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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A mother faces charges in Brevard County after deputies said she used her children to help her shoplift from a Walmart and then abandoned them to run from law enforcement when they were caught.
Katrina Latoya Singleton, 37, was arrested Thursday, according to jail records.
Investigators said surveillance video caught Singleton directing and assisting her children in taking a shopping cart full of items from the store, totaling $600 in value.
Footage showed Singleton’s 10-year-old child walking out of the store with the shopping cart of merchandise, according to a Facebook post by the sheriff’s office.
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Deputies, who were working with Walmart loss prevention to crack down on shoplifting, approached the child in the parking lot of the store and detained them, according to the post.
Another of Singleton’s children, who is 18 years old, then met with deputies in the parking lot and identified himself as the child’s brother, investigators said.
Deputies allowed the 18-year-old to call his mother to get her to come meet them, but surveillance video showed her leaving the store from the opposite side of the building where she then took off, according to the sheriff’s office.
The children’s grandparents were then called to come pick up the 10-year-old, deputies said. A warrant was issued for Singleton’s arrest.
She faces charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, petit retail theft and child neglect without great bodily harm.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Police Department has announced a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest in the death of a man found shot at an apartment complex on Monday.
Nyion Ponteen was identified Thursday as the man who was found dead at Metro Place Apartments along South Kirkman Road after officers responded to a shooting that was reported just after 12:30 p.m., the department said on Twitter.
The Crimeline flyer shows Ponteen’s face, stating the person who shot him is to face a charge of first-degree murder with a firearm if captured.
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Ponteen’s age has still not been released, nor have any other details of the shooting or any suspect information.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crimeline at 800-423-8477. Tips to Crimeline that lead to an arrest in a homicide case could be eligible for a cash reward of up to $5,000.
On 7/10/23, Nyion Ponteen (pictured below) was shot & killed at 1049 South Kirkman Road in Orlando,FL. If you have any information regarding his murder, please call @CrimelineFL at 1-800-423-8477. You can remain anonymous & be eligible for a cash reward of up to $5000. pic.twitter.com/ZbduJs1UYC
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) July 13, 2023
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CEDAR FALLS — Parkersburg-based artist Amy Schmitz has been creating overtime to make sure she has enough inventory – sun catchers, drawstring bags, hats – for the Artisans in the Garden and Summer Expo on Sunday.
“I’ve definitely been inspired. Last year was my first year to be involved, and it’s a real pleasure to be asked back again this year,” said Schmitz, Iowa Authentic owner.
The outdoor event takes place from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Hearst Center for the Arts, 304 W. Seerley Blvd., in the sculpture garden and on the patio.
“The Hearst wants to showcase local art and local artists. We’re a local community center, and we want people to participate and show off our beautiful space,” said Sheri Huber-Otting, Hearst program coordinator. “This is our fourth annual expo and the fifth year for artisans in the garden.
“Our theme is artisans of the past – time-honored kinds of art like quilting, weaving and spinning, sewing, blacksmithing, things that are still art forms and skills that are being lost,” Huber-Otting explained.
“We thought it would be neat to showcase some of these older types of art and introduce those to kids, and the event is a way to help local artists show and sell their work.
“For the public who comes, it’s an enjoyable way to spend a Sunday summer afternoon.”
Schmitz is a self-taught artist who has been creating her organic-looking sun catchers, crocheted pieces and other items for about 20 years. She sells her work on Saturdays during the season at the Cedar Falls Farmers Market. She started Iowa Authentic in 2008 as BuSy DaY MiNi MaLL in Aplington and Busy DaY CRoCHeT at College Square Mall in Cedar Falls. Later, she opened another shop at the mall for a short time, and in 2019 opened Iowa Authentic on a three-month lease at the mall, closing the story shortly before the COVID pandemic began.
She describes her art as “unconventional, precise, funny, provoking, intentional and relevant. I love the artistic process. I have different stations in my house and studio, and when something excites or inspires me, I work on it. It’s spontaneous – not drudgery,” Schmitz said, adding that she enjoys stockpiling crystals, prisms, beads, glass, gem stones and other objects to incorporate into her catchers.
Other artists participating are Jewels by Jenny, Green Earth Glass, Garden Circle, One of a Kind by Kendalle Alquwaie, Jesse Coughlin Art, Second Life, Watercolors and Acrylics by Marion Boyer, The Space Art and Art by Ann.
Artisans will include weavers and spinners, quilter Jan Drake and blacksmith Uncle Stinky. He’ll be set up in the parking lot. There also will be beeswax candlemaking with the Hearst staff.
“There will be hands-on, interactive things for kids and families to do so they can make something to take with them,” Huber-Otting said.
Nick Sorenson will play guitar and sing in the garden pavilion. Ice cream from Scoopskis will be available.
The event is free and open to the public. The Hearst Center will be open, including the “First 50” exhibition, featuring artwork by local artists.
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Cultural attitudes toward LGBTQ+ rights have undergone a massive shift over the past several decades, with many people who once opposed them becoming more supportive more quickly, according to historians, than most other issues in American history. Over the last decade alone, the enshrinement of the right to same-gender marriage and the extension of the Civil Rights Act to protect LGBTQ+ individuals from discrimination have demonstrated the issue's shifting landscape.
Despite these movements—or perhaps because of them—a backlash, both legal and cultural, has been playing out in courtrooms, on the floors of legislatures, in classrooms, and on the streets. Anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups have spread, swaths of anti-trans legislation have been signed into law, and coordinated efforts to remove LGBTQ+-related materials from libraries and schools have grown. Moreover, Americans' views on trans rights are often contradictory: While most favor protections for trans people against discrimination, many simultaneously believe gender is determined by one's assigned sex at birth.
Most alarming is the violence targeting LGBTQ+ individuals and communities. Queer people are disproportionately victimized in almost all types of violent crime but are particularly vulnerable to gun violence, according to the Williams Institute.
The exact scope of the problem is unknown, mostly due to incomplete and inadequate data gathering on LGBTQ+ communities, a lack of funding for research, and other issues. However, existing data on gun-related hate crimes and intimate partner violence against LGBTQ+ people, particularly gender-expansive people and queer people of color, documents a clear and disturbing pattern of homophobic and transphobic violence. Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to compile statistics about the disproportionate impact of gun violence on LGBTQ+ people using data from various academic, research, and government sources. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-courts/man-returns-fire-in-wednesday-night-shooting/article_132dfa6e-2190-11ee-ad18-f7d75d1c44ff.html | 2023-07-14T02:46:02 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-courts/man-returns-fire-in-wednesday-night-shooting/article_132dfa6e-2190-11ee-ad18-f7d75d1c44ff.html |
The average time between the purchase of a gun and its recovery from a crime scene has gotten shorter in recent years, 2023 data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shows.
This span of time, known as "time-to-crime," is used to gauge levels of criminal intent in the purchase of firearms, as well as to deduce where hubs of gun trafficking are. A shorter time-to-crime indicates that weapons were likely purchased with criminal intent and might be objects of firearms trafficking.
The ATF traces firearms in order to aid law enforcement in generating suspect leads when guns are used in crimes, as well as to ascertain how and where guns are moved. To do this, members of law enforcement must voluntarily submit trace requests to the ATF, which can evaluate a gun's place of manufacture and where it was first purchased.
Because not all recovered crime guns are reported to the ATF, with some police departments reporting more consistently than others, the accuracy of time-to-crime rates by city or region can be questionable. In Chicago, for instance, the number of gun traces leads other major cities by a significant amount.
