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ALLEGHANY COUNTY, Va. – Three people were arrested after authorities seized drugs, drug paraphernalia, guns, and ammunition during a traffic stop in Alleghany County Monday.
According to authorities, an Alleghany County deputy conducted the stop a the 8-mile marker on Interstate 64.
During the stop, the deputy discovered 16 grams of suspected methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and two firearms as well as ammunition.
Nicole Pennington, 36, Matthew Pennington, 41, and Michael Sparks, 37, all of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia were arrested.
Nicole Pennington was charged with the following:
- Felony possession of Schedule I or II drugs
- Possession of firearm with Schedule I or II drug,
- Child endangerment
Matthew Pennington was charged with the following:
- Felony possession of Schedule I or II drugs
- Possession of firearm with Schedule I or II drugs
- Possession of firearm by convicted felon
Michael Sparks was charged with the following:
- Felony possession of Schedule I or II drugs
- Possession of drug paraphernalia
- Possession of firearm with Schedule I or II drug
- Possession of firearm by convicted felon
- Felony concealing or destroying evidence
Matthew Pennington and Sparks are being held without bond at Alleghany Regional Jail and Nicole Pennington was released on bond. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/07/05/three-arrested-after-drugs-guns-ammunition-seized-in-alleghany-county/ | 2023-07-05T15:34:41 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/07/05/three-arrested-after-drugs-guns-ammunition-seized-in-alleghany-county/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A Johnson City Schools teacher was appointed to the Tennessee State Board of Education by Governor Bill Lee, the board announced Wednesday.
Krissi McInturff, a sixth-grade teacher at Indian Trail Middle School, will join the board at the August quarterly meeting and will serve on the State Board of Education through March 31, 2028. She will be a representative for Tennessee’s first Congressional District.
McInturff has been a Tennessee public school teacher for 15 years and has served as a Washington County’s TNCORE Learning Leader, chaired various school committees and was named the 2015 Washington County Teacher of the Year.
“We are delighted to welcome Mrs. McInturff as our newest member of the state board. As a current TN teacher and education leader, she will bring an important perspective to state-level policy discussions,” said Dr. Sara Morrison, executive director of the State Board of Education.
The Tennessee State Board of Education includes 11 members, each representing the diversity of the state. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/johnson-city-schools-teacher-appointed-to-state-board-of-education/ | 2023-07-05T15:50:17 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/johnson-city-schools-teacher-appointed-to-state-board-of-education/ |
WINFIELD — A fatal crash occurred Tuesday along 117th Avenue in the area of Randolph Street and Jay Street, Winfield police reported.
Riding along with the Hoosier Helpers
Details are expected later Wednesday morning.
Lifeguards and city firefighters reportedly began CPR on the man before he was transferred to Franciscan Health Michigan City hospital.
Motorists were advised to avoid the section of roadway in question Tuesday to allow for a crash reconstruction team to carry out an investigation, police said. The roadway was reopened Tuesday night.
Come back to nwi.com for updates as they become available.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
April Swopes
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305839
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Elizabeth Tillery
Age : 33
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305838
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - ON A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daminicka Rodgers
Age : 22
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305828
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Nathan Gutierrez
Age : 44
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305827
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Bobby Neal Jr.
Age : 38
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305847
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Munster Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marsean Roberts
Age : 26
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305840
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kimberly Gordon
Age : 25
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305844
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cristian Guerra
Age : 28
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305842
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeremiah Fair
Age : 26
Residence: Chicago Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305841
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Denzel Brent
Age : 32
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305848
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville, IN
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT DEFENDANT USES A VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Allan Blackmon
Age : 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305831
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angelica Bohacik
Age : 25
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305852
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Amberly Sowder
Age : 23
Residence: Lockport, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305896
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Daniel Waldrop
Age : 48
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305866
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: LSCT
Offense Description: CHILD MOLEST "STATUTORY RAPE"
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Wineteer
Age : 47
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305859
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - BODILY WASTE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Randy Simon
Age : 67
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305887
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Reid
Age : 36
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305863
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vikas Saksena
Age : 50
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305895
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Griffith Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Pierre Pirtle
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305879
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicholas Radick
Age : 39
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305875
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Denzel Price
Age : 24
Residence: Kankakee, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305865
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RAPE - INTERCOURSE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andrew Mysliwiec
Age : 30
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305882
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Roy Lopez
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305890
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel Leanos
Age : 18
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305864
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Camille Jones
Age : 26
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305867
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Griffith Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ronnie Klemoff
Age : 41
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305881
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rigoberto Garcia
Age : 43
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305876
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Armando Guerrero
Age : 54
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305884
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ernest Howard III
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305861
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DEALING - MARIJUANA
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rodney Hudson
Age : 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305886
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jarrell Cowens
Age : 30
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305880
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Delnicki
Age : 65
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305858
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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
Patrice Williams
Age : 28
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305906
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcus Veal
Age : 63
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305911
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Shauen Pearce
Age : 38
Residence: Thornton, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305915
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amanda Stoddard
Age : 39
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305903
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Eudora North
Age : 20
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305927
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adam Langham
Age : 42
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305925
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
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 - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Florence Flewellen
Age : 41
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305922
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESS LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR; THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Amir Jones
Age : 60
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305916
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Chauncey Jordan
Age : 21
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305917
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Aaron Bernal
Age : 23
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305933
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gentry Brown
Age : 36
Residence: Rensselaer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305923
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Crown Point Police Department
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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 - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jamie Anderson
Age : 49
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305919
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE - CONSPIRACY; POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jodie Whiting
Age : 36
Residence: DeMotte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305936
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dashawn Wims
Age : 20
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305946
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andre Vena Jr.
Age : 36
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305966
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Donna Valentine
Age : 46
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305943
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nolan Sizemore
Age : 21
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305959
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Cedar Lake Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Sweitzer
Age : 45
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305951
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michayla Ferguson
Age : 22
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305935
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Manning
Age : 38
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305937
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: St. John Police Department
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jacqueline Rivera
Age : 29
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305938
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rodney Robison
Age : 58
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305965
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lowell Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joseph Eyer
Age : 52
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305947
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: LCCS
Offense Description: BATTERY - SEXUAL BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jacob Campbell
Age : 23
Residence: Blue Island, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305939
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Cole Jr.
Age : 38
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305941
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Chad Cooper
Age : 35
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305945
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Cole Ward
Age : 20
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305990
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DEALING - MARIJUANA; COMMON NUISANCE - MAINTAINING - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Charles Worthman Jr.
Age : 23
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305976
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Parker III
Age : 29
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305983
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeffrey Pasquinelli
Age : 27
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305970
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Shamonique Rash
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305981
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Robinson Jr.
Age : 23
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306014
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - MACHINE GUN - W/NO PERMIT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Kras
Age : 50
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305995
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Patricia Jones
Age : 38
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306006
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Kidd
Age : 58
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305979
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Griffith Police Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gloria Hunter
Age : 52
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305993
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Dyer, IN
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
James Hilty
Age : 44
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305999
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
James Higgason Jr.
Age : 73
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305982
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Charles Heard
Age : 56
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306005
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Demarco Flagg
Age : 25
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306004
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Orlando Flores
Age : 35
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305998
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Munster Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Denzel Gunnum
Age : 24
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306013
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lauren Davis
Age : 41
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305978
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Cedar Lake Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Durden IV
Age : 24
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305997
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Antonio Carta
Age : 26
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306009
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lowell Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Cassondra Castillo
Age : 41
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305988
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Corie Blanchard
Age : 36
Residence: South Holland, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305973
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Kingsport Parks and Recreation Department is asking for volunteers to help with a community cleanup on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Volunteers will join Kingsport Parks and Recreation employees, New Vision Youth and officials with the Kingsport Housing and Redevelopment Authority to help pick up trash and pull weeds at Riverview Park (301 Louis Street).
“Volunteering may seem like a simple thing to do, but the benefits go beyond the task of cleaning up Riverview Park,” said Program Administrator Travis Sensabaugh. “You can learn new skills, make new friends, improve your mental health and provide you a sense of purpose by giving back to the community. So, we hope to see you there.”
Students with Crown Cutz Career Opportunities will be available during cleanup hours on Saturday to offer free haircuts to volunteers.
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VALPARAISO – The Porter County Health Department has launched a new survey on community health needs.
“We need to know where the deficiencies are, what’s falling through the cracks,” Dr. Maria Stamp, the county’s health officer, said.
The department also wants to know where services are currently offered and how to connect people to them.
Employers would be asked to discuss causes of work absences and injury prevention issues. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management would be asked about current air and water sampling to make sure efforts aren’t duplicated.
“We are committed to offering the best services we can,” Stamp said. “We are looking forward to doing really great things.”
The initiative is part of a push to figure out how to spend the millions of dollars in new state public health funding that could come to the county if the Board of Commissioners agrees to opt in for the additional funding under the terms of Senate Enrolled Act 4. More than one-third of counties have already opted in.
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The Board of Commissioners is set to meet July 24 for an evening meeting devoted exclusively to that issue.
Stamp briefed the County Council recently on the benefits of opting in.
“Good health is important for pretty much everything,” she said.
Indiana’s life expectancy is decreasing, unlike the nation. The decrease seems to be coming from people dying in their middle working years, Stamp said.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation computes county rankings on a variety of statistics annually, but the county health department hopes to go more granular, even down to the ZIP code level, to see how effective services are and where they’re needed most.
In Indiana, public health funding is far below the national average of $91 per person. In Indiana, it’s $12.50 per capita.
Porter County already gets some funding from the state. Even if the county opts out of the additional funding, that amount would continue as a baseline, Stamp said. The county would continue to aggressively pursue grant opportunities.
If the county opts in, the county’s share of the health department’s support would be 20% of the total, with the state paying the remaining 80%. Just how much that will be depends on how many counties opt in by the Sept. 1 deadline. By opting in, the county’s tax support for the health department would actually decrease, Stamp said.
Although the amount indicated by opting in under SEA 4 is a whopping total, “it is not 10 times the amount of funding we normally get,” she said, because state grants have supported the department.
For next year, the county’s cost to support the health department would be about $1.3 million, a decrease of about $200,000 from this year, Stamp said, because the state calculates the average of the past three years. “It’s generally what wea re already receiving from the tax levy,” Stamp said.
The state breaks down funding by at least 60% for services offered to the public and no more than 40% for regulatory work, Stamp said. Porter County already has robust services in the 60% category, she said.
The health department wouldn’t try to duplicate services already offered by partner agencies but could support those services to make sure they continue.
On the regulatory side, there are some services the county hasn’t done much with, like taking on responsibility for pest and vector control and abatement. That’s currently a state responsibility that would be handled at the local level. An example would be spraying for mosquitoes, she said.
Language is the legislation, authored by state Sen. Ed Charbonneau, R-Valparaiso, isn’t clear on an escape clause, but it seems likely that the county commissioners would have to opt in or out on an annual basis, Stamp and County Council attorney Harold Harper agreed.
Among the plans would be to support the concept of a four-person care team, interim Health Department Administrator Carrie Gschwind said.
She hopes to get the entire department’s staff certified in mental health first aid.
The care coordinator concept is amazing, Stamp said. That person steers people to the right resources in the community to make sure they get there. It could even extend to someone diagnosed with high blood pressure to make sure they get the information and medical care they need.
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SALISBURY, Md. — A teenage boy is dead and six other people were hurt in a shooting at a block party in Salisbury.
It happened shortly after midnight on Wednesday.
The Wicomico County Sheriff's Office responded to Chippewa Boulevard in the area of Kiowa Avenue for the reported shooting.
A 14-year-old boy was taken to the hospital where he died. The other six people are being treated at Tidal Health and all are expected to survive.
The sheriff's office is investigating what led up to the shooting.
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BRADFORD COUNTY, Pa. — At least one person is dead after a vehicle went into the Susquehanna River in Bradford County.
Emergency officials confirmed that the coroner was called to the scene Wednesday morning.
It happened after 9 a.m. Wednesday off Sheshequin Road between Ridge Road and Orange Hill Road in Sheshequin Township, near Athens.
There is no word on what caused the vehicle to enter the river or how many people may have been involved.
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LEHIGHTON, Pa. — A Carbon County teacher has been arrested in a human sex trafficking investigation.
Officials with the Lehighton Area School District say the teacher, Michael Feifel, was arrested as part of a joint operation with Berks, Northampton, and Lehigh Counties.
A post on the school district website says Feifel is cooperating with authorities and is not involved in any teaching or coaching over the summer break
Officials say their priority is keeping students safe and will evaluate Feifel's employment before the start of the school year and as his case progresses.
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SCRANTON, Pa. — A store in Lackawanna County sold a $1 million-winning $1 Million? Seriously scratch-off from the Pennsylvania Lottery.
Convenient Food Mart on North Main Avenue in Scranton gets a $5,000 bonus for selling the big winning ticket.
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LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — More delays are expected on Interstate 81 in Luzerne County.
Work is continuing on the Suscon Road bridge project Wednesday night.
According to PennDOT, the southbound lanes of I-81 between Avoca and Pittston are scheduled to be closed from 8 p.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday.
A detour will be in place; from Interstate 81 southbound, take Exit 178 (Avoca) to Route 315 to the Interstate 81 on-ramp in Dupont/Pittston.
PennDOT has not said if any other overnight work will take place later this week.
This construction is part of a bridge replacement project over the interstate.
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CORINTH, Texas — Crews were searching for a man in his 40s who went underwater on July 4 at Lewisville Lake and never resurfaced.
The drowning call came in Tuesday afternoon at approximately 3:30 p.m. Officials told WFAA the incident happened in the northwest portion of the lake by Corinth. The Lewisville Fire Department dive team assisted Lake Cities FD in the search for the man.
Lewisville FD officials said the man was part of a group that rented a pontoon boat and was out swimming in the lake. The Lewisville Fire Department dive team used sonar in the lake in an attempt to locate the body.
Texas Game Warden officials told WFAA the drowning victim had not been recovered, and their search would resume Wednesday morning.
This comes after an 19-year-old also drowned at Lewisville Lake on Monday. The teen was swimming in the public beach area of Lake Park and was not wearing a life jacket. Lewisville officials said he was swimming by a buoy and believe he may have gotten tangled in the ropes of the buoy. The teen was pulled from the water Monday night and was later pronounced dead.
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SCRANTON, Pa. — A store in Lackawanna County sold a $1 million-winning $1 Million? Seriously scratch-off from the Pennsylvania Lottery.
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Construction will shut SR 32 in Westfield for 45 days starting Thursday
A section of State Road 32 in Westfield will be closed to traffic for 45 days starting Thursday.
The shutdown from Willow Creek Way to Grassy Branch Road is to replace the culvert over Cool Creek, according to the city of Westfield and the Indiana Department of Transportation.
Drivers traveling between Westfield and Noblesville will need to detour well in advance of the closed section.
The detour for eastbound drivers from Westfield is U.S. 31 to the north to State Road 38 to the southeast to Little Chicago Road to the south and back to State Road 32. The directions are reversed for westbound drivers.
Access to homes and businesses near the culvert will remain open, according to a Westfield news release.
This work is expected to be completed in late August but could be delayed if the weather is bad.
The closure comes ahead of an INDOT plan to widen and add roundabouts to State Road 32.
The $80 million project will be on 5 miles of the road connecting Westfield and Noblesville, but construction won’t begin until 2026.
Officials said the rebuilding will reduce crashes and speed up travel time, which are projected to double in length in 20 years.
More lanes, roundabouts:The plan for State Road 32 between Noblesville and Westfield
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Bridge rehab closes U.S.-bound span of Blue Water Bridge until October
For the rest of the summer, the U.S.-bound span of the Blue Water Bridge is closed to traffic for maintenance work, starting Wednesday and lasting into October, officials said.
All U.S.-bound traffic will instead be directed to the Canada-bound span, which will carry traffic in both directions for the duration of the work, according to the Federal Bridge Corp. Limited, an entity of the Canadian government that owns the Canadian side of the Michigan-to-Ontario crossing.
One lane will be reserved for westbound traffic coming into Michigan, and two lanes will be used for eastbound traffic heading into Canada, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.
All toll lanes will remain open as traffic approaches the toll plazas on both sides of the bridge across the St. Clair River.
"The rehabilitation work is not expected to have significant traffic disruptions to travellers or to the local community," the Federal Bridge Corp. Limited said Wednesday in a statement.
The westbound span undergoing the rehab work is the original three-lane Blue Water Bridge, which opened in 1938 and was renovated in 1999.
Cars headed into the U.S. were experiencing a 30 minute wait around 11 a.m. Wednesday, while commercial trucks were waiting 75 minutes at the crossing. The delays headed into Canada were shorter at about 20 minutes for cars and 15 for trucks, according to the Blue Water bridge's Twitter updates.
MDOT said that dedicated lanes for commuter pass holders and buses will not be accommodated during the project, and that wide loads will be limited to less than 11 feet.
The Blue Water Bridge was the fourth busiest U.S.-Canada crossing last year, with 3.9 vehicle crossings, behind Buffalo/Niagara Falls, Detroit and Blaine, Washington, according to data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The Blue Water was the second busiest U.S.-Canada crossing for commercial trucks in 2022, behind only Detroit's Ambassador Bridge.
Signs are being placed to help redirect traffic and reduce delays, and officials on both sides of the border are revising their daily traffic management procedures to help ensure an "efficient flow of vehicles," the Federal Bridge Corp. Limited said.
The agency is encouraging drivers to check the bridge's 24-hour live traffic camera feed and to follow @BlueWaterBridge on Twitter for traffic wait time updates.
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Driver, 26, in critical condition after Tuesday crash in Kimball Township
Officials are investigating a crash that left two drivers injured — one critically — on Tuesday in Kimball Township, according to St. Clair County Sheriff's Office.
The crash happened just before 1 p.m at the intersection of Wadhams and Dove roads in Kimball Township, about 12 miles southwest of the Blue Water Bridge. The driver of a YZ450 dirt bike was traveling west on Dove Road, failed to yield at the stop sign, and crashed into a 2022 Mercedes Benz Sprinter van, which was traveling southbound on Wadham Road. The van overturned onto its roof and into a ditch, police said in a news release.
Police said they do not believe alcohol was a factor in the collision.
