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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – The GTO Association of America hosted its annual convention in Kingsport.
Hundreds of Pontiac GTO enthusiasts and their owners gathered at the Meadowview Conference Resort and Convention Center starting Tuesday. Around 800 members signed up to attend the event.
GTOs and other cars were on display inside and outside with some of the more special cars in the ballroom.
Cars on display included the 1070 GTO Judge from the movie “Dazed and Confused” as well as a 1960s alumni Bonneville racecar.
Event organizer Robert Alexander said the East Tennessee area is a great place to hold these kinds of events.
“The company that helps us find convention locations said, ‘hey, have you ever heard of Kingsport and Bristol?’ And I was not familiar with this area, honestly,” Alexander said. “We came to visit about a year and a half ago, thought it was beautiful, got to go see the track, The Birthplace of Country Music Museum, some of the local area here, just thought it was spectacular. Plus, this venue is incredible as well.”
Admission to the event was free and in addition to being able to browse some beautiful classic rides, guests were able to check out and purchase merchandise from vendors on site.
“The club is dedicated to the promotion and preservation of the Pontiac GTO and the Pontiac collector hobby overall. We have about 4,300 members from around the country, and we actually have about 80 members overseas in different locations,” Alexander said.
In addition to the Meadowview event, convention members of the group will also take part in more events including a cruise-in on Saturday in downtown Kingsport starting at 10:30 a.m. They’ll also have a chance to drive on the track at Bristol Motor Speedway. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/pontiac-gto-car-club-makes-stop-in-northeast-tennessee/ | 2022-06-29T22:49:19 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/pontiac-gto-car-club-makes-stop-in-northeast-tennessee/ |
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – Summer travel is heating up everywhere, including the Tri-Cities Airport.
Due to the pandemic, numbers of passengers have been slow the past couple of years, but airport officials are glad to report those numbers are on the up again.
“I feel like everyone’s tensions were really high, and it’s been really relaxing the last couple of months to kind of be reintroduced into ‘normal’ flying,” traveler Ash Lodge said.
Due to such a large increase in traffic, airport officials said they will now re-open the “long-term express” parking lot for the first time since 2020.
From January through May, passenger numbers at TRI were just over 141,000 which is about a 50% increase from the number who traveled through the airport last year.
Passenger numbers are at 85% of 2019 numbers for the same period.
“That demand is taking us back to where we were pre-2019, pre-COVID with just the sheer number of people that live in this area and want to travel,” Tri-Cities Airport Executive Director Gene Cossey said. “We’re also seeing a growth in the demand as people are moving into the area and as more people want to come here to visit.”
But more passengers is not without its challenges, Cossey said luckily, they haven’t had many issues with flight delays, but many other airports have had issues as a result of pilot shortages.
Traveler Mikayla Huffcut said she booked her flight to Utah in January but has encountered some barriers.
“We’ve had it planned a long time, but our flights did change a lot,” Huffcutt said. “Which was kind of stressful. We had to make sure that they still met with our other connections.”
Cossey said to keep in mind that plane capacity levels at the Tri-Cities Airport are not at 100% yet, so booking ahead as early as possible is recommended.
“We’re excited to see all of the old customers that are coming back and getting back to flying,” Cossey said. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tri-cities-airport-opens-extra-parking-lot-due-to-increased-travelers/ | 2022-06-29T22:49:25 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tri-cities-airport-opens-extra-parking-lot-due-to-increased-travelers/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — BrightRidge customers will see their electricity bills increase by about 9% starting next month because of a Tennessee Valley Authority “fuel cost adjustment.”
A BrightRidge news release Wednesday said the utility’s board of directors approved holding its own rates flat for the fourth straight year, but a home using 1,300-kilowatt hours of electricity in a month will see its bill jump by about $15.41.
“This is a very tough operating environment, yet our customers can know that at the retail electric level, we are doing all we can to manage booming inflation while holding power costs down,” BrightRidge CEO Jeff Dykes said. “Unfortunately, we have no control over the rapidly rising cost of natural gas and other fuels TVA uses to generate the electricity we purchase and distribute locally.”
BrightRidge spokesman Tim Whaley told News Channel 11 the current monthly bill for using 1,300 kwh is $168.06. The $15.41 figure is an estimate, but if it holds, it would represent a 9% increase for a customer using that much power.
The BrightRidge release said the fuel cost adjustment has reached an all-time high.
In addition to holding its own electricity rates flat, the board voted to keep BrightRidge’s broadband charges the same. The utility now expects to complete its broadband rollout two years ahead of schedule, “while serving far more customers than originally planned, including major additions in both rural Washington County customers, and adding Colonial Heights to the buildout plan,” the release said.
CEO Jeff Dykes said BrightRidge is accelerating phases five and six of the broadband rollout. He added that the broadband offering is seeing “strong take rates” from eligible customers so far.
The new budget includes an overall operating expense increase of 5.8% and employee wage increases of 4.5%.
Transformer costs are expected to more than triple, while the utility also plans rebuilds of two substations and construction of an $800,000 solar lab at its Boones Creek headquarters. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tva-increase-to-hit-brightridge-customers-hike-monthly-bills-by-average-of-15/ | 2022-06-29T22:49:31 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tva-increase-to-hit-brightridge-customers-hike-monthly-bills-by-average-of-15/ |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s legal recreational cannabis market has been in business now for more than four years, yet some of its proponents’ original selling points to voters are not coming to fruition.
In short, many stakeholders say high taxes are stifling profits, fueling a rise in crime, and holding back equity efforts.
California has allowed medicinal cannabis since the mid-90s, but the legal recreational cannabis market launched at the start of 2018 after California voters approved Proposition 64 in 2016.
Back then, Prop 64 -- also known as the Control, Regulate, and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act -- was sold as a way to bring money into the state by taxing a product people were already buying.
Proponents said, as a result, it would lower demand for the illegal market and therefore reduce crime. It would increase the quality and safety of the product by setting and enforcing standards.
Prop 64 also promised to right some of the wrongs of the War on Drugs, which disproportionately hurt communities of color, including jail time for low-level, non-violent drug offenses.
So, 4.5 years now into the legal market, how is Prop 64 living up to all those promises? People in the industry tell ABC10 red tape and high taxes are hurting business and ultimately encouraging crime.
PROMISE: PROP 64 WILL HELP MAKE AMENDS FOR THE WAR ON DRUGS
“It's no secret that the War on Drugs targeted, you know, Black communities, communities of color. We were arrested at disproportionate rates and, you know, we suffered the most,” said Maisha Bahati, CEO of Crystal Nugs, a Black-owned, women-owned cannabis delivery business with plans to open a storefront dispensary in Sacramento early next year.
She participated in Sacramento’s Cannabis Opportunity Reinvestment and Equity – or CORE - Program, which she says helped her launch her business.
“For someone who doesn't come from money, we come from these underserved communities, it’s a lot harder for us,” said Bahati. “But there are programs that are kind of opening up to kind of get us in the door, so I definitely am happy that more of us are trying to get in the industry.”
Josh Veal is CEO of Lumpy’s Flowers in Sacramento, which holds cannabis cultivation and distribution licenses.
“I think that our CORE program in Sacramento is leaps and bounds ahead of most,” said Veal. “I'm someone that was in the industry that got a felony for cultivation. And, yes, I deserve an avenue to getting a license because I was in the industry beforehand; I was directly impacted.”
He applauds Sacramento’s CORE Program and the part of Prop 64 which allows people with previous cannabis-related convictions to reduce or even expunge their criminal record, but he says taxes and regulations – even with the help of equity programs – are making it nearly impossible to enter the market.
“Since (the) legal (market launched), with the taxes and everything the way it is - and regulations and building and doing all the building inspections and the building permits and all that - I would say now, if you were to start today-- don't,” Veal said frankly. “And I don't think you could, to be honest with you. I think to enter the space now, you would need no less than a million dollars no matter what section you go into…sales, distribution, retail, cultivation…It's a very, very tough industry to break into.”
In the case of Bahati, who said she does not have any previous cannabis-related convictions, the legal market that allowed her to start her small business is the very thing now hurting it.
“The taxes in California are insane for cannabis,” she said.
Between state and local taxes, Bahati said she’s paying a combined rate of more than 35%.
“Everything is taxed. Everything is overpriced,” she said. “It does open the door for the illegal market to still thrive.”
PROMISE: PROP 64 WILL REDUCE THE DEMAND FOR THE ILLEGAL MARKET AND THEREFORE CRIME
“The illegal market was and continues to be swathed in criminal activity,” she said.
At a virtual news conference earlier this year, O’Malley joined people from across the state and across cannabis-related industries calling for change to how the legal market is taxed and regulated.
“It's much cheaper to sell on the black market. It's much cheaper than having to pay taxes. It's much cheaper than hiring a skilled laborer that can both work in the cultivation as well as in the stores, and the profit margin for the illegal sellers and the illegal operators is tremendously higher than that of those who are working in the legal environment,” said O’Malley. “The cost of production is less because the illegal market growers are not following the health and safety regulations that are required for legal cannabis industry.”
Adding to the problem, stakeholders say, is Prop 64 giving local governments the choice to opt out of allowing cannabis businesses to exist within their respective jurisdictions. The California Department of Cannabis Control says more than half of cities and counties in the state have chosen to do just that. The department recently launched this tool for people to see where cannabis businesses are allowed and what type.
The concern is that a lack of legal retailers in an area can leave a vacuum, filled by the untaxed and unregulated illegal market.
PROMISE: PROP 64 WILL BRING REVENUE TO THE STATE, COUNTIES AND CITIES
From 2018 through the first quarter of 2022, the state has collected more than $3.7 billion in cannabis tax revenue, and that doesn’t include local taxes.
But Rex Richardson, Vice Mayor of the city of Long Beach, thinks state and local governments could be raking in more money.
“When other revenue sources went down, cannabis thrived,” Richardson said at that virtual news conference, discussing how his city lowered taxes from 6% to 1% for cannabis manufacturers, distributors and testing labs. That was just months before the pandemic began.
“Our revenue shot through the roof after that,” said Richardson.
After lowering taxes – and with increased demand as people stayed home during the pandemic – the city of Long Beach generated $5.6 million more from cannabis fees and taxes in fiscal year 2020 (Oct. 2019 – Sept. 2020) than they did in FY19. And in FY21, they brought in an additional $1.8 million, according to three city councilmembers in a March 15 letter to the Mayor and other councilmembers.
Valencia Maria Mota, Cannabis Program Specialist with Long Beach's Office of Cannabis Oversight, confirmed those numbers but later sent differing numbers - figures that showed even more significant jumps in cannabis revenues after taxes were lowered.
She said in FY19, the city of Long Beach got $4,042,267.60 million dollars in cannabis revenue. After lowering taxes, the city of Long Beach more than doubled their cannabis revenue, getting $10,289,430 million in FY20 (+$6.25M year-over-year) and an estimated $12,712,226.61 in FY21 (+$2.42M).
“I think the lesson here for local government is that if cannabis taxes are causing restrictions on supply, you can actually increase your tax revenue by lowering the rates and getting rid of red tape and making sure you don't have as much of a restrictive environment,” said Richardson.
Not everyone agrees with that theory.
Robert Harris, a lobbyist for SEIU, told POLITICO last year, “the union disagrees with the industry argument that reducing tax rates will spur growth and eventually boost tax revenue… ‘I’ve never heard of an industry that didn’t say, “Reduce our taxes, we’ll sell more and you’ll make more,”’ he said.
Maisha Bahati of Crystal Nugs, however, is in favor of tax reform in her industry.
“We are advocating to the state that they have to look at that. If they want regulated businesses to thrive, then you have to make us competitive,” she said.
District Attorney Nancy O’Malley agreed.
“For the good of our state, regulating the process and the ultimate sale to consumers of cannabis is important,” she said. “However, let's not tax those legal operations right out of the market.”
CURRENT PROPOSED LEGISLATION RELATED TO CALIFORNIA’S CANNABIS MARKET
There are several bills state lawmakers are considering right now that aim to improve California’s cannabis industry.
Some say the problem is not so much the taxes as it is that California has a glut of cannabis and a limited market, so Senate Bill 1326 would allow California’s governor to enter into an agreement with the governor of another state to engage in interstate commerce in the cannabis industry.
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A Chesterfield County woman was fatally stabbed, and her two children injured, in a domestic-related assault Wednesday at the victim’s home. A man known to the victim has been detained, police said.
Killed was Bonnie S. Hobson, 39, of the 10200 block of Iron Mill Road in the Edge Hill Condominiums off Old Bon Air Road.
Chesterfield police said they received a report at 12:25 p.m. that an adult female had been stabbed by a known suspect at a residence in the 10200 block of Iron Mill Road.
Officers located the woman — later identified as Hobson — who had life-threatening injuries. Two juveniles ages 4 and 8, were found with non-life-threatening injuries.
Hobson was taken to a hospital, where she died of her injuries
Officials said the adult male suspect, who is known to all three victims, was located by police at the scene and detained. He remains in police custody, and charges are pending.
Lt. Justin Aronson said the stabbing incident was domestic-related. He confirmed that Hobson was the mother of the two children. He declined to say whether the children were also stabbed or how they were injured.
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Because the investigation is ongoing, Aronson also declined to say whether the suspect is the husband of the victim and father of the children. But he confirmed Hobson is related to the suspect.
Police urged anyone with information to call Chesterfield police at (804) 748-1251 or Crime Solvers at (804) 748-0660. Tips can also be provided through the P3 app.
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“Larger than life” are the best words used to describe Chesterfield County Firefighter Alicia Monahan, according to Sunlen Serfaty, her friend of over 30 years.
Serfaty and Chesterfield fire Chief Edward “Loy” Senter Jr. spoke with the media Wednesday about Monahan as information about her death last Saturday continues to emerge.
“We shared so many special moments over the years,” said Serfaty. “Those are priceless memories.”
An off-duty Chesterfield County firefighter who died Saturday while teaching a swift water rescue class became unresponsive “for reasons still…
Senter said his department has been in close contact with authorities in Macon County, North Carolina, to determine what happened to Monahan, 41, a mother of two.
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Monahan was off duty when she traveled to assist in a three-day swift water rescue training course with Rescue 3 International, a group that provides rescue training for individuals and various fire and EMS agencies, said Senter.
Monahan, an additional instructor, eight students and a class photographer traveled to a training site outside of Bryson City near a commercial boat launch that both Monahan and the instructor were familiar with, said Senter.
Around 2:30 p.m. Monahan was demonstrating a method for entering the main channel and how to swim back towards an eddy for an effective rescue.
The lead instructor and the students noticed that Monahan had suddenly stopped swimming after taking about five freestyle strokes and for reasons still unknown was face down in the water and unresponsive, Senter said.
“There was nothing unusual or remarkable about the weather or river conditions on Saturday,” Senter said. “And both Alicia and the lead instructor were very familiar with this area having taught multiple classes there in the past.”
The lead instructor used an inflatable kayak to reach Monahan.
First responders arrived at about 3 p.m. and took to Swain Community Hospital in Bryson City, where resuscitation efforts continued until 3:46 p.m.
“It's obviously a tragedy for the family. We have expressed our sorrow and continue to provide support to them in any way that we can,” Senter said.
Senter said he knows Monahan would want the department to continue to serve the community in such a trying time, but as Senter and his staff began to recount all of her accomplishments, they can’t help but reflect on such a devastating loss.
“You know, our department is a big family, particularly in our specialty teams where they go through extensive training,” said Senter. “It's a very tight-knit community and so it's been devastating to those members.”
Monahan had 11 years of experience with Chesterfield County Fire and EMS. She was honored with numerous citations and awards, and was the first and only woman to serve the department’s dive team, according to Senter.
“I think she's just a glowing example to so many young women out there that might be pursuing a career in the fire service,” Senter said.
Serfaty said being a mom to her two teenage sons was Monahan’s “greatest joy."
“We talk a lot about motherhood, but there was something special she had with her two boys,” said Serfaty, who met Monahan at Clover Hill Elementary School years ago. “She loved them so fiercely, she was so loyal to them and I know she felt she had a lot left to teach them.”
She recalled her deep commitment to friends and helping others, including the time when Monahan was at their high school reunion eight-and-a-half months pregnant.
“I remember her saying, ‘Don't worry, I'm going to throw my medical bag in the trunk so if you go into labor, I got you,’” Serfaty said.
Service was always something that mattered to Monahan years before she ever became a firefighter, said Serfaty. That feeling of service and community and family is something that ran deep in her.
“It was who she was,” Serfaty said.
She was also a licensed dog trainer, handler for the Virginia Search and Rescue Dog Association and auxiliary instructor for the U.S. Naval Sea Cadets Program.
As loved ones remember her life and deeds, one thing for certain is that Monahan was always one to seek adventure, Serfaty said. She thought back on a quote Monahan said:
“If I make it to the point in my life where the silver transcends the copper in my hair, and my eyes twinkle with years of adventure and knowledge, I never want to look back on my life and wonder, what if?”
“She doesn’t have to wonder, 'What if,'” Serfaty said. “She did a lot of the things that she wanted to do. She had a beautiful family, wonderful friends and people that cared about her. So I don’t think she needs to wonder 'What if,' I think she lived every day of her life, albeit cut short, to the fullest.” | https://richmond.com/news/local/friend-fire-chief-recall-giving-spirit-of-chesterfield-firefighter-who-died/article_1ed5f00c-bd26-5e12-9918-253af363909a.html | 2022-06-29T22:53:42 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/friend-fire-chief-recall-giving-spirit-of-chesterfield-firefighter-who-died/article_1ed5f00c-bd26-5e12-9918-253af363909a.html |
Dust storm, flash flood warnings issued for several parts of Arizona
Wednesday marks a rainy day for several areas in Arizona, with radar from the National Weather Service indicating showers in north-central Arizona and south-central Arizona.
The weather service issued a dust storm warning for the Phoenix area in effect until 4:15 p.m. Wednesday.
The areas within the warning include Interstate 10 from Avondale to Goodyear, and I-10, I-17 and State Route 60 from Phoenix to Mesa.
The emergency alert advised those driving in the area to prepare for “sudden drop to zero visibility” and to pull far off the road, put the vehicle in park and take one’s foot off the brake.
The National Weather Service also recommended the elderly and those with respiratory issues stay out of the elements.
There is a good chance of rain for the Valley overnight Wednesday, with the weather service predicting about a 40% chance of thunderstorms. However, that chance decreases into Thursday and nearly disappears by early next week, according to forecasts.
The National Weather Service also issued a flash flood warning for Flagstaff in effect until Wednesday at 5 p.m. A forecast discussion for that area indicates flash flooding could also be a concern going into Thursday and Friday.
Reach breaking news reporter Sam Burdette at sburdette@gannett.com or on Twitter @SuperSafetySam
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State's top nonprofit and philanthropic organizations merging for greater impact
Arizona's leading nonprofit and philanthropic associations are merging with the goal of having a larger impact within the community.
After nearly two years of discussions, the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits and Arizona Grantmakers Forum are expected to finalize their merger by August. The Phoenix-based groups will integrate in phases during the next 12 months.
The Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits provides education for charities statewide through professional development workshops and resources. Similarly, Arizona Grantmakers Forum works with funders, corporations and investors within the philanthropic sector.
The organizations work together to advocate and create public policies for the nonprofit sector. Several members serve on both boards for the organizations. Board members for both groups voted unanimously in favor of merging.
The groups' highest profile joint project is the annual Arizona Gives Day, which raised more than $6 million for 900-plus nonprofits statewide during this year's spring drive.
“We are two-sides of the same coin," said Grantmakers CEO Laurie Liles.
The merged organization will collaborate on community challenges. At the top of the list: affordable housing, access to food and growing social services and programs.
Alliance CEO Kristen Merrifield said the merger is "a very strategic opportunity and a tool to be used to create something even greater."
Robert Ashcraft, executive director of ASU's Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation, deemed the merger "promising."
“There is always a power dynamic between those who provide the funds and the organizations that need funds,” Ashcraft said. “This is what makes this merger unique. It levels the playing field.”
Grantmakers board members will become members of the Alliance board and all employees will remain on staff. Merrifield will be CEO of the combined organization, and Liles will step into a new role as chief public policy officer and vice president of Arizona Grantmakers.
Liles and Merrifield said they want to improve communication between nonprofits and donors while streamlining the grantmaking process. They aim to grow relationships with the business community and policy makers.
“Together we can speak with a united voice,” Liles said.
Roxanne De La Rosa writes about nonprofits for The Republic and azcentral.com. Reach her at rdelarosa@azcentral.com. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2022/06/29/two-sponsors-arizona-gives-day-merging-operations/7639540001/ | 2022-06-29T22:56:14 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2022/06/29/two-sponsors-arizona-gives-day-merging-operations/7639540001/ |
Before she sentenced a 63-year-old Lincoln man to prison Thursday, nearly eight years after he was accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl, Judge Jodi Nelson first reviled Steve Berks for his actions on and after Aug. 22, 2014.
"You blamed the police and law enforcement for how long it took to get the DNA hit on you," the judge said. "You made horrible calls to (the accuser), trying to get her to be the one who is responsible for this. It's just appalling, the kind of irresponsibility and lack of taking responsibility that went on during that.
"I listened to those calls ... yesterday. And it's just appalling the effort that you made to, essentially, blame her, and to make her the one responsible for your conduct. It is simply appalling."
Berks, then 55, arrived at a party near 14th and G streets that night to pick up the 17-year-old — who had taken two Xanax pills and had been drinking at a friend's house before blacking out — after a friend called the girl's mom and said she needed a ride home, according to police.
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"She was looking for a safe ride home," Deputy County Attorney Jessica Murphy said Wednesday. "Her friend called Mr. Berks. He was supposed to be that safe ride."
The next morning, the teen underwent a sexual assault examination at a local hospital after she woke up with her shorts unbuttoned and her underwear on the floor, police said in court records.
"And instead of keeping her safe, instead of making sure she was not taken advantage of, he (Berks) violated that trust in the worst way," said Nelson, echoing Murphy.
The sexual assault exam wasn't sent to the Nebraska State Patrol Crime Lab for testing until May 15, 2019, nearly five years after the incident.
On Jan. 7, 2020, police learned the DNA sample from the kit matched Berks. LPD moved forward with an investigation later that year. And Berks, who had driven the girl home that night, was charged in February 2021 with sexual assault of an incompetent person.
Berks, who pleaded no contest to two counts of felony child abuse as a part of a plea agreement, offered apologies to the girl, her family and his own family when he addressed the court from a jail cell Wednesday in a virtual hearing.
"I know that there's a lot of people hurt, judge, by my actions besides just (the girl) and I," said Berks, who has spent the 517 days since his arrest in the Lancaster County Jail. "So with that I'd like to say I'm sorry, and I ask forgiveness from everybody that was ... hurt by selfish and senseless actions."
Berks' attorney, Chad Wythers, cast his client's jail stint is "quite a long time for a man his age," before asking Nelson to sentence Berks to a long probation term or a prison sentence with a low floor. For the state, Murphy sought continued incarceration.
In the end, Nelson sided "absolutely" with the prosecutor, thanking Berks for his apology but sentencing him to 4 to 5 years in prison on each count of child abuse, to be served consecutively.
"These kinds of events have profound and prolonged effects on others and their lives that, simply, can't be fixed with an apology, quite frankly," the judge said.
With credit for time served, Berks will be parole-eligible in early 2025.
Reach the writer at 402-473-7223 or awegley@journalstar.com.
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Posted 5:21 p.m.
GREENSBORO — All lanes of West Market Street have reopened, Greensboro police said in a news release.
A vehicle accident on Wednesday afternoon forced the closure of westbound West Market Street between Pleasant Ridge Road and Landmark Drive, police said.
Posted 1:51 p.m.
GREENSBORO — A vehicle accident has forced the closure of westbound West Market Street between Pleasant Ridge Road and Landmark Drive, according to a news release from Greensboro police.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Many students suffer from food insecurity and Clackamas County school districts want to make sure kids have access to meals during the summer.
Some kids rely on free and reduced lunches during the school year as a vital part of their nutrition. During the summer, Clackamas County school districts are continuing to serve free meals to make sure kids’ stomachs stay filled.
Lake Oswego School District
The Lake Oswego School District said it’s pointing families in need to Hunger Fighters, a local food pantry that’s been serving the community for years. The pantry was started by a student while attending Lake Oswego High School.
Families can stop by the food pantry to stock up on essentials. No proof of income or residency is required.
West Linn – Wilsonville School District
The West Linn – Wilsonville School District is not hosting a summer meal program this summer, but it does have resources posted on its website to help connect families with free meals.
It directs families to the Oregon Summer Food Program or suggests they text “summer meals” or “verano” to 914-342-7744 or call 211 to find Oregon summer meals locations.
The West Linn Food Pantry also offers food boxes at the Willamette United Methodist Church on Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Willamette Christian Church and Wilsonville Community Sharing & Food Bank are two other resources that help provide food to families in need.
Gladstone School District
Kids ages 1-18 can receive hot, nutritious lunches at Gladstone Center for Children & Families, Monday through Friday for free.
The meals will be served June 18 through August 17. Lunch will not be served on July 4 due to the holiday. Adults are also welcome to attend and can pay $3 to receive a lunch.
More information and the summer lunch menu is available on the Gladstone School District’s website.
Canby School District
Canby School District is offering free summer meals through the summer.
Both breakfast and lunch will be served Monday through Friday at Trost Elementary from June 21 to July 15.
Breakfast and lunch will be served Monday through Friday at Ackerman School from July 5 to August 12.
Knight Elementary will serve just lunch Monday through Thursday from June 27 to August 11.
For more information on times and locations, visit the Canby School District’s website.
Molalla River School District
The Molalla River School District is offering free meals to all children between the ages of 1 and 18 during the summer months, regardless of if they’re enrolled in the Molalla River School District or not.
Breakfast is served from 8:15 a.m. to 9 a.m. and lunch is served from 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. at Molalla Elementary School.
North Clackamas School District
North Clackamas School District is working with the Oregon Summer Food Program to connect kids to meals.
Meals will be offered at Linwood/Sojourner Elementary School in Milwaukee, Oak Grove Elementary School in Milwaukie, Sunnyside Elementary School in Clackamas, the Ledding Library in Milwaukie, Oak Lodge Library in Milwaukie, the Town Center Station Apartments in Happy Valley and the Wichita Center in Milwaukie.
More information on the times meals will be served is available on the North Clackamas School District’s website.
Oregon City School District
From June 27 through August 19, Oregon City School District will be offering free summer lunch at three locations. The meals are available to anyone 18 and under.
Gardiner Middle School, Holcomb Elementary School and Jennings Lodge Elementary School will all be serving lunch Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Meals will not be served on July 1 and 4.
Children must eat the main portion of the meal at the site, due to the new U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations.
Estacada School District
Kids in Estacada can enjoy free breakfast and lunch throughout the summer. From June 27 through August 12, breakfast will be served at Estacada High School from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Lunch will be served at the high school from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at Wade Creek Skate Park from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Adults can also receive meals at these locations. It costs adults $3 for breakfast and $4 for lunch.
Colton School District
Colton School District said it is not approved to serve meals during the summer, but said kids ages 18 and under can get free meals at neighboring districts.
On its website, it posted a link where families can access the Oregon Summer Food program to find free meals closest to where they live.
The district recommends kids visit Molalla High School, Molalla Elementary School, Estacada High School or Estacada Wade Creek Park for free meals.
KOIN 6 News contacted the Oregon Trail School District asking if it was offering free meals to children during the summer. We did not receive a response before the publication of this article. | https://www.koin.com/local/clackamas-county/clackamas-county-oregon-kids-can-get-free-meals-this-summer/ | 2022-06-29T22:57:33 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/clackamas-county/clackamas-county-oregon-kids-can-get-free-meals-this-summer/ |
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — If you’re celebrating Fourth of July in Clark County, there’s a way for residents to dispose fireworks to prevent fires or injury.
According to the county, improper disposal of fireworks puts waste and recycling workers at increased risk of injury from fires in their trucks or transfer stations. Fireworks debris can also be washed into storm drains that lead to streams, rivers and lakes – if not property disposed of.
In addition, fireworks contain heavy metals and other chemicals that can harm wildlife and fish.
“To prevent waterway contamination, residents should sweep up and dispose of fireworks debris as soon as possible and avoid using fireworks near waterways,” Clark County said in an announcement. “Failing to clean up fireworks residue is littering, a violation of Washington law and Clark County ordinance. Clark County Public Works does not provide additional street sweeping after the Fourth of July.”
The county suggests not placing fireworks or any part of fireworks in your recycling cart. Fireworks should be put in a bucket of water overnight and later put in a garbage bag and then a garbage can.