Even with inconsistencies in reporting, gun tracing has revealed that some parts of the U.S. serve as hubs for firearms trafficking. Known as the "iron pipeline," gun traffickers notoriously take advantage of lax gun laws in some states in the Southern and Midwestern U.S., bringing them to states with stricter gun laws, particularly in the Northeast and on the West Coast. As a result, just 10 states—including Indiana, Georgia, Texas, and Virginia—are the source of large quantities of guns recovered at crime scenes in New York and California.
In 2020, there was a significant increase in recovered guns with short time-to-crime rates, with numbers nearly doubling from the previous year. This spike came as homicide rates and gun sales in the U.S. also saw dramatic increases. The full impact of the role of soaring gun sales and shorter time-to-crime rates on higher murder rates in 2020 is not yet known. Due to inconsistent gun tracing practices from police departments across the country, an incomplete picture of the true scope of short time-to-crime rates remains.
Stacker compiled gun crime data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on 40 cities across the U.S. and ranked them by five-year median time-to-crime rates. Ties were broken by the percentage of guns used in crimes successfully linked to the known purchaser. Analyzed crime guns were recovered and traced between 2017 and 2021 for 40 cities in the U.S. ranging in size—mega, large, medium, and small.
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WATERLOO — A Waterloo teen awaiting trial for a 2021 shooting has been arrested for allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase Monday afternoon.
Officers arrested J’Marion James Boyd, 18, on Tuesday for felony eluding. Bond was set at $120,000.
According to court records, patrol officers attempted to stop a Hyundai Sonata in the area of Franklin Street and Linden Avenue around 12:15 p.m. Monday. The vehicle pulled a U turn and drove past police and continued on, hitting 50 mph in a 25 mph zone before disappearing.
At the time of the chase, Boyd was out on bond for a June 2021 shooting that injured a woman who was driving on Johnson Street. He is also awaiting trial in connection with marijuana found at a home on Delta Drive in Cedar Falls in August 2022.
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WATERLOO — Residents surrounding the former Edison school will soon be welcoming new homeowners to the neighborhood.
The first house in the Edison Development off of Coral Drive will be move-in ready by the end of July. Eight homes are fully constructed and four homes or lots have been sold. There will be a total of 32 one-story homes on the site.
Construction started in January and all homes are expected to be completed by the end of 2024, Panther Builders Chief Executive Officer Kevin Fittro said. He got the green light from the city to start working on the development in early 2022.
After multiple discussions with the community, he said they wanted to see single family homes similar to what is currently in the neighborhood, not a high density apartment project or condos.
The 32 houses will be connected by a pathway near a new park. The park, purchased and installed by Waterloo Leisure Services, includes climbing ladders, three slides, and a swing set – among other things. The playground is not open yet due to the nearby construction site.
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“Edison is truly one of the first of its kind with that community pathway in the park that’s going to be set up to be more of a community than just a development or a neighborhood,” said Kelsey Jorgensen of Vine Valley Real Estate. She and Emsad Begic of Vine Valley are realtors for the properties. “As far as we know, there’s not another neighborhood in the Cedar Valley that has that path kind of connecting everyone.”
Within the development, there are four floor plans which range from 1,010 square feet to 1,433 square feet and starting price points from $279,000 to $310,000. Floor plans have either three bedrooms and two bathrooms or two bedrooms and two bathrooms. All floor plans have a two-stall garage.
Begic and Jorgensen said they’ve seen buyers underwhelmed with their choices of housing within the $200,000 and $300,000 price range in the area.
“It’s a new product that that middle ground in the market has really been missing … something that isn’t a really dated home,” Jorgensen said. “This is something new to help hopefully bring a little more level playing field to the market and get some more buyers into a new home.”
“The way that Edison is designed, it really fulfills a bucket for all categories,” Begic said. “It can accommodate, you know, empty nesters, accommodate younger families, accommodate, you know, just about anybody and I think that’s the beauty of it having these four different floor plans that you can choose from.”
Lots are also less inexpensive than average land cost, Fittro said. He said the lot itself is $38,000 where averages in the area are $75,000 to $90,000.
Buyers can also have the option to finish the basement which would give the house an extra 500 to 900 square feet.
“It’s an opportunity to build equity down the road,” Begic said. “You don’t need it now but let’s say down the road, it gives an opportunity. Let’s say you’re a first time homebuyer. It’s a great start to start building wealth.”
All of the houses are finished with wood laminate flooring, painted trim, painted cabinets, and current standards of finishes, such as white kitchens and quartz countertops.
The properties are in Waterloo’s City Limits Urban Revitalization Area, meaning owners can receive a tax abatement. They can choose between three years at 100% or 10 years at a sliding scale.
Fittro said the abatements are a reason why developers would want to work in a city that creates opportunities for new construction.
“As far as development goes, Waterloo has a City Council and staff that supports development … with tax abatement to provide end users and buyers of the homes the ability to buy new construction as cost and interest rates are rising to keep costs down,” Fittro said.
The site is also considered an infill development due to it being a former school site. With infill development agreements, Waterloo awards $5,000 per lot once a certificate of occupancy is provided. If all 32 lots are occupied, Panther Builders will receive $160,000 from the city.
The Waterloo Community School District closed Edison Elementary School in 2011. The school opened in 1914 and was expanded to include junior high students after an addition was built in 1955. It returned to being an elementary school in 1988.
The school was torn down in 2016.
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CEDAR FALLS — Cedar Falls Community Schools will no longer offer its virtual campus after seeing a drastic decline in interest.
The Board of Education on Monday approved ending the program. Enrollment went from more than 900 students during the 2020-21 school year and the height of COVID-19 pandemic to close to 500 students in 2021-22, and then to only 60 students in 2022-23.
Despite the termination, the district will continue to offer multiple virtual secondary level courses to meet needs such as accelerated learning and additional subjects of interest.
The Department of Education approved Cedar Falls Schools’ full-fledged pre-K–12 virtual campus program for the 2020-21 school year and was deemed an online education provider open to enrollment from any student in the state. But it never took off like officials expected.
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Superintendent Andy Pattee told the board its offerings were high quality, but larger programs such as those from Sioux City, Dubuque, Des Moines and Iowa City were either more established or could survive because of a larger pool of students.
The Cedar Falls district initiated a task force to explore virtual options in 2018 after passage of a bill in the Legislature that eliminated a cap on students enrolled online. It offered its first online courses in 2019. The pandemic accelerated the development of its virtual options.
As a result of the change in direction this upcoming school year, Pattee said, any staffing unneeded for virtual options will be reassigned to traditional teaching in classrooms, and that there will no reduction in full-time equivalents.
In other business, the board approved:
- The low bid of $1.81 million from Affinitech, of Chanhassen, Minnesota, for audio-visual equipment at the new high school being built on West 27th Street.
- A 28E agreement with the city of Cedar Falls regarding the use of the new swimming facility being built on the campus of the new school.
- The “500 Series” board policies on first reading of which several revisions are being made to the subsections addressing attendance area boundaries, student record access, freedom of expression and prescription administration.
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The types of microbes residing in your gut can affect your mental and physical health. Home microbiome tests promise to help consumers improve the composition of their gut microbes.
A new screening tool to help study reviewers identify what’s fake or shoddy in research may be on the horizon. And everyday people can apply some of the same critical analysis tools.
Everyone eats – intentionally or unintentionally – millions to billions of live microbes every day. Most are completely harmless, but some can cause serious illnesses in humans.
