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COLUMBUS, Miss. (WTVA) — Body shops will be busy for some time thanks to last week’s hail storms.
Jay Burchfield, the owner of Burchfield's Body Shop, said his computer has been blowing up with assignments from insurance companies.
WTVA reporter Avery Hilliard visited the body shop Monday morning where she saw three vehicles with hail damage.
One vehicle’s front window was busted. Another had dents scattered across its hood.
Columbus and nearby Hamilton and Caledonia saw baseball-size hail on Friday.
As of Monday morning, the body shop had already received 10 to 12 cars for dent repair.
Some dents can be removed by pushing the dented metal back into place. Burchfield said repairs like this can sometimes be completed the same day.
On the other hand, some panels may have to be replaced and repainted. He said these types of repairs take longer to complete. | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/body-shops-will-be-busy-thanks-to-baseball-size-hail/article_b17e61e8-0ed2-11ee-b9ab-3b6d94afe828.html | 2023-06-19T21:47:24 | 0 | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/body-shops-will-be-busy-thanks-to-baseball-size-hail/article_b17e61e8-0ed2-11ee-b9ab-3b6d94afe828.html |
NEW ALBANY, Miss. (WTVA) — Food Truck Monday is now a reality in New Albany.
A few food trucks lined East Bankhead Street Monday, June 19. More trucks will be added every week.
"A lot of our restaurants are closed because they had a big weekend,” New Albany Main Street Assistant Director Justin Bartlett said. “So Monday we thought was a really great day to bring in food trucks from not just our community but surrounding communities to give our citizens of New Albany a little bit more as far as food options go.”
Food Truck Mondays will last all summer in front of the New Albany Main Street office.
Lunch is served from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. and dinner begins at 5 p.m. and ends at 8 p.m. | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/food-truck-monday-begins-in-new-albany/article_e25112b2-0ee0-11ee-9438-af663e533195.html | 2023-06-19T21:47:31 | 1 | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/food-truck-monday-begins-in-new-albany/article_e25112b2-0ee0-11ee-9438-af663e533195.html |
NETTLETON, Miss. (WTVA) — Nettleton residents are encouraged to register their dogs.
The goal is to improve the process of returning lost dogs to their owners.
Nettleton Animal Control employee Jason Lessel said dogs can be returned home instead of going to the pound.
Anyone registering their dog will need to bring proof of current rabies vaccination.
Dog tags are free until the end of the year. | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/nettleton-urges-residents-to-register-dogs/article_a92543ac-0ede-11ee-930b-479cf9d7e572.html | 2023-06-19T21:47:37 | 1 | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/nettleton-urges-residents-to-register-dogs/article_a92543ac-0ede-11ee-930b-479cf9d7e572.html |
EDGEWOOD, Md. — Photos from an apartment on Fountain Rock Way in Edgewood date back to April 21st of 2013—-the day Robert Wesley Johns was gunned down in cold blood.
Captain Andrew Lane is with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division.
“Mr. Johns was located inside his house deceased and he past away from a gunshot wound to the head,” said Lane, “When we were processing the crime scene, we noticed that it had been disturbed and rummaged through as if someone was looking for something.”
During the investigation, which followed, detectives learned on the same day as the murder, Johns had sold an SUV for more than $5,000.
Tragically, it appears Johns was so happy with the sale that he shared the news with several people, and police believe two people or more decided to rob him that night.
“There were some witnesses that came forward that told us they could hear a commotion during the course of the robbery in Mr. Johns’ home,” added Lane, “We’re hopeful that there are still other witnesses out there, yes, but we did speak to some ten years ago.”
The witnesses also heard gunshots in what would be the final seconds of Johns’ life, and there was no sign of forced entry suggesting the victim knew his killers.
Detectives are hoping people that may have been too afraid to come forward with information a decade ago may feel safer doing so now.
“There are a lot of pieces to the puzzle in any one of these cases especially the cases that stretch as long as a decade,” said Lane, “and any detail that someone has could be the detail that pushes us down the road to finally coming to some kind of conclusion.”
You can also remain anonymous and could be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000 by calling Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/justice-delayed-by-a-decade | 2023-06-19T21:47:38 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/justice-delayed-by-a-decade |
A Maryland man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a police officer who was killed during a struggle with an assault suspect in a Virginia mountain town.
Virginia State Police said Daniel Barmak, 23, of Towson, Maryland, is charged with capital murder, two felony counts of malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in the killing of Officer Mark Christopher Wagner II Friday night in Nelson County’s Wintergreen community. Barmak is being held at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail.
The shooting happened after an emergency call came into the Wintergreen Police Department about Barmak assaulting two other men at a home where they were all staying, state police said in a news release. After calling police, the two injured men, both 23, ran away.
Wagner, 31, was the first to arrive and encountered Barmak in the woods. During a struggle over Wagner’s department-issued handgun, Barmak shot and killed the officer, police said. Barmak was also shot during the encounter.
Wintergreen Police and the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office took Barmak into custody. He and the two men he allegedly assaulted were all taken to UVA Medical Center to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Wintergreen Police Chief Chief Dennis Russell said in a Facebook post that Wagner had been with the force since August 2020. He said Wagner enjoyed hiking and photographing nature in his spare time.
“Chris was dedicated to his job and whenever called for extra duty he was ready, willing and able. His love for the badge was evident and his commitment to the community was undeniable,” Russell said.
Wintergreen is about 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of Richmond. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/police-charge-maryland-man-in-fatal-shooting-of-virginia-police-officer | 2023-06-19T21:47:44 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/police-charge-maryland-man-in-fatal-shooting-of-virginia-police-officer |
Juneteenth Peace March condemns gun violence across the community
In the wake of 2020’s social unrest and reckoning with racial injustice, Corey Floyd saw nothing but division.
Floyd, captain of recruitment at the Indianapolis Fire Department and president of the Indianapolis Black Firefighters Association, noticed the surge of violence and animosity the death of George Floyd had created across the country and in his own community. He decided, as a public officer, he could do something about it.
“We saw our city getting torn apart,” Floyd said. “We wanted to be role models to the community.”
Floyd and other members of the IFBA, the Minority Police Officer’s Association and the National Association of Black Law Enforcement sought to create a space for productive conversation about gun violence and police brutality as well as community togetherness. The cohort organizations settled on a march for peace.
That it fell on Juneteenth during its inaugural proceeding in 2021, Floyd said, was an apt coincidence. Now, though, the march intentionally takes place on the holiday, celebrating both the freedom of the last enslaved Americans in Texas and present-day community progress.
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The event has since expanded into an annual Peace March Community Celebration, which features a march from the Indianapolis Fire Museum to Kennedy King Park with a following festival. It celebrated its third year Monday, where around 100 marchers, law enforcement officers, city officials and other community leaders delivered speeches, raised signs and took part in the festivities.
The march grows in attendance and scope each year, Floyd said, and Monday continued the upward trend. Vendors, musicians and even public figures like Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett turned out to commemorate the holiday.
Hogsett and other speakers welcomed marchers to Kennedy King Park following the procession, opening the festival with remarks on the holiday. Though Juneteenth celebrates the past, Hogsett said the holiday is also a time to examine the issues of the present and work toward a better future.
“Our city does not experience peace equally,” Hogsett said as he addressed the crowd. “Juneteenth is a time to recommit ourselves to a more equitable and more peaceful city.”
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Anthony Williamson, a retired IFD battalion chief and director of the Saint Florian Center youth development program, marched with a group of his students from the center. The event, he said, represented an opportunity to put the center’s message of community leadership into action.
Saint Florian’s focuses on violence prevention and priming its students for successful futures in whatever endeavors they might pursue, Williamson said. He and others from the center hope group discussions and demonstrations will not only educate their students, but also help them educate their peers.
“Participating today, it allows them to set that example,” Williamson said. “How do you prevent the gun violence? By communicating, by talking things out.”
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Amid a surge in shootings across the city, a sense of urgency loomed over the march. Though Juneteenth is a time for celebration, speakers like Rev. Malachi Walker, director of Young Men, Inc., called on the crowd to stay vigilant and stay hopeful.
“Let us all remember, Lord, we’re not free all the way,” he said. “We’re not free, O God, because the enemy wants to take guns and take lives.”
Contact Pulliam Fellow Heather Bushman at HBushman@Gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @hmb_1013. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2023/06/19/indianapolis-juneteenth-peace-march-celebrates-its-third-year/70327639007/ | 2023-06-19T21:51:46 | 0 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2023/06/19/indianapolis-juneteenth-peace-march-celebrates-its-third-year/70327639007/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Umpqua Bank has confirmed it is among other businesses and government agencies — including the Oregon DMV — that have been hit by a cyberattack against the MOVEit file transfer software.
In a statement, the bank said, “We can confirm that Umpqua Bank (and formerly Columbia Bank) is one of many government agencies, large corporations and other enterprises globally affected by the MOVEit file transfer vulnerability. Once we learned of the MOVEit vulnerability, we took immediate action to safeguard our systems and further protect customer data. We also initiated a thorough investigation to understand our potential exposure, as well as the exposure of our vendors. Although our investigation internally and with our vendors is ongoing, we have not identified evidence of any unauthorized access to customer data at this time.”
It is not clear when Umpqua Bank knew about the cyberattack.
The MOVEit breach was reported June 1, however, the Oregon Department of Transportation said they didn’t know about the attack until June 12. The cyberattack at the Oregon DMV breached the data of 90% of Oregonian’s drivers licenses and IDs, according to ODOT.
The identities of 3.5 million Oregonians were compromised by the attack, ODOT said.
According to the agency, the DMV is not able to identify whether a specific individual’s data had been breached. However, they say all Oregonians with a driver’s license or Oregon ID should assume their information has been compromised.
ODOT advises those with an Oregon ID or driver’s license to access their credit reports to check for any transactions or accounts you do not recognize.
This is a developing story. | https://www.koin.com/local/umpqua-bank-moveit-cyberattack-oregon-dmv-data-breach/ | 2023-06-19T21:51:58 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/umpqua-bank-moveit-cyberattack-oregon-dmv-data-breach/ |
ELBERT COUNTY, Ga. — A dad from Lawrenceville died over the weekend at Lake Hartwell after he jumped into the water to rescue his son following a tubing mishap and did not resurface.
Georgia DNR officials said Monday that 45-year-old Constantin Pascal put his boat into neutral and jumped into the water when his son's lifejacket became unfastened.
"While pulling his son on a tube, the father noticed that the child’s life jacket had come unfastened. He immediately put the boat in neutral and jumped into the water from the vessel to assist the child, but the man did not resurface after entering the water," a DNR statement said.
The child was later rescued by a passerby and taken back to the boat ramp.
A search commenced with agencies including DNR Game Wardens, Hart County Fire, Hart County Sheriff's Office, Anderson County S.C. Sheriff's Office Marine Unit and the Elbert County Fire Dive Team.
On Saturday evening, the dive team recovered Pascal's body, DNR said. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/constantin-pascal-lawrenceville-dad-dies-trying-to-rescue-son-lake-hartwell/85-f803e0a3-be40-4bcd-83c7-a2497bf5000b | 2023-06-19T21:53:54 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/constantin-pascal-lawrenceville-dad-dies-trying-to-rescue-son-lake-hartwell/85-f803e0a3-be40-4bcd-83c7-a2497bf5000b |
JIM THORPE, Pa. — Rafts line the waterfront along the Jim Thorpe boat launch as hundreds of people looked to get out onto the Lehigh River.
Kathy Babb and her family were among many who decided to take a river trip with Pocono Whitewater.
"I'm super excited to be whitewater rafting. I've never been before, and they've been. My brothers have been taking the kids when they were little, so this is my first time here," said Babb from Middletown.
Sierra Fogal is the operations manager of the rafting company.
She says while many people booked with her company during this holiday weekend, the beginning of the season was a rough one.
"It started out kinda dry. We didn't have much snow this winter. So we had not a lot of water in April, but since then, we've been able to get some rain. The same been storing water, and now we're up and running," Fogal said.
The river's been so low here at the Jim Thorpe boat launch that this is actually the first time in a couple of weeks that the rafting company has been able to send rafters along this section of the river.
"We had rain last weekend, so we are able to do our full family style sections, which is an 8-mile section that puts in at Jim Thorpe and takes out in Bowmanstown," Fogal said.
It's a business that Fogal says relies heavily on good weather, rainfall, and the right amount of water in the river.
"We are always watching the weather to look at water levels and how we might need to adjust our trips if the waters are too high or if the waters are too low and also looking at the weather," Fogal said. "When the weather is really nice, it's hot and sunny, we have a lot more people that want to come out. So we're always trying to balance if it's hot or if it's cool with the rainfall and the water levels in the river."
As long as mother nature cooperates, Fogal's hopeful it should be a great season.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/carbon-county/recent-rainfall-benefits-rafting-businesses-carbon-county-jim-thorpe-boat-launch-kathy-babb-pocono-whitewater-sierra-fogal/523-6d6ad22b-8612-41e9-be76-2e75f63b25fe | 2023-06-19T21:59:55 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/carbon-county/recent-rainfall-benefits-rafting-businesses-carbon-county-jim-thorpe-boat-launch-kathy-babb-pocono-whitewater-sierra-fogal/523-6d6ad22b-8612-41e9-be76-2e75f63b25fe |
BERWICK, Pa. — School is out for the summer, but there was a long line of vehicles outside of West Berwick Elementary School.
People waited in line at the For the Cause Teen Center's weekly food distribution in Berwick.
"In our community, there is a big necessity for food, and it allows them to save more money so they can do other things with that money and take care of their family in better ways," Ava Peters said.
The teen center is teaming up with the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and the Berwick Area School District to give out food to families in need this summer.
"So we're giving out meat, lettuce, tomatoes, eggs, milk, and we also have stuff for bigger families. We have cereal and other stuff like that to help them out," Cole Phillips said.
The food is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
"I think it's really nice," Melinda Rupp said.
Melinda Rupp of Berwick made sure she got here early.
"I'm only on one income, social security, and it's hard to make ends meet, believe me. And this really helps," Rupp said.
The students are members of the For the Cause Teen Center in Berwick. They realize they could be doing anything with their time this summer, but they choose to volunteer here.
"It's just good to help the community, you know? Help people who are in need," Phillips said.
"It just feels really good. It's something I've grown up doing, and now it just keeps adding on, and it builds you up," Peters said.
This food distribution runs every Monday through the end of August, except for July 3rd.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/columbia-county/berwick-teenagers-hold-food-distribution-columbia-county-ava-peters-cole-phillips-melinda-rupp-west-elementary-school-for-the-cause-teen-center/523-6f116634-5341-45af-a370-63466999ffb9 | 2023-06-19T21:59:56 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/columbia-county/berwick-teenagers-hold-food-distribution-columbia-county-ava-peters-cole-phillips-melinda-rupp-west-elementary-school-for-the-cause-teen-center/523-6f116634-5341-45af-a370-63466999ffb9 |
SCRANTON, Pa. — Scranton Police Patrolman John Hallock died over the weekend at a home in Kingston in Luzerne County.
According to Scranton Police, Hallock was with the department for 24 years. He was not on duty at the time of his death.
According to Kingston Police, Hallock was found not breathing in a pool around 2:45 a.m. Sunday morning.
His death is not considered suspicious.
The Luzerne County coroner's office confirmed the death but did not offer more details.
Scranton Police say they are working with Kingston Police, who are investigating Hallock's death.
Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
See news happening? Text our Newstip Hotline. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/community-mourns-death-of-scranton-police-officer-john-hallock-department-kingston-luzerne-county-patrolman/523-73cff938-bbbe-4588-bc16-95191fcebc0d | 2023-06-19T21:59:57 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/community-mourns-death-of-scranton-police-officer-john-hallock-department-kingston-luzerne-county-patrolman/523-73cff938-bbbe-4588-bc16-95191fcebc0d |
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. — The scouts at Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation say their camp looks like a set from the movies.
“It's exactly what you see in the movies. Lots of the buildings look like proper America and stuff, it's nice to hear all the accents over here,” said Oli Verhandney, Hawk Mountain Counselor.
Oli Verhandney traveled from England to join other counselors and campers here at the camp in Summit Station, near Schuylkill Haven.
Even though he's been a scout all his life, Verhandney is still learning new things at Hawk Mountain.
“Like, I have never seen a firefly before, we don't have those, so seeing a spec of light and it being an animal was crazy to me,” he added.
Using the outdoors as their classroom to teach and learn with their scouts.
“There's a lot of great big opportunities, but also on the smaller level, they are amazing programs, and they offer so many merit badges and so many opportunities to grow as a scout,” explained Scotia Foose, Hawk Mountain Counselor.
But camp is more than a way to earn new merit badges.
“There's so many friends that I've made, lots of fun things to do, tons of things that you learn and use in life,” Aaron Schaeffer, Hawk Mountain Camper, said.
Aaron Schaeffer is back for year three.
His goal is to be an eagle scout like Scotia Foose and other counselors at Hawk Mountain.
“Being one of the first female Eagle Scouts here has given me so many opportunities, and I'm so happy up here at Hawk Mountain. It's truly my home, my family,” said Foose.
A family that offers the opportunity to learn life lessons.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/schuylkill-county/schuylkill-county-scouts-camp-opens-for-summer-hawk-mountain-scout-reservation-oli-verhandney-scotia-foose/523-bfa3488d-9955-46f4-9d72-b6ace4ced134 | 2023-06-19T21:59:58 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/schuylkill-county/schuylkill-county-scouts-camp-opens-for-summer-hawk-mountain-scout-reservation-oli-verhandney-scotia-foose/523-bfa3488d-9955-46f4-9d72-b6ace4ced134 |
MILWAUKEE COUNTY
16-year-old moped driver dies after crash with vehicle in Milwaukee
Hannah Kirby
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A 16-year-old boy driving a moped died after a crash with a vehicle Monday morning in Milwaukee, according to the Milwaukee Police Department.
Shortly after 10 a.m. on South 26th Street and West Greenfield Avenue, a vehicle was making a turn when it crossed the path of a moped that was speeding, Milwaukee Police said.
The moped collided with the vehicle, according to police.
The 16-year-old was taken to a hospital, where he died, police said. The vehicle's driver remained on scene.
The incident will be reviewed by the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2023/06/19/boy-16-driving-moped-dies-after-crash-with-vehicle-in-milwaukee/70335942007/ | 2023-06-19T22:02:02 | 0 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2023/06/19/boy-16-driving-moped-dies-after-crash-with-vehicle-in-milwaukee/70335942007/ |
Midland teenagers make an average of $1,077 monthly working summer jobs compared to the national average of $880, according to a recent Cool Jobs study.
According to the study, 21% of Midland teens, 2,593 total, are working summer jobs.
Out of the 119 small metropolitan areas included in the study, Midland ranks 27th in average monthly earnings for teens working summer jobs. Odessa ranks 19th in the same category. Midland and Odessa are the only two Texas cities ranked in the top 30.
The highest average monthly earnings for teens working jobs is found in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana, where teens make $1,691 per month on average. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/cool-jobs-study-21-midland-teens-work-summer-18159641.php | 2023-06-19T22:09:35 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/cool-jobs-study-21-midland-teens-work-summer-18159641.php |
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The last scheduled meeting of Midland ISD’s Community Bond Community is set to take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Legacy High School.
The meeting is expected to firm up the committee’s presentation to the Midland ISD school board in July. The presentation will include the committee’s facility decisions regarding the building or improvement of high schools, junior highs and elementary schools, along with decisions about security and deferred maintenance. The committee also will decide on the month to hold a bond election (either November, May 2024 or November 2024).
Should the bond steering committee need more time, then a meeting is tentatively scheduled for July 17. Midland ISD officials said last week that a presentation to the board is scheduled to take place at the July 25 MISD board meeting.
Here are things to know as the Midland ISD Community Bond Committee heads down the stretch and makes decisions regarding a potential bond referendum.
Based on grade reconfiguration
At the last meeting of the bond committee, officials said the process on Tuesday would be similar to someone going through an Amazon shopping cart to decide what to purchase. Through the committee meetings, grade reconfiguration has been used as a main reason for new or upgraded facilities. Committee members have shown interest in bringing freshmen onto senior high campuses, sixth-graders into junior high schools and potentially add room for more pre-K on Midland ISD elementary campuses.
The items most likely to make it through the shopping cart evaluation period are the building of two, 4,200-seat high schools in east and west Midland. The district’s middle school campuses would include San Jacinto Junior High, Goddard Junior High, Alamo Junior High and Abell Junior High. The committee would then propose turning Legacy High School and Midland Freshman High School into middle schools.
Expected student growth of more than 4,000 students over the next 10 years and the reduction of the 134 portable classrooms being used are also reasons for building projects proposed.
Cost and tax impact
Midland voters have never faced a billion-dollar bond. In 2019, Midland ISD put a $569 million bond in front of the voters that featured the building of two new high schools (in the exact same locations as the committee is considering this time – near the Scharbauer Sports Complex in west Midland and at Ranchland Hills Golf Club). The largest bond passed by Midland voters took place in 2012 ($163 million). Midland voters have approved three bonds of $100 million or more in the city’s history.
The last time the committee met it had built a shopping cart of:
- Up to $900 million for high schools along with indoor athletic facilities,
- $224.4 million for middle school improvements,
- $59.7 million for a new elementary school in northeast Midland,
- $50 million to $100 million for district-wide deferred maintenance and improvements to current facilities,
- $41.8 million for safety, security and accessibility.
Should Midland ISD put all those items on a referendum that would be $1.275 billion to $1.325 billion in costs (not including interest).
Midland ISD uses $341,000 as the valuation of the average home in Midland. The state currently has a $40,000 exemption for homesteads and Midland ISD has an additional homestead exemption of 10%. Increases or decreases to the valuation of one’s property are not factored in.
A home valued at $341,000 with the state homestead exemption ($40,000) and Midland ISD homestead exemption ($34,100) would have a $266,900 taxable value for the purposes of determining the school district’s total tax payment. Using a maintenance and operations (M&O) rate of 0.8446 per $100 valuation and an interest and sinking (I&S) rate of 0.0702, a total tax payment is $2441.59.)
At a meeting last week with community members at Legacy High School, Midland ISD officials reported passage of those items in the current shopping cart would be $567.12 a year (a 23.22% increase over the total tax payment for fiscal year 2023). Midland ISD officials have stated they hope legislative actions during the special sessions this spring and summer will decrease Midland ISD’s tax rate so an increase of $567.12 a year isn’t as impactful.
Multiple propositions?
Midland ISD Superintendent Stephanie Howard stated multiple propositions are possible. She stated last week that the committee will think about what needs to be put together and what can be separated. She doubted there is a scenario that allows for high school and middle school facilities requests to be on different propositions.
In May, five area communities passed all 11 propositions on their respective ballots, totaling more than $740 million. Those included victories in Pecos-Toyah-Barstow ISD (more than $446 million), Andrews ISD ($156.7 million) and Crane ISD ($68 million), Coahoma ISD and Wink-Loving ISD.
A committee facilitator N2Learning helped Plano ISD with a bond referendum in 2022. That referendum included four propositions (two of which passed). | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/midland-isd-bond-planning-committee-heads-likely-18159940.php | 2023-06-19T22:09:41 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/midland-isd-bond-planning-committee-heads-likely-18159940.php |
Midland police reported Monday that one man is dead after he entered a central Midland home and assaulted a male resident.
“Initial investigation revealed (Bradley Joe) Smith entered a home in the 900 block of North D Street and began assaulting a male resident,” MPD reported. “In an act of apparent self-defense, the homeowner shot the suspect.”
At approximately 5:50 p.m. on Sunday, officers with the Midland Police Department responded to a call regarding a gunshot victim. Smith, 61, was located on the scene, deceased, with gunshot wounds.
The next of kin has been notified. The investigation is ongoing. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/midland-police-department-shooting-death-result-18159667.php | 2023-06-19T22:09:47 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/midland-police-department-shooting-death-result-18159667.php |
More than 500 Allen County children are in need of mentors, and Big Brothers Big Sisters hopes a 90-day campaign can meet their needs.
Bigs – how the organization refers to adult volunteers – are needed in two programs – the Community-Based program and the Site-Based Program. Through the campaign, the organization hopes to enroll 500 new volunteers for the Littles – or children in the program –to connect with.
"The Littles in our program often come from single-parent homes and are in search of an extra role model to guide them through life and keep them on the right path to unleash their full potential," a news release from the organization says. "Our Bigs come from every walk of life and are hand-selected to match with a Little Brother or Sister who shares their interests, whether it’s arts and crafts or shooting hoops at the park."
Anyone who has thought about volunteering with the organization should give it a shot, Eli Rider, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana's marketing manager said. Bigs can give a child in need of guidance and support new experiences they would not have had otherwise.
But Littles aren't the only one who benefit from the program, Rider said. Every volunteer he's talked with has told him how much the enjoyed playing that important role in a child's life.
"When these matches are very successful and they go the long haul, they basically become like family or expansion of their family," Rider said. "They make a connection with a young person, and they get to know that, you know, this person's life was most likely better because I was involved in it.
In the Community-Based Program, Bigs meet with Littles bi-weekly to do something fun in the community. Visiting the Allen County Public Library, hiking Eagle Marsh or grabbing ice cream and a coney dog from The Stand are examples or the variety of options for Big/Little meetups, the release said.
Bigs meet their Littles once a week at local elementary schools in the Site-Based Program, according to the release. The duos eat lunch together and connect over an activity, like learning how to read, play board games or do arts and crafts together.
In both programs, however, "friendships are formed that can last a lifetime," according to the release.
Big Brothers Big Sisters hopes to create and support one-on-one mentoring relationships for children involved with the program, the release said.
"As the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters’ mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever," the release reads.
To sign up for the program or enroll a child, Big Brothers Big Sisters can be reached at 260-456-1600. Those interested can also visit www.bbbsnei.org. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/big-brothers-big-sisters-seeking-mentors-for-allen-county-youth/article_a4ec5218-0ec4-11ee-8f2e-8761d4f8ae7a.html | 2023-06-19T22:11:10 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/big-brothers-big-sisters-seeking-mentors-for-allen-county-youth/article_a4ec5218-0ec4-11ee-8f2e-8761d4f8ae7a.html |
March 4, 1985 – June 13, 2023
Darren Jones, 38, of Myrtle Point was born on March 4, 1985, in Coos Bay, Oregon to Danny Alvin Jones and Nancy Rae (Partney) Jones. He passed away at home on June 13, 2023, in Myrtle Point, Oregon.
Darren grew up in Coos Bay and attended Eastside Elementary, Millicoma Middle School and graduated in 2003 from Marshfield High School. He was very active in many youth sports and went on to play 4 years of football and basketball at Marshfield High School.
After high school, he completed the Carpenters Apprenticeship and became a Journeyman Carpenter while working for his uncle at Scott Partney Construction. He worked his way up in the company to become a supervisor on large commercial jobs and multi-million-dollar homes. He loved working construction and took great pride in his workmanship. With his dedicated work ethic and positive attitude, he gained many friends during his 20-year career.
Darren met Becca (Rebecca) Pearl Scolari in 2008 and they were married on June 27, 2009 in Myrtle Point. They were blessed with a son, Brody Michael Jones (2009) and daughter, Kendra Madison Jones (2012). They settled down to a rural farm life outside of Myrtle Point. Darren enjoyed planting and growing a garden and adding in a variety of animals to the farm.
He was happiest sharing his love of the outdoors with family and friends. He loved to fish and hunt and carried on the skills he learned from his father, grandfather, and uncles. But fishing was his passion. His kids fished with him as soon as they could hold a fishing pole. They were his favorite fishing crew along with his father. Friends were always welcome to join him on a fishing trip.
Darren had a loving, giving, helping nature. He also had a great personality and sense of humor. His family was his whole world, and he enjoyed sharing it with extended family and friends. He loved having large gatherings at the farm where he was at the grill, sharing his fishing tales, adventures on the farm, and work stories, all with his comedic sense of humor.
Darren is survived by his wife, Becca; son, Brody; daughter, Kendra; father and mother, Danny and Nancy Jones; sisters, Danica Jones, and Karlissa (Carrie) Jones; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Carl and Donna Johnson; sister-in-law, Emery Johnson; brothers-in-law, Josh (Jenny) Muir, Ryder (Alyssa) Johnson, Damon Johnson, and Keith Johnson; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Dave and Kaarina Scolari; sisters-in-law, Julia (Jake) Scolari, and Joyce Scolari. He had a very large extended family of uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews, nieces, and many beloved friends and co-workers.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Bob and Judy Partney; and Grandpa Leonard Scolari.
Contributions may be made in Darren’s memory, to a Scholarship Fund set up through Banner Bank. Visit or contact any Banner Bank branch to contribute.
Online remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.westrumfuneralservice.com
Arrangements are under the direction of Amling/Schroeder Funeral Service, Myrtle Point Chapel, 541-572-2524. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/darren-eric-jones/article_3c90b5f2-0edc-11ee-a8ea-1b0570aafab9.html | 2023-06-19T22:11:10 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/darren-eric-jones/article_3c90b5f2-0edc-11ee-a8ea-1b0570aafab9.html |
The deaths of a man and a woman who were found in a Huntertown home continued to be under investigation Monday.
Police responded Sunday to the home in the 12000 block of Shearwater Run after someone reported people in need of medical assistance.
The pair had apparent injuries. They were both pronounced dead at the scene.
Sgt. Adam Griffith with the Allen County Sheriff's Department said in a statement that investigators don't believe a threat continues to exist in the Huntertown community. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/2-found-dead-in-huntertown-home/article_69831ab2-0ed4-11ee-a303-d3d1de97d481.html | 2023-06-19T22:11:16 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/2-found-dead-in-huntertown-home/article_69831ab2-0ed4-11ee-a303-d3d1de97d481.html |
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — This year’s Jonesborough Days festival will feature a new event: a cornbread contest.
Jonesborough Days will take place on Saturday, July 1, and Sunday, July 2 in downtown.
According to organizers, the cornbread contest will take place at 8 p.m. Saturday on the Main Stage. It will be hosted and judged by Hannah Dasher, the creator of the “Stand By Your Pan” cooking show who has more than 1.5 million followers on TikTok.
The contest will have three categories: regular cornbread, sweet cornbread, and “crazy” cornbread. The winner of each category will get a Lodge skillet and other goodies.
Spaces are limited, so early registration is encouraged.
Jonesborough Days will again feature a MoonPie eating contest at 2 p.m. Saturday and a watermelon social at 2 p.m. Sunday. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/jonesborough-days-to-feature-cornbread-contest-judged-by-tiktok-star/ | 2023-06-19T22:25:52 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/jonesborough-days-to-feature-cornbread-contest-judged-by-tiktok-star/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — After 24 years of delivering the news to the Tri-Cities region, one of News Channel 11’s longest-serving anchors will sign off.
Josh Smith is departing News Channel 11 after Friday, June 23 to explore opportunities outside of television. Josh will remain in Northeast Tennessee.
During his time at the station, Josh has interviewed veterans, pillars of the community, politicians and celebrities. Among those are household names like Dolly Parton.
An Elizabethton native, Josh has been with News Channel 11 since 1999. He has reported breaking news, turned investigative stories, emceed countless events and provided accurate reporting to the region for decades.
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL)–Work on the Main Street Rebuild project in Kingsport is moving towards the core of downtown, and business owners are feeling the impact.
“Our customers and clients are telling us that it’s difficult to find us, but once they find us they know where we’re at,” Hannah Powell, co-owner of Bark Avenue Grooming Company, told News Channel 11.
Work on the project began last fall. Kingsport Public Works Director Michael Thompson told News Channel 11 that what began as a plan to overhaul road infrastructure morphed into a comprehensive update to the downtown corridor.
“When we talked to the utilities, they were like ‘yes, we need to go ahead and do our utilities,'” Thompson said. “It just kind of snowballed as we kept going, and it also gave us an opportunity also to do the sidewalks and the curbs and allow us to do the street trees and benches.”
Thompson said crews are currently working on sewer and water updates between Sullivan Street and Cherokee Street. The project will also move powerlines off of the Main Street sidewalks.
With work moving closer to the core of downtown, businesses are noticing its effects.
Railbirds Crossfit co-owner Tiffany Glover said though the Main Street rebuild has disrupted parking and power to her building, customers are still making their way downtown to sweat it out.
“Everybody’s like ‘oh, we got our warm-up in for the workout because we had to park like two streets over,'” said Glover. “But other than that, it’s been great.”
Glover also commended the city for communicating ahead of time when her building was set to lose water or power.
Dog groomers at Bark Avenue said they’re looking forward to the project’s completion, but in the meantime, they’ll find any way to get their customers in the building.
“We just want our clients to know that we’re going to accommodate how to get here,” said Powell. “Eventually, we’re going to drop-offs and pick-ups if it gets to that point.”
Thompson said the project should be complete in spring 2025. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/main-street-businesses-in-kingsport-facing-disruptions-from-infrastructure-projects/ | 2023-06-19T22:26:04 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/main-street-businesses-in-kingsport-facing-disruptions-from-infrastructure-projects/ |
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OCALA, Fla. – Six months ago, someone dropped off a newborn baby in Florida’s only Safe Haven box located at Ocala Fire Rescue Station 1.
Today, Baby Zoey is a happy and healthy little girl in large part thanks to the Safe Haven Baby Box and the rescuer who opened the box, who would become her adoptive father.
The firefighter stationed at Ocala Fire Rescue headquarters was checking on the climate-controlled box when the alarm went off and discovered the little girl inside with a shoelace tying off her umbilical cord.
He and his wife had been trying to start a family for a decade so after rushing the baby to the hospital, they began the adoption process.
News 6 is not identifying the family out of respect for their privacy.
Today, they are Zoey’s adoptive parents and have fallen in love with the little girl.
Monica Kelsey, founder and CEO of Safe Haven Baby Boxes, was abandoned as an infant herself.
“You know I never really looked at myself as someone who was going to change other people’s lives, I just wanted to put a few boxes here in Indiana and save the two babies a year that we were finding deceased,” Kelsey said in a Zoom interview from her Indiana office.
Kelsey brought the baby box to Ocala in 2020 at the request of the mayor, she said, never knowing Zoey would find refuge there but expecting that some baby at some point would.
“We’ve had 10 [babies abandoned in boxes] this year in 2023, this is a record year for us,” Kelsey said. “But it’s working. And this little girl is proof that these boxes are needed in Florida.”
The box is installed in a wall where the public can access it from one side and first responders are on the other side, like a fire station or hospital. The outer door locks from the outside when the door closes and immediately alerts rescuers when a baby is placed inside. Zoey was getting medical attention in less than 2 minutes.
Kelsey is working on installing a second box in Florida near Gainesville and currently maintains 153 around the country.
Kelsey said she’ll happily install one at any fire station or hospital if requested by a hospital owner or municipality and even has donors willing to pay for it. More information is available on the Safe Haven Baby Box website.
Florida’s Safe Haven law allows a newborn to be dropped off at any fire station or hospital within 7 days anonymously and without prosecution.
