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Oregon’s 2022 fireworks retail sales season began Thursday, June 23, and run through July 6.
“Keep it legal, keep it safe” is the message from the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM).
The agency has issued an advisory about which fireworks are legal, where they can be used, and how to use them safely.
To reduce the risk of starting a wildfire, a variety of local governments in Oregon have put in place regulations and are even banning the sale or use of fireworks.
It is important to check your local regulations and follow them where you live or where you may be traveling to celebrate the 4th of July holiday, according OSFM Assistant Chief Deputy Mark Johnston.
“We ask that those using fireworks be responsible when using them,” Johnston said. “Every year, we see fires started because of improper use or use of illegal fireworks. Our message is to keep it legal and keep it safe as people celebrate the holiday.”
Consumer legal fireworks can only be purchased from permitted fireworks retailers and stands. State regulations also limit where those fireworks may be used.
Johnson asks people who plan to visit public lands and parks to leave all fireworks at home. The possession and use of fireworks are prohibited in national parks and forests, on Bureau of Land Management lands, U.S. Fish and Wildlife properties, state beaches, state parks, and in-state campgrounds. The use of fireworks is also prohibited on many private lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry.
For residents who purchase legal fireworks, fire officials encourage everyone to practice the four Bs of safe fireworks use:
⦁ Be prepared before lighting fireworks: keep water available by using a garden hose or bucket.
⦁ Be safe when lighting fireworks: keep children and pets away from fireworks. Never use fireworks near or on dry grass or vegetation.
⦁ Be responsible after lighting fireworks: never relight a dud. Please wait for 15 to 20 minutes, then soak it in a bucket of water before disposal.
⦁ Be aware: use only legal fireworks and use them only in legal places.
The law
Oregon law prohibits the possession, use, or sale of any firework that flies into the air, explodes, or travels more than 12 feet horizontally on the ground without a permit issued by the OSFM. Fireworks, commonly called bottle rockets, Roman candles, and firecrackers, are illegal in Oregon without a permit.
Officials may seize illegal fireworks and charge offenders with a class B misdemeanor, which could result in a fine of up to $2,500. Those who misuse fireworks or allow fireworks to cause damage are liable and may be required to pay fire suppression costs or other damages. Parents are also liable for fireworks damage caused by their children.
The OSFM has published FAQs for commonly answered questions about the sale and legal use of consumer fireworks, permits for the retail sale of fireworks, and state rules for their use and enforcement activities. OSFM’s fireworks education materials for sharing on social media also can be found on its website.
A report by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) finds a 50 percent increase in deaths and injuries from fireworks-related incidents in 2020, compared to 2019.
⦁ At least 18 people died from fireworks-related incidents in 2020, compared to 12 reported for the previous year.
⦁ About 15,600 people were treated in hospital emergency departments for fireworks injuries in 2020. There were about 10,000 ER-treated fireworks injuries in 2019.
Other highlights from CPSC’s report:
⦁ Of the 18 deaths, 8 of the victims (44 percent) had used alcohol or drugs prior to the incident.
⦁ Most fireworks-related injuries (about 66 percent) occurred in the month surrounding the July 4th holiday (from June 21, 2020 to July 21, 2020). During that one-month period:
⦁ Severe injuries related to fireworks increased in 2020. More consumers were admitted to the hospital, or were transferred to another hospital for treatment, due to severe fireworks injuries in 2020 (21 percent) versus 2019 (12 percent).
⦁ Young adults ages 20-24 saw the biggest spike in visits to the hospital emergency room for fireworks-related injuries, compared to any age group last year, 17 injuries per 100,000 people in 2020 versus 2.8 per 100,000 people in 2019.
⦁ Firecrackers were the biggest source of ER-treated fireworks injuries (1,600), followed by sparklers (900).
⦁ The parts of the body most often injured were hands and fingers, at 30 percent. The head, face and ears were the second most injured body parts, at 22 percent. Eye injuries were third at 15 percent.
⦁ Burns were the most common fireworks-related, emergency room-treated injury, at 44 percent. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/state-fire-marshal-issues-fireworks-caution-advisory/article_84f80600-f598-11ec-994e-d396f523a9e1.html | 2022-06-28T22:02:54 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/state-fire-marshal-issues-fireworks-caution-advisory/article_84f80600-f598-11ec-994e-d396f523a9e1.html |
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – For more than six decades people in Port Charlotte relied on the cultural center for meals, entertainment and exercise. The center shut down in November, and now a team effort is underway to get the gathering place back open as soon as possible.
Today, many people showed up in front of county leaders to explain why the center is missed so much.
“Health and welfare, mental health, the sense of being important.. it can’t be measured in dollars and cents,” one woman said.
“To say the cultural center is sorely missed is an understatement,” another added.
The missing sense of community is why the Charlotte Community Foundation is looking for a consultant to figure out what programs residents want when the center reopens.
Commissioner Stephen R. Deustch explains what that looks like.
“What was good that we were doing at the cultural center and we should try to continue to do? What were some things that we weren’t doing that might be really good to have? What were a couple things we did that maybe ehh aren’t great? And what’s some new ideas that would help bring some life to it?” he said.
As the foundation works that angle, county leaders are looking at the physical structure.
“As I went through this building, all I saw was demolition,” commissioner Joseph Tiseo said.
The Charlotte County Board of Commissioners is split on what needs to happen with the facility: preserve it, tear it down or salvage only certain aspects.
Right now, as the process is underway, this is the message commissioner Christopher Constance wants citizens to take away: “We’re going to have Charlotte cultural center 2.0. We want to get this right.”
The next steps include making a decision about the facility and finding funding for any improvements or construction.
The community foundation hopes to have results back from the consultant before the end of the year on what programs the center could offer. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/06/28/charlotte-county-residents-push-to-re-open-cultural-center/ | 2022-06-28T22:03:40 | 0 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/06/28/charlotte-county-residents-push-to-re-open-cultural-center/ |
ESTERO, Fla. – For the past several weeks, the sidewalk along US 41 in Estero between Williams and Corkscrew has been flooded, and is even putting people in danger.
Pedestrians and bikers are choosing to use the shoulder of US 41 and are hoping that it can be fixed.
“They dropped that sidewalk down too low. It just floods all the time.” said John Rice, from the nearby Colored Wagon Travel Park, “You definitely do not want to walk, and you don’t want to bike either, because you’ll just get soaked.”
Because the sidewalk has become so flooded, pedestrians and bikers have been forced to use the shoulder of US41.
“You go out on the side of 41, you put yourself in danger of being hit by one of these crazy drivers.” Rice added.
Meanwhile other bikers, like those at the nearby Estero Bicycle Cafe say the problem needs to be fixed before someone gets killed.
“Please, don’t wait for an accident to happen to fix the problem, the problem has to be fixed right now.” said Carlos Leyva, from the Estero Bicycle Cafe “Our population is over 50 years old, and if you fell down there, the damage is going to be huge.”
The Sidewalk is maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation, who say recent rains are the problem, and that the sidewalk is on their list of improvements for the next budget. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/06/28/flooded-sidewalk-puts-pedestrians-in-dangerous-situation/ | 2022-06-28T22:03:46 | 0 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/06/28/flooded-sidewalk-puts-pedestrians-in-dangerous-situation/ |
Time to collect those pins at Lincoln Public Schools.
Funds for bowling and girls wrestling, varsity sports sanctioned by the Nebraska School Activities Association, are included in the district's general fund budget proposal for the upcoming school year.
The two sports would come to each of LPS' seven high schools this winter under the preliminary spending blueprint, which was shared with the Lincoln Board of Education on Tuesday.
A final proposal is expected to go before the board in August.
"It's really exciting," said Kathi Wieskamp, who is retiring this year as the district's athletic director. "This is something that has been of interest ... it's one more thing we're able to get accomplished for kids. That, for me, is fulfilling."
More than $206,000 is set aside for boys and girls varsity bowling teams at each high school, including $74,000 in extra-standard pay for coaches and $42,000 for transportation.
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About $134,000 is budgeted for girls wrestling, which may include varsity and junior varsity squads depending on participation levels. About $46,000 of that is set aside for an additional assistant wrestling coach that will work as part of a school's entire wrestling staff. An additional $31,500 will go toward transportation.
The district will also transfer $147,000 to the athletic department's fund for equipment, supplies, uniforms, facility rentals, NSAA fees and other expenses for the two sports.
If the budgets are approved, the district will also have fee waivers in place for families who qualify for the federal free- and reduced-lunch program to purchase equipment not provided by the district at a lower cost.
The district has already put into place some of the groundwork to bring the two sports on board, Wieskamp said, but "we'll start rolling a little faster" when a final budget is approved. That will include registering with the NSAA and securing schedules.
The NSAA sanctioned bowling in 2020 and girls wrestling a year later, but budget cuts over the past two years prevented LPS from adding the sports despite impassioned pleas from parents and students.
LPS, however, said it hoped to add the sports in the near future and sent out a survey last school year to gauge student interest.
Bowling was for many years a club sport in Nebraska high schools, expanding to about 100 teams before the NSAA sanctioned it. In the second varsity bowling season last winter, about 40 boys and girls teams competed — including from Lincoln Pius X, Seward and Waverly.
Last winter was the first sanctioned season in Nebraska for girls wrestling, one of the nation's fastest-growing sports, and 144 girls participated alongside the boys at the state meet last February.
Glen Riedel, a former club bowling coach at Lincoln Southeast High School, organized a club league for Lincoln high school bowlers last winter. He's pleased to see money added for the sports this time around and would like to see junior varsity squads added if enough students try out.
"I think it's great," he said. "It's something overdue."
Board member Kathy Danek was "very instrumental" in getting the sports added, Riedel said, meeting with parents and asking the district to look at the budget feasibility.
"Kathy made a push," he said.
Danek, who chairs the board's finance committee, was pleased to see the sports included in the budget, especially given the vocal support by parents and students at board meetings.
"I think they're all going to be extremely happy that we listened and that we put those sports in," she said.
Contact the writer at zhammack@journalstar.com or 402-473-7225. On Twitter @HammackLJS | https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/lps-expects-to-field-bowling-girls-wrestling-teams-this-winter/article_b78ff643-28c5-5c5d-844f-273f295c666e.html | 2022-06-28T22:03:46 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/lps-expects-to-field-bowling-girls-wrestling-teams-this-winter/article_b78ff643-28c5-5c5d-844f-273f295c666e.html |
After two years of relatively stagnant budgets, Lincoln Public Schools is proposing a 5.8% increase in spending for the upcoming school year to account for two new schools opening, salary hikes for teachers and restoring past reductions.
The proposed $489.8 million general fund budget for the 2022-23 school year unveiled Tuesday is a $26.9 million increase from last year, representing "modest growth" after back-to-back years of half-percent increases, officials say.
Salary and benefit increases for teachers account for the majority of the growth, in addition to costs for opening Robinson Elementary and Lincoln Northwest High School this fall.
On the revenue side, LPS is expecting to bring in $487.6 million — an increase of $9.6 million — based on an estimated 3.4% growth in property values across the district. An additional $2.1 million will come from the district's cash reserves.
A sustained cautious budget approach necessitated by the pandemic and plummeting state aid allowed the district to put forth a more "neutral-looking" proposal this year in which revenue and expenditures are closer in line, said Liz Standish, associate superintendent for business affairs.
LPS asked departments to slash their budgets by 5% over the past two years and relied on its cash reserve to manage revenue swings with state aid dropping by 23% from 2018-19 to 2020-21.
"We held the general fund budget flat for about three years to manage through that volatility, to position ourselves for what is a modest growth budget going in this next year with a focus on investments in staff, salary and benefit increases, opening new schools and restoring some of those reductions that we made," Standish said.
For property owners in Lincoln, it will mean paying $1.223 per $100 of assessed valuation — down a smidge from the $1.226 levy last year — to fund general operations, bond debt payments and the Education Service Unit.
About 60% of a Lincoln resident's property tax bill goes to LPS, or $2,768 a year for the owner of an average $226,341 home.
The preliminary spending blueprint, presented to the Lincoln Board of Education during a Tuesday work session, earmarks $18.6 million to account for a 4.11% salary and benefits package increase for teachers, as well as raises for other employee groups.
Payroll accounts for 88.5% of LPS expenditures.
The budget also sets aside funds for 39 teachers at Northwest and 17 at Robinson, part of the $7.4 million it will take to open those two schools and pay for start-up costs at Standing Bear High School, which opens in 2023. That's up from the $5 million estimate officials had been working with.
The budget growth also reflects needed funding for essential purchases — like technology and curriculum — that were cut in recent years. That includes $290,000 allocated to computing services for student devices and $238,000 for implementation of new curriculum.
This year's budget also adds funds for varsity bowling and girls wrestling teams at the district's soon-to-be seven high schools. Budget volatility last year prevented LPS from adding the sports, which were sanctioned by the Nebraska School Activities Association in 2020.
Other notable line-item increases include $82,000 for an additional threat-assessment social worker, which comes nearly a month after 21 people, including 19 children, were killed in an elementary school shooting in Texas.
"I think that when tragedies happen across the country, those are opportunities for us to take a pause and assess and make sure things are correct," said board president Don Mayhew.
Over half a million is needed for facility repairs and utility price hikes, while $404,000 is budgeted for additional bus routes and fuel costs.
Kathy Danek, who chairs the board's finance committee, praised the budget blueprint given continued economic volatility driven by inflation and labor shortages.
She is especially pleased by pay increases for staff.
"It's a modest proposal that engages our staff and gives them a much-needed affirmation in salary increases," Danek said.
LPS expects to draw only minimally from its cash reserve this budget cycle. Last year, the district cautiously added about $15 million to its rainy-day fund, with most of the money coming from property tax revenue as a county-wide residential revaluation pushed property values across the district up by over 11%.
In 2020-21, the district withdrew $14 million in cash to absorb a $20 million drop in state aid to $112 million. This year, LPS is expecting to receive $114 million in state funding.
"I'm still very concerned about the inconsistencies of the state aid process," Mayhew said. "However, based on the world that we live in and the realities that we're dealing with, I think staff is putting forward a very responsible budget that does take care care of the needs of our students."
LPS, which has historically used a three-year budget forecasting model, is keeping an eye on enrollment — a component of the state school funding formula — and the number of births.
The district is expecting 39,819 K-12 students this fall, a drop of about 200 students following a slight uptick this past year, Standish said.
Following years of declining births, Lincoln saw an increase from 3,375 in 2019 to 3,414 in 2020, although it's unclear if that trend will continue.
LPS will hold two public forums on the budget this Thursday: a virtual presentation on Zoom at noon and an in-person discussion at LPS central office at 5 p.m.
A second board work session will be held next month before formal approval in September.
Breaking down Lincoln's public schools: Enrollment, test scores and more
Adams
Adams Elementary: 7401 Jacobs Creek Drive
Enrollment : 776 students
77.9% white, 2.3% Black or African American, 9.6% Asian, 4.9% Hispanic/Latino, 5.4% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 8.6% free, 2.3% reduced
Gifted students: 10.4%
Statewide test scores (percent who meet or exceed standards): 73 language arts; 76 math
LPS
Arnold
Arnold Elementary: 5000 Mike Scholl St.
Enrollment: 742 students
57.1% white, 1.5% American Indian or Alaska Native, 8.4% Black or African American, 1.5% Asian, 19.2% Hispanic/Latino, 0.3% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 12% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 46.7% free, 12.7% reduced
Gifted: 2.8%
Statewide test scores (percent who meet or exceed standards): 44 language arts, 32 math
LPS
Beattie
Beattie Elementary: 1901 Calvert St.
Enrollment: 368 students
73.6% white, 0.5% American Indian or Alaska Native, 3.3% Black or African American, 1.1% Asian, 8.2% Hispanic/Latino, 13.3% two or more races
Free or reduced-price lunch participation: 25.3% free, 8.2% reduced price
Gifted: 6.0%
Statewide test scores (percent who meet or exceed standards): 59 language arts, 55 math
LPS
Belmont
Belmont Elementary: 3425 N. 14th St.
Enrollment: 829 students
42.4% white, 0.9% American Indian or Alaska Native, 15.7% Black or African American, 2.2% Asian, 26.9% Hispanic/Latino, 11.8% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 67.5% free, 11.0% reduced
Gifted: 3.7%
Statewide test scores (percent who meet or exceed standards): 44 language arts, 34 math
LPS
Brownell
Brownell Elementary: 6000 Aylesworth Ave.
Enrollment: 320 students
65.9% white, 4.9% Black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 14.8% Hispanic/Latino, 14.1% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 45.2% free, 10.5% reduced
Gifted: 2.3%
Statewide test scores (percent who meet or exceed standards): 50 language arts, 37 math
LPS
Calvert
Calvert Elementary: 3709 S. 46th St.
Enrollment: 361 students
62.9% white, 1.2% American Indian or Alaska Native, 7.1% Black or African American, 1.5% Asian, 12.0% Hispanic/Latino, 15.3% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 45.7% free, 6.7% reduced
Gifted: 11.3%
Statewide test scores (percent who meet or exceed standards): 47 language arts, 31 math
LPS
Campbell
Campbell Elementary: 2200 Dodge St.
Enrollment: 591 students
46.6% white, 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native, 14.3% Black or African American, 11.3% Asian, 16.6% Hispanic/Latino, 10.9% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 59.4% free, 10.5% reduced
Gifted: 4.2%
Statewide test scores (percent who meet or exceed standards): 38 language arts, 34 math
LPS
Cavett
Cavett Elementary: 7701 S. 36th St.
Enrollment: 580 students
77.0% white, 0.5% American Indian or Alaska Native, 2.9% Black or African American, 4.0% Asian, 8.9% Hispanic, 6.6% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 10.4% free, 3.6% reduced
Gifted: 13.3%
Statewide test scores (percent who meet or exceed standards): 70 language arts, 69 math
LPS
Clinton
Clinton Elementary: 1520 N. 29th St.
Enrollment: 392 students
39.2% white, 0.3% American Indian or Alaska Native, 24.3% Black or African American, 4.7% Asian, 21.0% Hispanic/Latino, 10.5% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 81.2% free, 10.5% reduced
Gifted: 3.6%
Statewide test scores (percent who meet or exceed standards): 30 language arts, 30 math
LPS
Eastridge
Eastridge Elementary: 6245 L St.
Enrollment: 291 students
72.9% white, 1.0% American Indian or Alaska Native, 4.5% Black or African American, 1.4% Asian, 10.3% Hispanic/Latino, 10.0% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 25.8% free, 10.0% reduced
Gifted: 7.9%
Statewide test scores (percent who meet or exceed standards): 55 language arts, 51 math
LPS
Elliott
Elliott Elementary: 225 S. 25th St.
Enrollment: 383 students
23.3% white, 1.8% American Indian or Alaska Native, 13.7% Black or African American, 12.8% Asian, 33.7% Hispanic/Latino, 0.3% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 14.3% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 76.4% free, 6.3% reduced
Gifted: 4.5%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 42 language arts, 35 math
LPS
Everett
Everett Elementary: 1123 C St.
Enrollment: 374 students
27.8% white, 0.9% American Indian or Alaska Native, 13.5% Black or African American, 9.9% Asian, 40.4% Hispanic/Latino, 7.5% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 73.7% free, 8.7% reduced
Gifted: 5.4%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 37 language arts, 24 math
LPS
Fredstrom
Fredstrom Elementary, 5700 N.W. 10th St.
Enrollment: 437 students
74.0% white, 0.5% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.7% Black or African American, 3.6% Asian, 9.7% Hispanic, 10.4% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 22.3% free, 6.3% reduced
Gifted: 7.5%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 52 language arts, 54 math
LPS
Hartley
Hartley Elementary, 730 N. 33rd St.
Enrollment: 339 students
37.5% white, 2.3% American Indian or Alaska Native, 17.5% Black or African American, 3.6% Asian, 25.9% Hispanic/Latino, 1.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 12.3% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 71.5% free, 9.4% reduced
Gifted: 3.2%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 38 language arts, 28 math
LPS
Hill
Hill Elementary , 5230 Tipperary Trail
Enrollment: 449 students
72.2% white, 0.5% American Indian or Alaska Native, 4.8% Black or African American, 5.3% Asian, 10.3% Hispanic/Latino, 7.0% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 24.0% free, 5.0% reduced
Gifted: 10.3%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 70 language arts, 59 math
LPS
Holmes
Holmes Elementary , 5230 Sumner St.
Enrollment: 393 students
70.7% white, 3.5% Black or African American, 3.5% Asian, 10.1% Hispanic/Latino, 0.3% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 11.9% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 37.1% free, 7.0% reduced
Gifted: 11.3%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 61 language arts, 47 math
LPS
Humann
Humann Elementary, 6720 Rockwood Lane
Enrollment: 564 students
78.8% white, 0.6% American Indian or Alaska Native, 4.2% Black or African American, 1.3% Asian, 5.9% Hispanic/Latino, 9.3% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 23.9% free, 4.0% reduced
Gifted: 16.3%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 72 language arts, 67 math
LPS
Huntington
Huntington Elementary , 2900 N. 46th St.
Enrollment: 370 students
45.0% white, 0.6% American Indian or Alaska Native, 12.0% Black or African American, 1.5% Asian, 24.6% Hispanic/Latino, 16.2% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 67.0% free, 14.1% reduced
Gifted: 4.8%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 32 language arts, 23 math
LPS
Kahoa
Kahoa Elementary, 7700 Leighton Ave.
Enrollment: 537 students
78.8% white, 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native, 3.9% Black or African American, 2.6% Asian, 6.7% Hispanic/Latino, 7.6% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 22.9% free, 7.3% reduced
Gifted: 6.9%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 66 language arts, 64 math
LPS
Kloefkorn
Kloefkorn Elementary, 6601 Glass Ridge Drive
Enrollment: 488 students
83.7% white, 0.7% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.5% Black or African American, 4.4% Asian, 5.3% Hispanic/Latino, 4.4% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 6.2% free, 2.0% reduced
Gifted: 11.9%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 77 language arts, 72 math
LPS
Kooser
Kooser Elementary, 7301 N. 13th St.
Enrollment: 821 students
63.5% white, 0.1% American Indian or Alaska Native, 5.6% Black or African American, 11.9% Asian, 11.1% Hispanic/Latino, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 7.6% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 30.0% free, 8.3% reduced
Gifted: 2.9%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 55 language arts, 49 math
LPS
Lakeview
Lakeview Elementary, 300 Capitol Beach Blvd.
Enrollment: 400 students
53.0% white, 0.8% American Indian or Alaska Native, 9.3% Black or African American, 3.8% Asian, 22.8% Hispanic/Latino, 10.5% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 57.0% free, 9.5% reduced
Gifted: 1.8%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 35 language arts, 29 math
LPS
Maxey
Maxey Elementary, 5200 S. 75th St.
Enrollment: 683 students
75.9% white, 0.3% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.2% Black or African American, 13.5% Asian, 3.4% Hispanic/Latino, 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 5.5% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 10.6% free, 3.4% reduced
Gifted: 10.4%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 70 language arts, 69 math
LPS
McPhee
McPhee Elementary, 820 Goodhue Blvd.
Enrollment: 304 students
26.8% white, 1.4% American Indian or Alaska Native, 16.3% Black or African American, 12.7% Asian, 35.9% Hispanic/Latino and 6.9% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 77.2% free, 6.9% reduced
Gifted: 4.0%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 36 language arts, 22 math
LPS
Meadow Lane
Meadow Lane Elementary, 7200 Vine St.
Enrollment: 620 students
72.1% white, 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native, 2.8% Black or African American, 2.6% Asian, 13.8% Hispanic/Latino, 8.6% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 33.6% free, 8.1% reduced
Gifted: 8.3%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 51 language arts, 39 math
LPS
Morley
Morley Elementary, 6800 Monterey Drive
Enrollment: 421 students
78.1% white, 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native, 3.8% Black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 7.4% Hispanic, 0.5% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 9.7% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 20.2% free, 5.5% reduced
Gifted: 15.4%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 69 language arts, 56 math
LPS
Norwood Park
Norwood Park Elementary, 4710 N. 72nd St.
Enrollment: 238 students
68.0% white, 4.4% Black or African American, 2.4% Asian, 18.9% Hispanic/Latino, 6.3% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 46.6% free, 15.0% reduced
Gifted: 4.9%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 43 language arts, 30 math
LPS
Pershing
Pershing Elementary, 6402 Judson St.
Enrollment: 430 students
57.5% white, 0.5% American Indian or Alaska Native, 6.6% Black or African American, 3.3% Asian, 20.6% Hispanic/Latino, 11.5% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 54.5% free, 12.7% reduced
Gifted: 4.3%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 49 language arts, 50 math
LPS
Prescott
Prescott Elementary, 1930 S. 20th St.
Enrollment: 492 students
44.9% white, 0.9% American Indian or Alaska Native, 13.8% Black or African American, 7.3% Asian, 18.8% Hispanic/Latino, 0.5% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 13.8% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 51.2% free, 9.5% reduced
Gifted: 7.5%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 52 language arts, 36 math
LPS
Pyrtle
Pyrtle Elementary, 721 Cottonwood Drive
Enrollment: 454 students
78.9% white, 1.9% Black or African American, 2.6% Asian, 10.0% Hispanic/Latino, 6.7% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 17.3% free, 3.6% reduced
Gifted: 17.3%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 68 language arts, 60 math
LPS
Randolph
Randolph Elementary, 1024 S. 37th St.
Enrollment: 428 students
61.4% white, 0.9% American Indian or Alaska Native, 5.6% Black or African American, 3.7% Asian, 16.4% Hispanic/Latino, 0.5% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 11.4% two or more races
Free and reduced-lunch participation: 45.6% free, 8.9% reduced
Gifted: 3.0%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 53 language arts, 40 math
LPS
Riley
Riley Elementary, 5021 Orchard St.
Enrollment: 321 students
49.5% white, 0.6% American Indian or Alaska Native, 6.9% Black or African American, 3.4% Asian, 22.7% Hispanic/Latino, 16.8% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 55.1% free, 10.0% reduced
Gifted: 5.3%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 44 language arts, 42 math
LPS
Roper
Roper Elementary, 2323 S. Coddington
Enrollment: 803 students
53.5% white, 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native, 9.9% Black or African American, 6.9% Asian, 21.2% Hispanic/Latino, 8.1% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 40.0% free, 10.4% reduced
Gifted: 6.5%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 44 language arts, 46 math
LPS
Rousseau
Rousseau Elementary, 3701 S 33rd St.
Enrollment: 531 students
72.9% white, 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native, 4.0% Black or African American, 3.4% Asian, 7.0% Hispanic/Latino, 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 12.2% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 22.7% free, 8.4% reduced
Gifted: 14.7%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 68 language arts, 63 math
LPS
Saratoga
Saratoga Elementary, 2215 S. 13th St.
Enrollment: 235 students
48.5% white, 1.5% American Indian or Alaska Native, 7.8% Black or African American, 3.4% Asian, 26.2% Hispanic/Latino, 12.6% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 61.7% free, 9.7% reduced
Gifted: 5.8%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 36 language arts, 25 math
LPS
Sheridan
Sheridan Elementary, 3100 Plymouth Ave.
Enrollment: 407 students
86.0% white, 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.5% Black or African American, 0.5% Asian, 4.9% Hispanic/Latino, 6.9% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 12.0% free, 5.2% reduced
Gifted: 17.4%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 74 language arts, 64 math
LPS
West Lincoln
West Lincoln Elementary, 630 W. Dawes Ave.
Enrollment: 505 students
37.0% white, 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native, 9.7% Black or African American, 2.4% Asian, 41.2% Hispanic, 9.3% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 72.1% free, 10.3% reduced
Gifted: 3.8%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 32 language arts, 29 math
LPS
Wysong
Wysong Elementary, 7901 Blanchard Blvd.
Enrollment: 684 students
89.9% white, 0.1% Black or African American, 2.2% Asian, 3.8% Hispanic/Latino, 3.9% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 3.9% free, 1.5% reduced
Gifted: 7.5%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 75 language arts, 68 math
LPS
Zeman
Zeman Elementary, 4900 S. 52nd St.
Enrollment: 440 students
63.0% white, 0.9% American Indian or Alaska Native, 4.8% Black or African American, 3.0% Asian, 16.1% Hispanic/Latino, 12.3% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 29.5% free, 9.3% reduced
Gifted: 3.4%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 58 language arts, 49 math
LPS
Culler
Culler Middle School, 5201 Vine St.
Enrollment: 708 students
39.4% white, 1.0% American Indian or Alaska Native, 14.7% Black or African American, 7.1% Asian, 27.3% Hispanic/Latino, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 10.5% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 60.9% free, 9.3% reduced
Gifted: 8.3%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 32 language arts, 30 math
LPS
Dawes
Dawes Middle School, 5130 Colfax Ave.
Enrollment: 398 students
55.0% white, 0.3% American Indian or Alaska Native, 8.3% Black or African American, 2.3% Asian, 19.8% Hispanic/Latino, 14.3% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 53.3% free, 13.1% reduced
Gifted: 10.6%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 37 language arts, 32 math
LPS
Goodrich
Goodrich Middle School, 4600 Lewis Ave.
Enrollment: 818 students
42.9% white, 1.1% American Indian or Alaska Native, 13.0% Black or African American, 4.0% Asian, 29.5% Hispanic/Latino, 9.5% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 61.6% free, 11.1% reduced
Gifted: 9.7%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 36 language arts, 38 math
LPS
Irving
Irving Middle School, 2745 S. 22nd St.
Enrollment: 910 students
62.7% white, 0.8% American Indian or Alaska Native, 6.5% Black or African American, 3.2% Asian, 14.3% Hispanic/Latino, 12.5% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 35.4% free, 8.1% reduced
Gifted: 26.6%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 55 language arts, 49 math
LPS
Lefler
Lefler Middle School, 1100 S. 48th St.
Enrollment: 558 students
57.9% white, 0.7% American Indian or Alaska Native, 9.5% Black or African American, 4.7% Asian, 15.8% Hispanic/Latino, 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 11.3% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 43.7% free, 12.0% reduced
Gifted: 13.8%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 45 language arts, 45 math
LPS
Lux
Lux Middle School, 7800 High St.
Enrollment: 789 students
80.0% white, 0.1% American Indian or Alaska Native, 2.7% Black or African American, 3.8% Asian, 7.2% Hispanic/Latino, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 6.1% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 10.5% free, 6.3% reduced
Gifted: 28.3%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 66 language arts, 68 math
LPS
Mickle
Mickle Middle School, 2500 N. 67th St.
Enrollment: 719 students
70.9% white, 0.1% American Indian or Alaska Native, 2.8% Black or African American, 1.5% Asian, 11.8% Hispanic/Latino, 12.8% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 34.9% free, 9.5% reduced
Gifted: 17.1%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 55 language arts, 53 math
LPS
Moore
Moore Middle School, 8700 Yankee Woods Drive
Enrollment: 646 students
86.4% white, 0.6% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.6% Black or African American, 4.3% Asian, 3.4% Hispanic/Latino, 4.6% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 7.0% free, 2.3% reduced
Gifted: 27.6%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 69 language arts, 78 math
LPS
Park
Park Middle School, 855 S. Eighth St.
