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SEATTLE — The Delridge Farmers Market is back for its third year and the nonprofit behind the vibrant, community-centered market says the need has never been greater.
“We are Seattle’s only BIPOC priority farmers market,” says Farmers Market Manager Daniel Horst.
He also points out that it’s a no-fee farmers market and organizers don’t take any proceeds from vendors. The Delridge Farmers Market is run by African Community Housing & Development (ACHD), a local black women-led nonprofit organization that focuses on promoting prosperity for Africa Diaspora immigrant and refugee communities.
“We offer culturally relevant foods and food assistance to immigrant refugee communities in southwest Seattle," Horst said.
The Delridge Farmers Market features a wide variety of food vendors and artisans from countries around the world. The nonprofit's leadership reflects the communities they serve.
“We have a diverse makeup of our staff and serve around 9,000 households across 55 zip codes,” says Associate Director Bilan Aden.
The organization primarily serves King County but also works in Snohomish and Pierce Counties.
The market is now back in full swing and runs every Saturday through October. The market has become a critical resource for the neighborhood, where supermarkets are few and far between. In 2022, over 12,000 pounds of produce were distributed as free grab-and-go produce bags.
“Delridge is one of the most diverse communities in Seattle, it’s also unfortunately one of the most food insecure,” says Horst.
Supporting the vendors and artisans is also an important way to empower BIPOC business owners.
The Delridge Farmers Market also prides itself on accepting and promoting food access methods like SNAP/EBT and even offers $5 dollars in ACHD kid bucks for every kid that comes to the market to spend on food.
“We hope people will join us for an inclusive day of community building and great food no matter what your socioeconomic status is,” says Aden.
The Delridge Farmers Market runs every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is located between Southwest Cambridge Street an Southwest Roxbury Street. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/delridge-farmers-market-returns/281-02e34ee1-ef47-4e5e-8449-bc5c99062c25 | 2023-06-17T03:59:25 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/delridge-farmers-market-returns/281-02e34ee1-ef47-4e5e-8449-bc5c99062c25 |
Carla Gailey, 63, of Jerome died June 15, 2023. Arrangements are under the care of Farnsworth Mortuary & Crematory, Jerome.
Bill Rex Poulton, 95, of Declo died Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Arrangements are under the care of Rasmussen-Wilson Funeral Home, Burley. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/death-notices/article_eb0ea088-0c59-11ee-b5fd-d342f3dca318.html | 2023-06-17T03:59:25 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/death-notices/article_eb0ea088-0c59-11ee-b5fd-d342f3dca318.html |
SEATTLE — In the wake of multiple shootings in Seattle this week, this afternoon Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz announced a new Community Violence Task Force.
“We can't have people being shot. I had four people shot last night. One of them resulted in a homicide,” said Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz.
According to Seattle Police data, in the first five months of 2022, there were 78 shootings in Seattle that resulted in injuries or death. In the first five months of this year, there have been 67.
When looking at just shooting deaths in that same time frame, last year 15 people had died in shootings in Seattle, while that number is 18 as of the end of May this year.
“It's unacceptable that people who live and work here fear for their safety, and it's unacceptable that innocent lives are lost due to senseless acts of violence,” said Chief Diaz.
The new task force will not have any additional funding and will utilize 50 to 60 officers and detectives to help make sure people are being held accountable for acts of violence. The four specific areas that will be focused on are the Central District, Aurora, South End, and Downtown.
“I'm deeply concerned by the recent increase in gun violence,” said Diaz. “That includes the tragic death of a pregnant woman on the streets of downtown in the middle of the day.”
That shooting that killed a pregnant woman and her baby, who was delivered a short time later at the hospital, happened in Belltown, which is in Seattle City Council Member Andrew Lewis’s district.
“It's an unfathomable act of evil that we saw here in the Belltown community. Just absolutely horrific and devastating,” said Councilmember Andrew Lewis.
As Seattle Police data shows homicides have increased significantly in Seattle over the past ten years, from 24 in 2012 to 52 in 2022, Lewis said people getting guns illegally is a part of the problem and he says that played a role in the Belltown shooting.
“We do know that they had an illegal firearm. We do know they were a felon and we're not allowed to possess a firearm,” said Lewis. “Any gun in this community, even ones that are bought legally, have the potential to be stolen and get on our streets.”
With this task force now starting, Police Chief Diaz made it clear they are focused on reducing crime.
“If you are trafficking women, if you are selling drugs, and if you're committing crimes with a gun, the Seattle Police is coming for you,” said Diaz.
With the Seattle Police Department being understaffed, Chief Diaz said this will be challenging and will take some of their detectives off other cases to focus on the task force.
When looking at where shots have been fired in Seattle this year, Seattle Police data shows the top five neighborhoods where shootings have happened so far in 2023 are:
- Rainier Beach: 18 shots fired
- Central Area/Squire Park: 17 shots fired
- Rainier View: 12 shots fired
- Brighton/Dunlap: 12 shots fired
The Rainier Beach area is part of the South End, which is included in the new Community Violence Task Force. This area is in Seattle City Councilmember Tammy Morales’ district. She sent the following statement regarding gun violence in Seattle, and specifically Rainier Beach:
“Our community is hurting, and I’m mourning with them. On Wednesday night, I attended Rainier Beach Action Coalition’s Día de Las Vidas at Pritchard Beach to honor the loved ones that we’ve lost, too many of them black and brown youth. I share their urgency to end our gun violence epidemic. Rainier Beach is a beautiful and vibrant neighborhood that was, for too long, neglected by Seattle leaders. The South End deserves investments. Some things my office has been advocating for our robust youth programming at our community centers, especially the late-night programming, as well as investments into youth mental health, social-emotional learning curriculum, and restorative justice. Our office is acutely aware of the gun violence epidemic in Rainier Beach and is working with our constituents and partners to build solutions. I will continue fighting to fund evidence-based solutions and make this community safer and healthier for all.” | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/public-safety/seattle-police-community-violence-task-force/281-07018bb8-28a6-41a8-88fa-3a7f82dd3ba2 | 2023-06-17T03:59:31 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/public-safety/seattle-police-community-violence-task-force/281-07018bb8-28a6-41a8-88fa-3a7f82dd3ba2 |
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — It was a drizzly Sunday morning on June 11, when Captain David McBrayer finished up his shift at DeKalb County Fire.
Typically, McBrayer said he heads to Stone Mountain for a hike after his shift but decided not to on this day because it was a Sunday morning plus the weather wasn't great.
"I was like, 'You know what? I'm just going to go and go on to the house,'" McBrayer explained.
He was about 10 miles from his house driving along Centerville Rosebud Road approaching Haynes Circle SW in Gwinnett County.
"I remember turning down the road," McBrayer explained.
McBrayer said he has no memory of the crash. Gwinnett County Police said a driver approaching McBayer crossed the line and hit him head-on. The impact tossed his vehicle off the road, causing it to flip and hit a utility pole.
He was rushed to the hospital along with the other driver.
On Friday, McBrayer spoke to 11Alive from his hospital bed at Northside in Gwinnett County.
While still in a lot of pain, he managed to laugh a little as he was trying to get his mom, France McBrayer, to fix his hair for the interview. She's a nurse who has been helping her son since he was rushed to the hospital.
"My mom, right here to my left, is a Godsend," he said.
McBrayer had a neck brace on along with a sticky pad on his chest monitoring his vitals.
He's coming up on his fifth year as captain with DeKalb County Fire. He's been with the department for 14 years. He spoke about his work history, and you could hear the passion he has for his work, as he explained how he's moved up the ranks over the years.
While working hard on the job, McBrayer said he's also been on a life-changing journey.
"I was overweight my entire life. I was like, you got to do something about it. You got to start making a change," he said.
In May of 2021, McBrayer started making changes to his daily routine.
"I slowly started to get my diet under control, started to work out. And then before I knew it, I was dropping weight, started feeling better," McBrayer explained.
He also quit drinking alcohol this past August. McBrayer lost 75 lbs and has not had a drop of alcohol in more than 300 days. He continued to build up on this new lifestyle– when tragedy struck on June 11.
"But now I'm faced with one of the biggest challenges of my life, that's you know, being able to walk again," McBrayer explained.
In the crash, McBrayer's mom said he suffered a C-6 incomplete spinal cord injury. On the positive side, it's a partial injury that gives them hope.
"I'm a God-fearing man," he said.
McBrayer's mom chimed in, "We're going to handle it and with the Lord's help, we'll get there."
He knows it's a long road to recovery but McBrayer hopes he can continue to inspire others through his determination to get back on his feet.
"Every day you got to wake up and daily renew your mind that I will handle this. I will make this happen," McBrayer said.
And when speaking about his faith, he wanted to make it clear, "He's got his hand in this and he's got plans to use my story to further his kingdom and to bless other people."
McBrayer will be moving to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta. It's ranked as one of the best rehabilitation centers for spinal cord injuries in the country.
One of his doctors will actually be an old high school classmate. Just like McBrayer, the doctor suffered a spinal cord injury in a car crash. But he didn't let it stop him. He got married, has children and now is in a position to care for others suffering the same type of injuries.
McBrayer said no matter what it takes, he will one day walk again.
"My mindset is I will walk again. I will regain full function. That may take time, but, you know, I'm going to get there," he said.
McBrayer had a message for his colleagues, who haven't been able to see him yet, due to the extent of his injuries. You can watch his message below. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/dekalb-fire-captain-david-mcbrayer-crash-hospitalized-recovery/85-f5cac6f1-0199-4af3-b3bc-374b1832142b | 2023-06-17T04:02:24 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/dekalb-fire-captain-david-mcbrayer-crash-hospitalized-recovery/85-f5cac6f1-0199-4af3-b3bc-374b1832142b |
DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines Water Works is the metro area's primary water supplier, with around 600,000 customers.
The discovery of hazardous waste was made years ago, but the issue recently became more serious, prompting multiple agencies in Iowa to take action.
"DNR determined that there was ground water contamination south of Water Works Park several years ago," said Ted Corrigan, CEO of Des Moines Water Works. "So we've been aware for some time that they've been trying to understand the scope, the scale."
The name Lot 46 might not sound familiar. From afar, it's just a large industrial area in Des Moines, but the lot is actually a TCE-contaminated groundwater site.
Iowa DNR discovered the contaminated site while doing routine work in the early 2000s. Investigations led by the DNR began in 2004, and the site was later referred to the Environmental Protection Agency in 2020 for federal assistance.
After noticing that the hazardous waste was migrating, the issue became more pressing.
Iowa DNR worked to establish the extent and nature of the groundwater contamination from 2007 to 2019, explaining why it took so long for these concerns to reemerge.
"[A] unique aspect of this site I guess is that its proximity to the Des Moines Water Works intake gallery fo their source water, for their drinking water plant," said Mike Sullivan, section supervisor at Iowa DNR.
The EPA has made a plan to propose the site to the National Priorities List later this year.
Local officials say that listing the site on the NPL will support long-term cleanup efforts and prevent exposure to site contamination.
Part of the EPA's process is also finding the "potentially responsible parties" that are liable for cleanup.
Des Moines Water Works wants residents to know that currently, drinking water is completely safe and meets the standards set by the Safe Drinking Water Association.
This plan of action is intended to ensure protection of human health and make sure that the water isn't ever impacted by those toxic chemicals.
"Obviously with the site being in proximity to Des Moines Water Works Park, we want it to be cleaned up," Corrigan said. "And so we're very interested in the EPA coming here and starting the process." | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/hazardous-waste-water-des-moines-water-works/524-921ebe8f-f459-4443-ab1a-2cb2358fc6f3 | 2023-06-17T04:02:24 | 1 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/hazardous-waste-water-des-moines-water-works/524-921ebe8f-f459-4443-ab1a-2cb2358fc6f3 |
LOHRVILLE, Iowa — Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating the apparent "shooting death" of a 6-year-old in Calhoun County, according to a press release.
The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call from a home on Maple Street in Lohrville on Friday around 7 a.m.
When they arrived, deputies found 6-year-old Alexzander Pope dead inside the residence.
While Iowa DCI refers to the incident as a shooting death, there are no further details available to the public at this time.
The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and Iowa DCI continue to investigate the incident.
Local 5 will update this story as more information becomes available. Download the We Are Iowa app or subscribe to Local 5's "5 Things to Know" email newsletter for the latest. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/shooting-death-of-6-year-old-lohrville-iowa-calhoun-county-iowa-dci/524-0f1b6aaf-1fab-4a78-b6ce-c34655da598e | 2023-06-17T04:02:30 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/shooting-death-of-6-year-old-lohrville-iowa-calhoun-county-iowa-dci/524-0f1b6aaf-1fab-4a78-b6ce-c34655da598e |
TAMPA, Fla. — A small crowd walked from Water Works Park to Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride.
It came after Tampa Pride announced the cancellation of its annual "Pride On The River" event. Its president cited a new law banning children from attending "adult live performances."
Gov. Ron DeSantis said it's aimed to protect children but the cancellation didn't sit well with Elizabeth Dugan of Tampa. She created a post on Facebook the same night the cancellation was announced urging people to take part in a walk.
"It was a very impulsive decision... in the heat of the moment," Dugan said during an interview in May.
More than 40 people showed up to take part in Dugan's "Tampa Proud PRIDE Walk." Friends, loved ones, and strangers who heard about it on Facebook attended the event.
Those like Oriana Roa donned a Pride flag around her and said she received criticism on her way to the event. However, she said they only empower her to celebrate Pride even more.
"It's a beautiful state and seeing all this hate, it's really sad. It's really scary," Roa said. "Love is love."
Dugan said the event was better than she could have imagined. She said she hopes it instills more love, especially during the month of Pride and beyond.
"This is all that is what meant to be and that's exactly what it was," Dugan said.
Multiple cities across Florida are holding Pride celebrations. The city of St. Petersburg is slated to hold its annual Pride Parade, the largest in Florida, next Saturday. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pride/tampa-lgbtq-pride-on-the-river/67-3afd9145-e575-4908-aec5-ea7ce08d7ef1 | 2023-06-17T04:05:16 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pride/tampa-lgbtq-pride-on-the-river/67-3afd9145-e575-4908-aec5-ea7ce08d7ef1 |
CASSELBERRY, Fla. — Ray Lewis III, the son of pro football hall-of-famer Ray Lewis has died.
A report from the Casselberry Police Department said Lewis III died of an overdose.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — If Father's Day celebrations, a Juneteenth block party or even a creature convention sounds fun to you, that shows there's something for everyone for your weekend in Northern California!
This weekend's weather will be warming up just a bit with temperatures in the mid-80s with a south southwestern breeze.
Gather some friends, maybe family members or even go solo but head outside, soak up that springtime sun and enjoy some of these weekend events!
A 2-day event focused around authentic Louisiana food and music including Zydeco, Cajun, Blues and Louisiana based Rock n' Roll. There will be live entertainment, exciting activities, tons of crawfish, an array of international food and desserts, adult beverages, a festive atmosphere and an overall great event for all ages!
- 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. June 17 and June 18
- Located on Main Street in Isleton (64 Main St., Isleton)
- Organized by The Crawdad Festival
- More information about this event HERE.
A dynamic themed music festival, featuring west-coast country artists. There will also be a unique marketplace of local artisan vendors set up to shop from as well as food and interactive experiences for both the young, the old and the in-between!
- 12 p.m. – 10 p.m. June 17
- Located at Gold Country Fairgrounds (209 Fairgate Rd., Auburn)
- Organized by Stang Productions LLC
- More information about this event HERE.
This free community block party features a full lineup of local artists and musicians taking center stage, art and entertainment, a shopping area to walk around and support local black-owned vendors, street and food vendors, a kids zone, Gospel choirs and praise teams, a domino and spade tournament and more!
- 4 p.m. – 9 p.m. June 17
- Located at Esther's Park (3408 3rd Ave., Sacramento)
- Organized by St. Hope and the University of Pacific
- More information about this event HERE.
A 3-day long fun, affordable, and safe for the whole family event! There will be a friendly atmosphere, hands-on activities, carnival, yummy specialty foods, festival-style entertainment, special attractions and events, unique crafters and a variety of vendors.
- 4:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. June 16
- 12 p.m. – 11 p.m. June 17
- 12 p.m. – 7 p.m. June 18
- Located at Orangevale Community Park (7115 Filbert Ave., Orangevale)
- Organized by Orangevale Summer Palooza
- More information about this event HERE.
Celebrate your awesome father, husband, brother, or best friend at this event and take them wine tasting at any of the 14 wineries, listen to live music and chow down on some food from the local food trucks!
- 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. June 17
- Located at Old Sugar Mill (35265 Willow Ave., Clarksburg)
- Organized by Old Sugar Mill Winery
- More information about this event HERE.
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Join this family-friendly event for complimentary brews to celebrate all the dads and their hard work. There will also be food vendors, raffles and vendors.
- 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. June 17
- Located at TC Printing (1215 G St., Sacramento)
- Organized by Absolute Mortgage Group Inc.
- More information about this event HERE.
Northern California's premiere horror convention spectacular! If you love horror, this convention is the home for you! There will be special effects animations, makeup, horror icons, panels, cosplay, vendors and more.
- 11:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. June 17 and June 18
- Located at Scottish Rite Masonic Center (6151 H St., Sacramento)
- Organized by Sinister Creature Con
- More information about this event HERE.
The Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus is proud to present Queens for a Night! SGMC will kick it into full-on rock ’n roll mode with hits of the band Queen, including "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Somebody to Love" and many more. There will also be songs from the queens of gay culture including Cher, Madonna, Britney Spears and others.
- 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. June 16 – June 18
- Located at The Sofia, Home of the B Street Theatre (2700 Capitol Ave., Sacramento)
- Organized by The Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus and The Sofia
- More information about this event HERE.
Think globally, shop locally at this bazaar where there will be over 50 local and national vendors selling everything from jewelry and accessories to clothes and purses.
- 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. June 17
- Located at Valley Oak Park (2780 Mabry Dr., Sacramento)
- Organized by The Hamptons Community Foundation
- More information about this event HERE.
A fun and intimate night of feel-good love songs with a fusion of Afro-Caribbean sounds to have you dancing and lost in the music all night long! There will be DJ sets by Koko, Brayo the DJ and DJ Dennis to keep the energy high and the vibes right the entire night.
- 10 p.m. – 2 a.m. June 17
- Located at the Starlet Room (2708 J St., Sacramento)
- Organized by Irie Nights
- More information about this event HERE.
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MARIPOSA, Calif. — A 71-year-old man was arrested Friday on suspicion of starting a forest fire that destroyed more than 100 homes last year near Yosemite National Park, California fire authorities said.
Edward Fredrick Wackerman, of Mariposa, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated arson, arson that causes great bodily injury and arson causing damage or destruction of inhabited structures, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as Cal Fire, said in a statement.
It didn't provide details of what led to the arrest. No charges have been filed.
It wasn't immediately clear whether Wackerman had an attorney to speak on his behalf.
Wackerman is suspected of starting the Oak Fire in Mariposa County in the Sierra Nevada in July 2022.
The fire injured three firefighters, burned 19,244 acres (30 square miles, 77 square kilometers) of land and destroyed 127 homes and 66 outbuildings, Cal Fire said.
At its height, some 6,000 people were told to flee their homes after the blaze erupted near the community of Midpines.
The fire was one of several devastating blazes that swept through Northern California and other states last year.
The Mill Fire in Siskyou County that began in September 2022 caused two deaths and damaged or destroyed nearly 150 buildings.
On Friday, Cal Fire said investigators determined the Mill Fire was caused by operations at a wood products mill in Weed, California, near the California-Oregon border.
Roseburg Forest Products, of Springfield, Oregon, owner of the wood veneers manufacturing plant, announced last year it had reached a settlement agreement with more than 700 people who filed wrongful death, personal injury and property loss claims.
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
The company previously said it was investigating whether the fire was caused by the possible failure of a water-spraying machine used to cool ash at the mill.
California has experienced increasingly larger and deadlier wildfires in recent years as climate change has made the West much warmer and drier over the past 30 years. Scientists have said weather will continue to be more extreme and wildfires more frequent, destructive and unpredictable. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-starting-northern-california-fire-that-burned-more-than-100-homes-wildfire/103-42e52a6a-f5bd-47e2-b81d-0dbd14d05fb2 | 2023-06-17T04:07:56 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-starting-northern-california-fire-that-burned-more-than-100-homes-wildfire/103-42e52a6a-f5bd-47e2-b81d-0dbd14d05fb2 |
FAIRFIELD, Calif. — Fairfield residents are concerned and frustrated after learning about five registered sex offenders moving in right next door to them and down the street from multiple places where children go.
The men live on Lincoln Street in Fairfield, less than 1,000 feet from a Montessori preschool, a private elementary school and a career college academy where middle school students attend.
While Jessica’s Law, passed in 2007 by voters, keeps sex offender parolees from being placed within 2,000 feet of any school or park where children are, it doesn't apply to all cases and "shall not be enforced as a blanket restriction."
Three of the five men were charged with sexual assault crimes with minors and are registered on California Megan's Law Website — a site providing information about registered sex offenders so the public can "better protect themselves and their families."
The other two were charged with sexual battery and rape.
One man violated his parole by not registering by his birthday. He was arrested by Fairfield police and booked into Solano County Jail, according to the Fairfield Police Department.
"The Fairfield Police Department takes all registered sex offenders released into our community very seriously," said Chief Dan Marshall of the Fairfield Police Department. "The community’s safety is of the utmost importance to us. We will continue doing what we can to protect it through continual legislative changes.”
While the home sold in January, neighbors on Lincoln Street just recently found out who was moving in.
Mike Zbyczik lives a few houses away with his 5-year-old granddaughter in a home he’s been at for more than 40 years. He’s angry about not being notified.
"I want to know why we weren't informed so I could've taken provisions like building a 6-foot tall fence or something," said Zbyczik. "It was sneaky and underhanded. That shouldn't happen."
He says his neighbor, a concerned mother, brought it up to him when his granddaughter and her friends were playing out in the yard.
He's also worried about other kids walking to and from school in the area and playing outside.
"My kids grew up here and they had a safe neighborhood. Now my granddaughter is here and it's not safe," said Zbyczik. "It's unnerving... I want my neighborhood back the way it was."
Vicki Bailey owns the preschool just down the street from the house and says while she isn’t worried about her own students’ safety, she feels bad for the neighbors nearby.
“It’s like a ghost town. It doesn't look like the family-friendly neighborhood it used to be,” she said. “It’s just sad… I had no idea what was going on. We should’ve been notified.”
City officials told ABC10 they weren't made aware of this change and are looking into it.
"I, the city council, police chief and city manager are doing everything we can to protect our residents. State parole can legally put these sex offenders in 'containment' houses in any neighborhood without the city’s consent or knowledge," wrote Fairfield Mayor Cat Moy. "The neighborhood will work to take back the neighborhood."
The Solano County District Attorney's Office says they have nothing to do with placing parolees or notifying residents nearby unless the parolee is a "violent sexual predator."
Mary Wyn with the DA's office says they aren't even notified of parolees being placed in the county unless a violation has occurred.
So, if city officials, local law enforcement, the county DA's office and residents weren't notified, how did this happen?
"A sex offender is not obligated to notify neighbors about his/her sex offender status. But Megan’s Law allows for people to find out if certain offenders live in their neighborhood," said Mary Xjimenez, Information Officer with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). "The law mandates the California Department of Justice (DOJ) to notify the public about certain registered sex offenders. The DOJ does this via the Megan’s Law website."
Xjimenez says CDCR’s Division of Adult Parole Operations works with people to make sure they have a housing plan in place once released from incarceration. If there is no plan, DAPO helps that person get approved housing.
She says CDCR does not choose where these parolees end up.
"By law, parolees return to the county of last legal residence. There may be circumstances where they don’t return to the CLLR based on individual case factors," said Xjimenez.
As for notifying, she says it is "required when the person is 60 days from release to the sheriff, chief of police and district attorney to the city/county having jurisdiction over the conviction and where the sex offender is being released to."
Additional information about residence restrictions for registered sex offenders can be found in the CA Code of Regulations, Title 15, Division 3, Chapter 1, Subchapter 6, Article 5, Section 3571. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/fairfield/fairfield-sex-offenders-move-in-near-schools/103-be884215-f16e-4e35-b0dd-2725e61f67f5 | 2023-06-17T04:08:02 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/fairfield/fairfield-sex-offenders-move-in-near-schools/103-be884215-f16e-4e35-b0dd-2725e61f67f5 |
LATHROP, Calif — The driver of an Amazon big rig that drove off Interstate 5 and crashed into a building in Lathrop Thursday has died, according to the San Joaquin County Medical Examiner’s Office.
They’re identifying the driver as 37-year-old Ilkhom Shodiev, of Charlotte, N.C.
CHP says the driver was shot on I-5 before going off the roadway. That was around 12:48 p.m. Thursday. The truck also hit two parked cars — nobody else was injured.
Marcelo Lopez witnessed the crash, but not what led up to it.
“It was a normal day; we were driving down the freeway, heading home from work… All of a sudden, I just saw this diesel go off the freeway, plow down through a fence, go in up into a parking lot and push a car — smash a car into a building,” he said. “I didn’t see any cars acting funny or anything. It just went off the road. I thought maybe it was a medical issue.”
He later learned, along with the rest of the community, the driver had been shot on I-5 and died as a result.
“It’s terrible. I mean, that’s a working man,” said Lopez. “You don’t believe it. You’re like, ‘Oh my gosh. How can people act like this and do this?’”
In law enforcement scanner audio from around the time of the incident, a dispatcher can be heard saying, "getting reports that this was possible a shot fired incident, with the big rig going off the freeway. The suspect vehicle... a [reporting party] saw a grey gun come out of the passenger side window of a car... Unknown driver."
The California Highway Patrol tells ABC10 it doesn’t have any information to share on a shooting suspect or their vehicle, but that they are asking possible witnesses for help.
In a Facebook post, CHP writes — “If you were driving Northbound on I-5 between SR-120 and Louise Ave (in Lathrop), between the hours of 12:30pm and 1:00pm, on 6/15, and have a dash cam, we need your HELP. Any footage of this area during this time frame could be helpful and we would ask that you contact CHP Valley Division Investigative Services Unit.”
Lopez went to CHP with video he took right after the truck crashed into the building.
“I’m encouraging anybody to report it, try to help this man that unfortunately lost his life working,” said Lopez.
The truck was emblazoned with the Amazon logo, so ABC10 reached out to Amazon for a statement.
Amazon spokesperson Alisa Carroll said, "We're very sorry to hear about his passing and our thoughts are with his family during this difficult time. We’re continuing to cooperate with law enforcement as they investigate this incident."
There were no Amazon packages on the truck at the time of the crash, the company says.
The trailer belonged to Amazon. The truck was with a third-party contractor called Patriot Transportation, Inc. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/witness-amazon-crash-shares-video/103-8c357891-36d5-49a4-a043-d7cd86b1a18d | 2023-06-17T04:08:09 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/witness-amazon-crash-shares-video/103-8c357891-36d5-49a4-a043-d7cd86b1a18d |
Members of American Legion Post 61 of Atlantic City marked Memorial Day weekend by placing American flags at the graves of service members buried at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery in Mays Landing. The members stopped to take a photo together. Pictured from left are Cortez Martin, Eugenia Lewis, John James, Michael Johnson, Patricia Tatum, Trina Stratton and Leon Bryant.
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MAYS LANDING — Nearly 100 students from Atlantic City High School participated in Atlantic Cape Community College’s annual Cyber Day on June 1.
The event included hands-on technology and cybersecurity activities, demonstrations and interaction with industry professionals and experienced facilitators. Students learned about Atlantic Cape’s cybersecurity, esports and computer science degree programs. A panel of industry experts discussed cybersecurity and provided insights during a question-and-answer session.
Local students can attend Atlantic Cape to receive cybersecurity certifications and then advance to a four-year college or university, or enter the workforce. To learn more, visit atlantic.edu. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/education/atlantic-cape-hosts-atlantic-city-high-school-students-for-cyber-day-workshops/article_62ebab36-0bb6-11ee-ba25-eb8c55cd9c74.html | 2023-06-17T04:22:18 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/education/atlantic-cape-hosts-atlantic-city-high-school-students-for-cyber-day-workshops/article_62ebab36-0bb6-11ee-ba25-eb8c55cd9c74.html |
ATLANTIC CITY — CJ LaFragola won his professional mixed martial arts debut Friday night for Caged Fury Fight Championships.
The 2015 St. Joseph High School graduate won a 30-27 unanimous decision against Aaron Walker, of Orlando, Florida, during the preliminary card at CFFC 120 at Hard Rock Casino & Hotel Atlantic City.
Another southern Ocean County product, Lacey Township graduate Luke Fernandez, improved to 2-0 with a first-round TKO of Jesse Romans, of Williamstown, Kentucky.
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LaFragola, of Little Egg Harbor Township, used his wrestling background to wear down Walker and control much of the three 5-minute rounds.
"There is always nerves. You're going in to fight somebody,” said LaFragola, 26. "You have another man in there who is going to give it his all, no matter what. Big Aaron, he had no quit."
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LaFragola said earlier this week he wasn't just fighting for a good showing in his pro debut. On June 5, close friend and training partner Sherry Schmidt died in a car accident.
