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A wildfire was burning Tuesday in the Ventana Canyon area, Coronado National Forest Service officials say.
The wildfire started before 4 a.m. and smoke could be seen across much of the Tucson area throughout the morning.
There was lightning in the area Monday night and it is possible a strike ignited the blaze, officials said.
Rose Canyon Lake was closed to allow tankers to fill up to try to douse the wildfire. Also closed was the trailhead at Finger Rock, Forest Service officials said on Twitter.
The fire was burning in an area recovering from the Bighorn Fire.
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Charges were dropped on Tuesday against two defendants in the second-degree murder case over the death of Irvo Otieno.
Darian Blackwell and Sadarius Williams were both employees of Central State Hospital, where Otieno died on March 6. Otieno was a 28-year-old Black man who was detained and then arrested by Henrico County police while suffering a mental health episode in early March. Days later, he died while being restrained by a combination of deputies and hospital employees. The case sparked national outrage, which was stoked by the capture of the event on video.
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Dinwiddie County Commonwealth's Attorney Ann Cabell Baskervill said the decision to not pursue the charges against Blackwell and Williams would “serve justice more than any other course of action would.”
“The decision to withdraw the charges was heavy but it was not difficult,” said Baskervill in an email. “I believe this places the prosecution of Irvo Otieno’s homicide in the strongest possible position upon my departure.”
In early June, Baskervill announced that she was was resigning from her post as the lead prosecutor in Dinwiddie County and was headed to pursue her education in France.
Video from Central State Hospital shows the Blackwell and Williams participating initially in Otieno’s restraint, with Williams stationed near Otieno’s head and Blackwell by Otieno’s feet. The two are involved in his restraint for almost four minutes, but then step away. They assist again several minutes later, this time both attempting to hold Otieno’s feet.
At a previous hearing, Williams’ lawyer, Rhonda Quagliana, successfully argued that her client should not be tried at the same time as seven other Henrico sheriff’s deputies. Williams and Blackwell had no relationship with Otieno, Quagliana said.
She sought to draw distinctions between Williams and the deputies seen punching Otieno in a jail cell earlier that day.
“It’s not an all-for-one and one-for-all,” Quagliana said in court. “It’s actually exactly the opposite.”
Judge Joseph Teefey concurred, and denied Baskervill’s motion to try all 10 defendants in a single trial.
Williams was a star high school running back who earned first-team all-state honors from the Virginia High School Coaches Association in 2014.
Charges remain for eight other defendants, including Wavie Jones, who is the only Central State Hospital employee among the remaining eight. In March, Baskervill said Jones can be seen restraining Otieno’s head in footage of Otieno's death. She said that charges against Jones would “absolutely” stand, although she could “envision him having a separate trial.”
She also said Jones had put in his two week notice two hours before Otieno arrived via transport from the Henrico Jail.
In early June, Baskervill also gave her two weeks, announcing that her last day would be June 20. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-courts/otieno-prosecutor-dropped-charges-baskerville-central-state-hospital/article_b8b3f88a-0f9d-11ee-959f-4bd6ad57ea37.html | 2023-06-20T21:18:47 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-courts/otieno-prosecutor-dropped-charges-baskerville-central-state-hospital/article_b8b3f88a-0f9d-11ee-959f-4bd6ad57ea37.html |
Police make arrests in 2 gas station incidents, including clerk set afire with blowtorch
Detroit — Police on Tuesday announced arrests in two unrelated incidents involving incendiary devices used in city gas stations — an argument that allegedly ended with a man setting a Sunoco clerk on fire with a blowtorch, and a suspect who is accused of trying to ignite an SUV full of explosives at a downtown Speedway station.
Detroit Police Chief James White said during a press conference Tuesday that investigators found no connection between the two incidents that happened within 12 hours of each other.
During the press briefing, White showed surveillance video of an incident 2:51 a.m. Tuesday morning in the Sunoco station in the 19300 block of 7 Mile near Evergreen. The clip shows a man pouring what White said was gasoline on the floor before igniting it with a blowtorch.
"The part we're not showing you is the victim who was set on fire," White said. "I decided that would not be appropriate. ... The employee is expected to survive from his injuries."
Detroit police arson investigators arrested the suspect, White said.
Just after 7:30 p.m. on Monday night, officers and the DPD Bomb Squad were called to the Speedway station at I-375 and Jefferson, after White said a man pulled up "in a vehicle that was filled with accelerants. He attempted to light it on fire once, and then a second time. Had it gone up, we'd be having a very different discussion."
White said officers arrested the suspect, who said "is someone who is dealing with major emotional issues."
The chief said investigators looked into whether the two cases were linked.
"There was absolutely no connection," he said. "That's the first thing we looked at, because it's so unusual to have cases like this back-to-back. I wanted to make sure this wasn't a target against gas stations, or a hate crime against Juneteenth, or anything like that. We always look at every possibility. But there was no connection."
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Macomb County appoints new Health Department director
Deputy Director Krista Willette, a registered nurse, has been appointed director of the Macomb County Health Department, County Executive Mark Hackel said Tuesday.
Willette began working there in 1995, according to the news release. Her first role was as a public health nurse, but she helped supervise and manage many programs, including community outreach and maternal and child health and clinic services, while working her way up to deputy director, Hackel said.
“Krista’s background gives her the experience and unique perspective required for leading the Macomb County Health Department,” Hackel said in a statement. “She knows the programs and the people, and she’s connected to the individuals and families we serve. This knowledge, combined with her skills as a trained medical professional, ensures a strong future for our Health Department and the important programming it provides.”
As deputy director, Willette oversaw the health department's daily operations, helping manage a budget of $31 million and overseeing 250 employees.
She is filling the post left by Andrew Cox, who was promoted recently to director of health and community services after working the job since January 2021, according to the Macomb Daily.
The Macomb County Health Department’s medical director, Dr. Kevin Lokar, has been working in the same capacity for the St. Clair County Health Department in neighboring St. Clair County, Macomb officials confirmed Monday.
Lokar is remotely working as acting medical director in St. Clair County following the unexpected departure of Dr. Najibah Rehman. She resigned in April without a public explanation.
She has a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Oakland University and a master of science in administration from Central Michigan University, according to the county. Willette is also a member of the County Community Action Advisory Board and Substance Use Disorder Oversight Policy Board.
"It is an honor to be given the opportunity to lead the Health Department,” Willette said in the news release. “I look forward to continuing to work with the dedicated professionals of the department to reestablish priorities and move the department forward post-COVID response."
Willette will oversee the health department's four divisions, Environmental Health Services, Family Health Services, Community Health Planning and Promotion and Disease Control.
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Michigan prison staff charged with felonies over inmate's death
Lansing — Eight employees of a northern Michigan prison will face felony charges resulting from the March 2019 death of an inmate who stopped eating and lost more than 50 pounds in 15 days, Attorney General Dana Nessel's office announced Tuesday.
Nessel's office said Jonathan Lancaster ceased eating and drinking while incarcerated at Alger Correctional Facility in the Upper Peninsula. Lancaster was placed in an observation cell and in restraints and remained there until he died three days later, according to the Attorney General's office.
Despite his weight loss and "widespread knowledge of his deteriorating state," Lancaster received no emergency medical attention until after his death, Nessel's office said.
"This death was a preventable tragedy that played out over days and under the defendants’ supervision," Nessel said in a statement. "These are serious, and numerous, charges that reflect the broad culpability the defendants shoulder in the death of Johnathan Lancaster.
"The eight defendants had a responsibility for the care and well-being of those in their custody, and my office will continue to rigorously pursue accountability when that is not met."
Those charged in Lancaster's death included Scott Sprader, former acting warden at Alger Correctional Facility in Munising, and Benny Mercier, the prison's former assistant deputy warden. They each face a charge of involuntary manslaughter, which carries a potential penalty of 15 years behind bars.
Four registered nurses who worked at the facility — Paul Zelenak, Nathan Moser, Barbara Bedient and John Crane — also each face a count of involuntary manslaughter.
Former Michigan Department of Corrections sergeant Jason Denman and former officer Shawn Brinkman each face a charge of a misconduct in office, which is a felony that carries a penalty of five years in prison.
The nurses attended to Lancaster in his final days, and the two corrections officers were present at his time of death, according to the Attorney General's office.
The Michigan State Police conducted the investigation that led to the charges that were brought by Nessel's office on Tuesday.
Lancaster, who was 38, was in prison for robbery and gun crimes in Wayne County, the Associated Press reported in 2020.
He died on March 11, 2019.
From March 4, 2019, through March 11, 2019, Lancaster was deprived of proper medical care despite his inability to properly nourish or hydrate himself, according to a civil lawsuit that was filed by his estate against prison staff members in November 2019.
Lancaster had a history of mental illness and, from Feb. 25, 2019 to his death, lost 51 pounds, 26% of his body weight, the lawsuit said.
"Mr. Lancaster endured conscious pain and suffering for at least seven days before he ultimately succumbed to dehydration and/or the effects thereof due to defendants’ deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs," the civil lawsuit said.
Corizon Health, a private prison health care provider, was later added to the lawsuit as a defendant.
The federal lawsuit in Michigan's Western District led to a $2.6 million settlement, according to court records.
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Hamtramck theatre plans LGBTQ festival in response to City Council's Pride flag ban
Hamtramck — A Hamtramck City Council decision to ban Pride and other flags from city property sent shockwaves beyond the tiny Detroit community last week.
Some southeast Michigan communities have responded by waving the rainbow flag, and some leaders are responding by organizing events in Hamtramck for the LGBTQ+ community. The council's resolution also banned flying religious, ethnic, racial and political flags on city property.
Planet Ant Theatre, a nonprofit performing arts theater in Hamtramck, will host a festival called "Alphabet Fest" in response to council's flag ban, said Darren Shelton, executive director of the theater.
"A lot of people are organizing things like marches and protests, which are great, but we wanted to organize a big celebration because I think that is equally important," Shelton said.
The one-day festival will be a chance for the LGBTQ+ community to celebrate, raise funds and network, Shelton said. Alphabet Fest will feature a lineup of social networking events, dance parties, open mic, improv shows, DJs and live musicians on all three stages from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. July 28. A full lineup of performers will be announced; a Ghost Light Live Music series featuring the DeCarlo Family has been confirmed.
Tickets are available online, and Planet Ant Theatre will accept donations to expand their LGBTQ+ programs like theater classes, workshops and shows. Proceeds will go toward the fundraiser launched over the weekend, which generated $2,000 within the first three days. Shelton said the goal is to raise $15,000 for everything involving the LGBTQ+ community at the theater, including security.
"I do think it is important for us to recognize that we have put a little bit of a target on our backs and having things like added event security and added cameras will really help ensure the safety of this community that does call our location and our facilities home," Shelton said.
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Shelton said the theater has received backlash for its support of the LGBTQ+ community in forms of bad ratings online and people yelling profanity when they pass by. Despite some criticism, Shelton said he expects a sold-out night of events to support their programs.
"I want to provide a celebration, a celebration where our community members, LGBTQ+ or allies or anything in between can come and be their whole true self loudly ... but on top of that I also think that our community can raise more money that can support the ongoing programming within our organization," he said.
Ahead of the festival, a protest will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Hamtramck City Hall against the flag resolution.
Wayne State University gender and sexuality graduate student Amanda Levitt organized the demonstration after hearing about the resolution last week.
Levitt said she doesn't want to see the flag ban divide Hamtramck residents further.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Orange County Citizens Safety Task Force is set to meet for the fourth and final time on Wednesday.
The meeting, during which prevention, intervention, enforcement and prosecution subcommittees will present final updates to the task force, will take place at 9 a.m. in the Meadow Woods Recreation Center.
After each update is presented, the task force will vote on whether to approve the recommendations. The task force co-chairs will then give the group’s recommendations to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners at a later date.
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The citizens safety task force, which is comprised of diverse community members trying to tackle longstanding problems, was formed in 2020 after a string of deadly shootings in Orange County.
Since then, the task force reconvened following a string of deadly shootings in Pine Hills in February that killed Nathacha Augustin, 38; T’yonna Major, 9; and Spectrum News 13 reporter Dylan Lyons, 24. The shooter also injured the girl’s mother, Brandi Major, and Spectrum News 13 photographer Jesse Walden.
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ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – A man was arrested Friday following three Central Florida bank robberies within about a month, according to the Altamonte Springs Police Department.
In a release, officers said they responded to two separate bank robberies — one on May 17 at Truist Bank and another on June 13 at Regions Bank.
According to police, the robber in both cases implied he had a gun and a bomb and gave a note to bank staff demanding money. He wore all black, with a black mask and sunglasses, investigators said.
The release shows that on June 16, Orlando police arrested Keelan Anderson, 24, who wore a mask and presented a note to employees during a robbery at a TD Bank branch.
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Investigators said they later determined Anderson was also behind the Altamonte Springs robberies. One arrest warrant has already been issued, and detectives are working on the other, police said.
Anderson faces a charge of robbery while wearing a mask.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Solar Bears Head Coach and General Manger Matt Carkner has announced 3 trades.
- The Solar Bears have acquired forward Ryan Cox from the Toledo Walleye to complete the trade for Andrew Sturtz in December 2022.
- Orlando has traded defenseman Andrew McLean to the Norfolk Admirals to complete the trade that brought Clark Hiebert to the Solar Bears in January.
- The Solar Bears have also dealt defenseman Luke McInnis to the Indy Fuel to complete the trade that brought Karl El-Mir to the Solar Bears in the summer of 2022.
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Ryan Cox, 24, has appeared in 12 games while playing in Toledo, scoring 11 points. Cox is a native of St. Albert, Alberta, Canada and was named Inglasco/ECHL Player of the Week for the week of March 20-26, with three goals and three assists in three games. His professional career started off on a high note with a five-game point streak, which included three multi-point games.
Andrew McLean, 28, has appeared in 54 games over two seasons for the Solar Bears, scoring 13 points. The Michigan native joined the Glasgow Clan of the Elite Hockey League (U.K.) in November. McLean has a total of 134 appearances in games across the ECHL, EIHL and SPHL.
Luke McInnis, 24, has appeared in 155 games over three seasons with the Solar Bears, scoring 56 points. The Massachusetts native finished second in his team, scorewise with 25 points. McInnis, while playing for the USHL, was voted to the All-Rookie Second Team following the 2015-16 season.
The Solar Bears are set to return to the rink on Oct. 19 for their 23-24 season. They will face the back-to-back Kelly Cup Champion Florida Everblades at AdventHealth Rink at Amway Center. For tickets, you can visit the Solar Bears’ website.
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ROCHESTER, Pa. — Charges have been filed after a woman was hit by a motorcycle and killed in Rochester in early June.
Destiny Lute, a mother of four, died on June 3.
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PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey is praising city administration after a successful holiday weekend of Juneteenth celebrations, Taylor Swift concerts and a Pirates game.
Juneteenth events were held each day over the holiday weekend, and attendance history was broken at Acrisure Stadium at Saturday night’s Taylor Swift concert.
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In a social media post, Gainey said all of the events went smoothly, without any major public safety incidents.
Thank you to our @PghPolice, @PghEMS, Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, Pittsburgh Oemhs, and Office of Special Events personnel for the meticulous planning and long hours put into making the past four days of events in the city safe and enjoyable for all! https://t.co/DnRFAagYba
— Pittsburgh Public Safety (@PghPublicSafety) June 20, 2023
“My administration has been working diligently to make Pittsburgh the safest city in America and I am proud of the work that every public safety official did to make sure that everyone was able to celebrate peacefully this weekend,” Gainey said. “This is what a city coming together looks like and I know that when we continue working together we will be an example to the nation about what it means for everyone to feel safe, and welcome, and have opportunities to thrive.”
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PITTSBURGH — Washington Health System and UPMC announced Tuesday that they have signed a letter of intent to affiliate.
The merge would integrate WHS into the UPMC system.
“Our primary focus is to ensure the residents of Washington and Greene Counties have local access to high-quality health care that is sustainable into the future,” said Brook Ward, president and CEO of WHS. “After careful consideration and analysis, we believe the best path forward is to affiliate with UPMC to achieve that goal. We currently have numerous clinical arrangements and joint ventures with UPMC, which have provided our patients with exceptional care over the years. From our experience working with UPMC and knowing their track record of providing outstanding patient care, it was an obvious choice to select UPMC as our partner going forward.”
The letter’s signing means WHS and UPMC have agreed to the conditions.
Leaders will work towards a definitive agreement over the next several months.
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Armed with a handgun, a man entered the Florida Mart at the 800 block of West Florida Street around noon on Monday. The suspect held the gun against the cashier, demanded money, and then pulled the trigger. But the gun did not fire.
The suspect then fled the business, according to police, who responded about 1:19 p.m. and spoke with the victim of the robbery.
The investigation led officers to the area of Spring Garden and Granite streets where they found the suspect vehicle and decided that the suspect was inside a nearby house. The force — comprised of members of the Violent Crime Reduction Team (VCRT) and responding patrol officers —waited for the suspect to leave the house in the vehicle, and then stopped the car.
The suspect ran from the vehicle and officers from the violent crime team successfully chased them down.
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HOULTON- A woman will spend 6 years in prison for manslaughter in the death of her newborn daughter more than 35 years ago.
Police arrested Lee Ann Daigle , formerly of Lowell Massachusetts in June of 2022.
She pleaded guilty to manslaughter in April.
Baby Jane Doe was abandoned in a gravel pit in Frenchville in December of 1985 .
A dog found the infants body in some bushes and took it back home to it's owners.
During sentencing, Assistant Attorney General Suzanne Russell said Daigle planned to abandon her full term baby and let it die.
"She was aware adoption was a choice. She thought about it and dismissed it. She made the decision to get rid of it. She was was aware of the consequences of leaving the baby on the ground in sub zero weather," said Russell.
Daigle told the court she had made a big mistake in 1985 when she left the baby in the gravel pit and she is a different person now.
"I hope you will take into consideration who I am today. Who I have proven myself to be- a good daughter, teacher, mother,grandmother and friend. I made a mistake. [unintelligible] I could have done more. I should have done more and I can not change the past but I can move forward,"said Daigle.
The judge noted the 37 years that have passed since Daigle gave birth and abandoned her baby in the gravel pit -- saying she had all that time to come forward.
Along with her 16 year sentence with all but 6 years suspended, Daigle will also have 3 years probation when she is released . | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/mother-sentenced-to-6-years-for-1985-death-of-infant-daughter/article_ac25933c-0faa-11ee-b59c-c3e3dde5bb72.html | 2023-06-20T21:32:06 | 0 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/mother-sentenced-to-6-years-for-1985-death-of-infant-daughter/article_ac25933c-0faa-11ee-b59c-c3e3dde5bb72.html |
TAMPA, Fla. — The Hillsborough County School Board voted unanimously on the next interim superintendent who will be taking over the duties of soon-to-be-former Superintendent Addison Davis.
During a meeting Tuesday afternoon, Chief of Strategic Planning and Partnerships Van Ayres was voted to take on the new role as the county's interim superintendent, effective July 15.
Ayres, born and raised in Tampa, is a former assistant principal at Blake High School and the former principal of Tampa's Jefferson High School. He also helped create the MacDill Council for Educational Excellence.
“I am truly honored to lead this district. Hillsborough County Public Schools is my home and I know this is one of the best school districts in the nation," Ayres said in a statement. "We have a lot of work ahead of us as we prepare to open schools and welcome our 210,000 students back to the classrooms.
"I look forward to this opportunity and thank the School Board for their confidence in my leadership."
Along with voting for the position to be filled, the school board also officially made the superintendent role a 12-month job instead of just six months.
Davis informed the school board and other leaders of his decision the morning of Thursday, June 15, with plans to officially step away from the role on July 14.
While the superintendent did not say what his next steps were, he mentioned an opportunity to return to northeast Florida to "build the next chapter of my career." Davis previously served as chief of schools in Duval County and superintendent in neighboring Clay County.
News of Davis' departure came just one day after the school district's deputy superintendent, Terrence Connor, was named as Sarasota County Schools' new superintendent.
It also comes amid divisive talks of boundary changes that could impact thousands of students. Just a couple of years ago, Hillsborough County was in danger of its finances being taken over by the state after budget woes.
In 2021, the school district said half of its failing schools improved to a "C" or higher grade.
Previous 10 Tampa Bay reporting and Andrea Chu contributed to this story. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/hillsborough-county-new-interim-superintendent-van-ayres/67-9562149d-079f-4ba8-9e58-610439ed2576 | 2023-06-20T21:33:18 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/hillsborough-county-new-interim-superintendent-van-ayres/67-9562149d-079f-4ba8-9e58-610439ed2576 |
ANNA MARIA, Fla. — Manatee County officials said repairs have gotten underway after a catastrophic water main break caused a temporary loss of water pressure to Anna Maria Island.
The water main line located on Anna Maria Island Bridge that leads into Anna Maria Island blew out at around 4 p.m. Monday, Manatee County Commission Chair Kevin Van Ostenbridge said in a news conference Tuesday. No one was hurt at the time.
Two water main lines run to Anna Maria, a 24-inch pipe on Cortez Road and a 16-inch line that supplements that on Manatee Avenue Bridge — the one that blew out.
There was a temporary loss of water pressure in Holmes Beach, another city on Anna Maria Island, and in the city of Anna Maria, however, that was restored quickly, Van Ostenbridge said. Utility crews responded quickly and capped the water main off and pressure was restored to the island.
At this time, the island is at about 80 percent water pressure so residents are able to take showers, take care of household needs and restaurants and businesses are able to operate.
"This is a result of the quick response by our utilities department, by public works and by county administration," Van Ostenbridge said.
In addition, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Holmes Beach first responders helped out.
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WATERLOO — A Waterloo man has been arrested following a brief chase with police Monday night.
Officers attempted to stop a Ford Fusion in the area of South and West First Streets around 9:50 p.m. and the vehicle took off, traveling the wrong way on a one-way street before eventually coming to a stop. Officers found marijuana and methamphetamine in the vehicle.
