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SAN ANGELO, Texas — Women of West Texas are the main focus of a newly written San Angelo musical.
From July 6-9, the sold out performance of "Pearl" features thirteen women in a 1930s parlor as based on the novel by author and songwriter Cynthia Jordan.
"The whole thing, overall is about judgment, falling in love, making love, unconditional love, compassion versus judgment and biology," Jordan said. "A big part is biology, things that men need to know about women, things that women need to know about men but we do it in a tasteful way."
Taking inspiration from West Texas history, Jordan published her original novel in 2012 and recently decided to adapt it for the stage.
The tale involves "Lots of women's issues but in a good sense," Jordan said of the performance.
The "Jose Cuervo" songwriter produced all the music and scripts to tell the story through her unique perspective and the cast is a mixture of Angelo State University students and San Angelo community members who have been working alongside director Daniel Anderson to tell the memorable story.
For Anderson, the focus isn't so much about men and women, but human connection.
As she watched her vision come to life, Jordan said "It was beyond my expectation. I cry every time I watch it because these kids are so good and Daniel did such a great job. And the kids are so precious, they're just so precious, they've captured my heart."
Before the show begins, a barbecue dinner is served to guests as they sit stage-level at ASU's Carr Education-Fine Arts Building, 2602 Dena Dr.
With extensive choreography, historically accurate costumes and a dedicated cast and crew, this story provides entertainment for adult audiences.
"I think it's about San Angelo, it's for San Angelo so people really responded really well to it, really positive," Anderson said. "...we couldn't have done it without their [community] support."
Going forward, Jordan hopes to expand the performance across Texas and even in other locations across the country, sharing a slice of the west with the modern world. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/the-story-of-west-texas-women-comes-to-life-in-san-angelo-musical-pearl/504-039da40e-c2e6-4a94-9e5a-847209402b3a | 2023-07-06T00:01:34 | 0 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/the-story-of-west-texas-women-comes-to-life-in-san-angelo-musical-pearl/504-039da40e-c2e6-4a94-9e5a-847209402b3a |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – School officials are finding out recent annexations by cities into county land are coming with some side effects.
Some of those annexations by city governments to build subdivisions within city limits are happening right next to where an existing county elementary school already exists.
That means based on enrollment zoning, children living in the annexed subdivision would go to a city school rather than the adjacent county school.
An example of the trend can be found at Washington County, Tennessee’s Ridgeview Elementary School, located mere yards from Johnson City’s Keebler Annexation.
In Kingsport, the city annexed land for the Miller Parke subdivision, which borders Sullivan County’s Miller Perry Elementary School.
New residents to those subdivisions might have a substantially longer commute for their kids to get to a city school versus the school next door as it stands right now.
Washington County Director of Schools Jerry Boyd said he understands the strangeness of the arrangement.
“Certainly, it seems odd,” Boyd said. “I think it seems probably more odd to the families that can see the school from their house, but lines are drawn. With growth, those kinds of unique arrangements are going to occur.”
Boyd said because residents in the Keebler Annexation are both city and county taxpayers, they would have the option to attend Ridgeview.
The only problem is that Ridgeview is over capacity. By district policy, over-capacity schools cannot accept out-of-zone students.
“The only, by our definition in the policy, closed school right now is Ridgeview Elementary,” Boyd said. “Right now, on paper and by functional space, they are at 110 percent capacity.”
Families in Keebler would have the option to send their students to an under-capacity school in Washington County or to their zoned Johnson City school.
Johnson City Schools Superintendent Steve Barnett said the distance between Keebler and the city’s schools also comes with a cost.
“On the transportation side, have to have more buses, more seats on buses, and the time that it takes to get from home to school, from school to home and make sure that’s done safely,” Barnett said.
Kingsport City Schools and Sullivan County Schools are dealing with a similar dynamic at Miller Perry Elementary and Miller Parke.
Miller Parke is zoned to go to Kingsport’s John Adams Elementary instead of the county’s neighboring Miller Perry Elementary.
Kingsport City Schools Chief Student Services Officer Jim Nash said it’s ultimately up to parents where they send their kids to school.
“It’s really a decision for families to make what’s best for their children from a K-5 setting for elementary and think long term for middle school and high school,” Nash said.
Nash said parents in Miller Parke would need to reach out to Sullivan County Schools if they want their child to attend Miller Perry.
But the sudden injection of new students into Kingsport City Schools from Miller Parke and other developments on the Southern end of town could trigger school re-zoning.
As more homes pop up around certain schools, Nash said the district is already looking at whether it will need to re-zone.
“If we need to, we will look at re-zoning,” Nash said. “Those are just ongoing discussions. Adams Elementary currently serves a large geographical area, so that could result in shifts in zones of other elementary schools as well.”
Boyd said changes to enrollment zones are also on the table in Washington County as they deal with Keebler and additional growth.
“Those adjustments impact families, both future families and current families,” Boyd said. “That’ll have to be a dialogue that happens with the community.”
Barnett said Johnson City needs more classroom space regardless, but especially with the Keebler influx.
“We have to be ready,” Barnett said. “We just have to have that available to them.”
Boyd said collaboration between Washington County Schools and Johnson City Schools will be necessary to avoid redundancies in areas of high growth. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/balancing-the-boom/school-officials-tackle-new-annexations-and-influx-of-students/ | 2023-07-06T00:03:59 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/balancing-the-boom/school-officials-tackle-new-annexations-and-influx-of-students/ |
BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) — A new restaurant is coming to The Pinnacle.
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux will be located next to Buddy’s BBQ and Chipotle.
The restaurant chain serves a variety of Cajun cuisine and is co-owned by former NFL quarterback Drew Brees.
It is unclear when the restaurant will open. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/new-restaurant-coming-to-the-pinnacle/ | 2023-07-06T00:04:05 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/new-restaurant-coming-to-the-pinnacle/ |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A local restaurant has been figuring out what to do after a car crashed into the building early on Wednesday morning.
It's not what employees expected to wake up to and it has been just another setback for them to overcome.
"This is how I make my business. This is how I support all my employees that I have. It's just it's, it's my life," Owner, Andrew Mueller said.
Mueller became the owner of Three Sams BBQ in October, and since then, he's had to overcome a lot of hurdles at the restaurant.
On Wednesday, he faced another one that forced him to close the restaurant temporarily.
"I pulled up at six o'clock this morning. And I was just in shock. The first thing I'd seen was a telephone pole down over here. Two feet further, my personal smoker. And our big smoker here was just completely trashed," Mueller described.
The restaurant's manager Martine Dionne said it feels like they just can't catch a break.
"We burned in 2016. We rebuilt in 2017 and reopened. And then when he took over new ownership, we had a lot of stuff that we had to replace," Dionne explained.
Now, they need to fix the damaged smoke room.
"We are looking at my personal smoker here, like I said she is crushed like a soda can," he said.
Their custom-built smoker, which weighs a couple of tons, is on the opposite side of the room after the car crashed into the building.
"To get hit by an SUV and move there. You're moving real fast," he said.
According to the crash report, the driver swerved off of Mann Road to avoid hitting something in the street and went into the ditch. After that, the driver told police she couldn't stop and hit this light pole, flipped the car, and crashed into the smoke room.
The driver and two passengers reportedly walked away with minor injuries.
"I just couldn't imagine what the SUV looked like after smashing into that," Mueller said.
It is obvious that they have a lot of work ahead— and they can't open until they know if their smoker works.
"It is the crucial key piece of this place being a barbecue spot," Dionne said.
In the meantime, they've been working with insurance but estimate at least a $5,000 loss.
"We've really stayed strong and been positive about it. So I'm really, I'm really hoping this is just a tiny setback for us," she said.
They hope to reopen on Monday but will keep customers updated on their Facebook page.
The crash report also said that alcohol and drugs are not a suspected cause of the crash. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/car-crashes-three-sams-bbq-joint/91-1e3c5e8d-dc4f-48cc-9a34-cd806d500a20 | 2023-07-06T00:04:53 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/car-crashes-three-sams-bbq-joint/91-1e3c5e8d-dc4f-48cc-9a34-cd806d500a20 |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Central Arkansas Water (CAW) customers will likely see a more expensive bill this month after a recent rate increase.
The company said the hike was the only way to keep water flowing into the future, and it's all part of a bigger plan.
“CAW is currently the third lowest rate of large water utilities in the U.S.,” said Doug Shackelford, director of public affairs and communications for Central Arkansas Water.
This is the first time customers will have a higher rate in years.
“The initial change that happened on July 1 was really in their base charge,” Shackelford said. “Not the actual volume of water they use, but just the base charge to have the meter in the connection, and it went up less than $1.”
Shackleford said this is all part of a 10-year plan.
“We'll see another change on Jan. 1, and then every Jan. 1 after that through 2032,” Shackelford said.
Shackleford said the increase is necessary for the future of the water supply in Central Arkansas. The extra money collected over the next 10 years will fund repairs to the CAW systems.
“Back in the 90s, we began removing lead service lines from our system," Shackelford said. "We have no known lead in our system on our side of the meter."
Recently, CAW invested in the Ozark Point Water Treatment Plant and has seen nothing but positives.
“We put about $35 million into our Ozark Point Water Treatment Plant," Shackelford said. "It's one of the most modern plants in the country now.”
Shackelford said the rate increases will help them continue making improvements.
“$150 million alone into the water treatment plant, another $60 million into a new raw water line from Lake Maumelle to that treatment plant to ensure redundancy," Shackelford said. "If something happens to the main line, that's there now. We'll still be able to get water from the lake to the treatment plant."
For CAW, it all boils down to bolstering a dependable water system.
“It's right by our future generations who are going to depend on this system to provide clean water in their homes,” Shackelford said.
Payment assistance programs are available for people worried about keeping up with the rising bill. Click here to learn more. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/central-arkansas-water-rate-increase/91-f186d115-c2c5-4352-98f4-901e5cd13ffe | 2023-07-06T00:04:59 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/central-arkansas-water-rate-increase/91-f186d115-c2c5-4352-98f4-901e5cd13ffe |
SUTTER COUNTY, Calif. — A man, a dog and an unborn child died Wednesday after a multi-vehicle crash in Sutter County.
It happened around 8:30 a.m. on Highway 20 in Sutter County near the Wadsworth Canal Bridge.
According to a California Highway Patrol incident report, a 30-year-old man was driving a Nissan Versa east near the bridge with a pregnant woman in the passenger seat and a dog in the back seat.
At the same time, a woman was driving a Chevy Tahoe west near the bridge and a man in a Ford F-150 hauling a dump trailer was behind her.
CHP says the driver of the Nissan drifted across the double yellow lines and into the path of Tahoe, and the two vehicles collided in the westbound lane. The Ford then collided with the back of the Tahoe.
The driver of the Nissan and his pregnant passenger were pinned in the vehicle and needed to be extricated. The pregnant passenger was taken to Adventist Health Rideout and their unborn child was pronounced dead.
The driver of the Nissan was airlifted to Sutter Roseville Hospital. He also died from his injuries. The dog in his vehicle died from its injuries at Northpointe Animal Hospital.
The driver of the Chevy had minor injuries and the person in the Ford was uninjured.
Alcohol is not considered a factor in the crash.
Anyone who witnessed the accident can call CHP investigators at 530-645-6200. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/man-unborn-child-dog-killed-sutter-county-accident/103-843396cf-ae68-46f6-9ee0-a365fa1e0f4c | 2023-07-06T00:05:11 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/man-unborn-child-dog-killed-sutter-county-accident/103-843396cf-ae68-46f6-9ee0-a365fa1e0f4c |
MODESTO, Calif. — The Fourth of July had Modesto fire crews running from Modesto and Ceres to Salida and Oakdale.
According to the Modesto Fire Department, crews responded to 274 calls for service between 7 a.m. on July 4 to 7 a.m. on July 5.
The calls for service included 65 fires, eight structure/building fires, 41 vegetation fires and 16 trash fires.
"There were many fires reported involving back yards, vacant fields, fences, treetops, and trash cans. Many of the fires were reported in areas of heavy illegal fireworks use," Modesto fire said on Facebook.
The fires from that 24-hour period are under investigation.
In nearby Turlock, Turlock Fire Department responded to 34 incidents. This included 11 fires, which include 7 grass fires, 3 trash fires and structure fire.
The house fire happened along the 800 block of North Berkeley Avenue. Authorities said the house was vacant and under construction when the fire happened.
WATCH ALSO: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/modesto/modesto-fire-july-4th-calls/103-38aded08-6899-4555-a512-64abed530b93 | 2023-07-06T00:05:11 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/modesto/modesto-fire-july-4th-calls/103-38aded08-6899-4555-a512-64abed530b93 |
EAST SONORA, Calif. — Some nearby homes have been evacuated and others have been told to possibly be ready to leave due to a house fire in East Sonora.
According to the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office, the fire is in the area of Tupelo Court and Red Maple Circle in the Sonora Hills subdivision.
Deputies have called for some neighboring homes to evacuate on Honey Locust Court and Tupelo Court. Other homes in the area were given evacuation warnings.
Deputies are calling on people to avoid the area as fire crews tend to the blaze.
WATCH ALSO: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/nearby-homes-evacuated-after-house-fire-east-sonora/103-0515a774-02cf-4b46-852b-c0bcd6d40c4f | 2023-07-06T00:05:14 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/nearby-homes-evacuated-after-house-fire-east-sonora/103-0515a774-02cf-4b46-852b-c0bcd6d40c4f |
An 80-year-old man on probation for arson said he “would have done anything” to get out of the community corrections office police say he committed arson at in June, according to court records.
Dewey Fredrick, of Churubusco, allegedly placed a battery for his GPS-monitoring device in a microwave at the Allen County Community Corrections Residential Services office, according to a probable cause affidavit written by Home Detention Officer David Webb.
A video of the June 24 incident shows Fredrick, who is currently serving a sentence for a 2022 arson, putting something in a microwave at the facility and turning it on, according to court documents. Shortly after, the microwave started sparking and caught fire.
A witness then put the fire out.
But, Fredrick returned to the microwave and turned it on again, court records show. Then, the microwave sparked again before another small fire started.
The damages to the microwave and battery cost more than $250, according to the probable cause affidavit.
When Webb interviewed Fredrick, the probationer told the officer he put the charging device in the microwave, according to court documents.
“I would have done anything to get out of here,” Fredrick said, according to court documents. “It could have gotten a lot worse.”
A few hours after the arson, Fredrick allegedly took his GPS anklet off and threw it against a wall, causing more than $750 worth of damage, according to court records. When asked why, Fredrick said he wasn’t going to be at the facility much longer anyways.
Fredrick was booked into the Allen County Jail June 25. He faces charges of felony arson and escape, along with a misdemeanor.
He is currently serving a nine-year sentence for setting fire to four cars at two O’Daniel car lots in July 2022. Allen Superior Court Judge David Zent ordered that three years of the sentence be suspended, leaving Fredrick to serve two years in Allen County Community Corrections.
The sentence allows for the possibility of serving the remainder of the six years at home.
Fredrick was arrested after he was seen on camera lighting a road flare, opening the fuel door of a 2019 Jeep Compass, and sticking the flare in, according to a probable cause affidavit written by Fort Wayne Fire Officer Scott Alday. Fredrick is then seen driving away from the O’Daniel Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram used car lot at 5611 Illinois Rd. where the arson took place.
The 2019 vehicle later caught two other cars, a 2020 Jeep Cherokee Limited and a 2013 GMC Acadia, on fire as well, according to court documents. All three cars were considered a total loss and were valued at a combined $71,875.
When questioned by police, Fredrick said he set the fires because O’Daniels sold him a dud in 1986, according to court records. The defendant said they refused to make it right, leading to his more than 35-year-old revenge plot.
Fredrick accepted a plea agreement in May in which he admitted guilt for the four arson charges.
He will appear in court Thursday for his new charges. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/80-year-old-man-accused-of-arson-at-community-corrections-facility/article_cf11baba-1b67-11ee-8d87-979643375b42.html | 2023-07-06T00:07:18 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/80-year-old-man-accused-of-arson-at-community-corrections-facility/article_cf11baba-1b67-11ee-8d87-979643375b42.html |
DES MOINES, Iowa — EDITOR'S NOTE: The above video is from July 2023
The Iowa English Language Reaffirmation Act was signed into law in 2002, mandating English as the state's official language for all state documents such as voter materials.
For 15 years, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) has worked to get voter materials in Spanish for Iowans.
Last week, they finally won the battle in district court, sealing the right to voting materials in Spanish when needed. That's something LULAC'S Joseph Enriquez Henry is proud of.
"Language should never be a barrier it should be a vehicle in which to understand and ensure our constitutional right to vote," he said.
Enriquez Henry explained how this court victory will allow translations for many things.
"Instructions, applications, voter registration forms, all of those items need to be translated the day that people go in to vote theirs a folder the ballots are put in those all need to be translated as well."
Brena Corona's grandparents became United States citizens after immigrating from Mexico. Her grandfather attended college and learned to speak English, but her grandmother didn't have the same opportunities.
"If he weren't around, she wouldn't have any help. how is she going to read it? how is she going to follow the directions," Corona said.
"There are still elder citizens here who can vote, but who would have that problem with understanding the directions in English. So, I think that this is a fantastic idea that we are able to translate the voting paperwork, so that somebody could either vote at the booth or they could apply for an absentee ballot," she added.
Representatives from LULAC said that the translation of these voter materials can take place as soon as now, and hopefully be completed by our next election.
Local 5 reached out to Iowa Sectary of State Paul Pate's office about the court decision, but we have yet to receive a response. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/local-politics/lulac-court-case-spanish-speaking-voters-voting-materials-iowa/524-f1eaef78-5ca0-4215-8739-d7e349cdb8c6 | 2023-07-06T00:07:24 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/local-politics/lulac-court-case-spanish-speaking-voters-voting-materials-iowa/524-f1eaef78-5ca0-4215-8739-d7e349cdb8c6 |
Fort Wayne/Allen County
“Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans” will honor all Vietnam-era veterans July 15 with a free historical book.
The full-color, coffee-table book called “A Time to Honor” features stories and pictures of Hoosiers who served during the war and will be distributed from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Veterans National Memorial Shrine and Museum, 2122 O’Day Road in Fort Wayne. It will be given to Indiana residents who served in the military from 1955 to 1975, regardless of duty station, a Wednesday news release said.
“Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans," which helps honor and pay tribute to those who served, is sponsoring the event with the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs.
To receive a book, veterans need to bring their DD214 form, American Legion, VFW or DAV Membership Card and present it to the staff at the Veterans Memorial.
Normal Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Memorial grounds are open 24/7 seven days a week. Special tours can be arranged by calling 260-267-5022.
Area
Blood drive in memory of community servant
The American Red Cross will host the ninth annual Kaleb McLaughin Memorial Drive Saturday in Pioneer, Ohio.
McLaughin died in 2013 after being involved in a car accident. His commitment to helping others, a news release said, was shown even after his death, as his decision to be an eye, organ and tissue donor helped to improve the lives of more than 50 people.
The community is invited to give blood in his memory from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the American Legion Post 307 Dining Hall, 102 First St. in Pioneer. Appointments can be scheduled online by visiting redcrossblood.org and using sponsor code: kaleb.
The American Red Cross of Indiana Region serves 6.9 million people in 104 counties in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio through six area chapters.
– The Journal Gazette | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/book-give-away-to-benefit-honor-vietnam-era-veterans/article_bf7a748a-1b57-11ee-bdc0-3bb725ad6177.html | 2023-07-06T00:07:24 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/book-give-away-to-benefit-honor-vietnam-era-veterans/article_bf7a748a-1b57-11ee-bdc0-3bb725ad6177.html |
LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — Police have arrested one township resident and are seeking another after they discovered two dead dogs in a shed Saturday.
At 7:19 p.m., officers were dispatched to a Tavistock Drive residence regarding citizen complaints of a foul odor emanating from a shed in the rear of one of the units. The officers found two dead dogs, each about a year old, in a crate inside the shed under conditions that indicated cruelty or abuse to the dogs, police said Wednesday in a news release.
Following continued investigation by detectives, warrants were obtained for the arrest of Jarriel S. Walton, 29, and Justina T. Erving, 28, charging them each with two counts of cruel abuse of a living animal and one count of failure to provide proper shelter.
Erving was arrested and transported to the Ocean County jail. Walton remains at large.
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Fireworks, seen from Jerome County, explode all over the Magic Valley during fourth of July celebrations.
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Idaho Falls is a hot spot for Fourth of July activities. Hundreds of thousands of people flood the city streets to watch the Liberty on Parade, attend Riverfest and catch the famous Melaleuca Freedom Celebration fireworks show.
The events brought waves of calls in to first responders this year, but that doesn't appear to be out of the ordinary.
Sgt. Bryan Lovell, the spokesman for the Bonneville County Sheriff's Office, said that the amount and types of calls were comparable to 2022.
He said the influx of calls is not only on the holiday, but the day before and after. For the 72-hour period from July 3 to 5 last year, the Sheriff's Office received approximately 300 calls, Lovell said.
The Sheriff's Office is on track to recieve a similar amount of calls this year. Lovell said the holiday response was nothing out of the ordinary.
"For us (the Sheriff's Office), there wasn't any major things happening." Lovell said.
On the Fourth alone, the Sheriff's Office received around 100 calls, with a majority of them related to disturbances and fireworks.
"Everything went real smooth," Lovell said.
Officers were present across all local events, and had an extra presence at Swan Valley celebrations.
Lovell said that the 300 calls received were not all responded to. Some were follow-up calls and traffic stops. Compared to Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the three-day Independence celebration saw an increase in calls about intoxicated drivers.
Lovell said the Sheriff's Office normally sees a fair amount of those calls on weekends anyway, but the holiday brought more than normal.
The Idaho Falls Police Department had 104 calls on the Fourth, "not including calls for service at the parade, Riverfest and Melaleuca Freedom Celebration," Jessica Clements, spokeswoman for the Police Department, said. "Those are handled differently and not included in our counts for the day."
Clements added that all the Police Department officers, animal control officers and a few other employees worked the holiday. All of the department's dispatchers also worked.
The dispatchers handled all calls for police, fire, and emergency medical services. Clements said the dispatchers answered 929 calls from 911 lines and the non-emergency line. Of those calls, 358 were dispatched for service to the Police Department, Fire Department and the Sheriff's Office.
Even though events seemed to go smoothly, according to Lovell, there were still several fires started throughout the area because of fireworks.
From 9 p.m. Tuesday until 6 a.m. Wednesday, the Idaho Falls Fire Department responded to 15 calls about fires started from personal fireworks, a Fire Department news release said.
Incorrect disposal of fireworks sparked half of those fires. People threw away fireworks into dumpsters and garbage cans instead of fully submerging them in water overnight.
"Nearly all of the fires could have been avoided if the fireworks would’ve been properly extinguished. We’re very thankful that none of the fires caused injury," Kerry Hammon, the Fire Department spokeswoman, said in the release.
During a 48-hour period, the Fire Department responded to 127 calls for service, medical emergencies, vehicle crashes, fires and more.
The Fire Department recorded several structure, dumpster, box and field fires. It also responded to a motorcycle crashing into a barricade and another vehicle crashing into a pedestrian.
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Amy Olson will tee off today in the U.S. Open seven months pregnant.
In an interview with Golf Digest, Olson said playing at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California was an opportunity she did not want to miss.
Olson had two qualify just to get into the tournament. She won a 36-hole, one-day qualifier at at Somerset Country Club in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, in May to earn the trip to California. Her mother Twyla was her caddie in that tournament.
Olson has had success at majors during her career. She tied for second at the 2020 U.S. Open at Southern Pines, North Carolina. She also tied for second at the 2018 Evian Championship in France.
Olson climbed to as has as No. 24 in the world rankings in 2021, but has played in only three tournaments this year. She played in 22 tournaments in 2022 and was ranked as high as 45th early in the season. Her current world ranking is 405.
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Olson will tee off at 9:22 a.m. on Thursday and 3:07 p.m. on Friday. She is in a group with Azahara Muñoz of Spain and Emma Spitz from Austria.
Olson, who lives in Fargo with her husband Grant Olson, an assistant coach on the North Dakota State football team, played for the Bison from 2009-2013. During her college career, she won an NCAA record 20 tournaments. | https://bismarcktribune.com/sports/local/olson-to-tee-off-today-in-u-s-open-seven-months-pregnant/article_ec8682da-1b83-11ee-9f6c-cf0f0a2d56c7.html | 2023-07-06T00:20:23 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/sports/local/olson-to-tee-off-today-in-u-s-open-seven-months-pregnant/article_ec8682da-1b83-11ee-9f6c-cf0f0a2d56c7.html |
6-year-old North Port boy died after dog bite, suffered 'traumatic' injuries, police say
A 6-year-old North Port boy died on Wednesday following severe injuries from a dog bite.
The North Port Police Department responded to the 2700 block of Badger Lane after the boy was bit around 10:30 a.m. by a 3-year-old Pitbull mix. Officials said the child passed away from extensive traumatic injuries in the upper torso region.
“Our hearts are broken for this young child and his family," said North Port Police Chief Todd Garrison. "As a father and pet owner, I know this is one of the worst tragedies you can imagine."
