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WATERLOO — Phones are ringing off the hook at local insurance companies following a hail storm over the weekend.
KWWL Meteorologist Danny Cassidy said around 12:30 a.m. Sunday the area around Black Hawk County saw substantial hail.
Cassidy said most of the hail was reported to be the size of a quarter to the size of a ping pong ball. However, in Evansdale, some reports came in of hail measuring bigger than a baseball. He said a few viewers stated they had dents in their cars.
Other damage was reported from a storm in the late afternoon on Saturday near Janesville where some trees were uprooted and one of them landed on a gazebo, ultimately damaging it.
Although hail seemed to be the largest in Evansdale, Randy Johnson, the owner of Fish-Johnson Insurance Agency in Waterloo, said calls have been coming in across the area.
“Phones have been ringing about as fast as you can hang up,” Johnson said, although not all are claims. “A lot of people aren’t able to visually see hail damage or don’t know what to look for and they want someone to assess whether they should be concerned.”
He said, generally, the insurance company doesn’t see a lot of hail that will cause a roof to leak. So, getting a roof or car checked out after a weather event like this is usually not an emergency.
Johnson said since the company only has a limited number of adjusters to assess potential damage, he suggests people go to a contractor or body shop before they come to the insurance agency.
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There’s a little over two months until Pitt kicks off its season against Wofford at Acrisure Stadium on Sept. 2, but that doesn’t the first preseason polls won’t start popping up.
It’s only June 26, over a month before fall camp begins, but Pro Football Focus has released its preseason college football Top 25, and Pitt just managed to sneak into the poll. Right at No. 25.
Pitt is the third-ranked ACC team in the poll, following Clemson and Florida State.
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Spurred on by train derailments, some states with busy criss-crossing freight railroads are pursuing their own safety remedies rather than wait for federal action amid industry opposition and questions about whether they even have authority to make the changes.
The activity comes after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed on Feb. 3 along the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, prompting new legislation and reviving long-stalled efforts as backers voice skepticism that the federal government is capable of helping.
Legislatures in at least a dozen states have advanced measures in recent weeks, including some in states such as Minnesota that have witnessed disruptive derailments.
Some of the new requirements include provisions long resisted by the railroad industry. It contends it’s capable of making improvements and that its growing efficiency — including significantly longer trains and a much smaller workforce — doesn’t compromise safety.
In large part, states want limits on the length of trains that routinely stretch more than 2 miles long and on how much time trains can block road crossings — which can disrupt traffic and block emergency response vehicles.
They are also pursuing rules to maintain the current standard of two-person crews, bolster the trackside detectors used to identify equipment problems and require more notice to local emergency responders about hazardous freight.
The railroads argue that the industry’s overall safety record has been improving even as trains have grown longer and crew sizes shrank over the decades. So Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw said in an interview that he doesn’t think it makes sense to regulate those areas.
“We’re going to follow the science and we’re going to follow the data,” Shaw said. “We’re looking for investments in safety that are going to drive favorable outcomes.”
And the state efforts to regulate rail are fraught with legal uncertainty over whether only the federal government can enforce such requirements. And Congress and federal regulators are considering similar measures.
Ohio moved quickly, with the Republican-controlled government enacting a new law within two months of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine.
The evacuation from the fiery crash extended into Pennsylvania, where the state House of Representatives approved a wide-ranging safety bill in early June.
The sponsor, Rep. Rob Matzie, a Democrat whose western Pennsylvania district is home to a major rail freight handling hub, said he is satisfied with the state’s legal standing.
He said he is sick of hearing that the East Palestine derailment is an isolated incident, that the rail companies are making improvements or that the federal government will order safety improvements.
“It’s now time for this state to act,” Matzie told colleagues during floor arguments. “We can’t wait for federal regulations, which always seem to be in the works, but never quite get done. Or for federal laws that will never ever see the light of day.”
States maintain that Congress long ago gave them the authority to regulate aspects of rail safety that federal regulations don’t cover and that courts require federal law to be clear about when that responsibility rests exclusively with a federal agency.
Railroads, however, argue that federal law broadly gives federal agencies exclusive jurisdiction to regulate rail transportation and that state laws ostensibly aimed at rail safety often do not actually improve safety.
Prior experiences haven’t exactly inspired confidence that the federal government will act quickly.
For instance, a 2008 law requiring the deployment of positive train control systems — equipment designed to prevent train-to-train collisions, over-speed derailments and other accidents — wasn’t fully implemented until almost 2021.
Then in 2018, then-President Donald Trump’s administration dropped a proposed rule that would have required trains hauling highly flammable liquids like crude oil to be fitted with advanced braking systems.
Two rail union officials — Jason Doering and Matt Parker — who have both lobbied for legislation in Nevada for years said it’s important for states to act because they’re not optimistic that Congress will pass meaningful reforms over the strong lobbying of the railroads in a polarized political climate. Plus, they said “the federal government’s approach to rail safety has historically been more reactionary than proactive.”
The Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine spurred legislation in Congress that advanced out of committee in the Democratic-controlled Senate, but its future in that chamber — not to mention the Republican-controlled House — is uncertain amid industry opposition.
Sen. Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat who is a lead sponsor, said earlier this month that they are still trying to line up support and predicted “pressure by the rail lobby and, frankly, from some Republican leaders to weaken or kill the bill.”
Even though government data shows that derailments have declined in recent years, there were still 1,049 of them last year — roughly three a day. More than three quarters of them happen at slow speeds in railyards and don’t cause significant damage.
The industry contends that it remains the safest way to transport hazardous materials over land. Norfolk Southern and all the major railroads have announced steps to improve safety— such as by installing more trackside detectors that railroads use to spot problems and prevent derailments — though regulators and lawmakers have urged them to do more.
Investigators are still working to determine exactly what caused the East Palestine derailment. In a preliminary report, they said the likely cause was an overheating bearing on one of the railcars — but wasn’t flagged by a trackside detector early enough to prevent an accident.
Joseph L. Schofer, a retired professor of civil and environmental engineering from Northwestern University, said some rules being proposed at the state and federal level — for instance, minimum crew size — have nothing to do with the East Palestine derailment because that train actually had three people in its crew.
He also said state-to-state rules will result in chaos.
“What one state does to regulate the industry will have impacts on all states,” Schofer said. “Logically we ought to be able to establish a comprehensive, integrated rule set, based on a firm understanding of the rail industry as an integrated whole.”
Some bills were percolating before the East Palestine derailment.
In March, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed legislation creating an Office of Rail Safety, with backers citing disputes with railroads over widening roads at hundreds of rail crossings, but also derailments there.
“This is the most substantive state safety bill for my industry in over 50 years,” a union representative, Danny Brewer, told lawmakers at a February hearing.
The new law empowers state employees to take over the safety inspections otherwise performed by federal inspectors, and also to scrutinize rail crossings and seek federal penalties for trains blocking highway crossings without justification.
New York is advancing wide-ranging legislation that includes standards for more safety equipment after Gov. Kathy Hochul called for rail safety measures, citing the East Palestine derailment.
In Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill that requires railroads to promptly provide information to public safety agencies about hazardous materials being transported.
The Kansas Senate approved a bill to limit trains to 8,500 feet, but it is sitting in a House committee at least until the session resumes in January. Gov. Laura Kelly supports it, her office said.
Some measures have hit roadblocks.
In Nevada, Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed legislation passed by the Democratic-controlled Legislature on party-line votes that would have capped train length at 7,500 feet. Lombardo said in his veto message that the bill was a “policy overreach” and possibly unconstitutional.
In Pennsylvania, the House-approved bill faces doubters in a Republican-controlled Senate where top Republicans suggest that it goes beyond state enforcement powers.
“There’s some concern that what the House passed lacks enforceability,” Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman, a Republican, said in an interview. “And I don’t think we’re ever well-served to pass bills that can’t have proper enforcement.”
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OCALA, Fla. — The family of a Marion County woman, who was shot and killed earlier this month, is expected to speak Tuesday about the charges against the suspect.
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A state attorney said Monday that he could not charge Susan Lorincz with murder.
That is despite the wishes of those close to the victim, Ajike “AJ” Owens.
Lorincz could still face up to 30 years in prison.
However, as far as Owens family and attorneys are concerned, AJ was murder.
They believe Lorenz deserves life behind bars, and they aren’t alone.
According to police, Owens’ children were playing in a field when they told their mom that Lorincz had thrown a skate at them, taken one of their items, and shouted racial slurs.
Police said Owens went to Lorincz’s front door where Lorincz shot through her door and killed her.
Lorincz will be charged with manslaughter and assault.
Reverend Al Sharpton slammed Florida officials for not filing murder charges against Lorincz.
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State Attorney William Gladson said he considered charging Lorincz with second-degree murder, but that the state could not prove without a reasonable doubt that Lorincz had evil intent towards Owens.
Channel 9 will have a crew at a news conference with Owen’s family Tuesday and will provide updates on Eyewitness News.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Central Florida will be very hot with lots of sun on Tuesday.
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The high temperature in Orlando should reach around 96 degrees Tuesday afternoon.
However, the heat index will make our temperatures feel like 105 degrees.
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Rain chances will also be slightly lower than Monday.
Our area will have a 20% chance of seeing rain or a pop-up shower Tuesday.
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Highs in the mid-90s will stick around through the weekend.
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Two Rhode Island nursing homes file for receivership. What does it mean for patients, staff?
Two Rhode Island nursing homes have filed for receivership because they cannot afford to pay their debts, but the lawyer overseeing the process says there should be "zero impact" on employees and residents.
Trinity Health and Rehabilitation Center in Woonsocket, which has 138 residents, and Hebert Health Center in Smithfield, which has 112 residents, filed matching petitions for receivership last Tuesday.
Both nursing homes are owned and run by Jeffrey A. Barnhill and James Flanagan, who operate the management company JBF Healthcare Management Inc., according to the court filings.
Annemarie Beardsworth, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Health, said on Thursday that the twin petitions for receivership had been approved and that lawyer Jeremy Savage was appointed as a temporary receiver.
The Department of Health "is working closely with the temporary receiver to assure that the financial challenges do not impact patient care or safety at either facility and that the continuity of operations is maintained," Beardsworth wrote in an email.
More on nursing homes:Complaints against RI nursing homes are publicly available. Here's how to find them.
What happens now?
Savage, whose firm routinely handles similar cases, said there's "common misperception" that receivership means that a facility will be closing down. He said that the purpose is to restructure the nursing homes' finances in order to ensure that the facilities are fiscally stable.
"One of two things will happen, in my view," Savage said. One possibility is that once the finances have been "restructured and rearranged," the nursing homes will come out of receivership and revert back to their previous management.
Another possibility is that the nursing homes could be sold to a different operator "who makes certain commitments to ensure to the ongoing success of the facility."
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Receivership is sometimes used to wind businesses down, so that's where the confusion comes from, Savage said.
"That’s not this case at all," he said. "These are really strong facilities. The Department of Health gives them very good ratings. They’re not distressed, they have very healthy census, they check a lot of boxes ... it’s definitely not a closure situation."
He noted that receivership proceedings are sometimes a response to concerns about the quality of care, but said that wasn't the case with Hebert and Trinity.
Savage said that he's been working "in lockstep" with the Department of Health, and there should be "zero impact" on residents and employees. He said that his firm has set up two dedicated email addresses, Trinity@Savagelawpartners.com and Hebert@savagelawpartners.com, for any concerns or comments.
Payroll checks went out Friday, Savage said, and he has confirmed that the nursing homes will be able to continue to make payroll for the next few weeks.
Why were the nursing homes in financial trouble?
Barnhill could not immediately be reached for comment. Flanagan declined comment.
Records from the secretary of state's office show that JBF Healthcare Management's business registration was revoked in May, after mail sent to the company's purported office in East Greenwich was returned undeliverable. Both men listed addresses in Florida in the company's most recent annual report.
Records show that Trinity, which officially operated under the name ASLC Opco RI I LLC, received $1,571,500 in Paycheck Protection Program loans in February 2021. Hebert, officially known as ASLC RI II LLC, received $1,078,195 in PPP loans.
Separately, ASLC RI 1, LLC received $1,571,500 in PPP loans in April 2020. All of the PPP loans were forgiven, according to records published by the nonprofit news outlet ProPublica.
Savage said that he can't speak to where that money went, since he was only recently appointed as receiver and hasn't audited the company's books from the last few years.
The nursing home industry has been warning that fines for violating Rhode Island's minimum-staffing law could force nursing homes to close, but so far the law has not been enforced and no fines have been issued.
When the Department of Health conducted a "test run" to survey compliance in the second quarter of 2022, both Hebert and Trinity fell short of the staffing requirements.
Hebert would have owed $211,808 if the law was being enforced, while Trinity would have racked up $776,033 in fines, according to a spreadsheet that the Department of Health previously provided to The Providence Journal.
Savage said that nursing homes were facing "uncertainty" about whether the minimum staffing requirements would be enforced, and if they were even possible to reach. Like every industry, they are also contending with rising interest rates, he said.
More on nursing homes:Over 50 nursing homes would be fined under RI's staffing law. Why isn't it being enforced?
The budget that the General Assembly approved this month includes a Medicaid increase of nearly 7% for nursing homes that should "mitigate some of these challenges," even if it's unlikely to solve them, Savage said. However, that increase hasn't gone into effect yet.
"The nursing home industry claims the staffing law is to blame, but in reality not one single Rhode Island nursing home has paid a penny in fines," said Lonise P. Adolphe, a CNA at Bannister House and executive board member of SEIU1199NE, which fought to pass the law. "The reason nursing homes are closing or are being put in receivership is because of how poorly they were run long before the staffing law was signed by Governor McKee."
She added: "Nursing home owners have been getting away with chronic short staffing and other dangerous practices for years, which led to COVID-19's devastating impact on residents and workers. Instead of trying to scare us and shift the blame, nursing homes need to take responsibility and elected officials need to hold them accountable for providing better care and jobs instead of lining their own pockets.” | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/27/trinity-health-and-rehab-and-hebert-health-center-nursing-home-file-for-receivership/70348523007/ | 2023-06-27T11:22:00 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/27/trinity-health-and-rehab-and-hebert-health-center-nursing-home-file-for-receivership/70348523007/ |
Who are the top taxpayers in Little Compton? Think huge houses, country clubs and marinas
Huge houses overlooking the ocean, sprawling farms, a country club and a marina are the top real estate taxpayers in Little Compton, according to a list provided by the tax assessor.
Many of the top taxpayers are residential properties held by trusts or corporations benefiting a family. And they tend to be in the southern end of town, at or near Sakonnet Point.
The list provided by the assessor shows the owners of the property, its address and the yearly tax bill
1. Wagner Family Generation-Skipping Trust, 47 Washington Road — $75,213
This 11.7-acre parcel, with a seven-bedroom, seven-bathroom 13,013-square-foot house and Watch House Pond, was originally part of the larger estate of Carl and Carolyn Haffenreffer at the southern tip of town, where Sakonnet Point juts into the Atlantic Ocean. Carl Haffenreffer, former president of Narragansett Brewery and, with his wife and family members, benefactor of Brown University's Haffenreffer Museum and of the Friends of the Sakonnet Point Lighthouse, turned much of their Sakonnet Point holdings into a bird sanctuary, including Lloyd's Beach.
The property was assessed at $15,349,500.
2. Sakonnet Golf Club, 79 Sakonnet Point Road — $61,891
This members-only, 18-hole country club covers 185.8 acres and includes eight buildings. It was assessed at $12,630,800.
3. Morash Family Limited Partnership, 441 West Main Road — $53,568
The former Bayberry Farm includes 108 acres, a 13,819-square-foot two-family house with more than nine bedrooms and bathrooms among its 20 total rooms, a 1,790-square-foot barn and a mile-long driveway, stretching from West Main Road to the shore of the Sakonnet River.
It was assessed at $10,932,200.
4. Benjamin & Arthur Carpenter, 37 Grinnell Road — $40,182
Near the southeast corner of town on the Atlantic Ocean, this property includes 2.64 acres and a 7,213-square-foot single-family house with seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms. It was assessed at $8,300,500.
5. 2 Long Pond Lane Realty Trust, 2 Long Pond Lane — $38,026
Just up the coast from the house at No. 4 on this list, this property includes a 7,898-square-foot, five-bedroom, single-family house and a 1,362-square-foot, two-bedroom garage building. It was assessed at $7,760,500.
The rest of the list
6. Carl, Carol & Gail Acebes, 540A Long Highway — $37,7067. Stephen & Elizabeth Knight, 82A Warren's Point Road — $36,1078. Sallie D. Van Rensselaer, 73 Bailey's Ledge Road — $34,4719. Elizabeth W. Bullock, 61 Bailey's Ledge Road — $33,06110. Sakonnet Point Marina, 9 Bluff Head Ave. — $32,63511. James A. Schiff & Elizabeth York Schiff, 44 Washington Rd. — $32,43512. ADK LLC, 48 Washington Rd. — $32,23313. Christopher J. & Nina L. Evison, 64 Bailey's Ledge Road — $30,83714. Charles M. & Nancy Dunn, 51 Bailey's Ledge Road — $30,46215. Vivien G. Malloy, 68 Bailey's Ledge Road — $30,11916. David W. & Leslie A. Puth, 619F West Main Road — $29,91117. 99D Sakonnet Holdings, LLC, 99D Sakonnet Point Road — $29,76818. Eric T. & Jane T. Philippi, 52 Warren's Point Road — $29,49419. Timothy J. & Joy V. Csanadi, 2 Winslow Road — $29,32520. Marylee T. Aldrich & Michael A. Bass, 64A Swamp Road — $28,94421. Seventy Warren's Point Road Residence Trust, 70 Warren's Point Road — $27,10922. John S. Carter III, 23 Taylor's Lane South — $26,13523. Gregory M. Barr, 18 Rockbridge Drive — $25,80224. Robert C. & Pamela Beck, 64 Rockbridge Drive — $25,34825. James H. McLaughlin Trust, 52 Patten Drive — $23,74926. Stephen L. & Lucy A. O'Connor, 35 Atlantic Drive — $23,59127. Robert J. & Mary D. Higgins, 657B West Main Road — $22,50528. Kelly C. Johannessen, 247B West Main Road — $22,32129. John C. Whitehead Revocable Trust, 1 Ohio Road — $22,290 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/27/who-pays-the-highest-taxes-in-little-compton-these-huge-houses-top-the-list/70199406007/ | 2023-06-27T11:22:07 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/27/who-pays-the-highest-taxes-in-little-compton-these-huge-houses-top-the-list/70199406007/ |
HANOVER, Pa. — On Tuesday, June 30, 1863, Hanover, Pennsylvania celebrated as Union Brigadier General Kilpatrick's cavalry rolled through the city's streets.
"Hanover's citizens were giving them beer, food, pie, cake, and some of the soldiers got these small little things they've never seen before, which the Germans called pretzels," said Scott Mingus, the author of '''Did You Fight Them Any?' Hanover, Pa., in the Civil War." "A lot of these soldiers had never tasted a pretzel before and Hanover was their first experience, and many men record in their diaries and letters about this very salty, very tasty snack that the people of Hanover were giving to them."
Just three days earlier, 275 Confederate cavalrymen had stopped in Hanover to raid stores. It would start a stretch the townspeople had heard a lot about, but not seen...until quite suddenly and by accident.
"We got a lot of rumors. Hanover is in the middle of rumors," said Ken Weiler, the chair of the Museum Committee for the Hanover Area Historical Society. "'The rebels are coming. The rebels are coming.' Well, they never showed up. They never showed up. So it was something of crying wolf."
JEB Stuart was known as the eyes and ears of the Confederates. He was hauling around 125 seized Union supply wagons and heading north to try and find the rest of the Confederates. Instead, he found himself in an all-out cavalry battle, this one taking place in downtown Hanover.
"They ended up having a pretty savage fight, particularly along Frederick Street, a couple of side alleys, all the way through town," recalled Mingus.
"You've got dead horses and 40-something casualties strewn throughout the streets of Hanover," added Weiler.
The full interview with author Scott Mingus can be seen in the video above.
The front of the Union line had reached Abbottstown when they heard the shots near the rear. Kilpatrick rode his horse so hard to get back to Hanover that legend says his horse died once it arrived back in town. But Kilpatrick was just one thing that the Confederates had to worry about.
"I think Stuart himself acknowledged, 'for the first time as we rode further north, Hanover was the only time that the civilians took up arms, in addition to the Federal army," stated Weiler.
"There were women and civilians from Hanover shooting at the Confederates from the second-floor windows of their houses," Mingus said. "They would pop open the shutters and shoot the rebels as they were going by on horseback. I guess one of the dangers of urban warfare is you don't necessarily know who the enemy is."
After the initial fighting in the town, citizens ran out to try and set up barricades.
"A Confederate reed shell from Mount Olivet Cemetery was fired into Hanover," Weiler said. "As you notice, it didn't explode when it hit. It went through the upstairs bedroom of the Winebrenner House on Frederick Street, in through the second floor, in through their daughter's bedroom. She was in her bed. Then the shell rolls into the hallway, still smoking. Dad came upstairs and picked it up and threw it into the garden and it still doesn't explode."
The full interview with the Hanover Area Historical Society's Ken Weiler can be seen in the video above.
One man who's known in history for his last stand made his first real headlines in Hanover.
"George Armstrong Custer was totally unknown. He was new to his men. He was new to the public," said Mingus. "Hanover was his first battle as Brigadier General. At Gettysburg a few days later, first at Hunterstown and then at Gettysburg's east cavalry field, Custer proved himself to be a very aggressive, pretty competent general."
Eventually, Stuart started to pull his men out, and by 2 a.m. his column spanning almost 17 miles reached Dover.
"That delay put him in Gettysburg late on day two of the three-day battle," said Weiler with a smile. "Just think if he would've got all those supplies on those wagons sooner, the outcome at Gettysburg could've been questionable. So we like to think that Hanover saved the nation."
"What Hanover will turn out to be is the largest military engagement in York County history, almost 10,000 men," added Mingus.
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At first blush, “Lazed and Confused: The 420 Laser Experience” certainly does not seem to be your typical theatrical event.
And it is not.
First off, it is a “full-sensory celebration of the world’s favorite flower and its influence on music, movies and the internet over the last 100 years,” according to the production company’s news release: the “favorite flower” being weed — that is, marijuana.
Secondly, it is a laser show, which is …
“In general, they’re kind of like fireworks shows in that you’ve seen a lot of them, so you know what’s kind of going to happen,” said producer David Denson, taking a crack at describing an indoor laser show. “But when they go off, you look up. You want to watch. It’s a visual delight.”
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Denson acknowledged it is “difficult to comprehend what the experience is” unless you have attended such a show.
“You are surrounded by laser lights that are choreographed to the best music we can find. There’s a video element ... kind of like flipping through TikTok; it uses clips from movies and the internet and TV. Things like that to help tell the story of the music and help those lasers drive a point home. It’s really kind of an amazing way to visualize music.”
The touring show comes to Richmond’s Dominion Energy Center at 8 p.m. Thursday. Tickets start at $30.
The show will represent something of a homecoming for Denson, who grew up here and is now vice president of Red Tail Entertainment, based in Fort Worth, Texas. He is the grandson of the late Donald “Spec” Campen, a World War II bombardier and energetic Henrico County insurance man. He was deeply involved in politics and community service and appeared as an extra and occasionally with speaking roles in dozens of films and television shows made in Virginia.
Denson attended East Carolina University, then moved to New York. He and his wife lived through 9/11, which prompted them to relocate to Richmond, where he got involved with Firehouse Theatre Project, whose founders included Carol Piersol, who died in May.
“For about five years, the Firehouse and Carol, that was my home,” Denson said. “She gave me a break when I didn’t have one, and there was no reason to. She let me in and really promoted me and mentored me. It was an amazing experience with the Firehouse.”
Denson, 51, has promoted concerts in Richmond, but this is the first time he has brought in a show such as this since he started the production division of Red Tail Entertainment about five years ago.
The idea for “Lazed and Confused” — not to be confused with the 1993 coming-of-age film “Dazed and Confused” — had its genesis during the COVID-19 pandemic that wrecked live entertainment companies.
“So, in the middle of the pandemic, I was like, ‘What can we do that doesn’t involve a million people?’” Denson recalled.
Laser shows require a very small production crew once the show has been created, and Denson was among a group of partners that some years earlier had produced the “Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular,” which remains one of the longest-running, touring laser shows in the country. They decided to pursue a laser show of that sort, but with a theme that would rely on various artists and artistic elements, rather than a single one — such as the Pink Floyd show — that could easily result in an entire show being torpedoed if a licensing agreement was pulled.
The result was “Lazed and Confused,” a 72-minute show created around the music of Snoop Dogg, Willie Nelson, Lana Del Rey, Bob Dylan, Rush, Bob Marley, Jefferson Airplane, Queen, Missy Elliott and the Grateful Dead, among many others.
But marijuana as a subject?
“To be frank, regardless of the theme of a laser show, there’s a certain amount of enhanced people in the audience,” Denson said with a laugh. “I mean, it’s a fact of life. If you are enhanced, the visuals become maybe even more spectacular to you.
“So, why not go right to them? Why dance around it? Let’s just make it for them.”
Yet, after a recent show, a man walked up to Denson and said, “I’ve never, ever smoked marijuana, and I had a blast at this show.”
Which kind of explains the heart — and appeal — of it.