Police arrested 39-year-old Paul McAhren for eluding and driving while barred in connection with the pursuit.
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WATERLOO — On June 22, water mains will be flushed in the area from University Avenue to Black Hawk Road between the west city limits.
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Community laments shooting that injured six after joyful Juneteenth festival
A day after gunfire opened on a still-busy street minutes after the Juneteenth festival ended, residents, business owners and politicians lamented that the joyful event had been replaced by the city's fourth mass shooting of the year.
Police on Tuesday said they arrested two suspected shooters, a 17-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man, who were both struck by gunfire. Four girls, ages 14 to 18, were also struck. All are expected to survive, police said.
Police are recommending charges to prosecutors; the two suspects could be charged in the coming days.
The annual festival along North King Drive is one of the country's longest-running celebrations of Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. and became a federal holiday in 2021. Tens of thousands of people, including many families with young children, turned out to watch the parade, buy food and wares from vendors and enjoy the sunny weather.
Those who attended said the crowds were the biggest in years thanks to increased awareness since it became a federal holiday and more relaxed attitudes about gathering after the pandemic.
But just 20 minutes after the festival officially ended, a fight between teenage girls was followed by the shooting on King Drive near Locust Street, according to police.
Some leaders such as Mayor Cavalier Johnson and Police Chief Jeffrey Norman decried the violence in strong terms, urging more involvement from parents and community organizations to keep young people out of trouble.
And Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley has already publicly urged Congress to "pass common-sense gun laws that keep weapons out of the hands of irresponsible owners and others who are either a threat to themselves or their surrounding community," his spokesman Brandon Weathersby said.
Several local elected officials acknowledged the unfortunate nature of the incident, but wished to draw a distinction between the holiday celebration and the violence that followed shortly afterward.
“That wasn’t a Juneteenth incident, that was something that happened afterward, but the fact of the matter is, it happened,” said Ald. Lamont Westmoreland. “It was beautiful to see Black and brown people come together. It’s great to see white people down there, Asian, Mexican — it’s great to see different types of people from different cultures come down there.
“But stuff like this disappoints me because I think more (people) would want to come.”
Festival organizers, reached Tuesday by the Journal Sentinel, wouldn't answer questions and said they didn't have any comment.
Elected officials focus on success of the event
Several elected officials said they hoped that the actions of a few wouldn’t ruin the long-running festival for others.
"I’ve been going to Juneteenth since I’ve been born,” said Rep. Supreme Moore Omokunde, D-Milwaukee. “I was incredibly honored to be there, and I’m always incredibly honored to go there and to know that we have people that come from out of town.”
Ald. Milele Coggs called it “wonderful” event that, this year, had spaces and activities specifically for children and seniors. She said she wouldn’t be surprised if attendance neared 100,000 people.
Ald. Khalif Rainey said he suspected the younger people involved in the incident had a lack of understanding behind the holiday, which many are still learning about.
“I love Juneteenth. It’s probably my favorite holiday of the year,” he said. “I think what the younger people got to understand is this don’t belong to y'all. It belongs to so many other people."
Meanwhile, Norman and Johnson called on parents to make sure teens stay away from guns, and urged people not to resolve arguments with violence.
"Milwaukee, what's going on with our children?" Norman said in a news conference Monday evening. "This is a serious situation that we all need to take hold of."
Johnson characterized the shooters' actions as "stupidity."
"You don't have the right to endanger babies in this community ... because you want to go out there and act stupid with a gun," he said. "Arguments should not lead to guns being fired off, period."
Keeping youth involved in activities is key, leader says
Shanel Vrontez, the founder of a youth leadership organization called YLead LLC, attended the festival Monday, a yearly tradition.
"It was such a beautiful day of love, fellowship and embracing each other," she said. "It's unfortunate that a situation got so out of control that it took the light out of all of the good that was going on."
Now a high school principal, Vrontez previously worked with the violence interruption team 414LIFE. Despite all the police officers stationed at the festival, violence still broke out, Vrontez noted. In the future, more community organizations and faith groups should be present to engage with youth during the festival, not only police, she said.
Vrontez recalled her own childhood in the '70s and '80s in Milwaukee, when kids had more opportunities to get involved in summer camps, classes and activities.
"It's going to take everybody," Vrontez said. "Our violence teams can't mediate and mitigate all of this on their own."
Trauma of shooting touches community members
Trudy Kralj, who owns Bruno's Floral Shop on King Drive, was at work Monday when she heard the shots across the street.
“Safety in general is a big concern for this neighborhood,” she said.
Kralj's friends and children worry for her safety and want her to leave the area, she said.
Sybil McChristion, who stopped into the flower shop Tuesday, said she now makes a point to leave Juneteenth before the festival ends, wary of what could happen.
“I get my corn and turkey leg and leave,” she said.
McChristion has been going to the festival for years.
“It’s sad,” she said. “It took so long for it become a holiday and people don’t know how to act."
Lia Knox, a mental health counselor who specializes in therapy for people of color, was at the festival for hours Monday. She was heartened by the positive atmosphere — young people painting murals, dancing in the parade and helping their families sell wares at booths.
Since the shooting, family and friends have reached out to her upset that violence followed such an uplifting moment for the community. Some have told her they won't return to Juneteenth, that the shooting reinforces anxiety about being in crowds.
The communal trauma of such an event is only reiterated when people see a barrage of news articles and social media posts about it, Knox said.
Knox understands people's fears about returning to Juneteenth. But without "those who have a heart for Milwaukee" in attendance, there's a void, she said.
"If you don't show up, how will we continue to make this wonderful event as wonderful as it has been?" she's been telling people. "We have to show up, both us and our allies."
State officials speak out
The Juneteenth festival and parade drew many of the state's most prominent politicians. They spoke out following the shootings.
“Our hearts break tonight for the victims of gun violence at the Juneteenth festival,” Gov. Tony Evers wrote on Twitter. “We must do more to stop gun violence and keep our kids and communities safe."
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore’s office told the Journal Sentinel that she was “concerned” that the suspected shooters were teenagers saying that “no teenager should have such easy access to guns or believe those weapons should be used to solve conflict.”
“It is heartbreaking after such a wonderful, vibrant celebration, there was a shooting in Milwaukee — a dreaded reminder of the country’s ongoing gun violence crisis,” Moore’s office said in a statement. “The frequency and unpredictability of gun violence can make people feel on edge and live in fear. Any joyous moment, like attending a parade or festival, could turn to grief and heartache.”
Mass shootings on the rise locally and nationally
There are differing definitions of mass shootings, but Monday’s incident was already the fourth time this year in which four or more people, not including the shooter, were injured or killed in the same shooting.
The previous three incidents — two in March and one in May — killed a 15-year-old and injured 14 people between the ages of 16 and 44.
Mass shootings have increased locally and nationally since 2020. Monday’s incident marks Milwaukee’s 26th mass shooting since 2020, when the city saw just five of them in the three years before 2020, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
Nationally, there were nearly 740 people shot in 139 mass shootings in the first three months of 2023, according to crime analyst Jeff Asher. That’s a 24% increase in victimization compared to the first three months of 2022 and a 90% increase compared to the first three months of 2020.
Easy access to guns a persistent problem
Local police, elected officials and others have consistently pointed toward the easy access to guns and the ease at which a handgun can be converted into an automatic firearm with an extended clip, increasing the chances of innocent bystanders caught in crossfire.
“Firearms are our number one issue in our city,” Norman, the police chief, said at a May gun violence summit hosted by Forward Latino in Milwaukee. “Don’t trust me. Look at the data.”
Gun sales in Wisconsin reached a historic high in 2020. That year, according to federal data, there was an 83% increase in guns recovered by police in Wisconsin within one year of purchase. In 2021, the number jumped another 31%.
About half of gun recoveries in Wisconsin happen in Milwaukee.
Police officials have said straw purchases and thefts of guns from cars and homes have contributed to their overall easy access. Reports of stolen firearms in the city nearly doubled from 2019 to 2022, according to police.
Data from the Medical College of Wisconsin shows the average number of bullet casings found at the scene of shootings has risen from around from 6.4 to 7.2 in the years prior to 2020 to 8.5 to 9.5 in the years since then.
Children are more often shooting victims
The increase in mass shootings is also coupled with the fact that more children are being victimized by gun violence.
From 2016 to 2019, no more than 10 children 17 and younger died by homicide in Milwaukee, but 20 or more have been killed in each of the three years since then, according to the Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission. This year, 11 children have died by homicide, according to police, and 50 have been injured in shootings as of June 12, according to the Homicide Review Commission.
According to researchers, many factors come into play with regard to youth violence. That includes access to guns, family influences, poverty, chronic and traumatic stress and academic achievement, among others.
Vanessa Swales of the Journal Sentinel contributed to this report. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/20/milwaukee-juneteenth-festival-shooting-suspects-arrested/70337718007/ | 2023-06-20T21:48:35 | 1 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/20/milwaukee-juneteenth-festival-shooting-suspects-arrested/70337718007/ |
Scent like marijuana enough to warrant police search, Wisconsin Supreme Court rules
MADISON — A car smelling like marijuana is enough for police in Wisconsin to justify searching a person in the vehicle, even though substances legal in the state can smell the same, the state Supreme Court said on Tuesday.
The court’s conservative majority ruled 4-3 that Marshfield police had grounds to search the driver of a vehicle that smelled like marijuana, overturning lower court rulings that said officers couldn’t be sure that what they smelled was not CBD, a legal, marijuana-derived substance. The scents of CBD and marijuana are indistinguishable.
Two officers searched Quaheem Moore in 2019, who was alone in a vehicle that smelled like marijuana when he was pulled over for speeding. Moore told police that a vaping device he had contained CBD and that the car was a rental belonging to his brother. Police did not smell marijuana on Moore.
Moore argued in court that police had no reason to believe he was responsible for the smell.
To justify searching someone, police need enough evidence to believe that person has likely committed a crime. When they obtain more evidence through an illegal search, it’s not allowed to be used in court.
Moore was never charged with possessing marijuana, but officers charged him with possessing narcotics when they discovered small bags of cocaine and fentanyl in his pocket during their search.
A circuit court judge and an appeals court had previously moved to disqualify the drugs that police found, saying the search wasn’t legal.
Justice Brian Hagedorn, who issued Tuesday’s opinion on behalf of the court’s conservative majority, wrote that because Moore was the only person in the car, police could reasonably assume he “was probably connected with the illegal substance the officers identified.”
Tuesday’s ruling referenced a 1999 Supreme Court decision that said officers were justified in arresting a driver because they linked the smell of marijuana from his vehicle to him. That opinion said that the “unmistakable” smell of a controlled substance was evidence that a crime had been committed.
But the court’s three liberal justices called that ruling into question, saying it was outdated and did not account for the subsequent legalization of substances that smell like marijuana. They also said officers did not have strong evidence that Moore had caused the odor in the car he was driving.
“Officers who believe they smell marijuana coming from a vehicle may just as likely be smelling raw or smoked hemp, which is not criminal activity,” Justice Rebecca Frank Dallet wrote in a dissenting opinion.
Moore’s attorney, Joshua Hargrove, warned that the ruling could allow police to base searches on unreliable conclusions and never be held accountable in court. “This opinion could subject more citizens engaged in lawful behavior to arrest,” he said.
The ruling comes as Democrats and Republicans in Wisconsin continue to fight over legalizing marijuana.
Republicans who control the Legislature have rejected Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ attempts to legalize recreational and medical marijuana. But GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said in April he was working on legislation to legalize medical marijuana as soon as this fall.
Marijuana has been legal in neighboring Michigan and Illinois for years and will become legal in Minnesota in August under legislation passed last month. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2023/06/20/marijuana-like-scent-enough-to-warrant-search-wisconsin-court-rules/70339768007/ | 2023-06-20T21:48:41 | 1 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2023/06/20/marijuana-like-scent-enough-to-warrant-search-wisconsin-court-rules/70339768007/ |
BAY CITY, Mich. (WJRT) - Bay City Public Schools has fired nearly 20 high school and middle school coaches, including three Varsity coaches.
Coaches were notified on June 2nd by a letter from the administration that said they were out of a job. For coaches like Augie Facundo, who had been coaching at Bay City Central for 2 years, it was like a slap in the face.
"To me it was a shock," said Facundo, who coached wrestling at Bay City Central. "We didn't know what was going on and we saw he recalled us on this day and said we need you to come in and sign your termination papers."
That shock was even more apparent for coaches like Stephanie Reed, who is already deep into preparing for the coming volleyball season.
"It definitely puts them a little behind," said Reed. "Say that they don't decide to bring us back until August, my kids have already gone all season without their freshman coach."
Stephanie is also an Elementary School teacher at the district. She is still employed as a teacher, but had to give up her job as a coach so Bay City Public Schools did not have to pay overtime as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Bay City Western basketball coach Demario Walker says it's a shame that teachers won't be able to coach anymore.
"It used to be that 80% of the coaches were teachers," said Walker. "That's not the case anymore. It's people from outside. It's very rare to get someone inside the building to coach and you have that here and it's been taken away."
Walker adds that it's been especially hard for his players who are participating in summer league games throughout June without their head coach.
"I spoke to some of my Varsity kids and they were bummed, especially the seniors," said Walker. "This is their senior year and they are not going to be able to have the coach that has been with them since they were freshmen."
ABC12 reached out to Bay City Public Schools for comment but they could not be reached at this time.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Wichita City Council Member Bryan Frye is no longer one of the people named in a lawsuit brought by three Wichita deputy chiefs.
Frye spoke out against the deputy chiefs last September after they notified the City that they intended to sue the City. Deputy Chief José Salcido and former Deputy Chiefs Chester Pinkston and Wanda Givens claim they suffered adverse employment actions connected to several cases.
Frye took a moment during a City Council meeting to call for the resignations of Salcido and Pinkston, who was still a deputy chief at the time.
“The definition of extortion — the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats. It’s mindblowing that two current deputy chiefs of the Wichita Police Department have resorted to this tactic,” Frye said.
After he said that, the attorney for the deputy chiefs added him to the lawsuit.
But last Friday, the plaintiffs and Frye agreed to a stipulation of dismissal. All claims against Frye, including statements he made at the Council meeting, were dismissed with prejudice, meaning they cannot be refiled.
Frye, currently running for Wichita mayor, said he is grateful.
“From the beginning, I have felt that the case against me lacked merit,” he said in a statement. “As of now, both the lawsuit and the City Ethics Board complaint against me have been dismissed. It is my duty as an elected official to speak on public matters. I will continue to advocate for Wichita and stand up for what is right.”
KSN News has reached out to James Thompson, the deputy chiefs’ attorney, to get more information about the dismissal. We have not heard back yet.
Thompson filed the lawsuit in February. It lists these defendants:
- City of Wichita
- City Manager Robert Layton
- Former Human Resources Director Chris Bezruki
- The Fraternal Order Of Police, Lodge No. 5, Wichita, Kansas,
- Former WPD Interim Chief Troy Livingston
- Former WPD Captain Kevin Kochenderfer
- WPD Captain Wendell Nicholson
- WPD Detective Dave Inkelaar
- WPD Officer Paul Zamorano | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/council-member-frye-no-longer-named-in-deputy-chiefs-lawsuit/ | 2023-06-20T21:50:50 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/council-member-frye-no-longer-named-in-deputy-chiefs-lawsuit/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A spokesperson for Evergy says Towne West Square in Wichita did not pay its overdue electric bill and could now have the power disconnected.
Evergy says Towne West has been delinquent on its electric bill since last November.
“Evergy has worked with Kohan Retail Investment Group, which owns the mall, to receive payment for the past due amount owed to Evergy,” Gina Penzig, Evergy corporate communications, said.
Last week, she said Evergy gave the company another extension, from the close of business Monday to the close of business Tuesday, June 20, to avoid service disconnection.
“Unfortunately, we still have not received payment,” Penzig said at 4:22 p.m. on Tuesday.
She said some of the larger stores at Towne West have their own Evergy accounts and have been paying their bills. Those stores will not lose power.
However, smaller stores in the mall will be affected. Evergy sent those stores notice last week that their power was in jeopardy. At the time, some of those stores said they were still confident that mall management would find a solution.
KSN News asked Penzig when the power would be turned off.
“We are not sharing when service will be disconnected. The customer is aware,” she said. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/evergy-says-towne-west-did-not-pay-bill-power-in-jeopardy/ | 2023-06-20T21:50:56 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/evergy-says-towne-west-did-not-pay-bill-power-in-jeopardy/ |
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (KSNW) — The Hutchinson City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to allow aerial fireworks this year. However, some council members want to look at the issue more closely next year.
Before Tuesday’s ordinance change, the City limited fireworks to those that stay close to the ground. But a lot of people still shot aerial fireworks. The head of the City’s fire department and police department both told the Council that the old ordinance was unenforceable.
“Basically, all we’re doing is we’re tying up all of our first responders who could be saving lives and doing other proactive, taking proactive measures for other things that are happening inside the city,” Hutchinson Interim Police Chief Brice Burlie said.
Council discussion
City Council Member Steven Garza said that when he was a child, the City had a place set aside for people who wanted to shoot aerial fireworks.
“We all went to one area, and we shot fireworks out,” he said. “I don’t see why we can’t do something like that. I think that we should be able to shoot six-foot and beyond six-foot, but we have to do it in a safe place and a safe manner type of deal … There’s got to be some way we can enjoy fireworks the way it used to be.”
Garza said he would support the ordinance change this year because it is too late for the City to make any other changes. But he wants the Council to take a closer look at it early next year, giving the Council enough time to make necessary changes before the Fourth of July.
Council Member Stacy Goss said that South Hutchinson has a dedicated area, and she agreed that Hutchinson should explore the idea next year. She also has concerns about the safety of fireworks in general.
“I think fireworks are very unregulated in their manufacturing process and then where they come from, so it’s hard to say that people are going to be purchasing and setting off safe products,” Goss said. “I know that there’s all sorts of accidents that happen every single year. I don’t think we can mitigate all of those circumstances, but we can try somewhat, at least.”
The new ordinance
The Council unanimously approved the ordinance change.
It allows people to shoot fireworks into the sky this year. However, it still does not allow bottle rockets or lanterns that float in the air. Bottle rockets are not legal anywhere in Kansas.
The ordinance limits fireworks to five days, from June 30 through July 4. On those days, the fireworks are only allowed between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m.
Fireworks are also only allowed on private property. If someone wants to shoot them from public property, such as a road, during a block party, they must get a special use permit from the City of Hutchinson.
The fire chief has the authority to cancel all fireworks if the City is in a dry spell and there is a higher risk of fires.
Violations
The Hutchinson Fire Department will post a sign at all the fireworks stands in the City, letting people know the details of the new ordinance. There will also be informational flyers. It is against the law for a fireworks stand to remove the sign and flyers.
Violating the Hutchinson fireworks ordinance is a misdemeanor. A person who is convicted of it could have to pay $250 or perform 50 hours of community service or both, plus court costs.
A second violation would cost them $500, and a third would cost $1,000.
If a juvenile violates the new ordinance, their parent or guardian will be held responsible. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/hutchinson-says-ok-to-aerial-fireworks/ | 2023-06-20T21:51:02 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/hutchinson-says-ok-to-aerial-fireworks/ |
TEXAS (WOWK) – A line mechanic from Milton, West Virginia, has died while responding to storm restoration in Texas.
According to Appalachian Power, the lineman died Monday, June 19, 2023, in Marshall, Texas. The company has not identified the lineman at this time. Texas officials tell Nexstar’s KETK the death is believed to be heat-related.
We are deeply saddened by the loss of this valued member of our team, and our hearts go out to his family and colleagues. Out of respect for family and coworkers, no further details are available at this time.
Appalachian Power
According to Nexstar’s KETK, the 35-year-old lineman had told co-workers he was feeling overheated and not well. He was then taken back to his hotel to cool off, rehydrate and get a medical evaluation.
When the lineman said he was feeling better, he stayed in the room to recover while his coworkers returned to work, officials told KETK. Officials say his hotel roommate returned later that day to find him unresponsive on the floor and called for medical assistance.
Emergency crews attempted to revive the lineman, but he was pronounced dead at the hotel, officials told KETK.
No further information is being released at this time. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/west-virginia-aep-lineman-dies-during-texas-storm-response/ | 2023-06-20T21:51:14 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/west-virginia-aep-lineman-dies-during-texas-storm-response/ |
BALTIMORE COUNTY — Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski teamed up with county leaders Tuesday to focus on Dundalk, taking a walking tour to hear what community members had to say.
It was more than just taking a stroll through the Dundalk village for Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski.
He traveled along with major county department heads who used the tour as a chance to view opportunities in the Dundalk community, also speaking with residents about concerns.
"Anything from a permit question to Rec and Parks interest, public safety, our police chief is here, our permitting directors are here, Rec and Parks, public works you name it. All of the relevant leaders are here,” said Olszewski.
It's the first of many where Olszewski says leadership teams will walk through different parts of the county to ensure the work they do makes a difference in these communities.
The County Executive said, "It's everything from sidewalks and lamps and lights here in the district, but making sure we have the appropriate cover from our police department so that we're addressing issues of safety and security.”
Residents in Dundalk saw this as an opportunity to voice the need for supervision regarding late night issues they face with youth.
"They are nine, 10, 11:00 at night screaming up and down and busting glass all over the place,” said one Dundalk local.
Along with a request for more police presence, "I was just coming from the store seeing the cops on the bicycle, they need to have more of them. Being around in the area. It's kind of dangerous,” said Yvonne Crawford who lives in Dundalk.
Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough said he hears resident's concerns stating officers are focused on this area, "There's officers on bikes, there's officers in cars, earlier this morning there were officers walking foot patrol in the area just making sure they were looking out for quality of life issues here.”
While Eric Davis, President of the Dundalk Heritage Fair, is getting ready to set up next week and said he's traveled to this area for 33 years and feels safe.
