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HERNANDO BEACH, Fla. — The Hernando County Sheriff's Office says a woman who shot a man and then barricaded herself inside a home in Hernando Beach back on Saturday is facing more charges.
Tabatha Mincieli, 33, was charged with violation of pre-trial release and resisting arrest without violence upon her first charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
Mincieli is still being held at the Hernando County Detention Center with no bond, the agency said in an updated news release Tuesday morning.
At around 2:15 p.m. Saturday, deputies say they arrived at a home on Flounder Drive after a neighbor called the sheriff's office regarding a shooting.
That same neighbor reportedly told law enforcement the man who was shot by the 33-year-old went to her home and was bleeding from at least one gunshot. The neighbor also told deputies Mincieli allegedly shot him.
Deputies say Mincieli and the man shot lived together. He was treated by fire rescue personnel and as of Tuesday morning, the man is still hospitalized but is doing OK.
After authorities tried several times to convince Mincieli to exit her home, they were unsuccessful. During that time, the sheriff's office says deputies learned there were multiple guns and two small children with her inside the barricaded home.
About three hours later, a SWAT team from the sheriff's office was called in and made their way into the home where they found Mincieli and the children in the master bedroom, deputies say.
The children were reportedly safe and removed from the area to be turned over to family members.
Authorities say Mincieli was previously arrested on May 12, 2023, for domestic battery on the man she shot. The investigation of the incident remains ongoing, the sheriff's office says. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hernandocounty/woman-accused-shooting-man-barricading-hernando-beach-home/67-98033b86-ce02-4830-b0c7-216313e4fab8 | 2023-06-28T10:09:08 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hernandocounty/woman-accused-shooting-man-barricading-hernando-beach-home/67-98033b86-ce02-4830-b0c7-216313e4fab8 |
SARASOTA, Fla. — A statewide health alert has been issued in Florida after two more cases of malaria were confirmed in Sarasota, Monday.
This comes after another case that was reported in Texas has caused growing concern. These are the first cases of local spread in the United States since 2003 according to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention.
Local health officials said these latest cases were locally acquired from the anopheles mosquito species that also live here in Florida.
The first case in late May and the second just last week prompted a progressive health alert for both Sarasota and Manatee counties and a call to take precautions. Health officials are also investigating a fifth case as concerns grow among people who live in the county.
"In this neighborhood, we do something where we have these parades with golf carts and so we actually sit outside and we watch the parade of golf carts and we just get torn up," A Sarasota mom, Jayde Morgan, said about the mosquitoes in her neighborhood. "People are going to be eaten alive."
Sarasota Mosquito Control has recently targeted spraying the Desoto Acres area as well as Downtown Sarasota and the University Park area near the Manatee County border.
But neighbors like Morgan who lives in nearby Sarasota Springs fear malaria-carrying mosquitoes are already in their neighborhood.
"What's going through my mind is the amount of standing water in this area is a significant breeding ground for mosquitoes," Morgan said.
Morgan also said she's doing her best to keep mosquitoes at bay and wants neighbors to do the same
"Even calling mosquito control to come spray and when they do it doesn't really do much because I can't control outside water sources," she said.
Morgan was also concerned that there were many inactive pools and stagnant ponds in the area with standing water, perfect locations for mosquitoes to breed.
The last time the United States saw local spread was in 2003 in Palm Beach, Florida. However, Sarasota hasn't seen a local spread since the 1950s when the disease was eradicated in the country, according to a local health expert.
"Usually a human brings it from somewhere else and gives it to a mosquito who in turn bites somebody else and that's how we acquire it," Dr. Manuel Gordillo, an Infectious Disease doctor with Sarasota Memorial Hospital, said. "So it's a mosquito to human-human to mosquito cycle."
While health officials have not confirmed how the sickened individuals in these latest cases got infected, they've urged residents to focus on prevention.
"Mosquitoes can breed in water sources as small as a beer bottle cap, so we want to make sure we don't have tires that are collecting water, flower pots in the backyard with little plates underneath that collect water," Steve Huard, a spokesperson for the Sarasota Department of Health, said on June 21 when the second case was confirmed. "We want to make sure those are dumped so anything with standing water."
Morgan still wants to enjoy the outdoors with her family.
"I'm going to take a look at my backyard and make sure there's nothing there where mosquitoes can breed," she said. "I'm definitely going to maybe call Mosquito Control and see if they can spray because not only do I have children, I have animals that I have to, you know, make sure that they're OK."
All the patients who contracted malaria have since recovered and because these mosquitoes are common around woodlands and wet swampy places, local health officials encourage you to drain items around your property where water can pool.
Also, because this type of mosquito operates at night, wear long sleeves, pants, and mosquito repellent. If you experience any kind of flu-like symptoms, after a mosquito bite, you should seek immediate medical attention. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/malaria-sarasota-county-concern/67-0641c523-ee34-4558-b51d-077b253790ea | 2023-06-28T10:09:14 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/malaria-sarasota-county-concern/67-0641c523-ee34-4558-b51d-077b253790ea |
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. — A move to Florida abruptly turned life-changing for one couple from Colorado Springs.
Angel Chavez, 25, was in a motorcycle crash nearly two weeks ago. His family says his guardian angel was watching over him during the early hours of June 16.
"It was really scary," Chavez said. "Like I didn't know what was going on. Just waking up in the hospital, not knowing what happened, having everyone working on you."
The couple sat down exclusively with 10 Tampa Bay's Angelina Salcedo a day after the young dad was released from the hospital.
That morning, he was alone on his motorcycle. His girlfriend, Jasmine Mondragon, and their 1-year-old son were asleep at home just 10 minutes away.
"What I remember is just going like heading home and then from there to waking up in the hospital," Chavez recalled. "That's all that I really know happened. That's all I can remember."
Chavez was heading home after going out on his bike in the evening to explore his new city. The injuries he was left with will takes months to heal.
"It was overwhelming, honestly, like, the way he looked in the hospital," Mondragon said. "Now he looks a lot better than he did, but the first day I saw him, like, I had no idea what to think. He could barely talk or move at that moment."
Skin grafts cover his body. Chavez was originally taken to Bayfront Hospital before being transported to HCA Florida Blake Hospital to be placed in the burn ICU.
"It's all on my chest and my sides, both sides of my arms, and then sides of my legs all the way up to my back," Chavez said.
That pain, plus three broken ribs and collar bone won't be easy to heal.
Officials say the 25-year-old crashed while going West on Gandy Boulevard by Martin Luther King Drive around 3 in the morning.
"As new residents. I mean, this is not how we wanted to start off our journey of life," Chavez said. "We got a very warm welcoming I guess you could say, trying to stay positive with things."
The couple moved here for a fresh start and left their families in Colorado Springs when Mondragon transferred to MacDill Airforce Base. Now, neither one of them can work with Mondragon needing to be his caretaker for a few months.
"We'll have to go to Bradenton, like two to three times a week for his PT and portions of the recovery process," Mondragon said. "I'm just trying to figure out our financial situation right now."
It won't be easy and with a 1-year-old at home—they'll need support. So far Angel's mom has flown in from Colorado Springs to help them out. Their family and friends miles away are also trying to help. They're just grateful Chavez is still here.
"Luckily I was wearing my helmet. I think that's the biggest thing," Chavez said. "That's why I'm here today because that piece of equipment, like saved my life."
It is important to note Chavez said he was not under the influence at the time of the crash. Investigators are still working to figure out what happened.
If you'd like to help the family during these next few months as he works to recover, you can here. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/st-pete-dad-credits-helmet-motorcycle-crash/67-d5abfac2-e097-4654-8e3b-4c6ab1ad2934 | 2023-06-28T10:09:25 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/st-pete-dad-credits-helmet-motorcycle-crash/67-d5abfac2-e097-4654-8e3b-4c6ab1ad2934 |
LAKELAND, Fla. — A Florida woman has pleaded guilty to participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol following a rally held by then-President Donald Trump.
Corinne Montoni, 33, of Lakeland, pleaded guilty Monday to felony civil disorder in District of Columbia federal court, according to court records. She faces up to five years in prison at a sentencing hearing scheduled for Sept. 28.
Montoni was arrested in March 2021.
According to court documents, Montoni joined with others objecting to Democratic President Joe Biden’s election victory over the Republican Trump. A mob attacked the Capitol in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying election results, authorities said. Five people died in the violence.
Montoni unlawfully entered the Capitol through a broken door next to the Senate wing door on the west side of the building, prosecutors said. She made her way to the Capitol crypt, where she took several videos with her cell phone, including one video posted to her Instagram account in which she states, “We’re in the Capitol cuz this is our house – we paid for this, and they’re trying to steal it from us. Let’s go!”
According to court documents, Montoni posted on social media throughout the day about her experiences at the Capitol. On her Parler account, she wrote, “WE BREACHED THE CAPITOL OMG“; On her Facebook account, she wrote, “We are DONE with these traitors. Today, we showed them how done we are. The Capitol building belongs to Us, we the people. This is our house.”
More than 1,000 people have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for alleged crimes related to the Capitol breach, officials said. More than 350 people have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/polkcounty/lakeland-woman-guilty-participating-us-capitol-attack/67-bfdaa903-e6e3-4150-8f50-a4a578539f57 | 2023-06-28T10:09:25 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/polkcounty/lakeland-woman-guilty-participating-us-capitol-attack/67-bfdaa903-e6e3-4150-8f50-a4a578539f57 |
TEMPLE, Texas — An AMBER Alert has been issued for 7-year-old Kryslee Hernandez, who was allegedly abducted by 39-year-old Amanda Guerra on Tuesday, June 27.
According to the police, both Hernandez and Guerra were last seen in the 3100 of North 12th Street in Temple, Texas at about 11 a.m.
The alert states that Hernandez was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, shorts and and carrying around a backpack.
View an image of Guerra, the suspect, below:
Anyone with information is asked to call 9-1-1.
Also on KCENTV.com: | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/amber-alert-issued-in-texas-abducted-7-year-old-girl/500-db58ea44-2500-4454-9ba4-73523cae09e0 | 2023-06-28T10:13:05 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/amber-alert-issued-in-texas-abducted-7-year-old-girl/500-db58ea44-2500-4454-9ba4-73523cae09e0 |
Work is underway on opposite ends of the corridor, including a stretch north of University Avenue beginning near the 2500 and 2600 blocks of Main Street. Credit: Andy Milone.
CEDAR FALLS — The city will be receiving a $10 million federal grant to aid in the $31.05 million budgeted cost of reconstructing Main Street, a significant award for the generational construction project already underway and slated to wrap up in 2025.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley’s office first announced and later confirmed having received congressional notice of the grant last week from the Department of Transportation as part of the competitive program known as Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE).
The latest funding means more than half of the Cedar Falls project, from Sixth Street to just north of University Avenue, will be covered by federal dollars. The city had earmarked $2.65 million in COVID-19 relief from the American Rescue Plan Act, as well as a $2.9 million Surface Transportation Block Grant in its capital improvements program.
Although it’s not budgeted, the city had been looking at another $500,000 from the Iowa DOT’s Traffic Safety Improvement Program, as had been included in its federal grant application and had been part of discussions last year.
The RAISE program gave out funds to three Iowa projects for fiscal year 2023 and had received a boost in available dollars from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, adopted in 2021.
But the grant program is one that dates back to former President George W. Bush's administration and has been known under different names through the Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden presidencies.
“Grant awards will support significant local and regional infrastructure projects that will improve transportation and commerce. I supported the bipartisan infrastructure law to invest in Iowa communities and to strengthen Iowa’s aging infrastructure. I’m glad to see our state is continuing to benefit from this investment,” Grassley said in a statement.
City officials have declined comment on the $10 million grant until they receive official notification from the DOT likely Wednesday.
Back in December, the City Council voted 4-3 to award the $29.99 million construction contract to Peterson Contractors Inc. That was close to 40% higher than what had been projected, causing some councilmembers to call for not moving forward with the work because of the higher cost.
Main Street will go from a four- to a three-lane corridor, with travel lanes in each direction plus a center turn lane. Additionally, the signalized intersections at 12th and 18th streets and Seerley Boulevard will be converted into single-lane roundabouts, and six-foot bike lanes will be added on both sides of the street.
City officials contend the project will improve pavement conditions, lower ongoing upkeep and operational costs, enhance safety for all modes of transportation, improve traffic flow, enhance bicycle and pedestrian mobility and support economic growth and revitalization.
Along with new pavement, bus stops will be improved and sidewalks will be replaced. The sanitary sewer, water main utilities, and storm sewer infrastructure – much more than 100 years old – also will be rehabilitated. That work is the bulk of the overall cost.
Grant applications had been due Feb. 28. The $10 million grant was not formally budgeted. Its inclusion now in the funding for Main Street construction could free up funds for other city road projects, allowing them to be completed sooner.
Some of that funding was included in financial planning documents. Local option sales tax revenues account for $12.7 million, $5.85 million is from the street construction fund, Cedar Falls Utilities is contributing $3.1 million, $2.1 million comes from tax increment financing district funds and $550,000 is funded with general obligation bonds.
Supporters who wanted to move forward with the project despite the higher-than-expected cost argued for awarding the contract in December because of the potential for it to become costlier down the road.
They also had concerns about potentially forfeiting other funding as a result of a delay in getting the construction started in the spring and noted how putting off the work – especially that of the underground infrastructure related to sewer and sanitary – was seen as a risk. That's because public works officials said it was desperately needed as they explained how a catastrophic failure would put the city in a tough position.
The number of submitted RAISE applications has not been publicly released for the latest round of funding. According to the DOT, $2.25 billion was available.
During the last round, 166 applications were awarded out of 930 submitted. Typically, with RAISE, more urban municipalities have to provide a 20% match for capital construction grants. But Cedar Falls is not likely identified in that category, according to the DOT. Applications are usually provided the full request or nothing at all.
Funds were first awarded at the beginning of Obama’s first term. Back then, it had been known as the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery Program. It continued under Trump's Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development Program.
The only other Iowa municipality receiving funding is Clear Lake at $300,000 for a planning project, which includes community engagement, a corridor study, alternatives analysis, final design and environmental review for a project to evaluate a corridor.
Nine counties – Clay, Lucas, Crawford, Lee, Pottawattamie, Wright, Page, Henry and Mitchell counties – will receive $24.76 million to replace approximately nine bridges in poor condition.
Work is underway on opposite ends of Main Street, including at the intersection with Seerley Boulevard where one of three roundabouts will be added along the corridor.
Work is underway on opposite ends of the Main Street corridor, including a stretch north of University Avenue beginning near the McDonald's and Dan Deery Truck Center in the 2500 and 2600 blocks. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/government-and-politics/federal-funds-cedar-falls-main-street/article_164f10d8-1471-11ee-bf19-b326887b0b75.html | 2023-06-28T10:16:07 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/government-and-politics/federal-funds-cedar-falls-main-street/article_164f10d8-1471-11ee-bf19-b326887b0b75.html |
WATERLOO — Some people frame their retirement with accomplishments and accolades.
Kent Shankle has earned plenty of both throughout his career, but “I don’t see things that way. I love what I do, and I give it 200% every day. So for me, retiring has been a process.”
Shankle, 61, stepped down Tuesday as executive director at the Waterloo Center for the Arts and cultural and arts director for the city of Waterloo. Chawne Paige, WCA curator, has been named interim director.
Shankle has spent 28 years at the center, and 35 years working in the Cedar Valley arts community.
“It’s time to step away and let this great staff take over. It’s a wonderful place, and it’s been my home,” he said. He plans to let his life in retirement “unfold” without schedules and things-to-do lists, except spending time with his family, including two daughters and his partner, and traveling when and where the spirit moves him.
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“I’ve gone so many places and experienced different cultures, and we were able to bring back those cultures for our community to enjoy,” Shankle explained. “I’m an introvert who likes to be challenged to be extroverted and a homebody who likes to be challenged to get out in the world. I’ve been surrounded by wonderful people who pushed me to go places I never would have gone.”
He has taken numerous trips to Haiti, for example, to build the art center’s Haitian collection. It has grown from 200 pieces to more than 2,000, making it the largest public collection of Haitian art in the country.
"Kent has been a champion for preserving and promoting the arts in Waterloo. His leadership at Waterloo Center for the Arts helped orchestrate what is often reserved for larger communities in terms of the quality of exhibits and programs offered," said Mayor Quentin Hart.
Shankle, a Cedar Falls native, earned his art degree at the University of Northern Iowa. His first job in the arts was 35 years ago at the Cedar Falls Recreation and Arts Center as a secretary/receptionist, where Mary Huber was the director.
Huber mentored Shankle, eventually giving him the chance to plan a gallery exhibition. He also worked with Huber on planning, programming and fundraising for the Hearst Center for the Arts. Shankle also served an internship at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, where he realized the Cedar Valley offered wonderful resources and a chance to make an impact.
“My life really has been a series of opportunities,” he said, smiling. “It has challenged me and given me transformative experiences. Retiring has brought up so many memories of what I’ve done, the exhibitions, the events. Trying to encapsulate it all and give a bird’s eye view of the ride and my place in it as I retire is a little bittersweet.”
"Seeing the role the arts play in people’s lives has been a gift. It’s been a joy to be involved in building such incredible investments in our community as the RiverLoop Amphitheatre and Phelps Youth Pavilion.”
Shankle joined the WCA in 1995 as curator/registrar. He also designed museum publications as well as helping design and build Junior Art Gallery exhibits. He served as curator for 18 years.
Cammie Scully, the former WCA director, and Shankle shared countless adventures together, including five trips to Haiti and Mexico to research, meet artists, and select pieces for the center’s collections. When Scully retired in 2012, Shankle was named interim director and officially became director in 2013.
“Kent has done a fantastic job. His aesthetics are impeccable. He knows the collection backward and forward and, during his tenure, the collection has grown ten-fold. He’s pushed the envelope and done a wonderful job. The center looks better than ever,” Scully said.
She is thrilled that Paige has been named interim director. “I hired both of them – Kent and Chawne, and I’m super proud of both of them."
Hart praised Shankle's creative energy.
"Kent always thinks globally, drawing from various cultures and mediums to showcase locally. He is willing to roll up his sleeves to get things done, then show up to see it through. A true creative who’s left a permanent mark on the arts in Waterloo."
Shankle has served as president of the RiverLoop Association Inc., chairman of the Waterloo Public Art Committee and president of the Haitian Arts Society. He is a member of the Iowa Museum Association, Association of Midwest Museums and Main Street Waterloo design council. In addition, he sits on several boards, including Waterloo Urban Farmers’ Market.
“I will continue to help at festivals and events downtown. If someone needs me to sit in a booth and sell beverage tokens, I’ll be there,” Shankle added. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/kent-shankle-retires-waterloo-center-for-arts/article_350fbf7c-14fd-11ee-ba16-074130e25fe1.html | 2023-06-28T10:16:13 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/kent-shankle-retires-waterloo-center-for-arts/article_350fbf7c-14fd-11ee-ba16-074130e25fe1.html |
ANNAPOLIS — June 28, 2023 marks 5 years since a gunman walked in to the Capital Gazette offices and opened fire.
He killed Wendi Winters, Gerald Fischman, Rebecca Smith, John McNamara and Rob Hiaasen.
At 9:30 a.m. today a wreath-laying ceremony will take place at the Guardians of the First Amendment Memorial in Annapolis in their memory.
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The memorial sits in Newman Street Park as a reminder of what happened on June 28, 2018 and the importance of freedom of the press.
Today's ceremony features music, poetry and remarks provided on behalf of family members, staff of the Capital Gazette, and other victims of gun violence.
Five wreaths will be laid to honor the five victims.
The memory of slain reporter Wendi Winters continues to inspire the Annapolis community to give blood.
Since the shooting, two blood drives every year are held in her memory as she was a long time volunteer with the American Red Cross.
This year they added a third. The blood drive is taking place on Saturday, September 9. Click here for more information on signing up.
Since the Wendi Winters Memorial Blood Drives started 5 years ago more than 2,100 units of blood have been donated in her memory. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/victims-of-capital-gazette-shooting-to-be-honored-on-5-year-anniversary-of-tragedy | 2023-06-28T10:17:34 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/victims-of-capital-gazette-shooting-to-be-honored-on-5-year-anniversary-of-tragedy |
MAYS LANDING — A hearing is set for Wednesday for a woman accused of starting a fire that spread through three row homes last week.
Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Dorothy Garrabrant will hear arguments on whether to detain Monica Parish, of Pleasantville.
Parish, 46, is charged with aggravated arson for allegedly starting the fire that led to 10 people being rescued from the burning building last Wednesday. Three of the 10 were hospitalized.
Witnesses told police at the scene that Parish started the blaze intentionally, retaliating against a man at the location in the 1500 block of Belfield Avenue, for allegedly assaulting her.
Security at the Atlantic City Library on Atlantic and Tennessee avenues was alerted to her being at the facility last Thursday.
When questioned by police, Parish gave conflicting accounts of how the fire happened, according to an affidavit of probable cause.
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Construction has begun on TECO's 600-acre solar farm in Dundee and Lake Wales
TECO Energy is building a new solar farm on 600 acres in Polk County that will reportedly generate enough electricity from to power thousands of homes.
The utility-scale solar power plant is located in portions of Dundee and Lake Wales between US 27 and Scenic Highway and along Waverly Road.
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The project received approvals from Polk County, Lake Wales in the form of a special exception use from its planning and zoning commission as well as administrative approval in May from the city of Dundee.
According to a Tampa Electric spokeswoman, the Lake Mabel Solar plant will generate 74.5 megawatts of electricity, which can provide electricity to power 11,500 homes.
Public records show some of the land for the facility belongs to Wheeler Waverly Grove, LLC, which lists Waverly family members in Lake Placid as its managing members. Other nearby parcels are owned by Tampa Electric.
TECO currently generates 650 megawatts of electricity from solar panels - enough to power 160,000 homes, the spokeswoman said. The utility plans to double that number by the end of 2023.
TECO Energy said the Mabel Lake Solar plant will produce zero emissions during power generation, produce virtually no traffic and use minimal amounts of water to operate compared to coal-powered or natural gas-powered plants, which need large amounts of water for cooling.
Solar power has allowed the utility company to save more than 4.3 billion gallons of water at a time of statewide concern for the overuse of water, said TECO spokeswoman Cherie Jacobs.
The Mabel Lake Solar plant represents part of Tampa Electric’s significant expansion into solar energy production, Jacobs said. By the end of 2025, 17% of TECO’s energy generation will come from the sun, which is the highest percentage of any Florida utility.
"We are committed to being a good neighbor,” she said. She added little to no noise pollution as another benefit to the environment. “Thanks to our investment in solar power, Tampa Electric customers saved about $80 million in fuel costs in 2022 alone.”
The Lake Mabel Solar project will comprise some 170,000 to 200,000 panels manufactured by First Solar. She added, construction will take 12 months and require 200 to 300 workers. A substation will be built on the west side of the project to connect it to the grid.
The most solar energy produced in Florida has been from large projects by investor-owned utilities such as TECO and not from homeowners’ rooftop solar arrays.
However, large scale solar plants are seen as another potential threat to agricultural crops such as citrus, according to Dean Saunders, owner and managing director at the Lakeland commercial real estate firm Saunders, Ralston and Dantzler.
“In 2022, we tracked 38,395 gross acres of transitional sales aimed at solar-powered development in Florida,” Saunders said in his annual Lay of the Land conference presentation in February in Lakeland. That was a 146% increase from 2021, which had 15,612 gross acres.