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WINTER PARK, Fla. – As summer temperatures roast Central Florida, more families are spending time in the water. During this time, state and national leaders are sharing reminders about the dangers of drowning.
Statistics from Florida’s Department of Children and Families show 44 children have died so far this year in our state. Secretary Shevaun Harris says it’s 8 more than this time last year.
“I think the idea that this can’t happen — to me, (that) is our biggest struggle,” Harris said.
Harris joined Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo and other stakeholders Monday at the Goldfish swimming school in Winter Park to address what they call an urgent need for water safety. They said Florida’s drowning numbers continue to rise at an alarming rate.
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“In Florida, somewhere between 80 and 100 children tragically die every year in the last few years in drownings,” Ladapo said. “It’s almost always with a residential pool, and most of the time, parents are there.”
Harris said many drownings occur during non-swimming times. She encouraged parents to seek out swim lessons.
“The best protective factor is swimming lessons, which can begin as early as 6 months,” Harris said. “And please do not let finances be a barrier.”
Christina Martin, a local parent, offered a different perspective to families, sharing her own personal story of loss. Her 2-year-old son Gunner drowned in 2016.
“He had the most uplifting laugh and beautiful and contagious smile,” Harris said. “I should not have to be here right now describing him to you. He should be here right now.”
Martin said she laid Gunner down for a nap, and he later wandered into the pool in their backyard.
“We never thought it would happen to us because we were always watching Gunner when he was in the water,” Martin said. “I have spent the last seven years trying to figure out why we were not aware of the danger in our own backyard, the danger of a pool during non-swim time.”
Her family’s loss, and Gunner’s story, inspired them to start the Gunner Martin Foundation in his honor. They are dedicated to preventing more child from drowning.
“When you’re in different environments or when you’re on vacation and you come back and you’re thrown off your schedule: those are the times you need to be the most aware,” Harris said.
She shared the advice that she wishes she knew and what she hopes other parents will learn from.
“We want to have that conversation and bring awareness to parents, grandparents, caregivers, neighbors, friends, decision-makers both at the local and state level because my son Gunner is worth that conversation,” Harris said. “And so are the other 93 children who lost their lives in the state of Florida last year.”
The Seminole County Fire Department has reminders of the “ABCs of swim safety” below:
A is for ADULT SUPERVISION
The first and most crucial layer of protection means a responsible adult is always actively watching when a child is in or near a pool. The Seminole County Fire Department provides free “Water Watcher” wearable lanyards/cards to designate adults for supervision. This is extremely important during parties around pools.
B is for BARRIERS
A child should never be able to enter the pool area unaccompanied by an adult. Barriers physically block a child from a pool. These include child-proof locks on all doors, a pool fence with self-latching and self-closing gates, as well as door and pool alarms.
C is for CLASSES
With so many opportunities to swim in Central Florida, classes on swim instruction are extremely important, no matter your age. Classes are available throughout Seminole County and many foundations provide swim lesson scholarships. There are various options for swim lessons, including ISR, community pools, the YMCA, Goldfish Swim School, Swim Sprout, etc., and other private instructors.* Taking a CPR class is also important, as performing CPR immediately is essential to the chain of survival.
*SCFD does not endorse and is not affiliated with any particular organization or instructor.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Mount Dora man has pleaded guilty for his involvement in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
FBI agents arrested Brian Preller, 33, last August as part of their investigation into a militia that planned violence on Jan. 6, 2021.
In court on Friday, he agreed to a plea deal, where he entered a plea of guilty to one charge of civil disorder.
Peller was one of five Central Florida residents whom agents linked to a militia group called B Squad, which identified with the ideology of the Three Percenters.
The Southern Poverty Law Center said “Three Percenters” often believe the government is working to infringe on citizens’ rights.
According to the FBI’s report last year, investigators allege 45 members of B Squad traveled from Florida to D.C., where they stayed at a hotel near the Capitol.
They claim members of the group, armed with knives, batons and pepper spray, were seen on closed-circuit surveillance video entering the tunnel at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, where they joined the crowd in trying to “heave-ho” past law enforcement.
Preller originally faced five federal charges.
He will be sentenced on Sept. 13.
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SANFORD, Fla. – A Sanford police officer was arrested Sunday morning, accused of driving under the influence along State Road 46.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, a trooper noticed a Ford F-150 pickup truck along State Road 46 that was having trouble staying in its own lane at around 4:16 a.m.
The trooper stopped the truck in the area of International Parkway and spoke to the driver of the vehicle, identified as Brittany Rainsford, 32, who said she was leaving downtown Sanford and admitted to having “a couple beers.”
The trooper had Rainsford perform a field sobriety test, which the trooper said she failed. At the jail, Rainsford took a breath test, which showed a blood alcohol level of .135, nearly twice the legal limit of .08.
Rainford was booked into the Seminole County jail. She faces charges for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
According to Sanford police, Rainsford is suspended without pay while they “gather more information.”
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DALLAS — A problem at a Texas nuclear power plant Friday caused a sudden dip in electricity supply, forcing the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to tap a brand new reserve system to stabilize the grid.
A spokesperson for Vistra Energy confirmed Sunday that Comanche Peak's Unit 1 reactor "safely and automatically shut down" Friday after a non-nuclear equipment issue involving a feed water pump.
"Our teams worked diligently to assess and fix the equipment and were quickly able to get the unit back online," Meranda Cohn said.
Unplanned nuclear outages are rare, and the timing of this incident prompted concern. Texans will likely set electricity demand records twice this week, when temperatures soar to triple digits.
"We need all (generators) showing up for work every day right now," said University of Houston energy fellow Ed Hirs.
Some nuclear power came back online gradually Sunday, an indication normal operations are resuming.
There are two nuclear units at Comanche Peak and two at the South Texas Project. Each unit produces almost the same amount of power, combining to generate about 5,000 megawatts of electricity at a given time.
"These plants are designed so that if there is an upset, they trip offline quickly," Hirs said.
According to public records, ERCOT reported an unexpected loss of nuclear generation at 6:31 p.m. Friday. The production dip totaled 1,235 megawatts, enough electricity to power 250,000 homes on a hot Texas day.
Almost immediately, the grid manager deployed a new backup power system. This ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service depends mostly on battery storage, allowing the state to tap long-lasting electricity soon after an unexpected problem.
The new storage system launched June 10, six days before the nuclear outage. ERCOT also tapped the system on June 14.
The reserve helped ERCOT stabilize grid frequency while electricity demand was still relatively high.
Forecasters predict Texans will work the grid harder than ever beginning Monday, with tightest supply and demand conditions coming Tuesday evening.
Still, there should be enough renewable energy to meet Texans' needs.
"It's hot," Hirs said. "The good news is that it's a 'clear sky' type of hot. Our solar capacity has grown dramatically over the last two years. That's really helping us out right now." | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-nuclear-power-plant-stopped-producing-electricity-friday-not-clear-why/287-351a43c9-8073-45af-afb6-e3fac2a18c8f | 2023-06-19T22:28:36 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-nuclear-power-plant-stopped-producing-electricity-friday-not-clear-why/287-351a43c9-8073-45af-afb6-e3fac2a18c8f |
CHARLEROI, Pa. — A vehicle crashed over a hillside after hitting three parked vehicles in Charleroi.
The Charleroi Fire Department said they were called to the crash on 11th Street and Lincoln Avenue at around 11:20 p.m. Sunday night.
Firefighters believe the driver backed into three separate cars before driving over the hillside.
The vehicle also bumped into a house after crashing down the hillside.
The driver initially fled the scene but was later caught by Charleroi Regional Police Department.
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PITTSBURGH — A woman was injured after a stabbing in Homewood.
Allegheny County dispatchers say emergency crews were called to Felicia and Durango Way after the woman was found. She was suffering from cuts and stab wounds to her arms.
Police say they believe the woman was stabbed at the 7200 block of Frankstown Road.
The woman was able to speak with police but they say she was apprehensive to give them details about what happened. She was taken to a hospital and is listed in stable condition.
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DOVER FOXCROFT- Police have arrested a person in connection with an attempted armed robbery in Dover Foxcroft this afternoon.
Authorities say officers were called to Mechanic Street around 1:40pm.
The alleged victim reported being approached by a person who pulled a knife and demanded they turn over their property.
The alleged victim was able to get away unharmed and provided police with a very detailed description of the person.
Officers were able to locate the suspect on Spring Street and take the person into custody.
Police are not releasing the person's name because they are a juvenile.
The suspect has been charged with robbery. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/attempted-armed-robbery/article_6e743104-0ee4-11ee-94cb-b38ea321eddb.html | 2023-06-19T22:42:35 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/attempted-armed-robbery/article_6e743104-0ee4-11ee-94cb-b38ea321eddb.html |
ELLSWORTH -- Northern Light pediatric cancer patients and their families have a fun week of outdoor activities ahead of them as Camp Hope makes its return to Camp Jordan in Ellsworth.
Camp hope provides northern light pediatric cancer patients and their families a chance to get out of the hospital and experience the outdoors with people who can relate to their experiences.
It's all made possible thanks to on-site healthcare professionals to assist with patients' needs.
"These kids who normally have gone through such intense medical experience and can't have a normal experience, this is a normal experience for them," said Nadine Santacruz, Chief of Pediatric Hematology Oncology for Northern Light Health.
Northern Light and the Bangor YMCA have partnered for the last nine years to make Camp Hope happen.
Due to health risks, they had to shut down the camp during the pandemic, but now around 31 children will be back with their families.
Donations given to Northern Light also make this entire week free to all campers and families.
"Camp is expensive and it's nice for families to be able to come and not have to worry about being able to pay for it," said Amy Baker, Child Life Specialist for Northern Light.
Kids can start coming to the camp around age four and age-out at eighteen-years-old. The camp offers former and current patients a chance to find relatability in shared experiences through these outdoor activities.
"Being able to express how I feel through arts and crafts or swimming and sometimes you don't even have to talk about it they just already know what you've kinda been through," said camper Jordan Murray, whose sibling went through cancer treatment.
They participate in water activities, arts and crafts and more. Both the kids and the parents stay over night and the experience is just as important to the families as it is for the children.
"It's hard to talk about your experiences with people who just don't understand and here all of us can," said Nicole Trogdon, a parent whose family has been attending the camp for several years.
Many of the campers talked about what a great opportunity it is to be able to get away from the stress of every day life.
"Its a place to get away from all our troubles and all our worries so its been an escape from the real world for me and my family," said camper and sibling of a patient, Carmen Bryant.
The camp runs from June 18 to 24. Bangor Region YMCA Camp Jordan Director Jayci Fournier says they hope to continue this partnership with Northern Light for many years to come. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/camp-hope-makes-its-return-to-full-capacity/article_e7ce5ade-0ee9-11ee-bae0-cf08334ee8e7.html | 2023-06-19T22:42:41 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/camp-hope-makes-its-return-to-full-capacity/article_e7ce5ade-0ee9-11ee-bae0-cf08334ee8e7.html |
ELLSWORTH -- The Ellsworth community hosted its own Juneteenth celebration to commemorate the end of slavery.
June 19th 1865 marked the day 250,000 African Americans learned of their freedom two years after the emancipation proclamation in 1863.
In 2021, Juneteenth became a federally recognized holiday.
Today communities all over the country recognized and celebrated the importance of this day in history.
"Solutions that benefit everyone. Everyone likes a clean environment. Everyone likes to have affordable housing. Everyone likes to have plenty of jobs and great healthcare services. It's not just about us,” said Jacques Newell Taylor, event organizer. “It's really something that's uplifting and great for our community at large."
The event included activities for kids, a black art showcase and plenty of food... | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/ellsworth-celebrates-juneteenth/article_d0836848-0eed-11ee-8d6a-1f9798823cb7.html | 2023-06-19T22:42:47 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/ellsworth-celebrates-juneteenth/article_d0836848-0eed-11ee-8d6a-1f9798823cb7.html |
BELMONT -- Some farmers have experienced a delay in crop growth due to the recent boost in rainfall.
"It's hard to get perfect weather.. [It's either] too dry or too wet, we can't help that,” said Christa Bahner, co-owner and operator of Bahner Farm.
Bahner farm in Belmont is best known for its mixed organic vegetables, selling produce to local restaurants, the Belfast co-op and individual customers via its convenient farmers market stand.
However growers in their 14th season say they've encountered some challenges following consistent rainfall and cloudy skies. Noting that some rain fall is good for growth but too much of a good thing can have negative impacts.
"When we have a lot of excessive rain it often means cooler temperatures, less sun.. It just means less plant growth overall,” said Bahner. “It also means we lose a lot of water soluble plant nutrients. A lot of nitrogen gets washed out of the soil that the plants need."
Bahner said this entire field is a total loss.. Costing the growers thousands in profits.
"When we have a lot of excess water it's hard to get it to drain well.. And water will sit in the soil longer than usual. We definitely had some problems this year, some bad germination.. Some disease issues,” said Bahner.
Bahner talks about hopes to bounce back in the near future..
"If we get some sunshine that would be great. We hope to see a lot of stuff pick up its growth rate,” said Bahner. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/farmer-discuss-impacts-of-rainfall-on-crops/article_a2883416-0eeb-11ee-9159-5fbc38e4491c.html | 2023-06-19T22:42:53 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/farmer-discuss-impacts-of-rainfall-on-crops/article_a2883416-0eeb-11ee-9159-5fbc38e4491c.html |
STATEWIDE -- According to the Governor's office, in 2022, a total of 716 individuals died from overdose deaths in Maine.
On Friday, June 16th, Maine joined a growing number of states requiring law enforcement officers to carry Narcan at all times while on duty when governor mills signed ld 1036 into law.
But according to Maine state police public information officer, Shannon Moss, most police departments throughout the state have already been carrying Narcan as a precaution.
Augusta Chief of Police Jared Mills says, "I don't want to say we were one of the last to start carrying it, but we certainly weren't the first, in the city of Augusta, but, y'know, what I found as time went on is we were, a lot of times, the first folks there and we want all of those things at the immediate disposal for the public and our own officers when it happens."
Despite the growing trend of officers carrying Narcan, Representative Nina Milliken of Blue Hill didn't want to leave the decision to individual departments or officers.
"Currently, in statute, it's up to the chiefs or the leaders of those departments to determine whether or not those officers should be carrying Narcan, and I didn't want that kind of flexibility," says Milliken, "I wanted it in law that they had to be carrying it. Obviously, if they had a turnover and had a new chief come on who didn't think that it was an important thing to do, they might not do it, and I didn't like that idea".
LD 1036 is the first bill Milliken has ever proposed, and she says as someone who has suffered from substance abuse disorder in the past, it's incredibly exciting to see it become a law.
Milliken says, "It feels really personally important, and I think it's a good bill for the whole state, so, obviously, or I wouldn't put it in".
The new law will take full effect on January first, 2024. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/maine-patrol-officers-will-now-be-required-to-carry-narcan-while-on-duty/article_0a2f6208-0edb-11ee-a1d9-234392076ff6.html | 2023-06-19T22:42:59 | 0 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/maine-patrol-officers-will-now-be-required-to-carry-narcan-while-on-duty/article_0a2f6208-0edb-11ee-a1d9-234392076ff6.html |
CAPE MAY — It’s been more than 20 years since members of Macedonia Baptist Church organized their first Juneteenth celebration, remembering and celebrating the end of legal slavery in the United States.
At the time, outside of predominantly Black communities, the holiday remained relatively obscure, a celebration of the day word reached the final outpost of the Confederacy of the end of slavery, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
Today, Juneteenth is a federal holiday, which Sherry Hazel sees as an indication of progress.
“It makes us feel pretty good,” she said.
The youth ministry leader at the historic church on Lafayette Street, Hazel helped organize the young members of the church to speak, sing and dance about Juneteenth and what it means for Black Americans and the entire country.
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The presentation inside the church Monday was part of a day of events that included food, music, speakers and crafts.
The day before, Cape May hosted a larger Juneteenth celebration, and there were also other events throughout the area, including in Atlantic City and Ocean City.
Lynda Anderson-Towns, a lifelong resident of the area and member of Macedonia Baptist Church, as well as a trustee of the Harriet Tubman Museum of Cape May next door, said the celebrations were worthwhile, but the church wanted to keep some of the traditions of the first Juneteenth event, in Galveston, Texas, in 1866.
Many Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free. Here is a look at the origins of Juneteenth, how it became a federal holiday and more about its history.
The year before, on June 19, U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, announcing the Emancipation Proclamation in Galveston, a distant outpost of the Confederacy, several months after the end of the Civil War.
Even that was not the end of slavery in the nation, however, as Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation only applied to the states that joined the Confederacy. The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution was proclaimed Dec. 18, 1865.
Freed from slavery, many in Galveston left that area but returned for the anniversary for a celebration, Anderson-Towns said. That sense of family connection, celebration and community were part of what led Macedonia Baptist Church to host the event Monday.
Youth members Nicholas Beaman, Adlihanna Beamon, Peyton Facey, Mila Cruz, Neville Walton and Ethyn Williams sang and performed the story of slavery and freedom, including singing the spiritual “Wade in the Water” and a dance acting out the song “Stand Up,” written by Cynthia Erivo for a film about Tubman.
Facey and others imagined themselves as freed slaves. She said she expected wealth as well because the former slaves were capable of working so hard.
“But it didn’t work out that way,” she said as part of the program. “We found that freedom could make folks proud, but it didn’t make them rich.”
Decades ago, Anderson-Towns said, community members organized Juneteenth and Kwanzaa celebrations. But Juneteenth only lasted a few years, coming at the start of the tourist season, crunch time for most Cape May year-rounders.
In 2021, Cape May celebrated the opening of the Tubman museum in a building owned by the church and extensively renovated, with a large Juneteenth gathering in nearby Rotary Park at a time when in-person gatherings were still exceptional.
Americans across the country are observing the relatively new Juneteenth federal holiday with festivals, parades, cookouts and other gatherings. On a long holiday weekend seen by many as a reason for a party, others are urging quiet reflection about the end of slavery and the treatment of Black Americans throughout U.S. history. In Fort Worth, Texas, the woman known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” Opal Lee, led her annual Walk for Freedom on Monday. The 96-year-old former teacher and activist is largely credited for rallying others behind a campaign to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. This year, Lee became only the second Black person to have her portrait hung in the Senate chamber of the Texas Capitol.
Both Hazel and Anderson-Towns said the museum has helped reinvigorate Macedonia Baptist Church, the last of Cape May’s historically African American churches.
The block where Macedonia Baptist Church stands was once the center of Cape May’s Black community, and there were two other former historically Black churches nearby, but they are churches no longer. Macedonia Baptist had always been a multiracial church, Anderson-Towns said, but today, only a small portion of Cape May residents are Black.
“Our membership has shown some changes because the community has changed,” she said.
On a sunny June day, children enjoyed an inflated bounce house, and community members showed crafts and artwork. Participants gathered in the church basement for red velvet cake and Juneteenth punch and heard about the history of Black churches in Cape May County.
Anderson-Towns said things have changed from when she was growing up, but she sees more work ahead.
“I feel that we’re making progress. The progress that we are making is visual; recognition. We have a much deeper progress to make, to turn it to action,” she said. Part of that, in her words, will be to recognize there remains a level of systemic bondage, 158 years after Freedom Day came to Galveston.
“I’m enjoying Juneteenth, but I know it’s just one day. It’s not about what you say. It is about what you do,” Anderson-Towns said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/cape-may-church-celebrates-freedom-on-juneteenth/article_9da01d0e-0ed9-11ee-882d-f383c5a1656e.html | 2023-06-19T22:44:34 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/cape-may-church-celebrates-freedom-on-juneteenth/article_9da01d0e-0ed9-11ee-882d-f383c5a1656e.html |
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — A 13-year-old boy is accused of engaging in sexual contact with a younger child and capturing the encounter on video.
The teenager is charged with aggravated sexual assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child for creating a pornographic video shared over the social media app Snapchat, police said Monday in a news release.
Police began searching for the teen after multiple parents of township students informed them Friday about the video circulating among middle and high schoolers. School officials confirmed the "disturbing" video through a letter sent to parents over the weekend.
Superintendent Kim Gruccio also told parents about the investigation into the video, confirming authorities had located a suspect.
Police did not identify the teenager because he is a minor. They said the teen was brought to an unidentified juvenile detention facility.
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It was unclear Monday whether the teenager and younger child were students in the township's school district.
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While the full nature of the video's content was not disclosed, police said it depicted the teenager and young child engaging in sexual contact.
Authorities alerted Snapchat of the video and asked that it be removed.
Police warned that copies of the video were likely created and may be circulating. Duplicates should be deleted and police should be notified, the department said.
Snapchat did not immediately return a request for comment on Monday.
Police urged parents to use the video as a focal point of conversations with their children about social media, reminding them about the potential dangers online content can pose.
The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office assisted. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/eggharbortownship-newjersey-video-charges/article_17997540-0ee1-11ee-abec-bbe962b901b7.html | 2023-06-19T22:44:40 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/eggharbortownship-newjersey-video-charges/article_17997540-0ee1-11ee-abec-bbe962b901b7.html |
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — A 13-year-old boy is accused of engaging in sexual contact with a younger child and capturing the encounter on video.
The teenager is charged with aggravated sexual assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child for creating a pornographic video shared over the social media app Snapchat, police said Monday in a news release.
Police began searching for the teen after multiple parents of township students informed them Friday about the video circulating among middle and high schoolers. School officials confirmed the "disturbing" video through a letter sent to parents over the weekend.
Superintendent Kim Gruccio also told parents about the investigation into the video, confirming authorities had located a suspect.
Police did not identify the teenager because he is a minor. They said the teen was brought to an unidentified juvenile detention facility.
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It was unclear Monday whether the teenager and younger child were students in the township's school district.
While the full nature of the video's content was not disclosed, police said it depicted the teenager and young child engaging in sexual contact.
Authorities alerted Snapchat of the video and asked that it be removed.
Police warned that copies of the video were likely created and may be circulating. Duplicates should be deleted and police should be notified, the department said.
Snapchat did not immediately return a request for comment on Monday.
Police urged parents to use the video as a focal point of conversations with their children about social media, reminding them about the potential dangers online content can pose.
The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office assisted. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/teen-accused-of-sex-assault-in-egg-harbor-township-video-case/article_92634eea-0e32-11ee-a2a6-935f66335853.html | 2023-06-19T22:44:46 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/teen-accused-of-sex-assault-in-egg-harbor-township-video-case/article_92634eea-0e32-11ee-a2a6-935f66335853.html |
Summer is coming up, and summer fishing is already here.
Sounds as though Father’s Day was a biggie throughout the area. All correspondents talked about a great day in several ways.
Cliff Higbee said Monday from Higbee’s Bait and Tackle in Fortescue that he had anywhere from 40 to 100 fishers catching spot at various times along the beach. He said it was one of his best Father’s Days, with “people everywhere”.
He said fishing can be described as somebody fishing for everything. And that included a half-dozen keeper striped bass measuring 28 1/2 inches to 31 inches.
Swinging around to Brigantine, Andy Grossman got a new summer flounder leader Monday in his Riptide Bait and Tackle spring fishing derby. The local scribe called for a fishing report as Chris Grube weighed in a 4-pound, 1.3-ounce summer flounder caught on the boat Empty Pockets. That put Grube on top of the contest leaderboard.
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Grossman described fishing on what he calls “The Rock” as “we got everything!” Fishers caught black drumfish, striped bass and summer flounder.
Cool story about 12-year old Luke Callihan, of from Pennington, Mercer County. He caught black drumfish in the Brigantine surf Sunday evening. He had no bites to start but just as he was about to leave, another surfcaster caught a drum, so he decided to stay.
He hooked into four. One broke off in the surf.
Next cool thing about this story is that the young fisher released the other three. He has caught three striped bass in the surf, but they were all shorts and were released.
He said he has been fishing for “6 or 7” years and that his best catch was a 6-foot shark in the surf last year that also went back in the water alive.
Tournament talk
The Grassy Sound Fluke Tournament is one of the summer highlights. The 17th edition is Saturday in North Wildwood.
The entry fee is $275 per boat at the captain’s meeting at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Prizes are for first, second and third heaviest in boat and kayak, plus the two heaviest combined weight, age 15 and under heaviest and the women’s heaviest “Daisy Mae” award. Calcuttas for summer flounder, bluefish, weakfish and striped bass are available.
One of the highlights is barbecue with a live band at the awards banquet. Go to grassysoundmarina.com for details.
The Jane Shetler Debbe Starr Memorial women’s tournament sponsored by the Strathmere Environmental and Fishing Club is also Saturday. It is an open contest for all women and girls. The entry fee is $10 but free for girls 16 and under.
Register at Whale Creek Marina. Boundaries are back bays between 41st Street Bridge in Sea Isle City to the old railroad bridge at 52nd Street in Ocean City.
The Fish Around The Clock Flounder Fiasco will start at 12:01 a.m. Friday and run to 11:45 a.m. Sunday. Sign up for $80 per boat with four anglers at Riptide, the Brigantine VFW at 121 31st Street or on the Brigantine VFW website (vfw6964.org). Grossman said to register by Thursday.
It is a three-heaviest contest with prizes for first, second and third places, plus an optional Calcutta. The awards banquet is set for 1 p.m. Sunday.
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Michael Shepherd is the retired sports editor of The Press. His column appears Mondays online and Tuesdays in print.
Contact Michael Shepherd: 609-350-0388 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/fishing_boating/keeper-striped-bass-drumfish-plentiful-on-busy-holiday-weekend-shep-on-fishing/article_f4e8ca3a-0ebf-11ee-b24c-1bcdbc9c88d0.html | 2023-06-19T22:44:58 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/fishing_boating/keeper-striped-bass-drumfish-plentiful-on-busy-holiday-weekend-shep-on-fishing/article_f4e8ca3a-0ebf-11ee-b24c-1bcdbc9c88d0.html |
Editor's note: This story ran in February as part of a tribute to Black History Month. We are re-upping it on our website today in recognition of the Juneteenth holiday
Since Idaho’s days as a territory, Black people have been coming here in search of opportunity: to work on the railroads, serve in the military, or leave southern states in the midst of terrifying hostility.
Despite that, Black history in Idaho is not the most well-documented. A legislative timeline of Black history in Idaho begins in 1805, with York, the servant of William Clark. York traveled with Clark and Meriwether Lewis through Idaho.
The next entry isn’t until 1860 — when Black people were among the “many miners, explorers, trappers, soldiers and cowboys” in Idaho.
One such miner, William Rhodes, amassed a fortune of $80,000 and made such an impact that Rhodes Creek was named after him — a clear example of a Black man coming to Idaho for opportunity.
Despite the dearth of information, Black people have been important contributors to Idaho history, from those whose legacy is remembered by many to those who worked to succeed their whole lives, without recognition.
“There’s so many everyday people that I have respect for,” said Cherie Buckner-Webb, Idaho’s first elected Black legislator. “There are so many people and they were great singers and they were great, hardworking everyday people that I never heard complain … they just persevered. That’s the strength and character of the people that I grew up (with), who were African-American.”
There is currently only one Black legislator, Chris Mathias, D-Boise.
In 1870, the census showed 60 Black people in various cities throughout the state. Now, there’s about 17,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau — about 0.9% of Idaho’s population. That’s second-to-last in U.S. states, ahead of only Montana.
Idaho was a free territory and there were fewer exclusionary laws, Board President and Idaho Black History Museum Director Phillip Thompson said. For example, Idaho integrated schools in the 1870s, about 20 years before it became a state in 1890.
“I think that Idaho has nothing to apologize (for) regarding its Black history,” Thompson said. “In comparison to what was going on elsewhere, in that same year, in that same era, that Idaho should be commended.”
However, many Black Idahoans still did face and continue to face discrimination.
“All people are worthy of note and our contributions have been no lesser than others. And in order to honor humanity in its entirety, we must notice not only the sameness but the difference,” Buckner-Webb said. “And we contribute differently and we contribute in a very real way.”
The following accounts are based on news stories, a report on Black history prepared by the National Parks Service and interviews with Black Idahoans.
An important but little-known history
Three friends walked out of a corner coffee store on Ash Street one chilly Wednesday this month. A black cat perked its head up and rolled over on the sidewalk across from a row of townhouses. Construction noises rang out from a building covered in scaffolding. This area, the River Street neighborhood, used to be where many Black people and poor white immigrants lived, according to the parks service report.
Many Black families lived downtown, until they were segregated and pushed more into the River Street area, the parks service report said. However, some Black people who worked as domestic help lived in worker-housing in areas like Warm Springs, the North End and Harrison Boulevard.
“That whole area in the ‘50s became a concentrated spot for Black Idahoans,” Thompson said.
Several people who spoke with the Idaho Press said Black history is American history.
“It’s highlighting the people that for so long have been invisible,” said Vallivue School District Board Chair Toni Belknap-Brinegar, likely the only Black woman chairing a school board in Idaho. “The people who, despite laws in place, they did what their hearts told them to do.”
And Idaho’s history is dotted with important people, making contributions big and small, including Mamie Greene, who lived in a tiny home just off Hill Road. She started her own cooking and catering business, working for rich and powerful families along Harrison Boulevard.
In 1899, Jennie Hughes became the first Black person to graduate from the University of Idaho.
Milton H. Davis, who came to Lewiston in the early 1900s, was the state leader of the Black & Tan Club, an unofficial group of Black voters, according to the Lewiston Tribune.
In 1948, Reginald Reeves became the state’s first Black law student. However, he was isolated at the University of Idaho. After graduating, he joined a law firm in Idaho Falls.
Mamie Oliver was Boise State University’s first Black professor, the Idaho Press previously reported. The first Black elected official in Idaho was Thomas Purce, who was elected in 1973 to the Pocatello City Council. A few years later, he became Pocatello’s mayor and later the director of the Idaho Department of Administration and the Department of Health and Welfare, as previously reported.
Jerome Mapp, in the 1990s, became the first Black man elected to Boise’s city council. And Buckner-Webb in 2010 became the first Black woman elected to the Idaho Legislature.
“I’m making history, Cherie made history. There’s so many of us that are making history right now. That should be celebrated,” Belknap-Brinegar said.
Belknap-Brinegar, who grew up in Homedale, said she wasn’t overtly discriminated against because of the status of her parents and grandparents, who were ranchers and teachers. But she said she still wasn’t completely accepted.
“I just kind of elbowed my way in,” she said. “(I’ve) always been the person that if I wasn’t invited to the table, I just bring my own chair.”
Activism and racism
Cars drive on State Street near the tall majestic Capitol building, unaware of the history surrounding the two-story red brick building just behind the statehouse. This structure, with snow-filled flower beds in front, was the Grand Army of the Republic Hall. A black plaque near the front door lists it on the national register of historic places. Now, though, the front door says to ring the bell for a law firm.
In the early 20th century, Black Boiseans performed a play at the hall, and held meetings there for a variety of groups. The Colored Progressive Society met at the hall and the Young People’s Social Club organized a formal Black dance there.
“In 1906, the Colored Progressive Society…convinced black voters to boycott an election after white people refused to honor a promise to appoint a black delegate from the 16th precinct to the county’s convention,” the National Parks Service report said. “Black members refused to vote for candidates the white-dominated caucus endorsed, then later rallied at the GAR to discuss the snub.”
However, activism didn’t really coalesce into a statewide movement until the Aryan Nations arose in the late 20th century, the parks service report said. Earlier in the 20th century there were very few Black people, mostly in Boise and Pocatello, and fewer still had cars with which to make the 235-mile journey between the two cities.
But there were still people in Idaho fighting for their rights. One of the most famous may be John West, whose resistance may be some of the earliest recorded instances in the state.
West, originally from Philadelphia, came to Boise in the 1860s. In 1870, he pulled a gun on white election workers who would not take his vote, the parks service said. Ultimately, he was able to vote.
“He was a Black man who had been locked up two times before, trying to vote. But the courts decided they had to take his vote because the passage of the (15th amendment),” Thompson said. “The fact that Idaho honored that, to me is much more a stronger story about what Idaho has been historically.”
In 1875, West fought a man who called him a slur, according to the parks service.
“As a proud old man, he carried the banner in the pioneer parade processions,” the parks service document said about West.
There were plenty of segregated establishments in the state, according to the parks service report. Some advertised that they had all-white staff. In March 1940, Marian Anderson, a Black opera singer, was refused space at three hotels. Eventually, the Owyhee relented, but she had to use the back service entrance and eat in her room.
Black people were banished from Mountain Home, Sandpoint, Shoshone and twice from Burley, according to the parks service report. Emmett also had a sundown practice, meaning Black people could only be in town during daylight hours, the report said.
In the early 1920s, Ku Klux Klan recruiters showed up. By May 1922, around 1,000 Boiseans were members, the parks service report said.
“By September 1923, it produced its first large parade, with fireworks and an induction ceremony that caused traffic jams downtown due to crowd size,” the report said. “Chapters and marches spread to Nampa, Payette, Pocatello, Shoshone, and Lewiston, among several others.”
Racial discrimination continued throughout the 20th century — the parks service report said Black people were supposed to avoid Main Street. Black people in Boise or Pocatello could not try on or return clothing in department stores.
There is still progress to be made. For example, almost a third of the state’s hate crimes from 2011 to 2020 were committed against Black people. And Black Idahoans in 2017 were imprisoned at five times the rate of white adults, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.
Mario Pile, Director of the Black and African American Cultural Center at the University of Idaho, said there is a lack of diversity in leadership statewide and in the educational sphere.
“My internal personal experience here living in Idaho has been very difficult…and I try not to project my own struggle onto the whole state,” Pile said. “When I lived in Meridian, my neighbor had Confederate flags out in front of their house. And then after I moved in, they added one more.”
Pile said people walk on the other side of the road near him and people have clutched purses as he walked by.
“Yes, there’s some seemingly lingering white supremacist behavior. ... But there’s also a lot of people who value diversity and inclusion,” Pile said.
He said he hopes people in Idaho can do the work, including having conversations and reading books with Black characters to their children.
“I can tell you right now that I’ve lived in a state of uncomfortableness, so much so that I don’t even really know what it would be to be comfortable,” Pile said. “I’ve had to just take that on and it is because most people won’t do the simple work of doing it within their own homes. And if we do do that, I think we would be such a better community for it.”
Track record of Idaho politicians
Right near the Capitol, cars and trucks rumble down the road, stopping at the intersection of Eighth and Jefferson streets. Over a hundred years ago near that intersection, stood the new Pinney Theatre, built by former Boise Mayor James Pinney. A stone’s throw from the GAR building, the intersection now includes the Capitol grounds, the Borah Post Office and two parking lots.
Back in the day, the Pinney Theatre was segregated — only by mid-century were Black people allowed in the balcony. The theatre also showed The Clansman in 1908, a play which inspired the racist movie Birth of a Nation. In April 1916, crowds came from hundreds of miles away to see Birth of a Nation at the Pinney Theatre. The Boise City Council embraced the film, according to the National Parks Service, despite Black opposition.
