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TEXAS, USA — As the Texas heat continues, you might be tempted to head to the beach. Or not.
A new study by Environment Texas found that almost every Texas beach tested positive for unsafe levels of fecal bacteria in 2022.
Out of 61 beaches tested, 55 of them had unsafe levels on at least one testing day. At least eight of the beaches had unsafe levels of fecal matter on more than 25% of the days tested.
According to the study, four beaches in the Greater Houston area were ranked among the most potentially unsafe. Those beaches are:
- Texas City Dike (Galveston County)
- 25th St. near Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier (Galveston County)
- Clara St. near Crystal Beach (Galveston County)
- Sylvan Beach Park in La Porte (Harris County)
More than one-half of U.S. beaches had an unsafe level of contamination in 2022. The study also said about one out of every nine beaches tested positive for unsafe levels on at least 25% of testing days nationwide. According to CBS News, the issue is ongoing after more than 50 beaches in Massachusetts were closed last weekend due to a "dangerous amount of human waste" found.
Every year there are an estimated 57 million cases of people getting sick from swimming in contaminated water, with most of the pollution coming from stormwater runoff and overflowing sewage.
Congress hopes to reduce the threat of beach pollution after passing a bipartisan infrastructure law in 2021 that provides a total of $27.35 billion to the EPA Clean Water State Revolving Fund over a five-year period. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-beaches-bacteria-levels/285-b76819f0-69eb-489c-a630-5ddea534615b | 2023-07-12T01:43:46 | 0 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-beaches-bacteria-levels/285-b76819f0-69eb-489c-a630-5ddea534615b |
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Have some old t-shirts in your closet you're looking to get rid of? What about a pair of jeans?
The Tom Green County Library System will be collecting such clothing items now through Aug. 12, in support of its upcoming Dog Days event.
"It's a pre-adoption event and it's geared towards teaching the community about what happens and how to prepare, rather, for adopting an animal," Tom Green County Library System public relations and community relations coordinator Sarah Chalderon said.
This first-of-its-kind event is being organized alongside Cassie's Place and all donated clothing items will be turned into dog toys.
The event itself will include information from veterinarians regarding how to choose the perfect pup depending on the circumstance.
This includes choosing the right breed, what to do after adoption and how to set up your home once your pet has arrived.
"We're all gonna learn some information together about how to properly pick the dog, take care of the dog, what's right for our families," Chalderon said.
Cassie's Place will be bringing dogs to the event but they will not be available for adoption the day-of.
Dog lovers will get the chance to learn about pet ownership and there will also be a film called "Life in the Doghouse" for all to enjoy.
Donations are being accepted now through the first week of August and items can be dropped off to Stephens Central Library, 33 W. Beauregard Ave.
"It's really important to us on a, kinda just a basic level, we all just really happen to love our dogs," Chalderon said.
The event is available for all ages and they hope to bring more awareness for thoughtful adoptions.
Contact the Tom Green County Library System with any questions or to learn more information. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/tom-green-county-libraries-asking-for-t-shirt-jean-donations/504-ea75e9ab-e7db-4424-ad10-f7bda9455405 | 2023-07-12T01:43:53 | 0 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/tom-green-county-libraries-asking-for-t-shirt-jean-donations/504-ea75e9ab-e7db-4424-ad10-f7bda9455405 |
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — Pasco County officially has its new fire chief.
During a board meeting with county commissioners, Anthony "Tony" Perez was named as the new fire chief of Pasco County Fire Rescue, officials said in a news release.
“Chief Perez's commitment to our community, extensive experience and proven leadership make him an excellent choice for this critical role,” County Administrator Mike Carballa said in a statement. “His vision for building a legacy at Pasco County Fire Rescue by laying a solid foundation and bridging gaps aligns perfectly with our mission of people, purpose and performance.”
In a video posted by Pasco County's social media accounts, Perez is seen at the board meeting when it was officially announced that he will be leading the county's fire rescue department. He then turned around and shook hands with other officials behind him as people clapped to celebrate his new position.
Perez began his firefighter career at the department where he is now the chief but then moved to Tampa Fire Rescue.
He served as a firefighter, paramedic, driver engineer, captain, district chief, shift commander, chief of operations and personnel chief for Tampa Fire Rescue. Overall, his career thus far spans over 26 years.
“Pasco County Fire Rescue is blessed to have hundreds of dedicated personnel who deliver selfless, life-saving service every day,” Assistant County Administrator of Public Safety J.J. Murphy said in a statement. “We’re confident that Chief Perez's unique background, adaptability and determination, coupled with his extensive experience in the fire service, will have a positive impact on both our team members and the community we serve.”
County officials say Perez will start his new position after a transfer of command ceremony scheduled for Aug. 1 at the Grace Family Church in Lutz.
The new fire chief currently resides in Pasco County with his wife and children, the news release mentioned.
To learn about the Pasco Fire Rescue, click here. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/pasco-county-new-fire-chief/67-5769ea34-82ec-4472-b83e-1c1e1c056b67 | 2023-07-12T01:49:16 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/pasco-county-new-fire-chief/67-5769ea34-82ec-4472-b83e-1c1e1c056b67 |
SARASOTA, Fla. — If you take a drive around the Rosemary District in downtown Sarasota, you may notice some new art on the side of buildings.
They are helping tell the story of what used to be Overtown, Sarasota's first Black community, and the historical Black pioneers and indigenes of Sarasota people who once lived there.
Two new murals were recently added to this homage to history. The organizer of the initiative said there was a need for the legacy of those people to be kept alive.
"That's Mr. Leonard Reid, this is his original home site where his house sat, and the entire block was his property," Walter Gilbert of Sarasota said.
Gilbert was referring to a 25-foot-long mural of an iconic photo of Reid driving a carriage, which now sits on the side of the Modern Hotel.
He is one of the founding members of the Rosemary Arts & Design District (RADD) and the convener of The Gilbert Mural Initiative.
According to Gilbert and county historians, Reid has been described as the right-hand man of Sarasota's Mayor John Gillespie. He helped Gillespie run his home and build many golf courses across the state of Florida.
Reid's home, which now sits at the corner of Orange Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Newtown and is being turned into a museum, drew many people into the thriving Black community of Overtown before it was gentrified.
"If you look around in this community, you would never know that a Black man owned this entire corner of the property in the prime area of Sarasota," said Gilbert.
Gilbert started the mural initiative in 2021. A mural of Baseball Hall of Famer Buck O'Neil debuted last year and was the first in the series of six murals that would eventually adorn buildings in the Rosemary District. There is also a mural of Emma Booker who established the first school for Black children.
Among the latest murals completed is of developer Lewis Colson and his wife Irene who set up and built Sarasota's first Black church.
That mural is located on the Planned Parenthood building on Central Avenue.
According to historians with Newtown Alive, the Colsons were Sarasota's first Black settlers and Mr. Colson was the one who drove the first stake into the ground at Five Points as an assistant to Richard Paulson, who was platting the town of Sarasota in 1885.
"You know, you hear of Ringling, you hear of Gillespie, you hear of Bertha Palmer, but all those people had these people doing that labor building the city," Gilbert said. "They did the farming, they did the building, they did the bridge building, they were the domestics, they kept those people's children. So these people that came here in the late 1800s, they were here from the start and that's an important aspect of this whole development here."
"We used to call ourselves the Overtown kids, those of us who were born and raised over there," said Mary Simmons Mack.
Mack is Reid's great-grandniece and one of his only few living relatives still in Sarasota. She said she remains honored that her ancestor and other Black trailblazers of the community are being recognized.
"It's about time. We are here and there is a lot of history that should have been documented and I'm glad it's getting there," Mack said.
Mack said because that history is being deliberately endangered and pushed to the back burner, communities must be intentional in preserving and presenting it.
"If we have to do it individually or collectively, we must find our history and keep it in front of our young people," she said.
The mural initiative is in partnership with the Rosemary Arts & Design District, the city of Sarasota and the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition
"I feel like with this mural, we are bringing Mr. Reid home," Gilbert said.
The official unveiling and celebration of the Leonard Reid Mural will happen at 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 12 at the Sarasota Modern Hotel. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/new-murals-sarasota-rosemary-district/67-69e81ec3-af27-4eb3-8b6d-e08d1ac38e39 | 2023-07-12T01:49:22 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/new-murals-sarasota-rosemary-district/67-69e81ec3-af27-4eb3-8b6d-e08d1ac38e39 |
A rifle-toting thief held up a Staten Island convenience store over the weekend and told the cashier behind the counter what he intended to do with the money he stole.
Surveillance footage from the store shows the scary moments the armed man demands money from the clerk behind the counter.
With the barrel of the gun pointed at the 26-year-old cashier, the robber tells the clerk everything will be OK as long as he complies and hands over the cash.
"Get the cash out, underneath the tray and everything. Right here, everything. I won't hurt you, don't worry. You have a family? Don't worry," he can be heard saying.
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As the cashier spreads the money on the counter of Veterans Convenience late Saturday, the robber makes a specific request.
"Leave the dollars, leave the dollars," he repeats.
Possibly inspired by Robin Hood, the gunman tells the clerk what he plans to do with the cash.
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"This is going back to the community," he said to the worker. The robber, donning a blue mask and orange gloves, makes his exit but not before a backhanded goodbye.
"Have a good f---ing night."
The clerk spoke to News 4 following the incident. Although he was not physically hurt, the store employee is shaken up and worried about the gunman who is still on the loose. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/armed-man-robs-nyc-store-says-money-is-going-back-to-the-community/4496684/ | 2023-07-12T01:50:49 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/armed-man-robs-nyc-store-says-money-is-going-back-to-the-community/4496684/ |
MIDLAND, Mich. (WJRT) - Many animals and people came out in groves Tuesday for the Humane Society of Midland County's Paws for a Cause Luncheon Fundraiser.
Tuesday's event was held at the Holiday Inn of Midland.
Attendees learned about the humane society's programs in the community, adoption success stories and what the shelter has planned for the rest of the year.
"If you are in the market of snuggling a cat or walking a dog, we need you," says the Director of Development and Fundraising for the humane society Jesse Fletcher. "
All funds raised today will go directly to support animals at the humane society. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/paws-for-a-cause-luncheon-held-to-support-the-humane-society-of-midland-co/article_46787172-2034-11ee-a324-c3b402a03f0f.html | 2023-07-12T01:52:02 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/paws-for-a-cause-luncheon-held-to-support-the-humane-society-of-midland-co/article_46787172-2034-11ee-a324-c3b402a03f0f.html |
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Doctors at Lehigh Valley Hospital Pocono in East Stroudsburg say they're seeing more people come in with kidney stones.
The painful condition that usually re-occurs is typically found in middle-aged people, specifically men.
But more recently, the health network is seeing an increase in children getting them.
"Much like the rest of the country, the increase seems to be in adolescent girls, primarily. But we have seen it in all age groups and both boys and girls. It's sort of been maybe a 10-20 percent increase in the last 5- 10 years," said Nathan Hagstrom a pediatrician with Lehigh Valley Health Network.
He says a Kidney stone is a hard deposit of minerals and acid salts that stick together and form in the kidney.
As for the reason why children are getting them, he says there are multiple reasons.
"Things like their diets," Hagstrom said. "Highly processed foods tend to have a lot of salt, and we know that an increase in salt in your diet can increase your risk for kidney stones. Also, the change in the heat in the Summer. Dehydration is a big risk factor."
Hagstrom says an overuse of antibiotics could also be to blame for an increase in kidney stones.
He says symptoms which include pain and blood in the urine, are the same for both children and adults.
When it comes to preventive measures, Hagstrom believes having a good diet, reducing salt intake, and hydration is key.
It's a message that isn't just for children but for adults too.
"Making sure the child is drinking plenty of fluids, especially water, and fluids that are low in sugar content," Hagstrom said. "I would stay away from too much fluids that have electrolytes."
Dr. Hagstrom says anyone with concerns should visit their doctor.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/monroe-county/doctors-see-increase-in-kidney-stones-in-teens-lehigh-valley-hospital-poconos-east-stroudsburg-nathan-hagstrom/523-6f034d54-5317-4a70-b3da-0037da3a41a2 | 2023-07-12T01:53:30 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/monroe-county/doctors-see-increase-in-kidney-stones-in-teens-lehigh-valley-hospital-poconos-east-stroudsburg-nathan-hagstrom/523-6f034d54-5317-4a70-b3da-0037da3a41a2 |
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — A broadband assessment initiative presentation was held Tuesday at the 911 Emergency Services Center in Jessup.
The Biden Administration wants to make reliable internet accessible to all Americans by 2030.
Pennsylvania has received more than a billion dollars for the upgrade.
Those who live in areas without high-speed internet say it's about time.
"I'm satisfied knowing good people are on it, but it's such a slow process, and the need is so immediate that it's hard to say that you're satisfied," said Bonnie Smith, Thornhurst Township.
Governor Josh Shapiro will be in Luzerne County Wednesday to discuss the first steps in the upgrade process.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/proposed-broadband-upgrades-for-northeastern-and-central-pennsylvania-emergency-services-jessup-bonnie-smith-biden-josh-shapiro/523-9a5f04da-b596-4127-946d-88071107e92c | 2023-07-12T01:53:37 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/proposed-broadband-upgrades-for-northeastern-and-central-pennsylvania-emergency-services-jessup-bonnie-smith-biden-josh-shapiro/523-9a5f04da-b596-4127-946d-88071107e92c |
POTTSVILLE, Pa. — Shannon Roskosky has called Charlie's Pizza and Subs on West Market Street in Pottsville her home for 33 years.
"Well, I should live here for sure," said Shannon Roskosky, Charlie's Pizza and Subs employee.
She got an early start in the restaurant business by shadowing her mom on this food line, "I would come with my dad at midnight to pick her up cause he didn't want to leave me home alone."
Since her mother passed away, Roskosky says working in the restaurant is keeping her memory alive, "She's watching over me, that's what I hope."
And while the building has stayed the same all her life, what is now changing is the ownership.
Christopher Walters grew up in Pottsville. He bought Charlie's on Saturday, and his first day was Monday.
"It's been here 69 years, next year, it will be 70 years, this place will be here, and it's a converted old diner car off a train that's converted into a restaurant. And right now, it's doing insane amounts of sales," said Christopher Walters, Charlie's Pizza and Subs owner.
Shannon Roskosky has now gone through four different owners while working behind the counter but says the one thing that hasn't changed is the recipes, "If anything, it's improved."
Walters tells us he wants to help the staff and customers keep their memories of Charlie's alive while enhancing the staple items on the menu, "When I saw this was for sale, I thought, 'Why not?' it's a historic building and a historic business, and I'm going to try to keep it going."
Not only is he keeping the original staff, but he's helping Roskosky keep her family tradition going by letting her daughter shadow some restaurant workers.
"Yeah, I'd like her to work here, she would be a third generation; that would be great," added Roskosky.
Hopefully, one day it will be a new mother-daughter duo behind the counter.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/schuylkill-county/pottsville-native-buys-charlies-pizza-and-subs-shannon-roskosky-christopher-walters-schuylkill-county/523-e0fe7a58-51da-4d0b-ae68-642ff2b368bd | 2023-07-12T01:53:43 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/schuylkill-county/pottsville-native-buys-charlies-pizza-and-subs-shannon-roskosky-christopher-walters-schuylkill-county/523-e0fe7a58-51da-4d0b-ae68-642ff2b368bd |
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.
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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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Gresham Police Department is asking the public's help in identifying a suspect seen on surveillance video throwing a large slab of concrete at a person, hitting them in the face.
The assault took place back in March in front of the Glisan Market Moa Chain on Northeast Glisan Street near Northeast 162nd Avenue.
The video of the attack has been circulating on social media. It shows two people outside the store, when another person walks up, throws the concrete directly at one of their faces and runs away. The person who was hit is seen falling on the ground.
The Gresham Police Department has not released any details as to what lead up to the attack or victim information.
In a released image of the suspect from Gresham Police, it shows a person wearing a black jacket leaving the store.
Anyone with information was asked to call the Gresham Police Department at 503-618-2719.
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See a typo in this article? Email web@kgw.com for corrections | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/gresham-police-suspect-attack-northeast-portland/283-d2bec883-9416-42b5-995a-e29407804e33 | 2023-07-12T01:55:51 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/gresham-police-suspect-attack-northeast-portland/283-d2bec883-9416-42b5-995a-e29407804e33 |
PORTLAND, Ore. — The transition that Tara Pietromonaco has gone through over the last few months is life-changing, to say the least. For the first time in years, she’s living indoors.
“When I hear noises now outside, I am not worried, you know, or wondering who's out there or anything like that,” Pietromonaco said, sitting at a large kitchen table inside her Southeast Portland apartment building.
Just seven months ago, those anxieties were second-nature to her while she lived in a trailer on the west side of Northeast 33rd Drive.
“Now I look at it, it's like, 'Thank God I’m not there anymore,'" she said. "I just don't know if I would have been able to live much longer out there. I was getting to the point where I was at my breaking point. I was really on that breaking edge, ready to just fall off of it.”
But she didn't fall off — she was caught just in time. KGW reporter Blair Best met Pietromonaco last year while reporting on the homeless camps that line Northeast 33rd Drive. Pietromonaco said she'd just been bumped to the bottom of a Section 8 waitlist after waiting three years to get to the top.
A few months later, after keeping in contact with Pietromonaco, Best was able to connect her with an outreach team from JOIN. They moved her into an apartment building made for homeless people.
“I'm grateful. I'm grateful because I probably wouldn't be here right now,” Pietromonaco said.
When KGW first met Pietromonaco about a year ago, she collected just about everything she found and was good at keeping herself busy. She holds onto those habits, and now fills her 10x10 studio apartment with tools and unfinished projects.
“I’ve got this here, that's going to go over to this wall, and I have a dresser that's down in here,” Pietromonaco said, showing off her room. She packs her room in an attempt at finding security.
“The only downfall about being here, being indoors is I’ve lost my vehicles and I lost a lot of my things that were important to me, that cost a lot of money when I was out there,” Pietromonaco said.
She earned a reputation as a mechanic on the streets and would fill her time working on cars.
Even now, she often goes back to the camp on Northeast 33rd to check on her brother who still lives there.
“I worry about him,” she said through tears. “I do worry about him because he doesn't belong out there either,” she said.
This is something Gurney Kimberley — who works with Pietromonaco and is JOIN’s program coordinator — said is common.
“Tara was, I think, a really active member in her community down there and I think she was valued,” he said.
Like many homeless nonprofits, JOIN is severely understaffed.
“This is not the kind of job you clock in and clock out of. This job you take home with you, and you go to sleep with it, and you wake up with it,” Kimberley added.
Pietromonaco’s case worker has at least 60 other clients just like her.
“People are coming off the streets with a lot of trauma, a lot of addiction issues, and a lot of severe mental health ... and if we're not realistic about that and willing to put the time and money into — and I mean serious time, not just a year, not just six months, but actual time, up to three to five years — into working with somebody then we're out of touch with reality,” Kimberley said.
And it isn't just the workers at nonprofits like JOIN that have to put in the hours. Getting back on her feet will take a lot of work from Pietromonaco, too, and others like her.
“I don't even know where to begin on that, you know ... it's a big step,” she said. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/homeless-tara-transitional-housing-join/283-62c4605b-f13a-429c-ab5f-166d88b4f01c | 2023-07-12T01:55:57 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/homeless-tara-transitional-housing-join/283-62c4605b-f13a-429c-ab5f-166d88b4f01c |
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Weekend lane closures planned on Ind. 45 near I-69
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One lane of Ind. 45 near I-69 in Bloomington will be closed on weekends starting on or after Friday, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation.
INDOT contractors will be working on bridge beam replacement over Arlington Road. The weekend closures are scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. on Fridays and restricted lanes will reopen by 6 a.m. the following Monday. The project is expected to be completed by mid-August.
The I-69 northbound ramp to eastbound Ind. 45 will also be restricted during this time.
Drivers should use extra caution in the area. Work is weather-dependent and schedules are subject to change. | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2023/07/11/weekend-lane-closures-planned-on-ind-45-near-i-69/70403249007/ | 2023-07-12T02:04:03 | 1 | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2023/07/11/weekend-lane-closures-planned-on-ind-45-near-i-69/70403249007/ |
The Catholic religious order that owns the Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette in Enfield accepted an offer Tuesday to sell the property back to the local Shaker community that it bought it from in 1928, the provincial superior said.
The purchase price will be disclosed at closing, which is set to occur shortly before the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette of North America close the shrine Oct. 1, said the Very Rev. William V. Kaliyadan, M.S., the provincial superior.
“We are thrilled that he gave us a chance to preserve and protect the former Shaker property and to work with the community to preserve the La Salette legacy on the site,” said Carolyn A. Smith, president of the Enfield Shaker Museum board of trustees and acting director of the Enfield Shaker Museum, which is adjacent to the shrine.
As part of the deal, the Shaker community agreed to partner with lay members of the La Salette community whose presence in the Upper Valley dates back to 1923, she said.
While daily Mass no longer will be celebrated at the approximate 27-acre shrine without permission from the Diocese of Manchester, Smith said the “overall appearance of the property is not going to change dramatically” and the museum would allow La Salette lay members to continue holding activities, such as the popular Festival of Lights.