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OCALA, Fla. – A man was found dead Tuesday evening on the side of a Marion County road, and sheriff’s officials say the death appears to be suspicious.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called around 6:35 p.m. to the 7600 block of NW 77th Terrace, near West Highway 326, for a report of a dead person on the side of the road.
Deputies located the man’s body, and said his death appeared to be suspicious but offered no other details.
Detectives are conducting an investigation to determine the man’s cause of death.
Anyone with information about the man is asked to call 352-732-9111. If you wish to stay anonymous, please call CrimeStoppers of Marion County at 352-732-STOP and reference 23-38 in your tip.
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Leslie Mart is embraced by her brother Hank Mart as they stand over a plaque honoring their late mother, Mimi VanDevender, on June 27, 2023, at the South Triangle Garden in the Joyner Neighborhood in Tupelo.
A plaque honors Mimi VanDevender, former president of the Joyner Neighborhood Association, on June 26, 2023. The plaque was installed at the South Triangle Garden in the Joyner Neighborhood in Tupelo.
Leslie Mart sits with her brother Hank Mart as they listen to Ann McMillan, President of the Joyner Neighborhood Association, speak about their mother, Mimi VanDevender, and how she loved Tupelo, her neighbors and neighborhood on Monday afternoon during a small memorial ceremony honoring VanDevender at the South Triangle Garden in the Joyner Neighborhood Monday afternoon.
Friends of Mimi VanDevender gather on June 26, 2023, afternoon during a small memorial ceremony honoring the late president of the Joyner Neighborhood Association.
Leslie Mart is embraced by her brother Hank Mart as they stand over a plaque honoring their late mother, Mimi VanDevender, on June 27, 2023, at the South Triangle Garden in the Joyner Neighborhood in Tupelo.
A plaque honors Mimi VanDevender, former president of the Joyner Neighborhood Association, on June 26, 2023. The plaque was installed at the South Triangle Garden in the Joyner Neighborhood in Tupelo.
Leslie Mart sits with her brother Hank Mart as they listen to Ann McMillan, President of the Joyner Neighborhood Association, speak about their mother, Mimi VanDevender, and how she loved Tupelo, her neighbors and neighborhood on Monday afternoon during a small memorial ceremony honoring VanDevender at the South Triangle Garden in the Joyner Neighborhood Monday afternoon.
Friends of Mimi VanDevender gather on June 26, 2023, afternoon during a small memorial ceremony honoring the late president of the Joyner Neighborhood Association.
TUPELO — Members of the Joyner Neighborhood congregated Monday afternoon to unveil a plaque memorializing a beloved neighborhood association president who died earlier this year.
Naomi “Mimi” Moss VanDevender died March 16 after an extended illness. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, VanDevender arrived in Tupelo in 2015 and became deeply involved in the community. She took particular interest in the Joyner Neighborhood Association, eventually serving as its president.
A plaque honoring VanDevender’s contributions to her community was placed at the “South Triangle” green space at the intersection of Oak Ridge Drive, Maxwell Street and Hamlin Avenue on Monday afternoon. A small group of neighbors and friends gathered in the area for the quick ceremony.
The plaque — bright gold with understated black lettering — reads, “In loving memory of Mimi VanDevender.”
Below that, the plaque reads, “Who loved her neighborhood and worked diligently to make it a better place to live.”
Joyner Neighborhood Association President Ann McMillian praised VanDevender for her volunteerism and support throughout the years and said the plaque’s simple statement defined her character well.
“Mimi was a mother and a friend,” she said. “She was a volunteer and a neighbor. She loved this adopted neighborhood more than 90% of people who have lived here forever.”
Leslie Mart, VanDevender’s daughter, and son, Hank Mart, both attended the ceremony and spoke. The siblings affirmed their mother’s love for her neighborhood and the people who live there.
“I appreciate everyone being here,” Leslie Mart said. “It really warms my heart that she was loved and appreciated by so many.”
Mart, who like her mother has served as the Joyner Neighborhood Association’s president and currently sits on the Tupelo Planning Committee, said she can look on her life and pinpoint from where, precisely, her spirit of volunteerism sprang.
“It was from my mom,” she said. “From the time we were young, she was involved. Through a lot of her volunteerism, she set an incredible example for me and my brother.”
Hank Mart, who lives in Florida but traveled northward for the ceremony, echoed his sister’s sentiment.
“She will be missed,” he said. “She loved being here. She loved helping people. She was a good fit for this community.”
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A Texas Silver Alert has been issued for a 77-year-old woman who was last seen in Princeton on Tuesday, officials say.
According to the Princeton Police Department, officials are searching for Olivia Garcia, who was last seen at 1 p.m. in the 300 block of Timbercreek Court in a gold 2011 Chevrolet Malibu with TX License Plate CN7F173.
The vehicle has damage to the rear driver's side, police said.
Police said Garcia, who has been diagnosed with a form of cognitive impairment, is described as a white female who is 5'5" and weighs 123 lbs. She has blonde hair, brown eyes, and was last seen wearing unknown clothing.
According to police, officials believe that Garcia's disappearance poses a credible threat to her health and safety.
Anyone with information regarding Garcia's whereabouts is asked to contact the Princeton Police Department at 972-736-3901.
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Swimmer's itch can turn an afternoon of fun into a uncomfortable, itchy few days. Know what your risks are and how you can treat a case of swimmer's itch, should you be so unlucky.
Swimmer's itch is a skin rash that can appear within minutes, or up to two days after swimming or wading in infected water. It looks like small pimples or blisters and can be accompanied by tingling, burning or itching. Just like with chicken pox, scratching can lead to secondary bacterial infection.
The cause of swimmer's itch are parasites known as schistosomes. There are lots of different species of schistosomes and each has a preferred host, usually birds like geese and ducks or small mammals like muskrats and raccoons.
The larval form of these flatworms is known as a cercaria. Cercariae can burrow into the skin of a person, but the larvae soon die. This triggers an allergic reaction in the skin.
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Swimmer's itch is common in bodies of water worldwide, and is spread when the eggs of the parasite are dropped into bodies of water, usually through an animal's waste. The eggs hatch in water and become free moving and capable of burrowing into skin. It is most common during the summer swimming season.
Snails are common hosts to the cercariae. Swimmer's itch infection is most common in shallow, marshy areas with lots of vegetation. It's an ideal home for the snail, and therefore parasites are abundant. Seek out open, sandy beaches, and be aware that snails and their parasites live comfortably in shallow water.
Swimmer's itch can not be transferred from person to person, and there are ways to protect yourself.
Check for posted signs on bodies of water indicating the water quality levels. While Iowa DNR's beach conditions report does not indicate if swimmer's itch is present, it does track cyanobacteria outbreaks that could be deadly to pets and people.
Rinse off with clean water after swimming and towel dry. Children are more likely to be affected by swimmer's itch because they generally don't towel dry and prefer to play in shallow water. The rinsing and drying can dislodge parasites before they burrow in and cause a reaction.
If you contract swimmer's itch, be careful not to scratch as opening the blisters can allow infection into the skin. Treat the affected area with calamine lotion, corticoid itch relief cream or cool compresses. Baking soda paste or colloidal oatmeal baths can soothe uncomfortable skin, as well.
The welts from swimmer's itch last up to a week and can be treated at home. If your rash lasts longer than a week or is accompanied by increasing redness or pain, see a doctor for treatment.
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Petoskey to seek snowmaking equipment for Winter Sports Park
PETOSKEY — It was a bad year for snowfall in the area, and Petoskey city officials have an idea on how to ensure there’s plenty of snow in the future for sledding, skiing and skating.
The Petoskey City Council approved an application to Emmet County on Monday to use American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to purchase snowmaking equipment for the Winter Sports Park.
“We have an opportunity to partner with Emmet County, as they’ve dedicated some funds to local municipal projects,” said city manager Shane Horn. “That deadline is approaching July 1. That’s a $50,000 grant opportunity that we can match up to $100,000. As our discussion ensued, I pulled out of that discussion that there seemed to be some consensus to move forward with projects at Winter Sports Park … I’ve heard all about really neat stories about that asset that we have in our community.”
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This past winter, a lack of natural snowfall only allowed the park to open at full capacity with its outdoor skating rink and sledding hill for a few weeks.
“As we all know, last winter was challenging from the standpoint of being able to provide winter activities at the park,” Horn said. “There’s a number of things that we’d like to try to enhance at the park.”
While parks and recreation officials have talked about contouring the hill to create tubing runs or installing a magic carpet or tow rope, “those things don’t really matter if we don’t have snow,” Horn said.
“We would like to proceed with a request to Emmet County to participate with that grant opportunity and utilize those funds to seek some snowmaking equipment, whether that’s portable equipment or maybe a few stationary fan-based units that will allow us to build up a base, not only for the hill but also to get us started on the rink itself to support that activity as well,” Horn said.
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Councilmember Brian Wagner said he has heard feedback from the community that the city should do more for their parks.
Councilmember Tina DeMoore added that the Winter Sports Park provides easy access to winter activities to a large portion of the community.
“I think, to my mind, the use of ARPA funds we’re looking to the extent possible to benefit everybody because that’s why these funds came into our community,” she said. “And we often talk about the ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) population or people without means to be able to perhaps go to local ski hills and that sort of thing and this is an opportunity for persons of all wealth ability to access these opportunities.”
The council unanimously approved the application for the purchase of snowmaking equipment and related infrastructure for the Winter Sports Park in a 4-0 vote, with Mayor John Murphy absent.
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'I can hold both': How these LGBTQ+ Hoosiers find community, comfort in Christian spaces
Pastor Ben Snyder’s tears began to flow midway through his sermon.
“God is love,” he read from 1 John. “We love him because he first loved us.”
Snyder, the lead pastor at Carmel Friends Church, was so moved by the verses that he choked up several times from his place at the pulpit. He scanned his congregation of about 30 other Quakers and spoke of God’s love – sprawling, everlasting, unconditional – with as much conviction as he could muster.
“God loves you,” he said. “Even when you don’t feel it, you should know it.”
From the back of the church, Emily Allan believed him. She never took her eyes off Snyder: Not even her fussing 7-month-old daughter could tear her attention away.
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Raised Catholic, Allan, 28, understands the love of a higher power. She’s felt it every day for as long as she can remember, enamored by her faith from a young age.
As a child, she absorbed sermons and Sunday school teachings, admired the intricate church décor and committed her prayers to memory. Catholicism brought her comfort, safety and ritual, along with a close-knit community in the suburbs of Mishawaka.
Three truths had revealed themselves by the time Allan was 16. The first, she always knew: God loved her. The second, she knew too: She loved her faith. The third, she came to understand later: She was gay.
The Catholic faith considers homosexuality to be a mortal sin, Allan said, though she didn’t agree. After a lengthy search for a solution – some way to marry two integral parts of her identity – she left the Catholic church at 17.
But hasn’t stopped her from crossing herself on occasion, attending Mass on holy days or turning in times of distress to the rosary she keeps in her daughter’s diaper bag. It hasn’t stopped her from loving God and knowing he loves her.
Allan, still deeply spiritual, holds her truths in tandem – even after leaving the religious tradition she was raised in. She’s long since embraced her sexuality and continues to find comfort in the church: a sacred space for her.
“Going to church is (like) getting a hug from my mom,” Allan said. “It’s one of the most selfish things I have in my life.”
Hers is a balance many in the LGBTQ+ community have struck. Despite perceived dissonance between some conservative Christian institutions and the community, evolving practices in some denominations have not only allowed individuals to survive those spaces but thrive within them. More than 4 million LGBTQ+ American adults identify as Christians, according to UCLA's Williams Institute.
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That hasn’t always been the case: The typical narratives on faith and sexuality drive a wedge between the two, with more evangelical, conservative religious groups condemning same-sex relationships as incompatible with their teachings. Some denominations of Christianity, including most Baptist and Methodist churches, have specifically prohibited same-sex unions within their congregations, ostracizing and excluding LGBTQ+ members.
Nick Brown has seen the dynamic play out over and over again.
“The story of unaccepting families and church communities and hostile faiths and self-loathing and being mistreated, it’s just like a drumbeat,” Brown said. “It’s so sticky and so hard to change.”
Brown, 42, is a therapist at the Damien Center, Indiana’s oldest AIDS service organization. He grew up in an evangelical Methodist church, attending Sunday school as a child and weekly services into adolescence, and he received a master's in counseling from the Denver Seminary.
As a gay man raised in church, Brown knew firsthand of the often-volatile relationship between evangelical Christianity and the LGBTQ+ community. As someone educated in the faith and working through a faith journey of his own, he knew it didn’t have to be that way.
Two years ago, Brown began spearheading Indy Pride’s Interfaith Celebration, a gathering inviting members of the LGBTQ+ community to share their faith stories, to change the oft-repeated narrative. This year’s event, held at Riverside Park on June 4, saw around 20 people from multiple religions convene in a group setting – celebrating spirituality in all its forms.
“We can affirm ourselves by being present with each other,” Brown said. “I don’t know of a faith base that doesn’t seek community.”
A personal definition of faith
Sporting a rainbow jumpsuit and with her husband and children in tow, Allan spoke at the celebration of her childhood in Catholicism to an adult life in the Quaker church. Rebekah Ryan, quietly observing under the pavilion, listened.
Raised in the Missouri Synod denomination of Lutheranism, Ryan, 34, was accustomed to community. In her small Wisconsin town, the church was as much a social structure as it was a spiritual one.
With the Lutheran tradition constantly encouraged and reinforced, Ryan said she never wrestled with church principles or guidelines – even ones that excluded LGBTQ+ people. But with a more liberal understanding of Lutheranism and a wider peer network at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, she started to grapple with everything she’d been taught growing up.
Ryan never questioned her core faith, though – not when the rules felt a little too restrictive, not when she met her first queer friends, not even when she came to terms with her own sexuality amid isolation of the pandemic. Her belief in a higher power, one that accepted her and loved her unconditionally, remained.
“I kept getting these affirmations, that I’m going to say are from God, that were just like, ‘Yes. You are whole. You can be a full, complete person,’” Ryan said. “I can hold them both with both hands.”
A new sense of community further bolstered her faith, she said. She found a network of people navigating similar dynamics with the Q Christian Fellowship, a series of online support groups for Christian members of the LGBTQ+ community, and she’s since joined the congregation at Northminster Presbyterian Church.
What’s emerged is a fluid, ever-changing understanding of faith, Ryan said, strengthened by the confidence she gained in embracing her identity as a lesbian. To regard her sexuality and her faith as separate, movable parts is an impossible task, she said.
Jesus Christ – the one she knows and regards as an example – would never ask her to do that anyway, she said. Christianity isn’t about following the rules or staying in bounds, Ryan said: It’s about loving others as Jesus did.
Sometimes, Ryan practices her faith through traditional church attendance. Other times, it manifests in her passion for activism or even just being outdoors.
“I’m still feeling God powerfully, even more so than when I was doing all the ‘right’ things,” Ryan said.
Allan, though a regular church attendee, worships in a number of other ways outside the pews. She threw herself into volunteering when she wasn’t with a congregation, emulating the spirit of Christianity with community outreach, and she talks to God even when she’s away from the church.
The Quaker faith preaches a more personal, direct relationship with God than other Christian sects, which often use priests or pastors as conduits for God’s message. Snyder, who holds a master’s degree in practical theology with a concentration in Quaker studies, said this teaching means Quaker churches are often more welcoming to members of varied backgrounds than other Christian denominations.
“We believe that the Holy Spirit is still trying to work with people,” he said. “It kind of invites this intimacy with the divine.”
Leading with love
Through Snyder and his congregation, Allen has found a new church family. Her nonbinary 10-year-old attends the youth ministry with the children of other members, and her 7-month-old recently completed her dedication ceremony.
With an accepting and affirming church to turn to, Allan knows she isn’t living in sin. The teachings in the Quaker faith place love at the forefront – something her God would never condemn.
“All I’ve ever done is love everyone,” Allan said. “Nowhere does it say, ‘Don’t love someone.’”
But queer people can’t always reach that realization, especially in a sometimes-vitriolic culture. Some convert to a faith tradition more accepting than the ones they grew up in. Others abandon faith entirely.
Allan understands why: God may love unconditionally, but she knows not everyone in religious institutions feels the same.
“Churches are made of people,” she said. “I can’t guarantee that every single person is going to be welcoming and accepting.”
These exclusionary attitudes have impacts that spread far outside houses of worship, with legislation targeting the LGBTQ+ community filed in Indiana and across the country. Both traditional divides and contemporary strife have, at times, made Allan more hesitant to say she’s a Christian than to say she’s gay.
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Though relations have improved between Christian communities and the LGBTQ+ community (a 2020 Pew Research Center study reported 76% of U.S. Catholics believe society should accept LGBTQ+ individuals, for example), Allan knows hate and fear still linger. She worries especially for her kids, whom she’s raising in the Quaker faith.
But the positive example Allan aims to set instead is working, she said. Her child and a friend left Indy Pride confused by the anti-LGBTQ+ protesters across the street, wondering how someone could use the Bible to justify exclusion.
“They’re both sitting there like, ‘That’s not right. That’s not who God is,’” Allan said. “They could not comprehend a world in which God hates.”
That world doesn’t exist, Allan said, because at the core of Christianity is love. It’s why she, Ryan, Brown and others at the intersection of faith communities and the LGBTQ+ community still practice.
Allan still looks to Scripture as comfort. The creation story in Genesis is one of her favorites.
“God gets to the end of it and goes, ‘It was good,’” Allan said. “He made humans, and they were good. And that’s good to remember.”
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Channel 11 has learned a girl in Washington was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital after accidentally shooting herself.
Washington County dispatchers told WJPA Radio that a girl, believed to be about 15 years old, accidentally shot herself with a gun around 9:15 p.m. Tuesday.
It happened in the 200 block of Ridge Avenue, Washington.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Rain and storm chances will be higher Wednesday in Central Florida.
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Some of the storms could even be severe.
We will also be very hot on Wednesday.
Many in our area will see high temperatures in the mid-90s.
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MIDLAND, Texas — The Literacy Coalition of the Permian Basin, Midland Boys and Girls Club, and Diamondback Energy partnered up with Rope Youth to give back to the community through their 'Feed and Read' program.
The kids were not only able to grab a book, but 325 meals were provided to these kids in total as well.
"We want to make sure learning never stops and that is always important at the home, while they're not in school, and so that is one of the goals with them taking these books home," said Corporate Affairs Director at Diamondback Energy Erin Bailey. "Hopefully they can read it with a parent or a sibling, a grandma, whoever they're at home with during the summer months and keeping that learning and mind engaged."
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MIDLAND, Texas — The Midland College Board of Trustees held their final meeting of the school year to finalize the approval process for their school's new President Dr. Damon Kennedy.
Dr. Kennedy will take over the reins on July 3, and is thrilled to be able to continue to serve the students, faculty and the community of Midland College.
"I'm going to be putting a survey out here very shortly on www.MidlandEDU in hopes that people will chime in with some thoughts that they might have and i'm looking forward to sitting down with and talking with folks around the community," Dr. Kennedy said. "Looking forward to students and faculty and staff as well to ensure that everybody is clear on where we're headed and make sure I have all information I need to make decisions."
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IDAHO, USA — After "significant" fire activity over the weekend, Idaho's wildfire season is starting and wildland firefighters are ready to keep the Gem State's lands and people safe.
July 2 marks National Wildland Firefighter Day. Ahead of it, agencies from across the country gathered at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise to honor and remember wildland firefighters.
National Wildland Firefighter Day is a time to recognize all wildland firefighters and acknowledge their sacrifices. It falls on the Week of Remembrance, which honors and remembers those who have fallen in the line of duty.
"Our wildland firefighters are the epitome of public service," Meagan Conry, deputy assistant director of the Bureau of Land Management's Fire Program said. "Dedicated men and women who meet the call of responding to wildland fire."
A call to help protect communities, livelihoods, and landscapes - answered by wildland firefighters across many different agencies who gathered at NIFC - the nation's support center for wildfires.
"It is an interagency effort, and we can't do it without our partners," Jerry Perez, the national director of fire & aviation management for the U.S. Forest Service said. "We all have to work together to make this successful."
Some of the groups that work together to fight wildfires include the BLM, Forest Services, and Department of Lands.
Even military personnel can be deployed to fight fires, like Lt. Lane Harwell - an executive officer with the 23rd Brigade Engineer Battalion at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington, who was deployed to fight the Dixie Fire in California.
"We spent about 30 days there actually putting in firebreaks. We put out a couple of spot fires, and then did some land rehabs for some Native American land near Quincy," Lt. Harwell said. "How they operated out in the field on their patrols is very similar how we operate, so it was very easy to mesh with them."
National Wildland Firefighter Day is designed to recognize and acknowledge the difficult work that wildland firefighters do in hazardous conditions.
"Wildland firefighting is inherently dangerous, and there have been too many losses," Conry said. "It's our time to focus on remembering those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, as well as continuing that learning culture of trying to do everything that we can to be as safe and effective as possible in meeting the wildland fire mission."
A mission that's been growing longer with each passing year.
"We talked about the fire season. Nowadays, it's the fire year," Perez said. "So, our firefighters are out almost year-round, working extremely long hours in very difficult situations. So, to take this time to recognize them is really key."
With temperatures heating up, and the Fourth of July weekend approaching, fire managers are stressing the importance of fire safety.
"Be careful, be wise, be safe," Boise Fire Chief Mark Niemeyer said during Tuesday's press conference at NIFC. "Attend local fireworks shows, as opposed to your own fireworks show in the foothills or other areas that are fire prone."
Perez says about 90% of all wildland fires are caused by humans.
"The other thing is thinking about where you're at and the activities you're doing," Perez said. "It is as simple as thinking about when you're having a barbecue - not throwing your coals on the ground but getting rid of them in a safe manner."
This is the second year that National Wildland Firefighter Day is being recognized.
Governor Brad Little also proclaimed July 2 as Idaho Wildland Firefighter Day.
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GARDEN CITY, Idaho — June is Idaho Wine and Cider Month. To honor the skill, KTVB is highlighting the stories of women in the Gem State who are making their mark on the industry, in the series: Women in Wine.
Melanie Krause is the co-owner and head winemaker for Cinder Winery. Krause said she took her interest in agriculture and turned it into a career. The Boise native found her calling in the world of wine when her then-boyfriend, now-husband, moved to Washington.
“Once I realized how close we were to the Washington vineyards and wine industry, I knew that would be my career,” Krause said. “From that point on, that's what I’ve been focused on.”
Krause is one among the many female winemakers in the Treasure Valley.
“I don't know why there's such a high number of women winemakers in Idaho versus other states,” Krause said. “Being a winemaker, being a woman winemaker in Idaho, it just doesn't feel unusual that I’m surrounded by fellow awesome women winemakers.”
Harvesting change in more ways than one - Krause and her husband began Cinder Wines in Garden City, 17 years ago.
“I love the seasonality and the changing that winemaking does…no year is the same. The wines change, the weather changes. there's always something a little new, something new to be learned,” Krause said.
Similar to the changing of the seasons, Krause said she's seen a notable change in interest in Idaho’s wine industry.
“I think having seen and partaken in having the Idaho wine industry grow, and really gain in momentum and reputation, has been really gratifying,” Krause said.
