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PITTSBURGH — Will Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin one day have his bust enshrined at the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
Tomlin, 51, doesn’t seem to be nearing retirement. Two current NFL head coaches will be 70 this season, and another four are in their sixties, meaning that Tomlin has plenty of years ahead of him if he wishes to continue coaching.
But his resume when it comes to the Pro Football Hall of Fame is already worthy in many ways.
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The man killed in an officer-involved shooting on Sunday in Indiana County has been identified.
John Vincent Dye, 51, of Center Township, died of gunshot wounds, according to Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman.
The shooting took place after a lengthy police pursuit that started in the area of Yankeetown Avenue and Lockard Avenue Extension in Center Township. The driver allegedly fled from a state trooper just before midnight.
Dye was shot near Route 119 near Tide Road in Center Township, according to state police.
The incident is under investigation by state police, the Indiana County District Attorney’s Office and the Indiana County Coroner’s Office.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard shared some words of encouragement in a video message to a teen who has been in the hospital for the past two weeks.
Jamari Woodard, 13, has been recovering from life-threatening injuries. He was riding in a car in the area of Southeast Foster Road near 122nd Avenue when someone threw a tire iron into the car on June 24, Portland police said. The tire iron hit his head.
On Wednesday, Woodard watched Lillard's video message while sitting in his hospital bed.
"Jamari, what's good bro?" Lillard said in the video. "Heard the news. I just wanted to take a second to send you some love and send you well wishes."
The Blazers player told Woodard that he is sending prayers, light and strength to him and his family.
"Stay strong man. Keep pushing. We’re praying for you to have the best results and the best speedy, full recovery possible," Lillard said.
Woodard was all smiles and even had a message of his own: don't trade teams.
"We said, 'Would you like to say thank you to Damian?' And he said, 'Don't trade,'" said Michelle Bart, a spokesperson for the family. "We were really happy and appreciative that Damian was able to do a video ... That’s a good way to end my day, with the smile on his face."
Bart said the past two weeks have been a "rollercoaster ride." Woodard, who will turn 14 on Sunday, had to have the tire iron surgically removed from his skull.
At this point, it is not clear whether the incident was an attack or an accident. Portland Police's Major Crimes Unit is still investigating the case and interviewing witnesses.
Bart said the family has faith that the investigators will do their job. The family is focused on Woodard's recovery, doing what they can to lift the his spirits and take his mind off the pain.
"It's all about getting Jamari back on his feet," she said. "And we've had a lot of bumps in the road, but that is to be expected. As one hospital employee told us, it's a marathon. It's not a sprint."
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Taking a drive along Rodi Road, you’ll see lots of traffic going both ways. But as for walkability and accessibility, there’s room for improvement.
“The roads are horrible, traffic is terrible. It’s not safe, Rodi Road is not safe for anyone,” LouAnn Fedele, a business owner, told Channel 11.
Fedele said Rodi is a neglected corridor. So, news of an $800,000 federal grant to Penn Hills to update and improve the road is a positive step.
“It is our entranceway, and it is our business corridor...we do want to beautify and we want to complete the sidewalks so that they are accessible and safe,” said Mayor Pauline Calabrese.
Local leaders plan to contribute another $200,000 to restore, replace or add new sidewalks and pedestrian crossings.
The work to make Rodi more pedestrian-friendly is expected to start next summer.
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UNDERWOOD, Wash. — The evacuation levels around the Tunnel 5 fire have changed as of Thursday morning, according to the Skamania County Sheriff's Office, with some areas to the east and west of the fire reduced to lower-level evacuation orders.
The wildfire on the north side of the Columbia River Gorge opposite Hood River has been burning since Sunday. It was 5% contained as of Thursday morning and had spread to 556 acres, according to an update from fire officials. A total of 461 fire personnel are working on the blaze.
The overall footprint of the evacuation area remains similar to what was put in place earlier in the week, extending out to about a two-mile radius around the fire, although there have been adjustments along the perimeter of the zone.
The big change as of Thursday is that the eastern and western sides have now been lowered to Level 2 (Be Set). The entire zone was Level 3 (Go Now) when it was put in place. The adjustments are outlined below:
The area around Underwood and White Salmon to the east of the fire was initially put under a Level 1 (Get Ready) evacuation alert earlier in the week, but it was lifted on Tuesday morning.
A roughly 10-mile stretch of State Route 14 remains closed around the fire area as of Thursday. The forecast calls for slightly cooler temperatures but with winds increasing in the afternoon, fire officials said. Fire crews worked Wednesday to make preparations along the western end of the fire and will continue to do so Thursday due to higher anticipated winds over the weekend.
Here's what evacuation levels mean
Level 1 Notice - Be Ready: Residents should be aware of the danger that exists in their area and monitor local media outlets for information. Residents with special needs should take note and begin making arrangements to evacuate. Evacuations at this time are voluntary.
Level 2 Notice - Be Set: This level indicates there is significant danger to your area, and residents should either voluntarily relocate to a shelter or outside of the affected area, or if choosing to remain, to be ready at a moment's notice. Emergency services cannot guarantee that they will be able to notify you if conditions rapidly deteriorate.
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Pennsylvania Lottery Scratch-Off winners claimed $191,794,695 in prizes during June, including a top prize worth $1.04 million won by a player from Armstrong County, and two top prizes worth $1 million won by players from Allegheny and Washington counties.
The local retailers who sold winning tickets include the Giant Eagle on Towne Center Drive in Leechburg, Westmoreland County; Shop ‘n Save on West Beau Street in Washington, Washington County; and Willy’s Beer & Beverage on Freeport Road in Cheswick, Allegheny County.
The monthly winner list is posted in the “Winners” section of palottery.com.
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PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing teen.
Diamond Bernier-McGee, 14, is described as 5 feet, 2 inches tall, 180 pounds, and has brown hair, brown eyes and braces.
Police said she is missing from Carrick and may be in the Mt. Oliver or Wilkinsburg areas.
Anyone with information is asked to call 412-323-7141 or 911.
SVU detectives seek the public’s help in locating a missing juvenile.
— Pittsburgh Police (@PghPolice) July 6, 2023
Diamond Bernier-McGee is 14 years old, 5'2", 180, with brown hair and brown eyes. Diamond also wears braces.
She is missing from Carrick and may be in the Mt. Oliver or Wilkinsburg areas.
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1 dead, 10 hurt in single-vehicle crash on I-96 Thursday in Ingham County
One person is dead and 10 others are injured after the passenger van they were in crashed early Thursday on Interstate 96 in Ingham County, officials said.
Ingham County sheriff's deputies were called at about 6:30 a.m. to a location on westbound I-96 in Wheatfield Township south of Williamston for a report of a single-vehicle crash.
They arrived and found a 15-passenger van had rolled over and some of its occupants had been ejected.
According to a preliminary investigation, a 25-year-old man was driving the van when he lost control of the vehicle, drifted into the median, and then overturned multiple times.
Officials said a 28-year-old man died in the crash and 10 other people were taken to a hospital. They said two of the passengers, a 22-year-old man and a 31-year-old man, are listed in critical condition.
Deputies said the investigation is ongoing but they do not believe that alcohol or drugs were factors in the crash.
Anyone with information about the crash should call the Ingham County Sheriff's Office at (517) 676-8202.
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Bomb threat made against Walmart store in West Michigan, state police say
Charles E. Ramirez
The Detroit News
A Walmart in West Michigan was evacuated Thursday after a bomb threat against the store was phoned in, state police said.
Troopers with the state police's Wayland post are investigating the threat against the Walmart in Hastings, which is in Barry County. Hastings is about 38 miles southeast of Grand Rapids and about 43 miles west of Lansing.
Officials said bomb-detecting canines have been called to search the store. In the meantime, authorities ask the public to avoid the area until further notice.
They also said an unknown person called the store directly and made the bomb threat.
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'Heartbroken' family of slain 2-year-old plans vigil
Detroit — Wynter Cole Smith's "heartbroken" relatives said they're planning a vigil for the 2-year-old girl whose body was found in a field on the city's east side Wednesday following a statewide search by police and volunteers after she'd reportedly been kidnapped from her Lansing apartment.
The grieving family also called for tougher legislation to ensure that people convicted of violent crimes remain in prison, after the man police say kidnapped Wynter, 26-year-old Rashad Trice, was charged as a four-time habitual offender.
Trice was arraigned Wednesday from his hospital bed and charged with beating and sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend before police said he kidnapped Wynter, the victim's daughter. According to Michigan Department of Corrections records, he is on probation from an August 2021 incident in which he pleaded guilty to five felonies, including assaulting/resisting a police officer and felonious assault. He's scheduled to remain on probation for those crimes until January, state records show.
Brice has other convictions out of Livingston County, although records were not immediately available.
Following Wynter's kidnapping, an Amber Alert sparked a statewide search by multiple local, state and federal police agencies and volunteers that ended at about 6:50 p.m. Wednesday when her body was found by the FBI in an area near Coleman A. Young International Airport on the city's east side.
"We are heartbroken over the loss of our beautiful daughter, granddaughter, cousins, niece and big sister, Wynter Cole Smith," the family said in a statement. "Wynter's brief but bright life was taken from her unnecessarily; and we will grieve her death forever."
The family thanked law enforcement and the Dock Ellis Foundation, a nonprofit that helps find missing minorities, and added: "In remembering Wynter, we believe that is necessary to help make sure that this kind of tragedy never again touches any other family. Anywhere. We ask the State Legislature and Governor Whitmer to consider legislation that further ensures that multiple violent offenders remain in jail or prison as they are tragically a threat to all of us."
A vigil for Wynter is planned for 6 p.m. Friday at Knodell and Erwin Streets, near the site where the girl's body was found. At the scene Thursday, men claiming to be FBI agents interviewed neighbors and canvassed the area, asking journalists to refrain from photographing them because they were undercover.
Neighbors mowed the grass near a utility pole not far from where Wynter's body was discovered. Balloons were affixed to the pole, while stuffed animals and other knicknacks were arranged on the grass.
Ingham County authorities charged Trice with first-degree criminal sexual conduct, home invasion, aggravated domestic violence and other crimes. Trice, who is being held without bond, is scheduled for a probable cause conference at 8:30 a.m. July 13 and a preliminary examination at 8:30 a.m. July 20 before 54-A District Court Judge Kristen Simmons.
Wynter was reported missing from her Lansing apartment at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday, after police say her mother was sexually assaulted and stabbed by Trice. The alleged victim managed to stab Trice in the lower abdomen during the attack, Lansing police Chief Ellery Sosebee said.
Wynter's 1-year-old brother was in the apartment during the assault. Police said Trice took Wynter, stealing his ex-girlfriend's white 2013 Chevrolet Impala and driving toward Metro Detroit. An Amber Alert was issued, and police throughout Michigan were told to be on the lookout for the vehicle.
On Monday morning, a Detroit Police source familiar with the investigation told The Detroit News that Trice's cell phone pinged on the city's west side near the suspect's uncle's house. Police searched the uncle's house, the source said, but by then Trice was headed east, according to cell phone data, the source said.
At 4:45 a.m. Monday, about five hours after Trice allegedly left the Lansing apartment with Wynter, St. Clair Shores police officers on patrol spotted the suspect's car driving on Harper near Nine Mile. According to police, a chase ensued that ended when Trice tried to slam his car into a police cruiser. Police say Trice tried unsuccessfully to grab an Eastpointe officer's gun before police used a Taser on him and took him to a hospital.
Lansing police officials said Thursday Trice had been released from the hospital and moved to the Ingham County Jail in Mason.
Staff writer Charles E. Ramirez contributed.
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Suspect in fatal July 4th Ypsilanti stabbing arrested
A Ypsilanti man accused of fatally stabbing his roommate on July 4 has been arrested, police said Wednesday.
James Lee Trussell, 19, was arrested Wednesday and prosecutors have charged him with murder, a life felony, they said. He has yet to be arraigned in court on the charge.
Officers were called at about 11:58 p.m. Tuesday to a residence in the 800 block of Green Road for a report of a stabbing, according to authorities. They arrived and found a man suffering from multiple stab wounds to his upper torso.
Police rendered first aid, but the victim died at the scene, they said.
According to a preliminary investigation, the victim and his temporary roommate, identified as Trussell, were in an argument that escalated and the suspect allegedly stabbed him, officials said.
On Wednesday, investigators said they were looking for Kyrah Tate, 19, for questioning in connection with the fatal stabbing.
Anyone with information about the incident or Tate's whereabouts should call the Ypsilanti Police Department tip line at (734) 292-5429.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Two Ocala men pleaded guilty in the robbery of three U.S. Postal Service letter carriers that occurred in Florida last year.
Jacoby Jules Colon, 20, and Darius Rodney Capers, 19, pleaded guilty to the robberies that occurred in Fort Lauderdale and Orlando between September and October 2022, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida.
Colon, previously referred to as an unnamed accomplice in the case, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob postal carriers, armed postal robbery and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, for which he faces five years, 25 years and a minimum of seven years, and up to life in prison, for each offense respectively.
Capers pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob postal carriers and attempted robbery of a postal carrier, for which he faces a maximum of 15 years in prison.
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According to court records, the string of robberies began on Sept. 14, 2022 when the pair robbed a mail carrier in Fort Lauderdale. From there, records show they robbed two Orlando mail carriers on Oct. 6 and 8, with Colon threatening one of the victims by implying he had a gun.
All three mail carriers said their arrow keys were stolen, which is a master key used by U.S. Postal Service workers to open mailboxes.
Capers admitted to acting as Colon’s lookout and getaway driver during the robberies, according to federal officials.
Capers also attempted to rob a Tampa postman on Oct. 25, 2022, but fled the scene after the victim resisted, records show.
U.S. Postal Inspectors reported seeing the men using a stolen arrow key to access a mail collection box at the Azalea Park Post Office. The pair later admitted their plan to steal mail was part of a larger plot to engage in check fraud, district officials said.
Upon searching the homes of Colon and Capers, as well as an Orlando hotel where they had been staying, U.S. Postal Inspectors said they found several pieces of stolen mail, fraudulent checks, ski masks and several guns.
Colon’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for Sept. 20, 2023, while Capers is scheduled for July 18, 2023.
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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – An 18-month-old toddler has died after being left in a hot car for hours, and Polk County deputies have arrested the parents for negligent manslaughter.
The sheriff’s office arrested Joel and Jazmine Rondon, 33, of Lakeland on Thursday.
The sheriff’s office said the couple went to a July 4 party with their three children, including the toddler, and did not return home until 3 a.m. the next day.
According to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Jazmine Rondon brought the two older children inside and gave them something to eat while Joel Rondon was bringing stuff into the home, and she says she told him to bring the toddler inside. Joel Rondon said after he finished he noted that all the doors were shut on the car, so he assumed that his wife got the toddler.
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Deputies said it wasn’t until 10 a.m. the next morning that Joel found the toddler in the car. The couple took the child to Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center but the child was declared dead. The child’s internal body temperature was 104.4.
“The car was outside, not in a garage, not under a tree not under any shade at all,” Judd said. “And obviously, we will try to recreate with the same temperatures the heat of the car. Research shows us that the temperature of the car could have been anywhere between 130 and 170 degrees at that time.”
An autopsy determined that the toddler died from hyperthermia.
Judd said the parents both tested positive for alcohol and marijuana, and Joel Rondon tested positive for methamphetamine and that they had smoked marijuana at the party.
The two older children are with relatives.
The Florida Department of Children and Families is conducting an investigation as well.
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VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A beached manatee was rescued from the Ponce Inlet shore on Wednesday.
The Volusia County Marine Mammal Stranding Network, alongside Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers and Volusia County Sheriff’s officers, arrived at the Ponce Inlet beach after reports of a manatee being stranded on the shore.
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With the efforts of over a dozen people, the team was able to lift the sea cow off the beach and into a truck, where it was examined by the Marine Mammal Stranding Network team and then taken to the Sea World Rehabilitation Center.
The Marine Mammal Stranding Network is a Volusia County department that helps rescue sick, injured and stranded marine mammals while also researching the increased rate of manatee deaths in Florida.
According to researchers, the number of manatee deaths in Florida has dropped significantly from last year.
For more information about the network’s research and ways to contribute, click here.
Yesterday, deputies Oldham and Warner joined @MyFWC, @VolusiaBeach & the @CountyOfVolusia Marine Mammal Stranding Team to carry a stranded manatee off the beach in Ponce Inlet. pic.twitter.com/XNfHows5NW
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Orange County Sheriff’s Office released surveillance video Thursday showing chaos last month during a shooting at a banquet hall that killed two and injured two others.
Deputies said they are seeking help in identifying a car seen leaving the scene. Investigators also want to identify any people in the video of the shooting.
The deadly shooting occurred at Unity Banquet Hall, located at 2620 N. Hiawassee Road, around 12:08 a.m. on June 24.
Deputies said they initially responded to the scene after reports of three people shot and self-transported to local hospitals. Deputies also found a man who had been shot inside a vehicle at the scene, according to the sheriff’s office.
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The man found shot in the car, later identified as 28-year-old Willie Alphonso Bell Jr., died at the hospital that night. The co-owner of the banquet hall, 36-year-old Jonathan Lenard Frazier, died at the hospital days later, according to deputies.
Investigators added the two other men injured in the shooting who took themselves to the hospital were listed in stable condition.
“Someone saw something,” said Andre Craig, a friend of Frazier’s. “Someone saw something because it was at an event. Somebody was there and someone needs to say something. I don’t like jail, but when you do something like this, you need to be in jail.”
He said Frazier, who he’d been friends with for the past seven years, was a good family man.
“This was a businessman,” Craig said. “This was a man of a minister. You know, he was preaching the gospel, helping other young men and stuff like that.”
Anyone who can identify the people or car in the video, or has information about the shooting, is asked to call Crimeline at 1-800-423-8477 to remain anonymous.
OCSO Homicide detectives need your help.
— Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) July 6, 2023
A shooting, shortly after midnight on June 24, outside of the Unity Banquet Hall on North Hiawassee Road, killed two people and injured two others.
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ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Two men were arrested for child pornography, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said Thursday.
Deputies along with probation officers served a search warrant at 22-year-old Frederick Li's Roseville home where they found hundreds of child pornography photographs. He was arrested.
Deputies also served a search warrant at 44-year-old Paul Hughes' Colfax home and his work. They found Hughes had taken photographs of children and filmed women in a restroom. Hughes was arrested on suspicion of having and distributing child pornography and for invasion of privacy.
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PASADENA, Texas — In a news conference Thursday, Houston police disputed many of the allegations made by community activist Quanell X on Wednesday. He claimed Rudy Farias told him that his mother hid him all these years and sexually abused him.
Police confirmed Farias returned home a day after he was originally reported missing on March 7, 2015. They said he has not been missing for eight years as the family claimed.
“Rudy’s mother continued to deceive police by remaining adamant that he was still missing,” an HPD lieutenant with the Missing Persons Unit said.
Police said Farias had previous interactions with HPD patrol officers but they didn't realize he was the man reported missing.
“During these contacts, fictitious names and dates of births were given,” the lieutenant said.
Police said there is no indication that Farias was sexually abused by his mother, Janie Santana, as Quanell X said Farias told him on Tuesday. HPD said no charges will be filed in the case at this time but Police Chief Troy Finner said it's early in the investigation.
"Rudy is safe. He is with his mother by choice," Finner said.
Two of Farias' aunts, Santana's sisters, held their own news conference and questioned the decision not to charge her.
"Janie is a hypothetical liar," her sister said. "I'm not quite sure, but I'm gonna have to say she knows a lot of people in HPD and that's why her freaking ass has been covered up."
Santana was married to an HPD officer who took his life in 2014, the year before her son was reported missing.
One aunt said police had Santana in handcuffs after interviewing her and Rudy Wednesday but after the district attorney's office declined charges, they let her leave with Rudy.
"Why in the freaking world did they let her go?" she asked.
"It's bulls--t," the other aunt said.
They questioned why Santana isn't been charged with filing a false report.
"For falsifying that he had been kidnapped, which was not true, that he had been taken to Mexico, that he had been spotted in other states," Santana's sister said. "She had people all over the United States looking for him."
The relatives also defended Quanell X.
"His statement should have been brought up because Quanell is here to help."
They said Farias hasn't been in the hospital since police found him in front of a church over the weekend, as his mother said. The aunt said the photo of Farias in the hospital that was given to the media earlier this week is actually from 2012.
They also sent a message to Farias.
"... We love you, your aunts, your cousins, we stand behind you and we are right here with you."
EARLIER REPORT
A neighbor told KHOU 11 News he spotted the mother of Rudy Farias at her house early Thursday the day after new allegations surfaced.
The neighbor said Janie Santana was seen leaving her house in Pasadena just after midnight. That's when the neighbor said he called 911.
There has been a police presence in the neighborhood ever since.
This all comes after activist Quanell X, who spoke on behalf of Farias, said Farias told him he had been locked up, drugged, and tortured for years by his own mother.
HPD has not confirmed these new allegations and no charges have been filed.
RUDY FARIAS TIMELINE: Man found alive 8 years after he disappeared reportedly 'not doing well'
Santana agreed to speak to KHOU 11 on Wednesday to give her side of the story but after the new allegations were made, she sped away from our cameras.
Farias' aunt who's been worried about her nephew spoke after Quannel X held a press conference Wednesday saying Farias hasn’t really been missing for eight years like initially reported.
He's claiming Farias told him he was sexually and physically abused by his own mother.
“I’ve never seen Rudy since the day he went missing,” his aunt Sylvia Lopez said.
She said she's even traveled out of state with Santana to help look for him.