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Both the child and the dog lived in the same home. Police officials said that the dog didn’t have any prior aggressive incidents. The dog involved was taken from the home by Sarasota County Animal Services, where it remains.
The boy was initially flown to Sarasota Memorial Hospital and was later taken to Tampa General for additional procedures after he was stabilized.
This is an active and ongoing investigation. North Port officials have not released further details. | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2023/07/05/north-port-dog-attack-leaves-6-year-old-dead/70385135007/ | 2023-07-06T00:22:03 | 1 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2023/07/05/north-port-dog-attack-leaves-6-year-old-dead/70385135007/ |
12 cars stolen from Bradenton auto-body shop leads to fiery crash, police charge 4 teens
Four teenagers have been charged in connection with the theft of 15 cars from a Bradenton auto-body shop, police officials said.
Bradenton Police officials said the teens were connected to a massive theft at the auto-body shop on the 800 block of 11th Avenue W. Multiple suspects broke into the business on Sunday between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. and stole the keys to the cars, police officials said.
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Two of the stolen cars crashed in the 700 block of 12th Avenue on Sunday at 12:20 p.m. One of the cars was engulfed in flames, and the other was on its side after hitting the roof of a home.
A teen driver of one of the cars was taken to a local hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries. The second driver left the scene of the crash but was later identified by police officials.
Charges are pending against three more teens. All of the cars that were missing from the auto car shop have been recovered. | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/manatee/2023/07/05/7-bradenton-teens-steal-12-cars-leads-to-fiery-crash/70385217007/ | 2023-07-06T00:22:09 | 1 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/manatee/2023/07/05/7-bradenton-teens-steal-12-cars-leads-to-fiery-crash/70385217007/ |
Investigators are trying to figure out what caused an explosion that rocked part of a Queens neighborhood on Wednesday.
The sounds of screams could be heard between loud pops from a fiery DOT truck parked on the side of the road at Vernon Boulevard and 47th Avenue. People were seen sprinting from the busy Long Island City blocks as emergency crews simultaneously worked to evacuate those nearby and put out the truck.
One FDNY lieutenant was spotted ushering people out of neighboring buildings and down the block, away from any potential blast radius.
Around 1 p.m., witnesses say one of the DOT crew members was using a fire extinguisher to try and put out the flames that quickly overtook the large vehicle.
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A pothole repair crew was said to be on a lunch break when they noticed the truck smoking before it eventually caught fire. No crew members or any other bystanders appeared to be injured.
The intensity of the smoke forced tenants on the block to get outside.
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"We ran through a cloud of smoke onto the sidewalk and crossed the street," said Tom, who lives on the second floor of one of the neighboring buildings.
Neighbors who wanted to help said they dialed 9-1-1 repeatedly but there was no operator on the other end of the line.
"We tried calling and it would ring and then it would say 'your call is going through to a message' and then it would sound like a fax machine, and then that was it," Chris Misk said.
"911 line was busy. I tried to call again, this time was a little beep it was not going through, I try again and it was like a strange voice, like a voicemail," Hilma Abiew said.
A police department spokesperson said the city's 9-1-1 system had experienced "a slight increase" in calls on Wednesday, and added the city was "actively working to improve services so wait times are rare." | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-crew-truck-explodes-in-mystery-fire-sends-people-running-for-cover/4480067/ | 2023-07-06T00:22:29 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-crew-truck-explodes-in-mystery-fire-sends-people-running-for-cover/4480067/ |
LA PORTE CITY — Main Road and Mt. Auburn Road from the La Porte City limits to the Benton County line are under construction with single lane closures for resurfacing. The road will be open to local and through traffic under flaggers and pilot cars during work hours.
Construction is expected to last two to three weeks depending on weather.
Photos: Scenes from the Fourth of July across the US
Fireworks burst on the National Mall above the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol building during Independence Day celebrations in Washington, late Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
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People wait for fireworks in New York, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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People watch the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks in New York, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden and their family watch a fireworks show during a Fourth of July celebration at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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En Vogue performs during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Shell, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
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People enjoy a barbecue on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington with active-duty military families for a Fourth of July celebration, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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People listen to a concert on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, during a barbecue with active-duty military families to celebrate the Fourth of July. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Audience members sing along during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Shell, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
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President Joe Biden kisses first lady Jill Biden during a fireworks show at a Fourth of July celebration at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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People watch fireworks obscured by low clouds during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Shell, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
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Fireworks explode around Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul to close the annual Liberty Festival, Tuesday, July 4, 2023 in Lewiston, Maine (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal via AP)
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The MSG Sphere illuminates the Las Vegas skyline with a display to celebrate Independence Day as the Exosphere is fully lit up for the first time, as seen from the Metropolis, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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A chihuahua name Mr. Milton own by Anthony Smith, poses for the judges on Tuesday July 4, 2023, during the Pet Parade in patriotic costumes contest at the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia, Pa. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
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A person holds a sign with Joey Chestnut's face during the 2023 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in the Coney Island section of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, July. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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This year's woman's champion Miki Sudo, left, and man's champion Joey Chestnut, right, stand together during the 2023 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in the Coney Island section of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, July. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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Joey Chestnut celebrates after winning his 16th championship title during the 2023 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in the Coney Island section of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, July. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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Japanese competitive eater Max Suzuki, right, and Ren Zoza ,left, eat hot dogs during the 2023 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in the Coney Island section of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, July. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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Kate Bundy, 3, leads the pack during racing Tuesday, July 4, 2023, during the Berrien Springs Pickle Festival held in Berrien Springs, Mich.(Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP)
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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Maddie Miller, of Tampa, Fla., raises her head during the World Famous Key Lime Pie Eating Championship Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Key West, Fla. The gooey competition, whose entrants are forbidden to use their hands, has become a subtropical alternative to Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in New York City. (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)
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Amber Hess, lifts her daughter, Emorie Narvaez, during Harrisburg's Fourth of July Food Truck Festival at River Front Park in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Mark Pynes/The Patriot-News via AP)
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In an annual Fourth of July tradition, the Brevard County Ocean Rescue Lifeguards "run the flag" Tuesday, July 4, 2023, Cocao Beach, Fla. Ocean lifeguards ran the flag from Lori Wilson Park to Sidney Fisher Park in Cocoa Beach to the cheers of people on the beach for the national holiday marking American independence. (Malcolm Denemark/Florida Today via AP)
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CEDAR FALLS — Ridgeway Avenue from Grundy Road (County Road T69) to Cedar Falls city limits is under construction with single lane closures for resurfacing.
The road will be open to local and through traffic under flaggers and pilot cars during work hours. Construction is expected to last two to three weeks depending on weather.
Waterloo and Cedar Falls neighbors: Obituaries for July 5
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CORALVILLE-Robert (Bob) Lee Boelman, 80, died peacefully Saturday, July 1, 2023, at his residence at Bridgewater in Coralville.Funeral Service…
Bernice Irma FoulkFebruary 8, 1930-July 1, 2023LA PORTE CITY-Bernice Irma Foulk, 93, of La Porte City, passed Saturday, July 1, 2023. She was …
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ELK RUN HEIGHTS-Sylvia LeAnn Reisem Walker, 81, of Elk Run Heights, died Sunday, July 2 at UnityPoint Health Allen Hospital.She was born Aug. … | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/ridgeway-avenue-cedar-falls-construction-resurfacing/article_cbcc67a8-1b51-11ee-842e-8b14f856f4bb.html | 2023-07-06T00:26:20 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/ridgeway-avenue-cedar-falls-construction-resurfacing/article_cbcc67a8-1b51-11ee-842e-8b14f856f4bb.html |
74-year-old Depoe Bay man dies in crash on Highway 22 west of Salem
A 74-year-old man died in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 22 west of Salem Monday.
Oregon State Police responded to the crash at 2:35 p.m. near milepost 20, located between West Salem and Rickreall in Polk County.
Police said the preliminary investigation indicated a Toyota Highlander driven by William Terry Bailey, 74, of Depoe Bay, left the highway and traveled about 1,000 feet through a field before striking a power pole.
The vehicle continued to Merrill Lane NW where it struck a fence and became entangled in wire.
Responders declared Bailey dead at the scene. Investigators believe he may have suffered a medical event prior to the crash.
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Cherriots workers say working for Salem's public transit operator is getting more dangerous
“Hello, my name is Hallie Marler. I work in facilities maintenance for Cherriots. In the last few months we’ve been having a lot more incidences of assault, on drivers, on supervisors and on maintenance people. And I just feel something needs to be addressed about that.”
Four days before she spoke those words in a public Salem Area Mass Transit District governing board meeting, Marler had been assaulted while cleaning a bus stop.
“It’s just not on me,” Marler went on to say. “But drivers are getting spit on. They’re getting beat.”
Board president Ian Davidson told her he was sorry for what had happened to her.
“I will be asking at a future board meeting to get a better understanding of the security concerns that you’re addressing here,” he said. “Thank you very much for flagging this.”
About a week later, Marler was reported to have come to work smelling of alcohol. Told she would be fired, she resigned after working there for 13 years.
Her friends and co-workers say she grew despondent after leaving her job and drank heavily. Six months later, at age 57, she was dead.
“I still wonder if none of that happened, would she be here today?” Al Bathke, a supervisor of drivers for Cherriots, said.
In dozens of interviews with the Statesman Journal, current and former drivers, maintenance workers and supervisors said doing their jobs has become increasingly dangerous.
They've reported being assaulted on buses and at bus stops. They allege Cherriots management hasn't taken sufficient steps to protect them and the district's governor-appointed board has overlooked the problems.
Incident reports acquired by the Statesman Journal from Cherriots through a public records request show assaults climbed from three in 2020 to six in 2022. There have been two already in 2023.
Union executive board officer Mikel Burke said he thinks those are undercounts. Current and former Cherriots employees mentioned assaults that didn't show up in the provided reports, including some that weren't reported to the district and others employees said they tried to report but were never documented.
According to recent legislative testimony by Bill Bradley of the ATU 757, there were more than 220 attacks against public transit drivers in Oregon each year in 2020, 2021 and 2022, up from about 110 in 2019 and fewer than 40 in 2014.
"Management has no idea what our daily life is like,” Sophia Fraley, a former Cherriots driver who was assaulted by a passenger last year, said.
And as assaults have increased, workers said, protections have decreased.
A contract with Salem Police Department to provide an officer at the downtown transit center in the afternoons and early evenings Mondays through Saturdays wasn't renewed in 2022.
Prior to the pandemic, buses and transit centers commonly had security personnel riding on board. Workers said the district's longtime security contractor, Allied Universal, stopped that practice when it ran low on employees.
Allied did not respond to an email from the Statesman seeking comment for this story. Cherriots took on a new security contractor this year.
Cherriots managers and Davidson said they're addressing assaults on employees and taking additional steps to protect their employees in the future.
"Assaults are up a little bit, but escalations of interactions are higher," Cherriots general manager Allan Pollock added. "One assault is too much."
But many employees told the Statesman it's too little, too late.
And employees said they worry they'll lose their jobs if they speak up.
“They’ve set a pattern where if you speak out about anything, they will set you up for failure, they will make sure that you have enough rope to hang yourself,” said Owen Birnie, a former maintenance worker who quit his job earlier this year.
A lack of local oversight
The city of Salem operated a bus system in Salem for decades. But in 1979, voters passed a ballot measure that turned the service into Salem Area Mass Transit District, which would become known as Cherriots.
The district covers about 76 square miles around Salem and Keizer. Over the decades, the service has expanded routes to Wilsonville, Gates and Lincoln City.
It has 64 buses that operate local routes, 43 for a service that serves seniors and people with disabilities, and another dozen vehicles that operate in the region.
In 2022, Cherriots gave more than 2 million rides − down from the 3.1 million in pre-pandemic 2019 — and averaged about 7,400 riders on weekdays and 3,700 on Saturdays.
The district had $54 million in revenue in the last fiscal year but only $2 million came from passenger fares. The rest was from taxes and state and federal funds.
Prior to 2019, the Cherriots governing board was elected by voters in the region. After a 2017 bill sponsored by then-state Sen. Peter Courtney, the seven members are now appointed by the governor — giving local residents less oversight.
Pollock said after voters rejected a 2015 payroll tax to fund Cherriots, Courtney felt an appointed board was more powerful than an elected one. So the district made the switch and aligned Cherriots more with Lane Transit District and Tri-Met, districts that already had appointed boards of directors.
Workers said an overall decline in responsiveness to their needs came at the same time as the change in Cherriots leadership.
The district's governing board is made up of people from seven geographic regions. Of the six current directors (there is one vacancy), three are state employees and two have run for political offices as Democrats.
Unlike most positions of this type, board members appointed in 2021 and after are paid a stipend close to $400 per month.
According to a spokesperson for Gov. Tina Kotek, the governor has a team that goes through applications of those who apply for positions and briefs the governor about them. The candidates are then confirmed by the state Senate.
"Advisors and staff in the Governor’s Office monitor the work of boards and commissions," according to the statement.
'I wanted to work my butt off'
Fraley, the former Cherriots driver, moved to Salem after a divorce.
She moved into her sister’s house and took a job as a driver with Cherriots in September 2021. She worked on the “extra board," which allowed her to not have a designated route and work lots of hours.
“I wanted to work my butt off because, like I said, I didn’t have a life,” Fraley said.
Fraley said there were days when she would leave for work at 6 a.m. and come home at 11 p.m. She would wake up the next morning and do it again. She was trying to make enough money to buy a house. Drivers said working 60 to 70 hours a week is not uncommon.
On the evening of July 2, 2022, Fraley was driving a route that went from the bus mall in downtown Salem to the Keizer Transit Center.
A man got on the bus and asked her, “Do you want to get off?” She told him she was driving the bus and asked him to take a seat.
Fraley pulled the bus into the Keizer Transit Center at the end of the line and opened the doors.
As Fraley turned around, the man, who had exited through the back door, reentered the bus through the front door. She thought he was going to ask her another question.
“Before I could even get words out of my mouth, he rushed me,” Fraley said. “And shoved me as hard as he could against the plexiglass while he was, like, raising his hand. I thought he was going to start pounding on me.”
As quickly as he attacked her, the man stopped and walked away.
Cherriots contracted at the time with Allied to provide guards at the downtown bus mall and the Keizer Transit Center.
Current and former Cherriots drivers said even a few years ago, security guards would also ride on buses one or two times per day, with a focus on routes where there were frequent problems. But that stopped, they said, when Allied Universal ran low on personnel in the past year.
Fraley had been to the transit center multiple times that day. She said she had not seen the security guard from Allied Universal all day and no one from security came out to help her after the incident.
Fraley said a supervisor from Cherriots arrived and so did Keizer Police. She pressed charges and the man eventually pleaded guilty to misdemeanor harassment.
After work, she went to urgent care where she said the doctor told her to take two weeks off work. To do so, however, she would have to take sick time and apply for worker’s compensation.
She did. But once she figured out what she was being paid was a fraction of what she normally earned, she returned to work.
At some public agencies, workers in those situations are made whole financially. Cherriots does not offer that.
When Fraley returned to driving a couple of weeks after the incident, she frequently saw the man who assaulted her at bus stops or walking down a sidewalk.
Fraley said supervisors at Cherriots told her they could not stop him from riding the bus.
But according to a Cherriots policy manual provided to the Statesman Journal by a former employee, the district policy is to exclude someone for 60 days if they are cited for a misdemeanor.
Two months later, as part of his plea agreement, the judge banned the man from Cherriots buses for 18 months.
And even then, Fraley said, Cherriots was reluctant to ban him.
“I had to procure the paperwork because they wouldn’t take my word for it,” she said. “That’s when he was excluded.”
On Nov. 28, 2022, Fraley walked into the human resources office and quit. She left for good that day.
“I was just done,” Fraley said. “The hours, the negativity. It is a pretty toxic work environment."
A new security contract
In April, the Salem Area Mass Transit District chose a new security contractor, Phoenix Protective Corporation, and expanded its responsibilities to include providing security at bus shelters.
The previous contract with Allied Universal was expiring and Cherriots board members chose PPC after a staff report on the subject.
The new contractor started June 1.
The contract pays PPC $5.8 million for the first four years with the option for three more years, which would cost $10.9 million for seven years.
No board member asked during the public meeting why a new security contractor was needed or commented on any problems with the prior one.
The agreement with PPC will guarantee more ride-alongs by security personnel on buses.
"They also will have mobile," Pollock said. "So their supervisor can now go and address situations say in a bus stop, where before we wouldn’t send them, we would send an operations supervisor."
Davidson said this was the first opportunity the board had to make changes since Marler's incident. He said it was made in response to survey results from riders and staff indicating safety concerns.
A split lip, bruises
Bathke, a supervisor of drivers for Cherriots, worked as an officer for Oregon State Police for nearly 30 years before retiring in 2007.
He led ministries at his church in Woodburn for a few years and then in 2011 took a job as a driver for Cherriots. He was promoted to a supervisor of drivers in 2013.
The supervisors run the day-to-day operations of drivers, from dispatching them to handling problems they have while on routes.
On March 11, 2022, Bathke was called to repair the fare box on a bus that was stopped at State and 12th streets. Just before he arrived, he received another call saying a man who had been previously excluded due to disorderly conduct was on the bus.
When Bathke arrived, he told the man he was not allowed to be on a Cherriots bus and the man got off.
The man followed Bathke to his car. As Bathke opened the door, the man pushed it shut and punched Bathke in the face twice.
“And of course, he immediately backs off and he’s in this boxing stance,” Bathke said. “I think he was a little surprised that I didn’t go down.”
As he reached down to radio Cherriots dispatch to send police, he took his eyes off the man for a few seconds and was punched three more times.
Salem Police arrived and arrested the man.
Bathke returned to Cherriots’ offices in downtown Salem and filled out an incident report and went home.
“I knew I had the split lip, even through my (face) mask, and bruise over my eye. I’m just angry,” Bathke said.
He returned to work four days later, but said after half a day, his knee hurt so badly he had to go home. He went to see an orthopedic surgeon and couldn’t work for three weeks.
He was paid for some of his missed work time through worker’s compensation insurance. But Bathke said being assaulted cost him money.
“I lost about $1,500,” he said.
Bathke said incidents like the one he went through are supposed to be reviewed by security staff at Cherriots. But he said the only action he was aware of from the district was a security manager calling Salem Police to ask if they needed more information.
“I was deeply offended by that. There was never any kind of investigation,” Bathke said.
He filed a report with Oregon Occupational Safety and Health alleging drivers and supervisors don’t receive proper training for volatile situations and that Cherriots didn’t conduct an investigation into the incident.
In Cherriots' reply to the complaint, interim safety and loss control specialist David Bryson stated that a training happened between October and December 2021 with two hours of instruction involving “situational awareness, managing difficult behavior, decision making related to enforcement and calling for assistance.”
The response also says Cherriots brought in an outside contractor to provide pre-escalation training and had an internally-developed training related to making contact with individuals inside bus shelters.
“That paragraph was tremendously insulting,” Bathke said. “It was such a lie.
“Operations supervisors do not receive in-service training, ever. I’ve been an operations supervisor since April 1 of 2014. I have never had any in-service training other than what I put on myself. What they’re not telling you is the in-service training I put on in 2017 is the last in-service training until that in 2022.”
According to the decision from OSHA, the investigation was completed at that point and “no further action is planned.”
Bathke said he is challenging that decision.
Bathke has been asked why he is still working for Cherriots. He said he wants to support the drivers and he likes working with his son, who also is an operations supervisor. But he’s also wary based on what he’s been through, both about those who ride the buses and how he said managers support their employees.
“I used to love coming to work," he said. "It’s a struggle to come to work now."
What's being done to help drivers?
The transit district’s only real recourse against a rider is to exclude them from riding the bus.
According to the district’s manual, people can be excluded anywhere from 30 days to five years, depending on the severity of the issue and the number of times they’ve been excluded.
"The idea is to utilize minimum discipline to correct behavior," Pollock said.
But many employees said the district fails to follow its policy on exclusions, and that makes them unsafe.
The number of people on the exclusions list varies widely. The list and pictures of people on the exclusions list are rotated on a video screen in areas for drivers to see.
"Operators are really good at looking at that, especially if they know something happened," Pollock said. "A lot of it is nuisance stuff. You’re not having 25, 30 assault people on there. It’s a lot of verbal or they’re drunk or that kind of stuff."
Under the current law, it's a felony to assault a bus driver while the bus is moving. But it's a misdemeanor if the bus is stopped.
A bill in the state Legislature this session proposed to make assault — including spitting or propelling other bodily fluids — of a driver a felony, which could carry a sentence of five years in prison and a $125,000 fine.
That would have made it similar to a crime against a police officer.
The bill was introduced at the request of the union. It never made it out of a House committee.
Pollock said Cherriots is continuing to make changes to improve security.
He said the district is planning to reconvene a security work group it started prior to the COVID-19 pandemic with representatives of Salem Police Department, Marion County Sheriff’s Office and Salem-Keizer Public Schools.
Buses have an emergency button that is supposed to alert supervisors on duty that something is wrong. But drivers have said it doesn’t work. And neither does changing the sign on the front of the bus to “Call Police.”
“Their emergency button is a problem,” Pollock admitted. “We have actually canceled that contract, Syncromatics, and we’re out to bid to a new firm. But subsequently to the emergency button issue, we have made a retrofit to put something in place."
It will take time to know if those changes Cherriots made will help.
"These changes will improve things. Will it solve everything? I don’t know. I suppose time will tell," Davidson said. "Candidly, probably not because these are societal problems that are rolling into transit. Transit as an industry could not solve this. These are deep-seeded societal problems."
Sucker punched
Before she died, Marler told people she felt she was targeted to be fired after going to the board about her assault.
In the job, she would do things like cleaning bus shelters, replacing broken glass at the shelters and cleaning buses.
Beyond her job description, Marler volunteered on a committee at work, volunteered her free time to set up for banquets the district put on and set up decorations for a Halloween celebration for the children of Cherriots employees.
“She had a gruff exterior, but she had a really big heart,” Bathke said.
Employees at Cherriots liked her. They appreciated her work ethic, as did her supervisors.
“I know if I ever had a mess on my bus or something I needed help, she would bring a mop and go take care of it,” Jerry Gordon, a former driver, said.
Her performance reviews from 2010 to 2020 were all positive, according to documents the Statesman Journal received through a public records request.
But then, according to a memo in her personnel file, she was reprimanded in March 2020 for not wearing hearing protection and not following procedures when pressure washing shelters.
"That was not a disciplinary letter, it was just a codification of a conversation," Pollock said. "My interpretation, if in the future you continue to violate it, we can show that we tried to correct the behavior, you’ve chosen not to correct the behavior."
Burke said Marler didn’t want to follow the safety procedures out of fear for her personal safety.
“If you’re wearing protective headgear, how are you going to hear somebody sneaking up behind you?” Burke said.
Cherriots later changed its practice at some bus stops that were known to be frequented by people who are homeless, such as the one at the Market Street park-and-ride lot, to require two maintenance people to clean the shelter.
On July 24, 2022, Marler was cleaning a Cherriots shelter on Silverton Road near the intersection of 45th Street when, according to an incident report she filed with Cherriots, "Some random guy came by and punched me in the back.”
The person who allegedly assaulted Marler was never identified and no one was charged with the crime.
A day later, three managers from Cherriots called Marler and asked her how she was doing.
Marler had learned how Bathke lost money when he was out of work after being assaulted and she did not take time off.
Three days later, she posted to Facebook, “Any of you that have been assaulted or even spit on or yelled at let me know so I can bring it to the board tomorrow dates and time will be helpful. I’m tired of the treatment we get from this place.”
After posting that, Marler told co-workers Pollock sat her down and had her tell him what she was going to tell the board. She told co-workers Pollock told her she was not allowed to say much of what she wanted to.
Pollock disputed that account.
"I don’t think I would say, 'You can say this or not that,'" Pollock said. "I’m positive I wouldn’t say something like that. But she probably told me she was going to come to the board, I went, 'Okay, here's how you can do it,' something like that."
At the July 28 board meeting, Marler was the only person who testified during the public comment period. She later told people she felt like the board ignored what she had to say.
Davidson said he thought Marler’s situation was troubling. But he said the board's job is to make policies rather than get into individual situations.
“If that happened to one person, I want to understand the system instead of the individual circumstance,” he said.
He said Marler's testimony was part of why the board made bigger investments in security as soon as it could with the budgeting process this year.
Accusations, and a resignation
A few days after testifying, Marler texted Burke to say she was being accused of possible insubordination. She told fellow employees that an operations supervisor had smelled alcohol on her breath.
She later told Burke she'd failed an alcohol screening.
Marler posted to Facebook: “It’s a great day to be terminated yeah me, 11 o’clock come on they could have done it early.”
According to Burke, Marler walked into the human resources office and resigned.
She later filed paperwork to retire. Those who knew Marler said she was initially overjoyed, but soon grew despondent.
“Hallie was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver years before,” Birnie said. “And she was constantly targeted and under a lot of stress, and I think it made her drink more, if I’m honest. It really did push her to it.”