Throughout Idaho’s history, there have been moments where politicians embraced racism and segregation. At the same time, there have been other politicians who fought for equal rights and attempted, at times, to protect Black people.
For example, the namesake of the post office, Borah, has a complicated legacy.
In 1903, respected Boisean James Quarels had protected a Black boy who was being “abused by a white man after a baseball game in Nampa,” according to the parks service report.
White men started punching Quarels and a white police officer drew his gun. Quarels then drew his own gun and aimed at the white men punching him. However, Quarels shot the police officer and was arrested.
“Lynch mobs formed quickly and stormed the Nampa jail, but Nampa’s mayor turned the crowd back,” the report said. “Governor Frank W. Hunt and attorney William Borah then secured a train to export the two black men to Boise for protection.”
There were no recorded lynchings in Idaho from 1882 to 1968, according to the NAACP.
However, Borah also played a “key role” in defeating several antilynching bills, the parks service report said. In 1926, Borah wrote a letter to W. E. B. Du Bois in which he said “such bills…were and are founded upon a wholly false theory.”
But another senator, Glen Taylor, took “consistently uncompromising positions against racism of any white elected official in the state’s history,” the report said. He interrupted a Dixiecrat filibuster and called out racist arguments from Sen. Ted Bilbo. He ran for vice president on the Progressive Party ticket with Henry Wallace.
On the campaign trail, Taylor walked through a “colored” door instead of the “white” door and was taken to jail.
Another governor, Robert Smylie, created a committee to remove racial discrimination from the state’s constitution.
“This included ridding its ban against Asians and Indians voting, and repealing the state’s anti-miscegenation law,” the report said. “To please conservatives, he framed these efforts as a means of preempting federal interference.”
Good experiences
However, many in Idaho cared and continue to care about equality and equity.
The Young Women’s Christian Association, the female counterpart to the YMCA, was a “path-breaking champion of racial integration in the 1950s and 60s,” the parks service report said. The association hosted integrated dances and sponsored an Interracial Friendship Club. The League of Women Voters in both Boise and Pocatello also championed racial integration, the report said.
Thompson, the director of the Black history museum, said Idaho has been one of the best places in America for Black people.
Angela Taylor, co-founder and partner with The Dignitas Agency and owner of Indulge Boise Food Tours, said she had a great childhood growing up in Mountain Home. Many people in the community were “supportive and instrumental” in her development.
“I think that that’s the nuance that I think oftentimes is missed, is you can always strive to get better,” said Taylor, who had a good experience in Idaho. “And good experience also includes there was challenges and being called the N word and a lot of experiences and exposure to all the isms, right? Sexism, racism, that can be debilitating, and still, the overarching thing was it was a good experience.” | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/a-tribute-to-juneteenth-a-brief-history-of-black-people-in-idaho/article_4a527d0e-ae53-11ed-b4c1-830cffb077a5.html | 2023-06-19T22:45:02 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/a-tribute-to-juneteenth-a-brief-history-of-black-people-in-idaho/article_4a527d0e-ae53-11ed-b4c1-830cffb077a5.html |
As a part of a federal initiative to expand access to high-speed internet infrastructure in the U.S., an Idaho telecommunications company will receive more than $6.2 million to help bring stronger and more reliable internet to rural southwestern Idaho.
Syringa Networks, headquartered in Boise, was awarded the federal funding through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All initiative, according to a press release from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. It’s funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2021.
Syringa is one of 35 entities nationwide to receive a total of $930 million as a part of the Middle Mile grant program, which addresses physical fiber optic infrastructure needed to enable internet connectivity so that service providers can connect with individual customers.
Syringa Networks will use the funding to build a 76-mile fiber route that crosses three Idaho counties and connects eight cities to their existing network. It will expand internet infrastructure in Canyon, Owyhee and Ada counties.
“The project will facilitate an increase in available bandwidth for end users due to current little to no fiber-based middle mile infrastructure in place,” the press release said. “The project will be the first purpose-built, dedicated fiber middle mile route to interconnect each of the communities on the route.”
Middle mile internet infrastructure carries large amounts of data over long distances, boosts network resiliency, increases competition to drive down costs and helps connect unserved regions to the internet, the press release said.
Idaho Capital Sun is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Idaho Capital Sun maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Christina Lords for questions: info@idahocapitalsun.com. Follow Idaho Capital Sun on Facebook and Twitter. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/boise-based-telecommunications-company-receives-6-2m-in-federal-funding-for-internet-infrastructure/article_62a3943e-0ee2-11ee-b2b1-d3337be68706.html | 2023-06-19T22:45:09 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/boise-based-telecommunications-company-receives-6-2m-in-federal-funding-for-internet-infrastructure/article_62a3943e-0ee2-11ee-b2b1-d3337be68706.html |
KELLOGG, Idaho — Idaho State Police said Monday that they were investigating a shooting that left four people dead in the small city of Kellogg. One person was in custody, according to police.
“Detectives arrived late last night. ... They are continuing to work and process the scene,” a state police spokesperson said in a text message.
Crime scene tape on Monday blocked off parts of an apartment complex in Kellogg, about 36 miles (58 kilometers) east of Coeur d’Alene, KXLY-TV reported. The shooting occurred at multi-dwelling units behind the Mountain View Congregational Church on Sunday, The Shoshone News-Press reported on the newspaper's Facebook page.
Law enforcement has not yet identified the victims or the suspect.
Around 7:20 p.m. on Sunday, the Shoshone County dispatch center received a 911 call indicating that multiple people had been killed inside a residence in Kellogg, state police said Sunday night in a news release. Law enforcement officers found four people dead when they arrived and detained a 31-year-old male believed to be connected with the deaths, according to the release.
The Shoshone County Sheriff's Office, which said in a Facebook post that it responded to the scene with the Kellogg Police Department, said the four people died of gunshot wounds.
The Kellogg Police Department did not immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press seeking additional information.
Law enforcement believes that there is no additional threat to the community, state police said.
The mass shooting was part of a spate of gun violence over the weekend that killed and wounded people across the U.S., including at least 60 shot in the Chicago area alone. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/poilice-suspect-in-custody-after-4-people-fatally-shot-at-residence-in-north-idaho/article_24b588b0-0ec1-11ee-a2b0-e393abf6b462.html | 2023-06-19T22:45:15 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/poilice-suspect-in-custody-after-4-people-fatally-shot-at-residence-in-north-idaho/article_24b588b0-0ec1-11ee-a2b0-e393abf6b462.html |
Arts Advocates awards $38,500 in scholarships to 11 elite Sarasota-Manatee students
Arts Advocates, whose mission is to inspire creativity, advance education, and connect the community to the arts, has awarded scholarships totaling $38,500 to 11 Sarasota and Manatee county students for the 2023-24 school year.
Since 1969, the scholarship program has awarded over $1.1 million to students whose studies include visual and related arts, dance, writing, music, theater and architecture. All scholarship monies are generated through Arts Advocates activities and donations.
“Members of Arts Advocates are proud to support these students in furthering their educations," said Deb Altshul-Stark, co-chair of the Arts Advocates scholarship team with Tonya Eubank. "We are impressed by the work, optimism, and drive of our awardees. We look forward to following their careers.”
· Danny Bó Delongaig, a two-time recipient of an Arts Advocates scholarship, is entering his senior year at Baldwin Wallace University in Ohio where he is majoring in musical theater.
· Lillian Fox, who received her second Arts Advocates scholarship, will be a sophomore at the University of South Florida where she is pursuing a double major in studio arts and dance performance.
· Colin Leonard, a three-time Arts Advocates scholarship winner, is entering his junior year at Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio, studying for a degree in music with a minor in environmental studies.
· Wilderley “Will” Mauricette, who is majoring in film, will be a senior at Ringling College of Art & Design. He received a first-place award at a recent film festival as an emerging filmmaker. Mauricette's full-length feature film, “Monopoly Money,” was shown at the Sarasota Film Festival.
· Maria Medina, who discovered her passion for music at an early age in Cuba, graduated from Florida State College at the top of the music program. In spring 2022, she won the FSC Piano Division.
· Emma Pritchett, a two-time recipient of the Arts Advocates scholarship, is studying at the University of South Florida’s School of Architecture.
· Noelle Prouty, who is interested in studying how art influences our understanding of nature, will be a sophomore at the University of Florida Honors College majoring in art and biology.
· John Quigley, a two-time winner of an Arts Advocates scholarship, is a military veteran entering his junior year at the Ringling College of Art & Design majoring in illustration/digital art.
· Mehak Sandhu, a graduate of the Booker High School Visual & Performing Arts Program, enters college this fall to major in fine arts. Sandhu is focused on the marketing and business side of art.
· Samantha Tanelli enters college in the fall to major in fine arts and illustration and plans to write and illustrate children’s books.
· Danae Tran, who graduated from Booker High School, will major in violin performance. Tran has attended FSU’s Music Camp, Sewanee Summer Music Festival in Tennessee, and the Brevard Summer Institute in North Carolina. At age 10, Tran was selected to participate in the Perlman Suncoast Super Strings Program.
Fox’s and Quigley’s artwork will be on display in July at the Arts Advocates Gallery in the Crossings at Siesta Key, 3501 S. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota.
Arts Advocates, founded in 1969, awards scholarships to students pursuing careers in the arts and offers arts-related luncheons, workshops, educational tours, and visits to private collections. Visit artsadvocates.org.
Submitted by Kelly Fores | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2023/06/19/sarasota-fine-arts-organization-awards-scholarships-to-11-students/70315233007/ | 2023-06-19T22:48:46 | 0 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2023/06/19/sarasota-fine-arts-organization-awards-scholarships-to-11-students/70315233007/ |
Venice council approves zoning change to allow Publix-anchored shopping center
Second hearing set for July 11; site plan and plat approvals still to be heard
VENICE – After more than 24 hours of testimony and legal arguments spread out over four days, the Venice City Council agreed to change the city's zoning map to allow for the development of Publix-anchored shopping center on 10.4 acres at the southwest corner of Jacaranda Boulevard and Laurel Road.
The vote for the change was 5-1. The parcel – which includes 6.6 acres of wetlands – is designated for open space in the Cielo subdivision in the 503.9-acre Milano planned-unit development straddling Jacaranda Boulevard.
Mayor Nick Pachota said that he did not believe the change was compatible with the neighborhood and voiced concern about the impact on those wetlands. But he did not dispute the need for a shopping center in the city east of Interstate 75.
“I deep down believe this is absolutely necessary,” said Pachota, who expressed disappointment over the tenor of the proceedings, including an incident Thursday when he had an unruly audience member removed for directing rude comments at an attorney and making an obscene gesture.
The woman left on her own and was barred from the proceeding for the rest of that day.
“When you look at the development of our community I believe this is absolutely necessary on that side of the interstate,” he added.
Council Member Rachel Frank – who sat through an 11-plus hour Thursday but could not attend Friday – did not vote. Vice Mayor Jim Boldt and council members Mitzie Fiedler, Rick Howard and Helen Moore all voted for the change.
A public hearing for the second reading of the ordinance is set for the July 11, with the possibility that it could continue into July 12.
Even if the council approves the map change in July that does not guarantee the proposed Village at Laurel and Jacaranda shopping center will be built.
The decision to approve or deny the proposed shopping center would be made at subsequent public hearings on the site plan.
What the nearby Venice residents argued
Attorney Dan Lobeck, who represented three opposing parties – the North Venice Neighborhood Alliance, the Venetian Golf and River Club Property Owners Association, and three Cielo residents, Tim Kenny, Suzanne Metzer and Seth Thompson – spent considerable time arguing the concept of “unified control.”
Venetian Golf and River Club resident Gary Scott, a retired attorney who splits his time between Venice and Wyoming, pursued that argument as well.
Their argument was that homeowners should be entitled an ownership share as well as a say in what could happen on the 10.4 acres which had been marked “preserve” on maps when people bought into the development.
Many referenced the change as a “bait and switch” tactic.
In addition, concerns were raised about more traffic on both Laurel Road and Jacaranda Boulevard, as well as the need for a traffic light at Venito Boulevard, which would be directly opposite the main entrance to the proposed shopping center.
Venice Planning and Development Director Roger Clark explained that developer Pat Neal of Neal Communities still holds title to the 10.4 acre parcel, and thus held unified control of that land.
Ed Vogler II, general counsel for Neal Communities, pointed to documents signed when residents purchased their property that specifically stated that the developer has the sole discretion to change common property until it is turned over to the homeowners' association.
“That is the law in the state of Florida,” Vogler said. “The developer has that right.”
What the council said
Council members noted that their decision in the court-like proceeding had to be made on competent, substantial evidence.
Moore, the only current council member who previously served on the Venice Planning Commission, noted that the commission's 4-3 vote that recommended denial could have easily gone the other way. She later added that much of what was presented to the council did not relate to the evidence.
“Most of it was just legal arguments, opinions, repetition of fear and rumors,” she added.
Longo said he wanted to address the bait-and-switch issues raised by residents who did not want to see wetlands replaced with a shopping center.
“I know a lot of you feel cheated in some ways. The real problem is – and I genuinely sympathize with you … this is not the forum for those complaints,” Longo said.
Boldt said he was disappointed with how the issue has divided residents in Northeast Venice, which, in some cases, left neighbors no longer talking to one another.
Related:Marathon hearing on proposed Publix on Laurel Road in Venice continued to June 15
“That’s the world we live in, unfortunately, but to me that’s heartbreaking,” Boldt said.
Fiedler, who lives in the Venetian Golf & River Club, stressed that planned-unit developments are allowed to have up to 5% commercial development.
“That means commercial development is compatible with residential development – plain and simple,” Fiedler said.
She added that while she agrees “traffic is a nightmare,” she pointed to her own efforts to keep the widening of Laurel Road near the top of the council’s to-do list and plans for a comprehensive citywide traffic study.
Howard said the council had a duty to make decisions based on the benefit of the entire city and how projected growth in the northeast part of the city could easily double the city’s population.
He echoed Longo’s assertion that City Council was not the place for individual residents to push their concerns about promises made by the developer.
“I feel bad for anybody who feels like they’ve been slighted or duped or baited and switched,” Howard said. “But that’s between the person that feels impacted and the person who impacted them.” | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/venice/2023/06/19/venice-council-change-for-ne-venice-publix-shopping-center/70323573007/ | 2023-06-19T22:48:52 | 1 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/venice/2023/06/19/venice-council-change-for-ne-venice-publix-shopping-center/70323573007/ |
Police are sending a warning to parents after a 13-year-old boy allegedly created child pornography and shared it on the social media app Snapchat.
On Friday, parents alerted Egg Harbor Township Police that a video containing pornographic content between a teenager and younger child had been posted on Snapchat. Investigators said the video had circulated among high school and middle school students in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.
Police identified the creator and distributor of the content as a 13-year-old boy. The teen was charged with aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
Investigators also alerted Snapchat to remove the video though police said additional copies of the video were likely created and may still be circulating online, through other social media apps and text threads. Police are asking parents to report the video to Snapchat if they come across it.
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“Any additional copies of the video should be destroyed or deleted at this time. There is no need to retain or distribute this video any further,” an Egg Harbor Township police spokesperson said. “Please be sure to delete it not only from individual devices, but also from any cloud-based backup accounts you may have for those devices.” | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/13-year-old-boy-accused-of-sharing-child-porn-on-snapchat/3588534/ | 2023-06-19T22:52:13 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/13-year-old-boy-accused-of-sharing-child-porn-on-snapchat/3588534/ |
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Hundreds brave the rain to attend Juneteenth events in Salem
Bill Poehler
Salem Statesman Journal
Hundreds of people braved the rain Monday in Salem to take part in Juneteenth events. Many toured the walk of locations where pioneering couple Albert and Mary Ann Bayless lived and worked in downtown Salem. Others mingled and took pictures with Gov. Tina Kotek. Meanwhile, dozens more gathered at the Capitol Mall for an event put on by Equity Splash, a group committed to working toward achieving equitable outcomes for the Black and BIPOC community through educational experiences. Monday marked the second year Juneteenth was a state holiday. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/19/hundreds-brave-the-rain-to-attend-juneteenth-events-in-salem/70328144007/ | 2023-06-19T23:03:32 | 0 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/19/hundreds-brave-the-rain-to-attend-juneteenth-events-in-salem/70328144007/ |
Oregon takes next step toward sea otter reintroduction with meetings at Coast towns
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking the next step toward the potential reintroduction of sea otters on the Oregon Coast with a series of meetings at coastal towns in late June.
The fuzzy marine mammals were wiped out by 1906 following widespread hunting, and with the exception of a haphazard and ill-fated attempt to reintroduce them in the 1970s, have been absent from their native coastal waters.
But momentum has been growing the past five years for another swing at reintroduction.
Last summer, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a study saying the idea was “feasible” and had merit. In January, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a petition seeking to speed up the process of reintroduction.
The next step, Fish and Wildlife officials said, is public outreach. To that end, a series of eight public meetings will be held in Oregon coastal towns from June 20 to 24.
(See list of times and locations are the bottom of this story).
Jodie Delavan, spokeswoman for FWS, said the meetings are informal and there isn't yet a specific plan for reintroduction. The timeline for reintroduction, if it happened, is probably three to five years off, FWS officials and stakeholders have said.
“The open houses will provide communities and stakeholders an opportunity to ask questions, share perspectives and speak with staff about sea otters and next steps in recovery efforts including the potential reintroduction process — should a proposal move forward,” the federal agency said in a news release.
Why the push to reintroduce sea otters in Oregon?
There is a gap in the sea otter population on the Pacific Coast of roughly 900 miles between populations in Washington and Half Moon Bay in California.
The push to return them has gained urgency in recent years after sea urchins, with limited natural predators, have exploded in population and started mowing down nearshore kelp forests in shocking numbers. Kelp forests are critical habitat for a range of fish and ocean mammals. Otters are one species that eats urchins and can help keep an ecosystem in balance.
“Sea otters play a fundamental role in the ecological health of nearshore ecosystems,” the study from FWS said. “Sea otters eat sea urchins and other marine grazers, which helps keep kelp forests and seagrass beds in balance. Their presence in the ocean enhances biodiversity, increases carbon sequestration by kelp and seagrass, and makes the ecosystem more resilient to the effects of climate change.
“Additionally, reintroduction could increase the genetic diversity of recovering sea otter populations and contribute to the conservation of the threatened southern sea otter.”
Sea otter advocates also point to the popularity of watching sea otters in the wild at places in Washington and Monterey Bay.
“This can be a huge ecotourism boom for the Oregon coastal economy,” said Chanel Hason, director of outreach and community relations for the Elakha Alliance, a group that’s been advocating for the return of sea otters since 2018.
Who’s concerned about sea otter return?
The primary opponent to the return of sea otters is Oregon’s commercial shellfish industry.
Tim Novotny, executive director of the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission, noted that in other areas where otters have returned, notably southeast Alaska, the results “have been devastating for the fishermen and the industry,” he said.
“Our general message has been to proceed with caution. Sea otters are voracious eaters and one of the things they eat is Dungeness crab, which happens to be Oregon's most valuable single-species commercial fishery,” he said. “Sea otters, in any true number, have never co-existed with the commercial Oregon Dungeness crab industry.
“All our fisheries are interconnected. Damage to one is damage to all, and can have repercussions throughout our coastal communities,” he added.
Meeting locations and times
Astoria: June 20, 5:30 – 8 p.m., Astoria Elks Lodge #180 453 11th St., Astoria, OR 97103
Garibaldi: June 21, 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Old Mill RV Resort 210 South 3rd St. Garibaldi, OR 97118
Newport: June 21, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m., Newport Recreation Center, Multipurpose Room 225 SE Avery St., Newport, OR 97365
Florence: June 22, 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Lane Community College, Florence Center, Room 103 3149 Oak St., Florence, OR 97439
Coos Bay: June 22 5:30 - 8 p.m., Southern Oregon Community College, Empire Hall, Lakeview Rooms E, F, & G 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay, OR 97420
Port Orford: June 23, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Port Orford Library, Large Conference Room 1421 Oregon St., Port Orford, OR 97465
Gold Beach: June 23, 5 – 8 p.m., Curry County Library, Meeting Hall 94341 3rd St., Gold Beach, OR 97444
Brookings: June 24, 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Coastal Community Center (located inside Coastal Home, Health, and Hospice) 585 5th St., Brookings, OR 97415
Zach Urness has been an outdoors reporter in Oregon for 15 years and is host of the Explore Oregon Podcast. To support his work, subscribe to the Statesman Journal. Urness is the author of “Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon” and “Hiking Southern Oregon.” He can be reached at zurness@StatesmanJournal.com or (503) 399-6801. Find him on Twitter at @ZachsORoutdoors. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/oregon/2023/06/19/oregon-coast-sea-otter-reintroduction-sea-urchin-kelp-forests/70327487007/ | 2023-06-19T23:03:38 | 1 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/oregon/2023/06/19/oregon-coast-sea-otter-reintroduction-sea-urchin-kelp-forests/70327487007/ |
City, county and state elected officials issued proclamations honoring Juneteenth before a crowd of area residents and activists Monday afternoon in Downtown Kenosha.
The public ceremony took place at Civic Center Park, 900 57th St. Among the organizers were Alvin Owens, owner of Regimen Barber Collective and founder of Education Youth Development; Tamarra Coleman, executive director of the Shalom Center; and Tanya McLean, executive director and founder of Leaders Of Kenosha.
“We appreciate Kenosha for coming out,” Owens said.
Coleman said she’s very grateful for the elected officials in attendance to “take time out of their busy schedules serving our community to be here on Juneteenth.”
Proclamations from politicians representing the city, county and state were read.
Mayor John Antaramian said Juneteenth serves as reminder that “we need to keep on working” toward equality as a nation.
“We’re still fighting for the same rights, and that’s just wrong,” Antaramian said. “As we remember today, Juneteenth, and that we are here to celebrate Juneteenth, let us also remember that it is time for us to be active, it is time for us to get out and vote. ... Juneteenth is important. It’s important to remind everyone what needs to be happening.”
County Executive Samantha Kerkman shared a proclamation from the county alongside County Supervisors John Franco, Daniel Gaschke and Andy Berg.
“Juneteenth Day is a time of reflection and celebration. A day to honor the elimination of slavery and to celebrate the proclamation of freedom,” Kerkman read, adding the proclamation asks area residents to “join in celebrating those who have overcome oppression and hardship to achieve equal rights.”
“Thank you so much for including us to be here today,” Kerkman added.
State Sen. Bob Wirch said “freedom isn’t free” before reading a proclamation.
“The freedom to vote: people want to take that away. The freedom to read: people want to decide what you can read and what you can’t read. So, let’s rededicate ourselves today,” Wirch said. “This is a very important day.”
Wirch then read a proclamation from himself and state Reps. Tip McGuire and Tod Ohnstad.
“Juneteenth helps us to foster a deeper understanding of our history, promote equality and work towards building a more inclusive community,” Wirch read.
Ald. Anthony Kennedy said “Juneteenth is not the final say in that aspirational goal of America, but it was definitely the right step.”
Owens said he believes many Kenoshans are unfortunately still unaware of the city’s Black population and businesses.
“Get to know Black business owners. You don’t know how incredible we are,” Owens said. “We’re one-of-a-kind. We’re beautiful. We’re a great people. We were not slaves. We were people who were enslaved.”
Flag offered to city
Organizers offered a red, blue and white Juneteenth flag to Antaramian to fly outside the Municipal Building on city property next to the Pride flag.
When questioned by organizer McLean after the event if the county would fly a Juneteenth flag if one is gifted to the county, Kerkman referred to her recent executive order.
Kerkman’s May 26 order stated: “Effective immediately, the United States flag, the flag of the State of Wisconsin, and the flag of the County of Kenosha shall fly on any stationary outdoor flag poles located on County property; the flags of the United States branches of military service and the POW-MIA flag may also be flown.”
Kerkman said she hopes to continue working with area activists to honor Juneteenth in other public county spaces and stood by her executive order regarding flags.
“We’ll work together,” Kerkman said.
Kerkman said the flags currently flying on county property already “represent everybody.”
McLean said the “U.S. flag is supposed to represent everyone but we know it doesn’t,” adding she is deeply offended and wants a Juneteenth flag flown.
“What is the problem with flying a (Juneteenth) flag that represents people that built this country. What it wrong with that? What is the issue? That’s what I’m not understanding. O.K., your argument is that the U.S. flag represents everybody. O.K., great. No one’s asking you not to fly the U.S. flag. I’m saying why can’t you just fly everyone’s flags?”
Owens said he doesn’t want the flag do be the focus of Monday’s event.
“I’m going to work with (Kerkman) on making sure that we’re recognized,” Owens said. “We’re going to work together to make sure Juneteenth is honored by the county officially.”
Juneteenth history
On June 19, 1865, some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. The army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state of Texas were free by executive decree. That day came to be known as “Juneteenth” by the newly freed people in Texas.
Many Americans across the nation celebrate Juneteenth each year on June 19, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of the darkest chapters in U.S. history with joy, in the form of parades, street festivals, musical performances or cookouts.
In 2021 that President Joe Biden signed a bill passed by Congress to set aside Juneteenth as a federal holiday.
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Kenosha Juneteenth organizer Alvin Owens speaks during Monday’s Juneteenth proclamation presentation event in Civic Center Park. Also pictured, from left to right, are event emcee Tamarra Coleman, United Way of Kenosha County CEO Carolynn Friesch, County Board Supervisor Andy Berg, Alderman Anthony Kennedy, County Board Supervisor John Franco, state Rep. Tip McGuire, Mayor John Antaramian, Arlan Owens, County Board Supervisor Daniel Gaschke, state Sen. Robert Wirch and County Executive Samantha Kerkman.
Nico Moore gives a spoken word performance on the significance of Juneteenth during a proclamation ceremony featuring city, county and state officials Monday in Kenosha’s Civic Center Park.
Kenosha County Executive Samantha Kerkman holds her proclamation for Juneteenth alongside Tanya McLean of Leaders of Kenosha during a presentation ceremony Monday in Civic Center Park. Also pictured, from left to right, are Kenosha Alderman Anthony Kennedy, Kenosha Juneteenth organizer Alvin Owens, state Rep. Tod Ohnstad, County Board Supervisor Andy Berg, Alderman Rollin Pizzala, County Board Supervisors John Franco and Daniel Gaschke, Mayor John Antaramian (partially obscured) and state Sen. Robert Wirch.
Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian speaks during Monday’s Juneteenth proclamation ceremony in Civic Center Park. Also pictured, from left to right, are United Way of Kenosha County CEO Carolynn Friesch, County Board Supervisor Andy Berg, state Rep. Tod Ohnstad, Aldermen Anthony Kennedy and Rollin Pizzala, County Executive Samantha Kerkman, County Board Supervisor Daniel Gaschke and state Sen. Robert Wirch. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/city-county-and-staff-officials-issue-juneteenth-proclamations-in-downtown-kenosha/article_6ce1580e-0ed4-11ee-b75f-7736953c8017.html | 2023-06-19T23:03:51 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/city-county-and-staff-officials-issue-juneteenth-proclamations-in-downtown-kenosha/article_6ce1580e-0ed4-11ee-b75f-7736953c8017.html |
TEXAS, USA — In a week when parts of the state are getting triple-digit temperatures and weather officials urge Texans to stay cool and hydrated, Gov. Greg Abbott gave final approval to a law that will eliminate local rules mandating water breaks for construction workers.
House Bill 2127 was passed by the Texas Legislature during this year’s regular legislative session. Abbott signed it Tuesday. It will go into effect on Sept. 1.
Supporters of the law have said it will eliminate a patchwork of local ordinances across the state that bog down businesses. The law’s scope is broad but ordinances that establish minimum breaks in the workplace are one of the explicit targets. The law will nullify ordinances enacted by Austin in 2010 and Dallas in 2015 that established 10-minute breaks every four hours so that construction workers can drink water and protect themselves from the sun. It also prevents other cities from passing such rules in the future. San Antonio has been considering a similar ordinance.
Texas is the state where the most workers die from high temperatures, government data shows. At least 42 workers died in Texas between 2011 and 2021 from environmental heat exposure, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Workers’ unions claim this data doesn’t fully reflect the magnitude of the problem because heat-related deaths are often recorded under a different primary cause of injury.
This problem particularly affects Latinos because they represent six out of every 10 construction workers, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
Unions expect heat-related deaths to go up if mandated water breaks go away.
“Construction is a deadly industry. Whatever the minimum protection is, it can save a life. We are talking about a human right,” said Ana Gonzalez, deputy director of policy and politics at the Texas AFL-CIO. “We will see more deaths, especially in Texas’ high temperatures.”
The National Weather Service is forecasting highs over 100 degrees in several Texas cities for at least the next seven days.
Heat waves are extreme weather events, often more dangerous than tornadoes, severe thunderstorms or floods. High temperatures kill people, and not just in the workplace. Last year, there were 279 heat-related deaths in Texas, based on data analysis by The Texas Tribune.
In 2022, Texas saw its second-hottest summer on record, and an extreme drought swept the state. This summer is not expected to be as hot as the weather pattern known as La Niña eases, which typically brings dry conditions to Texas, state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon said.
Still, climate change amplifies the effects of heat waves, said Hosmay Lopez, an oceanographer at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who studies he
Water breaks are better solved by OSHA controls, argued Geoffrey Tahuahua, president of Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas. Tahuahua believes local rules impose a rigid scheme that, unlike OSHA guidelines, does not allow the flexibility needed to tailor breaks to individual job site conditions.
“They try to make one size fits all, and that is not how it should work,” he said. “These ordinances just add confusion and encourage people to do the minimum instead of doing the right thing.”
David Michaels, who was head of OSHA from 2009 to 2017, disagreed with the approach of HB 2127 proponents.
“Under OSHA law, it is employers who are responsible to make sure workers are safe,” said Michaels, now a professor at the George Washington University School of Public Health. “And we have compelling evidence that they are doing a very poor job because many workers are injured on the job, especially in Texas.”
Climate change causes heat waves to stretch for longer periods of time, reach higher temperatures and occur more often than they would otherwise. The problem is especially pronounced in dry areas of the Southwest due to a lack of vegetation and soil moisture, which in wetter regions produces a cooling effect through evaporation.
At the same time, he added, increased urbanization across the U.S. — especially in places like Texas where cities are expanding — makes more people vulnerable to health dangers from extreme heat due to the “urban island” effect. Essentially, the combination of concrete and buildings, plus a lack of green spaces causes ground-level heat to radiate, increasing the temperature in cities.
“The impact of climate change on extreme heat is not only enhanced [by weather events] but also enhanced through social dynamics as well,” Lopez said.
HB 2127, introduced by state Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, is perhaps Texas Republicans’ most aggressive attempt to curb progressive policies in the state’s largest, liberal-leaning cities. Under the new law, local governments would be unable to create rules that go beyond what state law dictates in broad areas like labor, agriculture, business and natural resources.
Beyond eliminating mandated water breaks for construction workers, opponents of the legislation argue that it will also make it more difficult for cities and counties to protect tenants facing eviction or to combat predatory lending, excessive noise and invasive species. Labor unions and workers’ rights advocates opposed the law, while business organizations supported it, including the National Federation of Independent Business, a lobbying group with more than 20,000 members in Texas. Abbott said it would “provide a new hope to Texas businesses struggling under burdensome local regulations.”
Supporters of HB 2127 say that local regulations on breaks for construction workers are unnecessary because the right to a safe labor environment is already guaranteed through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Michaels pointed out that OSHA does not have a national standard for heat-related illnesses and issues citations only for over-exposure to heat after an injury or death, but not before that occurs.
“The better solution would be to have a national standard, but since we do not, local ordinances are very important for saving lives,” he said. “Prohibiting these local laws will result in workers being severely hurt or killed.”
Gonzalez, from the Texas AFL-CIO, disagrees with the idea that local regulations hurt businesses.
Mandated water breaks “were passed in 2010 in Austin and construction is still growing, especially in the state’s largest cities,” Gonzalez said. “It is simply false, an excuse to limit local governments’ power and an intrusion into democracy.”
HB 2127 does not impede the enactment of a state law establishing mandatory breaks for construction workers, and during the regular session, two bills were filed to that effect.
House Bill 495, authored by Rep. Thresa Meza, D-Irving, sought to establish 10-minute mandatory breaks every four hours for contractors working for a governmental entity. House Bill 4673, by Rep. Maria Luisa Flores, D-Austin, would have created a statewide advisory board responsible for establishing standards to prevent heat illness in Texas workplaces and set penalties for employers who do not comply with them.
Neither bill made it through the legislative process.
Daniela Hernandez, state legislative coordinator for the Workers Defense Project, said she hopes legislators will push for a state law mandating water breaks for workers. She added that she would not discard the possibility that cities sue to try to keep their water break ordinances.
“Without an ordinance or a law, there is no safeguard. There is no guarantee that the worker will have those water breaks,” he said. “We will keep fighting."
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FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — The Flagler County School Board plans to vote on Tuesday on whether to allow workers to be armed on campus.
The district initially looked at two models for what’s known as “the Guardian Program.” The first was to arm teachers and the other was to hire uniformed personnel to carry guns on campus.
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Under state law, the sheriff’s office is responsible for coming up with procedures and training school staff to carry on campus. Educators who participate are anonymous to keep them from becoming a target.
Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said he supports this program, but worries there could be issues identifying teachers during a crisis.
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“I support a guardian program as a supplement to school resource deputies, not to replace them,” Staly said.
There is already a school resource officer at every campus in the county and two at the high schools. But Staly said with a growing population and more problems in schools, those officers need support.
If the school board gives the guardian program the greenlight Tuesday night, the sheriff’s office will apply for a state grant.
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The school district estimates it will cost roughly $100,000 to train and qualify 15 employees. So far, more than 100 have expressed interest in becoming guardians.
District Safety Specialist Tommy Wooleyhan said those staff members would be anonymous to their colleagues and students. He said only a few people would know which staff members are armed, including him, the superintendent, and sheriff’s office personnel.
But, Staly worries that part of the plan could create some issues in a crisis.
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“How do my responding deputies identify who is a guardian and who is not? And how secure can we keep that information so that somebody can’t be a fake guardian and use that as part of their tactic?” he said.
The official vote will happen Tuesday, though school leaders said the board seems to be in favor of the program.
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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — The Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) will hold a public meeting Tuesday to discuss the ongoing plan to build a connector from State Highway 417 to the Orlando Sanford International Airport.
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Residents in Seminole County will have a chance to give their opinions on a proposed connector that is expected to ease future traffic and provide direct access to the airport.
The public hearing is one of the final steps in a study before determining whether the road will be built.
The study focuses on concept, feasibility, and mobility. The study team will allow for better connectivity and ease future traffic.
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Study findings will be presented to the public at a future hearing.
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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Seminole County is looking to improve the quality of life for residents when they visit a county park.
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Officials want to hear from those who use the parks to determine how they move forward on their master plan over the next decade.
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The county is looking to spend tens of millions of dollars on all of their parks over the 10 years, but they want to first hear from you on how to make those improvements.