“She had me out there in California thinking that they had found somebody that looked like Rudy in California," Lopez said. "And I went all the way with her." | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/rudy-rudolph-farias-mother/285-ae8dd435-9c8a-4f69-88e7-b7fe87033547 | 2023-07-06T18:27:16 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/rudy-rudolph-farias-mother/285-ae8dd435-9c8a-4f69-88e7-b7fe87033547 |
CHARLES COUNTY, Md. — A 20-year-old man is dead after a sustaining injuries from a fireworks display in Charles County.
On July 5, around 9:00 p.m., Deputy State Fire Marshals along with the Charles County Sheriff's Office, responded to Bannister Circle in Waldorf for an injured person due to the detonation of a firework.
Investigation revealed a group of friends were gathered setting off fireworks behind a residence when one firework went off while in a mortar tube.
Officials say the victim was a 20-year-old man, who sustained hand and chest injuries.
He was taken to Charles Regional Medical Center, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
"Fireworks have been a long tradition of many celebrations. Please make safety your number one priority so everyone can go home safe. The safest way enjoy fireworks is to attend one of the many public fireworks displays throughout the state." said the State Fire Marshal.
The State Fire Marshal provides several ways to enjoy fireworks while avoiding injury:
- Purchase the fireworks in the location where you intend to discharge them. Check with the local municipality to determine what fireworks are legal for use in that area.
- Read and follow label warnings and instructions.
- Do not allow small children to use fireworks.
- Do not consume alcoholic beverages while using fireworks.
- Have a bucket of water or hose available.
- Fully extinguish remains of fireworks in water before disposal. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/failed-fireworks-display-kills-20-year-old-in-charles-county | 2023-07-06T18:29:41 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/failed-fireworks-display-kills-20-year-old-in-charles-county |
With essentially no new discussion on the topic, the Flagstaff City Council voted not to reconsider a previous decision to construct several new pickleball court in Bushmaster Park.
The vote came Monday after the council received an 88-signature petition from neighbors of the park who asked them to reconsider the decision to build the courts.
Neighbors said the addition of the eight courts will diminish their quality of life with the noise created within the park and change the character of the park, and said pickleball players have displaced many who once used the park.
The courts have long been sought by the Flagstaff Pickleball Association. There are currently only two free dedicated public courts within Flagstaff.
In the end, city council voted 5-2 against reopening or discussing the issue again. Prior to the vote, discussion between members was sparse, as councilmembers worked through the correct procedures either to reopen the topic or leave as it stood.
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Bushmaster neighbor Audria Smith, who has been central in opposing the construction of the new courts, said she was dismayed and confused by Council’s action.
Smith told the Arizona Daily Sun that she felt Council had completely dismissed the concerns of her and other nearby residents without any of the additional discussion or consideration they had requested.
“I am so disappointed. They didn't even vote to discuss this. They didn't even ask us any questions even after all the information we’ve sent them,” Smith said. “We are not against pickleball; they just don't understand what a terrible noise they're making, what a nuisance it is.”
Several councilmembers spoke to their decision just before the end of the meeting.
Councilmembers Jim McCarthy and Khara House voted in favor of reexamining the issue.
McCarthy has been staunchly against the construction of the courts at Bushmaster Park since it was first brought up. House voted in favor of the construction of courts, but after the city received the neighborhood petition, she said she thought the courts should be reexamined, particularly in terms of the noise impact created by pickleball play.
“I’m going to ask my other councilmember friends to allow us to at least discuss this; it may be that all of you vote the exact same way you did last time -- that’s fine -- but let’s at least talk about it,” McCarthy said.
On the other hand, Vice Mayor Austin Aslan said he saw no reason that the council should reopen the topic after making such a clear decision on it just over a month prior. And Aslan said he believed it would set a bad precedent to do so.
“I don’t see any new information here that we didn’t have at our disposal in May. As a general rule, I am very wary of advancing a citizen petition that seeks to undo a vote that Council literally just took. It sets a very troubling precedent and invites all sorts of confusion and hard feelings and circular debate,” Aslan said. “I will not be changing my vote on this matter, and if you want to understand my reasoning, you can review the video of the last time Council took up this matter and voted to move it forward. It wasn’t very long ago.”
Councilmember Lori Matthews generally agreed with Aslan’s sentiment, but added that she certainly believed neighbors had legitimate concerns regarding the courts' construction. Even so, Matthews stuck with her original support of the new courts.
In the end, Council opted to hold to its original vote without reopening the matter. It also decided not to take up a new petition requesting the courts be built in Thorpe Park, appearing to honor a previous city council’s decision not the build them there.
Mayor Becky Daggett was among those members of the council who spoke about the vote just before the end of the meeting. She was one of the three councilmembers who originally moved to take up the issue again after the citizen petition was received.
Daggett said she believed there may be ways to reduce the noise issues associated with the game without the council taking further action on the matter.
Even so, this may not be the last time the topic of pickleball courts in Bushmaster rock the city.
Neighbors to the park indicted last month that should the city move forward with construction, they planned to file in court in hopes of halting the project.
And Smith said seeking a solution through the courts is still very much a possibility.
“There are neighbors who are willing to fund this. I mean, we were serious about the statement that we were willing to pull a lawsuit and put an injunction on this,” Smith said. “I just don't know how much more to hold their feet to the fire.”
The issue of pickleball, and in particular the noise generated by the game, is by no means unique to Flagstaff. Across the country, communities, local governments and courts have all seen their fair share of debate and controversy surrounding the game.
Pickleball is already played at Bushmaster Park on several multi-use courts that were originally built with tennis and basketball in mind.
In May, the council voted 6-1 to approve $920,642 to construct the eight new courts and resurface the existing multi-use courts at the park. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/a-pickle-of-procedure-flagstaff-city-council-holds-firms-on-bushmaster-court-construction/article_aeaa50ba-1abe-11ee-8f59-4f41ff5ecd53.html | 2023-07-06T18:39:17 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/a-pickle-of-procedure-flagstaff-city-council-holds-firms-on-bushmaster-court-construction/article_aeaa50ba-1abe-11ee-8f59-4f41ff5ecd53.html |
During its years of focusing more on the road and longer distances, NAZ Elite rarely sent athletes to the USATF Outdoor Championships who were expected to finish in the money.
In fact, that only occurred once so far in the team’s history, when Stephanie Bruce in 2018 finished third in the 10,000-meter. For the most part, NAZ Elite has watched its runners finish outside the top 10 of races at the national indoor meet.
But the team’s youth movement is ready to try to change the narrative.
NAZ Elite Executive Director Ben Rosario said the team has had chances to make statements at the outdoor championships meet in the past, but never with the odds favoring a handful of their athletes.
“And by opportunities,” he said Tuesday, “I mean to where we are really favorites to be in the mix. So, it’s exciting and I do think that they have what it takes.”
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Three of the four NAZ Elite athletes heading to Eugene, Oregon, for the championship meet are rookies in Krissy Gear, Olin Hacker and Abby Nichols. Katie Wasserman, who is in her sophomore season, will also make the trip.
Gear is set to race in the steeplechase, with prelims for the event taking place today and the title race slated for Saturday. Nichols and Wasserman will run the women’s 5,000-meter Sunday, and Hacker will take on the distance on the men’s side that day, too.
Rosario said his young track athletes are in good form heading into the weekend.
“This has been the focus of their training for the entirety of the year, and they are as ready as can be,” Rosario said.
The stretch of training and preparation began nearly the moment when NAZ Elite in the late summer of 2022 — after so many years of dominating the roads — brought on a handful of rookies to bolster the team’s presence on the track.
Rosario said NAZ Elite coach Alan Culpepper, the staff and the athletes have done a great job of making the national meet a big-picture goal while not allowing it to overwhelm day-to-day operations.
“The training has been focused on this, but they have been very present throughout — focused on whatever workout is next, focused on whatever race is next,” Rosario said. “And that is the best way to do it, because then all of a sudden you wake up and it’s here.”
Staying on track
Another young member of the team has a high-stakes outdoor track race on this weekend’s docket.
Alex Masai on Friday will toe the line of the Kenyan World Championship Trials 10,000m race in Nairobi.
Masai went to the event a year ago but did not finish the race, according to Rosario. The young Kenyan, however, gained experience from the race and learned a bit about what it takes to run with such a deep, fast field.
“I think this time it will be a much better performance,” Rosario said.
Masai has produced several good outings in 2023, finishing in the top three of three of his five total races so far this year. Moreover, he set a 10,000m PR of 27:42.80 in early March at The Ten.
“He deserves this chance,” Rosario said.
Masai is expected to stay in his home country for some more training after the race as he builds toward his half-marathon debut — which is set for the late summer.
Just warming up
As Masai eyes a half-marathon, veteran teammate Aliphine Tuliamuk will be using a race this weekend to give her fall marathon buildup a jump-start as she takes on the Boilermaker 15K road course on Sunday.
Rosario said he likes the way Tuliamuk is attack her training block.
“Putting a race on the schedule earlier is just a way to get focused and fit earlier,” he said, “and I think it’s working. She’s definitely gotten off to a good start.”
Rosario said the race should boost her fitness and get the body ready for the hard training awaiting her.
She also loves racing, regardless of where her form and fitness is.
“That’s what this is, a chance to compete. It’s not about time and there are no worries about setting a record, or anything like that,” Rosario said. “It’s, ‘Hey, let’s get out and race,’ and I think that’s the approach she’ll take to every race this whole season.”
Tuliamuk, despite being in the early stages of her fitness buildup, is always a threat — even in a race as challenging as the Boilermaker in Utica, New York.
“You never put anything past Aliphine,” Rosario said.
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- A 23-year-old man was sentenced to decades behind bars for the fatal shooting during the Old Timers Day celebration that took place in Brooklyn in 2019 that killed a man and injured 11 innocent bystanders, the local district attorney said.
- Kyle Williams, of Brownsville, Brooklyn, was sentenced Wednesday to 32 ½years to life in prison, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. Williams was convicted of second-degree murder, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and first-degree reckless endangerment on April 20, 2023.
- The district attorney said, citing the evidence, that on July 27, 2019, at around 11 p.m., in the Brownsville Playground, on Hegeman Avenue and Sackman Street, Williams confronted Jason Pagan, 38, during Old Timers Day, an annual neighborhood celebration where more than 500 community members were in attendance.
A 23-year-old man was sentenced to decades behind bars for the fatal shooting during the Old Timers Day celebration that took place in Brooklyn in 2019 that killed a man and injured 11 innocent bystanders, the local district attorney said.
Kyle Williams, of Brownsville, Brooklyn, was sentenced Wednesday to 32 ½years to life in prison, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. Williams was convicted of second-degree murder, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and first-degree reckless endangerment on April 20, 2023.
The district attorney said, citing the evidence, that on July 27, 2019, at around 11 p.m., in the Brownsville Playground, on Hegeman Avenue and Sackman Street in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, Williams confronted Jason Pagan, 38, during Old Timers Day, an annual neighborhood celebration where more than 500 community members were in attendance.
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Following a verbal dispute, Williams shot Pagan in the head and torso. Subsequently, Gonzalez said, a shootout between rival groups broke out and 11 innocent people were shot and wounded after getting caught in the crossfire.
Williams was arrested on October 16, 2019, after investigators received tips from members of the community identifying him as the initial shooter. In addition, police recovered Williams' gun used during the fatal shooting. Williams subsequently admitted his role, Gonzalez's office went on to say.
“A beloved community celebration held each year turned tragic when this defendant opened fire in the middle of a crowd. Senseless gun violence that puts innocent people in harm’s way has destroyed too many lives and will not be tolerated in Brooklyn," Gonzalez said. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-sentenced-for-2019-shooting-in-brooklyn-that-left-1-dead-11-hurt/4482665/ | 2023-07-06T18:40:39 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-sentenced-for-2019-shooting-in-brooklyn-that-left-1-dead-11-hurt/4482665/ |
A 15-year-old from Yellow Springs who was fatally struck in Greene County while riding a bicycle on the Fourth of July is one of 11 people killed on Ohio roadways over the holiday reporting period.
The 11 deaths happened in nine crashes between July 3 and July 4 in eight counties. Impairment was determined to be a factor in two of those crashes and a safety belt was not used in three of those crashes, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported Thursday.
Isaac Powers was riding along the bike path around 5:10 p.m. near Ellis Park in Miami Twp., when he failed to yield to traffic at the bicycle crosswalk across Polecat Road, according to the patrol’s Xenia Post.
The teen was struck by a 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier driven by 91-year-old Margie Baldwin of Springfield.
Powers was pronounced dead at the scene, and Baldwin was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
Powers was enrolled through February in Yellow Springs Schools, which offered school counselors at the high school.
Yellow Springs Schools released the following statement to district families:
“We are deeply saddened to share that on Tuesday, July 4th, Isaac Powers, a former Yellow Springs High School student, was in a terrible accident and unfortunately passed away. … The faculty, staff, and board of education extend our heartfelt sympathies to the Powers family and to all of their friends during this difficult time.”
During last year’s Fourth of July reporting period, from July 1-4, there were 16 people killed in 16 crashes.
This year, all but one of the crashes involved single fatalities.
Three men were killed and three children between ages 5 and 9 were injured in a July 4 three-vehicle crash on the southeast side of Columbus, according to a crash report filed by the Columbus Division of Police.
Two of the seven other deadly crashes happened in Cuyahoga County, and one each was reported in Carol, Hancock, Mahoning, Stark and Wood counties, according to the highway patrol.
During the reporting period this year, troopers also made 133 arrests for impaired driving and 96 for drug-related charges. The patrol responded to 249 crashes and provided assistance to 1,067 motorists. In total, troopers made 13,634 contacts with the motoring public.
Motorists are encouraged to call #677 to report impaired drivers or drug activity.
A statewide breakdown of enforcement and crashes during the Fourth of July holiday reporting period can be found here.
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Airport officials invited the community to celebrate the accomplishments that have been made since its’ inception two decades ago with a ribbon cutting with the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, June 22.
The $6.6 million dollar Apron Expansion project was funded by an FAA Grant, ODOT Connect Oregon Grant, and the Coos County Airport District.
Airport officials invited the community to celebrate the accomplishments that have been made since its’ inception two decades ago with a ribbon cutting with the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, June 22.
The $6.6 million dollar Apron Expansion project was funded by an FAA Grant, ODOT Connect Oregon Grant, and the Coos County Airport District.
Southwest Oregon Regional Airport officials recently came together with members of the local community to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Coos County Airport District and celebrate their recent apron expansion project.
“This is such a vital part of our community,” said Stephanie Kilmer, Public Relations & Marketing for Southwest Oregon Regional Airport, during the recent celebration.
Kilmer said the impact of the airport is far reaching, “whether it's getting medications through a cargo carrier or the Amazon package that you get delivered to your doorstep.”
Airport officials invited the community to celebrate the accomplishments that have been made since its’ inception two decades ago with a ribbon cutting with the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, June 22. They said the airport infrastructure and services have evolved and continue to evolve.
The latest project that has been completed is an Apron Expansion Project. The apron is a designated area of an airport where aircraft are parked, unloaded, loaded, and refueled.
Some of the functions of the aircraft apron are to provide areas for aircraft to maneuver to and from the taxiway system and to support air carrier operations for both aircraft and support vehicles.
Airport Project Manager Rick Skinner said the apron project involved a very high spec of concrete which is twice the strength of normal concrete, and it was poured nine and a half inches deep.
“It's cut into 15 foot by 15 foot pieces and took approximately 4,500 yards of concrete to complete the entire job,” he said. “The job really turned out really nice.”
The $6.6 million dollar Apron Expansion project was funded by an FAA Grant, ODOT Connect Oregon Grant, and the Coos County Airport District.
Skinner reported the apron modification was phase one of the current project and phase two involves the creation of a cargo warehouse that can be used for storing and shipping out perishable products like cranberries, blueberries or fish, for example.
“The next phase is really going to help the local economy, and give alternatives on how we can ship our products,” he said.
A portion of the Connect Oregon Grant is being held for use in the construction of this facility. Construction on the cargo facility is slated to start in the year 2024.
The current airport operation includes United Airlines passenger flights to San Francisco and Denver. The airport offers free parking near the terminal.
The Coos County Airport District owns and operates the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport, which consists of 619 landside and airside acres. It leases over 33 commercial facilities, and combined with those tenants, employs over 600 personnel.
The airport is critical to the state’s aviation plan which links to the Oregon Transportation Plan, airport representative Kilmer reported. This a long-range vision and policy foundation that guides transportation system development and investment, she said.
Southwest Oregon Regional Airport is located at 1100 Airport Lane in North Bend. More information can be found on the web at cooscountyairportdistrict.com, by phone at (541) 756-8531 or through email at info@flyoth.com. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/airport-celebrates-evolution-of-infrastructure-and-services/article_a081d2f4-1a07-11ee-bc4d-2f8d05088c0a.html | 2023-07-06T19:00:55 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/airport-celebrates-evolution-of-infrastructure-and-services/article_a081d2f4-1a07-11ee-bc4d-2f8d05088c0a.html |
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — UPDATE: The Bartow County Sheriff's Office says it has located family. The sheriff's office did not provide any additional new details about the situation.
Original story below
Deputies are searching for the parents of a 2-year-old found walking in Cartersville alone on Thursday.
The Bartow County Sheriff's Office said the child was found walking on Benfield Cirlce around 9:30 a.m. on July 6. Deputies said he is only able to tell them his age.
The office did provide a photo of the child and said that anyone with information about who his parents are should contact them at 770-382-5050. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/deputies-searching-parents-2-year-old-found-walking-alone-cartersville/85-657e6d88-e9b1-44a8-992c-181cf2d1d63b | 2023-07-06T19:01:01 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/deputies-searching-parents-2-year-old-found-walking-alone-cartersville/85-657e6d88-e9b1-44a8-992c-181cf2d1d63b |
ATLANTA — Georgia continues to grapple with a backlog of SNAP cases, and as state officials repeat their request to federal regulators for technology to alleviate the delay, state data shows a department dealing with a difficult balance of increasing caseloads and a declining workforce.
According to data from the Georgia Department of Human Services, the average caseload size increased from 982 in May 2022 to 1,372 in May 2023. Frontline staffing levels, which include workers processing cases like SNAP, dropped during that same time period from 1,493 to 1,150.
State officials claim the data, which is published as part of regular board meetings for the agency, does not represent the entirety of the workforce managing cases, telling 11Alive there are currently more than 1,500 workers available including those in training or pulled in to help address the SNAP backlog.
DHS provided additional data for April (1,106) and May (1,372)
DHS provided additional data for April (1,349) and May (1,150)
GA DHS continues hiring caseworkers to handle benefit eligibility and processing, with more economic support specialist positions posted as recently as this week, with starting salaries for Level 1 hires at $34,000.
As part of retention efforts, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp also included $243 million in FY 2024 budget to give state employees a cost-of-living raise of $2,000.
A spokesperson for DHS also confirmed the agency is "currently developing a new career path for OFI caseworkers to incentivize long-term employment with the agency and growth opportunities." | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/georgia-snap-backlog-update-hiring-caseload-data/85-5630826f-6d78-4051-9825-923e2b531606 | 2023-07-06T19:01:04 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/georgia-snap-backlog-update-hiring-caseload-data/85-5630826f-6d78-4051-9825-923e2b531606 |
VALDOSTA, Ga. — As a missing Georgia teen approaches her 18th birthday, Valdosta police officers are hoping the public can help bring her home after she's been missing for two years.
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is teaming up with police in its renewed search to find Jennifer Daly. She was only 15 years old when she went missing in 2021. The hope is to find her before her birthday next month.
Daly went missing from her Valdosta home on April 30, 2021. Authorities believe that she may have traveled to Hampton, Georgia, but have not detailed a motive for her disappearance.
"On August 19, Jennifer will turn 18, and it is with a heavy heart that the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children acknowledges this significant milestone," a spokesperson with the organization said in a news release.
The NCMEC said it remains optimistic about locating Daly in time for her birthday, especially with its collaboration with the Valdosta Police Department.
Anyone with information regarding Daly or her disappearance is asked to please contact the NCMEC at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) or the VPD at 1-229-245-5270.
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ROME, Ga. — Authorities are searching for an alleged murder suspect in connection with a fatal shooting at a Rome apartment complex last month.
Rome Police Department investigators issued an alert for Floydell Quinchard Smith. He's accused in the murder of Te'Vian Markez Williams, Sr.
Williams died in an early morning shooting at the Callier Forest Apartment Complex along Dodd Boulevard on June 27, according to police. Officers found him shot in the leg adding that he was "bleeding heavily." He was rushed to the hospital where he later died.
According to investigators, Williams knew the person who shot at him and called the situation an isolated incident.
Officers originally said they had a person of interest in mind in connection with the shooting. They did not say if that person of interest was Smith.
Anyone with information about Smith or his whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the RPD Criminal Investigation Division at 706-238-5111.
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HOUSTON — In a news conference Thursday, Houston police disputed many of the allegations made by community activist Quanell X on Wednesday. He claimed Rudy Farias told him that his mother hid him all these years, drugged him and sexually abused him.
Police confirmed Farias returned home a day after he was originally reported missing on March 7, 2015. They said he has not been missing for eight years as his mother, Janie Santana, continued to claim after a good Samaritan found him in front of a church on June 29.
“Rudy’s mother continued to deceive police by remaining adamant that he was still missing,” an HPD lieutenant with the Missing Persons Unit said. "She said her nephew was the person friends and family were seeing coming and going, however we disputed that."
Police said Farias had previous interactions with HPD patrol officers but they didn't realize he was the man reported missing.
“During these contacts, fictitious names and dates of births were given,” the lieutenant said.
He said Santana also give phony names during interactions with police.
Police said Farias didn't report sexual abuse by his mother when they interviewed him Wednesday.
"If there is a disclosure made, we will continue to investigate," the lieutenant said. "We do take all allegations seriously and any new information or facts that we receive will be investigated."
He said the district attorney's office declined to accept charges at this time, but Police Chief Troy Finner said it's early in the investigation.