Enrollment: 833 students
41.2% white, 0.6% American Indian or Alaska Native, 11.9% Black or African American, 6.7% Asian, 30.1% Hispanic/Latino, 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 9.2% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 55.8% free, 10.4% reduced
Gifted: 9.8%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 37 language arts, 37 math
LPS
Pound
Pound Middle School, 4740 S. 45th St.
Enrollment: 700 students
67.6% white, 0.6% American Indian or Alaska Native, 4.6% Black or African American, 2.4% Asian, 12.4% Hispanic/Latino, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 12.3% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 25.7% free, 8.6% reduced
Gifted: 22.4%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 59 language arts, 60 math
LPS
Schoo
Schoo Middle School, 700 Penrose Drive
Enrollment: 898 students
63.9% white, 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native, 7.2% Black or African American, 5.0% Asian, 12.1% Hispanic/Latino, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 11.1% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 30.3% free, 9.7% reduced
Gifted: 15.5%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 50 language arts, 48 math
LPS
Scott
Scott Middle School, 2200 Pine Lake Road
Enrollment: 1,182 students
77.7% white, 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native, 3.2% Black or African American, 4.6% Asian, 7.2% Hispanic/Latino, 7.1% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 13.1% free, 4.3% reduced
Gifted: 30.1%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 65 language arts, 70 math
LPS
East
East High School, 1000 S. 70th St.
Enrollment: 2,250 students
78.7% white, 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native, 2.2% Black or African American, 4.6% Asian, 8.4% Hispanic/Latino, 5.8% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 14.6% free, 5.3% reduced
Gifted: 24.4%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 59 language arts, 58 math, 63 science
LPS
Lincoln High
Lincoln High School, 2229 J St.
Enrollment: 2,320 students
42.6% white, 1.7% American Indian or Alaska Native, 11.9% Black or African American, 8.9% Asian, 23.3% Hispanic/Latino, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 11.5% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 47.5% free, 9.7% reduced
Gifted: 15.5%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 36 language arts, 34 math, 34 science
LPS
North Star
North Star High School, 5801 N. 33rd St.
Enrollment: 2,243 students
54.9% white, 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native, 8.7% Black or African American, 6.5% Asian, 21.5% Hispanic/Latino, 7.9% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 42.1% free, 9.7% reduced
Gifted: 10.1%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 29 language arts, 31 math, 34 science
LPS
Northeast
Northeast High School, 2635 N. 63rd St.
Enrollment: 1,869 students
59.4% white, 1.3% American Indian or Alaska Native, 9.7% Black or African American, 2.4% Asian, 17.1% Hispanic/Latino, 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 10.0% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 49.9% free, 10.8% reduced
Gifted: 10.6%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 32 language arts, 30 math, 34 science
LPS
Southeast
Southeast High School, 2930 S. 37th St.
Enrollment: 1,980 students
73.4% white, 1.1% American Indian or Alaska Native, 3.8% Black or African American, 1.2% Asian, 10.6% Hispanic/Latino, 0.3% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 9.6% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 25.1% free, 7.6% reduced
Gifted: 22.6%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 49 language arts, 48 math, 53 science
LPS
Southwest
Southwest High School, 7001 S. 14th St.
Enrollment: 2,196 students
76.8% white, 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native, 3.9% Black or African American, 3.8% Asian, 9.6% Hispanic/Latino, 5.7% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 17.7% free, 5.1% reduced
Gifted: 24.4%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 62 language arts, 58 math, 64 science
LPS
Contact the writer at zhammack@journalstar.com or 402-473-7225. On Twitter @HammackLJS
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Nearly 3,400 people have applied for the city’s Ready to Work job training program since it opened for enrollment in mid-May, a rate more than four times higher than expected.
The interest is a signal of strong demand for the voter-approved $200 million initiative, officials said.
“It shows you there’s a great need in our community for services like this,” Mike Ramsey, executive director of the city’s Workforce Development office, told City Council last week. “This is a moment in time that we can do something truly transformative for a lot of families in our community.”
His office was expecting 5,600 applications for the entire first year of Ready to Work, or just more than 100 applicants per week. Instead, it has received 2,600 since enrollment opened six weeks ago, an average of more than 430 each week. Eight hundred people pre-registered before Ready to Work launched on May 16.
It’s unclear how many of the 3,400 people who have applied are eligible to enter training through Ready to Work. Participants must be at least 18 years old, eligible to work in the United States and earn less than 250 percent of the federal poverty level, which is about $34,000 for an individual.
People who have applied are assigned a case management agency for intake, which determines whether a person is eligible. City officials said they will know more about eligibility rates within the next few weeks as applicants are processed. The first training classes are expected to begin sometime in the next month.
In his presentation to Council members, Ramsey said over 4,100 people had applied for Ready to Work. But on Monday, officials revised the number of applicants down to 3,393. The 4,100 number shown last week referred to “interactions” with applicants, such as emails or phone calls, a spokeswoman said.
Ready to Work will run for four years and remain open for enrollment through the end of 2025.
Over those four years, city officials estimate 28,000 people will enroll in courses and nearly 16,000 will graduate from training and land a job paying at least $15 an hour.
The program will pay for participants to enter courses for industry-recognized skills certificates or pursue associates degrees. It will also offer high school equivalency education.
Ready to Work will pay tuition for some residents to pursue bachelor’s degrees, but won’t fund a full four-year education. Participants must already have 60 college credits under their belts to seek a bachelor's through the initiative.
Train for Jobs
The precursor program to Ready to Work is called Train for Jobs, which was funded with $55 million made possible by the federal CARES Act. The city opened it for enrollment in September 2020 as a quick response to mass job losses wrought that year by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The same four contractors the city hired to run Train for Jobs — Project QUEST, Alamo Colleges, Workforce Solutions Alamo and Restore Education — are facilitating training for Ready to Work.
Unlike the new program, there were no income restrictions to enter Train for Jobs. Participants received a stipend each week that paid them for the hours they spent in training or in class. Ready to Work trainees won’t receive a stipend.
As of May 31 — the most recent date for which city data is available — over 3,100 people have completed training through Train for Jobs in the 20 months since it opened. About 1,700 people have landed jobs through the initiative, but the pace of hiring increased in 2022: More than 700 have landed a job since the start of the year.
Just more than 5,400 people in total enrolled in Train for Jobs, which closed for new enrollment at the end of last year. About 12 percent of participants — 654 people — dropped out without finishing training.
More than 1,600 people were enrolled in training courses through Train for Jobs at the end of May and another 1,800 were still pending enrollment from earlier applications. Ramsey said that means thousands more people may find work through the discontinued program.
Ready to Work
Participants entering Ready to Work can choose a training path from a vast array of occupations. The city’s course catalog is over 200 pages long, and there are 57 different subcontractors that will provide the training.
The University of Texas at San Antonio’s Urban Education Institute was hired this spring to evaluate Ready to Work and create a data dashboard showing in real-time how the program is doing. That data page should be up and running sometime this summer, Ramsey said.
The program has drawn some attention from U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh as a potential model for workforce development that other U.S. cities could look to.
District 4 Councilmember Adriana Rocha Garcia relayed to Ramsey the urgency of getting the program running and making it work.
“This is our most important program right now,” Rocha Garcia said. “We have to be successful, because the residents voted on it.”
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WILSONVILLE, Ore. (KOIN) — Infrastructure is an ongoing project for most cities, and Wilsonville is making some key upgrades to reduce the risk of wastewater release in the future.
Wilsonville’s City Council approved an amended contract with public infrastructure engineering firm Murraysmith to fund inspection services for the Corral Creek and Rivergreen Lift Stations Rehabilitation Project. The project is an upgrade to some older wastewater lift stations on the southwest part of town.
Those upgrades include pumping and electrical, along with control systems.
“It’s primarily just due to aging equipment and issues with reliability,” said Wilsonville Senior Civil Engineer Mark Nacrelli. “They’re due for an overhaul.”
Nacrelli added that the biggest change will be seen at the Rivergreen station because it experiences common power losses. He said a permanent standby generator will be installed due to crews having to run out there often.
When asked why these upgrades are important, Nacrelli replied, “They just minimize the risk of any kind of wastewater release due to a failure of the station.”
With older equipment eventually becoming obsolete, it’s not supported by vendors, or you can’t find parts, he noted.
“Just being proactive and keeping those assets functional and reliable,” Nacrelli said.
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CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — A statewide Silver Alert is now in effect for a man who has been missing from Crawfordsville since Sunday.
The Crawfordsville Police Department is searching for 86-year-old Arthur Ash, who was last seen around 8 p.m. on June 26 and his family has not been able to find him.
He is described as being 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 233 pounds. He has gray hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and pajama pants.
Police were told Ash suffers from dementia and has mobility issues.
Police and family believe Ash walked away from an area near the 600 block of Englewood Drive in Crawfordsville.
Anyone who has information on Ash's whereabouts is asked to contact Crawfordsville Police Det. Geoff Payne at 765-362-3762 or call 911.
(Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect information about Mr. Ash's weight and the date he was last seen, according to a Silver Alert posted by Indiana State Police.)
Amber Alert vs. Silver Alert: What's the difference?
There are specific standards a person's disappearance must meet in order for police to declare an Amber Alert or a Silver Alert.
Amber Alerts are for children under the age of 18 who are believed to have been abducted and in danger. Police also need to have information about a suspect and their car to issue an Amber Alert.
Silver Alerts are for missing and endangered adults or children. They are much more common for missing people. It was not until last year when the standards for Silver Alerts were expanded to include children.
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ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines is taking extra steps to try to alleviate flight disruptions ahead of what's expected to be an incredibly busy Fourth of July travel weekend.
On Tuesday, Delta issued a systemwide fare difference travel waiver from July 1-4, meaning customers planning to travel on these dates can rebook their flights before or after the holiday weekend with no fare differences or change fees.
Rebooked flights need to happen by July 8, 2022 and the trips need to be between the same origin and destination as the original flights.
In a statement on its website, Delta said the company is "working around the clock to rebuild Delta’s operation while making it as resilient as possible to minimize the ripple effect of disruptions." The airline said it expects to deal with passenger volumes on July 4 weekend not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic put a major damper on air travel.
Flights can be modified using the My Trips feature on delta.com or through the Fly Delta app.
Delta waivers are usually only issued for limited geographic areas in the event of weather events that cause widespread flight disruptions. Tuesday's surprise move underscores the ongoing stress impacting the airline industry. For weeks, flight delays and cancellations have impacted thousands of flights across the country.
Earlier this month, Minnesotans traveling home from Vancouver, British Columbia were left stranded after Twin Cities-based Sun Country canceled their return flight.
Over Memorial Day weekend, Delta was responsible for the most cancellations, with more than 800 flights canceled over five days. Earlier this month, Delta said it was reducing cancellations by hiring more pilots and flight attendants and scheduling crews to quickly adjust to disruptions.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the department could enforce additional actions against airlines that fail to live up to consumer-protection standards.
Meanwhile, Delta pilots plan to picket at airports across the country on Thursday to protest protracted contract negotiations, including Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport.
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‘Democracy is dead’: People rally in Bloomington after Supreme Court overturn of Roe v. Wade
Sally Heppner, an Indiana University junior, is a queer woman who, following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, is scared for the future, for her sisters and for the women and non-binary people in her life.
“Democracy is dead,” she said.
About 400 people of all ages, gathered at the Monroe County Courthouse Monday afternoon to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to revoke abortion as a constitutional right.
Signs in the hands of protesters read “Keep your laws off my body,” “Women’s rights are human rights” and “Stop the war on women.”
Last weekend:Abortion rights supporters converge at courthouse to decry Roe v Wade ruling
As the group marched toward the Women’s Care Center, they chanted “We won’t go back” and “My body, my choice!”
Luke Kubhel, one of the protest organizers with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, said it’s important that in every city, people get out in the streets and fight for their rights, demanding plans from elected officials.
“Reproductive rights are not given from above, they’re taken from below,” he said.
Voting is not enough, Kubhel said. People need to think about who they are voting for, and demand creativity in their elected officials’ actions.
One of the goals of the protests in Bloomington is to take down pro-life organizations such as the Women’s Care Center, Kubhel said.
Ashley Culbertson, another organizer from PSL, said the protesters want to target the center as it dissuades women from seeking an abortion. The workers at the center are not required to be licensed medical providers and are not bound by HIPAA, she said, and can sell women’s personal information.
“We really want to make sure that these clinics that practice these absolutely disgusting practices are shut down,” she said.
The protesters spent an hour outside of the center, waiting for employees to leave. Kubhel said their goal was to make the workers uncomfortable and understand the community does not appreciate them being here. The protesters will not touch them or damage their property, he said.
A security patrol and three cars from the Bloomington Police Department arrived and spoke to organizers. The protest then marched back to the courthouse, after which employees left the building to get in their cars.
Culbertson said she’s most worried about living in Indiana, a state likely to severely restrict abortion access following the fall of Roe v. Wade. Nationally, people should call for a referendum to protect abortion rights, she said, and locally people should donate to organizations including Black Lives Matter B-Town, which is having a fundraiser to stock up on Plan B to give to people of color who will need it most. Their Venmo is @BLM-BTOWN.
More:What to know about abortion access in Bloomington now, and in the future
Heppner said she felt hopeless when Roe v. Wade was overturned. It was an out-of-body experience for her.
“It felt very dystopian,” she said. “Even now, today, standing here and marching, it doesn’t feel like something that’s real.”
People looking to support abortion rights should reach out to their representatives, educate those around them and donate to local organizations that support basic health care, Heppner said.
Amira Sabbagh said she attended the protest because she passionately believes women should make their own healthcare decisions.
“That includes having an abortion, should one be necessary,” she said. “And only she can decide if it’s necessary.”
Future generations not having the same rights as before, Sabbagh said, is almost unbelievable. She said she hopes people protest, contact their elected representatives, vote and support abortion funds.
Jackie Hall said there will be ramifications from the overturning of Roe v. Wade in society. Her son and his husband called Hall on Friday after the decision was released, upset.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said the decisions regarding the right to same-sex marriage, obtaining contraceptives and the right to engage in private sexual acts should be reconsidered now that the constitutional right to an abortion has been revoked.
More:Clarence Thomas calls for Supreme Court to 'reconsider' gay marriage, contraception
Hall said she believes the conservative view on abortion is often religion based, and while she doesn’t care how people worship, she doesn’t want those views affecting her or her family.
“I don't think or feel like the government should have any part in making decisions about my body,” she said.
The separation of church and state has been eroded, Hall said, by those with money and power such as former President Donald Trump.
Ollie Moore, an IU junior who helps run IU Students Against Reproductive Restraints, said they want to be present at rallies like this one to be gender inclusive for the non-binary and transgender people.
“There’s a lot of talk of womanhood and how this is a woman’s issue,” they said. “But it’s so much more.”
Maya Gray, another IU junior, said it’s important now more than ever to be intersectional. Queer people, transgender people, people with disabilities and people of color are going to be disproportionately affected by this ruling, she said.
“If I were to have a kid, her grandparents would have more rights than her,” she said. “This isn’t going to end with Roe v. Wade.”
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Veteran Sarasota deputy cleared in shooting of 65-year-old man during eviction
The shooting death of a man by a sheriff's deputy in a downtown condo during an eviction has been ruled justified because the man threatened deputies with a knife, according to the 12th Judicial Circuit State Attorney's Office.
In a letter dated May 13, Chief Assistant State Attorney Craig Schaeffer said that the deputy, determined by the Herald-Tribune's reporting to be Sarasota County Sheriff's Deputy Stephanie Graham, acted lawfully in the April 1 incident in which she shot and killed Jeremiah Evans, 65. An autopsy report from the medical examiner’s office showed that Evans died from a perforation of his heart following a gunshot wound to his chest.
Public records and interviews paint a fuller picture of Evans and Graham, a 24-year sheriff's veteran, in the case in which a court-ordered eviction led to Evans' death at Palm Place condominiums at 755 South Palm Ave.
Previously:Sarasota County deputy fatally shoots armed man during eviction, Sheriff says
Injunction issued:Herald-Tribune challenges order against identifying deputies in fatal shooting
Law challenged:Supreme Court agrees to consider Marsy's Law dispute between city of Tallahassee and police union
Three deputies with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office knocked and rang the doorbell multiple times on April 1 identifying themselves as from the sheriff’s office, according to records. They entered the apartment with a key after getting no response.
While at the front door, deputies announced who they were again and asked Evans to come to the door, Graham wrote in a use of firearms report.
“My firearm was drawn to search and clear the residence in order to safely turn the property over to the plaintiff,” Graham said in the report.
They confronted Evans, who was sitting at the kitchen table and refusing to leave, according to the letter from Schaeffer.
Evans kept referring to his third amendment rights, which are often invoked for someone's privacy in their home, as deputies commanded him to leave the property, Graham said in the report. Graham observed a knife in Evans’ right hand and tucked against his right thigh and told the other deputies that he had a knife.
“It’s for my defense,” Graham quoted Evans as saying in the report. Graham pointed her gun at Evans and gave him repeated commands to drop the knife, she said.
Another deputy on the scene deployed a Taser, which did not affect Evans. Evans stood up from the chair and raised his right hand, which held the knife, Graham wrote in the report.
As the Taser cycled through, Evans was able to advance toward Graham as she continued to yell at him to stop and drop the knife.
He stood up and took steps toward the deputies while holding the knife in front of him in a "threatening manner," Schaeffer wrote. When Evans was less than 8 feet from the deputies, Graham fired her gun one time at Evans, Schaeffer wrote in the letter.
Graham wrote that Evans was closer in her report.
“Once within three to four feet of me and fearing I would be stabbed, I fired one shot at his upper torso,” Graham said in her report.
After he fell to the floor and the knife was out of reach, the deputies called for medical response units and attempted life-saving measures.
"Based upon the established legal standard for justifiable use of deadly force, and the clear events that occurred, this office concludes that Deputy Graham's shooting of the decedent was the result of Justifiable use of deadly force and was therefore lawful due to the imminent threat posed by the decedent to the deputies," Schaeffer wrote in a letter to Sheriff Kurt A. Hoffman.
In response to a public records request from the Herald-Tribune, the State Attorney's Office provided an unredacted version that included the last names of the three deputies. The State Attorney’s Office says its disclosure of two deputies’ names was a mistake. Using public information, the Herald-Tribune determined Graham's first name.
When the Sheriff's Office and State Attorney's Office learned the newspaper had the deputy's name, they got a judge to issue an emergency injunction forbidding the paper from publishing the information about two of the deputies because they had invoked Marsy's Law, which prevents police agencies from releasing the identities of victims of crimes.
The newspaper fought the injunction, appearing in court on June 21 to argue that it was an unconstitutional prior restraint that violated the First Amendment. The parties were awaiting a ruling by Circuit Judge Charles Williams when, on Thursday, a group called the Florida Center for Government Accountability, which helps citizens and journalists access public records, published a story about the case online and included Stephanie Graham's name.
Given that the deputy had been publicly identified, the paper's attorneys filed a notice Friday afternoon saying the injunction was moot. Williams ruled in favor of dissolving the injunction on Monday.
Superiors praise deputy's judgment
Court hearing:Sarasota judge to rule within a week on injunction barring Herald-Tribune from ID'ing deputies
Graham has been a deputy with Sarasota County since 1998. She has received standard and above standard performance ratings from supervisors. She has received praise for her handling of drug busts and special victims investigations.
Graham has passed all in-service training sessions, including escalation and de-escalation tactics and Taser deployment.
During her 2021 performance review, her supervisor said she had exceptional judgment.
"She is fact-based and will not allow herself to be drawn into emotional situations when making decisions," Sgt. Sean Brophy wrote. "She effectively balances swift decision-making, with the ability to analyze the many angles to a given situation or problem."
In a circuit court lawsuit, Graham was named as a defendant in a 2004 drug bust, along with the sheriff at the time and two other deputies, in a federal lawsuit brought by a 63-year-old woman who alleged Graham used excessive force during a drug investigation.
The woman said she told deputies that she had arthritis and that she couldn't get on the ground as they asked. Graham allegedly pushed her to the ground, the woman said in her lawsuit.
The lawsuit alleged that "Graham then placed a foot on Croom's back, and Croom heard a gun 'click.' Graham told her to 'shut [her] mouth' when Croom tried to ask questions, Croom was detained on the ground for up to ten minutes."
The trial judge ruled in favor of the deputies and sheriff's office in an order granting them summary judgment. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the woman's allegations failed to establish a Fourth Amendment violation of excessive force in 2011.
Graham was commended in her personnel file for how she handled the case.
Who was Jeremiah Evans?
Evans, the man who died in a condo that wasn't his, was considered a drifter by those who knew him. But those who attended his church said they will remember his heart and acts of service.
The Rev. Charleston Wilson of the Church of the Redeemer said Evans was "a man of mystery in so many ways," but he did enjoy serving and worshiping at the church.
Evans would assist in setting up and cleaning up the altar guild, and he would ensure candles were stocked and stacked for those to come and pray. When Wilson walked through the church during the day for open prayer and meditation, he would often see Evans praying alone in the church.
"He was a man of prayer and a man of serving others," Wilson said.
Wilson said that when he spoke to Evans, he got the sense there was some past history of "mental anguish" that affected him because he struggled with words and expressing himself.
"Interacting with him was similar to interacting with those I've interacted with on the spectrum," Wilson said.
Evans had been staying at the condo with its owner, Calvin Joseph Marquis, a member of the Church of the Redeemer. Marquis and Evans went to the same church, but they attended different services.
COVID sped up Marquis' health decline, and Wilson said he guesses that Evans would help him get his medicine or make sure lunch was there.
Wilson said Marquis has a history of letting people live there, but he doesn't know if Evans was one of those people.
"The word 'take people in' is probably not what I'm looking for, but Cal had a huge heart," Wilson said.
Evans had received a separate court-ordered eviction in 2017 at a separate residence, according to the Sarasota County Clerk Records.
Once Marquis died in September, Kraig H. Koach, a lawyer and member of the Church of the Redeemer, acted as Marquis' personal representative of his estate. Koach serves as chairman of the Diocesan Finance Committee and as a member of the Endowment Committee, according to the Diocese of South Florida.
On Feb. 28 Evans was served a summons and a complaint after not vacating the residence.
Koach eventually obtained a writ of possession from the Sarasota County Court on March 28 for Marquis' condo.
The church has taken the responsibility for Evans' remains and will be hosting a service to inter his ashes.
Wilson said what happened to Evans was a tragic accident.
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Prosecutors in Collin County announced Tuesday four new capital murder indictments against accused serial killer Billy Chemirmir.
The indictments accuse Chemirmir of killing Marilyn Bixler, 90, in Frisco on Sept. 17, 2017; Diane Delahunty, 79, in Plano on Dec. 3, 2017; Helen Lee, 82, in Frisco on Sept. 2, 2017; and Mamie Miya, 93, in Plano on Dec. 8, 2017.
“These indictments should serve as a reminder that every victim of a violent crime deserves to have their case investigated and prosecuted, and Collin County law enforcement and prosecutors will work every day to hold violent offenders accountable," Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said in a statement.
The families of the victims released the following joint statement.
"We the families and loved ones of Marilyn Bixler, Diane Delahunty, Helen Lee, and Mamie Miya are grateful to hear of today’s four additional capital murder indictments. These indictments are another step in holding Billy Chemirmir accountable for the full extent of his horrible crimes. We’d like to thank police and prosecutors for listening to us, and for their continued efforts to see that justice is done for all the victims and their loved ones.”
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The four new indictments add to the 18 capital murder indictments and two attempted capital murder indictments Chemirmir already faces in Dallas and Collin counties.
Chemirmir has so far stood trial in one case, the murder of Lu Thi Harris. Chemirmir was found guilty and sentenced to serve life in prison. Chemirmir denied killing anyone.
Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot has vowed to try Chemirmir on one more case, the January 2018 death of Mary Brooks, in October, The Dallas Morning News reported. The other 11 counts of capital murder in Dallas County will likely be dismissed, Creuzot told families last year.
Collin County prosecutors have said they will let Dallas County try their cases first before moving forward with their indictments.
Prosecutors say he targeted independent living communities, smothering his victims to steal jewelry.
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AUBURN, Calif. — A man died after crashing into a tree Monday night on Auburn Folsom Road in Auburn.
A male driver was traveling southbound at 10:50 p.m. when he allowed his truck to drift off to the side of the road hitting a tree. His truck then pivoted out of his control and caused him to back into a fence, according to California Highway Patrol.
Medical officials arrived and pronounced the driver dead on the scene. CHP has not released his identity at this time.
The cause of the collision is currently under investigation but authorities believe there was likely no drugs or alcohol involved.
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NEVADA COUNTY, Calif. — Officials are calling for people in certain parts of Nevada County to leave their homes after a wildfire sparked in the area of Rice's Crossing.
Crews responded to the vegetation fire in Nevada County Tuesday afternoon. According to the Cal Fire Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit, crews are at the scene of the Rice Fire, which is near North San Juan.
Firefighters say there is a fully involved structure with the fire spreading into vegetation at a moderate rate.
STAY INFORMED:
Evacuation Map
The Nevada County Office of Emergency Services issued evacuation orders for certain areas due to the fire. View the evacuation map below for updates.
FIRE MAP
WILDFIRE PREPS
According to Cal Fire, the 2021 fire season started earlier than previous years, but also ended earlier, as well. January 2021 saw just under 1,200 acres burned from nearly 300 wildfires. Fires picked up in the summer when the Dixie Fire burned in five Northern California counties — Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Lassen and Tehama. The Dixie Fire started on July 13 and wasn't contained until Oct. 25, burning nearly 1 million acres. It has since become the second-largest wildfire in state history and the largest non-complex fire.
Overall, 2.5 million acres were burned in 2021 from 8,835 wildfires. Over 3,600 structures were destroyed and 3 people killed.
If you live in a wildfire-prone zone, Cal Fire suggests creating a defensible space around your home. Defensible space is an area around a building in which vegetation and other debris are 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 best to prepare yourself and your family in cases of wildfires.
Some counties use Nixle alerts to update residents on severe weather, wildfires, and other news. To sign up, visit www.nixle.com or text your zip code to 888777 to start receiving alerts.
PG&E customers can also subscribe to alerts via text, email, or phone call. If you're a PG&E customer, visit the Profile & Alerts section of your account to register.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — There's a hazy view in downtown Sacramento as wildfires burn across the region.
There are at least three known fires burning, including one in the Winton area of Sacramento County, one in Nevada County, and one southeast of Davis.
The fire southeast of Davis is also impacting air quality sensors in West Sacramento through the Natomas area. Sensors are around the moderate to unhealthy for sensitive groups zone at this time, according to the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District.
"Winds will pick from the southwest late this afternoon through the early evening. This will be carrying smoke to the north and east of the fire lines," said ABC10 Chief Meteorologist Monica Woods.
Rice Fire
Cal Fire's Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit said the so-called 'Rice Fire' in Nevada County sparked in the area of Rice's Crossing near Bridgeport in North San Juan.
Katena Fire
According to the Cosumnes Fire Department, the Katena Fire broke out near near Katena Lane and Clay Station Road in the Wilton area. At 2:19 p.m., Cosumnes Fire said forward progress on the fire had been stopped.
Fire in Davis
Crews from West Sacramento, Davis and Woodland fire departments are responding to the blaze, which is burning around County Road 104 and County Road 36.
Fire Map
Air Quality Map
Check for the latest air quality in your area with the tool below.
WILDFIRE PREPS
According to Cal Fire, the 2021 fire season started earlier than previous years, but also ended earlier, as well. January 2021 saw just under 1,200 acres burned from nearly 300 wildfires. Fires picked up in the summer when the Dixie Fire burned in five Northern California counties — Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Lassen and Tehama. The Dixie Fire started on July 13 and wasn't contained until Oct. 25, burning nearly 1 million acres. It has since become the second-largest wildfire in state history and the largest non-complex fire.
Overall, 2.5 million acres were burned in 2021 from 8,835 wildfires. Over 3,600 structures were destroyed and 3 people killed.
If you live in a wildfire-prone zone, Cal Fire suggests creating a defensible space around your home. Defensible space is an area around a building in which vegetation and other debris are 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 best to prepare yourself and your family in cases of wildfires.
Some counties use Nixle alerts to update residents on severe weather, wildfires, and other news. To sign up, visit www.nixle.com or text your zip code to 888777 to start receiving alerts.
PG&E customers can also subscribe to alerts via text, email, or phone call. If you're a PG&E customer, visit the Profile & Alerts section of your account to register.
What questions do you have about the latest wildfires? If you're impacted by the wildfires, what would you like to know? Text the ABC10 team at (916) 321-3310.
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WILTON, Calif. — Crews responded to a large grass fire in Wilton Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Cosumnes Fire Department, the Katena Fire broke out near near Katena Lane and Clay Station Road.
At 2:19 p.m., Cosumnes Fire said forward progress on the fire had been stopped.
STAY INFORMED:
FIRE MAP:
WILDFIRE PREPS
According to Cal Fire, the 2021 fire season started earlier than previous years, but also ended earlier, as well. January 2021 saw just under 1,200 acres burned from nearly 300 wildfires. Fires picked up in the summer when the Dixie Fire burned in five Northern California counties — Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Lassen and Tehama. The Dixie Fire started on July 13 and wasn't contained until Oct. 25, burning nearly 1 million acres. It has since become the second-largest wildfire in state history and the largest non-complex fire.
Overall, 2.5 million acres were burned in 2021 from 8,835 wildfires. Over 3,600 structures were destroyed and 3 people killed.
If you live in a wildfire-prone zone, Cal Fire suggests creating a defensible space around your home. Defensible space is an area around a building in which vegetation and other debris are 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 best to prepare yourself and your family in cases of wildfires.
Some counties use Nixle alerts to update residents on severe weather, wildfires, and other news. To sign up, visit www.nixle.com or text your zip code to 888777 to start receiving alerts.
PG&E customers can also subscribe to alerts via text, email, or phone call. If you're a PG&E customer, visit the Profile & Alerts section of your account to register.
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Chesterfield County police are investigating the death of an 18-month-old boy who died Tuesday after being left unattended in a vehicle for several hours. The boy's father later committed suicide, police said.
"It's just a tragedy on so many levels," said police Lt. Col. Christopher Hensley. "Our hearts go out to the family and friends that are going to deal with this."
Officers began their investigation around 11:42 a.m. after receiving reports of a child being left in a family vehicle.
Hensley said police were in contact with the child's mother and relatives who said the boy may be in danger after they learned he had not been dropped off at daycare. The family indicated to police that the boy's father was making suicidal statements, police said.
Police were told the vehicle may be located at the father's home in the 14100 block of Aldengate Road.
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"Other people contacted us [and said that] we needed to respond to that address, to check on his welfare, and that's when things unfolded," said Hensley
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Officers discovered the vehicle, but nothing was inside expect an empty car seat, Hensley said.
Police then entered the home, where they found the 18-month-old boy dead. The boy's father was discovered shortly afterwards in the woods behind the house with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Hensley said police believe the father left the child in the vehicle for several hours before discovering the boy was dead. When he discovered the child, he returned home, took the child inside, exited his home and shot himself, police said.