“I’m excited because this is going to keep the spirit of bringing all people — both Christian and non-Christian — to the grounds and keeping the Shaker heritage alive at the same time,” Kaliyadan said. “It’s a beautiful conciliation between the Shakers and the La Salettes who share a long history.”
Noting there was “more than one developer in the wings” who wanted to buy the shrine, Smith said the board of trustees is grateful to Kaliyadan and the La Salette leadership for their willingness to work with them to develop a plan that would preserve the property and buildings.
Smith said the museum will do fundraising to help purchase the property and provide money to maintain it.
Kaliyadan had said an independent appraisal in December placed the property’s value at $3.2 million. | https://www.unionleader.com/news/local/shakers-to-buy-back-enfield-property-from-catholic-order/article_63fa87cb-15d5-5b8e-b5dd-143e05e009e7.html | 2023-07-12T02:09:43 | 0 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/local/shakers-to-buy-back-enfield-property-from-catholic-order/article_63fa87cb-15d5-5b8e-b5dd-143e05e009e7.html |
Buster Murdaugh, son of Alex Murdaugh, to break silence on Fox Nation docuseries. What to know.
Editor's Note: This docuseries is not affiliated with the January 2022 ABC 20/20 news special titled "Fall of the House of Murdaugh," nor is it affiliated with the upcoming book by Gannett journalist Michael M. DeWitt Jr.
The Murdaugh crime saga in rural South Carolina has inspired another nationally broadcast documentary.
FOX Nation, FOX News Media’s subscription-based streaming service, said in a release on Tuesday it will present a new docuseries, The Fall of the House of Murdaugh, on Tuesday, Sept. 12.
According to the release, the three-part limited series features "exclusive access" to the family, friends and defense team of Alex Murdaugh, the once prominent South Carolina attorney who was convicted earlier this year of murdering his wife and son after a decade-long financial crime spree.
"FOX News Channel anchor Martha MacCallum fronts the series and sat down with Murdaugh’s surviving son, Richard Alexander “Buster” Murdaugh Jr., for his first television interview since being thrust into the spotlight," says Fox.
“The Fall of the House of Murdaugh features a comprehensive look inside the case that many have tried to tackle since the day the difficult story unfolded," said FOX Nation President Jason Klarman. "Through a firsthand account from Buster Murdaugh and access to key players, including friends and family, this series puts forward several missing elements that have not been brought to light.”
The three-hour docuseries explores the trial, crimes and complicated life of Alex Murdaugh, who was found guilty earlier this year of murdering his wife, Margaret “Maggie,” and son, Paul, at their sprawling estate known as Moselle in Islandton, S.C.
The docuseries includes interviews with Murdaugh’s defense team Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin, behind-the-scenes footage before and during the trial, never-before-seen home movies, as well as intimate prison revelations from Alex himself, says Fox Nation.
"These unique assets will take viewers behind the veil of the Murdaugh's legal strategy as it happened in real time and will be interwoven with sit-down interviews with the same legal team, as well as the lead prosecutor on the case, Creighton Waters, and Attorney General Alan Wilson, who discuss their current strategy," states the release.
In addition to the legal component, the series aims to dive into the fraught life of Alex, Maggie, Paul and Buster and their own scandals as a family, including a string of crimes, deaths and mysteries that continued to weave the Murdaugh’s tangled web, the Fox Nation release adds.
Also included are interviews with Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill, local attorney Joe McCulloch, Moselle dog kennel manager Roger Dale Davis Jr., Walterboro Mayor William T. Young Jr., the prosecution’s forensic expert Dr. Kenneth Kinsey and more.
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NAMPA, Idaho — Sometimes transformations are not easily noticed. But other times, it doesn’t take a second glance to know that something is different. Like transforming a wild horse into one that looks like it’s been in a stable all its life.
That’s what one local competition, called Mustang Mania, aims to do. Judges look at how the horses react to putting on a halter, walking, trotting, and loading into a trailer, among other things. Essentially, the goal is to make them as easy to handle as possible.
It’s an incredibly daunting task, especially because handlers only had 118 days to do this. But, Kacey Widick from Nampa is one of the people that was up for the challenge.
This year, the Bureau of Land Management made about 100 wild horses and burros available for this program. BLM says they move these animals because they can overpopulate rangelands across the Western U.S.
So, in March, a Pinto mare was at the BLM corrals, not knowing she'd soon be going home with Widick.
Widick and her kids decided to name this mare "Sailor Moon" after her warrior spirit. By day two, Sailor was still getting used to wearing a lead, and to Widick
KTVB was able to meet up with Widick and Sailor about a week into their progress. Widick elaborated on what she was working on at the time:
"Horse training is a lot like training kindergarteners their A,B,C's. So, each day you start out with A. Every time you go back, you go back to A. What point A is, is getting forward movement. They actually relax when their feet are moving," Widick said. "Then, they'll get used to that. Then, I like to get some form of contact. Usually, they're not going to let you walk right up to them. So, you have to throw a rope and get that contact. So, the rope on her and you're holding the end of it, and that's your first form of contact."
Widick slowly gets Sailor used to her body weight, to prep her for a saddle and eventually walking and trotting with a rider. Widick said the amount of training she does in a day all depends on the horse. If they're having a calm, quiet day, then she'll end on a high note.
When learning anything new, progress is never a straight path forward – there are good days, and some days may make you nervous.
"Sailor is an amazing mustang, but she's also a hard mustang," Widick said. "She challenged me all the time and bucked me off quite a bit, quite a bit."
But, Widick continued to guide Sailor. A little more than a month from the competition, finding their footing came a little bit easier and loading into the trailer was a breeze.
About 25 days from the competition, Sailor was even comfortable around loud noises.
"She'll remind me when my head starts to get big. She's like, 'hang on, let's humble you a little bit.' She's changed me a lot," Widick said.
This change was not only one marked by Widick and Sailor's progress, but also by Sailor's appearance.
"When I found out she was a paint, I thought, 'oh my gosh, this is going to be the coolest transformation ever.' She's going to go from this plain white horse to having markings and freckles," Widick said. "So, she's a very flashy mare now."
This transformation led up to a July Saturday night at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa. The mustang challenge includes several events, such as handling and conditioning, and trail riding.
"I was getting ready to do my train pattern, and I took a deep breath in and I'm like, 'oh my gosh, I did it.' I took this wild horse that was hot, she just wants to go as fast as she can, and I'm able to slow her down," Widick said. "She nailed it. She got a 10 out of 10, and that's perfect."
A sign that all their hard work together was paying off.
The last portion of the competition was a freestyle ride. Essentially, a choreographed dance between horse and trainer to show all the things they have learned and overcome literal obstacles.
"I took this wild, hot horse, and made her quiet. That was one of those moments where I was like 'oh my gosh, this is so cool.' This is like a dream of mine, and she made it true," Widick said.
Widick and Sailor ended up placing second overall in the competition.
Widick also said she couldn't have done this without Matt and Stacie Zimmerman. They host this challenge and help the competitors in training their animals. Widick said they are the true horse and people whisperers.
Now that Sailor's work is done in this competition, the plan is to rehome her to Colorado. She will be going to a ranch at the base of Aspen, where she will be reunited with 10 members of her herd, including her mom.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — You’ll want to arrive hungry at this year’s EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival.
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This week, Walt Disney World released its menus for the festival, which runs July 27 through Nov. 18.
This year, there will be nearly 30 Global Marketplaces across the park filled with delicious offerings, Disney said.
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Among new dishes this year are the dark chocolate fondue and chilaquiles. There will also be four brand-new Global Marketplaces: Char & Cop, Wine & Wedge, Bubbles & Brine and Swirled Showcase, in addition to the Muppets-themed Brew-Wing Lab at the Odyssey.
Emile’s Fromage Montage also returns this year, allowing, guests to collect stamps as they try several cheese goodies and pick up stamps along the way. One a guest has five, they can redeem a prize at Shimmering Sips.
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MCCALL, Idaho — While ski season is a ways off, Brundage Mountain Resort is still staying busy this summer.
The McCall ski resort is making progress on three major improvements, which skiers will begin to notice this winter.
Brundage's $25-$30 million improvement plan includes three major projects, the ski area is calling this their busiest construction season ever.
The first thing that skiers will notice is an upgrade to the Centennial Chairlift, which will be replaced with a Doppelmayr high speed detachable quad.
It previously took 16 minutes to get to the top of the mountain – it will only take six minutes with this new lift.
"We'll have two high-speed quads up the front side of the mountain, which will give people the opportunity to choose one or the other, and really get people up and out of the base area," Brundage Mountain Resort Spokesperson April Whitney said. "It's a very, very rare thing to find any crowds at Brundage outside of that base area. So, we think this is one of the best things the resort could do to maintain the uncrowded, low-key vibe that Brundage is known for."
Brundage is putting in the new lift now, and it will be ready for this upcoming ski season.
The following season, they will be opening up the new Mountain Adventure Center, a 1,700 square-foot building that will have guest services, ticketing, retail, rentals, the mountain sports school and a coffee shop.
"[Brundage] wanted to make sure that we could improve the facilities to make the guest experience better, but without being too obtrusive in the natural environment," Whitney said. "So, the way this MAC, the Mountain Adventure Center, is designed is kind of a low profile for a ski area lodge. It's not super tall, it's not going to look like a European ski village. It's really designed in the mountain modern style to sort of fit into and highlight the landscape, instead of obstructing it.”
Last month, Brundage got approval from Adams County for a 37-acre ski-in, ski-out development that will have 21 single family homes and 11 cottages.
The Northwoods neighborhood will be located just off the Lower Rodeo ski run.
These three projects are part of a 10-year resort improvement plan that Brundage's new ownership came up with when they bought it in 2020.
Brundage says one of their main goals is adding to the recreational experiences at the ski resort, while preserving the Idaho vibe that Brundage has had since 1961.
"This is their way of building toward the future," Whitney said. "As you know, population in the Treasure Valley is growing quickly, and a lot of the people moving here want to come have the great ski experience up here in the West Central Mountains at Brundage and Tamarack. So, to stay ahead of that growth and keep Brundage uncrowded – and low-key and family friendly – we need to expand in a deliberate, sensitive way."
While it's not ski season, Brundage Ski Resort still has things to do year-round. During the summer, they have activities including mountain biking, hiking, and a free summer concert series.
More information about Brundage summer activities can be found here.
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BOISE, Idaho — A pack of usuals, regulars and even new visitors filed into Symposion - a west Boise dog-friendly neighborhood bar - for a reopening less than one month removed from the expected indefinite closure.
The bar has been closed since June 17 after the business failed to find an agreement to lease a liquor license, according to owner Chris Leverenz. Beer and wine alone would not make for a profitable business, Leverenz said.
Leverenz and the liquor license owner came to a six-month lease agreement after their lawyers discussed the details the implications of the new liquor laws taking shape statewide starting July 1.
"How it's gonna play out? I don't know. The law just went into effect the beginning of this month. So, what is it gonna do or how it's gonna affect our business in the future? I still don't know. I'd like to, but I don't," Leverenz said. "They looked into it on their end, and they decided they could [lease to us]."
The Idaho Legislature passed Senate Bill 1120 during the 2023 legislative session to restrict the transferability of liquor licenses throughout the state after July 1, 2023. Gov. Brad Little signed the bill into law.
Previously, liquor licenses could be sold from one person to another. The supply and demand of a license had them selling for premium prices. Downtown Boise club owner Ted Challenger paid $350,000 for a liquor license he uses at Club Karma.
After the new law kicked in on July 1, an existing liquor license can only be "transferred" one more time. Any license administered by the state after July 1 cannot be transferred at all.
A transfer includes a sale of license, or in some cases a lease.
Logically, license owners would not want to use their only transfer opportunity on a lease when they could sell the license instead for a much higher profit.
The new law does allow leases that would not count as a "transfer" under specific circumstances and exemptions outlined in the new law.
Under current Idaho law, each city has two liquor licenses, plus an additional license per 1,500 residents. The waitlist to receive a license from the state is long, according to Challenger. Some people wait a decade before they reach the front of the line.
The state runs a quota system to comply with Article III Section XXIV of the Idaho State Constitution, which states lawmakers should "further all wise and well directed efforts for the promotion of temperance."
These exemptions - allowing current license owners to resell one more time and finish their currently existing lease period - exist to allow current license holders a chance to receive back the funds they already invested into the license, bill sponsor Sen. Jim Guthrie (R-McCammon) told KTVB in March.
The Symposion property is owned by Atlanta-based developer Greenstone Properties, according to Leverenz. He does not know exactly what the company plans to do with that land.
"As for right now, we're dealing with two separate entities. Without the license, we can’t do business, and then we have people who own the property. And without the building, we can't do business. But, so far so good," Leverenz said. "We have a good relationship with both parties."
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Tucson Police Department identify additional suspects in deadly shooting
Tucson Police Department has identified two additional suspects in the fatal June 25 shooting that killed 19-year-old Jesus De Jesus Gonzalez.
The suspects were identified as 38-year-old David Andrew Gorosave and 31-year-old Robert Philip Coronado. On July 6, officers from Operations Division South/ Community Response Team located the two suspects on Tucson's Southside.
Detectives obtained arrest warrants for each suspect for first-degree murder, first-degree burglary, armed robbery, aggravated robbery, kidnapping and two counts of aggravated assault.
Gorosave and Coronado were booked into Pima County Jail and an additional search warrant was served. They are being held on a $1 million bond.
At this time all known suspects have been located and arrested according to Tucson Police Department. Detectives are finalizing the investigation. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2023/07/11/suspects-in-deadly-tucson-shooting-that-left-one-dead-identified/70404172007/ | 2023-07-12T02:26:30 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2023/07/11/suspects-in-deadly-tucson-shooting-that-left-one-dead-identified/70404172007/ |
Human remains found, identified as 30-year-old man who went missing in 2019
Detectives from Mohave County Sheriff’s Office, with the help of the forensics company Othram Inc., have identified human remains found in a wash in Golden Valley to belong to 30-year-old Jordan Victor Carvalho.
After not hearing from Carvalho for weeks, a family member reported him missing on Sept. 30, 2019.
Detectives responded to the wash area near Ligurta Road on Sept. 12, 2022, regarding a possible human skull that was located by a citizen. Detectives confirmed the skull was human and had been washed up during recent flooding.
The remains were then transferred to the Mohave County Medical Examiner’s office. They were unable to identify the victim at the time.
On March 22, 2023, the special investigations unit at Mohave County contacted Ortham Inc. for assistance. A sample of human remains was submitted to them and a genetic genealogy investigation was completed.
Positive identification of the remains belonging to Carvalho came through on July 7, 2023. An official cause of death was not able to be determined due to the state of the remains when they were found.
Anyone who has information regarding Carvalho’s missing person case is encouraged to contact the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Detective division at 928-72-0753 ext. 4288. Reference DR No. 190377. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2023/07/11/mohave-sheriffs-office-identifies-remains-of-man-reported-missing-in-2019/70404090007/ | 2023-07-12T02:26:36 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2023/07/11/mohave-sheriffs-office-identifies-remains-of-man-reported-missing-in-2019/70404090007/ |
Phoenix reveals how long it wants to clear 'The Zone' in second day of homelessness trial
Phoenix has agreed to clear “The Zone,” the city’s largest homeless encampment. But how much time should it take to do it?
That question was central to a trial over Phoenix’s largest homeless encampment, “The Zone,” which ended on Tuesday after a second packed day of witness testimony.
The state court lawsuit, Brown v. City of Phoenix, was filed in August by residents and business owners who say the sprawling downtown encampment is a public nuisance and that the city has allowed it to occur. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott Blaney, who is presiding over the case, ordered the city in March to begin clearing out the encampment but has not set a deadline for when the task must be completed.
Phoenix plans to finish clearing out The Zone over the next nine months, according to city officials.
“Let the city keep doing this good thing without the burden of further court action,” said Justin Pierce, an attorney representing Phoenix.
But the plaintiffs’ attorneys asked the court to set a much sooner deadline — by the end of the summer — and to hold the city to it.
“Why should our clients suffer for another nine months while the city gets around to it?” said Stephen Tully, an attorney for the plaintiffs.
Deputy City Manager Gina Montes said that expedited timeline is “not feasible or realistic” while also complying with a federal court order in a separate lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona over the city’s treatment of unhoused people. That court order, issued in December, prohibits the city from enforcing camping and sleeping bans as long as there are more unsheltered people in Phoenix than there are available shelter beds. It also set guidelines for how Phoenix can conduct cleanups of The Zone, such as requiring the city to provide advanced notice of the cleanup and to store unattended property for at least 30 days.
A key point of tension in Brown v. City of Phoenix has been differing interpretations of Martin v. Boise, a landmark 2018 decision from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that established cities cannot criminally cite unhoused people for sleeping outside on public property when there is no adequate and available alternative, such as open shelter beds. Since that decision, Western cities have struggled to determine how to reduce street homelessness without violating the law.
“It's created an era of uncertainty,” said Sheila Harris, founding director of the Arizona Department of Housing and an expert witness for the city, of Martin v. Boise. “I think that’s probably why we’re here today, is to try and clarify, what is that?”
Brown v. City of Phoenix has two potential primary outcomes, said Ilan Wurman, an attorney for the plaintiffs. Blaney could rule in favor of the plaintiffs and make his court order requiring the city to clear out the encampment permanent, possibly even setting a hard deadline for completion, or he could rule in favor of the city and walk the court order back.
Blaney ordered the parties to file additional documents by Aug. 11. He said he would rule shortly thereafter.
“This is a difficult case with difficult issues, and the court has a very difficult decision to make,” he said.
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Juliette Rihl covers housing insecurity and homelessness for The Arizona Republic. She can be reached at jrihl@arizonarepublic.com or on Twitter @julietterihl.
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Two additional people have been arrested in the killing last month of a Tucson man, police say.
In the June 25 incident, Jesus De Jesus Gonzalez, 19, was shot and killed during a fight at an apartment complex in the 100 block of West Valencia Road, Tucson police said in a news release. Another man was wounded.
Augustine Alvarez, 19, was arrested shortly after in connection with the killing.
On July 6, police arrested David Andrew Gorosave, 38, and Robert Phillip Coronado, 31, in connection with the killing of Gonzalez. The men were booked into the Pima County jail on suspicion of first degree murder, first degree burglary, armed bobbery, aggravated robbery, kidnapping and two counts of aggravated assault, the release said.
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Kingsport Board of Education met Tuesday and approved the company Dome Technology as the subcontractor for the Buck Van Huss Dome restoration project.
The decision established Dome Technology as the only company to work with the contractor to repair the dome at Dobyns-Bennett High School.
“Being a sole source now means they will be exclusively who we’re working with on the remediation of the dome portion of the project,” said Kingsport City Schools Superintendent Chris Hampton.
The Buck Van Huss Dome has been in need of restoration since last August when inspections discovered that the wood beams on the roof were weakened and posed a hazard to people.
Hampton says Dome Technology has been working with the board since the issues were discovered.
“When we were looking for experts a year ago, this was the name of the company that rose to the top of the list. It’s who we’ve been in constant conversation with since last August,” Hampton said.
The plan for the restoration is to reinforce the wood beams with steel beams. Hampton says the board is confident in this company due to its expertise.
“They are the preeminent experts in dome structures, and the type of lamella dome structure that we have at Dobyns-Bennett High School,” Hampton said.
Despite the fact the dome has been out of commission for almost a year, Hampton said the teachers and administration have learned to adjust.
“It’s been a very hard adaptation to make. But our teachers and administrators are working very hard to provide the best services for our students as possible,” Hampton said.
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The state’s equity, inclusion and opportunity chief – the first to hold such a role – still recalls the skepticism that surfaced in 2020 when Gov. Eric Holcomb announced her appointment.
Some made offensive social media comments, questioned the need and also the influence Karrah Herring might have.
But during a Fort Wayne visit Tuesday, Herring didn’t express regrets about leaving a comfortable job at the University of Notre Dame. As she transitioned to state government, Herring said she learned to “read the room” while continuing to push initiatives to help various demographics – including minorities, women and veterans – have better access, opportunities and outcomes, particularly tied to how government touches their lives.
Her work started in February 2021 by “laying a foundation of civility and respect,” Herring told an audience of more than 170 gathered at Clyde Theatre for the 21st session of United Front. The cultural awareness initiative that launched in 2020 has had more than 10,000 participants.
Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry presented a United Front Founders Award to Iric Headley before Tuesday’s program started. Henry said video recordings of United Front sessions have been viewed almost 90,000 times.
Before Herring spoke, Fort Wayne residents John Morgan, who turns 80 next month, and Rudy Wuttke, who will be 100 in four months, shared during a “Life Lens” session their experiences with race relations and awareness.
Herring, a South Bend native who has a law degree, was director of public affairs at Notre Dame before joining Holcomb’s team.
Echoing a message from a short video to help start her Tuesday presentation, Herring said the key is being curious not judgmental. The daughter of a pastor and a country music fan who loves cowboy boots, Herring started her job by engaging with more than 300 stakeholders.
Herring has visited at least 24 of Indiana’s 92 counties. Her office has partnered in various ways with businesses and organizations including Barnes & Thornes, Indy Chamber, Cummins, United Way of Central Indiana, Wabash College and Vincennes University. One initiative is called Next Level Teams, a 90-minute session on topics including civility and compassion. Herring also mentioned a Pathways to Purpose internship program that has exposed diverse students, often from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, to state government including a meeting with the governor.