They said Farias has been connected with Adult Protective Services to get help.
"Rudy is safe. He is with his mother by choice," Finner said.
Farias aunts call decision not to charge mom 'bulls--t'
Two of Farias' aunts, Santana's sisters, held their own news conference and questioned the decision not to charge her.
"Janie is a hypothetical liar," her sister said. "I'm not quite sure, but I'm gonna have to say she knows a lot of people in HPD and that's why her freaking ass has been covered up."
Santana was married to an HPD officer who took his life in 2014, the year before her son was reported missing.
One aunt said police had Santana in handcuffs after interviewing her and Rudy Wednesday but after the district attorney's office declined charges, they let her leave with Rudy.
"Why in the freaking world did they let her go?" she asked.
"It's bulls--t," the other aunt said.
They questioned why Santana isn't been charged with filing a false report.
"For falsifying that he had been kidnapped, which was not true, that he had been taken to Mexico, that he had been spotted in other states," Santana's sister said. "She had people all over the United States looking for him."
The relatives also defended Quanell X.
"His statement should have been brought up because Quanell is here to help."
They said Farias hasn't been in the hospital since police found him in front of a church over the weekend, as his mother said. The aunt said the photo of Farias in the hospital that was given to the media earlier this week is actually from 2012.
They also sent a message to Farias.
"... We love you, your aunts, your cousins, we stand behind you and we are right here with you."
EARLIER REPORT
A neighbor told KHOU 11 News he spotted the mother of Rudy Farias at her house early Thursday the day after new allegations surfaced.
The neighbor said Janie Santana was seen leaving her house in Pasadena just after midnight. That's when the neighbor said he called 911.
There has been a police presence in the neighborhood ever since.
This all comes after activist Quanell X, who spoke on behalf of Farias, said Farias told him he had been locked up, drugged, and tortured for years by his own mother.
HPD has not confirmed these new allegations and no charges have been filed.
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Santana agreed to speak to KHOU 11 on Wednesday to give her side of the story but after the new allegations were made, she sped away from our cameras.
Farias' aunt who's been worried about her nephew spoke after Quannel X held a press conference Wednesday saying Farias hasn’t really been missing for eight years like initially reported.
He's claiming Farias told him he was sexually and physically abused by his own mother.
“I’ve never seen Rudy since the day he went missing,” his aunt Sylvia Lopez said.
She said she's even traveled out of state with Santana to help look for him.
“She had me out there in California thinking that they had found somebody that looked like Rudy in California," Lopez said. "And I went all the way with her." | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/rudy-rudolph-farias-mother/285-ae8dd435-9c8a-4f69-88e7-b7fe87033547 | 2023-07-06T19:01:15 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/rudy-rudolph-farias-mother/285-ae8dd435-9c8a-4f69-88e7-b7fe87033547 |
DULUTH — The Duluth Public Library will host a series of hands-on, space- and science-themed programs this summer for youth ages 9-14.
The Duluth Public Library is one of 15 in the nation to win grant funding from NASA Inspires Futures for Tomorrow’s Youth, which is supporting these programs.
All programs, held from 3-4 p.m. in the downtown library, 520 W. Superior St., are free and open to the public. The first program, "Parachutes," is scheduled Wednesday in the green room. Next is "Building Rockets" on July 26; "Craters or Volcanoes?" on Aug. 9; and "Life Cycle of a Star" on Aug. 23.
NASA Inspires Futures for Tomorrow’s Youth partners with organizations to provide accessible, educational opportunities for youth to engage in mathematics, science, technology and engineering, according to a press release from the library.
Along with programming, the grant supports connecting NASA professionals to serve as role models in library programs, as well as professional development in culturally responsive and gender equitable instructional strategies.
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DULUTH — A man is accused of sexually abusing a young child.
Douglas Scott Ruberg, 63, of Duluth, was charged Monday in State District Court with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
A criminal complaint states that the victim's parents went to the Duluth Police Department after the 4-year-old first reported an incident. A forensic interview was scheduled and the child, using an anatomical diagram, went on to explain how Ruberg would perform oral sex, according to the probable cause statement.
The child was known to Ruberg, however, he denied any sexual contact when interviewed by investigators.
Assistant St. Louis County Attorney Jon Holets noted in the complaint that law enforcement has received at least five other reports of Ruberg allegedly sexually abusing minor girls — evidence that may be admissible under court rules to show "proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity or absence of mistake or accident."
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Ruberg, who does not have any apparent criminal history, is not in custody. He has been summoned to make an initial court appearance Aug. 14.
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MONETA, Va. – The Smith Mountain Lake Association is hosting a town hall meeting Thursday, July 6 to discuss the health of Smith Mountain Lake.
The association has invited representatives from the Virginia Department of Health, DEQ, Ferrum College, and County Ag Extension Programs to speak.
This is a chance for the community to come out and learn about the water quality of the lake. This is also an opportunity to ask any questions regarding the lake, the recent algal bloom, and the swim advisory.
The goal of the meeting is to bring together experts from statewide agencies to share current information about harmful algal blooms and how to prevent them.
Keri Green, Chairman of the Lake Quality Council for the Smith Mountain Lake Association said, “Bring all the information to the public. The sample results what it means, what a concentration of cyanobacteria means. All these scientific terms that folks don’t really understand, but when they see a green funny colored water or they see a map that looks a little scary they are gonna want to know where it is safe to swim.”
The meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. at the Trinity Ecumenical Parish on Lakemount Drive.
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Indy moves to ticket and tow cars parked in bike lanes
Indianapolis plans to crack down on the problem of vehicles blocking bike lanes in the city's latest move to become more cyclist-friendly.
It's already illegal to park in a bike lane, but a proposal coming to City-County Council on Monday will authorize ParkIndy to ticket and tow vehicles parked in bike lanes.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department does not have the resources to address vehicles blocking the lanes, said Council Vice President Zach Adamson, a co-sponsor of the proposal. ParkIndy is a private company that's already contracted to manage Indianapolis' parking meters.
Mayor Joe Hogsett announced the move Thursday as part of a policy package including a road funding proposal and investment in streets as well as school safety.
The cycling community and traffic safety advocates have long cried foul over the issue of vehicles parking in protected bike lanes. A Twitter account, IndyBikeLaneDefense, regularly tweets images of trucks and cars, including some city Department of Public Works vehicles, blocking bike lanes.
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West Nile virus has been detected in two different mosquito populations in Canyon County.
According to a press release from Canyon County, mosquitos collected south of Nampa, near Lake Lowell, and at the confluence of the Boise and Snake rivers west of Parma both tested positive for the disease.
This is the second reporting of West Nile in the Treasure Valley this summer and the first one to come out of Canyon County.
The Canyon County Mosquito Abatement District routinely sets gravid traps and dry ice baited EVS Traps at over 100 locations throughout Canyon County to monitor for adult mosquito populations and the presence of vector borne diseases, according to Jim Lunders, Director of Canyon County Mosquito Abatement District.
While the District has tested over 200 mosquito pools this season for West Nile virus, Wednesday’s pools were the first to test positive. The areas where the mosquitoes were collected have been treated for both larval and adult mosquitoes.
“With the increased risk of West Nile virus we encourage people to take appropriate precautions to protect themselves from mosquito bites,” Lunders said in the news release.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the United States. Most commonly spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito, most people infected with the virus do not feel sick. About one in five people who are infected develop a fever and other symptoms and about 1 out of 150 infected people develop a serious, sometimes fatal, illness, according to the CDC.
Lunders said that people should eliminate or treat sources of standing water such as bird baths, old tires, wading or swimming pools that are not in use, flooded fields and clogged drains. Anything holding water more than seven days can become a mosquito habitat.
Additionally, Lunders offered these suggestions:
• Wear repellents while outdoors at dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active
• Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants when in mosquito-infested areas
• Use mosquito repellents containing DEET, Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus, Picaridin or 2- undecanone, making sure to follow the directions on the container
• Make sure all screen doors and windows are in good repair and fit tightly
• Vaccinate horses for West Nile and other diseases
• Use EPA registered residual insect sprays on horses, making sure to follow the directions on the container
• Have your livestock watering troughs stocked with mosquito fish for free by submitting a service request to the mosquito abatement district
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VALPARAISO — A 27-year-old registered sex offender from Portage is back behind bars on allegations of secretly using several email and social media accounts, records show.
David Swisher faces a felony count of failing to register as a result of not having reported the online activity, court records show.
July 3rd was officially the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to data from the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction. The average global temperature reached 62.62 degrees Fahrenheit as heat waves impacted people around the world.
The Porter County Sheriff's Department reported that it teamed up late last month with state police to serve a search warrant at Swisher's home in the 2800 block of Monnier Street.
The search was carried out after police were tipped off by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children that Swisher was using three email accounts and four social media accounts without notifying authorities as is required by the rules of his sex offender registry.
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Swisher is on the registry as a result of his 2018 convictions on three counts of possessing child pornography, police said.
Swisher had only registered one email address with authorities that was different than the three others he is now accused of using, charges say. One of the three email addresses in questions used the name "shankytheclown1995."
"Factors which may have caused the crash are still under investigation," the sheriff's department said.
He is further accused of using two Twitter accounts and two Snapchat accounts without notifying authorities.
The new criminal charge and accusations of failing to pay various fees associated with his case has triggered a second probation violation request pending before Porter Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Clymer.
Swisher was initially charged in 2017 with criminal counts of child solicitation and possessing child pornography, court records show.
He was accused of soliciting a minor in Maryland on a messaging app, records show.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into the Porter County Jail
Rajae Evans
Arrest date: June 29, 2023
Age: 27
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2302698
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Jeremy King
Arrest date: June 29, 2023
Age: 46
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302701
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Rayjean Williams
Arrest date: June 28, 2023
Age: 28
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302696
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Derrick Perkins
Arrest date: June 28, 2023
Age: 44
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302684
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Marshall Ralston Jr.
Arrest date: June 28, 2023
Age: 41
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302687
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Kelsey McLeod
Arrest date: June 28, 2023
Age: 48
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302691
Charges: OWI, felony
Robert Jackson
Arrest date: June 28, 2023
Age: 24
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302693
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Kelly Borrmann
Arrest date: June 28, 2023
Age: 54
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302680
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
John Chalabis II
Arrest date: June 28, 2023
Age: 47
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302682
Charges: Intimidation, felony
Michael Diamond
Arrest date: June 28, 2023
Age: 58
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302681
Charges: Intimidation, felony
Jarad Good
Arrest date: June 28, 2023
Age: 37
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302695
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Mark Moser
Arrest date: June 27, 2023
Age: 54
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302671
Charges: Intimidation, felony
James Barnett
Arrest date: June 27, 2023
Age: 26
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302677
Charges: Battery, felony
John Moore
Arrest date: June 26, 2023
Age: 65
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302658
Charges: Intimidation, felony
Adri Pitts
Arrest date: June 26, 2023
Age: 47
Residence: Fort Wayne, IN
Booking Number: 2302649
Charges: Battery, felony
Barry Johnson
Arrest date: June 26, 2023
Age: 60
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302645
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Sheryl Johnson
Arrest date: June 26, 2023
Age: 60
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302646
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Raymond Escamilla IV
Arrest date: June 26, 2023
Age: 27
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302651
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Logan James
Arrest date: June 26, 2023
Age: 19
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number: 2302657
Charges: Aggravated battery, felony
Richard Bean
Arrest date: June 26, 2023
Age: 48
Residence: Alsip, IL
Booking Number: 2302666
Charges: Theft, felony
Warren Blazina
Arrest date: June 26, 2023
Age: 53
Residence: Blue Island, IL
Booking Number: 2302665
Charges: Theft, felony
Mark Bryk Jr.
Arrest date: June 26, 2023
Age: 35
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302648
Charges: OWI, felony
Guadalupe Chima
Arrest date: June 26, 2023
Age: 40
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302667
Charges: Sexual battery, felony
Max Smith Jr.
Arrest date: June 25, 2023
Age: 44
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302644
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Brian Sardeson
Arrest date: June 25, 2023
Age: 49
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302639
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Vincen Ritchie
Arrest date: June 25, 2023
Age: 45
Residence: Ogden Dunes, IN
Booking Number: 2302637
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Dale Ribar
Arrest date: June 25, 2023
Age: 43
Residence: Kouts, IN
Booking Number: 2302638
Charges: OWI, felony
Vanessa Ontiveros
Arrest date: June 25, 2023
Age: 32
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302641
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Rachel Perez
Arrest date: June 25, 2023
Age: 43
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302640
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Javier Ramirez
Arrest date: June 25, 2023
Age: 46
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number: 2302635
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Floyd Gaston Jr.
Arrest date: June 25, 2023
Age: 34
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number: 2302636
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Taylor Sanford
Arrest date: June 24, 2023
Age: 34
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302625
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Kiera Wrice
Arrest date: June 24, 2023
Age: 42
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number: 2302631
Charges: Battery, felony
Marvin Roundy
Arrest date: June 24, 2023
Age: 37
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number: 2302633
Charges: Strangulation, felony
Darrin Dedelow
Arrest date: June 24, 2023
Age: 56
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number: 2302632
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Joseph Meulemans
Arrest date: June 24, 2023
Age: 32
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302630
Charges: Possession hypodermic syringe or needle, felony
Jon Aimutis
Arrest date: June 23, 2023
Age: 33
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302612
Charges: Resisting w/injury, felony
Austin Carroll
Arrest date: June 24, 2023
Age: 20
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number: 2302629
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Charles Costanza
Arrest date: June 23, 2023
Age: 57
Residence: Ogden Dunes, IN
Booking Number: 2302621
Charges: Intimidation, felony
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Just two days after the trauma of driving up to the head-on crash scene in Winfield that took the life of his 19-year-old daughter, Jake Norris was at Comer Children's Hospital in Chicago Thursday morning waiting for word on the status of his 13-year-daughter, who was undergoing surgery for injuries sustained in the same crash.
"I know Grace (Norris) would want me to be strong for her sister," the DeMotte resident said.
That younger daughter, Emma Norris, and a 13-year-old friend, was with Grace when a 44-year-old Crown Point woman reportedly tailgating another vehicle along East 117th Avenue went to pass and drove directly into Grace's path.
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Jake said his extended family was at a 4th of July party in Crown Point when Grace characteristically jumped in to help out when Emma asked her to pick up a friend in Winfield and another in Lowell. They were on their way from Winfield to Lowell when the collision occurred.
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When that second friend called asking about the group's whereabouts and Jake realized his daughters were not picking up their phones, he used an app to track down their vehicle, which had reportedly not moved for nearly an hour.
Jake went in search of his daughters using the app and as he neared the crash scene, he said he saw the emergency lights. He then spotted the coroner's van.
"I knew one of them was gone," he said.
Grace, who was from DeMotte, was pronounced dead at the scene, but had not yet been removed from the vehicle by the time Jake arrived. Emma was flown to Chicago for advanced medical care and her friend was transported there later. Both are now at Comer Children's Hospital, he said.
"I was a wreck at the scene," Jake said.
Emma was undergoing surgery Thursday morning for breaks in her leg and arm, and also suffered a lacerated liver and spleen, and compression fractures in her back, Jake said.
The resident reportedly opened the door for police, who saw the children wearing soiled diapers hanging nearly to their knees.
It was his understanding that the other girl involved in the crash, who is from Lowell, is in stable condition.
Jake said when Emma initially woke up at the hospital, she had no memory of the crash. This left him with the challenging task of having to inform Emma of her older sister's death.
"All the family was here," he said. "It was horrible."
Grace was in her final year of nursing school at Ivy Tech Community College and had been working at St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart.
"This girl would give the shirt off her back," he said, describing the generosity of his daughter.
The large outpouring of support and concern following Grace's death has affirmed the positive impact she had on so many.
"To know Grace was to love her," he said. "She had a heart of gold."
Lifeguards and city firefighters reportedly began CPR on the man before he was transferred to Franciscan Health Michigan City hospital.
Winfield and Lake County police said the crash occurred around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 7000 block of East 117th Avenue.
The Crown Point woman, who was driving a 2015 Subaru Outback, was eastbound and tailgating another vehicle when she crossed the center line to pass in a no-passing zone, police said. She immediately collided head-on with the westbound 2013 Kia Optima driven by Grace.
The Crown Point woman, who The Times is not naming unless she is charged with a crime or targeted with a civil suit, was taken to a local hospital for treatment of internal injuries, according to police.
"There are no initial indications that drugs or alcohol were involved," Winfield Town Marshal Daniel Ball said.
A spokeswoman for the Lake County Prosecutor's Office said Thursday morning she was not aware yet of any charges filed in the wake of the crash.
Jake said while angry about what happened, he is praying for the other driver.
"People make mistakes," he said. "It's obvious it wasn't intentional."
Funeral arrangements have not yet been confirmed for Grace.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
April Swopes
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305839
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Elizabeth Tillery
Age : 33
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305838
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - ON A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daminicka Rodgers
Age : 22
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305828
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Nathan Gutierrez
Age : 44
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305827
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Bobby Neal Jr.
Age : 38
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305847
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Munster Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marsean Roberts
Age : 26
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305840
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kimberly Gordon
Age : 25
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305844
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cristian Guerra
Age : 28
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305842
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeremiah Fair
Age : 26
Residence: Chicago Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305841
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Denzel Brent
Age : 32
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305848
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville, IN
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT DEFENDANT USES A VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Allan Blackmon
Age : 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305831
Arrest Date: June 20, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angelica Bohacik
Age : 25
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305852
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Amberly Sowder
Age : 23
Residence: Lockport, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305896
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Daniel Waldrop
Age : 48
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305866
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: LSCT
Offense Description: CHILD MOLEST "STATUTORY RAPE"
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Wineteer
Age : 47
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305859
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - BODILY WASTE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Randy Simon
Age : 67
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305887
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Reid
Age : 36
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305863
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vikas Saksena
Age : 50
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305895
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Griffith Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Pierre Pirtle
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305879
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicholas Radick
Age : 39
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305875
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Denzel Price
Age : 24
Residence: Kankakee, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305865
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RAPE - INTERCOURSE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andrew Mysliwiec
Age : 30
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305882
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Roy Lopez
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305890
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel Leanos
Age : 18
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305864
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Camille Jones
Age : 26
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305867
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Griffith Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ronnie Klemoff
Age : 41
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305881
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rigoberto Garcia
Age : 43
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305876
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Armando Guerrero
Age : 54
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305884
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ernest Howard III
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305861
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DEALING - MARIJUANA
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rodney Hudson
Age : 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305886
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jarrell Cowens
Age : 30
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305880
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Delnicki
Age : 65
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305858
Arrest Date: June 21, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Beverly Ware
Age : 39
Residence: Matteson, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305921
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Patrice Williams
Age : 28
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305906
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcus Veal
Age : 63
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305911
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Shauen Pearce
Age : 38
Residence: Thornton, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305915
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amanda Stoddard
Age : 39
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305903
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Eudora North
Age : 20
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305927
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adam Langham
Age : 42
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305925
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Andrell Murphy
Age : 37
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305908
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Florence Flewellen
Age : 41
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305922
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESS LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR; THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Amir Jones
Age : 60
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305916
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Chauncey Jordan
Age : 21
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305917
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Aaron Bernal
Age : 23
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305933
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gentry Brown
Age : 36
Residence: Rensselaer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305923
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Crown Point Police Department
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Latoya Burns
Age : 35
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305907
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jamar Davis
Age : 38
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305901
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jamie Anderson
Age : 49
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305919
Arrest Date: June 22, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE - CONSPIRACY; POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jodie Whiting
Age : 36
Residence: DeMotte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305936
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dashawn Wims
Age : 20
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305946
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andre Vena Jr.
Age : 36
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305966
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Donna Valentine
Age : 46
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305943
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nolan Sizemore
Age : 21
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305959
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Cedar Lake Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Sweitzer
Age : 45
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305951
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michayla Ferguson
Age : 22
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305935
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Manning
Age : 38
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305937
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: St. John Police Department
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jacqueline Rivera
Age : 29
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305938
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rodney Robison
Age : 58
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305965
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lowell Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joseph Eyer
Age : 52
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305947
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: LCCS
Offense Description: BATTERY - SEXUAL BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jacob Campbell
Age : 23
Residence: Blue Island, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305939
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Cole Jr.
Age : 38
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305941
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Chad Cooper
Age : 35
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305945
Arrest Date: June 23, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Cole Ward
Age : 20
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305990
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DEALING - MARIJUANA; COMMON NUISANCE - MAINTAINING - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Charles Worthman Jr.
Age : 23
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305976
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Parker III
Age : 29
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305983
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeffrey Pasquinelli
Age : 27
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305970
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Shamonique Rash
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305981
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Robinson Jr.
Age : 23
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306014
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - MACHINE GUN - W/NO PERMIT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Kras
Age : 50
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305995
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Patricia Jones
Age : 38
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306006
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Kidd
Age : 58
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305979
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Griffith Police Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gloria Hunter
Age : 52
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305993
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Dyer, IN
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
James Hilty
Age : 44
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305999
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
James Higgason Jr.
Age : 73
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305982
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Charles Heard
Age : 56
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306005
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Demarco Flagg
Age : 25
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306004
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Orlando Flores
Age : 35
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305998
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Munster Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Denzel Gunnum
Age : 24
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306013
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lauren Davis
Age : 41
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305978
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Cedar Lake Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Durden IV
Age : 24
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305997
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Antonio Carta
Age : 26
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306009
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lowell Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Cassondra Castillo
Age : 41
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2305988
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Corie Blanchard
Age : 36
Residence: South Holland, IL
Booking Number(s): 2305973
Arrest Date: June 24, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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Horizon Bank is supporting a public education program that seeks to prevent child sexual abuse.