The 26-year-old Richmond driver of the dirt bike was initially transported to Lake Huron Medical Center before being airlifted to McLaren Macomb and was in critical condition Wednesday. The 25-year-old Kimball Township van driver was transported to McLaren Port Huron, police said.
No further details were released.
St Clair County sheriff's deputies were assisted by Michigan State Police, Tri-Hospital EMS and the Kimball Fire Department.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Feels-like temperatures in Central Florida are cusping into the triple digits. That means it’s important to keep your safety in mind if you’re going to be outside.
Keeping hydrated is part of that.
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Here are 9 tips from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to prevent dehydration in the heat:
1. Drink plenty of fluids, and don’t wait until you’re thirsty to drink. By the time you feel thirsty, you are already behind in fluid replacement.
Read: Beat the heat: 9 ways to protect yourself from extreme heat
2. Stay away from very sugary or alcoholic drinks, as these actually cause you to lose more body fluid.
3. Avoid very cold drinks because they can cause stomach cramps.
4. Heavy sweating removes salt and minerals from the body that need to be replaced. A sports drink can replace the salt and minerals you lose in sweat.
Video: Key to beating the heat? Stay hydrated, experts say
5. Do not drink more than 48 ounces per hour. Drinking too much water or other fluids (sports drinks, energy drinks, etc.) can cause a medical emergency because the salt concentration in the blood becomes too low.
6. When working in the heat, drink 1 cup (8 ounces) of water every 15–20 minutes. This translates to 24–32 ounces per hour.
7. Drinking at shorter intervals is more effective than drinking large amounts infrequently.
Read: Orlando hits highest temp of the year: How to keep kids safe in the heat
8. Most people need several hours to drink enough fluids to replace what they have lost through sweat. The sooner you start, the less strain you place on your body from dehydration.
9. Provide plenty of fresh water for your pets, and leave the water in a shady area.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream is in its Taylor Swift era.
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The ice cream shop is offering up a Taylor Swift-inspired flavor to make this summer a little less cruel – at least for one day only.
On Friday, the blank space in their flavor lineup will be filled by Taylor’s Chai Cookie, a flavor inspired by the pop singer’s chai cookie recipe.
Read: Publix ice cream truck to dish out free treats in Orlando
The flavor features vanilla cookie ice cream mixed with traditional chai spices and topped with nutmeg icing.
Just like her concert tickets, this flavor is likely to sell out. You can purchase it at Kelly’s scoop shops on Friday starting at 3 p.m. until it runs out.
Read: 9 tips to prevent dehydration in extreme heat
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PORTLAND, Ore. — People in the Portland metro area and other parts of Oregon woke up Wednesday morning to hazy skies caused by wildfires burning in Canada.
The interactive Air Quality Index (AQI) map from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) shows scattered areas across the state with diminished air quality levels.
As of 7 a.m. Wednesday, Portland's air quality was "Moderate," with much of the surrounding area seeing Moderate or Good air quality. Under the Moderate category, DEQ says the air quality is acceptable, but there may be a "moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution."
There are currently no air quality advisories for Oregon.
In Washington, air quality levels were much worse Wednesday morning. Much of the western part of the state had Moderate air quality, while parts of the Tacoma and Seattle metro areas saw levels in the Unhealthy, Very Unhealthy and Hazardous categories.
"If you are traveling up to Seattle today, air quality is much worse," said KGW meteorologist Rod Hill. "You see that's flat out "Unhealthy" for a good chunk of the area. So respiratory health issues tend to correlate with wildfire smoke for a rough day for you."
Hill said he expects the smoke to clear out Thursday and Friday when the upper-level winds shift.
How to check the air quality in your neighborhood
The DEQ reports how clean the air is at a specific location and provides information about any possible health risks. The agency's AQI map uses a color-coded system ranging from "Good" (labeled by green dots), which means air pollution poses little to no risk, to "Hazardous" (labeled by maroon dots), meaning air quality is unhealthy for everyone.
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A Lego-inspired temporary burger restaurant experience — one that will cost $47 per person for a custom burger and a drink — is coming to a yet-to-be-announced location at or near Orlando International Airport.
Read: Tuesday set global record for hottest day ever
Tickets are on sale now for Brick Burger-Orlando, a pop-up experience on Sept. 2-3 somewhere on Jeff Fuqua Boulevard in Orlando. The event invites you to “unleash your creativity and build your burger masterpiece,” allowing diners to choose from a selection of colorful Lego brick-shaped menu items including beef patty, crispy chicken fillet or a veggie option, according to the event website.
Along with building your own burger, the experience also will include colorful Lego-themed furniture, walls and a brick-building station, according to the website. Check out the photo gallery above to get a sneak peek at what will be offered at the experience.
Click here to read the full story on the Orlando Business Journal’s website.
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A new pickleball-centric food and entertainment concept backed by NFL stars including Rob Gronkowski is headed to Orlando.
Read: Tuesday set global record for hottest day ever
South Carolina-based Crush Yard Pickleball Club & Restaurant, a new chain set to open its first location in the Charleston, South Carolina area, has signed a lease to occupy a 50,000-square-foot space at 7840 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway/U.S. Highway 192 in Kissimmee, Orlando Business Journal has learned.
Crush Yard’s Orlando market entry is significant, as Andrew Ladden — the upstart concept’s chief marketing officer — told OBJ the location will represent an investment of between $4 million-$5 million. The concept’s choice to renovate an existing big-box space formerly occupied by a grocery store is also noteworthy, Ladden added, because of the speed with which it will allow the new entertainment complex to deliver.
Click here to read the full story on the Orlando Business Journal’s website.
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MENDOCINO COUNTY, Calif. — A suspect with warrants in Spokane for the stabbing of a homeless man in June was arrested in California after police say he assaulted another homeless person.
According to the Willits Police Department (WPD), a homeless man was violently attacked while he was sleeping in the northern California city on June 29. During the investigation, surveillance video revealed the suspect was wearing clothing with a distinctive logo.
The same day, WPD received an alert from the Spokane Police Department (SPD) about felony warrants for the arrest of 30-year-old Charles Nutter. SPD's Investigations Unit advised Nutter’s last known location was in Mendocino County, Calif. Nutter was wanted in connection to the stabbing of a homeless man in Spokane on June 6.
WPD officers were able to match Nutter by his clothing from the surveillance photos received from the SPD alert.
On June 30, SPD’s Investigations Unit advised they had updated information that Nutter’s location was in Fort Bragg, Calif. Fort Bragg Police Department (FBPD) officers arrested Nutter on SPD felony warrants.
Nutter was wearing the same clothing seen in the surveillance photos from both cases in Spokane and Willits.
The investigation into the assault in Willits is still ongoing. The victim is currently reported in stable condition.
Nutter is being held at the Mendocino County Jail awaiting extradition to Spokane. He is facing charges of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and other charges.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Editor’s note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal.
Four national banks lead those that have closed or announced the closure of the most branches in Orlando this year.
Read: Tuesday set global record for hottest day ever
Orlando Business Journal took a look at the banks that filed the most closure notices with regulators. Four banks filed to close at least two branches this year each.
Those banks included:
- Bank of America: 2701 South Conway Road in Orlando and 750 South Orlando Avenue in Winter Park
- Fifth Third Bank: 3645 Aloma Avenue in Oviedo and 3244 E. Colonial Drive in Orlando
- Wells Fargo Bank: 2400 South Chickasaw Trail in Orlando and 3900 Silver Star Road in Orlando
- PNC Bank: 238 S Orlando Avenue in Maitland and 210 Citrus Tower Boulevard in Clermont
Click here to read the full story on the Orlando Business Journal’s website.
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State police are searching for a runaway juvenile who left her home in White Township, Indiana County early Wednesday morning.
Alaina Mason, 12, left her home along the 4000 block of Route 286 Highway West sometime from 4 to 5 a.m. and has not returned home.
She is described as 4 feet 11 inches tall and 110 pounds with brown eyes and shoulder length, black hair with blonde highlights. She was last known to be wearing sandals and carrying a black Eastbay drawstring bag.
Troopers are asking people with information on her whereabouts to immediately contact 911.
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DALLAS(KDAF)—Despite not storming in DFW, storms nearby could produce gusty outflow winds and lightning. The highs will be in the mid and upper 90s.
NWS Fort Worth said, “Scattered thunderstorms are possible mainly in parts of Central and East Texas this afternoon. Even if not storming at your location, nearby storms could produce gusty outflow winds and frequent lightning. Highs will be in the mid and upper 90s”.
The group of thunderstorms may move into North Texas late tonight or early Thursday morning, bringing gusty winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning.
NWS Fort Worth said, “A thunderstorm complex may move into North Texas from Oklahoma late tonight or early Thursday morning. Additional scattered showers and storms will develop during the daytime Thursday, with threats for gusty winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning”.
It’s still sunny out, so stay focused on the weather if you’re out and about!
NWS Fort Worth said, “Thunderstorms during midweek may produce gusty downburst winds. This can catch unsuspecting boaters off guard by producing strong winds over open lakes. Skies may still be sunny, so be sure to pay close attention to the weather if you’re out and about”!
Due to high pressure, this weekend will be hot. Temperatures range from the mid-90s to around 105 every afternoon in some areas.
NWS Fort Worth said, “High pressure will expand overhead this weekend, bringing a return to oppressively hot conditions. Expect high temperatures in the mid-90s to around 105 each afternoon, with heat indices approaching or even exceeding 110 in some areas”. | https://cw33.com/news/local/north-texas-is-getting-soaked-by-heavy-rain-and-thunderstorms-today/ | 2023-07-05T16:11:00 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/north-texas-is-getting-soaked-by-heavy-rain-and-thunderstorms-today/ |
DALLAS(KDAF)—AI is being used across a wide range of industries, starting in manufacturing and moving on to healthcare and now even seeing what it thinks about homes.
One particularly captivating aspect of AI is its ability to create art, which has led to a surge in interest surrounding AI-generated artwork.
Amidst this frenzy, All-Star Home, a prominent housing company, sought to explore the potential of AI by employing it to generate images depicting what it perceives as the ideal home in each U.S. state.
All-Star Home said, ” AI and the housing market. AI is booming with new tools rolling out every day while the housing market is volatile. So, our team decided to combine the two. We set out to test an AI generator to see what it would envision as a “typical home” in all 50 states and the 30 largest cities in the U.S.”.
Here’s what the program came up with for the state of Texas, plus Texas cities like Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and El Paso. | https://cw33.com/news/local/pictures-is-this-what-ai-thinks-a-typical-texas-home-looks-like/ | 2023-07-05T16:11:06 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/pictures-is-this-what-ai-thinks-a-typical-texas-home-looks-like/ |
(NEXSTAR) — Does the Texas summer have you in need of an escape? If you can’t bear the thought of parting with the Lone Star State, there are still a few options for cities and towns that have slightly milder summers.
It might not surprise you that Texas doesn’t log many cities that are all that cool. In fact, NOAA data compiled by Stacker identified the coldest cities in all 50 states and found that Texas doesn’t even crack the top 150 coldest cities in America. Of the 266 studied, 171 have a colder average temperature.
Nevertheless, with an annual high of 71 degrees Fahrenheit, the Amarillo area can be far more temperate than other parts of Texas. Here are a few other cities that can keep their cool.
- Dalhart — Annual high: 69, annual low: 37
- Hartley — Annual high: 69, annual low: 40
- Dimmitt — Annual high: 70, annual low: 40
- Dumas — Annual high: 70, annual low: 42
- Perryton, Stratford — Annual high: 70, annual low: 40
All of these cities are in the Panhandle area of Texas. Of the more southerly located areas which U.S. Climate Data has listed, (though these are still in the Panhandle) are Muleshoe and Dimmitt.
“Amarillo is undoubtedly the coldest (big) city in Texas. The coldest temperature on record is -12 back in 1986. However, just two years ago we came close to tying this dubious record with a low of -11 on Feb. 15, 2021,” said KAMR chief meteorologist John Harris.
Harris said the distinction of overall “coldest city in Texas” probably goes to Dalhart, located roughly 80 miles northwest of Amarillo. On Jan. 4, 1959 the town recorded a low temperature of -21 degrees. | https://cw33.com/news/local/these-are-the-least-hot-cities-in-texas/ | 2023-07-05T16:11:12 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/these-are-the-least-hot-cities-in-texas/ |
WATERLOO — A Waterloo man has been arrested for allegedly shooting at a woman outside her home early Tuesday.
Police arrested Corelly Martez Smith, 50, 2563 Kate St., on charges of intimidation with a weapon, going armed and prohibited person in possession of a firearm. He was later released pending trial.
According to police, the woman told officers Smith had threated to come over to her home at 547 Riehl St. and shoot it up. He arrived around 12:45 p.m., and an argument followed outside.
Smith allegedly pulled out a gun and began shooting and the woman heard a bullet pass by her as she fled inside, according to court records.
Police found spent 9 mm shell casings in the street. They also located part of a bullet that pierced the house and landed on her kitchen table.
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Officers searched Smith’s home and took him into custody. Authorities allege he is prohibited from handling firearms because of a 2020 domestic assault conviction in Worth County. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-courts/man-arrested-following-gunshots-outside-home/article_97965796-1b42-11ee-a796-6f4fa3361643.html | 2023-07-05T16:18:12 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-courts/man-arrested-following-gunshots-outside-home/article_97965796-1b42-11ee-a796-6f4fa3361643.html |
Since the start of 2023, the United States has averaged more than one mass shooting per day. The Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit group that tracks gun violence using police reports, government sources, news coverage, and other public data, counted 106 mass shootings in 2023 as of March 9—a period of 68 days.
No official, universal definition of what constitutes a mass shooting currently exists. Groups define it differently based on the number of victims, whether they are killed or injured, whether the shooting occurs in a public or private space, and whether the shooter targets victims. The Gun Violence Archive defines it as an event in which at least four people were killed or injured.
The lack of a consistent definition creates opportunities for people to interpret the data differently, making it difficult for lawmakers to establish a set of agreed-upon facts upon which to address the issue of gun control.
For example, using a much narrower definition of a mass shooting, security specialists who drafted a 2013 congressional report identified just 78 mass shooting events between 1983 and 2012. This figure starkly contrasts the GVA's findings for 2014, which determined 273 mass shootings had occurred that year alone.
As to more recent figures, the Gun Violence Archive recorded 647 mass shootings in the U.S. in 2022. Compared to this time last year, mass shootings in 2023 are outpacing last year's rate. Stacker cited data from the Gun Violence Archive to visualize the scope of mass shootings thus far in 2023. Data is as of March 7, 2023.
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As one of the first states to embrace Prohibition and one of the last states to turn temperance loose, North Carolina’s on-again, off-again rollercoaster relationship with wine continues.
Some talking points from June's North Carolina Wine Advantage Forum at UNCG:
• While most visitors to North Carolina wineries live in-state, a significant portion of marketing, promotion and outreach from the North Carolina Wine & Grape Council and VisitNC.com is directed to an out-of-state audience, including Canada.
• The marketing budget for the North Carolina Wine & Grape Council, under the auspices of the N.C. Department of Agriculture, is far from significant at $500,000 annually. It was once funded for $1.6 million at a time when the North Carolina wine industry was only a fifth of what it is today.
• The state funds one half-time employee at N.C. State to assist grape growers. Contiguous states like Tennessee and Virginia fund university research and assistance to wineries at four times that level. That is a serious competitive threat to North Carolina’s 200-plus wineries and their $6.1 billion annual economic impact on the state.
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• One of the newest roadblocks is a legislative proposal that would allow distributors to push retailers — Food Lion, Harris-Teeter, Lowes, etc — into purchasing a case of wine for every brand they carry. Retailers would be required to pay an extra fee for “split case” purchases — a common practice that allows retailers to mix in smaller lots of high-end wine that moves at a slower pace. A split-case fee would induce retailers to carry fewer brands, giving consumers fewer options.
• On the plus side, there is legislation that encourages public schools, community colleges and universities to add Muscadine juice to fruit drink sales on campus. This could be an economic boon to North Carolina’s large Muscadine grape industry.
• Growing medical research shows that a powerful extract from Muscadine seeds and skins appears to fight breast and prostate cancer while offering additional cardio-related health benefits.
• North Carolina is uniquely situated as a pass-through state for travelers heading to Florida from northern states — an attractive target market for wineries.
• The June 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst also represents an attractive target market.
• A May 2024 International Wine Symposium hosted by Wake Forest University also promises to raise North Carolina’s wine presence. That three-day event will include forums, research, special dinners and wine tastings from highly-touted winemakers in New Zealand, France, Spain, Australia, South America, and California. The North Carolina Winegrower’s Association says it already has speaker commitments from Kevin Zraley (author of Windows on the World Wine Course) and Chuck Wagner (iconic winemaker from Napa’s Caymus Vineyards).
• Increasing cider and mead production is introducing wine-related products to a younger North Carolina consumer demographic.
• Wine, mead and cider producers see low-alcohol — or even no-alcohol — products as a growth opportunity.
• North Carolina wineries and grape growers are still bedeviled by Pierce’s Disease, a virulent bacteria that is devastating vines. The newest threat is the Spotted Lanternfly — an Asian insect that has invaded the state.
• While the quantity and quality of North Carolina wine is improving, there are dark clouds on the horizon: increased production costs, a shortage of local grapes and a lack of skilled workers and investors in the wine industry.
• And while North Carolina enjoys abundant farm acreage, it ranks second in the country in declining farmland and forest land. Steve Troxler, the state's agriculture commissioner, estimates that 1.1 million acres of fertile land will be lost to commercial and housing development by 2040.
• Troxler also warned that as North Carolina’s population increases, that will challenge water resources, tax the power grid and bring more frequent water rationing and “rolling brown-outs.”
Ed Williams, a retired newspaper reporter and editor, has covered the wine industry since 1990. If you have wine news, email williamsonwine@gmail.com | https://greensboro.com/news/local/ed-williams-wine-advantage-forum/article_e4c6cd74-16c5-11ee-9e94-076befa3b7e3.html | 2023-07-05T16:19:31 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/ed-williams-wine-advantage-forum/article_e4c6cd74-16c5-11ee-9e94-076befa3b7e3.html |
GREENSBORO — A facility to care for unaccompanied immigrant children will be ready to accept children soon, sources say.
The Greensboro Piedmont Academy Influx Care Facility will be able to house up to 800 children. A source with knowledge of the government's planning for the facility said it will be ready to accept children by late summer/early fall.