"For the two weeks we're here setting up we've never had an issue. A couple kids carrying on, but they're kids being kids. Never had any issues with guns, knives any of us trying to be robbed. Nothing,” said Davis.
Randallstown, Woodlawn and Towson are some of the next neighborhoods the County Executive said they will visit. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/county-executive-johnny-o-joins-department-heads-to-take-tour-of-dundalk | 2023-06-20T21:52:34 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/county-executive-johnny-o-joins-department-heads-to-take-tour-of-dundalk |
MCKINNEY, Texas — The Erwin Farms neighborhood in McKinney had a group of uninvited visitors last week. The neighborhood is no stranger to wildlife as WFAA reported on the wild hogs that made a mess of a number of lawns in January.
"It gets a little wild around here now and then, we've lived here for years," laughed Garrett Piersall, a resident of Erwin Farms.
Their latest group of visitors took the "farm" in Erwin Farms too seriously.
"We woke up and I said, 'You won't [expletive] believe what happened on the Cove this morning,'" Piersall recalled saying to his wife on Sunday.
There were 40 goats on his lawn.
Multiple house cameras caught visuals of the goats slowly making their way through the neighborhood.
"They were coming down the road really slowly and kinda chilled out right here," said Mike Danielson, a longtime resident in the neighborhood.
WFAA was told that around 40 goats broke from the herd that was grazing at a nearby development. The goats are normally tasked with eating down the vegetation for the development which, in turn, helps with fire season.
But, they instead took a stroll through the neighborhood. The goats had migrated for more than a mile from the rest of the herd.
"I think they ate a little bit from everybody's yard all the way around the circle here. One of the guys on two legs was just eating my tree. It was pretty wild," said Piersall.
Naturally, a few front yards were picked clean including Piersall's bushes. "It actually did us a favor because we were probably going to pull them this week or next anyway," he laughed.
The small group of goats eventually reunited with the larger herd.
The firm that employs the goats did not want to be a part of the story. But WFAA was told the firm did replace the parts of the yard the goats destroyed.
"They took care of things very quickly. They got his flowers replaced in a couple hours," said Danielson.
Most everything has been replaced, including normalcy in the McKinney neighborhood.
"The grass is greener on the other side... over here," laughed Danielson. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/goats-grazing-break-from-herd-stroll-through-mckinney-texas-neighborhood/287-27f32c7a-652f-41c3-a9ad-85ffdb826295 | 2023-06-20T22:02:33 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/goats-grazing-break-from-herd-stroll-through-mckinney-texas-neighborhood/287-27f32c7a-652f-41c3-a9ad-85ffdb826295 |
CROWN POINT – A Gary man faces a slew of charges in connection to the fatal shooting of an East Chicago man in March, according to court records.
Riding Shotgun with Merrillville Police Officer Amanda Earley
Davion Dean, 27, was charged on Thursday with two counts of murder, and three counts of attempted robbery, court records stated.
Charging documents said on March 30, Dean organized the drug robbery of 24-year-old Jordan Miller, which subsequently led to Miller’s shooting death.
Miller died from six gunshot wounds to the torso, and his death was determined a homicide by the coroner’s office, according to a probable-cause affidavit.
Brandon McFadden, 22, of Gary was charged in connection to Miller’s death on April 5 . Officers wrote in the affidavit that on March 30, Miller and another man went to a two-flat apartment on the 400 block of Delaware Street to sell them drugs.
Miller entered the house and quickly turned to leave, charging documents stated. When Miller turned to leave, McFadden purportedly shot him. A witness told police that McFadden continued to shoot Miller when he was down, charges stated.
The witness told officers that Dean repeatedly called Miller on the day of his death to inquire about purchasing marijuana and mushrooms. He added that he believed Dean set Miller up, because Dean called repeatedly, and “the agreed product was more than they usually dealt,” the probable cause affidavit stated.
Police arrested Dean on March 31 for driving without a license, and when officers spoke to him about Miller’s murder they wrote in the affidavit that he was “misleading as to his involvement and attempt(ed) to continually distance himself from the incident.”
Dean told police that he was supposed to meet up with Miller, who he referred to as “Maintain,” to buy drugs on March 30, but his phone died so he didn’t leave his house.
Dean also told officers that he did not set anyone up and he “did not see (expletive),” charges stated. He then gave police a description of McFadden and called him a “shooter.” He also said that he would not put it past McFadden to kill somebody, according to charging documents.
“After McFadden was initially charged, Detectives were able to access text messages and location data from Davion Dean and Brandon McFadden's cell phones, which indicated a planned robbery of Jordan Miller,” the Lake County Prosecutor’s office said in a news statement.
The probable cause affidavit indicated that Dean and McFadden’s phones were both on the 400 block of Delaware Street on the day of Miller’s death.
Officers also obtained texts from Dean to McFadden and in one text Dean appeared to tell McFadden that he was willing to shoot or rob Miller for drugs, the affidavit stated.
Dean’s first court appearance is not yet set, according to court records. McFadden’s next appearance is set for July 25 in Judge Natalie Bokota’s courtroom, records stated.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Tevin Jones
Age : 30
Residence: Waukegan, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305480
Arrest Date: June 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: WEAPON - POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Stephanie Pabon
Age : 28
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305540
Arrest Date: June 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Soula Campbell
Age : 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305550
Arrest Date: June 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shanta Baker
Age : 30
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305476
Arrest Date: June 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Dyer Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mykia Canady
Age : 34
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305555
Arrest Date: June 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Monica Acevez
Age : 36
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305556
Arrest Date: June 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Michael Novak
Age : 40
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305528
Arrest Date: June 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Frassrand
Age : 38
Residence: Steger, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305544
Arrest Date: June 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mark Stovall Jr.
Age : 36
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305490
Arrest Date: June 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mark McGowan
Age : 38
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305526
Arrest Date: June 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Manuel Arce
Age : 44
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305538
Arrest Date: June 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Louis Adkins
Age : 70
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2305498
Arrest Date: June 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lois Williams
Age : 53
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305497
Arrest Date: June 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: Motor Vehicle Theft
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Larondo Thomas
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305523
Arrest Date: June 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - OBSTRUCTION OF TRAFFIC
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Laquintae Taborn
Age : 41
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305520
Arrest Date: June 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kevin Johnston
Age : 44
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305479
Arrest Date: June 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kevin Cokes
Age : 33
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305533
Arrest Date: June 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Keturah Carter-Lampkins
Age : 68
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305554
Arrest Date: June 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Keith Nowling
Age : 61
Residence: Dolton, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305539
Arrest Date: June 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: IMPERSONATION - PUBLIC SERVANT; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Keith Eastwood
Age : 65
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305500
Arrest Date: June 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: DNR
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Katina Kidd
Age : 33
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305522
Arrest Date: June 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jordon Novorita
Age : 20
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305517
Arrest Date: June 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; RESISTING - OBSTRUCTION OF TRAFFIC
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jonathon Thomas
Age : 36
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305553
Arrest Date: June 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jhust McBride
Age : 18
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305495
Arrest Date: June 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ervin Pearson
Age : 64
Residence: Chicago Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305560
Arrest Date: June 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Erin Dunning
Age : 41
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305535
Arrest Date: June 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: St. John Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dyequan Kizer
Age : 28
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305478
Arrest Date: June 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Derek Akins
Age : 35
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305487
Arrest Date: June 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Demetrius Morris
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305491
Arrest Date: June 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Garza
Age : 33
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305503
Arrest Date: June 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: St. John Police Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE; HEALTH- POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE; RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Courtney Hill
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305519
Arrest Date: June 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: ASSISTING A CRIMINAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Hawkins Jr.
Age : 35
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305532
Arrest Date: June 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Charles Schuler
Age : 23
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305489
Arrest Date: June 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Carvell Thomas
Age : 26
Residence: Rockford, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305482
Arrest Date: June 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Carrington Pitts
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305543
Arrest Date: June 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Crown Point Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Butch Ferry
Age : 35
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305488
Arrest Date: June 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Cedar Lake Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brockton Lane
Age : 22
Residence: Allendale, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305485
Arrest Date: June 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brandon Dubose
Age : 24
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305486
Arrest Date: June 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SEXUAL BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ashley Griffith
Age : 34
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305548
Arrest Date: June 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ashley Cook
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305542
Arrest Date: June 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Mysliwiec
Age : 30
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305518
Arrest Date: June 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Hiles
Age : 32
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305484
Arrest Date: June 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andrea Black
Age : 37
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305552
Arrest Date: June 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Cedar Lake Police Department
Offense Description: FRAUD F6 ($750 - $50,000)
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amber Kowal
Age : 42
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305496
Arrest Date: June 9, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amanda Sellers
Age : 40
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305541
Arrest Date: June 11, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Alejandro Sanchez
Age : 30
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305524
Arrest Date: June 10, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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HIGHLAND — A Juneteenth windfall is headed to someone who purchased a Powerball lottery ticket at a Highland grocery store for the drawing held on Monday's federal holiday.
According to the Hoosier Lottery, a ticket sold for the multistate lottery game matched four of the five white balls and the red Powerball to win $50,000 — the game’s third-highest prize.
The lucky ticket was sold at Strack and Van Til, 9632 Cline Ave., lottery officials said
Monday's winning numbers were 36-39-52-57-69 and Powerball 1.
To claim the prize, the ticket-holder should sign and complete the information on the back, keep the ticket in a secure place and schedule an appointment by calling 800-955-6886 before bringing the ticket to Hoosier Lottery headquarters, 1302 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis.
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Lottery officials also said two winning Powerball tickets sold in Lake County during the holidays — worth $50,000 and $150,000 — still have not been claimed.
The $50,000 ticket, set to expire Thursday, was purchased for the Dec. 24, 2022, drawing at Mr. Fuel, 2945 Burr St., Gary; while the $150,000 winner, due to expire June 29, was purchased for the Dec. 31, 2022, drawing at Speedway, 9299 Broadway, Merrillville. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/highland/highland-grocery-store-sells-winning-powerball-ticket-worth-50-000/article_28520f56-0f9e-11ee-ac52-23a062834541.html | 2023-06-20T22:04:01 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/highland/highland-grocery-store-sells-winning-powerball-ticket-worth-50-000/article_28520f56-0f9e-11ee-ac52-23a062834541.html |
STILLWELL —It appears a spark from a malfunctioning piece of machinery may resulted in an industrial fire Monday evening in LaPorte County.
Firefighters from multiple agencies were called to Glycerin Traders and Processors at 3522 Indiana 104 in Stillwell about five miles east of LaPorte.
Pleasant Township Fire Chief Kevin Bluhm said about 30 workers inside the plant, which recycles expired bottles of hand sanitizer, made it out safely.
Bluhm said it appears a conveyor belt somehow malfunctioned and generated sparks that came into contact with shredded plastic bottles inside a semitrailer in the building and open containers of the flammable alcohol-based liquid.
He said the conveyor is part of a process that removes the liquid from the plastic bottles which are shredded and placed into a semitrailer for delivery to a recycling facility.
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The liquid is diverted into containers later shipped to an incinerator in Logansport for disposal.
“Inside the building, we had a semitrailer that was loaded with plastic on fire and we had several totes of methanol also around the area on fire,” Bluhm said.
LaPorte County Hazmat Director Jeff Hamilton estimated anywhere from 50,000 to 75,000 gallons of hand sanitizer were inside the roughly 100 x 160 foot metal framed structure.
Hamilton said only about 400 gallons of the hand sanitizer burned, though.
Bluhm said the facility is equipped with an automatic sprinkler system that confined the flames to one corner of the building.
Without the sprinklers, Hamilton said the flames likely would have spread to more containers of hand sanitizer and quickly engulfed the structure.
“That whole building would have been burning. The sprinkler system did its job,” said Hamilton, a volunteer firefighter from Walkerton who responded to assist with the blaze.
Bluhm said fighting the fire was more dangerous than usual because hand sanitizer is mostly alcohol, which produces an invisible flame seen only when burning with other materials.
Hamilton said firefighters were able to determine where strictly alcohol was burning by placing dry pieces of cardboard above the containers.
“It burns so clean that you just can’t see it burn,” Hamilton said.
Bluhm said two firefighters suffered minor burns while another firefighter suffered minor smoke inhalation.
He described the damage to the structure as moderate.
Hamilton said there are several other buildings stored with hand sanitizer on the property not equipped with automatic sprinklers.
He believes those buildings would not have caught fire had flames engulfed the burning structure because they’re spaced far enough apart from other. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/mechanical-breakdown-possible-cause-of-industrial-fire-officials-say/article_dcba3016-0f9b-11ee-a138-23e80db20b3f.html | 2023-06-20T22:04:07 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/mechanical-breakdown-possible-cause-of-industrial-fire-officials-say/article_dcba3016-0f9b-11ee-a138-23e80db20b3f.html |
DUNWOODY, Ga. — Over six months after Dunwoody Police fired shots at a suspect threatening officers at gunpoint, the department has deemed that the officers were reasonable in their use of force.
The internal investigation stems from an incident that happened last year near Perimeter Mall. Officers were called to an "unknown trouble call" on December 8, 2022, by the FedEx Office and Total Wine parking lot near 128 Perimeter Center West.
When officers arrived, according to the department, a person pulled out a gun and pointed it at officers. Police fired back and missed him.
No one was hurt in the incident and police took the man into custody.
The department released its decision Tuesday.
They added that with the lack of injuries and the circumstances of the gunfire, the detective and officer who were involved in the incident "were reasonable in their use of deadly force and acted within the confines of applicable federal law, federal case laws and Georgia's State laws."
Dunwoody Police clarified that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked to look into the use of deadly force but the agency declined, citing no one was hurt.
The department asked the Sandy Springs Police Department conducted an independent review alongside Dunwoody's internal investigation. They came to the same conclusion, according to Dunwoody Police.
All documents related to the incident have been turned over to the DeKalb County District Attorney's Office for review. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/dunwoody/dunwoody-police-use-of-force-reasonable-december-2022-incident-perimeter-mall/85-e1c8c36e-68ff-4aeb-b86c-ea78ddb3a746 | 2023-06-20T22:04:17 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/dunwoody/dunwoody-police-use-of-force-reasonable-december-2022-incident-perimeter-mall/85-e1c8c36e-68ff-4aeb-b86c-ea78ddb3a746 |
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Neighbors in one Orange County community are concerned about possible exotic snakes on the loose.
They said new snakes started slithering through their yards following a house fire. A neighbor said the person renting that home was breeding snakes in the garage, which is where firefighters said the flames started.
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“We’ve been noticing a different type of reptiles,” neighbor Chesly Cherizol, who lives near Wautoma Place, said. “It makes me feel uneasy.”
Holly Raymond’s lives next door to the home that is suspected to have started the problem.
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“I have cats and they’re the first to let me know there’s a snake because they bring it to me,” she said.
She said the man who lived in the home that caught fire told her he was raising lizards and bold pythons that he was selling online.
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A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission worker said records did not show a license to sell the creatures from the home.
The owner of the home said the renter left after the fire and only came back to get the chickens out back. He said the renter did tell him he had a python. An FWC official said depending on the circumstance, FWC may issue a citation or warning and try to help the person get a proper license.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Second Harvest Food Bank is preparing to help the Central Florida community in the event of a hurricane.
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On Tuesday, Channel 9 got a unique look at how the food bank stocks up ahead of any possible storm. The plan: get enough food to help within the first 24 hours.
Rows are already stocked and ready to get sent out to communities if needed.
About one in eight people struggle with food insecurity, according to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. So in time of disaster, it steps in to help.
“At Second Harvest Food Bank we’re kind of the emergency food supply for the community in good times and bad time – in times of natural disaster that’s an over and above disaster,” said Greg Higgerson, chief development officer for the Second Harvest Food Bank. “What we do at Second Harvest is get ready for that by laying in supply of the most needed types of foods and drinks to get us through those first 24 hours.”
READ: Tropical Storm Bret no longer forecast to strengthen into a hurricane
Over the summer, Second Harvest is hard at work, running fork lifts stocked with supplies just in case the next bad storm hits Central Florida.
Orange County Emergency Operations shared its hurricane prep plan during Tuesday morning’s commission meeting, saying the time to prepare for hurricane season is now.
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OCALA, Fla. — Severe thunderstorms caused a mess in Ocala on Tuesday.
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Streets flooded, causing several vehicles to stall.
Southwest 17th Street and Pine Avenue was among the intersections that flooded.
Parking lots filled with water and retention ponds overflowed.
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Southeast 23rd Street near Fisher Park resembled a lake.
The storms also downed a large oak tree at a medical plaza on Southeast 17th Street near 15th Avenue.
Three cars were trapped beneath the fallen tree.
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Amanda Scott said two of the damaged cars belong to her coworkers.
“I’m very thankful there wasn’t anyone in any of the vehicles,” she said. “Everybody is safe and sound. Now, (they have to) try to clean up the mess (the tree) has made.”
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HOLLY HILL, Fla. — A driver is facing charges after crashing into a home in Holly Hill nearly hitting a sleeping teenager.
A work van slammed into the side of a home on 8th Street on Tuesday afternoon barely missing Jennifer Trask’s sleeping 18-year-old son.
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“God is looking down, that’s all I gotta say,” she said.
Trask said when he woke up, he saw a van at the foot of his bed.
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She says on top of the damage to the outside of the home, the family lost a few electronics but she knows things could have been much worse.
“A house can be rebuilt, my son cannot be rebuilt,” Trask said. “So as long as he’s alive and OK that’s all I care about.”
Police said the driver had minor injuries. He is facing a charge of failure to use due care.
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20-year-old arrested following murder of his girlfriend in Tempe
A 20-year-old was arrested on Friday after fatally shooting his girlfriend multiple times, claiming she was having a relationship with another man, according to court documents.
On June 15, at around 8:13 p.m., Tempe police responded to the 2600 block of West Broadway Road after witnesses reported seeing a man, later identified as Adrian Aguilar, exit his car in the middle of the roadway following the shooting of his 18-year-old girlfriend in the passenger seat.
The victim was confirmed dead by responding officers and authorities have yet to identify her. As officers pulled up to the scene, Aguilar took note of the marked vehicles headed for him and turned the gun on himself, firing into his chest and collapsing to the ground, court documents stated.
Crews transported Aguilar to a hospital for treatment. Due to "extraordinary circumstances," he has not been booked into jail yet.
Court documents detail how the shooting unfolded
According to court documents, Aguilar told police in their initial contact that "some gang members" had gone up to the car and fired into it while the couple was driving.
Witness accounts poked holes in this claim, and were also unsupported by physical evidence from the scene.
When Aguilar learned this in a post-miranda interview, he then told investigators that he had shot his girlfriend.
Court documents state that Aguilar said he and the victim had been together for about three months, adding that "he cared a great deal and even loved" her.
On the day of the incident, the pair had gotten off of work at around 1 p.m. and headed to a pool party in Tempe, staying until 5:30 p.m., according to documents.
Aguilar told investigators that while at the party, he had taken about four shots and snorted a gram of cocaine prior to leaving, documents stated.
When the couple left, Aguilar planned to take his girlfriend home, and as he drove, he noticed she was receiving text messages from another guy asking her to hang out, which made him upset.
Aguilar began to interrogate the victim, believing she had been in a relationship with the other man, which she denied.
According to court documents, this too upset Aguilar, saying he felt she had wasted his time. As Aguilar continued his questioning, he eventually told her that if she did not admit it, he would shoot her.
Still not believing the victim, Aguilar shot her once in the leg near Rural and Broadway roads, and continued driving. Aguilar told investigators that when they arrived in the area of Roosevelt and Broadway roads, he shot her again in the leg.
Court documents state that Aguilar said she began to cry and asked him to stop, but Aguilar kept on driving, shooting her in different locations around the Phoenix area, including once near her home.
Aguilar said he then turned the car around and headed back toward Tempe, when the victim tried to grab the gun from him. As the two fought for control of the weapon, the car went into a curb, "disabling" it, according to court documents.
This is when Aguilar exited the vehicle and shot the victim "multiple times," before turning the gun on himself as police arrived. Aguilar said she had stopped moving after, and he believed she was dead.
Following Aguilar's transport to the hospital, he was placed under arrest on June 16 at around 12:30 a.m. on one count of premeditated first-degree murder but was unable to be seen for his initial appearance due to "extraordinary circumstances."
It is unclear if Aguilar remains hospitalized, as the Arizona Republic reached out to Tempe Police but did not receive a response at the time of publication.
According to court documents, Aguilar is believed to be a possible flight risk, as investigators have reason to believe "the offense could involve a penalty of death at the conclusion of a prosecution." | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2023/06/20/20-year-old-arrested-after-killing-girlfriend-in-tempe/70338674007/ | 2023-06-20T22:12:49 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2023/06/20/20-year-old-arrested-after-killing-girlfriend-in-tempe/70338674007/ |
12-year-old gymnast from Scottsdale earns national title
At just 12-year-old, Jaysha McClendon, a gymnast from Scottsdale earned the title of national champion in May and now has her sights on qualifying for the 2028 Olympics.
With a bright leotard and a competitive attitude, McClendon and her coach, Tiffany VanDusen, traveled to Oklahoma in May for McClendon to compete at the USA Gymnastics Developmental National Championships, which she qualified for months earlier.
"It was really nerve racking, but it was fun, and it was exciting," McClendon said about how she felt the day of the competition.
Just a day before the competition, McClendon was practicing on an unfamiliar set of uneven bars when she sliced her toe open which posed as an obstacle for the young athlete, VanDusen said. However, that didn't stop her from victory.
McClendon received a gold medal on the uneven bars and a silver medal on the balance beam at the competition. She was named the Level 10 Junior All-Around Champion in her division.
"She works so hard and she's the kid that wants it so bad, to just see it all come together for her and be this massive accomplishment... it was incredible," her coach and owner of Rebound West Gymnastics, VanDusen said.
Winning this competition did not come without hours of strenuous and intense training for McClendon. She said she spends 30 hours a week training at Rebound West Gymnastics, a Scottsdale gym offering competitive programs and training. She started homeschooling two years ago to be able to spend six or more hours in the gym five days a week.
