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MAINE -- Nine soldiers from Maine's 146th Cyber Warfare Company have been called upon for a mission in support of the army cyber command.
Although many of the details are not available for release, what we do know is the unit will depart for Fort Gordon in Georgia this month and will not return for approximately one year.
The relatively new unit has been in existence for less than a decade.
Executive officer of the unit, Lieutenant Nathaniel Allen also works as an information security analyst for Camden National Bank. He says his team isn't exactly what people might imagine when it comes to cyber security.
"I know in my friend group they think I'm some big hacker man like every one of my soldiers- we're all hacker guys. We, you know, got the hoodies on and we're hacking away in our little dark room. That is part of what we do, absolute, says Allen, "But a lot of my soldiers, we have military intelligence people within my unit and they're not as technically inclined because they're the ones making plans for us and being like 'hey connecting the dots' and providing us that information."
Allen says the work they do is highly adaptive and constantly changing as technology evolves. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/maines-146th-cyber-warfare-company-to-leave-for-mission-this-month/article_2a0943f6-2113-11ee-8ab3-431d17d2f8f3.html | 2023-07-13T01:46:43 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/maines-146th-cyber-warfare-company-to-leave-for-mission-this-month/article_2a0943f6-2113-11ee-8ab3-431d17d2f8f3.html |
SOUTHWEST HARBOR -- Former Southwest Harbor Police Officer Richard Strout was at the center of conversation during Southwest Harbor's town meeting. Residents attended to air their grievances towards the actions of the select board and police chief.
Town officials hoped this meeting would be a turning point in regaining the publics trust.
Speaking about Southwest Harbor Police Chief John Hall, a resident who attended the meeting said, "I think it's disgusting, I want his resignation. He's supposed to be the steward of this town and he hired this piece of crap. It's unacceptable. Absolutely unacceptable."
The department announced Richard Strout had been hired on June 27th.
Following public outcry and a one thousand signature petition requesting Strout's dismissal, Chief Hall publicly apologized and announced Strout was no longer with the department on June 30th.
Both of these announcements came from Southwest Harbor Police Department's official Facebook page.
Strout's history includes three separate lawsuits during his time at the Machias Police Department.
The three lawsuits, along with numerous other accusations, dealt with assault and sexual assault.
A resident close to the victims stated that the cases where settled, not dismissed.
During the open-to-the-public discussion portion of the meeting, Southwest Harbor Board Member Luke Damon spoke about what information was available during the hiring process and the status of the three previous lawsuits. "When it's cleared in the courts, that's the best I can go on," said Damon. "Other thing is, anything after that is hearsay."
A local reporter who was in attendance asked Damon to clarify what he meant by saying hearsay.
Damon responded by saying, "They where cleared."
The reporter disagreed with Damon and pointed to a resident in attendance who has a close connection to the three victims of the three lawsuits.
"They were settled," said the resident. "They were not cleared, they were my friends."
After a brief silence in the room, the reporter went back to Damon asking him again, "Why did you say they were hearsay? Hearsay's a very strong word."
Damon denied he ever mentioned the word hearsay, "I did not," said Damon. "I believe you're putting words into my mouth."
The meeting also consisted of Police Chief John Hall reading a 20 page report about the hiring process for an officer.
The select board told residents that they were given notice of his intentions to hire Strout.
Hall and board members were aware of Strout's history before he was officially hired.
According to Chief Hall, Strout was hired because he had the most years of experience compared to the other candidates, and that he believes in second chances.
According to Chief Hall, "I run by the town manager. I say, this is who we're looking at."
"So you're looking for the town managers approval?" asked a resident.
"Nope," responded Chief Hall. "I'm giving the Town Manager information so she's involved in that, I'm just giving her information."
Once town officials moved on to what was next in the meetings agenda, almost every resident in attendance got up and left, showing no interest in what the rest of the meeting offered.
Chief Strout stepped away from the podium, and left the building.
"I'm a little disappointed honestly," said Brad Jordan, a Southwest Harbor resident and the man who started the petition to have Strout fired.
Jordan anticipated town officials to have a personable approach, and to help bring some form of closure.
"I was expecting this meeting to be a chance to rebuild some trust for the community," said Jordan. "Every question that was asked was answered with, 'we don't really have the way to say that' or 'we can't explain further then the background check and why he was hired'. I'm not really sure how the process was so horrible as to allow this person to be able to get a job here."
With questions left unanswered from board members, Chief Hall, and with Strout still living in Bar Harbor, community members who attended the meeting left feeling unsure of what's next. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/southwest-harbor-residents-disappointed-after-town-meeting-to-address-fired-police-officer/article_1eb97724-2112-11ee-a4a1-f7f3ce351637.html | 2023-07-13T01:46:44 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/southwest-harbor-residents-disappointed-after-town-meeting-to-address-fired-police-officer/article_1eb97724-2112-11ee-a4a1-f7f3ce351637.html |
Ten Bucks Theater ready for Shakespeare Under the Stars Devin Daigneault Devin Daigneault Reporter Author email Jul 12, 2023 Jul 12, 2023 Updated 1 hr ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ten bucks theater is getting ready for their annual Shakespeare Under the Stars production.This year's show will be an adaptation of the Bard's Much Ado About Nothing. Tickets can be purchased here. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Devin Daigneault Reporter Author email Follow Devin Daigneault Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you Currently in Bangor 74° Mostly Cloudy88° / 64° 10 PM 72° 11 PM 70° 12 AM 69° 1 AM 68° 2 AM 67° Storm CancellationsSign up here Trending Articles Videos ArticlesMiss Universe Netherlands Crowns Transgender Woman for First TimeNYC suspect on scooter kills 86-year-old man, injures 3 more in broad daylight shooting rampage: reportsFormer mafia boss says he tried to do deals with former President Trump in the 1980'sPhiladelphia neighborhood troubled by homeless problem, drug users with flesh falling off boneNew York congressman announces 'minimally invasive' surgery after doctor's appointmentKozy Korner closing its doors after decades of serving Orrington communityAn abandoned relic to be torn down in Bangor airportAce Flagg receives offer from George Washington UniversityMaine's only Rage RoomHead on collision in Lincoln leads to large weapons and drug bust Videos What's on Tonight? Fox Bangor Image Time Programme 7:00 pm Family Feud 8:00 pm Master Chef 10:00 pm Fox 22 News at 10 11:00 pm Dateline WVII Image Time Programme 7:00 pm Wheel of Fortune 7:30 pm Jeopardy! 8:00 pm The Connors 8:30 pm The Goldbergs 9:00 pm Abbott Elementary 9:30 pm Home Economics 10:00 pm Press Your Luck 11:00 pm ABC 7 News at 11 11:30 pm Jimmy Kimmel
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City of Salina wants to annex county land for a seed company
With a plan to bring more industry to the community, the city of Salina is looking at annexing land from Saline County at the north end of the city.
The annexation, consisting of nearly 20 acres of land just west of Ohio Street and south of Interstate 70, was applied by Beck's Hybrid Seeds, the third-largest seed company in the United States, which plans to construct a new building for a sales office and warehouse space in the area.
Dustin Herrs, an assistant planner for the city, said the requested land would join the city limits as an extension of an "island annexation" that happened by the city in 2001. That area currently has properties that include Flying J, Foley Equipment and MHC Kenworth.
While the city commission approved, on first reading, the request by Beck's for the annexation, because of where the tract of land is, the move will still need to be approved by the county.
"Because the ... property is not contiguous to the existing city limits, the annexation must be approved by the Saline County Commission," Herrs said.
To support this move, a separate resolution was passed by the city commission to request that approval by the county. If the county commission grants the request, the city will take up the annexation on a second reading at a later date to finalize it.
"Staff would note that we have been in conversation with Saline County and...the county commission has the item tentatively scheduled to consider the resolution ... on July 18," Herrs said.
Finally, Beck's also requested and was approved by the commission for the city rezone the annexation site and more land within the city limits that it will also occupy from agricultural land to light industrial.
Other city commission business
The city commission also approved or discussed the following items at its July 10 meeting:
- Approval on first reading of the rezoning of the former Harley-Davidson dealership site at 2200 N. Ohio St. to light industrial from highway commercial and agricultural.
- Approval on first reading the rezoning of property along Diamond Drive, north of I-70, from agricultural to light industrial to allow for development of a the 35 acre property west of Jackson Flats Washout.
- Approval of an amendment to the Moderate Income Housing grant agreement for the South View Estates Development. | https://www.salina.com/story/news/local/2023/07/12/salina-asks-saline-county-for-annexation-of-land-near-interstate-70/70397680007/ | 2023-07-13T01:50:52 | 0 | https://www.salina.com/story/news/local/2023/07/12/salina-asks-saline-county-for-annexation-of-land-near-interstate-70/70397680007/ |
A Salina business incubator project failed. Here's where federal funds will go instead
County Clerk makes an appeal to the proposed county budget
- The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce had planned to use American Rescue Plan Act funds to create a downtown business incubator space, but it failed to get off the ground.
- The Chamber and the County have agreed to reallocate the unused ARPA funds toward other local needs.
- Saline County Clerk Jamie Doss made an appeal to the proposed 2024 county budget, asking for another full-time staff member in her office.
A project that aimed to create a business incubation space in downtown Salina has been terminated this week and the funds were reallocated to other local initiatives.
Earlier this year, the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce was awarded American Rescue Plan Act funds from the county in an attempt to create a space where local entrepreneurs could test the waters for their business model. The space would have temporarily covered a major startup cost for business owners — real estate.
The county identified several categories of local need where it would use ARPA funding. The funds allocated to the chamber for this project were part of the business and nonprofit recovery category.
After months of searching, the chamber notified the county it was not able to find a suitable place for the incubator and would not be able to use the ARPA funds.
“The Chamber is of course disappointed that we won’t be moving forward with the retail incubator project at this time,” said Renee Duxler, president and CEO of the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce. “We truly feel a program like this would be tremendous benefit to community health and economic development.”
Duxler said the ambitious project was going to require a fast turnaround to meet the ARPA funding timeline. These federal funds are required to be obligated by the end of 2024 and spent by the end of 2026.
"It was a difficult call to make, but we knew there were other worthy projects that could benefit from the funding and meet the necessary completion deadline," Duxler said. "The Chamber will continue to pursue other possible avenues of funding for a retail incubator space in the future. We’re committed to supporting entrepreneurship, diversifying our retail markets, and contributing to downtown development.”
The 2021 ARPA provides direct funding to each county in the United States through the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund. For Saline County, this amount was $10,532,376.
Saline County sets priorities for CLFRF funds that come available
Termination of the incubator project left $250,000 in funding available to be reallocated. While there are a few projects for which the chamber could use funding, there is not another project within the business and nonprofit recovery category to use the bulk of these funds.
In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the county commission decided to reallocate the $250,000 as such:
- Reserve $19,000 for small projects with the chamber.
- $36,000 for security screening on the first floor of the City-County Building.
- $195,000 to assist in ongoing courtroom remodeling.
While the county could have chosen to solicit new projects in the business and nonprofit recovery category, unfunded projects have already been proposed in several other categories. Given this, county administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes suggested the commission prioritize a list of existing proposals in case more CLFRF funds come available.
"Staff has a recommendation that we prioritize these so that not only are we able to reallocate the funding today... but also if there are other projects that have been previously approved ... fall out, so to speak, during the remaining term, we are able to go to the next project or projects on the list, get agreements in place and expedite the process," Smith-Hanes said.
In their vote, the commission also set their list of priorities for unfunded proposed projects:
- A grant program for fire district facilities (up to $500,000).
- Rehabilitation of new space for Salina Grace.
- University housing.
- Medical residency housing rehabilitation.
- Food policy council.
Commissioner Bob Vidricksen excused himself from the reallocation discussion because of a potential conflict of interest as he sits on the Salina Health Education Foundation Board.
Incubator details:A new plan in Salina might give retail and specialty food entrepreneurs a head start
County clerk makes appeal to proposed 2024 county budget
Saline County Clerk Jamie Doss made an appeal to the county's proposed budget for 2024, asking for an additional full-time staff member.
Doss cited an increase in workload on her department as the main reason for her request.
"We're having more and more stuff put on us every year, especially on the elections side," Doss said Tuesday.
The position Doss requested would include an estimated added cost of $49,968.80 per year. This figure includes salary and benefits.
"I believe it is necessary to maintain the quality of our operations and to meet our statutory requirements and goals efficiently and effectively," Doss wrote in her official appeal document to the commissioners.
In addition to her request for additional staff, Doss requested the county conduct a staffing analysis to provide insight into current and future staffing needs. The commission will have until July 18 to decide on the appeal.
Kendrick Calfee has been a reporter with the Salina Journal since 2022. You can reach him at kcalfee@gannett.com or on Twitter @calfee_kc. | https://www.salina.com/story/news/local/2023/07/12/salina-chamber-saline-county-will-reallocate-unused-federal-funds/70398096007/ | 2023-07-13T01:50:58 | 1 | https://www.salina.com/story/news/local/2023/07/12/salina-chamber-saline-county-will-reallocate-unused-federal-funds/70398096007/ |
Crash closes Highway 22 in both directions halfway between Detroit and Idanha
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A crash has closed Highway 22 in both directions about halfway between Detroit and Idanha Wednesday evening, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation.
ODOT reported the crash at milepost 53 at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday.
Drivers should expect delays or postpone trips.
It was not immediately clear what caused the crash.
This story will be updated. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/07/12/crash-closes-highway-22-both-directions-detroit-idanha-oregon/70408312007/ | 2023-07-13T02:04:41 | 0 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/07/12/crash-closes-highway-22-both-directions-detroit-idanha-oregon/70408312007/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A total of $103.5 million will go toward 10 affordable housing developments across Oregon to help with the statewide housing crisis.
On Tuesday, Oregon Housing and Community Services announced that the Oregon Housing Stability Council approved funding for the Local Innovation Fast Track program. OHCS can now construct 646 homes for low-income residents with the new funding.
“Lack of affordable housing is a top concern for many people across the state and we must continue to pursue measurable progress,” OHCS Director Andrea Bell said in a statement. “These investments will help improve the futures and quality of life for thousands of Oregonians in rural and urban areas of the state.”
Bell also thanked the Oregon legislature and current Gov. Tina Kotek for investing in LIFT. However, the agency says the need for funding went beyond the funding available, with 23 applicants requesting $221.6 million in total.
Scoring committees narrowed down to just 10 housing developments — prioritizing those in areas impacted by the 2020 Labor Day Wildfires or those with a “Qualified Culturally Specific Organization on the development team.”
Here’s a breakdown of how much money each housing development received.
- $17.9 million to Salem Apartments in Salem
- $15.3 million to Phoenix Corner in Phoenix
- $15.1 million to Rand Road Affordable Housing in Hood River
- $13.5 million to Pacific Flats in Phoenix
- $8.3 million to College View Apartments in Bend
- $11.9 million to Estacada Apartments Phase II in Estacada
- $11.3 million to Ollie Court in Eugene
- $2.3 million to Depoe Bay Townhomes in Depoe Bay
- $5.6 million to Rivergreen Apartments Phase II in Corvallis
- $2.3 million to Unicorn Bed in Portland
OHCS noted that half of the developments will be located in rural communities, while the other will be in urban areas. The scoring committee also looked at other factors such as financial viability, innovation and development capacity. | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-housing-stability-council-approves-103-5m-funding-for-affordable-housing/ | 2023-07-13T02:07:43 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-housing-stability-council-approves-103-5m-funding-for-affordable-housing/ |
IMMOKALEE, Fla. — In a shocking incident, a woman was beaten and sexually assaulted near Boston Avenue and South 4th Street on July 5. The victim, whose identity is being withheld, was attacked by 19-year-old Juan Montez, who is homeless, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO).
According to the victim’s statement, she noticed a man, later identified as Montez, following her on a bicycle. Moments later, Montez approached her from behind and forcibly brought her to the ground. He proceeded to punch her in the face and pull her hair, leaving her disoriented and defenseless. The assailant then removed her clothing and covered her eyes, attempting to drag her to another location.
The victim bravely resisted, managing to break free from Montez’s grip several times. However, each time she tried to escape, he violently assaulted her, repeatedly punching her in the face. Language proved to be an additional barrier, as Montez only spoke English, while the victim spoke only Spanish.
In a heart-wrenching plea, the victim said, “(Redacted) told the man she didn’t want to do that, please do not do anything to her, she did not want to die.”
Fortunately, the assault was interrupted by the arrival of a nearby car, which scared off Montez.
Following an intensive investigation, Juan Montez surrendered himself to the authorities in Immokalee yesterday. However, the charges against him expanded beyond the sexual battery allegations. Prior to his arrest, law enforcement officials discovered stolen items linked to a burglary and grand theft.
Deputies found a backpack at the scene of the attempted rape, which contained five tablets. Remarkably, the tablets were engraved with the name of a young girl. The victim informed the police that the tablets had been stolen from her car’s unlocked glovebox, which was sitting in the driveway of 601 W. Delaware Avenue. The total value of the stolen items was estimated to be around $1,000.
Surveillance pictures captured at 601 W. Delaware Ave. led deputies to discover Montez’s identity.
Currently, Montez is in custody at the Collier County Jail. Conditions for his release include no-contact orders with both victims and a ban on the consumption of alcohol. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2023/07/11/search-ongoing-for-man-who-attacked-woman-in-collier-county/ | 2023-07-13T02:08:43 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2023/07/11/search-ongoing-for-man-who-attacked-woman-in-collier-county/ |
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — The City of Cape Coral is warning business owners of a potential scam.
Cultural Park Theater Executive Director Anita Casper said she saw someone under the name “Michelle M Fields” post on Facebook that they were looking for vendors for their event. She said the event was on July 29 and 30 at Cape Coral City Hall.
Casper said she’s always looking for ways to promote her non-profit, so she sent the poster a message. The poster then sent her a vendor application.
“You know you’re thinking, okay, her profile picture looks nice. She seems like she’s legit. Even her vendor’s application looked so legit,” said Casper.
Then Casper asked the poster if they had a city permit. The poster told her to pay her on PayPal first. “And that’s when the red flags kind of shot up,” said Casper.
Casper then screen-shotted the messages and sent them to the City of Cape Coral. Communications Manager Kaitlyn Mullen said that is the right thing to do.
“When we learned about that, we immediately sent it over to our colleagues over at the Cape Coral Police Department. And we put out public messaging to let residents know this event is not permitted by the city. This is not something that we sanctioned, and to tell them we don’t use third-party apps,” said Mullen.
That means the city never uses apps like Paypal, Cash App, or Venmo. Mullen said all payments go through RecTrac, and you will get a confirmation receipt.
NBC2 messaged the Facebook poster, but they did not respond. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/lee-county/2023/07/12/cape-coral-vendor-application-scam-targets-business-owners/ | 2023-07-13T02:08:49 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/lee-county/2023/07/12/cape-coral-vendor-application-scam-targets-business-owners/ |
East Yellowstone Highway, around 9:45 a.m., Parade Day. Two young girls are laid out on the sidewalk on a blanket, sunning themselves before the parade starts. Around them is a cacophony of noise and excitement; dogs, humans, engines, music.
Welcome to Casper on Parade Day 2023. If you live downtown, lucky you: sit out on your porch or front step. All you have to do is move your car. For the rest of the crowd, it’s a mad dash to the best spots. On Center Street, a Star-Tribune reporter spotted one woman sitting out at 7:20 a.m.
But back to Yellowstone. The classic Parade Day scenes play out, tales as old as time. You and your four kids need to find a good spot, which you’re trying to do, but there’s so many people on the sidewalks already that it’s hard to navigate with your stroller, chairs and umbrellas, not to mention the overflowing tote with sunscreen, hats and water bottles.
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Of course, the closer to David Street Station, the better, because afterwards you and the kiddos are going to eat lunch and play on the splash pad.
Parade Day, needless to say, is not just an event: It’s a pastime. It’s a tradition. It’s what you do if you live anywhere close to Casper, no matter your age. It’s sunshine, chalk art, candy and Americana, all wrapped into one.
Second Street
Over here, you can hear Fleetwood Mac playing from the speakers. It’s much the same as its next door street neighbor, but maybe even more crowded. Lots of “Excuse me’s” and “Sorry!”
It’s a hot hour for businesses too. It’s before 10 in the morning. People want their coffees.
Before the crowd becomes too thick, you make a right onto Center Street.
Center Street
The vein that runs perpendicular to Second in the heart of Casper, Center is decidedly quieter, gentler, until you get to the fifth block, where it picks up.
One woman carries a child on her back. The little girl is falling off.
“Wrap your legs,” she instructs. “You gotta be a little koala.”
When you hit Frosty’s, a rush of cold air hits you — the door is propped open. Some people watch the parade from inside, shaded from the unrelenting summer sun and heavy air. Smart idea.
Just a few feet down, the Bluebird Restaurant is also busy, but their doors aren’t open. It’s just one guy who looks vaguely like Jack Sparrow sitting outside playing a synth piano. He’s singing a Frank Sinatra cover now, but in the interim he creates riffs and then sets them to repeat so he can sing over them.
The lawn in front of the rectory of St. Anthony’s is full of people; there’s lots of trees and good ledges to perch on. Two nuns are enjoying the parade across the street. There are more dogs along this stretch then there have been in previous blocks. They look hot but happy to be near so many people.
The streets teem with the crowd. They spill over into corners, alleyways, parks.
Collins Drive
Just down the road a bit are — wait for it — more people in lawn chairs and blankets or just sitting on the curb.
The sounds really start now. Sirens blare in uneven intervals, and you feel your brain subconsciously rising to attention, even though there are no emergencies. Because of your heightened attention, you notice bursts of Spanish conversation intermixed.
Gov. Mark Gordon rides by on a robin egg blue convertible. He’s calling to the crowd, remarking how smart they are for having chosen a shady spot to sit in.
What you don’t realize about the parade, however, is how much trash accumulates on the streets and sidewalks. Volunteers for the city walk by with buckets and grabber tools, picking up the pieces. One tells you that the parade is the biggest littering event of the year, and when there’s so much litter, it gets into the storm drainage and then into the river.
You see Chuck Gray and Megan Degenfelder walk by with their floats. Children and adults shriek in delight when they get sprayed with water.
Ninth Street
Along Ninth, the floats end, people get out. The people on the RE/MAX Real Estate float are spraying each other now, just for fun.
In the shade, the heat softens to a bearable level. The people here seem to be soaking in, rather than actively participating in, the parade. Maybe that’s because it’s quieter, or maybe they’re just too hot to be excited anymore, or maybe both.
Either way, you’re gonna go back down David Street and end where Second turns into Yellowstone. When you’re almost there, you run into a woman parking her car in one of the last available spots. She gets out and joins you on the sidewalk.
“I forgot they were having the parade today,” she says, but she’s laughing. She’s from Lander.
You both wish each other a good day before she turns and goes into Metro Coffee Company, and you continue on the sidewalk. | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/casper-parade-day-2023/article_d94a6822-2019-11ee-b523-a7a5a0823806.html | 2023-07-13T02:11:06 | 0 | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/casper-parade-day-2023/article_d94a6822-2019-11ee-b523-a7a5a0823806.html |
Three former Bismarck Northwoods League pitchers were selected in the 2023 Major League Baseball Draft.
Connor O’Halloran, who played for the Bismarck Larks in 2021, was the first off the board. The Michigan left-handed pitcher was taken in the fifth round, No. 157 overall, by the Toronto Blue Jays.
O’Halloran went 8-6 with a 4.11 ERA and one complete game in 15 starts as a junior for the Wolverines. He struck out 110 batters and walked 26 in 103 innings.
Two players who played in the 2020 Bismarck pod also were selected.
Jacob Widener, a pitcher from Oral Roberts, went in the ninth round, No. 259 overall, by the Kansas City Royals. Widener played for the Bismarck Bull Moose in 2020.
Jared Wegner, an outfielder from Arkansas, was the No. 282 selection by the New York Yankees in the ninth round.
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Widener went 2-2 with one save and two games started in 30 appearances as a sophomore for the Golden Eagles this year. He allowed 31 hits, walked 21 and struck out 80 batters in 49 2/3 innings.
Wegner hit .313 in his first year at Arkansas after playing four years at Creighton. He had four doubles, two triples and 15 homers plus 51 RBIs in 43 games for the Razorbacks.
A total of 90 current or former Northwoods League players were drafted, along with 22 players selected who were scheduled to play in the league but were unable to due to injury or other circumstances.
The highest-picked Northwoods League player was Jacob Wilson, a junior shortstop from Grand Canyon, who played for the Mankato MoonDogs in 2021. He went No. 6 overall in the first round to the Oakland Athletics. Five first-round picks were Northwoods League alums. | https://bismarcktribune.com/sports/local/former-lark-ohalloran-drafted-in-fifth-round-two-other-players-with-bismarck-nwl-ties-picked/article_d1156f14-210c-11ee-9de6-2bf83e1d1c65.html | 2023-07-13T02:12:41 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/sports/local/former-lark-ohalloran-drafted-in-fifth-round-two-other-players-with-bismarck-nwl-ties-picked/article_d1156f14-210c-11ee-9de6-2bf83e1d1c65.html |
The Coos County Airport District (CCAD) Board of Commissioners has announced the selection of Rodger Craddock of North Bend to lead the organization as Executive Director. The Southwest Oregon Regional Airport serves southwestern Oregon with daily flights to San Francisco and direct flights to Denver. Craddock, who currently serves as the City Manager of Coos Bay, has an extensive background in local government management, economic development, managing multi-million-dollar budgets, capital project management, and building internal and external communications and relationships.
In making the announcement, CCAD Board Chairman, Jason Bell, said Craddock will oversee the airport’s $19 million budget and will direct all aspects of the financial and capital programs for the airport. The chairman added, “With the challenges rural communities face in balancing the needs of airline passengers with an ever-changing landscape in the airline industry, Craddock brings tremendous skills to foster good relationships with not only the community but industry leaders and stakeholders as well.” | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/craddock-selected-to-lead-southwest-oregon-regional-airport/article_efef0a22-207a-11ee-911a-e3bad221fc1a.html | 2023-07-13T02:13:25 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/craddock-selected-to-lead-southwest-oregon-regional-airport/article_efef0a22-207a-11ee-911a-e3bad221fc1a.html |
Scott Lanini of Salem finds first of six hidden bottles for Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative’s (OBRC) Hidden Bottle Hunt 2023 on Saturday in North Bend’s Simpson Park, winning the opportunity to direct a $1000 donation to Camp Okada.
“I made a few new acquaintances through the PDX Treasure Hunters Facebook page and learned a few new things like the myrtlewood coins or Prefontaine’s birthplace, which was pretty interesting and fun,” said Lanini. “I also love the charitable goal at the end of all this.”
Lanini is a third-year bottle hunterwho got to experience his first win this year. With a stepson who has autism, it was important to Lanini that he direct his prize donation to a non-profit that supports kids with autism. He has witnessed the positive impacts of dedicated spaces for kids with autism and wanted to pay that experience forward. Lanini hopes to continue bottle hunting in the future.