“The idea behind ‘Lazed and Confused’ is that I had heard a song that was recorded in 1932 by Cab Calloway, ‘The Reefer Man,’ and I started going, ‘How much has weed influenced our lives?’” Denson said. “When you start digging in ... you recognize all the references, all the music. You’re surrounded by all of this stuff.
“So, even if you’re not participating in the substance, it permeates our culture, and that’s what’s fun about the show. You’re listening to all this great music you love anyway.” | https://richmond.com/life-entertainment/local/art-theater/lazed-and-confused-a-laser-show-that-celebrates-marijuana-heads-to-richmond-this-week/article_fc182308-09e9-11ee-b2a1-3b643f958c54.html | 2023-06-27T11:44:47 | 0 | https://richmond.com/life-entertainment/local/art-theater/lazed-and-confused-a-laser-show-that-celebrates-marijuana-heads-to-richmond-this-week/article_fc182308-09e9-11ee-b2a1-3b643f958c54.html |
LAPORTE — The much anticipated demolition of the old LaPorte Hospital began Monday after being replaced with a new hospital a short distance away nearly three years ago.
The work started with skid steers ripping pieces of metal trim and other items from the surface on the main level of the seven story structure, which opened in 1972.
LaPorte resident Bill Netzer, who was part of a demolition crew that cleared the former downtown industrial site for the hospital to be constructed, went down memory lane as he watched the beginning of the tear down.
“The reason we got the job was we guaranteed it to be down at ground level for $84,000 in eight weeks,” he said.
The 7-acre site housed a former Allis Chalmers machine shop no longer operating when the farm machine manufacturing company donated the property to construct the hospital, said Leigh Morris, president and CEO of LaPorte Hospital from 1978 to 1999.
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The community was previously served by the long established Holy Family Hospital and Community Hospital, which no longer exist, he said.
Morris said the hospital was a symbol of the community banding together for six years to negotiate a merger of the two hospitals and raising money to help build what was then a state-of-the-art facility.
He said the hospital also represented “a major step forward in terms of health care for the community.”
Until now, all of the demolition work occurred strictly on the inside.
Gary-based Brandenburg Industiral Service Co. was hired to tear down the building and should be finished before the end of the year, said Ashley Dickinson, CEO of Northwest Health.
LaPorte Hospital, later known as IU Health, was purchased by Community Health Systems in 2016, then became Northwest Health in a rebranding of the private health care provider.
Northwest Health also has hospitals near Valparaiso and in Knox.
Dickinson said the former LaPorte Hospital site will be graded and seeded to prepare it for redevelopment at some point.
No decisions have been made on what the site will become.
“Our end goal is to develop it with the right partner and, in accordance with the vision of the city,” she said.
LaPorte Mayor Tom Dermody said one of his ideas is to turn the space into some type of public gathering place with events to further downtown revitalization.
He also mentioned new housing and retail as among the other good possibilities for the property.
“There’s a variety of options and I look forward to seeing Northwest Health’s leadership on this and how the city can support it,” he said.
Dermody also complimented Northwest Health for working with the city in the ongoing process of determine future use of the property.
“We appreciate them including us with some of our ideas. We’re excited to see for the future what this is going to look like,” he said.
The new $125 million four-story Northwest Health hospital opened in the fall of 2020 about a block away at 1331 State St.
Netzer credited the demolition crew with its work, so far.
“They’re separating the steel from the paint. They’re professionals,” he said.
Morris said the demolition “marks a time of sadness and reflection” but also a necessary step probably into the future
“Times change. Things have to change with the times. I’m very, very sorry to see that building go. I think it had a lot of assets to it, but if it didn’t meet the needs of the people going forward then, perhaps, the best thing to do is to replace it,” he said. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/demolition-of-old-laporte-hospital-begins/article_2d10f230-145a-11ee-8a83-4ff9752f29b8.html | 2023-06-27T11:45:26 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/demolition-of-old-laporte-hospital-begins/article_2d10f230-145a-11ee-8a83-4ff9752f29b8.html |
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A man’s car broke down while he was crossing the Caloosahatchee Bridge on Sunday. While he was stranded, a pickup truck crashed into him.
Shawn Robinson says as soon as his car broke down he put his hazards on and called AAA.
That’s when he looked in his rearview mirror and saw three cars flying at him. He said a big red pickup truck couldn’t stop in time and sideswiped him and two other cars.
Robinson said, “It was pretty freaky because I could see out my rear view they were speeding, so I kind of went into panic mode.”
He said oil leaked from the pickup truck.
“I thought it was gonna blow up when I seen the oil shooting out the bottom of it,” said Robinson.
Robinson said he and everyone else are lucky to be ok, and he’s just had some really bad luck. He had just gotten his car fixed, and now it’s broken and all smashed up.
“I had just got my car fixed and everything too, so now I’m back to square one again,” Robinson explained.
Robinson’s car and the red pickup truck both had to be towed away. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2023/06/26/pickup-truck-crashes-into-broken-down-car-on-caloosahatchee-bridge/ | 2023-06-27T11:46:11 | 0 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2023/06/26/pickup-truck-crashes-into-broken-down-car-on-caloosahatchee-bridge/ |
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Dear Franny The Shopaholic: You used to put in your column Red Bull when it was on sale. Any sales on it? My husband drinks two cans a day, which is at least $6 on a good day. — Kim DeSantis
Dear Kim: The best deal I can find is three cans for $6, which comes to $2 a can, at Rite Aid. Hope you live close to one.
Dear Franny The Shopaholic: Can you find a small TV for my kitchen? Just one to watch the news while I am cooking. Nothing fancy. — Denise Anderson
Dear Denise: Walmart.com has an onn. 24-inch class HD LED Smart TV for $88. I emailed you the link.
Dear Franny The Shopaholic: I love to fish. I want to find a tackle box that looks feminine? Can you help? — Candy H.
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Dear Candy: JoAnn Fabric and Craft Stores has all its craft and sewing storage boxes half price until Thursday. You should be able to find something there.
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Summer housewares, beach towels, barbecue accessories, coolers, outdoor chairs, tables and umbrellas are 70% off at Rite Aid.
Artsmith fine art canvas is 70% off at JoAnn Fabric and Crafts until Thursday.
Whey, Optimum Nutrition and Liquid IV are buy one, get one 25% off at Target.
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ADA COUNTY, Idaho — For many people living around the Treasure Valley, checking car emissions has been part of their semi-annual routine.
"I've been back in Idaho now for 33 years," Steve Ellefson said. "So [I've gotten my emissions checked] annually for all those years and then semi-annually for the last couple of years."
Ellefson is not alone, considering it has been a requirement in Ada County since the 1980s, but not for much longer. Emissions testing is no longer mandatory in Ada and Canyon counties starting July 1.
The Idaho legislature passed a law during the 2022 session, getting rid of state requirements for emissions testing. Shortly after that, Matt Stoll, Ada County Air Quality Board executive director, said Ada County met federal guidelines, too.
"This is going to be the first time in many years that in the Treasure Valley, in Ada and Canyon counties, we're going to be in compliance with existing health-based standards that the federal government has for air quality," Stoll said.
Stoll said it has been a long time coming. Testing was originally put in place to help control rising carbon monoxide levels in the area. Those levels have gotten better, partly because of more eco-friendly cars.
"We've had a lot of changeovers of the motor vehicle fleet with new emission standards, cleaner burning fuel," he said. "We've got folks that driving hybrids or electric vehicles; those aren't contributing to carbon monoxide."
Not all Idahoans are happy with the upcoming change, including Donny Schmidt. He does not think testing is that big of an inconvenience and believes air quality around the Treasure Valley will suffer.
Schmidt says he will continue getting his car checked.
"I think everybody should continue doing it, especially if they have an older vehicle," he said. "You need to keep it up and make sure that it's, you know, the smog and everything is okay."
Ellefson agrees. He worries the legislature is getting rid of too many regulations.
"It's just another what they foresee as some kind of regulation that they think needs to be gone," he said. "What do they care about emission controls? They don't."
For some people, their day-to-day lives will be impacted. Stoll said Ada County emission shops are privately owned, meaning some will close.
Other owners are retiring or figuring out different business ventures, he said. Regardless, employees around the two counties will be out of a job.
"It's a challenging situation for those stationers," Stoll said.
People should still get tested this week if they got a notice, he said. However, registrations will not get revoked if someone does not make it into a shop.
Stoll said registrations will also be reinstated on July 1 for owners who were previously non-compliant.
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MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho — A grass and sagebrush fire has burned approximately 223 acres along Highway 51 at mile marker 85 - six miles south of Mountain Home.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) detected the wildfire at 5:45 p.m. on Sunday. In a news release, BLM clarified that no structures are threatened, as of 1 p.m. on Monday.
Bureau of Land Management and Idaho Department of Lands are working to extinguish the wildfire. Fire crews were able to contain the fires overnight and will continue to secure fire lines into Monday evening. Full control of the fire is expected by Monday night.
BLM said the Treasure Valley experienced "significant fire activity" Sunday due to two human-caused fires and five fires ignited by lightning.
In a Facebook post, BLM reminds people that fireworks are prohibited on BLM lands. As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, fire managers ask the public to be hypervigilant and practice extra caution when using fireworks.
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BOISE, Idaho — Fire managers are asking Idahoans and visitors to do their part to prevent wildfires this summer, particularly over the Fourth of July weekend. This call for prevention comes after a total of at least seven wildfires over the past two days in Ada, Boise and Elmore counties.
The Boise District Bureau of Land Management said in a news release Monday that of those seven fires, five were caused by lightning, but two were related to some kind of human activity. The specific causes of those fires is under investigation.
A fire along Highway 55 about four miles south of Horseshoe Bend burned about 44 acres before it was contained Sunday night. Another large fire, mapped at 223 acres, burned on Highway 51 south of Mountain Home.
Here's a rundown of all seven, in order of acreage, based on information sent from the Boise District BLM at noon Monday:
Mile marker 85 Highway 51 Fire
- South of Mountain Home; burning in grass and brush
- Mapped at 223 acres
- Cause: Lightning
- Contained: 10 p.m. Sunday, June 25
- Estimated control: Noon on Monday, June 26
- More info from BLM: "Fire crews are mopping up hot spots." Idaho Department of Lands and Mountain Home Fire Department also sent crews and other resources.
Mile marker 59 Highway 55 Fire
- About four miles south of Horseshoe Bend; burned in grass and brush
- Mapped at 43 acres
- Cause: Human; under investigation
- Contained: 6 p.m. Sunday, June 25
- Controlled: 9:44 a.m. Monday, June 26
- More info from BLM: All fire resources have left this incident.
Chalk Fire
- About two miles northwest of Hammett; burning in grass and brush
- Mapped at 42 acres
- Cause: Lightning
- Contained Sunday, June 25.
- Controlled: Noon on June 26
- More info from BLM: Fire crews finished mopping up hotspots and left the fire at noon Monday.
Reggie Fire
- About 15 miles southeast of Boise; burning in grass and brush
- Mapped at five acres
- Cause: Lightning
- Contained: 9:30 p.m. Sunday, June 25
- Estimated control: 1 p.m. Monday, June 26
- More info from BLM: Fire crews are mopping up hotspots. Responding, in addition to BLM, were crews from Mountain Home Rural Fire Protection Association and Orchard Combat Training Center.
Lexi Fire
- About three miles southeast of Boise; burned in grass and brush
- Mapped at two acres
- Cause: Human; under investigation
- Contained: 4 p.m. Sunday, June 25
- Controlled: 7:40 p.m. Sunday, June 25
- More info from BLM: All fire resources have left the incident.
Mile marker 97 I-84 Fire
- On Interstate 84 southeast of Mountain Home; burned in grass and brush
- Mapped at one acre.
- Cause: Lightning
- Contained: Midnight on June 25
- Controlled: 7 a.m. Monday, June 26
Colder Fire
- About 16 miles southeast of Mountain Home; burned in grass and brush
- Mapped at less than one acre.
- Cause: Lightning
- Contained: 2 a.m. Monday, June 26
- Control: Estimated at noon on Monday, June 26
- More info from BLM: Fire crews are mopping up hotspots; Mountain Home Rural Fire Protection Association also responded.
With fireworks stands now open for the Fourth of July holiday, fire managers ask people to be careful and vigilant with fireworks. Also, the possession and use of fireworks are prohibited on BLM lands and other state- and federally managed public lands. They also are prohibited anywhere in the Boise Foothills.
Target shooting is permitted on lands administered by the BLM. In its fire prevention order, the agency recommends that people bring a shovel, fire extinguisher and/or at least five gallons of water to have with them while target shooting in the event of an unintentional fire start.
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Death at Brockton Hospital highlights dangers of construction trenches. What we found out
BROCKTON — Roger Porter died working in a trench. Workers' advocates say it's one of the most common — and preventable — types of construction accidents.
Porter, 63, of East Sandwich, was leveling gravel in an 8-foot-deep pit at Brockton Hospital on June 13 when a skid-steer loader driven by his coworker fell into the trench, the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office said.
Year-in and year-out, construction tops the list of industries with the most worker fatalities. Falls from heights and off of ladders account for many of these deaths. Trenches can be one of the most dangerous places to work on a construction site, said Sean C. Flaherty, a lawyer specializing in workers' compensation. Nationwide, 39 workers died in 2022 while trenching or excavating, said Scott Ketcham, the director of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration's Construction Directorate, in a recent blog post. That's up from 15 in 2021.
Porter's family has hired Flaherty, so he didn't want to speak directly about the case. But he's taken to trial or settled numerous trench cases, and agreed to speak about them in general.
Trenching accidents are 'highly preventable'
As soon as a worker is below ground level, they may potentially be doing trench work. It could be prepping a foundation or running pipe, conduit or wire. Flaherty said that whether a construction site is above or below ground, safety must be first.
"It is unequivocally the most important thing that needs to be accounted for on any construction site," he said.
Excavations 5 feet deep or more must use one of the following protective systems, according to OSHA:
- Slope the ground
- Bench the ground
- Shore up the trench with supports like planks or hydraulic jacks
- Shield the trench with a trench box
OSHA previously confirmed it's investigating the subcontractor at the Brockton Hospital incident, LMA of Stoughton. The firm's only previous OSHA investigation was for a slip-and-fall on ice in 2022.
However, the buck stops with the general contractor in charge of a given site, Flaherty said.
"The GC job is non-delegable to provide a safe working environment on the job," said Flaherty, who worked as a Local 7 Ironworker before falling from a lift.
After getting injured he went to law school.
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Flaherty's advice to construction workers who get hurt on the job is simple.
"If they don't feel as though they're being dealt with when they're injured the way they were when they were working, then that's not right," he said. "They should be dealt with respect."
Al Vega, chief of strategy and engagement at the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety & Health, said employers should follow guidelines from safety experts.
"Unfortunately, fatal trenching accidents continue to afflict working communities throughout the United States, even though they are highly preventable," Vega said in a press release about Porter's death. "Workers like Roger deserve to return home from work each day and not be severely injured or killed on the job simply trying to provide for themselves and their families.
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A hazard for workers — and children
While most trenching accidents involve construction workers, they aren't the only people endangered by open pits. One of the most tragic such cases was the death of 4-year-old Jaclyn Elizabeth Moore of Bridgewater. She and her 8-year-old brother fell into an open, unsecured 30-foot-long drainage trench in their neighbor's yard in 1999. Her older brother dug himself out but Jaclyn wasn't strong enough to escape.
"I’m extremely angry," Jaclyn’s father, John F. Moore, told the Taunton Daily Gazette in 2000 on the one-year anniversary of the incident. "It shouldn’t have happened. If basic precautions would have been used this wouldn’t have occurred."
The family settled a lawsuit against the company responsible for the trench, Little Dryden Enterprises of East Bridgewater, owned by Warren Bush.
Notable trenching deaths
- Aug. 20, 1999 — Jaclyn Elizabeth Moore, 4, of Bridgewater buried alive in an unsecured construction trench in a neighbor's yard.
- Oct. 21, 2016 — Brockton's Kelvin "Chuck" Mattocks, 53, and Warren, R.I.'s Robert Higgins, 47, drowned when a construction trench flooded in Boston's South End. Kevin Otto, the owner of the company they worked for, was sentenced to two years in prison for manslaughter.
- June 13, 2023 — Roger Porter, 63, of East Sandwich, died in an 8-foot-deep trench at Brockton Hospital after a coworker's skid-steer loader fell into the pit.
Worker safety bills on Beacon Hill
Brockton's legislative delegation to Beacon Hill has pushed several worker safety bills in recent years. They include a 2017 effort by State Rep. Michelle DuBois, D-Brockton, specifically to buttress trenching safety. DuBois did not return multiple calls seeking updates about her worker safety bills.
Under debate this summer is a workplace safety bill whose co-sponsors include DuBois and State Rep. Rita Mendes, D-Brockton. It would require employers to report workplace injuries within 24 hours or pay a fine of $100 per day to the injured employee. A separate bill in the State Senate would require contractors to disclose OSHA violations or settlements when applying for trenching permits.
Flaherty, the lawyer, said plaintiff's attorneys are pushing several changes to Massachusetts law around workers' comp. Among them is a bill about scarring and disfigurement. There's also an effort to hike the amount of money doctors are able to be reimbursed. Those figures haven't changed since the 1990s, he said.
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PORTAGE — A 19-year-old Lake Station man was picked up Monday in connection with a shooting the day before outside the local Port Crossing Apartments just north of U.S 6 and east of Airport Road, Portage Police Lt. Rob Maynard said.
Logan M. James is being held at the Porter County Jail without bond and faces a felony count of aggravated battery, police said.
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Officers were called out around 1:49 p.m. Sunday in response to the shooting and found a 20-year-old man in the parking lot of the apartment complex bleeding profusely from a gunshot wound to the bicep, Maynard said.
Officers applied a tourniquet to control the bleeding until emergency medical officials arrived, according to police. The man was taken to Methodist Hospitals Northlake Campus in Gary to be treated.
Police said they learned the gunshot victim had been in the same vehicle as the alleged shooter, later identified as James. A disturbance reportedly broke out, during which time the man was shot.
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The accused voiced concern that police would kill her, despite assurances that they had no such intention, the officer said.
The gunshot victim managed to flee the vehicle to safety as James drove away, Maynard said.
Portage detectives began their investigation, identified a witness and James was taken into custody around 10:30 a.m. Monday, according to Maynard.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into the Porter County Jail
Vince Mileski
Arrest date: June 17, 2023
Age: 49
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2302534
Vanessa Ontiveros
Arrest date: June 18, 2023
Age: 32
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302536
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Tresheena Wilburn
Arrest date: June 17, 2023
Age: 38
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2302525
Travis King
Arrest date: June 18, 2023
Age: 28
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302546
Charges: Domestic Battery, Felony
Terrence Music
Arrest date: June 17, 2023
Age: 57
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302527
Tapria Forrest
Arrest date: June 22, 2023
Age: 25
Residence: La Crosse, WI
Booking Number: 2302606
Charges: Obstruction of Justice, Felony
Souladeth Sapradit
Arrest date: June 19, 2023
Age: 53
Residence: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Booking Number: 2302555
Charges: Possession of Methamphetamine, Felony
Sherry Thompson
Arrest date: June 18, 2023
Age: 56
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number: 2302535
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Shawn Nowell
Arrest date: June 20, 2023
Age: 24
Residence: DeMotte, IN
Booking Number: 2302567
Shane Ratliff
Arrest date: June 23, 2023
Age: 32
Residence: Lake Village, IN
Booking Number: 2302608
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Robert Westerfield
Arrest date: June 20, 2023
Age: 40
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302560
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Ricardo Suarez
Arrest date: June 23, 2023
Age: 68
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number: 2302609
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Paul Daniel
Arrest date: June 19, 2023
Age: 57
Residence: Walkerton, IN
Booking Number: 2302547
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Nicholas Ton
Arrest date: June 21, 2023
Age: 21
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302589
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Megan Sancillo
Arrest date: June 22, 2023
Age: 24
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302599
Charges: Domestic Battery, Felony
Martin Ramian
Arrest date: June 17, 2023
Age: 69
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302532
Marray McKinney
Arrest date: June 17, 2023
Age: 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2302520
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Lindsey Williams
Arrest date: June 18, 2023
Age: 30
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302539
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Lawrence Roberts
Arrest date: June 20, 2023
Age: 59
Residence: Detroit, MI
Booking Number: 2302559
Charges: Possession of Methamphetamine, Felony
Lawrence Jones
Arrest date: June 18, 2023
Age: 30
Residence: Melrose Park, IL
Booking Number: 2302542
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Jonathan Shaffer
Arrest date: June 20, 2023
Age: 29
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302572
Charges: Possession of Cocaine, Felony
Jonathan Kennoy
Arrest date: June 21, 2023
Age: 38
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302594
Charges: Possession of Cocaine, Felony
Jessica Gallion
Arrest date: June 21, 2023
Age: 36
Residence: Colorado Springs, CO
Booking Number: 2302579
Jennifer Malocha
Arrest date: June 17, 2023
Age: 47
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302518
Charges: Resisting Law Enforcement, Felony
Jasper Howard
Arrest date: June 21, 2023
Age: 37
Residence: Logansport, IN
Booking Number: 2302584
Charges: Possession of Methamphetamine, Felony
Gregory Blandford
Arrest date: June 17, 2023
Age: 31
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2302530
Charges: Residential Entry, Felony
Gregg Michiaels Jr.
Arrest date: June 17, 2023
Age: 48
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302531
Charges: Possession of Cocaine, Felony
Felipe Chiguil
Arrest date: June 23, 2023
Age: 25
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number: 2302611
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Eric Perez
Arrest date: June 19, 2023
Age: 41
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302556
Charges: Burglary, Felony
Emma McDonald
Arrest date: June 18, 2023
Age: 21
Residence: Wheatfield, IN
Booking Number: 2302540
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Edwin Mains
Arrest date: June 21, 2023
Age: 59
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302581
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Derrick Vaulx
Arrest date: June 17, 2023
Age: 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2302529
Charges: Habitual Traffic Offender, Felony
Derrick Angelucci
Arrest date: June 21, 2023
Age: 32
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302587
Deanna Burgess
Arrest date: June 17, 2023
Age: 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2302533
Dean Davis
Arrest date: June 20, 2023
Age: 48
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302565
Charges: Identity Deception, Felony
Dannie Armstrong
Arrest date: June 21, 2023
Age: 30
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2302596
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Daniel Nicolas
Arrest date: June 19, 2023
Age: 25
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number: 2302550
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Christopher Hultquist
Arrest date: June 19, 2023
Age: 33
Residence: Kouts, IN
Booking Number: 2302552
Charges: Possession of Child Pornography, Felony
Bradley McCord
Arrest date: June 21, 2023
Age: 26
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302583
Bardo Arellano
Arrest date: June 18, 2023
Age: 31
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number: 2302537
Charges: OWI, felony
Ashley Peterson
Arrest date: June 21, 2023
Age: 30
Residence: Buffalo, IN
Booking Number: 2302585
Charges: Possession of Methamphetamine, Felony
Andres Trujillo
Arrest date: June 20, 2023
Age: 48
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2302568
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Adam Eberhardt
Arrest date: June 20, 2023
Age: 35
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number: 2302558
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
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Why is the recent ruling on Enbridge's Line 5 so important? Here are 8 reasons.
A U.S. federal judge on June 16 ordered Enbridge, a Canadian oil company, to remove its Line 5 pipeline from the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa's lands within three years − a decision the tribe had been seeking since 2019.
If the company doesn't make the deadline, it will face a shutdown of the pipeline.
The legal battle is not over; the oil company has vowed to appeal.
Here's a rundown of what you should know about Line 5: Where it operates, what legal battles are in play and what both sides are saying.
What does Enbridge do?
Enbridge Inc. is North America's largest pipeline company, transporting about 125 million gallons of crude oil and liquids every day.
The Calgary-based company operates more than 17,800 miles of oil pipelines across North America. Just over 52% of those pipelines operate in the U.S.; the remainder operate in Canada.
Where does Line 5 operate?
Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline crosses 645 miles, starting at Enbridge’s Superior Terminal. It travels through northern Wisconsin’s Douglas, Bayfield, Ashland and Iron counties, crosses Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, goes under the Straits of Mackinac, and heads down Michigan’s Lower Peninsula to refineries in Sarnia, Ontario.
The oil company earns up to $2 million per day from the pipeline, and it supplies up to 55% of Michigan’s propane needs. Line 5 also brings oil to refineries in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Ontario and Quebec.
What do activists, tribes say about Line 5?
Many argue that Line 5 is one of the greatest threats to the Great Lakes, which contain 20 percent of the world’s freshwater and provide drinking water for more than 40 million people.
The pipeline has had 35 spills over the course of its 70-year lifetime, releasing more than 1 million gallons of oil. Tribes and activists contend damage to the environment from these spills is infringing on treaty rights.
For years, Enbridge has been locked in legal battles with the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and with the state of Michigan.
Line 5 opponents are now urging the Biden administration to step in, saying that in order fulfill his climate change and environmental justice promises the pipeline has to be shut down.
Even the United Nations has weighed in. In May, an advisory body on Indigenous issues recommended that the U.S. and Canada shut the pipeline down.
Why did the Bad River Band file a lawsuit against Enbridge?
The Bad River Band first filed a lawsuit against Enbridge in 2019, asking the company to remove the pipeline from its land. Line 5 crosses 12 miles of the reservation, even though the easement expired a decade ago after the tribe refused to renew it.
Last September U.S. District Judge William M. Conley ruled that Enbridge was trespassing on the tribe’s land, but did not take the next step of shutting the pipeline down.