By late December, she was on home hospice and confined to a hospital bed in her north Salem home. She died in early January.
"They broke her," said Carrie England, a former Cherriots employee. "They broke Hallie and she just gave up."
Bill Poehler covers Marion and Polk County for the Statesman Journal. Contact him atbpoehler@StatesmanJournal.com | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/07/05/salem-area-mass-transit-district-board-bus-drivers-assaulted-oregon/70295005007/ | 2023-07-06T00:29:21 | 1 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/07/05/salem-area-mass-transit-district-board-bus-drivers-assaulted-oregon/70295005007/ |
I-5 traffic issues resolved following semi crash south of Albany
Alia Beard Rau
Salem Statesman Journal
This story was updated at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
A semi-truck crash about five miles south of Albany caused heavy delays on both northbound and southbound Interstate 5 for several hours Wednesday afternoon.
As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, it had been resolved.
According to the Oregon Department of Transportation, the southbound median and at least one lane of traffic was directly impacted by the crash. Tripcheck reported delays between 20 minutes and two hours.
Slowing stretched from south of Tangent Drive north into Albany. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/07/05/semi-truck-crash-south-of-albany-impacting-interstate-5-traffic/70385352007/ | 2023-07-06T00:29:27 | 0 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/07/05/semi-truck-crash-south-of-albany-impacting-interstate-5-traffic/70385352007/ |
After a cooler and drier than normal June, the National Weather Service in Wilmington has said that the latest outlook shows higher chances of a rainier, warmer July.
In particular, the outlook from the NWS Climate Prediction Center shower a 40-50% chance of higher than normal precipitation, though with equal chances of seasonally average temperatures compared to higher or lower.
Normal highs in Dayton for July are around 86 degrees, while normal lows are around 66 degrees, the NWS said. Normal rainfall for the month is just under 4 inches.
The NWS also said that an El Niño Advisory is in effect, which means that the entire region has a higher chance of warmer temperatures from July through September, though the Climate Prediction Center believes that most of the region has equal chances of normal, above normal and below normal rainfall.
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BANGOR -- Back in the day, Bangor International Airport used to be called Dow Air Force Base, and was home to nearly five thousand service members and their families.
Built during the 1940's the Alert Building on the base served as a bunker that housed military pilots and was used as a rapid response facility in the event of a national security threat.
That building is now slated to be torn down.
The demolition project will be completed with the help of a 900,000 dollar grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The Alert Building hasn't been used since the 1960's.
According to Bangor International Airport Assistant Co-Director Aimee Thibodeau, "It's turned into a place for wildlife, which is not good to have on an airfield. We do our best to mitigate wildlife on the airfield without harming them. We work with the USDA, but this is really a site the FAA has deemed a wildlife hazard."
The work to remove the bunker will begin this October. The hope is to use the land it is on for potential freight and warehouse needs. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/an-abandoned-relic-to-be-torn-down-in-bangor-airport/article_f00eb86e-1b83-11ee-9d61-9bf52b1d6dc8.html | 2023-07-06T00:40:43 | 0 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/an-abandoned-relic-to-be-torn-down-in-bangor-airport/article_f00eb86e-1b83-11ee-9d61-9bf52b1d6dc8.html |
Fire inspectors Damon Robins (left) and Jason Relford sort fireworks and various explosive devices at the fireworks return station during the Oak Lake cleanup on Wednesday.
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A inert grenade was among ammunition turned in on Wednesday.
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Brad Meyers (from left), Daisy Garcia and Noah Molina pick up trash during the Oak Lake cleanup on Wednesday. Volunteers were asked to help clean up after the city's Uncle Sam Jam on Monday, which drew thousands to the lake for pre-Fourth of July activities.
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M-80 explosives, described as a “quarter stick of dynamite,” sit inside a Frag Bag at the fireworks return station, during the Oak Lake Cleanup on Wednesday. M-80 explosives are illegal in every state.
Several hundred pounds of unused fireworks were turned in on Wednesday after a stormy Fourth of July might have prevented some people from shooting them off.
For at least the fifth year, the Bureau of Fire Prevention hosted a drop-off center at Oak Lake Park for unexploded fireworks. The event paired with a volunteer cleanup at the park after Monday’s Uncle Sam Jam celebration.
Chief Fire Inspector Bill Moody said there was a constant stream of cars -- more than 50 during a 2½-hour stretch -- turning in unexploded fireworks that filled an 8-foot-long trailer.
“Some were wet, some were not,” he said.
After nearly 2 inches rained down on Independence Day revelers during the evening hours Tuesday, Moody said it’s likely some people were looking for a way to turn in the stuff they didn’t have a chance to ignite -- like the four young guys who showed up with brand-new fireworks likely bought in the last few days, he said.
Fire inspectors Damon Robins (left) and Jason Relford sort fireworks and various explosive devices at the fireworks return station during the Oak Lake cleanup on Wednesday.
Brad Meyers (from left), Daisy Garcia and Noah Molina pick up trash during the Oak Lake cleanup on Wednesday. Volunteers were asked to help clean up after the city's Uncle Sam Jam on Monday, which drew thousands to the lake for pre-Fourth of July activities.
M-80 explosives, described as a “quarter stick of dynamite,” sit inside a Frag Bag at the fireworks return station, during the Oak Lake Cleanup on Wednesday. M-80 explosives are illegal in every state. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/hundreds-of-pounds-of-unused-fireworks-turned-in-after-fourth/article_0bb50e16-1b74-11ee-acfd-4f713465c881.html | 2023-07-06T00:48:01 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/hundreds-of-pounds-of-unused-fireworks-turned-in-after-fourth/article_0bb50e16-1b74-11ee-acfd-4f713465c881.html |
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Neighbors in Lehigh Acres say the 4th of July fireworks were not the only thing flying through the sky on Tuesday.
Terry Daniel lives along 30th Street Southwest. He said through the fireworks, he could hear crisp sounds of gunfire. Then on Wednesday morning, he said he found a bullet in his driveway.
“I’m a retired military person so I know what gunfire sounds like,” said Daniel. “So that tells me right there, the ones that I heard where there were no fireworks that followed were definitely gunshots.”
Daniel said he only found one bullet, but this is a pure sign of irresponsible behavior.
“Before you pull that trigger you have to think about the consequences, nobody seems to be thinking about them,” said Daniel.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said they did not receive any reports of gunfire in this area on Tuesday night. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/lee-county/2023/07/05/gunfire-erupts-alongside-fireworks-in-lehigh-acres/ | 2023-07-06T00:48:01 | 0 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/lee-county/2023/07/05/gunfire-erupts-alongside-fireworks-in-lehigh-acres/ |
MIDLAND, Texas — While we were all enjoying yesterday’s festivities, firefighters in Midland County were responding to calls made throughout the night.
According to the Midland County Fire Marshal's office, a total of 31 fires were responded to last night.
This is an increase from last year, where only 18 fires were responded to.
But the Midland County Fire Marshal had a reason to why that is.
“Well last year we did have a burn ban that started in June through September," Fire Marshal Justin Bunch said. "That had an effect on it because with a burn ban we could restrict certain sales of certain fireworks. This year there wasn't a burn ban because the drought index wasn't quite up to 5.75, which is issued by the Texas A&M Forest Service."
Another reason given by Bunch was the fact that now that everyone’s getting out again after COVID, there was more money around for fireworks.
“Because we were still coming out of COVID and this year we’re pretty much out of it," Bunch continued. "And so I think people were eager to spend some money on fireworks.”
While the jump from 18 fires to 31 fires sounds crazy, even if you take last year’s burn ban into account, Bunch says somewhere in the 30s is around the average amount for Fourth of July without burn bans.
But the county says that education is the key in order to keep the numbers of fires as low as possible.
“So, our biggest thing we can do is public education and trying to get people to go to these big firework shows, making sure they’re safe, and that they do call 911 if there is a fire,” Bunch added. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-county-fire-response-numbers-for-fourth-of-july-up-from-last-years-total/513-32c8eef9-eee1-4c0c-b8c2-b7bbe11ec4b8 | 2023-07-06T00:48:19 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-county-fire-response-numbers-for-fourth-of-july-up-from-last-years-total/513-32c8eef9-eee1-4c0c-b8c2-b7bbe11ec4b8 |
KEMPNER, Texas — A TikTok video going viral online shows a DoorDash delivery driver in Texas swearing at a customer over the $5 tip she gave him for a $20 order.
"I just want to say it's a nice house for a $5 tip," the driver can be heard saying as he walks away from a home in the door camera video posted to TikTok earlier this week by a user under the name Lacey Purciful.
The woman in the video can be heard saying "you're welcome" in a seemingly sarcastic tone.
"F*** you," the driver responds before walking away.
The video has been viewed more than 25 million times since it was posted.
In a separate post days later, Purciful says in the comment section that the driver had been fired and she got refunded the $5 tip as a credit. A DoorDash spokesperson confirmed the driver was removed from their platform and reached out to this customer.
"Respectfully asking for a tip is acceptable but abusing or harassing someone is never acceptable," the DoorDash spokesperson told WFAA in an email. "Our rules exist to help ensure everyone who uses our platform - Dashers, customers, merchants - have a safe and enjoyable experience. We expect everyone to treat others with respect and we will enforce our rules fairly and consistently."
It appears the incident happened in the area of Kempner, Texas. Another one of her posts from March also garnered millions of views, where she shows the scene of a car crash in Austin and an alleged slow response of Austin Police officers.
The viral video sparked conversation in the comment section about tipping culture in the US. Many complained the tipping culture has reached its ... tipping point, something WFAA's Jason Wheeler has touched on this year.
Thirty-one percent of people surveyed by Forbes feel pressured by the process of tipping. Which means they are probably feeling pressured often these days. Fifty-one percent of people in another survey said they have been adding a gratuity when they normally wouldn’t just because they were presented with a screen at checkout.
Wheeler also talks about how generous Texas tippers are compared to the rest of the US.
More Texas headlines: | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/doordash-driver-curses-customer-tip-texas-austin/287-c5b1ae45-3069-4889-9bef-b09960a56234 | 2023-07-06T00:48:25 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/doordash-driver-curses-customer-tip-texas-austin/287-c5b1ae45-3069-4889-9bef-b09960a56234 |
SAN ANTONIO — Social media and its effects on kids' mental health have been a big discussion point over the last several years.
Too much social media, and the wrong kind of social media, can affect a child's physical and mental health, according to experts. Which is why parents need to stay on top of what their child is doing online.
"Social media can really get in the way of kids' sleep," said Dr. Ariana Hoet, the clinical director for On Our Sleeves. "Look for changes in the way they view themselves, their body image and their eating patterns."
Hoet says parents should know what their child is looking at to make sure it is safe.
"We really have to pause, breathe and make it about the child," Hoet added. "Don't bombard them with questions or concerns or advice and just (ask), 'Oh, tell me a little bit about why you've been watching this.'"
A recent survey by The On Our Sleeves Movement For Children's Mental Health interviewed parents with children under the age of 18. It found 50% of those parents saw their child's mental health suffer over the past year because of social media.
It also found that the number of parents feeling comfortable talking to their kids about mental health dropped five percent over the past year.
"Taking the time to say, 'Hey, how was your day?' I think that simple question really begins to open the door for your child to believe that you trust the things that are going on in their life, that you can help fix those things," parent Collin Ricks said. "They come to you with their issues, with their challenges, and I think that goes a long way."
Hoet says all parents need to keep the conversation open.
"The way we react is going to determine whether a child will keep trusting us and keep coming back to us," she added.
Check out this link for more information about On Our Sleeves and resources to talk to kids about social media.
For more information about family health call 210-358-3045. You can also find the rest of Wear The Gown stories, just go to WearTheGown.com. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/outreach/wear-the-gown/social-media-and-kids-mental-health-parents-life-tech/273-d4083c44-9f39-4bb6-b0bb-b78988859f1f | 2023-07-06T00:49:21 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/outreach/wear-the-gown/social-media-and-kids-mental-health-parents-life-tech/273-d4083c44-9f39-4bb6-b0bb-b78988859f1f |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay was dealt with another heat advisory for the second day in a row.
It comes after Tampa broke its Fourth of July record with temperatures hitting 97 degrees.
The entire planet sweltered to the unofficial hottest day in human recordkeeping on July 3 and then blasted past that with an even hotter day on July 4, according to University of Maine scientists at the Climate Reanalyzer project.
Tampa Bay families came prepared under the shade with water bottles at Water Works Park in Tampa. Meanwhile, those working outside including the groundskeeping crew at USF's St. Pete campus, fought through the heat.
"I'm constantly bringing them drinks, water, telling them to take a break," Anthony Jordan, the crew's supervisor, said of his staff.
Team members said they're used to the heat and understand it comes with the job. They hope others are taking the same precautions.
St. Pete Fire Rescue said they typically see an influx of calls related to heat emergencies. Lt. Garth Swingle warns no one is exempt from the impact of heat exhaustion or even a heat stroke.
"People that are coming out for just a couple minutes, we see it there," Swingle said. "We see it in the broad spectrum of everyone coming into the community."
It's important for people to know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear lightweight and loose-fitting clothing when possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned environments.
Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 911.
Make sure to check on people, pets and plants. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the direct sun for long periods of time and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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PENNSYLVANIA, USA — A Cumberland County man charged with abuse of a corpse and other offenses after he allegedly tried to buy human remains from an Arkansas woman for resale on Facebook is facing his preliminary hearing on July 26.
Jeremy Pauley, 40, was charged after an investigation that began on June 14, 2022, and saw his preliminary hearing delayed six times.
Pauley, whom court records list as a resident of Bloomsburg but is called an Enola resident by police, describes himself on his Facebook page as the owner/curator of The Grand Wunderkammer and the executive director and curator of the Memento Mori Museum.
The Grand Wunderkammer's Facebook page describes the group as "vendors of the odd and unusual" and that its events feature "museum exhibits, guest lectures, live entertainment, and so much more!"
Pauley's personal Facebook account lists more than 4,900 friends.
The items he lists for sale on his page are described by Pauley as "medical bones," "femurs," "mandible bones", "teeth," and various other bones.
According to police, the investigation of Pauley began on June 14, when police received a phone call regarding suspicious activity at a home on the 200 block of North Enola Road in Enola.
The tipster told police that a suspect, later identified as Pauley, was buying human body parts and selling them on Facebook, according to police.
Investigators went to interview Pauley at his Enola home, according to the criminal complaint affidavit filed against him.
During the interview, Pauley allegedly told police he was in possession of three full human skeletons and approximately 15 to 20 human skulls, according to the complaint.
Pauley described himself as a collector of "oddities" and said the items were purchased legally, according to police.
Investigators said the items appeared to be "very old" and that Pauley appeared to have acquired them from "a legitimate purchase," according to the complaint.
On July 8, police say, they received another call regarding Pauley. The caller said they found additional human remains in the basement of Pauley's home. The caller reported there were buckets of "human skin" and "human organs" in the basement, the complaint states.
Police executed a search warrant at the home and collected three to five buckets containing suspected human remains, which were taken to the Cumberland County Coroner's Office and later transported to Dauphin County for testing, according to the complaint.
According to investigators, a forensic examiner later determined the buckets contained:
- human brains (2)
- human skin and human fat (6 pieces)
- a human heart
- a human kidney
- a human skull with hair
- human livers (2)
- a human trachea
- a human child's mandible with teeth
- human lungs (2)
Further investigation determined Pauley was purchasing the remains from a woman in Arkansas, whom police identified as Candace Scott. An examination of Facebook Messenger exchanges determined Pauley had purchased several human remains from Scott for $4,000, including:
- half a human head
- one whole human head minus the skull cap
- three human brains with skull caps
- a human heart
- a human liver
- a human lung
- human kidneys (2)
- a human female pelvis
- a piece of human torso including a nipple
- human hands (4)
Police say the items were shipped sent to Pauley via U.S. Postal Service. State Police intercepted the remains in Scranton, according to the complaint.
District Attorney Sean M. McCormack called the case "one of the most bizarre investigations" he has encountered in his 33 years as a prosecutor.
"Just when I think I have seen it all, a case like this comes around," said McCormack.
Investigators contacted police in Arkansas, who determined Scott was stealing the remains from a mortuary and sending them to Pauley to be resold. The remains were determined to belong to the University of Arkansas, according to the complaint.
In April 2023, Candace Chapman Scott, 36, a former mortuary worker, was indicted for setting up the transactions with Pauley through a Facebook group about “oddities.”
Scott, a Little Rock resident, pleaded not guilty to 12 counts, including conspiracy to commit mail fraud, mail fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property and interstate transportation of stolen property.
Scott was employed at Arkansas Central Mortuary Services, where part of her job was to transport, cremate and embalm remains.
The indictment alleges Scott approached Pauley in October 2021 and began offering to sell him remains from the medical school that the mortuary was supposed to cremate and return.
"Just out of curiosity, would you know anyone in the market for a fully in tact, embalmed brain?” the indictment alleges Scott wrote to Pauley in her first Facebook message.
The indictment alleges that over the next nine months, Scott sold Pauley fetuses, brains, hearts, lungs, genitalia, large pieces of skin and other body parts. At one point, the indictment alleges Scott sold the remains of a fetus at a discount, writing “he's not in great shape.”
The indictment alleges Scott collected $10,975 in 16 separate PayPal transfers.
In June 2023, authorities charged six more co-conspirators:
- Cedric Lodge, 55, of Goffstown, New Hampshire
- Katrina Maclean, 44, of Salem, Massachusetts
- Joshua Taylor, 46, of West Lawn, Berks County
- Denise Lodge, 63, of Goffstown, New Hampshire
- Mathew Lampi, 52, of East Bethel, Minnesota
U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam said the six suspects were indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy and interstate transport of stolen goods charges,.
At times, Cedric Lodge allowed Maclean and Taylor to enter the morgue at Harvard Medical School and examine cadavers to choose what to purchase, the indictment claims.
On some occasions, Taylor transported stolen remains back to Pennsylvania. On other occasions, the Lodges shipped stolen remains to Taylor and others out of state, according to the indictment.
Maclean and Taylor resold the stolen remains to other people, including Pauley, for profit, Karam said.
Pauley also purchased stolen human remains from Scott, who stole remains from her employer, according to Karam.
Scott allegedly stole parts of cadavers she was supposed to have cremated, many of which had been donated to and used for research and educational purposes by an area medical school, as well as the corpses of two stillborn babies who were supposed to be cremated and returned as cremains to their families, the indictment claims.
Scott sold the stolen remains to Pauley and shipped them to Pauley in Cumberland County.
Pauley then allegedly sold many of the stolen remains he purchased to other individuals, including Matthew Lampi, according to Karam.
Lampi and Pauley bought and sold from each other over an extended period of time and exchanged over $100,000 in online payments, Karam said.
“Some crimes defy understanding,” said Karam. “The theft and trafficking of human remains strikes at the very essence of what makes us human. It is particularly egregious that so many of the victims here volunteered to allow their remains to be used to educate medical professionals and advance the interests of science and healing. For them and their families to be taken advantage of in the name of profit is appalling. With these charges, we are seeking to secure some measure of justice for all these victims.
"I’d like to thank Harvard Medical School, which is also a victim here, for their cooperation in this investigation. Additionally, this prosecution would not be possible without the close cooperation and hard work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the United States Attorney’s Offices in multiple districts, including the Eastern District of Arkansas. From the beginning, this has been a multi-jurisdictional investigation, and our two offices have worked side by side to bring justice for these victims.”
"The defendants violated the trust of the deceased and their families all in the name of greed," said FBI Special Agent in Charge Jacqueline Maguire. "While today's charges cannot undo the unfathomable pain this heinous crime has caused, the FBI will continue to work tirelessly to see that justice is served."
Karam said the United States Attorney’s Office has and will continue to attempt to identify and contact as many of the victims and victims’ families affected by this case as possible.
If anyone believes they or a family member may have been affected by the conduct charged in these indictments and information, they can contact the Victim and Witness Unit at usapam-victim.information@usdoj.gov or (717) 614-4249.
Pauley is currently free after posting bail of $50,000, according to court records. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on July 26. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/columbia-county/man-accused-of-illegally-purchasing-human-remains-for-resale-on-facebook-faces-preliminary-hearing/521-ce740ca3-02fc-4c09-a699-56f04bf99184 | 2023-07-06T00:51:27 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/columbia-county/man-accused-of-illegally-purchasing-human-remains-for-resale-on-facebook-faces-preliminary-hearing/521-ce740ca3-02fc-4c09-a699-56f04bf99184 |
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Wash. — Jefferson County fire crews are responding to a fire on Protection Island, a designated seabird sanctuary with one resident.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office posted two pictures of a large smoke plume rising from the island that's visible from across the water. The agency asked residents to stop calling 911 to report the fire, saying they are being inundated with calls.
Protection Island is a "crucial site" and one of the last remaining undeveloped habitats for burrow-nesting seabirds in the Salish Sea, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is a nesting site for 70% of Washington’s Salish Sea population of breeding seabirds and is one of two remaining breeding sites for tufted puffins in the Salish Sea.
The island is closed to visitors to protect the habitat.
Marty Bluewater is the only person who lives on the island.
Bluewater, a former business manager at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, said he was grandfathered in to keep living on the island when the former private development his home was on turned into the present-day wildlife refuge. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/fire-protection-island-wildlife-sanctuary/281-ee998a85-a16e-4624-9fad-08187f5fa1bb | 2023-07-06T00:52:29 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/fire-protection-island-wildlife-sanctuary/281-ee998a85-a16e-4624-9fad-08187f5fa1bb |
BURLINGTON, Wash. — A school bus carrying students and adults rolled over on Interstate 5 in Burlington.
The accident is partially blocking the ramp from southbound I-5 to state Route 11.
Minor injuries were reported, according to Washington State Patrol (WSP) Trooper Kelsey Harding.
Harding said to expect an extended closure while WSP investigates the collision.
Students will be reunited with their parents at Burlington High School.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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World temperature records shattered not once, but twice this week
This week the world sweltered as the record for hottest-ever global temperature was shattered, first on Monday, then again on Tuesday.
On July 4, Independence Day in the U.S., the average global temperature reached 62.9 degrees Fahrenheit (17.82 degrees Celsius), according to data collected by the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction. That temperature surpassed the old record of 62.6 degrees F (17.01 C) that was set on Monday.
The number was calculated based on global temperatures across both land and sea, then averaged together, though it's not likely to be certified as an official record.
Randy Cerveny, who serves as a rapporteur on extreme records for the United Nations/World Meteorological Organization, says the unofficial data provided by NCEP is correct, but records certifiers don't use this metric. They look at specific temperatures at a given location, rather than a global average.
“What they have done is taken all the available observations from land and sea — we have tons of sea buoys and station across the land — and they have a particular set of equations that will aggregate that down to one value,” he said. “They have come up with a value that is the hottest we have recorded using that method since 1979."
Tuesday’s global high was nearly 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit (a full degree Celsius) higher than the 1979-2000 average, which already tops the 20th- and 19th-century averages.
Other heat-records have been shattered across the globe this week. Both Quebec and Peru surpassed record-high temperatures. Beijing reported nine straight days last week when the temperature exceeded 95 degrees Fahrenheit. And in the U.S., cities like Medford, Oregon and Tampa, Florida have been hovering at all-time highs.
Phoenix posted a high Monday of 116 degrees, one degree shy of the record for the date. Tuesday's high at Sky Harbor International Airport was 113 degrees.
Experts believe more heat records will be broken this summer, because of the culmination of rising summer temperatures and the El Niño conditions in the equatorial Pacific.
El Niño is the warm phase of the El Niño-La Niña Southern Oscillation pattern. This phenomenon happens in a naturally occurring cycle when sea surface temperatures across the east-central equatorial Pacific Ocean reach above-average temperatures. They are typically associated with extreme weather and above-average precipitation in the western U.S.
This year, El Niño conditions have already developed across the Pacific and have the potential to bring above-average precipitation and increase the likelihood of extreme weather events.
Before this record-hot week, the hottest global-average day on record was set in 2016, during the last El Niño global weather event. El Niño plays a significant role in global average temperatures, and experts say it likely contributed to these record hot days.
“The short-term aspect of this particular data is because of the development of the El Nino,” said Cerveny, who is a professor at Arizona State University’s School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning. “Because the Pacific Ocean is so big, when it warms up it has a dominating impact on the global temperatures around the entire earth.”
And even with this year’s El Niño, ocean temperatures are warmer than usual.
Earlier this summer:Phoenix was 1 degree off from tying a record temperature set in 1907
In April, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center found that global ocean temperatures reached record highs, at 1.55 degrees Fahrenheit above the average over the years 1982-2011. This marked the second-highest monthly ocean temperature for any month on record, just 0.02 of a degree shy of the record-warm ocean temperatures set in January 2016, during the last El Niño.
The Pacific Ocean is the world’s largest ocean and covers roughly one third of the Earth’s surface, making it significantly larger than all of Earth’s landmasses combined. Cerveny says it makes sense that global temperatures have reached record highs when these 64 million square miles of water warm up.
“If the Pacific Ocean gets hot, that has an enormous impact on global temperatures” he said.