Herring worked with other agencies to launch Indiana’s first Equity Data Portal. It includes dashboards centered on health, public safety, social services, education and the workforce. The dashboard includes data like infant mortality rates, which she said can help guide strategy to improve outcomes and even affect funding.
One interactive poll Herring launched with the United Front audience Tuesday centered on the U.S. Supreme Court’s late-June decision that affirmative action should not be used as a factor for college admission.
Of those responding, about 11% said they agree with the decision, 54% disagree and 35% see both sides of the argument. Just 1% indicated they didn’t care either way.
Herring said she could see both sides, but some historic discriminatory practices, such as redlining, can affect people for years.
Conversations must continue and be constructive. Getting people to embrace equity and inclusion, Herring said, requires developing the right messaging, and first ensuring leaders buy in.
“It’s about changing behaviors,” Herring said, “not necessarily beliefs.”
In brief remarks after Herring’s presentation, Sarah Strimmenos, Fort Wayne market president for Old National Bank, told the audience it’s “actually very exciting to see what our state is doing.”
Old National Bank has been a supporter of United Front and has embraced some equity and inclusion strategies in branches beyond its Indiana-based footprint.
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Indiana State Sen. Jack Sandlin has pledged his endorsement for Suzanne Crouch for governor, her campaign said today.
"Suzanne Crouch has the right experience to be a great Governor. She will lead with her Conservative values and common sense," Sandlin's statement said. "My wife, Lydia, and I wholeheartedly endorse Suzanne.”
Sandlin has served in the Indiana State Senate since 2016. He represents Senate District 36 which consists of portions of Marion and Johnson counties.
Tuesday's announcement was the second from Crouch's campaign in less than a week. She currently serves as Indiana's lieutenant governor.
On Friday, a news release said state Sen. Jim Buck, who represents Tipton County and parts of Hamilton and Howard counties in District 21, is endorsing Crouch.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, a Republican, can't seek reelection because of term limits.
The 2024 Republican primary will be a crowded race that includes U.S. Sen. Mike Braun and Fort Wayne businessman Eric Doden. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/state-sen-sandlin-supports-crouchs-gubernatorial-bid/article_0ff533d4-204c-11ee-afdb-7373543b33c9.html | 2023-07-12T02:31:05 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/state-sen-sandlin-supports-crouchs-gubernatorial-bid/article_0ff533d4-204c-11ee-afdb-7373543b33c9.html |
PITTSBURGH — The Allegheny County Health Department issued more than $300,000 in penalties against US Steel.
The fines stem from air pollution violations at the Clairton Coke Works during the third quarter of 2022.
According to a news release, 90% of the penalties will go to the Community Benefit Trust. The other 10% will be paid to the clean air fund.
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PITTSBURGH — The City of Pittsburgh Planning Commission discussed several proposals that could change city neighborhoods on Tuesday night.
Commissioners approved a plan to bring more than 200 new apartment units to the Strip District.
Some neighbors voiced concerns about the construction process and developers said they are open to making changes.
The original plan included two six-story apartment buildings with 234 total one and two-bedroom units.
The current plan is to have the apartments complete by 2025.
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PETERS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — People in Peters Township and beyond are sharing their deepest sympathies, prayers, and dollars, by the thousands, for a woman brutally attacked with a hammer over the weekend.
“For me personally, I’m just praying for her and hoping she gets better and her family stays hopeful and knows they have support from Peters and other communities,” said Lauren Masteller, who works in Peters Township, Washington County.
Tonight on 11 at 11, the show of support from the community and what police say you can do to help their case.
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DALLAS — The Dallas Police Department has released body camera footage of officers rescuing a woman who nearly drowned in Bachman Lake early Wednesday morning.
Officers were called at about 3:10 a.m. July 5 to the 2900 block of Shorecrest Drive. Police say officers saw a vehicle in the lake upon arrival.
Sgts. Paul Kessenich and Matt Carlson jumped into the water and swam the woman to safety and onto the dock, where they performed CPR onto her. Dallas Fire-Rescue then took her to a local hospital.
Body camera footage shows officers running up to the dock off Bachman Lake, and you can see two officers waiting for Kessenich and Carlson, who are swimming up to the dock carrying the woman between them.
"Keep her up," one of the officers is heard saying. "Grab both her shoulders."
You can hear them telling officers to pull the woman up and lay her on her back on the dock. Once she is on her back, an officer begins performing CPR on her.
She soon starts coughing and they ask for her name.
"Stay right there," one officer said. "Got a pulse." | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/dallas-police-department-releases-body-cam-video-officers-saving-woman-drowning-lake/287-75a09148-0cf0-47ab-8e5e-a871d7f4e53d | 2023-07-12T02:44:40 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/dallas-police-department-releases-body-cam-video-officers-saving-woman-drowning-lake/287-75a09148-0cf0-47ab-8e5e-a871d7f4e53d |
PITTSBURGH — A problematic bridge near Bon Air and Mount Washington has been approved to be demolished.
Tuesday, Pittsburgh City Council approved a plan to demolish a bridge that crosses over Route 51, near Woodruff Street.
The bridge is not publicly owned, but it has serious structural issues.
Demolition is expected in two to three years.
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DALLAS — The Dallas Police Department has released body camera footage of officers rescuing a woman who nearly drowned in Bachman Lake early Wednesday morning.
Officers were called at about 3:10 a.m. July 5 to the 2900 block of Shorecrest Drive. Police say officers saw a vehicle in the lake upon arrival.
Sgts. Paul Kessenich and Matt Carlson jumped into the water and swam the woman to safety and onto the dock, where they performed CPR onto her. Dallas Fire-Rescue then took her to a local hospital.
Body camera footage shows officers running up to the dock off Bachman Lake, and you can see two officers waiting for Kessenich and Carlson, who are swimming up to the dock carrying the woman between them.
"Keep her up," one of the officers is heard saying. "Grab both her shoulders."
You can hear them telling officers to pull the woman up and lay her on her back on the dock. Once she is on her back, an officer begins performing CPR on her.
She soon starts coughing and they ask for her name.
"Stay right there," one officer said. "Got a pulse." | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-police-department-releases-body-cam-video-officers-saving-woman-drowning-lake/287-75a09148-0cf0-47ab-8e5e-a871d7f4e53d | 2023-07-12T02:48:01 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-police-department-releases-body-cam-video-officers-saving-woman-drowning-lake/287-75a09148-0cf0-47ab-8e5e-a871d7f4e53d |
DESOTO, Texas — Police in DeSoto are investigating a hit-and-run crash that left a man dead Tuesday on Interstate 35E.
Police said they responded at about 4 a.m. Tuesday to the highway near the Wintergreen exit ramp after a caller stated they saw a person lying on the ground in the area.
According to the preliminary investigation, police said the man was either trying to cross the highway or was walking along the side of the road when he was struck by a black 2007-2009 Lexus ES350 sedan.
The vehicle involved left the area southbound on I-35E without stopping to help or call law enforcement.
The victim has not yet been identified.
Police said the incident happened between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. and that the vehicle may have damage on the front passenger side bumper/headlight, hood and windshield.
Desoto police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has information to call them at 469-658-3049. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/man-killed-hit-and-run-crash-i35e-desoto-texas/287-1cc26fe3-9fd8-40ae-83c9-8f929f86095e | 2023-07-12T02:48:07 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/man-killed-hit-and-run-crash-i35e-desoto-texas/287-1cc26fe3-9fd8-40ae-83c9-8f929f86095e |
FORT SMITH, Ark. — According to a post by the Fort Smith Police Department, a crash between a motorcycle and an SUV at 5300 Riverfront Dr. has led to an "unknown extent" of injuries.
Authorities recommend that residents expect delays and consider alternate routes.
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WEST FORK, Ark. — There is a new police chief in West Fork, and he’s already hard at work.
Bruce Halliburton has been the police chief of West Fork for less than a month, but his career in law enforcement started 32 years ago. He says everyone he’s met so far has been great.
“They’ve welcomed me— people are coming up shaking my hand, people have come to the office to introduce themselves. I've really enjoyed the populace so far,” said Bruce Halliburton.
He retired from the East Point Police Department which is a suburb of Atlanta where they had 130 officers and a more than 200-bed jail, so West Fork is quite the change of pace with just six full-time officers, five part-time and no jail.
“I'm originally from Southeast Missouri, so ... I'm used to small-town life. And I quite enjoyed it as I've gotten older,” said Chief Halliburton.
Halliburton is the first African American police chief of the city, and he says it’s always great to be the first to do something. His hope for the department is that they continue with community policing.
“I want to make sure that we are truly integrated into the community where we build a trusting relationship. And I want to do that through community policing and transparency. Unless it involves a case directly, we shouldn't be hiding anything from the public and all our actions should be open to the people that we serve,” said Chief Halliburton.
Former West Fork Police Chief John Nelson retired at the beginning of 2023 and passed away in June. Halliburton knows he was very well-liked in the community, but says he’s not content to just follow in other's footsteps, he likes to blaze his own path.
“There'll be some things that we do similarly. I, unfortunately, didn't get a chance to meet him. So, I can't speak to his character's personality. But I know me, and I want to put my stamp on the department and everybody to know that 'Hey, Bruce Halliburton, is running this thing. And he's running it right,'” said the new chief.
In Chief Halliburton’s five-year plan, he wants the department to become accredited through the State of Arkansas Law Enforcement Accreditation Program. He says they can accomplish that with training and equipment.
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SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — If you work in Salem, you might see a tax of around $42 per month next year.
The city council passed the Safe Salem Payroll Tax late Monday night and is looking to implement it by July of next year. The tax would be imposed on all wages for individuals working in Salem, regardless of where they live — minimum wage employees would be exempt.
Salem City Manager Keith Stahley says the tax would help pay for emergency services as the city faces a $19 million budget shortfall. Employees and employers lined up for more than two hours worth of public testimony, with most people speaking against the tax.
“I think this tax is not ethical, its regressive, and unfair,” one speaker said.
“This tax is unaffordable to many,” added another speaker.
The tax is expected to generate about $28 million each year. | https://www.koin.com/local/marion-county/salem-votes-to-tax-city-worker-paychecks-to-help-pay-for-emergency-services/ | 2023-07-12T02:52:04 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/marion-county/salem-votes-to-tax-city-worker-paychecks-to-help-pay-for-emergency-services/ |
PHOENIX — It’s nothing new that summers are hot in Arizona, but this July can be one of the hottest and deadliest in years.
Temperatures have been at or above 110 degrees for 11 straight days now, inching the record set back in 1974 with 18 straight days topping more than 110 degrees.
The hot weather has been driven in part by a relentless heat wave that’s been striking the southwest of the country and impacting millions of people, causing a rise in heat-related illnesses and death.
This heat season there have been a total of eight confirmed heat-related deaths in Maricopa County, but officials tell 12News reporting lags and expect the numbers to soar.
“The emergency department has been busier than usual with heat-related illness,” said Frank LoVecchio, an emergency physician at Valleywise Health Medical Center.
Dr. LoVecchio said while first responders have been able to reach many people suffering from heat-related illnesses, hospitals are getting the patients who are most severe.
“What we see a couple of times a day unfortunately is somebody who is comatose, with high temperatures,” Dr. LoVecchio said. “Usually, the thermometer only reads about 107, so it’s not uncommon to see 2 to 3 people with 107 temperatures. Your body does not like those temperatures.”
Heat-related deaths have soared in recent years. Last summer a record-breaking 425 people died as a result of hot temperatures, a number that has quadrupled in just a decade and that increased by 21% from 2021, which had 229 heat-related deaths.
In 2022, more than half of all heat-associated deaths occurred during the month of July, according to a county report.
“What we have started to see this year, is that our numbers are tracking what we saw last year,” said Dr. Nick Staab, the assistant medical director at the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, when asked about the current heat wave.
Dr. Staab said since 2013, the county has tripled the number of cooling and hydrating stations, in an effort to prevent heat-related illnesses or death.
“We really want people to plan for the heat so that they can get to a place to cool down,” Dr. Staab said, speaking about the general public, not just those who are unsheltered. “It’s important that they stay hydrated, but also that they can get indoors during the hottest part of the day.”
The dangerous heat has already sent at least 10 people to the Arizona Burn Center after sustaining burns after coming into contact with hot surfaces, such as pavement.
“Your body was not built to have these temperatures outside,” Dr. LoVecchio said. “When you get these temperatures, your body will stop reacting.”
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PHOENIX — Phoenix city officials said Tuesday they have been slowly and steadily clearing hundreds of people from a downtown encampment of homeless people called “The Zone,” and they asked a judge for more time to clear out the remaining hundreds still living there.
About a year ago, as many as 1,000 people lived in the tent city that exploded in size during the COVID-19 pandemic. City officials say up to 300 people have since left the site under efforts launched in late 2022 to get them into shelters, or into temporary or permanent housing. Area shelters are typically full.
Representing Phoenix, attorney Justin Pierce told Judge Scott Blaney that much progress has been made since March, when the court ordered Phoenix to lessen the public nuisance the encampment created.
Deputy City Manager Gina Montes testified that Phoenix has now identified a property for a structured camping site with bathrooms and showers for those without housing, which it hopes to open by summer's end.
Attorneys for area business owners and residents said the city is taking too long and is not doing enough.
Blaney said he would issue a decision within 60 days and asked both sides to file their findings and conclusions with the court on Aug. 11.
This civil suit is one of two facing Phoenix.
Like several other major cities, Phoenix has been challenged to balance the concerns of businesses and homeowners with the rights of homeless people. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in 2019 that homeless people cannot be criminalized for sleeping outside if no alternatives exist.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona argued in a federal lawsuit that the city is violating the constitutional rights of unhoused people by slowly clearing the area. However, U.S. District Court Judge G. Murray Snow declined the ACLU’s request in May to declare Phoenix in contempt of a ruling he issued in December and said he would not bar the city from further cleanups at the encampment site pending another hearing.
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PHOENIX — Buying a ticket for a sports game is usually something many can do in minutes but for those with accessibility needs it can involve a lot of steps and extra time.
Victor Ocando Finol knows the issue, as he's experienced it firsthand over his lifetime as a person with cerebral palsy who uses a wheelchair.
"As a wheelchair user I need to know what steps or obstacles I would have to overcome to get to my seat," Ocando Finol said.
Ocando Finol describes himself as a 'big' soccer fan, rooting for Phoenix Rising locally and for Madrid too. He enjoys going to watch live sporting events but says getting tickets isn't a simple process.
"I usually can’t buy it so I have to call the venue and face another challenge because not all the staff are prepared or know how to deal with people with limited speech or speech limitations," Ocando Finol said.
To help try and address the need for easier access to live sporting events for those with disabilities, Ocando Finol founded 'Adapt the Game'.
"I realized I wasn't alone," Ocando Finol said.
The app lets fans personalize their accessibility needs, find venues and access information about ADA compliance and lists out accessibility features in one spot.
It also allows fans to get tickets and notify the venue when they arrive.
"Accessibility means I can go to the venue... with the same opportunity you can and that is what it's about," Ocando Finol said.
While the app is still in its first version, it has been recognized by the Arizona Coyotes Venture Challenge. Ocando Finol was also selected to participate in the inaugural VHLX Fellowship powered by Visible Hands in partnership with Google for Startups.
Ocando Finol says he's trying to work with different ticketing platforms to integrate into their systems. The long-term goal is to expand the idea out to concerts and other events too, Ocando Finol says.
The app is available App Store and Google Play already, and Ocando Finol is asking anyone in the accessibility community to try the app out, and give feedback on what can be better so others can get easier access to live sporting events too.
Still, he's hoping the app can make a difference for those who have accessibility needs.
"Ensure all the fans can live their passion for the game equally," Ocando Finol said.
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NAPLES, Fla. — A Naples man was arrested Saturday after a confrontation led to bullets flying near a mobile home on Hibiscus Lane.
Gonzalo Paez, 52, reportedly approached a group on the front lawn while walking his dog. Witnesses said he was “highly intoxicated and incoherent”.
The group told him to leave, and Paez did. However, while he was leaving, Paez walked around the victim’s pickup truck and entered the driver’s side door.
A witness saw Paez entering the truck and alerted the victim, Jorge Nunez.
According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) report, Nunez and Paez then began shoving each other before Paez pulled out a firearm.
Nunez said Paez fired at least three shots but missed.
“Man don’t shoot me anymore, what’s wrong with you? Okay, I’m talking to you like, saying why you stealing. And he shoot two more times,” said Nunez.
According to the report, Paez fired a round into the street, barely missing Nunez’s foot, and fired two more rounds into the street near Nunez.
Paez fled from the scene but was arrested at a home on Rose Bush Lane.
He was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and conveyance burglary while armed.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. — Four families are displaced Monday night due to a fire at the Boardwalk Apartments on Deleon Street in Fort Myers.
Now residents are checking their smoke detectors. Some say they didn’t hear any alarms or know there was a fire.
“We had some people from the other apartments around here, yelling up and down, saying fire — trying to get everybody else, pounding on doors, doing what they could to the best of their abilities,” resident Janet Hart said.
Hart lives a few units down from where the fire started. She told us she immediately ran into her unit to save the one thing that matters most to her, her six pets.
“My animals were the first thing that came to mind,” she said.
The Fort Myers Fire Department arrived at around 6:30 p.m. Monday night. They worked to stop the fire from spreading past two units.
“We noticed they were flames as we were driving up we could see smoke as we were driving up,” Fire Cheif Tracy McMillion said on scene. “We do have one patient that has gone to the hospital with some smoke inhalation.”
Other residents like Ashley Ceglia said this fire opened her eyes to potential safety concerns.
“Double-check your outlets and make sure that you’re not overloading anything, that’s the biggest thing,” she said.
Four families have lost the roof over their heads and most of their belongings.
But neighbors say they have each other’s backs.
“If they need anything — we are, the community is so all they have to do is reach out and somebody will be there to offer a room, offer a shower or help them out in any way,” Ceglia said.
Fire Chief McMillion said the cause is undetermined at this time but the fire marshal will do an assessment in the morning.
We briefly spoke with the woman who lives in the unit where the fire started, she said she was asleep and she is not sure what happened either.
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Steel production declined by 10,000 tons in the Great Lakes region last week in its second straight week of decline, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.
Locally, steel mills in the Great Lakes region, clustered mainly along the south shore of Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana, made 553,000 tons of metal in the week that ended July 8, down from 563,000 tons the previous week and 571,000 tons two weeks prior.
Steel mills remained below 80% capacity, but have been inching back toward that key threshold for financial success for the steel sector.
After years of record profitability, the industry saw imports grab 24% of the market share last year as prices fell back down from all-time highs. Steel prices have since been on the mend as automotive orders have picked back up as automotive production has ramped back up and appliance manufacturing has held steady.
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Overall, domestic steel mills made 1.711 million tons of steel last week, down 1.7% from 1.74 million tons the previous week and down 0.6% compared to 1.721 million tons the same time a year prior.
U.S. steel mills have run at a capacity utilization rate of 75.8% through Saturday, down from 80% at the same point in 2022, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.
Steel capacity utilization was 75.2% last week, down from 78.1% a year earlier and down from 77.3% the week prior.
Steel production in the southern region, which encompasses many mini-mills and rivals the Great Lakes region in output, totaled 750,000 tons last week, down from 758,000 tons the week before, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.
Volume in the rest of the Midwest dipped to 208,000 tons, down from 215,000 tons the week prior. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/business/steel-production-down-2-7-this-year/article_25f6bb08-1f61-11ee-bc2f-8394b26fb708.html | 2023-07-12T03:03:22 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/business/steel-production-down-2-7-this-year/article_25f6bb08-1f61-11ee-bc2f-8394b26fb708.html |
GARY — A 55-year-old woman was shot dead early Tuesday in her Gary home during a struggle for a gun with her husband in what police are calling a domestic dispute.
The Lake County coroner's office identified the woman as Tanya Moore. Her manner of death is pending.
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Officers were called to the home in the 2000 block of Kentucky Street following the 4 a.m. shooting, Gary Police Cmdr. Samuel Roberts said.
The woman's 63-year-old husband reportedly told police his wife came home early Tuesday morning, woke him and began arguing.
The mayor cites city code and says the company's general business license is being investigated for potential suspension and revocation.
"He told the police that when he attempted to leave the home, she pointed a gun at him," Roberts said. "He then said that he began to struggle with his wife for the gun and the gun went off, striking her."
The case is under investigation by the city police department and the Lake County Prosecutor's Homicide Task Force.
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Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Frank Lopez
Age : 55
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306256
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rashawn McClary
Age : 20
Residence: Riverdale, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306250
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jaden Melton
Age : 20
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306229
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: WEAPON - POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Nava
Age : 41
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306226
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kelly Lee
Age : 40
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306217
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Oscar Lerma
Age : 34
Residence: Chicago Ridge, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306220
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Crown Point Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Derris Leblanc
Age : 24
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306237
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Other
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jose Hurtado
Age : 36
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306253
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sharee Johnston
Age : 38
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2306242
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Terrence Jones
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306227
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: N/A
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jaiden Guyton
Age : 20
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306234
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Heather Hillis
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306258
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andraleen Draper
Age : 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306257
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcell Ellison
Age : 23
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306251
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: WEAPON - POSSESSION - FIREARM - MACHINE GUN - W/NO PERMIT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Francisco Dehoyos Jr.