Camp Okada is a summer-camp that is designed to support children with high functioning autism spectrum disorders and Asperger’s syndrome. The camp is a four-night sleep away experience that aims to provide a safe, fun, and friendly environment for learning and enhancing social skills through group activities and non-competitive games. Camp Okada is one of over 5,000 non-profits that are a part of the BottleDrop Give program.
With four bottles found on Saturday, there are now two more bottles left to be found across Oregon. Participants can learn more about the hunt and sign up for daily clue reminders by visiting a dedicated page on BottleDrop’s website.
What is the Hidden Bottle Hunt?
OBRC’s third statewide Hidden Bottle Hunt runs July 5 – 9, 2023 to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the Oregon Bottle Bill. It is a treasure hunt with six specially designed, blue-painted bottles with commemorative medallions hidden throughout the state. BottleDrop releases one clue per bottle, per day, on their website, leading hunters to the final hiding spot. The lucky finders each keep the commemorative bottle and select a BottleDrop Give nonprofit partner to receive a $1,000 donation though BottleDrop’s Containers for Change program. Lean more about the Hidden Bottle Hunt here.
On July 2, 1971, Oregon became the first state in the nation to pass a Bottle Bill – a system that provides a redemption value for containers purchased in Oregon, incentivizing recycling and keeping bottles and cans out of our natural areas. It remains a groundbreaking approach to addressing the issue of litter in our forests, rivers, beaches, scenic byways, and other natural areas. Over time, Oregon’s system has grown and innovated to become a national model of beverage container redemption and recycling, inspiring national and international delegations to visit Oregon to learn about its unique and effective system. Learn more about what makes the Oregon model special here.
About BottleDrop and the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative:
The Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative (OBRC) is the industry steward of Oregon’s nationally recognized beverage container redemption system and the operator of the BottleDrop network. Headquartered in Clackamas, Ore., OBRC is a statewide, not-for-profit cooperative, formed by beverage distributors to operate Oregon’s renowned Bottle Bill program. OBRC helps keep Oregon beautiful by providing outstanding services to partners, distributors, retailers and the public for the recovery, reuse and recycling of beverage containers. Through OBRC’s BottleDrop Redemption Centers and container pickup service for more than 2,000 retail partners, the co-op recycles around two billion beverage containers annually, protecting the Oregon we love, supporting the causes we cherish, and inspiring innovation beyond our borders, to create a world where no resource is wasted – all without a penny of state funding. To learn more, visit BottleDrop.com or OBRC.com. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/first-hidden-bottle-hunt-bottle-discovered-in-north-bend/article_9a8113fe-207b-11ee-8312-c701917a6a46.html | 2023-07-13T02:13:32 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/first-hidden-bottle-hunt-bottle-discovered-in-north-bend/article_9a8113fe-207b-11ee-8312-c701917a6a46.html |
Coos Bay’s Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery was recently awarded two separate grants through the Oregon Heritage Program of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD).
The cemetery received a $2,000 Historic Cemeteries Grant and a $10,000 Preserving Oregon Grant. Both these programs support historic preservation work throughout Oregon at historic cemeteries and sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
These grants – combined with in-kind support and other donations – will fund Phase II of “Partners to Preserve our Pioneer Cemetery.” This multi-phase historic preservation initiative is tackling years of vandalism and deferred maintenance at the cemetery and will ultimately result in the repair of 340 gravestones. Work is currently underway at the cemetery on Phase I of the project, and the first 102 gravestones will be repaired by the end of July. Phase II, which will repair another 74 gravestones, will run from August of 2023 to April of 2024. The two Oregon Heritage grants will cover approximately 63% of the total cost, and cemetery volunteers are continuing to seek additional grants and community support – particularly from descendants of those buried in the cemetery – to reach funding goals and make “Partners” a success.
Founded and initially operated by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery was the Coos Bay region’s primary burying ground from 1888 until the early 1920s. Today, the cemetery is operated as unit of the City of Coos Bay’s parks system.
Respectful visitors are always welcome during daylight hours, and access is controlled via a combination lock on the cemetery’s main gate (in the MHS parking lot). Contact cemetery volunteers, the City of Coos Bay, the Coos Bay or North Bend Visitor Information Centers, Marshfield High School, or the Coos Historical Museum to receive the access code.
For more information, including how you can contribute directly to this project and help to ensure the Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery’s preservation for future generations, please reach out to cbcemetery@gmail.com or 541-435-1177. All donations to the cemetery are tax deductible and can be made through either the City of Coos Bay or Marshfield High School. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/marshfield-pioneer-cemetery-receives-12-000-in-oregon-heritage-grants/article_3f153968-207c-11ee-9dd7-df07bfa91481.html | 2023-07-13T02:13:38 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/marshfield-pioneer-cemetery-receives-12-000-in-oregon-heritage-grants/article_3f153968-207c-11ee-9dd7-df07bfa91481.html |
Community healthcare workers are creating a hub to take the mystery out of navigating the healthcare process.
The Coos Curry Behavioral Health Hub is a free online network being created to connect Coos and Curry County residents with local professionals who can help them with a variety of mental and behavioral health services.
“The issue is people don't know where to go, so we want to have this hub site be the place for people to find the services that they need,” said Community Mental Health Coordinator Devyn Downum.
Downum is creating the hub alongside Waterfall Behavioral Health Center’s Behavioral Health Program Manager Jordon McLaren.
The mission of the Coos and Curry County Behavioral Health Hub is to remove the barriers that make it difficult to access behavioral healthcare. Whether it’s in person or through telehealth, the hub aims to make the process easier and faster by connecting local residents to a therapist or psychiatric provider that meets their needs.
The cooscurryhub.com directory can be used to search for a provider by selecting from a variety of categories. The client can enter their age and their language preference. Clients can also pick a therapist preference if they have one.
They can search within Coos County, Curry County or Telehealth providers. They can also match their insurance preference (or no insurance) with those that the providers accept.
Clients can search for therapy for addictions, ADHD, anger management, anxiety, autism, bipolar disorder, chronic illness/pain, codependency, depression, eating disorders, family issues, grief, learning disabilities, life transitions, trauma, sexual abuse, sleep issues and many more. They can also choose the type of therapy they are looking for.
“This platform has counselors, so people that do that provide mental health therapy, and then also psychiatric providers, those who provide medication management for a myriad of different mental health, conditions and symptoms,” Downum said.
The list of providers will be narrowed down to include only those that match the categories that the clients choose. The hub provides a headshot of the local and telehealth providers, information about the services they provide, access to their websites and contact information.
If someone is in crisis, the hub includes a resource tab that will connect them with local crisis and mobile response teams.
While Downum and McLaren are both employed by Waterfall Behavioral Health Center, the hub includes providers from many different networks. Their goal is to get a comprehensive list of all community partners together in one spot.
“The need is so great, we can’t do it alone,” McLaren said. “It can be really challenging navigating this field, so this tool was created to make it easy and straightforward and get all of those providers together in one spot.”
The Coos Curry Behavioral Hub can be accessed at cooscurryhub.com. It also includes a link to reach Community Mental Health Coordinator Devyn Downum, if clients have any specific questions related to the site. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/new-online-hub-connects-locals-with-health-providers/article_2ad09afc-1f81-11ee-b6ab-cb6836e0c1e7.html | 2023-07-13T02:13:44 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/new-online-hub-connects-locals-with-health-providers/article_2ad09afc-1f81-11ee-b6ab-cb6836e0c1e7.html |
June 21, 1953 – June 3, 2023
Jerry Payne AKA Gerald Doyle Payne, 69 years old passed away on June 3, 2023 at Bay Area Hospital. Born in Antlers, Oklahoma on June 21, 1953, he moved to Bay Area in early 2000s.
A gifted photographer & long time Board of Directors member of SHAMA House. Never married, no children, but leaving behind many friends. We so miss you Jerry. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/jerry-payne-aka-gerald-doyle-payne/article_28f8d3e4-202f-11ee-861f-a39b56984369.html | 2023-07-13T02:13:50 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/jerry-payne-aka-gerald-doyle-payne/article_28f8d3e4-202f-11ee-861f-a39b56984369.html |
January 20, 1941 – July 2, 2023
Stacy Kimble Rossman was born in Rutland, Vermont on January 20, 1941 and died on July 2, 2023 in Salem, Oregon, after a brief illness. He grew up near Plattsburgh, New York, spending the summers along the shore of Lake Champlain where his parents owned a restaurant. He graduated from Peru High School, then attended Wadhams Hall Seminary for one year before enrolling at Plattsburgh State University. There, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree and studied toward a Master’s degree at Syracuse University.
Stacy married Charlotte Lahue, and the two of them taught elementary schools around Plattsburgh until 1968 when they moved with their than one-year old daughter to Coos Bay. Stacy was an elementary school teacher for ten years in the Bay Area, but is perhaps most remembered by the community for his 25-year career at Bi-Mart in the electronics department. There, many will recall his penchant for Avant Garde neckties and his myriad nicknames from Space Dog to Spacy Stacy.
Stacy’s interest in electronics was most evident in his passion for amateur (ham) radio. He achieved the highest level of licensing, extra, which required an advanced knowledge of radio and mastery of Morse code. His many other interests included tinkering with electronics, clock repair, classical music, astronomy, photography and genealogy. He was a long-time member of the congregation at St. Monica Catholic Church where he served as choir member, cantor and Eucharist Minister. He also sang with a Coos Bay Barbershop group for many years.
Stacy and Charlotte lived in Coos Bay for more than 50 years, before moving to the Willamette Valley to be closer to their son and his family. One of Stacy’s happiest times was a hiking and camping trip in Eagle Cap Wilderness with his son, Alton.
Stacy will be remembered as a faithful husband, kind father, silly grampa, friend and familiar face all around the Bay Area. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Denise Marie Renfrow; his parents, Alton and Olive Rossman. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Charlotte; his son, Dr. Alton Rossman and wife, Rachael; grandchildren Ian and Harper, all of Salem; half-sister, Freda Fay Dawson of Florida; nephews and niece.
A funeral mass will be held at St. Monica Catholic Church in Coos Bay on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 2 pm. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/stacy-kimble-rossman/article_d924391e-2027-11ee-b4f0-3b5420988de3.html | 2023-07-13T02:13:56 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/stacy-kimble-rossman/article_d924391e-2027-11ee-b4f0-3b5420988de3.html |
The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change.
Monday 06/26:
North Bend
• 12:22 am, dispute, 3200 block of Tremont Avenue.
• 9:25 am, 19 year old cited result of hit and run accident, 3600 block of Sheridan Avenue.
• 12:14 pm, unlawful entry into motor vehicle, 1700 block of Hamilton Avenue.
• 4:03 pm, unlawful entry into motor vehicle, 2400 block of Grant Street.
• 7:18 pm, fraud, 1900 block of Virginia Avenue.
• 9:20 pm, disturbance, 2000 block of Inland Drive.
• 10:09 pm, disorderly conduct, 1700 block of Virginia Avenue.
• 10:38 pm, 46 year old female cited on warrant, 1900 block of Virginia Avenue
• 10:39 pm, domestic assault, 3800 block of Vista Drive.
Coos Bay
• 1:57 am, 23 year old male cited on warrant, 1000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 2:07 am, dispute, 1600 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 6:28 am, 44 year old male lodged at Coos County jail on harassment, 1400 block of N Bayshore Drive.
• 7:49 am, 34 year old male lodged at Coos County jail on fail to register sex offender, 900 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 8:30 am, family dispute, 1400 block of Ventana Court.
• 8:43 am, neighbor dispute, 400 block of Hall Avenue.
• 9:49 am, RX fraud, 1700 block of Thompson Road.
• 10:57 am, located wanted subject, 400 block of W Anderson Avenue.
• 10:58 am, disorderly conduct, 100 block of S 3rd Street.
• 11:36 am, unauthorized use of motor vehicle, Wall and Michigan.
• 1:24 pm, located wanted subject, 90800 block of Travis Lane.
• 1:37 pm, hit and run accident, 700 block of S Broadway Street.
• 2:20 pm, family dispute, 300 block of Ackerman Avenue.
• 3:22 pm, misuse of 911, 1700 block of Thompson Road.
• 3:29 pm, misuse of 911, 1700 block of Thompson Road.
• 3:48 pm, juvenile problem, S 1st Street and E Hall Avenue.
• 4:11 pm, criminal mischief. 800 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 4:37 pm, 32 year old male transported to Coos County jail on warrant, 500 block of W Anderson Avenue.
• 5:24 pm, 35 year old male cited for criminal trespass II, 1800 block of Thompson Road.
• 5:28 pm, 42 year old female cited for driving while suspended, 6th Avenue and E Street.
• 6:35 pm, disorderly conduct, 500 block of Central Avenue.
• 7:24 pm, runaway juvenile, 100 block of Jackson Street.
• 10:31 pm, 53 year old male cited for driving while suspended, 900 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 11:13 pm, 30 year old male transported to Coos County jail on warrant, 200 block of S Schoneman Street.
• 11:35 pm, loud noise, 100 block of S 3rd Street.
Coquille
• 11:07 am, disorderly conduct, Highway 42 and N Central.
• 4:35 pm, theft, 40 block of E Main.
Reedsport
• 4:02 pm, theft, Best Western.
• 6:37 pm, trespassing, Best Western.
• 7:59 pm, juvenile problem, Barrone Park.
• 10:31 pm, disturbance, 6th Street and Elm Avenue.
Tuesday 06/27:
North Bend
• 1:40 am, theft, 1900 block of Virginia Avenue.
• 10:17 am, 54 year old male arrested, 1900 block of Virginia Avenue.
• 11`:15 am, intoxicated subject, Oregon and Brussells.
• 11:51 am, dispute, 700 block of Virginia Avenue.
• 1:03 pm, civil problem, 3500 block of Tremont Avenue.
• 1:21 pm, 41 year old male cited for driving while suspended, 1900 block of Meade Street.
• 2:18 pm, hit and run accident, Newmark and Broadway Avenue.
• 2:52 pm, unlawful entry into motor vehicle, 3200 block of Tremont Avenue.
• 5:25 pm, family dispute, 1900 block of Monroe Avenue.
• 11:36 pm, shots fired, 2100 block of McPherson Avenue.
Coos Bay
• 12:35 am, 72 year old female cited on violation of restraining order, 200 block of N Broadway Street.
• 12:35 am, harassment, 200 block of S Schoneman Street.
• 1:33 am, 40 year old cited for DUII, 3200 block of Tremont Avenue.
• 2:35 am, loud noise, 1000 block of S 7th Street.
• 5:39 am, 35 year old male cited for criminal trespass II, 1000 block of S 1st Street.
• 5:47 am, unlawful entry into motor vehicle, 8th Terrace.
• 7:42 am, burglary, 300 block of N 8th Street.
• 7:50 am, theft, 700 block of S Empire Boulevard.
• 8:39 am, burglary, 1900 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 9:02 am, animal complaint, 200 block of N Schoneman.
• 11:32 am, dog bite, S 8th Street and W Anderson Avenue.
• 12:18 pm, disorderly conduct, S Broadway and Central Avenue.
• 1:01 pm, fraud, 1000 block of Pirates Court.
• 1:06 pm, 37 year old lodged at Coos County jail on warrant, 1100 block of S 1st Street.
• 1:31 pm, neighbor dispute, 500 block of S Empire Boulevard.
• 3:33 pm, shoplifter, 100 block of N Cammann Street.
• 3:43 pm, 35 year old male lodged at Coos County jail on burglary I, theft III, and criminal mischief III, 1100 block of N 10th Street.
• 4:17 pm, injured animal, Ocean and Central.
• 7:09 pm, dispute, 1400 block of Ventana Court.
• 7:19 pm, located wanted subject, 500 block of S 2nd Street.
• 7:30 pm, menacing, 900 block of Augustine Street.
• 7:32 pm, threats, 1300 block of Oregon Avenue.
• 7:51 pm, disorderly conduct, 1000 block of S 1st Street.
• 8:52 pm, mutual harassment, 1200 block of N Bayshore Drive.
• 9:07 pm, weapons offense, 3100 block of Ocean Boulevard.
• 9:38 pm, theft, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 9:56 pm, 43 year old male transported to Coos County jail on unauthorized use of motor vehicle and theft III, 1200 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 11:40 pm, located runaway, 1000 block of S 1st Street.
Coquille
• 9:03 am, criminal mischief, 1500 block of N Dean Street.
• 10:38 am, criminal mischief, 5th Street Park.
• 2:11 pm, 20 year old male cited for failure to perform the duties of a driver property damage, 900 block of Dean Street.
• 5:01 pm, 40 year old male lodged at Multnomah County on Coquille Police warrant, 12200 block of NE Glisan.
• 6:05 pm, runaway juvenile, 1600 block of N Dogwood Street.
Reedsport
• 12:28 am, noise complaint, Oregon Coast Pizzeria.
• 5:51 pm, criminal mischief, 2100 block of Elm Avenue.
• 8:16 pm, domestic disturbance, 2700 block of Frontage Road.
Wednesday 06/28:
North Bend
• 6:51 am, injured animal, Tremont and Exchange.
• 7:39 am, unauthorized use of motor vehicle, 2200 block of Tremont and Exchange.
• 8:49 am, harassment 1900 block of Meade Avenue.
• 10:45 am, recovered stolen vehicle, 1300 block of Airport Lane.
• 1:18 pm, fire, Ohio and Oak.
• 1:48 pm, disorderly conduct, 1600 block of Virginia Avenue.
• 4:18 pm, injured animal, Tremont and chip terminal.
• 4:31 pm, fraud, 3400 block of Sherman Avenue.
• 8:30 pm, 35 year old male transported to Coos County jail on domestic assault IV, 3800 block of Vista Drive.
• 8:48 pm, dispute, 2700 block of Virginia Avenue.
• 9:02 pm, juvenile problem, 2600 block of Virginia Avenue.
Coos Bay
• 5:28 am, 60 year old male transported to Coos County jail on two counts assault III and two counts menacing, 400 block of N Cammann Street.
• 7:32 am, barking dog, 700 block of 17th Avenue.
• 8:32 am, 37 year old female cited for driving while suspended, 4th and Johnson.
• 8:34 am, disturbance, 1600 block of Minnesota Avenue.
• 8:42 am, unlawful entry into motor vehicle, 1100 block of S 1st Street.
• 9:23 am, unlawful entry into motor vehicle and theft of tools, 2300 block of Ocean Boulevard.
• 9:50 am, harassment, 100 block of Norman Avenue.
• 10:13 am, unlawful entry into motor vehicle, 900 block of Sanford Street.
• 12:37 pm, dispute, 1700 block of Thompson Road.
• 12:39 pm, harassment, 100 block of S 7th Street.
• 1:05 pm, 47 year old female transported to Coos County jail on warrant, 1500 block of N Bayshore Drive.
• 1:31 pm, 72 year old female cited on criminal trespass II, 200 block of N Broadway Street.
• 1:46 pm, dispute, S Empire and Noble.
• 1:59 pm, dispute, 1100 block of Coos River Highway.
• 2:02 pm, disorderly conduct, 300 block of Central Avenue.
• 2:42 pm, shoplifter, 200 block of S Broadway Street.
• 3:42 pm, dispute, tennis courts.
• 3:43 pm, criminal mischief, 1100 block of Coos River Highway.
• 4:01 pm, dispute, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 4:36 pm, theft, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 6:00 pm, harassment, 1100 block of Tideview Terrance.
• 7:25 pm, burglary, 1800 block of Thomas Avenue.
• 7:39 pm, located stolen property, 1000 block of Evans Boulevard.
• 8:04 pm, civil problem, 900 block of S Empire Boulevard.
• 9:01 pm, located stolen property, 700 block of S Broadway Street.
• 10:33 pm, juvenile problem, 700 block of S Empire Boulevard.
• 10:41 pm, 46 year old male transported to Coos County jail on four warrants, 200 block of Johnson Avenue.
• 10:50 pm, burglary, 200 block of S Schoneman Street.
Coquille
• 9:37 am, civil problem, 1700 block of N Fir Street.
• 9:50 am, dispute, 1700 block of Fir Street.
• 11:16 am, criminal mischief, 200 block of N Central Boulevard.
• 6:44 pm, threats, 1200 block of N Dean Street.
• 7:21 pm, violation of restraining order, 1700 block of N Grape Court.
Reedsport
• 11:09 am, animal problem, 1100 block of Ivy Avenue.
• 7:39 pm, juvenile problem, Frontage Road and Ranch Road. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/police-blotter/article_295adea4-200c-11ee-8891-bb19729d7d42.html | 2023-07-13T02:14:02 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/police-blotter/article_295adea4-200c-11ee-8891-bb19729d7d42.html |
These stories were found in the Marshfield Sun Printing Museum newspaper repository stored in Marshfield High School.
1922
Train service cut off today
Big slide occurs near Mapleton on Siuslaw river
Track is covered for a distance of 75 feet with earth and rock and steam ditcher used
Train service to the Bay is delayed today on account of a bad slide three miles this side of Mapleton on the Siuslaw river. The one due this morning and the one due this afternoon will not arrive until sometime this evening. It was thought this afternoon that the train would not get in before 7 p.m. at least an possibly not until later.
The slide occurred near a place where work has been done on the wagon road. The loosening of the dirt and the rain together probably caused the slide. Earth fell over the track for a distance of about 75 feet and to a depth of from five to seven feet. It was necessary to send the big steam ditcher, which was at work at Myrtle Point. It left here shortly after 10 a.m. and was expected that it would take the apparatus several hours to dig the tracks clear. Many rocks were mixed in the earth, which makes it difficult to handle.
The outgoing train left here at the usual hour and will be held at Cushman until the track is cleared.
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Classes take up volley ball
Athletic club finds sport in game introduced
The largest class yet assembled was on hand Monday night at the Armory at the regular meeting of the Coos Bay Athletic Association. A scheduled volley ball game between the “Cooties” captained by George C. Huggins, and the “Snakes” captained by Dr. R.W. Morrow was won by the “Cooties” two games to one. The games were all close and considering the fact that only a very few of the players had ever played the game before, some good work was evidenced.
After the volley ball, two basket ball teams were formed and all the players given a chance to see what they could do. Starting Wednesday night, Director Routledge is going to begin a series of eliminations with a view of making up a strong team. There are several basketball ball teams being formed in the surrounding country and if a team of high enough calibre can be found outside games will be scheduled.
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North Bend club will give play
Seventeen Music Club will present musical number
“An Evening in Bohemia” will be presented at Eckhoff hall December 14
The Seventeen Music Club of North Bend is planning an entertainment, “An Evening in Bohemia” which will be presented at the Eckhoff hall net Thursday evening, December 14.
The club had intended to stage this feature last spring, but the illness of members at that time made postponement necessary. Rehearsals were resumed with the fall meetings, and as the club has been strengthened by many new voices it promises to be better for the delay.
The entertainment is a gypsy fantasy, with a pretty setting and elaborate costuming. Gypsy choruses, songs and duets will be sung, and a group dance is included in the general program. About thirty women and girls are to take part.
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Astoria business district wiped out with several million loss.
Twenty-six square blocks in heart of city burned in fire which started in restaurant about two o’clock this morning insurance about half.
Estimates of financial loss vary from four to fifteen million dollars
Norris Staples, President of Bank of Commerce, drops dead during excitement — principal buildings gone — fire spread in piling foundations
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By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times
ASTORIA — The entire business district, comprising twenty-six square blocks, was wiped out by a fire which tarted shortly after 2 a.m. in a restaurant in the heart of the business district.
One life was lost, Norris Staples, an automobile dealer and president of the Bank of Commerce, dropping dead.
The financial loss is estimated all the way from four to fifteen million dollars.
At nine o’clock all the district between Astor street, at the river front, south to Exchange street and east and west between Eighth and Sixteenth streets was devastated.
Between Eleventh and Twelfth the fire penetrated as far as Franklin street.
Fire Chief Fosler said the fire got out of control because it burned beneath the buildings under the foundations on piling which had not been filled in when the city was built on piles, and he attributed the disaster to this fact.
Most of the buildings burned were frame, but the city’s substantial brick buildings also are gone.
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1972
Peterson’s plant hit by fire at Charleston
During heavy storm
Fire of undetermined origin swept through a wing of the Peterson Seafoods Co. packing and processing plant in Charleston Tuesday night causing an estimated $150,000 damage.
Forty men from five agencies joined Charleston Rural Fire Protection District firefighters in battling the blaze which took two hours and 20 minutes before it was brought under control at 9:15 p.m. Flames shot 100 feet in the air.
Hampering the firefighters in trying to quell the blaze at Charleston’s largest processing plant were bad weather, including snow, hail and heavy winds. No one was injured.
Tom Peterson, owner of the plant, said today that some 40 workers of the 175 on his payroll will be temporarily laid off “until we can get the area rebuilt and working again.” The affected building housed the bottom fish processing room and some cold storage.
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Cranberry growers in Coos, Curry reap $1 million crop; new record
COQUILLE — Cranberry growers in Coos and Curry counties reaped a $1 million-plus record crop this year, 40 per cent more than any previous year for the 825 acres of bogs in production.
And the quality and taste of the locally-grown berries, along with the color, are “the best in the world,” Coos County Extension Agent David Keir reported to the Coos County Commissioners Wednesday.
Keir said the 750 acres in Coos County produced a whopping 92,250 barrels this year while Curry’s 75 acres added approximately 9,000 barrels for a total of 101,250 barrels, some 40 per cent higher than the previous record.
“This is the best quality berry in 18 years,” Keir said, “and next year could be even better. The buds look good for next year and if the weather is favorable” production on existing acreage could increase.
Federal marketing regulations limit the amount of acreage in production, Keir told the commissioners. And the price per barrel, also set by federal rules, was $10.80 last year and should reach $11.50 or $12 this year.
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SW Oregon economy ‘good’
Southwestern Oregon economy is good and employment was steady during November, according to the State Employment office manager in Coos Bay, Edward J. Konka, but there were not enough jobs created to meet the number of people looking for work, he said.
“Insured employment on the South Coast was third highest in the state in November,” Konka said. “This means that currently the South Coast is not the best place to look for work.”
However, actual claims for unemployment compensation decreased this November as compared to the number of claims in November of last year. Konka said this is partly due to better weather conditions this year.
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Tillamook trims Bandon cheese operations
Town’s longtime factory now a curd producer by name only
Label the same: While cheesemaking line closes, Central Coast company to leave its retail operation in Bandon
The Bandon Cheese Factory, a popular tourist stop for travelers and famous for its 2-pound bricks of cheddar, cheese curds and flavored cheeses, will no longer be producing Bandon cheese.
But the store will continue its retail operations, according to Christie Lincoln, communications director for the Tillamook County Creamery Association, which owns the Bandon Cheese Factory.
According to manager Brad Sinko, worker at the factory made the last vat of cheese on Nov. 29.
“We’ve shut down cheesemaking as of last Saturday,” Sinko said Wednesday.
The Tillamook County Creamery Association purchased the plant and retail operations in May 2000 from then-owners Joe Sinko and Leo Mottau, both of Bandon.
Lincoln said while cheesemaking has been discontinued in Bandon, it will continue in Tillamook.