It will take about six months to collect all the data, officials said. They know there is a need for improved lighting for sporting events, and they want to hear from groups looking for places to enjoy activities such as pickleball.
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The survey goes online Tuesday, and there will be two open houses, the first of which is set for tomorrow from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Lake Mary High School.
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LEON, Kan. (KSNW) – A 1-year-old boy died after being run over in Leon.
According to Butler County Dispatch, the boy was found unresponsive around 4 p.m. at his home in the 500 block of S. Main St.
A news release from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office says the boy was transported in critical condition by Butler County EMS to a hospital in Wichita.
Authorities believe the incident was an accident, and drugs or alcohol were not a factor in the incident.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Businesses at Towne West Square were notified Thursday morning that they could soon lose power.
Evergy says there has been an ongoing issue regarding multiple unpaid bills. They have given mall management until Tuesday to find a solution.
“Obviously, we were shocked, as anybody would be. I was under the impression that we were paying a portion of that, and that’s what that other coverage is for,” explained Rebellious Rose co-owner Lisa Baggett.
The Youth Educational Empowerment Program has only been in the mall for two months. They have not had their grand opening.
“Businesses like ourselves are just finishing up construction, trying to open up the doors, and now we’re ready to open and haven’t done our grand opening yet, that can be very, very scary,” says YEEP CEO Marquis Murphy.
While surprising, many tenants say it’s nothing the mall office can’t handle. Many gave positive comments regarding local management.
“I called the mall office, and they’re like, ‘we’ve got it under control. Don’t worry about it,’ which they always have handled it,” explained Ken Smith, owner of Steve’s Jams and Jellies.
Inquiring business owners were told the payment is being taken care of. Now, some feel it was unfair for Evergy to involve store owners.
“It really puts everybody in a frenzy, and then it jeopardizes the business that we are trying to have as we are opening up our new facilities,” said Murphy.
He also says it risks losing interest from future businesses. Many tenants hope this incident won’t leave negative effects in the long term.
“Towne West has gotten a lot of negative press here, and it’s actually hurting the small businesses. We are not seeing as much foot traffic, you know, the thing about the taxes came out, stuff like that. And I have always thrived here,” explains Baggett.
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"Happy Juneteenth, and let freedom reign," a rector said in commemoration of the holiday at Peter Paul.
St. Peter's, St. John's and St. Paul's Episcopal churches joined together for a special Juneteenth service that featured a performance by the Elegba Folklore Society, followed by a community lunch event — bouncy house and all.
The event's spokesperson Ronald Carey has been present in the community since the late 1960s. St. Peter's is a predominantly Black church, and Carey had moved to the area just as the church was integrating. This Juneteenth is an opportunity to continue to connect and relate to one another, the Charlottesville native said.
Sunlight shines on a page of sheet music during St. Peter’s, St. John’s and St. Paul’s Episcopal churches' joint commemoration of Juneteenth on Monday at Peter Paul in Richmond.
Margo Wagner, Times-Dispatch
"It's for us to understand the relationship of our stories that we got , that we had as individuals, regardless of where we were born, raised, come from," Carey said.
Juneteenth celebrates a pivotal moment in American history. Not every person was free after the Emancipation Declaration in 1863, as there were still slaves in Confederate territories. Texas’ enslaved people would not be free until Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. The army announced to 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state that they were free by executive decree on June 19, 1865.
Carey said the world must live in a state of jubilation — embracing a feeling of triumph — today, just as the liberated slaves did on that day in 1865.
Marsha Carter sings in the choir at St. Peter’s, St. John’s and St. Paul’s Episcopal churches' joint commemoration of Juneteenth on Monday at Peter Paul in Richmond.
Margo Wagner, Times-Dispatch
The congregation clapped, smiled and sang together as the Juneteenth joint service got underway. Soon after, the Elegba Folklore Society took the stage.
The performance first created a timeline of "the richness of our African traditions," said Omilade Janine Bell, the group's president and artistic director. It started with salutations from African languages, followed by the "talking drums" performance by Malari Moore and Kurt Patterson.
Bell then narrated the presence of music throughout history, moving from West Africa, to the songs of enslaved laborers, to "Please Mr. Postman" and more until ending in the present day with hip-hop.
The Elegba Folklore Society performs at St. Peter’s, St. John’s and St. Paul’s Episcopal churches' joint commemoration of Juneteenth on Monday at Peter Paul in Richmond.
Margo Wagner, Times-Dispatch
Bell talked about the importance of energy, nature and clarity. Emphasizing themes of equity and the perseverance of African practices despite efforts to destroy them, Bell was joined by Imani Bell, Adia Blackmon Shabazz and speaker L. Roy Boyd.
The six performers received a standing ovation, and finished with "happy Juneteenth," proclaimed through the speakers.
St. John's is a national historic landmark. It was constructed in 1741, after colonists traveled westward along the James River. The event's programming sheet delineates the history of the churches, with St. John's founding coming about when the Atlantic slave trade was near its peak and enslaved Africans made up roughly half of the town.
Barbara Holley, left, embraces Rev. Gwynn Crichton during the sign of peace at St. Peter’s, St. John’s and St. Paul’s Episcopal churches' joint commemoration of Juneteenth on Monday at Peter Paul in Richmond.
Margo Wagner, Times-Dispatch
"Tragically, the slaveholding members who would populate the congregation did not see any contradiction with their faith," the church stated.
St. John's was the site of founding father Patrick Henry's "give me liberty or give me death" speech. The church continued during the American Revolution, containing records of enslaved people's baptisms and marriages. The church stated, "yet, we acknowledge that many members of the church supported the Confederacy."
St. Peter's has a long-standing history of education, starting in 1856 when it had Sunday school for Black residents. This work continued during the decades; a parochial school was implemented eventually.
"We take our shared history seriously, reflecting with pride our national recognition and role in the spiritual life of the city, and engaging in ways we can acknowledge and heal the past injustices that are part of that story," the church stated.
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Jan. 1, 2023
Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb (24) carries the ball as Washington Commanders cornerback Danny Johnson (36) tries to stop him during the first half of a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and the Washington Commanders on Sunday, January 1, 2023 in Landover, MD.
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Jan. 2, 2023
Sharon MacKenzie of Mechanicsville walked with her friend Cindy Nunnally and her golden retriever, Sunny, during a GardenFest for Fidos at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden on Jan. 2.
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Jan. 3, 2023
People remember 8-year-old P’Aris Moore during a vigil in Hopewell on Jan. 3. The girl was shot and killed while playing in her neighborhood.
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Jan. 4, 2023
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Jan. 5, 2023
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Jan. 6, 2023
Daron Pearson plays basketball at Smith Peters Park in the Carver neighborhood on Friday, January 6, 2023 in Richmond, Va.
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Jan. 7, 2023
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Jan. 8, 2023
Park ranger Bert Dunkerly leads a walking tour of Revolutionary Richmond on the grounds of the Chimborazo Medical Museum in Richmond on Jan. 8. The tour was part of a multiday annual event interpreting Richmond’s Revolutionary history, including the capture of the city by British General Benedict Arnold on Jan. 5, 1781.
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Jan. 10, 2023
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital COO Joey Trapani and Richmond City Councilwoman Cynthia Newbille react after cutting the ribbon to commemorate the opening of the East End Medical Office Building on Tuesday. Bon Secours Richmond Market President Mike Lutes (left) and Del. Delores McQuinn, D-Richmond, were also part of the festivities.
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Jan. 11, 2023
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Jan. 12, 2023
Sen. Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, worked at his desk at the Virginia State Capitol on Thursday. Above him is a portrait of former Lt. Gov. Don Beyer, now a congressman representing the 8th District in Northern Virginia.
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Jan. 13, 2023
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Jan. 14, 2023
Aubrey Nguyen, age 5, and Andrew Nguyen, age 8, eye the dragon as it comes by during the Tet celebration at Vien Giac Buddhist Temple Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Jow Ga Kung Fu, of Virginia Beach, performed the Dragon Dance.
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Jan. 15, 2023
The St. James's West Gallery Choir sings during "Evensong, A Celebration of the Life and Work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." at St. James Episcopal Church Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023.
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Jan. 16, 2023
James "States" Manship of Thornburg came to the gun rights rally at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square on Lobby Day, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, dressed as President George Washington.
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Jan. 17, 2023
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Jan. 19, 2023
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Jan. 20, 2023
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Jan. 21, 2023
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Jan. 22, 2023
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Jan. 23, 2023
The flags at the Executive Mansion are at half-staff to honor those killed and injured in Monterey Park, California last weekend. Photo was taken on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023.
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Jan. 24, 2023
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Jan. 25, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin listens to George Daniel as he tries some Brunswick stew on Brunswick Stew Day at the Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. Next to Daniel are (L-R) Dylan Pair, stewmaster Kevin Pair and Austin Pair. The yearly event returned to the Capitol for the first time since the pandemic.
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Jan. 26, 2023
Meghan Vandette is photographed with her dogs, Pepper, a deaf mini Australian shepherd, and Finn on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at Ruff Canine Club in Richmond, Virginia.
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Jan. 27, 2023
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Jan. 28, 2023
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Jan. 29, 2023
Ronnie Jenkins II of Chesterfield County sits inside a Barefoot Spas hot tub with his 11-year-old son, Connor, and his wife, Amber, during the RVA Home Show at The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County.
Daniel Sangjib Min photos, TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 30, 2023
Frank Saucier listens as elected officials give remarks during a vigil for Tyre Nichols on Monday at Abner Clay Park in Richmond. Nichols died from the injuries he sustained after being beaten by police officers in Memphis.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 31, 2023
Mayor Levar Stoney gets ready to deliver his State of the City on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at the Richmond Main Street Station in Richmond, Virginia.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 1, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin attends the Virginia March for Life in Richmond, VA on February 1, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 2, 2023
Petersburg High School's basketball standout Chris Fields Jr. on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at the Petersburg High School in Petersburg, Virginia.
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Feb. 3, 2023
Shawnrell Blackwell, left, a Southside Community Development & Housing Corporation homeowner and board member, watches as Dianna Bowser, president and CEO of SCDHC, shares a moment with Suzanne Youngkin during a ceremony at Virginia Housing in Richmond on Friday after Gov. Glenn Youngkin and the first lady presented the first Spirit of Virginia Award of 2023 to the affordable housing nonprofit.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Feb. 4, 2023
Members of the Break it Down RVA Line Dancing group perform during a Black History Month Celebration at Virginia State University on Feb. 4.
SHABAN ATHUMAN, TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 5, 2023
Wide receiver Terry McLaurin (17) of the Washington Commanders, right, look on before the flag football event at the NFL Pro Bowl on Sunday in Las Vegas. With him are, from left, NFC wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) of the Detroit Lions, NFC wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (88) of the Dallas Cowboys and NFC wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) of the Minnesota Vikings.
John Locher, Associated PRess
Feb. 6, 2023
(From left) U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, and Sethuraman Panchanathan, Ph.D., director of the National Science Foundation, arrive for a tour of VCU's Nanomaterials Core Characterization Facility with lab director and physics professor Massimo Bertino, Ph.D. (right) on Monday, Feb. 6. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 7, 2023
Sen. Dick Saslaw, D-Fairfax, is seen 4 1/2 hours into Tuesday's crossover session at the state Capitol.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Feb. 8, 2023
Chef Patrick Phelan works with his staff on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at Lost Letter in Richmond, Virginia.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 9, 2023
Onlookers stand near a shattered window on East Broad Street following a shooting on Thursday. One person was killed and another wounded.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Feb. 10, 2023
Colonial Williamsburg moves a 260-year-old building, originally called the Bray School, on a truck to a new location a mile away, where it will be put on public display, in Williamsburg, Va., on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. The Bray School is believed to be the oldest building in the US dedicated to the education of Black children.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb 11, 2023
Randolph-Macon celebrate after beating Roanoke College during a NCAA Division III Basketball game on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Randolph Macon Crenshaw Gym in Ashland, Virginia. With today's win, the Yellow Jackets hold the longest home winning steak in NCAA Division III history.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 12, 2023
The Science Museum of Virginia hosted a competition for student engineers during a commemoration of Celebrate Engineering Ingenuity Day. A packed crowd watches Sunday as a team of “Bridge Breakers” from the American Society of Civil Engineers puts students’ inventions to the test.
Lyndon German
Feb. 13, 2023
A crew from Walter D. Witt Roofing installs a new roof for Melvin Washington, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, as part of the Owens Corning National Roof Deployment Project in Richmond, VA on February 13, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 14, 2023
Richmond City Council member Cynthia Newbille pulls the winning raffle ticket as Marc Edwards, from InnovAge Virginia PACE, holds the basket during the 9th annual "For the Love of Our Seniors" event at Main Street Station in Richmond, VA on February 14, 2023. The event is a resource fair for senior residents and caregivers in Church Hill. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 15, 2023
A crew from the Richmond-based company Cut Cut installs the new art installation "McLean" by Navine G. Dossos on the façade of the Institute for Contemporary Art in Richmond, VA on February 15, 2023. The installation is part of the exhibit "So it appears" opening February 24th. The vinyl pieces being used are adapted from a series of paintings. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 16, 2023
Giov. Glenn Youngkin meets with the community at Westwood Fountain in Richmond, VA on Thursday, February 16, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 17, 2023
Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Alison Linas, left, and Franklin greet Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Jennifer Guiliano and attorney Alex Clarke at the Henrico County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court building on Friday.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Feb. 18, 2023
Fans take pictures during the All-alumni Block Party before VCU’s game against Fordham on Saturday.
SHABAN ATHUMAN, TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 19, 2023
Virginia Tech's Georgia Amoore, left, waits for a pass from Elizabeth Kitley (33) during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina State on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, in Blacksburg.
Matt Gentry, The Roanoke Times
Feb. 20, 2023
Richmond resident David Scates filed an appeal with the VEC last summer four days after the state agency notified him that he had been overpaid unemployment benefits after catching COVID-19 and losing his job. Now, Scates is one of almost 17,000 Virginians at risk of having their appeals dismissed because the VEC contends they filed too late.
EVA RUSSO, TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 21, 2023
State Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, greets chief election officer and college friend Sheryl Johnson (right) at the Tabernacle Baptist Church polling station in Richmond, VA on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 as (from left) election workers Katie Johnson and Eric Johnson look on. McClellan is running to succeed Rep. Donald McEachin, D-4th. McClellan would be the first African American woman to represent Virginia in Congress and would give Virginia a record four women in its congressional delegation. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 22, 2023
Members of the media tour Fox Elementary School in Richmond, VA after Richmond Public Schools Chief Operating Officer Dana Fox provided an update on construction plans to rebuild the school on Wednesday, February 22. The building, which dates to 1911, was heavily damaged in a three-alarm fire on the night of Feb. 11, 2022. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 23, 2023
Marley Ferraro and her boyfriend, Zack Bannister, both VCU freshmen, spend time together between classes at Monroe Park as Thursday weather reaches around 80s in Richmond, Va., on Feb. 23, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 24, 2023
Sen. Aaron Rouse, left, D-Virginia Beach, talks with Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, before a general assembly session at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 25, 2023
Jenna Anderson of Cosby High shows her medal to her dad, Waylon Anderson, after winning the 112-pound weight class during the VHSL Girls State Open Championships at Unity Reed High in Manassas on Saturday.
SHABAN ATHUMAN, TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 26, 2023
Contestants in a duathlon race (run-bike-run competition) dash from the starting line in the first event of the West Creek Endurance Festival at the West Creek Business Park in Goochland County on Sunday.
Mark Bowes
Feb. 27, 2023
Eric and Linda Oakes speak to a small crowd before unveiling a plaque and bench dedicated to their son, Adam Oakes, in the VCU Student Commons building near the office of Fraternity and Sorority Life on February 27, 2023. The date marks the two-year anniversary of Oakes' death in a hazing incident, and VCU is calling this an annual hazing prevention day and day of remembrance for Oakes. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 28, 2023
Jess Tanner (center) looks on as her daughters Aubrey (left), 10, and Charleigh, 8, deliver Girl Scout cookies to school counselor Michelle Nothnagel (right) and the other teachers and staff members at Manchester High School on February 28, 2023. With help from groups of retired teachers and others in the community, the girls, who are members of Girl Scout Troop 3654, raised over $1,000 to purchase the cookies for the staff. Jess Tanner, is an art teacher at Manchester and also a co-leader of their troop. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
March 1, 2023
Shirley Wiest, left, and Wilma Bowman, center, show a blanket for a veteran with the help of Julie Wiest, daughter of Shirley Wiest, at Sunrise of Richmond in Henrico, Va., on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Shirley Wiest and Wilma Bowman sewed over 3000 blankets for people at the VA Hospital, the Children’s Hospital and Moments of Hope Outreach among others.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 2, 2023
Carl Gupton, president of Greenswell Growers, is shown at the greenhouse of the company in Goochland, Va., on Thursday, March 2, 2023. Greenswell Growers, an automated indoor farming, can produce 28 times more greens per acre than traditional farming. They just sealed a deal with Ukrops and will start selling on Kroger shelves all across the mid-Atlantic.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 3, 2023
Highland Springs walks off the court after beating Stone Bridge during the Class 5 boys basketball quarterfinal on Friday, March 3, 2023 at J.R. Tucker High School in Henrico, Virginia.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 4, 2023
Nutzy plays with Shane Paris-Kennedy,9, during the Richmond Flying Squirrels Nutzy's Block Party on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at The Diamond in Richmond, Virginia.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 5, 2023
Patrons wait in line for Caribbean soul food from Mobile Yum Yum, one of the food trucks participating in Mobile Soul Sunday in Monroe Park. The event kicked off the Richmond Black Restaurant Experience, a weeklong celebration of Richmond’s Black-owned restaurants.
Sean McGoey
March 6, 2023
Henrico County officials celebrate the start of renovations at Cheswick Park in Henrico's Three Chopt District on March 6, 2023. The 24.5-acre park, Henrico's oldest official park, will receive $2.1 million in improvements, including a new open fitness area and upgrades to its trails, playground, restroom facilities, pedestrian bridges, parking lot, main entrance, stormwater management infrastructure and signage. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
March 7, 2023
Congresswoman-elect Jennifer McClellan heads into the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC for orientation on March 7, 2023 in preparation for her swearing in as the first Black Congresswoman from Virginia. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
March 8, 2023
Kate Chenery Tweedy shows the exhibition of Secretariat at Ashland Museum in Ashland, Va., on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Kate Chenery Tweedy is spearheading an effort to bring a monument of Secretariat to Ashland.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 9, 2023
John Marano of Top Trumps USA speaks to the media next to Mr. Monopoly at Maggie Walker Plaza in Richmond, Va., on March 9, 2023. Top Trumps USA, under license from HASBRO, will design a Richmond-specific board that highlights the region’s favorite historic landmarks.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 10, 2023
The U.S. Postal Service commemorate the history and romance of train travel with the unveiling of its Railroad Stations Forever stamps during a ceremony at the Main Street Station in Richmond, Va.
Lyndon German
March 11, 2023
Susie Williams of Richmond gets a makeover at the Shamrock the Block Festival in Richmond on Saturday. The festival was relocated to Leigh Street this year.
Daniel Sangjib Min, TIMES-DISPATCH
March 12, 2023
A procession of Fifes and Drums moves down Duke of Gloucester Street in Colonial Williamsburg on Sunday. It traveled from old Colonial Williamsburg Courthouse to the Raleigh Tavern, where Thomas Jefferson and other leaders formed a Committee of Correspondence in 1773.
Sean Jones photos, Times-Dispatch
March 13, 2023
Cuong Luu, foreground, a volunteer of Feed More, prepares boxes of meals with other volunteers and staff at the food bank in Richmond, Va., on Monday, March 13, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 14, 2023
Bill Barksdale, technical director of Virginia Video Network, works with Kelli Lemon, director of digital programming, at the video studio of Richmond Times-Dispatch in Richmond, Va., on March 14, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 15, 2023
Del. Eileen Filler-Corn, D-Fairfax, looks on a portrait after unveiling it as former Speaker of the House at the house chamber of the State Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Filler-Corn made history as the first woman and first Jewish Speaker in Virginia.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 16, 2023
MIKE KROPF, THE DAILY PROGRESS Virginia's Isaac McKneely (11) becomes emotional after an NCAA Tournament first round game against Furman in Orlando, Fl., Thursday, March 16, 2023.
Mike Kropf
March 17, 2023
Brian Erbe, center, a pipe manager, and other members of Greater Richmond Pipes and Drums perform to celebrate St. Patrick's Day at Rosie Connolly's Pub Restaurant in Richmond, Va., on Friday, March 17, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 18, 2023
Virginia Tech's Mekhi Lewis takes down Oklahoma State's Dustin Plott during the consolation semifinals at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Tulsa, Okla. (Ian Maule/Tulsa World via AP)
Ian Maule
March 19, 2023
Virginia Tech's Kayana Traylor (23) is congratulated by teammates after scoring just before halftime of a second-round college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Blacksburg, Va. (AP Photo/Matt Gentry)
Matt Gentry
March 20, 2023
Hannah and Ty Bilodeau of Lynchburg visit the recently completed Richmond Virginia Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with their children, Blythe, 5, Goldie, 4, and Graham, 2, in Glen Allen in Henrico, Va., on Monday, March 20, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 21, 2023
Doug Ramseur, center left, and Emilee Hasbrouck, center right, defense lawyers for Wavie Jones, one of three Central State Hospital employees , who was charged in death of Irvo Otieno, speak to the media at Dinwiddie Courthouse in Dinwiddie, Va., on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 22, 2023
WRANGLD's, from left, senior customer success manager Trevor Lee, chief business officer Andy Sitison and CEO Jonathan "JD" Dyke work at their office of the 1717 Innovation Center in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 23, 2023
New Bon Secours Community Health Clinic is open in Manchester, Richmond, Va., on Thursday, March 23, 2023. The clinic will serve scheduled appointments and same day call-in appointments for the uninsured. The 8,000 square foot building is also home to the Bon Secours Care-A-Van, a mobile health clinic.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 24, 2023
Liz Kincaid, CEO of RVA Hospitality and owner of Max's On Broad, is photographed at the restaurant in Richmond, VA on March 24, 2023. Max's On Broad will be closing April 1 and will relaunch as a new concept in the summer. Kincaid also owns Tarrant's & Bar Solita. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
March 25, 2023
Henrico County families gather at Deep Run Park & Recreation Center on Saturday to celebrate all things agriculture during the county's second annual Farm Graze event. Children went booth to booth learning about the wonders of agriculture while participating in fun activities and scavenger hunts.
Lyndon German
March 26, 2023
Church Hill resident Alex Gerofsky finishes the Hill Topper 5K at the Church Hill Irish Festival with a time of 20 minutes, 26.8 seconds.
Thad Green
March 27, 2023
Wyatt Kingston, center, conducts a strength training session with Marshall Crenshaw, left, and Kevin Wright, right, at Hickory Hill Community Center in Richmond, Va., on Monday, March 27, 2023. Kingston, 71, has been working with the parks department for nearly 40 years on all kinds of initiatives, particularly those aimed at children in public housing communities.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 28, 2023
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, center, talks about the ongoing housing crisis in the city during a news conference on March 28.
Daniel Sangjib Min, TIMES-DISPATCH
March 29, 2023
From left, Caroline Ouko and Leon Ochieng, mother and older brother of Irvo Otieno, react near the casket during the celebration of life for Irvo Otieno at First Baptist Church of South Richmond in North Chesterfield on March 29.
Eva Russo
March 30, 2023
Senior students in Charlottesville-Albemarle Technical Education Center's culinary program presented Taj Mahsala: an Indian fusion menu.
SYDNEY SHULER, THE DAILY PROGRESS
March 31, 2023
Richmond Police address onlookers Friday, March 31, 2023 at the intersection of North Avenue and Moss Side Avenue, near Washington Park. Richmond police shot a man who was suspected of shooting a woman earlier in the day in the 1100 block of Evergreen Avenue on Richmond's Southside.
April 1, 2023
Sculptor Jocelyn Russell takes photos of the crowd after the unveiling of her statue of Secretariat at Ashland Town Hall Pavilion on Saturday.
Michael Martz photos, TImes-Dispatch
April 2, 2023
Drivers race in the Toyota Owners 400 at the Richmond Raceway in Richmond, VA on April 2, 2023.. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
April 3, 2023
Dinwiddie County Commonwealth’s Attorney Ann Cabell Baskervill plans to resign from her post to attend graduate school in Paris, where she will start a master’s program in international governance and diplomacy at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, colloquially known as SciencesPo.
EVA RUSSO, TIMES-DISPATCH
April 4, 2023
From left, Judy and Ron Singleton pose for a photo on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. MIKE KROPF/TIMES-DISPATCH
Mike Kropf
April 5, 2023
Beatrix Smith dips her matzah in salt water as she enjoys a Pasover Seder with her classmates (from left) Helen Corallo, Camp Maxwell, and Amara Ellen at the Weinstein JCC Preschool Program in Richmond, VA on April 5, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
April 6, 2023
Virginia Community College System Chancellor David Doré speaks with students at Piedmont Virginia Community College on Thursday.
SYDNEY SHULER, THE DAILY PROGRESS
April 7, 2023
A worker pushed water off a tarp on the field at The Diamond Friday, when the Flying Squirrels were scheduled to open their season against Reading.
MIKE KROPF/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 8, 2023
Ember O’Connell-Evans, 1, plays with hula hoops during the Dominion Energy Family Easter event at Maymont on Saturday.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
April 9, 2023
Mike Kearney plays an early form of badminton with grandkids Savannah and Ashton on the lawn of Montpelier during “We, the Kids” Day.
ANDRA LANDI, FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY REVIEW
April 10, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin, center left, tours Richmond Marine Terminal with W. Sheppard Miller III , Virginia Secretary of Transportation , center right, as Stephen A. Edwards, left, Virginia Port Authority CEO, and Christina Saunders, manager of Richmond Marine Terminal, give them the tour on Monday, April 10, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 11, 2023
Inaara Woodards, 5, of Henrico, visits Italian Garden at Maymont with her mother, Victoria Crawley Woodards, and three brothers, Kai, 13, Zion, 12, and Avion Woodards, 11, during their home-school field trip to the park in Richmond, VA., on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. "It’s gorgeous!" Victoria Crawley Woodards said of Tuesday weather. She said it was the perfect weather for the field trip and other activities.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 13, 2023
Clarence Thweatt, right, a lead trainer for Chesterfield Public Schools, works on marking points during a transportation road-e-o event, which is friendly competition of school bus drivers demonstrating their driving skills and knowledge of laws, at Chesterfield County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 14, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at Liberty University.
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April 15, 2023
Tyson Foods workers attend a job fair at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church on Mechanicsville Turnpike. The Glen Allen plant is closing, displacing about 700 employees.
Em Holter
April 16, 2023
A display of 32 white balloons were raised and a 32-second moment of silence was observed in honor of the victims of the April 16, 2007, tragedy at the start of the 2023 3.2-mile Run in Remembrance on the Virginia Tech campus.
MATT GENTRY, The Roanoke Times
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April 17, 2023
Albert Hill Middle School sixth-grader Drew Sirpis looks for birds during the educational boat trip on the James River on Monday.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
April 18, 2023
Richmond Flying Squirrels Luis Matos steals the second base against Erie SeaWolves shortstop Gage Workman in the 3rd inning at The Diamond, Richmond, VA., on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 19, 2023
Children participate in Little Feet Meets at Matoaca High School in Chesterfield, VA on April 19, 2023. A total of 1,400 Special Olympic athletes from grades PK-5 throughout Chesterfield County Public Schools competed in Little Feet Meets between two dates, April 12 at James River High and April 19 at Matoaca High. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
April 20, 2023
Mike Blau, center, a line cook, and others work on preparing a soft opening of The Veil's new taproom, located in Scott’s Addition at 1509 Belleville St., on Thursday, April 20, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 21, 2023
(From left) VCU sophomore Caroline May, of Pittsburgh, PA, and senior Lee Finch, of Norfolk, VA carry a coffin with a blow-up Earth ball during a VCU Student Climate Protest in Richmond, VA on April 21, 2023. The small crowd walked from the James Branch Cabell Library, though Monroe Park, to the office of VCU President Michael Rao in a mock funeral procession. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
April 22, 2023
Anthony Clary gestures as he runs through confetti during the Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k on Saturday.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
April 23, 2023
A volunteer picks up an old wooden palate and brings it to a trash pile during Friends of Fonticello Park's community cleanup on Sunday.
Sean Jones, Times-Dispatch
April 24, 2023
Kay Ford spends time with her cat, Patches, at her home in Mechanicsville, VA., on Monday, April 24, 2023. Ford recently adopted Patches, a 40-pound cat, from Richmond Animal Care and Control. The story of Patches went viral after RACC publicized the cat.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 25, 2023
Emily Cover, a project manager with DPR Construction, is shown at Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU, left top, in Richmond, VA., on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. DPR is the team that built the hospital.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 26, 2023
Guests tour the Anthropology Lab at the new College of Humanities and Sciences STEM building on West Franklin Street in Richmond, VA on April 26, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
April 27, 2023
Police tape marks the scene outside George Wythe High School.
ANNA BRYSON/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 28, 2023
Sculptor Kate Raudenbush takes in her finished piece "Breaking Point" in the Flagler Garden Near the Monet Bridge at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden on April 28, 2023. The garden is set to debut "Incanto: An Oasis of Lyrical Sculpture" on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Incanto features five designed, allegorical sculptures, accompanied by poetry, throughout the garden. The exhibition is the work of Raudenbush and poet Sha Michele. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
April 29, 2023
Pharrell Williams performs during the Pharrell's Phriends set at Something in the Water in Virginia Beach on Saturday.
Kendall Warner
May 1, 2023
A man carries a piece of furniture through a neighborhood in Virginia Beach, Va. on Monday May 1, 2023. The City of Virginia Beach declared a state of emergency after a tornado moved through the area and damaged dozens of homes, downed trees and caused gas leaks. (AP Photo/Ben Finley)
Ben Finley
May 2, 2023
Sports Backers Stadium is shown next to The Diamond in this drone photo, in Richmond, VA., on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
May 3, 2023
CAL CARY, THE DAILY PROGRESS UVa cheerleader, Madison DeLoach, in front of other UVa cheerleaders tour the The Avelo Airlines Boeing 737 after landing at Charlottesville Albemarle Airport coming from Orlando on May 3, 2023. Avelo Airlines launched its first Charlottesville to Orlando flight line at the Charlottesville Albemarle Airport on May 3, 2023. The inaugural event consisted of a returning flight from Orlando to Charlottesville Albemarle Airport, a firetruck water salute upon arrival and a tour of the airplane.
Cal Cary
May 4, 2023
(From left) Maryann Macomber, of Mechanicsville, VA, leads a small group prayer with Gloria Randolph, of Richmond, VA, Randolph's great-grandson Xavier Jones, also of Richmond, and John Macomber, of Mechanicsville, during a National Day of Prayer event at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square in Richmond, VA on May 4, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
May 5, 2023
Steffiun Stanley preps dishes at Birdie's in Richmond, VA on May 5, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
May 6, 2023
People at the ¿Qué Pasa? Festival sit on the grass and enjoy the weather on Brown’s Island on Saturday.
Mike Kropf/TIMES-DISPATCH
May 7, 2023
Arts in the Park saw thousands pass through Byrd Park over the weekend. The festival is sponsored by the Carilion Civic Association.
Charlotte Rene Woods, Times-Dispatch
May 8, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin shares a quiet moment with Holocaust survivor Halina Zimm on Monday afternoon before ceremonially signing a bill that adds a definition of antisemitism to Virginia law.
David Ress, Times-Dispatch
May 9, 2023
The Molcajete Sinaloa at Mariscos Mazatlan in Henrico, VA on May 9, 2023. Mariscos Mazatlan focuses on traditional Mexican cuisine from the city of Mazatlan and all along the Mexican coast. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
May 10, 2023
A goose, seen here on May 10, 2023, has built a nest in a median of the parking lot near Dilliards at Short Pump Town Center. The mall has put out orange cones to keep cars away and Jerome Golfman, assistant manager at Fink's Jewelers, said he regularly brings it water, cracked corn and other grains.
Eva Russo, TIMES-DISPATCH
May 11, 2023
Mary Finley-Brook, a professor of environmental studies at the University of Richmond and an expert on American gas infrastructure, says repairing the pipes no longer makes sense as gas prices continue to rise.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
May 12, 2023
(From left) Sam Amoaka, a freshman at Virginia State University, helps his girlfriend, Tamia Charles, a freshman at Virginia Commonwealth University, move out of her dorm along with her dad, Thomas Charles, of Fredericksburg, VA, in downtown Richmond, VA on May 12, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
May 13, 2023
Virginia’s Thomas McConvey (left) defends the ball from Richmond’s Jake Kapp during an NCAA Tournament game at Klockner Stadium in Charlottesville on Saturday.
Mike Kropf/TIMES-DISPATCH
May 14, 2023
University of Richmond outfielder Christian Beal made a catch on the run during the Friday game of Spiders-VCU series at The Diamond.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
May 15, 2023
The flags at Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission building are flown at half-staff on Monday. Governor Youngkin announced that flags would fly half-staff in honor of Peace Officers' Remembrance Day.
Mike Kropf/TIMES-DISPATCH
May 16, 2023
Ukrop's crumb cake has been picked up by Kroger and is being sold nationwide. Here, fresh cinnamon crumb cakes are packaged at the Ukrop's bakery in Richmond, VA on May 16, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
May 17, 2023
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney officially proclaims May as Jewish American Heritage Month during a celebration held in collaboration with the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond and the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) at Richmond City Hall in Richmond, VA on May 17, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
May 18, 2023
Acting Police Chief Richard Edwards stands by as Penn and Victoria Burke places a flower in honor of Sergeant J. Harvey Burke in the wreath at the memorial stone at the Richmond Police Training Academy in Richmond, VA during the Richmond Police Department Police Officers' Memorial Service on May 18, 2023. The ceremony, which took place during National Police Week, paid homage to Richmond's fallen officers. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
May 19, 2023
Doumit Bouhaidarat fries falafel balls to order during the St. Anthony Lebanese Food Festival on Friday.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
May 20, 2023
Dogs compete in the Subaru Ultimate Air Dogs — Splash Qualifier #4 event on the second day of Dominion Energy Riverrock on Saturday.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
May 21, 2023
The Virginia men’s tennis team celebrates after winning the national championship on Sunday in Orlando.
Courtesy UVa athletics photos
May 22, 2023
Vietnam War veteran Stuart Blankenship is photographed at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, VA on Monday, May 22, 2023. Blankenship is one of 50 Vietnam War Veterans from throughout the Commonwealth featured in the exhibit “50 Years Beyond: The Vietnam Veteran Experience” which opened at the Virginia War Memorial on January 28, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
May 23, 2023
Wilbert Hobson poses for a portrait at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Va, on May 23, 2023. Hobson was part of the 101st Airborne unit of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war. Hobson is very active in his chapter of the American Legion and helped found the Friends of Dupont, and organization. Graduating from an all-Black high school, Vietnam was Hobson’s first real experience with integration. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Margo Wagner
May 24, 2023
Powhatan Owen, shown at the Virginia War Memorial, volunteered for a Burial Honor Guard company in Washington state to commemorate the service of fellow veterans and has further connected with veterans while attending powwows across the U.S.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
May 25, 2023
Madi Mabry laughs with other members of Mango Salon at the 2023 Top Workplaces awards in Richmond on Thursday.