"It was a crazy week. I started off the week having to lay to rest a good friend, Sherry. I'm wearing the shirt for her," LaFragola said. "I just wanted to put on a show for my friends, family, for her and all the fans here."
LaFragola's fight was fourth on the card. He got the loudest reception to that point of the night as dozens of his supporters erupted when his name was announced.
The crowd stayed in his corner during the fight, as well, with a bit of trash talk being called out from the crowd toward LaFragola's opponent.
LaFragola started the bout with a quick takedown of Walker, that wrestling background coming into play. He worked the action over toward the cage before getting Walker back to the ground, landing several punches.
LaFragola ended the first round on top, which wound up being the theme for the rest of the fight.
"You always have your home base. Wrestling is life," LaFragola said. "... When push comes to shove, that's gonna overcome the striking, but I would have liked to have thrown (punches) a little bit more. I let some good ones go, but I think most of it was used as a setup to get to my takedown. But home base is home base, and you've gotta use what you know."
LaFragola came out of the second round firing, backing Walking into the cage before taking him down again. LaFragola then spent the last three-and-a-half minutes on top, keeping Walker from getting any real offense going.
LaFragola kept the same approach in the third. But this time, Walker did get some elbows in. The blows left LaFragola with a nice knot behind his left ear.
"He kinda caught me in the back of the head with one of them. So, let me just settle down. ... I was trying to do my best to listen (to my coaches), communicate. While you're in there, it's amazing how much you can hear. ... They were trying to walk me through some stuff. I really made a couple of adjustments.
"I think it's a good spot. A lot of stuff to go back to, watch and learn from. You always go back to that drawing board — win, lose or draw."
Fernandez's NJ debut
LaFragola wasn't the only South Jersey fighter with a big following in Atlantic City on Friday.
Fernandez, a 2013 Lacey grad, had a huge crowd of supporters. He kicked off the main card with a huge reception following the bell of his victory.
Fernandez just wanted to put on a show.
"This home crowd feeling was awesome," said the 27-year-old. "I had all of my friends and family (here) and had a bunch of extended family come down for this. It was awesome. It means the world to me and just the fact I had it on (UFC Fight Pass), too, it just really amped me up to put on a show."
Fernandez landed an overhand right that rattled Romans. He saw that as an opening to get on top of Romans and connect with several punches before the referee stopped the action.
"When it landed, I saw he had a little bit of a wobble, so I took advantage," Fernandez said. "I wanted to get the job done in the most effective way possible. I took advantage, landed a bunch of shots. He was tough. I landed some ground-and-pound stuff, he wasn't going away so I ramped it up."
The plan, Fernandez said, was to get right after Romans off the opening bell. He noticed Romans wasn't throwing any punches right away, so he decided to get after him, he said.
"I think that was how it was from the jump," he said.
Fernandez won his first pro fight in March in Philadelphia, and Friday's win brought him to 2-0. He's not sure when his next fight will be, but he anticipates it being in the winter.
"I'm gonna continue to train, take some time here with my family and get back in the gym, probably Monday," Fernandez said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/cj-lafragola-wins-pro-mma-debut-luke-fernandez-moves-to-2-0/article_0d3d6ac8-0c7c-11ee-b888-6b5f58f6d4e9.html | 2023-06-17T04:22:30 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/cj-lafragola-wins-pro-mma-debut-luke-fernandez-moves-to-2-0/article_0d3d6ac8-0c7c-11ee-b888-6b5f58f6d4e9.html |
AUSTIN, Texas — The constant use of air conditioning during these brutal summer months is vital, but unfortunately, times like these are when A/C units break down the most, according to Vice President of Stan's Heating, Air & Cooling, Roland Arrisola.
The Austin company has been around since 1954 offers its services across the city of Austin.
Arrisola explained that when summer rolls in, staff is making sure they have the equipment to repair and install units when the call comes in.
According to Arrisola, the company averages 200 to 300 calls on a weekday, and around 500 to 800 on a weekend.
On Friday, Arrisola brought KVUE into one of the warehouses where dozens of A/C units were being loaded in, and ready to be delivered.
"You have to be prepared for this and we invested a lot to make sure that when a customer calls us -- that their system is down -- that we can get to them right away," said Arrisola.
Not maintaining a system is what will hurt the unit and cause it to break down, according to Arrisola, who advised to replace the filter when it is needed.
"The system is kind of like the body. If it's not breathing correctly, it's not going to work right," said Arrisola.
Other pieces of advice for homeowners is to be mindful about cranking down the temperature, and for anyone who has an attic, to make sure it has insulation.
"If folks don't pay attention that, a lot of times that -- if you don't have enough insulation, all that heat that's in that attic is actually coming into the home," said Arrisola. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-ac-company-explains-high-demand-during-hot-summer-months-gives-advice-to-homeowners/269-2e78ce91-4428-4087-bd0a-c4ff93947167 | 2023-06-17T04:37:14 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-ac-company-explains-high-demand-during-hot-summer-months-gives-advice-to-homeowners/269-2e78ce91-4428-4087-bd0a-c4ff93947167 |
AUSTIN, Texas — It's been nearly three weeks since a southeast Austin apartment complex issued a mandatory and seemingly illegal indefinite curfew.
Apartment managers have now lifted the curfew, claiming that it was never meant to be sent out in the first place.
"Make sure you have your provisions before 10PM. It sounds like I'm in some hurricane area where they have like martial law, stay inside, have all of your stuff you need," resident Kristie Broadaway told KVUE when we first met up with her a week prior to this update.
Kristie Broadaway has lived at the Array apartments for 8 years. In late May, she received a notice from the complex that said they would be instituting a mandatory curfew in place from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. every night.
"If there is in fact a safety concern, tell me that. What is the safety concern? I live there," said Broadaway.
But now, apartment representatives have changed their tune, telling KVUE directly, that the notice was sent from an associate without approval from management, even though it was signed off on by the property manager. The notice was rescinded on June 13, and the complex has since apologized to residents.
"They had to say something to the residents, because I am sure that residents were going in and saying, if they didn't necessarily see it because it was in their email, [they] definitely saw it on the news or saw it on TikTok," said Broadaway.
The new note Broadaway and others got reads in part, "The notice was incorrectly provided to you by one of our associates without previous management review and approval."
Staff in the Array's leasing office confirmed to KVUE on Friday that the new notice did come from them.
As far as staying in this complex, Broadaway said she has a decision to make.
"I'm thinking about it. I have until the 19th to let them know, and I have serious reservations about living somewhere where possibly again, in the future, you can't go outside," said Broadaway.
From Broadaway's perspective, this experience reminded her of the importance of speaking up. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-apartment-that-enacted-mandatory-curfew-says-it-was-done-without-approval/269-7020706a-751f-4987-a54a-4deed2a15e30 | 2023-06-17T04:37:20 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-apartment-that-enacted-mandatory-curfew-says-it-was-done-without-approval/269-7020706a-751f-4987-a54a-4deed2a15e30 |
TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — In his North Richland Hills home, former Tarrant County prosecutor Richard Alpert is surrounded by moving boxes.
After giving 30 years to the county, the 63-year-old Alpert is now retired and focused on the next chapter of his life: being a professor at Baylor University School of Law.
As he heads to Waco, Alpert leaves countless criminal convictions surrounding vehicular homicide in his rearview mirror, which was his focus in the decades he gave to the county.
And perhaps it's fate, or just blind coincidence, that the case Alpert is most known for is hitting its 10th anniversary as he leaves -- a case that garnered global attention.
The defendant: Ethan Couch.
"This case is one of the two most high-profile cases I've worked on," Alpert said.
"Obviously, I wasn't happy with the result. I wasn't happy with the imposed sentence. He still hasn't been held accountable in any serious way for that crime, so for me to talk about it, it's not my favorite case."
Ethan Couch is a name most North Texans should be familiar with.
Ten years ago on June 15, 2013, Couch killed four and injured at least nine others in a drunk-driving crash in Burleson.
Couch was 16 at the time, now 26, when he crashed his father's truck into a group of people helping 24-year-old Breanna Mitchell, who had broken down on the side of the road.
As a result, Mitchell, Hollie Boyles, her daughter Shelby Boyles and youth pastor Brian Jennings all died.
Sergio Molina, a passenger in Couch's truck, was paralyzed from the neck down.
Investigators said that Couch's blood alcohol level was .26 at the time of the crash -- three times the legal limit in Texas.
They also said security footage caught Couch stealing beer from an area Walmart and that he was hosting a party before the incident.
Alpert was assigned the case from the get-go and began prepping for a trial in juvenile court.
"I remember it happening the day before Father's Day," Alpert said. "I realized that the case would become a media target."
Alpert's realization wasn't misplaced.
A trial never happened, though, because Couch pleaded guilty to four counts of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault.
But during sentencing, the media frenzy began.
Couch's attorneys argued that the teen suffered from "affluenza" and that Judge Jean Boyd should consider a lenient sentence.
"Affluenza" is a psychological illness affecting people by their privileged or wealthy upbringing.
In Couch's case, attorneys argued that he lacked a moral compass or didn't know right from wrong due to his family's wealth.
Couch's parents, Fred and Tonya, founded Cleburne Metal Works. The successful metal roofing company was established in 1986.
Alpert didn't think that Judge Boyd would entertain such a defense.
Couch chose Boyd, a juvenile judge, to decide his fate instead of a jury.
"When their psychiatric expert threw that word out, I literally leaned over and was like, 'did I just hear that right?' I'm pretty sure there might even have been a chuckle in the back of the courtroom because it was just absurd," Alpert said.
"It's an insult to people who have resources and money, and it's an insult to people that don't. It was a Hail Mary pass because they had nothing to lose."
Despite the Hail Mary legal play, Alpert and Tarrant County asked for 20 years of incarceration from Judge Boyd.
But on Dec. 10, 2013, the air was sucked out of the courtroom when Boyd gave Couch a much lighter sentence: 10 years probation.
"That would never have happened with a jury," Alpert said. "I got calls from judges all over the state that just wanted to take the time to tell me that they were shocked. That particular judge will be known by this sentence the same way Ethan will be known for killing those people."
Alpert said facing the victims' families after the sentencing was the most challenging part.
"I think there was just universal shock. I felt pain and disappointment for them. You never get used to that, either. I told them that this was a mistake -- and that I believed he would mess up while on probation. I promised I would be there when that happened, and I was," Alpert said.
Alpert's prediction rang true. On Dec. 2, 2015, Couch was filmed at a party around alcohol playing beer pong -- an apparent violation of his probation.
"There was a part of me that was thinking it wasn't going to happen this quickly, but yeah, it was an 'I told you so' moment," Alpert added.
The story went viral and by the time a probation officer tried to get to the bottom of the facts, Couch and his mother, Tonya, had disappeared.
The story gained global attention, with bounty hunters opining about where the two might go and international authorities working with the U.S. to track the pair down.
A little over two weeks after they went missing, both were captured near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Authorities tracked them down when they made a phone call to order pizza.
Couch and his mother were brought back to the states. Tonya was charged with money laundering and preventing the capture of a fugitive.
An adult court and a different judge ordered Couch to serve 720 days in jail for violating his probation -- 180 days for each victim.
Couch served his time in jail and was released in April 2018. His probation requirements at the time involved strict supervision.
An alcohol-monitoring patch, an ankle monitor, a camera-equipped ignition interlock device and a 9 p.m. curfew were part of the requirements.
In March 2019, Couch's ankle monitor was allowed to be removed, but he was back in jail in January 2020 when authorities said he tested positive for THC, or marijuana.
However, he was quickly released when the test was a "weak positive."
Couch will finish his probation on Dec. 10, 2023. WFAA reached out to his attorneys for comment but did not hear back.
WFAA also tried to contact Judge Boyd and went to her home but never heard from her. She has since retired.
Tonya Couch has been in and out of jail for bond violations over the years but has still not gone to trial on the charges connected to her fleeing to Mexico with Ethan.
She is appealing the constitutionality of the charges and is awaiting a ruling per the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office.
Every Father's Day, Alpert thinks of this case, and the lives lost.
As he begins a new career, he fears he'll hear Couch's name again.
"At the end of the day, has he learned anything? Has he changed his behavior? Even if he manages to stay out of trouble until the end of his probation, I have no confidence that we won't hear from him again." | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/ethan-couch-affluenza-10-years-since-deadly-drunk-driving-crash/287-a8ea72a1-592e-49dd-a097-fd1bb80e237e | 2023-06-17T04:37:26 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/ethan-couch-affluenza-10-years-since-deadly-drunk-driving-crash/287-a8ea72a1-592e-49dd-a097-fd1bb80e237e |
Detroit mom successfully helps police negotiate with barricaded son
Detroit ― A barricaded suspect situation was quickly resolved Friday with the help of the suspect's mother, city police said.
Detroit Police Cmdr. Ian Severy said the incident began around 4:30 p.m. in the 12000 block of Hartwell Street on the city's west side.
Officers from the Detroit Police Department 2nd Precinct recognized a vehicle that had been used in several violent crimes on the city's west side, including armed robberies and drive-by shootings.
When officers attempted to apprehend the people inside the vehicle, there was a brief foot chase where two people were detained and a third fled inside a house on Hartwell, Severy said.
"In an abundance of caution, our barricaded subject protocols were enacted, which includes our special response team, crisis negotiating team and some other agencies. As we were at the scene, the subject's mother arrived and successfully helped us negotiate this. It couldn't have gone any better."
The son surrendered within the hour and three men were apprehended. Other details were not released Friday.
srahal@detroitnews.com
Twitter: @SarahRahal_ | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/06/16/detroit-mom-successfully-helps-police-negotiate-with-barricaded-son/70332319007/ | 2023-06-17T04:40:28 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/06/16/detroit-mom-successfully-helps-police-negotiate-with-barricaded-son/70332319007/ |
TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — In his North Richland Hills home, former Tarrant County prosecutor Richard Alpert is surrounded by moving boxes.
After giving 30 years to the county, the 63-year-old Alpert is now retired and focused on the next chapter of his life: being a professor at Baylor University School of Law.
As he heads to Waco, Alpert leaves countless criminal convictions surrounding vehicular homicide in his rearview mirror, which was his focus in the decades he gave to the county.
And perhaps it's fate, or just blind coincidence, that the case Alpert is most known for is hitting its 10th anniversary as he leaves -- a case that garnered global attention.
The defendant: Ethan Couch.
"This case is one of the two most high-profile cases I've worked on," Alpert said.
"Obviously, I wasn't happy with the result. I wasn't happy with the imposed sentence. He still hasn't been held accountable in any serious way for that crime, so for me to talk about it, it's not my favorite case."
Ethan Couch is a name most North Texans should be familiar with.
Ten years ago on June 15, 2013, Couch killed four and injured at least nine others in a drunk-driving crash in Burleson.
Couch was 16 at the time, now 26, when he crashed his father's truck into a group of people helping 24-year-old Breanna Mitchell, who had broken down on the side of the road.
As a result, Mitchell, Hollie Boyles, her daughter Shelby Boyles and youth pastor Brian Jennings all died.
Sergio Molina, a passenger in Couch's truck, was paralyzed from the neck down.
Investigators said that Couch's blood alcohol level was .26 at the time of the crash -- three times the legal limit in Texas.
They also said security footage caught Couch stealing beer from an area Walmart and that he was hosting a party before the incident.
Alpert was assigned the case from the get-go and began prepping for a trial in juvenile court.
"I remember it happening the day before Father's Day," Alpert said. "I realized that the case would become a media target."
Alpert's realization wasn't misplaced.
A trial never happened, though, because Couch pleaded guilty to four counts of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault.
But during sentencing, the media frenzy began.
Couch's attorneys argued that the teen suffered from "affluenza" and that Judge Jean Boyd should consider a lenient sentence.
"Affluenza" is a psychological illness affecting people by their privileged or wealthy upbringing.
In Couch's case, attorneys argued that he lacked a moral compass or didn't know right from wrong due to his family's wealth.
Couch's parents, Fred and Tonya, founded Cleburne Metal Works. The successful metal roofing company was established in 1986.
Alpert didn't think that Judge Boyd would entertain such a defense.
Couch chose Boyd, a juvenile judge, to decide his fate instead of a jury.
"When their psychiatric expert threw that word out, I literally leaned over and was like, 'did I just hear that right?' I'm pretty sure there might even have been a chuckle in the back of the courtroom because it was just absurd," Alpert said.
"It's an insult to people who have resources and money, and it's an insult to people that don't. It was a Hail Mary pass because they had nothing to lose."
Despite the Hail Mary legal play, Alpert and Tarrant County asked for 20 years of incarceration from Judge Boyd.
But on Dec. 10, 2013, the air was sucked out of the courtroom when Boyd gave Couch a much lighter sentence: 10 years probation.
"That would never have happened with a jury," Alpert said. "I got calls from judges all over the state that just wanted to take the time to tell me that they were shocked. That particular judge will be known by this sentence the same way Ethan will be known for killing those people."
Alpert said facing the victims' families after the sentencing was the most challenging part.
"I think there was just universal shock. I felt pain and disappointment for them. You never get used to that, either. I told them that this was a mistake -- and that I believed he would mess up while on probation. I promised I would be there when that happened, and I was," Alpert said.
Alpert's prediction rang true. On Dec. 2, 2015, Couch was filmed at a party around alcohol playing beer pong -- an apparent violation of his probation.
"There was a part of me that was thinking it wasn't going to happen this quickly, but yeah, it was an 'I told you so' moment," Alpert added.
The story went viral and by the time a probation officer tried to get to the bottom of the facts, Couch and his mother, Tonya, had disappeared.
The story gained global attention, with bounty hunters opining about where the two might go and international authorities working with the U.S. to track the pair down.
A little over two weeks after they went missing, both were captured near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Authorities tracked them down when they made a phone call to order pizza.
Couch and his mother were brought back to the states. Tonya was charged with money laundering and preventing the capture of a fugitive.
An adult court and a different judge ordered Couch to serve 720 days in jail for violating his probation -- 180 days for each victim.
Couch served his time in jail and was released in April 2018. His probation requirements at the time involved strict supervision.
An alcohol-monitoring patch, an ankle monitor, a camera-equipped ignition interlock device and a 9 p.m. curfew were part of the requirements.
In March 2019, Couch's ankle monitor was allowed to be removed, but he was back in jail in January 2020 when authorities said he tested positive for THC, or marijuana.
However, he was quickly released when the test was a "weak positive."
Couch will finish his probation on Dec. 10, 2023. WFAA reached out to his attorneys for comment but did not hear back.
WFAA also tried to contact Judge Boyd and went to her home but never heard from her. She has since retired.
Tonya Couch has been in and out of jail for bond violations over the years but has still not gone to trial on the charges connected to her fleeing to Mexico with Ethan.
She is appealing the constitutionality of the charges and is awaiting a ruling per the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office.
Every Father's Day, Alpert thinks of this case, and the lives lost.
As he begins a new career, he fears he'll hear Couch's name again.
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PERRYTON, Texas — Families all across Perryton are in need after a tornado leveled the Texas Panhandle town Thursday night.
The tornado caused widespread damage and killed three people, while injuring more than 100 others.
Damage included multiple businesses in the downtown area, as well as a trailer park, homes and vehicles.
With all of that damage, people have come from across the state to help the town recover.
But many families will also need help recovering financially for some time to come, as they've lost everything, including their homes and vehicles.
To help with the recovery, numerous verified GoFundMes have been set up for anyone to donate money to the Perryton families affected by the tornado.
GoFundMe has also set up a centralized hub for families in Texas and the Midwest affected by tornadoes, which you can visit by clicking here.
Perryton-specific GoFundMes set up after the tornado include the following:
Another way to help those affected is by donating to GoFundMe's 2023 Tornado Relief Fund by clicking here. Funds raised here will go directly to those impacted and seeking help through fundraisers, as well as to nonprofit organizations providing relief on the ground.
Thursday was the second day in a row that powerful storms struck the U.S. On Wednesday, strong winds toppled trees, damaged buildings and blew cars off a highway from the eastern part of Texas to Georgia. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/how-you-can-help-perryton-survivors-tornado-devastated-panhandle-town-thursday/287-83a56562-86aa-4cec-a44e-712d2a9d27ef | 2023-06-17T04:51:34 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/how-you-can-help-perryton-survivors-tornado-devastated-panhandle-town-thursday/287-83a56562-86aa-4cec-a44e-712d2a9d27ef |
DALLAS — Vintage and modern aircraft will soar over Tyler and Cedar Creek Lake at the end of this month and the start of the next. And, as people gather to watch the aerobatic displays, organizers hope you will help them keep several important veterans organizations aloft as well.
The Cedar Creek Veterans Foundation presents the Rose City Airfest at Tyler Pounds Regional Airport in Tyler on June 30 and the Thunder Over Cedar Creek Lake Airshow on July 1. The show over the reservoir, just off the shores of the Pinnacle Club, is free. Donations, however, help support CampV Tyler, Fisher House and the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society.
And to help with that effort, a hero will also be making an appearance.
"Well I'm not a hero. I like to fly and that's all that counts," said Marine Col. Joe McPhail, whose long list of military accomplishments date back to World War II. He is the recipient of two Distinguished Flying Crosses, 11 air medals and completed 240 combat missions and scored two air-to-air victories flying the Chance Vought Corsair and the Grumman Wildcat.
We met in front of a Wildcat at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison. The Colonel is now 101 years old.
"Yes sir, he said. "I'm nearly 102. On October the 10th I'll be 102."
'Well you've got better DNA than I do, I'll tell you that," I told him.
"Yep," he said as he laughed.
Unfortunately, McPhail said he had to give up flying a couple of decades ago. His aging knees can't squeeze into a Corsair cockpit anymore. But Randy Ball, in a Russian MIG, will be in the air. He is a jet aerobatic pilot and founder of the Cedar Creek Veterans Foundation and the Thunder Over Cedar Creek Lake Air Show.
"It's an honor beyond words," he said to have McPhail attending the air show events. "To get to meet these kind of guys and spend time with them, that's what's really cool."
But the coolest part of this, they will tell you, is that these air shows with vintage and modern aircraft help raise money for the veterans of today by funneling donations to CampV, Fisher House, and the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society.
"We've been really blessed. We've donated almost $600,000 to military charities," said Ball.
This will also be the first vintage aircraft show here since the Wings Over Dallas mid air collision this past November.
"Everyone involved in that incident was a personal friend of mine," Randy Ball said. "Every one of them would want the show to go on, 100 percent. Because what we do is we bring history to life. It's the greatest generation from World War II that gave up everything for our freedom. And this is a living piece of history. How can you not go on with that kind of work?"
And if that isn't enough of a draw for you to consider donating to this cause, there is always the "celebrity" McPhail.
"Well, I'm really not a celebrity," he said. "But I appreciate them coming to see us fly." | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/vintage-aircraft-101-year-old-marine-corps-hero-invite-you-next-east-texas-air-show/287-afb0f9f2-90a4-43a6-8bed-005a7d1a10eb | 2023-06-17T04:51:40 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/vintage-aircraft-101-year-old-marine-corps-hero-invite-you-next-east-texas-air-show/287-afb0f9f2-90a4-43a6-8bed-005a7d1a10eb |
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — A groundbreaking was held Friday along the Allegheny RiverTrail Park, where six acres of land will be transformed. The former industrial scrapyard is now slated to be a public green space with a riverside deck, hillside slides and beautiful views of the Allegheny River. The efforts originated from Aspinwall community members.
Dee Stathis is the Executive Director for the Allegheny RiverTrail.
“They found out that this land was actually going to be turned into a parking lot and they found out about it and they banded together and decided to buy this property themselves and that they were going to turn it into a park,” Stathis said.
Right next to this new development is a park the community also helped build in 2011.
“It’s been completely transformed since then,” said Rich DeFelice, who lives in Aspinwall. “The acquisition of the new land and turning this into a wedding venue and we’ve been making constant improvements with a dog park, farmer baker it’s just really been kind of an amazing community treasure that we’ve put together here.”
Robin Durr from Aspinwall said, “Now to have it available to the community is really special. Kids are fishing off the dock, you know kids from urban areas…Sharpsburg and Blawnox. You don’t think of them as being urban but there’s a lot of pavement and they can come to this park and be in green space.”
Also underway, is the construction of 1.5 miles of multi-use trails.
Stathis added, “It will take you 13th street in Sharpsburg and I think the goal for all of us is to be able to connect to Millvale.”
The goal is to have the new portion open by this fall.
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MILWAUKEE — In his very next outing after throwing 119 pitches his last time out, Rich Hill struggled on the mound for the Pittsburgh Pirates in their 5-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on Friday.
Hill (6-6) issued four free passes in the game’s opening frame, paving the way for a Brewers’ three-run first inning. Hill finished the game allowing four runs (three earned) in five innings. He surrendered three hits, walked six and struck out five.
Right-hander Carmen Mlodzinski made his big league debut after being selected from Triple-A Indianapolis. He struck out Blake Perkins, the first batter he saw, on three pitches before allowing a solo homer to Joey Weimer one batter later.
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ATLANTIC CITY — CJ LaFragola won his professional mixed martial arts debut Friday night for Caged Fury Fight Championships.
The 2015 St. Joseph High School graduate won a 30-27 unanimous decision against Aaron Walker, of Orlando, Florida, during the preliminary card at CFFC 120 at Hard Rock Casino & Hotel Atlantic City.
Another southern Ocean County product, Lacey Township graduate Luke Fernandez, improved to 2-0 with a first-round TKO of Jesse Romans, of Williamstown, Kentucky.
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LaFragola, of Little Egg Harbor Township, used his wrestling background — he was a high school state runner-up and reached the NCAA Tournament three times while at Brown University — to wear down Walker and control much of the three 5-minute rounds.
"There is always nerves. You're going in to fight somebody,” said LaFragola, 26. "You have another man in there who is going to give it his all, no matter what. Big Aaron, he had no quit."
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LaFragola said earlier this week he wasn't just fighting for a good showing in his pro debut. On June 5, close friend and training partner Sherry Schmidt died in a car accident.
"It was a crazy week. I started off the week having to lay to rest a good friend, Sherry. I'm wearing the shirt for her," LaFragola said. "I just wanted to put on a show for my friends, family, for her and all the fans here."
LaFragola's fight was fourth on the card. He got the loudest reception to that point of the night as dozens of his supporters erupted when his name was announced.
The crowd stayed in his corner during the fight, as well, with a bit of trash talk being called out from the crowd toward LaFragola's opponent.
LaFragola started the bout with a quick takedown of Walker, that wrestling background coming into play. He worked the action over toward the cage before getting Walker back to the ground, landing several punches.
LaFragola ended the first round on top, which wound up being the theme for the rest of the fight.
"You always have your home base. Wrestling is life," LaFragola said. "... When push comes to shove, that's gonna overcome the striking, but I would have liked to have thrown (punches) a little bit more. I let some good ones go, but I think most of it was used as a setup to get to my takedown. But home base is home base, and you've gotta use what you know."
LaFragola came out of the second round firing, backing Walking into the cage before taking him down again. LaFragola then spent the last three-and-a-half minutes on top, keeping Walker from getting any real offense going.
LaFragola kept the same approach in the third. But this time, Walker did get some elbows in. The blows left LaFragola with a nice knot behind his left ear.
"He kinda caught me in the back of the head with one of them. So, let me just settle down. ... I was trying to do my best to listen (to my coaches), communicate. While you're in there, it's amazing how much you can hear. ... They were trying to walk me through some stuff. I really made a couple of adjustments.
"I think it's a good spot. A lot of stuff to go back to, watch and learn from. You always go back to that drawing board — win, lose or draw."
Fernandez's NJ debut
LaFragola wasn't the only South Jersey fighter with a big following in Atlantic City on Friday.
Fernandez, a 2013 Lacey grad, had a huge crowd of supporters. He kicked off the main card with a huge reception following the bell of his victory.
Fernandez just wanted to put on a show.
"This home crowd feeling was awesome," said the 27-year-old. "I had all of my friends and family (here) and had a bunch of extended family come down for this. It was awesome. It means the world to me and just the fact I had it on (UFC Fight Pass), too, it just really amped me up to put on a show."
Fernandez landed an overhand right that rattled Romans. He saw that as an opening to get on top of Romans and connect with several punches before the referee stopped the action.
"When it landed, I saw he had a little bit of a wobble, so I took advantage," Fernandez said. "I wanted to get the job done in the most effective way possible. I took advantage, landed a bunch of shots. He was tough. I landed some ground-and-pound stuff, he wasn't going away so I ramped it up."
The plan, Fernandez said, was to get right after Romans off the opening bell. He noticed Romans wasn't throwing any punches right away, so he decided to get after him, he said.
"I think that was how it was from the jump," he said.
Fernandez won his first pro fight in March in Philadelphia, and Friday's win brought him to 2-0. He's not sure when his next fight will be, but he anticipates it being in the winter.
"I'm gonna continue to train, take some time here with my family and get back in the gym, probably Monday," Fernandez said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/cj-lafragola-wins-pro-mma-debut-in-atlantic-city/article_0d3d6ac8-0c7c-11ee-b888-6b5f58f6d4e9.html | 2023-06-17T05:18:52 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/cj-lafragola-wins-pro-mma-debut-in-atlantic-city/article_0d3d6ac8-0c7c-11ee-b888-6b5f58f6d4e9.html |
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.
Thursday: Went 0 for 4, striking out once, in a 5-3 win at Texas in the series finale. He batted third and played center field.
