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WISE COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) – Health districts across Southwest Virginia are offering school-required vaccinations for students in grades 7-12.
A release from the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) states both the LENOWISCO and Cumberland Plateau Health Districts will be hosting the clinics at each of their health departments.
The VDH listed the following vaccines as required by schools:
- Diphtheria, Tetanus, & Pertussis (Tdap) – A booster dose of the Tdap vaccine is required for all children entering the 7th grade
- Meningococcal Conjugate (MenACWY) Vaccine – All children are required to have a minimum of 2 doses of MenACWY vaccine. The first dose should be administered prior to entering the 7th grade. The final dose should be administered prior to entering the 12th grade.
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine – A complete series of 2 doses of HPV vaccine is required for students entering the 7th grade. The first dose shall be administered before the child enters the 7th grade
The VDH stated that parents or guardians of a child may elect to forgo the HPV vaccine after reviewing educational materials.
All vaccine clinics require appointments, and parents are urged to call and set those up as early as possible due to limited spots. Proof of insurance and a child’s vaccine record must be brought to the appointment.
Below is a list of vaccine clinic locations and dates, provided by the VDH:
LENOWISCO Health District:
July 19, 24, 26 and 31: Wise County Health Department
August 1, 2 and 8: Lee County Health Department
August 7, 10 and 14: Scott County Health Department
Cumberland Plateau Health District:
August 7, 8 and 10: Buchanan County Health Department
August 1, 3 and 8: Dickenson County Health Department
August 7, 9 and 14: Russell County Health Department
August 10, 15 and 16: Tazewell County Health Department | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/back-to-school-vaccine-clinics-planned-throughout-southwest-virginia/ | 2023-07-10T16:12:38 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/back-to-school-vaccine-clinics-planned-throughout-southwest-virginia/ |
Manitowoc native gets VIP with Imagine Dragons at Summerfest after battling depression, anxiety
Mason DeBauche and his mother both received the VIP treatment from Aurora Health Care and Summerfest.
MANITOWOC - Mason DeBauche was diagnosed with depression and anxiety during his senior year of high school.
The Manitowoc native was struggling to cope after experiencing unexpected losses in his family, Aurora Health Care said in a news release.
On Saturday evening, Aurora Health Care and Milwaukee's Summerfest teamed up to provide DeBauche with the gift of music during the Imagine Dragons concert at The American Family Insurance Amphitheater at Henry Maier Festival Park.
Mason and his mother Tiffany received ground-level tickets, VIP Club access and a meet-and-greet with the band. It was his first time attending a live concert.
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“Attending the show with my son was amazing,” Tiffany said in the news release. “We really connected when he was struggling by listening to music we both could get into. Imagine Dragons was top on our list!”
According to Aurora, Mason and his family are now doing better after he began treatment for his diagnoses through the health care provider. He now enjoys music, spending time outdoors, camping and fishing, among other things, the release said, adding he has not settled on a career path, but aspires to travel, learn new skills and meet new people.
“We love Aurora Health Care,” Tiffany said in the news release. “We’ve been treated great at every appointment, and even more amazing when we have had to go to walk-in care. The staff is amazing and so caring. They don’t treat us like a number. They actually take the time and speak to you like a friend. Our doctors have been really great in helping with some our more serious medical needs. Quick referrals, fast appointments and really determined to find underlying issues and causes. I couldn’t recommend any better doctors.”
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Where to find help
- Aurora Behavioral Health: People can contact Aurora Behavioral Health Center in Manitowoc County at 920-793-7420.
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline: If you or someone you know is dealing with suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or text “Hopeline” to the National Crisis Text Line at 741-741.
- NAMI Manitowoc County Crisis Line: The NAMI Manitowoc County Crisis Line can be reached at 920-683-4230 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or at 888-552-6642 on nights, weekends and holidays.
- National NAMI Help Line: The NAMI Help Line can be reached at 800-950-NAMI (6264) 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Fridays.
- More local mental health resources: NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Manitowoc County has a list of local resources online at namimanitowoccounty.org or call 920-320-7606 or email info@namimanitowoccounty.org.
Contact Brandon Reid at 920-686-2984 or breid@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @breidHTRNews. | https://www.htrnews.com/story/news/local/2023/07/10/manitowoc-native-gets-vip-with-imagine-dragons-at-milwaukee-summerfest/70397326007/ | 2023-07-10T16:13:55 | 1 | https://www.htrnews.com/story/news/local/2023/07/10/manitowoc-native-gets-vip-with-imagine-dragons-at-milwaukee-summerfest/70397326007/ |
GREENWOOD, Ind — Two brothers are now reconnected after over three decades of being separated.
All the way from North Carolina, Jacob Connell found his long-lost older brother Matt Gibson in Greenwood, Indiana.
The first time they spoke to each other over the phone lasted over eight hours from 9 p.m. until around 5:30 a.m.
"Oh man, it was a great conversation. That was one of thee best things to ever happen to me in my life,” Connell said.
Gibson said the conversation "probably barely scratched the surface" because they have over 30 years of life to catch up on.
“Immediately. As soon as I saw his face, like I was just so happy to see him. Like if we were in an airport in the 90′s when you were allowed in the terminal to run after your loved ones, as soon as I got off the plane, I wish I had that moment,” Connell said.
The two were separated after their father was killed in a car accident in 1990 when Connell was just 6 months old.
Gibson isn't Connell's only missing sibling.
While he worked to find his brother, he learned more about another brother, Mitchell, who passed away in 2009, and sister, Lauren, who he will be reaching out to next.
Connell used Ancestry.com and posts on Facebook groups in Indiana to help his search.
“My odds were against me, but I won. I got him. I’m so happy I was able to reconnect with my older brother,” Connell said. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/2-long-lost-brothers-find-each-other-after-33-years-greenwood-indiana/531-eec94feb-0766-4a41-844c-d576f45cf348 | 2023-07-10T16:14:04 | 0 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/2-long-lost-brothers-find-each-other-after-33-years-greenwood-indiana/531-eec94feb-0766-4a41-844c-d576f45cf348 |
SAN ANTONIO — Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, the most outspoken advocate for victims and families of the Uvalde school shooting over the last year, launched a campaign for U.S. Senate on Monday morning.
“We are one of the most robust economies by any state in the United States, and yet, we are 45th in education spending, we're 45th in education performance, we're dead last on funding for mental healthcare, we've got people who are in office who refuse to do Medicaid expansion which essentially gives healthcare to working class families at no cost to them. So, every year they're dipping in six, seven, ten thousand dollars to handle their healthcare costs. [U.S. Senator] Ted Cruz could've fixed that,” Gutierrez told WFAA’s Natalie Haddad in his first statewide TV interview.
The U.S. Senate race that Gutierrez is joining will be the highest-profile and most-watched campaign in the state next year.
Gutierrez, an immigration attorney, is a Democrat who represents San Antonio, Uvalde and a wide swath of the Texas–Mexico border from Eagle Pass to Big Bend.
Since the massacre at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School in May 2022, Gutierrez, a gun owner himself, has called for raising the age to purchase some semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21. The shooter who murdered the classroom full of fourth graders and their two teachers was 18 years old and legally purchased his weapons.
Gutierrez has also called for accountability inside the Texas Department of Public Safety for dozens of troopers failing to follow training and immediately enter the fourth-grade classroom to engage the shooter and save lives. It took more than an hour for a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol team to arrive on scene, breach the classroom door and kill the teenage shooter.
Despite Gutierrez’s high-profile pushes and emotional pleas to fellow lawmakers, the Republican-led legislature dismissed age requirements to purchase weapons and Gov. Greg Abbott has neither fired nor disciplined DPS Director Steve McGraw.
But Gutierrez’s biggest challenge now is to increase his name identification with Democratic primary voters across Texas and raise the millions of dollars it will take to run a statewide campaign.
“We have Republicans in office who call this a Texas Miracle, including Ted Cruz,” Gutierrez told WFAA. “And when things go wrong, they want to blame some immigrant for the problems of Texas. Well, there's not an immigrant that is responsible for the poor education outcomes, that is responsible for the poor healthcare outcomes, the poor electrical grid outcomes, the fact that we don't have common-sense gun solutions," he explained. "I'm not a prognosticator. I'm not a pundit. I'm just a man that has volunteered for public service for the last twenty years. I worked hard for those twenty years and I'm gonna continue to work hard. I think that when people hear our message and they understand where I came from, they understand I was born and raised in this state, they understand there's a real value in hard work – I think that they're gonna see a different message, and it's my hope that we get them to support our campaign and our candidacy."
Gutierrez faces an uphill fight for a seat in the U.S. Senate. He will first face U.S. Rep. Collin Allred in the Democratic primary on Super Tuesday, which is on March 5, 2024.
Allred launched his campaign early – in May. So far, he has raised $6.2 million through the second quarter and transferred $2.4 million from his congressional campaign account, giving him an early head start with money.
Plus, Allred leads Gutierrez in an early poll from the Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation. In May, the TxHPF survey showed 33% of Democratic primary voters would vote for Allred, 22% for Gutierrez (before he announced) and 4% for John Love.
Still, Allred and Gutierrez remain unknown to many Democratic primary voters across the state, with 41% of those surveyed saying they remain undecided.
"You know, I don't know Colin Allred. I've spoken to him one time. He called me about 60 days ago. I'm sure he's a nice person. The fact is, I've done a heck of a lot more than he has in public service,” Gutierrez told WFAA. “It's my intent to sit down with people in the [Rio Grande] Valley, in Houston, in Dallas, El Paso, and Corpus [Christi] and everywhere in between, Austin, and have a discussion. You know, Beto O'Rourke ignited Texans. I'll outwork Colin Allred and I'll work harder than Ted Cruz. I'm sure Colin's a nice guy, but I'm gonna outwork him because that's the way I was raised."
Perhaps the most interesting element of the TxHPF survey is that Cruz appears weak against an unknown challenger. The TxHPF poll showed Cruz with 47% of support and Allred with 40%. A head-to-head match-up between Gutierrez and Cruz was not asked since Gutierrez had yet to declare his candidacy.
WFAA questioned Gutierrez on a number of national issues facing the U.S. to gauge his positions:
You’re an immigration attorney, where do you stand on border security?
"Listen, I voted against these border security bills because they're nonsense. They're political stunt by [Texas Governor] Greg Abbott and others to waste our taxpayer dollars, to house some migrants from time-to-time. Listen, we deport thousands of people every day. They don't talk about that. Most people get deported. That's the reality. Not their talking point. That's reality. Biden Administration needs to talk a little bit more about that reality… allow people to come up to live this American dream into the industries that need it… As far as security's concerned, half of the AR-15s that are sold in the United States end up in the hands of [the drug] cartels in Mexico. We do need to be aggressive. We need to do what we did in Colombia. Get the DEA involved. Infiltrate Mexican cartels, because they're hurting our economies, hurting our people, and they're hurting folks in our southern border… The state's stunts, [Governor] Greg Abbott's stunts, are simply that. He's giving rides to people that have already [been] processed, that are three months away from a work permit, sends them to New York, Massachusetts, California just to make himself look good. There's plenty of people in hospitality, ranching and farming in Texas that would love to be able to have those folks work for them because they can't find Americans that want to do that job.”
How much more should the U.S. get involved in the war in Ukraine?
"Ukraine is about democracy. We must fight to maintain democracy in Ukraine or any part of the world because when its challenged, it affects us. We cannot allow fascist dictators like [Russian President Vladimir] Putin to take us back to World War II. We cannot allow ourselves to be in a situation where they overrun countries in Europe. Cannot happen. Must not happen. Just like democracy is challenged there, it's also eroding here."
Should the U.S. militarily protect Taiwan against an invasion from China?
"We have to do everything in our power to our partners, Taiwan is certainly a partner that leads the world in semiconductor production. But we'll do everything diplomatically first… there's plenty of economic pressures and economic diplomacies that can be had with China before anything happens in Taiwan. That's just the reality of things."
What is the greatest threat facing the United States today?
"It's fascism. People like Donald Trump and Ted Cruz and [Florida Governor] Ron DeSantis that want to go after Disney, want to blame everything on immigration. They scream nationalist, they hold, they wrap themselves around the flag. You know what? I'm all about the United States of America. It's the country that gave my father the opportunity to be able to have his son run for the United States Senate. And that's pretty amazing. But the country I was raised in wasn't about burning books. It wasn't about telling women what to do with their bodies. It wasn't about blaming people on the margins; gay, lesbian, transgender, and trying to shame them and blame them for what's truly ailing us. We deserve so much more from our leaders. We deserve a real understanding of what's wrong and we deserve that they begin to talk about it and solve the problems."
Cruz is running for his third term and barely won six years ago against former congressman Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso.
The 2024 Democratic primary is Tuesday, March 5.
The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-democrat-roland-gutierrez-2024-us-senate-campaign-colin-allred-ted-cruz/287-24ccb385-5672-48f6-adcd-2c8231b637bf | 2023-07-10T16:14:10 | 1 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-democrat-roland-gutierrez-2024-us-senate-campaign-colin-allred-ted-cruz/287-24ccb385-5672-48f6-adcd-2c8231b637bf |
SCRANTON, Pa. — Crews searched a section of the Lackawanna River in Scranton Monday morning after a report of a body in the water.
A caller said a body was seen at East Market Street near Nay Aug Avenue.
Police and fire departments put people at every river overpass from Market Street to Elm Street.
The fire department put a rescue boat in the water.
The search was called off around 8:30 a.m. when nothing was found.
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LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — A Luzerne County man was arrested after a chase spanning several counties over the weekend.
It started in Ashley around 9 p.m. Saturday when an officer noticed a man tailgating his patrol car and other vehicles. Officials say Steven Murphy of Mountain Top refused to stop.
Police say Murphy struck several patrol cars before the chase ended in Tobyhanna Township in Monroe County.
Murphy faces reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, and related charges.
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A lot can happen in a century and no one knows that better than Mary Hunter of Bangor.
We first introduced you to this 99-year-old volunteer and avid crafter back in January. Well, over the weekend she turned 100 and ABC7 & FOX22 was invited to her surprise birthday party.
Folks from near and far lined the halls of Searsport High as they awaited the arrival of the guest of honor, 100-year-old Mary Hunter.
"Happy birthday dear Mary," the guests sang in unison.
Hunter was born on July 9, 1923 in Georgia and moved to Maine decades ago. During her lifetime, she's become a local celebrity well known for volunteering at area nursing homes and hospice, and sharing her love of crafting with students of all ages.
"We can't go anywhere within Waldo County or Bangor where someone doesn't know who she is or knows of her," explained her youngest daughter Janet Ely.
Relatives, friends and community members all gathered at Searsport High School in order to celebrate 100-year-old Mary Hunter over the weekend. Many in attendance came to share with Mary just how much she means to them
"She was born during segregation and just the life she's led and the people she's has touched, specifically my family. She's incredible all the way around," explained her granddaughter Rachel Bibber of Massachusetts.
"I've known her since I was 5-years-old when I started school at the Smith School in Winterport," said Tracy Demmons. "She taught us how to make crafts. She's a great lady."
Hunter says this party was truly unexpected.
"This is a surprise of my life. I didn't dream of this. Although I've had a surprise before but this is one I'll never forget," explained Hunter.
The birthday girl even serenaded her own guests by playing the spoons with two other musicians.
Hunter says she plans to keep celebrating life each and and every day.
"Some people will fib. They don't want you to know their age," said Hunter. "But me, I'm happy to be living and alive." | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/celebrating-a-milestone/article_28a3508c-1f34-11ee-9a4b-8f05a820165c.html | 2023-07-10T16:26:52 | 0 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/celebrating-a-milestone/article_28a3508c-1f34-11ee-9a4b-8f05a820165c.html |
Dorothy Zehnder, Bavarian Inn matriarch and cookbook author, has died at 101
Dorothy Zehnder: December 1, 1921 — July 9, 2023
Michigan has lost a legend of the culinary and hospitality industry with the death of Bavarian Inn’s Dorothy Zehnder, who died Sunday of natural causes at her home in Frankenmuth. She was 101.
The restaurateur and cookbook author spent most of her life working in Frankenmuth, a small destination town, starting in the 1930s when Bavarian Inn was known as Fischer’s. She was a waitress then, and soon after she met her husband, William “Tiny” Zehnder, they took over the business.
They rebranded it Bavarian Inn and since then the Zehnder family has grown it into one of the highest-grossing independent restaurants in the country, serving nearly 1 million people a year. Open almost daily, including holidays, Bavarian Inn also has a hotel, water park, gift shops and a carryout business.
With more than 85 years in the restaurant industry, Mrs. Zehnder dedicated her life to hospitality.
Mrs. Zehnder will be remembered for her friendly nature, amazing memory and dedication to the German restaurant, where she worked even after turning 100. She would often spend time in the kitchen – keeping an eye on quality control and interacting with the staff – and of course she would visit with customers in the dining room.
“We mourn the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, and family matriarch," said Mrs. Zehnder's family in a statement released Monday morning. "We extend our thanks for the support from the Frankenmuth community and ask that you help us remember Dorothy for the amazing woman she was and who will remain in our hearts. Our family will continue to uphold the spirit of Dorothy and her legacy to this community.”
She told The Detroit News in 2021 that the restaurant industry is “fun” and cooking, baking and serving people at Bavarian Inn for 80-plus years was “one of the highlights of my life.”
Her strong memory allowed her to catalog many of the recipes for the business, which is known for fried chicken dinners and other German comfort foods and is especially popular around the Christmas holiday. Generations to come have access to those recipes, many of which were passed down from her mother, in her three cookbooks.
The great-grandmother’s advice for home cooks? Stick to the recipe.
Dorothy Zehnder is preceded in death by her husband William, who died in 2006, her sister Edna Hegenauer and daughter Judy Zehnder Keller. She’s survived by her two children, Bill Zehnder and Roxie Westgate, 10 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at St. Lorenz Lutheran Church where Mrs. Zehnder was a lifelong member. Details will be announced by the family at a later date. Donations in Zehnder's honor can be made to the church of Frankenmuth City Beautification.
More:Bavarian Inn's matriarch turning 100. How Dorothy Zehnder became the face of Frankenmuth
mbaetens@detroitnews.com
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UM student dies after his scooter crashes with sedan in Ann Arbor
A University of Michigan student is dead after being struck by a car while riding on an electric scooter over the weekend in Ann Arbor, police said.
Officers were called at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday to the area of Oakland Avenue and Hill Street for a report of a crash between a car and a scooter.
Police arrived and found a 21-year-old man with significant head injuries. Authorities said he was taken to a hospital. Staff pronounced him deceased on Sunday, they said.
Officials have identified the victim as Seth Sugar of Deerfield, Ill.
According to a preliminary investigation, Sugar was on a battery-powered, motorized scooter and traveling east on Hill when he crossed the center line near Oakland and caused a head-on collision with a westbound sedan.
Officials said the sedan's driver, a 77-year-old Ann Arbor man, remained at the scene of the crash. He was not injured, police said.
The investigation is ongoing.
cramirez@detroitnews.com
Twitter: @CharlesERamirez | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/07/10/um-student-dies-after-scooter-crashes-with-sedan-saturday-in-ann-arbor/70397447007/ | 2023-07-10T16:28:32 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/07/10/um-student-dies-after-scooter-crashes-with-sedan-saturday-in-ann-arbor/70397447007/ |
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Greene County Fair is coming to town July 24 – 29 in Greeneville, and along with all the usual fun, food, rides, vendors and more, a new competition will take place.
A call for people to enter the”Best Mullet Contest” was posted on social media Sunday. The best mullets in Greene County will grace the stage for a chance to win a prize.
The competition is set for July 24 at 7 p.m. under the Andrew Johnson Pavilion. For more information, click here. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/greene-county-fair-to-hold-best-mullet-contest/ | 2023-07-10T16:34:45 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/greene-county-fair-to-hold-best-mullet-contest/ |
Flooding is the most common natural disaster in the U.S. -- because of this, it is important for you to know what to do before, during and after you are caught in a flood event, including a flash flood.
Scroll for a complete guide on what you should know if you find yourself in a flooding situation. For the latest Storm Team 4 weather reports, click here.
WHAT IS FLOODING, A FLOOD WATCH AND A FLOOD WARNING?
Flooding, as defined by the National Weather Service, is the temporary overflow of water onto land that is normally dry.
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A subcategory of flooding is that of a flash flood, which essentially is a sudden and violent flood that can take mere minutes to hours to develop. Keep in mind that it is possible to experience a flash flood in areas that did not immediately receive rain.
But what is the difference between a Flood Watch and a Flood Warning issued by the National Weather Service? According to NWS:
- Flash Flood Warning: Take Action! A Flash Flood Warning is issued when a flash flood is imminent or occurring. If you are in a flood-prone area move immediately to high ground. A flash flood is a sudden violent flood that can take from minutes to hours to develop. It is even possible to experience a flash flood in areas not immediately receiving rain.
- Flood Warning: Take Action! A Flood Warning is issued when the hazardous weather event is imminent or already happening. A Flood Warning is issued when flooding is imminent or occurring.
- Flood Watch: Be Prepared: A Flood Watch is issued when conditions are favorable for a specific hazardous weather event to occur. A Flood Watch is issued when conditions are favorable for flooding. It does not mean flooding will occur, but it is possible.
- Flood Advisory: Be Aware: An Flood Advisory is issued when a specific weather event that is forecast to occur may become a nuisance. A Flood Advisory is issued when flooding is not expected to be bad enough to issue a warning. However, it may cause significant inconvenience, and if caution is not exercised, it could lead to situations that may threaten life and/or property.
PREPARING FOR A FLOOD
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Ready.gov, a national public service campaign launched in 2003 to educate on how prepare for, respond to and mitigate natural and man-made disasters emergencies, says that preparing for a flood includes "making a plan for your household, including your pets, so that you and your family know what to do, where to go, and what you will need to protect yourselves from flooding. Learn and practice evacuation routes, shelter plans, and flash flood response. Gather supplies, including non-perishable foods, cleaning supplies, and water for several days, in case you must leave immediately or if services are cut off in your area."
It is also important to store vital documents in a waterproof container, as well as set up password-protected digital copies, Ready.gov advises, adding that valuables should be moved to higher levels, drains and gutters should be decluttered, and that check valves should be installed. Ready.gov also advises to consider a sump pump with a battery to move water from your basement out of your home.
Additionally, if you live in an area prone to flooding, a flood insurance policy is recommended. Keep in mind that homeowner’s insurance policies do not cover flooding and it usually takes up to 30 days for a policy to go into effect so make sure to purchase the policy before a disaster, according to Ready.gov.
WHAT TO DO DURING A FLOOD?
Water levels and water flow rates can change quickly and without warning during a flood.
Because of this, the NWS advises everyone to remain vigilant and informed by monitoring local weather conditions through radio or television, as well as through local alerting systems for current emergency information and instructions regarding flooding.
According to the National Weather Service, during a flood:
- Stay Informed: Listen to radio and television, including NOAA Weather Radio if possible, check the Internet and social media for information and updates.
- Get to Higher Ground: If you live in a flood-prone area or are camping in a low-lying area, get to higher ground immediately.
- Obey Evacuation Orders: If told to evacuate, do so immediately. Lock your home when you leave. If you have time, disconnect utilities and appliances.
- Practice Electrical Safety: Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged. If you see sparks or hear buzzing, crackling, snapping or popping noises--get out! Stay out of water that may have electricity in it!
- Avoid Flood Waters: Don't walk through flood waters. It only takes 6 inches of moving water to knock you off your feet. If you are trapped by moving water, move to the highest possible point and call 911 if possible. Do NOT drive into flooded roadways or around a barricade.
New Jersey's Office of Emergency Management also lists basic safety tips about flooding, including:
- Avoid areas that are already flooded, and areas that are subject to flooding. Seek higher ground.
- Never try to drive through swift water.
- Never ignore barriers that warn of flooded or dangerous roads.
- If floodwaters rise around your car or the car stalls, abandon the car and move to higher ground if you can do so safely. Many deaths occur when people and cars are swept away by floodwaters.
- Do not park or camp along streams and other bodies of water, especially during threatening conditions.
- Be extra careful at night when it is harder to recognize flood dangers.
- Do not walk across a flowing stream if the water is higher than your ankles. If you encounter this, stop, turn around and go another way.
- Never try to walk or swim through swift water, instead seek higher ground.
- Keep children away from floodwater.
- Floodwaters may also cause health hazards due to contamination or electricity.
Meanwhile, aside from the above safety tips, New York State's Office of Emergency Management also advises residents to know where shelters are located. Additionally, before there is flooding, one should disconnect electrical appliances that cannot be moved. However, DO NOT touch them if you are wet or standing in water, and if you are told to shut off water, gas, or electrical services before evacuating your residence do so.
WHAT DO I DO IF I AM CAUGHT IN A FLOOD WHILE INSIDE MY CAR, IN A BUILDING OR WHILE ON FOOT?
It is important to stress that you must not try to drive into flooded roadways or around a barricade.
Water may be deeper than it appears and can hide hazards such as sharp objects, washed-out road surfaces, electrical wires, chemicals, etc, NWS warns.
To put into perspective just how dangerous it is to drive into flooded roadways, NWS says that a vehicle caught in swiftly moving water can be swept away in seconds 12 inches of water can float a car or small SUV. Meanwhile, 18 inches of water can carry away large vehicles.
Ready.gov also advises drivers to stay off bridges found over fast-moving water because the force of the water can wash these structures away without warning.
However, if you are trapped in a building during flooding conditions, get to the highest level, according to Ready.gov. Only go onto the roof if necessary. Once there signal for help. However, do not climb get into a closed attic to avoid getting trapped by rising floodwater.
If you are on foot, the New Jersey's Office of Emergency Management stresses that you should not walk across a flowing stream if the water is higher than your ankles. If you encounter this, stop, turn around and go another way. Additionally, never try to walk or swim through swift water, instead seek higher ground.
STAYING SAFE AFTER A FLOOD
Being aware of your surrounding is just as essential after a flood as before and during one. Ready.gov advises:
- Pay attention to authorities for information and instructions -- only returning to your home when authorities say it is safe.
- Avoid driving except in emergencies.
- Wear appropriate gear during clean-up such as thick-soled shoes, long pants, and work gloves, use appropriate face coverings or masks if cleaning specific debris such as mold. Children should not participate in disaster cleanup work.
- People with asthma and other lung conditions and/or immune suppression should not enter buildings with indoor water leaks or mold growth that can be seen or smelled.
- Be aware that snakes and other animals may be in your house.
- Be aware of the risk of electrocution. Do not touch electrical equipment if it is wet or if you are standing in water. Turn off the electricity to prevent electric shock if it is safe to do so.
- Avoid wading in floodwater, which can be contaminated and contain dangerous debris. Additionally, be aware that underground or downed power lines can lead to electrocutions.
- Use a generator or other gasoline-powered machinery only outdoors and away from windows to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning.