The Michigan City-based bank gave a $5,000 grant to Dunebrook, which works to provide child sexual abuse prevention education to more than 29,000 K-12 students across Northwest Indiana. Horizon Bank Operational Risk Specialist Krysta Loucks recently presented a check to Dunebrook Development Director Cathy Laughlin and Executive Director Tammy Gierke Button.
Dunebrook, a Michigan City-based child advocacy group serving six counties in Northwest Indiana, seeks to give children knowledge and skills needed to prevent sexual abuse, decreasing their chances of becoming victims. It's estimated that fewer than 25% of children ever disclose sexual abuse and about 95% of child sexual abuse cases can be prevented by education.
The nonprofit that seeks to "keep children safe, happy and healthy" educates parents and teachers how to prevent sexual abuse by identifying and responding appropriately to suspicions. Started as the grassroots Child Abuse Advisory Team in the 1980s, it also has other programs like preschool, nurturing parenting classes, courses for new parents and child-friendly settings for interviewing victims of suspected child abuse.
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“I am so happy to represent Horizon Bank as we support this organization whose mission is every child: safe, happy and healthy,” Loucks said.
Horizon Bank is celebrating its 150th anniversary. The bank, the largest headquartered in Northwest Indiana, has nearly $8 billion in assets and 72 branches in Indiana and Michigan.
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Old National Bank has expanded to the Detroit metro area.
The Evansville-based bank, which gained an extensive footprint in the Calumet Region after acquiring Chicago-based First Midwest Bank, opened a new branch in the Liberty Center in suburban Troy. It celebrated its entry into the second largest metro area in the Midwest at the Detroit Athletic Club across from Comerica Park downtown.
“The team, many long-time friends, is tremendous and the response from the community has been fantastic,” said Metro Detroit Market President Rick Hampson. “We’re here, and we’re here to stay. Our plan is to build something really great."
Old National Bank, the largest bank headquartered in Indiana, already operates in the Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo markets in Michigan.
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“As a Midwestern bank with roots dating back to 1834, Old National is known for building long-term, highly personalized relationships with our clients while also strongly investing in the communities we serve,” said CEO Jim Ryan. “We are incredibly excited about the growth and vitality that are driving Metro Detroit forward today, and we look forward to being active, dedicated partners in that progress.”
In addition to standard services like checking, savings, mortgage lending and consumer loans, the new branch will offer specialized business services like commercial real estate, project management, employee stock ownership plans and asset-based lending, as well as guidance on senior housing and healthcare. It will cater to the more than 1,500 companies with $50 million to $500 million in revenue in the 11-county Metro Detroit area that includes 10 Fortune 500 companies.
“What excites me most about this expansion is that we have the right team and relationships in place to serve this important market,” Old National Bank Michigan State Executive Bailey said. “This builds upon the great work we are doing with our clients throughout Michigan, and the move into Metro Detroit represents a natural growth progression for the bank.”
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The Everett-based company that owned a submersible that fatally imploded on its way to explore the wreck of the Titanic said Thursday it has suspended operations.
OceanGate, a company based in Everett, Washington, owned the Titan submersible that is believed to have imploded as it made its descent on June 18 in the North Atlantic. The implosion killed all five people on board.
The company's website said Thursday that it “has suspended all exploration and commercial operations.”
The Coast Guard is investigating the implosion.
OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush was among five people on the Titan submersible, which lost contact about an hour and 45 minutes after it began its journey. British businessman Hamish Harding, French Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet, and Shahzada and Suleman Dawood, a father and son from a prominent Pakistani family, were also on board.
Several agencies launched an extensive search for the submersible, which covered an area twice the size of Connecticut in waters 2 ½ miles deep.
The Coast Guard said there was a “catastrophic implosion” of the submersible after debris was found about 1,600 feet from the Titanic. A senior Navy official told the Associated Press that the U.S. Navy analyzed its acoustic data and found an anomaly that was consistent with an implosion or explosion when communication was lost.
This was the third year that OceanGate has operated expeditions to the Titanic, following trips in 2021 and 2022.
The Titan submersible itself “was not a U.S. flagged vessel and was never certified or certificated by the U.S. Coast Guard,” the Coast Guard has said.
The company took paying customers to see the Titanic’s wreckage at a price tag of $250,000 per person. Its goal is to document flora and fauna living in the wreckage, document the condition of the wreck and capture data and images to be used for scientific study, in addition to adventure tourism.
However, the company faced allegations of safety concerns even before it launched its first Titanic mission. In 2018, a former OceanGate employee sued the company claiming he was wrongfully terminated after he sounded the alarm about the “potential danger to passengers of the Titan as the submersible reached extreme depths."
That case was settled outside court. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/oceangate-submersible-imploded-titanic-dive-suspends-operations/281-6d0a3a3f-2da1-408d-9591-e9a6c1d0e755 | 2023-07-06T19:14:38 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/oceangate-submersible-imploded-titanic-dive-suspends-operations/281-6d0a3a3f-2da1-408d-9591-e9a6c1d0e755 |
YORK, Pa. — A 22-year-old York man has been charged with homicide in connection to a deadly December 2022 shooting in the city.
Stephon Brown was charged Thursday, according to York City Police. He is accused of shooting and killing 34-year-old Demetres Lewis on Dec. 6, 2022.
Officers responding to a shots-fired report found Lewis suffering from gunshot wounds in the area of West Poplar Street and South Belvidere Avenue shortly before midnight, police said.
Lewis was pronounced dead at 12:34 a.m. on December 7, according to police.
Investigators executed multiple search warrants and conducted several witness interviews to develop Brown as a suspect in Lewis' murder, according to police.
Brown was taken into custody Thursday and is awaiting a preliminary hearing. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/york-police-arrest-stephon-brown-murder-demetres-lewis/521-c83cbabd-9d0b-436e-ae14-6e6930cec4b1 | 2023-07-06T19:14:44 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/york-police-arrest-stephon-brown-murder-demetres-lewis/521-c83cbabd-9d0b-436e-ae14-6e6930cec4b1 |
A Kenosha neighborhood parade started as something to do during the pandemic, neighbors now can’t imagine celebrating Independence Day without it.
“I had invitations for this morning and I said, ‘absolutely not. It’s got to be after 11:30 a.m.’ It’s just become part of our world (the parade),” said Marge Boyce, who lives in the neighborhood around 2600 block of 25th Street.
Dottie Maccanelli, one of several who organized the event, weren’t sure how big it would become until they started dropping off fliers in people’s mailboxes. This year marks the fourth year of the neighborhood parade.
“We wanted to do something to get the kids together and it was neat,” Dottie said. “To see the kids connecting with the neighbors, even some of the older ones, is really neat.”
Frankie Maccanelli, age 11, Josie Maccanelli, 7, Liana Lee, 10, and Ruggie Maccanelli, age 9, performed a dance to “Better When I’m Dancing” by Meghan Trainor whenever the parade would periodically stop throughout its route.
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Frankie and Lee said they perform a dance every year. This year was the first time they incorporated flags into their routine after being inspired by other parades and wanting to change up the routine.
“I dance all the time at my house. I do ballet and I just really like dancing. I play with these kids almost every day, so to dance with them is super fun,” Lee said.
Dottie McMillian has been watching the parade every year. She said she loves seeing the kids dance and how into the parade they get.
“They’re happy doing it,” McMillian said. “I just love seeing them. I remember doing it with my children when they were little ... over on 40th Avenue we had one going around the block.”
Although Frankie enjoys the performance and the parade, her favorite part about the event is getting ready.
“I got ready and it was so much fun putting tattoos on our little cousins, siblings, neighbors and everything like that,” Frankie said. “Helping them get ready for the parade and all the jitters and stuff is fun.”
Boyce said the kids are “amazing.” She said it’s great to see their enthusiasm and how they come together to promote the parade. She said the excitement for the parade starts when school gets out in June and grows over time.
Dottie said the kids spend hours coloring the fliers and biking to neighbors’ houses delivering them.
Taniya Lee, also a parade organizer, said the older families look forward to their parade every year.
“The first year that we did the parade there was an older lady that stood outside with a soup pot and a wooden spoon. I don’t think I’ll ever forget that,” Dottie said. “It really means a lot to many families.” | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-neighborhood-parade-celebrates-independence-day/article_9fd764ce-1a87-11ee-a0b7-6fae9ab4fb0a.html | 2023-07-06T19:21:04 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-neighborhood-parade-celebrates-independence-day/article_9fd764ce-1a87-11ee-a0b7-6fae9ab4fb0a.html |
BRADENTON, Fla. — Recent news of malaria cases in Sarasota County has us feeling extra cautious about mosquitos this year.
And while we stock up on mosquito nets and bug spray, some local scouts are calling in help from the experts — bats.
Scouts from Troop 146 and Packs 146 and 125, located in Parrish and Lakewood Ranch, helped Manatee County staff install a new "bat condo" near the little league fields at GT Bray Park in Bradenton.
The idea is to give bats a place to live so they can help us naturally control the mosquito population.
This "condo" is different from some bat houses you may have seen because it's big enough to host 3,000 bats at once. And, according to the county, each bat can eat its body weight in mosquitos and other harmful bugs every night.
The scouts also helped construct a high platform in the park for ospreys to build nests.
According to the Florida Bat Conservancy, most bats living in Florida prefer to roost in mature trees or caves, but due to loss of habitat, often end up in buildings and attics.
And until Aug. 15, it's illegal to evict bats from your home due to the animal's maternity season.
Bat houses not only help with pest control but also support conservation efforts by giving local bats a much-needed place to live. The mammals will also benefit the area by pollinating plants and dispersing seeds.
This West Bradenton bat condo is only the beginning. The scouts plan to expand this initiative to more parks throughout Manatee County. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/bat-condo-bradenton-scouts-manatee-county-mosquito-control/67-07f8ee02-d209-4ee1-abd6-6732f6c32de0 | 2023-07-06T19:23:47 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/bat-condo-bradenton-scouts-manatee-county-mosquito-control/67-07f8ee02-d209-4ee1-abd6-6732f6c32de0 |
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Fire Department responded to an apartment fire on North Emerson Avenue and 40th Street on the northeast side of Indianapolis Thursday.
Shortly before 12:30 p.m. on July 6, IFD received a call about a large apartment fire and requested police assistance with the blaze. Smoke from the fire could be seen for miles.
The apartment complex was vacant and boarded up at the time of the fire. IFD reported that there was an extraordinary amount of trash and debris surrounding the burning building, briefly blocking access to the building
It took firefighters over an hour to bring the blaze under control. Fire investigators are surveying the damage to find out what might have started the fire.
"It is a huge threat to the safety of our firefighters. It's an abandoned structure that doesn't need to be occupied by anyone including squatters or people with ulterior motives," said Rita Reith, IFD public information officer.
IFD said that another section of the apartment complex had previously caught fire within the last few months. One firefighter was also reported as being injured fighting the blaze.
More information will be provided once it is released. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/ifd-responding-to-apartment-fire-on-indys-northeast-side-emerson-ave-and-40th-street/531-3b69a006-6235-45b5-92b8-9e36f5af7929 | 2023-07-06T19:23:48 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/ifd-responding-to-apartment-fire-on-indys-northeast-side-emerson-ave-and-40th-street/531-3b69a006-6235-45b5-92b8-9e36f5af7929 |
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — The Nickel Plate Express in Noblesville has announced that they will be closing during the months of July and August for essential track work.
According to the organization that operates the historic train rides, the track work is being done to ensure safety and comfort of all passengers.
The rail line is expected to reopen in September following the track work, just in time for the sights of the autumn foliage.
In the interim, the organization asks for patience from its fans as they await the rail line's reopening. Fans can monitor the Nickel Plate Express social media pages for up-to-date information on the track work.
Tickets are currently on sale for rides that will be offered once the line reopens. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/nickel-plate-express-in-noblesville-announces-temporary-shutdown-for-track-maintenance-to-reopen-in-september/531-2d02548c-645a-4baf-a10b-83a9acf0d131 | 2023-07-06T19:23:54 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/nickel-plate-express-in-noblesville-announces-temporary-shutdown-for-track-maintenance-to-reopen-in-september/531-2d02548c-645a-4baf-a10b-83a9acf0d131 |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Kansas Humane Society introduced us to Bjorn on Thursday. He is a cuddly 2-month-old kitten who was in foster care.
KHS is also in need of people in the foster-to-adopt program. Those are dogs in need of foster care because they are sick with CIRD (canine infectious respiratory disease).
To see other adoptable pets, click here. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/kitten-named-bjorn-up-for-adoption-at-kansas-humane-society/ | 2023-07-06T19:28:33 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/kitten-named-bjorn-up-for-adoption-at-kansas-humane-society/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Sedgwick County is opening a new tag and tax office that will operate twice a month from the Park City Administration Building, 1941 E. 61st St. North.
On the second and third Wednesday of each month, beginning July 12, 2023, a tag/tax clerk will work on-site and serve customers by appointment only from 8 a.m. – noon and 1 – 4 p.m. The second date of operation this month will be July 19.
“I’m happy to be able to offer this added convenience to residents in the Park City area,” said Treasurer Brandi Baily. “Customers can begin making appointments right now for up to 30 days out.”
Tag service is limited to two titles per appointment. The Park City tag and tax office will accept checks and credit cards for payment, but cash cannot be used.
Appointments can be made from a PC or by clicking here. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/tag-and-tax-office-to-open-in-park-city-twice-monthly/ | 2023-07-06T19:28:39 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/tag-and-tax-office-to-open-in-park-city-twice-monthly/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Several community partners came together on Thursday to announce that Wichita wants to reach functional zero for unhoused veterans by 2024. The announcement was made at the United Way of the Plains.
Functional zero homelessness is defined as the number of people experiencing homelessness never exceeds the community’s capacity to move people into permanent housing.
The City of Wichita says they are aware that there are 32 homeless veterans in the area.
“I honestly believe we can get those 32 people housed by the end of this year,” said Sally Stang, housing and community services director for the City of Wichita and board chair for ICT Continuum of Care. “But in order for us to qualify for reaching functional zero, we have to prove that we didn’t just come together, get these people housed, and as people come in that they fall into homelessness. We are going to have to prove that we got a system in play that as new veterans enter into homelessness, it is brief and non-recurring and that we have systems in place to quickly move them into housing.”
Officials from the City of Wichita, Sedgwick County, United Way of the Plains and the Dole VA Medical Center spoke about the importance of the community coming together to accomplish this. Those needs include rental units from landlords who are willing to lease to veterans.
“Those veterans come with rent assistance from various sources as well as case management from the VA and other service providers here in our community,” Stang said. “Other needed items include household goods that can help make a housing unit into a home, as well as moving assistance, job training, groceries and more.”
The City of Wichita has set up a website with more information on how to help at wichita.gov/homesforheroes
How you can help:
One item unhoused residents need most is household goods. Items in the kit include:
- 1 pillow
- 1 set of sheets
- 1 blanket
- 1 laundry basket
- 1 shower curtain
- 2 plates
- 2 cups
- 2 bowls
- 4 forks
- 4 spoons
- 4 knives
- 1 cookie sheet
- 1 skillet
- 1 cooking pot
- 1 can opener
- 1 large mixing spoon
- 2 towels
- 4 washcloths
- 1 container of all-purpose cleaner
Donate any of these new, packaged items at United Way of the Plains, 245 N. Water Street.
Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center – Voluntary Services accepts donations for homeless veterans
- Consider making a monetary donation online.
- Bring items to building 29 and call 316-685-2221 ext 53222. Please make checks payable to:
Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center
5500 E. Kellogg
Wichita, KS 67218
Housing
Landlords looking to make one or more units available to rent to a veteran in need can contact VA Housing Specialist Kristi Evans at 316-889-4417.
Moving help
Moving companies can help or donate time by moving furniture into their new space. Contact HUD/VASH Program Manager Melissa Garner at 316-295-9019.
Furniture
Passageways is coordinating donations of furniture. Contact them at 316-721-1316 to coordinate.
Furniture needs include:
- Beds
- Couches
- Kitchen tables
- Kitchen chairs
- Chairs
- Side tables
- Coffee tables
- Bureaus
- Lamps
- Rugs
- TVs
Homeless veterans in need:
If you are a homeless veteran who needs help, contact the National Homeless Veteran Hotline at 1-877-424-3838.
United Way 211 can connect you to a wide range of resources and services for food pantries, healthcare, disability resources, workforce services, and more. Dial 2-1-1 to talk with a referral specialist | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-wants-to-reach-functional-zero-homelessness-among-veterans/ | 2023-07-06T19:28:45 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-wants-to-reach-functional-zero-homelessness-among-veterans/ |
CANYON COUNTY, Idaho — This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press.
West Nile virus has been detected in two different mosquito populations in Canyon County.
According to a press release from Canyon County, mosquitos collected south of Nampa, near Lake Lowell, and at the confluence of the Boise and Snake rivers west of Parma both tested positive for the disease.
This is the second reporting of West Nile in the Treasure Valley this summer and the first one to come out of Canyon County.
The Canyon County Mosquito Abatement District routinely sets gravid traps and dry ice baited EVS Traps at over 100 locations throughout Canyon County to monitor for adult mosquito populations and the presence of vector borne diseases, according to Jim Lunders, Director of Canyon County Mosquito Abatement District.
While the District has tested over 200 mosquito pools this season for West Nile virus, Wednesday’s pools were the first to test positive. The areas where the mosquitoes were collected have been treated for both larval and adult mosquitoes.
“With the increased risk of West Nile virus we encourage people to take appropriate precautions to protect themselves from mosquito bites,” Lunders said in the news release.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the United States. Most commonly spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito, most people infected with the virus do not feel sick. About one in five people who are infected develop a fever and other symptoms and about 1 out of 150 infected people develop a serious, sometimes fatal, illness, according to the CDC.
Lunders said that people should eliminate or treat sources of standing water such as bird baths, old tires, wading or swimming pools that are not in use, flooded fields and clogged drains. Anything holding water more than seven days can become a mosquito habitat.
Additionally, Lunders offered these suggestions:
- Wear repellents while outdoors at dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active
- Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants when in mosquito-infested areas
- Use mosquito repellents containing DEET, Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus, Picaridin or 2- undecanone, making sure to follow the directions on the container
- Make sure all screen doors and windows are in good repair and fit tightly
- Vaccinate horses for West Nile and other diseases
- Use EPA registered residual insect sprays on horses, making sure to follow the directions on the container
- Have your livestock watering troughs stocked with mosquito fish for free by submitting a service request to the mosquito abatement district
- Notify the abatement district at 208-461-8633 if you have a site that is too large to be eliminated so it can be properly treated
This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press, read more on IdahoPress.com.
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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — The Canada geese in Coeur d'Alene won't face being euthanized as the others in the extended gaggle were recently in Sandpoint.
Bill Greenwood of the Parks Department said the birds' population in Coeur d'Alene is not as significant as it was in Sandpoint, which led USDA Wildlife Services to round up and euthanize an estimated 150 on June 23 under a statewide degradation permit in a plan approved by Mayor Shelby Rognstad.
Greenwood said Coeur d'Alene would not consider similar actions.
"They've got a bigger problem than we do," he said.
The action in Sandpoint was criticized by some, while others said it was necessary as the geese population has, for decades, left poop all over City Beach, caused disturbances and, in general, been a major nuisance.
Other, nonlethal means to drive the geese away proved ineffective.
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ST MARIES, Idaho — Benewah County Sheriff’s are responding to reports of a plane crash near the Jack A. Buell airport in St. Maries, Idaho.
KREM 2 spoke with an employee of the airport who confirmed one person died when a Cessna crashed immediately after takeoff a few hundred yards away from the runway.
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BOISE, Idaho — Homes and businesses in parts of Meridian and Boise have been hit with power outages Thursday.
Generally speaking, the largest outage area is between Five Mile and Locust Grove roads east to west, and Ustick and Victory roads north to south. Idaho Power said 335 business and residential customers are affected. The outage area includes some of the busiest intersections and commercial areas in Idaho.
The cause of the outage, first reported at about 11:30 a.m., is believed to be caused by line interference. Idaho Power said service should be restored by 1 p.m.
Another outage in Boise hit the Highlands neighborhood and some of the foothills generally along Bogus Basin Road. Idaho Power said the outage started at 5:45 a.m. As of noon Thursday, it was affecting 46 customers. The company lists line interference as the probable cause.
Line interference is also suspected in an outage affecting about 40 customers in the Oreana and Grand View areas southwest of Mountain Home. The outage started shortly before 9 a.m. Service was restored before noon Thursday.
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One man has died following a Thursday morning shooting in Petersburg that drew a heavy police presence.
Petersburg police responded to a report of gunfire just before 2 a.m. Thursday at Crater Square Apartments on 1025 South Crater Road.
Officers and EMS personnel found a man, later identified as Darrell Morton, 33, who had been shot. Morton died at the scene.
The shooting remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Solvers at (804) 861-1212 or the Petersburg Investigations Division at (804) 732-4222. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime/police-identify-man-killed-in-petersburg-shooting/article_32553b0c-1c20-11ee-9452-6b7525882654.html | 2023-07-06T19:34:24 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime/police-identify-man-killed-in-petersburg-shooting/article_32553b0c-1c20-11ee-9452-6b7525882654.html |
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A $95 million Texas Lotto ticket sold in April was claimed by a New Jersey partnership.
The claimant elected to remain anonymous under state law, according to a statement from the Texas Lottery Commission.
It was claimed under the business Rook TX LP, in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. The claimant chose the cash prize, which was around $57 million before taxes.
The ticket was purchased in Colleyville at Hooked on MT, a lottery courier service. Lottery courier services are third-party companies that purchase tickets on behalf of Texas Lottery players and deliver them digitally to players via third-party apps.
A bill introduced in April sought to ban the use of smartphones and apps to order lottery tickets. The bill was passed through the Texas Senate but didn't reach the House floor during the regular legislative session.