The facility will house unaccompanied children ages 13 to 17, said the source, who did not wish to be identified.
CBS News recently reported that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to stop housing unaccompanied children at another influx care facility inside the Fort Bliss U.S. Army post in Texas. The tent camp at Fort Bliss, which can house up to 500 migrant teens, was criticized amid reports of substandard conditions and child depression in 2021. Another influx care facility, a former work camp in Pecos, Texas, has not housed children since earlier this year, CBS News reported.
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It is unclear if the unaccompanied minors will be redirected to Greensboro site. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last year signed a five-year, $50 million lease on the former American Hebrew Academy on Hobbs Road.
People who live near the academy say they have seen increased activity at the site. City officials said charter buses seen entering the grounds are carrying staff for the facility, who park in a separate location. The shuttle buses are intended to decrease traffic on nearby roads generated by the facility.
The U.S. government school is required by law to house and educate unaccompanied immigrant minors. Children would stay there while the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement works to place them with a “vetted sponsor” — often a family member — while their immigration status is adjudicated.
This story will be updated. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/government-politics/unaccompanied-minor-immigrants-greensboro-hebrew-academy-piedmont/article_8af11e08-1b39-11ee-9f78-f398beb17d6b.html | 2023-07-05T16:19:37 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/government-politics/unaccompanied-minor-immigrants-greensboro-hebrew-academy-piedmont/article_8af11e08-1b39-11ee-9f78-f398beb17d6b.html |
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood’s answer to fixing a major problem in his county—taking care of teens in trouble and keeping them off a path to prison—is a long-needed Juvenile Assessment Center.
It will be a place for deputies and parents to take kids when they first get in trouble to get them the right help to break the cycle.
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When Volusia County deputies were pinned down by a 12- and 14-year-old last June, firing at deputies with a rifle and shotgun after they’d escaped from a foster home, Chitwood decided it was time for a change.
“That was the last straw,” Chitwood said. “That was enough of me bitching, pounding my fist on the table saying, ‘Something has to change, something has to change.’ It was ‘Now I have to make a change.’”
This is the change: Using federal funds and donated furniture, the sheriff’s office is in the process of renovating a former detox center on the Daytona Beach campus of SMA Behavioral Health Services, turning it into a one-stop shop for teens in trouble.
Chitwood took News 6 inside the building for a tour.
Volusia County’s future Juvenile Assessment Center (JAC) will be modeled after Seminole County’s successful JAC, according to Chitwood.
“A kid will be assessed head-to-toe for mental issues as well as substance issues,” Chitwood said. “Last year, there were 1,000 kids processed by the Department of Juvenile Justice (just in Volusia County alone.) Not one of them received any type of mental health screening or drug screening. Now with this assessment center, every kid, whether it’s a runaway, curfew violation, truant, arrested for stealing a candy bar or robbery, they will come here and be assessed, head-to-toe.”
Chitwood said right now the juvenile justice system in Volusia County is a “hodgepodge.”
“And I think you have to look back at what happened last June. A 14-year-old and 12-year-old opened fire. You have kids that are truly violent being placed in homes that cannot handle violent kids. You’re looking at kids getting Baker Acted 14 times. How does that happen?”
Rhonda Harvey, chief operating officer of SMA, said counselors and social workers even from the school district, all in one place, will try to understand the source of the child’s problems, and address it instead of just sending the juvenile to jail.
“Of course we would work together and try to fill in the gaps—there are gaps—it’s set up right now in a very fractured state,” Harvey said. “Upon the first contact with law enforcement, or say truancy from school or something of that nature, our goal is to funnel all of the children and families through the new center so we can ascertain what they might be needing and try to do some intervention before they get involved into the deeper system of criminal activity.”
Chitwood said once the JAC opens, there’s no reason any child should fall through the cracks.
“I think there’s going to be a lot of parents and a lot of young people whose lives are better for what we’re doing here,” Chitwood said.
Volusia County has tried this before, running its own JAC a couple of decades ago, long before Sheriff Chitwood took over. Chitwood said it ran out of money and was not supported by the sheriff’s office.
Chitwood promised this time will be different, with plenty of federal money to renovate and plenty of support and security from the sheriff’s office.
The Volusia County JAC is expected to open Oct. 1. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/04/20/volusia-county-sheriff-set-to-open-new-juvenile-assessment-center-for-teens-in-trouble/ | 2023-07-05T16:22:54 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/04/20/volusia-county-sheriff-set-to-open-new-juvenile-assessment-center-for-teens-in-trouble/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – A giant, smelly seaweed blob that stretches thousands of miles across the Atlantic continues to shrink, increasing the chances that its impact to Florida will be less than feared.
The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, a mass of seaweed stretching from Africa to the Gulf of Mexico, shrunk in June, and the shrinkage was beyond expectation, according to scientists at the University of South Florida. It continues a trend scientists noted in May.
The concern is the belt will leave large amounts of stinky sargassum seaweed on beaches in the Caribbean, Mexico and along the east coast of Florida.
The brown seaweed, which can carry flesh-eating bacteria and make you sick, is known for its smell. As it rots, sargassum gives off a substance called hydrogen sulfide, which smells like rotten eggs.
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But scientists say very little sargassum was found in the Straits of Florida and along the coast by the end of June. They believe that’s due not only to the decrease in sargassum, but also the belt’s movement westward with the prevailing currents and winds.
If this trend continues through the summer, it means Florida’s coast should see less sargassum than expected, though it will mean sargassum could end up on beaches in the eastern and western Caribbean regions.
Scientists say it is difficult to predict the timing and location of sargassum beaching events.
To read the latest research, click HERE.
News 6 Chief Meteorologist Tom Sorrells talked to one of the researchers studying the sargassum belt back in April on “Talk to Tom.” Watch that episode below.
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DUNNELLON, Fla. – The American Red Cross was called in to assist a Dunnellon family on Wednesday after their home caught fire overnight, according to Marion County Fire Rescue.
Multiple 911 calls just after midnight drew firefighters to the 20800 block of Chestnut St., where crews arrived to find a fire in the home’s attic.
The fire was under control by 12:30 a.m. and no injuries to civilians or firefighters were reported.
Investigators are still looking to determine the cause of the fire at the time of this report.
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No other details have been shared.
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PALM COAST, Fla. – Palm Coast residents who were shooting off fireworks on the Fourth of July soon found vehicles on fire in their driveway, and that fire spread to their home.
Fire crews arrived to find at least two vehicles on fire at a home in the P section of Palm Coast just before 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. The fire had spread to the home, but firefighters were able to contain the flames to the garage. The home sustained smoke and water damage.
The homeowner told firefighters that they had been shooting off fireworks earlier in the evening, but the spent fireworks were left in a trash can between the vehicles. Firefighters believe the spent fireworks ignited and the flames rapidly spread to the vehicles.
No one was hurt.
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Solid waste officials in Orange County say spent fireworks should be doused with water and placed in the trash only once they have cooled, as they remain hot after being used.
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PALM COAST, Fla. – A 12-inch water main break Wednesday morning in Palm Coast is affecting area homes and businesses, the city said in a statement.
The water main break was reported on Palm Coast Parkway, near the Hammock Dunes toll plaza.
Those living and working along Palm Coast Parkway and east of Interstate 95 might have little to no water pressure, according to the city.
After service is restored, precautionary boil water advisories may be issued via door tags and emails to impacted Palm Coast Utility Department customers, the statement reads.
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Individuals under a boil water advisory are commonly advised to keep water at a rolling boil for at least one minute ahead of use in cooking or drinking.
No other details have been shared.
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PENGILLY, Minn. — A northern Minnesota man died in an apparent drowning earlier this week.
A 911 caller told dispatchers Monday morning that they saw an empty boat circling the northern end of Swan Lake, the Itasca County County Sheriff's Office reported Wednesday in a news release. Moments earlier, the caller said, they had seen the boat moving past them with a man and a dog inside.
Responding sheriff’s deputies secured the boat with the dog safely inside, but the man — James Kleffman, 52, of Pengilly — was still missing.
The county’s search and rescue team found Kleffman’s body at the bottom of the lake that evening. Kleffman, authorities said, had left his home around 8 a.m. to fish with his dog.
County staff told the News Tribune that it’s presently unclear how Kleffman ended up in the water. An autopsy is pending.
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DALLAS — File this one in your book case under: Heartwarming.
A TikTok video that has gone viral just goes to show what a small act of kindness can do. This one has changed the life of an author from Arlington.
The video shows two men walking by the local author, Shawn Warner, promoting his debut novel at a Kroger in Fort Worth. The opening caption reads, "This new author seemed super defeated when I first walked past him. So before I left the store, I decided to go back."
Warner explains the premise of his book, "Leigh Howard and the Ghosts of Simmons-Pierce Manor," to the men.
"It's about a teenage girl who teams up with a ghost of multiple personalities to solve the mystery of her parents' murder," Warner said.
The caption in the middle of the video reads, "I don't know this guy and this isn't a sponsorship. I just wanted to show a stranger some kindness." The TikTok poster bought two copies of the book. After just two days since it was posted, the video garnered over 15 million views, and Warner's book shot up to the No. 1 best seller on Amazon.
Warner thanked everyone who saw the video and bought his book. He said was still looking into the next book signing at another Kroger location in Dallas.
You can watch all the videos below:
Original video:
Warner reaction:
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MILWAUKEE COUNTY
One dead after a crash involving a motorcycle in Milwaukee
Beck Andrew Salgado
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A crash involving a motorcycle killed a 39-year-old man Tuesday as police continue to investigate the circumstances of the incident.
In an initial report, the Milwaukee Police Department said the crash occurred at about 10:50 p.m. on the 3000 block of S. Chase Avenue. The victim was riding the motorcycle south on Chase Avenue.
He sustained life-threatening injuries and would eventually die from those injuries at the scene, police said. The identity of the victim and other details of the crash haven't been released. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2023/07/05/milwaukee-motorcycle-crash-kills-39-year-old-man/70383074007/ | 2023-07-05T16:36:50 | 0 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2023/07/05/milwaukee-motorcycle-crash-kills-39-year-old-man/70383074007/ |
Opera house recovers stature as Arcadia landmark after damage by Hurricane Ian
More than a century old, the Heard Opera House, recently restored to its early 20th century glory, again serves as a resilient reminder of town’s history
ARCADIA — The antique shops lining the streets of Arcadia’s town center attract their share of visitors, but a short walk up a flight of stairs to the Heard Opera House is the fastest way to a trip back in time.
The Heard, recently restored to its early 20th century glory and repaired after damage by Hurricane Ian, stands again as a symbol of resiliency in this DeSoto County town 45 minutes east from coastal Manatee and Sarasota.
The Heard, built in 1906 by J.J. Heard with a bank originally on the ground floor and theater space upstairs, has a history of leading Arcadia back from disaster. A fire swept through the downtown a year before the Heard opened, leveling virtually every building.
Ever since, such diverse tenants as a theater, an antique shop, a dentist, the tax collector and others have done business in the Heard, which occupies half of the 100 block of West Oak Street in the historic district.
A music school occupies space there now, along with an event planner. An instrument shop and screen printing business also reside in the site that Trip Advisor calls DeSoto’s No. 1 visitor attraction.
Danny Mastrodonato, the building’s 42-year-old live-in caretaker who occupies an apartment below the Heard with his family, said history is repeating as the opera house returns to its glory and its place as a gathering spot in DeSoto County’s biggest town.
“The whole entire town started here again,” he said. “After the hurricane, we got damaged really bad. A lot of people did, so we had to do the same thing. We had to become the central place again.”
Ian’s winds blew in the two windows in the main theater space. The pressure, once inside, crumbled a wall, sending cement blocks smashing through the floor and surrounding walls.
“The back wall of the stage fell and crushed our apartment,” Mastrodonato said. “We lost our apartment. We lost our business. We lost our building all in a few hours.”
Mastrodonato almost lost his family, too.
He said his wife, 41-year-old Krissy Constantino, had a last-minute notion to evacuate, likely saving their lives. Constantino owns the on-site music school and works as the building’s second caretaker. The damage sustained in the storm was so severe that the building was condemned for two months. After working with city officials to create a list of necessary repairs, the building has reopened and restoration work has been completed.
Donations help pay for hurricane repairs
All repairs were paid for out of pocket and with the help of local donations, according to Mastrodonato. Because the building is owned outright, no federal or state assistance was available for repairs, he said. The owner, Marginy Inc., which is run by 80-year-old Jean Vavrovsky, has had to pay upwards of $920,000 so far to rebuild. With these repairs, the decision was made to restore the building to as close to original as possible, including keeping 117-year-old ceiling tiles and wood floors. They are even able to use wood sourced from the same forest used in the original 1906 construction. The building and the land have an assessed value of about $258,600, according to the DeSoto County Property Appraiser.
But the value to the community is far greater, said City Administrator Terry Stewart.
“Most communities work very hard to take care of the basics, you know, water, sewer, trash pickup, you know, keep your roads in good shape, open, things of that nature,” Stewart said. “But when a community gets to the point that they can begin investing or people are investing in bringing things like arts and cultural activities to a community, that’s one of the things that truly adds to the quality of life.”
To ensure the Heard remains a lasting investment, the two windows that were blown out during the storm were not replaced, as an engineer suggested this would be best for structural integrity. As all major repairs have been completed, Mastrodonato wants people to know that the doors are open, and business is in full swing.
Visitors can enjoy various activities, and new ideas are always welcome. Wednesday nights are band nights, with dozens of people coming together to enjoy and play music. People can play pool, record a podcast, learn to play an instrument or just hang out, according to Mastrodonato.
“Come up these stairs and it’s going to change your life,” Mastrodonato said, leading the way from the street level to the space once popular with local performers until Hurricane Donna ripped off the roof in 1960. “Everyone’s welcome up here.”
Life returned to the opera house in 1989 when it was made into an antique store that doubled as a museum. In 2021, Mastrodonato and his wife, started a petition to return the opera house to its original use. The petition garnered over 1,000 signatures and was presented to Vavrovsky, at which time he agreed to turn the space into a community center.
To keep up with the opera house, 106 W. Oak St., follow on Facebook at facebook.com/OperaHouseArcadia/.
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Conservation Foundation salutes Summer Photo Contest winners; People's Choice voting underway
OSPREY — The Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast recently announced the juried selections and winners for their fourth annual Summer Photo Contest exhibit, and People's Choice Award voting is underway on the organization's Facebook page.
Photographers of all ages and experience levels were invited to submit their original work showcasing the beauty of natural Florida. Jurors included noted photographer Kerri Gagne Deatherage; fine artist Mary Louise O’Connell; and award-winning commercial photographer Robert Nishihira.
The jury winners in each category:
· The Big Picture: Wonderful Morning View by Saskia Angela Weber.
· The Art of Nature: Water Botanical by Katherine Kelly.
· Fabulously Florida: Equine Portrait by Susan Beausang.
· Winged Life: Queen Butterfly on Thistle Flower by Christopher Harrington.
· Youth Perspective: Anhinga in Flight by Cody Cianfrance.
· Best in Show: Queen Butterfly on Thistle Flower by Christopher Harrington.
Over 300 photographs from across the state were submitted for consideration. Jurors evaluated submissions on composition, color, contrast, point of view, whether the image told a story, and how well the image fit the category.
The exhibit may be viewed at conservationfoundation.com/summerphoto2023 or by visiting Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast on Facebook.
People’s Choice voting will continue through Aug. 20 on the Conservation Foundation Facebook page. At the end of the Facebook voting period, the photo with the most likes/loves in each category will be deemed the People’s Choice Category Winner. The image with the most likes/loves overall will be the People’s Choice Best in Show.
All voting will take place on Facebook and the likes/loves must be on the original image in the Conservation Foundation 2023 Summer Photo Contest gallery in order to be counted.
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Benderson Development plan calls for "adaptive reuse" of Sarasota County headquarters
The first move to redevelop the aging Sarasota County administrative offices in downtown Sarasota has been launched through a filing with the city's Development Review Committee, as the company that purchased the 5.3- acre site moves toward an "adaptive reuse" of the county's long-time headquarters.
Construction crews may not be swarming the property until at least late 2025 as Sarasota County officials build a new county headquarters at 6700 Fruitville Road.
Meanwhile, planning and engineering firm Kimley-Horn has submitted information on behalf of subsidiaries of Benderson Development Co. on growth plan changes that will be needed for its development plan to move forward.
A community workshop will take place sometime later this summer, according to a brief discussion at a recent Development Review Committee meeting.
Benderson bought the downtown property in fall of 2021 for $25 million — $5 million more than any other offer that came in — but leased the property back to Sarasota County for $1 million a year.
Julie Fanning, director of marketing at Benderson Development, said plans call for an adaptive reuse of the county offices, which means the company plans to reuse the existing building when the property is redeveloped.
She said the company is "actively planning" that redevelopment now.
"The adaptive reuse project will transform a functionally obsolete building into a beautiful, first-class mixed-use campus," she said in response to request for comment. "The current fortress-like façade will be replaced with a more modern aesthetic that speaks to the quality of architecture that defines our community."
Fanning said the current plan also calls for the transformation of the parking lot into a "collection of uses which would transition gradually from Downtown Core zoning along Ringling Boulevard to Downtown Edge and ultimately to a scale that speaks to the character of Laurel Park neighborhood along the south boundary."
At the same DRC meeting in June, Phillip DiMaria, a Kimley-Horn planner, also submitted an application to amend the city's growth planning map for the Crossings at Siesta Key, more commonly referred to as the Southgate Mall.
Benderson seeks potential for housing at Southgate Mall site
Sarasota created an "Urban Mixed Use" future land use designation for the map last year that was billed by city officials as a way to encourage more affordable, or "attainable," housing development along commercial corridors, as well as to encourage mixed-use redevelopment.
The Southgate Mall, a parcel located east of South Tamiami Trail and north of Bee Ridge Road, was not included in the new Urban Mixed Use future land use map when the city created the designation, but neighboring properties were, according to the proposal submitted by Benderson.
The application goes on to note that the 33-acre property's current zoning does not allow for any residential development, which would go against the proposed reasoning behind the changes the City Commission made to the future land use maps last year.
"We believe that these amendments will reconcile a major discontinuity in the City's blueprint for development, the City Plan, and harmonize the future development pattern of South Tamiami Trail," the application states.
