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PITTSBURGH — Jennifer Espinoza is a proud first-generation college graduate.
“I take a lot of pride in that. I share that with my family,” Espinoza said.
But nearly two months after she donned a cap and gown and crossed the University of Pittsburgh stage, she’s finding out her degree isn’t valid.
“Now I’m really embarrassed and don’t know what to say. How am I supposed to say that diploma doesn’t really mean much,” Espinoza said.
She’s not alone. There are 16 other students in her five-year education program to get an undergraduate and masters are in the same boat. The University said an advisor waived classes to get into the program that they all needed to complete.
“For my employer I’m working for this summer I now have to tell them on my resume it says I have an undergraduate degree, but that’s now not the case,” said Zora Mosley.
The University said it’s investigating how this occurred and “will cover the cost of any additional coursework required to remedy the situation.”
But the students told Channel 11 there are other financial elements at play.
“They aren’t thinking of the costs of books for these extra classes we are taking or thinking about the lost work hours from having to take these classes when we were planning to work Monday and Wednesday opposite our graduate classes and now, we have undergraduate classes those days and we can’t work,” Brooke Dant said.
At minimum the students are wanting a public apology from the University.
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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates lost their ninth consecutive game Wednesday, falling 6-3 behind a vintage performance from Cubs’ starter Kyle Hendricks. Pittsburgh native Ian Happ hit two doubles and plated a pair of runs, helping to complete the sweep, while the Pirates managed just two hits.
First baseman Connor Joe led off the second with a full-count walk. Left fielder Josh Palacios roped a double to left to score him, opening a 1-0 lead.
Cubs’ shortstop Nico Hoerner tripled in two runs in the third, and right fielder Seiya Suzuki lifted a sacrifice fly to center to make it 3-1.
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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to fall further and further out of a potential playoff spot and under .500 on the season.
It was just last week that the Pirates were atop the division. Now, they reside in fourth-place.
After losing to the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park on Wednesday afternoon, the Pirates have lost nine-straight games after getting swept in three-straight series against National League Central opponents.
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CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – Restaurant owners in Charleston say they’ve received phone calls from a man demanding a refund for orders that were never placed, and are warning their fellow business owners about the scam.
The owner of Loopy Leaf and the manager of Wheelhouse, both in Charleston, say they received an angry call from a man claiming to have ordered some of the most expensive items on their menu.
Sondra Kelley is the owner of the Loopy Leaf restaurant in downtown. She says the man claimed to buy two Big Beyond Burgers. She said it is one of the most expensive items on the menu, and it’s rare to see two of them on the same bill, let alone one. The man said he placed the order several days before the phone call to complain. He also says he lives in Florida.
The man angrily said the food was “beyond inedible,” according to Kelly.
Kelley says she went to check the restaurant’s sales history to find the bill, and the man immediately hung up the phone. According to Kelley, when she called him back, the man said he would tell his friends not to eat at Loopy Leaf.
“There’s not too many people out there who would treat a small restaurant owner or employee a certain way because I think the general public knows how hard of a business it is,” Kelley said. “It’s hard enough to make it without all that extra stuff happening.”
Jaime Morris is the manager of Wheelhouse in South Hills, and said she got a similar call from an angry caller three months ago, and again on Tuesday. She says the man claimed to order four grilled chicken sandwiches, and called them raw. Morris says she also went to check her bills to find the transaction, but the man hung up.
Morris says she’s seen this song and dance before as a restaurant manager, and feels relieved to have caught it out as a scam before issuing a refund.
“If this man can get two businesses a day just over a mean phone call, he’s banking money,” Morris said. “I said I can’t believe you guys are falling for this. I mean, we are in food. I’ve heard and seen it all. We don’t get very many complaints so we take them to heart.”
According to the Federal Trade Commission, fake invoices are one of the most common scams that can target small businesses, especially restaurants.
If you think a scammer is trying to trick you, you can file a scam complaint at ftc.gov. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/we-take-them-to-heart-charleston-restaurant-owners-say-scammer-demanding-refunds-on-fake-orders/ | 2023-06-22T01:10:31 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/we-take-them-to-heart-charleston-restaurant-owners-say-scammer-demanding-refunds-on-fake-orders/ |
What does Opendorse, the Lincoln company that helps athletes connect with companies and brands, have in common with Apple, Disney, The North Face, Taco Bell and SpaceX?
They're all members of this year's Time100 Most Influential Companies List.
The list, which was announced Wednesday, ranks companies based on a set of factors, including impact, innovation, ambition and success.
The Time list is broken down into categories, with companies named as leaders, disrupters, innovators, titans and pioneers.
Opendorse was named as a pioneer, along with companies such as Google Deep Mind and Honeybee Health.
"Incredibly, incredibly honored to be recognized alongside legendary businesses like Apple, Disney, IBM, Microsoft, Nvidia, and more," Opendorse co-founder and CEO Blake Lawrence said in a tweet.
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Lawrence and fellow former Nebraska football player Adi Kunalic founded the company more than a decade ago to help athletes share content on social media and get paid for it. They have seen business boom since rule changes a couple of years ago that allowed college athletes to start making money off their name, image and likeness.
Since then, about 90,000 college athletes have cashed in using Opendorse, and Lawrence told Time that total earnings for those athletes will top $100 million by the end of this year. The company itself snagged a $20 million venture capital investment last year.
"The honor is proof that athlete empowerment is center stage at all levels of sports — and the NIL industry has representation on the global level," Lawrence said on Twitter. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/business/lincoln-firm-makes-time-list-of-top-100-companies/article_7d187bb2-1073-11ee-ba54-4b90f734f005.html | 2023-06-22T01:11:05 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/business/lincoln-firm-makes-time-list-of-top-100-companies/article_7d187bb2-1073-11ee-ba54-4b90f734f005.html |
Tostitos is recalling some of its Avocado Salsa Dip jars that may have been incorrectly labeled.
Frito-Lay voluntarily recalled some of its 15 oz. Tostitos Avocado Salsa Dips jars that were distributed to stores and e-commerce channels nationwide and were ready for purchase as early as April 5, 2023.
In a statement, the FDA wrote some of the jars have incorrect labeling on the back that does not state the salsa contains a milk allergen. The agency added the front of the jar is correctly labeled as Tostitos Avocado Salsa.
The Agency added anyone with an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk could experience a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they eat the dip.
The recalled dip has an expiration date on the jar's upper of November 2 or November 3, 2023, and a barcode ending in 05597.
So far, no other Tostitos products have been recalled and no adverse reactions to the dip have been reported as of June 21. Any person with questions on the recall can contact Frito-Lay Consumer Relations at 1-800-352-4477. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/recall-alert/tostitos-recalls-avocado-salsa-dip-jars-nationwide-over-incorrect-labeling/3282098/ | 2023-06-22T01:17:10 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/recall-alert/tostitos-recalls-avocado-salsa-dip-jars-nationwide-over-incorrect-labeling/3282098/ |
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — An office technician at Mule Creek State Prison is behind bars after being accused of sexual assault.
Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies said the incident dates back to August 2021. The victim and her mother were moving residences when they reported being sexually assaulted by one of the movers.
Sgt. Amar Gandhi, spokesperson for the sheriff's office, said Tommy McNeel Jr was identified as the suspect after two years of investigation by using DNA and other methods.
McNeel was working as an office technician at the prison by the time he was identified. Gandhi said he was working with the moving company two years ago and became a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation employee within that time span.
He was arrested on suspicion of two counts of oral copulation. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/cdcr-employee-arrested-suspicion-sexual-assault/103-4eeb9ed1-8590-4203-9fac-653ad3f86a68 | 2023-06-22T01:18:14 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/cdcr-employee-arrested-suspicion-sexual-assault/103-4eeb9ed1-8590-4203-9fac-653ad3f86a68 |
ELK GROVE, Calif. — The Sacramento Capital Southeast Connector Joint Powers Authority board (JPA) of the highly anticipated 34-mile expressway project just announced some updates for summer 2023.
Once completed, the route will follow Grant Line Road all the way to the southern part of Folsom, then crosses into El Dorado County where it will meet up at Highway 50 at the new Silva Valley interchange.
Here are the latest updates for this summer:
Kammerer Road
The announcement said Caltrans approved a Draft Project Report and Draft Environmental Assessment for the SouthEast Connector’s link to Interstate 5, known as Kammerer Road.
According to the city of Elk Grove, Kammerer Road currently exists only between Bruceville Road and Lent Ranch Parkway.
The Kammerer Road Two-Lane Extension I-5 to Bruceville Road Project proposes to extend two lanes of Kammerer Road west of Bruceville Road to a connection with the I-5/Hood Franklin Interchange.
This new connection to Interstate 5 is a major milestone that cements the SouthEast Connector’s long-term benefit to the Sacramento region.
This part of the project now enters the Final Engineering Design and Right-Of-Way acquisition phase. The announcement said timing of construction is dependent on funding availability.
Grant Line Road
The announcement also said local officials, business leaders and public stakeholders met in May to review the latest funding strategy for the SouthEast Connector along Grant Line Road.
Sacramento County, Rancho Cordova and the Sacramento Transportation Authority are considering contributions in their budgets for Grant Line Road, which the board of directors made its top funding priority, specifically the location between Douglas Road and White Rock Road.
These contributions ensure the county’s and city of Rancho Cordova’s commitment to advancing the project.
The JPA is in the process of developing a multi-year, multi-agency funding strategy.
They are also seeking proposals to perform engineering design that would identify Expressway improvements.
Once the entire project is completed, a total of four highways will be connected by the SouthEast Connector: Interstate 5, Highway 99, Jackson Highway and Highway 50.
Watch more from ABC10: Traffic lane shift for westbound Highway 50 in Sacramento | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/elk-grove/sacramento-capital-southeast-connector-update-kammerer-road-and-grant-line/103-1b52d13f-9369-4a61-9d6b-87592bfe44cb | 2023-06-22T01:18:20 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/elk-grove/sacramento-capital-southeast-connector-update-kammerer-road-and-grant-line/103-1b52d13f-9369-4a61-9d6b-87592bfe44cb |
LODI, Calif. — Lodi police are trying find an at-risk missing man last seen Wednesday morning.
The Lodi Police Department said Timoteo Ramos was last seen around 11 a.m. near the area of Vine Street and Cherokee Lane. Police said he has health concerns that cause him to be considered as at risk.
Ramos is possiblly carrying or wearing a white sombrero and is likely dressed in the same clothing he's seen wearing in photo provided by police, which can be viewed below.
He stands around 5'2" and weighs 115 pounds.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts can call Lodi police at 209-333-6727.
WATCH ALSO: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/lodi-police-seeks-whereabouts-at-risk-missing-man/103-f69f952f-964a-4ff6-ba0a-e624c8c64dd7 | 2023-06-22T01:18:26 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/lodi-police-seeks-whereabouts-at-risk-missing-man/103-f69f952f-964a-4ff6-ba0a-e624c8c64dd7 |
FAIR OAKS, Calif. — The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man was shot to death in Fair Oaks Wednesday morning.
According to Sgt. Amar Gandhi with the sheriff’s office, a woman walked into the hospital around 9 a.m. complaining of a medical issue. She also called dispatch to report a suspicious death at her home.
Deputies arrived at the home on the 5000 block of Kenneth Avenue to find a man dead from at least one gunshot wound, though investigators say they found evidence multiple rounds were fired.
Gandhi says the victim was one of three residents at the home. The two other residents – a man and the woman who went to the hospital and called police – are currently in custody but have not been formally arrested.
The sheriff’s office says it doesn’t believe there is a threat to the public at this time. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/man-shot-to-death-fair-oaks-home-2-in-custody/103-85b2debd-d263-4d13-98bd-b6d9ed269fa9 | 2023-06-22T01:18:32 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/man-shot-to-death-fair-oaks-home-2-in-custody/103-85b2debd-d263-4d13-98bd-b6d9ed269fa9 |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Police are engaged in a standoff with a potentially armed suspect in Sacramento.
The Sacramento Police Department said they responded to a reported disturbance involving a firearm along Argo Way.
Few details surrounding the incident are available at this time.
Police said they're trying to contact the person inside a home and are calling on people to avoid the area.
WATCH ALSO: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento-police-standoff/103-b51c420c-cbfc-4aae-8d3a-27280da6e047 | 2023-06-22T01:18:38 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento-police-standoff/103-b51c420c-cbfc-4aae-8d3a-27280da6e047 |
STOCKTON, Calif. — The route thousands of commuters use to switch freeways or get to downtown Stockton each day has a new name. Stockton's crosstown freeway stretch of State Route 4 is now the "Officer Jimmy Arty Inn Memorial Highway."
Jimmy Inn was the Stockton police officer shot and killed in the line of duty while responding to a domestic disturbance call on LaCresta Way in May 2021.
New signs bearing Officer Inn's name went up on the nearly 3-mile stretch of freeway Wednesday after a morning ceremony.
California State Senator Carlos Villapudua proposed naming the freeway in honor of the fallen officer in June 2022 and the Senate unanimously passed the resolution last August.
An initiative launched by the city's police and fire unions proposes naming the city's new library in honor of Officer Inn and Stockton Fire Captain Max Fortuna, also shot and killed in the line of duty.
The city council has not yet made a decision on the name of the new library, but a two-month online survey accepting nominations for the naming closed June 16.
Watch more from ABC10: Lindsey Harding, Anjali Ranadivé hired as coach, GM of Stockton Kings | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/crosstown-freeway-jimmy-inn/103-c2856b6c-8353-4dd3-9c2d-53513895934b | 2023-06-22T01:18:44 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/crosstown-freeway-jimmy-inn/103-c2856b6c-8353-4dd3-9c2d-53513895934b |
WOODLAND, Calif. — The all-women Woodland Area Roller Derby (WARD) team skated off with a win Tuesday after announcing its only nearby practice space was saved.
For weeks the recreational team of about a dozen players fought against losing their practice space in Ferns Park to futsal courts.
Team president Raena Lavelle told ABC10 she didn't expect city officials to save the practice space dubbed "The Cage," as Woodland Community Service Department leaders recently held a public meeting announcing the new courts.
"When the rink in Woodland is closed, it feels like our home is closed," she said. "We're not asking for a dedicated space, we're just saying 'Hey if you're going to redevelop it and put a futsal court in, we just want to share.'"
Then, at a June 12 public meeting, the WARD team and its members made themselves known and advocated to save "The Cage."
Woodland Councilmember Rich Lansburgh thanked the roller derby team Tuesday for successfully advocating for their practice space.
"This is how government works, speak up and you'll be heard," he said. "(Now) they're going to get some cooperation from the city to get their needs met, it was a good meeting with both futsal people and the skaters."
Instead of being solely for futsal, half the space will remain available for WARD to practice in their spot, effectively saving The Cage.
Women on the roller derby team have used the court since the nonprofit was established about 10 years ago.
As a member of the team, you receive a unique nickname to match your player personality and style.
WARD team captain BriAnne Dewberry, also known as 'Brawnnie Lott,' thanked city officials at Tuesday's city council meeting after reaching a compromise.
"We are all over-the-moon grateful for the opportunity to remain at Ferns Park after spending the past decade in that cage and making it a home away from home for some of us," she said. "It's almost become a part of our identity."
WATCH MORE: Stockton votes to fly Pride flag over city hall | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/woodland-womens-roller-derby-team-save-practice-space/103-6fed4b6b-889d-4248-b66d-7ff971eaa6a0 | 2023-06-22T01:18:50 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/woodland-womens-roller-derby-team-save-practice-space/103-6fed4b6b-889d-4248-b66d-7ff971eaa6a0 |
SAN ANTONIO — An uncomfortable experience for workers and some inmates in the Bexar County Jail.
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office says the jail annex lost AC on Friday, and the Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Bexar County says parts of the main jail were impacted.
BCSO says the units were repaired on Saturday, but the union says it points to a larger issue within the jail.
“I understand the floors were sweating, that’s how hot it was in there, being a concrete building, the concrete was sweating,” Ronald Tooke, President of the DSABC told KENS 5.
He says the jail annex and parts of two main jail towers had lost air conditioning over the weekend. The Sheriff’s Office says they used industrial sized fans and a large chiller to cool the building back down.
According to a sheriff’s office spokesperson, inmates were moved to working units or portable ACs were provided to remain in compliance with TCJS standards. The state requires temperatures in jails be kept between 65 and 85 degrees.
“This is an ongoing issue with the adult detention center…it’s very troublesome to see—I can’t just imagine the temperatures inside that jail,” Tooke said.
The Sheriff’s Office says 13 units were impacted, which can hold up to 64 inmates each, or more than 800 total. A spokesperson says all AC units were up and running on Wednesday. Tooke hopes that facilities staff will be able to prevent the issue from happening again.
“The employees don’t have a choice, they can’t go in their car and turn on their AC, and definitely, the inmates don’t have a choice. Is that troublesome? Absolutely it is,” Tooke said. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/bexar-county-jail-air-conditioning-units/273-e1cb103a-5376-4a98-886b-21210e9b93f8 | 2023-06-22T01:18:55 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/bexar-county-jail-air-conditioning-units/273-e1cb103a-5376-4a98-886b-21210e9b93f8 |
COLORADO, USA — Cops are notorious for eating donuts, which is why a 5-year-old Colorado girl was turned off when a deputy offered her something that didn't even come close to the fried, sugary treat.
Colorado deputies came across the 5-year-old after they received a report about her walking around a neighborhood barefoot.
While the deputies tried tracking down the girl's home, she told them she was hungry, so they offered her a snack.
"Guess what I have, strawberries with chocolate on them," one deputy said.
But it wasn't really chocolate. The dark stuff smothering the fruit was actually hummus -- which the deputies told her was "healthy." Because yes, a 5-year-old wants all things healthy (inserts stale face emoji).
Like any of us sweet-tooth fans who know cops are supposed to keep the sugary stuff on hand, the girl asked, "Why don't you have donuts?"
The deputies told the girl they eat healthy to stay strong and bad guys.
They eventually were able to find her home and made sure she was receiving the proper care. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/colorado-deputies-donuts/285-21de4305-4484-4ee5-a89d-5485b6f9e41e | 2023-06-22T01:19:01 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/colorado-deputies-donuts/285-21de4305-4484-4ee5-a89d-5485b6f9e41e |
SAN ANTONIO — Acne can be a never-ending battle for control over your skin. June is Acne Awareness Month. But for those suffering with the condition, the awareness is a year-long problem.
Dermatologist Dr. Sonia Batra told us, "Many of us are familiar with it. Unfortunately, it's the bumps, the pimples, the whiteheads, the blackheads that can occur on the face, on the chest, the back, the upper arms."
Acne is the most common skin condition in the U.S. It affects up to 50 million people every year. About 85 percent of them are between the ages of 12 and 24. In younger adults boys and girls are affected equally, but not when they grow up.
Dr. Batra added, "In adults, four times as many women suffer from adult acne compared to men. And that's because we really think in adult women the hormones drive a type of acne that occurs on the lower face, the jawline and the upper neck."
What causes acne? Excess or high production of oil in the pore. A build up of dead skin cells in the pore. Growth of bacteria in the pore. Also, family history, medications, and hormones are also known to play a role in developing acne. And acne is a big business.
The U.S. acne treatment market, as of 2022, is valued at $4.5 billion. By 2029 it is expect to grow to over $6 billion. It affects more than your wallet, but your mental health as well. And one in three people deal with acne-related depression.
Two big acne myths...The first, it only affects teenagers. Dr. Batra said, "Certainly we're seeing a lot more adults suffering from acne, especially women who suffer for acne from decades or suffer from acne for decades."
Another myth, it can be scrubbed away.
Dr. Batra said, "It's actually a disservice to them because acne prone skin is actually quite sensitive. And when you strip it, you actually have a compensatory effect where you produce more oil, you break out more and you create a cycle of inflammation."
For more about how to treat acne including a new laser treatment check out check out the video with this article.
For more information about family health call 210-358-3045. You can also find the rest of Wear The Gown stories, just go to WearTheGown.com. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/outreach/wear-the-gown/wear-the-gown-acne-acne-myths/273-c76ca482-3e09-4e6e-97e0-6bccb8b22c8c | 2023-06-22T01:19:08 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/outreach/wear-the-gown/wear-the-gown-acne-acne-myths/273-c76ca482-3e09-4e6e-97e0-6bccb8b22c8c |
Fierce lightning strikes causing fire and damages in Southwest Florida are sparking up a conversation: with summer storms, we should be on high alert. It’s National Lightning Safety Week, reminding us to be careful when it strikes.
Just this week, lightning struck a sailboat, causing a brush fire in Charlotte County and a house fire in Estero Tuesday night. The house that went up in flames is on Coralee Ave. Neighbors woke up to the storm and destruction left by the charge.
“I was sleeping, and there was a tremendous lightning bolt, and it just shook the house and kinda tilted me in bed because it was very, very close,” neighbor Andy Gustafson said. “My wife came around and said the fire trucks are all in the street. I walked out, and you could see all the smoke coming out of the soffits!”
Estero firefighters put out the flames, but the house is no longer livable.
“We’re right next to Estero Park, so there’s one lightning alarm there, and Estero high school, so we hear them almost every day in the summer… several times a day,” said another neighbor, Scott Vanselow.
Florida is the lightning capital of the country, and although Mother Nature isn’t always predictable, there are ways to stay safer from lightning.
Susan Lindenmuth, director of public affairs for Estero Fire and Rescue, gave us some suggestions.
“One of the things you can do for your home is you can get individual surge protectors for your individual electronic appliances, or you can get a whole house surge protector,” she said. “We can also install lightning rods. It helps the lightning, it helps the charge, go into the ground.”
According to the National Lightning Safety Council, there have been five deaths in the U.S. caused by lightning in 2023, and one of those deaths was a man in Brevard County who was on a boat when lightning hit him.
Firefighters are reminding us, “When it roars, head indoors” this summer. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2023/06/21/lightning-strikes-sparking-problems-across-swfl/ | 2023-06-22T01:25:14 | 0 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2023/06/21/lightning-strikes-sparking-problems-across-swfl/ |
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — A boil water notice was issued for 11 homes in Bonita Springs due to a water line break on Wednesday.
According to Bonita Springs Utilities Inc., the homes affected by the notice include:
25249, 25307, 25311, 25361, 25452, 25481, 25555, 25581, 25623, 25665, 25831 Paradise Road, Westside Lane, Corzine Road, Jefnik Lane, Tigris Lane, Marlin Lane, Pepe Lane, Tarrah Lane, Fenner Circle, Carney Circle, Morningside Lane.
Water has been shut down while repairs are being made to the water line.
The precautionary boil water notice will remain in effect until the problem has been fixed and a bacteriological survey shows that water is safe to drink.