Age : 46
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306236
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - RESULTING IN SERIOUSLY BODILY INJURY-ENDANGERED ADULT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tommy Childers
Age : 32
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306249
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT DEF. USES A VEHICLE; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Deja Burrell
Age : 22
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306260
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Melvin Carr Sr.
Age : 48
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306228
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Eugene Brame
Age : 39
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306243
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Victor Becerra Jr.
Age : 25
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306219
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Griffith Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jose Romero-Avalos
Age : 41
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306037
Arrest Date: June 26, 2023
Arresting Agency: New Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Victor Macedo
Age : 44
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306019
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: N/A
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David McWilliams
Age : 35
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306031
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: STRANGULATION; DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Sonia Beeler
Age : 51
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306029
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Alvaro Lopez-Serratos
Age : 51
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306026
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Eva Thomas
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306146
Arrest Date: June 28, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Richard Wilbourn
Age : 55
Residence: Chicago Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306114
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - ON A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Derek Zanfei
Age : 33
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306113
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FAILURE TO RETURN TO LAWFUL DETENTION; RESISTING - ESCAPE; HEALTH- POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Tracy Sizemore
Age : 57
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306127
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Javonte Roberson
Age : 37
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306118
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Yuron Robinson
Age : 46
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306119
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ashlee Price
Age : 29
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306108
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Aarion Mosley
Age : 28
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306120
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: WEAPON - POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Nagel
Age : 65
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306138
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Lapotka
Age : 56
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306107
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY; CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Brian Mejia
Age : 20
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306125
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Baldemar Montemayor
Age : 39
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306133
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - OBSTRUCTION OF TRAFFIC
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Karla Jenkins
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306147
Arrest Date: June 28, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Samantha Kane
Age : 29
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306122
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS; INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Dionte Dortch
Age : 35
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306117
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lee Derkacy
Age : 46
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306116
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: HEALTH- POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Barron Arnold
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306110
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: N/A
Offense Description: STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kyle Bentley
Age : 31
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306115
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mercedes Cruz
Age : 28
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306124
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ashley Sumpter
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306162
Arrest Date: June 28, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tonya Wallace
Age : 35
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306179
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Santana
Age : 44
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306175
Arrest Date: June 28, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Moore Sr.
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306165
Arrest Date: June 28, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: WEAPON - USE - FIREARM - POINTING A FIREARM
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Terrence Petty
Age : 40
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306174
Arrest Date: June 28, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ricardo Pina Jr.
Age : 19
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306153
Arrest Date: June 28, 2023
Arresting Agency: Whiting Police Department
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Victoria Reed
Age : 42
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306170
Arrest Date: June 28, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Shauntavia Meeks
Age : 32
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306169
Arrest Date: June 28, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deja Ta Johnson
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306180
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Timothy Lujano
Age : 41
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306184
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Chamier Bowman
Age : 42
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306181
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cameron Dotson
Age : 46
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306167
Arrest Date: June 28, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anguel Anaya
Age : 24
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306154
Arrest Date: June 28, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Demetrius Thomas
Age : 21
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306206
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sean Rogers
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306188
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: WEAPON - POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Luis Rodriguez
Age : 35
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306213
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alejandro Rios Sr.
Age : 42
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306198
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS W/DEADLY WEAPON (PERSON IS VICTIM)
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gilberto Noriega Jr.
Age : 53
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306214
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lowell Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shianah Rainey
Age : 18
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306203
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gregory Hunter
Age : 45
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306194
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Darrell Jackson
Age : 32
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306189
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Crisantema Navarro
Age : 43
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306210
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Munster Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kane Hughes
Age : 23
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306205
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT - DEF. USES A VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel Dillman
Age : 26
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306201
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Cedar Lake Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Blaize III
Age : 33
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306190
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH MINOR/FONDLING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Cilek
Age : 47
Residence: Lake Worth, FL
Booking Number(s): 2306204
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Birchall
Age : 20
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306212
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
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CROWN POINT — A Schererville woman beat her son when he tried to grab his PlayStation after it had been taken away, according to charging documents filed in Lake County Court.
Tiffany Abell, 42, was charged Friday with battery resulting in bodily injury to a person under 14, criminal confinement and strangulation, court records stated.
Police said officers were called to Abell’s home in the 1500 block of Julie Drive July 5 after they received word of a physical domestic disturbance.
When they arrived, Abell told them that her 12-year-old son got angry and struck his grandmother (Abell’s mother) after she took away his PlayStation and that he should be taken to jail, according to charging documents. Abell then admitted that she grabbed her son by his hair and hit him, but she said this was in defense of herself and her mother, charges stated.
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Charging documents show that the boy’s grandmother said the 12-year-old did not hit her at all. The woman said she took his PlayStation and he tried to grab it back. She said the boy then tried to throw it out the window, but she prevented him from doing so and called in her daughter, Abell, to come help, charges stated.
When Abell entered the room, she grabbed the boy by the hair and struck him several times, according to a probable-cause affidavit. The boy told officers that he hit her in an attempt to get away, but Abell then allegedly took him to the ground, placed him in a chokehold and struck him in the face several times, the affidavit said.
The boy told responding officers that he is scared of his mother because she has hit him and stabbed him before, according to the affidavit.
The affidavit described how Abell and her son continued physically fighting until the boy’s grandmother and Abell’s fiance broke it up.
When police asked Abell’s fiance if he believed that his spouse-to-be was acting in self-defense, he replied “no,” charging documents stated.
Police wrote in the affidavit that the boy had several visible injuries, including cuts on his body and face and a bruise that was beginning to form on his right eye.
Abell appeared in front of Mag. Kathleen Sullivan on Monday and her next court appearance is set for July 20.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Frank Lopez
Age : 55
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306256
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rashawn McClary
Age : 20
Residence: Riverdale, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306250
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jaden Melton
Age : 20
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306229
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: WEAPON - POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Nava
Age : 41
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306226
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kelly Lee
Age : 40
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306217
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Oscar Lerma
Age : 34
Residence: Chicago Ridge, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306220
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Crown Point Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Derris Leblanc
Age : 24
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306237
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Other
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jose Hurtado
Age : 36
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306253
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sharee Johnston
Age : 38
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2306242
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Terrence Jones
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306227
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: N/A
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jaiden Guyton
Age : 20
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306234
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Heather Hillis
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306258
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andraleen Draper
Age : 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306257
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcell Ellison
Age : 23
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306251
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: WEAPON - POSSESSION - FIREARM - MACHINE GUN - W/NO PERMIT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Francisco Dehoyos Jr.
Age : 46
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306236
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - RESULTING IN SERIOUSLY BODILY INJURY-ENDANGERED ADULT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tommy Childers
Age : 32
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306249
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT DEF. USES A VEHICLE; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Deja Burrell
Age : 22
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306260
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Melvin Carr Sr.
Age : 48
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306228
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Eugene Brame
Age : 39
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306243
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Victor Becerra Jr.
Age : 25
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306219
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Griffith Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jose Romero-Avalos
Age : 41
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306037
Arrest Date: June 26, 2023
Arresting Agency: New Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Victor Macedo
Age : 44
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306019
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: N/A
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David McWilliams
Age : 35
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306031
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: STRANGULATION; DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Sonia Beeler
Age : 51
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306029
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Alvaro Lopez-Serratos
Age : 51
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306026
Arrest Date: June 25, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Eva Thomas
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306146
Arrest Date: June 28, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Richard Wilbourn
Age : 55
Residence: Chicago Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306114
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - ON A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Derek Zanfei
Age : 33
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306113
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FAILURE TO RETURN TO LAWFUL DETENTION; RESISTING - ESCAPE; HEALTH- POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Tracy Sizemore
Age : 57
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306127
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Javonte Roberson
Age : 37
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306118
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Yuron Robinson
Age : 46
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306119
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ashlee Price
Age : 29
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306108
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Aarion Mosley
Age : 28
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306120
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: WEAPON - POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Nagel
Age : 65
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306138
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Lapotka
Age : 56
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306107
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY; CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Brian Mejia
Age : 20
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306125
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Baldemar Montemayor
Age : 39
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306133
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - OBSTRUCTION OF TRAFFIC
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Karla Jenkins
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306147
Arrest Date: June 28, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Samantha Kane
Age : 29
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306122
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS; INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Dionte Dortch
Age : 35
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306117
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lee Derkacy
Age : 46
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306116
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: HEALTH- POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Barron Arnold
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306110
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: N/A
Offense Description: STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kyle Bentley
Age : 31
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306115
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mercedes Cruz
Age : 28
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306124
Arrest Date: June 27, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ashley Sumpter
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306162
Arrest Date: June 28, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tonya Wallace
Age : 35
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306179
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Santana
Age : 44
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306175
Arrest Date: June 28, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Moore Sr.
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306165
Arrest Date: June 28, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: WEAPON - USE - FIREARM - POINTING A FIREARM
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Terrence Petty
Age : 40
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306174
Arrest Date: June 28, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ricardo Pina Jr.
Age : 19
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306153
Arrest Date: June 28, 2023
Arresting Agency: Whiting Police Department
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Victoria Reed
Age : 42
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306170
Arrest Date: June 28, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Shauntavia Meeks
Age : 32
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306169
Arrest Date: June 28, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deja Ta Johnson
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306180
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Timothy Lujano
Age : 41
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306184
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Chamier Bowman
Age : 42
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306181
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cameron Dotson
Age : 46
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306167
Arrest Date: June 28, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anguel Anaya
Age : 24
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306154
Arrest Date: June 28, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Demetrius Thomas
Age : 21
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306206
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sean Rogers
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306188
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: WEAPON - POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Luis Rodriguez
Age : 35
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306213
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alejandro Rios Sr.
Age : 42
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306198
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS W/DEADLY WEAPON (PERSON IS VICTIM)
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gilberto Noriega Jr.
Age : 53
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306214
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lowell Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shianah Rainey
Age : 18
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306203
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gregory Hunter
Age : 45
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306194
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Darrell Jackson
Age : 32
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306189
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Crisantema Navarro
Age : 43
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306210
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Munster Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kane Hughes
Age : 23
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306205
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT - DEF. USES A VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel Dillman
Age : 26
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306201
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Cedar Lake Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Blaize III
Age : 33
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306190
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH MINOR/FONDLING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Cilek
Age : 47
Residence: Lake Worth, FL
Booking Number(s): 2306204
Arrest Date: June 29, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Birchall
Age : 20
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306212
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
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CROWN POINT —The food served at the Lake County Fair Kickoff Picnic was aptly described as “Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner rolled into one.”
The event, sponsored by the Lake County Agricultural Society, has been a tradition for at least 50 years, fair publicity spokeswoman Arlene Marcinek said.
“We used to be outside but we moved it inside some 10 years ago and it’s so much easier,” Marcinek said.
The picnic, held Monday, inside the 4-H building, served as a kickoff to the 171st Lake County Fair which runs Aug. 4 to 14 at the fairgrounds, 889 S. Court St.
The menu included grilled pork chops and beverages supplied by the Lake County Agricultural Society, Marcinek said.
It also included an array of homemade sides, including salads, potato and vegetable dishes, breads and desserts.
Fair Board President E. J. Hein provided highlights of this year’s fair and made introductions of fellow board members.
Marcinek, who spoke after the dinner, thanked and provided the names of this year’s fair sponsors.
Hein honored with a clock Pat Leininger who has served in different capacities, including on the fair board, since 1989.
Leininger said she enjoyed her years of fair service but especially enjoyed the people she met.
Some of the new fair offerings and popular returns for this year will include:
* The South County Mud Runners will present SXS UTV Mud Drags at 7 p.m. Aug. 9. Admission is $12.
* The World’s Tiniest Photo Booth will be a free venue set up inside the Industrial Building. Photos taken will appear on Facebook.
* Micro wrestling returns at 7 p.m. on Aug. 7. There will be a chance to meet the wrestlers. Tickets are $15 each.
* The All Star Monster Truck Show will be held from Aug. 4 to 6 and with an intermission featuring the Kamakazie Kid Fire Thrill Show, all for $15 a person. Start time is 7 p.m. on Aug. 4 and 3 p.m. on Aug. 6.
* Free parking will be offered this year with gate admission $8 for ages 11 and older and free for ages 10 and younger.
* Free parking and free shuttle buses will be offered daily beginning at noon from Crown Point high School parking to Gate 5 on Lake Street.
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BELLEVUE, Wash. — Livestock owners near Bellevue are on high alert after animals were killed and eaten by a black bear in the Bridle Trails area.
Two other people in the area have reported close encounters between the bear and their pets, but luckily all the animals escaped with their lives.
As much as people hear about bears and what to do, seeing one up close was still scary for Lyn Chi as she watched a black bear walk around her deck.
“It was massive, it was huge,” Chi said.
“When I saw him heading that way I realized he was heading for the animals,” said Chi.
Chi used to work at a hospital in Alaska and said she’s seen bear attacks before, but this was the first time in ten years she’d seen one near her Bellevue home. Chi and her husband Gregg Mohr have five goats and many chickens.
Chi called out to her husband when she saw the bear climb the fence into her goats' pen. Mohr ran up with a stick. “His arm was waving and he started screaming, ‘Yah, yah!’ I saw the goats flying on both sides, I saw the bear in the middle,” said Chi.
The bear eventually ran away. “I for sure thought one of the animals would be attacked,” said Chi.
The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife suggests people lock up their livestock at night and utilize electric fences. All steps Chi and Mohr take.
“If it wasn’t for my husband, definitely, the animals would be attacked,” said Chi.
Nearly two weeks prior, just down the road from Chi, Audrey Smith said her donkey, Juan, was spooked.
“We’re pretty sure that the bear was wandering around and maybe chasing them for a bit," Smith said. "He got really scared and busted out the gate.”
15-year-old Juan ran down the road near Kirkland. It was an effort to get him back.
“Lots of neighbors and I think three police officers came,” said Smith.
Juan is now back safe.
“We’ve just been kind of keeping a watch so the bear doesn’t come back," said Smith.
Audrey and Lyn are trying to ensure this doesn’t happen again. “There’s nothing, no bloodshed, nothing happened, but I still feel very unsafe,” said Lyn.
There are currently 20,000 bears in Washington and many of these homes are backed up to green belts. Since the bear has been killed, Fish and Wildlife set a trap with no luck yet. The agency said they haven't made a decision about what will happen to the bear if it's captured. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/bellevue/black-bear-attacks-eats-livestock-bellevue/281-f9f6d216-52d0-4dbb-8002-afab74f1c122 | 2023-07-12T03:05:33 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/bellevue/black-bear-attacks-eats-livestock-bellevue/281-f9f6d216-52d0-4dbb-8002-afab74f1c122 |
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Pyke Johnson loves his beachfront home near the end of Johnson Point in Olympia.
“It’s the best neighborhood I’ve ever lived in in my life,” said Johnson from the Henderson Inlet beach behind his home.
But Johnson, and many of his neighbors, are afraid of what could be coming.
"We hate to see our wonderful neighborhood turned into a semi-commercial establishment," said Johnson.
Taylor Shellfish Farms has filed permits with local, state and federal agencies to raise geoduck on a 3.6-acre section of tidelands on Henderson Inlet.
The filings prompted a neighborhood group to establish a nonprofit to raise awareness about the project, as well as environmental concerns.
“In my opinion as a scientist, it has not been adequately studied,” said organization President Ron Smith, who majored in biology before becoming a medical doctor.
Smith, who is now retired, said he and his neighbors are worried about the impact of plastics used in geoduck farming, what the farming is doing to wild geoduck, and the impact of the use of water in geoduck farming on area beaches.
”We’re not seeing any changes in the beach, any environmental harm, from the farming activities we’ve done to date,” said Taylor Shellfish Farms spokesperson Bill Dewey.
He said the company started growing and harvesting geoduck in the early 2000s.
Dewey said Taylor uses a plastic mesh to help grow the young geoduck, instead of PVC tubes and netting commonly used in the industry.
“We’re finding it's giving us better survival and growth rate for the geoduck,” said Dewey. “We rely on a healthy, clean environment for the business that we do. We wouldn’t have been here since 1890 doing it if we made a practice of harming the environment we’re working in.”
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SEATTLE — Tens of thousands of fans from across the world waited outside T-Mobile Park for hours on Tuesday, eager for an experience of a lifetime: the 93rd MLB All-Star Game.
The midsummer classic is an event that brings out "The Kid" in all of us.
"It's the best birthday ever, I can't wait,” said one fan.
The most devoted fans spent their day eagerly waiting for the stars to align.
"Just love the whole ambiance, just seeing everybody around town, the festivities, I kicked myself for missing '01, so I was like there's no way I'm not going to be here," said Holly Sibold.
After 22 years, Seattle is once again welcoming the baseball world to its front door.
"Right here is home. I mean, yeah right here is home. I have a Mariners tattoo from 20 years ago," said Zach Goggans.
And it's also a place known to him for two words... Not “play ball” but rather “I do.”
"I got married right here,” said Goggans. It was a night to remember, that ranks among their favorite memories together as a Seattle sports couple. "I was there in 95 at the Kingdome when Griffey came around for Edgar's double,” said Goggans. “I was right there for the beast quake, so we'll see where this stacks up."
Fans hope this won't be the biggest game in Seattle this year; many are optimistic this is just the beginning of a world series run.
"We're going all the way. I have the feeling,” said Sibold. “The crowd is electric you just know.”
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SEATTLE — Some businesses and building owners in Pioneer Square are celebrating today after the Seattle City Council passed an ordinance allowing for more rooftop bars and restaurants to be created in the neighborhood.
The ordinance that passed unanimously through the Seattle City Council on Tuesday makes updates to regulation wording to allow for more flexibility for rooftops in Pioneer Square. The updates will allow for enclosed structures on some buildings to go from 12 feet to 15 feet above rooftops and allow for rooftop features to include eating and drinking establishments in newer buildings in the neighborhood.
The changes only apply to 11 sites, but supporters say those changes will have a positive impact on the whole area.
“(It will have an impact ) for people who want to live, work and play down here, to increase that attractiveness for Pioneer Square as a destination,” said Chris Woodward, the Community Development Director for the Alliance for Pioneer Square.
The Alliance for Pioneer Square focuses on preserving the history of the area, while also working on economic development.
Woodward said these changes allowing more flexibility are needed, especially since other areas already have these options.
“This is about Pioneer Square having the same opportunities with these rooftop spaces as downtown and other neighborhoods across Seattle,” said Woodward.
Developer Greg Smith, the CEO of Urban Visions, said these approved changes are allowing him to create a rooftop restaurant on a new mixed-use building called “The Jack” that is now under construction on Jackson Street in Pioneer Square. He hopes the building having office space, retail space, and a rooftop restaurant will attract more people to come back to work in the city.
“To have this kind of amenity now on the top, as well as what we have down on the street level, it’s just going to be a tremendous draw for the building,” said Smith.
Smith said having a rooftop space like this one will allow for more people to enjoy not only his building but more businesses around Pioneer Square.
“It's just being able to take rooftop spaces like you see here and turning them into destinations for residents, for workers and for tourists,” said Smith.
People like Woodward and Smith emphasized that they want to preserve historic buildings, while also allowing new additions to help all of Pioneer Square thrive.
“That can help bring more people and more energy down to Pioneer Square and support everybody,” said Smith. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/ordinance-rooftop-bars-restaurants-pioneer-square/281-34d719c9-3be7-45b8-9c0c-ff6bebb4ccc8 | 2023-07-12T03:05:51 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/ordinance-rooftop-bars-restaurants-pioneer-square/281-34d719c9-3be7-45b8-9c0c-ff6bebb4ccc8 |
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WALKER COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — Community members joined the Freeman family outside of the Parrish Police Department as the search for 9-month-old Harlow continued into Monday night.
The search was so intense, many of them stayed at the police department until the early morning hours waiting for an update on her whereabouts.
The worries came to an end Tuesday morning when she was found alive in the backseat of the 2009 white Lexus RX350 that she was last seen in, just a few hundred yards from the area.
Harlow’s grandmother Waynette Freeman said her safe discovery was nothing short of a miracle from God.
“You never think it’s going to happen to you and your family,” Freeman said. “And like I said, I just give God the praise and the glory and I thank him for everything, but she is such a precious little angel.”
Freeman also said her thanks to the community and law enforcement for their help in finding her. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/grandmother-of-missing-parrish-baby-girl-overwhelmed-with-joy-after-shes-found-alive/ | 2023-07-12T03:07:22 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/grandmother-of-missing-parrish-baby-girl-overwhelmed-with-joy-after-shes-found-alive/ |
CARROLLTON, Ala. (WIAT) — Nearly 200 people attended a heated town hall meeting Tuesday morning in Pickens County, asking questions about ongoing efforts to reopen the Pickens County Medical Center.
For over an hour, State Senator Gerald Allen was on the hot seat while many residents blamed him for not doing enough to secure $8 million in funding that could have been used to reopen the hospital doors.
“I am telling you Senator Allen if you don’t open our hospital, your election is coming up and I will not vote for you and will vote Democrat,” Sherry Leal, a local resident, said during the meeting.
Resident Alisa Lang also voiced her concerns about not having a local hospital. She says when medical emergencies happen, ambulance crews have to take patients 40 miles away to hospitals in Tuscaloosa or Mississippi.
“What will it take to open the hospital? Maybe not all of it but enough so we don’t have to drive an hour away to save our family,” Lang said. “People are having heart attacks and dying because we have to drive an hour to get medical assistance.”