Once the fireworks are thrown away, the water should be dumped onto grass, dirt or other landscape where it won’t go into a storm drain or waterway.
However, the county says to not pour the water onto pavement or into the street.
“Do not put unused fireworks in your garbage or recycling carts; they are explosives and can cause serious harm to workers and the environment,” the announcement added. “Do not take them to the transfer stations; workers cannot accept explosives.”
People can take their unused legal fireworks to designated drop-off sites between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on holidays. Appointments may be required, added the county.
The press release noted that fireworks must be given directly to personnel, not left in a lobby or outside unattended. According to the county, you should check in with office staff prior to bringing fireworks into the building.
Here is a list of drop-off sites:
Clark County Public Safety Complex, 505 NW 179th St., Ridgefield. 564.397.2186. By appointment only.
Camas-Washougal Fire Marshal’s Office, 605 NE Third Ave., Camas. 360.834.6191. By appointment only.
Vancouver Police Department, 360.487.7500.
East Precinct – 520 SE 155th Ave.
West Precinct – 2800 NE Stapleton Road
People are advised to not attempt to move or transport homemade explosive devices or altered fireworks for disposal. They will not be accepted at the above locations.
You can call 911 and report them for removal.
“If a firework fails to ignite, an adult should approach it carefully after at least 15 minutes and place it in a bucket of water. After soaking overnight, remove it from the water and treat it as an unused firework,” the announcement said. “Residents should use fireworks only during legal discharge times, which vary across the county. It is illegal to discharge any fireworks in the city of Vancouver.”
People can visit here for more information about fireworks regulations and other information.
To file a fireworks nuisance complaint, you call 360-597-7888. The call center, which is operated by Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency, will be available from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. July 2 through July 4. Please do not call 911 or 311 to report fireworks violations, the county asks. | https://www.koin.com/local/clark-county/how-to-properly-throw-away-fireworks-in-clark-county/ | 2022-06-29T22:57:39 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/clark-county/how-to-properly-throw-away-fireworks-in-clark-county/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – While Portland voters will likely decide this fall whether to change city government to make the City Council better represent individual parts of the city, the Charter Commission’s plan has lost support from one of the city commissioners.
Commissioner Mingus Mapps, who supports the idea of changing the city’s charter, is concerned there are too many changes lumped together to vote on in the plan, rather than asking voters to decide on each suggested change.
The proposed ballot measure would expand the current council from four commissioners to 12 commissioners with three per specific districts in the city.
The measure also would have a city manager, rather than the mayor, in charge of overseeing city bureaus and handling administration.
A third part would change how voters pick candidates. The measure would get rid of a primary, where a candidate wins with at least 50% of the vote. If not, the top two candidates face off in November.
Instead, voters would rank the candidates on the November ballot. If no candidate gets more than 50% of votes to win, the candidate with the least votes is eliminated and second preference choices are then counted to find a winner.
In a statement to KOIN 6 News, Commissioner Mapps says he supports reform but the four multi-member districts and rank-choice voting are “a radical departure from what Portlanders are used to.” Mapps prefers separate items on the ballot.
Voters have turned down big changes proposed in the past for the City Charter, but the volunteer Charter Commission says it will work to make sure the public understands all the proposed changes before they would vote in November. | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/commissioner-mapps-concerned-over-charter-reforms-on-upcoming-ballot/ | 2022-06-29T22:57:45 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/commissioner-mapps-concerned-over-charter-reforms-on-upcoming-ballot/ |
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PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has determined the Safe Rest Village opening at the former Sears Armory in Southwest Portland is inconsistent with the deed restrictions the city of Portland accepted when it acquired the property.
It is unclear what happens now. Dozens of freestanding pods have been erected in the parking lot at the facility outside Multnomah Village, a management contract has been approved and homeless people have been recruited to move in.
But FEMA now says such a use is inconsistent with deed restrictions on the property.
“The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has determined that the City of Portland’s proposed plan to utilize a portion of the Property for a Safe Rest Village Site is inconsistent with the requirement of “emergency management response purpose” as required by 41 C.F.R. Part § 102-75.750, et seq.,” US General Services Administration Senior Realty Specialist Chelsey Battaglia said in a Wednesday, June 29 email to neighborhood opponent Patrick Cashman.
“GSA is currently working with the City of Portland to cure the non-compliance,” Battaglia said.
The city of Portland did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
According to Battaglia, “The General Services Administration (GSA) monitors the compliance by State or local public agencies regarding deed restrictions on properties conveyed by the U.S. Government for emergency management purposes, and if necessary, seeks to remedy any issues of non-compliance. From time-to-time, many communities across the country have had to remedy non-compliance or have sought to change the public benefit program of use as local needs have changed.”
Portland Commissioner Dan Ryan is working to establish six Safe Rest Village in different parts of town. He proposed using the Sears Armory site in November 2021. His office did not immediately confirm or dispute the accuracy of the email, or provide any additional information.
The Portland Tribune reported that FEMA’s approval was an issue shortly after the site was proposed.
The U.S. Department of Defense donated the surplus property to the city of Portland in 2012. The deed requires that it be used “primarily for the purpose of providing emergency management services.”
Officials with the federal General Service Administration and city of Portland told the Portland Tribune that FEMA was reviewing the proposal to determine whether it complies with the deed restriction at the time. Ryan argued that housing the homeless is emergency management because the City Council has declared a housing emergency.
“GSA monitors the compliance by state or local public agencies regarding deed restrictions on properties conveyed by the U.S. government for emergency management purposes, and if necessary, seeks to remedy any issues of non-compliance,” U.S. General Services Administration Branch Chief Monica Pech wrote in a Jan. 4, 2021 email. “However, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is the agency responsible for determining whether or not the city of Portland’s proposed use is in accordance with emergency management use purposes as described in the 2012 Quitclaim Deed. FEMA is currently reviewing the city of Portland’s proposed plan in order to determine if the plan is in accordance with emergency management purposes.”
Heather Hafer, public information officer for the Portland Office of Finance and Management, said the city was aware of the FEMA review, but that no schedule has been announced for it to be completed.
The facility is officially called the Sgt. Jerome F. Sears United States Army Reserve Center and is at 2730 S.W. Multnomah Blvd. The Multnomah Neighborhood Association has requested a Type III Conditional Use Land Use Review of the proposed camp because the property is zoned for general employment. Hafer said such a review is not required because the proposed use is temporary.
“The Safe Rest Village use of the Sears Armory parking lot is a temporary use, and as such is under the temporary activities chapter of City Code. The Bureau of Development Services has confirmed that, given this will be a temporary use, it does not need conditional-use review, a public hearing or public notice, related to land use regulations,” Hafer told the Tribune.
The deed restrictions describe emergency management as including, but not limited to: “emergency operations planning and support; risk assessment and mitigation; public outreach, training and education; emergency preparedness and response; decision making and policy planning; first responders training and exercises; logistics management; and recovery and rebuilding.”
City officials originally said they would use the property as a heavy equipment staging area. In January 2011, then-Mayor Sam Adams told neighbors that basing such equipment there would help the west side of Portland recover faster from a natural or man-made disaster, especially if bridges are compromised.
Then and now, all of the city’s heavy equipment is stored on the east side of the Willamette River.
But that transfer never happened. No significant changes have been made at the building or adjacent parking lot since the first announcement. Since then, the Portland Police Bureau and Portland Fire & Rescue have held occasional training exercises there. The Portland Water Bureau has stored some trucks there and the Portland Bureau of Transportation is using a portion of the parking lot as a staging area for the Southwest Capitol Highway Improvement Project, which includes some seismic improvements to the road that runs through Multnomah Village.
The property was used as an indoor temporary homeless shelter between November 2015 and February 2016. Before it opened, then-Mayor Charlie Hales promised neighbors it would only be used overnight for six months.
A previous Pamplin Media Group story on the issue can be found here. | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/fema-says-safe-rest-village-southwest-portland-oregon-violated-sears-armory-restrictions/ | 2022-06-29T22:57:51 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/fema-says-safe-rest-village-southwest-portland-oregon-violated-sears-armory-restrictions/ |
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On Tuesday, the Fort Worth ISD Board of Education approved a new $820 million budget for the 2022-23 school year.
The school board also approved a 4% raise for teachers and a 4% midpoint raise for all other employees, with an exception of a 6% of midpoint increase for para-professional and hourly employees.
In addition, the school board approved a minimum rate of $15 per hour for full-time hourly employees. In an effort to retain employees at the district, a Team Member Incentive Stipend of $2,000 was approved for all full-time employees.
The budget of $819,514,450 for 2022-23 reflects deficit spending of slightly over $40 million and reflects a reduction of 5.6% from the prior year's budget of $865.5 million.
Chief Financial Officer Carmen Arrieta-Candelaria said the district is "committed to continuing to work toward adopting a balanced budget while dealing with increasing operational costs due to inflation all while providing competitive salaries for all its workforce."
In the coming term, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief, ESSER, funds will help to fortify the budget over the next two fiscal years.
FWISD is slated to receive more than $261 million from one-time federal ESSER programs over the course of July 2021 through Aug. 31, 2024. These funds will impact the final budgets for the next three fiscal years.
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The school board is required to adopt a budget each year prior to July 1. Fort Worth ISD's fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. Tax rates will be considered by the board in August and are expected to decrease slightly. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worth-isds-lower-820-million-budget-approved-with-salary-increases/3003339/ | 2022-06-29T23:01:42 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worth-isds-lower-820-million-budget-approved-with-salary-increases/3003339/ |
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he's expanding efforts to further strengthen the southern border after more than 50 people died this week being smuggled through San Antonio.
"It is the deadliest migrant smuggling incident on U.S. soil, and it is on President Biden's watch," Abbott said.
Abbott, a Republican, says the federal government is not doing enough, and he said he plans to add additional truck checkpoints, deploy Texas DPS strike teams and expand barricades and obstacles installed by the Texas National Guard.
The truck checkpoints are being increased with the hope of catching smugglers moving people and illegal drugs across the border.
The DPS strike teams, made up of 20 state troopers each, will be tasked with stopping illegal crossings.
Texas DPS Director Col. Steve McCraw said Wednesday that the DPS will start with two strike teams and add three more next week. Additional strike teams could be deployed as needed.
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Lastly, the Texas National Guard will add more concertina wire and other barriers as obstacles on both state and private property.
Abbott said since they were deployed more than a year ago, the Texas National Guard has turned back 22,000 people trying to cross the border.
President Joe Biden said in a statement that the tragic loss of life in San Antonio is horrifying and heartbreaking, adding, "Exploiting vulnerable individuals for profit is shameful, as is political grandstanding around tragedy, and my Administration will continue to do everything possible to stop human smugglers and traffickers from taking advantage of people who are seeking to enter the United States between ports of entry."
We asked U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, a Democrat who represents San Antonio, about Republicans saying these incidents happen because of the administration's border policies.
"These kinds of incidents, unfortunately where people are smuggled and end up dying in the back of a truck are tragic and they have been happening for years, and it is a symptom of a longstanding broken immigration system," said Castro.
Castro says Congress needs comprehensive immigration reform. Lawmakers have not been able to agree on what that is.
NBC 5's Julie Fine contributed to this report. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/gov-abbott-expanding-border-security/3003283/ | 2022-06-29T23:02:08 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/gov-abbott-expanding-border-security/3003283/ |
CARLISLE, Pa. — Editors note: The attached video is from June 20
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) notified Cumberland County officials that a second positive mosquito sample for West Nile Virus was found in Middlesex Township.
The Vector Control Office is monitoring mosquito activity in the area and applying mosquito controls, as necessary.
The first positive sample was collected in Dickinson Township earlier this month.
Help prevent the diseases spread from mosquitos by:
- Using mosquito repellants, wearing longs sleeved shirts and pants.
- Taking extra precautions around dusk, the peak of female mosquito feeding.
- Securing window and doors screens, so mosquitos can’t make it into your home.
- Eliminating stagnate water around your property.
- Treating water sources that cannot be drained, mosquito dunks or bits that contain Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti), which kills larvae. These products are safe for use around humans, and pets and can be found at hardware stores and other local retailers.
It's important to remember that West Nile Virus is not spread by person-to-person contact.
One in five people infected with WNV develop a mild infection called West Nile Fever; aches, fever, skin rash and swollen lymph nodes are symptoms of this infection. With rest and fluids, most people recover in a few days.
Less than one percent of infections develop into the life-threatening West Nile Encephalitis. Symptoms in severe cases include a high fever, headache, neck stiffness, muscle weakness, disorientation, tremors, and convulsions. This infection requires immediate medical treatment | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/second-mosquito-found-positive-for-west-nile-virus-in-cumberland-county-pennsylvania/521-d7e0c9e4-5db1-44e1-8e70-14459b065b8d | 2022-06-29T23:02:11 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/second-mosquito-found-positive-for-west-nile-virus-in-cumberland-county-pennsylvania/521-d7e0c9e4-5db1-44e1-8e70-14459b065b8d |
A man already sentenced to death for a cold-case killing in Oklahoma pleaded guilty to murder Wednesday in the deaths of two girls whose disappearances in Texas also went unsolved for decades.
William Reece, 62, pleaded guilty in a courtroom in Galveston in the 1997 killings of 12-year-old Laura Smither of Friendswood and 17-year-old Jessica Cain of Tiki Island.
Reece was serving a 60-year prison sentence for a 1998 Texas kidnapping in 2016 when he began cooperating with investigations of the other cases.
He was sentenced to death last year for the 1997 killing of 19-year-old Tiffany Johnson of Oklahoma City.
Smither failed to return from a morning jog in Friendswood in April 1997. Her remains were found more than two weeks later about 30 miles (50 kilometers) away in a retention pond near Pasadena, a Houston suburb.
Cain had been missing since August 1997, when her abandoned car was found on Interstate 45 near Tiki Island, a community across from Galveston Island. In April 2016, Reece led investigators to Cain's remains in a pasture on the southern fringe of Houston.
Also exhumed from that site were the remains of Kelli Cox, a 20-year-old University of North Texas student who was last seen in Denton in 1997. Reece is awaiting trial in Brazoria County on a capital murder charge in Cox's death. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-man-on-death-row-pleads-guilty-in-2-cold-case-killings/3003675/ | 2022-06-29T23:02:16 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-man-on-death-row-pleads-guilty-in-2-cold-case-killings/3003675/ |
A third person is dead following a shooting at a North Dallas apartment complex last month.
Zamaurius Debase, 24, is the third victim to have died after someone opened fire on the morning of May 27 at The Timbers apartments.
According to Dallas Police, officers arrived at the complex at about 7:30 a.m. to find a deceased man in the breezeway and two other men with gunshot wounds inside an apartment.
The second victim died at his home on June 1, according to Dallas Police. The third victim, Debase, died early Wednesday.
The other two victims have been identified by police as 21-year-old Malik Woods and 27-year-old Davion Lawrence.
The investigation into the shooting is ongoing and police have not released any further information about what may have taken place. Anyone with information about the incident may contact Detective Ronald Kramer at ronald.kramer@dallascityhall.com or 214-671-3608 and refer to case No. 94360-2022.
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest and indictment in the case. To make an anonymous tip, call 214-373-8477. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/third-victim-dies-in-dallas-triple-homicide/3003437/ | 2022-06-29T23:02:23 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/third-victim-dies-in-dallas-triple-homicide/3003437/ |
The world is getting crazier by the day. Only a few days ago, a man in Atlanta shot and killed one Subway employee and severely wounded another because they put too much mayonnaise on his Subway sandwich.
Now I don’t mean to make light of the situation, but too much mayonnaise is, no doubt, a serious situation. And it is a growing problem across the nation of not just oversupplying mayonnaise but also too much ketchup, not enough mustard, onions on a no-onion burger, on and on it goes.
I can state without question that if incorrect fast food orders begin to result in shootings across the nation, working at McDonalds will soon be more dangerous than being a Navy Seal. Each fast food place now has its own issues with orders. McDonald’s cannot make a burger without cheese. You can say, “I do not want cheese on my burger. NO cheese, please. Absolutely do not put cheese on this burger.” And they will respond by saying, “Would you like cheese on your burger?”
I recently ordered a cheeseburger with only ketchup at Dairy Queen. The reply was, “Would you like cheese on this cheeseburger?” I was tempted to say “No, I prefer a cheeseburger without cheese. That is why I ordered a cheeseburger. I could have just ordered a hamburger, but cheeseburgers without cheese are so much better.”
Along with this bit of confusion, most fast food places decide if you say “I want only ketchup” that you actually mean “I love ketchup. Please slather the entire burger with as much ketchup as you can possibly pour on it. I want it to drip down my arm, onto my tie, and preferably down into the crevices of my seat.”
Hardee’s recently told me, when I asked if I could order a roast beef sandwich that they did not have roast beef sandwiches. This surprised me since I had just received a flyer in the mail talking about their great new roast beef sandwiches. I told the lady about the flyer and she replied, “We ain’t got no roast beef up in here.” Well now, I guess that explains that.
I recently ordered a cheeseburger and fries at Wendy’s and got down the road only to discover I had only a bowl of chilli. Luckily I ordered at the drive-thru or we might be reading about me in the headlines. In truth, these fast food folks have a tough job. Hungry people are not very reasonable. The Snickers commercials have it right. You just aren’t you until you’ve had something to eat. I’d rather smart off to a group of drunk bikers than to smart off to a group of 75-year-old nursing home patients who haven’t been served lunch yet.
When I was a child, if you ordered at a fast food place you got what they served, how they served it. There was no special order. If you didn’t want onions, then by God scrape them off once you got the burger. But now we are a nation of coddled individuals, of which I am now one.
How dare Chick-fil-A fail to remove the pickle on my chicken sandwich, which seldom ever occurs. Chick-fil-A employees should actually work at pharmacies. You would never worry about getting the wrong medicine or the wrong dose. On the other hand, if McDonald’s employees worked at the pharmacy, the CVS parking lot would be strewn with dead bodies.
Oh well, I hope the wrong order, over-reaction, syndrome does not become commonplace. If it does, the employees will have to start wearing full combat gear. But for now, I’d like a cheeseburger ... without cheese, please. | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/t-gamble-hold-the-cheese-on-that-cheeseburger/article_0a2719c8-f7b1-11ec-bb89-cb6cfa53b0a1.html | 2022-06-29T23:05:13 | 0 | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/t-gamble-hold-the-cheese-on-that-cheeseburger/article_0a2719c8-f7b1-11ec-bb89-cb6cfa53b0a1.html |
INDIANAPOLIS — The need for food this summer continues to grow for Hoosier families.
Shipments of food at Midwest Food Bank Indiana are more essential than ever. They supply 300 agencies statewide and say the need is up 25% in the last few weeks.
The rising cost of groceries, gas, housing and utilities is hitting people hard — even those who never had to use a food pantry before.
"Folks that were already experiencing some challenges securing food, that is an even bigger issue for them and some others are adding pantry visits, so there are some Hoosiers, that for the first time, they're trying to connect to these resources," explained Marcie Luhigo, executive director of Midwest Food Bank Indiana.
"A lot of times we are seeing that families are having to decide between getting to work and being able to feed their families," added Tikilia Tinker-Martin, food equity and community engagement coordinator for the Indianapolis Office of Public Health and Safety.
It's not just increased demand. Supply chain is still a challenge.
So when grocery stores aren't getting as much product as they used to, food donations they used to make get smaller for food pantries.
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Prices are up for food banks, too, from food to transportation.
"It's really common for us to fill a semi per day, and here at Midwest that's costing us an extra $500 per semi," Luhigo said. "Also, we really try to connect to nutritious food like proteins and all of those have gone up in cost as well."
The charity says people have stepped up with generosity to help.
They're now counting on more donations, they're trying to source more food, and they're also starting pop-up distributions including a pilot program, partnering with the city and Indy Parks this summer to send fresh produce out to neighborhood pools.
"Today we have romaine lettuce and we have some fresh strawberries that look absolutely amazing. We have raspberries and cauliflower," Tinker-Martin pointed out. "You don't have to have a car. If you're at this pool? Come and get it."
The produce is available for anyone Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons at Willard, Douglass and, soon, Bethel Park pools.
Organizers say it's important to meet the need by meeting kids and families right where they are. Those families say it makes a difference.
"It does make a difference, especially to people who might not have it right now," said MJ, who picked up some fresh fruit Wednesday. "It means I don't have to go to the grocery store for my grandmother, get her some strawberries. Now she already has strawberries."
"It's all for my daughter, to be real," said Alex Barlow, who filled up two bags with produce. "We got some strawberries. I think that's salad. We got cilantro, cauliflower. You know, we don't get paid until tomorrow, so this will help. It's gonna help people with how high prices are right now with gas, with anything in the store. I think it's gonna help a lot of people actually." | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/food-pantries-see-spike-in-need-new-indianapolis-program-offers-free-produce/531-6896c9f7-03f6-46c0-a2d2-a4f8bbefd92c | 2022-06-29T23:07:56 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/food-pantries-see-spike-in-need-new-indianapolis-program-offers-free-produce/531-6896c9f7-03f6-46c0-a2d2-a4f8bbefd92c |
Maryville couple found dead at Bahamas resort succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning
The deaths of a Maryville couple and another American tourist who were staying at a Bahamas resort in May were caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, Royal Bahamas Police Force said Tuesday.
Maryville's Michael and Robbie Phillips, 68 and 65, and Vincent Chiarella, 64, of Florida, were found dead in their rooms May 6 at the Sandals Emerald Bay Resort on Great Exuma Island. Resort staff found the Americans in their villas the morning after they had sought treatment for being sick.
Royal Bahamas Police Force said in a statement they died by asphyxiation due to carbon monoxide poisoning. The couples were staying in separate villas next to each other in the same building at the resort, according to officials.
Michael and Robbie Phillips owned and operated the Sand Lady, a "travel design" business specializing in Caribbean honeymoons, destination weddings and romantic getaways. The Sand Lady is a Preferred Sandals resorts agency, according to its website, and Robbie Phillips had posted photos on Facebook from the resort shortly before her death.
"Our hearts are grieving and broken but full of hope," the Phillips' daughter, Kali Hanson, said in a text to Knox News last month. "We know our mom and dad are experiencing fullness of joy in our heavenly father's presence. We already miss them terribly. Our parents left a legacy of faith in Jesus and generously loved their family and friends."
Chiarella, of Panama City Beach, Florida, was celebrating an anniversary with his wife, who also fell ill and was hospitalized in critical condition, said Bahamas Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle at the time.
Sandals Resorts spokesperson Stacy Royal said carbon monoxide detectors were installed in all of guest rooms at Sandals Emerald Bay since the deaths and that Sandals planned to install detectors in guest rooms across all locations.
The victims’ families have requested a private pathologist to conduct separate autopsies, according to the Nassau Guardian.
Hanson declined to comment Tuesday and said the family would not be sharing any additional information.
USA TODAY reporter Jordan T. Brown contributed to this report. | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2022/06/29/sandals-emerald-bay-deaths-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-bahamas/7770316001/ | 2022-06-29T23:09:28 | 0 | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2022/06/29/sandals-emerald-bay-deaths-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-bahamas/7770316001/ |
'We hear you: Blue Alerts and your frustration.' TBI responds to complaints about texts
In the middle of dinner inside a Knoxville Chick-Fil-A on Tuesday night, dozens of cell phones blared one after another with the startling tone of a statewide "Blue Alert": Police were trying to track down a man wanted for attempted first-degree murder of an officer in Erin, Tennessee, 200-plus miles to the west.
It was the second alert of the day authorized by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and sent through cell phone carriers across the state. Police said in each case, the men had shot an officer. Ultimately, one of the men was arrested. The other died in a gunfight with police in Kentucky.
Blue Alerts:TBI addresses 'frustrations' over multiple Blue Alerts pushed to phones regarding Tennessee manhunts
The alerts, though, generated questions about how the statewide system is used for Blue Alerts, including whether the alerts came after it was known their injuries were life-threatening, and the fact there have been dozens of homicides of civilians across the state this year but those are not eligible for similar alerts.
Some users said the alerts came hours later – some after the suspects had been found. Some people didn’t get any alert at all.
The TBI heard enough feedback following Tuesday’s dual alerts that it released a statement Wednesday promising to evaluate its use of the system.
"We’ve heard your frustration – loud and clear – about receiving multiple notifications on your mobile devices when two Blue Alerts were issued on Tuesday, June 28th. Some people received audible notifications overnight, many hours after the actual Blue Alerts were issued and resolved," TBI posted on its Facebook account.
"That’s frustrating and inconvenient, for all of us. And for that, we apologize."
About 'Blue Alerts'
The state’s criteria for requesting a “Blue Alert” requires an officer be killed, suffer a life-threatening injury or be missing “under circumstances warranting concern for the law enforcement officer’s safety.” Beyond that, the public and law enforcement must be under an imminent threat to trigger such an alert.
Both shootings occurred Monday, and the officers who were shot did not suffer life-threatening wounds, though, TBI Spokesperson Josh DeVine said, at the time of the incidents the extent of the officers' injuries were unknown. Since the direction of travel was unknown, he said, a statewide alert made the most sense.
"In both recent cases, both suspects shot law enforcement officers and fled the scene, armed with weapons, with no known direction of travel," DeVine said in an emailed statement. "Clearly, there was a pronounced concern for the safety of the citizens of this state. Furthermore, the initial injuries for both officers were reported to be very serious and life-threatening, based on where they were shot."
The TBI uses the statewide infrastructure of the existing AMBER Alert system to push out critical information to the public to assist in locating a missing child who is in imminent danger. Once TBI triggers a Blue Alert, cell phone providers push them to users as an emergency notification. The program began in Tennessee in 2011.
“In ‘Blue Alerts,’ cell phone notifications are just one tool used to alert the public about dangerous fugitives who pose an immediate risk to the community,” the TBI said in a tweeted statement Wednesday morning. “TBI also uses Twitter, Facebook, Nextdoor and traditional media to spread the word.”
While it’s true the TBI regularly sends out updates on wanted criminals, these alerts do not get pinged to hundreds of thousands of cell phones at once.
Both iPhone and Android users can opt out of the alerts, though local emergency officials discourage doing this.
"The goal of the alerting system is to be used when there is a situation necessitating immediate safety warning to our residents and visitors," Brad Anders, the executive director of the Knox County Emergency Communications District said in a statement to Knox News. "Knowing there are multiple levels of government using alert messaging, our desire is for the local system to be used in manner that is effective in getting the appropriate information out.
"We encourage people to accept the alerts as they have been very beneficial in the past," he said.
In a post on the TBI website Wednesday, the agency took pains to explain how some residents received the alerts at a decent time and others were woken up in the middle of the night. The best answer? It's not their fault. Each alert request was sent once. Beyond that, some possibilities:
- Your particular cellular service provider
- Your movement in and out of state
- Your movement across cell tower coverage areas
- If you power your device on and off
- If you shift in and out of airplane mode
- Your signal strength at any particular time
- Software and Wi-Fi settings
"While this is certainly not ideal, it’s a function of the technical system in place, not the misstep of any single person or agency," the statement said.
According to the Blue Alert Foundation, 37 states have implemented a “Blue Alert” system, with others considering it. A national system founded by the foundation also works with different organizations to share alerts, according to its website.
Twenty-eight officers have been killed in “firearm-related” incidents in 2022, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. The fund lists an additional 29 deaths from traffic-related incidents and 56 from “other causes.”
An arrest and a deadly shootout
Tuesday’s first “Blue Alert” was triggered after police say Samuel Quinton Edwards shot and wounded a Hendersonville officer during a police chase in Madison on Monday night. Edwards, 34, later died in a shootout with Kentucky State Police in Louisville, officials said.
The second alert identified BJ Brown, who was wanted after police say he shot an officer in Erin during a traffic stop Monday night. Brown, 32, was taken into custody, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday morning.
The Tennessean’s Rachel Wegner, Katie Nixon and Kirsten Fiscus contributed to this report. | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2022/06/29/tennessee-blue-alerts-did-not-follow-rules-for-sending-the-texts/7767245001/ | 2022-06-29T23:09:34 | 0 | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2022/06/29/tennessee-blue-alerts-did-not-follow-rules-for-sending-the-texts/7767245001/ |
The Casper chapter of Rotary International held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new bouldering park Wednesday afternoon at the Crossroads Adventure Park.
The new rock climbing equipment features three boulders sprinkled with climbing holds. They’re roughly 10 feet tall each.
It took about three years of planning and fundraising to bring the project to fruition. The club got to work installing the equipment last summer and opened it in August.
Rotary wanted to give Casper something unique that kids and adults could enjoy, Mike Howe, the chapter’s president, said.
The boulders are also a welcome addition for Casper climbers — they're the only rock climbing walls in town. 5150’ Rock Gym, the city's former indoor climbing venue, shuttered in May 2021.