Count on NBC2 to provide updates as more information is released. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/lee-county/2023/06/21/boil-water-notice-issued-for-homes-in-bonita-springs/ | 2023-06-22T01:25:20 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/lee-county/2023/06/21/boil-water-notice-issued-for-homes-in-bonita-springs/ |
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — The Cape Coral Bridge replacement project will not only involve building a new bridge, but planners are deciding what changes will happen along a 2.1-mile stretch from McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers to Del Prado Boulevard in Cape Coral.
“I can understand they need a bridge, but I don’t want to see it impact me,” said Dan Bernard.
Bernard lives in the Caloosa Yacht and Racquet Club along College Parkway.
A Project Development Study is considering two designs that will impact access to Bernard’s neighborhood and Magnolia Pointe, which also borders the approach to the bridge.
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The main decision crews are up against is where to put a U-turn for access into the riverfront communities. Both plans will ditch the light into the Caloosa Yacht and Racquet Club, something Bernard and his wife said needs to go.
“You get really tired of waiting and nobody’s coming,” said Karen Bernard.
Option 1 calls for a U-turn that juts out into the Caloosahatchee River. But for those who have a dock in Magnolia Pointe, the U-turn road, they will be right up against it. Option 2 will reconstruct the toll plaza, raise the road and put a toll plaza underneath.
The bridge itself will be rebuilt largely in the footprint of the existing bridge while maintaining four lanes of traffic at all times. The newer eastbound lanes will be modified to accommodate four-lane traffic. That will allow the demolition of the westbound span and construction of the new westbound span. Then all four lanes will switch to use the new structure while the eastbound span is worked on.
A spokesperson for Lee County said both options will stay within the DOT right-of-way.
You have three weeks to submit a public comment.
Construction is set to begin in 2026. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/lee-county/2023/06/21/cape-coral-bridge-project-unveils-potential-changes-that-could-impact-nearby-communities/ | 2023-06-22T01:25:26 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/lee-county/2023/06/21/cape-coral-bridge-project-unveils-potential-changes-that-could-impact-nearby-communities/ |
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Lee County is at the forefront of a new pilot program aimed at protecting residents from property fraud.
The new program goes into effect on July 1, after unanimously passing both Florida legislative chambers and Governor Ron DeSantis signing into law on Wednesday, HB 1419.
The new prevention program requires anyone recording a deed at the Lee County Clerk’s Office to show a government-issued photo ID as well.
“This law gives us the ability to reject deeds that are not vetted with a government-issued ID,” said County Clerk Kevin Karnes. “Most people in our community don’t realize that it’s shockingly easy for a criminal to file a document and steal your property.”
Karnes believes this is an extra layer of protection in addition to his office’s property fraud alert system.
Since March, Karnes said the clerk’s office has seen 15 cases of property fraud. Historically, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said these crimes are hard to tackle. Collecting your name, where you live, and a picture of you when filing for a deed will make it easier for law enforcement to verify the identity of the parties engaged.
“I think these two things are going to be a great service to our community,” said Karnes.
In two years, after trialing the new law, County Clerk Kevin Karnes said he will present formal recommendations to legislators to hopefully pave the way for the rest of the state.
To learn more and register for the free county clerk fraud service, click here. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/lee-county/2023/06/21/lee-county-clerks-office-combating-property-fraud-with-new-program/ | 2023-06-22T01:25:33 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/lee-county/2023/06/21/lee-county-clerks-office-combating-property-fraud-with-new-program/ |
ANKENY, Iowa — Since February, the Ankeny City Council has been debating whether all-terrain vehicles, utility-task vehicles and golf carts should be street-legal.
UTVs are one step closer to being permitted on Ankeny's after the city council passed the first reading of a new ordinance on Monday.
"There's voices on both sides of the issue. Some people are unhappy with the UTVs, some people are really excited about the option," said Ankeny council member Jeff Perry. "A lot of people are going to just drive these out of the city anyway.”
In 2022, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill that standardized rules for ATVs and UTVs across all 99 counties in Iowa. The bill included several restrictions and safety requirements, like requiring headlights and limiting speeds to 35 miles per hour.
However, cities were permitted to set their own rules, and UTVs remained illegal on Ankeny streets.
Some members of the public have expressed safety concerns to council, but Dan Taube is one Ankeny citizen, and UTV user, who sees no issue.
"There’s no concerns as far as I can see for any kind of safety to traffic in town," Taube said. "You’re gonna drive your truck, your motorcycle, your bicycle, or one of these.”
Taube has had an active role in creating and pushing forward the UTV ordinance. Utility task vehicles are very comparable to Jeep’s wrangler model, and he believes that they’re just as safe as a normal car, if not safer.
"We have our seatbelts obviously... and then in the back seat, I did opt for four point harnesses, so I feel ever more safe with my daughter in the back seat than in a standard machine," Taube said.
The next reading of the UTV ordinance will take place on July 3. If you own one of these UTV vehicles, or would like to express opposition to the ordinance, city leaders encourage everyone to attend so that all factors are taken into consideration.
For more information on Ankeny's public hearing agendas, visit https://www.ankenyiowa.gov/129/Agendas-Minutes. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/utvs-on-city-streets-ankeny-city-council-ordinance-passes-first-reading/524-ed9637ba-2a79-4749-8618-d50be9c7c4b5 | 2023-06-22T01:26:46 | 1 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/utvs-on-city-streets-ankeny-city-council-ordinance-passes-first-reading/524-ed9637ba-2a79-4749-8618-d50be9c7c4b5 |
Steven Jackson was doing what so many Tucsonans do this time of year: Retreating from the heat to the mountains.
Thousands of us do it every summer — going to cabins or camping under the trees. When we go, we know these journeys come with risks, mostly minor: A vehicular accident is probably the biggest one.
Once you arrive in the woods and the cooler air, a snake bite or a bad fall are some other real risks. They don't usually happen, but they're not that uncommon.
If you go down the list of risks — bee swarm, poison ivy and oak, lightning strike — being attacked by a predator animal is way down toward the bottom. It rarely happens.
That's one of the reasons the bear attack that killed Jackson, who lived in Armory Park, is so shocking. Jackson, 66, was camped at a property he owned in the Groom Creek area south of Prescott. The bear apparently surprised Jackson, attacking him from behind while he was drinking coffee at a table on his property.
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It seems to have been a predatory act. The bear did not have rabies or any other known predisposition toward attacking.
It's enough to make many people think twice about whether and how they go out in the wilds of Arizona. So far, it appears Jackson was simply incredibly unlucky and happened to be victimized in a rare incident that was also typical of fatal black-bear attacks.
'He played a big part in my life'
Originally from Michigan, Jackson moved to Bisbee after college, according to his family's obituary. While in Cochise County, he helped start an alternative school in Douglas, then eventually moved to Tucson.
Here, he was best known as a youth soccer coach. He coached the Sabino High School girls' soccer team, spent years with Tucson Soccer Academy and was director of coaching at FC Sonora soccer club. There, he got to be good friends with fellow coach Chris Cox, who called him "a great student and teacher of the game, grabbing techniques and tactics from around the world."
"One of his greatest accomplishments was the ‘98 boys. A lot of kids from various backgrounds who he brought together," Cox said.
Against the odds, a combination of rec-league friends, refugee players and others became one of the state's top teams, said Gabriel Wilhelm, who was one of the players.
"As a coach, he took our team, a group of friends playing at a pretty low level, and took us up to the top level in the state," Wilhelm said. "He played a big part in my life and all the boys’ lives that were on that team."
Attack was an 'anomaly'
Jackson, who worked in IT for Caliber Home Loans, retired from work and from his soccer coaching in recent years, Cox said. He liked to visit his family in Michigan during summer but increasingly spent summer weeks working on his planned retirement home in the Groom Creek area, which is at an elevation between 5,000 and 6,000 feet.
"He was going to put solar up and water collection and the whole works," Cox said. "He had a garage or work area already built. He would go up there for a month or more, then at the end of the summer usually went up again."
During this trip, Jackson was sleeping in a tent mounted on a frame over his pickup bed. The campsite was neat and gave no indication of anything that Jackson might have done to attract the bear, said Mark Hart, an Arizona Game and Fish spokesman.
"We wish all campsites were that neat," said Hart, who visited the site of the attack after it happened Friday morning. He called the incident an "anomaly."
"Usually there’s a run-up of behavior that ends in an attack. It always involves losing their fear of humans," Hart said. "Last time we had a fatal bear attack, it was in Pinetop. A woman startled a black bear dumpster diving."
Attacks on rise, but still rare
Over the long term and the breadth of the continent, though, the attack appears somewhat typical of fatal black-bear attacks. Stephen Herrero, a retired professor of ecology at the University of Calgary, researched extensively bear attacks in North America and found that they have been increasing gradually, close to the same pace as human population increase.
Bears that make a lot of noise and display aggression by huffing or pounding the ground usually are not the attackers, he said in an interview with the New York Times. Neither are mother bears with cubs.
"The bears that occasionally kill people are the ones who do it very stealthily, much like you would expect a predator to do," he said. "They get close to a person and then they charge, usually without making any noise. Of course most people haven’t seen this kind of behavior because it’s very rare."
Victims are usually either alone or with just one other person, Herrero said. In these senses, the attack on Jackson was typical of fatal bear attacks. The only big difference is that these fatal attacks are more typical in Canada or Alaska than the lower 48 states.
If a black bear sneaks up and attacks undetected, there is little anyone can do but fight. And Jackson did fight, Hart said. But you can't shoot or deploy bear spray against a bear you don't even know is there.
The good news is, the usual things almost always work: You lock away food, keep a neat camp, and if you see a bear, stand tall with others, make a lot of noise, and, if the bear approaches, back up slowly while getting ready to spray. Bear spray, by the way, must be deployed toward the bear's feet so it wafts up to its nostrils.
Bear attacks like this are incredibly rare and shouldn't be cause for people to start shooting at animals that aren't posing an imminent threat — that's illegal, unnecessary and wrong, as the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office warned. It's still more likely you'll die from a vehicle accident or even a lightning strike when you head out to the cool air under the trees.
One good Tucson man's incredibly bad luck doesn't change that.
Contact columnist Tim Steller at tsteller@tucson.com or 520-807-7789. On Twitter: @senyorreporter | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/tim-stellers-column-bear-attack-was-one-good-tucson-mans-very-bad-luck/article_b1153de8-0f9b-11ee-b600-e39513e3c7ca.html | 2023-06-22T01:27:53 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/tim-stellers-column-bear-attack-was-one-good-tucson-mans-very-bad-luck/article_b1153de8-0f9b-11ee-b600-e39513e3c7ca.html |
POULSBO, Wash. — Thirteen North Kitsap School District graduates affiliated with tribes received special honors Wednesday in a ceremony that was nearly canceled.
For decades the district has held a special ceremony, a “Native American Graduation Honoring,” for its students with Native American ties.
Earlier this school year Superintendent Dr. Laurynn Evans proposed ending the tradition to save the district money.
Evans said the district needed to cut 6-7% of its budget for the next school year. At least two teachers were laid off.
“We began to look at things that we would be able to reduce that would be furthest away from children’s day-to-day experience in classrooms,” said Evans.
She said attendance had been dropping recently at the Native American event.
But Evans said as word spread about her idea, she started hearing from the community.
“I heard a lot of stories about how, regardless of the attendance, it’s the significance of the event that is important to our tribes,” said Evans.
She decided to keep the event in place after hearing from tribal members.
“I think I was looking at this through the lens of finances,” said Evans, “I really appreciate very much these tribal members who came to speak with me to talk to me about looking at this through my heart.”
In past years the district has paid for the event to be held at ballrooms on Suquamish or Port Gamble S’Klallam properties.
This year’s event was hosted at the district’s headquarters. A spokesperson said the event cost about $1,000 in catering and staff time.
“I was really shocked to hear it wasn’t going to happen, but in the end, it did,” said Joe Price, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe member.
He went through the ceremony when he graduated from North Kitsap High School in 1989 and his daughter participated last year.
“It’s a pretty big milestone for tribal graduates,” said Price. “It’s the least the school district can do to help us honor our graduates.”
The district hired an outside investigator to look into more than 80 complaints about alleged racial discrimination in the district.
Parents and students have complained about racial tensions, slurs and discrimination on North Kitsap campuses.
Watch more of KING 5's Facing Race coverage: | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/graudation-ceremony-native-american-students/281-2af5b6ac-0c7a-436d-a3b6-d1a56ee0875b | 2023-06-22T01:28:36 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/graudation-ceremony-native-american-students/281-2af5b6ac-0c7a-436d-a3b6-d1a56ee0875b |
PORT ANGELES, Wash. — The Hurricane Ridge area at Olympic National Park is set to reopen next week after a devastating fire at the historic day lodge.
According to the National Park Service, the area will be open to visitors on June 27.
The lodge will still be fenced and closed for the safety of the public. The Hurricane Ridge area closed on May 7 after the Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge caught fire, making the building “a total loss.”
While the area will be open, it will look a bit different than in previous years.
Parking spaces will be limited and there will not be any indoor spaces to protect visitors from inclement weather. Portable toilets will be available at picnic areas A and B.
Due to the limited restroom and indoor capacity, the daily limit is 315 vehicles with the parking area supporting 175 vehicles at a time.
Visitors are encouraged to use the Clallam Transit Shuttle to avoid long lines at the Heart O’ the Hills entrance station. The shuttle will operate several runs a day. This shuttle will operate even when the road is closed to private vehicles.
Cyclists will also be able to use Hurricane Ridge Road once it reopens to the public. Portable toilets will be available at mileposts 9 and 12.
Visitors are urged to check road, weather and facility conditions before they arrive at the National Park Service website.
The Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge was a two-story, 12,201-square-foot, historic structure built in 1952. It was closed to visitors and undergoing an extensive rehabilitation project at the time of the fire. No one was inside the building and there were no reported injuries.
The fire was first reported by a law enforcement ranger on patrol.
The fire is still under investigation.
Watch KING 5's top stories playlist: | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/hurricane-ridge-open-next-week-after-fire/281-90c53b02-31e1-4e9c-945d-c81ed87b7a07 | 2023-06-22T01:28:42 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/hurricane-ridge-open-next-week-after-fire/281-90c53b02-31e1-4e9c-945d-c81ed87b7a07 |
EVERETT, Wash. — A family is seeking $20 million dollars from the Everett School District, alleging their son was relentlessly bullied and ruthlessly beaten, all because he is gay.
The family claims the district allowed an environment where hate crimes could flourish -- and even be put on the internet.
At least two videos circulating on social media show the student being jumped by a group of girls who throw him to the ground where he is kicked and punched.
The 13-year-old's parents, Nicole and Doug Stanford, say the images are "burned into their brains."
"It's gonna take a while to bounce back from this," said Nicole Stanford.
It's one of three such attacks that took place this school year.
In each of them, the attackers, all believed to be students at Everett's Evergreen Middle School, scream anti-gay slurs at the defenseless boy.
"It's terrible. It's our one job to keep him safe and the only place we can't keep him safe is at school," said Doug Stanford.
The teen's parents say it started on the very first day of school when their son was pushed off his school bus and told not to return because he is gay.
"It does something to you as a parent in your heart that you can't, I mean there's just no way (this should happen,)" said Nicole Stanford, fighting back tears.
The parents say the harassment was constant and even pre-planned.
They believe the attackers told other students about upcoming beatings so they could have their cell phones rolling and post the videos to social media.
The couple took their child out of school in May but say those perpetrating the violence were allowed to stay.
"I yelled, I cried, I did everything I could except get down on my knees and beg for something to be done, and nothing was," said Nicole Stanford.
The parents say on two occasions the school had the perpetrators sign a contract saying they would have no contact with the boy, but the harassment continued.
"Those weren't fights, those were ambushes," said Sim Osborn, an attorney now representing the family.
They have filed an administrative claim against the Everett School District alleging it allowed "hate crimes" to be committed and "failed to provide a safe learning environment" for the seventh grader.
The Stanfords are seeking $20 million in damages.
"The school is required to provide a safe environment by law," said Osborn. "Instead, every day he was harassed. He ended up putting a hood over his head and tying it so he could be invisible just get from one class to the other."
As the school year comes to a close at Evergreen Middle, most students celebrate.
But the Stanfords have no such luxury.
"I live in a constant state of fear that my son is going to take his life. Constant," said Nicole Stanford.
KING 5 News reached out to the Everett School District for comment.
A spokesperson declined to comment except to say the district will investigate the allegations. It has 60 days to do so.
If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255, text HOME to 741741 or visit Vibrant Emotional Health’s Safe Space for digital resources. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/lgbtq/family-seeking-20-million-everett-school-district-gay-bashing/281-7f0db26b-2ea7-403b-aeb7-bd896dc52ada | 2023-06-22T01:28:48 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/lgbtq/family-seeking-20-million-everett-school-district-gay-bashing/281-7f0db26b-2ea7-403b-aeb7-bd896dc52ada |
SEATTLE — Editor's note: The above video on Climate Pledge Arena tours originally aired on Feb. 09, 2023.
The 1975 is closing out the North American leg of the band's tour with a performance in Seattle at Climate Pledge Arena.
The exclusive fan presale went live on Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. PST. Fans will have one more chance to get tickets on Friday, June 23 also starting at 10 a.m.
Climate Pledge Arena offers 18,300 seats, so there should be plenty of tickets left for fans hoping to catch the show. Here's what to know about the venue.
Climate Pledge Arena policies:
Bag policy: Guests are allowed to bring one clear bag that does not exceed 14 inches in width, 14 inches in height and 6 inches in depth; or small clutches, purses or wallets that do not exceed 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches in size.
Water bottle policy: Reusable water bottles are allowed, bottles must be no larger than 32 ounces and must be empty when you enter the venue.
- Prohibited items:
Professional cameras, detachable lenses or external flash units or recording equipment for audio, image or video recording purposes - Noise-making devices of any kind
- Laptops and tablets
- Weapons including guns, firearms, knives of any size, stun guns/Tasers, bats or poles
- Any other item deemed inappropriate or dangerous by Climate Pledge Arena
Banners and signs: Climate Pledge Arena allows guests to bring small signs, banners, posters and flags unless they exceed 24 inches by 36 inches in size, are affixed to a stick or a pole, or are commercial in nature.
The Arena may deny entry or use of signs, banners, posters or flags that are deemed unsafe, inappropriate or are displayed or used in a way that interferes with others' enjoyment of the event.
Cameras: Small, non-professional cameras without external flash or detachable lenses are allowed at most events.
Parking/Public transportation options:
Climate Pledge Arena officers parking at a price at the Arena Garage, the First Avenue Garage and the Fifth Avenue Garage. It's also possible to book parking ahead of time at a Climate Pledge garage or other paid garage. Charges can range from $30-$75 depending on the event and distance from the venue.
Climate Pledge says public transportation is the fastest and greenest way to reach the arena. Taking the light rail to Westlake Station and riding the Monorail to Seattle Center is a low-cost way to get to your event. The monorail runs later for concerts at the arena.
For those headed south into Seattle, Northgate station offers free some Sound Transit parking spots with additional paid parking options for riders. There is also the Green Lake Park & Ride at the Roosevelt Station.
For those headed north, the Angle Lake Station in Tukwila offers over 1,000 free parking spots for light rail riders.
Those interested in taking the bus can use King County Metro's Trip Planner to figure out stops and bus times. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/the-1975-coming-to-seattle-tickets-venue/281-5b8263a0-ef33-482e-9b54-43cad5cf6230 | 2023-06-22T01:28:54 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/the-1975-coming-to-seattle-tickets-venue/281-5b8263a0-ef33-482e-9b54-43cad5cf6230 |
SALEM, Ore. — Hundreds of bills are racing to get across the legislative finish line in Salem this week, including an ambitious plan to cover Oregon's portion of the cost of replacing the Interstate Bridge.
Washington State has already committed $1 billion toward the megaproject's $6 billion price tag, and project planners have been asking Oregon to pledge the same amount before they start applying for federal funding this summer.
The legislature appears on track to get it done in the next few days, but not everyone is happy about the way the state would come up with the money — and doing it as a rush job means the plan lacks some financial guardrails that lawmakers tried to add earlier in the session.
The Joint Transportation Committee began developing the original financing plan in April as an amendment to House Bill 2098. One key detail: Lawmakers wanted to preemptively tackle price creep concerns by adding a provision to cap the overall cost of the project at $6.3 billion.
But HB 2098 ultimately died in committee last month, and the revived plan making its way through the legislature this week is a leaner version. It's folded into House Bill 5005, an omnibus bill that allocates Oregon's general obligation bond dollars for the next biennium.
The bill says Oregon will appropriate about $250 million in bond revenue for the bridge project over those next two years, and it pledges another $250 million in each of the next three biennia, totaling $1 billion over eight years.
"Washington did something analogous," State Sen. Elizabeth Steiner, co-chair of the Joint Ways and Means Committee, told KGW. "I think they spread theirs out over and even longer period of time. We'll be doing it over 8 years and Washington's commitment was over 16, so we tried to find that sweet spot between committing too much too early and spreading it out over too long."
It's also the same way the HB 2098 version of the plan would've done it, but the omnibus bill does not include the $6.3 billion cap or any other strings that lawmakers had talked about attaching.
The updated plan drew concern from some lawmakers this week due to the lack of guardrails and the large size of the financial commitment, drawn entirely from general obligation bonds.
"These are scarce bonding resources that we need for our housing and education and health care," State Rep. Khanh Pham said when Ways and Means took up HB 5005 on Wednesday.
Steiner downplayed the scale of the number, telling KGW that the State Debt Policy Advisory Commission estimates that Oregon will have about $2 billion in general obligation bond capacity per biennium for the next decade.
"So committing one eighth of that, which is $250 million per biennium, is not an enormous amount, especially for something as important as the Interstate Bridge," she said.
Some lawmakers also argued during the Ways and Means discussion that Oregon won't be completely locked into using general obligation bond dollars — the legislature could swap in other funding sources for part of the money later on. There just needs to be a full pathway laid out up front to demonstrate the state's commitment during federal grant applications.
"You have to show that you have a plan not just for one biennium or $250 million, but for the whole billion," State Rep. Susan McLain said during the committee work session.
Pham expressed reservations about that idea Wednesday, saying she was fine with the first $250 million but wished the plan didn't specifically commit Oregon to using general obligation bond dollars for the other $750 million.
"Proponents of this approach are optimistic that we can shift and fine tune the funding details as we go forward, but I am more cautious, given that ODOT is notorious for significant cost overruns," she wrote in an email Thursday.