Although he was the target of criticism and finger-pointing, Senator Allen promised the community his heart is still with Pickens County and will do whatever he can to help.
“We are going to continue to meet because the budget process starts in November, and we are going to be at the table again with the governor fighting for this,” Allen said. “We are going to make sure our voices are heard and for Pickens County voices will be heard.”
Allen tells CBS 42 he did vote to support the overall general budget and promises his community he will try to fight for the hospital during the next legislative session. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/pickens-county-town-hall-meeting-gets-heated-over-hospital-drama/ | 2023-07-12T03:07:28 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/pickens-county-town-hall-meeting-gets-heated-over-hospital-drama/ |
NAMPA — On Tuesday morning, Lt. Gov. Scott Bedke donated blood for the first time.
"I hate needles," Bedke said. "I would rather get punched in the nose and give my blood through a bloody nose than through a needle."
But despite his fear, Bedke rolled up his sleeves and donated blood. He was motivated by Caldwell resident Joshua Winkelman, who spoke about how his son James was directly impacted by blood donors, during the grand opening celebration for a new Red Cross Blood Donation Center on 5820 E Franklin Road in Nampa.
Winkelman's 9-year-old son, James, has recently started recovery from acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a type of cancer in the blood and bone marrow.
"James has been out of treatment for two months now and is starting down a road towards total recovery, and while I'm very excited to finally be out of the woods, I will never forget the people that helped us when we were lost in the dark," Winkelman said. "The Red Cross, the volunteers, and the people who donated saved my son's life. There's no ifs, ands, or buts about that."
The new 6,000-square-foot facility aims to continue that life-saving work. The facility will eventually have 17 beds and 25 staff members, according to Nicole Sirak Irwin, American Red Cross CEO for the Idaho, Montana, and East Oregon region. The facility is one of the largest in the country, Sirak Irwin said.
"If you have cancer or a number of other serious conditions, you need platelets," Sirak Irwin said. "There's a shortage of them typically, and so we really wanted to make sure that we were expanding the capacity here to collect that life-saving platelet."
Kids like James are often recipients of those donations. James was diagnosed with leukemia in 2019. During the first year of treatment, he was in the hospital receiving a blood transfusion once a month, Winkelman said. All of that changed when the pandemic started.
Hospitals were forced to ration blood supplies, giving transfusions only to those in the most dire need, Winkelman said. James missed some transfusions, getting sicker and sicker until he was approved to receive more blood.
"If he didn't have that (blood), it didn't matter if the treatment was successful — he wouldn't have made it," Winkelman said.
Blood donations aren't something someone typically thinks about until they have to, Winkelman said, but after every transfusion, he watched his son have more energy and feel stronger.
"Though my son will hopefully never have to go through this awful experience ever again, he's far from the only child in need," Winkelman said.
The Red Cross collects, processes and distributes about 40% of the nation's blood supply, collecting around 12,500 blood and 3,000 platelet donations a day, according to The American Red Cross. Every day, the Red Cross needs 13,000 blood donations to meet patients' needs across the country.
"We always have a shortage of blood in the summer," Sirak Irwin said. "People are on vacation and we have more car accidents and a need. So right now, we're in a shortage."
Around 38% of Americans are eligible to give blood, but less than 10% donate, according to The Community Blood Center. One of the reasons Idaho was selected for a new facility like this one is because Idahoans are "generous with blood donations," Sirak Irwin said.
"I am really blessed that I've never had the need to receive blood. But I do feel a responsibility to give back. And I think we all do," Nampa Mayor Debbie Kling said. "There's a responsibility that when we have our health, that's the time to give. And so I'm thankful to have the opportunity to give and for it to be convenient to do so."
Although he was apprehensive at first, the worst part of the blood donation was the build-up, Bedke said.
"It's all in your head. It doesn't hurt," Bedke said. "...I just couldn’t be more pleased about things like this for our state. We have a great place to live and it’s because of things like this." | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/new-nampa-red-cross-blood-donation-center-opening-inspires-first-time-donors/article_879b5490-2024-11ee-b7d2-5bcd2d9e9102.html | 2023-07-12T03:13:57 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/new-nampa-red-cross-blood-donation-center-opening-inspires-first-time-donors/article_879b5490-2024-11ee-b7d2-5bcd2d9e9102.html |
CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) plans to replace the Wilbur Dam Bridge, and officials held an open house meeting on Tuesday to receive public input and provide the community with information.
The meeting was held at the visitors center at Watauga Dam, and TVA officials said they’ll be replacing the roadway bridge across the Wilbur Reservoir near Elizabethton.
Bert Robinson, director of government and community relations for TVA in the East Region, said the current bridge has components dating back to the late-1800s and is due for a replacement because of safety reasons.
“This bridge was constructed back in 1942,” Robinson said. “It was actually constructed from a repurposed railroad bridge, which dates back from the 1890s. So, like anybody that age, it could use some work. So, for safety purposes and for a lot of other reasons, we’re replacing the bridge.”
Robinson said TVA leaders have already spoken with neighboring residents to let them know this project is in the works.
“We actually met with the residents of the area about a week or so ago just to give them a heads up, because they will obviously be the most impacted by this project, and we’re looking forward to speaking with folks tonight and making them aware of the project and answering any questions or concerns that they have.”
No definite timeline was provided by the TVA on the Wilbur Reservoir bridge replacement. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tva-proposes-replacing-wilbur-dam-road-bridge/ | 2023-07-12T03:17:33 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tva-proposes-replacing-wilbur-dam-road-bridge/ |
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Washington County Democratic Party held a forum on Equitable Public Safety & Justice on Tuesday.
Community stakeholders and local officials took part in the panel-style forum, including Washington County Sheriff Keith Sexton and Special Agent Andy Crabtree from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
“We know voters have a lot of concerns and we think it’s important to provide folks who are involved in carrying out programs and services for the community, for the citizens and that this would help them make decisions when they go to the ballots,” said Debbie Harley-McClaskey, East Tennessee regional vice chair for the state Democratic Party.
“It means that we all become more educated about what people are trying to help with. We become more educated on what policies are that help, what policies are that get in the way, what we might as voters need to speak out about.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/washington-county-democratic-party-holds-forum-on-equitable-public-safety-justice/ | 2023-07-12T03:17:39 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/washington-county-democratic-party-holds-forum-on-equitable-public-safety-justice/ |
BALTIMORE — In Maryland, a week and a half of legal, adult-use cannabis is in the books.
For cannabis dispensaries across the state, the first week was lucrative.
According to the state cannabis administration: From Saturday, July 1, to Monday, July 7, adult-use cannabis sales in Maryland totaled nearly $21 million.
Between medical and adult-use, dispensaries made more than $6 million more this July 4th weekend than last.
"A blast, honestly. It's been a surreal experience," said JT Andresky, assistant general manager of the ReLeaf dispensary in Mount Vernon.
Andresky says many are figuring out what the landscape looks like, but it's been mostly positive.
"A lot of people have been waiting a really long time, and said to themselves, 'the day it's legal where I live, then I'll try it.' And that day has finally come for a lot of people," said Andresky.
Things, as Andresky describes thems, are dynamic. With new rules, they can only be open 12 hours a day, and cannot do any business past 10 p.m. Not 10:01 p.m., not 10:02 p.m., 10 p.m. Andresky says that sometimes requires a conversation with their customers.
"We've had people that have been aware of us - to them, our hours were until midnight. But they didn't actually visit here until July 1st. So then they show up, and it's 10 p.m., explaining that jarring change is definitely sometimes a thing to navigate," said Andresky.
Cannabis is still federally illegal, so you cannot buy cannabis with a credit card. You'll have to bring a debit card or cash to your local dispensary.
"Being able to show your ID, just like you would with any other product - they love that," said Andresky. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/10-days-into-legal-cannabis-maryland-dispensaries-rolling | 2023-07-12T03:19:37 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/10-days-into-legal-cannabis-maryland-dispensaries-rolling |
TOWSON, Md. — After a 6-2 vote with two board members abstaining, the Baltimore County school board made a final decision on what middle school students will attend in the 2024–25 school year.
“I felt it went well, and I’m glad we finally got a decision that we need, so now we can move forward with implementation," said Paul Taylor, Director of Strategic Planning.
In June, some board members expressed they were worried they weren't hearing the opinions of all the parents; this caused a delay in the vote until the committee provided more information.
“I think the delay, while it was frustrating, was good, and I'm glad I wanted everyone and we wanted everyone to get all of the information that they felt they needed," said Scott Jenkins, BCPS parent.
Even after the vote, board members say the overall boundary study process should be changed since elementary schools were not considered in the process.
“A lot of good suggestions, and we're going to consider making some adjustments to the boundary process as a result," Taylor said.
Scott Jenkins says even though the process could use some change, he is confident the board made the right decision.
“It's nice that we're done; it's nice that we all can enjoy our summer now everyone knows where they are going," Jenkins said.
The results of the boundary study will take effect in the 2024–25 school year, when the new middle school opens. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/bcps-board-approves-boundary-study-for-central-northeast-middle-schools | 2023-07-12T03:19:39 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/bcps-board-approves-boundary-study-for-central-northeast-middle-schools |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California launched a new campaign Tuesday to raise awareness about extreme heat. It includes a website that helps people find cooling centers in their area, create emergency plans and provides tips to stay hydrated and healthy.
It’s a two-year, $20 million campaign focused on groups of people at the highest risk, like individuals with disabilities or those 65 and older.
Shari Roeseler is the executive director of the Society for the Blind. She says people with disabilities are disproportionately impacted by extreme heat.
“For people who are blind and low vision, they're going to need to rely on, most likely, public transportation or a ride service," she said. "Oftentimes, you're waiting outside for those rides, and it can become very dangerous. A lot of the bus stops aren't covered with shade producing cover.”
The website helps people create an emergency plan and locate resources in their area, but the campaign as whole does more, including partnering with 100 organizations across the state to go out into the vulnerable communities and better prepare them.
“I think anytime there is an extreme weather event, there is absolutely that risk that people are going to be so unsafe outdoors, that they they end up dying, whether that's from dehydration or heat exhaustion and not being able to get anywhere to where they can call down or get hydrated," said Angela Hassell with Loaves & Fishes, a homeless services organization.
Hassell said outreach is crucial because many don’t have access to the internet.
“I think any awareness that we can raise around the way that this type of weather affects folks is going to have a positive impact," she said. "I think sometimes things like information about the cooling centers, and when they when they come online, sometimes our guests are the folks that are the last to hear about it because they don't have access to all of that technology.”
Right now, there are websites in both English and Spanish. There will soon be more in Asian languages.
WATCH ALSO: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/california-launches-informative-campaign-extreme-heat/103-0d83bfa7-90e5-48dd-aab0-dd90dfad5b5b | 2023-07-12T03:21:32 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/california-launches-informative-campaign-extreme-heat/103-0d83bfa7-90e5-48dd-aab0-dd90dfad5b5b |
Match play starts Wednesday at the RI Amateur. Here's five takeaways to get you ready.
The grind is officially over. Let the fun begin.
You won’t find two tougher days on the Rhode Island Golf Association’s amateur tournament schedule than at the Rhode Island Amateur. This year’s 118th edition of the tournament at Montaup Country Club was no different, as Monday’s opening round was paused briefly by torrential downpours and Tuesday’s second round of qualifying play needed a playoff to give us our field of 32 players who will begin match play Wednesday morning.
There’s plenty to talk about from Monday and Tuesday’s qualifying rounds of play, but here are five things that really stood out.
1. Bobby Leopold looks unstoppable
The three-time State Amateur champ looked very much like someone who could be adding to his trophy case at week’s end.
Leopold played about as well as you could ask on Monday and after making par on his first three holes, didn’t make another until he hit the 10th. Leopold made back-to-back birdies, had the audacity to follow with a bogey, then quickly put that on the back burner by finishing the front with three straight birds to shoot -4 on his first nine of the tournament. Two birdies on the back gave him a 65, putting him in a tie after Day 1 with 2020 champ Jamie Lukowicz.
Tuesday’s round could have started better. Leopold teed off on No. 10 and opened with three bogeys before turning into Superman. He made a birdie on No. 13 and closed the back side of the course with five pars and hit the front running.
Leopold birdied four of the first five holes there, made bogey on the par 3 seventh, then closed out his round with a par and birdie for a wild 37-31-68 that left gave him a 65-68-133, five shots clear of second-place Bennett Masterson.
In two rounds Leopold has managed to birdie eight of Montaup’s first nine holes – with two bogeys on No. 6 – and if he continues to have that kind of success, it’s going to make life very difficult for anyone he plays. Leopold opens the tourney against No. 32 Kyle Hoffman – who qualified via a playoff – and the winner there would play the winner between No. 16 Jantzen Vargas and No. 17 Augie Sottile.
2. Is there such a thing as too much golf?
When the two rounds were over, 34 players had come in at 5-over par or better, which meant the seven players at +5 had to get back out on the course to battle for the final five spots.
Patrick Healey, Jordan Klein, Patrick Ford And Mark Wilson didn’t waste time, earning their spot on the first playoff hole. Klein was the No. 28 seed and will play No. 5 Mike Caparco in match play; Healy is No. 29 and will play Lukowicz, who finished as the No. 4; Ford earned the 30th seed and will play No. 3 Harry Dessel; Wilson was No. 31 and will play Masterson on Wednesday morning.
That left Austin Cilley and Kyle Hoffman fighting for the final spot. Cilley made a terrific up-and-down to force a third, but Hoffman’s sand save pushed him to the match play portion of the tournament and a matchup against Leopold.
3. Young guns had fun
While the field for match play is filled with plenty of names familiar to fans of the state’s amateur golf swing, a quarter of the bracket is made up of players who are in high school, college or just graduated.
Bennett Masterson, an All-Stater at Prout before heading to Old Avon Farms to play hockey, went 69-69-138 to earn the No. 2 seed and a matchup with Mark Wilson.
Right behind him was former Moses Brown All-Stater Harry Dessel, who just finished his freshman season at Lafayette. Dessel shot 69-70-139 to earn the No. 3 seed and a match against Patrick Ford.
Former Middletown High School state champ Mason Gilman played well at Montaup, firing a 70-71-141 to finished tied for sixth, giving him a first-round matchup with last year’s runner up Michael Hamilton.
Rocco Biafore, who qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur last year and recently graduated from St. George’s in Newport, shot 71-72-143 to tie for ninth and earn his spot as the No. 13 seed. He’ll play Sam Fuentes, a rising senior at Coventry High School who was named All-State after his terrific play his junior year this past spring.
Two-time high school state champ Max Jackson shot 71-74-145 to finished tied for 22nd. He’s slotted as the No. 23 seed and will take on former State Amateur champ Tom McCormick Wednesday morning.
Henry Horgan, who just completed his senior season at Holy Cross, came in tied for 24th after going 72-74-146. Horgan is the 25th seed and will play No. 8 Lance Gillett in the first round.
Finally, Joey Iaciofano earns the distinction as the youngest player standing. The 15-year old – whose father Joe is the former State Amateur champ – failed to qualify for match play in his Amateur debut last summer, but came through with a 71-75-146 to finish tied for 24th and earn the No. 26 seed. Iciofano will have his work cut out for him up against former champ Kevin Silva.
4. There will be no repeat champ
Consistency was key to Kevin Blaser’s run to the 2022 State Amateur title, but his 2023 tournament was anything but.
Blaser, who plays out of Segregansett, struggled on Monday and shot a 12-over 83 with a round that featured three double bogeys and one triple. He grinded tough on Day 2, shooting a 75, but it was well off the cutline.
With Blaser out, that leaves five champs left – Tom McCormick (2005), Brad Valois (2006, 2007, 2011, 2014), Bobby Leopold (2009, 2014, 2021), Kevin Silva (2015) and Jamie Lukowicz (2020).
5. What to look for in match play
Everything that happened the previous two days no longer matters. Match play is a different beast and sometimes experience and guts becomes more valuable than raw talent.
Looking at the bracket, Leopold’s a clear favorite to reach the quarterfinals. There’s plenty of players who could get hot and take him down but if there’s one match that would make for a heck of a story, it would be if No. 24 Tyler Cooke – the former Toll Gate All-Stater – found his way there. The two have played together in big tournaments and it’s no surprise why – Leopold is Cooke’s brother-in-law.
On the bottom half of the upper portion of the bracket, No. 4 Jamie Lukowicz is the favorite but it will be interesting to see how Rocco Biafore and Sam Fuentes – two of the tournement’s youngest players – would fare. Sometimes not knowing how big a match is helps in a match that’s bigger than you realize.
Bennett Masterson’s prize for two days of terrific stroke play? A potential afternoon match with Brad Valois, who’s a favorite every time he tees it up. If there’s a region of death in the State Amateur, its Masterson’s half of the bracket that features three former State Am champs (Valois, Kevin Silva and Tom McCormick), a proven winner on the junior circuit in Max Jackson. Yikes.
The final quadrant of the bracket could hand out the most upsets and show how crucial experience is. If you’re looking for a darkhorse this week, watch Larry Lafauci Jr. He’s a different player than he was in his 20s, but with nerves of steel he’ll be a tough match as long as he’s out there. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/sports/local/2023/07/11/five-takeaways-from-stroke-play-at-the-118th-rhode-island-amateur-at-montaup/70404379007/ | 2023-07-12T03:21:54 | 0 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/sports/local/2023/07/11/five-takeaways-from-stroke-play-at-the-118th-rhode-island-amateur-at-montaup/70404379007/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. — The fingerprints of ongoing addiction are hard to miss in downtown Portland.
“The blues aren’t strong enough for me anymore,” said one man. He's turned to smoking powdered fentanyl instead of the ubiquitous blue faux-oxycodone pills, the ones usually stamped with "M-30."
Tools to smoke this deadly drug, it turns out, are just as accessible as the drug itself — more so, perhaps, because they come free of charge.
“There’s the exchange and then they set up at PSU park blocks and other parts of the town,” said Jade Wielder, who sat on a street corner zipped into the same sweatshirt as her boyfriend. She said it’s easy to find free tin foil and straws for smoking fentanyl, her latest addiction.
Housing programs like the one at Central City Concern also hand out smoking supplies. But often, substance users just turn to each other.
“We hand out so much tin foil ... most people boost it. We talk about charging people for it, but like, we did steal it,” Wielder said.
Drug users also find these supplies at Portland’s needle exchange programs, like the one run by Outside In in Southwest Portland.
“Our whole goal is to engage with the community, bring people in, provide them a safe space to be, ask questions, learn about drug use, for options to not use drugs and have the tools that they need to stay healthy and safe,” said Haven Wheelock, Outside In's harm reduction manager.
She said they hand out smoking supplies like glass pipes, tin foil and straws, along with the overdose reversal drug nalaxone. They’ve been practicing this method of harm reduction since 1989 — one of the older harm reduction programs in the country. It’s in an effort to prevent the spread of disease that can come from sharing. It’s also a way they build relationships with people on the streets.
One man waiting in line outside the needle exchange Tuesday told KGW he was there to pick up a bubble and a meth pipe. “Just to get the things I need for my addiction,” he said. He’s also been connected with treatment services through the needle exchange program.
“The longer we can keep people smoking the safer they’re going to be,” said Wheelock. “We know that injecting drugs is much more dangerous than smoking them.”
Meanwhile, Portland is seeing a record number of overdoses from people using fentanyl. Mayor Ted Wheeler spoke out against this approach to harm reduction on Monday after Multnomah County started handing out the same tools.
“I don’t see how handing out tin foil clean dirty or otherwise is going to prevent the spread of disease," said Wheeler. "What it’s going to do is encourage people to come to Multnomah County and smoke fentanyl.”
But people committed to harm reduction, like Wheelock at Outside In, just don't agree. To them, substance users are going to use — they're already using. So it's best to keep them as safe as possible, and keep them in touch.
“We hear the enabling argument a lot,” Wheelock added. “You know we enable people to be as healthy as possible with wherever they are in their addiction. We enable people to stay alive.”
The county abruptly halted its harm reduction plans at the urging of County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson pending further analysis.
Vega Pederson put out an updated statement on Tuesday, underlining that she halted the county health department's plans primarily because of a breakdown in procedure:
"My decision to suspend Multnomah County’s distribution of smoking supplies was based on a lack of communication and poor due diligence by the Health Department. Neither my office nor our chief operating officer were alerted that this program would begin on July 3. As a result, this process lacked robust community engagement, a communications plan, and a system to track outcomes. We are also expanding our legal review, as the legality of the program starting on that date is in question.
"I am committed to efforts designed to reduce harm associated with the use of controlled substances, including fentanyl, and believe that they save lives. But outreach, accountability, and proper implementation are also key to our success in addressing the fentanyl and polysubstance abuse crisis." | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/portland-harm-reduction-fentanyl-smoking-supplies-kits/283-8cc42950-83fc-4d1e-ab53-980631b80a6b | 2023-07-12T03:36:00 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/portland-harm-reduction-fentanyl-smoking-supplies-kits/283-8cc42950-83fc-4d1e-ab53-980631b80a6b |
Buchholz High School wins 15th math national championship in 16 years
There could be mathematicians in the making at Buchholz High School.
The high school in Gainesville has now won its 15th math national championship in 16 years after beating American Heritage Broward and 30 additional schools at a competition in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Buchholz High School’s math team left the four-day competition, called Mu Alpha Theta, with 282 trophies and medals, including 28 first-place awards.