Margo Wagner, Times-Dispatch
May 26, 2023
A solar cell receives light at the Agecroft Hall and Gardens on May 26, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Margo Wagner
May 27, 2023
Julia Hunter, a shawl dancer, participates in the Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe’s powwow on Saturday.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
May 28, 2023
Festival organizers Pete LeBlanc, left, and Zavi Harman enjoy the second installation of Daydream Fest in front of the Main Line Brewery stage on Sunday.
Gabriela De Camargo Goncalves
May 30, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks during the Commonwealth’s Memorial Day Ceremony at the Virginia War Memorial on Monday.
Margo Wagner, Times-Dispatch
May 31, 2023
Earl Gary, owner of YME Landscape, used a compact tractor to move topsoil for a temporary landscaping at the former site of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's statue on Monument Ave. in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
June 1, 2023
Jorge Figueroa leads tenants and New Virginia Majority organizers in a rally at Southwood Apartments, in Richmond, VA on June 1, 2023 to protest rent increases. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
June 2, 2023
This screenshot from the Virginia Department of Transportation's real-time traffic cameras shows multiple southbound lanes of Interstate 95 closed after a crash near the Belvidere Street exit the morning of Friday, June 2, 2023.
Virginia Department of Transportation
June 3, 2023
Richmond Kickers defender Simon Fitch shoots the ball defended by Chattanooga Red Wolves forward Walter Varela at City Stadium on Saturday, June 3.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
June 4, 2023
Mark Whitfield and Ciara Dickson watch Samaya Dickson throw the ceremonial first pitch at the Flying Squirrels game on Sunday.
Gabriela de Camargo Gonçalves, Times-Dispatch
June 5, 2023
People bow their heads before eating as Dr. Stepfanie Ramsey gives the invocation at the 2023 Times-Dispatch/Sports Backer Scholar Athlete Awards Ceremony on June 5, 2023 at the Jefferson Hotel. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Margo Wagner
June 6, 2023
A radar measure the speed of passing cars on Main Street on June 6, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Margo Wagner
June 7, 2023
A piece from a mortar board lays on the ground at the site of a shooting at Huguenot High School's graduation ceremony.
Mike Kropf/TIMES-DISPATCH
June 8, 2023
A participant holds a candle during a vigil hosted by Grace & Holy Trinity Church on Thursday to remember Huguenot High School graduate Shawn Jackson and his stepfather, Renzo Smith.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
June 9, 2023
Louisa softball players celebrate after beating Hanover 5-3 in the Class 4 state semifinals on Friday, June 9.
Mike Kropf/TIMES-DISPATCH
June 10, 2023
Riverside lacrosse players and coaches run on the field after defeating Freeman in the Class 5 championship game in Ashburn on Saturday, June 10.
Mike Kropf/TIMES-DISPATCH
June 11, 2023
The Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground featured drumming, dancing and music Sunday as visitors gathered for Elegba Folklore Society’s 27th annual Juneteenth, A Freedom Celebration, on Sunday.
Katie Castellani, Times-Dispatch
June 12, 2023
Leigh Sewell plans to open Monkee's, a boutique clothing store in Carytown, after leaving her job as local hospital president. Sewell poses for a portrait in front of where the clothing store will be on June 12, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Margo Wagner
June 13, 2023
Horace Trower Jr walks down a ramp at the Richmond International Airport on June 13, 2023 in Henrico, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Margo Wagner
June 14, 2023
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The Brazoria County Sheriff's Office said they received a call around 7 a.m. that someone had found a woman's body. The woman hasn't been identified yet, but they said she was a 53-year-old from San Antonio.
"Investigators did not observe any obvious signs of injury and a medical examination was requested to determine the cause of death," authorities said. "This is an active investigation and no further information will be released at this time."
Surfside Beach is right on the Gulf of Mexico, a bit south of Galveston.
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After several weeks with a weather pattern that was dry and a bit cooler than normal, a shift is underway.
Through this coming weekend, the pattern will remain cooler than normal , but this time, it will be because of clouds and rain.
A broad area of low pressure through a deep layer of the atmosphere will draw in moisture from the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, repeatedly dropping rain over Virginia. Because the winds will occasionally be from the southeast, the air will also be moving upwards in elevation. This enables the air to cool and form precipitation more effectively — especially in the southwestern mountains and foothills of the state.
Some flooding of streams and creeks in the southwestern quarter of the state is expected this week and, depending on how persistent and heavy the rain gets, there may be flooding on the Roanoke and Dan rivers.
For metro Richmond, river flooding is not expected, but every day this week brings a good chance of showers, with some occasionally heavier spells of rain. The nature of this weather pattern means the showers will have variable lengths and intensities, so it is especially difficult to pin down the time of rainfall with much precision. However, it does appear that Wednesday will be the wettest day through this coming weekend.
Afternoons will generally be in the 70s to low 80s for the rest of the week. The higher humidity also means that the cooler nights will be gone for a while, with low temperatures holding in the upper 60s.
Through this weekend, expect a broad area of 2 to 3 inches of rain in metro Richmond, with 4 to 5 inches farther westward toward the southern Blue Ridge. This will likely end the discussion of a drought for a while, with the exception of northern Virginia, where the weather has been the driest this spring and this week’s rain will be less consistent.
The second fully tropical storm of the season is taking shape in the distant eastern Atlantic. Tropical Storm Bret is moving steadily westward toward the Caribbean Sea and, over the next few days, it will likely intensify into a hurricane.
Although hurricane season started about three weeks ago, Bret’s development that far eastward is particularly early in the season, as the water in that part of the ocean is usually not quite warm enough to support storm development until later in August. But the water there is about 3 to 5 degrees warmer than normal right now, providing the fuel that a storm would normally not have in late June.
Hurricane reconnaissance aircraft will not go into Bret until later this week, but its presentation on satellite imagery is good enough to suggest intensification is well underway.
Bret is expected to weaken upon arrival to the Caribbean. By then, it will be moving into an area where the wind is changing both speed and direction pretty dramatically with increasing altitude, making it more difficult for the storm to concentrate its energy into a single circulation.
The storm will not impact the U.S. coastline, so there is no need to worry about it if you are planning a trip to the beach this weekend. However, the same spiraling system spawning showers and thunderstorms in Virginia over the next several days will also produce numerous rain showers at the coast this weekend.
Even if the rain does dampen things for beach goers this weekend, take some solace in knowing the rain will not be coming from the tropics.
The Times-Dispatch's 'Photo of the Day'
Jan. 1, 2023
Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb (24) carries the ball as Washington Commanders cornerback Danny Johnson (36) tries to stop him during the first half of a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and the Washington Commanders on Sunday, January 1, 2023 in Landover, MD.
Shaban Athuman/ RICHMOND TIMES-D
Jan. 2, 2023
Sharon MacKenzie of Mechanicsville walked with her friend Cindy Nunnally and her golden retriever, Sunny, during a GardenFest for Fidos at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden on Jan. 2.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Jan. 3, 2023
People remember 8-year-old P’Aris Moore during a vigil in Hopewell on Jan. 3. The girl was shot and killed while playing in her neighborhood.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND, TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 4, 2023
UR's Jason Nelson presses down court as George Washington's Brendan Adams, left, and Hunter Dean defend in the Robins Center Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 5, 2023
Manchester's Olivia Wright reaches in on James River's Alisha Whirley at James River Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 6, 2023
Daron Pearson plays basketball at Smith Peters Park in the Carver neighborhood on Friday, January 6, 2023 in Richmond, Va.
Shaban Athuman/ RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 7, 2023
UR's Tyler Burton takes a shot as Duquesne's Joe Reece defends Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 8, 2023
Park ranger Bert Dunkerly leads a walking tour of Revolutionary Richmond on the grounds of the Chimborazo Medical Museum in Richmond on Jan. 8. The tour was part of a multiday annual event interpreting Richmond’s Revolutionary history, including the capture of the city by British General Benedict Arnold on Jan. 5, 1781.
EVA RUSSO, TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 10, 2023
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital COO Joey Trapani and Richmond City Councilwoman Cynthia Newbille react after cutting the ribbon to commemorate the opening of the East End Medical Office Building on Tuesday. Bon Secours Richmond Market President Mike Lutes (left) and Del. Delores McQuinn, D-Richmond, were also part of the festivities.
EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
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Jan. 11, 2023
Pages are introduced at the Senate chamber during the first day of Virginia General Assembly at Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 12, 2023
Sen. Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, worked at his desk at the Virginia State Capitol on Thursday. Above him is a portrait of former Lt. Gov. Don Beyer, now a congressman representing the 8th District in Northern Virginia.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 13, 2023
Elizabeth Leggett is photographed with her pup Pallas, 10, in her neighborhood in Richmond's business district on January 13, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Jan. 14, 2023
Aubrey Nguyen, age 5, and Andrew Nguyen, age 8, eye the dragon as it comes by during the Tet celebration at Vien Giac Buddhist Temple Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Jow Ga Kung Fu, of Virginia Beach, performed the Dragon Dance.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 15, 2023
The St. James's West Gallery Choir sings during "Evensong, A Celebration of the Life and Work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." at St. James Episcopal Church Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 16, 2023
James "States" Manship of Thornburg came to the gun rights rally at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square on Lobby Day, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, dressed as President George Washington.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 17, 2023
Del. Emily Brewer, R-Suffolk, confers with Del. Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke, at the state Capitol on Jan. 17. Brewer sponsored the bill on state purchasing, House Bill 2385.
EVA RUSSO, TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 18, 2023
Aaliyah Rouse, 9, and Jennifer Rouse stand by as Aaron Rouse is sworn in in the Senate by Clerk of the Senate Susan Clarke Schaar during a general assembly session at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Jan. 19, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin talks to the media at George W. Carver Elementary School on Jan. 19.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND, TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 20, 2023
VCU's fans cheer for the team against Richmond during the second half of the NCAA men's basketball game at University of Richmond, Richmond, Va., on Friday, January 20, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 21, 2023
Jacqueline Dziuba, bottom left, and Steven Godwin, who live in Greenville, N.C., and other visitors check out the exhibits at the Poe Museum in Richmond in January as the museum celebrates Edgar Allan Poe’s 214th birthday and its own 100-year anniversary.
Daniel Sangjib Min, TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 22, 2023
Paul McLean (left), founder of the Virginia Minority Cannabis Coalition, listens alongside Mark Cannady during the “Is Social Equity in Off the Table in 2023?” portion of the program on Sunday on the second full day of the Virginia Cannabis Conference presented by Virginia NORML at Delta Hotels Richmond Downtown. Lobby Day takes place Monday.
SHABAN ATHUMAN photos, TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 23, 2023
The flags at the Executive Mansion are at half-staff to honor those killed and injured in Monterey Park, California last weekend. Photo was taken on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 24, 2023
Sen. Steve Newman, R-Lynchburg, listens to debate during a Senate floor session in the state Capitol on a bill to make Daylight Savings Time year-round.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND, TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 25, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin listens to George Daniel as he tries some Brunswick stew on Brunswick Stew Day at the Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. Next to Daniel are (L-R) Dylan Pair, stewmaster Kevin Pair and Austin Pair. The yearly event returned to the Capitol for the first time since the pandemic.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 26, 2023
Meghan Vandette is photographed with her dogs, Pepper, a deaf mini Australian shepherd, and Finn on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at Ruff Canine Club in Richmond, Virginia.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 27, 2023
Three-year-old London Oshinkoya (from left) and 3-year-old twins Messiah and Malkia Finley go through the toys brought by Crystal Holbrook-Gazoni near the Gilpin Resource Center in Richmond on Friday.
EVA RUSSO, TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 28, 2023
Dance instructor Paul Dandridge (foreground) works with youngsters as he teaches a theater dance during the “Genworth Lights Up! Youth Series: On the Road” at the Center for the Arts at Henrico High School on Saturday. The series offers free workshops and performances throughout the year for youth of all ages.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 29, 2023
Ronnie Jenkins II of Chesterfield County sits inside a Barefoot Spas hot tub with his 11-year-old son, Connor, and his wife, Amber, during the RVA Home Show at The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County.
Daniel Sangjib Min photos, TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 30, 2023
Frank Saucier listens as elected officials give remarks during a vigil for Tyre Nichols on Monday at Abner Clay Park in Richmond. Nichols died from the injuries he sustained after being beaten by police officers in Memphis.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
Jan. 31, 2023
Mayor Levar Stoney gets ready to deliver his State of the City on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at the Richmond Main Street Station in Richmond, Virginia.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 1, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin attends the Virginia March for Life in Richmond, VA on February 1, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 2, 2023
Petersburg High School's basketball standout Chris Fields Jr. on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at the Petersburg High School in Petersburg, Virginia.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 3, 2023
Shawnrell Blackwell, left, a Southside Community Development & Housing Corporation homeowner and board member, watches as Dianna Bowser, president and CEO of SCDHC, shares a moment with Suzanne Youngkin during a ceremony at Virginia Housing in Richmond on Friday after Gov. Glenn Youngkin and the first lady presented the first Spirit of Virginia Award of 2023 to the affordable housing nonprofit.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Feb. 4, 2023
Members of the Break it Down RVA Line Dancing group perform during a Black History Month Celebration at Virginia State University on Feb. 4.
SHABAN ATHUMAN, TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 5, 2023
Wide receiver Terry McLaurin (17) of the Washington Commanders, right, look on before the flag football event at the NFL Pro Bowl on Sunday in Las Vegas. With him are, from left, NFC wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) of the Detroit Lions, NFC wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (88) of the Dallas Cowboys and NFC wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) of the Minnesota Vikings.
John Locher, Associated PRess
Feb. 6, 2023
(From left) U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, and Sethuraman Panchanathan, Ph.D., director of the National Science Foundation, arrive for a tour of VCU's Nanomaterials Core Characterization Facility with lab director and physics professor Massimo Bertino, Ph.D. (right) on Monday, Feb. 6. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 7, 2023
Sen. Dick Saslaw, D-Fairfax, is seen 4 1/2 hours into Tuesday's crossover session at the state Capitol.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Feb. 8, 2023
Chef Patrick Phelan works with his staff on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at Lost Letter in Richmond, Virginia.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 9, 2023
Onlookers stand near a shattered window on East Broad Street following a shooting on Thursday. One person was killed and another wounded.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Feb. 10, 2023
Colonial Williamsburg moves a 260-year-old building, originally called the Bray School, on a truck to a new location a mile away, where it will be put on public display, in Williamsburg, Va., on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. The Bray School is believed to be the oldest building in the US dedicated to the education of Black children.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb 11, 2023
Randolph-Macon celebrate after beating Roanoke College during a NCAA Division III Basketball game on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Randolph Macon Crenshaw Gym in Ashland, Virginia. With today's win, the Yellow Jackets hold the longest home winning steak in NCAA Division III history.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 12, 2023
The Science Museum of Virginia hosted a competition for student engineers during a commemoration of Celebrate Engineering Ingenuity Day. A packed crowd watches Sunday as a team of “Bridge Breakers” from the American Society of Civil Engineers puts students’ inventions to the test.
Lyndon German
Feb. 13, 2023
A crew from Walter D. Witt Roofing installs a new roof for Melvin Washington, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, as part of the Owens Corning National Roof Deployment Project in Richmond, VA on February 13, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 14, 2023
Richmond City Council member Cynthia Newbille pulls the winning raffle ticket as Marc Edwards, from InnovAge Virginia PACE, holds the basket during the 9th annual "For the Love of Our Seniors" event at Main Street Station in Richmond, VA on February 14, 2023. The event is a resource fair for senior residents and caregivers in Church Hill. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 15, 2023
A crew from the Richmond-based company Cut Cut installs the new art installation "McLean" by Navine G. Dossos on the façade of the Institute for Contemporary Art in Richmond, VA on February 15, 2023. The installation is part of the exhibit "So it appears" opening February 24th. The vinyl pieces being used are adapted from a series of paintings. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 16, 2023
Giov. Glenn Youngkin meets with the community at Westwood Fountain in Richmond, VA on Thursday, February 16, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 17, 2023
Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Alison Linas, left, and Franklin greet Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Jennifer Guiliano and attorney Alex Clarke at the Henrico County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court building on Friday.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Feb. 18, 2023
Fans take pictures during the All-alumni Block Party before VCU’s game against Fordham on Saturday.
SHABAN ATHUMAN, TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 19, 2023
Virginia Tech's Georgia Amoore, left, waits for a pass from Elizabeth Kitley (33) during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina State on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, in Blacksburg.
Matt Gentry, The Roanoke Times
Feb. 20, 2023
Richmond resident David Scates filed an appeal with the VEC last summer four days after the state agency notified him that he had been overpaid unemployment benefits after catching COVID-19 and losing his job. Now, Scates is one of almost 17,000 Virginians at risk of having their appeals dismissed because the VEC contends they filed too late.
EVA RUSSO, TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 21, 2023
State Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, greets chief election officer and college friend Sheryl Johnson (right) at the Tabernacle Baptist Church polling station in Richmond, VA on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 as (from left) election workers Katie Johnson and Eric Johnson look on. McClellan is running to succeed Rep. Donald McEachin, D-4th. McClellan would be the first African American woman to represent Virginia in Congress and would give Virginia a record four women in its congressional delegation. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 22, 2023
Members of the media tour Fox Elementary School in Richmond, VA after Richmond Public Schools Chief Operating Officer Dana Fox provided an update on construction plans to rebuild the school on Wednesday, February 22. The building, which dates to 1911, was heavily damaged in a three-alarm fire on the night of Feb. 11, 2022. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 23, 2023
Marley Ferraro and her boyfriend, Zack Bannister, both VCU freshmen, spend time together between classes at Monroe Park as Thursday weather reaches around 80s in Richmond, Va., on Feb. 23, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 24, 2023
Sen. Aaron Rouse, left, D-Virginia Beach, talks with Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, before a general assembly session at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 25, 2023
Jenna Anderson of Cosby High shows her medal to her dad, Waylon Anderson, after winning the 112-pound weight class during the VHSL Girls State Open Championships at Unity Reed High in Manassas on Saturday.
SHABAN ATHUMAN, TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 26, 2023
Contestants in a duathlon race (run-bike-run competition) dash from the starting line in the first event of the West Creek Endurance Festival at the West Creek Business Park in Goochland County on Sunday.
Mark Bowes
Feb. 27, 2023
Eric and Linda Oakes speak to a small crowd before unveiling a plaque and bench dedicated to their son, Adam Oakes, in the VCU Student Commons building near the office of Fraternity and Sorority Life on February 27, 2023. The date marks the two-year anniversary of Oakes' death in a hazing incident, and VCU is calling this an annual hazing prevention day and day of remembrance for Oakes. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 28, 2023
Jess Tanner (center) looks on as her daughters Aubrey (left), 10, and Charleigh, 8, deliver Girl Scout cookies to school counselor Michelle Nothnagel (right) and the other teachers and staff members at Manchester High School on February 28, 2023. With help from groups of retired teachers and others in the community, the girls, who are members of Girl Scout Troop 3654, raised over $1,000 to purchase the cookies for the staff. Jess Tanner, is an art teacher at Manchester and also a co-leader of their troop. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
March 1, 2023
Shirley Wiest, left, and Wilma Bowman, center, show a blanket for a veteran with the help of Julie Wiest, daughter of Shirley Wiest, at Sunrise of Richmond in Henrico, Va., on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Shirley Wiest and Wilma Bowman sewed over 3000 blankets for people at the VA Hospital, the Children’s Hospital and Moments of Hope Outreach among others.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 2, 2023
Carl Gupton, president of Greenswell Growers, is shown at the greenhouse of the company in Goochland, Va., on Thursday, March 2, 2023. Greenswell Growers, an automated indoor farming, can produce 28 times more greens per acre than traditional farming. They just sealed a deal with Ukrops and will start selling on Kroger shelves all across the mid-Atlantic.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 3, 2023
Highland Springs walks off the court after beating Stone Bridge during the Class 5 boys basketball quarterfinal on Friday, March 3, 2023 at J.R. Tucker High School in Henrico, Virginia.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 4, 2023
Nutzy plays with Shane Paris-Kennedy,9, during the Richmond Flying Squirrels Nutzy's Block Party on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at The Diamond in Richmond, Virginia.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 5, 2023
Patrons wait in line for Caribbean soul food from Mobile Yum Yum, one of the food trucks participating in Mobile Soul Sunday in Monroe Park. The event kicked off the Richmond Black Restaurant Experience, a weeklong celebration of Richmond’s Black-owned restaurants.
Sean McGoey
March 6, 2023
Henrico County officials celebrate the start of renovations at Cheswick Park in Henrico's Three Chopt District on March 6, 2023. The 24.5-acre park, Henrico's oldest official park, will receive $2.1 million in improvements, including a new open fitness area and upgrades to its trails, playground, restroom facilities, pedestrian bridges, parking lot, main entrance, stormwater management infrastructure and signage. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
March 7, 2023
Congresswoman-elect Jennifer McClellan heads into the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC for orientation on March 7, 2023 in preparation for her swearing in as the first Black Congresswoman from Virginia. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
March 8, 2023
Kate Chenery Tweedy shows the exhibition of Secretariat at Ashland Museum in Ashland, Va., on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Kate Chenery Tweedy is spearheading an effort to bring a monument of Secretariat to Ashland.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 9, 2023
John Marano of Top Trumps USA speaks to the media next to Mr. Monopoly at Maggie Walker Plaza in Richmond, Va., on March 9, 2023. Top Trumps USA, under license from HASBRO, will design a Richmond-specific board that highlights the region’s favorite historic landmarks.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 10, 2023
The U.S. Postal Service commemorate the history and romance of train travel with the unveiling of its Railroad Stations Forever stamps during a ceremony at the Main Street Station in Richmond, Va.
Lyndon German
March 11, 2023
Susie Williams of Richmond gets a makeover at the Shamrock the Block Festival in Richmond on Saturday. The festival was relocated to Leigh Street this year.
Daniel Sangjib Min, TIMES-DISPATCH
March 12, 2023
A procession of Fifes and Drums moves down Duke of Gloucester Street in Colonial Williamsburg on Sunday. It traveled from old Colonial Williamsburg Courthouse to the Raleigh Tavern, where Thomas Jefferson and other leaders formed a Committee of Correspondence in 1773.
Sean Jones photos, Times-Dispatch
March 13, 2023
Cuong Luu, foreground, a volunteer of Feed More, prepares boxes of meals with other volunteers and staff at the food bank in Richmond, Va., on Monday, March 13, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 14, 2023
Bill Barksdale, technical director of Virginia Video Network, works with Kelli Lemon, director of digital programming, at the video studio of Richmond Times-Dispatch in Richmond, Va., on March 14, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 15, 2023
Del. Eileen Filler-Corn, D-Fairfax, looks on a portrait after unveiling it as former Speaker of the House at the house chamber of the State Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Filler-Corn made history as the first woman and first Jewish Speaker in Virginia.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 16, 2023
MIKE KROPF, THE DAILY PROGRESS Virginia's Isaac McKneely (11) becomes emotional after an NCAA Tournament first round game against Furman in Orlando, Fl., Thursday, March 16, 2023.
Mike Kropf
March 17, 2023
Brian Erbe, center, a pipe manager, and other members of Greater Richmond Pipes and Drums perform to celebrate St. Patrick's Day at Rosie Connolly's Pub Restaurant in Richmond, Va., on Friday, March 17, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 18, 2023
Virginia Tech's Mekhi Lewis takes down Oklahoma State's Dustin Plott during the consolation semifinals at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Tulsa, Okla. (Ian Maule/Tulsa World via AP)
Ian Maule
March 19, 2023
Virginia Tech's Kayana Traylor (23) is congratulated by teammates after scoring just before halftime of a second-round college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Blacksburg, Va. (AP Photo/Matt Gentry)
Matt Gentry
March 20, 2023
Hannah and Ty Bilodeau of Lynchburg visit the recently completed Richmond Virginia Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with their children, Blythe, 5, Goldie, 4, and Graham, 2, in Glen Allen in Henrico, Va., on Monday, March 20, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 21, 2023
Doug Ramseur, center left, and Emilee Hasbrouck, center right, defense lawyers for Wavie Jones, one of three Central State Hospital employees , who was charged in death of Irvo Otieno, speak to the media at Dinwiddie Courthouse in Dinwiddie, Va., on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 22, 2023
WRANGLD's, from left, senior customer success manager Trevor Lee, chief business officer Andy Sitison and CEO Jonathan "JD" Dyke work at their office of the 1717 Innovation Center in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 23, 2023
New Bon Secours Community Health Clinic is open in Manchester, Richmond, Va., on Thursday, March 23, 2023. The clinic will serve scheduled appointments and same day call-in appointments for the uninsured. The 8,000 square foot building is also home to the Bon Secours Care-A-Van, a mobile health clinic.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 24, 2023
Liz Kincaid, CEO of RVA Hospitality and owner of Max's On Broad, is photographed at the restaurant in Richmond, VA on March 24, 2023. Max's On Broad will be closing April 1 and will relaunch as a new concept in the summer. Kincaid also owns Tarrant's & Bar Solita. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
March 25, 2023
Henrico County families gather at Deep Run Park & Recreation Center on Saturday to celebrate all things agriculture during the county's second annual Farm Graze event. Children went booth to booth learning about the wonders of agriculture while participating in fun activities and scavenger hunts.
Lyndon German
March 26, 2023
Church Hill resident Alex Gerofsky finishes the Hill Topper 5K at the Church Hill Irish Festival with a time of 20 minutes, 26.8 seconds.
Thad Green
March 27, 2023
Wyatt Kingston, center, conducts a strength training session with Marshall Crenshaw, left, and Kevin Wright, right, at Hickory Hill Community Center in Richmond, Va., on Monday, March 27, 2023. Kingston, 71, has been working with the parks department for nearly 40 years on all kinds of initiatives, particularly those aimed at children in public housing communities.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
March 28, 2023
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, center, talks about the ongoing housing crisis in the city during a news conference on March 28.
Daniel Sangjib Min, TIMES-DISPATCH
March 29, 2023
From left, Caroline Ouko and Leon Ochieng, mother and older brother of Irvo Otieno, react near the casket during the celebration of life for Irvo Otieno at First Baptist Church of South Richmond in North Chesterfield on March 29.
Eva Russo
March 30, 2023
Senior students in Charlottesville-Albemarle Technical Education Center's culinary program presented Taj Mahsala: an Indian fusion menu.
SYDNEY SHULER, THE DAILY PROGRESS
March 31, 2023
Richmond Police address onlookers Friday, March 31, 2023 at the intersection of North Avenue and Moss Side Avenue, near Washington Park. Richmond police shot a man who was suspected of shooting a woman earlier in the day in the 1100 block of Evergreen Avenue on Richmond's Southside.
April 1, 2023
Sculptor Jocelyn Russell takes photos of the crowd after the unveiling of her statue of Secretariat at Ashland Town Hall Pavilion on Saturday.
Michael Martz photos, TImes-Dispatch
April 2, 2023
Drivers race in the Toyota Owners 400 at the Richmond Raceway in Richmond, VA on April 2, 2023.. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
April 3, 2023
Dinwiddie County Commonwealth’s Attorney Ann Cabell Baskervill plans to resign from her post to attend graduate school in Paris, where she will start a master’s program in international governance and diplomacy at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, colloquially known as SciencesPo.
EVA RUSSO, TIMES-DISPATCH
April 4, 2023
From left, Judy and Ron Singleton pose for a photo on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. MIKE KROPF/TIMES-DISPATCH
Mike Kropf
April 5, 2023
Beatrix Smith dips her matzah in salt water as she enjoys a Pasover Seder with her classmates (from left) Helen Corallo, Camp Maxwell, and Amara Ellen at the Weinstein JCC Preschool Program in Richmond, VA on April 5, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
April 6, 2023
Virginia Community College System Chancellor David Doré speaks with students at Piedmont Virginia Community College on Thursday.
SYDNEY SHULER, THE DAILY PROGRESS
April 7, 2023
A worker pushed water off a tarp on the field at The Diamond Friday, when the Flying Squirrels were scheduled to open their season against Reading.
MIKE KROPF/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 8, 2023
Ember O’Connell-Evans, 1, plays with hula hoops during the Dominion Energy Family Easter event at Maymont on Saturday.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
April 9, 2023
Mike Kearney plays an early form of badminton with grandkids Savannah and Ashton on the lawn of Montpelier during “We, the Kids” Day.
ANDRA LANDI, FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY REVIEW
April 10, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin, center left, tours Richmond Marine Terminal with W. Sheppard Miller III , Virginia Secretary of Transportation , center right, as Stephen A. Edwards, left, Virginia Port Authority CEO, and Christina Saunders, manager of Richmond Marine Terminal, give them the tour on Monday, April 10, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 11, 2023
Inaara Woodards, 5, of Henrico, visits Italian Garden at Maymont with her mother, Victoria Crawley Woodards, and three brothers, Kai, 13, Zion, 12, and Avion Woodards, 11, during their home-school field trip to the park in Richmond, VA., on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. "It’s gorgeous!" Victoria Crawley Woodards said of Tuesday weather. She said it was the perfect weather for the field trip and other activities.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 13, 2023
Clarence Thweatt, right, a lead trainer for Chesterfield Public Schools, works on marking points during a transportation road-e-o event, which is friendly competition of school bus drivers demonstrating their driving skills and knowledge of laws, at Chesterfield County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 14, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at Liberty University.
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April 15, 2023
Tyson Foods workers attend a job fair at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church on Mechanicsville Turnpike. The Glen Allen plant is closing, displacing about 700 employees.
Em Holter
April 16, 2023
A display of 32 white balloons were raised and a 32-second moment of silence was observed in honor of the victims of the April 16, 2007, tragedy at the start of the 2023 3.2-mile Run in Remembrance on the Virginia Tech campus.
MATT GENTRY, The Roanoke Times
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April 17, 2023
Albert Hill Middle School sixth-grader Drew Sirpis looks for birds during the educational boat trip on the James River on Monday.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
April 18, 2023
Richmond Flying Squirrels Luis Matos steals the second base against Erie SeaWolves shortstop Gage Workman in the 3rd inning at The Diamond, Richmond, VA., on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 19, 2023
Children participate in Little Feet Meets at Matoaca High School in Chesterfield, VA on April 19, 2023. A total of 1,400 Special Olympic athletes from grades PK-5 throughout Chesterfield County Public Schools competed in Little Feet Meets between two dates, April 12 at James River High and April 19 at Matoaca High. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
April 20, 2023
Mike Blau, center, a line cook, and others work on preparing a soft opening of The Veil's new taproom, located in Scott’s Addition at 1509 Belleville St., on Thursday, April 20, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 21, 2023
(From left) VCU sophomore Caroline May, of Pittsburgh, PA, and senior Lee Finch, of Norfolk, VA carry a coffin with a blow-up Earth ball during a VCU Student Climate Protest in Richmond, VA on April 21, 2023. The small crowd walked from the James Branch Cabell Library, though Monroe Park, to the office of VCU President Michael Rao in a mock funeral procession. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
April 22, 2023
Anthony Clary gestures as he runs through confetti during the Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k on Saturday.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
April 23, 2023
A volunteer picks up an old wooden palate and brings it to a trash pile during Friends of Fonticello Park's community cleanup on Sunday.
Sean Jones, Times-Dispatch
April 24, 2023
Kay Ford spends time with her cat, Patches, at her home in Mechanicsville, VA., on Monday, April 24, 2023. Ford recently adopted Patches, a 40-pound cat, from Richmond Animal Care and Control. The story of Patches went viral after RACC publicized the cat.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 25, 2023
Emily Cover, a project manager with DPR Construction, is shown at Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU, left top, in Richmond, VA., on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. DPR is the team that built the hospital.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 26, 2023
Guests tour the Anthropology Lab at the new College of Humanities and Sciences STEM building on West Franklin Street in Richmond, VA on April 26, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
April 27, 2023
Police tape marks the scene outside George Wythe High School.
ANNA BRYSON/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 28, 2023
Sculptor Kate Raudenbush takes in her finished piece "Breaking Point" in the Flagler Garden Near the Monet Bridge at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden on April 28, 2023. The garden is set to debut "Incanto: An Oasis of Lyrical Sculpture" on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Incanto features five designed, allegorical sculptures, accompanied by poetry, throughout the garden. The exhibition is the work of Raudenbush and poet Sha Michele. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
April 29, 2023
Pharrell Williams performs during the Pharrell's Phriends set at Something in the Water in Virginia Beach on Saturday.
Kendall Warner
May 1, 2023
A man carries a piece of furniture through a neighborhood in Virginia Beach, Va. on Monday May 1, 2023. The City of Virginia Beach declared a state of emergency after a tornado moved through the area and damaged dozens of homes, downed trees and caused gas leaks. (AP Photo/Ben Finley)
Ben Finley
May 2, 2023
Sports Backers Stadium is shown next to The Diamond in this drone photo, in Richmond, VA., on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
May 3, 2023
CAL CARY, THE DAILY PROGRESS UVa cheerleader, Madison DeLoach, in front of other UVa cheerleaders tour the The Avelo Airlines Boeing 737 after landing at Charlottesville Albemarle Airport coming from Orlando on May 3, 2023. Avelo Airlines launched its first Charlottesville to Orlando flight line at the Charlottesville Albemarle Airport on May 3, 2023. The inaugural event consisted of a returning flight from Orlando to Charlottesville Albemarle Airport, a firetruck water salute upon arrival and a tour of the airplane.
Cal Cary
May 4, 2023
(From left) Maryann Macomber, of Mechanicsville, VA, leads a small group prayer with Gloria Randolph, of Richmond, VA, Randolph's great-grandson Xavier Jones, also of Richmond, and John Macomber, of Mechanicsville, during a National Day of Prayer event at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square in Richmond, VA on May 4, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
May 5, 2023
Steffiun Stanley preps dishes at Birdie's in Richmond, VA on May 5, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
May 6, 2023
People at the ¿Qué Pasa? Festival sit on the grass and enjoy the weather on Brown’s Island on Saturday.
Mike Kropf/TIMES-DISPATCH
May 7, 2023
Arts in the Park saw thousands pass through Byrd Park over the weekend. The festival is sponsored by the Carilion Civic Association.
Charlotte Rene Woods, Times-Dispatch
May 8, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin shares a quiet moment with Holocaust survivor Halina Zimm on Monday afternoon before ceremonially signing a bill that adds a definition of antisemitism to Virginia law.