But with limited time left in the session and the clocking ticking on the federal applications, the consensus appears to be lined up behind the current plan. The bill advanced out of Ways and Means on an 18-4 vote and is set for floor votes in the next few days, where Steiner expressed confidence that it would pass. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/revived-i5-bridge-funding-plan-finish-line-salem/283-2eb5d573-83b8-4e0d-a7e2-e48e3fdda379 | 2023-06-22T01:32:19 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/revived-i5-bridge-funding-plan-finish-line-salem/283-2eb5d573-83b8-4e0d-a7e2-e48e3fdda379 |
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill intended to keep an environmentally fragile portion of a barrier island in Brevard County from development.
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One of nine measures signed Tuesday, the HB 1489 bill, designates the Brevard Barrier Island Area as an Area of Critical State Concern, which borders the Indian River Lagoon.
The area’s Atlantic side is considered a critical nesting ground for threatened and endangered sea turtles.
Read: Lawmakers push to make portion of Brevard County an area of critical state concern
“The southern Brevard Barrier Island is especially worthy of protection. Its beaches, dunes, coastal scrub, and maritime hammock areas represent one of the most fragile and endangered natural upland communities in the state and the nation,” the group 1000 Friends of Florida, which works on growth-management issues, said in a news release.
The barrier island becomes the sixth area with the designation, joining the Florida Keys, Key West, Big Cypress, the Green Swamp and the Apalachicola Bay area.
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Death of man at Grand Canyon Skywalk ruled a suicide
The death of a man in the Grand Canyon was ruled a suicide after he fell 4,000 feet from a viewing platform.
The incident happened on June 5 at about 9 a.m. at the Grand Canyon Skywalk. The man was only identified as a 33-year-old by the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office.
According to a representative from Grand Canyon Resort Corporation, the company that administers the Skywalk, the incident was ruled a suicide by the Hualapai Police Department.
The Skywalk, a horseshoe-shaped glass bridge, extends 70 feet away from the canyon walls and allows viewers to look directly into the Colorado River 4,000 feet below.
In the wake of the death, the Grand Canyon Resort Corporation is reviewing its safety policies, said Lea Cooper, the resort's marketing director.
“The safety of our guests is of utmost importance. We currently have in place on-the-ground monitoring as well video surveillance around the Skywalk itself and in other areas of Grand Canyon West,” Cooper said in an email. “The Grand Canyon Resort Corporation is constantly reviewing policies and procedures to make sure all of our guests are safe while visiting.”
According to statistics from Joëlle Baird, public affairs specialist at Grand Canyon National Park, in 2022, 11 deaths occurred at the park, with one of them being a suicide.
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“It's definitely tricky here for Grand Canyon. We have probably close to 40 miles of the rim of the canyon, so we don't have targeted messaging at certain viewpoints for suicide prevention,” Baird said. “We have rangers responding 24/7 to people who might be in crisis.”
The man's body was recovered and taken to the Hualapai Nation for further investigation.
Crisis hotlines for Arizona residents
Services for Arizona residents in crisis include:
- Dial 211 at any time to reach the free 211 Arizona information and referral service and connect with free resources available locally throughout the state.
- Solari Crisis & Human Services offers a free, statewide crisis line 24/7/365 — dial 844-534-HOPE (4673). Help is also available 24/7/365 via text by texting “hope” to 4HOPE (4673).
- Dial 988 to reach the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Help is available in English and Spanish. It's free and confidential for those in distress who need prevention or crisis resources for themselves or loved ones.
- La Frontera Empact Suicide Prevention Center's crisis line serves Maricopa and Pinal counties 24/7 at 480-784-1500.
- Teen Lifeline’s 24/7 crisis line serves teens at 602-248-8336 for Maricopa County and 1-800-248-8336 statewide.
- The Trevor Project Lifeline serves LGBTQ youth at 866-488-7386 or by texting START to 678-678. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2023/06/21/death-of-man-grand-canyon-skywalk-ruled-suicide/70344650007/ | 2023-06-22T01:39:58 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2023/06/21/death-of-man-grand-canyon-skywalk-ruled-suicide/70344650007/ |
The Pennridge School Board is currently holding another meeting to discuss the curriculum plan. Watch LIVE in the video embedded above.
What to Know
- At a recent Pennridge School Board meeting, attendees took a stand against a teaching curriculum presented by a company at the forefront of the conservative education movement.
- Vermilion Education -- the group brought in as a contractor to overhaul the district's curriculum -- has ties to the far-right stemming from Jordan Adams, the company's CEO.
- School officials and parents have expressed concerns with the district's hiring of Vermilion Education as the company has only existed for about six months and -- after a failed attempt to retool a school curriculum in Florida -- Pennridge would be the company's first school board client.
Parents in one Bucks County community aren't holding back on their distaste for the Pennridge School District's recent moves to retool it's curriculum to be more in-line with educational tenets espoused by far-right extremist groups. They let the school board know their feelings at a recent meeting.
Vermilion Education -- the group brought in as a contractor to overhaul the district's curriculum -- has ties to the far-right stemming from Jordan Adams, the company's CEO.
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Adams is a graduate and former employee of Hillsdale College, a conservative, Christian school in Michigan that created a controversial 1776 curriculum plan that has been accused of "whitewashing" American history. Adams has said Vermilion Education has no ties to Hillsdale College.
How did Pennridge schools get here?
For some context, the Pennridge School District has been going through some turbulence since last year.
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Earlier this year, the board cut requirements for social studies education, before bringing in the consulting company, Vermilion Education, with only 24 hours of notice to the public -- the minimum permitted by law.
The agreement in hiring Vermilion -- at a cost of $125 per hour -- is open ended, meaning there could be no limit to what the plan could cost the district, and ultimately, taxpayers.
School officials and parents have expressed concerns with the district's hiring of Vermilion Education as the company has only existed for about six months and -- after a failed attempt to retool a school curriculum in Florida -- Pennridge would be the company's first school board client.
Unveiling the plan
During a six-hour long meeting on Tuesday (June 20, 2023), Adams had a chance to defend his company's intentions and present his plan for overhauling the district's curriculum.
It did not go well.
Attending the meeting remotely, Adams presented a PowerPoint plan that would, among other things, attempt to change English language education for 7th and 8th graders as well as Social Studies for children in 9th grade and grades 1 through 5.
For examples of changes for English education, Adams said he'd like to see reading materials changed to remove texts that could lead to destructive behavior from students, establish a policy to determine whether mental health education and resources should be considered as part of English arts education and ensure all texts are "free of sexualized content."
In providing an example of "opportunities to strengthen curriculum" by removing texts with sexualized content, Adams pointed to a passage in a book entitled "War and Watermelon," a coming-of-age story set in the 60s, where the main character -- a teen boy -- describes girls not wearing bras and watches girls swimming at a pool.
"My main question, it still goes back to, is are those types of passages and those experiences the things that we want to deposit into students at this grade level?" Adams asked after a member of the audience pushed back on his suggestion to remove books from the current curriculum.
Social Studies content would see more of a focus on American history, as well as a suggestion to ensure first graders learn more about the "Ancient Near East."
Parents and officials pushback
"You guys are going to give this guy a charge to completely overhaul K through 12 Social Studies and God knows what else and we are supposed to believe what you guys are saying?" questioned one parent. "I have never seen so much incompetence from this board leadership than I have seen tonight. Unbelievable."
Board members also had issues with Adam's plan.
Board member Joan Cullen questioned Adams motives, saying it should have been a Social Studies consulting contract, not an effort focused on retooling English and reading initiatives.
"I'm a bit confused," she said. "This is wildly off the path of what it was intended to do."
In a comment that elicited gasps from the audience, she noted that the district had already paid for 60-plus hours of consulting work and his presentation seemed, "like a recitation of what the district is already doing."
The Pennridge School Board is currently holding another meeting to discuss the curriculum plan. Watch LIVE in the video embedded above.
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Peter Licata beat out two Black candidates to become the next Broward County Public Schools superintendent. He was selected by school board members last week after a series of lengthy interviews.
Licata, former regional superintendent at Palm Beach County Schools, has worked in his district since 1994 as a longtime administrator. The Broward native expressed in past meetings that being superintendent for the county schools would be a “dream job.” The new supe garnered seven out of nine winning votes in the first round, and a unanimous vote the second go-around at a June 15 board meeting.
This isn’t Licata’s first time vying for the job. He first applied to be superintendent in 2022 but dropped out after reaching the finalist round to pursue other endeavors.
Finalist Luis Solano, the deputy superintendent of Detroit Public Schools Community District, led with six votes during the May school board meeting but all that support vanished by the final vote. Sito Narcisse, current superintendent for Louisiana’s East Baton Rouge Parish School System, initially received five votes in May and two in the first round of voting last week, from board members Tory Alston and Brenda Fam.
Some board members considered Narcisse to be a charismatic candidate. Others, however, were concerned about an investigation in his school district regarding a controversial religious-themed event, "Day of Hope,” that occurred last fall. The district has so far refused to release details of that investigation.
Licata becomes superintendent only a few days after Interim Superintendent Earlean Smiley pushed through changes ahead of his selection to leave her mark on the district. During the June meeting, Smiley said she was hired to make changes to prepare the system for a new superintendent.
Smiley’s plan included staff changes with high-paid promotions, as well as demotions and non-renewals. It also called for reappointments of non-instructional employees in the district. Her plan was initially opposed, with Alston and board member Daniel Foganholi as its only strong supporters. It ultimately passed. | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/broward-county-school-board-selects-new-superintendent/article_6e9fee6c-1014-11ee-84a1-8b057077e7c4.html | 2023-06-22T01:41:35 | 1 | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/broward-county-school-board-selects-new-superintendent/article_6e9fee6c-1014-11ee-84a1-8b057077e7c4.html |
The Health Foundation of South Florida is allocating more than $2 million in funding to two initiatives aimed at addressing Black maternal health inequities in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, as well as funding for Circle of Brotherhood’s work in Liberty City and Overtown. The grants were announced at the recent Black Health Summit.
A collaborative of organizations will receive more than $930,000 to help build the infrastructure needed to provide women with greater access to doulas, trained professionals who provide continuous support to pregnant women before, during and after childbirth. The group includes Jackson Health System, Southern Birth Justice Network, Metro Mommy Agency, Magnolia Birth House and YWCA South Florida. Its goal: to reduce Black maternal and infant mortality and morbidity.
The initiative will include training Jackson Health System doctors and providers on the doula model of care, creating a coordinated doula referral process, and modifying the health system’s policies to allow for the integration of doula services. In addition, Jackson will establish a fellowship program to recruit and train 65 doulas; the YWCA will provide at least 15 local doulas and midwives with assistance and training to help strengthen their businesses.
A second collaborative, comprised of Community Care Plan, Broward Health, Urban League of Broward County and the Broward Healthy Start Coalition, will receive $850,000 to open an OB/GYN clinic to serve ZIP codes 33311 and 33313 – which include Oakland Park, Lauderhill and Sunrise – areas currently known as maternity care deserts.
The clinic, which will be staffed with OB/GYNs as well as doulas and midwives, will systemically integrate processes to address patients' health-related social needs, such as stable housing, nutrition and transportation. It will also implement technological solutions to help monitor and manage patients and facilitate referrals for social services, with the overarching goal of improving the health outcomes of Black mothers and babies.
Lastly, Circle of Brotherhood will receive $290,000 for its Peacemakers program, nontraditional community-based workers who monitor and support community safety by strengthening community relationships and connecting neighborhood residents to services like employment training, housing, food, health care access and other social drivers of health.
“We are committed to bringing together partners from across the community to collaborate on health inequities that disproportionately affect South Florida’s Black communities,” said Loreen Chant, Health Foundation president and CEO, in a written statement. “We are especially excited about breaking down silos and bringing together health systems and community-based organizations to address the disturbing and totally unacceptable disparities that exist in Black maternal health.”
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An annual study reviewing diversity hiring for Major League Baseball reported a record low number of Black players on opening day rosters for the second straight year.
Last week’s report card fromThe Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida issued an overall grade of C-plus, with a B for racial hiring and a C for gender hiring. The report examined a range of positions at MLB’s headquarters and within franchises using data collected by the league from March, shortly before the start of the 2023 season.
Those grades were similar to the previous year, when the league had a B-minus overall, a B for race and a C-plus for gender.
Meanwhile, just last month the Miami Marlins acquired 31-year-old African American outfielder Jonathan Davis in a trade with the Detroit Tigers. Xavier Edwards, a 23-year-old former graduate of North Broward Prep in Coconut Creek is in the Marlins’ minor league system. All of the team’s other Black players were born in Latin America or the Caribbean.
The study found Black players represented just 6.2% of players on opening day rosters, down from last year’s previous record low of 7.2%. Both figures are the lowest recorded in the study since it began in 1991, when 18% of MLB players were Black.
TIDES director and lead study author Richard Lapchick noted the decline comes despite MLB’s implementation of numerous programs to increase Black youth participation in the United States that could ultimately move the numbers down the line.
“I think the trend might continue another year or two until all the programs they’ve put in place have that type of impact,” Lapchick said in an interview with The Associated Press. “It’s hard to say. I think eventually it’s going to turn around in the direction that baseball wants. Will it ever get back to where it was? I’d be surprised if it does.”
Billy Bean, MLB’s senior vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion, said in a statement that addressing the issue is a priority – and not a fleeting one.
“We have extensive programs through all stages of player development to increase Black participation in baseball,” Bean said. “We are encouraged by the progress being made at various levels of the pipeline. Diversity remains a top priority for our entire industry and we are committed to this as a long-term effort.”
The study’s findings come after last year’s World Series marked the first time there were no U.S.-born Black players since 1950, shortly after Jackie Robinson broke the MLB color barrier.
“I think that if it’s possible that the player number is going to be reversed, then it’s going to happen because of the efforts [MLB is] putting into it,” Lapchick said. “But there are other factors at play. If you’re a 13-year-old Black kid growing up and you look at Black role models in other sports and in baseball, you’ve got to believe your best chance is not in baseball.”
Still, there are indications of potential improvement.
Four of the first five players picked in last summer’s amateur draft were Black for the first time ever. Those four, and more than 300 MLB players, had participated in diversity initiatives such as the MLB Youth Academy, DREAM Series and the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) program.
MLB also has pledged $150 million in a 10-year partnership with the Players Alliance. That nonprofit organization of current and former players works to increase Black involvement at all levels.
The study awarded MLB with an A-plus for diversity initiatives, and not all are focused solely on players. It referenced the newly created MLB University program, a 10-month career development course to prepare diverse candidates for front office or on-field roles. The study also highlighted the Diversity Pipeline Program to grow the pool of qualified women and others for operations and on-field roles.
Another example: the league has conducted in-person and virtual recruiting efforts with students at historically Black colleges and universities as outreach for summer internships, the study reported.
It’s all part of what Lapchick described as baseball “putting out a maximum effort” in diversity efforts.
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Hundreds of residents in North Miami turned out last week for flood information workshops and to receive free hurricane supplies. Cars wrapped around Griffing Park June 15 for the drive-through giveaway of hurricane supply starter kits distributed by North Miami Vice Mayor Mary Estimé-Irvin. The provided supplies included cases of water, unperishable food, a flashlight and prep information to guide residents through the current season, which began June 1 and continues through Nov. 30. | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/north-miami-distributes-free-hurricane-supplies/article_7150f22e-1013-11ee-a34a-9f1fdbe74af7.html | 2023-06-22T01:41:53 | 1 | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/north-miami-distributes-free-hurricane-supplies/article_7150f22e-1013-11ee-a34a-9f1fdbe74af7.html |
Seniors 62 and older looking for luxury apartments with world-class amenities at just a fraction of the cost need look no further than Overtown’s Block 55, developers say.
Block 55, a 1,400,000-square-foot mixed-use development at 249 NW Sixth St., is a Swerdlow Group and SJM Partners project. Developers originally planned to offer mostly market-rate apartments with some reserved for low-income seniors, but after negotiating with the city’s leaders they agreed to provide all 578 residential units to qualifying seniors individually earning an average of $49,560 (or 60% AMI), a threshold that is still likely to be out of reach for many.
Developers told The Miami Times rent will be based on the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (H.U.D.) and Miami-Dade County Florida Housing Finance Fair Market Rents rates, which place a one bedroom apartment at $1,546 per month and two-bedroom at $1,923. A Swerdlow Group representative said it will work with various county agencies to coordinate final rent amounts. The developers failed to provide a time frame for when rental applications will be accepted but said the Miami-Dade Public Housing Department and the city will oversee that process.
According to Rent.com, the average rental for a one-bedroom apartment in Miami – which U.S. HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge identified as the epicenter of the nation’s housing crisis – is $2,937.
So for now, how affordable this “affordable housing” complex will be for seniors on a fixed income is anyone’s guess.
Nonetheless said Christine King, District 5 Miami commissioner and Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA chair, at a topping-off ceremony last week, “This building is going to change Overtown. It is a building that will house our most vulnerable population, our seniors, and it is going to be beautiful. The amenities are top quality ... I am proud to be representing this project.”
The topping-off ceremony commemorated the completion of the building’s structure and provided an opportunity for local leaders to thank the hundreds of Coastal Construction workers striving to complete construction on time.
“It takes so much effort, so much wit, so much grit to make things like this a reality. It blows my mind that everyday people made this happen,” said Keon Hardemon, King’s predecessor and the current District 3 county commissioner.
Nearly six years ago, then Miami City Commissioner Hardemon met with real estate developer Michael Swerdlow, Swerdlow Group founder, and co-developer Alben Duffie to discuss bringing a multimillion-dollar development project to Overtown.
Now that same project, which includes not only residential units but also retail spaces, a 1,000-car parking garage and office spaces, is slated to have its ribbon-cutting ceremony in July 2024.
Residential amenities include state-of-the-art kitchens and bathrooms, conference rooms, a clubhouse and fitness center, spa, pool and cabanas, and barbecue area.
“Our seniors need affordable housing because they can’t work any longer,” said King, emphasizing the need for housing in Miami and especially in her district. “My father is going to be 82, he can’t go and work and he’s on a fixed income. These types of projects take into consideration people like my aging parents, and that’s why I’m so supportive of our seniors and trying to help them remain independent for as long as they possibly can and make their quality of life better.”
Block 55’s economic impact
In addition to the affordable housing units, Block 55 will include 185,000 square feet of retail space occupied by Aldi, Burlington, Ross, Five Below and Target – which will house a CVS and Starbucks inside.
Both Target and Aldi have signed a 10-year lease, with Target agreeing to an annual base rent of $1.2 million for the first five years.
“This was only going to be 120,000 square feet when we started the project, now it’s 1,400,00 square feet,” said Duffie. “This is significant because of all the jobs the retail spaces are going to create alone. Greater Bethel AME Church and St. Paul are going to be putting the job fairs together so that’s a big deal.”
An estimated 3,000 permanent jobs will supposedly come out of Block 55.
“The economic impact is going to be huge,” said King, pointing out an existing Publix adjacent to the construction site. “You see top brands in our community now that once before you haven’t. This allows us to realize the dream of living and working and playing in our community. We’re no longer going to have to go outside of our community to shop. We can do it right here with brand names, and that is fantastic.”
The developers, who purchased the land from the CRA for $10 million, are committing $18 million to be reinvested into the Overtown community.
“There wasn’t any question about this being in Overtown. It started under Hardemon’s tenure, I just picked up the ball and I’m carrying the baton until the end,” said King.
Sawyer’s Walk, a 25,000-square-foot public park that will be located along the north side of the project, will have a children’s playground, dog park and art gallery to display works by local youth. Restaurants with outdoor seating will also be located along that strip.
King says she was able to negotiate bringing in kiosks along Sawyer’s Walk for a select few homegrown Overtown small businesses to set up shop.
“That retail space is for a business or something that the CRA decides would be a complement to this building and the residents who are going to live in it,” she said, stating that the process to select the businesses is still in the works.
“There are Black communities that we have highlighted to bring opportunities to, there’s three more projects in Overtown, one big project in Cutler Bay and a big project in Liberty City, which is also in Hardemon’s district,” Duffie disclosed. | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/the-price-of-luxury-low-income-housing-for-seniors-in-overtown/article_96dabf90-103e-11ee-9f3c-6731087d558a.html | 2023-06-22T01:41:59 | 1 | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/the-price-of-luxury-low-income-housing-for-seniors-in-overtown/article_96dabf90-103e-11ee-9f3c-6731087d558a.html |
PRESCOTT, Ariz. — It was in the thick forest of Groom Creek in Yavapai County where amidst towering pine trees, neighbors said Steven Jackson was building a home.
“He was looking forward to enjoying the rest of his days in his favorite place in the whole world,” David Montano said.
Now, Groom Creek and the community living there – part or full-time – hold memories of Jackson.
“It’s just such a loss here for all of us,” Montano said.
Montano was one of Jackson’s neighbors in the community. He recalls meeting Jackson a few years back and exchanging numbers. That was the first of many encounters where Montano said he came to know Jackson well. Montano said Jackson, who was 66, retired just last year.
“Insanely intelligent, he knew everything about everything,” Montano said.
While Jackson came up from Tucson to work on his home alone, Montano said it was common that people would spend hours on Jackson’s property talking with him.
“He was just the happiest guy. I mean it was like he had no problems in the world. He just only cared about making people happy and living a great life for himself,” Montano said. “And he had that full dream unfolding right in front of us.”
On Friday, that dream ended when the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said while Jackson was at the campsite on his property, he was attacked by an adult male black bear.
Montano woke up to neighbors pounding on his door.
‘He said, ‘A bear’s got Steven; grab your gun,’” Montano said.
While investigators say neighbors tried to help Jackson, even honking a vehicle's horn, the bear didn’t stop.
“The family has suffered a lot from this, and we were able to meet them and offer some closure in that there were so many people that showed up to help,” Montano said.
Ultimately, it was Montano who stopped the bear.
“I saw further down the hill the bear was there, and I got his attention, and I shot the bear,” Montano said. “The bear rolled off Steven, and I said, ‘I’m gonna shoot again,’ and I shot again.”
Montano said his government job gave him training for situations like this.
“Guns in the right hands with proper training and knowing how to use it – guns can absolutely save lives,” Montano said.
While it was too late for Jackson, Arizona Game and Fish Department, officials said that Montano shooting the bear prevented investigators from trying to find the bear.
“If that bear had not been put down, who knows who else it could have attacked,” Montano said. “And that gives me peace.”
Information released Wednesday by Game and Fish following a necropsy of the bear found nothing abnormal that the bear was healthy and tested negative for rabies.
Still, the community is grieving Jackson’s life.
“We may never know all the details in this, but what I do know is that this mountain is one less person now,” Montano said.
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BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz — A 14-year-old girl drowned Tuesday night after she was tossed off an inflatable tube being pulled along the Colorado River, officials said.
The Bullhead City Police Department was dispatched at about 7:30 p.m. to the Riverside Casino boat dock on the Nevada side of the Colorado River.
A teenage girl from California had been pulled out of the water and taken to Western Arizona Regional Medical Center. She was later pronounced dead.