It's located off of N. Poplar Street, right next to Mike Lansing Field.
“You can climb on the top and watch the Horseheads Play Baseball,” Howe said.
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The cost of the project was “in the ballpark of about $150,000,” John Griffith, the Rotary member and former branch president who organized the project.
The Rotary Club raised the money through its annual Duck Derby fundraiser, a rubber duck race held at Crossroads Adventure Park every year.
Since its debut last August, the club’s added sidewalks to make the park more accessible. It also switched out padding underneath the boulders. Initially, the club had covered the ground with wood chips — but those kept getting swept up in the wind. Rotary decided to replace it with a “rubber fill” that doesn’t blow around, Griffith said.
Though the park officially belongs to the city, Rotary will oversee its maintenance. The club is also having USA Climbing-certified climbers set the bouldering routes.
Casper resident Kate Magee has been rock climbing since 2016. It can be tremendously challenging, she said, but the satisfaction she gets from finishing a climb makes it all worth it.
"It’s so empowering, saying that you just worked with that rock to get yourself up that mountain face," she said.
There's a dedicated climbing community in Casper, Magee said, though it's become more scattered since 5150' Rock Gym closed.
There are plenty of places to climb in central Wyoming, she said. If you're willing to take a day trip, Fremont Canyon and Alcova Reservoir are both "wonderful" climbing destinations, she said.
That's not always an option, though — especially in the colder months. That's why it's nice to have the new bouldering park, she said.
“We had a ton of use this past winter,” said Griffith.
It appears to be getting good use this summer, too. Wednesday afternoon, there were about a dozen children scurrying up and down the rocks.
That's another plus, Magee said: the walls provide a good for venue for kids and climbing novices.
Going from clambering up rock-climbing walls to scaling mountains is a huge adjustment, she said. Maybe the park will draw more people into the sport. She's still holding out hope Casper will get another indoor gym one day. | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/casper-rotary-club-hosts-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-for-new-bouldering-park/article_b9e6c906-f7ef-11ec-881d-2737bdc7442d.html | 2022-06-29T23:10:17 | 1 | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/casper-rotary-club-hosts-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-for-new-bouldering-park/article_b9e6c906-f7ef-11ec-881d-2737bdc7442d.html |
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – After a racist tirade against the owners of an Orlando Asian-American restaurant went viral a couple of weeks ago, the Central Florida community responded with a wave of support, including from a brand new squad at the Orange County Sheriff’s Office created to give Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders a voice.
An unhappy customer used racial slurs as she was leaving King Cajun Crawfish and manager Kristen Nguyen recorded it on her cell phone.
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It was far from the first time someone had used racist language toward her and her family.
“As an Asian American growing up, it’s not the first time you hear ‘ching chong.’ I’ve heard it many times in my life,” Nguyen said. “But to come into someone’s establishment and say that, that’s something else.”
Nguyen said at her family’s restaurant occasional hate is just part of doing business.
“Even crimes like being spat on, they never reported it,” Nguyen said. “I think part of it is growing up when you hear things like that for Asian Americans our perspective is we are just going to brush it off.”
Nguyen said since she posted video she recorded on social media, she’s been flooded with positive comments and crowds at her restaurant.
“I think the reason why it went viral is Asians don’t really speak out about things that happen to them and now we’re trying to change the narrative, especially because crimes against Asian Americans have skyrocketed,” Nguyen said.
Nationwide, crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have increased, especially during the COVID pandemic.
But in Orange County, none have been reported - crimes against Asians, that is. But there have been hate incidents, like the one Nguyen experienced.
And now, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office is responding to them with its newly-formed Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) liaisons.
Deputy Tom Lin, the lead liaison, is one of 10.
“The majority of our deputies are going to be Vietnamese or Chinese, we have one who is Indian, we have one who is a reserve with a Korean background,” Lin said. “My father and family came from Kowloon, Hong Kong.”
Lin said a lack of reported hate crimes against the AAPI community doesn’t tell the full story.
“I believe there is more out there,” Lin said. “And again, it just hasn’t been reported. A lot of times in the older generation, I can even say for my own father and others, sometimes they’re kind of quiet and private individuals. A lot of times they don’t like to put the problems out there.”
Nguyen is grateful and even relieved there is now an entire team at the sheriff’s office who literally speaks her language, for her, her family and the entire AAPI population in Central Florida - 6% of the nearly 2 million people here, according to Lin.
Nguyen expects the most recent hate incident will not be the last.
“We have gotten a lot of messages from the Asian community, they didn’t even know this existed,” Nguyen said. “They don’t know how to report and they know now there is a liaison within the sheriff’s office that they can talk to.”
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ORLANDO, Fla. – About two years after opening, Ghost Kitchen Orlando is now expanding with a new brick-and-mortar location and plans for more growth in the near future.
“We opened up in early 2020,” said Johnny Nartowicz, the owner and co-founder of Ghost Kitchen Orlando. “Actually, (it was) just a week before COVID hit. It was pretty crazy being a ghost kitchen — being that all the brick-and-mortar restaurants had to go virtual and turn into delivery restaurants. We had already opened being a pickup and delivery restaurant.”
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Now, Ghost Kitchen Orlando is making its first expansion, opening up Bricks & Bowls by Ghost Kitchen Orlando inside the food court at the Mall of Millenia.
“We obviously wanted to grow this company and being presented an opportunity at the Millenia mall was definitely something that we wanted to jump on,” Nartowicz said.
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The name, Bricks & Bowls, comes from the menu offerings.
“The name Bricks & Bowls actually comes from our sandwiches being described as bricks,” Nartowicz said. “If you get a full-size signature focaccia sandwich, it’s almost the size of a brick. So the two sizes are half brick and full brick. And then our bowls — we’re known for our chef-crafted salads.”
Bricks & Bowls offers the same menu Ghost Kitchen Orlando offers in its virtual concept.
Nartowicz already has a second Bricks & Bowls location in the works.
“We have another location actually coming in early January,” he said.
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This location will be inside the new Bumby Arcade food hall set to open in downtown Orlando. This was actually supposed to be the first location to open, but construction on the food hall has been delayed.
“The Bumby arcade location has been almost a year in the works now,” Nartowicz said. “It’s obviously a great site. It’s right on Church Street, so when there’s concerts there and events, that’ll be great.”
In addition to the second Bricks & Bowls location, Nartowicz is planning to expand Ghost Kitchen Orlando’s virtual concepts.
“We have something in the works. I can’t quite explain that,” Nartowicz said. “We’re going to build out a bigger space and hopefully have a couple more virtual concepts there. We don’t have all the details yet. We’re still working (things) out with the landlord but yeah, we’re looking to add a few more virtual concepts.” | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/29/ghost-kitchen-orlando-opens-brick-and-mortar-location-owner-plans-on-expanding-business/ | 2022-06-29T23:12:24 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/29/ghost-kitchen-orlando-opens-brick-and-mortar-location-owner-plans-on-expanding-business/ |
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Looking for something fun to do this summer? Love horses? Love the beach? Then this Volusia County business may have just what you’re looking for.
Equestrian Adventures of Florida offers horseback rides along the beach in Palm Coast. According to the business, rides are approximately $140 per person ($135 if paid in cash) and last approximately an hour, though the owner said sessions may go a bit longer as staff members “clean up” after the horses.
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For those worried about getting too sandy, Miko said they also offers trail rides in west Ormond Beach. Those rides start at $78 per person ($75 if paid in cash) and also last about one hour on the trail in the state park.
According to the owner, Jennifer Miko, the business began in 2011 after she began taking friends on rides along the beach, at which point word began to spread about the equine attraction.
While it began as a part-time project, Miko told News 6 that she was pushed to run the business full-time by 2017.
“I did it for a year by myself, and looking back, I’m amazed that I did it for a year myself because it’s a lot of work,” she said.
Miko said she ran into trouble after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018, though following a double mastectomy, she was able to find someone to help her keep the business going — a fellow horse-lover named Carrie.
“(Carrie) was actually camping with his horses on vacation, and he came up to talk to me about my business, and I told him I was shutting it down,” she said. “He showed up every day for two weeks and learned the business and kept it going for me.”
Despite Miko being out for about a year and a half, Carrie was still able to keep the business running. Miko said the two continue to work together to keep the business going.
And the business isn’t just for experienced horse enthusiasts, either; Miko touted that visitors don’t need to have any kind of experience to enjoy their rides.
“Most people that ride with us, many of them have never even seen a horse before,” she said. “So we just do the basic introductions. We usually have people give horses treats before and after the ride because we want them to kind of bond with their horses as well as have a good experience.”
Newer visitors are given individualized instructions for how to start, stop and guide the horses before they’re taken out to the beach.
Of the 21 horses owned by Equestrian Adventures, only a portion of trained horses are available for interested beachgoers.
While Miko said ocean surf can actually be a boon for horses’ hooves, she explained that horses don’t typically have their shoes on due to the sand along the beach. As such, riders aren’t allowed to take their steeds too far into the water due to risk of injury from coquina rocks present in the surf.
Visitors are advised to wear long pants for comfort and close-toed shoes for safety purposes.
Rides are available to visitors 10 years of age and older with a weight limit of 230 pounds. Each session requires a minimum of two people and up to a maximum of five and is scheduled according to low tide.
All rides are by reservation only. For more information, contact Equestrian Adventures of Florida at (386) 846-8386 or visit the group’s website here. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/29/go-for-a-summertime-beachside-horseback-ride-with-equestrian-adventures/ | 2022-06-29T23:12:30 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/29/go-for-a-summertime-beachside-horseback-ride-with-equestrian-adventures/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando police are searching for a man who previously “suffered a traumatic head injury” and was last seen on June 9.
Herbert Lee McKinnon II was reported missing by his stepson on June 20, according to the Orlando Police Department.
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McKinnon was last seen in the area of of 4460 Malibu St. wearing a gray colored security guard shirt with blue jeans and brown shoes.
Police said he often walks up and down South Ivey Lane.
In 2008, McKinnon suffered a traumatic head injury and often forgets things, according to investigators.
Anyone who comes into contact with McKinnon is urged to “complete the necessary recovery” and call CrimeLine at 800-423-TIPS. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/29/orlando-police-search-for-man-last-seen-june-9/ | 2022-06-29T23:12:37 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/29/orlando-police-search-for-man-last-seen-june-9/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – Orange County has a new public school superintendent. Dr. Maria Vazquez was formally selected this week to lead one of the largest school districts in the country.
Vazquez opened up to News 6 about key topics like school security, the controversial parental rights in education law, teacher raises and more.
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Vazquez is also the first Hispanic superintendent of Orange County Public Schools.
“I am both humbled and honored to have been selected,” said Vazquez. “My parents immigrated here from Cuba. There were just amazing adults who took care of me and supported me.”
When asked about the controversial parental rights in education law that critics have dubbed as “Don’t Say Gay,” Vazquez said. “I believe that schools should be a safe place for all children. All of our children when they come to Orange County Public Schools are in a place where we value who they are regardless.”
Vazquez said she also wants to clear up any misconceptions as she is reviewing guidance from the state filed in court this week.
The district says the new guidance gives them a better interpretation of the law.
Part of the guidance reads in part, “For kindergarten through grade three, they simply must not handle these situations by teaching the subjects of sexual orientation or gender identity.”
It also said, “There is no merit, for example, to the suggestion that the statute restricts gay and transgender teachers from “put[ting] a family photo on their desk” or “refer[ring] to themselves and their spouse.”
Parents, however, have been more vocal about criticisms and concerns about censorship.
“You as a board and the superintendent need to make student-centered decisions in every facet,” said one parent at a school board meeting.
“I will fight for every child’s right to have a safe supportive learning environment where they can thrive,” said Vazquez. “Whether it’s supporting Hispanic children or children who are afraid for other reasons, I am humbled and honored to be able to work for all of them.”
Vazquez said school security is key, especially in light of the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and even closer to home, the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School shooting back in 2018.
“Safety is our number one concern,” said Vazquez. “Asking for an ID before people are coming onto our campuses, having single entry points to our schools, making sure our doors are locked.”
Vazquez said she’s also working with various agencies to make sure not only schools, but neighborhoods are safe, too.
“Looking at what happens after school. Do children have safe places to go to where they can get homework help, enrichment activities as opposed to being home alone or our in the neighborhood?” she said.
She told News 6 she’s also placing a focus on addressing mental health and the social-emotional well-being for students and families.
“We have guidance counselors in each one of our schools, we have allocated a social worker at every middle and high school and the ratio is 2-1 at the elementary schools,” said Vazquez.
You can watch her full sit-down interview with News 6 Reporter Jerry Askin here: | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/29/watch-new-orange-school-superintendent-addresses-controversies-pledges-to-make-safety-a-priority/ | 2022-06-29T23:12:43 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/29/watch-new-orange-school-superintendent-addresses-controversies-pledges-to-make-safety-a-priority/ |
Gaylord pursuing $250,000 from state for storm costs
GAYLORD — Gaylord will ask the state for $250,000 to cover costs from the May tornado that devastated parts of the city.
City Manager Kim Awrey told the city council Monday night Gaylord will request state monies under Section 19 of Public Act 390 which provides for planning, mitigation, response, and recovery from natural and human-made disasters like last month's storm.
"Based on our population the maximum we could receive is $250,000," said Awrey. "We thought we could include all of our wages for DPW (Department of Public Works) but we are only allowed to do overtime wages for all employees."
Awrey said the city has until July 18 to submit an application to the state for reimbursement.
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The city incurred heavy expenses from the storm for debris cleanup, employee overtime and other related costs. Gaylord intends to bill Bagley, Hayes and Livingston townships about $470,000 for their share of the storm costs. Awrey said the townships and Otsego County may also be eligible for state reimbursement for storm costs.
Awrey also told the council that the city will seek grant money totaling $15,000 form Consumers Energy to replace some of the trees lost in the storm.
According to the National Weather Service a tornado touched down about six miles south of Elmira on May 2 and strengthened as it crossed Otsego County, becoming an EF-3 tornado with maximum winds of 150 mph. Two people died as a result of the storm, 44 were injured and numerous commercial and residential structures were damaged.
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According to MERS or the Municipal Employees' Retirement System, Gaylord has now funded about 66 percent of its pension liabilities Awrey said.
Finally, the city agreed to offer approximately 2.73 acres of a lot it owns for $27,000 to the M32 Development Group for a proposed recreational vehicle park the company wants to build off of M-32 East. Originally the group wanted about one acre but needs additional room to create turning access for fire trucks in the RV park.
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Earlier this year the council approved a development agreement with the M32 Group for the RV park. | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/gaylord/2022/06/29/city-manager-kim-awrey-told-council-gaylord-request-state-monies-under-section-19-of-public-act-390/7752476001/ | 2022-06-29T23:13:55 | 0 | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/gaylord/2022/06/29/city-manager-kim-awrey-told-council-gaylord-request-state-monies-under-section-19-of-public-act-390/7752476001/ |
Hammond native Bob Chapek's contract as Disney CEO was set to expire next February.
But the board of the largest entertainment company on earth opted to renew his contract as top executive for three more years. The Disney board cited Chapek's "strong leadership during the pandemic."
“Disney was dealt a tough hand by the pandemic, yet with Bob at the helm, our businesses — from parks to streaming — not only weathered the storm, but emerged in a position of strength,” said Susan Arnold, chairman of the board. “In this important time of growth and transformation, the board is committed to keeping Disney on the successful path it is on today, and Bob’s leadership is key to achieving that goal. Bob is the right leader at the right time for The Walt Disney Company, and the board has full confidence in him and his leadership team.”
Chapek, a Clark High School graduate who has said his modest Region roots included sleeping in the breakfast nook as a kid, succeeded Bob Iger and helped grow Disney into a streaming power with the emergence of Disney+.
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The Disney board voted unanimously to extend Chapek's contract for three more years.
“Leading this great company is the honor of a lifetime, and I am grateful to the board for their support,” Chapek said. “I started at Disney almost 30 years ago, and today have the privilege of leading one of the world’s greatest, most dynamic companies, bringing joy to millions around the world. I am thrilled to work alongside the incredible storytellers, employees, and cast members who make magic every day.”
Chapek, 63, is an Indiana University graduate who recently delivered the commencement address at IU Bloomington. He became the seventh CEO in Disney's century-long history after spending nearly 30 years of his career at Disney.
In 2020, he took over the global entertainment company whose brands include Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, ESPN and National Geographic. He expanded the Fortune 500 company's parks and resorts and streaming services like ESPN+ and Hulu.
Under his leadership, Disney+ reached 100 million subscribers in record time as he shifted more content there and away from traditional releases in movie theaters. The company aims to reach 230 to 260 million households by 2024.
Chapek had previously served as chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, chairman of Disney Parks and Resorts, president of distribution for The Walt Disney Studios and president of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.
His tenure has not been without some controversy, including the firing of senior television content executive Peter Rice and a clash with the state of Florida over its "Don't Say Gay" bill and the repeal of the Reedy Creek special tax district.
But he's credited with helping the company rebound after its revenue plunged 42% after the pandemic shut down its theme parks and new theatrical releases. Disney+ became a smash hit with shows like "The Mandalorian," "Loki" and "Hawkeye." | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/hammond-native-bob-chapek-extended-as-disney-ceo-for-three-years/article_d13e2797-92e1-5e8c-ad8a-6821fe793a10.html | 2022-06-29T23:13:55 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/hammond-native-bob-chapek-extended-as-disney-ceo-for-three-years/article_d13e2797-92e1-5e8c-ad8a-6821fe793a10.html |
The Indiana Secretary of Commerce will address the Gary Chamber of Commerce at an upcoming luncheon.
Secretary of Commerce and Indiana Economic Development Corp. CEO Bradley Chambers will give a talk to the Gary Chamber of Commerce at 11:30 a.m. July 11 at the Council Oak Steakhouse at the Hard Rock Casino, located at 5400 W. 29th Ave. off the Burr Street exit of the Borman Expressway.
Before leading the state's economic development efforts, Chambers founded Indianapolis-based Buckingham Companies, where he served as president and CEO. He led the company as it developed multifamily and mixed-use properties across the country, growing it to more than $3 billion in investments.
The Indiana University graduate also founded the Buckingham Foundation, which has awarded more than $2.5 million in grants and sponsorships to 600 nonprofits.
"A leader in investment, development and management of high-quality multifamily and mixed-use properties across the nation, Chambers is in charge of leading the State of Indiana’s economic development efforts," the Gary Chamber said in a news release.
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The luncheon is open to chamber members and the general public. Tickets cost $25 and require paid reservations.
Attendees can pay by American Express, Master Card and Visa credit and debit cards.
To reserve a seat or table, call 219-885-7407 or email jbowden@garychamber.com.
For more information, visit www.garychamber.com. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/indiana-secretary-of-commerce-to-address-gary-chamber/article_af71a7f8-896e-5cac-8141-398164ed2c47.html | 2022-06-29T23:14:01 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/indiana-secretary-of-commerce-to-address-gary-chamber/article_af71a7f8-896e-5cac-8141-398164ed2c47.html |
A 23-year-old man wanted since early 2021 on charges linked to a shooting in East Chicago was arrested Wednesday in Atlanta, authorities said.
Pierre W. Brewer is accused of shooting a man multiple times Jan. 16, 2021, in the 4000 block of Fir Street in East Chicago.
He was charged in March 2021 with attempted murder, three counts of battery and carrying a handgun without a license.
Brewer was also wanted on a warrant issued in September 2020 for being a felon in possession of a handgun in East Chicago, a warrant out of East Chicago City Court for disorderly conduct and a warrant in Fulton County, Georgia, for assault, according to the U.S. Marshals Service Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force.
The U.S. Marshals Service South East Regional Task Force worked with a Fulton County, Georgia, SWAT team to locate and arrest Brewer in the 3700 block of Martin Luther King Drive in Atlanta, officials said.
Brewer was expected to face extradition proceedings in Georgia before he's returned to Lake County.
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Bradley Warmac
Age : 31
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205415
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING - W/NO INTENT OF FELONY THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Watkins
Age : 26
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205422
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ronald Woods
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205429
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Talley
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205441
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nathan Thomas
Age : 32
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205424
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Randall Valle
Age : 29
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205418
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Mosqueda
Age : 21
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205411
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jamey Oskins
Age : 35
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205442
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Freddie Meeks III
Age : 37
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205426
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kevin Haywood
Age : 45
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205423
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - OBTAINING PROPERTY - BY CREDIT CARD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dontrell Henderson Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205444
Arrest Date: June 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cortez Henley
Age : 18
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205437
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Kelly III
Age : 27
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205421
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - W/PRIOR CONVICTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alison Cook
Age : 32
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205434
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Justin Davis
Age : 34
Residence: Blue Island, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205432
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Maria Dorsey
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205416
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: PUBLIC INDECENCY - PROMOTING PROSTITUTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Roger Burrell
Age : 52
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205425
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY; POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Kevin Ballard
Age : 61
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205410
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole Bottoms
Age : 45
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205428
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Thomas Mason
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205394
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lauren Milby
Age : 23
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205377
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Montgomery
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205400
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Paris Spencer
Age : 38
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205388
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jamale Henderson
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205376
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rahmere Dunn
Age : 23
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205379
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Prince Elston II
Age : 19
Residence: Markham, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205393
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Josigha Coleman
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205399
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Corey Brewer
Age : 23
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205401
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE; FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Antrell Blissett Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Lima, OH
Booking Number(s): 2205387
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON; BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Alexis Robinson
Age : 36
Residence: Calumet City, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205347
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Stafford
Age : 46
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205371
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Stotts
Age : 49
Residence: New Lenox, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205364
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kyle Turnquist
Age : 28
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205374
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - SCHEDULE I
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joshua Vargo
Age : 38
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205363
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE; POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jeremiah Perez
Age : 42
Residence: Grand Rapids, MI
Booking Number(s): 2205355
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cody Qualls
Age : 33
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205360
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Paglis
Age : 40
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205373
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Desmond Lewis
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205348
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cecilia Marines
Age : 30
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205346
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Anthony Moss
Age : 52
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205344
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750; MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jeffrey Jackson
Age : 30
Residence: Westminster, CO
Booking Number(s): 2205350
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Ellis Jr.
Age : 58
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205354
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lloyd Grant III
Age : 51
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205345
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mykia Green
Age : 26
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205358
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isaiah Cross Sr.
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205356
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Diandre Cassidy
Age : 33
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205369
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Donte Paulk
Age : 40
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205341
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT DEF. USES A VEHICLE; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Randall Wingis
Age : 59
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205340
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Alexia Brown
Age : 26
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205333
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Elijah Dillon-Bombin
Age : 21
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205335
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION; BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Laron Major
Age : 19
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205321
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Eric Blain
Age : 27
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205334
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Toler
Age : 56
Residence: Frankfort, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205298
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Porshaue Shelley
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205303
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000; FALSE IDENTIFICATION TO POLICE or FALSE INFO OF EMERGENCY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Ivan Santillan Popoca
Age : 20
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205300
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adam Summers
Age : 37
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205314
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth McCammon
Age : 42
Residence: Schneider, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205309
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Terry Millender
Age : 54
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205301
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- INVASION OF PRIVACY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gerald Purkey
Age : 34
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205299
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE; POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Damontae Reed
Age : 21
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205297
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deon Hayes
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205312
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gilbert Herrera
Age : 63
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205313
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jason Fisher
Age : 39
Residence: Aurora, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205304
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Danielle Vann
Age : 29
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205275
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Carl Payne
Age : 30
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205270
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joshua Serrano
Age : 28
Residence: South Holland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205279
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Lamont Murdaugh
Age : 22
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205272
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: 2205272
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daron Lynch
Age : 40
Residence: Wheatfield, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205287
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Hitchcock
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205257
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Felix DeLeon
Age : 46
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205274
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
JeJuan Graham
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205276
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Chauncey Hackett Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205294
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shahid Coleman
Age : 31
Residence: Hammond, iN
Booking Number(s): 2205285
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: WEAPON - USE - FIREARM - POINTING A FIREARM
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Curtis
Age : 41
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205280
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Katie Birks
Age : 27
Residence: Colbert, GA
Booking Number(s): 2205258
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcus Clay
Age : 34
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205264
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kathleen Clayton
Age : 66
Residence: Sheldon, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205282
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Richard Wisniewski Jr.
Age : 50
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205213
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lakissa Taylor
Age : 41
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205244
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tavarrus Wilson
Age : 44
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205227
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Watts III
Age : 22
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205246
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SEXUAL BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kevin Rosolowski Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205215
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: RAPE - INTERCOURSE; CONFINEMENT - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Eliseo Pena Jr.
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205219
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sothan Pickett
Age : 48
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205238
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jose Torres Oquendo
Age : 51
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205230
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angel Morales
Age : 41
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205217
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Darius Nelson
Age : 29
Residence: Lynwood, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205224
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - FROM BUILDING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shefiu Ogunlana
Age : 39
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205220
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nathan Lunford IV
Age : 41
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205226
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Melvin Macon Jr.
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205218
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deja Miller
Age : 26
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205242
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devan Landfair
Age : 27
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205228
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD; BURGLARY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Ronald Kelley Jr.
Age : 48
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205212
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Lane
Age : 23
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205222
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: PUBLIC INDECENCY - INDECENT EXPOSURE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arturo Gurrola
Age : 22
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205241
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Untonise Harper
Age : 49
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205247
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ruben Herrera
Age : 38
Residence: Elgin, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205245
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Demetrius Brown
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205229
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Coley
Age : 55
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205236
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Isaiah Escutia
Age : 23
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205232
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY RESULTING IN BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Benjamen Baso
Age : 44
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205251
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kewuan Allen
Age : 24
Residence: Chicago Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205225
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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SCHERERVILLE — Schererville authorities have alerted residents of a theft scam that has happened multiple times near businesses in town.
Police said the criminal activity had been ongoing Wednesday morning and afternoon throughout town.
The Schererville Police Department released surveillance images Wednesday of two women and a man they believe are involved in the scam.
Two people have been reportedly approaching people in parking lots of businesses while holding cash in their hands.
When the scammers ask whether the victims have dropped cash on the ground, they ask the victims to check if they have all of their cash. As the victims get their wallets out, the scammers steal the wallet or credit cards from the wallet.
Police said this has happened twice Wednesday in the Schererville Walmart parking lot.
One woman involved is described as having darker skin, is possibly Hispanic and speaks English imperfectly. The other woman was only described as having blonde hair.
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"Please stay vigilant and always be aware of your surroundings," police said.
Anyone who has had contact with the people in the photos is asked to call the Schererville Police Department at 219-322-5000.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Bradley Warmac
Age : 31
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205415
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING - W/NO INTENT OF FELONY THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Watkins
Age : 26
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205422
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ronald Woods
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205429
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Talley
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205441
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nathan Thomas
Age : 32
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205424
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Randall Valle
Age : 29
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205418
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Mosqueda
Age : 21
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205411
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jamey Oskins
Age : 35
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205442
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Freddie Meeks III
Age : 37
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205426
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kevin Haywood
Age : 45
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205423
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - OBTAINING PROPERTY - BY CREDIT CARD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dontrell Henderson Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205444
Arrest Date: June 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cortez Henley
Age : 18
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205437
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Kelly III
Age : 27
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205421
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - W/PRIOR CONVICTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alison Cook
Age : 32
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205434
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Justin Davis
Age : 34
Residence: Blue Island, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205432
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Maria Dorsey
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205416
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: PUBLIC INDECENCY - PROMOTING PROSTITUTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Roger Burrell
Age : 52
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205425
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY; POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Kevin Ballard
Age : 61
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205410
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole Bottoms
Age : 45
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205428
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Thomas Mason
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205394
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lauren Milby
Age : 23
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205377
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Montgomery
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205400
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Paris Spencer
Age : 38
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205388
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jamale Henderson
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205376
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rahmere Dunn
Age : 23
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205379
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Prince Elston II
Age : 19
Residence: Markham, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205393
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Josigha Coleman
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205399
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Corey Brewer
Age : 23
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205401
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE; FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Antrell Blissett Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Lima, OH
Booking Number(s): 2205387
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON; BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Alexis Robinson
Age : 36
Residence: Calumet City, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205347
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Stafford
Age : 46
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205371
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Stotts
Age : 49
Residence: New Lenox, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205364
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kyle Turnquist
Age : 28
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205374
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - SCHEDULE I
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joshua Vargo
Age : 38
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205363
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE; POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jeremiah Perez
Age : 42
Residence: Grand Rapids, MI
Booking Number(s): 2205355
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cody Qualls
Age : 33
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205360
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Paglis
Age : 40
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205373
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Desmond Lewis
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205348
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cecilia Marines
Age : 30
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205346
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Anthony Moss
Age : 52
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205344
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750; MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jeffrey Jackson
Age : 30
Residence: Westminster, CO
Booking Number(s): 2205350
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Ellis Jr.
