wheels #2
Palo Alto I
Dementia
Bop and Crazed
Sluice Scythe & Wedgie
Our Community / Larger than Life
Breach
Bather
Liberty bell
Nanticoke
Bicentennial Cascade Fountain
Rotary Pavilion
Greenpoint
Kaneko head sculptures
Reach the writer at 402-473-7244 or kwolgamott@journalstar.com. On Twitter @KentWolgamott
L. Kent Wolgamott, the recipient of the 2018 Mayor’s Arts Award, has written about arts and entertainment for Lincoln newspapers since 1985, reviewing thousands of movies and concerts and hundreds of art exhibitions.
Susan Longhenry, director and chief curator at Marquette University’s Haggerty Museum of Art, has been named the next director of the Sheldon Museum of Art. | https://journalstar.com/life-entertainment/local/new-director-for-lincolns-sheldon-museum-of-art-named/article_aa3f84f8-0c60-11ee-a369-bbd4076c6623.html | 2023-06-16T18:51:12 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/life-entertainment/local/new-director-for-lincolns-sheldon-museum-of-art-named/article_aa3f84f8-0c60-11ee-a369-bbd4076c6623.html |
ORLANDO, Fla. — Beefy King will celebrate 55 years of service this weekend on Saturday, June 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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The sandwich shop, known for its steamed beef sandwiches, will have new merchandise and freshly printed tie-dye Beefy King 55th anniversary t-shirts.
Sneak peak of the #beefyturns55 tshirt!!! Getting ready for our 55th anniversary celebration on Saturday June 17th 11am-3pm! pic.twitter.com/2LVSowOr61
— Beefy king (@beefy_king) June 11, 2023
The Orlando staple has been open since 1968 when Freeman and Margaret Smith opened the store on Bumby Avenue.
Three generations have run the sandwich shop in its 55 years.
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In November 2019, the restaurant was set on fire one evening.
Orlando police charged John Huff, 36, with arson, and he was found guilty in 2021.
Beefy King’s was able to reopen a week later after the damage was repaired.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents and visitors to be alert after a string of luxury vehicle thefts last month.
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Deputies said five luxury cars were stolen from valets at restaurants along Sand Lake Road and hotels in the area.
According to a news release, Orange County deputies responded to Norman’s on Via Dellagio Way on June 2 after a person reported that a black and gray Rolls Royce Phantom was stolen from valet parking.
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Meanwhile, deputies received a tip that another vehicle, a gray BMW 330, was stolen. The victim said they left their car with the valet around 9:35 p.m., but it was gone around 11 p.m.
On May 31, law enforcement responded to the Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace, where valet supervisors told deputies that someone stole a set of keys the previous night and had taken two cars the next morning -- a gray Audi and a white Ford Expedition.
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On May 17, deputies arrived at the ICON Park parking garage around 11:15 p.m. for a stolen vehicle call.
The victim said they had parked their white Bentley using the valet service around 9:15 p.m., but once they returned to the garage, the car was gone.
The sheriff’s office said a Mercedes G class was also stolen in Winter Park that same day.
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Detectives will continue investigating the incidents and said valet operators should be aware of similar incidents.
See models like the ones that were stolen in the photo above.
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SAN ANTONIO — The East Central ISD Board of Trustees voted to raise teachers' salaries, making them more competitive in the market.
Beginning teacher salary was raised to $57,500, according to the district's Facebook page. That is up from $56,000 from last year.
The district says it partnered with the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) to conduct a comprehensive salary survey. The results showed that ECISD was competitive in many areas, but some adjustments were needed align with the market range.
In addition to the salary increase, there will be an average of 3% salary increase for all teachers on the teachers' schedule. The district is also offering a $3,000 signing bonus for certain roles, including bilingual, secondary math and science, special education, among other roles.
"This increase demonstrates our commitment to supporting our educators and attracting top talent. We want to express our gratitude to our incredible employees who continually go above and beyond to ensure our students' success. This salary increase is made possible from within our own district's budget, and we are honored to reward your hard work and dedication to East Central ISD and our community," the district said.
This comes after Northside ISD's board approved a pay raise for staff Tuesday night. It will be a 3% midpoint raise across the board which works out to a $2,000 increase for classroom teachers, according to a press release from NISD. The North East ISD Board of Trustees also approved the largest salary increase for staff in more than 20 years, according to a press release.
There was also a proposed teacher pay increase in the Texas legislature in the 2023 session, however, the session ended before the bill could advance. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/east-central-isd-to-increase-teachers-salaries-education-san-antonio-texas/273-e6b7e01e-a888-4af5-9b38-3be583cc2532 | 2023-06-16T19:05:54 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/east-central-isd-to-increase-teachers-salaries-education-san-antonio-texas/273-e6b7e01e-a888-4af5-9b38-3be583cc2532 |
SAN ANTONIO — The Seguin Police Department is investigating after a man died of a gunshot wound Friday afternoon.
Police responded to a call for shots fired in the 1600 block of North Austin Street in Seguin around 12:05 p.m.
Officers say a 49-year-old man was found dead at that location. They do not know what led up to the shooting or a motive in the situation.
Police are still investigating and no arrests have yet been made. Seguin Police Department is asking anyone with information to call the Criminal Investigations Division at 830-379-2123, or Guadalupe Crime Stoppers at 1-877-403-8477 (TIPS).
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You might be able to see five planets align early Saturday morning. Here's how.