Cerveny said while the El Niño is a short-term cause of the record-breaking temperatures, rising temperatures caused by climate change are also fueling the heat.
“The long-term aspect of this particular value is associated with global warming,” Cerveny said. “Year after year, temperatures on Earth are getting hotter.”
The eight warmest years on record have now occurred since 2014, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service, with 2016 the hottest year ever.
Scientists say the planet is the hottest it has been in roughly 125,000 years. Experts believe more heat records will be broken this summer, because of the culmination of rising summer temperatures, accompanied by El Niño.
Cerveny says the impacts of these new record-shattering numbers cannot yet be quantified, but they will likely cause a spike in heat waves and exacerbate heat-related illnesses and death.
Heat deaths have skyrocketed across Arizona and Maricopa County in recent years. In 2022 a record 425 people were died of heat-related causes in Maricopa County. A decade ago, the county reported 75 heat deaths.
“We're in uncharted territory,” Cerveny said. “Humankind has never seen these types of temperatures, so we are going to be seeing effects that we haven’t felt before in modern society.”
Jake Frederico covers environment issues for The Arizona Republic and azcentral. Send tips or questions to jake.frederico@arizonarepublic.com.
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Prescott primary election opens
PRESCOTT — Voting opened Wednesday for the city of Prescott's primary election, where current mayor Phil Goode is running unopposed after first being elected to the role in 2021. Voters will also fill two city council seats.
Running for a two-year term are current councilmember Connie Cantelme and local businessman Tony Hamer. The race for a four-year seat is split between four candidates: current city councilmember Cathey Rusing, businessman Chadwick DeVries, former County Chairman of the Yavapai County Republican Committee Lois Fruhwirth and Prescott Planning and Zoning Commissioner Ted Gambogi.
Voting began Wednesday and will run through Election Day, on Thursday, Aug. 1. Registered voters can cast their ballots in person at the Yavapai County Recorder's Office Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and through 7 p.m. on Election Day.
Mail-in ballots were also sent out to residents and can be either mailed back or dropped off at the Yavapai County Administration Building, 1015 Fair Street in Prescott, or the Prescott City Government office at 201 N. Montezuma Street.
Reach the reporter at LLatch@gannett.com.
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Winning ticket for The Pick bought at Fry's in Queen Creek
Aidan Wohl
Arizona Republic
One person won The Pick jackpot on Monday, winning an option of $2.9 million over 30 years or a cash prize of $1.56 million.
The ticket was sold at Fry's Marketplace near South Ellsworth Road and East Riggs Road in Queen Creek.
The winning numbers are: 4, 5, 11, 15, 19, 35
When are The Pick drawings held?
Drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Mega Millions jackpot also soaring
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PORTLAND, Ore. — After two years of expansion and widespread praise, Portland Street Response has rather suddenly run headlong into uncertainty and strife — putting the program's future in jeopardy.
The PSR pilot program first launched back in February 2021, operating in just a small part of Southeast Portland. The idea was to send trained workers out to calls involving mental health issues and homelessness, the kind that police are ill-equipped to handle.
It would be better for police, proponents reasoned, and better for people in crisis as well.
Each responding team is made up of a paramedic and a mental health worker. They are dispatched by 911 operators to non-criminal calls, particularly welfare checks.
A recent Portland State University study found that over the last year — PSR's second in existence and its first since expanding citywide — the program handled 7,418 calls. That resulted in a 3.5% reduction in calls that would ordinarily have gone to police. Overall, police went to 19% fewer non-emergency calls.
People cited in the PSU study who had been helped by PSR gave them a rating of 4.8 out of a possible 5. Of those 7,400 calls, PSR helped place 10 people into permanent housing.
But it hasn't been without growing pains. One of the PSU study authors said that the group needs more oversight by professionals in the mental health field.
"They need more robust delivery of clinical supervision and people who are trained and licensed clinical providers — clinical mental health providers who can provide them with the support they need," said Greg Townley, PSU researcher on homelessness and community. "When they're in the field they know they can call someone to provide that in the moment support and guidance."
One consistent source of tension has been PSR's place under the umbrella of the Portland Fire Bureau. It was placed there, in large part, because the then- commissioner who championed the program, Jo Ann Hardesty, had charge of the Fire Bureau. She's since been replaced by Commissioner Rene Gonzalez, who received support from both the police and fire unions during his election campaign.
PSR's placement in the Fire Bureau helped it gain access to 911 dispatch, according to its website. But right now, there's a growing argument over what direction the program should take — disputes that might see it shuffled elsewhere.
Last winter, Gonzalez directed PSR to stop distributing tents and tarps in its contacts with homeless people due to the fire risk at camps. PSU's report found that the program had given out more than 2,200 sleeping bags, blankets or tents.
Gonzalez also ordered that PSR be present when city-contracted crews sweep homeless camps, remaining available in case someone goes into crisis. Several PSR workers objected to the change, and Townley has suggested that this directive undermines the role that the program was designed to fill.
For his part, Gonzalez recently told KGW that he likes the PSR program, but he feels that its mission needs to be more clearly defined.
"We're all looking at a really difficult humanitarian crisis on our streets, the homeless problem. And we're just trying to figure out what Portland Street Response's piece of that equation (is)," he said. "Certainly someone in mental distress needs non-police intervention. There's food needs, there's clothing needs. There's sometimes Narcan, much less long-term behavioral health and shelter, eventually housing. Portland Street Response can only sorta fill one part of that in the larger solution."
Even prior to the changes that Gonzalez made to PSR's role, the program struggled to field enough workers to respond quickly to all of the calls sent its way. A long-awaited plan to have the program provide 24-7 service has been pushed off indefinitely amid a hiring freeze instituted by Gonzalez.
The view from above
Earlier this week, The Story aired the first part of an interview with Portland's outgoing fire chief, Sara Boone. With her time in the role dwindling as she heads into retirement, Pat Dooris asked her for some insight into how the rollout of Portland Street Response has been, from her perspective.
"It seemed like it had, you know, it had kind of a big splash start and then now maybe is going through some troubled waters," Dooris remarked.
"Well, I think with any new program, any pilot, any new program, you know, it can start off with a bang. That's one impression. And it can start, and you can get further along the line," Boone said. "And then you're gonna see other challenges. And I think where we are today is you can either be so focused and militant on one way, and the only way, that you lose sight of, 'Here are the things that we didn't even think about in the beginning because he couldn't even think about them.' But they are, you know — these are things that we have to look at right now before we go forward. And I don't wanna get too specific, but I think, you know, this is something that Chief Gillespie has taken over and looked at, and I think it really is what is within this structure that we are missing when it really comes to building a strong foundation."
Chief Boone said that there is much more to a city-run program than the public sees. She agreed that PSR sounded like a great idea, but said it lacked some vital behind-the-scenes structure to make it work in the long term.
"Not just looking at the outward facing service, but what's going on when it comes to the foundation and the support. And do you have the resources? Do you have the training? Are those policies in place? And do you have teams that can support the expansion of what we're trying to provide out in the streets? And we don't, we just don't," Boone said. "And then some of the feedback that we also know, because we're trying to spin up as rapidly as possible, that we're not really taking that feedback, analyzing it, and then saying, 'Well, how do we address this gap?' So I think, you know, I'm not on somebody else's political timeline, but I know there's huge things to get going, you know, in a short amount of time. But that's what we did the last two years and it's ... Great people are paying the price, where it's like, 'We've given you our heart and soul to build this new program, but there are things that are fundamentally missing that we have to have in place.'"
She added that PSR was unique and successful at the outset because it used input from those they were helping in order to design the program. Now she's concerned that it has lost its way and needs to pick a focus.
"But I think where we're also at is — are we in competition?" Boone began. "Are we doing duplication? Are there things that we've lost and (strayed from)?"
"Is that like you talking about handing out the blankets and the tents and that kind of stuff? Or no?" Dooris asked.
"Well, or looking at the iteration is if this is what that is, you know, is the Fire Bureau the right home for it? And it definitely is not the mechanism of distribution if it is gonna be in the fire bureau," Boone said. "So where, where are they aligning with? And again, are you aligning as a 911 first responder, or are you aligning with a network when it comes to providing social services.
"When it comes to crisis intervention and when it comes to connecting to resources ... I don't know. It's a little bit of everything, but I think that's where everybody needs to have that discussion and be like, are we actually gonna be mobile crisis — highly technical, skilled, that augments, I would say, or supplements — that you can send ... because fire and police, right? I can't speak for police, so I'll just speak for fire. Many of those calls we're sending police because you didn't have-"
"There's nobody else," Dooris offered.
"There's nobody else, right?" Boone agreed. "So if you do have the mental health responder, a clinician that highly skilled, and it is, we're sending you in to deal with this crisis. Great. What happens after that? Or you go back in service then onto the next call. If we wanna be social services, we're distributing, you know, clothing and food boxes, and that's a whole-"
"And how are you any different than any all the nonprofits that are doing that?" Dooris asked.
"And that's okay. But it has to be coordinated and under some sort of structure that makes it efficient," Boone said.
Portland Street Response has a budget of roughly $10 million for this fiscal year, which started a few days ago. OPB reports that this budget is made up of mostly one-time funds, the kind that won't be available next year.
Meanwhile, recent leadership changes do not bode well for the fledgling program. Robyn Burek, the program manager who has led PSR since its founding, confirmed last week that she is leaving for a role at the City Auditor's office. Willamette Week has also reported on the sidelining of Division Chief Tim Matthews, a supporter of PSR while head of the Fire Bureau's Community Health Division. Matthews was supplanted by Division Chief Ryan Gillespie — the man now tapped to lead the Fire Bureau as chief when Boone retires. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/portland-street-response-fire-bureau-chief-sara-boone/283-ef12e9a1-6b72-4e28-9f11-23ac2c1adefe | 2023-07-06T01:10:05 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/portland-street-response-fire-bureau-chief-sara-boone/283-ef12e9a1-6b72-4e28-9f11-23ac2c1adefe |
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The third victim shot and killed late Monday night in Fort Worth’s Como neighborhood has been identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office and family.
Gabriella Navarrete, 18, died at a hospital just after midnight Tuesday. Navarrate was shot along with 10 other people near the 3400 block of Horne Street late Monday night, where a large crowd of people gathered hours after ComoFest ended.
Navarrete’s mother Rosa Carrasco said her daughter worked in Hudson Oaks and also attended classes at L Makeup in Southlake.
“Every day she was making that drive from Weatherford to Southlake because makeup was life. She wanted to make the world a more beautiful place," Carrasco said. "She was just full of life."
Carrasco said her daughter was in Fort Worth on Monday night to enjoy time with her friends.
“Wrong place, wrong time,” she said.
According to Fort Worth police, ‘several unidentified males’ were shot at random in the large crowd of people just before midnight Monday. In total, 11 people were shot. Three people died from their injuries, and eight were injured.
The two other victims were identified Tuesday by family as 18-year-old Paul Willis and 22-year-old Cynthia Santos.
“Gun violence is out of control, and it’s not fair to those who have nothing to do with it. Just a bystander,” Carrasco said.
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The strange saga of a Houston man reportedly found alive after he disappeared eight years ago continued to unfold Wednesday, with neighbors questioning whether he was indeed missing.
Rudolph “Rudy” Farias was 17 years old when he was reported missing in Houston in March 2015, according to the Texas Center for the Missing. Farias, now 25, was found alive last week.
But neighbors say they were confused by the news because they frequently saw and socialized with Farias, who they call “Dolph,” short for Rudolph, over the past several years.
“He used to come in my garage, chill with my cousin, son, and daughter,” neighbor Kisha Ross told ABC 13 in Houston. “That boy has never been missing.”
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PITTSBURGH — There will be a very familiar face presenting Darrelle Revis at his Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement next month.
Revis’ mother Diana Askew will present him at his enshrinement on Aug. 6 at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, NBC Sports’ Charean Williams reported.
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PITTSBURGH — How good will Kenny Pickett be in 2023?
That is one of the existential questions surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers and this coming season. In the NFL, the ceiling of a team is defined by quarterback play.
Clubs with top talents at the position like Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes feel like they should be able to contend for a Super Bowl year in and year out.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro on Wednesday backed off his insistence on money for a new private-school funding program after it became a sticking point in a budget stalemate between Pennsylvania’s politically divided Legislature.
Shapiro’s shift in position came as state government plowed through its fifth day without full spending authority, and the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives prepared to respond to a budget deal between Shapiro and Republicans who control the state Senate.
The holdup in the politically divided Legislature was primarily over education spending — including Shapiro’s support for a new $100 million program to pay for tuition at private and religious schools that Republicans also want.
But that first-ever “voucher” program has been long-opposed by Democrats, teachers’ unions and school boards. Shapiro has remained out of sight in the Capitol, but in a statement said he would issue a line-item veto of the $100 million program should the House otherwise pass the Senate’s $45 billion spending plan.
Shapiro said he was disappointed, but did not want to plunge the state into a “painful, protracted budget impasse.”
The House returned to session Wednesday night, and a vote on the Senate Republicans’ main budget bill remained possible. Some Republicans expressed shock at the turn of events.
“If this was the plan in the end, (Shapiro) certainly will have ruined his credibility with us, which to this point had been pretty strong,” said Sen. Chris Gebhard, R-Lebanon.
Senate Republicans have not necessarily lost all their leverage.
Other items that Shapiro had wanted in the budget bill — and that Senate Republicans agreed to in exchange for the private schools program — might need separate legislation to allow that money to be spent.
And Republicans haven’t scheduled the Senate to return to session until Sept. 18, giving them the ability to hold up the budget bill until then without the constitutionally required signature of the presiding officer.
Senate Republicans had raised the $100 million program for private and religious schools program in their negotiations, finding an ally in Shapiro.
But Shapiro’s insistence on including the program in the budget sowed intraparty tension with his fellow Democrats and threw a late curveball into budget negotiations.
House Democrats, in response, demanded more in aid for public schools that Senate Republicans were unwilling to meet and, last week, voted down the Senate’s separate legislation to create the voucher program.
Democrats say that sending more taxpayer money to private and religious schools makes no sense just months after a state judge ruled in a landmark case that Pennsylvania’s system of school funding is violating the rights of children in poorer school districts.
Rep. Tarik Khan, D-Philadelphia, said the court ruling makes it clear that boosting money for public schools — not private schools — must be a priority for lawmakers to try to wipe out disparities.
“Taking kids out of public schools and diverting resources that otherwise would have gone (to public schools) doesn’t make sense,” Khan said.
Rep. Ismail Smith-Wade-El, D-Lancaster, said his constituents want more money for education, special education and mental health services in schools.
“They didn’t ask for vouchers,” Smith-Wade-El said.
For their part, Republicans have described how closely they worked with Shapiro on a budget plan and how they added hundreds of millions of dollars in spending that Shapiro had sought to sell the deal to House Democrats.
The Senate passed the main budget bill Friday. The plan represents a 5% increase from last year’s approved budget. However, some of it remains in limbo, including about $600 million in aid for Penn State, Temple University and the University of Pittsburgh that has been held up by a House Republican bloc.
The total spending figure would be several hundred million less than what Shapiro proposed in March and about $1.7 billion less than what the Democratic-controlled House passed in early June. It also carries significantly less for public schools than what House Democrats sought.
The plan does not increase sales or income taxes — the state’s two main sources of income — and requires about $1 billion from reserves to balance, leaving another $13 billion in reserve.
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VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Volusia County Schools announced that it will continue to provide free breakfast and lunch for all students during the 2023-24 school year.
These free meals are made available through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.
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This eliminates the need for family income applications for free and reduced-price meals and ensures all students receive a nutritious breakfast and lunch each day at no charge.
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All school sites within Volusia County Schools qualify to operate the CEP. Students attending Ivy Hawn Charter School, Pace Center for Girls, Richard Milburn Academy West, Richard Milburn Academy East and AMIkids will also continue to receive meals for free.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – When the weather heats up and you’re itching to get into nature, nothing’s more disappointing than missing your favorite campsite because you didn’t book it soon enough. Fortunately, that may no longer be the case.
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department just announced last-minute campers can check online for same-day openings on the Oregon coast. Campers previously had to make online reservations at least 24 hours in advance.
Tent and RV campers have until 11:59 p.m. to make a same-day reservation. Yurt and cabin reservations, however, must be made before 6 p.m. on the day of arrival. During this pilot program, the $8 charge for same-day camping will be waived.
Dennis Comfort, the OPRD coastal region director, said the new reservation system will help campers find a spot while letting park staff maintain a clean site.
“Same-day reservations at the coast give those traveling the peace of mind that there is a place ready for them when they arrive,” said Dennis Comfort, coastal region director.
According to OPRD, the coast is the busiest region in the Oregon State Parks system. Nearly 2 million campers reserve sites each year in its 17 campgrounds.
Reservations can be made via the Oregon State Parks website or by calling 800-452-5687 Monday through Friday.
Those who wish to pay in person with either a cash or check will need to find a ranger during booth operating hours, which may vary by location. | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/camping-same-day-reservations-available-on-the-oregon-coast/ | 2023-07-06T01:26:46 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/camping-same-day-reservations-available-on-the-oregon-coast/ |
MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Johnson County is set to join a growing list of local governments passing property tax increases this year, with a 40-cent hike on the table for a called meeting Monday.
That would increase the rate from its current $1.81 per $100 of assessed value to $2.21. The increase, if approved, would raise taxes on someone living in a $200,000 house by $200 a year, or 22% from the current $905. The county currently has the lowest rate of any county in Northeast Tennessee.
County Mayor Larry Potter chalked up the likely steep hike to a combination of inflation, especially to wages, and several years of the county avoiding tax increases as expenses rose.
“When I came into office September 1, looking at the numbers we was about a million and a half more or less in a hole,” Potter said.
A penny brings in just $38,400 in the small county, meaning that a $73,000 increase to Johnson County’s general liability insurance alone wipes out nearly 2 cents.
The county also provided a mid-year raise to sheriff’s deputies to try and stem a high turnover rate.
All told, Potter said, with unavoidable increases and other needs brought forward by county officeholders, Johnson County was looking at about a $1.9 million deficit when it started the budget process.
“We’ve took all that off the board so I think we’re somewhere around $1.2 million is what we need to make up,” he said.
Potter said he feels for the citizens who will bear the brunt of the increase as they deal with other inflationary pressures on their household budgets.
“People is working every day and of course they’re worrying about their own budgets and trying to make end meets and here we are increasing taxes,” he said.
But Potter said there are plenty of worthwhile expenditures the county is foregoing.
“We’ve cut, and department heads request we took all that off. Nobody’s getting anything as far as a wish list, and some of these departments it’s just paper, the cost of paper, toner, all this you have to do business with every day, I mean that stuff has doubled and unfortunately you’ve got to have that to operate.”
The county will have a public comment period on the budget starting at 6 p.m. Monday. Potter expects the commission to resume its meeting at about 7 p.m. to vote on the budget. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/johnson-county-leaders-eye-property-tax-increase/ | 2023-07-06T01:34:53 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/johnson-county-leaders-eye-property-tax-increase/ |
Dalton Lee was a business owner who had a soft spot for young people, and who recently talked about finding a way to mentor teens who might be interested in pursuing an HVAC career.
He died Monday while installing an AC unit at a Tucson clothing bank where he often volunteered.
Lee, 35, was holding onto a chain to help guide the new unit onto the roof at Spreading Threads Clothing Bank, 2945 N. Flowing Wells Road, when a crane touched an overhead power line. Lee was electrocuted and died that night at a hospital.
“He would work late into the nights here, to do this on off time, but do regular stuff all day just to save us money,” said Michele Wright, co-founder and CEO of the clothing bank, who met Lee about a year-and-a-half ago.
“I was so inspired by everything about him,” she said. “How motivated he was to succeed, how great and patient he was explaining everything to me. He’s just a lovely human.”
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The clothing bank is focused on providing clothes and services to children and families in the foster care system.
Lee, with his wife Caty, owned C Gencon HVAC.
Caty Lee said she wants her husband to be remembered for who he was, not his job.
The couple’s paths first crossed in 2008 when Caty Lee was a manager at IHOP.
However, their first real introduction came later, when she began a new job at a Tucson call center.
“Our training class walked down the call floor and there was this guy in the back corner, on the phone, with this 12-foot phone cord because he couldn’t sit still, and he just caught my eye,” she said. “Testament to the next 12 years of my life, by the way.”
The two began dating in June 2012 and married in July 2013.
“It was just the universe’s way of telling me to stay in touch with him, and within a month [of dating] we knew,” she said. “He was ring shopping by August and proposed in September.”
“The running joke was that ‘I stayed and never left’. That was always his joke, that I didn’t give him a choice,” Caty Lee said. “I told him that he never would’ve wanted it any other way, and he said, ‘absolutely not.’”
Caty Lee has three children from a previous marriage. They had another together. But Dalton Lee never made the distinction, always saying they had four kids, Caty Lee said.
“We were just starting to talk about ways local business owners could mentor some of the teens in the group homes. We just talked about him maybe finding a couple kids that could be interesting in that profession and tagging along with him to learn about the HVAC world,” Wright said of Dalton Lee.
“We’ve only been in this building a year-and-a-half and it’s a work in progress, but I fully intend on memorializing him some way.” | https://tucson.com/news/local/electrocuted-tucson-charity-dalton-lee/article_b64c8b96-1b66-11ee-ac4f-7fe330b06d92.html | 2023-07-06T01:34:53 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/electrocuted-tucson-charity-dalton-lee/article_b64c8b96-1b66-11ee-ac4f-7fe330b06d92.html |
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Crews with Bart Township Fire Company were dispatched to the 200 block of Bell Road in Lancaster County to investigate a reported commercial structure fire on Wednesday.
According to Fire Chief Travis Hoover, the structure was used as a workshop for the owner, and there were no reported injuries.
Hoover stated that the cause of the fire was undetermined at this time, but it was most likely accidental. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/flames-claim-lancaster-county-workshop-fox43/521-b74462a1-711f-4224-81c4-271d119b76d1 | 2023-07-06T01:40:22 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/flames-claim-lancaster-county-workshop-fox43/521-b74462a1-711f-4224-81c4-271d119b76d1 |
FORT WORTH, Texas — Cynthia Santos told her family the night of Comofest she would only be out an hour. She never returned home.
WFAA met with Cynthia Santos' older sister Cristina Santos, who says her family is still numb over news of her sister's passing.
"She didn't deserve that...she did not. They destroyed my family...they really did. She was the anchor," said Cristina Santos.
Cynthia was one of five children. Her family describes her as having a strong personality. She was known for her unique red hair. She was also known to help in every way around the house like giving rides. Cynthia worked as a server at a local Mediterranean restaurant. Cynthia was also a homebody and was supposed to be home the night of Comofest.
"She was already in pajamas. She told my mom she was going to sleep but [her friends] convinced her to go," said Cristina.
Cristina Santos said she wants people to know her sister was not involved in the shooting. She had gone to the annual Comofest party with her best friend.
"We don't associate her with any of that," her sister said.
We're told Cynthia Santos was resuscitated twice. The third time would be her last.
"The bullet was too deep. It hit her spine. She didn't stand a chance," Cristina Santos said.
The second and third fatal victim are Paul Willis and Gabriella Navarrete, both 18 years old. Comofest was supposed to be a celebration, but it turned into tragedy.
"Part of me is missing. I come home and her car is here. I'm in my room, I still expect her to come in," said Cristina Santos.
A funding page has been set up to help the Santos family with funeral expenses. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/sister-slain-comofest-victim-speaks/287-64cb2ed7-d896-4453-b1ba-f651de99e2a1 | 2023-07-06T01:40:39 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/sister-slain-comofest-victim-speaks/287-64cb2ed7-d896-4453-b1ba-f651de99e2a1 |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An Elk Grove mother is mourning the loss of her son after she says he was killed in a shooting in South Sacramento on July 4.
It was supposed to be a day of celebration for Melody Davis and her son, Mactavious Garren.
"He asked me to make him his favorite breakfast and I was making it, and he said, 'Mama, we're going to leave for a few minutes,'" said Davis.
However, that breakfast quiche went untouched because her 19-year-old never made it back home.
At 12:30 p.m. on the Fourth of July, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office got a call about a shooting at an apartment complex in a South Sacramento neighborhood.
One person was killed, another sent to the hospital. Davis says the person killed was her son, and the person in the hospital is his cousin.
"He was a person. He lived. He laughed. He loved," she said.
The sheriff's office still hasn't identified a suspect or motive, and Davis says she's not sure why her son would be at that apartment complex. For his older brother, Michael, it pains him to know he couldn't protect his little brother.
"Made sure that everything that we did growing up was done in a manner so that way, he didn't have to see this evil world. I wanted him to stay away from it as much as possible and I do what I could," said Michael Garren.
Now, all they have left are the memories.
"He's one of those kids that would stop in the mall and start dancing and videotape his dances and have everyone watching him -- just entertain everybody," said his aunt Vanessa Fulcher.
Even though her son is no longer here, Davis says she's thankful she got the chance to tell him she loves him.
"I hope you know that you were loved every single day," she said.