Two other significant awards were given to the Buchholz Math Team – The Khalin Award and the Sister Scholastica Award.
Check out last year's win:Buchholz High School takes home 14th national math championship win in 15-year span
The Khalin Award was given to Tucker Shea, a senior at the school. It represents a student’s contribution to their team over their school career and is the most prestigious individual award given to a student nationwide, according to a news release.
“I was especially proud of some of our younger team members,” said BHS team coach Will Frazer. “Several of them did not prepare properly for state and we paid a price. They learned their lesson and worked very hard in June to get ready.”
The Sister Scholastica Award was given to Olanrewaju Fayiga, a BHS coach. The award recipient is chosen by a vote of student delegates and presented to the sponsor of the year. It is accompanied by a $2000 prize for personal use and $1000 for the school.
The win is essentially a comeback victory after BHS lost the state championship to American Heritage in April by only 17 points. This time, they beat American Heritage by a whopping 379 points.
Frazer said the students will take a small break and the team will soon start to prepare for the national competition next year held in Las Vegas. | https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/local/2023/07/11/buchholz-high-school-wins-yet-another-mu-alpha-theta-championship/70401397007/ | 2023-07-12T03:36:12 | 1 | https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/local/2023/07/11/buchholz-high-school-wins-yet-another-mu-alpha-theta-championship/70401397007/ |
STUTTGART, Germany — Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson and First Lady of Texas Cecelia Abbott made their first stop on a European trip to try and strengthen international relationships.
The first lady and secretary met with executives in Stuttgart, Germany, on Monday. They visited with Porsche and Mercedes-Benz officials in an effort to foster future growth in the Lone Star State.
State leaders also met with the minister of economic affairs, labor and tourism to discuss strengths of both the German and Texas economies.
Both places serve as automotive and advanced manufacturing industry powerhouses.
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NORMAL — A Bloomington police officer with deep community ties is the latest to be recognized by the The ExtraOrdinary Women Project of Bloomington-Normal.
Kerri Johnson is the second quarter 2023 honoree for the initiative, which seeks to highlight efforts of area women and inspire others by sharing their stories. Johnson is a Bloomington native who graduated in 2011 from Bloomington High School.
According to biographical information distributed by The ExtraOrdinary Women Project, Johnson initially wanted to pursue a collegiate basketball career but instead opted to joined the National Guard immediately after graduation.
After she was honorably discharged in 2013, Johnson attended Lincoln College before relocating to Richmond, Virginia, where she worked as an emergency room nurse. The hospital environment turned out not to be for her, and Johnson started working in the claims department at State Farm after returning to Illinois in 2017.
In 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, she was hired by the Bloomington Police Department and sent for police training at the Macon County Law Enforcement Training Center.
Johnson described joining the police force during the pandemic as "an experience."
She said the majority of that time was spent "making sure we were keeping everyone safe." However, even with the additional challenges, her military training made sure she stayed on top of everything.
"I was prepared because I'd already been through basic training," Johnson said.
These days, Johnson works the overnight, or "graveyard," shift, which is made all the more difficult because she has to spend time away from her two young children.
At Tuesday's presentation, she credited her family with helping her care for her children.
"I think my family, they truly are the reason why I'm here," Johnson said. "If it wasn't for them and helping with my children, this wouldn't be possible."
Johnson also thanked her nominator, Bloomington Police Chief Jamal Simington. The recognition took her by surprise, she said.
"I wasn't expecting it. Especially being the chief, he has a lot of other things that he has to worry about," she said.
"For him to think of me as being extraordinary, it means a lot."
Simington attended Tuesday's presentation in plainclothes, but declined to be interviewed, saying, "It's not about me."
In that same vein, Johnson has recently become a field training officer, a position in which she helps train new officers while on patrol. She likened the role to that of a teacher, showing the ropes to those getting started on the job.
"I like the aspect of being able to teach someone — like a mentor," said Johnson, who started training officers in February.
During the presentation, Johnson said that she has learned that life is full of hardships, but being extraordinary is "about how you don't let those hardships become you or consume you as a person, but to grow and learn from it, and keep pushing forward."
In closing, she thanked her children.
"My kids keep pushing me forward, sometimes push a little too much," she said. "But I'm clearly thankful for them."
Kerri Johnson of Bloomington Police Department poses for a photo Tuesday after she was recognized as Bloomington-Normal's 2023 Quarter 2 Extraordinary Woman.
Shelly Bozarth, right, board member of Extraordinary Women Project Bloomington-Normal, presented Kerri Johnson with her award as EOW's 2023 Quarter 2 Extraordinary Woman. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/kerri-johnson-police-officer-extraordinary-women-project/article_e47137ce-202a-11ee-ae13-3f7c968a7603.html | 2023-07-12T03:45:54 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/kerri-johnson-police-officer-extraordinary-women-project/article_e47137ce-202a-11ee-ae13-3f7c968a7603.html |
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Floridians are still feeling the ripple effects of the state’s unstable insurance market months after lawmakers took up the issue in Tallahassee.
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On Tuesday, Farmers insurance said it will not renew existing policies in Florida, forcing tens of thousands of customers to look elsewhere for coverage.
Company officials said Tuesday the move to end its property, auto and umbrella policies was necessary to reduce the amount of risk the company faced.
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Channel 9′s Ashley Edlund asked where people should turn and what they should expect to happen next.
Thomas Cotton, Insurance agent with Hugh Cotton Insurance, said one of the places people can go is state-backed “citizens property insurance,” designed to be the market of last resort.
“You have to exhaust every opportunity you have to place the homeowners policy in the private market,” Cotton said. “If you cannot place your homeowners policy in the private market or if the private market pricing is at least 25% more of what the citizens pricing is, then you can get into Citizens.”
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Cotton said some Farmers policy holders may still get a renewal if their next renewal is in the next 60 to 90 days.
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Fort Wayne city employees are expected to see changes after City Council approved Tuesday the repeal of the prohibition on collective bargaining for non-safety workers and a new pay scale that will give some raises.
The bill that repealed a 2014 ordinance, which eliminated collective bargaining for employees outside the police or fire departments, passed 6-2 with opposition from Councilmen Tom Didier, R-3rd, and Tom Freistroffer, R-at large. Two new pay ordinances, which align city wages with the pay rates of similar public and private employers, were passed unanimously.
Union leader Lloyd Osborne said the bill will allow employees to start having conversations about collective bargaining. However, it doesn’t set up a collective bargaining system they can begin using now.
Osborne told council members that city workers have no voice in their workplaces. Their only recourse for problems or degrading work conditions is to go to the city’s administration, which could get them fired, said Osborne, who is president of the AFL-CIO’s Hoosier Heartland Area Labor Federation and business representative for engineers’ Local 399.
In June 2014, City Council passed an ordinance that eliminated municipal workers’ ability to engage in collective bargaining. Osborne said the ordinance didn’t allow the city administration to talk with workers collectively about problems and work conditions.
“We’re not asking for collective bargaining,” Osborne said. “We’re asking for a starting point where we can have a conversation.”
Although city workers could still belong to a union, it stopped taking their money nine years ago because leaders felt they couldn’t do anything because of the 2014 ordinance, he said. Osborne compared the dangers workers who fill potholes face to the risk of being a police officer or firefighter.
Didier said he wanted to find a better method of communicating grievances than collective bargaining. Osborne said in the nine years since the collective bargaining ban, none of the council members have introduced legislation to help workers.
Freistroffer said he talked with department heads, and the problem is communication.
City Attorney Malak Heiny said employees have the right to legal representation at work hearings.
Councilwoman Sharon Tucker, D-6th, said many city employees can’t afford an attorney, and the salary ordinance increased their pay for everyday living – not to afford lawyers.
Councilman Paul Ensley, R-1st, asked to give his vote last during the roll call and said he was trying to collect his thoughts. Collective bargaining and unions are hot-button topics politically, but the employees have real problems, he said.
Councilman Jason Arp, R-4th, said he was conflicted but felt the employees should have a right to discuss problems with the administration.
Councilman Russ Jehl, R-2nd, was absent.
The new pay scale approved Tuesday will go into effect with the first August paychecks.
Garry Morr, city controller, said the new scale would cost the city about $1.2 million this year. The city can afford it without needing a budget increase this year or next, Morr said.
City employees previously fell under six different pay structures, and representatives of financial firm Baker Tilley of Indianapolis worked for more than a year to put that into one structure for all city workers. They also talked with departments and employees about concerns to develop the plan.
Tucker said she had concerns about employees at the lower end of the pay scale seeing only a 1% increase but those at the top seeing about 15%.
Jada Kent, director and practice leader at Baker Tilly, said they talked with supervisors and the concern was paying employees enough to stop the annual loss of about 12% of workers.
Morr said employees will receive a 0.5% increase for each year of service, which means a 10-year employee will see a 5% raise. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/city-council-approves-ability-to-talk-collective-bargaining-for-non-safety-employees-new-pay-scale/article_9b0b43c2-2020-11ee-a215-4b2c36dc8191.html | 2023-07-12T04:11:34 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/city-council-approves-ability-to-talk-collective-bargaining-for-non-safety-employees-new-pay-scale/article_9b0b43c2-2020-11ee-a215-4b2c36dc8191.html |
BEAVER COUNTY, Pa. — Community members and church leaders from Aliquippa and Ambridge walked in solidarity across the bridge connecting the city and borough to bring people together and pray for the violence to end.
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Bishop Kenneth G. Crumb Sr. organized the prayer walk to help bring comfort and hope to the two broken neighboring communities.
Nicole Freeman of Ambridge saw the group on her way home from work and joined in.
“I was like, ‘What’s going on?’ They’re like, ‘We’re having a prayer vigil for Aliquippa and Ambridge,’ and I was like, ‘Good,’” Freeman said.
It comes after the brutal murders of two 15-year-old boys over the weekend.
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Asaun Moreland, 15, was gunned down Sunday evening after Ambridge Police said two suspects stalked him before killing him in what detectives described as an ‘execution-style’ murder in the middle of Church Street.
“We couldn’t even turn up our street because the baby was laying in the street,” Freeman said. “I don’t want to see that. Nobody wants to see nobody’s baby laying in the street. It’s just terrible.”
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That deadly shooting happened less than a day after the murder of Dahvea Sparrow, 15, who was shot and killed when leaving a house party in Aliquippa.
Many in the tight-knit communities said they know the families of the two teens. That includes Rachel Armstead, an associate pastor at a church in Ambridge. Armstead, who was born and raised in Aliquippa, said she wants to see real change from the federal level down.
“We need something that’s going to impact and actually make a difference,” Armstead said. “We have people losing their lives and that should not be the case. These young men were gone far too soon.”
Freeman believes prayer is enough to end gun violence.
“Prayer is definitely enough to end the violence,” she said to Channel 11 news reporter Antoinette DelBel. “These kids, they’re hopeless. They don’t think that there’s no future for them, and when you’re hopeless, you’re bound to do anything. So, I think we need to show them the love of Christ and the hope.”
Nasean Hunt, 18, is now facing homicide charges in connection to Moreland’s death. Police are still searching for a second suspect in that case.
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A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those involved in Sparrow’s death.
A balloon release will be held in Sparrow’s honor. It will be held on Knoll Street in Aliquippa at 8 p.m. on Wednesday.
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KILLEEN, Texas — The Killeen ISD Board of Trustees named Jennifer Ellison as its new Deputy Superintendent for Learning Services on Tuesday, July 11.
Ellison is currently Chief of Staff of Midlothian ISD and has begun her 23rd year in education.
In her new roll, Ellison will oversee the Assistant Superintendents for Learning Services, Special Education, College and more.
During her 23 years in the field of education, Ellison has held numerous leadership positions across multiple school districts including Arlington, Grand Prairie, Southwest and Midlothian ISD.
The Killeen ISD Board of Trustees is excited for Ellison to join the school districts leadership as Board President Brett E. Williams states, "Jennifer Ellison is a vibrant and talented individual that we are honored to call part of the Killeen ISD family."
"As Deputy Superintendent for Learning Services, she will streamline best practices to ensure we are meeting the needs of all students while supporting our campuses and district leaders," Williams added.
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MCLENNAN COUNTY, Texas — McLennan Community College will retain its 200 acre Highlander Ranch after a vote from the Board of Trustees on Tuesday, July 11.
The college will use an instructional plan to address the school's financial needs to keep the facility running. In the official motion that passed 5-2, the board of trustees pledged to include the community in its plan.
Over 20 people signed up to speak in front of the board and a large crowd to show their support of keeping the property and asking the board to consult the equine and veterinary community before making a decision on the ranch.
"Our community and the taxpayers have always been supportive of MCC and will continue to support the school as long as there is a true respect for their opinion and concerns," said Nancy Lacy, a Waco resident who attended MCC in the 1980s. "Open dialogue is the only way to keep that trust."
For years, the ranch expenses long outweighed the revenue it brought in for the college, so the Board of Trustees explored options of selling the ranch. On Tuesday, they ultimately decided to take action and keep the property.
"We need to stop kicking this can down the road and put it to bed." Chairman of the Board K. Paul Holt said. "I move that we commit long term to retain the ranch with the instructional programs with additional investments and to teach on down the road."
The Highlander Ranch was purchased by the college in 2002 and it houses the college's veterinary technology and agriculture associates programs and veterinary assistant certificate program. It also offers horseback riding, lessons, camps, and equine boarding.
Veterinary professionals from the community spoke on the quality educational opportunities the ranch affords and expressed the importance of an investment. The investment in 2022 was over $200,000 to keep the ranch running after revenue fell short.
"Without this program, our veterinary community would lose nearly $5 million in revenue." said retired MCC professor in Veterinary Technology Dennis Clark.
The board was presented with several options for what to do with the property: Retain the property and continue operating it how it is, retain the property and implement an instructional plan, sell the ranch or seek out third-party partnership proposals.
The instructional plan the board decided to pursue forms a ranch advisory board, expands services offered to bring in more revenue, and involves other academic and workforce programs to utilize the ranch.
Now that the board made its decision, college staff will work with the community on the specifics of the instructional plan, with phase one set to begin in the 2023-24 school year. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/mclennan-community-college-retains-highlander-ranch/500-c77a92d9-3c84-40c6-a9c1-9e7cb4b905b6 | 2023-07-12T04:19:58 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/mclennan-community-college-retains-highlander-ranch/500-c77a92d9-3c84-40c6-a9c1-9e7cb4b905b6 |
SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio family is mourning the loss of a grandfather who was killed in a hit-and-run, over the weekend.
Police said Ricardo Garcia was knocked off a highway overpass, and the driver John Reyes did not stop. The impact at I-37 near Steves Avenue caused Garcia's car to fall off the bridge and land upside down. Later that same day, police said they got a tip to track down the driver.
Josephine Dille is one of Garcia's two daughters, she said the family is still in shock.
"I just can't believe that he is gone," she said. "I have been crying so much. I feel like I can't cry no more."
SAPD says Garcia was driving his GMC truck when he was hit from behind by Reyes. Garcia lost control and ended up crashing off the bridge. Police say Reyes just kept going.
"I wish he would have stopped," the daughter said. "I wish he would have at least called 911."
According to an affidavit, on July 8 SAPD received an anonymous tip. Police said someone called to say their friend had been involved in a major crash in that area. According to the affidavit, Reyes at first lied to police. But, later admitted to being involved in the crash.
"I will forever be grateful to that person who spoke up, who decided to come forward," she said. "Forgiveness isn't for them, it is for us."
Dille said her father enlisted in the Navy after high school graduation. She said he wasn't perfect. But always provided for his family.
"He was a good man," Dille said. "He didn't deserve to die like this."
The affidavit also states, police found several vehicle parts and paint chips belonging to Reyes' car at the scene. He is charged with failure to stop and render aid resulting in death. According to online records, he is out of jail. He has a scheduled hearing set for next for August 16th. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/family-navy-veteran-hit-and-run-crash-died/273-f78e9088-595b-4d5c-88d8-afd2ef4939e9 | 2023-07-12T04:25:09 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/family-navy-veteran-hit-and-run-crash-died/273-f78e9088-595b-4d5c-88d8-afd2ef4939e9 |
UVALDE, Texas — It is a movement on wheels. Manuel and Patricia Oliver with the group, Change the Ref, are traveling across the country this summer on a former school bus to bring awareness to gun violence.
The couple lost their 17-year-old son, Joaquin Oliver, to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting in Parkland, Florida.
“We are in this awful nightmare, together,” Patricia Oliver said.
The bus tour’s seventh stop was in Uvalde Tuesday night.
The couple chose not to say much at the rally but instead allow several family and friends of the victims from the Robb Elementary School shooting, speak out.
“Nothing that we say or do is every going to bring back our children, but it can protect yours,” Brett Cross said.
Brett Cross is referring to his son, Uziyah Garcia. He is just one of the 19 children killed on May 24, 2022 inside Robb Elementary school.
“Every day I wake up and for a split second I think my son is still here,” Cross said. “And it’s the most beautiful and cursed second of my day.”
Kimberly Rubio shares the pain. She lost her daughter, Lexi that same day.
“I’m searching for words that I haven’t already spoken wondering why the images on that bus aren’t enough for our lawmakers to make necessary changes,” Rubio said.
The group is hoping lawmakers will either raise the age to buy assault-style weapons or ban them altogether.
“I’m not here today with my five children, enjoying this park,” Rubio said. “I’m here at yet another rally begging people to pay attention to the gun violence epidemic in this country.”
The Oliver’s along with other volunteers will travel to El Paso next. The goal is to visit 23 cities within 50 days. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/uvalde-bus-gun-violence-parents/273-b117bb7d-faba-4430-a57f-229282dfc7f7 | 2023-07-12T04:25:15 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/uvalde-bus-gun-violence-parents/273-b117bb7d-faba-4430-a57f-229282dfc7f7 |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division has fined a Dollar Tree store in Forest Grove for stacking boxes more than 7 feet high, exposing employees to serious injury if the boxes fell.
The store now faces a $37,500 fine after the division found that the store had not fixed the problem despite it being marked as a serious hazard on June 22. Oregon OSHA called it a “willful violation.”
According to the division’s records, a confidential complaint said the store’s employer had left the hazard unaddressed after the first visit. After failing to offer sufficient documentation that the problem was fixed, Oregon OSHA paid the store another visit.
OSHA requirements state that all merchandise should be stored below the maximum height so that it is secure from falling or collapsing. However, employee interviews and store documents shared that the hazard had only been briefly fixed until it returned to the same danger level.
One employee tried to fix the towering stacks but was trapped around the waist when the boxes fell. A coworker helped get them out, and Oregon OSHA heard of the incident during its second inspection.
The division determined that the employer had repeatedly disregarded the safety of their employees despite the store’s internal documents that said the stockroom was unsafe – calling it a “hazard [Dollar Tree] knew of and could plainly see.”
The store has 30 days after receiving a violation to file for an appeal, but Oregon OSHA Administrator Renée Stapleton chose to double the fine to encourage the employer to take the hazard more seriously than before.
“Ensuring employees are protected from harm by implementing clearly recognized and legally obligated safety measures must remain a priority for any employer,” Stapleton said. “Willfully and knowingly disregarding such safety measures is absolutely inexcusable.” | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/dollar-tree-in-forest-grove-faces-37k-fine-for-willful-safety-violation/ | 2023-07-12T04:28:01 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/dollar-tree-in-forest-grove-faces-37k-fine-for-willful-safety-violation/ |
A Philadelphia man was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly pulled a gun and fired at another vehicle during a road rage incident on a Montgomery County highway back in May.
On May 13 around 7 p.m., Walter Boone, 31, was driving a 2004 Chrysler Sebring on PA 309 northbound at mile marker 1.6 in Springfield Township, Montgomery County, when he tried to swerve into another vehicle, investigators said. Boone allegedly pulled out a gun and shot the other vehicle multiple times. The driver of the other vehicle was not struck by gunfire or injured.
Police said Boone then crashed his car and then fled on foot northbound on PA 309. Boone allegedly tossed a backpack as he fled. Responding Pennsylvania state troopers later recovered the backpack and found a handgun inside of it, according to police.
Boone was later identified as the suspect in the incident and an arrest warrant was issued for him on June 11. A month later, on Tuesday, Boone was found by Philadelphia police and taken into custody.
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Boone is charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, felon not to possess a firearm and other related offenses.
It is unclear if he has legal representation.
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DALTON, Pa. — A major milestone for a carnival in Lackawanna County.
Dalton Fire Company's carnival is celebrating 100 years.
The grounds on Bank Street are again filled with rides and food this week.
Folks who came out were even able to get 100th anniversary t-shirts.
Dalton Fire Company's carnival runs through Saturday on the company's grounds in Lackawanna County.
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HAZLETON, Pa. — The City of Hazleton Police Department has more eyes and ears out on the streets now than ever. Only it's not officers, but rather cameras and noise detection sensors.
"We have the system telling us right off the bat sending us text messages and emails, hey this car, this color, picture of it is stolen, and it's coming into your City, and it's made everything simpler," said Chief Brian Schoonmaker, City of Hazleton Police Department.
Over the last 30 days, according to Chief Brian Schoonmaker, more than five million license plates have been captured on the Flock Falcon Fystem, this helps officers identify sex offenders and those wanted for crimes like hit and runs.