Authorities have not released the identities of the father and son.
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The head of the University of Richmond board of trustees, Paul Queally, will step down from his position Thursday at the conclusion of his term. Last year, Queally was at the center of debate regarding the names of two campus buildings and their ties to racism.
At the time, Queally was opposed to changing the names of Ryland Hall and Freeman Hall, despite protests from students and faculty. Robert Ryland owned slaves and Douglas Southall Freeman supported segregation and eugenics. Altering the names would be equivalent to submitting to cancel culture, Queally said, according to professors.
Faculty and staff criticized his comments. Professors said he referred to students as Black, brown and “regular students,” and a former UR staffer, Jessica Washington, accused him of interrupting and condescending toward her. She called it “the single most horrific and traumatizing work experience I have ever had.”
The faculty censured Queally and ratified a vote of no confidence in him, saying the board had perhaps fallen out of step with the university community. Queally did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.
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In March 2022, the board reversed its decision and changed the building names.
Queally also came under fire in 2014 for comments he made at a secret Wall Street fraternity induction ceremony in New York. According to New York Magazine, Queally made fun of Hillary Clinton and Barney Frank, a former member of Congress who is gay. The jokes were described as sexist and homophobic.
Queally later said the remarks were made in the spirit of the event and “do not reflect my views or my values.”
A 1986 UR graduate, Queally was co-president of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, a New York private equity firm. He has donated millions of dollars to the university, and his name is on three buildings. He has served on the board since 2010.
Replacing him as rector is R. Lewis Boggs, a current board member. Also stepping down from the board are vice rector Susan G. Quisenberry, Louis W. Moelchert Jr., Gregory S. Rogowski and Michael P. Walrath.
Four new members have been elected this year: Stephen J. Aronson, Dr. Stacy Garrett-Ray, Ajay Nagpal and Kevin R. Seth.
Aronson, a UR alumnus, returns to the board after a three-year absence. He retired from British banking giant Barclays, where he was head of campus recruiting for distribution and senior executive ally for LGBTQ employees.
Garrett-Ray, a UR alumna, is a vice president for Ascension, a St. Louis-based private health care system, and a family medicine physician.
Nagpal, a parent of a UR student, is chief operating officer at Millennium Management, a New York-based global investment firm.
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The Richmond School Board might reverse its previous decision to reject a comprehensive facilities assessment that would address every building in the division for an approximate cost of $500,000.
In April a motion to approve the assessment contract failed. During the board's June 21 meeting, Seventh District School Board member Cheryl Burke asked to revisit the facilities assessment.
During the June 21 meeting, Burke initially made a motion for RPS to undergo a full facilities assessment for every facility during the 2022-2023 school year, but in the conversation that followed her motion, she withdrew it.
“I withdraw my motion providing that we have the [RPS] facilities team to come in for a future meeting,” to discuss the assessment, Burke said last week.
Some School Board members have expressed sticker shock with the nearly $500,000 cost, though, last year, the board tasked Superintendent Jason Kamras with pursuing the assessment with a budget of up to $500,000.
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“I do want to note the board approved this expenditure," Kamras said during a March meeting in which School Board members began to express pause with the price tag. "If the board didn't want us to spend this money, then why did you waste the administration's time?” Karmas said.
“The administration did not do this on a whim," Kamras added at the March meeting. "The school board took action, approved these funds, and directed the administration to move forward with this process. If the board no longer wants that, so be it."
Karmas followed up his March remarks last week by saying: “I want to be very clear the assessment that the board asked for and that we put out to bid was a comprehensive soup to nuts, every building [assessment].”
A completed facilities assessment would allow for RPS “once and for all" to have "a professional up to date, exhaustive assessment of what needs to be done for all of our buildings,” Kamras said.
In March, Kamras presented a $495,086.87 facilities assessment contract to be carried out by Bureau Veritas Technical Assessment, LLC. The price tag’s breakdown is $0.095/square foot assessed (amounting to 4,571,967 total square footage for the division) plus $750 per generator, elevator, and lift.
The board then rejected the contract in April, when only two school board members approved the contract.
First District School Board member Liz Doerr, who was absent during the April vote, expressed support last week for revisiting the contract. However, she stressed that she does not want to put more work on the superintendent’s administration if the board is ultimately going to vote no again.
Doerr recalled that the resounding no vote in April was based on the assessment contract's cost.
Karmas previously said the division has federal stimulus dollars that could fund the facilities assessment.
Eighth District School Board member Dawn Page, who voted in favor of the assessment in April, said last week that the longer the board waits, the more the cost will rise.
“If we prolong addressing our dilapidated buildings that are antiquated [and] infrastructure that is not up to date, it’s gonna cost a lot more than $500,000 to address the needs of the learning facilities that our children are learning in.
"What message are we saying to our children when they walk through the doors of our school buildings and they see tile on the floor, mold, dilapidated windows … that does have an impact on learning.”
Ahead of Burke withdrawing her motion last week, Fourth District School Board member Jonathan Young said sarcastically. “I'm so pleased that my colleagues are going to spend our scarce resources studying our buildings in lieu of actually fixing the buildings.”
Vice-Chair Kenya Gibson, who represents the city’s Third District, requested that the division’s facilities team speak to the school board. Gibson would rather put the assessment’s money toward addressing critical needs than creating a list.
If approved, the facilities assessment would cover everything of every single RPS building, “including the structure, the mechanical systems, parking lots, athletic fields, playgrounds, landscaping, science labs, everything,” Kamras has repeated multiple times.
“This is something that the board has wanted ever since I’ve got here.”
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No one should be bored on the Fourth of July this year: Here's the lineup
It’s going to be hard to choose from the plethora of events happening in Great Falls on the Fourth of July this year. To make it easier, here’s a roundup of everything we could find.
Parades
The city’s Fourth of July parade starts at 11 a.m., and the route runs from 1st Avenue South to 8th Street, then north to Central Avenue, turns west to Park Drive, and disbands in Margaret Park north of the Civic Center.
Paradegoers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and park only in areas outside the parade route. For more information about the parade, contact Lola Galloway at 406-750-4721 or Terry Bailey at 406-799-1091.
Over in Black Eagle, the annual parade starts promptly at 5 p.m. and runs from the Black Eagle Country Club and runs east on Smelter Avenue towards the Black Eagle Community Center. This year’s theme is Joe Dirt with Freedom and Fireworks.
Fireworks
The People's Park & Recreation Foundation sponsors the annual community fireworks display. The best viewing will be from Elk's Riverside Park on River Drive North between Central and 6th Street. The show kicks off from West Bank Park at around 10:15 pm after it gets dark. West Bank Park will be closed all day for setup. Parking is available at Gibson Park.
The People's Park & Recreation Foundation put on the annual display by collecting donations. If you’d like to contribute to the Fireworks Forever Fund, you can do so during the parade or by mailing a donation to Fireworks Forever Fund, c/o People's Park and Recreation Foundation, P.O. Box 2106, Great Falls, MT, 59403.
Other fun stuff
You can also watch fireworks from Eagle Falls Golf Course and Centene Stadium.
The Great Falls Voyagers have a 7 p.m. game with a fireworks show to follow.
The Eagle Falls Golf Course plans a free Community Celebration starting at 6 p.m. with live music, firework viewing, face painting and games, along with food and drink specials in the Taphouse. For the first time, Eagle Falls is holding the Firecracker Golf Outing, a nine-hole, two-person scramble beginning at 5 p.m. For more information, call Eagle Falls at 406-761-1078.
The third annual 4th of July Hootenanny features country rapper Colt Ford headlines with live music beginning immediately after the parade on Central Avenue between 4th and 6th Street. Admission is free, and the party includes music, dancing, food, drinks and more. Feel free to bring a folding chair and remember sunscreen, hats and sunglasses. Coolers and outside alcohol are not allowed. Alcohol must stay in designated areas. Pets and smoking are also prohibited. For details, visit facebook.com/downtownsummerjam.
Cool off after the parade at the Electric City Water Park, featuring the Power Tower Plunge, the Kersplash Rock Wall, the Riptide Slide and the Lazy River. Youngsters can play in the swimming pools or splash in the Squirt Zone. The park will be open from noon until 6 p.m.
Fireworks reminders
Fireworks may not be discharged in any city park or on any public sidewalk, street, public right-of-way, public easement or alley. They should only be set off on private property such as the sidewalk leading to a residence or driveway. The discharging of fireworks within the city limits can only take place on July 2, 3 and 4 from 8 a.m. to midnight.
Children age nine and younger must have a supervising adult within 10 feet when setting off fireworks, and the city encourages everyone to clean up any fireworks debris left behind.
Great Falls Fire Rescue also wants to remind folks to practice fireworks safety.
“Our goal at Great Falls Fire Rescue is to educate residents about fire prevention and safety. Annually, fireworks start over 19,000 fires and send over 9,000 people to the Emergency Room each year,” said Great Falls Fire Marshal Mike McIntosh in a news release. “We hope that through proper education and use of fireworks, the citizens of Great Falls will not be part of these statistics. Know the rules, pay attention, and stay safe.”
Fourth of July fireworks safety tips from GFFR:
- Read Directions — Read the cautionary labels and directions before discharging.
- Discharge Outdoors — Always use fireworks outside in a clear area, away from buildings and vehicles.
- Keep Fireworks away from Others — Never point or throw fireworks at another person or place any part of your body directly over a firework when lighting the fuse.
- One at a Time — Light fireworks one at a time, then move back to a safe distance quickly.
- Have Water Handy — Have a bucket of water or a water hose nearby to prevent a possible fire. Always remember to douse discharged fireworks with water once they have completely burned before throwing the fireworks away to prevent a trash fire.
- Adult Supervision — A responsible adult should always closely supervise all fireworks activities. Never allow young children to play with or ignite fireworks.
- Clean it Up — Always clean up used fireworks when finished (make sure they are doused with water!).
- Prevent Injury — Fireworks should never be carried in a pocket or be shot off in metal or glass containers. Fireworks should be used on a solid, flat level surface. Never use altered fireworks. Not only are they dangerous, they can also be illegal.
- Sparklers — Sparklers can burn at temperatures of about 2,000 degrees. Parents may not realize that young children suffer injuries from sparklers.
- It Didn’t Light? — If a firework does not work, leave it alone. Do not try to relight it. Pour water on it.
- Buying Fireworks — Purchase fireworks only from reliable outlets. Avoid buying fireworks that are packaged in brown paper or packaging. This is often a sign that the fireworks were made for professional displays and could pose a danger to consumers.
Finally, GFFR urges residents to remember that not everyone loves fireworks. When you’re celebrating, make sure to be a good neighbor and be sensitive to others when choosing to discharge fireworks. Fireworks can disrupt those sleeping, scare pets and can be a trigger for veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
For more information about Fourth of July safety, contact GFFR at 406-727-8070. | https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2022/06/28/fourth-of-july-this-year-includes-parades-fireworks-music-and-more/65362755007/ | 2022-06-28T22:37:56 | 0 | https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2022/06/28/fourth-of-july-this-year-includes-parades-fireworks-music-and-more/65362755007/ |
“What if God was one of us? Just a slob like one of us? Just a stranger on the bus Tryin’ to make his way home?”
— Joan Osborne
There’s been a lot of hand-wringing and gnashing of teeth lately about a new report showing a marked decline in the membership, attendance and even beliefs espoused by religious institutions in America.
For a country founded, mostly, on religious principles, America, some are saying, is hell-bound.
COVID, of course, has to be factored in when any survey over the last couple of years is conducted. Churches were, for the most part, ordered to close their doors, and some that wanted to show that their “faith in God” was stronger than any man-made disease and ignored the order saw many members become sick and even die from the virus.
(NOTE: In no way setting myself up as a spokesperson for God, I can’t help but think that He must have wondered at His creation’s boneheadedness in defying an order that was enacted to keep them safe during the height of the pandemic.)
Church membership and attendance have each been declining steadily for the past several decades. The Devil’s hand is in that reality, no doubt, but all supernatural beings aside, people have quit going to church because they no longer feel the urgency to do so. People have, even the most devout would agree, elevated themselves to not big-G God status, but only slightly lower to little-G god magnificence.
Face it, in 2020s America, self-importance has risen dramatically as individuals — even many who say they believe in God and others who attend religious services regularly — primarily focus on their well-being and on their own wants and desires. They don’t feel the need for a God. Being a deacon or an elder in the church is no longer as important as saving up money for that dream vacation or paying off that addition for the house that allows individuals to either catch up with or surpass their neighbors’ latest acquisition.
Let’s say there are 100,000 people reading this column right now. (Hint, that number’s a tad high, I know, but allow me this bit of fantasy. I ask for so little.) I would be willing to bet one of my somewhat healthy kidneys that 998,742 of them have heard this statement or something very similar: “I’m a religious person and I believe in God, but I don’t find churches today to be very spiritual. I find more spirituality in the privacy of my own home.”
Translation: I’s rather be out on the lake, on the golf course or on a girls’ day out on Sundays than sitting in church.
For people who spend time “looking for signs,” there are any number of indicators that America has lost its way, as far as religion goes. Even the believers aren’t content to attend churches that give us the same old dull sermons we’ve been hearing for decades. This is a new age, we need more sizzle. We need giant video screens, rock bands jamming instead of choirs singing, an elegant meal — you can save Communion wine and bread for those special days like Easter — a performance by some noted Christian artists, plays with real drama, movies, big-time visiting evangelists.
(NOTE 2: Speaking of visiting evangelists, one of my most favorite/unfavorite times at Pinetta and later Mystic Baptist Churches in Irwin County was when we’d have “revival” services each year. There would be a visiting pastor, usually one who brought the hellfire and brimstone, and at some point during the week, dinner on the grounds. That was a magical time when we’d fight over some of the ladies in the church’s signature dishes. I’ll never forget one visiting evangelist declaring, for a 100% fact, that the only way any musical artist could get a record produced — and, he sadly added, that included not just those evil rock bands, but country, gospel, blues ... any musical genre — was to sign a contract turning your soul over to the Devil. Amazingly, many believed him. Sigh.)
Back to business: The drop in church attendance, membership and even simple belief in God is disquieting for institutions whose purpose is to set souls up for entry into heaven. Perhaps if these institutions encouraged their members to disengage from the political wars and not follow so blindly the words of false prophets, hypocrites and down-right evil men and women who use God as part of their shill to get elected to office, they’d find themselves with an audience more in tune with their beliefs. At the very least, they’d have an audience not so self-absorbed as to put themselves on a level with a supreme being capable of creating such a marvelous universe as this. | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/carlton-fletcher-churches-today-must-combat-the-egos-of-little-g-gods/article_ec578c16-f71a-11ec-b0fe-ef0a5b38ddd5.html | 2022-06-28T22:39:41 | 0 | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/carlton-fletcher-churches-today-must-combat-the-egos-of-little-g-gods/article_ec578c16-f71a-11ec-b0fe-ef0a5b38ddd5.html |
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Forbes ranked 1st Source Bank, First Merchants and Centier Bank among the best banks in Indiana.
The national business magazine released the "America's Best Banks in Each State 2022" list honoring the top 2.7% of banks nationally. Terre Haute-based First Financial Bank topped the Indiana list, followed by Huntington Bank from Columbus, Ohio.
South Bend-based 1st Source Bank, Muncie-based First Merchants and Merrillville-based Centier — all of which have extensive footprints in the Region — ranked among the top five.
First Merchants ranked highly thanks to its app, financial calculators, how-to videos and other online banking capabilities.
"We are delighted to be recognized by a well-known and reputable source like Forbes. This award is special because it truly reflects how we serve our communities consistent with our ‘Helping you prosper’ service approach," said First Merchants CEO Mark Hardwick. "We’re focused on genuinely helping our customers prosper by effectively responding to the needs of businesses, organizations, and people across the diverse communities we serve.”
Forbes partnered with Statista to survey 26,000 U.S. bank customers about customer service, financial advice, branch services, digital services, trustworthiness, terms and conditions and other topics as it came up with its state-by-state rankings.
“There are so many banking options, and we strive every day to show our clients they have made the right choice for their financial futures by entrusting us to be their partner in that journey,” said Andrea Short, president of 1st Source Bank. “Being named one of the best banks in Indiana by those clients lets us know that hard work is paying off, and that we are living our mission of helping people achieve security, build wealth and realize their dreams in all that we do.”
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Great Lakes steel production rose by 5,000 tons last week, while steel capacity utilization ticked down, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.
Locally, steel mills in the Great Lakes region, clustered mainly along the south shore of Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana, made 583,000 tons of metal in the week that ended June 25, up from 578,000 tons the previous week.
Steel mills remained at over 80% capacity, a key threshold they operated at for most of last year, following the latest wave of industry consolidation, imposition of blanket tariffs of 25%, strong demand and generally favorable market conditions. Imports have been rising again after steel prices soared to record highs, contributing to inflation and leading the U.S. to switch to a quota system with some trading partners.
Overall, domestic steel mills in the United States made 1.75 million tons of steel last week, down 0.5% from 1.758 million tons the previous week and down 5.1% compared to 1.844 million tons the same time a year prior.
Nationally, steel production so far in 2022 totals 44.166 million tons, a 2% decrease over 45.05 million tons through the same period last year.
U.S. steel mills have run at a capacity utilization rate of 80.7% through June 25, up from 79.4% at the same point in 2021, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.
Steel capacity utilization, a key metric of the industry's profitability, was 80.2% last week, down from 83% a year earlier and down from 80.5% a week prior.
Steel production in the southern region, a wide geographic swath that encompasses many mini-mills and rivals the Great Lakes region in output, totaled 745,000 tons last week, up from 742,000 tons the week before, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute. Volume in the rest of the Midwest rose to 208,000 tons, up from 206,000 tons the week prior.
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Horizon Bancorp, the parent company of Michigan City-based Horizon Bank, selected a new lead director.
Current Lead Director Daniel Hopp's three-year term expires at the end of the month and he chose not to seek another term. Hopp will reach the bancorp's mandatory retirement age by year's end.
The board voted in a confidential ballot to choose Michele M. Magnuson to be the next lead director. In the leadership role, she will serve "as a principal liaison between the independent directors, all board members, the chairman and chief executive officer, and other members of senior management on matters including corporate policy, strategy and executive management performance."
Magnuson is the former president and chief financial officer of LaPorte Bancorp and its subsidiary The LaPorte Savings Bank, where she also served on the board as a director.
She joined the Indiana-chartered savings bank as chief financial officer in 2003 and was named vice president the next year, executive vice president in 2007 and president and CFO in 2011.
Magnuson also has served on both Horizon Bancorp’s and Horizon Bank’s board of directors since 2016.
She is a Ball State University graduate with a master of business administration degree from Indiana University South Bend. She has more than 33 years of experience in the banking sector.
"Magnuson’s extensive management, financial and banking industry experience, including her familiarity with the local business and economic environment in the communities formerly served by The LaPorte Savings Bank and now served by Horizon Bank, adds value and a unique perspective to the boards of directors of both Horizon and Horizon Bank," Horizon Bank said in a news release.
Her term starts on July 1. It expires on June 30 in 2025.
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Indiana Chamber of Commerce is taking over management of the Indiana Talent Network.
The statewide chamber's Institute for Workforce Excellence will absorb the workforce development initiative as part of its ongoing "commitment to lifting up the educational attainment and workforce skills of Hoosiers."
The Indiana Talent Network was founded in 2017 as a "network of networks" linking various efforts to attract and develop more talent in the Hoosier State. It's been coordinated by the Community Education Coalition since its inception.
“In the coming months, we will take full responsibility for coordinating and convening the Indiana Talent Network and look forward to partnering with its team to continue to identify priorities and establish goals around talent attraction, connection and development that will most aid the workforce and employers,” Executive Director Todd Hurst said. “We also acknowledge the great work that has been done with the Network to date and especially applaud (CEO) John Burnett, (network strategist) Jeanna Berdel and (CivicLab executive director) Jack Hess for their efforts and dedication.”
The Indiana Talent Network brings together stakeholders form across the state to pursue talent recruitment and retention strategies, working to further education, quality of life and household income.
"We have been searching for the right state-level partner to carry the program forward. The Institute for Workforce Excellence is a perfect fit. We are grateful for the arrangement,” CivicLab Co-Founder and Community Education Coalition CEO John Burnett said.
The Indiana Talent Network has worked over the years to improve best practices, foster learning and promote workforce development.
“We intend to build on that foundation even more in order to prepare individuals and businesses to compete in today’s talent-driven economy," Hurst said.
The Indiana Talent Network has representatives from across the state. They meet together every quarter to share information on professional development, talent connection and related subjects.
It's now one of a number of workforce services the Indianapolis-based chamber offers, including the soon-to-be-launched Talent Resource Navigator tool.
“We know that having regional intermediaries is critical to effectively addressing systems-level workforce challenges so they can learn from one another. Perhaps more importantly, the Indiana Talent Network creates an avenue of communication to and from the state from regional partners who are doing the work on a daily basis within our communities across the state," Hurst said.
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"Centennial Park has become a regional, destination type of park. The fees were set at a price point to be attractive for visitors but to also capture funds to help offset their impact on the park."
Kevin Brinegar, CEO of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, announces the business group's 2020 legislative agenda during a Nov. 18, 2019, luncheon in Indianapolis. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/indiana-chamber-of-commerce-to-absorb-the-indiana-talent-network/article_f69f0c43-198b-51b6-8725-fd845169c745.html | 2022-06-28T22:48:23 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/indiana-chamber-of-commerce-to-absorb-the-indiana-talent-network/article_f69f0c43-198b-51b6-8725-fd845169c745.html |
Abortion access for Hoosier women could become incredibly muddled in coming days if a hodgepodge of abortion restrictions enacted by Indiana lawmakers in recent years are permitted to take effect.
Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita, a Munster native, filed paperwork Monday seeking permission to enforce Indiana abortion laws federal courts struck down as unconstitutional prior to the U.S. Supreme Court last week rescinding the right to abortion first identified in its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
Rokita said with Roe v. Wade now off the books, and each state empowered to enact its own abortion policies, the judicial holds on Indiana's abortion statutes should immediately be lifted and the laws permitted to take effect.
"Like most Hoosiers, I believe in building a culture of life in Indiana," Rokita said. "That means protecting the lives of unborn babies and safeguarding the physical, mental and emotional well-being of their mothers. I'll do everything in my power to advance this mission."
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The statutes Rokita is seeking to implement include a 2016 ban on sex-, race- or disability-selective abortions; a 2017 law making it more difficult for pregnant Hoosiers under age 18 to obtain an abortion without parental involvement; and a 2019 prohibition on the dilation and evacuation abortion procedure, which Rokita called "dismemberment abortion."
Records show federal courts have not yet ruled on Rokita's requests. The Indiana Department of Health also did not immediately answer when asked if the agency is prepared to implement the long-delayed abortion restrictions should courts give the go-ahead.
In any case, the Republican-controlled General Assembly is scheduled to convene in special session July 6 to consider enacting a total, or near-total, ban on abortion in the Hoosier State. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/rokita-wants-previously-unconstitutional-indiana-abortion-restrictions-to-take-effect/article_5b7dccd1-204f-506c-83b0-1688cefedb00.html | 2022-06-28T22:48:36 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/rokita-wants-previously-unconstitutional-indiana-abortion-restrictions-to-take-effect/article_5b7dccd1-204f-506c-83b0-1688cefedb00.html |
CROWN POINT — A former Lake County sheriff's deputy has been selected by the county's Republican Party to challenge Democratic Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. at the Nov. 8 general election.
Dave Crane, of Cedar Lake, filed the necessary paperwork to get on the general election ballot Tuesday after no other Republican sought the party's nomination for sheriff in the May 3 GOP primary.
The 17-year sheriff's deputy, who claims he was forced to retire in 2015 by Democratic former Sheriff John Buncich after sustaining on-the-job injuries, said his goal is to restore credibility to the sheriff's office following Buncich's 2017 convictions for wire fraud and bribery, and Martinez's pending trial for felony resisting law enforcement and misdemeanor reckless driving .
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"I wasn't ready to leave the job. I'm third-generation law enforcement. And I feel that this community deserves better," Crane said. "The last two sheriffs have had criminal episodes and have not served this community properly."
Crane said that if he's elected sheriff a top priority will be bolstering security at every elementary, middle and high school in Lake County by stationing a trained and armed military veteran, retired police officer or professionally qualified civilian in each building to deter or halt a potential mass shooting.
"Our children need to be protected, and the only way we're going to do that is to put an armed professional in these schools that can handle a threat until emergency services can get there," Crane said.
In addition, Crane hopes to establish a civilian review committee to review and answer all police complaints prior to disciplinary action by the sheriff's merit board.
"My civil rights were violated by this county, and I had to file a lawsuit to be made whole. I don't want any citizen in this county to ever worry about their rights being violated by the sheriff's department ever again," said Crane, who along with his wife, Karla, a 911 dispatcher, received a total of $311,500 from Lake County in 2019 after settling separate claims of work-related discrimination.
Crane said that when he's sheriff he also won't be influenced by malicious advisers. Instead, he's pledging to "always do what's right for the people of this county."
"No special interest groups are going to be able to sway me to do this or do that. I'm going to get in this race, and I'm going to win this race, for the people of this county. I'm going to bring trust, integrity and honor back to the sheriff's department," Crane said.
Dan Dernulc, Lake County Republican chairman, said he's confident Crane's campaign will focus on the issues and ensure voters have a choice for sheriff at the ballot box.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Bradley Warmac
Age : 31
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205415
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING - W/NO INTENT OF FELONY THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Watkins
Age : 26
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205422
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ronald Woods
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205429
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Talley
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205441
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nathan Thomas
Age : 32
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205424
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Randall Valle
Age : 29
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205418
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Mosqueda
Age : 21
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205411
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jamey Oskins
Age : 35
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205442
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Freddie Meeks III
Age : 37
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205426
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kevin Haywood
Age : 45
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205423
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - OBTAINING PROPERTY - BY CREDIT CARD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dontrell Henderson Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205444
Arrest Date: June 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cortez Henley
Age : 18
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205437
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Kelly III
Age : 27
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205421
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - W/PRIOR CONVICTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alison Cook
Age : 32
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205434
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Justin Davis
Age : 34
Residence: Blue Island, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205432
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Maria Dorsey
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205416
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: PUBLIC INDECENCY - PROMOTING PROSTITUTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Roger Burrell
Age : 52
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205425
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY; POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Kevin Ballard
Age : 61
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205410
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole Bottoms
Age : 45
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205428
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Thomas Mason
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205394
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lauren Milby
Age : 23
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205377
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Montgomery
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205400
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Paris Spencer
Age : 38
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205388
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jamale Henderson
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205376
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rahmere Dunn
Age : 23
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205379
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Prince Elston II
Age : 19
Residence: Markham, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205393
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Josigha Coleman
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205399
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Corey Brewer
Age : 23
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205401
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE; FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Antrell Blissett Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Lima, OH
Booking Number(s): 2205387
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON; BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Alexis Robinson
Age : 36
Residence: Calumet City, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205347
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Stafford
Age : 46
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205371
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Stotts
Age : 49
Residence: New Lenox, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205364
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kyle Turnquist
Age : 28
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205374
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - SCHEDULE I
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joshua Vargo
Age : 38
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205363
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE; POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jeremiah Perez
Age : 42
Residence: Grand Rapids, MI
Booking Number(s): 2205355
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cody Qualls
Age : 33
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205360
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Paglis
Age : 40
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205373
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Desmond Lewis
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205348
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cecilia Marines
Age : 30
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205346
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Anthony Moss
Age : 52
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205344
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750; MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jeffrey Jackson
Age : 30
Residence: Westminster, CO
Booking Number(s): 2205350
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Ellis Jr.
Age : 58
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205354
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lloyd Grant III
Age : 51
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205345
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mykia Green
Age : 26
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205358
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isaiah Cross Sr.
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205356
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Diandre Cassidy
Age : 33
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205369
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Donte Paulk
Age : 40
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205341
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT DEF. USES A VEHICLE; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Randall Wingis
Age : 59
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205340
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Alexia Brown
Age : 26
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205333
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Elijah Dillon-Bombin
Age : 21
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205335
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION; BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Laron Major
Age : 19
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205321
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Eric Blain
Age : 27
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205334
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Toler
Age : 56
Residence: Frankfort, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205298
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Porshaue Shelley
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205303
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000; FALSE IDENTIFICATION TO POLICE or FALSE INFO OF EMERGENCY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Ivan Santillan Popoca
Age : 20
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205300
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adam Summers
Age : 37
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205314
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth McCammon
Age : 42
Residence: Schneider, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205309
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Terry Millender
Age : 54
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205301
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- INVASION OF PRIVACY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gerald Purkey
Age : 34
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205299
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE; POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Damontae Reed
Age : 21
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205297
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deon Hayes
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205312
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gilbert Herrera
Age : 63
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205313
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jason Fisher
Age : 39
Residence: Aurora, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205304
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Danielle Vann
Age : 29
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205275
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Carl Payne
Age : 30
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205270
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joshua Serrano
Age : 28
Residence: South Holland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205279
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Lamont Murdaugh
Age : 22
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205272
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: 2205272
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daron Lynch
Age : 40
Residence: Wheatfield, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205287
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Hitchcock
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205257
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Felix DeLeon
Age : 46
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205274
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
JeJuan Graham
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205276
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Chauncey Hackett Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205294
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shahid Coleman
Age : 31
Residence: Hammond, iN
Booking Number(s): 2205285
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: WEAPON - USE - FIREARM - POINTING A FIREARM
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Curtis
Age : 41
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205280
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Katie Birks
Age : 27
Residence: Colbert, GA
Booking Number(s): 2205258
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcus Clay
Age : 34
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205264
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kathleen Clayton
Age : 66
Residence: Sheldon, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205282
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Richard Wisniewski Jr.
Age : 50
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205213
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lakissa Taylor
Age : 41
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205244
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tavarrus Wilson
Age : 44
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205227
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Watts III
Age : 22
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205246
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SEXUAL BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kevin Rosolowski Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205215
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: RAPE - INTERCOURSE; CONFINEMENT - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Eliseo Pena Jr.
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205219
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sothan Pickett
Age : 48
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205238
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jose Torres Oquendo
Age : 51
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205230
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angel Morales
Age : 41
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205217
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Darius Nelson
Age : 29
Residence: Lynwood, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205224
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - FROM BUILDING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shefiu Ogunlana
Age : 39
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205220
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nathan Lunford IV
Age : 41
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205226
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Melvin Macon Jr.
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205218
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deja Miller
Age : 26
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205242
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devan Landfair
Age : 27
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205228
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD; BURGLARY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Ronald Kelley Jr.
Age : 48
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205212
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Lane
Age : 23
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205222
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: PUBLIC INDECENCY - INDECENT EXPOSURE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arturo Gurrola
Age : 22
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205241
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Untonise Harper
Age : 49
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205247
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ruben Herrera
Age : 38
Residence: Elgin, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205245
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Demetrius Brown
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205229
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Coley
Age : 55
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205236
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Isaiah Escutia
Age : 23
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205232
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY RESULTING IN BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Benjamen Baso
Age : 44
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205251
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kewuan Allen
Age : 24
Residence: Chicago Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205225
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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LAKE MARY, Fla. – A local boy scout troop said it is attempting to get its trailer back after someone stole it within the past few weeks.