The winning ticket had self-picked numbers and matched all six winning numbers drawn. It took seven months and 93 drawings to get a winner for the state's largest jackpot in years. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/95-million-lotto-texas-jackpot-claimed-by-new-jersey-partnership/3290869/ | 2023-07-06T19:38:20 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/95-million-lotto-texas-jackpot-claimed-by-new-jersey-partnership/3290869/ |
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A Texas man who was reported missing as a teenager in 2015 returned home the next day but he and his mother deceived officers by giving false names over the ensuing eight years, police said Thursday.
Houston police detectives said prosecutors have declined to bring false report charges against Janie Santana and her son, Rudolph “Rudy” Farias IV, but that their investigation is continuing.
The announcement came a week after police said they found Farias after receiving a call about a person lying on the ground in front of a southeast Houston church.
Authorities had not previously said where Farias, now 25, spent the eight years since he was reported missing after taking his two dogs for a walk near his family’s home in northeast Houston. He was hospitalized after police found him last week and detectives interviewed him and his mother on Wednesday.
“After investigators talked with him yesterday, it was discovered that Rudy returned home the following day on March 8, 2015,” Lt. Christopher Zamora said during a news conference. “The mother, Janie, continued to deceive police by remaining adamant that Rudy was still missing.”
After Farias was reported missing, Houston police and Texas Equusearch, a civilian search and recovery team, looked for him without success, although his dogs were later found.
In the years following, there were several possible sightings of Farias, according to a private investigator hired by the teen′s mother a few months after he went missing. They included one sighting in 2018 that police responded to, but the investigation remained open as a missing person case.
Upon police announcing they’d found her son, Santana released a statement saying, he “is receiving the care he needs to overcome his trauma, but at this time, he is nonverbal and not able to communicate with us.”
Police Chief Troy Finner declined Thursday to answer questions about the mental health of Farias or his mother and would not say what motivated their actions. He said police are “right at the beginning” of their investigation into what happened.
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ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. — Altamonte Springs is launching an autonomous vehicle shuttle program next week.
The city said the pilot program, CraneRIDES, is “an environmentally-friendly and proactive initiative to extend mobility and access to goods and services for residents, visitors and businesses.”
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City officials said the Florida Department of Transportation chose Altamonte Springs to test the AV shuttle project and provide data that can be used to expand it to other cities.
Beep Inc., a provider of autonomous shared mobility solutions, will provide the technology and shuttles.
Read: Central Florida’s SunTrax autonomous vehicle test track opens
City officials said the three-year project will provide residents and visitors first and last-mile connectivity from Uptown Altamonte to the Altamonte Springs SunRail Station.
The city will celebrate the program’s launch at 10:30 a.m. on Monday at Cranes Roost Park Amphitheater.
Read: Lynx, Orlando may partner on autonomous shuttle downtown
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Hate crime law in the United States is a difficult patchwork to navigate. The legal definition of a hate crime and the groups the law protects still varies by state. Even in its most expansive definition, the nature of the law requires proof of malicious or prejudiced intent, a difficult standard for law enforcement and courts to meet.
In 2009, Congress passed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which expanded the federal hate crime definition and gave the federal government authority to collect statewide data and prosecute hate crimes when local governments do not. As this growing body of data suggests, hate crime is most definitely on the rise. Despite federal reform, many victims and communities remain at the mercy of their state and local government statutes.
The Human Rights Campaign reports that, in 2021, nearly 1 in 5 hate crimes were motivated by anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment, and that year has been the deadliest on record for transgender and nonbinary people. Hate crime exists in a political context: The stark increase in violence in this community is inextricably connected to larger national debates over gender identity and expression. In the year 2021 alone, more than 250 bills the Human Rights Campaign identifies as anti-LGBTQ+ were introduced in state legislatures. The topics most commonly included gender-affirming care for minors, inclusion or exclusion of topics of gender in K-12 schools, and restricting bathroom and locker room use on the basis of biological sex.
LGBTQ+ advocates point out a clear connection between legislation that targets their community and the rates of intimidation and violence they face. According to the Trevor Project, anti-LGBTQ+ policies and debates contributed to a spectrum of harm for LGBTQ+ youth, including online harassment, feelings of unsafety, bullying, and physical assault.
And what other factors form the backdrop of increasing prejudice and violence against LGBTQ+ Americans?
Stacker investigated which states had the most hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community, using the FBI's 2021 Hate Crime Statistics. States are ranked by the number of anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes in 2021. States with an equal number of total hate crimes are ranked by the percentage of police departments that reported data that year. Please note that some crimes involve multiple-bias motivations, so the sum of all hate crimes may equal a different number than the total hate crimes.
Please note: Data collection for these crimes is difficult. The FBI has collected hate crime data since 1991 to provide an overall yearly snapshot, but this picture remains incomplete. Many communities targeted by prejudiced violence do not feel safe around police or trust the police to prosecute their offenders, and survey data from victims report a much higher number of hate crimes than reported by police. Furthermore, police departments are not mandated to report hate crime data to the FBI—and many don't. Even comparing data year to year can be difficult because each year represents a different sample of police departments that choose to report. It's safe to assume the hate crime victims face is much higher than reported on FBI statistics.
Read on to understand how legislation, criminal statutes, and other factors impact the violence that LGBTQ+ people face from state to state. Note that the following states were excluded from our list because less than half of police departments in the state reported data: Florida, California, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Illinois. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-courts/grand-island-police-arrest-15-year-old-boy-for-allegedly-stabbing-fellow-teen-at-fonner/article_ab82178a-1c15-11ee-83f2-df1fe400da9e.html | 2023-07-06T19:39:39 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-courts/grand-island-police-arrest-15-year-old-boy-for-allegedly-stabbing-fellow-teen-at-fonner/article_ab82178a-1c15-11ee-83f2-df1fe400da9e.html |
ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A 4-year-old boy was flown to the hospital after he was found shot inside a home in Rostraver Township.
Police were called to Gauido Drive after the child was found shot in the head, according to the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office.
Channel 11′s Cara Sapida is at the scene working to learn more and will have a live report on Channel 11 News starting at 4 p.m.
BREAKING: 4-year-old boy shot in Rostraver Township home.
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Westmoreland County detectives and Rostraver police are on scene. I’m told the boy suffered a gunshot wound to the head.
He was flown by medical helicopter to Children’s Hospital. pic.twitter.com/6IJ8g7ZfYJ
The child was flown to Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. His condition is currently unknown.
Rostraver Township police and Westmoreland County detectives are investigating.
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PITTSBURGH — Becks Run Road is closed after a crash on Thursday afternoon.
According to Baldwin Borough police, the crash happened in the city of Pittsburgh.
PHOTOS: Truck crashes into pole on Becks Run Road causing major closure
Becks Run Road is closed between Wagner Street and Carson Street until further notice.
Police said the closure may last several hours.
It’s not clear if anyone was hurt in the crash.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Birmingham Zoo opened the Full Moon Bar-B-Que Adventure Tower on Wednesday.
According to the Birmingham Zoo, the 24-foot tower includes an internal climbing feature with a spiral slide and a rock-climbing wall for all ages. The Birmingham Zoo stated the adventure tower is a way for visitors to challenge themselves as they climb the rock wall.
Patrons, for an additional fee, can also choose to climb their way through the wild webbing and go down the twisty slide. Those who want to enjoy the adventure tower must be at 42 inches tall and weigh between 40-250 pounds. The tower is located where the Full Moon Bar-B-Que Wild Slide used to be.
“We are ecstatic about the continued commitment from our long-time partner Full Moon Bar-B-Que with this exciting addition of fun, adventure, and exercise,” said Birmingham Zoo President & CEO Chris Pfefferkorn in a release. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/birmingham-zoo-opens-full-moon-bar-b-que-adventure-tower/ | 2023-07-06T19:45:33 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/birmingham-zoo-opens-full-moon-bar-b-que-adventure-tower/ |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Full Moon Bar-B-Que announced Thursday that nominations for a child to receive “Backpack Blessings” are open through July 16.
According to Full Moon Bar-B-Que, the initiative provides food and supplies to children in Alabama and Mississippi through anonymous nominations. Full Moon Bar-B-Que has pledged, in its fourth year of the campaign, to give 150 backpacks before school starts back up in early August. Each Nike backpack will include a Full Moon Bar-B-Que gift card, a Walmart gift cart and school supplies, totaling a value of $200.
“This is a tradition that the entire Full Moon BBQ team looks forward to every year,” said Co-Owner of Full Moon Bar-B-Que David Maluff in a release. “Every child deserves the opportunity to start their school year off prepared and confident. We’re thankful to have the resources and abilities to provide the children of Alabama and Mississippi with the tools they need to succeed.”
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HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WIAT) — The Homewood Public Library announced this week it received the Public Library Association’s Digitial Literacy Workshop Incentive Grant, supported by AT&T.
According to the Homewood Public Library, the PLA selected more than 200 public libraries across 45 states to hold digital literacy workshops. The workshops are supposed to assist patrons in improving their digital skills and promote broadband adoption among families and diverse communities. The workshops support the digital literacy courses that are freely available through DigitalLearn.org.
The Homewood Public Library stated it will use the funding it received to offer Spanish computer classes to the local Hispanic community. The library will also provide educational classes to its senior citizens. The primary courses that will be available are Introduction to Computers, Internet Safety, Introduction to Email, Introduction to Windows 11 and Apple iOS Basics (iPhone and iPad).
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ORLANDO, Fla. – It’s been a scorcher of a summer. Global temperatures have reached its hottest ever in July, according to University of Maine scientists at the Climate Reanalyzer project.
You’ll definitely want to make sure your AC is running as efficiently as possible. Consumer Reports reveals some simple summer DIY tips, plus which ACs score the best from its latest round of tests.
Consumer Reports used a specially designed testing chamber where the heat is cranked to 90 degrees Fahrenheit to test how fast can each air conditioner can cool the space by ten degrees.
“Most air conditioners will cool your space but the best will do it quickly and quietly,” said Chris Regan with Consumer Reports.
Performance matters when it comes to window ACs. But before you buy, it’s important to size up your space. An AC that’s too small will be underpowered and it will never keep up on those hot days.
However, if you go too large, it might cycle too quickly and not dry out the air, leaving your space a little humid.
The LG LW6023IVSM ($380) earns top scores for cooling rooms under 250-square feet in under 15 minutes. For medium-sized rooms, the Midea U-shaped MAW08V1QWT ($379) is a great option.
And for larger rooms, consider the Frigidaire Gallery GHWQ103WC1 ($465).
What about central AC?
“We have survey data from thousands of our members where we look at how reliable certain brands are and how satisfied our members are with those brands,” Regan said.
Several brands stand out in the survey for reliability and owner satisfaction, including Armstrong, Ducane, American Standard, Bryant, Carrier, Lennox and Trane.
But even the best AC can struggle to keep cool when outside temps soar!
To save energy and money, Consumer Reports has some tips.
“Use the weather stripping and the foam panels that are supplied with that unit,” Regan said.
About once a month remove the filter, vacuum it gently and then wash it with soap and water. When your central AC filter needs to be replaced, the Filtrete MPR 1900 Filter ($23) fits most HVAC systems.
And, enlist the help of a ceiling fan. It allows you to raise your AC by a couple of degrees and still feel just as cool.
Wondering whether a portable air conditioner is the way to go? Consumer Reports says this type is often pricier and isn’t as efficient compared to window ACs but for some it’s the only option.
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PHOENIX — We get them every year: visitors who flock to Arizona to defrost. Whether they're from Canada or the United States, we all know these visitors as "snowbirds."
Whatever your thoughts on these yearly visitors, the Canadian Snowbird Visa Act introduced by Rep. Greg Stanton could extend the time that certain Canadian visitors can stay in the state by two months.
“Snowbirds - seasonal visitors attracted by Arizona’s warm weather - spend more than a billion dollars in our state every year,” said Congressman Stanton. “Allowing Canadian visitors to enjoy all that Arizona has to offer for even longer is good for local businesses, and means their dollars are reinvested here in our communities.”
Under current laws, Canadian visitors can spend 182 days per year in the United States. The bill would extend that time to 240 days per year, but only for Canadian citizens over the age of 50 who either own or rent a home in the United States.
These snowbirds would be prohibited from working for U.S. employers or seeking public assistance, retaining their nonresident tax status.
The Canada Arizona Business Council estimates that snowbirds add $1.4 billion to Arizona's economy yearly.
The bill was introduced by Reps. Greg Stanton and Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and is cosponsored by Reps. Bergman (R-MI), Castor (D-FL), Lesko (R-AZ), Foster (D-IL), Carter (R-GA), Quigley (D-IL), Rutherford (R-FL), Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Mast (R-FL), and Schweikert (R-AZ).
You can read the bill's full text below:
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SUN CITY WEST, Ariz. — Two people were taken to the hospital after complaining of symptoms after a nitrogen tank sprung a leak near Meeker Boulevard and Grand Avenue in Sun City West, authorities said.
Staff reported that the 50-liter tank was leaking Thursday morning. Authorities set up a perimeter around the area, and HazMat crews tested the building for hazardous gasses but found no signs of danger. Evacuations in the area were lifted, and people were allowed back into the building.
In total, seven people reported symptoms ranging from dizziness to nausea, but only two were hospitalized. The cause of the leak is unknown.
Nitrogen is a non-toxic, non-flammable gas that can displace oxygen and pose a suffocation hazard.
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GLOBE, Ariz. — Multiple fires burning north of Globe have shut down several miles of the US 60 highway in both directions.
As of Thursday morning, the Flying V Fire had closed off access to the highway between mileposts 256 and 311.
The Arizona Department of Transportation has not given an estimated time for when the highway may reopen.
The U.S. Department of Interior said the six fires started Wednesday afternoon and most had been contained to less than half an acre each. But the sixth remaining fire had spread to at least 722 acres.
The federal agency said Wednesday no structures were threatened by the fires.
Officials described the Flying V Fire as a human-caused fire. It's near the burn scar of the Rodeo-Chediski Fire.
The full evacuation list, evacuation center information and up-to-date road closures can be found below:
How many acres has it burned?
The Flying V Fire has burned at least 722 acres, fire officials said.
Are there any evacuations?
The following communities are under the "GO" order and have been asked to evacuate:
- No communities
The following communities are under the "SET" order and have been asked to prepare for possible evacuation:
- No communities
The following communities are under the "READY" order and have been asked to be aware of nearby fire danger:
- No communities
Go to the Arizona Emergency Information Network website to learn how the READY, SET, GO evacuation system works.
What roads or highways have been closed?
US 60 between mileposts 256 and 311 in both directions.
Are there any shelters available for residents who may be evacuated?
Officials have not released information on shelters
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Residents in wildfire-prone areas are urged to have an emergency supplies kit to bring with them of they are evacuated from their homes, especially as Arizona residents are beginning to see early widespread fire activity throughout the state.
An emergency supply kit should be put together long before a wildfire or another disaster occurs. Make sure to keep it easily accessible so you can take it with you when you have to evacuate.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommends that residents near a disaster store emergency supplies in a plastic tub, small suitcase, trash can, backpack, or other containers.
Residents should make sure they have the necessities, such as three gallons of water per person and a three-day supply of ready-to-eat food, the NFPA said. A first-aid kit, prescription medications, contact lenses, and non-prescription drugs should also be taken into account.
Copies of any important family documents, including insurance policies, identification, bank account records, and emergency contact numbers should also be taken and put into a waterproof, portable container in your kit, the NFPA said.
The association lists other items that would help in a disaster, including:
- Sleeping bag or warm blanket for each person
- Battery-powered or hand-cranked radio and a NOAA weather radio to receive up-to-date information
- Dust mask or cotton T-shirt to filter the air
- Matches in a waterproof container
- Complete change of clothing including long pants, long sleeve shirts, and sturdy shoes stored in a waterproof container
- Signal flare
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BRADFORD COUNTY, Pa. — A truck driver died after a crash in Bradford County on Thursday morning.
Troopers said Nathan Spencer, 35, from Columbia Cross Roads, died when he lost control of the rig hauling water and crashed around 5:30 a.m. near the intersection of Berwick Turnpike and Hoblet Road in Smithfield Township.
The coroner declared Spencer dead at the scene. State police in Towanda are handling the investigation.
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CARBONDALE, Pa. — Coffee lovers say the Burning Bush Cafe has been a blessing for downtown Carbondale.
"I'm always here with my friends, my sister, so it's really sad to see it close. It's always a really nice place to come in town," Brooke Bilski said.
So, the faithful flocked to Main Street for the shop's final day of business.
"It's like a stop. You're in a hurry, you want a coffee, you want a doughnut, you want a sandwich? There they are—ready, willing, and able. It's very reasonable, and it's absolutely delicious," Martha Demmer said.
The owner of the car-wash-turned-coffee shop says they're being forced to close because the owner of the building is selling.
Burning Bush Café has only been open for a little more than a year but has already built a fan base in the Pioneer City.
"I'm always looking for that place that isn't a chain place to go," Heather Pearsall said. "Chains are good for what they are, but these places like this, they serve their purpose. You want something different; you want something unique. You know, when you take that first sip, it's a good cup of coffee, and it's a good cup of coffee!"
The coffee is part of what makes this place unique. Burning Bush gets its beans from the monks at St. Tikhon's Monastery near Waymart, where there's a roasting operation.
The monks will still sell their coffee beans online and at the monastery while Burning Bush looks for some divine intervention.
"When we sat down, we prayed over the meal, and I prayed for that they find a place where they can land on their feet," Pearsall said.
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BEAR CREEK, Pa. — Troopers are investigating an apparent drowning death in Luzerne County.
State police said the body of James Mariner, 59, of Bear Creek, was found by two fishermen at Sunrise Lake in Bear Creek Township around 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Investigators said the death is not considered suspicious. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday morning.
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LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — Giant tanks are hard at work at Susquehanna Brewing Company in Jenkins Township, crafting the perfect beer. But this weekend, it's all about the home brewer.
"I always like to say it's beer the way it was meant to be made. Which is someone who has an idea, has an interest, and wants to get it to the people," said Chadd Balbi, co-owner of Breweries in PA.
"It really is the same process. It doesn't matter if it's five gallons or 5,000 gallons, these people are putting the same amount of love and care into their product, and they really eat, sleep, and breathe. It's great to watch somebody do exactly what you're doing, just on a smaller scale," said Fred Maier, owner of Susquehanna Brewing Company.
It's all part of the second annual Pennsylvania Homebrew Invitational. It's the first of five regional competitions hosted by Breweries in PA.
This Saturday, more than 30 home brewers will share their craft at Susquehanna Brewing Company.
"You're also getting to meet the people that are making the beer themselves. The people who have toiled for hours on this recipe are the ones who are going to be serving it to you," said Balbi.
"A lot of great breweries in this country started as home brewers; they're the godfathers of the industry. They bring a lot of pride, passion, and quality products to the beer world," said Maier.
Beer lovers will vote on their top three favorites to compete in the state championship, where major prizes are up for grabs.
"Somebody will be awarded a $2,000 cash prize, a custom championship belt, and also an opportunity to get their winning recipe brewed by a professional brewer and potentially released across the state," said Balbi.
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LYCOMING COUNTY, Pa. — A man from Tioga County is locked up after alleged road-rage gunfire in Lycoming County.
According to Lycoming Regional Police, Brandon Mullins, 23, from Mansfield, crashed into another vehicle around 2:45 p.m. Wednesday near the East 3rd Street exit of Route 15 near Williamsport.
Police say both vehicles continued north to the Hepburnville exit in Old Lycoming Township. Investigators say Mullins fired several out the window towards the vehicle behind him. No vehicles or persons were hit by the gunfire.
Mullins was arrested by state police at his home in Mansfield and charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats, simple assault, and recklessly endangering another person.
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SUNBURY, Pa. — Sunbury is celebrating our nation's independence and its founding all weekend with a big event. Preparations are underway for the 21st Sunbury Celebration.
Sunbury Celebration kicks off at the city's Oppenheimer Playground with a "family fun night."
"We have free hot dogs, free water. We have autographed items to give away, and local businesses have really stepped up to give away gift certificates," said Ron Pratt, a member of the Sunbury Celebration committee.
Friday evening, people are invited to beat the heat at Sunbury Community Pool on Memorial Drive. It will be open for free swim and free food starting just after 7 p.m.
Saturday is the main event. There will be craft and food vendors, amusement games, and so much more starting at 10 a.m. at the David L. Persing Complex.
"We have vendors—craft vendors, food vendors—a chicken barbecue. We have all kinds of stuff for sale. We have a kid coming that's selling flies for fly fishing," said Slade Shrek, a member of the Sunbury Celebration committee.
Organizers say this is all about giving back
"We are here for the community, not only Sunbury but the surrounding communities as well," Pratt said.
This is just one of several events this summer in Sunbury, including the city's summer kickoff and river festival.
"You have to think Sunbury because Sunbury has so many events and so much going on here, why not come to Sunbury?" Shrek added.
Sunbury Celebration ends with a free fireworks show around 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
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SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. — The owner of a salon in Schuylkill County is facing more allegations of sex crimes against his customers.
On Thursday, troopers charged Leonard Serrani of Auburn with three counts of felony aggravated indecent assault and eleven counts of misdemeanor indecent assault.
This is the second set of charges against Serrani stemming from complaints of sexual assault while clients received waxing services at ProSkin Brazilian & Body Waxing Salon on Long Run Road in Wayne Township, near Schuylkill Haven.
He was charged in May with six counts of aggravated indecent assault and six counts of indecent assault.
Allegations against Serrani date back to May 2018. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on July 19.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsyvlania Governor Josh Shapiro's administration on Wednesday announced the re-opening of the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program to help residents of the commonwealth with low incomes maintain access to drinking and wastewater services.
Applications for LIHWAP open Monday, Department of Human Services Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh said.