In May, the Band submitted an emergency filing arguing that springtime flooding and erosion put the pipeline at risk for exposure and a breach.
After a hearing on that filing, Judge Conley held off again on shutting down the pipeline, saying the tribe was making an “extraordinary request” when it wasn't allowing Enbridge to take steps to stop erosion along the river. The tribe's position is that it's under no obligation to improve conditions and help the company operate a pipeline it doesn't want on its land.
On June 16, Conley ordered the oil company to remove the pipeline from the Bad River Band’s land within three years or face a shutdown of Line 5.
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According to the decision, the company must speed up its proposed reroute: a new 41-mile section that will go around the tribe’s reservation further inland in Ashland and Iron counties.
Enbridge is currently in the process of acquiring permits for the reroute.
The federal judge also ruled that Enbridge should pay the tribe more than $5.1 million for trespassing on the land along with a fee moving forward.
What legal battles are happening in Michigan?
In November 2020, Michigan’s Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel, both Democrats, revoked the easement for Enbridge and ordered a shut down. Gov. Whitmer also sued Enbridge to enforce the action, but the case was later dropped.
Nessel also filed a lawsuit arguing that the company violated the public trust doctrine meant to protect Michigan’s natural resources. That legal battle is still in play.
Last month Nessel filed an amicus brief supporting the Bad River Band.
What about the Straits of Mackinac?
The Straits of Mackinac, the 4.5 mile stretch of waterway that separates Lakes Michigan and Huron, has been the crux of the legal fight in Michigan.
The location and strong currents in the Straits make it the worst spot in the Great Lakes for an oil spill.
To date, there have been two incidents where anchor strikes have struck and damaged pipeline infrastructure. Neither caused a spill.
Enbridge has proposed a replacement tunnel 100 feet below the lakebed, which the company says will nearly eliminate the chance of a pipeline incident.
The permitting process was recently extended for the project. Construction of the tunnel, if it happens at all, has been pushed back and will now begin in 2026, according to the company’s website.
Does Enbridge have other pipelines near the Great Lakes?
Enbridge also operates the Line 3 pipeline that runs just under 1,100 miles from Edmonton, Alberta, through North Dakota and northern Minnesota, stopping in Superior.
Before Enbridge replaced more than 360 miles of the aging pipeline, it endured multiple spills.
The replacement pipeline, which faced strong resistance from Ojibwe tribes and environmental groups, has been running since October 2021.
The construction and installation of the new pipeline was not without challenges.
In response to a series of aquifer breaches and water quality violations, Enbridge agreed to pay $11 million in penalties to Minnesota and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The company also faced a criminal misdemeanor charge for using state waters without permission.
In Michigan, Enbridge’s Line 6B pipeline burst in 2010 causing one of the largest inland oil spills in U.S. history. The pipeline has since been replaced and is now known as Line 78. Cleanup cost the company $1.2 billion.
What happens next for Line 5?
Enbridge expressed frustration with the federal court’s decision last week. It said in a release that it disagrees that that the company is trespassing and must cease operations.
The company said it will request a stay of the judge’s decision until an appeal is heard.
Mike Wiggins, chairman of the Bad River Band, said in a release "the Band’s victory is not a cause for unqualified celebration. We are under no illusion that Enbridge will do the right thing. We expect them to fight this order with all of their corporate might.”
Beth Wallace, freshwater campaign manager at the National Wildlife Federation, doesn’t believe that Enbridge will be able to complete the reroute in three years as permits still must be approved. The environmental impact statement was fraught with issues, Wallace said.
Wallace believes that Enbridge will continue to lean on a 1977 treaty between the U.S. and Canada, guaranteeing the flow of natural gas and oil across the border, to slow the process down.
“Enbridge is messing with the justice system in a way that should be condemned,” she said.
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Average daily flows
Snake River at Jackson 289 cfs
Snake River at Palisades 12,247 cfs
Snake River at Heise 12,975 cfs
Snake River at Blackfoot 5,566 cfs
Snake River at American Falls 13,447 cfs
Snake River at Milner 3,005 cfs
Little Wood River near Carey 246 cfs
Jackson Lake is 84% full.
Palisades Reservoir is 99% full.
American Falls Reservoir is 88% full.
Upper Snake River system is at 91% of capacity.
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Sewer rehabilitation project will move forward
Twin Falls City Council approved a nearly $500,000 payment to line almost 9,000 feet of sewer pipe with concrete. The money will come from $250,000 of wastewater reserves and this year’s budget of $250,000 to fund the project.
Planned and Engineered Contracting, from Helena, Montana, won the bid on the project, which will rehabilitate 8,899 feet of 8” sewer pipes, using cured-in-place pipe lining, a method of trenchless rehabilitation and restoration used in the repair of existing pipes.
The intent of the project is not to repair problematic infrastructure with typical construction techniques involving excavation, but rather to rehabilitate sewer mains to ensure they will last another 50-60 years.
The contractor will isolate a section of pipe between two manholes and insert a flexible liner inside the existing host pipe, inflate the liner then either heat cure or UV cure to harden.
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The liner essentially forms a smooth surface inside the existing pipe, restoring it to near-new condition.
The contract documents require the contractor to complete the work no later than April 1.
Airline subsidy renewal
Council approved renewing the minimum revenue guarantee with SkyWest Airlines for the third quarter of 2023.
The amount of $75,333 requested by Sky West for the third quarter is significantly lower than each of the first two quarters of 2023 and reflects the recent announcement of Delta Airlines adding a second flight to Joslin Field, Magic Valley Regional Airport, and changing the contract from Pro-Rate to Capacity Agreement, which decreases Sky West’s exposure to loss, thereby lowering their requested contract.
In 2023, the city and county have so far paid out $189,000 for the first quarter revenue shortfall. Sky West’s revenues for the second quarter, from April through June, exceeded the contracted guarantee, and no payment was required.
Airport will expand East Ramp
Council approved an item to award a $1.7 million bid to Idaho Materials & Construction for the east ramp expansion project at Joslin Field, Magic Valley Regional Airport.
This project will consist of the construction of an expanded east ramp area which will provide additional aircraft parking, designed for the larger business jets and firefighting aircraft that use the airport.
The grant for the project will be 93.75% federally funded and will require a 6.25% local match from the city and county. The airport has the local match budgeted within the airport construction fund.
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Approximately 1,500 Dominion Energy customers in the Richmond region are without power Tuesday morning after overnight storms caused numerous outages.
According to Dominion Energy's outage map, around 500 of the outages are in Henrico County's Varina District, with another 250 occurring in South Richmond.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Breeze Airways announced another nonstop route from Orlando International Airport on Tuesday.
The new route will start Sept. 22, with service on Mondays and Fridays to New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Airline officials said airfare for the route will start at $39 one-way.
“New Orleans and Orlando are two of the nation’s most popular destinations,” said Breeze Airways President Tom Doxey. “Connecting the two will allow our Central Florida Guests quick and affordable travel to the Big Easy, as well as our 9 other nonstops from MCO.”
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Breeze also offers nonstop service from Orlando to Akron-Canton, Ohio; Bentonville-Fayetteville, Arkansas; Charleston, South Carolina; Huntsville, Alabama; Santa Ana-Orange County, California; Portland, Maine; Providence, Rhode Island; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Charleston, West Virginia. The airline also offers one-stop/no plane change BreezeThru service to Provo-Salt Lake City, Utah.
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SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — Health officials are warning Florida residents after the first cases of malaria contracted in the U.S. in 20 years.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said four cases of malaria have popped up in Sarasota County.
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The CDC says Americans typically contract malaria while traveling overseas, so this small outbreak is highly unusual.
Florida officials said they will try to control the mosquito population, which can spread the disease.
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But scientists say rising temperatures from climate change could make it even more common.
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LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A man in Southwest Florida is facing street racing driving charges after crashing his car.
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Lee County investigators said Mateo Juan was behind the wheel doing burnouts in a parking lot on Sunday.
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When deputies arrived, they said he tried to speed away, hitting someone in the parking lot.
Then Juan lost control, went up on a raised barrier, and flipped his car, sparking a fire, deputies said.
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In addition to the charges, the sheriff’s office said it plans to impound his car.
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ORMOND BEACH, Fla. — A man was taken to the Volusia County Jail after he performed a sex act on a beach, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
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Deputies said 26-year-old Nolan Hernandez, 26, was arrested after he performed a sex act in public, near the Granada approach in Ormond Beach.
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Investigators said several people witnessed Hernandez performing the act, including several young teenagers.
Deputies said Hernandez faces two charges of lewd or lascivious exhibition in the presence of a child.
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State police in Belle Vernon are looking for a woman they say threatened people and fired a gun after her dog attacked a child Sunday.
Troopers responded to Dunlap and Redstone streets in Redstone Township, Fayette County, around 3:15 p.m. for a report of shots fired. They located an 8-year-old girl with a dog bite to her arm and cuts to her hand, according to a report.
They learned that an unidentified female stopped the attack, then a physical fight broke out between the unidentified female and the dog’s owner, Ashley Smith, 37, according to a report.
After the fight was over, witnesses told troopers Smith went back into her home and came out with a pistol, threatening several people. Smith pointed the gun at them and fired two shots into the air before fleeing in a car, according to the report.
An arrest warrant was issued.
Smith is facing charges, including reckless endangerment and a gun violation.
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What to Know
- A U.S. judge is set to hear arguments Tuesday over President Donald Trump’s attempt to move his criminal case in New York out of the state court, where he was indicted, to a federal court where he could potentially try to get the case dismissed.
- Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein will listen to the afternoon arguments, though he isn’t expected to immediately rule.
- Trump’s lawyers sought to move the case to Manhattan federal court soon after Trump pleaded not guilty in April to charges that he falsified his company’s business records to hide hush money payouts aimed at burying allegations of extramarital sexual encounters.
A U.S. judge is set to hear arguments Tuesday over President Donald Trump’s attempt to move his criminal case in New York out of the state court, where he was indicted, to a federal court where he could potentially try to get the case dismissed.
Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein will listen to the afternoon arguments, though he isn’t expected to immediately rule.
Trump’s lawyers sought to move the case to Manhattan federal court soon after Trump pleaded not guilty in April to charges that he falsified his company’s business records to hide hush money payouts aimed at burying allegations of extramarital sexual encounters.
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While requests to move criminal cases from state to federal court are rarely granted, the prosecution of Trump is unprecedented.
The Republican’s lawyers say the charges, while related to his private company’s records, involve things he did while he was president. U.S. law allows criminal prosecutions to be removed from state court if they involve actions taken by federal government officials as part of their official duties.
Trump is alleged to have falsified records to cover up payments made in 2017 to his former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, to compensate him for orchestrating payouts in 2016 to porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal. Trump has denied having had affairs with either woman.
Trump’s lawyers have said those payments to Cohen were legitimate legal expenses and not part of any cover-up.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office, which brought the case, has argued that nothing about the payoffs to either Cohen or the women involved Trump’s official duties as president.
If a judge agrees to move the case to federal court, Trump’s lawyers could then try to get the case dismissed on the grounds that federal officials are immune from criminal prosecution over actions they take as part of their official job duties.
Moving the case to federal court would also mean that jurors would potentially be drawn not only from Manhattan, where Trump is wildly unpopular, but also a handful of suburban counties north of the city where he has more political support.
In state court, a criminal trial was set for March 25 in the thick of the primary season before next year’s November presidential election.
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A new milestone in NYC's migrant crisis: There are now more asylum seekers living in city shelters than there are homeless New Yorkers.
The tipping point took place Sunday, when 50,000 migrants were in the City's care, outnumbering the 49,700 local shelter residents.
Among the takeaways: the NYC shelter system has essentially doubled in size, due to the influx, mostly from Latin American countries including Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia.
Additionally, sheltering asylum seekers is more expensive. Without work permits, many asylum seekers cannot pay for basic necessities. They are not entitled to all the same public assistance benefits as citizens, and for migrants, the city is not collecting its usual share of shelter costs from the state and federal governments.
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"My heart breaks a little bit, and I have these conflicting feelings," said Deputy Mayor Anne Williams-Isom, during a tour of the new arrival center at the Roosevelt Hotel.
Of the milestone, she says it's important for the city to greet people with dignity, but unsustainable at this pace.
Williams-Isom notes the financial cost, an anticipated $4.3 billion cost through next spring, and a human cost on staff assisting asylum seekers.
"They are working 12-hour shifts. We thought that we would see some relief. But there is no relief coming. There is no Calvary coming and they are just getting exhausted with the magnitude."
City officials say they are helping to reroute "a significant number" of asylum seekers to other destinations, setting aside a small percentage of rooms at the Roosevelt where migrants can stay short term while they make arrangements.
"To give you that critical period of time to enable us to get through to those friends or family members across the country, and then rebook you so you don't have to enter the City system," said Dr. Ted Long of NYC Health and Hospitals, which runs the Roosevelt arrival center and other humanitarian relief centers in the city.
The mayor's office and Dr. Long say the current daily average of incoming asylum seekers is approximately 400. They declined, however, to say how many are departing or being rerouted on a daily basis.
Since the spring of 2022, City officials say 80,000 migrants have come through the shelters, meaning approximately 30, have left.
New Yorkers reacted to news of the tipping point Monday.
"It's surprising because I feel like it's happened very quickly," said Kaitlin Hartigan of Williamsburg. "The homeless crisis has been prevalent for a long time. They need to figure out what to do.
Veronica Nyarko, an immigrant from Ghana, said she resents the situation. "I became citizen since 1980 and I didn't come that way. I passed through the right channel. Why don't them (sic) pass through the right channel? Now we're paying for them!"
Many of the migrants stopped outside the hotel gave good reviews of the care they have received from the city, which has not always been the case.
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Visiting Buc-ee’s for the first time? Whether the Sevierville gas station meets the hype
Reporting in East Tennessee is always fun. Sometimes you get to try out the newest thrill ride at Dollywood or have an adventure at Anakeesta. And sometimes you hang out with a giant costumed beaver at Buc-ee’s!
The Buc-ee's in Sevierville is finally open. I had never been to (or heard of) Buc-ee’s before Knox News began prepping for visitors to arrive at the new one just off Interstate 40 at exit 407. So, what better place to have my very first experience than the June 26 grand opening of the largest one in the world?
From Beaver Nuggets and brisket to baby onesies and bathing suits, Buc-ee’s really is a convenience store wonderland.
A special Buc-ee’s welcome
“Welcome to Buc-ee’s!” cashiers from my left and right cheerfully greeted me as I walked into the store around 6:15 a.m. The salutation made me feel special, and the people behind me had big smiles as they received the same warm welcome. It set the tone for the journey I had just commenced.
Other than a few store details, such as its 120 gas pumps, large square footage, and iconic beaver-adorned merchandise, I wasn’t sure what to expect past the cashiers at the entrance. People of all ages zipped through the store’s main aisles carrying red shopping baskets or pushing red carts. I dipped into a section filled with graphic tees to gather myself before stepping back into the chaos.
Maybe it was grand opening day excitement, but the inviting feeling continued during my entire visit. Buc-ee’s employees located throughout the store frequently said hello to customers and asked if we needed help. Customers were just as friendly.
The combination of a popular travel center and an extremely dedicated Buc-ee’s fanbase means it’s possible to meet new friends from all corners of the world. Before entering the store, I noticed license plates from Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Maryland and even Texas, Buc-ee’s homebase.
More than a convenience store
If you’ve seen one gas station, you’ve seen them all, right? Not true. It might be impossible to grasp the Buc-ee’s hype unless you’ve ventured into the fray. It’s definitely not your average convenience store.
Buc-ee’s is basically a 24/7 pit stop for freshly made food, drinks, snacks, apparel, home goods and every knick-knack you never knew you needed. I walked past clothing racks full of dresses and shorts, shelves stacked with mugs and tumblers, scented candles, blankets, toys for kids, toys for pets, cookware, wall decorations and so much more.
I was surprised by the sheer amount of stuff available at a gas station.
Beaver Nuggets and fudge!
Buc-ee’s offers a variety of food and snack options, including salads, sandwiches, wraps, trail mix, baked goods and sweet treats. The chain is most famous for its brisket, wall of savory jerky and selection of Beaver Nuggets.
Until a few days ago, I assumed “beaver nuggets” were the Buc-ee’s version of chicken nuggets. Oh, how I was wrong. The nibble snack is actually puffed corn “nuggets” coated in brown sugar caramel. I was offered a sample as dozens of cuddly, stuffed toy beavers stared at me from shelves.
I popped one of the corn bites in my mouth and instantly got an early morning sugar rush. My sweet tooth is evident by my undying love of cakes and ice cream, but these nuggets were a little too much to handle abruptly. They’re tasty, but just two was enough for me.
Beaver Nuggets also come in other variations, including sea salt caramel, cinnamon, and covered in milk chocolate or white fudge. Savory versions called Buc-ee's Nugees come flavors such as white cheddar, spicy and habenero.
Though I left a bag of Beaver Nuggets on the shelf, I did buy a slice of fresh fudge at the sweets counter. Did I mention I do have a sweet tooth? I tried the cookies and cream flavor but opted to take the key lime pie flavor home to enjoy. The tartness of the lime flavor balanced out the sweetness of the dense sugary confection.
There are 22 flavors of fudge available, including pecan, M&M, blueberry cheesecake, mochaccino, tiger butter and chocolate.
Brisket for breakfast
Gas station or chophouse? It’s hard to tell which Buc-ee’s is as you smell the brisket being prepared at the prominent Texas Round Up station. The Texas-based chain serves an array of sandwiches of sliced or chopped brisket, turkey and sausage. Each morning includes breakfast biscuits and tacos, some containing the signature brisket.
After browsing the options, I tried a sausage, egg and cheese taco and a brisket taco. The brisket was delicious! Unfortunately, mine was poorly wrapped and I kept losing the tasty beef from the soft shell. My other breakfast choice could have been left for someone else to better appreciate the savory sausage and fluffy egg.
The price at the pump
Despite the beaver excitement, let’s not forget Buc-ee’s is, at its core, a gas station. Before left, I decided to top off my fuel tank because of the reasonable prices. Buc-ee’s gas prices on June 26 were $2.83 per gallon for regular unleaded, $3.12 for mid-grade and $3.66 for premium. $3.21 was the price for diesel.
The national average was $3.57, according to gasprices.aaa.com. The average for regular unleaded in Tennessee was $3.11.
The Buc-ee’s in Sevierville features 120 pumps, 22 electric vehicle charging stations and a 250-foot carwash that is still being completed.
The Buc-ee’s experience
Since opening in 1982, Buc-ee’s has developed a cult-like following. Several super fans shared with Knox News last week what they loved most about the chain of convenience stores, and many noted the experience is just too amazing not to stop when they see one while traveling.
And now I’m starting to understand the hype a little more following my first Buc-ee’s stop. It’s a place where anyone can find something interesting to take home, gift or nibble on. But my favorite part was seeing all the shoppers filled with pure joy as they carried their Buc-ee’s shirts, hats, stuffed toys, flavored ICEEs, brisket sandwiches and Beaver Nuggets.
I forgot to peek at their famously clean bathrooms, but maybe that calls for a six-month follow-up.
Devarrick Turner is a trending news reporter. Email devarrick.turner@knoxnews.com. Twitter @dturner1208.
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Knoxville Bishop Richard Stika resigns amid lawsuits and internal crises
Richard Stika, the polarizing bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Knoxville, has retired amid a crippling scandal of his own making, the diocese announced June 27.
Stika will leave the diocese, carved out in 1988 from the Diocese of Nashville, as its longest-serving bishop. He oversaw significant growth in membership in the church and led the construction of a massive new cathedral in Knoxville. The diocese serves about 70,000 Catholics in 50 parishes and one mission across East Tennessee.
Stika also, however, leaves under a cloud of mismanagement accusations, two explosive lawsuits against the diocese that have sullied diocesan leadership, and questions about his mentorship of a former seminarian who is accused of raping a former church employee.
Stika, just a week shy of 66, submitted his resignation to Pope Francis. Bishops almost never leave before the mandatory retirement age of 75 years old, and even then the pope frequently allows them to stay on.
"I recognize that questions about my leadership have played out publicly in recent months," he said in a statement. "I would be less than honest if I didn’t admit that some of this has weighed on me physically and emotionally. For these reasons, I asked the Holy Father for relief from my responsibilities as a diocesan bishop."
Stika's exit was welcomed by a substantial number of East Tennessee Catholics who have raised alarm with high-ranking church officials about the bishop's leadership. Many have wondered whether the Vatican was paying attention.
Most recently, Knox News has uncovered the following:
- In March 2021, Stika received a copy of the seminarian's dismissal letter from an Indiana seminary after three students said he was behaving inappropriately. Later that month, the diocese's sexual assault review board – which reviews allegations of misconduct – began investigating a 2019 allegation by a former church employee who said the seminarian raped him.
- Stika told a group of priests in 2021 that the former seminarian was dismissed from the seminary because of "boundary issues," but the details of the accusations – which were included in the report obtained by Knox News – does not support that assertion.
- A month after the seminarian's dismissal, Stika agreed to pay for the man's education at Saint Louis University that fall, even though the school is not a seminary. The bill totaled $48,258.
- In January, Knox News independently confirmed Stika interfered with the diocese's 2021 investigation into the alleged rape by the seminarian. George Prosser, a retired Tennessee Valley Authority investigator, was hired and subsequently fired. Prosser told Knox News that diocesan attorney Ward Phillips called and told him to stop investigating.
- In a recent court filing, Stika admitted that he told a room full of priests that the man who says he was raped by the former seminarian was actually the predator, not the other way around. He also admitted to telling a separate group of priests that the man groomed the seminarian for sexual abuse.
In November 2022, the diocese received an apostolic visit, where high-ranking church leaders came to Knoxville and conducted an investigation to learn more about the two lawsuits against the diocese over its handling of sex abuse allegations and complaints about the leadership of Stika.
An apostolic visit is a rare step to address concerns in a diocese, and it required approval by the highest levels of the Catholic church, likely the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington, D.C., or the Vatican in Rome, experts told Knox News.
The apostolic visit was likely a response from the Vatican after it received complaints about Stika through the process called “Motu Proprio Vos Estis Lux Mundi,” or simply Vos Estis, canon law experts told Knox News. That process was created by Pope Francis in 2019 as a way for clergy and others to report allegations against bishops. There was previously no such process.
Hundreds of parishioners – in Chattanooga and Knoxville – have petitioned church officials in recent years asking for relief.
A diocese recently asked the judge overseeing the lawsuit by the former church employee to keep any Vos Estis documentation protected under seal. The judge ruled against the diocese, saying in part, "This motion is not well-taken."
David Clohessy, former executive director of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, told Knox News that Stika should have been ousted, not allowed to retire.
"We are grateful to the courageous victims, witnesses, whistleblowers, advocates and concerned Catholics who all helped to expose his wrongdoing," Clohessy said in an email to Knox News. "And our hearts ache for the survivors who have been so severely harmed by him and for the innocent children and vulnerable adults who have been in harm's way because of him."
The diocese announced the Pope has appointed Louisville Archbishop Shelton Fabre, who already oversees the diocese, as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Knoxville. He will serve until the appointment and installation of a new bishop.
St. Louis to Knoxville
Stika was named bishop of the Knoxville diocese in January 2009. He came from St. Louis, where he served in the archdiocese's Office of Child and Youth Protection and, according to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, was one of the first ministers to meet with victims of clergy sexual abuse.
He has been a divisive figure for years. Upon his appointment in Knoxville, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests released a statement claiming Stika “has repeatedly shown a penchant for secrecy, recklessness and half-truths.”
Some of the priests of the Knoxville diocese have been asking the highest reaches of the Catholic Church in America to take action against Stika. In 2021, 11 priests signed a letter to Archbishop Christophe Pierre at the Apostolic Nuncio in Washington, D.C. asking him to intervene. Their complaints were varied but centered, generally, on Stika's handling of the lawsuit against the seminarian and other behavior they believed was inappropriate for a bishop.
The priests' complaints included the following allegations:
- The bishop said on a few occasions that he has spoken to the apostolic nuncio, who told him not to worry about reports from the priests to (then-)Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, since there are “only two disgruntled priests who complained”, and that Kurtz and the apostolic nuncio had determined that the reports were without merit.
- The bishop said on a few occasions, in public and in private, that the apostolic nuncio assured him there would be no investigation into his handling of the seminarian in question.
Then there are the examples, the priests allege, of Stika's inappropriate behavior.
- They allege the bishop and the seminarian traveled together in the summer of 2021, as shown in a video on Facebook.
- The bishop lifted the soutane (robe) of a priest, as both were standing in a public place, to determine whether the priest was wearing undergarments.
- During the exhumation of the mortal remains of a priest with an open cause for sainthood, the bishop made repeated remarks about the clearly evident pubic hairs of the departed priest, remarks that spread widely among the faithful.
- The bishop mentioned, in the presence of women, that a priest’s facemask reminded him of a woman’s bra. Stika then asked the priest what the “cup” size was.
Stika promised transparency when he arrived
Stika’s brash treatment of naysayers and his critique of the press weren’t evident in his early days at the diocese when he promised transparency and the importance of good relations with the media.
After a man came forward with allegations against an East Tennessee priest in 2010 – just over a year after Stika began his time here – the bishop called a 26-minute press conference at which he answered every question.
“As the bishop of this diocese, I want to assure everyone that we’re as transparent as possible,” he said. “We want people to know that this happened. We’re going to deal with it.