Scout leaders at Troop 507 in Lake Mary said they made the discovery late last week. They said it happened at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church where the troop is based.
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“Last Friday, we showed up to pack our gear to go to summer camp in North Carolina, and when we got there, our trailer was gone,” said Troop 507 Scoutmaster Brad Tubbs. “I have no idea who would have done it. It was disgusting to hear, actually.”
Tubbs told News 6 he couldn’t believe it. He said the trailer is worth thousands of dollars. The troop has had the trailer for 20 years, and troop leaders said it’s been used for summer camps, trips and fundraisers.
Rev. Dr. Jeremy Bergstrom is the pastor of the church and grew up in Boy Scouts.
“It’s hard to see them suffer a little bit for all of their hard work,” Bergstrom said. “I wish the people would bring the trailer back on their own accord, and I wish they would come to church with us and learn something about grace and mercy and forgiveness.”
The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a report was filed Tuesday morning about another trailer stolen from a nearby church in the past few weeks.
Troop leaders said the trailer was filled with Boy Scout camping gear. Investigators said it’s too soon to say whether these two cases are connected.
“We’re probably going to work with them to see how we can replace both troops’ trailers,” Tubbs said.
Troop 507 is trying to bounce back, and the church pastor has a word for the crooks.
“People are struggling. I get it, but this isn’t the way to go about meeting your needs,” Bergstrom said.
Troop 507 leaders said the trailer was properly secured. They said that even though it’s expensive, at least nothing was inside when the trailer was stolen.
For anyone looking to help, troop leaders said people can share Troop 507′s post on Facebook or call the church in Lake Mary at (407) 444-5673. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/28/disgusting-lake-mary-boy-scouts-trailer-stolen-troop-leaders-say/ | 2022-06-28T22:49:17 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/28/disgusting-lake-mary-boy-scouts-trailer-stolen-troop-leaders-say/ |
BAY LAKE, Fla. – The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors unanimously voted on Tuesday to extend CEO Bob Chapek’s contract by three years.
Chapek’s career at Disney has spanned over nearly 30 years and he was named the company’s seventh CEO just weeks before the theme parks were shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“Leading this great company is the honor of a lifetime, and I am grateful to the Board for their support,” Chapek said in a news release. “I started at Disney almost 30 years ago, and today have the privilege of leading one of the world’s greatest, most dynamic companies, bringing joy to millions around the world. I am thrilled to work alongside the incredible storytellers, employees, and cast members who make magic every day.”
He previously served as Chairman of both Disney Parks, Experiences and Products and Disney Parks and Resorts, president of both Distribution for The Walt Disney Studios and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and leader of Disney Consumer Products before being appointed CEO before the pandemic hit.
“Disney was dealt a tough hand by the pandemic, yet with Bob at the helm, our businesses—from parks to streaming—not only weathered the storm, but emerged in a position of strength,” Susan Arnold, chairman of the Board, said in a statement. “In this important time of growth and transformation, the Board is committed to keeping Disney on the successful path it is on today, and Bob’s leadership is key to achieving that goal. Bob is the right leader at the right time for The Walt Disney Company, and the Board has full confidence in him and his leadership team.”
Chapek also guided Disney as the company waded through muddied political waters this past year, coming under fire from both sides of the aisle after he denounced Gov. DeSantis’ Parental Rights in Education bill—dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by critics. His apology and subsequent pause of political donations came weeks after protests erupted around Florida and California calling for the company to take a stand.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal judge ruled the trial of two Oath Keepers members will stay in Washington, D.C.
Attorneys for Kelly Meggs of Dunnellon and Kenneth Harrelson of Titusville argued that the January 6 Commission hearings were tainting the potential jury pool.
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Both Meggs and Harrelson were arrested by the FBI shortly after the events of January 6, 2021, in which hundreds of protestors entered restricted areas of the Capitol building.
Both are members of The Oath Keepers, an organization comprised primarily of veterans and law enforcement which vows to “defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”
The two men face some of the most serious charges — including conspiracy to commit sedition. Meggs has maintained that he is innocent of the charges connected to the January 6 case.
Late Tuesday afternoon, the judge presiding over their case turned down the motion to move their trial out of Washington, D.C. He also refused to drop the charges against them.
So far, thirty Central Florida residents have been charged in connection to riots at the Capitol. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/28/federal-judge-rules-jan-6-trial-of-florida-oath-keepers-to-stay-in-dc/ | 2022-06-28T22:49:18 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/28/federal-judge-rules-jan-6-trial-of-florida-oath-keepers-to-stay-in-dc/ |
Two 18-year-old men were each sentenced to 30 years in prison on Monday for killing a University of Arizona sophomore last year.
Ruben Young and Alonzo Orosco both pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on April 25.
The third suspect, Roberto Joaquin Camargo, was sentenced to three years probation and will have to be become a full-time student or find employment, get a GED or diploma and participate in moral recognition therapy. Camargo had previously taken a plea deal May 26 after facing one count of hindering prosecution.
Camargo did not have a gun but was charged in connection with the slaying because police believe he played a role in inciting the event, the Arizona Daily Star previously reported.
On Feb. 20, 2021, around 11 p.m., Forrest Keys, 20, a UA sophomore majoring in communications and a member of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, was shot and killed inside a parking garage on North Cherry Avenue as he was walking home.
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Young, Orosco and Camargo, who were 17 at the time, were accused of taunting Keys in a dispute just before the shooting, the Arizona Daily Star reported.
Investigators determined that Keys, who was on foot, threw a single punch into the car of people taunting him, which is when police believe the shooting happened, the Arizona Daily Star reported.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – With July Fourth holiday travel just days away, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Carfax are alerting Florida vehicle owners of open recalls that need to be taken care of, most free of charge.
According to NHTSA, 1,093 vehicle safety recalls affected 22.8 million vehicles in 2021, the highest number in a single year.
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As of this week, 1 in 5 vehicles have an open recall in the state of Florida, ranking it third in the nation.
A NHTSA spokesperson told News 6 getting unsafe vehicles off the road is “a top priority for NHTSA in the effort to improve highway safety and save lives.”
Both NHTSA and Carfax offer free apps to track safety recalls.
Carfax spokesperson Emile Voss told News 6 that recall repairs can often be completed in only an hour or two and most repairs take far less than a day. Federal law requires that all recall work be completed at no charge to owners.
“It’s a wide array of things, but the one thing they have in common is there is a known safety issue,” Voss said.
News 6 ran a spot-check of license plates in the station’s employee parking lot and found more than a dozen cars with open recalls.
News 6 social media producer Stacy Greenhut admitted she knew about the recall for her 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe in March but was told the parts were not available.
A few weeks ago, she said a second notice indicated the repair parts were available but “she didn’t have the time” to get it done.
In this case, the repair is arguably critical. According to the recall notice, the car has a “condition involving the anti-lock brake system which could cause an engine compartment fire.”
Greenhut said she would “get the paper” and take care of the issue.
The need to check for recalls is punctuated by AAA’s prediction that 47.9 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Fourth of July holiday.
New Carfax data shows more than “50 million vehicles on U.S. roads today are being driven with a known issue that should be repaired.”
While the overall number of vehicles with an open recall is down almost 6% from 2021, tens of millions of drivers remain at risk.
In July 2021, NHTSA launched its interactive Recalls Dashboard, a comprehensive, searchable database of all vehicle safety recalls, including those affecting car seats, tires, trailers and other vehicle equipment. The dashboard can be found at NHTSA Recalls by Manufacturer.
Owners can also check whether their vehicle has an open recall for free at the Carfax website.
If you have a recall issue, email Mike Holfeld at mholfeld@wkmg.com. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/28/safety-alert-31-million-cars-on-florida-roads-have-open-recalls/ | 2022-06-28T22:49:19 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/28/safety-alert-31-million-cars-on-florida-roads-have-open-recalls/ |
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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Nearly everywhere you look in the area surrounding Midway in Seminole County, there are signs of new development.
Most of the new construction is built on higher ground, leaving the historic homes in the community east of downtown Sanford sitting in a low-lying basin.
People who live in Midway say whenever it rains, it floods. They’ve asked the county to fix the problem for decades.
On Tuesday, the Board of County Commissioners purchased a nearly five-acre parcel of land that will become part of the solution.
The purchase is part of the county’s Midway Drainage Improvement Project, which also includes new stormwater management facilities and additional upgraded infrastructure.
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Emory Green has called Midway home for his entire life. He is now the executive director of the Midway Coalition and is dedicated to fixing the flooding.
“It’s basically a basin. That basin is all agricultural areas that have been traditionally low-lying. Most of the areas that are being developed in and around Midway are being developed at a higher elevation,” Green said.
The county promised to get results for the historic community of roughly 1,700 people. The nearly five-acre parcel purchased Tuesday on the westside of Beardsall Avenue will become a pond that retains some of the water.
“This is another step in the right direction,” Green said.
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Bob Dallari, who serves as the chairman of the Seminole County Commission, calls it a commitment to the community.
“We made a big step today by securing some property to fix those issues,” Dallari said. “Midway has got a lot of historical significance to that part of the county. So, it’s important for us to not only preserve it but to fix those problems.”
Dallari said the next phase for the parcel on Beardsall Ave is to finish up engineering and construction. The county said the entire Midway improvement project is currently in the design phase.
The county has earmarked $10 million from the American Recovery Plan Act funds from the federal government to help pay for it. The total project is expected to cost $21.8 million.
Green said it’s the biggest investment he’s seen into the place he calls home, a place he is dedicated to improving while preserving its history.
“It’s only right for us as the next generation to own that legacy and try to do what we can to make it better,” Green said. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/28/seminole-county-takes-steps-toward-alleviating-midway-flooding-issues/ | 2022-06-28T22:49:36 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/28/seminole-county-takes-steps-toward-alleviating-midway-flooding-issues/ |
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BREWSTER COUNTY, Texas — Brewster County Deputies arrested a suspect involved in a human smuggling incident.
On June 22, the Deputies and U.S. Border Patrol Agents were tracking a group of individuals trespassing on private property, North of Marathon, when they found a vehicle that was in an area to possibly pick up some of these individuals.
A stop was conducted due to a traffic violation, and the law enforcement agencies found out that the driver, Jose Salvador Lopez Grijalva, had been attempting to transport two undocumented migrants from Mexico.
Lopez Grijalva was charged with two counts of human smuggling, while the undocumented migrants were transported to the Border Patrol Agents. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/brewster-county-deputies-arrest-suspect-involved-in-smuggling-incident/513-cd9bb039-98f6-4398-98f5-d12bee2bd2e7 | 2022-06-28T22:56:30 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/brewster-county-deputies-arrest-suspect-involved-in-smuggling-incident/513-cd9bb039-98f6-4398-98f5-d12bee2bd2e7 |
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — The Ector County Sheriff's Office has been receiving complaints about scammers.
These scammers are saying that they are Ector County Sheriff's Office employees. They are telling their victims that they have Failure to Appear warrants in Federal Court. The scammers are also using specific citation numbers for Failure to Appear and Contempt.
The scammers have used different phone numbers and several different names of Sheriff's Office staff for their scam attempts.
If people are receiving these calls, ECSO says to hang up immediately, block the number and never send money. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/ector-county-sheriffs-office-warns-residents-about-scammers/513-35de992c-0c27-4dfe-a9a0-512ef8e44f54 | 2022-06-28T22:56:31 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/ector-county-sheriffs-office-warns-residents-about-scammers/513-35de992c-0c27-4dfe-a9a0-512ef8e44f54 |
SAN ANGELO, Texas — One of your neighbors is $2 million richer after buying a $30 scratch-off ticket in Sweetwater.
A San Angelo resident claimed a top prize winning ticket in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game Premier Cash, purchased at Murphy USA 7176, 405 N.E. Georgia Ave., in Sweetwater.
The winner asked to remain anonymous.
The win was the first of four top prizes worth $2 million to be claimed in Premier Cash. Overall odds of winning a prize of $50 or more in the game are one in 3.94, the lottery said. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/san-angelo-resident-wins-2m-on-scratch-off-ticket-purchased-in-sweetwater/504-fcb5f576-3b26-490b-8bbd-7fb1bfac08e0 | 2022-06-28T22:56:34 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/san-angelo-resident-wins-2m-on-scratch-off-ticket-purchased-in-sweetwater/504-fcb5f576-3b26-490b-8bbd-7fb1bfac08e0 |
SAN ANTONIO — Officials said 46 people have been found dead and 16 others were taken to hospitals with heat-related illnesses after a tractor-trailer rig containing suspected migrants was found Monday on a remote back road in southwest San Antonio.
The deaths were the latest in what has become a global series of mass deaths occurring during human trafficking attempts. Big rigs emerged as a popular smuggling method in the early 1990s amid a surge in U.S. border enforcement in San Diego and El Paso, Texas, which were then the busiest corridors for illegal crossings.
Below is a look at the deadliest smuggling incidents. If that is what the latest event in San Antonio is confirmed to be, it would become the worst in U.S. history.
— June 27, 2022: 46 suspected immigrants were found dead in a sweltering trailer on a remote back road in southwestern San Antonio.
— July 23, 2017: Eight immigrants were found dead in a sweltering trailer at a San Antonio Walmart parking lot. Two others died later in hospitals. The driver was sentenced to life in prison.
— Feb. 20, 2017: 13 African migrants suffocated inside a shipping container while being transported between two towns in Libya. A total of 69 migrants, most from Mali, were packed into the container, according to the local Red Crescent branch.
— Aug. 27, 2015: Austrian police discovered an abandoned truck containing the bodies of 71 migrants, including eight children, from Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. The truck, found along a highway, had crossed into Austria from Hungary.
— April 4, 2009: 35 Afghan migrants suffocated inside a shipping container in southwestern Pakistan. Authorities said that more than 100 people were packed inside the container.
— April 9, 2008: 54 Burmese migrants suffocated in the back of an airtight refrigerated truck in Ranong, Thailand.
— May 14, 2003: 19 migrants died inside a sweltering tractor-trailer while they traveled from South Texas to Houston.
— June 18, 2000: 58 Chinese immigrants were found dead inside a truck in the English port town of Dover. The Dutch truck had transported the immigrants across the English Channel from Belgium. Two people survived. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/san-antonio-semitruck-migrants-deaths-texas/273-b935dd49-b18f-4ba4-ba9b-256a5be64589 | 2022-06-28T22:56:40 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/san-antonio-semitruck-migrants-deaths-texas/273-b935dd49-b18f-4ba4-ba9b-256a5be64589 |
SAN ANTONIO — The discovery of at least 62 people believed to be migrants in a sweltering semitruck in southeast San Antonio Monday night – 46 of them found dead – has launched a federal investigation.
Leaders from across Texas are reacting to the news, many of them calling for action.
Speaking from the scene Monday night, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg called the incident "a horrific human tragedy."
"I would urge you all to think compassionately, and pray for the deceased, the ailing the families," Nirenberg added. "We hope that those responsible for putting these people in such inhumane conditions are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
Three people were arrested at the scene, but SAPD officials said it remained to be seen if they were definitively connected to what could have been a smuggling operation.
Governor Greg Abbott, whose Operation Lone Star mission of fortifying the border is stretching into its second summer, said the deaths resulted from President Joe Biden's "deadly open border policies."
Beto O'Rourke, Abbott's opponent in the 2022 gubernatorial race, called the news "devastation" while calling for making legal immigration more accessible.
Other Texas Republicans blasted their Democratic colleagues for what they said was inaction when it came to the border. Among them, Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Tony Gonzalez.
"Deadliest border crisis in our nations history. You won’t hear one peep from Democrats. #TX23." -Rep. Gonzalez.
Gustavo García-Siller, head of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, called for unity and prayer in a statement posted online Monday night.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, who represents the area as part of District 20, used the news to call for an end to Title 42, the ongoing Trump-era protocol that allowed Texas authorities to more quickly expel emigrants while citing COVID-19.
A federal judge in May ruled for the policy to stay in place. On Monday night, Castro alleged it's helped provide "repeat business for human smugglers."
Other politicians, including State Sen. Jose Menendez and Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar, lamented the news and called for accountability.
"I’m heartbroken at the estimated 46 lives lost, & 16 people including 4 children at hospitals tonight. Seeking asylum & chance at a better life shouldn’t lead to death. Texas has made it near impossible to seek asylum, leading to desperation & unthinkable tragedies like this one." -Sen. Menendez.
"This is an absolute tragedy. 47 are now dead after driving through the Laredo checkpoint. We must bring an end to these senseless deaths and hold those responsible accountable. Let us pray for the families of the deceased. May they Rest In Peace." -Rep. Cuellar.
On the federal level, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas pledged the government would "continue to take action to disrupt smuggling networks."
Meanwhile, the national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, Domingo García, said both sides of the aisle need to come together for immigration reform. His full statement is below:
"The politics of President Trump and Governor Abbott to build the wall, deport them all, and Operation Lone Star have all been abysmal failures. Both Democrats and Republicans need to work together on a new bipartisan immigration bill. The reforms must allow us to bring in legal guest workers and open legal avenues for people to come in to help our economy.
"These steps will prevent these refugees and immigrants from being thrown into the hands of human smugglers and coyotes who are willing to risk the lives of others for a dollar, as well as American employers who want cheap labor that can be exploited. It's time for politicians in Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reforms to address these issues and avoid other tragedies.
"It's also time for the politicians in Austin to stop using immigrants as political piñatas and start treating them as people in this humanitarian crisis, not a police enforcement issue."
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DALLAS — The company proposing a $30-billion project to build a high-speed bullet train that will shorten the commute from Dallas to Houston by two and a half hours received a win on Monday, but it may come at a cost to landowners.
On Monday, the Texas State Supreme Court ruled in a 5-3 decision in favor of Texas Central's project that'll run through Central Texas and said the organization was entitled to private land of the planned trail connecting the two major cities on the basis of "eminent domain."
"Eminent domain" is a Fifth Amendment right from the Bill of Rights that says the government can seize privately-owned property, but as long as they pay for it.
In the High Speed Rail Alliance's article, Texas Central can pay fair-market rates to acquire the land needed to construct the 240-mile railway, which would turn a four-hour drive into a 90-minute train ride.
The commute from Dallas to Houston is one of the fastest growing super commute in the country. Part of that commute is a stretch of Interstate 45 was ranked the nation's most dangerous road in America, according to our sister station KHOU.
Texas Central celebrated this Supreme Court decision, in a quote from our sister station in Dallas, WFAA, saying, "We are appreciative to the Texas Supreme Court for their time and consideration of this important issue as we continue work on this innovative high-speed passenger train rail." | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-bullet-train-scores-major-win-for-the-30-billion-dollar-project/500-8ea319e0-769e-4cee-8740-3fb84a727717 | 2022-06-28T22:56:54 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-bullet-train-scores-major-win-for-the-30-billion-dollar-project/500-8ea319e0-769e-4cee-8740-3fb84a727717 |
HOUSTON — Abortion rights groups in Houston won a court victory Tuesday.
A Harris County judge granted a temporary restraining order to block enforcement of the state’s pre-Roe abortion ban in response to a lawsuit by abortion providers. The county attorney said the TRO will remain in effect until a July 12 hearing.
“At least for today, we can say that abortion providers cannot be prosecuted for, at least the time being, for providing abortions before six weeks for their patients," said attorney Mark Hearron, who represented the plaintiffs.
After the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade last week, several states, including Texas, have trigger laws set to go into effect in the coming weeks outlawing or severely restricting abortions.
But Attorney General Ken Paxton said Texas didn't have to wait for the trigger law because it already had a ban on the books before the original Roe v. Wade ruling nearly 50 years ago. He said SCOTUS's recent ruling means the old law can be enforced again.
Lawyers representing several abortion providers argued the state abortion ban from 1925 was removed from penal and civil codes decades ago. They pointed out that a federal appeals court upheld that decision.
“I think it’s a nonsense law, and I’m glad the court ruled the way that they did," Harris County attorney Christian Menefee said.
Menefee issued the following statement after the ruling.
“I’m glad to see that a Harris County court blocked enforcement of pre-Roe anti-abortion laws that have been on the books since the 1920s. It’s shameful that Attorney General Ken Paxton would be encouraging prosecutors to go after medical providers under laws that are clearly no longer enforceable,” said Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee. “It’s reprehensible that our Attorney General would invoke laws dating back to the 1920s – we all know what types of laws were on the books in the south during that time. Our state leadership should not be trying to take Texans back to those times.”
The Texas’ trigger law automatically goes into effect 30 days after the Supreme Court issues its judgment overturning Roe v. Wade, which typically comes about a month after the opinion is issued.
Experts tell us it will still be several weeks before the actual judgement is finalized so the ban in Texas would go into effect 30 days after that.
But even then, KHOU 11 legal analyst Carmen Roe says local district attorneys will decide if they pursue criminal charges related to abortions.
"Democratic District Attorneys who are elected have said pretty much generally that they are not going to enforce the law whereas in Republic District Attorney areas they have said clearly that they will enforce the law,” Roe said.
It's unclear what or how the state could do if a local authority refuses to enforce the laws which make performing or assisting in an abortion, a felony. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-trigger-law-abortion-lawsuit/285-a34bc2d2-3e1f-4d37-9ce7-b16d7144bb07 | 2022-06-28T22:57:01 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-trigger-law-abortion-lawsuit/285-a34bc2d2-3e1f-4d37-9ce7-b16d7144bb07 |
PECOS, Texas — The Town of Pecos City has been restocking its 'Trail of Giving' pantries throughout the year with books, non-perishable food items and toiletries.
The city restocks their pantries once to twice a month at their five locations.
These locations include:
- Rocket Park- 2721 Moore St.
- Pecos PD- 172 Raul Florez Blvd.
- Tellez Family Park- 5th and Orange St.
- Saragosa Park- 5th and Locust St.
- City Hall- 115 W. 3rd St.
For more information about these pantries, people can visit the Town of Pecos City Facebook page. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/town-of-pecos-city-provides-books-and-food-items-through-their-trail-of-giving-pantries/513-8abf113d-5f84-4139-8a74-1bcf9bcdfac4 | 2022-06-28T22:57:07 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/town-of-pecos-city-provides-books-and-food-items-through-their-trail-of-giving-pantries/513-8abf113d-5f84-4139-8a74-1bcf9bcdfac4 |
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Washington County Detention Center is seeking accreditation in order to receive more money for housing state inmates.
Currently, the state pays the jail $41 per day per inmate, but that number could go up to $44 if the jail obtains Tier 1 accreditation. If the jail then obtains Tier 2 accreditation, that would increase to $47.
The detention center currently receives around $1.9 million a year for housing jail inmates. Accreditation would raise that to around $2.1 million or $2.2 million, according to jail administrator Donald Finley.
Part of the accreditation involves offering inmates GED and other programs.
“I always emphasize that an inmate is your community,” Finley said. “When they are released back out into the community, that’s who we’re dealing with. And if we can put that inmate out there in some good conditions, I think that would be successful.”
The jail is currently working on its Tier 1 accreditation with the hopes of getting to Tier 2. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/washington-county-detention-center-looks-to-get-more-money-for-state-inmates-through-accreditation/ | 2022-06-28T22:59:13 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/washington-county-detention-center-looks-to-get-more-money-for-state-inmates-through-accreditation/ |
FINCASTLE, Va. – To combat a lack of firefighters in the field, Botetourt County Fire and EMS wants to officially get junior members involved.
The department proposed an amendment to current rules allowing 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds that are certified to fully participate as a firefighter in the field.
Current rules allow for junior members to train with the department, but they cannot fully participate as a firefighter.
The proposed amendment would be more realistic for today’s workforce, according to Jason Ferguson, Botetourt County Chief of Fire and EMS.
“We’re always in need of people, whether it’s for volunteer or career,” said Ferguson. “We’re trying to fill the ranks and make sure we have an adequate supply of personnel. It would allow them to utilize their skills and continue to grow with the department and hopefully stay with us.”
If the proposal is approved next month, the change could be in effect as soon as August. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/06/28/botetourt-firefighters-propose-to-let-junior-members-participate/ | 2022-06-28T23:02:01 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/06/28/botetourt-firefighters-propose-to-let-junior-members-participate/ |
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Campbell County leaders are taking the next step in a $40 million project to upgrade one of its schools.
At Campbell County’s June 21 work session, the Board of Supervisors approved the hiring of an architect and construction manager to oversee renovations at Brookville High School.
We’re told it’s the largest high school in Campbell County.
The school was built in the 1960s but hasn’t received a major makeover since 1992.
The HVAC system is the top priority, but other details are still being finalized.
“We have not done the final design. The process we’re going to use is more of a design bill, where we pick an architect and a construction manager, then we sort of design it as we go,” said Clif Tweedy, deputy Campbell County administrator.
Construction is scheduled to begin in June 2023 and be completed by the Fall of 2025. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/06/28/campbell-county-takes-next-step-in-40-million-school-renovation-project/ | 2022-06-28T23:02:07 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/06/28/campbell-county-takes-next-step-in-40-million-school-renovation-project/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke City Public School students are learning more about the food they eat and where it comes from.
Farm to School looks to enrich the connection communities have with fresh, healthy food and local food producers by changing food purchasing and education practices at schools and early care and education settings.
Director of Food and Nutrition for Roanoke City Public Schools, Ellen Craddock, believes the program gives students a more interactive curriculum to learn about nutrition and how fresh produce is grown.
“I think it’s important that the students have this real-life experience because it’s something that we all have every day…is what we eat and how what we eat makes us feel better and has an impact on our long-term health benefits,” Craddock said.
Students from Fishburn Elementary School got their chance to experience a garden planted right outside their building on Tuesday morning.
Hayden Henshaw got to learn even more about a skill he already enjoyed doing.
“I love gardening just in general. But today was probably one of the best days ever because I got to learn about how stuff was made, how to grow stuff,” Henshaw said.
Different stations set up throughout the garden focused on different parts of food cycles and farming. The most popular, of course, were the live chicks and goats for the students to pet and pick up.
Tom Fitzpatrick, supervisor of science for Roanoke City Public Schools, said the Farm to School program goes beyond just the typical curriculum taught in everyday education.
“We have a great focus on literacy and getting kids where they need to be. But another piece of what we have to do as a school system is build the things that can increase the enjoyment of their lives,” Fitzpatrick said.
The program has already seen success in the students wanting to eat healthier at their school cafeterias.
“We have seen our students continuing to ask for more fruits and vegetables. They’ll come back to us and say, ‘Can I have another serving of strawberries, can I have another serving of lettuce?’” Craddock said.
Craddock and Fitzpatrick hope to continue growing the Food to School program throughout the district. Their harvest of the month crop for June is cucumbers and it will switch over to zucchini come July.
You can find more information on the program at the district’s Farm to School website. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/06/28/farm-to-school-program-encourages-roanoke-students-to-learn-about-fresh-produce-grown-locally/ | 2022-06-28T23:02:14 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/06/28/farm-to-school-program-encourages-roanoke-students-to-learn-about-fresh-produce-grown-locally/ |
ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – The duties of a school resource officer are broad, from mentoring and educating to keeping the school safe.
“We do everything we can to make sure all the schools are secure, doors are closed, not propped open. Classrooms doors are closed. And teaching these students, administration and the teachers what to do in the case of certain incidents,” said Sgt. Dan Walters of the Roanoke County Police Department, who oversees its SRO program.
For more than two decades, the Roanoke County Police Department has provided school resource officers to high schools, middle schools and elementary schools in the county. But it’s not always feasible with personnel.
“Due to our staffing issues right now, like it is with any police agency across the country, we’re able to only provide six officers currently so we have five of our high schools each filled with an assigned SRO, and one middle school,” added Walters.
Last week, the Roanoke County School Board approved $180,000 to fund the Roanoke County Sheriff’s Office with six additional SROs.
“I think it’s huge for the community as well as the schools. I don’t think there’s anything out there that is more important than the kids and our schools,” said Capt. Chad Beheler with the Roanoke County Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff’s Office currently provides two school resource officers for all of Roanoke County Elementary Schools. These six additional officers will make a huge impact on how much time they can spend at each school per day.
“Having eight obviously each one would have two schools, so they could spend half the day at one school and have the day at the other,” Beheler explained.
Both the school board and law enforcement are committed to the safety of students. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/06/28/roanoke-county-schools-adding-more-school-resource-officers/ | 2022-06-28T23:02:20 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/06/28/roanoke-county-schools-adding-more-school-resource-officers/ |
ARIZONA, USA — Former U.S. Rep. Matt Salmon dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination for Arizona governor Tuesday, a move that comes a week before early ballots are mailed out and leaves just two top contenders in the GOP contest.
Salmon was widely seen as trailing former TV news anchor Kari Lake and developer Karrin Taylor Robson. Robson has been spending millions on her campaign in an effort to boost her political standing against Lake, a populist who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
Salmon was increasingly seen as a spoiler who could split mainstream Republicans and pull votes from Robson.
“Unfortunately, numbers are numbers, and it has become clear to me that the path to a first-place victory is no longer a realistic possibility," Salmon said in a statement. “Republican primary voters deserve more than having their votes split on August 2nd, and so I am leaving this race for the same reason that I entered it: Because it is what’s best for the people of Arizona.”
Primary ballots are mailed out next Wednesday, and Salmon's name will still appear on them. But he hopes pulling out now means voters will have enough time to learn he's no longer in the race.
Businessman Steve Gaynor announced in April that he was bowing out of the Republican primary because he saw little hope of winning in the crowded field. State Treasurer Kimberly Yee dropped out in January and instead is seeking reelection to her current office. Two other lesser-known Republicans will also be on the ballot.
Robson said Salmon has been a leader in the conservative movement for decades and is “Arizona through and through.”
“I thank him for running an honorable campaign for governor,” she said in a statement. "Arizona faces big challenges, and I have no doubt Matt will continue to find ways to serve this state he loves.”
Lake also praised Salmon, and called for his supporters to back her campaign.
“As I’ve said from the beginning — if you love this state, this country and our America First ideals, I welcome you into our movement with open arms,” Lake said in a statement.
Term limits bar current Republican Gov. Doug Ducey from running again in 2022. Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and former Nogales Mayor Marco Lopez are seeking the Democratic nomination.
Salmon announced his bid for the GOP nomination a year ago, trying a second time to win the governor's race he narrowly lost to Democrat Janet Napolitano nearly two decades ago.
Arizona has historically been a solidly Republican state, despite Napolitano's win in 2002 against Salmon. She squeaked out a 1 percentage point victory after an independent candidate managed to garner nearly 7% of the vote. She won a second term in a 2006 landslide.
That has changed in the past four years, as Democrats won U.S. Senate seats in both 2018 and 2018. Democrats had been seen as having a decent shot at winning the governor's officer again this year, but the flagging economy, increasing focus on border security issues and President Joe Biden's low approval numbers have made their road to the governor's office tougher.
Salmon served in the Arizona Legislature before winning three terms in Congress in the 1990s and leaving office to honor his pledge to serve only three terms. After his loss in the governor's race, he worked as a lobbyist and then served two more terms in Congress from 2013 through 2016. He had been working for Arizona State University when he announced his intent to run again for governor.