Set your alarm for bright and early this weekend and you just might get a chance to see five planets line up in the sky before sunrise on Saturday.
Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus and Mercury will align around sunrise on Saturday morning.
What's a planetary alignment?
A planetary alignment is a visual phenomenon where the planets appear close together in the night sky when you're looking at them from Earth. Planets do form a line, but it won't be perfectly straight, according to StarWalk.
There can be different combinations for planetary alignments. On Saturday morning, Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus and Mercury will be aligned in the sky.
Will you be able to see the alignment in Wisconsin?
You should hopefully be able to see the five planets, although you'll need binoculars to have a view of Neptune and Uranus.
Try to find a spot with as little light pollution as possible.
When's the sunrise on Saturday?
The sunrise in Milwaukee on Saturday morning will be around 5:12a.m. You should start your observations at least one hour before the sunrise, according to StarWalk.
What's the weather on Saturday morning?
Clouds should clear out late Friday evening and leave mostly clear skies for early Saturday morning, said meteorologist J.J. Wood, National Weather Service, Milwaukee-Sullivan.
Has this happened before?
Yes, another five-planet alignment happened last March involving Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars.
Beck Andrew Salgado contributed to this report. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/16/how-to-see-the-five-planet-alignment-this-weekend-in-wisconsin/70330074007/ | 2023-06-16T19:07:56 | 0 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/16/how-to-see-the-five-planet-alignment-this-weekend-in-wisconsin/70330074007/ |
Waukesha elementary student, grandfather killed in Watertown plane crash
A Waukesha elementary student was one of the two people who died in a plane crash Wednesday in Watertown, according to the school's principal.
Colin Strebe, 8, was a second-grade student at Summit View Elementary School in Waukesha, according to a letter to parents from Principal Garrett Sheskey.
"Colin was a valued member of our school community and will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Colin wasan exceptional student who brought so much joy, enthusiasm, and kindness to our school and will be fondlyremembered," Sheskey said in the letter.
Colin was in the plane with his grandfather, according to an online donation page set up by a family representative.
The Give InKind page set up for meal donations, gift cards and greeting cards to the Strebe family is verified and legitimate, the website's president told the Journal Sentinel.
Watertown police have not yet identified the crash victims.
The Mooney M20 plane crashed near the Watertown Municipal Airport during its initial climb, according to a preliminary crash report from the FAA.
It "crashed under unknown circumstances in a park and caught on fire," the FAA said.
Support staff will be available 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at Summit View Elementary, the school said. Also, the School District of Waukesha is offering students, staff and families free access to counseling services through provider Care Solace. Call 888-515-0595 or visit caresolace.com/site/sdw.
Alec Johnson of the Journal Sentinel contributed to this report. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/16/watertown-plane-crash-victims-include-waukesha-boy-grandfather/70330175007/ | 2023-06-16T19:08:02 | 0 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/16/watertown-plane-crash-victims-include-waukesha-boy-grandfather/70330175007/ |
'It works': State to extend funding for tribal food sovereignty program
KESHENA – Despite partisan budget battles this year, a program to provide traditional Indigenous foods to tribal elders will continue with state support, Gov. Tony Evers announced this week.
“(Legislators) realized it’s important and it works,” Evers said during a visit to the Menominee Reservation on Thursday. “And the money’s available through tribal gaming revenue.”
The Tribal Elder Food Box Program started in 2021 through a partnership with Feeding Wisconsin, the Intertribal Agriculture Council and three tribal nations in Wisconsin: Oneida, Menominee and Red Cliff Ojibwe.
It has since expanded to all 11 federally recognized tribes in the state, but funding was set to run out this year.
Evers proposed $2 million a year for the next two years for the program for a total of $4 million. The Joint Finance Committee approved a total of $3 million for the program, or $1.5 million a year.
That funding means more than 32,000 food boxes can be provided to tribal elders in the state this year, said Gary Besaw, director for the Menominee Nation’s Department of Agriculture and Food Systems.
The program focuses on revitalizing traditional Indigenous foods that can’t usually be bought in grocery stores.
Foods include white corn and bison meat from Oneida, maple syrup and aquaponics greens from Potawatomi, Ojibwe wild rice and wild-caught fish from Lake Superior from the tribally-owned Red Cliff Fish Company.
The program also helps local growers buy the equipment they need to set up to grow more Indigenous crops.
“We want to support Native and non-Native farmers that are doing that sustainable farming,” Besaw said.
Chef Francisco Alegria, who prepares meals for the food boxes, said some Native foods being reintroduced might take some getting used to by tribal members, such as milkweed and certain edible flowers or types of fish.
“We’re slowly introducing these into the community,” Alegria said. “Every once in a while, we try to make it a little uncomfortable, so there’s progress.”
Some of his latest creations include wild rice horchata, tres leches blue corn cake and spring wild rice salad with milkweed.
Organizers said the program can help address health issues from poor diets in Indian Country, such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
Heart disease and cancer each caused 20% of Indigenous deaths in Wisconsin, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Indigenous people in Wisconsin are also three times more likely to die from diabetes than the white population, according to the state agency.
Food sovereignty has long been a goal in Indian Country ever since the U.S. government forced Native American tribes onto reservations in places considered poor for farming in the 1800s.
Evers said programs like the tribal elder food box program can start to help to make up for some of those past injustices.
“We’re not going to make up for everything that happened for centuries, but we’re going to do everything we can,” he said. “We’re making strides, but we have a long way to go.”