The family has a GoFundMe page set up to help with the cost of the funeral.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Illegal fireworks sent numerous people to the hospital during Fourth of July festivities.
ABC10 confirmed reports of fireworks causing burns and severe injuries to hands. A trauma surgeon ABC10 spoke with said they deal with these kind of injuries every year around this holiday.
Folsom police said a person's hand was severely injured by an illegal firework around 10:45 p.m. in the parking lot of a shopping center on Greenback Lane.
Emergency rooms and surgeons are busy caring for patients with fireworks-related injuries every year.
"People want to celebrate the holidays. They want to have a good time, but it's very easy for someone to get injured with fireworks," said Rachael Callcut, Division Chief of Trauma and Critical Care for UC Davis.
She said they see a variety of different injuries caused by fireworks, some from illegal fireworks and others from accidents with legal fireworks.
"Most commonly, burns related to the fireworks, hand injuries are very common from fireworks going off in people's hand (and) eye injuries," she said. "We, on occasion, also see pretty catastrophic injuries, like traumatic brain injury, if a firework goes off near someone and hits them inadvertently and a lot of these can be pretty life altering for patients."
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District responded to more than 100 fires on July 4, and some of the fireworks caused severe injuries. They said a 44-year-old man sustained a severe explosive injury to his left hand while lighting illegal fireworks. Another man in his 40s man has burns to hands, abdomen, lower extremities and shrapnel wounds from a mortar that exploded while he was lighting it. They also said a 6-year-old girl sustained minor burns to her leg.
The fire district also said a 35-year-old man lost a finger while lighting a Safe and Sane fountain that exploded.
"Even people who think that they're a safe distance from home fireworks displays or people who feel that they've done it before, every year we end up with people who have pretty significant injuries from those," said Callcut. "Those are incredibly life-changing events for a short amount of joy."
She also said it is important for people who get injured to seek medical care for sizeable burns or anything that is extremely painful instead of trying to care for it yourself.
WATCH ALSO: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento-region-firework-injuries/103-6fb63ed6-f5ac-4396-b2fb-7674f19b1756 | 2023-07-06T01:45:32 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento-region-firework-injuries/103-6fb63ed6-f5ac-4396-b2fb-7674f19b1756 |
This Hattiesburg restaurateur has yet to decide if five restaurants are enough. Details here
Downtown Hattiesburg is growing in prominence by the day in large part due to a burgeoning food scene.
One example of that growth is Bourbon on Front, a two-level restaurant at 206 W. Front Street in Downtown Hattiesburg, that offers a fine selection of steaks, seafood and cocktails. Since opening in February, Bourbon on Front has become a local attraction for Hattiesburg residents to escape the stress of their everyday lives.
"I want the quality of this space and the restaurant in general to speak for itself," said owner Nelson Haskin, who is one of several entrepreneurs in the area who has found recent success as a small business owner. Bourbon on Front is the latest of Front Street restaurants owned by Haskin.
"The bigger picture for me is to be a part of a movement to get more people downtown," Haskin said. "We just want people to come in and have a good time while in the heart of the city."
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Bourbon on Front operates five days of the week, from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The bar is open from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday through Saturday as well. The spacious eatery also provides bookings for private events, catering and hosts live events for local performers as well.
As an entrepreneur, Haskin oversees the Front Street Eats Restaurant Group, which includes his other restaurants such as Blu Jazz Cafe, Nellie’s Chicken and Daiquiris, Nellie’s Food Truck, Southbound Bagel and Hattiesburgers and Blues.
Despite owning all five businesses and a food truck, Haskin remains open minded to the possibility of new opportunities in the future.
"I'm not sure what my next move is to be completely honest," Haskin said. "My mind tells me to just to go with what we have and let it continue to flourish. I never say never, but if an opportunity presents itself, I'll be ready for it."
Haskin has been in the food business for over 30 years now, starting out as a waiter at Chesterfield's in the '90s. Fast forward to the present, and he is one of many Black restaurant owners in Downtown Hattiesburg.
"I am extremely proud to be a small, quality business," Haskin said. "I'm glad to inspire some other Black owners that probably look and say, 'OK, well since he's doing it downtown, maybe we can do it too.'" | https://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/2023/07/05/downtown-hattiesburg-ms-has-a-bourgeoning-food-scene/70373624007/ | 2023-07-06T01:51:10 | 1 | https://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/2023/07/05/downtown-hattiesburg-ms-has-a-bourgeoning-food-scene/70373624007/ |
UM's Santa Ono joins Gerald Ford presidential foundation's board
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation Board of Trustees has unanimously voted to have University of Michigan President Santa Ono join its ranks.
The board approved Ono's selection during its June meeting at the foundation's Grand Rapids headquarters, according to a Wednesday foundation press release.
“We are absolutely thrilled to have President Ono contribute his great talents and experience to our dynamic board,” said Ford Presidential Foundation Board Chair Mike Jandernoa in a statement. “Not only will his leadership on the board strengthen the historic ties between President Ford’s alma mater and his Presidential Foundation, but his international reputation will also help us broaden our Foundation’s reach. We’re excited to build on the close relationship we have long enjoyed with the University of Michigan.”
Ono is the former president of the University of British Columbia.
The foundation works closely with the UM half of the Ford Presidential Library in Ann Arbor as well as the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy on the school’s Ann Arbor campus.
“I am profoundly humbled and honored to join in service with the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation’s Board of Trustees,” Ono said. “Together, we will continue to build on President Ford’s legacy of citizenship and service, leadership, engagement and integrity.”
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Pedestrian critically injured in Bloomfield Township crash
Mark Hicks
The Detroit News
Bloomfield Township police are investigating a crash Wednesday that left a 62-year-old pedestrian injured.
Witnesses reported the man had been crossing Maple Road from the Village Knoll shopping plaza to the Bloomfield Commons around 4:30 p.m. when a gray Mercedes sedan struck him, the Police Department said in a statement.
The pedestrian was not in a crosswalk, according to the release.
He was listed in critical condition at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak.
The Mercedes driver remained on the scene and was cooperating in the investigation, police said.
Drugs and alcohol are not believed to be factors in the crash.
Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact the Bloomfield Township Police Department at (248) 433-7755. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2023/07/05/pedestrian-critically-injured-in-bloomfield-township-crash/70385699007/ | 2023-07-06T02:01:13 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2023/07/05/pedestrian-critically-injured-in-bloomfield-township-crash/70385699007/ |
Lydia Spottswood, a longtime Kenosha civic leader and public servant, will run to become the city’s 51st mayor.
Spottswood officially announced her candidacy Wednesday morning. She hopes to succeed Mayor John Antaramian, who recently announced he will not seek another term as the leader of one of the state’s largest cities.
“I feel really good about it. Folks have been asking me to do this for quite a while, and I took my time thinking it over and figuring out how I would go about things as mayor, and it has sort of come together. I feel very good about this,” Spottswood said during a Wednesday interview with the Kenosha News.
Spottswood served the public in various roles over the decades and was appointed by Antaramian to various committees over his last two terms. She currently serves on the Plan Commission, Redevelopment Authority and Community Development Block Grant Committee, among others.
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Spottswood also previously served as alderperson of the city’s Third District, president of the City Council and a Democratic Party nominee for the state’s First Congressional District in 1996 and 1998.
A graduate of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and University of Virginia, Spottswood worked as a nurse after graduation and became the head nurse in the Department of Surgery at the University of Virginia Hospital.
Spottswood, who moved to Kenosha in the 1980s with husband Paul, has advised numerous nonprofit boards and served as chair of the Kenosha Community Health Center Development Task Force and was the founding executive director of the Kenosha Community Health Center.
“I would say I’ve got considerable experience in both the public and private sectors,” Spottswood said. “I don’t think anyone is fully prepared for the job of mayor. I know there’s going to be a lot to learn to do the job but I think if you go at it with a spirit of humility and excitement about the opportunities I think it’ll settle and not take too long.”
If elected, Spottswood said she will continue building on the progress and working on the projects set in motion by Antaramian in the last several years, including transformational development in both Uptown and Downtown.
“I’ve been a strong supporter of the Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood project and I’m a very strong supporter of Downtown development projects in the works,” Spottswood said. “These are visions that many people have had, including me, in our city for almost a generation. The work that we did back in the 1990s on the marina envisioned the kind of change that is now in the works for Downtown.
“When Chrysler announced they were leaving our community we knew we would have to find a good use for the property and I think Mayor Antaramian has done a wonderful job of staying true to the idea that this should be a place where family-supporting jobs can happen. The idea that this is happening in conjunction with new housing and educational institutions I think portends well for the future.”
Spottswood, a longtime Democrat, is running for the non-partisan office.
“This is a non-partisan office,” Spottswood said. “The work you’re doing at City Hall has much less of a partisan kind of feeling I think than you see at the state or national level. The focus is on addressing concerns about property, property management and partnerships in our city that are going to make a difference to the long-term goal.”
Spottswood could become the city’s first female mayor.
“An awful lot more women hopefully will be encouraged to get involved,” Spottswood said. If elected, Spottswood said she would highlight public safety, economic development, city beautification and affordable housing.
“I think all of these things matter,” Spottswood said. “To me, the guiding philosophy or the values that I think we need to bring to bear is envisioning Kenosha as a place that’s welcoming, inclusive and sustainable. I think I’m going to bring those values and that kind of vision and hopefully the right experience for that.”
Candidates for mayor can begin circulating nominating papers later this year. If required, a primary would take place in February 2024 before the spring election.
Spottswood will run against Ald. David Bogdala, who announced last month that he is running for mayor. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/government-politics/lydia-spottswood-longtime-kenosha-leader-running-for-mayor/article_b6e96434-1b5c-11ee-8beb-0f08f9ee1409.html | 2023-07-06T02:02:19 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/government-politics/lydia-spottswood-longtime-kenosha-leader-running-for-mayor/article_b6e96434-1b5c-11ee-8beb-0f08f9ee1409.html |
ATLANTA — The legal battle against Georgia's gender-affirming care ban for minors faces a new deadline before potentially being paused.
Attorneys representing transgender children and their families in Georgia appeared in federal court Wednesday, just days after the state's new law took effect.
It prohibits certain forms of gender-affirming care for children younger than 18. However, it allows puberty blockers and anyone who was currently on a care plan is not impacted by the newly enacted law.
Plaintiffs argue that the ban is an overreach by state lawmakers and poses significant dangers to the families of transgender children. The state's stance is that such care, which could be permanent, should not be allowed for children who are still developing.
Families across Georgia who rely on gender-affirming care are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center and other human rights organizations. They have had to make difficult decisions and plans regarding their children's treatment and medical care.
"We should not be creating medical barriers to people receiving care, and what we know is those closest to the issue are the ones who have the answers," Kia Smith, whose daughter identifies as transgender previously said. She is not a defendant in the lawsuit.
During the court proceedings, a judge urged attorneys from both sides to agree on a timeline for legal proceedings before scheduling another hearing. At the upcoming hearing, the judge will consider approving an injunction, effectively pausing the implementation of the law while the lawsuit progresses.
Speaking on behalf of the families involved in the lawsuit, Beth Littrell of the Southern Poverty Law Center emphasized the importance of allowing the plaintiffs to proceed anonymously due to the hostility and fear that laws like S.B. 140 can generate.
"We filed a motion to proceed anonymously on behalf of the plaintiffs, and that's for a reason. It's because laws like S.B. 140 engender such hostility because they do prey on fears," Littrell said.
The lawsuit, filed on June 29 against several state officials, seeks to challenge the constitutionality of the new law. Ed Buckley asserts that the law interferes with a parent's right to make decisions about their child's medical care, a fundamental right that should be protected. He also claims that it violates the equal protection clause.
Notably, a judge in Arkansas recently declared a similar gender-affirming care ban unconstitutional. Buckley, Littrell, and the families of the four transgender girls involved in the Georgia lawsuit are hoping for a similar outcome, saying they recognize a growing national recognition that laws like S.B. 140 are unconstitutional and unjustifiable.
The lawyers representing the defendants have expressed their intent to add outside counsel to their leadership team. The judge has given both sides until Friday to reach an agreement on a schedule for further proceedings. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/georgias-gender-affirming-care-ban-for-minors-legal-battle/85-0a16fc7c-67b4-4027-a145-a0bc82dd8591 | 2023-07-06T02:09:37 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/georgias-gender-affirming-care-ban-for-minors-legal-battle/85-0a16fc7c-67b4-4027-a145-a0bc82dd8591 |
CLARKSTON, Ga. — A resident of a Clarkston apartment complex contacted 11Alive, complaining of mold, garbage disposal back-ups, and a mildew smell.
When one of the tenants posted about it on social media, a resident received a notice of lease termination.
DeKalb County Code Enforcement confirms that there is an active investigation into the Village at the Creek Apartments.
When 11Alive started looking into this story, three other residents also reached out complaining of similar issues.
Molanda Hargrove said she's been complaining for months.
"I ended up having to call for an emergency inspection because they just weren't fixing anything," Hargrove said.
Hargrove said she even credits the potential mold as the reason for health concerns for herself and her son.
"Is this the reason why he's been coughing every night? Is this the reason he's been passing out at football? Is this the reason why I've been getting frequent headaches?" Hargrove said.
After complaining to maintenance and her complex for weeks, Hargrove said she's now fed up. She went to the leasing office to complain in person -- while recording the exchange on her phone.
"They told me I could not film in the office," Hargrove said. "So, I took my arguments outside. And I began to protest outside by listing everything that's wrong with my apartment."
A neighbor, who also lives at the complex, posted about their woes on the social media app Nextdoor.
Hargrove said that's when the complex finally started working on the problems. However, shortly after, Hargrove said they gave her a notice of lease termination, citing that "any form of verbally or physically abusive, intimidating, or aggressive behavior directed at the apartment owner, management, management employees, or any other person is prohibited."
The notice added, "residents... shall not use the internet or cyberspace in any manner to disparage, defame, or injure the business..." and "any photos or video of management employees or the apartment community or signage" shall not be published.
Attorney Tom Salata said he's worked cases like this before. He said owners are aggressive about anything posted negatively about them on social media.
"A defamatory statement, whether it's spoken or written, has to be false, and the person making it has to know it's false with the intent to injure the business's reputation of that particular corporation or landlord," Salata said.
Salata suggested residents read their lease and ask questions ahead because though tenants can fight it, they don't want to. And when you have issues, document everything, get responses in writing, and get a time frame on when the problem will be fixed.
"Contract clauses are arbitrary," Salata said. "It's vague, which means that it favors the landlord. It appears as though it'd be very easy for them to claim any sort of circumstances that would justify them in breaking the lease."
Hargrove said she never received a copy of the lease. After she added 11Alive on an email requesting one, they finally sent it back. The complex, now owned by Communidad Partners, was recently taken over by new management.
According to County Code Enforcement, they inspected Hargrove's unit twice in June. On the June 28 inspection, they found that floors and walls showed mold growth, the sink needed repairs for water damage, and they needed to provide pest control. They will return this week to inspect it again.
Code enforcement could not share any other information about the investigation.
Salata said to be cautious about what you say online to avoid litigation or a bad relationship with your landlord.
"I'm hoping for justice. I'm hoping that instead of sending retaliatory letters that they can actually just do their job and fix these apartments," Hargrove said.
11Alive reached out to Communidad Partners multiple times on Wednesday but did not receive a response. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/resident-lease-termination-notice-online-complaint/85-aa7d626e-91d9-4568-9e91-cd0b58b418f8 | 2023-07-06T02:09:43 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/resident-lease-termination-notice-online-complaint/85-aa7d626e-91d9-4568-9e91-cd0b58b418f8 |
SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — Discarded fireworks sparked flames at a South Fulton home on the Fourth of July, investigators said.
South Fulton Fire Department crews were called to a two-story home along Boat Rock Road SW Tuesday before 11 p.m. Photos provided by the department showed crews there early Wednesday morning still tending to the flames as smoke billowed from the second floor. A ladder was propped against the front of the home and a fire hose was draped across the driveway and crews wrapped up their response.
Lt. Eric Jackson said fireworks that were previously used, but still warm, were tossed into a trash can when flames sparked. The garbage can was placed against the home which allowed the flames to travel, he explained.
PHOTOS: South Fulton fire started by previously lit fireworks, officials say
No one was hurt in the fire but several adults were displaced.
Fire crews said the side of the house was damaged. Portions of the attic and the second floor were also damaged. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/south-fulton-fourth-of-july-fire/85-163df9f8-f007-457d-92c5-770ed9216e7e | 2023-07-06T02:09:49 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/south-fulton-fourth-of-july-fire/85-163df9f8-f007-457d-92c5-770ed9216e7e |
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A teenage girl drowned Wednesday while at a DeKalb County hotel.
DeKalb County Fire Rescue was called to the Holiday Inn Express and Suites along Crescent Centre Boulevard in Tucker around 8 p.m. for the emergency.
When crews got there, they saw a teenage girl in need of medical assistance. Officials said first responders performed CPR on her but she died at the scene.
Fire Rescue did not provide any other details about the circumstances of the drowning.
News happens fast. Download our 11Alive News app for all the latest breaking updates, and sign up for our Speed Feed newsletter to get a rundown of the latest headlines across north Georgia. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/tucker-hliday-inn-express-teen-girl-drowns/85-df3579df-e690-4781-9d83-ac1f1ded7fb6 | 2023-07-06T02:09:55 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/tucker-hliday-inn-express-teen-girl-drowns/85-df3579df-e690-4781-9d83-ac1f1ded7fb6 |
Local social activists released a 39-page report today about the current Allen County Jail, the proposed new jail and their concerns about both.
The Help Not Handcuffs Coalition presented “Allen County Jail Dynamics: Population Trends, Inmate Characteristics and Insights Concerning a New Local Facility” in front of the Allen County Courthouse, and members talked about its findings. The group plans to provide copies to the county commissioners, council members and sheriff’s department tomorrow morning, said coalition member Timothy Murphy. Help Not Handcuffs member will also make it publicly available on group’s Facebook page.
The report addresses who’s incarcerated, the need for more jail staffing and the need for more publicly available data and transparency, Murphy said. The report also discusses concerns that a larger jail will encourage increased incarceration.
Murphy, who’s senior pastor at Plymouth Congregational Church, said the study isn’t just about the new jail but about the inmates’ situations.
“The report is an analysis of who’s there and why,” Murphy said.
He declined to say who the group commissioned to do the research and write the report. However, the Help Not handcuffs members stand behind it.
“It’s anonymous because it’s our project,” Murphy said. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/activist-group-releases-report-on-jail-statistics-and-concerns-for-the-new-jail/article_d516633e-1b8a-11ee-a206-23221f4cf56f.html | 2023-07-06T02:13:59 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/activist-group-releases-report-on-jail-statistics-and-concerns-for-the-new-jail/article_d516633e-1b8a-11ee-a206-23221f4cf56f.html |
The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change.
Monday 06/19:
North Bend
• 7:51 am, dead deer, Bayview and Frisbee Golf Course.
• 8:27 am, criminal mischief, Sherman and Ohio.
• 12:23 pm, disorderly conduct, Marion and 14th.
• 12:54 pm, 70 year old male cited for DUII and driving while suspended, Newmark and Fir.
• 2:25 pm, criminal mischief, 2200 block of Marion Avenue.
• 4:44 pm, dispute, 14th and Everett.
• 6:21 pm, civil problem, 3700 block of Stanton Avenue.
• 8:29 pm, disorderly conduct, 1300 block of Virginia Avenue.
• 9:57 pm, disorderly conduct, 1300 block of Sherman Avenue.
• 11:32 pm, disorderly conduct, 1500 block of Sherman Avenue.
Coos Bay
• 8:02 am, stalking, 100 block of S Empire Boulevard.
• 8:21 am, 42 year old male cited for criminal trespass II, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 10:14 am, family dispute, 600 block of Hemlock Avenue.
• 11:43 am, animal complaint, 300 block of S 9th Street.
• 1:03 pm, theft, 1000 block of Ferguson Avenue.
• 1:24 pm, theft, 1100 block of Augustine Avenue.
• 1:41 pm, dispute, 600 block of N Bayshore Drive.
• 2:43 pm, 40 year old female cited for driving while suspended, 1800 block of Waite Street.
• 2:45 pm, runaway juvenile, 700 block of S Cammann Street.
• 4:25 pm, 21 year old female cited result of non-injury accident, 1000 block of Evans Boulevard.
• 4:37 pm, disorderly conduct, Hall and S 2nd.
• 6:03 pm, disorderly conduct, Hall Street.
• 7:49 pm, 69 year old male transported to Coos County jail for unlawful use of a weapon, 2400 block of Woodland Drive.
• 8:34 pm, criminal mischief, 200 block of N Wasson Street.
• 8:46 pm, disorderly conduct, 200 block of E Johnson Avenue.
• 9:21 pm, shots fired, Newmark and Wallace.
• 9:45 pm, 55 year old male transported to Coos County jail for driving while suspended, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 11:21 pm, 36 year old male transported to Coos County jail on criminal trespass, 1700 block of Thompson Road.
• 11:26 pm, runaway juvenile, 700 block of S Cammann Street.
Reedsport
• 9:17 am, animal problem, 3000 block of Ridgeway Drive.
• 4:36 pm, missing person, 900 block of Crestview Drive.
• 6:32 pm, animal problem, 1900 block of Greenwood Avenue.
• 8:12 pm, juvenile problem, 1800 block of Dogwood.
Tuesday 06/20:
North Bend
• 2:40 am, prowler, 2100 block of Sherman Avenue.
• 5:21 am, assault, 3400 block of Stanton Avenue.
• 9:55 am, theft of shopping cart, 1700 block of Virginia Avenue.
• 12:03 pm, criminal mischief, 1800 block of McPherson Avenue.
• 4:46 pm, disorderly conduct, 14th and Broadway.
• 7:02 pm, 47 year old male cited on warrant, Virginia and Pony Village Mall.
Coos Bay
• 12:55 am, disorderly conduct, S 2nd and Central.
• 6:35 am, disorderly conduct, 500 block of Anderson Avenue.
• 9:17 am, neighbor dispute, 1100 block of Coos River Highway.
• 10:03 am, located runaway, 63300 block of Boat Basin Road.
• 10:13 am, 27 year old female cited result of non-injury accident, Ocean and LaClair.
• 11:00 am, theft of cell phone, 3100 block of Ocean Boulevard.
• 11:59 am, 72 year old female transported to Coos County jail on warrant, 200 block of N Broadway.
• 12:35 pm, 25 year old female cited for criminal trespass II, 1400 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 2:24 pm, harassment, 2nd Court alley.
• 2:34 pm, 51 year old female cited for criminal trespass II, 1000 block of S Broadway Street.
• 3:41 pm, hit and run accident, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 5:35 pm, 51 year old female transported to Coos County jail for criminal trespass II and probation violation, 1000 block of S Broadway Street.
• 6:33 pm, assault, 200 block of Main Street.
• 6:36 pm, dispute, 100 block of S Cammann Street.
• 7:13 pm, 49 year old male cited for driving while suspended, 4th and Johnson.
• 8:03 pm, dispute, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 9:18 pm, misuse of 911, 500 block of Central Avenue.
• 9:40 pm, threats, 1000 block of Oakway Drive.
• 11:13 pm, family dispute, 1400 block of Ventana Court.
Coquille
• 9:51 am, disorderly conduct, 100 block of E 2nd.
• 12:41 pm, assault, 100 block of E 1st Street.
• 5:26 pm, runaway juvenile, 1200 block of N Dean Street.
• 7:02 pm, dispute, 10th and Collier.
• 8:03 pm, dispute, 300 block of W Central Boulevard.
• 8:37 pm, minor in possession marijuana, 100 block of N Birch Street.
• 11:41 pm, runaway juvenile, 200 block of @ 6th Street.
Reedsport
• 1:10 pm, theft, Ace Hardware.
• 1:12 pm, burglary, 800 block of Laurel Avenue.
• 2:48 pm, theft, Dollar Tree.
• 4:34 pm, civil dispute, 800 block of Laurel Avenue.
• 7:53 pm, trespassing, Economy Inn.
• 8:39 pm, noise complaint, 2100 block of Fire Avenue.
• 9:55 pm, juvenile problem, Reedsport Lanes.
• 10:17 pm, harassment, 300 block of Fir Avenue.
Wednesday 06/21:
North Bend
• 12:23 am, juvenile problem, 1700 block of Hamilton Avenue.
• 9:03 am, hit and run accident, 1600 block of Virginia Avenue.
• 9:30 am, disorderly conduct, 2300 block of Broadway Avenue.
• 9:40 am, fraud, 800 block of California Avenue.
• 1:33 pm, driving while suspended, Sherman and Oconnell.
• 2:27 pm, 52 year old female cited for driving while suspended, Sherman and Bayview.
• 6:50 pm, threats, 2100 block of Hamilton Avenue.
• 6:56 pm, 47 year old female and 51 year old male cited for criminal trespass II, 2800 block of Oak Street.
• 7:57 pm, unlawful entry into motor vehicle, 1900 block of Maple Street.
• 9:59 pm, graffiti calls, 1600 block of Virginia Avenue.
• 11:12 pm, custodial interference, 2000 block of Inland Drive.