“I just want to assure people that if another case is reported and it’s credible, I’ll do the same thing,” he continued. "We’re going to follow our policies on our website.”
In the 2010 case, the priest, William Casey, admitted the abuse, which took place between 1979-80 when the victim was 10 years old. The following year, Casey was sentenced to a 40-year prison term for first-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of aggravated rape.
Stika: Health concerns played a role
Stika said his health, which has been up and down in recent years, was the main reason he submitted his resignation.
"People will speculate on why I am doing this. It is no secret that I have been dealing with life-threatening health issues most of my adult life," he wrote.
Shortly after arriving in Knoxville, Stika was hospitalized with a serious illness during a trip to South Florida. He spent a day and a half on life support and a week in the cardiovascular intensive care unit, according to Knox News’ archives.
Long a diabetic, Stika said the illness was diabetic ketoacidosis, a severe drop in insulin storage. The episode caused a mild heart attack.
In December 2018 Stika had open heart surgery to place a stent an artery that was 99% blocked, he said at the time.
He was recently hospitalized again, but he did not say why.
Lawsuit details allegations of rape
John Doe was a placeholder name in the lawsuit to protect the identity of a former church employee who alleged a diocesan seminarian raped him. Doe has since been forced to refile his lawsuit under his legal name.
Knox News still refers to him as John Doe to protect his identity as an alleged victim of a sexual assault, and has not named the former seminarian because he has not been charged with a crime.
The lawsuit also details how the church, led by Stika, interfered with the investigation and worked to discredit him. Knox News independently verified the interference, which led to the firing of an independent investigator.
Jane Doe is a placeholder name in a lawsuit to protect the identity of a woman, a Honduran asylum seeker living in Gatlinburg, who alleges the Rev. Antony Devassey Punnackal, of St. Mary's Catholic Church, groped her while he counseled her after the death of the father of her infant.
The woman alleges the diocese worked to discredit and intimidate her. Punnackal was later indicted by a Sevier County grand jury on two counts of sexual battery. His criminal trial begins in May.
The Catholic Diocese of Knoxville asked a judge to allow it to keep secret internal documents as it continues to defend itself. The judge denied the request.
The diocese, citing ongoing coverage by Knox News, requested the protection of materials related to the church’s sexual abuse review board and from “private meetings of priests of the Diocese.” The diocese also refiled a request to protect investigative documents related to complaints filed against Stika.
History of troubled bishops
The Knoxville diocese was created in 1988, carved out by Catholic leaders from the larger Nashville diocese. It is one of the newest in America and comprises roughly 70,000 Catholics.
Bishop Anthony O'Connell was the first bishop here and he served from 1988 until 1998, when he became the bishop of Palm Beach, Florida. While there he admitted to sexually abusing high school students in previous decades while working in the Jefferson City, Missouri diocese. The admission led to his resignation in 2002. He died in 2012.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Fireworks go on sale today in Wichita and Sedgwick County.
Wichita’s fireworks ordinance is different this year after the city council approved changes back in May.
The ordinance change defines two types of fireworks: aerial fireworks and safe and sane (ground) fireworks.
The change legalizes aerial fireworks from July 1 to July 4. The previous ordinance banned fireworks that shot farther than six feet in any direction.
Safe and sane fireworks can be used from June 27 to July 4. Bottle rockets and sky lanterns will continue to be banned in Wichita.
Hours to discharge fireworks remain between 10 a.m. and midnight.
The plan also increases fines for people who violate the ordinance.
- First offense: $1,000
- Second offense: $1,500
- Subsequent offenses: $2,000
The Wichita Fire Department and Wichita Police Department plan to have enhanced enforcement from July 1-4. In addition, there will be a zero-tolerance policy adopted for fireworks violations. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/fireworks-go-on-sale-in-wichita-with-aerial-ones-allowed/ | 2023-06-27T12:46:53 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/fireworks-go-on-sale-in-wichita-with-aerial-ones-allowed/ |
Is it legal to set off fireworks in Knoxville? What you need to know before July 4
Maybe no object is so highly regulated and so widely used as the humble firework. Each year around July 4, the Volunteer State lights up with pyrotechnics large and small.
But just because people set off fireworks everywhere doesn't mean fireworks are legal everywhere. The reality is that firework codes, some of which are quite strict on paper, are notoriously difficult to enforce in places like Knox County, where it's illegal to sell or set off fireworks without a permit.
"It's very hard to enforce something when it's going on all over Knox County," said Knox County Fire Prevention Specialist Larry Wilder. "The challenges of policing this are pretty significant."
At the state level, there are fireworks regulations that apply in every local jurisdiction.
For instance, fireworks cannot be sold without a permit or to anyone below the age of 16. Anyone age 16 or 17 must show ID when purchasing fireworks.
Some laws only apply in certain places, such as a ban on firework sales in any county with a population greater than 355,000, according to federal census data. Knox County has a population of around 495,000 people as of 2022.
The safety concern behind these laws is clear: Fireworks were responsible for 175 fires and $1.23 million in property damages in Tennessee in 2021 alone, according to the state fire marshal's office. Much of this damage isn't covered by insurance companies, since it involves something illegal.
There are also safety concerns. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission found in its most recent report that firework-related injuries increased 25% between 2006 and 2021.
But with holiday celebrations around the corner, many Knoxvillians are willing to take risks to celebrate Independence Day at home and in their communities with a bang.
In Knox County and Knoxville, you can report illegal firework activity to the Knox County Sheriff's Department at 865-215-2243 or the KPD non-emergency hotline at 865-215-4010.
Where it's legal to use fireworks in East Tennessee
- Blount County - Fireworks are legal to set off, except between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., per a local noise ordinance.
- Maryville - Consumer fireworks may be used in the city July 3-4 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., on Dec. 31 from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Jan. 1, and on Jan. 1 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. They may not be set off on any public property without approval from the city.
- Alcoa - Consumer fireworks may be used in the city July 3-4 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., on Dec. 31 from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Jan. 1, and on Jan. 1 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. They cannot be shot onto another person's property without the owner or occupant's permission.
- Campbell County - Use of fireworks is legal in the county, but illegal in the city of LaFollette. An explosion at a fireworks warehouse in the small town killed 4 people in 1997.
- Sevier County - Use of fireworks is legal in the county, but illegal in Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and Sevierville.
- Fireworks also are legal in: Grainger, Loudon, Morgan, Roane and Union counties
Where it's illegal to use fireworks in East Tennessee
- Knox County - Use of fireworks is illegal without a permit from the state and approval from the county.
- Knoxville - Use of fireworks is illegal without a permit from the city, which can be obtained at knoxvilletn.gov. Failure to secure a permit before setting off fireworks could result in a Class 1 misdemeanor, which can carry a fine up to $1,000 and/or six months in jail.
- Anderson County - Use of fireworks is prohibited without a permit from the state and approval from the county, including in the city of Oak Ridge.
- Townsend - Use of fireworks is illegal.
State and local authorities suggest reaching out to local police offices and fire departments to get additional information on firework codes.
Handling fireworks safely
Even if it is unlawful to set off fireworks in Knox County and several neighboring counties and cities, many residents choose to set off fireworks anyway and risk damage or citation.
Still, local authorities say safety is paramount. Wilder focuses on public education, which fills the gaps where the public deviates from the law. He said these gaps are especially significant with fireworks.
"We understand that some people are going to disobey the local county law on self-possession and use," Wilder said. "So, what's the next best thing? That is just trying to educate them on safety."
Wilder's safety tips aligned with guidelines from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Those safety tips include:
- Keep a water supply nearby to extinguish any fires or to put out "duds" which do not ignite or detonate as intended. Do not attempt to relight them.
- Never point or throw fireworks at people, animals or buildings.
- Never hold fireworks after lighting them. Nearly one-third of injuries from fireworks in 2021 were sustained to the hands/fingers, according to the CPSC report.
- Maintain a safe distance from fireworks after lighting the fuse and move away immediately after lighting.
- Never allow young children to light or handle fireworks, even sparklers, which can burn at 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Douse any used fireworks with water before disposing of them to prevent trash fires.
- Light fireworks one at a time.
- Never light fireworks while using alcohol or drugs.
- Keep dogs and other animals inside or at home while fireworks are being ignited.
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Aloha! June 27 is Pineapple Day. Celebrate by enjoying the tropical fruit freshly cut. Or, if you’re feeling ambitious, make a pineapple upside down cake. And you better top it with whipped cream, of course.
Step out and join the Kenosha Public Library Walking Club! The walks take place the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 8:30 a.m. Today’s walk starts at Navy Memorial Park at the Kenosha Harbor, 5220 Sixth Ave. Everyone is welcome. Note: This route is wheelchair accessible. Maps and route information can be found on www.mykpl.us/walkingclub.
Play ball! The Kenosha Kingfish are back in action tonight at Simmons Field. The Kingfish are hosting the Kokomo Jackrabbits for a 6:35 p.m. game. It’s “Strike Out Cancer Night,” so we expect to see plenty of wand action at the ballpark. For tickets, call 262-653-0900 or go to kingfishbaseball.com.
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Bicycle racing is back tonight at the Washington Park Velodrome. The historic venue in Washington Park, 1901 Washington Road, hosts bicycle racing every Tuesday through the summer (except July 4). Registration for Tuesday night racing opens at 6 p.m., with racing scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Tonight’s races include the annual Bill Schulte Memorial Junior Trophy Race. Tuesday night racing is held under the discretion of USA Cycling, and a valid USA Cycling license is required to compete. For more information, visit the Velodrome’s website at kenoshavelodromeracing.com.
Prost! The Petrifying Springs Biergarten is open daily for the season. The Biergarten is open from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and noon to 8 p.m. Sundays. The Biergarten is located near the Highway JR entrance on the south end of Petrifying Springs Park, 5555 Seventh St., in Somers.
“From Curiosity to Science” — a permanent exhibit — can be toured on the second floor of the Kenosha Public Museum, 5500 First Ave. The exhibit offers visitors the chance to “take a journey of discovery from the 1600s through modern museum displays.” Admission is free. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. For more information, call 262-653-4140 or log on at KenoshaPublicMuseum.org. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-area-events-for-tuesday-june-27/article_831565d0-1432-11ee-9097-7bf2b96a7806.html | 2023-06-27T12:48:57 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-area-events-for-tuesday-june-27/article_831565d0-1432-11ee-9097-7bf2b96a7806.html |
This summer, the Kenosha Public Library system is hosting a free walking club, taking participant to local parks.
The group meets at 8:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, through Aug. 22.
Participants should wear comfortable walking shows and clothing — and show up on time.
“We will leave promptly at 8:30 a.m. from each meeting location,” library officials said.
The group meets at a designated location and follows a pre-determined route.
Maps and route information can be found on the library’s website, mykpl.us/walkingclub.
The walks are:
June 27: Navy Memorial Park: Meet in front of the Torpedo at the harbor, 5220 Sixth Ave. This walk features flat terrain and is wheelchair accessible.
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July 11: Kenosha History Center: Meet in front of the main entrance to the Kenosha History Center, 220 51st Place on Simmons Island. This walk includes stairs and walking through sand.
July 25: Lincoln Park: Meet in front of the Oribiletti Center, 6900 18th Ave. This walk features flat terrain and is wheelchair accessible.
Aug. 8: Poerio Park West: Meet in front of a playground at the park entrance, 1401 16th Ave. This walk has both a big incline and decline, which are not steep but can be difficult for some to manage.
Aug. 22: Petrifying Springs Park: Meet in front of the Petrifying Springs Biergarten, 5555 Seventh St. This walk includes stairs and uneven terrain due to exposed tree roots and gravel pathways.
Note: Registration is not required for each walk, unless you would like to receive a reminder email.
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The Four Season Garden Club is hosting its annual “Secret Garden Walk” on July 8, featuring five local gardens.
This year’s tour stops are all within walking distance of each other, allowing participants to park once and start strolling.
“The homes on the tour are in very close proximity,” said club member Lynda Guy. “It’s been a number of years since we have been able to do a true ‘walking tour’ and hope some of our more energetic guests might enjoy a stroll along the lakefront as well.”
Guy organized the garden tour along with fellow committee members Anne Bergquist, Nancy Gibbons, Nan Mellem, Lynn Passino and Karen Taskonis.
The annual tour, which over the years has taken local garden fans to all areas of the Kenosha community, is near the Downtown lakefront this summer.
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In fact, the “bonus” stop this year — St. Matthew’s ElderGarten — has a view of Lake Michigan from its spot at 5835 Fourth Ave.
The ElderGarten is “a recent addition to Kenosha and is billed as a ‘Senior Gardening Community in a Park-like Setting,’” Guy said. “Our club is very pleased to support their efforts and display their successes this year. There is no ticket necessary for that stop on our tour.”
What: Four Seasons Garden Club’s “Secret Garden Walk”
When: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 8
Where: The self-guided tour features gardens at five local homes, plus St. Matthew’s ElderGarten
Cost: $10. Children under age 12 are free (accompanied by an adult).
Get tickets: At six area florists and garden centers — Anton’s Greenhouse, 9140 Cooper Road in Pleasant Prairie; Sunnyside Florist, 3021 75th St.; Stein’s Garden & Home, 6300 Green Bay Road; Suburban Garden Center, 2704 30th Ave.; A Summer’s Garden Florist, 5617 Sixth Ave.; and Westosha Floral, 24200 75th St. in Paddock Lake. Note: Tickets can also be purchased at any homes on the day of the tour.
This year’s “Secret Garden Walk” stops are:
6226 Fifth Ave., the home of Nan Mellem: “A Study in Slow Transition”
6314 Fifth Ave., the home of Caroline Howe and Keith Surroz: “Grand Plans to a Work in Progress”
318 69th St., the home of Elizabeth and Tim Garland: “Vignettes”
6910 Third Ave., the home of Marsha Caporaso: “Variation on an English Garden”
217 69th St., the home of Crystal and Steve Miller: “The Horseshoe Garden”
Bonus stop: St. Matthew’s ElderGarten, a community garden for gardeners aged 55 and older. The garden, located south of Lakeside Towers senior housing apartments at Kenosha’s lakefront, 5835 Fourth Ave., is a development of the outreach and service committee at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church.
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MIDLAND, Texas — Last week, the Midland YMCA announced it's planned expansion into northwest Midland. However, there have been some infrastructure concerns raised by those who live in the area, and it appears there are two differing sides for the expansion project.
The YMCA says it expects to break ground early next year, while the city says nothing about this expansion is official yet.
Traffic is one concern that residents near the intersection of Avalon and Mockingbird have when it comes to the YMCA's planned expansion to the southwest corner of the intersection.
“The neighbors, they have some valid concerns and so we need to have that addressed," said Amy Stretcher-Burkes, District 4 representative on the Midland City Council.
District 4 is an area of growth, and right now some confusion as well.
As the YMCA has gained 24 acres of land to offer limited services out of renovating existing structures, discussions have taken place.
“I've actually had discussions with the Y[MCA], with the neighbors and then a joint meeting together, and they said that they were going to take the concerns and go back to their board," Stretcher-Burkes said.
The YMCA provided some statements regarding those concerns.
On traffic, part of their statement read:
“According to city officials, this initial project is a 10,000 square foot facility with limited scheduled services that can be supported by the current road infrastructure.”
They also addressed the zoning of the property, with part of their statement saying:
"During the purchasing process of this property the YMCA thoroughly researched and met with the City of Midland to confirm that the land was properly zoned to accommodate a YMCA branch. Those preliminary discussions confirmed that a rezone was not necessary.”
However, there appears to be some doubt by the city over how this process has gone.
“There’s a process," Stretcher-Burkes said. "Zoning has a process and we need to make sure we follow that process. So right now the Y[MCA] hasn’t even put in an application yet, so right now we don’t really know what we’re looking at, so that’s kind of the main thing.”
Traffic is a lone concern as this situation looks to straighten itself out.
“There [are] valid concerns that we need to look into," Stretcher-Burkes said. "They haven’t applied yet, they need to come to us for a plat, so I mean there [are] some step, so we’re just kind of waiting for them to submit the application, and then we can address the issues and look at it.”
Stretcher-Burkes noted that water pressure in the area was another concern that residents had, while the YMCA said it will begin master planning for the entire 24 acres by the end of the year.
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Prayer vigil planned for Detroit community activist Malik Shabazz
Charles E. Ramirez
The Detroit News
A prayer vigil for Detroit community activist and minister Malik Shabazz will be held at noon Tuesday in front of Henry Ford Hospital.
Rev. W.J. Rideout and Rev. Maurice Hardwick organized the event. The hospital is located on Grand Boulevard near the Lodge Freeway in Detroit.
Rideout said Shabazz had a heart attack Monday and is on life support at the hospital.
Shabazz is the founder of the New Black Panther Party/New Marcus Garvey Movement and has worked to make Detroit safer for four decades. He and his group have organized citizen patrols, distributed flyers about unsolved crimes and missing persons and led protests against drug houses.
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Power restored to 50K+ after Sunday storms in SE Mich.
Power has been restored to more than 50,000 people who were in the dark after strong storms swept through southeast Michigan Sunday, according to the state's largest electric companies.
As of 9 p.m. Monday, DTE Energy had restored service to about 73% of its customers who were without power after the storms. As of 7:20 a.m. Tuesday, it reported 20,778 customers were still without electricity. The electric utility's outage map shows those affected are scattered across Metro Detroit in communities such as Ann Arbor, Ferndale and Roseville.
On Monday morning, it said it had more than 68,000 customers without electricity.
DTE officials said they expect crews will restore service to 95% of all customers who were impacted by the storm by the end of the day Tuesday.
"Crews are continuing to work as quickly and safely as possible to restore power to all remaining customers who experienced an outage," they said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Consumers Energy said it has restored power to about 3,071 of its customers who were knocked off the grid by Sunday night's storms. As of 7:13 a.m. Tuesday, only 99 customers were still in the dark, according to the company. It said early Monday that 3,165 customers were without electricity.
Sunday's storms brought high winds with gusts of between 60 and 70 mph. The winds toppled trees and downed power lines across the area.
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The recent chemical mishap at a Miami County swimming pool that sent 23 children to area hospitals is a common occurrence at water facilities across the U.S. that can be avoided with proper inspections, local pool operators said.
A Centers for Disease Control study said that from 2015-2017, pool chemical injuries led to an estimated 13,508 total emergency room visits in the United States.
Of those cases, 39% were diagnosed with poisoning injuries, most of them from inhaling chemicals, rather than ingesting them. About 28% suffered skin irritation, and 19% were diagnosed with chemical burns. There were no deaths.
“Patients were most frequently injured when inhaling chemical fumes or dust (particularly while opening containers), when pool chemicals were not secured away from children, or when pool chemicals were added to the water just before the patient entered the water,” the study said.
Out of all of the cases, 56% of them were from residential pools. To ensure safety, the CDC recommends that swimmers, and parents of young swimmers should understand “basic water chemistry”, such as rinsing in a shower before getting in the pool to prevent the formation of chlorine and ammonia.
What happened in Troy
The Troy Fire Department was first on the scene at the Dolphin Swim Club in Concord Twp. when it received a 911 call about problems at the pool, followed by the Miami County Emergency Management Agency (EMA).
“We got there and everyone was evacuated and taken out of the pool area to an open field,” said Wade Dexter, Troy assistant fire chief. “A lot of them just had some complaints of coughing, skin irritation, and a little bit of shortness of breath — but no one was super-serious at that point.”
After first responders had assessed the kids’ physical health, they tested the water’s chlorine levels and called in the EMA hazmat team to further handle the situation.
What happened to the pool and the kids
According to Dexter and Bill Frey, the Miami County EMA hazmat director, while the pool workers were back-flushing the system, the chemical dispenser unit was continuing to push out chemicals without flowing water.
When the pumps were turned back on, a large amount of chemicals were dispersed into the water. But they said it didn’t affect the chlorine levels, which is why it likely wasn’t caught before the children entered the pool. The chemical dispenser was old, which led to the malfunction in machinery.
“It was just for lack of a better term, just old-age equipment,” Frey said. “(And) they had already discussed, ‘We need to look into, in a couple of years (replacing) all of this and updating everything.’ They knew it was coming, it just happened before they had expected it.”
Children from ages 8 to 16 went into the pool for their swim team practice that morning.
The majority of the physical issues they suffered were respiratory related, Frey said, along with a few skin irritation issues. He said the main initial complaints were sore throats, coughing, and irritation of the nose and throat area.
Initial reports said 16 children were taken to hospitals for observation, but fire officials said the total was actually 23, as seven were driven to hospitals directly by their family.
Miami County officials said Dolphin Swim Club has since replaced its chemical dispenser and has been approved by Public Health officials to resume business as normal.
Safety: Whose job is it?
Public pools, most of them run by cities, get their chemical levels checked multiple times daily by the pool operators and regularly by the county’s public health department.
“Several times a year we inspect those pools,” said Nate Bednar, director of community services for Miami County Public Health. “We inspect those pools number one, to have all the safety equipment they need — if they’re required to have lifeguards based on their size ... the signage, the water quality issues (and) the flow.
“Adequate flow, adequate filtration, disinfection levels, sanitizing level, the pH levels — all of those things are checked by the owner every day,” Bednar said. “The Health Department does inspections several times throughout the pool season, and then for pools that are opened year-round like an indoor pool we do that all throughout the year.”
Chris Lindeman, executive director of YMCA at the Heights, said their pools get checks every other week from Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County, in addition to their own daily tests.
“Our pools are checked first thing in the morning with a standard dip test, where we test pH and chlorine levels … to make sure that they are balanced properly and if we need to make any adjustments several hours before we’ve been open, we can make those adjustments,” he said. “Each body of water is then tested every two hours that we are actually open.”
Pool operators are trained in pool chemistry, and head lifeguards learn how to read the chemicals as part of their training. Beyond chemical testing, Lindeman explained that at the end of the pool season they send their pumps back to the manufacturer to be “refurbished and maintained.”
For personal, residential pools it’s important to regularly check your chemical and pH balances as well. Chlorine can be burned away in the sun, and without combating acids, could burn away up to 90% of the available chlorine in your pool, according to Natural Pool Products.
Tips for your family
Warning signs of chemical issues may not always be instantly noticeable at a pool. Experts say to rely on your sight and smell.
“(Pool goers) may see a discoloration in the air, showing the gas itself, and they’ll see and smell an unusual odor,” Frey said. “The best thing is to stay away from it, walk away from it, (and) wait and stay in the fresh air.”
Bednar explained some of the more visual determining factors.
“The one thing that I think is probably most important to look at when you’re in the pool is the clarity of the water,” he said. “For example if you can’t see the bottom, you know there’s probably some sort of issue there with filtration or the chemicals themselves. The other thing is if there’s any color to it like green algae.”
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The U.S. Department of Education recently released concerning statistics in the reading and math proficiency of 13-year-olds in America.
8,700 students took the test in both math and reading late last year and the results showed a drop of nine points in math and four points in reading compared to 2020, the last year the test was given. The department’s information shows that those are the largest point decreases between tests recorded since 1973.
That said, nonprofit BIG THOUGHT is helping to offer a free, summer program, being offered to Dallas ISD students to help bring those test scores up, while making the experience fun for kids while they are out of school. Hundreds of students will have the opportunity to be part of the free summer program.
“We are trying to close the opportunity gap by equipping all young people with the skills and tools they need to imagine and create their best lives and a better world,” Chief Program and Learning Systems Officer Erin Offord said.
BIG THOUGHT, the Dallas City of Learning, and Dallas ISD are partnering to provide the Summer Breeze program. The program has offerings for students who speak English or Spanish as their first language.
“Summer Breeze provides hands-on learning experiences that will help youth make the most of summer break. The program features health and fitness, dance, music, theater, and STEM activities. These activities will jumpstart learning, promote connections with peers, and boost social and emotional health,” Offord said.
The camp is from July 10 through July 28 at nine different campuses in the Dallas ISD from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Food and transportation are provided for students at all locations. Enrollment is open until all spaces are filled. You can register online or text 'Breeze' to 214-997-2352. For any questions call 214-520-0023
The Summer Camp Sites:
- Arthur Kramer Elementary
- BH Macon Elementary
- Cedar Crest Elementary
- Chapel Hill Preparatory School
- Charles A. Gill Elementary
- Hogg New Tech Elementary
- HS Thompson Learning Center
- Stevens Park Elementary
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WATERLOO — The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board recently approved awards for three companies statewide, including Dignity Apparel LLC in Waterloo.
With the money, the company plans to purchase a new building.
The business manufactures garments with domestically sourced fabrics for Image Pointe, its wholly owned subsidiary that offers design and distribution services.
Dignity Apparel production line employee Kyaw Soe runs fabric into a sewing machine to make hooded sweatshirts during the company's grand opening celebration in 2022.
CHRIS ZOELLER, Courier Staff Photographer
Through real estate holding company JP Management Corporation, the project plans to acquire a 77,000 square-foot building in Waterloo, including remodeling space and purchasing equipment and software to accommodate growth. The project represents a capital investment of $4.5 million. The board awarded tax benefits through the High Quality Jobs program.
“This expansion will allow us to create 40 to 55 (or more) new, high-quality jobs in Waterloo that do not require previous experience, skills or language abilities,” CEO of Image Pointe Josh Ruyle said in a news release. “Our mission is to create a workplace culture and set of employment opportunities that allow our team members to establish themselves and their families for a better future.”
The other two awards went to companies in Dallas County and Red Oak.