Frank Vaisvilas is a former Report for America corps member who covers Native American issues in Wisconsin based at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Contact him at fvaisvilas@gannett.com or 815-260-2262. Follow him on Twitter at @vaisvilas_frank. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2023/06/16/gov-evers-set-to-approve-3-million-for-tribal-food-sovereignty/70303786007/ | 2023-06-16T19:08:08 | 1 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2023/06/16/gov-evers-set-to-approve-3-million-for-tribal-food-sovereignty/70303786007/ |
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Fireworks will soon be lighting up the night sky around northeastern and central Pennsylvania.
Don't miss a display near you with our annual Fireworks Schedule!
Check back for the latest information as updates are made available.
Bradford County:
🎆 7/4, Herrickville, Lent Farm, 9:00 PM
Carbon County:
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Centre County:
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Clinton County:
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Columbia County:
🎆 7/4, Berwick, Crispin Field, 9:00 PM
🎆 7/4, Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg Town Park, 9:00 PM RAIN DATE: 7/5, 9:00 PM
🎆 7/4, Millville, Millville Little League, 10:00 PM
🎆 7/8, Millville, Millville Carnival Grounds, 11:00 PM
Dauphin County:
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Lackawanna County:
🎆 7/1, Newton Township, Abington Heights Middle School, 9:00 PM RAIN DATE: 7/2, 9:00 PM
🎆 7/1, Greenfield Township, Hurricane Hills Sports Center, 9:00 PM
🎆 7/3, Scranton, Courthouse Square, 9:00 PM
🎆 7/4, Moosic, PNC Field, 9:00 PM (Following RailRiders game)
🎆 7/5, Jessup, Veterans Memorial Field, 9:00 PM
🎆 7/8, Moscow, North Pocono Football Stadium, 9:00 PM RAIN DATE: 7/9, 9:00 PM
Lehigh County:
🎆 7/4, Allentown, Dorney Park, 9:30 PM
Luzerne County:
🎆 7/1, Nanticoke, LCCC Parking Lot, 9:00 PM RAIN DATE: 7/2 9:00 PM
🎆 7/3, Wright Township, Municipal Park, 9:30 PM RAIN DATE: 7/5 9:30 PM
🎆 7/4, Wilkes-Barre, Kirby Park, 9:00 PM
Lycoming County:
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Monroe County:
🎆 7/2, Tannersville, Camelbeach, 9:30 PM
🎆 7/3, Skytop, Skytop Lodge, 9:00 PM
🎆 7/15, Gilbert, American Legion Post 927, 8:30 PM
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Schuylkill County:
🎆 7/3, Frackville, Little League/Softball Complex (West High Street), 9:00 PM RAIN DATE: 7/5, 9:00 PM
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Union County:
🎆 7/4, Mifflinburg, Mifflinburg Community Park, 9:45 PM
Wayne County:
🎆 7/1, Honesdale, Central Park, 9:30 PM RAIN DATE: 7/7, 9:30 PM
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MOUNT CARMEL, Pa. — Three members of the Mount Carmel Police Department in Northumberland County have been indicted on federal charges.
The indictment involves current officer Kyle Schauer and former officers Jonathan McHugh and David Donkochik.
McHugh resigned in 2022. Donkochik was a lieutenant with the department and retired last year.
According to the indictment, the men violated the rights of several people they had in custody.
The men allegedly punched, shocked with a stun gun, and beat some of the defendants.
At least one person was allegedly thrown down a flight of stairs. Others were pepper sprayed.
All three are now in federal custody.
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METAMORA — A Metamora man was found guilty in federal court on Thursday of one count of attempted sex trafficking of a minor.
According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, 49-year-old Dana Curtin was believed to have spoken to an individual he believed to be an adult offering sex with a minor between March and May of last year. He then traveled to meet the adult and child.
A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Oct. 18 at the U.S. Courthouse in Peoria. Curtin faces penalties of 15 years to life in prison, which would be followed by five years to life of supervised release.
He also must register as a sex offender.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Springfield Field Office and the Illinois State Police. The case was brought forward as part of Project Safe Childhood, a Department of Justice-led initiative to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/metamora-man-convicted-on-sex-trafficking-charge/article_ffdbc604-0c62-11ee-a33f-372de39c0abc.html | 2023-06-16T19:21:55 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/metamora-man-convicted-on-sex-trafficking-charge/article_ffdbc604-0c62-11ee-a33f-372de39c0abc.html |
Concrete restoration work on Interstate 80/94 will move to the section between Interstate 65 and Cline Avenue early next week, the Indiana Department of Transportation has announced.
The contractor for the project, Superior Construction, will use overnight lane closures on westbound I-80/94 between mile marker 12 and 5 the evening of June 16-17 to do pavement marking work, and the evenings of June 19-20 and June 20-21 to change the traffic configuration.
Motorists should be prepared for changing traffic patterns overnight and delays due to the lane closures, INDOT said.
Then, on or after the morning of June 21, work will be set to begin in the right driving lane and outside shoulder, with westbound traffic shifted to the left. Eastbound traffic will remain unchanged.
Overnight lane closures will also occur on I-80/94 eastbound and westbound over the next two weeks between I-65 and the Illinois state line for Automatic Traffic Recorder tie-in work.
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Motorists should expect delays during peak times, INDOT said.