David Ress, Times-Dispatch
May 9, 2023
The Molcajete Sinaloa at Mariscos Mazatlan in Henrico, VA on May 9, 2023. Mariscos Mazatlan focuses on traditional Mexican cuisine from the city of Mazatlan and all along the Mexican coast. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
May 10, 2023
A goose, seen here on May 10, 2023, has built a nest in a median of the parking lot near Dilliards at Short Pump Town Center. The mall has put out orange cones to keep cars away and Jerome Golfman, assistant manager at Fink's Jewelers, said he regularly brings it water, cracked corn and other grains.
Eva Russo, TIMES-DISPATCH
May 11, 2023
Mary Finley-Brook, a professor of environmental studies at the University of Richmond and an expert on American gas infrastructure, says repairing the pipes no longer makes sense as gas prices continue to rise.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
May 12, 2023
(From left) Sam Amoaka, a freshman at Virginia State University, helps his girlfriend, Tamia Charles, a freshman at Virginia Commonwealth University, move out of her dorm along with her dad, Thomas Charles, of Fredericksburg, VA, in downtown Richmond, VA on May 12, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
May 13, 2023
Virginia’s Thomas McConvey (left) defends the ball from Richmond’s Jake Kapp during an NCAA Tournament game at Klockner Stadium in Charlottesville on Saturday.
Mike Kropf/TIMES-DISPATCH
May 14, 2023
University of Richmond outfielder Christian Beal made a catch on the run during the Friday game of Spiders-VCU series at The Diamond.
MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
May 15, 2023
The flags at Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission building are flown at half-staff on Monday. Governor Youngkin announced that flags would fly half-staff in honor of Peace Officers' Remembrance Day.
Mike Kropf/TIMES-DISPATCH
May 16, 2023
Ukrop's crumb cake has been picked up by Kroger and is being sold nationwide. Here, fresh cinnamon crumb cakes are packaged at the Ukrop's bakery in Richmond, VA on May 16, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
May 17, 2023
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney officially proclaims May as Jewish American Heritage Month during a celebration held in collaboration with the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond and the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) at Richmond City Hall in Richmond, VA on May 17, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
May 18, 2023
Acting Police Chief Richard Edwards stands by as Penn and Victoria Burke places a flower in honor of Sergeant J. Harvey Burke in the wreath at the memorial stone at the Richmond Police Training Academy in Richmond, VA during the Richmond Police Department Police Officers' Memorial Service on May 18, 2023. The ceremony, which took place during National Police Week, paid homage to Richmond's fallen officers. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
May 19, 2023
Doumit Bouhaidarat fries falafel balls to order during the St. Anthony Lebanese Food Festival on Friday.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
May 20, 2023
Dogs compete in the Subaru Ultimate Air Dogs — Splash Qualifier #4 event on the second day of Dominion Energy Riverrock on Saturday.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
May 21, 2023
The Virginia men’s tennis team celebrates after winning the national championship on Sunday in Orlando.
Courtesy UVa athletics photos
May 22, 2023
Vietnam War veteran Stuart Blankenship is photographed at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, VA on Monday, May 22, 2023. Blankenship is one of 50 Vietnam War Veterans from throughout the Commonwealth featured in the exhibit “50 Years Beyond: The Vietnam Veteran Experience” which opened at the Virginia War Memorial on January 28, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
May 23, 2023
Wilbert Hobson poses for a portrait at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Va, on May 23, 2023. Hobson was part of the 101st Airborne unit of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war. Hobson is very active in his chapter of the American Legion and helped found the Friends of Dupont, and organization. Graduating from an all-Black high school, Vietnam was Hobson’s first real experience with integration. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Margo Wagner
May 24, 2023
Powhatan Owen, shown at the Virginia War Memorial, volunteered for a Burial Honor Guard company in Washington state to commemorate the service of fellow veterans and has further connected with veterans while attending powwows across the U.S.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
May 25, 2023
Madi Mabry laughs with other members of Mango Salon at the 2023 Top Workplaces awards in Richmond on Thursday.
Margo Wagner, Times-Dispatch
May 26, 2023
A solar cell receives light at the Agecroft Hall and Gardens on May 26, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Margo Wagner
May 27, 2023
Julia Hunter, a shawl dancer, participates in the Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe’s powwow on Saturday.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
May 28, 2023
Festival organizers Pete LeBlanc, left, and Zavi Harman enjoy the second installation of Daydream Fest in front of the Main Line Brewery stage on Sunday.
Gabriela De Camargo Goncalves
May 30, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks during the Commonwealth’s Memorial Day Ceremony at the Virginia War Memorial on Monday.
Margo Wagner, Times-Dispatch
May 31, 2023
Earl Gary, owner of YME Landscape, used a compact tractor to move topsoil for a temporary landscaping at the former site of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's statue on Monument Ave. in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
June 1, 2023
Jorge Figueroa leads tenants and New Virginia Majority organizers in a rally at Southwood Apartments, in Richmond, VA on June 1, 2023 to protest rent increases. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
June 2, 2023
This screenshot from the Virginia Department of Transportation's real-time traffic cameras shows multiple southbound lanes of Interstate 95 closed after a crash near the Belvidere Street exit the morning of Friday, June 2, 2023.
Virginia Department of Transportation
June 3, 2023
Richmond Kickers defender Simon Fitch shoots the ball defended by Chattanooga Red Wolves forward Walter Varela at City Stadium on Saturday, June 3.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
June 4, 2023
Mark Whitfield and Ciara Dickson watch Samaya Dickson throw the ceremonial first pitch at the Flying Squirrels game on Sunday.
Gabriela de Camargo Gonçalves, Times-Dispatch
June 5, 2023
People bow their heads before eating as Dr. Stepfanie Ramsey gives the invocation at the 2023 Times-Dispatch/Sports Backer Scholar Athlete Awards Ceremony on June 5, 2023 at the Jefferson Hotel. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Margo Wagner
June 6, 2023
A radar measure the speed of passing cars on Main Street on June 6, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Margo Wagner
June 7, 2023
A piece from a mortar board lays on the ground at the site of a shooting at Huguenot High School's graduation ceremony.
Mike Kropf/TIMES-DISPATCH
June 8, 2023
A participant holds a candle during a vigil hosted by Grace & Holy Trinity Church on Thursday to remember Huguenot High School graduate Shawn Jackson and his stepfather, Renzo Smith.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
June 9, 2023
Louisa softball players celebrate after beating Hanover 5-3 in the Class 4 state semifinals on Friday, June 9.
Mike Kropf/TIMES-DISPATCH
June 10, 2023
Riverside lacrosse players and coaches run on the field after defeating Freeman in the Class 5 championship game in Ashburn on Saturday, June 10.
Mike Kropf/TIMES-DISPATCH
June 11, 2023
The Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground featured drumming, dancing and music Sunday as visitors gathered for Elegba Folklore Society’s 27th annual Juneteenth, A Freedom Celebration, on Sunday.
Katie Castellani, Times-Dispatch
June 12, 2023
Leigh Sewell plans to open Monkee's, a boutique clothing store in Carytown, after leaving her job as local hospital president. Sewell poses for a portrait in front of where the clothing store will be on June 12, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Margo Wagner
June 13, 2023
Horace Trower Jr walks down a ramp at the Richmond International Airport on June 13, 2023 in Henrico, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Margo Wagner
June 14, 2023
Ellie Fishman, 5, spoons ice cream out of her cup at Ellie’s Hot Dogs & Ice Cream on June 14, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
June 15, 2023
A funeral attendee stands and waves her hands during Shawn Jackson and Renzo Smith’s Homegoing Service on June 15, 2023, at Speaking Spirit Ministries. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Margo Wagner
June 16, 2023
Brandon Ramsuer swings while Matkins Milligan looks on during the 2023 RVA City Amateur golf tournament on June 16, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Margo Wagner
June 17, 2023
Construction is underway at this intersection of of US 522 and Fairground Road in Goochland, on Friday, June 16, 2023.
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Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2022 and updated in 2023.
When summer arrives in Tucson, it’s time to become nocturnal.
Even though nighttime temperatures are still warm, they’re better than exploring the city in the beating sun and its triple-digit temperatures. Thankfully, Tucson organizations know this.
Below are nine things to do in Tucson — after the sun sets.
Shop under the stars
Tucson is filled with local artists. Markets are a good way to help support them.
Here are some upcoming night markets to check out:
- Makers Market at The Tuxon — Around 40 makers will be at this market 5-10 p.m. Saturday, June 17 at 960 S. Freeway.
- Moon Market — Astrology, palm readers, tarot readings, flash tattoos and mystical vendors! 2-9 p.m. Saturday, June 17 at 4349 E. Broadway.
- 4th Ave. Flea Market — Around 40 makers will be at this market 7-10 p.m. Friday, June 23 at 311 E. Seventh St.
- Queer & Strange: An Odd Pride Market — Around 20 makers will be at this market 5-9 p.m. Saturday, June 24 at 657 W. St Marys Road.
- Summer Night Market at the Annex — Around 50 makers will be at this market 6-10 p.m. every last Friday of the month through September at 267 S. Avenida del Convento.
- The Happy Hive Market — Around 20 makers will be at this market 6-9 p.m. Friday, June 30 at 6800 N. Camino Martin.
- Moonlight Market — Around 14 makers will be at this market 7-10 p.m. Saturday, July 1 at 7707 E. 22nd St.
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With flashlight in hand, explore the Desert Museum
Every Saturday through Aug. 26, you can enjoy the sights of the Desert Museum at night — and in cooler temperatures! Bring a flashlight to walk around and possibly spot a nocturnal animal, plus touch a stingray and check out themed activities.
When: 6-9 p.m. Saturdays through Aug. 26
Where: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 2021 N. Kinney Road
Cost: $29.95 for adults, $19.95 for kids ages 3-12, $24.95 for Arizona residents
Visit the event page for more information.
See Penzi at sunset
See zoo animals at sunset, all while enjoying cooler temperatures, at Reid Park Zoo's after-hours event, Summer Safari Nights. Each event will have different themed activities, including keeper chats, animal encounters and live music.
When: 6-8 p.m. Saturdays through Aug. 12
Where: Reid Park Zoo, 3400 E. Zoo Court
Cost: $10.50 for adults, $6.50 for kids ages 2-14
Visit the event page for more information.
Planes after dark
Watch as the sun sets over historical planes during the Pima Air & Space Museum's summer Night Wings events. There will be kids' activities, community booths and scavenger hunts.
When: 5-8 p.m. Saturdays, June 24, July 8, July 29
Where: Pima Air & Space Museum, 6000 E. Valencia Road
Cost: $10 for ages 13 and up, free for ages 12 and under
Visit the event page for more information.
Wander the gardens of Tohono Chul
Every Friday and Saturday night through Sept. 3, head to Tohono Chul for its summer series, slated to feature music, spirits and bites. And on Saturday nights, Tohono Chul partners with Children's Museum Oro Valley to provide family-friendly nature play.
When: 5-9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Sept. 2
Where: Tohono Chul, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte
Cost: Free to attend
Visit the event page for more information.
A Saturday night at the Presidio
This summer, the Presidio Museum is joining the list of local attractions opening their doors after hours. Enjoy cocktails, tapas and charcuterie in the new on-site Dandelion Cafe, plus listen to live guitar music on the patio. The museum will also host two lantern tours throughout the night.
When: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, June 24
Where: Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum, 196 N. Court Ave.
Cost: Free admission to the museum with a purchase at The Dandelion Cafe.
Visit the event page for more information.
Catch a movie outdoors
As the sun goes down, the projection screen goes up.
Here's a list of upcoming free and cheap movies happening around town. Some are indoors, but most happen on the lawns of local parks.
Gaze at the night sky
Head up to Mount Lemmon, where it's typically about 20 degrees cooler than Tucson. Explore the shops, dine at a restaurant, maybe take the ski lift to get a bird's-eye view.
When that's all said and done and the sun goes down, look up at the twinkling stars in the sky.
Music to your ears
Maybe your idea of a perfect summer night is sitting on the patio of your favorite restaurant, eating delicious food and listening to the sounds of live music.
If that's the case, here are some spots that frequently have live music. | https://tucson.com/news/local/9-things-to-do-outdoors-in-tucson-after-the-sun-goes-down/article_e5f9d9d6-0ee4-11ee-9c16-87fb1fca8ce1.html | 2023-06-19T23:18:34 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/9-things-to-do-outdoors-in-tucson-after-the-sun-goes-down/article_e5f9d9d6-0ee4-11ee-9c16-87fb1fca8ce1.html |
A 21-year-old man has surrendered to police in connection with a fatal crash last week on Tucson's southwest side, officials said.
Arlin Antone surrendered to law enforcement Friday, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said Monday in a news release.
The hit-and-run crash happened about 11:30 p.m. June 15 near West Valencia and South Mark roads, authorities have said. Kevin Baughman, 29, was fatally struck as he walked in the middle of Valencia while wearing dark clothing.
Witnesses said the driver fled after the crash, authorities have said.
On Monday, officials said in the release that Antone was driving a vehicle like the one seen leaving the crash when he surrendered.
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Antone was booked into the Pima County jail on suspicion of leaving the scene of an accident involving death, the release said.
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The body of an Airman stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base was found Saturday at Roosevelt Lake after he was reported missing earlier last week, officials say.
The body of Air Force Staff Sgt. Kory Wade, 33, a medical logistics Airman with the 48th Rescue Squadron, was found on June 17 following a multi-day search and rescue operation led by the Gila County Sheriff's Office, a news release Monday said.
Col. Scott Mills, the commander of the 355th Wing, described Wade as a model Airman and a consummate professional during his time with the squadron.
Wade was reported missing about 2 p.m. June 14, while conducting training for jump operations at the lake, about 130 miles north of Tucson. It prompted a multi-agency search and rescue effort.
The circumstances surrounding Wade's death continue to be investigated.
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Wade was from Shortsville, New York. He began his active-duty service in 2008 and arrived at the Tucson base in April 2020, officials said.
He earned several awards and decorations, including the Air and Space Commendation Medal, Air and Space Achievement Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award, National Defense Service Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and U.S. Air Force Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Military Education Graduate Ribbon.
Eddie Celaya is a breaking news reporter and host of the "Here Weed Go!" podcast. He graduated from Pima Community College and the University of Arizona and has been with the Arizona Daily Star since May 2019. | https://tucson.com/news/local/airman-stationed-in-tucson-dies-during-training-at-roosevelt-lake/article_a0379ed4-0eed-11ee-a58b-6b9f2ec8b101.html | 2023-06-19T23:18:47 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/airman-stationed-in-tucson-dies-during-training-at-roosevelt-lake/article_a0379ed4-0eed-11ee-a58b-6b9f2ec8b101.html |
The Oak Fire near Sonoita was about 85% contained Monday and Arizona 83 reopened, the Coronado National Forest Service said on its social media accounts Monday.
The wildfire broke out north of Sonoita last Friday afternoon. It had consumed about 3,213 acres as of Monday morning.
The fire is currently being managed by two crews and two engines from the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, according to authorities.
Crews have been working to mop up and secure perimeter lines in an effort to prevent any potential flare-ups or further spread of the fire.
Officials expect minimal smoke in the fire's vicinity and there are no evacuations planned at this time. Arizona 83, which was temporarily closed as a precautionary measure, reopened to traffic in both directions.
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The forecast for Monday called for challenging conditions, which include near triple-digit heat and red flag warnings due to high winds and dry vegetation.
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What to Know
- Over the weekend, crews continued rebuilding outer sections of the permanent bridge on I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia. They also continued filling in the roadway in the area of the collapse with a specially designed, Pennsylvania-made recycled glass aggregate. Officials said that portion should be completely filled by Tuesday at the latest.
- Mixed with paper and plastic, bits of glass are the basis of the recycled glass aggregate, which is made by the Delaware County-based company AeroAggregates of North America.
- During a briefing on Saturday, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro also announced the damaged portion of I-95 would reopen within the next two weeks.
More than a week after a deadly crash and fire led to the collapse of an elevated portion of I-95, temporary lanes of the highway will be completely refilled by a recycled glass aggregate by Tuesday at the latest, officials said.
Over the weekend, crews continued rebuilding outer sections of the permanent bridge on I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia. They also continued filling in the roadway in the area of the collapse with a specially designed, Pennsylvania-made recycled glass aggregate. Officials said that portion should be completely filled by Tuesday at the latest.
Mixed with paper and plastic, bits of glass are the basis of the recycled glass aggregate, which is made by the Delaware County-based company AeroAggregates of North America.
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“We have a cleaning system that takes the paper and plastic off the glass, then we mill it into a very fine powder,” AeroAggregates CEO Archie Filshill, PH.D., told NBC10. “And it goes to a heating process that bakes it into a cake.”
Once complete, eight inches of modified sub-base, edge and a median barrier will be installed while the transition between the new roadway and existing lanes will be prepped, officials said. Paving operations will then begin soon after that.
On Saturday, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro along with PEMA Director Randy Padfield, Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Chris Paris and Secretary of Transportation Mike Carroll briefed President Joe Biden on the initial response, the reconstruction plan and the coordination between all levels of government. During the briefing, Governor Shapiro announced the damaged portion of I-95 would reopen within the next two weeks.
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“I was out on site this morning,” Filshill said. “They’re doing an amazing job of getting both of these walls up, maybe faster than I’ve ever seen. Because the material’s not affected by weather, it goes in much faster than traditional material. So you can have accelerated construction.”
Once the permanent lanes of I-95 are rebuilt, which currently doesn’t have a timeline, the glass aggregate filling the temporary lanes can be recycled.
“They’ll be able to deconstruct this and the material will still be ultra lightweight so they’ll be able to use that on other projects in the region,” Filshill said.
You can view a livestream of the I-95 reconstruction here.
Federal funds available for reconstruction
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration announced last week the immediate availability of $3 million in emergency relief funds to help PennDOT offset rebuilding costs for emergency operations, detour routes as well as preliminary engineering, surveys and design for the permanent restoration of I-95.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and other officials visited the collapse site to assess the damage. Gov. Shapiro said he will continue to remain in contact with Secretary Buttigieg and President Biden to ensure Pennsylvania has access to all federal resources as the rebuild continues.
So what will it cost?
Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt told NBC10's Lauren Mayk that the preliminary cost estimate for the emergency repairs appeared to be in the $25 million to $30 million range. Federal emergency relief funds would help cover those costs.
Rendering of I-95 temporary reopening
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Three friends at Valparaiso University started making coffee in their dorm room and inviting people over when they were freshmen in 2016.
Benjamin Montgomery, Walker Johnson and Drew McKenna made different cups of brew as a way to introduce themselves to people and make new friends in the dorms. The "coffee guys" learned they could roast their own coffee beans in a popcorn air popper.
"We brought it into the dorms and stank up the dorms," Montgomery said. "We burnt beans and made mistakes but learned the basics on those first few batches. I like to think we've come a long way."
They founded Yaggy Road Roasting Company, a Valparaiso-based boutique coffee roaster that now distributes its beans in coffee shops and restaurants across Indiana and Illinois. It recently launched The Coffee Press in the new Press Bookstore and Coffee Shop at 9 Lincolnway in downtown Valparaiso.
Yaggy Road Roasting Company is also available at Evvys Coffeehouse in LaPorte, Grindhouse Cafe in Griffith, Ivy's Bohemia House in Chesterton and Roots Market Cafe and Suzie's Cafe in Valparaiso. It partners with the Costa Rican Farmers Project to ensure its coffee comes from ethical and environmentally sustainable sources.
"We know there are inequalities in the coffee supply chain and environmental destruction," he said. "We started this project looking to make a higher quality coffee and make coffee a viable business for everyone involved. We buy coffee directly from farms. It's our mission to ensure it's sustainable."
Yaggy Road Roasting Company sources its beans from farms that provide fair wages and health care to farmers. It buys direct trade from farms in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Kenya, the Congo and Papua New Guinea.
They've tried coffee from a dozen different countries, establishing business relationships directly with the coffee producers they want to work with. In September, Montgomery will make a trip to Uganda to meet farmers there.
"We work with a local nonprofit and they went there on a mission trip and brought coffee back in their backpacks that we roasted," he said. "It was the best coffee I've ever had."
Yaggy Road Roasting Company looked at fair trade, organic and other certifications. It does direct trade because it believes that's fairest.
"It's profitable for the community instead of some big importer or corporation," he said. "A family farm has a right to set their own profits. These farms are trying to run a business. They tell us what price they need to make a profit and we pay everyone and ensure everyone is treated the right way. It takes out the middleman so the money is actually going to support the farms. If you drink a cup of coffee, it took hundreds of people to produce. You don't think about the people picking the cherries by hand, shipping or across the world, roasting it, grinding it or brewing it."
The beans it imports have different flavors depending on the origin.
"Different countries have different tasting notes," Montgomery said. "Latin American coffees are nutty. Brazilian coffees are chocolatey. South American coffees are brighter and more acidic. East African has more fruit notes."
Yaggy Road Roasting Company makes single-origin coffees and three blends: espresso, cold brew and Lincolnway.
"Lincolnway is crowd-pleasing and the tribute to the area and the people who built us and supported our business," he said. "We don't do light, medium or dark flavors because certain roasts have notes from each."
Coffee drinkers have grown more sophisticated, he said.
"In the past coffee tasted bad and you had to teach yourself to like it," he said. "But as more specialty coffees were produced people realized coffee can taste good. It comes from a fruit and has different notes like chocolate and peanut butter to showcase."
"It's a lot like what happened with the craft beer industry where you had a standard beer 10 or 20 years ago and now have Citra Hop IPAs and all different kinds of beers," he said. "People are no longer satisfied with Folgers or instant coffee. They want something more interesting to break up the monotony of their morning routine."
Coffee roasters have sprung up around the Region in recent years. Valparaiso alone is also home to Fluid and Dagger Mountain.
In the long term, Yaggy Road hopes to source more coffee from more farms and distribute it more widely. It's now available in South Bend, Lafayette, Terre Haute and Roscoe, Illinois. It's coming to a new coffee shop in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood and a coffee cart popup at Valparaiso University, where Yaggy Road also supplies coffee.
It's full circle back to its roots when they were looking to build community in their dorm room and ended up buying brewing equipment and experimenting with different beans until they decided to start a company when they graduated. Montgomery and Johnson grew up together in Kansas and put a Yaggy Road street sign from home up in their dorm room, which their classmates started to refer to as Yaggy Road and gave the company its name.
Influenced by roasters like California Moon Goat, they roast all their coffee in a facility on Calumet Street that's not open to the public. The cafe downtown has helped them engage more directly with the community.
"We're able to share the coffee how we want, brew the coffee how we want and share our ideas," he said.
Yaggy Road aspires to continue to grow, such as by distributing it to specialty grocers and other retailers.
"It's kind of on the coattails of the craft beverage community," he said. "People want more interesting beer, wine and coffee. People want to support more local independent businesses and local products. There's a rising awareness in coffee in particular that things be sourced better and more sustainably. There's a huge rising interest in local foods and local drinks. If you're looking to support a local business and find a better coffee to start the day with, give ours a shot."
For more information, visit yaggyroad.com or find the business on Facebook or Instagram.
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BOISE, Idaho — Boise Mayor Lauren McLean released her proposed budget for the 2024 fiscal year (FY24) on Friday.
A news release from the mayor's office stated that the proposed budget will invest in public safety, housing, public transportation and climate action "while providing tax relief for Boiseans."
"We are focused on caring for the people of this city," McLean said. "I am proud that this budget provides property tax relief for homeowners and directs resources to keep our city safe, make homes more affordable, grow our economy, take climate action, and ensure we care for our families while giving back to our unique and welcoming community."
A few key points from McLean's FY24 budget proposal:
- A base growth rate of 2%, lower than the allowable increase of 3%. McLean suggests this will result in a decrease in residential assessments and recent statewide legislation, ultimately lowering the property tax bill for Boise homeowners.
- Allocation of an additional $1.2 million to continue Boise's tax rebate program - a program that is only offered in Boise in all the state of Idaho, of which 90% of eligible taxpayers applied for in FY23, read the mayor's statement.
"Now more than ever, we must support all the people of Boise to ensure we're truly a city for everyone," McLean said.
McLean will present the FY24 budget to the Boise City Council at a budget workshop on Tuesday, June 27.
Boise residents can participate and provide feedback at the Boise City Council budget public hearing on Tuesday, July 11 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at City Hall. Residents can opt to participate virtually by providing testimony via Zoom. Details are available here.
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BOISE, Idaho — According to a social media post by Lucky Peak Dam and Lake, there was a boating accident yesterday evening at the, "bottom of The Narrows near Gooseneck Bay." There were no injuries, but it states that the driver was speeding at night. Lucky Peak is maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
"When out at night you can improve your safety by slowing down, wearing a lifejacket, keeping everyone safely seated inside the boat, ensuring navigation lights are operational while turning off any unnecessary lighting to preserve your vision, recruiting the help of a lookout, and having emergency communication or signaling equipment on board," the post stated.
There was also a reminder that even experienced boaters can have difficulty navigating at night and safety should be the primary concern.
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Metro Detroit communities keep flying Pride, other flags
The city of Hamtramck became a flashpoint last week when the City Council approved a ban on flying the LGBTQ+ Pride flag on city property.
But the rainbow flag still waves over many other city halls and municipal offices in Metro Detroit, along with Juneteenth flags and other commemorative and celebratory banners, with some leaders issuing statements reaffirming their support for the region's LGBTQ+ communities.
Hamtramck's resolution was unanimously approved Tuesday evening after a four-hour meeting, where over 150 people made public comments in support of the resolution and against it via email and in person. City officials said the resolution was not intended to attack any specific group but to allow the city to remain "neutral."
"I have received some verbal requests from people representing some religious groups, and I expect more requests if we allow the flag of one group to be flown," said Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib on Tuesday. "This is one reason as the resolution mentioned, so we don't open doors for those groups to ask for their flags to be flown, so we want to be neutral in this matter."
On Wednesday, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan released a statement reaffirming the city's support of the LGBTQ+ community and for flying the Pride flag in June.
"The city of Detroit proudly raises our Pride Flag at the start of every Pride Month and allows it to fly throughout the year to show our unwavering support for the LGBTQ+ community and the diversity within, Duggan said. "It's the role of city officials to ensure everyone feels welcome in their community, and everyone is welcome here in Detroit."
Royal Oak flies the Pride flag during Pride Month on city property. Royal Oak community engagement specialist Judy Davids said the flags the city chooses to fly align with the general values of the community and are decided on by the city's administration. After the Michigan State University shooting on Feb. 13, the city flew an MSU flag, she said. Royal Oak planned to fly a Juneteenth flag over the holiday weekend.
"We don't have any rules, per se, that prohibit any type of flag, but they do have to be approved by the administration," said Davids.
Ferndale has a flag policy that requires the City Council to approve any flags flown on city property. The city flies the pride flag during Pride Month, as do many Ferndale businesses in June and year-round. Ferndale planned a Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony Monday evening and flew a Pan-African flag in February to mark Black History Month.
Ferndale council member Laura Mikulski said the flags that temporarily fly on city property must be considered and approved by the council.
The city has its own flag resolution outlining the limits and approval process for city-placed flags. All temporary flags allowed on city property can be displayed for 30 days or one month, whichever is longer, and it is considered "government speech" only. City flagpoles can't be deemed a limited public forum. All flags other than the United States flag, state of Michigan flag and the city of Ferndale flag must be approved for placement on city property.
Ferndale has received requests from church groups in the past, but their flags never made it to consideration in front of the City Council, Mikulski said.
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Warren Mayor Jim Fouts said he hasn't received any requests to put up Pride flags on city property. He said the flags the city flies should have meaning.
"It should be something of importance. I've never had any request to put a flag up from somebody, other than (in support of) Ukraine. I wouldn't be averse to anything, but it should have some important symbolism to it," Fouts said.
But the city illuminates City Hall for special occasions, said Fouts. It was lighted in rainbow colors for Pride Month at the beginning of June and with Juneteenth colors on Monday.
Fouts said any requests for special flag raisings would go through the Mayor's Office.
Pushback in Hamtramck
Some Hamtramck community organizations and activists are speaking out against the resolution.
Detroit City FC, a soccer league in Hamtramck at Keyworth Stadium owned by Hamtramck Public Schools, has several Pride flags flying in the supporter section at each home match. DCFC released a statement on social media last week pushing back on the resolution.
"While this resolution does not affect displays inside Keyworth Stadium, Pride Flags send a powerful message that all are welcome and that the community values diversity. The result of removing them is that LGBTQ+ people — especially teens — lose a symbol of support," it said.
Wayne State University gender and sexuality graduate student Amanda Levitt has helped organize a planned protest for Saturday outside of Hamtramck City Hall organized by LGBTQ+ organizations and Hamtramck residents. Levitt said the resolution will have a detrimental effect on Hamtramck LGBTQ+ residents and their livelihoods in the city.
"It is not about a flag. It is absolutely about who gets to be visible in the city," Levitt said. "I know from talking to queer and trans folk people are concerned about their safety and people are concerned about their continued ability to live in the city. I think a lot of people are concerned about moving out of the city." | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/06/19/hamtramck-pride-flag-ban-metro-detroit-city-flag-policies/70326284007/ | 2023-06-19T23:40:30 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/06/19/hamtramck-pride-flag-ban-metro-detroit-city-flag-policies/70326284007/ |
Highland Park Juneteenth parade draws hundreds to celebrate freedom, fun
Highland Park — Hundreds of community members, organizations and leaders gathered in Highland Park Monday afternoon for a festive celebration of joy, freedom and fun.
"You can't have Juneteenth without the fun," said Terri Mays, 35, of Detroit, who sat with her kids in lawn chairs along the route of the sixth annual Juneteenth Detroit Festival and parade. Mays said she's been bringing her kids since they were little. One thing she enjoys about the festivities is the welcoming atmosphere the festival provides for everyone, she said.
"Sometimes people are afraid to come to the city, or sometimes people see so much on the news that they're afraid. But one thing about our Juneteenth celebration is everyone feels welcome. You'll see different people, all different colors, shapes, sizes. And you'll see that everyone is having a good time," Mays said.
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865 — the day Gen. Gordon Granger came to Galveston, Texas, to enforce emancipation in that state, over two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
"We fought so hard to become free. That's what this stands for, is our freedom, which is finally recognized. Even though we're still fighting, and every day is a struggle, it was the beginning for us. So that's what this represents, the beginning, and we have to start somewhere to keep going in society. 1865 was our start," said Foresteen Hood, 49, of Detroit.
Hood, a model, attended the festival decked out in a one-of-a-kind flowing African print dress. She was supposed to be featured in the parade, she said, but she didn't make it to the line in time, so she supported from the sidelines.
Hood said she had many reasons to celebrate.
"I'm so happy to be here because I was in the hospital. I had a stroke, two of them, and I'm here walking today," said Hood.
The Juneteenth parade kicked off on Woodward Avenue just after noon. It included local dance troupes, businesses, bike and car clubs, high school marching bands and the Juneteenth Detroit Grand Marshall, Mama Shu. The route traveled down Manchester Avenue and ended at Nandi's Knowledge Café on Oakman Boulevard, where the festival took place afterward.
Demond Petty, aka Kong, is the founder of Juneteenth Detroit Outreach, the nonprofit organization that hosts the annual festival and parade. Petty said the Juneteenth Detroit Festival began with cleaning up parks in over a decade ago and has expanded since the holiday became federally recognized in 2021.
"It started in 2010. We started by adopting local parks and cleaning them up and celebrating Juneteenth there. We went through Parks and Rec each year in Detroit and had a good time, but once it became a national holiday, things became a little different. So we decided to step into Highland Park and they welcomed us with open arms," Petty said.
Leona Milton, 42, of Detroit said she is still learning about the history of Juneteenth but wanted to sponsor the festival with her own business, What's the Dill, a pickle-sandwich shop in the University District. She said she's been attending Juneteenth events leading up to Monday. For Milton, the holiday meant bringing peace to the city.
"A lot of people have been involved in the community to get this together to have a peaceful parade," said Milton. "It's all about having fun and having a peaceful day in the city of Detroit."
Following the parade, attendees gathered at Nandi's Knowledge Café, which serves dinner, music and knowledge and hosted the festival in its backyard. Food vendors, artists, a DJ and performers were on hand to provide entertainment and family friendly activities. The lineup was stacked with dance teams, bands, singers and musicians, but without an itinerary; performers decided when they wanted to perform, Petty said.
As a mom and Detroiter, Mays said she is thankful for Monday's Juneteenth celebration and how Detroit is acknowledging the holiday more each year.
"I'm just grateful now that our city has caught on to celebrate it. It means something to me now that the city has caught on and that we finally have the support behind us. Some of our jobs have the day off, so it means a lot to me that people are acknowledging the fact that our freedom is important to us. And when we see other people, we know that our freedom is important to everybody," Mays said.
Hood said she plans on attending the festival annually.
"I want to see it (the festival) get bigger every year," Hood said. "This year was so much bigger than last year and I'm just like, 'Oh my goodness, I'm just loving it.'" | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/06/19/juneteenth-detroit-festival-parade-highland-park-freedom-celebration/70335390007/ | 2023-06-19T23:40:36 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/06/19/juneteenth-detroit-festival-parade-highland-park-freedom-celebration/70335390007/ |
ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL)- The Unicoi County Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 12th Annual Achin’ for the Bacon 5K River Run this Saturday, June 24.
Amanda Delp, the Director of the Unicoi Co. Chamber of Commerce, stopped by First at Four Monday to talk about the race.
The start and finish line of the race will be adjacent to the parking area of Unicoi County Hospital.
Runners and walkers will go down Industrial Park Drive to the Linear Trail access point near the Trail Gazebo and race back on the Linear Trail alongside the Nolichucky River.
Participants will receive a t-shirt, a goodie bag and a pancake breakfast, complete with bacon, of course, following the race.
Preregistration through June 23 cost $25. Registration goes up to $30 on race day.
You can pre-register online at WeRunEvents.com
Male and female awards will be presented in various categories. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/first-at-four/annual-achin-for-the-bacon-5k-happening-this-weekend/ | 2023-06-19T23:43:19 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/first-at-four/annual-achin-for-the-bacon-5k-happening-this-weekend/ |
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — Pleas that budget committee members continue putting all of Washington County’s rural sales tax revenue into education may not have fallen on deaf ears Monday, but they were met with silence.
Mayor Joe Grandy and the four commissioners who serve on the committee made no comment about a proposed change to tax disbursements that would leave the Johnson City and Washington County schools each about $2 million short of what they had initially budgeted. That change would help Washington County avoid a property tax increase while passing a budget that includes significant employee raises and other investments.
State law requires half of rural local option sales tax funds go to local education agencies, but the second half can be spent at a county’s pleasure. In most counties it goes into the general fund, but Washington County resolved in the early 1990s to put all the money (the tax is 2.5%) into education.
The draft budget would put that second half, about $4 million, back into county coffers for the first time in three decades. The $4 million that the sales tax change would bring into county coffers would require a property tax increase of about 11 cents to replace.
A retired county schoolteacher and two city school board members asked committee members to reconsider the plan.
“I’ve been here time and again asking this board to please preserve the monies that you’re thinking about voting away for the school system, both Johnson City and Washington County,” retired David Crockett High School teacher Jamie Freeman said.