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Semipro football comes to Coquille
Raiders: Team from Roseburg relocates to more central location
Semiprofessional football is coming to the South Coast.
The Southwestern Oregon Raiders, a team for players in their post-high school years, will begin playing at Coquille High School early next year.
Though the season opener is still several months away, an organizational and informational meeting will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Coquille Community Building.
The Raiders have been a team for six years, based in Roseburg and called the Oregon Outlaws. The club was started by Winston resident and Douglas High School assistant coach Rob Castleman.
“He got it started because he loved playing football,” said Ron Wigington of Bandon, who has volunteered to coach the team. “When he got done with college, he wanted to keep playing.”
Castleman wanted to move the team to a more central location because several South Coast players were part of the squad. Coquille became the answer.
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Schab inducted into judo honor society
Kurt Schab of the Southwestern Oregon Community College Judo Program has been inducted into the United States Judo Federation Honor Society.
Schab, 12, recently received notice of his membership in the honor society for the 2001-2002 academic year. The United States Judo Federation developed the honor society program to recognize full-time students participating in judo who maintain a grade-point average of 3.7 or greater for the entire academic year.
Schab is an eighth-grader at North Bend Middle School. He has been studying judo more than six years at Southwestern and is a regular member of the Judo Club’s team, which competes regionally in the Northwest.
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Looney second in regional meet
Myrtle Point eighth-grader Lacy Looney finished second in the youth girls division at the Junior Olympics regional cross country meet at George, Wash., on Nov. 23.
Looney was among 27 athletes from the Zephyrs cross country team to compete in the meet. The club includes runners from Myrtle Point, Coquille, Langlois, Port Orford, Gold Beach and Brookings.
Looney’s time of 14:04 for 4,000 meters was seven seconds behind the winner.
The top 20 individuals in each division earned trips to the national meet, to be held Dec. 14 in Georgia. Steven Sanders of Brookings was 10th in the midget boys race, with a time of 10:34 for 3,000 meters. Chris Platano of Myrtle Point was 14th in the youth boys 4,000-meter race with a time of 12:56.
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Tedder PP&K champion
Kyle Tedder is a gamer.
The 10-year-old Coos Bay boy rose to the occasion over the weekend when he took first place at the regional championship for the Punt Pass & Kick competition held in Seattle.
Not only did Tedder top the field, the Millicoma Intermediate School student topped his own record.
His distances for throwing, punting and place kicking a football combined for 304 feet, shattering the boy’s old personal best of 258 feet.
Among those distances was a personal-record heave of 112 feet, 6 inches.
So far Tedder is second in the national competition. The top four competitors overall in each age group will advance to the national championships at the AFC championship game. Topping the national list so far is an athlete from the New England region who has a mark half an inch better than Tedder’s. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/this-week-in-coos-county-history/article_b8db074c-202b-11ee-be83-f3eaa04f18c2.html | 2023-07-13T02:14:09 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/this-week-in-coos-county-history/article_b8db074c-202b-11ee-be83-f3eaa04f18c2.html |
The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) has four roles when wildfires threaten communities: it calls for evacuations, manages traffic in and out of endangered neighborhoods, handles patrols in areas that are vacated to prevent looting, and determines when and how re-entry will get underway once the fire is managed.
That’s why CCSO is linked in with the process of communicating to residents when it’s time to be ready, get set and go if a fire threatens their home.
The “Ready, Set, Go!” system is meant to offer a helpful blueprint for the county, outlining the most basic instructions to follow when there’s smoke on the horizon.
But what does it mean to be ready for a wildfire? How do you set yourself up to leave your home in an emergency?
There are official recommendations from the federal government that include suggestions such as having a full or at least half tank of gas in your vehicle in case you need to leave an area at a moment’s notice.
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Coconino County Sheriff Jim Driscoll recommends having a “grab bag” by the door filled with items you choose when you’re under no time constraints: belongings such as family photos, passports and medications. There are comprehensive lists of items to set aside on CCSO’s website.
Technically, Coconino County is always on “Ready,” but evacuation is an emotional and difficult process, and those types of formal recommendations can dissolve under the pressure of imminent evacuation once a neighborhood’s status switches to “Go.”
Timberline resident Rose McMillan learned that when she was evacuated from her home during the Tunnel Fire.
“I did not get much time once they evacuated," McMillan said. "I was so overwhelmed I didn’t know what to take. Next time I would try to put more thought into what I take."
She added: "It was the most terrifying thing I ever went through."
Thinking through what you want to bring and having important items set aside during the ongoing “Ready” stage can be valuable once pre-evacuation warnings are formally issued, said CCSO Chief Deputy Bret Axlund.
He said the deputies deciding when and where to put evacuations or pre-evacuations in place are also operating from a place of practice and forethought, using rapidly evolving information.
“We’ll get a call like a wildfire, what we’ll do is send a supervisor to incident command. Generally, that’s the person who is in charge of operations response with the fire agency -- generally, that’s the forest service. We tie in with them and use their expertise. They’re the fire experts, they know much better than we do the path of the fire and the speed element,” Axlund said. “They’ll map areas that are in danger. Then we use the Ready, Set, Go! system for communities in the track of the fire.”
He recommends preparing for at least five days away from your home, especially after the lengthy evacuations that took place during the Tunnel and Pipeline fires.
Scott Hancock was evacuated from Railroad Springs in 2005 when a fire burned near Woody Mountain Road. At the time, he had several factors to consider.
“Having to evacuate animals, kids and visitors was definitely a source of anxiety for everyone. Luckily, we had two friends in Doney Park who could take us all in, even the animals. So we did not use a shelter. We had not prepared for an evacuation at the time, but I have every summer since then,” Hancock said. “Now, we have important bins, photos, passports, birth certificates, etc., ready to go. During Red Flag Warnings we will park our RV in the driveway and make sure it is ready to go quickly if needed.”
Experts tend to recommend having items critical to life, safety or identification ready to go, but sometimes the possessions former evacuees wished they’d brought have more nuanced value.
“I got to the point of loading up the car, and one of the things I thought about because I had time [was] that I would want to have things that made the next house I lived in feel like home if I lost the one I live in now. I gathered a few decorative items that matter to me,” said Lynn Merrill, who lives in University Heights. “Not just family photos and important papers. I think, if I had to start over, that would help.”
Lynn Salce lived off of Schultz Pass and Fort Valley Road for three decades. She was evacuated twice — once in 2019 and once in 2022.
“I have the Coconino County emergency alert app on my phone and did receive the Ready, Set, Go alerts, and I started getting things together at the first alert. It was an overwhelming task. I called my (grown) kids and asked them if there was anything at my house they wanted me to take if I evacuated. They both had a couple of things, but I was at a loss," Salce said. "Finally, I decided to pack up my many photo albums -- irreplaceable family photos from years past. I'm so glad that most of the photos of my kids growing up are digital and I didn't have to worry about saving them.”
Salce said she also brought her medications, laptop and some clothing before deciding that most of her belongings were replaceable. For former evacuees who spoke to the Arizona Daily Sun, it wasn’t uncommon to grab photo albums, stuffed animals and musical instruments. A number of people said they felt panicked in the packing process and mostly forgot to think beyond those top-of-mind things.
Several people said they wished they’d brought items that would be important in the future. Salce said she’s since thought more about making records that could help her file insurance claims.
“I did think to do something I should have done a long time ago when I wouldn't have been rushed. I quickly went through the house to get a video inventory of everything. I went through every room, every closet and took some of the yard and exterior of the house,” Salce said.
In a pinch with animals
While a lot of planning for the packing process can be done in advance, during the Ready stage, some things are harder to prepare to move.
Axlund said while CCSO recommends having a grab bag ready at all times, the “Set” phase is generally when people pack their things and get ready to go. He said he recommends people with animals, particularly horses and livestock, evacuate when they’re put on “Set” status to ensure they have enough time to get their critters out of the path of an encroaching wildfire.
“I was evacuated. My advice would be to pay attention to pre-evacuation notices. I didn’t. I never thought it would happen. Then the evacuation was an all-out panic, evacuating my 20 animals at the time,” said Coconino County resident Jennifer Louzan. “To be fair, there was only a few hours between pre-evacuation to evacuation. I think the responders did their best and so did we. But sometimes there isn’t a lot of notice.”
Louzan recalls not having enough animal carriers or a prepared horse trailer to make moving her animals a smoother process. Her experience is not uncommon.
“I ended up putting a lot of my smaller animals into cardboard boxes. So another bit of advice is to keep a carrier for each animal. I only had two small carriers because I only take them to the vet two by two," she said. "My hooved babies were most difficult because we didn’t have a place for them to go and had to be price gouged for the most rusty used trailer ever to move them all. The moral of the animal evacuation story is to have a place for everyone and enough carriers or trailers for everyone to load up at a moment’s notice.”
Axlund said one of the best ways to prepare for possible evacuations can start well before fire season. He said getting to know your neighbors and exchanging phone numbers with people close by can be critical.
“If you are going out of town and have animals, be sure to coordinate with someone who has access to your property and can safely evacuate your animals. I haven’t been evacuated, but I’ve helped friends who have been,” said Doney Park resident Paula Emberty. “It can be a chore to catch and load large animals in stressful situations, especially if the animal isn’t familiar with the person or equipment. And not all house or pet sitters are familiar with transportation of animals.”
Even in situations where large animals aren’t involved, neighbors can sometimes help get people out of homes in the path of a fire after roadblocks are set up by CCSO.
Tools available
Axlund said in order to ask your neighbors for help, signing up for emergency alerts can be key.
CCSO has access to a reverse 911 system called iPause and can use that system to push alerts to all phones in a given geographic area.
Axlund said CCSO learned the system’s limitations during the Pipeline and Tunnel fires. During those fires, a number of residents weren’t able to get back to their homes after popping into town to buy groceries or working all day in the city limits.
“The benefit of the emergency notification system is whether you’re in that area or not, you’ll still receive an alert,” Axlund said. “One of the problems we found was people couldn’t get to their homes in time to get to their animals or their children. We had to send deputies into areas to go do rescues for folks that were unable to leave their homes.”
During the Pipeline Fire, Axlund said, CCSO partnered with Mohave, Yavapai and Navajo counties so there were more deputies available for rescues. CCSO's Search and Rescue Unit was also called in.
On occasion, deputies can go into evacuated areas to rescue children or people stranded behind evacuation lines. Sometimes, depending on fire behavior, they can even help to escort people to get medications or other items that are critical to their life and safety. But that’s all dependent on fire behavior.
“We found that out during the Pipeline Fire -- in 12 minutes we went from Set to Go. We were clocking that fire at 30 miles per hour,” Axlund said. “Sometimes there was absolutely no way we could send out enough SAR volunteers or deputies to check every home [for people left behind]. Get to know your neighbors. Trade phone numbers. Sometimes it’s OK to be dependent on others for your safety and the safety of others.”
Keeping an eye on things
Once homes are evacuated, CCSO deputies are responsible for patrolling vacant neighborhoods where possible.
“We have active patrols preventing any type of criminal activity, like theft,” Axlund said.
During such patrols, he said, CCSO will often rely on support from outside agencies, because calls for service in other parts of the county generally don’t stop for a fire.
“We will set up roadblocks in the area to keep people from re-entering. Once people leave the area, they’re not allowed back in,” Axlund said.
When Salce was evacuated, Schultz Pass Road was blocked at Fort Valley.
“I parked in the Cheshire neighborhood and watched as helicopters flew overhead and retrieved water from the retention tanks on Schultz Pass. Even though the fire was moving east, my neighborhood remained evacuated, since we were included in the Elden Lookout zone. The neighborhood directly south of my home, Valley Crest, had not been evacuated, so it was very frustrating to me that I could not get back to my home,” Salce said.
She recalled not getting a good night’s sleep until she was allowed to return to her home — which was still standing after both wildfires.
Some evacuees described a gnawing uncertainty about the status of their house, whethertheir property would be standing when they returned.
“If a home is destroyed, we try to contact that homeowner as quickly as we possibly can. We’ll go check on homes for people,” Axlund said. “We will conduct community meetings, because it’s all about communication. A lot of inaccurate information goes out because people don’t know. We’ll give updates from the Forest Service. We’ll also try to get help from the building inspector for an area to find out if homes are safe to enter.”
Once it’s determined that an area is safe to re-enter and re-evacuation is unlikely, residents -- and only residents -- will be allowed to re-enter neighborhoods.
“We generally do a checkpoint for them to come through,” Axlund said. “A good thing to keep in the go bag is proof they live in the area ... for their safety and for privacy, we only let people who live in an area back in at first. We know when people come back into the area and they see their shed, their fence, their homes, burnt up, that can be an emotional time for them. We try to give them a couple of hours. We want to give them a little bit of time to grieve for their losses.” | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/ready-set-go-coconino-county-first-responders-residents-share-insights-and-tips-for-wildfire-evacuation/article_96e8d98c-20dc-11ee-8a1c-8782f59d9b02.html | 2023-07-13T02:29:18 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/ready-set-go-coconino-county-first-responders-residents-share-insights-and-tips-for-wildfire-evacuation/article_96e8d98c-20dc-11ee-8a1c-8782f59d9b02.html |
New details came to light Wednesday at the plea hearing in a gruesome double murder last year that left law enforcement scouring Lincoln's landfill for remains of one of the victims.
William T. Wright, 56, will face 20 years to life in prison on each of two counts of second-degree murder at his sentencing next month for killing 61-year-old Ronald George Jr. and 49-year-old Ronnie Patz.
Wright pleaded no contest in a deal with prosecutors, who reduced the charges from first-degree murder.
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Wright's crimes began to come to light early Aug. 31 when police were called to a field at Third and P streets, near the City Mission, about a possible dead person.
Deputy Lancaster County Attorney Greg Ariza said police found George lying dead in the grass with cuts to his neck, stab wounds to his upper chest and a hunting knife stuck in the ground next to his body.
Lincoln police were called to the nearby City Mission, where Wright, a transient, had been telling people he "slit his throat," according to court records.
Ariza said officers took Wright to the police station where, during a recorded interrogation, he made a surprising confession: "I killed two people in two days."
He said Wright told them he had been at the Motel 6 near Northwest 12th and Bond streets the day before drinking with Patz and that Patz was "starting to annoy him," so he struck him on the head with a bottle of scotch while Patz sat on the bed.
Wright told police he didn't want Patz to report the assault to the police, so he strangled him, then put his body under the bed.
Ariza said Wright took a bus to a Lincoln Walmart the following morning to buy several items, including a camping survival kit with a hatchet and serrated knife, Clorox, extra-strong garbage bags, drop cloths and a duffel bag.
Ariza said Wright returned to the Motel 6 and dismembered Patz's body and placed the body parts in separate plastic bags.
The next night, a woman found Wright stumbling near the west end of the Harris Overpass bridge and took him to her transient camp, where George was sleeping on blankets.
She left the camp for a time and returned to find Wright gone and George covered in blood. She found some friends who called 911.
Ariza said Wright spent the night at the nearby mission, then returned to the Motel 6, where he was seen on hotel video pulling a duffel bag to the dumpster and throwing it in.
Then, Wright returned to the mission, where police arrested him that night.
Ariza said he told them George had rolled into him, "and he was not going to take that any more," so he stabbed him three times with his knife.
After the confession, police found Patz's torso in the dumpster and a massive amount of blood in the bathroom and under the bed.
When he was done, Lancaster County District Judge Darla Ideus addressed Wright.
"Mr. Wright, you've just heard what the state believes its evidence would be should this matter proceed to trial," she said. "Do you still wish to plead no contest to these charges?"
"Yes," Wright answered. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-courts/details-emerge-in-lincoln-2022-double-murder-case/article_db1a1428-20cc-11ee-9d57-6773c5bf2257.html | 2023-07-13T02:29:31 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-courts/details-emerge-in-lincoln-2022-double-murder-case/article_db1a1428-20cc-11ee-9d57-6773c5bf2257.html |
A revised proposal for a senior living home near 37th and Calvert streets jettisoned by the City Council got a second thumbs-up from the Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission on Wednesday but didn’t assuage concerns of neighbors.
“I want you to know we limited the number of people coming today because … we will contest it and go to the City Council,” said Trixie Schmidt, who lives about two blocks away. “Everyone who testified at the council and here for the previous (hearings), no one has changed their positions.”
Harbor Senior Care, a company based in Omaha and begun by Chris Gille and his sister Katie Hartman, wants to house 12 seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia in the home that sits on a more than 1-acre lot.
They applied for a special permit previously, which the Planning Commission approved. The neighbors appealed the decision to the City Council, which voted 5-2 to reverse it.
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The council members who voted against it were most concerned about the number of residents that could live there and the fact that a special permit would stay with the home forever.
The revised proposal addressed those concerns, as well as others.
The changes in the revised proposal limit the number of residents at the home to 12 (the original proposal would have allowed for an expansion to house 16); add a detention pool if an engineer determines improvements will cause additional runoff; include additional landscaping as a screen around parking; and restrict the special permit so only assisted living and memory care facilities could be located there if the property is sold.
Gille told the Planning Commission that his sister approached him three years ago about finding a better way to offer care for people with Alzheimer’s and dementia, to fill a gap between in-home care and institutional settings.
There are more than 30,000 such residential assisted living homes nationwide, Gille said, and they decided to create their own. They have another home in Lincoln near 84th Street and Pioneers Boulevard.
The homes offer a residential setting with fewer people who live as a family, Hartman said.
“This is an option for people who want more individual care,” she said. “Families are extremely happy with what we’re doing. It’s no different than having a big family living in a home.”
Harbor is currently targeting people who have the means to pay for their own care, but hope to expand to accept Medicaid clients, she said.
DaNay Kalkowski, the attorney representing Harbor, said they met with neighbors after the first proposal was rejected and revised the proposal based on feedback from that meeting and from testimony at the hearings.
The revisions mean the existing footprint of the home wouldn’t change, but they would add five parking spaces (in addition to two in an attached garage), an exterior walking path and fence, and they’d make the driveway a circle drive, Kalkowski said.
Ben Callahan, a city planner, said the lot is big enough that it could be subdivided into four single-family units, which could easily house the same number of people.
The neighbors who testified Wednesday had many of the same concerns as they did initially: parking, traffic, drainage they say already is a problem and that locating a business in a neighborhood is a bad idea.
The neighbors said they understood the need and believed the owners’ intentions were good, but thought it would change their neighborhood for the worse.
“It is placing a business in a neighborhood,” Schmidt said. “I don’t think that should happen in Lincoln, Nebraska. … It will affect the neighborhood, it will affect the people there. We will lose the quality that we have.”
Regina Blazek, who lives adjacent to 3737 Calvert St., said the age of the neighborhood means homes were built when there were different zoning requirements, so not all the streets have sidewalks, for instance. The area is also surrounded by schools, which increases traffic and means there are lots of children in the area.
Gille noted that he has seven children, six of whom drive, which means he’d create the same issues if he moved into the home.
The Planning Commission approved the revised special permit 6-0, and several commissioners complimented the Harbor owners for addressing neighbors’ concerns and said from the outside, it will continue to look like a single-family home. The owners said they will not add signs.
“I understand some of the concerns of neighbors,” said Commissioner Dick Campbell. “But I don’t consider this a business. It’s a home where people can live based on their needs.” | https://journalstar.com/news/local/government-politics/senior-living-calvert-zoning-neighbors/article_49f6a9e2-20ff-11ee-9ab1-0bed43858ada.html | 2023-07-13T02:29:37 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/government-politics/senior-living-calvert-zoning-neighbors/article_49f6a9e2-20ff-11ee-9ab1-0bed43858ada.html |
People appointed by the mayor’s office to Fort Wayne boards and commissions will now be limited.
The new ordinance approved Tuesday is similar to the limits the members set on City Council appointments June 27. Those appointed to one-year terms can serve up to four in a row. People appointed for two- or three-year terms are limited to two, and appointees for four-year terms can only serve one.
City Council and Mayor Tom Henry have appointments on more than 35 boards and commissions. Appointees can be reappointed after taking a break of at least one term. The limits pertain to all city board and commissions with two exceptions – the Board of Zoning Appeals and the Internal Audit Committee.
The mayoral ordinance, which was introduced by Councilmen Jason Arp, R-4th, and Glynn Hines, D-at large, initially had two-term limits for all appointees, which mirrored the initial proposal for City Council appointments by Councilwoman Michelle Chambers, D-at large.
The ordinance for City Council appointments was altered to include different limits based on the lengths of appointees’ terms after Councilman Tom Didier, R-3rd, proposed an amendment that was approved. Arp proposed a similar amendment Tuesday for the mayoral appointments, which was also approved.
The City Council passed the mayoral appointment ordinance by a 5-3 vote with opposition from Councilwoman Sharon Tucker, D-6th, and Councilmen Paul Ensley, R-1st, and Geoff Paddock, D-5th. Councilman Russ Jehl, R-2nd, was absent.
Ensley said he voted against both ordinances for the same reasons. They limit choices, and experience is valuable on boards and commissions.
“I really don’t think term limits are a good idea,” he said. “It’s difficult to find qualified volunteers to serve.”
Although Paddock and Tucker voted against the bill affecting mayoral appointments, they voted for the ordinance limiting those of City Council.
Paddock said it’s different for the legislative branch to limit itself than it is to restrict the mayor’s office.
“I feel it’s not proper to interfere with the mayor’s appointments to boards and commissions,” Paddock said. “That would be a violation of separation of powers.”
Tucker couldn’t immediately be reached Wednesday for comment.
Hines praised Chambers for bringing the first ordinance before the council so it could create greater diversity.
When Chambers introduced the bill, she said she wanted to create transparency, add accountability and have more diverse representation.
Chambers and Didier said at the June 20 meeting that they knew of people who sat on boards and commission more than 30 years. They declined to give names.
Devan Filchak of The Journal Gazette contributed to this story. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/fort-wayne-city-council-approves-limiting-terms-of-mayoral-appointees/article_ca4f5140-2102-11ee-8b73-0bf47677f71e.html | 2023-07-13T02:30:55 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/fort-wayne-city-council-approves-limiting-terms-of-mayoral-appointees/article_ca4f5140-2102-11ee-8b73-0bf47677f71e.html |
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas —
14 firefighters were battling each other and the elements at the tactical medic tryouts at the Corpus Christi Police Department’s training facility.
The training was to see which firefighter had the potential to become the 12th member of the department's SWAT team.
The physical part of the test included a lot of running along with pushups and pulling dummies along the ground -- everything that would be involved in an actual SWAT call.
"This is actually our greatest and biggest turn out that we have had. We have 14 applicants that are trying out for one, just one spot,” said Corpus Christi Fire Department Capt. Tom Cruz.
Everyone was pushed to their limits under a hot sun and the ever-present South Texas humidity, something CCFD firefighter Christopher Sanders said can help set the tone for the training.
"This is one of the many things where we get to showcase all of the tools in our tool belt, see where we stack up against our fellow brother and sister firefighters," he said.
This competition also had the medics take part in a confidence march, a grueling mile-long endurance test where everyone had to wear a gas mask the entire time and be suited up as they would be while working with SWAT.
"It was hot and it was fun. Everybody made it. That’s what counts," he said.
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COLLIN COUNTY, Texas — Some North Texas Cities may be paying more for their water soon as the North Texas Municipal Water District is considering a rate increase.
It is a projected 11% increase, raising the cost to $3.77 per 1,000 gallons. The district said this was only an estimate for now and is subject to change.
This rate increase will still need to be approved by the district's board of directors on Sept. 28. If approved, it would take effect Oct. 1.
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WYLIE, Texas — There are some new furry faces in North Texas -- but they may not be all that cuddly.
An animal sanctuary in Wylie is now home to several big cats that were once owned by famed duo Siegfried & Roy at the Secret Garden in Las Vegas.
The five cats were taken in by In-Sync Exotics wildlife center following the closure of the Secret Garden. Other animals from the Secret Garden were sent to another sanctuary in Scott Mills, Oregon.
Joining the other 75 exotic cats at the Wylie sanctuary are 9-year-old white lions Madiba and Timba-Masai, 14-year-old black leopard Shadow and 19-year-old spotted leopards Neruda and Ibasa.
"We are honored to have been selected to care for these amazing animals for the rest of their lives," said Vicky Keahey, founder and executive director of In-Sync Exotics. "We look forward to providing them the highest level of care with the utmost respect for their well-being that we pride ourselves in giving our 75 other exotic cats who live with us at In-Sync Exotics."
Guests are able to visit the wildlife center and see the animals at their own pace from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m on Saturdays and Sundays. Guided group tours are also available seven days a week but those interested must register ahead of time.
Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat had been a staple at The Mirage hotel in Las Vegas for more than 30 years. The Secret Garden's closure was announced in November 2022 after Hard Rock bought The Mirage property. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/north-texas-animal-sanctuary-now-home-big-cats-siegfried-and-roy-secret-garden/287-1961c1af-7715-4930-8f09-b9305aa836df | 2023-07-13T02:37:40 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/north-texas-animal-sanctuary-now-home-big-cats-siegfried-and-roy-secret-garden/287-1961c1af-7715-4930-8f09-b9305aa836df |
CROWN POINT — After a cancelled trial and months of delay due to an attempted appeal, the criminal trial for Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. has been set for the week of Feb. 12, according to court records.
Martinez was indicted Jan. 6, 2022, on a felony charge of resisting law enforcement and a misdemeanor charge of reckless driving. If convicted, Martinez would lose his position as sheriff.
Martinez allegedly failed to stop for Crown Point police while he was driving north on Main Street and going “96 miles an hour (in) a 45 mile-an-hour zone” in an unmarked county-owned Jeep TrackHawk on Sept. 18, 2021, according to court records.
The misdemeanor reckless driving charge alleges Martinez operated "a motor vehicle by driving at such an unreasonably high rate of speed as to endanger the safety or property of others.”
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When officers caught up to the Jeep on U.S. Highway 30, it "turned on red and blue rear emergency lights indicating that it was a police vehicle. The officers then ceased their pursuit of the vehicle,” according to court records.
Officers linked the car to Martinez when they later located the Jeep around midnight parked in a handicapped spot outside Karma Cigar Bar in Merrillville.
A grand jury indicted Martinez following testimony from Indiana State Police Cmdr. Kevin Smith, which Martinez’s attorneys Paul Stracci and Michael Woods called improper legal advice disguised as testimony when they filed a motion to dismiss the charges in March 2022.
“I’ve never worked in a county where 51 miles an hour over the speed limit was not reckless driving,” Smith said during grand jury proceedings, according to court records. “And in that situation, we would incarcerate onsite. We would stop the vehicle, put the person in handcuffs, put him in jail.”
Stracci and Woods also accused Special Prosecutor Stanley Levco of undue and unfair influence on the neutrality of the grand jury proceedings.
The motion to dismiss the charges was denied by a trial court on March 14, 2022. Martinez took that denial up with the Court of Appeals, which affirmed his charges on Jan. 26.
Martinez then again appealed the decision and asked the Indiana Supreme Court to review his case, but the judges unanimously rejected his appeal on May 4.
Under Indiana law, Martinez is prohibited from carrying a handgun in public because of the criminal indictment.