Fanning said there "are no immediate plans for the South Sarasota mall property."
"The application submitted by our partner Kimley-Horn essentially carries forward the city of Sarasota's approved rezoning effort to promote mixed-use development on the City's commercial corridors," she said.
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Rents on the retreat? Sarasota metro posts another month of rent decreases
Rents in the Sarasota metro area have posted declines for the past four months and are down for the year, according to data released by a national online rental marketplace.
The monthly Apartment List rent report shows the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton area with rents declining over the past 12 months by 3.1%. Rents in the Sarasota metro area posted a 1% decrease from May to June, according to the data.
Rents inside the city of Sarasota have decreased by even more, according to the Apartment List estimates.
"Six months into the year, rents in Sarasota have fallen 7.2%," the report said of properties inside Sarasota city limits. "This is a slower rate of growth compared to what the city was experiencing at this point last year: from January to June 2022 rents had decreased 3.9%."
However, the decreases are comparing rents to a sharp increase that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic when rents shot up in Sarasota faster than anywhere else in the country.
Since March 2020, rents have increased by 43.5% in the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton metro area, the sixth largest increase in the country, according to apartmentlist.com data.
While the Sarasota metro area's seasonal market differs widely from many typical real estate markets, Apartment List noted in its report that June was the first month when "year-over-year rent growth nationally fell to zero for the first time since the early pandemic."
"Rents are still trending up month-over-month, but much more slowly than usual," Apartment List said in a release about the national trends. "Rent growth is normally peaking at this time of year, but right now, it's cooling during what should be the busy season."
Previous coverage:Fastest rent hikes in country cause hardship in Sarasota metro
The report noted the national vacancy rate — the percentage of vacant apartments — also matched the peak availability from the height of the pandemic.
Real estate experts blamed record low vacancy rates in Sarasota and Manatee counties in 2021 on the drastic rent increases in price in the rental market, pointing to supply and demand as the cause.
The vacancy rate fell drastically — demonstrating off-the-charts demand for Sarasota rental properties — in 2021 to just 2.6% in September 2021.
An estimate for the vacancy rate for the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton metro area came in at 8.3% in June, according to an Apartment List estimate.
The median price for an apartment in the metro area was $1,895. The median price for a one-bedroom apartment came in at $1,520 and the median price for a two-bedroom apartment was $1,824, according to the Apartment List data, a 3.9% year-over-year decline for Sarasota's renters.
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Yavapai College to build on-campus RV park to address high cost of housing
CLARKDALE — Yavapai College is the latest in a long list of school boards, local governments and more that have had to get creative to address the affordable housing shortage across northern Arizona.
The school is building a 10-space RV park on its Verde Valley Campus in Clarkdale that is planned to open in time for the fall semester. The location is arguably one of the best in the area, overlooking the school’s 12-acre teaching vineyard with a clear view of Mingus Mountain in the distance.
The park will include six pads open to college employees or students who already own an RV, while the school will furnish RVs for rent on the remaining four pads on the lot. Keeping curb appeal in mind, the park will also feature a patio, gazebo and a dog run in addition to an on-site laundry facility.
“It's really been in the last maybe two to three years that we’ve started to feel like (the cost of housing) is starting to influence our ability to attract new people,” said Clint Ewell, the school’s vice president of finance and administrative services.
Three employees at the school already have expressed interest in living at the RV park on its completion, Ewell said.
“Over time, I think this becomes a great way for us to onboard new employees and give them a place to land and get the lay of the land before they go out looking for a house to buy or rent,” he said.
At the same time, leaders at the school are considering a variety of other solutions to ease the housing burden for their students, faculty and staff.
In addition to possibly buying some premanufactured homes in Prescott Valley, they also are focused on using their own programs to address the need for affordable housing. The tiny homes that students in the construction program produce originally were intended to go on the open market, but the plan has since switched to building small tiny home neighborhoods on campus instead.
Yavapai College is also one of the few community colleges in the country to offer 3D printed construction, a more cost-effective process of building than traditional methods. Using this process, Ewell said, they expect to be able to reduce the cost of the finished structure by 30% to 40%.
Yavapai College is not the only school moving forward with plans to address regional housing woes. Mohave Community College is planning to build 16 two-bedroom, single-level apartments on the school’s Bullhead City campus. General contractors and a design team were chosen for the project in May, with construction expected to be completed in June 2024.
“This is very exciting for the students, the college and the community,” Mohave Community College President Dr. Stacy Klippenstein said in a news release. “Student housing is part of our Facilities Master Plan to help provide a housing option for students, and in a broader perspective, help lessen the burden on the housing shortage our region’s experiencing.”
Bullhead City leaders expressed support for student housing on or near campus by passing a resolution during their Feb. 7 meeting.
“Because of the programs offered, whether it be nursing or dental hygienist or welding or truck driving or soon to be college athletics, student housing is essential,” Bullhead City Manager Toby Cotter said when presenting the resolution.
“We know people are coming here to this campus to study those programs now from not only Bullhead City and our county but from outside of Mohave County and outside the state of Arizona. They have to find housing just like anyone else, so there is a demand,” Cotter said.
Reach the reporter at LLatch@gannett.com.
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Pinal County supervisors to vote on restructuring Elections Department
Pinal County supervisors will vote Wednesday on whether to restructure their embattled Elections Department — again.
The news comes about a week after Elections Director Geraldine Roll resigned with a scathing email to County Manager Leo Lew, citing a toxic work environment. She quit after less than a year in her position.
Her email accused Lew of failing to protect her from attacks by county officials and expressed concern that county supervisors are attempting to politicize the Elections Department. In a statement, Lew praised Roll for her work in the department but said he disagreed with her assessment of county leaders.
Now, supervisors will consider taking more direct control over the department. An item on Wednesday's agenda would move the Elections Department immediately under the board. Currently, the elections director position reports to Lew, who serves at the pleasure of the board and essentially acts as the county's chief executive officer.
If the item passes, the County Attorney's Office will be tasked with creating an elections operations agreement between the supervisors and County Recorder Dana Lewis. That memorandum will spell out elected officials' responsibilities and establish "clear expectations and deliverables," according to the agenda item.
Maricopa County currently uses a similar structure to run its elections. That county has two election directors — one in charge of Election Day voting and vote tallying, who reports to the board, and another tasked with early voting and candidate filings, who reports to Recorder Steven Richer.
If passed, the changes will be the second major restructuring of Pinal County's Elections Department in the past year. The previous revamping included several new positions in the office, including two new deputy directors.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Sasha Hupka covers Maricopa County, Pinal County and regional issues for The Arizona Republic. Do you have a tip about county government or county services? Reach her at sasha.hupka@arizonarepublic.com. Follow her on Twitter: @SashaHupka. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/pinal/2023/07/05/pinal-county-supervisors-to-vote-on-restructuring-elections-department/70371537007/ | 2023-07-05T16:40:52 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/pinal/2023/07/05/pinal-county-supervisors-to-vote-on-restructuring-elections-department/70371537007/ |
This longtime Phoenix-area Mexican restaurant cited for 5 health violations before it closed
Maricopa County health inspectors cited one restaurant — Matta’s Mexican Grill — for five health violations during the week of June 16. The violations ranged from a food dicer coated with tomato residue to shredded cheese left in a warm environment. It was the only establishment cited for four or more priority violations during the week.
A priority violation is a major violation that directly contributes to an increased risk of foodborne illness or injury. If listed in the inspection reports, remedies implemented during the inspection are noted. –
During the week of June 16, inspectors visited more than 1,200 restaurants as well as other food-serving facilities in hospitals, senior homes and schools. Nearly 200 restaurants were given an A rating. See a sampling of the many restaurants that inspectors graded A at the end of this article.
5 violations
Matta's Mexican Grill, 1105 N Higley Road, Mesa
- Dishwasher had much lower chlorine levels than the 50-100 ppm recommended. | Person in charge replaced the container.
- A knife on the magnetic strip was soiled with food debris, and a dicer was heavily coated with tomato residue. | Person in charge washed and sanitized both pieces of equipment.
- Salsa and chili verde were held at 120-125 degrees F in the steam table. | The items were reheated to 165 degrees F.
- Shredded cheese in a container on the cutting board was observed to be above the proper temperature. | Person in charge will use smaller amounts at a time and switch containers if needed, to maintain cold temperatures of 41 degrees F or below.
- Spray nozzle connected to mop sink faucet and no backflow device on the mop sink. | Person in charge removed the spray nozzle to prevent backflow.
Grade A restaurants
Phoenix
- Al's Cafe, 3636 N. Central Ave. Suite B50, Phoenix
- La Michoacana, 3525 W. Southern Ave. Suite 126, Phoenix
- Over Easy, 4730 E. Indian School Road Suite 123, Phoenix
- The Stir Gin & Reel, 5415 E. High St., Phoenix
- BKB Breakfast Kitchen Bar, 21001 N. Tatum Blvd. Suite 1010, Phoenix
Scottsdale
- Dirty Dogg Saloon, 10409 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
- The Springs of Scottsdale, 3212 N. Miller Road, Scottsdale
- Kaleidoscope Juice, 6895 E. Camelback Road, Scottsdale
- Chickadees, 4441 N. Buckboard Trail Suite B, Scottsdale
- Westin Kierland, 6902 E. Greenway Parkway, Scottsdale
East Valley
- Playa Bowls, 24750 S. Ellsworth Road Suite 101, Queen Creek
- The Taco Spot III, 542 W. Baseline Road Suite 105, Mesa
- Mici Handcrafted Italian, 5498 S. Power Road Suite 101, Gilbert
- Calitacos, 225 W Warner Road Suite 1-2, Chandler
- Regroup Roasters, 1207 N. Scottsdale Road, Tempe
West Valley
- Runner's, 12751 W. Bell Road Suite 117, Surprise
- Millstone Cafe Inc., 801 E. Monroe Ave., Buckeye
- Cafe Rumba, 5940 W. Union Hills Drive Suite F-120, Glendale
- Bella Luna Ristorante, 14175 W. Indian School Road Suite A4, Goodyear
- 8-Bit Brewery, 1050 N. Fairway Drive Suite F-101, Avondale
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East Valley still struggling to regulate short-term rentals, with 2 glaring exceptions
Most East Valley cities are still struggling or haven't yet begun to regulate their short-term rental industries ahead of an expected influx of travelers for Independence Day, according to compliance data and policy information from seven of the region's rental hotspots.
Short-term rentals are typically houses that guests rent for less than a month. They've long been the bane of some quiet Valley neighborhoods, where people have complained about rowdy guests disrupting nearby homes with loud parties and even criminal activity, such as a shooting that occurred at one of Tempe's properties in May.
The industry took root in the Valley after Arizona lawmakers gutted local regulations in 2016. It undid long-standing policies in many cities that completely banned short-term rentals, caused the number of East Valley vacation homes to skyrocket, and spurred a fierce effort by cities and towns to regain regulatory control.
Local officials got their wish in September when a new state law allowed cities to implement short-term rental licensing requirements. It made it possible for local leaders to track the rentals, shut down disruptive properties, and force property owners to provide emergency contact information and respond to neighbor complaints immediately.
But most East Valley communities either haven't taken advantage of their new power or have struggled to wield it, eight months after the law took effect.
Chandler and Gilbert — which have about 1,500 short-term rentals combined — don't have a rule in effect. Of the five other communities that do have active requirements, only two have gotten a majority of their rental properties to comply. Here's how their compliance rates stacked up as of June 1:
- Paradise Valley: Staffers have achieved a near-perfect compliance rate of 97% among the town's 130 short-term rentals. The town's rule took effect in mid-November 2022, so it's been about seven months.
- Scottsdale: 81% of the city's roughly 4,100 short-term rentals have been licensed. The permitting rule took effect on Jan. 8, or about six months ago.
- Tempe: 37% of the estimated 1,400 short-term rentals in Tempe have been licensed. Tempe's licensing deadline was three months ago.
- Mesa: Less than a quarter of Mesa's 1,700 short-term rental properties have been licensed. The city's permitting rules have been in effect for four months.
- Queen Creek: Only 8% of the town's 150 short-term rentals are licensed. But the requirement has only been in place for about one month.
The dramatic disparity can be partially explained by different policy start dates for each community. But even when that's factored in, the cities and towns with lower compliance rates are still trailing behind those with comparable populations:
- Paradise Valley had achieved a 30% compliance rate within one month of launching its short-term rental licensing effort. Queen Creek had only achieved an 8% compliance rate after the same amount of time.
- Scottsdale achieved a 40% compliance just one month after launching its ordinance, which is 27 percentage points higher than Mesa has achieved in four months. Scottsdale also hit the 40% mark in roughly a third of the time it has taken Tempe to achieve a similar rate.
"To actively license (properties), we send mailers and also make phone calls. But what we found is sometimes the (address) information is not accurate, so we're getting return mail," said Lisette Camacho, Tempe's Financial Services director who has headed up the city's short-term rental efforts.
She added that sometimes "we have the address but we may not have the owner or the emergency contact information, so we're limited on the information that we have."
Tempe's issues identifying properties and contacting owners aren't unique. Scottsdale and Paradise Valley both struggled on that front, while officials in Mesa said it's been their biggest barrier to getting compliance.
"That's certainly an issue that we've experienced as well, and precisely why we were not just relying on mailers, but we were doing a lot of different enforcement act efforts to do that," said Scottsdale Assistant City Manager Brent Stockwell.
The reason why some communities have been able to overcome the problem while others have not is less clear, but interviews with officials across the East Valley suggest that it's mainly a difference of political will, staffer know-how and a willingness to invest time in the efforts.
Historical differences have shaped current the landscape
Scottsdale and Paradise Valley have long been the most vocal opponents of short-term rentals in the East Valley. Both had banned the industry before 2016, led the charge on getting Arizona lawmakers to allow local licensing again, and implemented the new permitting rules months before any other community nearby.
That dogged resistance to the industry was driven by unique factors in both communities that made short-term rentals a major headache. They are among the wealthiest in Arizona and appeal to guests because they have luxury mansions near nightlife hotspots in Tempe, Scottsdale and Phoenix.
Residents in those communities' upscale neighborhoods are also quick to take note of rare instances of criminality, which seemed to happen most often at rental properties. Examples of such incidents include vacationers burning down a mansion near the border of Scottsdale and Paradise Valley, as well as a shooting at an Airbnb in Scottsdale last September.
The rentals also proliferated to the point that they make up as much as a third of "vacant" homes in Scottsdale, earning them the ire of city officials who are already contending with the least affordable housing market in the Valley.
No other communities even came close to feeling such heavy impacts or having such widespread understanding of the issue among its residents, which is the main reason why Paradise Valley's Kristi Hillebert believes the town's rental owners hopped to when the requirement took effect.
"I think with all of the outrage, articles that were going in the paper and the former city manager's weekly (press release). Word just got spread," said Hillebert, who's heading up Paradise Valley's compliance effort.
From an administrative level, staffers in other nearby communities didn't begin having the public conversation and policy discussion about short-term rentals until after the new law took effect. Serious efforts on that front had already been underway in Scottsdale and Paradise Valley for years at that point.
That meant the other communities had far more homework to do and a far greater learning curve to overcome.
“(We) performed our due diligence to evaluate changes in state statute and city code regarding short-term rentals," Chandler spokesperson Matt Burdick said about the city's late implementation date. "We gathered input from our community and a City Council subcommittee before bringing an ordinance forward for consideration."
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Dedicated staffers make quick work of scarce information
Scottsdale and Paradise Valley's quick implementation of their new policies did provide a blueprint for officials in cities like Tempe and Mesa, who adopted nearly identical ordinances. The difference was in the underlying enforcement mechanisms, as well as the resources that officials in each community were willing to devote to the effort.
Scottsdale hired four staffers specifically to enforce short-term rental compliance. They include a short-term rental police sergeant, a license enforcement worker and two code inspectors.
Together, they allowed the city to find property owners despite the often vague and incorrect contact information available for those individuals, a problem that other cities have struggled to overcome.
"We sent letters out to everybody we knew about, started enforcement on it, and then we had also contacted all the people that had (voluntarily) provided their contact information in the city," Stockwell said about the team's work. "We've also contacted people directly through the (booking apps like Airbnb)."
Paradise Valley's population is 95% smaller than Scottsdale's, so the tiny town didn't need as large of a team to get the job done. Instead, Hillebert was the sole staffer tasked with overseeing the rollout.
She sent out dozens of compliance letters, made just as many calls to potential owners and visited scores of homes in person to either post violation notices on their front doors or speak with whoever was there.
"I was trying to communicate directly with homeowners and companies. Instead of sending letters, I was trying to actually call people or email them — whatever means I had, including going to the homes," she told The Republic. "I think that really helped a lot."
Meanwhile, Tempe doesn't have a team dedicated to short-term rentals in any department. It relied on its financial services staff to hunt down noncompliant properties, while also doing everything from utility bill collection to citywide payroll to long-range financial planning.
The city did just open a position for a full-time short-term rental compliance officer on July 1, however, so there might soon be a more concentrated effort to crack down on noncompliance. Tempe CFO Tom Duensing also said that the rental team might grow if more incidents like the shooting in May necessitate stricter enforcement.
"To the extent this becomes a big problem, we'll certainly go back to our council and we think we need to add additional resources will do that," said Duensing, who eventually revoked the short-term rental license of the property where the recent shooting occurred.
Mesa also currently lacks a team dedicated to short-term rental enforcement. Since its policy took effect it has also relied on a handful of staffers with a long list of unrelated duties to enforce its policy.
The city did recently bring on board two license enforcement workers who will mainly tackle short-term rental issues, however. Mesa's Assistant Business Services Director Tim Meyer said the new staffers were being trained as of mid-June, but will soon be ready to begin enforcement efforts.
"One of the challenges was getting our staff on board. We've got our two new staffers on board now. They're just getting trained," he said, adding that he expects Mesa's compliance rate to improve once those staffers are in place. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2023/07/05/many-arizona-cities-struggling-make-property-owners-comply-short-term-rental-rules/70339582007/ | 2023-07-05T16:41:04 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2023/07/05/many-arizona-cities-struggling-make-property-owners-comply-short-term-rental-rules/70339582007/ |
Dog dies in Gilbert house fire likely caused by Fourth of July fireworks
A house fire believed to have been caused by fireworks left a dog dead early Wednesday morning in Gilbert.