The 2024 presidential field, in the order they've announced
Donald Trump, Republican
Donald Trump, Republican
Former President Donald Trump, aiming to become only the second commander-in-chief ever elected to two nonconsecutive terms, announced in November that he is seeking the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
“In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States,” Trump told a crowd gathered at Mar-a-Lago, his waterfront estate in Florida, where his campaign will be headquartered. - CNN
Evan Vucci, Associated Press
Nikki Haley, Republican
Nikki Haley, Republican
Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, announced her candidacy for president on Feb. 14, becoming the first major challenger to former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination.
The announcement, delivered in a video, marked an about-face for the ex-Trump Cabinet official, who said two years ago that she wouldn't challenge her former boss for the White House in 2024. But she changed her mind in recent months, citing, among other things, the country's economic troubles and the need for "generational change," a nod to the 76-year-old Trump's age.
"You should know this about me. I don't put up with bullies. And when you kick back, it hurts them more if you're wearing heels," Haley said. "I'm Nikki Haley and I'm running for president."
Charlie Neibergall, Associated Press
Vivek Ramaswamy, Republican
Vivek Ramaswamy, Republican
Vivek Ramaswamy, a biotech entrepreneur and author, launches his 2024 campaign Feb. 21.
“We’re in the middle of a national identity crisis,” his video announcement began. “Faith, patriotism and hard work have disappeared, only to be replaced by new secular religions like Covidism, climatism and gender ideology.”
He has voiced support for changing the overall U.S. voting age to 25, unless younger Americans fulfill at least six months of service in the military or as a first responder — or pass the same citizenship test administered to those seeking to become naturalized citizens.
Charlie Neibergall, Associated Press
Marianne Williamson, Democrat
Marianne Williamson, Democrat
Self-help author Marianne Williamson, whose 2020 White House campaign featured more quirky calls for spiritual healing than actual voter support, launched another longshot bid for the presidency March 4, becoming the first Democrat to formally challenge President Joe Biden for the 2024 nomination.
“We are upset about this country, we’re worried about this country,” Williamson told a crowd of more than 600 at a kickoff in the nation’s capital. “It is our job to create a vision of justice and love that is so powerful that it will override the forces of hatred and injustice and fear.”
Jose Luis Magana, Associated Press
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Democrat
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Democrat
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a member of one of the country’s most famous political families who has in recent years been linked to some far-right figures, kicked off his campaign in Boston on April 19 and likened his campaign to the American revolution.
“My mission over the next 18 months of this campaign and throughout my presidency will be to end the corrupt merger of state and corporate power that is threatening now to impose a new kind of corporate feudalism in our country,” Kennedy said.
Kennedy is a nephew of President John F. Kennedy and the son of his slain brother Robert F. Kennedy.
Josh Reynolds, Associated Press
Larry Elder, Republican
Larry Elder, Republican
Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder, who sought to replace the California governor in a failed 2021 recall effort, announced April 20 he is running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
Elder, 70, made the announcement on Fox News' “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and followed up with a tweet.
“America is in decline, but this decline is not inevitable. We can enter a new American Golden Age, but we must choose a leader who can bring us there. That’s why I’m running for President,” he wrote.
Charlie Neibergall, Associated Press
President Joe Biden, Democrat
President Joe Biden, Democrat
President Joe Biden on April 25 formally announced that he is running for reelection in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to “finish this job” and extend the run of America’s oldest president for another four years.
Biden, who would be 86 at the end of a second term, is betting his first-term legislative achievements and more than 50 years of experience in Washington will count for more than concerns over his age. He faces a smooth path to winning his party’s nomination, with no serious Democratic challengers. But he’s still set for a hard-fought struggle to retain the presidency in a bitterly divided nation.
Evan Vucci, Associated Press
Asa Hutchinson, Republican
Asa Hutchinson, Republican
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson formally launched his Republican presidential campaign April 26, pledging to “bring out the best of America” and aiming to draw contrasts with other GOP hopefuls on top issues, including how best to reform federal law enforcement agencies.
Hutchinson kicked off his 2024 bid in his hometown of Bentonville, on the same steps where he launched an unsuccessful U.S. Senate campaign 30 years ago.
“I ran as a conservative Republican when being a Republican was like having a career-ending handicap,” Hutchinson said, adding, “And now, I bring that same vigor to fight another battle, and that battle is for the future of our country and the soul of our party.”
Sue Ogrocki, Associated Press
Tim Scott, Republican
Tim Scott, Republican
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott launched his presidential campaign May 22, offering an optimistic message he hopes can contrast the two figures who have used political combativeness to dominate the early GOP primary field: former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Scott, the Senate's only Black Republican, made the announcement in his hometown of North Charleston at Southern University, his alma mater and a private school affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.
“Our party and our nation are standing at a time for choosing. Victimhood or victory?," he told cheering supporters, adding, "Grievance or greatness?"
Meg Kinnard, Associated Press
Ron DeSantis, Republican
Ron DeSantis, Republican
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched his 2024 presidential campaign May 24 with firm words but a disastrous Twitter announcement.
While he tried to project confidence, DeSantis' unusual decision to announce his campaign in an online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk ultimately backfired. The audio stream crashed repeatedly, making it virtually impossible for most users to hear the new presidential candidate in real time.
“American decline is not inevitable — it is a choice. And we should choose a new direction — a path that will lead to American revitalization,” DeSantis said on the glitchy stream, racing through his conservative accomplishments. “I am running for president of the United States to lead our great American comeback."
Paige Dingler, The News & Advance
Mike Pence, Republican
Mike Pence, Republican
Former Vice President Mike Pence opened his bid for the Republican nomination for president June 7 with a firm denunciation of former President Donald Trump, accusing his two-time running mate of abandoning conservative principles and being guilty of dereliction of duty on Jan. 6, 2021.
Pence is the first vice president in modern history to challenge the president under whom he served. While he spent much of his speech, delivered at a community college in a suburb of Des Moines, criticizing Democratic President Joe Biden and the direction he has taken the country, he also addressed Jan. 6 head-on, saying Trump had disqualified himself when he declared falsely that Pence had the power to keep him in office.
Charlie Neibergall, Associated Press
Chris Christie, Republican
Chris Christie, Republican
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wasted no time going after Donald Trump while launching his presidential campaign June 6, calling the former president and current Republican primary front-runner a “lonely, self-consumed, self-serving mirror hog" and arguing that he's the only one who can stop him.
Kicking off his campaign with a town hall at Saint Anselm College, Christie suggested that other top Republicans have been afraid to challenge Trump or even mention his name much while campaigning — but made it clear he had no such qualms.
Charles Krupa, Associated Press
Doug Burgum, Republican
Doug Burgum, Republican
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a former software entrepreneur who enacted a slate of laws this year advancing conservative policies on culture war issues, highlighted his small-town roots and business experience as he announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on June 7.
The governor of the nation's fourth-least populous state kicked off his campaign in Fargo, near the tiny farm town of Arthur where he grew up.
“Small-town values have guided me my entire life,” Burgum told the crowd. “And frankly, big cities could use more ideas and more values from small towns right now.”
Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune
Francis Suarez, Republican
Francis Suarez, Republican
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced his bid for the Republican presidential nomination June 15, jumping into the crowded race just days after GOP front-runner Donald Trump appeared in court on federal charges in Suarez's city.
The 45-year-old mayor is the only Hispanic candidate in the race. He has gained national attention in recent years for his efforts to lure companies to Miami, with an eye toward turning the city into a crypto hub and the next Silicon Valley.
Suarez, who is married with two young children, is a corporate and real estate attorney who previously served as a city of Miami commissioner. He has also positioned himself as someone who can help the party further connect with Hispanics. In recent months, he has made visits to early GOP voting states as he weighed a possible 2024 campaign.
AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File
Will Hurd, Republican
Will Hurd, Republican
Former Texas congressman Will Hurd, a onetime CIA officer and fierce critic of Donald Trump, announced June 22 that he's running for president, hoping to build momentum as a more moderate alternative to the Republican primary field's early front-runner.
Hurd, who made the announcement on CBS, served three terms in the House through January 2021, becoming the chamber’s only Black Republican during his final two years in office.
Hurd said in a video launching his White House bid that the “soul of our country is under attack," reminiscent of Democrat Joe Biden's slogan about the 2020 race being a "battle for the soul of the nation."
Charlie Neibergall, Associated Press
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WATERLOO — The city has announced two staff leadership changes.
Bridgett Wood is being promoted to finance director, pending City Council approval.
She has served as the city’s finance manager since September 2022.
Before working for the city, she was the financial manager at the Black Hawk County Health Department. She has worked in government for more than a decade.
She has a masters of business administration with an emphasis in public administration, a bachelors degree in business management with a concentration in accounting and an associates degree in criminal justice.
Her salary will be $120,000.
Chawne Paige will serve as the interim director at the Waterloo Center for the Arts, also pending council approval. He started working at the art center in 2001 and has been the curator since 2013.
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Paige received his bachelors of fine arts with a studio emphasis in printmaking and graphic design from the University of Northern Iowa.
His salary has not been set.
Paige is replacing Kent Shankle, who is retiring after 28 years with the city.
What you missed this week in notable Waterloo and Cedar Falls crimes and court cases
This week's local crime and court updates from The Courier.
No injuries were reported and officers found spent shell casings at the scene.
Ballistics tests linked the gun to the November shooting.
The vehicle took off, traveling the wrong way on a one-way street before eventually coming to a stop.
The victim suffered an injury to his upper left chest and was taken to a hospital where doctors determined he had a punctured lung.
The insurance carrier alleged she didn’t provide financial records, business documents and other paperwork during the company’s investigation into the claim.
The fleeing vehicle eventually turned south down Oster Parkway, went down a dead-end street and into a bean field.
A charge of dependent neglect was dismissed as part of the plea agreement. The sentence will be added to 10 years in prison for an unrelated robbery case.
WATERLOO — A Waterloo man who fired a gun near children while celebrating the Independence Day holiday has been sentenced to prison.
According to authorities, he shot a woman because the woman was fighting with the mother of his child
A dispute over the purchase followed, and she allegedly entered the tent at the Deerwood Park campground, removed the dog and fled
Doctors discovered head injuries and retinal hemorrhaging, and suspected possible abuse.
Police and crews with Waterloo Fire Rescue responded to the call and found the vehicle was empty.
Annually, about one-third of all traffic fatalities are alcohol/impaired related. In Iowa last year, 57% of the July 4th holiday weekend traffic fatalities were alcohol related. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/government-and-politics/waterloo-finance-director-wca-director-named/article_804b2dc2-11e3-11ee-8913-17dff59da410.html | 2023-06-27T13:08:36 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/government-and-politics/waterloo-finance-director-wca-director-named/article_804b2dc2-11e3-11ee-8913-17dff59da410.html |
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Haysville man who was charged after his comments to fellow jurors led to a mistrial has pleaded guilty.
Kyle Wissner, 22, was charged on April 25 with contempt by Judge Tyler Roush. Wissner was accused of violating his orders not to discuss the Javan Ervin murder case, which he and his fellow jurors were seated on.
The other jurors notified the judge, who then had to declare a mistrial. A new jury was seated on June 5, and Ervin’s retrial resulted in a conviction of first-degree murder just three days later for the July 6, 2021, traffic death of Samantha Russell.
Wissner was prosecuted for criminal contempt, which is a misdemeanor. The case was prosecuted by the Kansas Attorney General’s Office under state law.
District Judge Sean Hatfield sentenced Wissner to a year of probation with an underlying sentence of 30 days in jail and a $500 fine.
Deputy Attorney General Vic Braden, who prosecuted the case, says Wissner will be released from probation once the fine and court costs have been paid.
Sentencing for Ervin is scheduled for July 26. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/juror-charged-with-contempt-in-murder-trial-pleads-guilty/ | 2023-06-27T13:12:27 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/juror-charged-with-contempt-in-murder-trial-pleads-guilty/ |
Tom Walters' four-acre soybean plot edged up against Cerro Gordo County conservation land near the Shell Rock River looks almost barren compared to his other 150 or so acres just down the road. Walters' land has been decimated by animals.
"I've been farming since 1984, and I've never seen anything like this," Walters said of the damage to his field. "I mean total wipeout. They didn't even leave anything around the edges. It's just completely mowed."
Walters said he would like more deer to be culled in the area to help protect the crops. He's been in touch with Cerro Gordo County Conservation and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, but there's not much they can do at this point. Cerro Gordo Conservation Director Josh Brandt is currently on vacation and unable to comment.
Hunting is not allowed on the Shell Rock River Greenbelt and Preserve that runs next to Walter's field. Walters said he believes only some of the conservation land was originally designated as no hunting, but he said Brandt has given him the impression that all of the 590 acres of woods, meadows and ponds are not for hunting.
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"He didn't tell me which one of these fields had the covenant on one of the deeds," Walters said. "The way he talks all of them are non-hunting, but I don't believe that."
Walters did meet with a DNR biologist after seeing the damage done to his mid-May planted soybeans.
"I've been informed by the DNR that this is all deer damage," he said. "Turkeys didn't do any of this, according to them."
Ross Ellingson, an Iowa DNR deer deprivation officer, said that deer can damage crops, but they're far from the only culprits.
"We do hear about Canada geese sometimes grazing on beans and corn if it's close to water," Ellingson said. "Racoons can be a major issue when it comes to crop damage and there's a lot of questions about other things, but most the time the culprit is deer or racoon."
Ellingson said there are multiple factors when crops are damaged, and he receives around 125 complaints per year in his district that covers the northeast and north central parts of Iowa.
Ellingson said there are options for farmers to help protect their fields. The Iowa DNR has a Wildlife Deprivation Program that allows for hunting of antlerless deer for a $13 tag price during the designated seasons. He advises farmers to know the hunting seasons and find hunters who would like to use extra tags. Landowners must prove damage to the DNR before allowing antlerless hunting on their property.
According to the Iowa DNR, the deer population in the state is estimated to be around 400,000 after the hunting season. The DNR also reports that deer harvests in recent years have exceeded 100,000.
Walters said he's not happy about what's happening to his field, but there's not much that can be done about it at this point. He considered replanting, but there would be no point if the new soybean plants were decimated as well. At the moment he's planning to turn the field into CRP land next year if nothing changes.
"I'm really agitated," Walters said. "When you plant you expect the thing to grow. I can handle this, but when you wipe out a whole field, that's unacceptable. I don't know how this is going to be resolved." | https://globegazette.com/news/local/deer-soybeans-destroyed-tom-walters-nora-springs-farming-planting-iowa/article_eb9fa8f4-144b-11ee-b950-c7e0a15b7bdc.html | 2023-06-27T13:12:32 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/deer-soybeans-destroyed-tom-walters-nora-springs-farming-planting-iowa/article_eb9fa8f4-144b-11ee-b950-c7e0a15b7bdc.html |
COCOA BEACH, Fla. – Embattled Cocoa Beach Police Chief Scott Rosenfeld has reached a settlement agreement with the city to remain on a leave of absence for the next 14 months, while collecting his unused paid time off, then retire, according to City Manager Robin Hayes.
News 6 partner Florida Today reported that Rosenfeld has been on paid administrative leave since Feb. 17 amid allegations of creating a hostile work environment.
An investigation of the allegations by a Melbourne-based employment advisory firm found that Rosenfeld managed with “loudness, bullying and toxicity,” referred to female staffers in sexist or misogynistic fashion, and made vulgar remarks about his officers.
City officials earlier this month said the city would be moving forward with a second investigation of Rosenfeld. According to a proposed scope of services, the law firm DSK Law would conduct a formal investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct against Rosenfeld and make disciplinary recommendations.
Instead, Hayes said attorneys for Rosenfeld and the city, along with her, the city’s human resources department and Rosenfeld, reached the settlement agreement for the police chief to leave. Hayes said the deal had been under negotiation since June 4.
According to Hayes, the agreement does not require the approval of the City Commission.
The agreement indicates that Rosenfeld and the city “desire to amicably resolve an employment dispute and conclude their relationship upon Rosenfeld being eligible for regular retirement.”
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Under the agreement, Rosenfeld will not be involved in operations of the police department from now through Aug. 31, 2024, when his paid-time-off payments run out. At that time, he no longer will be a city employee.
Hayes said Rosenfeld had built up more than 2,600 hours of paid time off over the course of his career.
“He did not take a lot of time off,” Hayes said.
Rosenfeld’s annual salary is $113,352, so the 14 additional months of payouts for unused paid time off would amount to more than $132,000.
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Hayes said her focus now is on moving forward to reestablish normal operations within the police department.
For now, Hayes said Cocoa Beach Deputy Police Chief Wes Mullins will continue to be in charge of running the police department, as he has been since Rosenfeld began his leave of absence.
Hayes said she will seek input and approval from the Cocoa Beach City Commission in July or August on plans for naming an interim police chief while a search is done for candidates to replace Rosenfeld as police chief.
Rosenfeld has served as Cocoa Beach police chief since April 2016, taking charge after Arthur “Buddy” Ayres retired. He joined the department in 2000 as a police detective/officer, and worked up the ranks to sergeant (2006 to 2012), major (2012 to 2016) and deputy police chief (2016).
Before joining the Cocoa Beach Police Department, Rosenfeld worked as a Melbourne Beach police officer from 1997 to 2000. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/06/27/cocoa-beach-police-chief-to-leave-position-after-getting-14-months-of-unused-paid-time-off/ | 2023-06-27T13:19:39 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/06/27/cocoa-beach-police-chief-to-leave-position-after-getting-14-months-of-unused-paid-time-off/ |
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – The family of a mother of four shot and killed in Ocala earlier this month during a neighborhood feud is calling out the state attorney’s office for deciding against pursuing a murder charge against the suspect.
William Gladson, the state attorney for the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Florida, on Monday filed a formal manslaughter charge against Susan Lorincz, 58, who is accused of shooting and killing Ajike “AJ” Owens, 35. Gladson also filed an assault charge against Lorincz, who faces up to 30 years in prison.
Owens’ family, which had been calling on the state attorney’s office to upgrade the charges to murder, will hold a news conference Tuesday morning to discuss the formal filings.
“I am aware of the desire of the family, and some community members, that the defendant be charged with second-degree murder. My obligation as state attorney is to follow the law in each case that I prosecute. I did so in this case, and while some may not agree with that decision, I can assure you that the decision was thoughtful and made without consideration of any factors other than the specific facts of this terrible crime,” Gladson wrote in a release.
Gladson said, in part, in a statement regarding the filings that “in order to prove the crime of second-degree murder, the state must prove beyond and to the exclusion of every reasonable doubt, the existence of a depraved mind toward the victim at the time of the killing. Depraved mind requires evidence of hatred, spite, ill will or evil intent toward the victim at the time of the killing. As deplorable as the defendant’s actions were in this case, there is insufficient evidence to prove this specific and required element of second-degree murder.”
The victim’s family and their attorneys expressed disappointment in the decision.
“We are devastated,” Pamela Dias, Owens’ mother, said in a statement. “How do I explain to AJ’s children, my young grandbabies, that the loss of their mother’s life is still not being taken seriously? Only a living breathing AJ would be true justice, and today’s charge could not be further from that.”
Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said Owens was shot moments after going to the apartment of Lorincz, who had yelled at Owens’ children as they played in a nearby lot. He also said Lorincz had thrown a pair of skates that hit one of the children.
When interviewed, Lorincz claimed that she acted in self-defense and that Owens had been trying to break down her door prior to her discharging her firearm. Lorincz also claimed that Owens had come after her in the past and had previously attacked her. Through their investigation – including obtaining the statements of eyewitnesses – detectives were able to establish that Lorincz’s actions were not justifiable under Florida law, a statement from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said.
A neighbor who helped Owens’ children the night of the shooting said Lorincz often antagonized children in the neighborhood, including her own. The neighbor said Lorincz would use racial slurs and other insults against the children.
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A passenger on Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas cruise ship was rescued after they went overboard on Sunday, according to a news release.
The cruise line said that crew members reported the incident to local authorities and immediately began searching for the passenger.
The release read in part, “Thankfully, the guest was successfully recovered and was brought on board. Our Care team is now offering assistance and support to them and their traveling party.”
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The ship continued its scheduled itinerary after the rescue, according to Royal Caribbean officials.
Royal Caribbean did not specify where the incident occurred, but other published reports show the passenger went overboard near the Dominican Republic.
No other details were released.
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Bismarck Public Schools is moving its administration from Hughes Education Center in an effort to save costs and expand Career and Technical Education.
The district's administration offices will be relocated to the Central Administration Building at 128 Soo Line Drive starting Thursday. Hughes will be closed Wednesday to provide time for 63 staff members to move. Moving expenses are minimal as most furniture in the new building was included with the purchase.
The 40,000-square-foot Central Administration Building is roughly half the size of Hughes and cost the district about $2.5 million to buy, according to Business and Operations Manager Darin Scherr. The property was previously owned by KLJ's property division and was rented out to anyone needing space. The School Board purchased the building through the district's building fund -- no CTE grant money was used.
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Bismarck Public Schools in April 2022 was awarded $5.4 million through the Career and Technical Education Capital Projects Fund created by the Legislature in 2021. The money was to be used in part to repurpose space at Hughes Education Center at 806 N. Washington St. Work will commence on the Health Sciences portion of the building and be ready for students in the fall.
The transition will allow Hughes to primarily offer expanded CTE opportunities to middle school students; the center also will offer health science classes to middle school and high school students.
Scherr said the move means the district will not have to build a middle school with CTE facilities in the future.
“The cost of the new building and move is fractions of a dollar of what a new middle school would cost,” he said.
Hughes will continue to house some BPS services, such as Child Nutrition and the Library Media Center. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/education/bismarck-public-schools-moving-administration-offices-hughes-to-become-cte-facility/article_39a6df26-0962-11ee-bbcf-b78ab25216b1.html | 2023-06-27T13:26:30 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/education/bismarck-public-schools-moving-administration-offices-hughes-to-become-cte-facility/article_39a6df26-0962-11ee-bbcf-b78ab25216b1.html |
News Tribune, June 27, 1983
- A Michigan congressman is pushing for special permission that would allow two 900-passenger ships to cruise the Great Lakes. He said the ships could link Mackinac Island with other Great Lakes ports and bring 2,000 seasonal jobs to the depressed region.
- Tom Waitrovich won the 40th Reidar Lund Memorial Skyline golf tournament at Enger Park yesterday with a 54-hole tournament record 12-under-par 204. Defending champion Steve Stojevich and Corky Erickson, a grandson of the late Reidar Lund, tied for second at 3-under 213.
News Tribune, June 27, 1923
- The new McDougall Terminal building in Duluth will be open for public inspection and a reception tonight from 6 p.m. until 11 p.m. There will be dancing to music furnished by the American Legion band, and officers of the terminal will conduct tours.
- The Coleman, a new derrick boat, was launched yesterday afternoon by the Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Company of Duluth. The ship, which is 147 feet long and carries a 23-ton derrick, is the first all-steel boat to be built by the company. | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/bygones-duluths-mcdougall-terminal-building-opened-100-year-ago | 2023-06-27T13:28:56 | 0 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/bygones-duluths-mcdougall-terminal-building-opened-100-year-ago |
Here is episode 17 of the Northlandia podcast.
Travelers along Scenic Highway 61 gape at a 10-foot Tyrannosaurus rex and other prehistoric creatures made of steel. Retired pipefitter David Estrada designs and builds them entirely by hand.
The Northlandia podcast is a product of Forum Communications Company and is brought to you by reporters at the Duluth News Tribune, Superior Telegram and Cloquet Pine Journal. Find more news throughout the day at duluthnewstribune.com. Subscribe and rate us at Apple Podcasts , Spotify or Google Podcasts . | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/listen-close-encounter-with-north-shore-dinosaurs | 2023-06-27T13:29:07 | 1 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/listen-close-encounter-with-north-shore-dinosaurs |
On July 16, 2022, the National Suicide and Crisis Hotline was simplified from a 10-digit number to 988, making for nearly a year that mental health support has been only three numbers away for Americans with a phone.
Ostensibly the purpose of the National Suicide and Crisis Hotline hadn’t changed. It still functions as a free, round-the-clock suicide hotline or mental health support and resource center, but the number of users has trended upward drastically following the introduction of the shorter number.
“The government decided wisely that 988 was an easier number to remember. They wanted to make 988 a three-digit number that would hopefully be as memorable to people as 911 is for physical emergencies,” said Thomas Bond, the senior director of communications for Solari — which is the company that answers all of the 988 calls made in Arizona.
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According to Bond, the three-digit number has helped bring a new wave of awareness to the free mental health hotline.
“We have seen a steady increase in calls since launch. The first month was about 3,500 calls, and for the last two months that we have data for — May and April of this year — we have over 5,600 calls. We’ve seen it growing steadily month over month as more people learn about the service,” Bond said.
He added that the professionals working at 988 want to reach out further, particularly to marginalized communities who might have a greater need for support.
“We know that there are some populations, including veterans, tribal communities, African Americans and the LGBTQ+ community who are at higher suicide risk,” said Bond.
The main 988 call center operators are equipped and trained to support any person, adults and children alike, through mental health challenges, crises or emergencies.
In order to be hired by Solari, every operator has to have between one and five years of experience in the behavioral health field. They also attend a monthlong training before touching the phone.
Professionals at 988 have also developed specific support lines for veterans and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Callers can be transferred to a specialty operator through 988 who is trained to be more familiar with their experience as a member of an at-risk community.