The schedules are weather dependent and subject to change. Concrete restoration work will be ongoing in the area through late fall, INDOT said. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/i-80-94-concrete-restoration-work-moving-to-phase-3/article_723050e8-0c69-11ee-b00c-1b2d11e99e7d.html | 2023-06-16T19:21:59 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/i-80-94-concrete-restoration-work-moving-to-phase-3/article_723050e8-0c69-11ee-b00c-1b2d11e99e7d.html |
BLOOMINGTON — The McLean County Board approved a new voting precinct map during Thursday's board meeting after two party-line votes on differing proposals.
The board ultimately approved a proposal drafted by the Geographic Information System department, whose membership consists of representatives of the county, the city of Bloomington and the town of Normal.
McLean County Administrator Cassy Taylor said the map is in response to the redistricting process following the 2020 Census and already has changed the boundaries of Illinois' congressional and McLean County's board districts.
Although no voters would be changing their county board districts, GIS' proposal consists of 81 precincts instead of the 70 precincts on the existing map. Normal Township, in particular, would get six new precincts.
However, McLean County Board Chairman John McIntyre said board member George Wendt proposed a second precinct map that would have 79 precincts. Wendt argued fewer precincts would save money.
"We would have had 10 fewer election judges needed in the county," Taylor said of Wendt's proposal.
In the first vote the 79-district map was defeated by a 10-9 vote with all of the board's Democratic members in attendance voting no. Republican board member Jim Soeldner was absent.
A subsequent vote on the GIS proposal passed by a 10-9 vote, this time with all nine Republican board members present voting against it.
Wendt then made a motion to redraw the approved map so there would be two precincts in Bloomington Township instead of three.
He also wanted to change the number of Randolph Township precincts from four to three.
"We used to only have three precincts (but) they carved out my 156 voters and put them in one precinct," Wendt said. "We don't need that. We get along very well with the three and it works."
McIntyre said that because a vote already was made on the precinct map, the board couldn't take action on it again on Thursday night. Instead, he advised Wendt to consult with the McLean County State's Attorney's Office to possibly introduce such a measure during the board's next meeting.
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Firefighters from Ponderosa Fire Department responded to several small wildfires Thursday night near Forest Service Roads 518, 624 and 22A.
Because of the number and size of the fires, firefighters believe they might have been caused by an arsonist.
One of the fires was about a half-acre in size when a crew of firefighters arrived.
Ponderosa Fire said the fires had all been extinguished by Friday morning, but its crews will still be monitoring the area for the next couple of days.
Thursday’s small fires capped off a busy week for the crews in the Ponderosa Fire District.
A chimney fire started on Tuesday at home near Forest Service Road 100 and Obsidian Tank Road. According to Ponderosa Fire, the flames had spread from the chimney into the second story. When crews arrived, after 10:20 p.m., they were able to evacuate all of the house’s occupants, including pets.
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An engine and water tender from Camp Navajo Fire Department and a medic unit from Guardian Medical Transport also responded to the house fire.
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'We knew he was great': Parents of Fraser teacher killed in hit-and-run mourn their loss
The parents of Connor McMahon, a 23-year-old social studies teacher at Fraser High School who was killed in a hit-and-run Tuesday night, said their son loved life, teaching and wanted to make a difference.
McMahon was changing a flat tire on the side of Interstate-94 near Eight Mile Road when he was struck by a car around 10:20 p.m. Tuesday.
Authorities pronounced him dead at the scene but the driver of the vehicle that hit him had fled on foot. Harper Woods Police later reported that they had arrested a 25-year-old Clinton Township woman believed to be the driver.
McMahon was on his way home from a rained-out Detroit Tigers game at Comerica Park. He was about to begin his sixth summer as a counselor at the Recreation Authority of Roseville and Eastpointe's day camp and the group had organized a staff bonding experience, his parents Corey and Kathleen McMahon said.
Corey McMahon, 53, said his son was always inclusive and made everyone feel like they were his best friend. He kept in touch with friends from elementary school all the way up through college, when Connor attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
"He was just the best we could ask for," McMahon said. "He put himself through the University of Michigan, got his teaching certificate, and (was) hired back in with his alma mater and he couldn't have been happier."
Michael Lipinski, 25, had worked with McMahon as a counselor at the summer day camp since 2018 and the two were roommates at the University of Michigan where they attended many UM sporting events together
"He got season tickets and he would wait outside to be one of the first in line to get into the (basketball) games. He was always dedicated to whatever he did," Lipinski said. "If a new video game console came out he was camping outside the Gamestop the night before."
Lipinski and McMahon also shared a love for classic rock or "dad music," Lipinski said. The two performed "I'm Still Standing" in karaoke for their campers one summer and went to see Elton John at Comerica Park last year.
Connor was "totally dedicated to teaching," and loved his job, his father said. He decided to become a teacher at an early age, inspired by one of his own Fraser High School teachers.
"He was so prepared he would spend four hours a night working on lesson plans for the next day," McMahon said. "He was going to be the teacher that made a difference, the teacher that taught in a different way than just presenting a class book and reading out of it."
Connor would do anything to get his student's attention, working in anything from Spongebob to Happy Days to make lessons fun, according to his father.
"He loved his life and he had fun," Kathleen McMahon said. "He dressed a little goofy, he loved wearing these button-up shirts that had different patterns. ... He'd either wear Spider-Man or Marvel or Star Wars."