Police said witnesses reported seeing the girl riding on an inflatable tube being pulled by a personal watercraft. The girl was tossed off the tube and the watercraft capsized.
The girl was pinned underneath the tube and between the piling of the Laughlin Bridge before she was pulled out of the water, police said.
The victim was wearing a life vest and the watercraft's operator was experienced. Police said impairment is not suspected of being a relevant factor in the incident.
VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL: Una niña de 14 años se ahogó después de quedar atrapada debajo de un tubo inflable en el río Colorado según la policía
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LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — The anticipated wet weather is already putting a damper on weekend plans across our area.
Officials in Luzerne County announced Wednesday that RiverFest is canceled for the weekend of June 23.
The annual event is all about celebrating the Susquehanna River and the areas around it with kayak trips, hikes, and musical performances.
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PRESCOTT, Ariz. — The bear that killed a man near Prescott earlier in the month tested negative for rabies, reinforcing that this was "an unprovoked predatory attack," Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) officials said.
Steven Jackson was attacked on June 16 at his property in the Groom Creek area south of Prescott. Jackson was at a campsite where he had been building a cabin when he was attacked by an adult male black bear and dragged 75 feet down an embankment.
The bear was shot and killed by a neighbor in the area, but Jackson did not survive the attack.
AZGFD officials performed a necropsy on the bear to learn more about what may have been behind the attack. Doctors found that the bear was a 7 to 10-year-old adult male black bear that was "in good condition with no apparent signs of disease." The animal showed no signs of starvation.
Officials also tested the bear's brain stem for rabies, and the results were negative. There has only been one recorded case of a bear testing positive for rabies in Arizona, in 1971.
The department summarized their findings, saying that "this bear acted in what appeared to be an unprovoked predatory attack by the animal. Bears are predators, and when acting aggressively toward humans can attack, injure and kill."
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VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL: Las autoridades no encontraron signos de rabia en el oso que mató a un hombre cerca de Prescott
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DALLAS — The United States Postal Service (USPS) is mourning the loss of one of its employees who passed away during their route in a Dallas neighborhood on Tuesday, the company confirms.
In a statement, USPS said, “The Postal Service is deeply saddened by the loss of life suffered yesterday involving a Lakewood Post Office Letter Carrier. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues at this time."
His name was Eugene Gates, Jr., according to Kimetra Lewis, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 132. Gates joined USPS in November 1987.
"He was at the point where he could retire," she said.
His coworkers describe him as the first carrier out the door each day. They said he was a go-getter and loved by his peers.
Lewis said, "My heart goes out to them. From what everybody told me, Eugene was a great letter carrier. He enjoyed what he did, and I would just remind them of that."
While his cause of death has not been confirmed, Lewis said this is a reminder for all letter carriers to take care of themselves, especially in the summer heat.
"You're constantly, all day long exposed to the sun. And yesterday was a different type of heat. You almost couldn't breathe," she said.
Lewis said some of Gates' co-workers were frustrated and angry. Their shift start-time was changed from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. over the last few months, which meant they couldn't get a head start to beat the heat. After pleas from employees and the National Association of Letter Carriers following Gates' death, USPS management quickly changed the shift time to begin at 7:30 again.
"I just want all letter carriers to think of their safety first," said Lewis.
When asked about heat safety, USPS stated, "Our carriers deliver the mail throughout the year during varying temperatures and climatic conditions. This includes during the summer months when the temperatures rise throughout the country. The safety of our employees is a top priority, and the Postal Service has implemented a national Heat Illness Prevention Program (HIPP) for all employees. In connection with the HIPP, the Postal Service provides mandatory heat-related and other safety training and instruction to all employees and assures they have the resources needed to do their jobs safely.”
At this time, it is unknown if heat was a contributing factor to Gates' death, but NALC is pushing for heat safety for their members.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Monty Williams' property in Scottsdale has been listed on the market for a price of $4 million.
The 5,527 square-foot home of the former Phoenix Suns head coach was recently listed for sale by 72SOLD.
“72SOLD is a supporter of our local professional sports teams and we are honored to work with Monty making sure he gets the best price for his home in this real estate market,” Greg Hague, owner and CEO of 72SOLD, said in a statement.
Located in the Equestrian Manner community of Scottsdale, the home has five bedrooms and six-and-a-half bathrooms.
The property includes a wine cellar, sports court, pool, large patio, and a three-car garage.
After he was dismissed by the Suns earlier this year, Williams was hired as head coach of the Detroit Pistons.
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PHOENIX — Loni Colbert has experienced more in her short lifetime than the average 5-year-old.
Loni was born with amniotic band syndrome (ABS), which created issues with her right arm and caused her left arm to detach completely, according to Phoenix Children's Hospital.
“ABS creates these tight constriction bands around different parts of the body that affects their ability to grow and develop,” said Dr. Timothy Schaub.
Right after she was born, Loni was airlifted to Phoenix Children’s Hospital. There, surgeons reattached her left arm and restored blood flow and some function.
Tauralynn Colbert became Loni's foster mother 8 months later and soon adopted her. However, the girl's surgeries were not over. Soon she learned that ABS disrupted the development of the young girl's thumb.
The solution: Trade a toe to gain a thumb.
"I thought to myself at first, you are going to do what to what?" Colbert said.
Dr. Schaub would take the second toe of Loni’s right foot and make into a thumb for her left-hand.
“It’s a complex surgery from the standpoint you are dealing with very small structures.”
It was a successful surgery, helping Loni dress, ride her scooter, color, and draw.
"It’s all about possibilities," Colbert said "Even if it gives her a little bit more of a shot at doing the things she needs to do for independence, we are going to do it."
The new thumb should grow with Toni's hand. Any future surgery should be cosmetic, according to Dr. Schaub.
“She’s finished pre-K going into kindergarten, she reads, she writes, she draws funny pictures, she’s living life,” Colbert said.
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HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) — The city of Hoover has announced that city administrator Allan Rice has submitted his notice of retirement.
Rice submitted his retirement notice from the city of Hoover after 31 years of service in the community. According to the city of Hoover, his retirement will go into effect on August 1.
Rice assisted the mayor in the development and execution of Hoover’s strategic priorities, working with the city council to move initiatives forward and providing leadership to the staff.
There was no reason given as to why Rice is retiring. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/hoover-city-administrator-allan-rice-to-retire-effective-aug-1/ | 2023-06-22T01:49:31 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/hoover-city-administrator-allan-rice-to-retire-effective-aug-1/ |
RALPH, Ala. (WIAT) — The National Weather Service confirmed the storm that hit the Ralph community of Tuscaloosa County Friday night included straight line winds and not a tornado. Storm cleanup continued Wednesday as workers picked up hundreds of fallen trees.
Many residents still do not have power. As of Wednesday afternoon, 50 are without power. Homeowner Carol Turner and her husband’s electric power was restored Tuesday night. She said her heart goes out to many others who still do not have power.
“It’s difficult, and we were lucky to have a couple of generators we could use to keep our refrigerator going,” Turner said. “And my husband bought one of those single room air conditioners, and we slept in our great room with sheets over the doors to hold that cool air in that one room.”
Seven homes were damaged by fallen trees. EMA officials said there were 35 reports of damages to homes including hail damage. Since Friday, Renee Robertson has been feeding free meals to crews from Black Warrior Electric.
“Because they help us all so much and they are good people and good crews, and they get the job done and work hard,” Robertson said. “So we got to feed them to keep them going. This is what the Lord put me here for and I am doing my job and I love my community.”
EMA officials are hoping crews will have all power restored by Thursday. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/many-still-without-power-after-tuscaloosa-county-storm/ | 2023-06-22T01:49:37 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/many-still-without-power-after-tuscaloosa-county-storm/ |
Millions of renting New Yorkers will have to pay more each month after a controversial increase was voted through by a New York City board on Wednesday night.
In a 5-4 vote, the Rent Guidelines Board pushed through a 3% raise for one-year leases for people living in rent-stabilized units. The board also upped two-year leases by 2.75% for the first year, and 3.2% for the second.
The nine-person board approved the increases, the second hike in two years, during another raucous meeting attended by more than 100 jeering protesters.
Mayor Eric Adams, who appointed most of the panel, praised their work "protecting tenants from unsustainable rent increases, while also ensuring small property owners have the necessary resources to maintain their buildings and preserve high-quality, affordable homes for New Yorkers."
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"Finding the right balance is never easy, but I believe the board has done so this year — as evidenced by affirmative votes from both tenant and public representatives," Adams said in a statement following the vote.
In May, the board gave preliminary approval to a 2%-5% increase for one-year leases, and an even larger 4%-7% increase for two-year leases.
The public meetings leading up to Wednesday's final vote have been met with fiery opposition to the board's votes, which have slowly brought down its initial increases from as much as 15%.
At one particularly fiery meeting that month, the board had to pause after protestors hijacked the stage and then marched around the board as the members tried to continue on. Chanting from protestors was so loud, it made the majority of the meeting inaudible. Hundreds turned out to fight back against any proposed rent hikes.
The possibility of the increase had led tenant advocates to urge the board to not raise rent whatsoever, saying prices tenants pay are already too high. There was widespread outcry from tenants and advocates at the possibility of any hikes for rent-stabilized apartments — especially after one proposal sought to increase the rental price of those apartments by 15.75% for 2-year leases, the New York Times reported April 20.
However, the board did not listen to tenant groups, instead giving landlords the freedom to up rents on the rent-stabilized units.
"We have a really serious housing pandemic, catastrophe, whatever you want to call it. It's really serious," said Pilar DeJesus of the Rent Justice Coalition. "The landlords have never opened their books to show us how broke they are."
But landlords say between inflation, tax hikes, insurance and more, they're in need of an even larger rent hike.
"Still better than the irresponsible and reckless de Blasio year, but not quite the appreciation of the increase costs building owners are always facing," said the Rent Stabilization Association's Michael Tobman. The group represents thousands of landlords, whom mostly own smaller buildings.
During a previous hearing with the Rent Guidelines Board, representatives of the owners of these apartments alleged that the high cost of living and inflation are the factors for requesting the increase. Meanwhile, tenant advocates argued that the increase would lead to ordinary people simply not able to continue living in the Big Apple. An attendee at last month's board meeting called the proposed hike as "cold blooded."
According to the Progressive Caucus, another rent increase would push millions of low-income New Yorkers closer to eviction and homelessness.
Meanwhile, Sochie Nnaemeka, Director of the New York Working Families Party, shared similar sentiments.
“The outrageous rent hikes proposed by Mayor Adams’s Rent Guidelines Board would only fuel homelessness, displacement, and push more families to the edge. We fully and unequivocally reject any further rent hikes," Nnaemeka said in a statement.
The board's rules state the newly approved rates apply to leases with effectives dates between Oct. 1, 2023 and Sept. 30, 2024. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/final-vote-wednesday-on-nyc-rent-increase-for-rent-stabilized-apartments/4442089/ | 2023-06-22T01:54:03 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/final-vote-wednesday-on-nyc-rent-increase-for-rent-stabilized-apartments/4442089/ |
A man who has claimed for years that Google was torturing users with flashing lights crashed a car into a building near the company's New York City headquarters, injuring three pedestrians, authorities said.
The man, 34, drove onto the sidewalk and crashed his Ford Fusion into a building on West 15th Street and 10th Avenue in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood just after 6 p.m. Tuesday, police said.
A 12-year-old girl and two women ages 50 and 47 were hit by the car, a police spokesperson said. They were hospitalized in stable condition.
The driver was arrested on charges including assault and attempted assault, police said. He had not yet been arraigned as of Wednesday and it was not clear if he had an attorney who could speak for him.
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Images posted on social media show a homemade sign that says “Google Tortured Me!” and what appears to be a gasoline can at the crash scene, which is about a block from Google's 15-story New York headquarters.
The man, who has worked as an Uber driver, filed a lawsuit in New York state court in Brooklyn in 2019 accusing Google of using blinding lights to operate a “social control program.”
He claimed in a 2021 Facebook post that Google's Android operating system was flashing users in the eyes “for purposes of maliciously injury."
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Cincinnati Reds fans across the region are reveling in the team’s success as a nearly unprecedented win streak and a lead in their division are getting the team and the city national attention.
The Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Wednesday to win their 11th straight game, the longest such streak for the franchise in 65 years and the longest active streak in Major League Baseball. They’re now 40-35 and lead the National League Central Division after losing 100 games last season.
That came after a baseball first the previous day. With their win Tuesday, the Reds went from 29-35 and five games out of first place in their division to 39-35 and in first place. It’s the first time a team had gone from five games behind to first place in 10 games.
The team has had only four winning streaks longer than this in its history: 12 games in 1939 and 1957, 13 games in 1890 and 14 games in 1899. The Reds are off today before hosting the Atlanta Braves on Friday.
Lifelong fans and believers have been waiting for this success.
“I’ve always known I can count on the Reds ... Sometimes we start out not so good and catch fire in the end of the season or it’s vice versa,” said Anthony Dodds Jr., a Tiffin University baseball player and lifelong fan from the Cincinnati area who was training in the Dayton area on Wednesday..
“I’ve never counted them out.”
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Some fans say the new roster additions, including highly anticipated infielder Elly De La Cruz, have helped turn of season.
“(De La Cruz) brought a different energy to the team,” said Liam Ramsey, trainer at Home Field Instruction in Franklin.
And with the division lead in late June, some fans are starting to think of a playoff run.
“I don’t want to jinx it, but yeah, there’s playoff potential for sure,” said Rachael Rockwell-Harvey, a waitress at Brixx Ice Company in Dayton and lifelong Reds supporter.
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Merchandisers, sports bars and others whose fortunes can rise and fall with a team’s success have seen a difference.
“I’ve noticed here recently there have been more people coming in saying, ‘Reds on, please,’” said Ciara Chesley, a bartender at Brixx Ice Company.
All of this comes about one month from the start of training camp for the Cincinnati Bengals, who have done their part in bringing respect and excitement to southwest Ohio. They are 22-11 in the past two seasons with two straight AFC Championship Game appearances, a Super Bowl appearance two seasons ago and one of the top roster in the NFL heading into this season.
“With the Bengals in Cincinnati, we’ve got some competition between baseball and football,” Dodds said.
As the season continues, Reds fans will be watching to see if how much more the team can do. And, they stress, enjoying the success in the moment.
“We as fans just have to sit back, relax and enjoy the ride,” Dodds said.
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PORTAGE — A 47-year-old motorcyclist died after a collision with a pickup truck Tuesday night near Swanson Road and Birch Avenue, Portage police Lt. Rob Maynard said.
Shortly before midnight, a driver in a black Chevrolet was backing out of a driveway on the 3300 block of Swanson road when the motorcyclist, traveling south, was unable to avoid the truck and crashed. Maynard said the motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
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The pickup truck driver went to the nearby Portage Fire Department Station 1 and told first responders what happened. Medics hurried to the scene, began life saving measures and took the man to a nearby hospital, but he died from his injuries.
Police responded to the scene around 11:55 p.m. after they received a report of a vehicle crash with multiple injuries. Once they began to investigate, they determined the driver of the pickup was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Toxicology results for the motorcyclist are still in process.
The identity of the Center Township man will be available once next of kin is notified. The crash is still under investigation.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into the Porter County Jail
Travis Vaughn
Arrest date: June 16, 2023
Age: 32
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302506
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
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Brittany Fitzgerald
Arrest date: June 16, 2023
Age: 25
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302504
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Provided
Bailey Ficek
Arrest date: June 16, 2023
Age: 24
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number: 2302505
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Provided
Changquan Tang
Arrest date: June 15, 2023
Age: 39
Residence: Brooklyn, NY
Booking Number: 2302501
Charges: Dealing hash/marijuana/salvia, felony
Provided
Stevie Seymour Jr.
Arrest date: June 15, 2023
Age: 42
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302492
Charges: Auto theft, felony
Provided
Michael Rodich
Arrest date: June 15, 2023
Age: 28
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2302487
Charges: Leaving the scene of an accident, felony
Provided
Jackelyne Medrano
Arrest date: June 15, 2023
Age: 23
Residence: San Antonio, TX
Booking Number: 2302485
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Provided
Michael Menear
Arrest date: June 15, 2023
Age: 24
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2302491
Charges: OWI, felony
Provided
Joseph Coleman
Arrest date: June 15, 2023
Age: 36
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302493
Charges: Theft with a prior conviction, felony
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Brandon Allen
Arrest date: June 15, 2023
Age: 39
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2302488
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
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Ashley Marshall
Arrest date: June 14, 2023
Age: 26
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302483
Charges: Possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug, felony
Jill Tenorio
Arrest date: June 14, 2023
Age: 32
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number: 2302472
Charges: Resisting law enforcement, felony
Blake Brown
Arrest date: June 14, 2023
Age: 30
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Booking Number: 2302480
Charges: Robbery, felony
Jessica Gates
Arrest date: June 14, 2023
Age: 36
Residence: Glen Ellyn, IL
Booking Number: 2302484
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Cameron Kerr
Arrest date: June 12, 2023
Age: 25
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302457
Charges: Weapons/serial number has been removed, obliterated, or altered, felony
William Hanyard
Arrest date: June 12, 2023
Age: 23
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2302454
Charges: Invasion of privacy, felony
Jarell Jenkins
Arrest date: June 12, 2023
Age: 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2302450
Charges: Criminal recklessness, felony
Kevin Garcia
Arrest date: June 12, 2023
Age: 21
Residence: Schiller Park, IL
Booking Number: 2302445
Charges: Resisting law enforcement, felony
Michael Dolan
Arrest date: June 12, 2023
Age: 48
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302460
Charges: Battery, felony
John Weir II
Arrest date: June 11, 2023
Age: 26
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302433
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Julie West
Arrest date: June 11, 2023
Age: 31
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302441
Charges: Possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug, felony
Jeremy White
Arrest date: June 11, 2023
Age: 43
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2302432
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Robert Veden
Arrest date: June 11, 2023
Age: 40
Residence: LaCrosse, IN
Booking Number: 2302436
Charges: OWI, felony
Jeremiah Gonzalez
Arrest date: June 11, 2023
Age: 19
Residence: Delray Beach, FL
Booking Number: 2302431
Charges: Auto theft, felony
Miguel Pulido Jr.
Arrest date: June 11, 2023
Age: 23
Residence: Kouts, IN
Booking Number: 2302429
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Kenneth Quinn
Arrest date: June 11, 2023
Age: 37
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302430
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Nicholas Serrano
Arrest date: June 11, 2023
Age: 37
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302437
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Marvin Buckland
Arrest date: June 11, 2023
Age: 57
Residence: Porter, IN
Booking Number: 2302442
Charges: Auto theft, felony
Maxamillion Correa
Arrest date: June 11, 2023
Age: 23
Residence: Westville, IN
Booking Number: 2302434
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Joseph Croy
Arrest date: June 11, 2023
Age: 56
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302443
Charges: OWI, felony
Kuldeep Singh
Arrest date: June 10, 2023
Age: 26
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302420
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
David Rudd
Arrest date: June 10, 2023
Age: 26
Residence: Knox, IN
Booking Number: 2302424
Charges: Possession hypodermic syringe or needle, felony
Johnathan Nelson
Arrest date: June 10, 2023
Age: 29
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302425
Charges: OWI, felony
Amelia Pack
Arrest date: June 10, 2023
Age: 18
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2302418
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Eric Lewis
Arrest date: June 10, 2023
Age: 52
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2302426
Charges: Theft, felony
Rabecca Broschat
Arrest date: June 10, 2023
Age: 58
Residence: Lincoln Park, MI
Booking Number: 2302421
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Steven Dunn
Arrest date: June 10, 2023
Age: 41
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302419
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Travis Talley
Arrest date: June 9, 2023
Age: 32
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302413
Charges: Battery, misdemeanor
Dustin Neuliep
Arrest date: June 8, 2023
Age: 44
Residence: Valparaiso
Booking Number: 2302409
Charges: Burglary, felony
Lawrence Reilly
Arrest date: June 9, 2023
Age: 46
Residence: Rensselaer, IN
Booking Number: 2302403
Charges: Intimidation, felony
Arthur Schmidt III
Arrest date: June 8, 2023
Age: 42
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302410
Charges: Reckless homicide, felony
Devon Malerich
Arrest date: June 8, 2023
Age: 31
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302402
Charges: Invasion of privacy, felony
Dylan Merrell
Arrest date: June 8, 2023
Age: 29
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: OWI
Charges: Misdemeanor
Shaunna Dickson
Arrest date: June 9, 2023
Age: 40
Residence: Braddock, PA
Booking Number: 2302414
Charges: Possession hypodermic syringe or needle, felony
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FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Fulton County leaders passed a resolution Wednesday that now requires monthly check-ins on the conditions and welfare of inmates inside the embattled jail.
The Fulton County Jail has been the focus of intensified concerns after an inmate, Lashawn Thompson, was found dead inside his cell last September covered in sores and bites from bed bugs, lice and other insects -- and having died from what an autopsy determined was "severe neglect" and a lack of medication for his diagnosed schizophrenia.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners passed the resolution by a majority vote of 4 to 2 with one abstention.
“Accountability to taxpayers is my chief concern,” said Commissioner Khadijah Abdur-Rahman, who drafted the resolution. “The requirement of regular monthly updates not only allows us to monitor the progress being made on issues regarding personnel, jail conditions, medical care, building maintenance, and the utilization of Fulton County Jail facilities, but it also enables us to keep citizens apprised of developments.”
Beginning in July, the board of commissioners will receive monthly updates from the county manager and Fulton County Sheriff Patrick "Pat" Labat, where the two will provide information regarding jail conditions, the welfare of inmates, jail staffing, and the population of the jail as it relates to its overall capacity, a press release said.
The resolution itself says the physical population at the jail be checked at not only the Fulton County Jail, but also the Marietta Annex, Alpharetta Jail, Union City Jail, and Atlanta City Detention Center in addition to Fulton residents housed outside of current county-owned facilities.
The resolution also cites the increased public interest among "residents, the media, concerned citizens, and the general public" as a reason monthly updates are now in effect.
"Operations of the Fulton County Jail facilities impact the health, safety, and welfare of thousands of inmates and their families, employees and their families, residents, visitors, and businesses in Fulton County and beyond," the resolution reads. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/fulton-county-jail-report-monthly-updates-conditions-welfare-inmates/85-a0e3a558-9627-4ba5-8aec-ad9a66e5c400 | 2023-06-22T02:10:46 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/fulton-county-jail-report-monthly-updates-conditions-welfare-inmates/85-a0e3a558-9627-4ba5-8aec-ad9a66e5c400 |
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — With plenty of hot weather rolling across the Tampa Bay area, it seems like farm animals are also trying to cool themselves off with a quick swim.