Age : 58
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205354
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lloyd Grant III
Age : 51
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205345
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mykia Green
Age : 26
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205358
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isaiah Cross Sr.
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205356
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Diandre Cassidy
Age : 33
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205369
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Donte Paulk
Age : 40
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205341
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT DEF. USES A VEHICLE; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Randall Wingis
Age : 59
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205340
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Alexia Brown
Age : 26
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205333
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Elijah Dillon-Bombin
Age : 21
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205335
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION; BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Laron Major
Age : 19
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205321
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Eric Blain
Age : 27
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205334
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Toler
Age : 56
Residence: Frankfort, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205298
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Porshaue Shelley
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205303
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000; FALSE IDENTIFICATION TO POLICE or FALSE INFO OF EMERGENCY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Ivan Santillan Popoca
Age : 20
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205300
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adam Summers
Age : 37
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205314
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth McCammon
Age : 42
Residence: Schneider, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205309
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Terry Millender
Age : 54
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205301
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- INVASION OF PRIVACY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gerald Purkey
Age : 34
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205299
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE; POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Damontae Reed
Age : 21
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205297
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deon Hayes
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205312
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gilbert Herrera
Age : 63
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205313
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jason Fisher
Age : 39
Residence: Aurora, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205304
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Danielle Vann
Age : 29
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205275
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Carl Payne
Age : 30
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205270
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joshua Serrano
Age : 28
Residence: South Holland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205279
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Lamont Murdaugh
Age : 22
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205272
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: 2205272
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daron Lynch
Age : 40
Residence: Wheatfield, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205287
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Hitchcock
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205257
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Felix DeLeon
Age : 46
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205274
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
JeJuan Graham
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205276
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Chauncey Hackett Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205294
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shahid Coleman
Age : 31
Residence: Hammond, iN
Booking Number(s): 2205285
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: WEAPON - USE - FIREARM - POINTING A FIREARM
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Curtis
Age : 41
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205280
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Katie Birks
Age : 27
Residence: Colbert, GA
Booking Number(s): 2205258
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcus Clay
Age : 34
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205264
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kathleen Clayton
Age : 66
Residence: Sheldon, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205282
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Richard Wisniewski Jr.
Age : 50
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205213
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lakissa Taylor
Age : 41
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205244
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tavarrus Wilson
Age : 44
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205227
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Watts III
Age : 22
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205246
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SEXUAL BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kevin Rosolowski Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205215
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: RAPE - INTERCOURSE; CONFINEMENT - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Eliseo Pena Jr.
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205219
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sothan Pickett
Age : 48
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205238
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jose Torres Oquendo
Age : 51
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205230
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angel Morales
Age : 41
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205217
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Darius Nelson
Age : 29
Residence: Lynwood, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205224
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - FROM BUILDING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shefiu Ogunlana
Age : 39
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205220
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nathan Lunford IV
Age : 41
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205226
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Melvin Macon Jr.
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205218
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deja Miller
Age : 26
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205242
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devan Landfair
Age : 27
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205228
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD; BURGLARY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Ronald Kelley Jr.
Age : 48
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205212
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Lane
Age : 23
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205222
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: PUBLIC INDECENCY - INDECENT EXPOSURE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arturo Gurrola
Age : 22
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205241
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Untonise Harper
Age : 49
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205247
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ruben Herrera
Age : 38
Residence: Elgin, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205245
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Demetrius Brown
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205229
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Coley
Age : 55
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205236
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Isaiah Escutia
Age : 23
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205232
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY RESULTING IN BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Benjamen Baso
Age : 44
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205251
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kewuan Allen
Age : 24
Residence: Chicago Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205225
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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The Indiana Department of Environmental Management issued an air quality action day through Thursday.
High ozone levels are predicted for Lake, Porter, Newton, Jasper and LaPorte counties, and the advisory will be in effect until midnight Thursday.
"Children, the elderly, and anyone with heart or lung conditions should reduce or avoid exertion and heavy work outdoors," IDEM said in a release.
Ground-level ozone is created when sunny, hot weather combines with factors like vehicle exhaust, factory emissions and gasoline vapors. Hot and dry stagnant air can cause air pollution to be trapped close to the ground.
These levels of ground-level ozone can irritate the lungs and cause coughing and breathing difficulties for those who are vulnerable.
While Wednesday's high was 88 degrees, Thursday will see a high of 92 degrees and sunny, according to the National Weather Service. The weekend will bring highs in the mid-80s with little chance of precipitation.
Valpo man accused of having sex with 15-year-old co-worker, court records show
New era for school choice in Indiana begins Monday
Valpo-area dad finds kids naked with babysitter; family friend charged, police say
Defendant shot man 5 times in head during marijuana deal, court records allege
Man found shot to death in idling car, police say
Woman set up underage sex party at Portage hotel; more charges expected in case injuring officers, cops say
Drunken driver was topping 105 mph, Porter County police say
Man with a gun shot by Gary officer, police say
Chicago Stamping Plant temporarily laying off workers this summer
Valpo man guilty of molesting 8-year-old; rape case pending, officials say
UPDATE: Man dies after going into waves to help teen in distress, officials say
Porter County police release photos of wanted man
Man accused of shooting into Schererville home, forcing woman to help him hide gun
Region family anchors Culver's in Lake County
Just keep your returns: Stores weigh paying you not to bring back unwanted items
Individuals can reduce ozone by driving less, keeping car engines tuned and conserving energy by turning off lights and setting the thermostat at 75 degrees or above in hot weather. The public is also asked not to refuel vehicles and not to use gasoline-powered equipment until after 7 p.m.
People can learn more about ozone and sign up for air quality alerts by visiting SmogWatch.IN.gov .
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Bradley Warmac
Age : 31
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205415
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING - W/NO INTENT OF FELONY THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Watkins
Age : 26
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205422
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ronald Woods
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205429
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Talley
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205441
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nathan Thomas
Age : 32
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205424
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Randall Valle
Age : 29
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205418
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Mosqueda
Age : 21
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205411
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jamey Oskins
Age : 35
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205442
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Freddie Meeks III
Age : 37
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205426
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kevin Haywood
Age : 45
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205423
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - OBTAINING PROPERTY - BY CREDIT CARD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dontrell Henderson Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205444
Arrest Date: June 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cortez Henley
Age : 18
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205437
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Kelly III
Age : 27
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205421
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - W/PRIOR CONVICTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alison Cook
Age : 32
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205434
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Justin Davis
Age : 34
Residence: Blue Island, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205432
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Maria Dorsey
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205416
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: PUBLIC INDECENCY - PROMOTING PROSTITUTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Roger Burrell
Age : 52
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205425
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY; POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Kevin Ballard
Age : 61
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205410
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole Bottoms
Age : 45
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205428
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Thomas Mason
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205394
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lauren Milby
Age : 23
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205377
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Montgomery
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205400
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Paris Spencer
Age : 38
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205388
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jamale Henderson
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205376
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rahmere Dunn
Age : 23
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205379
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Prince Elston II
Age : 19
Residence: Markham, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205393
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Josigha Coleman
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205399
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Corey Brewer
Age : 23
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205401
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE; FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Antrell Blissett Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Lima, OH
Booking Number(s): 2205387
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON; BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Alexis Robinson
Age : 36
Residence: Calumet City, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205347
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Stafford
Age : 46
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205371
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Stotts
Age : 49
Residence: New Lenox, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205364
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kyle Turnquist
Age : 28
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205374
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - SCHEDULE I
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joshua Vargo
Age : 38
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205363
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE; POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jeremiah Perez
Age : 42
Residence: Grand Rapids, MI
Booking Number(s): 2205355
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cody Qualls
Age : 33
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205360
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Paglis
Age : 40
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205373
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Desmond Lewis
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205348
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cecilia Marines
Age : 30
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205346
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Anthony Moss
Age : 52
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205344
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750; MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jeffrey Jackson
Age : 30
Residence: Westminster, CO
Booking Number(s): 2205350
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Ellis Jr.
Age : 58
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205354
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lloyd Grant III
Age : 51
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205345
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mykia Green
Age : 26
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205358
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isaiah Cross Sr.
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205356
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Diandre Cassidy
Age : 33
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205369
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Donte Paulk
Age : 40
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205341
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT DEF. USES A VEHICLE; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Randall Wingis
Age : 59
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205340
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Alexia Brown
Age : 26
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205333
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Elijah Dillon-Bombin
Age : 21
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205335
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION; BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Laron Major
Age : 19
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205321
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Eric Blain
Age : 27
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205334
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Toler
Age : 56
Residence: Frankfort, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205298
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Porshaue Shelley
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205303
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000; FALSE IDENTIFICATION TO POLICE or FALSE INFO OF EMERGENCY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Ivan Santillan Popoca
Age : 20
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205300
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adam Summers
Age : 37
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205314
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth McCammon
Age : 42
Residence: Schneider, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205309
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Terry Millender
Age : 54
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205301
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- INVASION OF PRIVACY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gerald Purkey
Age : 34
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205299
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE; POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Damontae Reed
Age : 21
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205297
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deon Hayes
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205312
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gilbert Herrera
Age : 63
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205313
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jason Fisher
Age : 39
Residence: Aurora, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205304
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Danielle Vann
Age : 29
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205275
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Carl Payne
Age : 30
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205270
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joshua Serrano
Age : 28
Residence: South Holland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205279
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Lamont Murdaugh
Age : 22
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205272
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: 2205272
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daron Lynch
Age : 40
Residence: Wheatfield, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205287
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Hitchcock
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205257
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Felix DeLeon
Age : 46
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205274
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
JeJuan Graham
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205276
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Chauncey Hackett Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205294
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shahid Coleman
Age : 31
Residence: Hammond, iN
Booking Number(s): 2205285
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: WEAPON - USE - FIREARM - POINTING A FIREARM
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Curtis
Age : 41
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205280
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Katie Birks
Age : 27
Residence: Colbert, GA
Booking Number(s): 2205258
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcus Clay
Age : 34
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205264
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kathleen Clayton
Age : 66
Residence: Sheldon, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205282
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Richard Wisniewski Jr.
Age : 50
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205213
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lakissa Taylor
Age : 41
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205244
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tavarrus Wilson
Age : 44
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205227
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Watts III
Age : 22
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205246
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SEXUAL BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kevin Rosolowski Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205215
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: RAPE - INTERCOURSE; CONFINEMENT - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Eliseo Pena Jr.
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205219
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sothan Pickett
Age : 48
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205238
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jose Torres Oquendo
Age : 51
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205230
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angel Morales
Age : 41
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205217
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Darius Nelson
Age : 29
Residence: Lynwood, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205224
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - FROM BUILDING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shefiu Ogunlana
Age : 39
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205220
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nathan Lunford IV
Age : 41
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205226
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Melvin Macon Jr.
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205218
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deja Miller
Age : 26
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205242
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devan Landfair
Age : 27
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205228
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD; BURGLARY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Ronald Kelley Jr.
Age : 48
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205212
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Lane
Age : 23
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205222
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: PUBLIC INDECENCY - INDECENT EXPOSURE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arturo Gurrola
Age : 22
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205241
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Untonise Harper
Age : 49
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205247
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ruben Herrera
Age : 38
Residence: Elgin, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205245
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Demetrius Brown
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205229
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Coley
Age : 55
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205236
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Isaiah Escutia
Age : 23
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205232
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY RESULTING IN BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Benjamen Baso
Age : 44
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205251
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kewuan Allen
Age : 24
Residence: Chicago Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205225
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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HOUSTON — Texas Governor Greg Abbott is ordering more truck checkpoints across the state of Texas to prevent more deaths like what we saw in San Antonio earlier this week, when 53 people who were being transported in a big rig died. But we're learning the semi-truck actually made it through two checkpoints undetected.
Four hours before first responders descended on the semi-truck in San Antonio in a desperate attempt to save lives, the driver – identified by Mexican government officials as Homero Zamorano -- was caught on camera crossing through a Customs and Border Patrol checkpoint in Encinal, Texas.
This new information was released in a press conference hosted by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Mexican officials released a map of the truck's alleged route. It’s believed the migrants were loaded into the truck on the U.S. side near Laredo before heading north. The truck also cleared the Cotulla checkpoint before ending up in southwest San Antonio.
Zamorano was arrested in a nearby field pretending to be one of the injured smuggled migrants, according to authorities.
"Border Patrol does not have the resources to be able to inspect all of the trucks and as a result, Border Patrol didn't have the capability of saving those lives," said Gov. Abbott.
In Eagle Pass Wednesday, Governor Abbott highlighted what he calls a catastrophe at the border -- record crossings at the border. There were 44,000 alone last month in the area near Eagle Pass and Del Rio. Abbott is ordering new measures.
“DPS will create and implement a checkpoint strategy beginning immediately. They will begin targeting trucks like the one used where the people perished," said Abbott.
DPS will deploy teams trained to detect cloned trucks along smuggling corridors. In addition to more checkpoints, Abbott says DPS will deploy at least two new 20-trooper strike teams to areas seeing record crossings.
And the Texas National Guard plans to put more drones in the air in the coming months.
“Our prayers are with the families who were affected,” said Gov. Abbott. “We never want to see that again.”
Victims in alleged deadly human smuggling
Reporting below is from the Associated Press.
Victims have been found with no identification documents at all and in one case a stolen ID. Remote villages lack phone service to reach family members and determine the whereabouts of missing migrants. Fingerprint data has to be shared and matched by different governments.
More than a day after the discovery of a stifling trailer in San Antonio where dozens of migrants died after being abandoned in the sweltering heat, few identities of the victims have been made public, illustrating the challenges authorities face in tracing people who cross borders clandestinely.
The number of dead rose to 53 on Wednesday after two more migrants died, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office. Forty of the victims were male and 13 were female, it said.
Officials had potential identifications on 37 of the victims as of Wednesday morning, pending verification with authorities in other countries.
“It’s a tedious, tedious, sad, difficult process,” said Bexar County Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores, who represents the district where the truck was abandoned.
The bodies were discovered Monday afternoon on the outskirts of San Antonio in what is believed to be the nation's deadliest smuggling episode on the U.S.-Mexico border. More than a dozen people were taken to hospitals, including four children. Three people have been arrested.
The truck, which was registered in Alamo, Texas, but had fake plates and logos, was carrying 67 migrants, Francisco Garduño, chief of Mexico’s National Immigration Institute, said Wednesday.
The driver was apprehended after trying to pretend he was one of the migrants, Garduño said. Two other Mexican men also have been detained, he said.
Among the dead were 27 people from Mexico, 14 from Honduras, seven from Guatemala and two from El Salvador, he said. One of the victims had no identification, Garduño said.
The tragedy occurred at a time when huge numbers of migrants have been coming to the U.S., many of them taking perilous risks to cross swift rivers and canals and scorching desert landscapes. Migrants were stopped nearly 240,000 times in May, up by one-third from a year ago.
With little information about the victims, desperate families of migrants from Mexico and Central America frantically sought word of their loved ones.
Several survivors were in critical condition with injuries such as brain damage and internal bleeding, according to Rubén Minutti, the Mexico consul general in San Antonio.
Guatemala’s foreign ministry said late Tuesday that it had confirmed two hospitalized Guatemalans and was working to identify three possible Guatemalans among the dead. Honduras’ foreign relations ministry said it was trying to confirm the identities of four of the dead who were carrying Honduran papers.
Eva Ferrufino, a spokesperson for Honduras’ foreign ministry, said her agency was working with the Honduras Consulate in south Texas to match names and fingerprints and complete identifications.
The process is painstaking because among the pitfalls are fake or stolen documents.
Mexico’s foreign affairs secretary identified two people Tuesday who were hospitalized in San Antonio. But it turned out that one of the identification cards he shared on Twitter had been stolen last year in the southern state of Chiapas.
Haneydi Antonio Guzman, 23, was safe in a mountain community more than 1,300 miles (2,092 kilometers) away from San Antonio when she began receiving messages from family and friends. There is no phone signal there, but she has internet access.
Journalists started showing up at her parents’ home in Escuintla -- the address on her ID that was stolen and found in the truck — expecting to find her worried relatives.
“That’s me on the ID, but I am not the person that was in the trailer and they say is hospitalized," Antonio Guzman said.
“My relatives were contacting me worried, asking where I was,” she said. “I told them I was fine, that I was in my house and I clarified it on my" Facebook page.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard deleted his tweet identifying her without comment. The other victim Ebrard identified turned out to be accurate.
In the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, municipal officials in San Miguel Huautla were traveling to the community of 32-year-old José Luis Vásquez Guzmán late Tuesday to find out if his mother wanted to travel to San Antonio to be with him in the hospital.
Manuel Velasco López, San Miguel Huautla’s municipal secretary, said that a cousin had been traveling with Vásquez Guzmán and was now considered missing.
Another cousin, Alejandro López, told Mexico's Milenio television that their family worked in farming and construction and that they migrated because “we don’t have anything but weaving hats, palms and handicrafts.”
“Growing corn, wheat and beans is what we do in this region and that leads to a lot of our people emigrating and going to the United States,” he said.
Miguel Barbosa, the governor of neighboring Puebla state, set off a scramble for information in the town of Izucar de Matamoros on Tuesday when he said two of the dead were from there although that was not confirmed.
In the heavily migrant town, everyone was asking if their friends or neighbors were among the dead found in Texas. Attempting to cross into the United States is such a tradition that most youths in the town at least consider it.
“All of the young people start to think about going (to the U.S.) as soon as they turn 18,” said migrant activist Carmelo Castañeda, who works with the nonprofit Casa del Migrante. “If there aren’t more visas, our people are going to keep dying.”
Migrants typically pay $8,000 to $10,000 to be taken across the border and loaded into a tractor-trailer and driven to San Antonio, where they transfer to smaller vehicles for their final destinations across the United States, said Craig Larrabee, acting special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in San Antonio.
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar told The Associated Press Wednesday that Homeland Security investigators believe the migrants boarded the truck in or around Laredo, on U.S. soil, but have not confirmed that. He said the truck went through a Border Patrol checkpoint northeast of Laredo on Interstate 35 on Monday.
Before leaving on the more than two-hour trip to San Antonio, the truck had been parked Monday in South Texas just north of the border, Garduño said.
Authorities think the truck had mechanical problems when it was left next to a railroad track in an area of San Antonio surrounded by auto scrapyards that brush up against a busy freeway, said Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff.
San Antonio has been a recurring scene of tragedy and desperation in recent years involving migrants in semitrailers.
Ten migrants died in 2017 after being trapped inside a truck parked at a San Antonio Walmart. In 2003, the bodies of 19 migrants were found in a sweltering truck southeast of the city.
Other tragedies have occurred before migrants reached the U.S. In December, more than 50 died when a semitrailer rolled over on a highway in southern Mexico.
During a vigil Tuesday at a San Antonio park, many of the more than 50 people who attended expressed sadness and anger at the deaths and what they described as a broken immigration system.
Back in Puebla, farmer Juan Sánchez Carrillo, 45, was sickened when he heard of the deaths in Texas.
He narrowly escaped death when he and his friends ran away from dozing migrant rustlers in the mountains near Otay Mesa near San Diego.
“For the smugglers, we the migrants are not human,” Sánchez Carrillo said. “For them we are no more than merchandise.” | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-big-rig-driver/285-30be725b-2b4e-41fd-bd16-d3512663ab9b | 2022-06-29T23:17:54 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-big-rig-driver/285-30be725b-2b4e-41fd-bd16-d3512663ab9b |
TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. — In honor of our four-legged heroes, the City of Temple Terrace and the Nam Knights of Westside Motorcycle Club unveiled a new K-9 memorial.
The memorial, unveiled at Temple Terrace City Hall, features a bronze statue of Aramis, a Temple Terrace K-9 whose watch ended on June 17, 2021. The Nam Knights raised approximately $30,000 to build the memorial.
“A law enforcement K-9 stands ready each and every time they go out, to give everything that they have, including their lives, to protect their partner, to protect all of us, and to protect the citizens we serve,” Temple Terrace Police Chief Ken Albano said during the unveiling ceremony.
Temple Terrace Mayor Andy Ross, who served with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit for almost eight years, spoke at the unveiling ceremony, sharing his experiences of his time as an officer.
“I could not be more proud, to be standing here, as the mayor, as a former K-9 handler,” Ross said.
The monument is surrounded by bricks engraved with the names of 34 K-9s who have reached their end of watch. Gold stars will be used to designate dogs that have died in the line of duty. More bricks will be added when additional names are collected.
Just this month, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that creates the Care for Retired Police Dogs Program. The new law will provide retired law enforcement K-9s in Florida access to more care as they live out the rest of their days out of service. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/temple-terrace-k9-memorial/67-7d9f0b19-2968-4388-8096-28dea9f8538b | 2022-06-29T23:18:34 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/temple-terrace-k9-memorial/67-7d9f0b19-2968-4388-8096-28dea9f8538b |
MASON CITY -- Young Construction has opened nominations for its annual YC Cares Veteran Roof Giveaway. If you know a veteran in need of a roof replacement, was honorably discharged, and owns their home in Iowa -- nominate them today. Nominations will be accepted until July 22, and the winner will be revealed at the beginning of August.
Launched in 2015, the YC Cares program has been reinvesting in the communities Young Construction serves. The Veteran Roof Giveaway is an offshoot of YC Cares. The annual YC Veteran Roof Giveaway donates labor, materials, and installation of a new roof to a deserving veteran within 45 miles of the Mason City, Waverly, or Cedar Rapids offices.
In order to nominate a veteran, they must have served in any branch of the military, be honorably discharged, reside in Iowa, and own their home. In addition, the recipient will go through a Purple Heart Homes background check.
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MID-MICHIGAN, Mich. (WJRT) - KAB-BOOM: Find out which Michigan cities will host a firework show this Fourth of July!
Check out the list gathered by Michigan Fireworks:
June 30, 2022
- Bay City, Michigan
- Chesaning, Michigan
- Dearborn, Michigan
- Royal Oak, Michigan
July 1, 2022
- Algonac, Michigan
- Atlanta, Michigan
- Bay City, Michigan
- Dearborn, Michigan
- Dowagiac, Michigan
- New Boston, Michigan
- Niles, Michigan
- Portland, Michigan
July 4, 2022
- Alpena, Michigan
- Alpha, Michigan
- Battle Creek, Michigan
- Beaverton, Michigan
- Bellevue, Michigan
- Berrien Springs, Michigan
- Beulah, Michigan
- Boyne City, Michigan
- Cascade, Michigan
- Cedarville, Michigan
- Cheboygan, Michigan
- Clawson, Michigan
- Copper Harbor, Michigan
- Dorr, Michigan
- Douglas, Michigan
- Eaton Rapids, Michigan
- Fenton, Michigan
- Fife Lake, Michigan
- Fowlerville, Michigan
- Frankfort, Michigan
- Gladstone, Michigan
- Grand Marais, Michigan
- Grandville, Michigan
- Holly, Michigan
- Johannesburg, Michigan
- Kentwood, Michigan
- Lansing, Michigan
- Ludington, Michigan
- Mackinac Island, Michigan
- Mackinaw City, Michigan
- Manistee, Michigan
- Marquette, Michigan
- Mears, Michigan
- Midland, Michigan
- Onaway, Michigan
- Petoskey, Michigan
- Port Austin, Michigan
- Ramsay, Michigan
- Ray, Michigan
- Saginaw, Michigan
- Saugatuck, Michigan
- Sault Ste Marie, Michigan
- Schoolcraft, Michigan
- St Clair, Michigan
- St Johns, Michigan
- Tawas City, Michigan
- Traverse City, Michigan
View the full list HERE | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/places-to-watch-michigan-fireworks/article_673855b4-f7ed-11ec-a7d6-e38a7fdde6a8.html | 2022-06-29T23:23:47 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/places-to-watch-michigan-fireworks/article_673855b4-f7ed-11ec-a7d6-e38a7fdde6a8.html |
Medina Valley Independent School District trustees’ latest choice to be their next superintendent grew up in a neighboring county and has ties to the area, though his 29-year education career has taken him across Texas.
“I always had a great respect for the school district,” Scott Caloss said of the Castroville-based MVISD in a recent interview. “There are a lot of things going on there. Great kids, great staff, great community, and I wanted to be part of something like that.”
Caloss has led Wills Point ISD, about an hour’s drive east of Dallas, for six years. He became the second lone finalist for the MVISD position on June 15.
In April, the board chose Samuel Nix for the position, but near the end of the state-required 21-day waiting period for the appointment to become final, the board president sent a letter to the community stating that Nix withdrew his candidacy.
The board has been working to replace the current superintendent, Kenneth Rohrbach, who has served since 2016 and plans to retire this year. It can finalize its choice of Caloss on July 6.
Caloss grew up in Bandera and he and his wife have spent most of their lives in the area. Besides leading Wills Point, he was Poth ISD’s superintendent for three years and its junior high school principal for eight years before that.
Medina Valley ISD has 6,785 students but is growing rapidly and estimates its enrollment will reach 16,960 by 2032.
“We’ve experienced some growth here in Wills and I’ve been involved in developing long-term plans for things like that,” Caloss said. “Not to the extent to what it is growing like in Medina Valley, obviously.
“Between the staff that is there and the people there that we can have conversations with as a team, I feel we can handle the situation and we will be prepared to handle the growth,” he said.
Medina Valley ISD has had a turbulent year, with complaints about its athletic director and the board’s decision-making on bond-funded construction projects amplified during trustee elections.
At a school board meeting June 20, community members voiced concerns about the financial state of the district and questioned why some employee contracts had not been renewed.
“These people are in charge of hundreds of millions of dollars with taxpayer money,” said Hank Saey, a former member of Castroville’s city council. “If they can’t make these types of decisions about this money, what does that mean about the decisions they are making about our children?”
An online petition calling for Paul Holzhaus, the MVISD deputy director of facilities, to be named superintendent drew almost 400 signatures.
Caloss said he has heard some of the concerns, but said he can’t comment on them until he is hired, arrives at the district and can hear more details.
“My goal is not to go in there and completely uproot and make a whole lot of big changes,” Caloss said. “My goal is to build on the successes they are having currently.”
claire.bryan@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Medina-Valley-ISD-superintendent-17275247.php | 2022-06-29T23:24:23 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Medina-Valley-ISD-superintendent-17275247.php |
A house on the North Side is a total loss following a fire that made the roof collapse Wednesday.
The cause of the fire is being investigated, but San Antonio Fire Department spokesman Joe Arrington said that when a fire is this severe, it is often difficult to determine the cause.
No one was injured in the blaze; Arrington said that nobody was at the home in the 200 block of Woodlief Street at 2:30 p.m. when the fire was called in by a neighbor. The house is near a VIA Metropolitan Transit on East Fredericksburg Road.
Firefighters found “heavy fire” at the single-family home when they arrived, Arrington said. Crews had to fight the fire from the outside of the house because it was deteriorating rapidly. Soon after crews were pulled from inside, and the roof and a wall collapsed.
By about 5 p.m., most San Antonio Fire Department crews had left, but a few remained to make sure the flame did not rekindle.
megan.rodriguez@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/North-Side-home-collapses-in-blaze-none-injured-17275364.php | 2022-06-29T23:24:29 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/North-Side-home-collapses-in-blaze-none-injured-17275364.php |
HOUSTON — The Houston Texans are named in a lawsuit filed by attorney Tony Buzbee on behalf of one of the massage therapists who've accused former Texan Deshaun Watson of inappropriate behavior.
The 42-page lawsuit was filed on behalf of Toi Gardner, referred to as "Jane Doe #17" in an earlier Buzbee lawsuit against Watson. Gardner says she was a massage therapy student when Watson contacted her. Her encounters with Watson happened in Brazoria County where a grand jury declined to indict the former Texans quarterback on criminal charges.
Gardner is not one of the 20 women who recently settled their lawsuits against the quarterback.
"Twenty of the lawsuits were not as strong as the four that remain," said KHOU 11 News legal analyst Carmen Roe. "Now, we are looking at deeper pockets with the Texans and you know Tony Buzbee has said we should expect more filings."
Watson lawsuit allegations
- The new lawsuit alleges the Texans provided Watson with an NDA, or non-disclosure agreement, after a woman publicly accused him of inappropriate conduct in the fall of 2020.
- Brent Nacarra, the team's director of security, had the woman's social media posts removed and scrubbed from the internet, according to the lawsuit obtained by KHOU 11 News. In a deposition, Watson later said Nacarra had them removed because they included his CashApp number and other private information.
- The Texans are accused of enabling Watson's alleged misconduct by providing him with a membership at The Houstonian Hotel and spa, paying for his rooms there and even loaning him their massage table.