McMahon has just been chosen to lead the Link Crew mentorship program at Fraser High School next fall and was going to undergo training for it this summer, Kathleen McMahon said.
Connor would do "anything to help out the school," his father added.
"He brought energy, he put smiles on people's faces and, he was going to be perfect in that role," Corey McMahon said.
Lipinski, McMahon's long-time friend, said he always put a smile on the camper's faces. They took the campers on field trips, played games and one summer even organized a color run.
"It's very apparent that he was meant to be a teacher and meant to work with kids," Lipinski said. "He was just the center of it all and he loved every minute of it."
McMahon had a penchant for movies, particularly the Marvel superhero franchise, and even introduced himself to his class on the first day of school in a video dressed as Spider-Man.
"If somebody told you that I was some average, happy go lucky teacher without a care in the world, that I was like any other teacher you've ever had, then somebody lied," Connor McMahon told his students in a video on the first day of school. "But my story, like any other good story worth telling, is just about somebody who wanted to be greater and make a difference."
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In his free time, McMahon enjoyed watching UM and Detroit sports teams and playing video games like Mario Kart and Mortal Kombat, his father said.
"Anything that was fun, if it was going to a game, or a movie or a concert, or just getting together with friends," Corey McMahon said. "If none of those were going on, it would be online playing with some friends out of state."
McMahon graduated from UM with a degree in secondary education in 2021 and was very proud to have put himself through college on his own using scholarships and grants, his mother Kathleen said. He was planning to return to UM to get a master's degree in the future.
He grew up in Roseville, the fourth generation in his family to do so, and has one younger brother Carter who is a rising senior at Fraser High School.
"We'd go to parent-teacher conferences and the teachers were talking about both of my sons. ... They were best friends," Corey McMahon said. "They loved playing video games together, they both had shoe collections, they both love sports."
The family has been emotionally and physically drained during the tear-filled days since learning about Connor's death, said Corey McMahon, who hasn't been able to eat or sleep.
"It's an indescribable heaviness that you kind of feel on yourself. It's just like a sadness that's like a weighted blanket on you that you just can't stop, you can't take it off," Kathleen McMahon said.
McMahon's parents said they have also been overwhelmed by the support shown for their son on social media.
"It's very comforting to know that he was appreciated," Kathleen McMahon said. "We knew he was great and all but we're his parents and I was glad to see you know, that beyond our house he was the same everywhere he went."
A GoFundMe has been started to raise money for McMahon's funeral services and his parents said they plan to start a scholarship at Fraser High School with the rest of the funds.
"We're hoping to at least start something at the school that he was teaching at so that he can give back to the kids because that's all he ever wanted to do," Kathleen McMahon said.
His parents said McMahon did everything right when he was hit by another driver. His flashers were on and he was changing his tire on the shoulder side of his own vehicle. Kathleen McMahon said she is glad the other driver was apprehended and hopes there will be some kind of consequence.
"She left my son laying on I-94," Corey McMahon said.
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W. Mich. teen in critical condition after being dragged by car Thursday
A Kent County teen is in critical condition after being dragged by a car Thursday and left in a suburban Grand Rapids roadway, officials said.
They said it appears the teen was involved in a fight over a vape pen.
The incident happened just before 2 p.m. Thursday in the area of Fruit Ridge Avenue and 20 Mile Road in Tyrone Township, the Kent County Sheriff's Office said.
According to a preliminary investigation, two groups of teenagers met up in the area. Members of one group were seated in a vehicle while the other group's members stood outside of it. Police said an argument started over the sale of a vape pen.
During the fight, the vehicle sped away and dragged a 17-year-old from Kent City alongside it. The suspect vehicle fled the area.
Sheriff's deputies and medics were called and found the teen in the road. Medics rushed him to a hospital.
Investigators located the vehicle in the incident later, they said. They also said all of the parties involved range in age from 15 to 17 and know each other.
Officials said they will continue to monitor the victim's status and submit a report to the county prosecutor’s office for review.
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SEATTLE — A man involved in a 2020 mass shooting in downtown Seattle will be sentenced Friday.
William Tolliver was involved in a shootout that left one person dead and injured seven others in Seattle on Jan. 22, 2020. Tolliver pleaded guilty to amended charges on June 2, including second-degree manslaughter, third-degree assault and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.
"Mr. Tolliver was initially charged with murder," the King County Prosecutor's Office wrote in a statement. "In any case, there is never a guarantee of what will happen at a trial. This guilty plea considers the evidence and provides some measure of accountability."
The shooting along Third Avenue and Pine Street occurred after a Facebook post was made in which a friend of Tolliver’s was named and insulted.
Three gunmen opened fire, shooting at least 24 rounds in six seconds.
Bystanders on the busy street were hit, including a nine-year-old boy shot in the femur and 50-year-old Tanya Jackson who was killed. Doctors repaired the boy's leg and he is still recovering.
One of the other alleged gunmen, Marquise Tolbert, was found not guilty of murder and first-degree assault back in September.
The third suspected gunman, Jamel Linonell Jackson, was sentenced to 16 months on Aug. 19, 2021.
All three men had criminal records. Tolliver and Tolbert had a combined 65 arrests.
Lizzie Coleman, Tolliver’s grandmother, spoke out in February 2020. She said her grandson has a “loving heart” and he does not hurt people.
“That is not what he does," Coleman said. "That's not how he was brought up. I know he just got caught up with the wrong person at the wrong time.”