Coos Bay
• 12:17 am, 51 year old female cited for criminal trespass II, 1000 block of S Broadway.
• 12:20 am, prowler, 2600 block of Koos Bay Boulevard.
• 4:56 am, dispute, 1400 block of N Bayshore Drive.
• 6:07 am, disorderly conduct, 3rd and Central.
• 7:42 am, vicious dog, N 7th Street and Koos Bay Boulevard.
• 8:14 am, theft of bike, 300 block of Marple Street.
• 8:49 am, subjects took items from pocket of unconscious subject, Newmark and Schoneman.
• 9:48 am, criminal mischief to vehicle, 900 block of Maryland Avenue.
• 11:33 am, disorderly conduct, Hall Avenue and S 4th Street.
• 11:47 am, criminal mischief, 300 block of S Wasson Street.
• 12:29 pm, harassment, S Broadway Street and S 2nd Street.
• 12:49 pm, harassment, 1100 block of S 1st Street.
• 2:52 pm, 30 year old female cited result of non-injury accident, 4th and Elrod.
• 2:52 pm, disorderly conduct, S 4th and Ingersoll.
• 3:13 pm, located runaway, 300 block of S 10th Street.
• 4:22 pm, weapons offense, 500 block of S 4th Street.
• 6:44 pm, disorderly conduct, 1200 block of N Bayshore Drive.
• 6:52 pm, fraud, 300 block of Merchant Street.
• 7:17 pm, threats, 1700 block of Kingwood Avenue.
• 8:21 pm, criminal mischief, N 8th Street and Koos Bay Boulevard.
• 11:34 pm, loud noise complaint, 200 block of N Marple Street.
• 10:50 pm, 29 year old male transported to Coos County jail for criminal trespass I, theft III, and probation violation, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 11:51 pm, loud music, 100 block of Central Avenue.
Coquille
• 4:12 am, 36 year old male transported to Coos County jail for two counts criminal trespass II, 200 block of Highway 42.
• 8:51 am, runaway juvenile, 900 block of W 16th Street.
Reedsport
• 12:54 pm, theft, Ace Hardware. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/police-blotter/article_debac54c-1b7b-11ee-80b9-37e7c91ab265.html | 2023-07-06T02:13:59 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/police-blotter/article_debac54c-1b7b-11ee-80b9-37e7c91ab265.html |
A Fort Wayne doctor has filed a lawsuit against Lutheran Medical Group LLC to keep it from enforcing a noncompete agreement.
Dr. David Lankford, a pediatric intensivist physician, said the agreement is preventing him from taking another job with another area health care provider.
Lankford stopped working at Lutheran in January and started seeing Parkview patients in March. Kathleen DeLaney, the attorney representing Lankford, said the lawsuit might be the first of its kind since the new state law regarding physician noncompete clauses went into effect Saturday.
Teri Dematas, Lutheran Health Network vice president of marketing and communications, said in an email Wednesday that Lutheran does not plan to comment on the lawsuit.
Lankford said he was forced to see four or five times more patients after Lutheran laid off all the pediatricians who primarily worked in the hospital in late 2022.
Before October, pediatrician intensivists provided care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, while pediatric hospitalists handled the general unit for children and the emergency room. The neonatal intensive care unit was provided care by neonatologists, who were contracted form a third party-company Pediatrix, the lawsuit said.
Lankford was hired as a pediatric critical care intensivist in October 2017. Starting in October 2022, Lutheran required pediatric intensivists to manage all pediatric patients who were admitted to Lutheran Hospital.
Lankford said in the lawsuit that he requested support from Lutheran through additional nurse practitioners, physician assistants, hospitalists and general pediatricians.
Lankford was required to devote significantly more time to his work for Lutheran, which went “well above and beyond the time he was obligated to devote under the agreement,” according to the lawsuit.
Lankford also wasn’t paid for the extra work, according to the lawsuit. The new requirements breached Lankford’s employment agreement, he said.
In December, Lankford gave Lutheran one month’s notice that he would terminate the agreement if the breaches were not addressed. Counsel for Lutheran denied any breach and said it wouldn’t take any steps to cure what the lawsuit referred to as contractual violations, the lawsuit said.
Lankford terminated the agreement for cause Jan. 7. Lankford then started providing services under an agreement with Parkview on March 16.
Lutheran contacted Parkview to say that it would enforce the noncompete clause if it continued to schedule Lankford.
Parkview then canceled Lankford’s previously scheduled shifts and stopped scheduling him.
The lawsuit says Lutheran was unable to enforce the noncompete clause because it was first guilty of a material breach of the contract.
However, a law that went into effect Saturday also supports Lankford’s argument, the lawsuit said. Physician noncompetes are not enforceable if the physician terminates the agreement for cause, the new law states.
DeLaney, Lankford’s attorney, said in a statement that Indianapolis-based firm DeLaney & DeLaney LLC is proud to stand beside Lankford as he holds Lutheran accountable.
“This may be the first lawsuit filed under Indiana’s new physician noncompete law, which the Indiana General Assembly designed to protect physicians and the communities they serve from the type of interference Lutheran has engaged in here,” DeLaney said. “We are hopeful that Dr. Lankford’s bravery and commitment to serving Allen County will ultimately broaden both patient access to health care and doctors’ freedom to practice medicine in Indiana’s communities.”
Lankford has asked for injunctions to prevent Lutheran from enforcing the noncompete. He has also asked for a declaratory judgment that states the noncompete is of no force and effect, along with an award to cover legal costs “and any further relief that this court deems just and proper,” according to the lawsuit.
Lankford said in a statement that he is a physician committed to providing the highest quality specialty care to Allen County’s children.
“Lutheran’s continued interference with my ability to provide that care harms no one more than the children who need access to healthcare,” Lankford said. “I hope that by standing up to Lutheran, I can embolden other physicians to stand up to health care systems which seemingly focus more on their financial bottom lines than on patient access to quality health care.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/doctor-files-lawsuit-against-lutheran-over-noncompete-clause/article_97f3291e-1b86-11ee-8aaa-fb6cca3933d1.html | 2023-07-06T02:14:00 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/doctor-files-lawsuit-against-lutheran-over-noncompete-clause/article_97f3291e-1b86-11ee-8aaa-fb6cca3933d1.html |
Three people were injured after gunfire broke out at a home on the outskirts of Coos Bay last week.
Sgt. Adam Slater with the Coos County Sheriff’s Office said none of the injuries appear to be life threatening and law enforcement it still working to understand the confusing scene.
Slater reported the sheriff’s office received a 9-1-1 call just after 1 p.m. Monday, June 26, to report gunshots fired at a residence in the 90000 block of Travis Lane in the old Barview area of Coos Bay.
When deputies arrived on the scene, they found three people with gunshot wounds and immediately activated the Coos County Major Crimes Team. The team is comprised of law enforcement representatives of the sheriff’s office, all police departments in the county, the state police and the district attorney’s office.
After interviewing witnesses and investigating the scene, Slater said law enforcement learned three men went to the home on Travis Lane for reasons that are still unknown. The men, identified as Lane L. Klink, 55, Jeffrey S. Clement, 55, and Robert L. Peters, 45, got into a verbal argument with the residents of the home. The residents were identified as Heather Dewalt, 35, and Nathan McNeill, 38.
During the verbal altercation, the argument turned violent as both Dewalt and Klink fired weapons. When the shots ended Klink, Dewalt and McNeill were all injured. The three people were taken by ambulance to Bay Area Hospital.
At last report, McNeill was still in Bay Area Hospital in fair condition while Dewalt and Klink were transported to River Bend Hospital for surgery to repair broken bones from the incident.
Slater said there are still a lot of questions about what happened and why, saying “the number of rounds fired, who shot who, the reasons behind the altercation, and the suspect determination are still under investigation.”
After the shooting investigators obtained a search warrant for the residence on Travis Lane. During the search, investigators located a pipe bomb and immediately left the house to wait for the Oregon State Police Bomb Squad. The bomb squad disposed of the ordinance, and investigators were able to go back into the home Tuesday.
As of press time, no charges have been filed in the incident as the investigation continues. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/update-three-injured-in-shooting-near-coos-bay-on-june-26th/article_6b12e8f8-1b7c-11ee-b6fb-233d2773a1da.html | 2023-07-06T02:14:00 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/update-three-injured-in-shooting-near-coos-bay-on-june-26th/article_6b12e8f8-1b7c-11ee-b6fb-233d2773a1da.html |
Southwest Allen County Schools would partner with two organizations to address diversity issues under a proposal Superintendent Park Ginder shared with the board Wednesday.
Rise would facilitate community meetings and small-group discussions to collect input from students and community members about relationships in SACS schools. The conversations would also help the district consider activities, curriculum and needs to improve the learning culture and ensure all students feel welcomed and valued.
Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism, or FAIR, would provide ongoing training, programming, educational resources and professional guidance as SACS develops solutions and learning activities.
“It’s just a discussion tonight,” Ginder told the board, “but we’d like to move forward as soon as possible with a dual-winged approach.”
After the meeting, he said he hopes plans will become definitive when the board next meets. That’s set for 7 p.m. July 18 in the transportation conference room, 4810 Homestead Road.
The 7,800-student district has been seeking outside guidance since diversity, equity and inclusion concerns escalated Feb. 9 in demonstrations and discussions that disrupted classes at Homestead High School.
SACS initially proposed working with Will Moreland, a facilitator specializing in diversity and inclusion issues, but those plans stalled in March.
In May, Ginder suggested a partnership with Rise, which he has also called Rise to Win – its website address. The nonprofit uses sports as a vehicle to reduce racial discrimination, champion social justice and improve race relations. Ginder has said the athletics aspect wouldn’t necessarily apply to the group’s work at SACS.
“The organization is well aware that they would just be helping us facilitate community forums and having conversations that can be difficult,” Ginder said Wednesday.
Board members last month asked the district to consider additional partners.
Kim Moppert, vice president, pitched FAIR at the June 6 meeting and highlighted the nonpartisan organization’s K-12 pro-human learning standards. She referred to the group by its website address, Fair for All.
Ginder envisions FAIR’s work would begin with educators. He noted he’s sent some potential curriculum items to teachers, but summer break has slowed feedback.
Moppert advocated for districtwide programming.
“It starts with our young ones,” she said. “I understand that what happened was with the older kids, but I think if we could… put into play some of their curriculum I think that would be a huge bonus for our kids K-12.”
Ginder agreed. He said he’s asked elementary school personnel to review the potential resources.
“I do think we need to do some things with the adults before we start pushing into the classroom,” he said.
Ginder has said Rise generally doesn’t take a fee for service. No potential cost was mentioned Wednesday regarding FAIR. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/southwest-allen-county-schools-eyes-dual-winged-approach-to-address-racial-issues/article_a49a9ace-1b7e-11ee-893f-db170e1754e9.html | 2023-07-06T02:14:01 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/southwest-allen-county-schools-eyes-dual-winged-approach-to-address-racial-issues/article_a49a9ace-1b7e-11ee-893f-db170e1754e9.html |
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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More Texas headlines: | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/dallas-author-best-seller-shawn-warner-book-tiktok-viral/287-9e41be5d-6db0-43a5-a9a2-b196dae46bb5 | 2023-07-06T02:17:10 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/dallas-author-best-seller-shawn-warner-book-tiktok-viral/287-9e41be5d-6db0-43a5-a9a2-b196dae46bb5 |
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — Three people were injured Tuesday after a batch of fireworks exploded during a Fourth of July celebration in a Lake Conroe neighborhood.
There was a large crowd that attended the celebration put together by neighbors in the Point Aquarius subdivision on Lake Conroe. Firefighters said the crowd was so big, that it made it difficult to make it to the scene of the explosion in the 12000 block of Pegasus Drive.
Witnesses said a malfunction ignited the fireworks that were positioned on top of a private boat dock.
“I hear this massive explosion," said resident Lee Winters. "Fireworks going off like it’s the finale.”
Winters had just gone home to grab lawn chairs when his wife captured video of the explosion. Part of it was shot while she and many others ran for safety.
“I’m thinking, 'man, why are they doing that so quick?'” said Winters.
Once firefighters were able to push through the crowd, they found at least three people injured and the boat dock damaged from the explosion.
Montgomery County ESD 1 Battalion Chief Bill Derks said some injuries were traumatic but not life-threatening.
The Montgomery County Fire Marshall's Office is investigating. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/fireworks-explode-july-4-celebration/285-78133066-4c92-419e-81b3-0521702cd2f9 | 2023-07-06T02:17:16 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/fireworks-explode-july-4-celebration/285-78133066-4c92-419e-81b3-0521702cd2f9 |
TEMPLE, Texas — As Temple's Revitalization Project continues, a property owner is speaking out about how they are being directly impacted.
Temple spokesperson Nohely Mackowiak told 6 News the City of Temple reached an agreement with Bell County for the construction of an annex building, which will be located between Martin Luther King Junior Drive and South 10th Street.
"The city worked with Kasberg Patrick & Associates (KPA) to connect a site selection process," Mackowiak explained. "That location was chosen because of its close proximity to Downtown and its accessibility off of a collectors street."
While the location may be great for generating more revenue and traffic downtown, the owner of the property, Renetta Degrate, says she was served eminent domain papers by Bell County in June.
Degrate says she was offered just under $20,000 to sell her property to Bell County and has less than 20 days to either accept the offer or prepare to take the county to court.
"I'm not so much furious about the eminent domain papers being served, I'm more so opposed to abusing it," Degrate said. "This is impacting the affordable housing that I was actually trying to put on there."
The county will have the opportunity to sell the property to developers. This acre of land is in a low-income neighborhood. While no one lives on the property, it has the chance to be be sold to developers for over 10 times more than what the county is offering Degrate.
"I'm not completely opposed to revitalizing that part of town but if it's done when we the property owners get first dibs at it," Degrate continued. "Pushing everybody out and giving it to a developers? I'm not OK with that."
Martin Luther King Junior Drive and South 10th Street is a part of Temple's African American Churches Historic District.
Degrate says she submitted her certificate of appropriateness, permits, and even attended numerous city council meetings to learn what she could do to keep ownership of her land. But her requests have gone unheard.
"Because me, as well as the other five property owners want to develop on this land, we think it would be the best option for the city and county to make this an in field area," Degrate said. "From there, property owners could receive incentives in cases like this."
Degrate reached out to the office of the Texas Attorney General to figure out what right's she has in this situation. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/property-owners-are-being-directly-impacted-by-temples-downtown-revitalization-project/500-50c96ef4-fcbf-4ffd-a74d-ba011dc18e9b | 2023-07-06T02:17:22 | 1 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/property-owners-are-being-directly-impacted-by-temples-downtown-revitalization-project/500-50c96ef4-fcbf-4ffd-a74d-ba011dc18e9b |
Joe Wearden, 82, of Buhl died Sunday, July 2, 2023, at home. Arrangements are under the care of Farmer Funeral Chapel, Buhl.
Kenneth Ling, 80, of Twin Falls died July 3, 2023, at a local care facility. Arrangements under the care of Parke’s Magic Valley Funeral Home, Twin Falls. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/death-notices/article_c5ccec8a-1b6d-11ee-baca-b7d5c0bc24cb.html | 2023-07-06T02:20:04 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/death-notices/article_c5ccec8a-1b6d-11ee-baca-b7d5c0bc24cb.html |
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — An investigation is underway after a small plane flipped over at the Grand Prairie Municipal Airport on Wednesday.
City officials said the Cessna 180A plane flipped after heavy braking on the runway. There were two pilots on board at the time.
According to the city, the pilots were not injured. The plane had "heavy damage," the city said.
The airport was closed as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) investigated the incident.
Further details were not immediately released. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/small-plane-flips-over-grand-prairie-texas-airport/287-436fb9d8-bcd1-43a5-85e2-ce3d3da680d1 | 2023-07-06T02:30:09 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/small-plane-flips-over-grand-prairie-texas-airport/287-436fb9d8-bcd1-43a5-85e2-ce3d3da680d1 |
SEATTLE — Liam Blakey loves collecting old pictures.
On a recent trip to a Snohomish antique shop Liam, whose father works for KING 5, paid 25 cents for a shoebox full of obscure photos.
But what was inside was priceless.
"I'd seen the name, but I couldn't put a face to the name," said Liam.
Among the dozens of photos were a handful that had the name Dick Spady handwritten on the back.
But who is Dick Spady?
Liam posted that question on a Seattle history Facebook page and found the answer.
"I just thought, cool! Mystery solved! I thought that would be it," said the UW history graduate.
Dick Spady is none other than the founder of the Seattle institution Dick's Drive-In.
He died in 2016 at the age of 92.
The photos are dated 1947.
They show Spady at just 24 years old when he was studying business at Oregon State -- seven years before he opened the first of his legendary burger joints.
The photos also show Dick with his mom, girlfriend at the time, and baby brothers.
Very few photos from that era still exist. When the Spady family found out, they offered to pay Liam for them. But Liam had something else in mind.
"My one stipulation in giving them back was I wanted a free Dick's burger," chuckled Liam. "I'm assuming one will be in the mix when I return the photos to the family."
On Wednesday, Liam handed over the photos to Dick's son, John Spady, outside the landmark drive-in on 45th Avenue in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood.
"I want to thank you, Liam, for recovering our family history from the dustbin," John said, shaking hands.
"Or the shoebox," laughed Liam.
Spady believes the pictures probably got to the antique store via an estate sale from Dick's late ex-girlfriend, Audrey Stoneburg.
"Having these echoes of our past is really meaningful and helps put things in perspective," said Spady.
As a finder's fee, Liam gratefully accepted $50 in gift certificates for free Dick's burgers.
As they said their goodbyes Liam and John posed for a picture under the iconic, spinning Dick's sign.
Liam's dad, Mike, snapped the shot.
It's a photo that now adds to their own family history.
"I'm very passionate about making sure history is preserved," said Liam. "That's my number one goal, in the end." | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/family-photos-dicks-burgers/281-3420a5df-0761-4934-99da-305f37cd3ff1 | 2023-07-06T02:32:34 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/family-photos-dicks-burgers/281-3420a5df-0761-4934-99da-305f37cd3ff1 |
Several teachers attended the Flagstaff Unified School District's (FUSD) board meeting on Tuesday, June 27, to hear discussion of two proposals for part of a district policy on elementary teacher preparation time.
The board voted to table the section of the policy after hearing presentations from the employee liaisons and the district’s superintendent, Michael Penca.
Currently, elementary school teachers in the district have 1,100 to 1,420 minutes of prep time per month, according to Flagstaff Education Association (FEA) calculations.
Elementary school teachers have two blocks of prep time each day: 15-25 minutes either before or after school and 30-40 minutes while their class is in specials (art, music or physical education). They also get a larger block of time each week after early-release days (a total of 3 hours and 15 minutes), although eight of those are set aside for professional development each school year.
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A proposal brought by the elementary prep time committee recently would add between five to 15 minutes of prep time each school day during the before- and after-school prep periods. Penca’s proposal also adds this time, while setting aside additional time from every early-release day for district- or site-directed professional development.
FEA President and certified employee liaison Derek Born said this change means a 3-6% decrease in prep time each month. Meanwhile, superintendent Penca said it is adding six hours each month for collaboration while keeping the increase proposed by the committee.
Part of this comes from differences in counting time.
Penca has used the district’s definition of prep time in his presentation to say his plan increases teacher prep from about 200 to 300 minutes a week. That definition only includes blocks of at least 30 minutes -- which means the before- and after-school prep periods are only included in the total for the proposals and not the current year.
Born, on the other hand, said those are minutes lived by teachers regardless of definition and is counting them in all of his totals.
The main difference in the two proposals, however, is in how the time after early-release days is used.
In the current and committee plans, early release is used for prep time, with the exception of a set number of days for required professional development and collaboration. Currently, the district or site administration can use two hours of one early release per month for this (a total of eight per year); the committee proposal would add another three to five days to this total each school year.
The superintendent’s proposal would allow every release day to be used for professional development needs, with a minimum of 30 minutes set aside for self-directed teacher preparation. The rest of the time would be left to the district or individual school’s discretion.
In both plans, the slight increase in prep time comes from shortening the school day by 10 minutes, releasing students at 3:10 instead of 3:20 p.m. Both groups said the extra prep time was worth the trade-off.
Prep time needs
While the amount of time in question is small, Born said it does have an impact on teacher workdays. The difference between the two proposals, he said, is between “a slight breath of air” and an addition to “an already stressed situation."
Adding more prep time has been a common request from elementary schools in annual school site surveys -- which are used to determine negotiations priorities -- since before Born started as FEA president 12 years ago. He said the committee proposal had been sent to the district’s elementary teachers and 90% of them “loved” it.
“Of course they love the idea of a little more time in their days, given they have so much less than we do at the secondary," he said. "Just that little bit of feeling, 'Oh, we’re heard, we’re seen, we’re respected.'"
Penca, however, saw the difference between the two proposals as finding ways to use teachers' time wisely.
“We all wish we could make more time, but we have to stay within the contract day,” he said. “We don’t have more time; this is all about how we use the time."
Several teachers had come to both of the board’s June meetings to express their support for the committee’s proposal, with some using their own experience to speak about the need.
District policy 4-102.C defines prep time as including “individual teacher planning and preparation, voluntary teacher collaboration, voluntary teacher-principal collaboration” and, in the superintendent’s proposal, “conferencing with parents and guardians.” Currently, a minimum of 200 minutes is required for elementary teachers each week.
Examples of ways elementary teachers use their prep time include grading and inputting grades; lesson planning; data analysis on how kids are doing and making related changes to instruction; and finding and evaluating resources and setup for classroom activities.
“If you step foot into an elementary school, it's magical,” Puente de Hózhó teacher Jillian Hernandez said in a comment at the June 13 board meeting. “You can feel the learning taking place. But the work that elementary educators do is not magic. It's intentional, it's thoughtful, it's time-consuming, it’s reflective, it's data-driven. It doesn't just poof out of thin air. ... Our mission statement says, 'Provide a high-quality education.' We cannot teach in this way without high-quality and uninterrupted prep time.”
Because this happens during the school day, that time is usually divided even further, as the students need to be taken to their specials during prep time and the teachers might need to use more of this time attending to other needs.
“When you look at how that time gets so fractured with different interruptions and so on with students in the building, I don't think it’s equal time,” Born said. “First of all, you're going to have a little less of it, just straight up, and second of all, it’s going to be a lower-quality time, so you can't really get deep into anything.”
The 2022-2023 school year especially showed the impact of those larger blocks of time, Born said, as an unusually intense winter meant the district turned several half days into full days to make up for instructional time lost during snow cancellations. This meant every Friday afternoon starting on March 3 was spent on instruction rather than prep or professional development.
Teachers had the option to work during the snowdays -- which the district is counting as makeup prep time, though it was condensed into a period of time before the change to the early release schedule.
DeMiguel teacher Stacy Wheeler shared the impact of that change in her comment.
“The last few weeks of school where we didn’t get that half-time Fridays, every teacher was exhausted, trying to organize our rooms, grading papers, putting them in the gradebook, looking at each and every student as where they are [in every subject],” she said. “ ... Not having those Fridays to prepare and organize and prepare our lessons, teachers were physically and mentally hurt by that. We need that prep time."
She added: "It's [also] our basic needs as humans. ... We’re there an hour before school, we’re there two hours after school. ... We’re preparing; we’re not going to misuse this time, but it’s respecting teachers. If we don't have that time, you're asking us to use that on our own weekend time. And that time is precious to our families, too, and our own mental well-being.“
Adding professional development
The time allotted for elementary teachers to prepare is also used for professional development, collaborative team meetings, and other needs from both school and district administration. The committee proposal sets aside another three to five of the half days for professional development, above the eight in the current school year. The superintendent’s proposal includes time for professional development in every early-release day, meanwhile, with a minimum of 30 minutes set aside for preparation.
Currently, the district or school administration can use a maximum of one early-release day each month for required professional development or other collaboration, a total of eight per school year.
Items Penca said the district is planning to use prep time for include collaboration between teachers across multiple schools, formative assessments, the work needed to implement new curricula and techniques, and meetings for both committees and grade levels.
He also cited teachers needing to use their own time, referencing feedback he’d received in school listening circles. Here, it was for these professional development needs.
“I heard people saying if we could've had job-embedded time, if we could have used our Fridays, we could have been doing this science of reading training that we had to do on our own at night," he said as an example. "We could’ve been doing that together and talking about it.”
Penca said his proposal increases the amount of prep time before and after school, while setting aside more time for collaboration.
“I think we're fortunate to have this dedicated early-release time, and I think we can do a better job of maximizing its use rather than limiting us to only two hours a month as our current policy does,” he said.
He continued: “We heard tonight the results of our state assessments. ... I really believe that we as a system, as a district, are getting the results that our structures are designed to give us, and if we want different results, we need to do things differently. I think this is an opportunity for us to guarantee prep time, to increase it for elementary teachers, and for us to have an opportunity to have that collective impact, to learn together and collaborate to get those results we had hoped.”
In his comment, Kinsey Elementary teacher Travis Doerfler listed several of the ways he’d used prep time in the past year, including paperwork, documentation and organizing manipulatives, as well as the committees, meetings and professional development that also happen in these time slots.