That was the case for one horse in Pasco County, but unfortunately, it proved to be a dangerous situation for the animal.
Firefighters with the Pasco County Fire Rescue were called at around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to Frontier Drive after receiving a report of a horse that fell off a deck and landed into a family's swimming pool, the agency said in a Facebook post.
When firefighters arrived at the home, they found the horse stuck in the swimming pool and immediately began to help calm it down.
Assistance was called in to bring the department's large animal rescue equipment and started to take the horse out of the pool.
In a video included in the social media post, rescue crews are seen carefully lifting up the horse with a forklift out of the water after securing a hoisting harness on it. When the front legs of the horse are taken out of the water, crews are heard talking to each to help bring the back legs out of the pool as well.
Eventually, crews were able to rescue the horse and bring it back to the ground.
"We are happy to report that the horse is in good condition!," the Pasco County Fire Rescue wrote in the Facebook post. "Thank you to everyone who responded and worked vigilantly to save a life!" | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/pasco-county-crews-rescue-horse-swimming-pool/67-d7640ec2-f535-4ea6-9df1-c06a9a59c696 | 2023-06-22T02:10:52 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/pasco-county-crews-rescue-horse-swimming-pool/67-d7640ec2-f535-4ea6-9df1-c06a9a59c696 |
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How Gaston County restaurants rated May 22-28
Diane Turbyfill
The Gaston Gazette
Here are the North Carolina Department of Health’s restaurant and food stand inspection scores for Gaston County conducted May 22 through May 28, 2023.
The North Carolina Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Section conducts regular restaurant inspections to help keep residents and visitors safe.
Disclaimer: On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment. A few more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.
The latest inspections include:
- Bep-Pa, 3033 Union Road, Gastonia, 98.5
- Blaze Pizza, 401 Cox Road, Gastonia, 97.5
- Captain’s Cap, 3140 Linwood Road, Gastonia, 98.5
- Caribbean Hut, 2932 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, 97
- Chicken King, 501 Woodlawn Ave., Belmont, 96.5
- China City, 1975 Davis Park Road, Gastonia, 98.5
- Eggs Up Grill, 2609 S. New Hope Road, Gastonia, 98.5
- Georgios, 202 G Market St., Cramerton, 98.5
- Kentucky Fried Chicken, 1003 Dallas Cherryville Highway, Dallas, 100
- La Casa De Juli, 1003 Union Road, Gastonia, 99
- Marcos Pizza, 1427 W. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia, 95.5
- McDonald’s, 1000 E. Church St., Cherryville, 96
- Sal’s Pizzeria, 2211 N. New Hope Road, Gastonia, 100
- Schlotzsky’s Deli, 3735 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, 97.5
- Starbucks Coffee, 420 Cox Road, Gastonia, 98.5
- The Garden Grille and Bar, 444 Cox Road, Gastonia, 96
- Union Diner, 1101 Union Road, Gastonia, 96
- Waterbean Coffee, 35 N. Main St., Belmont, 97.5 | https://www.gastongazette.com/story/news/local/2023/06/21/how-gaston-county-restaurants-rated-may-22-28/70330441007/ | 2023-06-22T02:15:32 | 0 | https://www.gastongazette.com/story/news/local/2023/06/21/how-gaston-county-restaurants-rated-may-22-28/70330441007/ |
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A Daytona Beach man was arrested on Monday after being accused of grooming and molesting a teen boy over the course of two years, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said that in May, they learned the boy had told his mother that a “family friend” — 25-year-old Daniel Rodriguez — had been molesting him.
According to an affidavit, Rodriguez had provided the teen with gifts, money and food, even paying for one month of the family’s rent. The teen told investigators that after he researched the definition of “grooming,” he felt that it was exactly what Rodriguez had been doing to him, deputies said.
The teen explained that Rodriguez, who was 11 years older than he was, had been abusing him since 6th grade, though it finally ended in June 2022, the affidavit shows.
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During that month, Rodriguez had taken him on a trip to Tampa, where they stayed at a hotel room alone, investigators said. Rodriguez forcefully molested the teen, who later told Rodriguez that he had taken it too far, and he wasn’t comfortable with what was going on, deputies explained.
The affidavit says that after the teen came forward about the abuse in May 2023, the mother contacted Rodriguez via cell phone, and he was “extremely apologetic” for what happened.
Rodriguez confirmed the molestation and gifts given, including an Xbox and cell phones, investigators said.
Rodriguez was later arrested and faces charges of lewd molestation and lewd battery of a victim between 12 and 16 years of age. He is held on $50,000 bond.
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The United States Postal Service is mourning the loss of an employee who died during his route in a Dallas neighborhood on Tuesday, the company confirms.
Eugene Gates worked for USPS for nearly 40 years, according to his wife Carla Gates.
The cause of death hasn't been determined by the medical examiner, but heat could be a factor. Tuesday's heat index reached 115 degrees. That's the highest in DFW since 1980.
A resident of the Lakewood neighborhood where Gates was working, Chase Thomas, says he is heartbroken to hear of someone losing his life while simply doing his job.
"It's definitely sad you know,” Thomas said. “This time of year it can be dangerous being out in the heat in the afternoon."
"This has been also a rather unusual stretch for us here in Dallas with this much humidity,” Thomas said. “We're not used to that."
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Although USPS hasn’t confirmed if Gates died from a heat-related illness, they released the following statement regarding his death.
"The Postal Service is deeply saddened by the loss of life suffered yesterday involving a Lakewood Post Office Letter Carrier. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues at this time."
The USPS has a Heat Illness Prevention Program (HIPP) to protect employees and educate them about heat illnesses.
According to its website, HIPP is implemented from April 1 through Oct. 31, or any time heat index temperatures are expected to be above 80 degrees.
Employees are given some proactive safety tips to beat the heat:
Hydrate before, during, and after work. Prevention is important — drink at least 8 ounces of water every 20 minutes.
Dress appropriately for the weather. On warm days, wear light-colored, loose-fitting, and breathable clothing to keep your body temperature down.
Use the shade to stay cool. When possible, use shaded areas to stay out of direct sunlight.
Funeral arrangements have not been finalized. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-usps-worker-dies-on-his-route-in-extreme-heat/3282108/ | 2023-06-22T02:24:48 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-usps-worker-dies-on-his-route-in-extreme-heat/3282108/ |
'Friend of Peoria': Researcher aboard missing Titanic submarine spent time in Peoria
Paul-Henri Nargeolet, one of the five people trapped in a missing submarine exploring the Titanic wreckage, had worked in Peoria for about one week as part of a Titanic exhibit at the Peoria Riverfront Museum.
Anne Marie Miller, the Peoria Riverfront Museum's vice president of development, met Nargeolet during his 2017 visit and said he was "absolutely amazing" and is still considered a "friend of the museum."
"Incredibly kind, incredibly generous with his time and his stories," Miller said. "He had probably been asked many of the questions 18 million times, and it was like it was the first time. He was just incredibly happy to do whatever he could to help the museum, promote the exhibit and interact with all the members of the public who wanted to see him."
Cathie Neumiller, the Peoria Riverfront Museum's marketing director at the time of his visit, said Nargeolet is an "extremely genuine person" who would "talk to anyone" about the Titanic.
"He knows everything there is to know about that ship and when he presents to the public, he brings all that information with him," Neumiller said. "What I noticed about him was how genuine, how passionate he was about the Titanic and how well he was able to work with people taking them around the exhibition."
Nargeolet has made 37 visits to the Titanic wreckage during his career as an explorer and researcher, and that expertise is what brought him to the Peoria Riverfront Museum.
While in Peoria, Nargeolet hosted a boy from Galesburg with cancer who had a major interest in all things relating to the Titanic, Miller said.
Nargeolet was "like a hero" to the boy, Neumiller said.
The boy could only visit the museum after hours with no one else around and Nargeolet obliged, giving the boy a personal after-hours tour of the exhibit.
"P.H. (Nargeolet) was happy to spend as much time as he wanted with him — it was wonderful," Miller said.
Nargeolet also did a tour of the exhibit with children from Peoria's Boys and Girls Club.
"It was wonderful to get a lot of different segments of the community involved with his exhibit," Miller said.
Who is Paul-Henri Nargeolet?
Nargeolet is considered to be one of the world's leading experts on the sinking of the Titanic. In his career, which includes 37 successful missions to the wreckage, he is credited with securing 5,000 artifacts from the sunken ship.
He is a retired officer of the French Navy. Last year he published a book on the Titanic titled "Dans le Profondeurs du Titanic."
Nargeolet is one of five passengers aboard a 22-foot submersible vessel that went on an exploration mission to the Titanic wreckage 12,500 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. On Sunday, that vessel lost contact with its surface ship and has been missing since.
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The U.S. and Canadian coast guards are actively searching for the vessel but are racing against time as those inside have a limited oxygen supply.
"It's really upsetting to know he is in this situation," Neumiller said. "As much as he's done in terms of taking risks and going down there, he is not a high-risk-taking person; I'd say he is pretty level-headed about things like that."
As of Wednesday afternoon, it was believed the vessel may have only 24 hours of oxygen left.
"It breaks my heart to think about what he is going through right now," Miller said. "We are certainly all thinking about him right now and we certainly consider him a friend of the museum and a friend of Peoria." | https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/local/2023/06/21/paul-henri-nargeolet-friend-of-peoria-on-missing-titanic-submarine/70342353007/ | 2023-06-22T02:28:53 | 1 | https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/local/2023/06/21/paul-henri-nargeolet-friend-of-peoria-on-missing-titanic-submarine/70342353007/ |
PORTLAND, Maine — Kate Beever has been playing music since she was a little girl.
She found her love for the marimba, an instrument that is a cross between the drums and piano, before she was 10. She said her grandmother turned her onto it.
That love for music has carried Beever through life. After graduating with a master's degree in music psychotherapy in New York, she came home to Maine to open Maine Music & Health, LLC.
"Maine Music & Health helps those with illnesses and disabilities reach their goals through the power of music," according to its website.
Beever stopped by the 207 studio to share her gift. Check out the full segment to hear her play and learn more about the power of music therapy. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/marimba-performer-music-therapy-percussion/97-e19cada9-085a-454c-a222-fffd6eb4a899 | 2023-06-22T02:32:57 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/marimba-performer-music-therapy-percussion/97-e19cada9-085a-454c-a222-fffd6eb4a899 |
PORTLAND, Maine — Mike Urban makes a good point on the first page of his new book. “Maine,” he writes, “is lobster and so much more.”
The range of the state’s food is captured in “Unique Eats and Eateries of Maine,” Urban’s guide to 84 different places where he found something tasty. In researching the book, Urban put more than 6,000 miles on his car. He clearly knows the territory.
For anyone passing through Kittery, he recommends Bob’s Clam Hut, “Maine’s unofficial welcome wagon,” where 10 deep-fryer units turn out prodigious amounts of fried clams.
In western Maine, Le Mu Eats is an unlikely find, a small place in Bethel where chef/owner Sayvepen Sengsavang serves food that reflects the blend of Laotian and southern cooking with which he grew up. The restaurant’s counter alone sounds worth the trip. It’s made of thousands of epoxied chopsticks.
Looking for something to eat Down East? Urban likes Lunch on the Wharf in Corea, a lobster shack whose bait shed has been converted into a small dining area.
Hitting the fourth point of the compass, Urban heads north to Aroostook County and Dolly’s in Frenchville, where the Acadian fare includes ployes, poutine, and chicken stew made with spiced pork -- all of it, he says, well worth the drive.
Want to learn more about the food Urban discovered while driving thousands of miles around Maine? Watch our interview. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/mike-urban-unique-eats-eateries-maine/97-8f7c6b03-cb6a-414c-8f7d-fd2a5624bfe5 | 2023-06-22T02:33:03 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/mike-urban-unique-eats-eateries-maine/97-8f7c6b03-cb6a-414c-8f7d-fd2a5624bfe5 |
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine — She is far to the north now, her bow plunging into the chilly waters of the North Atlantic. The schooner Bowdoin and her crew of mostly novice deep water sailors are off on a six week adventure, to begin retracing the vessel’s historic past.
The Bowdoin, owned by Maine Maritime Academy, is now the official vessel of the state of Maine, but she was built and launched in 1921 for exploration. Admiral Donald MacMillan had the Bowdoin designed for the rigors and danger of the Arctic, and made more than two dozen trips to those northern reaches of Greenland and Labrador, visiting native villages to research their world and their cultures.
The schooner’s new captain, Alex Peacock, said that Arctic world was defined by ice in the 20th century.
“A lot of ice, and they would purposely get iced in and winter over. The first time was 1921, the second time was in ’23 farther [toward] the Greenland coast.”
A risky decision for explorers at the time, he said, especially in a wooden sailing vessel.
"Pretty brave, and he (MacMillan) was the stoic leader they all needed."
The Bowdoin is now 102 years old and has been repaired and rebuilt several times. As he stood on the dock in Boothbay Harbor on June 6, ready to set sail, Peacock said the schooner was in excellent condition, fresh out of the yard after a spring painting, her hull gleaming as the crew made final preparations for the trip.
The crew is primarily made up of students from Maine Maritime Academy, plus two from Bowdoin College. They were ready to cross the Gulf of Maine, then make several port calls in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland before finally reaching the harbor of Main, Labrador, then returning to Castine, Maine in mid-July.
For MMA sophomore Landen Parks, admittedly a novice sailor, the trip carries special meaning.
“My great great grandfather sailed on board with MacMillan in 1929,” Parks said. “They were heading to Main [Labrador] to build a school.”
She explained he was the ship’s doctor and did other science on the trip—and he was 67 years old at the time.
Parks will do marine biology research on the trip, as well as other crew duties.
“It means a lot (to be making the trip). I didn’t come on board specifically to follow him, but thought it was a coincidence and adds a little significance to the cruise and become a sort of full circle moment.”
For Capt. Peacock and the Bowdoin, this is also a sort of shakedown cruise. In 2024, they plan to retrace MacMillan’s voyages to Greenland, above the Arctic Circle. The schooner has not been to that northern world in more than 16 years. Part of that mission, and this current trip, is to reconnect with the communities the Bowdoin visited many decades ago.
“And it's been so long we want to rekindle old friendships and relationships along that coast from Battle Harbour up to Main,” he explained. “We want to give our students a cultural experience how a small community can survive a hard winter. And still live off the land in a large way, but also stewards of the environment, the cultural sensitivity of communities and the changes in the ice.”
The world of those communities in Labrador and Greenland has changed as the climate has warmed and ice has become more seasonal. Commercial ships and research ships now sail the Arctic in summer, and cruise ships even transit a Northwest Passage during the height of summer. All of that change is affecting the natural and human environment, Peacock said.
But the heart of this voyage may be the human experience for those on board, facing the sea together in a relatively small vessel built 102 years ago in Boothbay, Maine.
“It's an incredible honor," the Bowdoin's captain said. “I’m standing on the shoulders of giants and have a big shadow to fill.”
That job includes teaching and training the rookie crew, and bringing them safely home.
“For me it's pretty emotional to bring young adults on such an adventure. That’s going to sea, seamanship, working as a team, learning so many aspects of life, personal responsibility, anything that falls under that umbrella.”
They, and the Bowdoin herself, were clearly ready. As the century-old schooner motored towards the outer harbor, the crew raised the foresail, it filled with the wind, and they pointed toward the islands and the open sea beyond. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/schooner-bowdoin-maine-state-vessel-maine-maritime-academy-bowdoin-college-newfoundland-labrador-nova-scotia/97-2badf32e-b76a-4a64-993b-30d23e365450 | 2023-06-22T02:33:09 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/schooner-bowdoin-maine-state-vessel-maine-maritime-academy-bowdoin-college-newfoundland-labrador-nova-scotia/97-2badf32e-b76a-4a64-993b-30d23e365450 |
PORTLAND, Maine — Wednesday was the longest day of the year.
That means unhoused Mainers spent the most time out in the sun while hotter temperatures loom in the weeks ahead.
Each year on the summer solstice, advocates and allies meet in Portland to support each other and call on elected leaders to take actionable steps to improve housing for all citizens.
A small crowd filled Tommy’s Park in the historic Old Port district. While hordes of tourists passed on nearby sidewalks, some stopped to listen to speakers or to read posters put out by the advocates.
The charge was led by the group Homeless Voices for Justice. Cheryl Harkins works with the organization and said she believes compassionate action is possible and needed.
"It's the longest day of homelessness, so, we need to bring to the attention of everybody that nobody asks to be homeless," Harkins said. "It's a very scary situation and there are solutions to it. We're just trying to work them all out so everybody has what they need."
Amid a housing stock crisis and high rent, permanent shelter was the most talked about issue, and the most elusive to solve at each level of government.
Portland City Council Victoria Pelletier has been a staunch advocate for unhoused rights and a detractor of city policies she felt were harmful to those vulnerable in her city.
"When we do encampment sweeps with no plans for immediate shelter, we are traumatizing people, and we need to do better than this," the first-term councilor said. She was the only elected member of any level of government who made themselves known at the event. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/advocates-rally-for-better-homelessness-policies-on-longest-day-of-the-year-homelessness-unhoused-maine-politics-portland/97-2c110e9c-e84b-447b-afa2-d67a8fb30d1a | 2023-06-22T02:33:15 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/advocates-rally-for-better-homelessness-policies-on-longest-day-of-the-year-homelessness-unhoused-maine-politics-portland/97-2c110e9c-e84b-447b-afa2-d67a8fb30d1a |
BERWICK, Maine — A road in Berwick is back open after a cement truck went off the right side of the road and into a ditch Wednesday morning.
Berwick police responded to a reported crash near the Hussey School on Blackberry Hill Road at approximately 9:23 a.m., according to a news release from the Berwick Police Department.
An initial investigation revealed a Northeast Redi-Mix truck went off the right side of the road and into a ditch while loaded with concrete.
Blackberry Hill Road was closed for several hours while crews worked to remove the truck, police said. The road has since reopened, according to a Facebook post from the Berwick Police Department around 4:30 p.m.
The driver of the cement truck was reportedly uninjured.
Drivers in the area are being advised to use caution when traveling in the area of Hussey School "due to the lack of a dirt shoulder where the crash occurred," police said. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/berwick-road-reopens-after-cement-truck-crashes-into-ditch-blackberry-hill-road-maine-investigation/97-49222dc9-0028-4ce0-8557-ae2f5edbc5cb | 2023-06-22T02:33:21 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/berwick-road-reopens-after-cement-truck-crashes-into-ditch-blackberry-hill-road-maine-investigation/97-49222dc9-0028-4ce0-8557-ae2f5edbc5cb |
HOULTON, Maine — Editor's note: The video attached to this story was published June 14, 2022.
A Massachusetts woman who abandoned her newborn daughter to die in a gravel pit in northern Maine on a cold winter day in 1985 has been sentenced to six years in prison.
Lee Ann Daigle, of Lowell, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to manslaughter after DNA evidence helped police solve the decades-old crime. The baby’s body was discovered after a dog found it in the gravel pit and took it to a family’s front lawn in Frenchville.
Daigle gave a tearful apology in court on Tuesday, saying she panicked instead of seeking help.
“I could've done more. I should've done more,” she told the judge.
Her name was Lee Ann Guerrette when police were alerted to the grisly discovery on Dec. 7, 1985. Detectives tracked the dog’s path to the gravel pit where the baby had been born and abandoned in sub-zero temperatures.
The death of Baby Jane Doe went unsolved for years until a DNA match provided a break in the case, leading to Daigle's indictment last year. In the intervening years, Daigle had raised two daughters, both of whom testified at her sentencing.
She was originally charged with depraved indifference murder, but she pleaded guilty to manslaughter. The judge sentenced her to 16 years in prison but suspended most of the sentence. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/courts-news/lee-ann-daigle-baby-jane-doe-sentencing/97-04ae8882-8ca4-4b27-9acf-3eb195099c4a | 2023-06-22T02:33:27 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/courts-news/lee-ann-daigle-baby-jane-doe-sentencing/97-04ae8882-8ca4-4b27-9acf-3eb195099c4a |
BIDDEFORD, Maine — Preble Street announced Wednesday plans for expanding its teen housing services program into Biddeford.
The nonprofit human service agency, which has been serving Maine people since 1975, will be creating transitional housing units for youth in Biddeford through a $348,000 grant from MaineHousing, a news release from Preble Street said.
The transitional housing units will support up to 12 youths who are experiencing homelessness, according to the release.
Part of the agency's teen housing services program, Preble Street's First Place Transitional Living Program has been up and running for the past six years.
"Youth in the program receive rental assistance and casework support as they learn the skills necessary to live independently," the release said.
The grant funds will be used to expand that program to a multi-unit building in Biddeford owned by Biddeford Housing Authority. An existing building will be remodeled for the project.
The building will consist of three units and six bedrooms for about 10 to 12 unhoused youths between the ages of 16 and 24 over the next two years, the nonprofit said Wednesday.
"It’s been a true gift to walk alongside the young people in our First Place program and support them as they reach towards their goals of stability, safety, and independence," Hailey Virusso, director of Preble Street Teen Housing Services, said in the release. "We’re excited to continue growing this program and expand our abilities to serve youth outside of Cumberland County. This is the step up that these youth need to thrive."
The agency aims to have the new housing ready by later this summer. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/housing/preble-street-expanding-its-teen-housing-services-program-into-biddeford-maine-mainehousing-grant/97-fea2f032-3b69-413e-9b0e-4473eacc5cc4 | 2023-06-22T02:33:33 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/housing/preble-street-expanding-its-teen-housing-services-program-into-biddeford-maine-mainehousing-grant/97-fea2f032-3b69-413e-9b0e-4473eacc5cc4 |
WEST VIEW, Pa. — An iconic North Hills restaurant that’s been open since the 1970′s will soon have a new owner.
A post on DiPietro’s Ristorante’s Facebook page said the restaurant is being sold to another North Hills-based family.
The new owners are expected to make some renovations and expand the menu, but they will be given all of the existing recipes.
“They are local residents and they are committed to this community, just like we were when we opened our doors in 1979. We hope you will join us in supporting them as they chase their American Dream,” the restaurant’s post said. “From our family to yours, grazie, grazie, grazie!”
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PITTSBURGH — In the era of salary cap spending, the Pittsburgh Penguins have come out on top.
A new study from The Athletic has ranked the Penguins as the most successful NHL team of the salary cap era. Dating back to the beginning of the 2005-06 season, the year they drafted Sidney Crosby, the Penguins have won the Stanley Cup three times out of four finals appearances and made the playoffs 16 years in a row. In fact, this year was the first season they missed the playoffs since 2006-07.
To determine the most successful teams of the salary cap era, The Athletic rewarded teams based on a point system for every year: 11 points for winning the Stanley Cup, five points for making and losing the Stanley Cup Finals, three points for making and losing the conference finals, and one point for making the playoffs.