Freeman said the school board has fought hard to get additional local funding “that’s created the quality, the step up that we’re experiencing right now. Things are going pretty good in Washington County Schools because of quality, because of money, because we pay for the things that we need to regress.”
Also in the audience were six other county commissioners, including Jodi Jones, who said with all local sales tax going to schools, property taxes are the only other way for the county to raise revenues. She said despite significant new residential development, revenues from property tax are projected to add only about 1% to the county’s budget in the coming fiscal year.
“Raising those property taxes is an option that folks on the commission are pretty unwilling to exercise unless absolutely necessary,” Jones said.
She said Washington County remains an outlier statewide in its practice of giving all sales tax collected in unincorporated areas to the schools. She said people who live in the city and the county benefit from county funded services beyond the schools, including the county jail, the trustee’s and clerk’s services and what she called the county’s “very well-maintained” roads.
“Those are all things we take pride in in our county and want to continue to maintain and upgrade,” she said.
Jones said, however, that the burden this decision could place on schools weighs heavily into her decision-making process ahead of Thursday.
“I feel very much that we need to preserve the excellent school systems we have and I would love to see us take a conservative approach when it comes to backing off funds toward the schools,” she said.
That’s similar to an idea Johnson City School Board member Beth Simpson floated during Monday’s public hearing.
“If you ultimately have to take money from education at least don’t do it all at once,” Simpson asked. “Take some incremental steps so that it is not a sudden shock to our budget.”
Jones said she supported discussing “stepping that money back” over two or three years.
“To supplement we would need to increase property taxes, but basically it would be kind of a hybrid model over years,” Jones said. She said she supports smaller but more regular incremental property tax increases that can allow county residents to know what to expect and as the county commission can predict budget needs.
But Jones doesn’t expect a majority of the 15 commissioners to get behind that approach.
“I think what on balance what others would like to do is save everyone those tax increases this year but then very seriously be looking at those for next year.”
She’s now in her fifth budget season and said the commission has been “patching” the budget each year.
“We come up short every year, we find some money here, find some money there, we make a one-time reallocation we kind of try and hold it together,” Jones said, adding that she appreciates the conservative approach the budget committee has taken to budgets.
“Now we have an obligation not only to carefully budget the money but to communicate with taxpayers and help taxpayers plan for potential increases to their property tax in the future.”
Wait and see approach at the city
Johnson City Schools completed its fiscal 2024 budget in May. If the full county commission upholds the recommendation the budget committee made Monday, “we’ll have to figure out how to fill a $2 million hole,” School Board Chairwoman Kathy Hall said.
“We either have to cut programs or find income from other places.”
Asked at its own budget news conference late last week if the city was discussing whether to backfill that expected deficit, Johnson City’s City Manager, Cathy Ball, said she wouldn’t speculate on the future.
“To my knowledge it’s not a done deal and until the county votes on this we would not believe it is a done deal and we have not made any provisions to look at doing that,” she said.
She said city leaders were still trying to understand how the final proposal will look. “I would tell you anything that takes money away from the city school system we would not be in favor of.”
While the county would retain the chance to shift some of that money back to schools — a luxury the city doesn’t have — retired county teacher Freeman minced no words. He said he was okay with increased taxes and that they help support everything from roads and water projects to schools.
“Schools are at the top of that list for a reason,” Freeman said. “Because of the human lives, those children that are there, that are the future.
“If you feel like I’m lecturing you, I am. I’m a teacher. I get scolded all the time by the public. I’m afraid there’s some thin skin in here with some of the tactics you did last time. I didn’t plan on talking like this, but it’s upsetting that you would take away this money for the progress we’ve made.”
The only discussion commissioners did engage in involved an additional $268,000 they were being asked to add in order to cover $2 an hour raises for all employees. Those making above $50,000 annually were initially going to get $1 an hour raises.
Rather than put that into the budget for fiscal 2024, commissioners allocated $150,000 out of the county’s current fund balance to be used if department heads actually need additional money to make sure all employees get the $2 an hour.
Commissioner Richard Tucker said his primary motivation was helping the lower-paid employees with a raise that would mean a gross of $80 more per week.
“We talked about doing this because of inflation and how much $2 (an hour), $80 more would put groceries on the table,” Tucker said. “That was the reason behind all this.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tax-revenue-shift-away-from-schools-still-in-washington-county-budget-proposal/ | 2023-06-19T23:43:25 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tax-revenue-shift-away-from-schools-still-in-washington-county-budget-proposal/ |
MARSHALLS CREEK, Pa. — Roman candles filled Carly Smith's arms as she shopped inside The Fireworks Outlet at Odd-lot in Smithfield Township, near Marshalls Creek.
Smith was on a trip for Father's Day and stopped by the store to purchase fireworks ahead of the 4th of July holiday.
Their something she says isn't just fun but a staple at her family celebration back home in North Carolina.
"Probably the pop, the pop, and then all the kids running around, getting excited. More of that, you know, then you celebrate the day after and the day after that, and you just keep going until they run out," Smith said.
Ken Schuchman is the owner of the fireworks store.
He says 2020 and 2021 were two of the biggest years in the firework industry in the country.
Both those years brought challenges with shortages and inflation.
"It was hard for all of our customers at the fireworks outlet. We did have to raise prices. We had cost increases on the product. We had quadruple freight increases but thank god, We've been able to get that back under control, said Schuchman.
If you plan to celebrate the 4th of July with fireworks this year, the owner says you can expect lower prices and an abundance of inventory.
"There's really nothing hard to come by this year," Schuchman said. "There was a lot of product in the United States. We have even been able to, because of some of the shipping cost decreases able to lower the price of a lot of our products and pass that along to the consumer so they can get, pardon the expression, more bang for their buck."
As far as 2023 goes, Schuchman says the demand for fireworks is still high, but now the supply has finally caught up.
"We're back to the new normal. We're going to have a great year," said Schuchman. "It's going to be a huge 4-day weekend for a lot of people, and costs have come down, so people are going to be able to celebrate."
While Schuchman says he doesn't expect to sell out at any of his three locations, he does advise you to shop early to get exactly what you want.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/monroe-county/firework-sales-remain-high-while-prices-decrease-marshalls-creek-carly-smith-ken-schuchman-smithfield-township/523-0eb51150-4fb9-4edc-bcc6-eb1c14265d87 | 2023-06-19T23:44:31 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/monroe-county/firework-sales-remain-high-while-prices-decrease-marshalls-creek-carly-smith-ken-schuchman-smithfield-township/523-0eb51150-4fb9-4edc-bcc6-eb1c14265d87 |
On the Juneteenth holiday, the Dallas City Council elected all African American leaders at a special meeting to begin a new term.
All African American leadership is historic in Dallas.
The posts have been divided in the past between Latinos, African Americans and whites and the selections Monday left some hard feelings.
Dallas City Council Members nominate and vote among themselves for the positions of Mayor Pro-Tem and Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is African American.
Council Member Paula Blackmon, who is Latino, said she decided at the last minute to throw her hat in the ring for the position of Mayor Pro-Tem, the second in line when the mayor is unavailable.
“It’s important that we have a team here. It’s important that we work together. And I didn’t want to have any ‘What ifs’ on my conscious,” Blackmon said. “I know discussions happened a lot over the weekend and I appreciate everyone calling me back and giving their thoughts, but I do believe I am fit for this role and I would appreciate each of your support.”
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African American Tennell Atkins was elected Mayor Pro-Tem instead. He is currently the longest service Dallas City Council Member. It is the second time Atkins has been selected as Mayor Pro-Tem.
“Today I think is something different. I think we talk about Juneteenth, talk about an historic day, talk about slavery,” Atkins said. “I think it’s a first. I believe it shows Dallas does believe in equity.”
The immediate past Mayor Pro-Tem Carolyn King Arnold wanted to keep the post for two years instead of just one.
“I’m just going to remind you it’s all about the ability to serve as a leader. This is not a popularity contest,” Arnold said. “I’m standing up for who I believe in. Now, I want all of you to have a good day today. You been worried all weekend, calling everybody, ‘Lotty, Dotty, and everybody, trying to get votes, and all that. Well, these folks around the horseshoe, you made your decisions. You made your deals.”
Arnold was elected Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem, defeating Council Member Jaynie Schultz, who is white.
That’s three African Americans as the Dallas City Council leaders.
“It shows African Americans can drive this city forward to a new future,” Atkins said.
Latino Councilman Omar Narvaez is the outgoing Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem. He withdrew his name from consideration for leadership Monday.
Afterward, Narvaez said the selections were the people most qualified and he does not consider it a slight to Latinos.
Dallas League of United Latin American Citizens leader Rene Martinez said he disagrees. He said Latinos are the largest Dallas population group with more than 40% in census figures.
“I think what happened was pretty shameful,” he said.
Martinez said Dallas mayors in the past promoted diversity among the council officers. Even though Eric Johnson was just reelected with no opponent on the ballot, and only a write-in candidate campaigning against him, Martinez said this incident shows Johnson is insensitive to Latino residents.
“I put it on the mayor’s lap to not know that the officers are not going to be reflective of the population. It’s a slap in the face of the Mexican American and Latino community,” Martinez said. “I don’t think anybody is slam dunking this, because it’s a special day. I don’t think so.”
Martinez said Latino leaders will be watching Johnson carefully in the future.
Atkins said the decisions were the votes of the city council majority including Latino members.
“We don’t see what group or what division here at City Hall. We’re here to represent the City of Dallas,” Atkins said.
Johnson declined an interview after the special meeting. He and all the members were sworn in for a new term at City Hall at the start of the special meeting Monday. Johnson will give an inaugural speech at a formal ceremony with the rest of the City Council Tuesday at the Meyerson Symphony Center.
Both U.S. Senators are expected to attend. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/african-americans-selected-for-all-dallas-city-council-leadership-posts/3280491/ | 2023-06-19T23:45:51 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/african-americans-selected-for-all-dallas-city-council-leadership-posts/3280491/ |
The paintings that line several walls at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center show people whose stories are buried in the past - and those living now whose stories need to be heard.
The exhibit is called The Problem with Archives. It's the work of 2018 TCU graduate Lillian Young, a historical artist who enjoys learning from the past and discovering pockets of Black history.
"I started digging deeper into archives and the further I got, I saw how Black people are portrayed in these archives historically. In keeping up with our history, we become less human and more of an object which makes sense since our nation was built with slavery," Young said.
The Problem with Archives is in two parts.
A Portrait Worth Our Words focuses on rehumanizing enslaved Black people whose stories will never be fully known.
Portraits of runaway slaves are based on the language in wanted posters in the 18th and 19th centuries.
"I took the entire words of the advertisement and used them to create a portrait of the person it's talking about because I started to think about that these descriptions are essentially the only pictures I have of these people, and they're not even good pictures because they're biased and racist descriptions provided by people who did not see these figures, these human beings as people. So I'm trying to rehumanize these racist words and give a face to a name, said Young who now works at the Brooklyn Museum in New York," Young said.
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In a companion exhibit called The Black Elder Archives, Young painted and interviewed Black elders who lived through Jim Crow and segregation. They include the grandmother of Juneteenth Opal Lee and journalist, commentator, and author Bob Ray Sanders along with family members.
A sound dome above the paintings plays recordings of each elder answering seven questions about their lives during the civil rights movement.
"And as you're looking at the portrait, you get to hear them but you don't know whose speaking when," Young said. "They can tell us so many things about what they experienced and how these things happened. It was not that long ago."
Young hopes her exhibit exposes the problem with archives. Some stories like those of the runaway slaves are missing, yet in the elders come stories that need to be documented. Her solution to the problem is in the exhibit. She wants to encourage others to have conversations with and learn from those who've lived through history.
"They're still around and kickin' and doin' a lot of things but they are also leaving us, "she said.
The exhibit The Problem with Archives is at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center through July 22nd. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/exhibit-in-fort-worth-exposes-problems-in-the-archives-of-black-history/3280460/ | 2023-06-19T23:45:57 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/exhibit-in-fort-worth-exposes-problems-in-the-archives-of-black-history/3280460/ |
The city of Frisco is naming the interim chief of the fire department to the position permanently.
Lee Glover, who has served as interim chief since September 2022, was promoted to Frisco Fire Chief on Monday effective immediately.
"Lee's combination of experience, knowledge and leadership was the best fit for the department," said Wes Pierson, city manager. "I believe Lee is deeply committed to the success of Team Frisco and will work hard to serve our community and members of FFD."
Glover started his career with the Frisco Fire Department in 1991. He served as an assistant chief from 2009-2022 before being named the interim chief.
"I'm truly honored to be chosen as the next Fire Chief of Frisco," said Glover. "We will continue to provide outstanding fire and emergency medical services. But we'll also focus on fire prevention, too. We'll continue to adhere to the highest standards and be a department our residents, businesses and all our employees are proud of."
Frisco's Fire Department has 278 employees including administration, fleet, fire prevention and 233 are assigned to fire operations.
The fire department said Glover earned a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University-Commerce and an associate degree from Collin College. He is an executive fire officer as well as a member of the Denton County Chief's Association, the International Association of Fire Chiefs and the Texas Chief's Association. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/frisco-promotes-interim-fire-chief-to-fire-chief/3280422/ | 2023-06-19T23:46:03 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/frisco-promotes-interim-fire-chief-to-fire-chief/3280422/ |
HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) — A blood drive “competition” will be held in Hoover Tuesday between the local police and fire department.
The Boots vs Badges blood drive will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Hoover City Hall in the third-floor community room. You can sign up for your time slot today by clicking here.
Everyone who donates blood will receive a Hoover Boots vs Badges t-shirt while supplies last and a $10 e-gift card. Donors will also get the chance to cast a vote for their favorite agency.
The “Battle of the Badges” is a friendly competition between the Hoover Fire Department and Hoover Police Department to see which department can recruit the most donors in the community. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/hoover-police-and-firefighters-to-host-boots-vs-badges-blood-drive/ | 2023-06-19T23:46:05 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/hoover-police-and-firefighters-to-host-boots-vs-badges-blood-drive/ |
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The Salvation Army of North Texas is launching its heat relief efforts to keep people cool by opening cooling stations in five counties and planning to distribute box fans and water at select locations.
The cooling centers in Dallas, Denton, Collin, Tarrant and Ellis counties will offer shade and hydration to those at risk of heat-related conditions. Guidelines vary for each location, and exact protocols by city and county may vary.
The following locations have onsite cooling stations:
- In Dallas County, the Carr P. Collins Social Service Center, Garland Corps Community Center, Irving Corps Community Center, Oak Cliff Corps Community Center, and Pleasant Grove Corps Community Center
- In Denton County, the Denton Corps Community Center and Lewisville Corps Community Center
- In Collin County, the Plano Corps Community Center and McKinney Corps Community Center
- In Tarrant County, the Arlington Corps Community Center; the J.E. & L.E. Mabee Social Service Center provides heat relief services through its mobile canteen
- In Ellis County, the Waxahachie Corps Community Center
Cooling stations will be opened when there is a forecast of 100 degrees or higher, usually for more than one day, or if there's a heat index of more than 105 degrees for more than two days in a row.
The Salvation Army said they'll also deploy emergency disaster mobile feeding units (canteens) "to bring relief directly to vulnerable populations and offer financial assistance for families who may be experiencing lost wages and are at risk of having their utilities shut off."
"The heat can cause more despair for North Texans still being affected by inflation, rising costs, and lingering effects of the pandemic. The Salvation Army is providing aid at a time when North Texans are facing continued hardship," said Major Paul McFarland, area commander of The Salvation Army of North Texas. "As the need continues, The Salvation Army will provide necessary resources to keep individuals cool and safe, families in their homes, and financial support for those struggling, as well as prepare our children for success in school."
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To donate to The Salvation Army's preparation and relief efforts or find information on cooling shelters, visit SalvationArmyNTX.org. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/salvation-army-opens-cooling-stations-in-five-counties/3280502/ | 2023-06-19T23:46:27 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/salvation-army-opens-cooling-stations-in-five-counties/3280502/ |
The ongoing battle of property taxes in Texas intensified over the weekend as Gov. Greg Abbott (R) followed through on a threat to veto bills passed during the 88th legislative session.
Leading up to his deadline Sunday, Abbott vetoed 77 bills passed by the Texas House and Senate during the last session. The governor did sign the state's two-year $321 billion budget.
The common theme of many of the more recent vetoes: the bills can wait until after lawmakers figure out property taxes, the subject of the ongoing special session of the legislature.
The House and Senate have been at odds over how to deliver the best property tax relief since the session began on May 29.
The House plan – supported by Gov. Abbott – aims to use tax compression to send most of that money to school districts so they can lower taxes on all property owners of homes and businesses alike. It does not include any additional homestead exemption and spreads the $17.6 billion of relief across both residential and commercial property owners.
The Patrick-supported Senate plan also uses compression but sends less money to school districts and focuses instead on giving homeowners bigger breaks and bumping up the homestead exemption from $40,000 to $100,000.
Patrick, who leads the Texas Senate, has criticized the House for gaveling out of the session last month after putting up a property tax bill that only includes compression and not the previously passed increased homestead exemption of $100,000.
Abbott, meanwhile, has said he'd call "special session after special session until a solution is reached." | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/gov-abbott-vetoes-77-bills-as-property-tax-feud-drags-on-signs-state-budget/3280442/ | 2023-06-19T23:46:33 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/gov-abbott-vetoes-77-bills-as-property-tax-feud-drags-on-signs-state-budget/3280442/ |
Milton Powell, a Houston rapper who performed under the name Big Pokey and is credited with elevating the city's hip-hop scene, died after collapsing during a show in Texas, a local official said Monday.
Tom Gillam III, a justice of the peace in Jefferson County, where Powell was performing when he collapsed Sunday, said an autopsy to determine the cause of death was pending. He said Powell was 48.
Powell was a member of Houston's rap collective Screwed Up Click which was formed by the late DJ Screw. Powell was performing at a bar in Beaumont called Pour09, whose owner, Min Dai, told the Houston Chronicle that police were on on-site and able to provide medical help "instantly" before emergency responders rushed the rapper to a hospital.
A statement on Powell's official Instagram page said he was "well-loved by his family, friends, and his loyal fans."
Tributes from other artists poured in across social media.
Rapper Bun B called Powell "one of the most naturally talented artists" in Houston.
"He'd pull up, do what he had to do and head home. One of the pillars of our city," Bun B said on Instagram. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/houston-rapper-big-pokey-dies-after-collapsing-at-a-show-in-texas/3280426/ | 2023-06-19T23:46:39 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/houston-rapper-big-pokey-dies-after-collapsing-at-a-show-in-texas/3280426/ |
The Texas Active Shooter Alert program was created in 2021 by the 87th Texas Legislature. The alert is designed to notify people in close proximity of active shooter situations through their mobile phones, local broadcast media, TxDOT Dynamic Message Signs (DMS), and other resources.
The Texas DPS said, "The goal of the Active Shooter Alert program is to save lives and prevent mass violence by notifying the public of nearby active shooter situations and encouraging them to avoid the area or to shelter in place."
The DPS said an active shooter situation is defined by the FBI as an incident where "an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area."
Activation of an Active Shooter Alert can only be requested by an authorized person and several criteria must be met. To approve an alert, the active situation in their jurisdiction must be verified by the requesting agency, the shooter's location must be identifiable and the distribution of the alert would assist people and save lives in the shooter's location.
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There are eight kinds of alerts that can be issued for missing or endangered people in Texas. They are listed below with links to a page with more information. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/what-is-a-texas-active-shooter-alert/3280461/ | 2023-06-19T23:46:45 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/what-is-a-texas-active-shooter-alert/3280461/ |
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Just call him King of the Grill.
On Father’s Day, dads across America reign supreme. Their kingdom is the patio, deck, backyard or driveway just outside the garage – wherever the grill sits, fired up and ready to go. Chef aprons are their armor, sporting phrases like “I Only Smoke the Good Stuff,” “Grillmaster: The Man, The Myth, The Legend” and “King of the Grill.”
Father’s Day is the third most popular grilling day in the country, behind the Fourth of July and Memorial Day, according to the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association. A whopping 70% of all households in the U.S. have a grill or smoker, up from 64% in 2019.
In a recent Harris Poll for Omaha Steaks, 48% of dads want a steak dinner for Father’s Day, or quality time with loved ones – not more ties, tools, tech, socks or sporting equipment. Entertaining at home is the order of the day for 56% of Americans, while 82% surveyed want steak or burgers on the menu.
As important as the thrill of the grill is for Dad, equally important is what is being served to sip alongside those steaks, ribs, tenderloins and chicken wings. James Burtis is owner of The Brass Tap in Cedar Falls. As a cellar master and expert on pairing grilled food with beer, as well as bourbon and cocktails, he’s pretty hopped up about the subject.
“For me, if I was grilling or going out to my favorite place like The Brass Tap for something off the grill and a beverage, I’d look at a local India Pale Ale (IPA), an India Pale Lager (IPL), or a barrel-aged classic cocktail like an old-fashioned or Manhattan,” he said.
The bar and grill offers “a couple of hundred” options in beer, including more than two dozen IPAs and 20 or so IPLs and style variations. Beverage names are as appealing and interesting as the brews – “Tellurian Nectar of the Galaxies,” “SingleSpeed Whirled Wide Haze,” “Iowa Surf Zombies,” “Big Grove Easy Eddy” and “Goose Island Very Chill Cold IPA,” for example.
At The Brass Tap, small-batch cocktails are made and aged for at least 30 days in Four Roses Bourbon barrels. “It makes for a beautiful, mellow and refined cocktail with a smooth flavor, a super palate-pleasing taste,” Burtis said.
Barbecue usually demands something that can hold up to those smoky, sweet and sometimes vinegar-y flavors, like amber and brown ales, dark lagers. A darker beer, such as a porter or stout, goes down pleasantly with steak, and don’t overlook IPAs and wheat beers, he suggested.
Hot dogs and burgers? A lighter lager and darker lager, respectively, are solid choices. Brown ales compliment sausage, but gamier meats pair nicely with porters.
Burtis likes matching pork tenderloin and chops with Saison and farmhouse ales, which can have “a funky, grassy note with a light finish, perfect for a hot day.”
One might think seafood demands a more delicate pairing, but grilled salmon is a rich fish that pairs well with a range of different beers, including IPAs with a hint of citrus, particularly a more flavor-forward American version, or even a darker amber ale.
Seafood also goes down well with “a light, hoppy beer or a fine ale,” Burtis noted.
If a salad or other dish is sprinkled with sharp, salty blue cheese consider a smooth-tasting fermented wheat beer, and for cold dishes look for a classical wheat beer or a Scottish ale with sweet notes to counterbalance the flavors, he said.
Toasting s’mores for dessert? Offer the adults a good stout to polish off those chocolatey, sticky treats.
If you’re uncertain of what you like — or don’t like, staff at The Brass Tap offers samples. Or before the crowd arrives, Burtis suggests ordering a 16-ounce crowler of your favorite draft beer to serve.
“You want to make Father’s Day a great time and a great experience for dads and for everyone,” Burtis added. “Don’t judge a beer by its style, and don’t be afraid to sample something new. Ask for a taste. Beer is an adventure.”
And here’s as little history of the holiday to share: The first event to honor fathers occurred on July 5, 1908, in the wake of a mining accident that killed 360 men and boys in Fairmont, West Virginia.
Sonora Smart Dodd is credited with popularizing Father’s Day in Spokane, Wash., with the first observance in Spokane on June 19, 1910. Father’s Day quickly became an annual event in other communities, but it didn’t become a national holiday until 1972. President Richard Nixon signed a law declaring the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day, making it a permanent holiday.
IPAs to Pilsners: The best beer of every type
IPAs to Pilsners: The best beer of every type
In 1956, archaeologists working in northern Israel’s Raqefet Cave—once home to the Natufian people (13,050–7,550 B.C.)—stumbled upon an astonishing discovery : 13,000-year-old fermented gruel. Archaeologists had found prehistoric evidence of beer before in the remnants of ancient brewing that have surfaced in China, Mesopotamia, and North Africa. But this was the oldest—and it was the oldest to a great extent. The beer residue—a thin gruel-type beer—found in Raqefet Cave precedes other archaeological evidence by at least 5,000 years.
For as long as humans have farmed cereals like wheat, barley, and rice, humans have fermented at least some of it into beer . The Mesopotamians produced beer from bread and documented its ritual consumption on stone tablets. Ancient Egyptians, who recorded the world’s first beer recipe on papyrus scrolls, drank it during religious ceremonies. The Nubian culture in the central Nile River Valley used beer as an antibiotic . In 2,100 B.C., Babylonian King Hammurabi enshrined regulations for tavern keepers and brewers in his famous Code of Hammurabi. Beer became so inextricably linked to the ancient grain-growing civilizations of Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa that the Greek writer Sophocles (450 B.C.) considered beer, alongside vegetables, meat, and bread, to be a vital component of a healthy diet. (In an era when the average Greek lived about 35 years, Sophocles, it should be noted, lived to the ripe age of 90.)
Fast forward many centuries and beer production is now an exacting science comprising complex flavor profiles, exotic additives, carefully measured formulas, and humongous sterilized stainless-steel vats. Gone is the thick, syrupy brew favored by Germanic tribes and disdained by Ancient Romans. Instead, breweries nowadays turn out flavorful, easy-drinking beers. Long evolved from the Natufians' fermented gruel, modern beer satisfies a range of tastes for a global market.
Beer styles are distinguished by three key factors: color (pale to dark), hoppy bitterness (0 to 100 International Bitterness Units, or IBU), and alcohol content (3% to 20% alcohol by volume). From classic to cultured bacteria, Stacker identified 35 different styles and used BeerAdvocate’s sweeping database of craft brews to determine the best individual beers among them. The ratings and rankings are accurate as of March 2021.
From Canada to Belgium, read on to find the best beers of every style, then go out and make old Sophocles proud.
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Russian imperial stout
- Beer: Marshmallow Handjee
- Brewery: 3 Floyds Brewing Co. (Indiana)
- ABV: 15%
- Beer Advocate score: 100
- User score: 4.81
Higher in alcohol than its American and British counterparts, the complex and bold Russian imperial stout was first brewed in England for Peter the Great during a sojourn in the Isles. The curiously named, barrel-aged with vanilla beans, 15% ABV Marshmallow Handjee is a love-it-or-hate-it beer with many reviewers claiming that it’s overwrought, which is kind of a hallmark of Russian imperial stouts.
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New England IPA
- Beer: Heady Topper
- Brewery: The Alchemist (Vermont)
- ABV: 8%
- Beer Advocate score: 100
- User score: 4.76
The style that put American craft brewing on the map, hoppy with a hint of citrus coupled with a hazy-golden hue, high IBU, and medium-high ABV defines a true New England IPA. British colonialists fortified their ales with extra hops for the long trip to India, and thus India pale ale was born. American brewers said, “Hold my beer,” and went out and doubled or tripled the number of hops used in a standard IPA. Enter the New England IPA. The 8% ABV Heady Topper from Vermont’s Alchemist is a double-hopped masterpiece exuding notes of grapefruit and pine.
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Imperial IPA
- Beer: Pliny The Younger
- Brewery: Russian River Brewing Company (California)
- ABV: 10.3%
- Beer Advocate score: 100
- User score: 4.75
On the high end of both the IBU and ABV scales, imperial IPAs appear reddish to yellowish and are the strongest, hoppiest version of an IPA. Pliny the Younger, from Northern California’s Russian River Brewing, sits at 10.25% ABV and elicits much love from reviewers who report “flavors of pine, resin, citrus, herbal and earthy” and an overall experience that was “so smooth and so intense.”
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Lambic
- Beer: Zenne Y Frontera
- Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen (Belgium)
- ABV: 7%
- Beer Advocate score: 100
- User score: 4.74
A traditional lambic, born in Belgium, is reddish-gold in appearance and mildly bitter with medium ABV. The 7% ABV Zenne y Frontera is meant to blur the lines between wine and beer—it’s aged for 12 months in 40-year-old oak casks and is the result of a collaboration between a brewmaster and sommelier. Reviewers have responded in kind with references to it being “the best lambic” and “my favorite beer...ever.”
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American wild ale
- Beer: Westly
- Brewery: Sante Adairius Rustic Ales (California)
- ABV: 8.5%
- Beer Advocate score: 100
- User score: 4.69
Wild, naturally occurring yeasts introduced through inoculated oak barrels or sour mash give this rustic beer its name, which is medium-high in ABV and medium-low in IBU. The environmental yeast should lend an earthy, “farmhouse” taste. Flavor profiles vary dramatically and are often complex, exemplified by the 8.5% ABV Westly from the Sante Adairius Rustic Ales brewery in Santa Cruz, California, which pushes apricots during a super-long barrel-aging process.
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Saison
- Beer: Ann
- Brewery: Hill Farmstead Brewery (Vermont)
- ABV: 6.5%
- Beer Advocate score: 100
- User score: 4.68
Traditionally a summer treat brewed in simple Belgian farmhouses, the golden-hued and medium-low in bitterness Belgian Saison is brewed year-round now. ABV varies greatly among Saisons, but the wine-barrel-aged Ann from Hill Farmstead Brewery packs a punch at 6.5%, which has reviewers praising it as “super flavorful” and “exceptional.”
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English barleywine
- Beer: Aaron
- Brewery: Hill Farmstead Brewery (Vermont)
- ABV: 9%
- Beer Advocate score: 100
- User score: 4.63
Barley wines don’t mess around: These copper-red sipping beers reach double digits on the ABV scale, hit medium-high in bitterness, and are often barrel-aged like their grape-based namesake. However, Aaron from Hill Farmstead Brewery is low in ABV at 9% and is bottle-aged, but reviewers love its “flavors of caramel, brown sugar, dates, raisins, butterscotch” and applaud the “complex and smooth” experience.
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American pale ale
- Beer: Zombie Dust
- Brewery: 3 Floyds Brewing Co. (Indiana)
- ABV: 6.2%
- Beer Advocate score: 100
- User score: 4.62
Golden-red in appearance, a classic American pale ale offers hints of citrus and pine with medium bitterness and a low ABV. Zombie Dust ignores tradition (some reviewers claim this should be classified as an IPA) by going big on ABV at 6.2% and intensely hoppy like its British cousin, better known as an extra-special bitter or ESB.
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Milk stout
- Beer: Moment Of Clarity
- Brewery: Tree House Brewing Company (Massachusetts)
- ABV: 7.7%
- Beer Advocate score: 100
- User score: 4.55
Once on the verge of extinction, the creamy and sweet milk stout originated in 19th-century England when blue-collar workers added whole milk to their lunchtime stout porters. Milk stouts trend toward the medium-high end of the ABV scale and Tree House Brewing’s Moment of Clarity is no exception at 7.7%. Reviewers cite its “perfectly balanced chocolate, coffee, & maple” flavors and a “beautiful pour... inky black and oily with 1.5 fingers of brownish head.”
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Oatmeal stout
- Beer: Breakfast Stout
- Brewery: Founders Brewing Company (Michigan)
- ABV: 8.3%
- Beer Advocate score: 100
- User score: 4.55
First brewed in the mid-1800s, oatmeal stouts were once believed to be a remedy for sickness and were often prescribed to nursing mothers and sick children on account of their “healthy” properties. While there is a degree of truth to the fact that the addition of oats does make these beers slightly healthier, we still wouldn’t recommend them to those suffering from a stomach bug. Founders Brewing Company’s Breakfast Stout, brewed with oats, two types of coffee, and bitter chocolate, is described as “the coffee lovers consummate beer” with a cinnamon-colored head.
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German pilsner
- Beer: Poetica #2
- Brewery: Hill Farmstead Brewery (Vermont)
- ABV: 4.9%
- Beer Advocate score: 96
- User score: 4.54
German pilsners might just be the most iconic beer style in modern history . Brought to America in the mid-1800s by German immigrants, this style of beer—light in color with a malty-sweetness and mid-level bitterness—has been wildly popular ever since. Poetica #2 is a brilliant take on the style, brewed in an oak barrel for five months, before emerging “beautiful, soft, and refined.”
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Berliner Weisse
- Beer: DFPF
- Brewery: J. Wakefield Brewing (Florida)
- ABV: 3.5%
- Beer Advocate score: 100
- User score: 4.53
Growing in popularity in America, Berliner-style Weisse are refreshing, tart, and fruit-forward. Typically lower in the ABV scale , they are often made with no hops, which eliminates much of the bitterness found in other types of beer and makes them much easier to pair. The DFPF from J. Wakefield Brewing is made with dragon fruit and passion fruit, resulting in a fruity, sour, tart drink whose carbonation makes it easy to finish.
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American porter
- Beer: Everett Porter
- Brewery: Hill Farmstead Brewery (Vermont)
- ABV: 7.5%
- Beer Advocate score: 100
- User score: 4.51
As dark as a black hole in space, the distinctly American porter eschews the roasted hops and barley of its European brethren, is medium in IBUs, and very high on the ABV scale. Hill Farmstead Brewery, never one to play by the rules, stretches the definition of an American porter by mixing roasted German malts with American barley and hops. At 7.5%, it’s also on the low-end of ABV for an American porter.
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Black ale
- Beer: Barrel-Aged Double Shot Double Black
- Brewery: Bent Paddle Brewing Co. (Minnesota)
- ABV: 11.2%
- Beer Advocate score: 98
- User score: 4.48
Almost as dark as an American porter, black ales have high IBUs, medium alcohol content, and are characterized by dark-roasted malt and caramel flavors. True to form, the Double Shot Double Black from Bent Paddle is inky black with hints of vanilla and coffee, but bucks tradition with 15 months of aging in bourbon barrels that produces a robust 11.2% ABV.
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Flanders red ale
- Beer: Rodenbach Caractère Rouge
- Brewery: Brouwerij Rodenbach N.V. (Belgium)
- ABV: 7%
- Beer Advocate score: 99
- User score: 4.48
A beer that wants to be a wine, complexity is what a Flanders red ale strives for. Oak barrel-aged with fruit, the specialty yeast strains produce distinctive sharp, fruity, sour, and tart flavors in this medium-high ABV and medium-low IBU beer. From the Dutch-speaking Flanders region of Belgium, the 7% ABV Rodenbach is aged for two-and-a-half years and exudes tradition as well as notes of wood and caramel.
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American IPA
- Beer: Nelson
- Brewery: Alpine Beer Company (California)
- ABV: 7%
- Beer Advocate score: 98
- User score: 4.45
A relative newcomer to the craft beer scene, American IPAs are a take on British IPAs that feature more citrusy and fruity notes. Alpine Beer Company’s Nelson is a perfectly golden iteration, laced with tropical, pine, and fruity aromas, and finished with a crisp, white foam. Described as “well-balanced,” “multifaceted,” and “mellow” the beer pairs well with spicy foods.