Salmon has spent the past year traveling the state on his campaign. He thanked his staff and campaign volunteers.
“I want to reiterate my eternal gratitude for all of the Arizonans who have supported me this year,” he said. "You are the backbone of this beautiful state, and I am eager to continue working with you in defense of freedom.
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You may remember the case involving a 2-year-old boy that was abducted from a Giles County church last May.
Thankfully, he was found safe. But that was largely in part to the FBI’s ‘CARD’ teams.
‘CARD’ stands for ‘Child Abduction Rapid Development.’
The teams work to find abduction victims as quickly as possible and apprehend the ones responsible for taking them.
We spoke with the FBI Tuesday about the crucial work they do here, especially when minutes matter.
They partner with local law enforcement to provide training beforehand, as well as providing additional resources and personnel during a missing child investigation.
In the case last year, local law enforcement had just gone through ‘CARD’ training a few months prior to his abduction.
“The local law enforcement agencies that responded knew the appropriate way to respond. They got us involved right away, and that gave Noah the best chance of being brought home, which he was the next day,” Special Agent Michael French said. “In less than 24 hours, we were able to resolve that case working together.”
There are often misconceptions when it comes to missing children, including having to contact authorities within 24 hours.
The FBI wants parents to know that this is not the case at all. Parents should notify police right away, as the first few hours are critical to finding the child. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/06/28/special-fbi-teams-lead-the-way-in-child-abduction-cases/ | 2022-06-28T23:02:26 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/06/28/special-fbi-teams-lead-the-way-in-child-abduction-cases/ |
VINTON, Va. – One of Vinton’s most notable businesses is closing its doors. Cundiff Drug Store’s last day is Tuesday.
Angie Chewning, executive director of the Vinton Chamber of Commerce, told 10 News that it first opened in the 1950s in another downtown location before eventually moving to its current spot.
Chewning also said that Wallace Cundiff originally opened the store and his son, Sam, took over the family business years later.
For her, like many others in the community, the store brings back memories.
“Growing up and when they were in the original location, and the old lunch counter, and going over there and getting bubble gum or orangeade or something like that. The community is losing a huge part of our family,” she said. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/06/28/vinton-staple-closing-its-doors-after-serving-the-community-for-decades/ | 2022-06-28T23:02:32 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/06/28/vinton-staple-closing-its-doors-after-serving-the-community-for-decades/ |
A New Jersey man was arrested after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered more than 30 pounds of cocaine concealed in his electric wheelchair at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport last week, the agency said Tuesday.
Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police officers arrested Gabriel Ruiz, 34, of Union City on state felony narcotics importation and possession charges on June 21.
According to CBP, officers conducted a secondary examination of Ruiz after he arrived from Punta Cana, Dominican Republican and x-rayed his electric wheelchair, allegedly detecting anomalies in the seat and back cushions.
When officers probed the cushions and extracted 13 plastic-wrapped cocaine bricks weighing a total of around 30 pounds with an estimated street value of nearly $1 million.
This is not the first time that CBP in Charlotte also discovered 23 pounds of cocaine concealed inside of a wheelchair on May 31. That traveler also arrived from the Dominican Republic.
“Concealing dangerous drugs inside wheelchair seat cushions is unusual,” said Thomas Heffernan, Acting Area Port Director for CBP’s Area Port of Baltimore. “Transnational criminal organizations work very hard to conceal their illicit drugs, but this cocaine seizure proves once again that Customs and Border Protection officers are up to the task of protecting our communities by finding the drug gangs’ creatively concealed contraband.” CBP officers and agents seized an average of 4,732 pounds of dangerous drugs every day at our nation’s air, land and sea ports of entry."
Attorney information for Ruiz was not immediately known. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/cbp-nj-man-caught-with-30-lbs-of-cocaine-inside-his-electric-wheelchair-at-airport/3753565/ | 2022-06-28T23:02:48 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/cbp-nj-man-caught-with-30-lbs-of-cocaine-inside-his-electric-wheelchair-at-airport/3753565/ |
Voters across New York filed into polling places Tuesday to cast their ballots in several statewide races, including the governor’s race.
Tuesday's primary election will select Democrat and Republican nominees for New York governor to faceoff at the polls in November. The Democrats' candidate for lieutenant governor will also be chosen. Polls close at 9 p.m. ET.
Primary races for the state Assembly and judicial delegates are also on the ballot.
Races for open U.S. House seats and the state Senate, which were postponed due to a redistricting map lawsuit, will take place on Aug. 23.
Democrat candidates in the governor’s race include incumbent Kathy Hochul, Jumaane Williams, and Thomas Suozzi. Republican gubernatorial candidates include Andrew Giuliani, Harry Wilson, Lee Zeldin, and Rob Astorino.
Decision 2022
Candidates for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor on the ballot are incumbent Antonio Delgado, Ana Maria Archila and Diana Reyna.
With nearly 13 million New Yorkers registered to vote, according to the state's most recent election enrollment data, see who won and who lost each race in New York’s primary election.
Who won New York's Democrat primary in the governor's race?
Kathy Hochul
Jumaane Williams
Thomas Suozzi
Who won New York's Republican primary in the governor's race?
Andrew Giuliani
Harry Wilson
Lee Zeldin
Rob Astorino
Who won New York's Democrat primary in the lieutenant governor's race?
Antonio Delgado
Ana Maria Archila
Diana Reyna
This is a developing story and will be updated as races are called. Click here for more live election results.
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BLOOMINGTON — A 22-year-old man was sentenced Tuesday to 50 years in prison on a first-degree murder charge from a 2018 shooting homicide in Bloomington .
Jordyn H. Thornton of Bloomington was found guilty after a weeklong trial in February of killing Trevonte D. Kirkwood, 27, of Bloomington, on Oct. 30, 2018, in the 1300 block of North Oak Street.
Jordyn Thornton, left, arrives at the McLean County Law and Justice Center on Thursday for the verdict in his trial for the 2018 murder of Trevonte Kirkwood. Thornton was found guilty.
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Thornton received 25 years in prison for the first-degree murder charge. A firearm enhancement penalty added 25 years in prison because the jury had found that Thornton fired a gun during the commission of the offense.
Quentin Jackson, 24, of Peoria was sentenced last year to 17 years in prison for his role in the shooting.
Prosecutors had said that Kirkwood, who was with three friends, had gone for a walk to cool off frustration from a car malfunction around 8:40 p.m. Oct. 30, 2018, when Thornton fired three gunshots from a .38 Special handgun, striking Kirkwood on a sidewalk.
Dressed in red T-shirts with a depiction of Kirkwood underneath text reading “Long Live,” Dameca and Brennatta Kirkwood, Trevonte’s mother and aunt, respectively, read victim impact statements during Tuesday's hearing.
Trevonte Kirkwood
PHOTO COURTESY OF FAMILY
“As a little boy, Tre was fun, loving, carefree and also very, very smart,” Dameca Kirkwood said . “As a teenager, he was outgoing, popular, athletic. He played football, basketball and golf. He excelled at any sport, but his true love was basketball.”
Tuesday’s two-hour sentencing hearing was disrupted toward the end of Brennatta Kirkwood’s victim impact statement, as she commented toward Thornton and his family.
Thornton said, “Watch your mouth,” stood up and walked out of the courtroom. Additional courthouse security entered the courtroom and Thornton returned to the hearing after a five-minute break.
Thornton did not make a statement, but said he maintains his claim of innocence.
McLean County Public Defender Ron Lewis asked Judge Casey Costigan to issue a sentence on “the lower end” of 20 to 40 years in prison.
Lewis referred to Thornton’s age at the time of the shooting — 18 years — as well as his potential for rehabilitation and his “improper peer influence” from his new friends since moving to Bloomington earlier in 2018 as mitigating factors.
Jordyn Thornton, left, reacts as a jury is polled to verify his murder conviction in the death of Trevonte Kirkwood during the trial at the McLean County Law and Justice Center, Bloomington, on Thursday. Thornton's public defender, Ron Lewis, sits at right.
DAVID PROEBER, THE PANTAGRAPH
McLean County Assistant State’s Attorney Mary Lawson recommended the judge sentence Thornton to 65 years in prison.
Costigan emphasized the necessity to deter others from committing similar crimes as he issued the ruling.
“This needs to stop,” he said. “It needs to stop and when individuals are involved in this type of activity, the sentences are significant … and it takes away the potential of young individuals whether they are the victim or the defendant.”
Photos: Vigil for Bloomington shooting victim Trevonte D. Kirkwood
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A poster was displayed featuring Trevonte D. Kirkwood, his mother Dameca Kirkwood and Trevonte's two young children Ace and Tamia during a vigil Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, for Trevonte, 27, who was killed in a shooting last Tuesday on North Oak Street in Bloomington.
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Carla Riley staples flowers to a pole during a vigil Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, for Trevonte D. Kirkwood, 27, on North Oak Street in Bloomington.
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The Rev. Toby Carlos leads a prayer Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, during a vigil for shooting victim Trevonte D. Kirkwood, 27, on North Oak Street in Bloomington.
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Tamia Kirkwood looks on between her grandmother Dameca Kirkwood, left, and Carla Riley during a vigil Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, for Tamia's father Trevonte D. Kirkwood, 27, on North Oak Street in Bloomington.
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Carla Riley, center left, and Tamia Kirkwood gave flowers to two North Oak Street residents Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, during a vigil for Trevonte D. Kirkwood, 27, in Bloomington. The residents gave Trevonte CPR until the paramedics arrived after he was shot Tuesday night. "Thank you for trying to save my daddy’s life," Tamia said.
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Dameca Kirkwood, right, speaks during a vigil Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, on North Oak Street in Bloomington. Dameca's son Trevonte D. Kirkwood, 27, was shot to death Oct. 30.
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An attendee places out a helping hand during a vigil Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, for Trevonte D. Kirkwood, 27, on North Oak Street in Bloomington.
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Attendees look on during a vigil Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, for Trevonte D. Kirkwood, 27, on North Oak Street in Bloomington.
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Dameca Kirkwood, right, embraces Carla Riley during a vigil Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, on North Oak Street in Bloomington. Dameca's son Trevonte D. Kirkwood, 27, was killed last Tuesday in a shooting.
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Attendees release balloons at a vigil for shooting victim Trevonte D. Kirkwood, 27, on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, on North Oak Street in Bloomington.
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Attendees watch released balloons fly away at a vigil for shooting victim Trevonte D. Kirkwood, 27, on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, on North Oak Street in Bloomington.
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Flowers were stapled to a pole during a vigil Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, for Trevonte D. Kirkwood, 27, on North Oak Street in Bloomington.
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Attendees place candles down at a makeshift memorial during a vigil Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, for Trevonte D. Kirkwood, 27, on North Oak Street in Bloomington.
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A woman places a candle down at a growing makeshift memorial Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, on North Oak Street in Bloomington, nearby where Trevonte D. Kirkwood, 27, was shot and killed last Tuesday.
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A makeshift memorial grows Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, on North Oak Street in Bloomington, nearby where Trevonte D. Kirkwood, 27, was shot and killed last Tuesday.
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Updated mug shots from The Pantagraph
Joshua A. Lindsey
Joshua A. Lindsey, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with the following:
Two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of meth) Two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of MDMA) Two counts of unlawful possession of meth (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of meth) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance (less than 15 grams of MDMA) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (amphetamine) Four counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (less than 15 grams of amphetamine, less than 15 grams of clonazepam, less than 15 grams of lorazepam, less than 15 grams of cocaine) Unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (30 to 500 grams) Unlawful possession of cannabis (30 to 500 grams)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ronnie Cannon
Ronnie Cannon, 43, of Chicago, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Duane K. Martin
Duane K. Martin, 34, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, three counts of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine and four counts of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Destinee M. Nuckolls
Destinee M. Nuckolls, 23, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine and permitting unlawful use of a building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler C. Neely
Tyler C. Neely, 21, of Bloomington, is charged with four counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class X and Class 1 felonies), reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony) and methamphetamine possession (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon E.J. Frieburg
Brandon E.J. Frieburg, 29, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 100 to 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rhiannan O. Keith
Rhiannan O. Keith, 23, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 100 to 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
George E. Wisehart
George E. Wisehart, 44, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and two counts of meth possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher A. Johnson
Christopher A. Johnson, 29, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kelyi G. Kabongo
Kelyi G. Kabongo, 21, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession 5 to 15 grams of meth and less than 5 grams of meth with the intent to deliver, possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth and possession of less than 5 grams of meth.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyrone L. McKinney
Tyrone L. McKinney, 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of 1 to 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Terrance T. Jones
Terrance T. Jones, 34, of Chicago, is charged with armed robbery (Class X felony), aggravated battery causing great bodily harm (Class 3 felony), and two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 and 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Noel R. Castillo
Noel R. Castillo, 48, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful vehicular invasion, aggravated battery, theft, criminal damage to government supported property and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kerrigan T. Spencer
Kerrigan T. Spencer, 18, of Normal, is charged with two counts of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Austin S. Waller
Austin S. Waller, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of burglary at a Bloomington smoke shop. He is separately charged with three counts of burglary at the Corn Crib.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jacob S. Upton
Jacob S. Upton, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Franklin P. Roberts
Franklin P. Roberts, 50, of Bloomington, is charged with threatening a public official (Class 2 felony) and domestic battery (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ashley R. Schneiderheinze
Ashley R. Schneiderheinze, 32, is charged with unlawful possession of:
15 to 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) 15 to 100 grams of cocaine (Class 1 felony) 15 to 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony) Less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Less than 15 grams of clonazepam (Class 4 felony) 30 to 100 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor) She also is charged with two counts of permitting the unlawful use of a building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon E. Reynolds
Brandon E. Reynolds, 35, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation for a charge of grooming.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hannah J. Jackson
Hannah J. Jackson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jason M. Harris
Jason M. Harris , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated arson (Class X felony), residential arson (Class 1 felony) and two counts of arson (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michael S. Parkerson
Michael S. Parkerson, 54, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine (Class 2 felony) and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kerry M. Huls
Kerry M. Huls, 47, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful delivery of 5 to 15 grams of meth, unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of meth, unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth, and unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of meth.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Randy M. Turner
Randy M. Turner, 39, of Danville, is charged with two counts of disarming a peace officer, five counts of aggravated battery, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, attempted possession of a stolen motor vehicle, criminal damage to government supported property and driving under the influence of drugs.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Malik A. Wilson
Malik A. Wilson, 23, of Chicago, is charged with two counts of attempted armed robbery and aggravated discharge of a firearm, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaren K. Jackson-Coates
Jaren K. Jackson-Coates, 24, of Peoria, is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jawarren L. Clements
Jawarren L. Clements, 25, of Peoria, is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hunter A.W. Williamson
Hunter A.W. Williamson, 23, of Heyworth, is charged with cannabis trafficking and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mason A. Artis
Mason A. Artis, 22, of Shirley, is charged with possession of a stolen license plate, unauthorized use of a license plate and three counts of theft. He is separately charged with unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenyatta C. Chissell
Kenyatta C. Chissell, 40, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of heroin.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Shanarra S. Spillers
Shanarra S. Spillers , 36, of Normal, is charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Enrique D. Sosa
Enrique D. Sosa, 55, of Spanish Fork, Utah, is charged with theft, financial institution fraud, wire fraud and two counts of computer fraud.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Caleb W. Collier
Caleb W. Collier, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class 1 and 2 felonies). He is accused of possessing between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine and less than 1 gram of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jahda R. Davis
Jahda R. Davis, 20, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Roosevelt Williams
Roosevelt Williams, 43, of Bloomington, is charged with home invasion, criminal trespass to a residence and battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mark A. Carter
Mark A. Carter, 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey B. Dowell
Corey B. Dowell , 24, of Bloomington, is charged with failure to report an accident or injury.
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Joshua V. Wilburn
Joshua V. Wilburn, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with burglary and retail theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alicia L. Rodriguez
Alicia L. Rodriguez, 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery and domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina E. Dickey
Christina E. Dickey, 37, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David L. Hendricks
David L. Hendricks, 44, of Clearwater, Florida, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenneth R. McNairy
Kenneth R. McNairy, 32, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies), and two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 and Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher Garza
Christopher O. Garza, 35, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 30 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
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Emmitt A. Simmons
Emmitt A. Simmons, 21, of LeRoy, is charged with indecent solicitation of a child (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua K. Wilson
Joshua K. Wilson, 39, of Normal, was sentenced to 152 days in jail and 24 months on conditional discharge after pleading guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kavion J. Anderson
Kavion J. Anderson, 18, of Hazel Crest, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He earned credit for 197 days served in jail. Anderson pleaded guilty to one count of vehicular hijacking.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Elizabeth A. Johnson
Elizabeth A. Johnson, 40, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathon P. Keister
Jonathon P. Keister, 38, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brettais J. Lane
Brettais J. Lane, 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance in a public park and ulawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
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Jessica N. Huff
Jessica N. Huff, 35, of Peoria, was sentenced to seven years in prison. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Craig O. Harrington
Craig O. Harrington , 23, of Chicago, was sentenced to 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to one count of burglary.
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Brandon J. Black
Brandon J. Black, 33, of Decatur, is charged with child pornography (Class X felony), attempt to produce child pornography (Class 3 felony), sexual exploitation of a child and grooming (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ricky A. Smith
Ricky A. Smith , 30, 0f Urbana, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies), unlawful possession of meth and possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jesse S. Duncan
Jesse S. Duncan, 28, of Bloomington, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. He pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property with a value of between $500 and $10,000.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rhonda L. Davis
Rhonda L. Davis , 41, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
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Brenden P. Cano
Brenden P. Cano , 23, of LeRoy, was sentenced to eight years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of child pornography production.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dujuan L. Enos
Dujuan L. Enos, 48, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of fentanyl.
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Chester Johnson
Chester Johnson, 69, of Chicago, was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James Canti
James Canti, 48, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of heroin.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Justin A. Atkinson
Justin A. Atkinson , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to one year in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Connor M. Mink
Connor M. Mink, 18, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful:
Possession of 5-15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) Possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 1 gram of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Possession of 30-500 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 3 felony) Possession of 10-30 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 4 felony)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mark A. Thrower
Mark A. Thrower, 40, of Vinton, Louisiana, is charged with:
Eight counts child pornography (Class X felonies) Two counts aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor (Class 2 felonies) Two counts grooming (Class 4 felonies) Indecent solicitation of a child (Class 3 felony) Traveling to meet a minor (Class 3 felony)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kayala D.C. Huff
Kayala D.C. Huff, 23, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery, domestic battery and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rebecca Y. Choi
Rebecca Y. Choi, 32, of Wheaton, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of amphetamine (Class 4 felony), and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal, 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of 15-100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony), and possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Javon T. Murff
Javon T. Murff, 19, of Normal, is charged with two counts aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felony), robbery (Class 2 felony), possession of a stolen firearm (Class 2 felony), two counts aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 4 felony), two counts reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Demarcus J. Heidelberg
Demarcus J. Heidelberg, 24, of Belleville, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Deon K. Moore
Deon K. Moore, 26, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cordaiz J. Jones
Cordaiz J. Jones, 35, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery (Class 2 felonies), stalking (Class 4 felony) and two counts of misdemeanor resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher L. Anderson
Christopher L. Anderson, 40, of Downs, was sentenced to 167 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darrius J. Heard
Darrius J. Heard, 21, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was sentenced to six days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latele Y. Pinkston
Latele Y. Pinkston , 29, was sentenced to five years in prison. Pinkston pleaded guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Daniel Wilcox
Daniel Wilcox, 22, of New Concord, Kentucky, is charged with five counts each of criminal sexual assault (Class 1 felonies) and criminal sexual abuse, which are charged as Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kaveior K. Thomas
Kaveior K. Thomas, 32, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony), two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, and violation of the Illinois FOID Card Act (Class 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Courtney A. Boyd
Courtney A. Boyd, 27, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jodi M. Draper
Jodi M. Draper, 55, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brian D. Stewart
Brian D. Stewart, 48, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lonnie L. Kimbrough
Lonnie L. Kimbrough , 36, of Peoria, was sentenced to 24 months on conditional discharge and four days in jail. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful cannabis possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari S. Buchanon
Amari S. Buchanon, 25, of Normal, was sentenced to 16 days in jail. She earned credit for eight days served in jail. She pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a firearm without a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donna Osborne
Donna Osborne, 52, of Decatur, is charged with two counts of burglary (Class 2 felonies) and one count each of retail theft (Class 3 felony) and theft (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Juls T. Eutsey
Julian T. Eutsey, 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 24 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of criminal sexual abuse.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Megan J. Duffy
Megan J. Duffy, 27, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 102 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Qwonterian V. Ivy
Qwonterian V. Ivy, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Madison A. Knight
Madison A. Knight , 20, of Rutland, was sentenced to 120 days in jail and 30 months' probation for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dexter D. McCraney
Dexter D. McCraney , 38, of Normal, is charged with one count each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas J. Davis
Thomas J. Davis , 27, of Bloomington, was sentenced to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina D. Noonan
Christina D. Noonan , 42, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Wesley M. Noonan
Wesley M. Noonan , 48, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenyatta L. Tate
Kenyatta L. Tate , 46, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of between 15-100 grams and 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies) and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Quacy L. Webster
Quacy L. Webster , 43, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jalen A. Davis
Jalen A. Davis , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of child pornography possession (Class X felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lazaro Flores
Lazaro Flores , 34, of Streator, was sentenced to seven years in prison for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol causing death.
Mohamed N. Thiam
Mohamed N. Thiam , 19, of Bloomington, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorenzo Sims
Lorenzo Sims, 30, of Chicago, is charged with five counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Laycell D. Wright
Laycell D. Wright , 32, of Rantoul, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine (Class 1 felony). He also is charged with unlawful possession of 100-500 grams of cannabis (Class 4 felony) and 30-100 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Richard S. Bjorling
Richard S. Bjorling , 54, of Peoria Heights, was sentenced to seven years in prison for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler D. Vidmar
Tyler D. Vidmar , 23, of Clinton, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James E. Chase
James E. Chase , 52, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Melissa J. Piercy
Melissa J. Piercy , 38, of Normal, is charged with unlawful delivery of meth (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Charles L. Bell
Charles L. Bell , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery (Class X felony), two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felonies), aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon (Class 2 felony), and violation of the Illinois Firearm Identification Card Act (Class 3 felony).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor family member (Class 2 felonies) and three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13 years old (Class X felonies).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Joshway C. Boens
Joshway C. Boens , 41, of Chicago, was sentenced to 143 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Seth A. Kindred
Seth A. Kindred , 31, of Ellsworth, was sentenced March 30 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
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Matthew D. Nunley
Matthew D. Nunley , 33, of Eureka, was sentenced to four years in prison for one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Clinton A. Page
Clinton A. Page , 29, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 24 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery of a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Loren M. Jepsen
Loren M. Jepsen , 34, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of home invasion causing injury (Class X felony). All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Calvin E. Young
Calvin E. Young , 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of cocaine.
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Jason R. Roof
Jason R. Roof , 46, of Heyworth, was sentenced March 28 to five and a half years in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
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James L. Fields
James L. Fields , 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michelle E. Mueller
Michelle E. Mueller , 32, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of burglary. All other charges were dismissed.
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Telly H. Arrington
Telly H. Arrington , 24, of Normal, is charged with four counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Antonio R. Ross
Antonio R. Ross , 28, of Springfield, was sentenced March 24 to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of retail theft. All other charges were dismissed. He also was ordered to pay $7,305 in restitution. Ross earned credit for previously serving 239 days in jail.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carlos L. Hogan
Carlos L. Hogan , 33, of Decatur, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 30-500 grams of cannabis. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kent D. Johnson
Kent D. Johnson , 34, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andre D. Seals
Andre D. Seals , 37, of Champaign, is charged with aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler S. Burns
Tyler S. Burns, 31, of Chenoa, was sentenced to 170 days in jail and 30 months probation. He earned credit for the 170 days previously served in jail. Burns pleaded guilty to one count of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carrie Funk
Carrie Funk , 54, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of criminal neglect of an elderly person.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Anthony R. Fairchild
Anthony R. Fairchild , 51, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of burglary and theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Inez J. Gleghorn
Inez J. Gleghorn, 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm in connection to an April 2021 stabbing in Bloomington. Other battery charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alexis S. Williams
Alexis S. Williams, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nayeon A. Teague
Nayeon A. Teague , 21, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
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Frankie L. Hutchinson
Frankie L. Hutchinson , 21, of Chicago, is charged with one count of aggravated unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of aggravated fleeing a peace officer and two counts of criminal damage to property.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joseph L. McLeod
Joseph L. McLeod , 40, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of theft, and one count each of forgery and deceptive practices.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lanee R. Rich
Lanee R. Rich , 18, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey K. Butler
Corey K. Butler , 19, of Champaign, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm and two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darrius D. Robinson
Darrius D. Robinson , 29, of Normal, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jacob Z. Kemp
Jacob Z. Kemp , 32, is charged with three counts of aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan A. Jamison
Jonathan A. Jamison , 44, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathon K. Campbell
Jonathan K. Campbell , 43, Jonathan K. Campbell, 43, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 48 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery causing bodily harm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Geno A. Borrego
Geno A. Borrego , 23, of Pontiac, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual assault.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaylin M. Caldwell
Jaylin M. Caldwell , 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua D. Rials
Joshua D. Rials , 28, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of armed violence, Class X felonies, four counts of unlawful possession of a firearm and firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies. He was charged March 1 with two counts each of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and of firearm ammunition by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jamakio D. Chapell
Jamakio D. Chapell , 28, of Montgomery, Alabama, is charged with four counts of Class 2 felony aggravated battery, misdemeanor resisting a peace officer and 11 traffic charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas E. Dolan
Thomas E. Dolan , 22, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 500 and 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver, unlawful cannabis possession, battery and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordyn H. Thornton
Jordyn H. Thornton , 22, of Bloomington, was convicted of first-degree murder in the Oct. 30, 2018, shooting death of Trevonte Kirkwood, 27, of Bloomington, in the 1300 block of North Oak Street in Bloomington.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ty W. Johnson
Ty W. Johnson , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with criminal sexual assault, robbery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kyle D. Kindred
Kyle D. Kindred , 23, of Shirley, is charged with cannabis trafficking, two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorel M. Johnson
Lorel M. Johnson , 41, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kimberlee A. Burton
Kimberlee A. Burton , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of child endangerment, Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kevin C. Knight
Kevin C. Knight , 40, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Derail T. Riley
Derail T. Riley , 35, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and five counts of Class 4 felony domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ade A. McDaniel
Ade A. McDaniel , 40, of North Miami Beach, Florida, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jahni A. Lyons
Jahni A. Lyons , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Destiny D. Brown
Destiny D. Brown , 39, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, three counts of methamphetamine possession and one count of methamphetamine delivery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Billy J. Braswell
Billy J. Braswell , 39, of Wapella, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and four counts of methamphetamine possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mitchell A. Rogers
Mitchell A. Rogers , 37, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Matthew D. Stone
Matthew D. Stone , 22, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated battery, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler A. Guy
Tyler A. Guy , 25, of Towanda, is charged with one count of Class 2 felony aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gordan D. Lessen
Gordan D. Lessen , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of domestic battery as a subsequent offense, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Steven M. Abdullah
Steven M. Abdullah , 31, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts of harassment of jurors, Class 2 felonies, 11 counts of communication with jurors, Class 4 felonies, and one count of attempted communication with a juror, a Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ryan D. Triplett
Ryan D. Triplett , 27, of Decatur, is charged with aggravated domestic battery-strangulation, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery as a subsequent offense felony, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Pedro A. Parra
Pedro A. Parra , 40, is charged with two counts of burglary, Class 2 and Class 3 felonies, and misdemeanor theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gregory A. Spence
Gregory A. Spence , 39, of Bartonville, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Justin A. Leicht
Justin A. Leicht , 41, of Downs, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Edward L. Holmes
Edward L. Holmes , 50, of Bloomington, is charged with the following:
Controlled substance trafficking of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Controlled substance trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of a substance containing meth Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 15 and 100 grams of meth Unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latoya M. Jackson
Latoya M. Jackson , 31, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of possession of a stolen or converted motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Shaquan D. Hosea
Shaquan D. Hosea , 26, of Bloomington, is charged with residential burglary, a Class 1 felony, and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaccob L. Morris
Jaccob L. Morris , 20, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontel D. Crowder
Dontel D. Crowder , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies, and harboring a runaway, Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donnell A. Taylor
Donnell A. Taylor , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Eric E. Seymon
Eric E. Seymon , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with eight counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Aikee Muhammad
Aikee Muhammad , 19, is charged with two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William M. McCuen
William M. McCuen , 33, of Atlanta, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Meontay D. Wheeler
Meontay D. Wheeler , 23, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and torture, a Class 1 felony, aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew , 51, of Normal, was sentenced to three years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Javares L. Hudson
Javares L. Hudson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged in federal court with possession of a machine gun. He was initially charged in McLean County court with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon-machine gun parts. One charge is a Class X felony and the other is a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tommy L. Jumper
Tommy L. Jumper , 60, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 30 months on probation and 96 days in jail for one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David S. Fry
David S. Fry , 70, of Normal, is charged with 45 counts of child pornography. Sixteen of the charges are a Class 2 felony and 29 charges are a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Logan T. Kendricks
Logan T. Kendricks , 35, was sentenced to five years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Davis W. Hopkins
Davis W. Hopkins , 25, of Chenoa, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine, a Class X felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson , 38, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rochelle A. McCray
Rochelle A. McCray , 37, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontae D. Gilbert
Dontae D. Gilbert , 30, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery, charged as a Class 3 felony for a subsequent offense.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Stefan A. Mangina
Stefan A. Mangina , 32, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michael J. Owen
Michael J. Owen , 30, of Stanford, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cedric J. Haynes
Cedric J. Haynes , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with nine counts of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan Wiley
Jonathan Wiley , 30, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
Provided by Bloomington Police
Jason S. Russell
Jason S. Russell , 22, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
Provided by Bloomington Police
Aaron J. Zielinski
Aaron J. Zielinski, 28, of Plainfield, was sentenced to four years on probation for unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine. A charge of unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver was dismissed.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Albert F. Matheny
Albert F. Matheny , 35, of Bloomington, was sentenced Jan. 10 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than five grams of methamphetamine.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hunter C. Kellenberger
Hunter C. Kellenberger , 24, of Pekin, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. A meth possession charge was dismissed.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Samuel Harris
Samuel Harris , 21, of Chicago, was sentenced to 22 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to one count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordan P. Gillespie
Jordan P. Gillespie , 27, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for residential burglary and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William R. Carter
William R. Carter , 23, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexual assault, attempted residential arson and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kentre A. Jackson
Kentre A. Jackson, 26, of Ypsilanti, Mich., was sentenced to 30 months of conditional discharge. He was charged as of June 9, 2020, with unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis and unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver. The latter charge was dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andrew L. Stanley
Andrew L. Stanley , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years on probation for one count of arson. He pleaded guilty to setting his home on fire while a woman and a teenage girl were inside. One count of aggravated arson was dismissed in a plea agreement.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jerail M. Myrick
Jerail M. Myrick , 26, of Springfield, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
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ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines is taking extra steps to try to alleviate flight disruptions ahead of what's expected to be an incredibly busy Fourth of July travel weekend.