Making wine in and for the Gem State is something Krause hopes Idahoans will continue to enjoy long past the bottle of wine.
Krause added, “I feel really fortunate to have been part of it and I think it'll continue our reputation...and continue to grow.”
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The family and friends of Roots Collective co-founder and activist Daniel Agnew gathered to celebrate his life Monday afternoon at the New Jerusalem Primitive Baptist Church in Miami.
The 34-year-old Chicagoan died in a multicar crash June 15 on Interstate 95 in Miami while heading home after working late to complete a printing order for his business, Roots Printing. During the service, loved ones shared their respect for his character and praised his commitment to helping people.
Theresa Agnew, Agnew’s mother, explained that her son became involved with and a leader in activism after reading about African American history, and decided to put his knowledge into action. His older brother and co-founder of Black Men Build, Phillip Agnew, expressed his admiration for Agnew’s strength and caring heart.
Agnew’s death has broken the hearts of the hundreds of people he touched with his Black apparel line, Roots Clothing, and efforts to empower Black Miami, working with other local organizations. The young entrepreneur established Roots Collective in 2015 with his business partner and close friend, Isaiah Thomas, in Liberty City near Black Men Build.
The brothers came to Miami after Trayvon Martin was killed in 2012 and organized Dream Defenders to fight at the front lines of gun reform. They continued their activism a decade later and worked to educate the community.
According to Thomas, the organization focused on growing self-sufficiency and economic growth in Black and brown communities and bridged Black culture and activism. Roots Collective eventually expanded its resources during the COVID-19 pandemic to create Village Free(dge) to feed homeless individuals and families.
Daniel Agnew engaged with small businesses and community members to establish solidarity. He and other leaders hosted local events at the Roots Blackhouse to celebrate Juneteenth and Miami Art Week, and also used the space for youth enrichment after-school programs and summer camps.
The Liberty City activist accomplished great feats within and outside the community despite a difficult past, leaving home at 16 and as a two-time felon, a fact he often shared online.
Phillip Agnew concluded the service by encouraging others to pay homage to his brother’s legacy by completing the mission he began many years ago. | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/life-of-businessman-and-activist-daniel-agnew-honored/article_841f3662-1541-11ee-a42c-db79abb7a75a.html | 2023-06-28T11:55:16 | 0 | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/life-of-businessman-and-activist-daniel-agnew-honored/article_841f3662-1541-11ee-a42c-db79abb7a75a.html |
Broward County Transit and the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center have created an interactive map showcasing 24 places that mark pivotal moments in the county’s Black history – and the bus routes that can take you there.
Many of the sites represent firsts for the area’s Black American community. The Victory Theatre in Fort Lauderdale, for example, opened in the 1940s, hosting greats such as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and B.B. King, and now survives at 541 NW Fifth Ave. as the Victory Black Box Theatre.
The map features capsules of history about Dr. James Sistrunk, the first Black doctor to practice in Broward County. He joined with the area’s first Black surgeon, Dr. Von D. Mizell, to start the first hospital to serve the Black community, which opened in 1938 at 1409 NW Sixth St.
The 15-bed Provident Hospital was later demolished, but the L.A. Lee YMCA/Mizell Community Center was built on the same site and now has a place on the map of Broward’s Black history.
Also on the map are locations that left their mark in ways that reverberated not just locally, but across the state – like the Fort Lauderdale wade-ins that started 62 years ago on July 4. Visitors can dip a toe into the waters where Black bathers were once relegated to cool off and visit the home of the woman who organized the protest that ultimately won them access to all South Florida beaches.
Broward County’s “colored beach” was established in 1954, but without a road leading to it, it was accessible only by ferry – and there were no restrooms once you got there. A 1960 federal court order had given Miami’s Black residents the right to go to any public swimming facility, but police didn’t enforce that right and facility owners continued to discriminate, according to an account of the wade-in protests in the Global Nonviolent Action Database, housed at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.
So Mizell, his protégé Eula Johnson, an unidentified Black adult and four Black college students put the federal court order to the test on Independence Day 1961 at a Fort Lauderdale beach, along with a handful of others. They were met with a threatening police force, ax-wielding KKK members and catcalling white beachgoers, according to accounts.
No violence ensued, but the city filed suit against Mizell, Johnson and the NAACP to stop the wade-ins that continued on through August, as a marker that now stands in Fort Lauderdale attests. On July 11, 1962, the city’s suit was rejected, and a turning point in the effort to desegregate public facilities was reached.
Now, the Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park is on Broward’s Black history map. The barrier island offers amenities for a typical day at the beach.
Johnson’s former residence is also on the map – now known as the “Eula Johnson House,” the structure located at 1100 NW Sixth St. in Fort Lauderdale has been made into a museum.
Don Mizell, the nephew of the pioneering doctor, spent years lobbying lawmakers to rename the state park in honor of his uncle. He says he fears that much of the area’s history of struggling against segregation will disappear with his generation.
He recalls sitting in a portable classroom in the middle of a field when he was called up to be part of a new experimental high school in Davie: Nova High School. Mizell, who eventually graduated from Harvard Law School, and a handful of others were the first Black students to walk into a white school in 1963.
That was because the Ford Foundation, which was underwriting part of the school’s cost, was pushing for this “school of the future” to include Black students, he said.
Officially, Broward County history says that school desegregation happened by court order in 1971.
“It’s a good start,” Mizell said of the Black history map. “But it’s absolutely not complete.” | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/project-maps-key-spots-in-broward-county-black-history/article_b8e1e1e0-158e-11ee-aef5-73b530f8d297.html | 2023-06-28T11:55:22 | 1 | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/project-maps-key-spots-in-broward-county-black-history/article_b8e1e1e0-158e-11ee-aef5-73b530f8d297.html |
SAN ANTONIO — A young driver had to be extricated from his vehicle and was taken to the hospital in critical condition after he rolled over his vehicle, police say.
Officers and firefighters responded around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday to the 9100 block of N Loop 1604 W for reports of a rollover crash.
When first responders arrived at the scene, they found a young man trapped inside his vehicle after a single-vehicle crash.
Police say the young man was driving on the access road near the Bandera exit from 1604 heading west when he rolled his vehicle over multiple times.
The driver had to be extricated by SAFD and was taken to University Hospital in critical condition.
There was no indication of intoxication by drugs or alcohol and no other vehicles or people were involved, according to police.
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Here's what to know about Fourth of July activities and events in Eddy County
Fourth of July celebrations start early this year in Eddy County as the United States of America celebrates its 247th Independence Day.
The theme of the 2023 City of Carlsbad’s Fourth of July celebration is ‘America the Beautiful Independence Day Celebration.’
Here are some things to do in Eddy County for the Fourth of July.
Freedom Fest starts Independence Day festivities in Carlsbad
At 2:30 p.m. July 1 at the Beach Bandshell music from Red Sky starts off the festivities with five concerts throughout the day and night.
At 4 p.m. The County Line Band takes the stage followed at 5:15 p.m. by The Cody Zane Wells Band. At 6:30 p.m. Last Child performs and at 7:45 p.m. the Ethan Cole Band wraps up the night.
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Car show, gospel music, night golf, highlight day two
At 8 a.m. July 2 at the Lake Carlsbad Beach is a car show along with coffee, also at 8 a.m. July 2 at the Train Bridge near Friendship Park is the Star-Spangled Paddle.
At 10 a.m. July 2 at the Beach Bandshell is Morning Worship with the Brooks Brothers.
At 8:30 p.m. at the Lake Municipal Carlsbad Course is the GLOW Miniature Golf Tournament.
Night music and boat parade makeup day three
At 7 p.m. July 3 at the Beach Bandshell, DJ G. Money provides two hours of music, and at 9:15 p.m. at the Lake Carlsbad Recreation Area is the Carlsbad Electric Boat Parade.
Independence Day all day in Carlsbad
At 8 a.m. July 4 at the Carlsbad Prep Academy, floats and entries line up for the Fourth of July Parade.
At 9 a.m. July 4 the parade departs down Church Street then heads to Canyon Street and ends near the Eddy County Courthouse. For more information on the parade call Carlsbad MainStreet at 575-628-3768.
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At 10 a.m. July 4 at the Cavern Theater in downtown Carlsbad is a World War II, Korean and Vietnam Veterans Ceremony.
At 3:30 p.m. July 4, Grupo Maladad begins music at the Beach Bandshell. At 4:45 p.m. Stranded takes the stage followed at 6 p.m. by “Elvis and Patsy Cline: Back in Baby’s Arms." At 7:15 p.m. Grupo Veneo wraps up the musical performances.
After dark July 4 near the Carlsbad Beach area is the annual fireworks show.
Artesia starts Independence Day with golf scramble
At 7 a.m. July 1 at the Artesia Country Club, the Artesia Chamber of Commerce hosts the annual Firecracker Golf Scramble. Call the Artesia Chamber of Commerce at 575-746-2744.
At 8 a.m. July 4 at Jaycee Park, the Changing Lives Coalition sponsors the Star-Spangled Dash, and at 9 a.m. also at the park is the 4v4 volleyball tournament. For registration information call 575-703-1406.
At 9 a.m. at Bulldog Bowl, is Artesia’s annual Fourth of July Parade. From Bulldog Bowl the parade loops around and ends at Eagle Draw Park.
At 9 p.m. at Jaycee Park is the fireworks show.
Mike Smith can be reached at 575-628-5546 or by email at MSmith@currentargus.com or @ArgusMichae on Twitter. | https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2023/06/27/eddy-county-fourth-of-july-activity-guide-in-carlsbad-artesia-1776-independence-day/70351876007/ | 2023-06-28T12:09:39 | 0 | https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2023/06/27/eddy-county-fourth-of-july-activity-guide-in-carlsbad-artesia-1776-independence-day/70351876007/ |
Could oil and gas tax collections in Eddy County exceed $100M at the end of FY '23?
Oil and gas tax collections in Eddy County could exceed $100 million by the end of the 2023 fiscal year, according to data from the Eddy County Finance Department.
“We’re going to break $100 million for the first time,” said Eddy County Manager Roberta Gonzales during the June 21 Eddy County Board of County Commissioners meeting in Carlsbad.
“We have two more months to go in collections."
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Through the end of April - 10 months in the 2023 fiscal year - 2023 Eddy County collected $99.7 million in oil and gas taxes. That's nearly $72 million more in collections than the prior five fiscal years.
Fiscal years in Eddy County start July 1 and end on June 30.
During the month of April, the county collected $7.5 million in oil and gas tax revenues from business conducted in January among Eddy County’s oil and gas operators.
County oil and gas tax collections are based on the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) light sweet crude oil.
WTI prices varied in January from $72.84 to $81.62, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Oil and gas tax collections rise since 2019
Eddy County’s oil and tax collections increased from $28 million nearly five years ago to $99.7 million so far during fiscal year 2023.
WTI prices have fluctuated from 2019 through June 23 of this year, according to EIA. Prices in 2019 ranged from $48.52 a barrel to $65.70 a barrel. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, prices ranged from negative 37.63 to $63.27, noted the EIA.
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During 2021 WTI prices ranged from $47.62 a barrel to $84.65 a barrel. Last year prices ranged from $78.23 to $122.11 and so far in 2023 prices ranged from $67.61 to $83.26.
“The price always fluctuates. Oil price volatility is an ongoing story,” said Chris Erickson, economics and international business professor at New Mexico State University.
He said oil companies need the WTI price to average around $60 a barrel to make new oil wells profitable.
Erickson said it is difficult to forecast long term prices for WTI. He expects prices to range from $60 a barrel to $70 a barrel.
Gonzales said oil and tax collections and property tax revenues are the main funding sources for Eddy County government.
Through April Eddy County was 136 percent above of its original budgeted collections for 2023. The county spent 71 percent of budgeted expenses through April of this year, said Jessica Stygar, interim finance director.
Mike Smith can be reached at 575-628-5546 or by email at MSmith@currentargus.com or @ArgusMichae on Twitter. | https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2023/06/27/eddy-county-oil-and-gas-tax-collections-could-exceed-100m-in-2023-oil-development-wti-oil-prices/70342944007/ | 2023-06-28T12:09:46 | 0 | https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2023/06/27/eddy-county-oil-and-gas-tax-collections-could-exceed-100m-in-2023-oil-development-wti-oil-prices/70342944007/ |
High heat and fire danger close portions of Guadalupe Mountains National Park Wednesday
Parts of the Park to remain open.
Continued hot and dry weather across southeast New Mexico and far west Texas prompted closures at Guadalupe Mountains National Park starting Wednesday.
In a press release, the National Park Service (NPS) announced overnight camping at all 10 wilderness campgrounds within the park was prohibited.
Permitting of overnight trips in the wilderness was suspended until further notice, according to the release.
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All trails in the Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness would be closed to public use. McKittrick Canyon Road and the McKittrick Canyon Visitor Center will close.
The Dog Canyon developed area, including the Indian Meadow Nature Trail and Dog Canyon Campground are scheduled to be closed.
The Frijole Ranch Road, the Frijole Horse Corral Campground and the Frijole Ranch Museum will close, noted the press release.
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Some parts of the Park to remain open
The Pine Springs area, including the Pine Springs Visitor Center, Campground and Trailhead remain open.
Trails in the Pine Springs area are open for day use only, including, Guadalupe Peak, Devil’s Hall and Pinery.
The Salt Basin Dunes trailhead and trail remain open; caution is advised due to heat risk, according to the release.
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Break from hot weather?
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Midland, Texas issued an excessive heat warning for most of southeast New Mexico and west Texas through Tuesday night.
Tuesday’s high at Guadalupe Mountains National Park was forecast at 98 degrees, according to an NWS forecast.
Temperatures were forecast to cool down to 88 Saturday and rain chances were possible Sunday and Monday with daytime highs around 92.
Mike Smith can be reached at 575-628-5546 or by email at MSmith@currentargus.com or @ArgusMichae on Twitter. | https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2023/06/28/high-heat-dry-weather-prompts-closure-of-portions-of-guadalupe-mountains-national-parks/70360108007/ | 2023-06-28T12:09:52 | 1 | https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2023/06/28/high-heat-dry-weather-prompts-closure-of-portions-of-guadalupe-mountains-national-parks/70360108007/ |
The N.C. General Assembly approved Tuesday a bipartisan Senate bill that would bar anyone under age 18 from donating blood without the permission of a parent or guardian.
The Senate was required to approve a technical change made by the House to Senate Bill 389, titled “Raise the age for donating blood.”
The House passed the bill by a 105-0 vote on June 22, while the Senate initially voted 47-1 in favor on May 2.
The bill goes to Gov. Roy Cooper, who has 10 days to sign SB389, veto it or let it become law without his signature. The legislation goes into effect when it becomes law.
SB389 was submitted by Sen. Ralph Hise, R-McDowell, and a leading Republican advocate for significant health-care reform in North Carolina. Listed as a co-sponsor is Sen. Julie Mayfield, D-Buncombe.
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State law currently allows those age 16 to donate blood with parental permission, while 17-year-olds can give blood without parental permission.
The law applies to blood donations made “to an individual, hospital, blood bank or blood collection center.”
State law does not permit those under age 18 to sell their blood.
High school-sponsored blood drives have been a staple for donations for decades, primarily to help address constant shortages of donated blood. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/nc-legislature-approves-raising-age-for-blood-donations/article_d970d5c8-1544-11ee-b716-3becd4fd00a3.html | 2023-06-28T12:10:32 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/nc-legislature-approves-raising-age-for-blood-donations/article_d970d5c8-1544-11ee-b716-3becd4fd00a3.html |
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young on Wednesday will provide an update on a recent increase in gun violence.
Young will speak at the Daytona Beach Police Department headquarters at 1 p.m.
The police chief will discuss the department’s strategies dealing with gun violence and the recent increase in cases.
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World's Attic Thrift Shop in downtown Sarasota committed to sustainability, community service
As part of the missions arm of the Mennonite Church, the Beneva Road store reinvests in communities and values recycling, repurposing, and re-using high-quality items at affordable prices.
The World's Attic Thrift Shop located in the heart of Sarasota is making waves in the community with its mission of giving back locally and promoting sustainable practices.
As a part of the Mennonite Central Committee, the missions arm of the Mennonite Church, the World's Attic Thrift Shop, 700 N. Beneva Road, is committed to recycling, repurposing, and re-using an extensive selection of high-quality, gently used items at affordable prices, allowing customers to find unique treasures while minimizing their ecological footprint.
The thrift shop also is committed to reinvesting in the community, channeling its resources to support causes and organizations close to home. The World's Attic Thrift Shop regularly send items to ministries like One More Child to benefit foster families and those marginalized by society.
"We are immensely proud of the positive impact World's Attic Thrift Shop has had on the Sarasota community," said Sharon Appel, manager of World's Attic Thrift Shop. "Our commitment to recycling, repurposing, and re-using is not only helping the environment but also allowing us to give back locally and extend our support to communities in need.
Recognizing the importance of extending support beyond geographical boundaries, the World's Attic Thrift Shop has established connections with Haitian churches in Belle Glade and Immokalee, sending excess inventory to support their efforts in serving their communities. The World's Attic Thrift Shop also is actively involved in contributing to a nonprofit thrift shop in Wauchula, helping the community to access affordable goods and enjoy the benefits of sustainable shopping.
"Through our partnerships and collaborations, we are creating a network of goodwill that benefits everyone involved," Appel said.
By making a purchase or donating items, individuals can contribute directly to the thrift shop's mission and help make a positive difference in the lives of those in need. For more information, visit worldsattic.org or contact Appel at 941-330-0065 or worldsattic@gmail.com.
Submitted by Sharon Appel | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2023/06/28/sarasotas-worlds-attic-thrift-shop-committed-to-sustainable-shopping/70337343007/ | 2023-06-28T12:10:47 | 1 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2023/06/28/sarasotas-worlds-attic-thrift-shop-committed-to-sustainable-shopping/70337343007/ |
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – The American Red Cross is assisting a Marion County family after their mobile home burned down Tuesday evening.
The fire was reported in the 6000 block of SW 57th Court, just outside of Ocala. Marion County fire crews were called to the fire around 5:20 p.m. and the first to arrive deemed it “90% involved.”
Photos shared on Marion County Fire Rescue’s social media show flames eating through the structure’s carport area as firefighters moved in.
No injuries to civilians or firefighters were reported after the fire was taken down and two searches of the mobile home were performed, the post states.
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Higher interest rates not hampering Lakewood Ranch sales as new development sells quickly
Fears that higher interest rates would cause a real estate slowdown don't appear to be affecting Lakewood Ranch sales, as one of the newest projects in the master-planned community sold a year's worth of lots in the first 60 days since the project came to market.
Claudine Leger-Wetzel, vice president of sales and marketing for Naples-based Stock Development, said the company has already hit the yearly sales goal, selling 85 of the 94 available lots in Wild Blue at Waterside.
The robust sales have the development company looking at how to bring phase two to market later this year, advancing the schedule by six months.
"A lot of folks were talking about a little bit of a downturn,” she said of economic worries six to nine months ago. “I’ll tell you that in the first 60 days we sold the whole year’s goal.”
Local real estate statistics, compiled and maintained by the Realtors Association of Sarasota and Manatee, point to a market where prices remain high, even as more homes remain for sale longer.
The median sales price in May remained above $500,000 for a single-family home in both Sarasota and Manatee counties, even as the the number of properties for sale in the two-county area has more than doubled over the past 12 months.
The president of the local Realtors association noted a continuing return a more normal pace in the resale housing market after the off-the-charts demand for Florida real estate dominated the industry after mid-2020.
"In the ever-changing real estate landscape of Sarasota and Manatee, we are seeing a balance between slight upward and downward trends across most of the metrics we measure," 2023 RASM President Brian Tresidder said in a news release on May's real estate statistics. "Manatee County's single-family homes witnessed their highest number of closed sales in one month since June 2021, which shows us that with high home values and higher interest rates, there is still buyer demand in our area."
While the resale market continues to as a "seller's market," according to Realtors, several communities in Lakewood Ranch, Wellen Park and other large home developments throughout the region are competing for buyers willing to wait while a home is built.
Wild Blue is Stock Development's second Lakewood Ranch community. The company continues to develop The Lake Club, which is planned for more than 700 homes.
Leger-Wetzel said once fully built out, Wild Blue will have 505 homes on 550 acres in Waterside Place, one of the first residential Lakewood Ranch developments in Sarasota County. The price point for the homes in Wild Blue start at $1.5 million and go into the high $3 million to $4 million range, she said.
Leger-Wetzel, a real estate professional for decades in Southwest Florida, said the quick sales pace can be attributed to Stock Development's attention to detail and ability to provide buyers the amenities they seek.
At Wild Blue the standout feature is a 25,000-square-foot clubhouse. This will be staffed and provide indoor and outdoor dining service, which Leger-Wetzel said helps the amenity package stand out.
"So, a lot of projects won’t do that because of the cost to build it and cost to staff it," she said. "We know our buyers want to stay in their community, have cocktails at the pool and dinner at the clubhouse."
But, she said, in recent years buyers have been demanding other activities besides drinking and eating options.
She pointed to card rooms, a movie theater, golf simulator, billiard rooms, "state-of-the-art" fitness center and even a "high-end putting course" that all help attract buyers to a "luxury resort lifestyle"
“I think gone are the days when people will only have an afternoon at the bar," Leger-Wetzel said, preferring more active options.
As the sales effort begins to roll out for phase two of Wild Blue, Leger-Wetzel said plans call for several one-acre lots where custom homes could be sold in the $4 to $5 million price range.
"We’re fortunate that we have a good infrastructure team and great partners who are working really hard to make that happen," she said.
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Sarasota Memorial breaks ground on $75 million research and education building
New education building could open on 100th anniversary of hospital's founding
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System broke ground Tuesday on a five-story, $75 million Research and Education Institute on Arlington Road, as part of the SMH-Sarasota campus.
When it opens in 2025, the 80,000-square-foot facility will house Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s clinical and graduate medical education programs, clinical research division and a simulation center for advanced hands-on training.
Sarasota Memorial Hospital, which started its internal medicine residency program in 2017 and is affiliated with Florida State University College of Medicine, is already considered among the top 40 teaching hospitals in the United States, as ranked by Fortune/Merative.
It grew from an initial class of 13 residents to 39.
The milestone marks “a major step forward in our ongoing efforts to provide us with the highest level of care and expertise in research, in education, in innovation,” SMH Chief Medical Officer James Fiorica told a crowd of more than 60 at the groundbreaking, held on the site of the former Doctors Gardens medical office building. “We stand here today and you can envision a five-story building, a five-story facility that’s going to provide an exceptional, state of the art environment for research, for clinical and graduate medical education.
“It’s going to include a medical library, it will also include a simulation lab – a simulation center for hands-on clinical experience for training in a safe environment.”
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System President & CEO David Verinder said the centralization of the educational and research programs will enhance the medical professionals’ ability to work collaboratively. Now, the education and training programs are housed in separate locations inside the hospital.
That will, in turn free up space in the main hospital for expanded patient care.
SMH Chief Academic Officer Wilhelmine Wiese-Rometsch said that consolidation will help enhance the depth of interdisciplinary education.
“Just being together is going to further enhance the quality of our scholarship, of our research tremendously,” she added.
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SMH and FSU launched an emergency medicine residency program in 2019 with 9 slots that has since grown to 27 residents.
The hospital also has two palliative care fellowships.