McClendon said it is tiring sometimes to constantly be training, but she knows it going to "pay off in the end."
"She is very unique," VanDusen said. "The fact that she started when she was six years old and has gotten this far this fast just says something about her work ethic and her determination. She is one fierce competitor."
And the 12-year-old gymnast has no plans of slowing down.
VanDusen said she is inching closer to the elite women's program and will "hopefully go into the international program and then world" along with her overarching goal of winning the 2028 Olympics.
McClendon said she would also like to be a coach one day just like VanDusen who inspires her.
In June, McClendon scored another local win by being awarded Outstanding Gymnast of the Year in the state of Arizona by USA Gymnastics at their annual achievement banquet.
"We do our banquet every year and she gets hardest worker every year," VanDunsen said. "She takes 10 turns to everyone else's one. She never misses. Even when she's sick, she's here. And she just wants it so bad." | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2023/06/20/12-year-old-gymnast-from-scottsdale-earns-national-title/70339136007/ | 2023-06-20T22:12:55 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2023/06/20/12-year-old-gymnast-from-scottsdale-earns-national-title/70339136007/ |
Lakeland activist plans run as Democrat against Rep. Canady in Florida House-50 race
Bonnie Patterson-James, an activist for abortion rights and LGBTQ rights, plans to challenge Florida Rep. Jennifer Canady, R-Lakeland, in next year’s election.
The Lakeland resident filed paperwork Friday to run as a Democrat in District 50. Canady is in her first term representing the district, which covers Lakeland and northwest Polk County.
Patterson-James, 55, gained statewide attention last month when she was arrested for an incident in which she allegedly threw a pair of women’s underwear toward Canady as the latter posed for photos following a groundbreaking at the Options for Women pregnancy center in South Lakeland. Patterson-James was charged with battery on a law-enforcement officer because a Polk County sheriff’s deputy said the panties struck his right leg.
That felony charge has been dropped, and Patterson-James now faces a second-degree misdemeanor charge of attempting to disrupt a lawful assembly.
Patterson-James is a cardiac sonographer and worked in medical equipment sales and as a paralegal and has been on corporate medical disability since 2013. She said she has lived in Polk County for much of her life.
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Patterson-James has helped organize demonstrations for reproductive rights in Lakeland in recent years, including gatherings at Southgate Shopping Center last summer after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Roe v. Wade ruling. She traveled to Tallahassee this year to protest bills being advanced in the Florida Legislature.
She criticized Canady and the Legislature for allocating $25 million this year to support a network of pregnancy centers, including Options for Women.
“After Tallahassee and the six-week abortion ban, the most extreme in the nation, and seeing that (neither) the House nor the Senate are listening to anything that constituents are saying, and the amendments that were being tried to make these hateful bans against our bodies and reproductive rights and freedoms to choose our personal health care and freedom — I couldn't sit by,” Patterson-James said. “And then $25 million with no oversight, no audit, to faith-based clinics. It was just so overwhelming.”
Options for Women and other pregnancy centers are nonprofits often affiliated with churches or religious groups. They provide pregnancy testing, sonograms and some other services but do not offer or refer for abortions. The Legislature has allocated regular funding to the network for years and greatly increased the amount in this year’s session.
Patterson-James insisted that her arrest for the May incident was politically motivated. She said the panties did not hit anyone and that she had previously had panties bearing an abortion-rights message delivered to Canady’s office in Tallahassee. She had heckled Canady and other speakers during the ceremony, standing behind a fence at the adjacent Lakeland Women's Health Center.
In addition to supporting abortion rights, Patterson-James said she would challenge recently passed laws seen as targeting Florida’s LGBTQ population, including restrictions on medical care for transgender people.
Canady, the wife of Florida Supreme Court Justice Charles Canady, achieved prominence during her first legislative session. She was one of two House sponsors on the six-week abortion bill, and she also sponsored a bill that increases the share of money charter schools receive from school districts. Canady, a teacher at Lakeland Christian School, is reportedly in line to become House Speaker in 2028, assuming she remains in office and Republicans keep control of the House.
“I was taught you don't back down from bullies,” Patterson-James said. “Jennifer Canady is a bully and she's a liar, and it's been proven.”
Patterson-James said that Veysel Dokur, who unsuccessfully challenged Sen. Colleen Burton last year, will serve as her campaign manager. She said she hopes to receive support from such groups as Florida NOW, which criticized her arrest last month.
Canady reported nearly $50,000 in available campaign money as of May 1. Her political action committee has received $152,000 and spent nearly $94,000 since February 2022, according to Florida Division of Elections records. Patterson-James has not yet had to file a campaign finance report.
Patterson-James is the first Democrat filing to run in any of the six legislative districts that include Polk County.
Gary White can be reached at gary.white@theledger.com or 863-802-7518. Follow on Twitter @garywhite13. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2023/06/20/lakeland-democrat-files-to-challenge-canady-in-florida-house-50-race/70337197007/ | 2023-06-20T22:16:18 | 0 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2023/06/20/lakeland-democrat-files-to-challenge-canady-in-florida-house-50-race/70337197007/ |
MOUNT CARMEL, Pa. — Lucas Klingerman is the first to admit he's not perfect, but he knows he does not deserve what he says happened to him at the hands of members of the Mount Carmel Police Department.
Klingerman says he was fighting with his then-girlfriend in January of 2021, and his mother called the police.
Mount Carmel Officer Jonathan McHugh showed up.
"He tased me twice and then jumped on my back," said Lucas Klingerman.
McHugh is one of three current or former members of the Mount Carmel Police Department indicted last week on federal charges.
The indictment also involves Officer Kyle Schauer and retired Lieutenant David Donkochik.
The men are accused of violating the civil rights of people they arrested over the course of several years.
The indictment cites incidents of excessive violence, including Klingerman's arrest in 2021.
"Just grabbed me right by my neck and started slamming my head off the wall. It was just a full-on onslaught of punches, kicks, threats," said Klingerman.
Klingerman says Officer McHugh snapped his collarbone, "He had me by my hair, on my knees. He was just smacking me, threatening me."
Klingerman faced several charges for the incident, including terroristic threats and attempted escape. He later pleaded no contest to some of those charges.
Since then, he has testified in front of a federal grand jury about the abuse he says he endured.
"I felt like it was my duty to speak up for people who weren't able to speak up," said Klingerman.
Klingerman says he now has PTSD from what happened. Seeing the officers arrested does not make it easier for him.
"Police officers are supposed to be a pillar of the community. Protect and serve. They could have helped save so many people, and they just chose to do the opposite," explained Klingerman.
All three current and former Mount Carmel police officers appeared in federal court in Harrisburg on Friday, and they are not in custody.
Kyle Schauer is suspended with pay from the Mount Carmel Police Department.
David Donkochik retired last year.
Jonathan McHugh resigned last year.
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SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. — Courtney Tamagini has always looked up to her older brother; she tells Newswatch 16 how he led a group of soldiers through combat during the war in Afghanistan.
But when he came back home to Schuylkill County, he had to fight a different kind of battle.
"My brother used to say this all the time that he misses brotherhood. He didn't feel like he had those supports anymore and the structure and importance," said Courtney Tamagini, Clinical Outcomes Group Inc. clinical supervisor.
Since Tamagini's brother passed away three years ago, she and others at Pottsville's Clinical Outcomes Group Inc. started vocals for veterans.
A concert series will be held to raise funds to help veterans in Schuylkill County get the mental health resources they need.
"Even when he started in the military at age 18, I wanted to help veterans. It's very difficult for them to leave the military and assimilate into civilian life," said Tamagini.
"You know, they're coming home and dealing with that, and that's not the injury that you see. And that's the thing I think is the most dangerous because you can't see it," said Kelly Examitas, Vocals for Veterans coordinator.
The growing need for more veterans to utilize mental health services is something veterans affairs medical centers are seeing with their patients.
"In 2020, ages 18 to 44, suicide was the leading cause of death among the veteran population," said John Lucas, Lebanon VA Suicide Prevention coordinator.
Specifically, at COGI, they see veterans battling substance abuse to cope with their moral injuries from combat.
"That's when someone is being asked to do something or needs to do something as a part of their military service that would go against their moral beliefs," said Examitas.
To bring awareness of the mental scars veterans come home with, Vocals for Veterans is hosting a concert Friday at the Schuylkill County Fairgrounds, saying everyone in the audience can help support the men who fought alongside her brother.
"It provides support for these veterans, and it's giving them hope that people care about them when they get home and have to be in civilian life," added Tamagini.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/schuylkill-county/concert-series-in-schuylkill-county-for-military-mental-health-courtney-tamagini-kelly-examitas-john-lucas-clinical-outcomes-group-inc-vocals-for-vete/523-92a993ec-dd11-4c9a-9a5a-96b944c3827d | 2023-06-20T22:16:48 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/schuylkill-county/concert-series-in-schuylkill-county-for-military-mental-health-courtney-tamagini-kelly-examitas-john-lucas-clinical-outcomes-group-inc-vocals-for-vete/523-92a993ec-dd11-4c9a-9a5a-96b944c3827d |
CROWN POINT — A Northwest Indiana state lawmaker has decided which candidate she's backing in what's expected to be a fiercely contested 2024 Republican primary for governor.
State Rep. Julie Olthoff, R-Crown Point, announced Tuesday her endorsement of Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch for the state's top job, based in part on Crouch's efforts in favor of advancing the Olthoff-sponsored House Enrolled Act 1342.
"This year, Suzanne and I worked together to pass a great bill with new protocols to protect individuals with disabilities. Her commitment to support the most vulnerable among us is only one reason among many that I ask you to join me in support of Suzanne for governor," Olthoff said.
Olthoff is the first Region Republican state lawmaker to publicly endorse a candidate in next year's GOP gubernatorial contest.
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Crouch, a former state auditor and state representative from Evansville, is competing for the nomination at the May 7, 2024, primary election against U.S. Sen. Mike Braun and Eric Doden, a Fort Wayne businessman. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/government-politics/region-republican-lawmaker-supporting-crouch-for-indiana-governor/article_0a7f32ca-0f98-11ee-8cda-6bb4cf0086dd.html | 2023-06-20T22:16:53 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/government-politics/region-republican-lawmaker-supporting-crouch-for-indiana-governor/article_0a7f32ca-0f98-11ee-8cda-6bb4cf0086dd.html |
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Majorjon Kaylor, 31, right, sits next to defense attorney Lisa Chesebro in a Wallace, Idaho, courtroom on Tuesday during his first appearance on four murder charges. Prosecutors say Kaylor shot and killed his neighbors, including a child, Sunday evening. Idaho State Police have released few details, but said the shooting occurred after a "dispute between neighbors."
A 31-year-old man who lived in the upstairs unit of this duplex in Kellogg, Idaho, has been charged with four counts of murder after prosecutors said he shot and killed the family that lived in the downstairs unit, including one child, on Sunday, June 18. Authorities have released few details about the shooting, but the Idaho State Police said in a press release that it occurred after a "dispute between neighbors." Majorjon Kaylor made his first appearance in court on Tuesday and has not yet entered a plea.
Majorjon Kaylor, 31, right, sits next to defense attorney Lisa Chesebro in a Wallace, Idaho, courtroom on Tuesday during his first appearance on four murder charges. Prosecutors say Kaylor shot and killed his neighbors, including a child, Sunday evening. Idaho State Police have released few details, but said the shooting occurred after a "dispute between neighbors."
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A 31-year-old man who lived in the upstairs unit of this duplex in Kellogg, Idaho, has been charged with four counts of murder after prosecutors said he shot and killed the family that lived in the downstairs unit, including one child, on Sunday, June 18. Authorities have released few details about the shooting, but the Idaho State Police said in a press release that it occurred after a "dispute between neighbors." Majorjon Kaylor made his first appearance in court on Tuesday and has not yet entered a plea.
KELLOGG, Idaho — A northern Idaho man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary after prosecutors said he broke into his neighbors' home and shot and killed the people there, including a minor.
Majorjon Kaylor, 31, of Kellogg, was arrested Sunday night shortly after the shooting in the small mining community.
The Shoshone County Coroner's Office identified the victims as 65-year-old Kenneth Guardipee, 41-year-old Kenna Guardipee, 18-year-old Devin Smith and 16-year-old Aiken Smith. The family lived in the same multi-home building as Kaylor.
If convicted, Kaylor could face the death penalty. He is being held without bond and has not yet entered a plea.
Few details have been released about the shooting, and authorities have not said what they believe Kaylor’s motive may have been. But prosecuting attorney Benjamin Allen said the crime was “relatively horrific” and noted that one of the victims was a child. He also said Kaylor admitted the killings when he was interviewed by police.
“Admissions were ultimately made to the offenses charged,” Allen told Shoshone County Magistrate Judge Keisha Oxendine during Tuesday’s court proceeding.
“We see a crime which was committed in a relatively horrific manner in regards to the nature of the allegations, the manner in which it was carried out, and the method in which was utilized by the defendant in the course of his actions,” Allen said.
A preliminary hearing in the case has been set for July 3.
The Shoshone County dispatch center received a 911 call around 7:20 p.m. Sunday indicating that multiple people had been killed. Law enforcement officers found four people dead of gunshot wounds, and they detained Kaylor.
“This is a tragic situation that will affect the Kellogg community. Detectives continue working to establish a timeline and what led to the shooting,” Lt. Paul Berger, a detective with the Idaho State Police, said in a news release on Monday. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-man-charged-with-4-counts-of-murder-in-kellogg-shooting-deaths/article_8b888e08-0fa1-11ee-b5e4-3b3b0c7ed2d5.html | 2023-06-20T22:19:48 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-man-charged-with-4-counts-of-murder-in-kellogg-shooting-deaths/article_8b888e08-0fa1-11ee-b5e4-3b3b0c7ed2d5.html |
Road work is well underway across Kenosha, including two projects expected to continue for several months on 22nd Avenue and Washington Road.
22nd Avenue
22nd Avenue is currently reduced to one lane of southbound traffic between 85th and 89th Streets. Northbound traffic is detoured 89th Street to 30th Avenue to 85th Street and traffic in all directions is maintained at the 85th Street and 22nd Avenue intersection.
According to city engineer Gregory Boldt, the work is the next phase of the 22nd Avenue reconstruction project started in 2017. City documents indicate the work is expected to be completed by the end of October.
Boldt said they are replacing the existing concrete pavement and asphalt, installing new traffic signals at the 22nd Avenue and 85th Street intersection, and making water main and storm sewer improvements.
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He said the project was going well and on schedule.
Washington Road
The Kenosha Water utility is currently replacing water main pipes at Washington Road near 39th Avenue. After that work is complete, Boldt said the city will begin reconstruction work sometime around the end of June on the intersection.
Boldt said they will realign the inside sections of Washington Road and 39th Avenue, adding left turn lanes. He expects work to be completed by the middle of August.
According to city plans, the changes are meant to address high crash rates at the intersection. In addition to the physical changes to the intersection, the existing traffic signals will be replaced.
After reconstruction is complete, a planned Washington Road resurfacing project can begin, likely in early August. Washington Road will be resurfaced from 32nd Avenue to Green Bay Road, with work likely to be completed this fall.
Boldt said that the resurfacing project received funding through the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Highway Safety Improvement Program, which funds projects at sites that have experienced a high crash history. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/major-road-construction-projects-continuing-in-kenosha/article_6ba2cf9a-0f92-11ee-825d-03ca4fd6eb59.html | 2023-06-20T22:22:34 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/major-road-construction-projects-continuing-in-kenosha/article_6ba2cf9a-0f92-11ee-825d-03ca4fd6eb59.html |
ABSECON — Local owners of certain Kia and Hyundai models should be particularly cautious about locking their cars after a recent uptick in thefts involving the vehicles, police said Tuesday.
Six car thefts involving Kias and Hyundais with non-push-start ignitions have been reported over the past eight days, police said in a news release.
Similar thefts have happened across Atlantic County within the past several months, police said.
After a string of vehicle thefts and burglaries that targeted Hyundai and Kia owners in Atlantic City, police there announced they'd be giving out 400 free steering wheel locks to residents last month.
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Police did not say whether the vehicles have been found.
Multiple models, including Kia's Optima, Soul and Sorento and Hyundai's Accent, Elantra and Palisade, can have their security software upgraded to make the cars more secure, police said.
Police urge the public to report suspicious activity to them at 609-641-0667 or 911 in emergencies. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/absecon-kia-hyundai-thefts/article_8f8493a4-0faa-11ee-a145-a7fadb9ce0f0.html | 2023-06-20T22:24:01 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/absecon-kia-hyundai-thefts/article_8f8493a4-0faa-11ee-a145-a7fadb9ce0f0.html |
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Six members of the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club competed at the Garden State Games in Wayne, Passaic County, over the weekend.
Results for the local skaters, who are based at the Atlantic City Skate Zone :
Alina Hackerman, 7, Cape May Court House, fifth place in Basic 6 Program and fifth place in Excel Beginner Cassie Pate, 7, Mays Landing, first place in Basic 6 Elements and fourth place in Basic 6 Program Mia Hackerman, 13, Cape May Court House, first place in Excel Juvenile Girls and second place in Pre-Juvenile Compulsory Ella Walling 14, Egg Harbor Township, sixth place in Excel Intermediate Ladies Jasline Ruiz, 14, Galloway Township, fourth place in Excel Intermediate Ladies Hailey Giordano, 18, Mays Landing, second place in Excel Intermediate Ladies
Giordano, Walling, Ruiz and the Hackerman sisters previously qualified to compete in the Excel National Festival from July 13 to 16 in Austin, Texas.
GALLERY: 'Disney on Ice' pros skate with Atlantic City club members
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
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On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will join approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic.
MATTHEW STRABUK FOR THE PRESS
On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will joinn approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic. (l-r) Alina Hackerman, 6, from Cape May Court House, and Cassie Pate, 7, of Mays Landing, during a drill.
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On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will joinn approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic. Hershey PA resident and Disney skaters Adriene Ott, supported by her husband William, glide across the ice demonstrating their skills to clinic.
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On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will joinn approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic. Hershey PA resident and Disney skaters Adriene Ott, supported by her husband William, glide across the ice demonstrating their skills to clinic.
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On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will joinn approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic. Hershey PA resident and Disney skaters Adriene Ott,and her husband William.
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On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will joinn approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic. Jasline Ruiz, 13, from Galloway.
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On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will joinn approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic. Ella Walling, from EHT, 14.
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On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will joinn approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic. (left) David Henry Van Vorst, 10, from Peterburg, talks over a move with one of the Disney instructors.
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On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will joinn approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic. (l-r) Ella Walling, from EHT, 14, and Mia Hackerman, 12, from Cape May Court House, try their dance moves on the ice.
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On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will joinn approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic. Alina Hackerman, 6, from Cape May Court House.
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On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will joinn approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic. (l-r center) Alina Hackerman, 6, from Cape May Court House, and Cassie Pate, 7, of Mays Landing, listening to instructions.
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On November 9, 2022, at the Atlantic City Skate Zone, select cast members from the Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will joinn approximately 20 local skaters from the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club for a skate clinic. Ocean City resident and head of the AC Figure Skate Club, Tammy Deflice.
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The unbeaten Greater Wildwood Lions Club baseball team beat Greater Wildwood Raging Waters 11-1 in the Southern Cape May County Little League championship game Monday at Higbee Field in Wildwood Crest.
Joey Martin was 2 for 2 with a double and three RBIs for the Lions, and Drew Robinson added two hits and two RBIs. Declan Bannon doubled in two runs, and Ryan Davenport had a double and two RBIs. Matthew Maher contributed two hits, and Sean Cunniff added one hit and an RBI. Owen Bannon, Carter Givner and Maher combined to pitch a one-hitter.
Lewis Sewell singled in a run for Raging Waters.
The Southern Cape May County Little League consists of teams from Greater Wildwood, Lower Township and Middle Township. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/lions-club-wins-southern-cape-may-county-little-league-baseball-title/article_4b641e9e-0f99-11ee-b256-43de3d453790.html | 2023-06-20T22:24:07 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/lions-club-wins-southern-cape-may-county-little-league-baseball-title/article_4b641e9e-0f99-11ee-b256-43de3d453790.html |
ODESSA, Texas — The Odessa Animal Shelter will be hosting multiple adoption events this week.
The events will take place on June 20 and 21 at Bubba's 33 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. each day. The adoption fees will be $27 and cash only.
For more information about the event, people can go to the City of Odessa Facebook page. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/odessa-animal-shelter-to-host-multiple-adoption-events/513-60c210fc-054a-42c8-ba8e-09fa09a1b10b | 2023-06-20T22:24:14 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/odessa-animal-shelter-to-host-multiple-adoption-events/513-60c210fc-054a-42c8-ba8e-09fa09a1b10b |
AUSTIN, Texas — ERCOT is asking Texans to voluntarily conserve electricity Tuesday afternoon as temperatures continue to reach up into the triple digits.
ERCOT has issued a voluntary conservation notice from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. due to extreme heat and forecasted record demand. They added that they are not in emergency operations at this time.
ERCOT believes the grid should have enough power to handle the record demand Tuesday. A big part of that energy experts say is thanks to all the renewable energy generators, like solar and wind Texas has added over the years, doing their job to keep A/Cs going in the extreme heat.
While ERCOT’s request is voluntary, that doesn’t mean you don’t want to conserve at home especially if you are looking to cut down on energy bills.
Here are a few tips:
- Close the curtains or blinds, because up to 30 percent of the heat in your homes, comes through the windows.
- Run ceiling fans counterclockwise when it's hot to properly move air around.
- Turn up the thermostat a degree or two.
If you're going to be gone for the day, experts say to keep your A/C on since turning it off to save money doesn't work in the long run.
Rather they suggest you bump it up a few degrees higher.