After a successful program in 2022, Pennsylvania received additional federal funding to re-open LIHWAP for 2023.
“Every Pennsylvanian has a right to clean drinking water that keep our homes safe and our families healthy,” said Arkoosh. “I encourage all Pennsylvanians who are at risk of losing drinking water or wastewater services and have not received LIHWAP previously to apply as soon as possible when the program opens.”
Under LIHWAP, eligible households can receive one crisis grant for drinking water service and one crisis grant for wastewater service of up to $2,500 each.
Crisis situations can include past-due water bills, termination of utility service, and having received notice that service will be shut off within the next 60 days, Arkoosh said.
Receiving utility assistance through another program like the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) does not prevent a household from receiving assistance through LIHWAP if the applicant meets LIHWAP eligibility criteria, according to Arkoosh.
If a household has previously received LIHWAP for one water type, they cannot receive another LIHWAP grant for the same water type—but could receive it for the other.
Households may qualify if they rent or own their home, have an overdue water or wastewater bill that they are responsible to pay, and if the household is within the income limit for their household size.
Grants are issued directly to water service providers, and families must meet income requirements.
- For a household size of one, the maximum annual income is $20,385.
- For a household of two, the maximum is $27,465
- For a household of three, it's $34,545.
- For a household of four, it's $41,625
- For a household of five, it's $48,705
- For a household of six, it's $55,785
- For a household of seven, it's $62,865
- For a household of eight, it's $69,945
- For a household of nine, it's $77,025
- For a household of 10, it's $84,105.
For every additional person, add $7,080.
Applications for LIHWAP can be submitted online at dhs.pa.gov/COMPASS. Pennsylvanians can also apply for assistance by calling the Customer Service Center at 1-877-395-8930 or 215-560-7226 in Philadelphia, or by visiting their local County Assistance Office.
Prospective applicants should have the following information ready to include in their application:
- Names, Social Security numbers and dates of birth for all people in their household;
- Proof of income for the applicant and all household members; and,
- A recent water bill.
LIHWAP is a temporary assistance program established through the American Rescue Plan Act and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. LIHWAP first opened in 2022 and assisted 44,319 households in paying their water and wastewater bills. LIHWAP will run from July 10-Aug. 11, or until all funds are used, whichever comes first.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Johnson City Police Department (JCPD) announced on Wednesday the loss of retired K-9 Sergeant Kilo.
A post from the JCPD on social media stated Kilo joined the department at a young age and severed the community as a dual-purpose canine for seven years.
Kilo was responsible for locating numerous illegal narcotics, led to 15 surrenders with five additional apprehensions, removed 20 firearms from streets in Johnson City and assisted in finding lost individuals, the JCPD said.
“We are beyond grateful for K-9 Kilo’s selfless service, and our thoughts are with his handler, family, friends and coworkers. Thank you, K-9 Kilo!”
Johnson City Police Department | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/retired-johnson-city-police-department-k-9-kilo-dies/ | 2023-07-06T20:05:30 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/retired-johnson-city-police-department-k-9-kilo-dies/ |
Check out our roundup of the latest special events, music, theater, nightlife and kids events.
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Special events
Bloomington-Normal
2023 Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses; 9:15 a.m., July 7-9, Grossinger Motors Arena, 101 S. Madison St., Bloomington; free.
Margaritaville Night; 4:30-10 p.m., July 7, The Corn Crib, 1000 W. Raab Road, Normal; $9.
First Friday: Route 66 Art Trail; 5-8 p.m., July 7, downtown Bloomington.
Second Saturday Sidewalk Sales; July 8, various locations in downtown Bloomington.
Fairy Tale Night: An Enchanted Evening; 4-10 p.m., July 8, The Corn Crib, 1000 W. Raab Road, Normal; $9.
Nashville Night; 4-10 p.m., July 8, The Station Saloon, 1611 Morissey Drive, Bloomington.
Active Senior Tour; 8:30-9:30 a.m., July 12, Miller Park Zoo, 1020 S. Morris Ave., Bloomington; $5.
Music
Bloomington-Normal
The High Kings; 7:30-9 p.m., July 7, Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, 600 N. East St., Bloomington; $28-$49.
The Docksiders; 8 p.m., July 7, The Castle Theatre, 209 E. Washington St., Bloomington; 18+; $20.
Prairie Fire Theatre Presents "An Evening Of Opera Under The Stars III"; 7:30 p.m., July 12, Westbrook Auditorium, Presser Hall, IWU School of Music; and 7:30 p.m., July 14, Connie Link Amphitheatre.
Open Stage w/ Maestro; 8 p.m., July 12, Jazz Upfront, 107 W. Front St., Bloomington.
Karaoke w/ Joel Johnson; 8 p.m., July 13, Jazz Upfront, 107 W. Front St., Bloomington.
Central Illinois
Concert in the Vineyard - The Flying D'Rito; 7-11 p.m., July 8, Mackinaw Valley Vineyard & Winery, 33633 IL-9, Mackinaw.
Falling in Reverse With Special Guests Ice Nine Kills, Underoath and Catch Your Breath; 6:30 p.m., July 9, Peoria Civic Center Arena, 201 SW. Jefferson Ave., Peoria; $46+.
Krannert Uncorked With Haki N'Dem; 5 p.m., July 13, Stage 5 at Krannert Center, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana; free.
The Cult; 8 p.m., July 13, Peoria Civic Center Theater, 201 SW. Jefferson Ave., Peoria; $45+.
Theater
Bloomington-Normal
You Only Live Twice; 7 p.m., July 6 and 8; 3 p.m., July 9, Normal Theater, 209 W. North St., Normal.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service; 7 p.m., July 7 and 9; 3 p.m., July 8; Normal Theater, 209 W. North St., Normal.
The LEGO Movie; 7 p.m., July 12, Normal Theater, 209 W. North St., Normal.
Disney's Newsies; 7 p.m., July 13-15 and 2:30 p.m., July 16, Community Players Theatre, 201 Robinhood Lane, Bloomington.
Central Illinois
The Sunshine Boys; July 7-Aug. 6; 5:30-9:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays; 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Sundays; The Barn III, 1451 Timberline Road, Goodfield; $25.
For Kids
Bloomington-Normal
Family Paint Night; 6-8 p.m., July 7, Children's Discovery Museum, 101 E. Beaufort St., Normal; K-5.
Pre-School Camp: Dynamic Dinosaurs; 9:30-11:30 a.m., July 10-11, Children's Discovery Museum, 101 E. Beaufort St., Normal; ages 4-5.
Monday Movie Matinee: The LEGO Movie; 1 p.m., July 10, Normal Theater, 209 W. North St., Normal; $5.
ECK: Time Travelers (Pickup); 9 a.m., July 13, Children's Discovery Museum, 101 E. Beaufort St., Normal; ages 2-5.
Master Gardener/Master Naturalist Program: What plants need to grow; 10 a.m.-12 p.m., July 13, Children's Discovery Museum,1 01 E. Beaufort St., Normal.
PLG: Time Travelers; 4-5 p.m. and 6-7 p.m., July 13, Children's Discovery Museum, 101 E. Beaufort St., Normal; ages 2-4.
Central Illinois
Five Points Kids - Youth Pickleball; 1-2 p.m., July 7, Kids Clubhouse at Five Points Washington, 360 N. Wilmor Road, Washington; free.
Five Points Kids - Creative Writing; 11-11:45 a.m., Tuesdays starting July 11, Five Points Washington, 360 N. Wilmor Road, Washington; $50.
Five Points Kids - Beginner Ballet; 5 p.m., July 11-Aug. 8, Five Points Washington, 360 N. Wilmor Road, Washington. | https://pantagraph.com/life-entertainment/local/looking-for-something-to-do-this-weekend-in-central-illinois-heres-the-list/article_72d3f51c-1507-11ee-b830-9f5f695629aa.html | 2023-07-06T20:05:38 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/life-entertainment/local/looking-for-something-to-do-this-weekend-in-central-illinois-heres-the-list/article_72d3f51c-1507-11ee-b830-9f5f695629aa.html |
NORMAL — The eastbound lane of Gregory Street between Adelaide and Main streets will be closed to traffic beginning at 6 a.m. Friday for pavement repairs.
Town officials said the lane reduction is expected to be completed by 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11, weather permitting.
Drivers are encouraged to use caution when traveling through the area.
A map of the affected are can be found at arcg.is/1qbfua1 .
For more information, contact Public Works Assistant Supervisor Eric Murphy at 309-454-9738.
July 3rd was officially the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to data from the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction. The average global temperature reached 62.62 degrees Fahrenheit as heat waves impacted people around the world.
Stock your car first aid kit with these essentials for summer road trips
1. Bandages
Small cuts and scrapes are common during road trips, especially if you plan on camping or hiking. Grab a variety pack of adhesive bandages to quickly address minor injuries and protect wounds from dirt. This 300-piece variety pack from Curad includes antibacterial, heavy-duty, and waterproof bandages in a variety of shades and sizes.
2. Gauze Pads and Tape
Hopefully you don't get a larger wound, but if you are in a more serious accident it’s helpful to have gauze pads and tape on hand. If you have an injury that’s too large for an adhesive bandage, apply the gauze directly to the wound to control bleeding and secure it with tape until you can seek medical attention. This Rite Aid variety pack includes sterile gauze pads and tape.
3. Alcohol Prep Pads
Keeping an injury sterile will help it heal faster and reduce the risk of infection. When you’re on the road, soap and water might not be available, so keep some alcohol prep pads, like these wipes from Ever Ready , on hand.
4. Anti-Itch Soothing Balm
While insect repellent is probably already on your packing list, bug bites and stings are inevitable if you spend enough time outside in the summer. This pocket-sized tin of soothing balm from Murphy’s Naturals will save you some discomfort.
5. Instant Cold Packs
If you sprain or strain your ankle on a hike, instant cold packs can be a serious vacation saver. These disposable cold packs from AllSett Health Store don’t require refrigeration and can help bring down pain and swelling.
6. Scissors and Tweezers
A pair of first-aid scissors can help you safely cut tape, gauze, or clothing in case of an emergency. Tweezers are also helpful to have for bee stings or splinters. This set from First Aid Only Store contains both for under five dollars.
7. Pain Relievers
Whether you sustain a sprain on a hike or just have a headache after a long day of driving, keeping an anti-inflammatory pain reliever, like Ibuprofen , on hand will ensure your summer road trip goes as smoothly as possible.
8. Aloe Vera Gel
Even if you slather on sunscreen, some sunburns can feel unavoidable in the summer. Keeping a bottle of aloe vera in your car first aid kit, like this hydrating gel from Sun Bum , can help you cool down.
9. Burn Relief Cream
Who doesn’t love long summer nights around the campfire? Unfortunately, sometimes minor burns happen to even the most careful campers. Keep some Neosporin burn relief cream in your car to treat any injuries.
10. Poison Oak and Ivy Wipes
No one wants to deal with an itchy rash from poison ivy or poison oak, especially while stuck in a car for several hours a day. If you run into any poison plants on your summer hikes, these Tecnu waterless detox wipes can remove the irritating oils so your skin clears up more quickly.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A speeding 16-year-old crashed a stolen vehicle into a power pole in Beaverton early Thursday morning, police allege.
According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy saw a silver 2022 Ford Bronco heading south on SW 158th Avenue going 90 miles per hour in a 40 miles per hour zone.
The deputy attempted to catch up to the vehicle until they said they lost sight and didn’t pursue it.
A short while later, the deputy said they spotted the vehicle again — which was on its side, crashed into a PGE pole at the Merlo MAX station.
The deputy said they saw a teen get out of the car, who they later determined was the driver, and when checking on their condition the deputy said the teen fled into a wooded area near Merlo Station High School.
Within a minute, the deputy said they found the 16-year-old driver and detained them, sending them to a hospital for injuries sustained in the crash.
Other deputies arrived at the scene and found two more teens, ages 15 and 16, who were minorly injured. After treatment, they were returned to their parents.
Deputies also said they learned another 16-year-old fled the scene by foot but they did not locate them.
The Ford Bronco was an unreported stolen vehicle out of Portland authorities said, and the owner said that someone had entered their home and taken the keys and a wallet and reported that someone had attempted to use their credit card at several locations. | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/teen-accused-of-crashing-stolen-car-into-beaverton-power-pole/ | 2023-07-06T20:11:21 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/teen-accused-of-crashing-stolen-car-into-beaverton-power-pole/ |
What to Know
- A Brooklyn man was sentenced for the 2017 murder of a building superintendent in Bushwick who was hired to replace him -- and then attempting to cover up the crime by burying the body in an unmarked grave outside his grandmother's home, the local district attorney's office said.
- Keith Floyd, 44, of Bushwick, was sentenced Thursday to 27 years to life in prison after being found guilty of second-degree murder, first-degree hindering prosecution, and concealment of a human corpse, on February 21, 2023, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced.
- Gonzalez said, citing the evidence, that on Sept. 27, 2017, Floyd killed 41-year-old Daniel Rivera by asphyxiation. At the time, Rivera was working as a super for a building management company in Bushwick and had been hired to replace Floyd after he was fired. Floyd was also set to be evicted from his apartment, which was going to go to Rivera.
A Brooklyn man was sentenced for the 2017 murder of a building superintendent in Bushwick who was hired to replace him -- and then attempting to cover up the crime by burying the body in an unmarked grave outside his grandmother's home, the local district attorney's office said.
Keith Floyd, 44, of Bushwick, was sentenced Thursday to 27 years to life in prison after being found guilty of second-degree murder, first-degree hindering prosecution, and concealment of a human corpse, on February 21, 2023, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced.
Gonzalez said, citing the evidence, that on Sept. 27, 2017, Floyd killed 41-year-old Daniel Rivera by asphyxiation. At the time, Rivera was working as a super for a building management company in Bushwick and had been hired to replace Floyd after he was fired in April 2017 following an arrest for gun possession.
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According to Gonzalez, Floyd was also facing eviction from his apartment on Himrod Street on Sept. 29, 2017, as it was would have gone to Rivera.
Days before his eviction, according to the evidence, Floyd began to communicate with Rivera on the phone and via text messages.
On Sept. 27, 2017, the day of the murder, Floyd left his Himrod Street apartment shortly after 3 p.m. and walked about five blocks to a property on Grove Street that Rivera cleaned and maintained. Around 40 minutes later, Floyd killed Rivera at that property, the district attorney said, citing the evidence.
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Subsequently, Floyd and his sister, Adrianna Floyd, 41, returned to the Grove Street property, wrapped Rivera's body in trash bags, loaded him into a shopping cart, and brought him to Floyd's apartment.
At around 2:17 a.m., three days later on Sept. 30, 2017, Floyd used Rivera's cellphone to send a text to Rivera's boss, posing as Rivera, saying he was quitting because he found a new job, the district attorney's office said.
Floyd was then seen on surveillance video that morning wheeling the shopping cart with RIvera's body down the block to his grandmother’s home at Himrod Street, where he buried him.
Five days later, on Oct. 5, 2017, the NYPD received an anonymous tip about a dead body buried in a the backyard and found found Rivera’s body the next day buried in a shallow grave. He was wrapped in plastic trash bags and had a clear plastic garbage wrapped tightly around his head and neck, prosecutors said.
The New York City Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy and ruled the cause of death was homicidal asphyxia.
“The senselessness of this cold-blooded murder shocks the conscience, and my heart continues to be with Daniel Rivera’s loved ones,” Gonzalez said. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-man-gets-27-years-to-life-for-killing-building-super-burying-him-in-unmarked-grave/4483084/ | 2023-07-06T20:11:48 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-man-gets-27-years-to-life-for-killing-building-super-burying-him-in-unmarked-grave/4483084/ |
Providence councilman resigns from finance committee after campaign finance violations
Providence City Councilman Juan Pichardo has stepped down from the Finance Committee.
Providence City Councilman Juan Pichardo has resigned from the Finance Committee just one month after news of his campaign finance violations broke.
Pichardo, who serves as the council's president pro tempore, made the announcement on Thursday.
"I hold a deep respect for our institution and ultimately believe that, at this time, I can best assist the committee’s work in an advisory capacity," said Pichardo. "I am proud of the work we have accomplished as a committee this year and look forward to the work ahead on behalf of our constituents."
More:Providence city councilman fined for campaign finance violations. Here's how he responded.
Council President Rachel Miller said she has accepted his resignation and thanked him "for his commitment these past six months, particularly for helping the council vet and pass the city’s FY ‘24 budget."
"There is more to accomplish, and Pro Tempore Pichardo is an integral part of the council team," Miller said.
Campaign finance violations
In June, a Rhode Island Board of Elections audit accused Pichardo of failing to properly report almost $25,000 in campaign expenses and contributions. As a result, Pichardo, who took responsibility, was fined $3,000.
"I deeply regret any inconvenience or disappointment caused to my constituents due to the incomplete record-keeping," Pichardo said in a statement at the time. "I want you to know I'm committed to fixing these mistakes and ensuring compliance. I have actively collaborated with the Board of Elections and have fully cooperated by providing all necessary documents to the best of my ability."
The Board launched its investigation in February because of a discrepancy it noticed in a campaign finance report filed at the end of 2022.
Several campaign finance violations were found. The Board said Pichardo did not properly disclose $10,000 in expenses and more than $14,000 in contributions, among other issues.
The Providence Journal is seeking comment from Pichardo and Miller. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/07/06/after-campaign-finance-violations-councilman-residents-from-finance-committee/70387887007/ | 2023-07-06T20:23:00 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/07/06/after-campaign-finance-violations-councilman-residents-from-finance-committee/70387887007/ |
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North Lincoln School demo begins in Alliance
The Repository
Demolition of the former North Lincoln School has begun, with a work crew focusing Thursday on the area of the kitchen and gymnasium. Work also included the building’s foyer and kindergarten area. A city official said crews likely won’t start tearing down the main building until at least next week. Work on Thursday was centered on the back of the school. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/2023/07/06/north-lincoln-school-demo-begins-in-alliance/70389130007/ | 2023-07-06T20:32:43 | 1 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/2023/07/06/north-lincoln-school-demo-begins-in-alliance/70389130007/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – Graham Cracker is a 3-month-old puppy looking for her forever home.
She is energetic and loves toys! She is also sweet and enjoys cuddling.
Julie Rickmond, the Marketing and Communications Director for the Roanoke Valley SPCA says that Graham Cracker would be a good fit for almost any family.
The SPCA says she is spayed, vaccinated, and microchipped.
Rachel Lucas got to meet Graham Cracker when she came to visit the 10 News station. Check out how lovey Graham Cracker is below!
If you’re interested in scheduling a meeting with Graham Cracker or for more information click here.
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An adorable visitor today from the Roanoke Valley SPCA!!! Adopt don’t shop! This little one is going to make a great best friend! | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/07/06/meet-graham-cracker-10-news-pet-of-the-week/ | 2023-07-06T20:33:13 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/07/06/meet-graham-cracker-10-news-pet-of-the-week/ |
EVERETT, Wash. — Editor's note: The above video originally aired June 22, 2023
The Everett-based company that owned a submersible that fatally imploded on its way to explore the wreck of the Titanic said Thursday it has suspended operations.
OceanGate, a company based in Everett, Washington, owned the Titan submersible that is believed to have imploded as it made its descent on June 18 in the North Atlantic. The implosion killed all five people on board.
The company's website said Thursday that it “has suspended all exploration and commercial operations.”
The Coast Guard is investigating the implosion.
OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush was among five people on the Titan submersible, which lost contact about an hour and 45 minutes after it began its journey. British businessman Hamish Harding, French Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet, and Shahzada and Suleman Dawood, a father and son from a prominent Pakistani family, were also on board.
Several agencies launched an extensive search for the submersible, which covered an area twice the size of Connecticut in waters 2 ½ miles deep.
The Coast Guard said there was a “catastrophic implosion” of the submersible after debris was found about 1,600 feet from the Titanic. A senior Navy official told the Associated Press that the U.S. Navy analyzed its acoustic data and found an anomaly that was consistent with an implosion or explosion when communication was lost.
This was the third year that OceanGate has operated expeditions to the Titanic, following trips in 2021 and 2022.
The Titan submersible itself “was not a U.S. flagged vessel and was never certified or certificated by the U.S. Coast Guard,” the Coast Guard has said.
The company took paying customers to see the Titanic’s wreckage at a price tag of $250,000 per person. Its goal is to document flora and fauna living in the wreckage, document the condition of the wreck and capture data and images to be used for scientific study, in addition to adventure tourism.
However, the company faced allegations of safety concerns even before it launched its first Titanic mission. In 2018, a former OceanGate employee sued the company claiming he was wrongfully terminated after he sounded the alarm about the “potential danger to passengers of the Titan as the submersible reached extreme depths."
That case was settled outside court. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/everett/oceangate-submersible-imploded-titanic-dive-suspends-operations/281-6d0a3a3f-2da1-408d-9591-e9a6c1d0e755 | 2023-07-06T20:40:35 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/everett/oceangate-submersible-imploded-titanic-dive-suspends-operations/281-6d0a3a3f-2da1-408d-9591-e9a6c1d0e755 |
A 68-year-old man was arrested after he ran away after crashing into two vehicles July 4 on Tucson's northwest side, officials say.
The incident started about 8:30 p.m. when deputies found a Jeep on its side on North La Cañada Drive near West Sunset Road, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said in a news release.
The Jeep's driver, Conrad Fredrick Ahrens, rear-ended a vehicle while northbound on La Cañada at West Rollercoaster Road. After that crash Ahrens continued northbound in the southbound lanes of La Cañada and struck a second vehicle, tipping the Jeep onto its side, the release said.
Ahrens then ran from the crash scene but was quickly located by an air unit, the release said.
Two people were injured in the crashes, including one person who had "life-threatening" injuries, the release said.