"We provide top quality education, which is so critical for our physician recruitment,” Fiorica said. “We’ve been so successful that our trainees, we maintain nearly 50% of our residents and fellows that graduated have come back to practice in Sarasota Memorial, in Sarasota and nearly 70% of our graduates have remained in Florida.
“We feel that the program has been successful and will only get better as we expand and multiply.”
The retention rates Fiorical referred to were based on the internal medicine residency program. Between 2020 and 2023, 48 physicians graduated from the SMH internal medicine program, with 44% remaining in Sarasota County with privileges to practice at SMH, including chief residents.
In total, 69% of the class chose to stay in Florida – which is a higher than the statewide percentage tracked by the American Association of Medical Colleges.
According to the AAMC, more than 63% of the physicians who trained in Florida from 2012 to 2021 remained in the state.
In the emergency medicine residency program, there have been 18 graduates from 2022 to 2023, with seven of those, or 39% staying at SMH and 61% staying in Florida.
Two of the six graduates of the SMH Palliative Care fellowship between 2021 and 2023 stayed at SMH, while four of the graduates chose to stay in Florida.
“The secret to that is if you’re able to provide them exceptional training in a superlative clinical learning environment, they’re likely to stay,” Wiese-Rometsch said. “They talk with other peers across the country and see the level of support they get here and I think that is really critical in that we do provide that amazing clinical learning environment for them. It’s so collaborative that you have people – even outside specialties that aren’t part of the training program are amazing.”
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City Council approves 70-foot building to replace hurricane-damaged Venice Theatre tower
The Venice City Council on Tuesday approved a plan for Venice Theatre to increase the height of the fly tower that was destroyed in September by Hurricane Ian to 70 feet to allow for more modernized productions and safer conditions for staff and volunteers working on its shows.
The council approved a special exception to allow the reconstruction of the company’s main theater to top the previous building height of 46 feet. The damaged tower was added to the building in the 1980s.
By comparison, the historic bell tower on the southwest corner of the building on Tampa Avenue rises 50 feet, while the nearby Waterfront apartment building is 93 feet and the Costa Brava building to the west is 85 feet. The fly tower on the Venice Performing Arts Center at Venice High School is 85 feet.
The fly tower, or fly space, is an area that rises above a theater stage where sets and mechanical elements of a production can be stored. Backdrops and set pieces can be hoisted above the stage until they are needed in a performance.
The council voted 7-0 to approve the added height after two local residents raised concerns about whether approval might eventually lead to other taller buildings being approved in the downtown core.
“This is a height exception applicable to this property alone,” said attorney Jackson Boone, who has been representing the theater in a series of public hearings intended to move forward with reconstruction of the damaged building.
“If the Venice Theatre isn’t special, nothing is,” Council member Helen Moore said before the vote on the height exception.
Council member Jim Boldt said he overcame his initial concerns about the height and wanted to see the project move forward because of the theater’s “economic impact to the downtown area.” Since the hurricane, the theater reopened with more limited seating capacity, which he said has affected nearby restaurants and other businesses. “That to me also helps say this really is important to our community.”
And council member Rachel Frank said, “I’m thrilled as community members and visitors traverse over the north bridge they will be welcomed by the statement that we support our non-profits to the full extent possible.”
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The fly tower was one of the first things drivers see as they drive onto the island from U.S. 41 Bypass.
Before the vote, the council heard a report from the city staff that the project met guidelines after the council previously approved changing the zoning designation covering the theater property from Venice Avenue to Downtown Edge, which allows for a taller structure.
Boone said the higher fly tower has “multiple benefits. For those who are patrons, it increases the quality of shows and the experience.” A more important benefit, he said is “it will increase safety. It will meet industry standards.”
In the past, Boone said, those performing maintenance of the fly loft "had to be harnessed in and fly out over the stage. With this proposed height, that will no longer be required."
Architect John Bryant, principal at Sweet Sparkman Architecture and Interiors, said the new structure will occupy the same footprint but gain 10 feet. It will have a catwalk with safe stairs, he said. The firm also is working to minimize the design impact of the bigger structure.
“We want to enhance the pedestrian experience, and balance the size of the fly loft with the existing architecture of the theater,” he said, noting that the historic bell tower is intended to be the “dominant element catching your eye.”
Murray Chase, who has led Venice Theatre since 1995 as either artistic or executive director, told the council that the theater’s board of directors voted Monday to name him the restoration supervisor to oversee completion of the project. Kristofer Geddie, who has been with the theater for 15 years and has served as general manager for six, was named executive director.
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Chase later said that after the project is completed, he will retire, something he was planning to do sooner before the hurricane hit.
The theater will next make a presentation July 13 to the Historic and Architectural Preservation Board to win approval of the design element of the project. “That is for them to make sure the aesthetics of the architect’s design are within the code and follow the guidelines.”
But he said the approval of the taller fly tower allows construction to begin as soon as possible. “This was a big one,” he said of the vote. “We are now filing permits for the first big phase now that we know what we’re building.”
Some other work is still needed, including Florida Power & Light moving a transformer and burying some powerlines before construction can proceed.
“Once all the permits are secured, they will start rebuilding from the stage floor up,” said Chase, adding he hopes work can start by late July or early August. Once work begins, it will take about a year to construct the building, add the various electrical elements and furnish the structure with theatrical elements needed for future productions.
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Cal Fire to open new center in the Redding area
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is opening a new fire center in the Redding area. The new location, though, won't feature big, red fire engines with lights and sirens.
Cal Fire plans to open the center within the next few weeks and staff it with a "type 1 crew" that fights fire by building fire line using hand tools and chain saws in areas that bulldozers can't reach, according to Gabriel Trull, a Cal Fire battalion chief.
Because the crew has grown to 40 members, it has outgrown its current location in Whitmore, Trull said. Cal Fire will lease the property, which formerly housed a Victor Treatment Center for youth with "specialty mental health needs."
The number of fires in recent years in the Anderson-Happy Valley area was also a factor in choosing the new location at 855 Canyon Road, a Cal Fire official said in April.
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Cal Fire has long used incarcerated inmate crews, but the new crew will be made up of "firefighter 1's" who are non-inmates, Cal Fire said. Trull said new fire center will be similar to ones in Modoc and Glenn counties.
The new center also will give Cal Fire the option to increase the number of crews operating in the Shasta County area, Cal Fire said.
"During critical fire weather or at times of increased incident activity, the (Cal Fire) unit can utilize off-duty crew members to staff a total of three separate firefighting hand crews," the agency said in a news release.
In late 2019, Victor announced it was closing its residential group homes and non-public school facility in Redding, a move that affected 60 children and 90 employees. A Cal Fire official said in April that another reason for moving to the new site is the number of fires in recent years in the Anderson-Happy Valley area.
Last year, Cal Fire opened a new $7 million, 10,000-square-foot fire station in Anderson on Riverside Drive, between Interstate 5 and Highway 273. The 3-acre property was donated by Sierra Pacific Industries donated the 3-acre property to the county.
In addition to fighting fires, the crews at the Canyon Road center also will conduct fuel-thinning projects, Trull said.
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Peoria's LGBTQ community, affordability gain national attention with TV news segment
PEORIA – Peoria has once again made the national news due to the promotional efforts of a local woman.
A two-minute video touting Peoria as an affordable haven for people who identify as LGBTQ aired on the "CBS Evening News" on June 26.
Angie Ostaszewski, who has been making TikTok videos promoting Peoria’s affordable housing for several years, talked about how more and more people are relocating to Peoria not only to buy a house, but also because it's a safe haven for the LGBTQ community. Illinois is rated among the top 14 states in the U.S. for having laws and policies that make life easier for the people who identify as LGBTQ, according to the Movement Advancement Project.
“When I first started making TikToks about Peoria, it was about 'improve your quality of life,’ but in the last six months, people are relocating here more for survival, and that’s such a different kind of conversation," she said.
During the pandemic, when remote work became widespread, Peoria began getting new residents from the East and West coasts where housing prices are prohibitively high. Some of these new residents became aware of Peoria through Ostaszewski’s TikTok videos. Today, while affordability is still a big driver, politics has become increasingly important. A number of the Peoria's newest residents have fled some of the 21 states that have recently passed anti-LBGTQ legislation.
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So far, Ostaszewski takes credit for the addition of 360 people to the Peoria population in the last three years. Real estate agent Mike Van Cleve, who was also featured in the CBS segment, helped a number of them buy homes. About one third of the 80 homes he sold last year were to out-of-staters who moved to Peoria after seeing Ostaszewski’s TikTok videos.
Peoria's affordability is helping many people achieve a dream that has long been out of reach. According to statistics presented by CBS, LGBTQ folks and people of color are statistically less likely to own homes because of discrimination and wealth gaps — only 50% LGBTQ adults own homes vs. 70% non LGBTQ adults, and 47% Black households own homes vs. 71% white households.
As a member of Peoria's LGBTQ community, trans artist Alexander Martin, told CBS how important home ownership is to her.
“I'm Black and trans — and visibly so — so having a space where I can come in and recharge, I’m ready to face the world again.”
Leslie Renken can be reached at (309) 370-5087 or lrenken@pjstar.com. Follow her on Facebook.com/leslie.renken.
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Peoria approves money for wayfinding signs downtown. Here's how much they'll cost the city
Wayfinding signs are coming to downtown Peoria.
On Tuesday night, the Peoria City Council approved a plan to build 72 wayfinding signs in 11 different designs in downtown Peoria for a cost of $683,000.
Public Works Director Rick Powers told the council "these are not standard signs" in response to a question from Councilmember Andre Allen as to why they were so expensive. Powers said the city did extensive research and "due diligence" into finding high quality signs for the project.
Powers explained these signs will likely include QR codes on them that people can scan to give them information about businesses in the area. Those businesses could possibly advertise through the QR codes, bringing the city revenue, he said.
Some of the cost for the signs, Powers said, will also come from construction concerns, which include drilling into concrete and avoiding utilities underground.
Councilmembers raised concerns about how the signs will be accessible for people who are visually impaired.
Powers said putting Braille on the signs was considered but, given the signs will be outdoors, a sound signal would be more useful. Both Braille and sound are still being considered, however.
To put a sound signal on the signs would change the "scope of the project" as far as cost was concerned, Powers said. That cost is unknown, but he said the city can get an estimate.
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TEMPLE, Texas — An AMBER Alert has been issued for 7-year-old Kryslee Hernandez, who was allegedly abducted by 39-year-old Amanda Guerra on Tuesday, June 27.
According to the police, both Hernandez and Guerra were last seen in the 3100 block of North 12th Street in Temple, Texas at about 11 a.m.
The alert states that Hernandez was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, shorts and and carrying around a backpack.
View an image of Guerra, the suspect, below:
Anyone with information is asked to call 9-1-1.
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WATERLOO — Prosecutors are asking the court to hold onto the case of a 13-year-old girl accused of two counts of attempted murder even after she turns 18.
The girl is currently charged as a juvenile for trying to kill her mother and her mother’s boyfriend in a Feb. 15 shooting at a Leavitt Street apartment.
On Monday, officials with the Black Hawk County Attorney’s Office argued to pursue the case under Iowa’s Youthful Offender statutes. The move would allow the adult court to retain jurisdiction after she turns 18.
The girl’s attorney is resisting the request.
Monday’s hearing was closed to the public at the request of the Juvenile Public Defender’s Office, which also asked the court to allow the girl to testify outside the presence of her mother.
A ruling on the matter will be issued at a future date.
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Authorities allege the mother had attempted to review the girl’s phone for suspicious activity. When the girl found out, she retrieved a 9 mm Taurus handgun and shot her mother’s boyfriend in the face while he slept, authorities said.
She then pointed the pistol at her mother, but the weapon malfunctioned, according to authorities.
The girl then dropped the gun and left. Police found her a short time later. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/court-weighs-juvenile-attempted-murder-case/article_da34019c-1463-11ee-825f-afc6ffb7a342.html | 2023-06-28T12:22:37 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/court-weighs-juvenile-attempted-murder-case/article_da34019c-1463-11ee-825f-afc6ffb7a342.html |
DULUTH — Dozens of people packed into the performance theater at Zeitgeist Teatro to see the film “Seeking Asylum” on June 20 for World Refugee Day. They watched the harrowing journey of a mother who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to seek asylum for her and her family, but after the film’s conclusion, they listened to stories closer to home.
The Interfaith Committee for Migrant Justice , which organized the event, presented a panel of three asylum seekers who now live in the Twin Ports. Originally from Afghanistan, the Ivory Coast and Russia, the panelists detailed their own journeys to the United States. The News Tribune is referring to some refugees only by first name at their request to protect their privacy.
Halima served in the Afghani military for five years before the Taliban took over in 2021. “It was like the end of the world,” she said of the fallout. As a woman who served in the former government’s military, Halima said she was in danger.
Before she left Afghanistan, she and 57 other military women stayed in a safe house where they shared one bathroom for three months. From there, she went with a group of women to Qatar, then Fort Dix, New Jersey, and finally a camp in Philadelphia, where they were invited by the United States Citizenship and Immigration services to go to a sponsorship circle in Duluth. After a few days of consideration, Halima and three other women decided to go.
Other panelists crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to seek asylum. Ariuna Abasheeva, originally from Russia, arrived in Duluth with her now-10-year-old son, Vova, two years ago. They left Russia, in part, because of racism they faced because of their Mongolian ethnicity. “In Russia, we have big problem with racism because Russian people don’t respond to Asian people, like me, or Muslim from Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan,” Abasheeva said.
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After first moving to Korea, Abasheeva decided to take her chances crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without a visa because the Russian government would fight against her getting a tourist visa, she claimed. She went from Tijuana, Mexico, to arrive at the U.S. border, where she was met by a lawyer who helped her and spoke to an officer with a list of names.
Abasheeva was prepared to be detained for two or three days, but instead, after some questioning, she was allowed to cross the border and go into quarantine after only 12 hours.
However, other migrants get detained for much longer periods. Moussa, the panelist originally from Ivory Coast, said he fled his home country because he wanted to be safe. “I crossed many, many, many, many countries before I came here,” he said.
After crossing into the U.S., he spent time in various detention centers, ultimately landing in a Louisiana detention center where he stayed for eight months before coming to Duluth.
“This detention thing is horrendous,” said Michele Naar-Obed, a member of the Interfaith Committee for Migrant Justice. “And for somebody who has gone through what they've gone through in their country and be under the impression that they can come here to be safe and then to be treated like a criminal, to be handcuffed and marched before a judge without any kind of legal representation, is just insane.”
She said getting more sponsors — a person or family who takes responsibility for an asylum seeker in meeting immigration requirements — developed could help get more people out of detention. To that end, the Interfaith Committee for Migrant Justice is looking into establishing a welcome center to train sponsors, as well as offer a safe space and resources for asylum seekers.
“We know Duluth is not going to be a big hub … but we can be a sub-hub,” Naar-Obed said. “I mean, there are all kinds of groups and agencies and things out there that we're hoping a welcome center could help us to connect.”
The Interfaith Committee for Migrant Justice has a sponsor support meeting the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at Peace Church in Duluth, where they invite anyone interested in becoming a sponsor to ask questions. They can be reached at icmjtwinports@gmail.com . | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/asylum-seekers-in-twin-ports-share-stories | 2023-06-28T12:28:57 | 0 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/asylum-seekers-in-twin-ports-share-stories |
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- More than 750 people picked up job applications at Duluth City Hall yesterday for work at the new federal minimum-security prison proposed for the city. The Federal Bureau of Prisons has recommended the Duluth Air Force Base as the site for a 500-bed prison.
- More jobs in the construction and trade industries helped lower Douglas County's unemployment rate to 15.9% in May, down from 17.5% the month before. Meanwhile, Wisconsin's unemployment rate in May hovered near 11 percent for a fourth consecutive month.
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- A boys' industrial home, where wayward youth of St. Louis County can be placed by the juvenile courts, will be built at the county work farm. Boys placed at the industrial home will be instructed in farming, dairying, mechanical work, and basic educational subjects.
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WEST BADEN SPRINGS, Ind. — Following the severe weather that ripped through most of Indiana, the West Baden Springs Hotel in French Lick suffered significant hail damage to the hotel's roof.
The hotel has been hard at work repairing the damage from Sunday's hailstorm. Crews have been replacing the paneling of the historic atrium's roof. During the repairs, the hotel has closed the atrium to the public for the time being but stresses that the rest of the resort is open to visitors.
Photos captured by the hotel staff show several holes of varying size in the windows of the atrium's roof.
The resort's golf courses saw significant damage to the fairways. Both the Donald Ross Course and the Pete Dye Course had their greens pocked with holes from the hail.
After just a couple of days, the greens of both golf courses have since had their grass replaced and are now ready for golfers.
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Shreveport Police Department loses one of its own
The Shreveport Police Department is mourning the death of one of its own. On June 24, K9 Harrie, 7, sustained a heat related injury that resulted in his death.
At approximately 4:15 p.m., K9 handler Sergeant Jeff Hammer and his partner Harrie responded to assist a patrol officer in locating a suspect who fled from a stolen vehicle following a pursuit.
Harrie tracked the suspects and during his pursuit sustained his injury. Harrie was rushed to the Animal Emergency Clinic and efforts were made to save him, but he ultimately succumbed to his injuries.
According to the Shreveport Police Department, Chief Wayne Smith and the Shreveport Police Department would like to thank everyone at the Animal Emergency Clinic for their life-saving efforts.
Harrie served the citizens of Shreveport since Jan. 1, 2018, and at one point in his career was deemed a "lost cause." With the help of Hammer and the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Department K9 trainers, Harrie was turned into an exceptional K9 and became one of the most sought after K9s in the area.
The Shreveport Police Department said, "please keep Sergeant Hammer, the K9 team, and everyone who loved Harrie in your thoughts and prayers."
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Average daily flows
Snake River at Jackson 284 cfs
Snake River at Palisades 11,777 cfs
Snake River at Heise 12,762 cfs
Snake River at Blackfoot 5,429 cfs
Snake River at American Falls 13,803 cfs
Snake River at Milner 3,007 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.
As of June 27 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/average-daily-streamflows/article_b8b5077a-1515-11ee-aeb4-bb7a62b8bf88.html | 2023-06-28T12:46:06 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/average-daily-streamflows/article_b8b5077a-1515-11ee-aeb4-bb7a62b8bf88.html |
The Jerome County Board of Commissioners has announced the appointment of Cy Lootens to the position of Jerome County clerk.
Lootens will fill the role held by Michelle Emerson for the past 16 years. Emerson is retiring July 3.
After interviewing with the Jerome County Republican Central Committee, and later with the Jerome County Commission, Lootens was chosen to fill the position of county clerk. He will be sworn in on July 5.
Lootens has been the election director for the Jerome County Clerk’s Office for the last nine years, and has conducted the election process in Jerome County more than 30 times.
Lootens was born and raised in Idaho, and has lived in Jerome for the past nine years. He received a college degree in political science from Boise State University.
Together, Lootens and his wife, Lanae, have an 8-month-old son, Carter. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/jerome-county-names-new-clerk/article_b9087ce8-153d-11ee-b02f-a368db413224.html | 2023-06-28T12:46:12 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/jerome-county-names-new-clerk/article_b9087ce8-153d-11ee-b02f-a368db413224.html |
West Side Story is taking the stage for JuMP Co.’s 40th anniversary.
The musical theater group for youth will present the musical, known as a modern-day version of Romeo and Juliet, Thursday through Saturday at the Roper Auditorium in Twin Falls.
Corrine Benavides, president of JuMP Co., said West Side Story hadn’t been presented by the group since the 1990s.
The show, set in Manhattan’s Upper West Side during the 1950s, pits rival teenage gang members the Jets, made up of white Americans, against the Puerto Rican Sharks, as they struggle for control of their neighborhood. Conflict and hate tries to keep true love apart.
With a cast of 55, and another dozen youths working behind the scenes, the production has turned into something beautiful, Benavides told the Times-News over the phone as she assembled makeup kits for cast members for an upcoming dress rehearsal.
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“It’s above and beyond what people would expect from a youth theater program,” she said.
Rehearsals, which began in May, haven’t consisted solely of running lines, singing and dancing, but they have been accompanied by teaching moments. Director Ryker Harris, taking cues from West Side Story’s themes of love striving to rise above hatred, and the danger of racism, has spoken to cast members about those subjects.
“He (Harris) has done a great job of teaching that hate and anger is what causes division,” Benavides said, and that cast members can have a positive impact on the community.
A scene that will send audience members on a rollercoaster of emotions, board member Alli Martin said, is when male lead character Tony visits girlfriend Maria after he killed her brother in a gang fight. In the original production, it’s just them on stage, accompanied by the well-known song “Somewhere.”
Harris adjusted the scene to where all the cast members take the stage in a dreamlike sequence. The song Somewhere projects the hope that someday they can be together and peace will prevail, Benavides said.
“I cry every time I watch it,” she said.
In addition to the music and touching moments, audience members can expect lots of dancing.
Even choreographer Kiah Carpenter didn’t realize how extended the dance numbers are, and coupled with Leonard Bernstein’s jazzy sounds and Latin rhythms, it can be a complicated production to pull off, even for adults, Carpenter said.
“There are so many styles of dance,” even ballet, she said.
JuMP Co. is a scholarship-driven group, and during the Saturday matinee performance, more than $4,600 in scholarships will be announced for high school seniors in the group.
Founder Marty Mead, who started the group in 1984 to give local youth more opportunities in musical theater, is also expected to be in attendance at the Saturday afternoon show. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/jump-co-marks-40th-anniversary-with-west-side-story/article_ba4bb2a2-1513-11ee-83cb-a7ec7b5f4bcb.html | 2023-06-28T12:46:18 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/jump-co-marks-40th-anniversary-with-west-side-story/article_ba4bb2a2-1513-11ee-83cb-a7ec7b5f4bcb.html |
Grayson Stone of Twin Falls has announced his candidacy for City Council Seat No. 2 in the upcoming November elections.
Stone serves as a member of the Twin Falls Planning and Zoning Commission and is the chair of the Twin Falls Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
Stone was also a founder of the Magic Valley Pediatric Cancer Coalition and served as the board’s chair in 2020. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/stone-announces-run-for-twin-falls-city-council/article_de41ff0e-151d-11ee-96d7-7bce92ac060d.html | 2023-06-28T12:46:25 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/stone-announces-run-for-twin-falls-city-council/article_de41ff0e-151d-11ee-96d7-7bce92ac060d.html |
June 28 is Paul Bunyan Day, honoring everyone’s favorite lumberjack. Chop a tree down in his honor! (We’re KIDDING about that part. Plant a tree instead.)
The Kenosha Pops Concert Band performs “Stately Splendor,” starting at 7 p.m. on the band shell in Pennoyer Park, on Seventh Avenue at 35th Street. The program is filled with pieces from the band’s extensive music library that celebrate different U.S. states. The Hungry Five German band will perform pre-concert music starting at 6:15 p.m. Admission is free.
Bristol Woodstock tonight features a soul/acoustic performance by Clarissa Sings, performing 6 to 8 p.m. in Bristol Woods County Park, 9800 160th Ave. Admission is free. Audience members should bring lawn chairs and/or picnic blankets.
Head to Rustic Road Brewing Company, 5706 Sixth Ave., for Music Bingo, starting at 7 p.m. It’s free to play, and there are PRIZES.