- Genuine Touch, the massage business formally under contract with the team, was aware of "Watson's tendency to push boundaries" and his "towel trick," the suit alleges. The owner complained to the Texans that Watson was reaching out to random strangers on Instagram for massages instead of using her services, and was potentially risking exposure to COVID.
- According to the lawsuit, another therapist who regularly provided massages for players, and even traveled with the team, was aware of allegations against Watson. She pleaded the fifth when questioned by Buzbee about text messages referring to those allegations. She also pleaded the fifth when asked if she told the Texans about the allegations.
- Detective Baker, the lead investigator on the criminal case against Watson, said in a deposition that she believed Watson committed a crime in at least 10 of the cases, the suit says. A Harris County grand jury also declined to indict him on criminal charges.
We reached out to the Texans for comment and received the following statement.
“We are aware of the lawsuit filed against us today. Since March 2021, we have fully supported and complied with law enforcement and the various investigations. We will continue to take the necessary steps to address the allegations against our organization.”
Plaintiff Toi Gardner, 'Jane Doe #17' (Warning: Graphic)
Gardner, a flight attendant and single mother, said Watson contacted her via Instagram in November 2020 before she was a licensed massage therapist.
She said she was surprised when he contacted her via Instagram but she had met him before through a mutual friend so felt comfortable. Gardner said she didn't want to meet Watson at a hotel because she didn't want it to "look fishy."
She said she was in the process of moving, so Watson drove more than 35 minutes to her mother's house in Manvel for the session and insisted no one else be there. She said he made her sign an NDA.
Like the other accusers, Gardner said Watson insisted on bringing his own small towel. She said he repeatedly told her "go up in there" and "use your fingers" and "don't be scared," leaving her "uncomfortable and confused."
Gardner said Watson contacted her at 7 a.m. the next day and scheduled another massage. She wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt so she agreed.
She said Watson told her he'd just come from another massage which she thought was strange but he told her it was normal for an athlete to get several massages a day. This time, she said Watson was more aggressive with his requests.
According to Gardner, he got an erection and "aggressively moved his penis toward her hand, clearly trying to get her to touch it." She said he then ejaculated on her arm and hand without warning. He then left.
When Watson tried to set up another massage the same day at 4:30 p.m., she said no. Gardner said he texted her almost daily and called about three times a day, but she didn't reply or answer the calls.
Gardner said she felt "violated, disgusted, used and betrayed."
In her deposition, Detective Baker called Gardner's account "powerful and compelling, not to mention they knew each other prior."
This is the first lawsuit involving Watson to name the Texans as a defendant.
Watson settles 20 of 24 cases
Last week, Watson, now with the Cleveland Browns, reached an agreement to settle 20 of the 24 civil lawsuits, according to Buzbee.
"The terms and amounts of the settlements are confidential. We won’t comment further on the settlements or those cases," Buzbee said. He said he plans to continue to pursue the four cases that weren't settled.
Rusty Hardin, Watson’s lead attorney, did not immediately return an email seeking comment.
The previous week, Watson said he intended to clear his name and sidestepped any questions about whether he would settle.
“I never assaulted anyone,” Watson said in his first public comments since being introduced by the Browns in March. “I never harassed anyone or I never disrespected anyone. I never forced anyone to do anything.”
NFL investigation of Watson
Watson will have a hearing this week week with NFL disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson, three people familiar with the scheduled meeting told The Associated Press on Saturday.
Watson, who is facing a potential suspension from the league stemming from accusations of sexual misconduct by two dozen massage therapists in Texas, will meet with Robinson on Tuesday, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because details of the hearing have not been disclosed publicly.
The hearing is a significant development in Watson's case as Robinson will decide if the 26-year-old violated the league's personal conduct policy. The league is expected to recommend significant discipline for Watson, who will be defended by the NFL Players Association in the high-profile case.
Roe said Watson won't have time to respond to the new lawsuit and that could work against him at the hearing.
"The timing of the settlements last week and lawsuit today are going to impact NFL-sanctioned hearings scheduled for tomorrow, and I don't think that timing is coincidental," the legal analyst told us. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/lawsuit-texans-enabled-deshaun-watson/285-9f1bb43a-2972-422b-a90d-ee9908c8eedf | 2022-06-29T23:25:30 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/lawsuit-texans-enabled-deshaun-watson/285-9f1bb43a-2972-422b-a90d-ee9908c8eedf |
BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas — On June 27, Brazos County commissioners met and approved a burn ban for people within the county.
The decision came after areas in Bryan and College Station saw an increase in grass fires over the month of June. Since the start of summer, several counties issued burn bans for people to follow within their area.
Jason Ware, the Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator for Brazos County, said that as of Tuesday afternoon, only Washington, Leon, and Robertson County are the only areas in the seven-county region to not issue a burn ban in the Brazos Valley. Ware said that the lack of rain over the past few weeks is what attributed to the commissioner’s decision.
“When it gets to that point where you know there’s no rain or very little rain or scattered rain predicted, then they usually pass the burn ban,” said Ware.
Ware said that the burn ban put in place doesn’t apply to fireworks in the area. The longtime firefighter added that Bryan and College Station have both made it illegal to use fireworks within city limits and commissioners would’ve had to decide by mid-June to ban fireworks for July 4th.
“That had to be passed back on June 15, and we weren’t at those thresholds at that time.”
Ware said he has served in several capacities as a first responder and gone out to many fires across the Bryan-College Station area. As Brazos County has moved forward, Ware said he hopes that people follow the rules and regulations set by the local officials in their area.
If a person is caught violating the burn ban or the rules for fireworks in the city area, a person could be issued a citation and possibly receive a fine, according to Ware.
“If you have any concerns, you have a firework that goes off and lands in the pasture, you have any concerns whatsoever you call the fire department and we’ll come out and investigate and make sure everything is okay,” said Ware.
You can find the document on the Brazos county website. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/brazos-burn-ban-in-serveral-other-counties-are-following-the-ban/499-e3e4815a-3a97-4b0e-b315-aa60b769c2c1 | 2022-06-29T23:30:55 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/brazos-burn-ban-in-serveral-other-counties-are-following-the-ban/499-e3e4815a-3a97-4b0e-b315-aa60b769c2c1 |
WILDWOOD — Recent heavy rain in the city was a factor in causing a sinkhole that interrupted traffic on Ocean Avenue Tuesday and Wednesday, city spokesperson Lisa Fagan said, citing a report by Jim Oris, regional manager for Remington & Vernick Engineers.
Police reported the sinkhole Tuesday afternoon, asking the public to avoid the section of the road until repairs were made.
Ocean was closed between Spencer and Roberts avenues for emergency repairs, having reopened Wednesday after they were finished. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/heavy-rain-likely-caused-wildwood-sinkhole-city-engineer-says/article_d70ad3dc-f7be-11ec-8ec4-aba7622205b0.html | 2022-06-29T23:31:57 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/heavy-rain-likely-caused-wildwood-sinkhole-city-engineer-says/article_d70ad3dc-f7be-11ec-8ec4-aba7622205b0.html |
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Students accepted into the Black College Institute program at Virginia Tech are getting their chance to explore what the university has to offer.
Throughout the week, high school students from across the nation are walking around campus to talk with different departments about the opportunities they’ll have when attending Virginia Tech.
The Black College Institute is an academic summer enrichment program for more than 100 students, designed to ensure that underrepresented and/or first-generation prospective students are aware of higher education opportunities at the university.
Assistant Provost for Diversity and Inclusion, Crasha Townsend, believes the program can not only bring a more diverse population but one that excels in school as well.
“We hope to have this program be a way to introduce more diversity to our campus. We have intentionally sought out those high-achieving students to be here,” Townsend said.
She also said it gives students an opportunity to interact with kids that may have had similar but also different experiences.
“With the diversity of ideas comes forth the brilliance that we see at Virginia Tech. And so, I think it’s important to be able to have that experience for the students for them to interact and engage with people from across the world,” Townsend said.
The Black College Institute was started back in 2017. The year prior, Virginia Tech had a Black student population of 3.8%. This made it hard for students — like Angel Bynum-Hardy — to find where they could fit in.
“For a second, I didn’t think it was meant for me. Because I didn’t necessarily find my community. I didn’t know how to find my community,” Bynum-Hardy said.
Now five years later, the university expects to have a 9% Black student population and Bynum-Hardy says it will only continue to go up.
“Diversity exists at Virginia Tech. There is a huge community, and it continues to grow every single year,” Bynum Hardy said.
It will increase will students like Aiden Collins joining the Black College Institute after being the only Black student in his high school. He says it was hard fitting in but he’s glad he’s found a place to thrive.
“Mainly I can’t talk like myself. I have to act differently to be morally accepted,” Collins said. “This experience has just been amazing, and it really just shows the school prioritizes getting African Americans and the Black Community.”
Through the Black College Institute experience, Collins has Virginia Tech at the top of his list of schools to attend. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/06/29/black-college-institute-aims-to-recruit-a-more-diverse-population-to-virginia-tech/ | 2022-06-29T23:31:57 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/06/29/black-college-institute-aims-to-recruit-a-more-diverse-population-to-virginia-tech/ |
Ryan Troiano scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead Greater Wildwood to a 2-1 victory Tuesday over Lower Cape May to win the best-of three Southern Cape May County Senior League championship series.
Troiano added a double and single. He also pitched three scoreless innings in relief.
Brian Cunniff hit an RBI single for Greater Wildwood. Junior Hans doubled. He also pitched six innings and allowed just one run. R.J. Blanda had a key bunt single in the bottom of the ninth.
Aidan Flanagan, Jack Smithson and Aydan Heacock pitched for Lower Cape May. Flanagan also made two tremendous defensive plays at second base in the bottom of the sixth that prevented a Greater Wildwood rally.
The six-team league includes teams from Lower Cape May, Greater Wildwood and Middle Township. J Byrne Insurance Agency sponsors Greater Wildwood, while Crest Wealth sponsors Lower Cape May.
On June 23, Greater Wildwood defeated Lower Cape May 8-0 in the series' first game. Troiano hit a two-run double and took a no-hitter into the seventh inning.
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Northfield 15, Lower Cape May 5: Cameron Cellucci gave up just one run to earn the win. Crew Russo had three RBIs and two hits, including a triple for Northfield. Chase Sutley, AJ Goukler, Cellucci and Nick Goukler each had two hits. Chase Slaney hit an RBI single for Lower Cape May.
Middle Township 6, Hammonton 2: Middle improved to 2-1 in tournament play. Bryce Ziegler pitched 4 1/3 innings and struck out five. Theo Margarites pitched 1 2/3 innings in relief. Nick Matteucci played great defense at shortstop and added two hits for Middle. Jerry Booth also had a key hit.
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Northfield 16, Dennis Township 1: Caden Kern pitched a complete game with four strikeouts to earn the win Tuesday. He allowed just two hits. Dominic Tortu had three hits and two RBIs for Northfield. Gavin Sutley and Dominic Buccafurni each had two hits. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/greater-wildwood-wins-southern-cape-may-county-senior-league-championship-little-league-roundup/article_bdd77640-f7b9-11ec-8449-f724cc1e8acd.html | 2022-06-29T23:32:03 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/greater-wildwood-wins-southern-cape-may-county-senior-league-championship-little-league-roundup/article_bdd77640-f7b9-11ec-8449-f724cc1e8acd.html |
AMHERST, VA. – When a recent storm ripped across our region, fallen trees and powerlines prevented the Town of Amherst from producing water for two days.
“We had water, but we were without the ability to replace what people were using at the time,” said Amherst Town Manager Sara McGuffin.
McGuffin said the problem was at the nearby source, the Buffalo River, where there’s no emergency generator to pump additional water to the treatment plant.
The plant holds about two million gallons, and we’re told the town uses roughly 30,000 gallons each day.
“Even if we had a fire event, we would have had enough pressure; but if it had gone another two days, we would’ve started getting very worried,” said McGuffin.
As a precaution, the town asked its nearly 2,000 customers to conserve water for about three days.
McGuffin said it’s an incident they experience almost once a year. So why has it taken this long to fix?
“There hadn’t been the push from [Virginia’s Department of Health] on some of the other facility sides until more recently, and so now there are better funding opportunities,” said McGuffin.
They’re currently undergoing a $4 million project to renovate the treatment plant, which includes a generator for the pump station, electrical work and a larger test lab.
McGuffin said a quarter of the project is grant-funded, on top of a 30-year loan, and more than one million dollars in savings.
The plan does not require more money from taxpayers.
“We have saved for this project, and so our existing rate structure will cover this debt,” said McGuffin.
Town leaders made the proposal to VDH in 2019, and construction started in 2020. Due to COVID-19 and supply chain issues, it’s scheduled to be completed in 2023.
The new system would allow the plant to preserve water for almost one week.
“Just like at home, we all need to be thinking about how to prepare for emergencies. With our utilities, we need to be doing the same thing,” said McGuffin. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/06/29/town-of-amherst-working-to-upgrade-water-treatment-plant-after-recent-storm/ | 2022-06-29T23:32:03 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/06/29/town-of-amherst-working-to-upgrade-water-treatment-plant-after-recent-storm/ |
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Massive solar panels now cover the top of the Stone Mill Building in Little Falls. It was a huge investment in making the building energy efficient, but the owners of the building didn’t stop there. They installed electronic controls for all the lighting, and HVAC, so that when people aren’t in the rooms the lights, heating and air conditioning turn off. They’ve also added a charger for electric cars, making the inside and outside of the building a little greener. Neil Rosenbaum is the COO of Rock City Development, the owners of the building.
"Little Falls has a great footprint. We have a hydro station just ½ a mile up the river. There’s an immense wind powered project just on the other side of town, and we put a 2.8 megahertz solar farm that provides energy for about 300 families up on some property we own on top of the hill."
Establishing a lower carbon footprint was one of the primary objectives, and it’s only fitting for a building that started with low emissions. Ken Evans works in Financial Strategy and Business Development for the Rewire Energy Group.
"This building was built in 1839 and started out being powered with hydroelectricity, and then it came full circle to now being powered by solar power."
The overall cost came in at $220 thousand, but Neil Rosenbaum says there’s plenty of help for those looking to make this kind of an investment.
"You have the USDA we got a grant from, NYSERTA, National Grid, I mean there’s just you know everybody’s helping, particularly with the car charger."
This was a sizeable investment, but the owners should see an immediate change at the electric meter. Energy costs will be reduced by about 85% and those savings add up.
"Over the long-term for us it’s about a 15% return on our net investment."
This kind of project might not be suited for every building, but Ken Evans believes it may be worth looking into.
"The payback on a project like this is very, very short. I’d say less than…you know between 3 and 5 years, which is terrific, but again it depends on how it’s financed." | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/the-stone-mill-building-in-little-falls-is-now-energy-efficient/article_a761740a-f7f1-11ec-a32b-e7fa74c7335b.html | 2022-06-29T23:36:05 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/the-stone-mill-building-in-little-falls-is-now-energy-efficient/article_a761740a-f7f1-11ec-a32b-e7fa74c7335b.html |
Two people were arrested after allegedly preying on women as they violently forced them to engage in sex acts across the country, and even post content on the website OnlyFans.
Jonathan Ruiz and Charline Santiago allegedly ran a sex trafficking operation that spanned six states, including in New York City, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The 29-year-old Ruiz and 27-year-old Santiago, a couple with children, conspired to traffic the women in their mid-20s throughout the tri-state, as well as in Delaware, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, Bragg said.
According to court documents and statements, the trafficking occurred for a year from Feb. 2020 to Feb. 2021, with the couple profiting from the sex acts they allegedly forced the women into. Santiago often drove the women to hotels and waited outside, accepting payment in cash or on CashApp.
Ruiz would beat the women, brandish a gun, withhold their personal identification — even force them to take cocaine, according to prosecutors. Ruiz and Santiago were able to disguise their profits by establishing an LLC in Connecticut, listing themselves as executives. The couple, from Ohio, fraudulently issued pay stubs and maintained extensive records of transactions between them and clients.
At one point, Ruiz moved some of the women to a house in Connecticut. He would force the women into prostitution by hitting them if they didn't want to work, or if they stashed money to save, tried to escape or fell asleep when he wanted them to work, court documents showed. Many women suffered black eyes and other bruises, with cuts and deep scars.
If the women did not earn a specific amount of money in a given day, Ruiz would allegedly beat them or not allow them to eat, and would force them to use cocaine to stay awake and earn more.
To prevent the women from running away, the couple would keep any government forms and IDs, including birth certificates and social security cards, prosecutors said. The couple would then use the information to get government benefits and loans in their name, with Ruiz collecting thousands in state and federal benefits intended for the women, emails and bank records showed.
One of the women was forced by Ruiz to take nude photos, create sex videos and speak with clients on OnlyFans.com, according to the charges, after he created an account without the women's knowledge or consent.
Ruiz and Santiago were charged with conspiracy, sex trafficking and promoting prostitution. Ruiz was also charged with labor trafficking after forcing the one woman into making OnlyFans videos.
"These horrific allegations detail an abhorrent sex trafficking scheme that preyed on vulnerable people so the ringleaders could turn a profit," said District Attorney Bragg. "The Internet gives traffickers new ways to exploit people through economic, emotional, physical and psychological coercion."
Attorney information for Ruiz and Santiago was not immediately clear. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/couple-violently-forced-women-into-sex-trafficking-ring-post-videos-on-onlyfans-da/3755674/ | 2022-06-29T23:36:07 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/couple-violently-forced-women-into-sex-trafficking-ring-post-videos-on-onlyfans-da/3755674/ |
A portrait filled the last vacancy on the photo wall at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum on Wednesday, concluding the almost 16-year-long project to memorialize the hundreds killed as a result of the terrorist attacks of 2001.
Antonio Dorsey Pratt's portrait, provided through Voices Center for Resilience, an organization started after 9/11 that is dedicated to remembering the victims, was hung on the wall. Pratt was an employee of Cantor Fitzgerald Forte Food Service on the 101st floor of the north tower of the old World Trade Center.
“This is a chapter in the sense that we were able to provide the last missing photograph for the exhibit,” said Mary Fetchet, director of Voices Center for Resilience.
Alice Greenwald, CEO of the memorial and museum, said Pratt's photo marked the completion “of a process that began almost 16 years ago when we began work on just even imagining what the 9/11 Memorial & Museum would be and what it would contain.”
Pratt's photo is blurry because “in order to focus on his beautiful face, a lot of work had to be done to zero in and enlarge and enlarge to the point where it could be appropriate for the scale of the installation,” Greenwald said.
The image is still recognizable despite all the enhancements, Greenwald said.
The memorial exhibition honors the 2,977 people killed on Sept. 11, 2001 by the hijacked planes that crashed in New York City, at the Pentagon and in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It also honors the six people killed in the terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center on Feb. 26, 1993. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/last-missing-portrait-of-9-11-victim-placed-in-memorial-photo-wall/3755727/ | 2022-06-29T23:36:14 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/last-missing-portrait-of-9-11-victim-placed-in-memorial-photo-wall/3755727/ |
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About 48 million Americans, including 285,000 Idahoans, will travel over the Independence Day weekend, despite gas prices averaging $5.22 per gallon in Idaho and $4.88 nationwide. In this Sept. 17, 2018, photo, the front of a bison jam is seen at Lower Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park.
High gas prices won't stop Idahoans from embarking on Independence Day getaways.
Car travel is projected to be the busiest on record during the upcoming holiday weekend, according to a AAA press release. That's despite Idaho's average gallon of gas costing $5.22 as of Tuesday.
Forty-eight million Americans, including 285,000 Idahoans, are preparing to travel for the Fourth of July, the release said.
“Travel has returned to nearly pre-pandemic levels, and surprisingly, travel by car is projected to be the busiest on record for the holiday weekend, despite much higher pump prices than in recent years,” AAA Idaho public affairs director Matthew Conde said in the release. “But whether you’re flying or driving, it’s a safe bet that things could get a little hectic at times.”
Thursday and Friday afternoon are expected to be the busiest times on the road, while Thursday afternoon and Friday morning will likely be the busiest times at the airport, the release said.
AAA advises travelers to pack masks, hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes in their carry-on bag or vehicle, as local jurisdictions may have different health and safety protocols, the release said.
Additionally, travelers are encouraged to make sure their vehicles are equipped with emergency kits containing first aid supplies, jumper cables, flares or reflectors, a flashlight with extra batteries, snacks and water, a blanket or towel, and some basic tools.
It's also advisable, AAA said, to carry extra water in case your vehicle overheats. Temperatures are projected to reach highs in the mid-to-high 90s Thursday through Sunday.
Here’s an eight-year look at Idaho gas prices on Independence Day:
YEAR U.S. IDAHO
2022 $4.88 $5.22
2021 $3.13 $3.50
2020 $2.18 $2.35
2019 $2.76 $2.99
2018 $2.87 $3.16
2017 $2.23 $2.56
2016 $2.27 $2.48
2015 $2.76 $3.03
Here’s a look at gas prices around the Gem State as of June 28: | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/aaa-car-travel-to-be-busiest-on-record-on-independence-day-weekend-despite-high-gas/article_37bcf4a9-3c3a-560e-ae78-0f8c6ad7d053.html | 2022-06-29T23:54:22 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/aaa-car-travel-to-be-busiest-on-record-on-independence-day-weekend-despite-high-gas/article_37bcf4a9-3c3a-560e-ae78-0f8c6ad7d053.html |
Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo expects Congress to take action on several related bills this year to address what he calls a looming “retirement crisis” in America.
The Senate Finance Committee approved one of the bills last week.
Among other provisions, the Enhancing American Retirement Now Act, or EARN Act, gives small businesses greater incentives to offer retirement plans and gives people greater flexibility in managing the funds.
Crapo, the ranking Republican on the committee, said about a third of private sector workers don’t have access to a company retirement plan, and only about half participate in such plans.
“People need better access,” he said. “There also needs to be some education and incentives so they’ll actually participate, and the plans need to be simple, effective and adequate.”
Crapo cited survey results indicating that nearly a quarter of all Americans have less than $5,000 saved for retirement, and 15% don’t have anything set aside.
Social Security retirement benefits are a major source of income for many retirees.
However, the most recent report from the Social Security Administration indicates the retirement trust will run out of money by 2035. After that, incoming revenues will only cover about 80% of scheduled benefits.
A 2021 study found that about 37% of men and 42% of women rely on those benefits for more than half of their retirement income. That includes 12% and 15%, respectively, who rely on them for more than 90% of their income.
The average Social Security payment is currently about $1,555 per month.
“The reason (the EARN Act) is so important is because Social Security isn’t adequate for almost any family these days,” Crapo said. “It’s helpful, but it isn’t adequate to provide a full safety net. That’s why we did this bill. We really do have a retirement crisis looming.”
Crapo and Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., agreed last year that retirement legislation would be one of the committee’s top priorities during this session of Congress.
They created multiple working groups, allowing senators in both parties to work on a variety of proposals for inclusion in the legislation. More than 70 were ultimately added to the final bill.
For example, Crapo highlighted one provision that expands “catch-up” contributions, as well as a second that allows retirement accounts more time for tax-deferred growth.
Currently, people with a 401k or regular IRA account have to start taking money out of the tax-deferred accounts beginning at age 72. The withdrawals, called the “required minimum distribution,” increase over time and are taxed as income.
“But a lot of people who get to retirement don’t want to start tapping those benefits right away,” Crapo said. “So we increased the required minimum distribution age from 72 to 75.”
The EARN Act also expands the “catch-up” contributions people can make to their 401k account from $6,500 per year for those 50 and older to $10,000 for those ages 60 to 63.
The intent is to encourage people to put more money into savings as they get closer to retirement, and when they’re at their peak earning capacity.
In response to a question, Crapo said the EARN Act isn’t a red flag that Congress has abandoned efforts to fix the Social Security system.
“That isn’t the motivation,” he said. “We do need to fix Social Security, and we are working on that. We haven’t put it aside. But even if we do fix it so it’s fully funded for the next 75 years, it’s still not adequate for most people’s retirement. So we need to address other retirement options.”
The Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved the EARN Act last week. It will now be combined with a second retirement bill that passed out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee earlier this month.
The House also passed its retirement reform bill, dubbed Secure 2.0, in May. It has to be reconciled with the Senate legislation, after which both chambers will vote on a final version. Crapo expects that to happen before the end of the year.
“That’s the goal,” he said. “I don’t think the Senate disagrees with anything that was in the House bill, and I don’t think there’s much disagreement on the House side with the things we added. The biggest debate may be about what other ideas can we include.” | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/addressing-retirement-crisis-idaho-senator-says-congress-is-trying-to-offer-better-ways-for-people/article_a1b89e98-70d2-52a0-97c9-163935374069.html | 2022-06-29T23:54:28 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/addressing-retirement-crisis-idaho-senator-says-congress-is-trying-to-offer-better-ways-for-people/article_a1b89e98-70d2-52a0-97c9-163935374069.html |
Ammon Bundy and associate Diego Rodriguez are not following legal processes in a lawsuit that stems from a child protection case, according to new court filings.
Bundy ignored a court order, and Rodriguez is nowhere to be found, according to motions and affidavits filed this month by St. Luke’s Health System and its fellow plaintiffs — St. Luke’s CEO Chris Roth, the health system’s Boise hospital, and two health care providers.
The lawsuit filed in May accused the men and their closely linked political organizations — People’s Rights Network and Freedom Man PAC — of defamation and harassment.
Rodriguez’s grandson was hospitalized in March at St. Luke’s with severe malnourishment, and was taken into child protection.
Rodriguez, Bundy and their followers urged people to protests at St. Luke’s, doxxed health care providers associated with the boy’s medical care and, according to the lawsuit, disrupted operations at the Boise hospital.
The hospital at one point went on lockdown for an hour and was unable to accept patients in ambulances.
Bundy, Rodriguez and their organizations launched “a knowingly dishonest and baseless smear campaign,” the lawsuit said. The men made false claims, including that St. Luke’s “engaged in widespread kidnapping, trafficking, and killing of Idaho children.”
St. Luke’s on Friday asked an Ada County court to impose sanctions on Bundy because he refuses to respond to the lawsuit or provide information, “despite acknowledging to the public that he is aware of the lawsuit and stating in interviews that he plans to ‘expose’ the hospital,” one of the documents said.
Bundy “continues to make false and defamatory statements” and refuses to comply with court orders to hand over documents, St. Luke’s argued.
Indeed, court files show nothing submitted by Bundy or Rodriguez in their defense. There is no record of Bundy following the court’s order to give St. Luke’s documents they could use as evidence. (Bundy and Rodriguez can also demand documents from St. Luke’s but don’t appear to have made an attempt as of Tuesday.)
The attorney for St. Luke’s had requested documentation about Bundy’s People’s Rights Network and Rodriguez’s Freedom Man PAC, including: who manages or holds ownership interest in their websites; the legal structure and people in charge of both organizations; and the identities of people who wrote or posted the allegedly defamatory statements. They had until June 17 to respond.
The health system and its fellow plaintiffs asked the judge to impose sanctions on Bundy for flouting his legal obligations.
Instead of responding to the lawsuit in court, Bundy has spoken about it while campaigning for governor. He said in an interview that the lawsuit is “an opportunity to further expose (the hospital and other plaintiffs) because they are pretty wicked,” the motion said.
They asked the judge to order Bundy to sit for a deposition where he would have to respond to their questions about the website and who controls People’s Rights Network, and to order him to pay the costs of the deposition.
“Bundy has demonstrated a pattern of ignoring court orders,” it said, citing the jail sentence Bundy received after trying to claim hours he spent on his gubernatorial campaign as community service, against a judge’s instructions.
That history “demonstrates that lesser sanctions than requested would not be effective,” the motion said. Bundy’s “obstructionist and deceptive behaviors (have caused St. Luke’s) to waste time and money,” it said.
“Because Bundy’s actions demonstrate an indifference to the judicial process and a disregard for the harm he is causing others, and because Bundy’s failure to obey the court’s order is not substantially justified … (St. Luke’s and its fellow plaintiffs) are entitled to their reasonable expenses, including attorney fees,” the motion for sanctions said.
According to Idaho’s rules for civil lawsuits, the judge could consider Bundy’s conduct to be contempt of court, could skip the trial process and simply rule in favor of St. Luke’s and the other plaintiffs, or could impose other kinds of sanctions.
Bundy was served with the lawsuit on May 12. But Rodriguez has managed to avoid being formally served with the lawsuit since mid-May.
The person hired to find and deliver the lawsuit and summons tried to serve Rodriguez at three different addresses over a two-day period. At each address, a person opened the door but said they didn’t know Rodriguez, or a neighbor said they didn’t know “if anyone lived in that apartment,” the summons record said. The server went to one of Bundy’s campaign events in Meridian a week later, on May 21, but couldn’t find Rodriguez there, either.