Now with the new Raven System, police officers hope to cut their response time in half when responding to crimes that involve gunshots.
"If there are gunshots in the area of any one of these cameras, all these cameras will start taking photographs in that specific area, so we may be able to solve a crime somewhat faster," explained Chief Schoonmaker.
Since installation began a few weeks ago, the Raven Gunshot Detection System has passed numerous tests that even Chief Schoonmaker didn't think were possible, "We tested it out for Fourth of July, and it had not picked up any of the fireworks, so that wasn't a problem, it's not picking up car backfirings or things like that. As far as we are concerned, we could say it's probably 100 percent for us at this moment."
Chief Schoonmaker says there are more than 180 devices for the Flock Safety System already spread throughout the city and surrounding communities.
He says the Raven Gunshot Detection technology will be up and running by the end of this week.
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SEFFNER, Fla. — Hillsborough County officials are one step closer to filling what was known nationwide a decade ago, as "the killer sinkhole."
It reopened in Seffner Friday morning for a third time.
The man whose brother died when the sinkhole first opened in 2013 recalled the day he lost his sibling.
"Everything was gone. His bed and him, his dresser …" Jeremy Bush, who lost his brother, Jeffrey Bush, said.
Jeremy remembers Feb. 28, 2013, like it was yesterday.
"I live it every day," Jeremy said. "There’s not a day that doesn’t go by that I don’t think about my brother and what happened."
He continued, "Thought I heard my brother yell for me to come get him … so I started digging with my hands to try and get him. Cops pulled me out of the hole."
That traumatic memory has been with him every day for the last 10 years, he explained.
"I still hear him hollering my name to help him," Jeremy said.
He visits the site where it all happened to pay his respects at Jeffrey’s memorial.
"Good guy, hard worker, loved his family," Jeremy said.
That was all taken away when this sinkhole swallowed Jeffrey’s room.
The sinkhole reopened in 2015 and again Friday morning. Hillsborough County officials say the sinkhole reopened almost identical to how it did in 2015.
Officials said the location and size is similar to the sinkhole in 2015. Hillsborough County officials plan to fill it with gravel and water. This way, if it reopens, which is a possibility, it's more likely to stay in the same area.
"You don’t want a repeat of these things, but if it does repeat it’s going to repeat in pretty much the same spot," Jon-Paul Lavandeira, Hillsborough County's executive manager, said.
Neighbors said they're anxious about living on Faithway Drive.
"I'm staying nervous all the time, nervous about it," Willie Holloway said.
This is because no one wants to experience the horror and heartache endured by Jeffrey’s family.
"It’s my brother’s resting place, it’s where he died at, I have nowhere else to visit him besides that hole," Jeremy said.
Hillsborough County officials expect gravel to be delivered Wednesday and from there the remediation process will begin. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/man-lost-brother-seffner-2013-killer-sinkhole-speaks/67-9237f4e5-fe4a-43a2-942b-33b5784bd0c1 | 2023-07-12T04:39:39 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/man-lost-brother-seffner-2013-killer-sinkhole-speaks/67-9237f4e5-fe4a-43a2-942b-33b5784bd0c1 |
TAMPA, Fla. — In an initiative to strengthen community-oriented policing efforts, the Tampa Police Department hosted its first of a series of Town Hall events on Tuesday.
The inaugural event was held at New Testament Worship Center, located at 5107 E. 32nd Ave.
"This is all about community partnerships, meeting with the community, hearing their concerns, imparting some information and coming together to provide solutions," Major Eric DeFelice, a police officer with the department, said.
In Tampa, there are nearly 400,000 residents and just under 1,000 officers. TPD said it is most effective in preventing crime with the support and assistance of the public.
"We're not going to be as effective just by ourselves," DeFelice said. "So having those extra eyes and ears out there helps out a lot."
DeFelice said in order to build trust, you have to start by having a conversation with the people living in the areas you have sworn to protect.
"It starts with us just being here," he said. "The call went out, we want more community police and we want more face-to-face time. And here we are, we showed up in force, you don't just have officers, which is good on the beat, but you have the deputy chief, a major, two captains and other various officers here to support this community."
TPD plans to host around five more town hall panel discussions. Each Town Hall Tuesday will be held in a different sector of the city and serve as an opportunity for the community to meet with TPD personnel, including Chief Lee Bercaw, district commanders and officers who are assigned to patrol that area of the city.
This, the police department says, will help create an environment to develop shared crime-prevention approaches and address community concerns together.
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MIDLAND, Texas — Midland City Council has confirmed Tommy Gonzalez will be the new city manager for the city of Midland.
He was unanimously voted in by the city council, who pushed the agenda item to the beginning of the meeting to allow the public to speak.
Citizens asked councilmembers plenty of questions, mostly about his past experiences as city manager in Irving and El Paso.
They also asked why Gonzalez and other finalists for the job weren't brought up to the public to speak in person.
“He should be here today, or in a town hall before the vote, not after, before the vote," said Eliel Rosa, who spoke at the meeting. "He should be here, and talk to people and then, may the majority win. After the people know him, and after the community is open and has the opportunity to engage with him, and to bring the issues to his attention.”
Others within city council had heard of the allegations and concerns over Gonzalez's past, but said that he was able to address those in private during the interviewing process and in sperate meetings.
“When I found that he was a finalist, I did have concerns, and I've listened to a lot of my constituents and Midlanders that have the same concerns," said District Four City Councilwoman Amy Stretcher Burkes. "But I was able to speak with him at great lengths, and he was able to make me feel comfortable about things. I've done my own research, and I think he's gonna do a good job leading us.”
The council said they did their due diligence on Gonzalez and vetted any accusations and concerns that followed him. After this process, they had the confidence to move forward with him.
“Any time we make a high profile hire, there's a risk to that," said Midland Mayor Lori Blong. "So we've taken a risk, but we believe that he is a good candidate to lead Midland forward.”
The council believes that, when Gonzalez gets to Midland, his experience and hard work will speak for itself and allow him to build a healthy relationship with Midlanders.
“We're getting a number one draft pick in Midland, Texas," said District Three City Councilman Jack Ladd. "This guy has been a city manager in cities six or seven times the size of Midland, so he's going to bring in perspective that we've never had before.”
Gonzalez and the city negotiated a four-year term, but are limiting the amount of potential severance he would receive if he leaves. This was advice given to Mayor Blong and her negotiation team based on community and advisor feedback.
“In negotiating our contract with Mr. Gonzalez, we were very careful to have a four-year contract to demonstrate his commitment to Midland, but then we limited any potential severance," said Blong. "If he were to be asked to leave without cause, then we would limit that severance to 12 months of severance. If he were to be asked to leave for cause, then that would be limited to six months severance.”
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SEATTLE — For many fans, getting tickets to Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour left them with more "Bad Blood" than "Happiness."
Currently, the cheapest ticket being sold on verified resale websites, like StubHub, for the singer's Seattle stop is around $1,168. That is for a seat with an obstructed view. For floor seats, some tickets are listed for over $6,500.
Ticketmaster has been under scrutiny for the handling of The Eras Tour ticket sales, in an era where it dominates the live event industry. In November, “Verified Fans” were sent a presale code, but when the sale started, the demand essentially crashed the site. Ticketmaster then canceled the general public sale altogether due to "extraordinarily high demand."
For Grace Vassar, her Ticketmaster experience initially felt like "Death by A Thousand Cuts." She was waiting in the queue to purchase on the day it crashed.
"The first round I literally was on my computer for eight hours trying to get tickets, just like everybody else," Vassar said. "So I didn't have any tickets. I was sobbing because I have gone to like, pretty much all of her tours."
Vassar's mom ended up buying her a ticket from a reseller days later. Now she can say those tickets are "Mine."
Capitol One giveaway
For Swifties still trying to find tickets, Capitol One is holding a giveaway at two Capital One Cafés in Seattle.
Four lucky visitors will each win a pair of tickets to one of the two Seattle shows scheduled for July 22 and 23 at Lumen Field. The giveaway is open from July 11 through July 14.
To enter, Café patrons must visit the Seattle South Lake Union or Bellevue Café locations and scan a QR Code printed on Café Signage or Ambassador Lanyards on their smartphones. Two winners will be selected at random for each show and notified by email. A pair of tickets will be digitally transferred to each winner.
The giveaway is open to everyone, not just Capitol One customers.
Tips for getting the best resale deal
In a trend seen in almost every city Swift has taken The Eras Tour to, ticket prices drop significantly on the day of the concert, sometimes just hours before the show.
For fans near Lumen Field, it may be worth refreshing Ticketmaster for last-minute tickets.
Avoiding scams
According to the Better Business Bureau, here are some ways to avoid falling for ticket scams:
- Only buy tickets from trusted vendors. Even if you can no longer get tickets directly from the venue or Ticketmaster, look to reputable ticket brokers before doing business with a ticket scalper (an unregulated and unlicensed ticket seller) or a random stranger on social media.
- If you think you know the seller, double-check. Scammers may hack your contacts’ accounts and pretend to be a friend or acquaintance who’s selling tickets. Before sending money, contact your friend directly to make sure the deal is real.
- Watch out for too-good-to-be-true deals. If someone claims to be selling tickets to a sold-out concert just before the date or at an amazing price, think twice. Scammers love to prey on fans of any artist or sporting event by claiming to have impossible-to-get-tickets for them.
- Use good judgment with advertisements. Some ads are scams, whether after a general internet search or in your social media feed. Be careful about clicking through and offering up personal information.
- Use your credit card. Credit cards generally offer extra protection in case you find out the tickets were a sham. You may not get your money back if you pay with your debit card, a cash transfer app, or cash.
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Celebrate French culture, freedom, and pride with the French Institute Alliance Française's annual open air festival on Sunday, July 16.
Bastille Day is a French holiday that marks the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille in 1789.
From 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Madison Avenue from 59th to 63rd Street, festival-goers can immerse themselves into French culture with live music, food, drinks, prizes, and more.
Live performances
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Those attending the festival can expect to see live performances including excerpts from Broadway's "Moulin Rouge! The Musical," Naomi Greene, Malika Zarra, and BoByGroove.
Summer wine party
Celebrate Bastille Day with some rosé, bubbly, and an assortment of summer wines at the FIAF Skyroom. Wines will be served with madeleines, mini quiches, and cheese, with an accompanying live performance the steel drum band Jolly Boys.
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The French Garden
The French Garden will showcase more than a dozen featured shops including coffee, food, beauty, fashion, and a collaboration with the French Wink.
Market booths
Over fifty food and lifestyle vendors will fill a few blocks of Madison Avenue including a Saint Martin experience booth.
Family activities
Kids and families will be able to enjoy playground games, fitness challenges, a Bastille Day-themed coloring corner, and a display of classic French cars.
Film screening: The Innocent
A crime thriller mixed with a family story, Louis Garrel's "The Innocent" will be screened at FIAF Florence Gould Hall at 5:30 p.m.
Prize drawing
Festival-goers can enter to win an array of different prizes including a grand prize of a 5-day getaway from for two to St. Martin.
Although Bastille Day is actually celebrated on July 14, the NYC celebration is extended into Sunday for FIAF's annual festival.
Liberté, égalité, fraternité! | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/travel-to-france-without-leaving-nyc-bastille-day-festival-returns-this-weekend/4495688/ | 2023-07-12T04:48:49 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/travel-to-france-without-leaving-nyc-bastille-day-festival-returns-this-weekend/4495688/ |
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Scottsdale City Council has approved an ordinance prohibiting natural grass in the front yards of new homes built in the city.
The ordinance will apply to single-family homes built or permitted after Aug. 15 this year.
The measure was unanimously approved by members of the council.
In a news release, the city called the move "a significant step towards amplifying the city’s water conservation efforts."
The city said feedback shows 86% of water customers support the initiative.
Last year, Scottsdale set out to reduce the amount of water the city uses by 5%. It also asked businesses and residents to do the same.
“The City Council's decision further establishes Scottsdale’s commitment to sustainable water management,” said the executive director of the city's water department Brian Biesemeyer.
Then again this year, the city challenged its residents to reduce water usage by 5%.
The new ordinance is the latest measure to save water in the city.
“Scottsdale aims to lead the way in water conservation practices, setting an example for other communities across the region,” said Biesemeyer.
The conservation efforts are paying off.
According to officials, in the first six months of this year, the city reduced its water usage by 9% compared to what it was using on average over the past three years.
"Residents and businesses stepped up as well, reducing water use by 7% when compared to the average past three years and 5% better than last year," the city said.
Those conservation efforts have saved up to about 657 million gallons of water.
Officials said the ordinance will work in conjunction with rebate plans already in place.
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DALLAS — Read this story and more North Texas business news from our partners at the Dallas Business Journal.
An entertainment triple threat has its sights set on Dallas.
Las Vegas Drai’s Beachclub, Nightclub and After Hours will transform into a restaurant, lounge and exclusive membership club for Dallas residents in late 2024.
Spearheaded by Veeral Rathod and Obi Ibeto of Dallas-based Gap Concepts, the hospitality group behind XOXO Dining Room, Lyla and PostScript HTX, Drai’s Dallas will occupy 15,000 square feet of newly built space in Dallas’ Arts District.
“We are thrilled to be working with Dustin and Victor to introduce the Drai’s brand to our friends and family in Dallas. With our top-tier culinary experience and world-class entertainment, we look forward to opening our doors in 2024,” Rathod said in a prepared statement.
The restaurant and lounge will offer French-inspired cuisine and cocktails paired with cabaret-style entertainment on a center stage. The venue’s design will incorporate speakeasy-style embellishments inspired by Drai’s After Hours in Las Vegas.
Drai’s Dallas will offer an exclusive membership program that is required to access the private members lounge along with priority reservations and more.
Dustin Drai, vice president of entertainment for Drai’s Group, has Dallas ties as an SMU alum and said he fell in love with the city's vibrancy.
“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,” Drai said in a prepared statement. “With Dallas’ unmatched hospitality scene, sense of community and culture, we look forward to bringing a taste of Las Vegas to Dallas.”
Victor Drai established Drai’s in Los Angeles in 1993 as a celebrity eatery before expanding to Las Vegas in 1997. Drai’s currently operates locations in Las Vegas and seasonal events in Dubai.
"I've always been fascinated by the intersection of food, music, and culture," Victor Drai said in a prepared statement. "With Drai's Dallas, I wanted to create a space where people could come together to enjoy all three in a way that's never been done before." | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/las-vegas-entertainment-venue-sets-sights-on-dallas-drais-open-late-2024/287-38975d42-2f62-4972-be1f-f9daa4ca8cbe | 2023-07-12T04:58:42 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/las-vegas-entertainment-venue-sets-sights-on-dallas-drais-open-late-2024/287-38975d42-2f62-4972-be1f-f9daa4ca8cbe |
A Mason City man’s kidnapping trial has been rescheduled for July 31.
According to court records, a trial began June 26 for 24-year-old Moises Erreguin-Labra, but a mistrial was declared during jury selection the following day.
Erreguin-Labra is charged with first-degree kidnapping and assault causing bodily injury. He faces life in prison if convicted on the count of kidnapping.
Those charges were filed after authorities responded to a medical call around 1 p.m. June 9, 2022, at Erreguin-Labra’s residence in Mason City. Upon arrival they found an injured party who said they had been beaten and locked into a room by Erreguin-Labra.
According the affidavit, the person was kept at the residence for at least five days and subjected to sexual abuse or torture during that time.
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The exact reason or reasons for the mistrial declaration are still unclear, but Assistant County Attorney Kaitlyn Ausborn explained that the defense and prosecution each get 10 strikes when selecting a jury.
“In the process of reviewing each other’s strikes I raised a concern with the nature of some of the strikes that were happening,” Ausborn said last month. “They were constitutional questions in nature.”
She declined to speak to the specifics of the issue because she was concerned about tainting a future jury when the new trial begins. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/kidnapping-erreguin-mason-city-trial/article_e44e076a-1f38-11ee-93ea-cbf322de54e0.html | 2023-07-12T05:09:19 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/kidnapping-erreguin-mason-city-trial/article_e44e076a-1f38-11ee-93ea-cbf322de54e0.html |
November 19, 1951-June 21, 2023
Bruce Roger Chaney passed away on June 21 at Lorien Assisted Living in Mt. Airy, Maryland of Glioblastoma Multiforme brain cancer.
Bruce was born to Roger and Alice Chaney in Mason City, Iowa on November 19, 1951. He graduated from Mason City High in 1970 and attended auto mechanic vocational training at NIACC. Bruce worked for over 30 years for UPS as a night time truck mechanic and driver.
Bruce could often be found out on his acreage in Rockford working on a variety of projects. He built a large shop himself so he could work on machinery, cars, motorcycles, and trucks in comfort. He loved to attend estate sales looking for bargains and visiting with his friends from work and school. He also loved traveling to auto races and rock concerts with friends. Bruce was a great collector of antique toys and displayed them all over his house for others to enjoy.
Bruce is preceded in death by his grandparents, aunts and uncles and his father. He leaves behind his mother Alice (Lauck Chaney) Lichman of Weslaco, Texas; his sister Sharon (Peter) Brown of Woodbine, Maryland; his nephew Matthew Brown of Randallstown, Maryland; his niece Valerie (Jonathan) Hoke of Lovettsville, Virginia, and a great nephew (Dexter Hoke) and great niece (Paxton Hoke).
A Celebration of Bruce’s Life will be held at the Clear Lake Lakeview Community Center on Tuesday, July 18, at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to your favorite charity in Bruce’s name | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/bruce-roger-chaney/article_37f4703e-cc2b-5eab-a372-64ee95c7f280.html | 2023-07-12T05:09:25 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/bruce-roger-chaney/article_37f4703e-cc2b-5eab-a372-64ee95c7f280.html |
Evelyn M. Crone, 102, of Clear Lake, died Saturday, July 8, 2023, at the Oakwood Care Center. Arrangements: Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake.
Elizabeth R. “Betty” Morse, 86, of Mason City died Friday, July 7, 2023, at Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. Arrangements: Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, Mason City.
Bruce Whipple, 79, of Hampton, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2023, at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton. Arrangements: Counsell Woodley Funeral Home and Cremations of Hampton. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/death-notices/globe-death-notices/article_f48a7d4a-3ddc-5b8d-b76e-6736b28d972d.html | 2023-07-12T05:09:31 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/death-notices/globe-death-notices/article_f48a7d4a-3ddc-5b8d-b76e-6736b28d972d.html |
Frieda Rose Naber
July 1, 1932-July 3, 2023
MASON CITY-Frieda Rose Naber, 91, of Mason City, passed away Monday, July 3, 2023, at the IOOF Home in Mason City. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 8, at the First Baptist Church Rockwell. Interment will be at the Rockwell Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service at the church.
If you want to do something in honor of Frieda today, call someone and tell them how much you love them, forgive someone, invite someone to church, make a difference in the lives of others. Because in the end, that is all we really have, isn't it? Each other.
Frieda Rose Adams was born July 1, 1932, at Little Cedar, Mitchell County, Iowa, a daughter of Verne and Emma Adams. She was educated at the Little Cedar School and graduated from Orchard High School.
On November 18, 1949, Frieda was united in marriage with Dale Naber at Osage, Iowa. They farmed in the Osage area for several years before moving to the Rockwell area where they farmed until retiring and moving into Rockwell in 1987.
Frieda was a member of the Mason City Gospel Hall, the American Legion Auxiliary and the Town and Country Club. She enjoyed sewing, playing cards, doing puzzles and cryptoquote games.
Her family includes her daughters: Colleen (Ernest) Waite, Mason City; Debra (David) Newman, Rockwell; grandchildren: Patrick (Dollie) Waite, and son Drake; Jason (Danah) Mott, and children Brantley (S.O. Leslie) and children Rudy, Marlie, Elissa & Bryan; Lacie; Adia; Jaelynn; Adam (Bonnie) Harris, and children Carter; Summer; Megan (Frank) Coleman, and children Isaiah; Kyla; Alyson Harris; Angela Harris; sisters-in-law: Mary Holm; Lucille (Dieter) Sterzelmaier; brother-in-law: Lowell (Nancy) Naber; many Nieces and Nephews; special friends: Bonnie Pierce & Mary Ann Taylor.
Frieda was preceded in death by her husband, Dale, daughter Karen Harris and sisters, Alzina Sheldon and Irma Jeffries.
Counsell Woodley Funeral Home – Sheffield www.counsellwoodley.com | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/frieda-rose-naber/article_aa12a386-5b0a-58ad-84a1-df54ace6888d.html | 2023-07-12T05:09:38 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/frieda-rose-naber/article_aa12a386-5b0a-58ad-84a1-df54ace6888d.html |
October 6, 1964-July 7, 2023
MASON CITY-Mathew Paul Brick, 58, of Mason City, passed away Friday, July 7, 2023, at MercyOne Medical Center-North Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 15, 2023, at Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church with Rev. Neil Manternach officiating. Interment will follow in the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, July 14, 2023, from 4 until 7 p.m. at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave, Mason City. A Scripture wake service will begin at 6:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorials are requested to the family to be used to purchase public benches in Mathew’s name. Online condolences maybe left for the family at www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Matt was born the fourth, and final child, to Don and Arlene (Teigen) Brick on October 6, 1964, in Owatonna, Minnesota, where the family owned a third generation funeral home and furniture store with Don’s brother, Bill. In 1970, the family moved to Austin, Minnesota, to open another furniture store. Matt attended Shaw Elementary in Austin, and graduated from Austin High School, furthering his education at the University of Wisconsin, in Eau Claire. He had looked forward to catching up with friends at each high school reunion, and had not missed a single one. Matt played a key role in opening a store in Albert Lea, Minnesota, with brother, John, in 1986. In 1992, Matt moved to Mason City, Iowa, to open his own store. In 1993, he met his wife, Tara (Dahl), and they were married at Holy Family Catholic Church on May 13, 2000, in Mason City. Their children, Scott, Travis, and Rylei, have been a large, driving part of the lives they have built with each other.