A judge deemed that portion of the law unconstitutional on May 19 , but the decision’s enforcement is pending mandatory approval by the Indiana Supreme Court.
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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‘CASA volunteers give abused or neglected kids a voice and hope’
A 5-year-old boy was sexually molested by his mother, so he was removed from his home by the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS) and placed in the home of his aunt, his mother’s sister.
A young girl had been sexually assaulted by her older brother, so she was placed in a foster home in which at least one older boy lived.
A teenager living with her mother sometimes was abused because of her mom’s mental illness. The girl had no idea she had the potential to go to college and get financial assistance.
In each situation, the abused or neglected East Tennessee child had a voice - a trained volunteer called a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) who championed the child’s right to feel safe and provided important information to a juvenile court judge in charge of each child’s case.
Studies have shown that children who have experienced abuse or neglect are far more likely to find a safe, permanent home if they have a CASA volunteer by their side, Kesha Waters, executive director of CASA of the Tennessee Heartland, told a recent Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning class.
“CASA volunteers give children a voice and a sense of hope," she said.
Her organization provides services to children in Anderson and Blount counties and has offices in the YWCA building in Oak Ridge and in courthouses in Clinton and Blount County.
She revealed that a CASA volunteer told a judge that the sexually abused boy living with his aunt had contact with his mother, which was forbidden. On a CASA recommendation, the boy was moved to a safer home.
A CASA volunteer found out that the girl who had been victimized by her brother had been placed in a home where she had to walk through an older boy’s bedroom to reach her bedroom. The judge followed the CASA recommendation that the girl be placed in a safer home environment, Waters said, adding that juvenile court judges follow “about 98% of our recommendations.”
A CASA volunteer convinced a teenager that she had the ability to do well in college, and he advised her on how to apply to the University of Tennessee. She was accepted, suffered a mental health crisis in the fall, but recovered and with his help, she was allowed to start her university studies in the spring and live in a dormitory.
One job of a juvenile court judge is to decide whether to return a child removed by a state’s foster care and child welfare system to the custody of one or two biological parents or to find a permanent home elsewhere to keep the child safe. A CASA volunteer assigned to a case provides information to help the judge determine what’s in the child’s best interest.
According to Waters, CASAs are community volunteers who are trained and supported by CASA staff and appointed by the court as officers who will “act as the court’s eyes and ears” in child abuse and neglect cases.
CASAs meet with the children they are assigned to and independently gather information from others who are involved in the child’s life.
"CASA volunteers speak to the child, parents and extended family members, foster parents, DCS and contract agency workers, the guardian ad litem, teachers, clinicians and counselors and anyone else involved in the child’s life,” Waters said.
“The volunteers monitor that the child remains safe with all needs met. The goal is that the child achieves permanency as quickly and with as little disruption as possible. The initial goal is reunification with the biological parents, but if the return home will not be safe for the child, the goal is permanent placement with another family member or a foster parent.”
The CASA and a CASA staff member send a written report to the judge and to attorneys for biological and foster care parents before the court hearing. The CASA report describes the status of the case and the well-being of the child and makes recommendations on what the CASA organization believes is in the best interest of the child. The child is usually not present at the court hearing.
Waters, who has held her position for eight years, said that CASA of Anderson County was formed in 1988 to support Anderson, Scott, Roane and Morgan counties. The organization, now called CASA for the Tennessee Heartland, works for various reasons only in Anderson and Blount counties.
Advocated for 187 children last year
“In CASA for the Tennessee Heartland’s fiscal year ending on June 30, 2022,” she said, “39 CASA volunteers advocated for 187 children who have experienced abuse and neglect. Since our inception 35 years ago, we have trained more than 400 volunteers and advocated for more than 2,200 children.”
She added that on May 23 in the two counties, “there were 163 children in foster care and 149 children being monitored by CASA staff and volunteers for their safety.”
She gave an example of a CASA volunteer who visited a family that was starting to care for two young abused brothers. The family was so grateful for the CASA, Waters said, “because she informed the foster parents that the 2-year-old is scared to sleep with the lights off because he had been abused in the dark in his bedroom. Also, they learned that the 6-year-old is terrified of dogs because his dad would scare him with the dog, act like the dog was going to bite him and have the dog jump on him.”
After stating that the typical child in the U.S. foster care and child welfare system is moved from home to home and from school to school up to 18 times, Waters said, “A child with a CASA volunteer is more likely to find a safe, permanent home more quickly; is less likely to be bounced from home to home; is half as likely to re-enter foster care; does better in school and will receive more help and services while in the system.”
She added that a study published in a 1999 edition of the Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal reported that children assigned CASA volunteers have higher levels of hope that is “linked to numerous positive outcomes such as academic success, overall well-being, increases in self-control and positive social relationships.”
CASA was founded in 1977 by David Soukup, a family court judge in Seattle, who wanted a trained volunteer “who could tell me what was best for that child from the child’s viewpoint.”
Unfortunately, as the CASA brochure states, 60% of children in America’s foster care and child welfare system – more than 400,000 children – are without the hope of a CASA volunteer.
In Tennessee, DCS has struggled to meet the needs of the growing number of abused and neglected children in the state. One reason: an increasing number of DCS social workers have been leaving their jobs - largely because of safety and financial issues. Last year there were reports of DCS staffing shortages, overwhelmed case workers, children sleeping in state offices and abuse allegations.
Since 2020, a rising number of children have suffered the tragic loss of one or two parents because of COVID-19 or some other fatal illness, gun violence or incarceration.
“We have 35 volunteers who have been trained by and are supervised by Jackie Brown and Michelle White,” said Waters. The comprehensive training they received takes up to 35 hours, and each volunteer must receive 12 hours of in-service training each year. The training helps volunteers improve communication skills, write court reports, act as advocates and learn about childhood trauma, mental health issues, poverty, substance abuse, domestic violence, cultural competence and LGBTQ youth. Most volunteers spend five hours a month on a case.
More volunteers and board members are needed to meet the growing demand for advocates for abused and neglected children, Waters said. If you are interested in participating in or donating to CASA of the Tennessee Heartland, contact Kesha Waters at Kesha@casatnh.org or at 865-425-0888 and visit the https://casatnh.org/ website. | https://www.oakridger.com/story/news/local/2023/07/12/casa-volunteers-give-abused-or-neglected-kids-a-voice-and-hope/70384724007/ | 2023-07-13T02:40:04 | 0 | https://www.oakridger.com/story/news/local/2023/07/12/casa-volunteers-give-abused-or-neglected-kids-a-voice-and-hope/70384724007/ |
Water Treatment Plant work: Expect traffic issues for next couple of months in Oak Ridge
More significant traffic issues are expected to begin mid- to late-August on Scarboro Road
Construction on the new Oak Ridge Water Treatment Plant will affect traffic for the next couple of months, with the more significant impact expected to begin in mid- to late-August.
But starting next week, the construction will affect motorists traveling along Pumphouse Road for four weeks.
Drivers can expect delays when traveling through the section of Pumphouse Road from Crane Lane to the split at Bull Bluff Road to Clark Center Park, according to a city news release. The section from the Bethel Valley Road and Scarboro Road intersection to Crane Lane will remain open.
This construction will also impact those who park along the roadway to Clark Center Park to fish in the water on either side of the road. Construction crews will be working along the roadway on both sides.
Beginning next week, crews will conduct work at the Bethel Valley Road intersection, but it is not expected to affect traffic or block the roadway.
The more significant impact on traffic is expected to begin until work begins on Scarboro Road. That work is not anticipated to begin until mid- to late-August. More information on traffic impacts at Scarboro Road and Bethel Valley Road will be released as the project progresses and the timeline for that part of the work solidifies.
Oak Ridge Public Works Director Patrick Berge told city council at a recent work session that he had been meeting frequently with officials for the federal facilities about the construction work and its impact on traffic.
Officials broke ground to begin the the $78.3 million project last October.
For more information or questions, call Oak Ridge Public Works at 865-425-1875. | https://www.oakridger.com/story/news/local/2023/07/12/expect-traffic-issues-in-part-of-oak-ridge-beginning-next-week/70406849007/ | 2023-07-13T02:40:10 | 0 | https://www.oakridger.com/story/news/local/2023/07/12/expect-traffic-issues-in-part-of-oak-ridge-beginning-next-week/70406849007/ |
Going deep inside Norris Dam
First public tour of Norris Dam since 2018 marks 90th anniversary of TVA and dam's construction start
It's the 90th anniversary of the TVA - and the start of construction on Norris Dam, the utility's first dam.
In honor of this momentous event, 20 people were selected in a random drawing to go deep inside Norris Dam which was completed in 1936, for a morning tour on July 7. It was the first public tour of Norris Dam since 2018. Another tour was held that afternoon.
The hydroelectrical dam is 265 feet high and stretches 1,860 feet across the Clinch River, according to TVA information. It has two generating units that produce electricity. Norris Reservoir extends 73 miles up the Clinch River and 56 miles up the Powell from Norris Dam. It was the first dam TVA built and is named for U.S. Sen. George Norris of Nebraska, author of the legislation that created TVA. Norris attended the 50th anniversary of the dam's completion at an event in 1986 covered by this reporter. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's granddaughter Laura Roosevelt attended the 80th anniversary celebration in 2016. It was under FDR's presidency that TVA and Norris Dam were created.
The town of Norris was built to house construction workers on the dam. Nearby Coal Creek was renamed Lake City because of Norris Lake and Dam. It's now officially named Rocky Top, although many still call it Lake City.
In the 1930s, TVA established demonstration public parks at several locations on Norris Reservoir, including Cove Lake, Big Ridge, and the area around Norris Dam. They're still public parks and attract a lot of visitors and nearby residents to hike, fish, swim, camp, picnic or just enjoy the natural beauty.
The next Norris Dam tour is on Aug. 11. You can apply to perhaps be picked as one of the lucky 20 for each tour at tva.com/90. Two tours will be held. According to TVA, about 1,000 people apply for each tour. Guests are randomly chosen. Tours of several other TVA dams are also available.
The Oak Ridger's News Editor Donna Smith covers Oak Ridge area news. Email her at dsmith@oakridger.com and follow her on Twitter@ridgernewsed.
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COLLIN COUNTY, Texas — Some North Texas Cities may be paying more for their water soon as the North Texas Municipal Water District is considering a rate increase.
It is a projected 11% increase, raising the cost to $3.77 per 1,000 gallons. The district said this was only an estimate for now and is subject to change.
This rate increase will still need to be approved by the district's board of directors on Sept. 28. If approved, it would take effect Oct. 1.
Member cities falling under the district include Plano, McKinney, Frisco, Allen and Richardson. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texans-may-see-higher-water-bills/287-dca24f1b-a793-43e6-8b18-07e3f5214136 | 2023-07-13T02:50:34 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texans-may-see-higher-water-bills/287-dca24f1b-a793-43e6-8b18-07e3f5214136 |
WYLIE, Texas — There are some new furry faces in North Texas -- but they may not be all that cuddly.
An animal sanctuary in Wylie is now home to several big cats that were once owned by famed duo Siegfried & Roy at the Secret Garden in Las Vegas.
The five cats were taken in by In-Sync Exotics wildlife center following the closure of the Secret Garden. Other animals from the Secret Garden were sent to another sanctuary in Scott Mills, Oregon.
Joining the other 75 exotic cats at the Wylie sanctuary are 9-year-old white lions Madiba and Timba-Masai, 14-year-old black leopard Shadow and 19-year-old spotted leopards Neruda and Ibasa.
"We are honored to have been selected to care for these amazing animals for the rest of their lives," said Vicky Keahey, founder and executive director of In-Sync Exotics. "We look forward to providing them the highest level of care with the utmost respect for their well-being that we pride ourselves in giving our 75 other exotic cats who live with us at In-Sync Exotics."
Guests are able to visit the wildlife center and see the animals at their own pace from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m on Saturdays and Sundays. Guided group tours are also available seven days a week but those interested must register ahead of time.
Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat had been a staple at The Mirage hotel in Las Vegas for more than 30 years. The Secret Garden's closure was announced in November 2022 after Hard Rock bought The Mirage property. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texas-animal-sanctuary-now-home-big-cats-siegfried-and-roy-secret-garden/287-1961c1af-7715-4930-8f09-b9305aa836df | 2023-07-13T02:50:40 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texas-animal-sanctuary-now-home-big-cats-siegfried-and-roy-secret-garden/287-1961c1af-7715-4930-8f09-b9305aa836df |
Miles Daisher talks about working with Tom Cruise on his latest movie, “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One.” See more here.
Miles Daisher, a professional BASE jumper from Twin Falls and a member of Team Red Bull, stands next to a “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One,” movie poster on Wednesday at Magic Valley Cinema 13 in Twin Falls.
Daisher spent two years working on a motorcycle BASE jump stunt off a cliff with actor Tom Cruise, who is back as IMF agent Ethan Hunt for the series’ seventh installment. The movie opened Tuesday in the United States.
Daisher's family rented out a 70-seat auditorium at the theater on Wednesday to watch the movie with friends.
Miles Daisher, a professional BASE jumper and a member of Team Red Bull, stands next to a Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part I movie poster Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at Magic Valley Cinema 13 in Twin Falls. Daisher spent two years working with actor Tom Cruise doing a motorcycle BASE jump stunt off of a cliff.
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PHOTOS: BASE Jumper Miles Daisher attempts unofficial world record
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher is showered in champagne after breaking the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours June 20 at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN photos, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher lands in the water after taking a celebratory unofficial final jump June 20 at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls. Daisher’s 64th jump did not count because he didn’t hike back up to the top of the canyon.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher takes his 62nd jump to break the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours June 20 at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher is greeted by someone holding a sign to signify the number of jumps he accomplished in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher takes a celebratory unofficial 64th jump after breaking the record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher lands in the bullseye as he breaks the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours June 20 at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher cools down in the river after breaking the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher walks off the boat after breaking the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher lands in the water after taking a celebratory unofficial final jump Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls. Daisher's 64th jump did not count because he didn't hike back up to the top of the canyon.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher hugs Nick Hauck after breaking the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher takes a drink of champagne after breaking the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher is showered in champagne after breaking the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher rides back to Centennial Park with his wife, Nikki Daisher, after breaking the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher smiles into his helmet camera after breaking the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher climbs up the 486-foot canyon wall after breaking the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher climbs up the 486-foot canyon wall after breaking the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher high-fives a spectator after breaking the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher climbs up the 486-foot canyon wall after breaking the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher takes his 62nd jump to break the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher makes his 63rd jump to set a new record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher takes a celebratory unofficial 64th jump after breaking the record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher takes pictures with fans after breaking the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher is greeted by fans after breaking the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher is greeted by fans after breaking the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher talks with spectators after breaking the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher is greeted by fans after breaking the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher puts on his parachute as he prepares to break the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher prepares to set a new record after breaking the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher breaks the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls. Daisher set the new record with 63 jumps.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Spectators applaud as Miles Daisher breaks the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher prepares to take his 62nd jump to break the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher takes his 62nd jump to break the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher rides his bike to the center of the bridge as he prepares to break the unofficial record for most human-powered jumps in 24 hours Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls.
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher climbs into a boat after taking a celebratory unofficial final jump Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls. Daisher's 64th jump did not count because he didn't hike back up to the top of the canyon.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher sets record
Miles Daisher climbs into a boat after taking a celebratory unofficial final jump Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the I.B. Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls. Daisher's 64th jump did not count because he didn't hike back up to the top of the canyon.
PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher attempts record number of jumps
Member of the Red Bull Air Force, Miles Daisher prepares for his first jump during his unofficial world record attempt for jumps off of the I.B. Perrine Bridge in 24 hours Monday, June 19, 2017, in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher attempts record number of jumps
Member of the Red Bull Air Force, Miles Daisher does a live Facebook video during his unofficial world record attempt for jumps off of the I.B. Perrine Bridge in 24 hours Monday, June 19, 2017, in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher attempts record number of jumps
Member of the Red Bull Air Force, Miles Daisher makes his first jump during his unofficial world record attempt for jumps off of the I.B. Perrine Bridge in 24 hours Monday, June 19, 2017, in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher attempts record number of jumps
Member of the Red Bull Air Force, Miles Daisher uses a Twin Falls logo on his first jump Monday, June 19, 2017, in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher attempts record number of jumps
Member of the Red Bull Air Force, Miles Daisher lands his first jump during his unofficial world record attempt for jumps off of the I.B. Perrine Bridge in 24 hours Monday, June 19, 2017, in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher attempts record number of jumps
Member of the Red Bull Air Force, Miles Daisher takes off his chute during his unofficial world record attempt for jumps off of the I.B. Perrine Bridge in 24 hours Monday, June 19, 2017, in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher attempts record number of jumps
Member of the Red Bull Air Force, Miles Daisher climbs out of the Snake River Canyon during his unofficial world record attempt for jumps off of the I.B. Perrine Bridge in 24 hours Monday, June 19, 2017, in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher attempts record number of jumps
Member of the Red Bull Air Force, Miles Daisher holds a superhero pose after climbing out of the canyon during his unofficial world record attempt for jumps off of the I.B. Perrine Bridge in 24 hours Monday, June 19, 2017, in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher attempts record number of jumps
Member of the Red Bull Air Force, Miles Daisher, center, high-fives a fellow BASE jump during an unofficial world record attempt for jumps off of the I.B. Perrine Bridge in 24 hours Monday, June 19, 2017, in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher attempts record number of jumps
Member of the Red Bull Air Force, Miles Daisher heads back to the I.B. Perrine Bridge for another jump Monday, June 19, 2017, in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher attempts record number of jumps
Member of the Red Bull Air Force, Miles Daisher makes his second jump during an unofficial world record attempt for jumps off of the I.B. Perrine Bridge in 24 hours Monday, June 19, 2017, in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher attempts record number of jumps
Member of the Red Bull Air Force, Miles Daisher makes his first jump during his unofficial world record attempt for jumps off of the I.B. Perrine Bridge in 24 hours Monday, June 19, 2017, in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher attempts record number of jumps
Member of the Red Bull Air Force, Miles Daisher makes his second jump during his unofficial world record attempt for jumps off of the I.B. Perrine Bridge in 24 hours Monday, June 19, 2017, in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
Miles Daisher attempts record number of jumps
Member of the Red Bull Air Force, Miles Daisher rides a bike back to his jump off spot during his unofficial world record attempt for jumps off of the I.B. Perrine Bridge in 24 hours Monday, June 19, 2017, in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
BASE Jumper Miles Daisher
Member of the Red Bull Air Force, Miles Daisher makes his 20th jump during an unofficial world record attempt for BASE jumps off of the I.B. Perrine Bridge in 24 hours Monday, June 19, 2017, in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
BASE Jumper Miles Daisher
Member of the Red Bull Air Force, Miles Daisher makes his 20th jump during an unofficial world record attempt for BASE jumps off of the I.B. Perrine Bridge in 24 hours Monday, June 19, 2017, in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
BASE Jumper Miles Daisher
Member of the Red Bull Air Force, Miles Daisher makes his 20th jump during an unofficial world record attempt for BASE jumps off of the I.B. Perrine Bridge in 24 hours Monday, June 19, 2017, in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
BASE Jumper Miles Daisher
Member of the Red Bull Air Force, Miles Daisher lands his 20th jump during an unofficial world record attempt for BASE jumps off of the I.B. Perrine Bridge in 24 hours Monday, June 19, 2017, in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
BASE Jumper Miles Daisher
Member of the Red Bull Air Force, Miles Daisher lands his 20th jump during an unofficial world record attempt for BASE jumps off of the I.B. Perrine Bridge in 24 hours Monday, June 19, 2017, in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
BASE Jumper Miles Daisher
Member of the Red Bull Air Force, Miles Daisher embraces a friend after making his 20th jump during an unofficial world record attempt for BASE jumps off of the I.B. Perrine Bridge in 24 hours Monday, June 19, 2017, in Twin Falls.
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PHOTOS: The Miles Daisher Files
base jumping perrine bridge festival
Professional BASE jumper Miles Daisher does a gainer high over the Snake River Canyon during the 8th annual Perrine Bridge Festival in 2013.
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Snake River Jump Presentation
DREW NASH • TIMES-NEWS REO Development Group member and local resident Miles Daisher talks about jumping the Snake River Canyon Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 at Vera C. O'Leary Middle School in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH • TIMES-NEWS Miles Daisher, who is sponsored by Red
Bull, "skyakes" down through Pillar Falls Thursday evening,
September 8, 2011 in preparation for the annual Perrine Bridge
Festival in Twin Falls, Idaho.
DREW NASH • TIMES-NEWS
DREW NASH � TIMES-NEWS Stephanie Rahe, 5, has her picture of
Miles Daisher sighed by Daisher himself at the annual Perrine
Bridge Festival Saturday afternoon in Twin Falls. Daisher Skyaked
earlier in the day.
DREW NASH � TIMES-NEWS Miles Daisher skyakes past the Perrine
Bridge during the annual Perrine Bridge Festival Saturday afternoon
in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH � TIMES-NEWS A BASE Jumper watches as Miles Daisher
skyakes across the sky during the annual Perrine Bridge Festival
Saturday afternoon in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH � TIMES-NEWS Miles Daisher, who's sponsored by Red
Bull, gathers his chute after skyyaking through Pillar Falls
Thursday evening in preparation for the annual Perrine Bridge
Festival in Twin Falls, Idaho.
DREW NASH � TIMES-NEWS Miles Daisher, who's sponsored by Red
Bull, talks about his decent to Pillar Falls Thursday evening in
Twin Falls.
DREW NASH � TIMES-NEWS Miles Daisher, who's sponsored by Red
Bull, is picked up by a boat after skyyaking through Pillar Falls
Thursday evening in preparation for the annual Perrine Bridge
Festival in Twin Falls, Idaho.
DREW NASH � TIMES-NEWS Twin Falls resident Miles Daisher, who's
sponsored by Red Bull, skyakes down through Pillar Falls Thursday
evening in preparation for the annual Perrine Bridge Festival in
Twin Falls, Idaho. Daisher dove out a plane at 5,000 feet.
DREW NASH � TIMES-NEWS Miles Daisher high-fives a friend after
skyyaking through Pillar Falls Thursday evening in Twin Falls,
Idaho.
DREW NASH � TIMES-NEWS Miles Daisher, who's sponsored by Red
Bull, skyakes down through Pillar Falls Thursday evening in
preparation for the annual Perrine Bridge Festival in Twin Falls,
Idaho.
BASE jumper on pace to double unofficial record
ASHLEY SMITH/The Times-News Miles Daisher BASE jumps off of the Perrine Bridge on Friday morning in Twin Falls. Daisher is attempting to set a world record for most BASE jumps in a 24-hour period.
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WORTHAM, Texas — A member of the 99.1 KNES Radio staff has passed away in Wortham, Texas, according to the Wortham Police Department.
The department said Jenifer Cleveland died on Monday, July 10 after a procedure at the Luxe Med Spa.
Police are reportedly investigating Cleveland's death, and conducting an autopsy to determine the cause.
Wortham Police Chief Kelly Butler said Cleveland was given CPR on the scene, but died while being transported to Parkview Hospital in Mexia.
Butler said Cleveland was a mother of four and a beloved member of both the 99.1 KNES family and the local community. She is survived by her husband Brian and her children.
The Med Spa was reportedly closed on July 11 and 12.
Police have not released any further details about the investigation. Further updates will be given as information becomes available.
A celebration of Cleveland's life will be held at the Twisted Vines Event Center on Friday, July 14. More information can be found here.
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Mary Ruth Tews, 96, of Jerome died Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at home. Arrangements are under the care of Farnsworth Mortuary & Crematory, Jerome.
Norma Jean Fiscus, 87, of Jerome died Monday, July 10, 2023, at home. Arrangements are under the care of Farnsworth Mortuary & Crematory, Jerome.
Christopher "Chris" C. Crandall, 32, of Eden died Sunday, July 9, 2023, at home. Arrangements are under the care of Demaray's Jerome Memorial Chapel.
Catherine I. Clardy, 84, of Buhl died Friday, July 7, 2023, at an assisted living residence in Twin Falls. Arrangements are under the care of Farmer Funeral Chapel, Buhl.
Ma. Socorro Cornejo Arteaga, 73, of Hammett died Sunday, July 9, 2023, at home. Arrangements are under the care of Demaray Funeral Service - Gooding Chapel.
Isaac Taylor King, 30, of Gooding died Friday, July 7, 2023, near Gooding. Arrangements are under the care of Demaray Funeral Service - Gooding Chapel.
Jack Rose, 86, of West Magic died Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at home. Arrangments are under the care of Demaray's Jerome Memorial Chapel.
Sharol Joy Woodbury Searle, 92, of Burley died Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at home. Arrangements are under the care of Rasmussen-Wilson Funeral Home, Burley. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/death-notices/article_bfb08688-20e8-11ee-bbc0-1f02a81cb315.html | 2023-07-13T02:57:31 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/death-notices/article_bfb08688-20e8-11ee-bbc0-1f02a81cb315.html |
EVERETT, Wash. — A century-old building that sat empty for decades is finding new life on the Everett waterfront.
It was once known for cutting down trees. Now, it's crafting coffee and cocktails. They're shaking things up on the Everett waterfront -- speakeasy style.
"It's breathtaking," said visitor Keegan Lassiter. "I am so impressed. This has exceeded my expectations entirely."
It's called The Muse Whiskey & Coffee.
By day it's a coffee bar, by night, it's a speakeasy-themed whiskey bar.
Muse is housed in the 6000-square-foot, 100-year-old Weyerhaeuser office building.
Originally designed to look like a home instead of an office, the space showcases all of the different woods Weyerhaeuser logged and milled around Everett.
The building is now on the National Register of Historic Places and has survived four moves across the city.
"The strange thing is, that building has more miles on it than a new car," said city historian John O'Donnell. "It's one of a kind. It spent all of its life in Everett and it needs to remain a big part of the city."
The place is full of reminders of a bygone era in Everett.
For example, during remodeling in the building's old safe, which is now a wine vault, workers found an old boobytrap system still in working order.
"With construction projects, there's always some kind of a surprise," said Port of Everett CEO Lisa Lefeber.
The project manager for the redevelopment was doing work in the safe when he pulled a lever and got a taste of a 1920s security system.
"All of a sudden it sprayed this stuff in his face," said Lefeber. "It was a boobytrap. We found out it was teargas from the original 1923 safe to make sure if anyone came in to steal their money, they wouldn't get very far."
There are a limited number of "wine lockers" available in the vault.
For an annual fee of $500, you get access to the vault and six bottles of wine.
Muse is currently open seven days a week.
The coffee bar runs from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The "speakeasy" is open Sunday through Thursday from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.
The space can also accommodate weddings and special events.
Port officials have been working for more than two decades to clean up and renovate the waterfront, which was originally home to wood, paper and shingle mills.
Muse is one of eight new businesses opening on the waterfront including five restaurants and a yacht broker.
Plans are in the works for up to 300 new housing units and 8,000 to 10,000 square feet of new retail space.
Folks like Keegan Lassiter believe the speakeasy will ensure the Everett waterfront won't be a secret anymore.