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WASHINGTON, Pa. — A 4th of July block party is being held at the Tanger Outlets in Washington.
According to a news release, the party will take place on July 1 from noon to 4 p.m.
Popular stores at the outlets will be offering patriotic deals for the whole family.
The festival will feature family-friendly offerings, including giveaways, food trucks, games, live music, balloon artists and more.
Anyone interested is welcome to attend the event, located at 2200 Tanger Boulevard in Washington.
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Two found dead, one rescued in York City house fire: cause remains under investigation
Two people were found dead in a house fire Tuesday morning in the City of York, according to the York County Coroner's Office.
The victims are identified as Randolfo Hernandez Garcia, 20, and Sulma Trigueros, 25, who were residents of the home in the 300 block of West North Street, according to a news release.
The cause and manner of their deaths are pending additional testing.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, according to the City of York Department of Fire/Rescue Services.
Firefighters responded around 5:13 a.m. Tuesday to the fire and found heavy fire on the first and second floors of the home at 304 West North Street, the release states.
Bystanders warned emergency responders that multiple people were trapped inside, the release states. York City Police and firefighters rescued one person on the third floor.
"In spite of an aggressive interior attack and search, a male and female resident were found deceased on the first floor in the home by fire department personnel," the release states.
One firefighter suffered from smoke inhalation and was treated and released from York Hospital, it says.
The fire also spread to 302 West North Street. Damage to both buildings is estimated at more than $200,000, the release states. The American Red Cross is helping the displaced residents.
York City Police, City of York Department of Fire/Rescue Services, and the Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal are investigating.
U.S. Humane Society:Red Lion dog breeder listed as one of the 100 worst puppy mills in the U.S.
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Pianos beautifully painted by local artists are all over downtown York for public to play
Artist-decorated pianos will appear outside at various locations in York on Wednesday, and the public is encouraged to play their songs on the tuned pianos until Sept. 30.
The York Art Association found five unwanted pianos and is giving them new life by having them creatively painted and installing them on the street for the public to play.
“Our Plein Air Piano Project brings music and art together on this special day so the public can enjoy both creative endeavors,” said Roth Preap, York Art Association’s Executive Director, adding, “To keep the community vibe going, the painted pianos will stay in place for anyone to play through the end of September.”
YAA commissioned artists to paint four of the pianos over the past week. The local artists commissioned to paint the pianos are Brett Greiman, Annelise Vuono, Amelia Mellberg, and Derek Henry.
The locations where the pianos will be installed:
- Continental Square, 1 E. Market St., York (two pianos at this location)
- Outside Aviano’s Corner Trattoria, 101 S. Duke St., York
- Penn Market, 380 W Market St., York
- Harmony Café 46 W. Philadelphia St., York (this is the one to be painted by the public)
The public is encouraged to come and help paint a fifth piano during a community art event on Wednesday, June, 21, in the Harmony Café courtyard on Philadelphia Street between 3-6 p.m..
More downtown York artSix artists use a mural to tell a story through the words of Yorkers
The project was made possible by the generosity of the following sponsors and donors: Royal Square Development/Parliament Arts Organization, The Appell Center for the Performing Arts, UPMC, Explore York, Cultural Alliance, Resource York and the Grotto. | https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2023/06/21/painted-pianos-on-the-street-in-york-pa-for-public-to-play/70327755007/ | 2023-06-22T02:35:35 | 1 | https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2023/06/21/painted-pianos-on-the-street-in-york-pa-for-public-to-play/70327755007/ |
York County's Sharmini Goins competing in 'Favorite Chef' for a chance to win $25,000
From a tender age, Sharmini Goins stood by her mother’s side in their home kitchen in Southern Malaysia, mesmerized by the sizzling pans and delicate balance of freshly ground spices.
Though she said helping her mother in the kitchen was an obligation, it shaped Goins in unexpected ways.
During college, Goins, who attended the University of Winnipeg in Canada, would often cook for her roommates and friends and would later be known as "the girl who made the chicken curry."
Following college, Goins began to travel across the globe, immersing herself in different cultures in countries such as France, London and Spain – savoring the flavors of global cuisine. And though York wasn't her dream destination, that’s where she ended up in 2003.
When she came to the United States, she settled in Maryland and worked a corporate job. Following her divorce, she decided to purchase a home in Pennsylvania after finding one she fell in love with – in York.
“York had been a great foundation for my children, in terms of schooling and for me – being on my own. It wasn’t easy, because I was doing it by myself without any family in America,” Goins said.
Hungry to bring a piece of her culture to York, Goins cooked for friends, neighbors and eventually catered events while working her day job.
On June 27, 2013, in memory and dedication on her late Mother’s birthday, Goins opened Sharmini’s Kitchen, her food stand showcasing Malaysian cuisine in Central Market.
But in the beginning, her food was not well received by marketgoers.
Goins recalled finding solace in the privacy of her car some mornings before opening her stand for the day, in tears, discouraged that patrons were hesitant to try her food.
Even in her moments of despair, Goins held onto hope.
"I knew I had to come in with a smile, and so I would spend time educating people on the cuisine and what I was serving. Pretty soon people would come back, and word would spread."
Traditional dishes including village fried rice, or Nasi Goreng Kampung and Malaysian South Indian Vegetable Dhal Sambar among others, grew popular.
As word of mouth spread, people flocked to Sharmini's Kitchen, where her warmth and vibrant, flavorful Malaysian dishes captured the hearts of the community, and later allowed for catering events all over York with organizations including Downtown Inc, WellSpan, the United Way and more.
Even through all of her success with Sharmini's Kitchen, Goins said it is her children who are her biggest accomplishment.
Raising her children alone as a "once upon a time immigrant," Goins said "it's a testament that there are things in life truly possible and of course, grace that is bestowed through that journey."
Her daughter Tzipporah Goins, who organized the peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in York after George Floyd's death, currently attends Fordham University in New York, and her son Reuel Goins is a writer and music artist who currently lives in Canada.
"My children really are my biggest accomplishment in life – my life is just full," Goins said with a smile.
More:Lunch with Lena: BBQ Cup offers a unique and delicious take on Korean-style cuisine
Goins featured on Top Chef Carla Hall's Favorite Chef Contest
Hosted by Top Chef Season 5 winner and TV personality Carla Hall, the Favorite Chef Competition by the James Beard Foundation invites professional and amateur cooks from around the globe to enter a competition, crowdsourcing online votes to crown a winner.
Read about the peaceful protest:Through thick and thin: Best friends organize Black Lives Matter peaceful protest in York
One chef will win $25,000 and appear in a two-page spread in Taste of Home Magazine, and chefs will be able to show off their best plated presentation for the opportunity to be recognized by world-renowned culinary connoisseur, Carla Hall.
If she wins the cash prize, Goins said her goal will be to establish her own culinary space and continue crafting dishes with the hope of one day bringing her flavor palette to different areas of the country.
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Fallen PA Trooper Jacques Rougeau served in York, commander mourns him, lauds his service
State police in York County are mourning the loss of fallen Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Jacques Rougeau.
Rougeau, 29, had served at the York barracks for several years before transferring in March to the Lewistown station, according to a news release.
Rougeau was killed and Lieutenant James A. Wagner was injured Saturday in separate encounters with the same shooter in Juniata County, state police said in a news release. The shooter died in an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement.
York Station Commander Lt. Joseph Spingler issued the following statement:
"The Pennsylvania State Police, Troop J, York Station, mourns the loss of our brother, Trooper Jacques Rougeau.
"Prior to assignment at Troop G, Lewistown, Trooper Rougeau served as a Patrol Unit member at York from the time of his Academy graduation until March 2023.
"Trooper Rougeau’s approach to law enforcement was through a lens of selfless service, approaching every shift with humility and humor. An injection of positivity was present wherever he went, regardless of situation.
"This 'others before self' mindset was an inspiration and will continue to be a daily reminder of why we wear the grey.
"Godspeed Jacques. We will always continue to answer the call, for you and all those before who did not swerve from the path of duty."
Remembering Trooper Jacques Rougeau:The Corry, Pa. native lived dream of being state trooper, died in line of duty
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The saga surrounding former Johnson City businessman and alleged serial rapist Sean Williams is entering a new phase — attorneys’ efforts to help alleged victims seek redress in civil court.
Vanessa Baehr-Jones, a former federal prosecutor and partner in Advocates for Survivors of Abuse, led the investigation into remedies over potential civil rights violations related to police handling of multiple allegations of rape or sexual abuse by Williams.
She spoke to News Channel 11 Tuesday about what alleged victims have told her and described the legal bases for civil claims in these kinds of cases. Wednesday, a lawsuit representing nine alleged victims and naming the city, former police chief Karl Turner and eight other officers as defendants was filed in federal court in Greeneville.
“We are interested in holding all entities and individuals who are responsible and enabled this conduct to go on for years accountable as part of our civil complaint,” Baehr-Jones said.
Baehr-Jones learned of the Williams case a year ago from attorneys for Kateri Dahl. A former federal prosecutor who worked with the Johnson City Police Department (JCPD) on specific types of cases that merited federal charges, Dahl sued the JCPD last June for retaliatory discharge in relation to a case involving Williams.
Dahl’s lawsuit includes allegations that Williams “was credibly accused of raping multiple women” and that the JCPD and then-chief Turner “intentionally or recklessly failed to investigate” Williams despite Dahl’s repeated requests that the department do so. Williams, who has been jailed since late April on a federal felony weapons charge and two North Carolina drug charges, has never faced any charges related to sexual assault in Johnson City.
“I think anytime you’re talking about entities or individuals who in any way shape or form made it possible, enabled, their actions played a role in this conduct happening, that’s incredibly serious,” Baehr-Jones said.
“We’re talking about years of a dangerous predator, who was a known drug dealer by the way, drugging and raping women. That’s as serious kind of conduct as you get and that conduct causing incredible harm, so anybody who’s inculcated in that conspiracy in any way, under any theory of liability, that’s very serious.”
Williams was on the run for nearly two years after JCPD officers unsuccessfully attempted to serve a federal weapons warrant on him in May 2021. The “memorandum of understanding” governing Dahl’s work with JCPD was not renewed shortly before she would have started her third year in July 2021, and she filed her lawsuit on June 23, 2023.
Enter Baehr-Jones
In 2021, Baehr-Jones left the prosecutorial world — where she managed intake of child exploitation cases while coordinating Project Safe Neighborhood in Los Angeles — to start Advocates for Survivors of Abuse with another former federal prosecutor, Ami Sheth Sagel. She said one of Dahl’s attorneys knew of her practice and asked shortly after Dahl’s lawsuit was filed whether she’d be willing to let Williams’s alleged victims contact her about potential civil action.
“To their great credit, they were really committed to having survivors have their own legal representation,” she said.
“The whole process I felt very comfortable with because it was all about empowering these people who are looking for help to find it and find what was right for them.”
“These people” turned out to be, so far, nine “Jane Does” alleged to have been raped or sexually assaulted by Williams, Beahr-Jones said.
“I think the sheer number of victims, as somebody who’s been practicing in this space either as a prosecutor or as a civil lawyer for this many years, it’s really staggering,” she said. “There’s only one other case that I can think of where I’ve had an offender who preyed on … the number of known victims at this point.”
‘What does justice look like for you?’
Monetary damages are one obvious angle of pursuit in civil court, but Baehr-Jones said other “truth-speaking tools of the civil justice system” that can extend beyond compensation for survivors.
“I think about this all the time of how can we use the tools of the civil justice system, and as advocates for survivors, persuade and help the criminal justice system in accomplishing justice in the way that they are able to to advance the bigger idea of what justice looks like for this client,” she said.
Baehr-Jones said she and Caroline Drinnon, a Nashville-area attorney who is also working with the alleged survivors of Williams’s sexual assaults, are “representing everybody” regardless of any ability to pay.
Drinnon said a potential advantage of civil court is its reliance on a “preponderance of the evidence standard” to reach a favorable verdict for a plaintiff. Criminal cases require proof beyond a reasonable doubt, and both women said that’s a very high bar particularly in sexual assault cases, which the state sometimes won’t even prosecute without incontrovertible evidence.
Baehr-Jones said two primary clauses within the Constitution are typically at play in these cases — due process and equal protection.
“One tool civil litigators have used is to say if a police department or government entity has policies or practices that fail to protect women or fail to protect sexual assault survivors, and those policies or practices are animated by discrimination, they’re based on a discriminatory animus towards women, that’s a claim that women can bring under the equal protection clause,” she said.
At the due process level, she said a violation occurs if a government entity “violates your substantive due process rights by doing something that shocks the conscience, or does something called a state created danger where the state actor is actually part of creating this danger.”
She said the federal Title IX law also protects women from discrimination, which is sometimes used in civil cases of alleged victims of sexual assault.
‘The number of survivors is just tragic’
The state never brought any rape or sexual assault charges against Williams. Baehr-Jones, though, said from everything she can gather, JCPD officers were leery of prosecuting on what is called a “he said, she said” case.
But Baehr-Jones said the number of known alleged survivors — those who have talked to her or are otherwise documented — is higher than all but one of the cases she worked as a federal prosecutor.
“You can almost get lost in that tragedy because he was allowed to perpetrate his crimes for so long without any kind of accountability, without … the typical process you would expect from law enforcement,” she said.
Regardless of any court outcome, Baehr-Jones said her clients “will be winning the minute their claims are filed” because they are “speaking their truth.”
“The minute that they have said, ‘I’m not allowing Sean Williams to write the end of my story,’ they are going to be writing the end of their story. And this is about them coming forward together, and having justice and demanding justice for what happened to them.”
From Baehr-Jones’s perspective at this point, her clients have been “waiting for years” to get justice, and “there are a number of entities who are accountable for that wait.”
She said she and her partner always seek to put forward what clients say is right for them. She said they use a trauma-informed approach with clients and focus on their perspective of “what justice looks like for them.”
“Whether that be helping them to interact with the criminal justice process, and make sure that there’s accountability in that forum, whether that be filing a civil complaint, or whether that be filing for what’s called restitution as part of a criminal proceeding.”
Baehr-Jones also said criminal sexual assault or rape charges against Williams are not an impossibility at this point. Tennessee’s statute of limitations for aggravated rape is 15 years, and it is eight years for both rape and aggravated sexual assault.
“We are committed to doing everything we can and volunteering information and being as cooperative as possible to enable criminal charges to be brought that should have been brought long ago,” Baehr-Jones said. “But it is absolutely not too late for there to be real criminal accountability here.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/attorney-says-sean-williams-alleged-rape-victims-have-strong-civil-case/ | 2023-06-22T02:36:27 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/attorney-says-sean-williams-alleged-rape-victims-have-strong-civil-case/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — Some Austin Fire Department trucks are currently running without air conditioning capacities, despite Central Texas dealing with grueling summer heat.
According to the Fleet Operations Department, 21 of its 250 fire vehicles don't have working A/C and are still being used to respond to fires.
The Fleet Department said some the trucks have been without A/C for two weeks or even longer.
President of the Austin Fire Association Bob Nicks said firefighters' gear can weigh upward of 100 pounds.
Nicks compared wearing fire gear to wearing a *snow suit*, continuing to reiterate the need for working A/C in the trucks.
"Air conditioning is not out of the question when its 105 degrees out, there is just no excuse for it," Nicks said. "It’s very important to keep the fire fighters as cool as possible before they to call and cool off at a place after the call."
Mechanics with the fleet department are notified by the AFD to fix the trucks. The fleet department are working on the trucks two at a time.
"The defect can be a condenser fan or compressor, and so forth. Once we troubleshoot, that determines the length of the time the vehicle will be down, and of course, parts availability [matters] as well," said Assistant Director of Fleet Operations, Joe Dixon.
Dixon said he hopes they can have all of the trucks fixed within a month.
Nicks said he is glad the issue is being addressed.
"I am glad that is seems like it will all be fixed soon,” said Dixon. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/afd-firetrucks-without-ac/269-969f140d-c965-483b-8699-82d328f3fe80 | 2023-06-22T02:36:31 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/afd-firetrucks-without-ac/269-969f140d-c965-483b-8699-82d328f3fe80 |
FORT WORTH, Texas — Excessive heat inside a home may have been the cause of a Fort Worth man's death.
North Texas, including Fort Worth, has been under an excessive heat warning since Monday. It ends Wednesday evening.
Wednesday morning, Fort Worth police arrived to the Mulberry Heights neighborhood to find the man, who neighbors identified as John Wayne Moore, dead in his home. Fort Worth police said Moore's wife called for help. She was taken to the hospital for a "heat emergency."
People living in the Mulberry Heights neighborhood said they make it a point to look out for each other.
"We have to," Melissa Duplessis said. "It's the right thing to do."
Duplessis, and other sources, tell WFAA that Moore's home was over 100 degrees inside. There were several pets in the home.
Duplessis, who lives in a home behind Moore's, said she helped repair Moore's air conditioning unit’s compressor in March. However, the coils in the unit that bring in cool air could not be fixed on her own.
“I just wish there was something more I could’ve done," Duplessis said.
Sammy Tatum, another one of Moore's neighbors, said the Moores' AC fans may have only circulated hot air in the couple’s house. He said he didn't know Moore and his wife were having air conditioner problems.
Tatum and Duplessis suspect Moore and his wife had been without cool air for several months – and in their style of homes, it doesn’t take long for it to warm up.
“It can take just five minutes. It’s all it takes. Five minutes," Duplessis said, "You can take a thermometer and watch it drop.”
Tatum described Moore as a good man, and always helpful to those around him.
“He would tell me how to take care of my property over there," Tatum said. "I remember that real good, ‘cause he was right about everything he told me.”
Tatum and Duplessis said on their stretch of road, they’ll be doing more to continue looking out for one another as the summer heat beats down.
“If she needs me on anything, I’m there," Tatum said of Duplessis and his other neighbors. "If I need her, she’s there.” | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/heat-likely-cause-fort-worth-death/287-a240cddc-509e-4f9a-bbf2-f08ef2a2245e | 2023-06-22T02:41:57 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/heat-likely-cause-fort-worth-death/287-a240cddc-509e-4f9a-bbf2-f08ef2a2245e |
DALLAS — Under a new law, Texas clerks can now demand photo identification whenever anyone tries to file paperwork changing a property’s ownership.
More importantly, the new law requires clerks to reject paperwork if a person refuses to show identification.
The new law, aimed at curtailing fraudulent deed transfers, took effect after Gov. Greg Abbott signed the adopted legislation into law on June 9.
Beginning in 2019, WFAA’s “Dirty Deeds” investigation has exposed how thieves have forged people’s signatures on property deeds, and then filed the forged deeds with the county clerk’s office. As a result, the thieves have taken control of property they don’t own.
“We know that people are happy to provide their ID if they're not doing anything wrong,” Rockwall County Clerk Jennifer Fogg told WFAA.
State Rep. Justin Holland, R-Rockwall, sponsored the legislation in the House. State Sen. Bob Hall, R-Commerce, carried the bill in the Senate.
“It's going to cause some bad guy to say, ‘Whew, if you want my photo ID, maybe I don't want to give that to you,’” said Dallas County Asst. District Attorney Phillip Clark, who prosecutes deed fraud cases.
If deed fraud occurs, the new law also makes it easier for investigators to catch thieves.
“At that point, then they will have somewhere to start with the case,” Fogg said.
The new law applies to all clerk’s offices that are set up to receive documents electronically.
Previously, only county clerk’s offices in counties with more than 800,000 people were allowed to ask for identification.
Four counties – Harris, Denton, Tarrant and El Paso – told WFAA last year they require ID when filing deeds in person. However, Dallas County and five other large counties told WFAA last year that they weren’t asking for photo IDs. Officials from the five counties told WFAA that without a mandatory provision they didn’t believe they had the authority to refuse to file a deed.
Empowered with the new law, Dallas County Clerk John Warren said he and his clerks have been creating a process to copy and document the IDs of those who file or make changes to deeds. He said they will begin asking for identification beginning July 1.
The notary system, however, still needs work when it comes to deeds, Clark and Fogg said.
“They authenticate someone's signature on a document so that everyone else in the world can have confidence that this document was signed by this person,” Clark said.
Legislation that would make it a crime to notarize someone’s signature on a deed without the person present didn’t become law this season.
“Notaries are being used,” Clark said. “They're being exploited by criminals.”
When lawmakers reconvene in two years, Clark and Fogg said they will recommend more deed fraud protections.
“As a homeowner, it's our biggest investment, and we have to look out for each other,” Fogg said.
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The Bank of Idaho and the College of Eastern Idaho Foundation are partnering for the sixth time this weekend to raise money for local education.
Swing for the Green, an annual fundraiser for CEI, started in 2017. The Bank of Idaho set out to help students in the Idaho Falls community. The fundraiser includes a dinner Friday night with silent and live auctions, followed by a golf tournament Saturday where prizes are available for the winners.
The dinner auction and golf tournament will be held at the Idaho Falls Country Club.
Facer called Swing for the Green the premier golfing event in the area, saying that the Idaho Falls Country Club is his favorite course in all of eastern Idaho. Decadent food will be served. Signature cocktails will be available. And a bass guitar signed by Paul McCartney will be up for auction.
But the event's extravagance pales in comparison to the impact it has on students at CEI.
"In the end, it's about the students," said Dave Facer, the executive director of the CEI foundation.
Local community members, companies and organizations come out to the event in the name of education. Hawley Troxell, The Hartwell Corporation and Wheeler Electric are a few companies that participate in the event year after year, Facer said.
Since 2017, Swing for the Green has raised $150,000 for the CEI foundation. All of those funds go to helping create scholarships for CEI students.
"We are always trying to raise more money. It's been on the upswing the last few years," said Matt Borud, a Bank of Idaho employee.
For the 2023-2024 school year, CEI has awarded 220 scholarships, Facer said. Much of those funds were raised during previous Swing for the Green events.
"Education has a way of changing families for generations," Facer said. "People want to get from where they are to a better place, and one of the tools is education."
Facer said the Idaho Falls community is among the most generous he has ever seen. He appreciates the support for CEI during this event from the donors.
"There's a lot of generous people in eastern Idaho. It does the heart good to be around them," Facer said. "We want to help them understand what a good thing they're doing."
Facer appreciates the work that the Bank of Idaho does to put on this event.
"Bank of Idaho's heart is in the right place," Facer said.
The Bank of Idaho echoes the same idea as Facer, it's all about the students.
"We love giving back to the community and are proud to be able to help area students through the scholarship money raised at Swing for the Green," said Bank of Idaho CEO Jeff Newgard in a news release. "Investing in our students is an investment in all of our futures, especially given how successful CEI is in preparing students for family-wage jobs right here in Idaho."
The Swing for the Green dinner auction is Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and the golf tournament kicks off Friday at 9 a.m. More information about how to register for the event can be found on the Swing for the Green website.