Track live radar and see the latest timing and potential impacts here. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/caught-in-flood-waters-what-to-know-to-stay-safe-before-during-and-after-a-flood/4491915/ | 2023-07-10T16:38:29 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/caught-in-flood-waters-what-to-know-to-stay-safe-before-during-and-after-a-flood/4491915/ |
MIDLAND, Texas — Midland Animal Services will be shutting down its public walk-ins for a few days this week.
The closure will last from July 12-July 14 for scheduled training. Despite the closures, residents are still able to call Animal Services to make arrangements for either requesting dispatch of an animal control officer or adoptions of animals currently at the shelter.
People can call at 432-685-7420. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-animal-services-to-close-facility-to-the-public-for-training/513-8fa8f502-38b1-4198-89cc-84e8338a00d6 | 2023-07-10T16:39:00 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-animal-services-to-close-facility-to-the-public-for-training/513-8fa8f502-38b1-4198-89cc-84e8338a00d6 |
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas — Midland County has announced several road closure schedule changes for the next week.
CR 1250 will be closed starting today, July 10, and for the night of July 11. CR 1260 will be closed during the night of July 12. CR 1270 will have closures occur on Monday, July 17, and Tuesday, July 18.
All of these closures are for asphalt paving. We will continue to update the schedule changes as we receive more updates. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/road-closure-schedule-changes-for-multiple-midland-county-roads/513-3947759a-9cdf-4e05-9d1c-71afb6400978 | 2023-07-10T16:39:01 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/road-closure-schedule-changes-for-multiple-midland-county-roads/513-3947759a-9cdf-4e05-9d1c-71afb6400978 |
SAN ANTONIO — Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, the most outspoken advocate for victims and families of the Uvalde school shooting over the last year, launched a campaign for U.S. Senate on Monday morning.
“We are one of the most robust economies by any state in the United States, and yet, we are 45th in education spending, we're 45th in education performance, we're dead last on funding for mental healthcare, we've got people who are in office who refuse to do Medicaid expansion which essentially gives healthcare to working class families at no cost to them. So, every year they're dipping in six, seven, ten thousand dollars to handle their healthcare costs. [U.S. Senator] Ted Cruz could've fixed that,” Gutierrez told WFAA’s Natalie Haddad in his first statewide TV interview.
The U.S. Senate race that Gutierrez is joining will be the highest-profile and most-watched campaign in the state next year.
Gutierrez, an immigration attorney, is a Democrat who represents San Antonio, Uvalde and a wide swath of the Texas–Mexico border from Eagle Pass to Big Bend.
Since the massacre at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School in May 2022, Gutierrez, a gun owner himself, has called for raising the age to purchase some semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21. The shooter who murdered the classroom full of fourth graders and their two teachers was 18 years old and legally purchased his weapons.
Gutierrez has also called for accountability inside the Texas Department of Public Safety for dozens of troopers failing to follow training and immediately enter the fourth-grade classroom to engage the shooter and save lives. It took more than an hour for a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol team to arrive on scene, breach the classroom door and kill the teenage shooter.
Despite Gutierrez’s high-profile pushes and emotional pleas to fellow lawmakers, the Republican-led legislature dismissed age requirements to purchase weapons and Gov. Greg Abbott has neither fired nor disciplined DPS Director Steve McGraw.
But Gutierrez’s biggest challenge now is to increase his name identification with Democratic primary voters across Texas and raise the millions of dollars it will take to run a statewide campaign.
“We have Republicans in office who call this a Texas Miracle, including Ted Cruz,” Gutierrez told WFAA. “And when things go wrong, they want to blame some immigrant for the problems of Texas. Well, there's not an immigrant that is responsible for the poor education outcomes, that is responsible for the poor healthcare outcomes, the poor electrical grid outcomes, the fact that we don't have common-sense gun solutions," he explained. "I'm not a prognosticator. I'm not a pundit. I'm just a man that has volunteered for public service for the last twenty years. I worked hard for those twenty years and I'm gonna continue to work hard. I think that when people hear our message and they understand where I came from, they understand I was born and raised in this state, they understand there's a real value in hard work – I think that they're gonna see a different message, and it's my hope that we get them to support our campaign and our candidacy."
Gutierrez faces an uphill fight for a seat in the U.S. Senate. He will first face U.S. Rep. Collin Allred in the Democratic primary on Super Tuesday, which is on March 5, 2024.
Allred launched his campaign early – in May. So far, he has raised $6.2 million through the second quarter and transferred $2.4 million from his congressional campaign account, giving him an early head start with money.
Plus, Allred leads Gutierrez in an early poll from the Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation. In May, the TxHPF survey showed 33% of Democratic primary voters would vote for Allred, 22% for Gutierrez (before he announced) and 4% for John Love.
Still, Allred and Gutierrez remain unknown to many Democratic primary voters across the state, with 41% of those surveyed saying they remain undecided.
"You know, I don't know Colin Allred. I've spoken to him one time. He called me about 60 days ago. I'm sure he's a nice person. The fact is, I've done a heck of a lot more than he has in public service,” Gutierrez told WFAA. “It's my intent to sit down with people in the [Rio Grande] Valley, in Houston, in Dallas, El Paso, and Corpus [Christi] and everywhere in between, Austin, and have a discussion. You know, Beto O'Rourke ignited Texans. I'll outwork Colin Allred and I'll work harder than Ted Cruz. I'm sure Colin's a nice guy, but I'm gonna outwork him because that's the way I was raised."
Perhaps the most interesting element of the TxHPF survey is that Cruz appears weak against an unknown challenger. The TxHPF poll showed Cruz with 47% of support and Allred with 40%. A head-to-head match-up between Gutierrez and Cruz was not asked since Gutierrez had yet to declare his candidacy.
WFAA questioned Gutierrez on a number of national issues facing the U.S. to gauge his positions:
You’re an immigration attorney, where do you stand on border security?
"Listen, I voted against these border security bills because they're nonsense. They're political stunt by [Texas Governor] Greg Abbott and others to waste our taxpayer dollars, to house some migrants from time-to-time. Listen, we deport thousands of people every day. They don't talk about that. Most people get deported. That's the reality. Not their talking point. That's reality. Biden Administration needs to talk a little bit more about that reality… allow people to come up to live this American dream into the industries that need it… As far as security's concerned, half of the AR-15s that are sold in the United States end up in the hands of [the drug] cartels in Mexico. We do need to be aggressive. We need to do what we did in Colombia. Get the DEA involved. Infiltrate Mexican cartels, because they're hurting our economies, hurting our people, and they're hurting folks in our southern border… The state's stunts, [Governor] Greg Abbott's stunts, are simply that. He's giving rides to people that have already [been] processed, that are three months away from a work permit, sends them to New York, Massachusetts, California just to make himself look good. There's plenty of people in hospitality, ranching and farming in Texas that would love to be able to have those folks work for them because they can't find Americans that want to do that job.”
How much more should the U.S. get involved in the war in Ukraine?
"Ukraine is about democracy. We must fight to maintain democracy in Ukraine or any part of the world because when its challenged, it affects us. We cannot allow fascist dictators like [Russian President Vladimir] Putin to take us back to World War II. We cannot allow ourselves to be in a situation where they overrun countries in Europe. Cannot happen. Must not happen. Just like democracy is challenged there, it's also eroding here."
Should the U.S. militarily protect Taiwan against an invasion from China?
"We have to do everything in our power to our partners, Taiwan is certainly a partner that leads the world in semiconductor production. But we'll do everything diplomatically first… there's plenty of economic pressures and economic diplomacies that can be had with China before anything happens in Taiwan. That's just the reality of things."
What is the greatest threat facing the United States today?
"It's fascism. People like Donald Trump and Ted Cruz and [Florida Governor] Ron DeSantis that want to go after Disney, want to blame everything on immigration. They scream nationalist, they hold, they wrap themselves around the flag. You know what? I'm all about the United States of America. It's the country that gave my father the opportunity to be able to have his son run for the United States Senate. And that's pretty amazing. But the country I was raised in wasn't about burning books. It wasn't about telling women what to do with their bodies. It wasn't about blaming people on the margins; gay, lesbian, transgender, and trying to shame them and blame them for what's truly ailing us. We deserve so much more from our leaders. We deserve a real understanding of what's wrong and we deserve that they begin to talk about it and solve the problems."
Cruz is running for his third term and barely won six years ago against former congressman Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso.
The 2024 Democratic primary is Tuesday, March 5.
The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-democrat-roland-gutierrez-2024-us-senate-campaign-colin-allred-ted-cruz/287-24ccb385-5672-48f6-adcd-2c8231b637bf | 2023-07-10T16:39:03 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-democrat-roland-gutierrez-2024-us-senate-campaign-colin-allred-ted-cruz/287-24ccb385-5672-48f6-adcd-2c8231b637bf |
Police are investigating after a 41-year-old Lincoln man reported that he and two friends were robbed of their wallets and a set of car keys Saturday night by a masked man who flashed a gun at them, authorities said.
The 41-year-old told police that the group was sitting outside his garage near North Coddington Avenue and West S Street shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday when the alleged robber, who was wearing a hoodie and a ski-style mask, approached them and demanded their property, Lincoln Police Capt. Todd Kocian said.
The man flashed a handgun and made off with two wallets and the set of keys, worth a total of around $65, Kocian said.
The masked man then fled the area in a car, heading west on S Street before turning south on Northwest 20th Street in the neighborhood just south of Capitol Beach Lake.
An investigation into the robbery is ongoing.
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Tom Casady's list of the 10 most infamous crimes in Lincoln history
Crimes of the times
This is simply one man’s perspective from the early 21st century (first written in 2010). I had to make a decision about crimes that occurred at locations that are inside the city today, but were outside our corporate limits at the time they occurred. I chose the latter.
Before beginning, though, I have to deal with three crimes that stand apart: the murders of three police officers in Lincoln. I’m not quite sure how to place them in a list. They all had huge impacts on the community, and on the police department in particular. Because these are my colleagues, I deal with them separately and in chronological order.
Patrolman Marion Francis Marshall
Shot in the shadow of the new Nebraska State Capital, Gov. Charles Bryan came to his aid and summoned additional help.
Lt. Frank Soukup
Marion Marshall was technically not a Lincoln police officer, so Lt. Soukup was actually the first Lincoln police officer killed on duty. One of his colleagues who was present at the motel and involved in the gunbattle, Paul Jacobsen, went on to enjoy a long career and command rank at LPD, influencing many young charges (like me) and leaving his mark on the culture of the agency.
Lt. Paul Whitehead
In the space of a few months, three LPD officers died in the line of duty. Frank Soukup had been murdered, and George Welter had died in a motorcycle crash. Paul Whitehead's partner, Paul Merritt, went on to command rank, and like Paul Jacobsen left an indelible mark at LPD and the community.
No. 1: Starkweather
The subject of several thinly disguised movie plots and a Springsteen album, the Starkweather murders are clearly the most infamous crime in Lincoln’s history — so far. One of the first mass murderers of the mass media age, six of Charles Starkweather’s 11 victims were killed inside the city of Lincoln, and the first was just on the outskirts of town. I didn’t live in Lincoln at the time, but my wife was a first-grader at Riley Elementary School and has vivid memories of the city gripped by fear in the days between the discovery of the Bartlett murders and Starkweather’s capture in Wyoming.
The case caused quite an uproar. There was intense criticism of the police department and sheriff’s office for not capturing Starkweather earlier in the week after the discovery of the Bartletts' bodies. Ultimately, Mayor Bennett Martin and the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners retained a retired FBI agent, Harold G. Robinson, to investigate the performance of local law enforcement. His report essentially exonerated the local law officers and made a few vanilla recommendations for improving inter-agency communication and training.
Now I know that many readers are mumbling to themselves “how obvious.” Hold your horses, though. It’s not quite as obvious as you might think. I had two experiences that drove this fact home to me. The first was a visit by a small group of journalism students. Only one member of the class had any idea, and her idea was pretty vague. You need to remember that the Starkweather murders were in 1957 and 1958 — before the parents of many college students were even born.
The second experience was a visit by a Cub Scout den. I was giving the kids a tour of the police station one evening. We were in the front lobby waiting for everyone to arrive. As I entertained the boys, I told the moms and dads that they might enjoy looking in the corner of the Sheriff’s Office display case to see the contents of Starkweather’s wallet — discovered a couple of years ago locked up in the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office safe. After a few minutes, one of the confused fathers asked me who Starkweather was, and why it was significant.
No. 2: Lincoln National Bank
On the morning of Sept. 17, 1930, a dark blue Buick carrying six men pulled up in front of the Lincoln National Bank at the northwest corner of 12th and O streets. Five of the men entered the bank, while a sixth stood outside by the Buick, cradling a machine gun. Observing the unusual events, a passerby called the police. The officer who responded, Forrest Shappaugh, was casually instructed by the machine-gun-toting lookout to just keep going, which he wisely did. Returning with reinforcements, he found that the robbers had already made good on their getaway, netting $2.7 million in cash and negotiable securities.
Ultimately, three of the six suspects were arrested. Tommy O’Connor and Howard Lee were convicted and sentenced. Jack Britt was tried twice but not convicted by a hung jury. Gus Winkeler, a member of Al Capone’s gang, winged a deal with County Attorney Max Towle to avoid prosecution in exchange for orchestrating the recovery of $600,000 in bearer bonds. The following year, Winkeler was murdered in Chicago, the victim of a gangland slaying. The final two robbers were never identified.
The Lincoln National Bank robbery stood as the largest cash bank robbery in the United States for many decades. It precipitated major changes at the Lincoln Police Department. Chief Peter Johnstone was rapidly “retired” after the robbery, the department’s fleet was upgraded to add the first official patrol cars, the full force was armed and a shotgun squad was organized. Forty-four years later when I was hired at LPD, the echo of the Lincoln National Bank robbery was still evident in daily bank opening details, and in the Thomspon submachine guns and Reising rifles that detectives grabbed whenever the robbery alarm sounded at headquarters.
No. 3: The Last Posse
My first inkling about this crime came when I was the chief deputy sheriff. One of my interns, a young man named Ron Boden (who became a veteran deputy sheriff), had been doing some research on Lancaster County’s only known lynching, in 1884. I came across a reference in the biography of the sheriff at the time, Sam Melick, to the murder of the Nebraska Penitentiary warden and subsequent prison break. Melick had been appointed interim warden after the murder and instituted several reforms.
Several years later, a colleague, Sgt. Geoff Marti, loaned me a great book, Gale Christianson’s "Last Posse," that told the story of the 1912 prison break in gory, haunting and glorious detail.
To make a long story short, convict Shorty Gray and his co-conspirators shot and killed Warden James Delahunty, a deputy warden and a guard on Wednesday, March 13, 1912. They then made their break — right into the teeth of a brutal Nebraska spring blizzard. Over the course to the next few days, a posse pursued. During the pursuit, the escapees carjacked a young farmer with his team and wagon. As the posse closed in, a gunfight broke out and the hostage was shot and killed in the exchange, along with two of the three escapees.
There was plenty of anger among the locals in the Gretna-Springfield vicinity about the death of their native son, and a controversy raged over the law enforcement tactics that brought about his demise. Lancaster County Sheriff Gus Hyers was not unsullied by the inquiry, although it appears from my prospect a century later that the fog of war led to the tragedy.
Christianson, a professor of history at Indiana State University who died earlier this year, notes the following on the flyleaf:
“For anyone living west of the Mississippi in 1912, the biggest news that fateful year was a violent escape from the Nebraska state penitentiary planned and carried out by a trio of notorious robbers and safe blowers.”
Bigger news on half the continent than the sinking of the Titanic during the same year would certainly qualify this murder-escape as one of the most infamous Lincoln crimes in history.
No. 4: Rock Island wreck
The Aug. 10, 1894, wreck of a Rock Island train on the southwest outskirts of Lincoln was almost lost in the mist of time until it was resurrected in the public consciousness by author Joel Williams, who came across the story while conducting research for his historical novel, "Barrelhouse Boys."
The wreck was determined to be the result of sabotage to the tracks, perhaps an attempt to derail the train as a prelude to robbery. Eleven people died in the crash and ensuing fire, making this a mass murder, to be sure. G.W. Davis was arrested and convicted of the crime but later received a full pardon. The story was told in greater detail earlier this year by the Lincoln Journal Star.
A historical marker is along the Rock Island Trail in Wilderness Park, accessible only by foot or bike from the nearest trail access points about a half-mile away at Old Cheney Road on the north, or 14th Street on the south.
Here’s the big question that remains unanswered: Was there really significant evidence to prove that George Washington Davis committed the crime, or was he just a convenient scapegoat? The fact that he received a gubernatorial pardon 10 years later leads me to believe that the evidence must have been unusually weak. If he was railroaded, then my second question is this: who really pried loose the tracks with the 40-pound crowbar found at the scene?
No. 5: Commonwealth
On Nov. 1, 1983, the doors to Nebraska’s largest industrial savings and loan company were closed and Commonwealth was declared insolvent. The 6,700 depositors with $65 million at stake would never be fully compensated for their loss, ultimately receiving about 59 cents on the dollar for their deposits, which they all mistakenly believed were insured up to $30,000 through the Nebraska Depository Insurance Guaranty Corporation, which was essentially an insurance pool with assets of only $3 million.
The case dominated Nebraska news for months. The investigation ultimately led to the conviction of three members of the prominent Lincoln family that owned the institution, the resignation of the director of the State Department of Banking and the impeachment of the Nebraska attorney general and the suspension of his license to practice law. State and federal litigation arising from the failure of Commonwealth drug on for years.
At the Lincoln Police Department, the Commonwealth failure led to the formation of a specialized white-collar crime detail, now known as the Technical Investigations Unit. At the time, municipal police departments in the United States had virtually no capacity for investigating financial crime and fraud of this magnitude, and we quickly became well known for our expertise in this area. The early experience served LPD very well in the ensuring years.
No. 6: Candice Harms
Candi Harms never came home from visiting her boyfriend on Sept. 22, 1992. Her parents reported her as a missing person the following morning, and her car was found abandoned in a cornfield north of Lincoln later in the day. Weeks went by before her remains were found southeast of Lincoln.
Scott Barney and Roger Bjorklund were convicted in her abduction and murder. Barney is in prison serving a life term. Bjorklund died in prison in 2001. Intense media attention surrounded the lengthy trial of Roger Bjorklund, for which a jury was brought in from Cheyenne County as an alternative to a change of venue. I have no doubt that the trial was a life-changing event for a group of good citizens from Sidney, who did their civic duty.
I was the Lancaster County sheriff at the time, involved both in the investigation and in the trial security. It was at about this time that the cellular telephone was becoming a consumer product, and I have often thought that this brutal crime probably spurred a lot of purchases. During my career, this is probably the second-most-prominent Lincoln crime in terms of the sheer volume of media coverage.
No. 7: Jon Simpson and Jacob Surber
A parent’s worst nightmare unfolded in September 1975 when these two boys, ages 12 and 13, failed to return from the Nebraska State Fair. The boys were the victims of abduction and murder. The case was similar to a string of other murders of young boys in the Midwest, and many thought that these cases were related -- the work of a serial killer. Although an arrest was made in the case here in Lincoln, the charges were eventually dismissed. William Guatney was released and has since died.
No. 8: John Sheedy
Saloon and gambling house owner John Sheedy was gunned down outside his home at 1211 P St. in January 1891. The case of Sheedy, prominent in Lincoln’s demiworld, became the talk of the town when his wife, Mary, and her alleged lover and accomplice, Monday McFarland, were arrested. Both were acquitted at trial. The Sheedy murder is chronicled in a great interactive multimedia website, Gilded Age Plains City, an online version that builds upon an article published in 2001 by Timothy Mahoney of the University of Nebraska.
No. 9: Patricia McGarry and Catherine Brooks
The bodies of these two friends were found in a Northeast Lincoln duplex in August 1977. Their murderer, Robert E. Williams, was the subject of a massive Midwest manhunt during the following week. Before his capture, he committed a third murder in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, and raped, shot and left for dead a victim who survived in Minnesota. He is the last man to be executed in Nebraska, sent to the electric chair in 1997.
No. 10: Judge William M. Morning
District Court Judge William Morning was murdered in February 1924. He was shot on the bench by an unhappy litigant in a divorce case. His court reporter, Minor Bacon, was also shot, but a notebook in his breast pocket deflected the bullet and saved his life.
Many other crimes
Choosing Lincoln's 10 most infamous crimes was a challenge. Although the top two were easy, the picture quickly became clouded. We tend, of course, to forget our history rather quickly. Many of the crimes I felt were among the most significant are barely remembered today, if not completely forgotten.
Some readers will take issue with my list. In choosing 10, here are the others I considered, in no particular order. They are all murders:
-- Mary O'Shea
-- Nancy Parker
-- Charles Mulholland
-- Victoria Lamm and Janet Mesner
-- Martina McMenamin
-- Regina Bos (presumably murdered)
-- Patty Webb
-- Marianne Mitzner
I also thought about the five murder-suicides in which a mother or father killed multiple family members before taking their own life. Though tragic, these crimes did not command the same kind of attention as the others, perhaps because there was no lengthy investigation, no tantalizing whodunit, no stranger-killer, nor any of the details that come out in the coverage of a major trial. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-courts/masked-man-flashed-gun-robbed-3-men-of-wallets-keys-lincoln-police-say/article_4f01e5fc-1f31-11ee-9fb7-df3fa91b3140.html | 2023-07-10T16:45:24 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-courts/masked-man-flashed-gun-robbed-3-men-of-wallets-keys-lincoln-police-say/article_4f01e5fc-1f31-11ee-9fb7-df3fa91b3140.html |
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VALPARAISO — The Porter County Sheriff's Department is mourning the recent death of Joker, an 8-year veteran K-9 officer with the department.
Joker reportedly died in his sleep Thursday.
"He was an 8-year veteran of our agency and was involved in countless investigations over his time with us," the department reported.
He reportedly died at the campground at Potato Creek State Park in North Liberty, Indiana, "doing what he loved, camping."
"Always prepared and ready to serve our community, Joker and his handler, Cpt. Matt Edwards, performed many tracks and apprehensions of suspects, tracked missing subjects, and aided in the discovery of numerous narcotics," according to police
"He had a great 13 years on this earth and is a constant reminder that life is short. Thank you for your service K9 Joker."
Is it too hot to walk your dog? 5 safety tips for summer weather
How hot is too hot to walk my dog?
Summer can bring scorching temperatures that leave responsible dog owners wondering when it’s too hot to take their pup on a walk. Dogs tend to overheat more quickly than humans, so paying careful attention to the temperature and your dog’s body language is essential.
As a general rule, if the temperatures are over 90 degrees, you’ll likely want to wait until the cooler evening for a walk. You can also place the back of your hand on the sidewalk or pavement and hold it there for seven seconds. If that’s too hot for your hand, it’s also too hot for your dog’s paws.
How can I prevent my dog from overheating on walks?
Following a few simple safety tips can make long summer strolls just as fun for your dog as they are for you. Here’s what you need to know as the temperatures rise.
1. Timing is everything.
When the sun is at its peak, pavement can become scorching hot. It’s best to save walks for early mornings or late evenings when the temperature is cooler. Skip mid-day walks when the sun is blazing unless you can stroll in a wooded area where the ground gets plenty of shade.
2. Stay hydrated.
Just as it’s important for people to get plenty of water on hot days, it’s also important for dogs. When walking in the summer, grab a cold water bottle and a collapsible dog bowl. If you notice excessive panting or salivation, take a break and give your dog time to hydrate. Freezing low-sodium broth in an ice cube tray is also a great way to get your dog more fluids in the summer.
3. Stay in the shade.
Staying in shady wooded areas is ideal, but for city-dwellers, it’s best to cross to the shady side of the street. Plan your dog's walking routes in areas with more tree or building coverage to keep your dog’s paws cooler. As a bonus, it might help you avoid your next sunburn.
4. Protect their paws.
As mentioned before, if the sidewalk is too hot for the back of your hand, it’s also too hot for your dog’s paws. Stick to grassy areas, or get some breathable dog booties to protect their paws from hot pavement.
5. Watch for signs of overheating.
Dogs produce far less sweat than people, so they’ll need your help to stay cool in the summer.
Watch for common signs of your dog overheating which include:
Excessive panting
Difficulty breathing
Drooling
Weakness
Fatigue
Collapsing
If you notice any of these symptoms, get to a shady spot and offer your dog plenty of water. Wetting your dog’s paws, belly, and ears with cool water can also help bring down their body temperature. You can even store some dog ice cream in the freezer for a special treat when you get home.
Is it safe to walk my dog in the summer?
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CHESTERTON — Retired long-time Chesterton police officer Charles David Adkins died July 3 at the age of 69, the town reported.
He reportedly died at the campground at Potato Creek State Park in North Liberty, Indiana, "doing what he loved, camping."
Adkins was a Chesterton police officer for 30 years, the town said.
"His passion for music included playing bass guitar with his band, The 3rd Degree. He was a devoted member of the Calumet Masonic Lodge, FOP Lodge 152, and Restoration Church."
Adkins, of Chesterton, was born on May 5, 1954 in Gary to Charles and Peggy Adkins and on April 29, 1989, he married Beth Ann Baadsgaard, who survives him.
The flag reportedly reads: "(Expletive) Joe Biden and HOA."
He is also survived by his mother; his children, Bradley (Bennett) Adkins, John (Maddie Smith) Adkins, Michael Adkins, and Michelle (James) Fecher; siblings, Tim (Elyse) Adkins and Becky Westerhout; brother- and sister-in-laws, Tim (Nancy) Baadsgaard and JoEllen Baadsgaard; and numerous nieces and nephews.
"The family will hold a celebration of life for Dave at a later date," the town said.
"In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to either the Westchester Food Pantry, the Chesterton Police Department Gift Fund, or a charity of their choice."
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CHICAGO — A former slag dump on the Southeast Side was once slated to be the city's next landfill but instead ended up home to egrets wading in search of fish to spear, BMX bikers looking to catch serious air, and one of the most comprehensive exhibits about Calumet Region history.
The 297-acre Big Marsh Park features the centerpiece of the $7.8 million, 9,300-square-foot Ford Calumet Environmental Center, which tells the story of the bistate Region's development, environment and people.
The wide-ranging exhibit talks about the steel industry, the pollution, the ethnic melting pot, native species like great blue herons and everything else that makes the Region the Region. It features taxidermied herons, vintage mill signs, hardhats, lunch pails and other memorabilia, such as a historic photo of a Chicago Tribune reporter dipping his hand into Lake Michigan at Indiana Harbor and pulling it out covered in sludgy black goop to show just how polluted it was from heavy industry.
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Big Marsh Park is in the South Deering neighborhood on the eastern shore of Lake Calumet, near planned industrial docks that were never developed. It was acquired by the Chicago Park District when the last steel mill on the Southeast Side closed in 2002.
"It was once owned by Waste Management. It was destined to be the next landfill for Chicago," Field Museum Chicago Region program Director Mark Bouman said. "There was pushback from community residents, from environmental groups and others who saw different possibilities. What that led to is that it was acquired by the city and turned over to the Chicago Park District."