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Hefeweizen
- Beer: Hefeweissbier
- Brewery: Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan (Germany)
- ABV: 5.4%
- Beer Advocate score: 98
- User score: 4.45
German Hefeweizens are crafted through a unique mix of wheat malt, yeast, fruit, and spices. Different in both taste and appearance from other German offerings, these beers are amber in color, with fruity (typically banana) and spicy (typically clove) aromas rounded out with lots of carbonation. Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan, the oldest continuously operating brewery in the world, makes a classic version of the beer that drinks incredibly smoothly .
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Cream Ale
- Beer: Cafe Y Churro
- Brewery: Carton Brewing Company (New Jersey)
- ABV: 12%
- Beer Advocate score: 97
- User score: 4.43
Bright yellow, mildly bitter, and low in ABV, cream ales are extremely drinkable beers that can use ale or lager yeasts. Cafe y Churro looks like a traditional cream ale but upends the conventional formula with a robust 12% ABV and notes of coffee, vanilla, and cream.
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Oktoberfest
- Beer: Augustiner Bräu Märzen Bier
- Brewery: Augustiner Bräu - Kloster Mülln (Austria)
- ABV: 4.6%
- Beer Advocate score: 94
- User score: 4.43
Oktoberfest beers have historically been brewed in the spring and aged throughout the summer, then broken out in early fall (right around the time of the current Oktoberfest festival) for drinking. Rich in malt, with a toasted bread aroma, and a clean finish, these beers are often found to be quite similar to Vienna lagers. Lovers of the Augustiner Bräu Märzen Bier say that there’s no better experience than enjoying a freshly poured draft at the brewery’s Salzburg beer garden.
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Fruit and Field Beer
- Beer: Wisconsin Belgian Red
- Brewery: New Glarus Brewing Company (Wisconsin)
- ABV: 4%
- Beer Advocate score: 98
- User score: 4.42
Fruit and field beers are brewed with fruit. But brewmasters also use herbs and vegetables, thus the “and field” portion of the name. Varying greatly in color and ABV, they’re typically medium-low to low in IBUs. The Wisconsin Belgian Red from New Glarus is brewed from Wisconsin-grown Montmorency cherries, looks ruby red, tastes like cherry pie, and hits 4% ABV. New Glarus only sells its beers in Wisconsin, so you'll have to visit or get a friend to ship it to you if you live out of state.
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Biere de Garde
- Beer: Biere De Norma
- Brewery: Hill Farmstead Brewery (Vermont)
- ABV: 7%
- Beer Advocate score: 97
- User score: 4.41
Literally translated as “beer for keeping,” a French Biere de Garde comes in blond, amber, and brown versions, and trends toward medium-low on ABV and IBU scales. Oak-barrel-fermented, Hill Farmstead Brewery’s Biere de Norma contains 7% ABV and has a unique tart taste owing to its secretive in-house culture.
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Brett
- Beer: Nightmare On Brett
- Brewery: Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project (Colorado)
- ABV: 9.7%
- Beer Advocate score: 96
- User score: 4.38
Named after Brettanomyces yeast that lends it a leathery, phenolic, and acidic character, Brett beers are all over the place on the ABV, color, and IBU scales. They are often mistaken for sours. The Nightmare on Brett is super dark in color, sits at 7.7% ABV, and has prompted reviewers to note it’s “a real bourbon treat on the nose” and “very memorable.”
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Doppelbock
- Beer: Ayinger Celebrator
- Brewery: Ayinger Privatbrauerei (Germany)
- ABV: 6.7%
- Beer Advocate score: 97
- User score: 4.37
High in ABV and dark in color , Doppelbocks are a stronger version of German bock beers. First brewed by monks in Munich, the beers are malty and hearty, typically with fruit flavors, like prune or raisin, offering up a hint of sweetness. Ayinger Privatbrauerei’s Celebrator is almost black, with festive foam, notes of coffee, and very little of the sweetness typically found in the style.
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Tripel
- Beer: La Fin Du Monde
- Brewery: Unibroue (Quebec)
- ABV: 9%
- Beer Advocate score: 97
- User score: 4.36
First brewed by Trappist monks, a Belgian tripel balances smooth flavor and a golden-to-amber hue with high ABV and medium-low IBU. Quebec-based Unibroue pays homage to this history with its 9% ABV La Fin du Monde (“The End of the World”), a hazy golden tripel cultured with an ancient European yeast.
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Rye Beer
- Beer: Rye On Rye On Rye
- Brewery: Boulevard Brewing Co. (Missouri)
- ABV: 14%
- Beer Advocate score: 95
- User score: 4.34
Varying greatly in color and ABV, ryes typically fall on the medium-low end of the bitterness spectrum and appear darker and redder the more rye is used. To be considered a rye beer, enough of the namesake ingredient must be evident in the appearance and taste. Boulevard Brewing’s Rye On Rye On Rye is aged twice in rye-whiskey barrels and promises considerable impairment at 14% ABV.
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Pumpkin Beer
- Beer: Pumpkinator
- Brewery: Saint Arnold Brewing Company (Texas)
- ABV: 10%
- Beer Advocate score: 95
- User score: 4.32
Somewhere in Munich, monks are rolling in their graves at the thought of pumpkin-spiced beer, yet here we are. Like other infused beers, characteristics of pumpkin drafts vary depending on the base beer used, usually an ale. This beer is best enjoyed in fall and paired with wild game, and many American craft brewers offer a take on pumpkin beers. The 10% ABV Pumpkinator from Saint Arnold Brewing won a gold medal at the 2017 Great American Beer Festival, making it one of North America’s best.
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Smoke Beer
- Beer: Bar Fly
- Brewery: Midnight Sun Brewing Co. (Alaska)
- ABV: 11.6%
- Beer Advocate score: 95
- User score: 4.30
Any style of beer, from a lager to an ale, can be smoked—as the name simply refers to the process of smoking the malt over beechwood or cherrywood, which then infuses the finished product with a distinctive flavor. Midnight Sun Brewing Co.’s smoked beer , Bar Fly, is an imperial stout that combines the malt with molasses and brown sugar, resulting in a “somber and smoky” drink that has a slow-building flavor profile and a smooth finish.
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Blonde ale
- Beer: Eureka W/ Citra
- Brewery: Tree House Brewing Company (Massachusetts)
- ABV: 4.1%
- Beer Advocate score: 95
- User score: 4.28
On the low end of the international-bitterness-units (IBU) and alcohol-by-volume (ABV) scale, a blonde ale is light and drinkable, golden in appearance, and pairs well with a sunny summer day. The Eureka w/ Citra, from Massachusetts-based Tree House Brewing, adds a citrus twist to the mix, earning accolades from reviewers who call it “refreshing” with a “mild tropical fruit nose.”
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Kolsch
- Beer: Sprang
- Brewery: Trillium Brewing Company (Massachusetts)
- ABV: 4.9%
- Beer Advocate score: 94
- User score: 4.27
Invented in Cologne, Germany as an easy-drinking springtime beer, Kolsch comes in a golden-straw color, reaches medium-low on the IBU and ABV spectrums, and straddles the divide between lagers and ales. Trillium Brewing’s Sprang hews closely to this heritage with a low ABV of 4.9%, minimal bitterness, and a refreshing and fruity character. But a lower fermentation temperature leaves a hazy appearance, a unique quality in the world of ordinarily crisp and clear Kolsch beers.
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Scottish Ale
- Beer: Dark Island Reserve
- Brewery: Orkney Brewery (Scotland)
- ABV: 10%
- Beer Advocate score: 91
- User score: 4.16
Scottish ales are all about the malt flavor in the expense of hops, which breeds a crisp-red color and low IBU and ABV scores. Scotland’s Orkney Brewery, however, flips the script on the tradition with the Dark Island Reserve, an oily-black and 10% ABV that reviewers note is “like drinking scotch. Dark fruits and wood. Malt sweetness.”
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Chile Beer
- Beer: Fatali Four
- Brewery: Upright Brewing Company (Oregon)
- ABV: 4.5%
- Beer Advocate score: 91
- User score: 4.15
A North American invention, chile beers are pale ales or lagers with precisely what they promise—a noticeable dose of chile peppers. Color, IBU, and ABV depend on the base beer, but most chile beers incorporate jalapeno peppers (or their juice or oils). The 4.5% ABV Fatali Four, courtesy of Oregon’s Upright Brewing, hurdles its jalapeno-using competitors by adding African Fatali peppers two months before bottling.
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English brown ale
- Beer: Cubano-Style Espresso Brown Ale
- Brewery: Cigar City Brewing (Florida)
- ABV: 5.5%
- Beer Advocate score: 92
- User score: 4.13
An iconic style, English brown ales should be toasty and robust, reddish in color, and medium-low on the IBU and ABV scales. Another Cigar City favorite, the 5.5% Espresso Brown Ale meets these requirements, but with its addition of Cuban-style espresso beans almost pushes this beer into the realm of stouts. Almost.
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California Common
- Beer: East Coast Common Lager
- Brewery: Smuttynose Brewing Company (New Hampshire)
- ABV: 7.4%
- Beer Advocate score: 90
- User score: 4.08
Brewed with lager yeast but fermented like an ale, the California Common is a pale orange-brown, hits right in the middle of the ABV and IBU scales, and was pioneered by San Francisco’s Anchor Steam Brewing. The East Coast Common pays tribute to its American heritage until right after the fermentation process when Smuttynose brewmasters shock the batch with dry hops.
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American lager
- Beer: First Call
- Brewery: Modist Brewing Co. (Minnesota)
- ABV: 6.5%
- Beer Advocate score: 89
- User score: 4.07
It wasn’t until WWII, when brewers replaced rationed grain with rice , that America crafted a lager to call its own. Typically lower in ABV and bitterness, the style’s primary focus is less on bringing together complex flavors and more on creating straw-colored, drinkable brew. Modist Brewing Co.’s take on an American lager has a strong coffee punch layered with sweet notes and a scant amount of carbonation.
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Irish red ale
- Beer: Brian Boru
- Brewery: 3 Floyds Brewing Co. (Indiana)
- ABV: 6.5%
- Beer Advocate score: 91
- User score: 4.06
Many reviewers note that 3 Floyds Brewing Co.’s Brian Boru, an Irish red ale, is more hoppy than other brands of the style . Still, they overwhelmingly rate the beer highly, thanks to its color, fruity aroma, and approachability, which are standards in this style of craft beer.
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WATERLOO – June 20 is World Refugee Day, a day to recognize and honor refugees from around the world.
Refugee and Immigrant Youth Organization is a grassroots organization founded by refugees with the mission to expand the world of possibilities for refugee and immigrant youth in Waterloo. RIYO is dedicated to providing opportunities for education, self-exploration, and community development while removing barriers and nurturing leadership skills among refugee and immigrant youth and their families.
RIYO is taking over and building upon work formerly led by the nonprofit EMBARC, which ended its services in Waterloo earlier in 2023. As an emerging organization in Waterloo, RIYO has already made a significant impact in the lives of refugee and immigrant youth, through its range of initiatives that address the unique needs and challenges faced by Waterloo’s growing refugee and immigrant population. RIYO was founded by young women leaders from Burma who are former refugees and students of West High’s ELL (English Language Learners) program. They bring a unique and powerful understanding of the barriers faced as well as the hopes and dreams of the newcomer youth they serve.
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During the school year, RIYO partners with Waterloo schools to provide after-school programming at West High to ELL students, creating opportunities for students to build the knowledge and skills necessary for personal growth and future success. This includes academic support, career exploration, and one-on-one coaching for students in their junior and senior years.
This summer, RIYO’s Youth Navigator Program and Summer Kids Club are providing fun opportunities for kids to connect with others and build literacy and leadership skills. The Youth Navigator Program nurtures leadership skills, and service-learning opportunities to help youth develop confidence. They have an opportunity to practice their skills by leading elementary-aged students through educational activities in their Summer Kids Club, a literacy program in partnership with the University of Northern Iowa Literacy Department.
“We are proud of the work RIYO has accomplished in such a short time,” said Joana Lwin, Program Director of RIYO. “RIYO is driven by the passion and resilience of the refugee and immigrant population and together, we are breaking down barriers, expanding possibilities, and creating a brighter future.”
RIYO welcomes the support and collaboration of the local community, organizations, and businesses in their mission of empowering refugee and immigrant youth in Waterloo.
If you would like to stay up to date on RIYO’s work in our community, send your contact information to Program Director Joana Lwin at joana@riyoia.org.
If you would like to donate to RIYO’s mission, you can give online at https://wloocf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=2353. The Waterloo Community Foundation is a fiscal sponsor of RIYO. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/riyo-is-empowering-refugee-and-immigrant-youths-in-waterloo/article_14bdbd7a-0ef2-11ee-9aba-8bdf49ef2bfa.html | 2023-06-19T23:47:27 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/riyo-is-empowering-refugee-and-immigrant-youths-in-waterloo/article_14bdbd7a-0ef2-11ee-9aba-8bdf49ef2bfa.html |
BALTIMORE COUNTY — Animal hospitals in Baltimore County are seeing a shortage of dog flu vaccines as summer kicks off and more pet owners want to protect their furry friends.
"Basically, it causes a really bad respiratory issue, coughing, sneezing and fever. Drainage from the eyes and nose and some redness in the eyes,” said Doctor Rachael Gore who is a Veterinarian at Hunt Valley Animal Hospital.
She says they have a waitlist for the flu vaccine. Stating the demand is too high and supply too low.
"For us because boarding facilities have required it and that's increased the need for it and they can't keep up,” said Gore.
According to Dr. Gore, the flu is in all species but dogs catching the flu goes back to 2004.
"It was with greyhounds in Florida, there was a strain that started to infect dogs, that was the H3N2 strain," said Gore.
Dr. Gore said although she's not seen any cases in Cockeysville, the flu vaccine is important if your dog is social or you plan to travel with your dog.
"The highest risks are show dogs in particular cause they are traveling the country and dogs that are in boarding facilities, heavy grooming facilities, doggie day cares that kind of a thing,” said Gore.
Dog owners Catey and Susan Zacur brought their two labradoodle retrievers to get updated on vaccines. They said their dogs have the flu vaccine because like humans, dogs need to be protected. And it'll prevent the spread to other dogs.
"We have a lot of dogs in our neighborhood, we go for a couple of mile walk every day, and they interact with other dogs,” Zacur said. “So I think if your dog is never out of the house I can understand why you would say why worry, but our dogs are exposed to other dogs so that's the major reason.”
While dog owners wait for the flu vaccines to come in, Dr. Gore said it’s important to keep all other vaccines up to date with boosters. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/animal-hospitals-are-seeing-a-dog-flu-vaccine-shortage-in-baltimore-county | 2023-06-19T23:50:55 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/animal-hospitals-are-seeing-a-dog-flu-vaccine-shortage-in-baltimore-county |
BALTIMORE — Today is Juneteenth, and people across the country are coming together to celebrate.
The federal holiday commemorates the day in 1865 when the last known slaves in the U.S. learned they were free.
Millions are celebrating with parties, cookouts, and festivals.
Some also use the day as an opportunity to reflect on slavery and highlight issues still facing Black Americans.
One of the celebrations today mixed history and dance.
The Pointillism Jazz Consort performed their show, Passage: A Juneteenth Journey, today at Fort McHenry.
It tells the story of Juneteenth through different schools of dance including traditional African movements, hip-hop, and contemporary.
One performer says for him, it's all about hope.
"For me it's a message of hope and unity, as we say in the performance, none of us are free until we're all free and to bring this performance as a message in this struggle for freedom is very powerful," said Ivory Newsome.
The Pointillism Jazz Consort say they hope to do more performances like this on a yearly basis.
Freedom also found it's voice today.
A new mural unveiled at the Avenue Bakery on Pennsylvania Avenue in Baltimore, commemorating the the signing of the 15th amendment.
Muralist Stuart Hudgins painted the piece.
It highlights the free and enslaved community's heroic contributions to the Civil War efforts.
They did everything from building fortifications, to repairing rail lines and bridges, to proving their worth on the battlefield.
Hudgins says their fighting spirit would inspire future community leaders to raise the bar for civil rights to new heights. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/baltimore-comes-together-to-celebrate-juneteenth | 2023-06-19T23:51:01 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/baltimore-comes-together-to-celebrate-juneteenth |
TOWSON, Md. — New Black-owned restaurant Reddy Wings in Towson specializes in air fried wings.
On Monday, they celebrated Juneteenth with special deals and giveaways.
The Red Plate features a watermelon salad and red roasted vegetables.
Their juice bar has complimentary fresh fruit all day.
You can also get a free Juneteenth key chain and bracelet. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/local-black-owned-restaurant-celebrates-juneteenth-with-unique-giveaways | 2023-06-19T23:51:07 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/local-black-owned-restaurant-celebrates-juneteenth-with-unique-giveaways |
ATLANTA — Sitting across from America’s pastime near a park rests Buckhead’s past.
“Most people don’t know that it’s there,” said Elon Osby, one of the people fighting to keep that past as part of the future.
At a park off Pharr Road, where people come to play, is a cemetery with the graves of some enslaved people and former servants.
In May 2021, Mount Olive Cemetery was overgrown with weeds, its headstones were destroyed or knocked over and litter was scattered around. Osby said the cemetery has been in rough shape for a while.
Osby said research suggests there are anywhere from 45 to 100 hidden graves in the once bustling Black neighborhood where around 400 families found a home.
“There were stories of Ku Klux Klan coming through there and they would actually break up the gravestones. That’s why you don’t see any more than maybe three or four,” Osby explained.
Osby’s grandparents, William and Ida Bagley, along with her aunt and uncle, are buried at Mt. Olive. However, she said the markers are long gone.
One reminder of Bagley’s role still existed last year. The street leading people into the park off Pharr Road is named Bagley Street NE.
The park used to be called Bagley Park, named after Osby’s grandfather before the City later renamed it Frankie Allen Park.
Bagley Park was an African American community founded by formerly enslaved people in the 1800s and later filled with people who were forced out of Forsyth County in 1912.
“The people that lived there, they worked for the wealthy, rich white families that lived in the surrounding areas,” said Osby.
Osby said people started filing complaints about Bagley Park, sparking families to get forced out. She said it was then demolished and turned into a park.
“It’s a sad, sad story,” Osby said, shaking her head.
In 1980, the City changed the park’s name to Frankie Allen Park.
Then, around 15 years ago, Osby says a man bought the plot of land the cemetery sits on, sight unseen, with the plan to move the graves so he could start building.
“I just thought about all of the things they had lost,” said Osby. “All of the things that had been taken from them, their home in Bagley Park. And no more. It stops here.”
Osby and the Buckhead Heritage Society fought the purchase with a lawsuit.
“Once I found out about it, I said 'Not this time,'” said Osby when she heard about the potential purchase. “You’re not going to force my family out again.”
Buckhead Heritage Society won the lawsuit and started working to preserve the existing headstones.
“If not for Buckhead Heritage, it would not be in as good of shape as it's in now, and it’s not good,” said Osby, hopeful the restoration will bring more relatives forward.
“There is a lot of hidden history, and over the next few years, we’re going to see a lot of it unearthed,” Camille Russell Love, the executive director of the mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs for the City of Atlanta.
Throughout the past year, the work started.
Existing headstones were cleaned and standing back up, while others have been unearthed. There is currently construction happening at the cemetery to add fencing around the site.
Atlanta City Council also unanimously voted to change the park’s name back, complete with a sign with “Historic Bagley Park” displayed. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/black-history/historic-cemetery-buckhead-mount-olive-cemetery/85-fe566d45-3f87-4a73-83a6-a506d1ae0238 | 2023-06-19T23:51:45 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/black-history/historic-cemetery-buckhead-mount-olive-cemetery/85-fe566d45-3f87-4a73-83a6-a506d1ae0238 |
ATLANTA — Brandon Robertson gets around with the help of his family. For the 30-year-old Birmingham native, family is everything. Robertson, a former football star at several local high schools, now calls Atlanta home.
Robertson had to lean on family more than ever after a July 2020 shooting on Cherry Laurel Lane in Southwest Atlanta. The shooting paralyzed him from the waist down.
"My girlfriend at the time got into an argument," Robertson said. "I’m trying to break it up. Next thing I know, I hear gunshots ring out. I got shot in my shoulder, my stomach, that’s the one that hit my spinal cord, and then one that hit my leg and came out at the bottom.”
The wounds landed Robertson in a wheelchair, making it harder for him to get around. The incident happened during the height of the pandemic and Robertson had to go weeks without seeing his loved ones.
"Going from walking everywhere, being fully independent, not having to ask anybody for anything to basically just being a child again and having to ask my mom whenever I want to move to come move me," Robertson said. "I was basically a child again. The thing that helped me a lot was a lot of prayer. Now, I’m living basically independently, it’s me and my little brother.”
Robertson needed constant attention during his recovery, relying on his mother and younger brother to rotate him in bed every few hours and attend to other basic needs.
Court records show earlier this month, a judge sentenced Robertson's shooter to five years in prison, around two decades of probation and 500 hours of community service. Robertson said there were several people inside the home at the time he was shot, but he was the only one wounded.
"You gotta make better decisions," Robertson said. "He basically threw his whole life away. Now he's a felon at this point. Even though he’ll be out in five years, he’ll have a whole new life to adjust to as well."
Robertson is hoping to buy a new wheelchair to try and compete in accessible sports to build strength. He's also hoping to build a new life with new memories with family at the center.
"Even though this is my brand new, I'm not going to allow it to stop me," Robertson said. "I'm basically showing that anybody in a wheelchair, we can do anything we want to. Seeing how my family worked for me, I can't have a choice but to keep going."
To learn more about Robertson's effort to buy a new wheelchair, click here. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/brand-robertson-wheelchair-southwest-atlanta-shooting/85-9a2236fd-a9c4-4c9d-a00c-324e3c29a78d | 2023-06-19T23:51:51 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/brand-robertson-wheelchair-southwest-atlanta-shooting/85-9a2236fd-a9c4-4c9d-a00c-324e3c29a78d |
LOCUST GROVE, Ga. — Recent storms are putting stress on an animal rescue farm that’s already been struggling to keep up amid rising food and medical costs due to inflation.
A recent storm last week sent several trees crashing down on the property of Riverwood Farm & Rescue, damaging multiple pens that contain rescue farm animals.
Since then, Heather Woods and her husband have been trying to clean up while keeping their animals contained. She says it’s been an emotional past few days.
“We don’t get very much help. I do a lot of this myself,” added Woods.
Her nonprofit takes care of more than 200 abandoned farm animals including pigs, horses, goats, chickens, and emus.
The animal lover also fosters cats at her farm helping to rehabilitate them and get them ready for adoption.
She says the latest storm caused thousands of dollars in damages that have put an even greater financial strain on her and her husband.
“We spend at least $1,200 a month right now just on food,” explained Woods.
Despite their latest battle, Heather says these animals are like her family and she’ll do whatever it takes to make sure they’re taken care of.
“There are just so many unwanted animals and it just touches a place in my heart,” said Woods.
Learn more about the farm and its efforts to raise money for repairs at this link. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/riverwood-farm-and-rescue/85-322e9bfc-5f87-4b3a-8130-7e8a8db2e7cf | 2023-06-19T23:51:57 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/riverwood-farm-and-rescue/85-322e9bfc-5f87-4b3a-8130-7e8a8db2e7cf |
ATLANTA — Rapper Young Thug may be on the brink of debuting a new project - despite being behind bars for more than a year in Cobb County.
The speculation comes after his Instagram account posted a cryptic message.
Famous for hits like "Stoner" and "Hot," Young Thug whose legal name is Jeffery Williams, has recently made headlines for more than his music. Young Thug is the center of an organized crime trial in which Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has accused him of being the kingpin of the Young Slime Life gang and using Young Stoner Life Records as a cover-up, pointing to the YSL acronym.
His RICO trial started earlier this year and in a span of six months, not a single juror has been seated sparking further intrigue in how the rapper could potentially pursue a new project while in custody in what's becoming the longest jury selection process in state history.
Young Thug's Instagram profile is a clean slate - save for one post of a QR code with the caption "BUSINESS IS BUSINESS" on Friday. The code leads to a countdown clock that's set to time out Wednesday.
Other artists such as Atlanta's 21 Savage and Metro Boomin' also reposted the QR code, fueling speculation of a new track. This would be Thug's first release since his 2021 studio album Punk.
The code also comes after Gunna released his new song 'Bread & Butter' earlier this month.
It was Gunna's first track since he took a plea deal in the YSL RICO case. His track accused Willis of acting "sneaky" and addressed the accusations that he snitched on those still roped up in the case.
Many believe Young Thug may address Gunna's take on the trial from his perspective after the QR code was released the same night as Gunna's newest project, A Gift and A Curse.
Some fans say it's highly likely the code was intended to overshadow his release.
However, Gunna did share Young Thug's post on social media as did their record label Young Stoner Life.
As people await the countdown, the RICO trial continues to develop with the number of defendants dwindling.
Aspiring rapper and alleged gang member Christian Eppinger, who was accused of shooting an Atlanta Police Department officer, was severed from the case after authorities seized his attorney's laptop. The state accused his attorney of allowing Eppinger to use his laptop to communicate with a Fulton County deputy to sneak contraband to him. Eppinger will now face a separate trial and the Fulton County deputy is facing charges.
Why is Young Thug in jail?
The rapper, whose legal name is Jeffery Williams, is one of 28 people originally charged with being part of the Young Slime Life street gang in a sweeping indictment brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
In particular, the Fulton County DA is targeting Young Thug as the alleged "head" of the gang - "he's the one they're all afraid of, he's the one that's King Slime" is how one prosecutor put it during the bond hearing.
However, the rapper's attorneys have argued there is no foundation for these accusations, saying he's being punished on the basis of rap lyrics and social media posts and little to no evidence of any criminal acts. They have emphasized his influence on the Cleveland Avenue community and on art.
Where does the case stand?
The ongoing jury selection is heading into its seventh month in the Young Slime Life RICO trial in Fulton County. May marked one year since the original indictment was handed down by the Fulton County District Attorney's Office, alleging that YSL committed nearly 200 criminal acts.
It could take even longer to finally seat those deciding the fate of around a dozen alleged gang members.
Already, the YSL RICO trial is on pace to shatter records as the longest criminal trial in Fulton County history. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/young-thrug-cryptic-instagram-post/85-8ff64e9c-c409-4194-9da0-9deb6cc7e810 | 2023-06-19T23:52:03 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/young-thrug-cryptic-instagram-post/85-8ff64e9c-c409-4194-9da0-9deb6cc7e810 |
DALLAS (KDAF) — South Padre Island is now home to a brand new Margaritaville Beach Resort!
Margaritaville has locations at Crystal Beach and Lake Conroe, in addition to its South Padre Island location.
The new South Padre location will be the first Texas beachfront in Margaritaville’s history and will offer all-ocean view rooms and condos. “There’s no better spot in the Lone Star State for unwinding poolside, soaking up some sun, digging into fantastic food, and sipping our namesake frozen beverage as you feel your cares wash out with the tide,” Margaritaville mentions on their website.
For more information on the resort and all its amenities, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/if-you-like-pina-coladas-margaritaville-now-has-3-resorts-in-texas/ | 2023-06-19T23:59:11 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/if-you-like-pina-coladas-margaritaville-now-has-3-resorts-in-texas/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin-Travis County EMS said medics are responding to an increasing number of heat-related calls.
From Sunday, June 11, through Saturday, June 17, there were 52 heat-related calls. The week before, there were only 19.
Stroke calls also went up during that time, with 82 calls – up from just 46 the week before. Respiratory calls also increased from 178 to 227.
Last week, ATCEMS shared advice for Central Texans as triple-digit heat sets in.
"Especially right at the beginning of our warm season, we typically see an increase in 911 calls related to heat-related illnesses," ATCEMS Capt. Christa Stedman said.
ATCEMS recommends spending time outside in the morning before the most grueling heat of the day arrives.
"Make sure you are staying hydrated when you are doing outdoor activities. Make sure you are taking rest breaks in shade, cool down with water and avoid extra dehydration, avoiding alcohol or caffeine," Capt. Stedman said.
ATCEMS recommends drinking as much as 32 ounces of water each day and wearing light clothes if you are doing things outside. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/atcems-heat-related-calls-june-2023/269-a617ff1a-d2af-4be0-ae68-2e650a5a8e9c | 2023-06-20T00:02:23 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/atcems-heat-related-calls-june-2023/269-a617ff1a-d2af-4be0-ae68-2e650a5a8e9c |
SAN MARCOS, Texas — 'Tis the season for tubing, splashing and soaking in the hot Texas sun. But there is something noticeably different about the water at the San Marcos River compared to the past.
"I've noticed it's kind of lower than maybe previous years a little bit. I know we were out there on the falls at the end, and it felt like maybe a little rockier than usual," visitor Jonathan Baker said.
He's right. Virginia Parker, the executive director for the San Marcos River Foundation, said the water levels are less than half of what the average typically is.
"It's a lot shallower, which affects not only people but the endangered species in the river, like the Texas wild rice, the salamanders, the fountain darters," Parker said.
Parker said the lower levels make the water more wadable, where people are walking rather than swimming in the river.
"You wouldn't think that that would be an issue except for the aquatic vegetation in the river, when you step on it, it actually can damage the root," Parker said.
While Parker wants people by the river, she still wants to keep preservation top of mind. She asks to be careful and avoid stepping on any aquatic vegetation that could kill an endangered species. Also, be aware of any habits that could hurt endangered species like fountain darters, which are small fish that only live in certain Texas rivers.
"The other thing we see a lot of is obviously trash, so we ask people to take out more than they bring in. But also people like to move the rocks around, and that's especially impactful to the fountain darters, and so we would ask that people leave the rocks where they are," Parker said.
While Parker said we are at a normal level for rainfall this year, we are still catching up from the past couple of years, so the river needs more rain to get the water up to what is considered "normal."
"We have such a beautiful thing with the San Marcos River and really rivers in the Hill Country in general, and so in order to care for them, we can't love them to death, right? We've got to treat them with respect," Parker said. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/water-levels-san-marcos-river/269-a9ebb971-64d5-4f09-b8b6-2c0d68073346 | 2023-06-20T00:02:29 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/water-levels-san-marcos-river/269-a9ebb971-64d5-4f09-b8b6-2c0d68073346 |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Two people were injured after a police pursuit ended in a crash in east Wichita Sunday evening.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP), a 24-year-old man from Wichita driving a 2023 Honda Civic southbound on Greenwich Road was being pursued by a deputy with the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.
The KHP says at the same time, a 65-year-old man driving a 2004 Lexus LS was northbound on Greenwich Road, turning left onto East Kellogg Drive.
The KHP says the driver evading the deputy could not slow down fast enough and hit the Lexus LS as it was turning.
Both drivers were taken to local hospitals with suspected minor injuries. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/two-injured-after-police-pursuit-ends-crash-in-east-wichita-sunday/ | 2023-06-20T00:02:53 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/two-injured-after-police-pursuit-ends-crash-in-east-wichita-sunday/ |
JACKSONVILLE, Ark. — Juneteenth is a holiday long observed in many places but it has only been a national holiday for 2 years.
The Arkansas Martin Luther King Junior Commission spent this Juneteenth holiday in Jacksonville giving back to the community.
“In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr everyone can be great because anybody can serve,” said Gerald Canada with the commission.
The commission met outside the Jacksonville community center and handed out food to thousands of people.
“We're feeding about anywhere between 15,000 to 20,000 pounds of food,” said the Executive Director of the Commission, DuShun Scarbrough.
People of all ages joined the group's effort of lending a helping hand.
“To be able to teach service at a young age. That means a lot to be able to give back and instill that in the community. That's what we want to do,” said Scarbrough.
Jacksonville Mayor Jeff Elmore explained how so many people coming together for a cause is a testament to this community.
“They don't care who it is they're going to serve, they're going to help they're going to do what they can do to make this a better community for everybody around us,” said Elmore.
The organization wants to make sure no one goes without, especially with kids home from school for the summer.
“Kids right now may not know where their next meal is coming from hopefully this buffer gives a comfort to them to be able to know they can have a nutritious meal,” Canada explained. “These boxes might actually stretch a meal to Wednesday.”
The commission said that holding the food giveaway on Juneteenth made it even more special.
“On a day like today, celebrating Juneteenth when there was not at all times the opportunity to give, no matter how big how small, everyone can give,” he added. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/arkansas-food-drive-jacksonville/91-d934a4b8-cb91-4270-bc47-aaddd8c49692 | 2023-06-20T00:05:15 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/arkansas-food-drive-jacksonville/91-d934a4b8-cb91-4270-bc47-aaddd8c49692 |
RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas — Over the weekend, powerful storms ripped through parts of Arkansas and many have still been dealing with the aftermath.
On Monday, there were still thousands of people in Russellville left without power, and electric crews have been working hard to turn the lights back on.
Steven Perry was at home when he heard the storm rolling in early on Sunday morning.
"For a few minutes, it was pretty scary," said Perry.
He described it as getting really dark before strong winds started blowing with some hail.
"When the first telephone pole came down in the street, probably within 10 seconds of that the 2nd one came down. and that's when I went into the hallway," Perry explained.
Along the road, 10 power poles were knocked down.
Now, Entergy has been working on replacing them. Crews are putting all new poles in before rewiring them and turning back on the power.
For Russellville, some areas may not have their lights back on until Wednesday.
"I don't think we've seen anything like this in my history here," said Russellville Mayor Fred Teague.
Cooling centers will be open around the city with other resources available in the meantime. The mayor explained they will stay open as long as they are needed.
Entergy has 1,800 crew members actively working to restore power around the state. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/power-outage-russellville/91-691f5679-41e5-4119-92ec-0e35da4cf5f8 | 2023-06-20T00:05:18 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/power-outage-russellville/91-691f5679-41e5-4119-92ec-0e35da4cf5f8 |
SEARCY, Ark. — The City of Searcy has been experiencing some power outages since the storms over the weekend.
They have opened the Carmichael Center up to anyone who is in need of a place to cool off from the summer heat.
The center is located at 801 S. Elm Street in Searcy.
Entergy Arkansas explained that their crews have been actively working to restore power to the area, and across the state as soon as possible. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/searcy-cooling-center/91-cdce9d0d-4797-4caf-85a9-27f1916a9f35 | 2023-06-20T00:05:18 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/searcy-cooling-center/91-cdce9d0d-4797-4caf-85a9-27f1916a9f35 |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — One person has been arrested and another person is dead after a shooting occurred on Geyer Springs Road in the early morning hours of June 19.
According to reports, one suspect was arrested after a shooting on Geyer Springs Road. Police confirmed that a gun was fired but no one was shot.
A second suspect ran off on foot, crossed the westbound lanes on I-30, and state police went after him.
An officer with the Little Rock Police Department stated that the second suspect was struck by a vehicle driving in the middle lane of the interstate. He later died.
Police have not released the name of the deceased at this time. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/suspect-hit-by-car-shooting-geyer-springs/91-06b8a97c-8645-46a5-a628-a4c51246bbcc | 2023-06-20T00:05:19 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/suspect-hit-by-car-shooting-geyer-springs/91-06b8a97c-8645-46a5-a628-a4c51246bbcc |
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