Friday: Went 1 for 4 with a walk and a run scored in a 3-0 win at Kansas City. He batted third and played center field.
Saturday: The Royals had not announced their starting pitcher for the 4:10 p.m. game.
Stats: Trout is hitting .248 (63 for 254) with 14 home runs, 37 RBIs and 43 runs scored in 67 games. He has walked 37 times and struck out 82 times. His on-base percentage is .355, his OPS .812. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/daily-mike-trout-report-contributes-to-win-at-kansas-city/article_ccfa4588-0c96-11ee-8a9f-3bdf8edafa03.html | 2023-06-17T05:18:58 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/daily-mike-trout-report-contributes-to-win-at-kansas-city/article_ccfa4588-0c96-11ee-8a9f-3bdf8edafa03.html |
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An investigation is underway after an officer involved shooting in Lehigh County Friday afternoon.
At approximately 5:41 p.m. troopers and Allentown police were conducting a joint traffic stop in the area of South 3rd Street and West Union Street when a traffic violation occurred, according to police.
Police say during a traffic stop a trooper fired two rounds that hit the driver of a car.
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Following the shooting, the suspect driving the offending car fled the scene and continued driving onto South Carlisle Street where it then hit other vehicles on the road, police said.
The suspect driving the car was transported to the hospital. Another person who was involved in the crash who was on a motorcycle was also transported to the hospital, according to police.
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Health care education has been part of the University of Saint Francis since its inception.
The university is named after Saint Francis of Assisi, who lived among and cared for the poor and sick. The school’s founders, the Sisters of Saint Francis of Perpetual Adoration, established the Franciscan Health system, which has 12 hospitals in Indiana and Illinois.
Building on that foundation, the Catholic university in August introduced the Center for Integrated Public Health Education and Research. The center gives health care students additional training in public health and works alongside organizations in the Fort Wayne area.
The center is located on the University of Saint Francis’ main campus inside the Doermer Family Center for Health Education at 2701 Spring Street.
CIPHER’s Executive Director Amelia Clark said the university had talked about creating the academic research center for a couple years, and the need for it became greater during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Public health spans many things,” Clark said. “A lot of times we think about public health as being like health care or emergency or vaccine clinics, but when you look at the social determinants of health and the bigger picture of health, it goes through all those things.”
Clark said the center works with other public health organizations in the area, and its goal is not to replace or to duplicate any of the work they do.
“I’ve had places reach out and say, ‘Hey, can you do a program evaluation for us?’ Absolutely, we can,” she said. “CIPHER is really to be used to look at how we just continue to grow and work through our public health crises in the state.”
Clark is the sole employee of the center that is funded through Saint Francis’ budget. The center operates as a resource to connect students with public health organizations, and it hosts lectures, events and conferences that community members can take part in.
Clark started at Saint Francis in August, and multiple faculty members, including Jeff Easley, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, were on a task force that helped pick Clark.
Now, Easley said he is a resource for Clark, and his students also use the center for class. He thinks CIPHER’s director balances the center’s work as a community and student resource well.
Easley said it’s exciting to see what Clark has used the center for in its first year, especially while still in the developmental stages.
“We’ve utilized CIPHER for public health workshops and lectures into the curriculum to supplement what we’ve already been doing to make sure that our students are getting a well-rounded base in public health,” Easley said.
Teaching students about community needs is important, Easley said, and since CIPHER’s opening, he’s found that more Saint Francis students are going into Fort Wayne to learn more about what the community needs.
“It’s part of one of our goals in the program to be able to have not just technicians, but well-rounded providers,” Easley said.
Shawn Guo is a second-year physician assistant studies major at Saint Francis. Guo chose to go to school at Saint Francis because he liked the professors’ teaching methods, specifically the discussions and “hands-on” approach.
Guo worked with CIPHER twice and liked the lessons he learned through the center. He said one his classes used the resource as a way to learn about infectious diseases, and Clark helped him understand the biology of diseases and the effects they have in real life.
“CIPHER brings forward and incorporates the easily overlooked aspects of public health,” Guo said. “It’s taught me more about social aspects, and we can see how people behave and communicate.”
Guo also said Clark has been a great resource. Guo said he thinks she is easy to talk to, outgoing and personable, which he said made him more likely to learn from her.
While his classes’ experiences with CIPHER have not been extensive, Easley said he’s heard positive feedback from students about the center and Clark.
Clark has also heard positive feedback from students and members of the Fort Wayne community, specifically after CIPHER hosted a Maternal Mental Health Conference for World Maternal Mental Health Day on May 3.
“The Maternal Mental Health Conference has already announced that there will be another one next year,” Clark said. “So, I think through our support and being able to host it here, they’re already looking forward to next year.”
Clark has had physician assistant students ask her what else they can learn about public health after lectures with her, and she likes that they want to learn more and are looking for more skills to use in their career.
“It’s awesome,” she said. “And, I think that also, as part of our Franciscan tradition and teachings, we really want our graduates to go out and make a difference in the communities they live in.
“I think it helps make them more well-rounded citizens.”
Clark is developing a public health minor for Saint Francis students, and she’s creating a $5,000 CIPHER scholarship. To qualify, students must be enrolled full-time at the Fort Wayne location, maintain satisfactory academic progress and submit a 500-word essay on how they want to impact the public health system.
Easley said he is excited to see how CIPHER continues to impact the community, and he wants Saint Francis students and staff to get more involved. He thinks they can host events like dietary workshops or different health screenings to help people learn more about their health.
Guo said he doesn’t know what the future looks like for CIPHER, but he knows it’s growing and it’s important for the university.
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Gov. Eric Holcomb knows more than most what it’s like to have a veto overridden. Seven times he has struck down a bill and four times his own party has disagreed.
His most recent veto in the spring of 2022 was a bill banning transgender girls from girls’ sports. He cited concerns about inviting lawsuits and describing pre-existing policy on girls’ sports as already fair and consistent.
It was a rare move for a Republican governor in today’s political climate.
But he was quickly overridden by the Republican-led legislature. Not one GOP member was swayed by Holcomb’s opposition.
Although the GOP holds a supermajority, lawmakers only needed a simple majority – 51% – to override the veto. Indiana, along with Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia are the only states that have such a low threshold for override.
Holcomb and other recent governors are getting trumped more often than decades before.
He has not vetoed a bill since, including signing all 252 bills in 2023. While he declined an interview request, other former governors spoke to the Indiana Capital Chronicle about the challenges of the Indiana’s governance structure.
“The system may be designed to limit what a governor can do, but a governor doesn’t have to settle for it,” said Mitch Daniels, who served as governor from 2005 to 2013.
Distrust of British rule partly explains historyIndiana has one of the weakest governor systems in the nation, lacking both a pocket and line-item veto in addition to the low threshold for override.
The pocket veto, which was legal in Indiana until 1969, allows a governor to veto a bill by leaving it unsigned. Now, an unsigned bill in Indiana becomes law after seven days on the governor’s desk. Eleven states maintain some form of pocket veto.
The coveted line-item veto, which allows a governor to veto certain provisions of a bill instead of the entire bill, is also not a power of the Indiana governor, even though 43 states allow such action.
Michael Wolf, chair of the Political Science Department at Purdue-Fort Wayne, said Indiana’s weak veto power is in part due to its focus on limited government. In the colonial era, governors were distrusted because of their British roots, setting the stage for a tradition of weak state executives.
As a result, Wolf explained, while many states updated their constitutions to afford governors more power, Indiana and some other states retained their structure of limited power. Today, 44 states either require two-thirds or three-fifths of the legislature to override a governor’s veto.
That has left Indiana governors to rely on the symbolic power of the veto – daring legislators to publicly challenge the governor’s authority. And in the past, this process worked relatively well.
In 1971 through 1981, only 9% of vetoes in Indiana were overridden. But from 2012 to 2022, the percentage of vetoes that were overridden was nearly 60%, according to state survey data compiled by the Council of State Governments.
The data suggests a drastic shift in how the legislature views the governor’s authority, eroding the informal system the state was built on.
Daniels tells how he played his hand
Although the governor lacks some formal powers other states enjoy, Daniels said whether or not the position is strong or weak depends on who’s governor.
Daniels vetoed 11 items during his two terms and was overridden twice, according to the Council.
He attributed his success to a few strategies.
Firstly, Daniels ran in 2004 with a 72-item legislative agenda, which he said gave him the ability to define future policy rather than waiting for legislation. Running a policy-focused campaign also has the added benefit of putting legislators in a bad electoral position should they oppose the items people just voted for, he explained.
Daniels recalled finishing his inaugural speech and saying, “Now if you excuse me, I have to go to work” and taking a stack of bills to the General Assembly.
Using a baseball metaphor, Daniels said: “Don’t let the ball play you – play the ball.”
Another strategy Daniels employed was withholding allotted money for spending to promote fiscal discipline or respond to changing circumstances. He said an explicit policy change to allow governors to do this more easily would help strengthen the weak governor system.
Finally, Daniels said campaigning for agenda items while governor is a good way to win support. He gave the example of Right-to-Work legislation, running ads for education reform and promoting the building of the convention center.
Still, Daniels indicated support for reform that would require more than just a majority to override a veto.
Daniels also gave an example of property tax reform in 2008, which passed despite opposition from Democratic House Speaker Pat Bauer. By campaigning for the reform, it made many members of the legislature unable to vote against it without political consequences.
However, Daniels also said some changes had to be made on the executive side to avoid an override, which he said was important.
This was even more critical when dealing with close-majority and split legislatures, although Daniels said a lot got done despite lacking a supermajority.
Assembly grows more partisan
An undeniable fact of the past two decades is that the General Assembly has become increasingly more partisan.
In the past few years, Republicans in both the House of Representatives and the Senate have enjoyed the largest stretch of supermajority power in Indiana history, according to Capitol and Washington.
Since the early-to-mid-2010s, the balance of power has hovered around 40-10 for the Senate and 70-30 for the House.
Having larger majorities means legislation passed along party lines now requires a lot more people to change their vote in order for the governor to shepherd a successful veto. It also means governors may use their veto power less and less, perhaps seeing it as futile.
It’s an effect that may have already begun with recent governors, whose handful of vetoes pale in comparison to the 58 vetoes of Indiana’s last Democratic administration, which included Frank O’Bannon and a year of Joe Kernan after O’Bannon’s death in office. Notably, that administration’s veto override rate was only 26.8% despite presiding over a split or Republican-controlled legislature from 1997 to 2005.
The requirement to override a veto can have wide-reaching effects on policy, even when a legislative supermajority exists. For example, when the Democratic governor of Kansas vetoed a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, the Republican supermajority narrowly failed to override the veto because it required a two-thirds vote. If Kansas only required a simple majority like Indiana, it would be law.
In Kentucky, a state that only requires a simple majority, Democratic governor Andy Beshear failed to successfully veto a similar gender-affirming care ban despite having a similar partisan makeup as Kansas.
A diminishing of power over time
Former Democratic governor Evan Bayh said he didn’t have much difficulty sustaining his veto when he served from 1989 to 1997, although he said procedural and political changes have made veto overrides easier.
A major procedural change happened at the end of his second term, when Republicans took back control of the Statehouse after six years of a split legislature. The 1995 change allowed them to call the legislature into session for technical corrections or veto overrides; before, the legislature had to wait until the next year to make any changes.
When the bill hit Bayh’s desk, he didn’t sign it, calling any attempt at a veto “futile.”
Bayh also said legislative sessions used to be every other year until the 1970s, giving Hoosiers the ability to side with the governor’s veto or the Legislature with their vote. Both of these changes made sustaining a veto more difficult for governors, Bayh said. At the same time, Bayh said a change in how the legislature views the governor is driving the decrease in veto power.
“We don’t have much of a patronage system anymore,” he said.
Campaign finance has become increasingly separate from the state party, Bayh said, which means the governor has less ability to reward cooperative legislators with campaign money. Now that campaign contributions are more independent, with Super PACs representing different interests across the state, legislators are emboldened to represent the interests of their personal donors and constituents.
“I think the powers of the governor have progressively diminished over time,” he said.
Bayh said his philosophy in persuading legislators is: “Take it directly to the voters.” When the Legislature passed the state budget despite his veto in 1993, Bayh ran television ads in an attempt to reach voters and explain why he believed the budget was fiscally irresponsible.
The next year, the speaker of the House was defeated in reelection, he said, although he doesn’t think it was entirely due to his advertisements.
“All these elected officials – they work for the public, not the other way around,” he said.
Legislature tries to weaken governor
John Gregg, a Democrat who served as House speaker from 1996 to 2003, condemned the Legislature’s attempt to weaken the governor in 2021 with House Bill 1123, which would allow the General Assembly to call itself into session when the governor issues a state of emergency.
HB 1123 was quickly vetoed by the governor after it passed the Legislature with exclusively Republican support.
In a letter, Holcomb said the bill violated the Indiana Constitution by usurping an exclusively executive power. His veto was overridden, but the Indiana Supreme Court determined the law was unconstitutional.
The standoffs between the two branches are not exactly typical. For example, Gregg recalls he and other Democrats sometimes reversing their positions to help a governor sustain a veto.
“We always went out of our way to protect the governor,” he said.
Gregg emphasized the importance of the governor’s veto, who he said is able to look at the state as a whole when making a decision. With the exception of some legislative leaders, Gregg said many legislators struggle to get a grasp on the statewide aspect of policy.
He said the Indiana Constitution makes the officer of the governor relatively weak, although he stressed the governor’s power in controlling money and implementation.
Gregg also said governors can send a message even if their veto does not hold much formal power, ranging from a “fist in a velvet glove” to a hammer.
He gave an example of Bayh’s failed veto of the state budget in 1993, saying that he and others were welcome in the governor’s office after voting to sustain Bayh’s veto.
“The governor does run the show,” he said.
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A Huntington woman is looking to raise $4,400 to identify a woman who was found dead in a Fort Wayne home more than 30 years ago.
Lisa Needler, co-founder of IGGnite DNA, hopes the money will cover necessary lab work to uncover Mary Jane Doe’s true identity. Doe, who was later found to be pregnant when she died, has remained unidentified since she was found in the flooded basement of a Fort Wayne home in 1992.
When it was found, not much of Doe’s body was left because water in the basement had drastically sped up decomposition, according to Allen County Deputy Coroner Chris Meihls. Discovering the woman’s identity has been difficult because of the lack of information available.
The information available has led to some success.
And that’s where Needler hopes to come in.
Needler said she first became interested in the case when she read a Journal Gazette news story from April about the county’s unidentified decedents and recognized Meihls’ name from previous cases he had been involved with. The locality stood out to her, she said, and working on a local case would be special.
“It’s always an honor to be able to be some sort of help for these agencies,” Needler said. “But to be on something that would be local to me would be even more important.”
Doe’s local tie, Needler said, makes her want to work even harder to identify her.
“Every case is important. For every person that’s unidentified, somebody is out there and either doesn’t know that person is missing or doesn’t realize that their family member may be laying there somewhere waiting to be identified,” Needler said. “But when you bring it closer to home, or in a city you’ve lived in, there’s a personal tie to that.”
“She may have shopped at the same grocery store; she may have been a part of your family or friends, or possibly your coworkers, family and friends.”
Doe was likely between the ages of 20 and 25 and in the second or third trimester of pregnancy. Her remains indicate she was likely 4-foot-6 to 5-foot-2 and possibly had an altered posture or back pain.
Likely with blonde or light brown hair, Doe was found with a gray or light blue Windcrest jacket, a knit shirt with white and dark–colored cross stripes, a black bra and white underwear, black sweatpants, size 10 pink Reebok tennis shoes and two gold-colored necklaces – one braided and the other with three star charms.
Evidence found in the basement suggests the woman was transient at the time of her death, which most likely happened in late 1991 or early 1992.
IGGnite DNA is a Hartford, Connecticut-based company that assists law enforcement agencies with cases, including unidentified victims, by offering Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy services. IGGnite DNA also provides Genetic Genealogy consulting services to people, including adoptees, searching for family members or seeking answers related to their ancestry.
As a female-owned business, IGGnite’s team also felt it would be important to work on Doe’s case because she was pregnant at the time of her death, Needler said.
“Most of us are mothers and when somebody is carrying a child, that’s when they should be the most protected,” Needler said. “That’s what makes her case even more tragic.”
So, Needler decided to ask Meihls what could be done. What she found was a need for funding lab work and uploading the DNA file to workable databases.
With the work completed, Needler and her team would be able to give their time to the cause. IGGnite DNA would try to find connections between the unidentified woman and others with DNA in the database to track down relatives of Doe.
“Once we get that file in one of those databases, we can start building genealogical trees with records,” Needler said. “That way we can try to build a family tree that would eventually lead to who this Mary Jane Doe is.”
Needler said the lack of funding often holds agencies back from being able to close unidentified decedent cases. That’s why she came up with the fundraising idea.
“The DNA and the sequencing is something that I think is holding back most agencies. They want to see these results. They want to bring these people back to their homes” Needler said. “I think I think the mindset is there. It’s just the funding is not.”
About 25 years after her death, Doe was exhumed from Lindenwood Cemetery with hopes of finally identifying her via a facial approximation and DNA collection.
Forensic sculptor Beth Buchholtz created a bust released to the public in 2019 that depicted how the woman may have appeared in life. Few leads came from photos of the bust.
DNA collection attempts have been more difficult because efforts to collect it have not gathered enough of hereditary material to complete the process.
Needler said IGGnite DNA is interested in working on the county’s other two most recent unidentified decedent cases, John River Doe and Baby John Doe, but the organization wants to be respectful of other agencies working on John River Doe’s case. In Baby John Doe’s case, Needler said the company would be interested in offering its services once Mary Jane Doe is identified.
After being started Sunday the fundraiser collected $400, as of Thursday night. Those interested in donating to the fundraiser can do so by going online to givebutter.com/XMIN8U. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/area-womans-genealogy-company-raising-funds-to-identify-woman-found-dead-30-years-ago/article_9c1aaa26-0ad3-11ee-bd7e-db0153d1da15.html | 2023-06-17T05:39:06 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/area-womans-genealogy-company-raising-funds-to-identify-woman-found-dead-30-years-ago/article_9c1aaa26-0ad3-11ee-bd7e-db0153d1da15.html |
The chart lists crimes through June 12 investigated by the Fort Wayne Police Department including burglary, robbery and thefts from vehicles. An attempted robbery or burglary is classified as an actual robbery or burglary, respectively. The listed addresses are those where crimes were reported and are not necessarily where the crimes occurred.
Sector 4B
6/10/23 9 p.m. Theft from vehicle 1200 Ewing St.
Sector 11
6/11/23 Midnight Theft from vehicle 3600 Lima Road
Sector 13
6/6/23 9:29 p.m. Theft from vehicle 3400 Sherman Blvd.
Sector 15
6/11/23 10:15 p.m. Theft from vehicle 5200 Distribution Drive
Sector 16
6/8/23 4:30 p.m. Theft from vehicle 6200 Lima Road
6/8/23 11 p.m. Theft from vehicle 6000 Lima Road
Sector 21
6/7/23 7:30 p.m. Burglary 2200 Beacon St.
Sector 23
6/9/23 Noon Theft from vehicle 6400 E. State Blvd.
Sector 24
6/9/23 10 p.m. Theft from vehicle 5600 St. Joe Road
Sector 26
6/8/23 9 p.m. Theft from vehicle 4700 Jason Drive
Sector 28
6/11/23 5 p.m. Theft from vehicle 10400 Maysville Road
Sector 31
6/7/23 8:06 p.m. Theft from vehicle 1200 W. Washington Blvd.
Sector 32
6/7/23 4 a.m. Theft from vehicle 2500 Thompson Ave.
6/8/23 2:23 p.m. Burglary 2800 Broadway
Sector 33
6/9/23 5:03 p.m. Theft from vehicle 1900 Bluffton Road
Sector 35
6/6/23 9 p.m. Theft from vehicle 400 Fairwick Lane
6/8/23 3 p.m. Burglary 4900 Hoagland Ave.
6/12/23 4:39 p.m. Burglary 4800 Arlington Ave.
Sector 36
6/11/23 7 p.m. Theft from vehicle 6200 Bluffton Road
Sector 42
6/6/23 11 a.m. Burglary 1400 Greene St.
6/7/23 11:15 p.m. Theft from vehicle 2200 Holton Ave.
6/10/23 6:15 p.m. Robbery 2100 Eden St.
Sector 45
6/8/23 4:55 p.m. Theft from vehicle 4100 S. Anthony Blvd.
Sector 46
6/8/23 9:30 p.m. Burglary 2500 Schaper Drive
Sector 64
6/11/23 10:30 p.m. Theft from vehicle 3800 Live Oak Blvd.
6/12/23 4:13 a.m. Theft from vehicle 8700 Cobblestone Place
Sector 65
6/11/23 10:30 a.m. Theft from vehicle 4500 Morning Wind Place | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/crime-reports/crime-reports/article_088fb522-0a64-11ee-ac30-73cb1366bc8f.html | 2023-06-17T05:39:12 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/crime-reports/crime-reports/article_088fb522-0a64-11ee-ac30-73cb1366bc8f.html |
The Allen County prosecutor’s office has charged a man with a 2020 slaying for the second time.
Sedrick Allen Williams, 31, was first charged with the murder of Marlon Kimbrough in 2020, and the charges were dismissed in December at the prosecution’s request because of the unavailability of a witness. Kimbrough was found dead with gunshot wounds along the railroad tracks west of Meyer Road and Oxford Street on Jan. 6, 2020.
Williams was taken to the Indiana Department of Correction after the dismissal because of a parole violation in an unrelated case, according to a probable cause affidavit written by Detective Matthew Cline of the Fort Wayne Police Department.
An inmate at the Plainfield Correctional Facility told investigators this week that Williams said he killed Kimbrough because the man was assaulting him. The inmate provided details about the crime that corroborate evidence investigators have gathered, the affidavit said.
Kimbrough died of a gunshot to the back of the head and three to his neck, the Allen County coroner’s office said. Williams and Kimbrough were cellmates at the Miami Correctional Facility for four months in 2013 and 2014.
Evidence includes a photo of several people, including Williams and Kimbrough, at what appeared to be a party the day the man died. Williams’ vehicle was also found at a nearby apartment complex.
Williams was arrested after he was found to have the key fob to Kimbrough’s 2012 GMC Yukon during a traffic stop about a year after the slaying. Police also found a gun in Williams’ possession, but investigators were unable to determine if the projectile found in Kimbrough’s body could have been fired from the gun.
Swabs taken from inside Williams’ 2003 Chevrolet Impala showed that DNA found “had a high degree of statistical likelihood” of being Kimbrough’s.
Williams has also been charged with an enhancement for using a gun. If convicted of both charges, Williams faces up to 65 years in prison.
No court dates had been set as of Friday afternoon, according to online court records. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/man-charged-with-2020-murder-for-second-time/article_12dced28-0c8b-11ee-8ae2-7360b61fab0d.html | 2023-06-17T05:39:18 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/man-charged-with-2020-murder-for-second-time/article_12dced28-0c8b-11ee-8ae2-7360b61fab0d.html |
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ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — Allegations of low morale, breaking the city charter, and causing employees to cry in city hall have the city manager of St. Pete Beach at risk of losing his job.
During a performance review on during a commission meeting on Tuesday, commissioners discussed the contract of city manager, Alex Rey, whose salary was listed at $210,000 on the agenda.
One commissioner said Rey “brought along a lot of infrastructure improvements, which has been phenomenal.”
But the tone of the meeting quickly changed as commissioners brought up recent city staff allegations tied to Rey of low morale, a toxic work environment and directives that violated the city charter.
“I have at least half a dozen employees that are considering leaving because of the work environment that we have,” the mayor said at the Tuesday meeting. “If they leave, it will cripple the city.”
Rey said that issues have come from other changing factors in the city, like recent elections and not his leadership.
“Were there some morale issues? I don’t disagree with that,” Rey said. “I don’t think they’re all my making because I’ve been here four-and-a-half years and I haven’t changed my management style…you haven’t heard this before.”
That Tuesday, commissioners decided to launch a formal investigation into the allegations against Rey.
Three days later at a special meeting called Friday morning, Rey was accused of interfering with the probe by talking about it with employees after the city attorney directed him not to.
The mayor began the meeting by making a “preliminary motion of removal” of the city manager saying that he violated instructions of the city attorney.
Rey said he was simply holding a regularly scheduled meeting and quickly addressing that an investigation was underway.
“I told them that, participate freely in whichever way they want to,” Rey said.
The city ended up voting to limit Rey’s abilities in ways like preventing him from hiring or firing employees during the investigation without commission approval.
They are expecting a status update in 30 days, but neighbors are worried about what it could look like in the meantime.
“You’re leaving the fox in charge of the hen house,” one neighbor said.
At the meeting earlier this week, city leaders said Rey’s contract was set in place for about another 18 more months, but added that he is an “at-will” employee and that he has a 20-week payout on his contract.
City leaders say the investigation could cost about $20,000. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/st-pete-beach-city-manager-under-investigation/67-1915d0cb-dda9-40b4-9cae-f7358a2d31c5 | 2023-06-17T05:41:10 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/st-pete-beach-city-manager-under-investigation/67-1915d0cb-dda9-40b4-9cae-f7358a2d31c5 |
Carol Banner, 79, of Iowa Falls, died Friday, June 16, 2023, at Independence Village in Waukee. Arrangements: Woodley Funeral Home of Iowa Falls.
Nancy Buns, 86, of Woden, died Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at Hancock County Health Systems in Britt. Arrangements: Ewing Funeral Home of Britt. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/death-notices/globe-death-notices/article_992f5afc-3e80-55f9-ab3a-4ee5b7b9c369.html | 2023-06-17T05:42:30 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/death-notices/globe-death-notices/article_992f5afc-3e80-55f9-ab3a-4ee5b7b9c369.html |
BOISE, Idaho — Boise's population shrunk by 1,387 people from 2021 to 2022, according to population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
While Boise's population saw a slight dip, Idaho as a whole continues to grow.
This chart from the Idaho Department of Labor maps out population changes from the 20 largest cities in Idaho:
Some of the state's fastest growing cities include Caldwell, Nampa and Star – which saw a 13% population increase from 2021 to 2022.
Those cities are places where former Boise Regional REALTORS President Becky Enrico-Crum said people have more space.
"People have had a lot of elbow room that way," Enrico-Crum said. "Because they've come from populated areas where it's been so tight and so many people in one spot, they look at it and say, 'wow, we're still close to a main city, but we also are out and we can see the mountains, and we have space to do things.' So, they've enjoyed that."
Those areas have also seen a lot of revitalization.
"So, that's also a great opportunity, and you have some more availability with the builders in the subdivisions in affordability – and that makes a difference as well," Enrico-Crum said.
While cities outside the Boise metro are growing, the City of Trees' population dropped by 0.6% from 2021 to 2022.
"Boise proper has really run out of land for building, and now we're really spreading out to our agricultural areas," Enrico-Crum said.
The Idaho Department of Labor charted the 10 fastest growing cities in Idaho by percent population change:
Enrico-Crum said homeowner trends can change constantly because of variables like interest rates and inventory levels.
"People are still going to move in, there are still opportunities, there are still houses for sale, for sure," Enrico-Crum said. "I think your price points in the outer areas are a little bit better than they are right in the heart of the city, but that's true for most cities that you buy real estate in."
As for now, Enrico-Crum said the Treasure Valley's real estate market is steady.
Below is a chart from the Boise Regional REALTORS that maps the median sale prices of homes throughout the Treasure Valley from May 2022 to May 2023.
"It's definitely a different real estate market than we had two years ago," Enrico-Crum said. "So, I think it's kind of nice to see it come back to normal. But we hadn't had normal for so long that some people might think, 'oh my gosh, what's wrong with the real estate market? Is it slowing down? What's happening?' But I think really what it's done is its gone back to more of a normal market."
More data from the population estimates can be found from the Idaho Department of Labor.
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LATHROP, Calif. — An Amazon truck driver died after being shot and crashing into a building in Lathrop. Ilkhom Shodiev has been identified as a beloved husband, father of two and friend.
A close friend of Shodiev says he was chasing the American dream and trying to support his family by being the sole breadwinner.
“He was a very smiley person, he liked to smile, and he liked to joke,” said friend Aziz Azami. “He was a man with principles… A man who had big plans for his family.”
Azami says Shodiev came from Tajikistan and they met in Charlotte, North Carolina a few years ago.
He says he and Shodiev had similar purposes in life, to “make sure to reach out a helping hand to others when people are in need.”
The day of the crash was Shodiev’s eighth wedding anniversary.
“[His wife is] just heartbroken, crying all the time. His kids are too small. They don't comprehend what happened. But I'm sure once they grow up, once they learn about their father, they'll be proud of him,” said Azami.
Shodiev was planning on saving up his money while trucking with Amazon to hopefully open up his own restaurant since he had prior experience running one.
Shodiev is lived by his two children ages 3 and almost 1-year-old and his wife.
The California Highway Patrol is asking for any witnesses to the crash to come forward and help their investigation.
"If you were driving NB on I-5 between SR-120 and Louise Ave, between 12:30-1:00pm on 6/15 and have a dash cam, we need your help," the department said in a tweet. "No tip is too small."
In the meantime, Shodiev’s family awaits the return of his body to Charlotte while friends and family rally around to support each other as they grieve.