On Tuesday, Delta issued a systemwide fare difference travel waiver from July 1-4, meaning customers planning to travel on these dates can rebook their flights before or after the holiday weekend with no fare differences or change fees.
Rebooked flights need to happen by July 8, 2022 and the trips need to be between the same origin and destination as the original flights.
In a statement on its website, Delta said the company is "working around the clock to rebuild Delta’s operation while making it as resilient as possible to minimize the ripple effect of disruptions." The airline said it expects to deal with passenger volumes on July 4 weekend not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic put a major damper on air travel.
Flights can be modified using the My Trips feature on delta.com or through the Fly Delta app.
Delta waivers are usually only issued for limited geographic areas in the event of weather events that cause widespread flight disruptions. Tuesday's surprise move underscores the ongoing stress impacting the airline industry. For weeks, flight delays and cancellations have impacted thousands of flights across the country.
Earlier this month, Minnesotans traveling home from Vancouver, British Columbia were left stranded after Twin Cities-based Sun Country canceled their return flight.
Over Memorial Day weekend, Delta was responsible for the most cancellations, with more than 800 flights canceled over five days. Earlier this month, Delta said it was reducing cancellations by hiring more pilots and flight attendants and scheduling crews to quickly adjust to disruptions.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the department could enforce additional actions against airlines that fail to live up to consumer-protection standards.
Meanwhile, Delta pilots plan to picket at airports across the country on Thursday to protest protracted contract negotiations, including Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport.
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ATLANTA — Vic Reynolds has been the Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for four years. His agents respond to all Georgia counties when they're requested to independently investigate after an officer fires their weapon.
This year, there has been a nearly 50 percent increase in cases where the GBI is asked to investigate a shooting, where an officer fired a weapon or was hurt. Reynolds said those calls have been coming more frequently and he's worried about what the troubling trend means for the state.
"It really troubles me greatly as director," he said.
Reynolds said he's alarmed at the number of shootings his agency is being called to investigate involving law enforcement. They were called into two fatal police shootings last weekend alone.
"Police officers are being put in a position, where frequently, they're having to resort to the use of deadly force in deadly force where years ago, that just didn't happen," he said.
GBI data shows there were 42 calls to investigate at this time in 2021. So far this year, there have been 62.
Reynolds said he's watched that number steadily rise.
"As a police officer myself, a beat cop, that just didn't happen. It was so rare that you even had to think about pulling your weapon. And now, these officers are faced with situations where they have to do it frequently," he said.
Reynolds said they take each investigation seriously and close them as quickly as possible.
"Our goal is to work those officer-involved shootings from point A to point Z, turn it over to a local prosecutor in 90 days. And that may seem like a lot of time, but I will tell you categorically, that is a rapid investigation, a quick investigation. So our job is to do it, and do it ethically and principally and hand it over," he said.
He said at times, he thinks there's been a rush to judgment in the use of force cases.
"Instead of exonerating on the front end, let's wait. Instead of convicting on the front end, let's wait," he said.
Reynolds has been appointed to the Cobb County Superior Court and will be leaving the GBI by the end of the summer.
He said he's proud of the men and women at the GBI for clearing the log of sexual assault cases and educating the community about gang activity in the state.
Reynolds hired retired officers to come to re-examine cold cases that have remained unsolved for years. He said the agency has lived up to its mission.
"I remember when I became the director, the only advice this governor gave me was, 'Wherever the evidence takes you, I expect you to go.' And that's it, that's the only advice he gave me," Reynolds said. "And I truly believe that our agents have stuck to that mission, regardless of who is involved, the nature of the case, the media attention, wherever the evidence takes us, we will go." | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/gbi-director-violence-cold-cases-georgia/85-f2f68102-5ee7-4431-baa0-f7683ea14a20 | 2022-06-28T23:08:18 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/gbi-director-violence-cold-cases-georgia/85-f2f68102-5ee7-4431-baa0-f7683ea14a20 |
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Clayton County Police said the person wanted in connection with a shooting that injured an officer in March was killed in a in DeKalb County shooting last week.
On Tuesday, Clayton County Police said they were able to confirm through another agency that Charles Payne, the 18-year-old killed when gunfire erupted at a Lithonia gas station last Wednesday, was the same person wanted in their police shooting investigation.
Here's a look at both cases and how they unfolded.
Clayton officer grazed by bullet
Clayton County Officer Ryan Richey was shot in the waist during a response to an armed robbery call in front of the Harbour Food Mart by Riverdale Road on March 2. A bullet ricocheted, hurting the officer, though he did not fire back, according to investigators.
Bullets were fired during an altercation between the robbery victim and a man, police said. The victim's hand was hurt in the shooting. At last check, the victim is OK. The officer has since recovered.
Police originally identified another man as the suspect in the case and took him into custody, but they have since rescinded his charges, announcing his innocence in the case.
In April, authorities named Payne as the suspect.
Deadly DeKalb gas station shooting
On the night of June 22, multiple people fired weapons in the parking lot of the Chevron Gas Station on Covington Highway, which resulted in the death of a teen, DeKalb County police said.
Investigators found multiple shell casings spread across the parking lot and a young man in his late teens dead from an apparent gunshot wound. The medical examiner's office later identified the person killed as Payne.
Police later named three persons of interest in this case that they wanted to speak to about the shooting.
The latest in the investigations
When authorities identified the person killed in the DeKalb shooting as Payne, it was the same name and age as the person wanted in connection with the Clayton County shooting. Records also showed the weight and height of the person in both cases were the same.
11Alive has been reaching out since last week to find out if this was in fact the same person. Clayton County provided confirmation Tuesday afternoon that it was.
11Alive has reached out to see if the Clayton case is now closed, since Payne was the only suspect they named publicly after rescinding another man's charges. We've also reached out to find out what led them to identifying Payne in connection with the Clayton shooting. We are waiting to hear back.
We have also asked DeKalb County Police if they are still looking for the persons of interests and to see if any arrests had been made following Payne's death. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/man-wanted-clayton-police-shooting-killed-dekalb-county-shooting/85-280435dd-db6b-43ff-9c63-fc0cc0372bb2 | 2022-06-28T23:08:24 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/man-wanted-clayton-police-shooting-killed-dekalb-county-shooting/85-280435dd-db6b-43ff-9c63-fc0cc0372bb2 |
Omari Rush and Ruth Ellis Center honored at Community Foundation Annual Meeting
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan honored the Ruth Ellis Center and Omari Rush at its annual board meeting.
“We’re proud to honor Ruth Ellis Center and Omari Rush of CultureSource for their efforts to support inclusive, equitable, and sustainable organizations and programming in their respective spaces,” foundation president Ric DeVore said.
Omari Rush has served as executive director of CultureSource since 2017. CultureSourcehosts professional development arts and culture workshops and programs.
Rush also co-manages the COVID-19 Arts and Creative Community Assistance Fund and is consulting on the $100 million Wilson Arts and Culture Investment in partnership with the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan. .
“I feel a particularly strong energy boost from this recognition, given the high caliber of leadership it embodies, from Mariam Noland's legacy to the array of past honorees,” Rush said in a press release. “I thank the Community Foundation for its ongoing partnership with me, CultureSource, and the arts and culture sector."
The Mariam C. Noland Award, named after the foundation’s first president, was awarded to Rush for his efforts to nurture creative and cultural expression and build inclusivity in southeast Michigan’s arts sector, the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan said in a statement.
Founded in 1999, the Ruth Ellis Center has been a place where LGBTQ+ young people of color can go for safety, support and help.
The center in Highland Park offers outreach programs, safety-net services, skill-building workshops, housing, health and HIV prevention programs, according to its website. The Ruth Ellis Center was awarded the Richard F. Huegli Award.
“This honor belongs to all those who have held and continue to hold a singular belief, beginning with our namesake, that all young people, including LGBTQ+ young people, have the right to safe and affirming housing and health care, to live lives full of dignity, respect, love, and hope,” said Ruth Ellis Center interim co-executive director Mark Erwin in a press release.
“Ruth Ellis’ legacy has never been ours alone to carry, and we thank the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan for standing with us, from the very beginning. We are here because you believe in our young people and you believe in us, and that is the greatest honor of all.” | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/06/28/omari-rush-ruth-ellis-center-accept-honors-community-foundation/7760702001/ | 2022-06-28T23:09:47 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/06/28/omari-rush-ruth-ellis-center-accept-honors-community-foundation/7760702001/ |
Police seek help locating Rochester Hills teen missing since weekend
Rochester Hills – Oakland County Sheriff’s detectives are asking for the public’s help finding a Rochester Hills girl who has been missing for four days.
Gabrielle Greene, 17, is an honor student at Rochester High School. She was reported missing from their home by her family shortly after 6:30 a.m. Saturday. Her family believes she left sometime Friday night or early Saturday morning.
The teen is the daughter of a Wayne County Sheriff's sergeant, the department said in a statement Tuesday.
"Gaby's father says she is a 3.8 student at Rochester High School, but has unfortunately fallen in with the wrong crowd," officials said in the release. "She is currently in crisis and needs to be treated."
Gabrielle, who is also known as “Gaby,” is believed to have left her home voluntarily, having left a note for her parents. She does not have access to a vehicle and has no debit card.
The teen is described as 5-foot-3, around 160 pounds, last seen wearing blue jeans, a grey jacket and gym shoes.
Anyone who may have seen Gabrielle or knows where she is should call the Sheriff’s Office Rochester Hills substation at (248) 537-3530 or Sgt. James Morgan at (248) 537-3509.
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HOUSTON — Airbnb is making its ban on parties permanent at homes listed on the site for short-term rentals.
Violators could have their accounts suspended.
The San Francisco company believes the temporary ban has worked, saying Tuesday that reports of parties at listed properties have dropped 44% from a year ago.
Editor's note: The surveillance video above of an Airbnb party shootout originally aired on June 13.
"We are seeing a steady decrease in reports of parties at both the global rate and throughout the state of Texas," said Ben Breit, Airbnb's director of trust & safety communications. "Vast majority of our hosts always prohibited parties."
Parties aren't always just a neighborhood nuisance.
There have also been high-profile violent crimes at Airbnb locations, including a deadly shootout at a graduation party in Houston earlier this month. A man in his 20s was killed. The party in EaDo had been advertised on social media, which is against the rules and included in the ban.
In April, someone opened fire on guests during a 16th birthday party at a Manvel Airbnb leaving two people injured. That party was also posted on social media, according to the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office.
RELATED: Teen's birthday party at Airbnb rental turns into shootout in Manvel, sheriff's office says
Airbnb began to crack down on parties in 2019 after a fatal shooting at a party in a house in California.
The company began prohibiting advertising parties at Airbnb locations on social media. Party hosts who break the rules can face legal consequences.
"There have been instances where we have taken affirmative legal action against people who have thrown particularly disruptive unauthorized parties," Breit said.
The number of parties at Airbnb locations increased during the pandemic, Airbnb said, as people moved gatherings from bars and clubs to rented homes. That led to the temporary ban in 2020.
More than 6,600 accounts were suspended last year for related violations, Airbnb said. Multiple listings across the Houston area were also removed.
While making the ban permanent, Airbnb said it will lift a limit of 16 people at rented properties. It said the cap was prompted by health concerns before vaccines against COVID-19 were available.
4th of July Airbnb restrictions
Airbnb also introduced strict anti-party measures for the upcoming 4th of July weekend, similar to initiatives last July 4 and this past Memorial Day.
- For one-night reservations: Guests without a history of positive reviews on Airbnb will be prohibited from making one-night reservations in entire home listings.
- For two-night reservations: As July 4 approaches, we will deploy more stringent restrictions on certain two-night reservation attempts. For example, we will leverage and amplify our technology that restricts certain local or last-minute bookings by guests without a history of positive reviews on Airbnb.
- Guests who have a history of positive reviews on Airbnb will not be subject to these restrictions.
- We will also be introducing anti-party attestations to guests attempting to make local reservations, in which they must affirmatively attest that they understand that Airbnb bans parties and if they break that rule, they may be subject to legal action from the company.
Where to report parties to Airbnb
If there's an Airbnb party breaking the rules in your area, you can report it at their Neighborhood Support Line.
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Kay Kruse, wife of long-time state Sen. Dennis Kruse, has died following a battle with bone cancer.
She was 74.
She died at home surrounded by family on June 20, according to an obituary.
The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the County Line Church of God, with burial following the service at Woodlawn Cemetery in Auburn.
Visitations will take place at the same church on Friday from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., as well as an hour before the service at 10 a.m.
Born in Michigan in 1947, Kay Kruse was active in the community and in politics. A member of the DeKalb County Republican Women’s Club, she served multiple times as a delegate to the Indiana Republican Convention.
Kay Kruse belonged to many organizations, including the Bloomin Budds Home Demonstration Club, the Indiana Assembly Women’s Club and the Indiana Auctioneers Women’s Auxiliary – where she served as former president and is a member of the organization’s Hall of Fame. She also served on the National Auctioneers Auxiliary’s Board of Directors.
According to the obituary, Kay Kruse was a “talented and lifelong singer,” singing for local events, church and in school at Anderson University – then Anderson College.
In 1968, she married Dennis Kruse, who has served in both houses of the Indiana legislature since 1989. Before that, he served as Jackson Township trustee in DeKalb County.
Sen. Kruse, R-Auburn, announced in 2021 that he will retire following his current term, which ends this year. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/kay-kruse-wife-of-longtime-lawmaker-dies-at-74/article_9c682e68-f724-11ec-8246-838beb3a02cc.html | 2022-06-28T23:12:27 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/kay-kruse-wife-of-longtime-lawmaker-dies-at-74/article_9c682e68-f724-11ec-8246-838beb3a02cc.html |
SAN ANTONIO — A house that was under construction on the city's far west side collapsed while people were inside.
The San Antonio Fire Department said the incident happened Tuesday afternoon, not far from Talley Road.
SAFD Public Information Officer Joe Arrington told KENS 5 that the house was under construction and had a "partial collapse due to high winds." He also said several people were trapped, but not injured.
Crews were able to get everyone out and no injuries have been reported.
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A Fort Wayne woman allegedly shot at her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend after harassing the two as they left a theater.
Carmen M. Mousavi, 36, was charged Monday with two felonies – domestic battery by means of a deadly weapon and battery by means of a deadly weapon. Both carry a sentence of one to six years.
She was released from the Allen County Jail Monday on monitored conditional release without bail after her initial hearing. Her next hearing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. The court hasn’t set a trial date yet.
The incident happened shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday, when police received a report about a shooting. The victims told officers they left the Regal Cinema, 211 W. Washington Center Road, after seeing a movie. Mousavi approached them in her lifted Ford F150 and verbally harassed them, according to the probable cause affidavit written by Fort Wayne Police Detective Brent A. Roddy.
The harassment continued until the two left in the man’s Cadillac. Mousavi followed the car onto Washington Center going east towards Dartmouth Drive. As they got near to the traffic light, Mousavi allegedly fired a shot into the man’s car.
The bullet grazed the back of the man’s upper right shoulder, causing a wound, and struck the woman in the chest. The woman was taken to a hospital.
The man received first aid, and police took photos of his injuries. The man told police he was sure it was Mousavi who fired at them and gave police a description of her vehicle, including a broken headlight.
Police located her in the truck near her home.
Court documents said she tried to get away from the officers, but they made a felony traffic stop. Police use more safety measures on felony stops done when they feel there’s a high safety risk about the person they pulled over. However, they took Mousavi into custody without incident.
In her truck, officers found a Taurus G3C 9mm semi-automatic handgun in plain view, court documents said. Mousavi declined to make a statement to the police when they arrested her.
After the woman who was shot stabilized in the hospital, she talked with police and told the same story as the man, including describing the Ford F150 and its broken headlight. She didn’t know Mousavi other than being the man’s ex-girlfriend.
Police showed her a photo array to see if she could identify who shot at them. According to court documents, she was able to narrow the array down to Mousavi and one other person. But she declined to choose one. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/woman-charged-in-a-shooting-involving-ex-boyfriend-and-another-woman/article_d1b3fe92-f71c-11ec-8da2-0f2d5f72cec6.html | 2022-06-28T23:12:33 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/woman-charged-in-a-shooting-involving-ex-boyfriend-and-another-woman/article_d1b3fe92-f71c-11ec-8da2-0f2d5f72cec6.html |
ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines is taking extra steps to try to alleviate flight disruptions ahead of what's expected to be an incredibly busy Fourth of July travel weekend.
On Tuesday, Delta issued a systemwide fare difference travel waiver from July 1-4, meaning customers planning to travel on these dates can rebook their flights before or after the holiday weekend with no fare differences or change fees.
Rebooked flights need to happen by July 8, 2022 and the trips need to be between the same origin and destination as the original flights.
In a statement on its website, Delta said the company is "working around the clock to rebuild Delta’s operation while making it as resilient as possible to minimize the ripple effect of disruptions." The airline said it expects to deal with passenger volumes on July 4 weekend not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic put a major damper on air travel.
Flights can be modified using the My Trips feature on delta.com or through the Fly Delta app.
Delta waivers are usually only issued for limited geographic areas in the event of weather events that cause widespread flight disruptions. Tuesday's surprise move underscores the ongoing stress impacting the airline industry. For weeks, flight delays and cancellations have impacted thousands of flights across the country.
Earlier this month, Minnesotans traveling home from Vancouver, British Columbia were left stranded after Twin Cities-based Sun Country canceled their return flight.
Over Memorial Day weekend, Delta was responsible for the most cancellations, with more than 800 flights canceled over five days. Earlier this month, Delta said it was reducing cancellations by hiring more pilots and flight attendants and scheduling crews to quickly adjust to disruptions.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the department could enforce additional actions against airlines that fail to live up to consumer-protection standards.
Meanwhile, Delta pilots plan to picket at airports across the country on Thursday to protest protracted contract negotiations, including Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Local fire crews are working to put out a fire at a residence off of Lake Travis on Tuesday.
Lake Travis Fire Rescue, the Oak Hill Fire Department, Austin Fire Department and Austin-Travis County EMS were all on scene as of 11:10 a.m. on the 16000 block of Chateau Ave.
As of 2:40 p.m., the two-alarm fire was downgraded to a single alarm. Firefighters are now putting out hotspots and conducting overhaul.
Lake Travis Fire Rescue added that firefighters at one pointed needed more water supply and they ended up drafting water from the lake itself.
No injuries were reported.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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SAN ANTONIO — The first call toned out by the fire department's monotone computer assisted dispatch voice coldly instructed San Antonio Fire Engine 52 to go to Quintana Road for a DOA, one deceased person.
Reviewing dispatch records on Broadcastify, it is evident that the response ballooned as soon as firefighters realized there were many more victims.
Monday's mass casualty incident put San Antonio's first responders to the test. At a time when they were still responding to heart attacks and major crashes across the city, here is a list of the SAFD personnel who were initially called to assist.
The first call for help was dispatched at 5:52 pm, and over the next 39 minutes, here are the responders in the order they were dispatched:
- Engine 52
- Battalion 2
- Medic 25
- Engine 25
- Medic 2
- Engine 2
- Engine 50
- Engine 44
- Medic Officer 5
- Medic 16
- Platform 11
- Medic 22
- Battalion 1
- Medic Officer 4
- Fire Safety Officer
- Ladder 2
- Fire Shift Commander
- Medic 29
- Medic 13
- Engine 21
- Engine 16
- Engine 11
- Platform 35
- Medic 7
- Battalion 6
- Medic 9
- Medic Officer 01
- Multi-patient vehicle 802
- Platform 11
- MSC
- Medic Officer 3
- Medic 44
- Medic 39
Listening to the dispatch logs is to look through a window into what Mayor Ron Nirenberg called a horrific human tragedy.
At the 6:01 time stamp, the first arriving firefighter from Engine 52 said "We've got an 18 wheeler. Looks to be about 60 people that are inside. It looks like quite a few of them are already deceased. We're going to start sorting through the ones that are currently breathing. None of them are able to talk as of yet."
The firefighter also said there were a number of victims with snoring respirations, which could indicate a person is near death. As the frantic work of triage continued, fire personnel were desperately looking for anyone they believed could be saved. One medic indicated everyone they found alive needed to be rushed to a hospital as fast as possible.
"All patients will be Priority 1. 12 are breathing. We're trying to take the ones that are breathing off the truck right now," the medic said.
They established a transport corridor to keep the long line of EMS ambulances moving and they sent more manpower to offload the truck faster.
One firefighter said "If you have any backboards, anything that would help us slide the patients off, bring them please. Even some tarps, salvage covers, anything that will help bring the patients out."
As they worked their way to the back of the truck, stacked with bodies, one firefighter said "I believe we're going to need more medics. So far I have about one, two, three, probably about six or seven more patients that I can see."
At the 6:17pm mark, one firefighter who had worked his way deep into the truck could be heard saying "We're not finding any additional living persons."
A supervisor replied "Let's check each one for respirations. Make sure we haven't missed any."
Once the victims were on their way to medical care, firefighters turned their attention to the area near the truck, fearing that heat sick people could have collapsed in the thick brush nearby.
After a delay caused by a passing train, one commander said "We've restarted the search. Walk the train tracks. Look 20 yards to the east and west. Don't go into the woods but just stay on the tracks and we are resuming the search."
The extended search turned up no new victims.
At the end of the search, they declared 42 people deceased on scene and said 14 people were rushed to the hospital.
Some of those people died overnight and the death toll continued to rise on Tuesday.
Fire Chief Charles Hood said all 60 firefighters who helped at the troubling scene would have access to after care. He said nobody comes to work imaging they would be dealing with what happened here. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/60-firefighters-responded-trailer-where-dozens-were-found-dead/273-6dcbbf42-e287-44a2-9f8f-db322fc23341 | 2022-06-28T23:12:50 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/60-firefighters-responded-trailer-where-dozens-were-found-dead/273-6dcbbf42-e287-44a2-9f8f-db322fc23341 |
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Catholic Charities is taking the lead in helping the survivors of the tractor trailer tragedy rebuild their lives said Antonio Fernandez, the president and CEO.
He and the archbishop were able to see two of the survivors last night in the hospital. He said one was a man who was sleeping when they arrived. They prayed by him. Another was a young woman. They were not sure they would be able to communicate with either of the survivors. Then this happened with the young woman when the prayer ended:
“This young lady opened her eyes. When she opened her eyes, we were able to communicate with her a little bit and she responded with her head. So I actually believe she was actually listening to us and I wonder if the young man was listening to us, too,” said Fernandez.
Catholic Charities asking for your help not with money, but prayers for both those in the hospital and those who lost loved ones.
“I think this is the most important thing,” Fernandez said. “Every time that we ask San Antonio for help with migrants with food, with clothing, the city always, always gives back to us. I think in this moment it’s not about the money. It’s not about clothes or anything like that. It’s about praying for these families.”
Catholic Charities is on standby to help survivors once they are released from the hospital. That includes housing, food, clothing and emergency assistance. Plus, the organization will help with transportation should family members want to be with their loved ones.
We reached out to the Mexican, Honduran and Guatemalan consulates to find how they are assisting survivors. We only back from the Guatemalan Consulate. It said it is sending staff to San Antonio to the hospitals to help determine their identities. It issued this statement:
June 27, 2022
On behalf of the Ministry of External Affairs, we lament the finding of dozens of deceased migrants found in the interior of a trailer abandoned in San Antonio, Texas in the United States of America, as well as several injured survivors, minors among them, and we are in solidarity with those affected and their families as well.
We will continue following up with the developing investigation of authorities, to determine as soon as possible their identities and nationalities of the victims and the injured.
At this moment employees of the southern Consulate of Guatemala in the United States of America will transfer to San Antonio to visit the four hospitals where 12 survivors and a minor are located/staying.
On behalf of the Guatemalan Consulate in McAllen the following numbers are available.
In case of an emergency, they can dial from Guatemala the 1541 which belongs to General Office of Consular Affairs and Migrants del Minex.
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Guatemala, 27 de junio de 2022. El Gobierno de Guatemala, por medio del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (Minex), lamenta el hallazgo de decenas de migrantes fallecidos en el interior de un camión abandonado en San Antonio, Texas, Estados Unidos de América, así como varios sobrevivientes heridos, entre ellos menores de edad, y se solidariza con los afectados y sus familiares.
Asimismo, informa que, se brinda seguimiento al desarrollo de la investigación de las autoridades para determinar, en cuanto antes, la identidad y la nacionalidad de las víctimas y los lesionados.
En estos momentos, funcionarios de la Red Consular de Guatemala en el sur de EE. UU. se trasladan a la ciudad de San Antonio para visitar cuatro hospitales donde se encuentran 12 personas heridas y cuatro menores de edad, a fin de determinar su identidad.
Por medio del Consulado de Guatemala en McAllen están disponibles los números telefónicos (956) 900 2736 y (956) 800 7351 y (956) 429 3413. También se puede llamar, en Guatemala, al número de emergencia 1541 de la Dirección General de Asuntos Consulares y Migratorios del Minex. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/local-groups-helping-18-wheeler-survivors-rebuild-lives/273-78439683-e8d8-4bd7-99b8-a6f5b18b4ba9 | 2022-06-28T23:12:56 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/local-groups-helping-18-wheeler-survivors-rebuild-lives/273-78439683-e8d8-4bd7-99b8-a6f5b18b4ba9 |
A Tappen woman was cited for DUI on Monday after her pickup truck left a Kidder County gravel road and ended up in a lake.
Shannon Lang, 45, was eastbound on 40th Avenue Southeast at about 10:30 a.m. when she missed a curve, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol. The 2013 Ford F-150 she was driving entered the south portion of Alkaline Lake and went under. Lang was able to get out of the vehicle.
She was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of drugs, as well as for care required. The pickup was removed from the lake around midday Tuesday, the Patrol said. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/tappen-woman-escapes-submerged-vehicle-is-cited-for-dui/article_53ef7a9e-f72c-11ec-957a-3bb50fb19dc8.html | 2022-06-28T23:14:23 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/tappen-woman-escapes-submerged-vehicle-is-cited-for-dui/article_53ef7a9e-f72c-11ec-957a-3bb50fb19dc8.html |
FORT WORTH, Texas — First responders are on the scene of a car crash in Fort Worth involving a school bus carrying nearly 50 students, officials said.
MedStar said it was responding to an accident Tuesday afternoon at Forest Park Boulevard and Park Place Avenue.
Officials said the crash involved a school bus that was transporting 28 students.
At this point, it is not entirely clear at this point what caused the crash.
According to Fort Worth police, no injuries have yet been reported. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/bus-carrying-28-students-involved-in-fort-worth-texas-crash/287-40c7d230-4f88-4355-8b83-2bf250119190 | 2022-06-28T23:20:58 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/bus-carrying-28-students-involved-in-fort-worth-texas-crash/287-40c7d230-4f88-4355-8b83-2bf250119190 |
DENTON, Texas — Denton community activist Deb Armintor spent the week organizing a demonstration in response to the overturning of Roe v Wade. The high court's decision hit her pretty hard.
“It hit hard. Like a lot of people, I was prepared for it. But as a person with a uterus and a mother to a daughter, as a former city councilperson and an activist,” said Deb Armintor, "I just immediately felt it was just a punch to the gut.”
So, Armintor used her influence to get Denton city leaders to take the same action as another Texas city.
"We saw that we activists, local activists, saw that Austin was passing a similar measure. And we immediately said, let's do this for Denton,” said Deb Armintor.
Tuesday afternoon, Denton City Council held a closed work session to discuss how law enforcement would respond to reports about ongoing abortions in their city. The resolution basically tells Denton police to deprioritize investigations at abortion clinics.
Since the City Manager oversees local law enforcement, the language for the resolution involves deprioritizing what’s defined as city resources to investigate reported activity at local healthcare clinics related to reproductive healthcare
Vandals have already used spray paint at two Denton health clinics like the Woman to Woman Pregnancy Resource Center. Vandals did similar damage using spray paint to The Loreto House in Denton on May 7, according to city leaders. A member of the council shared they received information a pro-life group took credit for the vandalism on social media.
Still, during the Tuesday night council meeting, Deb has organized a protest in the City Hall courtyard. She is also giving step-by-step instructions to protest participants on how to contact each council member in order to have an impact on the council’s future decisions surrounding the issue.
"There will be a few speakers. It's going to be pretty brief,” said Deb Armintor.
Current City Councilwoman Alison Maquire told WFAA she plans to speak at the protest being held in the City Hall courtyard Tuesday evening. But that’s the least of her worries. Maquire is under threat of losing her position on the council.
The same closed work session included council consulting with the City’s attorneys regarding ordering a recall election for the purpose of determining whether Maquire shall be removed from District 4 of the City Council. During the work session, Maquire sat outside the conference room and waited to be called in for questions by fellow council members.
The protest she plans to speak at is not the first since Roe v. Wade was overturned. Dozens attended a demonstration last week in Denton which ended peacefully.
Rebecca Parma from Texas Right to Life and her team are monitoring the actions in Denton, including demonstrations. They are in favor of protests no matter what side of the issue you are on.
"We are very much in favor of peaceful protesting,” said Rebecca Parma.
The Denton council resolution comes as no surprise to Texas Right to Life and they consider it as part of an ongoing challenge. Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, Parma and Right to Life teams across the state and the country encourage law enforcement to uphold the law.
They consider the recent decision by the Justices the beginning of a long journey that is far from over when it comes to saving the lives of unborn babies in America, and not just Texas.
"We want to expand that enforcement mechanism that the Texas Heartbeat Act has used that has been so effective to other parts of Texas law when it comes to pro-life laws to make sure these laws are fully enforced,” said Parma.
Texas Right to Life is inviting others who want to speak up for unborn babies to join them for not only peaceful protest, but also contacting their elected officials on the local, state and federal levels. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/denton-considering-resolution-deprioritize-investigating-abortions/287-5e9ffd73-1be0-428c-82bb-de1c9c78a1ab | 2022-06-28T23:21:04 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/denton-considering-resolution-deprioritize-investigating-abortions/287-5e9ffd73-1be0-428c-82bb-de1c9c78a1ab |
DALLAS — As of Monday, abortions up to six weeks of pregnancy can temporarily resume in the state of Texas. This comes after a judge granted a temporary restraining order that blocked a complete abortion ban in Texas in place before Roe v. Wade.
"There will be at least some abortion providers that will begin providing again," said Marc Hearron, lead counsel for the Center for Reproductive Rights. "We believe it should be legal until the trigger ban does take effect."
He said the temporary restraining order is valid for 14 days. On July 12, another hearing is set for a temporary injunction. If granted, abortions up to six weeks of gestation would be allowed in Texas while the case is pending.
"We are very pleased. We are relieved," said Hearron. He said he counts every hour that women have a choice for abortion as a victory.
On the other side of the debate, Rebecca Parma, Senior Legislative Associate with Texas Right To Life, said she is not surprised by the temporary restraining order on the pre-Roe abortion ban.