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The 2023 season of Aquanuts Water Shows continues in Twin Lakes. The free water-ski shows are 6 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays (through Sept. 2) in Lance Park, 55 Lance Drive in Twin Lakes. aquanutwatershows.com.
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is hosting the 28th Parkside National Print Exhibition, on display through July 28 in the Emile H. Mathis Gallery. The gallery is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. Admission is free. For more details, go to www.uwp.edu/therita/artgalleries.cfm.
Dig into some local history today at the Kenosha History Center, 220 51st Place. The History Center is open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-area-events-for-wednesday-june-28/article_ceb9654e-14f6-11ee-9817-ab7824b494c7.html | 2023-06-28T12:52:48 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-area-events-for-wednesday-june-28/article_ceb9654e-14f6-11ee-9817-ab7824b494c7.html |
The Kenosha Pops Concert Band takes audiences on what Conductor Craig Gall calls “a musical travelogue of the United States,” featuring tunes celebrating the various states, from one of the earliest — Connecticut, which joined the Union on Jan. 9, 1788 — to No. 50 Hawaii, which became a U.S. state on Aug. 21, 1959.
Also on the program: Greg Berg, the band’s master of ceremonies, will sing “Over the Rainbow,” about a girl and her dog traveling to Oz — which we consider a state of mind more than an actual place.
Tonight’s program “should appeal to audience members of all ages,” Gall said. And, in keeping with the unofficial theme of the summer season, the concert features “a lot of tunes that haven’t seen the light of day for several years,” he added.
One of those “rarely heard numbers” honors our own state: the 1917 “Wisconsin Forward Forever March” by John Philip Sousa, dedicated to the faculty, students and alumni of the University of Wisconsin. A second Sousa piece — “The Minnesota March” — celebrates our neighboring state.
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Audience members should listen for unusual solo parts — including duck calls — in the novelty tune “The Roosters Lay Eggs in Kansas.”
The piece, by composer Mayhew Lake, was Sousa’s favorite encore when his band performed. “Lake wrote a wide range of music, from marches to novelty songs to opera — this is definitely in the novelty category,” Gall said.
Gall will also conduct:
Two polkas — the “Pennsylvania Polka” and “California Polka.” The latter piece “came from the Whoopee John book of polkas,” Gall said. “Whoopee John” Anthony Wilfahrt had a polka band in Minnesota and began recording commercially in the 1920s. He was the second act to sign with the U.S. division of Decca Records in 1934 (the first act was Bing Crosby). Over the course of his professional career, he recorded nearly 1,000 songs.
California is also represented with “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” which became singer Tony Bennett’s signature song.
Ferde Grofe’s “On the Trail” from “The Grand Canyon Suite,” an orchestral work from the 1930s. Fans of the movie “A Christmas Story” will recognize this tune as Ralphie’s BB gun theme.
“Tennessee Salute,” arranged by Jay Dawson, a medley featuring four tunes associated with the state: “Your Cheatin’ Heart” by Hank Williams, featuring Eric Weiss on the trumpet; “Wabash Cannonball”; “Chattanooga Choo Choo”; “The Tennessee Waltz”; and “Rocky Top.”
Highlights from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Oklahoma,” arranged by Paul Yoder.
A jazzy arrangement of “Indiana (Way Back Home Again In)” by Ballard Macdonald and James F. Hanley, featuring Jacob Myers on trumpet and Chip Millholland on clarinet.
“Second Connecticut Regiment,” a march by David Wallace Reeves, dedicated to the Second Regiment of the Connecticut Army National Guard.
Assistant Conductor Kathy Ripley leads the band on:
Henry Fillmore’s “Men of Ohio” march. Fillmore, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, composed the march in 1921 and dedicated it to fellow Ohio native President Warren G. Harding. “Fillmore thought this was a pretty good march, and he thought by dedicating it to the president, it would get more attention,” Ripley said.
Clare Grundman’s “Kentucky 1800” a medley of traditional tunes associated with the state.
“Songs of Aloha,” a 2014 medley featuring three popular Hawaiian songs: “Hawaiian Wedding Song,” “Hawaiian War Chant” and the signature song from Hawaii, “Aloha ‘Oe.”
Hoagy Carmichael’s classic “Georgia on My Mind.” | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-pops-performing-stately-splendor-program-on-june-28/article_f5a73f66-14f9-11ee-8c54-e70cb24224ed.html | 2023-06-28T12:52:49 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-pops-performing-stately-splendor-program-on-june-28/article_f5a73f66-14f9-11ee-8c54-e70cb24224ed.html |
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires will still be with us today. Air quality is expected to gradually improve though, especially on Thursday as a good chance of showers and storms returns. Full details on the smoke and the rain in our latest forecast video.
Stock your car first aid kit with these essentials for summer road trips
1. Bandages
Small cuts and scrapes are common during road trips, especially if you plan on camping or hiking. Grab a variety pack of adhesive bandages to quickly address minor injuries and protect wounds from dirt. This 300-piece variety pack from Curad includes antibacterial, heavy-duty, and waterproof bandages in a variety of shades and sizes.
2. Gauze Pads and Tape
Hopefully you don't get a larger wound, but if you are in a more serious accident it’s helpful to have gauze pads and tape on hand. If you have an injury that’s too large for an adhesive bandage, apply the gauze directly to the wound to control bleeding and secure it with tape until you can seek medical attention. This Rite Aid variety pack includes sterile gauze pads and tape.
3. Alcohol Prep Pads
Keeping an injury sterile will help it heal faster and reduce the risk of infection. When you’re on the road, soap and water might not be available, so keep some alcohol prep pads, like these wipes from Ever Ready , on hand.
4. Anti-Itch Soothing Balm
While insect repellent is probably already on your packing list, bug bites and stings are inevitable if you spend enough time outside in the summer. This pocket-sized tin of soothing balm from Murphy’s Naturals will save you some discomfort.
5. Instant Cold Packs
If you sprain or strain your ankle on a hike, instant cold packs can be a serious vacation saver. These disposable cold packs from AllSett Health Store don’t require refrigeration and can help bring down pain and swelling.
6. Scissors and Tweezers
A pair of first-aid scissors can help you safely cut tape, gauze, or clothing in case of an emergency. Tweezers are also helpful to have for bee stings or splinters. This set from First Aid Only Store contains both for under five dollars.
7. Pain Relievers
Whether you sustain a sprain on a hike or just have a headache after a long day of driving, keeping an anti-inflammatory pain reliever, like Ibuprofen , on hand will ensure your summer road trip goes as smoothly as possible.
8. Aloe Vera Gel
Even if you slather on sunscreen, some sunburns can feel unavoidable in the summer. Keeping a bottle of aloe vera in your car first aid kit, like this hydrating gel from Sun Bum , can help you cool down.
9. Burn Relief Cream
Who doesn’t love long summer nights around the campfire? Unfortunately, sometimes minor burns happen to even the most careful campers. Keep some Neosporin burn relief cream in your car to treat any injuries.
10. Poison Oak and Ivy Wipes
No one wants to deal with an itchy rash from poison ivy or poison oak, especially while stuck in a car for several hours a day. If you run into any poison plants on your summer hikes, these Tecnu waterless detox wipes can remove the irritating oils so your skin clears up more quickly.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Nurses represented by the National Nurses Union at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis and St. Joseph are on strike Tuesday.
“We had to do that because Ascension has refused to bargain in good faith and give us a contract,” Whitney Steinike, a registered nurse at St. Joseph, said.
Shelley Rader is an emergency room registered nurse at St. Francis and says they have been negotiating with the hospital since February.
“We are upset that Ascension has been dragging their feet at the bargaining table,” Rader said. “Still, as of today, they have not wanted respond to any of the proposals.”
The main things they are asking for in contract negotiations are safe staffing, employee recruitment and retention and workplace violence prevention.
“We’ve had a lot of safety issues, including the patients that got raped at St. Francis,” Steinike said. “The gun going off in the pediatric unit, working short-staffed in deplorable conditions and not having the resources to do our job. Something as simple as buying a box of crayons for the adolescent unit, they can’t even provide that.”
Nurses strike at St. Francis:
Rader says they have been in a staffing crisis for years.
“There is 20,000 registered nurses in the state of Kansas that are not at bedside,” Rader said. “That means there’s plenty of nurses that Ascension could go and recruit.”
“They refuse to work in deplorable conditions that put their license at risk,” Steinike said. “When you have so many patients to take care of, we’ve been left with one nurse for 14 patients on my unit.”
Steinike says Ascension won’t hire staff, including security.
“Anybody could just walk into the hospital, which is why we had those multiple incidents happen, and they still refuse to hire security and provide them with a living wage,” Steinike said.
Nurses strike at St. Joseph:
Steinike says they have had over 20 sessions and proposed a 52-page contract.
“They have given us zero counter to our contract,” Steinike said. “The hospital has been treating us horrible. And we have not gotten anything back on our contract. We have tried to speak to management. We have had the door shut in our face, been locked out and had security called on us even when we needed to talk about a safety issue.”
The NNU is holding a 1-day strike, but they will not go back to work until July 1.
“Very disappointing that the nurses out here who are standing up for our patients are not allowed to be back in the building,” Steinike said.
Ascension Via Christi released the following statement:
While as a ministry of the Catholic Church, we affirm the right of our associates to organize, we are disappointed that National Nurses United made the decision to proceed with a strike, especially given the hardship this presents for our associates and their families, and the concern this action may cause our patients and their loved ones.
Patient safety is our top priority, and Ascension Via Christi remains open and well prepared to continue to provide patient-centered, holistic careduring this unfortunate strike. We have a comprehensive plan in place to ensure there is no disruption in service for those who are entrusted to our care.
Ascension Via Christi is following national best practice for implementing a strike contingency plan that is compliant with The Joint Commission, OSHA, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. In order to fulfill our commitment to uninterrupted quality care for our patients, we have contracted with a staffing agency that specializes in work stoppage events and has provided us with a full complement of highly skilled and credentialed registered nurses.
Regardless of the planned duration of this disappointing strike, we are contractually required to commit to a minimum of four days of work for any registered nursing staff replaced, starting from the first day of the strike. Ascension Via Christi registered nurses who choose to work today are not being replaced and may work their regularly scheduled shifts during the contractual replacement period. Any registered nurse who chooses not to work today will be temporarily replaced and can return to their scheduled shifts beginning the morning of July 1, 2023, as soon as our replacement agency contractual obligation is fulfilled. This decision is guided by our commitment to safe, high-quality, compassionate care for our patients, and our fidelity to the virtue of justice and the appropriate stewardship of resources.
Notwithstanding this disheartening strike, we will continue to negotiate in good faith to come to a mutually beneficial agreement on an initial contract that respects the human dignity and rights of all. We look forward to returning the focus to resolving issues at the bargaining table and reaching agreement on a fair and reasonable collective bargaining agreement for our registered nurses.”
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Nurses will now prepare for a return-to-work rally on Saturday, July 1, when management has said it will allow nurses who struck Tuesday to return to work. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/ascension-via-christi-st-joseph-and-st-francis-nnu-nurses-strike/ | 2023-06-28T12:56:10 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/ascension-via-christi-st-joseph-and-st-francis-nnu-nurses-strike/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Charles McAfee pool at McAdams Park is one of eight sites in the country to receive funding from the African American Cultural Heritage Fund to preserve work by Black architects.
The pool is named after renowned architect Charles McAfee, who designed it in 1969. The 90 year old says the preservation efforts should go beyond expanding the aquatic center but also its history.
“We had no place when I was growing up, no place else to swim except for the one that got destroyed by the roadway. So it was a special project for me,” explained McAfee.
He says the pool was the only park that Black kids could play at due to segregation.
“That park was the only park that we could play baseball in. It was even a gold course, a 9-hole golf course, and the baseball diamond that we all grew up playing baseball in. That was our recreation facility in the community, so it was a very special park,” said McAfee.
His design was done strategically to prevent the facility from getting burned down.
“Everything I used was a permanent material. The brick we used, the concrete slabs we put in, the concrete roofing system we put in, and everything. That’s the only thing I could think of that wouldn’t burn,” said McAfee.
McAfee says the pool was the first in Kansas that African Americans could compete in with the correct measurements. His only goal when investing in the six-month project was to create a better place than he had for his daughters to grow up in.
The $150,000 gifted to McAfee pool ensures its legacy in Wichita.
“$150,000 is a lot of money for us to put in to help with some of the design, help with some of the repairs, but to also really catalog the history of the architecture from Mr. McAfee,” said Wichita Park and Recreation director Troy Houtman.
Houtman says the City plans to upgrade the pool house and entryways with the funds. The project is expected to begin next winter.
“There was a point in time where Mr. McAfee probably didn’t get the respect he deserved. For sure didn’t get the respect he deserved. We want to make sure his legacy is honored here in a better way than it has been before,” said Council member Brandon Johnson.
The pool is one of many projects Charles McAfee has done in Wichita. He wants more young black people to become architects. The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards reported in 2022 only 2% of architects in the U.S. were Black.
“We’re just trying to get more of them,” said McAfee, whose experience entering the field was difficult. “The last office I worked at before I started my firm, they all belonged to Wichita Country Club and Crestview Country Club, and when they would have meeting, I couldn’t go because they wouldn’t let me in.”
Living his dream, Charles McAfee is helping others realize theirs. He says he has awarded scholarships to many minority architects and was one of the founders of the National Organization of Minority Architects.
His daughters were also inspired to follow in his footsteps, one of whom is Cheryl McAfee, who led the construction and design of sports venues during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
The City wants Charles McAfee’s impact to reach people at the pool.
”As all those kids come to play and swim and splash around, they’re splashing around in a pool named after somebody who’s a local legend. A hero. And I hope they look more into what he did, and maybe they’ll think about architecture as well,” said Johnson. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/it-was-a-special-project-for-me-charles-mcafee-reminisces-history-behind-the-architecture-at-mcafee-pool/ | 2023-06-28T12:56:16 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/it-was-a-special-project-for-me-charles-mcafee-reminisces-history-behind-the-architecture-at-mcafee-pool/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Department of Transportation is planning an expansion of Kansas Highway 254 from Wichita to El Dorado and hosted a meeting to get the public’s input Tuesday evening.
The meeting began at 5:30 p.m. at Circle Middle School in Benton and ran until 7 p.m.
Residents from Sedgwick and Butler counties asked questions to learn more about the project.
“I have a neighbor at an intersection where, if they put an overpass over it, she could lose a good part of her land. So it’s, there are some unknowns,” Don Langford, a Sedgwick County resident, said.
The planning process will continue through the summer of 2024.
Bel Aire Mayor Jim Benage said in February the city has been working with KDOT to plan improvements along the K-254 Corridor
In February, it was announced Integra Technologies will be building a semiconductor plant that will be built near the intersection of Highway 254 and Rock Road. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/kdot-hosts-public-meeting-about-k-254-expansion/ | 2023-06-28T12:56:22 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/kdot-hosts-public-meeting-about-k-254-expansion/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Independence Day is just around the corner, and fireworks stands are popping up all over Wichita and surrounding areas.
Many of these stands that are not connected to outlets typically run off gasoline or diesel generators, but one fireworks stand is taking a different approach.
Waz Up Fireworks uses solar panels to supply energy on the spot.
“We have sunshine most every day, so why not utilize what we’re naturally given and turn it into power?” Michael Wawrzewski, the owner of Waz Up Fireworks, said.
Waz Up works inside of a converted shipping container and can also be locked, making it harder for thieves to break in, cutting security costs. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/local-fireworks-stand-using-solar-power-this-summer/ | 2023-06-28T12:56:28 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/local-fireworks-stand-using-solar-power-this-summer/ |
AUBURN, Mich. (WJRT) - The drama surrounding Auburn Cornfest continues to unravel this week.
The management group in charge of the event met Monday to try and bring it back, but the Auburn Chamber of Commerce says that attempt was denied.
At the center of this dispute is a deed that says the Auburn Jaycees have sole ownership of the land where Cornfest is usually held. The only problem is the Auburn Chamber of Commerce says that was turned over fraudulently.
In an email to ABC12, the Chamber of Commerce alleges that local DJ Ryan Rousseau signed the deed over to the Auburn Jaycees while pretending to be the president pro-tem of the Chamber of Commerce. That's what initially caused the event to be canceled.
Since then, the Chamber of Commerce worked with the city to reach an agreement that would bring back Cornfest as long as the ownership dispute was cleared up. All they needed was for the Jaycees to sign ownership back to the Chamber of Commerce, which they refused.
In the email, the Chamber of Commerce wrote, "Amanda Kernstock, as President of the Jaycees, had over three weeks to rectify the ownership issue. ... For reasons unbeknownst to the Chamber, Ms. Kernstock refused to do so."
Then on Monday, another meeting was held to try and save the festival by Auburn Improvement Management, the group which traditionally runs the festival made up of members of both the Chamber and the Jaycees.
At the meeting, the Jaycees all voted against holding Cornfest this year, effectively killing the event.
The Auburn Jaycees could not be reached for comment Tuesday. The Chamber of Commerce says they are "working diligently with law enforcement and legal counsel to clear up the ownership issue." | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/auburn-chamber-jaycees-block-attempts-to-bring-back-cornfest/article_b0228664-1529-11ee-b31f-b74073302281.html | 2023-06-28T12:57:08 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/auburn-chamber-jaycees-block-attempts-to-bring-back-cornfest/article_b0228664-1529-11ee-b31f-b74073302281.html |
MONTROSE, Mich. (WJRT) - A candlelight vigil will be held Wednesday in honor of the Flushing Township woman who was murdered last week.
The community is welcome to come out to Barbers Park in Montrose at 7 p.m. Wednesday to honor the life of Jennifer Rushton a week after police found her body in the Meadowbrook Manor mobile home park.
Jennifer was last seen alive on June 19, when she left work. A coworker called police around 6:30 p.m. the following day to express concern that she failed to show up for work that day and didn't call, which was out of character for her.
The Flushing Township Police Department sent officers to the Edenburns' residence on Brook Drive, where they found no vehicles in the driveway and the mobile home locked securely. Nobody answered when they knocked on the door.
Officers returned to Meadowbrook Manor around 12:30 p.m. June 21, when Jennifer's vehicle was located at the end of 116th Street parked between two dumpsters.
Police went back to the Edenburns' residence on Brook Drive and forced entry, where they found Jennifer's body inside.
Rushton's husband, 44-year-old Jeramie Edenburn, was arrested on Thursday in Alpena.
Court records show that Edenburn was arraigned Sunday on the charge of first-degree murder. He is scheduled to be back in court on July 6 at 1 p.m. for a probable cause hearing. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/candlelight-vigil-planned-for-flushing-township-murder-victim/article_7022682a-1503-11ee-9bba-67b686de2b7a.html | 2023-06-28T12:57:16 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/candlelight-vigil-planned-for-flushing-township-murder-victim/article_7022682a-1503-11ee-9bba-67b686de2b7a.html |
MID-MICHIGAN (WJRT) - Michigan State Police issued another warning to slow down.
Troopers clocked a driver going 105 mph on I-75 Monday. That's 35 mph over the speed limit.
Police say the risk of crashing goes up drastically when drivers are speeding. According to a 2021 report, speed-related deaths in Michigan were up nearly 20% from the previous year.
Getting a speeding ticket also will cost drivers a good chunk of money. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/michigan-state-police-clock-driver-at-105-mph-on-i-75/article_d224dca4-15af-11ee-bfe8-9b0ba31432eb.html | 2023-06-28T12:57:23 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/michigan-state-police-clock-driver-at-105-mph-on-i-75/article_d224dca4-15af-11ee-bfe8-9b0ba31432eb.html |
GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - The Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission is opening registration for the upcoming Recycling Day for electronics and any other hazardous material.
Starting Tuesday, anyone living in Genesee County can sign up online for an appointment for either July 11 or July 25.
The Commission says that because of last year's success, people who only have an appointment can participate.
One must bring proof of registration in digital or printed format.
Anyone who wishes to participate can visit the Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission's website. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/registration-open-for-recycling-day-in-genesee-county/article_8acb043e-152b-11ee-8a71-1f1380cef42b.html | 2023-06-28T12:57:29 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/registration-open-for-recycling-day-in-genesee-county/article_8acb043e-152b-11ee-8a71-1f1380cef42b.html |
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s state Senate on Tuesday approved legislation that is designed to reduce the number of people on probation and in jail, by limiting the length of probation and preventing people from being sent back to jail for minor violations.
The bill passed on a 45-4 vote and now goes to the House of Representatives, where two similar Senate bills have died without votes in previous legislative sessions. However, with the House now controlled by Democrats, the bill’s backers said they were optimistic that it will reach Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk.
Sen. Anthony Williams, D-Philadelphia, said the state’s probation system is in urgent need of reform.
“I can’t tell you how many generations of people have been lost to the probation process,” he said during floor debate.
The bill, which has the backing of the Senate’s Republican and Democratic leaders, has emerged as part of a nationwide reconsideration of probation and parole measures, as states try to find alternatives to prison for nonviolent offenders and the mentally ill.
Pennsylvania is among the states with the highest rates of people under community supervision, according to federal statistics.
The case of rapper Meek Mill helped shine a light on it after he spent most of his adult life on probation — including stints in jail for technical violations — before a court overturned his conviction in a drug and gun case in Philadelphia.
The bill aims to limit the length of probation sentences and the circumstances under which a non-violent offender on probation can be sent to jail. It does not, however, put a cap on the length of a probation sentence.
Under it, a judge can order an end to probation, regardless of any agreement on a sentence between a prosecutor and the defendant. Judges would also no longer have wide latitude to extend probation.
State law currently does not limit the length of probation sentences and critics say non-violent offenders are often incarcerated for technical violations that aren’t crimes, disrupting their families and employment. It also disproportionately affects racial minorities, they say.
Under the bill, probation review conferences would be required within certain periods of time, including two years for someone who committed a misdemeanor and four years for someone who committed a felony. Probation review cases can be held earlier for good behavior.
Probation would be required to end unless the defendant commits a crime that demonstrates that they are a threat to public safety, has not completed certain treatment or has not paid restitution under some circumstances.
The bill also prohibits courts from extending someone’s probation for not paying fines or court costs if they are found to be unable to afford it.
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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates (36-42) snapped out of their offensive woes in a big way against the San Diego Padres (37-42) Tuesday night.
The Pirates’ offense strung together 16 hits during their 9-4 victory over the Padres, which included back-to-back homers by Carlos Santana and Jack Suwinski.
The Pirates were actually down 3-0 until they tied it back up in the bottom of the second after a Ji-Hwan Bae sac-fly, a Nick Gonzales triple, and an Andrew McCutchen RBI single.
Rich Hill pitched six strong innings while giving up four earned runs.
Game two between the Pirates and Padres will be at PNC Park, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
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Stephen Zappala has officially accepted the Republican nomination for Allegheny County district attorney.
Zappala, who has been the county’s DA since 1998, lost to Democrat Matt Dugan in the primary. The county’s chief public defender won with almost 56% of the vote.
Zappala spoke to Channel 11 about what he considered missteps in his campaign.
“Quite frankly, I think that was the biggest mistake we made to this point being district attorney: we have not talked about everything that has crossed our desk and come through that office and that has changed this community,” he said at the time.
No Republicans ran for DA in the primary, but Zappala received almost 9,700 write-in votes on the GOP ballot.
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City of Gastonia says they are open to public input on affordable housing
The city of Gastonia recently announced a partnership with the Belmont Community Development Corporation to build two affordable housing units in Gastonia’s Highland community.