A GoFundMe was created to help Shodiev’s family through this hard time. To donate, click HERE. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/friend-remembers-ilkhom-shodiev/103-fc21b200-057a-48f6-a701-a0c0060b6a56 | 2023-06-17T06:09:38 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/friend-remembers-ilkhom-shodiev/103-fc21b200-057a-48f6-a701-a0c0060b6a56 |
ANTELOPE, Calif. — A motorcyclist is dead after crashing into a car in Antelope Friday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Officials were called about the accident around 8:18 p.m. When arriving to the scene on Walerga Road and Shandwick Drive, officials found a 39-year-old man who they pronounced dead.
CHP officials say the motorcyclist was driving southbound on Walerga as a red Mazda was driving northbound and turned left to get onto Shandwick.
The motorcyclist hit the cars side. The driver of the Mazda was not injured and stayed at the scene.
No additional information is available. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/motorcyclist-fatally-crashes-antelope/103-1e07a6af-51c3-418f-aa95-f7e823ac921a | 2023-06-17T06:09:44 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/motorcyclist-fatally-crashes-antelope/103-1e07a6af-51c3-418f-aa95-f7e823ac921a |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The railroad industry on Friday sued to block new environmental rules in California, arguing they would force the premature retirement of about 25,000 diesel-powered locomotives across the country long before their zero-emission counterparts are ready to take their place.
California's aggressive strategy to fight climate change by weaning the state off fossil fuels has produced some of the world's toughest environmental regulations in the past few years. Since 2020, the state has OK'd rules that would ban the sale of new gas-powered cars, lawn equipment and trucks by the middle of the next decade.
Those rules are designed to slowly phase out gas- and diesel-powered products by banning the sale of most new combustible engines. But the rules governing railroads would ban the use of locomotives more than 23 years old starting in 2030 and would force railroads to start setting aside more than $1 billion a year starting this fall solely to purchase zero-emission locomotives and related equipment. Due to the crucial role California ports hold and the way railroads pass off trains to each other, the state's mandate would have huge effects nationwide.
In a lawsuit filed in federal court, the industry says the technology for zero-emission locomotives hasn't been sufficiently tested and won't be ready to carry the load of delivering more than 30 million carloads of freight nationwide each year.
The lawsuit asks a judge to declare the California Air Resources Board does not have the authority to issue these rules. The trade groups say that only the federal government can regulate railroads because it is an interconnected industry that crosses state lines. They note that more than 500 companies all share the 180,000 miles (289,682 kilometers) of track across 49 states, Canada and Mexico.
"While the urgency to act is real and unquestionable, CARB (the California Air Resources Board) uses unreasonable, flawed assumptions to support a rule that will not result in emissions reductions," said Ian Jefferies, president and CEO of the Association of American Railroads, an industry trade association that filed the lawsuit along with the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association. "Railroads are working toward reliable, efficient zero-emissions technologies; however, they cannot simply be willed into immediate existence by policymakers."
The railroad groups say in their lawsuit that the rules show regulators' "lack of experience with and understanding of the railroad industry."
Another argument from opponents of the California rule is that transporting goods through railways contributes fewer planet-warming emissions than if those goods were trucked. The transportation sector contributed the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions in 2021, but rail only made up 2% of those emissions, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
CARB spokesperson Lys Mendez said Friday the board had not yet seen the lawsuit and would not comment on it.
Regulators say they must move quickly given the scope of the emissions problems from locomotives. CARB says the rules will dramatically reduce pollution from nitrogen oxides, which contribute to the formation of smog, and a type of tiny pollutants that can penetrate deep into a person's lungs and has been linked to cancer. The board estimates it will save $32 billion in health care costs and prevent 3,200 premature deaths.
Adrian Martinez, a lawyer with environmental nonprofit Earthjustice, called the fate of the California rule "a matter of life and death."
"There's generally been a reckless disregard from the rail industry for saving lives from air pollution, and this is just another feather in their cap in their pursuit of continuing to burn really dirty diesel fuel," Martinez said of the lawsuit.
Alicia Aguayo, a spokesperson for the advocacy group People's Collective for Environmental Justice, is also not surprised by the lawsuit. For more than two decades, Aguayo lived near a BNSF railyard in San Bernardino, California. Aguayo, whose brother has asthma, is concerned about the health risks diesel pollution from locomotives poses to residents.
"For those of us that lived next to the railyards, it's significant because it's a step towards reducing something that is very harmful for our communities," she said of the rule.
The EPA said last fall that it will consider toughening its rules for locomotive pollution that were last updated in 2008, but California regulators acted first. The California rule would need approval from the EPA to move forward.
California has some of the worst air quality in the country, mostly because of its bustling transportation sector. The state is home to two of the busiest ports in the world at Los Angeles and Long Beach. Most of that cargo is shipped to warehouses further inland before getting on trains to be transported throughout the country.
The top four most polluted cities for ozone and year-round particle pollution in the U.S. are all in California, according to the American Lung Association.
The new California rules would have the biggest effect on Union Pacific and BNSF and short-line railroads that operate in that state. But the changes would affect every railroad because they all regularly pass locomotives back and forth to keep trains moving efficiently across the U.S. A single locomotive might cross the entire country every couple of months. Any changes would have to be standardized across the industry.
The major freight railroads are already working with major manufacturers to test out battery-powered locomotives with the first ones starting to roll out to Union Pacific railyards in Nebraska and California this year. They're also experimenting with alternative fuels like hydrogen as possible replacements for their diesel-powered workhorses.
One of the leading locomotive makers, Wabtec, told California regulators that it is at least a couple years away from having battery-powered locomotive prototypes ready for widespread tests hauling freight over long distances, although it did try one out with BNSF for a few months in 2021. Wabtec also said some of the other technologies like hydrogen power face challenges related to the availability of that fuel and the need for an entirely new fueling network. And battery manufacturers may already have a hard time keeping up with all the demand from electric cars, even without upgrading thousands of locomotives.
Railroads prefer to keep using locomotives for decades after they buy them. Just last year, both Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced plans to modernize hundreds of locomotives in their fleets to extend their useful life and reduce their carbon emissions. Those upgrades don't do much to reduce the amount of particulate matter and nitrous oxide emissions those locomotives produce, but the industry has made progress with those also. Those emissions are associated with increased cancer risks and other health problems — particularly in neighborhoods around railyards.
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Funk reported from Omaha, Nebraska. Associated Press reporter Sophie Austin contributed from Sacramento, California.
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SEATTLE — Inside a nondescript warehouse somewhere in western Washington agents with Customs and Border Protection are carefully revealing a rare find.
A stone statue that dates back to the third century was found and is believed to have originated in Afghanistan and is valued at nearly $500,000.
“While there is a value associated with this item on the black market, the actual value of the item is priceless to the home country,” said Special Agent in Charge Robert Hammer.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the investigative branch of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, flagged the antiquity as it was passing through the Port of Seattle.
“In this situation, something particular showed up. We asked the individual who was bringing the antiquity into the United States about how they obtained it and they said they obtained it from a family member in 1958. Unfortunately, with this piece in particular it wasn’t excavated until 1966,” said Chief Jon Hassell, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The smuggling of so-called antiquities often increases as political stability decreases. So much so that in February of 2022, six months after American troops withdrew from Afghanistan the state department banned the import of most Afghan art and antiquities into the United States.
“It opens up the opportunity for people to seek profit from these types of items being exported, stolen, looted from these home countries and being passed around the world at a profit,” Hammer added.
As for this piece – the nearly 2,000-year-old relic is now evidence in an ongoing investigation where it will eventually, one day, be returned to its home country. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/statue-originated-in-afghanistan-seized-port-of-seattle/281-8f048d4d-637c-41fd-952c-47016fa30624 | 2023-06-17T06:18:44 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/statue-originated-in-afghanistan-seized-port-of-seattle/281-8f048d4d-637c-41fd-952c-47016fa30624 |
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SALEM, Ore. — A Salem man is starting a slow recovery process, still in the hospital three weeks after a suspected thief struck him with his own truck, and took off.
The incident happened around 7:20 a.m. on May 30 in Salem — in the McDonald's parking lot where Gary Adams was picking up food donations for the Union Gospel Mission of Salem. He's a food truck driver for the organization.
"I’ve been there for 10 years," Adams explained over Zoom Friday, from his hospital room. "Two for the clothes and furniture side, and then eight years for the food side."
McDonald's on Lancaster Drive Northeast was one of the stops on his route that morning. He went inside to get the donations, but when he walked out, he heard someone starting up his box truck.
"I dropped the bags and I went around to the front. I opened the door, and I tried grabbing the guy and pulling him out — and of course I startled him and he floored it when it was in reverse."
Adams said he lost his grip, fell to the pavement, and the next thing he knew — the truck's back wheels ran over his hip. All he could do was watch as the man inside his vehicle sped out of the parking lot.
"I saw him driving away, and I could not move. My legs were not moving and my arms were barely moving," he recalled. "You could tell that nothing was going to stand on his way of getting out of there."
Salem Police reported that as the suspect fled in the stolen truck, he struck another vehicle, and a short time later, people reported the suspect driving recklessly on northbound I-5. Officials said the suspect eluded officers from different agencies who pursued the stolen vehicle, but ultimately came to a stop when he crashed in Woodburn.
The suspect was identified as 42-year-old Eloy Tello. He's charged with assault, hit-and-run, theft and DUII. He's currently behind bars in the Marion County Jail.
"I'm glad he was apprehended and so fast," said Adams.
In the weeks since the incident, Adams has had two surgeries to put his hip, and leg back together.
"It's just going to be a long progress. It might be three months down the road before I'll even be able to use like a walker."
Despite this painful setback, he's overflowing with gratitude and looking forward to eventually rejoining his team at Union Gospel Mission.
"They said that they're just waiting for me!" he said. "To have all these people, knowing that they're all behind me and they're always thinking of me...it's just an uplift and helps me keep going."
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KIMBERLY — Robert "Bob" Earl Miller, 69, of Kimberly, passed away June 14, 2023, at his home after a brave battle with cancer. Private family services will be held. To leave online condolence and a full obituary, go to: www.magicvalleyfuneralhome.com Arrangements are by Parke's Magic Valley Funeral Home in Twin Falls.
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Bismarck Public Schools hire
Michael Jacobson has been hired as the assistant principal of Elk Ridge Elementary School.
Jacobson has 13 years of educational experience as an elementary classroom teacher, gifted education and library media specialist, and most recently as a learning design innovator with Bismarck Public Schools. Jacobson graduated from the University of Mary in 2010 with his elementary education degree, completed his Master of Information degree from Florida State University, is enrolled in the Teacher Leadership Academy and completing his coursework for administrative leadership. He holds a provisional administration license with the state of North Dakota, which will be fulfilled in fall 2023.
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Kari Haegele has been hired as a web developer by Agency MABU in Bismarck.
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Haegele's strong interest in digital design and programming from an early age influenced her pursuing the career following eight years in nursing. Haegele recently graduated with an associate degree in web design and development from Bismarck State College. She joined MABU as an intern in December 2022.
NDNA hires executive director
Cecile Wehrman has been hired as executive director of the North Dakota Newspaper Association.
Wehrman is the owner of Journal Publishing, which publishes The Journal, Crosby, and the Tioga Tribune. She has been with the company since 1999 as news editor and purchased the papers in 2012. She has served multiple terms as a NDNA board member since 2006 and a term as board president in 2015. Wehrman also spearheaded the Kid Scoop News project in western North Dakota, a program that will enter a second year of service to schools in the fall.
HHS executive director named
North Dakota Health and Human Services has named Sarah Aker to lead its Medical Services Division, which administers Medicaid services, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, autism services and other health services.
Aker joins the department after serving as the Medicaid director for the South Dakota Department of Social Services. Her experience also includes working as the director of fiscal policy for the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations.
Aker earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and political science from the University of South Dakota. She begins her new role on July 24.
Leadership Bismarck-Mandan graduates
Seventeen community members have graduated from Leadership Bismarck-Mandan: Gabrielle Abouassaly, Sanford Health; Sherri Anderson, Starion Bank; Nick Guarcello, Security First Bank of North Dakota; Courtney Hamilton, The Title Team; Tiffany Hodge, Quills Corporate Consulting Inc.; Katie Johnke, Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health; Denae Johnson, KLJ Engineering; Kimberly Kuipers, Dakota Eye Institute; Devin Melvie, Legacy Financial Partners; Tom Oakland, North Dakota Department of Commerce; Greg Owen, Capital Electric Cooperative; Joseph Rinaldi, Nexstar Media Group - KX News; Elliot Rust, Sea Foam International; Destiny Sisk, Touchmark Retirement Community; Teri Sovak, Montana-Dakota Utilities; Andrew Stromme, city of Mandan; Marcus Wagner, University of Mary.
Larson recognized
Amber Larson has received the 2023 Leadership Bismarck-Mandan Alumni Association Distinguished Alumna Award. Larson works for Bartlett & West, serves on the Chamber EDC Board of Directors, co-owns Larson's Tattooing in Mandan and graduated from Leadership Bismarck-Mandan in 2018.
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Lawrence Bender, attorney with Fredrikson & Byron in Bismarck, has been recognized in Chamber USA 2023 in the energy and natural resources litigation area. The rankings are based on research conducted by Chambers and Partners Legal Publishers, a English research firm that publishes directories assessing and ranking the world’s leading attorneys.
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Darcy Fettig, Amy Asche, Judy Maslowski, Shirley Thomas, Amber Sandness, Brandon Fettig, Brenda Foster, Greg Gerhart, Stephanie Stevens and Nate Seifert have been named Bianco Realty's top 10 Realtors of the month based on their closed sales for May. | https://bismarcktribune.com/business/local/businesspeople---june-17-2023/article_3d3ee700-06ec-11ee-b413-a738c546b61b.html | 2023-06-17T07:04:00 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/business/local/businesspeople---june-17-2023/article_3d3ee700-06ec-11ee-b413-a738c546b61b.html |
Night paving operations on East Bismarck Expressway will begin Sunday and continue through the week.
Work will occur nightly from 6:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. between Burlington Drive near the Rock Island Walmart to just north of Main Street at Rosser Avenue, according to the state Department of Transportation.
Drivers during those times should expect reduced speed limits, uneven lanes and one lane of traffic in each direction.
Meanwhile, River Road will be closed to through traffic from Burnt Boat Drive to the south end of Burnt Creek Loop beginning Monday for roadway repairs, according to the Burleigh County Highway Department.
River Road will be completely closed south of 3939 River Road and north of 3800 River Road. The work is projected to take about two weeks. No detour will be provided. Motorists are urged to use alternate routes. Access to residential and business properties will be maintained.
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The closure will be in place until the end of the day Friday for water main work, according to the city. No detour will be in place. Access to local residences will be maintained.
Divide Avenue between Schafer Street and College Drive will be closed to eastbound through traffic beginning at 7 a.m. Monday for concrete work. The closure will be in place through July. A detour will be in place. Eastbound traffic will be routed south on Schafer Street to College Drive to Divide Avenue.
Meanwhile, roadwork on Ninth Street between Bismarck Expressway and Front Avenue will begin Monday. The northbound far west lane will be closed at the start of construction, with other lane closures expected during the project that's anticipated to be completed later this summer.
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Thursday 06/01:
North Bend
• 9:58 am, family dispute/domestic assault, 3800 block of Vista Dr.
• 10:55 am, vicious dog, 2100 block of Sherman Avenue.
• 11:57 am, dispute, 2000 block of Johnson St.
• 12:31 pm, neighbor dispute, 1400 block of Sherman Avenue.
• 3:01 pm, burglary, 1800 block of Monroe Ave.
• 3:27 pm, disorderly conduct, 2200 block of Newmark Street.
• 6:26 pm, harassment/dispute, 2600 block of Liberty Street.
• 11:55 pm, dispute, McPherson and Montana.
Coos Bay
• 2:30 am, 35 year old female arrested and transported to Coos County jail on warrant, 800 block of S Broadway Street.
• 6:11 am, 51 year old male cited on warrant, dead end of Fulton.
• 6:51 am, disorderly conduct, 94300 block of Highway 42.
• 7:57 am, unlawful entry into motor vehicle, 200 block of Student Way.
• 8:40 am, dispute, 700 block of S Broadway St.
• 9:02 am, 39 year old male transported to Coos County jail on warrant, Bayshore and Teakwood.
• 11:30 am, stolen vehicle, 900 block of S Empire Boulevard.
• 11:47 am, 29 year old male cited on warrants, 500 block of Central Ave.
• 11:58 am, neighbor dispute, 1100 block of Tideview Drive.
• 1:15 pm, 46 year old female transported to Coos County jail, 1000 block of Newmark Ave.
• 1:49 pm, theft of mail, 600 block of Noble Ave.
• 2:04 pm, theft, 100 block of S 7th Street.
• 2:09 pm, injured dog, 1600 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 3:47 pm, 38 year old female cited for driving while suspended, Oregon and Southwest Blvd.
• 3:53 pm, 38 year old male served on warrants, 500 block of Central Ave.
• 3:51 pm, threats, 1000 block of Anderson Ave.
• 4:25 pm, 42 year old male served on warrant, 200 block of N Baxter St.
• 6:22 pm, criminal mischief, 200 block of S Cammann Street.
• 7:01 pm, located wanted subject, 1000 block of N Bayshore Drive.
• 8:01 pm, shoplifter, 1000 block of S 1st St.
• 8:03 pm, shoplifter, 2000 block of Newmark Ave.
• 9:34 pm, 22 year old male cited for driving while suspended, Newmark and LaClair.
• 9:52 pm, 35 year old male cited on warrant, 1000 block of Tideview Terrace.
• 10:10 pm, disorderly conduct, Empire and S Wall.
Coquille
• 8:29 am, injured animal, Highway 42 and N Cedar.
• 10:04 am, disorderly conduct, 20 block of W 1st Street.
• 1:28 pm, disorderly conduct, 1st and Central.
• 2:11 pm, theft of skates, 100 block of N Birch St.
• 2:56 pm, theft of bicycle, 1100 block of N Baxter Street.
• 3:24 pm, civil problem, 700 block of E 9th Street.
• 4:50 pm, dispute, 96900 block of Highway 42S.
• 9:28 pm, animal abuse, Central and 1st.
• 11:18 pm, 40 year old male cited for prohibited camping, 1st and Central.
Reedsport
• 3:30 am, harassment, N 21st Street and Highway 101.
• 1:18 pm, civil dispute, 900 block of Crestview Drive.
• 2:30 pm, DUI, Recreation Station.
• 2:58 pm, burglary, Best Western.
• 11:42 pm, harassment, Riverside Manor.
Friday 06/02:
North Bend
• 2:06 am, 48 year old male arrested and transported to Coos County jail on warrants, 1900 block of Virginia Avenue.
• 2:06 am, 48 year old male arrested and transported to Coos County jail, 1900 block of Virginia Avenue.
• 11:51 am, stabbing, 1600 block of McPherson Avenue.
• 6:16 pm, unlawful entry into motor vehicle, 2100 block of Broadway Avenue.
• 7:47 pm, 60 year old male cited for criminal trespass, 3200 block of Pine Street.
Coos Bay
• 1:10 am, 46 year old male cited for driving while suspended, Nancy Devereux Center.
• 2:06 am, 48 year old male arrested and transported to Coos County jail on warrants, 800 block of California Avenue.
• 3:29 am, menacing/threats, Empire Lakes.
• 10:40 am, theft, 200 block of S Broadway St.
• 10:48 am, harassment, 1100 block of N 10th Ct.
• 2:57 pm, runaway juvenile, 1000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 3:50 pm, assault, 2000 block of Newmark Ave.
• 4:22 pm, 21 year old male transported to Coos County jail on warrant, 1000 block of S 1st Street.
• 4:34 pm, 43 year old female cited for criminal trespass I and theft III, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 5:47 pm, disorderly conduct, Ocean and Butler.
• 6:41 pm, burglary, 1300 block of Lakeshore Drive.
• 8:09 pm, located runaway, N Shoneman Street and Newmark Ave.
• 8:38 pm, weapons offense, 100 block of N Wasson Street.
• 10:01 pm, threats, 100 block of Norman Ave.
• 11:59 pm, fight, 1400 block of N Bayshore Dr.
Coquille
• 12:23 am, 42 year old male cited for prohibited camping, 50 block of W Highway 42.
• 4:49 am, 40 year old male cited for prohibited camping, 1st and Central.
• 10:10 am, disorderly conduct, E 1st Street.
• 5:17 pm, disorderly conduct, 200 block of N Baxter Street.
• 9:07 pm, disorderly conduct, E 3rd and N Baxter.
Reedsport
• 7:10 pm, assault, Champion Park.
Saturday 06/03:
North Bend
• 12:05 am, runaway juvenile, 3000 block of Sherman Avenue.
• 12:08 am, intoxicated subject, 1100 block of Lewis Street.
• 1:12 am, loud noise, 1600 block of Monroe Avenue.
• 2:09 am, 21 year old female transported to Coos county jail on assault IV and disorderly conduct II, 2000 block of Meade Street.
• 11:33 am, dispute, 2000 block of Johnson St.
• 12:11 pm, 40 year old male transported to Coos County jail on violation of restraining order.
• 1:44 pm, dispute, 2000 block of Lincoln Street.
• 2:00 pm, 69 year old male cited for unlawful entry into motor vehicle, 100 block of W Hall Ave.
• 2:13 pm, dispute, 2000 block of Lincoln Street.
• 3:03 pm, 60 year old male cited for criminal trespass II, 2000 block of Lincoln Street.
• 4:45 pm, dispute, Meade and Florida.
• 5:52 pm, theft, 2100 block of Newmark St.
• 6:50 pm, theft 2100 block of Newmark St.
• 7:13 pm, assault, 1600 block of Meade Avenue.
• 8:05 pm, 22 year old female cited on harassment and unauthorized entry into motor vehicle, 1800 block of Newmark Street.
• 8:13 pm, hit and run accident, Union Avenue and California Avenue.
• 11:00 pm, custodial interference, 1400 block of Sherman Avenue.
Coos Bay
• 12:42 am, 53 year old male cited for driving while suspended, 1200 block of Newmark Ave.
• 5:35 am, 39 year old male cited for criminal trespass II, 1200 block of Ocean Boulevard.
• 8:50 am, 53 year old male arrested and transported to Coos County jail for assault II and unlawful use of a weapon, 1200 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 10:29 am, burglary, 1100 block of S 1st St.
• 11:22 am, dock locked in house, 500 block of 10th Avenue.
• 12:09 pm, 42 year old male cited for driving while suspended, 1700 block of Newmark St.
• 2:15 pm, disturbance, 1500 block of Ocean Boulevard.
• 2:00 pm, 69 year old male cited for unlawful entry into motor vehicle, 100 block of W Hall Ave.
• 7:12 pm, theft of shopping cart, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 9:30 pm, request cover for trooper at location, Howard Lane and Hill Road.
• 10:06 pm, loud noise, 600 block of 10th Avenue.
• 11:09 pm, 64 year old cited for criminal trespass II, 1200 block of Newmark Avenue.
Coquille
• 10:26 pm, disorderly conduct, 1st and Adams.
• 11:48 am, threats, 300 block of N Baxter Street.
• 6:32 pm, 58 year old male lodged at Coos County jail for criminal trespass II and resisting arrest, N Central Blvd.
• 7:30 pm, 40 year old male lodged at Coos County jail for criminal trespass II, resisting arrest, aggravated harassment on police officer and attempted assault on police officer, 100 block of N Birch Street.
Reedsport
• 11:11 am, juvenile problem, Henderson Park.
• 1:11 pm, animal problem, 2000 block of Dogwood Avenue.
• 8:50 pm, civil dispute, Reedsport Police Department.
• 10:52 pm, animal problem, 2000 block of Greenwood Avenue.
Sunday 06/04:
North Bend
• 1:51 pm, dispute, 1600 block of Virginia Avenue.
• 2:52 pm, burglary, 1600 block of Monroe Ave.
• 5:19 pm, 47 year old male transported to Coos County jail on escape III, resisting arrest, menacing, assault on a police officer and a warrant, 1600 block of Virginia Avenue.
• 8:12 pm, 37 year old male cited for driving while suspended, Sherman and Ferry Road.
• 8:56 pm, dispute, Broadway and Lombard.
• 9:00 pm, civil problem, 2100 block of Union Ave.
• 9:03 pm, animal complaint, 600 block of Colorado Avenue.
• 9:38 pm, disorderly conduct, 700 block of Virginia Avenue.
Coos Bay
• 12:14 ma, harassment/dispute, Donnelly and S 5th.
• 2:19 am, 20 year old cited for minor in possession liquor, 300 block of Student Way.
• 8:09 am, recovered stolen vehicle, 1300 block of Airport Lane.
• 11:05 am, stolen vehicle, 1500 block of Barham Terrace.
• 11:11 am, dispute, 900 block of S 11th Street.
• 12:41 pm, animal complaint, 900 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 3:27 pm, fraud, 300 block of S 4th Street.
• 4:24 pm, hit and run accident, 2000 block of Juniper Avenue.
• 5:16 pm, neighbor dispute, California and Southwest.
• 6:25 pm, harassment, 500 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 7:04 pm, menacing/juvenile problem, 900 block of Augustine Ave.
• 11:39 pm, 30 year old male served on three warrants, 200 block of N Baxter Street.
Coquille
• 6:40 pm, 20 year old cited for driving while suspended, Highway 42 and Larkie Lane.
• 7:17 pm, disorderly conduct, 96900 block of Highway 42S.
• 10:38 pm, dispute, 96900 block of Highway 42S.
Reedsport
• 2:09 am, disturbance, 2000 block of Fir Ave.
• 7:47 am, animal problem, 1700 block of Greenwood Avenue.
• 3:26 pm, animal problem, 900 block of S Hill Drive.
• 10:36 pm, domestic disturbance, 200 block of Elm Avenue. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/police-blotter/article_4aec19f6-0c35-11ee-8190-db54820de3e0.html | 2023-06-17T07:10:11 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/police-blotter/article_4aec19f6-0c35-11ee-8190-db54820de3e0.html |
The Coos County Sheriff’s Office makes community involvement a priority. One way of being involved is taking part in community celebrations around the county. Last weekend, the sheriff’s department was well represented in the Gay 90s parade in Coquille. Sheriff Gabe Fabrizio, the Mounted Posse and other sheriff’s office members participated in the parade.
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Cal Fire says 'operations' at Roseburg plant started last year's deadly Mill Fire in Weed
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Friday that last year's Mill Fire in Siskiyou County, which killed two people and destroyed 144 structures, was caused by "operations" at the Roseburg Forest Products property in Weed.
The fire agency has come to a similar to conclusion to one Roseburg officials announced last year when they said the company was investigating whether a fire was caused by the possible failure of a water-spraying machine used to cool ash at its veneer mill in Weed.
The fire broke out at the Roseburg mill on Sept. 2 and pushed by wind strong winds it raced north, destroying dozens of buildings and eventually charring 3,935 acres before it was finally stopped in the community of Lake Shastina.
The fire leveled whole blocks of homes in Weed, including the historically Black neighborhood of Lincoln Heights.
Pete Hillan, a Roseburg spokesman, said at the time that company investigators were focused on a machine used to cool ashes ejected from a co-generating electrical plant as the possible cause of the fire.
"That particular machine is perhaps the most likely candidate for what propelled or started the fire," Hillan said last year.
"We're still investigating. We don't know that yet. But of all the things that were near where the fire appears to have started, that seems to be the most risky item," he said.
The three-paragraph Cal Fire announcement did not specifically single out the ash-cooling machine as the possible cause of the fire, but only generally said the Mill Fire "was caused by mill operations."
Cal Fire's investigative report on the cause of the blaze was forwarded to the Siskiyou County District Attorney's Office, the agency said.
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Police: Feud over 'girlfriend' led to vehicle chase that killed a Redding woman
Two men were feuding over a woman when they drove at speeds over 100 mph from Redding to Anderson, where one of them ran a red light and killed an innocent bystander driving through the intersection, according to police.
Andrew Michael Millner, 31, of Redding has been charged with murder in connection to the June 5 collision at the intersection of Pinon Avenue and Highway 273. He has also been charged with assault with a deadly weapon, being under the influence of drugs and possessing illegal drugs.
Millner has pleaded not guilty to the charges and on Friday was being held in the Shasta County Jail with a $1 million bail.
While the crash happened at about 9:30 a.m., the feud that day between Millner and Dennis Mize started about 2 hours earlier, according to an Anderson Police Department report.
The following information from the police report describes the series of events that led to the death of Susan Betty Young, 61, of Redding:
Millner told police he had been "hunting" for Mize after the two got into an argument on social media. "He claimed he wanted to fight Mize and 'beat him up' for disrespecting him through chat messages," the report says.
"He described an argument over a girl he was dating as the primary issue between the two of them, which started a few weeks ago," the report says.
Millner told police he was a plumber and he was on his way to provide a job estimate for a customer in Cottonwood when he saw Mize near the Clear Creek Market in south Redding.
He told police that at about 7:30 a.m. he was driving in the truck that belonged to the woman he and Mize were fighting over when he saw Mize near Clear Creek Market in south Redding.
"He saw Mize on his motorcycle and rolled down the driver window to 'stare' at or intimidate Mize," the police report says.