Matt loved being in the family business, and instilled in his family his philosophy that he got goosebumps of excitement every day that he was able to go into work. A ritual he continued, right up until the last business day before his passing. He, in fact, never missed a day of work. He was a wonderful conversationalist, and always had a “heck of a story for ya.” Gifted as an avid, talented woodworker, artist, and designer, Matt came well-equipped to tackle any remodeling, or other creative endeavors. From hand-built church pew replicas, solid oak cupboards, to later, several functional wooden bikes, and a wooden sink (crafted from discarded recliner bases,) Matt’s accomplishments never ceased to amaze those in the know. All corners of his home and business glimpse a bit of what he had to offer with the use of his hands. Truly, Matt had a real knack for seeing the big picture of any project attempted.
Matt’s health took a sudden downturn on July 7, 2023, due to complications from continued building of scar tissue following a dual craniotomy in November. He was gone within a few hours. For that, we are thankful he was spared a lingering, languished existence. Those final hours were comfortable, and he was not coherent, for the most part, and had many family members surrounding him. A few days prior, Matt had received a clean, stable health report relating to a Stage IV melanoma, with metastases cleared in his brain, and a spot on his lung had continued to show reduction. No primary was ever found on the surface, and likely Matt’s own immune system was able to initially keep the original growth from being detected during regular examination.
Matt is survived by his wife, Tara & children, Scott, Travis, and Rylei; mother, Arlene—Austin, MN; sister, Mary (Phil) Ralphs & their daughter, Megan—Las Vegas, NV; brother, John (Kari) Brick & their children, Erin, Paige, and Maxwell—Albert Lea, MN; sister-in-law, Nancy (Steve) Brick & son, Gavin—Austin, MN; brothers-in-law, Mark Dahl, Brian (Penny) Dahl; sister-in-law, Tricia (Todd Neitzel) Neumann; and a “plethora” of Tara’s nieces and nephews, and their spouses, and great-nieces and -nephews.
Matt was preceded in death by his grandparents, Hans Theodor and Helen Rosemary (Paul) Teigen, and Frederick Marcellus and Catherine A (Nolan) Brick; father, Don; brother, Steve Brick; and brother-in-law, Troy Scott Dahl.
Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, Mason City, Iowa 50401, 641-423-0924. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/mathew-paul-brick/article_063188b8-b451-5a09-8bcf-e572db2ea6d5.html | 2023-07-12T05:09:44 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/mathew-paul-brick/article_063188b8-b451-5a09-8bcf-e572db2ea6d5.html |
May 13, 1939-July 6, 2023
SHEFFIELD—Meta I. Lage, 84, of Sheffield, Iowa, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 6, 2023. Meta passed away at the Sheffield Care Center.
The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at First Grace Baptist Church, 404 E Gilman Street, Sheffield, Iowa, with Pastor Matt Reeves officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, July 10, 2023, at First Grace Baptist Church. Memorials will be donated to The Gideons International. Counsell Woodley Funeral Home, Sheffield is caring for Meta and her family.
Meta was born May 13, 1939, in Marshalltown, Iowa, to Fritz and Augusta (Viering) Viering. She graduated from Beaman High School and Iowa Teacher’s College (UNI). She was united in marriage to John Lage on April 9, 1961.
Meta was a member of the First Grace Baptist Church. She faithfully served on the mission board, as a Sunday School teacher, a youth group leader, and sang in the choir. She was also a member of The Gideons International Auxiliary and the Sheffield Philharmonic Music Club.
Meta had a servant’s heart and the gifts of teaching and hospitality. She treasured times spent with her family and dear friends. She served for 30+ years as a 4-H Leader and enjoyed judging home improvement at the local fairs and Iowa State Fair. She served on the Sheffield Care Center Board of Directors for 27 years. She volunteered at Sheffield elementary school and was presented with the February 2007 KIMT Giving Your Best Award.
Meta was an avid traditional and long-arm quilter with a heart for making quilts for her family, friends, special events, homeless shelters, and the Caring Pregnancy Center. She also had a passion for Prairie School Architecture, genealogy and working in her perennial flower gardens.
Meta is survived by husband John Lage of Sheffield; and their sons Michael (Diana) of Sheffield, Mark (Pamela) of Sheffield, and Brian of Gladbrook; their grandchildren Brandon of Chicago, Tyler (Molly) of West Des Moines, Ryan (Kelli) of Sheffield, Jacob (Maggie) of Brooklyn Park, MN, Alex Whitney of Ames, and Joe of Gladbrook; and their great-grandchildren Callysta, Katrina, Peter, Norah, Charlotte, and Claire. She is also survived by her sisters Linda (Stan) Marlow, Ilene (Dennis) Cook, Helen (Gary) Hinders, sisters-in-law Sue Viering and Colleen Lage and all their families, as well as many relatives in Germany.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Fritz and Augusta Viering, daughter-in-law Brenda Lage-Olson (Brian’s wife), brothers Fred, Walter (Sue’s husband) and Warren Viering, and brother-in-law Gerald Lage (Colleen’s husband). | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/meta-i-lage/article_289bb392-02eb-5f58-855e-47f6495fe05c.html | 2023-07-12T05:09:50 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/meta-i-lage/article_289bb392-02eb-5f58-855e-47f6495fe05c.html |
July 1, 2023
CLEAR LAKE-Nada S. Oltrogge, 81, a proud Clear Laker for 60 years, passed away Saturday, July 1, at her home following a brief illness.
A party to celebrate Nada’s life will be held September 30, 2023, at the Clear Lake Yacht Club. A more complete obituary and details will be published prior.
Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel. (641)357- 2193. Colonialchapels.com | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/nada-s-oltrogge/article_609cc905-df45-5b9d-89b7-5888527e5ab3.html | 2023-07-12T05:09:54 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/nada-s-oltrogge/article_609cc905-df45-5b9d-89b7-5888527e5ab3.html |
June 12, 1945-July 4, 2023
GREENE-Richard William (Dick) Vickers died peacefully with his family by his side on July 4, 2023. He was seventy-eight years old.
He was born in Mitchell, South Dakota, the son of Richard Harold Vickers and Alice Jeanette (Ryan) Vickers. Dick’s father built grain elevators throughout the United States and as a small child Dick traveled from construction site to construction site in a little house trailer with his mom, dad, big sister Peggy and little brother Mike. When Dick was eight years old, the arrival of yet another baby to the fold forced the family to abandon its nomadic existence and establish roots in the St. Joe neighborhood of Mason City, Iowa. It was there that this skinny, Buddy Holly-esque, bespectacled boy fell in love with a girl named Mary Ann Kittleson. They started dating in middle-school, and she became the love of his life, as he was hers. They both graduated from Newman High School and they were married in 1967. From that time forward they enjoyed their life together while raising a family, traveling, playing golf, fishing, and spending quality time with family and friends. They were inseparable during their almost 56 years of marriage.
In 1970 Dick was drafted and sent to Vietnam. He left his young wife behind, pregnant with their first child, and did what his country asked him to do. He served with the Army’s 1st Air Calvary and after his tour was honorably discharged. He was awarded two Bronze Stars and the Vietnam Air medal for his service. Unfortunately, as many who served in Vietnam, he was exposed to Agent Orange, which eventually led to Parkinson’s disease, a diagnosis he received in 2020. Complications surrounding that disease led to his passing.
When Dick came home from the service, he attended the University of Iowa College of Law. After he obtained his degree, he threw out a shingle in Greene, Iowa, and practiced law there for over forty years. The love of practicing law turned out to be a family affair, and he took immense pride in building a law practice alongside his brother Patrick, and niece Libby. He enjoyed helping many people in Greene with all kinds of requests. Many of these occurrences happened with no expectation of payment; he simply wanted to provide his counsel to those in need.
Dick and Mary Ann made their home on a beloved rural acreage in Greene and the wonderful memories of life at the farm will always have a special place in the hearts of Dick’s immediate and extended family. Greene was a wonderful community in which to live and raise a family and Dick and Mary Ann raised three children there—Matthew, Stephen, and Erin. Dick was all about family. The most important thing in his life was the welfare and happiness of his spouse, his children, and his grandchildren. Those grandchildren called him Papa, and it was music to his ears to be called by that name.
Dick was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Peg. He leaves behind his bride Mary Ann Vickers, his son Matthew Vickers, his son Stephen (Jenny) Vickers, and his daughter Erin Vickers. Dick also leaves behind eight beautiful grandchildren—Vivienne Vickers, Olivia Vickers, Connor Vickers, Samuel Vickers, Walter Vickers, Wyatt Herold, Gus Herold, and Emmy Herold. He also leaves behind his siblings and their spouses—Michael and Joyce Vickers, Patrick and Gaylene Vickers, Mary and David Haller, and Karen and Michael McMillan. Finally, he will be missed by the many nieces and nephews that were blessed by his kindness and sense of humor.
As McCartney said, “And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make.” Dick left here with fully packed bags.
There will be a private family celebration of life at a later date.
Memorials may be directed to the Greene Public Library, or St. Jude’s Hospital; two of the many noble organizations that Dick supported. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/richard-william-vickers/article_5f89e585-291f-52f4-8728-d1e1fa40164c.html | 2023-07-12T05:10:00 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/richard-william-vickers/article_5f89e585-291f-52f4-8728-d1e1fa40164c.html |
CROWN POINT — A sharply divided Lake County Council agreed Tuesday to borrow up to $5.5 million to pay settlements in some two dozen lawsuits involving the county that were resolved over the past nine months without going to trial.
The county finance authority voted 4-2 along party lines to authorize the bond sale, with every Democratic council member in favor of the borrowing plan and the two Republican councilmen opposed. Council President Charlie Brown, D-Gary, was absent.
First-term Councilman Pete Lindemulder, R-Schererville, led the opposition in the hope of saving Lake County taxpayers approximately $900,000 to $1 million in attorney fees, underwriting costs and bond interest payments of up to 6% over the next six years.
Lindemulder estimated Lake County currently has about $20 million to $22 million in unobligated cash on hand, and he said the county easily can afford to pay the judgments with incurring all the additional costs associated with borrowing.
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"I don't want to ever be in a position where we overspend and can't pay our bills. But I think, in this instance, we do have the money to pay our bills — with cushion left over," Lindemulder said.
Councilman Ted Bilski, D-Hobart, and Councilman Clorius Lay, D-Gary, were less optimistic. Based on their long experience in local government, they said something always seems to come up to drain reserve funds and it's better to borrow to pay judgments than to use up all the county's cash.
In this case, Bilski noted the county's health insurance costs already are running some $7 million above expectations for this year, a new contract with pay raises for the sheriff's department is in the offing, and Lake County next year may be forced to allocate $4 million to cover an additional biweekly payroll due to a calendar quirk that pops up every 11 years.
"When we can borrow the money and not tap into our resources, and still be able to manage, I'm in favor of a bond at that point," Bilski said.
Lay agreed: "I think we should go ahead. Things can occur."
Final approval of the ordinance authorizing the bond sale briefly was delayed by Councilman Randy Niemeyer, R-Cedar Lake.
But he eventually reconsidered and lifted his procedural hold later in the meeting, notwithstanding his continued opposition to the borrowing plan.
Niemeyer said he hopes in the future the county will consider taking more lawsuits to trial, and prevailing, to avoid paying settlements. He also wants to be sure county employees responsible for triggering legal settlements are disciplined or removed from their posts, when appropriate.
County records show the largest settlement included in the bond is a $1.85 million payment to a Lakes of the Four Seasons family to resolve alleged civil rights violations stemming from a 2016 police brutality incident.
Most of the remainder are five-figure payouts to settle personal injury, worker compensation, negligence, discrimination and similar types of lawsuits.
The bond sale, pending final approval by the Lake County Board of Commissioners, is expected to be held by the end of the yea | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/lake-county-borrowing-legal-settlements/article_e237020e-2025-11ee-a14f-1be1fa4f383b.html | 2023-07-12T05:10:08 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/lake-county-borrowing-legal-settlements/article_e237020e-2025-11ee-a14f-1be1fa4f383b.html |
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Police are investigating multiple vandalism incidents at Bellevue and Redmond recreation areas, including blown-up port-a-potties and a playset that was set on fire.
It's a jarring site for locals who visited the playground at Phantom Lake Elementary for years.
"Everything is burned and everything is black," said 15-year-old Ethan Coldiron who saw the playset he spent countless days on as a child for the first time after it was scorched on Monday. "Everything's just totally destroyed. It's really sad to see this happen."
Early Sunday morning Bellevue police responded to a fireworks call at Phantom Lake Elementary where the fire could be seen across the parking lot.
"It's really devastating to see this happen because I know, like friends and family that go here," Coldiron said. “Even the port-a-potty, it's destroyed too."
This isn't the first incident where a port-a-potty has been vandalized. Neighbors say a week prior, the port-a-potty at the field down the hill was flattened. Bellevue police are also investigating three fires that were sparked in the area that were reported as fireworks going off.
The vandalism goes beyond Bellevue. On Saturday the King County Sheriff's Office said six port-a-potties were destroyed at 60 Acres Park in Redmond. Those responsible used a large, illegal firework called a Cyber Candle.
“These are recreational areas that we like to preserve and keep in prime condition for our youth and people to come,” said Tracy Calderon who was watching her daughter play in a soccer tournament at 60 Acres Park. "To know that somebody could be potentially blowing up something when I'm vulnerable and in the bathroom is quite scary."
The sheriff’s office is aware of the other fires in Bellevue and warns that setting off fireworks right now is extremely dangerous.
Neighbors continue to see the damage with their own eyes, as years of childhood memories are disintegrated.
“I think it's a complete loss for the community,” said Coldiron.
KING 5 reached out to the Bellevue School District, which declined an in-person interview but confirmed two schools had fires set on Sunday. KING 5 asked about the damage to the Phantom Lake playground, how much it originally cost and the price to replace it and has not heard back. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/port-a-potties-blown-up-playgrounds-set-on-fire-bellevue-redmond/281-de41ad18-ed1b-48f5-a926-44a9b3b52a8f | 2023-07-12T05:16:11 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/port-a-potties-blown-up-playgrounds-set-on-fire-bellevue-redmond/281-de41ad18-ed1b-48f5-a926-44a9b3b52a8f |
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine — With the steady drumbeat of the community band setting the pace, Sydney Blake and Gryffin Kristan stepped through the gym door. Blake, in a white gown and Kristan, in white tuxedo, led the Boothbay Region High School senior class in the 2023 Grand March.
The march is a graduation tradition in the small school that school officials say has been taking place for at least 100 years.
"My entire family has done the Grand March," Allen Crocker, assistant principal and the faculty organizer of the event for the past ten years, said.
"My father, my father-in-law, my brothers and sisters, in-laws. My mother, when she went here, she did the Grand March."
The march has the seniors line up initially as couples, then parade in an intricate series of patterns around the gym, all to the march music from the band.
The pattern sometimes shifts to four abreast, and even eight, then goes to individuals in "double diamond" patterns and eventually concentric circles that tighten and then expand. The full cycle of the march lasts well over 20 minutes.
And while it might seem like a throwback to earlier generations, the student leaders who set the pace say it means a lot to them and the community.
"It's exciting," Blake, senior class president, said. "We’ve come and watched the other kids do it [in the past]. And it's fun to look forward to doing it. Sometimes you’re like, 'Oh I don't want to do it, but in the end, it's good to do it."
Kristan, the student body president, admitted he wasn’t always excited about doing the March.
"When I was younger, I didn’t want to do it, but as you get older you’re more part of the community and, 'Oh this is a cool and unique thing, I want to be part of,'" Kristan said after the march practice.
Generations of Boothbay Region graduates have done the march, and those from Boothbay Harbor High School did it before the regional school was formed. The alumni association helps organize the annual event, held this year the night before graduation.
The ceremony drew a crowd of people from the community, as well as parents of the graduates who also marched to their seats before the students entered.
But despite the long popularity of the Grand March, there are still worries that time and changing attitudes might catch up with the tradition. The president of the alumni association urged parents and students to continue supporting the Grand March tradition in years ahead.
"We ask all of you in the upcoming years to join forces with us to keep this tradition sacred, as it has been for many years."
This year’s seniors appear convinced the march is worth preserving.
"I’ve got to be honest," Grace Campbell said, " I didn’t really want to do it when I first heard of it, and now that I’m doing it it’s a lot of fun."
Several said they have come to appreciate how much the march tradition means to many older residents.
"My grandmother was talking about watching her daughter and son do it, and how important it is to watch me, her grandchild, do it. So it's definitely important to a lot of old folks and alumni as well," Ryan Clark said.
"I think classic small-town tradition is something our town values," Kristan said.
Their teacher, advisor, and Grand March alumnus Allen Crocker said if you ask the community, there’s no question the march will last.
"You have people with no graduates, have had no kids in school forever, and they still show up to watch the Grand March." | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/boothbay-high-school-graduates-follow-tradition-of-the-grand-march-boothbay-regional-high-school-education-community-traditions/97-35bf7650-c798-4249-8281-55595321f82e | 2023-07-12T05:19:12 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/boothbay-high-school-graduates-follow-tradition-of-the-grand-march-boothbay-regional-high-school-education-community-traditions/97-35bf7650-c798-4249-8281-55595321f82e |
PORTLAND, Maine — James Kennerley, one of only two municipal organists in the United States, has spent an inordinate amount of time getting ready for a concert Saturday—a performance on the Kotzschmar organ in the Merrill Auditorium in Portland that will feature well-known movie music.
You might think a familiar piece such as the theme from "Star Wars" would come easily to Kennerley and the brass and percussion players who’ll accompany him, and for the most part, it does. Even so, the preparation is intense.
"Everything is in my head, but when you’re playing with friends you have to make sure you’re all playing from the same lead sheet," Kennerley said. "It’s actually been hundreds of hours of going through and making these little minute transcriptions and arrangements so that all of us can perform the same music at the same time."
The name of the event is Fab Film Music.
"I’m going to be playing, kind of as the title implies, all of the greatest music from the greatest Hollywood movies of the last 60, 70 years," Kennerley said.
There will be music from films such as "E.T.," "Indiana Jones," "The Little Mermaid," "James Bond," and more.
"It’s stuff that people are totally going to freak out about," Kennerley said. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/classic-hollywood-movie-music-at-merrill-auditorium-kotzchmar-organ-portland-maine-entertainment/97-6d3ca5de-5553-4cea-9b80-4bebefbba06d | 2023-07-12T05:19:18 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/classic-hollywood-movie-music-at-merrill-auditorium-kotzchmar-organ-portland-maine-entertainment/97-6d3ca5de-5553-4cea-9b80-4bebefbba06d |
BANGOR, Maine — The city of Bangor is working to roll out its remaining $16 million of American Rescue Plan Act funds, and dozens of people packed city council chambers at this week's meeting to voice why their organization deserves a slice of the money—including Bangor firefighters.
Firefighters in the local union, Bangor Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 772, said they deserve part of the funds for their work on the front lines every day during the pandemic.
When the union applied two years ago, it requested $817,236 to give first responders bonuses, which union president Jared Willey said would help retain people who have been pushed to their breaking point.
"I've got 15 years in and I can't wait for 9 more. I never thought I'd say that. I want out of this job," firefighter Ryan Blanchette said to city councilors Monday night.
The department has lost 36 people since January 2020, according to Willey, for numerous reasons including resignations, retirements, and terminations.
"What I remember most about the pandemic, though, was thinking, 'Man I hope I get COVID so I can get two weeks off,'" Andrew Rioux, a Bangor firefighter and paramedic, said. "Members of the city council, this is what burnout is."
Fifty firefighters showed up to Monday's council meeting after a lack of communication about the union's ARPA funds application, Willey said. Willey added he just wants the city to give back to first responders for their sacrifice.
"Nobody in public safety is being considered in the city of Bangor, where other cities and towns used the money for just that. The community I live in used the money for just that—immediately funded public services," Willey said.
The city partnered with Heart of Maine United Way to conduct a survey with a volunteer panel to evaluate 60 ARPA applications based on criteria set by the councilors. The firefighters union's application ranked 51st, but councilors said the city will not automatically give funding to the top-ranked applicants.
Bangor City Councilor Joseph Leonard told NEWS CENTER Maine he looks at the ranking system more as a guideline, but there's still more tireless work that needs to be done. He said distributing the ARPA funds isn't an easy process, but the councilors will do their due diligence to do what's best for the city. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bangor/bangor-firefighters-union-urges-city-for-premium-pay-of-arpa-funding/97-07680fd7-5d98-42b2-be75-922cdaf628d1 | 2023-07-12T05:19:24 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bangor/bangor-firefighters-union-urges-city-for-premium-pay-of-arpa-funding/97-07680fd7-5d98-42b2-be75-922cdaf628d1 |
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