Acclaimed architect Jeanne Gang came up with the original bird's-nest-inspired design for the long-gestating education center. Her vision ended up being scrapped because of cost.
"It was a beautiful design," said Stephen Bell, director of the Ford Calumet Environmental Center and Big Marsh Park, 11555 S. Stony Island Ave. "But it was something like $19 million."
Ford, which operates the nearby Chicago Assembly Plant, helped fund the neighborhood improvement project. It opened in 2021 and has become a popular destination for school trips and Boy Scout troops.
The center, designed by Valerio Dewalt Train, was the first mass timber construction built in the city since the Great Chicago Fire in 1871.
"The idea behind the timber construction is that it's more sustainable to build with wood now than steel or concrete," Bell said. "For us it's a beautiful workspace filled with lots of lights. It's a bird-safe building. The windows have shutters. Every morning we crank the shutters open. Every night they come down. The idea is that we're on the Mississippi Flyway and are an important rest stop for migrating birds. The intent is to decrease the number of birds hitting the windows."
The windows are designed with a pattern of dots to disrupt reflections. It's only had a few bird deaths, which is a rarity for a new building in Chicago.
"I don't know how much you know about Chicago bird deaths, but it's absolutely outstanding," Bell said.
The remote location, away from the Chicago sewer system, means it has its own wastewater disposal system. All of the wastewater gets filtered and sent into a wetland.
The facade of the LEED-certified building includes Cor-Ten steel in a nod to the industrial heritage. It features the exhibit, as well as classrooms, bathrooms and a bike repair area.
"It's one of only three nature centers operated by the Chicago Park District," Bouman said. "It's supported by the Friends of Big Marsh. There's a bike park that attracts people from around the metropolitan area. The marsh itself was drained off and then restored. It's about 300 acres of marsh. There's a process now to figure out the train connections. If we were to go through the barbed wire to the west and across Lake Calumet, we would be at the Pullman National Park. That trail is happening now and then how do you get across to the east?"
The center is an example of what the Calumet Heritage Partnership hopes to accomplish by getting the Calumet Region designated as a National Heritage area, Bouman said. The hope is to do more placemaking in the sprawling region that follows the Calumet River watershed and spans two states.
"This map shows more Indiana than it does Chicago," Bouman said. "This is a gateway to the entire Region. This is something that could happen in other places across the Region. This is something that could happen in all directions."
The Ford Calumet Environmental Center serves as a gateway to Southeast Side parks like Indian Ridge Marsh and Hegewisch Marsh, Bell said.
"Altogether, there's more than 1,000 acres of what we call natural area," he said. "Most of them are large sites that have been restored and remediated. These are spaces that are being managed and restored. But most importantly, these are spaces where we want people, in particular from the neighborhoods that surround us.
"In addition to the restoration and remediation, this is a gateway to the Calumet Region and is a model for what these gateways could look like throughout the entire Calumet Region."
Greenways and blueways — land and water trails, respectively — are vital to connecting the Region's green spaces.
"Outside you see all these barriers, especially on the Southeast Side. You see bridges. You see train tracks. You see highways. All of those act as barriers for accessibility. We need to break down some of those barriers. We're doing it by remediating and restoring some of these green spaces."
Whether on the Illinois or Indiana side, the Calumet Region shares a common identity.
"Why do we call ourselves a region? Why do we think we're a region?" said Gary Johnson, chairman of the Calumet Heritage Partnership board. "Well, we're close to each other. But one of the things that's striking is, as you cross the state line from Hammond to Hegewisch, the similarities are striking. You cannot tell where the state line is. The architecture is the same. As you get into the origins of the people, it's the same. The industrial heritage is very similar. We have lots of cultural and heritage similarities, which is why we call this the Calumet Region."
That's all spelled out in the history exhibit that relates the multifaceted story of the Region, for instance discussing all the immigrant groups that migrated here and organized labor's long struggle for workers rights.
"The exhibit was intended to complement the Region and complement the stories that we find here," Bell said. "It tells the story of the site pre-colonization and pre-industry. It tells the positive and negative. We talk a lot about industry's negative environmental impact, but without industry we wouldn't have these communities, jobs putting food on the table or environmental organizations.
"It also talks about the decline of the industry and the closing of the steel mills. It talks about the people, the families, the culture and the history. It also talks about the remediation and restoration and what that's looking like."
Valerio Dewalt Train Associates, the architecture firm that designed the building — its work includes University of Chicago campus buildings, the Shedd Aquarium master plan, Aloft Hotel Mag Mile and the Art on the Mart nightly artistic video displays on the Merchandise Mart — has a department that specializes in corporate interiors. The Ford Calumet Environmental Center was the first time it designed an exhibit.
"To me it has a very different look and feel than a traditional exhibit you'd find in a nature center," Bell said. "It's the story of our Region."
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ORLANDO, Fla. — AdventHealth is opening applications for $1.2 million in grant funding for Central Florida nonprofits that are working to address mental health concerns in the community.
Hospital officials said the Community Health Improvement Grants are aimed at improving access to resources and enhancing community wellness.
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Letter of intent submissions for the grants are being accepted starting Monday through July 24. Nonprofit organizations serving Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties are eligible to apply, and applications can be submitted here.
Officials said qualified organizations will be notified in August to submit full proposals, finalists will be notified in November, and disbursement and grant signing will be in January of 2024.
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“AdventHealth is committed to whole-person and whole-community health, and as a not-for-profit health system, our priority is investing back into the community to ensure Central Floridians thrive – body, mind and spirit,” said Andrew Mwavua, executive director of community advocacy.
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WINTER PARK, Fla. — The Coop will soon be flying the coop after serving up hardy breakfasts and home-style Southern suppers in Winter Park for almost 10 years.
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The cozy restaurant, which sits at West Morse Boulevard and South Pennsylvania Avenue, announced Monday morning that it will permanently close its doors July 16.
“Current market rates are unfortunately well beyond what our little business can justify in renewing the lease,” owner John Rivers said in a statement. “It’s been an honor to have shared a glimpse of the food and warm home environment that I grew up in.”
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Rivers, who also owns the 4 Rivers Smokehouse chain, did not rule out the possibility that The Coop would someday reopen elsewhere.
“The Coop brand will continue in the many venues it’s currently served throughout Orlando,” he said. “Who knows? Perhaps God will lead us to other restaurant locations in the future.”
Rivers expressed his gratitude for customers’ patronage of the restaurant during the last 9½ years.
“The joy from so many young children, families and grandparents has made The Coop the special place it was and will always be in our hearts,” he said. “With a grateful heart, we bid farewell to our beloved Coop.”
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Two people killed in rural Woodford County car accident
Two people were killed and two others were injured in a fatal car accident in rural Woodford County on Sunday, according to the Woodford County Coroner's office.
Belancio Ramirez Flavio, 27, and Crescensio Venancio, 29, both of Eureka, were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident at 12:10 p.m. A minor passenger also riding in their vehicle was taken to a hospital win non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the other vehicle involved, Kathleen Putnam, 65 of Loda, was also taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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The vehicle carrying Flavio and Venancio was traveling south on County Road 1900E, while Putnam's vehicle is believed to have been traveling west on U.S. Route 24.
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When former Boise Police Det. Lance Anderson retired in 2005, it didn't mean he stopped working.
The unsolved murder of 65-year-old Joyce Casper in 1987 lingered in Anderson's mind, and he kept in contact with the lead detective on the murder investigation long after he left the department.
"I had 27 years in the violent crimes unit. No case had the same impact... This case stayed with me," Anderson said. "(It) was very difficult. She was a wonderful person who was highly respected. For something like this to happen to anybody is horrific."
On Sunday, current and retired Boise Police Detectives gathered at City Hall West with Casper's family to close a 36-year-long unsolved chapter.
Nearly every chair was filled with a police officer, a forensic scientist, members of Casper's family, the media and others who came to hear the story of the investigation from beginning to end -- and recognize those who spent years following up on leads, collecting DNA and interviewing family members.
Boise Police Department (BPD) Capt. Matt Jones told the crowd he was only 10 years old in 1987, but his father, Larry Jones, was working the day Casper was discovered.
"My sisters and I were riding in a car with my father... I remember he received a message on his pager, and he had a stop to find a phone... So often happens in a police family, we put our personal plans for the day on hold so dad could go to work," Jones said. "Little did we know, the work that began that day would last for 36 years."
Detectives lost sleep. They traveled to other states. They worked overtime. And they never let go of the thought that maybe -- just maybe -- one day, Casper's killer would have a name.
In 2023, it finally came.
Police announced on July 7 who they believed killed Casper that night so long ago -- Frank A. Rodriguez, a man who died by suicide in 2007.
October 1987
Casper's body was found on Oct. 13, 1987, inside her car at Day Drive and Robert Street -- just blocks from the business she owned, Casper's Vista Hallmark and Gift Shop on Vista Avenue.
Anderson was one of the responding officers that day -- when his team arrived, they found Casper had been strangled and sexually assaulted. Police believed whoever killed her was lying in wait to attack when she got to her car, killed and assaulted her, drove her car two blocks down the road and left it by the railroad tracks.
"We found her purse had been emptied... A credit card was missing... No cameras in the area... And we couldn't find any witnesses," Anderson said.
Weeks before Casper's death, police learned she had reported a young man, possibly 17-25 years old with slick black hair tried to assault her at the store but ran off. Anderson believes this could have been the man who killed Casper as a form of retaliation.
Police found male semen at the scene, which was collected -- but technology at the time wasn't advanced enough to lead to any specific person. It almost seemed like a dead end. The suspect's DNA was also never listed in law enforcement's national database, CODIS, so that remained a dead end as well.
A long road
Casper's case was continually re-opened and passed along to other detectives, Boise Police never gave up. Technology continued to progress, and slowly but surely, investigators were able to cross more people off their list.
Over 145 suspects were investigated and cleared, BPD Det. Paul Jagosh told the crowd on Sunday. Det. Josiah Ransom, who was assigned the case at the time, continued to do follow-up with forensic labs and even drove across state lines to collect DNA swabs from people in genetic genealogy databases.
In 2017, police developed a profile from the DNA sample left at the scene using Parabon NanoLabs, a company that develops phenotyping services.
The DNA profile from Parabon showed the suspect was likely a young Latino man of Puerto Rican descent, with brown or hazel eyes and brown or black hair. This was helpful to investigators but did not lead to anyone specific.
In 2019, Jagosh was assigned to the Casper case after Ransom was promoted. Jagosh began working with DNA technology experts at Identifinders International to build a family tree based off the male DNA at the scene in order to narrow down their pool of possible suspects.
"I conducted hundreds of hundreds of searches of individuals who may or may not be in this family tree to see criminal histories if they're related, sending that off to genealogists and seeing how it's related... And came up with this," Jagosh said. He showed the crowd a photo of a family tree, with pen marks and writing covering the entire surface of the paper.
"I don't know if you've ever seen the movie 'A Beautiful Mind' but this is what my brain looks like doing an investigation," Jagosh said.
Jagosh began interviewing people within the family tree. Investigators spend a large amount of time deciding who to speak to, because they didn't know who the killer was, or if a relative would tell the killer investigators were close to closing in.
"I could be talking to the killer's son, his uncle and his parents. I don't know. That's how little information we had about this case," Jagosh said.
That's when Jagosh said investigators went into "emergency mode" -- one of the relatives in Massachusetts had died of a drug overdose, and police wanted their DNA to match to the DNA at the scene to determine some sort of potential relationship.
Massachusetts denied their warrant for a DNA sample. So Jagosh went another direction.
"I started working with the New York City Police Department cold case detectives and the Ontario County Sheriff's Office detectives, because I would have flown pretty much all over the country interviewing and trying to track down family databases," Jagosh said. "Family members were in in local databases, but not necessarily national ones that I would have access to."
Again, Jagosh went back to his family tree.
He searched social media sites, trying to find family members with no criminal history. Jagosh tracked down two women who mentioned having a brother with many children from multiple marriages -- but he didn't match the timeline police had come up with for Casper's death. This man was in the military at the time, was very successful and was likely not the person investigators were looking for.
He did mention to police that he had a half-brother in Idaho.
Investigators located his children and his former wife, who had moved to California. His sons were unhoused in Los Angeles, Jagosh said, so it was quite an undertaking tracking them down. But one day, Jagosh and his team finally got the sample they needed.
"We're in a Starbucks. I've got an N95 mask on, blue rubber gloves, a giant Q-tip and I'm getting a mouth swab from someone," he told the crowd.
Jagosh sent these samples to Identifinders, who confirmed those samples were those of the children of the killer. Just to be sure, Jagosh said, the samples were also sent to the Idaho State Police Forensic Lab.
Investigators had their match.
Frank Rodriguez
Frank Rodriguez was born in 1970, making him around 17 years old at the time police say he murdered Casper.
Based on what Jagosh knows about criminal profiling, he said Rodriguez fits the mold.
He lived in the area at the time, and it's possible he was the one that assaulted Casper weeks before her death and was coming back to retaliate, Jagosh said.
"Looking again at the crime scene, looking at the details of the crime, and then just what I know about the perpetrator -- speaking with his family and his personality, it's really struggle to think this was a one and only event for him. There is a considerable effort, looking out to see if there's any other victims of his," Jagosh said. There is no known connection between Casper and Rodriguez.
When detectives spoke with Rodriguez's family, they were cooperative, Jagosh told the media.
"This felt like a death notification. Telling the mother what their child did... Was brutal. The family is horrified and they're very sad," Jagosh said. "They have a lot of empathy for the Casper family."
Police are working with other states as well as investigators in Caldwell, where Rodriguez lived at the end of his life, to take a second look at their cold cases to see if he was involved in any other crimes.
To Anderson, the day Rodriguez was identified was "a relief."
He told the media he knew the day would come -- as did other detectives. Some said they just had a "gut feeling" the case would be solved.
"You have to have a positive mindset," Anderson said. "Without that, things get dropped."
Casper's children speak out
Roberta Casper-Watson, Pauline Casper and Chuck Casper all arrived on Sunday to the Boise Police Department. They don't live in Idaho anymore, but they made the trip -- for their mother.
Roberta Casper-Watson said her mother was "vivacious."
"My high school classmates were as upset with her death as I was. A lot of them went to South Junior High and would come to the store, back when it was a drugstore and had soda fountain. They would come for lunch," she said. "Mom would fuss over them! Many, many of them -- still when I go to reunions -- that's what they want to talk about is how much they miss my mom. She was just really generous of spirit."
None of Joyce Casper's children thought the day when her murder would be solved would ever come -- but now that it's here, they find "great relief in knowing" they said.
Chuck Casper said his family is grateful for the work of the Boise Police Department, for never letting go and "for always keeping the faith."
"What I would say to others is to remember there are other people working on the case who who feel very deeply about it and are committed to seeing it through," he told the media on Sunday.
Detectives honored for their work
Boise Police Chief Ron Winegar recognized the officers who spent their years pouring their heart into the Casper case. From retired detectives to current detectives to lab personnel, all stood up and were applauded for the effort they have given in order to bring the case to a close.
Each were handed a certificate commemorating the accomplishment of closing a long unsolved case.
"We have an obligation to the person who is deceased, to find out when, why, how, who. That's what detectives do. That's what lab personnel do. That's what investigators of every shape and size and departments do -- because it's important," Winegar said. "I am grateful to those who worked so hard to bring this case to closure and who continue to work to bring justice and knowledge and information to family members of those who have been killed, regardless of the circumstances in our community."
Initial detectives on the case who were honored Sunday:
Larry Jones
Jim Tibbs
Lance Anderson
JR Martin
Kurt Mcallister
Tony Wallace
Bob Mack
Mark Ayotte
Dick Miller
Chip Morgan
Greg Morgan
Dave Smith
"To the Casper family, to my father and to all the retired members of BPD whose shoulders we now stand on..." Capt. Matt Jones said, "We solved it."
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It’s a message Channel 11 has been working with the American Red Cross Greater Pennsylvania Region to put out there: blood donations are down and are desperately needed this month, and the organization is trying to make it even easier for people to donate.
The Red Cross says blood donations are being sent to hospitals faster than they are coming in, and the numbers are not where they need to be. Volunteers have collected 50,000 fewer donations than what is needed over the last two months.
So in a renewed effort, the Red Cross has teamed up with Warner Brothers Discovery just in time for the 35th Shark Week and theatrical release of “Meg 2: The Trench” to help spread awareness and avoid going into a blood shortage, which would impact patient care.
“That could be doctors delaying treatments or elective surgeries, things like that. So we want to make sure the blood is on the shelves for the people who need it,” said Nicole Roschella of the American Red Cross.
Additionally, the Red Cross is reminding everyone that its Blood Donor App makes the process simple, starting with finding a date, time and location that works for you to easily schedule an appointment. You can also keep track of your blood journey, a popular feature for many.
“It’ll tell you exactly which hospital your blood went to and where you’re helping patients, so I think that’s a really cool kind of gift back,” Roschella said.
You can also call 1-800-Red Cross or visit RedCrossBlood.org to schedule a donation appointment.
The Red Cross is offering several incentives to donors who come out to give blood or platelets in the coming weeks. Additionally, in response to the great need for blood, those who hurry in to help by coming to give through July 16 will receive a limited-time bonus $15 gift card by email to a merchant of their choice.
- July 1 - 11: All who come to give will get an exclusive Red Cross dry bag, while supplies last. Details are available at RedCrossBlood.org/Gifts.
- July 12 - Aug. 12: Those who come to give will be automatically entered for a chance to win a three-night New York getaway for two with a private shark dive adventure at Long Island Aquarium. Details are available at RedCrossBlood.org/Shark.
- July 17 - 31: Presenting donors will receive an officially licensed Shark Week T-shirt, while supplies last. Donors will also be automatically entered for a chance to win a three-night New York getaway for two with a private shark dive adventure at Long Island Aquarium.
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Some senior residents are traumatized after several rounds of gunfire struck their eight-story high-rise apartment building in Harrison Township just before 5 a.m. Sunday.
Ruth Ann Kilgore was lying in bed when she heard a loud bang at Harrison Hi-Rise.
“I heard the first shot at 5 in the morning...and I was scared. I didn’t get up ‘til 6:30,” said Kilgore.
The building is home to about 100 tenants, most of them seniors.
“It had to be a powerful gun. It went there, bounced off my ceiling up there, " said Kilgore.
Kilgore’s apartment is riddled with bullet holes in her hallway and the bathroom.
Allegheny County police recovered a rifle and pistol from the scene, which stretches from the apartments to more than 100 yards across the street.
Kilgore believes the shooter fired several rounds from that location. She shared what happened with her daughter, who, at first, thought her mother was recalling a dream.
“I said, ‘Hey, Frankie, my apartment was shot up.’ She started laughing. She thought I dreamt this or something. And I said, ‘No. it came through my balcony,” Kilgore said.
First responders treated one person at the scene. Allegheny County detectives interviewed a number of residents who live in the building. Anyone with information is asked to call the county police tip line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS.
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State: Tiffin massage therapist resumed practice after losing license over sexual misconduct
A Johnson County massage therapist who lost his license three years ago due to sexual impropriety with clients is facing new allegations tied to a criminal conviction for having resumed his practice with a suspended license.
In September 2020, the Iowa Board of Massage Therapy issued an emergency order suspending the license of a Darryl Dodd of Tiffin. At the time, he was accused of failing to conform to the minimum standard of acceptable and prevailing practice for a massage therapist.
The board alleged that in the fall of 2017, while providing a massage to a female client, he removed the sheet covering the client and exposed the woman’s breasts. He then proceeded to touch her breasts and make comments such as, “You have a nice rack on you,” and, “Can you imagine if someone walked in right now what sex position this would look like?”
In 2019, he reportedly provided a massage to another woman and touched her pubic area without her consent while commenting how “nice” and “fit” she was. He allegedly contacted the woman later and offered to teach her a procedure that makes “guys super excited” and “really gets guys off.”
According to the board, Dodd allegedly told one female customer in an email, “Anxiety hit me hard as soon as I uncovered your breast tissue.” He allegedly told investigators that after exposing the woman’s breasts he “sounded like a perverted teenager with Tourette syndrome and I could not get myself to shut up.”
During the board’s investigation, Dodd allegedly said to investigators, “Am I aggressive on getting close to the private areas? Yes, guilty as charged, but I do it because I know that the results I get are far superior to those that do not.”
He was also accused of telling investigators, “I am what some would consider aggressive with my techniques because they are on or close to the private areas.”
The emergency suspension of Dodd’s license led to a hearing at which the board charged Dodd with unethical conduct and professional incompetency and suspended his license for a minimum of five years.
Last August, Coralville police charged Dodd with running a massage therapy business without the required permit from the city. Court records indicate Dodd claimed to only be practicing reflexology the clinic, which would not require a license, but police alleged he advertised massage therapy services at his business, through email communications, and through an online program used to book appointments. After a trial, he was found guilty and fined $105.
The Iowa Board of Massage Therapy recently charged Dodd with being convicted of an offense that directly relates to the duties and responsibilities of the profession. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for Sept. 5.
Clark Kauffman is the deputy editor of the Iowa Capital Dispatch. He has experience as an investigative reporter and editorial writer at the Des Moines Register and the Quad-City Times. | https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/local/2023/07/10/tiffin-masseuse-resumed-practice-after-losing-license-for-sexual-misconduct/70398540007/ | 2023-07-10T17:11:33 | 1 | https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/local/2023/07/10/tiffin-masseuse-resumed-practice-after-losing-license-for-sexual-misconduct/70398540007/ |
After weeks of quarreling, the Texas House and Senate say they have agreed in principle on an $18 billion plan that will "deliver the biggest property tax cut in Texas history."
The offices of Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) and House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) released a joint statement Monday morning saying they've come up with legislation that not only reduces the school property tax rate and increases the homestead exemption, but also includes relief for small businesses.
Patrick and Phelan said the legislation is expected to be filed Monday in the Senate and passed later in the week. From there it's headed to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's desk, who is expected to sign it.
Following the end of the regular session in May, Abbott called the state legislature into special session and tasked them with providing property owners with tax relief. That session expired without the House or Senate agreeing on any new legislation and with both sides firmly mired in a public spat about how to go forward.
The House was pushing for property tax relief through compression of the school tax rate and included relief for small business owners but didn't include an increase to the homestead exemption, a nonstarter for the Senate. The Senate insisted any approved legislation must raise the homestead exemption from $40,000 to $100,000.
The additional exemption could save homeowners several hundred dollars per year on their property tax bill, though that amount varies because tax rates vary across the state.
With the House and Senate at a stalemate, Abbott said he'd continue to call special sessions until the chambers sent legislation to his desk. The governor called a second special as soon as the first expired and contained two action items -- the governor wanted lawmakers to create a pathway to eliminating the school district M&O taxes (not all property taxes) and to use compression to reduce the school district property tax rate.
According to the joint statement, Phelan and Patrick met in Austin last week with members of both chambers and hammered out a consensus.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE $18 BILLION TAX CUT LEGISLATION
- Over $12 billion will be spent on reducing the school property tax rate for all homeowners and business properties.
- Every homeowner who homesteads their home (approximately 5.7 million homeowners) will get a $100,000 homestead exemption.
- Non-homesteaded properties, valued at $5 million and under, including residential and commercial properties, will receive a 20% circuit breaker on appraised values as a 3-year pilot project.
- The legislation will also include savings on the franchise tax for small businesses and create newly elected positions on local appraisal boards.
"Reducing property taxes, providing relief to small business owners, and reforming our appraisal system will ensure economic growth and prosperity, and this agreement is a significant victory for all Texans,” said Phelan.
The speaker said negotiations with Patrick were "extremely productive," and that they were able to come together and find common ground to provide "much-needed, much-deserved relief."
Patrick had been especially critical of the speaker after the House gaveled out of the first special session without hearing any of the Senate's proposed legislation. Patrick called on the House to return to the capitol and continue working saying in June, "We don't even have anyone to send a bill to right now. So the House members and Speaker Phelan, they need to get their butts back to work in Austin."
Patrick said he Speaker Phelan "worked diligently" over the last week, crafting the tax relief plan.
“It made the difference. It may have taken overtime, but the process has produced a great bill for homeowners and businesses,” said Patrick.
In their joint statement, the House and Senate said both the omnibus property tax relief bill and the franchise tax relief bill will originate in the Senate and the constitutional amendment will be introduced as a House Joint Resolution (HJR). By state law, any changes to the state constitution must first be approved by both chambers and then go before voters.
Last month, Phelan's office announced the creation of the House Select Study Committee on Sustainable Property Tax Relief. The 16-member committee is made up of 13 House members and three public members. The group will be tasked with considering issues that broadly affect property taxes and make recommendations for long-term, sustainable property tax relief for Texas property owners.
Phelan's office said the committee will evaluate the dynamic effects of compression, limits on taxable value, and homestead exemption increases to maximize savings. The committee will also study the viability and sustainability of eliminating the school maintenance and operations taxes by 2035; examine the historical rates of appraisal increases and recommend methods to reduce the tax burden of those increases on real property; and examine the long-term value of homestead exemptions in conjunction with the impact of appraisal increases. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-house-senate-agree-to-biggest-property-tax-cut-in-texas-history/3292744/ | 2023-07-10T17:27:38 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-house-senate-agree-to-biggest-property-tax-cut-in-texas-history/3292744/ |
Wright State has received a $704,000 federal grant to lead a new national cybersecurity training program for students from community colleges and underrepresented groups.
The two-year grant will allow Wright State to work with several Ohio and U.S. universities and colleges. There is potential for a third year of funding, which would be $332,000, for a total of about $1.4 million.
“We aim to educate and train community college students and prepare them as a workforce to protect our national security against new cybersecurity attacks targeting our military, businesses, critical infrastructure and intelligent system applications,” Fathi Amsaad, assistant professor of computer science at Wright State, who is the principal investigator on the grant, said.
A 2021 research paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research found significant value-added for students who would not have otherwise gone to college.
According to the American Association of Community Colleges, 30% of community college students are the first in their family to attend college, and about 45% of students are white.
The four-year institutions involved are Wright State, the University of Cincinnati, Kansas University, Sacred Heart University, Florida International University, the University of Texas El Paso and California State University, Sacramento. The five community colleges in the program are Clark State Community College, Columbus State Community College, the Community College of Rhode Island, Miami Dade College and El Paso Community College.
These universities and community colleges will offer workshops, seminars, competitions, new credential-bearing certificates and pathway courses for students. Classes would be offered online, so anyone can take the classes around the country.
The universities that have existing programs plan to bolster them. The plans would also make it easier for community college students to transfer their credits to undergraduate degrees.
“Throughout the program, we will develop a relevant curriculum to increase cybersecurity awareness and engagement among minority community college students about core academic and technical skills, recognized post-secondary credentials, and academic degrees that provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to gain employment in high-skill, high-wage and in-demand fields,” Amsaad said.
Amsaad also hopes to expand the program to help other institutions join the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity and participate in the National Pathway to Success program.