Firefighters were dispatched around midnight on Tuesday to a home near Williams Field Road and Val Vista Drive, according to Gilbert Fire Department spokesperson Mark Justus.
Justus said the fire started in a garbage can next to the house, where the family had thrown fireworks that had already been used and soaked in water. The flames then climbed up the wall and spread into the house, Justus said.
Firefighters extinguished the flames and assisted the family until about 5 a.m. Wednesday, Justus said.
The family's pet, a dog, could not be found by the family after the blaze, but fire crews eventually found it inside the house. Justus said the dog was found dead, and it likely died in the fire.
Justus said it is common for fireworks to reignite after they have been used. He recommended soaking used fireworks in a metal basket filled with water for at least 24 hours.
The family did make sure the fireworks were put out and had soaked them in water for one hour, Justus said.
"They did many efforts to do everything right," Justus said. "They just didn't soak the fireworks long enough."
Firework safety tips
Firework safety tips from the city of Phoenix to avoid hazards when using permissible fireworks include:
- Observe all laws concerning the use of fireworks.
- Young children should not be allowed to play with fireworks under any circumstances.
- Older children should only be permitted to handle fireworks under close adult supervision.
- Light fireworks outdoors in a clear area away from houses, dry leaves or grass and flammable materials.
- Keep a bucket of water nearby for emergencies and to douse fireworks that do not properly ignite.
- Keep a hose with a shut-off nozzle nearby. The water should be on, and the hose should be ready to instantly douse any wayward fires.
- Do not attempt to re-light or handle malfunctioning fireworks. Soak them with water and throw them away.
- Be sure people are out of range before lighting fireworks.
- Never have any portion of your body directly over a firework while lighting. Be sure to wear protective eyewear. An errant ember could cause permanent eye damage or, in extreme cases, blindness.
- Don't experiment with homemade fireworks.
- Sparklers should only be handled by kids older than 12.
- Make sure that people with lit sparklers stay at least 10 feet apart.
- Put all used sparklers in the water bucket. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/gilbert-breaking/2023/07/05/gilbert-house-fire-caused-by-july-4-fireworks/70383443007/ | 2023-07-05T16:41:10 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/gilbert-breaking/2023/07/05/gilbert-house-fire-caused-by-july-4-fireworks/70383443007/ |
What to Know
- Steamy summer conditions will stick around the New York City metro area for the next few days -- before possible weekend storms come back our way.
- The storm threat takes a break but the hazy, hot and humid conditions do not -- although, we do not expect to be in heat advisory territory. Temperatures will be in the low 90s Wednesday, but the heat index will make it feel like the mid-90s.
- While a few spotty showers may be possible between now and Friday, the likelihood of storms increases Saturday with better chances Sunday.
Steamy summer conditions will stick around the New York City metro area for the next few days -- before possible weekend storms come back our way.
The storm threat takes a break but the hazy, hot and humid conditions do not -- although, we do not expect to be in heat advisory territory. Temperatures will be in the low 90s Wednesday, but the heat index will make it feel like the mid-90s.
The heat and humidity combination will not ease come nightfall adding another level of danger to this heat. The stuffiness will remain, making it feel like the low 80s.
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By the weekend, we’re already back closer to average, but we keep the humidity.
While a few spotty showers may be possible between now and Friday, the likelihood of storms increases Saturday with better chances Sunday.
See below Storm Team 4's exclusive 10-day forecast. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/hazy-hot-and-humid-combo-to-linger-in-nyc-metro-area-for-next-few-days/4478787/ | 2023-07-05T16:45:17 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/hazy-hot-and-humid-combo-to-linger-in-nyc-metro-area-for-next-few-days/4478787/ |
A 41-year-old Fort Wayne man was identified Wednesday as the motorcyclist killed in a crash Tuesday.
William Pinedo was operating a motorcycle that lost control and struck a median, according to a news release from Allen County Deputy Coroner Chris Meihls. His death was caused by blunt force injuries and the manner of death has been ruled an accident.
Pinedo is the 21st traffic fatality of the year for Allen County.
The crash remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department and the coroner’s office. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/fort-wayne-man-identified-as-victim-in-fatal-july-4-motorcycle-crash/article_8017066a-1b4c-11ee-aae3-8f3b2d4feac5.html | 2023-07-05T16:49:31 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/fort-wayne-man-identified-as-victim-in-fatal-july-4-motorcycle-crash/article_8017066a-1b4c-11ee-aae3-8f3b2d4feac5.html |
2 shootings leave 3 hurt and lead to car crashes in Phoenix
Phoenix police detectives are investigating two separate shootings within 20 minutes of each other that led to car collisions early Wednesday morning.
In the first incident, police responded to reports of a shooting in the area of 39th Avenue and Elm Street. When officers arrived, they found a boy and a woman with gunshot wounds, police said.
Both the boy and the woman were taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, according to a news release.
Police said they found evidence leading them to believe the shooting took place in a different place from where the accident occurred. Officers also said in a news release that the boy and woman were involved in a minor collision on 39th Avenue and Elm Street after the shooting.
The investigation of what led up to the shooting is ongoing, according to the news release.
Shortly after, around 12:20 a.m., police responded to reports of a shooting and a single vehicle collision in the area of 31st and Dunlap avenues, according to police.
When officers arrived, they found a man with gunshot wounds and a car that crashed into a fence at Cortez High School. The man was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, according to Sgt. Robert Scherer.
Preliminary information suggested that a road rage incident was the cause of the shooting, police said.
Police did not release specifics of the shooting or information about a shooter. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-traffic/2023/07/05/3-hurt-in-shootings-that-lead-to-car-crashes-in-phoenix/70383271007/ | 2023-07-05T16:49:37 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-traffic/2023/07/05/3-hurt-in-shootings-that-lead-to-car-crashes-in-phoenix/70383271007/ |
A 78-year-old man who was struck by a car in the 6000 block of East State Boulevard Thursday has died.
Loyd C. Quillen died from multiple blunt force injuries because of the crash. His manner of death was ruled an accident, according to a news release signed by Allen County Deputy Coroner Rebecca Mayes.
Quillen is the 20th motor vehicle fatality of 2023 in Allen County.
The incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department, the coroner's office and the county prosecutor's office. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/man-78-who-was-struck-by-car-last-week-dies/article_f71a364c-1b42-11ee-9cfa-7b93af321d68.html | 2023-07-05T16:49:37 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/man-78-who-was-struck-by-car-last-week-dies/article_f71a364c-1b42-11ee-9cfa-7b93af321d68.html |
GLE to use grant to bring improved internet access to parts of Waters
GAYLORD — Great Lakes Energy recently won preliminary approval for a grant that will bring improved internet access for some of its customers in Crawford, Montmorency and Otsego counties.
The grant is part of what is called Robin (Realizing Opportunities with Broadband Infrastructure Networks), a $238 million program from the state that is utilizing federal money from the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund for internet service providers and public-private partnerships to expand broadband infrastructure to unserved or underserved areas.
Shari Culver, chief operating officer of Great Lakes Energy (GLE), said the grant totals $48 million which will be matched by the company. GLE will use the funds to bolster the buildout of its fiber network in its subsidiary called Truestream. In addition to the customers in Crawford, Montmorency and Otsego counties, the money will also pay for improvements in GLE services areas in Antrim, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Lake, Manistee, Mason and Oceana counties.
"The grant will help us serve over 2,600 GLE members in Crawford, Montmorency and Otsego counties that is comprised mainly of homes and about 78 business locations," Culver said.
In Otsego County, the customers are mainly in the Waters area.
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By expanding its fiber network, Culver said GLE will also be able to increase the use of smart grid technology, an electricity network that uses digital and other advanced technologies to manage the transport of electricity from generation sources to the customer, according to the International Energy Agency.
"We will install new meters at all of our service locations. We need fiber connected to all of the homes and businesses we serve in order for those meters to do what they are capable of," said Culver.
Culver said GLE's Robin grant is pending in a comment period until Aug. 4. After that there is another 30-day review process.
"Construction is scheduled to begin next year and we could be connecting homes and businesses to the internet service near the end of 2024," she said.
GLE has a web site for customers to learn more at truestreamfiber.com.
— Contact Paul Welitzkin at pwelitzkin@gaylordheraldtimes.com. | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/gaylord/2023/07/05/gle-to-use-grant-to-bring-improved-internet-access-to-parts-of-waters/70369046007/ | 2023-07-05T16:51:23 | 1 | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/gaylord/2023/07/05/gle-to-use-grant-to-bring-improved-internet-access-to-parts-of-waters/70369046007/ |
Household hazardous waste drop-off day in Otsego County set for Saturday
GAYLORD — This year’s Household Hazardous Waste Day for Otsego County residents is scheduled for 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Otsego County Road Commission, 669 W. McCoy Road in Gaylord.
Scrap tires and electronics will be accepted for recycling.
This event is free for county residents and landowners, with the exception of a $5 fee for televisions, and is made possible by the Otsego County Recycling Millage and grants from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.
Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
Accepted items: adhesives, aerosol cans, propane cylinders, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, batteries, oil-based paints and stains, paint thinner and wood strippers, herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, household cleaners and solvents, household/automotive lubricants, motor oil and gasoline, pool and spa chemicals, medications, vitamins, supplements, ammonia, antifreeze, lightbulbs and fluorescent tubes, transmission/brake fluids, nail polish, nail polish remover, mercury, thermometers, PCB-containing lamp ballasts, asbestos-contaminated materials, inks and printer cartridges.
Not Accepted: Modern latex paint, weapons, explosives, ammunition, radioactive materials, construction debris, asphalt, shingles, building supplies, and general trash.
Helpful Hints:
- Please do not mix liquids. Keep them in their original container if possible.
- When you arrive at the drop-off, please stay in your vehicle. The contractors will unload materials from your vehicle.
- To dispose of latex paint, add kitty litter, sawdust, or shredded paper to the paint can and stir until all liquid is absorbed. After it dries, throw the paint can (with lid off) away with your regular garbage.
- Hazardous waste disposal is available for businesses by appointment only. Cost is $50 plus $1 per pound. Call the Otsego Conservation District office at (989) 732-4021 to schedule an appointment.
Electronics Recycling
$5 for each television
Accepted for free: Desktop and laptop computers, tablets and computer monitors, computer keyboards and mice, desktop fax machines, desktop printers, gaming consoles, DVD players and VCRs, desktop scanners, cell phones.
Not Accepted: Ovens, refrigerators, dishwashers, microwaves, vacuums, coffee makers, toasters, mixers, lamps, irons, blow dryers, curling irons.
Tire Recycling
Accepted: Passenger car/truck tires, semi tires, and tractor tires. Must be smaller than 4’ tall and 12” wide. Can be on rim. Maximum 15 tires per household.
Not Accepted: Forestry tires, airplane tires.
Contact the Otsego Conservation District office at (989) 732-4021 with any questions, or email lbenjamin@otsegocountymi.gov. | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/gaylord/2023/07/05/household-hazardous-waste-drop-off-day-in-otsego-county-set-for-saturday/70368246007/ | 2023-07-05T16:51:29 | 0 | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/gaylord/2023/07/05/household-hazardous-waste-drop-off-day-in-otsego-county-set-for-saturday/70368246007/ |
New restaurant to offer hibachi meals, sushi in downtown Gaylord
GAYLORD — The folks behind the El Patron Grill in downtown Gaylord are bringing in a new dining option for the area.
Rafi's Hibachi & Sushi Bar is now open in the building at 138 W. Main St. that formerly housed Diana's and Marmalade.
In the last 18 months, Rafael Vidal, Jerman Venegas and Cesar Umbral have made El Patron a dining destination. Now they hope to recreate the success of the Mexican-themed eatery that is in the building that featured the legendary Sugar Bowl with the hibachi and sushi inspired menu of Rafi's.
"I worked as a server at El Patron and I came up with the idea of hibachi and sushi. I like it because it involves fresh and healthy food," said Venegas.
According to the Japanese Food Guide, hibachi means a "fire bowl" and refers to an open-topped pot (usually round or cylindrical in shape) or a box into which charcoal and ash is placed for the purpose of heating a room. Now the term hibachi is used as a term for any kind of Japanese grilling.
"It means using chicken, meat and seafood that is grilled along with vegetables and rice," Venegas said. He added that the food is only grilled and it is not prepared by baking or frying.
Rafi's will offer the traditional sushi offerings, including California and tiger rolls.
"We will also build our own rolls like the caterpillar," Venegas added.
The caterpillar roll will consist of tuna, salmon, shrimp, tamago (also called tamagoyaki, which is a Japanese omelet), and asparagus wrapped in rice paper with a slice of avocado.
Venegas said Rafi's will get its fresh seafood from a Chicago supplier that also serves restaurants in Grand Rapids and Midland.
The sushi will be prepared by an experienced chef, according to Venegas.
"My chef has been in the business nearly his whole life," he said.
Is Gaylord ready for this type of dining? Vidal said from what he has been hearing at El Patron, the answer is yes.
"They are very excited about it, especially the sushi. Gaylord is ready for hibachi and sushi on a consistent basis," he added.
The entrees at Rafi's will range from $19 for hibachi vegetables to $38 for chicken and lobster. Those dinners will also include miso soup, a house salad, white or fried rice and mixed vegetables. There is a special entrée called Rafi's dinner for $65.
"You get chicken, filet mignon, lobster, scallops and shrimp. This is shareable for maybe four people," said Venegas.
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Venegas and Vidal acknowledge that the labor market in Gaylord remains tight for restaurants.
"The team we have now has worked together and they get along very well," noted Venegas. "I am a little worried about the front of the house (servers) but Rafi and I have done that for a long time. We can take care of up to 10 tables at once."
Venegas and Vidal believe that Gaylord's economy is in a good place right now, driven by tourism.
"Most of the tourists come downtown and there is a lot of foot traffic thanks to the administration in Gaylord. I give them good grades for that," said Venegas.
"I think the people of Gaylord have supported us big time and I want to say thank you to them," Vidal added.
Rafi's will be open from 11 a.m. until 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. On Friday and Saturday the hours are from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. and on Sunday from noon until 8:30 p.m.
— Contact Paul Welitzkin at pwelitzkin@gaylordheraldtimes.com. | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/gaylord/2023/07/05/new-restaurant-to-offer-hibachi-meals-sushi-in-downtown-gaylord/70370408007/ | 2023-07-05T16:51:35 | 0 | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/gaylord/2023/07/05/new-restaurant-to-offer-hibachi-meals-sushi-in-downtown-gaylord/70370408007/ |
GILBERT, Ariz. — Isaiah Panez loved celebrating the Fourth of July with his family, but this year they were forced to honor the day without him.
The 22-year-old was murdered on Father’s Day in downtown Gilbert. His girlfriend witnessed the attack.
“It completely shattered our family and broke my heart to many pieces,” his mother, Erica Panez, told 12News on Tuesday.
Isaiah and his girlfriend were leaving a bar just after 1 a.m. on June 18 when police said they somehow got into an altercation with three men as they walked to their car near Ash Street and Vaughn Avenue.
Isaiah was stabbed seven times in the chest, but doctors couldn’t save him.
“We don’t know why they fought, but whatever it was, I can’t imagine being so detrimental to someone’s person that it would have to go to what they did to my son,” the victim’s mother said. “My son was good and kind and didn’t deserve this.”
Three days after the murder, investigators arrested Dennis Fernando Pacheco, 36, in Tempe. Detectives tracked him down after reviewing surveillance video and other evidence at the scene.
“I know there are two more [men] that we’re hoping and praying will come forward and say something of what happened and are held accountable, just as much as the first guy,” Erica Panez said.
Isaiah’s family hopes anyone in the area and may have witnessed or heard the assault reports it to authorities.
They said the 22-year-old was planning to propose to his girlfriend of three years and was imagining his life as a father after becoming an uncle.
“My brother really strived to be his best self and I don’t want that to get overlooked,” Mariah Garcia said. “He was a great worker, great brother, great son. We miss him a lot.”
As they cope with their loss, Isaiah’s family said they are holding on to the love he gave them.
“The father-son bond is what I’m going to miss the most,” said Victor Panez. “He was my best friend. I still wasn’t done teaching him things about life.”
Isaiah is described as a jokester who loved to make people laugh. His mother said he was a “homebody,” and had to “scold from time to time so he did social things” and got out of the house.
While he was eager to take on life, his family said Isaiah was a child at heart, who loved Spiderman. His family made black T-shirts with a Spiderman face shaped into a heart, in his memory.
“We want people to know that he wasn’t just someone, he was someone great, he was someone that had a purpose and he won’t be forgotten,” his sister Mariah Panez said. “If there’s people that can help us, or knows anything, please come forward.”
If you know anything about Isaiah Panez's murder, you’re asked to call Gilbert police.
“It would just give us some peace,” the victim’s mother said. “My son deserves justice.”
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GILBERT, Ariz. — A house fire likely caused by fireworks has left a family of four in Gilbert displaced. City fire officials said that the home was a total loss.
The family reportedly soaked their fireworks in a bucket of water after use, but officials believe that it wasn't for a long enough period of time before the fireworks were thrown away.
While the family was sleeping, the fire started in their garbage cans outside and spread to the attic. The family, two adults, and two children, made it out of the home with two pets, but one pet ran back inside and is still missing.
"Unfortunately every 4th of July, every New Year's, we deal with situations like this," one firefighter said.
He emphasized that even though the family doused the fireworks, used fireworks can continue to build heat and ignite in a closed container with other combustible fuel.
"It's a recipe for the disaster that we see here this evening."
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PHOENIX — A Phoenix firefighter and three others were sent to the hospital following a crash in West Phoenix.
It happened on Indian School Road near 70th Avenue just after 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Security camera video from someone living at the apartment complex right where the crash happened shows the moments unfold.
In the video, you can see a dark-colored SUV traveling east on Indian School Road when it stops in the far left lane. The two vehicles behind it also stop. Then the video shows a black sedan crash into the back of one of the stopped cars pushing it into oncoming traffic. That's when you can see the Phoenix fire truck hit the car sending it several feet in the opposite direction. The fire engine then crashes into a concrete wall at the apartment complex.
The video then shows multiple people living at the San Marina Apartments where this all took place walking out to see what happened.
"It’s awful,” one neighbor said.
The Phoenix Fire Department said it was a fire engineer that was hurt in the crash. A spokesperson said that person is in stable condition.