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The City of Flagstaff is hosting an informational meeting for the Switzer Canyon Waterline – Phase 4 project on Wednesday. The June 28 meeting will be held at the Elks Lodge at 2101 N San Francisco St from 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Members of the public are invited to learn about the project, its expected impacts and to ask questions.
Starting in 2012, the City began replacing a 1950’s transmission main in Switzer Canyon in phases to increase reliability and reduce service interruptions in the City’s water system.
Three of five planned phases have been completed.
The Switzer Canyon Waterline-Phase 4 project is comprised of the installation of two new water transmission mains, new fire hydrants, and relocating the service connection for the Elks Lodge to the distribution main in Fir Avenue. Officials say the Project includes rigorous protection and restoration of land in Switzer Canyon that is affected by construction.
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Construction is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2023, with completion anticipated in 2024.
Spanish interpretation will be available at the meeting.
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More than 3,000 people are without power in Central and Southwest Virginia after severe thunderstorms rolled through the region Friday afternoon.
Below is a breakdown of the worst outages in our region, organized by power company and county/city as of 3:15 p.m. Friday.
- Henry County: 2,926
Central Virginia Electric Cooperative:
- Nelson County: 70
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Bear killed after attack in Prescott leaves 1 dead
Kye Graves
Arizona Republic
The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office announced Friday that a bear attack left one person dead.
The attack happened in the Groom Creek area in Prescott, and state Game and Fish officials alongside deputies were responding.
The Sheriff's Office said the bear was killed and there was no further threat to the community.
As of Friday morning, no other information had been released.
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BOARDMAN, Ohio — Western Pennsylvania’s largest auto retailer #1 Cochran on Thursday acquired Boardman Nissan.
The deal is its second in Ohio and third transaction so far this year.
“We are excited to expand our presence on Market Street’s robust Auto Row in Boardman,” Rob Cochran, president and CEO of #1 Cochran, said in a prepared statement. “The welcome we’ve received since entering the market in January has been tremendous, and we look forward to bringing our brand of transparent, simplified car buying to even more customers throughout the Mahoning Valley.”
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WASHINGTON — There are thousands of unique pieces of art throughout the U.S. Capitol grounds
Some of these pieces are in the National Statuary Hall Collection. There are 100 statues with two contributions from every state chosen by local legislatures.
Each statue representing historical figures including some with ties to the Confederacy.
The Architect of the Capitol said eleven Confederate statues remain on Capitol grounds today. This includes statues of Jefferson Davis of Mississippi and Alexander Hamilton Stephens of Georgia who served as president and vice president of the Confederacy.
“It’s a matter of really educating people so that they really understand how hurtful those symbols are,” said Rep. Alma Adams, (D) North Carolina.
Congresswoman Alma Adams represents the 12th district of North Carolina.
Both statues from her state are controversial. Zebulon Vance was a Confederate soldier who served in Congress and Charles Brantley Aycock was a former governor and a white supremacist from the late 1800s.
“It is very distressing to me to walk past going on my way to vote to walk past all of these statues that are symbolic of things that in my opinion are just not appropriate,” said Rep. Adams.
Currently North Carolina state leaders are working to replace Aycock’s statue with one of Reverend Billy Graham.
However, Congresswoman Adams wants more statues of women and African American trailblazers like civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“Those of us who do know have a responsibility to help bring others along who don’t know,” said Rep. Adams.
Some Democrats are reintroducing legislation to remove the remaining Confederate statues on U.S. Capitol grounds. This comes after the House passed a similar bipartisan measure back in June 2021 but the bill didn’t make it out of the Senate.
At the time, many House Republicans supported removing some of the statues.
“We on this side of the aisle not only agree but we have been advocating for these very things for quite some time. In fact, as [for] Georgia’s statue, as I had advocated in times past for the removal of Alexander Stephens’ statue,” said Rep. Barry Loudermilk, (R ) Georgia during House floor comments on June 29, 2021.
However, some disagreed on how to do it and believe the states that selected them and not Congress should be making those choices.
“If the states that originally put those statues in here were the ones that asked that they be removed I think that would be much more appropriate than this act, this body taking action,” said Rep. Loudermilk.
Moving forward, Congresswoman Adams hopes future contributions to the collection are more diverse.
“We owe a debt of gratitude to so many people who made some significant contribution to our country,” she said.
The statue of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune from Florida is the first African American represented in the National Statuary Hall Collection. Bethune was an educator, civil and women’s rights leader.
THE FOLLOWING STATUES HAVE TIES TO THE CONFEDERACY:
- Alexander Hamilton Stephens - GA
- Crawford W. Long - GA
- Wade Hampton III – SC
- Jefferson Davis – MS
- James Zachariah George – MS
- John E. Kenna – WV
- Joseph Wheeler – AL
- Edward Douglass White – LA
- Charles Brantley Aycock – NC
- Zebulon Vance – NC
- Uriah Milton Rose – AR
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PITTSBURGH — Welcome to Swiftsburgh!
Be it resolved that I, City of Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, officially rename Pittsburgh for the international superstar @taylorswift13 in honor of her sold-out weekend of shows in our great City. https://t.co/avW84kwKMN
— Mayor Ed Gainey (@MayorEdGainey) June 16, 2023
Mayor Ed Gainey has officially renamed Pittsburgh “Swiftsburgh” for Friday and Saturday in honor of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour shows this weekend.