Here's a real-time look at how the Texas power grid is holding up
Anytime the Texas power grid is the subject of a conservation advisory, or when the weather turns extreme in the Lone Star State, it's a good time to check on supply and demand.
The ERCOT has a dashboard that allows you to monitor real-time grid conditions.
This is a real-time look at the supply of power and demand, as reported by ERCOT. It also shows projected supply and demand, based on forecast.
ERCOT is tracking the state of the grid, as well as the state of the operating reserve.
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VIRGINIA — A bus driver has been cited for an Iron Range crash that hospitalized a teacher and left two students with minor injuries.
Bonnie JoAnn Locken, 71, of Hoyt Lakes, has been summoned to appear in court July 21 on a misdemeanor count of failing to stop at a stop sign.
Locken was filling in as a substitute driver for Mesabi East Schools in Aurora on March 23 when the bus, carrying a dozen students, attempted to cross an intersection in the Palo area and was T-boned by a pickup truck, according to police reports.
The other driver, Theodore Fredrickson, coincidentally, was a fifth grade teacher also headed to the school. Authorities said he was airlifted to a Duluth hospital and treated for a number of injuries, including fractures to his back and leg.
According to police reports:
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The collision occurred just before 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of County Road 100 and Palo Road 41 in White Township, approximately 10 miles south of the Aurora school. Multiple 911 calls were placed by students aboard the bus, which went off the road and crashed into some trees before coming to rest.
St. Louis County sheriff's deputies arrived to find Locken aboard the bus near the rear emergency exit, with students walking to safety at a nearby church. But Fredrickson, 53, of Makinen, was trapped in his 2016 Chevrolet Silverado and indicated his legs were going numb. Arrangements were made for him to be flown to Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth.
Locken had a deep laceration on her nose. Asked if she had any other injuries, she replied: "A broken heart."
The driver was transported to Essentia Health-Northern Pines in Aurora, as was one girl who sustained a leg injury. The student's brother was also later evaluated for back soreness.
Deputies said the bus, which was eastbound on Palo Road, had a stop sign at the intersection. Fredrickson, driving north to school on County Road 100, did not.
Locken, in an interview after being discharged from the hospital, said she was driving into bright sun at the time and didn't notice the stop sign until she was 10-15 feet from the intersection. She said she was driving approximately 40 mph and attempted to brake, but slid into the intersection and felt as though she hit something in the road — not initially realizing the bus had been struck just behind the side door.
Locken agreed to have her phone searched by investigators, who found no indication that it was in use at the time. A black box was recovered from the bus but its manufacturer determined the hard drive was outdated and had not recorded any video since 2018.
Fredrickson later told investigators he sustained a compound fracture to his left femur, a fractured lower vertebra, a dislocated toe, chest bruising and a laceration that required a half-dozen stitches.
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The teacher said he was traveling at approximately 60 mph on his normal route and was not distracted.
"I didn't see much because it happened so fast," he reported. "Within seconds, I saw orange/yellow."
Locken does not have any apparent criminal or traffic history. She had previously resigned Mesabi East in April 2022, with the School Board offering "appreciation for her years of dedicated service to the district." | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/iron-range-school-bus-driver-cited-in-crash | 2023-06-20T22:28:33 | 0 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/iron-range-school-bus-driver-cited-in-crash |
A Decatur resident described as a blue-collar worker Tuesday announced his candidacy for Indiana’s 3rd District Congressional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Eric Whalen said in a news release that "in a field full of career government officials," he provides "an option to everyday Hoosiers that reflects the lifestyle and morality of northeast Indiana."
Whalen plans to run as a Republican, Eric Adkins, his communications director, said in an emailed response.
Whalen has worked for the detentions division of a sheriff's department and as a certified emergency dispatcher. Privately, he has been a small business entrepreneur and currently works in manufacturing.
Adkins described Whalen as a family man devoted to "serving his community, church, building his homestead with his wife and four children, involving himself in local politics."
The candidate has been married for 10 years to his wife, Jennifer, has four homeschooled boys and is a Lutheran by faith, according to the website www.ericwhalen4indiana.com.
Whalen, in his provided news release, pointed to a passion for fighting for family and "speaking truth in a world of lip-service."
Whalen said 3rd District voters "shouldn’t have to settle for a politician promising one thing and doing another."
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Jim Banks plans to seek the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in the May primary. Banks made the announcement in January after Sen. Mike Braun said he would run for Indiana governor.
For the Republican primary, other candidates in the 3rd District race include former Allen Circuit Court Judge Wendy Davis; Warsaw maintenance technician and veteran Mike Felker; Fort Wayne resident and military veteran Jon Kenworthy; Auburn lawyer Chandler Likes; former Congressman Marlin Stutzman; and state Sen. Andy Zay, R-Huntington.
On the Democratic side, Phil Goss, a businessman and former state department employee who lives in Allen County, has also launched a campaign for the seat. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/adams-county-resident-enters-3rd-congressional-district-race/article_38cbaf90-0f8a-11ee-975b-c3e16df9cf94.html | 2023-06-20T22:30:11 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/adams-county-resident-enters-3rd-congressional-district-race/article_38cbaf90-0f8a-11ee-975b-c3e16df9cf94.html |
The American Red Cross and Cedar Fair are holding a blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. Friday at Hilltop High School in West Unity, Ohio.
In a statement, the Red Cross said anyone who donates at the drive will receive one free Cedar theme park ticket that can be used at participating parks, including Cedar Point and Cedar Point Shores in Sandusky, Ohio. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/ohio/blood-drive-set-friday-in-west-unity/article_5cb82dbe-0fb4-11ee-9884-73f7ff44ec60.html | 2023-06-20T22:30:17 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/ohio/blood-drive-set-friday-in-west-unity/article_5cb82dbe-0fb4-11ee-9884-73f7ff44ec60.html |
The fentanyl epidemic has surged throughout the United States in recent years, and Idaho is no exception.
According to the Center for Disease Control, during a 12-month period that concluded in January 2022, 107,375 people died in the United States from a drug overdoes. More than two-thirds of those deaths come from fentanyl use.
Eastern Idaho Public Health recorded 176 fentanyl-related overdoses in Idaho during 2022, according to Mallory Johnson, a senior health education specialist at EIPH.
The synthetic opioid can be lethal on its own, even if it is a low dosage. However, what many say makes fentanyl specifically dangerous is its disguises. Fentanyl is often laced into other drugs such as cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana and heroine. It can even be made to look like a prescription pill.
"That's the most distressing part. It can be disguised in many forms," said Dana Kirkham, the former mayor of Ammon. "It's a copycat. It can be made to look like a Tylenol."
Kirkham spent spring of 2022 travelling to different Idaho communities as a part of the Citizens Action Group on Fentanyl. This action group was a part of a larger movement known as "Operation Esto Perpetua."
Operation Esto Perpetua is an initiative started by Gov. Brad Little to combat meth and fentanyl use in Idaho communities. Before the 2022 legislative session, law enforcement workers and the Citizens Action Group on Fentanyl worked as a task force to learn how the fentanyl epidemic affects Idaho communities.
Kirkham said they listened to local law enforcement, parents of fentanyl overdose victims, as well as siblings and friends of the victims. Hearing personal accounts informed the recommendations to combat the epidemic made by the task force.
"I was largely naive to just how common the use is in every community," Kirkham said.
She said that it seemed everyone she spoke with knew someone that fell victim to fentanyl or had somebody in their family that was affected. Kirkham said that it is not a "drug that discriminates." Fentanyl use is seen across all demographics, age groups and socioeconomic statuses.
"It is a respecter of no one," Kirkham said.
Jessica Clements, spokesperson for the Idaho Falls Police Department said fentanyl use is common the area.
"We recognize fentanyl as a major issue in Idaho Falls and the surrounding areas," Clements said. "Its increasingly dangerous. It's more and more common as the years and months have gone on."
Aside from being laced into different illicit drugs, fentanyl is often presented as what is known as "dirty thirties."
"Dirty thirties" are fentanyl pills disguised as oxycodone. In February of this year, the Post Register reported of an arrest in Idaho Falls where 2,000 "dirty thirties" were is someone's possession.
Bryan Lovell, the spokesperson for the Bonneville County Sheriffs Office, said these pills are "unpredictably dangerous."
"They can have a false sense of security. They can get a hold of one pill and not know its got a lethal amount in it," Lovell said.
Lovell said that the Sheriff's Office has responded to an increasing amount of opioid related overdoses.
"We have intervened or seized a significantly higher amount of fentanyl pills in the last few years," Lovell said.
Fentanyl has also been found locally in a powder form or laced into marijuana, methamphetamine and heroine, according to Lovell. The fentanyl found in those substances are consistent with what is coming from south of the border.
Fentanyl can be lethal in small doses. It can be easily hidden in recreational drugs. For this reason, much of the country is moving to decriminalize fentanyl testing strips.
"The CDC recommends fentanyl test strips as a low-cost means of helping prevent drug overdoses.Yet these small paper strips are still considered illegal in some states, outlawed under drug paraphernalia laws dating to the 1970s era war on drugs — long before fentanyl began seeping into the nation's drug supply. Every state but Alaska had an anti-paraphernalia law on the books by the mid-1980s, making materials used for testing and analyzing illicit substances illegal," the AP reported.
These testing strips are made available to the public. If the drug can be dissolved in water, the strip can detect traces of fentanyl. If the substance contains fentanyl, the strip will reveal one red line. If does not, two red lines appear.
Fentanyl testing strips are now legal in at least 20 states, according to the AP. Seven states have decriminalized the strips this year, with Florida and Hawaii just awaiting the governor's signature. Texas and Montana have pending legislation to decriminalize the strips.
However, Idaho isn't following that same pattern. There was no legislation regarding fentanyl testing strips in this year's legislative session, according to Johnson.
"The testing strips are illegal in the state of Idaho," Johnson said. "They are considered drug paraphernalia."
Kirkham had not heard of fentanyl testing strips. She said the strips bring up a difficult conversation. While it can prevent accidental fentanyl use, it could encourage the use of illegal recreational drugs, Kirkham said.
Neighboring states where marijuana is legal, such as Washington and Oregon, Kirkham realized that the drug's use is common in Idaho.
"It could be someone's first and only time with recreational drug use, but it could have deadly fentanyl doses," Kirkham said. Fentanyl testing strips could prevent that outcome.
Lovell said he "can't speak to the movement or need for testing strips," but he does know that fentanyl is "unpredictably lethal."
"One time can be too many. You don't get a second chance," Kirkham said.
Even though fentanyl testing strips are still criminalized in Idaho, there are ways to combat the epidemic.
Naxolone, commonly referred to as Narcan, is a medicine that can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose. And every Idahoan can carry and administer it if they call Emergency Medical Services, Johnson said.
Naxolone is provided by Center for Hope at 530 East Anderson St.
"They can get it for free," Johnson said.
Apart from carrying naxolone, Lovell encourages people to educate themselves on fentanyl and its dangers. He recommended visiting One Pill Can Kill website. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/you-dont-get-a-second-chance-fentanyl-epidemic-surges-throughout-idaho/article_33aa370e-0fab-11ee-8a7e-93d190019da1.html | 2023-06-20T22:32:22 | 1 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/you-dont-get-a-second-chance-fentanyl-epidemic-surges-throughout-idaho/article_33aa370e-0fab-11ee-8a7e-93d190019da1.html |
The Flagstaff football team is rallying around an Eagle who is currently downed.
Stephen "Budda" Dick, an incoming junior at Flagstaff, was diagnosed with a brain tumor a couple weeks ago, and is in the early stages of recovery as the Dick family assesses its treatment options.
So, as the Eagles are in the early summer stages of a rebuild under a new coaching staff headed by Mickey Clements, the players created a fundraiser to help offset the cost of treatment and recovery.
The Eagles created a digital flyer selling shirts that read, "Play for Budda, Pray for Budda." Proceeds will
The flyer has been shared several times on social media, including by crosstown rivals.
"Let’s help Flagstaff High School football players support Stephen Dick in his fight against a brain tumor," said Coconino mother Carrie Derr on the 'Coconino Football Gridiron Club' Facebook page.
People are also reading…
The 'KAFF Sports' account reposted Derr's post, writing "Great show of support from Coconino, so we are joining this as well. Go get a shirt and help this player and family out."
Dick is not only a promising player, but people around the community have been impressed with his character.
Chloe Resele Pozar is the mother of Joey, a young flag football player in Flagstaff. Dick was a volunteer coach for the team, and the parents -- like Chloe -- were enamored with his energy.
"When I first met him I thought, 'oh great he’s only a kid,' but he showed so much enthusiasm and passion when he coached, I ate my words," Chloe said. "He’s in high school and he volunteered to coach a bunch of 12-year-olds this summer. He’s definitely deserving."
The Dick family said it was not ready to comment, as Stephen's treatment options are still being discussed.
For more information, text Kathleen Callander at 928-220-1296. Venmo payments can be made to Eileen Brown @Eileen-brown-2 or order with the Flagstaff football team. Shirts cost $20. | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/fhs-football-raising-funds-for-budda/article_ff90ae5c-0fa1-11ee-886a-fbc4dbdb3b75.html | 2023-06-20T22:32:39 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/fhs-football-raising-funds-for-budda/article_ff90ae5c-0fa1-11ee-886a-fbc4dbdb3b75.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The two massive sinkholes threatening beachgoers at a Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area lookout have combined and become hidden by with sand — creating a deceptively hazardous formation, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department officials say.
Cape Kiwanda Park Manager Jason Elkins told KOIN 6 News that the protective fencing surrounding the sinkholes has been pushed back out of an “abundance of caution.”
“The two sinkholes have continued to merge together, but recent strong winds have caused sand to cover the openings, which makes the surface appear more stable than it actually is,” Elkins said. “We installed fencing to block off a larger area to the public for safety.”
The two sinkholes, which formed in the northwest corner of the park in January and May of this year, threaten the future use of the popular ocean vista. Elkins said that the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries is actively evaluating the stability of the lookout to determine if permanent fencing will be built around the sinkholes.
“We ask that visitors respect this barrier and all park safety barriers and that they keep pets on leashes and children away from the edges,” Elkins said. “Even though the spot is marked with barriers, the sinkholes could change at any moment, and others could appear.”
Beachgoers who notice new safety hazards around the sinkholes are advised to leave the area and report the issue to Cape Lookout State Park staff at (503) 842-4981. If an emergency occurs, people are asked to call 911. | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/photos-cape-kiwanda-safety-fence-extended-as-giant-sinkholes-merge/ | 2023-06-20T22:37:38 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/photos-cape-kiwanda-safety-fence-extended-as-giant-sinkholes-merge/ |
A fire broke out Sunday morning at a northeast Mason City home. No one was injured. Kayli Bang, a resident of the house, has been charged with first-degree arson.
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A Mason City woman has been accused of starting a fire in her bedroom that caused the loss of the entire house.
According to court records, 35-year-old Kayli Ann Louise Bang has been charged with first-degree arson and faces up to 25 years in prison.
The affidavit states that at 5:39 a.m. June 11 Bang started the fire at 951 16th St. N.E. in Mason City. Her mother and two other individuals were in the house at the time. Bang allegedly made no attempt to extinguish the fire and tried to prevent a neighbor from doing so.
Bang was charged Monday and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 30.
Today in history: June 20
1782: The Great Seal
In 1782, Congress approved the Great Seal of the United States, featuring the emblem of the bald eagle.
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1837: Queen Victoria
In 1837, Queen Victoria acceded to the British throne following the death of her uncle, King William IV.
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1893: Lizzie Borden
In 1893, a jury in New Bedford, Massachusetts, found Lizzie Borden not guilty of the ax murders of her father and stepmother.
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1944: Battle of the Philippine Sea
In 1944, during World War II, Japanese naval forces retreated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea after suffering heavy losses to the victorious American fleet.
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1947: Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel
Gangster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel was shot dead at the Beverly Hills, California, home of his girlfriend, Virginia Hill, apparently at the order of mob associates.
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1947: Harry S. Truman
In 1947, President Harry S. Truman vetoed the Taft-Hartley Act, which was designed to restrict the power of labor unions, but had his veto overriden by Congress.
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1967: Muhammad Ali
In 1967, boxer Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted and was sentenced to five years in prison. (Ali’s conviction was ultimately overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court).
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1972: Richard Nixon
In 1972, three days after the arrest of the Watergate burglars, President Richard Nixon met at the White House with his chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman; the secretly made tape recording of this meeting ended up with the notorious 18 1/2-minute gap.
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1990: Nelson Mandela
In 1990, South African Black nationalist Nelson Mandela and his wife, Winnie, arrived in New York City for a ticker-tape parade in their honor as they began an eight-city U.S. tour.
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2012: Eric Holder
Ten years ago: A Republican-controlled House committee voted along party lines, 23-17, to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over Justice Department documents related to Operation Fast and Furious. (The full House voted in favor of the contempt citation eight days later.)
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2014: The Obama Administration
In 2014, the Obama administration granted an array of new benefits to same-sex couples, including those living in states where gay marriage was against the law; the new measures ranged from Social Security and veterans benefits to work leave for caring for sick spouses.
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2017: Prodigy
Rapper Prodigy, a member of the hardcore New York hip-hop duo Mobb Deep, died in Las Vegas at age 42.
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2017: Travis Kalanick
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigned under pressure from investors and Uber’s board.
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2022: COVID vaccine
In 2022, the nation’s youngest children got their first chance at vaccines for COVID-19. Roughly 18 million kids under 5 became eligible, and shots began at a few locations.
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Car enthusiasts can travel back to the early 1900s in Lincoln this weekend with a gathering of classic car fans, vintage vehicles and roaring engines.
Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed will host its International Speedsters Trials and Reunion in Lincoln from Wednesday through Saturday. The event happens every two years and brings nationwide car enthusiasts and their vintage vehicles together. This year, 23 different states will be represented.
There are three opportunities for the public to see the timeless automobiles in action. Car models include a Model T, A and B Roadster, Touring, Cabriolet, Roaster Pickup and vintage race cars.
Thursday will feature a road trip through rural Nebraska. At 8:30 a.m., around 100 vehicles will leave the museum located at 599 Oakcreek Drive. Around 11 a.m., the cars will take a lunch break in Fairbury at Rock Creek Station, 57426 710th Road.
On Friday, around 30 vintage vehicles will participate in the Hill Climb, a popular sporting event from the early days of the automobile. The event will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 6200 West Fletcher Ave. Motor Food Truck will be available for lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The weekend will come to a close Saturday with a family-friendly Cars & Coffee gathering at Speedway Motors, 340 Victory Lane. The summer event occurs monthly and displayed nearly 1,200 cars in May. Visitors who bring their own specialty cars will receive two vouchers to the Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed. The speedsters will be available to view along with free coffee and donuts from 8 a.m. to noon.
Robert Weitzel, of Newcastle, California, blasts off the starting line in a cloud of smoke as he drives a 1914 Model T speedster during a hill climb event that was part of the 2017 International Speedsters Trials and Reunion hosted by the Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/car-enthusiasts-from-across-country-to-gather-in-lincoln-for-reunion/article_4909f39c-0fa5-11ee-8a7b-8be8049a3567.html | 2023-06-20T22:46:54 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/car-enthusiasts-from-across-country-to-gather-in-lincoln-for-reunion/article_4909f39c-0fa5-11ee-8a7b-8be8049a3567.html |
A 45-year-old inmate died at the Reception and Treatment Center on Sunday after being found unresponsive in his cell — the second inmate death at the center in less than a week.
Bobby Wallace was serving a 40- to 60-year sentence for charges that included second-degree murder, attempted second-degree assault and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony.
On May 25, 2013, LaVern “Nikki” Eubanks, 34, was killed by Wallace in a domestic disturbance in Omaha. Prosecutors said Eubanks hit Wallace with a frying pan, and Wallace grabbed a knife and stabbed her 22 times. She died at an Omaha hospital.
According to Dayne Urbanovsky, director of strategic communications for the prisons, staff members initiated CPR and contacted emergency medical services, but Wallace was pronounced dead when they arrived.
Wallace's death marks the second at the center at 3218 W. Van Dorn St. in less than a week. On Friday, 54-year-old David Saxton died there .
As is the case for all in-custody deaths, a grand jury will conduct an investigation to review Wallace's death.