“I guarantee you that I’m using my time wisely,” he said, asking that the district take those needs into consideration when planning professional development requirements. “ ... We need to know when you take our time from us, it will be actually used for something worthwhile, because, as someone in the trenches, doing the work, taking care of all the things that an elementary school teacher needs to do, I can tell you exactly what is worthwhile with our time and so can all of our colleagues here.”
Further discussion
The board voted unanimously to table this particular section of policy, asking that another proposal be brought to its meeting on Tuesday, July 11, after further negotiations.
Its main concern was coming to an agreement on the use of early-release days, with members Christine Fredericks and Kristine Pavlik expressing concern with the amount of time that would be determined by the district and school sites in the superintendent’s version of the proposal.
“We want to be able to say that there is protected district or site-determined time for these [professional learning communities] or initiatives, but it just needs to be realistic and it needs to not hamper the teacher’s ability to have effective planning time,” Pavlik said.
The board also asked the superintendent to create a proposal for how the district would use additional early release time, and how much it would need.
“We need to understand what the plans are, what the needs are and from the principals too, if maybe an individual principal is looking at or wanting to include, let’s put some plans out,” Fredericks said.
A recording of the discussion is available on FUSD’s Vimeo page, with this item beginning about an hour and 50 minutes into the meeting. The full draft of Policy 4-102, including both proposals, can be found in Item 6M on the meeting agenda.
Elementary prep time is expected to be discussed at the next board meeting, which is scheduled for July 11. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/education/flagstaff-unified-school-district-board-hears-proposals-for-elementary-preparation-time/article_c1ff56dc-179a-11ee-a287-cff65b1a8310.html | 2023-07-06T02:36:29 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/education/flagstaff-unified-school-district-board-hears-proposals-for-elementary-preparation-time/article_c1ff56dc-179a-11ee-a287-cff65b1a8310.html |
At a meeting last month, Flagstaff Unified School District’s board selected the location of the former Flagstaff Middle School (FMS) as the site for the new Marshall Elementary.
The district has plans to replace two schools as part of a $100 million bond approved by Flagstaff voters in November. Marshall Elementary’s replacement is moving forward quickly and is expected to be completed in time for the 2025-2026 school year.
The site selection means that the district can continue developing plans for the new school.
“A decision tonight does allow the design team to move forward with further planning and design for the school and also additional survey and investigation of the site,” said FUSD Superintendent Michael Penca.
The board’s decision comes after a more in-depth discussion of the site options at a work session that took place June 13 as well as community feedback and a forum on the topic. While FUSD initially included purchasing an entirely different location for the new school, discussion at this particular meeting focused on only two choices -- based on a recommendation from the bond oversight committee and community feedback.
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Those choices were to either keep Marshall in its current location near Thorpe Park, or to move it across the street to the site of the former Flagstaff Middle School (FMS). After some discussion, the board moved to approve the FMS site as the location of the new Marshall, with all but one member, Carole Gilmore, voting in favor of the motion.
Gilmore expressed concerns with moving to the middle school site based on cost, safety and accessibility, asking whether the back portion of the current site could be used instead of raising the front to above a 100-year floodplain.
“I specifically want to make very sure that everyone understands we cannot exceed $25 million, and I think the site you have selected may run into some major construction things that we haven't thought about or don't know about right now,” she said.
She added: “I’m concerned that our special-needs students will have to have accommodations and ramps and steps, and that concerns me greatly, because we want to keep those students at Marshall school. If we have a flood, the back door alone will not have access as a safety concern. You will not be able to get into the back of the school, because you will not be able to use that road. That bothers me greatly.”
Penca noted that Marshall’s current building was keeping that area from being in the floodplain, so moving the building to the back of the site would still require the additional grading needed for the site’s front.
He also said while $25 million from the bond has been allotted for the new Marshall, FUSD has the option to add adjacent ways or capital funds for part of the project. The Killip Elementary replacement project, for example, used capital funds to add ramadas to the play spaces, he said.
“All of us are committed to serve the students with disabilities at Marshall Elementary,” he added. “ ... They've been able to provide some input already. We’ll continue to provide some input and engage them, but there are opportunities to have it more accessible than what we currently experience at many of our campuses where we have the stairs or the very steep ramps that met ADA at that time but no longer would.”
Gilmore also expressed concern that the plans for the current Marshall site had not yet been finalized, saying she wanted the neighboring residents to have clarity about its future. FUSD has discussed using the 6-acre site as part of Flagstaff High School’s campus, with Penca specifying this would be a later phase of the project, with a similar community participation model as the site selection.
“I do feel they need to know whether the current site is going to be torn down,” she said. “I think if it is, it needs to be part of the $25 million. I think we do need to decide about what we're doing. If not, we’re exactly like the hospital project, where it’s left ambiguous.”
Member Erik Sather said the main factor he was considering was that the the FMS building is elevated above the 100-year floodplain that exists on the current site.
“For me, the deciding factor is the floodplain and the burn scar, and not knowing how the floodplain will react to that in the next few years,” he said. “I think that's a huge thing. If we built this school and we guessed wrong on this as far as the floodplain goes, I think we’re in real danger of wasting the bond funds that voters did approve.”
According to a timeline presented at the previous work session, the design process is expected to continue through early 2024, with construction beginning later in the year. Board updates on the school's design are expected in July and August, as "community sharing and engagement of Marshall design ideas" in July.
“I do think it would be great as you guys work with the city to get an approved site plan, that you keep us updated and apprised to how you're going to solve a lot of those problems," said member Kristine Pavlik. “Because I have a lot of the same concerns; I just feel confident we can work around them, especially because we have basically a blank slate. It's really exciting to see how we can be creative to accommodate those needs.”
A recording of the meeting is available at vimeo.com/839887751, with the site selection beginning at about an hour and 25 minutes. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/education/fusd-selects-former-flagstaff-middle-school-site-for-new-marshall-elementary/article_f795972c-16b2-11ee-97f4-4350225ed503.html | 2023-07-06T02:36:35 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/education/fusd-selects-former-flagstaff-middle-school-site-for-new-marshall-elementary/article_f795972c-16b2-11ee-97f4-4350225ed503.html |
Short-term rentals within Flagstaff will now operate under new regulations after the Flagstaff City Council unanimously approved a licensing process on Monday night.
The move came after the state dropped a measure that previously prevented cities from regulating such business last year.
The city's new regulations require that the owner of a short-term rental -- any residence that is rented for less than 30 days -- acquire an annual license from the city to allow the operation of such a rental. Such a license will cost $175, although that cost will increase $5 each year to help cover the cost of running the licensing program and responding to complaints.
The state caps any potential fee at $250.
Such businesses have already been treated in the same way as hotels in terms of the city’s bed, board and beverage tax. And for several years, the city has been working to track and register short-term rentals within Flagstaff.
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There are currently 1,045 individual short-term rentals within Flagstaff, according to the city. Of those, 731 are already registered with the city.
Those numbers represent about 3.3% of all homes and apartments within the City of Flagstaff, which declared a housing emergency in November of 2020.
If the owner of a short-term rental failed to get a license, they could be fined as much as $1,000 per month, after a 30-day notice to the owner from the city, during which time a license could be acquired.
The owner of the rental would also be required to provide the city with an emergency point of contact for the rental, someone who could be quickly contacted about problems or complaints regarding the rental.
Those contacts will have to be available 24/7 either in person or by phone within 60 minutes of a call that requires police response.
Homes surrounding the short-term rental would also be informed should a license be approved and the residents of surrounding homes would be provided emergency contact information in the case of a problem with tenants.
Since Council approved the measure, the regulations are scheduled to take effect November 1.
The city’s approval comes as Coconino County is also looking to pass regulations on short-term rentals throughout the county, expected to pass later this summer.
In developing the regulations, staff from both the city and the county have been working together to ensure the regulations are fairly consistent across jurisdictions. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/government-politics/flagstaff-council-unanimously-passes-regulations-on-short-term-rentals/article_83934548-19f7-11ee-8c74-836b3d310949.html | 2023-07-06T02:36:41 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/government-politics/flagstaff-council-unanimously-passes-regulations-on-short-term-rentals/article_83934548-19f7-11ee-8c74-836b3d310949.html |
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho is the only state in the country without a maternal review committee after a sunset clause embedded into the legislation creating the program kicked in at the beginning of a new fiscal year.
Lawmakers created the Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) in 2019 after passing House Bill 109 (HB109). MMRC met annually to investigate pregnancy-related deaths and severe complications to gain a deeper knowledge of how to improve healthcare systems in Idaho, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW)
"The whole idea is not necessarily to find someone to blame, but how do we improve our systems, and fight to make sure that we have the resources so that women are not in danger," former committee member and Maternal Fetal Physician Specialist, Dr. Stacy Seyb said. "We won't have the ability to look at cases from that sort of a multidisciplinary way anymore, and what you end up with [now] is some raw numbers."
The number of maternal deaths will still be tracked, according to IDHW Women and Infant Health Program Manager Jennifer Liposhak.
"This data does not provide the same opportunity for a comprehensive in-depth case review of a maternal death to determine if the death was pregnancy-related, the cause of death, preventability of the death, factors contributing to the death, and recommendations and actions that address the identified contributing factors," Liposhak said.
The program created four reports in three years, spanning calendar years from 2018-2021. KTVB previously reported Idaho Democrats criticized their Republican counterparts for allowing the program to conclude.
Reports ranging 2018-2020 show MMRC concluded all 26 pregnancy-related deaths in Idaho were preventable. In 2021, MMRC reported 15 of 17 deaths were preventable.
MMRC, however, did not produce a work product to solve any of the problems they identified, according to House Majority Leader Megan Blanksma (R-Hammett).
"This year, we are working with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to figure out how we can do that within the department," Blanksma told KTVB in a June 16 phone interview.
The MMRC was never meant to execute action points, both Seyb and fellow former MMRC member Dr. Caitlin Gustafson told KTVB. Rather, each report offered recommendations to remedy the issues discovered in the review.
"In other words, MMRC is the review arm that facilitates the [Perinatal Quality Collaborative] action arm, and both are essential to improving maternal health outcomes," Gustafson wrote KTVB in an email.
The Idaho Medical Association (IMA) wrote HB109 to create MMRC in 2019; they do not believe the work previously conducted by MMRC can be done internally within IDHW, according to IMA CEO Susie Keller.
The sunset clause was included into HB109 as a compromise between advocates and skeptics to at least give MMRC a chance to materialize.
"I think it's only fair that it prove its worth. In this case, we absolutely think it has proven its worth in showing that we do have a problem with increasing maternal deaths in the state of Idaho," Keller said. "The committee has also provided some solid recommendations for us to implement and make sure we don't have women needlessly dying."
Rep. Dori Healey (R-Boise) sponsored House Bill 81 (HB81) in the 2023 legislative session to remove the sunset clause from HB109. The bill never received a hearing in the House Health and Welfare Committee after being introduced, according to the Idaho Legislature website.
"I think what I'm most worried about is the fact that we won't have the information that we need, not only to improve care, but let's go to where the problem is," Seyb said. "And that's why a few years of looking at it is not like, 'oh, we got it fixed. We're done.' We got to continue to look at it and monitor it."
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CALDWELL, Idaho — A 44-year-old Caldwell man was killed Wednesday after he was hit by a vehicle while riding a motorcycle in Canyon County, Idaho State Police reported.
Police said the motorcyclist was traveling westbound on East Ustick Road when he was hit by a Subaru Impreza that did not stop at a stop sign. The Subaru, driven by a 33-year-old man from Caldwell, was traveling northbound on South Montana Avenue.
The collision happened around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Montana Avenue and Ustick Road. According to ISP, the 44-year-old driving the Kawasaki motorcycle died at the scene of the crash.
Wednesday's crash is under investigation by Idaho State Police.
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Two men were arrested after allegedly installing a card skimmer on an ATM in Lake Worth.
According to the Lake Worth Police Department, officers responded to a report of suspicious activity at a local ATM. While conducting surveillance, officers observed two men installing a skimmer device on the ATM.
The skimmer device was placed inside the card reader of the ATM, and a separate capture device was affixed to the outside of the ATM itself. The device inside the card reader records the data from the debit card, while the external device records the visitor’s PIN number and stores the data.
LWPD says the suspicious activity was observed on surveillance cameras, and the department was altered to be on the lookout. Officers set up surveillance and observed the suspect vehicle and the suspects tampering with the ATM. As they left, a traffic stop was conducted and both men were arrested.
Officers arrested 20-year-old cousins, Adrian Parulea and Florin Parulea Wednesday morning who they say are Romanian national citizens.
Both men have been charged with Unlawful Interception, Use, or Disclosure of Wire, Oral or Electronic Communications (Texas Penal Code 16.02), a second-degree felony. In addition, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer has been placed on both.
Skimming occurs when devices illegally installed on ATMs, point-of-sale (POS) terminals, or fuel pumps capture data or record cardholders’ PINs. Criminals use the data to create fake debit or credit cards and then steal from victims’ accounts. It is estimated that skimming costs financial institutions and consumers more than $1 billion each year.
FBI TIPS WHEN USING AN ATM OR POS TERMINAL
- Inspect ATMs, POS terminals, and other card readers before use. Look for anything loose, crooked, damaged, or scratched. Don't use any card reader if you notice anything unusual.
- Pull at the edges of the keypad before entering your PIN. Then, cover the keypad when you enter your PIN to prevent cameras from recording your entry.
- Use ATMs in a well-lit, indoor location, which are less vulnerable targets.
- Be alert for skimming devices in tourist areas, which are popular targets.
- Use debit and credit cards with chip technology. In the U.S., there are fewer devices that steal chip data versus magnetic strip data.
- Avoid using your debit card when you have linked accounts. Use a credit card instead.
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SCRANTON, Pa. — Dozens of boats left the landing in a hurry at Nesbitt Park in Luzerne County as temperatures in the low 90s made for the perfect day to have a bass fishing tournament.
"We've been here for 18 years fishing at Nesbitt Park here every Wednesday, we get together, have a good time. It means a lot to have a lot of people come out, enjoy the river as much as we do, and once you start fishing and realize how good the river actually is, we get more every single year," said Chris Ostrowksi.
Ostrowski and other members of the Suskie Bassmasters try to take advantage of as many sunny Wednesdays as they can, calling it a great way to beat the heat.
"I think just everybody is sick of being inside for so long that they want to get outside and enjoy it, especially on a day like today," Ostrowski said.
While some people stay above the water on these hot days, others prefer to swim in it.
More than a dozen people were at the gorge at Nay Aug Park, a risk that could cost more than just a $300 dollar fine.
"Well, I that there's that get killed when they jump off of it, I mean, the one jump has the name Killer for a reason," said Charles Talapa of Scranton.
Charles Talapa was one of the people walking the trails around the gorge, the scene of numerous water rescues every summer.
While taking a dip looked like a way to cool off, he says there are safer ways to do it.
"I work outside all day, and drinking water does me just fine, so I don't think that risking my life is worth it," Talapa said.
Scranton police say the last water rescue here at Nay Aug Gorge was on June 19.
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LAKE ARIEL, Pa. — The cause of a house explosion in Wayne County is under investigation.
The blast happened around 8 p.m. Tuesday along Cortez Road in South Canaan Township.
Lee Bender lives across the street and is taking care of the resident's dog, Roxy, while she recovers.
Miraculously, both the woman and Roxy made it out of the house with only minor injuries.
Bender says he heard the explosion and raced over to help.
"We were watching TV, and we heard a terrible explosion, we went to look, and we went across the road because we know Nancy," Bender said.
Bender says the woman is staying with her son.
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BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in locating missing 14-year-old Tiffany Leanne Deskins.
According to a social media post by the department, Deskins was last seen on Frank Hollow Road in the Slate Creek area of the county on Tuesday at around 10:30 p.m.
She was last seen wearing a grey hoodie and blue jeans. The post said Deskins is 5’2″ and 130 lbs. Her hair is brown but may be dyed black. Her eyes are also brown, according to the sheriff’s office.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — A Central Florida family is pushing for answers after an Orlando police officer shot and killed their loved one.
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The family of Derek Diaz, 26, is now being represented by prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump in their quest for justice.
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Diaz was killed during a traffic stop early Monday morning. Police Chief Eric Smith said Diaz was not cooperating with officers. He said Diaz made a quick movement as if to grab a gun and he was shot.
A gun was never found.
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In a GoFundMe page created by his mother, it says the family is torn apart and that her son is innocent, and his life was taken at the hands of people meant to protect the community.
In a statement, attorney Ben Crump said in part, “We have been told that footage of Derek’s deadly encounter with police will be available to the public within 30 days, but his family is owed that closure immediately.”
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OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — When Osceola County’s newest School Superintendent, Dr. Mark Shandoff, starts his new job at the beginning of the school year in August, he said he had already mapped out the first three months.
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Dr. Standoff is no stranger to classrooms. Before accepting Osceola’s Superintendent position, he was an educator for the Orange and Osceola County School districts.
Channel 9′s Chantelle Navarro sat down and spoke to Dr. Stanoff about his plans to make the school year successful.
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“Oh, my goodness, we are going to be very busy in our first 100 days,” said Dr. Stanoff.
Osceola’s newest superintendent said he plans to move around the County in the first 90 days
He added his plans include town hall meetings at each public high school.
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But even on his first day on the job, there are plans to meet with teachers and staff, parents, and community members. In between those meetings, Dr. Stanoff said he wants to focus on the district’s dire need to fill jobs during August.
Right now, there are 327 open teacher positions, and Dr. Shanoff hopes to recruit retired military vets and strengthen relationships with local colleges and reach out to colleges out of state,
He said he’s also eyeing Georgia, New York, and Texas teachers for job fair opportunities.
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Also, in August, Dr. Standoff plans to investigate how to help the 26,000 students with chronic absenteeism, discipline data by September, graduation rates by October, and language help for kids still learning English by November.
Dr. Standoff feels that by giving the community more access to him. He can also learn from them.
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While Dr. Stanoff has an ambitious agenda ahead of him, he said he is very excited to hit the ground running.
“I derive my energy from seeing students have meaningful conversations with teachers, so that’s where I intend to spend my first 100 days.”
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The first town hall is set for August.
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CARMEL, Ind. — Police in Carmel are searching for a 36-year-old woman who has been missing over a week.
Bettina "Tina" Carlita Rippy was reported missing to the Fishers Police Department on July 1. Investigators in Fishers then learned Rippy was last seen leaving a residence in the 7000 block of Hopewell Parkway in Carmel around 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28.
Because of the location where Rippy was last seen, Carmel police have taken over the investigation into her disappearance.
Rippy is described as a 5-foot, 10-inch, 250-pound Black female with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing jean shorts with a short-sleeved, multi-colored pink and purple shirt. She was carrying a Walmart bag.
Rippy is known to drive a maroon 2010 Honda Pilot with Indiana license plate 779RSR.
Police do not believe Rippy is in immediate danger at this time, but ask anyone with information about her location to call Carmel Police Det. Smiley at 317-571-2500 or call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477 (TIPS).
When calling with information, Carmel police ask that you reference CPD case number 2023-46915.
Amber Alert vs. Silver Alert: What's the difference?
There are specific standards a person's disappearance must meet in order for police to declare an Amber Alert or a Silver Alert.
Amber Alerts are for children under the age of 18 who are believed to have been abducted and in danger. Police also need to have information about a suspect and their car to issue an Amber Alert.
Silver Alerts are for missing and endangered adults or children. They are much more common for missing people. It was not until last year when the standards for Silver Alerts were expanded to include children.
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MARION COUNTY, Fla. — The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting at a gas station on Interstate 75 north of Ocala.
According to a Facebook post, deputies responded to a shooting call at the Petro gas station at Highway 318 along Interstate 75.
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One person has been transported to the hospital with serious injuries.
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Detectives are investigating and will release more information when it becomes available.
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DETROIT — A two-year-old who went missing from the Lansing area has been found dead, police say. She was allegedly taken from her home by her mother's ex-boyfriend last weekend.
Wynter Cole-Smith's body was discovered near the Coleman A. Young Airport on Detroit's east side.
Around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 2, authorities said 26-year-old Rashad Trice got into an altercation with his ex-girlfriend, stabbing her.
Wynter, along with her 1-year-old brother, were in the apartment at the time of the violence. Police say Trice abducted Wynter.
Wynter's mother, who is 22, was able to get away from him to call for help and was taken to the hospital for treatment. She was later released.
Trice is accused of stealing her white 2013 Chevrolet Impala that he later crashed. He was arrested in St. Clair Shores, which is about 90 miles from Lansing. Trice remains in the hospital and is under police supervision. He was charged with attempted murder for the stabbing.
While he was arrested, Wynter was nowhere to be found. Search crews spanned I-96, a major highway between Lansing and Detroit, looking for her.
A state-wide Amber Alert was sent, and a $25,000 reward was offered for information on her disappearance. Law enforcement went canvassing door-to-door, used drones, flew helicopters with heat-sensing technologies and deployed dive teams to no avail.
Her body was finally discovered after three days by a federal search party.
"This is not the outcome anyone had hoped for," said an official at the press conference. "I promise law enforcement will see that the family gets the justice that they so deserve."
"We say the community show endless amounts of support and assistance in helping find Wynter, and now we need that same support and love for the family as they grieve."
The investigation is still underway.
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OMAHA, Neb. — Norfolk Southern says the owner of the rail car that caused the fiery Ohio derailment in February failed to properly maintain it in the years before the crash, and the railroad wants to make sure that company and the owners of the other cars involved help pay for the costs.
The railroad filed a complaint Friday against all the car owners and shippers connected to the hazardous chemicals that spilled in the Feb. 3 derailment. As part of that, Norfolk Southern said GATX didn’t follow the car manufacturer’s recommendations for taking care of the plastic pellet car that has been blamed for the derailment.
The National Transportation Safety Board said in its preliminary report that the likely cause of the crash was a bearing on that car overheated. Its final report detailing everything that contributed won’t be done until at least next year. The derailment forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and sent a towering plume of black smoke over the town of East Palestine
The railroad said everyone involved in shipping hazardous chemicals bears some responsibility under federal regulations in making sure they get to their destination safely. Norfolk Southern, like most railroads, doesn’t actually own most of the cars it hauls, and it said the car owner and shippers are responsible for maintaining them even though railroad workers inspect and repair them along the way if they find defects.
The problem Norfolk Southern identified with the plastic pellet car is that it sat idle for more than a year and a half in 2017 and 2018 and again for more than six months in 2018 and 2019. The manufacturer says railcars need to be moved at least one car length ever six months to keep the grease on the bearings from degrading, which can happen over long periods of time or during extreme weather. The railroad said the car was based on the Gulf Coast near New Orleans, which experiences hurricanes and flooding.
But GATX leases its railcars to companies that use them to ship their products, so it may not have even had control over the car at the time. The NTSB pointed out in documents released as part of its investigative hearing that the railroad doesn’t track car movements within its railyards, so it also may not be clear whether this car wasn’t moved when it wasn’t in use.
GATX said in a statement that “throughout our 125-year history, the safety of our employees, our customers, our environment and the communities in which we operate has always been our highest priority. We will vigorously defend the company against baseless claims made by Norfolk Southern.”
Norfolk Southern’s move to make sure other companies pay part of the nearly $400 million estimated cost of the derailment isn’t a surprise. It previously said it would likely do that as well as pursuing reimbursement from its insurers.
Railroad spokesman Thomas Crosson said this legal move doesn’t signal a change in Norfolk Southern’s commitment to cleaning up the mess. Rather, Crosson said this complaint “seeks to ensure that others responsible for the safe transport of freight, such as railcar owners and shippers of the material being transported, contribute resources to the effort.”
The railroad also defended the decision to blow open five tank cars containing vinyl chloride and burn that chemical three days after the derailment because officials were concerned those cars might explode. Residents are concerned about the potential health implications of that move and the other chemicals that spilled.
Norfolk Southern said the railroad’s hazardous materials experts who were helping firefighters deal with the derailment feared that the pressure inside the cars could be building. The fact that one car appeared to heat up on its own and another car violently vented some pressurized gas even after the fire near those cars had been extinguished troubled first responders.
The company that shipped the vinyl chloride, OxyVinyls, told the NTSB last month that its experts believed the chemical remained stable.
“Norfolk Southern’s lawsuit is a meritless disinformation campaign masquerading as a legal filing,” OxyVinyls spokeswoman Celina Cardenas said. “Norfolk Southern’s recommendation to simultaneously detonate the railcars containing our product — contrary to the available information about the railcars’ condition or the product properties — appears to have been needlessly rushed to prioritize Norfolk Southern’s rail line operations.”
It will be up to the courts to decide how much responsibility all of the companies involved will bear. In addition to the companies involved in the vinyl chloride and plastic pellet cars, Norfolk Southern sued the companies responsible for three other tank cars that breached.
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PITTSBURGH — Wednesday at 5 p.m. was the deadline for NHL restricted free agents to file for arbitration, and the Penguins will have one player set up for a hearing to determine his salary for the 2023-24 season.