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Impairment was a factor in the crashes, the release said. Ahrens and booked in to the Pima County jail on suspicion of two counts of aggravated assault, wrong way DUI, felony criminal damage and leaving the scene of a serious injury collision, the release said. The investigation continues. | https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-courts/crash-dui-tucson-arrest/article_5d75fad0-1c2d-11ee-9367-bf9d17edabc5.html | 2023-07-06T20:43:19 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-courts/crash-dui-tucson-arrest/article_5d75fad0-1c2d-11ee-9367-bf9d17edabc5.html |
More than 100 miles of roads are set to be repaired across Pima County over the next 12 months, Pima County says.
The Road Repair and Preservation Program that began in 2020 will “repair and preserve” 107.94 miles of roads in the metro Tucson area over the next fiscal year, the county's Transportation Department said in a news release Thursday.
“The Transportation Department is proud to be starting the fifth year of our Road Repair and Preservation Program,” Kathryn Skinner, director of the Pima County Department of Transportation, said in the news release. “This program has been hugely successful due to the hard work of our contracting community and county staff, building partnerships that have allowed us to improve hundreds of miles of roadway.”
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Supervisors approved the county's 2023-24 budget June 20. It set aside $14 million for milling and paving of roads, $6 million for preservation treatments and another $23 million for transportation capital projects.
Pima County has invested over $269 million in the program to date, including $150 million advanced to repair more roads ahead of schedule, the release said.
When the program initially launched, more than three-quarters of roads in unincorporated areas of Pima County were rated as fair or poor. Now, 75% are rated as good or very good, the Department of Transportation said.
The program has milled and paved 854 miles of roads to-date, installed 2,200 curb access ramps and have applied preservation treatments to 172 miles of roads, the release said.
About 74 miles of milling and paving and 34 miles of repairs are scheduled this year.
Go to http://tucne.ws/1ns1 to see a full list of scheduled roads set to be repaired or preserved as well as other information about the county's program. | https://tucson.com/news/local/pima-road-repairs/article_9f07d42c-1c2e-11ee-bc57-eff2edfc984d.html | 2023-07-06T20:43:26 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/pima-road-repairs/article_9f07d42c-1c2e-11ee-bc57-eff2edfc984d.html |
The Beehive Fire burning north of Nogales remains about 10,500 acres, Coronado Forest officials said Thursday morning.
Some 250 people are working to put out the wildfire that started Friday, June 30.
Containment is now about 62%, officials estimated Thursday morning in a Facebook post. Crews are continuing to reinforce the perimeter throughout the day.
A second nearby wildfire, named “Beehive 2,” was first reported about 10:00 p.m. Tuesday.
Infrared mapping shows Beehive 2 is about 92 acres, officials said in a Facebook post.
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Helicopters are set to dump water throughout the day and crews will also be on the ground “mopping-up the perimeter," officials said.
Meanwhile Arivaca Lake, Arivaca Campground, NFS Roads 4127 and 4130, as well as all Arizona Game and Fish land within 2 miles of the center of the lake, in all directions, have been closed since the weekend. | https://tucson.com/news/local/wildfire-near-nogales-now-62-contained/article_ea7c234c-1c27-11ee-8276-fbaf65fc60a5.html | 2023-07-06T20:43:32 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/wildfire-near-nogales-now-62-contained/article_ea7c234c-1c27-11ee-8276-fbaf65fc60a5.html |
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — More than a day after a gas explosion in Rapho Township, crews are getting a better view of the damage. The township's maintenance building is now a pile of twisted metal and charred wood.
When the Rapho Township Maintenance Building blew on Wednesday morning at 6 a.m., the shockwave went down the hill along North Colebrook Road, damaging a will and caving in the living room of the home closest to the municipal complex, before working its way to five more houses.
Pieces of the building are still lodged in trees, as insulation, bits of wood and glass from broken windows dot neighboring yards.
FOX43 found Neil Wenger and his family picking up shards in the flower bed. The custom front door Neil recently installed blew in during the explosion, landing more than six feet from the frame.
Some neighbors were surveying the damage, hoping to return to their homes soon. Others may have to wait much longer.
"The Red Cross is assisting two families, comprising of about six individuals, with resources for food, lodging and other immediate needs," said Laura Burke, executive director of American Red Cross's Central Pennsylvania Chapter. "We're also offering any mental health or spiritual care through our volunteer teams at this time."
The township is still waiting to find out how much equipment was lost in the explosion and the cost to replace it all. Meanwhile, cleanup is underway.
"Restoration work is continuing to go on at the township building as well as discovering what the full extent of the damage is," said Randall Wenger, Rapho Township Manager.
Township officials are setting up temporary offices nearby.
"We're in the process of moving, phone and internet to the Mastersonville Fire Company, we hope to be operational on Monday morning at 8 o'clock to serve the public," Wenger said.
While there's no estimation of the total cost of the damage to the Rapho Township Municipal Building, officials said it will take an estimated four to six months to complete the restoration.
Pennsylvania State Police fire marshals were no longer on the scene Thursday. An emergency management official told FOX43 a forensics analysis is underway to determine the cause. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/cleanup-restoration-begins-rapho-township-explosion/521-b0b98b4a-5251-4112-8cc0-a814691c7dc7 | 2023-07-06T20:48:24 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/cleanup-restoration-begins-rapho-township-explosion/521-b0b98b4a-5251-4112-8cc0-a814691c7dc7 |
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — The public has been asked to avoid areas in Swatara Township due to a gas leak.
According to the Swatara Township Police Department, emergency personnel and UGI are currently working on an active gas leak in the 2900 block of Revere Street.
To ensure the safety of everyone, residents have been asked to avoid the areas between 29th and 32nd Streets north of Paxton Street. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/gas-leak-reported-swatara-township/521-4ae78226-0cb7-4315-89df-e2f127479952 | 2023-07-06T20:48:25 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/gas-leak-reported-swatara-township/521-4ae78226-0cb7-4315-89df-e2f127479952 |
LANCASTER, Pa. — A Lancaster man is facing felony charges after police say he was found to be in possession of dozens of videos and images depicting child pornography.
Kenneth McCardell III, 36, of Whitemarsh Drive, is charged with two felony counts of sexual abuse of children and a felony count of criminal use of a communication facility, according to Manheim Township Police.
He was allegedly found to be in possession of 64 videos depicting child pornography, according to police.
McCardell also was in possession of 11 still images depicting child pornography, police claim. In all, there were 75 images of suspected child pornography found in his possession, according to police.
The videos and images were found during a forensic examination of an iPhone seized during a search of his home on May 31, according to police.
Authorities began investigating McCardell in October 2022 after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding the sharing of suspected child pornography on the Kik messenger app.
A review of the Kik profile led police to an email address belonging to McCardell, according to a criminal complaint affidavit filed Thursday.
Police were also able to trace the IP address involved in the suspected case to McCardell's Manheim Township home.
McCardell was arraigned on Thursday, and bail was set at $10,000.
A preliminary hearing is set for July 17, according to court records. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/kenneth-mccardell-iii-arrest-child-pornography-lancaster/521-dd03fc36-1f47-4195-9f4e-d2c5bed0eec4 | 2023-07-06T20:48:26 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/kenneth-mccardell-iii-arrest-child-pornography-lancaster/521-dd03fc36-1f47-4195-9f4e-d2c5bed0eec4 |
YORK COUNTY, Pa. — A man was struck and killed while crossing Route 30 in York County Thursday night.
According to the York County Coroner's Office, the 49-year-old man was struck while attempting to cross the road in the area of Loucks Road and Pennsylvania Avenue, heading towards Rutters.
He was hit by a truck that had been driving in the passing lane. The driver reportedly stopped and is cooperating with the York County Police Department.
The victim was transported into an ambulance soon after the incident and rescue attempts were made, but he succumbed to his multiple injuries at the scene and was pronounced dead at 1:36 a.m.
Attempts are being made to contact the man's family. There will be no autopsy, but a routine toxicology report was obtained. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/pedestrian-struck-killed-crossing-route-30-york-county/521-fe05802a-dc74-4f20-8de9-0d55cfcbee3d | 2023-07-06T20:48:28 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/pedestrian-struck-killed-crossing-route-30-york-county/521-fe05802a-dc74-4f20-8de9-0d55cfcbee3d |
SAN ANTONIO — U.S. Park Rangers of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is asking for help from the public on find those responsible for vandalism to San Jose.
Park officials report the vandalism happened on June 28. The person tried to break into the San Jose Church, causing damage to the historic structure. They also caused damage to the church's historic Rose Window.
If you have information that could help identify those responsible for these acts of vandalism, the park asks you to please submit a tip. You can remain anonymous.
- CALL or TEXT the NPS-wide Tip Line 888-653-0009
- ONLINE form go.nps.gov/SubmitATip
- EMAIL nps_isb@nps.gov
- EMERGENCY dial 9-1-1
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Texas and the cultural significance of, reaches around the world. The park is an example of the interweaving of Spanish and indigenous cultures.
The Rose Window, is located on the south wall of the church sacristy. The window is described as the site where the Host was shown to gathered Mission celebrants during the Feast of Pentecost.
Sculpted in 1775, the Rose Window is considered to be one of the finest examples of baroque architecture in North America, according to the missions. Its sculptor and significance continue to be a mystery. Folklore credits Pedro Huizar, a carpenter and surveyor from Spain, with carving the famous window as a monument to his sweetheart, Rosa. Tragically, on her way from Spain to join him, Rosa was lost at sea. Pedro then completed the window as a declaration of enduring love. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/mission-san-jose-was-damaged-by-vandalism-national-park-service-needs-help-san-antonio-texas/273-6a9c6432-35c2-4f33-86e2-8232f8141dec | 2023-07-06T21:01:34 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/mission-san-jose-was-damaged-by-vandalism-national-park-service-needs-help-san-antonio-texas/273-6a9c6432-35c2-4f33-86e2-8232f8141dec |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A man arrested in connection to the shooting at City Nightz Sunday will not be charged by the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office. He will be released from jail.
According to DA, the lead detective of the investigation into the shooting Sunday that injured 9 and left 2 trampled presented his results Thursday. The DA says the suspect, who was previously booked on suspicion of aggravated battery following the incident, was not charged after an intervening investigation. KSN News did not name the man held by authorities.
The DA’s office says they conducted a detailed analysis of video from inside the club showing that the man held appeared “to have fired a weapon in response to shots fired by two different gunmen within the bar.”
Based on the current status of the evidence, the DA says the suspect appears to have acted in self-defense of a third party.
The DA shared the law that controls their analysis:
21-5222. Same; defense of a person; no duty to retreat. (a) A person is justified in the use of force against another when and to the extent it appears to such person and such person reasonably believes that such use of force is necessary to defend such person or a third person against such other’s imminent use of unlawful force.
(b) A person is justified in the use of deadly force under circumstances described in subsection (a) if such person reasonably believes that such use of deadly force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to such person or a third person.
(c) Nothing in this section shall require a person to retreat if such person is using force to protect such person or a third person.
21-5230. Same; no duty to retreat. A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in a place where such person has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand such person’s ground and use any force which such person would be justified in using under article 32 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, prior to their repeal, or K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5202 through 21-5208, 21-5210 through 21-5212, and 21-5220 through 21-5231, and amendments thereto.
21-5231. Same; immunity from prosecution or liability; investigation. (a) A person who uses force which, subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5226, and amendments thereto, is justified pursuant to K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5222, 21-5223 or 21-5225, and amendments thereto, is immune from criminal prosecution and civil action for the use of such force, unless the person against whom force was used is a law enforcement officer who was acting in the performance of such officer’s official duties and the officer identified the officer’s self in accordance with any applicable law or the person using force knew or reasonably should have known that the person was a law enforcement officer. As used in this subsection, “criminal prosecution” includes arrest, detention in custody and charging or prosecution of the defendant.
(b) A law enforcement agency may use standard procedures for investigating the use of force as described in subsection (a), but the agency shall not arrest the person for using force unless it determines that there is probable cause for the arrest.
(c) A prosecutor may commence a criminal prosecution upon a determination of probable cause.
To overcome self-defense/ stand your ground immunity, the State must come forward with evidence establishing probable cause that the defendant’s use of force was not statutorily justified. “This generally means the State must show probable cause that (1) the defendant did not honestly believe the use of force was necessary or (2) a reasonable person would not believe the use of force was necessary under the circumstances.” State v. Phillips, 312 Kan. 643, Syl. 4 (2021).
Additional investigation and forensic analysis will continue into the shooting.
The DA says additional suspects are currently being sought after by law enforcement.
KSN will provide more information as it becomes available. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/man-arrested-in-city-nightz-shooting-released-from-custody/ | 2023-07-06T21:05:08 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/man-arrested-in-city-nightz-shooting-released-from-custody/ |
A 54-year-old Trevor man is facing charges after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman.
Ike D. Miller III was charged Thursday with two counts of felony second-degree sexual assault, felony false imprisonment and misdemeanors of battery in Kenosha County Circuit Court.
Miller was set to make his initial appearance at Intake Court Thursday afternoon.
According to the criminal complaint, on July 2 around 10:20 p.m. a Kenosha County Sheriff's Department deputy on patrol stopped at the intersection of County Highway SA and Camp Lake Road in Salem Lakes when he reportedly observed two people standing in the doorway to the Kickstand Bar, 9622 Camp Lake Road. The deputy saw them briefly interact and then observed the man "grab (the woman) and pull her into the bar and then close the door."
The deputy did not observe any of the interior lights come on and after waiting a few moments the deputy requested another deputy respond to further investigate who the two people at the bar were as it looked closed. The deputy then approached the bar on foot and looked through one of the front door windows and reportedly observed Miller and the woman at the end of the bar looking at each other. The deputy then knocked on the door and shown a light inside to identify himself.
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While inside the bar the woman reportedly barely looked at the deputy, did not reply to his questions and seemed scared, according to the complaint. When questioned by the deputy if she was O.K. the woman "immediately shook her head from side to side stating 'No' she was not okay," according to the complaint. The woman reportedly mouthed the words "help me."
When deputies requested Miller go outside so they could speak with the woman Miller allegedly reached into his right pants pocket for a knife. Deputies immediately addressed the knife and prevented Miller from opening it. Miller was reportedly highly intoxicated at the time.
Deputies noted that as soon as Miller grabbed the knife the woman started to cry.
When questioned by deputies Miller reportedly said he was closing his bar when a deputy arrived and said the woman was a "possible girlfriend." He also accused deputies of hassling him.
The woman told deputies, according to the complaint, that Miller sexually assaulted her after he invited her to have a drink with him. She also said Miller refused to allow her to leave before and after the alleged assault inside the bar.
Miller reportedly denied assaulting the woman and told deputies that he had hoped to take her home for the night.
Miller, who was the bar owner, was arrested. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-courts/trevor-man-charged-with-sexual-assault-false-imprisonment/article_6f672996-1c2b-11ee-8872-9bf01e26b6be.html | 2023-07-06T21:06:05 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-courts/trevor-man-charged-with-sexual-assault-false-imprisonment/article_6f672996-1c2b-11ee-8872-9bf01e26b6be.html |
The 2023 Kenosha Pride, a festival filled with music, food, and a march, will be held Downtown on Saturday, July 8.
The annual event has relocated to Celebration Place in HarborPark at 5501 Ring Road, a few blocks east of its previous location. It will be held from noon to 9 p.m.
Organizers indicated they expected several thousand visitors to the festival, which helps celebrate diversity in the community.
The event is set to feature a beer garden, multiple stages with free entertainment. There will be more than 70 food and merchandise vendors on hand. Pets are welcome and there will be a pet welcoming area.
A march will be held starting at noon in Library Park, proceeding west to Sheridan Road. The parade then turns north on Sheridan Road to 54th Street, east on 54th Street to Calabria Way, ending at Italiana Circle.
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The city will close traffic to the march route during that part of the festival.
The headliners will include: Thea Austin, formerly of Snap!, and the voice behind the song “Rhythm is a Dancer;” Jade Jolie, from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 5, who will perform as Taylor Swift; and Jasmine Kennedie, from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 14.
“We will welcome anyone to join us at this free public event down at the Harbor,” said Dan Seaver, president of Kenosha Pride Inc. “We are excited to celebrate our 11th year on a new day and at a new location, and we hope everyone comes out and enjoys all of the entertainment we have prepared.”
The free entertainment will also include the band Miss Christine at 1 p.m. Miss Christine, an Iowa based band, was Iowa Public Radio’s June Artist of the month, and has been touring the Midwest to celebrate the June 1 release of the bands second album, “Bittersweet.”
Miss Christine is fronted by Christine Moad, a genderqueer bassist, singer-songwriter and music educator. They have traveled the world from Tennessee to Monaco as a professionally touring bassist. Moad attended Berklee College of Music before gaining experience as a session musician in Nashville. Miss Christine released its debut solo album, “Conversion,” in 2019. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-pride-festival-to-be-held-downtown-on-saturday-july-8/article_7b42fe62-1c20-11ee-b367-cb472d864085.html | 2023-07-06T21:06:12 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-pride-festival-to-be-held-downtown-on-saturday-july-8/article_7b42fe62-1c20-11ee-b367-cb472d864085.html |
With a splash and the sound of laughter, Kenosha's municipal swimming pools opened for the summer on Thursday.
With lines of children waiting to go down the slides, Anderson Park's facility opened its doors at 10 a.m., following several weeks of delays.
"The kids have been begging me (to come) because they see the slides from the roadway," Laura Blise said.
This was her kids first time coming to the Anderson Park Pool and said her kids "seem to really enjoy it."
"They seem to be using that slide very well being (age) 2 and 4. We'll definitely come back," Blise said.
Brittany Quezada said her boys Ben, age 2, and Frank, 6, have been begging her to come. They buy season pool passes every summer.
"We woke up around 7 a.m., I made pancakes and they were in their swimsuits by around 7:45 saying, 'Mom let's go!'" Brittany said.
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She said they come to the pool a minimum of two to three times a week.
"They love it," Brittany said. "This is literally their favorite thing to do. They will stay here from open to close if I let them."
She said even if the city has to rotate which pools are open, she's just happy they can go to the pools this summer.
Chuck Lipzig, the head lifeguard at Anderson, said they'll be alternating between the Anderson Pool and the Washington Pool "as best we can, depending on staffing."
"This one (Anderson) takes a bit more staffing than the other one because it's a bigger pool, so we're going to have to balance that with being at each different pool," Lipzig said.
Despite both pools being delayed a few weeks in opening, he said he's "relieved" and "excited for the community as well as for the employees" for at least one pool to be open.
"Come visit the pools," he said.
Liz Duttln said she and her grandchildren were "so disappointed" when she told them the city pools may not be open this year despite the fact they havg a pool of their own.
"They're having a blast; they're ecstatic. We have a pool at home, but we don't have all of this," Duttln said, motioning to the slides and water pad.
Destiny Wood and her daughter, Genesis Wood, age 18 months, came to the pool for Genesis' third or fourth time.
"We brought her out here when she was a newborn and I believe she's liked it ever since," Destiny said.
Genesis was laying on Destiny's legs inside the children's pool as she soaked up the sun and enjoyed the cool water.
"I was kind of nervous that it actually wasn't going to open, but I'm glad it did because it's nice out and it's so beautiful out here," Destiny said.
Katie Elder, Kenosha director of parks, said the city is actively working with Carthage College and the YMCA to create a "game plan" to ensure the pools will be able to open on time next summer.
She said this year the city offer to pay for lifeguard certification courses up front "was awesome," not only to their prospective employees but it also "benefited the city." She said the city is also planning to be more "proactive" next year when it comes to job postings.
"This year I heard it was hard for the lifeguards to get into a class and find anything local (for their certification). So if we have in-house training available, I think it will open up a lot of opportunities," Elder said.
Cameren Leipzig, age 16, heard about the free lifeguard certifications classes and thought, "Why not do it."
"I'm really excited," she said. "I think it's a different experience, so I think it'll be fun."
Leipzig was working Thursday and said the pools in the area are popular during the summer, so she's glad they finally got to open.
"I'm excited. I think the entire city staff is excited to be open. It's been a long time coming and it's a relief that we're open," Elder added.
Department of Parks staff will release a city pool schedule on a weekly basis. The public will be notified of the schedule via press releases on Fridays and the information will be posted on the city’s website.
The schedule for the rest of this week includes:
Friday, July 7: Washington Pool, 1821 Washington Road
Saturday, July 8: Anderson Pool
Pools will be continuing to operate based on staffing availability and weather.
Anyone interested in applying for lifeguarding and concession attendants may continue to submit applications. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/wet-and-wonderful-time-kenosha-municipal-swimming-pools-open-for-the-season/article_22fcda12-1c24-11ee-8459-67e804adee33.html | 2023-07-06T21:06:18 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/wet-and-wonderful-time-kenosha-municipal-swimming-pools-open-for-the-season/article_22fcda12-1c24-11ee-8459-67e804adee33.html |
MERIDIAN, Idaho — Thousands of cars and trucks roll down Idaho roads each day. Most are totally unremarkable in the sense that they drive on their way and you probably never think about them after they leave your vision.
However, in certain instances, local law enforcement and news media ask the public to keep an eye out while in traffic. In Meridian, there is a new tool police have in cases where they are searching for a car or license plate – a task similar to finding a needle in a haystack.
Meridian Police Chief Tracy Basterrechea said there are new cameras up around the city that can scan for license plates or types of cars.
“We have to physically go and put in what we're looking for – whether it's a license plate or the type of vehicle that we're trying to locate – we have to put that in," Basterrechea said. "The system only holds that for 60 days, and then those license plates or those vehicles are deleted out of the system. Or if we locate it, then we can go in and we physically delete that out of the system as well."
Searches through the camera system are specific, meaning Meridian Police are not out scanning and logging each plate all the time.