Finally, he sent the summons by certified mail to addresses in Boise and Orlando, Florida.
Earlier this month, the attorney for St. Luke’s asked to have Rodriguez served via publication in a newspaper.
“It appears that Mr. Rodriguez may no longer reside in Idaho,” Holland & Hart attorney Erik F. Stidham wrote in an affidavit.
“Further, I have learned that there appears to be a significant tax lien against Mr. Rodriguez put in place by the State of Idaho,” Stidham wrote. “The existence of the tax lien creates concern that Mr. Rodriguez has left the state to avoid legal proceedings in the State of Idaho.”
The Idaho State Tax Commission filed a lien in November against Rodriguez for $138,392 of unpaid taxes, according to a search of tax liens by the Idaho Capital Sun.
The affidavit notes that Rodriguez publicly commented on the lawsuit and, after reading it, continued to make allegations similar to those described in the St. Luke’s complaint.
“Despite being aware of the lawsuit, Mr. Rodriguez has made no effort to contact me or my firm,” Stidham wrote.
A hearing is scheduled for July 12 in Ada County on the motions to sanction Bundy, and to serve Rodriguez with the lawsuit by publishing a notice in a newspaper. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/ammon-bundy-won-t-respond-to-lawsuit-so-st-luke-s-takes-more-legal-action/article_041d630f-02f3-50be-a1cd-f4b3fababdd3.html | 2022-06-29T23:54:34 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/ammon-bundy-won-t-respond-to-lawsuit-so-st-luke-s-takes-more-legal-action/article_041d630f-02f3-50be-a1cd-f4b3fababdd3.html |
SEATTLE — Beginning Friday, July 1, fees will increase for Washington state license plates to help fund the state's nearly $17 billion transportation package "Move Ahead Washington" which was signed into law earlier this year.
Here's what you need to know about the increased fees.
License plate fees
- Original plate: Increases from $10 to $50
- Replacement plate: Increases from $10 to $30
- Original motorcycle plate: Increases from $4 to $20
- Replacement motorcycle plate: Increases from $4 to $12
Some fees when buying a vehicle at a dealership will also be increased.
Dealer temporary permits, which are provided by dealerships for vehicle buyers to use before their permanent plates are received, will see an increase from $15 to $40.
The highest amount a dealer can charge for documentation fees, which are optional and negotiable fees charged for administrative costs, are also increasing from $150 to $200.
The fee to check if a vehicle is stolen when registering it for the first time in Washington state will also increase. The Washington State Department of Licensing checks vehicles against national and state databases for any titling or other issues.
The fee will increase from $15 to $50 July 1 and then to $75 beginning in 2026.
More Washington State Department of Licensing fees will increase in October.
Beginning October 1, the fee for an enhanced driver's license will increase from $32 to $56, in addition to the fees for any driver's license.
Move Ahead Washington invests $16.9 billion over 16 years in major projects throughout the state.
Investments include $3 billion for public transportation, $2.4 billion to fund fish passage barrier removals, $1 billion to fund Washington’s portion of an I-5 replacement bridge across the Columbia River and $836 million to build four new hybrid-electric ferries. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/increased-fees-washington-state-drivers-license-license-plate/281-d5ebca74-6bd9-4eb9-8f05-0803bb2119e7 | 2022-06-30T00:16:14 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/increased-fees-washington-state-drivers-license-license-plate/281-d5ebca74-6bd9-4eb9-8f05-0803bb2119e7 |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – A lawsuit has been filed to prevent a law in the West Virginia State Code from the 1800s from the possibility of taking effect after the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week.
The ACLU of West Virginia, ACLU, Mountain State Justice and Cooley Law Firm announced on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, that the lawsuit had been filed on behalf of the Women’s Health Center of West Virginia and its staff in the Kanawha County Circuit Court.
On Friday, June, 24, the Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Constitution does not provide a right to abortion. The decision eliminates the nearly 50-year-old ruling from Roe v. Wade that the Constitution did provide that right and returns the right to limit or ban abortions to state governments.
Now, the question as to where West Virginia’s state-level abortion law stands is still unclear.
West Virginia has recent laws, including banning abortion past 20 weeks and if the child will be born with a disability. But there is a law on the books that’s even older than the state that calls abortion a felony offense. That law was an 1848 holdover law from Virginia.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey told WOWK 13 News on Friday that his office does not know yet if that 174-year-old law would be in effect now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned. On Tuesday, June 28, he told WOWK 13 News Reporter Rachel Pellegrino that he expects to provide lawmakers with an opinion sometime this week.
As of now, the state’s oldest law on abortion in the WV State Code (F) reads:
Any person who shall administer to, or cause to be taken by, a woman, any drug or other thing, or use any means, with intent to destroy her unborn child, or to produce abortion or miscarriage, and shall thereby destroy such child, or produce such abortion or miscarriage, shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in the penitentiary not less than three nor more than ten years; and if such woman die by reason of such abortion performed upon her, such person shall be guilty of murder. No person, by reason of any act mentioned in this section, shall be punishable where such act is done in good faith, with the intention of saving the life of such woman or child.
WEST VIRGINIA STATE CODE §61-2-8
Under that law, if found guilty the patient and/or doctor could face no less than 3 years and as many as ten years behind bars.
The ACLU-WV lawsuit claims that the old law should be voided due to more recent laws that have been passed over the years that conflict with the original law.
“We will not stand by while this state is dragged back to the 1800s,” said ACLU-WV legal Director Loree Stark. “Every day that uncertainty remains about the enforceability of this statute is another day that West Virginians are being denied critical, life-saving healthcare. That’s why we are asking the Court to make it clear this law cannot be enforced.” | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/aclu-wv-sues-over-uncertain-1800s-abortion-law/ | 2022-06-30T00:19:34 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/aclu-wv-sues-over-uncertain-1800s-abortion-law/ |
GALLIPOLIS, OH (WOWK) – As the nation remembers the Medal of Honor Recipient and World War II veteran, Woody Williams, two of his long-time friends, who initiated his Navy boat honor, tells 13 News his story.
“When Ron approached Woody about getting a Navy ship named in his honor, Woody looked at Ron and he said, ‘Ron I’m not dead yet.’ And Ron said, ‘Woody, I’ve done my homework, they can name a ship after a living person.’ Since Woody is our hero, Ron put together a packet of letters, a resolution and the rest is history,” explained friend, Cheryl Wrobleski.
But her husband, and Woody William’s marine friend, Ron Wrobleski, explains it wasn’t exactly that easy.
“I had spent many, many hours working on this. I was interviewed on the Today Show, radio stations all over the country, and we sent in well over 70,000 signatures and petitions from 49 states,” says Ron.
The Secretary of the Navy told him they had submitted the largest folder ever, but it all paid off when it came together.
“We were elated. Just to go to the ship christening in San Diego, to watch Woody – he went up and down those ladders like he was 20 years old. He was 90 something,” explained Cheryl.
And they say they were even happier Williams lived to see it happen.
“I think they were kind of waiting for Woody to pass away before naming the ship – and that’s what I did not want. I think we honor people after it’s too late and so it was really great that the Secretary of the Navy decided they were going to go ahead and name that after Woody. And it was well deserved,” says Ron.
The ship is home-based in San Diego, but the model resides in their home.
As a memory, they will cherish their long-time friend. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/heres-how-woody-williams-received-his-navy-boat-honor/ | 2022-06-30T00:19:40 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/heres-how-woody-williams-received-his-navy-boat-honor/ |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — After local legend and hero Hershel “Woody” Williams passed away, Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, calling to permit the veteran’s body to lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol.
Williams, a West Virginia native and the last remaining World War II Medal of Honor recipient, passed away at 98 on Wednesday around 3:15 a.m.
“As a tribute to the ‘Greatest Generation’ and to honor the life of Woody, we ask you to bring H.Con.Res. 7 to the floor immediately to allow Woody to lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda … I urge you to act quickly. Woody was the last remaining World War II Medal of Honor recipient. Bestowing this honor to Woody would not only recognize his accomplishments, but would also serve as an important tribute to all of the Medal of Honor recipients and veterans from World War II. Thank you for your consideration.”
Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
The Congresswoman’s letter specifically asked House Speaker Pelosi to now bring to the house floor a resolution that Rep. Miller previously introduced. The resolution, H.Con.Res 7, would allow the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from WWII to lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
According to Rep. Miller’s office, the bipartisan resolution is supported by the American Legion, American Veterans (AMVETS), Veterans of Foreign Wars, Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) and the National Military & Veterans Alliance (NMVA).
To read the full letter, click here. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/wv-congresswoman-urges-for-body-of-woody-williams-to-honorably-lie-in-u-s-capitol/ | 2022-06-30T00:19:46 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/wv-congresswoman-urges-for-body-of-woody-williams-to-honorably-lie-in-u-s-capitol/ |
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DALLAS — Two people have been found dead inside of an apartment in Dallas, police said. Two children were also found alive in the apartment, but officials said it is believed they were in the apartment for days.
Dallas Police said officers responded to the 6000 block of Ridgecrest Road just before noon on Wednesday.
When officers arrived, they found a man and woman with gunshot wounds.
Two children were also found in the apartment, alive. The children, 3 years old and 8 months old, were believed to have been inside the apartment for a few days. The children are unharmed.
A neighbor told WFAA that she had called police after hearing gunshots at the apartment on Sunday night. Police responded to the apartment and knocked on the door, but left after no one answered.
Detectives said they believe a suspect or suspects may have gone into the couple's apartment, shot the victims and took their car, as their car was missing.
No other details have been released. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/2-dead-after-shooting-at-dallas-apartment-children-found-alive-police-say/287-5a409a3f-acad-4254-9cab-8d55e6549a1e | 2022-06-30T00:23:05 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/2-dead-after-shooting-at-dallas-apartment-children-found-alive-police-say/287-5a409a3f-acad-4254-9cab-8d55e6549a1e |
DALLAS — Across the country, we’re hearing nightmare stories about travel this summer.
Delayed, canceled, or overbooked flights and missing bags -- you name it.
Is there any relief in sight, and when will we see it?
WFAA saw several frustrated customers at the American Airlines counter complaining about missing bags and others complaining about canceled flights.
“You mean to tell me that anyone else on that flight got their bags, I want to know,” said one customer.
“Awful. I can’t express it. It’s really bad,” said Shiva MamillaBalli, who traveled from Hyderabad, India.
It took MamillaBalli 96 hours to get to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport from Hyderabad. He's feeling exhausted.
“I don’t have energy to talk,” said MamillaBalli.
Once he got to London, there were more delays. Back in the states, he sat through four more cancellations and delays.
“I have been traveling from JFK to here for two days,” said MamillaBalli.
Steve Cosgrove from Dynamic Travel and Cruise says the week of 4th of July will be excruciating.
“Besides having the normal crew shortages, you have crews timing out. Meaning the crews are restricted by FAA and union contracts in how many hours they can work a month,” said Cosgrove.
He said travelers won’t be seeing any relief until the fall.
Off-camera, airline officials told WFAA that standard tips, like booking early and getting to the airport on time, don't matter right now. Crews want people to know, they’re doing the best they can to get you to your destination safely.
On Wednesday, there were at least 520 flights canceled and more than 1300 delayed, according to Flight Aware.
Across the board, airlines are trying to hire more pilots and employees.
“There is a whole training process that goes on there. It’s not just something where you flip a switch,” said Cosgrove.
As bags were piling up, customers lined up to find out where their important belongings were located.
“We have some documents, because I’m a business man, and tomorrow we go see a customer,” said Rocky Guo from Shanghai, China.
Bottom line, if you’re traveling this summer, pack your patience.
“I want to know. Sir, you can go to the ticket counter, because I’m not going to deal with this type of attitude right now. I’m being nice and polite,” said an American Airlines employee. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/flights-fourth-of-july-week-may-be-canceled-delayed-overbooked-expert-says/287-c774a956-f553-4502-a15c-4e375936ace3 | 2022-06-30T00:23:11 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/flights-fourth-of-july-week-may-be-canceled-delayed-overbooked-expert-says/287-c774a956-f553-4502-a15c-4e375936ace3 |
PLANO, Texas — A lot of us spent 2020 walking and thinking. But one of Jason Vallejo’s daily walks changed his life and likely saved other lives.
“Something I’d do every day to just get my mind off things and clear my mind,” Vallejo said.
More than two years later, he retraced the steps he took on a May 2020 walk.
He passed Plano’s Haggard Park and then spotted a young man asleep in a nearby vacant lot, just across the street from the DART station.
“It became real that, yes, this is the very reason. This is why I need to do something,” Vallejo said.
He believes he was about 5 years old growing up in Victoria, Texas when he first knew he was gay.
But it would take 25 more years before he let anyone else know.
“I was about 30 years old when I finally came out,” he said.
After college, Vallejo battled depression and even attempted suicide.
But he says his family, a deep love of God, and a rediscovery of his faith guided him through.
He went to seminary and became a pastor.
He fell in love with a man he met at a bible study.
Vallejo says people at his church made it “uncomfortable,” saying unkind things about their relationship and marriage.
He and his husband left the congregation.
“But I never let that stop my relationship with God,” he said.
“When people come to me and say I cannot be Christian and gay - you can have your thoughts and your opinion, but I know my truth. And I know the truth that says I’m loved and accepted just as I am. And I feel like I’m doing the work that God has called me to do," said Vallejo.
Vallejo and his family remain close.
But he says his husband’s father hasn’t spoken to him in years.
That might have been on his mind when he discovered that young man sleeping in that overgrown grass in Plano on that walk in 2020.
“He said his name is John. And I said, ‘Hey John what are you doing out here? It’s hot.’”
John told Vallejo he was homeless with no family.
He had spent one night in a Dallas shelter, but he was only 21 years old and he didn’t feel safe there.
So, John took a DART train to the suburbs and fell asleep.
When Vallejo and his husband moved to North Texas, he had taken a job working with homeless people in Dallas.
He knew people between 18 and 24 faced unique difficulties because shelters often felt unsafe for people that age.
Vallejo took John to a McDonald’s, found him help through an existing agency, then went straight home and began sending emails and making calls.
That was the moment he knew he wanted to build his own nonprofit – specifically aimed at helping homeless youth.
“We are the first emergency shelter serving 18- to 24-year-olds,” he said.
Since Elevate North Texas launched, it has provided 91 youth with short-term hotel rooms, counseling, and case managers.
They’ve also offered leads on jobs and found some long-term housing with host families.
Vallejo says 60 percent of his 91 clients identify as gay.
“The national stat shows that 40 percent of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ plus. So for us to be seeing 60 percent is just really quite telling of where we are politically because of a lot of the hate speech and rhetoric,” Vallejo said of the climate in Texas.
He’s helped youth he said were on the verge of suicide and some who’d been victims of sexual assaults while sleeping in parks because shelters felt unsafe.
“Try to imagine for a second what it would be like to have your family say, 'I want nothing to do with you, neither does God and we’re taking everything away, we want you out of the house,'” Vallejo said.
“I know that a lot of youth end up taking their lives or end up homeless because of family rejection.”
To those struggling to find love or acceptance, Vallejo says to keep the faith and contact him.
He knows the pain of hiding who you are. And the joy of finally living it.
The National Suicide Prevention Hotline is always open. Dial 1-800-273-8255 any time of day. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texas-organization-helps-homeless-lgbtq-youth-in-crisis-find-shelter/287-a5951375-6a44-422d-8ec9-30d758804581 | 2022-06-30T00:23:17 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texas-organization-helps-homeless-lgbtq-youth-in-crisis-find-shelter/287-a5951375-6a44-422d-8ec9-30d758804581 |
Republican hopefuls vying for Kenosha County’s top elected law enforcement leadership post made their cases for why they should become the county’s next sheriff during a candidates’ forum held Tuesday night.
Republican candidates seeking office are:
Kenosha Police Department Officer Friendly Tyler Cochran of Pleasant Prairie; Brian Albert Gonzales, also a Kenosha police officer, from Kenosha; Ray Rowe, “Deputy Friendly” with the Sheriff’s Department, of Kenosha; and Sgt. David Zoerner, also with the Sheriff’s Department, of Pleasant Prairie.
The four will square off in a primary election scheduled for Aug. 9. The top two vote getters in the primary will be on the ballot for the general election to be held on Nov. 8. Also vying for sheriff is Kenosha resident James Simmons, a deputy in Lake County, Ill. and the only Democratic candidate on the ballot.
Sheriff David Beth, a Republican, is not seeking re-election, announcing four years ago before the 2018 election he would not be running again this year.
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During the forum, which was held at the Italian American Club in Kenosha, the four candidates addressed a range of topics that included elected officials’ response to the city’s riots in 2020, along with citizens’ rights to bear arms were among the top issues discussed.
Candidates were asked what they would have done differently in responding to the riots that ensued following police shooting of Jacob Blake in August of 2020.
Zoerner said the No. 1 thing he would have done differently was calling for help immediately.
“The minute we were surrounded the sitting sheriff has the authority to contact the general with the National Guard and he is the contact personnel at the governor’s office. That’s how it works,” he said. “It is the sheriff’s responsibility. Moral responsibility to take care of us … and that is what we have to do.”
Rowe took aim at Gov. Tony Evers’ response.
“He did not send the necessary help that we needed. He minimized this. A lot of this could’ve been alleviated had he sent down the troops that we’d asked for,” Rowe said. Rowe said he would’ve also asked immediately for mutual aid from other agencies, as well. Eventually the mutual aid did come from across the state.
Cochran said the response to the riots was one of the reasons that drove him to run for office. He, too criticized elected officials’ “lack of urgency” and communication with the public and vowed to conduct “monthly table top exercises” to prepare for such incidents.
“I would also make sure that egos do not get in the way of public safety,” he said.
Gonzales said that in hindsight, the “boots on the ground did what they needed to do with what they had.” He said he would call for better coordination between law enforcement adding more protection for the fire department so they could put out the fires and had local officers assist the National Guard trying to find their way through Kenosha.
“The other thing I would’ve done? God honest, I would’ve looked at those people that were starting to become rioters, quite frankly, I would ask the fire department why don’t you turn your hoses on those folks?” he said, drawing applause until forum facilitator Brian Thomas, who is also on the County Board, asked that they withhold such response.
Candidates also addressed the issue of the Second Amendment and the right to carry concealed weapons in public places. The County Board is in the process of repealing the ban of guns in county-owned public buildings and allowing concealed weapons in buildings other than areas such as the jail, detention center and the courthouse.
All four candidates said that law abiding citizens should be able to carry concealed weapons.
Rowe said he had “some reservations” about residents, other than law enforcement carrying concealed weapons in county buildings, and that most people agree that there isn’t a need for guns in those buildings.
He added that even those with concealed carry aren’t “always thinking straight” and could lead to putting people in jeopardy.
“We don’t really need the vigilantes to be in these buildings when we have sheriff’s deputies patrolling those buildings that are carrying a gun,” he said.
Cochran said a “lawful carrier” of a firearm should be able to carry wherever they would like.
“How many times have we seen someone turned away because they see a sign that says `No Guns Allowed’ that they want to harm someone? It doesn’t happen,” he said. “If we can law-abiding citizens lawfully carrying, we can potentially save lives.”
Zoerner said his sister, who had been in a domestic violence situation, rebuilt her confidence when her new boyfriend taught her how to use a weapon to the point where she no longer carries one.
“I’m here to tell you, I support carrying concealed law-abiding citizens that are legally armed in permissible county buildings,” he said. “That’s where I stand on it. I’m not going to waiver. I want you to have the right to carry a firearm anywhere you legally can.”
Gonzales said that people who carry concealed weapons commit “far less crimes than anyone else.” According to Gonzales, the vigilante argument was unfounded.
“When you have the chance to protect yourself and you’re able to use a gun safely, that’s what you should be able to do,” he said. “Because in this country, there’s way too many times and we’re never going to take them away from people and the bad guys are always going to have them. They can care less about any signs that you put on the door.” | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-now-kenosha-county-sheriffs-candidates-address-riots-second-amendment-rights-at-forum/article_29ca1576-f772-11ec-bff6-ebbf67397aac.html | 2022-06-30T00:23:45 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-now-kenosha-county-sheriffs-candidates-address-riots-second-amendment-rights-at-forum/article_29ca1576-f772-11ec-bff6-ebbf67397aac.html |
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Deal or no deal? Most likely, deal.
The California environmentalists who back a November ballot measure to reduce single-use plastics appear headed to withdrawing it just ahead of the Thursday deadline, following fierce negotiations with lawmakers and others on a bill that aims to achieve many of the same goals and that is supported by some influential environmental organizations.
The ballot measure proponents are waiting for the bill to pass the Legislature before making a final decision. Some told CalMatters on Tuesday they’re happy with the current proposal, though the Natural Resources Defense Council has continued concerns.
The drama peaked Tuesday at a hastily called meeting of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee, which approved the alternative legislation on a bipartisan 9-0 vote. It still faces a vote before the full Assembly this week. If approved, the bill — which was amended June 16, Friday night and again Sunday — would also have to be approved by the state Senate.
State Sen. Ben Allen, a Democrat from Santa Monica who authored Senate Bill 54, said his team has continued “intense” conversations with the ballot measure proponents to address concerns.
“It’s a groundbreaking effort to reduce plastic pollution that has brought environmental and business groups together,” he told CalMatters. “This is what the voters asked us to do: solve these problems together.”
Allen acknowledged there was still work to do, but expressed optimism that the ballot measure would be withdrawn. “At the end of the day, they’re going to need to feel confident that this is strong. We’re continuing those conversations but we feel as though the bill’s strong enough to merit pulling back the ballot measure.”
Californians Against Waste, which opposed earlier versions of the legislation, was convinced.
“Based on the most recent amendments and the author’s commitment to continue to work on the one outstanding issue raised by environmental justice groups around definitions, we are happy to express our support today,” Nicole Kurian, policy analyst with the group, told the committee.
The intense, up-to-the-last-hour talks reveal a deep split in the environmental community about how best to make real progress in reducing plastic pollution and to make practical fixes to California’s badly broken recycling system — and how closely to cooperate with the plastics industry in any solution.
And the question of whether to do the deal reflects a calculation of whether a ballot measure could pass with a potentially divided environmental lobby and against the spending might of the plastics industry.
The bill doesn’t do everything sought by the ballot measure proponents. But several major environmental groups called Sunday for the Legislature to pass the bill.
SB 54, however, would give the plastics industry more time to comply with the mandates and regulations in the ballot measure — until 2032 instead of 2030 — that are designed to ensure all single-use packaging and foodware is recyclable, reusable, refillable or compostable. In California, only a small portion of all plastic waste is recycled. About 85% ends up in landfills.
The bill would still impose a fee on single-use plastic packaging and foodware, with proceeds going to CalRecycle, the state Natural Resources Agency and local governments.
In a June 21 joint letter to Assemblymember Luz Rivas, the chairperson of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee, the League of California Cities, California State Association of Counties and Rural County Representatives of California said they support the bill because it would help them meet their challenges to recycle plastics.
A rocky path
The agreement is the latest under a 2014 law designed to keep costly measures off the ballot — but also used by special interests to pressure the Legislature to approve reforms. It’s the second one this session: Last month, Newsom signed a bill to reform California’s medical malpractice law and proponents pulled their November ballot measure.
But the legislative path to the apparent plastics deal has been long and messy.
Allen first initiated the bill in 2019 with a coalition of environmental groups, but it failed to pass. Another attempt in 2020 also failed, barely.
After that, some of those environmental groups split off to try the ballot measure approach instead. They teamed up with Recology, a San Francisco-based waste management company, which, separately from the ballot initiative, has come under fire for allegedly overcharging the city.
Earlier in June, the ballot measure sponsors wrote to Allen and legislative leaders that SB 54 did not include stringent enough protections. They want any plan to include:
- Giving more authority to CalRecycle rather than the plastics industry – specifically, on how to achieve recycling targets.
- Prohibiting producers from funding chemical recycling, or most technologies that burn waste, or otherwise produce fuels or energy.
- Giving the state the ability to prohibit the sale of other materials, or phasing out some materials directly.
- Either banning Styrofoam and other polystyrene food containers or speeding up their reduction and recycling. Michael Sangiacomo — the former Recology CEO who is one of the three proponents whose names are on the measure and would have to agree to withdraw it — told legislators he wouldn’t unless the bill called for at least 50% of polystyrene to be recycled by 2025.
The latest version of SB 54 bans chemical recycling and clarifies that foodware made from polystyrene is banned unless at least 25% of it is recycled by 2025.
Californians Against Waste, Natural Resources Defense Council and Sierra Club California had also objected to compromises since the 2019 bill. In a June 19 letter to legislative leaders, they also raised alarms about relying on the plastics industry to achieve the reduction goals.
The prior bills that failed and the deal-making on the current version “show the stranglehold that corporate polluters have over legislative bodies.” the letter argued. “This is precisely why the state has a Citizen’s Initiative process. The people of California want to see decisive action to turn the tide on plastic pollution, and we have no doubt that voters will support the ballot measure that will be before them this November.”
A coalition of nearly 20 environmental justice groups echoed similar concerns in a separate June 19 letter to the Legislature.
After the committee vote, Victoria Rome, director of California government affairs with the Natural Resources Defense Council, said while the committee “has made great strides in addressing” the group’s concerns, “we will continue to work with our environmental justice and public health partners to ensure that the bill is as strong as possible.”
But Californians Against Waste said it’s now satisfied.
It joins several other prominent environmental groups — including the Nature Conservancy, Environment California and EnviroVoters — that earlier said the bill would lead to clear and enforceable reductions in plastic packaging of at least 25%, would boost California’s recycling efforts by requiring single-use plastics to be reusable or compostable and would mandate that plastics producers provide funding for cleanup efforts. The Ocean Conservancy estimated that SB 54 would eliminate 23 tons of plastics in its first 10 years.
Better to have industry on board?
Allen argues that his bill includes more specifics than the ballot measure, and that the buy-in from the plastics industry would lead to better results.
But on Wednesday, a key industry group, the American Chemistry Council, said it is still concerned with elements of the latest bill, including the definition of chemical recycling “so new, innovative technologies that keep hard to recycle plastic out of the environment and landfills count” toward the goals.
Still, the council’s statement said it would “work constructively” with lawmakers and CalRecycle on the implementation of SB 54, if it becomes law. The council said it’s a better alternative to the ballot measure, which it says would raise consumer costs by $9 billion a year.
“Despite SB 54’s flaws, a worse outcome for Californians is the ballot measure,” Joshua Baca, the council’s vice president for plastics, said in the statement. “If it is not withdrawn, our industry is resolved to educate voters of the tax measure’s flaws through a strong opposition campaign.”
The “producer responsibility” model in SB 54 wouldn’t be the first. It’s been used to curb waste from carpet fibers, mercury thermostats and mattresses in California.
Heidi Sanborn, founder and director of the National Stewardship Action Council, says she has used what she’s learned from the successes and failures of those programs to help craft SB 54.
In the carpet fiber program, for example, compromises in the bill meant there was no specific recycling rate or a target date for producers. The paint stewardship program also had some early bumps, but with bills along the way to refine the program, about 92% of the more than 4 million gallons of paint collected is being reused or recycled, according to its 2021 annual report.
“When you have the producers running the program, the key thing is the set-up. The devil is in the details,” Sanborn said. “You’ve got to have a state agency assigned to oversight and enforcement, give them tools in the law, and then they have to use them.”
But environmental justice and other groups are more than skeptical. “Suffice it to say,” they wrote, “that we just don’t have confidence that an industry so prone to deceiving the public for so long about the impacts of its products on our communities and our planet will now take the starring role in its own demise voluntarily.”
California’s plastic crisis
California once exported about a third of its recyclable materials, much of it to China, according to estimates from CalRecycle. But in 2017, China announced that it would tighten contamination standards and ban imports of certain types of waste.
Now, California’s recyclers are stockpiling or landfilling plastic products, and even paper that they struggle to sell. rePlanet, a major collector of beverage containers, shuttered its 284 centers in California despite receiving $25 million from the state.
Since then, several bills have attempted to address the crisis – with mixed success.
In 2018, the Legislature placed restrictions on single-use plastic straws, and in 2020, required plastic bottles to contain at least 50% recycled plastic by 2030. Last year, lawmakers limited which products are allowed to use the triangular “chasing arrows” recycling symbol.
Others, including the state’s ban on most single-use plastic carry-out bags, were done via ballot measure.
“Plastic pollution is at an environmental tipping point….The impacts it has on our oceans, rivers, parks, playgrounds, and food sources can no longer be ignored,” Rivas said in a statement after today’s committee vote. “The amendments proposed by my committee have further strengthened SB 54 when it comes to eliminating plastics from our communities.”