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Some Spanish-speaking activists are already using a different gender-inclusive term that could be a better replacement for Latino or Latina.
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A climate scientist explains the forces behind the summer’s extreme downpours and dangerous heat waves — and why new locations will be at risk in the coming year.
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Natural gas has been marketed for decades as a clean fuel, but a growing body of research shows that gas stoves can contribute significantly to indoor air pollution, as well as climate change.
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Nature begins forming patterns at the molecular level — and sometimes they grow to enormous sizes.
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Paying for the stuff you want with currency is way easier than relying on chairs you made or chickens you raised.
The U.N.’s latest estimate of 50 million has grown substantially since its last estimate in 2017, when it reported 40 million persons were enslaved.
Derided as "toys for the rich," the specimens being bought and sold raise broader questions about the relationship between science and capitalism.
Perhaps surprisingly, it’s possible to get swimmer’s ear without a dip in the pool, lake or ocean. Two doctors explain what this painful infection is and how to get rid of it.
Many religions value forgiveness, but the details of their teachings differ. A psychologist of religion explains how Christian and Jewish attitudes compare.
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October is National Dental Hygiene Month, which provides an opportunity to draw more attention to this chronic but often preventable problem.
The number of bank robberies is at about the lowest since the 1960s. A researcher investigates why.
About 9% of homeowner property claims nationwide are filed in Florida, yet 79% of lawsuits related to property claims are filed there.
Artificial intelligence can spot differences in images from before and after a storm over wide areas in almost real time. It showed Hurricane Ian’s vast damage in Florida.
The celebration of generous portions, meat and fat as masculine and patriotic would have been alien to Washington and Jefferson, who advocated vegetables and moderation as American ideals.
Buddhists believe that bodhisattvas reside in heavenly realms but can also appear on Earth disguised as humans, animals or other types of beings.
A pilot project at a Pennsylvania prison is trying out lessons from Scandinavia that could offer some ideas for reforming U.S. prisons.
Don’t let microbes and insects turn your Halloween masterpiece into a horror show before the big night.
Acts of defiance, big and small, have continued uninterrupted across multiple generations in Iran. Women’s activism has been constant, as has their imprisonment.
A study of what customers experience when they’re asked to chip in for a cause during checkout suggests that retailers should be careful about participating in these campaigns.
There hasn’t been a new form of male birth control since the 1980s. More contraception options for all partners could help reduce the rate of unintended pregnancies.
Rapid tests can be an incredibly useful tool for early detection of COVID-19. Unfortunately, they sometimes leave people with more questions than answers.
Published in 1962, "Silent Spring" called attention to collateral damage from widespread use of synthetic pesticides. Many problems the book anticipated persist today in new forms.
College can be a time to interact with people with different worldviews, but meaningful exchanges often require intent.
Research shows that workers rarely call out unethical behavior or even just operational problems, in large part because they fear serious consequences.
Since 1913, the number of seats in the House has remained constant even though the nation’s population has more than tripled.
More than 22 million people currently live in Florida following a century of rapid growth, and demographers project that the population will continue increasing over the next decade.
Going out of your way to get grossed out might seem like a contradiction of human nature. But it serves a strong evolutionary purpose.
Health guidelines can feel contradictory and hard to interpret. But a new star rating system should help consumers and policymakers better parse the evidence behind health risks and outcomes.
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From its origins as a Celtic pagan ceremony to its celebration of all things gruesome and ghoulish today, Halloween has been reinvented over the centuries.
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It’s tempting to focus on the minority of Americans who hold negative views about scientists. But blaming others for their lack of trust won’t build the relationships that can boost trust.
The numbers of students missing 15 days or more of school in a given year is on the rise in the US. Evidence shows certain approaches can get kids back in school and help them stay in class.
Christian nationalist ideas are about more than simply being religious and patriotic. They form a worldview about how the nation should be structured and who belongs there.
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WAVERLY — Waverly-Shell Rock Community Schools will spend $140,967 to seed the grounds of its new elementary campuses.
The Board of Education on Monday approved a contract with Wells Hollow Landscaping of Waverly for seeding the North Ridge and Prairie West elementary schools. “It’s basically seeding of the entire property – both properties – that’s a combination of both of the new sites,” said Superintendent Ed Klamfoth.
Along with seeding, the company will place filter fabric and mulch. Wells Hollow was one of two companies that submitted bids and was recommended by project manager Estes Construction and Larson Engineering. The other proposal had a cost of $170,453.
Discussion was also held on whether or not to change Waverly-Shell Rock’s commencement date from Memorial Day weekend. The board decided not to move the date at this time but agreed to consider it again in 2025.
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In addition, the board approved change orders in five areas at the schools under construction. These include a new camera at Prairie West for $1,136.15, a seclusion room at North Ridge for $24,253, metal panel gauge changes for $5,675, additional plywood for cubbies at $7,265 and new mirrors and soap dispensers saving $2,000.
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Most young people want abortion to be legal and disagree with the Supreme Court’s recent ruling. This could lead to high youth voting rates in the 2022 midterms.
Only 24 countries today totally ban abortion. The Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in the U.S. is unlikely to lead other countries to join that list.
The fundamental issue at stake in abortion debates is personhood, which is viewed differently around the world, an anthropologist writes.
More than 20% of Americans already live in a state with access to a medically assisted death. Despite this changing legal climate, the language for describing this new way to die remains antiquated.
Cookie notifications remind people that they are being tracked, which affects how people behave online.
Crystals are part of a larger tradition of metaphysical religions that have a long history in the U.S.
ADHD diagnoses are on the rise, a trend that might in part be driven by overdiagnosis. A new study finds that white children are especially likely to be overdiagnosed and overtreated for ADHD.
Overcoming conspiracy theories isn’t just about information. A scholar of religion explains that the emotions they inspire are part of their appeal.
A severe shortage of tampons alongside sharp price increases have sparked concerns that lower-income women may have difficulty accessing menstrual products.
Believe it or not, medication names are intended to be easy to remember and descriptive of the function they serve in the body.
A climate scientist looks at what works to fight climate change and some popular ideas that aren’t as cheap or effective as people hope.
It’s increasingly difficult to move about — both in the physical world and online — without being tracked.
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As late as 1970, only about 5% of Americans chose to be cremated. In 2020, more than 56% Americans opted for it.
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A 1994 U.S. policy was supposed to deter migration by securing popular access points. Instead, it drives people to enter by more hazardous means, such as being crammed in hot tractor-trailers.
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It’s more than moral posturing. Resolutions like this have a history of laying the foundation for effective treaties and national laws.
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Two national security law experts explain how the Espionage Act isn’t only about international intrigue.
The attack on Salman Rushdie promptly led to speculation on whether the attacker had been influenced by the 1989 fatwa against the author. A scholar explains what a fatwa is — and isn’t.
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A new screening tool to help study reviewers identify what’s fake or shoddy in research may be on the horizon. And everyday people can apply some of the same critical analysis tools.
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WATERLOO – Another candidate has entered the race to represent the city of Waterloo and is describing his platform as a “common sense voice” for the city.
Steve Simon, 57, announced his run for the at-large City Council seat to a room of supporters at the Majestic Moon Party & Event Center on Tuesday night.
Simon listed his main priorities as bringing common sense to the council, along with fiscal responsibility and support for first responders. He defined common sense as a gut feeling about whether something is right or wrong based on his experience and knowledge.