"Whoever created this had a beautiful concept in mind and really delivered," she said. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/everett/speakeasy-development-everett-waterfront/281-f22d2dc2-ca77-41a9-a156-2dbd8dca9dca | 2023-07-13T03:00:32 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/everett/speakeasy-development-everett-waterfront/281-f22d2dc2-ca77-41a9-a156-2dbd8dca9dca |
SEATTLE — Seattle Animal Shelter is offering discounted adoption fees as a part of a Taylor Swift-themed promotion.
The $13 adoption fees are applicable for all adult cats. Those who want in on the deal just have to ask for "Taylor's Version" when picking up their pet.
The promotion runs from July 18-25. Swift will take The Eras Tour to Lumen Field on July 22 and 23.
"The City of Seattle is really excited Taylor Swift is here and this just brings awareness to the animals that are in the shelter," said Seattle Animal Shelter Director Esteban Rodriguez.
Why $13? Well, that's Taylor Swift's lucky number, of course! Swift has a love for the number for many reasons. She was born on Dec. 13, 1989, her debut album went platinum in 13 weeks and when she sits in the 13th row at award shows, she always wins. She was also known to draw a "13" on her hand before performances starting early on in her career.
"She's a huge advocate for animal welfare and animal rescues across the country," Rodriguez said about Swift.
Adoption fees for adult cats are usually $75, or $35 for a senior or special needs cat.
And as any good Swiftie knows, Taylor is a huge cat lover. She has three of her own, all named after TV characters. There's Meredith Grey from "Grey's Anatomy," Olivia Benson from "Law & Order: SVU" and Benjamin Button.
For a list of available cats, click here.
The adoption fees include:
- Spay/neuter surgery for dogs, cats and rabbits
- Recommended vaccinations
- Microchip and registration
- Initial worming | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle-animal-shelter-cat-adoption-fees-taylor-swift-promotion/281-5c95b4b8-954b-4492-830f-1b391dbece37 | 2023-07-13T03:00:32 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle-animal-shelter-cat-adoption-fees-taylor-swift-promotion/281-5c95b4b8-954b-4492-830f-1b391dbece37 |
SEATTLE — The MLB All-Star game may be in Seattle's rear-view mirror, but the city is already gearing up for the next big event coming to town, Taylor Swift's Eras Tour.
Swift will bring the Eras Tour to Lumen Field the weekend of July 22 and 23.
"We're really looking to make the Swiftie experience even better than just the concert," said Lisa Howard, the Exec. Director, Alliance for Pioneer Square.
Howard estimates about 100,000 people came through the neighborhood for All-Star week. She anticipates more than double that amount of people will be living their "Wildest Dreams" for not only the Taylor Swift concerts but the Mariners games too.
"Friday, Saturday and Sunday with the Blue Jays will bring in about 40,000 people every day and then for Taylor Swift they're expecting about 70,000 per night for the concert,” said Howard. “So, looking at about 260,000 people over the weekend."
Howard said there will be an increased police presence to help with security and to navigate traffic. With the huge crowds expected, KING 5 asked businesses if they are... "Ready for It?"
"We are definitely looking forward to the Taylor Swift show," said Darren Bengtson, the General Manager of Deadline & Good Bar.
Bengtson said his staff is creating their own version of how to honor the pop icon. "We have the 'Speak Now' which is a Pisco-based and we have a gin and prosecco based called the 'Swift Motion'," said Bengston.
Bengston said he's ordered double the number of drinks and enough food to serve hundreds of people a day. Capping off a time that's been the furthest thing from a "Cruel Summer."
"It's continued to be a riot, and the amount of energy, the amount of foot traffic that I've seen down here is more than I've seen all summer," said Bengston.
Taylor Swift's concerts will be held at Lumen Field on back-to-back nights at 6:30 p.m. on July 22 and July 23. Meanwhile, the M's will be taking on the Blue Jays right next door that same weekend, with games starting at 1:10 p.m. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle-pioneer-square-prepares-taylor-swift-shows/281-fd9f872b-2395-4ff9-86a8-db6de62f8517 | 2023-07-13T03:00:50 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle-pioneer-square-prepares-taylor-swift-shows/281-fd9f872b-2395-4ff9-86a8-db6de62f8517 |
Improvements are being considered to reduce congestion on I-30 in Dallas. That's part of the idea behind TxDOT's I-30 East Corridor Project. It's about five miles stretching from the I-45 junction to Ferguson Road.
If you've ever driven the I-30 corridor on the east side of downtown Dallas, you probably describe it like one driver, Maribel Delcampo.
"It's horrible right now,” Delcampo said. “It's jammed pack all the time."
The project would increase the roadway from eight to 10 lanes and add two reversible managed lanes. TxDOT said this would reduce congestion, increase safety and meet future traffic demand.
"We know that Dallas is growing,” TxDOT spokesperson Kenna Mitchell said. “Texas is growing. We are seeing growth in our traffic patterns throughout the metro. I-30 has really become a pretty big commuter corridor."
In the plans, the interstate would be lowered, and five new bridges would be added. At Caldwell Street where it now ends, a new bridge would connect over.
"That would bring the total number of bridges in that corridor to 22 that we would be working on,” Mitchell said. “So that would be giving pedestrian access, bicycle access, and really helping connect across the interstate."
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The work would potentially displace five houses and 12 buildings which is concerning to some who live in the area along with other worries.
"With the neighborhood, I'm concerned about the kids because there is a school right behind me,” Delcampo said. “So, you know the traffic with the kids and all that stuff while they're building."
While she knows something must be done about the growing population and traffic she just hopes her neighborhood doesn't suffer for improvements.
"I love, love my neighborhood,” Delcampo said. “I've been here all my life."
The online public input ends July 14. To see the virtual presentation and give input click here. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/final-days-for-public-input-on-i-30-east-corridor-project-that-would-add-lanes-to-reduce-congestion/3294861/ | 2023-07-13T03:01:00 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/final-days-for-public-input-on-i-30-east-corridor-project-that-would-add-lanes-to-reduce-congestion/3294861/ |
Local builders welcome an upward trend in new home sales but also say they're still challenged to keep up with demand.
Hunt County resident Greyson Pruitt became a first-time homebuyer in 2022. After a few roadblocks with existing homes, he found better luck with a new build.
“It’s mine. No one else has been here. I can make it mine,” said Pruitt.
Several months into 2023, builders say it’s a promising trend. David Lehde is the Director of Government Affairs with the Dallas Builders Association. He said existing homeowners are staying put thanks to mortgage rate hikes, meaning there are fewer homes on the market.
“So that naturally drives more of the demand to new home construction,” Lehde said.
He said members of the association are excited to see an increase in new home sales but building permit data indicates they can’t breathe easy just yet.
“I want to urge caution,” Lehde said. “It’s important that we still consider this as a bit of a delicate matter as we move forward.”
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For one, the past few years were plagued by supply chain issues. Pruitt knows that all too well.
“It was brutal,” Pruitt said. “It was brutal with the supply chain of ‘well we’re waiting on this we’re waiting on that.”
Lehde said the supply chain problems have eased a bit, but construction still lags demand.
“Our builders are able to secure more of those materials in a more predictable fashion which is very important,” he said. “But a lot of those materials are still up in cost.”
Realtor Brit Ewers is encouraged by the site of new builds. He’s sold several homes in the Las Colinas area of Irving. He said incentives are driving buyers to new homes as well.
“A lot of times builders can kind of package things in a way that makes it enticing with first-time buyers to go with new construction,” he said.
Like Lehde, he hopes new projects can keep up with demand, and sees the market as promising. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texas-builders-are-encouraged-and-cautious/3294870/ | 2023-07-13T03:01:06 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texas-builders-are-encouraged-and-cautious/3294870/ |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A court’s ruling earlier this year that the way Pennsylvania funds public schools is unconstitutional helped make education spending one of the thorniest issues in state budget negotiations.
Along with a partisan divide over spending taxpayer money to help students attend private and religious schools, education funding has left the state’s 2023-24 spending plan incomplete.
The state government is approaching a second week without full spending authority, with the final OK on a $45 billion spending plan stymied over a dispute about creating a $100 million program to allocate state subsidies for students in the lowest performing districts to attend private or religious schools.
Complicating matters is the judge’s ruling, which ordered the Legislature and governor to fix the system but with no guidance about how — or how quickly — it should be done.
The budget still in limbo includes about $800 million for public education, significantly less than what Democrats wanted. The state’s poorest districts will split $100 million through a program designed to help them close some of the gap between them and more affluent districts.
“Schools were unconstitutionally underfunded last year, this year, and they will be unconstitutionally underfunded next year,” said Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg, senior attorney for Public Information Law Center, which successfully pursued the school funding case.
Education advocates were hoping to see a significant down payment — about $2 billion — to start addressing the system’s shortcomings, as well as a plan to overhaul how the state funds its schools. The lawyers hoped to see it as planning begins for the next fiscal year.
“We dug a hole for a number of years. It’s going to take us a number of years to dig out,” Urevick-Ackelsberg said.
Some districts are “deeply in the hole, thousands of dollars per pupil short of where they need to be,” and the $100-million split won’t get at the real change needed, said Bruce Baker, a University of Miami education professor who researches public school financing.
In other states with similar court rulings, action has not always been swift. But some states have managed to make sustained investments, said Maura McInerney, legal director for the Education Law Center, which also was involved in the funding lawsuit.
“I think it takes a lot of political will and leadership,” she said. “There is no reason to wait here.”
Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro cautioned it would take time, and said fully funding public schools was a priority. But he also voiced his support behind the Republican-controlled Senate’s school voucher program. And even if the vouchers don’t pass this cycle, the budget still gives increases for private education through a tax credit that largely benefits private schools.
House Republicans described the vouchers as a potential solution to the court’s decision, saying that the court left reform open to a variety of paths.
The voucher would give up to $10,000 to families to use for private school. An eligible student must attend one of the state’s 15% lowest-performing schools, based on standardized test scores, and come from a family that makes under 250% of the federal poverty level, or $75,000 for a family of four.
“Its inclusion as part of this budget would lead to the most ambitious and beneficial school reform measure in decades,” Minority Leader Rep. Bryan Cutler, R-Lancaster, said in a statement. Cutler and House Republicans lost the “fair funding” lawsuit.
Increasing public education funding alone “will leave many Pennsylvania students trapped in failing schools,” Cutler said.
While Shapiro said he would use his line-item veto to kill the voucher program to keep from hitting an impasse last week, he pushed House Democratic leadership to considering alternatives, like vouchers and the tax credit program while working to reach constitutional compliance.
Even with that promise, Senate Republicans have called on Shapiro to sign the budget bill without nixing the program. They’re not without some leverage.
The chamber has adjourned until September, with key pieces of the budget unresolved. There is still legislation needed to direct how the money in the budget can be spent — including for some of Shapiro’s and House Democrats’ priorities.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Nonprofits are collecting supplies to help homeless Portlanders, after a new camping ban ordinance went into effect last week.
On Wednesday, the Blanchet House handed out 91 suitcases to homeless Portlanders, to help them move each day.
Officials for the Blanchet House said the suitcases will allow people to quickly pack up belongings, if they are forced to move due to the new camping ban ordinance.
"This is my house, right now," James Murray, a homeless Portland resident said of his new suitcase.
Murray said he came to Portland a few weeks ago from Eastern Oregon for a detox program. He is now sober and looking to get his life back on track. Murray said he is now planning to find a job and a place to live.
But for now, the suitcase gives him a place to put his belongings.
"I don't have that much,” Murray said. “But it'll fit all in here and feel safe with it too."
Blanchet House officials said the suitcases should help homeless residents comply with the new camping ban ordinance, which prohibits camping on city property from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Camping is also now banned at all times in parks and on sidewalks. Campers must be 250 feet from schools, childcare centers and high-crash corridors.
"So, are they going to arrest everybody if they can't move quick enough?" Carrie Piccirilli-Miller, a homeless Portlander said.
There are still questions about how the city will enforce the camping ban ordinance. Mayor Ted Wheeler previously said the ordinance is a reasonable restriction.
His office said there will be phases in the approach to connect people to services before the ban begins. They said there will be a formal announcement when enforcement begins.
But homeless residents said the ordinance is just making their lives harder, when they are already at their most vulnerable.
"They're just pushing, pushing you know and not giving us a day of rest more like, so we can get things together," Murray said. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/blanchet-house-suitcases-homeless-camping-ban-ordinance/283-a20ad64e-b338-4ff7-8e74-3611d2910cd3 | 2023-07-13T03:25:24 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/blanchet-house-suitcases-homeless-camping-ban-ordinance/283-a20ad64e-b338-4ff7-8e74-3611d2910cd3 |
SALEM, Ore. — It’s that time of year when we’re thinking about wildfires, and right now the state is working on a map intended to help Oregonians know where the highest fire risks are.
That said, there have been some arguments over this particular initiative over the last couple of years — this will be the second go-round for a map like this.
The Oregon Department of Forestry and Oregon State University have been working with lawmakers for the last two years to put together a map that will improve wildfire preparedness after the first one got sent back to the drawing board.
In 2021, the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 762, which was going to address multiple wildfire issues in Oregon and establish some wildfire programs. It was passed to help to develop a safe and effective response to wildfire dangers.
One aspect of the bill was a map outlying five different levels of risks, from "no risk" to "extreme risk."
But almost immediately after the map came out, homeowners began reporting that their insurance rates were skyrocketing as a result, especially in rural areas of the state. Some reported they'd actually been dropped by their insurance providers.
People began flooding ODF with negative feedback during public comment. State officials abruptly pulled the wildfire risk map, promising that it would get a closer look.
“There was some misunderstanding about the map and the risk it posed for individual properties and communities,” said Derek Gasperini, a spokesperson with Oregon Department of Forestry.
In this past legislative session, lawmakers passed Senate Bill 80 and made revisions to the map program. Some of the changes are pretty minor.
“To change the name to a 'wildfire hazard map' to better illustrate the purpose of the map, which is to educate people about what hazards wildfires might pose to their areas," Gasperini said.
He said the new map is going to have three levels: low, moderate and high risk. The map will allow Oregonians to see where the highest risk of wildfires are, which are along the central and eastern side of the state and down into southern Oregon.
“The legislature did pass pass Senate Bill 80 in 2023, prohibiting insurance companies using this statewide map for any insurance purposes for determining rates,” Gasperini said.
Insurance companies have their own maps and polices they use when determining insurance policies for homeowners.
This new map isn’t complete just yet. The Oregon Department of Forestry plans on holding community meetings throughout the state to hear from property owners. That’s not expected to start taking place until later this year or the beginning of 2024.
Here’s a look at what Senate Bill 80 does to change the wildfire map, according to state officials:
- Clarifies the purpose of the map as being a tool to:
- Inform Oregon residents and property owners about their wildfire exposure by providing transparent and science-based information.
- Assist in prioritizing fire adaption and mitigation resources for the most vulnerable locations.
- Identify where defensible space standards and home hardening codes will apply.
- Changes from five “risk” classes to three “hazard” classes.
- Requires eight meetings with county and local officials to review local draft maps.
- Limits the hazard class notification requirements to those in high hazard zones that are also inside wildland-urban interface boundaries. Updated notifications will be reviewed by the Wildfire Programs Advisory Council for recommendations on tone, clarity of language and presentation of information.
- Changes the appeal process: Properties in a high hazard class may be appealed as a contested case hearing described in Oregon Revised Statute Chapter 183.
ODF and OSU are still working on the process and timeline for revising the map. However, the following activities are planned:
- Complete a draft revision of the map that includes both previously voiced concerns and changes from SB 80.
- Attend eight county meetings across the state as described in SB 80 to share community-level revised maps with county representatives, gather local feedback, and provide clear information on how wildfire hazard is assessed.
- Convene a rulemaking advisory committee to amend the existing administrative rules to conform with the new law and incorporate lessons learned during county meetings.
- Schedule and attend community meetings across the state — with a focus on the highest hazard areas — to discuss how wildfire hazard was determined, what it means for property owners, share updated community-level draft maps, and get public input.
- Draft property owner notifications and solicit input from the Wildfire Programs Advisory Council.
- Publish a draft map online.
- Send notifications to property owners in high hazard zones inside the wildland-urban interface boundary, including instructions on how to appeal the designation.
- Publish the final map online, including the results of successful appeals. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/wildfire/oregon-wildfire-risk-hazard-map-odf-osu/283-bf83decf-ad83-4ea1-be57-3f9e2eed3cab | 2023-07-13T03:25:25 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/wildfire/oregon-wildfire-risk-hazard-map-odf-osu/283-bf83decf-ad83-4ea1-be57-3f9e2eed3cab |
SHERWOOD, Ark. — The Sherwood Police Department is looking for a missing woman last seen on June 28.
According to authorities, Heather Cypher, 35, was traveling to Little Rock on June 28, and her family hasn't heard from her since.
She is 5-foot-6 inches and about 214 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information on Cypher's whereabouts is asked to contact the Sherwood Police Department CID at (501) 834-8799. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/search-for-missing-sherwood-woman/91-fcda4b66-d922-431b-b6a4-47ca589afa4a | 2023-07-13T03:27:28 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/search-for-missing-sherwood-woman/91-fcda4b66-d922-431b-b6a4-47ca589afa4a |
A 70-year-old alleged serial burglar was indicted in connection to a string of thefts at seven Long Island businesses in the span of about a month, according to the district attorney.
Kenneth Eckhoff, of Mastic Beach, allegedly started his string of burglaries on May 21 at the Carpet Depot store in Lake Grove. Nearly two weeks later, he is accused of hitting the Villa Grazie Pizza shop in Centereach.
Over the next three weeks, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney alleged that Eckoff burglarized five separate businesses — including hitting the same Carpet Depot again between June 7 and June 8.
Four other businesses were victimized by Eckhoff, according to the DA's office:
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- June 5 - Rainbow Shops in Centereach
- June 12 - Jiffy Lube in Selden
- June 14 - Coachella Nail Spa in Lake Grove
- June 25 - Islander Laundromat in Farmingville
Eckhoff was arrested on June 27, Tierney's office said in a statement. He was indicted Wednesday and ordered held on $200,000 bond.
His next court appearance is scheduled for July 27. Eckhoff is represented by the Legal Aid Society. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/70-year-old-indicted-in-string-of-7-long-island-burglaries-in-span-of-a-month-da/4499389/ | 2023-07-13T03:29:20 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/70-year-old-indicted-in-string-of-7-long-island-burglaries-in-span-of-a-month-da/4499389/ |
The parents of a 3-month-old girl found dead in a trash bag in a wooded area off the Major Deegan Expressway have been indicted in the infant's killing.
Damion Comager, accused of shaking the baby to death, and Ivana Paolozzi placed her inside a stroller and wheeled her out of the Bronx homeless shelter they were staying in before dumping the body in a bag not far from Yankee Stadium, prosecutors for the borough say.
Details of the indictment against Comager, 23, and Paolozzi, 20, allege the parents placed 3-month-old Genevieve Comager inside a plastic bag and abandoned the infant in the wooded area in late May. The medical examiner's office has ruled the case a homicide.
Comager's charges in the indictment include murder, manslaughter, tampering with evidence and concealing a human corpse. Paolozzi faces the same charges of tampering with evidence and concealing a corpse.
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Three law enforcement officials with direct knowledge of the investigation have said neither parent is from New York City -- he's originally from Louisiana, she's from Switzerland. They met in Europe about a year ago. Paolozzi came to the U.S. in December and gave birth in February, the officials said. It wasn't clear how long they had been staying at the shelter.
Sources confirmed shelter staff said both had been there with a newborn, but checked out suddenly on May 16 without the infant. According to the law enforcement officials, that was two days after Comager allegedly killed baby Genevieve -- though he didn't confess to a relative for another 13 days, they said. The relative asked for a welfare check the day after that call, which is what led to the grisly discovery off the highway Sunday evening.
Prosecutors said the couple lied to a child protective specialist who called the parents a day before their arrest on May 29. Each is accused of telling the specialist that they had relocated with the baby girl, alive and well, to Louisiana.
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According to sources, Comager allegedly told authorities he shook the baby and hit her because she wouldn't stop crying. She ended up dying, and the couple allegedly disposed of the body together, they added. A stroller they used to bring the infant's body to the area next to the pedestrian bridge was found nearby, the law enforcement officials said.
The baby's cause of death needs further study, the medical examiner's office said, but did confirm she had been killed.
Attorney information for the parents was not known. They are scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 12. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/parents-wheeled-dead-baby-girl-out-of-shelter-in-stroller-dumped-near-yankee-stadium-prosecutors-ny-only/4499786/ | 2023-07-13T03:29:26 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/parents-wheeled-dead-baby-girl-out-of-shelter-in-stroller-dumped-near-yankee-stadium-prosecutors-ny-only/4499786/ |
A woman was kidnapped and forced to withdraw thousands of dollars from her bank account by two men in New Jersey, according to police.
The alleged incident occurred around 4 p.m. on July 3 along Adams Street in Newark, police said Tuesday.
Officers said the pair of men grabbed the victim and forced her into a blue Toyota Sienna minivan. They then drove her to the Santander Bank location on Ferry Street, where she was allegedly ordered to take out $9,000.
After taking the woman's money, the two men dropped her off a few blocks away.
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An investigation is ongoing. No arrests have yet been made and police continue to search for the suspects.
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There's only one more chance this year to possibly take in Manhattanhenge, the biannual alignment of the setting sun with the city's east-west streets that brings New Yorkers out of their apartments to watch it bathe the urban canyons in a rosy glow.
With gray, gloomy weather socking in the horizon at Wednesday's sundown, fans of the spectacle will have to hope the clouds part Thursday.
“I tried but it’s not going to happen today,” said Kevin Andrade, a restaurant server who had the day off and waited in hopes of a fiery sky show on West 23rd Street. “I’m so sad about it.”
It was Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the museum's Hayden Planetarium, who coined the term Manhattanhenge to describe the phenomenon. He was inspired by Stonehenge, where tourists and modern-day Druids camp out on the summer solstice to watch the rising sun align with the prehistoric stones.
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Manhattanhenge attracts its own Druids when it happens for two nights around Memorial Day and another two in mid-July. Devotees line thoroughfares like 42nd and 34th streets to watch the sun's disc sink below the horizon, perfectly framed by the gleaming towers.
“We have had luck in the past when the weather clears,” said Jackie Faherty, an astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History whose sold-out lecture on Manhattanhenge on Thursday will be followed by a free public viewing party. “All we need is for it to be clear at sunset.”
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There are are also sunrise Manhattanhenge days in December and January, but those have not drawn crowds for reasons including the hour and the chill, Faherty said.
Other cities where streets align with the sun on certain days include Boston and Toronto. The best-known urban “henge” other than New York's is Chicagohenge, which happens during the spring and fall equinox.
Faherty said she prefers Manhattanhenge because New York has more iconic skyscrapers and the Hudson River to the west provides “a visual break in the landscape of buildings.”
Weather permitting, fans will flood the streets and point their phones and cameras at the fading light.
“In this era of social media, it’s a gorgeous picture,” Faherty said. “I often call it the Instagram holiday for New York City.” | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/manhattanhenge-fans-hope-clouds-wont-obscure-famed-sunset-phenomenon/4499954/ | 2023-07-13T03:29:58 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/manhattanhenge-fans-hope-clouds-wont-obscure-famed-sunset-phenomenon/4499954/ |
Police are searching for two men who were allegedly seen taking off on a scooter immediately after four people in a crowded Bronx park were shot, including two young brothers.
Investigators said that the pair of men in masks were riding a scooter around Saint James Park Tuesday just before 6 p.m. when they went up to two cousins, men ages 23 and 25 years old, respectively, as they were standing on the sidewalk on East 193rd Street near Morris Avenue in Fordham Manor.
Surveillance video showed some of the sequence of what happened next. Police said the shooter got off the back of the scooter, pulled out a gun and fired at least seven times. One of the victims was struck in the lower back, the other shot in the thigh.
But those were not the only victims, police said. Two young boys, a 3-year-old and a 6 year-old, were walking with their mother when they were shot in the leg, according to police.
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Video from the scene appeared to show one of the boys bleeding profusely on the ground outside the park before being rushed to the hospital along with his brother. NBC New York obtained video showing the frantic race by police to get the two boys to the hospital.
Each of the victims of the quadruple shooting is expected to survive, according to police. The mother of the two boys — who is eight months pregnant and had contractions after the shooting — told News 4 she's so traumatized she doesn't want to leave her house. Officers canvassed the area looking for evidence, finding several bullet casings.
Detectives on Wednesday were still looking for the two men who were seen on the scooter, dressed in all black. The duo took off down East 193rd Street.
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Why the gunman opened fire and who may have been the intended target were still under investigation, police said. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nypd-searches-for-alleged-gunmen-after-2-young-boys-among-4-shot-in-bronx-park-ny-only/4499067/ | 2023-07-13T03:30:11 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nypd-searches-for-alleged-gunmen-after-2-young-boys-among-4-shot-in-bronx-park-ny-only/4499067/ |
A showdown between drivers on a Manhattan block turned deadly after one driver allegedly responded to a tire slashing by moving down the other man.
Police say the fatal altercation started when the drivers of a Jetta sedan and a pick-up truck bumped into each other on East 60th Street on the Upper East Side.
A heated argument broke out between the two male drivers, prompting the 54-year-old man behind the wheel of the truck to step out and pulled out a knife. He used the knife to slash two of the tires on the Jetta, police say.
The second driver, 28, allegedly responded by stepping on the accelerator and running over the man with the knife. The 54-year-old driver of the truck was rushed to a hospital but did not survive his injuries.
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The Jetta driver, meanwhile, stayed at the scene and was taken into custody by police. Officials said a woman and child inside his car at the time of the deadly collision were also taken to a hospital for evaluation. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/road-rage-killing-driver-mows-down-man-after-allegedly-slashing-tires-in-manhattan-ny-only/4499900/ | 2023-07-13T03:30:17 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/road-rage-killing-driver-mows-down-man-after-allegedly-slashing-tires-in-manhattan-ny-only/4499900/ |
A string of car robberies on Staten Island are using what police say is a simple technique to target their loot.
Groups of thieves are making their way across the borough looking to steal cars and every stolen car starts the same way.
Surveillance footage shows a thief jump into Rob Romeo's car parked right in his driveway. By the time Romeo reached the front door, the thief was already gone.
"A stranger is getting in your car in broad daylight, I have a wife and kids and you're concerned for their safety as well as your own," Romeo said.
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His story is not unique on Staten Island.
"We are seeing an increase in grand larcenies and grand larceny autos that's really been plaguing Staten Island," Chief Joseph Gulotta said. Car thieves, he says, are targeting specific makes and models: BMWs, Hyundais, and Hondas.
The uptick in heists is seemingly driven by thieves stealing unlocked cars with the key fob inside.
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"We are looking at some homegrown perpetrators but also perpetrators coming from New Jersey," Gulotta said.
The NYPD is now working with police in New Jersey to put the brakes on the thefts.
"What we are seeing is they steal a car in New Jersey, they bring it over here, and then they go around looking for other cars to steal," the chief said.