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Over the last decade, Orange County issued 65,171 permits to carry a concealed handgun and both Fresno and Sacramento counties issued more than 45,000.
San Francisco issued 11.
That’s according to data published online Monday by the California Department of Justice, but which has since been removed after reporters discovered that the open database included the names, home addresses and other personal information of more than 200,000 concealed carry permit holders in the state.
The wide variation across counties was at the heart of last week’s U.S. Supreme Court opinion, which struck down New York state’s concealed carry permitting scheme, which is very similar to California’s and which gave local law enforcement sweeping discretion to determine who should be allowed to tote a hidden handgun in public.
In California county sheriffs have been the most common adjudicators of whether an applicant has “good cause” to receive a concealed carry permit. In counties with conservative sheriffs, including Orange and Sacramento, they have used that discretion to issue these permits to any applicants who qualify on paper. In San Francisco, concealed carry permits are virtually nonexistent.
The court’s ruling last Thursday is forcing San Francisco’s sheriff’s department to behave more like Orange County’s — at least until state lawmakers pass new legislation.
On Friday, Attorney General Rob Bonta advised all county sheriffs and police chiefs in the state that they “may no longer require a demonstration of ‘good cause’ in order to obtain a concealed carry permit.”
California law also requires applicants to undergo a background check, take a safety course and satisfy a “good moral character” standard, often interpreted to disqualify those who have committed violent felonies or are the subject of restraining orders. In his Friday memo, Bonta stressed that licensing authorities are still obligated to enforce those other requirements.
But the statewide standards are likely to get beefed up soon.
Tuesday, Sen. Anthony Portantino, a Democrat from Glendale, introduced legislation that he said would “update” the state’s concealed carry law to make it more restrictive, while also complying with the highest court’s latest dictate.
The bill, which was authored by Bonta’s office, would create a new statewide application process that explicitly disqualifies applicants who have committed certain felonies or are the subject of restraining orders. Applicants would also need to be at least 21, provide three character witnesses and take an additional firearm storage and safety course.
Beyond the additional hurdles required of applicants, the bill would expand the number of designated “sensitive places” where even a concealed carry license holder would not be allowed to take their firearms. That exception is taken directly from the Supreme Court ruling, which held that the government is allowed to prohibit guns in certain areas, namely schools and government buildings.
Portantino’s Senate Bill 918 would deem all the following “sensitive”: all school grounds, college and university campuses, government and judicial buildings, medical facilities, public transit, public parks, playgrounds, public demonstrations and any place where alcohol is sold.
Some gun rights advocates disagree that the new rules are consistent with the court’s new standard. “It’s not an improvement on California’s concealed carry laws, it’s in defiance of this court opinion,” Dan Reid, a lobbyist with the National Rifle Association, said at Tuesday’s Assembly Public Safety committee hearing on the bill.
The bill passed the committee along party lines, with all Democrats voting in favor. Lawmakers will take it back up in August when they return from the summer recess.
If passed into law, concealed carry licenses could be more onerous to acquire in counties where permits have been issued relatively freely, even while the most restrictive counties will likely be required to issue more. That would close a particularly wide chasm between the urban Bay Area and much of rural northern California. Most Bay Area counties have issued fewer than 60 licenses per 100,000 residents since 2012, according to the new Department of Justice data.
It’s more than 10,000 per 100,000 residents in Shasta, Modoc, Tehama, Inyo, Sierra, Calvareas, Plumas, Siskiyou, El Dorado, Tuolumne and Mariposa counties.
These numbers were published by the state’s Attorney General on Monday through a new “2022 Firearms Dashboard Portal,” which also included information about domestic violence restraining orders and registered firearm vendors.
“Transparency is key to increasing public trust between law enforcement and the communities we serve,” Bonta said in a press release touting the new data tool.
But Tuesday, gun rights and conservative media outlets pointed out that the dashboard allowed users to access the personal information of thousands of concealed carry license applicants.
The Department of Justice public data portal was still offline as of this afternoon. And after numerous requests for comment, the Attorney General’s press office issued an unsigned statement Tuesday saying that it was a mistake to expose the personal information and it is investigating.
Today, the office put out a lengthier statement, notifying the public of the data disclosure, noting that the files were available for download for less than 24 hours and vowing to provide credit monitoring services to anyone whose personal information was exposed.
“We acknowledge the stress this may cause those individuals whose information was exposed. I am deeply disturbed and angered,” Bonta said in the press release.
Bonta’s office also disclosed that it is investigating whether any personal information might have been exposed in the gun violence restraining order dashboard and assault weapon registry, among other databases.
The full concealed carry permit database was not directly available through the interactive dashboard, but on Monday users could navigate to a menu allowing them to download nearly 600,000 records. The file included the full legal name, birthdate, home address, age and, if specified, race and ethnicity of at least 242,727 individual applicants. Among those applicants, at least 140 are current or former judges.
“It is infuriating that people who have been complying with the law have been put at risk by this breach,” Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea, president of the California State Sheriffs’ Association, said in a statement today.
Chuck Michel, president of the California Rifle & Pistol Association, the state chapter of the National Rifle Association, said there could be legal consequences for the state.
“The judge disclosures are illegal,” he said, referring to a state law that prohibits the state from publishing the home address of an elected or appointed official without their permission.
He added that even for ordinary license holders, the disclosure could raise safety concerns.
“You basically advertise to criminals: ‘There’s a gun; here, come take it,’” he said.
Assembly Republican leader James Gallagher of Yuba City demanded that the attorney immediately correct “this egregious error,” which he called “uttery infuriating.”
“Time and time again, our state government has proven to be irredeemably irresponsible with the most sensitive information,” Gallagher said in a statement. “Why should we have any faith in them for any kind of accountability, let alone keep an up to date, secure database of gun owners’ information?”
Nathan Hochman, Bonta’s Republican opponent in the November election, piled on this morning, tweeting that Bonta had “endangered firearm permit holders statewide, such as judges, reserve officers and domestic violence victims.”
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A bill under consideration by the Legislature would pave the way for California lawmakers to extend the life of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, the state’s last nuclear facility, past its scheduled closure.
The energy trailer bill negotiated by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration allocates a reserve fund of up to $75 million to the state Department of Water Resources to prolong the operation of aging power plants scheduled to close. Diablo Canyon, on the coast near San Luis Obispo, has been preparing to shut down for more than five years.
The funding is part of a contentious bill that, if enacted, aims to address a couple of Newsom’s most pressing concerns — maintaining the reliability of the state’s increasingly strained power grid, and avoiding the politically damaging prospect of brown-outs or blackouts.
Should the Newsom administration choose to extend the life of the nuclear plant, the funding would allow that — although the actual cost to keep the 37-year-old facility owned by Pacific Gas and Electric is not known. Newsom’s office and the Department of Water Resources did not immediately respond to multiple requests for comment. Asked for an estimate, PG&E spokesperson Lynsey Paulo did not provide one.
Even if only a contingency fund, the optics of sending millions of state and federal dollars to the state’s largest utility — which has a recent record of responsibility for deadly wildfires and state “bailouts” — are politically problematic.
While the energy bill doesn’t itself authorize the extension of the plant’s life, it does provide the money should state leaders decide to do so. Such a move would require “subsequent legislation and review and approval by state, local and federal regulatory entities,” said Lindsay Buckley, a spokesperson for the California Energy Commission.
Overall, the energy trailer bill seeks to address the thorny transition as California tries to move from a reliance on fossil fuels to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. The legislation spells out the state’s concern that, during extreme weather events, renewable energy alone will not be enough to meet the state’s rising power demand.
The state’s solution: Keep Diablo Canyon as open as a failsafe, and pay to retrofit several aging fossil fuel facilities and backup power generation.
“The governor requested this language, not as a decision to move ahead with continuing operation of Diablo Canyon, but to protect the option to do that if a future decision is made,” said state Sen. John Laird, a Democrat from San Luis Obispo.
He also said the public should have a chance to weigh in before a final decision is made on the plant’s fate.
“The shuttering of Diablo Canyon has been years in the making, with hundreds of millions of dollars already committed for decommissioning,” Laird said. “Along with the residents of the Central Coast, I’m eager to see what the governor and federal officials have in mind.”
Located on the state’s Central Coast, Diablo Canyon has been supplying power to the state’s electric grid since 1985. Its 2,240 megawatts of electricity generation is roughly enough to support the needs of more than 3 million people.
In 2016, PG&E announced plans to close the nuclear plant, noting that the transition to renewable energy would make continued operations too costly. The California Public Utilities Commission approved the closure in 2018, after the utility reached a settlement agreement with advocacy groups and environmentalists. The facility has two reactors: One reactor is slated to close in 2024, followed by the second in 2025.
Regardless of the future decision about the lifespan of the nuclear plant, nothing can happen without federal and state funding.
The Biden Administration created a $6 billion Civil Nuclear Credit Program to rescue financially struggling nuclear power plants, and Newsom has said he would consider applying for federal funding to keep Diablo Canyon open past its scheduled 2025 closure.
But in order to access the federal funding, PG&E is facing a July 5 deadline. The utility on Tuesday asked the federal government to grant it a 75-day extension to apply.
Some federal requirements could prevent Diablo Canyon from qualifying for that federal funding, so last month the Newsom administration sent a letter to federal Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm requesting changes to ensure Diablo Canyon’s eligibility. In response, the Energy Department has proposed removing one requirement: that an applicant not recover “more than 50% of its cost from cost-of-service regulation or regulated contracts.”
PG&E expressed support for the change in its own letter to the Energy Department Tuesday. It also urged the agency to give it an extension, adding that it “is needed to provide PG&E the time to collect and analyze the information and prepare an application.”
“The current energy policy of the state is to decommission the plant when the licenses expire in 2024 and 2025, but considering the recent direction from the state, we’ve requested an extension of the application deadline,” Paulo said. “The Department of Energy funding would reduce costs to customers if the state decides it wants to preserve the option to keep the plant open to help with grid reliability.”
But changing the federal rules to accommodate PG&E is a bad idea to longtime critics of nuclear power in California. To keep the plant operating, PG&E would have to seismically retrofit the plant and make heavy investments in cooling system and maintenance upgrades — costs that would outweigh the benefits, the anti-nuclear nonprofit San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace wrote in a letter sent to the Energy Department on Monday.
Linda Seeley, a San Luis Obispo resident and longtime member of the group, said extending Diablo Canyon will cause a “myriad of problems.”
“This is so ill-advised. It’s a play of desperation,” she said. “I know we’re in a very serious climate crisis, but this is not a rational or practical response.”
Supporters insist the funds are necessary to keep the plant open and advance the state’s goals of getting to a carbon-neutral economy while battling climate change. A coalition of 37 scientists, entrepreneurs and academics on Monday sent a letter to Energy Secretary Granholm expressing support for the Department of Energy’s proposal.
“Considering our climate crisis, failing to pass this amendment could lead to the plant’s closure,” the letter said. “That would not only be irresponsible, the consequences could be catastrophic. We are in a rush to decarbonize and hopefully save our planet from the worsening effects of climate change. We categorically believe that shutting down Diablo Canyon in 2025 is at odds with this goal.”
California is facing steep hurdles in addressing its power supply challenges as the climate crisis intensifies and the state transitions to renewable energy. Soaring temperatures and heat waves have been hitting the state in recent years, straining supply and increasing the risk of power outages. A prolonged drought has depleted hydropower sources, while more frequent wildfires also continue to threaten the state’s electrical infrastructure.
The state’s energy trailer bill, which was negotiated as part of the budget process, would significantly expand the authority of the Energy Commission and Department of Water Resources to streamline electric power projects. The bill would grant the water agency the authority to site, construct and operate power facilities wherever it wants, and does not require the agency to comply with existing state or local laws.
The bill’s funding could allow PG&E to invest in dry cask storage, a method to safely store spent fuel. The money could also be used for capacity payments — public dollars that are used to sustain a plant’s operations — and to issue flex alerts, when a utility asks its customers to voluntarily reduce their energy consumption and use power during off-peak hours, said Michael Colvin, director of regulatory and legislative affairs at the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund.
The goal, he said, is to have the cash on hand to sustain operations during high-peak hours and potential power crunches brought on by extreme weather.
“Some of that money would be to basically keep those types of power plants around and on standby,” he said. “I look at this allocation as a contingency fund – we don’t necessarily think we’re going to need this but if we do, we want to have some flexibility available. Setting aside some money to be able to do this now is probably a good use of public funds, given the moment that we’re in.”
While Diablo Canyon is seen as a climate-friendly alternative to advocates of nuclear power in California, opponents cite safety threats and problems storing radioactive waste. And the prospect of keeping it open involves numerous technical, financial and logistical challenges. PG&E would need to reapply for licensing with the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which issues the licenses to keep the plant operating, and would need to receive state and federal approval to do so. It would also have to address aging infrastructure problems at the site.
The commission issues operating licenses for nuclear power reactors to operate for up to 40 years, and allows renewal for an additional 20 years at a time.
Though it remains unclear how many more years the plant could be extended, Colvin said it’s unlikely that the state would pursue a lengthy, decades-long extension. He said the plant is more likely to continue operating for another five or so years.
“I don’t think we need an asset like Diablo Canyon for that long of a period of time,” he said, “and certainly not at the size and shape of what Diablo Canyon is.”
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Attorney General Rob Bonta, the California Department of Justice, and several sheriff’s offices across the region are now warning concealed-carry permit holders some of their personal information was publicly available online.
According to a release from the Office of the Attorney General, the information was available in a spreadsheet after a June 27 update of the portal.
It says the information exposed included names, addresses, date of birth, race, criminal history and more. Financial information and Social Security numbers were not visible, though.
After discovering the data -- which is required to be collected by law -- was publicly available, the California Department of Justice removed it from public view and shut down the dashboard Tuesday morning.
The California Department of Justice is investigating how it happened, and the extent to which information could’ve been exposed from the dashboards.
They’re also working to notify people whose data was exposed, providing them with additional information, and offering credit monitoring services for anyone affected.
The California State Sheriffs’ Association (CSSA) issued an alert after learning about the data breach.
“It is infuriating that people who have been complying with the law have been put at risk by this breach,” wrote CSSA President and Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea. “California’s sheriffs are very concerned about this data breach and the risk it poses to California’s CCW permit holders.”
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ELK GROVE, Calif. — A Facebook post that's been shared more than a hundred times claims two men attacked a woman in Elk Grove. Similar, localized posts about the two men have been shared throughout the country.
It appears to start and end the same way in every iteration, the only difference is the location. The post says the two men pictured claimed to be homeless and seeking help before attacking. The post also says they attacked a mother.
The post has been seen in multiple Facebook groups, including Elk Grove and even a group based in Rogers County, Oklahoma. In each version, the written location changes.
The Elk Grove Police Department told ABC10 that they had no reports of what the post claimed.
ABC affiliate KVII-TV also reported on the post in Bovina, which is in Parmer County, Texas. The station reports the county sheriff's office called it a scam.
The Brownsville Police Department in Texas also debunked the same post for their area as well.
The two photos are of men from Most Wanted lists out of the United Kingdom. One man was identified as Patrick Kosolo. The booking photo appears to be from at least 2014.
The Enfield Independent reported that Kosolo was wanted by Enfield Police for grievous bodily harm and made it onto Metropolitan Police's Most Wanted list back in 2014.
The other man pictured is Ozgur Demir, a Turkish national, wanted for drug trafficking. He's part of the National Crime Agency's Most Wanted list for the UK.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Professor emeritus Ming-Tung “Mike” Lee taught marketing at Sacramento State University for 28 years before retiring in 2018.
Now, he's coming out of retirement to lead Sonoma State University as interim president, according to California State University officials.
“Throughout his decades of service to Sacramento State, Dr. Lee has a demonstrated history of collaboration and innovation leading to improved levels of student achievement,” said CSU interim president Jolene Koester said.
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LATHROP, Calif. — San Joaquin County deputies rescued a missing nonverbal 11-year-old boy with autism after he jumped into a lake Tuesday night.
According to a post on the office’s Facebook page, they received a call around 8 p.m. for a missing at-risk child. The post says deputies were familiar with the child because he’s previously wandered away from his home in Lathrop.
Then, a second call came in about a child who jumped into a lake near the boathouse and was treading water.
Deputies Silva and Lewis got to the scene and jumped into the water because they weren’t sure of the boy’s swimming ability.
The post says deputies realized the water was deeper than they thought, and they swam out to the boy before bringing him back to the shore.
The boy was checked out at the scene and released to his parents.
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HOUSTON — Texas Governor Greg Abbott is ordering more truck checkpoints across the state of Texas to prevent more deaths like what we saw in San Antonio earlier this week, when 53 people who were being transported in a big rig died. But we're learning the semi-truck actually made it through two checkpoints undetected.
Four hours before first responders descended on the semi-truck in San Antonio in a desperate attempt to save lives, the driver – identified by Mexican government officials as Homero Zamorano -- was caught on camera crossing through a Customs and Border Patrol checkpoint in Encinal, Texas.
This new information was released in a press conference hosted by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Mexican officials released a map of the truck's alleged route. It’s believed the migrants were loaded into the truck on the U.S. side near Laredo before heading north. The truck also cleared the Cotulla checkpoint before ending up in southwest San Antonio.
Zamorano was arrested in a nearby field pretending to be one of the injured smuggled migrants, according to authorities.
"Border Patrol does not have the resources to be able to inspect all of the trucks and as a result, Border Patrol didn't have the capability of saving those lives," said Gov. Abbott.
In Eagle Pass Wednesday, Governor Abbott highlighted what he calls a catastrophe at the border -- record crossings at the border. There were 44,000 alone last month in the area near Eagle Pass and Del Rio. Abbott is ordering new measures.
“DPS will create and implement a checkpoint strategy beginning immediately. They will begin targeting trucks like the one used where the people perished," said Abbott.
DPS will deploy teams trained to detect cloned trucks along smuggling corridors. In addition to more checkpoints, Abbott says DPS will deploy at least two new 20-trooper strike teams to areas seeing record crossings.
And the Texas National Guard plans to put more drones in the air in the coming months.
“Our prayers are with the families who were affected,” said Gov. Abbott. “We never want to see that again.”
Victims in alleged deadly human smuggling
Reporting below is from the Associated Press.
Victims have been found with no identification documents at all and in one case a stolen ID. Remote villages lack phone service to reach family members and determine the whereabouts of missing migrants. Fingerprint data has to be shared and matched by different governments.
More than a day after the discovery of a stifling trailer in San Antonio where dozens of migrants died after being abandoned in the sweltering heat, few identities of the victims have been made public, illustrating the challenges authorities face in tracing people who cross borders clandestinely.
The number of dead rose to 53 on Wednesday after two more migrants died, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office. Forty of the victims were male and 13 were female, it said.
Officials had potential identifications on 37 of the victims as of Wednesday morning, pending verification with authorities in other countries.
“It’s a tedious, tedious, sad, difficult process,” said Bexar County Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores, who represents the district where the truck was abandoned.
The bodies were discovered Monday afternoon on the outskirts of San Antonio in what is believed to be the nation's deadliest smuggling episode on the U.S.-Mexico border. More than a dozen people were taken to hospitals, including four children. Three people have been arrested.
The truck, which was registered in Alamo, Texas, but had fake plates and logos, was carrying 67 migrants, Francisco Garduño, chief of Mexico’s National Immigration Institute, said Wednesday.
The driver was apprehended after trying to pretend he was one of the migrants, Garduño said. Two other Mexican men also have been detained, he said.
Among the dead were 27 people from Mexico, 14 from Honduras, seven from Guatemala and two from El Salvador, he said. One of the victims had no identification, Garduño said.
The tragedy occurred at a time when huge numbers of migrants have been coming to the U.S., many of them taking perilous risks to cross swift rivers and canals and scorching desert landscapes. Migrants were stopped nearly 240,000 times in May, up by one-third from a year ago.
With little information about the victims, desperate families of migrants from Mexico and Central America frantically sought word of their loved ones.
Several survivors were in critical condition with injuries such as brain damage and internal bleeding, according to Rubén Minutti, the Mexico consul general in San Antonio.
Guatemala’s foreign ministry said late Tuesday that it had confirmed two hospitalized Guatemalans and was working to identify three possible Guatemalans among the dead. Honduras’ foreign relations ministry said it was trying to confirm the identities of four of the dead who were carrying Honduran papers.
Eva Ferrufino, a spokesperson for Honduras’ foreign ministry, said her agency was working with the Honduras Consulate in south Texas to match names and fingerprints and complete identifications.
The process is painstaking because among the pitfalls are fake or stolen documents.
Mexico’s foreign affairs secretary identified two people Tuesday who were hospitalized in San Antonio. But it turned out that one of the identification cards he shared on Twitter had been stolen last year in the southern state of Chiapas.
Haneydi Antonio Guzman, 23, was safe in a mountain community more than 1,300 miles (2,092 kilometers) away from San Antonio when she began receiving messages from family and friends. There is no phone signal there, but she has internet access.
Journalists started showing up at her parents’ home in Escuintla -- the address on her ID that was stolen and found in the truck — expecting to find her worried relatives.
“That’s me on the ID, but I am not the person that was in the trailer and they say is hospitalized," Antonio Guzman said.
“My relatives were contacting me worried, asking where I was,” she said. “I told them I was fine, that I was in my house and I clarified it on my" Facebook page.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard deleted his tweet identifying her without comment. The other victim Ebrard identified turned out to be accurate.
In the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, municipal officials in San Miguel Huautla were traveling to the community of 32-year-old José Luis Vásquez Guzmán late Tuesday to find out if his mother wanted to travel to San Antonio to be with him in the hospital.
Manuel Velasco López, San Miguel Huautla’s municipal secretary, said that a cousin had been traveling with Vásquez Guzmán and was now considered missing.
Another cousin, Alejandro López, told Mexico's Milenio television that their family worked in farming and construction and that they migrated because “we don’t have anything but weaving hats, palms and handicrafts.”
“Growing corn, wheat and beans is what we do in this region and that leads to a lot of our people emigrating and going to the United States,” he said.
Miguel Barbosa, the governor of neighboring Puebla state, set off a scramble for information in the town of Izucar de Matamoros on Tuesday when he said two of the dead were from there although that was not confirmed.
In the heavily migrant town, everyone was asking if their friends or neighbors were among the dead found in Texas. Attempting to cross into the United States is such a tradition that most youths in the town at least consider it.
“All of the young people start to think about going (to the U.S.) as soon as they turn 18,” said migrant activist Carmelo Castañeda, who works with the nonprofit Casa del Migrante. “If there aren’t more visas, our people are going to keep dying.”
Migrants typically pay $8,000 to $10,000 to be taken across the border and loaded into a tractor-trailer and driven to San Antonio, where they transfer to smaller vehicles for their final destinations across the United States, said Craig Larrabee, acting special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in San Antonio.
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar told The Associated Press Wednesday that Homeland Security investigators believe the migrants boarded the truck in or around Laredo, on U.S. soil, but have not confirmed that. He said the truck went through a Border Patrol checkpoint northeast of Laredo on Interstate 35 on Monday.
Before leaving on the more than two-hour trip to San Antonio, the truck had been parked Monday in South Texas just north of the border, Garduño said.
Authorities think the truck had mechanical problems when it was left next to a railroad track in an area of San Antonio surrounded by auto scrapyards that brush up against a busy freeway, said Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff.
San Antonio has been a recurring scene of tragedy and desperation in recent years involving migrants in semitrailers.
Ten migrants died in 2017 after being trapped inside a truck parked at a San Antonio Walmart. In 2003, the bodies of 19 migrants were found in a sweltering truck southeast of the city.
Other tragedies have occurred before migrants reached the U.S. In December, more than 50 died when a semitrailer rolled over on a highway in southern Mexico.
During a vigil Tuesday at a San Antonio park, many of the more than 50 people who attended expressed sadness and anger at the deaths and what they described as a broken immigration system.
Back in Puebla, farmer Juan Sánchez Carrillo, 45, was sickened when he heard of the deaths in Texas.
He narrowly escaped death when he and his friends ran away from dozing migrant rustlers in the mountains near Otay Mesa near San Diego.
“For the smugglers, we the migrants are not human,” Sánchez Carrillo said. “For them we are no more than merchandise.” | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/texas-big-rig-driver/285-30be725b-2b4e-41fd-bd16-d3512663ab9b | 2022-06-30T00:33:53 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/texas-big-rig-driver/285-30be725b-2b4e-41fd-bd16-d3512663ab9b |
TWIN FALLS — With continued redevelopment of downtown in mind, the Urban Renewal Authority on Tuesday voted to purchase a half-acre property at Third Avenue and Hansen Street South for $550,000.
The location, formerly the site of Step-Ken automotive supply, is now standing empty and in need of repair. The URA found the location desirable, as it sits in the warehouse district on Hansen Avenue South, a block away from Second South Market. Glanbia’s new building at Fourth Avenue and Shoshone Street South is across the alley and is in the Hansen Corridor, an area highlighted by the URA for redevelopment.
City Manager Travis Rothweiler presented the details of the negotiated purchase sale agreement Tuesday to the URA Board before their vote.
“We believe that the Step-Ken property as it’s commonly referred to, is of strategic importance," Rothweiler said. "It is right there on Hansen street and it has the opportunity to be repurposed and transformed into a contributing structure just as what (the URA has) been able to do at 160 Main, and other projects throughout the community."
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Following the finalization of the purchase, the URA will likely demolish the existing structures to clear the site for redevelopment and new construction.
The $550,000 sale price was reached through negotiations between the URA and the seller, down from the original asking price of $750,000. Appraisers valued the property at $306,000. The taxable value assessment is currently listed on the county assessor as $297,427.
URA board member Alexandra Caval asked if city staff was confident that the seller wouldn't negotiate any lower.
“I think that we hit the seller at the right time, and I think we are getting a good deal,” Rothweiler said. “One was the appraisal, the other was the taxable value, both of those were slightly lower than the original selling price, and they are lower than this price."
Rothweiler also said that the city staff believed the return on investment of the property based on other properties in the downtown area would be revenue-producing well under the 20-year lifecycle of an Urban Renewal Area.
During board discussion before the vote, URA board member Dave McAlindin said it was time to move forward with the purchase.
"I think it's time to buy that property," McAlindin said. "It's over and above what the appraisal is, but in this market, that's just the way things are. It is a strategic piece. I agree. Buy it." | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/urban-renewal-authority-purchases-downtown-property/article_bc732854-f7e5-11ec-868b-734852bd8d82.html | 2022-06-30T00:33:57 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/urban-renewal-authority-purchases-downtown-property/article_bc732854-f7e5-11ec-868b-734852bd8d82.html |
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Like thousands of students across the country, Abby Steffen was unsure of how she was going to pay for a college education.
The sophomore-to-be at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln said she didn’t qualify for a Pell Grant when she first submitted her Free Application for Financial Student Aid, known as FAFSA, the document used to determine how much help she would be eligible to receive.
The oldest of eight children from a farm family that lives near Crofton, Steffen was assigned a high expected family contribution, meaning she’d have to find other ways to pay tuition and other costs.
“I was really considering dropping out for a year and working because I wasn’t sure how I would be able to afford everything,” said Steffen, who worked a second job during the school year, and took on a handful of others this summer.
But when she asked the Office of Federal Student Aid at the U.S. Department of Education to reconsider, citing special circumstances, Steffen learned that she would, in fact, be eligible to receive a Pell Grant.
The Pell Grant, which celebrated its 50th anniversary earlier this month, offers up to $6,895 in financial aid to students who demonstrate need, in order for them to pursue a college degree. The money does not have to be paid back.
Steffen said learning she was eligible for a Pell Grant altered her future: “College is very stressful as it is, and I know a lot of students are very grateful for the Pell Grant."
According to data collected by the U.S. Department of Education and published through the College Scorecard, roughly 36% of students attending Nebraska’s public and private colleges and universities received a Pell Grant in the 2019-20 school year.
At UNL, the number of recipients increased from 4,046 in 2010-11 to a high of 4,757 in 2017-18, before leveling off at 4,481 in 2020-21, the office of Institutional Effectiveness and Analytics reported.
For first-time, full-time students, the number of Pell Grant recipients has jumped from 966 to 1,208 in the decade between 2010 to 2020.
As the number of students who receive Pell Grants has increased, so too has the average amount awarded, by a little more than $500, according to UNL.
In 2010-11, undergraduate students at UNL received an average grant of $3,813; the average rose to $4,489, while the average Pell Grant to first-time, full-time students increased from $3,728 to $4,489 over the same time period.
Other schools, including other campuses across the NU system, the Nebraska State College System, and community colleges across the state, as well as private colleges and universities, have also seen success among students who qualify for federal assistance.