Drew O’Connor was the only player in the organization to file, and the only one on the NHL roster eligible to file. The Penguins chose not to qualify RFA Ryan Poehling before the June 30 deadline, making him an unrestricted free agent. Poehling was the only other Penguins RFA who was eligible and signed with the Philadelphia Flyers as a UFA for one year, $1.4 million on July 1.
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NORTH VERSAILLES, Pa. — A heartbroken family is grieving the loss of a toddler who was struck and killed by a car in North Versailles on Tuesday.
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“Her silly giggle,” Coover said. “Her little gummy smile. Her little sharp tooth, and then her little silliness, the noise she made. Her laughter, it just lightened anyone’s day.”
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MARION COUNTY, Fla. – One person was injured on Wednesday following a shooting at a Marion County gas station, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies said they responded to the shooting at the Petro Travel Center gas station on Highway 318 along Interstate 75 on Wednesday evening.
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In a release, investigators said that one person had been taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
No additional information has been provided at this time. The investigation is ongoing.
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A 2-year-old was killed and three others were injured during a crash in Brevard County on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers said that a BMW was driving east along U.S. Highway 192 toward Radar Road around 4:56 p.m. However, the driver lost control of the BMW, running off the right side of the road, troopers added.
In a release, troopers explained that the driver then overcorrected, causing the car to overturn several times.
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As a result, a 2-year-old boy in the car was ejected and died at the scene, the release shows. The crash report says the boy was not wearing a seatbelt or child restraint.
In addition, the driver and two other passengers — a 5-year-old and a 7-year-old — suffered minor injuries in the crash, the report states.
According to troopers, the driver and all three children were from Lawrenceville, Georgia.
This crash remains under investigation.
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Hello, triple-digit temperatures!
Don’t let those high temperatures deter you from doing fun stuff this summer. Here’s a list of 10 fun, indoor things to do this summer to beat the Arizona heat.
Museums, museums and museumsTucson is filled with unique and fun museums to keep you entertained year-round, especially in the summertime when we finally see those triple-digit temperatures and rush to find the coolest A/C available.
Some of our favorite museums to check out include the Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium (flandrau.org), Children’s Museum Tucson (childrensmuseumtucson.org), Ignite Sign Art Museum (ignitemuseum.com), The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures (theminitimemachine.org), Tucson Museum of Art (tucsonmuseumofart.org), and the Arizona State Museum (statemuseum.arizona.edu).
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Try your favorite outdoor activities, inside
Are you looking to be a little more active this summer? There are a few indoor places in Tucson where you can get your outdoor activity fix.
Try Rock Solid Climbing + Fitness (rocksolidclimbing.com), Rocks and Ropes (rocksandropes.com), the BLOC climbing+fitness+yoga (rocksandropes.com/thebloc), Elevate Trampoline Park (elevatetrampolinepark.com/tucson), Get Air Trampoline Park (getairsports.com/tucson) and Defy Tucson (defytucson.com). If you’re looking to go to one of these places more than a few times this summer, many offer summer passes that cover multiple visits.
Take the kiddos to an indoor playground
If you have active little ones at home who need to burn off some energy but you don’t want them running around under the hot Arizona sun, check out some local indoor playgrounds. These indoor playgrounds include jungle gyms, play mats and other child-safe equipment and toys.
Visit Wild Katz Children’s Adventure Playground (wldktz.com), We Rock the Spectrum Kid’s Gym (werockthespectrumtucson.com) or Playformance (playformancetucson.com) for child-safe summer fun.
Head to the movies
Going to the movies is the perfect way to beat the summer heat. You can relax in the cool A/C, eat a bucket of buttery popcorn and watch your favorite flick on the big screen. Sure, there are plenty of theaters from big businesses in Tucson, but summer is the perfect opportunity to support our local theaters.
Check out The Loft Cinema (loftcinema.org) for their wide selection of films and the annual Loft Kids Fest. The Fox Theatre (foxtucson.com) is also screening movies this summer.
Go to a live theater or comedy performance
Maybe the movies aren’t your thing.
If you prefer to see performances live on stage, check out one of the performances at The Gaslight Theatre (thegaslighttheatre.com) or catch a comedy show at Laffs Comedy Caffe (laffstucson.com), Unscrewed Theater (unscrewedtheater.org) or the Tucson Improv Movement (tucsonimprov.com).
Try your hand at axe throwing, breaking stuff at a rage room or finding your way out of an escape room
Don’t let the summer heat put you in a cranky mood. Instead, take out your pent-up emotions in an axe-throwing session or by breaking stuff in a rage room at The Breaking Point (thebreakingpointtucson.com). Check out St. Hubert’s Hatchet House (sthubertshatchethouse.com) or Splitting Timber Axe Throwing (splittingtimber.com) for axe-throwing.
If you’re looking for another indoor activity to take your mind off things, try finding your way out of an escape room. Tucson has quite a few escape rooms to choose from, including Fox in a Box (foxinaboxtucson.com), Ace of Escape (aceofescape.com), Mystery Escape Room (tucne.ws/mysterytucson) and Will You Escape? (willyouescape.com)
Find a new favorite book at your local library
With 27 libraries across Pima County, there are plenty of locations for you to hang out and hide from the sun while curling up with your favorite book (or finding a new favorite). If you’re feeling stumped about what to read, ask a librarian.
The Pima County Public Library also has tons of events on their calendar this summer, from book clubs and tech help to crafts and story times. Learn more at pima.bibliocommons.com/v2/events.
Relax at indoor yoga Another peaceful option this summer is taking an indoor yoga class.
Tucson has many outdoor yoga options, but the best way to beat the heat is with an indoor yoga class. Some of your options include classes at Yoga Oasis (yogaoasis.com), which has three locations across Tucson, 4th Avenue Yoga (4thavenueyoga.com) and Om Yoga (omyogatucson.com), which also offers aerial yoga classes.
Get your drink on at local breweries or coffee shops
Tucson is home to amazing breweries (and coffee shops, if beer isn’t your thing). So whether you’re drinking an ice-cold beer or an extravagant iced coffee, local breweries and coffee shops are the perfect place to hang with your friends, eat a delicious snack and start working on your summer reading list.
Some of our favorite breweries include Barrio Brewing Co. (barriobrewing.com), Borderlands Brewing Company (borderlandsbrewing.com) and Crooked Tooth Brewing Co. (tucne.ws/1nqp). A few coffee shops you can check out are Presta Coffee Roasters (prestacoffee.com), Exo Roast Co. (exocoffee.com) and Café con Leche facebook.com/cafeconleche.eatco) at American Eat Co.
For the animal lover
If you’re looking for something a little more soft and cuddly this summer, we have you covered. Check out the El Jefe Cat Lounge (eljefecatlounge.com) to hang out, cuddle and play with 35 adoptable kitties.
If you want a longer commitment with a furry friend, take a stroll through the Pima Animal Care Center (tucne.ws/1nce) and foster or adopt a pet. | https://tucson.com/news/local/10-indoor-things-to-do-in-tucson-summer-2022/article_4f2baf68-16e9-11ee-aef4-af73da5db15a.html | 2023-07-06T03:12:17 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/10-indoor-things-to-do-in-tucson-summer-2022/article_4f2baf68-16e9-11ee-aef4-af73da5db15a.html |
CARROLLTON, Texas — A beloved North Texas high school football coach has died following a cancer diagnosis one year ago.
Brian Brazil, the longtime coach at Hebron High School in Carrollton, died Wednesday morning at the age of 58.
Brazil had been the head football coach at Hebron since the school opened in 1999. He retired in 2022.
The 58-year-old was most recently the senior athletic director at Prestonwood Christian Academy (PCA). A letter from PCA schools Superintendent Michael Goddard was sent to staff members regarding Brazil's death.
"Coach Brazil was a man of deep faith and passion for Christian impact who was also a great leader, husband, dad, and friend to many," the letter read.
The letter also stated that Brazil and his wife, Birdie, had been married for 33 years and have three adult children and two grandchildren. The family has been members of Prestonwood Baptist Church since 2000.
Brazil's funeral will be held on Monday morning at Prestonwood Baptist Church.
"Brian Brazil was one of the most authentic men I’ve ever called friend. I’ve known Coach Brazil for over 25 years and seen him in action as a coach on and off the field," Goddard said in a separate statement. "... His hall of fame legacy as a football coach and athletic director pale in comparison to the number of lives he changed because of his courage to share Christ with others."
In April 2023, the Lewisville ISD board approved a measure to rename Hebron High School's Hawk Stadium to Brian Brazil Stadium | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/beloved-texas-high-school-football-coach-brian-brazil-dies/287-2e051861-c3d6-48db-bd65-645470b52568 | 2023-07-06T03:20:49 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/beloved-texas-high-school-football-coach-brian-brazil-dies/287-2e051861-c3d6-48db-bd65-645470b52568 |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Dozens of homes caught fire overnight throughout the area. ABC10 reached out to fire departments in Stockton, Roseville, Rocklin, Modesto, throughout Sacramento County and beyond, with many saying they were busy all night long, from grass and garbage bin fires to structure fires.
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District responded to 130 fires, spokesperson Parker Wilbourn told ABC10. Causes are still under investigation, “but we know that there’s going to be some of those that are directly related to the use of fireworks and misuse or not disposing of them properly,” he said.
The Sacramento Fire Department responded to 12 structure fires overnight, between July 4 and 5, and 15 grass fires.
One house that burned is at the 3800 block of 1st Avenue, near 39th Street, in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood. Nobody was injured and the Sacramento Fire Department says the cause of the fire is still undetermined, but neighbors tell ABC10 they heard fireworks all night and believe this is a casualty of Fourth of July fireworks gone wrong.
The rumbling and lights of fire engines woke Sam Greenlee around 1:40 in the morning, so he went to check things out.
“The house was still intact when I first saw it. It just had smoke coming out,” he recounted. “Then you started to see the fire. The flames leak out and just—it burst…probably 16-feet-high flames”
The house that burned is just a few doors down from Greenlee’s home, and he believes fireworks are the cause.
“I would feel pretty confident to guess that because it really—there were a lot last night coming from every direction,” he said.
Neighbors told ABC10 the house had been vacant for some time, and the fire department said nobody was inside when they responded and nobody later showed up while they were on scene.
Greenlee said that goes to show—your house can be at risk even if you’re not the one using fireworks, especially the kind outlawed in California—namely, anything that gets shot into the air.
“Every Fourth of July, I water down my roof, especially my gutters. I worry about the leaves,” said Greenlee. “It was scary. I mean, this house—we’re lucky that it was a vacant house at the time, but I was thinking about—that’s the same roof type that I have. What would prevent that from starting mine?”
He said it’s also lucky the home next door didn’t catch on fire.
“Yeah, it’s really close to one really large house on the other side, kind of a two-story, so you can see the potential for the flames to jump,” he said.
ABC10 asked multiple local fire agencies about overnight calls. Here are those that responded:
• Sacramento Fire Dept.: 12 structure fires overnight, 15 grass fires
• Sacramento Metropolitan Fire: 130 fires overnight
• Cosumnes Community Services District: Three structure fires between 7 a.m. July 4 and 7 a.m. July 5.
• Folsom Fire Dept.: We had 36 calls for service, including seven fires – one of which was a structure fire. Fireworks were involved in all fires.
• Modesto: The Modesto Fire Department responded to 274 calls for service between 7:00 a.m. on July 4 to 7:00 a.m. on July 5 in the communities of Modesto, Ceres, Salida and Oakdale. This includes 65 fires; eight structure / building fires, 41 vegetation / grass fires and 16 trash / rubbish fires. There were many fires reported involving backyards, vacant fields, fences, treetops and trash cans. Many of the fires were reported in areas of heavy illegal fireworks use. All fires remain under investigation currently with the Stanislaus Regional Fire Investigations Unit.
• Roseville: In Roseville, we did not have any house/structure fires overnight.
• Rocklin: No structure fires, but nine fires related to fireworks, such as rubbish fires and BBQ fires.
WATCH ALSO: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/sacramento-neighbors-worried-fourth-july-celebrations/103-56cd8362-77cd-4a9b-bc2b-6c63611fb3de | 2023-07-06T03:20:53 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/sacramento-neighbors-worried-fourth-july-celebrations/103-56cd8362-77cd-4a9b-bc2b-6c63611fb3de |
YOLO COUNTY, Calif. — Fentanyl, which is often mixed into or sold as other drugs, is killing thousands of people.
Many young lives in the Sacramento area have been cut short by the highly synthetic opioid. Yolo County is one county where investigators are trying to hold people accountable.
On June 17, 2021, the Yolo County District Attorney issued this statement:
The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office will now require, with any plea agreement involving narcotics trafficking, that the prosecutor formally advise defendants that they could face homicide charges if they later provide drugs to a person who dies of a fentanyl overdose.
For Yolo County families like Kristy Lee, it’s been a nightmare.
“He thought he was taking a Percocet, and in fact, a coroner’s report showed that it was 100% fentanyl,” said Lee.
After Jake Lee died of an overdose in 2021, his mother Kristy made it her mission to ensure her son’s death is not in vain.
“It’s every parent’s worst nightmare, and there’s a reason it’s considered every parent’s worst nightmare. My family’s life is changed forever. He was such a bright light. He was so funny and really on a very good path. He was getting ready to get his undergraduate degree in English. He was living on his own, doing well living on his own, very well liked, had tons of friends and then this,” said Lee.
Jake Lee’s death helped change the game for Yolo County law enforcement and prosecutors, like Preston Schaub with the district attorney's office.
“Prior to her son's death, as well as the other victims of fentanyl poisoning around that time, we would treat those cases just like any other medical overdose, an accidental death. Now, we treat them like crime scenes. We create a forensic perimeter, we obtain all the physical evidence we can. We obtain cell phones, we write search warrants for those phones, we write search warrants for social media. We treat it just like any other serious felony crime,” said Schaub.
However, not one felony second degree murder charge has been brought against a fentanyl supplier in Yolo County since the change. They were preparing to charge one suspected supplier, but the defendant overdosed.
“It's not like our standard second degree murder charge. And so, we want to make sure we do it right. Because like anything else in law enforcement, if we abuse a tool, it gets taken away from us,” said Schaub.
Yolo County Public Health Officer Aimee Sisson points out a flaw for them when dealing with fentanyl. If officials solely rely on the state’s overdose and fentanyl data, then for Jake Lee, his death would just now be appearing in their system.
“Right now, the California Department of Public Health in 2023 is only reporting data through 2021 on its opioid dashboard. So, if you're relying on the state data and their analysis to look at opioid and fentanyl overdoses, then we're two years behind,” said Sisson.
“If you don't know where those overdoses are happening in real time, then you don't have that opportunity to intervene,” said Sisson.
It is one of many flaws.
The process starts with a county coroner filling out a death certificate. That goes to the National Center for Public Health Statistics. It then takes two years for the data to come back to the county, if one of death certificate lines says fentanyl.
“If they use the word opioid or opiate and did not specify fentanyl or if the person filling it out just didn't include that level of detail, even though they had it, then it would not be classified as a fentanyl death,” said Sisson.
The White House has also taken notice. The federal government now has a non-fatal overdose dashboard.
Jake Lee’s mom has one final plea.
“Just keep our eyes open and be aware, the problem exists. Don’t think my family, my situation, it can’t happen to me because it can and everybody needs to be aware of that,” said Lee.
Kristy Lee never got justice for her son’s death. The case is closed and Yolo County is no longer investigating. However, she’s not looking for one person to be behind bars. She wants one united movement for prevention and education. She now sits on the Yolo County Opioid Advisory Team.
Yolo County has been working to speed up their fentanyl detection by trying to get real time data. They are now having law enforcement alert them of cases and having the county coroner send them a copy of the death certificates directly.
However, only a few dealers in the region have been charged.
Last month, Napa County announced they were charging two people with murder in connection to fentanyl sales.
In Placer County, they are currently pursuing murder charges.
Placer County also has a man currently serving 17 years on manslaughter charges regarding the fentanyl death of local Rocklin teen Zachary Didier.
The ABC10 digital team has been tracking deaths across multiple counties, look for your county HERE.
WATCH ALSO: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/yolo-county-fentanyl-epidemic-changes/103-a1394494-7253-4e52-bcd6-413a7b4dbd73 | 2023-07-06T03:20:59 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/yolo-county-fentanyl-epidemic-changes/103-a1394494-7253-4e52-bcd6-413a7b4dbd73 |
Like many volunteer fire departments around the country, the Monsey Volunteer Fire Department in Rockland County needed a lifeline.
“We were struggling a few years ago,” says spokesman Aaron Lerer, a veteran firefighter. “We knew we had to get creative to attract and keep new members.”
The biggest challenge: working around the restriction that doesn’t allow firefighters who have beards to go inside buildings. Facial hair can prevent air supply masks from properly sealing. Lerer says they started an external firefighting program that allows the volunteers to perform every task except inside entry. The members are increasingly reflective of the community where the number of orthodox and ultra-orthodox jews is skyrocketing. Monsey now has more members than ever before; seven are external firefighters.
Yitzi Grunwald was the pioneer for that program. He started four years ago.
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“I would really like to go inside but I know I won’t be able to because of my religious belief,” he told the I-Team. He says the support they provide to the internal team is invaluable, and their connection is critical in bridging the gap with residents who speak Yiddish rather than English.
“I’ve gotten a lot of times where they say, ‘Oh, we didn’t realize there were orthodox jews in the program.’ They seem appreciative that we can understand them," says Mendy Friedman.
The department built a brand new bunk room to encourage members to stay at the firehouse and bought ten rapid response vehicles with lights and sirens which firefighters can sign out.
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“When members sign them out, they’re committing to respond to any call,” says Chief High Jacobson. He adds the vehicles have shaved minutes off response times in highly congested neighborhoods.
Monsey is so unique the department is one of five in the country featured in a documentary about the volunteer fire service called: “Odd Hours, No Pay, Cool Hat,” distributed by Sub-Genre Media. Several screenings are scheduled in New York City starting the first week in July.
“We’re challenging the traditional stereotype of how the public pictures firefighters. Now, it’s people I go to synagogue with, people that sit next to me on a bench," Says firefighter Sam Hoffman. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/ny-fire-department-bucks-recruitment-decline-trend-with-unique-volunteer-program/4480826/ | 2023-07-06T03:25:15 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/ny-fire-department-bucks-recruitment-decline-trend-with-unique-volunteer-program/4480826/ |
LOCAL
Man drowns in Conewago Creek in Dover Township: York County Coroner
Teresa Boeckel
York Daily Record
A Dover Township man drowned in the Conewago Creek on the Fourth of July, according to the York County Coroner's Office.
Dustin Snook, 32, of the 3900 block of Conewago Road was pronounced dead at 7:20 p.m. at the scene, a news release states.
The cause of death is drowning and the manner is accidental.
Snook was found deceased in the creek in the 4200 block of Conewago Road, the coroner's office said.
It is believed that Snook, who was fishing, might have had a medical event, fell into the creek and became unresponsive, the coroner's office said.
Northern York County Regional Police are investigating.
More:York County Coroner IDs man who died after being found unresponsive in a pool in Penn Twp. | https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2023/07/05/man-drowns-in-conewago-creek-while-fishing-york-county-coroner/70383373007/ | 2023-07-06T03:26:58 | 0 | https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2023/07/05/man-drowns-in-conewago-creek-while-fishing-york-county-coroner/70383373007/ |
Phoenix to get even hotter next week. These temps might break 50-year weather records
The temperature hit 108 on Wednesday afternoon in Phoenix, and it might be the lowest high for at least the next week. An excessive heat warning that initially was set to expire Wednesday night was extended to Friday night and could go longer, with temperatures expected to rise higher than 115 all of next week.
Gabriel Lojero, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said there was a clear reason for the spike.
“We’re seeing the high-pressure system that's responsible for all of these excessive heat conditions. That is going to intensify even more by next week," Lojero said. "So as a result, we’re going to see higher temperatures, potentially above 115 for most of next week.”
These high temperatures could break a record set almost 50 years ago, if they continue to last.
Record heat:World temperature records shattered not once, but twice this week
“18 consecutive days of 110-plus, which was last set in June of 1974,” Lojero said. “We may challenge that streak because it just looks like it's going to continue for the next several days.”
The stretch of heat could break daily high temperatures as well.
Lojero said the high temperatures have no end in sight until monsoon storms arrive. The National Weather Service predicts only scattered thunderstorms in high-terrain areas later this week.
Low temperatures also are pushing up, with nighttime temperatures reaching as high as 90.
The National Weather Service will decide Thursday whether to extend the excessive heat warning.
Conditions favorable for wildfires
The wildfire season in Arizona has stayed relatively calm, but the elevated temperatures increase the risk of fires.
“We’re still going to remain pretty dry, our moisture levels are still pretty low,” Lojero said. “The combination of the dry fuels, the relative humidity, and then potentially some gusty breezes in the afternoon make conditions favorable for some wildfire activity.”
Wildfire map:Track where fires are burning in Arizona in 2023 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-weather/2023/07/05/phoenix-high-temperatures-will-rise-next-week-what-to-know/70385644007/ | 2023-07-06T03:28:26 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-weather/2023/07/05/phoenix-high-temperatures-will-rise-next-week-what-to-know/70385644007/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Local volunteers teamed up to clean hundreds of pounds of garbage from Oregon’s beaches following the July Fourth holiday.
Oregon’s regional manager for the Surfrider Foundation Kaia Hazard told KOIN 6 News that dozens of volunteers representing various organizations showed up to clean the state’s public beaches on July 5 for the annual “dirtiest beach day of the year” event. While the unified cleanup removed dumpsters’ worth of trash from the Oregon coastline, Hazard said that the beachers were a bit cleaner this year.
“There was not as much trash this year as in previous years,” Hazard said. “The city of Newport had banned fireworks, so I think that did help a lot with the amount of litter from fireworks set off on the beach.”
Surfrider Foundation chapters in Newport, Coos Bay and the Three Capes area cleaned Agate Beach, Beverly Beach, Nye Beach, Bastendorff Beach and Tierra Del Mar. The 11 volunteers who cleaned up Newport Beach collected the most trash of the day with 95 total pounds of garbage hauled from the beach to the dump.
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department spokesperson Stefanie Knowlton said their staff also teamed up with volunteers to remove firework debris from beaches along the coast on July 5.
“Groups of volunteers are helping to clean up the beaches by moving the debris into piles where park staff can load it and haul it away,” Knowlton said. “Fireworks are prohibited on beaches and at Oregon State Parks year-round due to fire hazard, impact on wildlife, including nesting snowy plovers, and of the debris left behind. Staff patrol the beaches, but it is not possible to stop all those setting off fireworks.”
In Portland, an evening cleanup is also planned for Ross Island and the Willamette River from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. More information for the “July 5th Ross Island Paddle Clean Up” is available on the Surfrider Foundation’s website.
“Our local waterways are stewarded by volunteers just like you,” the foundation states. “We welcome you to an engaging day of toes in the sand with family, friends and new acquaintances, raising awareness about litter and plastic pollution.” | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/hundreds-of-pounds-of-trash-removed-from-oregon-beaches-following-fourth-of-july/ | 2023-07-06T03:28:48 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/hundreds-of-pounds-of-trash-removed-from-oregon-beaches-following-fourth-of-july/ |
BALTIMORE — MedStar Harbor Hospital staff shared with WMAR what it was like treating the Brooklyn mass shooting victims.
“It just, it just felt like it wasn’t going to end," says Sarah Klipp, emergency department nurse.
Saturday, 19 of the 30 wounded in the mass shooting were taken to harbor hospital, only one was taken by ambulance.
READ MORE: Doctors from area hospitals share how the latest mass shooting impacted them
Hospital staff had no idea what was in store for them as each person came though the door.
“This is not something I've ever seen before in the 20 years that I've been in the emergency department," says Dr. Alfie Mingo.
“I heard a gunshot wound came through the door, I stepped out, they had just gotten the first one back into the room, into the code room to stabilize them and as soon as they were coming back out the door opened up and they said we have four more. And everybody was like four more what? Because we have never had more than one or two come through the door at once, and then the door just kept opening throughout the next hour just kept opening with more and more victims coming through," Klipp said.
Despite their emergency room already having patients they were able to provide treatment to all 19 people, nine of them were taken to shock trauma with more serious injuries.
RELATED: Police search for 'Brooklyn Day' shooters that left two dead and 28 injured
The hospital was able to discharge all of the patients they had with no deaths.
“I think that everyone put their best foot forward and gave all that they had that night," says Dr. Mingo.
Everyone in the building stepped in to help, even EMS and doctors from other parts of the hospital.
Klipp described the night as organized chaos and even though this situation was unique, the hospital was prepared to take on the challenge.
“You know you hear about mass shootings and you always hope that its not going to hit home and be close to home and in your community, but working in the emergency department you have to expect that one day it could happen," says Sarah. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/it-just-felt-like-it-wasnt-going-to-end-nurse-speaks-on-treating-brooklyn-mass-shooting-victims | 2023-07-06T03:30:47 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/it-just-felt-like-it-wasnt-going-to-end-nurse-speaks-on-treating-brooklyn-mass-shooting-victims |
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