In Romeo's case, his family did not leave the key fob inside the car, but they did forget to lock it up -- a simple mistake they will not make again.
Driving through neighborhoods, getting the message out over loudspeakers, Detective Tom Kelly is part of the team reminding neighbors to lock their doors. Kelly also says using an air tag.
"You can locate it immediately on your phone, you contact the police, tell us where it is and more often that not we are able to recover those cars," Kelly said.
Drivers who use an AirTag are advised by police not to leave it out in the open where anyone can see it; make sure to hide it. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/uptick-in-car-thefts-for-one-nyc-borough-fueled-by-thieves-coming-from-nj-police-say/4500254/ | 2023-07-13T03:30:47 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/uptick-in-car-thefts-for-one-nyc-borough-fueled-by-thieves-coming-from-nj-police-say/4500254/ |
ARIZONA, USA — Thursday afternoon Tracy Clifford got a call from Salt River Project customer service on her caller ID. The person on the other end of the line told her she was behind on her SRP bill.
"He said that they were going to send a technician out within an hour to turn off my power unless I paid them immediately," Clifford said.
SRP said more than 150 customers have reported receiving calls like this on Monday and Tuesday this week.
"I instantly thought A: This is a mistake," Clifford said. "But also, I have two babies and if the power gets shut off, it's over 110 degrees out – everyone's going to be roasting."
Clifford said she texted her husband, who was watching their kids at home and even pulled up her bank records to check recent payments and found they had gone through.
"The gentleman on the phone asked me, 'do I have an email confirming the payment? Do I have a confirmation number confirming the payment?' Which I did not," Clifford said.
It came down to two options. Clifford said the man said she could go to an SRP location and pay or pay by Zelle.
Clifford said the man also said she'd get a refund if an investigation found that her bill was current.
"I had a lot of things going on, kind of distracted out and about," Clifford said. "So I just thought, 'Well, surely if I pay the bill, we'll kind of avert having the technician come and then we'll keep the power on and then they'll sort it out.'"
In total, Clifford said she paid $398.77 to the scammers via Zelle. When Clifford got home, she asked her husband to call SRP directly.
"First thing I asked him was, 'Do we owe money? Can you look up her account?' So I give him the information, and he looked it up and he's like, 'You guys are totally up to date on your bill. You owe nothing.'"
While the Cliffords have reported the issue to their bank and Zelle, they will likely not get the money back.
"It's not about the money," Clifford said. "It's about, you know, just the violation and how somebody could do this and how they can live with themselves."
Tim Herchold, a customer service analyst with SRP told 12News these kinds of calls have gone on for a while.
"When the temperatures get hot like this, scammers prey on that fear of being without electricity or air conditioning during the summer," Herchold said.
Both residential and business customers can be targeted, Herchold said, which is why he warns that SRP doesn't take payments through Zelle, Bitcoin, or other similar means.
The scammers use a sense of urgency, but Herchold said, SRP won't make that kind of urgent calls.
"We'll call you maybe to tell you about your account status, but we're not going to demand immediate payment or threaten disconnection," Herchold said. "We're always willing to work with you. Give us a call."
SRP does have information available on these scams, and Herchold said customers should give the utility a call if they get a call like this as SRP does keep track of scammer's activities and work to warn other customers.
Clifford and her husband want others to be aware of how this can happen.
"They do prey on people's fear and love for their families," Clifford said.
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PHOENIX — An Amber Alert has been issued for a 5-day-old boy taken from a Phoenix hospital in a duffel bag, authorities said.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety said Baby Santana was last seen Wednesday around 11:45 a.m. at Valleywise Health Medical Center near 24th and Roosevelt streets.
Baby Santana has an attached feeding tube and needs life-saving medical treatment, according to DPS.
Authorities said the baby may be in the company of Rosa Santana, his mother. Rosa Santana, 24, was last seen leaving the medical center, reportedly carrying the infant in a duffel bag.
Rosa is described as being 5 foot 2 inches tall and 115 pounds. She has brown hair with brown eyes and was last seen wearing a dark shirt and dark pants.
Valleywise issued the following statement Wednesday evening:
On Wednesday, July 12, a mother removed her 5-day-old infant from Valleywise Health Medical Center against medical advice. In response to this incident, Valleywise Health took immediate action to search for the mother and infant and is fully cooperating with law enforcement.
We believe that the safety and security of each patient is integral to the mission of our hospital. We are appreciative of the swift actions of our team members and will continue to work with law enforcement to ensure a safe return of the infant.
Please contact 911 if you have any information.
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PHOENIX — Multiple people have been displaced after a mobile home fire spread to two neighboring mobile homes in central Phoenix, according to authorities.
The Phoenix Fire Department said the fire broke out Wednesday evening around 6:30 p.m. near 32nd Street and Thomas Road.
The fire department said everyone in the three homes got out without being injured before fire crews arrived.
According to the fire department, eight people have been displaced by the fire. They are being aided by the community assistance program.
Fire investigators are working to determine the fire's cause.
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DALEVILLE, Pa. — A firemen's picnic in Lackawanna County marked a special anniversary.
Covington Independent Fire Company's Picnic is celebrating 75 years.
State Senator Rosemary Brown was on hand to present the company with a plaque.
Firemen say the picnic helps them continue to serve the community.
"We really need the support. Every year equipment costs og up apparatus costs go up, we have to keep making money to keep doing what we do," said Clyde Jones, a volunteer fireman.
On Saturday, there will be a golf ball drop and a fireworks show.
A little rain didn't stop opening day at the Lycoming County Fair.
The annual fair in Hughesville featured your standard fair food and rides.
Fairgoers got to see some cows, kids even took advantage of the rain to give them a bath.
The Lycoming County Fair runs through July 22.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/firemans-picnic-celebrates-special-anniversary-covington-independent-fire-companys-picnic-is-celebrating-75-years-wnep/523-39586cae-df89-4fe1-afe1-d7e1f1b7a8bc | 2023-07-13T03:45:26 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/firemans-picnic-celebrates-special-anniversary-covington-independent-fire-companys-picnic-is-celebrating-75-years-wnep/523-39586cae-df89-4fe1-afe1-d7e1f1b7a8bc |
PITTSTON, Pa. — A major update to a road project in Luzerne County.
State Representative Jim Haddock posted on Facebook that The Suscon Road bridge project is running one full year ahead of schedule and will now be completed by this fall.
You might recall when we spoke with Rich Roman from Penndot two weeks ago, he told us the road would be able to re-open this fall.
The post by state representative Haddock seems to confirm the good news for drivers.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Seven local Girl Scouts earned the organization’s highest award and one was recognized for saving her mother’s life.
The seven Girl Scouts earned the Gold Award, which is awarded to those who demonstrate extraordinary leadership and make sustainable change in their communities. Only around 6% of Girl Scouts across the country earn the highest achievement.
“The Gold Award is the highest honor a Girl Scout can receive,” Lynne Fugate, CEO of the Girl Scout Council of Southern Appalachians, said in a release. “These young women have worked hard to develop the leadership skills required to earn this prestigious recognition, and their dedication has made a positive difference in our community. We are proud of their achievements and grateful for their commitment to making our world a better place.”
An eighth Girl Scout, Taylor Trammel of Johnson City, earned the Medal of Honor, which is given to those who save a life or attempt to save a life.
According to the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians, Trammel used the training from her First Aid Badge when her mother suffered a severe hypoglycemic reaction caused by diabetes. When her mother experienced unresponsiveness, arrhythmias, and convulsions, Trammel recognized the seriousness of the situation and responded. The medical team confirmed that her calm and focused response played a critical role in saving her mother’s life.
“Taylor, in taking decisive action and lifesaving measures to help her mother, is a testament to the highest principles of the Girl Scout Promise and Law and embodies what it means to be a girl of courage, confidence and character who makes the world a better place,” Fugate said.
The seven local Girl Scouts who received the Gold Award were:
- Alayna Combs of Cleveland, Virginia, saw a Little Free Library one day and was inspired to make a similar project in her community – only focused on food. Leading a group of volunteers from her community and church, Combs did the research, gathered materials, built a box and stocked it with food and recipes. She then spread the word, even going to the Town Council and the mayor’s office to make sure everyone knew about the Blessing Box.
- Greta Lane of Johnson City, Tennessee, curated an art exhibit focused on educating the public on the importance of biodiversity. She coordinated other artists, organized the event, liaised with a local gallery and worked to promote her show. Attendees of her exhibit enjoyed original artwork – some by Lane – coupled with facts about the subject matter and suggestions on how to help cultivate biodiversity in their areas.
- Olivia Henry of Telford, Tennessee, tackled an ongoing crisis for her project when she decided to create an educational series addressing the dangers and misuse of over-the-counter medications by teenagers. Through the sessions, she encouraged peers in her school district to, appropriately enough, go GOLD: Get Over Living Dangerously.
- Madison Mitchell of Bristol, Tennessee, set out to educate young girls about the power of social media and all the good it can do if used correctly. Partnering with Girls Inc. and the YWCA’s TechGYRLS program, she built surveys, curriculum and resources to help teach younger girls how to safely engage with social media, especially as it relates to self-esteem and confidence.
- Riley Ottinger of Greeneville, Tennessee, partnered with Save the Children and the Mosheim Public Library to build and install interchangeable “book boards” at a local public park. Each board features a page or two of a picture book, and children can read the story as they walk around the park. The boards are changed on a regular basis to provide a new story for visitors.
- Alison Pohland of Johnson City, Tennessee, worked with the Science Hill High School theatre, chorus, band and orchestra programs, as well as school administration, to build an Arts Appreciation Week. Each day, a different arts discipline was highlighted, culminating in a school-wide assembly where each program performed for the student body, staff and faculty.
- Olivia Young of Johnson City, Tennessee, set out to create a sensory room at her local hospital. Such a room would provide a safe, comfortable and calm space for children who often struggle to process their experiences, as well as helping them improve their auditory, visual and tactile processing and fine and gross motor skills. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/local-girl-scouts-earn-highest-honors/ | 2023-07-13T03:50:03 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/local-girl-scouts-earn-highest-honors/ |
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. — Citrus County health officials have issued a no swim advisory for waters at Fort Island Beach after bacteria harmful to people was detected.
Anyone swimming or bathing publicly at the beach will face a potential health risk and is recommended not to be in the water, the Department of Health Citrus County said in a news release.
Health officials say they have been testing and monitoring saltwater beach water in the area once a week.
Each sample is reportedly being analyzed for enteric bacteria, which can inhabit the intestinal tract of humans and animals. DOH says this may lead to an increased risk of human diseases, infections or rashes.
"The presence of enteric bacteria is an indication of fecal pollution, which may come from stormwater runoff, pets and wildlife, and human sewage," the news release mentions.
Anyone with questions regarding the no swim advisory is asked to contact Citrus County health officials at 352-513-6100 or visit the Department of Health's Beach Water Quality website. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/citruscounty/no-swim-advisory-fort-island-beach/67-08974a66-244e-4c4b-a3b3-7fb9611b44c6 | 2023-07-13T03:52:11 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/citruscounty/no-swim-advisory-fort-island-beach/67-08974a66-244e-4c4b-a3b3-7fb9611b44c6 |
HAINES CITY, Fla. — A 19-year-old has been arrested after detectives said he was driving 104 miles per hour before crashing and killing a passenger in the car.
Damien Fletcher is charged with vehicular homicide, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.
Another 19-year-old who was inside the car on June 29 died as a result of the crash. That person's 16-year-old brother was also hurt, according to authorities.
"He killed his friend, and injured his friend's brother," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a video.
The crash happened at around 10:30 p.m. During the initial investigation, Fletcher told detectives "he lost control of the Jeep while trying to avoid hitting an animal." However, data received showed the Jeep Grand Cherokee traveling 104 miles per hours in a 55 miles per hour speed zone less than two seconds before the crash, the sheriff's office reported.
"Reckless, stupid driving—plain and simple," Judd said in a statement.
In addition, authorities said the data showed no braking or steering to match the claim of trying to avoid an animal. Witnesses also told responding deputies that the Jeep sped past them in a no-passing zone and the Jeep shut it's headlights off before the crash.
Fletcher learned of the new findings and confirmed them to be true, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reports. He was arrested soon after. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/polkcounty/teen-driver-speeding-deadly-haines-city-car-crash/67-4742a9e1-2fdc-4056-a312-aae0c7aa660e | 2023-07-13T03:52:17 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/polkcounty/teen-driver-speeding-deadly-haines-city-car-crash/67-4742a9e1-2fdc-4056-a312-aae0c7aa660e |
Scottsdale City Council approves ordinance prohibiting grass front yards in new homes
The Scottsdale City Council approved an ordinance prohibiting natural grass in the front yards of new homes built in the city.
The ordinance will only apply to single-family homes built or permitted after August 15th. The measure was unanimously approved by the council.
In a press release from the City Council, the measure was touted as a step towards responsible use of resources.
“It’s a positive step that supports responsible use of our water resources and an initiative that works in tandem with Scottsdale Water’s existing residential and commercial rebate programs,” according to the release.
Moreover, the city said that 86% of water customers supported the initiative, according to feedback gathered from Scottsdale Water customers. The initiative is part of a larger effort from the city of Scottsdale to reduce its water consumption.
In 2022, Scottsdale set out to reduce water use in the city by at least 5%. Officials also asked residents and businesses to try to do the same. Executive director for Scottsdale Water, Brian Biesemeyer, highlighted the city’s efforts.
“The City Council's decision further establishes Scottsdale’s commitment to sustainable water management,” Biesemeyer said.
Measures like these are already showing positive results as in the first six months of this year, water consumption in the city has already been reduced by 9% compared to the average of the last three years.
The city also thanked both Scottsdale businesses and residents who reduced their water consumption by 7% compared to the average of the last three years.
“When we all work together to save a little, the totals can be quite amazing,” Biesemeyer said. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2023/07/12/grass-lawns-at-new-scottsdale-homes-now-banned-after-ordinance/70407838007/ | 2023-07-13T03:58:21 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2023/07/12/grass-lawns-at-new-scottsdale-homes-now-banned-after-ordinance/70407838007/ |
BALTIMORE COUNTY — An arrest has been made in the February shooting that left a 17-year-old dead.
Baltimore County homicide detectives arrested 19-year-old Freedom Disean Brown in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Tre'shaun Harmon.
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Harmon was shot multiple times at East Joppa Road and Delaware Avenue on February 20.
According to police, Brown will remain held on a no-bail status. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/arrest-made-in-february-fatal-shooting-of-teen-near-towson-circle | 2023-07-13T03:58:35 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/arrest-made-in-february-fatal-shooting-of-teen-near-towson-circle |
WHITE MARSH, Md. — Hundreds of new jobs are coming to White Marsh as construction has begun on a new interchange park.
“We are very excited about this location," says Whit Levering, Leasing Contact for Merritt Properties.
The entire project consists of nine one-story buildings totaling approximately 75,000 square feet of space for local and large-scale distribution companies to house their products.
“We create homes for businesses in the local community, so you know at the end of the day this project will have someone from 3000 square feet all the way up to the large distribution companies of 160,000 square feet," said Levering.
With this new industrial park come new job opportunities.
When General Motors closed this location in 2019, about 300 people were left to find employment elsewhere. By 2024, people will have employment on this property once again.
“We anticipate somewhere in the neighborhood of 1000 jobs being added to this local community," said Levering.
The types of jobs will depend on the companies housed in the industrial park once it is open, they can vary from assembly jobs to manufacturing.
Levering says the company is excited about opening its doors in this location.
“A couple things with this location that are in our minds that is sort of unbeatable is first of all, the access off of 95, 43, Route 7 you really can’t beat that, the surrounding White Marsh amenity base with the retail group that’s right over here at White Marsh Town Center really just lend itself great for a project like this," he said.
The company also says it is already taking applications for tenants for local and even large distribution companies to be housed in the space.
Phase one, which consists of the first three buildings, is expected to be completed next year. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/construction-begins-on-new-white-marsh-interchange-park | 2023-07-13T03:58:41 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/construction-begins-on-new-white-marsh-interchange-park |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — According to the latest Kansas wheat harvest report, wheat harvest is about 60% complete, even though the state is 84% behind the average.
People attending the Kansas Wheat Festival say it is about more than just celebrating a good harvest.
“We’ve been doing this for 123 years, so we celebrate through the good and the bad. There’s always going to be those years that aren’t as worth celebrating, but that’s where you come together as a community and remember what it’s all about,” said Wheat Harvest Festival Coordinator Valerie Earl.
People at the picnic braved a heat index of 115 degrees. The event had snow cones, water bottles, and even a dunk tank available to stay cool.
The Festival runs until Saturday. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wheat-capital-of-the-world-continues-century-old-celebration/ | 2023-07-13T04:14:05 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wheat-capital-of-the-world-continues-century-old-celebration/ |
BOISE, Idaho — The Boise District Bureau of Land Management said crews are working to control a 150-acre wildfire burning off Swan Falls Road Wednesday evening.
The 'Southcoy Fire' is located roughly 30 miles southwest of Boise. BLM said crews estimated the fire to be contained around 8 p.m. Wednesday, with an estimated control time set for 9 a.m. Thursday.
Three overhead, four engines, a state engine, dozer, water tender, helicopter and fire investigation were sent to stop active fire spread as the Southcoy Fire initially burned an estimated 15 acres.
According to BLM, drivers should expect delays and use caution while traveling on Swan Falls Road.
The cause of the Southcoy Fire has not yet been reported and is under investigation by BLM. For more information, contact the BLM Boise District Fire's information line at 208-384-3378.
This is a developing story that will be updated when new information is confirmed.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The nonprofit SLS Community recently broke ground on a project for neurodivergent adults to live, work, and receive services to improve their quality of life.
The "Supporting Lifelong Success" Community is moving forward with plans for a location that would sit on 230 acres near Kessler Mountain Park and South Cato Springs in Fayetteville which will be developed specifically for their needs. The area will soon be a residential property that will have a town square, specialty entertainment, hospitality, residential, and retail areas.
The idea behind the project came from a personal experience with the McCombs family.
"The original concept for this was born out of my little sister and her experience with autism. She is beautiful, witty, and hilarious, but she struggles with very severe behavior, and this is something that clicked right around when I was in high school ... that can become a family crisis, you know, a lot of self-injurious behavior, aggression, it reached a clinical point where we needed interventions. She spent a lot of time out of state," said Executive Director Ashton McCombs IV.
Through that lived experience, the Mccombs family decided to fill the gap in the community.
"It's really hard to find services for that behavioral side of the spectrum. and it really impacts everything, every aspect of the family, you know, whether you can travel, go out to eat, pretty much you name it. So the SLS community is gonna serve the whole range across the spectrum of needs. We also want to maintain capacity for those that require some of those high-acuity behavioral interventions," McCombs explained.
In June, there was a groundbreaking ceremony for joint projects such as the South Cato Springs development and the SLS community housing project. Mccombs says this project has been in the making for years… with strategic planning and community involvement.
There was a federal community project funding award that was secured by Congressman Womack, who represents their district, and then a match of $3.48 million from the city of Fayetteville.
"The strategic paradigm of this project is one of collective impact. So, we want to orchestrate a collaborative effort, you know, in this development, between public sectors, private sectors, nonprofits, and the business community to help tackle some of these social problems, because we can't do it alone, and so we think of this development as a kind of canvas where we'll try to do that," McCombs recalled.
UAMS will also serve as a community partner in the project.
"A cornerstone of the property will be UAMS planning a multi-specialty medical facility that has special adaptations and accommodations for neurodiverse adults, adding a research training component from a sensory standpoint," said McCombs.
"Now, the beauty of this partnership was that the city benefited from both of those infrastructure pieces as well, because Mount Kessler Regional Park will now be connected to a sanitary sewer, and it will have a second point of access, which makes it safer," City of Fayetteville Economic Vitality director Devin Howland said.
With the rapid growth across the region, this is a need for the community, and the organization has received a lot of inquiries from families.
"I think it's a need in Northwest Arkansas because the demand is just going to keep growing. You know NWA is clearly growing at a very rapid pace, so there's a rising tide. And we, along with all the existing amazing providers that are out there, want to make sure that neurodivergent adults don't get left behind with that. I think there are a million neurodivergent adults, or individuals nationwide that will reach adulthood in the next decade. and a lot of those are being cared for by caretakers that are over the age of 60. and that can be up to a 40-hour week job, you know, a full-time gig. So, we decided to focus on adults," McCombs said.
Howland thinks of this project as "an attraction of talent. It's also an attraction of families that are seeking these resources because it is huge. It's a nonprofit that has received lots of inquiries over the years because you think about how much parents care and you have these caring parents that see a solution here. And we hope that that energy can help scale this project to get it to the point. When we think about Fayetteville, it is always on that progressive cusp of wanting to help those that need the help the most. And this is just fabulous, I can't envision it anywhere else. The key thing is it's the right thing to do,"
Developers say this project will take 10 to 15 years to complete due to how much land they have to cover, but one of the next big milestones will come later this year when the city breaks ground on the sewer system.
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LAKE COUNTY — A 45-year-old man who was flagged for driving at eight miles an hour on Interstate 65 later led police on a pursuit that ended in him smashing into four police vehicles, Indiana State Police said Wednesday.
The driver was motoring very slowly around 3:15 p.m. near an exit leading onto State Road 2 when a state trooper tried to pull him over. The driver sped off and the trooper followed him, starting a vehicular pursuit, ISP Sgt. Glen Fifield said.
The pursuit continued south on I-65 and the driver almost struck a semi parked on the shoulder of the road. Troopers tried to use stop sticks to halt the vehicle, but had to make multiple attempts to finally get the driver to stop, Fifield said. The driver intentionally swerved toward a trooper and crashed into a police vehicle, hit the highway median, smashed into two additional police cars and allegedly tried to drive his vehicle toward the officers who were standing outside of their vehicles, Fifield said.
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The suspect then drove the wrong way in the lanes heading south on I-65 but drove into a grassy ditch because of traffic congestion. While he tried to drive back onto the interstate, he rammed a Jasper County Sheriff's Department police car four times until his car was trapped against the police car.
Thomas J. Sanhamel, of West Chicago, was taken to a nearby hospital for minor injuries. He is being held at the Lake County Jail. The troopers were treated for minor injuries at the scene. Three of their vehicles were damaged, Fifield said.
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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ORLANDO, Fla. — Newly released bodycam video shows Orlando police officers approach 26-year-old Derek Diaz while he was sitting in a car in an area police say is known for drug activity.
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After first complying with officers, Diaz moved his hand toward the center console. When he refused to put his hands on the steering wheel, police opened fire.
Attorney Joe Castrofort watched the footage with Channel 9, and said Diaz clearly did not do what he was told.
“I definitely see a movement, I see an instruction that’s been disregarded,” he said.
READ: Bodycam videos show Orlando police officer fatally shoot man seated in parked car in downtown
Retired Orlando police detective Bill Moore said to understand the video and the officer’s perspective, you have to understand the officer’s mindset.
“People dealing drugs carry guns, they carry knives, they carry weapons,” he said. “That’s going to be in the minds of the officers on scene.”
But Castrofort has a lot of questions after watching the video, like what was going on before the officer shot Diaz.
“I think that it’s fairly common today to see videos of people being removed from vehicles immediately for much less, and there seems to be a dramatic pause in this particular instance,” he said.
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Oftentimes the difference between good and bad baseball teams is the ability to make the simple plays.
Back at Municipal Ballpark Wednesday evening after their Tuesday non-counter with Mandan was rained out, the Bismarck Governors played well in the field and saw the Grand Forks Royals (1-15 Statewide) collapse in crucial situations.
Taking advantage of a combined 10 errors, the Govs (17-10 overall, 7-5 Statewide) earned their first shutout and second conference sweep of the season, 8-0 and 6-4.
"You never know when another team will make mistakes," Govs manager Mike Skytland said. "If you put pressure on a team, one mistake can lead to a few runs. You do what you can do, and if you get some breaks from the other team, that definitely helps.
"Grand Forks came to play today. That second game I could tell they'd give us a fight, and they're getting better. They could be a scary team in the right situation down the road."
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Of Bismarck's eight runs in the opener, just two were earned.
Chance Colgrove had an up-and-down outing for the Royals. He allowed seven of Bismarck's eight hits and suffered some wildness with one walk, two hit batters, two balks and three wild pitches. However, he was also dealt some hard luck as all six of his team's errors were committed with him on the mound.
"We swung the bats well against a good pitcher," Skytland said. "When they make mistakes, you have to capitalize on them, and I thought in Game 1 we did, which was a credit to our offense."
Opposing Colgrove and having a much smoother time was Gavin Lill, who threw five innings of two-hit ball.
Lill got the benefit of excellent defensive play from shortstop Tommy Kraljic, second baseman Michael Fagerland and center fielder Parker Sagsveen.
"Our defense complemented our pitching well," Skytland said. "When things are going good, that's what you're hoping for, your pitching starting things and your defense complements it. That's a good formula for keeping a team down in runs."
Sagsveen ended Grand Forks' lone shot at breaking the shutout, cutting down Colgrove trying to score with a perfect strike from left-center field on a hit by Griffen Haagenson.
"That was a real nice play, (Parker) has made a few of those this year," Skytland said. "I thought he had a chance at him, and he made a perfect throw to the plate. That was a big moment from the game."
Jameson Johnson put up two scoreless innings to follow Lill on the mound, allowing a pair of hits in the seventh but striking out four to keep the Royals off the board.
"Both Gavin and Jameson came out throwing strikes and getting ahead of guys," Skytland said. "That set the tone for the night."
The Govs turned a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 lead by the end of the first inning in the second game.
"In the second game, they threw a guy where the velocity difference was big from the first game," Skytland said. "We didn't adjust real well, but we did a good job of staying (engaged) defensively and pitching-wise."
Bismarck's defense played a key role in the second game.
In the top of the fifth, shortstop Tommy Kraljic fielded a hard-hit ball in on the grass and fired to catcher Eli Thompson to start a rundown that represented the key second out of the inning.
"We had the infield in and Tommy made a good throw home," Skytland said. "From there we got the guy in the rundown. Defense was definitely key to our sweep tonight."
With the tying and go-ahead runs standing on second and third, relief pitcher Matthew Porter struck out Josh Scribner to end the threat.
"Both did a good job of settling in," Skytland said of Porter and starter Zachary Brackin. "Matt had a couple of tough breaks on some balls, including a swinging bunt that put us in a bad position, but the key to that game was he was able to wiggle out of that with only two runs allowed and he just got stronger after that."
The three-spot in the first was the lone crooked number put up by the Governors in the second game, as they were only able to scratch across single tallies in the second, fourth and sixth.
"We had runners and chances, but baseball isn't always easy," Skytland said. "We didn't get the key hit to give ourselves more room for error, but sometimes it's okay to play close games too."
After his impressive outing on the mound in the opener, Lill was 2-for-4 with a run scored at the top of Bismarck's lineup in the second game. Michael Fagerland dominated in both games at the plate, going 4-for-8 with three runs scored, a stolen base and an RBI.