The Phoenix Police Department is now investigating the crash and said those who were injured had non-life-threatening injuries.
Indian School Road was closed for hours with car debris littering the street as investigators continued to look into the situation.
The firetruck and other vehicles involved in the crash remained at the scene hours later. At this time there was no time estimate given of when the road will be back open.
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FOLSOM, Calif. — A person’s hand was severely injured Tuesday night by an illegal firework in Folsom.
According to Folsom police, it happened around 10:45 p.m. at 9500 Greenback Lane — the parking lot of a strip mall.
Police say the injury involved an illegal firework and that the individual’s hand was injured. The extent of their injuries is unknown.
A Folsom Fire Department spokesperson says they can’t share any additional information.
This story will be updated as we learn more. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/persons-hand-injured-by-illegal-firework-folsom/103-a2cf891f-836d-4448-baa2-4b88e432a336 | 2023-07-05T16:58:08 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/persons-hand-injured-by-illegal-firework-folsom/103-a2cf891f-836d-4448-baa2-4b88e432a336 |
FAIRFIELD, Calif. — The Fairfield Police Department is investigating after a deadly Fourth of July shooting.
According to a news release, officers were sent to a home on the 1500 block of Monroe Street around 11:15 p.m. Tuesday for a reported stabbing.
Upon arrival they found a large crowd and a 26-year-old Fairfield man in front of the home with multiple gunshot wounds.
He was pronounced dead by paramedics. The Solano County Sheriff’s Office helped with crowd control as more investigators arrived.
No suspect has been identified yet and anyone with information can call the Investigations Unit at (707) 428-7600. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/fairfield-man-dies-after-fourth-of-july-shooting/103-9d8331e7-4f27-42a1-816f-977a0a901989 | 2023-07-05T16:58:14 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/fairfield-man-dies-after-fourth-of-july-shooting/103-9d8331e7-4f27-42a1-816f-977a0a901989 |
KEYES, Calif. — An 18-year-old man was killed early Wednesday morning in Keyes.
He was found on Anna Avenue suffering from a gunshot wound, the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department said in a Nixle alert. First responders took him to a hospital where he died.
The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department says there isn't any information on a motive or description of the shooter.
The victim's identity hasn't been released as of Wednesday morning.
The sheriff's department is encouraging anyone with information to contact Stanislaus County Sheriff's Detective Curtis Hankins at 209-525-7042. People can reach out anonymously at Stanislaus County Crime Stoppers at 1-866-60-CRIME.
Keyes is a town of about 6,000 people between Modesto and Turlock in Stanislaus County.
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A driver apparently crashed into an algae-covered pond off Philadelphia's Lincoln Drive late Wednesday morning.
SkyForce10 hovered over the scene just off Lincoln Drive between Wissahickon Ave and West Rittenhouse Street after 11 30 a.m.
The vehicle -- some sort of hatchback -- could be seen with its trunk open while partially submerged in the green water of Saylor Grove.
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Firetrucks could be seen parked on the street nearby. However, authorities didn't immediately say if anyone was hurt.
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What to Know
- A 40-year-old accused of killing a man in a house and then gunning down four others “seemingly at random” on the streets of a southwest Philadelphia neighborhood before surrendering to police officers has been arraigned on murder and other charges.
- Philadelphia prosecutors said Kimbrady Carriker was arraigned Wednesday on five counts of murder as well as charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons counts of possession without a license and carrying firearms in public.
- A 2-year-old boy and a 13-year-old youth were also wounded by gunfire and another 2-year-old boy and a woman were hit by shattered glass in the July 3 attack.
The person suspected of firing "seemingly at random" on the streets of Philadelphia's Kingsessing neighborhood Monday night, killing five people -- including a teen boy -- and injuring children, sat stoically, mostly with arms crossed, while being arraigned on murder charges Wednesday morning.
Kimbrady Carriker was arraigned on dozens of counts, including five counts of murder as well as charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons counts of possession without a license and carrying firearms in public during a brief hearing held via closed-circuit video in Philadelphia, according to court documents.
The 40-year-old suspect didn’t say anything except to answer "yes" or "no" to understanding the charges, reports NBC News.
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During the hearing, the names of the victims of the July 3rd mass shooting in Southwest Philadelphia were read aloud. A preliminary hearing was set for later this month.
Carriker -- who is being represented by a public defender was held without bail. The public defender's office is not commenting on the case at this point.
The first court appearance for the suspected shooter came a day after Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, other city leaders and law enforcement officials, provided updates on the ongoing investigation
"We are all heartbroken for the families who lost loved ones," Kenney said.
Kenney said that officers acted quickly during the evening, as the shooter selected targets at random during the shooting spree.
"That scene must have been chaotic," the second-term Democrat said. "They were taking active fire, scooping people up, trying to get them to the hospital to save them and our officers deserve our debt of gratitude for their courage and their commitment to Philadelphians."
The shooting victims
A teenager was among the five people killed in the shooting that rocked the city's Kingsessing neighborhood.
According to police, Lashyd Merritt, 20, died after he was shot multiple times in the chest and arm; Dymir Stanton, 29, died after he was shot in the chest and back; Ralph Moralis, 59, died after he was shot in the head, side, and buttocks; Joseph Wamah, Jr., 31, died after he was shot multiple times; and Daujan Brown, 15, died after being shot in the shoulder, chest and back.
In an interview with NBC10's Miguel Martinez-Valle, the mother of 15-year-old Daujan Brown, Nashaya Thomas, said that her son was helping his 13-year-old friend who had been shot in the legs during the shooting. That's when Brown himself was struck and killed by gunfire.
"His friend was hurt and he was trying to get his friend help but the guy was still in the act of doing his thing," she said. "He was just trying to get his friend help not knowing that bullets don’t have no name.”
"He lost his life -- doing a selfless act -- and that's how he was while he was here," Thomas said.
Brown's loved ones called for justice for the slain boy. Thomas had a message for the the shooter.
"The cowardly act that you chose to do and you shot towards children -- innocent children that had nothing to do with anything -- and my son happened to be one of the people to get killed," Thomas said. "I hope you get what you deserve."
Police believe Wamah was the first shooting victim. He wasn't found until hours later however because he was shot while alone in his house at the time of the incident, police said.
A 2-year-old boy was also shot four times in the legs while a 13-year-old boy was shot twice in the legs. They were both listed in stable condition at a local hospital.
The 2-year-old's twin sibling and mother were hurt by flying glass, authorities said.
Shooting spree spread over several blocks
The shooting spree began Monday around 8:30 p.m. on 56th and Chester streets in the city's Kingsessing neighborhood, investigators said.
On Tuesday, NBC10 obtained surveillance video that police are reviewing as part of their investigation.
According to police, a shooter wearing body armor and armed with an AR-15-style assault weapon moved throughout an area spanning several blocks, shooting and killing several people. Responding officers then spotted the shooter -- now believed to be Carriker -- and apprehended the suspect without further incident.
Investigators said the suspected shooter's bulletproof vest had multiple magazines inside of it.
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said Tuesday that the suspect was also in possession of a scanner, an AR-style rifle and a handgun at the time of the arrest.
"What happened last night in our Kingsessing neighborhood was disgusting and horrifying," said Outlaw, emphasizing that the shooting was "seemingly at random."
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Witnesses told police the shooter was spotted near 56th Street near Chester and Springfield avenues shortly before the incident began, according to Ernest Ransom, commanding officer of the Philadelphia Police Homicide Unit.
"The suspect then began shooting aimlessly at occupied vehicles and individuals on the street as they walked," Ransom said.
The shooter fired at a car with a 33-year-old mother and her twin 2-year-old children inside. One of the toddlers was shot four times in the legs while the other toddler's eyes were injured by glass broken during the shooting, according to investigators. The mother was also injured by glass. All three victims were listed in stable condition, Ransom said.
Carriker was also charged with aggravated assault in relation to a 10-year-old who was also seated in the car, the DA's office said Wednesday.
The suspect apparently acted alone
Police Commissioner Outlaw could not provide many details as the investigation is ongoing, but she said Tuesday that police do not believe any of the victims knew their killer and they believe Carriker acted alone.
District Attorney Larry Krasner said that the suspected shooter would be charged with murder, aggravated assault and related charges.
"This is a person who is never going to leave jail before trial," Krasner said Tuesday. "And, it is my expectation, is never going to leave jail period."
With Carriker in custody, officials said they didn't believe there was any further threat to the community.
An unidentified man who investigators believe pulled out a weapon and fired shots at the suspect during the shooting spree was also taken into custody. Police believe the man was firing in self-defense, however, and likely wouldn't face any charges.
Gun violence in Philly
Entering Wednesday, Philadelphia had reported 217 homicides so far in 2023, according to police data. That's down about 19% from the same time the previous year, which was one of the deadliest on record in Philadelphia.
Children have made up about 11% of the nearly 930 shooting victims so far this year in Philadelphia, according to data released by the City Controller's Office, which was last updated Sunday.
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CRAIG COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police is investigating a motorcycle crash that left a 65-year-old man dead in Craig County Tuesday.
According to police, the crash happened at 5:46 p.m. on Route 311, one-tenth of a mile north of Mountain Akers Lane.
Authorities said a 1990 Harley Davidson was traveling north on Route 311 when it ran off the right side of the roadway and struck the guardrail, ejecting the driver.
We’re told the driver of the Harley was identified as Samuel Franklin, 65, of New Castle, who was wearing his safety helmet and died at the scene.
VSP said this crash remains under investigation. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/07/05/state-police-investigating-fatal-motorcycle-crash-in-craig-county/ | 2023-07-05T17:06:09 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/07/05/state-police-investigating-fatal-motorcycle-crash-in-craig-county/ |
HASTINGS, Minn.--The Goodhue County Sheriff's Office said the bodies of three people who went missing have been found.
The Goodhue County Sheriff's Office released the following statement:
The sheriff's office says a family was on the north side of Diamond Island where three family members were swimming in the river and another was fishing from the shore.
All three started struggling in the water, which caused a family member nearby who was fishing, to enter the water to try to rescue them. He was able to help save another woman, but once he returned to the water for the other two--all three went under. The sheriff's office says nearly 10 to 15 minutes passed before a 911 call was made.
The sheriff's office says the three missing subjects were inexperienced swimmers who did not have on life vests. The area they were swimming in was 3 feet but dropped sharply to a depth between 8 and 9 feet. | https://www.kimt.com/news/local/bodies-of-3-who-went-missing-in-mississippi-river-recovered/article_8c40ebb6-1ae5-11ee-af60-e7e05c80316d.html | 2023-07-05T17:06:31 | 0 | https://www.kimt.com/news/local/bodies-of-3-who-went-missing-in-mississippi-river-recovered/article_8c40ebb6-1ae5-11ee-af60-e7e05c80316d.html |
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DALLAS — File this one in your book case under: Heartwarming.
A TikTok video that has gone viral just goes to show what a small act of kindness can do. This one has changed the life of an author from Arlington.
The video shows two men walking by the local author, Shawn Warner, promoting his debut novel at a Kroger in Fort Worth. The opening caption reads, "This new author seemed super defeated when I first walked past him. So before I left the store, I decided to go back."
Warner explains the premise of his book, "Leigh Howard and the Ghosts of Simmons-Pierce Manor," to the men.
"It's about a teenage girl who teams up with a ghost of multiple personalities to solve the mystery of her parents' murder," Warner said.
The caption in the middle of the video reads, "I don't know this guy and this isn't a sponsorship. I just wanted to show a stranger some kindness." The TikTok poster bought two copies of the book. After just two days since it was posted, the video garnered over 15 million views, and Warner's book shot up to the No. 1 best seller on Amazon.
Warner thanked everyone who saw the video and bought his book. He said was still looking into the next book signing at another Kroger location in Dallas.
You can watch all the videos below:
Original video:
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Christmas Tree Shops is preparing to close all of its stores, including its location in Hamilton Township's Consumer Square shopping center, after a loan default amid its ongoing bankruptcy.
The company disclosed the default last week, according to a filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware last week.
The chain's parent company, Handil Holdings, filed for bankruptcy in May.
An official closing date has not been announced.
The company's Hamilton Township store opened in 2010, starting with 10 part- and full-time employees.
Christmas Tree Shops was privately held until 2002, when Union Township-based Bed Bath & Beyond acquired it for $200 million in cash. Annual sales then were $370 million, company records show.
Christmas Tree Shops was purchased by Handil Holdings from Bed Bath & Beyond, which also recently went through bankruptcy, in 2020. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/business/mayslanding-newjersey-bankruptcy-christmastreeshops/article_76265ba2-1b46-11ee-aa2f-afad620109b4.html | 2023-07-05T17:18:53 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/business/mayslanding-newjersey-bankruptcy-christmastreeshops/article_76265ba2-1b46-11ee-aa2f-afad620109b4.html |
BRIGANTINE — Several parked cars near Ross and Shipmaster drives were broken into early Wednesday morning, police said.
The car burglaries are believed to have been committed shortly before 3 a.m., police said in a news release.
The cars were unlocked, and police found no evidence of forced entry.
Officers and detectives were canvassing the area Wednesday morning, searching for additional cars broken into and gathering evidence, police said.
Car owners who had their vehicles burglarized were encouraged to file a police report.
Anyone with information or video that could lead to arrests in the case can call police at 609-266-7414. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-courts/brigantine-jerseyshore-car-burglaries-police/article_f925beb8-1b4a-11ee-b23f-337b47afe4e0.html | 2023-07-05T17:18:59 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-courts/brigantine-jerseyshore-car-burglaries-police/article_f925beb8-1b4a-11ee-b23f-337b47afe4e0.html |
The state will replace food and cash assistance benefits stolen through electronic fraud, the Department of Human Services said recently.
DHS has received federal approval to replace benefits stolen since Oct. 1, 2022, but recipients must apply to receive the refunds within 60 days.
Congress passed a law in late December allowing states to use federal funds to replace Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits stolen electronically between Oct. 1, 2022, and Sept. 30, 2024, according to DHS.
The new law was in response to increased reports of such crimes.
Those who submit a claim will have to attest that their benefits were stolen by skimming, scamming or other similar electronic theft, according to DHS.
Participants can request replacement of stolen benefits up to twice per federal fiscal year, which runs from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30, DHS said.
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While the federal law covers SNAP benefits, the state extended the refund program to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program and the General Assistance program through the 2024 state budget.
“We encourage anyone who has had their benefits stolen to report the theft and submit a claim as soon as they notice their benefits are missing, said Deputy Commissioner of Social Services Elisa Neira. "Reports can be completed online, by phone, or in-person at the local County Board of Social Services."
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Prior to this law, states had no authority to replace benefits that had been stolen from a SNAP household.
A replacement form can be completed and submitted at njsnap.gov or mailed to your county Board of Social Services.
Cardholders who had their EBT card benefits stolen before July 1 will have 60 days, until Aug. 30, to submit a request for reimbursement.
Cardholders whose benefits are stolen after July 1 will have 30 days from the date that they discovered the theft to submit a request.
For a list of county Boards of Social Services, visit njsnap.gov.
To avoid electronic theft, DHS recommends:
- Do not share your PIN and cover the keypad when you enter your PIN on a machine.
- Check card reading machines to make sure there’s nothing suspicious overlaid or attached to the card swiper or keypad.
- Check your EBT account regularly for unauthorized charges. If you notice any unauthorized charges, change your PIN immediately.
- Do not give your card to anyone outside your household.
Cardholders can reset their PIN at njfamiliesfirst.com, on the ConnectEBT mobile app or by calling 800-997-3333.
The state will never text a person to say their card is locked or to call a number to apply or recertify. Households should also be aware of text messages that ask for a person’s EBT card number or PIN, or from someone pretending to be a “SNAP consultant” saying they are preapproved for benefits or that an application was initiated on their behalf.
For more information, visit njsnap.gov. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/government-politics/stole-food-assistance-program-funding/article_70c26f9a-1b35-11ee-afd6-dbc055664c04.html | 2023-07-05T17:19:06 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/government-politics/stole-food-assistance-program-funding/article_70c26f9a-1b35-11ee-afd6-dbc055664c04.html |
Housing providers in Atlantic County are among 30 being accused of malpractice under New Jersey's Fair Chance in Housing Act passed in 2022, the state Division on Civil Rights said Wednesday.
Providers were cited either for asking discriminatory questions on housing applications or including an "unlawful statement of eligibility criteria" in its advertising, the state Attorney General's Office said in a news release.
Notices were issued in 23 municipalities in nine counties, including Atlantic, the state said. The others are Bergen, Burlington, Essex, Monmouth, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex and Union counties.
The violations are tied to a state law that does not allow housing providers to ask about an applicant's criminal history.
The Attorney General's Office did not disclose provider names.
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The notices bring the total number of violations the Civil Rights Division has brought against housing providers since the law went into effect to 124.
“The Fair Chance in Housing Act reflects the Murphy administration’s continued commitment to ensuring that housing is accessible to all New Jerseyans,” Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in a statement. “People who have had an encounter with the criminal legal system must have fair access to housing so they can return to their communities with dignity without facing the difficulties caused by housing instability.”
Housing providers who violate the law may face civil penalties of up to $1,000 for a first offense, up to $5,000 for a second offense and up to $10,000 for any subsequent offense.
Generally, a housing provider is allowed to ask about an applicant’s criminal history or conduct a criminal background check only after approving an applicant for housing and making the applicant a conditional offer of housing. In most cases, housing providers are not permitted to deny housing opportunities because of criminal background.
“The Fair Chance in Housing Act is a pathbreaking statute that prevents housing discrimination on the basis of prior criminal history,” Sundeep Iyer, director of the Division on Civil Rights, said in a statement. “Make no mistake: We will continue to hold housing providers accountable when they violate this landmark law.” | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/newjersey-housing-civilrights-law-violation/article_89a4b28e-1b3f-11ee-a7cf-a3c079ad62be.html | 2023-07-05T17:19:12 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/newjersey-housing-civilrights-law-violation/article_89a4b28e-1b3f-11ee-a7cf-a3c079ad62be.html |
The remainder of the week will be much like the early part. It will be a "cut, copy and paste" kind of forecast. That means morning sun, a few afternoon storms, evening coastal flooding and lots of humidity in South Jersey. Meteorologist Joe Martucci has more.