Ways to donate to the CEI foundation can also be found on ceigiving.org.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – What’s a bee’s favorite flower? Some may say it’s a bee-gonia, but Stoller Family Estate winery says it’s any flower worth pollinating.
Stoller is offering a bee tour on Sept. 17 to give visitors a glimpse of the insects that keep Oregon beautiful and its crops successful. The winery has put an emphasis on pollinator health with a number of initiatives to support these busy bees.
Attendees will have an opportunity to see Stoller’s curated pollen and nectar plants that generate blooms nine months out of the year. The tour also includes a lunch and a glass of Stoller Rosé. The $65 tickets offer a list of plants, a native bee chart and a number of best practices for creating a pollinator habitat.
“A deep passion for conservation underlies our approach. We take the stewardship of our unique landscape seriously with every action, large or small,” said spokesperson Michelle Kaufmann. “We understand that insect survival and diversity require water, nesting habitats, and a long seasonal range of blooming crops for them to feed upon.”
The announcement of the event comes just in time for National Pollinator Week, an annual celebration of pollinator health and an opportunity to learn more about ecosystems.
The Stoller Family Estate also helps create habitats for some of Oregon’s endangered species such as the Fender’s Blue butterfly and the Taylor’s Checkerspot butterfly.
“At our estate, we have passionate, motivated folks in farming, horticulture, and companywide who operate with a heart for conservation,” Kaufmann said. “We look forward to learning how our best practices affect populations of diverse species in our midst.”
Pollinator health has been top of mind to local researchers like Portland Urban Beekeepers, who say they have seen fewer swarms of bees this year than they expected. Typically, they respond to dozens if not hundreds of reports of swarms in the spring. That’s not the case this year. They’ve only responded to a couple.
Ramesh Sagili, an associate professor of apiculture – better known as beekeeping – at Oregon State University, said the wet and cold spring is to blame.
A cool spring hinders the colonization and growth of honey bees. The weather prevents flowers from blooming as early as they usually do, which means bees can’t collect as much nectar early in the season.
Swarming occurs when a colony grows large enough that it needs to split. About half the bees and a queen bee will leave the hive and go in search of another home.
However, without an adequate supply of nectar or warm weather to help bees thrive and reproduce, their colonies won’t grow as quickly and therefore won’t need to split and swarm. Sagili expects this is happening with honey bees, ground bees and other bees native to Oregon.
Sagili said he’s not concerned about the decreased number of swarms.
If the weather had been warm and ideal for bees this spring and swarms weren’t being reported, then it would be a different story. But since it was cold and rainy, it’s his best guess this is the reason there might not be as many of them.
He said there’s no need to panic and that bee numbers could very easily bounce back in 2024 if the spring weather is warmer. | https://www.koin.com/local/local-winery-stoller-family-estate-announces-bee-tour-to-promote-pollinators/ | 2023-06-22T02:50:41 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/local-winery-stoller-family-estate-announces-bee-tour-to-promote-pollinators/ |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is offering guests the ability to send notes of love and support to Jack Hanna and his family after they spoke publicly for the first time in more than two years since his Alzheimer's diagnosis.
Jack served in the director role at the Columbus Zoo for 42 years before retiring in 2020.
He was well-known for his live animal demonstrations on talk shows hosted by Johnny Carson, David Letterman and James Corden, increasing the profile of the Columbus Zoo and leading to massive attendance increases over the years.
Jack also hosted the popular syndicated TV show “Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures” from 1993 to 2008. He also hosted “Jack Hanna's Into the Wild,” which started in 2007, and “Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown" until 2020.
In April 2021, Jack’s family announced that he has been diagnosed with dementia and that he would retire from public life. His condition quickly worsened to his having Alzheimer’s.
He and his wife Suzi were interviewed by the Columbus Dispatch this month. It was the family's first interview since Jack was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease.
According to Columbus Dispatch, Jack and Suzi, who have been married for 54 years, used to travel the world but now stay at their northwest Montana home, surrounded by their 50-acre farm. They stick to their daily routine because straying far from it can cause disruptions and frustration for Jack.
One of Jack's children posted to his Twitter account following the interview saying that they welcomed the Dispatch into their home for "a real-world look into living with Alzheimer's disease."
"While Dad/Jack is still mobile, his mind fails him, the light in his eyes has dimmed, and we miss who he was each & every moment of the day,” the post reads.
June marks Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month and the family stated that now is the time to recognize the fight against the darkness of the disease.
The Alzheimer's Association reports that an estimated 6.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's Dementia. According to its website, one in three seniors die with Alzheimer's or another dementia.
Kathaleen, Jack's oldest daughter told Dispatch that they want other families to know they're not alone.
“If this helps even one other family, it’s more than worth sharing dad’s story,” Kathaleen said during the interview. “He spent a lifetime helping everyone he could. He will never know it or understand it, but he is still doing it now.”
A Twitter post to Jack's account said, "We have been so grateful for your kind messages, words of support, and the privacy you have afforded our family over the last 2+ years."
The family said they are not planning on doing any additional interviews and ask for continued privacy.
Tom Schmid, president and CEO of the Columbus Zoo, said in a statement on Facebook that the zoo is grateful to the family for sharing the personal update about Jack's private battle with Alzheimer's disease.
"Their decision to talk about Jack’s health challenges brings awareness to this disease that affects more than six million Americans of all ages. We stand in support of Jack, Suzi, and the Hanna family. Jack is and will always be an integral part of the Columbus Zoo and The Wilds’ history and legacy. "
To continue to show support for the family, the zoo has set up a green mailbox inside the guest relations office where visitors are encouraged to write notes of love and support to Jack and his family. Notes can also be emailed to info@jackhanna.com. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/jack-hannas-family-speaks-about-alzheimers-diagnosis-for-first-time-in-2-years/530-ef407ad5-f042-485f-a26c-7c50bb869c53 | 2023-06-22T02:54:48 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/jack-hannas-family-speaks-about-alzheimers-diagnosis-for-first-time-in-2-years/530-ef407ad5-f042-485f-a26c-7c50bb869c53 |
UPDATE: Wallops to launch student experiments into orbit Friday: When and how to watch
This article was updated at 4:05 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21 to reflect a new launch day.
Wallops Flight Facility is preparing for the next research-based launch as part of the RockOn and RockSat-C student flight program set for Friday, June 23, with the launch window starting at 5:30 a.m. The date was changed due to inclement weather and choppy seas.
This marks the continued efforts by the launch location to work with school-age and university students from across the country to give them hands-on experience building rockets and collecting vital data.
What is the RockOn program at Wallops?
More than 30 university teams are launching experiments into space as part of NASA’s RockOn and RockSat-C student flight programs, taking flight from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.
In addition to the university payloads, some 80 additional experiments will take flight as part of the Cubes in Space program, which partners with Wallops to provide learning opportunities for students aged 11 to 18.
The experiments will fly on a Terrier-Improved Orion suborbital sounding rocket.
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Where can you watch the launch?
Live coverage of the mission is scheduled to begin at 5:10 a.m. on the Wallops YouTube site. Launch updates also are available via the Wallops Facebook and Twitter sites. The Wallops Visitor Center will be open for launch viewing opening at 4:30 a.m.
This is the 15th year that NASA’s Sounding Rocket Program has supported flight opportunities for the RockOn and RockSat-C programs, which provide students a hands-on opportunity to develop flight experiments. The programs are managed by Wallops’ Directorate Education team, which assumed responsibility of the nationwide program from the Colorado Space Grant Consortium in 2022.
“We’re thrilled to take the RockOn and RockSat-C programs into their 15th year, serving thousands of students over the years and, importantly, helping to develop a pipeline of aerospace professionals,” said Joyce Winterton, senior advisor for Education and Leadership Development at Wallops.
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How are educators getting involved?
Along with the student flights, there are some 20 educators participating in the Wallops Rocket Academy for Teachers, an educator professional development program that leverages the rocket mission to enhance classroom instruction in disciplines such as math, physics and science.
The student experiments will fly to more than 70 miles in altitude, spending several minutes in suborbital space before returning to Earth, where they will be recovered in the Atlantic Ocean. After landing, the students will recover their experiments from the payload and begin data analysis.
NASA's Sounding Rocket Program is conducted at the agency's Wallops Flight Facility, which is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. NASA's Heliophysics Division manages the sounding rocket program for the agency.
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DAVIS, Calif. — Coming out can be one of the most stressful things someone ever does. It can also be difficult for the person's friends and loved ones to find the right words to say to show their support.
PFLAG is a national organization offering resources and educational opportunities to help family, friends, schools and businesses understand how to create and maintain a positive, supportive environment. Sacramento chapter president, Kay Whistler, says there’s one important first step to take above all others when someone you care about comes out.
“Continue to love them,” said Whistler. “Don't stop that unconditional love that you have for your friends and family.”
Loss of love and support is a primary concern for many who are reluctant to come out, especially if they're younger.
“Kids have feared physical harm, they have feared being kicked out of their house, to having financial support taken away, especially if they're in college or something like that,” said Whistler.
It’s also important for you to take care of your own questions and fears about maintaining a good relationship. Be proactive.
“Take care of yourself. Find support for yourself. You can't support your friends and family unless you support yourself,” said Whistler.
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“If you're having fears about them coming out or what to do, or society's fears, get that taken care of in yourself. Whether it be support groups or therapy, or whatever that needs, because if you're not comfortable and able to take care of your family, it won't work,” said Whistler.
The best thing you can do long-term is educate yourself.
"Don't expect your child or your friend or family to educate you. Take that step yourself. Google is your friend," she said.
And above all, maintain perspective.
“This is not a lifestyle. This is not a choice. We don't make these choices. It's just who we are, how we live our lives,” said Whistler. “It just happens.”
To learn more about PFLAG and local resources you can tap into, visit their website or call (916) 978-0410.
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CALAVERAS COUNTY, Calif. — Deputies are still searching for a man who went missing in New Melones Lake.
The man was a 39-year-old from Europe, who the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office said was visiting family in the area. The drowning was reported around 5 p.m. June 14.
Authorities responded to the area to aid in the search. Deputies have leveraging their dive team, special techniques and equipment to search the waters.
According to the sheriff's office, the man used an onboard slide to enter the lake from a boat and drifted away. When he tried to return to the boat, he got fatigued and had difficulty swimming before disappearing into the water.
Search efforts for the man are ongoing.
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JAMESTOWN, California — Fire crews are responding to a 37-acre wildfire in Tuolumne County.
The so-called Harney Fire is burning near Jacksonville Road and Harney Drive near Jamestown.
Officials say the fire is 30% contained.
According to the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office, there are no evacuation orders at this time, but there are some road closures in the area and an evacuation warning.
Highway 120 at Jacksonville Road and Jacksonville Road at Twist Road have been closed for the firefight.
Evacuations
The sheriff's office has issued an evacuation warning for Harney Road due to the Harney Fire. No evacuation orders have been issued at this time.
MAPS
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Road Closures
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Wildfire Preps
If you live in a wildfire-prone zone, Cal Fire suggests creating a defensible space around your home. A defensible space is an area around a building in which vegetation and other debris is completely cleared. At least 100 feet is recommended.
The Department of Homeland Security suggests assembling an emergency kit that has important documents, N95 respirator masks, supplies to grab with you if you’re forced to leave at a moment’s notice. The agency also suggests signing up for local warning system notifications and know your community’s evacuation plans to best prepare yourself and your family in cases of wildfires.
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by journalists and open government advocates who sought to require her office to respond to public record requests, and a state panel agreed Wednesday to pay more than $100,000 in attorney fees.
Reynolds settled the lawsuit about two months after the Iowa Supreme Court refused to dismiss the case filed by two media organizations and a nonprofit advocacy group. The court unanimously rejected the governor's argument that her office wasn't required to respond in a timely manner to record requests and that she could bypass the state's open records law by simply ignoring the requests.
The organizations filed the lawsuit in 2021, claiming the governor had violated Iowa’s open records law by ignoring government record requests. The reporters had emailed the governor’s office with eight different open-record requests between April 2020 and April 2021 and renewed each request at least once. In each case, they received no response until filing a lawsuit in December 2021.
In a statement, the governor's office acknowledged the settlement but said problems stemmed from demands during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The COVID-19 response put unprecedented demands on the governor’s team to meet the immediate needs of Iowans," Kollin Crompton, the governor's deputy communications director, said in a statement. "As a result, responses to requests were unintentionally delayed, which is not acceptable. Our office has assessed our internal processes and we continue to reevaluate the process to improve timeliness.”
Earlier Wednesday, the State Appeal Board approved $135,000 to cover legal fees for the organizations, though the one Democrat on the three-member board objected.
Auditor Rob Sand said state law intends that those who violate the open records law should pay fees related to the violation and a fine. The settlement, he noted, pays the fees with public money and doesn't include a fine.
“These insiders have no shame," Sand said in a statement. “They abuse your rights, and then want to use your money to pay for having abused you.”
The organizations involved are the liberal-leaning Bleeding Heartland blog, Iowa Capital Dispatch and Iowa Freedom of Information Council, which focuses on open government issues.
The ACLU of Iowa, which represented the organizations, said the settlement will be official later this month when the court accepts the agreement. The ACLU said the agreement also required a year of judicial oversight over the governor's office's compliance with the state open records law as well as court fees.
The governor also settled separate lawsuits filed by an attorney who sued after not receiving records about COVID-19 testing contracts. The State Appeal Board approved about $40,000 to settle that case. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/kim-reynolds-iowa-governor-settles-open-records-lawsuit-journalists-media-groups-aclu/524-b137eeb1-b2f8-4ce6-ad5f-d657928955b7 | 2023-06-22T03:02:56 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/kim-reynolds-iowa-governor-settles-open-records-lawsuit-journalists-media-groups-aclu/524-b137eeb1-b2f8-4ce6-ad5f-d657928955b7 |
The Big Sky Conference announced its 2023-24 men's basketball schedule this week, including that of the Northern Arizona men's team.
The Lumberjacks have not yet revealed their full season schedule but will begin conference play with a road game at Northern Colorado on Dec. 30.
- 12/30 – at Northern Colorado
- 1/11 – at Montana State
- 1/13 – at Montana
- 1/18 – Portland State
- 1/20 – Sacramento State
- 1/25 – at Idaho
- 1/27 – at Eastern Washington
- 2/1 – Weber State
- 2/3 – Idaho State
- 2/8 – Montana
- 2/10 – Montana State
- 2/15 – at Sacramento State
- 2/17 – at Portland State
- 2/22 – Eastern Washington
- 2/24 – Idaho
- 2/29 – at Idaho State
- 3/2 – at Weber State
- 3/4 – Northern Colorado
Last season, the Lumberjacks went 12-23 (5-13 Big Sky). Despite being ranked No. 9 in the conference, Northern Arizona pulled off a few upsets en route to the tournament championship game before falling to Montana State.
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Pima County sheriff's deputies are asking the public to help identify a person seen in a security-camera video at the scene of a suspicious fire at a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses early Wednesday.
Deputies were called to the house of worship, at 1743 W. Wetmore Road, about 12:45 a.m. to assist fire personnel who were already on the scene extinguishing the blaze.
The fire was deemed suspicious, prompting arson detectives to investigate.
Deputies found a security camera that captured footage of a person in dark clothing and a face covering approaching the building during the incident. The person's identity isn't known.
The sheriff's department is appealing to the public for assistance. Anyone with knowledge about the fire or the person seen in the video is asked to contact 9-1-1 or 88-CRIME.
Eddie Celaya is a breaking news reporter and host of the "Here Weed Go!" podcast. He graduated from Pima Community College and the University of Arizona and has been with the Arizona Daily Star since May 2019. | https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/sheriff-arson-jehovah-witness/article_fc38bb68-1097-11ee-b122-7b6bc9ea94c6.html | 2023-06-22T03:11:14 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/sheriff-arson-jehovah-witness/article_fc38bb68-1097-11ee-b122-7b6bc9ea94c6.html |
POWELL, Texas — A train derailed in Navarro County on Wednesday during a round of severe storms in the North Texas area.
The Navarro County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) said the derailment happened in the town of Powell, about nine miles east of Corsicana, on Wednesday evening. The location is at Highway 31 and SE County Road 0080.
Union Pacific said the incident involved one of its trains and that about 26 rail cars derailed at the scene.
While officials are still determining the cause of the derailment, the incident was called in during severe storms that the OEM reported as having up to 80 mph winds.
The train involved was a freight train with double-stack containers. It's unclear if the containers were empty at the time.
There were no injuries reported from the incident, and the OEM said there is no environmental hazard.
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QUINCY, Wash — The suspect accused of killing two people and injuring two others at a music festival at the Gorge Ampitheatre last weekend was allegedly having a hallucination prior to the deadly shooting, according to court documents.
James M. Kelly, 26, appeared in Grant County Superior Court on Wednesday, and a judge found probable cause to detain him without bail. Kelly is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree assault and one count of first-degree assault domestic violence.
The two people killed during the shooting near the Gorge Amphitheatre on June 17 were identified as Josilyn Ruiz, 26, and Brandy Escamilla, 29, of Seattle.
Around 8:20 p.m. on June 17, dispatchers received a 911 call reporting shots fired inside a campground near the Gorge, where an electronic dance music festival was being held.
According to court documents, Kelly was attending the Beyond Wonderland music festival with his girlfriend when he had a dose of "shrooms" and started having hallucinations. Kelly started to think the world was ending. His girlfriend told authorities that Kelly said, "This is the end" and went to grab a gun from his car, according to court documents.
During the hallucination, court documents indicated Kelly fired multiple shots at Ruiz and Escamilla, who were walking in the area of the campground. The two women died at the scene.
Two other people were wounded in the shooting, including Kelly's girlfriend, a 20-year-old Mill Creek resident, and a 31-year-old from Eugene, Oregon. A private security officer responding to the report was struck by a bullet that deflected off her eyeglasses, according to the sheriff. She suffered bruising and lacerations due to the impact but was not seriously hurt.
Kelly's girlfriend called the police after the shots were fired and alerted authorities that he had a gun. She had two gunshot wounds to her lower body and needed treatment at the Samaritan Hospital in Moses Lake.
Investigators said the suspect fired shots at a Grant County aerial vehicle while it was airborne before he was found in an agricultural field near the campground. He was taken into custody.
Kelly is stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, according to officials. The 26-year-old man remains in Grant County Jail after being hospitalized for a gunshot wound, according to Grant County Sheriff Joe Kriete.
The attorney of one of the victims' families believes Ruiz and her fiancée had no relationship with the shooter.
"They did not know the suspect," said Kevin Boyle of Panish Shea Boyle Ravipudi LLP.
Boyle told KING 5 that it is possible that the two young women were killed while they were trying to help another victim.
"And that Josilyn and her fiancée Brandy stepped in to help the victim of the domestic violence," Boyle said. "And then shots started ringing out."
The victims were nurses working at Providence Swedish First Hill Campus. Ruiz graduated from nursing school in 2018. Ruiz's sister-in-law said on a GoFundMe page that Ruiz had a contagious laugh and loved dancing, singing, and attending music festivals.
"The Ruiz family love Josilyn, and they're devastated," Boyle said. "As an attorney, I'm looking into, 'Why did this happen?'" | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/gorge-shooting-suspect-charged/281-6d180301-9f0c-4aab-9413-207ea2d1dcb8 | 2023-06-22T03:12:24 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/gorge-shooting-suspect-charged/281-6d180301-9f0c-4aab-9413-207ea2d1dcb8 |
PORTLAND, Ore. — Cities across Oregon have until July 1 to update their rules around unsanctioned homeless camping to comply with a state law that was passed in 2021. That law, HB 3115, makes homeless camping on public property legal when no shelter is available.
Portland City Council made a change to the city's ordinance earlier this month when they voted to ban daytime camping, with homeless people facing fines or jail time if they violate the ban three times or more. That ruling was met with protests outside city hall and heated hours-long testimony.
In Hillsboro and Beaverton, camping has always been prohibited. Both cities just passed ordinances to allow camping overnight on some public property if no shelter is available. It will remain banned during the day.
“We have more available shelter this summer than we did last summer, much more, but we know that's still not enough for every single person outside,” said Hillsboro Community Services Coordinator Mandy Gawf.
If homeless people violate the new policy there, they could face fines.
“That again is a civil not a criminal (citation). If they continue to violate that then it could become a criminal trespass which could result in jail time, but again that's a very rare situation,” said Gawf.
Beaverton is relying on their police bike team to enforce their ban, with similar fines to Hillsboro, or jail time.
“Although they are there to provide enforcement to our ordinance, they are also there to make sure that folks are getting connected to the service they need — that is always the first goal,” said Sia Lindstrom, the interim assistant city manager for Beaverton.
The city of Gresham had to make the least number of changes to its homeless camping rules. It simply adjusted certain wording in the code. The policy itself remains the same: Camping is not allowed at any time unless shelter is unavailable.
“Through years of doing this work we've been able to get ... our population of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Gresham is decreasing because we've had this approach in place for so long,” said Jessica Harper, Gresham’s livability services director.
They enforce this by posting campsites for removal and putting those people into shelter. Harper said it's been working.
“We don't even offer citations for unauthorized camping — we're not going to arrest anybody for unauthorized camping in the city of Gresham because that doesn't solve the issue and that doesn't help anybody,” she said.
One main difference between Hillsboro, Beaverton and Gresham are the lack of homeless services compared to those in Portland. In Hillsboro, for example, they don't have a year-round shelter. While it's hard to prove, that may be one of the reason' there are so many homeless people in Portland — making the crisis there that much more difficult to manage.
On top of that, camping has been banned in these suburbs for years. That said, Portland has also banned unsanctioned homeless camps on city property. It just hasn't been very active in enforcing those bans.
“We know ordinances don't reduce the number of folks we're seeing on the streets, we really have to continue to work on our housing solutions to do that,” said Gawf.
As for community enforcement, these cities encourage people to call the non-emergency line to report any campsites seen on public property.
These updated camping ordinances go into effect on July 1. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/statewide-changes-homeless-camping-rules/283-5aaa3c40-39c5-438c-a2c3-84b03f9e1ef0 | 2023-06-22T03:12:30 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/statewide-changes-homeless-camping-rules/283-5aaa3c40-39c5-438c-a2c3-84b03f9e1ef0 |
PORTLAND, Ore. — This weekend you can experience iconic Disney songs performed with a Portland Gay Men’s Chorus twist.
“I can’t think of a better way to kind of encapsulate Pride than a concert about Disney and about our stories and how those stories combined to create this amazing pastiche of who we are as a community,” PGMC Executive Director Richard Jung said.
“I think a lot of the songs we’ve hand-memorized since we were kids, watching the movies and singing the songs in our bathrooms or in the car,” performer Casey Magis-Agosta said. “It’s really cool to then take those songs and then put them in a professional choral environment and add something really beautiful to it.”