“I hear horror stories of (where) the money’s going on this council every day,” he said. “I want to get in there and see where it’s going and make a proper vote for the people to make sure that money is going to future generations and not put in somebody’s pockets.”
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Looking toward the future is a strong stance Simon holds. This ideal plays into the importance he places on family-related issues.
“If anything comes up in the council that’s family related, it’s going to be near and dear to my heart,” he said, noting the birth of his grandson reinvigorated this passion.
A recent family and child related issue to come before the council is the ban on conversion therapy. Conversion therapy is a practice that looks to change someone who doesn’t identify as heterosexual to become heterosexual.
Simon said he supports the LGBTQ+ community but believes the issue is not the council’s business.
“I believe in smaller government,” he said. “I don’t think the government needs to get in people’s business, so to speak.”
Nita Hart, 87, has lived in Waterloo since 1958. She said she came to the campaign announcement to hear what Simon had to say.
“I came because it’s somebody new,” she said. “(New officials) have new things in mind. They also will try to do what the people ask them to do.”
She believes the current council doesn’t properly discuss topics with residents, and that most of the seven councilmembers make their decisions beforehand.
“People need more explanations,” she said. “I think (Simon) would ask and also find out the answer.”
Simon has a wife, three children, and one grandson. He lives in Ward 2.
Simon’s been in dentistry for 37 years and is one of the founders of Eclipse Dental at 3308 Kimball Avenue. He said because of his tenure as a businessman, he knows a lot about running a business, balancing books and managing multiple employees.
Simon will be running against current Ward 2 Councilmember Jonathan Grieder, who announced his run for the at-large seat in June.
Dave Boesen, the current at-large councilmember, hopes to obtain Grieder’s seat after discussing with Grieder who will run for which seat.
Earlier this month, Mayor Quentin Hart also announced his reelection campaign for his fifth term in office. The other council spot on the ballot is Ward 5, currently represented by Belinda Creighton-Smith. She has not announced whether she will run again.
The election takes place on Nov. 7.
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EVANSDALE – Memories of the missing and murdered will live on this weekend with an annual motorcycle ride.
The 11th annual Ride and Drive for the Girls, in honor of Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Collins, will be held Saturday, July 15.
Registration for the event will begin at 8 a.m. at Lofty’s Lounge, 3480 Lafayette Road, Evansdale. The ride and drive begins at 11 a.m.
The event will feature Benny Affrunti as a keynote speaker. His ex-wife and mother of his children, Melissa Trumpy, went missing last year in Illinois.
There will be a raffle after the ride. Raffle items include a rifle and a pistol.
This week marks the 11th year since the two girls were abducted July 13, 2012, at Meyers Lake in Evansdale. In December of that year their bodies were found in a wilderness area in Bremer County. The girls would have been 20 and 23 this year.
Drew Collins, father of Elizabeth Collins, said the idea of a motorcycle ride was introduced in 2012 and they’ve stuck with it ever since.
Money raised from the event is donated to Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers. The organization offers cash rewards in exchange for information that leads to an arrest. Last year, money raised went toward giving Xavior Harrelson a headstone.
Harrelson disappeared near Montezuma, in Tama County, in May 2021. That September his remains were found by a farmer north of the town. No arrests have been made in that case.
“I don’t want to just make this just about our girls because there’s so many other families going through the same stuff who haven’t found anything,” Collins said.
He gave the example of Larry Crum of Indiana, whose then two-year-old daughter, Amber, disappeared in 1983 in Texas. Amber’s body has never been found and no one has been arrested in the case.
“(Crum) doesn’t have a grave site. He can’t visit his daughter,” Collins said. “I don’t like what happened, but at least I know where my daughter’s at.”
During the ride, family members of missing people across the country hold up posters of their loved ones.
Collins said the ride also keeps cases at the front of everyone’s mind.
“People bring families out along the route and watch the bikes go by,” he said. “Kids ask their parents what is this about, and parents can talk about stranger danger. It does a lot of good.”
New this year is the formation of the Elizabeth Collins Foundation.
The organization is dedicated to helping families of missing individuals and educating the community on the prevention of abduction, sexual abuse and trafficking.
Collins said the organization was founded because he and other members of his family want to help other people after receiving a lot of community support.
“We want to help other families and give it back,” he said. “No one knows until they go through this how catastrophic it is to lose a child. When you lose a child like this, there’s no words for it. We just want to help as many people as we can for those going through that.”
As for Lyric and Elizabeth’s case, Collins said there are no new tips. He is hoping new evidence comes in or technology is created to help with the current evidence. Otherwise, he said, the case seems stagnant.
“We’re not giving up. We’re not going to quit until we find who killed these girls,” he said. “Things might not look good, but we’re gonna keep going.”
Photos: Remembering Lyric and Elizabeth
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The kidnapping and deaths of Elizabeth Collins, left, and Lyric Cook-Morrissey remain unsolved after their remains were found in rural Bremer County.
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Crime scene tape on a log near the Wapsipinicon River where the bodies of Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins were discovered by hunters in Seven Bridges Park near Readlyn in December 2012.
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Ava Webb, 8, leans against her dad's motorcycle as they wait for the ride to begin.
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A woman stands on the bumper of a car to get photos of the motorcyclists lining up for the annual Lyric and Elizabeth Ride and Drive at Lofty's in Evansdale on Saturday morning.
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Hundreds of motorcyclists line up for the annual ride.
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Motorcyclists laugh together as they wait for the annual Lyric and Elizabeth Ride and Drive to start at Lofty's in Evansdale July 13, 2019.
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Stormi Albright, 9, sits on the shoulders of her dad, Casey Albright, as they give the signal for the motorcyclists to start their engines during the annual Lyric and Elizabeth Ride and Drive that started at Lofty's in Evansdale on Saturday morning.
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From left, Drew Collins, Megan Neiswonger, Misty Cook and Cheryl Voelschow attend a vigil at the RiverLoop Amphitheatre on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. Collins is the father of Elizabeth Collins, Neiswonger is the mother of Jake Wilson, Cook is the mother of Lyric Cook Morrissey, and Voelschow is Jake’s grandmother.
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Riders pass by the entrance to Angels Park at Meyers Lake during the fifth annual Memorial Ride and Drive for murdered cousins Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins Saturday in Evansdale.
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Riders take off in Evansdale for the 2017 Memorial Ride and Drive for murdered cousins Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins.
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The Yu family bows their heads during a prayer before the fifth annual Memorial Ride and Drive for murdered cousins Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins Saturday in Evansdale.
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A woman sports this years T-shirt for the fifth annual Memorial Ride and Drive for murdered cousins Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins Saturday in Evansdale.
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Riders take off for the annual Memorial Ride and Drive July 15, 2017.
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People listen as Tom Nichols speaks about the painful circumstance of his 22-year-old daughter Lindsay's 2012 murder before the fifth annual Memorial Ride and Drive for Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins Saturday in Evansdale.
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Tom Nichols speaks about the painful circumstance of his 22-year-old daughter Lindsay's 2012 murder before the fifth annual Memorial Ride and Drive for murdered cousins Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins Saturday in Evansdale.
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Drew Collins, right, hugs Tom Nichols, whose 22-year-old daughter, Lindsay, was murdered in 2012 before the fifth annual Memorial Ride and Drive for murdered cousins Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins Saturday in Evansdale.
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Shawn Murphy's shirt is in memory of Pete Miles who passed died recently. Miles was heavily involved in past years in the Memorial Ride and Drive for Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins Saturday in Evansdale.