Rehab on hold: COVID devastated prison learning programs
A copy of Leonardo da Vinci's, "The Last Supper," hangs on the wall of Valley State Prison's chapel in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. In a nation that incarcerates roughly 2 million people, the COVID pandemic was a nightmare for prisons. Overcrowding, subpar medical care and the ebb and flow of prison populations left most places unprepared to handle the spread of the highly contagious virus. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Officer Jimmy Bliatout closes a gate after letting a prisoner enter the yard at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Prisoners stand with at-risk shelter dogs during a program designed to train the dogs to be adoptable at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. In a nation that incarcerates roughly 2 million people, the COVID pandemic was a nightmare for prisons. Overcrowding, subpar medical care and the ebb and flow of prison populations left most places unprepared to handle the spread of the highly contagious virus. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Filmmaker Sol Guy gets a hug from a prisoner during a screening of his personal documentary film, "The Death of My Two Fathers," at Valley State Prison's gymnasium in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Rapper Bobby Gonzalez, 34, performs in front of a group of prisoners at Valley State Prison's gymnasium in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. Gonzalez was released on parole from the prison in September of 2019, after serving 16 years of a 25-year sentence as a juvenile offender. He left a mark at the prison and on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, emerging as an established artist by the name of "Bobby Gonz." (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Prisoner Daniel Henson, 40, holds up an instant photo of him taken with filmmaker Sol Guy after a screening of Guy's personal documentary film in Valley State Prison's gymnasium in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Filmmaker Sol Guy stands for a photo at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, after the advance screening of his personal film, "The Death of My Two Fathers," at the prison. The screening was held in the prison's gymnasium which, until that day, had been closed for recreational activities like basketball as part of ongoing COVID restrictions. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Miguel Rodriguez, a 24-year-old resident at Valley State Prison, eats his popcorn while watching a personal documentary film, "The Death of My Two Fathers," by director Sol Guy in the prison's gymnasium in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Valley State Prison's gymnasium is pictured in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. The gym had been closed for recreational activities like basketball as part of ongoing COVID restrictions. About 150 prisoners were allowed in for director Sol Guy’s deeply personal film – individual bags of buttered popcorn and cold beverages included with admission – their excitement palpable after many months of isolation. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Prisoner Gabriel Aquila shows a collection of 3D origami figures he made at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. In a nation that incarcerates roughly 2 million people, the COVID pandemic was a nightmare for prisons. Overcrowding, subpar medical care and the ebb and flow of prison populations left most places unprepared to handle the spread of the highly contagious virus. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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A shaft of light falls on prisoners as they watch a documentary film produced by director Sol Guy in Valley State Prison's gymnasium in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. The gym had been closed for recreational activities like basketball as part of ongoing COVID restrictions. About 150 prisoners were allowed in for the film – individual bags of buttered popcorn and cold beverages included with admission – their excitement palpable after many months of isolation. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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50-year-old prisoner Ray Lincoln, left, sobs while being comforted by Aru in Valley State Prison's gymnasium after a guided meditation led by her in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Prisoners watch a personal documentary film, "The Death of My Two Fathers," by director Sol Guy in the prison's gymnasium in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. The gym had been closed for recreational activities like basketball as part of ongoing COVID restrictions. About 150 prisoners were allowed in for the film – individual bags of buttered popcorn and cold beverages included with admission – their excitement palpable after many months of isolation. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Rapper Bobby Gonzalez, a former prisoner at Valley State Prison, gets emotional as he enters the prison yard in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. Gonzalez was released on parole from the prison in September of 2019, after serving 16 years of a 25-year sentence as a juvenile offender. He left a mark at the prison and on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, emerging as an established artist by the name of "Bobby Gonz." (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Rapper Bobby Gonzalez, right, a former prisoner at Valley State Prison, hugs resident Jesus Cecena, 61, in the prison yard in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. Gonzalez was released on parole from the prison in September of 2019, after serving 16 years of a 25-year sentence as a juvenile offender. He left a mark at the prison and on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, emerging as an established artist by the name of "Bobby Gonz." (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Prisoner Miguel Nunez, left, watches as Rufus Delgado plays with Nala, an at-risk shelter dog being trained to be adopted, at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. In a nation that incarcerates roughly 2 million people, the COVID pandemic was a nightmare for prisons. Overcrowding, subpar medical care and the ebb and flow of prison populations left most places unprepared to handle the spread of the highly contagious virus. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Prisoners form a large circle during a guided meditation in Valley State Prison's gymnasium in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. In a nation that incarcerates roughly 2 million people, the COVID pandemic was a nightmare for prisons. The highly contagious virus disrupted the very educational and rehabilitative programs prisoners most desperately need. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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A prisoner's jacket hangs on a chair during a special screening of Sol Guy's personal documentary film at Valley State Prison's gymnasium in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. The gym had been closed for recreational activities like basketball as part of ongoing COVID restrictions. About 150 prisoners were allowed in for the film – individual bags of buttered popcorn and cold beverages included with admission – their excitement palpable after many months of isolation. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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A worn-out bulletin with COVID-19 preventive measures is seen on the door of a chapel at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. In a nation that incarcerates roughly 2 million people, the COVID pandemic was a nightmare for prisons. The highly contagious virus disrupted the very educational and rehabilitative programs prisoners most desperately need. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Joseph Sena, 27, walks to his cell at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. Sena spent years trying to make himself a better person after spending nearly half of his 27 years in prison for killing a man. He took courses in poetry and mental health and other topics at a central California prison, hoping to be seen as fit for parole and ready to live outside prison if the day he was free ever came. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Vehicles carrying the crew members of Quiet and Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC) head toward Valley State Prison early in the morning for a special film tour in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. In a nation that incarcerates roughly 2 million people, the COVID pandemic was a nightmare for prisons. Overcrowding, subpar medical care and the ebb and flow of prison populations left most places unprepared to handle the spread of the highly contagious virus. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Joseph Sena walks across a prison yard at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. Sena spent years trying to make himself a better person after spending nearly half of his 27 years in prison for killing a man. He took courses in poetry and mental health and other topics at a central California prison, hoping to be seen as fit for parole and ready to live outside prison if the day he was free ever came. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Joseph Sena, 27, reads a document in his cell at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. Sena spent years trying to make himself a better person after spending nearly half of his 27 years in prison for killing a man. He took courses in poetry and mental health and other topics at a central California prison, hoping to be seen as fit for parole and ready to live outside prison if the day he was free ever came. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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The interim director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska is taking over the position permanently.
Mindy Rush Chipman will be the organization’s next executive director, concluding a national search and her time as interim chief.
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Shortly after starting as legal director in 2022 at the ACLU of Nebraska, Rush Chipman began serving in an interim role after Danielle Conrad left the organization to run for the Legislature.
Previously, Rush Chipman served in leadership roles at the Immigrant Legal Center and the Lincoln Commission on Human Rights.
Rush Chipman has also promoted Rose Godinez to legal director. Godinez joined the ACLU of Nebraska in 2017 in a role focused on policy and litigation, including First Amendment, immigrants’ rights, students’ rights, police practices, racial justice and Indigenous justice.
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ACLU of Nebraska Board President Ashlei Spivey called the two leaders "transformative."
"Ultimately, these are two proven leaders who are both well positioned to keep working alongside our communities to build power and achieve change. I look forward to seeing the team’s continued impact in the months and years to come,” Spivey said.
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Scott Copeland (Left) and Donnette Thayer (right) play Irish folk music with friends during the Hub Farmers Market at Union Plaza park on Wednesday. The markets are Wednesdays, from 5-7 p.m., through Sept. 20.
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Open Harvest employees shovel gravel at the Open Harvest ground breaking in the Telegraph District, Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in Lincoln.
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Dynasty Volleyball players Abigail Mullen (bottom left), Reese Messer (left), Claire Cisneros (top right), and Skyler Pierce (right) share snacks and stories with one another as they rest on the catwalk overlooking the volleyball courts ahead of their next match during the Midwest PreNationals tournament on Friday, June 9, 2023, at the Sports Pavilion Lawrence in Lawrence.
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Fisherman Salem Alsareni, catches a 24 inch carp, weighing in at six and a half pounds at Holmes Lake, Monday, June 12, 2023, in Lincoln.
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Angela Gebhardt walks next to Star City Chorus during the Star City Pride Parade Saturday at the Nebraska state Capitol.
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Foster Care Closet employee Brooke Horton lifts boxes of diapers onto the bus before departing for Norfolk on Friday.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln chancellor candidate Rodney Bennett answers questions from students and staff who are part of the College of Law on Thursday at the Office of the President.
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Terrance McIntyre gets his hair cut by Treveon Phinney at 402 Fades Barber Shop on Thursday at Gateway Mall.
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Eliana Athena Vargas Smith, 2, plays in the fountain at Union Plaza park on Wednesday, when temperatures reached 88 degrees in Lincoln.
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Children extend their arms outward as they reach for bubbles to pop during a family fun night ice cream party on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at the Charles H. Gere Branch Library in Lincoln.
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Harper Trumble (top right) dances with her cousin Keegan VanDeWater (right) while Alexis Arai y Su Grupo perform as part of the Jazz in June concert series on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at in the Sheldon Sculpture Garden at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln. The first performers for Jazz in June drew a sizable crowd on Tuesday. The free concert series, held each Tuesday in June, will feature two sets of music from 7-7:45 p.m. and 8-8:45 p.m. Beyond the performances, the series will include education outreach coordinated by community centers and artists. A market offered food and drinks to hungry patrons. And a bike Valet will provided free, secure parking for bicycles from 5 p.m. until the end of the performance in the market.
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The Rev. T. Michael Williams signs the petition to repeal LB753 during Support our Schools Nebraska petition drive kickoff at the state Capitol on Tuesday.
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Mia Masch, 5, has her hair adjusted by her father Ian while his pet parrot Mango rests atop his shoulder during an animal blessing ceremony at First-Plymouth Church.
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Shriner clowns cover their hearts for the invocation before the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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A rainbow is seen near Ralston High School stadium during the Nebraska High School Soccer Senior Showcase on Friday.
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Grace Jacobson of Lincoln holds a rainbow umbrella over a coffin prop in front of the Governor's Mansion on Thursday, the final day of the legislative session.
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Nikita (black) jumps into the dog pool as Pearl chases after her at Off Leash Dog Bar on Wednesday.
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Lincoln East’s Carter Mick (10) poses for portrait , Monday, May 29, 2023, in Lincoln.
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Rebecca Rager greets her grandfather Alfred Zieg (from left) during a celebration before his birthday on Wednesday, in the Gramercy dining room on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at The Residence at Gramercy in Lincoln. 'It has been a life for sure," Alfred Zieg said during the celebration. "And on Wednesday I get to start all over again, right?"
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Muggs, a 6 year-old chocolate lab fetches his toy from the water following his dive on Saturday at Paws 4 Fun in Lincoln.
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Fire fighters clear out hot debris pulled off of 411 Mulder Dr home after alert two back yard fire, Friday, May 26, 2023, in Lincoln.
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KYLE, Texas — To help beat the heat, the City of Kyle is opening up a cooling shelter.
The Kyle Public Library located at 550 Scott St. will be available for people who need to get out of the heat and get water.
City officials warn people that being out in the heat can cause illness or even death. You are urged to drink plenty of water, stay indoors as much as possible and if you have a strenuous activity, reschedule it for a cooler time of the day.
The City also states that older adults with chronic medical conditions, young children and infants and those who are pregnant are vulnerable to the heat. Residents are also asked to check in on friends and family.
The library will be open throughout the week. Below is a list of days and times.
- Monday - Thursday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- Friday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
If the conditions continue, the City may change the hours for the cooling shelter. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/city-of-kyle-cooling-center/269-a4c3ca65-dc47-4616-b73f-ccc65eff0434 | 2023-06-20T22:50:30 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/city-of-kyle-cooling-center/269-a4c3ca65-dc47-4616-b73f-ccc65eff0434 |
ORLANDO, Fla. – Police arrested a man Tuesday, saying he shot two people at an event in Orlando last month.
The shooting happened on May 29 along 2100 W. Washington Street. Police say two adults were shot, and one was holding a young child in his arms. The child was not hurt, but the two adults suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Members of the Orlando police fugitive investigative unit arrested Rashawn Francis, 29, on Tuesday.
Francis is charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder with a firearm, aggravated battery with a firearm, child abuse, and five counts of criminal mischief.
(3/3) Francis is charged with three (3) counts of Attempted First Degree Murder with a Firearm; Aggravated Battery with a Firearm; Child Abuse; and five (5) counts of Criminal Mischief. pic.twitter.com/qtbAv2VSIB
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POLK COUNTY, Fla. – For the second time this year, a rabies case has been confirmed in Polk County.
Sheriff’s office officials said in a news release that a family dog was found with a dead bat in its mouth. The family contacted PCSO Animal Control, and an officer took possession of the bat, the release shows.
The animal was sent for additional testing in a state laboratory in Tampa, according to deputies.
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Deputies said the test results were received on Tuesday, confirming that the bat tested positive for the deadly virus.
“Thankfully, this dog was current on its rabies vaccination and not injured. He will have to be quarantined to make sure he is not infected. Remember, if a wild animal is in distress, acting aggressive or appears sick, stay away from it and contact Animal Control immediately,” Sheriff Grady Judd said in a press release.
For more information on rabies in Florida, including tips to prevent rabies, click here.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – According to the Federal Trade Commission, 70,000 people reported losing a record $1.3 billion to romance scams in 2022. Now new resources are available for victims.
News 6 has covered several cases of romance schemes right here in Central Florida including, a woman who lost $20,000 in a crypto investment scheme that made it appear as though she had earned more than $389,000 dollars in Bitcoin Day trading.
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Another family says they were tricked into investing in the Orlando Music Festival, believing one of them was in a romantic relationship with the organizer, only to be left with more than $700,000 in losses.
Federal agencies are responding to the problem and working to help victims.
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The Federal Trade Commission provides information on the latest schemes and how to avoid them, and provides a form so you can report the situation.
You can also report the scheme to the FBI by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI.
There is also a grassroots way for victims to share their stories and regain some of the money they lost. It is called “Digital Love Awareness.” It was created by a couple who were actually victims of a romance scheme.
To learn more about the situation, you can see the episode anytime on the News 6+ app.
You can also watch Solutionaries on the News 6+ Takeover on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. as we look at more solutions to today’s problems.
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71-year-old woman killed in high-speed motorcycle crash
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An Archer City woman was killed Sunday afternoon in a motorcycle crash on the outskirts of Wichita Falls.
The Texas Department of Public Safety said Rachel Michelle Wingo, 71, was driving a Kawasaki motorcycle on FM 171 about 6 miles northeast of Wichita Falls when she struck a roadway sign.
The DPS reported Wingo "was traveling at an unsafe speed and failed to drive in a single lane, failing to negotiate a curve in the roadway."
Although she was wearing a helmet, Wingo was pronounced dead at the scene. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/06/20/71-year-old-woman-killed-in-high-speed-motorcycle-crash/70337013007/ | 2023-06-20T22:54:57 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/06/20/71-year-old-woman-killed-in-high-speed-motorcycle-crash/70337013007/ |
City View ISD names Thomas as lone superintendent finalist
City View ISD named Dr. Jesse Thomas as their lone finalist to serve as CVISD superintendent.
Thomas served as acting superintendent in February when former CVISD superintendent Tony Bushong was placed on personal leave and then later resigned. After Bushong's resignation, Carrie Allen was named interim superintendent.
Bushong and six other current or former CVISD administrators were arrested on misdemeanor charges a year ago for not reporting allegations of sexual assault by a district employee to proper authorities.
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Thomas was named City View High School principal in July 2022. He has a total of 20 years of education experience, according to a CVISD Facebook post.
Before coming to City View ISD, Thomas was with the Wichita Falls ISD for 19 years - 14 of those years as a vice-principal and principal at both the elementary and secondary levels.
Thomas made headlines back in 2010 when he was a contestant in Season 8 of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" He got eight out of 15 questions correct before tripping up on a $15,000-level question about a nuance in a Seinfeld episode. He went home with $5,000.
Thomas is married to wife Ashley and they have four school-age children.
This district has posted an "anticipated" opening for a secondary principal as that position will need to be filled if Thomas is named the district's new superintendent.
The district also posted this week that they are hiring for at least 21 positions including, but not limited to:
- Elementary principal
- "Anticipated" secondary principal
- AEP teacher (all level)
- Secondary SPED teacher
- Secondary English teacher
- Secondary math teacher
- High School custodian/bus driver
- Substitute bus driver
In a live feed on the CVISD page, CVISD noted some perks for incoming teachers and coaches include:
- $400 for the classroom
- Two conference periods for core subject teachers
- Incentive bonuses for individual teachers and campus related to STAAR/CTE results
- Stipend, extra days' pay for Athletic coaches/CTE extended contracts
- Stipend for high-need teaching areas
- Staff jeans allowed every day
- 100 percent match up to 3 percent salary
- 100 percent employee health insurance premium paid by district
To apply and see other positions at CVISD, visit bit.ly/applycvisd | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/06/20/city-view-isd-names-thomas-as-lone-superintendent-finalist/70339569007/ | 2023-06-20T22:55:03 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/06/20/city-view-isd-names-thomas-as-lone-superintendent-finalist/70339569007/ |
Henrietta native named sole finalist for MSU president
The Texas Tech Board of Regents on Tuesday named Stacia “Stacy” Haynie, an administrator and professor at Louisiana State University and MSU alumna, as the sole finalist for president of MSU Texas.
The decision was unanimously approved at the conclusion of the board’s special-called video conference after a national search was conducted to identify the 13th president of MSU Texas.
"Haynie returns home to her alma mater following a 33-year tenure at LSU, where she was instrumental in countless academic endeavors and achievements that led to national recognition and excellence in research, graduate education, cross-campus collaborations, community engagement and university accreditation, to name a few," Texas Tech said in a news release.
“It is an honor and a privilege to be named the sole finalist for the presidency of Midwestern State University,” Haynie said in the release. “MSU Texas and the Wichita Falls community have always held a special place in my heart, and I am ecstatic to have the opportunity to lead my alma mater into the next chapter in its history."
Haynie, who is originally from Henrietta, earned a pair of degrees from MSU Texas with a bachelor’s degree in theater –graduating summa cum laude – in 1981 and a master’s degree in political science in 1986. She received her doctorate in political science in 1990 from the University of North Texas (UNT).
She was named Outstanding Education Student at MSU Texas in 1981, and she was named a Distinguished Alumna by the MSU Texas Department of Political Science in 1999 and earned the same recognition from the MSU Texas Fain College of Fine Arts in 2011. Haynie also returned to her alma mater in 2013 to serve as the spring commencement speaker at MSU Texas. In addition, she received Outstanding Graduate Student honors in political science from UNT in 1990.
A national search was conducted with the support of an 11-member search committee consisting of MSU Texas, Wichita Falls and TTU System constituents.
As sole finalist, Haynie is set to become the 13th president in the 101-year history of MSU Texas. State law requires 21 days must pass before final action can be taken on employment once a sole finalist has been named.
Haynie’s husband, Scott Haynie, was born and raised in Wichita Falls and earned a master’s degree from MSU Texas and a bachelor’s degree from UNT.
Haynie replaces JuliAnn Mazachek, who resigned after serving less than a year as MSU president. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/06/20/henrietta-native-named-sole-finalist-for-msu-president/70340162007/ | 2023-06-20T22:55:09 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/06/20/henrietta-native-named-sole-finalist-for-msu-president/70340162007/ |
MSU and Texas Wildlife Services remove, euthanize geese
MSU Texas confirmed Tuesday that the majority of Canada geese have been removed from Sikes Lake in an effort to better maintain the lake and curb overpopulation concerns. MSU contracted with the United States Department of Agriculture - Texas Wildlife Services to complete the removal. Relocation was not a viable option because Canadian geese typically return to their previous home after being relocated. Because of this, TWS euthanized the geese.
In a statement, MSU marketing and public information director Julie Gaynor said the university explored options and settled on working with the USDA.
“Over the past year, Midwestern State University has been exploring how best to manage the overpopulation of Canada Geese in and around Sikes Lake. The overpopulation of geese has created extensive damage across the campus.
“After consulting with the United States Department of Agriculture - Texas Wildlife Services, it was concluded that the most effective and humane method to control the population was to implement a wildlife damage management program and the university contracted with them to carry out the program,” the statement read.
The removal of the geese sparked backlash from several members of the community, but Gaynor said there are multiple reasons the university made the decision.
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Gaynor said the university was concerned about the effect the geese had on Sikes Lake, including contributing to silt that makes the lake shallower. Additionally, Gaynor said the removal “wasn’t about beauty,” but rather ensuring that the campus community could enjoy all spaces.
“Our desire is that Sikes Lake will long be a well-managed and safe area for our community to enjoy and commune with nature,” the statement said.
One of the largest concerns Gaynor said the removal addressed was worries about overpopulation and the diseases that can spread among wildlife populations when that happens. Gaynor said there are about 50 Sikes Lake geese remaining.
“The university fully endorses and supports urban wildlife management as it is important to our ecosystems and increases our awareness and understanding of humans and wildlife living together,” the statement said.
Figures were not available for the cost of damage to campus caused by geese. The cost of removal was approximately $1,000. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/06/20/msu-contracts-with-texas-wildlife-services-removes-sikes-lake-geese/70338360007/ | 2023-06-20T22:55:15 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/06/20/msu-contracts-with-texas-wildlife-services-removes-sikes-lake-geese/70338360007/ |
WFISD delays decision on turning Old High into a middle school
Trustees of the Wichita Falls Independent School District talked more about turning Wichita Falls High School into a middle school, but put off any action when they met Monday.
When the district began construction of two new high schools, the original plan was to turn the Rider High School and Hirschi High School campuses into middle schools to add to Barwise Middle School, but a special committee discovered too many students would be crammed into Hirschi.
The idea of converting Wichita Falls High School campus into a middle school arose. The possibility of retiring the century-old campus and its Coyotes moniker has been a lightning rod of controversy in the community. A plan to keep it open with a new mission would preserve both, but would come with a cost.
Superintendent Donnie Lee estimated various repairs to the old school would cost between $3 million and $5 million.
Lee said the plan would include turning Barwise into an elementary school. He said middle school kids would be better off in the former high schools because of more space and the availability of athletic facilities.
The school board may take action on the plan at a future meeting.
Leah Horton, the district's chief financial officer, drew praise when she presented a balanced budget for fiscal year 2023-24
"When we were having these discussions a year ago we were concerned we would be $6 million or $8 million in the red," School Board President Katherine McGregor said. “Thanks so much for getting us where we are.”
The district is looking at a small raise for teachers plus an increase in what the district contributes toward employee insurance.
"It isn’t a ton, but it’s something," Lee said.
A final budget cannot be adopted immediately. The certified tax appraisals that dictate part of the revenue will not come out until July 25 and the state's contribution is still being debated in the Texas Legislature.
Lee said Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick are fighting over it.
"One wants a compression, one wants to eliminate the school tax, period, which is what Abbott wants to do," Lee said. "Patrick wants to raise the homestead exemption, so there’s this battle going on."
The debate has divided conservative Republicans who control the Legislature and raised alarm at public school districts across the state.
. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/06/20/wfisd-delays-decision-on-turning-old-high-into-a-middle-school/70337958007/ | 2023-06-20T22:55:21 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/06/20/wfisd-delays-decision-on-turning-old-high-into-a-middle-school/70337958007/ |
A Lacey Township man pleaded guilty Monday to manslaughter in the fatal overdose of a woman in 2020, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said.
Jehmar Barrett, 36, is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 18. Prosecutors are seeking a term of seven years in prison, the Prosecutor's Office said in a news release.