"Disney PRIDE in Concert" will feature more than 120 performers and a 15-piece orchestra courtesy of the Oregon Symphony. It is a multimedia extravaganza celebrating the LGBTQ+ community.
“There’s meaning here that we get to bring to our audiences, Plus we get to add the Portland flare to that,” said Gary Coleman, founding member of the chorus.
“This is exciting for us because it’s taking all of our skillsets and combining them and pushing us forward in really exciting new ways,” Jung said.
Disney PRIDE in Concert takes inspiration from all your favorites. from "The Little Mermaid" and the "Lion King" to modern classics like "Coco," "Zootopia" and even the magical music of Disney parks.
“The music, I think was really intentionally chosen. There’s a huge, huge amount of Disney music out there and the songs that they chose all tell a message that feels true to the queer story,” Magis-Agosta said.
It’s a message and celebration that comes at a time when the political climate threatens the existence of many in the LGBTQ+ community.
“There are so many things that are happening that are making our community feel like we’re under attack,” Jung said.
This year, a number of Pride events in the Portland metro area have received threats of violence and some were canceled this year over safety concerns.
“To think, this is happening here in our community, in Portland, makes this concert, to me, more relevant than ever,” Jung said.
“It’s always been needed, but it’s timely because we’re proud of who we are and to stand up and make a stand, but also to support each other,” Coleman said.
“I keep hearing people say that the best form of resistance is just showing joy and that’s what this concert feels like ... just queer people expressing joy and being themselves,” Magis-Agosta said. “And so, I think it’s going to be a lot of fun.”
They'll be sharing that joy through the gift of music and with the magic of Disney.
“This is going to be a magnificent concert — it is going to showcase the chorus and everything that we do in a really wonderful way,” Jung said.
The Portland Gay Men's Chorus Disney PRIDE in Concert is happening Saturday, June 24 and Sunday, June 25 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Get your tickets at pdxgmc.org. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/pride/portland-gay-mens-chorus-disney-pride/283-f836a901-12ab-4f06-8155-be60c375cf5c | 2023-06-22T03:12:33 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/pride/portland-gay-mens-chorus-disney-pride/283-f836a901-12ab-4f06-8155-be60c375cf5c |
What to Know
- Fliers promoting racist and antisemitic websites were found in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, police said.
- Both police and the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office are investigating.
- Anyone with information or surveillance video of the person or people who distributed the fliers should call the Ridley Township Police Department at 610-532-4000 or Lt. William Wright of the Delaware County Criminal Investigation Division at 610-891-4170.
An investigation is underway after fliers promoting racist and antisemitic websites were found in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, over the weekend.
Police said at least two fliers were found in the Swarthmorewood section of the town on Sunday. One flier states ‘Our Children Pay The Price For Our Inaction. Stand Up White Man.’ Both fliers included QR codes directed towards websites promoting racism and antisemitism.
“Delaware County Council is appalled and denounces any type of racist and hateful literature or acts in our community,” a spokesperson for the Delaware County Council wrote. “Actions that spread hate, incite violence, or intimidate people are not acceptable and will not be tolerated.”
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Several residents told NBC10 they never saw the fliers.
“To put something out there, especially around the high school, the middle school, like all the elementary school, and you’re just showing kids that, like, that’s okay? Like no, it’s not,” one resident, who did not want to reveal his full name, told NBC10.
Another resident, who also wanted to remain anonymous, told NBC10 Ridley Township has had issues regarding race.
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“This isn’t a progressive town,” the resident said. “Some parts of the area have a lot of old fashioned mindsets that could kind of go, in my opinion.”
Both police and the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office are investigating.
“This office condemns in the strongest possible terms the sentiment expressed in the flyers, and we are committed to investigating the incident to determine if any laws have been broken,” a spokesperson for the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office wrote. “We pledge to all Ridley Township residents – as well as to all residents of Delaware County -- that hate has no home here. If our investigation determines that laws have been broken, we will prosecute the perpetrators to the fullest extent of the law.”
Anyone with information or surveillance video of the person or people who distributed the fliers should call the Ridley Township Police Department at 610-532-4000 or Lt. William Wright of the Delaware County Criminal Investigation Division at 610-891-4170.
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State collections scam targets Michigan residents, businesses with fake letters, officials say
State officials are warning Michigan residents and businesses with past-due state debts to beware scam letters arriving in the mail seeking payments.
The letters ask about an overdue state debt and demand immediate contact through a toll-free number to resolve the outstanding balance, threatening to seize property such as bank accounts, wages, business assets, cars, real estate, refunds and cash if it's not settled, officials said in a statement Wednesday.
"The correspondence appears credible to the recipient because it uses personal facts and information pulled directly from the internet and public records," according to the release. "The scammer’s letter attempts to lure a person or business into a situation where they could make a payment to a criminal."
The Michigan Department of Treasury and the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency correspond with residents and businesses using official letters sent through the U.S. Postal Service with state letterhead.
Treasury letters use the names of the governor and state treasurer, provide several options to resolve an outstanding debt and outline taxpayer rights. UIA letters incorporate both the names of the governor and the director of the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. Official letters from the unemployment agency include information about how to protest and appeal payment determinations.
The UIA also posts correspondence to an employer’s Michigan Web Account Manager account.
“It’s important for businesses to recognize when they are receiving legitimate correspondence from the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency and when to be suspicious,” UIA director Julia Dale said. “Employers face many obstacles every day. Falling victim to an attempt to steal hard-earned income should not be one of them. The UIA urges employers or third-party administrators to contact the agency if they have any suspicions about letters they receive asking for payment.”
State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks added: “It is disheartening to see the lengths scammers will go to make a quick buck from Michigan residents. The state of Michigan works collaboratively with individuals to find solutions to their outstanding state debts. If you receive an aggressive and threatening letter, please contact us through a verified phone number so we can log the scam and talk about options.”Employers with questions about their account, a payment or balance can call UIA at 1 (855) 484-2636.
Businesses unsure about official-looking correspondence requesting direct unemployment insurance payments should call the UIA’s Office of Employer Ombudsman at 1 (855) 484-2636.
Attempts at fraud or identity theft also can be reported through an employer’s MiWAM account.
Individuals who receive a letter from a scammer or have questions about their state debts should call Treasury’s Collections Service Center at (517) 636-5265. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/06/21/state-collections-scam-targets-michigan-residents-businesses-with-fake-letters-state-officials-say/70344602007/ | 2023-06-22T03:13:24 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/06/21/state-collections-scam-targets-michigan-residents-businesses-with-fake-letters-state-officials-say/70344602007/ |
Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, the wife of Attorney General Ken Paxton, will not be allowed to cast a vote in the impeachment trial that could lead to her husband's permanent removal from office, the senate decided Wednesday under rules for the historic proceedings.
The decision settles a question that has loomed over the Texas Capitol since Ken Paxton last month became just the third sitting official to be impeached in Texas' nearly 200-year history.
Angela Paxton, a Republican, has previously not said whether she would recuse herself from voting in the trial where her husband of more than 30 years will face charges that include abuse of power and accepting bribes.
The trial is scheduled to begin Sept. 5.
Under the rules, Angela Paxton is required to attend the proceedings but is prohibited from participating in any way, including closed session or deliberations. The rules do not explicitly mention Angela Paxton but say a spouse is “considered to have a conflict” under the Texas Constitution.
Angela Paxton has not publicly commented on the accusations against her husband, who is also under FBI investigation and has attacked the impeachment as an attempt to disenfranchise Texas voters who elected him to a third term last year.
Paxton, who in 2020 sought to baselessly overturn President Joe Biden’s victory, is suspended from office pending the outcome of the Senate trial.
He has kept a low profile since being impeached in May by the state House and has broadly denied the accusations laid out in 20 impeachment articles. Many of the charges surround Austin real estate developer Nate Paul, a Paxton donor who was indicted in a Texas federal court this month on charges of making false statements to banks.
In Texas, the leader of the Senate is the lieutenant governor, making the job one of the most powerful in any U.S. statehouse. Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has declined to comment on the impeachment charges but has pledged fair and transparent proceedings.
Under the rules, senators are prohibited from publicly speaking about the case.
But Patrick, who will serve as the trial’s presiding officer, carries into the proceedings financial entanglements with the accused. Ken Paxton has yet to repay a $125,000 campaign loan that Patrick gave him in 2018, when Paxton’s reelection appeared vulnerable after being indicted three years earlier on securities fraud charges. Paxton has pleaded not guilty and the case has yet go to trial.
Patrick said the outstanding debt wouldn’t influence his judgment.
“I have loaned money and given money to a lot of different candidates,” he has said.
The impeachment charges also allude to a senator, Republican Bryan Hughes. Paxton is accused of using him to request a legal opinion that would protect Paul from losing properties in foreclosure. Another impeachment concerns Paxton’s extramarital affair with a woman who was employed by Paul and has also worked for Republican Sen. Donna Campbell. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-sen-angela-paxton-barred-from-voting-in-husband-ken-paxtons-impeachment-trial/3282166/ | 2023-06-22T03:16:21 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-sen-angela-paxton-barred-from-voting-in-husband-ken-paxtons-impeachment-trial/3282166/ |
SEATTLE — Another Amazon Go store closed in downtown Seattle, the company confirmed this week.
The location on Fifth Avenue and Marion Street had its last day of business on June 16.
An Amazon spokesperson sent a statement confirming the closure to KING 5, which reads:
“We’ve closed our 5th and Marion Seattle Amazon Go location, and are working closely with employees to find new opportunities within Amazon, including at other nearby stores. We continue operating more than 20 Amazon Go stores across the U.S., and look forward to opening more in the future.”
In February, Amazon said it was shutting down some Fresh and Go stores that were underperforming, and also paused expansion on its Fresh supermarkets in order to find the right formula to allow the company to scale its business.
The company closed two other Amazon Go locations: one in the Macy's Building and another on Fourth Avenue and Pike Street.
The company said it periodically assesses its portfolio of stores, which can lead to closing some existing locations. The company said it remains invested in its vision for Amazon Go. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/amazon-go-store-closes-downtown-seattle/281-c2e3d8e6-0378-4169-b496-534fe6f939f2 | 2023-06-22T03:17:17 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/amazon-go-store-closes-downtown-seattle/281-c2e3d8e6-0378-4169-b496-534fe6f939f2 |
SEATTLE — A West Seattle veterans center turned warming center is getting a major upgrade: a new roof free of charge.
It's all thanks to several western Washington companies teaming up to make it happen.
"Looks like progress,” said Keith Hughes, the commander of the American Legion Post 160, located off Alaska Street in West Seattle. “Getting the old stuff off which is important, can't put the new stuff on until you get the old stuff off."
Hughes is the man who puts a roof over peoples' heads. But on Wednesday, Hughes is the one needing help to put a proper roof over his home away from home.
"For six months of the year I'm here 18 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Hughes. "The rest of the time I'm here about six hours a day seven days a week."
Hughes has been the commander of the American Legion Post 160 located in West Seattle for the last 11 years. In October 2019 he saw a need for this space to not only support veterans but also those who are experiencing homelessness. Making the space into a warming center in the wintertime and a cooling center in the summer, serving hundreds of people year-round.
“These are people, they’re homeless people and taking care of people is always worth it,” said Hughes. “We do what we have to do to make our community a better place and we can’t do that by ignoring a chunk of society.”
That's the same mentality from several local businesses committed to reroofing American Legion's roof for free, for the first time in 40 years. Hughes estimates it would have cost $100,000.
"There's not really these kinds of resources in West Seattle for the homeless community, so this is a very unique center and the mission he has to make it into something even grander, we're just honored to be a part of it," said Sean Sternberg, the owner of Adaptive Roofing. Sternberg’s roofing company teamed up with Malarkey Roofing Products, Stoneway Roofing Supply, Do it Right Roofing and DTG Recycle to renovate the rooftop, which is expected to be complete by June 27.
Hughes said he’s grateful for the support from the community and the local businesses who are helping.
"It's really a game changer because, without the new roof, I don't know if we could run the operation,” Hughes said.
Watch KING 5's top stories playlist: | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/west-seattle-veterans-center-gifted-new-roof/281-3ece0e77-20df-4160-a4b1-c120345949d5 | 2023-06-22T03:17:19 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/west-seattle-veterans-center-gifted-new-roof/281-3ece0e77-20df-4160-a4b1-c120345949d5 |
SEATTLE — National Pollinator Week is underway and serves as a reminder for the important creatures around us.
The annual awareness week shines a light on a very concerning trend. Pollinators are dying because their food and homes are disappearing, diseases have increased, and rising temperatures and even natural disasters are affecting their ability to survive.
The conservation of pollinators is an important global responsibility because without our pollinators our food supply and surrounding landscapes would collapse.
Woodland Park Zoo has many ways to honor Pollinator Week. The nonprofit features many pollinator gardens and even a pollinator patio just outside of the massive indoor butterfly garden.
Bees capture most of the headlines when it comes to pollination but the zoo is also home to other pollinators that serve a big role in sustaining a healthy ecosystem.
“Butterflies, hummingbirds, bats and even certain beetles are pollinators,” says Craig Newberry with Woodland Park Zoo.
“We like to educate through immersing our guests into an environment that thrives because of our pollinators,” says Newberry.
The Zoo is also honoring Pride Month with a special education program. The Zoo hosted a Pride & Pollinators event where guests from Lambert House learned about pollinators in an inclusive and welcoming environment. Lambert House offers LGBTQ youth over 30 different annual and ongoing programs, activities, resources and services.
More than 75% of flowering plants require pollination and Woodland Park Zoo provides guests with information on how they can help the decline of some species and provide a more hospitable environment for pollinators.
Research shows local native pollinators prefer local native plants so preparing your yard to provide the right shelter and conditions is a good place to start and Woodland Park Zoo has information and resources to help you get started.
According to the USDA, Pollinators play a critical role in producing more than 100 crops grown in the United States. Honey bee pollination alone adds more than $18 billion in value to agricultural crops annually. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/woodland-park-zoo-national-pollinator-week/281-aa661c4b-7b89-4147-ab40-92246c5df64c | 2023-06-22T03:17:25 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/woodland-park-zoo-national-pollinator-week/281-aa661c4b-7b89-4147-ab40-92246c5df64c |
ILION, N.Y. -- One person was rescued from a burning home in Ilion this afternoon and taken to the hospital for an evaluation.
Right around noon, flames broke out and smoke filled the home at 14 West North Street.
Ilion fire officials say the fire started on the first floor. There is no word on a cause yet.
Three adults and two children are displaced due to blaze.'
The Central and Northern New York Chapter of the American Red Cross provided aid.
"The Red Cross provided financial assistance which can be used for necessities such as shelter, food, and clothing to three adults and two children, ages 3 and 9 months. Volunteers also offered emotional support and comfort kits containing personal care items," according to a Red Cross press release. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/ilion-man-taken-to-hospital-after-house-fire/article_665bcdd6-1067-11ee-a3fe-bf1b4eea673d.html | 2023-06-22T03:25:11 | 0 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/ilion-man-taken-to-hospital-after-house-fire/article_665bcdd6-1067-11ee-a3fe-bf1b4eea673d.html |
SCRANTON, Pa. — Wednesday was a perfect night to ring in summer in Scranton.
Saint Joseph's Center hosted its summer solstice celebration at McDade Park.
A bike ride helped raise money for the Saint Joseph's Center summer festival.
"Well, I think the families are happy to have something so accessible, so close to their homes. And we've been able to bring some of our residents from Saint Joe's here also to enjoy this beautiful park. We have a number of residents who enjoy riding adaptive bikes so they're able to do that safely and easily here along with their staff," says the president of St. Joseph's Center, Sister Mary Alice Jacquinot.
Wednesday's family fun night at McDade Park was complete with a DJ and an ice cream truck. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/summer-solstice-celebration/523-ca13c93f-2568-4ab4-a7a9-750f716e4673 | 2023-06-22T03:26:09 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/summer-solstice-celebration/523-ca13c93f-2568-4ab4-a7a9-750f716e4673 |
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — More than 100 people filled the Hazle Township fire hall for the first public hearing on a proposed waste transfer center slated for the city of Hazleton.
"Basically Hazleton is growing exponentially," said waste transfer owner Bill Rinaldi. "Now we have to worry about our infrastructure which is sanitary, which is waste, and which is power and all those three have to work in conjunction in order for the area to grow."
Bill Rinaldi is the man behind the plant that looks to bring new industry to a city that he says is continuing to lose out on projects just like this.
"By doing this we'll be able to have this company attract more companies into the city not into the outskirts where they'll be able to get the right price on waste which is a very big thing in manufacturing," said Rinaldi.
Rinaldi says this plant would offer the city tax breaks and take advantage of reclaimed mining land.
But at Wednesday night's hearing, residents say the pros do not outweigh the cons.
Ann Marie Shelby of Hazle Township expressed her displeasure with the proposed project saying, "I don't believe there is a place anywhere in this area for a transfer station."
"The potential emissions and the increase of traffic associated with the transfer station creates a toxic combination that puts lives at risk," said Hazleton resident Nicarol Soto.
Anthony Valente is the chief medical officer at the Lehigh Valley Hospital Hazleton, which according to him is just 900 feet from where the entrance of the transfer station would be.
Creating a poor environment he says for hospital staff and patients.
"These patients should never be exposed to the smell of garbage while they are at the hospital, just the thought of that is repulsive," said Valente.
Rinaldi said there are other areas he is considering for this waste transfer station if the city does reject the project. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/repulsive-residents-voice-displeasure-waste-transfer-station/523-a962a5f4-c866-4c9e-8044-c4c6af2eed5b | 2023-06-22T03:26:15 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/repulsive-residents-voice-displeasure-waste-transfer-station/523-a962a5f4-c866-4c9e-8044-c4c6af2eed5b |
WINONA, Miss. (WTVA) — A Winona city alderwoman is out on bond after being arrested during a city board meeting Tuesday, June 20.
Sylvia Clark was arrested after she refused to leave following a heated exchange with Mayor Aaron Dees.
Park Director Mike Naramore said Clark accused his staff of fraudulently clocking him into work.
Clark said the mayor did not allow her to speak to defend herself from the accusation claims.
Clark says she does not regret resisting arrest.
According to the affidavit filed by the Winona City Court, Clark allegedly squeezed the officer's testicles resulting in a simple assault on a police officer. That is a felony charge. | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/winona-alderwoman-arrested-in-town-hall-meeting-faces-felony-charge/article_b483ef52-107b-11ee-9b2e-933bde05e7a2.html | 2023-06-22T03:33:55 | 1 | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/winona-alderwoman-arrested-in-town-hall-meeting-faces-felony-charge/article_b483ef52-107b-11ee-9b2e-933bde05e7a2.html |
As we enter summer, a few Dallas leaders say they’re taking safety into their own hands.
Antong Lucky wants to see and hear for himself how people in Dallas feel, and what they need. Lucky is president of the nonprofit Urban Specialists. Those involved in volunteer efforts and programs are called ‘change-makers.’
“It’s on us to make our community safe,” Lucky said, “We can’t wait on nobody to say ‘Hey, I’m going to come save you.’”
Next week, they’ll make their presence known on the streets of Dallas, canvassing neighborhoods to get ahead of the summer heat and the potential for an uptick in crime.
“Entrepreneurs, business leaders, OGs, service providers, we’re just calling out the whole city. Let’s just walk in our neighborhoods and show love,” said Lucky.
Around this time last year, Dallas recorded 110 murders, seventeen more than the prior year. This year, the city recorded 34 murders in March alone. During his inaugural address this week, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said public safety continues to be a priority.
“If Dallas residents don’t feel secure, our city’s other objectives are guaranteed to fail,” Johnson said.
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Terrence Randolph is a changemaker from Cedar Crest. After spending time behind bars years ago, he returned to his neighborhood to mentor, coach, and advocate for resources. He said his boots will be on the ground next week with Lucky.
“We can’t save all of them,” Randolph said. “We can save however many we save, but at the end of the day we’re trying to stop the killing.”
Lucky said the organization is intentional about which neighborhoods to target, focusing on ‘hotspots’ identified by the Dallas Police Department.
“Summer is here. How can we prevent another mother from prematurely burying her kid? How can we highlight those individuals working in neighborhoods trying to provide a way for our kids?” he said.
Urban Specialists will begin its Community Peace Canvas on Friday, June 30 as part of the ‘Killing Ain’t Kool!’ campaign. Organizers and volunteers will meet at Dallas Police Headquarters at 1401 Botham Jean Boulevard in Dallas at 5 p.m. The first intended stop is South Dallas at 3303 Southern Oaks Boulevard.
For more information visit https://www.urbanspecialists.org/ | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-organization-volunteers-to-canvas-neighborhoods-to-help-combat-crime/3282186/ | 2023-06-22T03:37:53 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-organization-volunteers-to-canvas-neighborhoods-to-help-combat-crime/3282186/ |
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Right now, Dallas Police are searching for the man they say shot and killed a soon-to-be-father at an Oak Cliff apartment complex.
It happened around 9:20 Tuesday night at the Nolen Grand Apartments on Perryton Drive where the family said 40-year-old Geoffrey Jones often visited his mother.
"It's just too many unanswered questions that we don't have an answer for,” said Jones’s sister Jennifer Jones.
One day after the shooting, Jennifer said the family is still coming to terms with why anyone would kill her brother, who she describes as a man who loved to help others.
"That's the missing piece of the puzzle. We don't know what happened. We don't know why. We don't understand why he would take his life,” she said.
Jennifer said she’d spent Tuesday afternoon with her brother before he left for their mom’s complex for a barbecue with friends he’d recently met.
Just before 10, she got a call from her mom that Geoffrey was dead.
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According to Dallas Police, a man shot and killed Jones after the two got into an argument in the breezeway of the apartment complex.
"I just don't see my brother making someone angry enough to take his life. I just don't,” said Jones.
While police haven't released a description for the suspect, the family believes it's a man Geoffrey had recently befriended.
Jennifer said while the suspect remains on the run, the family is figuring out what a future looks like without her younger brother, not just for themselves, but for the little girl he and his fiancé were preparing to welcome this fall.
"He was just so excited. He was excited to be a father. He wanted a family life. He wanted to raise his daughter, be in his daughter's life, all of it,” she said.
For his little girl, Jennifer said they’re committed to keeping Geoffrey’s memory alive while fighting for closure through the arrest of the man responsible for taking his life far too soon.
Anyone with information about Tuesday night’s shooting is asked to call Dallas Police. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-police-search-for-man-they-say-shot-and-killed-soon-to-be-father-in-oak-cliff/3282164/ | 2023-06-22T03:38:12 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-police-search-for-man-they-say-shot-and-killed-soon-to-be-father-in-oak-cliff/3282164/ |
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