The institutions are designated National Centers of Academic Excellence (NCAE) in Cybersecurity, a collaborative cybersecurity educational program with community colleges, colleges and universities managed by the National Security Agency’s National Cryptologic School. NCAE-designated institutions provide programs suitable for training students for careers addressing cybersecurity challenges in government and business.
The National Pathway to Success program is focused on supporting community college students, female students, first-generation college students, Native Americans, and students from historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions.
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TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — The eastbound lanes of Interstate 30 are closed near the Tarrant County and Parker County line after a vehicle struck a freeway sign, the Fort Worth Police Department says.
The single-vehicle crash damaged the structure of the freeway sign, causing it the fall over the roadway just before the I-30 and I-20 merge in Fort Worth – the closest exit is Lincrest Drive, authorities told WFAA.
At one point, there were reports that the vehicle was on fire. But at this time, there's no word yet on the condition of the driver or what caused the crash.
The Texas Department of Transportation is working on a timeline of when the roadway will be reopened.
This is a developing story, we'll update as more information becomes available. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/eastbound-lanes-of-i-30-closed-in-tarrant-count-after-driver-crashes-into-freeway-sign/287-2efe44d2-b851-4324-bfbb-43913f437660 | 2023-07-10T17:36:16 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/eastbound-lanes-of-i-30-closed-in-tarrant-count-after-driver-crashes-into-freeway-sign/287-2efe44d2-b851-4324-bfbb-43913f437660 |
FORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth Police Department (FWPD) is working to find the reason behind a shooting that killed a man early Monday morning.
A police report states the shooting was called at 12:31 a.m. on July 10 at a residence on May Street.
Officers told WFAA that the homeowner had shot someone who was on his property. The man who was shot was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The names of those involved in the incident have not been released, and no other information is available at this time.
Other local news: | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fort-worth-texas-shooting-may-street-homeowner/287-53d090c4-355c-40fd-baf9-8abb1b843f94 | 2023-07-10T17:36:22 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fort-worth-texas-shooting-may-street-homeowner/287-53d090c4-355c-40fd-baf9-8abb1b843f94 |
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — A woman was killed Monday morning after a large tree fell on her Weeki Wachee home, Hernando County Fire Rescue explains in a news release.
Fire crews responded to a call of a person trapped in a home on Tooke Lake Boulevard near Cedarvue Street.
Once on scene, crews found the large tree had landed in the center of the mobile home.
"Access to the victim was limited due to the unstable nature of the tree and structure," the agency explains in the release.
After crews were able to get inside, the woman was found and pronounced dead at the scene.
The Hernando County Sheriff's Office is handling the investigation along with the medical examiner's office.
No foul play is suspected. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hernandocounty/weeki-wachee-woman-dies-large-tree-home/67-93eb4e5a-8aff-485f-8ca2-48bb839a5920 | 2023-07-10T17:43:45 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hernandocounty/weeki-wachee-woman-dies-large-tree-home/67-93eb4e5a-8aff-485f-8ca2-48bb839a5920 |
TAMPA, Fla. — The city of Tampa is turning 136 years old, and city leaders are planning to have birthday celebrations during Archives Awareness Week.
The week spanning from July 9-15 will have exhibits and programs taking place from local archives. The programs are free and open to the public.
A news release from the city explains Archives Awareness Week was first established in 1992.
"During this week, local archivists come together to present their collections through exhibits and programs that convey the value of archives in the identification, preservation and conservation of historic records," the release reads in part.
Archives Awareness Week is held during the second week of July to match up with Tampa’s birthday on July 15.
Here's a breakdown from city leaders of events happening throughout Archives Awareness Week.
- 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 9 at Henry B. Plant Museum
- Premier of the short documentary film Gems from Olivette, which recreates performances of popular songs that took Tampa by storm in the 1890s.
- 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 9 at Oxford Exchange
- Join professor, historian, and Tampa native Sarah McNamara for a conversation of her new book, "Ybor City: Crucible of the Latina South"
- 3 p.m. on Monday, July 10 at Old City Hall, Council Chambers
- Join the Tampa Bay History Center’s Curator of Black History, Fred Hearns, and Retired Appellate Judge, District Court of Appeals, E.J. Salcines, to learn more about Tampa’s past.
- 6 p.m. on Monday, July 10 at C. Blythe Andrews, Jr. Public Library
- Learn how DNA is inherited, which type of DNA test to take, and exactly what you can expect to get as a result. Recommended for adults.
- 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 11 at J.C. Newman Company
- Join company historian Holden Rasmussen in the historic 113-year-old El Reloj cigar factory as he discusses changes in the cigar industry and the ways these changes affected the inhabitants of Ybor City.
- 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11 at Robert W. Saunders, Sr. Public Library
- Presentation on how you can use traditional resources such as vital records, census records, land records and newspapers to uncover the lives, experiences and even personalities of our ancestors.
- 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 12 at Tampa Bay History Center
- Bootleggers, flappers, fruit flies and Art Deco. Join the Tampa Bay History Center’s Brad Massey for a look back in time at Florida in the 1920s to the modern era.
- 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 13 at Robert W. Saunders, Sr. Public Library
- Unveiling of two new Soulwalk historical markers recognizing the historic Jackson House, as well as The Scrub, which was Tampa’s oldest and largest African American neighborhood.
- 11 a.m. on Friday, July 14 at Tampa Bay History Center
- Join local photographer Chip Weiner to take a fascinating look over the last 100 years of Tampa’s development, sites and scenes, and how they look today.
- 2-5 p.m. on Friday, July 14 at C. Blythe Andrews, Jr. Public Library
- The Soulwalk History Party welcomes Black Tampanians to share their thrilling days of yesterday. Bring your old photographs and documents to the library for scanning. Have a great story? We will also be recording oral histories.
- 6:30 p.m. on Friday, July 14 at The Bricks, Ybor
- Join historian and author Sarah McNamara for an evening of Ybor City’s hidden histories as she tells stories of the radicals and revolutionaries who made Ybor City.
- 10:30 a.m. (walking tour) and 11:30 a.m. (party) on Saturday, July 15 at The Bricks
- Celebrate the 136th birthday of Tampa with a walking tour and birthday party! Join historian and author, Sarah McNamara, through Ybor City as she tells the history of the community’s past and present. The walking tour will end with a birthday celebration.
For more information, people can visit tampa.gov/aaw. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-136th-birthday-archives-awareness-week/67-608b765a-91db-46bb-a13f-04f5b229e62f | 2023-07-10T17:43:47 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-136th-birthday-archives-awareness-week/67-608b765a-91db-46bb-a13f-04f5b229e62f |
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – Members of the Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union (ACFCU) experienced errors using online and mobile banking over the weekend, and a credit union spokesperson said crews worked around the clock to fix the issue.
Miranda Cooper, ACFCU’s vice president of member experience, told News Channel 11 in an email that the credit union had planned to move internal servers from Gray to Kingsport around 5 p.m. on Friday. Cooper said all services were expected to be back online by 10 p.m. Friday.
Instead, Cooper said ACFCU encountered “roadblocks with our third-party vendors.” Those vendors received error messages while trying to reconnect to the server during the move from Gray to Kingsport, according to Cooper.
“Our IT department has been working around the clock to get this resolved, and we have an emergency support ticket in with our vendors,” Cooper said Monday morning.
As of 3:55 p.m. Sunday, the credit union reported that debit card issues had been resolved. Cooper informed News Channel 11 on Monday afternoon that mobile and online banking services had also been restored.
The issues did not stem from a security breach, according to Cooper, but rather a connectivity problem.
“We know we let our members down, and I can assure you no one is more disappointed than our staff,” Cooper said in the email. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/we-know-we-let-our-members-down-online-credit-union-services-back-after-issues/ | 2023-07-10T17:48:00 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/we-know-we-let-our-members-down-online-credit-union-services-back-after-issues/ |
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland State Treasurer Dereck Davis announced a retroactive 6% earnings rate for account holders of the Maryland Prepaid College Trust.
The State Treasurer's Office assumed responsibility for Maryland 529 and its programs on June 1.
Based on the most available data to date, Treasurer Davis announced the following:
- For contributions in an account prior to November 1, 2021, the annual earnings rate will be 6% compounded monthly, applied retroactively to the date of contribution and effective until the earlier of: 1) the date the earnings rate is set to zero as described below, 2) the date benefits are withdrawn, or 3) the date of contract termination. This earnings rate decision only applies to accounts that were open and active in the automated record keeping system on November 1, 2021.
- For contributions that posted to an account on or after November 1, 2021, the annual earnings rate will be rate equal to the 10-year Treasury note, compounded monthly, and effective until the earlier of 1) the date the earnings rate is set to zero as described below, 2) the date benefits are withdrawn, or 3) the date of contract termination.
- Beginning on a date no later than July 1, 2024, all contributions and all balances in an account will earn zero percent interest. Account holders will be notified at least 60 days prior to the date this change becomes effective.
Claims will not need to be filed to receive these earnings, as they will appear in accounts as soon as the system is updated.
The decision to change the earnings rate to zero percent will come no later than July 1, 2024, and is applicable to all accounts.
Since Treasurer Davis knew he was taking over Maryland 529, his office started working with current employees and the board to figure out what the issue was.
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He found a miscommunication over when interest payments would increase between the board and either the staff or the vendor. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/treasurer-announces-retroactive-6-earnings-rate-for-prepaid-college-trust | 2023-07-10T17:54:00 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/treasurer-announces-retroactive-6-earnings-rate-for-prepaid-college-trust |
After an eventful several years, Chief Warrant Officer Eric Wieczorek relinquished command of Coast Guard Station Kenosha to Senior Chief Christopher Skala at a lakefront ceremony on Friday.
Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian, fire chiefs of Kenosha and Wilmette, and the commanding officers of Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary units across Lake Michigan came to the local station as Wieczorek was commended for “outstanding leadership."
Captain Seth Parker, commander of Sector Lake Michigan, presented Wieczorek with the Coast Guard Commendation Medal with Operational Device, for superior acts of leadership and public service.
Characterizing Lake Michigan search and rescue missions as “daunting,” Parker described recent rescues performed in the dark of night during gale force wind and wave conditions.
Since 2020 as Officer in Charge of Station Wilmette, his crew received 129 search and rescue cases, in which 93 lives and $143,000 in property were saved.
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Station Kenosha reopened after a four-year period of inactive status in 2021, where Wieczorek oversaw the transfer of over $5 million in equipment from Wilmette as well as the relocation of all his personnel and their families.
Parker went on to say that during the period of civil unrest and the tense Rittenhouse trial, Chief Wieczorek took measures to temporarily relocate crew member families to safe locations.
While guiding Station Kenosha through the quarantine measures of the global pandemic, he also worked closely with the marine units of the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department and fire departments of Kenosha and Wilmette to integrate and coordinate local search and rescue efforts.
"To say that Chief Warrant Officer Wieczorek’s term has been eventful would be an understatement," Parker said.
Following the final inspection of the unit with incoming Senior Chief Skala, Wieczorek thanked his family and bid a tearful farewell to the local station personnel.
Although hailing from Florida and unaccustomed to Wisconsin winters, his family has become “immersed in the community” and will miss Kenosha. “What a ride we’ve had,” he reflected to the crew, stating that he had been “blessed with the best.”
Incoming commander Skala comes to Kenosha from Coast Guard Station Oxford in the Chesapeake region of Maryland. Bringing a wealth of experience with him, Skala thanked Chief Wieczorek for the high morale evident at the local station and is looking forward to leading the crew in coming years.
Wieczorek will be moving to a new assignment in Delaware Bay. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/coast-guard-station-kenosha-welcomes-new-commander-in-change-of-command-ceremony/article_806c7252-1f3f-11ee-a06d-83a7160ae915.html | 2023-07-10T17:54:41 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/coast-guard-station-kenosha-welcomes-new-commander-in-change-of-command-ceremony/article_806c7252-1f3f-11ee-a06d-83a7160ae915.html |
BELMONT UNIVERSITY
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Three Kenosha County area students were named to Belmont University’s spring 2023 dean’s list, including: Robert Thomas of Burlington; Samantha Taylor of Burlington; and Laura Shoopman of Salem. To be eligible, a student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average with no grade below a C and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours.
AURORA UNIVERSITY
AURORA, Illinois — Six Kenosha County area students were named to Aurora University’s spring 2023 dean’s list, including: Jack Seefeldt of Kenosha; Abigail Miller of Pleasant Prairie; Brookely Meader of Trevor; Carly Atkinson of Twin Lakes; Sunnie Johnson of Twin Lakes; and Aaron Vescova of Twin Lakes. To be eligible, a student must have at least a 3.6 grade point average and be a full-time student.
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UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — Five Kenosha County area students were named to the University of Alabama’s spring 2023 president’s list, including: Jacob Follis of Burlington; Ella Schamber of Burlington; Katherine Riese of Kenosha; Lauren Birschbach of Pleasant Prairie; and Katherine Hamm of Pleasant Prairie. To be eligible, a student must have at least a 4.0 grade point average.
Evyn Jensen of Trevor was named to the University of Alabama’s spring 2023 dean’s list. To be eligible, a student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average.
UW-STOUT
MENOMONIE — Two Kenosha County area students graduated in May 2023 from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, including: Beau Luzar with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and Interactive Media and Maggie Pongratz with a Master of Science in Education.
Twelve Kenosha County area students were named to UW-Stout’s spring 2023 dean’s list, including: Lizzie Barber of Kenosha; Nicholas Constantine of Kenosha; Katie Kaplan of Kenosha; Fiona Lindsay of Kenosha; Beau Luzar of Kenosha; Rachel Maddox of Kenosha; Maddie Bentrup of Pleasant Prairie; Ava McHugh of Pleasant Prairie; Ethan Myers of Pleasant Prairie; Shawn Vandiggelen of Pleasant Prairie; Katelyn Halladay of Salem; and Jenna Sheen of Salem. To be eligible, a student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average.
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN BLOOMINGTON, Illinois — Bailey Mattner of Kenosha was named to Illinois Wesleyan University’s spring 2023 dean’s list. Mattner is majoring in Theatre Arts. To be eligible, a student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average.
LORAS COLLEGE
DUBUQUE, Iowa — Two Kenosha County area students were named to Loras College’s spring 2023 dean’s list, including: Sara Backus of Kenosha and Kevin Kessel of Twin Lakes. To be eligible, a student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours.
LEWIS UNIVERSITY
ROMEOVILLE, Illinois — Travis Senft of Burlington was named to Lewis University’s spring 2023 dean’s list. To be eligible, a student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average with no ‘D’ or ‘F’ grades and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours.
UW-WHITEWATER
WHITEWATER — Two Kenosha County area students were named to the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater’s spring 2023 dean’s list, including: Cheyanne Spencer of Trevor and Genevieve VanKammen of Salem. To be eligible, a student must have at least a 3.4 grade point average in a single semester.
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Seven Kenosha County area students were named to Southern New Hampshire University’s winter 2023 president’s list, including: Kellie Duncan of Kenosha; Jonathan Greiner of Kenosha; Dominic McKendall of Mount Pleasant; Allison Rogers of Kenosha; Beatrice Ajighevi of Racine; Mark Ney of Burlington; and Steven Rodriguez of Kenosha. The winter term runs from January to May. To be eligible, a student must have at least a 3.7 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours.
Michelle Divelbiss of Kenosha was named to Southern New Hampshire University’s winter 2023 dean’s list. The winter term runs from January to May. To be eligible, a student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours.
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
ROCHESTER, New York — Two Kenosha County area students were named to the Rochester Institute of Technology’s spring 2023 dean’s list, including: Alix Crist of Kenosha and Cathryn Szulczewski of Pleasant Prairie. To be eligible, a student must have at least a 3.4 grade point average without any incomplete, “D” or “F” grades and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours.
WICHITA STATE
WICHITA, Kansas — Michael Mulhollon of Salem was named to Wichita State University’s spring 2023 dean’s honor roll. To be eligible, a student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/colleges-announce-kenosha-county-area-graduates-and-deans-list-students/article_3884fb8c-1506-11ee-8f64-8b7ace88afda.html | 2023-07-10T17:54:47 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/colleges-announce-kenosha-county-area-graduates-and-deans-list-students/article_3884fb8c-1506-11ee-8f64-8b7ace88afda.html |
Covington Road over Interstate 69 will be closed for about 20 days, starting or after Wednesday, while crews begin a thin deck overlay, the Indiana Department of Transportation said today.
A detour uses Homestead, Aboite Center and Dicke roads, INDOT said in a statement. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/covington-road-section-to-close-for-about-20-days/article_b8387532-1f44-11ee-b875-63dc7119478c.html | 2023-07-10T18:03:46 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/covington-road-section-to-close-for-about-20-days/article_b8387532-1f44-11ee-b875-63dc7119478c.html |
Former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill joins the growing list of politicos running to succeed term-limited Gov. Eric Holcomb in 2024.
Hill touted his experience as a prosecutor and said the “government institution” needed a revival and someone to “hold lawmakers and government bureaucrats accountable.”
“Hoosiers are hungry for a proven conservative leader with the courage to stand up for the traditional values upon which our Republic was built. Our campaign will emphasize a positive vision for Indiana, restoring faith in our institutions, protecting our children, investing in our law enforcement, prioritizing the rebuilding of our economy and placing the needs of Hoosiers above the manipulation of Washington, D.C.,” Hill said in a release.
He announced his run on Fox News Digital.
The Indiana Supreme Court suspended Hill’s law license for 30 days after finding he committed criminal battery when he groped four women, including a legislator, during a party at an Indianapolis bar in 2018. The court’s disciplinary commission recommended revoking his license for two years.
Hill maintains he did nothing wrong but Attorney General Todd Rokita defeated him in a GOP convention fight when Hill ran for re-election.
He joins U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, Fort Wayne businessman Eric Doden and Jamie Reitenour in the race for the Republican nomination. Frontrunners Braun, Crouch and Doden all have deep pockets, setting the stage for a potentially expensive campaign.
Hill previously filed to fill a vacancy in the 2nd Congressional District after the unexpected death of Rep. Jackie Walorski, though delegates selected Rudy Yakym as Walorski’s successor. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/indiana/former-indiana-attorney-general-curtis-hill-launches-gubernatorial-bid/article_f520e92c-1f42-11ee-91c8-fba6fd72f334.html | 2023-07-10T18:03:48 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/indiana/former-indiana-attorney-general-curtis-hill-launches-gubernatorial-bid/article_f520e92c-1f42-11ee-91c8-fba6fd72f334.html |
A Hicksville, Ohio, man died and a second Hicksville man was seriously injured in a car-semi crash on U.S. 24 in Defiance County early today, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.
Jose M. Carrillo-Cabanzo, 24, a passenger in the car, died at the scene of the 12:17 a.m. crash on westbound U.S. 24 west of Baltimore Street, the highway patrol at Defiance said in a statement. It said the car's driver, Brayan Cabanzo-Cano, 21, was flown to a Toledo hospital.
The highway patrol said Cabanzo-Cano was driving east in the westbound lanes when his car collided head-on with a westbound semi driven by Mingat Singh, 24, of Greenwood, Indiana.
Alcohol is suspected as a factor in the crash, the highway patrol said. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/1-dead-1-hurt-in-defiance-county-us-24-crash/article_46d9c288-1f35-11ee-be0e-5f6ebfb8369d.html | 2023-07-10T18:03:50 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/1-dead-1-hurt-in-defiance-county-us-24-crash/article_46d9c288-1f35-11ee-be0e-5f6ebfb8369d.html |
A retired Elkhart County teacher has given an unexpected $1.5 million gift to Manchester University, from which she received an elementary-education degree in 1953, the university announced today.
Alice R. Dentier, an elementary-school teacher for at least 30 years in Elkhart Community Schools, died Jan. 1 at age 95, the university with campuses in North Manchester and Fort Wayne said in a statement.
According to records found by the Elkhart County Historical Museum, Dentier taught in the school corporation from at least 1955 to 1985.
"Receiving an unexpected and unrestricted realized bequest is always an exciting day in the office," said Melanie Harmon, Manchester's vice president for advancement, in the statement. "We are overwhelmed with gratitude."
Harmon said Dentier was "a quiet hero" who "was a regular contributor to Manchester over the years, but she never let on that she planned such a large bequest."
University President Stacy Young said in the statement: "Alice Dentier's legacy will live on in generations to come. I wish we could have thanked her in person." | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/manchester-alumna-leaves-university-unexpected-1-5-million-gift/article_96f23dec-1f38-11ee-9c2d-7f1a8d5ad3d6.html | 2023-07-10T18:03:53 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/manchester-alumna-leaves-university-unexpected-1-5-million-gift/article_96f23dec-1f38-11ee-9c2d-7f1a8d5ad3d6.html |
Today Show ranks Sarasota as 2nd most booming city
SARASOTA — Daytime television show "The Today Show" has named Sarasota as the second-ranked place to live in the U.S.
According to the July 10 ranking, released by Frances Katzen, a real estate broker with Douglas Elliman, Sarasota ranks just behind Round Rock, Texas, a suburb of Austin, for the most growth and is one of the top five "booming" cities in the United States this year.
Criteria such as schools, cost of living, outdoor life, job security, and growth and development each contributed to the quality of living for residents choosing to find a spot to live post-pandemic Katzen said.
The full list of the top five best places to live in the U.S. is
- Round Rock, Texas
- Sarasota
- Tacoma, Washington
- Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Raleigh, North Carolina
The Monday ranking of yet another 'top list' for Sarasota follows several other recent rankings for the city of Sarasota and the surrounding area as one of the most desirable places to be in the country. U.S. News & World Report has listed it as one of the top places to retire for several years.
10 best beaches and restaurants:Sarasota named one of Top 10 best places to live in the U.S., No. 1 in Florida
In late June, PODS moving company ranked Sarasota near the top of its 2023 list of the top 20 cities where people are moving across the country. Sarasota landed as the second most moved-to city in the United States, one slot lower than its first-place finish on the 2022 list of cities where people relocated.
In the spring, another ranking and online survey conducted by website BonusFinder.com listed Sarasota c as the fourth-best party city in the country, according to the website's survey of over 100 U.S. cities. Criteria such as the number of live music events, bars, hotels, nightclubs, casinos, adult entertainment venues and late-night restaurants helped to determine the list of 10 hotspot cities.
More:Sarasota makes list of best Florida cities for family vacations. What ranking did it get?
Sarasota isn't just ranked for the top party cities in the U.S. or the best place to live either. In February, the city on the bay was named in the top five cities in the country to get engaged.
The online survey by jewelry company Shane Co. looked at nine factors in cities across the United States. The cities were measured against one another by using statistics such as the numbers of jewelry stores, wedding photographers and romantic and fine dining establishments in the area. Sarasota closed out the top five in the survey, behind four larger markets — Las Vegas, Honolulu, Albuquerque, and Los Angeles, respectively.
Sarasota was the sole Florida city to crack the top 10 cities to make it on the list of 100. The cities of Fort Myers and Orlando trailed Sarasota and were ranked 14th and 18th best cities to pop the question, according to the ranking.
In case you missed it:Surprise! Sarasota ranked fourth best party city in the U.S. by online survey | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2023/07/10/beaches-art-quality-of-life-land-sarasota-on-national-best-list/70398379007/ | 2023-07-10T18:06:11 | 1 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2023/07/10/beaches-art-quality-of-life-land-sarasota-on-national-best-list/70398379007/ |
DALLAS — Dallas Fire-Rescue (DFR) had to put out a fire that impacted multiple 18-wheelers at a repair business Sunday evening.
A DFR official said there was a 911 call about a structure fire on Kleberg Road at about 7:30 p.m. on July 9. It was by the C. F. Hawn Freeway and Silverado Drive.
According to DFR, the caller originally reported a fire at a mobile home. When firefighters arrived, they said there was no structure fire, but there were multiple 18-wheelers on fire instead.
The fire was extinguished around 8:30 p.m.
Initial reports said there were at least six 18-wheelers involved, but investigators have since confirmed that there were nine. Some of them had a tractor and a trailer while others just had the trailer.
No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire has been listed as undetermined.
Other local news: | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/dallas-trucks-18-wheelers-fire-kleberg-road-sunday-july-10-2023/287-5a58f6d5-d015-40d6-913f-8766fbe79deb | 2023-07-10T18:10:49 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/dallas-trucks-18-wheelers-fire-kleberg-road-sunday-july-10-2023/287-5a58f6d5-d015-40d6-913f-8766fbe79deb |
AUSTIN, Texas — The Lakeway Police Department is investigating a death at the Flintrock Falls Golf Course.
Lakeway police released very little information but said they were investigating the incident and that there is no threat to the public.
Portions of the course will be shut down as the investigation progresses.
No information has been revealed about the deceased person. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/person-found-dead-golf-course/269-b85a4c4a-a35a-4f96-a21a-f72f12cd2450 | 2023-07-10T18:10:55 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/person-found-dead-golf-course/269-b85a4c4a-a35a-4f96-a21a-f72f12cd2450 |
CALIFORNIA, USA — This story was originally published by CalMatters.
As Gov. Gavin Newsom retools the state’s prison system to emphasize rehabilitation, his administration has little evidence that a privately run program for parolees costing taxpayers $100 million a year works to prevent future crime.
The state does not collect data on whether parolees who participate in the program have found jobs or whether they are returned to prison for another crime. What state data does show is that only 40% of participants completed at least one of the services they were offered.
The information gap frustrates critics of the governor’s policies as well as supporters who want evidence that the state’s investments are working.
“At the end of the day, we’ve come from 160,000 people incarcerated down to 95 (thousand). So we’ve had some success,” said Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, a Los Angeles Democrat, referring to the decline in the state’s prison population since 2011.
“But I also want to ensure the public that they’ve been safe with all these people not recidivating… And the only way we can do that is to come up with data,” he said.
CalMatters’ yearlong investigation of the parolee reentry program draws on court records, state reports and data, contracts, tax forms, policy experts, interviews with vendors and communication with several current and former program participants — some of whom are back in prison.
CalMatters found:
- Corrections department data is outdated, inaccurate or doesn’t exist. When the department provided CalMatters with a roster of more than 400 locations providing rehabilitation services, we visited 23 of them, finding some with inaccurate addresses, one with a padlocked gate in front of a seemingly closed site, another that appeared to be abandoned, and three where employees said they were no longer providing rehabilitation services.
- Department officials struggled to explain how many people enrolled in the program in 2020-2021. The department published an annual report noting 17,650 participants. Dana Simas, a department spokesperson at the time, told CalMatters the program served 9,516 people. The department later revised that number to 8,213.
- State data show only two out of five parolees who participated in the rehabilitation program in 2020-2021 completed at least one service offered to them. Based on how the state collects data, it’s unclear if anyone finished all of the services offered to them. A spokesperson said the corrections agency “is unable to provide further completion information.”
- State officials rarely review the operations of the four companies that operate the program, state accountability reviews show. Records show state officials only documented reviews of three of the more than 400 state-funded reentry homes and treatment facilities from 2018 to December 2022.
- Some of the nonprofit vendors that manage reentry homes lease their facilities from their own executives, according to public records, raising “red flags” among experts who say the arrangements could signal financial conflicts of interest.