"When a pro-life law is passed, the abortion industry sues. That is the song and dance we're used to and so it's not surprising that they would try that in this situation as well," said Parma.
Parma said her organization is working to make Texas fully pro-life.
She said, "It doesn't change women accessing birth control, emergency contraception, ectopic pregnancy care or miscarriage treatment. Those things are still allowed in Texas. They are not considered an abortion under our law."
Even after today's hearing, Texas Right to Life is asking Dallas County and Harris County district attorneys to investigate clinics that may have performed abortions over the weekend after Roe V. Wade was reversed.
Parma said what they did was illegal before this temporary restraining order.
For now, abortions are still limited to up to six weeks of gestation. Those further along in pregnancy who want an abortion will need to seek it outside Texas.
What happened in court on Monday is only buying some time for Texas abortion clinics until the trigger law takes effect. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/local-organizations-react-to-texas-judge-blocking-states-pre-roe-ban-on-abortions/287-456af06f-4fba-41fd-a227-e138978c04bc | 2022-06-28T23:21:10 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/local-organizations-react-to-texas-judge-blocking-states-pre-roe-ban-on-abortions/287-456af06f-4fba-41fd-a227-e138978c04bc |
DALLAS — WFAA is learning more about what really happened the night 32-year-old Shalonda Anderson was killed outside of XTC Cabaret in Dallas.
For the first time, cellphone video from inside of the car was released during a press conference Tuesday, showing what led up to the shooting.
Warning: Some of the video is difficult to watch.
“That’s my child I birthed into this world,” said Benita Lofton, the victim’s mother.
Lofton barely getting the words out, as she talked during a press conference about her daughter Shalonda Anderson, known as "Lundie."
The mother of three was shot and killed outside of XTC Cabaret in Dallas early Saturday morning.
The club owner released video, saying that Anderson drove into a crowd of people. Police said she was killed by a security guard who hasn’t been charged.
Another security guard, Sterlin Hammett, who police say shot into the vehicle, has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault.
According to the affidavit WFAA obtained, “Hammett fired his pistol without justification or defense of other persons.”
“I didn’t get in an altercation with nobody,” Anderson can be heard saying in a newly released cellphone video.
The family's attorney Kim T. Cole, and minister Dominique Alexander from Next Generation Action Network say, Anderson and her two friends were ordering food at the bar, when the bartender didn’t give them her change back. They say, moments after the verbal exchange, someone threw water at the girls, and that’s when the security officer asked the three women to leave.
“She simply walked along, trying to find her car,” said Cole.
Anderson and her friends got into her car. In the cellphone video, shots can be heard. Anderson is clearly still alive during these moments.
But moments later, even after the security guard pulled her lifeless body on the grass, you can see a security officer put a gun to Anderson's head.
“The rug has been pulled from under us,” said Marquin Lofton, the victim’s brother.
The family wants the club shut down.
Dallas City Council passed an ordinance earlier this year, saying that sexually oriented businesses should shut down between the hours of 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. Dallas police say that’s when most crimes happen.
Right now, that ordinance remains in limbo.
Family and friends will continue to protest outside of the club, until they get justice.
"Just help as much as you possibly can,” said Benita Lofton.
The family has set up an online fundraising account, hoping it will help with funeral expenses, and help for Anderson's three children.
Below video starts at 24-minute mark: | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/newly-released-video-shows-security-guard-put-gun-to-womans-head-after-shooting-at-dallas-xtc-cabaret/287-3346dfe6-266d-4096-8e90-79d6276bcd36 | 2022-06-28T23:21:16 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/newly-released-video-shows-security-guard-put-gun-to-womans-head-after-shooting-at-dallas-xtc-cabaret/287-3346dfe6-266d-4096-8e90-79d6276bcd36 |
DALLAS — The deaths of 51 migrants in a packed semi-trailer in San Antonio are setting off a fresh round of finger-pointing and blame-slinging in Texas and Washington, D.C. But data shows it is the most recent in a decades-old problem that shows the desperation of migrants hoping to reach the United States.
"It's a humanitarian tragedy," San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said as the death count continued to rise.
"We're not supposed to open up a truck and see stacks of bodies in there," San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood said on the afternoon of the grisly discovery.
Within a few hours, Governor Greg Abbott tweeted "these deaths are on Biden. They are a result of his deadly open border policies."
Tuesday afternoon, in a statement to WFAA, the Governor said:
"This horrific tragedy of dozens left to die in a tractor-trailer could have been prevented if President Biden would do his job and secure the border. The federal government is complicit in Mexican cartels' human smuggling enterprise, encouraging migrants to risk their lives by not enforcing our nation's laws and allowing historic levels of illegal crossings."
Not exactly the way Domingo Garcia sees it.
"Governor Abbott said that President Biden was to blame for open borders," the National President of LULAC said. "Well if the borders were open, these immigrants wouldn't risk their lives being in the back of an 18-wheeler trailer in 100-degree Texas temperature and paying human smugglers to get them across."
"The fact of the matter is the border is militarized, the border is closed. The result is you are funneling all of the refugees and immigrants into the hands of these cartels and these human smugglers," Garcia said.
President Biden released a statement Tuesday afternoon that said in part "my administration will continue to do everything possible to stop human smugglers and traffickers from taking advantage of people who are seeking to enter the United States between ports of entry. This incident underscores the need to go after the multi-billion dollar criminal smuggling industry preying on migrants and leading to far too many innocent deaths."
Tragedies like this, sadly, are not new. In 2017, six months into the Trump administration, eight people were found dead among 40 packed inside a semitrailer parked at a San Antonio Walmart.
In 2003, 19 dead in a dairy truck in Victoria, Texas. George W. Bush was president then. And according to the Missing Migrants Project, there have been 2,980 deaths of migrants trying to cross the US-Mexico border since 2014.
Still, the political blame game continues. In a tweet, Senator Ted Cruz said "human traffickers are exploiting the open border and the most vulnerable are paying for it with their lives."
In contrast, Beto O'Rourke tweeted "We need urgent action - dismantle human smuggling rings and replace them with expanded avenues for legal migration..."
"I mean it's just a human tragedy that's being caused by our broken immigration system," added Garcia.
A system with plenty of blame being thrown, left and right, but whose problems remain unsolved. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/political-blame-game-resumes-in-earnest-after-migrant-deaths-in-san-antonio-texas/287-edbca875-1e3a-4e83-bbc4-92e10765bf22 | 2022-06-28T23:21:22 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/political-blame-game-resumes-in-earnest-after-migrant-deaths-in-san-antonio-texas/287-edbca875-1e3a-4e83-bbc4-92e10765bf22 |
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — At the Sheetz on Mount Pleasant Drive in Scranton, it is a sight we have not seen in months, gas prices below $4. E85 will cost $3.49 a gallon and Unleaded 88 will cost $3.99 a gallon through the 4th of July.
Robert Sherpinksas always fills up on Unleaded 88, even before this announcement was made.
"It's cheaper gas, and for me at least in this truck, it seems to burn slower. It takes me longer, it's worth more for my penny," he explained.
According to Sheetz, Unleaded 88 can be used in cars made after the year 2000. But this type of gas is not available everywhere. Sherpinksas comes to the location in Scranton specifically to get it.
"Here at Sheetz, and only some Sheetz, too, have it. This one in Scranton, it's nice that it has it," he said.
Unleaded 88 is a blend of 84 octane gasoline and ethanol. Unleaded 87 has 10% ethanol and Unleaded 88 has 15% ethanol. The 5% increase in ethanol increases the octane rating to 88.
"The higher the octane, the more detergent there is in the gasoline, keeps your fuel injectors cleaner," said John Grow.
John Grow owns Gibbons Ford in Dickson City. He says most cars can fill up with Unleaded 88. But E85 or flex fuel, the other type of gas included in this limited-time offer through Sheetz, is not compatible with all vehicles.
Grow says usually it will say flex fuel on the back of your car, or you can check your owner's manual if you are unsure. He says even without this 4th of July deal, flex-fuel is usually still about 80 cents to a dollar cheaper at the pump and there are fewer emissions, making it a better environmental option.
"But you get about 6 to 7 miles per gallon less with flex-fuel than you do with conventional gasoline," said Grow.
Again these two types of gas are not offered at every Sheetz location.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/sheetz-lowering-the-price-of-two-types-of-gas-e85-unleaded88/523-a9d2e4b8-d57b-4955-8420-39a1f84214d7 | 2022-06-28T23:22:45 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/sheetz-lowering-the-price-of-two-types-of-gas-e85-unleaded88/523-a9d2e4b8-d57b-4955-8420-39a1f84214d7 |
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — The Firefighters Memorial Bridge, also known as the Water Street Bridge that connects West Pittston to Pittston, has been closed for almost a year, and it's undergoing a second inspection to see what can be done to reopen it.
This inspection will continue into next week, according to officials in Luzerne County.
From Skycam 16, we saw crews taking a closer look at the bridge, especially underneath.
People who live nearby hope this speeds up the solution process to get it reopened, even if just for emergencies.
"That's annoying," said Dan Brogna of Pittston. "Especially when you're trying to get somewhere, like you said, an ambulance or a firetruck. They have to figure a way to get them through a lot quicker."
The closure of this bridge only leads to more traffic on its neighbor, the Dale J. Kridlo Memorial Bridge, also known as the Fort Jenkins Bridge.
"It gets a little bit of backup. I guess it makes the area a little bit sluggish due to a couple of roads cut off," said John Wood of Pittston. "I thought at one point they're going to open back up, but I don't know. I guess they're trying to fix it. Wait to see what it looks like when it's done."
But even though there's activity here, it doesn't mean a solution is right around the corner.
"We're hoping that it would open very soon. But as they tell me, even if it starts to get repaired, it's going to be two years," said Maureen Brogna of Pittston.
Earlier this year, a spokesperson for PennDOT said once a solution is found, it could take close to five years.
"I just hope they do something on the other bridge, to put maybe a traffic light or stop signs to keep the traffic flowing," added Dan Brogna.
Officials with both municipalities tell Newswatch 16 they want this bridge to be open to traffic and hope this second inspection leads to the solution to make that happen.
See news happening? Text our Newstip Hotline. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/second-inspection-underway-for-firefighters-memorial-bridge-pittston-west-pittston/523-8e4caf44-d3f1-40e2-a005-8dac8b32bd24 | 2022-06-28T23:22:51 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/second-inspection-underway-for-firefighters-memorial-bridge-pittston-west-pittston/523-8e4caf44-d3f1-40e2-a005-8dac8b32bd24 |
POTTSVILLE, Pa. — Volunteers with the Schuylkill United Way spend every summer getting ready to send kids back to school through their annual Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive.
During the month of July, boxes are placed at organizations across the county for people to help families send their kids back to school with new backpacks and name-brand school supplies.
“It just really helps the families so much. There's a lot that they need to purchase already to get started for the school year. And to be able to ease their burden, one less thing that they don't have to worry about is purchasing the school supplies,” said Christine Johnson, community relations director.
Schuylkill United Way has been doing this program for the past 19 years and has donated more than 19,000 backpacks to students county-wide.
And as inflation continues to rise, Schuylkill United Way marketing director, Becky Woods believes more families will need their help.
“Cost of book bags, the cost of supplies, even for our drive, are more this year. Almost $2,000 more than what they were last year,” Woods said.
“I definitely think there's going to be an increase in the need and right now we are targeting to be distributing over 1,500 [backpacks] this year,” Johnson added.
Their goal is to help every student in Schuylkill County have the same items regardless of their family's income.
Administration assistant Katie Malone is also a substitute teacher in the area. She sees the benefits of this program first-hand.
“I'll see the kids when they come in and I'll see the backpacks we give out and that makes me feel really humble because I know they have a bookbag full of supplies that they can have to have a start of a successful school year,” explained Malone.
The school supply drive runs from July 1 through July 31. Backpacks are distributed at the beginning of August.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/schuylkill-county/schuylkill-county-collects-school-supplies-united-way-stuff-the-bus-backpacks/523-b72523ea-d56e-48cc-9804-31f2524b0555 | 2022-06-28T23:22:57 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/schuylkill-county/schuylkill-county-collects-school-supplies-united-way-stuff-the-bus-backpacks/523-b72523ea-d56e-48cc-9804-31f2524b0555 |
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, Pa. — You never know what you'll find inside a thrift store. And now, there's a new option for thrifters in Susquehanna County.
Susquehanna County Interfaith opened its first thrift store in Montrose two years ago. Now it's expanding to make an even bigger impact. The non-profit has opened a second store on Jackson Avenue in Susquehanna.
Susquehanna County Interfaith Executive Director Cindy Beeman said Interfaith's mission is to "give help and hope to individuals and community members" in Susquehanna County.
The non-profit offers several outreach programs, including emergency assistance and back-to-school support. But it needs more shoppers through the door to help as many families as possible.
"You know you're buying something and you are helping other people in the process but you are also helping the environment and helping the next person in line so it really is a win-win for everyone," Beeman said.
Staff at the new thrift store inside the old First Baptist Church, like Rockell Rockwell, wants the place to represent the area they serve.
"Compared to our other Montrose location, we gave our Susquehanna County Interfaith a very industrial theme," Rockwell said. We tried to put the actual town of Susquehanna in the store."
Shoppers are browsing the racks and shelves of clothing, home goods, and other items - knowing their dollars will support a good cause. Maryland shopper Ann Morgan agreed.
"That's the whole purpose, to support their role, to contribute to the local economy, and just to poke around and find treasures," Morgan said.
While the racks may look full, staff at Susquehanna County Interfaith said they could use more donations. To donate, click here.
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LEWISBURG, Pa. — Recently, Lewisburg put the finishing touches on a multi-million dollar improvement project at Hufnagle Park. But there was one piece missing, something to honor former Mayor Judy Wagner.
"A group of community leaders started emailing together saying Judy is retiring. She's done so much for this community. We need to honor her in some way," Steve Beattie said.
Wagner was Lewisburg's first female mayor and served for 20 years. Her colleagues decided to honor her with a bronze star, sort of like Lewisburg's version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
"It's such a dream. It's surreal. I can hardly believe it. I have to walk by every day and look at it. I'm so honored. This is my community," Judy Wagner said.
Wagner's colleagues say she is the perfect example of a dedicated member of the community.
"She was there for many years, day in and day out, win or lose. She was dedicated to the community. For any community to thrive, we need more of that," Beattie said.
Wagner hopes this becomes a new tradition in Lewisburg.
"So many people who live here, they move here because of the quality of life. They want to participate and make it better, so I'm hoping there is a whole family of stars here," Wagner said.
Wagner says she is honored and looks forward to walking by her star every day.
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BUENA — The Borough Council voted Monday to appoint Doug Adams as its newest member. The appointment followed a vote to accept the resignation of Council President Matthew Walker.
“I look forward to working with everybody up on council,” Adams said. “Thank you for your support.”
Adams’ appointment was a sign of change in Buena, but other business taken up by the board was a reminder that some of the legal disputes and controversy that have driven a rift in the borough remain.
The newcomer takes office as the borough continues to navigate a dispute over the future of Buena’s firefighting services. Borough Solicitor Angela Costigan told the council Monday that the borough had not been allowed to drop a lawsuit it had filed against the Landisville Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company. She said Buena Fire District No. 2, another plaintiff in the case, refused to release the borough from the case, even after council had voted to drop the suit June 2.
Adams was one of two winners of the June 7 GOP primary for a pair of seats on the council, including Walker’s. He and running mate Marina Barsuglia defeated incumbent Council member Joseph D’Alessandro III and former Council President Rosalie Baker, the latter of whom had decades of experience in borough government.
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Walker did not run for reelection in the primary.
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Patricia Andaloro, who won her council seat as a Democrat in November, was voted the new council president.
Adams had been the chief of the now defunct Buena Police Department before he retired from the force in 2010. He has previously said he had been asked to run for office by both Democrats and Republicans in the borough, and that he was excited to take on the new role as a council member.
The Buena Republican Club Committee nominated Adams along with two other candidates to fill Walker’s vacant seat, with the council ultimately voting to appoint Adams. The Republican Club also was recently reshaped, with new members taking control of the organization as a result of the June 7 GOP primary.
The speed of the process to fill Walker’s seat contrasts with that to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of then Council member Aldo Palmieri in May 2021. The council took more than seven months to accept Palmieri’s resignation, not doing so until January. Joseph Fabrizio, president of the Buena Baseball-Softball Association, ran unopposed to fill Palmieri’s seat in the June 7 GOP primary.
Adams finished at the top of the pack in his primary race with 417 votes, according to results compiled by Atlantic County, with Barsuglia finishing just behind him with 413 votes. D’Alessandro and Baker finished with 144 and 132 votes, respectively. The candidates with the two highest vote totals won the GOP nominations for council. There are no Democratic candidates for council.
The council unanimously voted in July 2021 to dissolve Buena Fire District No. 1, essentially putting the Landisville fire company that served the district out of commission. The territory and responsibilities of Fire District No. 1 were to be taken over by Fire District No. 2, which is served by the Minotola fire company. The vote was precipitated by investigations conducted by the borough and the state Office of Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health that had uncovered more than two dozen code violations at the Landisville company.
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The borough and Fire District No. 2 later sued Landisville and its commissioners over property and paperwork that had not been turned over to the borough.
Some residents were incensed by the council’s treatment of the 100-year-old Landisville company. They note that Landisville passed a state inspection in June 2021 after the investigations were completed and before the July council vote.
How council will proceed in the lawsuit has been slightly complicated. The body is now unable to certify the executive session minutes from its June 2 meeting where the litigation was discussed, as there is currently a lack of sitting council members who are qualified to do so.
Patricia Andaloro was excluded from the June 2 executive session, as she is named as a defendant in the borough’s lawsuit due to her stint as a Landisville fire commissioner. Council member Gina Andaloro, Patricia’s daughter, also was excluded from the executive session as it was believed she could have a conflict of interest. Mayor David Zappariello and D’Alessandro were absent from the meeting.
The only members in the June 2 executive session were Council member Jorge Alvarez and Walker, meaning Alvarez is the only sitting member of council qualified to vote on the executive session minutes, a result Costigan said leaves the borough without a quorum to vote.
While the strife over the Landisville company continues, its effects on the borough are already clear — there has been a fierce political backlash against those who voted in favor of dissolving the company’s fire district in 2021. With Walker’s resignation, three of the five council members who voted for the dissolution are no longer on the governing body. A fourth, D’Alessandro, lost his bid for reelection to Adams and Barsuglia.
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1. Unite Here Local 54 has authorized a July 1 strike against Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa and the three casinos owned by Caesars Entertainment — Caesars Atlantic City, Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City and Tropicana Atlantic City — and a July 3 strike against Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City if new labor deals are not in place by then. So far, Local 54 has secured agreements with Ocean Casino Resort and Bally’s Atlantic City to honor the terms of contracts eventually reached with some of the larger casino companies in town, but no contracts have yet been agreed upon. That effectively means they will not be struck, the union has said. The union said: “Bally’s and Ocean are in the green zone, Resorts and Golden Nugget are in the yellow zone and the rest are in the red zone.”
2. A report by Local 54 warned a strike could cost Caesars, Harrah's, Tropicana and Borgata a total of $2.6 million a day in losses. The city's top-performing casino, Borgata, could lose $1.6 million a day in the event of a strike, and the three casinos owned by Caesars Entertainment could collectively lose an additional $1 million a day. Hard Rock's finances were not included in the report.
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3. A strike at the height of summer could have a serious impact on the city. The union, which made its projections based on past casino revenue and earnings data reported to the state, assumed a strike would cause revenue to decline by 25% in the third quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2021. The impact would be more widespread if the strikes start to affect the city’s summer hosting schedule, which includes the national NAACP convention in mid-July. Atlantic City's local government is concerned and recently urged its dominant industry to avoid a possible strike by paying casino workers more and hiring more of them. Council passed a resolution June 22 supporting the workers and hoping to head off a strike and asking the industry “to raise wages and staffing and negotiate in good faith to avert a strike.” “Inflation is pressuring working people, and we want the union workers and families to be made whole,” Councilman Kaleem Shabazz said. “Atlantic City needs a peaceful summer free of strife and uncertainty.”
4. The union says it is seeking “significant” wage increases in the next contract to help workers deal with financial setbacks caused by the coronavirus pandemic and rapidly rising prices. The casinos and their online partners are collectively making more money now than before the pandemic hit. But the casinos say those statistics are misleading because they get to keep only about 30% of online and sports betting money, with the rest going to their third-party partners. They say in-person revenue won from gamblers is the crucial metric, and not all the casinos have surpassed their pre-pandemic levels.
5. The July Fourth weekend is typically one of the busiest of the year for Atlantic City's casinos, so a labor action would seem to put more pressure on the industry. The contracts with Atlantic City's nine casinos expired June 1.
6. On June 1, Local 54 picketed outside Tropicana. It was selected for the picket in recognition of Caesars’ outsize role as the largest casino employer in the city. During the picketing, workers surrounded the casino, marching along the Boardwalk, on Pacific Avenue and on side streets, but did not interfere with people entering or leaving the casino. They chanted, banged drums and plastic buckets, and blew whistles.
7. Strikes aren't common, but they do happen and a few have been notable. In July 2016, the union walked out against the former Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, which ended with the casino shutting down in October of that year. It has since reopened under different ownership as the Hard Rock. The union also went on strike in 2004 for 34 days. One of the most memorable and violent strikes dates to Sept. 16, 1986, when more than 13,000 casino employees went on strike. Police said 33 people were arrested and 54 people injured, including two who were hospitalized with head injuries. The next day, an agreement was reached and workers returned to work.
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Jason Kelce will be serving up drinks again Wednesday.
The longtime Philadelphia Eagles center and fan favorite will return to the Ocean Drive in Sea Isle City to raise funds and awareness for the Eagles Autism Foundation. Kelce was a guest bartender at the OD in 2021 and helped raise $100,000 for the foundation.
Kelce will be behind the outside bar, the Sandbar and Grill, from 4 to 8 p.m. A release from the team said there also would be "family-friendly" atmosphere at Paddy's Green with giveaways.
A $10 cover charge will be taken at the door. The event will feature raffles, auctions and team merchandise, including autographed items, to benefit Kelce's "Team 62" participation in the Eagles Autism Challenge.
Last year, Eagles cheerleaders and the team mascot, Swoop, also participated.
The fifth annual Eagles Autism Challenge was held May 21. The event, which included bicycle rides of different distances and a 5k walk and run, raised a record $4.1 million for research to battle autism. Since the event started in 2018, the Eagles have raised more than $16 million to benefit research and treatment in the Philadelphia area and around the country.
Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie started the event because a member of his family has autism and he knows how it affects families, the team said. Kelce's wife, Kylie, works with special needs children and grew up with a neighbor who had autism.
Kelce, who has been coming to the OD since 2012, hangs arounds Sea Isle before training camp starts, and the five-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion enjoys having the event at this location.
For more information or to donate, go to www.theod.com .
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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A large crowd gathered at Ocean Drive bar in Sea Isle City for a chance to capture a photo and buy a shot from Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce on Wednesday.
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A large crowd gather at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to see Celebrity bartender Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagles. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Philadelphia Eagle Jason Kelce takes a green Jell-O shot while guest bartending at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for autism on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Longtime Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce served as a celebrity bartender at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City on Wednesday. Kelce was at the bar to raise funds and awareness for the Eagles Autism Foundation.
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Celebrity bartender Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagles arrives with a tray of shots at the Ocean Drive bar in Sea Isle City.
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A large crowd gather at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to see Celebrity bartender Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagles. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Brianna Dillon of Philadelphia takes a selfie with Eagles offensive tackle Jason Kelce. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Brianna Dillon of Philadelphia takes a selfie with Eagles offensive tackle Jason Kelce. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Eagles offensive tackle Jason Kelce signs his autograph while guest bartending at Ocean Drive bar, raising money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Eagles offensive tackle Jason Kelce receives a nice donation from Clare Walicki aka Philly Clare helping raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Eagles offensive tackle Jason Kelce receives a nice donation from Clare Walicki aka Philly Clare helping raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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The Eagles' Jason Kelce helped raise more than $100,000 at the OD bar in Sea Isle City for the team's autism initiative last year.
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagles works as a bartender last year at Ocean Drive in Sea Isle City to help raise money for the team's autism initiative. Kelce will return to the OD today for the same cause.
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagle Guest Bartended at Ocean Drive Bar in Sea Isle City to help raise money for Autism. Sea Isle City, NJ. June 30, 2021 (Kristian Gonyea, For The Press of Atlantic City)
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Kim Reynolds is asking Iowa's courts to take another look at the state's abortion laws following Friday's landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade.
There are multiple abortion laws referenced in the Tuesday announcement:
- A ban on abortion after 20 weeks and requiring a 72-hour wait period, signed into law by then-Gov. Terry Branstad in 2017.
- A law banning abortions after a heartbeat is detected, signed by Reynolds in 2018.
- The 72-hour wait period (2017 law) was ruled unconstitutional by the Iowa Supreme Court in 2018 but the "fetal heartbeat" element from that same year left intact. The decision striking down the wait period as unconstitutional was reversed earlier this month.
- A Polk County judge in 2019 struck down the fetal heartbeat law
- A 24-hour wait period law, which Reynolds signed in 2020 and was blocked by a judge in Johnson County.
Reynolds first wants the Iowa Supreme Court to review the lawsuit over the 2020 law. While the case already went to the high court, the latest SCOTUS decision could play into additional litigation.
"We expect the opinions in that case will impart a great deal of wisdom we do not have today," Justice Edward Mansfield wrote on June 17. "Although we take pride in our independent interpretation of the Iowa Constitution, often our independent interpretations draw on and contain exhaustive discussions of both majority and dissenting opinions of the United States Supreme Court."
Reynolds is also asking that the 2018 law — banning abortions after the heartbeat of a fetus is detected — be reinstated.
“Now is the time for us to stand up and continue the fight to protect the unborn," Reynolds said in a statement. “The Supreme Court’s historic decision reaffirms that states have the right to protect the innocent and defenseless unborn—and now it’s time for our state to do just that. As governor, I will do whatever it takes to defend the most important freedom there is: the right to life.”
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has withdrawn from the cases, so attorney Alan Ostergren will represent the State, the governor's office said.
“Iowa Republicans will not stop until they have completely banned abortion without exception," Iowa Senate Minority Leader Zach Wahls said in a statement. "This is an incredibly dangerous action that threatens the health, safety, and future of Iowa women.”
Reynolds will soon nominate her fifth appointment to the Iowa Supreme Court following the retirement of Justice Brent Appel.
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WASHINGTON — Six abortion rights activists were arrested Tuesday afternoon after they spent hours protesting the decision of the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade at a construction site in D.C. The protesters, associated with the Women's March, came to D.C. from multiple states to demand that President Joe Biden do more to protect reproductive rights, including scaling a crane during morning rush hour to unfurl a banner with their message.
At least 10 states in the United States immediately banned abortion on Friday in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, dividing the nation between jurisdictions where the procedure is legal and where it is banned.
Tuesday's protesters traveled from Michigan, Texas and Florida, with four members of the group slipping past fences to climb the 130-foot crane at North Capitol and T Streets NE. One other protester chained himself inside the crane's ladder and a sixth stayed on the ground.
"We're going to continue to put on pressure," said Rachel O'Leary Carmona, the Women's March executive director. "We are hearing very loud and clear from our base that this is a beginning. They want continued escalation. And we intend to meet that moment with escalation."
When police arrived, they used bolt cutters to remove the man chained inside the ladder, while the four on the crane eventually agreed to come down. They said they are expecting to charge the protesters with unlawful entry, and potential other charges.
The crane's owner says the protest forced him to idle 250 people working on a new building for the nonprofit "So Others Might Eat."
"I don't give a damn, I just don't know why they got to pick my crane," Brett McMahan said.
McMahan said in construction, if you don't work your eight-hour shift, you don't get paid, meaning some of his crew missed out om upward of $2,000 for the day.
Carmona said she hopes to continue their fight until women's right to an abortion is fully restored.
"We have entered a new era of American politics, one in which a constitutional right has been rolled back in a deeply undemocratic process," she said. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/abortion-rights-protesters-climb-crane-banner-saying-biden-protect-abortion/65-bb4421d2-11b9-4f30-a463-054d420f5d7f | 2022-06-28T23:40:16 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/abortion-rights-protesters-climb-crane-banner-saying-biden-protect-abortion/65-bb4421d2-11b9-4f30-a463-054d420f5d7f |
ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines is taking extra steps to try to alleviate flight disruptions ahead of what's expected to be an incredibly busy Fourth of July travel weekend.
On Tuesday, Delta issued a systemwide fare difference travel waiver from July 1-4, meaning customers planning to travel on these dates can rebook their flights before or after the holiday weekend with no fare differences or change fees.
Rebooked flights need to happen by July 8, 2022 and the trips need to be between the same origin and destination as the original flights.
In a statement on its website, Delta said the company is "working around the clock to rebuild Delta’s operation while making it as resilient as possible to minimize the ripple effect of disruptions." The airline said it expects to deal with passenger volumes on July 4 weekend not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic put a major damper on air travel.
Flights can be modified using the My Trips feature on delta.com or through the Fly Delta app.
Delta waivers are usually only issued for limited geographic areas in the event of weather events that cause widespread flight disruptions. Tuesday's surprise move underscores the ongoing stress impacting the airline industry. For weeks, flight delays and cancellations have impacted thousands of flights across the country.
Earlier this month, Minnesotans traveling home from Vancouver, British Columbia were left stranded after Twin Cities-based Sun Country canceled their return flight.
Over Memorial Day weekend, Delta was responsible for the most cancellations, with more than 800 flights canceled over five days. Earlier this month, Delta said it was reducing cancellations by hiring more pilots and flight attendants and scheduling crews to quickly adjust to disruptions.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the department could enforce additional actions against airlines that fail to live up to consumer-protection standards.
Meanwhile, Delta pilots plan to picket at airports across the country on Thursday to protest protracted contract negotiations, including Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport.
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ARKANSAS, USA — Fire Safety officials are reminding residents to keep safety in mind this Independence Day weekend.
Rogers fire chief Tom Jenkins explained that the Fire department receives calls responding to firework incidents every year.
According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, there were an estimated 11,500 emergency room treated injuries involving fireworks in 2021.
“We've seen rockets and things landing garages that are full of lawnmowers and gas cans and so we’ve seen some pretty close calls we’ve seen a few small fires, we’ve seen plenty of injuries”
Chief Jenkins also advised against children getting involved in the fireworks festivities. According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Sparklers can reach temperatures of up to around 2000°F.
“It’s not uncommon for children to be the most common demographic that suffers burn injuries from fireworks, so we don’t want that," said Chief Jenkins
The Rogers fire chief also said that public roads should not be used as fireworks launchpads. Instead, he suggested a couple of factors when choosing a location.
“On a surface that's non-flammable, to do it away from things, that they shut those garage doors in case something was to get knocked over," said chief Jenkins. "There’s a whole lot of variables that go into what makes an area safe and if people just have to use common sense and they have to know what kind of firework they’re dealing with.”