"You never know when you'll have a couple of doubles or triples, and that can make things easier," Skytland said. "If you have walks and singles, you have to get guys moving guys along, and you can still find ways to score runs that way."
The Govs are back in action on Thursday in Pierre, S.D., before returning to conference play.
"Long day today with us going to Pierre, but it's fun playing them," Skytland said. "Next week we have three straight conference doubleheaders in a row, which will influence our seeding, but playing well and feeling we're playing our best will be more important than wins and losses going into state." | https://bismarcktribune.com/sports/local/baseball/miscues-by-royals-leads-govs-to-sweep/article_5ce06bb0-2078-11ee-afe6-1f35751fca72.html | 2023-07-13T04:31:12 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/sports/local/baseball/miscues-by-royals-leads-govs-to-sweep/article_5ce06bb0-2078-11ee-afe6-1f35751fca72.html |
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Village at Coventry sold; to aid autism
The Children’s Autism Center announced Wednesday that its supporting organization, Founding Four, bought the Village at Coventry Shopping Center.
The May 1 purchase allows the autism center to expand its services into the former Vet Tech space, which is about 6,700 square feet. Tara Held, development coordinator for the Children’s Autism Center, said the goal is to expand the organization’s services to adults.
The Village of Coventry consists of more than 9 acres of usable land, in addition to more than 75,000 square feet of retail and office space.
“The purchase will allow for diversification of revenue and opportunities to further mission expansion which is to serve individuals and families in our community impacted by Autism Spectrum Disorder,” the news release said.
Held also said the expansion will not impact the organization’s current applied behavior analysis services. She declined to release the cost of the purchase.
Plastic recycling coming to Lunch
Brightmark has announced a plastic recycling pilot program as part of the Lunch on the Square summer series.
Organizers have established recycling collection points throughout Freimann Square as a test hub for reclaiming value from plastic waste generated by the weekly food truck and entertainment event that runs through August. The pilot was created to foster public awareness and education around the issue of plastic pollution, the news release said. The plastic waste will be recycled at the Brightmark facility in Ashley.
“With 95% of plastic made in the U.S. each year ending up in landfills, incinerated or as litter, Brightmark’s presence will showcase the importance of this unique recycling solution to divert and repurpose even the most difficult type of plastics to create new, high-quality materials with a lower carbon footprint,” the news release said.
Produce to be sold in food deserts
Locally grown produce will be available for sale once a week at three area Healthy Eating Active Living Farmers Markets, which are in food deserts.
Healthy Eating Active Living, also known as HEAL, is a partnership between the St. Joseph Community Health Foundation and Parkview Health. HealthVisions Midwest of Fort Wayne operates the markets.
The HEAL Market locations and times include:
• Wednesdays through Sept. 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. at McCormick Place, 3005 McCormick Ave.;
• Thursdays through Sept. 14 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Parkview Community Greenhouse and Learning Kitchen, 1716 Beacon St.; and
• Saturdays through Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to noon at South Side Farmers Market, 3300 Warsaw St.
All Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and vouchers for Women, Infants and Children and senior produce will be matched dollar for dollar, while funding remains and with some restrictions, the news release said.
“That means anyone using SNAP or WIC/Senior vouchers gets double the amount of fresh fruit and vegetables for their family,” the news release said.
Red Cross offers blood donors gifts
To combat a blood shortage, the American Red Cross is offering additional incentives for donors.
The Red Cross has received about 50,000 fewer blood donations than it has needed over the last two months, the organization said in a news release.
The Red Cross has partnered with Warner Bros. Discovery to connect incentives to the 35th anniversary of Shark Week and the theatrical release of “Meg 2: The Trench.”
Incentives include:
• Bonus $15 gift card by email to a merchant of their choice for those who donate by Sunday
• Entry for a chance to win a three-night New York getaway for two with a private shark dive adventure at Long Island Aquarium for those who donate until Aug. 12
• Officially licensed Shark Week T-shirt, while supplies last, for people who donate Monday through July 31.
Details for the incentives are online at www.redcrossblood.org/shark.
To schedule an appointment to donate, download the Red Cross Blood Donor app, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767.
Market goes inside at Electric Works
The Fort Wayne Farmers Market has moved inside of the Union Street Market at Electric Works.
The farmers market was originally set up outdoors at Electric Works, 1620 Broadway, but recently moved inside because of poor air quality caused by Canadian wildfires. The farmers market and Electric Works decided to alter their partnership to make the move inside permanent after hearing a favorable response, including from senior vendors.
The farmers market is open from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays.
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DALLAS — The Dallas municipal court system will not hold any trials, jury duty, hearings or walk-in court cases on Thursday, July 13, due to a technical issue, according to the city.
In a news release, the city said the court will be open to provide general citation information and accept customer documents but that the court cannot accept payments in person, online or by phone.
Any cases that were set to take place on Thursday will be rescheduled, according to the city. Updated court dates will be mailed out.
The city said any citation payments that are due while the court system is down will be accepted after service is restored.
It's unclear when the court system will be restored.
According to the city, the court's tech issue is unrelated to a ransomware attack in early May. The attack affected city systems, including the municipal court and police and fire departments.
It took about a month for the city to fully restore its systems. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-municipal-court-wont-hold-trials-jury-duty-hearings-thursday-july-12-tech-issue/287-07453e03-db9b-434f-897c-459188fe5d92 | 2023-07-13T04:35:05 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-municipal-court-wont-hold-trials-jury-duty-hearings-thursday-july-12-tech-issue/287-07453e03-db9b-434f-897c-459188fe5d92 |
DALLAS — Danielle Brown called her son “Big Man” from the moment he was born.
Soon it became "Biggie."
And for seven years, Kyrie Barnes answered to that even though he was just a small boy.
He was born on Christmas Eve in 2015.
And he died July 5, 2023, in what Dallas police believe was random celebratory gunfire outside the family’s apartment near Interstate 30 and Buckner.
The shots were fired July 2. Kyrie survived in the hospital for three days.
“I was praying for him to make it. But I just feel like maybe he was too good for the world,” Brown said.
Kyrie would have entered second grade in the fall at a new school.
Brown had just moved her three children – Kyrie was the middle – from Garland.
Fireworks lit up the sky outside their new apartment complex two nights before the July 4 holiday.
Brown said Kyrie wasn’t interested in looking at them.
He was at the foot of her bed playing a video game.
She and her other kids were in the bedroom, too, when the sound of fireworks suddenly became the sound of bullets.
One shot traveled through a wall, entered their apartment, and hit Kyrie.
“It was just reckless shooting because of the fourth of July and it wasn’t even on the fourth of July,” Brown said, shaking her head.
The memories of what happened next are too painful for her to talk about.
She hasn’t stepped back inside that apartment, and she isn’t sure she ever will.
So, friends and family members are raising money to help the family move.
The non-profit organization No More Violence organized a vigil and balloon release in Kyrie’s memory at a park in Mesquite.
He was remembered as a little boy who loved Spider-Man and whose favorite color was red.
“Put the guns down and pick up a bible,” one of Kyrie's cousin said to the crowd. “This has got to stop.”
One by one, mothers and fathers who’d lost loved ones took the microphone to tell Brown and Kyrie’s father, Larry Barnes, Jr., that the pain never goes away.
The family continues to beg anyone with information about what happened that night to come forward.
“It could be your son, your family member – anything,” Brown said.
But she knows even if there is an arrest, it can’t bring her baby back.
“This shouldn’t happen to nobody’s kid,” she said. “It’s just an innocent kid.” | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/mom-begs-answers-stray-bullet-kills-7-year-old-son-dallas-texas/287-fb3a475b-1eea-48da-b723-e3aab5de7ac1 | 2023-07-13T04:35:07 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/mom-begs-answers-stray-bullet-kills-7-year-old-son-dallas-texas/287-fb3a475b-1eea-48da-b723-e3aab5de7ac1 |
BUCK CREEK, Ind. — Two people were seriously injured in a crash in Tippecanoe County Wednesday evening.
According to the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office, a pickup truck was traveling south on North CR 750 East at SR 25 around 7:30 p.m. when it failed to yield for a flatbed truck hauling an unoccupied car that was traveling east on SR 25 just north of Buck Creek.
Police say there were four people in the pickup truck. One of the passengers was flown to an Indianapolis hospital with life-threatening injuries. A second passenger was taken to an area hospital with severe injuries before being flown by helicopter to Indianapolis. The third passenger and the driver of the pickup were taken to local hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the flatbed was not injured.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/4-injured-in-tippecanoe-county-pickup-truck-crash/531-048e7354-3522-4d38-a4b5-6082f37b7e23 | 2023-07-13T04:36:08 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/4-injured-in-tippecanoe-county-pickup-truck-crash/531-048e7354-3522-4d38-a4b5-6082f37b7e23 |
INDIANAPOLIS — In just a few weeks, students in Indiana will start heading back to class. For the new school year, some school districts in central Indiana will have new mental health resources for kids.
"We need to do as much as we possibly can," said Dr. Barbara Pierce, professor at the Indiana University School of Social Work.
One in five Hoosier kids has a mental health issue. But access to help, Pierce said, is limited.
"Here in Indiana, we have a beautiful community health network of clinics across the state, but we don't have enough psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers to staff it, so we have people waiting for long periods of time to get mental health care," Pierce said.
To ensure kids going through a crisis or challenge get help right away, Pierce said it's key to get trained professionals in schools.
"It's really important to get kids in as quickly as possible, which is why providing mental health care in schools by school social workers and by school mental health social workers is really important, because it eliminates the barriers to care," Pierce said.
And now, $5 million in grant funding is helping IU offer more kids access to that care. That money will be used for 125 scholarships, according to Pierce, to help train mental health social workers and place them as school-based therapists as part of their schooling.
This fall, they'll use that funding to start the program at schools in Tippecanoe County and Marion County's Pike Township.
"The well-being of our students is very critical to their learning," said Isang Jacob, district wellness coordinator for Pike Township Schools.
Jacob said they're expecting to get between five and eight of these student school-based mental health therapists in schools this fall, help for students to let them thrive in the classroom.
"Things happen at home," Jacob said. "We don't expect our students when they come in to switch out the light and then concentrate on learning. Learning is not going to happen if the needs of things happening at home is not being addressed. So with this additional support, additional resources and personnel, we are able to completely serve our students."
He said they want to teach kids early on that they can ask for help and resources when they're struggling.
"How can we better support that student and create that culture where I can go to someone, that it's OK not to be OK, that it's OK for me to talk to someone and they are going to provide me and link me with the resources that I need," Jacob said.
And with it, setting students up for success in the classroom and for their future. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/grant-helps-indiana-university-give-local-schools-a-boost-in-mental-health-resources-therapists-youth-students/531-ec2cb661-e57f-4056-a4c5-c69b9e5f630a | 2023-07-13T04:36:14 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/grant-helps-indiana-university-give-local-schools-a-boost-in-mental-health-resources-therapists-youth-students/531-ec2cb661-e57f-4056-a4c5-c69b9e5f630a |
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On the afternoon of May 6, Gicela Aleman drove to the Allen Premium Outlets.
“I dropped by there to buy some tennis shoes for my daughter,” said Gicela Aleman.
Aleman missed her exit, so she took the next.
At the time, it was a minor inconvenience.
Two months later, Aleman said it’s a misstep that propelled her, along with her 7-year-old daughter, on a path to help.
Body camera footage released in the wake of the shooting shows that mere moments before Aleman pulled into the mall’s parking lot at 3:40 p.m., Allen Police took down a gunman who sent shoppers ducking for cover.
“I saw police running at the end of the mall. I was thinking, what was that? Why are they running? But then, I saw the lady in the floor and that distracted me,” she said.
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She remembers offering the woman water before she realized she'd been shot in the back.
“You could tell that she was in pain and that she was afraid, but she was calm,” said Aleman.
Together, Aleman and a nurse did what they could to stabilize the woman, using a yoga mat to transfer her to Aleman's truck.
It wasn't until she pulled off to head to the emergency room that Aleman saw the crime scene where she'd later learn eight people were killed.
“That's when it hit me,” she said.
Today on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Colin Allred recognized Aleman for her efforts.
“Today, I rise to talk about the bravery and service of Gicela Aleman,” he said.
Allred shared that the woman she saved, Preeti Patel, was at the mall that day while visiting North Texas with her family.
"Preeti is alive today because of Gicela, an amazing story that deserves a hero's praise,” he said.
Aleman said she was reunited with Patel on Mother’s Day. And after weeks of recovering in North Texas, she’s back home in India.
The two have remained in touch, connected by a bond Aleman can’t help but credit with divine timing.
“I know things are perfect, even when we don’t understand why things happened,” she said. “I saw a lot of humanity. I saw a lot of people running to help and I know there were more going that way than the other. There are more of the good people, kind people, who want to help and make a difference.” | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/richardson-woman-recognized-for-heroic-efforts-during-allen-mall-shooting/3294881/ | 2023-07-13T04:37:28 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/richardson-woman-recognized-for-heroic-efforts-during-allen-mall-shooting/3294881/ |
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ALIQUIPPA, Pa. — With the release of hundreds of balloons, the Aliquippa community Wednesday night paid tribute to the life of 15-year-old Dahvea Sparrow, who was killed on Main Street Saturday night.
“He was really, really, really loved by all and it was a shock,” Dahvea’s aunt, Janetha Short, told Channel 11. “We’re just trying to say goodbye the best way we know how.”
Aliquippa shooting: citizens have come forward with info & police have filed charges against 17yo Lamar Seymour in the murder of 15yo Dahvea Sparrow.
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The emotional vigil came just hours after Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier announced charges against 17-year-old Lamar Seymour.
Lozier credits community cooperation for the quick filing of those charges.
“The citizens of Ambridge and Aliquippa came forward and they have been talking to the police, to the citizens, telling us who, what, when, where to a degree that we have not seen in a very long time,” Lozier said.
According to police, Daveah was sitting in his car after a party when Seymour opened the car door, shooting and killing him, before running off.
“Lamar Seymour is a dangerous individual. This was an execution-style homicide with a 40 caliber handgun at close range,” Lozier said.
Daveah’s family is grateful the alleged shooter has been charged.
They are thankful for all the support from the community.
Now, they must turn their attention to Dahvea’s funeral.
“The hardest two days are next week. We have to bury him. That’s the hurdle we have to get over,” Short said.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been made public.
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LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. — For the second time in a week, the Los Angeles County sheriff decried the use of force by deputies in the Antelope Valley after the Sheriff's Department released video on Wednesday of a deputy punching a woman twice in the face as she held her baby.
The edited video from body camera footage shows the July 2022 encounter during a traffic stop in Palmdale, northeast of Los Angeles.
At a news conference, Sheriff Robert Luna said he found the punching “completely unacceptable” and has sent the case to the county district attorney's office, which will decide whether to file criminal charges against the deputy. The FBI also was alerted, Luna said.
Luna said the deputy, whom he didn't name, has been taken off field duty.
Last week, Luna said two deputies had been pulled from field duty after video surfaced of a deputy in neighboring Lancaster violently tackling a woman while she filmed a man being handcuffed, then pepper-spraying her in the face on June 24.
In both cases, Luna said he had only lately learned of the incidents. Although the sheriff said state law bars him from detailing specific discipline against deputies, he has said those involved in improper use of force could face anything from additional training to days off or dismissal.
Luna, a former Long Beach police chief, has vowed to overhaul the nation’s largest sheriff’s department since taking it over in December after defeating incumbent Alex Villanueva.
During the July 2022 encounter, deputies stopped a car driving without headlights at night, smelled alcohol, and saw three babies who weren't in car seats and were being held in their mother's arms, Luna said.
The male driver was arrested on suspicion of driving on a suspended license, driving under the influence of alcohol and child endangerment. Four women in the car were held on suspicion of child endangerment. During their arrests, a deputy punched one woman twice in the face after she refused to let go of her child, Luna said.
The video shows one woman's child being forcibly taken from her as she shrieks, then a second woman sitting cross-legged on the ground, holding her 3-week-old child.
Deputies try to convince her to give them the child, and the mother responds, “You’ll have to shoot me dead before you take my baby,” the video shows. As she resists, a deputy punches her several times in the face, and she is handcuffed.
Luna said he believed the punching was "an isolated incident committed by an individual who will be held accountable.” He said most other employees are doing “incredible work on behalf of 10 million residents.”
Federal monitors continue to oversee reforms that the department agreed to for the Lancaster and Palmdale stations, which are among the busiest in the county.
In 2015, the Sheriff's Department settled federal allegations that deputies in those stations had engaged in excessive use of force and racially biased policing that included disproportionately stopping or searching Black and Latino people.
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YOLO COUNTY, Calif. — Police are investigating a head-on collision that happened in Yolo County Wednesday evening.
The crash happened in the area of County Road 102 and Highway 113. A spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol said the collision involved major injuries, but it's unclear how many people were injured and how many cars were involved.
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Police are searching for two men accused of trying to abduct a teen girl at the Willow Grove Park Mall in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday.
The incident occurred around 7 p.m. at the mall, located on 2500 Moreland Road. The 14-year-old girl told police she was descending an escalator from the second level to the first level when she was met at the bottom by a man who identified himself as “Alex.” The man asked the girl to walk with him and extended his arm, as if escorting her, investigators said. The girl told the man she was underage and tried to step away from him, according to police. As she stepped away, the man allegedly grabbed her arm, placed it in his arm and restrained her before leading her across the mall.
Police said the girl escaped the man’s grasp, screamed and ran away. Several witnesses then stepped in and stopped the man from approaching the girl, according to investigators.
Police said the man appeared to be working with a second man. Both men left the mall immediately after the girl fled and were last seen entering a dark gray Dodge or Chrysler minivan or “crossover” type vehicle, possibly a Dodge Journey.
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Police described “Alex” as a Black male with a medium complexion and goatee between the ages of 25 and 40 with short back braids. He was last seen wearing a white shirt with a large dark letter “C” on the back, light-colored pants with a dark stripe, dark-colored shoes with a red marking on the inside toe of each shoe and light-colored laces, police said. He was also wearing a unique leather bracelet with a braided metal knot on his left wrist, according to investigators.
The second suspect is described as a Black male with a medium complexion and thick facial hair. He was last seen wearing a dark blue t-shirt, blue jean shorts and white and black sneakers, investigators said. Police also said he had sunglasses in a t-shirt collar, lanyard around his neck and keys were hanging from his front right pocket.
If you recognize either man, please call Abington Police at 267-536-1100.
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SAN MARCOS, Texas — Amanda Perez has lived in the Rio Vista neighborhood in San Marcos for 31 years and said her home is something her parents have worked very hard for.
However, in the last few years, it's a place she and her mother do not feel safe in after she said there has been an uptick in crime and homelessness. Attempted break-ins to their house, car, and trespassing are some of the incidents they have encountered, and they said it has not gotten better.
Perez shared surveillance video with KVUE of a man she said is unhoused who walked onto their property claiming he was there to cut a tree and work on a BMW – a vehicle Perez said the family does not own. Other incidents she described was someone trying to break their backdoor and consistently trying to access their truck.
"We have the proof. We have cameras everywhere. Everybody has cameras in their yard, but that's not going to stop them," said Perez.
The frustration doesn't end there. Perez explained she has called San Marcos police every week, but no action has been taken.
"That's their job, to protect and serve. They're not. I understand that they got other stuff to be doing, but what is it that we have to do for them to at least – all we want is to make their presence known," said Perez.
Perez added that Councilmember Matthew Mendoza lives in the neighborhood and has raised concerns to the City about the string of incidents. KVUE reached out to Mendoza on Wednesday.
Mendoza said he has seen an uptick in people who are unhoused in the area and has talked to several of his neighborhoods who have dealt with thefts.
Currently, he and the City are working to have an open line of communication with nonprofit organizations to sort out a solution.
"We have moved in the right direction lately," Mendoza said in an email.
KVUE also reached out to the City and the SMPD about the situation and if there were any statistics to provide about crime rates within the last few years. City officials said that information wouldn't be available until next week and had no comment until that data was in. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/san-marcos-residents-see-spike-in-homelessness-crime/269-450a2b33-6ab5-48c6-9808-d5c4287ce57e | 2023-07-13T05:18:38 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/san-marcos-residents-see-spike-in-homelessness-crime/269-450a2b33-6ab5-48c6-9808-d5c4287ce57e |
The Boise Police Department is working on changing the processes by which critical incident task force investigations are executed, body camera video is viewed and exit interviews are performed, following a series of recommendations an outside investigator made in May.
BPD will also implement performance reviews.
“This started when we all received the startling news last fall of the retired BPD captain’s outward affiliations with white supremacist groups,” Mayor Lauren McLean said at Tuesday’s city council work session. “Today’s focus is a follow-up on the recommendations that we received. ... I’m confident in our plan for moving Boise through this.”
The city hired an outside investigator to determine whether racism permeated the police department following a discovery that former captain Matthew Bryngelson had ties to a white supremacist group. The city approved a $500,000 budget for the investigation and later approved an additional $150,000. The investigation was announced last November and its findings were revealed in May. Some have criticized the investigation into the department’s practices. One union member and Boise police detective, Guy Bourgeau, expressed disdain at spending “half a million dollars to investigate an individual that doesn’t work here anymore.” Ultimately, the investigation found that a “small but significant” number of Boise Police officers had experienced. Many said they had experienced racism from residents rather than in the department.
HIRING, RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTIONA big part of investigator Michael Bromwich’s recommendations surrounded the department’s hiring, recruitment and promotion process. He recommended not lowering hiring standards even with staff shortages, focusing on minority hiring and ensuring that recruit training is rigorous.
“Until recent reforms that were inaugurated by (former) Chief (Ryan) Lee and Capt. Spencer Fomby, we were informed that no one had failed out of the Boise police academy in the last 10 years,” Bromwich said in May. “If you’re failing no one, your standards are not high enough.”
Boise Deputy Police Chief Tammany Brooks said the department has taken an initiative in seeking out quality recruits.
However, there are challenges. Brooks said that in the past, lots of people wanted to be police officers, but that isn’t true anymore. He said the department has a 20-person recruiting team to go out and seek the most talented people.
“This is something that is very near and dear to my heart and it’s one of the things that I feel is one of my top priorities,” Brooks said. “That we are able to fill the existing vacancies ... but do so in a way that we are seeking, recruiting and obtaining the highest caliber of recruit and person.”
Brooks said the department has raised its standards by increasing the passing score on the written exam recruits have to take. He also said the department reinstated the polygraph exam.
When it comes to promotions, a lot is determined by the collective bargaining agreement between the city and the police union. Candidates hoping to earn a promotion to sergeant are ranked based on their score on the department’s sergeant exam.
Previously, the ranked list of candidates was good for two years, but Brooks said it was recently changed to one year.
If there’s an opening for the sergeant, the department has to fill it within 45 days, according to the collective bargaining agreement, Brooks said. The chief has to choose the new sergeant from the top three candidates. Then, the three candidates are subject to a peer review.
“One change that was recently made was previously the (peer review) surveys were anonymously submitted and now people who submit the surveys actually have to attach their name to it,” Brooks said. “In case we need to follow up with any questions relating to the information that they provide us.”
The chief can only bypass someone in the top three two times, Winegar said. If it happens on the third time, there has to be documented just cause.
Lieutenants are not union members; however, part of their promotional process is still referenced in the collective labor agreement. Sergeants are automatically eligible to apply for lieutenant positions.
Promotions to captain are not governed by the labor agreement.
Brooks said the department also recently instituted a rubric scoring method for the oral board interview, which he said was “designed to eliminate subjectivity.”
“That concludes the information regarding things that we have already done to address some of the issues that were brought forward,” Brooks said.
CRITICAL INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONSBoise Police Chief Ron Winegar said he disagreed with Bromwich’s assessment that the Critical Incident Task Force investigation process is slow. Winegar said these cases are a priority.
When a critical incident, like a police shooting, occurs, another agency in the Treasure Valley investigates. Bromwich said these investigations are considered lower priority by the investigating department and therefore take longer.
The most recent completed investigation was from an incident that occurred on July 31, 2022, according to Ada County’s website.
However, Winegar said the process takes awhile if the critical incident results in a death. He said the department is working on speeding up the process of coroner’s reports, toxicology and some laboratory processes, which should help expedite reaching a conclusion.
He said in the last few months, the department decided to start its internal affairs process simultaneously with the critical incident task force, instead of waiting until the task force investigation was done.
BODY CAM POLICIESWinegar said they are updating the body camera policy to address when officers should activate the body camera and when officers can mute the audio.
“We have instituted and will continue to make sure that our supervisors are not only reviewing body camera footage related to use-of-force incidents or complaints, but doing random audits of the officers and reviewing body camera video from different calls that they may be on that normally wouldn’t receive scrutiny,” Winegar said.
The city fired Jesus Jara, the former director of the office of police accountability, in December for random audits of body camera footage. Jara has since sued the city.
City spokesperson Maria Weeg said that “police supervisors regularly review body cam video as part of reviewing and approving officers’ reports.”
“BPD policy allows supervisors to review body cam video for this and as a tool in performance reviews,” Weeg said. “OPA is governed by city code.”
EXIT INTERVIEWS AND PERFORMANCE REVIEWS
Currently, exit interviews are conducted by human resources, Winegar said. But in the future, the Boise Police Department will take over that responsibility in coordination with human resources and legal. Winegar also said Boise police will work with human resources to implement annual performance reviews.
“The Boise Police Department has not had a formal performance review like annual evaluations ... in place for a number of years,” Winegar said. “Because of the collective labor agreements, whether you did a great job or just an average job, your raise was the same regardless.”
Winegar said that officers have to do something really outstanding to get a department award or really mess up to get disciplined, and there’s “not much in the middle.”
INVESTIGATION DOCUMENTSIn addition, on June 12, McLean and city councilmembers asked the office of police accountability to do a review of documents collected for the investigation.
Those documents include recordings, emails, investigative files and more, said Nicole Schafer, the interim director of the office of police accountability. The goal of reviewing the documents is to determine if any of them show that Bryngelson’s ties to white supremacist groups infected his policing, his interactions, his duties or transmitted to others.
The documents are “incredibly large in volume,” Schafer said, equal to over 250 gigabytes of data. Schafer said she will help in the review but also outside counsel will work on that. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/boise-police-changes-coming-in-response-to-investigation-recommendations/article_68faa644-20d8-11ee-ac3d-5f02111dce2d.html | 2023-07-13T05:19:20 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/boise-police-changes-coming-in-response-to-investigation-recommendations/article_68faa644-20d8-11ee-ac3d-5f02111dce2d.html |
Detroit community activist Shabazz off respirator after heart attack
Detroit community activist Malik Shabazz was taken off a respirator Wednesday and responding to doctors after suffering a massive heart attack last month, according to family spokesman Sam Riddle.
Shabazz, leader of the New Black Panther Nation/New Marcus Garvey Movement, remains in critical but stable condition at Henry Ford Hospital, Riddle added.
Shabazz collapsed after a massive heart attack on June 26 as he was preparing to accept the Presidential Lifetime Achievement award that's given annually to people with more than 4,000 hours of volunteer service.