Construction has already begun on the single-family homes, which will be built at 307 and 309 Norment Avenue in Gastonia, according to the City’s Director of Housing and Community Engagement Danette Dye.
To give a better understanding of the relationship between affordable housing, the Highland community, and the city of Gastonia, Dye starts at the beginning.
Gastonia began working within the Highland community in the late '90s.
“It was a blighted area, and was over 90% rented out,” Dye said.
Home ownership was nearly non-existent within the community itself.
“Efforts to revitalize the area were thwarted by the 2008 economic downturn,” Dye said.
According to Dye, the city has spent the last 12 or so years trying to get back to work in the Highland community.
In recent years, the city of Gastonia received funding from a government program called the HOME Investment Partnership Program to invest in affordable housing in the Highland community.
According to Dye, 15% of that funding must be used by a special non-profit organization called a Community Housing Development Organization. The Belmont CDC was designated as a CHDO in November of 2022, opening the pathway for this partnership.
Belmont CDC will build, market and sell the homes, with a focus on selling to people who already live in the Highland community.
Reginald Jones, executive director of Belmont CDC, says buyers must meet a specific median income and attend housing counseling to be considered for the homes.
Belmont CDC does not have a direct hand in financial aid for buyers interested in the homes. Applicants are referred to the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency where they can apply for down payment assistance in the form of a loan that does not accrue interest.
Since buyers will be purchasing through Belmont CDC, they will be eligible to get a no-interest loan for up to $50,000 to cover the down payment, as long as they make 80% or less than Gaston County's median income.
In the latest census, Gaston County's median income for an individual was $56,819. Using that number, applicants must make around $45,455 or less per year to be considered.
The current estimated price for each home is between $240,000 to $255,000, though Dye says the price is contingent on their appraised values. Appraised value of the homes might look different than expected when they are completed.
While Dye is not aware of any direct link between work being done in Gastonia’s FUSE District and the Highland Community, she does believe that given the proximity of the two it is possible each could affect the other.
In a 2021 interview, Councilwoman Donyel Barber said the city had been working for some time to attract a grocery store to the Highland community, but many grocery stores would not come to areas that don’t meet a specific median income.
In the same interview, Barber added that she hoped the FUSE District, and building new homes in the area would attract more stores.
With multiple projects totaling millions of dollars set to move into the FUSE District this year, and more in coming years, residents might expect to see a change in property values of those surrounding areas.
Some community members may not feel that the price range presented for this house is low enough for someone living in the community to buy.
Finland Fair, a volunteer at the Erwin Center, said he does not believe this mortgage will be affordable to anyone living in the community.
Fair said people in the community are barely making rent as it is sometimes, but when you add in interest, insurance, and other bills, "it's way higher."
In regard to the price range of these houses, Fair hopes it will be comparable to the income of the area.
The foundations of these homes have been laid, but there is no further information about when exactly they will be completed.
Any interested person looking to apply can reach Reginald Jones at 704-335-0450.
As for future work in the Highland neighborhood, the city’s been working on a plan to revitalize the area for years. The Highland Neighborhood Urban Design Masterplan Project Report includes plans to incorporate more street repairs, new public spaces like parks, and new housing opportunities into the community.
For Gastonia as a whole, the city has been working with the University of North Carolina Greensboro to conduct a research study that they hope will give them a better idea of how to effectively incorporate affordable housing in Gastonia.
“The intended goal is to implement the best and most effective plan to increase the supply of affordable housing and create opportunities for residents to obtain quality, affordable housing,” Dye said.
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Gaston County could get sprawling new park including a sand beach, fishing piers
Gaston County could gain a 68-acre park that would have a swim beach, fishing piers, and more.
The South Point Access park, located on Boat Launch Road in the South Point area of Belmont, is owned by Duke Energy, who has invested $7 million in developing the property, said Cathy Hart, the director of Parks and Recreation for Gaston County, in a meeting with the Gaston County Board of Commissioners.
A Duke Energy representative approached county officials in November about a public-private partnership, which would allow the county to essentially operate the park. The park, which sits next to the Catawba River, already has a swim beach, picnic shelters, picnic tables, fishing piers, parking, sidewalks and boat ramps, and it has the potential for a canoe launch, nature trails, tent and RV camping, sand volleyball, playgrounds and more, Hart said.
Because Duke has already built amenities for the park, a partnership wouldn't cost the county in tax dollars, Ray Maxwell, Gaston County's infrastructure and asset manager, said in an interview.
If the county decides to take over the property, there may be an investment in future years, Maxwell said.
The lease agreement for the park could be presented to the Board of Commissioners as early as July, but it may be later, Maxwell said.
"We don't have a timeline set yet. It's possible that it might come back to them at the July meeting, but I'm not sure if we can get everything pulled together by then," he said. "It might be later in the year."
"It's a great opportunity, I think, for the county to open up a park to the public with limited investment from local tax dollars," he added.
The park would be the first of its kind in Gaston County. While there are other parks, including Crowders Mountain State Park, none have a beach, he said.
"I'm not aware of any parks in the county that have a sand beach and if indeed we move forward and have tent camping sites and RV camping sites, I'm not aware of another park in Gaston County that offers that," Maxwell said. "We have some other parks that do have shelters that can be reserved for birthday parties and family events and those kinds of things, and this one has two large shelters like that, but we don't have water access at any of our parks."
"I think it's a great opportunity for the county. (Duke's) investment to date, I believe, is somewhere in the neighborhood of $7 million," Maxwell said. "So for Duke to invest that amount of money in this park and be willing to negotiate with Gaston County to operate it, I think that is huge for the county, for the citizens,"
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission already operates a boat launch at the park, and they would continue to operate it, Maxwell said. The county may consider charging a fee for access to the park, and people who want to boat would not be charged that fee, as they're already paying a state fee for access to the water. | https://www.gastongazette.com/story/news/local/2023/06/28/gaston-county-could-get-sprawling-new-park/70347267007/ | 2023-06-28T13:03:01 | 0 | https://www.gastongazette.com/story/news/local/2023/06/28/gaston-county-could-get-sprawling-new-park/70347267007/ |
First responders in Chesterfield have recovered a body following a search for a drowning victim.
On Tuesday around 8 p.m., the body of an adult male was found at the Swift Creek Reservoir. Chesterfield Fire and EMS had been on the scene since Sunday searching for a man who, according to police, went under water and did not resurface.
Officers responded to a call Sunday at 6:07 p.m. to help rescue personnel in the 5700 block of Promontory Pointe Road near the reservoir.
Police said Chesterfield Fire and EMS were conducting a recovery operation.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at (804) 748-1251.
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York man dies nine days after single-vehicle crash on Route 30: York County Coroner
A York man died Friday at WellSpan York Hospital, nine days after he was injured in a single-vehicle crash on Route 30, according to the York County Coroner's Office.
Angel Torres-Plaza Sr., 59, of the 700 block of Chanceford Avenue, died of blunt force trauma, a news release states.
Torres Plaza lost control of his vehicle while he was driving westbound on Route 30 in Hellam Township, the release states. The wreck happened around 1:25 a.m. June 14.
His vehicle struck a tree and traveled down an embankment, "leading to a difficult extraction," the release states. He suffered major injuries and was taken to the hospital.
He was wearing a seat belt.
Hellam Township Police are investigating.
Fatal wreck:Coroner IDs man who died in Route 30 crash over the weekend in eastern York County
York County Coroner:Motorcyclist dies after being injured in crash in Jackson Township | https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2023/06/27/route-30-crash-in-hellam-township-claims-the-life-of-york-man/70359594007/ | 2023-06-28T13:04:18 | 0 | https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2023/06/27/route-30-crash-in-hellam-township-claims-the-life-of-york-man/70359594007/ |
Rutter's is offering three new food items. Here's what to know
Rutter’s has unveiled a Lover’s Inspired food menu - a limited-time lineup of sandwiches available at stores 24/7.
What the new menu has to offer:
The new lineup features three new options:
- Kickin’ Chicken and Waffles
- The Donut Breakfast
- Grilled Mac & Cheese
The star of the show, Kickin’ Chicken and Waffles, offers a spicy fried chicken fillet drenched in Franks Buffalo sauce, adorned with pepper jack cheese, pickles and coleslaw, all nestled between sweet maple Belgian waffles.
The Donut Breakfast combines a juicy sausage patty, egg and white American cheese sandwiched between a grilled sweet glaze doughnut.
Those craving comfort food with a twist should consider the Grilled Mac & Cheese. This options features white cheddar mac & cheese layered between slices of cheddar cheese, crispy bacon and two slices of white bread.
More:Keith Beatty Sr. honored with York street signs for helping the community
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“Our team is constantly working to bring unforgettable food items to our extensive menu,” said Chad White, Rutter’s food service category manager. “So go and try our amazing new Inspired lineup, because it’ll only be around for a limited time!” | https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2023/06/27/rutters-offering-3-new-food-items-heres-what-to-know/70360041007/ | 2023-06-28T13:04:24 | 1 | https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2023/06/27/rutters-offering-3-new-food-items-heres-what-to-know/70360041007/ |
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Police in Daytona Beach plan to share more details Wednesday after an increase in gun violence.
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Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young will update the public on recent arrests, as well as measures being taken to make everyone safer.
Watch: Daytona Beach plans to install more cameras, lights along streets with safety concerns
Young plans to also explain how the department is working closely with other agencies.
Young is planning to hold a news conference at 1 p.m.
Watch: Person of interest arrested in connection with deadly Daytona Beach drive-by shooting
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ORLANDO, Fla. — If you’re looking for a job, you have a chance to land one with Amway Center.
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On Wednesday, Orlando Venues is holding the first of three hiring events.
There are roles in guest services, security, food and beverage, and cleaning.
READ: Happening today: Orlando Health hosts hiring event
And if you apply, you’ll get two free tickets to a future event.
Today’s hiring event runs from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Amway Center is located at 400 W Church Street, Orlando, FL 32801.
If you can’t make it to Wednesday’s event, Amway Center also plans to hold job fairs on July 19 and Aug. 16.
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MARION COUNTY, Fla. — Sheriff’s investigators said the death of a man whose body was found on the side of a road in Marion County is suspicious.
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Around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, deputies responded to NW 77th Terrace Road near West Highway 326 after getting calls from the public about the body.
At the scene, deputies determined his death looked suspicious, but the Marion County Sheriff’s Office did not say why.
READ: Ryan Mallett, former Arkansas, NFL quarterback, drowns at Florida beach
As detectives investigate the man’s cause of death, they’re hoping anyone who might have seen something suspicious in that area on Tuesday will come forward.
Tipsters can call 352-732-9111, or citizens who want to stay anonymous can call CrimeStoppers of Marion County at 352-732-STOP (7867).
READ: NASCAR star Jimmie Johnson’s in-laws, nephew found dead
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PONCE INLET, Fla. — The Volusia County Beach Safety Patrol is trying to find the brave good Samaritan who helped rescue four people who were stranded on the Ponce Inlet jetty during a storm.
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Photos show the unknown hero and first responders pulling the two adults and two children to safety.
They were caught on the rocks during the rain, lightning, rough surf, and powerful winds.
Read: Florida was hit by a meteotsunami last week; what is that and how does it happen?
Thankfully, everyone made it safely back to land.
If you know who this mystery hero might be, call the Volusia County Beach Safety headquarters.
Watch: Woman rescued after falling off cruise ship out of Port Canaveral
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — An amazing rescue at sea was caught on video after a woman fell off a cruise ship out of Port Canaveral.
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It happened over the weekend while Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas was on a 9-day journey through the southern Caribbean.
Crews raced to rescue the woman as other passengers looked on.
Read: New cruise ship to start sailing from Port Canaveral this year
“During that whole time, all we could think about is no one can survive that fall,” said cruise passenger Matt Kuhn. “She was sitting up when they brought her back and the whole ship was cheering. And then they did come on and confirm that it was a successful rescue mission.”
Fortunately, crews were able to safely bring the woman back onto the ship.
Watch: Port Canaveral sees $25M expansion, balances several bustling industries
It’s not clear yet what caused her to go overboard.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Want to spend summer on the waves? Well now you can and you don’t even need to own a boat.
The Freedom Boat Club started in 1989 in Florida and has since spread across the U.S. and they just opened their newest location on the Columbia River.
Offering several membership plans, the Freedom Boat Club trains members and then gets them out on the waters in one of their boats.
KOIN 6 News’ Kohr Harlan visited the boat club to see how they are making waves in the boating game.
Watch the full video in the player above for more. | https://www.koin.com/local/kohr-explores-freedom-boat-clubs-sets-sail-on-the-columbia-river/ | 2023-06-28T13:20:25 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/kohr-explores-freedom-boat-clubs-sets-sail-on-the-columbia-river/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Washington County residents have a chance to weigh in on a Safe Rest Village site in Cornelius.
On Wednesday, people can ask questions or share any potential concerns about the site which is set to open in August.
The meeting is virtual and begins at 5:30 p.m.
The site is going to be located on North 4th Avenue just off of West Baseline Street and Washington County said it will have enough pods to house 30-40 people or couples. | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/washington-county-to-hold-meeting-about-new-cornelius-safe-rest-village/ | 2023-06-28T13:20:31 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/washington-county-to-hold-meeting-about-new-cornelius-safe-rest-village/ |
BALTIMORE — Maryland's new child victims takes effect in October.
RELATED: Child Victims Act gives child sex abuse survivors path to sue abusers
It got rid of the the statute of limitations between the time the abuse took place and when a victim can file a lawsuit.
Victims of abuse within the Archdiocese of Baltimore are already making use of the new law.
The family of Francis Gallagher Jr. is pursuing a wrongful death action after their father's death.
Francis was son of Francis Gallagher Sr., the go-to attorney for the Archdiocese and founder of the law firm that still represents them.
Gallagher Jr. was sexually abused in 1974 by seminary student Mark Haight while working as a receptionist at St. Mary's Seminary and University.
While not named in the scathing Attorney General's report on sexual abuse and cover-up in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the abuse suffered by Gallagher Jr. is described in the section under Haight.
According to that report, released in April, Gallagher Jr. first reported the abuse in 2002.
The AG's office interviewed him in 2018 as part of it's investigation.
RELATED: 'Day of reckoning': Report uncovers decades of sexual abuse within Archdiocese of Baltimore
Gallagher Jr.'s family claims the emotional damage led him to a lifelong drug abuse problem, eventually leading to a fatal overdose last year.
"The church took our father from us during his life and by his death, and it takes our faith from us everyday that it chooses to protect itself over the victims it's harmed," said Flannery Gallagher, daughter of Francis Gallagher Jr.
Their wrongful death complaint also notes that Mark Haight, who abused Gallagher, already had multiple abuse lawsuits from other victims settled against him over the years. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/family-files-lawsuit-against-archdiocese-ahead-of-new-child-victims-act | 2023-06-28T13:23:08 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/family-files-lawsuit-against-archdiocese-ahead-of-new-child-victims-act |
Downtown Development announces new executive director
MUNCIE, Ind. − The Muncie Downtown Development Partnership Board of Directors announced Tuesday that Angie Hibner was selected as its new executive director, effective June 19.
Hibner had been president/owner of Respire Strategy, based in Anderson. The company provided strategy solutions to communication challenges facing small business.
More:DWNTWN Muncie receives 2020 National Main Street accreditation
According to the press release from Downtown Development, for the past eight years Hibner has played a key role in bringing communication strategy and tools to over 600 entrepreneurs throughout the state.
"Her biggest passion is building relationships to help businesses and communities come together, grow, and make an impact on quality of living," the press release said. "The executive director position plays a key role in developing and promoting ... initiatives that advance the community and economic vitality of downtown Muncie for the benefit of entire city."
“Angie will be positioned to not only increase our revenue base and expand partnerships but will lead efforts to compete and succeed in today’s economic environment,” said Board President Will Isaacs.
Hibner was selected after an extensive search and was unanimously approved by the MDDP Board ofDirectors.
"Muncie Downtown Development Partnership has done some amazing work and I am so excited to be working with such a fantastic board and staff. I am honored to accept this role and look forward to building on the great work they have already done," said Hibner.
She will be taking over this role from former Executive Director Vicki Veach, who plans to retire aftermore than 12 years of service with MDDP. Veach will continue working until the end of August to assistwith the transition and work with Cheryl Crowder, event director, to produce the summer street festival, Fire Up DWNTWN, on Aug 5.
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TEXAS, USA — Editor's note: The above video is from a previous report on air conditioning in Texas prisons.
Tommy McCullough was exhausted and thirsty, living in a stifling Huntsville prison as the record-breaking and relentless heat wave bore down across Texas this month. But he got up Friday morning and set to work, mowing the sun-scorched fields outside the Goree Unit.
This article originally appeared here in The Texas Tribune.
By midday, he’d collapsed, dying of what the prison system says was cardiac arrest. He was 35.
McCullough was one of at least five prisoners since mid-June to die of a reported heart attack or cardiac arrest in uncooled prisons where the regions’ outdoor heat indices were above 100 degrees, according to a Texas Tribune analysis of prison death reports and weather data. Another man who died last week in a separate Huntsville prison was only 34.
At least four other prisoners died in hot prisons this month with undetermined causes of death.
It’s not immediately clear how much of a role, if any, the heat played in the nine deaths. Like all prison deaths, they’re being investigated, said Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesperson Amanda Hernandez.
“Labeling these as heat-related before the investigation is completed would be inaccurate,” she said.
But family members, prison rights advocates and some lawmakers blame the deaths on the brutal heat inside Texas prisons — and the state’s unwillingness to address it.
More than two-thirds of Texas’ 100 prisons don’t have air conditioning in most living areas. Every summer, as temperatures routinely soar well into triple digits, thousands of officers and tens of thousands of prisoners are cramped inside concrete and steel buildings without ventilation, save windows broken out of desperation and fans that blow the hot air. The heat has killed prisoners, likely contributed to severe staff shortages, and cost taxpayers millions of dollars in wrongful death and civil rights lawsuits over the last decade.
This year, state lawmakers chose again not to put any money directly toward installing air conditioning in the dangerously hot prisons, despite a $32.7 billion budget surplus.
McCullough’s sister, Kristie Williams, said Monday that her brother — TJ, as she called him — looked healthy when she visited him for the last time last month. But his friends inside and outside the Goree prison said that indoor temperatures in the last week hit 130 degrees, and men were often sickened from the heat. (As of Monday, TDCJ reported only five heat-related illnesses this year among prisoners.)
Williams said her brother told a friend on the phone the night before he died that officers hadn’t been bringing him water, a common complaint among Texas prisoners and their loved ones in the last several weeks as temperatures rose. When the warden called to say her younger brother, whom the warden called a model inmate, had died, Williams’ heart broke.
She blames his death on the prison’s negligence. The apparent outside temperature in the region that day reached 109 degrees, according to weather data.
“He had so much life ahead of him,” said Williams, 49, choking back tears. “There was so much he wanted to do and he was capable of doing. He just had to get this behind him.”
McCullough was serving a five-year sentence for drug possession out of Collin County, according to prison records, and was set to be released in 2026 at the latest.
State Rep. Terry Canales, an Edinburg Democrat who has tried for years to pass legislation to install air conditioning in Texas prisons, said the recent deaths during the heat wave are not a coincidence.
“There seems to be an increase in heat-related injuries or things that can be attributed to extreme heat in the summer,” he said Tuesday. “Aside from the physical danger, the mental torture … almost makes me emotional to think about.”
The science backs him up. There is an abundance of studies linking an increase in fatal heart failures to extreme heat, and scientists have found that heat is often overlooked as a cause of death. Dr. Salil Bhandari, an emergency medicine physician at UTHealth Houston and Memorial Hermann, said there is always an increase in cardiac arrests during heatwaves. Heat stroke alone can also lead to cardiac arrests, he said.
“Heat stroke essentially means [they are] to the point where they are now having some sort of organ damage,” Bhandari said. “If the heart is not getting enough blood … it can lead to cardiac arrest.”
But it can be hard to identify that a death is caused by the heat, he said, even in autopsies. It’s often impossible to decipher if the heat stopped someone’s heart or if it was spurred by long-term smoking, drugs or a number of other potential causes of heart failure.
“It’s hard to know unless they come into the ER with a very, very high temperature,” he said. “And the story matches it as well, you know, if he was outside mowing.”
Hernandez said Tuesday she did not know whether prison officials or emergency personnel checked the body temperatures of the prisoners who died of cardiac arrest this month.
In recent years, while entrenched in a yearslong civil rights lawsuit over the heat in a geriatric prison, TDCJ began to implement mitigating measures against the heat, like providing prisoners personal fans and access to ice water, cold showers and time in air-conditioned areas. Officials also began moving prisoners deemed medically sensitive, including those on certain medications or with heart problems, into air-conditioned units.
But prisoners and their supporters say such policies often aren’t followed, either due to short-staffing, indifference or both. A study by Texas Prisons Community Advocates and the Texas A&M University Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center surveyed hundreds of prisoners between 2018 and 2020 and found many reported a lack of access to relief required by TDCJ policies.
Hernandez said she was unsure if death investigations during the summer include an examination of how well heat-mitigation policies were being followed when a prisoner died, but she said the agency’s ombudsman is constantly following up on heat complaints and ensuring the agency is following protocols.
Prisoner advocates and TDCJ critics also say the agency has little incentive to report prisoners dying of heat in its care, as such deaths have often landed TDCJ in court, and they accuse the agency of hiding or ignoring heat-related illnesses or deaths inside its facilities. Amite Dominick, president of TPCA, bolstered this argument by noting how the agency has reported more heat-related illnesses among staff this year (nine) than prisoners (five), even though prisoners never get to leave and they outnumber officers more than 7 to 1.
“There is no way on God’s green earth that that’s accurate,” she said. “They’re not logging them somehow.”
The prison system has not officially counted a heat-caused death since 2012, shortly after the blisteringly hot summer of 2011 in which at least 10 Texas prisoners died of heat stroke. In the more than a decade since, the agency has fought a slew of wrongful-death lawsuits, and the civil rights case filed against the Pack Unit forced TDCJ in 2018 to agree to install air conditioning inside that prison.
But there is evidence that deaths since then have been connected to the heat, even if TDCJ does not acknowledge them. For example, a medical examiner ruled Robert Robinson died of environmental hyperthermia, or heat stroke, in 2018 at the Michael Unit near Palestine. The agency has denied the death was heat related, saying the 54-year-old’s cell was air-conditioned and he had other health complications.
The next year, Seth Donnelly died at the Robertson Unit in Abilene. The 29-year-old put on padded suits to train search dogs, though it’s unclear how much of an effect heat had on his death. A medical examiner found he died from methamphetamine toxicity with hyperthermia.
This year, prisoner supporters and family members first started raising the alarm on possible heat-related deaths on June 12, when 50-year-old Luis Sanchez died in the Luther Unit in Navasota — just down the road from the Pack prison. The outside temperature in the region felt like 104 degrees that day, according to historical weather data. The heat index, or apparent temperature, measures both heat and humidity.
TDCJ’s report said Sanchez was found unresponsive after suffering from cardiac arrest. Other Luther prisoners and their loved ones called foul, saying in social media posts and in emails to reporters that the staff had not been passing out water to those begging for it leading up to his death.