“Taylor Swift’s remarkable musical journey has touched millions with her unconditional love, generosity, kindness and philanthropic spirit,” the proclamation reads. “Her unselfishness and compassion ranked her at number one on the Do Something’s Gone Good list. Taylor Swift’s humanitarianism, multi-talented artistry, creativity and brilliance has established a standard of excellence throughout the music industry.”
Earlier in the week, 11 News asked Gainey what his favorite Taylor Swift song is.
“Shake It Off, yeah!” he said.
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PITTSBURGH — Airport area development, the Southern Beltway and Shell’s Monaca plant have created a growing definition of the airport corridor, according to the discussion at the NAIOP Pittsburgh June monthly meeting Thursday morning.
Chris Heck, CEO of the Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce, described how growth and changes have increased the scope of the corridor.
“It is not coming out of the Fort Pitt tunnels and ending at the airport, which in the 90′s, everyone thought was the airport corridor, all of these buildings off 376, no. Things have changed a lot. One of those underlying changes that is the catalyst of all this is energy. Natural gas, the Marcellus Shale, all those resources,” Heck said. “So if you look north to Beaver County, the northern part of the airport corridor begins at the Shell (plant). Come farther down and you’ll see that we’ve literally carved out a new corridor.”
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PITTSBURGH — Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is making its stop in Pittsburgh this weekend, and the pop star gave back to the community while she’s in town.
According to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, Swift made a donation in an undisclosed amount on Friday.
CEO Lisa Scales described the donation as “generous.” A news release said it would provide thousands of meals to neighbors across the region.
“We’re so grateful to Taylor Swift for partnering with us to support people in our region who struggle with food insecurity. Her donation will ensure thousands of our neighbors have the food they need to thrive,” said Scales.
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PETERS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A home is currently for sale in Peters Township for $3.2 million.
The five-bedroom, five-full bathroom home is located at 781 Church Hill Rd. It is listed for sale with Renée Rose-Modrak of Keller Williams Realty.
The 12,000-square-foot home is situated on an eight-acre property. The front entrance of the home features a two-story foyer with dual staircases. The home also includes a sunken great room and a gourmet chef’s kitchen. The master suite includes a master bathroom and dressing room.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A man who barricaded himself inside a Wells Fargo bank has been taken into custody, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department.
Officers responded Friday afternoon to the bank location at 2350 34th Street N.
Police say no one was hurt in the incident but did not provide additional information; more is expected soon.
Drivers are asked to avoid the area around 22nd Avenue and 34th Street. The following lanes and roadways have been diverted:
- Eastbound lanes from 22nd Avenue North and 37th Street North
- Southbound lanes from 30th Avenue North and 34th Street North
- Northbound lanes at 22nd Avenue North and 34th Street North
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/man-barricades-st-petersburg-bank/67-ff8c2019-4e3a-4ee5-b9b7-7988dbbd9937 | 2023-06-16T19:39:34 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/man-barricades-st-petersburg-bank/67-ff8c2019-4e3a-4ee5-b9b7-7988dbbd9937 |
Six people are in custody after cologne and perfumes worth more than $17,000 were taken from an Ulta in Lake Worth on Wednesday afternoon.
Lake Worth Police said they were called to the beauty store twice on Wednesday, each time to respond to a report of a theft where thousands of dollars in merchandise had been stolen.
During the first call, officers spotted a vehicle leaving the area that matched a description provided by a witness. Officers tried to stop the vehicle, but the driver initially refused to pull over. After a short slow-speed chase, the driver eventually stopped and four people inside the vehicle were arrested. A fifth person who attempted to get away on foot was also taken into custody.
Lake Worth Police said they recovered $10,000 in stolen merchandise in the car including some with store security tags still attached. Officers also found "tools commonly associated with organized retail crime groups like small wire snips, mylar-lined bags and more."
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A few hours later, at about 5:30 p.m., Lake Worth Police said officers were called to another theft at the store. Again they spotted a vehicle leaving the area that matched a witness's description and tried to pull the driver over.
The driver refused to stop and Lake Worth Police followed the woman to Grand Prairie where she hit a curb and then tried to hide in a nearby car wash.
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Grand Prairie Police arrived to assist and took the 27-year-old woman into custody. Lake Worth Police said $7,300 in stolen merchandise was found inside her car.
Lake Worth Police tweeted photos from both of the arrests showing the merchandise found inside the cars.
Lake Worth Police said the woman was booked into the city jail alongside the five others arrested earlier in the day. The five individuals arrested earlier in the afternoon were charged with organized criminal activity while two of them were additionally charged with evading arrest. The woman arrested in Grand Prairie was expected to be charged with felony theft and evading arrest. It's not immediately clear if any of the individuals arrested have obtained attorneys to speak on their behalf.
Police are investigating whether the two incidents are connected. Lake Worth Police Chief J.T. Manoushagian believes they are all part of a larger organization that may be selling the stolen goods for cash.
The Lake Worth Police Department said they clear cases of theft at four times the national average. They attribute this to their "responsibly aggressive" approach to crime. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/17300-in-colognes-perfumes-taken-in-two-thefts-from-lake-worth-ulta-six-arrested/3278426/ | 2023-06-16T19:41:41 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/17300-in-colognes-perfumes-taken-in-two-thefts-from-lake-worth-ulta-six-arrested/3278426/ |
A darknet fentanyl dealer from North Texas is facing up to 80 years in federal prison after being found guilty Wednesday of multiple drug crimes and possession of child porn.