He chased Mize down Highway 273 and some nearby side roads, but eventually lost track of him. However, after he finished up in Cottonwood, he again went looking for Mize and found him near the Circle K on Westside Road in Redding.
He made a U-turn to follow Mize south on Highway 273, but he could not keep up with Mize's motorcycle, which Millner claimed reached speeds up to 130 mph. He also said Mize shot at him during the chase.
"Millner stated he had nothing to lose and he only became more angry with Mize and continued chasing him at speeds of 80-85 mph through Anderson," in an area where the speed limit was 45 mph, the report says.
Police said Millner and Mize blew through multiple red lights on their way south down Highway 273.
"Occasionally Miize would slow down and point at him or taunt him and he would catch up only for Mize to speed up again and gain distance between them," Millner allegedly told police.
When they got to the Highway 273 intersection with Pinon Avenue Mize at first seemed poised to turn right, but he turned left at the "last second," the police report says, citing Millner's statement.
Millner continued into the intersection, smashing into the side of a sedan driven by Young, the report says. Her car was thrown hundreds of feet into a ditch near the road, police said. Mize left the scene of the crash.
Police said Millner was under the influence of drugs at the time of the crash and they found marijuana and methamphetamine in the pickup.
Millner was charged in Shasta County Superior Court on June 7 in connection to the chase and crash. That same day he was charged with one count each of grand theft and embezzlement in connection to the alleged theft of construction tools, according to court records.
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Only two things in life are guaranteed, and that’s death and taxes. But if you live in the Triad during summertime, consider adding two more things to the list — the temperature will be rising and so will the number of bear sightings.
Residents of both Guilford and Forsyth counties have reported seeing black bears in the area in recent weeks. From yards in High Point (May 14) and Clemmons (May 30), to roads in Lewisville (June 1) and Greensboro (June 9), and even near a conveniently-named establishment (June 5 at a Greensboro construction site called “The Bear Project”), bears have been spotted all over the neighboring counties.
The summer sightings are a yearly occurrence in the Piedmont, but it seems 2023 has more sightings floating around social media sites like Facebook and NextDoor.
“The more people who have smartphones in their hands and are able to get a quick video, with the ability to put that video online and have potentially millions of people view it definitely makes wildlife sightings much more present in the public eye,” said Falyn Owens, an extension wildlife biologist for the N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission, whose agency uses these posts to track black bear numbers for the state.
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Many of these interactions, caught on video with a cell phone or doorbell camera, either end with a moment of amazement or a case of bewilderment from the (distanced!) photographer. For most, it’s a harmless encounter, but sadly that is not always the case.
On June 9, Guilford County Animal Services confirmed the authenticity of a Facebook post that said a bear was hit by a car near the Guilford Tech Community College Greensboro campus. Another Facebook post including a picture of a dead bear on the side of the road was shared the following day, but Forsyth County Animal Services was unable to confirm whether this had happened near the Modern Nissan dealership on University Parkway as the comments said it had.
Internet commenters can be harsh in judging a driver who strikes a bear — especially a cub — but the eyes of the law see it as no different from hitting a squirrel, deer or any other woodland creature. There is no penalty for drivers who unintentionally kill a bear with their vehicle, outside of the high financial costs of fixing any damages.
Although there are no official numbers, Owens can assure that the black bear population in North Carolina is at a healthy and stable level. While the NCWRC would rather have population control happen during the hunting season, and not with a car, these instances of bear-human interactions are what Owens likes to call “teachable moments.”
“When people are aware that they might have a bear living in their neighborhood, they are more likely to listen to important advice and recommendations from professionals on how to peacefully co-exist with bears,” Owens said.
Beginning in April and continuing through July, young bears are kicked out of the den as their mother goes into heat and prepares for another litter of bear cubs. These juvenile male bears, now left to their own for the first time, have an instinct to go as far as they can from their homes, which could be the Appalachian Mountains, the Outer Banks or even the central part of the state, in order to find a mate.
Even though they have an end-goal in mind, the bears can easily get distracted by another, stronger instinct — the search for food.
“The single most important thing that drives a bear’s day-today activity is food,” Owens said. “They are extremely food motivated.”
The No. 1 piece of advice that the professionals at the Wildlife Resources Commission give out is being aware of and removing any possible food source that bears would be able to come across and get into. This means birdfeeders, pet food, gardens, grills, trash cans and even the unwatched pic-a-nic basket — yes, Yogi, we’re talking to you — are targets for the wandering creatures.
In some parts of the state, residential areas have become like a bear paradise, full of all-you-can-eat buffets.
“The more they get access to those foods, the more they seek out those foods,” Owens said. “A bear that’s constantly getting in the trash or constantly getting into birdfeeders because people are making those resources available, is going to be a bear that keeps getting into the trash and keeps getting into bird feeders. It trains them that it is a reliable food source.”
There is no foolproof way to keep these curious explorers away from your neighborhood entirely, but once the bears realize there is no food at their convenience, they will continue their search elsewhere.
Black bears are rather skittish around humans, but there is still the off chance a face-to-face interaction could occur.
“If a bear feels like it’s threatened and a person is to close, they can act defensively, so never approach a bear,” Owens said. “But certainly, if by accident, a bear and a person comes in very close contact with one another; fight. Definitely fight, be wild, be scary, throw things if you need to. A black bear is going to respond to that by running away.”
Even if it seems like bears keep adventuring into people’s homes and people keep adventuring into theirs, with housing and road development expanding into wooded and forested areas, it is still very possible for the two to safely and peacefully co-exist.
The NCRWC recommends that North Carolinians become familiar with the BearWise Basics at bearwise.org and to remain alert during the next few weeks as more bears are bound to appear within Guilford and Forsyth Counties.
And make sure to keep an eye on your pic-a-nic baskets. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/what-happens-when-a-social-media-user-meets-a-bear-a-video-sightings-are-increasingly/article_fa700a0e-0933-11ee-8628-0395bca724dd.html | 2023-06-17T08:30:19 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/what-happens-when-a-social-media-user-meets-a-bear-a-video-sightings-are-increasingly/article_fa700a0e-0933-11ee-8628-0395bca724dd.html |
Police have released the name of the victim of a fatal shooting in an apartment in the 4000 block of Midlothian Turnpike on Sunday.
Jazshawn Hickman, 26, of Richmond, died at a local hospital, police said.
Officers were called to the apartment for a report of a shooting at 10:34 p.m.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective P. Mansfield at (804) 646-6996 or contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-courts/midlothian-turnpike-shooting/article_223a91e8-0ca5-11ee-85f2-c77002c963ae.html | 2023-06-17T08:47:27 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-courts/midlothian-turnpike-shooting/article_223a91e8-0ca5-11ee-85f2-c77002c963ae.html |
With a mayor wielding CEO-like powers, its by-district voting rules and a large nine-member city council, Richmond is unique in that it operates and conducts its business like no other in Virginia. But all that could soon change.
Richmond may be shifting gears and reestablishing a system that more closely resembles its sister cities. For the past seven months, the Charter Review Commission has been researching other governments, compiling information, collaborating with key city figures, hosting public meetings and receiving counsel from legal representatives in drawing up a new plan on how Richmond should govern itself.
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With a July 31 deadline looming for presenting its findings to the city council, the commission is nearing the end as it wraps up its findings and prepares to make final recommendations.
On Wednesday, the commission released a 42-page outline that sheds light on its two frontrunner recommendations that would fundamentally change the power structure of city government – one calling to remove three city council seats and adding the mayor to the council.
“The establishment of the commission can be understood as an opportunity to take stock of the strengths and challenges of the existing charter and consider whether amendments to it may be advantageous to the city and its residents,” a recent report released by the commission states.
Role of the Commission
The Charter Review Commission, a city-appointed, citizen-led volunteer board, came to fruition last year at the request of the city council.
Its goals were simple: to determine what does and doesn’t work for the city and how can its charter be amended to better streamline city government. This includes taking a look at city governance, how each political entity functions and how they are paid.
The commission began the daunting task of revising the city charter, deemed the “constitution of the city,“ by establishing a plan and dividing the group into two separate committees: governance and electoral.
The governance committee was tasked with improving and adjusting the city’s current mayor-council form of government. The electoral committee was charged with designing a new form of government.
Currently, the city operates with an elected mayor, a chief administrative officer and a nonmember city council who all share varying degrees of power.
Essentially, under this system, the elected mayor operates as the executive branch. Similarly to the president, he or she is the face of the operation, in charge of his or her cabinet (city departments) and crafts the budget. Likewise, the chief administrative officer functions within the mayor’s circle and is often the go-between for city hall and the city council.
The elected city council functions as the legislative body and is tasked with governing through the adoption of public policies. While they cannot amend the budget, they have the final say as to whether it passes.
According to the commission’s report, after 20 years with this system, those directly involved said there are some drawbacks.
“Commission conversations with stakeholders established widespread concern that the Mayor-Council system is structured to be excessively adversarial,” the report states.
In order to fix some of the key problems, the commission is pushing two different options.
Weighing its options
The first option comes from the governance subcommittee which set out to improve the current government system without affecting the city’s current Mayor-Council system.
In its findings, the subcommittee recommends six potential areas that need improvement including:
Strengthening the ability of the mayor to act as hands-on executive;
Altering the structure of the city attorney’s office;
Adjusting the hiring and removal process for the chief administrative officer;
Increasing compensation for elected officials;
Updating the budget process; and
Promoting better public deliberation and communication.
While several of these items are relatively simple fixes, like adding extra verbiage to the charter to specifically outline which government entity is in charge of which procedure, others are more crucial to ensure equity across the board.
This includes updating the budget process, which served as one of the key factors that led to the commission’s creation and the need to amend the charter.
The commission’s report says numerous government officials, from both the mayor’s office and the city council, expressed concerns with current budget procedures, “specifically, the fact that only the mayor can introduce a budget amendment during the fiscal year” and the need to “provide the administration more flexibility to move funds in response to changing conditions.”
In an effort to alleviate some of the issues, the subcommittee recommends the chief administrative officer, under the direction of the mayor, develop the budget after the city council has time to provide input on key priorities.
The second option sees a more drastic approach to address the city’s political power imbalance – essentially, restructuring both the mayor’s office and the city council.
After taking into consideration nearly 10 different possible restructuring options as well as the city’s current system, the governance subcommittee recommends the city adopt a council-manager form of government.
“A council-manager form of government is also ubiquitous in Virginia. It is how all Virginia cities, except Richmond, are structured,” the report states. “The council-manager form was created to combat corruption and unethical activity within local government by promoting nonpolitical management that is effective, transparent, responsive and accountable.”
This form of government can take on many different forms, with varying numbers of council members, differing degrees of mayoral powers and voting practices, but all see the city council acting as the governing body making all policy decisions and a city manager overseeing administration.
According to the report, to best meet the city’s needs, the subcommittee recommends the city adopt a seven-person council with an at-large mayor serving as one of the members. This is to ensure that the city maintains an odd number of seats, keeps an elected at-large mayor and creates a city manager position to ensure equitable power between the two bodies.
But, to do so, the city would need to eliminate and consolidate three of its current districts to drop from a nine-member council to a six-member council with one at-large mayor.
While the mayor would have to relinquish some power over city hall and become a member of the legislative body, the subcommittee recommends he or she still retain significant authority by leading the council.
Richmonders would still cast their ballots the same with council members elected by their sole district and the mayor by a citywide election. But, the subcommittee recommended the city update its vote tallying.
Currently, the mayor is elected by a majority-of-districts requirement that was established in 2004 to ensure minority voters have more of an equal say “by diluting the voting power of certain communities of interest.”
However, in the past 20 years, the subcommittee said there have been significant demographic shifts in the city that call into question the effectiveness of this practice. As a result, the commission recommends returning to a popular vote in which the candidate will need 50% or more of the vote to take office.
The city manager, in this proposed system, will take over some of the current roles delegated to the mayor’s office and the chief administrative officer. This includes the hiring and firing of city employees, the supervision of government departments and the development of fiscal budgets.
While this potential shift in power may seem drastic, the subcommittee argues it is more on par with other cities across the state and is reflective of other cities of comparable size across the country.
For example, Norfolk, which has the closest population size to Richmond at 235,000, currently operates with five council members and one at-large mayor.
“Researchers have consistently found that more managerial council-manager governments feature higher-measured economic stability,” the report states. “Studies frequently link measures of government innovation to more managerial systems.”
Although the two options differ in severity, the two subcommittees shared some overlapping goals including increasing the salaries of both the city council and the mayor’s office.
According to the report, for the government to function effectively, city council members’ salaries should be on par with the surrounding localities. The committees recommend an average $55,000 salary as it is on par with the city’s average median household income.
Additionally, the commission reports that the mayor’s current salary is less than the top five city executives. As the mayor is in charge of city hall, the commission argued their salary should reflect that.
In 2021, the average reported salary for the top five executives was $200,000. The same year, the mayor’s salary totaled $125,000.
“We believe that a significant pay increase to assure that the mayor is better compensated both makes sense from an organizational perspective and would potentially increase the pool of talented individuals with executive-level experience willing to seek the office,” the commission report states.
Charter changes through the years
While the city has taken up the “is this government working” baton numerous times throughout its history, this year’s Charter Review Commission is one of its more extensive deep dives in a long time and the first since it first adopted its current form of government 20 years ago.
“Since the establishment of the Mayor-Council form of government in 2004, no comprehensive assessment of the Charter as a whole has been undertaken,” the commission’s outline states.
The city’s current charter dates back to 1948. Since then, it has seen numerous amendments in its time. While some were minor, others resulted in large-scale shifts of power including shifting from an at-large council to a district-based council in 1977.
In the city’s most recent history, it adopted the current Mayor-Council system, the first and currently only in the state, in 2004. Since then, the city has operated under this model.
What’s next?
While its objectives were clear, the task of changing the city’s charter is a large undertaking. For the city council to make adjustments to the document, it needs to weigh its options, hear from the public and then make a final decision at the local level.
From there, any changes to the charter need both public and state approval. So, any decisions made will not be finalized until the General Assembly signs off.
Thad Williamson, a University of Richmond political science professor and commission chair, said the commission strongly recommends the city hold a referendum before sending the proposed changes off to the General Assembly.
While it is not mandated by law that the city allow Richmonders to weigh in by an elected vote, Williamson said it is the best practice when such drastic, controversial, long-term decisions are at play.
Additionally, the city is more likely to get the go-ahead from the state if a majority of city residents are in favor of the shift.
Before the commission presents its final recommendation, it plans to hear from the public through a series of public hearings as well as through an online survey.
The survey closes on June 21, and Williamson said the commission has seen good community engagement. Residents can share opinions at bit.ly/3NdGuOI.
Likewise, the commission will hold an in-person public hearing June 22 at 6 p.m. The meeting will also be streamed online via Zoom.
The commission is set to present its final recommendation at the city council’s regular meeting July 31 at 6 p.m. From there, the commission will absolve unless reestablished by council for further deliberation. | https://richmond.com/news/local/government-politics/what-a-new-richmond-city-council-might-look-like-and-how-it-affects-you/article_117f0932-0b8e-11ee-8cfa-173085f1c327.html | 2023-06-17T08:47:34 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/government-politics/what-a-new-richmond-city-council-might-look-like-and-how-it-affects-you/article_117f0932-0b8e-11ee-8cfa-173085f1c327.html |
The Tri-Cape softball team again looks like a contender going into next week’s Phillies Carpenter Cup Classic in Philadelphia.
The annual event for high school non-seniors will be held Monday through Wednesday. The Carpenter Cup brings together 16 softball teams from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, each stacked with all-star-caliber players. Tri-Cape consists of 16 players from the Cape-Atlantic League and the Tri-County Conference.
The Carpenter Cup softball tournament, named for former Phillies owners Bob and Ruly Carpenter, began in 2005 as a showcase event to give high school players more exposure to college scouts. It has been held annually since then except for 2020, when it was canceled due to the pandemic.
“This is where the best of the best come to play ball,” Jon Joaquin, the Phillies’ director of Youth Baseball and Softball Development, said in a release. “Hundreds of all-star softball athletes from the tri-state area will be competing in our Softball Carpenter Cup presented by Nike, and we wish them all the best of luck in their journey toward a championship title.”
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According to the Phillies’ website, “The hope is that this tournament, like the baseball Carpenter Cup Classic, will be a catalyst for many players to receive scholarships or admission to some of the country’s finest universities.”
Last year, Tri-Cape won its three games on the opening day but then dropped out of the tournament due to a COVID-19 issue.
“It ended for us last year due to COVID restrictions, and it was very disappointing,” Pam Pickett, the Tri-Cape co-head coach along with Beth Jackson of Pennsville Memorial, said Thursday. “They played so well on that first day. Liz Martin (from Cedar Creek) is back this year from that team, and also Aubrey Miller (GCIT) and Cami Johnson (Buena).”
Maryann Busan, a longtime assistant to Pickett at Buena, is one of Tri-Cape’s three assistant coaches, along with Rick Higinbotham (Schalick) and Kiersten Price (Lower Cape May Regional).
“We practiced the other day, and of course I’m always so very, very impressed with the caliber of play from the girls,” Pickett said. “It’s so impressive to watch. It’s just a fun time. They’re all great athletes. They all have different talents. If we can just get those talents to work together, that’ll be their key.”
All games will be played at FDR Park. For the first round, in which each team will play three games in one day, teams are divided into four brackets, and Tri-Cape is in Bracket B. The teams in Brackets A and B will play their three first-round games Monday. Brackets C and D will do likewise Tuesday. On Monday, Tri-Cape will play Delaware North at noon, Berks County Lancaster Lebanon at 4 p.m. and Chester County at 6 p.m.
The top two teams in each bracket will return Wednesday for the quarterfinals, semifinals and championship game. Mid Penn beat Jersey Shore 1-0 in the 2022 championship game.
Tri-Cape has five of the top high school pitchers in South Jersey.
“We have amazing pitchers,” Pickett said. “One is Ava Fisher from St. Joe, one is Madison Dollard from Egg Harbor (Township), one is Emma Douglas from OLMA. Then, of course, Aubrey Miller from GCIT, and Liz Martin. That’s one tough pitching lineup.
“I told (all) the girls the other day, you’re all great players, you’re all fabulous at what you do. Just go ahead and do what you do best. And enjoy it. Just enjoy the opportunity (to play) a few more games. Hopefully, you’re going to play more than three, but you’re guaranteed three.”
Tri-Cape won the 2014 Carpenter Cup. Pickett said coaching Tri-Cape is always fun.
“These are kids that are the next level, and they’re all talented,” Pickett said. “It’s great just to see them showcase their talents.”
Notes: Tournament games are free and open to the public. ... FDR Park is located at Broad Street and Pattison Avenue. ... The other four N.J. teams are Mercer County, Burlington County, Olympic Colonial and Jersey Shore, all of which have won one Carpenter Cup championship. ...The Carpenter Cup Classic is presented by Nike.
Tri-Cape players on roster
Laylah Collins, Buena Regional, shortstop/second baseman
Madison Dollard, Egg Harbor Township, pitcher
Emma Douglas, OLMA, pitcher
Ava Fisher, St. Joseph Academy, pitcher
Cami Johnson, Buena Regional, outfielder/catcher
Liz Martin, Cedar Creek, pitcher
Kendall Mazur, Millville, outfielder/catcher
Sofia Spatocco, Egg Harbor Township, outfielder/catcher | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/tri-cape-softball-team-starts-carpenter-cup-on-monday-in-philly/article_f3de51f2-0bf2-11ee-9aec-ebe50fbd886f.html | 2023-06-17T08:56:20 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/tri-cape-softball-team-starts-carpenter-cup-on-monday-in-philly/article_f3de51f2-0bf2-11ee-9aec-ebe50fbd886f.html |
A look at how local minor league players are performing (stats through Thursday):
Triple A
2B Buddy Kennedy (Millville), 24, is playing for the Reno Aces (Arizona Diamondbacks). Through 57 games, he was hitting .338 (70 for 207) with 15 doubles, five triples, four home runs, 49 runs and 26 RBIs. He had walked 44 times and struck out 39 times, and his OPS was .984.
Kennedy made his major league debut June 17, 2022. In 30 games, he batted .217 with a homer and 12 RBIs. ... Through 454 minor league games, Kennedy was hitting .287 with 84 doubles, 23 triples, 44 homers and 227 RBIs. He was chosen in the fifth round of the 2017 draft.
LHP Jay Groome (Barnegat), 24, is pitching for the El Paso Chihuahuas (San Diego Padres). Through 12 starts, he was 1-6 with a 9.80 ERA and 57 strikeouts in 59 2/3 innings.
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Through 84 career minor league games (82 starts), he was 16-30 with a 5.15 ERA and 419 strikeouts in 367 innings. He was drafted with the 12th overall pick by the Boston Red Sox in 2016.
Double-A
RHP Sean Mooney (Ocean City), 25, was assigned to the Wichita Wind Surge (Minnesota Twins) and placed on the seven-day injured list to start the season (right shoulder fatigue). He was later moved to the 60-day IL.
Through 31 career games (24 starts), he is 2-5 with a 3.09 ERA and 153 strikeouts in 102 innings. He was selected in the 12th round of the 2019 draft.
High-A
RHP Chase Petty (Mainland Regional), 20, is pitching for the Dayton Dragons (Cincinnati Reds). Through six starts this season, he is 0-1 with a 1.50 ERA, a 0.92 WHIP and 26 strikeouts in 24 innings. On Wednesday, he allowed three runs and struck out three in four innings, ending a streak of 21 inning without allowing an earned run.
The No. 8 prospect in the organization, according to MLB.com, Petty started the season on the injured list with an elbow issue. In 33 career games (27 starts), Petty is 1-7 with a 3.18 ERA and 128 strikeouts in 127¹/³ innings. Petty was selected 26th overall in the 2021 draft by the Minnesota Twins.
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LHP Noah Dean (Pinelands Regional), 22, is pitching for the Salem Red Sox (Boston Red Sox). Through 10 starts in his first pro season, he was 1-3 with a 7.90 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 27 1/3 innings.
Dean was chosen in the fifth round of last year’s draft by Boston.
SS Josh Hood (St. Augustine Prep), 22, playing for the Modesto Nuts (Seattle Mariners), was placed on the seven-day injured list Tuesday. Through 51 games, he was hitting .261 (54 for 207) with 14 doubles, two triples, four homers, 37 runs, 30 RBIs and 13 stolen bases in 14 tries.
In 58 career games, he was hitting .251 with 14 doubles, two triples, four homers, 32 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. Hood, from Vineland, was selected in the sixth round of last year’s draft.
RHP Joe Joe Rodriguez (Vineland), 23, pitching for the St. Lucie Mets (New York Mets), was 1-1 with an 8.00 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 18 innings (12 appearances).
In 12 career games, Rodriguez was 3-0 with a 6.33 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 21 1/3 innings. The Mets signed him out of the MLB Draft League last summer. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/josh-hood-placed-on-7-day-injured-list-local-minor-league-update/article_9af119a4-0c6e-11ee-a099-0b9a3d2c2b45.html | 2023-06-17T08:56:26 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/josh-hood-placed-on-7-day-injured-list-local-minor-league-update/article_9af119a4-0c6e-11ee-a099-0b9a3d2c2b45.html |
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — New Jersey has been working to promote transparency by requiring its police officers to wear body-worn cameras, but not all departments, including the township’s, have had a quick rollout of the devices.
Citing a need for community trust and expanding public safety, former state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal authorized a directive in 2021 requiring that all uniform patrol officers be equipped with body-worn cameras. That directive builds off a pair of bills Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law in 2020.
The state, in the past few years, has moved to have cameras worn on all of its nearly 33,000 officers in 530 departments.
As of March, the Attorney General’s Office’s most recent update, 23 New Jersey agencies were not in full compliance with the directive, said Michael Symons, a spokesperson for the agency.
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The township is now coming in line with the state mandates.
“All but a handful of officers are now equipped with the body-worn cameras,” Lt. Cherie Bergen said. “It is my understanding that (those) not equipped at this time are either out on injury, military or some other type of leave. Upon their return, they will receive the cameras and refresher training for the same.”
Results of a survey released by the Attorney General’s Office in September 2020 showed 70% of departments and agencies in Atlantic County have body-worn cameras, with Cape May and Cumberland counties at 85% and 80%, respectively.
Under the legislation signed by Murphy, every uniformed state, county and municipal patrol law enforcement officer is required to wear the cameras, and those devices are to be activated while responding to a call for service or initiating a public encounter.
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In signing the legislation, Murphy called them “a wise all-around investment in public safety and justice.”
According to data from township police, the force has 103 functioning cameras. It has 69 patrol cars, 42 of which have dashboard cameras.
Bergen cited a delay in purchasing devices and a need for officer training as the reason the department had delays in meeting the state mandate.
Administrative personnel and detectives, who mostly assume office-related work, are not required to wear the body cameras daily, Bergen said.
Since the data was provided, Bergen said, 47 dash cameras are now being used in their vehicles’ fleet.
“Vehicles that are operated by detectives or those in administrative positions do not have dash cameras installed in their vehicles,” Bergen said. “Some of the spare vehicles also do not have the dash camera (MDVR as we call it) as they are not required to have them on a construction detail.”
As part of a seven-month investigation, Lee Enterprises and Type Investigations contacted more than 170 law enforcement agencies across most of the U.S. seeking information on topics including diversity, citizen complaints and the use of cameras. Of the 142 agencies that answered questions on camera availability or use, 93 said they had both body and dashboard cameras for at least one of their members and vehicles.
“Agencies most frequently experienced challenges with obtaining equipment, training of officers, or software and technical needs,” Symons said, explaining various reasons for why the statewide rollout is unfinished.
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To help bring law enforcement within state regulations, the Attorney General’s Office awarded more than $57 million in grant funding to support the effort in 2021, Symons said.
“The Attorney General’s Office continues to work with agencies to overcome barriers to compliance in order to promote the transparency and accountability ensured by body cameras,” Symons said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/eggharbortownship-body-cameras-police/article_b8954462-0af7-11ee-9865-3b3da290421f.html | 2023-06-17T10:30:36 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/eggharbortownship-body-cameras-police/article_b8954462-0af7-11ee-9865-3b3da290421f.html |
President Joe Biden will tout his pro-labor bona fides on Saturday at his first major political rally since he formalized his reelection campaign, appearing alongside union members to make his case that his economic agenda is boosting the middle class.
His campaign says Biden, who will appear at the Philadelphia Convention Center, will “lay out the core principles of his economic message" in his remarks. Biden also plans to talk about how a sweeping climate, tax and health care package he signed into law last year has cut the cost of prescription drugs and lowered insurance premiums, as his administration focuses on his achievements his first two years the centerpiece argument for his reelection.
Ahead of the event, several of the nation's most powerful unions — including the AFL-CIO, American Federation of Teachers and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees — officially endorsed Biden's campaign. The first-of-its-kind joint endorsement among the unions and the backdrop of hundreds of workers are all part of a meticulously choreographed effort to show the support of labor behind what Biden himself calls the most pro-union president in history.
“Every major labor union in the country is endorsing me” on Saturday, Biden told reporters ahead of a fundraiser in Connecticut on Friday evening. “I’m saying that my philosophy about building from the middle out and the bottom up is working.”
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The campaign event also comes amid some encouraging economic news for Biden, with inflation cooling last month, continuing a steady decline in consumer prices primarily driven by lower gas prices, a smaller rise in grocery costs than in previous months and less expensive furniture, air fares and appliances.
Philadelphia and the state of Pennsylvania have long been at the heart of Biden's political efforts, as he headquartered his 2020 campaign in the city and the state was one of a handful that had voted for Donald Trump in 2016 but flipped back to Democrats four years later.
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, said some union members supported Trump in the past because “there is a lot of grievance in this country and there is a lot of unhappiness. And what Trump was a master at was being able to exploit fear and exploit grievance.”
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She said part of the reason the AFT and other top unions endorsed Biden nearly 18 months before Election Day 2024 was to promote Biden’s economic record against Republican-championed culture war issues.
Biden is "going to feel very, very comfortable when he’s in Philadelphia. He’s going to be among friends,” added Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. He pushed for a coordinated endorsement of Biden’s reelection campaign from top unions early in the cycle.
Until now, Biden's primary campaign activity has been fundraising. He raised cash at a private home in Greenwich, Connecticut, on Friday and will head to fundraisers in California, Maryland, Illinois and New York ahead of the second quarter fundraising deadline on June 30. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/biden-returns-to-philadelphia-to-rally-with-union-workers-in-first-big-event-of-his-2024-campaign/3587779/ | 2023-06-17T10:37:24 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/biden-returns-to-philadelphia-to-rally-with-union-workers-in-first-big-event-of-his-2024-campaign/3587779/ |
GREENSBORO — Guilford County Schools is set to continue its pandemic-era practice of requiring 22 units to graduate, consistent across high schools, based on policy changes passed by the school board on Tuesday.
Before the pandemic, Guilford County Schools had different graduation requirements for students at high schools on a block schedule, versus students on a year-long class schedule.
District policy stated students needed 28 units to graduate at schools on a block schedule and 22 units at schools with a year-long class schedule.
That reflected the fact that students on a block schedule have the opportunity to take more courses than students on a year-long schedule, according to superintendent Whitney Oakley. However, when schools went remote due to COVID-19 in 2020, the district switched to requiring 22 units for all, without actually updating a relevant board policy to reflect that change.