“The operators on these lines have experience veterans or [people] from within the LGBTQ+ community. They’ve also received specific training to help members of these communities to deal with whatever issues they may be facing,” Bond said. “The operators will have an understanding of things like pronouns and gender identity. They’ll be speaking with someone who can meet them where they’re at and support them not only over the phone, but they can connect them with resources in their community.”
Disclosure of gender identity or sexual orientation can be frightening on its own, Bond said.
The operators at 988 understand that, too.
“A person can choose to not disclose or disclose whatever they’re comfortable with to the operator. Any information that they provide is purely confidential,” Bond said.
Although 988 is often viewed as a suicide or crisis line alone, Bond emphasized the free phone number’s broader uses.
“988 serves as a crisis and suicide lifeline, but it also can be used for preventative measures,” Bond said. “If you are feeling stressed about a situation, if you’re having anxiety or depression, you’re having relationship issues, whatever it is in people’s lives that may be a crisis to them, we don’t define what a crisis is for people,” said Bond. “We want people to call before something reaches a crisis state in their lives. If you’re thinking I just don’t feel right today, I need help, that’s the time to call.”
The 988 services are also available to friends and family members of people who might be facing mental health challenges or contemplating suicide.
“People are more than welcome to call for a friend or a loved one. They do not have to call just for themselves. If you have a family member who is suffering, people are welcome to call for third persons as well,” Bond said.
Operators who speak both English and Spanish are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, any day of the year. Translators are also available for any language other than English or Spanish.
“We are here and we are ready to help people through anything they’re going through,” Bond said. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/988-reaches-out-to-the-lgbtq-community-hopes-to-grow-awareness-of-hotline-services/article_eb342658-1115-11ee-ac0e-131498c439b2.html | 2023-06-27T13:39:41 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/988-reaches-out-to-the-lgbtq-community-hopes-to-grow-awareness-of-hotline-services/article_eb342658-1115-11ee-ac0e-131498c439b2.html |
Abraham Oommen, the co-founder of the world's largest animal testing service, is branching out with a human genetic testing business.
GenoTypica, 6400 Cornhusker Highway, employs 16 people.
Oommen, who founded GeneSeek and later MatMaCorp, said genetic testing will provide clients with a better understanding of their genes while paying close attention to the privacy issues that are plaguing the biometric data industry.
Genetic testing sites have come under fire in recent years for collecting data and selling it to other companies like, for example, members of the pharmaceutical industry.
"A lot of people are interested in a service like this, but they're (reluctant) because of that fear their information is being sold," Oommen said. "That's one thing we want to take out of the picture."
They do so by never asking their clients for their full names. Instead, they are only asked for their age and sex and are issued an account number.
"That's your ID," Oommen said. "We don't know who you are. We don't ask you any information about your health issues."
GenoTypica has also simplified the process, Oommen said.
A company like 23andMe sends its customers kits that require them to put their saliva into a small tube, which could get messy, Oommen said.
"We just send a swab. They stick the swab in their mouth and rub it on your cheek cells and send the swab back to us," he said. "This is so simple, anyone can do it."
GenoTypica analyzes 1.7 million genetic markers — or more than three times the number that other testing services do. Those markers could indicate if someone is predisposed to certain health conditions, which would give them the ability to take precautionary measures.
That raw data is easily transferable to other genome analysis applications.
"The kind of information you'll get is very useful for a lot of people," Oommen said.
Top Journal Star photos for June 2023
A'rielle Harvell (bottom), 5, slides down an inflatable water slide next to her sisters, Yahkira Harvell (top), 4, and Samirah Graham, 13, on Monday in central Lincoln. The temperature in Lincoln reached 96 on Monday and was in the 90s again on Tuesday. The National Weather Service is forecasting highs in the 90s and mostly sunny conditions for at least the next week.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
David Campbell, a recent graduate from Union college's international rescue and relief program, climbs and rappels from a tree alongside Mike Mikler (not pictured) on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at Holmes Lake Park in Lincoln.
The duo, who had earlier created a giant swing, said they were climbing the trees for fun and practice. The program for International rescue and relief is a bachelor of science degree designed for students who want to serve and help others in disaster and humanitarian relief.
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Southeast Community College Professor Michael Mellon teaches anatomy of the human brain to his class Tuesday in Lincoln. A change to community college funding in Nebraska will result in higher property taxes to support SCC next year, but officials say a tax credit will offset those increases.
HAYDEN ROONEY, Journal Star
Crane removal equipment sits on Q St. between North 9th and 10th St. temporarily closing the section of Q until June 23rd, Monday, June 19, 2023, in Lincoln.
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Malone Ribbon Dancers, including Maisey Ratliff, 8, dance during Lincoln's Juneteenth celebration Saturday at Trago Park.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Scott Copeland (Left) and Donnette Thayer (right) play Irish folk music with friends during the Hub Farmers Market at Union Plaza park on Wednesday. The markets are Wednesdays, from 5-7 p.m., through Sept. 20.
HAYDEN ROONEY, Journal Star
Open Harvest employees shovel gravel at the Open Harvest ground breaking in the Telegraph District, Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in Lincoln.
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Dynasty Volleyball players Abigail Mullen (bottom left), Reese Messer (left), Claire Cisneros (top right), and Skyler Pierce (right) share snacks and stories with one another as they rest on the catwalk overlooking the volleyball courts ahead of their next match during the Midwest PreNationals tournament on Friday, June 9, 2023, at the Sports Pavilion Lawrence in Lawrence.
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Fisherman Salem Alsareni, catches a 24 inch carp, weighing in at six and a half pounds at Holmes Lake, Monday, June 12, 2023, in Lincoln.
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Angela Gebhardt walks next to Star City Chorus during the Star City Pride Parade Saturday at the Nebraska state Capitol.
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Foster Care Closet employee Brooke Horton lifts boxes of diapers onto the bus before departing for Norfolk on Friday.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln chancellor candidate Rodney Bennett answers questions from students and staff who are part of the College of Law on Thursday at the Office of the President.
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Terrance McIntyre gets his hair cut by Treveon Phinney at 402 Fades Barber Shop on Thursday at Gateway Mall.
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Eliana Athena Vargas Smith, 2, plays in the fountain at Union Plaza park on Wednesday, when temperatures reached 88 degrees in Lincoln.
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Children extend their arms outward as they reach for bubbles to pop during a family fun night ice cream party on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at the Charles H. Gere Branch Library in Lincoln.
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Harper Trumble (top right) dances with her cousin Keegan VanDeWater (right) while Alexis Arai y Su Grupo perform as part of the Jazz in June concert series on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at in the Sheldon Sculpture Garden at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln. The first performers for Jazz in June drew a sizable crowd on Tuesday. The free concert series, held each Tuesday in June, will feature two sets of music from 7-7:45 p.m. and 8-8:45 p.m. Beyond the performances, the series will include education outreach coordinated by community centers and artists. A market offered food and drinks to hungry patrons. And a bike Valet will provided free, secure parking for bicycles from 5 p.m. until the end of the performance in the market.
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The Rev. T. Michael Williams signs the petition to repeal LB753 during Support our Schools Nebraska petition drive kickoff at the state Capitol on Tuesday.
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Mia Masch, 5, has her hair adjusted by her father Ian while his pet parrot Mango rests atop his shoulder during an animal blessing ceremony at First-Plymouth Church.
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Shriner clowns cover their hearts for the invocation before the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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A rainbow is seen near Ralston High School stadium during the Nebraska High School Soccer Senior Showcase on Friday.
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Grace Jacobson of Lincoln holds a rainbow umbrella over a coffin prop in front of the Governor's Mansion on Thursday, the final day of the legislative session.
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Nikita (black) jumps into the dog pool as Pearl chases after her at Off Leash Dog Bar on Wednesday.
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Lincoln East’s Carter Mick (10) poses for portrait , Monday, May 29, 2023, in Lincoln.
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Rebecca Rager greets her grandfather Alfred Zieg (from left) during a celebration before his birthday on Wednesday, in the Gramercy dining room on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at The Residence at Gramercy in Lincoln. 'It has been a life for sure," Alfred Zieg said during the celebration. "And on Wednesday I get to start all over again, right?"
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Muggs, a 6 year-old chocolate lab fetches his toy from the water following his dive on Saturday at Paws 4 Fun in Lincoln.
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Fire fighters clear out hot debris pulled off of 411 Mulder Dr home after alert two back yard fire, Friday, May 26, 2023, in Lincoln.
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The University of Nebraska College of Law has announced a landmark gift from Lincoln philanthropist Phyllis Acklie to provide roughly 80 scholarships annually, as well as other financial support, to the law school's students and to permanently endow the college’s Children’s Justice Clinic.
It is said to be the largest gift to the NU Law College in its history, though the donors requested the university keep the total commitment amount confidential.
The Acklie Charitable Foundation, established by Phyllis and her late husband, Duane Acklie, made the gift commitment through the University of Nebraska Foundation as part of its campaign "Only in Nebraska: A Campaign for Our University’s Future," described as an effort to engage at least 150,000 benefactors to give $3 billion to support the University of Nebraska.
Duane Acklie — who was raised on a farm near Norfolk and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska in 1953 and his law degree from Nebraska Law in 1955 — went on to buy Crete Carrier Corp. with his wife and built it into one of the nation’s largest privately owned trucking companies.
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He died in 2016.
“The education from the College of Law has had a monumental impact on multiple generations of our family, and there is no question we feel passionate about Nebraska Law, and how we believe it is currently shaping Nebraska’s next generation of leaders,” said Halley Kruse, the couple’s granddaughter and a 2014 alumna of the College of Law.
The university said in a news release that the pledged money will provide immediately spendable dollars to fund about 80 scholarships each year for the next nine years, as well as stipends and travel awards to Nebraska Law students.
It also will provide permanent funding for the Children’s Justice Clinic, which gives legal representation to vulnerable Nebraska children, and ongoing support for the College of Law’s other law clinics, which provide third-year law students a chance to represent actual clients under the supervision of faculty members.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Ronnie Green said the overall impacts made by the Acklie family’s support of Nebraska Law are "simply immeasurable.”
He said this gift, combined with previous and ongoing gifts, has led to library and classroom updates, cutting-edge curriculum development, expanded student support via scholarships and unique experiential learning opportunities through the clinics.
"Theirs is the deepest collective commitment to Nebraska’s flagship university," Green said. "By benefiting generations of Nebraska Law graduates and their prior considerable support for students, faculty and programs in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Business, Engineering and the Lied Center for Performing Arts, the Acklies are truly sowing good in the world.”
Richard Moberly, dean of the College of Law, said the Acklie family's long dedication to the College of Law started with Duane Acklie’s days working and studying in the library and has included the education of generations of family members.
"Their gifts have transformed our physical space and provided generous scholarships for our students,” Moberly said. “We are honored they continue to believe in our mission to develop inclusive leaders and are especially grateful for the support our students and programs will receive through this most recent gift."
He said the gift marks the largest single gift in the law college’s 132-year history "and will significantly impact the ability of our students to serve their communities and advance justice for generations to come."
The Acklie Family also has provided funds that have helped renovate the Marvin and Virginia Schmid Law Library, which reopened in 2022; provided the lead financial gift for the College of Law Duane W. Acklie Classroom Wing in 2009; and established the Duane W. Acklie Honor Scholarship Fund in 2021 to aid Nebraska high school graduates from rural areas pursuing a law degree at the University of Nebraska.
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The Delaware Department of Justice pushed forward an investigation into Cabela's sporting goods store in the Christiana Mall in Newark, Delaware after thousands of rounds of ammunition have, reportedly, gone missing.
This week, Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings took further steps by formally requesting that the state's superior court enforce a subpoena against Cabela's after the retailer failed to respond to the court document.
According to Jennings' office, her department is investigating whether Cabela's violated Delaware's firearms industry public nuisance law through, what the office called "its hands-off approach to the shoplifting of ammunition from its Christiana location."
Investigators claim the location kept ammunition unsecured in the middle of the sales floor and made no apparent efforts to stop shoplifting.
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Though, Jennings' office noted, after her office sent Cabela’s a subpoena, the company relocated ammunition in the Christiana Mall store to behind a sales counter.
"In the wrong hands, a single round of ammunition can take a life — but Cabela’s watched a half-million rounds walk out the door,” Attorney General Jennings saidin a press release. “Ammo isn’t candy. It shouldn’t be left on a sales floor without a meaningful effort to deter shoplifting. Our team has already gotten results and led Cabela’s to store its ammunition more safely, but our investigation isn’t over.”
In a statement, Jennings office said that investigators believe that at least 500,000 rounds of ammunition were stolen from Cabela’s in less than a year, and that a substantial portion of it "was sold to drug dealers and other criminals in Delaware and Pennsylvania."
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An investigation into if Cabela's violated the Keshall “KeKe” Anderson Safe Firearms Sales Act is also underway.
The Act stems from the 2016 shooting of innocent bystanders KeKe Anderson who was shot by a firearm bought through a straw purchase at Cabela's.
Jennings' office claims that Cabela’s has, so far, "failed to promptly or meaningfully respond" to the subpoena.
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TUPELO - Under an blazing sun on Monday afternoon, a long entourage of unusual cars — rolling relics with stickers crowding their surfaces — pulled into the parking lot behind the baseball and softball fields at Tupelo’s Veterans Park for a pitstop.
This was the fifth stop along the 2023 Hemmings Great Race, and drivers — dozens of them — raced to grab a meal before hitting the road again.
Each year, drivers from all walks of life gathering to compete in the Great Race, a cross-country ride open to vintage rally cars of numerous makes and models. This year’s competition began in St. Augustine, Florida, and will end in Pueblo, Colorado.. The competition has daily cash prizes, with the finalist able to win $50,000.
Competitors in the Great Race aren’t driving the sleek sports cars most might expect; every car in the Great Race is vintage, with the newest being from 1970. Almost none of the cars have working air conditioning — essential to most summer travel in the South — and some don’t even have roofs. As an announcer remarked as an old speedster pulled into the lot; “If it rains, they just get wet.”
Peter Brown and his partner, Susan Nourse, are just some racers competing without a top to cover them from the rain. Together, in their 1934 Model A Folktale Speedster, they’ve found a way to make it through the abrasive weather.
“We have to cover up by wearing gloves, facemasks, and a helmet,” Brown said. “Because between the sun and the rain, and the wind, you just can’t leave yourself exposed.”
Niel Socquet, another competitor who drives a 1952 Hudson Hornet, also mentioned the weather as one of his biggest challenges.
“It’s definitely taxing on your patience and on your ability to stay cool when it’s hot outside and you don’t have air conditioning,” he said.
Still, this isn’t Socquet’s first time to compete in the Great Race, and he’s determined he will finish this year’s competition.
“We finish every year,” he said.
Like Socquet, many of this year’s drivers are returning competitors. Stephen Herbert is one of them. This marks the 10th time Herbert’s taken part in the race. On Monday, he was driving a 1974 Monaco Sedan, better known as the “Bluesmobile,” after his first car broke down over the weekend.
“It took all afternoon, and we missed yesterday’s stop,” he said, chalking the mishap up to the kind of thing that happens when you’re racing a vintage car across the country.
To get to each destination, the drivers choose their own routes. Getting back on track can be difficult after a loss like that, but Herbert says he’ll keep on trucking.
“So, we’ll get on the highway for one section, and we’ll go back off into back roads and back roads — they sorta have a lot of maneuvers — stop signs and speed changes. ‘Wait this long. Accelerate this speed.’ So there’s a math quiz.”
Steve Hedke, who drives a 1964 Studebaker Daytona, relies on his wife, Janet, to navigate him and their daughter Alice through the back roads of the Deep South.
“One person makes a mistake; another person makes a mistake. It’s the team that makes a mistake,” he said. “The team suffers, fixes it, and you don’t have a mindset like that.”
It’s all about rolling with the punches. Or the bumps in the road, as it were.
Susan Nourse shared a similar statement.
“We just say, ‘Whatever happens is gone in the past and we have to move on, we got to look forward and see what’s coming up next,’” she said.
Regardless of the challenges they may face, the competitors seem to enjoy the rigours of the Great Race. Each in his or her own way, at least.
“I call this the most expensive, stressful vacation you can have,” Brown said.
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TUPELO — With three of the county’s four constable seats contested, there’s a chance for voters to reshape law enforcement in Lee County later this summer.
The job of the constable in Lee County is to serve court documents, including subpoenas, summons and orders, stand as bailiffs in the courtroom and preserve the peace throughout the county.
In District 1, Republican incumbent Joe Huckaby has two Republican opponents: Malcomb Driskill and Randy Ellis. District 2 incumbent Republican Ted Wood is running against his Republican challenger Sean McMickin, and District 3, which has no incumbent, has two Republicans vying for the seat: David “Davy” Estes and Bryan Gann. District 4 Constable Tom Henry Lyle is running unopposed.
Because all candidates in contested races are running as Republicans, the Aug. 8 primaries (or, if necessary, its runoff later in the month) will decide the outcome.
District 1
While this isn’t Malcomb Driskill’s first venture into local politics, it is his first time running for constable.
Previously a Saltillo alderman, Driskill, 55, said he is passionate about law enforcement and serving the people of Lee County.
“The constable is the second highest-ranking official in the county,” he said. “The difference I would make as constable is helping the sheriff’s department and not hinder. …. All I want to do is the right thing.”
Driskill, currently the administrator for Itawamba County Jail and owner of Driskill Fish and Steak in Plantersville, said he believes he has done a great job transitioning to the newer jail that went from a capacity of 30 to 155. He noted he also worked with Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson to house Lee County prisoners in Itawamba.
He said this close relationship with the sheriff’s department in both Lee and Itawamba will serve him well if elected.
One issue Driskill said he hopes to tackle if elected is creating a culture of respect inside the courtroom.
“There’s no respect in the courtroom,” he said, noting while attending court, he found attendants and defendants cursed and used their cell phones during court, among other issues. “I’m not going to put up with stuff like that.”
Randy Ellis, 34, previously worked in law enforcement and said he hopes to continue the experience as a constable.
Ellis worked for the Lee County Sheriff’s Office for four years and also served in the Marine Corps. He said his experience as both a Marine and a law enforcement agent will be invaluable to his service as a constable.
Ellis previously ran for constable when Huckaby was first elected.
“I’ve always loved law enforcement and helping people whenever I can,” Ellis said. “I have the willpower and the want to…. I’m going to do my best to get out there into the community to try my best and see how it goes.”
To Ellis, the county’s constables should be more visible. He said being a constable is an important job, adding he believes the average person does not have a full understanding of what the constable actually does.
“I don’t want anyone being afraid of coming up to me and asking questions,” he said. “Everybody I have come across, they have no idea what a constable is and that they can call their constable for help.”
Joe Huckaby, 54, has served as District 1 constable for two full terms. He said his uncle, former Sheriff Jack Shirley, convinced him to run for the position, and he fell in love with the job immediately.
“I’ve always wanted to help with the sheriff’s department and the police departments,” he said, noting he has a “gift” for handling people because he always tries to treat people the way he wants to be treated. “In the two terms I’ve done, no one has ever gotten mad.”
Huckaby is a self-described entrepreneur. He owns rental property and an area daycare.
He believes one of the primary issues facing any local constable is a lack of interaction with other area law enforcement entities.
“I see some of our fellow constables get to help, but around here, they’ve kind of shunned the constables a little,” he said. “I wish they would reach out to us.”
District 2
Sean McMickin, 48, said he believes he can bring new life to the District 2 constable seat. He works in management at Guntown-based furniture company HM Richards and has over 20 years of experience in the furniture industry,
“We’ve got some great constables … but I think I can add energy and the passion to do it,” he said. “Businesses, judges and victims all deserve to be served by a hard-working constable, and I believe I can do that.”
McMickin, who is from the Auburn community, is a founding member of the area’s neighborhood watch. He said community is important to him, as is community involvement and volunteering. Most of his time spent not working, he said, goes toward the watch or working as the Mooreville Sportsplex youth sports director.
He said his interest in serving as one of the county’s constables began when he was a kid. He’d hear stories about his grandfather, John Booker Pate, who served as constable in Itawamba County.
If elected, McMickin said his goal would be to deliver court documents expediently. In certain cases, such as with restraining orders, speed can be the difference between life and death.
Ted Wood, 71, said experience is the key to being an excellent constable. Wood has served as Lee County District 2’s constable for 30 years, and before being elected in 1993, served as a judge.
“If you were going to have a bypass surgery, would you want a doctor that has been doing it for several years or someone who started last week,” he said. “There’s nothing better. No better teacher, nothing beats experience, and it doesn’t matter what it is in.”
He said he has hundreds of hours worth of training, adding that while many constables only perform the job part-time, a variety of factors — including inflation — have increased the number of evictions and similar legal paperwork and pushed the workload to full-time.
When asked if this would be his last term if elected, Wood said that he was not completely certain but believed this would be his last term.
District 3
With the announcement that long-time incumbent Republican Phil Gann did not plan to seek re-election, two individuals are now vying to fill the seat he occupied for the last four decades.
David “Davy” Estes, 49, is an officer at the Tupelo Fire Department making his inaugural run for public office. He considered running for constable during the last two election cycles but said he wanted to wait until Gann retired before taking his shot.
“I’m a lifelong resident of District 3,” he said. “I have a great knowledge of the people. That is unmatched. … I genuinely love helping people. We have a motto at the Tupelo Police Department: ‘We help people.’ I plan on trying to do that moving forward. If I get this position, I am going to help people in every way that I can.”
He said his time working in emergency services and training as an emergency medical technician make him more than qualified for the job. He noted he planned to continue his education on the job if elected.
“I’m a believer that the county and the city… know what they’re doing, and my job is to assist them,” Estes said. “I’m willing to do what it takes to be the best at whatever I’m doing.”
Bryan Gann, 37, previously ran for District 3 constable in 2019 but pulled out after a conflict with his employer. Two years later, he quit law enforcement specifically to run for District 3 constable without conflict. During his break from law enforcement, Gann said he’s been helping his brother with his businesses in Starkville.
Gann, who is distantly related to the current District 3 constable, said he’s been eyeing the position for years.
“I just love law enforcement, and I just want to make sure, with Phil retiring, that there is somebody in this position who is capable and that somebody that is certified,” he said.
Gann has decades of experience in law enforcement, including as a jailer in Chickasaw County, an officer at the Mississippi State University Police Department, an investigator in Booneville, an officer for MDOT and an agent for Mississippi Gaming Commission.
He said it was paramount that a constable has law enforcement training and certification, even though certification is not a requirement for the seat. He said his connections to law enforcement will serve the district well.
“Lee County is growing every day,” he said. “I want my kids to be raised in a safe community…. I want it protected.”
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JACKSON TOWNSHIP — The 52-year-old LaPorte man, who died after his motorcycle was struck from behind Saturday on a local stretch of U.S. 6, is identified as Mark Lehker, Porter County police said.
Police listed "following too closely" as a primary factor in the fatal crash.
Police said they responded around 4:28 p.m. Saturday to a report of the crash on U.S. 6 at the intersection of County Road 400 East.
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A 17-year-old Portage resident reportedly told police he was driving westbound on the highway in a 2019 Buick Encore when a motorcyclist ahead of him began to slow down.
The Portage teen said he attempted to slow down in response, but was unable to in enough time to avoid striking the 2014 Harley-Davidson motorcycle from behind, police said. The collision caused the motorcycle to wobble and then roll into the eastbound lane of U.S. 6.
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Police say the driver of the motorcycle, later identified as Lehker, was unconscious when they arrived and had suffered a major head injury. CPR was administered at the scene and Lehker was transported for further medical care, but later died.
A disturbance reportedly broke out, during which time the man was shot.
Police said damage at the scene was consistent with the statement given by the teen driver. All others involved refused medical treatment.
The teen driver consented to a portable breath test, which registered zero alcohol consumption, police said.
A crash reconstruction team was called out to investigate as a result of the seriousness of the crash, police said. The section of highway in question was temporarily closed by police to allow for the investigation.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into the Porter County Jail
Vince Mileski
Arrest date: June 17, 2023
Age: 49
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2302534
Vanessa Ontiveros
Arrest date: June 18, 2023
Age: 32
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302536
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Tresheena Wilburn
Arrest date: June 17, 2023
Age: 38
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2302525
Travis King
Arrest date: June 18, 2023
Age: 28
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302546
Charges: Domestic Battery, Felony
Terrence Music
Arrest date: June 17, 2023
Age: 57
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302527
Tapria Forrest
Arrest date: June 22, 2023
Age: 25
Residence: La Crosse, WI
Booking Number: 2302606
Charges: Obstruction of Justice, Felony
Souladeth Sapradit
Arrest date: June 19, 2023
Age: 53
Residence: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Booking Number: 2302555
Charges: Possession of Methamphetamine, Felony
Sherry Thompson
Arrest date: June 18, 2023
Age: 56
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number: 2302535
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Shawn Nowell
Arrest date: June 20, 2023
Age: 24
Residence: DeMotte, IN
Booking Number: 2302567
Shane Ratliff
Arrest date: June 23, 2023
Age: 32
Residence: Lake Village, IN
Booking Number: 2302608
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Robert Westerfield
Arrest date: June 20, 2023
Age: 40
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302560
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Ricardo Suarez
Arrest date: June 23, 2023
Age: 68
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number: 2302609
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Paul Daniel
Arrest date: June 19, 2023
Age: 57
Residence: Walkerton, IN
Booking Number: 2302547
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Nicholas Ton
Arrest date: June 21, 2023
Age: 21
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302589
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Megan Sancillo
Arrest date: June 22, 2023
Age: 24
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302599
Charges: Domestic Battery, Felony
Martin Ramian
Arrest date: June 17, 2023
Age: 69
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302532
Marray McKinney
Arrest date: June 17, 2023
Age: 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2302520
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Lindsey Williams
Arrest date: June 18, 2023
Age: 30
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302539
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Lawrence Roberts
Arrest date: June 20, 2023
Age: 59
Residence: Detroit, MI
Booking Number: 2302559
Charges: Possession of Methamphetamine, Felony
Lawrence Jones
Arrest date: June 18, 2023
Age: 30
Residence: Melrose Park, IL
Booking Number: 2302542
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Jonathan Shaffer
Arrest date: June 20, 2023
Age: 29
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302572
Charges: Possession of Cocaine, Felony
Jonathan Kennoy
Arrest date: June 21, 2023
Age: 38
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302594
Charges: Possession of Cocaine, Felony
Jessica Gallion
Arrest date: June 21, 2023
Age: 36
Residence: Colorado Springs, CO
Booking Number: 2302579
Jennifer Malocha
Arrest date: June 17, 2023
Age: 47
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302518
Charges: Resisting Law Enforcement, Felony
Jasper Howard
Arrest date: June 21, 2023
Age: 37
Residence: Logansport, IN
Booking Number: 2302584
Charges: Possession of Methamphetamine, Felony
Gregory Blandford
Arrest date: June 17, 2023
Age: 31
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2302530
Charges: Residential Entry, Felony
Gregg Michiaels Jr.