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Flags honoring murdered cousins Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins wave on the back of Shawn Murphy's motorcycle at the fifth annual Memorial Ride and Drive Saturday in Evansdale.
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Motorcycles pass by as they leave for the fifth annual memorial ride and drive for Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins Saturday, July 15, 2017, in Evansdale, Iowa.
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A sign on the back of a motorcycle is in memory of murdered cousins Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins Saturday in Evansdale.
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A mural painted by Jeff Sonkens of Florida this past winter is now on display facing Highway 20 at Angels Park at Meyers Lake in Evansdale. The area around the lake was the focus of an intense search for cousins Elizabeth Collins, 8, at left, and Lyric Cook-Morrissey, 10, five years ago. The girls were later found deceased.
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A mural painted by Jeff Sonkens of Florida this past winter has been installed at Angels Park at Meyers Lake in Evansdale in memory of cousins Lyric Cook-Morrissey, 10, and Elizabeth Collins, 8, who were abducted and killed five years ago.
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An American flag stood tall over Angels Park at Meyers Lake Thursday in Evansdale, the five-year anniversary of the kidnapping and slaying of cousins Lyric Cook-Morrissey, 10, and Elizabeth Collins, 8.
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The Waterloo grave site of Elizabeth Collins, 8, of Evansdale, who was kidnapped and killed in 2012.
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Elizabeth Collins' headstone was decorated with flowers July 13, 2017, in Waterloo, the five-year anniversary of the 8-year-old's kidnapping and murder in Evansdale. Also killed was her cousin, Lyric Cook-Morrissey, 10.
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Ricky Siebrands, right, of Cedar Falls, takes a photo of Alaina Hughes, 7, in front of a painting of angel's wings at Angels Park at Meyers Lake Thursday in Evansdale.
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Angels Park in Evansdale
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Ricky Siebrands, right, of Cedar Falls, and his grandchildren Caylee, Colton and Alaina, look at the new mural of the cousins at Angels Park at Meyers Lake on Thursday in Evansdale.
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Caylee Siebrands, 8, looks upon the sculpture at Angels Park at Meyers Lake on Thursday, July 13, 2017, in Evansdale, the five-year anniversary of the kidnapping of cousins Lyric Cook-Morrissey, 10, and Elizabeth Collins, 8.
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Caylee Siebrands, right, 8, shows Alaina Hughes, 7, a memorial bench for Lyric Cook-Morrissey at Angels Park at Meyers Lake Thursday, July 13, 2017, in Evansdale. 2017 marks five years since cousins Lyric Cook-Morrissey, 10, and Elizabeth Collins, 8, were abducted after going for a bike ride in Evansdale, and their bodies were discovered later at the Seven Bridges Wildlife Area in Bremer County.
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Drew Collins, father and uncle, respectively, of young cousins Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey, and volunteers are again putting on the Memorial Ride & Drive for the Girls at 8 a.m. July 15, 2017 at Lofty’s in Evansdale, marking the fifth anniversary of the girls’ abduction and deaths.
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The statue at Angels Island during the Evansdale Child Safety Day Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Evansdale, Iowa. Evansdale is hosting a child identification day for the 4th anniversary of the Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey disappearance.
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Evansdale Police officer Dan Taylor helps Jake Dudley, 3, with his fingerprint card as his twin brother Owen, right, looks on during the Evansdale Child Safety Day on Angels Island Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Evansdale, Iowa. Evansdale is hosting a child identification day for the 4th anniversary of the Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey disappearance.
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Sharon King pulls out more memorial bracelets to offer during the Evansdale Child Safety Day on Angels Island Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Evansdale, Iowa. Evansdale is hosting a child identification day for the 4th anniversary of the Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey disappearance.
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Evansdale Police officer Dan Taylor helps Owen Dudley, 3, with his fingerprint card during the Evansdale Child Safety Day on Angels Island Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Evansdale, Iowa. Evansdale is hosting a child identification day for the 4th anniversary of the Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey disappearance.
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Sharon King, right, hands out memorial T-shirts for Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey.
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Eathan Stock, 7, of Waterloo practices his techniques on Drew Collins, right, on how to get away from an abduction at a self defense class offered during the Evansdale Child Safety Day on Angels Island Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Evansdale, Iowa. Evansdale is hosting a child identification day for the 4th anniversary of the Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey disappearance.
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Jason O'Connell, top right, with the help of Drew Collins, top left, demonstrates how to get away from an abduction at a self defense class offered during the Evansdale Child Safety Day on Angels Island Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Evansdale, Iowa. Evansdale is hosting a child identification day for the 4th anniversary of the Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey disappearance.
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Evansdale Police Chief Kent Smock gives a statement asking for the public's help identifying people familiar with Seven Bridges Wildlife Area, where the bodies of Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey were found. Photographed Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, at City Hall in Evansdale, Iowa.
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Evansdale Police Chief Kent Smock gives a statement asking for the public's help identifying people familiar with Seven Bridges Wildlife Area, where the bodies of Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey were found. Photographed Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, at City Hall in Evansdale, Iowa.
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Evansdale Police Chief Kent Smock asks for the public's help identifying people familiar with Seven Bridges Wildlife Area, where the bodies of Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey were found, at City Hall in Evansdale.
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Evansdale Police Chief Kent Smock points to a detail on a map showing the Seven Bridges Wildlife Area in Bremer County where the bodies of young counsins Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins were found after in late 2012 after the girls went missing that July. At a press conference, authorities asked for the public's help in identifying those familiar with the area as part of the ongoing investigation into the girls' abduction and deaths. Photographed in Evansdale, Iowa, Feb. 3, 2015.
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The headstone of Elizabeth Collins is memorialized with family photos at Waterloo Memorial Park Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, in Waterloo, Iowa, two years since the bodies of two Evansdale cousins Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook were discovered in Seven Bridges Wildlife Area.
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A window covering at Countryside Vineyard Church ask for information about the disappearance of Evansdale cousins Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook.
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The headstone of Elizabeth Collins is memorialized with family photos at Waterloo Memorial Park Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, in Waterloo, Iowa, two years since the bodies of two Evansdale cousins Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook were discovered in Seven Bridges Wildlife Area.
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Two people embrace at the 2nd Annual Memorial Ride and Drive for Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook Saturday, July 12, 2014, in Evansdale, Iowa. The proceeds from the ride will go toward the Cedar Valley Crimestoppers and the Angels Memorial Park
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Patches were available for purchase before the 2nd Annual Memorial Ride and Drive for Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook Saturday, July 12, 2014, in Evansdale, Iowa.
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Ride organizer Chris Webb, right, along with over 125 motorcyclists make their way along Lafayette Road for the 2nd Annual Memorial Ride and Drive for Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook Saturday, July 12, 2014, in Evansdale, Iowa. The proceeds from the ride will go toward the Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers and the Angels Memorial Park.
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Motorcyclists were decorated for the 2nd Annual Memorial Ride and Drive for Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook Saturday, July 12, 2014, in Evansdale, Iowa. The proceeds from the ride will go toward the Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers and the Angels Memorial Park.
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Over 125 motorcyclists make their way along Lafayette Road for the 2nd Annual Memorial Ride and Drive for Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook Saturday, July 12, 2014, in Evansdale, Iowa.
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FILE PHOTO: Drew and Heather Collins, parents of Elizabeth Collins, are shown before the second annual memorial ride in Evansdale in 2014.
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Motorcyclists make their way down East Bremer for the 2nd Annual Memorial Ride and Drive for Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook Saturday, July 12, 2014, in Waverly, Iowa. The proceeds from the ride will go toward the Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers and the Angels Memorial Park.