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On time graduation rates for Guilford County Schools hovered just below 90% from 2015 until 2021, when they rose to 91.4%. And in 2022, the district’s graduation hit an all-time high of 91.8%, slightly topping the past year’s record.
When those results came out, both Oakley and former superintendent Sharon Contreras pointed to above-and-beyond efforts from teachers and principals to help students impacted by the pandemic as likely the biggest factor pushing up the graduation rates.
Another likely major factor, they said, is that the state extended the deadline for students to count as graduating within four years from July 15 to Aug. 6. That gave more students enough time to finish incomplete work or to do a credit-recovery course. Opportunities such as “fifth quarter” and learning hub initiatives gave students additional support to get up their grades.
The policy changes approved by the school board on Tuesday strike the language about the number of credits required, and instead just affirm that students will complete all course units required by the state and outlined in regulations from the superintendent. The state of North Carolina requires 22 units to graduate.
Oakley said Tuesday it makes sense, even with remote learning over, to keep block and year-long class schedule requirements the same.
“It’s consistent; it’s less confusing,” she said. “We have kids who change high schools — one will go from a block to a traditional and back.” | https://greensboro.com/news/local/education/change-graduation-requirements-consistent-guilford-county-schools/article_12480296-0c48-11ee-be0a-ab79dae888fb.html | 2023-06-17T10:43:05 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/education/change-graduation-requirements-consistent-guilford-county-schools/article_12480296-0c48-11ee-be0a-ab79dae888fb.html |
The Citizen to become Canton's newest dispensary
- Klutch Cannabis hosted an open house Friday for its soon-to-be second dispensary.
- The dispensary is blocks away from Centennial Plaza and the future Marriott hotel being developed at the Renkert Building.
- The exact opening date has yet to be determined as The Citizen awaits its certificate of operation from the state.
CANTON − The former site of nightclubs at the corner of Cherry Avenue and Fourth Street NE will have new life as a medical cannabis dispensary.
Klutch Cannabis hosted an open house Friday for its soon-to-be second dispensary, The Citizen, at 401 Cherry Ave. NE. The company, which has a cultivation and processing facility in Akron, opened its first dispensary and the state's first dispensary drive-thru in Lorain earlier this year.
Founder and CEO Adam Thomarios said the Cherry Avenue building took longer to renovate than anticipated because of structural issues, such as rotting floor joists and a sagging second floor. After "top to bottom" repairs, the building now features a wood floor lobby with black lounge chairs opposite a television.
The room where cannabis plant, edible, concentrate and other products will line the walls has digital kiosks that display information about each item by reading a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag. Patients can place an order on the kiosks and, in the future, Thomarios said he'd also like to add a drive-thru pickup.
"We're really happy to be in Canton," he said, recognizing the increasing activity downtown.
The dispensary is blocks away from Centennial Plaza and the future Marriott hotel being developed at the Renkert Building.
The exact opening date has yet to be determined as The Citizen awaits its certificate of operation from the state. Then there's the delivery of products and final preparations, but Thomarios said he hopes to open next week.
That announcement will be emailed to The Citizen's existing patient database and posted at citizenbyklutch.com.
The Canton dispensary has a staff of about 20 and five security personnel, Thomarios said. Some training was done at the already-open Lorain dispensary.
He noted that the Canton dispensary is the city's first, entirely Ohio-owned one ― existing dispensaries are owned or partnered with multi-state operators. Klutch Cannabis also has applied to operate in Florida, he added.
Several city administrators and officials attended the open house and complimented the renovated space.
"They've done a fantastic job," said Canton Council President William V. Sherer II.
Sherer, who also is the Democratic candidate for Canton mayor, said the dispensary will be an asset to downtown and hopefully bring more jobs in the future.
Councilwoman Brenda Kimbrough, D-2, who represents the downtown ward, said she welcomes the new business. The state of the building has drastically improved since her last visit, and she was glad to see historical photos of the Canton Bulldogs and other local landmarks on the wall.
"There's history in these bricks, and they kept that integrity," Kimbrough said.
The Citizen by Klutch is one of two additional dispensaries awarded a provisional license by the Ohio Board of Pharmacy last year. The board, which regulates dispensaries as part of the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program, used a lottery system to more than double the number of dispensaries to help meet patient demand.
The state program in 2017 initially limited the number of dispensaries to 60 ― which included The Botanist and Zen Leaf in Canton ― and now will have a potential total of 130 statewide.
The Green Goat also opening in Canton
The Green Goat Dispensary LLC, which does business as the Ohio Cannabis Company, received the other provisional license last year. Co-founder Brian Wingfield said he and co-founder Cindy Bradford are in the process of meeting requirements for a certificate of operation and likely will open in July.
"I'd love for us to have been open three weeks ago, but we've run into a few hiccups along the way," he said.
The newly constructed building at 4016 Greentree Ave. SW needs some minor changes to pass its fire inspection, Wingfield said, and then will have a final building inspection and Board of Pharmacy inspection. Wingfield and Bradford operate dispensaries in Harpster and Piqua, and their first location was in Coshocton, which was sold in 2021 to multi-state Ascend Wellness Holdings.
Each dispensary has a drive-thru for pickup. Products will include those from Wingfield and Bradford's processing facility in Coshocton.
Wingfield said they take pride in staffing the dispensaries with people who will take the time to explain the process to customers and ensure they are comfortable with the various forms of medicinal cannabis.
"Our goal has always been to be the best dispensary in the state, to have the best customer service," he said.
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Donation gives boost to Bigs and Littles program
FOND DU LAC - SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac has donated $10,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fond du Lac County to support its Bigs and Littles program and $5,000 to the Family Resource Center of Fond du Lac County to support the services they offer to families and children.
Big Brothers Big Sisters is a non-profit agency that matches children with adults who help by simply being their friend. The program increases the youth’s well-being and success at school while decreasing their tendency to engage in risky behaviors.
According to a news release, research shows children with a mentor are less likely to use illegal drugs or alcohol or skip school and are more confident in themselves.
For more about Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fond du Lac County, contact 920-922-8200 or bbbsfdl.org.
The Family Resource Center of Fond du Lac County Inc. offers a variety of services and programs that aid in the healthy development of children and families. Some of the services include providing families aid to meet basic needs — at no cost — and access to free parenting classes and mental health services.
For more on Family Resource Center of Fond du Lac County, call 920-923-4110 or visit fdlfrc.org.
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▶ Presentation takes a look at environmental issues: Jerry Apps and Natasha Kassulke, authors of “Planting an Idea: Creative and Critical Thinking About Environmental Issues,” will give a presentation at 6 p.m. June 22 at the Fond du Lac Public Library.
The authors will discuss how to use facts to get at the truth of environmental issues.
The book is designed to help the reader examine and develop their own opinions about a variety of environmental issues based on fact, not emotion.
Participants can view the Zoom broadcast at the library or on their own. The presentation will be in the McLane Room at 32 Sheboygan St.
To register, visit fdlpl.org. Registration will close when the program is full.
▶ Red Cross seeks help replenishing blood and platelet supply: With blood donations down last month, the American Red Cross is looking to replenish its blood supply. Platelet donors also are needed.
Opportunities to donate remaining in June include:
- June 27, 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church ELCA, 430 Griswold St., Ripon; and
- June 29, noon to 5 p.m., at Radisson Hotel and Conference Center, 625 W. Rolling Meadows Drive, Fond du Lac.
Donors must provide identification in the form of a blood donor card or driver’s license, or two other forms of identification. Individuals must be 17 or older, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in general good health to donate blood.
For more information or to make an appointment, download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 800-733-2767.
▶ Ben Wagner celebrates 25 years with National Exchange Bank: Ben Wagner marked 25 years of service at National Exchange Bank & Trust May 26.
Wagner joined the bank in 1998. He has held many positions within the IT department and currently is a manager, responsible for leading the information technology operations staff and supervising the management of computer systems.
Wagner holds a degree in computer programming and systems analysis from Moraine Park Technical College.
Additionally, he holds certificates of achievement for VMware Datacenter Virtualization and Microsoft Solutions Associate from New Horizons.
For more information, visit nebat.com.
▶ Ledgevest Financial announces new financial adviser: James Taylor has joined Ledgevest Financial as a financial adviser.
Taylor previously worked as a physical therapist and used his knowledge and ability to help patients achieve the best outcome possible. He now uses those same abilities to help clients find the best financial path forward.
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Juneteenth marks a special day in American history signifying freedom and independence for all African American enslaved people.
Most people correlate the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 to Abraham Lincoln freeing slaves. However, it was not that simple. In fact, most slave owners were aware of the proclamation, yet they refrained from letting slaves go or telling them the truth.
It wasn’t until Union Major General Gordon announced the General Order No.3 to Texas saying, “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor.” Six months later, slavery became permanently abolished.
Juneteenth had marked a day of celebration despite previously not being a federal holiday. Still, it did not stop those from celebrating their freedom. It wasn’t until 2021, just two years ago, that the U.S. made Juneteenth a federal holiday.
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So, where can people celebrate Juneteenth in New York City?
Juneteenth NY Festival
The Juneteenth NY Festival will encapsulate the celebration of Juneteenth for three days in Brooklyn from Friday through Sunday. The festivities kick off Friday with an online summit that will discuss health and wellness for the community. Saturday will mark its festival day with over 100 vendors in Linden/Gershwin Park, and a kids zone. Continuing into Sunday, the festival will have a live concert, a fashion show, and a parade that will march through Prospect Park starting at Grand Army Plaza. This free Brooklyn festival will have food, dancing, artists, and more.
Location/Time:
- June 16 - Online (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
- June 17 - Linden Blvd. &, Vermont St, Brooklyn, NY 11207, (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
- June 18 - Enter through 105 Prospect Park Southwest, Brooklyn, NY 11215, (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
Juneteenth Food Festival
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For those looking for food to celebrate the holiday, look no further. Black-Owned Brooklyn will host a food festival of 29 Black food businesses. These stands will hold the traditional African American dishes along with some dishes from Africa and the Caribbean. There will also be clothing, books, jewelry and more from other Black owned businesses. While at the food festival people will be able to listen to live music and participate in many activities.
Location/Time: June 17 & 18 - 158 Buffalo Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213, (12 p.m. to 7 p.m.)
Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth
Broadway will be holding a free Juneteenth event with Black Broadway artists in Time Square. There will be plenty of performances by many actors from popular broadway shows such as: "MJ The Musical," "SIX," "Sweeny Todd," "& Juliet," "Chicago "and more. The show will be hosted by Michael James Scott who is best known for his Broadway role of the Genie from "Aladdin" the Disney Musical.
Location/Time: June 18 - Time Square between 46th and 47th St, (11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
Juneteenth - Outdoor Freedom Fest NYC
This free outdoor fest in Harlem is perfect for friends and family to attend. There will be food, music, trivia and more, along with free giveaways and surprises. The event will also have a kids zone for the little ones to enjoy and plenty of small businesses to support.
Location/Time: June 17 - W. 125th Street & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd at The Harlem State Office Building Plaza, (12 p.m. to 7 p.m.)
Juneteenth in Battery Park
This free experience tells the history of Juneteenth with the help of the Federation of Black Cowboys. These cowboys and cowgirls share the history while also demonstrating horsemanship and horseback riding. Those who come will get to make their own Juneteenth flag and other art, while listening to live music.
Location/Time: June 17 - Rockefeller Park 75 Battery Place, New York, NY, (4 p.m. to 6 p.m.)
Juneteenth - Straight Joy. No Chasers
The Lay Out presents a Juneteenth event with plenty of fun activities including, meditation, a marketplace, Fort Greene walking tour, and DJ’s. The tour will include seeing Lil Kim’s old home and Spike Lee’s 40 acres of land. Along with that, the Lay Out has teamed up with Amazon Music, Scene in Black (HBO Max), Fort Greene Park Conservancy and more.
Location/Time: June 18 - Dekalb Avenue &, S Portland Ave, 11205, (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
Brooklyn Museum Juneteenth Jubilee
The Brooklyn Museum celebrates Juneteenth with plenty of different events and activities. The free event will hold a schedule which will start off with dance performances by the Renegade Performance Group. People can get their photo taken, listen to DJ’s, grab a bite of food, make art, and more.
Location/Time: June 18 - 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY United States (2 p.m. to 6 p.m.)
The Louis Armstrong House Museum: Juneteenth Concert
The iconic Louis Armstrong House will be hosting a Juneteenth outdoor concert featuring Charles Turner and Uptown Swing. This music will get audiences in the Juneteenth celebration with its swing and jazz music. The museum will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., which will allow visitors to tour the museum before or after the show! Attendees will need to buy a ticket to enter the museum, however, the event is free.
Location/Time: June 17 - 34-56 107th St, Queens, NY 11368 (2 p.m. to 3 p.m.)
Price: Adult $15 - Senior, Student, Active Military, Visitory with Disabilities $12 -
Corona Residents $5 - Children free
Living History: Celebrate Juneteenth
These historical interpreters will allow visitors to immerse themselves into learning about Junteenth. The New York Historical Society Museum & Library will be holding an experience in order to educate people on the history behind Juneteenth and how people have celebrated it in the past. Visitors will be able to learn traditions of the holiday, how to set a Juneteenth table, and how to create a Juneteenth flag.
Location/Time: June 17 - 170 Central Park West at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street) New York, NY 10024 (1 p.m. to 3 p.m.)
Juneteenth in Seneca Village
At Seneca Village, people will be able to celebrate Juneteenth through nature and health. This experience will focus primarily on one's well-being. People will be able to create art, participate in yoga, watch comedians live, and listen to live jazz music.
Location/Time: June 17 - Central Park, Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/10-juneteenth-events-to-attend-in-nyc-this-weekend/4429983/ | 2023-06-17T10:59:47 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/10-juneteenth-events-to-attend-in-nyc-this-weekend/4429983/ |
A horrific scene played out in New Jersey late Tuesday after three cars collided around the evening rush hour.
Police responded to the deadly crash site around 6 p.m. near North 10th Avenue and Raritan Avenue in Highland Park.
At least three cars were involved, but the total number of patients was unclear. The impact of the crash was so strong that one of the cars was pushed up to the front of a business along the road.
Bodies laying near one of the vehicles were covered but officials did not release information on how many were killed.
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Witness say at least two of the cars were on fire. People were trapped, and according to multiple neighbors, an elderly couple visiting their grandchildren were inside a car twisted in the wreckage. Neighbors say they did not survive.
“In the middle of the road the EMTs were doing CPR and there was a massive presence of people. It was a sad scene to see a person actually going through the throngs of life," one witness said.
The total number of victims is unclear, but Dana Cappa said she saw a survivor pleading with another crash victim to hang on.
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"He said 'don't die on me, don't die on me,' he was trying to help his friend," Cappa said.
Officials have not given a possible cause of the crash, but locals say something like this was bound to happen. They say they see cars racing one another all the time, flying down the road that connects Edison to Highland Park. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/bodies-covered-at-scene-of-deadly-3-car-new-jersey-crash/4420238/ | 2023-06-17T11:00:07 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/bodies-covered-at-scene-of-deadly-3-car-new-jersey-crash/4420238/ |
Returning for its 23rd season, "Movies With A View" will air "We Are Family" themed films across eight consecutive Thursday evenings in July and August.
Presented by the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy, the film series will be screened at the Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
This year, the film series boasts a wide range of movies celebrating family and relationships in all its diverse forms. The lawns will open at 6 p.m. and space is available on a first come, first serve basis. The films themselves will begin at sunset.
In addition to the free screening, guests can expect to enjoy a special DJ courtesy of Brooklyn Radio, BAM film-curated short films, and views overlooking the river.
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You can check out the "Movies With A View" line-up below:
- July 6: E.T. Extra Terrestrial (1982, PG)
- July 13: Smoke Signals (1998, PG-13)
- July 20: Top Gun (1986, PG)
- July 27: Psycho (1960, R)
- August 3: GoodFellas (1990, R)
- August 10: Despicable Me (2010, PG)
- August 17: Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022, PG-13)
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One former New York City journalist tried everything from Alcoholics Anonymous to rehab in order to curb his alcohol use disorder. He took a chance on a clinical trial using an ingredient from magic mushrooms that ultimately changed his life and calling forever.
Jon Kostas is the CEO and founder of Apollo Pact, the first and only patient-driven nonprofit dedicated to medical research and securing funding for psychedelic-assisted research.
The 33-year-old Manhattan native had suffered from alcoholism since a teen at age 16 with his first drink at age 12. Before starting the advocacy group, Kostas worked in the political spectrum and media industry roles, including as a news anchor.
"I would have maybe a handle of alcohol in a sitting, no problem. It was a vicious cycle because then I would be more depressed, anxious or stressed out, and an immediate release would be drinking more alcohol," said Kostas to NBC New York during an interview at the NYU Center for Psychedelic Medicine.
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Kostas, at age 25, entered an experimental trial at the NYU Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine in 2014. He was one of the first successful participants to come out of a study published last year.
The research was led by Dr. Michael Bogenschutz, the director of the NYU Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine at NYU Langone Health.
The eight-month trial consisted of just over 90 men and women ages 25 to 65 who were struggling with alcohol use disorder. Each person received either two psilocybin doses or a placebo drug paired with psychotherapy sessions.
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Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychedelic compound from certain types of mushrooms with hallucinogenic properties. It has been long used by indigenous cultures in the Americas for healing purposes.
"Psilocybin and other drugs in this class of psychedelics have a number of interesting properties that give them the potential to have therapeutic effects in the treatment of addictions and a number of other psychiatric disorders," Dr. Michael Bogenschutz told News 4.
According to Bogenschutz, psilocybin is not addictive and does not cause a long-term pattern of compulsive use. Instead, the drug is utilized in the study to alter consciousness in a profound way, changing how people perceive the world. The research team was interested in the effects on patient brain activity.
Bogenschutz warns that people can still misuse psilocybin and similar drugs if not taken in the proper professional setting, especially if the person is undergoing a traumatic psychedelic experience. The cognitive behavioral therapy sessions helped guide patients through their journey.
The study found that over 80% of participants given the psychedelic treatment immensely reduced alcohol consumption eight months after the study began, as to just over 50% in the placebo group, according to results.
Kostas, who noted that he would have never touched these drugs beforehand, was one of the participants who had undergone three psilocybin sessions. Two of his hallucinogenic experiences were extraordinarily vivid and compelling.
"I saw this glass liquor bottle in the middle of the desert. All of a sudden, this glass bottle disintegrated into the sand. Another time, I had a death experience. I saw myself in a bird's eye view with the two doctors sitting there, so I was watching my death in real-time," said Kostas.
To Kostas, this psychedelic-assisted therapy provided him with the mental kickstart to realizing his self-destructive drinking patterns. He explained this wasn't starting "another chapter" but a "new book" in his life.
Kostas left the trial with a new mission to ensure this specialized treatment can be more widely accessible. He got in contact with former Congresswoman Mimi Walters (R-CA) in building the advocacy group Apollo Pact.
Walters created the first-ever Psychedelics Advancing Therapies (PATH) Caucus last year in Congress. In March, Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA) and Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI) re-launched the bi-partisan initiative for the 118th Congress to address the mental health crisis, particularly facing the U.S. veterans.
"To hear a Navy seal tell you that they are contemplating suicide and that this treatment is the only thing that saved them. To have the spouses tell you the same thing as they teared up is evidence that the treatment is working. For us to wait as a legislative body, for what?" Rep. Correa told NBC 4. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/can-psychedelics-cure-this-new-yorker-says-yes-and-is-taking-on-congress/4381735/ | 2023-06-17T11:00:19 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/can-psychedelics-cure-this-new-yorker-says-yes-and-is-taking-on-congress/4381735/ |
The Coney Island Mermaid Parade, a signature performance of self-expression for New Yorkers, returns this weekend.
The parade, which has been dubbed the largest art procession in the United States since its start in 1983, is Coney Island's way to mark the unofficial start to the summer.
The coveted role of King Neptune for the 41st parade has been given to rapper Kool Keith, as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip hop. Kool Keith, from the Bronx, was part of the pioneering hip-hop group Ultramagnetic MCs in the late 1980s before starting his own solo career that has spanned decades,
The role of Queen Mermaid was given to Laurie Cumbo, the Commissioner of Cultural Affairs for the City of New York. She previously served as majority leader in the NYC Council and represented the City Council’s 35th district in Brooklyn for eight years.
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While online registration closed, day-of registration goes from 10am-1pm at 21st and Surf Avenue parking lot, on Saturday, and is cash only. The parade starts at 1 p.m., rain or shine, with assembly starting at 10 a.m. at Surf Avenue and West 21st Street near the Ford Ampitheater.
For those who can't attend in person, there will be a livestream available here. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/coney-island-mermaid-parade-is-back-saturday-what-to-know/4429152/ | 2023-06-17T11:00:32 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/coney-island-mermaid-parade-is-back-saturday-what-to-know/4429152/ |
She may get a pass from the fashion police, but that won't help one woman from the actual police.
A woman allegedly took off her high heel and used it to attack a victim near Manhattan's Union Square, according to police.
The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. Sunday near University Place and East 13th Street. The victim, a 43-year-old woman, and another woman were talking when the attacker took off her fashionable footwear and hit the victim repeatedly in the back with at least one of the heels, according to police.
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The alleged attacker then took off, heading east on 13th Street. It was not immediately clear if she put her heels back on before leaving. She was described as about 5'5 and was last seen seen wearing a pink top, blue jeans and (of course) black heels.
The victim suffered a cut and bruises, but otherwise did not need medical attention, police said.
Anyone with information in regard to the 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/woman-takes-off-high-heel-beats-victim-with-shoe-in-union-square-attack-police/4419746/ | 2023-06-17T11:00:38 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-takes-off-high-heel-beats-victim-with-shoe-in-union-square-attack-police/4419746/ |
A federal judge is once again weighing a takeover of New York City’s troubled Rikers Island jail complex, describing her faith in its leadership as “shaken” following recent reports of violence, gruesome injuries and a lack of cooperation that has thwarted court oversight.
The emergency court hearing on Tuesday came after a federal monitor overseeing the jails system outlined a pattern of disturbing incidents — including detainee deaths and grave injuries — that jail officials failed to report as required last month.
The monitor, Steve Martin, said the city's jails commissioner also personally lobbied him not to publicly release a report on those findings, claiming it would “fuel the flames of those who believe we cannot govern ourselves.”
In response, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered attorneys for both detainees and the city to formally discuss a potential receivership structure, an extraordinary intervention that would end New York City’s control over one of the nation’s largest and most famous jails. Swain said she would consider the proposal in August.
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She also ordered the city to notify the monitor immediately anytime someone dies or suffers a serious injury in custody, rebuking jail officials for flouting reporting requirements put in place following a 2015 federal consent decree.
“I find that it is unfortunately necessary to clarify and underscore the responsibilities that have been imposed by orders that have been in place for years,” she said during the three-hour video hearing.
Advocates for detainees say a federal receivership is necessary to stem the violence on Rikers Island, where 19 people died last year, the highest number in a quarter of a century. In November, the judge rejected calls for a receiver, allowing the city more time to undertake promised reforms.
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Mayor Eric Adams has repeatedly touted the success of those efforts, pointing to a reduction in slashings and staff absenteeism since he took office and appointed Department of Correction Louis Molina in January 2022.
But on Wednesday, Judge Swain indicated her position on a federal takeover may be shifting, saying the court’s confidence in the city had been “shaken by the incidents of the past few weeks.”
She pointed to a report issued by the federal monitor detailing violent incidents that jail officials allegedly neglected to report to the monitor, including the death of a detainee who was originally said to have suffered a heart attack, but was later discovered to have died from a skull fracture.
Another man who attempted to flee from correction officers was tackled and paralyzed from the neck down, an injury the monitor said also wasn't properly reported.
“The Department’s approach to reform has recently become characterized by inaccuracies and a lack of transparency,” the monitor wrote.
In addition to her concerns about reporting, the judge also called out efforts by city leaders “to shape public opinion and public perception on these very serious issues.”
In recent weeks, Adams and Molina have allowed select reporters to view footage of Rikers Island that they claim would undermine the monitor’s narrative. The Department of Correction has also said it will cease alerting the public about detainee deaths.
Asked about his agency’s media strategy on Wednesday, Molina said he was trying to protect against bad-faith criticism, arguing the monitor’s findings of chronic violence could undercut efforts to stabilize the jail system.
“What I was trying to get the monitor to appreciate is that we have a number of groups that just want to see the department fail because it advances their position that Rikers Island or the city’s jail system should not exist,” Molina said. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/federal-takeover-of-notorious-rikers-island-jail-back-on-table-after-continued-violence/4420440/ | 2023-06-17T11:00:50 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/federal-takeover-of-notorious-rikers-island-jail-back-on-table-after-continued-violence/4420440/ |
Two puppies on Long Island had to be revived with Narcan after they somehow ingested cocaine and fentanyl, according to law enforcement.
The pair of 15-week-old Chihuahuas, named Freddy and Tanto, were brought to a local animal hospital while suffering from symptoms of what a a toxicology report revealed to be cocaine overdoses, the Suffolk County SPCA said. It wasn't clear how the two pups ate the opioids, but Narcan effectively reversed the overdose.
The county SPCA said that cocaine can be deadly to dogs.
On Thursday, 53-year-old Adam Dziomba was charged with two counts of animal cruelty, according to the county's SPCA. The Port Jefferson man was scheduled to appear in court on Friday.
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Hate crime investigators are looking for suspects in two separate incidents in Queens and Manhattan involving stolen or torn down Pride flags — more troubling acts of vandalism during Pride Month.
Around 1 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to a call reporting a second act of vandalism in the span of a week at the park where the Stonewall National Monument is located in the West Village. Police said that several Pride flags that had been displayed were broken and torn down across the street from the Stonewall Inn — a place many consider to be the birthplace of the gay rights movement.
It came after neighbors in the area discovered about 60 Pride flags torn down from the fence, broken apart and thrown on the sidewalk Saturday morning.
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Police released images of alleged suspects in the prior incident earlier in the week. The group of men was seen in the area after the flags had been vandalized around 3 a.m. Saturday. They were last seen heading east on Waverly Place.
Investigators are not considering the two incidents at the LGBTQ+ memorial to be connected.
There is an investigation into two teenage suspects that were seen on camera ripping down and stealing a Pride flag in Queens, damaging the fixture attached to the front of the Fresh Meadows home where it had been hung. Police said the incident occurred Tuesday near 190th Street and 75th Avenue.
Richard Marzullo, the homeowner, said he can't believe the flag is gone, saying it's the first time vandals have actually taken the whole thing. He shared video from 2022 in which someone wearing all black took down the flag and threw it to the ground, as well as a group in 2021 running away after vandalism.
"A lesson needs to be learned, this is likely to keep happening if nothing else happens," said Marzullo.
The search for the suspects in that incident is ongoing, and police said both are facing hate crime charges.
The NYPD said that the Hate Crime Task Force is now investigating each of the incidents. it also comes as the Human Rights Campaign, the largest advocacy organization of its kind across the nation, declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. It's the first time in its more than 40-year history that the group has made such a declaration, pointing out the rise of legislation in statehouses around the country directed at regulating the lives of queer people. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/more-pride-flags-vandalized-in-queens-and-manhattan-in-acts-caught-on-camera/4429266/ | 2023-06-17T11:01:24 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/more-pride-flags-vandalized-in-queens-and-manhattan-in-acts-caught-on-camera/4429266/ |
Summer may be a few days away, but the city is already buzzing with outdoor activities just in time for the long weekend.
Struggling to find something to do this weekend, or still feel like you haven't truly explored the the city? We've got a list of activities to check out in and around New York City this Juneteenth weekend:
MANHATTAN
- Shakespeare in the Park: This year, from June 8 to August 6, Shakespeare in the Park will be staging one big play in Central Park: Hamlet. Free tickets are distributed on the day of the show, both in person and via digital lottery.
- Adventures NYC: If you're craving some adventure, head over to the Bandshell on Saturday, June 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a free day of outdoor activities. Explore rock climbing, stand-up paddle boarding, archery, and roller skating regardless of your age and skill level.
- Japan FES: A culinary experience that transports you to Japan! Snack on foods from across Japan and come try brand new unique menus like Non-alcoholic Asahi beer, Japanese ganache, Japanese fish sausages, Cherry blossom cotton candy, and so on! Don’t forget to shop for Japanese crafts and gifts featured at the event. This weekend, you can find it in the East Village on June 17.
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BROOKLYN
- Juneteenth NY Festival: Thousands of attendees come to Brooklyn for the 14th Annual Juneteenth NY Festival: a vibrant day celebrating culture through music, dance, poetry, skits, history, vendors, and families. This year's theme is "Kaleidoscope of Black Culture." You can find more things to do commemorating Juneteenth here.
- Drunk Black History: Comedians Brandon Collins and Gordon Baker-Bone lead a booze-fueled lesson in Black history. The Juneteenth edition of Black History Month features guests including Keith Robinson (Judd Apatow's "Trainwreck"), Tracy McClendon (MTV) and Dave Temple (Comedy Cellar). This is happening on Sunday, June 18 at The Bell House in Brooklyn.
- Coney Island Mermaid Parade: Returning for its 41st year, King Neptune and Queen Mermaid lead a procession of glittered semi-nude marchers in costumes along Surf Avenue. The Parade is kicking off at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 17.