The U.S. Attorney's Office Northern District of Texas said Thursday that a jury convicted 55-year-old Sean Shaughnessy of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance analogue, distribution of controlled substances, and possession of child pornography following a four-day trial that ended after five hours of deliberation.
Sentencing has been scheduled for Nov. 17 at 9 a.m.
"Drug traffickers who think operating on the darknet will shield them from prosecution should think again," said U.S. Attorney Leigha Simonton. "We will scour the darkest recesses of the internet to find those dealing fentanyl, a drug that shatters lives and wrecks futures."
According to prosecutors, Shaughnessy sold fentanyl, carfentanil (a frequently abused elephant tranquilizer), pentedrone, and fentanyl and pentedrone analogues over the dark web. Shaughnessy then shipped the drugs to his customers after they paid using cryptocurrencies.
Shaughnessy's former customers testified at his trial, stating the drugs he sold them arrived at their homes very quickly and were of high potency. Prosecutors said at least one person, identified only as a young man in his 20s, died of an overdose just days after purchasing drugs from Shaughnessy.
According to the DOJ, in his 2016 arrest video, officers noticed a bag of drugs that Shaughnessy tried to kick out of officers’ view after the bag fell out of his pocket. Though the bag was clearly visible in plain sight on the officers’ body camera footage. The defendant stated, “That ain’t mine” with noticeable white powder around his nose. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texas-man-convicted-of-peddling-fentanyl-on-the-dark-web-possessing-child-porn/3278650/ | 2023-06-16T19:41:47 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texas-man-convicted-of-peddling-fentanyl-on-the-dark-web-possessing-child-porn/3278650/ |
SISSONVILLE, WV (WOWK) It is estimated that nationally as many as 1 out of every 6 children will spend their summer vacation wondering where their next nutritious meal is coming from. The organization Feeding America says 22 million children in the United States experience hunger every summer.
Kanawha County Schools is helping to meet the need and broaden students’ horizons at the same time.
Flinn Elementary’s Summer Academy is one of several locations in Kanawha County feeding students during the summer break. There are 32 sites total. The meals are available through federal funding and are free to students 18 and under regardless of income.
“We don’t charge for our meals all year round so that need doesn’t stop when school lets out at the end of May,” said Diane Miller, Executive Director Child Nutrition and Food Services at Kanawha County Schools.
In addition to addressing food insecurity in the community the program is also working to encourage students to eat healthier.
“I think the vegetables are pretty good and the peppers and the carrots,” said student Kaeson Fields.
They aren’t serving just any food. They are putting the focus on fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables as well as locally sourced meats and other products. The program also helps parents who are facing higher grocery bills stretch their dollar a little more. Many parents struggle to adjust their budget when they need to purchase more food in the summer when children are eating more meals at home instead of at school.
“Food costs are just incredible for everyone,” Miller said. “These programs are out there to assist those families as well. That is what we want them to do and try to come to our centers.”
Miller said it also gives them a chance to test out new foods to see if kids like them before they buy them in bulk for the fall semester.
“Since I don’t need as much, I can try new products to see how those students like these, don’t like these, kind of like a summer long taste test,” Miller said.
People who plan and serve the meals have a passion for making sure students have the nourishment they need during the summer months. For Flinn’s Summer Academy Principal Vanessa Brown it is also an opportunity to share her love for garden fresh food.
“I am used to my grandmother and my mother feeding us out of a garden,” Brown said. “We ate like this because it was available to us. And for a lot of our kids that is not really their exposure. And so this is an opportunity for them to get lots of exposure to vegetables and good nutritious food.”
There are other program to help make sure kids are fed during the summer months. While the federal COVID-19 public health emergency ended, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources was able to issue summer Pandemic EBT benefits of $120 to eligible students this month. The West Virginia DHHR is working with federal partners and the West Virginia Department of Education to create and implement an ongoing summer EBT program next year, even though the COVID dollars are no longer available.
More information about the Kanawha County School’s summer meal sites is available here on their website. Cabell County Schools also has a list of summer meal sites available online.
You can also learn more about the WV DHHR’s programs visit their website here. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/a-closer-look-free-program-offers-kids-healthy-summer-meals/ | 2023-06-16T19:44:40 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/a-closer-look-free-program-offers-kids-healthy-summer-meals/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Four Wichita companies, an Olathe company, and the Wichita and Salina airports will share more than $19 million for training and workforce development initiatives.
The Kansas Department of Commerce says the funding comes from the new Aviation Learning Opportunities and Funded Training (ALOFT) program.
The money can be used for these tasks:
- Construction of on-site training facilities and service expansions
- Third-party and vendor training costs on machinery and equipment
- Machinery and equipment used for training
- Salaries directly related to training, youth training services, and costs related to early interest development in aviation and aerospace industries
- Course development costs and services for the development of in-house training, marketing, communication and activities to attract talent to the aviation and aerospace industries
- Participation costs for the Kansas Registered Apprenticeship and Workforce AID programs.
The Department of Commerce says 12 entities applied for ALOFT grants. The requests totaled $33 million.
The grant winners have two years to complete their projects and use the funds.
Click here for more on the program.
ALOFT funds come from SPARK — Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/5-aviation-companies-2-kansas-airports-get-19m-for-training-workers/ | 2023-06-16T19:48:23 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/5-aviation-companies-2-kansas-airports-get-19m-for-training-workers/ |
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