- The state’s July 2022 list of reentry homes included several with suspended business licenses and nonprofit status revoked years ago by the California Department of Justice — effectively barring them from doing business in California.
The rehabilitation program for parolees formally launched in 2014 under the name Specialized Treatment for Optimized Programming, often referred to as STOP. It is a voluntary program that serves less than a quarter of the roughly 35,000 inmates released from prison each year. Many of the parolees live at the homes; others visit outpatient centers.
The STOP program for parolees, which has cost the state about $600 million in the past decade, is run by four large contractors. Those companies also contract with nearly 200 nonprofits, private companies or community organizations to provide housing and rehabilitation services for parolees in roughly 450 homes and treatment centers.
All of the contractors told CalMatters that they were proud of the work that they do with the program.
“GEO Reentry Services is proud to operate California’s Specialized Treatment for Optimized Programming … on behalf of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,” wrote Monica Hook, GEO’s vice president of communications. “GEO Reentry connects participants in 18 counties with housing, education, and treatment services to support successful reentry and recidivism reduction.”
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials ignored multiple requests for an interview.
Instead, a department’s public affairs official responded to emailed questions with emailed responses, and fulfilled many public records requests.
After CalMatters’ inquiries, department official Terri Hardy said by email that the department would begin to track recidivism and the employment rate among participants in the STOP and that it would prevent unlicensed vendors from managing reentry homes and treatment facilities.
Hardy also said by email the department is “currently working on a report that addresses STOP programs.” She added that the department said it has created a tool to “better track” whether the four primary contractors are conducting annual reviews of reentry homes and treatment facilities, which are required.
“CDCR understands the importance of oversight and accountability in this program,” Hardy said by email. “Since STOP was created in 2014, CDCR has continually worked to make the system better.”
Advocates for the program maintain it is a good investment for the state. They say it provides a soft landing for parolees who otherwise would be on their own and competing for scarce housing in California’s high-priced market.
Matthew Cate, whose company lobbies for several rehabilitation providers and who led the corrections agency under former Govs. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown, said reentry programs are often the best option for rehabilitating offenders.
“What the STOP program tries to do is…provide some community programs that are meant to address (parolees’) most severe needs.
“It’s very difficult to say whether it’s this program or that program that’s helping. And it’s also extremely difficult in terms of a scientific study, to say which of the programs that they’re not getting is the reason that they failed. … We’re trying to help each individual.
“It’s just very hard to measure.
“In fact, as someone who’s worked in this field for a long, long time … I know that it’s better than nothing,” Cate said.
Inconsistent programming
Absent state data on how well the program works, CalMatters reached out to roughly 150 inmates and parolees who were recently released from prison to learn about their experiences.
Some committed crimes and returned to prison soon after leaving the STOP program. Others felt the rules of the houses in which they lived limited their ability to find jobs. Some appreciated the time the program gave them in a structured environment, allowing them space to ease back into the civilian world after decades in prison.
Chad Doherty, 37, is among the parolees who washed out of the program and bounced back to prison.
He cycled in and out of San Bernardino County courtrooms for years before he was sent to prison in 2015, court records show. He was released in 2017 and sent to a state-funded reentry home.
“I held a job, got myself a car and I was working the program,” he wrote CalMatters.
But he didn’t stay long.
Doherty said he was kicked out of one home for threatening the operator, and left another when its 10 p.m. curfew would have kept him from working a job with a night shift. He left the program in February 2018, two months after joining. By 2019, he was back to prison.
Released early during the pandemic, Doherty stayed out of trouble a few months before he was charged with possessing narcotics, according to San Bernardino County court records.
A year later, court records show Doherty was charged with stealing a vehicle and eventually sentenced to four years in prison — time he’s currently serving inside California Men’s Colony State Prison in San Luis Obispo. Doherty told CalMatters he’d like another shot at the parolee rehabilitation program after his release.
“I was doing good when I was in control of my mind but at some point my mind started mastering me,” he told CalMatters. “And it mastered me right back into prison.”
The rehabilitation did not have a lasting impact on Jack Loney, either. Loney, 43, was released in 2020 and sent to a reentry program in Northern California after serving 23 years in prison for second degree murder, he told CalMatters.
The program “was great,” but after he finished, he began to unravel. He said he couldn’t find housing; had only a few months of paystubs; no rental or credit history; and fell back into “old patterns of thinking.” Within a year, Loney was serving time at Centinela State Prison in Imperial, back in prison after being arrested for possessing an illegal firearm, he told CalMatters.
Former participant Tammy Cooper-Garvin felt the months she spent in the program four years ago, at a women’s treatment home in San Francisco, was a waste of time.
“The program, excuse me, was (expletive) up,” Cooper-Garvin said. “I had to sneak and get a job … at Target.” She added that the site where she lived tolerated drug use and violence.
Another parolee who wanted to remain anonymous because he fears retaliation from his landlord, is finding the program difficult to navigate. As a condition of his release, he has to live in a reentry home, and the parolee program is his only option that would not charge him rent and other fees.
The corrections department “just stuck me in (the program), so I have to fulfill their requirements, like go to group … in a whole other city where I have to catch three buses,” he said.
One former prisoner said rehabilitation gave him a chance to get on his feet, an opportunity he didn’t have when he was in and out of prison as a young man.
After spending two decades in prison, Eugene Lewis lived in a home he shared with other parolees. He spent his mornings doing chores and his days in group therapy sessions and self-help classes.
“I’ve never been in any halfway house or reentry,” said Lewis, who said he was required to stay as a condition of his release. “It’s great. I have no complaints.” A few months later, he told CalMatters that he wasn’t as excited about the program as he once was — but didn’t say why. Lewis left the program in June 2023.
Four contractors in charge of parolee program
What happens in the homes is largely up to the four contract operators hired by the state. The companies divide the state by regions and hire hundreds of nonprofits and for-profit companies to run the homes and treatment centers. State records show:
- Amity Foundation, also known as Epidaurus, is an Arizona-based nonprofit that provides rehabilitation services for parolees and prisoners. Amity in 2018 began overseeing parolee reentry providers in Los Angeles County. It signed a a five-year, $121 million agreement that expired June 30.
- GEO Reentry Services, a Florida-based for-profit company known for its private prisons, has two contracts to manage providers in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, the Bay Area and the Central Coast, totaling $195 million.
- HealthRight 360 is a San Francisco-based nonprofit. It signed a seven-year, $80 million contract with the state to manage reentry subcontractors in Imperial, Orange and San Diego counties.
- WestCare California is a Nevada-based nonprofit that the state pays to manage programs in the Central Valley and Northern California. WestCare signed two seven-year contracts, totaling $189 million.
All of the companies have turned to high-powered former leaders of California’s prison system to help them lobby in the Capitol and/or set direction on executive boards.
Former California Corrections Secretary Scott Kernan left the agency on Aug. 31, 2018. Ten days later, Kernan was appointed to the GEO Group’s board of directors, a company filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows.
Former Corrections Secretary Cate left the agency in 2012. He had several roles before helping launch Mosaic Solutions and Advocacy. His company started lobbying for the Amity Foundation, HealthRight 360 and WestCare California in the 2021-2022 legislative session.
During that time, Amity Foundation spent $230,000 to lobby the Legislature, with $45,000 going to Mosaic. WestCare California paid Mosaic some $51,000 and HealthRight 360 paid the company $27,500 to lobby on its behalf, state lobbying records show.
Hands off oversight
The four contractors are required to annually inspect and create a report on their subcontractors. In addition, state employees are supposed to “conduct routine Program Accountability Reviews (PAR) of contractors and/or subcontractor facilities,” contracts show. The contracts give no timeline for the state’s review.
An analysis of the reports shows that the accountability reviews do not happen annually, as the contract requires. Furthermore, state officials did not write any program accountability reviews for the four contractors between 2018 and December 2022, and only reviewed three out of hundreds of its subcontractors, state records show.
Amity has reviewed its own facilities at least twice, once in 2019 and once in 2021. The corrections agency itself had not written any program accountability reviews of Amity sites when CalMatters requested them.
Asked if this practice was a conflict of interest, Amity’s chief operations officer Carmen Jacinto responded by email: “Annual Program Accountability Reviews of subcontractors … may be conducted by Amity or CDCR. … Even in situations where CDCR does not select our sites for a formal evaluation, Amity will conduct self-audits and report on them.”
In the Central Valley, WestCare California often detailed what its subcontractors were doing right and their shortcomings. In 2021, it inspected one of its vendors in Atwater and found there “hadn’t been a licensed clinician” at a women’s facility in nearly two years, even though the contract required it, according to a program accountability report. Treatment costs at the facility ranged from $2,250 to $12,000 for a 30-day stay, the contract shows.
In other treatment homes, WestCare reported that several of its subcontractors were allowing unapproved staff to work, not providing enough group therapy hours, not accurately tracking therapy times, and not documenting drug screens.
But WestCare does not appear to have applied the same scrutiny to the properties it runs directly. Neither the nonprofit nor the state corrections agency wrote accountability reviews of WestCare facilities, records show.
WestCare did not respond to CalMatters’ questions about its program review process.
“(The state) gives these people a lot of money, but they don’t check into the program,” said one resident who currently lives in a home overseen by GEO Reentry, who wanted to remain anonymous because he said he fears retaliation from his landlord . “There’s no programming inside the house…just free room and board.”
The corrections agency in November released to CalMatters its July 2022 list of providers for the STOP program. The roster included roughly 400 addresses. CalMatters visited 23 of them, finding a padlocked gate in front of a seemingly closed site, inaccurate addresses, a facility that appeared to be abandoned and three where employees said they were no longer STOP providers.
Hardy, the corrections department spokesperson, said its contractor shut down the vacant site three days before CalMatters visited the property in February. According to the state, HealthRight 360 closed the location because it could not keep the 72-bed facility full. Hardy said the state provides oversight in various ways such as, “monitoring the referrals, placements, data reports, and budgets.”
CalMatters asked why the facilities are not reviewed annually as required by their contracts. Hardy replied via email on Jan. 27: “We are developing functionality in our Automated Reentry Management System that will allow us to better track whether contractors conduct annual (program accountability reviews) of their subcontractors. The … tool is completed and (program accountability reviews) are anticipated to be conducted in early 2023.”
The tool had not been used as of June, said Hardy.
What does it cost?
Small nonprofit organizations and big contractors charge a range of fees for the services they provide to parolees.
WestCare California’s contracted services for licensed substance use disorder treatment can run taxpayers between $2,250 and $12,000 per person each 30 days. GEO Reentry Services can charge between $3,900 and $6,600 for the same service, and HealthRight 360’s prices range from $3,000 to $9,000, state contracts show.
For recovery and reentry housing alone, WestCare California in the Central Valley and HealthRight 360 in Imperial, Orange and San Diego counties charge between $900 and $6,000 per person, according to their contracts. GEO Reentry in Riverside and San Bernardino counties charges between $1,350 and $3,450. Amity Foundation, which covers Los Angeles county, charges between $1,092 and $2,860, records show.
Throughout the program, CalMatters found several instances where businesses and nonprofit groups lease properties personally owned by their executives, according to tax statements and property deeds. CalMatters found this practice in every region of the program, and though not illegal, it could present a conflict of interest, one expert said.
Yellowstone Women’s First Step House, a subcontractor of HealthRight 360, leases properties connected to its CEO and board member emeritus, Dr. Anna Thames. HealthRight’s most recent tax filing shows it is paying Yellowstone $1.6 million for rehab services in 2020.
CalMatters found that four of the eight Yellowstone facilities listed on the department’s roster of STOP providers are owned by Thames, or a trust for which she is the trustee. In 2021, Yellowstone had five month-to-month leases with its CEO, renting seven buildings at “approximately $29,000” per month. In all, the company paid Thames $260,386 for rent and an additional $168,002 for compensation, and owed her $154,267 in rent at the end of 2021, according to nonprofit financial records filed with the California Department of Justice.
Nonprofit expert Nora Silver noted that in some cases using personally held properties may be the only way to ensure people with a criminal record have a place to stay.
Even so, she said, it’s a practice nonprofits should stay away from because it could give a leader a personal financial stake in the work of the organization.
“If board members or a CEO or executive director has a financial interest in some work the organization is doing, that’s a red flag,” said Silver, founder and faculty director at UC Berkeley’s Center for Social Sector Leadership. “There’s room for conflict of interest and that’s serious.”
CalMatters spoke over the phone with a person who identified herself as Anna Thames. “I’m in a meeting right now,” she told CalMatters’ reporter before agreeing to call back. She has not returned the call or responded to follow up calls.
California’s changing prisons
California’s spending on the parolee program swelled over a decade of reform in the state’s prison system, when Govs. Brown and Newsom backed policy changes that shortened criminal sentences and steered more resources to rehabilitation.
The new policies slimmed down California’s overburdened system, allowing Newsom to close a prison and begin shutting down three more.
But the two Democratic governors and state lawmakers have not compelled the corrections agency by law to track whether the new rehabilitation services are helping former inmates stay out of prison.
Recidivism, by the state’s definition, occurs when someone is “convicted of a new felony or misdemeanor within three years of being released from custody” or placed on supervision for a previous criminal conviction.
California discloses recidivism data on a three-year cycle but the latest report is outdated. In fact, the most recent report describes people who were released from prison in 2017-18 — before Newsom took office.
“Almost nothing we do has any evidence suggesting that it works,” said Michael Romano, director and founder of the Three Strikes Project at Stanford Law School. “In fact, much of what we do routinely, we have evidence that shows it does not work. It’s a problem well beyond STOP that they don’t have evidence that it works. I don’t think the (corrections agency) has any evidence that any of its programs — or any of its punishments — work or don’t work.”
For years, the recidivism rate has hovered around 46%, the most recent state report shows. The data show only 700 inmates out of about 35,000 released that year earned credit for participating in rehabilitation programs while in prison. They had a substantially lower recidivism rate — 23% —than those who did not.
There have been two detailed but narrow investigations into California prison rehabilitation programs. One in 2021 by Stanford researchers concluded that inmates who serve the last year of their sentences confined in a community-based rehabilitation program outside of a prison reduce their likelihood of getting arrested within a year of release by 13%.
A separate report by the California State Auditor in 2019 found that prisoners who completed recommended cognitive-based therapy rehabilitation programs recidivated at about the same rate as those who did not. The auditor recommended six legislative actions for lawmakers to ensure rehabilitation programs set performance targets and reduce recidivism.
Lawmakers have not made many of the recommended changes.
The Legislature in 2019 passed a bill that would have required an evaluation of in-prison rehabilitation. Newsom vetoed it, writing in his veto message, “the goal of this bill can be accomplished administratively.”
Now, the corrections agency is working with the Public Policy Institute of California to review the effectiveness of in-prison programming. The institute began receiving state data last year.
“What we are trying to do … has not been done anywhere in the country,” said Heather Harris, a criminal justice research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California. “I wish we had better information to offer incarcerated people and policymakers…now. But we don’t.” | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/calmatters/california-spent-600m-to-house-rehab-former-prisoners-did-it-help/103-37ea5abe-503f-4d9f-aa34-4708cba21d45 | 2023-07-10T18:11:08 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/calmatters/california-spent-600m-to-house-rehab-former-prisoners-did-it-help/103-37ea5abe-503f-4d9f-aa34-4708cba21d45 |
SEATTLE — For more than a century, the Better Business Bureau has been helping consumers identify ethical businesses, avoid scams and file complaints if needed. The organization also helps businesses acquire BBB accreditation and provides other resources.
While typically extending warnings of "bad actors" trying to trick people out of money or stealing personal information - the BBB of Washington said they want consumers and businesses to beware of scammers pretending to be the BBB.
Recently, BBB received a report that a BBB Accredited Business received a call from someone spoofing BBB's phone number, telling him they "noticed his credit card balances were high and [the caller] could help bring them down." The business called his local BBB, who informed him that BBB does not offer credit repair or repayment services.
"These bad actors are impersonating the BBB because of our trust with the community that we have built over 100-plus years," said Logan Hickle, BBB of Washington public relations and communications manager. "They are posing as the BBB just like they would other responsible businesses, thinking they have an automatic way in with name recognition and trust."
Hickle said some of the scam calls can include threats by stressing that the BBB is a government agency when it is in fact a non-profit organization.
"We would never ask anyone in the community for a password to one of their accounts or to allow access to one of their devices," Hickle said. "We have also seen reports of people posing as BBB representatives offering loans and credit repair programs. That’s just not something we engage in as an organization."
For tips on how to confirm you are speaking with the BBB and not an imposter, click the video player above.
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On Sunday, a mural unveiling was held by Matt Brennan at the home of Chris Brugos. Brennan, an artist formerly based in Seattle, flew back to restore the Bettie Page/Divine mural that is painted on Brugos' home.
"I really just had to redo all the blackout lines. The faces had to be totally redone," Brennan said. This wasn't the first time he had to fix the mural. Back in 2016, he was tasked with restoring Bettie Page because vandals had targeted it. That's when Divine, a world-renowned drag queen, joined the 1950s pinup girl.
In the years since Divine was added, vandalism targeting the murals has become more extreme. Memorial Day weekend proved to be the worst incident yet.
"This one, for whatever reason seems to be like a lightning rod of people aggressively attacking it," Brennan said.
Red paint was splattered all over the home, destroying a mural that didn't have an anti-graffiti coating on it: Britney Spears posed as Laura Palmer from Twin Peaks.
"We have security cameras all over now," Brugos said. "It makes me feel good that at least we'll be able to have a chance catching the people that come back."
People continually ask Brugos why he thinks the mural is targeted.
"We don't know why they are doing what they did with the red paint but it happened after we put up Divine who is kind of an icon in that community," he said.
If Divine's connection to the LGBTQ+ community is the reason vandals are attacking, Brugos isn't backing down.
"That's what inspired us for the subject matter of the new mural."
That new mural, which replaced Britney Spears, is Marsha P. Johnson, a gay rights activist and trans woman. She's credited with helping start the modern gay rights movement, taking part in the Stone Wall Riots. She's dressed as the Statue of Liberty.
"I really hope people can just enjoy the mural and like the new one and don't hurt it," Brugos said.
More than $10,000 was raised to help create a new mural which Brugos said is the silver lining any time something like this happens: a massive amount of community support. However, his insurance company isn't so generous. Because they've filed so many claims over the years, their home insurance rates are going up. Brugos is hopeful the anti-graffiti coating used will mitigate any vandalism that may happen again, allowing for a quicker, cheaper cleanup that doesn't involve insurance. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/iconic-seattle-murals-restored-bettie-page-divine-marsha-p-johnson/281-43059a21-d60c-4f75-8e06-3bbefd8c9054 | 2023-07-10T18:19:29 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/iconic-seattle-murals-restored-bettie-page-divine-marsha-p-johnson/281-43059a21-d60c-4f75-8e06-3bbefd8c9054 |
SEATTLE — Crowds cheered as 600 lighted drones created awe-inspiring images in the sky Sunday night during a free 18-minute show above the Seattle Center by the Space Needle. Attendees of the MLB All-Star Experience applauded the baseball-themed visuals and iconic Seattle imagery.
The drones, belonging to Texas-based company Sky Elements, hovered up to 400 feet above the ground, creating formations to the tunes of classic baseball music.
With roughly 150,000 tourists estimated to be in town for MLB All-Star Week, KING 5 caught up with visitors to hear how their experiences have been, despite recent shootings and other concerning trends in the area.
Max Summerville, a boy from Birmingham, Alabama, said he is thrilled his parents chose for them to stay in a hotel in Sodo near the stadiums.
“If we leave the one window open, and somebody hits it out of the stadium, it can come into our room,” said Summerville.
His parents agree it was a good choice.
“The whole scene around the baseball stadium thus far has been awesome,” said Tony Summerville, his dad.
So far, he said they have made it out to several All-Star events, including the celebrity game, where they got to meet Cal Ripken Jr.
His mom, Britney Summerville, said they have been loving Seattle this trip.
“Not had an ounce of, ya know, scary moments," Summerville said. "It's all been super nice. (The) area is completely covered by, ya know, volunteers and police. We'll 100% be back, yeah."
As part of his Downtown Activation Plan, one of Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's goals has been to bring back more visitors downtown.
One 11-year-old from Southern California said she would love to come back someday.
“We went to the gum wall, and we saw like people throwing fish at each other, and it was so fun,” said Lea Hernandez from California.
Meanwhile, a man visiting from Puerto Rico said he too feels safe and has no concerns.
“Very safe,” Eric Rodriguez said. “We walk for everything."
He watched staff set up for the drone show; something he was excited to see for the first time.
“Would you come back to Seattle based on your experiences in downtown Seattle this week?” we asked him.
“Yes," he said.
More than $50 million in revenue is expected to be generated for Seattle by this All-star Week. Experts predict one long-term impact to be the creation of jobs.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County officials cut the ribbon on a new recreation area at Clarcona Horse Park.
The new covered arena came out from the county’s $2 million investment into the park.
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The arena features bleacher seating, judging towers, and stalls for future horse shows.
Mayor Jerry Demings said the county is not only focusing on urban areas but on rural communities too.
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“There are many people in our community who want to continue living a rural lifestyle as opposed to that urban lifestyle so Orange County is intentionally preserving this green space,” he said.
Construction on the park began in 2019.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — A 67-year-old woman was killed Friday evening at an Orlando apartment complex, and the 56-year-old man suspected of killing her was fatally shot Saturday in New Jersey, the Orlando Police Department said Monday.
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Police were called shortly before 6:45 p.m. Friday to an apartment complex at Raper Dairy and Curry Ford roads after someone reported that a person was being attacked with a machete and a gun.
Investigators said they arrived at the scene within minutes and discovered Leonidas Duran lying unresponsive on grass at the apartment complex.
They said she had a gunshot wound and multiple lacerations, and her husband was discovered with a gunshot wound in the doorway of their apartment.
Duran was pronounced dead at the scene, and her husband was taken to a hospital and was stable.
Police said they quickly identified the suspect as Esteban De Jesus Jr., the adult son of Duran’s next-door neighbor.
De Jesus fled the scene, and an emergency warrant was issued for his arrest.
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Police said the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force located De Jesus shortly before 11:15 p.m. Saturday in Jersey City, New Jersey, and he was shot during his arrest.
He was taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where he died while being treated.
The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General is investigating De Jesus’ arrest and shooting death.
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CARMEL, Ind. — The Carmel Jazz Fest announced two new acts were added to their inaugural event on August 11-12.
The Bottom 40 featuring Michael Whittaker and The Danny Lerman Band have been added to the festival's lineup. Both groups are set to play at the Gazebo Stage of the Carmel Arts District. The Danny Lerman Band will perform on August 11 and The Bottom 40 is scheduled for August 12.
Both bands join an already stacked lineup of artists including the headliner Spyro Gyra, Evelyn “Champagne” King, The Dave Bennett Quartet, and Freddie Fox.
Danny Lerman is an internationally recognized jazz saxophonist, composer, and singer. He is currently promoting a new single called "I Miss You" (Sax Version) and a new album called "Night Rider". Leman has released multiple albums in addition to having several of his compositions featured in movie soundtracks.
Nashville-based group The Bottom 40 is scheduled to play a Saturday afternoon show and is bringing a unique, high energy lineup with "funkified" cover songs. Joining the band's performance will be Michael Whittaker, a Los Angeles native that has been studying and performing jazz and classical piano from a young age.
Whittaker's knowledge of orchestration combined with his classical training has helped him become one of the top independent film and television composers in the industry. He has composed music for more than 300 television episodes and movies throughout his career, including Power Rangers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) announced July 10 that it has partnered with local health departments to host back-to-school immunization clinics for the second consecutive year.
The Start Smart! campaign aims to provide information on times and locations of vaccination clinics across local communities. These clinics are open to children ages 5 and older. There is no upfront charge for vaccinations, but families are asked to provide insurance information if available.
These clinics aim to help families easily access required school immunizations for their children prior to the start of the 2023-24 school year.
IDOH will also begin mailing letters to parents whose children are behind on required immunizations. Each school has a list of required immunization records and can be found here.
“Routine immunizations are the best way to protect children from highly contagious diseases like measles, mumps and chicken pox and can help ensure every student has a healthy start to the school year,” said Lindsay Weaver, State Health Commissioner. “I encourage every parent of a school-age child to check their child’s vaccine status today and to schedule an appointment with their healthcare provider or take advantage of these convenient opportunities in their communities.” | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana-department-of-health-idoh-partners-to-promote-back-to-school-vaccine-clinics-indianapolis/531-0f17ab06-ce52-414c-8838-7554a282e527 | 2023-07-10T18:23:23 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana-department-of-health-idoh-partners-to-promote-back-to-school-vaccine-clinics-indianapolis/531-0f17ab06-ce52-414c-8838-7554a282e527 |
Madonna is rescheduling the North American portion of her tour, including a stop in Pittsburgh, after being hospitalized.
The Material Girl made the announcement on Instagram.
She was scheduled to be at PPG Paints Arena on Monday, Aug. 7.
Madonna postponed her career-spanning Celebration tour due to what her manager called a “serious bacterial infection.”
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Newport’s mayor, Dan Sawyer, resigned Monday after it came to light that he had been sharing offensive memes in a private law-enforcement-only Facebook group.
After Oregon Public Broadcasting first reported on the memes Friday, there were immediate calls by local government officials and the community for his resignation.
According to a release by the City of Newport, the memes Sawyer posted were “offensive memes regarding race and gender” and they were posted over several years.
Over the weekend, the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners released a statement condemning the mayor’s actions and stating their focus on the diverse community that calls Newport home.
“As elected officials representing a richly diverse community, we are disturbed and saddened by Friday’s news report that Mayor Dean Sawyer of Newport has for years posted hateful, racist, homophobic, transphobic and violent ‘jokes’ to a private Facebook page. We unequivocally condemn those posts, which belittled and dehumanized the most vulnerable of our friends and neighbors.”
Monday morning, Sawyer released an apology and announced that he would be stepping down immediately because of his actions.
“I am sorry to everyone in this community and anyone hurt by my actions, directly or indirectly,” Sawyer said. “The posts I made and the humor I engaged in do not reflect my values. It was wrong for me to belittle people with experiences different than my own. I understand that many of you are upset, angry and confused by my actions. You have every right to be.”
The resignation is effective as of 9:00 a.m. on Monday.
The Newport City Council is holding a special meeting Monday to address the situation.
Stay tuned with KOIN 6 as we follow the meeting and bring you updates. | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/newport-mayor-announces-resignation-after-offensive-hateful-memes-come-to-light/ | 2023-07-10T18:41:35 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/newport-mayor-announces-resignation-after-offensive-hateful-memes-come-to-light/ |
Union Bank & Trust Company has notified customers that personal information may have been exposed during a data breach.
The Lincoln-based bank, which is the third-largest in Nebraska, said in a letter to customers dated June 30 that the incident is related to the nationwide hack of the MOVEit file transfer software.
According to media reports, a group of Russian cybercriminals exploited a flaw in the software, which is widely used to transfer files.