Those with lung disease, older adults, children and those working outside are may have health impacts with poor air quality Wednesday. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued a "code orange" air quality alert for Wednesday for all of South Jersey.
This time, though, it is not smoke from the Canadian wildfires.
It is from the fireworks that lit up the state on the Fourth of July, in combination with the current weather pattern.
Air quality levels are forecasted to be unhealthy for sensitive groups Wednesday. That is the fourth highest of six levels of air quality that the NJDEP uses.
The air quality index is forecasted to be between 100 and 150, which is calculated from the concertation of pollutants in the air. Pollutants range from ozone to carbon dioxide to tiny particulate matters, such as wildfire smoke.
For Wednesday, the Fourth of July fireworks create a burst of ozone with each and every display of bright colors in the sky.
In the atmosphere an inversion, or rise in temperatures with height, is in place. The hot and humid weather Wednesday plays a role. As ozone tries to rise, it becomes deflected back down to the surface by the inversion.
The best air quality will be found near the Jersey Shore, where the developing sea breeze will push pollutants inland.
By Thursday, the ozone from the fireworks should dissipate. Air quality will return to "good" or "moderate" levels. Moderate levels indicate air quality is acceptable.
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STONE HARBOR — With a switch to a parking app instead of meters, the borough saw a huge increase in the number of tickets written.
In May 2022, police wrote 33 parking tickets.
This year, the number was 564 for the month. That’s just over 17 times the number of tickets compared to that month last year.
Police Chief Thomas Schutta had not mentioned the increase in a report to Borough Council at a recent meeting until Council member Frank Dallahan asked.
“Does that number suggest that we may have been too strict in our application of law?” Dallahan asked.
“Absolutely not,” responded Shutta.
Shutta said the department had previously issued warnings for parking violations, but also cited the new parking app as part of the increase.
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“This system allows us more seamlessly to enforce this. It really does,” Shutta said.
OCEAN CITY — Along the beaches and in the downtown, parking meters went into effect for the …
Stone Harbor switched to the new system over the winter. Meters go into effect in May.
In November, Public Works Director Manny Parada told council there were problems with the former system, which used parking kiosks, stating the system required overtime in his department to make even minor changes. Between the maintenance contract, overtime costs and routine operational costs, he estimated the former parking fee system cost more than $33,000 to operate, without factoring in the cost of collecting coins from meters or preparing the meter heads for storage each winter.
Stone Harbor already had an option for a parking fee app, but as Parada explained to council, no other community in Cape May County and few others in the state use that app, providing frustration for visitors who have one app for a visit to Sea Isle City or Cape May and previously needed a different app to park in Stone Harbor.
The switch to the Park Mobile app allowed contactless payment, zoned parking and improved enforcement, and there are options for payment for visitors who do not have a smartphone. There are no municipal maintenance costs for using the system.
The app charges 30 cents to users, and there is a cost to the consumer for the use of a credit card, according to Parada. Using an example of a $5 parking fee, the person would pay $5.30, including the Park Mobile charge. After the credit card fee, the borough would get $4.69.
Parking fees vary in different sections of Stone Harbor, and in some places there are no fees at all. In most places, the cost is $1 an hour, with some time limits imposed, including in the 96th Street downtown, and it costs $10 to park all day at the marina boat launch. Those without the app can pay their parking fees with a credit card by calling 877-727-5304.
Parada told council the borough could make about $15,000 selling their meter heads and kiosks.
Last year, the borough brought in $313,888 in parking fees, not including the coins used in its remaining parking meters, which are counted through the Finance Department.
Ocean City, North Wildwood and Wildwood also use the Park Mobile app.
According to the Stone Harbor Municipal Court, the normal fine for a parking meter violation is $34 if paid by the date on the ticket.
In the brief discussion, Dallahan asked Shutta if police would have done anything differently had they known the number of tickets issued would spike so significantly.
“Absolutely not,” the chief replied. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/stone-harbor-parking-app-switch-leads-to-1-600-increase-in-tickets/article_a43d53f4-1b4d-11ee-a76b-e73080062635.html | 2023-07-05T17:19:24 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/stone-harbor-parking-app-switch-leads-to-1-600-increase-in-tickets/article_a43d53f4-1b4d-11ee-a76b-e73080062635.html |
WINFIELD — Police say a 44-year-old Crown Point woman was tailgating another vehicle along East 117th Avenue late Tuesday afternoon when she went to pass and collided head-on with with an oncoming vehicle, resulting in the death of the 19-year-old driver.
Two 13-year-olds in the victim's vehicle, including the driver's younger sister, were injured badly enough to be taken to Chicago for treatment, Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. said.
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Neither the name of the deceased DeMotte woman nor the Crown Point woman have yet been released.
The crash occurred shortly after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 7000 block of East 117th Avenue, police said.
"Witnesses tell police a Subaru SUV traveling east was tailgating a Jeep when it crossed the center line in an attempt to pass the Jeep," the sheriff's department reported. "As the Subaru crossed into oncoming traffic, it collided head-on with a westbound Kia sedan."
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The 19-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. One of the two 13-year-olds, who are from Lowell, was flown to Chicago for care while the other was taken later by ambulance.
Lifeguards and city firefighters reportedly began CPR on the man before he was transferred to Franciscan Health Michigan City hospital.
"Factors which may have caused the crash are still under investigation," the sheriff's department said.
"I am deeply saddened by the loss of life in this incident," Martinez said. "It emphasizes the importance of using extra caution when operating vehicles on any roadway; but especially on rural roads."
Motorists were advised to avoid the section of roadway in question Tuesday to allow for a crash reconstruction team to carry out an investigation, police said. The roadway was reopened Tuesday night.
Come back to nwi.com for updates as they become available.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
April Swopes
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305839
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Elizabeth Tillery
Age : 33
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305838
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - ON A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daminicka Rodgers
Age : 22
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305828
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Nathan Gutierrez
Age : 44
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305827
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Bobby Neal Jr.
Age : 38
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305847
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Munster Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marsean Roberts
Age : 26
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305840
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kimberly Gordon
Age : 25
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305844
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cristian Guerra
Age : 28
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305842
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeremiah Fair
Age : 26
Residence: Chicago Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305841
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Denzel Brent
Age : 32
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305848
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville, IN
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT DEFENDANT USES A VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Allan Blackmon
Age : 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305831
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angelica Bohacik
Age : 25
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305852
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Amberly Sowder
Age : 23
Residence: Lockport, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305896
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Daniel Waldrop
Age : 48
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305866
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: LSCT
Offense Description: CHILD MOLEST "STATUTORY RAPE"
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Wineteer
Age : 47
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305859
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - BODILY WASTE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Randy Simon
Age : 67
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305887
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Reid
Age : 36
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305863
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vikas Saksena
Age : 50
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305895
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Griffith Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Pierre Pirtle
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305879
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicholas Radick
Age : 39
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305875
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Denzel Price
Age : 24
Residence: Kankakee, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305865
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RAPE - INTERCOURSE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andrew Mysliwiec
Age : 30
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305882
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Roy Lopez
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305890
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel Leanos
Age : 18
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305864
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Camille Jones
Age : 26
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305867
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Griffith Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ronnie Klemoff
Age : 41
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305881
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rigoberto Garcia
Age : 43
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305876
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Armando Guerrero
Age : 54
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305884
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ernest Howard III
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305861
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DEALING - MARIJUANA
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rodney Hudson
Age : 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305886
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jarrell Cowens
Age : 30
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305880
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Delnicki
Age : 65
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305858
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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
Patrice Williams
Age : 28
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305906
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcus Veal
Age : 63
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305911
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Shauen Pearce
Age : 38
Residence: Thornton, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305915
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amanda Stoddard
Age : 39
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305903
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Eudora North
Age : 20
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305927
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adam Langham
Age : 42
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305925
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
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 - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Florence Flewellen
Age : 41
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305922
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESS LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR; THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Amir Jones
Age : 60
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305916
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Chauncey Jordan
Age : 21
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305917
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Aaron Bernal
Age : 23
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305933
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gentry Brown
Age : 36
Residence: Rensselaer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305923
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Crown Point Police Department
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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 - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jamie Anderson
Age : 49
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305919
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE - CONSPIRACY; POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jodie Whiting
Age : 36
Residence: DeMotte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305936
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dashawn Wims
Age : 20
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305946
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andre Vena Jr.
Age : 36
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305966
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Donna Valentine
Age : 46
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305943
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nolan Sizemore
Age : 21
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305959
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Cedar Lake Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Sweitzer
Age : 45
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305951
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michayla Ferguson
Age : 22
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305935
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Manning
Age : 38
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305937
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: St. John Police Department
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jacqueline Rivera
Age : 29
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305938
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rodney Robison
Age : 58
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305965
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lowell Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joseph Eyer
Age : 52
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305947
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: LCCS
Offense Description: BATTERY - SEXUAL BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jacob Campbell
Age : 23
Residence: Blue Island, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305939
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Cole Jr.
Age : 38
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305941
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Chad Cooper
Age : 35
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305945
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Cole Ward
Age : 20
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305990
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DEALING - MARIJUANA; COMMON NUISANCE - MAINTAINING - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Charles Worthman Jr.
Age : 23
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305976
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Parker III
Age : 29
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305983
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeffrey Pasquinelli
Age : 27
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305970
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Shamonique Rash
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305981
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Robinson Jr.
Age : 23
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306014
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - MACHINE GUN - W/NO PERMIT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Kras
Age : 50
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305995
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Patricia Jones
Age : 38
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306006
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Kidd
Age : 58
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305979
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Griffith Police Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gloria Hunter
Age : 52
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305993
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Dyer, IN
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
James Hilty
Age : 44
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305999
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
James Higgason Jr.
Age : 73
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305982
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Charles Heard
Age : 56
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306005
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Demarco Flagg
Age : 25
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306004
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Orlando Flores
Age : 35
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305998
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Munster Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Denzel Gunnum
Age : 24
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306013
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lauren Davis
Age : 41
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305978
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Cedar Lake Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Durden IV
Age : 24
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305997
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Antonio Carta
Age : 26
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306009
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lowell Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Cassondra Castillo
Age : 41
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305988
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Corie Blanchard
Age : 36
Residence: South Holland, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305973
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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Two members of the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission's leadership were elected to National Association of Regional Councils positions during the organization's 57th annual conference and exhibition in Detroit in June.
LaPorte County Councilman Justin Kiel, NIRPC’s immediate past chairman, was elected senior vice president of the NARC Board of Directors. Kiel is in his first term as a county council member, having served as a member of the LaCrosse Town Council for eight years prior to that.
“I look forward to continuing the great work that NARC does,” he said.
Also during the conference, NIRPC Executive Director Ty Warner assumed the chairmanship of the NARC Executive Directors Council. He succeeded Stanislaus (California) Council of Governments Executive Director Rosa De León Park.
“NIRPC has a long history of involvement in NARC,” Warner said. “Our participation has afforded us the opportunity to learn best practices from other regional councils and apply them for the benefit of our own region.”
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NIRPC involvement in NARC has included two of its commissioners serving as president of the national organization. David Shafer, former clerk-treasurer of the Town of Munster, was elected president in 2013, and Beverly Shores Town Councilman Geof Benson was elected NARC president in 2019.
Benson, a former chairman of NIRPC, was awarded the NARC’s President’s Award during the Detroit conference. The award recognizes “leadership and excellence in advocating regional concepts, approaches, and programs at all levels of the regional community.”
In addition to serving as president of the NARC board, Benson was chair of the NARC Environment Committee for over four years and served on the NARC Board of Directors for 11 years. Benson served actively on the NIRPC Commission for 15 years and was twice elected chairman of NIRPC.
“Coming to these conferences year after year and taking all the information back to our regions and our councils and implementing it is just an incredible resource,” Benson said upon accepting the award.
NIRPC is a regional council of local governments and federally designated metropolitan planning organization for Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties bringing local officials together and performing comprehensive planning and programming work in the areas of transportation, economic development and environmental policy.
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Originally published June 27 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.The median age rose in almost every state last year, census estimates show, continuing a long-term trend that is pushing states to prepare for aging populations.
Seventeen states had median ages over 40 in 2022, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates of the age at which half of residents are older and half are younger. That’s up from 12 states in 2020 and just seven in 2010.
Nationwide, the median age was below 30 until 1980, but it rose to 38.9 as of 2022, according to the bureau estimates.
That leaves more states planning for future health and housing challenges for older residents. Some states have issued or are considering executive orders, agency plans and legislation to assist state residents who need more help with health crises, housing and long-term care as they live longer.
Millennials started turning 40 last year, and the youngest baby boomers are quickly approaching 60.
“As the nation’s median age creeps closer to 40, you can really see how the aging of baby boomers, and now their children — sometimes called echo boomers — is impacting the median age,” said Kristie Wilder, a Census Bureau demographer, in a statement.
Lower birth rates also play a role and will likely continue to drive median age slowly but steadily higher, Wilder added. Some states have passed legislation requiring that health insurers cover fertility treatments in response to lower fertility rates, according to a University of California, Irvine study published last year. New York state’s 2020 law, for example, requires coverage of in vitro fertilization in some cases.
No states saw a drop from 2021 to 2022, and states with unchanged medians were Alabama, Maine, Tennessee and West Virginia, along with the District of Columbia. The largest increase in median age in recent years was in Delaware, where it rose three years since 2010 to age 41.8.
The portion of Delaware residents over 60 will jump from a quarter to more than a third of the state population by 2040, according to a 2020 state report, creating new challenges for state services. A Delaware Journal of Public Health report published in 2021 said a growing number of Delaware’s older residents suffer from dementia, requiring more expensive help from the state and family caregivers.
Vermont held six public listening sessions around the state last year to help prepare recommendations this year for Age Strong Vermont, its road map for an “age-friendly state.”
“Vermont had this older demographic for a long time but it’s taken a while for the state broadly to really reckon with that,” said Angela Smith-Dieng, Vermont’s Adult Services Division director. Part of the challenge is that older Vermont residents tend to live in big rural houses and need help with in-home health care, renovations for mobility and transportation on demand, she said.
A New York executive order in November also calls for a statewide plan on aging.
Vermont and New York joined other states already planning comprehensive strategies for aging populations: California, Colorado, Massachusetts and Texas, according to a January report by the National Conference of State Legislatures.
California’s Master Plan for Aging, released in 2021, aims to create an “age-friendly California” by 2030, including housing and health care strategies. A bill currently progressing in the state legislature would create a statewide system of respite providers by 2025 to help give primary caregivers of older adults enrolled in Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program for low-income residents, a break.
Elsewhere, an Oregon bill to study long-term care needs for older residents has passed both chambers of the legislature.
Only North Dakota is younger now than it was in 2010, down 1.2 years from age 37 to 35.8. The state’s burgeoning oil industry has drawn younger workers to jobs that pay well and don’t require four-year college degrees.
Energy counties in other states have seen similar influxes of young people. Loving County, Texas, for example, saw its median age decrease from 52.7 in 2010 to 35.3 in 2022, a difference of more than 17 years.
Skeet Lee Jones, county judge there, said the tiny county has work camps for more than 1,000 oil workers and hundreds more young workers living in recreational vehicle camps, with good-paying jobs that create their own challenges for county government.
“We’ve had to start paying our own county workers what we call ‘oil-field wages’ just to get things done, about four or five times minimum wage,” Jones said.
The oldest state in the country remains Maine at 44.8. It also was the oldest in 2010, at 42.7.
Other states with median ages at 40 or above in 2022: New Hampshire (43.3), Vermont (43.2), West Virginia (42.8), Florida (42.7), Delaware (41.8), Pennsylvania and Connecticut (40.9), Hawaii (40.7), Rhode Island (40.6), Wisconsin (40.4), New Jersey, Oregon and South Carolina (all 40.3), Montana and Michigan (40.2), and Massachusetts (40.1).
The youngest states and the only ones with median ages below 37 were Utah (31.9), the District of Columbia (34.8), Texas (35.5), and Alaska and North Dakota (35.8).
On the county level, the median age in 2022 was as low as 20.9 in Madison County, Idaho, home of Brigham Young University-Idaho, where many young students are also starting families.
The median age was as high as 68.1 in Sumter County, Florida, part of the sprawling The Villages retirement community. In 2010 Sumter County’s median age was 62.7, the only county with a median age of 60 or higher in the nation at the time.
In 2022 there were six others: Catron County, New Mexico (62.1); Jeff Davis County, Texas (61.7); Harding County, New Mexico (60.5); Jefferson County, Washington (60.4); Charlotte County, Florida (60.2); and Highland County, Virginia (60.0). | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/the-population-is-aging-in-america-half-of-idahoans-now-are-older-than-37/article_77875a98-19d7-11ee-a34c-ffb17849c4d6.html | 2023-07-05T17:31:42 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/the-population-is-aging-in-america-half-of-idahoans-now-are-older-than-37/article_77875a98-19d7-11ee-a34c-ffb17849c4d6.html |
Five things to know about the new shop opening in Cherryville
A shop selling frozen yogurt and a variety of teas will open soon in downtown Cherryville.
Here's what you should know about the new shop:
What is it?
The Fuzzy Cow, located at 204 E. Main Street, will offer 15 choices of frozen yogurt, along with 53 toppings to choose from, milk shakes, bubble teas, Lotus energy drinks, and more, said co-owner Kari Thurber. There will also be dairy free and sugarless options.
"The flavor is really good because it's real. It's not just liquid flavoring kind of stuff," Thurber said.
Who owns it?
Thurber is opening the business with her boyfriend, Carson Heafner.
Why cows?
The theme of the shop, cows, is based on Belwood Ranch, Thurber's family farm in Belwood, a town in Cleveland County.
"It all started with Debra," Thurber said, referring to an Angus cow the ranch acquired in December 2021.
Debra, who belongs to Thurber's daughter, became a pet. They now breed Highland cattle.
"They're all pets now, and we just breed and sell the babies," Thurber said.
How'd they get started?
Heafner and Thurber were looking to own their own business, and the two landed on frozen yogurt as a possibility after they saw a shop for sale. When they didn't get that shop, they decided to open their own.
"He likes frozen yogurt. We started looking around at places," she said. "We drove around the small towns everywhere every weekend and picked Cherryville because it's the closest to our house."
Thurber said that Cherryville's downtown revitalization is part of what inspired them to open a storefront.