- Japan FES: It’s coming to Brooklyn too! Snack on treats from 750 vendors and shop for Japanese crafts and gifts featured at the event. This weekend, you can find it in Park Slope on June 18.
QUEENS
- Queerchella: The monthly music festival showcasing queer talent in NYC is hosting its first full-day outdoor summer festival during Pride Month. Alongside more than 20 musical acts of various genres on two stages, you can also enjoy a variety of vendors, a spiritual healing tent and a silent disco after party. You can find this free event at Culture Lab LIC in Long Island City on Saturday, June 17.
- Queen’s Night Market: For seven years, Queens Night Market has prided itself on offering the city’s best foods for under $6. Experience the food festival Saturday nights through the summer at the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Don't forget to check out the vintage apparel, hand-poured candles, and NYC-themed apparel.
- Noguchi Museum: Celebrate New York City’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) creative communities at The Noguchi Museum in Long Island City! It’s free during these upcoming Community Days on Saturday, June 17. The events include tours of the collection and interactive art-making activities.
BRONX
- Budgie Landing at the Bronx Zoo: Visit Budgie Landing, a new immersive experience that lets you connect with 1,000 boisterous birds known as budgerigars or “budgies.” Surround yourself with these small, talkative parrots that fly freely through the exhibit.
- Mini Kiki Ball 2023: Join the Bronx Academy of Art and Dance for their “Out Like That Festival” in celebration of the queer community's contributions to the arts. Attend the Mini Kiki Ball on June 17th at 5pm, where legendary judges determine who can give Banji Realness, rip the runway in Pride Colors, tell a story with Arms Control, serve Face like the legend of the 90s, and more!
- Orchard Beach: The Bronx’s only public beach, spanning 1.1 miles and 115 acres, is notable for its breathtaking views of City Island. You can enjoy concession stands, two picnic areas and 26 courts for basketball, volleyball and handball.
CONNECTICUT
- 2023 International Festival of Arts & Ideas: The International Festival of Arts & Ideas returns for its 28th Festival from June 10th through June 25th, with 150 events related to the theme “Rise" in New Haven. From art and music to dance, theater and more—there's something for everyone.
- Summer Solstice Trail Run: Choose from 8 mile, 5 mile, and 3 mile trail runs this Saturday, June 17! The 8 Mile race is part of the 2023 Blue-Blazed Trail Running Series. Race participants earn a custom designed Happy Trails water bottle with an option to add on a Happy Trails customer designed short sleeve tee.
For more weekend inspiration, check out Time Out's list of the "best things to do in NYC this week."
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New Jersey is one step closer to codifying interracial marriage into state law.
A state Senate committee unanimously passed Bill A4939 on Monday -- the measure now heads to the full Senate floor. The bill has already pass the House.
The Supreme Court ruled bans on interracial marriage were illegal on June 12, 1967, a day known as "Loving Day." But, New Jersey never change its state laws.
After last year's abortion ruling, there is concern other rights gained by Supreme Court decisions could be lost. This bill moving through the state legislature would enshrine those protections into law.
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"This bill declares the right of a person to marry or enter into a civil union with a person of any race is fundamental and that race is not a prohibiting factor," a statement by the Assembly Judiciary Committee read earlier this year.
Gov. Phil Murphy has said he plans to sign the bill if it comes to his desk. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nj-nears-final-vote-on-bill-to-codify-interracial-marriage/4420472/ | 2023-06-17T11:01:44 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nj-nears-final-vote-on-bill-to-codify-interracial-marriage/4420472/ |
A deli customer had the lights knocked out in an early morning showdown with two workers, who prosecutors say came out from behind the counter and beat the man until he couldn't breathe.
The two men were charged Monday with assault and strangulation after coming out from behind the Rockaway Park deli counter and attacking the customer, prosecutors allege.
The customer reportedly complained about his food -- kicking off the events that would eventually land him in the hospital fighting for his life.
"This is yet another instance where a seemingly minor dispute escalated into serious physical violence," District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a statement.
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Saber Abuhamra, 34, and Jorge Hernandez, 23, were arraigned on charges Monday related to the June 11 crime. They each face up to seven years in prison if convicted.
According to prosecutors, the commotion at the Queens deli unfolded Sunday around 5 a.m. Hernandez, an employee at Pickles and Pies Food Market and Deli on Beach 116th Street, threw the first punch at the 31-year-old victim's head.
Hernandez then allegedly put the man in a headlock and held him on the floor while Abuhamra delivered a series of punches and kicks to his head and stomach. The duo continued assaulting the man until the 31-year-old lost consciousness, prosecutors said.
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The man reportedly started seizing after he was knocked out cold, and was in critical condition when he arrived at the hospital. Officials said he was placed on life support.
The New York Daily News reports the altercation stemmed from an argument over french fries not being crispy enough.
The employees, the outlet reported, claim self-defense and allege the customer claimed to have a firearm. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-deli-customer-fighting-for-life-after-chokehold-battle-with-workers/4417190/ | 2023-06-17T11:01:50 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-deli-customer-fighting-for-life-after-chokehold-battle-with-workers/4417190/ |
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- A Brooklyn man was indicted for allegedly murdering his 83-year-old neighbor, as well as attacking others, the local prosecutor's office said.
- Joevani Vale, 27, of Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, was arraigned Friday on an indictment in which he is charged with second-degree murder, second-degree assault, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, third-degree attempted assault, second-degree harassment, third-degree attempted assault and fourth-degree stalking, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.
- Among his victims, Vale allegedly followed Ramon Cintron into an elevator at 185 Nevins Street, at the Wyckoff Gardens Housing Development, where they both resided, and took out a sharp object and allegedly stabbed Cintron in the neck, torso, back and legs, around 30 times.
A Brooklyn man was indicted for allegedly murdering his 83-year-old neighbor, as well as attacking others, the local prosecutor's office said.
Joevani Vale, 27, of Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, was arraigned Friday on an indictment in which he is charged with second-degree murder, second-degree assault, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, third-degree attempted assault, second-degree harassment, third-degree attempted assault and fourth-degree stalking, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. Vale was held without bail and is return to court on Sept. 29.
Attorney information for Vale was not immediately known.
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Gonzalez said, citing the investigation, on April 8, at around 12:47 p.m., a woman walking in the vicinity of Third Avenue and Pacific Street in Brooklyn was followed by Vale who proceeded to ask her if she was lost, to which she said she wasn't. Vale then allegedly continued to follow her, so she stopped to let him pass and he allegedly punched her in the shoulder.
In another alleged incident at around 1:25 p.m., in the vicinity of 134 Nevins Street, Vale was apparently walking behind a woman when he slashed her back thigh. She was treated at a local hospital.
Then at around 2:20 p.m., Vale allegedly followed Ramon Cintron into an elevator at 185 Nevins Street, at the Wyckoff Gardens Housing Development, where they both resided, and took out a sharp object and allegedly stabbed Cintron in the neck, torso, back and legs, around 30 times.
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Allegedly, when Cintron tried to get out of the elevator when the doors opened, Vale proceeded to kick him back into the elevator and fled, Gonzalez said, citing the investigation.
Vale was eventually arrested on April 11 --a few days after the incidents took place. The day after his arrest, at around 11:45 p.m., Vale was in the psychiatric ward at Maimonides Medical Center and was being guarded by two NYPD officers, who escorted him to the bathroom. Allegedly, after he finished using the bathroom, he made a fist and punched one of the officers in the face.
"I am heartbroken that 83-year-old Ramon Cintron died in such a violent and horrifying way and my condolences go out to his family, friends and neighbors. We will now seek to hold the defendant responsible for the murder of Mr. Cintron, as well as the other alleged attacks with which he is charged," Gonzalez said. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-man-indicted-for-allegedly-murdering-83-year-old-neighbor-attacking-others/4419706/ | 2023-06-17T11:02:02 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-man-indicted-for-allegedly-murdering-83-year-old-neighbor-attacking-others/4419706/ |
The owner of a Huntington-based animal rescue says she’s been hacked and someone is using her Facebook page to scam people.
“We have no control of the page, it’s no longer mine,” said Michelle DeSanti of Remember Me Rescue New York. “I’ve been locked out. I can’t get access to my rescue page.”
Two days ago, DeSanti received a message from Facebook that she had been hacked. And then she saw this post about a Frenchie that needed a home on her own page. But the problem was, she was not the one who made the post.
“Twelve-week-old expensive puppies,” she said. “Nobody would be giving that out for free. And first of all, I don’t take puppies, I re-home older pets who have been abandoned and I don’t ask for money ahead of time.”
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After the post appeared, so did the texts and phone calls from strangers -- some asking if this Frenchie was still available. Others told DeSanti they had left deposits for the dog; some spent hundreds, like Miana DeLucia of North Bellmore.
“I filled out this Google form that asked us a lot of questions,” explained DeLucia. “And then they messaged me to say I would need to leave a deposit to secure my spot. So we had to send them $300.”
When they asked for more money, DeLucia got suspicious and called Remember Me Rescue. DeSanti told her she did not post about the Frenchie and that she had probably been scammed. Another woman from Syracuse told DeSanti she sent them $1,200.
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Since the chaos began, DeSanti has had trouble getting Facebook to remove the page.
“They’re the ones who said I was hacked,” said a frustrated DeSanti. “Why didn’t they shut my page down?”
News 4 is awaiting a response from Facebook, but DeSanti fears for the future of her rescue work and the 25 dogs she is currently trying to get adopted.
“I have 20,000 followers, seven years of building a good following and this is ruining my reputation because people think I am selling designer puppies," she said. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/online-new-york-animal-rescue-group-held-hostage-by-hackers/4430042/ | 2023-06-17T11:02:10 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/online-new-york-animal-rescue-group-held-hostage-by-hackers/4430042/ |
Police say a teenager riding the streets of Manhattan was hit and killed by a truck Friday afternoon, and what happened after left witnesses shocked.
The truck driver remained on scene after striking the 18-year-old cyclist around 12:40 p.m. in Gramercy, the man seen visibly distraught on a bus bench as police questioned the driver.
Live-saving measures were attempted, but officials say the injures to the young cyclist proved deadly.
"Medics came over and tried to resuscitate him, they were pressing on his chest," a witness, Ash Alavi, said.
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As first responders were trying to revive the injured teenager, police say someone took the victim's electric Citi Bike and rode off.
"The medics put [the bike] on the side of the road and we were all seeing what was happening with the medics and after a couple minutes I noticed the bike wasn’t there, but I just assumed some of the emergency service folks took it," Alavi said.
Police believe the cyclist was heading north 1st Avenue when he attempted a left turn onto East 17th Street. That's when he was struck by the truck.
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Brian Ferrari knows the teen who was killed. He got a phone call but refused to believe the horrific news, he had to see the scene for himself.
“I couldn’t believe it. Especially right here, this was we grew up. Played since he was a baby. An amazing person," Ferrari said.
It does not appear there is any criminality at this point in the investigation, police say. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/someone-steals-bike-of-teen-cyclist-killed-in-manhattan-truck-crash/4430123/ | 2023-06-17T11:02:30 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/someone-steals-bike-of-teen-cyclist-killed-in-manhattan-truck-crash/4430123/ |
Donald Trump is set to become the first president, sitting or former, be arraigned on federal criminal charges when he faces a judge in Florida Tuesday.
The federal charges allege Trump hoarded top secret government documents, boastfully displayed them to visitors and tried to hide them from investigators who demanded them back.
Trump approached his Miami court date with characteristic bravado, insisting as he has done through years of legal woes that he has done nothing wrong and was being persecuted for political purposes. But the gravity of the moment is unmistakable as he answers to 37 felony counts that accuse him of willfully retaining classified records that prosecutors say could have jeopardized national security if exposed.
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The case is laden with political implications for Trump, who currently holds the dominant spot in the early days of the 2024 Republican presidential primary. But it also poses profound legal consequences given the prospect of a years-long prison sentence.
The arraignment, though largely procedural in nature, is the latest in an unprecedented public reckoning this year for Trump, who faces charges in New York arising from hush money payments during his 2016 presidential campaign. There are also ongoing investigations in Washington, D.C. and Atlanta into efforts to undo the results of the 2020 race.
So will Trump be fingerprinted and have a mugshot taken during his arraignment? It's a bit of a mixed bag.
Officials plan to upload a pre-existing photo of Trump for their internal booking system, a federal official told NBC News. But the source clarified that they are not taking a "mugshot." The public will not have access to the internal booking system where the photo will be kept, a source said.
As for being fingerprinted, Trump will have his hand scanned digitally — there is no ink involved, according to NBC News. He will also have to give over personal data like his telephone, address, and social security number.
Did Trump get a mugshot taken during his previous arraignment in NYC?
Back in April, Trump was criminally processed and fingerprinted in connection with his first unprecedented indictment out of Manhattan Criminal Court.
Speculation in that case came down to the wire as to whether the 76-year-old would pose for a mugshot after he surrendered at the Manhattan district attorney's office. Upon entering the courthouse, Trump was fingerprinted and shown the indictment before he walked into the courtroom with his attorneys for the scheduled arraignment.
No mugshot was taken after his arrest.
Trump was previously indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on dozens of charges of falsifying business records for his alleged role in hush money payments to two women as his 2016 presidential campaign wrapped up.
The former president flew to the city Monday afternoon and stayed at Trump Tower overnight before heading to the courthouse Tuesday morning. He will be taken to a room on the 15th floor -- with no handcuffs or stop in a holding cell.
The arraignment was brief and Trump then immediately flew back to Florida.
AP reporters Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer contributed to this report. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/trump-mugshot-will-he-have-photo-taken-during-federal-arraignment-in-florida/4419071/ | 2023-06-17T11:02:44 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/trump-mugshot-will-he-have-photo-taken-during-federal-arraignment-in-florida/4419071/ |
As Miranda Priestly famously said, "Everyone wants to be us." And now you'll have your chance.
Vogue posted a position earlier this week for an assistant to the editor in chief, Anna Wintour. And while it may be the opportunity of a lifetime for those looking to get into the fashion industry, fans of "The Devil Wears Prada" are having flashbacks to Anne Hathaway's character in the hit movie.
So what does the job entail? Well, you don't have have to gird your loins to brace for the expectations — but there is a list of duties provided. Candidates will be responsible for the "administration and coordination of meetings, events/engagements, special projects, and overall flow of communication and information" for the Global Chief Content Officer at Vogue, a.k.a. Wintour.
Candidates will also be "extremely organized, efficient, deadline-oriented, and able to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced, matrixed, digital media environment." And while the job description doesn't say it, applicants maybe should be prepared to get Starbucks — hot Starbucks. And hopefully they know how to spell Gabbana.
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The listing does say that the person will "at times may contribute to content assignments, research, and/or special projects." It didn't say anything about getting to go to Paris, like Hathaway's character, Andy, got to do (or as Emily Blunt's character, Emily, so badly wanted to).
Details of applicants' incompetence will not interest those hiring. Those interested should act fast get their resumes in — don't move at a glacial pace, you know how that thrills recruiters. And please bore someone else with your questions.
The salary expectation listed was from $60,000-$80,000, with a college degree and 1-2 years experience required.
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BEACON UU SUNDAY SERVICE: “Wrestling with the Truth” Jun 18 — Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 510 N. Leroux St., Flagstaff. (928) 779-4492. 10-11 a.m., ALL ARE WELCOME! You BELONG at Beacon. Spiritually open and intentionally inclusive since 1958. Teacher and coach, Robert Shegog, will explore his experience embracing his sexual orientation and battling an illness that only a few knew about. Shegog is the author of Wrestling with the Truth and a member of the Granite Peak UU Congregation of Prescott, AZ. Driven by his passion for wrestling, he was able to not only survive, but persist, and ultimately thrive. Robert's powerful story is one we can all learn from. Please join us. Robert Shegog preaching, with Worship Associate Char Tarashanti, and music from Austin Shaw. https://go.evvnt.com/1792651-0.
LIVING CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH Jun 18 — 500 W. Riordan Road, 500 W. Riordan Road, Flagstaff. 928-526-8595. 10-11 a.m., We invite all to celebrate with us God's love and presence in our lives and be God's hands in the world. We are intentionally inclusive. We worship through music, teaching, prayer, and the sacraments each Sunday at 10 a.m., at the Campus Ministry Center located on the NAU campus or join us online. Join Rev. Kurt Fangmeier for the Third Sunday after Pentecost! Moses tells the Israelites that they are called to be a priestly kingdom and a holy people. Jesus sends out the disciples as laborers into the harvest. In baptism we too are anointed for ministry, sharing God’s compassion with our needy world. From the Lord’s table we go forth to proclaim the good news, to heal the sick, and to share our bread with the hungry. We will learn more with our First Reading of Genesis 19:1-26, Psalm 100 (We are God’s people and the sheep of God’s pasture) and the Second Reading of Romans 5:1-8 (While we were sinners, Christ died for us) together with the Gospel Matthew 9:35-10:8[9-23] (The sending of the Twelve). Amen. https://go.evvnt.com/1787473-0.
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PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Jun 18 — 3430 N. Fourth St., 3430 N. Fourth St., Flagstaff. 928-526-9578. 10-11 a.m., We invite you to join the family of Peace Lutheran Church (LCMS) on Sunday at 10:00am for in person blended service (Combined Liturgical, hymnal based and Praise Worship) with Holy Communion. Pastor William Weiss Jr. (Pastor Bill) will be presiding. The service will be live streamed on our website (peacelutheranflagstaff.org) and on YouTube. Fellowship and refreshments are available before the worship service beginning 9:15am. https://go.evvnt.com/1785878-0.
Unity of Flagstaff Spiritual Center Jun 18 — Unity of Flagstaff, 1800 S. Milton Road, Flagstaff. 10:30-11:30 a.m., Guest Speaker Steve Dohse, Father, Husband, Business Owner, and Local Icon, brings his humor and wisdom to the platform at 10:30 AM this Sunday. Join us for this enlightening look at the Spiritual Teachings bestowed through Fatherhood. Singer and guitarist Matt Devlin will bring his gift of folk-rock original music. Live in our Center or Livestream at YouTube.UnityofFlagstaff.org. Unity of Flagstaff—Where God is too big for Religion—ALL Are Welcome! Yoga on Tues. @ 10 AM. Find all of our current activities at unityofflagstaff.org. https://go.evvnt.com/1798550-0.
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Flagstaff Federated Community Church Please join us for in person services Sundays at 10 a.m. We are located at 400 W Aspen Ave. on the corner of Aspen and Sitgreaves in Downtown Flagstaff. All are welcome to our services. For more information about Flagstaff Federated Community Church please call our office at 928-774-7383, Mon – Thurs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Church of the Resurrection Sunday Church Services 740 W. University Heights Drive S., 740 W. University Heights Drive S., Flagstaff. 928-853-8522. 10-11:30 a.m., Church of the Resurrection Presbyterian Church in America (PCA): We invite you to join us for worship at 10 a.m. on Sundays at 740 W. University Heights Drive South. Please feel free to contact us for information on our mid-week gatherings and for more information on our church. You can find us at www.cor-pca.org and www.facebook.com/CORFlagstaff or we can be reached at corflagstaff@gmail.com and (928) 699-2715.
Leupp Nazarene Church The church, near mile post 13 or Navajo Route 15, has been holding services by teleconferences and doing drive-up meetings. For information, call pastor Farrell Begay at 928-853-5321. Teleconference number: 1-7170275-8940 with access code 3204224#. Services are 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sundays and 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Christian Science Society of Flagstaff 619 W. Birch Ave. Bible Lesson services every Sunday 10-11am (Zoom option: https://zoom.us/j/369812794). Testimony Meetings every Wednesday: 5:30-6:30pm (Zoom option: https://zoom.us/j/971672834). Zoom password: CSS. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/flagstaff-religion-news-for-june-17-2023/article_54fa95a4-0c7f-11ee-90cc-974a8616f52d.html | 2023-06-17T11:14:44 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/flagstaff-religion-news-for-june-17-2023/article_54fa95a4-0c7f-11ee-90cc-974a8616f52d.html |
DUANESBURG, N.Y. — A state trooper was shot and wounded during a traffic stop on an upstate New York highway Friday by a suspect who is believed to have later died by suicide, state police said.
Trooper Richard Albert was in stable condition after being shot in the upper arm as he approached an SUV he pulled over for speeding, Deputy Superintendent Richard Allen said at a news conference.
“It was unprovoked,” Allen said. “There was nothing that took place prior to that other than just stopping the car.”
The male passenger who fired the shot fled into a wooded area as Albert returned fire, Allen said. The suspect was found about 90 minutes later with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at an Albany hospital.
The woman driving the vehicle was taken into custody. Allen said the SUV was traveling in excess of 100 mph on Interstate 88 in Duanesburg, about 20 miles west of Albany, when it was pulled over.
The names of the suspects were not immediately released.
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TWIN FALLS — Art & Soul of Magic Valley kicked off this month, and organizers are inviting residents to go on a Saturday stroll.
Art & Soul is in its 13th year, and touted as one of the nation’s largest public-voting cash-awarding art contests. Artists are competing for $55,000 in prize money this year.
But it’s more than that, they say.
It’s an arts appreciation event for the community that welcomes artists across the nation — even across the globe. The annual Art & Soul Stroll, in which art lovers are invited to wander among downtown shops and restaurants to view submissions, takes place Saturday.
Many of the businesses will have sales, open houses and meet-and-greet artist receptions in coordination with the event.
People might do something as simple as stopping in at the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store, 244 Main Ave. S., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and enjoy the art on display, which is a quilt with a vintage Christmas theme, eat a snack and enter a drawing for a $50 gift certificate with a $10 purchase.
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“It’s our chance to open up our store to the community,” store manager Pat Szot said.
Or, people might try something more active by joining a street dance party from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Float Magic, 152 2nd Ave. S., where there will be music, dance lessons, refreshments, tours, salt cave meditation and zen garden activities.
This will be the first year of the party, said Float Magic owner Shawnee Powers. Someone suggested a dance would be a fun way to wind up the Art & Soul stroll, and Powers agreed to it.
“We want to get people moving,” Powers said, and said the DJ will be taking requests.
Promoting businesses is one of the main purposes of Art & Soul, said Art Hoag, who started the event years ago.
“The idea is to get people walking around and talking about the artwork,” Hoag said. He operates Wabi Sabi gallery on Main Avenue, and told the Times-News on Friday that a dozen people had been to his gallery that day to look at the Art & Soul submissions.
Szot agrees that it is a boost for business. It’s the fourth year the store has participated in the arts contest, and she said people from around the nation stop by each year. And the store went all-out to display its artwork, devoting its window front, turning it into a vintage Christmas theme.
If unable to join in Saturday’s event, folks should later look for the bright yellow flags with a red heart that gives notice that the business is displaying artwork. The event concludes July 1.
Nearly 300 artists, representing 36 cities in Idaho and 22 states, are taking part in Art & Soul of Magic Valley this year. Submissions are being displayed at 96 venues.
Submissions are more than oil paintings and sculptures, as there are 20 categories, among them acrylic, drawing, glass and even wearables.
Hoag said what is fun about Art & Soul is that it creates a dialogue on what constitutes art.
“Art is really in the eye of the beholder,” he said. “More about a feeling than an intellectual discussion.”
To vote, register at the Arts Council office Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., or at the Magic Valley Mall from noon to 2 p.m. during the competition, which ends July 1. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/downtown-event-showcases-art-soul/article_a0a67bf8-0c9d-11ee-952e-87195749c1ee.html | 2023-06-17T11:55:41 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/downtown-event-showcases-art-soul/article_a0a67bf8-0c9d-11ee-952e-87195749c1ee.html |
Seven Magic Valley counties will receive more than a quarter of Idaho’s $38 million in payments from the Department of the Interior as part of the Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) act.
Blaine, Cassia and Twin Falls will each receive more than $2 million. At the low end, Jerome county will receive $303,081.
Because local governments cannot tax federal lands, annual PILT payments help to defray the costs associated with maintaining important community services.
PILT payments are made for tax-exempt federal lands administered by the Department’s bureaus, including the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Park Service.
In addition, PILT payments cover federal lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission.
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Payments are calculated based on the number of acres of federal land within each county or jurisdiction and the population of that county or jurisdiction.
Since PILT payments began in 1977, the department has distributed nearly $11.4 billion to states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Department collects more than $26.3 billion in revenue annually from commercial activities on public lands. A portion of those revenues is shared with states and counties.
The balance is deposited into the U.S. Treasury, which, in turn, pays for a broad array of federal activities, including PILT funding.
The formula used to compute the payments is based on population, revenue-sharing payments, and the amount of federal land within an affected county. PILT payments are made in addition to other federal payments to states, such as those for oil and gas leasing, livestock grazing, and timber harvesting.
Individual payments may vary from year to year as a result of changes in acreage data, which are updated annually by the federal agency administering the land; prior-year federal revenue-sharing payments reported annually by the governor of each state; inflationary adjustments using the Consumer Price Index; and population data, which are updated using information from the U.S. Census Bureau.
For a look at county budgets, the Idaho State Controller’s office has made the Transparent Idaho website available. Using this website, people can view county budgets, expenditures, and revenues.
Below are the payments to the counties in the Magic Valley:
- Blaine: $2,707,727
- Cassia: $2,732,485
- Gooding: $793,253
- Jerome: $303,081
- Lincoln: $1,058,961
- Minidoka: $556,504
- Twin Falls: $2,008,657 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/state-and-regional/magic-valley-counties-to-recieve-10-federal-payments/article_a33cc5c0-0c70-11ee-a254-2ff398812a77.html | 2023-06-17T11:55:47 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/state-and-regional/magic-valley-counties-to-recieve-10-federal-payments/article_a33cc5c0-0c70-11ee-a254-2ff398812a77.html |
NORMAL — Eastern Illinois Foodbank will distribute food to area families facing food insecurity in both Normal and Farmer City next month.
The Normal food distribution will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 15, at Normal West High School, 501 N. Parkside Road. It is open to residents of McLean County.
The Farmer City distribution will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 8, at Trinity Community Fellowship, 1300 W. Clinton Ave. It is open to residents of DeWitt, Piatt and McLean counties.
Attendees are asked to bring boxes or bags to transport food. The distribution is part of the food bank's Foodmobile Program, designed to help bring nutritious food to rural or underserved areas.
Pre-registration is required at EIFclient.com ; however, this does not guarantee a spot in line, as income guidelines will apply.
Mark Adams II, a candidate for McLean County Unit 5 board in April's election, talks about the need for the referendum and impacts of $12 million in cuts at the board meeting on Jan. 18, 2023, at Normal West High School.
Photos: 3A Girls Sectional Track and Field at Bloomington
Bloomington's Alondra Ortiz-Silva during the pole vault on Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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Normal Community's Allison Ince competes in the 4x800 Meter Relay on Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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Bloomington's Alondra Ortiz-Silva lands during the long jump on Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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Bloomington's Claudia Ifft during the pole vault on Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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Bloomington's Claudia Ifft during the pole vault on Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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Normal West's Julie Bach runs the 3200M Run on Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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Normal West's Julie Bach and Renee Warren celebrate after the 3200M Run on Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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Normal West's Julie Bach runs the 3200M Run on Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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Normal Community's Kendall Luke lands during the long jump on Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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Normal Community's Lily Cavanaugh runs the first leg of 4x800 Meter Relay on Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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Normal West's Naya Shelvin competes in the high jump on Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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Normal West's Naya Shelvin competes in the high jump on Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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Normal Community's Ruth Oliveros-Gallardo competes in the discuss throw on Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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Normal Community's Ruth Oliveros-Gallardo will compete at the Class 3A state track meet.
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Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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Thursday during Girls 3A sectional Track and Field at Bloomington High School.
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How Time Flies is a daily feature looking back at Pantagraph archives to revisit what was happening in our community and region.
100 years ago
June 17, 1923: Swimming will start at Miller Park on Sunday provided the weather is fair, Park Custodian Uhrie said. A lifeguard will be out in a boat as on previous years. The charge will be the same: 15 cents for swimming and an additional 15 cents if suit is furnished by the city.
75 years ago
June 17, 1948: Miss Sue Williams of 308 Water St., Normal, was crowned Dairy Queen at a Junior Chamber of Commerce banquet held on the Illinois Wesleyan campus. The queen received $50 and the runners-up, Miss Betty Clesson of 1005 Howard St., Normal, and Miss Mary Ellen Gerth of 514 E. Walnut St., received $10 each. There were 21 contestants, all between the ages of 16 and 23, judged on "a basis of health and beauty."
50 years ago
June 17, 1973: The investment firm of Loewi & Co. Inc. will hold an open house on Tuesday at its new facilities at 1500 E. Empire St. The office has equipment which provides up-to-the-minute information on all stocks listed on the principal exchanges.
25 years ago
June 17, 1998: By a 10-4 vote, the McLean County Board placed a controversial referendum that would consolidate townships within the city of Bloomington on the November ballot. The referendum could return land valued at $143 million to the City of Bloomington Township. Opponents plan to attack the state law permitting the vote in court.
101 years ago: See vintage Pantagraph ads from 1922
Miss Sue Williams of Normal, center, was crowned Dairy Queen of this area Tuesday evening. Miss Betty Clesson, also of Normal, left, and Miss Mary Ellen Gerth of Bloomington, runners-up in the contest, served as maids of honor. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/75-years-ago-normal-woman-crowned-dairy-queen/article_46169c34-0b28-11ee-8e2e-3765e7a941f0.html | 2023-06-17T11:58:27 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/75-years-ago-normal-woman-crowned-dairy-queen/article_46169c34-0b28-11ee-8e2e-3765e7a941f0.html |
As is the case with many major metropolitan areas, where home buyers pay a premium for being inside the city versus its suburbs, most shore towns can call their own prices for properties within walking distance of the ocean and beaches.