In a statement, Union Bank & Trust said it took immediate steps to secure systems and investigate after it was notified of the breach.
"The investigation determined no customer accounts were accessed. However, certain personal information was stored within the software," the statement said. "UBT reviewed the impacted data and is notifying individuals whose personal information is determined to potentially be at risk."
The bank did not say how many customers were affected.
In the letter it sent to affected customers, Union Bank said the unauthorized access occurred on May 29 and it may have involved names, birth dates, home addresses, email addresses and Social Security numbers. It did not include account numbers or any account information.
The bank is offering affected customers free credit and identity theft protection services for one year through Kroll . They must sign up by Sept 29.
It's not clear if any other Lincoln- or Nebraska-based companies have been affected by the data breach.
Brett Callow, a threat analyst at Emsisoft, said last week in an interview with Tech Crunch that more than 200 organizations are known to have been affected and at least 33 of them have issued data breach notices affecting more than 17.5 million customers.
The Nebraska Attorney General's Office could not be reached for comment Monday morning.
A short history of cybersecurity and the data breaches that forced the world to pay attention to data privacy
A short history of cybersecurity and the data breaches that forced the world to pay attention to data privacy
Cybercrime is not just on the rise—it's flourishing. The increased complexity of the digital landscape and rising global technical competency have enabled hackers to innovate and adapt faster than opposing authorities can combat them.
On average, a cyberattack occurs every 39 seconds , and the effects can range from devastating to entirely unexpected. The consequences of cybercrimes are becoming more unpredictable as the landscape continues to innovate. Whereas earlier cybercrimes typically resulted in consequences like data breaches or identity theft, more recent attacks have caused power grids to shut down, equipment damage in nuclear facilities, and more.
The World Economic Forum cites the cost of cybercrime is expected to reach $10.5 trillion by 2025. For the first time, the WEC's 2023 Global Risks Report added "widespread cybercrime and cyber insecurity" to its list of the top 10 threats to global socioeconomic health over the next decade. The report pointed to "a scarcity of security experts, poor reporting habits and a lack of global agreements about how to regulate cyber threats" as the prime causes of the enormous growth in malware and ransomware attacks in recent years.
Drata compiled a list of 10 of the most impactful cybersecurity attacks from the past four decades to see how public reception of such attacks has changed over time.
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The 'Morris worm' (1988)
On Nov. 2, 1988, Robert Morris Jr., a graduate student in computer science at Cornell, launched the world's first computer worm—a malware computer program that replicates itself on other internet-connected devices, causing them to shut down. He intended the program to help him gauge the size of the internet, but a coding mistake turned the innocent experiment into a denial-of-service attack . Less than 24 hours after the eponymous worm was released, it had compromised about 1 in 10 computers connected to the internet, including systems owned by NASA and the Pentagon.
Morris became the first person to receive a felony conviction under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act , receiving a sentence of 400 hours of community service, three years probation, and a $10,000 fine. The incident also inspired the creation of the first Computer Emergency Response Team, or CERT, at Carnegie Mellon University, which has since served as a template for cybersecurity institutions worldwide .
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Estonia (2007)
The first cyberattack on an entire country began when Estonian authorities decided to relocate the Bronze Soldier , a Soviet Red Army memorial, to a less prominent location in the capital of Tallinn. While the statute represents victory and liberation to Russian-speaking Estonians, ethnic Estonians consider it a symbol of Soviet oppression.
On April 27, 2007, the disagreement culminated in a series of cyberattacks unleashed by Russian perpetrators on Estonian banks, government, and media outlets. Due to waves of distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks, banking, government, and news services were disabled nationwide . Ultimately, the incident prompted military organizations worldwide and NATO to reevaluate the role of cybersecurity in their defense infrastructures.
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Google (2009)
On Jan. 12, 2010, Google issued a statement on its blog disclosing that it had been victimized by a sophisticated cybersecurity attack—a rare public admission from a company of Google's stature. Targeted users received a link that, when clicked, instigated a chain of events using malicious JavaScript code. The code took advantage of a widely unknown vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer to grant perpetrators access to system files, including intellectual property and login credentials.
The ensuing investigation revealed that the attack originated in China and targeted the Gmail accounts of human rights activists and Chinese dissidents, as well as the corporate intellectual property of dozens of companies, including Microsoft, Google, and Adobe. While officially unconfirmed, security experts worldwide attribute the attack to the Chinese government, marking the first time a government was allegedly complicit in criminal cyber activity .
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Stuxnet (2010)
Considered by some to be the world's first cyberweapon, Stuxnet was a computer worm that operated between 2007 and 2010 and targeted the Iranian nuclear program. Allegedly, U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies joined forces in an initiative named Operation Olympic Games to sabotage the uranium centrifuges used by Iran to develop its nuclear capabilities. The worm succeeded in its mission by exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. Experts estimate that the operation set the Iranian nuclear program back by two years and damaged nearly 2,000 centrifuges . The incident represents one of the first examples of digital warfare and the use of computer code in international conflict.
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The 'press release' hacks (2012)
Between February 2010 and August 2015, Ukrainian hackers targeted the largest press release newswires, accessing unpublished press releases and facilitating insider trading . Vadym Iermolovych, who initiated the scheme, first accessed the newswires by purchasing stolen employee credentials.
Over the course of those five years, the hackers stole over 150,000 press releases, sold them to investors for tens of thousands of dollars , and used the information to inform their own financial moves. Authorities in the U.S. later described the incident as the world's largest known computer hacking scheme—modest estimates of the hackers' total profits start at $100 million.
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Yahoo (2013)
In August 2013, every customer account at Yahoo was stolen in the largest data breach ever conducted. Hackers obtained information from 3 billion accounts , including names, passwords, backup email addresses, and other data. In August 2015, investigators discovered a vendor on the darknet selling 1 billion Yahoo accounts for $300,000 and determined it was purchased by at least three buyers. However, the hackers behind the attack, as well as their motives and methods, remain largely unknown.
Some experts attribute the attack to Russian adversaries, as investigators determined that a similar attack on Yahoo the following year originated in the Russian government in an effort to spy on high-profile U.S. figures.
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Sony Pictures (2014)
On Nov. 24, 2014, a group of hackers calling themselves the Guardians of Peace instigated a massive cyberattack against Sony Pictures . The hackers' unprecedented motive was to prevent the release of the film "The Interview," a Seth Rogen-directed comedy about an assassination attempt on the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Dissatisfied with the company's response to the threat, the hackers leaked data, including embarrassing email exchanges between employees, unreleased films, employee salaries, and film concepts; deleted the company's digital infrastructure and data; and rendered nearly half of the company's computers inoperable .
The FBI described the cyberattack as one of the largest committed against the U.S., and its ensuing investigation revealed that it was sponsored by the North Korean government. This unveiled a concerning truth about the nature of cyberattacks: because they are relatively low-cost, they are easily implemented by smaller actors.
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Ashley Madison (2015)
On July 19, 2015, users of the infidelity-based dating site Ashley Madison logged in to find a message from hackers threatening to release users' personal information if the site was not shut down. The group of hackers, dubbed the Impact Team, claimed they intended to punish the company for profiting from harming others.
After Ashley Madison's parent company, Avid Life Media, refused the hackers' demands to shut down, the group published 120 gigabytes of user data , including names, addresses, credit card transaction information, and search histories.
Many news outlets at the time hastily publicized the names leaked during the breach, and those identified were subject to public shaming and extortion . Numerous divorces, high-profile resignations, and even suicides ensued, prompting debate over the ethics of publicizing illegally obtained personal information.
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Equifax (2017)
When the credit bureau Equifax failed to install a critical security patch for its website's framework, hackers quickly took notice. On May 12, 2017, the hackers accessed Equifax's internal servers, stole employees' credentials, and extracted user information from the company's database . Over the course of 76 days, they obtained the names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, and more belongn to 147.9 million Americans, 15.2 million British citizens, and 19,000 Canadians.
The incident remains one of the largest cyberattacks involving identity theft, and the company's reputation suffered for its lax and inadequate security measures . In an eventual settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, Equifax offered impacted users a choice of free credit monitoring or a modest sum of money .
This story originally appeared on Drata and was produced and distributed in partnership with Stacker Studio.
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Reach the writer at 402-473-2647 or molberding@journalstar.com .
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'He had a big heart': Teen dies in Noblesville shooting. Was shot in the back.
An 18-year-old died after being shot in Noblesville on July 2, police announced Monday.
Christopher Stumpf, 18, was found with a single gunshot wound to his back in the front passenger seat of a car parked at a residential driveway in the 21000 block of Overdorf Road around 1:30 p.m. July 2, according to Hamilton County Sheriff's Office.
He was transported to Riverview Health, where he died.
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An obituary for the 18-year-old from Cicero said he loved music, hunting, fishing, cooking and attending church. He worked at Cole Bishop Construction Company and planned to attend Purdue University in the fall to study construction management.
He played in the high school band and graduated from Hamilton Heights school district with the class of 2023.
The obituary described him as "an amazing young man" with a strong work ethic and "a big heart."
The sheriff's office said there is no ongoing threat to the community, and all people of interest have been contacted. No arrests were announced by police early Monday, July 10. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/noblesville/2023/07/10/noblesville-shooting-christopher-stumpf-dies-after-gunshot-injury-to-back-overdorf-road/70397868007/ | 2023-07-10T18:53:51 | 1 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/noblesville/2023/07/10/noblesville-shooting-christopher-stumpf-dies-after-gunshot-injury-to-back-overdorf-road/70397868007/ |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office is seeking assistance from the public in locating the family of a man who recently died.
According to JCCO, on July 5 at around 6:13 p.m., Brooks Langley, 56, of Birmingham, was found dead in his bedroom by boarding home staff in the 4300 block of Jackson Street.
Langley is believed to originally be from Florida and all attempts to identify family have failed. If you have any information, you can contact the coroner’s office at 205-930-3603. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/jefferson-county-coroners-office-searching-for-family-of-man-who-recently-died/ | 2023-07-10T18:54:27 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/jefferson-county-coroners-office-searching-for-family-of-man-who-recently-died/ |
CHILDERSBURG, Ala. (WIAT) — Saving one son at a time is one of the goals for a new youth organization in Childersburg.
The organization, We Are SEED, stands for Strength, Education, Equipped and Discipline and mentors young men between the ages of seven to 17. It provides them with academic, social and mental health resources.
The organization held a launch event in Childersburg on Sunday. Founder and pastor James Marbury wants young men to know they’re not alone.
“We’re not going to win everybody,” Marbury said. “But we’re going to win that one that knows that ‘there is something going on with me that I’m not equipped for, I’m not educated for and I need a change in my life that comes along with discipline.'”
Childersburg Mayor Ken Wesson said he believes the organization can help change lives.
“Anything we can do to the kids, help them progress, helps the community, that’s what I’m all about,” Wesson said. “And I’m really grateful that for the guys for coming up with this idea.”
If you’re interested in becoming a part of the group can call 256-346-5119. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/new-childersburg-group-aimed-toward-mentoring-youth/ | 2023-07-10T18:54:33 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/new-childersburg-group-aimed-toward-mentoring-youth/ |
EAST CHICAGO — Some special events planned in the city are in limbo because of the City Council's decision to not approve an additional appropriation ordinance.
The council voted recently on second reading to provide $93,000 out of gaming funds to finance a senior citizens lakefront event, a seniors Christmas party and a Veterans Day event.
Councilman Robert Garcia, D-5th, abstained from voting yes or no and said he would have liked to have received a breakdown by event to see how the money would be used.
With four members absent when the council considered the ordinance on third and final reading on June 28, the ordinance failed by a vote of 3-0-2 because it lacked the required 5 votes needed for approval.
Council President Monica Gonzalez, D-1st, joined Councilwoman Debra Bolaños, D-at-large, in abstaining on June 28.
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"They failed to tell us exactly what they're spending the money on," Gonzalez said.
Gonzalez said the special events department also should have submitted a budget instead of continually coming to the council with requests for appropriations.
Natalie Adams, a special events coordinator for the city, said she is unsure what will happen now that the ordinance did not pass.
She said there is still a good amount of time left to try to work something out for the Veterans Day and Christmas events.
"The seniors on the lake event would be the one most affected," Adams said.
The council did approve, on second reading, an ordinance that would provide $390,000 out of the city's general fund to pay litigation settlements.
"The law department's budget is underfunded and does not have sufficient money to pay this judgement," said Joseph Allegretti, legal advisor to Mayor Anthony Copeland.
A total of $300,000 would be used to settle a traffic accident case in which a former city police officer was involved, while $90,000 would settle a case involving the city's destruction of a vendor's fireworks that were housed in a commercial building with upstairs residential units.
Allegretti said the settlements are binding and so the amounts will be paid whether or not the ordinance is approved on third and final reading.
He said if not approved, "we'll just incur some interest and there will be some delay."
The council voted 5-0 to approve the ordinance on second reading.
The ordinance had been amended from an original request for $650,000.
The council voted to amend the ordinance after it was explained that the additional $260,000 would have gone to the city's law department.
Allegretti told the council the law department does not have enough money to pay lawyers to defend lawsuits against the city and the additional money was requested to get the law department through the remainder of the year.
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HOBART — The City Council has approved tax abatement for a $130 million project to expand a Lineage Logistics facility in Hobart, but won’t waive a responsible bidding provision associated with the tax incentive.
The council on Wednesday adopted an ordinance and a development agreement for the personal property and real estate tax abatement for the Lineage Logistics cold storage project at 2201 Northwind Parkway.
The project calls for the building to be expanded by about 180,000 square feet. The rack-supported building will be fully automated, project representatives said.
While discussing the abatement, Lineage asked for a waiver of Hobart’s responsible bidding ordinance, but the council didn’t provide that waiver.
The responsible bidding ordinance requires that a certain percentage of workers come from the local labor force if tax abatement is granted.
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There are several other requirements for contractors, including that they provide evidence of participation in apprenticeship and training programs approved by the U.S. Department of Labor; have a drug testing program in place; proof of professional and trade licenses and provide a statement on staffing capabilities and labor laws.
Larry Longman, of Victory Unlimited Construction, said his company is the design/build contractor for the Lineage expansion, and Victory has done about 20 construction projects for Lineage during the last decade.
In those projects, there have been the same subcontractors used, and they are “experts” in cold storage development, Longman said.
He said there are concerns about not using the same subcontractors for the Hobart expansion. Longman said he believes local labor can do the work, but he also understands that construction is a litigious environment.
He said there are strict warranties that companies have to sign up for, and some come down to a millimeter on the construction side.
“That’s not achievable by just anybody,” Longman said.
Councilman Dave Vinzant said the city has developed a strong relationship with contractors and labor in the area, and they understand there are situations in which some outside people must come in during construction projects to ensure certain requirements are met with a development.
“We want you and we want the project, and you guys sound like the perfect construction company to be doing all this, but we need to have as many local people working here as we can,” Vinzant said.
Randy Palmateer, business manager of the Northwestern Indiana Building and Construction Trades Council, said local labor has completed several cold storage projects, and they can handle the work for Lineage. Palmateer also committed to working with Lineage and Victory to help them abide by the responsible bidding ordinance while meeting their construction expectations.
“I rise in support of the project, and I also rise in support of the keeping the responsible biding ordinance in place,” Palmateer said.
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VALPARAISO — Opportunity Enterprises is honoring Marc Ruiz for his service to the board.
Ruiz, a partner at Oak Partners, Inc., served on the disability service organization’s board of directors for 10 years, including a two-year stint as its chairperson.
Ruiz and his wife Tracey also serve as co-chairs of OE’s capital campaign effort to build a new respite center at its Lakeside property at Lake Eliza.
Ruiz has played an integral role in helping guide the organization over the past decade, current board chairman John Freyek said.
“This is bittersweet for me,” Freyek said. “I think Marc would agree this is the most important work of our careers, and I’m glad to have worked together for so long and for such an amazing cause.”
Neil Samahon, OE President and CEO, said Ruiz has been an invaluable part of OE’s success, and he expects Ruiz will continue to serve as an advocate for OE in the community.
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“Marc is dedicated to serving individuals and families with disabilities,” Samahon said. “He cares deeply about ensuring they have the resources they deserve. I’m grateful to have worked alongside him, and I know he’ll continue serving our community.”
OE also welcomed two new board members this month.
Ann Marie Woolwine is an attorney and partner at Krieg DeVault LLP and previously served as the director of the Catholic Foundation for Northwest Indiana. Dina Rifai is an attorney and partner at Burke Costanza & Carberry. Both Woolwine and Rifai cited OE’s impact in Northwest Indiana as a reason they signed on as board members.
“Through my involvement in the community, I’ve learned that so many people are touched by Opportunity Enterprises,” Rifai said. “It’s an honor to work on behalf of the people OE serves and their families.”
Samahon said he is excited to work alongside Woolwine and Rifai in service of OE’s mission to create inclusive and equitable opportunities for people of all abilities.
“I’m honored Ann Marie and Dina have joined the board. They are enthusiastic and talented, and most importantly, they want to make a difference in the lives of the people we serve. We’re lucky to have them,” Samahon said.
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BOISE, Idaho — Anti-government activist and former gubernatorial candidate Ammon Bundy and his associate Diego Rodriguez were both no-shows for the first day of trial in a civil case brought against them by St. Luke's Health System.
During jury selection, Ada County District Judge Nancy Baskin told the jury pool on Monday, "This case is somewhat unusual as the defendants have elected not to participate."
Bundy and Rodriguez are not shy of refusing to show up to court -- in April, a judge issued a default judgement, meaning the allegations are taken as true against the two because they were frequently refusing to show for depositions in the ongoing legal action, making Monday's trial a way to determine monetary damages that will be awarded to St. Luke's. The trial can still proceed without Bundy and Rodriguez, but they will have no opportunity to cross-examine any witnesses called by attorneys.
St. Luke's Health System brought a civil suit against the men in May of 2022 claiming they had both engaged in defamation, invasion of privacy, infliction of emotional distress and trespassing when Bundy's supporters, the "People's Rights Network," conducted a days-long protest outside St. Luke's Boise in March of 2022, due to a child nicknamed "Baby Cyrus" being taken into custody by child protective services for health problems.
The protest caused St. Luke's to go into lockdown for hours on March 15, 2022, forcing the hospital to close to visitors and reroute their emergency services.
Even after that protest, St. Luke's claims Bundy and Rodriguez continued to harass and threaten the hospital's doctors and staff.
KTVB reached out to Bundy on Sunday evening to ask if he planned to show for his trial Monday. He said via text message he was unaware he had a trial and was thankful for the information.
"The courts have become a place where the rich and powerful justify hurting people. I don't care to witness more than I already have," he said in the text.
On the People's Rights website, Bundy seemed to clarify more about why he was not present for the trial. In a letter dated July 10, he wrote to presiding Judge Baskin:
"You in a sense are being set up by your colleagues and if you try to enforce the unlawful and gross ruling of Judge Norton you will be faced with the greatest resistance of your career. On the other hand, if you seek to administer justice and begin to check and undo what Judge Lynn Norton did, you will face peer persecution, coercion, public ridicule and most likely the end of your career as a judge."
"Because you have taken over the rulings of an unjust judge, there is no way out of the trouble it will cause you, unless you also voluntarily recuse yourself as Judge Norton did when she foresaw the terrible consequences that her rulings will cause. Your recusal is not my desire or request," Bundy wrote.
St. Luke's petitioned the court in April to order Gem County officials to serve Bundy at his home in Emmett with legal paperwork, but after many attempts, Gem County Sheriff Donnie Wunder decided continuing to try and contact Bundy was too dangerous to do.
Wunder later issued a press release that stated Bundy was being confrontational and that the sheriff wasn't willing to risk the safety of his deputies over a civil case. After St. Luke's went to the Idaho Supreme Court, Wunder had a change of heart and wrote another letter saying he had further discussions with prosecutors, St. Luke's and their attorneys, so he will once again abide by his statutory duties. St Luke's then withdrew their petition.
Bundy has previously stated the reason he has not participated in the legal proceedings is because he is being strategic, and says St. Luke's continues to harass him even though he has never hurt or harmed anybody.
The trial is expected to last all week. According to a bailiff who was present in the courtroom, jury selection will only be the first day of trial. Opening statements could begin Tuesday.
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BOISE, Idaho — The family of a man shot and killed in the Oct. 25, 2021, attack at Boise Towne Square has filed a lawsuit, claiming mall management, police and prosecutors "failed to take any reasonable action" to protect people at the mall or take action in response to previous incidents involving the killer.
Boise Police said Jacob Bergquist shot and killed Roberto Padilla Arguelles and Jo Acker at the mall. Bergquist later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound outside the mall, where he and police had exchanged gunfire.
A lawsuit with demand for a jury trial and monetary damages was filed Wednesday, July 5, in Ada County District Court on behalf of Padilla Arguelles' family and estate, naming Brookfield Properties, LLC, the owner of Boise Towne Square; also, the City of Boise; Boise Police; Ada County; the Ada County Prosecutor's Office; Idaho State Police; and the State of Idaho.
The family filed a notice of tort claim in April 2022 against city, county, and state agencies, indicating that they intended to seek damages.
Padilla Arguelles was shot while riding an escalator to the second floor of the mall. He died of wounds to his head and torso.
The complaint alleges Bergquist was allowed to walk around with a handgun in the mall for 25 minutes before security made contact, and that mall management failed to notify anyone of his presence, even though firearms are prohibited in the mall.
Bergquist was also a convicted felon. However, the conviction, from Illinois, was not one that disqualified him under Idaho law, according to the Ada County Prosecutor's Office.
According to the complaint, Bergquist was escorted off Boise Towne Square property one week before the shooting. The lawsuit alleges that mall management failed to notify law enforcement about the encounter.
The complaint also mentions several other incidents involving Bergquist prior to the Boise Towne Square shooting:
- Bergquist brought a gun into a Walmart on March 7, 2021. The lawsuit alleges that Bergquist was banned from the store, but Meridian Police took no action.
- On April 2, 2021, Bergquist went to the Idaho Governor's Office asking to interview the governor about firearms laws. An ISP trooper asked the Ada County Prosecutor's Office if charges could be filed for unlawful possession of a firearm. The suit alleges that ISP took no action. The prosecutor's office said legal action could not be taken against Bergquist because his felony theft conviction in Illinois did not prohibit him from possessing a gun in Idaho.
- On April 27, 2021, Boise Police Officer Christopher Zimmer warned officers about Bergquist after confronting him about jaywalking. Bergquist had a pistol on his hip at the time. The officer said he "had concerning speech in regards to Bergquist being racist and his dislike for law enforcement," according to the lawsuit. Again, the suit claims, the Ada County prosecutor said no legal action could be taken.
- On June 27, 2021, the lawsuit states, Bergquist was carrying a gun when he walked into Boise Towne Square near the Old Chicago restaurant. Ada County Dispatch put out an officer safety notice. The Padilla Arguelles' complaint claims mall management did not take any steps to ban him from the property at that time.
- On June 28, 2021, Bergquist tried to enter Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center with guns and a knife. According to the lawsuit, employees barricaded the door and Boise Police responded, but did not issue a citation or press any charges.
- In September 2021, Boise Police were called but did not respond when Bergquist entered a gym on State Street with a gun in his possession, the lawsuit claims.
“Defendants should have known based on their multiple prior encounters with Bergquist that be presented a foreseeable and unreasonable risk of harm to invitees at the mall," the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit claims the mall was negligent because management did not do enough to coordinate security or ensure measures to protect people, that police were negligent in not taking enough action, and that Ada County was negligent in not bringing charges against Bergquist.
As of Monday, July 10, online court records don't indicate any hearings scheduled in connection to the lawsuit or any responses from those named as defendants.
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SWAN VALLEY, Idaho — So long to the timeless adage: "If you could have dinner with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be?" The answer may lie right here in Idaho.
A mere 4 hours and 30 minutes east of Boise, Hollywood's biggest stars broke bread together at the dinner party that just kept on giving. And giving, it did!
On Friday, actress Kristen Bell made a post-gone-viral on her Instagram page with the caption "Idaho, chapter 1🏔️🧡" - so does this mean a "chapter 2" is on the horizon? Survey says: likely so.
On July 7, Bell shared intimate images of the star-studded soirée clad in cozy clothes, along with photos of her family, including husband and fellow actor, Dax Shepard.
"Friends" in Idaho
As you work your way down the lengthy dinner table nestled in Swan Valley, you'll find guests: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Jason Bateman, Adam Scott, Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard, John Mulaney, Olivia Munn, Jimmy Fallon, Shiri Appleby, Jake Tapper, Kiefer Sutherland, Molly McNearney, Meaghan Curcio, Mark Rober...and is that Joel McHale? Do I spy John Cusack next to Dax? With this celebrity guest list, it's quite possible.
The dinner party took place on a stunning bend in the South Fork of the Snake River at the South Fork Lodge in Swan Valley, Idaho. The property belongs to comedian and late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
Kimmel purchased the impressive 25.83-acre property in June of 2020.
But if you did have to choose one of these celebrities to have dinner with, who would it be?
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UNION, Maine — A Maine man has drowned in a pond while trying to rescue his daughters, the Maine Warden Service said.
Henry Brooks, 46, of Hope was at Seven Tree Pond in Union on Saturday afternoon watching his 12- and 13-year-old daughters swim when one of them fell into deeper water where the river enters the pond, the warden service said. The other daughter also fell into the deeper water trying to rescue her sister and both were swept out to even deeper areas of the pond.
Brooks jumped into the water to rescue them, followed by his 27-year-old son, who grabbed a life jacket, the warden service said. The son swam to his sisters and brought them back to a nearby dock. When he looked back, he could not find his father, the warden service said.
Game wardens, fire and rescue crews, and the local sheriff's office searched the area by boat and foot but were unable to find Brooks. Three Maine Warden Service divers recovered Brooks' body at about 7:30 p.m. Saturday approximately 50 feet (15 meters) from shore, not far from the dock. The children were brought to PenBay Medical Center in Rockport, where they stayed overnight for observation.
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SAN ANTONIO — A man was found critically injured with multiple gunshot wounds at a motel on the southwest side of town Monday afternoon.
Police responded to the 7200 block of I-35 South near SW Military Drive close to South Park Mall around noon.
The man had three gunshot wounds, one to his hand, one to his arm and one to his leg, police say. He was taken to BAMC in critical condition.
Police say that they are not sure exactly what happened because they are receiving conflicting reports from witnesses and the victim.
Homicide will be investigating.
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HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — A woman was killed Monday morning after a large tree fell on her Weeki Wachee home, Hernando County Fire Rescue explains in a news release.
Fire crews responded to a call of a person trapped in a home on Tooke Lake Boulevard near Cedarvue Street.
Once on scene, crews found a large tree had landed in the center of the mobile home.
"Access to the victim was limited due to the unstable nature of the tree and structure," the agency explains in the release.
After crews were able to get inside, the woman was found and pronounced dead at the scene.
The Hernando County Sheriff's Office is handling the investigation along with the medical examiner's office.