About a week later, on June 20, two men died of cardiac arrest in Huntsville and Beaumont, TDCJ reported. Randy Butler, 34, lived on the Byrd Unit and reportedly died of cardiac arrest in the early morning after a day when the area heat index reached 114 degrees. Michael Dixon, 69, was found unresponsive in his Stiles Unit cell as the temperature felt about 108 degrees.
On the same day McCullough died, 73-year-old Jerry Jernigan also died of a heart attack at the Smith Unit in West Texas, the prison reported, where apparent temperatures in the area reached 102 degrees.
The deaths are likely not a final number, as TDCJ has 30 days to report in-prison deaths to the state, and reports often are filed weeks after a death occurs.
Heat anxiety always rises in the summer, Dominick said, but tensions are especially high among prisoners, prison staff and their loved ones this year after the Legislature came as close as it ever had to funding air conditioning in Texas prisons.
The House had agreed to spend $545 million to cover two phases of a four-phase plan to install air conditioning in all Texas prisons by 2031. But the Senate trashed the plans. The final budget, which goes into effect in September, will instead give TDCJ $85.7 million for “additional deferred projects,” which will likely be used to install some air conditioning.
Hernandez said the Luther Unit, where Sanchez died, was already in line to get air conditioning under the agency’s current budget.
For Williams, she has to wait to plan a funeral for her brother until TDCJ releases his body after an autopsy. She hopes the procedure will give her more information about what happened to McCullough. On Monday, she looked back at the last picture she took with him compared with a screenshot from a video visit the week before his death, when the heat wave was firmly in place.
“You can just tell he doesn’t feel good,” she said.
She didn’t excuse her brother’s criminal behavior. Before his current prison sentence, he previously had served eight-month and one-year stints for credit card abuse and theft, respectively, according to court records. But she said this time she could see real change.
He wasn’t doing drugs, she and her other sister insisted, and he was doing well in prison, having moved to the Goree Unit earlier this month as a trustee — a status reserved for prisoners who are most trusted to do jobs, like mowing outside the fence lines, with limited supervision.
“He really had become a different person and even the different officers … really had taken a liking to him because of his big heart,” Williams said. “He has a 7-year-old little girl that now has to grow up without her dad. It’s just heartbreaking.” | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/inmates-are-dying-in-stifling-texas-prisons/503-810c66fc-2bf2-4b7c-946f-c1cbac2ad58e | 2023-06-28T13:31:49 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/inmates-are-dying-in-stifling-texas-prisons/503-810c66fc-2bf2-4b7c-946f-c1cbac2ad58e |
SAN ANTONIO — With another day of triple digit temperatures expected in San Antonio, the heat continues to be in issue across the southern part of the United States.
More than 62 million Americans are under excessive heat watches across the country.
This heat can come with major risks to your health and is sending hundreds of Texans to the emergency room.
The CDC is reporting 837 heat related visits per 100,000 visits just this week alone. That's compared to 639 visits during the same period last year.
Each year, about 67,000 Americans are sent to the ER due to heat and more than 9,000 are hospitalized. Children younger than four and adults over 60 are most at risk for heat related illnesses.
In 2022, 33 children died of vehicular heat stroke.
And this year, there have already been eight heatstroke deaths in cars, with one here in Texas.
That's why later on Wednesday, San Antonio's Fire Chief and local health leaders are holding an event to raise awareness about hot car dangers.
They say you should never leave a child alone in a car, not even for a minute. It’s also important to create reminders so you know your child is in the back seat with you.
You can place your phone, brief case or purse in the back seat when traveling with your kids. And if you see a child or pet inside a hot car, call 9-1-1 immediately.
“I don't know," said Richard, a local resident. "It just seems like it's getting hotter and hotter. But, you know, long as you stay cool, hydrate, you know, hey, you know, it's all fun. You know, you can have fun out here. Lots to do.''
“So yeah, it's, it's really, really hot," said another local. "So tomorrow we're actually leaving the country, going to Canada, so we get a break. Much deserved and much needed.”
The National Weather Service says the increased danger persists because of record nighttime lows as well.
Avoid strenuous activity, drink plenty of water and watch for heat cramps. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/with-the-heat-comes-major-risks-to-your-health-hot-temperature-texas-san-antonio-weather/273-dad1373a-4ff1-48de-b200-47d835bfd346 | 2023-06-28T13:31:55 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/with-the-heat-comes-major-risks-to-your-health-hot-temperature-texas-san-antonio-weather/273-dad1373a-4ff1-48de-b200-47d835bfd346 |
SANFORD, Fla. – A person was shot Tuesday night at a Sanford park in what police said was a disagreement over a basketball game.
Officers responded around 8:30 p.m. to Coastline Park, reporting that the victim had been shot in his arm and leg.
The victim’s injuries were non-life-threatening, police said, adding the disagreement was among people known to each other.
No further information has been provided or confirmed, such as if anyone else was involved in the shooting or any further details of anyone’s identity.
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Tuesday marked the 28th anniversary of the disappearance of KIMT news reporter Jody Huisentruit, but plenty of people still have hope the mystery will be solved.
A ceremony was held on the KIMT grounds Tuesday morning featuring former coworkers, friends, law enforcement and the creators of FindJody.com.
Huisentruit, a native of Long Prairie, Minn., didn't show up to work as scheduled in the early morning hours on Tuesday, June 27, 1995. A coworker called and Huisentruit told her she had overslept, but she never arrived at work.
The case is still open. This year's anniversary was particularly tough because Huisentruit disappeared when she was 27 years old, meaning she's been missing for longer than she was alive.
The theme throughout remembrance was to hold out hope for finding Huisentruit or at least finding out what happened to her. Every speaker implored anyone with any information about the case to come forward.
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"We still believe that it's pretty rare for someone to not do or say something. We just hope that maybe some girlfriend, some wife, some sister might react," said Caroline Lowe of FindJodi.com. "We hope next year we're not back here because she's been found."
Lowe's FindJodi podcast partner Scott Fuller said he got involved in the case because of the mystery surrounding it, but after meeting family, friends and coworkers the case has become personal to him.
Huisentruit's former coworker Doug Merbach said he still gets triggered by little things that remind him of Huisentruit. He mentioned Tuesday's weather was much like it was the day she disappeared and that it rained the night before just like it did over the weekend.
"I think of Jodi at some point every day," Merbach said. "You can't not think of Jodi. It just gets back to we want justice. We want somebody to be found. It's really not fair; Jodi would love a day like this. She might be out on the lake or golfing. She was a summer girl. This is the kind of day that always reminds me of Jodi."
College roommate Jenny Hager said she'll never forget Huisentruit's infectious giggle and nonstop, on-the-go personality. When they were at St. Cloud State together, Hager said, Huisentruit was rarely home and rarely slept except for 10-minute power naps.
Hager was pregnant with her first child when Huisentruit disappeared. Her daughter is now 27, the same age as Huisentruit was when she went missing.
"It just really struck us that our daughter is the age that Jodi was when she disappeared, and that really hit home," she said. "She was just so vibrant. ... When Joanne refers to 'our Jodi' I kind of feel the same way. She was our Jodi."
Hager's husband, Dean Hager, read a message from the Huisentruit family. The letter read in part:
"It's been 28 years of pure anguish dealing with the loss of our dear Jodi and trying to find answers what happened to her." | https://globegazette.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/huisentruit-disappearance-mason-city-iowa/article_50272daa-1515-11ee-a383-bf95efb86ab6.html | 2023-06-28T13:46:57 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/huisentruit-disappearance-mason-city-iowa/article_50272daa-1515-11ee-a383-bf95efb86ab6.html |
DECORAH — A special folk art show, “Embellishment,” at Vesterheim, the national Norwegian-American museum and folk art school, is open July 6 through Jan. 5 and focuses on the importance of detail in folk art.
It features 71 pieces by contemporary folk artists from around the country and is made possible thanks to support from the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs; and the National Endowment for the Arts.
For the artists in this show, embellishment can mean flowing painted motifs, embroidered designs, ornate beadwork, and intricate carving. Carrying forward the spirit and mission of Vesterheim Folk Art School, the exhibition includes woodworking, rosemaling, knifemaking, jewelry, weaving, and fiber arts.
The artworks in the exhibition were chosen by a selection committee made up of Elliot Taillon (owner of Binkhaven, Norwegian design retreat, Ephraim, Wisconsin); Eric Sovern (owner of Cardboard Robot, Decorah); Jennie Knoebel (Iowa Arts Council, Des Moines); and Darlene Fossum-Martin, former director of folk art education (Vesterheim, Decorah).
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Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School, welcomes people of all ages and backgrounds to engage in the conversation of the American immigrant journey through the lens of the Norwegian-American experience. Vesterheim offers innovative and interactive exhibits, classes, and programs, both at the dynamic campus and park in scenic Decorah, and online at vesterheim.org and Vesterheim social media. For more information on exhibits, classes, programs, tours, membership opportunities, and ways to donate and volunteer, connect at vesterheim.org, (563) 382-9681, and Vesterheim, 502 W. Water St., P.O. Box 379, Decorah, IA, 52101-0379. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/vesterheim-exhibits-contemporary-folk-artists-in-embellishment-exhibit/article_e395b29c-150f-11ee-8811-5722786f6aaa.html | 2023-06-28T13:47:03 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/vesterheim-exhibits-contemporary-folk-artists-in-embellishment-exhibit/article_e395b29c-150f-11ee-8811-5722786f6aaa.html |
CALAVERAS COUNTY, Calif. — Five people were rescued from the side of the river in Calaveras County, the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office said Monday.
Around 4:20 p.m. on June 18, deputies responded to reports of five people stranded on the side of the river at Candy Rock near Avery. Two of the five people were teenagers including a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl.
As the day progressed, it became too dangerous for the swimmers to attempt to cross the river and return to their car. A Cal Fire helicopter was used to rescue the five stranded people and they were treated for minor injuries.
Local agencies have warned about the currents in rivers being colder and faster this year than in the past.
Several people have died due to drowning and California State Parks said these river tragedies are "completely preventable" by following the recommendations below.
- Anyone near the river should be wearing a life jacket in case of an unexpected fall into the river. We provide life jackets at no charge in the Confluence area and at Upper Lake Clementine.
- Actively supervise children at all times. Keep them away from the water.
- Do not overestimate your swimming abilities. Cold water and swift currents can exhaust a person in seconds.
- Swimming across Clark’s Hole (North Fork upstream from the Foresthill Bridge) is extremely dangerous, unnecessary, and has been the location of recent drownings.
- By the time a person is in need of rescue, there is virtually nothing we can do to save that person.
- If you find yourself in the river, aggressively swim to the shore, do not swim against the current. This uses energy very quickly and no one can swim upstream in swift current.
- Many people have drowned attempting to save others. Focus on preventing a rescue for you and your loved ones.
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TUPELO — Harrison Scott Key's latest book is about the fallout of his wife's affair with another man. But more than that, it's about God, faith, community, love, marriage, self-awareness and ego.
"Saying this book is just about an affair is sort of like saying the movie 'Jaws' is about marine biology," Key said Tuesday during a stop at Reed's GumTree Bookstore in downtown Tupelo to sign copies of "How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told" for local readers.
All of Key's books talk about his family, but none in a more raw, personal way than "How to Stay Married."
"It's in my nature to write about anything that happens to me," he said. "I really can't help it."
Key, a Mississippi native who now lives in Savannah, Georgia, began writing the book as the story was still unfolding. Some of it began as letters to his wife, Lauren Key. Others were journal entries.
His initial goal was not necessarily to write a book, though that's how it ended up.
"The stories in here are very urgent, very recent and the details are very fresh," Key said. "If I had waited five or 10 years to write this book, it probably would've been a bit different. It was like I was a wartime journalist sending stories back from the front line. I wanted to get it down on paper quick."
After reconciling with Lauren, he told his wife he was thinking of writing a book about what happened. Her suggestion was to write about their dog instead. But he continued work on their story.
"About a year later I gave her the manuscript," Key said. "I said, 'If you don't love this book, I will burn it.' I think she was shocked at how angry and bitter it wasn't."
It was funny and honest, she said, but missing one thing. Her voice. She wanted to write something for it too, which resulted in a chapter towards the end of the book penned by Lauren Key.
The final product is a book that's as painful and poignant as it is funny. Through the writing process, Key never lost sight of the reason for writing "How to Stay Married."
"When you see a miracle, you want to tell people about it," he said.
Key didn't realize until after the book's publication earlier this month just how many people have similar stories that largely go untold due to the stigma around sharing them.
Despite a title typical of the self-help genre, Key doesn't write books to help people. He writes to make people laugh. In the case of "How to Stay Married," the book accomplishes both.
"I feel like my wife and I were kind of called to share this story," Key said. "I have this platform and if this helps one marriage, it has been worth it."
Loneliness is the great enemy during times of hurt, he said. His hope is that the book will make people feel less alone.
"Anybody who's been married for any length of time, you go through hell at some point, and usually many hells — sometimes with your children, money, each other — and it's tough," Key said. "The way you get through that is with community."
Another major theme of the book is reckoning and reconnecting with his Christian faith.
"I've gone in and out of belief and doubt, but I went back to it with fresh eyes and real urgency and desperate need and found a lot of wisdom there," Key said.
It's what happens when you're faced with life or death that must be made in an instant.
"Do I burn all of my wife's clothes in the yard? Do I take a baseball bat over to her boyfriend's house? Do I leave? Maybe I should leave. What will it do to my children?" Key said. "These huge questions, anybody — Christian, pagan, Muslim, Jewish — are going to be looking for wisdom."
He read the Bible with a new perspective and wrestled with it. He received lots of bad and good advice from friends and acquaintances.
"The best advice was 'You're not going to know what to do almost any minute of any day. Don't add to the hurt. Don't make this worse,'" Key said.
He's still shocked by how heavy yet funny the book turned out.
"I don't think I could write a book like that if I tried, so the fact that it came out that way is kind of amazing," Key said.
Readers can connect with Harrison Scott Key on social media for the latest updates on his life and writing.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Fireworks will be lighting up the sky on 4th of July weekend.
But, fire officials in south central Pennsylvania wanted to warn residents about the rise of firework injuries they are seeing across the country.
On Wednesday, Pennsylvania fire officials held a press conference at the Pennsylvania National Fire Museum to educate the public about safety measures when handling fireworks.
Back in 2017, House Bill 542 loosened restrictions on fireworks that could be purchased and how they could be used.
Chief Brian Enterline, of Harrisburg Bureau of Fire, said that this law increased the use of consumer-grade fireworks and may have increased the amount of injuries and accidents.
Enterline said he wants the public to be smart when handling fireworks, and keep themselves, their families and others in mind.
He also wanted to remind Pennsylvanians they must be at least 18 years old to purchase consumer fireworks. Enterline said while House Bill 542 loosened some restrictions, there are still prohibitions.
This includes using fireworks:
(1) On private property or on public property, including, but not limited to, streets, parking lots, sidewalks and parks, without the express permission of the owner or entity that controls the property.
(2) Within, directed at or directed from a vehicle or building.
(3) Directed at another person.
(4) While the person is under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance or another drug.
(5) Within 150 feet of a building or vehicle, whether or not the building or vehicle is owned by the user of the consumer fireworks.
The Burn Prevention Network hosted the press conference on Tuesday at the Pennsylvania National Fire Museum at 10 a.m.
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BLOOMINGTON — Zeta Coffee, 301 N. Main St. in downtown Bloomington, is this week's pick for Eats of the Week.
The café owned by Bloomington native Joel Aper opened June 16 inside the new location of Red Raccoon Games, with a walk-up window available to serve customers from the sidewalk.
Zeta also maintains locations inside the Four Seasons II, 2401 Airport Road, Bloomington, and in Downs, where it opened alongside The Union Café on April 1 before taking over the entire space. The Downs café is at 201 S. Seminary St.
Aper has worked in the restaurant industry his whole life. He recently worked in a coffee shop and bakery for the last four years before deciding to venture out on his own, and come back to Bloomington after living in Tennessee.
"I'm beyond excited to really just experiment. It's been a dream for years to have my own company, and I'm super excited to just have fun with it and see where it goes," Aper said. "I've always had a love for cafés and coffee shops from studying and hanging out with friends there, but I just started studying coffee over the last few years in depth and I loved it."
Zeta serves coffee, including lattes and other espresso-based drinks, tea, boba drinks, pastries, hot chocolate, ice cream, Italian soda, breakfast burritos, smoothies and more. The business offers catering for weddings, parties and other events, and has brought pop-up shops to local churches and Rivian Automotive.
While Zeta maintains a few partnerships with other businesses, including syrup companies, Aper said they are focused on creating their own recipes and house-made syrups. They even locally source their lavender and honey.
Part of Zeta's mission is to give back to farmers and the community; another goal is to serve only compostable products. Every cup sold goes towards that mission, he said.
"A friend told me there's a psychology article or study that says that businesses that start with the letter 'Z' are more attractive and more dominant at first glance," Aper said. "There's nothing crazy symbolic about it; it's just something different."
Fan favorite menu items include the vanilla iced latte and the honey lavender latte.
The Downs location offers 16 ice cream flavors that Zeta inherited from The Union's supplier, and the Bloomington location serves eight flavors. The locations will also offer seasonal drink items.
Aper said he believes Zeta is the first coffee shop or restaurant in downtown Bloomington to have a walk-up window. Customers will be able to order through the window, even when the game store is closed.
"We want to be able to offer specialty coffee or just something for past 5 p.m.," Aper said. "The mission of my company is to help people and help the world, mentor my team. If it means we're selling coffee, we're selling car tires, I don't really care as long as we're helping."
Aper said he plans to offer later operating hours when the college students return in the fall. He also plans to offer a late night menu for the bar crowds. | https://pantagraph.com/business/local/new-downtown-bloomington-caf-aims-to-change-the-world-1-cup-at-a-time/article_202cf9d0-1200-11ee-bd37-9383f2774353.html | 2023-06-28T13:59:45 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/business/local/new-downtown-bloomington-caf-aims-to-change-the-world-1-cup-at-a-time/article_202cf9d0-1200-11ee-bd37-9383f2774353.html |
DULUTH — Few would quibble over the assertion that there’s much room for improvement in the design and current condition of West Superior Street. But deciding exactly what the main commercial thoroughfare running through the middle of the city’s fast-changing Lincoln Park neighborhood should look like promises to prompt some lively discussion.
About 50 people showed up at Clyde Iron’s Malting Building on Tuesday evening to learn more about evolving design concepts for the 1.6-mile stretch of road and to weigh in on what they did and didn’t like.
James Gittemeier, the city’s senior transportation planner said that, above all, he hopes the project truly meets residents’ needs and desires.
“This design is meant to be inclusive and accessible for the people who live in this neighborhood. So, it’s not just a design that’s focused on tourists or focused on people coming in from the outside,” he said.
Gittemeier noted that the neighborhood already faces disconcerting income and life-expectancy disparities compared with the rest of the city.
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Jodi Slick, founder and CEO Ecolibrium3, a Lincoln Park nonprofit organization, said residents also rely more heavily on public transit or nonmotorized transportation. She noted that 27% of people, age 18-54, in the lower portion of Lincoln Park live with disabilities and about half lack regular access to a private vehicle.
“Even before the heart of the Craft District started to change and redevelop, there was a desire for improvements in this area, where there are still remnants of the Old U.S. Highway 61 that are left here from the 1970s, when the interstate was built. So, this is a corridor that has long needed to be revitalized as a street, and we were fortunate enough to get a federal grant to help us with this,” Gittemeier said.
That $25 million grant through a federal program called Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity, or RAISE, should cover a good portion of the cost to rebuild West Superior Street. But the city will need to find other funding sources as well, to cover a bill that could well top $38 million.
The segment of road in question runs from the Point of Rocks, the locally well-known outcropping located next to the M&H gas station, to the ore docks.
Duluth unsuccessfully sought RAISE funds in 2021, before it won support for the project last year.
When Gittemeier sought feedback on why the first application had fallen flat, he was informed that it lacked sufficient detail.
He remedied that shortcoming the second time around, but with the successful application came an understanding that Duluth’s design for the road’s reconstruction would include certain elements:
- Full replacement of the roadway with underlying utilities;
- Improved accessibility;
- Protected bike lanes and parking;
- Charging stations for electric vehicles;
- Improved transit infrastructure;
- Greenery to help control runoff;
- Upgraded lighting and wayfinding aids;
- Amenities like seating for outdoor dining and recreation.
Matt Bolf, the project manager, who’s also a principal partner and senior professional engineer for SEH, said community input will continue to guide the design process. An earlier open house gathering on the proposed project drew about 45 people, and Gittemeier said he has been reaching out to other groups, including recent visits to a Juneteenth celebration and to a farmers market at Harrison Park.Bolf said the city also continues to welcome public input at a website, westsuperiorstreet.com, dedicated to the project.
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A more refined design will be submitted for public review and feedback in the fall of this year, before the project is put out for bids in 2025.
If the current schedule holds, construction will begin in 2026 and continue through 2027 or possibly 2028.
Jeff McMenimen, a partner with the landscape architecture firm of Damon Farber, said his team conducted a block-by-block analysis of the corridor earlier this year, breaking it into four separate “character districts,” taking into account “how the land uses change from light-industrial in the west to more commercial and residential uses in middle of the corridor,” as well as the Point of Rocks, which he described as “the entry to the Lincoln Park neighborhood,” making it equally important. | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/duluth-strives-to-design-street-for-the-people-of-lincoln-park | 2023-06-28T14:00:19 | 1 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/duluth-strives-to-design-street-for-the-people-of-lincoln-park |
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Hundreds of millions of dollars for local schools are in the balance as the Ohio House and Senate hammer out differences in their proposed state budgets in conference committee.
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Biden taps prosecutor McMillion for federal bench in Michigan
Washington ― President Joe Biden plans to nominate another Michigan prosecutor to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Brandy R. McMillion, the White House said Wednesday.
Since 2015, McMillion has served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan. She was appointed chief of the office’s General Crimes Unit last year.
That unit handles offenses including firearms trafficking and unlawful firearm possession, bank robbery, counterfeiting, postal violations and federal crimes against children, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
McMillion previously was a senior litigation associate at Bryan Cave LLP from 2012-15, an associate at Perkins Coie LLP from 2007-12 and an associate at Pepper Hamilton LLP from 2006-07, according to the White House. She received her law degree from George Washington University Law School in 2006 and holds engineering degrees from the University of Michigan.
Among the higher-profile cases that McMillion worked on was the prosecution of Dr. Rajendra Bothra of Bloomfield Hills, who faced charges in an alleged $500 million health care fraud scheme. Bothra was acquitted last year after spending three years in jail prior to his trial.
The White House said McMillion is part of Biden’s 35th round of nominees for federal judgeships, for a total 176 nominees since taking office.
"This choice continues to fulfill the president’s promise to ensure that the nation’s courts reflect the diversity that is one of our greatest assets as a country — both in terms of personal and professional backgrounds," the White House said in a statement.
If confirmed, McMillion would fill a vacancy left by Judge Gershwin A. Drain taking senior status last year.
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Haze from Canadian wildfires will continue to be issue Wednesday, air alert remains in effect
Detroit — Lingering haze from Canadian wildfires will continue to be an issue in southeast Michigan Wednesday, limiting visibility during the morning commute and prompting local health departments to urge vulnerable groups to take certain precautions.