For the home buyers who prefer the privacy, solitude and open space that mainland communities near the beaches can bring, there is also the huge advantage that comparably sized homes on much larger lots are considerably less expensive. And yet all the amenities that seashore life has to offer are often just a short drive away.
Fitting fully into that latter category is the five-bedroom, 2½-bathroom gem at 10 Country Club Drive in the Harbor Pines Estates community of Egg Harbor Township. Sited on an immense 15,000 square-foot corner lot (100 feet wide by 150 feet deep) and encompassing 3,446 feet of interior space, the home — which is exempt from homeowners’ association fees — is as aesthetically beautiful as it is well crafted by one of the longest-tenured and respected developers in South Jersey (see Gurwicz.com).
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“It’s a beautiful neighborhood close to the golf course (Harbor Pines is consistently rated one of the best courses in the heart of a South Jersey golf mecca), and in a great area for walking or riding your bike, and it’s very close to the beaches,” says the home’s listing agent, Elizabeth Nicholas of Balsley Losco Realty. “You’re about five miles from Ocean City, so it would be ideal for a round of golf in the morning and then going to the beach in the afternoon.”
There will be an open house on this property from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 17.
With its large inground pool and an open porch with retractable awning in a spacious fenced-in backyard, the home is ready for immediate occupancy. It is located on a corner lot with a side-entry three-car garage and ample parking on a large, concrete driveway, making it ideal for entertaining and well suited as either a primary residence or a vacation home.
The home’s spacious master suite is on the first floor and features a modern bathroom with his-and-hers vanities. There is also a secluded study enclosed by French doors, optimal as an office space or working from home, a powder room and a separate full-sized laundry room on the first floor. Otherwise the entire first level is of the open-floor-plan design, with hardwood flooring and natural and recessed lighting throughout.
“A lot of people nowadays enjoy homes with an open floor plan,” says Nicholas. “You can be cooking in the kitchen with your family in the living room, or guests in the sunroom, and yet everyone is together and enjoying each other’s company.”
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A large eat-in gourmet kitchen is flanked by a cozy family room with linear fireplace and a beautiful sunroom with ceiling-to-floor windows and double doors that lead to the backyard pool area. A grand entryway is adjacent to a space that most recently served as a formal dining room but can be used in any number of ways. The home’s other four bedrooms, and another full-sized bathroom, are on the second level.
“This house has a really large kitchen with a lot of countertop space and new appliances (including a stainless-steel refrigerator and double oven),” says Nicholas, “and a new roof with gutter guards was installed in 2021. That’s one of those big-ticket items that a lot of prospective buyers ask about, because they’re trying to budget for future expenses. They won’t have to worry about a new roof for many years.”
Ensconced in the heart of a South Jersey golf community that has at least a dozen courses all within a half-hour drive of one another, Harbor Pines is widely considered among the cream of the crop. With 520 acres of dense pine forest, including 12 ponds and 17 acres of water, the 18-hole course was rated four stars by Golf Digest magazine. It also boasts a new, open-to-the-public restaurant inside its clubhouse called The Roost Pub & Grill (HarborPines.com/the-roost).
Built by renowned course architect Stephen Kay in 1996, Harbor Pines is one of only 16 courses in New Jersey to have earned the status of a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary, which, according to AudubonInternational.org, means that “a course must demonstrate maintaining a high degree of environmental quality in a number of areas,” including environmental planning, wildlife and habitat management, chemical use reduction and safety, water conservation and water quality management.
For more information or to tour this exceptional Egg Harbor Township home, qualified buyers can call the direct line of listing agent Elizabeth Nicholas of Balsley Losco Realty at 609-464-0727 or email her at BNicholas01@aol.com.
This article was sponsored by Elizabeth Nicholas of Balsley Losco Realty. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/egg-harbor-township-estate-caters-to-luxurious-close-to-everything-lifestyle/article_4c95c47e-0b8f-11ee-8d89-93c385b43703.html | 2023-06-17T11:59:11 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/egg-harbor-township-estate-caters-to-luxurious-close-to-everything-lifestyle/article_4c95c47e-0b8f-11ee-8d89-93c385b43703.html |
Fort Wayne police are investigating a fatal rollover that killed a man Friday evening.
Officers said they were called to the area of Shordon and Long roads about 8:30 p.m. and found the victim and a badly damaged vehicle upside down.
Witnesses said the motorist was traveling southbound in the area before hitting a utility pole and rolling several times. He was declared dead at the scene of the crash, police said.
Officers believe speed was a factor. No further information was provided. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/man-killed-in-fort-wayne-rollover-crash/article_3878b71a-0cf9-11ee-a762-57e4944b5d51.html | 2023-06-17T12:15:53 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/man-killed-in-fort-wayne-rollover-crash/article_3878b71a-0cf9-11ee-a762-57e4944b5d51.html |
Two Rivers summer fun includes Central Park concerts, Bands on the Beach and more
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MANITOWOC - From concerts in the park at Central Park to Bands on the Beach at Neshotah Beach, Two Rivers offers plenty of summer fun.
Here's a sampling of some of the summer fun activities planned in the city. For more information or to find other events, contact Two Rivers Parks & Recreation Department at 920-793-5592 or go to the Explore Two Rivers website.
Central Park Concert Series
All concerts in this series begin at 6 p.m. in Central Park, unless otherwise noted. Here's the lineup:
- June 22 — Sundae Thursday event featuring the Two Rivers Community Band (6:30 p.m. start)
- June 29 — Tony Rocker
- July 6 — The Works
- July 13 — Erin Krebs Jazz Trio
- July 16 — The Spice Tie Band at noon, park dedication ceremony at 1:30 p.m. and Lakeshore Wind Ensemlbe at 6 p.m.
- July 20 — Manitowoc Marine Band at 6:30 p.m.
- July 23 — Two Rivers Community Band’s Polka in the Park at 1:30 p.m.
- July 27 — Two Rivers Community Band’s Rock N Roll show at 6:30 p.m.
- Aug. 3 — Two Rivers Community Band’s March Madness at 6:30 p.m.
- Aug. 10 — Eddie Larsen Classic Memories
- Aug. 17 — Dr. Bombay
- Aug. 24 — Two Rivers Community Band season highlights concert at 6:30 p.m.
- Aug. 31 — Model Citizens from 6 to 9 p.m.
Bands on the Beach
Concerts are in the Rotary Pavilion at Neshotah Beach, 500 Zlatnik Drive. Here’s the lineup:
- July 1 — Suzie and the Detonators, 5-9 p.m.
- July 8 — Annex, 5-9 p.m.
- Aug. 5 — Road Trip, 5-9 p.m.
- Aug. 20 — String Benders, 2-6 p.m.
- Aug. 27 — Big Mouth and the Power Tool Horns, 2-6 p.m.
Kids' Nights
Three free Kids' Nights are planned. Each one runs 6-7:30 p.m. and includes hotdogs, soda and chips available for purchase. Here's the lineup:
- June 27 — Bike Rodeo at Washington Park. Kids should take their bike and helmet to ride the safety course. Games, prizes and music also included.
- July 11 — Chalk It Up at Koenig Elementary School. Includes basketball and prizes.
- July 25 — Family Night at Washington Park. Will include games, prizes and music.
Gone Fishing
This program will be offered 8-10:30 a.m. Aug. 12 at Shoto Conservation Club, 609 County Road V, Shoto.
Categories are ages 3-8 and 9-14.
Only those registered are eligible for prizes and food.
Those attending should take their own fishing poles. Bait is provided.
Register online or by calling the Parks & Recreation office.
WPRA attraction tickets
Tickets for Wisconsin Parks & Recreation Association attractions are available at a discounted rate.
Included are Noah’s Ark Waterpark, Pirate’s Cove Golf Adventure at Wisconsin Dells, Milwaukee County Zoo, Mt. Olympus Theme & Water Park, the Upper Dells Boat Tour and Wisconsin Ducks Tour.
Tickets must be purchased at the Two Rivers Parks & Recreation Office, 1520 17th St., Two Rivers.
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▶ NEW Food Access Map highlights spots in Manitowoc County for households to get food: University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension Brown County has released an online NEW Food Access Map. The map aims to highlight places for households to obtain food in Brown, Door, Kewaunee and Manitowoc counties.
The map focuses on community gardens, stores accepting electronic transfer benefits, farmers’ markets, food pantries, grocery stores, cultural grocery stores and meal programs.
Information for each site includes the name of the organization or business, address, phone number, eligibility criteria, days and hours of operation.
To access the map, click here.
▶ PBS Wisconsin premieres ‘Wisconsin Pride’ documentary with funding from Manitowoc foundation: The all-new PBS Wisconsin documentary “Wisconsin Pride” brings hidden LGBTQ+ stories forward and reconsiders our state’s history in that light.
A groundbreaking collaboration between PBS Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Historical Society, the film reveals Wisconsin’s history in a more inclusive scope. Learn about trailblazing Wisconsinites who, when faced with intolerance, responded by creating community, living authentically, fighting for rights and having pride in themselves.
“Wisconsin Pride” is available for streaming any time online and on the free PBS App on all streaming devices and will be broadcast 7 p.m. June 20 on PBS Wisconsin.
Funding for “Wisconsin Pride” was provided by several organizations and individuals, including Manitowoc’s own Ruth St. John and John Dunham West Foundation.
▶ Forst Inn brings classic and dark parody versions of Peanuts to stage:Forst Inn Arts Collective will present the family classic musical “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown,” along with the darkly comic parody “Dog Sees God,” through July 23.
The two shows will be performing Fridays through Sundays on alternating weekends.
“You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown” follows Charlie Brown and the entire Peanuts gang exploring life’s great questions as they play baseball, struggle with homework, sing songs, swoon over their crushes and celebrate the joy of friendship. The family-friendly show is suitable for all ages. Directed by Kevin James Sievert, Shannon Paige and David Bowman.
“Dog Sees God” is an irreverent parody in which the Peanuts gang has grown up and met the vagaries of modern life. A shockingly funny play in which drug use, suicide, eating disorders, teen violence, rebellion and sexual identity collide and careen toward an ending that’s both haunting and hopeful. Rated R. Directed by Lisa Heili.
The venue’s pub is open 90 minutes before curtain and features live music for the hour prior to the performance.
Tickets are $20-$32 for seating in the intimate cabaret theater. Options for light dining are available.
The Forst Inn is at E2910 County Road BB in Tisch Mills. Call 920-310-7228 for more information.
▶ Shoe drive fundraiser to benefit Two Rivers Historical Society, Rogers Street Fishing Village:Two Rivers Historical Society and Rogers Street Fishing Village in Two Rivers are joining forces to hold a shoe drive fundraiser from June 14 to Aug. 18.
A news release said the joint effort is shared equally to raise funds for the respective nonprofit organizations with funds to be applied toward building repairs and exhibit updates.
TRHS and RSFV will earn funds based on the total weight of the pairs of gently worn, used and new shoes collected, as Funds2Orgs will issue a check for the collected shoes.
Anyone can help by donating gently worn, used and new shoes (including sandals, heels, boots, etc.) at the following Two Rivers locations:
- The Washington House & Visitor Center, 1622 Jefferson St.;
- Rogers Street Fishing Village, 2102 Jackson St.;
- P.A. Wargin Agency, Inc., 2114 Washington St.;
- Two Rivers Clothing Company, 1422 Washington St.;
- 1st Anderson Real Estate, LLC, 1418 Washington St.; and
- City Hall, 1717 E. Park St.
All donated shoes will be redistributed throughout the Funds2Orgs network of small business partners. Funds2Orgs works with micro-entrepreneurs in helping them create, maintain and grow small businesses in developing countries where economic opportunity and jobs are limited. Proceeds from the sales of the shoes collected in shoe drive fundraisers are used to feed, clothe and house their families.
▶ Portion of East Albert Drive closing for reconstruction: East Albert Drive from Johnston Drive to approximately 950 feet east of Johnston Drive in Manitowoc is scheduled for street reconstruction beginning June 19.
During the project, the road will be closed to traffic.
A detour route will be on Mirro Drive to Memorial Drive to East Magnolia Avenue to Johnston Drive and Johnston Drive back to East Albert Drive — and reverse order for the opposite direction.
The work is expected to be completed and road reopened to traffic around July 21.
▶ Reconstruction of County W begins week of June 26: Reconstruction of County W from Taus Road to Man Cal Road in Manitowoc County is scheduled to start the week of June 26.
The project scope consists of grading, base aggregate dense, breaker run, pulverize and relay, HMA pavement, concrete masonry culverts, curb and gutter, landscaping and pavement marking.
That segment of the road will be closed to through traffic, although access to affected residences and businesses will be maintained.
A detour route will be U.S. 10 to County G to County W.
The project is expected to be completed around the end of September.
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June 17 is World Juggling Day. It’s great for improving your hand and eye coordination, but if you do try a bit of juggling, we suggest NOT starting with swords or other sharp objects.
Rise and shine — and head to the Kenosha County Dairy Breakfast, 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Daniels Dairy Farm II, 1077 248th Ave. in Brighton. In addition to a “big farm breakfast,” you’ll find an Agriculture in Action tent, children’s games, a farm machinery display and other activities. Tickets are $10 (free for children age 6 and under) and will only be available at the event, first-come, first-served. An ATM will be available. Note: Off-site parking with a shuttle is available at the Kenosha County Center, at highways 50 and 45, and at Brighton Elementary School, 1200 248th Ave. Two school buses will travel to and from each parking site from 6 to 11:30 a.m.
Cars, cars, cars: The Holy Rosary Car Show is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today on the church grounds, 2224 45th St. There will be live music to go along with all those classic vehicles, plus a car competition.
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Jerry Smith Farm, 7150 18th St., features newborn farm animals at “Babies on the Farm,” open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today (and Sunday). Admission is $10 and can be purchased online at jerrysmithfarm.com or at the gate. Kids 2 and younger are free. The festival features “an array of adorable baby animals,” organizers said. A Fennec Fox Encounter, a Skunk Encounter and a Kangaroo Encounter are all available, for an extra fee. For more information, visit jerrysmithfarm.com.
Two questions: Do you like beer? Do you like bicycles? If you answered “yes” and “of course,” grab your bicycle and head to Public Craft Brewing Co., 628 58th St. in Downtown Kenosha, for “Pedals and Pints.” The weekly bike ride starts from Public Craft at 11 a.m. every Saturday, heading to “local spots to enjoy some brews with friends.” Their motto? “Beer, bikes, and buds!” The ride is free to join and, if you’re nice, maybe someone will buy you a beer, too. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-area-events-for-saturday-june-17/article_144110d2-0c53-11ee-9deb-cb41ae6d37a9.html | 2023-06-17T12:28:24 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-area-events-for-saturday-june-17/article_144110d2-0c53-11ee-9deb-cb41ae6d37a9.html |
Campers at the Conjuring House? Here's why that idea has neighbors spooked
BURRILLVILLE — Imagine a nice, peaceful night camping in the woods, with no sounds but the rustling of trees, the hoot of owls and the occasional disembodied voice of a supernatural spirit.
That's what Jacqueline Nuñez, owner of The Conjuring House, had in mind when she submitted an application for Zoning Board approval to allow overnight guests to camp out in tents or a trailer on an isolated part of her 8.5-acre property at 1677 Round Top Road, next to the Massachusetts line.
But that peaceful image has neighbors exercised, saying they are sick of the traffic, people parking along the road and cars turning around in their driveways.
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"Unfortunately, it’s getting bad again," Samantha Young posted on Facebook. "People turning around in our driveway all day long. People slamming on their brakes in front of you, so they can take pictures of the house."
"Yep!" Rachel Sullivan agreed on Facebook. "Just waiting for one of them to smash into my car when I stop to turn into the driveway."
"You should see the side of the road," Lisa Goulet told The Providence Journal on Friday. "There's trash everywhere."
She expressed concern for people who live next to the house, made famous by "The Conjuring" horror film series inspired by the Perron family's claims of being tormented by spirits while they lived there in the 1970s.
"They don't want these strangers that are coming in to just start wandering onto their property."
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Nuñez said that it's unwanted human visitors who trespass and try to take photos, not her customers. "We have never had one complaint about any guest of the house."
The Zoning Board will hold a public hearing on the proposal on June 27. The board will officially consider whether to grant a special-use permit "to operate a 12-site campground."
While Nuñez acknowledged that's the correct legal description of her project, she said the term "campground" conjures up images that don't fit with what she has in mind.
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"I have no intent on being a campground," she told The Journal on Thursday in an interview in the wooded field behind the house where campers would stay. "No one's going to be allowed to pull in in their RV."
Campers will be more like hotel guests, but they would stay in tents or a camper that the homeowner has set up.
Prices will range from $300 for a three-person accommodation to $400 for four people. And guests will not get much for that money, except the chance to sleep on land that Nuñez says is as haunted as the house itself. In fact, she has said, the land is the source of the haunting in the house.
No running water would be provided. No electricity. No showers. No indoor plumbing, only portable toilets. No meals.
Drugs and alcohol would not be allowed, enforced by the searching of coolers when guests arrive and a no-refund eviction for anyone found violating the policy.
No campfires would be allowed, though The Conjuring House staff will operate a central fire pit.
More:How a Boston woman wound up owning RI's 'Conjuring house'
The property is separated from Round Top Road by a line of trees so thick that the house itself is barely noticeable from the road. Behind the house is an expansive lawn. Behind the lawn is a line of trees. Behind the trees is a wooded field, where the campsites will be.
The property is monitored by 32 security cameras.
The Planning Board has endorsed the proposal, saying that camping is encourage by the town's comprehensive plan as a way of attracting visitors who will support local businesses.
"The proposed development plan is in keeping with the rural nature of the town.” | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/17/conjuring-house-campground-proposal-has-neighbors-spooked/70327569007/ | 2023-06-17T12:30:11 | 0 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/17/conjuring-house-campground-proposal-has-neighbors-spooked/70327569007/ |
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A judge on Friday dismissed a Lincoln man's first-degree murder charge and significantly lowered his bond — even as prosecutors, who filed the motion to have the murder case tossed, filed new charges against the 22-year-old, attaching them to an old case.
Judge Thomas Zimmerman dismissed Jahhrasta Fletcher's murder charge Friday at the request of the Lancaster County Attorney's Office, which announced Thursday that it planned to file a motion to dismiss the case against the Lincoln man.
In a news release Thursday afternoon, County Attorney Pat Condon said he "does not believe there is sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Fletcher was not acting in self defense" when he allegedly shot and killed 33-year-old Robert Brannon of Omaha outside a downtown strip club in September.
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But before prosecutors filed a motion Friday to have the murder charge dismissed, Deputy County Attorney Amy Goodro filed enhanced charges in a felony weapons case against Fletcher that has been open since August 2021.
In that case, Fletcher had been charged with four felonies after Lincoln Police investigators allegedly found two firearms, 103 prescription pills and $360 cash while serving a search warrant on his apartment on Aug. 9, 2021, according to court filings.
Goodro filed an amended complaint in that case Friday, charging Fletcher with five felonies, including possession of a firearm while committing a felony, possession with intent to deliver a Schedule 4 drug, possession of drug money, possession of a stolen firearm and tampering with physical evidence.
Those charges — now the only charges Fletcher is facing in Lancaster County — carry a combined penalty of up 125 years in prison.
Only the evidence tampering charge is directly tied to Brannon's shooting death in September, when, Goodro alleged, Fletcher got rid of the gun used in the shooting, burned clothes and "was involved in deleting some video surveillance."
Even as prosecutors conceded that there wasn't sufficient evidence to convict Fletcher of murder, Goodro repeatedly pointed to Brannon's death as a rationale to keep Fletcher incarcerated at the Lancaster County jail.
The 22-year-old has been held at the jail since his arrest for Brannon's death in September on a $2 million percentage bond stemming from the now-dismissed murder charge. The percentage bond in the 2021 weapons case had been set at $50,000, meaning Fletcher could have paid $5,000 to be released Friday afternoon.
But before Zimmerman dismissed that charge Friday, Goodro filed a motion for a bond review in the weapons case and asked Zimmerman to set the percentage bond at $2 million — a sum that Fletcher's attorney, Todd Molvar, took issue with.
"That was the amount that the court set ... for first-degree murder," Molvar argued at Friday's hearing. "These charges are not first-degree murder."
Molvar noted that some of the allegations levied in Goodro's amended complaint "are quite old," dating back as far as June 2021, and told Zimmerman that Fletcher had plans for where to live and work if he was allowed to bond out.
"I would point out to the court that Mr. Fletcher has been in custody since September of last year — nearly nine months in custody, facing murder charges with the possibility of life imprisonment," said Molvar, who asked Zimmerman to set Fletcher's percentage bond no higher than $75,000.
"Mr. Fletcher has had a lot of time to consider his choices in the past and his choices moving forward with that sort of weight on his shoulders these last nine months," he added.
And, Molvar said, the 22-year-old hoped to bond out in time for his father's funeral in Tulsa, Oklahoma, next week — even offering to wear an ankle monitor if he would be allowed to attend.
Goodro, though, pointed again to the fledgling murder case against Fletcher, using his actions after Brannon's shooting death to cast the 22-year-old as a flight risk and as an example for Fletcher's alleged propensity to possess and use guns.
"He had a stolen firearm in April (2022) and again, obviously, having a firearm which resulted in the death of Mr. Brannon in September of 2022," Goodro said, before noting that the confrontation that led to Brannon's death is thought to have been the result of a drug debt owed between the men.
"I think the community's safety — Mr. Fletcher being out in the community puts everyone at risk," she said, before pointing again to Brannon's shooting.
After deliberating in silence for close to three minutes, Zimmerman set Fletcher's percentage bond in the weapons case at $500,000 and, minutes later, signed an ordering dismissing the 22-year-old's murder charge.
Fletcher — still facing legal peril but his hopes of bonding out improved — must pay $50,000 to be released from jail. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-courts/lincoln-mans-murder-case-dismissed-as-prosecutors-add-new-charges-to-old-case/article_0f200d7c-0c8c-11ee-aa4f-8f5b9574448f.html | 2023-06-17T12:54:47 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-courts/lincoln-mans-murder-case-dismissed-as-prosecutors-add-new-charges-to-old-case/article_0f200d7c-0c8c-11ee-aa4f-8f5b9574448f.html |
News Tribune, June 17, 1983
- The Air Force plans to convert Duluth's 148th Tactical Reconnaissance Group to an active air defense mission, complete with armed jet fighters. The changeover is expected to create 73 new jobs and require retraining of nearly all military personnel at the base.
- Members of the Lakeshore Bypass Committee filed a lawsuit yesterday in U.S. District Court in Duluth challenging the extension of Interstate 35 through the city. The organization argues that the studies examining environmental effects of the extension contain outdated, incomplete, and misleading information.
News Tribune, June 17, 1923
- Thirty ships carrying 250,000 tons of iron ore left Duluth and Superior ore docks for lower lake ports in the 24-hour period ending at 7:30 p.m. yesterday. In the same period, ten boats arrived carrying a total of 75,000 tons of coal.
- Next fall, high school football games could be played on an athletic field in Duluth's East End. The Duluth Board of Education has ordered a survey of the grounds that have been purchased to build an East End high school and athletic field. | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/bygones-duluth-group-sued-over-interstate-35-expansion-in-1983 | 2023-06-17T12:55:45 | 1 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/bygones-duluth-group-sued-over-interstate-35-expansion-in-1983 |
LAPORTE — Prosecutor Sean Fagan is suing the Board of County Commissioners in LaPorte Circuit Court in an effort to gain access to the email records of his predecessor stored on county-owned servers.
The suit was filed June 2 on behalf of Fagan by the Indiana attorney general's office. Attorney General Todd Rokita has turned the case over to an attorney from the Terre Haute-based Bopp Law Firm, with which the attorney general's office has a contract to assist it in various legal matters.
The lawsuit comes after the county commissioners were warned that legal action was imminent if they continued to deny Fagan's request for the emails of former Prosecutor John Lake and several members of his staff. The lawsuit says the emails are needed to close any gaps in information on cases Fagan inherited from his predecessor.
According to the lawsuit, information that might be important to a case could come from a wide range of emails, such as those detailing talks with victims and opposing counsel or communications between deputy prosecutors on strategy.
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Citing state statute, the lawsuit says that even though the emails are on a county server, they’re owned by whoever is prosecutor, and the commissioners have no authority to deny access to them by the prosecutor, who is a judicial officer of the state. The lawsuit claims that failure to comply with a prosecutor’s request for emails from the office, under Indiana law, constitutes official misconduct, a Level 6 felony.
Commissioners Connie Gramarossa and Rich Mrozinski have stood their ground in repeatedly denying Fagan’s request, which was first made Jan. 5. The last denial was April 5, when the two again ignored the advice of their legal counsel and a written demand from Rokita to turn over the emails.
Andrew B. Jones has since been replaced as county attorney by Scott Pejic, who chose to not comment on a pending legal matter.
Mrozinski also chose to not comment; attempts to reach Gramarossa were unsuccessful.
Gramarossa, though, previously agreed to give Fagan the emails he needs from last year on specific cases to protect county employees from having their privacy violated if total access were given to the server.
However, the lawsuit says a prosecutor cannot know which emails to request unless all are opened in advance to see which ones might be helpful to a case.
Mrozinski has repeatedly said that Fagan is out to conduct a political witch hunt.
Commissioner Joe Haney, saying the law is obviously on Fagan’s side, has consistently voted to grant his request. He said the cost of the lawsuit for taxpayers is estimated above $10,000 and could easily rise into six figures.
“The actions of commissioners Gramarossa and Mrozinski are absolutely reckless,” he said.
The lawsuit is asking that Fagan be given all of the emails he requested, along with a declaratory judgment that the emails were unlawfully withheld. A forensic audit of the server is also sought from the court to determine whether any emails have been deleted and, if so, who had access to the emails.
Lake responded to the lawsuit July 13 with a motion in LaPorte Circuit Court to intervene as a defendant in the lawsuit. In his motion, Lake said he has an “unconditional right” under state law to intervene and wants to do so he can argue his case on why Fagan is not entitled to all of his emails during his last year as prosecutor.
If allowed to intervene, he will join the LaPorte County commissioners as defendants in the lawsuit.
In his motion, Lake said he is allow to keep confidential emails he described as “personal records” and prevent them from being “wrongfully disclosed.”
Lake said personal records under state statute are excluded from what a former prosecutor must transfer to a successor. He also claimed that some of the emails sought by Fagan are protected from disclosure under attorney-client privilege and federal right to privacy laws.
Lake said he would be harmed if his personal records, in the form of emails including those of current and former employees in the prosecutor’s office, are disclosed to Fagan, who doesn’t need such records in his capacity to uphold the law.
“These personal records do not relate to or have an effect upon the carrying out of the constitutional, statutory or other official duties of the Prosecuting Attorney,” Lake stated in his motion to intervene.
In his motion, Lake also said not allowing him to intervene will impede his ability to rightfully protect the release of his personal records.
He also revealed his intent to file a separate lawsuit to keep the emails confidential if the court were to grant Fagan “unfettered access” to them. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/ags-office-files-suit-in-laporte-email-spat/article_a4a8f756-0ae2-11ee-92a8-77fb931b3c68.html | 2023-06-17T13:01:30 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/ags-office-files-suit-in-laporte-email-spat/article_a4a8f756-0ae2-11ee-92a8-77fb931b3c68.html |
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh has submitted her resignation after more than a decade on the job.
She explained in an email to her fellow commissioners that she's stepping back to spend more time with her family.
“Commissioners, the day has come to announce my retirement from the Manatee County BOCC. One thing I have come to realize is that one of the most important things in life is family. This week has reinforced that it is time to take care of my husband (Don Baugh), children and grandchildren and to be a bigger part of their lives," Baugh wrote in the email obtained by WWSB.
The Republican commissioner has held the District 5 seat representing Lakewood Ranch since she was first elected in 2012. She leaves with more than a year and a half left of her term.
Baugh made national headlines in 2021 after an ethics complaint was lodged against her for arranging a controversial COVID-19 vaccine site and "VIP list" during the height of the pandemic.
She eventually admitted to selecting two specific ZIP codes for a pop-up vaccination site in February 2021 and asking to put herself and four others on the list to get the shot before it was widely available.
Baugh previously expressed remorse over her actions saying, “I want to apologize to all the residents who I have disappointed in any action that I’ve taken according to some news outlets."
In January, she was fined $8,000 by the Florida Commission of Ethics in a settlement of the complaint.
Despite the controversy, Baugh was narrowly selected in April by her fellow commissioners to serve as chair of the board for a third time. But it was short-lived — less than two days later, they voted to oust her and reinstate Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge to the position.
Gov. Ron DeSantis will select a replacement for Baugh to serve out the rest of her term. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/vanessa-baugh-resigns-manatee-county-commission/67-430624b0-ada9-4b8b-af0c-0af5eb07dda4 | 2023-06-17T13:05:52 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/vanessa-baugh-resigns-manatee-county-commission/67-430624b0-ada9-4b8b-af0c-0af5eb07dda4 |
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