"That's why we're here," she said. "Plus the town needs stuff. We're hoping that since we're early in the process, we can give them what they want and provide a great service."
When will it be open?
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COLUMBIA, Md. — Columbia has been named the best place to live and raise a family according to two new studies.
It ranked 13th best in the nation in both studies and is the only Maryland city to make or top the list.
“It is humbling to be ranked Maryland’s best place to raise a family and best place to live. These distinctions are a testament to our continued investment in our families, community, and overall quality of life,” said Howard County Executive Calvin Ball.
The personal finance outlet, WalletHub compared more than 180 U.S. cities based on 45 key metrics that consider family dynamics.
This includes cost of housing, quality of local school and health-care systems and the opportunities for recreation.
For the second list, Livability compared cities with a population between 75,000 and 500,000. It looked at places where most Americans create dream careers, build families and launch businesses. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/columbia-named-best-place-in-maryland-to-raise-a-family | 2023-07-05T17:39:28 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/columbia-named-best-place-in-maryland-to-raise-a-family |
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A man was arrested after he assaulted an officer in Annapolis on the Fourth of July. Police are also searching for more suspects after an officer was punched and almost disarmed.
On July 4, at 10:13 p.m., in the 700 block of Newtowne Drive, officers were in the area after the earlier shots fired call watched a person start to light an illegal aerial firework.
An officer approached the person, later identified as Yameko Brown, and told him not to light it.
Brown responded with profanity and the officer placed him under arrest.
Police say Brown pushed the officer to the ground and other officers had to assist. The struggle resulted in an injury to one officer's arm.
After placing him in handcuffs, officers walked him to the police car. During this time, a female suspect from the crowd grabbed an officer's handgun in the holster and attempted to remove it, trying to disarm him.
According to police, the officer blocked her from doing this and she ran back into the crowd.
While still waiting for Brown to be transported, the female suspect returned and punched the officer. She immediately ran into a building and a large crowd of people blocked officers.
Police say at least one other male suspect assaulted an officer as well.
Officers are working to identify the suspects, so they can be charged with assault.
Brown was charged with discharging fireworks without a permit, possession of fireworks without a permit, two counts of second-degree-assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and failure to obey a reasonable and lawful order. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/man-arrested-for-fireworks-second-suspect-punched-attempted-to-disarm-officer | 2023-07-05T17:39:34 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/man-arrested-for-fireworks-second-suspect-punched-attempted-to-disarm-officer |
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. — Police in Anne Arundel County are searching for a man that attempted to rob a gas station with a cup Monday night.
On July 3, around 11:15 p.m., officers responded for a report of an attempted robbery that occurred at the Shell gas station, on Nursery Road in Linthicum Heights.
The victim reported that the suspect entered the store and asked for cigarettes.
Once at the counter, the suspect produced an empty cup and ordered the clerk to put all the money in it.
Police say the suspect implied he had a gun and was startled by another customer who entered the business.
No money was obtained and the suspect fled, entering a silver-colored Honda, which was occupied by a driver.
Detectives are investigating the incident and ask that anyone with information contact them at (410) 222-4720 or the Anne Arundel County Police Tip Line at (410) 222-4700. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/man-attempted-to-rob-gas-station-with-cup-implied-he-had-gun-in-aa-county | 2023-07-05T17:39:40 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/man-attempted-to-rob-gas-station-with-cup-implied-he-had-gun-in-aa-county |
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MARION COUNTY, Fla. — Teachers, support staff, and other employees are in demand for the upcoming school year in Marion County, district officials said.
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In order to fill hundreds of job vacancies, Marion County Public Schools will hold its second annual Hometown Hiring Career Fair on July 19.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A woman in her 20s was shot in an Orange County parking lot Monday morning when deputies said people in two vehicles started shooting at each other.
Deputies said the woman was not the intended target of the shooting, which happened in the 1400 block of W. Sand Lake Road near the Florida Mall around 5:15 a.m.
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NEW ALBANY, Miss. (WTVA) — Authorities claim someone stole a hauler trailer Tuesday morning, July 4 in Union County.
The theft happened around midnight in the vicinity of Highway 30 East in the Locust Grove community, according to the Union County Sheriff’s Department and Crime Stoppers.
Someone in a newish, white, crew cab Toyota Tundra pickup truck stole the green, John Deere tractor hauler trailer and left on Highway 30 in the direction of Prentiss County.
Neither the sheriff’s department nor Crime Stoppers provided an exact address where the theft allegedly happened.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-773-8477 or use the P3 Tips mobile app to leave an anonymous tip. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $2,000 for a tip that results in an arrest. | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/crime-stoppers-trailer-stolen-tuesday-in-union-county/article_3a4b7f0a-1b54-11ee-98a5-dfe617d820a7.html | 2023-07-05T17:41:01 | 1 | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/crime-stoppers-trailer-stolen-tuesday-in-union-county/article_3a4b7f0a-1b54-11ee-98a5-dfe617d820a7.html |
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — A judge ordered a 26-year-old sexual battery suspect be held in jail without bond, according to Tupelo Police.
Javarus Shackelford of Tupelo faces three counts of sexual battery by a person in position of authority, according to Police.
This comes after May 5 when someone reported inappropriate sexual contact with a juvenile.
Tupelo Police did not provide any more details about the investigation.
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An unusual discovery was spotted sliding through a Ross Township community park.
Someone found an albino python in the grass near the ballpark on the Fourth of July.
Dave Long, a basketball coach, said he was glad it wasn’t near the playground equipment.
“We would’ve had screams that would be heard in West View,” he said.
The township removed the python.
The snakes, which are normally only found in Asia and Africa, constrict their prey. They can be dangerous for small animals and children.
It’s not clear how the python got there or who owned.
“I just wonder why it’s there and who would’ve set it there in the first place. And obviously, it’s a question of whether he or she is an animal lover.”
Ross Township has an ordinance that says it’s illegal to own certain animals.
Constrictor snakes are on the list.
“I don’t like snakes,” said parent Umaru Mohammed with a nervous laugh.
The python is now at an animal rescue shelter.
On the Ross Township Facebook page , police have a photo asking for anyone missing a snake or with information to contact them.
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PITTSBURGH — The penalty phase continues in the trial against Robert Bowers, the man convicted of killing 11 people inside a Squirrel Hill synagogue in 2018.
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The defense is trying to persuade a jury to spare his life, while prosecutors are seeking a death sentence.
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A Bismarck man accused of fleeing police in a May incident that ended with a fiery crash has pleaded not guilty to five charges, including a felony.
Derek Hopfinger, 36, entered his pleas on June 26. He is scheduled for trial Sept. 14 on a felony charge of reckless endangerment and misdemeanor counts of fleeing a peace officer, disorderly conduct, DUI and leaving the scene of an accident. He could face up to about six years in prison if convicted on all counts.
Police on the afternoon of May 20 responded to a call of a reckless driver near South Washington and Bismarck Expressway. An officer found the vehicle near Third Street and Denver Avenue but did not pursue. The vehicle at one point allegedly drove in the wrong lane and at the police car.
Authorities received another call about 15 minutes later that a vehicle had rolled and caught fire in the 7200 block of River Road. Hopfinger and a passenger fled but Burleigh County deputies caught them a short time later, according to police.
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A North Dakota Highway Patrol airplane and the Patrol’s bloodhound also were deployed, and the Bismarck Fire Department also responded to the scene.
Hopfinger and the passenger were not hurt in the crash. The passenger was taken into custody for detox but did not face criminal charges. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/fleeing-suspect-involved-in-fiery-crash-pleads-not-guilty-to-5-charges/article_c8a41836-1b43-11ee-82b8-575a7c343a02.html | 2023-07-05T17:42:11 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/fleeing-suspect-involved-in-fiery-crash-pleads-not-guilty-to-5-charges/article_c8a41836-1b43-11ee-82b8-575a7c343a02.html |
A South Dakota woman accused of setting a fire in a Bismarck hotel has pleaded not guilty to arson.
The fire led to the evacuation of the Super 8 on East Capitol Avenue but caused no injuries.
Saydee Bear Robe, 19, of Spearfish, allegedly said she started the fire in her room on May 25 to cleanse the building of evil spirits, according to a police affidavit. Officers reported Bear Robe making comments that indicated she wanted to burn down the entire building.
Bear Robe used paper from the phone book and stuffing from the bed to start the blaze on the floor of her room, according to the Bismarck Fire Department. The room was heavily burned and covered in soot.
The arson charge against Bear Robe carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. She is scheduled for trial on Sept. 26. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-pleads-not-guilty-to-starting-bismarck-hotel-fire/article_c29fe508-1b4a-11ee-b6c5-d7bcd4abb15e.html | 2023-07-05T17:42:17 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-pleads-not-guilty-to-starting-bismarck-hotel-fire/article_c29fe508-1b4a-11ee-b6c5-d7bcd4abb15e.html |
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is investigating after a boater found a body at Indian Lake State Park on the Fourth of July.
The body was discovered around 11 a.m., said Andy Chow, ODNR press secretary.
“A boat operator found the body near a courtesy dock located near the campground boat ramp,” he said. “The cause of death has not yet been determined.”
Additional information on the deceased was not available.
The incident remains under investigation.
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Abortion-rights groups filed their petitions Wednesday with Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office in Columbus to get a proposed amendment on the November ballot that would add a right to abortion to the Ohio Constitution.
Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights, the non-partisan umbrella organization leading the effort, collected, more than 700,000 signatures, and of those, approximately 413,487 need to be deemed valid signatures in order to qualify for the fall statewide vote. The Secretary of State must determine the sufficiency of the petitions by the 105th day before election day, which is July 25, 2023.
“This is a historic day for Ohio and for reproductive freedom,” said Lauren Blauvelt and Kellie Copeland of Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom. “Today, we take a huge step forward in the fight for abortion access and reproductive freedom for all, to ensure that Ohioans and their families can make their own health care decisions without government interference.”
The signatures required to place The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety Amendment on the 2023 general lection ballot were collected over the course of approximately 12 weeks and secured in all 88 Ohio counties.
Anti-abortion groups reacted to the filing, saying Ohioans were misled.
“This amendment cuts parents out of life-changing decisions involving their kids’ health,” said Ohio Right to Life’s CEO Peter Range. “Not only that, but this amendment would also allow painful, late-term abortion in Ohio with no protections for the preborn. The ACLU just misled hundreds of thousands of Ohioans about their intention to push unlimited abortion and sex change surgeries for minors in our state.”
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TACOMA, Wash. — People from across Pierce County and beyond came out Tuesday to enjoy live music and shop among hundreds of vendors and food trucks in honor of Independence Day.
Gabriella Martin hails from Lacey and said she always wanted to expand her brand’s footprint.
“I’ve actually been experimenting with more events up north, so it’s been popping up here. I’m pretty excited,” she said.
Corei Bean says her shop, GoldenFinch, is located on Frieghthouse Square in Tacoma’s Dome district, but when an organizer for the Fourth of July event reached out, she knew she had to come.
“We thought it would be a fun event to do, so we thought we’d give it a try,” Bean said. “It’s been great so far. We really enjoy it!”
Festival goers might have noticed something a little different this year. This year’s location is a bit further away from where the city used to host its Fourth of July celebration, which was closer to some of the brick-and-mortar establishments in the area.
But some attendees say they appreciate the extra space.
“It just seems like it’s not as crowded as it used to be,” said Brittany Anderson. “Everyone’s more spread out, so we love it. We love the vendors and the food and we love supporting small businesses in Tacoma.”
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TACOMA, Wash. — Those in Tacoma and South Sound looking to escape the heat will get some relief this week as the city's two outdoor pools open for the season.
Children ages 4 and under get free admission at both outdoor pools. Admission for children and teens ages 5-17 is $6, 18+ is $8 and adult lap swim is $5.
Outdoor pools
Stewart Heights Pool
Stewart Heights Pool's opening day is Wednesday.
Summer schedule:
- 10 a.m.-12 p.m.: Adult Lap Swim
- 12:30-2:30 p.m.: Public Swim Session 1
- 3-5 p.m.: Public Swim Session 2
- 10 a.m.-12 p.m.: Adult Lap Swim (Monday, Wednesday, Saturday)
- 12:30-2:30 p.m.: Public Swim Session 1
- 3-5 p.m.: Public Swim Session 2
Kandle Pool
Kandle Pool's opening day is Thursday.
Summer schedule:
July 6-9 (Thursday and Sunday)
- 10 a.m.-12 p.m.: Adult Lap Swim
- 12:30-2:30 p.m.: Public Swim Session 1
- 3-5 p.m.: Public Swim Session 2
- 10 a.m.-12 p.m.: Adult Lap Swim (Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday)
- 12:30-2:30 p.m.: Public Swim Session 1
- 3-5 p.m.: Public Swim Session 2
Indoor pools
Metro Parks Tacoma also has three indoor pools residents can use to cool off this summer.
Norpoint Pool
Norpoint Pool, located at the Center at Norpoint offers free admission for center members and $5 admission for non-members.
Pool hours:
- 7 a.m.-12 p.m. (Monday-Friday)
- 4 p.m.-7:30 p.m. (Monday-Thursday)
- 4 p.m.-7 p.m. (Friday)
- 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (Saturday)
- Closed Sunday
Check the pool's full schedule on the Metro Parks Tacoma website.
People's Pool
People's Pool, located at the People’s Community Center offers free admission for center members and $5 admission for non-members.
Pool hours:
- 7 a.m.-12 p.m. (Monday-Friday)
- 4 p.m.-7 p.m. (Monday-Friday)
- 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (Saturday)
- Closed Sunday
Check the pool's full schedule on the Metro Parks Tacoma website.
Eastside Community Center Pool
The Eastside Community Center Pool offers free admission for center members and $5 admission for non-members.
Pool hours:
- 7 a.m.-12 p.m. (Monday, Wednesday-Friday)
- 4 p.m.- 6 p.m. (Monday-Thursday)
- 4 p.m.-7 p.m. (Friday)
- 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (Saturday)
- Closed Sunday
Check the pool's full schedule on the Metro Parks Tacoma website.
Tacoma sprayground schedule:
- May 27-Sept 4: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., 7 days a week
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BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — A Grundy man died in a head-on vehicle crash on State Route 83 Monday afternoon and two people were seriously injured, according to Virginia State Police (VSP).
Warren T.E. Cline, 56, was a passenger in a 2019 Nissan Frontier when the car was hit head-on by a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche that had reportedly crossed the center line. Both the Nissan driver and the Chevrolet driver were seriously injured, according to VSP.
Charges are pending in the crash, which remains under investigation, VSP’s Corrine Geller reported. Neither driver nor Cline was wearing a seatbelt in the crash, which occurred at 3:38 p.m. and left both vehicles resting against a guardrail, VSP said. The crash occurred about a mile west of Route 701.
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Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect a correction issued by the Bristol, Virginia Police Department. The originally reported Weston Street has been changed to Westin Drive.
BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) — Bristol, Virginia police are investigating after a man’s body was found on a street Wednesday morning.
According to the Bristol, Virginia Police Department (BVPD), the body of a white man, estimated around late 20s, early 30s with short, brown hair and several tattoos, was found in the 200 Block of Westin Drive just before 7:30 a.m.
BVPD stated the body was found outdoors, face-down, directly beside the street. There was reportedly no identification found on or around the man.
The body was sent to the Medical Examiner for an autopsy and the BVPD reported this is an ongoing investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the police department at 276-645-740. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/police-investigating-body-found-outside-in-bristol-virginia/ | 2023-07-05T17:51:05 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/police-investigating-body-found-outside-in-bristol-virginia/ |
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A man and a woman have been arrested in connection to the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old in June, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Chad Jose Rivera-Rohena, 24, and Nicole Allison Jimenez, 21, were arrested Wednesday via warrants issued late last month for first-degree murder in the killing of Jacob Dewitt, 18, who died June 11 after being stabbed in the 3000 block of North Alafaya Trail on June 3.
Rivera-Rohena and Jimenez each face a charge of first-degree murder with a weapon, booking records show.
No other details have been shared.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Hundreds of teachers gathered Wednesday for a rally in Orange County demanding an end to politicizing public education.
The “Freedom to Learn” rally was part of the National Education Association’s annual meeting and representative assembly.
During the gathering outside the Orange County Convention Center, speakers took aim at recent Florida laws and policies implemented by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Rocia Inclan, who is the director of the NEA Center for Racial and Social Justice, took issue with DeSantis’ action.
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“I don’t want anyone, any politician, telling me what my students can read, what my own kids can read and learn,” Inclan said.
Leaders from the NEA said politicians, such as DeSantis, have banned books and taken away the freedom to learn from students.
DeSantis, however, has said the only books being removed from schools are ones that push a political agenda or have sexual content.
“You have a right to know what is being taught in your kid’s school,” DeSantis said at an event in May. “If there are materials that are inappropriate because of age or they violate Florida standards, you have the right to blow the whistle on that.”
Those participating in the rally also took issue with a Florida law that restricts discussion of topics like gender identity and sexual orientation.
“We, as educators, the children come to us for safety and ask questions,” Florida teacher Nelly Henjes said. “Now we’re not allowed to talk to them unless they communicate to the parents.”
DeSantis has said the measures are designed to eliminate inappropriate content in schools.
Educational advocates, though, said the policies limit access to important perspectives and will continue a fight for what they call educational freedom.
“We’re just doing what we always do as educators. Educate and mobilize,” Inclan said.
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A man was arrested Monday after deputies said he jumped from car to car in a Home Depot parking lot in Merritt Island, causing thousands of dollars in damage to the vehicles.
Michael Banks, 36, faces charges in connection to the “car surfing” incident that occurred around 1:55 p.m. at the Home Depot, located at 200 N Courtenay Parkway in Merritt Island, a probable cause affidavit shows.
Deputies said they responded to the parking lot after a witness reported seeing Banks climb on top of a van and proceed to jump onto a Nissan truck.
He then jumped from the truck onto an SUV, a Jeep, another SUV and a sedan, causing damage to the hoods and roofs of multiple vehicles, according to the affidavit.
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Banks told deputies he decided to go “car surfing” after leaving the Home Depot that day, the affidavit shows.
Deputies said the owners of the Nissan truck and sedan estimated the cost to repair the damage would be over $1,000 each.
Banks faces two counts of criminal mischief costing more than $1,000. He is being held in the Brevard County jail on a $2,000 bond.
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