On Nov. 24, 2020, Toms River police responded to a home on Alabama Avenue for a report of an unresponsive woman. Upon arrival, officers discovered the body of the 35-year-old victim, who was already dead from an apparent drug overdose, the Prosecutor's Office said.
A subsequent investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office and Toms River police determined Barrett distributed heroin and cocaine to the victim Nov. 23, 2020.
Further investigation and toxicology analysis confirmed the presence of fentanyl in the victim’s system. It was determined through laboratory analysis that the drug distributed to the victim by Barrett, initially believed to be heroin, was fentanyl, matching the fentanyl found in the victim’s system. The Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the fentanyl was the cause of her death.
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On April 29, 2021, Barrett was charged in the victim’s death. He surrendered to Toms River police the following day.
Berkeley Township police, Lacey Township police and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office also assisted the investigation. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lacey-township-man-pleads-guilty-in-overdose-death/article_9094af1a-0fb7-11ee-97a9-b769d35b3cb1.html | 2023-06-20T22:58:50 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lacey-township-man-pleads-guilty-in-overdose-death/article_9094af1a-0fb7-11ee-97a9-b769d35b3cb1.html |
WASHINGTON — The country has a lot of work to do to save lives before the next pandemic hits -- That’s the focus of new legislation on Capitol Hill.
This bill is called the Disease X Act of 2023. Lawmakers use the “X” because we don’t know yet what pathogen will cause the next big outbreak.
“COVID may largely be in the rear-view mirror for most folks, but infectious disease outbreaks are happening,” said Congresswoman Lori Trahan D-Mass., who is one of the sponsors.
The goal is to accelerate the development and production of countermeasures, specifically against future viral threats. This bipartisan legislation gives an official funding stream to do research and form public-private partnerships in order to create things like vaccines, treatments and tests.
“This is a really important step toward ensuring that we never experience the kind of chaos that we saw in the first few months of the pandemic,” Trahan said. “We really have to be forward looking to ensure that we are in a good position to respond should this happen again.”
Experts said this is a true shift in how the country prepares for infectious diseases. It would move from reactive, like we saw with the coronavirus, to proactive.
“The more prepared we are, the less damage those viruses can cause,” Dr. Amesh Adalja, infectious disease physician and senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, said. “This has to be thought of as a sustainable effort, one that doesn’t go through these boom-and-bust cycles, one that’s thought of more like national security or the Department of Defense budget, where you can actually plan multi-year for threats that might emerge.”
We asked had this law been in place before COVID-19 spiked, if lives would have been saved.
“I do think lives would have been saved,” Adalja responded. “Even if, for example, the Pfizer vaccine, which was the first vaccine approved in the United States was approved one week earlier than it was, that would have saved lives. So, when it comes to a pandemic, the quicker you can get effective countermeasures into the population, the more lives you’re going to save.”
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GREENSBURG, Pa. — If you’re in need of a car repair after an accident or after hitting an animal, you may be waiting a little while thanks to a combination of supply chain issues and labor shortages.
The technicians at Greensburg Collision Center said they’ve seen a lot of cars hitting animals lately.
“We’re getting a lot of deer hits, and we’re getting a lot of raccoons, and some turkey also,” said Ed Sagan, Body Shop Manager.
Just a few weeks ago, they had a car in the shop after hitting a coyote.
Right now, Sagan said the turnaround time for the actual repairs isn’t too long.
“Once we have all the parts for the car, we’re scheduling five to seven days out,” Sagan told Channel 11′s Andrew Havranek.
The problem is getting some of these parts. Supply chain issues have some parts delayed several weeks, and some have been delayed months.
“It started really right after COVID hit,” Sagan said. “It got better, but it seems it’s getting worse again.”
It’s not any particular part or brand, but Sagan said a lot of headlamps seem to be on backorder.
Not only is that issue delaying repairs, but it’s also been hard trying to hire enough help.
“To find a good, qualified technician is pretty much impossible right now that way,” Sagan said. “We’ve been trying to hire now for probably six months. We can’t find anybody out there.”
Sagan said COVID impacted that, too.
“When COVID was out, they didn’t have hands-on training for a lot of kids and that screwed us up getting a vo-tech person to come in and work with somebody as an apprentice and get them trained,” Sagan said.
But like other body shops in the area, they’ve been rolling with the punches, working as quickly as they can to get you back in your car.
Sagan said he does expect things to get a little bit better, but it’s going to take some time.
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PITTSBURGH — Multiple black bear sightings across Allegheny County have people wondering where they are coming from.
“The black bear it climbed up here bent my light and climbed along this railing,” Bill Glesner said
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It was a wild sight Monday for Glesner and his wife as they looked out onto their back porch.
“A large raccoon, a Newfoundland, dog maybe a black lab, not a black bear in Ross Township on Lindley Lane,” Glesner said.
That bear enjoyed its time at their house making its way down the steps and munching on everything it could find.
“He was laying below my porch here eating my berries then he went off and I saw on Facebook he was spotted in other areas of the neighborhood,” Glesner said.
One of those spots was off Sewickley Oakmont Road where a couple pulled into their driveway and saw the bear eating off the bird feeders.
Amazed at the sight, they captured these photos and off he went up the hill. He also made a stop off Highland Pines Drive.
“Saturday morning, I just glanced out of the corner of my eye and seen something run just down the street off Carriage and I thought it was a bear and everyone looked at me like I was crazy,” said Barry Grubbs.
But Grubbs wasn’t crazy. The Ross Township Police Department posted this video on that same street of the bear eating out of more bird feeders.
“For black bears just because it’s in a suburban environment doesn’t necessarily deter them from finding good food opportunities especially if they are continuously rewarded for that,” said Emily Carrollo with the PA Game Commission.
Carrollo said this is the time of year for young male bears to be pushed out of the pack and off on their own. She said they can travel far and typically the Game Commission won’t get involved unless it starts to try to get into homes or have issues with people. Her advice is to take away any food and the bear likely will move on.
“Even if your bird feeder hasn’t been hit, I can almost promise you that the bird has looked into your yard and been like hmm is it worth it? If you know a bird is hanging around, take down your bird feeders,” Carrollo said.
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PITTSBURGH — A local political activist, who once ran for Allegheny County Executive, that was arrested at the Juneteenth parade over the weekend told Channel 11 Chief Investigative Reporter Rick Earle that he has video of the altercation with the mayor’s bodyguard.
Will Parker said that the video will prove his innocence.
Parker declined to release the video, telling Earle he’s saving it for court.
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Parker told Earle that he showed up at the parade to celebrate but also to question Mayor Ed Gainey about some policies he doesn’t agree with.
Among other things, Parker claims Gainey isn’t doing enough for minority-owned businesses in Pittsburgh.
Parker also said he was upset with the mayor’s handling of the Juneteenth celebration.
The organizer held a news conference earlier in the week claiming that the city and the state were standing in the way of the celebration.
The mayor denied that and said the celebration was never in jeopardy.
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Channel 11 was at the parade and shot video of Parker in a heated exchange with some of the marchers.
At that point, Parker was walking behind the mayor and Allegheny County Councilmember Bethany Hallam.
The mayor’s bodyguard, Detective Michael Gay, was also walking near Parker.
Parker has confronted the mayor before and he’s no stranger to controversy.
He’s known for showing up at events with a bullhorn and speaking his mind.
Earle spoke with Parker via Zoom Tuesday afternoon.
“The mayor understands he’s not above public scrutiny, so he basically told everybody around him to let me go. He knows my style of protest. He knows that I never put my hands on anybody. He knows that I’ve never threatened anybody,” said Parker.
According to the criminal complaint, police said Parker elbowed Allegheny County Councilmember Bethany Hallam in an attempt to get to the mayor.
Hallam was seen in our video walking behind the mayor.
Earle: Did you shove or elbow Bethany Hallam?
Parker: No, not at all. And I wish that you know people, know myself and Bethany we both have big mouths, we’re both very outspoken, and I’m waiting for her to come forward and clear my name.
The criminal complaint accusing Parker of aggravated assault of a police officer and disorderly conduct says Parker threatened to elbow one of the mayor’s bodyguards and then shoved him.
Earle: Did you shove Detective Gay?
Parker: No, not at all, all I heard was the chief say, ‘Take him down to the ground right now.’
Parker claimed the city’s new Police Chief, Larry Scirotto, who is seen on the video helping officers put Parker into a police SUV after the altercation, ordered his takedown and arrest.
The mayor’s other bodyguard then moved in and took Parker to the ground.
Parker said it didn’t have to come to that.
Parker: Here was an opportunity for the Police Chief to show his de-escalation skills, his mediator skills but instead I guess he chose to score some brownie points with the mayor and just went rogue.
Earle: So in your estimation, you didn’t do anything wrong? You were within your legal right to protest? You didn’t make any aggressive moves? You didn’t shove anyone?
Parker: That’s correct. Like I said I’m a professional protester. I know my limits. My words are more powerful. I do not have to put my hands on anyone. I will never put my hands or threaten anyone during any of my protests. I don’t have to.
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PITTSBURGH — On Tuesday, the Smithfield Street Shelter will open for the last time. County leaders are sticking to their plan to close its doors for good. This is a move local advocates said could displace hundreds.
“Right now, there’s just not enough beds for people who are unhoused,” said Miracle Jones, the director of policy advocacy for 1 Hood Media.
On any given day in front of the Smithfield Street Shelter people wait on the steps, lie on blankets, and sit amongst scattered trash and discarded needles until the doors open at 7 p.m.
Advocates said the emergency shelter provides a meal and a place to stay for about 100 people a night without any requirements.
“Some shelters require you to have paperwork some shelters require you to have a referral, some require that you come at a certain time, you cannot leave,” Jones explained.
But county officials said those requirements are necessary to get people long-term help.
“There is the opportunity for more wrap-around services, so when they find themselves in those new locations, we can do a better job of connecting them to the rest of the system,” said Erin Dalton, the Director of the Department of Human Services.
The county has a list of 20 alternative shelters and has worked to make 121 beds immediately available at four:
- Second Avenue Commons in Downtown
- Light of Life Rescue in the Northside
- East End Cooperative Ministries in the East End
- Unity Recovery in the South Side
“We have been working with the Pittsburgh Downtown Partners on a van system that can get people around town,” Dalton said.
But with so many services Downtown, advocates said it presents yet another barrier. They want the county to keep looking for more accessible options.
“The answer is not just to push people away we have to address these issues, or we are going to be right back here in two years, three years, four years,” Jones said.
Tuesday, June 20 is the final night for the Smithfield Shelter. Wednesday at 7 a.m. it will close its doors for good.
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OLD TOWN -- A habitat consultant has made a discovery that has left local historians stumped for the time being.
Last April, Kathy Pollard was strolling a trail in the woods between Old Town and Orono when she discovered a particularly interesting rock.
But it's not just any rock, it's a boulder with names and dates carved into it that appear to date back as far as the early 1800s.
"I was walking my grand puppy an April morning when the sun was coming up over the trees," says Pollard, "And it was casting light at just the right angle so that as I was walking past the rock, I happened to glance down and the inscriptions were very visible."
After the initial discovery, Pollard returned time and time again to uncover a little more history with each visit.
But it seemed the more she uncovered, the less she understood.
"It just seems to be pretty random," says Pollard.
The names and dates all seem to have no pattern, with only a few sharing a similar font.
Historical records show a railroad ran nearby during the mid-1800s, which leads Pollard to believe it may have something to do with railroad workers.
Old town museum president Eisso Atzema was the one to point out the railroad correlation, but the discovery has brought him to the hypothesis that the stone may be an indicator of a hobo trail or encampment.
Neither cannon has been confirmed nor disproven, and more research will be done to find an answer, but until then, the rock remains a mystery.
Pollard says, "One of the things we're hoping for is that some people may hear this story and hear about the rock and, y'know, might have some family history that alligns with that." | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/a-strange-rock-has-historians-stumped-for-the-time-being/article_6d56aaae-0fb6-11ee-84b7-b74b36e7ff9a.html | 2023-06-20T23:03:27 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/a-strange-rock-has-historians-stumped-for-the-time-being/article_6d56aaae-0fb6-11ee-84b7-b74b36e7ff9a.html |
ELLSWORTH -- Momo's Cheesecakes in Ellsworth was robbed last week, according to the owners.
The bakery has operated for years on the honor system -- you can stop by day or night for a slice of cheesecake, leaving cash or paying through Venmo.
However, the owners say that around 3 a.m. on Friday last week, a male figure in a hoodie stole an unknown amount of cash from their change box -- after taking a slice of cheesecake and a drink.
The owners say this isn't the first time someone has taken advantage of the honor system.
"Everybody works hard for what they have, and these people just come and take everything away. It's sad, it's just sad," said Andres Ledezma, co-owner of Momo's Cheesecakes.
Despite the incident, the owners say they aren't making any changes to the honor system -- because they want customers to be able to pick up treats on their own time.
"Everybody's busy -- different schedules. It's open to anybody any time of day, and everybody's been great. Why stop it because people want to be bad? They have to sleep with it at night, I don't," said co-owner Brenda Ledezma. "This is our livelihood, too, we don't want to stop it because it's how we make our living."
Some customers shared their thoughts about the incident.
"I think it's really neat that Momo's trusts its public, trusts its customers -- and it's just really disheartening to see someone come through and do something like that to a small business in Maine," said customer Lexi Scott.
One customer said that Momo's and it's honor system are a staple of the community.
"People come from all over. You talk to people from far and wide and when you tell them you're from the area, the first thing they want to know is if you've gotten cheesecake here," said customer Sally Arata.
The owners say they don't wish to involve the police at this time, but will be bringing in their change box at night to avoid future incidents.
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BANGOR -- Local organizations came together to promote literacy here in downtown Bangor.
At the 9th annual Children's Book Drive, the day was filled with free ice cream, collecting new and gently used children's books, and guest speakers including our very own Emma Smith.
For many years the Briar Patch Bookstore, Darling's Ice Cream for a Cause and the Literacy Volunteers of Bangor has made it their mission to help children and adults overcome and improve their reading, writing, and English speaking skills.
According to Literacy Volunteers of Bangor Executive Director Mary Marin Taylor, "If we can start them young and have their families and their parents be able to support them in their reading and their interests, that's really where we're at."
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AUGUSTA -- Advocates rallied at the state House Tuesday, calling on the expansion of Maine's reproductive laws.
L.D. 1619 changes the standard for when an abortion may be performed after viability to when a licensed physician determines that it is necessary instead of when it is necessary to preserve the life or health of the mother
It would remove the criminal penalty for performing an abortion without being licensed as a physician, physicians assistant or advanced practice registered nurse.
Performing an abortion after viability of a fetus for the preservation of the life or health of the mother would also not be penalized.
This bill was introduced by Governor Mills.
This is just a bill that supports people and being able to make not just the right choice to be able to care for themselves and their body," said Hannah Lord, a supporter of L.D. 1619.
We're diminishing the value of human life to a point where it will not be respected at all, and what kind of society is that to live in especially for our children?" said Grace Veilleux, who opposes L.D. 1619.
How an abortion is reported would also be changed, only requiring specific data such as date and time.
It would not contain any information identifying a patient.
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BANGOR -- Quality Jewelers in Bangor has kicked off their summer concert series promotion and is sending eight lucky Maine veterans to the upcoming Kane Brown concert on Thursday.
In partnership with Maine Savings Amphitheater, Quality Jewelers is back with their Finders Keepers promotion where they are hiding 3D printed coins all throughout the greater Bangor area.
However the prize for finding these boxes is a little different than expected.
"Instead of jewelry this time I decided whoever finds it gets concert tickets, them and a plus one gets to go," said owner Zach Leclair.
Leclair says they have purchased enough tickets to send eight people to each concert in the VIP booths.
"Got a direct sight line to the state, they're great seats and I'm very happy to offer that to my customers."
The Maine Veterans Project reached out to Leclair after seeing the promotion.
Without hesitation, Leclair decided to send eight veterans to the upcoming Kane Brown concert on the waterfront.
"They'll be taking a nice group of veterans, they're the most deserving out of all of us as far as I'm concerned and you know I'm just very happy to be in a position to pass those tickets along to those very deserving folks," said Leclair.
Doc Goodwin, president of the Maine Veterans Project says opportunities like this are important for the Maine veteran community.
"Isolation is one of the biggest things we try to mitigate at maine's veterans project so for a veteran to be able to come out to an amazing event like this with a safe group of veterans and especially to be in an exclusive box where they feel nice and safe is just magical," said Goodwin.
Goodwin says they received an outpouring of interest from other veterans and decided to purchase more tickets, and with help from the Maine Savings Amphitheater they are able to send 20 more to the concert.
"We waived a bunch of fees and did a bunch of stuff to try to make it a little easier on them because I don't think they anticipated this kind of response and we want to make sure they can take care of all the vets," said Alex Gray, Waterfront Concerts.
According to Goodwin they received over 100 messages and calls and is the greatest response to a promotion they have received in the eight years the Maine Veterans Project has been operating.
He says this wouldn't have been possible without quality jewelers promotion.
"I know that they can make money off these boxes and for them to give away an entire night to a wildly popular concert is amazing," said Goodwin.
Anybody interested in getting a chance to win concert tickets this summer should keep an eye out on Quality Jewelers Facebook page. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/quality-jewelers-sending-veterans-to-kane-brown-concert/article_ebef6e84-0fa0-11ee-9f2a-23e6d1f6fb0c.html | 2023-06-20T23:03:52 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/quality-jewelers-sending-veterans-to-kane-brown-concert/article_ebef6e84-0fa0-11ee-9f2a-23e6d1f6fb0c.html |
RI pot stores can now legally advertise. Get ready for billboards, bus wraps, radio spots
PAWTUCKET – Joe Pakuris watched what he called fairness and common sense unfurl over his retail marijuana dispensary Tuesday as workers high above Interstate 95 raised a billboard for his Mother Earth Wellness shop one day after Gov. Dan McKee legalized cannabis advertising.
Pakuris’ advertising strategy won’t stop at just five billboards over the highway.
“I plan radio, TV, everything – print, bus wraps, whatever I can do to catch up and let people know we are here and Mother Earth is here.”
Why can RI's marijuana dispensaries advertise only now?
It’s been a long time coming for Rhode Island marijuana businesses, hamstrung by an advertising prohibition established a decade ago with creation of the state’s medical-marijuana program.
Meanwhile, stores in Massachusetts – which began selling marijuana for recreational use in 2018 – advertised freely along Rhode Island roadways.
Some of Rhode Island’s seven operating dispensaries, like Mother Earth, and numerous licensed cultivators had pleaded with lawmakers to lift the advertising ban, particularly after Dec. 1, when retail sales began in the Ocean State.
State regulators were sympathetic but said last year’s law legalizing recreational marijuana had left such decision-making up to a new Cannabis Control Commission.
More on pot advertising:In the shadow of Massachusetts retail pot, Rhode Island dispensaries try to find their footing
The three-member commission is only now getting started after a year’s delay by Gov. Dan McKee in nominating its members.
To more quickly rectify what all sides agreed seemed unfair, lawmakers approved legislation last week allowing regulators within the Department of Business Regulation to write some transitional advertising rules.
(New cannabis commission member Robert Jacquard told The Journal last week that going through the General Assembly was the proper avenue to lift the ban anyway since lawmakers were the ones who approved it.)
Said Pakuris on Tuesday. “It wasn’t fair that Massachusetts businesses were being able to advertise here in Rhode Island when Rhode Island businesses weren’t. But ultimately the governor’s office, DBR and the General Assembly came together to fix this issue, which needed to be addressed.”
What do the new rules say?
As soon as McKee signed the effort into law, DBR’s Office of Cannabis Regulation had the new advertising guidelines ready to send out Monday to all dispensaries selling marijuana for both recreational and medicinal purposes.
Advertising can now include online video and pop-up ads, radio, television and film commercials, newspapers, magazines and direct-mail advertisements, and billboards and “street furniture.”
Ads must “clearly and conspicuously” include the phrase “For ages 21+ and medical cannabis patients.”
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Advertisements may not suggest or imply that marijuana has “curative or therapeutic effects” or appear to target people younger than 21, and the advertising use of animal characters, toys, cartoon characters or similar images is prohibited.
The advertising ban remains in place for licensed cultivators, laboratories and dispensaries selling only medical marijuana.
Chris Reilly, a spokesman for the Thomas C. Slater Compassion Center in Providence, one of the state's first dispensaries, said administrators there had yet to evaluate the new advertising rules to see how they might alter their business plans.
Pakuris said when he learned from a friend who was at the State House watching lawmakers last week unanimously approve legislation granting advertising, “I was thrilled to know that this finally got done and we can move forward as an industry. Advertising is crucial to this industry, especially when people have been programmed for the last four years to [visit] neighboring Massachusetts.”
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RISPCA issues urgent plea: Don't abandon pets at our door, do this instead
Don't abandon pets at our shelter, the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is telling the public.
The RISPCA is issuing the message after a male tabby cat, only about 5 months old, was left at its front door in East Providence early Monday morning. Staff members discovered the cat in his litter box with a large rock on top when they arrived to open the shelter, the RISPCA said.
The RISPCA's message said, "If someone is needing to surrender their pet, we are here to help, but there are steps that need to be followed. We ask that you call the shelter to make an appointment to surrender or if it is an emergency we ask that you at least bring your animal in during our business hours."
"Lastly, it is extremely dangerous to leave an animal abandoned – weather and prey animals are just two unpredictable situations that could cause harm to a pet left outside," the agency said.
"We ask this so that we can learn important information about your pet so that we can find the best home for them. If cost is an issue, we are more than willing to waive the surrender fee, especially for those who are experiencing hardships," the RISPCA said.
The RISPCA gave the cat, discovered on Juneteenth, a name associated with the holiday which commemorates the freedom of enslaved people in the United States. The cat's name is Gordon in honor of Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, who on June 19, 1865, issued an order informing the people of Texas that all enslaved people were free.