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Ride organizer Chris Webb, center, and more than 125 motorcyclists make their way along Lafayette Road for the second annual Memorial Ride and Drive for Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook on Saturday in Evansdale.
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Riders make their way down a hill on Dubuque Road during the Cousins Memorial Ride and Drive Saturday, July 13, 2013, in Black Hawk County, Iowa. The event was in honor of Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins, and the proceeds will go to Angels Park and Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Purple anniversary shirts make up most of the crowd as people listen to Drew Collins speak before the Cousins Memorial Ride and Drive Saturday, July 13, 2013, in Evansdale, Iowa. The event is in honor of Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins, and the proceeds will go to Angels Park and Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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People listen during a prayer before the Cousins Memorial Ride and Drive Saturday, July 13, 2013 in Evansdale, Iowa. The event is in honor of Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins, and the proceeds will go to Angels Park and Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Pete Miles, right, hugs Heather Collins, left, before the Cousins Memorial Ride and Drive Saturday, July 13, 2013 in Evansdale, Iowa. The event is in honor of Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins, and the proceeds will go to Angels Park and Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Heather Collins, left, wipes her eye before she reads a verse from the Bible with husband Drew Collins before the Cousins Memorial Ride and Drive Saturday, July 13, 2013 in Evansdale, Iowa. The event is in honor of Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins, and the proceeds will go to Angels Park and Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Riders come down River Forest Road during the Cousins Memorial Ride and Drive Saturday, July 13, 2013 in Evansdale, Iowa. The event is in honor of Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins, and the proceeds will go to Angels Park and Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Riders come down River Forest Road during the Cousins Memorial Ride and Drive Saturday, July 13, 2013 in Evansdale, Iowa. The event is in honor of Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins, and the proceeds will go to Angels Park and Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Heather and Drew Collins drive a Pontiac TransAm down a hill on Dubuque Road during the Cousins Memorial Ride and Drive Saturday, July 13, 2013 in Black Hawk County, Iowa. The event is in honor of Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins, and the proceeds will go to Angels Park and Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Drew Collins, left, holds his wife Heather during a prayer before the Cousins Memorial Ride and Drive Saturday, July 13, 2013 in Evansdale, Iowa. The event is in honor of Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins, and the proceeds will go to Angels Park and Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Students help cut and install color panels for the wall of the library lounge honoring Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins at Bunger Middle School Friday, May 17, 2013, in Evansdale, Iowa. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Devontay Adams uses pink paint to touch up the color panels for the wall of the library lounge honoring Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins at Bunger Middle School Friday, May 17, 2013, in Evansdale, Iowa. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Sixth-grader Jay Turner brings in color panels for the wall of the library lounge honoring Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins at Bunger Middle School Friday, May 17, 2013, in Evansdale, Iowa. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Alyssa Standridge, right, helps hold up the board as Mark Kennedy of Peters Construction build the wall of the library lounge honoring Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins at Bunger Middle School Friday, May 17, 2013, in Evansdale, Iowa. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Mike Weber, left, of Peters Construction gets help holding the wood panel by sixth-grader Kayhil Schmit, right, as they work on the library lounge honoring Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins at Bunger Middle School Friday, May 17, 2013, in Evansdale, Iowa. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Family and friends gather for a graveside service for Elizabeth Collins at Waterloo Memorial Park cemetery Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Waterloo, Iowa. Elizabeth Collins and her cousin Lyric Cook went missing in July of 2012 after riding their bikes by Meyers Lake in Evansdale. Hunters found their bodies in a wooded area in December of 2012. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Family and friends gather for a graveside service for Elizabeth Collins at Waterloo Memorial Park cemetery Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Waterloo, Iowa. Elizabeth Collins and her cousin Lyric Cook went missing in July of 2012 after riding their bikes by Meyers Lake in Evansdale. Hunters found their bodies in a wooded area in December of 2012. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Flowers are left at the headstone for Elizabeth Collins at Waterloo Memorial Park cemetery Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Waterloo, Iowa. Elizabeth Collins and her cousin Lyric Cook went missing in July of 2012 after riding their bikes by Meyers Lake in Evansdale. Hunters found their bodies in a wooded area in December of 2012. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Flowers are left at the headstone for Elizabeth Collins at Waterloo Memorial Park cemetery Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Waterloo, Iowa. Elizabeth Collins and her cousin Lyric Cook went missing in July 2012 after riding their bikes by Meyers Lake in Evansdale. Hunters found their bodies in a wooded area in December 2012. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Callie, Drew and Heather Collins listen at the graveside service for their daughter and sister Elizabeth Collins at Waterloo Memorial Park cemetery Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Waterloo, Iowa. Elizabeth Collins and her cousin Lyric Cook went missing in July 2012 after riding their bikes by Meyers Lake in Evansdale. Hunters found their bodies in a wooded area in December 2012. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Drew Collins, left, father of the late Elizabeth Collins, shares a moment with Elizabeth's best friend Gabrielle Engel, 10, at the graveside service at Waterloo Memorial Park cemetery Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Waterloo, Iowa. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Maria Roche, left, and cousin Rachel Roche, sing as Bill Roche, right, plays the guitar at the graveside service for Elizabeth Collins at Waterloo Memorial Park cemetery Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Waterloo, Iowa. Elizabeth Collins and her cousin Lyric Cook went missing in July of 2012 after riding their bikes by Meyers Lake in Evansdale. Hunters found their bodies in a wooded area in December 2012. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Drew Collins, top, father of the late Elizabeth Collins, hugs his daughter Callie at the graveside service for Elizabeth at Waterloo Memorial Park cemetery Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Waterloo, Iowa. Elizabeth Collins and her cousin Lyric Cook went missing in July 2012 after riding their bikes by Meyers Lake in Evansdale. Hunters found their bodies in a wooded area in December 2012. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Heather Collins, left, mother of the late Elizabeth Collins, gives a flower to Collin Yu, 10, after the graveside service for Elizabeth at Waterloo Memorial Park cemetery Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Waterloo, Iowa. Elizabeth Collins and her cousin Lyric Cook went missing in July 2012 after riding their bikes by Meyers Lake in Evansdale. Hunters found their bodies in a wooded area in December 2012. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Al Yu and his wife Carrie, top, comfort their sons Ethan, 8, center, and Collin, 10, before the graveside service for Elizabeth Collins at Waterloo Memorial Park cemetery Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Waterloo, Iowa. Elizabeth Collins and her cousin Lyric Cook went missing in July 2012 after riding their bikes by Meyers Lake in Evansdale. Hunters found their bodies in a wooded area in December 2012. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Heather Collins waits to talk with the media before the graveside service for her daughter Elizabeth Collins at Waterloo Memorial Park cemetery Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Waterloo, Iowa. Elizabeth Collins and her cousin Lyric Cook went missing in July 2012 after riding their bikes by Meyers Lake in Evansdale. Hunters found their bodies in a wooded area in December 2012. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Elizabeth Collins' dog Gus is decorated with a rose at the graveside service for Elizabeth at Waterloo Memorial Park cemetery Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Waterloo, Iowa. Elizabeth Collins and her cousin Lyric Cook went missing in July 2012 after riding their bikes by Meyers Lake in Evansdale. Hunters found their bodies in a wooded area in December 2012. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Family and friends hold a balloon release after the graveside service for Elizabeth Collins at Waterloo Memorial Park cemetery Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Waterloo, Iowa. Elizabeth Collins and her cousin Lyric Cook went missing in July 2012 after riding their bikes by Meyers Lake in Evansdale. Hunters found their bodies in a wooded area in December 2012. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Adonnis Hill, left, the father of murdered teenager Donnisha Hill, talks with Drew Collins, father of the late Elizabeth Collins, at a graveside service for Elizabeth at Waterloo Memorial Park cemetery Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Waterloo, Iowa. Elizabeth Collins and her cousin Lyric Cook went missing in July 2012 after riding their bikes by Meyers Lake in Evansdale. Hunters found their bodies in a wooded area in December 2012. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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A man wipes his eyes at the graveside service for Elizabeth Collins at Waterloo Memorial Park cemetery Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Waterloo, Iowa. Elizabeth Collins and her cousin Lyric Cook went missing in July 2012 after riding their bikes by Meyers Lake in Evansdale. Hunters found their bodies in a wooded area in December 2012. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Family and friends hold a balloon release after the graveside service for Elizabeth Collins at Waterloo Memorial Park cemetery Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Waterloo, Iowa. Elizabeth Collins and her cousin Lyric Cook went missing in July 2012 after riding their bikes by Meyers Lake in Evansdale. Hunters found their bodies in a wooded area in December 2012. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Wylma Cook, right, hugs her grandson Kelly Collins at the graveside service for Elizabeth Collins at Waterloo Memorial Park cemetery Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Waterloo, Iowa. Elizabeth Collins and her cousin Lyric Cook went missing in July 2012 after riding their bikes by Meyers Lake in Evansdale. Hunters found their bodies in a wooded area in December 2012. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Kelly Collins, brother of the late Elizabeth Collins, helps distribute balloons for a release after the graveside service for Elizabeth at Waterloo Memorial Park cemetery Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Waterloo, Iowa. Elizabeth Collins and her cousin Lyric Cook went missing in July 2012 after riding their bikes by Meyers Lake in Evansdale. Hunters found their bodies in a wooded area in December 2012. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor)
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Elizabeth Collins, left, and Lyric Cook-Morrissey. The two Evansdale cousins disappeared in July 2012. Their bodies were found in a wildlife area by hunters in December 2012.