Chief Jenkins also suggests keeping nearby a water hose, Fire extinguisher, and a bucket of water.
“Probably makes sense to have something to put out a fire in case something gets knocked over," said Chief Jenkins. "In case a projectile land somewhere nearby that causes a small fire.”
The Rogers fire chief says that with all the variables considered, the safest thing to do is to attend a public fireworks display. You can find those events here. For those looking to put on their own, he suggests you follow your city's Firework ordinance.
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Suspect barricaded in Cordes Lakes after Yavapai County deputy shot
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A Yavapai County Sheriff's Office deputy was shot at around 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday near Stagecoach Trail and Red Rock Lane in Cordes Lakes.
According to the Sheriff's Office, the scene remained active after the suspect in the shooting barricaded himself and a SWAT team was called in.
The Sheriff's Office did not provide information on the deputy's condition.
As of 1:50 p.m., officers were still at the scene.
Stagecoach Trail and Red Rock Lane were closed as a result of the shooting.
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CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — A Franklin County skateboarder was seriously injured when he lost control while crossing a busy intersection and struck the rear of a semi-truck, Chambersburg Police said.
The accident occurred Tuesday at 4:19 p.m., according to police. The pedestrian lost control and struck the rear tandem axles of the truck, causing serious injury to themselves, according to police.
A subsequent investigation showed that the pedestrian illegally entered the roadway and was at fault for the collision, police determined.
The pedestrian was transported from the scene and later flown to a trauma center with non-life threatening injuries.
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They wanted an app to find friends, LGBTQ-friendly businesses. So they made it themselves.
DIGHTON — Many businesses claim to be LGBTQ+ friendly. Some just say it, some others mean it.
That’s the sort of thing co-founders of the new Engayge social media platform, Somerset resident Jamie Gagnier and Dighton resident Maryellen “Rudy” Founds, had in mind when launching their new online venture earlier this month.
“Just because a company says that they are queer-friendly does not mean that, you know, they're going to be always, or that everyone is going to have that experience going there,” Gagnier said.
According to the founding partners, the launch is a “soft launch,” and the site currently has two main features: a friend-finding application, not unlike many we all know, but targeted to the LGBTQ+ audience, and a crowd-sourced business directory, which Gagnier compared to a “queer Yelp.”
How Engayge works
“But instead of, you know, the traditional rating and review based on the service provided as you would on Yelp or some of those others, this is more focused on reviewing and rating them based on how queer friendly they are.”
Of course, Engayge is not only competitor in this space, with a number of sites out there with friend-finding capabilities and business directories catering to the LBGTQ+ community, many of which offer listings and anecdotal reviews, but Gagnier and Founds said Engayge is taking a new route.
Engayge employs a proprietary algorithm to gather and translate user feedback to create a numbered rating relating to queer-friendliness, with scores for “Queer Acceptance,” “Free of Discriminatory Symbols,” and “Queer Ownership.”
“What makes it unique is that it's based off of a very specific set of questions and answers that then translate into a score, versus just the user just saying, ‘yep, I'm going to give this business three stars’ and not really having anything to back that up with.”
To date, the app has 203 users, which they admit is a modest start. But they see it as a good start for the first month of the soft launch. On the business side, Engayge has 3,816 business listings.
They expect to grow both numbers in the months ahead.
“We truly want to grow it into a resource for everyone in the community, you know, initially nationwide and then eventually internationally, but a platform where we are able to utilize it both when we are local, at home but also use it when we're out traveling. And kind of bring in all the different resources that our community needs in the day to day and for traveling experiences.”
How it all came together
“So, in 2021 I was with a friend, we were hanging out and she was on a dating app. And she was getting very annoyed,” said Founds.
“She's like, ‘you know these people are on here and all they want to do is they want to find friends.’ She's like, ‘I don't need friends, I want a partner.’ And I was like, ‘that's funny because I'm married and we would love to find new friends.’
“So we were just kind of like, well, wouldn’t it just to be cool to make a friend-finding type thing.”
Then, Gagnier and her wife, Renee Matton, went house shopping.
"My wife and I were looking for a house, our first home, and we were wanting a queer-friendly Realtor, since it would be someone we were spending a lot of time with,” Gagnier said.
“It took us quite a while to find someone. Eventually we did find Rudy and her wife, and you know, at our celebratory dinner, once we finally closed on our house, Rudy had mentioned to me her idea of this friend-finding app. And so we kind of brought together that concept of friend finding with that queer Yelp side of it, kind of inspired by our personal experience of trying to find a queer-friendly Realtor.”
Founds’ wife, Lauren Founds, who also works in real estate, and Gagnier’s wife, Matton, are now part of the Engayge team, too.
Gagnier’s working background is in the technology recruiting field, and she recently earned a degree from Southern New Hampshire University, where she studied business management. Matton, too, is a recent graduate of SNHU, with a degree in human resource management. The couple has two children, ages 3 and 7.
In addition to real estate, Founds is a medically retired combat veteran who served 18 years in the Army, and with a pair of master’s degrees in education and mental health counseling and to stay connected to military life, she works with and supports various local veterans groups.
Engayge went live on May 31, just in time for Pride Month. The timing of the launch wasn’t planned, but rather a happy coincidence, according to Gagnier.
Practical application
In the search for a Realtor, Gagnier and Matton ran into a number of dead-ends. She described finding a listing for a Realtor advertised a “queer friendly” and made a call only to hear the listing was way outdated, the voice on the other ending explaining they hadn’t been in the real estate business for 10 years.
A few times, “queer friendly” was no more than marketing hype with no substance.
“The Realtors themselves would just claim they are queer friendly, but then you find out later on that it's not necessarily the case. It was more of an advertising gimmick," Gagnier said.
But the feedback on Engayge is coming right from the LGBTQ+ community.
“It really is us, we, as a queer community, making this web app,” Founds said.
“We get to decide what we feel is queer friendly, not the business. We get to do that, and it's going to be an ongoing, always changing, evolving, growing, interactive platform. And so yeah, we get to decide.”
Gagnier and Founds say they are motivated by personal experiences as members of the LGBTQ+ community. Daily life in their regular, close-to-home circles in Dighton and Somerset are mostly accommodating, they agree, but stretching outside those circles, whether traveling or seeking services, can lead to challenging circumstances, inconsiderate treatment and discrimination.
“The interest came from the lack of options for us in our own personal wants and needs,” Gagnier said.
“My wife and I often say is that we feel like the all-American family in every way except for the fact that we're in a same-sex relationship. You know, we have two kids, a house and live in a typical American little town. And so sometimes it's very easy in our day-to-day to forget that we're different, so to speak, you know, than other individuals in our community who are in heterosexual relationships or whatnot, or not just sexual orientation, but whatever the case may be.
“And so when we do go out and interact with other individuals, both locally and when we travel, and we have negative experiences it’s made us realize that it's still very much an issue. And it's easy to forget that when it's not in your face all the time. Especially living in Massachusetts, it's generally speaking a pretty welcoming place to live. We just want to have that safe space so that we don't have to worry for our safety.”
'We just want equality'
The Engayge app is ad-supported and free to registered users, with no hidden fees to unlock specific features. And they intend to keep it free.
And though it is targeted to and largely for the LGBTQ+ community, it is not only for the LGBTQ+ community. Gagnier and Founds say allies of the community are welcome to join, use the friend-finding feature and read and contribute to the business directory.
“I’m not one of those types of people that try to push who I am on others," Gagnier said. "As long as people respect me and respect my lifestyle, so to speak, or you know, my family structure, so to speak, then I think we can all live in harmony.
“Honestly, the biggest takeaway that someone who is listening or reading about this would be, you know, we just want equality. We want to be treated the same way you are. We're not asking for anything extra, above and beyond. We're not looking for, you know, extra benefits or anything. We just want to be treated the same. And I think that's how all minority groups likely feel; of course, there's exceptions to that, but generally speaking.”
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'It's magic, man, it's magic': A passion for boxing helped gym owner on road to recovery
RAYNHAM — The road to recovery can lead to unexpected places.
For Chad Leoncello, a Brockton native and West Bridgewater resident, that road led to the boxing gym, and boxing, Leoncello says, played a crucial part in his recovery.
“I'm in recovery, so I’ve been sober six years, and I've found boxing in my recovery. And that was the way I channeled my emotions and learned how to cope," Leoncello said.
“I went through a bad divorce, almost to the point of losing custody of my son, and boxing is what really channeled me into the right road.”
Unfortunately, Leoncello had to learn the hard way, left with a court-ordered ultimatum to clean up or risk losing custody of his 9-year-old son, Carlo. He faced the challenge of staying sober for three days in order to be cleared for a planned trip to visit Carlo in Florida.
He did not know where to turn, what to do.
He made a call to KO Gym in New Bedford.
It was the right call.
“I Googled this boxing gym down in New Bedford, I walked in there and I told him the situation,” Leoncello said, recalling the fateful day. “He gave me a really good workout and I went home and slept and that was day one without drinking.
“Same thing happened day two: I went back to the gym, worked out for two hours, went home, didn't drink, fell asleep, hopped a plane. And when I saw my son it was like the light switch, it was just enough clarity where I knew what I needed to do. I never went back.”
He credits boxing for the save.
“It's magic, man, it's magic.”
New partner, new gym, new start
Three years ago Leoncello met his current girlfriend and business partner, Brieanna Resendes, and Leoncello Boxing got its start, with its namesake offering boxing lessons and training, and looking to determine if his recovery-through-boxing experience might prove useful to others who have struggled with alcohol and drug abuse.
“We started small, going to different gyms. But I really wanted a place where we could help anybody we could. You know, because I know it helped me, so I wanted to make sure that if it did work for me it was going to work with someone else.”
In January, Leoncello and Resendes established a new training space at 1776 Broadway in Raynham where they offer boxing instruction and training for kids and adults, circuit training and personal training.
Resendes was a runner before boxing.
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“Boxing kind of triggers a thing you, kind of like, you've never experienced anywhere else," she said. "And it’s a great workout. I was a runner before I took this on, and it’s still not the same, the feeling you get when you’re done.
“It is the most magical thing, boxing. It's like, it's a great way to get rid of just all the stress and all that. I mean, we live in a world that's just so like fast paced and there's just no time to let it out. And that's really one of our big things here, just let it out. Come in, let out all your stress and then just keep going.”
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Kids getting in the ring
“Our main focus now is kids, prevention and teaching coping skills with boxing,” Leoncello said.
For kids, the goal is to learn a new skill, build confidence and let off some steam. Leoncello says a lot of what he learned in recovery and through boxing applies to any one at any age looking for any level of self help or self improvement.
New students will experience of blast of conditioning no boxer can do without, learn very specific and ordered punching combinations and face down the intimidation of a face-to-face encounter with an opponent or aggressor, like Leoncello, who is known to gear up in protective padding and encourage young students to hit him and hit him hard.
“So they can have a release, you know, in a healthy way, in a world that's kind of chaotic,” Resendes said. “It gives them a sense of belonging, even if they don't feel like they belong anywhere.”
“Our doors are always open to anybody,” Leoncello said. “I don’t want to say I see the potential, but I see the struggle in them, and I know I can be a part of their journey and help a little bit.”
Maybe not for everyone, but…
Boxing might not be the right fit for everyone, but Leoncello says Leoncello Boxing is there and willing to work with anyone who wants to give it a shot.
“I’m a little hard on the kids, but it's what I’m for. It’s a tough sport. I think it’s kind of a soft world now and I'm trying to toughen these kids up a little bit.”
Resendes said her own son David, 12, who is not a fan of team sports and struggles with ADHD, gained a big boost in confidence after some time in the gym
“Here it's you against you, you know. You do the work,” she said.
Big fight in August
Leoncello, who formerly made his living as a mortgage broker, now 38, also fights professionally. And he’s scheduled for a bout Aug. 13 at Campanelli Stadium in Brockton, home of the Brockton Rox minor league baseball team.
“I’ve got two more years to fight professionally,” he said. “My goal with fighting is to show these kids, and people in early recovery, that this guy's still doing it, and you can do it.
“Also, to get my son back up here to see me fight. I want him to see me in the ring at least once, you know, and then I'll be done.”
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler unveiled a new action pan on Tuesday to address gun violence over the summer months.
The Safer Summer PDX plan, the mayor said, will feature a newly-appointed team to work with Portland’s Community Safety Division and comes as Wheeler is set to make an emergency declaration to address gun violence.
In the press release, Wheeler said he will continue to work with city council and community organizations for a unified approach.
“The summer months historically see a tragic surge in gun violence in Portland and across the nation. In order to effectively help address the problem at-scale, we must take coordinated action with experts and the local community,” Wheeler said.
Wheeler added “I am proud to welcome this distinguished team of professionals with a wide range of experience in strategic violence prevention. Together, we will continue to work to save lives and make for a safer Portland.”
Mayor Wheeler said the new three-person team includes Shareef Khatib who has 13 years of experience working with counter-violence programs in several countries including Iraq, Afghanistan and Malaysia.
Also on the Safer Summer PDX Team, is Julian Massenburg, of Portland, who has worked on the communications team for Portland’s Office of Management and Finance. In 2021, he helped form the city’s division of community safety, Wheeler said.
Kandel Ashley, of Portland, is also joining the team and has served as the Constituent Services Director in the mayor’s office since 2021. Ashley previously worked for the Native American Youth and Family Center where he worked with youth and young adults who were at risk of becoming involved in gang or gun violence.
Safer Summer PDX will also work with the Portland Police Bureau on strategies to deter gun violence. Wheeler said the new group will support other PPB groups such as the Focused Intervention Team and Enhanced Community Safety Team, which responds to active shootings, crime scenes and gun-related investigations. | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/wheeler-unveils-safer-summer-pdx-team-to-address-gun-violence-over-summer/ | 2022-06-28T23:50:35 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/wheeler-unveils-safer-summer-pdx-team-to-address-gun-violence-over-summer/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — In honor of Independence Day, a new report is breaking down how independent states are around the country, including in the Pacific Northwest.
To determine the most self-sufficient states, personal-finance website WalletHub compared the 50 states across 39 metrics. This measured how dependent Americans are on the government and other people for finances, their jobs and personal vices.
How did our region do?
Washington was ranked No. 9 as one of the top 10 most independent states while Oregon was ranked No. 32 on the overall list.
Utah was ranked first on the list while Kentucky was ranked last.
Click here to view the full report. | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-is-more-independent-than-oregon-wallethub-report-says/ | 2022-06-28T23:50:41 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-is-more-independent-than-oregon-wallethub-report-says/ |
Melaleuca is promising pyrotechnics fans that its 29th annual Melaleuca Freedom Celebration will be one of the largest fireworks shows in the nation.
The 2022 Melaleuca Freedom Celebration will feature more than 18,000 fireworks that will start lighting up the sky at 10:03 p.m., Monday, July 4th at Snake River Landing. Melaleuca said in a news release the number of shells to be launched in the air rivals other large fireworks shows in Boston, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia.
“Although the Melaleuca Freedom Celebration may be off the beaten path … it’s worth the effort to behold this remarkable, competition-caliber fireworks show,” American Pyrotechnics Association Executive Director Julie Heckman said in the release. “This is one of the nation’s largest fireworks displays, and it’s been listed on the APA’s list of ‘Must-See Independence Day Fireworks Displays.’”
A synchronized soundtrack of music, historic audio clips and spoken word will be played on Classy 97, KLCE during the show.
The event is expected to attract more than 200,000 spectators, which Melaleuca says makes it the largest single event in Idaho.
The majority of fireworks that will be used in the show were made in the U.S., which is a rarity, the release said. U.S. companies only produce about 5% of the fireworks that are used in fireworks displays and 75% of fireworks come from China, the release said. Forbes reported in 2020 that China accounts for 94% of all U.S. fireworks imports.
The fireworks will continue to be fired by Western Display Fireworks, the pyrotechnicians who have fired the show for 29 years. Melaleuca relies on 3D modeling simulation technology used at the Olympics and elite fireworks competitions to synchronize the fireworks with music.
The holiday festivities get underway at 9 a.m. with the Idaho Falls Independence Day Parade along South Boulevard.
Live entertainment starts at 11:30 a.m. in Snake River Landing and Riverfest opens at noon. Attendees watching the fireworks from Snake River Landing must take down their tents and shades by 9:30 p.m. so as not to obstruct the view of the fireworks show.
“In America, it’s easy to take our freedoms for granted. Sometimes we need to be reminded that freedom isn’t free. It came at a tremendous cost, not paid by us, but paid by the over one million men and women who have died in battle since 1776,” Melaleuca Executive Chairman Frank VanderSloot said in the release. “The Melaleuca Freedom Celebration was created to honor those heroes and their families. Thirty-one minutes of tribute doesn’t seem like enough, but we hope it will create a feeling in our souls that will last all year.”
The release also notes the 110 acres Ball Ventures provides at Snake River Landing is the nation’s largest amphitheater designed and dedicated specifically for a fireworks show.
“The Melaleuca Freedom Celebration is one of the area’s most cherished events,” said Ball Ventures CEO Cortney Liddiard in the release. “We are extremely appreciative of Melaleuca for allowing us to be part of this time-honored tradition that brings the community together for the 4th of July each year. Every year Ball Ventures looks forward to our chance to work with Melaleuca, Riverbend Communications, and the City of Idaho Falls to ensure another exciting and safe community gathering at Snake River Landing to celebrate our nation’s independence.”
More information about the show can be found at melaleucafreedomcelebration.com. Melaleuca recommends visitors to review the event parking and traffic map at freedomcelebration.com/parking/ before the show. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/melaleuca-freedom-celebration-geared-to-be-one-of-nations-largest-fireworks-shows/article_a4e1f873-5e52-5047-b18e-49d5a1174b9a.html | 2022-06-28T23:53:20 | 1 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/melaleuca-freedom-celebration-geared-to-be-one-of-nations-largest-fireworks-shows/article_a4e1f873-5e52-5047-b18e-49d5a1174b9a.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. — Last summer’s deadly heat wave was unlike anything most Oregonians have ever experienced. Three consecutive days of record-breaking heat, which topped out at 116 degrees, resulted in the deaths of nearly 100 people.
The heat wave started on June 26, 2021, with a high of 108 degrees at Portland International Airport (PDX), breaking the all-time heat record of 107 degrees which was set in the 1980s. The next day, it hit 112 degrees and on June 28, PDX saw its hottest day on record when temperatures skyrocketed to 116 degrees.
Will it happen again? Experts say it's possible, but according to Larry O’Neill, a state climatologist and associate professor at Oregon State University, a trifecta of harsh conditions made last summer’s heat dome so extraordinary.
“The high-pressure system was just super large. It was high in intensity. It set records for how high the freezing level was,” said O’Neill. During the summer months, it’s pretty common to see freezing levels jump over 10,000 feet, which is the height of some our mountain peaks in the Cascade range.
The record-breaking temperatures also came during a time when the entire state was experiencing some level of drought.
O’Neill said the drought played a big role in the heat dome. The spring of 2021 was the driest on record for Oregon, and that meant there was no water to evaporate.
When water evaporates, it cools down the atmosphere. But because of how dry the landscape throughout the Pacific Northwest, there was nothing to cool the air.
“The third factor, of course, is climate change," O'Neil said. "The earth is steadily warming, so we have this baseline that just keeps going up and so that added a few degrees as well."
After last summer's heat wave, people want to know if this kind of weather event is something we'll see more often.
“Heat at that extreme level is unlikely over the next couple of decades, but it doesn’t mean that it’s not going to happen,” said Erica Fleishman, director of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute.
She doesn’t believe heat waves like the one in 2021 will become the norm very soon, but she said it is likely there will be more heat waves and of longer durations of greater intensity.
Both O’Neill and Fleishman agree, while temperatures are warming on a global scale, that doesn’t mean we’re going to see these extremes year after year just yet.
“By the middle part of this century, so by 2050 or the 2100s, this event we had might be a one-in-10-year event or one-in-20-year event. So this is something we could see multiple times in our lifetimes.”
The challenging part, according to O’Neill, is making sure weather models pick up on the warming climate.
What we do know for sure is that it’s not just the Pacific Northwest's summers that are running warmer. Temperature are climbing across the globe every year. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/heat-dome-anniversary/283-686b0ae3-60aa-4f1b-8384-5a32ef789378 | 2022-06-28T23:54:11 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/heat-dome-anniversary/283-686b0ae3-60aa-4f1b-8384-5a32ef789378 |
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Once an industrial area, home to paper mills and contaminated water, the Vancouver Waterfront is now quite a destination. A park offers views of the Columbia River, with new restaurants, shopping and hotels opening at a rapid pace.
On a beautiful summer afternoon, the area was busy with families and people enjoying the outdoors. As time goes by, the walkways will see even more visitors as the city continues to grow.
On average, 14 new people move to Vancouver every day.
"People usually come to the Pacific Northwest for Portland and then discover Vancouver," said Giovanni Cafso, a realtor who works in both cities. "What we've seen is this major shift of Vancouver becoming its own destination."
The median price for a home in Portland currently sits at about $550,000, averaging about $388 per square foot. In Vancouver, the median home price is about $495,000 at an average of $288 per square foot, according to statistics from realtor.com.
"What clients really like about Vancouver is the affordability. Things are generally less expensive here than they are in Portland. The second piece is the value. We see that you can get a lot more for your money here," said Cafso.
"It's quieter," said Greg Cowan. He grew up in Northeast Portland and moved to Vancouver with his wife in 2016. Similar homes then cost half as much as in Portland, and the tax climate was better for when he eventually sold his business. But mostly, Cowan said, they moved for the quiet.
"We're lucky we have a little bit more property around us. We used to joke that when we come home from work its like our country house. The downtown has been improving, so the restaurant scene's been improving. There's less traffic. But basically just a little bit slower and quieter."
Another thing that's slow — the commute in and out of Portland. An average of 70,000 people a day make the drive across the Columbia River; it's one of the many reasons there is a push to build a new bridge.
With growth comes growing pains, which the city is working to address. Crime is up and the homeless crisis has gotten worse.
"Yes, we have people stealing catalytic converters. Yes, we have people stealing cars. Yes, we have homelessness. We have the same issues," said Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle. "We might be solving it in a different manner. We have different funding opportunities that Oregon doesn't have. Our sales tax [revenue] went way up during pandemic. Everyone stayed home, didn't travel over the bridge, bought stuff and the sales tax went up. So we just have different opportunities that we use to solve our problems."
McEnerny-Ogle said the city is ready for even more growth, with 10,000 apartment and housing units in the construction pipeline, and plans for the city's largest-ever commercial building at 366,000 square feet.
Leaders are also working hard to turn the city into a cultural destination.
"We learned about Portland's [outdoor dining program] where restaurants can go out onto the sidewalk and onto the street to serve food. And so we adopted it and people love it. So we're learning from each other," McEnerny-Ogle said.
What's next? Clark County's growth plan includes where the city of Vancouver will one day expand. There are no timelines for when that would happen, but city planners are thinking about it. Vancouver has a welcoming attitude for developers and businesses, and the city is growing quickly.
"Five thousand people move here a year — a lot of them are from Multnomah County, but they're coming from elsewhere as well, attracted to quality schools, maybe a more friendly tax structure," said Rebecca Kennedy with the city of Vancouver. So we need to think about, really carefully, where those folks are going to go. How are they going to get around, where are they going to work? How are they going to access the things they need to prosper here?" | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/vancouver-growth-growing-pains/283-82d7a895-7620-4f53-afcd-b7296db8c904 | 2022-06-28T23:54:17 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/vancouver-growth-growing-pains/283-82d7a895-7620-4f53-afcd-b7296db8c904 |
TRI-CITIES, Tenn. (WJHL)- The overturning of Roe v. Wade has brought thoughts like adoption to the forefront of mothers’ minds.
“If there is an influx of babies needing to be adopted, then I think we are prepared for it,” said Gina Mello, the executive director for Appalachian Family Outreach. “We’ve had many families for a while.”
Appalachian Family Outreach in Bluff City is a private, Christian, non-profit agency that assists with adoptions, child placement and crisis situations. Some families have to wait years for placement after being approved.
“Every week, I get calls from families who are interested in adopting, and I have to have honest conversations with them that it could be years to wait if they’re wanting to adopt babies,” Mello said.
There are two different types of adoption: open and closed.
“A lot of adoptive families want to kind of have an open adoption. They want for the birth parents to be a part of things,” she said. “It looks a lot different than I think it did 50 years ago.”
You can also adopt privately or through an agency.
“Self-match versus agency match makes a big difference in the cost,” Mello said. “I know some of the numbers I’ve seen for agency adoptions go from $25,000 to $60,000.”
That money goes towards various needs like background checks, legal fees and care for the mother.
“We want to know everything you’ve done since you were born until now,” said Courtney Mauk, the Foster Parent Recruiter and Trainer for Frontier Health. “What that looks like is gathering information on your childhood, current relationships and employment history.”
Frontier Health provides home studies that can be used for adoption or foster care. It’s one of the first steps in the process.
“You need to have a fire extinguisher on every level of your home, smoke detectors on every level of the home, CO2 detectors, then we have like small things like outlet covers,” Mauk said. “Medications are kept secure so children don’t have access to them. Cleaning supplies are secured so children don’t have access to them, so really basic child safety measures.”
Along with background checks, the study includes interviews and can take three to four months.
“We have time because what I’m going to have to do is interview everyone in the family,” Mauk said.
In November, Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services said there were about 400 children in the state’s full guardianship looking to be adopted. The majority were older teenagers.
Tennessee is a foster-to-adopt state, meaning one must foster for at least six months before proceeding with an adoption.
Appalachian Family Outreach also provides services to the mother and tries to meet their needs if adoption is not their first choice.
The Department of Children’s Services says 630 children in foster care were adopted in the 2021 federal fiscal year, a slight increase from the year before. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/how-will-roe-v-wade-being-overturned-impact-adoption-agencies/ | 2022-06-29T00:03:11 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/how-will-roe-v-wade-being-overturned-impact-adoption-agencies/ |
LOUISVILLE, KY (AP) — Kentucky’s new abortion ban is being challenged by abortion-rights supporters.
They filed a lawsuit Monday saying women are being “forced to remain pregnant against their will” in violation of the state’s constitution.
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron says he’ll fight any “baseless claim” against the abortion ban. It takes aim at a Kentucky law halting nearly all abortions in the event the Roe v. Wade ruling were to be overturned.
The law went into effect when the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ended women’s constitutional protections for abortions. The suit asks a judge to temporarily block the so-called trigger law. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/aclu-lawsuit-abortion-ban-violates-kentucky-constitution/ | 2022-06-29T00:06:43 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/aclu-lawsuit-abortion-ban-violates-kentucky-constitution/ |
ELEANOR, WV (WOWK) — Are there mountain lions in the Mountain State? The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WV DNR) says no, but several residents say they may have recently seen the creature creeping around.
Multiple people living in Eleanor, West Virginia, have reported possible mountain lion spottings in the area during late June.
The posts received a lot of attention on Facebook, and many other locals joined the social media frenzy to post about their own potential mountain lion sightings.
Possible sightings
Notes: The mountain lion has several nicknames, including “cougar,” “panther” and “big cat.”
All quotes are taken directly from the source’s written statement and not re-typed by the author of this article.
“The mysterious BIG CAT is still running around in town. It has been spotted in several different locations (unless there is more than one).
The original post I saw was saying it was spotted on one of the backstreets, then my grandson saw it up at the locks. A few days later my daughter saw it in the center of town in her yard on [State Route] 62, and this morning around 3:30 a.m. my husband saw it as he was going to work crossing 62 from the school over onto the big Red House property. It’s making its way around into the middle of town now.”
Pam Jividen Swett, of Eleanor, West Virginia (Spotting allegedly occurred in Putnam County on June 22, 2022)
“True story: 10 years ago I was coming home from my [high school] girlfriend’s house around 10:00 p.m. one evening, driving my old blue Chevy. That thing had terrible headlights, could barely see 50 yards in front of the bumper, but that night it lit up just enough. As I was coming out of Midway and about to cross the small bridge that spans Little Buffalo Creek, I saw a mountain lion come up from the right hand side of the road, walk across the highway, and slip under the guardrail on the left side of the road, headed for the Kanawha River. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that’s what I saw. For starters, it was taller than the guardrail, and could have easily jumped it instead of going under. And the tail, there was just no mistaking it. As thick as a pop-can and it looked like it was twice the length of the cats body. Instantly recognizable.”
Will Legg, of Fraziers Bottom, West Virginia (Spotting allegedy occurred in Putnam County in 2013)
“Not long ago, I had mentioned that on one of our many trips from PA back down to visit family in Charlotte NC, I remembered looking out the passenger side window down into a ravine well below the side of the mountain highway in WV and suddenly seeing what looked like a female African lion walking along the railroad tracks. By the time it registered what I was looking at, we were too far past to stop. Amazed and puzzled, I didn’t mention anything at the time. This would probably have been in the 1990s and either on the section of I-79 soon before getting on to Route 19, or somewhere on Route 19 near the northern end, long before getting off near Beckley. … It was a long time later before I realized that what I had seen was not a female African lion but a mountain lion.”
Jean Claar Bassett, of Charlotte, North Carolina (Spotting allegedly occurred on either Interstate 79 or State Route 19 in the 1990s)
Pocahontas County: ‘Cougar Central’
The West Virginia Encyclopedia says the last mountain lion killing was reported out of Pocahontas County in the late 1880s.
In 1936, possible cougar tracks were found in Pocahontas County and reported to the National Museum of Natural History.
Furthermore, two western cougars were captured in Pocahontas County in 1976. Western mountain lions are not native to West Virginia, and the two cougars had been taken to the area and released in the state before they were found.
Wildlife officials: No eastern mountain lions in West Virginia
Although locals swear they have seen mountain lions, the WV DNR says the creature no longer exists in the state. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also considers the mountain lion extinct in West Virginia.
According to the National Wildlife Federation, the mountain lion has many other names, including “cougar,” “panther,” “puma,” and “catamount.”
Specifically, the eastern mountain lion was the subspecies previously native to West Virginia. The West Virginia Encyclopedia says the eastern cougar became extinct as European settlers moved to the area, saw the animal as a threat, and killed them. The last recorded mountain lion killing was in 1887 in Pocahontas County, according to the West Virginia Encyclopedia via a statement from naturalist A.B. Brooks.
In 2011, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recommended that eastern cougars be removed from the endangered species list. In 2018, after seven years of public comment and professional research, the Fish and Wildlife Service declared the eastern mountain lion extinct and removed it from the endangered species list.
Mountain Lions at the West Virginia Wildlife Center
Even though the WV DNR says there are no wild mountain lions in the state, there are some held in captivity at the West Virginia Wildlife Center in French Creek.
The West Virginia Wildlife Center is open to the public seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $6 for ages 16 and over, $2 for kids 6 to 15 years old, and free for children ages five and under.
To learn more information, call (304) 924-6211 or visit the WV DNR’s webpage on the wildlife center. A map of the center can also be viewed by clicking the provided link. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/are-there-mountain-lions-in-wv-dnr-officials-says-no-locals-say-yes/ | 2022-06-29T00:06:49 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/are-there-mountain-lions-in-wv-dnr-officials-says-no-locals-say-yes/ |
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