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"Gordon appears to be very sweet and in good condition," and will likely be up for adoption soon, the RISPCA said.
The RISPCA urges anyone who needs to surrender a pet to contact them at 401-438-8150. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/20/rispca-cat-abandoned-at-our-door-was-put-in-danger/70338582007/ | 2023-06-20T23:05:32 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/20/rispca-cat-abandoned-at-our-door-was-put-in-danger/70338582007/ |
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL)–Local advocates say a new state law could help prevent overdose deaths in the region.
Effective July 1, SB 0256 revises current Tennessee law to give more discretion to law enforcement and district attorney general’s offices to grant criminal immunity to individuals seeking medical assistance during a drug overdose.
Previous state law granted immunity from arrests or prosecution, “only on the person’s first such drug overdose.”
Sullivan County Deputy District Attorney General William Harper told News Channel 11 that the new law recognizes “that frequently these individuals, unfortunately, may be involved in overdoses more than once.”
Anti-drug advocates in Sullivan County said the law represents a step in the right direction of viewing drug addiction as a health issue rather than a criminal offense.
“People get addicted for lots of different reasons,” said Sullivan County Anti-Drug Coalition Director Alice McCaffrey. “We can’t even begin to cover them all, but they need help, and entering the criminal justice system is a longer path to getting help.”
McCaffrey said, particularly in the past, people experiencing an overdose and even witnesses avoided contacting law enforcement out of concern that they could face prosecution.
“We used to hear horror stories about people just overdosing and being so afraid and not wanting to tell anybody they just leave the building, go out on the porch and die alone,” McCaffrey told News Channel 11.
In 2021, there were 74 fatal and 330 non-fatal overdoses in Sullivan County, according to the most recent available data from the Tennessee Department of Health.
With or without the change in state law, McCaffrey said calling for help is the right choice in the event of an overdose.
“If you don’t have Naloxone, call 911,” said McCaffrey. “If you do have Naloxone, call 911 and then use the Naloxone.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/anti-drug-advocates-say-new-state-law-could-save-lives/ | 2023-06-20T23:05:38 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/anti-drug-advocates-say-new-state-law-could-save-lives/ |
Novi Rotary kicks off 10th annual summer meal program
Students, parents, volunteers and community members gathered at Village Oaks Elementary School on Tuesday morning to kick off the Novi Rotary's 10th annual Feed the Need Summer Lunch Program.
It is the first year the organization has hosted the event hoping to spread awareness about the free lunch program and attract volunteers.
The event featured a bounce house for children, a walking taco station and an ice cream station.
The Novi Police and Fire departments joined the event, giving children the chance to try fire equipment, look inside an ambulance and unofficially arrest police officers with their own handcuffs.
The Feed the Need program provides lunches Monday through Friday at six locations in Novi and surrounding communities for students who could receive a free lunch during the school year.
On average, about 15 meals are delivered to families at each satellite location. At Novi High School, about 40 meals are delivered.
The program, a collaboration between Novi Rotary and Novi Community School District, runs to August 11.
In 2022, the program provided 8,000 free meals. This year, organizers plan to distribute 10,000.
"This program shows the impact you can have when you pull resources and work together," said Novi Rotary Club president Tia Gronlund-Fox in a statement. "People think that we don't have issues with food insecurity in Novi, but we do, and it has grown over time. This is one of the biggest service programs that Novi Rotary puts together in collaboration with the Novi Community School District, local sponsors, and an army of volunteers. We couldn't be more proud and grateful."
Feed the Need also will have outreach programs at Village Oaks Elementary School from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. The programs will mimic a summer camp, with activities including yoga demonstrations, robotics, arts and crafts, and sports, and feature speakers.
In a statement, Feed the Need Program coordinator Audy Tenka said Feed the Need is not just about food.
"That is a big part, and it's also about providing nutrition for the mind, heart and soul. We want to make sure children are fed all the way around," Tenka said. "We don't ask questions — we want them to come to eat, learn and have fun."
Ed Romey and Tom Grabowski, members of Novi Rotary, svolunteer for Feed the Need.
"I just like to give back to the community," said Grabowski, 78.
Romey has been a volunteer since last summer and said bridging the gap between the school year and summer is important.
"It's really nice to hand someone a lunch who needs it," Romey said. "It's a nice experience to always give back."
To learn about the program, its sponsors or to volunteer, go to Feed the Need Program - Novi Community School District.
Meal Drop Locations:
- Oakland Glens Park, 41875 Carousel St., Novi, MI 48377
- Highland Hills Estates, 25600 Seely Rd., Novi, MI 48375
- Novi Meadows Homes, 26250 Virginia Ave., Novi, MI 48374
- Country Cousin Homes 26855 Haggerty Rd., Novi, MI 48377
- Pavilion Court Apartments 22675 Pavilion Dr., Novi, MI 48375
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Israeli experts train Oakland Co. synagogue members on responding to mass casulaty attacks
Southfield — Magen David Adom, Israel's national paramedic service, helped to train local synagogue members and others how to help first responders navigate the first seven minutes of a mass casualty attack as acts of antisemitism have risen in Michigan and nationwide.
The first seven minutes are critical and the quick response of people on the ground before emergency medical services arrive can save lives, said Magen David Adom Director Yonatan Yagodovsky.
"Why seven minutes? Because usually within at least seven minutes, the official help arrives," Yagodovsky said on the sidelines of the demonstration training at Shaarey Zedek Synagogue. "If something happens, somebody first needs to take charge. ... If people are hurt, we have a few minutes to give them a better chance to survive."
In today's climate, people need to be prepared for all kinds of emergency situations, said Robert Rich, executive director at Shaarey Zedek in Southfield.
"Unfortunately, in the world that we live in, we need to be prepared. We need to be trained both collectively and individually in dealing with different kinds of situations," Rich said. "Magen David Adom ... has a lot of firsthand experience with violence and the aftermath, and they'll be able to share with us their perspectives."
Antisemitic incidents have been on the rise across the country and in Michigan, according to the Anti-Defamation League. Its March report found 3,697 incidents of harassment, vandalism and assault targeting Jewish people and communities in 2022, the third time in five years that the total has set a record since the ADL first began collecting data in 1979.
Shaarey Zedek takes security very seriously and the synagogue has hosted several first-aid and trauma-related trainings in the past, Rich said. This is the first time synagogue officials have brought experts in from Israel, he said.
"The kinds of things that that we're doing, obviously, because we're a Jewish institution, are a reaction to things that are going on in the country," said Mel Chinitz, a congregation member from Farmington Hills. "I can remember 20 years ago you would walk in (to the synagogue), all the doors were open. Now, we have security guards."
A 19-year-old from the Upper Peninsula was arrested by the FBI on Friday for threatening an East Lansing synagogue with the same name, Shaarey Zedek, on the anniversary of the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand.
The Magen David Adom holds "first-seven-minute" training for civilians all around the world to teach non-medical-professionals how to support people injured in different emergency situations, Yagodovsky said. People who attended Tuesday's training practiced the skills in simulated emergency scenarios.
Raphael Herbst, a senior paramedic and trainer with Magen David Adom, taught members of the congregation to prioritize safety throughout an emergency, especially if it is an ongoing, violent attack. When an individual is safe, they can call for help, Herbst said.
People who attended Tuesday's training practiced calling 911 in response to different accident and emergency scenarios and provided key information, such as the location of an emergency and the number of people affected.
One of the biggest initial challenges in responding to mass casualty attacks is determining the extent of them. Sometimes multiple attacks are carried out at the same time near each other to slow down emergency dispatch's response. People who call 911 should remain on the phone to provide as much information as possible and "let them hang up on you," Herbst said.
"It's important for us to be able to react. ... You could just be driving down the street, boom! An accident happens in front of you, you're ready to do something," Chinitz said.
After calling for help, bystanders or other civilians on the ground in an emergency should work together to organize the scene, Herbst said. If some people are in more distress than others basic triaging can help medical personnel when they arrive.
The most important factor is having a strong and prepared community that can start to save lives before professional help arrives, Herbst said.
"It (training) builds resilience in the community. It gives them the know-how that they can act, even if it is intimidating," Yagodovsky said.
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GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL)- Greene County commissioners have decided to fund the former Greene County Humane Society building on Hal Henard Road. The building will now be used to provide extra space to Greene County Animal Control.
The building was allocated back to the county when the Humane Society moved locations and vacated the property.
Greene County Animal Control has seen an increase in stray animals but leadership said they do not have enough space at their current facility to house them. Chris Cutshall, Director of Greene County Animal Control, said having a second facility will have a huge impact.
“The space is the issue because what we have now is 12 kennels, and this other facility there is 15,” said Cutshall. “I mean really that’s not enough space, there’s a lot of stray animals.”
Greene County Mayor Kevin Morrison said the county had already set aside $150,000 to buy back the facility before they realized they didn’t have to.
“The county commission then decided, well this money is just sitting,” said Morrison. “And there are some things that we had to do physically to the building.”
The County decided to put $110,000 towards renovating the second facility.
“They’ve set aside the greatest majority of that, $110,000 out of the $150,000, for that purpose,” said Morrison. “And the balance of that just rolls back into the general fund for other purposes.”
Renovations to the facility include replacing the roof, installing new gutters, fixing a water leak, acquiring a new HVAC system and basic maintenance. Animal Control also plans to build a barn with four stalls on the property to house stray livestock that they pick up.
The second facility will also help with disease control.
“We have had some issues over the past, where we’ve had Parvo,” said Morrison. “We’ve had to close the facility to intakes.”
Cutshall said if there is a Parvo outbreak, they are required to shut down Animal Control for two weeks.
“There are so many strays out there that for two weeks they have to stay with somebody,” said Cutshall. “And then with this facility, instead of closing that down there, we could run them up here and use this as the facility.”
Cutshall said they take in 200-300 animals every three months.
“Our capacity is limited,” said Morrison. “This gives us greater capacity to serve the citizens and to serve the animal population.”
Some renovations to the facility have started but an exact date of when it will be ready to use has not been determined. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/greene-county-funds-renovation-for-second-animal-control-facility/ | 2023-06-20T23:09:47 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/greene-county-funds-renovation-for-second-animal-control-facility/ |
DALLAS — In the simplest of terms, the heat index is what the the temperature feels like to the body, and it's a pretty long equation to figure out.
On Monday, June 19, North Texas saw a heat index of 116 degrees, and the National Weather Service (NWS) estimates the index peaking on Tuesday to 114 degrees.
NWS offered up this equation to help us calculate the climate phenomenon that has everyone talking:
HI = -42.379 + 2.04901523*T + 10.14333127*RH - .22475541*T*RH - .00683783*T*T - .05481717*RH*RH + .00122874*T*T*RH + .00085282*T*RH*RH - .00000199*T*T*RH*RH
Juan Hernandez is a meteorologist with NWS and says the index is basically what you get when you combine air temperature with humidity. The humidity North Texans are experiencing is about 13 to 15 more degrees than it is outside.
"It's a complicated equation. It has to do with relative humidity, how hot is it, dew point, all that comes into factor here," Hernandez said. "We haven't seen it like this since 1980. In fact, June and July of 1980 was the last time we had heat index values of 116."
Dr. Craig Crandall of UT Southwestern specializes in thermal physiology. He says it's better to just stay inside in the air conditioning. He warns of heat cramps, heat exhaustion, even stroke, which can lead to death.
It all comes down to core body temperatures increasing.
"The more water in the air and that is higher humidity, the less effective that sweat evaporates. And you need to have that sweat evaporate to cool you down," said Crandall.
Sweating is our body's way of cooling down but if the sweat doesn't evaporate because of the humidity, our body temperature continues to rise.
Crandall adds that headaches are very common on high heat index days. He says headaches are some of the first signs of dehydration. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas-heat-index-how-does-it-affect-us/287-c4b97617-1145-4be7-b01e-1f2e361b678d | 2023-06-20T23:12:06 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas-heat-index-how-does-it-affect-us/287-c4b97617-1145-4be7-b01e-1f2e361b678d |
TEXAS, USA — The Texas Senate advanced a new bill Tuesday to cut property taxes for all land-owning Texans — but because House members adjourned weeks ago, the future of the proposal is unclear.
EDITORIAL NOTE: The above video originally aired June 19.
The $12.7 billion proposal moved swiftly out of the Senate’s Finance Committee and the full chamber, clearing both steps with no opposition.
The new Senate proposal — pitched by state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, a Houston-area Republican and the Senate’s point person on property tax cuts — would provide targeted tax relief to Texas homeowners, send state dollars to school districts so they can cut their tax rates and give more businesses a break on their franchise tax bills. The proposal also puts tighter revenue caps on school districts, a bid to even further drive down tax rates.
“This is about as win-win-win as you can get,” Bettencourt said Tuesday on the Senate floor.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether the idea would be acceptable to Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan or Gov. Greg Abbott. Also unclear is how the bill would pass both chambers since the House has already adjourned for the remainder of the special session.
The House made its own move on property tax cuts Tuesday. As the Senate finance panel met Tuesday, Phelan named a new committee to study “sustainable property tax relief” but did not comment on the upper chamber’s property tax-cut proposal.
“The burden of rising property taxes weighs heavily on our state’s property owners, and it is imperative that we look beyond the current special session to identify long-term, sustainable solutions to this evergreen problem,” Phelan said in a statement.
Texas has some of the highest property taxes in the nation, and the state’s top Republicans have been at odds for months over how to cut them — a standoff that intensified in late May as Abbott entered the fray.
Abbott and Phelan joined forces to back a proposal that would send $12.3 billion to school districts to lower their tax rates, a tax-cut method known as “compression.” The Abbott-Phelan proposal would cut property taxes for all Texas landowners, though it’s friendlier to businesses and wealthier homeowners.
Abbott told lawmakers to narrowly focus on passing an all-compression tax-cut proposal when he called the special legislative session in late May. The House quickly complied and left town, signaling an unwillingness to negotiate with the Senate on any other proposals.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Senate tax-cut proponents balked at the all-compression proposal and argued that any tax-cut package must include special relief for homeowners via a boost in the state’s homestead exemption on school district taxes, or the slice of a home’s value that can’t be taxed to pay for public schools.
The Senate’s latest tax-cut proposal would bring the homestead exemption to $100,000, in line with what Patrick had sought in recent weeks. It also would further restrict how much school districts’ property tax revenue can grow each year from 2.5% to 1.75% — which is intended to force districts to lower their tax rates.
In a bid to provide more tax relief to businesses like Abbott and Phelan want, the new Senate package expands the pool of businesses that receive a state franchise tax exemption. Right now, businesses with $1 million in annual revenue are exempt from paying franchise taxes. The bill would expand that to businesses with revenue up to $2.47 million, which means a total of 67,000 business owners will not have to pay franchise taxes, Bettencourt said.
This story comes from The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans - and engages with them - about public policy, politics, government, and statewide issues. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-property-texas/285-f16c4edd-23fb-4a74-b43e-c28134caf06a | 2023-06-20T23:12:09 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-property-texas/285-f16c4edd-23fb-4a74-b43e-c28134caf06a |
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September 28, 1985 – April 28, 2023
Hannah Klopping, a dear and vibrant friend to many, was born September 28, 1985 to her loving family - Paul and Caron; and brothers, Ryan and Jonathan. Her trusting nature grew from being carried on her brother’s shoulders during the first five years of her life. She spent twenty in Corvallis, and graduated from Crescent Valley High School in 2003.
All lifelong, Hannah ran, swam, hiked, bowled, snow-skied, played softball, and loved her partners, teammates and coaches. She acted, sang, wrote songs and raps, studied piano, played the tuba, performed as a percussionist, and loved her band members and directors. A graduate of the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences, she staffed concerts in Arizona, worked as an intern at 4th Street Recording Studio in Santa Monica, and loved musicians. At Medford’s Copper Plank, she cooked, cleaned, booked performers, tapped kegs, served, charmed, and loved her customers. She demonstrated, campaigned for equal rights and justice, voted, and loved democracy. She barbered, shaved, cut, colored and styled hair, and loved her clients - in her home salon and at Evy’s in Bandon. She blew bubbles, read stories, played hide-and-seek, danced, cavorted, and loved children.
Hannah infused poetry, music, humor, and kindness into the lives of people who were lucky enough to meet her on a wide and divergent path. She knew her purpose in life – to bring joy, love, and belonging to everyone she met, and she lived that purpose every day. She took burritos to kitchen-less people in the park, and gave community-sheltered people free haircuts to help them return to the job market or school.
Her luck of the draw was genetic biochemical imbalance, medical conditions that were treatable, but complicated and difficult to manage. She embraced the imperfections of her and each of our beautiful lives. Her smile, like sunshine, filled and warmed the space between us. Her Facebook tagline was “Life is short, be happy.”
Hannah loved her partner, Jonathan and his sweet three-year-old daughter. Their plans for a life together ended tragically with Hannah’s death on April 28, 2023, in a single-car accident on HWY 20.
Those wishing to honor Hannah’s life may contribute to NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness that educates and supports the 20% of us who, on any day, are struggling with a mental health condition.
In following their daughter’s example that her door was open and welcoming to everyone, Paul and Caron are hosting a celebration of Hannah’s life on Sunday, July 16, 2023 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at North Bend Lanes and Event Center, 225 Virginia Avenue, in North Bend. Friends and family are invited to dine, play games and music, share stories, and offer prayers of gratitude for her life, and guidance for ours. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/hannah-klopping/article_d07e7214-0fad-11ee-bceb-a70e98ee9c52.html | 2023-06-20T23:13:51 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/hannah-klopping/article_d07e7214-0fad-11ee-bceb-a70e98ee9c52.html |
Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission are set to begin the process that will result in an entertainment and retail complex at Highway 191 and Highway 158.
Commissioners will consider a request by Charles Hodges Development Services for an initial zoning of RR, Regional Retail District, for the 17.345-acre tract of land. The land is currently in the process of being annexed into the city.
The $45-million complex is expected to include a 65,000-square-foot Bass Pro Shops. The site will also include a pad for a 60,000-square-foot, two-story family cinema and entertainment center complete with outdoor music and event stage and lots for other retailers and restaurants.
The P&Z meeting is set for 3:30 p.m. in Council Chamber at Midland City Hall. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/city-midland-board-consider-zoning-bass-pro-shop-18161356.php | 2023-06-20T23:14:01 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/city-midland-board-consider-zoning-bass-pro-shop-18161356.php |
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The City of Midland will be opening cooling centers starting Tuesday.
The MLK Jr. Community Center auditorium, 2300 Butternut Lane, will open as a cooling center for Midland residents.
"With temperatures soaring in recent weeks, the center is providing a cool and safe place for people to take refuge from the heat," the city said in a press release.
The cooling center will be open during regular business hours:
Tuesday, 5-9 p.m.
Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/city-midland-open-cooling-center-mlk-center-18161890.php | 2023-06-20T23:14:07 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/city-midland-open-cooling-center-mlk-center-18161890.php |
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Weather-wise, it has been a tale of two Junes.
Coming off a cooler-than-average May, the beginning of June started with six days with high temperatures in the 80s. It was the best of times. When the normal high temperature for early June was 94 or 95, according to the National Weather Service, Midlanders were strolling along without a care in the world in high temperatures as low as 82 or 83 degrees (June 3-5).
At night low temperatures dipped into the lower 60s and ever 59 degrees on a couple of occasions (June 4 and June 6). That was around two weeks ago. It seems like a lifetime.
Mother Nature, with her cruel sense of humor, reminds of the old adage, you never knew how good you had it until it is gone. On Tuesday, the average temperature (the average of the high and low temperatures of the day) was 93 degrees.
Tuesday was hottest day yet – 109 degrees, which tied a record for June 20 (set in 1951). In fact, Tuesday was the hottest day in Midland since July 19, 2020. It isn’t 110 degrees, but does it really matter?
Tuesday was the sixth straight day of 100-degree weather, and the third day in less than a week when the high temperature topped 105 degrees. Looking ahead both statistics are only going to grow. The National Weather Service in its forecast on Tuesday calls for 100-degree days through June 27. That would be 13-straight, if realized, or the third-longest 100-degree streak of all-time in Midland.
The NWS also shows temperatures of 105 degrees or more on seven of those days. That would mean 10 days of 105-degree heat (or warmer) in 11 days. Those 10 days of 105-degree heat are more than double the number of 105-degree days in 2021 and 2022 combined. Those 10 days of 105-degree heat in less than two weeks also would be good enough to tie 2023 for the sixth most 105-degree days in any year in Midland’s history.
The Climate Prediction Center is calling for a 50-60% chance of above-normal temperatures from July through September.
Lastly, here is one more note about the differences in temperatures in a matter of weeks. Even after all the 100-degree days, the days of 105 degrees or hotter and the consecutive days of 108-degree and 109-degree temperatures, if June ended on Tuesday, the National Weather Service would still have recorded a below-average temperature for the month | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/heated-conditions-continue-midland-s-tale-two-18161965.php | 2023-06-20T23:14:13 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/heated-conditions-continue-midland-s-tale-two-18161965.php |
BOISE, Idaho — The Ada County Coroner on Tuesday identified a 17-year-old girl who was killed in a vehicle vs. semi-truck crash in Nampa on Thursday, June 15.
Hennessey Benavidez of Caldwell died of blunt force injuries early Saturday, June 17, at a local hospital, according to Ada County Coroner Richard D. Riffle. Benavidez was one of two people under the age of 18 who were injured in the crash last week.
Nampa Police said the vehicle, driven by a third teenager, collided with a semi-truck on June 15 on 12th Avenue South in Nampa. Hours later, police said the driver was uninjured, while Benavidez and the other passenger were taken to an area hospital by ambulance.
The driver, who's name is not being released because he is a juvenile, was arrested for aggravated DUI, according to the Nampa Police Department. He was taken to the Canyon County Juvenile Detention Center.
The Ada County Coroner said Benavidez was ejected from the vehicle after it collided with the semi-truck. The crash is under investigation by Nampa Police.
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