At the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Nebraska at Kearney, for example, roughly 34% and 36% of the student body received a Pell Grant in the 2019-20 school year, according to the College Scorecard.
NU President Ted Carter, who knew Sen. Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island for whom the grant is named — Pell wrote Carter’s nomination letter to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1977 — said the award, when combined with a competitive tuition rate and support from private donors, “adds up to a story of unbeatable success.”
About one-third of students who attend state college campuses in Peru, Wayne and Chadron used a Pell Grant to pay part of their way, most of whom are first-generation college students, Chancellor Paul Turman said. That’s up slightly over the numbers from a decade ago.
The current funding of the Pell Grant — about $5,600 per semester — pays the full tuition rate for state colleges, and would cover additional costs of those students.
“The vision for those Pell Grants, when that program was first put in place, is how do we find opportunities for the students to continue their education?” he said. “If you look at all of our aid collectively, Pell is probably the biggest bucket our families draw from.”
UNL Chancellor Ronnie Green said the support offered by the Pell Grant has played an important role for the 1 out of every 5 students who receive financial help from the federal government to go to college.
The Pell Grant is often “first-dollar” aid, reducing the $25,000 cost of attendance at UNL by $4,500 on average before other aid is applied.
“When you look at the level of support those students need in order to not go to school with a lot of debt, that’s significant,” Green said. “Pell becomes the foundation on which we stack all of the other aid to try and minimize the cost for these students.”
That has helped UNL keep the average debt students graduate with at roughly $24,500, according to the Institute for College Access and Success, which is below both the state average of $30,500 and the national average of $32,700.
Green is a direct beneficiary of the Pell Grant program. As a first-generation student at Virginia Tech University in 1979 “who would have qualified for Nebraska Promise,” Green received federal assistance.
Stacked with other scholarships, the grant helped Green graduate with no college debt — he acknowledges the difference in cost some four decades later — but says Pell helped him in ways similar to how it helps students now.
“I didn’t work a lot when I was in college — I worked some as a student worker — but I was able to go full-time as a student and not have to worry about 20-30 hours of workload a week,” he said. “I was able to finish in 3 1/2 years instead of 5 or 6 years.”
Reducing the need to work several jobs in addition to taking a full slate of classes is something more recent college students have experienced as well.
For Sadid Carrillo, who graduated from UNL in 2013 with a degree in finance and accounting, the Pell Grant allowed him to not only attend UNL, but to take part in opportunities he otherwise wouldn’t have been able to pursue.
“The core of it, in my opinion, is that it just helped me focus on school,” said Carrillo. “For me, I wouldn’t have had the confidence or the overall ability to stay in school if not for the Pell Grant.”
The oldest of five children, Carrillo said his parents couldn’t cover the full cost of attendance at UNL. Under the Pell Grant program, however, the Schuyler native qualified for the maximum amount, roughly $5,000 a semester at the time.
When he considered dropping out and following his parents to work at Cargill — it was for “school reasons” and not financial, he said — Carrillo said he surveyed the wide assortment of help he had been offered and decided to stay.
That led to a college degree and, eventually, a job as a bank examiner at the Omaha office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
“If it wasn’t for the Pell Grant, I don’t think I would have stayed in school,” he said. “All of those resources definitely made the picture of going to college much more realistic and more possible.”
St. Teresa Catholic Church is piloting Catholic Liberal Education, a curriculum rooted in the liberal arts and sciences and the classical method of learning cultivated by the church for hundreds of years.
The negotiated contracts outline salary and benefit increases for various classified employee groups -- including paraeducators, nutrition services workers, office staff, technicians -- as well as administrators.
The NSAA sanctioned bowling in 2020 and girls wrestling a year later, but budget cuts over the past two years prevented LPS from adding the sports despite impassioned pleas from parents and students.
The budget plan approved by the board on Thursday increases the annual household income qualification for the Nebraska Promise program, which allows students to attend classes tuition-free, from $60,000 to $65,000.
The School Safety Task Force will review current practices and identify "evidence-based strategies and solutions to ensure Nebraska's schools remain safe."
The ’80s pop music star praised the Silver Hawk cast and crew for putting on a "great version" of her 2012 Broadway musical — and for raising money for the Trevor Project in the process.
Nebraska is one of 37 states with a so-called Blaine Amendment, prohibiting states from funding religious schools with public dollars. Tuesday's Supreme Court ruling on a tuition assistance program in Maine essentially nullifies those provisions. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/unbeatable-success-nebraska-colleges-universities-reflect-on-50-years-of-support-from-pell-grant/article_1b8b79b4-dd29-576f-b0bc-cc654958a9c6.html | 2022-06-30T00:34:37 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/unbeatable-success-nebraska-colleges-universities-reflect-on-50-years-of-support-from-pell-grant/article_1b8b79b4-dd29-576f-b0bc-cc654958a9c6.html |
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After a four-year hiatus, the USA Roller Sports National Championships are coming back to Lincoln.
The championships start Saturday at Speedway Sports Complex with figure skating, which will take place through July 15. That will be followed by inline hockey and speed skating before events wrap up July 24.
The three-week competition is expected to bring thousands of skaters and their families to Lincoln from all over the U.S.
Derek Feyerherm, director of sales for the Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau, said he's expecting about the same number of visitors — roughly 3,500 athletes and their families — as came to Lincoln for the 2018 event.
"People are excited to be back in Lincoln," Feyerherm said. "People love coming here to compete."
The event, which Lincoln has hosted more than any other city, is big for the local economy. Feyerherm said it typically generates 8,000-10,000 hotel room reservations over the course of the competition, with the local economic impact estimated at $5 million-$7 million.
This was supposed to be the second year of a two-year run for the championships, as Lincoln had originally been scheduled to host them in 2021 and 2022. But the coronavirus pandemic caused the 2020 championships to be canceled, which pushed everything back by a year.
This year's schedule also will be a bit different.
Normally, the competition starts with speed skating and roller hockey, with figure skating coming later. However, there's a scheduling conflict with the roller sports competition at The World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, necessitating a schedule flip in Lincoln.
Among the athletes competing in the inline speed skating events is Erin Jackson, who was the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal in long-track speed skating at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
Jackson said in a news release that she's looking forward to coming to Lincoln after failing in her previous attempt to become a grand champion at the 2019 championships in Spokane, Washington.
Miguel Jose, president of the National SpeedSkating Circuit, said he is "beyond thrilled" to be returning to "share this amazing sport with the local community in Lincoln.”
Sean Klein, 16, was among dozens of LPS students who spent a day off school skating -- including doing the limbo -- at Holiday Skateworld on Jan. 25, 1988.
John "Jack" Schubert has been roller skating since the 1940s, and he met his wife while skating. Schubert wrote a book about his roller skating experiences in Lincoln.
One of the final adult night skates at Skate Zone drew a crowd April 20. The rink near 48th and O streets has been sold and will be razed to make way for a development.
Photo timeline: History of roller skating in Lincoln
Lincoln has a long history of roller skating, with USA Roller Sports getting its start in the city, and the National Museum of Roller Skating located here. LincolnRink was the first rink, then Arena, which became Holiday North, which then became Skate Zone. Other rinks cropped up around the city through the years. But as of Sunday, there are no rinks left, as Skate Zone has been sold and the land will be developed.
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LincolnRink
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ROLLER SKATING
The LincolnRink at 19th & O streets was the first roller skating rink in Lincoln.
LincolnRink at Fairgrounds
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ROLLER SKATING
There once was a skating rink at the State Fairgrounds.
LincolnRink newsletter
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ROLLER SKATING
The LincolnRink even had its own newsletter in 1944.
1950s costume party
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Halloween parties have already been favorites at skating rinks, including this 1950s one at LincolnRink.
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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ROLLER SKATING
The National Museum of Roller Skating has an exhibit highlighting skating in Lincoln.
Trampolines
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There once was a trampoline park in front of the Arena rink.
Old Arena
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Arena Skate Rink before renovations, which moved the entrance, skate counter, snack bar and other amenities to the east end.
Rink managers
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Rink owner Seth Scott (left) and manager Dennis Runyan at Holiday South.
Arena exterior
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The Arena before renovation moved the entrance to the east side.
Arena ticket counter
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Working the ticket counter at the old Arena skating rink.
Arena snack bar
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The snack bar at the old Arena.
Pinball machines
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Skaters also loved playing pinball.
Limbo
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Sean Klein, 16, was among dozens of LPS students who spent a day off school skating -- including doing the limbo -- at Holiday Skateworld on Jan. 25, 1988.
Push races
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Push races were a popular event.
Costume
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Costume parties were popular at Holiday Skate World.
Busy
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The Arena skating rink was a busy place, holding school, Girl Scout and birthday parties.
South rink exterior
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Holiday Skate Center South opened at 56th Street and Nebraska 2 in the late 1960s.
South rink overview
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Looking over the South rink.
South rink skaters
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Skating at Holiday South.
South skates
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Skates await to be rented at Holiday South.
South rink snack bar
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The snack bar at Holiday South.
John "Jack" Schubert
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John "Jack" Schubert has been roller skating since the 1940s, and he met his wife while skating. Schubert wrote a book about his roller skating experiences in Lincoln.
Skate Zone
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Skate Zone, Lincoln's last roller-skating rink, was purchased by a developer and will close April 30.
Skate Zone
JULIE KOCH, Lincoln Journal Star
Skaters young and old have signed a wall at Skate Zone. The rink, Lincoln's only public roller skating facility, will close April 30.
Skate Zone
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Rental skates show wear and tear at the Skate Zone.
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Gary Brakhage (in tie-dye shirt) chats with friends in the snack bar at Skate Zone on the next-to-last adult skate on April 20.
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Roller skates amid the reflections of colored lights at Skate Zone.
Goodbye, Skate Zone
Julie Koch
One of the final adult night skates at Skate Zone drew a crowd April 20. The rink near 48th and O streets has been sold and will be razed to make way for a development.
Abortions are still legal in Nebraska. But the latest ruling is expected to prompt a special session for the Legislature to consider banning abortions in the state.
History Nebraska gave Lincoln a $40,000 grant to develop a management plan for Robber’s Cave, digitize material, make more information available on the website and to hold lectures.
Police were dispatched at 9:40 p.m. Wednesday to the 2000 block of Surfside Drive, where they found Tammy Ward's 2009 Toyota Corolla was involved in a single-vehicle crash, the department said.
A Lincoln Southeast soccer coach noticed the same teams were winning each season, so he decided to look at the data. What he found turned into a larger project to tackle inequities in youth sports access.
The red and black Spider-Man inspired sculpture that sparked controversy in 2019 when it was mistaken for devil horns lost its final battle after a tree fell on top of it during a storm last weekend.
Sunday's shooting marks the second this year at Seacrest Field, where a 17-year-old boy suffered a grazing gunshot wound in May. It's unclear if the cases are related, said the police, who offered few details on the latest shooting.
Mindy Rush-Chipman was a 17-year-old girl on her own, barely making ends meet and in an abusive relationship when she chose to get an abortion. That decision helped set her life on a different trajectory.
The USA Roller Sports National Championships are returning to Lincoln for the first time since 2018. Figure skating competition starts Saturday at Speedway Sports Complex. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/roller-skating-championships-return-to-lincoln-starting-this-week/article_81cb3fdf-d834-5ba1-afcc-76649ab14e42.html | 2022-06-30T00:34:43 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/roller-skating-championships-return-to-lincoln-starting-this-week/article_81cb3fdf-d834-5ba1-afcc-76649ab14e42.html |
ATLANTA — Governor Brian Kemp joined Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and Interim Police Chief Darin Schierbaum for the ribbon cutting at the new Buckhead Village Police Precinct on Wednesday.
It's located at One Buckhead Plaza at Peachtree Road and West Paces Ferry.
"You want your neighborhood to be safe, you want your streets to be safe, that's what today is all about," said Kemp.
Dickens said moves like this boosts morale.
"It also makes people feel safer, we'll have more presence," said Dickens.
The precinct itself was privately funded with $150,000 from the Buckhead Coalition and Buckhead CID.APD is only paying $1 a year in rent to Cousins Properties for the next 10 years.
APD said its officers on bikes and in cars will patrol East Paces to Lenox Square, Pharr Road from Peachtree to Piedmont, Roswell Road from Peachtree to Piedmont and Piedmont Road from Roswell Road to Pharr Road.
"For certain calls we'll make it there quicker because it puts us right in the area," said Schierbaum.
In 2021 between January and June, there were 180 total crimes in Buckhead Village. This year in that same 6-month stretch there have been 175 crimes. That's a 3% drop. Dickens claims the drop in all of Buckhead is even greater.
"Crime is down 12% in Buckhead year over year -- personal crimes as well as property crimes," said Dickens.
So why put a new precinct here now?
Atlanta Police acknowledge crime is still too high and this part of Buckhead is an entertainment destination for people across metro Atlanta.
"With a number of visitors and businesses, and we take into consideration the traffic flow that was one of the reasons for selecting this," said Schierbaum.
There was some opposition as members of the Buckhead City movement calling Wednesday nothing more than a photo op. But Atlanta Police hope it makes a real difference.
"This is one piece of a very big collaboration, a very big police department that's fighting for this neighborhood," said Schierbaum.
Right now, there are 12 officers working at the new precinct: eight in traffic and four on bike patrols, but APD said their goal is to double that number in the next year to 24. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/buckhead/atlanta-police-department-precint-buckhead-village/85-37a54d90-335f-43b6-a622-bab54d99c146 | 2022-06-30T00:36:37 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/buckhead/atlanta-police-department-precint-buckhead-village/85-37a54d90-335f-43b6-a622-bab54d99c146 |
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A Norcross man has been arrested after a shooting at Best Friend Park.
The 24-year-old is facing two counts of terroristic threats and acts after the Gwinnett County Police Department was called to investigate a shooting Tuesday morning along Jimmy Carter Boulevard.
Police said shortly after 1 a.m. they were dispatched to "discharging firearms" and learned a physical altercation happened on the basketball court during a pick-up game between the victim and another man.
Officers said the victim got in his car to leave and the man started shooting in his direction, striking the vehicle.
After Gwinnett police collected surveillance video and spoke with witnesses, they were able to track down the suspect.
Officers obtained and used a search warrant at a room nearby Hometown Studios, where the man was last seen. They found a firearm, three magazines and basketball shoes matching the suspect description in the hotel room.
The man is now facing terroristic threats and acts, aggravated assault, criminal damage to property second degree, possession of a firearm or knife during the commission or attempt to commit certain felonies, and reckless conduct. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/norcross/best-friend-park-shots-fired/85-c8604647-0c2d-4a27-b800-58cb12436607 | 2022-06-30T00:36:44 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/norcross/best-friend-park-shots-fired/85-c8604647-0c2d-4a27-b800-58cb12436607 |
ATLANTA — As the nationwide baby formula shortage continues to leave families scrambling to find solutions, on Wednesday, Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock urged federal regulators to improve their response time and help fix the issue.
Warnock sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner, Robert Califf and criticized the way the FDA handled the baby formula shortage.
He emphasized that the timeline in which the FDA responded to the initial complaints about contaminated formula was alarming, outlining the timeline of concerns.
In September 2021, the FDA received some of the first complaints about bacteria from the baby formula manufacturer Abbott Nutrition. In the letter, Warnock outlines that Abbott is responsible for 48% of the country’s formula production, however, no steps were taken to mitigate the exposure of bacteria in the product.
Six months later, in February 2022, the FDA began investigating cases of rare bacterial infections that reached four infants after they were fed formula, according to the Associated Press. Two cases were fatal, and Abbott Nutrition was forced to pull its product from the shelves.
Although the Associated Press said that it was not certain if the bacteria came from the manufacturing plant, Abbott Nutrition was forced to halt the production of formula as an investigation was conducted on the health and safety of the plant.
As of June 2022, Abbott Nutrition’s doors are still closed. While families across the U.S. continue to struggle to find the baby formula on shelves, Warnock is asking the FDA how they plan to prevent shortages in the future. In addition, he is asking for an estimated target date for when Americans can expect formula supply to return to pre-shortage levels.
Warnock is requested a written response from the FDA by July 31. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/raphael-warnock-fda-baby-formula-shortage/85-824266f6-a182-4362-b7bd-cd32ea500e84 | 2022-06-30T00:36:50 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/raphael-warnock-fda-baby-formula-shortage/85-824266f6-a182-4362-b7bd-cd32ea500e84 |
WALTON COUNTY, Ga. — A substitute teacher has been indicted on two felony counts for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old girl in the middle of a classroom, records show.
The teen's family is upset it took two years for charges to be filed, adding the school never made other parents aware of the accusations in the meantime.
The family feels so strongly about this that the victim publicly came forward to tell her story and help protect other children.
Summer, now 15 years old, is standing tall.
11Alive has chosen not to use her last name due to her age but chose to tell her story per her request.
She's proud of herself and how far she's come, but she said she didn't always feel this way.
"When nothing happened after I first spoke out about it, it made me feel like I wasn't important like it didn't matter to anybody," she said. "I just felt like, 'OK, I said something, but was I heard?' I would literally sleep my days away because I felt so unimportant like I didn't matter."
When Summer was 13, she was allegedly groped by a substitute teacher at Loganville Middle School in 2020 in front of her entire math class, according to a Walton County Police Department report.
She said she was scared, but she disclosed the attack to her homeroom teacher.
"You don't want to go against an authority figure because you don't want to get in trouble. So if I say this, 'Are they going to believe me?'," she said.
Summer's principal called the teen's mother and the substitute was walked out of school that day. The family anticipated they would soon hear about criminal charges.
Instead, they heard silence.
"The principal didn't follow up; a counselor didn't follow up to see how she was feeling, to ask, 'Are you OK?'" Britt, Summer's mother said.
Britt said the school never alerted other parents about what happened, but they say what's worse is that the school resource officer never gave a report to law enforcement.
"That should have gone immediately to the sheriff’s office. I should not have had to do my own investigation and go to the sheriff’s office," Summer's mother said.
After Britt went to the sheriff’s office, Walton School substitute teacher Wyatt Fielden was arrested on two felony counts of child molestation and sexual touching by a school employee.
In a statement, the school district told 11Alive that the substitute teacher had been fired and did not have a history of inappropriate touching.
"Mr. Fielden was terminated on March 9, 2020 following an investigation by the Walton County School District’s Human Resources team for poor classroom management and failure to follow lesson plans. Prior to his termination there had not been any reports of inappropriate touching or actions of a sexual nature. While the alleged incident at Loganville Middle School occurred on the same day, the incident had not been reported prior to Mr. Fielden’s meeting with HR and his termination.
The initial report at the school level did not disclose as much information as the criminal investigation, conducted by the Walton County Sherriff’s Office, revealed following the charges pressed on March 18, 2020.
Student safety and well-being are the Walton County School District’s top priorities. District and school officials have fully cooperated with local law enforcement to ensure this incident has been fully investigated."
Two and a half years after the incident, he was indicted Tuesday.
Britt and Summer are worried there may be other victims.
"I just wish more parents were alerted. And I don't want any other kids to feel like this is their fault. I want them to feel like they're safe at school," said Britt.
Summer's family hired an attorney to try and force the school district to change its policy for reporting alleged abuse -- if it doesn’t, the family intends to file a lawsuit in federal court. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/walton-county-school-substitute-indicted-molestation-charges/85-8ce8c41b-a4e8-40c6-8d4c-6c3aff85e2c3 | 2022-06-30T00:36:56 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/walton-county-school-substitute-indicted-molestation-charges/85-8ce8c41b-a4e8-40c6-8d4c-6c3aff85e2c3 |
INDIANAPOLIS — Black church community leaders are again demanding that Indianapolis Metropolitan Police release the full police body cam video of the April 25 incident when Herman Whitfield III died in police custody in his house.
They are also raising concerns over why Whitfield was left face down even after he was handcuffed.
IMPD use of force principles in the general orders provides repeated guidance not to leave subjects who are under control on their stomachs in custody.
Police say they negotiated with a naked and sweating Whitfield for 10 minutes to get dressed to go to the hospital for mental health assistance. But the video shows Whitfield go the kitchen, where police say he started throwing things.
When he moved to the dining room, an officer deployed his taser twice on Whitfield. Then officers got on top of the large man and handcuffed him face down. Whitfield appears to say "I can't breathe" as many as three or four times.
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"A member of our community is in distress, clearly saying ‘I can't breathe’ and nothing was done for that,” said Dr. Carlos Perkins with the Faith in Indiana Black Church Coalition. “Nothing was done. What we saw in the video was disturbing."
The video shows Whitfield remain silent and motionless for over a minute after he is handcuffed. Police say it was about three minutes before medics came into the house and Whitfield was finally rolled over. He was unresponsive at that point.
“Not only was he tased twice, not only was he cuffed, double-cuffed on his stomach, but he was left in that position even after he was requested help,” said Perkins. “That is unacceptable. That is breaking even IMPD's own policy."
This excerpt is directly from the IMPD General Orders 1.30, Section V:
As soon as reasonably possible following a use of force, officers will evaluate the subject for injuries, request Emergency Medical Services (EMS) as needed or requested, and render appropriate aid according to their training and experience. A. When safe and feasible officers will: 1. Request EMS response for any injury or sign of medical distress, unless the injuries are minor (e.g., complaint of pain, small cuts and abrasions); 2. Render aid according to their training and experience, unless aid is declined. Consent should be assumed for unconscious subjects or those incapable of providing consent; 3. Place prone subjects in an upright or recovery position, when appropriate and feasible; and 4. Continually observe subjects for signs of distress. EMS should be requested immediately if any of the following signs are observed or occurred: a. Extreme agitation, b. Violent, bizarre, or irrational behavior, c. Profuse sweating, d. Difficulty breathing, e. Extraordinary strength beyond physical characteristics, f. Unusually high tolerance to pain, or g. A protracted physical encounter with multiple officers. B. Officers will not restrain subjects who are in custody and under control in a manner that restricts their ability to breathe, and shall reposition the subject into a recovery position as soon as practical.
The Faith in Indiana Black Church Coalition is demanding the release of the full body cam video from the officers involved.
"It’s unacceptable that we are at this point, and we still have not seen the full unedited video, or what we heard from them yesterday that an autopsy report is not completed,” said Perkins.
IMPD Police Chief Randal Taylor says his department is still waiting for the autopsy with toxicology results and an official cause of death.
After the internal and criminal investigations are completed, the civilian majority Use of Force Review Board will decide if the officers followed department policy.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland and Vancouver are reportedly the only cities in the Tri-Counties and SW Washington where you are not allowed to shoot off personal fireworks.
However, it is believed that some people will leave the Portland/Vancouver area for neighboring communities. KOIN 6 chatted with people who live on the Portland/Beaverton line who believe people will break the rules.
Fire officials say the best and safest thing to do is leave fireworks to the experts and attend one of several professional fireworks shows in the area.
However, if you are planning on shooting off fireworks, never allow children to handle them and older children should only handle them under close adult supervision. Also, never try to re-light a used firework or one that’s malfunctioned.
Cassandra Ulven, a division chief with Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue also asks that everyone remember that there are a lot of people, especially combat veterans, who experience high anxiety on the holiday.
“It’s a very distressing time to hear things that sound like gunshots and bombs,” Ulven said. “My father was a veteran of the Vietnam War… He served in combat for a full tour of duty and I very vividly remember the distress that I would see on his face as a child … He still struggled with that reaction when those sounds of fireworks would first go off or if they would go off in the middle of the night after most people’s barbecues and celebrations had ended.”
Ulven praised the city of Wilsonville for hosting a laser light show on the Fourth of July, instead of a fireworks show.
She also told KOIN 6 that the Fourth of July is the busiest day of the year for dispatchers and that if you’re calling to report illegal fireworks, don’t call 911. Instead, call the non-emergency dispatch number in your county. | https://www.koin.com/local/despite-ban-will-people-still-shoot-off-their-fireworks-near-portland/ | 2022-06-30T00:37:37 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/despite-ban-will-people-still-shoot-off-their-fireworks-near-portland/ |
MT. ANGEL, Ore. (KOIN) — The Mt. Angel community is mourning after the death of the city’s mayor, Don Fleck.
Officials say Fleck died of natural causes at this home on Sunday, June 26 at age 68. He had been serving as mayor for more than a year and “has been a significant leader for the community for many years before this death.”
Prior to running for mayor, Fleck served two terms as a city councilor and volunteered his time in the community.
“Mayor Fleck’s last items of attention prior to his untimely death were negotiating with property owners for easements, to complete the city’s West Marquam Sanitary Sewer Trunk Line Project,” The City of Mt. Angel said in the announcement. “Mayor Fleck had a particular interest in public works projects and headed up the city’s Infrastructure Task Force in 2011, which established a roadmap of projects to improve City infrastructure (water, sewer, and streets).”
Fleck was described as a “force” who advocated for small businesses and for community members to buy local to support local residents and their businesses. He was also a strong supporter of the annual Oktoberfest, according to the city.
During and after COVID-19 restrictions, the mayor is remembered for hosting virtual monthly meetings for Mt. Angel community members and leaders, “in order to foster good communications and people.”
The press release added, “Mayor Fleck was always complimentary of others and recognized the efforts made to continue or improve service provided in Mt. Angel.”
Fleck was also a retired Salem firefighter along with the former Mt. Angel fire chief.
“Mayor Fleck was a man of compassion and thought. He was a great communicator and friend to all that he encountered,” noted the city. “Mayor Fleck was well respected and will be missed by all who knew and worked with him.”
Mt. Angel Police Officers will be wearing “mourning bands” and the city’s American flag at City Hall is being flown at half-staff in honor of Fleck and his service to the community.
Services for Mayor Fleck are Friday, July 1, 2022, at 12 p.m., at the Graveside service at Calvary Cemetery, in Mt. Angel. A 1 p.m. memorial service at the Mt. Angel Festhalle will follow.
Mt. Angel City Hall and public works will be closed at 11 a.m. on July 1, 2022, to allow staff to attend the funeral and memorial services.
Donations in honor of Mayor Fleck may be made to the Mt. Angel Volunteer Firefighters Association and the Salem Professional Firefighters, the city says. | https://www.koin.com/local/marion-county/oregon-mt-angel-loses-mayor-don-fleck-in-untimely-death/ | 2022-06-30T00:37:43 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/marion-county/oregon-mt-angel-loses-mayor-don-fleck-in-untimely-death/ |
Residents of a Bismarck mobile home were displaced Wednesday after a fire in the 700 block of South 12th Street, the Bismarck Fire Department said.
No one was hurt in the fire that was reported shortly before noon Wednesday. The blaze caused heavy fire and smoke damage throughout the mobile home. Crisis Care Chaplaincy and the American Red Cross are providing assistance to the residents.
The cause of the fire was determined to be accidental. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck-mobile-home-fire-displaces-residents/article_5bffe724-f802-11ec-b287-9b10698da3ba.html | 2022-06-30T00:38:38 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck-mobile-home-fire-displaces-residents/article_5bffe724-f802-11ec-b287-9b10698da3ba.html |
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Jared Drive will permanently close to through traffic on Friday, Kingsport city officials announced.
The city is vacating its portion of the road – an approximately 1,500-foot section stretching from the intersection with Riverport Road to the railroad tracks that cross Jared Drive.
The remaining section of Jared Drive will end at a cul-de-sac, which is currently under construction, just before the railroad crossing.
The connection between Riverport Road and South Wilcox Drive will remain open.
The city is vacating its right-of-way at the request of Eastman Chemical Company, which wants the road closed so that it can expand its rail yard adjacent to Jared Drive. Eastman owns the land surrounding the section of roadway that is being vacated.
The Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the request last week. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kingsport-to-permanently-close-jared-drive-to-through-traffic-friday/ | 2022-06-30T00:38:44 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kingsport-to-permanently-close-jared-drive-to-through-traffic-friday/ |
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A man was transported to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after a shooting in Pine Hills, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said the shooting occurred at the 1900 block of Kingsland Ave.
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Deputies said the man suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the shooting.
No other information has been released at this time.
This is an ongoing investigation. Check back with News 6 for further updates.
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The Dallas Police Department is asking for the public's help finding Alexander Carillo, a wanted man considered armed and dangerous.
Police said Carillo is wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of Sebastian Pulido on April 25, 2022.
Carillo, who is considered armed and dangerous, is 19 years old and stands 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs about 160 pounds.
If you know his whereabouts, do not approach him. Instead, call 911 or Homicide Detective Chris Walton at 214-671-3632 #8479 or email him at Christopher.walton@dallascityhall.com. Refer to case number 072706-2022. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-police-looking-for-armed-and-dangerous-man-wanted-for-murder/3003530/ | 2022-06-30T00:41:37 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-police-looking-for-armed-and-dangerous-man-wanted-for-murder/3003530/ |
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