“They look for the specific plate that we put in there or the specific type of vehicle. So, if we said a red Dodge pickup between this hour and this hour may have been in there, then it'll pick that up for us and send us an alert," Basterrechea said.
Idaho has an influx of newcomers from other states like Colorado or California, where they have similar cameras that scan for speeding or red-light violations. There, a person can get a ticket if a camera catches their plate while in violation.
For now, that isn’t the Idaho way.
“These are not red-light cameras, they're not speeding cameras. We're not sending you a citation in the mail. That's not what they do, and that's not what we want them to do,” Basterrechea said. “What we want to do is save those for those important serious crimes.”
Basterrechea has served Meridian since 1996 in various roles. He knows from his experience that individual liberties is something important to the people in the city and across the Gem State. He said the system and its use reflects the public's feelings.
“We're not going and mining your information from your home or anything like that. Everything's coming from a public setting, from driving on our public roadways," Basterrechea said. "We understand there is that delicate balance between liberties and between public safety, and we want to make sure that our officers understand that. Our job is really to protect people's constitutional rights. That's the whole idea behind American policing, and so we want to try to do that as well as we can.” | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/meridian-police-install-new-traffic-cameras-to-find-specific-license-plates-car-types/article_f8457a22-1c2d-11ee-9086-d3ccff26ee32.html | 2023-07-06T21:07:52 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/meridian-police-install-new-traffic-cameras-to-find-specific-license-plates-car-types/article_f8457a22-1c2d-11ee-9086-d3ccff26ee32.html |
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Those looking to take a journey into the looking glass can experience a one of a kind cocktail experience in Jacksonville come August.
Prepare for an extraordinary 90-minute adventure into the enchanting world of Wonderland via The Alice: An Immersive Cocktail Experience (Jacksonville).
"Join us on a topsy-turvy journey where reality bends, and curiosity reigns supreme," reads the event website. "Indulge in an interactive tea party like no other, designed for those who possess an insatiable thirst for wonder. Alice on Tour guarantees to be the ultimate tea party, leaving you mesmerized and spellbound."
Tickets include:
- 2x bespoke cocktails
- 1x sweet treat
Tickets are sold on a non-refundable basis. This event is strictly 21+. Anyone under 21 years can attend family friendly sessions only.
The event will be held Aug. 17 through the 27th at various times. Tickets are $43. Click here for more information. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/alice-in-wonderland-pop-up-bar-experience-coming-to-jacksonville/77-d9ac0922-a155-4853-91a8-cd476ebd9b4c | 2023-07-06T21:08:35 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/alice-in-wonderland-pop-up-bar-experience-coming-to-jacksonville/77-d9ac0922-a155-4853-91a8-cd476ebd9b4c |
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The State Fair of Texas has announced the 36 semifinalists who will move forward in the Big Tex Choice Awards competition.
There are 19 savory entries and 17 sweet entries, according to fair officials. In the next round, they will compete for one of three winning titles: “Best Taste – Savory,” “Best Taste – Sweet,” and “Most Creative.”
In the savory category, semifinalists include:
- Butchers Block - If you want ALL THE MEATS, then this is the bowl for you. Start off with three-cheese macaroni and cheese, then pile on the good stuff. Topped with 15-hour smoked brisket, crispy fried chicken, candied bacon bits, jalapeño peppers, and a piece of sausage on the side. The macaroni is then drizzled with a brown sugar chipotle sauce that adds a bit of sweetness and a tad bit of spice. This is the ULTIMATE CARNIVORE bowl.
- Cornbread Sausage Bombs - Incoming. Get ready for an explosion of smokehouse favorites in every bite. The southern-fried Cornbread Sausage Bombs are finally here. Representing the four major Texas food groups: cornbread, smoked sausage, pimento cheese, and jalapeño. Pecan-smoked Texas sausage slices are topped with a heaping portion of pimento cheese and a slice of jalapeño, then dipped in a fluffy cornbread batter. These savory treats are fried golden brown and served with jalapeño ranch dipping sauce. This Texas flavor explosion will leave you shell-shocked.
- Creole Etouffee Beignets - Etouffee inside of a French doughnut? Oui. This creole classic begins with the holy trinity of big easy cuisine: onions, bell peppers, and celery. This etouffee sauce is mixed with shrimp, smoked sausage, and steamed rice. The savory Crescent City classic is then dipped into beignet batter and fried until golden brown, and topped with powdered sugar. It is a beignet, after all. Served with extra etouffee sauce for dipping. Bon Appétit.
- Deep-Fried Birria Bomb - This culinary fusion combines the traditional flavors of Mexican birria and South American papa rellena, resulting in a flavorful and innovative snack for any occasion. Birria bombs are stuffed with birria, Oaxaca cheese, and home-style mashed potatoes. Then they are rolled into a ball of perfection, dipped in a special batter, and deep fried until they reach a golden brown. Lastly, they are topped with fire-roasted poblano ranch dressing and fresh cilantro, which pairs perfectly with this family consommé recipe. The end result is a savory snack that is sure to delight your taste buds with each bite, it will have you singing, "You dropped a bomb on me, baby.”
- Deep-Fried Pho - Bringing a southern flare to this popular traditional Vietnamese comfort food that is both rich and savory. Deep Fired Pho is handcrafted, rolled up, and deep-fried Texas-style. This unique combination creates a perfect balance between flavorful and refreshing. With every bite, you get a harmonious and succulent mouthful of noodles, slices of beef, fresh herbs, bean sprouts, and a taste of aromatic pho broth that has been slowly simmered for hours. To tie this experience together, it is served with a side of pho broth for dipping, lime, jalapeños, cilantro, hoisin sauce, and sriracha for a spicy, fiery kick.
- Deep-Fried Surf and Turf Empanada - This popular street cuisine throughout Latin America and Spain is a modern dining palette's dream. The unique and authentic flavor profile of the Deep Fried Surf and Turf Empanada combines succulent pulled lobster and crab meat, Palacio Chorizo, sweet corn, heavy cream, cilantro, paprika, and a splash of lime juice wrapped in a traditional corn masa pastry. Deep fried to golden perfection, the empanada will be served with a side of garlic aioli infused with avocado oil.
- Deep-Fried Sushi Bombs - You will not be disappointed with this BIG Texas twist on sushi bake with BIG flavor to match. Sushi rice is generously topped with imitation crab meat and perfectly seasoned salmon for a quick bake. The sushi bake is then rolled in panko breadcrumbs and deep-fried until golden brown and served with a side of seaweed and Yum Yum dipping sauce.
- Deep-Fried Cheesy Crab Tater Bites - This delicious dish starts with a blend of minced crab meat, shredded potato, cheese, and spices that are formed into tater bites. As they go in the fryer, they become golden brown, and you can smell the seasonings coming together with the crab meat. A cheesy Cajun sauce is simultaneously made, which starts off with the holy trinity: onions, bell peppers, and celery. These ingredients are sautéed perfectly with melty American cheese and a secret Cajun spice mix. As it all comes together, crawfish are added to enhance the flavor experience. These delicious golden tater bites are ladled with rich, silky, cheesy crawfish sauce on top, making sure each bite is topped with Cajun gold.
- Fried Monte Qristo - Texas BBQ’s spin on the classic specialty sandwich. Layered with brisket, American cheese, and smoked turkey breast with Swiss, then golden fried and dusted with powdered sugar. Served in a recyclable paper tray with raspberry chipotle BBQ sauce for dipping.
- Fried Texas BBQ Shotgun Shells - This cheesy, savory roll-on-a-stick is the perfect State Fair treat. Made with slow-smoked, shredded, Texas BBQ beef brisket, melted, gooey Velveeta®, and cream cheese, seasoned with Meat Church Texas Sugar Rub®, then rolled in a pasta sheet, wrapped up in hickory smoked bacon, and rolled in jalapeño breadcrumbs. It’s a savory bomb that’s going to be nearly impossible to put down. Take a bite and enjoy the crunchy exterior with the addictive mix of flavors inside, not to mention a kick of heat.
- Loaded Fries Pizza - Daily, fresh-made pizza dough is classically hand-tossed and stretched onto a giant 16" pizza screen. After ladling on a healthy amount of Texas' favorite condiment, house-made buttermilk ranch dressing, the pie is covered with a layer of freshly shredded mozzarella. Then a pile of yummy, crunchy, salted French fries is added, and in comes a smothering blanket of cheddar cheese. Finally, nothing tops off cheddar fries better than a ton of crunchy chopped bacon. This bakes, and out comes your loaded fries…ON A PIZZA topped with some fresh chopped chives. Dive into this tangy, cheesy, crunchy, satisfying, one-of-a-kind pizza pie.
- Ox'cellent Soul Roll - Savory beef oxtails are slowly simmered for hours until rendered tender, juicy, and full of flavor. Tasty chunks of meat and crumbled homestyle cornbread are then added and paired with rich butter, celery, and sweet onions. The hearty beef mixture is rolled into a light and flaky, crispy spring roll and served deep-fried. Come and take a bite of this classic Southern staple with a twist.
- Raspberry Chipotle Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese - The satisfying crunch of grilled bread, the heat of a roasted jalapeño pepper, and the savory richness of bacon come together in this specialty grilled cheese with a touch of sweetness and smoke. This is the Raspberry Chipotle Jalapeño Popper Grilled Cheese. Fresh jalapeños filled with cream cheese & raspberry chipotle jam are wrapped in bacon and roasted until crispy. Then, they’re sandwiched between slices of white bread and cheddar cheese and finally griddled until golden brown — just like mom did. It’s a new take on something iconic, with just a touch of the unexpected that’s sure to put a smile on your face.
- Taki Ramen Tostada - A ramen noodle cake is flash-fried, smothered with made-from-scratch savory seasoned taco meat, and topped with crispy Asian sesame seed slaw and a drizzle of garlic lime aioli. Finally, Mexican queso banco and crumbled Takis® are sprinkled on top to complete this Mexican-Asian fusion dish.
- Texas Thai Up - Deep fried pad Thai with a Texas twist. A combination of pork and beef that’s battered and rolled in pad Thai noodles, then deep fried. This is then dipped in a pad Thai sauce that is a real Thai-up between sweet and savory and finally topped with crunchy cashews and freshly chopped green onions.
- The Balboa - The Balboa is a pizza sandwich made with Italian flour from Naples to create the lightest, fluffiest bread you have ever tasted. Once the bread has been cooked and rested, it is sliced open, and garlic aioli is spread on the top and bottom, then layered with pepperoni, capicola, soppressata, smoked provolone cheese, tomatoes, banana peppers, artichokes, onions, black olives, mushrooms, and arugula greens. This is finally topped with a balsamic reduction glaze to create the freshest, mouthwatering flavors you’ve ever had in one hand-held sandwich.
- The Tomato-Tomatoh Potato-Potatho Slyder - It’s a food-centered debate as old as time, and who better to settle this iconic debate once and for all than Big Tex and his friends after they taste the Tomato-Tomahto Potato-Potatho Slyder. The buns are created with Southern fried green tomatoes that are tender and juicy on the inside yet golden and crispy on the outside, creating the perfect base for the two-ounce ground beef patty seasoned with a secret house seasoning, smothered with provolone cheese, and sautéed bell peppers, then layered with pickles and lettuce. Dressed in a secret WAC spread, drenched in a cup of hearty homemade queso, topped off with a delicious, and often nutritious, olive branch, and served on a bed of seasoned potato-potahtos.
- The Triple C - This ain't your typical chicken and waffles. Start with a homemade waffle cone, then add some award-winning Nashville Hot Jumbo Tenders, hand-breaded, fried to perfection, and mixed with some of the best mac and cheese in Texas. It’s finished with a secret sauce and sprinkles of homemade breadcrumbs to sit right on top. Don't fret — customers can choose between mild, hot, or no spice.
- Turkey Ribs - A new twist on holiday classics. Take the best part of turkey you never knew you loved, gently fry it, and serve it with stuffing seasoned fries, homemade giblet gravy, and a secret salsa recipe. You can also order it Texas Style with BBQ sauce fries, jalapeños, and pickles. You'll crave it come the holidays, but you'll only get it during the great State Fair of Texas.
In the sweet category, semifinalists include:
- Biscoff Delight - Immerse yourself in the realm of a classic New York-style cheesecake coated with Belgian chocolate. Each bite reveals the symphony of an outer layer adorned with crushed Biscoff® cookies, offering a delightful crunch. To elevate this edible artwork, a drizzle of Lotus Biscoff® spread cascades gracefully, imparting a caramelized touch. Finally, a crowning glory is bestowed upon this culinary marvel with a perfectly placed Biscoff® cookie that entices you to embrace pure indulgence.
- Bourbon Banana Carmel Sopapillas - Hot and delicious traditional sopapillas topped with vanilla-caramel-infused bananas, sweet bourbon syrup, crushed candied pecans, sweetened mascarpone cheese, crumbled Nilla Wafers, and dusted with powdered sugar.
- Churreos - What do you get when you combine perfectly golden deep-fried churros and the deliciousness of cookies and cream? You get Churreos. Mini churros deep fried to golden perfection and tossed in cinnamon and sugar, then we take it up a notch with a drizzle of chocolate syrup and cream cheese icing. Finally, to top it all off, crushed Oreos® are added as the perfect finisher for these loaded churros. This is the ultimate shareable Fair food that is sure to satisfy even the biggest sweet tooth.
- Cotton Candyrita - State Fair icon meets Texas legend. Did you even go to the Fair if you didn't have some iconic cotton candy? Equally, who doesn't love the legendary Texas margarita? This duo has been perfected in this instant classic beverage. Starting with a cotton candy-pink sugar-rimmed cup with the perfect amount of ice, a cotton candy-infused margarita is then added and topped off with a dollop of fresh cotton candy. Cheers.
- Deep-Fried Honey Butter Biscuit Swirls - In the spirit of Little Debbie® Pecan Spinwheeels and homemade cinnamon rolls, the Deep Fried Honey Butter Brisket Swirls are a delightful treat with a Texas twist. It’s a buttery, flakey dough layered with 16-hour, slow-smoked, chopped brisket, then rolled and cut into swirls of smokey goodness. Deep fried and glazed with secret honey butter sauce, these crispy, sweet, fluffy swirls are sure to put a smile on your face.
- Deep-Fried Texas Oatmeal Pie - That’s right; your favorite childhood treat just got even better. An oatmeal cream pie is dipped into sweet and fluffy Dr. Pepper® flavored pancake batter and fried until golden brown. That’s not all; it is then drizzled with Big Red® Soda reduction and covered with marshmallow sauce over top, and dusted with powdered sugar. When ready, it’s the softest, melt-in-your-mouth oatmeal cream pie with the chewy and creamy center you know and love. This is a dessert lover’s dream with a kicked-up Texas-inspired flavor explosion.
- Deep-Fried Vietnamese Coffee - Calling all coffee lovers. Prepare to be enchanted by the allure of Vietnamese coffee. Meticulously slow-brewed coffee-infused cake that will ignite your energy levels and your sweet tooth. The cake is then rolled into a ball, battered, and deep-fried Texas style. To finish this off, it is dusted with powdered sugar and served with velvety condensed milk. Say goodbye to your mundane cup of joe and join us at the State Fair of Texas for an experience that will leave you begging for another bite.
- Deep-Fried Candy Pecan Bacon Bread Pudding - This recipe begins with making the perfect bread pudding, a marriage of French bread, and a perfect custard recipe. After it cools, it’s cut into bite-size morsels. As the bread pudding is placed in the fryer, it starts to caramelize the edges, turning golden brown with a rich and creamy center. The bread pudding is tossed in a perfect blend of cinnamon sugar and candy pecans, which find their home nestled next to crispy chopped bacon. It is topped with a New Orleans praline sauce that perfectly ties together these sweet and savory flavors. Lastly, a touch of salted caramel bourbon sauce is added that creates an explosion of flavor which makes you wish the State Fair of Texas was year-round.
- Fried Cherry Pie in the Sky - We cannot tell a lie—this is the best rendition of America’s favorite pie. A pie tart mold is lined with flakey, buttery pastry dough, then layered with tender, crumbly shortbread cookies, juicy and tart sweet cherries, a layer of blended shortbread cookies and finally topped with more light, airy pastry, and hand-crimped forming the cutest pie. After a quick dip in the fryer, the luscious dessert is topped with a butter almond shortbread crumble, giving you all the taste of your favorite cherry cobbler and tangy cherry pie. Presented with the iconic pairing of Blue Bell ® vanilla ice cream drizzled with cherry preserves, clouds of whipped cream, and garnished with sugared dark sweet cherries. This divine dessert is cherries from heaven.
- Fried Fireball Shot - The fluffy, airy, melt-in-your-mouth sweetness of angel food cake meets the red-hot and fiery cinnamon flavor of Fireball® Cinnamon malt liquor. After deep frying to a perfect golden brown, Fireball® Cinnamon is poured over the top and into a shot glass. You no longer have to choose between the angel or devil on your shoulder when you shoot back the Fried Fireball® Shot at the great State Fair of Texas®.
- Island Delight Deep Fried Pina Colada - A piña colada like no other you've ever had. A specialty rum cake recipe is baked and then smashed. Pineapple, creme de coconut, and lime are added, then formed into spheres. These then get dusted in a sweet crumble and are lightly fried. This Island Delight is then decorated with a piña colada-inspired buttercream, golden sprinkles, and sugar glitter. Life on the Island has never been sweeter.
- Not'cho Average Nachos - Introducing nachos taken up a notch — Not'Cho Average Nachos. To bring this dish to life, they take a wonton wrapper and fill it to the brim with a delicious cherry or apple filling, deep fry it to crispy perfection, and sprinkle it with cinnamon sugar. Each serving is topped with whipped topping and a dusting of brownie crumbs, then garnished with slices of strawberries, fresh blueberries, and diced peaches. One more step before you dig in, a drizzle of citrus glaze and chocolate sauce is added to bring this recipe to life. A cajeta-filled churro stick is added to ensure all the heavenly flavor can be soaked up and enjoyed.
- Rest in Heavenly Peach - This sweet treat will make you think you've died and gone to heaven. Two slices of fluffy angel food cake are grilled in rich butter oil until perfectly charred. The grilled slices of heaven then sit on a cloud of light and sweet whipped cream topping. The final and most heavenly touch? A cold dollop of delicious peach pie filling on top to compliment the warm grilled cake. Charred angel food cake, sweet, whipped cream topping, peach pie goodness…may you Rest in Heavenly Peach.
- Strawberry Chicks-on-the-stick - A dream combination of sweet and fruity with a creative twist. Four seasoned wings are plunged into funnel cake mix, then deep fried until golden brown. The thrill continues when the funnel cake wings (chicks) are tossed and sauced in honey and garlic to add a uniquely sweet flavor. You’ll experience the twist and turns when the Chicks are spiraled on the stick infused with strawberries. They are then sprinkled with a hint of lemon rub and powdered sugar for the perfect balance between sweet and scrumptious mouthwatering dessert. Finally, the chicks lay on top of a cloud of whipped cream and are splashed with strawberry syrup. One bite will have you feeling a roller coaster of emotions – joy, happiness, and excitement.
- Sweet Encanto - Sweet Encanto is the ultimate sweet delight that is sure to satisfy even the sweetest tooth. A round waffle is lightly sweetened with caramel dulce de leche that is swirled perfectly on a wafer. A specialty cream with slices of strawberry, kiwi, peach, and shredded coconut is added. Then this is topped with raspberry jam and drizzled with sweetened condensed milk. Take advantage of this amazing opportunity to indulge in the best flavors of Latin America and taste the magic of Sweet Encanto.
- The Fruity Pebble Pickle - A delicious, whole dill pickle wrapped in every kid's favorite fun snack. A Fruit Roll-Up® and Fruit by the Foot®, drizzled in sugar syrup and coated in one of the most popular cereals in the world, Fruity Pebbles®. This is then drizzled again with strawberry snow cone syrup. It’s crunchy, sweet, and delicious.
- Trail-ade - If the Texas heat is bringing you down, Trail-Ade is the perfect remedy. This delightful blend of summer fruits, crisp cucumbers, and fresh mint blended with homemade lemonade is the ideal elixir to cure what’s ailing you. Trail-Ade is a fruity, refreshing, nonalcoholic cocktail served in a souvenir cowboy boot cup to be enjoyed anywhere: after a trail ride, in a saloon, and especially while strolling through the State Fair of Texas fairgrounds. As Big Tex would say, “These boots were made for walkin’.” Trail-Ade, it’s boot sipp’n good.
The contest kicked off in June with 57 entries represented by 37 concessionaires.
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The whole selection process involves "blind judging" to ensure that the scoring is entirely based on the food, fair officials said.
For a spot in the semi-final round, contestants came up with a name and description for their item, as well as submit a photo of the food.
In the next few weeks, the second round of judging will begin and the top 10 entrees will be chosen based on uniqueness, presentation, creativity, and taste.
According to fair officials, if your favorite item doesn't make it to the final round, it can still be introduced at their stand as "new food" this year.
You can take a look at last year's finalists here.
The State Fair opens on Friday, Sept. 29, and runs through Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/state-fair-of-texas-announces-2023-big-tex-choice-awards-semifinalists/3290791/ | 2023-07-06T21:09:41 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/state-fair-of-texas-announces-2023-big-tex-choice-awards-semifinalists/3290791/ |
The Tarrant Area Food Bank is raising money with peach-themed food samples on Thursday in Parker County.
They call it "Peaches in the Warehouse." It's the second annual peaches fundraiser the food bank has held.
Guests will be able to sample peach-themed bites while learning about food insecurity in that community.
The event will take place in Weatherford from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tickets are one for $30 or two tickets for $50. You can buy them here. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/tarrant-area-food-bank-raising-money-with-peaches/3290844/ | 2023-07-06T21:09:47 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/tarrant-area-food-bank-raising-money-with-peaches/3290844/ |
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