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DES MOINES — A $350,000 legacy grant from Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino will continue to expand access to affordable, high-quality baccalaureate degrees for Iowans through the growing partnership between the University of Northern Iowa and Des Moines Area Community College known as UNI@DMACC.
The program provides a flexible pathway for adult learners who may not have easy access to a four-year degree due to their location, job or life commitments. Students complete their first two years at DMACC and then take online classes through UNI.
“This generous grant from Prairie Meadows will make a lasting impact on the lives of many Iowa families,” UNI President Mark Nook said in a news release. “Earning a four-year degree can truly change the trajectory of a family. Many of the students participating in UNI’s unique partnership with DMACC are first-generation students who wouldn’t otherwise have access to a bachelor’s degree. We appreciate the support of Prairie Meadows in helping ensure that students in the Des Moines area are able to further their educational, professional and personal goals.”
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UNI@DMACC includes 11 online bachelor’s degree completion programs in education, business, technology management, criminal justice, sports administration, human services and liberal studies. A new hybrid accounting program will begin in August with courses offered both online and in-person at the the community college's Urban Campus in Des Moines. Approximately 100 students are enrolled in UNI@DMACC programs.
The award from Prairie Meadows will strengthen the new Student Life and STEM Center, the DMACC Urban campus facility that houses the program, and support future endeavors of the partnership. The gift adds to a previous Prairie Meadows legacy grant for the building project made to the DMACC Foundation. In recognition of its generous support, the Altoona-based racetrack and casino will be honored with a premier named space in the center.
Launched in 2020, UNI@DMACC has continued to grow its offerings for central Iowans, adding not only academic programs but also community outreach and training in financial literacy, violence prevention and services to family-owned businesses. The program is the anchor campus of the UNI at Iowa Community Colleges (UNI@IACC) initiative announced last summer, which expanded the partnership model to three additional community colleges throughout the state. Through the Future Ready Scholarship program and donor-established scholarships, many of these students earn a UNI degree at a community college tuition rate. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/prairie-meadows-uni-dmacc-partnership-grant/article_c13d4a74-2041-11ee-b725-8f12b18f49c9.html | 2023-07-14T02:46:46 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/prairie-meadows-uni-dmacc-partnership-grant/article_c13d4a74-2041-11ee-b725-8f12b18f49c9.html |
Fifth in a series on The Courier’s Eight Over 80 winners.
CEDAR FALLS — Preparing future generations has been the hallmark of Jerry and JoAnn Kramer, who have been named among recipients for The Courier’s annual Eight Over 80 awards.
The couple spent decades as educators in and out of the classroom, and they volunteered countless hours for various causes, including establishing rehabilitation and support services for people with brain injuries.
“We just grew up, and a lot of people do, where you give back to your community. It’s just a natural thing, and teaching really helps you do that. You are always working students who bring unique things from their families, parents who trust you and ask questions and ask for help,” said JoAnn, 80, seated next to her husband on the back patio of their Western Home Community house.
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Farm kids, the two grew up in Bennington Township in rural Black Hawk County where they attended the one-room country school and the same church. Their parents were friends, and they were a few years apart in age.
“You were just an old, eighth-grade boy,” JoAnn said.
“We went different ways all the time,” Jerry, 85, said.
JoAnn, who was among the first to attend Logan Junior High and graduated from East High School in Waterloo, went to the University of Iowa.
After graduating from East, Jerry studied briefly at Iowa State University and then took a detour, serving in the U.S. Army in the early 1960s. When Jerry returned from the service, they found each other back in Bennington.
“JoAnn was back home that weekend and, my God, she was beautiful. That’s where it started,” Jerry remembers.
Jerry continued his education and the University of Northern Iowa, earning degrees in history.
Both taught at West High School in Waterloo, Jerry specializing in history and eventually moving to Expo High School, and JoAnn in physical education.
They continued to farm, and their interest in the 4-H program turned to leadership roles in the organization.
“He was always interested in the sheep industry, he encouraged my children and others to participate in exhibiting sheep,” said family friend Mary Jean Murch.
Jerry also served as a Bennington Township trustee, as a commissioner on the Black Hawk Soil and Water Commission, and he helped establish the Bennington Neighborhood Association.
In 1975, their 9-year-old daughter, Jennifer, was seriously injured in a horseback riding accident and suffered a concussion. She was hospitalized for three months and left with a brain injury.
The tragedy spurred JoAnn to team up with the girl’s doctor and others to found the Iowa Brain Related Accident and Injury Network, which would later morph into the Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa.
“There weren’t organizations like that at that time,” JoAnn said. The group focuses on rehabilitation services, advocacy, education and school assistance.
“That wasn’t really taken care of for a long time. So this was really a big breakthrough,” Jerry said.
In the 1990s, JoAnn was heavily involved in a 4-H project to restore the Bennington No. 4 School, which had closed in 1955 and was falling into disrepair.
“JoAnn saw the bigger picture of this restoration,” Murch said. She researched grants to fund the efforts and put together the paperwork to get the school on the National Register of Historic Places. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/retired-educators-believe-in-giving-back-to-community/article_b739b270-1136-11ee-a3ca-9b53bb6b71ca.html | 2023-07-14T02:46:52 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/retired-educators-believe-in-giving-back-to-community/article_b739b270-1136-11ee-a3ca-9b53bb6b71ca.html |
BOISE, Idaho — Pediatric Residency of Idaho (PRI) welcomed four new residency students into Full Circle Health's Boise-based clinic for the beginning of a three-year program to capstone the homestretch of an aspiring physician's training.