Arrest date: June 17, 2023
Age: 48
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302531
Charges: Possession of Cocaine, Felony
Felipe Chiguil
Arrest date: June 23, 2023
Age: 25
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number: 2302611
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Eric Perez
Arrest date: June 19, 2023
Age: 41
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302556
Charges: Burglary, Felony
Emma McDonald
Arrest date: June 18, 2023
Age: 21
Residence: Wheatfield, IN
Booking Number: 2302540
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Edwin Mains
Arrest date: June 21, 2023
Age: 59
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302581
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Derrick Vaulx
Arrest date: June 17, 2023
Age: 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2302529
Charges: Habitual Traffic Offender, Felony
Derrick Angelucci
Arrest date: June 21, 2023
Age: 32
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302587
Deanna Burgess
Arrest date: June 17, 2023
Age: 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2302533
Dean Davis
Arrest date: June 20, 2023
Age: 48
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302565
Charges: Identity Deception, Felony
Dannie Armstrong
Arrest date: June 21, 2023
Age: 30
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2302596
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Daniel Nicolas
Arrest date: June 19, 2023
Age: 25
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number: 2302550
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Christopher Hultquist
Arrest date: June 19, 2023
Age: 33
Residence: Kouts, IN
Booking Number: 2302552
Charges: Possession of Child Pornography, Felony
Bradley McCord
Arrest date: June 21, 2023
Age: 26
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302583
Bardo Arellano
Arrest date: June 18, 2023
Age: 31
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number: 2302537
Charges: OWI, felony
Ashley Peterson
Arrest date: June 21, 2023
Age: 30
Residence: Buffalo, IN
Booking Number: 2302585
Charges: Possession of Methamphetamine, Felony
Andres Trujillo
Arrest date: June 20, 2023
Age: 48
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2302568
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
Adam Eberhardt
Arrest date: June 20, 2023
Age: 35
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number: 2302558
Charges: OWI, Misdemeanor
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PITTSBURGH — Hometown rockers The Clarks will headline Pittsburgh’s 2023 Independence Day Celebration on July 4.
The Clarks, a fixture in western Pennsylvania’s music scene for over 30 years, will take the Trulieve Main Stage at 8 p.m., capping off over four hours of performances across three stages at this year’s festivities.
The rock band will be supported on the Main Stage at Point State Park by Full Spectrum, an eight-piece rock ensemble of the United States Air Force Heritage Band, and additional opening acts from the Pittsburgh-area Kenny Stockard and Stone Throwers before the night concludes with a fireworks display.
A new stage location on Liberty Avenue will feature Byron Nash & Jacquea Mae of the group Nash.v.ill and Jay Constable. The Great Lawn Stage on the City’s North Shore will host Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers, Billy Price Band, and Let’s Groove Tonight, an Earth, Wind & Fire tribute band.
Festivities begin at 4 p.m. and include a C-17 flyover, interactive military display, hot air balloon, an all-new sensory-inclusive area and children’s activities featuring face painting and caricatures, with live performances on each stage throughout the day before fireworks at 9:35 p.m. conclude the evening.
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PITTSBURGH — The penalty phase continues in the trial against Robert Bowers, the man convicted of killing 11 people inside a Squirrel Hill synagogue in 2018.
PITTSBURGH SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING TRIAL: FULL COVERAGE ⇒
Jurors must now decide whether the 50-year-old should be sent to death row or sentenced to life in prison without parole.
The defense requested to split it into two elements with the first being the eligibility phase.
The prosecution and defense presented opening arguments Monday, and witnesses, including Diane Rosenthal, sister of victims Cecil and David Rosenthal, provided testimony.
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SANFORD, Fla. — People who work or go to school at Seminole State College are under a boil water alert Tuesday morning.
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The City of Sanford issued a precautionary notice for the college’s Sanford-Lake Mary campus, due to a water main break.
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City officials said people on campus should not drink from faucets or fountains and use bottled water instead.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — If you’re looking for a job in health care, we’ve got some leads for you.
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Orlando Health will hold two separate hiring fairs this week.
The first will happen Wednesday, June 28, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Health Central Hospital in Ocoee.
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Billed as a “Nursing Mix and Mingle,” both Health Central and Horizon West hospitals will aim to recruit the following candidates:
- Nursing Students
- Graduate Nurses
- Surgical Tech Students
- Surgical Techs
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The second event is scheduled for Thursday and will also be held at Health Central Hospital, located at 10000 West Colonial Dr., Ocoee, FL 34761.
The job fair runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Orlando Health said several of its campuses will be looking to fill openings that include:
- Registered Nurses
- Food and Nutrition
- Patient Access and Registration
- Radiology Techs
- CT Techs
- Respiratory Therapists
- Medical Laboratory Scientists
- Paramedics
- Certified and Non-certified Nursing Assistants
- Central Supply Technicians
- Mental Health Therapists
- Certified Medical Assistants
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SANFORD, Fla. — Police in Sanford will be helping people whose cars are at a high risk of being stolen.
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Channel 9 has been following the TikTok trend that has encouraged people to steal Hyundais and Kias with push-button ignitions.
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To help protect those drivers, Sanford police, Hyundai, and AAA are giving out free steering wheel locks.
It’s happening at the city’s public safety building on historic Goldsboro Boulevard.
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VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Volusia County leaders will focus on bringing more affordable housing to residents.
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The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet Tuesday afternoon.
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The committee members will review the county’s affordable housing plan.
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AVON, Minn. — Pulling over drivers who are moving way too fast is the bread and butter of the job for those who wear the maroon and brown of the Minnesota State Patrol.
But one trooper is receiving kudos for responding to something that was sitting at a standstill.
A video posted on Twitter by the patrol shows Trooper Mollie McClure rescuing a tiny fawn caught in a wire fence just off I-94 in central Minnesota on May 28. The post says McClure was driving the interstate when she noticed a doe pacing along a fenceline. The trooper could also hear the cries of a young fawn.
McClure pulled over to investigate and found the tiny deer had become stuck in the wire fence. With body cam rolling she carefully freed the legs of the spotted fawn, lifted it up and carefully put it through the top of the fence so it wouldn't be caught or cut by the barbs.
The video shows the fawn bounding off to reunite with its mother, and trooper McClure went on her way... with her next assignment likely involving something moving a bit faster.
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SNOQUALMIE, Wash. — It’s a Snoqualmie surprise the Hoffman family never saw coming.
A very special neighborhood surprise party unfolded on the last day of school for students at nearby Timber Ridge Elementary. The Hoffmans moved into a new neighborhood in Snoqualmie Ridge in April. The family was barely unpacking their boxes when a dramatic life twist came in the form of a cancer diagnosis.
Neighbor Renae Carter says the Hoffmans came with a reputation for supporting the community and have a vast network of friends and supporters.
Nicole Hoffman is a mother of three and was diagnosed with Double Hit Lymphoma, a rare and aggressive cancer and was almost immediately facing chemotherapy.
“Her symptoms basically started the day we closed on our new house in April,” said her husband, Justin.
The family hardly had time to settle into their new surroundings when Nicole started spending days at a time in the hospital for treatment. In May, Nicole turned to Facebook to ask for a favor from her friends.
Her oldest has a birthday in June and Hoffman knew she wouldn’t be able to celebrate the way a newly minted seven-year-old would want. Nicole shared a photo of her still six-year-old, Ellie and hoped friends might provide some love in the mail.
In her Facebook post, Nicole wrote “I’m wondering if you all would send her a birthday card to cheer her up?! She LOVES getting mail!”
Neighbors noticed the distress call and quickly came up with a plan to do more than deliver some birthday cards.
“It’s the last day of school and her seventh birthday so we can invite schoolmates and friends to show up and surprise her with a bonafide block party,” said Carter, who lives just a few houses away.
Live music, shaved ice and other treats are all being donated.
“Ellie will get a ride home from her best friend and we will all be waiting to celebrate her!” said Carter.
Providing some joy for the birthday girl and relief for her parents is a special effort the neighbors organized to help strengthen the community.
“Nikki is immune compromised and we are stepping up to make sure her girl doesn’t miss out on having her own party,” said Carter. Dozens of classmates and even more from the neighborhood raced home from school to be ready and waiting for the birthday girl. Friend Melanie Penido says the neighbors felt compelled to make Ellie’s birthday a special one because the cancer treatment is affecting the whole family.
“A six-year-old doesn’t understand cancer and what it’s doing to her mother and it’s scary for her so we just want to love on her today,” Penido said.
The second day of summer is the first day of Ellie Carter's seventh year. She celebrated her birthday outside her family's house, surrounded by old friends and new.
Bubbles, balloons, pizza and treats filled the block and the family of five enjoyed a custom celebration designed by their new neighbors. Nicole says she’s simply overwhelmed by the kindness of her neighbors and can’t believe so many people showed up for her daughter. She begins round five of chemotherapy next week.
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SARASOTA, Fla. — One 4-year-old boy from Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, received the trip of his dreams when he was surprised with a visit to the Sarasota Police Department.
Not only did he visit the police station, but Andrew became an honorary member.
The 4-year-old has undergone surgery, numerous rounds of chemotherapy and a variety of other treatments for neuroblastoma, and he only had one wish, Make-A-Wish said: to have a beach vacation in Florida.
"When Make-A-Wish reached out to us and asked to talk to Andrew about what he wanted to do, he said, 'Well, I want to go to the beach,'" Michael Pickart, Andrew's dad said. "He has memories of doing that before he got sick."
He also mentioned something about liking the police, Pickart said. Once Make-A-Wish representatives began planning Andrew's trip itinerary and knew about his fascination with police chasing "bad guys," they decided to go above and beyond to bring Andrew a day unlike any other.
Andrew was sworn in as an honorary officer with the Sarasota Police Department, received a uniform and participated in a photo shoot. He even got to meet Police Chief Rex Troche, received a tour of police patrol cars, and was included in a demonstration involving K-9s. The SWAT team also rappelled from the building.
"We just jumped at the chance, we quickly got a lot of units in motion and we were able to put some things together," Troche said. "We're hoping that he enjoyed it, but the goal for us was to make this a special day for him."
Andrew, his parents, Anhthu and Michael Pickart, all got to soak in the day dedicated to the 4-year-old.
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ALBION, Mich — Editor's note: The video within this story may be disturbing to some viewers. Discretion is advised.
Two children, both allegedly stabbed and one nearly drowned by their mother, are being released from the hospital Monday.
Over the weekend, a 15-year-old called police to their home Saturday morning. Police heard a commotion with children screaming and asking for help.
Body camera video shows police responding to the home, kicking in the bathroom door, pulling the small child out of the bathtub and then performing life-saving measures to get her breathing again.
Once police kicked down the door, they found a 35-year-old woman holding a 2-year-old under the water in the bathtub. The officer grabbed the child, dragged her to the living room and then started live-saving measures.
Body camera video shows police officers performing CPR and patting her on the back. She eventually coughs up water and begins breathing on her own.
The two-year-old girl also had two stab wounds on her chest and throat. A four-year-old boy had cuts. Police also believe they ingested cleaning fluid.
The eight-year-old and 15-year-old girl, who also live in the home, did not appear to have any injuries. Police say the 15-year-old was the one who called for help.
The mother of the children was taken into custody and taken to the hospital for treatment as authorities believed she also ingested cleaning fluid.
The younger children were transported to the hospital in Jackson, then transferred to Ann Arbor. They were set to be released from the hospital Monday.
Albion's Police Chief prasied the responding officers, and said they had just completed mental health training to handle situations like these.
Neighbors identified the mother as Jessica Deirdre Edward-Ricks, who is facing assault, two counts of assault with intent to murder, and four counts of neglect.
The Police chief said the woman is expected to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon.
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SAN ANTONIO — A teenager says he got shot in the parking lot of a TJ Maxx Warehouse on the far south side of town late Monday night.
The 17-year-old told police it happened on FM 1937, out near Highway 281 around 11:15 p.m. Monday. Officers were called to Mizuno Way, just north of the warehouse. That's where they found the teen in a driveway with a gunshot wound to the hip.
The teen told officers he was in the warehouse parking lot when two men shot him. He then drove himself to the home where officers found him.
Police say he didn't tell them what led up to the shooting or what he was doing at the parking lot.
While he was taken to the hospital in stable condition, officers went to look for a crime scene at the warehouse.
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Q: Many drivers have dark window tinting, which makes it difficult to communicate if I can’t see them. What’s the regulation on window tinting?
A: “To my understanding, their question can be directed under Idaho Legislation Title 49 Chapter 9,” said Amy Agenbroad, spokesperson for the Idaho State Police.
“Enacted in 1992, the Idaho Code on motor vehicles and vehicle equipment states the standards for windshields and windows of motor vehicles,” Agenbroad said, as follows:
Tint darkness:
- Windshield: Non-reflective tint is allowed above the manufacturer’s AS-1 line or top 6 inches.
- Front side windows: Must allow more than 35 percent light in.
- Back side windows: Must allow more than 20 percent light in.
- Rear window: Must allow more than 35 percent light in.
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“Idaho does have several other rules and regulations pertaining to window tinting,” she said. Those include the following:
- Dual side mirrors are required if the back window is tinted.
- There are no restricted colors.
- State laws allow three percent light transmission tolerance.
“Film manufacturers are not required to certify the film they sell in this state, and no stickers to identify legal tinting is required,” she said.
“Idaho allows medical exemptions for darker tints, as dark as 2 percent Visible Light Transmission (VLT) on front side windows and even allow for window tint on the windshield, which may be tinted to 75 percent VLT, plenty to reduce glare and block 99 percent of UV light.”
Idaho code states “a person who possesses written verification from a licensed physician that the operator or passenger must be protected from exposure to sunlight or heat for medical reasons associated with past or current treatment; such written verification shall be carried in the vehicle.”
The penalty for any person convicted of a violation should be guilty of a traffic infraction, Agenbroad said.
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SPRING HILL, Fla. — It was Jane Frisch's off day as a nurse and she recalled hearing a knock on her door.
When she answered on Wednesday, June 21, she didn't see anyone there. In the distance, she saw children from across the street. She said their faces said it all.
"It just looked like they needed help," Frisch recalled.
Frisch said she followed the 10-year-old over to their house. In the back, she saw a toddler had been pulled from the pool and wasn't breathing.
"I was there to help. I immediately called 911," Frisch said. "I took over and started doing CPR."
The woman performed CPR on the child until fire rescue officials arrived.
"I’ve been a nurse for 27 years, and I never had to do CPR on the outside," she said, grateful she knew how to help. "It’s super important to learn CPR and first aid."
Frisch hopes other parents, neighbors and children will get certified in CPR.
"You never know when you’re going to need it," she explained. "That’s why they’re accidents, they come when you least expect it."
She believes it should be taught to kids in school.
"We need to be prepared at any time to help somebody in need," Frisch added.
The Hernando County Sheriff's Office sent out an update on Monday stating that the toddler didn't survive. The cause of death was drowning. The little girl spent days fighting for her life in "extremely" critical condition at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital.
This is not the first child to drown this year in Florida. The Department of Children and Families reports 44 children have drowned so far this year. A majority of the children were 3 years old or younger.
DCF reports drowning is the known leading cause of death for kids in Florida so far this year.
That's why there are things you can do to keep your kids safe. One Tampa Bay area pool fence company, Child Guard, specializes in installing 4-foot fencing around pools.
"We just protect all areas of the pool where the child could entire the water," said Child Guard's owner, Mark Hollis.
You can also get certified in CPR by taking classes offered by the Red Cross. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hernandocounty/spring-hill-nurse-cpr-toddler-near-drowning-pool/67-9937a13d-67e0-4d6d-848e-6af5b6700e09 | 2023-06-27T14:31:00 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hernandocounty/spring-hill-nurse-cpr-toddler-near-drowning-pool/67-9937a13d-67e0-4d6d-848e-6af5b6700e09 |
PLANT CITY, Fla. — A stalled train is causing traffic headaches for some drivers near the Hillsborough/Polk county line in Plant City.
The train is stopped and blocking County Line Road at Highway 92 (Baker Street). Authorities have not released any information as to why the train is stopped.
There is also no word yet on if anyone has been hurt. Some few other details, including when the train will clear the road, are also unknown.
Drivers should avoid the area if possible. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/plant-city-train-blocks-county-line-road-highway92-i4/67-3f4dd185-efa6-4f0f-91fd-c17026f17877 | 2023-06-27T14:31:04 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/plant-city-train-blocks-county-line-road-highway92-i4/67-3f4dd185-efa6-4f0f-91fd-c17026f17877 |
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. — Three people were injured in a house fire Tuesday morning in Pasco County, according to fire rescue officials.
Firefighters responded to the home located in the area of Boxer Round Place and Stella Vast Drive.
The extent of the individuals' injuries is unknown, however, at least one person was being checked out at the house. Two others were taken to the hospital.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/3-people-hurt-in-zephyrhills-house-fire/67-dcb1197c-20dc-45e5-8632-b4bb374fcbcd | 2023-06-27T14:31:06 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/3-people-hurt-in-zephyrhills-house-fire/67-dcb1197c-20dc-45e5-8632-b4bb374fcbcd |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch and other city officials toured a recently renovated home Monday afternoon in the southern part of the area.
The home, along with other renovated houses, was completed by Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay, which has invested more than $1.1 million dollars since 2022 to make necessary repairs to five homes in south St. Pete, the organization said in a news release.
Welch and Councilmember John Muhammad toured a home that received $29,000 worth of improvement from RTTB after the woman who lived there said she could not make the repairs in the home.
“Our administration is focused on Housing Opportunities for All, including existing homeowners,” Welch said in a statement. “We are grateful for the renovation efforts of Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay so that residents can have healthy and safe places to live.
"Their expertise and compassion have brought about transformative changes for residents—our shared commitment fosters a thriving community where every St. Petersburg homeowner can flourish.”
The news release adds that the Duke Energy Foundation contributed a check for $75,000 to make sure RTTB continues its efforts in repairing south St. Pete homes.
“We want customers to know we will be there for them when they need us most,” Duke Energy Florida State President Melissa Seixas said in a statement. “We are grateful to continue our collaboration with Rebuilding Together on ways we can assist our most vulnerable customers as they repair and rebuild their lives.”
The organization said they do not charge any homeowners for repairs. RTTB will continue to address the needs of homeowners, their families and south St. Pete neighborhoods.
"We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Mayor Welch, Council Member Muhammad, Rep. Michele Rayner-Goolsby’s office, and Duke Energy Foundation for taking the time to visit and witness firsthand the impact of our work in St. Petersburg,” Board President for RTTB Jerry Mason said in a statement. “Their presence not only validates our efforts but also demonstrates their unwavering commitment to understanding the needs of hardworking people.
"We are honored by their support and remain steadfast in our dedication to creating positive change and improving the lives of those we serve."
To learn more about RTTB, click here. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/st-pete-renovated-homes-rebuilding-together-tampa-bay/67-d7a6e0d8-7180-40b9-8853-734e973504f6 | 2023-06-27T14:31:07 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/st-pete-renovated-homes-rebuilding-together-tampa-bay/67-d7a6e0d8-7180-40b9-8853-734e973504f6 |
SARASOTA, Fla. — One 4-year-old boy from Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, received the trip of his dreams when he was surprised with a visit to the Sarasota Police Department.
Not only did he visit the police station, but Andrew became an honorary member.
The 4-year-old has undergone surgery, numerous rounds of chemotherapy and a variety of other treatments for neuroblastoma, and he only had one wish, Make-A-Wish said: to have a beach vacation in Florida.
"When Make-A-Wish reached out to us and asked to talk to Andrew about what he wanted to do, he said, 'Well, I want to go to the beach,'" Michael Pickart, Andrew's dad said. "He has memories of doing that before he got sick."
He also mentioned something about liking the police, Pickart said. Once Make-A-Wish representatives began planning Andrew's trip itinerary and knew about his fascination with police chasing "bad guys," they decided to go above and beyond to bring Andrew a day unlike any other.
4-year-old becomes honorary member at Sarasota Police Department through Make-A-Wish
Andrew was sworn in as an honorary officer with the Sarasota Police Department, received a uniform and participated in a photo shoot. He even got to meet Police Chief Rex Troche, received a tour of police patrol cars, and was included in a demonstration involving K-9s. The SWAT team also rappelled from the building.
"We just jumped at the chance, we quickly got a lot of units in motion and we were able to put some things together," Troche said. "We're hoping that he enjoyed it, but the goal for us was to make this a special day for him."
Andrew, his parents, Anhthu and Michael Pickart, all got to soak in the day dedicated to the 4-year-old.
"It meant a lot to us. It is in actuality a dream come true," Michael said. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/boy-4-make-a-wish-sarasota-police-officer/67-190e5a4b-3415-42c3-bc30-e1ac91be7a22 | 2023-06-27T14:31:20 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/boy-4-make-a-wish-sarasota-police-officer/67-190e5a4b-3415-42c3-bc30-e1ac91be7a22 |
LANCASTER, Pa. — For the second time in eight days, a portion of Route 30 in Lancaster County will be shut down Tuesday so that construction workers can perform blasting work.
The highway will be shut down briefly in both directions between Route 222 and New Holland Pike at 1 p.m., according to Manheim Township Police.
Marked police vehicles will be stopping traffic and holding it in place while the blasting work is done, police said. The shutdown will last between five and 10 minutes, the department said.
Police added there may be another brief shutdown in the same area on Wednesday, but those details have not yet been confirmed. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/route-30-shutdown-new-holland-pike-route-222-blasting-work/521-8f002ed9-0c5b-4001-8e91-e2a4782c47be | 2023-06-27T14:32:14 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/route-30-shutdown-new-holland-pike-route-222-blasting-work/521-8f002ed9-0c5b-4001-8e91-e2a4782c47be |
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – A 22-year-old man is dead following a two-vehicle crash in Franklin County Monday, according to Virginia State Police.
Authorities say it happened shortly before 6:30 a.m. on Old Franklin County Turnpike, near Novelty Road.
We’re told 38-year-old Ashley N. Hodges, of Union Hall, was driving east in a 1998 Chevrolet Suburban when she crossed the center line and hit a 2021 Hyundai Sonata that was headed west.
State Police said Hodges was flown by helicopter to Roanoke Memorial Hospital for life-threatening injuries.
Investigators have identified the driver of the Hyundai as Kyle J. Simino, 22, of Wirtz, Virginia. Virginia State Police said Simino died at the scene.
Charges are currently pending, according to Virginia State Police. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/06/27/22-year-old-man-dead-after-crash-in-franklin-county/ | 2023-06-27T14:35:02 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/06/27/22-year-old-man-dead-after-crash-in-franklin-county/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — National fitness chain Stretch Zone is celebrating the opening of their 300th location, right in the heart of Lake Oswego.
Using patented technology, Stretch Zone helps with isolated stretches to keep muscles loose and to help increase endurance and range of motion.
Their new location in Lake Oswego is located in Kruse Village and it opens Tuesday.
KOIN 6 News’ Kohr Harlan visited the new studio to get limber and to see what they have to offer.
Watch the full video in the player above for more. | https://www.koin.com/local/kohr-explores-get-flexible-in-lake-oswego-at-stretch-zones-300th-location/ | 2023-06-27T14:36:34 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/kohr-explores-get-flexible-in-lake-oswego-at-stretch-zones-300th-location/ |
Where to celebrate the Fourth of July in Lane County
In Eugene and Lane County, there's no shortage of opportunities for Fourth of July family fun. From rodeos and baseball games to firework shows and fun runs, the options are almost endless.
Here's a quick round-up of some of the area's family-friendly freedom-themed shindigs.
Eugene
Eugene Emeralds Fireworks Extravaganza: There are few better ways to celebrate Independence Day than heading to the ballpark to take in America's Pastime. The Eugene Emeralds, the Willamette Valley's High-A Minor League ball club, plans to celebrate with a Firework Extravaganza after its showdown with Northwest League rival Tri-City Dust Devils on July 4. You can check the schedule, track the stats, and buy tickets on the team's website.