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Ex-Warren cop accused of punching suspect now facing federal civil rights charges
A former Warren police officer accused of punching a suspect while in custody now faces federal civil rights charges, according to Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido.
Matthew Rodriguez was previously charged with assault and battery and fired after a video of him punching a 19-year-old prisoner at the Warren lockup surfaced in June.
The misdemeanor assault charges previously filed by Lucido will be dismissed to allow the federal case to move forward, the prosecutor said in a statement Monday.
"The U.S. Attorney's Office through Dawn Ison has now charged Rodriguez with a ten-year civil rights violation," Lucido said. "The Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office will be deferring to the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan to prosecute this case as the federal system has a legal mechanism for civil rights violations and its penalties."
The charges stem from an incident involving a 19-year-old in Warren police custody on June 13. Jaquwan Smith was arrested that day and held at the Warren Police Department in connection with an alleged armed robbery, according to Lucido's statement.
A video provided by the police department shows Rodriguez, a 14-year veteran of the force, punching Smith in the face and slamming him into the ground during booking.
Two other police officers quickly intervened, the video shows, and reported Rodriguez's use of force, according to Warren Police Commissioner Bill Dwyer. Smith was taken to a hospital but uninjured.
Rodriguez, 48, was charged in Warren's 37th District Court a week after the incident and fired on June 26. Dwyer previously said the decision to end his employment was "clear and obvious."
"We are cooperating with the U.S. Attorney to ensure that when fundamental liberties are threatened, justice prevails," Lucido said. "Together, we will strive to bring about justice and ensure righteousness in the legal system, reminding everyone that the protection of civil rights is a cornerstone of our democracy."
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WB I-696 closed at Groesbeck in Warren due to crash
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All westbound lanes of Interstate 696 are closed at Groesbeck Highway in Warren due to a crash, state officials said.
Traffic on the freeway is backed up for about two-tenths of a mile, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.
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Man being transported to Michigan to face murder charges escapes in Montana
A man who was being transported to Michigan to face murder charges stemming from a 2011 fatal shooting is at large after escaping from a Montana gas station.
Chadwick Mobley was set to be extradited to Michigan to face first-degree murder charges in connection with a Lapeer County woman's 2011 shooting death for which another man was convicted and is on house arrest awaiting a new trial. Mobley was arrested in Montana last month after he'd fled following an interview by Michigan State Police detectives who were looking into the Nov. 14, 2011 killing of 20-year-old Andrea Eilber.
On Sunday, the Sanders County Sheriff's Office posted a Facebook message warning that Mobley had escaped from a private transport company at the Plains Town Pump Exxon gas station in Plains, Montana. The Sheriff's Office posted a follow-up message Monday warning that Mobley hadn't been caught.
"In these situations sometimes these people find a place to hunker down (hideout) until dark and start moving again," the post warned.
The Michigan Attorney General's Office last month announced they were charging Mobley with first-degree murder in connection with Eilber's killing for which the victim's ex-boyfriend Kenneth Grondin was arrested. A jury found Grondin guilty of first-degree murder, and in 2016 he was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Grondin appealed based on faulty language on the jury verdict instruction form, and the appeal was granted in 2018. He was released from prison, and a new trial was ordered. Grondin is on house arrest as he awaits a new trial.
During Eilber's murder investigation, police recovered a cigarette butt in the driveway of the home where the killing occurred, but initially found no DNA match. Last year, detectives resubmitted a DNA sample taken from the cigarette butt to a private Texas private laboratory that specializes in genetic genealogy testing.
In January, according to a search warrant affidavit from a Utah detective seeking a buccal swab to collect Mobley's DNA, "Othram Laboratory notified the Michigan State Police and provided a lead on the DNA. The individual lead they provided is a resident in the State of Utah. It was requested by Othram that this individual's DNA be collected and submitted, to exclude him from being the donor of the cigarette butt DNA profile."
Detectives tracked down Mobley in Utah, who lived in his delivery truck, which he used to deliver products to area Walmart stores, according to the affidavit. After Michigan State Police questioned Mobley about the murder, he went on the lam, authorities said.
Mobley was arrested June 28, by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department in Libby, Montana, "with the help of a citizen in our county," Sanders County Sheriff's officials said in a Facebook post. "Lincoln County held the man until the agency with the warrant set up transport. Neither Lincoln or Sanders County is responsible for the escape. The private transport is."
Sanders County Sheriff's officials warned in the post: "Please lock up your vehicles and remove keys from inside them. Lock up outbuildings, property entry gates if possible or you have them. Keep your house locked up even while (you're) inside it."
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Troy man, 48, accused of planning to kill family members charged
A Troy man accused of planning to kill family members to get a larger inheritance has been charged, officials said Monday.
Max Garza, 48, was arraigned Monday in Troy's 52-4 District Court on five counts of solicitation to commit murder. A judge set Garza's bond at $1 million and scheduled his next court appearance for July 18.
If convicted, he faces up to life in prison for each charge.
Police said they began investigating allegations against Garza after a witness came forward on July 1 and told them that he was planning to either kill family members himself or hire someone to kill them. The witness also told police Garza was trying to obtain a firearm to use to kill family members if he wasn't able to hire an assassin.
Investigators said they were told Garza wanted certain family members dead so he could collect a larger inheritance and was generally upset at them.
Authorities said the witness recorded conversations with Garza discussing his plans, how he would pay for the murders, construct an alibi and a backup plan if he couldn't hire a hitman. The witness turned over the recordings to detectives, who then verified the information.
After detectives questioned Garza at the Troy Police Department on July 3, he was arrested. Officials said investigators felt Garza's family was in danger if he was not immediately arrested.
Police then submitted their findings to the county prosecutor's office, which authorized the five counts against Garza.
Andrew Mayoras, an attorney with Barron, Rosenberg, Mayoras & Mayoras in Troy who is representing the Garza family, said they are grateful to Troy Police and its officers for helping avert a tragedy.
"Not only did the police officers treat the situation seriously, they proceeded quickly, professionally, yet carefully, to make sure that the family members were safe," Mayoras said in a statement. "The family is also grateful that the witness came forward, notified, and cooperated with police officers so that Garza could not follow through with his apparent plan."
He said the family is "devastated and shocked by the recent events, which they just learned about a few days ago."
"The family is trying to come to terms with what happened and move forward," the attorney said. "They ask for privacy during this difficult time."
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ATLANTA — A car crashed into a northwest Atlanta bakery overnight on Monday, police said.
It happened on 840 Marietta Street which is the address for Amelie's French Bakery and Cafe, according to Google Maps.
Google also stated that the bakery has been permanently closed. However, it is unclear if the closure happened as a result of the crash.
An 11Alive viewer took pictures of the scene which showed a tree laying over powerlines.
It appears the car hit the tree before it crashed into the building.
A person had minor injuries from the crash, authorities added.
11Alive is working to gather more information on the crash.
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COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Cobb County reported Monday that, following a sewage spill into an East Cobb creek on Friday, crews had observed higher bacteria levels but no solid material or fish killed as a result.
The spill was discovered by crews at a rupture around Pimlico Court near Sewell Mill Creek. The county said it "worked with a contractor to bring in a pump and set up a bypass line to stop the leakage."
In the meantime testing on Saturday revealed "higher levels of bacteria in the creek" but that "those levels were down significantly Sunday."
The county said more testing is necessary and that "we are still advising people to avoid contact with the creek."
In a release Saturday providing notice of the spill, the county said overflow was stopped just after midnight that morning and Cobb County Water System employees were "following EPD protocols for such an event."
The county Monday also posted an official notice on the spill, estimating its volume at 152,750 gallons.
"Upon arrival, the crew observed MH# 103-0021 spilling with the lid unsecured. As the crew assessed the spill, the sewer line crossing over Sewell Mill Creek was broken and observed gray water spilling directly into the waterway. After the crew alleviated the spill, they walked the creek and observed no fish kills or solids during their time on-site," the notice stated.
A county spokesperson said they were to meet with a contractor Monday afternoon and are researching what the normal levels in the creek are.
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — One Flowery Branch teen is learning tough lesson after firing off rounds with his pellet gun on the interstate Sunday.
The Hall County Sheriff's Office said the incident took place on I-985, injuring one woman and damaging several vehicles.
The 16-year-old suspect has been charged with:
- Aggravated assault
- Terroristic threats and acts
Additional charges are also pending as investigators say they continue to look into reports of at least nine other vehicles that were damaged.
The sheriff's office said the teen fired his pellet gun into northbound traffic just north of Friendship Road. They add the woman injured was hit in the back of the head and had non-life threatening injuries.
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PHOENIX — It wasn't the big jackpot but three Arizona Lottery players hit some large winners over the weekend.
According to lottery officials, there were three notable wins across "The Pick," "Powerball®" and "Mega Millions®."
There was a winning ticket for The Pick worth $1,000,000 sold on Saturday, July 8 at an Albertsons near 83rd Avenue and Deer Valley Road in Peoria.
Another winning Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was purchased on Saturday, July 8 at the Last Stop Travel Center on Highway 93 in White Hills.
Finally, a winning $30,000 ticket ($10k + 3X Megaplier) for the Mega Millions was sold on Friday, July 7, 2023 at a Quiktrip in Phoenix near Buckeye Road and the Loop 202.
If you bought any tickets in these areas, be sure to give them a close look!
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PHOENIX — The City of Phoenix is on trial, required to show a judge what they've done to clean up "The Zone," the city's largest homeless encampment.
The encampment spans from roughly 9th and 15th Avenues from Jefferson to Jackson streets in downtown Phoenix, just blocks away from the state capitol.
The trial, which started Monday, stems from a lawsuit last year where residents and property owners in that neighborhood sued the city over conditions in "The Zone," including building up of trash, human waste, drug use and violent crime.
In March 2023, a Maricopa County judge ruled with the plaintiffs, deeming "The Zone" a public nuisance that the city had to clean up.
The City argued they need to be careful not to violate any constitutional rights when they go to clean, which makes the process slower than some would like.
The city’s lawyers detailed they are addressing the issue with actions like enhanced cleanings, where they clean a portion of a block and close it to camping, and a new plan for a structured campground down the road from "The Zone."
12News learned the plan for this structured campground only became public last month after the city’s site for a new proposed shelter fell through due to environmental issues.
The residents’ side admits there’s been some progress with the enhanced cleanups, but said it’s been minimal and they don’t have faith the city will actually help long term.
Nearly 800 people are estimated to be living in the area in and around "The Zone," according to a count done by the Human Services Campus last week.
Lawyers for the property owners want the judge to keep the order in place to help ensure the encampment get cleared up.
The city is asking the judge drop the order, promising their plan now should have everything cleaned up in nine months.
The trial is expected to last through Wednesday.
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A group of local volunteers are battling to promote awareness about modern-day slavery and end human trafficking. To facilitate that mission, the Freedom Warriors seek to raise at least $40,000 at the Second Annual Top Golf Fundraiser .
“These are moms, dads, daughters, sons, friends and neighbors who advocate for children — their own children and other people’s children. This amazing group of women and men have come together to eradicate human trafficking and I am very blessed and lucky to have met them,” said Maria Cochran, who co-founded Freedom Warriors in 2020.
The nonprofit stemmed from a Cochran family trip to Cincinnati, where a visit to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center changed the course of the future for the family that lives in Oro Valley and co-owns several businesses citywide, including European Wax Centers and SPENGA Tucson, a spin, strength and yoga fitness concept.
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“We knew we would learn about the history of slavery, but toward the end there was a section about modern day slavery and it was something we hadn’t really expected to encounter. We read the statistics about modern day slavery and human trafficking and the stories about children being trafficked and we were just overwhelmed by feelings of dread and anxiety,” said Cochran.
The family was galvanized into action. Cochran said they want to combat “ignorance” about grim estimates by the International Labour Organization saying 25 million victims are trapped in modern-day slavery worldwide. Of these, 16 million are exploited for labor; 4.8 million are sexually exploited, and 4.1 million are forced into state-imposed labor.
Cochran was equally horrified by the statistics surrounding children: She said that every two minutes, a child is being prepared for sexual exploitation and human trafficking, and the average age for a teen to enter the sex trade in the United States is 12 to 14. Additionally, one in three teens on the street will be lured into prostitution within 48 hours of leaving home.
“When you dig into the statistics, you find that these things are happening in our country, not just in third world countries. It is not in the news and it is not only happening far away. The United Sates is one of the leading countries in human and child trafficking and we feel it is important to begin having conversations about this. If we know it is happening, we can do something about it,” said Cochran.
Her research has helped to identify other organizations with complementary missions, such as Rancho Milagro Foundation, which provides equine therapy to facilitate healing for survivors of modern-day slavery. Proceeds from the 2022 Freedom Warriors Fundraiser resulted in a partnership between the nonprofits that provided a year of care for three horses and equine therapy for a minimum of 21 victims throughout the year.
Freedom Warriors is also expanding local partnerships to include Power Over Predators, a nonprofit that has designed an educational curriculum to help children and adults recognize and prevent potential abuse online and in person. The curriculum also equips and empowers people with skills to prepare, intervene, and protect from victimization. It is implemented in local schools, churches and other organizations and has been presented to more than 70,000 local children since 2015.
“Every time it is presented, a child comes forward to disclose abuse, whether at home or within a relationship or with someone online,” said Lisa Hansen, CEO and founder of the organization.
A survivor of child sex trafficking herself, Hansen emphasized that abuse can take many different forms and many children are unaware that their situations qualify as sex trafficking.
“These kinds of things happen to kids and they just go to school everyday. If a person is trying to survive, it is not something they talk about or want people to know about. Since no one talks about it, it becomes the ‘normal’ for these kids.” said Hansen.
To counter the lack of education and understanding about abuse that often leads people to look for the wrong signs, Hansen said it is vital to provide clear definitions about predatory behavior.
“Prevention is intended to stop something before it starts, and to stop trafficking we must start with prevention. If we teach kids the signs of predators, they are able to see when behavior is predatory, and that is why our approach is working,” said Hansen.
Ultimately, Cochran hopes that Tucsonans will come out to Top Golf on July 30 to help support the Freedom Warriors in their efforts to eradicate human trafficking and assist survivors in healing.
“We choose the dates for our events with intent. July 30 is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. For us, it is significant that we are doing our part in this giant world. Tucson may be a small part of the world, but we want to send a message that we are here and we are fighting with the rest of the world against this evil,” said Cochran. | https://tucson.com/life-entertainment/local/events/fundraiser-seeks-to-raise-awareness-of-sex-human-trafficking/article_39a3ba32-1e5f-11ee-b499-1362631ef9c4.html | 2023-07-10T19:33:27 | 1 | https://tucson.com/life-entertainment/local/events/fundraiser-seeks-to-raise-awareness-of-sex-human-trafficking/article_39a3ba32-1e5f-11ee-b499-1362631ef9c4.html |
WINSLOW, Ark — Arkansas horse owners who like to trail ride, have a long lineage of dedication to this past time.
There are many groups dedicated to it and many enjoy the rugged terrain of Devil's Den State Park, located just west of Winslow.
Within the state park, there is a camping site dedicated to horses and their owners that offers horse trails.
Many people who belong to these different horse groups say while they like to visit the camp, they've noticed the maintenance has been neglected.
5NEWS reached out to Arkansas Parks Department to ask about the issue and if it has a solution planned.
"I have been riding here since I was 8 years old. I am now 45," said Cynthia Edmunson, a board member of Northwest Arkansas Cavalcade. Her family visits the camp often, along with hundreds of others who meet at the camp to take off on a trail ride.
Edmunson says she hopes this issue can be fixed for generations to come.
"When you bring other generations into this it helps children gain self-confidence. It helps them communicate with other adults. It helps them learn responsibilities because they are responsible for their horse that is here. There are lots of wonderful life lessons that can come from this. Our hope is that we can create a great facility that can support this into future generations rather than being lost in our generation." said Edmunson.
Groups like the members of Northwest Arkansas Cavalcade said the horse camp is in need of serious repairs.
Here is a list of issues the members point out:
- Camping spots are tight and often too close together to park horse trailers.
- There's not much room to put a horse on a tie.
- Rugged terrain and vegetation get in the way of an ideal situation for their horses.
- Roads within the campground are washed out, making it hard to get horse trailers safely into a parking/camping spot.
"If you drop your tires off in here then you are going to tear your bumpers off," Edmunson said of the erosion at the campsite.
Edmunson recently captured a video while riding the horse trails at Devil's Den. It shows overgrown areas on the horse trails and often washed-out or unmaintained trails.
The pictures she captured also show biking trails in the same area that seem to be well-maintained.
Groups like those in Northwest Arkansas Cavalcade said they've approached park rangers and park superintendents about the concerns.
"They've been honest with me about their capabilities and what they can do. They pass things on. They forward my emails to Little Rock," said Helen Hicks, vice president of Northwest Arkansas Cavalcade.
Although a group pavilion is currently under construction at the site, riders say it's been years since anything has been done.
Shea Lewis, the director of Arkansas State Parks says the manager of operations recently visited the site to look at improvements.
"The idea or concept is, is get the pavilion finished. Let that construction take place. Once that construction is complete, then start addressing some of these other issues in the campground," Lewis said.
Lewis says planned improvements include renovating the bathhouse and installing heating and cooling, updating picnic tables, adding fire rings and adding hitching posts to tie horses and gravel repairs to campsites.
Though funding has not been designated for these projects, Lewis said it would come from maintenance and operations budgets at the park level.
There is currently no timeline for the project, group members said they hope it's soon and they'll keep an eye on the progress.
"We highly recommend that you get equine enthusiasts and horse people involved in the planning because the things that might seem obvious to an engineer or architect or planner, is not convenient and feasible for somebody actually handling a horse or maintain a horse in good health and safety," Edmunson said.
Lewis offered several ways people can reach out to voice any concerns or ideas.
"One thing I would say is that we are always looking at ways to improve our guest experiences within Arkansas State Parks. Anytime visitors or guests have a comment they can report those to the park's superintendent. They can provide that through the visitor center or if they want to reach out to our central office or reach out to me directly. I have spoken with several volunteers with the equestrian groups, and they are important to us. and we are excited about making these improvements."
Funding for these projects ultimately comes from taxpayers through a one-eighth of one cent conservation sales tax.
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DALLAS(KDAF)—Straight from the Las Vegas Strip to Dallas’ Art district
Drai’s Group, a renowned entertainment company known for its presence on the Las Vegas Strip is excited to announce its upcoming expansion to Dallas.
The club is set to open its doors in late 2024 and will be located in the heart of the city’s vibrant arts district. This new venue will encompass a restaurant, lounge, and an exclusive membership club, offering an unparalleled entertainment experience to Dallas residents and visitors alike.
With a track record of success in major markets such as Las Vegas and Los Angeles, Drai’s Group is poised to bring its signature style and high-quality entertainment to the thriving city of Dallas. Known for its innovative approach to nightlife, Drai’s has gained a reputation for hosting some of the most memorable parties and events in the industry.
“I graduated from SMU in Dallas and fell in love with the vibrancy of the city. I always told myself that one day I would be back. I’ve been friends with Obi for years and I knew he would be the best partner to bring a concept from Las Vegas and infuse it with the authenticity Dallas is known for,” said Dustin Drai, Vice President of Entertainment with Drai’s Group. “With Dallas’ unmatched hospitality scene, sense of community, and culture, we look forward to bringing a taste of Las Vegas to Dallas.”
With its anticipated debut in late 2024, Drai’s Dallas is set to become a must-visit destination for locals and tourists alike, adding yet another vibrant chapter to the city’s thriving arts and entertainment scene. | https://cw33.com/news/local/an-iconic-las-vegas-nightclub-is-opening-in-dallas-from-an-smu-graduate-and-his-father/ | 2023-07-10T19:46:12 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/an-iconic-las-vegas-nightclub-is-opening-in-dallas-from-an-smu-graduate-and-his-father/ |
DALLAS(KDAF)—Paw-don me, but are you fur real? It’s National Kitten Day!
National Kitten Day is a purr-fect occasion to celebrate our feline friends in Dallas.
This special day, dedicated to kittens, allows us to appreciate their adorable antics and the joy they bring to our lives. Whether you have a furry companion or are simply a cat enthusiast, National Kitten Day is an opportunity to honor these lovable creatures.
National Today said, “According to the American Humane Society, 95.6 million cats were owned, while 83.3 million households owned a dog. There is certainly nothing wrong with dogs, but a tiny kitten is irresistible! So join us on July 10, as we celebrate National Kitten Day”!
Visit Cat Cafe
- The Casual Cat Cafe– Richland, Texas
- The Charming Cat Corner-Lewisville, Texas
- Whiskers and Soda Cat Cafe– Dallas, Texas
Adopt a Cat or Kitten
- SPCA of Texas’ Dallas Animal Care Center- Dallas, Texas
- Dallas Animal Services – Dallas, Texas
- Texas Pawprints– Dallas, Texas | https://cw33.com/news/local/meow-you-doin-celebrate-your-feline-or-kittens-in-dallas-national-kitten-day/ | 2023-07-10T19:46:18 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/meow-you-doin-celebrate-your-feline-or-kittens-in-dallas-national-kitten-day/ |
DALLAS(KDAF)— Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of Japanese animation because Anime Fest/GameFest is coming to town this month.
This exciting event is a must-attend for all fans of Anime, Manga, and everything related to this captivating art form plus gamers.
During the festival, you can expect a wide range of activities and attractions that will transport you into the vibrant world of Anime. From cosplay contests and art exhibitions to screenings of both classic and newly released Anime films, there will be no shortage of entertainment options to indulge in.
The event is set to begin Friday, July 28-31, starting at 3 pm at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel.
You are able to sign up for Volunteering and purchase tickets on the 2023 AmineFest’s website. If you want to get ahead of the line, you can early badge pickup starting, July 15 on 2400 Justin Rd Ste 104, Highland Villiage, Tx 75077. | https://cw33.com/news/local/weve-got-an-event-just-for-you-calling-all-anime-and-video-game-fans-in-dallas/ | 2023-07-10T19:46:24 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/weve-got-an-event-just-for-you-calling-all-anime-and-video-game-fans-in-dallas/ |
DALLAS(KDAF)—Get a chance to walk the Pink carpet while going to see the new Barbie movie in theaters.
There is an exciting and immersive pop-up Barbie party coming to EVO Entertainment Southlake with “Destination: Barbie Land.” The event will take place from July 19 – July 23, offering an unforgettable experience for fans of all ages.
The Barbie Land event promises to transport attendees into a world filled with Barbie-themed attractions, activities, and surprises. You are encouraged to come to dress as Barbie for the movie premiere.
From larger-than-life Barbie installations to interactive exhibits showcasing Barbie’s iconic fashion and accessories, there will be something for everyone to enjoy. Make sure you purchase your tickets on EVO’s website before you miss out on the fun.
Here are a few must-sees at the Destination Pop!
- walking the pink carpet into Barbie dreamscape vignettes.
- Barbie Glam Boutique, including a glam station and larger-than-life photo installation.
- Barbie Beach Club is a playful beach oasis outfitted with palm trees, light-up chairs, and photo-op installations.
- Barbie Disco Dance Floor is a disco club filled with shimmering lights, groovy beats, and a pulsating dance floor. | https://cw33.com/news/local/you-are-invited-to-barbies-land-in-dallas-its-only-in-town-for-3-days/ | 2023-07-10T19:46:30 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/you-are-invited-to-barbies-land-in-dallas-its-only-in-town-for-3-days/ |
BALTIMORE — The YouthWorks program is celebrating it's 50th year by announcing over 7,000 jobs have been offered.
YouthWorks places teen and young adults, ages 14 to 21, in summer employment opportunities with private, nonprofit, city, state and government employers.
Those who participate in the program work in many different industries and gain career-specific skills over a five-week summer session.
“For 50 years, YouthWorks has been a long-standing program in Baltimore that has connected our young people to phenomenal job opportunities within the city of Baltimore,” said Mayor Brandon Scott. “Our YouthWorkers play a vital role in our city at workplaces across our community, and the program has been transformational for so many young people who’ve gone through the program. These opportunities help our young people gain practice skills and experience and through this program we are investing in the future of our city. Their enthusiasm, dedication, and willingness to learn make YouthWorkers not only valuable assets to all of our agencies during their time here, but help build them into leaders for their communities for years to come.”
In 2023, 7,890 young people were offered summer jobs at a rate of $13.25 per hour. In 2022, 5,819 participated in the program.
“YouthWorks is a critical initiative to deliver economic justice to our city and create opportunities for young people to thrive in the workforce. Our program provides young Baltimoreans with valuable connections, a meaningful community and the skills to succeed. We look forward to the next 50 years of serving Baltimore’s youth!” said MacKenzie Garvin, Acting Director of the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Employment Development.
To learn more about YouthWorks, click here. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/50th-year-of-youthworks-program-kicks-off-with-over-7-000-jobs-being-offered | 2023-07-10T19:47:44 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/50th-year-of-youthworks-program-kicks-off-with-over-7-000-jobs-being-offered |
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WINTER PARK, Fla. — The westbound lanes of Lee Road are closed after officials said a vehicle caught on low-hanging wires and pulled down a power pole.
Winter Park police said the roadway was originally closed in both directions between North Orlando Avenue and Executive Drive, but the eastbound lanes reopened before 3:30 p.m.
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GROVELAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - Police believe a fiery crash that claimed the life on an 18-year-old man south of Grand Blanc over the weekend may be suspicious.
Michigan State Police say the teenage driver from Ortonville was driving a Jeep on Dixie Highway near Oak Hill Drive in Oakland County's Groveland Township around 4:20 a.m. Sunday when he went off the road and hit a tree.
The Jeep caught fire after the incident with the 18-year-old driver inside. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
Michigan State Police found evidence on the scene that led them to believe the the Jeep fire may not be the result of a crash, however. They are investigating whether foul play may be involved.
A Michigan State Police drone helped document the scene and evidence technicians will continue looking into what caused the Jeep to catch fire.
An autopsy will be scheduled to help determine how the 18-year-old died. Police did not provide his identity on Monday morning.
Reports about the incident will be forwarded to the Oakland County's Prosecutor's Office, which will decide whether any criminal charges will be filed. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/18-year-old-killed-in-jeep-fire-south-of-grand-blanc/article_d3bb26b2-1f3d-11ee-8d9a-4361bc8af5bf.html | 2023-07-10T19:52:39 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/18-year-old-killed-in-jeep-fire-south-of-grand-blanc/article_d3bb26b2-1f3d-11ee-8d9a-4361bc8af5bf.html |
HOUSTON — After four months in the neonatal intensive care unit and a complex six-hour surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, conjoined twins Ella Grace and Eliza Faith Fuller are going home.
Parents Sandy and Jesse Fuller learned the twins were conjoined during a routine ultrasound in her second trimester and they were referred to Texas Children’s Fetal Center.
When Ella and Eliza were delivered by cesarean section on March 1, they were conjoined at the abdomen and they shared liver issues. Born at 35 weeks, each weighed an estimated five pounds and 10 ounces.
“Conjoined twin pregnancies are incredibly rare and very high-risk," explained Dr. Roopali Donepudi who led the delivery team.