Michigan remains under an air quality alert with elevated levels of particulate matter — a danger for sensitive groups to unhealthy range. Just after 8 a.m. Wednesday, AirNow.gov reported an air quality index of 306 for Detroit, which is in the "hazardous" range, where reduced activity levels and remaining indoors is advised.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued a statewide air quality alert Tuesday, advising children, vulnerable adults and warning pet owners to limit time outdoors due to the elevated levels of particulate matter from smoke concentration from Canadian wildfires.
The National Weather Service warned that dense fog from smoke plumes would limit visibility to a quarter mile or less Wednesday morning, urging motorists to slow down and allow extra time for travel.
"These restrictions will persist until around 10 am for much of southeast (Michigan). Motorists are urged to use caution and account for variable driving conditions," the agency said on Twitter.
Detroit's air quality was ranked the world's worst Tuesday because of the lingering haze, according to one measure. IQAir’s Air Quality Index initially ranked Chicago first with an air quality index in the 170s, securing a spot in the unhealthy category of 151-200.
But late Tuesday, Detroit surpassed it at 203. Chengdu, China and Delhi, India placed third and fourth, according to the website late Tuesday. Toronto, Canada was fifth.
IQAir works to fight air pollution, operates "the world's largest free real-time air quality information platform," according to its website.
On Wednesday, the average air quality is expected to fluctuate between unhealthy for sensitive groups to unhealthy for everyone, with the possibility of the Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula experiencing hours when smoke concentration could cause the air quality index to be very unhealthy or hazardous for everyone, EGLE officials said in a statement.
Air quality index measurements are a color-coded way for residents to identify levels of sustained air pollution in their area.
Haze from the multiple wildfires burning in Canada has been ongoing issue in southeast Michigan in June. In early June, a smoky haze also settled across the region for several days before it finally moved on.
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1 dead, dog injured in I-75 construction zone crash in Springfield Twp.
One person is dead and a dog injured after a crash Wednesday in a construction zone on Interstate 75 near Dixie Highway in Springfield Township, state police said.
The crash happened at about 12:15 a.m. in a road construction zone on southbound I-75 near Dixie Highway, according to authorities.
A preliminary investigation revealed an unidentified driver sped through the construction zone and tried to pass another vehicle traveling in the left lane at the posted speed.
The driver tried to pass the second vehicle on the right inside an area marked by traffic barrels where workers were present, state police said. The driver lost control of his vehicle, struck a backhoe and then hit the vehicle he was trying to pass. His car went into a ditch and struck tree.
Police said the driver was killed on impact and was not wearing a seatbelt. Troopers also found a dog inside the crashed vehicle that had been injured. They said the dog was turned over to Oakland County Animal Control.
Officials also said both the worker who was operating the backhoe and the second vehicle's driver were not injured.
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It's tiny, delicate and rare. Zoo hatches a critically endangered northern spider tortoise.
Oh baby! The Milwaukee County Zoo’s newest resident has just hatched — a critically endangered northern spider tortoise.
The egg hatched on April 12, and it’s the first successful hatching for the zoo’s only mating pair of spider tortoises, a 21-year-old male and 12-year-old female.
But not for want of trying.
Proper hatching is a long, delicate, and finicky process.
The northern spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides brygooi) is the smallest of three subspecies, found in Madagascar. Females measure only five inches in length, and males are 4.5 inches, just slightly bigger than the palm of a typical adult hand.
The shell has a star-like webbing of black and gold that expands and becomes more intricate as the tortoises age, said Shawn Miller, curator of aquariums and reptiles.
Eggs take more than 220 days to crack
Northern spider tortoises mate during the warm, wet season when they are most active. Females lay only one "ping-pong-sized" egg at a time, and around two or three eggs each year.
The egg incubates for a whopping 220-240 days before hatching. A chicken egg, in contrast, incubates for just 21.
During the long incubation period, the egg must undergo an extensive heating and cooling process, otherwise it fails to hatch. When the temperature drops, the embryo temporarily stops its development. That break is called diapause. When the weather warms back up, the embryo resumes growing. Diapause allows the embryo to withstand harsh conditions and enter the world when the weather is more favorable.
Diapause coincides with adult tortoises going into brumation, which is similar to hibernation.
To replicate diapause at the zoo, the Aquatic and Reptile care team housed this latest egg in a wine chiller, as recommended by the Smithsonian National Zoo, which had two successful hatchings in 2015.
According to Melissa Spreda, the area supervisor for the Aquatic and Reptile Center, the egg was warmed to 84 degrees for six weeks, then cooled by two degrees each day until it reached 55. It was kept there for eight weeks, after which the temperature was increased daily by two degrees until it reached 86 degrees. The egg was kept at that temperature until hatching.
Even if an egg has been properly heated and cooled, there is still a chance that it won’t hatch.
The care team estimated that only 1 in 100 eggs hatch, and about 1 in 10,000 eggs result in a tortoise that lives to adulthood.
Miller said the zoo caretakers monitored the embryo’s growth and development using a technique called candling, which involves holding a small, bright light against the eggshell and illuminating an outline of the embryo inside.
The baby tortoise pipped (cracked open) its egg on April 10 and emerged on April 12. So far, the hatchling is doing well.
When can we meet it?
Visitors can expect to meet the baby hatchling about a year from now, when it is big enough to live with its mom and dad without fear of being trampled or outcompeted for food.
The trio is currently nameless, but the zoo plans to get the public involved and name each member of the family soon.
Caretakers are still monitoring the hatchling closely. To help it eat, someone must pick the baby up and directly place it into its bowl of what zoo officials jokingly call “rabbit food” — mixed greens, sweet potatoes, and carrots.
The hatchling is currently about the size of a pink school eraser, weighing in at 0.6 ounces.
At sexual maturity, the tortoise will enter a zoo 'dating service'
Whether the hatchling is a male or female will remain a mystery for several more years.
Additionally, there are currently no plans to reintroduce the spider tortoises into the wild.
When it reaches sexual maturity, the tortoise becomes part of the Species Survival Plan (SSP) Program led by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Miller called it a “dating service” for endangered animals.
DNA is extracted from the spider tortoise’s nails and compared to others in the SSP database until they find its perfect (genetic) match.
The goal is to prevent close relatives from mating and ensure that future offspring are healthy and genetically diverse.
It’s not romantic, but it is necessary given their status as a critically endangered species.
In 1981, northern spider tortoises occupied more than 600,000 acres of land in Madagascar. By 2010, that number decreased to 120,000, an 80% drop.
Climate change, habitat destruction, poaching, and the illegal exotic pet trade are major contributors to the sharp decline. Some people eat them; some sell them as personal pets. Miller noted that their small stature, paired with their beautifully patterned shells, are appealing to pet owners, making them more lucrative to poachers.
“They're not fast, so it's easy for poachers to grab them,” explained Spreda.
She went further and said, “There are no real big land predators (in Madagascar) – just people.” | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/28/endangered-northen-spider-tortoise-hatches-at-milwaukee-county-zoo/70358926007/ | 2023-06-28T14:12:17 | 0 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2023/06/28/endangered-northen-spider-tortoise-hatches-at-milwaukee-county-zoo/70358926007/ |
Menominee Nation among first tribes to get funding to build small businesses
The Menominee Nation is among the first tribes in the country to receive funding from the White House’s American Rescue Plan for small business support.
The tribe is receiving $2 million to build a lending program for small businesses owned by tribal members, chartered by the tribe or located on the reservation.
“Through the existing Menominee Loan Program and Bay Bank, the Tribe was able to identify a need for increased funds and a wider variety of loan types, especially programming geared toward efforts that can diversify our tribal economy and work to alleviate the impact of our poor social determinants of health,” said Annmarie Johnson, Menominee tribal administrator.
Bay Bank is owned by the Oneida Nation and recently opened a branch on the Menominee Reservation.
Johnson said many types of businesses are expected to get off the ground by local entrepreneurs with help from the program, including in landscaping, snow removal, logging, catering, construction and legal services.
“These are all critical services that not only advance the tribal economy, but improve the quality of life for our community members, which is an indicator of a successful tribal economy,” she said.
With a poverty rate more than double the state’s average, Menominee County, which includes the reservation, is among Wisconsin’s poorest counties.
White House officials said they were made aware the need in Indian Country as they saw a 40% decline in the number of Native-owned small businesses in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic.
“In the United States and in tribal communities, small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy,” said Sen. Tammy Baldwin during a press conference about the program.
They described the first State Small Business Credit Initiative Tribal award program as historic and part of the largest direct federal investment in Indian Country in history.
More:Menominee River site gets protection of National Historic Register designation
More than $500 million has been set aside in the program for tribal communities to build small businesses.
“Far too often, entrepreneurs and small business owners with big plans and a vision for the future struggle simply because they lack the capital or financial services they need,” Vice President Kamala Harris said in a statement. “That is why we are making this historic investment, which will help Tribal communities grow their small businesses, create jobs, and strengthen our economy.”
Frank Vaisvilas is a former Report for America corps member who covers Native American issues in Wisconsin based at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Contact him at fvaisvilas@gannett.com or 815-260-2262. Follow him on Twitter at @vaisvilas_frank. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2023/06/28/menominee-nation-to-get-2-million-to-build-up-small-businesses/70360784007/ | 2023-06-28T14:12:23 | 0 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2023/06/28/menominee-nation-to-get-2-million-to-build-up-small-businesses/70360784007/ |
Alliance's Rob Gress anticipates North Lincoln to be demolished within weeks
- Alliance's North Lincoln School opened in 1914 and served mostly as a neighborhood school. In recent times, it served a storage unit and was considered blighted.
- For a while, it has been expected that the World War I-era school would be demolished. District officials anticipate the date for the wrecking ball is near.
- In other news, Alliance Middle School will start 10 minutes later this fall, at 7:30 a.m. No other time changes are expected.
ALLIANCE − The old North Lincoln School doesn't have much time left.
The World War I-era school has been on the chopping block, and it will be torn down very soon.
Superintendent Rob Gress of the Alliance City School District on Tuesday said removal of asbestos is almost complete. When it is finished, the contractor plans to start demolition work. He told the Board of Education that the school could be torn down as early as next week.
More:Ex-students get final look at North Lincoln School before demolition
North Lincoln opened in 1914 and served mostly as a neighborhood school. It expanded in the 1950s, having 16 classrooms for kindergarten through fifth graders. It closed in 2003. It reopened for a short time as Alliance Career Center and Robert T. White School of Practical Nursing.
In recent times, the school served as a storage unit for the school district, and was considered blighted.
Gress said the district plans to permanently shut all power off to the building later this week.
"We're at the mercy of the asbestos removal," he said, "but it sounds like they are ready to start it within the next couple of weeks."
In other business, board members:
• Heard Treasurer Kirk Heath explain a new incentive for teachers to not use sick leave or personal days. Per contract, if a teacher does not use any sick leave or personal days they receive a $1,000 bonus. If they use one, it's $750. After two it's $500. Heath said the purpose of the incentive is to save on substitutes. He also said he doesn't expect teachers who are sick come in to work so they can earn the maximum bonus.
• Heard Alliance Middle School will start 10 minutes later this fall, at 7:30 a.m. The dismissal time will remain the same. No other schools in the district will have changes.
• Received the final report on bullying in 2022-23, and a total of five confirmed cases of bullying were reported. Four of them occurred in the first semester; one of the five incidents resulted in an out-of-school suspension. The four others involved in-school discipline.
• Approved a resolution with the Stark County Schools' Council of Governments Cooperative to advertise and receive bids for three 72-passenger integrated school buses. The resolution does not obligate the district to buy the buses.
• Heard the new Rockhill Fieldhouse won't be ready for the fall sports season; bids were opened recently, and the contract has not been awarded yet.
Reach Benjamin Duer at 330-580-8567 or ben.duer@cantonrep.com. On Twitter: @bduerREP | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/alliance/2023/06/28/north-lincoln-school-in-alliance-demolition-set-within-weeks/70360538007/ | 2023-06-28T14:14:47 | 0 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/alliance/2023/06/28/north-lincoln-school-in-alliance-demolition-set-within-weeks/70360538007/ |
Lake Local Schools takes first step in seeking 9.9-mill operating levy in November
- The Lake Local Board of Education on Monday took the first step in placing an additional five-year, 9.9-mill tax levy on the November election ballot.
- If approved, the 9.9-mill levy would start in January 2024 and generate an estimated $6.3 million a year.
- If approved, the 9.9-mill levy would cost the owner of a $150,000 home another $520 a year.
HARTVILLE − The Lake Local Board of Education has taken the first step in placing an additional five-year, 9.9-mill tax levy on the November election ballot.
The board on Monday approved sending the levy resolution of necessity to the Stark County Auditor, who will calculate how much revenue the levy could generate and how much it would cost to taxpayers. The board is expected to vote at its July meeting to place the levy on the Nov. 2 ballot.
District leaders say they need the additional levy to pay current operating expenses.
The district is projecting a $1.7 million deficit for the 2024-2025 school year and could exhaust its cash reserves in 2025 if it doesn't reduce its expenses or increase its revenue. If approved by voters, the 9.9-mill levy would start in January 2024 and generate an estimated $6.3 million a year.
How much would the proposed 9.9-mill levy cost taxpayers?
If approved, the 9.9-mill levy would cost the owner of a $150,000 home another $520 a year. Funds generated by the levy would be used for salaries, benefits, supplies, utilities, and capital outlay, such as new buses and upgraded technology. District officials previously said a 9.2-mill levy was the lowest tax issue the board could seek and still be able to cover the district's essential operating costs.
The board put a 13-mill continuous levy on the ballot in May. That levy was defeated by nearly 70% of Lake Local voters. The 13-mill levy would have generated $8.3 million a year for the district of over 3,300 students.
The school system has cut 12 certified staff positions through attrition. The reduction has come from all three schools in the district. Two full-time aides are also part of the current staff reduction.
Superintendent Kevin Tobin said if the levy fails in November, the district would need to cut 20 more classified positions. Classified employees include bus drivers, food service workers, maintenace employees and aides.
The district also would have to also cut programming such as art, music and physical education at the elementary level along with the potential elimination of some electives at the high school level. Tobin said there could also be a possible reduction in graduation requirements, which exceed state minimums.
Even if the levy passes, the district would continue to evaluate reductions through attrition, Tobin said. The district also will consider the recommendations the Ohio Auditor's Office makes as part of its performance audit.
Lake’s financial shortfall, along with the steep levy loss on the May ballot, spurred the Ohio Department of Education to ask the Ohio Auditor’s Office to evaluate Lake's performance from over the past three years. Auditors started the review on June 6 with an initial meeting and began the audit process in person the same day.
The audit will examine areas of Lake’s finances including expenses and revenues, staffing, employee salaries, facilities, transportation and food service operations. It will then compare Lake performance with similar Ohio districts.
The auditors expressed to Tobin they expect to release their results before the November election, sometime in early October. Tobin said it’s unclear whether Lake will be required to follow the auditor’s recommendations. The district will not be charged a fee for the performance audit.
Lake Assistant Superintendent Patrick Carroll to be rehired
- Gave public notice that the board intends to rehire Patrick Carroll at the July meeting. Carroll’s retirement as assistant superintendent was accepted at the May meeting.
The board will next meet at 6 p.m. July 17 in the cafetorium of Lake Elementary. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/hartville-lake/2023/06/28/lake-local-schools-to-seek-9-9-mill-levy-on-november-election-ballot/70360874007/ | 2023-06-28T14:14:48 | 0 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/hartville-lake/2023/06/28/lake-local-schools-to-seek-9-9-mill-levy-on-november-election-ballot/70360874007/ |
Greater Canton Amateur Sports Hall of Fame announces fumbleball, disc golf inductees
- The Greater Canton Amateur Sports Hall of Fame will welcome new inductees in fumbleball and disc golf in August.
- Members of the 2023 class in fumbleball are Bill Ridge, Brian S. Winn, Don Dasco and Frank Cassidy.
- Inductees in disc golf are Mark Kratzer, Dan Kilgore and Bill Griffith
CANTON — The Greater Canton Amateur Sports Hall of Fame will be inducting new classes into its fumbleball and disc golf halls of fame in August.
Members of the 2023 class in fumbleball are Bill Ridge, Brian S. Winn, Don Dasco and Frank Cassidy. Inductees in disc golf are Mark Kratzer, Dan Kilgore and Bill Griffith.
The honorees will be enshrined along with a new class in the Bowling Hall of Fame on Aug. 20 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in downtown Canton. Doors will open at 5 p.m., with dinner being served at 6.
Tickets are $35 and must be ordered in advance. No tickets will be sold at the door.
For reservations, checks are payable to the Greater Canton Amateur Sports Hall of Fame and must list names of those attending. The dinner is open to all friends and members of the hall of fame.
For information, contact Greater Canton Amateur Sports Hall of Fame President Jose Rante at 330-323-5330. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/sports/local/2023/06/28/greater-canton-amateur-sports-hall-of-fame-2023-fumbleball-disc-golf-inductees-august-20-ceremony/70358481007/ | 2023-06-28T14:15:02 | 0 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/sports/local/2023/06/28/greater-canton-amateur-sports-hall-of-fame-2023-fumbleball-disc-golf-inductees-august-20-ceremony/70358481007/ |
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CHICAGO — Chicago police say they are investigating the death of a 51-year-old Dolton man, whose body was found Tuesday in a hotel.
Riding Shotgun with Merrillville Police Officer Amanda Earley
Eric Wesco Jr. was found unresponsive around 7:09 a.m. Tuesday in a room at the Ashland Hotel at 1535 W. 47th St., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.
He was pronounced dead a short time later at the scene.
Anyone with information and/or images of the crimes is encouraged to contact Detective Anthony Dandurand at 219-764-5705.
The results of an autopsy are pending, police said.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Aaron Bernal
Aaron Bernal
Age: 23
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2305933
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: Controlled substance possession
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adam Langham
Adam Langham
Age: 42
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2305925
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: Domestic Battery, Battery against law enforcement
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amanda Stoddard
Amanda Stoddard
Age: 39
Residence: Cedar Lake
Booking Number(s): 2305903
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: Controlled substance possession, Shoplifting, Fraud
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amir Jones
Amir Jones
Age: 60
Residence: South Bend
Booking Number(s): 2305916
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: Property Theft
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andre Gilbert
Andre Gilbert
Age: 39
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305934
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andrell Murphy
Andrell Murphy
Age: 37
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305908
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: Domestic Battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Radusin
Anthony Radusin
Age : 22
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2305696
Arrest Date: June 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: Intimidation
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Beverley Ware
Beverly Ware
Age: 39
Residence: Matteson, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305921
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Bianca Erwin
Bianca Erwin
Age: 23
Residence: Peotone, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305823
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lowell Police Department
Offense Description: Controlled Substance Possession
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Chauncey Jordan
Chauncey Jordan
Age: 21
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305917
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Robbery
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel Haywood
Daniel Haywood
Age: 38
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305800
Arrest Date: June 19, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: Pocket-picking - $750 to $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Brown Jr.
David Brown Jr.
Age : 56
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2305718
Arrest Date: June 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police
Offense Description: Domestic Battery, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Parchem
David Parchem
Age: 44
Residence: Sauk Village, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305812
Arrest Date: June 19, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: Fraud
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daymar Webb
Daymar Webb
Age: 22
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305811
Arrest Date: June 19, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: Motor Vehicle Theft, Resisting
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Derrick Ivy
Derrick Ivy
Age: 32
Residence: Robbins, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305803
Arrest Date: June 19, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Elijah Dillon-Bombin
Elijah Dillon-Bombin
Age : 22
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2305707
Arrest Date: June 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: Resisting — Interfering with Public Safety
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Eudora North
Eudora North
Age: 20
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2305927
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: Fraud
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Florence Flewellen
Florence Flewellen
Age: 41
Residence: Griffith
Booking Number(s): 2305922
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: Possessing drugs, Property theft
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Freddie Holman
Freddie Holman
Age : 50
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2305692
Arrest Date: June 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: LSCT
Offense Description: Battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jahir Villaruel Lizarde
Jahir Villaruel Lizarde
Age : 27
Residence: Dyer
Booking Number(s): 2305691
Arrest Date: June 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: Domestic Battery, Strangulation
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jamar Davis
Jamar Davis
Age: 38
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305901
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: Fraud
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jamie Anderson
Jamie Anderson
Age: 49
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2305919
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: Controlled Substance Possession, Dealing
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Lucas
Jason Lucas
Age: 44
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2305799
Arrest Date: June 19, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: Domestic Battery
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Johnny Neal
Johnny Neal
Age : 25
Residence: Matteson, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305698
Arrest Date: June 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: Resisting
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Juliana Likes
Juliana Likes
Age: 43
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2305820
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: Pocket-picking — $750 to $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kory Johnson
Kory Johnson
Age: 35
Residence: N/A
Booking Number(s): 2305807
Arrest Date: June 19, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: Burglary
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Latoya Burns
Latoya Burns
Age: 35
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305907
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: Aggravated Battery with a deadly weapon
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcus Veal
Marcus Veal
Age: 63
Residence: East Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2305911
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Nathaniel Carnegie
Nathaniel Carnegie
Age: 24
Residence: Monteray, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305816
Arrest Date: June 19, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Battery against a Pregnant Woman
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicholas Gott
Nicholas Gott
Age : 21
Residence: Knox
Booking Number(s): 2305708
Arrest Date: June 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: Resisting
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nichole Hardesty
Nichole Hardesty
Age: 37
Residence: East Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2305805
Arrest Date: June 19, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: Resisting
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Oshannay Gibson
Oshannay Gibson
Age : 23
Residence: East Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2305689
Arrest Date: June 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: Shoplifting
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Patrice Williams
Patrice Williams
Age: 28
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2305906
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: Shoplifting
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Prince Raggs
Prince Raggs
Age : 45
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2305702
Arrest Date: June 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: Domestic Battery, Failure to return to detention
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Roy Wade
Roy Wade
Age: 32
Residence: Merrillville
Booking Number(s): 2305818
Arrest Date: June 19, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: Domestic Battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shauen Pearce
Shauen Pearce
Age: 38
Residence: Thorton, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305915
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: Property Theft
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Thomas Arnold
Thomas Arnold
Age : 56
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305693
Arrest Date: June 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: Battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Thomas Stewart
Thomas Stewart
Age : 32
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2305709
Arrest Date: June 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: Fraud
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tory Hatcher
Tory Hatcher
Age: 31
Residence: Decatur, GA
Booking Number(s): 2305804
Arrest Date: June 19, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tristen Walden
Tristen Walden
Age : 24
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2305716
Arrest Date: June 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Crown Point Police Department
Offense Description: Controlled Substance Possession
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tyler Wright
Tyler Wright
Age : 27
Residence: Wheatfield
Booking Number(s): 2305711
Arrest Date: June 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: Resisting
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Yader Castillo Gonzalez
Yader Castillo Gonzalez
Age: 41
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305801
Arrest Date: June 19, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Yasmin Santos-Morales
Yasmin Santos-Morales
Age: 45
Residence: Sauk Village, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305797
Arrest Date: June 19, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Domestic Battery
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
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PORTAGE — Portage police are asking residents of a near-downtown neighborhood to check their surveillance cameras for images that could help solve a string a vehicle vandalisms that occurred this past weekend.
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The crimes occurred during the overnight or early morning hours of Saturday in the area of Mulberry Avenue, Fallen Timbers Avenue and Techumseh Street, police said.
Anyone with information and/or images of the crimes is encouraged to contact Detective Anthony Dandurand at 219-764-5705.
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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