Eugene Pro Rodeo: The Eugene Pro Rodeo returns with a bang this year, and you can catch the action from July 1-4. The rodeo, located off Prairie Road between Eugene and Junction City, kicks off with its annual Tough Enough to Wear Pink event July 1, and then Family Night, Patriot Night and American Celebration the following three days. Tickets, directions and a schedule can be found on the rodeo website.
The Rexius OTC Butte to Butte: Channel the track town legacy as you celebrate America this year with one of Eugene's most beloved annual races. The 10K run, which starts at Spencer's Butte Middle School and ends at the foot of Skinner's Butte in 5th Street Market, is the perfect activity to get outside and enjoy the beautiful Oregon summer weather on our nation's birthday. Butte to Butte also sponsors a 5K run and walk and a four-mile walk, making this a great activity for many ages and fitness levels. You can register, find a schedule and more information at buttetobutte.com.
Springfield
2023 Light of Liberty Celebration: Springfield's favorite Fourth of July festival returns this year with live music, food and fireworks at scenic Island Park. Gates open at 4 p.m., with a docket of live acts and family fun leading up to the firework finale at 10 p.m. Tickets, frequently asked questions and other information about the event can be found on the subutil.com website.
Cottage Grove
2023 Cottage Grove Freedom Cup: Located at the Cottage Grove Speedway, the Freedom Cup celebrates America's birthday with events on the historic quarter-mile clay racetrack. A three-day schedule loaded with high-speed, side-by-side action and a firework finale on the Fourth makes for a great family-friendly holiday pastime. Find tickets, information and more at CottageGroveSpeedway.com.
Creswell
Creswell Fourth of July Celebration: If you're looking for a classic 4th of July experience surrounded by family, friends and a tight-knit valley community, the Creswell Fourth of July Celebration might be the place for you. Held at Holt Park in downtown Creswell, the event kicks off early with a pancake breakfast before a parade, military flyover, family fun and fireworks to round out the holiday. For more information, head to the Creswell Chamber of Commerce Website.
Florence
Florence Old-Fashioned Fourth of July Fireworks: Lane County's largest coastal oasis is set to host its annual fireworks celebration in historic old town Florence. Partnering with Habitat for Humanity, there will be a bike parade to start off the festivities at 10 a.m. on July 4th, followed by watermelon and pie eating contests in the grassy area at Port Siuslaw. In the evening, visitors get fireworks over the scenic Siuslaw River. More information can be found on the EugeneCascadesCoast.org website.
Whether you're looking for a good old-fashioned Independence Day experience with parades and fireworks, wanting a workout, or hoping to catch a glimpse at some western cowboy culture, Lane County has you covered this Fourth of July.
Officials want to remind everyone of the hazards that come with illegal fireworks. Any firework that flies into the air, explodes, or behaves in an unpredictable manner is unsafe and illegal. Use of these fireworks is a violation of Oregon State Statute 480.120 and can be charged as a Class B misdemeanor.
Eugene and Lane County also have additional fireworks restrictions.
Charles Gearing can be reached at cgearing@gannett.com. | https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2023/06/27/where-to-celebrate-the-fourth-of-july-in-lane-county/70344364007/ | 2023-06-27T14:38:37 | 0 | https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2023/06/27/where-to-celebrate-the-fourth-of-july-in-lane-county/70344364007/ |
UTICA, N.Y. -- It’s less than two weeks until the best 15K in the country, and we have some Elite Runner news.
The 2022 men’s champion and course record holder Jemal Yimer Mekonnen has accepted the invitation to defend his title. The Ethiopian broke the course and event record at a time of 42:38.
Defending women's champ, Rosemary Wanjiru from Kenya has also been invited to return but has not accepted yet.
The second and third place women’s Elite Finishers are back—Veronica Wanjiru and Mary Mananu, both also from Kenya.
Some fun trivia: the 2010 women’s winner and course record holder Edna Kipligat is back and running as a Masters runner. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/boilermaker-elite-runner-news/article_a6dabe74-14f1-11ee-9005-2bd112eaae73.html | 2023-06-27T14:42:18 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/boilermaker-elite-runner-news/article_a6dabe74-14f1-11ee-9005-2bd112eaae73.html |
New law making it easier to buy a gun goes into effect Saturday. What does it say?
DAYTONA BEACH — Heads up, Florida residents and visitors.
Starting Saturday, it's going to be legal to carry a concealed firearm in public in Florida without first getting a permit.
Floridians can still apply for a concealed carry permit if they want one, but a new state law that's effective July 1 removes that requirement.
The loosening of requirements makes things easier for gun owners, but the statute passed during this spring's legislative session doesn't remove the rules dictating who can own a gun and where they can take a firearm.
Who can legally own and carry a gun in Florida?
You must be at least 21 years old to buy a firearm in Florida, unless you are a law enforcement or corrections officer, or in the military. You have to be a Florida resident and legal U.S. resident to buy a handgun in Florida. A legal U.S. resident from another state can buy a long gun in Florida.
Those who can't own guns include people convicted of a felony, dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces, suffering from a physical impairment that prevents the safe handling of firearms, involuntarily committed to treatment, or convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor.
For those who can legally carry a firearm, the new law removes the requirement for a concealed weapons license and its mandatory background check and firearms training course before a person can carry hidden weapons or firearms on their person or in a vehicle in Florida.
Where are guns illegal in Florida?
While a gun permit will no longer be required, the new law doesn't change Florida's list of places where it's illegal to carry a firearm.
Florida Statute 790.06(12)(a) lists more than a dozen places where people can't have a firearm, whether it's concealed or openly carried. The list is usually emphasized in concealed carry classes, but anyone can read through the law.
On the list are "places of nuisance," which can include a massage parlor, house of prostitution, any place gang members use for criminal gang activity, or a building used for illegal games of chance.
Other places guns are not allowed in Florida include any courthouse; polling place; police, sheriff or highway patrol station; career center; and detention facility, prison or jail.
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Also on the list: Any meeting of state legislators, and the meetings of any governing body of a county, public school district, municipality or special district. The state also prohibits firearms at any elementary or secondary school facility or administration building; any college or university facility; and any school, college or professional athletic event not related to firearms.
Guns are also prohibited in any portion of a business licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, and in courtrooms for most people. Judges can have concealed weapons in their courtroom, and judges can determine who else could have a concealed weapon in a courtroom.
You can reach Eileen at Eileen.Zaffiro@news-jrnl.com | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2023/06/27/starting-july-1-no-permit-needed-in-florida-for-carrying-a-concealed-firearm/70358212007/ | 2023-06-27T14:42:51 | 1 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2023/06/27/starting-july-1-no-permit-needed-in-florida-for-carrying-a-concealed-firearm/70358212007/ |
FLINT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - Two officers with the Flint Township Police Department and Road Runner Towing are being credited with saving a baby raccoon Monday morning.
According to the Flint Police Department's Facebook page, Officer McCallum and Officer Jacobs, heard crying from the dumpster on the Police Department's property. After some investigating, the officers located a baby raccoon stuck in a small hole in the dumpster.
They want to thank Road Runner Towing for coming out and cutting a hole in the dumpster to get the baby raccoon out. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/flint-township-police-officers-rescue-baby-raccoon-from-dumpster/article_732d8c42-1455-11ee-a7b2-23300cd12210.html | 2023-06-27T14:50:36 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/flint-township-police-officers-rescue-baby-raccoon-from-dumpster/article_732d8c42-1455-11ee-a7b2-23300cd12210.html |
SAGINAW, Mich. (WJRT) - The Saginaw Police Department is asking the public for help finding a missing individual.
Timothy Dale Jones, 73, walked away from his home address on North Harrison Sunday. The Saginaw Police Department says he walked away between 10:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.
Jones was last seen wearing a white shirt, blue jeans, white and black athletic shoes. The Police Department adds that he may have had reading glasses with him.
Jones is mostly bald, with brown hair on the back of the head. Jones is 5' 6" and weighs 152 pounds. If anyone sees Mr. Jones call 911. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/saginaw-police-need-help-finding-a-missing-man/article_cd08adde-143f-11ee-93db-a3c913dfaf8e.html | 2023-06-27T14:50:42 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/saginaw-police-need-help-finding-a-missing-man/article_cd08adde-143f-11ee-93db-a3c913dfaf8e.html |
Community Impact Programs, Inc. is the recipient of a $5,000 donation from a Midwest retailer with a Kenosha store to help support local foster care.
The Kenosha Meijer store announced the donation earlier this month as part of the Meijer Team Gives program, which will donate nearly $1.5 million to more than 300 local nonprofits, chosen by the local Meijer team members across the Midwest this year. The non-profit social services agency is located at 6233 39th Ave.
In 2022, the Midwest retailer expanded the donation program to engage even more team members and make a more significant impact in the communities it serves, according Meijer officials.
Meijer Team Gives started in 2021 and has supported hundreds of nonprofits with more than $7 million in donations to date. Meijer plans to run the program again this fall.
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“Meijer Team Gives is one way we live our purpose and focus on being not just a retailer, but a member of the community that truly cares,” Meijer President & CEO Rick Keyes said. “Our team members’ passion and support for these community organizations is so wonderful to see because it reflects who they are as people and who we are as a company.”
The best outdoor water toys to cool off this summer
1. VISTOP Non-Slip Splash Pad
Add a splash pad to your backyard this summer with this affordable play mat from VISTOP. The splash pad comes in five sizes ranging from 59 to 97 inches and has a water inlet at the bottom for your garden hose.
2. Hasbro Twister Splash
Add a twist to the classic Twister game with this splash mat version. With extra-large and regular-sized options, you can pick the perfect mat for your family or backyard party.
3. 98K Reusable Water Balloons
A water balloon fight can be a fun way to cool off on hot summer days. If you don’t want the messy cleanup of broken balloon pieces or want an environmentally friendly version, try these reusable water balloons.
4. VATOS Outdoor Water Park Playset
Bring the water park to your backyard with this 50-piece playset. Toddlers and young children will love building a bridge, racing speedboats, and imaginative play with the two included dolls.
5. Spring Water Store Slip Water Slide
This highly rated water slide from Spring Water Store has three racing lanes for triple the summer fun. The slide is 17 feet long and has no sharp edges or hard corners, so it’s perfect for toddlers and young children.
6. Boogem Inflatable Cactus Sprinkler
This cute inflatable cactus-shaped sprinkler is also a fun ring toss game. Simply attach it to your garden hose, set the water pressure and spray width, and enjoy!
7. Hoobabi Blow Up Above Ground Pool
Sometimes you just need a place to lounge and cool down on a hot afternoon. This extra-large inflatable pool has seats to relax in and is big enough for kids and adults to enjoy.
8. Quanquer Store Water Gun
Next time temperatures rise, blow off some steam with squirt guns. These high-capacity long-range water guns come in an affordable 4-pack the whole family can enjoy.
9. NERF Super Soaker Toss ‘N Splash Cornhole Set
If cornhole is one of your family’s favorite backyard party activities, your kids will love this NERF Super Soaker version of the game.
10. Hasbro Operation Splash Game
This splash version of Hasbro’s classic Operation game puts your kids in the position of a lifeguard rather than a doctor. As they remove five ailments to save Sam, they’ll have to dodge the spray rather than deal with a buzzer. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/community-impact-programs-meijer-foster-care/article_1f590fd6-14c0-11ee-9bc3-738f3750f621.html | 2023-06-27T14:51:07 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/community-impact-programs-meijer-foster-care/article_1f590fd6-14c0-11ee-9bc3-738f3750f621.html |
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – If you thought Buc-ee’s stores in Central Florida were big, the chain’s largest location ever just opened in Tennessee.
The Knoxville store measures 74,000 square feet and has 120 gas pumps.
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Other new Buc-ee’s stores that are coming soon, including one in Marion County, Florida, could soon beat that, though.
The new Marion County location, scheduled to open in 2025, will be located near Interstate 75, north of Ocala, and will feature an 80,000-square-foot travel center.
There are two other Buc-ee’s in Florida, one in Daytona Beach and the other in St. Augustine.
Buc-ee’s, the brainchild of Arch Aplin III, first opened in Texas in 1982, expanding throughout the state before expanding across the South, including in Florida in recent years.
The store offers numerous gas pumps, clean bathrooms, Beaver Nuggets (caramel popcorn), Texas-style brisket sandwiches, fresh jerky, T-shirts, hats, blankets, mugs and more.
Get today’s headlines in minutes with Your Florida Daily: | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/06/27/worlds-largest-buc-ees-opens-but-even-bigger-one-coming-soon-to-florida/ | 2023-06-27T14:51:36 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/06/27/worlds-largest-buc-ees-opens-but-even-bigger-one-coming-soon-to-florida/ |
Bad weather postponed the Carpenter Cup Classic championship game scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
The contest between Tri-Cape and Jersey Shore will be played 1 p.m. Thursday at FDR Park in Philadelphia.
The Carpenter Cup is an all-star tournament run by the Phillies that features 16 teams from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. It began in 1986 and is named after former Phillies owners Bob and Ruly Carpenter. Tri-Cape consists of players from the Cape-Atlantic League and the Tri-County Conference.
Tri-Cape is seeking its third straight Carpenter Cup title. No team has achieved that feat in the event's history. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/carpenter-cup-final-postponed/article_9d2a596e-14f3-11ee-886c-b773128975b6.html | 2023-06-27T14:51:52 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/carpenter-cup-final-postponed/article_9d2a596e-14f3-11ee-886c-b773128975b6.html |
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Monday signed into law a bill that partially decriminalizes prostitution, with supporters saying the measure protects the most vulnerable while still targeting those who exploit them.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Lois Reckitt, D-South Portland, eliminates the crime of engaging in prostitution. It also elevates the crime of solicitating a child for commercial sexual exploitation, lifting the crime from a misdemeanor to a felony with a maximum punishment of five years in state prison.
Reckitt, the longtime director of Family Crisis Services in Portland and an advocate for women suffering from domestic abuse, said the bill will help people pushed into sex trafficking by desperate circumstances.
Reckitt joined Mills for the bill-signing ceremony two years after the governor vetoed a similar bill.
“We are long overdue to better protect and decriminalize sellers engaged in prostitution without legalizing pimping and sex buying,” Reckitt said in a statement.
The majority of those sold in prostitution come from marginalized communities and experience long-term trauma, the proposal’s supporters said. Lauren Hersh, national director of World Without Exploitation, said Maine is leading the way to ending the criminalization of survivors while holding “perpetrators accountable for the devastating harm they cause.”
Tricia Grant, a survivor of sexual exploitation in Maine, said she was proud of the state for adopting the law.
“This legislation is firmly rooted in anti-trafficking and acknowledges that arresting and revictimizing people for their own exploitation is not the solution. Rather, holding the exploiters and abusers accountable is the answer,” she said. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/maine-governor-signs-bill-to-partially-decriminalize-prostitution/article_87b5478c-148b-11ee-a96a-b3bbb2b9c085.html | 2023-06-27T14:54:14 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/maine-governor-signs-bill-to-partially-decriminalize-prostitution/article_87b5478c-148b-11ee-a96a-b3bbb2b9c085.html |
DALLAS — Lauren Siler and Lisa Flores knew time was not on their side.
But in the end, they got more time than they expected.
They first spotted Annie on an Instagram account that shares information about dogs at Dallas Animal Services in desperate need of help.
And Annie was desperate.
The post said the family who surrendered her said she was 19 years old and had stopped eating and walking.
Annie was in jeopardy of being euthanized.
Working with The Pawerful Rescue, the best friends brought Annie home and immediately began spoiling her.
They were told they’d be lucky if they had a month with Annie.
She far exceeded all expectations.
Lauren and Lisa spent the next 12 months working off a bucket list filled with suggestions that came from friends and strangers who began following their journey on social media.
Annie ate In-N-Out and Whataburger and even appeared on a billboard.
Some of her Instagram posts racked up more than 4 million views.
After Annie was featured in a WFAA story, she also appeared in national news outlets.
A full year passed since Lauren and Lisa first saw Annie’s frosted 19-year-old face in the shelter, so they held a 20th birthday party for her on Saturday.
Hours later, Annie declined.
Lauren and Lisa rushed her to a vet and were forced to make the agonizing decision to let Annie go.
“She was with all the people who loved her. She was celebrated. She greeted every dog that came to her party, and then her body decided she was done,” Lauren wrote on Instagram. “I can’t help but think as she looked at me with her head in my lap that she was telling me, see I told you I could hang on for a year!”
Lauren expressed thanks to the millions of people who followed their story and shared in their journey.
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DALLAS — Country music star Jelly Roll is going viral on TikTok after showing some love at a Whataburger drive-thru in Dallas.
According to the viral video, the musician asked a drive-thru worker how many employees were working and gave everyone $200 each, totaling more than $1,000 with the generous tip.
The TikTok video has garnered more than 300,000 views since it was posted.
A day later, a 17-second video posted to the same TikTok account showed the Whataburger employees celebrating in the kitchen after receiving Jelly Roll’s big tip.
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A Kentucky woman has been accused of fatally shooting her West Texas Uber driver after mistakenly believing she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico, according to police.
Phoebe Copas, 48, remained jailed Sunday in El Paso after being charged with murder last week in the death of 52-year-old Daniel Piedra Garcia.
Court and jail records did not list an attorney who could speak for Copas.
The shooting took place on June 16 as Piedra was driving Copas to a location in far southeast El Paso. Copas, who is from Tompkinsville, Kentucky, was in El Paso visiting her boyfriend, according to authorities.
During the ride, Copas saw traffic signs that read "Juarez, Mexico," according to an arrest affidavit. El Paso is located on the U.S.-Mexico border across from Juarez.
Believing she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico, Copas is accused of grabbing a handgun from her purse and shooting Piedra in the head, according to the affidavit. The vehicle crashed into barriers before coming to a stop on a freeway.
The area where the car crashed was "not in close proximity of a bridge, port of entry or other area with immediate access to travel into Mexico," according to the affidavit.
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"The investigation does not support that a kidnapping took place or that Piedra was veering from Copas' destination," police said in a news release.
Police allege that before she called 911, Copas took a photo of Piedra after the shooting and texted it to her boyfriend.
Piedra was hospitalized for several days before his family took him off life support after doctors told them he would not recover.
"He was a hardworking man and really funny," Piedra's niece, Didi Lopez, told the El Paso Times. "He was never in a bad mood. He was always the one that, if he saw you in a bad mood, he'd come over and try to lift you up."
Copas, who is being held on a $1.5 million bond, was originally charged with aggravated assault. The charge was upgraded to murder after Piedra died.
A GoFundMe campaign set up by Piedra's family said he was their sole provider and had only recently started working again after being injured in his previous job.
"I wish she would've spoken up, asked questions, not acted on impulse and make a reckless decision, because not only did she ruin our lives, but she ruined her life, too," Lopez said. "We just want justice for him. That's all we're asking." | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/woman-kills-texas-uber-driver-says-she-thought-she-was-being-kidnapped-police-say/3284689/ | 2023-06-27T15:14:07 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/woman-kills-texas-uber-driver-says-she-thought-she-was-being-kidnapped-police-say/3284689/ |
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WHITING — An official with BP says operations have been stabilized at the Whiting refinery in the wake of a disruption Sunday that triggered pungent odor complaints as far east as St. Joseph County.
The update came from BP America Media Relations Manager Christina Audisho.
"Due to weather conditions in the region late Saturday night, bp’s Whiting refinery experienced an operational disruption that triggered unplanned flaring," she said.
Audisho said crews were on site to manage the situation and community monitoring was also underway.
"There have been no injuries reported; safety remains our highest priority," she said.
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management was to have an inspector at the plant Monday, Public Information Officer Barry Sneed said.
CPR was administered at the scene and the motorcyclist was transported for further medical care, but later died, police said.
"Due to severe weather conditions in the region today (Sunday), BP's Whiting refinery experienced an operational disruption that triggered unplanned flaring of gases from their facility," the emergency officials said.
"Other industries throughout Porter, Lake and LaPorte Counties have been contacted and we have found no other evidence of releases or spills," the Porter County officials said.
The odor triggered a public safety alert on area cell phones and NIPSCO reported receiving several hundred calls coming from Porter, LaPorte, Lake and St. Joseph counties.
"When we receive those calls, we send service crews and techs into those areas," the power company said. "Based on all the readings we've conducted, we have not sourced any of those calls to being related to natural gas."
A disturbance reportedly broke out, during which time the man was shot.
The Valparaiso Police Department was among the emergency responders throughout the Region Sunday to acknowledge the widespread concern and urge residents to refrain from tying up emergency telephone lines.
"Emergency lines must remain open for those in need of active medical or police needs," department said.
It was announced last month that BP agreed to pay a record-setting penalty of $40 million for air pollution violations at its Whiting Refinery, according to the U.S. Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency.
BP Products, a subsidiary of the London-based energy giant, reached a settlement with the federal government to pay the record fine and spend $197 million to reduce hazardous air emissions at the refinery on Lake Michigan.
Pride marchers prepare to make their way through the campus during Monday's Indiana University Northwest Pride walk.
Led by Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for the IUN Department of Communications Patrick Johnson, pride marchers prepare to make their way through the campus during Monday's Indiana University Northwest Pride walk.
Led by Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for the IUN Department of Communications Patrick Johnson, pride marchers walk down Broadway by the campus during Monday's Indiana University Northwest Pride walk.
Led by Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for the IUN Department of Communications Patrick Johnson, pride marchers walk through the campus during Monday's Indiana University Northwest Pride walk.
Pride marchers prepare to make their way through the campus during Monday's Indiana University Northwest Pride walk.
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Led by Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for the IUN Department of Communications Patrick Johnson, pride marchers prepare to make their way through the campus during Monday's Indiana University Northwest Pride walk.
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Sierra Vasquez sports a Pride flag following Monday's Indiana University Northwest Pride walk.
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Led by Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for the IUN Department of Communications Patrick Johnson, pride marchers walk down Broadway by the campus during Monday's Indiana University Northwest Pride walk.
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Suzanne Green waves Pride flags following Monday's Indiana University Northwest Pride walk.
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Led by Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for the IUN Department of Communications Patrick Johnson, pride marchers walk through the campus during Monday's Indiana University Northwest Pride walk.
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Amanda Smith, left, and Victoria Travis show off their face decorations following Monday's Indiana University Northwest Pride walk.
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PORTAGE — The Kiwanis Club of Portage has opened a Little Free Library at Perry Park, 5499 Tulip Ave.
Nancy Simpson, CEO of the Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce, Dyan Leto, Superintendent of Portage Parks, and members of the Kiwanis Club of Portage were present for the celebration.
Patti Boyer, Kiwanis Club president, talked about how the project got started.
She said she received notice from Kiwanis-Indiana District’s Children’s Fund saying there was a grant opportunity available for area clubs who were interested in receiving the Free Little Library kit. The club's application was accepted.
Club members worked with the city’s park department to select the park and location for the library.
“The park department has been partnering with the Portage Kiwanis Club for many years now with the successful Breakfast with the Easter Bunny program, so we were excited to have another one of their community projects in one of our parks”, said Dyan Leto, park superintendent.
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Free Little Library is a nonprofit organization based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Its mission is to be a catalyst for building community, inspiring reading, and expanding book access for all through a global network of volunteer-led Little Free Library book exchange boxes.
Its vision is to have a Little Free Library in every community and a book for every reader.
“The goal for us was to find a location within the city where proximity and access to the local library was a challenge, so we knew we wanted to place our library somewhere on the west side of the city," Boyer said.
Perry Park provides the perfect location to serve families in the large surrounding neighborhood.
Little Free Library is a free book exchange, encouraging readers to take a book and share a book.
"If you don’t have a book to share that’s OK. You can still take a book to read," Boyer said.
Along with receiving the Little Free Library, the club also received a check for $275 to buy books for the library.
“So far we haven’t had to purchase books," Boyer said. "News spread fast about the library and Portage community members have already been generously donating books."
She said books for children and teens are always accepted, as well as requests if a reader is looking for a certain book.
The club is required to enter into a three-year commitment with Little Free Library to maintain the library and has further made a commitment to the park department to keep the library going as long as there are families who are enjoying it.
In Portage, the Kiwanis Club is celebrating its 26th anniversary of positively impacting Portage Township children and families. Popular annual programs include Breakfast with the Easter Bunny, Holiday Parade, The Dictionary Project (purchase and distribute dictionaries to every third-grade student), the Teacher’s Supply Closet, Myron Fessler Scholarship Program, Riley Children’s Hospital Komfort Kart, Royal Family Youth Camp, Cards from the Heart, and the Bicycle Safety Rodeo in partnership with the Portage Fire Department. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/kiwanis-club-open-little-free-library-in-portage-park/article_5dfaa016-1442-11ee-ba51-57e0ea239120.html | 2023-06-27T15:14:50 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/kiwanis-club-open-little-free-library-in-portage-park/article_5dfaa016-1442-11ee-ba51-57e0ea239120.html |
One eastbound lane of Gate City Boulevard between I-40 and Meadowview Road in Greensboro is now closed due to hydrant repair work. The job is expected to stop by 5 p.m. Tuesday but will continue again Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Motorists will still be able to use three lanes of traffic on the thoroughfare, according to Public Education Coordinator Laine Roberts.
Signs and traffic cones are in place and motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes to avoid the area. Dates and times may change due to weather or last-minute changes in the work schedule.
Visit www.greensboro-nc.gov/RoadProjects to learn more about lane and road closures and subscribe to receive email notifications about upcoming work on City streets.
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