Over 39 years, he has organized citizen patrols, passed out flyers about unsolved crimes and missing persons, led protests of drug houses and co-founded the Detroit 300 patrol group in 2010, after a series of home invasions and sexual assaults of senior citizens.
The family expressed gratitude for support and prayers for Shabazz, RIddle said. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/2023/07/13/detroit-community-activist-shabazz-off-respirator-after-heart-attack-june-26/70408382007/ | 2023-07-13T05:56:34 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/2023/07/13/detroit-community-activist-shabazz-off-respirator-after-heart-attack-june-26/70408382007/ |
PHOENIX — One year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a woman's constitutional right to an abortion, the issue is far from settled in Arizona.
Here are three things to watch:
- A constitutional and political standoff between the governor and prosecutors in 12 of the state's 15 counties.
- A legal appeal that could restore a 159-year-old abortion ban as state law.
- A possible statewide vote that could broaden reproductive rights.
Let's take a closer look at each:
How does standoff end?
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs issued an executive order that strips county prosecutors of the power to bring charges in abortion-related cases.
The governor handed that authority to Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes, who has said she wouldn't prosecute anyone for an abortion-related crime.
Hobbs won't back down.
"I'm really confident in the legal foundation for that order," Hobbs told reporters in Yuma last week.
Neither will Maricopa County Rachel Mitchell, a Republican who runs on in the country's fourth-largest county.
"The law trumps executive orders and and the constitution trumps the law," Mitchell said Monday on Arizona PBS' "Arizona Horizon."
"It cannot be ... one person's decision."
Mitchell has led bipartisan opposition to Hobbs' order. In a letter last week, Hobbs' attorney rejected the demand by Mitchell and 11 other prosecutors that the governor rescind the order.
Mitchell said she would ignore it.
Arizona hasn't seen any abortion-related arrests since the Supreme Court decision.
It would likely take a lawsuit to end the standoff between Hobbs and Mitchell. But it might take an abortion-related prosecution to provoke a suit.
Will high court review abortion law?
A pending appeal before the Arizona Supreme Court could upend the current status quo.
A state appeals court ruled late last year that abortion was legal in Arizona up to 15 weeks of pregnancy, based on a bill passed less than three months before Roe vs. Wade was tossed out.
Little attention has been paid to an appeal of the lower court decision to the Arizona Supreme Court.
The conservative, seven-member court was briefed two months ago on the petition to review the abortion ruling. The next step is for the court to decide whether it will agree to hear the appeal.
"What's at stake is the ability of the State of Arizona to protect women and their unborn children," said Kevin Theriot, an attorney with Scottsdale-based Alliance Defending Freedom.
The conservative legal group is asking the state's highest court to restore the virtual outright ban on abortion that dates to territorial days in 1864.
"The Legislature has the ability to protect women and their unborn children. The court shouldn't be stepping on that right," Theriot said.
ADF is representing a court-approved intervenor who represents the interests of unborn children, as well as the Yavapai County attorney, representing law enforcement authorities.
Mayes declined to file an appeal.
Will statewide bote happen in '24?
Brittany Fonteno, president chief executive officer of Planned Parenthood of Arizona, is well aware of the pending decision by the state's high court.
"Our perspective is there's nothing to see here," Fonteno said last month on "Sunday Square Off." "The court has already decided the law is very clear."
But she added: "We're not out of the woods yet."
Whatever the outcome, Hobbs, Planned Parenthood and other advocates are laying the groundwork for a statewide ballot initiative in November 2024 that would expand protections for reproductive rights.
A Gallup poll released in June found Americans support for legal abortion was at or near record highs.
"We know that the support is out there," Fonteno said.
"We've been researching, we've been polling, we've been really trying to understand what the appetite is, and what's possible in our current political climate."
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Amber Alert: Mom suspected of taking newborn son in Phoenix despite him needing medical care
Perry Vandell
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An Amber Alert was issued after authorities say a woman took her 5-day-old son from Valleywise Health Medical Center near 24th and Roosevelt streets in Phoenix on Wednesday, despite him having medical conditions that require immediate treatment.
Officials say Rosa Santana was last seen leaving the hospital at about 11:45 a.m. with her newborn son in a black duffel that she was carrying. She is described as being 5 feet 2 inches tall, 115 pounds, and having brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts should contact 911. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2023/07/12/amber-alert-phoenix-mother-suspected-of-taking-newborn-son-despite-him-needing-medical-care/70408496007/ | 2023-07-13T06:05:08 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2023/07/12/amber-alert-phoenix-mother-suspected-of-taking-newborn-son-despite-him-needing-medical-care/70408496007/ |
CANYON COUNTY, Idaho — The American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho (ACLU) released its "Proud to be Brown: Punishing Latine Culture in Idaho Schools" report on Monday, which scrutinizes dress codes within some Canyon County schools.
The report is nearly 40 pages long and details how dress codes within Nampa and Caldwell school districts may or may not "disproportionally" discriminate against Latino and Hispanic students.
"Schools have these policies where they don't allow gang-related clothing," ACLU legal fellow Erica Rodarte said. "But in practice, we see that the policy is not race-neutral. So, Latine students are the ones being mostly disciplined, and Latine clothing items that are related to the Latine community are the ones being punished and targeted."
Rodarte started research for the report last fall, compiling data from both school districts and stories from parents and students in the community. She said students often get in trouble for wearing clothes that honor their culture.
Those items include Catholic rosaries, clothing displaying La Huelga Bird and the words "Brown Pride," Rodarte said.
"It's really not about a fight to wear gang-related clothing," Rodarte said. "It's about students' ability to express themselves and to not be discriminated against in their school when they want to express themselves."
Caldwell School District's dress code policy states, "The wearing, using, carrying, or displaying any other gang clothing or attire, or style, jewelry, emblem, badge, symbol, sign, codes, tattoos, or other things or items which evidence membership or affiliation in any gang is prohibited on any school premises or at any school sponsored activity at any time."
Marisela Pesina, Caldwell School Board chair, said the dress code is pretty comparable to other codes across Idaho. She feels like the ACLU singled out Canyon County with its report.
She said Caldwell does have a gang problem, and the school district's policies are in place to try and keep all students safe and on track.
"We're focused on making sure that our kids have education instructional time in the classrooms," Pesina said. "Anything that takes away from it, we have to address."
Pesina said there is some room for improvements within the dress code, although she believes Latino and Hispanic students can honor their culture in other ways aside from the way they dress or the items they bring to school.
But many people, including Nampa School District parent Chandra Reyna, believe school districts have had enough time to write fair and equal dress codes.
"This has been an issue for a really long time, and it's kind of operating kind of silently," Reyna said. "And unless you're particularly coming into contact with things like color contracts, you wouldn't even know that's something that the school district has."
Reyna said school administrators spend too much time labeling students by what they wear. She believes staff should instead spend their time fostering a safe environment for everyone.
"Does it matter if this child is in a gang? Let's just say this child is. They still deserve since middle school at times and students just feel excluded," Reyna said.
ACLU's report also touched on police surveillance and expulsion rates for Latino and Hispanic students. It states Latine students are consistently suspected and expelled more often than white students.
In Caldwell, Pesina said the numbers are high because there are more Hispanic and Latino students. Administrators also do not take taking students out of class for a long period of time lightly.
"A lot of the expulsion hearings are because we have to keep our kids safe, and there was some type of attack or something," Pesina said.
Reyna believes suspensions and expulsions are not an appropriate response for students involved in gangs or students that come to school with gang-related clothing.
Oftentimes, she said severe punishment pushes those students further away from education.
"They showed up to school today, and they're trying to be ready to learn," Reyna said. "So, we should take all that energy and figure out how to keep them there and keep them engaged."
Pesina said the Caldwell School District will review the report and the suggestions within it. A Nampa School District spokesperson told KTVB they are not commenting on the report right now.
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GARDEN VALLEY, Idaho — A smoldering sign, smoke and scrap are serving as a remind of a Tuesday evening fire that destroyed a business complex in Garden Valley.
"All we could do was watch, and thank God that everybody was out," Jeremy Kildow, who owned an office space at the complex said.
The business complex was on Banks Lowman Road, where five people also lived.
"A couple of apartments on the one end, three mobile homes were set right up on the backside of the place," Garden Valley Fire Chief Paul Cleaveland said. "One was occupied, they got out quickly. The other two were unoccupied at the time, but we were able to stop [the fire] from jumping across the street to where all of those were occupied."
Firefighters were able to contain the fire in three hours.
"This was a terrible loss to five residents," Cleaveland said. "We were able to keep it from spreading into the other homes that were adjacent to the road here."
The Horseshoe Bend Fire Department was also there to assist with fighting the flames.
"All the fire departments up here, we back each other up," Cleaveland said.
Everyone at the complex made it out safe, with the help of Kildow's son - who lived in one of the apartments, and rescued two of his neighbors.
"He was able to wake them up and get them out in the nick of time," Kildow said.
While the rubble remains a reminder of what's been lost, Cleaveland said many members of the community rose up to help out.
Community members from Garden Valley have come together to donate clothes and food, and a GoFundMe page has been set up for victims of the fire - many who lost everything.
"This community, it's really close-knit and they care about each other in times of need," Cleaveland said. "You know, there's always going to be somebody there for you."
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
The GoFundMe page for those affected by the fire can be found by clicking here.
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SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — Triple-digit temperatures are heading to Northern California, but while cooling off at a pool or lake sounds like the perfect remedy, new data could have some thinking twice.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said July has the highest number of drownings. According to CDC data, the month of July has seen the highest number of unintentional drowning deaths since 2018.
The CDC said nearly 800 people died last year from an accidental drowning. In total, the U.S. sees more than 4,00 deaths from drownings each year.
"Rivers that we are often very familiar with have changed, and they are much higher risk this year than they have been in years past," Zachary Corbo told ABC10.
A combination of warmer temperatures and historic snowfall is creating the perfect recipe for dangerous water conditions in rivers at a time when people are looking for ways to cool off.
"With the amount of rain and precipitation that we had this winter, it's created a lot of hazards that shown up that were not here last year," said Captain Nick Salas with Cal Fire told ABC10.
"On average, we lose three to four people here at the confluence every year to drowning, and it's because people get in and they don't understand the area they're getting into. They're not protecting themselves," said Sgt. Kevin Griffiths, with the Placer County Sheriff's Office.
Recently, local communities have been struck with tragedy, people of all ages losing their lives to drowning, including 19-year-old Mehki Clay. Clay drowned in Jenkinson Lake while on a camping trip in El Dorado County.
Even at a pool, officials say people shouldn't let their guard down. The CDC said drowning is the leading cause of death for children between the ages of one and four.
To prevent drownings, people can install alarms and fences around pools and assigned to watch swimmers at all times.
Knowing how to swim is also important. 64% of Black children have few to no swimming skills, compared to 45% of Hispanic children and 40% of white children.
Children in households with incomes less than $50,000 are most at-risk as well.
"Follow the rules, be safe about it, know your limitations... if you don't know how to swim, don't get in the water. it's a simple as that," Alexandria Britton, spokesperson for the Merced County Sheriff's Office, told ABC-affiliate KFSN.
Wearing bright swimsuits and using lifejackets are a must around bodies of water. In Sacramento County, wearing a lifejacket is required for children 12 and under. Many Sacramento County parks allow people to borrow them for free.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Community leaders are planning to hold multiple rallies across the capital city Thursday. The Silence the Violence rallies are being held in Del Paso Heights, Oak Park, and Valley Hi.
"It's happening too much. Too many young people are dying," said Pastor Sylvester Howard.
With 22 homicides so far this year, organizers gathered at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church in Oak Park to make signs for the rallies hoping to send a message.
"The biggest message that we're sending is enough is enough, silence the violence, we as one," said rally organizer Gregory King.
It all comes after police recently confirmed that the majority of the homicides are happening in a concentrated small area, often in underserved communities. It's only seven of the nearly 100 square miles of the city. That includes Del Paso Heights, Oak Park, Meadowview and Valley High.
"The numbers are very alarming. 75% of our shooting victims are Hispanic or African American, and 50% are under the age of 30. So it's really affecting our youth, and it's really affecting the sense of safety," Police Chief Kathy Lester said in June.
Howard said people are tired of what is going on in some neighborhoods. So, Howard is planning to take to the streets with other pastors and community leaders despite hot temperatures this week.
"We are mindful of the heat. We will have canopies out there. We will have water out there, but the work still must go on," said King. "We can't let the conditions of the weather stop of us from getting out there and being boots on the ground."
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg insists city leaders are listening, noting the council just approved a budget last month with a $3.2 million for the Office of Violence Prevention.
"We're taking every step that we can to put more money into reducing violence, into early intervention for young people, into more summer programming for youth and working with law enforcement to get more guns off the streets," Steinber said in June.
However, King said money alone won't fix the problem; it takes community action, which includes the planned rally.
"It's open to the entire community. We'll be on the corner of Grand Avenue and Marysville. We'll be on the corner of 12th Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard. We'll be on the corner of Mack Road and Center Parkway from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.," said King.
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The shooting occurred at the 300 block of West Cary Street, near the VCU engineering building and the Cary & Belvidere Residence Center.
VCU did not immediately provide any information about the victim Wednesday night, including his or her status.
Authorities identified two possible suspects. One is a Black male who was seen wearing gray shorts, a white shirt, white shoes and white socks. The other is a male whose description was not given. The two men may be in a green Honda. More specific details were not available.
The incident was reported shortly before 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night. The university then issued a safety alert, telling community members to avoid the area.
This July 1955 image shows the building, at Madison and Grace streets in Richmond, that once sat downtown and housed First Presbyterian Church. Completed in 1853 at the current site of Old City Hall, the building’s outer shell was moved to Madison and Grace in the mid-1880s to make room for the city building. In 1943, the Acca Shriners, who had lost the Mosque (now Altria Theater) during the Great Depression, purchased the old church building. They used it until the mid-1950s; the building has since been torn down.
In May 1977, this 150-foot smokestack came down, thanks to Controlled Demolition of Towson, Md. The smokestack stood behind what used to be Broad Street Station in Richmond; the demolition was part of a contract with the state for removal of the stack and several buildings in the area.
This April 1951 image shows St. Andrew’s School in Richmond’s Oregon Hill area. Noted philanthropist Grace Arents founded the school in 1894 and was a key supporter of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. The school offered a wide range of programs, including sewing, music and physical education. It still stands today, serving low-income children.
In May 1959, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway announced plans to move about a third of its workforce from Richmond to Huntington, W.Va., by 1961-62. Many employees worked in the First and Merchants National Bank building at Ninth Street downtown, which was partially owned by C&O. The building has been converted to First National Apartments.
This July 1947 image shows the new Curles Neck Dairy plant at 1600 Roseneath Road in Richmond. The building, which cost more than $200,000, gave the 13-year-old dairy modern features including a refreshment room that served up to 50 people, ice-cream-making facilities and curbside service. The building is now home to the Dairy Bar restaurant.
This March 1987 image shows the Independent Order of St. Luke building at 900 St. James St. in Richmond, which was the new home for the city’s Head Start program. The building, which today stands empty, was built in the early 1900s and was expanded between 1915 and 1920. It was home to the benevolent society under Maggie Walker’s leadership, as well as the first location of the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank that she ran. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
This May 1935 image shows Herbert’s shoe store at 419 E. Broad St. in downtown Richmond. The store advertised itself as “the first air-cooled shoe store in the entire South.” A fall sale that year offered women’s shoes as low as $1.77.
This May 1957 image shows the Woolworth’s at Fifth and Broad streets in downtown Richmond. The $1 million building opened in September 1954, and it housed several departments for the nearby Miller & Rhoads, which had an earlier store on the site in the late 1800s. An ad for the Woolworth’s Easter sale offered handbags for $1, records for 99 cents, and cowhide and plastic belts for between 39 and 98 cents.
In February 1968, the National Theater on East Broad Street in Richmond was about to undergo a $150,000 remodeling to make it suitable as a movie theater – the building, which opened in 1923, was designed more for vaudeville and other live performances. In June 1968, the theater reopened as The Towne and operated until 1983. It has since been restored again and now hosts concerts.
This July 1955 image shows the building, at Madison and Grace streets in Richmond, that once sat downtown and housed First Presbyterian Church. Completed in 1853 at the current site of Old City Hall, the building’s outer shell was moved to Madison and Grace in the mid-1880s to make room for the city building. In 1943, the Acca Shriners, who had lost the Mosque (now Altria Theater) during the Great Depression, purchased the old church building. They used it until the mid-1950s; the building has since been torn down.
Times-Dispatch
In May 1977, this 150-foot smokestack came down, thanks to Controlled Demolition of Towson, Md. The smokestack stood behind what used to be Broad Street Station in Richmond; the demolition was part of a contract with the state for removal of the stack and several buildings in the area.
Don Pennell
This April 1951 image shows St. Andrew’s School in Richmond’s Oregon Hill area. Noted philanthropist Grace Arents founded the school in 1894 and was a key supporter of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. The school offered a wide range of programs, including sewing, music and physical education. It still stands today, serving low-income children.
Times-Dispatch
In May 1959, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway announced plans to move about a third of its workforce from Richmond to Huntington, W.Va., by 1961-62. Many employees worked in the First and Merchants National Bank building at Ninth Street downtown, which was partially owned by C&O. The building has been converted to First National Apartments.
Staff photo
This July 1947 image shows the new Curles Neck Dairy plant at 1600 Roseneath Road in Richmond. The building, which cost more than $200,000, gave the 13-year-old dairy modern features including a refreshment room that served up to 50 people, ice-cream-making facilities and curbside service. The building is now home to the Dairy Bar restaurant.
Staff Photo
This March 1987 image shows the Independent Order of St. Luke building at 900 St. James St. in Richmond, which was the new home for the city’s Head Start program. The building, which today stands empty, was built in the early 1900s and was expanded between 1915 and 1920. It was home to the benevolent society under Maggie Walker’s leadership, as well as the first location of the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank that she ran. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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This May 1935 image shows Herbert’s shoe store at 419 E. Broad St. in downtown Richmond. The store advertised itself as “the first air-cooled shoe store in the entire South.” A fall sale that year offered women’s shoes as low as $1.77.
Times-Dispatch
This May 1957 image shows the Woolworth’s at Fifth and Broad streets in downtown Richmond. The $1 million building opened in September 1954, and it housed several departments for the nearby Miller & Rhoads, which had an earlier store on the site in the late 1800s. An ad for the Woolworth’s Easter sale offered handbags for $1, records for 99 cents, and cowhide and plastic belts for between 39 and 98 cents.
Times-Dispatch
In February 1968, the National Theater on East Broad Street in Richmond was about to undergo a $150,000 remodeling to make it suitable as a movie theater – the building, which opened in 1923, was designed more for vaudeville and other live performances. In June 1968, the theater reopened as The Towne and operated until 1983. It has since been restored again and now hosts concerts. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime/person-shot-near-vcu-campus-2-suspects-sought/article_cd6cb646-2135-11ee-b7ff-e38ad59ec1d9.html | 2023-07-13T06:56:05 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime/person-shot-near-vcu-campus-2-suspects-sought/article_cd6cb646-2135-11ee-b7ff-e38ad59ec1d9.html |
SEATTLE — The Seattle Office of Police Accountability is investigating after body camera footage revealed what the department admitted were inappropriate items displayed in the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) East Precinct breakroom.
Braden Pence, an attorney for MacDonald, Hoague, and Bayless released the body camera footage that was discovered while working on a separate graffiti lawsuit. Pence said they released the footage, first through the Seattle Times, because the people of Seattle have the right to know about their police department.
The body camera footage from Jan. 1, 2021, showed officers responding to a call and on the wall, a “Trump 2020” flag was on display.
As officers are leaving the room, the body camera catches a mock gray tombstone above the microwave with the name Demarius Butts, a 19-year-old who was shot and killed by Seattle police.
“I was horrified and I was disgusted,” said Joel Merkel, co-chair of the Seattle Community Police Commission.
The Seattle Community Police Commission is a voice for the community and part of the department’s accountability system. The commission makes recommendations to the Seattle City Council on SPD policy. Merkel said the display of a campaign flag violates policy.
“They're entrusted to provide constitutional policing services, they serve the public, they take an oath to serve the public. There should be no politicking, at their job, their worksite,” Merkel said.
The commission is calling for accountability and looking to see if policies need to be changed.
In a statement, attorneys for MacDonald, Hoague, and Bayless said in part:
“Casually displaying the tombstone of a person you killed in your break room is disgusting. The Butts family is owed a deeply felt apology for the horrific disrespect shown by SPD. The East Precinct break room hints at a deeper problem than a 'few bad apples.' Precinct leadership either tacitly approved or willfully ignored what was happening in the breakroom.”
Butts was shot and killed in 2017, during an exchange of gunfire when police responded to a robbery. Three officers were hurt in the shooting. In March 2022, an inquest jury found officers used appropriate force, but the inquest was still underway when the body camera video was taken.
“They knew at the time that the inquest had already begun, and should have been a lot more sensitive to the fact that this was very disrespectful and grotesque, really to his family,” Merkel said.
La Rond Baker, ACLU-WA legal director and attorney representing Damarius Butts’ family said in a statement:
“We are extremely horrified by the behavior of the individual SPD officers responsible for this demonstration of deep disrespect of Damarius Butts’ life. We are even more disturbed that SPD allowed such a culture to flourish so openly in its ranks and in its precinct facilities. Seattle deserves so much better from an agency sworn to protect Seattle residents.”
In a statement, the Seattle Police Department said, “While we do not know the origin or intent behind items observed in the East Precinct Bicycle Repair Room, there is no question that they are inappropriate and have no place in a City facility.”
The video also showed a protester's sign saying “Stop killing us.” The East Precinct was at the center of protests following George Floyd’s murder in 2020.
“It's hard for the public to have trust in their police department and police officers when they see things like this,” Merkel said.
In a statement, SPD said it’s reviewing policies and procedures and said “Commanders are also instructed to conduct thorough inspections of precincts and office space to ensure any decor is appropriate under City standards and aligns with our core values and mission of public service.”
“I know this happened under a previous police chief, but I want to know how Chief Diaz would handle this if it happened today,” said Merkel.
SPD said in a statement:
“2020-2021 was a pivotal moment in the history and social science of policing, not just in Seattle, but across most of the western hemisphere. Much has changed in 2 ½ years since this footage was recorded, including a renewed commitment to relational policing and proactive engagement across all of Seattle’s diverse communities, but we know that it takes time to build trust, that trust is fragile, and that incidents like this are entirely self-inflicted wounds that set us back in those efforts and undermine the dedicated work of our members to promote the safety and wellbeing of our city.”
Merkel said Chief Adrian Diaz will be at the next Seattle Community Police Commission meeting on Wednesday, July 19. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/body-cam-trump-flag-mock-tombstone-teen-killed-police-shootout-found-spds-east-precinct/281-2f9a2f3d-f520-4966-850a-a1c86992c4ae | 2023-07-13T06:59:52 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/body-cam-trump-flag-mock-tombstone-teen-killed-police-shootout-found-spds-east-precinct/281-2f9a2f3d-f520-4966-850a-a1c86992c4ae |
SEATTLE — One man was rescued from a fire in a vacant building in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood Wednesday night.
The fire was reported in a building on the 1000 block of Ninth Avenue at around 10:20 p.m. The Seattle Fire Department called for more resources at around 10:35 p.m.
Firefighters reported flames coming from the roof. Fire was discovered "throughout the top floor," according to a tweet from SFD. Smoke from the fire could be seen from the freeway.
The man who was rescued from the building was reported to be in stable condition and was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation.
Ninth Avenue was completely blocked between Marion Street and Spring Street while crews battled the flames. Madison Street was completely blocked between Eighth Avenue and Boren Avenue.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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Nov. 15, 1952—July 6, 2023
WENDELL — Christine Sue (Hughes) Jackson, 70, a resident of Wendell, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2023 at Ashley Manor in Jerome after a courageous battle with Lewey Body Dementia.
Chris was born on November 15, 1952 in Twin Falls to Preston and Bubbles Hughes of Buhl. She joined two brothers – Jim Hughes and Bob Hughes in the family.
Chris and her family moved to Wendell in 1963 when Preston went to work for Montana Express.
Chris graduated from Wendell High School in 1971 and married her long-time friend – James Jackson.
They have two sons – Jim Jackson and Alan Jackson. We moved to Blackfoot in 1975 when I took a job with the City of Blackfoot. After the kids started school, Chris worked at the Morning News for many years. Alan also worked at the Morning News with his mother as a photographer while going to high school.
We have many fond memories of living in Blackfoot. Chris was a faithful member of the Lutheran Church where we taught Sunday School and the Youth Group. Now we are members of the Emanual Lutheran Church in Twin Falls.
In 1998 we moved to Rupert where Chris worked for the Renaissance Art Center for 15 years while they restored the Wilson Theater. It was challenging and exciting working with Earl Corless and Kris An Hardcastle researching the history of the theater and watching the theater come to life.
After the theater was completed, we moved to Wendell so Chris could take care of her aging parents.
Chris is survived by her husband of 51 years – James Jackson of Wendell; sons – Jim (Kim) Jackson and their children – Carter and Kate of Ammon, Idaho and Alan (Sarah) Jackson and their daughter – Ella Jackson of Chubbuck; and her brother – Jim Hughes of Wendell.
Chris was preceded in death by her parents – Preston and Bubbles Hughes; and her brother – Bob Hughes.
Special thank you to Joan Moonen of Jerome and Chris’ life time friends – Karen Hulm, Kathy Neville and Linda Flaherty of Montana and the staff of Ashley Manor of Jerome and Enhabit Health and Hospice for all the help.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions memorial donations may be made to the Humane Society.
A graveside Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, July 14, 2023 at 2:00 pm at the Wendell Cemetery in Wendell.
Cremation arrangements are under the care and direction of Demaray Funeral Service – Wendell Chapel.
Condolences, memories and photos can be shared with the family by following the obituary link at www.demarayfuneralservice.com. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/christine-sue-jackson/article_68dd92d2-8eaf-5aaa-847a-54c4ee06b857.html | 2023-07-13T07:27:16 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/christine-sue-jackson/article_68dd92d2-8eaf-5aaa-847a-54c4ee06b857.html |
JEROME — Dennis “Denny” Wayne Stauffer, 75, of Jerome, passed away July 6, 2023. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, July 15, 2023, at the Jerome High School Auditorium, 104 N. Tiger Drive, Jerome. Burial will conclude at the Jerome Cemetery. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family on Denny’s memorial webpage at www.farnsworthmortuary.com.
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BUHL—Nickolas “Nick” Shane Alvey, 52, of Buhl, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2023. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 15, 2023 at the LDS Church, 501 Main Street, Buhl. A viewing will be held 5:00—7:00 p.m. Friday, July 14, at Farmer Funeral Chapel in Buhl. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/funeral-notices/nickolas-nick-shane-alvey/article_776e577d-4962-5b00-be51-706147095f34.html | 2023-07-13T07:27:29 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/funeral-notices/nickolas-nick-shane-alvey/article_776e577d-4962-5b00-be51-706147095f34.html |
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