Following months of preparation, the twins were separated on June 14 by a team that included seven surgeons, four anesthesiologists, four surgical nurses, and two surgical technicians.
Dr. Alice King a pediatric surgeon with TCH and Baylor, led the team.
“Our team began planning and preparing for this operation before these babies were even born,” King said. “From conducting simulations of the procedure to collaborating extensively with our colleagues in anesthesiology, maternal-fetal medicine, neonatology and radiology, we have all been working together to achieve one common goal: the best outcome for Ella and Eliza.”
Sandy and Jesse got to hold their baby daughters separately for the first time just three days after the surgery.
“Texas Children’s Hospital was a place of comfort and hope for our family,” said Sandy. “From the beginning to the end, we were guided, informed and comforted. We are so grateful God put some of the best doctors and nurses in our lives to give our girls the best chance at life. We truly love Texas Children’s.”
The twins' remarkable recovery surpassed all expectations.
"Ella and Eliza continued to make excellent progress toward healing, growing and returning home just four weeks after separation," TCH said in a statement.
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DALLAS — Dallas Fire-Rescue (DFR) had to put out a fire that impacted multiple 18-wheelers at a repair business Sunday evening.
A DFR official said there was a 911 call about a structure fire on Kleberg Road at about 7:30 p.m. on July 9. It was by the C. F. Hawn Freeway and Silverado Drive.
According to DFR, the caller originally reported a fire at a mobile home. When firefighters arrived, they said there was no structure fire, but there were multiple 18-wheelers on fire instead.
The fire was extinguished around 8:30 p.m.
Initial reports said there were at least six 18-wheelers involved, but investigators have since confirmed that there were nine. Some of them had a tractor and a trailer while others just had the trailer.
No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire has been listed as undetermined.
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The Richmond Times-Dispatch is postponing its planned law enforcement forum, “Three Years After George Floyd: A Conversation About Community Policing ,” to a yet-to-be-determined time and location.
The July 27 event featuring police chiefs from Richmond, Henrico and Virginia Commonwealth University was originally slated to take place at The Times-Dispatch’s downtown offices at 300 E. Franklin St. After running into technical and HVAC issues, however, the decision was made late last week to shift the venue to the RTD’s production facility in Hanover County.
Concerns about accessibility, however, led RTD leadership to reconsider. A new time and location — in the city of Richmond — will be announced in the weeks ahead.
From the Archive: Remember these Richmond-area restaurants?
Organist Eddie Weaver at the Miller & Rhoads Tea Room
Masaaki Okada
Lunches in the Miller & Rhoads Tea Room with Eddie Weaver at the organ have been so popular that he cut his own record.
Lindy Kest Rodman
The recently closed Venice Restaurant at the Corner of W. Cary and Thompson streets in Richmond. The Venice had operated since 1958; the owners recently decided to retire.
BRUCE PARKER
The new Julian's - Julian's, an Italian restaurant that has been operating for 40 years, has moved to larger quarters on West Broad Street. The restaurant left 2529 W. Broad St. and is leasing space in the former Automobile Club of Virginia headquarters, a block to the west. The restaurant has about 50 percent more space, with seating for about 200 people on the main floor. In addition, a wine cellar has been installed in the basement, private dining areas have been set up, and office space is available on the upper floor. The vacated property may become part of a redevelopment project involving the William Byrd Motor Hotel.
Don Long
Miller & Rhoads Corner Shop, T-D Mag. Camera Quiz.
Staff
Byram's Restaurant, 3215 West Broad Street.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
March 16, 1967 ( Staff photo - Netherwood ) Collector's Corner is between the Tea Room and Ladies Room on Miller & Rhoads 5th Floor
Charles Wood on ladder. Jimmy Aldred climbing down. Talley Neon takes down Julian's Restaurant sign
Clement Britt
Little remains besides the brick walls at the Capri Restaurant (right) and a chiropractor's office. July 4, 1983.
Gary Burns
A Julian's Restaurant menu from the early 1950's.
BRUCE PARKER
In January 1975, shoppers passed by “the clock” at Miller & Rhoads in downtown Richmond. The distinct timepiece with four faces was installed in the department store in the mid-1920s; it can be seen today at the Valentine Richmond History Center.
Masaaki Okada
The new Kelly's Jet System restaurant which is due to open in mid-August on the northwest corner of Fifth and Broad sts. is shown above.
Where's the engine? The caboose traveling on the bed of a truck along West Broad Street yesterday wasn't part of a new rail line in Richmond, but part of a remodeling project at the old Clover Room restaurant. Owner John Dankos plans to open the new restaurant, Stanley Stegmeyer's Hodgepodge, on July 1. Part of the decor will include two cabooses, each of which will seat 16 persons. May 3, 1978
Wallace Clark
This January 1952 image shows the intersection of West Broad and Lombardy streets, home to a White Tower restaurant and a Firestone automotive service center. White Tower restaurants were a rival of White Castle eateries. The Firestone site is now home to a Dollar Tree store. Lombardy & Broad St.
Staff Photo
This January 1952 image shows the intersection of West Broad and Lombardy streets, home to a White Tower restaurant and a Firestone automotive service center. White Tower restaurants were a rival of White Castle eateries. The Firestone site is now home to a Dollar Tree store. Lombardy & Broad St.
Staff Photo
A view of the water at Chesdin Restaurant, 629 River Road, Matoaca.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
A dish from the the Chesdin Restaurant, 629 River Road, Matoaca.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
In the small kitchen of Jumpin J's Java, owner Je Depew (right) creates unique entrees with chef Gene Smith (center) and Chris Pierson. Sept. 25, 2004
P. KEVIN MORLEY
At Jumpin J's Java, owner Je Depew (left) shares a laugh with customers Denise Lawus and Melvin Carter. Sept. 25, 2004
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Je Depew, outside her cafe' and restaurant, Jumpin J's Java, at 2306 Jefferson Avenue (corner of Jefferson and Leigh streets) in Church Hill.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Exterior of Six Burner Restaurant on Grace Street in 2010.
Joe Mahoney/Times-Dispatch
Roasted Red Pepper appetizer at Six Burner Restaurant. Roasted Red Peppers, local goat cheese, roasted garlic and shallots seved with grilled bread.
Joe Mahoney/Times-Dispatch
One of the many seating areas at the Mexico Restaurant in Mechanicsville on May 17, 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD/TIMES-DISPATCH
The Upper East Side Restaurant Jazz Lounge and Sports Bar allocated at 7103 Brook Road March 30, 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD
The Upper East Side Restaurant Jazz Lounge and Sports Bar allocated at 7103 Brook Road on March 30, 2004. Grilled mushroom melt burger, (left) Upper East Side hot wings, and grilled chicken wrap.
CINDY BLANCHARD
Kobe Japanese Steaks & Sushi. March 24, 2004
DEAN HOFFMEYER
Ancho chile strip (front plate), Coconut jumbo shrimp (back plate), creme brule cheesecake (right plate) and Firebirds 2000 Napa Valley Red are some of the items on the Firebirds Rocky Mountain Grill. Photo taken Monday, March 1, 2004,
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Bookbinder's Grill in Alverser Plaza in Midlothian in 2004.
BRUCE PARKER
Bella Arte on Bellevue Ave. in 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD/TIMES-DISPATCH
Sushi from the Young Bin Restaurant in Chippenham Square Shopping Center February 24, 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD
Shrimp and Scallop Scampi with linguine at Portabella's Restaurant & Pizzaria
CLEMENT BRITT
Paxton Campbell, owner of The Oak Leaf sandwich shop on West Franklin, holds a picture of his grandmother Pearl Campbell, who had a restaurant called The Oak Leaf at 307 North Boulevard in the 1920's.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
The "Plato Gordo" at Rio Grande Cafe at Stony Point Fashion Park.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
George Porcella, general manager of Pasta Luna restaurant in Richmond, VA, holds a menu as he talks about how the mad-cow scare has affected their business Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003.
BOB BROWN
El Azteca Mexican Restaurant in Ashland . December 22 , 2003
CLEMENT BRITT
Valentino's Italian Pizza and Restaurant, December 2, 2003.
Joe Mahoney
Interior of Valentino's Italian Pizza and Restaurant. Photo taken Dec. 2, 2003
Joe Mahoney
Coctel De Camaron, (Shrimp Cocktail) at Los Rios Mexican Restaurant on Tuckernuck Road, November 12, 2003.
MARK GORMUS
Satoru Sato, head chef at Hana Zushi Japanese Restaurant, prepares a variety of sushi delicacies February 18, 2004
P. KEVIN MORLEY/TIMES-DISPATCH
Anthony Clark, a host at Croaker's Spot in Jackson Ward, waits to greet guests as they enter the restaurant on December 19, 2003.
Rebecca Reid
The Edible Garden, 12506 River Road, Goochland County. Phot o taken June 17, 2005
DEAN HOFFMEYER
Harold Thomas III, 14, works at Harold's Kitchen every day after school. The restaurant has been in the family since 1971, when the first Harrold, Harrold III's grandfather, opened it.
EVA RUSSO
La Casita's home made sauces - Red, (Medium) White, (Hot) and Green, (Very hot) compliment the restaurant's Shrimp Quesadilla, served with guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.9/6/05-
Lisa Billings
Diners munch under the festive lights strung over the dining room at La Casita Restaurant in Richmond Tuesday.9/6/05
Lisa Billings
Joe and Camilia Trak (center) with their children John and Mona, with some of the items on their extensive Greek-Italian menu, including Greek and Italian wines. Trak's Greek and Italian Ristorante
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Visitors to Trick Dog Cafe in Irvington, Virginia, can rub this trick dog statue for good luck. Photo taken Wednesday, July 19, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Smoked Salmon in a crepe with flower petals with chives, cr me frais, microgreens accompanied by caper berries, chopped white onions, parsley and quail eggs. 1 North Belmont Restaurant on North Belmont Road in the fan. May 13, 2005.
TIMES-DISPATCH
Chef Matthew Tlusty with two Rock fish at Limani Fish Grill on W. Cary St. July 14, 2005
MARK GORMUS
Isabel and Mehmet Akpinar, owners of Zorba's Restaurant June 1, 2005.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Homard en Poche, Rock Lobster Tail & Oyster Mushroom Duxelle baked in a Beggar’s Pouch. 1 North Belmont Restaurant on North Belmont Road in the fan. May 13, 2005.
CINDY BLANCHARD
Smoked Salmon in a crepe with flower petals with chives, cr me frais, microgreens accompanied by caper berries, chopped white onions, parsley and quail eggs. 1 North Belmont Restaurant on North Belmont Road in the fan. 5/13/05
TIMES-DISPATCH
Thyme crusted rack of veal served with asparagus flan and prosciutto wrapped asparagus is one of the entrees served at Bistro R, on W. Broad St.
EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Bryn Purser (foreground) and Adam Schumm (background) working in their restaurant, Zuppa, at 104 N. 18th St. in Shockoe Bottom in 2005
BRUCE PARKER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Bottoms Up staff prepares for dinner customers beneath a reminder of Tropical Storm Gaston's flood damage on August 11 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT/TIMES-DISPATCH
Brasilian Cafe owner Rogel Venson and employee Isabel Gonzalez inside the restaurant on April 14, 2005.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Contractor W. Samuel West, West Builders LLC, (right) was instrumental in rebuilding many flood-damaged restaurants in Shockoe Bottom including the River City Diner in which this photo was taken.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Mr. Bojangles restaurant is located at 550 E. Marshall Street.
CINDY BLANCHARD
A wooden casket containing a dummy corpse is brought into O'Toole's Restaurant as part of a "wake" that harks back to a centuries-old papal dispensation that allowed Irishmen normally abstaining from drink during Lent to drink in the event of a wake for the dead. The ritual with the dummy corpse is a tradition of many years at the restaurant/bar on Forest Hill Ave.
BRUCE PARKER
Wingstop Restaurant featured a variety of wings for every palate. From left: Lemon Pepper, original hot wings, and a mild variety. They are served here with fresh-cut seasoned fries.
Joe Mahoney
Darryl and Pramvdee U. McGuire owners of Thai Country Resturant on Staples Mill Rd. .
CLEMENT BRITT
A list of restaurants supposedly available at the Sixth Street Marketplace, but alas, several are closed down and one whole block of restaurants listed has been demolished.
LAD
Rod Bennett (right) a partner in the Martini Kitchen & Bubble Bar venture, said that the 1911 West Main Street restaurant will boast 85 martinis on the menu. It will also offer certified black angus beef, duck, and lobster.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Lois McCarn of Richmond (center) eats lunch with her daughter Carolyn Barker of Richmond in Brio Tuscan Grille at Stony Point Fashion Park
TIMES-DISPATCH
Little Europa Strogonoff (stroganoff) at Little Europa Restaurant and Gourmet Deli in the Gayton Crossing Shopping Center on 11/5/03. Flambe version.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
From left, Thomas Haskins, Andrew Williams, and Fred Middleton preparing food in the kitchen of the Positive Vibe Cafe in the Stratford Hills Shopping Center.
BRUCE PARKER
Chef Peter Caserta is opening a second Pasta Luna restaurant in addition to the West End location. The new location is in the Commonwealth Center at 288 and Hull Streets.
JOE MAHONEY
Chicken Biryahi, adorned with egg, is available at Curry House restaurant on West Broad Street. Photo taken October 7, 2003.
Rebecca Reid
Gade Reddy, of Wilmington, Delaware, eats a meal at Curry House restaurant on West Broad Street Tuesday, October 6, 2003.
Rebecca Reid
The bar at the Grafiti Grille in the Tuckahoe Shopping Center. Feb. 27, 2005
BRUCE PARKER
Marie Antoinette Elbling grew up on a farm near the village of Thanville in Alsace, France. Her family ate seasonal food only at three meals. After moving to Richmond 34 years ago where she and husband, Chef Paul, opened La Petite France, she eats the same way. She doesn't exercise because she is in constant motion. Life is her exercise. If a light bulb needs changed in the restaurant, she'll grab a ladder and do it.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
Chef F. J. Sabatini, with his Seafood Bouchee, in the restaurant in the Henry Clay Inn in Ashland on March 28, 2005
P. KEVIN MORLEY
The Brasilian Cafe is located in the basement of Stuart Circle Apartments on Monument Avenue. Photo taken Sunday, January 20, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Among other dishes, guests at Can Can, a brasserie on Cary St., can savor the roasted salmon served with lentils, wild mushrooms and red wine shallots. April 20, 2005.
EVA RUSSO
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The bar area of Shula's 2 restaurant at the Sheraton Richmond West November 6, 2004.
MARK GORMUS
Guests dining at Cielito Lindo who might be in the mood for something sweet can try the flan de calabaza, the pumpkin flan. March 15, 2005.
EVA RUSSO
Christopher Bak, chef at Fusion, watches over chocolate truffle cake. Photo taken Monday, March 7, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
The Lucky lounge, located on E. Cary St., opened December 28, 2004. This restaurant/bar also offered live music, including Jazz on Thursday nights.
EVA RUSSO
Lunch crowd at Perly's on Grace St. March 11, 2005
MARK GORMUS
A fire broke out at Firebirds in the Short Pump Town center on December 20, 2005.
NATHAN GRAY
India Garden & Grill WAS a family-owned Indian restaurant off of Midlothian Turnpike. Pictured here in 2005 were masala dosa (front), an Indian-style thin pancake served with onion and potato stuffing, curry and coconut chutney sauce, and vegetable jalfrezi (behind), a mix of cauliflowers, carrots, beans and green peppers sauteed in ginger, garlic, dry fruits and authentic Indian spices.
EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Looking out of the front window into the "sidewalk cafe" portion of Escabar at 5806 Grove Ave. December 21, 2005
BRUCE PARKER
Kevin Brown (left) and Nancy Cohen in the kitchen at Cafe Mandolin Feburary 18 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT/TIMES-DISPATCH
Using savory custard with dijon mustard in filo shells as the base , David Shannon of Dogwood restaurant created seven holiday party foods using leftovers . December 20 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT
Cluck Bucket (left), Gravy Fries and Perogies from The Pour House om 2005. Photo taken Dec. 3
NATHAN GRAY
Martini Kitchen and Bubble Bar. Rack of Lamb, field greens and shrimp cocktail. November 28 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT
Beverly Mazursky, owner of Bev's Homemade Ice Cream shop in Carytown in the Carytown store on Thursday, February 10, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
The driver of this pickup truck was taken into custody on Dec. 9, 2005 after Hanover authorities and patrons at Mulligan's Sports Bar said he drove into the restaurant after being kicked out.
“To the dining community: Don’t forget to bring joy wherever you can; it will go a long way.”
Stella Dikos, namesake of Stella’s and Stella’s Grocery
DEAN HOFFMEYER
French artist Gilles Cheramy, right, poses beside the butterfly-shaped bar he has created for The Can Can restaurant at 3120 W. Cary St. in Richmond, VA, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, as his assistant, Bruno Perrigouas, left, polishes the edge.
BOB BROWN
A table set in front of the fireplace at Azzurro Restaurant in 2004.
DON LONG
Vitello's is located at 101 N. Fifth Street Sept. 22, 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD
Peter J. D'Amelio, president and chief operating officer ot the restaurant division at The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated, photographed at their Short Pump restaurant Monday, September 27, 2004.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Cheesecakes and desserts are ready to be served up on Monday, September 27, 2004, at The Cheesecake Factory restaurant in Short Pump.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
The Tavern salad in The Veranda at Michelle's Tavern in Hanover Courthouse . September 21 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT
Barbara Roll is one of the items on Ichiban's menu. Photo taken Friday, October 21, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Avenue 805 features Sunday brunch. This is French Toast with fresh local figs, toasted almonds and maple syrup. The Rail Bloody Mary is a signature brunch beverage. Photo taken Sept. 18, 2005.
JOE MAHONEY
This sushi and sashimi combo plate is one of the items on Ichiban's menu. Photo taken Friday, October 21, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Interior of Avenue 805 restaurant on September 18, 2005
JOE MAHONEY
Vinny Sanzone of Carini's Restaurant with a large pizza, in the newer section of the Italian restaurant in 2005. Photo taken Oct. 12.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Sosie Hublitz outside her Gaston-damaged Shockoe Bottom restaurant "The Kitchen Table" on October 6, 2004.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Sosie Hublitz's Gaston-damaged Shockoe Bottom restaurant "The Kitchen Table." Photo taken October 6, 2004.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Jen Clayton, a manager at Gutenberg Cafe', explains the flow of the high water which severely damaged the restaurant in September of 2004, when remnants of Hurricane Gaston flooded Shockoe Bottom. Photo taken Sept. 29.
P. KEVIN MORLEY/TIMES-DISPATCH
5/10/04 - Diners prepare to order while enjoying their cocktails at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar at Stony Point Fashion Park in Richmond Monday.
LISA BILLINGS
Carolyn and Bob DeCapri in their restaurant, Cafe' di Pagliacci, in the Fan District.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Lynn Cochran and Jim News, the owners of Mr. Patrick Henry's Inn on Church Hill, are selling the place. The stand in the restaurant's lunch room. The restaurant also had formal dining rooms. Photo taken November 15, 1999.
BRUCE PARKER
Dennis Hickman at the new Julian's at 1129 Three Chopt Rd. He is holding a framed 1947 menu from the restaurant's earliest days in downtown Richmond.
BRUCE PARKER
H.L. Reed Design Inc. decorated the Main Street Beer Co. with a poured concrete bar. Photo taken Tuesday, August 3, 1999.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Edward Martin calls himself 'The Drink Man' at his job with Cafe Mosaic. He moves quickly through his work filling water pitchers, and other drink related tasks.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
The Jade Elephant RESTAURANT
BRUCE PARKER
Folks come to the Texas-Wisconsin Border Cafe, shown Aug. 24, 1995, in Richmond, Va., for its mix of Tex-Mex and hearty Wisconsin fare. Or maybe it's because of all the memorabilia from its namesake states, including stuffed animals, football helmets and license plates.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
John Felico, owner of Dominic's of New York, will soon sell his sausage products at selected Ukrops. He is shown in his Willow Lawn Food Court location.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Watchful Waiter Awards Acacia Restaurant on Cary St. View from the porch on December 21, 1998
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MUSKEGON, Mich. — There's a certain calm that comes over Muskegon Lake. The water is still, the only smells that linger are sunblock and boat exhaust, and the birds chirp happily overhead.
But one newlywed couple is making waves there on the weekends.
Megan Ward and Isaiah Kinney have done a lot in their first year of marriage. They got married, moved, adopted a second dog and started a small business.
The two own Ice Cream Afloat, a pink pontoon boat that travels around West Michigan, selling classic ice cream on the water. It's the first-of-its-kind for the area.
“You have ice cream trucks, but what about the people that are out boating all day?” questioned Isaiah.
Softly playing over the hum of their motor, customers flock like seagulls when they hear the ice cream truck music on the loud speaker.
“The best part is, we get a lot of funny looks," said Isaiah. “You can’t drive a truck on the lake, I guess a boat with ice cream is the next best thing."
“You get the kids screaming for ice cream, the adults waving us down, honking their horns, it’s a lot of fun," he said.
Megan, a former high school teacher of nine years, was ready for a change when they made the move to Michigan.
“It's all of the fun parts of hanging out with kids, essentially, none of the hard parts that also come along with being a classroom setting.”
But she says it's meant for kid-like adults, too.
“You can see the the child come out in every adult when they see an ice cream boat," laughed Megan, “You see the smiles and people reminiscing on ice cream trucks.”
Aside from captaining the boat, Isaiah has quite the day job, too.
“I'm a pop tart maker," he smiled.
During the week, he works long days at the Kellogg's factory in Wyoming, making the batter used to create pop tarts.
On the weekends, the two-person crew is making a surprising splash in the market.
"Once we got up here and realized that there really weren't any food boats in the area, we thought it would work pretty well," said Megan. "From the research that we've done looking at other ice cream boats, most of them are on coastal cities or more southern."
After moving from West Virginia, their dream wouldn’t stay frozen long.
"It was a whirlwind of very rash, rash decisions," said Megan. “But they all worked.”
It was a leap they said they don't regret in the least.
“I get to spend all day on the boat and I get to sell ice cream and make everyone's day. It definitely makes it worth it," said Isaiah.
Now, the couple can’t make it 20 feet without docking for a new customer.
Maybe there’s just something in the water. Or maybe, their customers recognize what it looks like when hope floats.
"Having somebody to do it with I think makes all the difference," smiled Megan, looking to her husband.
Ice Cream Afloat visits bodies of water all over West Michigan. You can see where they’ll be next by checking their Facebook page here.
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WINSLOW, Ark — Arkansas horse owners who like to trail ride, have a long lineage of dedication to this past time.
There are many groups dedicated to it and many enjoy the rugged terrain of Devil's Den State Park, located just west of Winslow.
Within the state park, there is a camping site dedicated to horses and their owners that offers horse trails.
Many people who belong to these different horse groups say while they like to visit the camp, they've noticed the maintenance has been neglected.
5NEWS reached out to Arkansas Parks Department to ask about the issue and if it has a solution planned.
“I have been riding here since I was 8 years old. I am now 45," said Cynthia Edmunson, a board member of Northwest Arkansas Cavalcade. Her family visits the camp often, along with hundreds of others who meet at the camp to take off on a trail ride.
Edmunson says she hopes this issue can be fixed for generations to come.
“When you bring other generations into this, it helps children gain self-confidence. It helps them communicate with other adults. It helps them learn responsibilities because they are responsible for their horse that is here. There are lots of wonderful life lessons that can come from this. Our hope is that we can create a great facility that can support this into future generations rather than being lost in our generation.” said Edmunson.
Groups like the members of Northwest Arkansas Cavalcade said the horse camp is in need of serious repairs.
Here is a list of issues the members point out:
- Camping spots are tight and often too close together to park horse trailers.
- There's not much room to put a horse on a tie.
- Rugged terrain and vegetation get in the way of an ideal situation for their horses.
- Roads within the campground are washed out, making it hard to get horse trailers safely into a parking/camping spot.
“If you drop your tires off in here, then you are going to tear your bumpers off,” Edmunson said of the erosion at the campsite.
Edmunson recently captured a video while riding the horse trails at Devil's Den. It shows overgrown areas on the horse trails and often washed-out or unmaintained trails.
The pictures she captured also show biking trails in the same area that seem to be well-maintained.
Groups like those in Northwest Arkansas Cavalcade said they've approached park rangers and park superintendents about the concerns.
“They've been honest with me about their capabilities and what they can do. They pass things on. They forward my emails to Little Rock,” said Helen Hicks, vice president of Northwest Arkansas Cavalcade.
Although a group pavilion is currently under construction at the site, riders say it's been years since anything has been done.
Shea Lewis, the director of Arkansas State Parks, says the manager of operations recently visited the site to look at improvements.
“The idea or concept is to get the pavilion finished. Let that construction take place. Once that construction is complete, then start addressing some of these other issues in the campground,” Lewis said.
Lewis says planned improvements include renovating the bathhouse and installing heating and cooling, updating picnic tables, adding fire rings and adding hitching posts to tie horses and gravel repairs to campsites.
Though funding has not been designated for these projects, Lewis said it would come from maintenance and operations budgets at the park level.
There is currently no timeline for the project, group members said they hope it's soon and they'll keep an eye on the progress.
"We highly recommend that you get equine enthusiasts and horse people involved in the planning because the things that might seem obvious to an engineer or architect or planner, is not convenient and feasible for somebody actually handling a horse or maintain a horse in good health and safety," Edmunson said.
Lewis offered several ways people can reach out to voice any concerns or ideas.
"One thing I would say is that we are always looking at ways to improve our guest experiences within Arkansas State Parks. Anytime visitors or guests have a comment they can report those to the park's superintendent. They can provide that through the visitor center or if they want to reach out to our central office or reach out to me directly. I have spoken with several volunteers with the equestrian groups, and they are important to us. and we are excited about making these improvements."
Funding for these projects ultimately comes from taxpayers through a one-eighth of one cent conservation sales tax.
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PLUM, Pa. — It sounds like a kitchen nightmare.
Imagine the glass on the front of your oven door spontaneously exploding -- even if the appliance hadn’t been used in hours or even days.
It happened to a family in Plum.
Tonight on Channel 11 News at 6:15 p.m., the warning that family has for others on the potential danger.
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PITTSBURGH — A man was stabbed in broad daylight in Downtown Pittsburgh Monday afternoon.
It happened around 1:20 p.m. in the area of Smithfield Street and Seventh Avenue.
When officers arrived, they found the man stabbed in the chest. He was taken to a hospital by medics in serious condition.
Public safety officials said the victim was not forthcoming with information.
There is no word on any suspects or information on what led up to the stabbing. Pittsburgh police continue to investigate.
Zone 2 responded to Smithfield St. and Seventh Ave. for reports of a stabbing.
— Pittsburgh Public Safety (@PghPublicSafety) July 10, 2023
Officers located a male in that area with a stab wound to his chest. He was transported to the hospital in serious condition by medics.
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