PRI will take four students annually, making for a rolling capacity of 12 total.
"This was about a four-year project to get to the point that we could actually welcome our first residents," PRI Program Director Dr. Perry Brown said. "It's unique enough that this is the first one that's ever existed in the state."
It's also the only pediatric residency program among several nearby states. Heading east from Seattle, the northern half of the country doesn't support a single pediatric residency program until reaching Minnesota, according to Brown.
"It is it's one of the reasons why Idaho ranks 50th in the US in terms of number of pediatricians per 100,000 children," Brown said. "This is how we start improving our access to pediatricians here in this state."
The shortage of Gem State physicians, of any discipline, is well documented through the Idaho Graduate Medical Education Committee's (GMEC) annual reports. Recent as 2022, the committee concluded Idaho ranks 45th in the nation for family care physicians per 100,000 people - a slight increase from 49th place five years previous.
GMEC is part of a larger 10-year plan to catch the number of Idaho physicians up to state demand. By 2027, the GME Strategic Plan aims to host 356 residency students and fellows in Idaho; the most recent count comes out to 237 - a 77% increase in the last five years.
The idea is to build up reputable residency programs in the state and recruit talented students to these programs. More than half of Idaho-based residency students continue to practice in the Gem State after completing their program, according to GME.
"They're going to get trained in places like Hailey, Twin Falls, Fruitland, etc.," Brown said. "By doing that, we anticipate that they're going to fall in love with some of these places, they're going to decide to remain in some of those places and practice."
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NAMPA, Idaho — The City of Nampa began to chip seal streets at the beginning of June and have completed most of the streets for this chip season. Now, they are getting started on the subdivisions.
1/4-inch and 1/2-inch chips have been spread across 20 arterial road sections and four subdivisions in Nampa.
Chip sealing is nothing new and happens around this time each year, but in different areas of the valley and is maintenance that needs to get done.
So, a lot of preparation goes into the chip seal project to make things easier for drivers.
"We crack seal all the streets, we sweep and getting ready for this. Then we're doing our chip seal with oil going through our distributors and chip spreader," Street Superintendent for the City of Nampa, Don Barr said. "Behind them, we'll have a dump truck, and our rollers follow up and help seed that rock into the oil."
The reason chip sealing is used to repair and correct the cracks – as opposed to asphalt overlay – is because of the cost and the efficiency.
“This is something that's pretty cost effective and fast and it helps prolong the life of the road about seven or eight years," Barr said. "So, that's a good thing to saving the taxpayers dollars.”
Not only is this process cheaper than other methods, it allows for drivers to get on the road faster. Once the road has been chip sealed, drivers are able to get on the street immediately after it is applied.
For people with concerns regarding the loose rock, Barr told KTVB they have refined the process.
"We used to not start sweeping up our rock from the project until after we were completely finished with the whole project," Barr said. "We're now sweeping the next day. So, we've minimized the amount of time that there is gravel on the streets."
City officials told KTVB to remind drivers to be careful around chip sealing and be mindful of the workers on the road.
If people want to know the locations of where chip sealing will take place or know when these repairs will end, visit the City of Nampa's website.
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After being tabled for further negotiations, the board of the Flagstaff Unified School District approved a new proposal outlining preparation time for elementary school teachers Tuesday evening.
Two different proposals were brought to the board’s last meeting, held June 27. One, from a negotiations committee, would have increased teachers’ daily prep time (either in the mornings or afternoons), by five to 15 minutes a day. The other, coming from the superintendent, also included such an increase while also requiring additional time after early releases for district or site-determined professional development.
After about an hour of presentations and discussions at its June 27 meeting, the board had decided to table this section of the policy (Policy 4-102.C), asking the various parties to meet again and come up with a solution that worked for teachers, schools and the district.
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A new proposal was brought to the board Tuesday, following a special negotiations meeting and staff survey.
The board voted unanimously to approve the proposal.
The “key change” that certified employee liaison Derek Born noted in his presentation to the board was an additional seven hours of site meetings, raising the total each academic year from 16 hours to 23. In exchange, elementary teachers are guaranteed at least an hour of prep time during every early-release day, with exceptions for parent-teacher conferences and district professional development days. (There will now be five each school year, with teachers still receiving 30 minutes of prep on these days.)
In their statements at this week's board meeting, the superintendent and the three liaisons all said they supported the new proposal.
“I’m grateful for the additional time, the listening and understanding, the various perspectives and the willingness to compromise that was shown by all who met with us,” FUSD Superintendent Michael Penca said.
He added: “The committee identified the following goals for this proposal: to increase guaranteed prep time for teachers, to increase on-the-clock time for staff prep and common professional learning, and to improve consistency and equity transparency for prep time across the district that's protected in our policies and procedures. I believe each of these goals has been accomplished with this proposal.”
Born said that 100% of respondents to the survey sent out to all district elementary teachers supported the proposal to some degree, giving it either a thumbs-up or a sideways thumb -- with 15% of the total recipients responding to the survey.
“There was unanimous support for this proposal,” said ancillary administrative representative Mike Vogler. “ ... We put some of the input, the ideas and things that were expressed [at the previous meeting], we attempted to take that and put that into what was already negotiated. ... In terms of extended prep time on a Friday and ensuring that teachers have that prep time before and after school, during specials ... there’s a lot of time, energy and effort put into this.”
A recording of the meeting is available on FUSD’s Vimeo page, with discussion of this proposal beginning about an hour and 10 minutes in. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/education/flagstaff-unified-school-districts-board-approves-new-proposal-for-elementary-preparation-time/article_01c450aa-2106-11ee-a671-df0d8f057a6b.html | 2023-07-14T02:55:29 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/education/flagstaff-unified-school-districts-board-approves-new-proposal-for-elementary-preparation-time/article_01c450aa-2106-11ee-a671-df0d8f057a6b.html |
FLORIDA, USA — A new hurricane forecasting system has launched, giving more accurate projections of a storm's path.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced its new Hurricane Forecast and Analysis as the newest numerical model and data assimilation system developed within the framework of the Unified Forecast System (UFS).
"The foundational component for this model is its moving nest, which allows the model to zoom in on hurricanes across the Atlantic and Pacific basins," NOAA explains. "The moving nest is like a high-definition TV that allows us to zoom into areas of a hurricane such as the eyewall and bands of intense rain."
The new system is already shown to give a more accurate track prediction.
"Already, there's been an improvement of 10 to 15 percent," 10 Tampa Bay Meteorologist Natalie Ferrari said. "And it's believed that we can go way higher than that which think about it, we have more populations taking over more terrain, more folks even owning that property."
An experimental version has been running from 2019-2022.
"So it has better data simulation, has better resolution, and is one of the first models to run on one of our new supercomputers and NOAA," Matt Anderson, the science and operations officer at National Weather Service Tampa, said.
The system's resolution can narrow down a storm system to 1.2 miles to better predict wind speeds and rain totals.
"Being able to better predict the intensity, because that means that's what you you're going to feel where you live and the damage that you could be dealing with on your property," Ferrari said.
We're in the middle of hurricane season now. This new technology has the ability to extend forecasting out seven days.
"But knowing that it is the latest and greatest, it has all of this new data assimilation, it's run on the fastest computer, it has some of the highest resolution has some of the highest resolution will kind of give it a just a leg up over the other models," Anderson said.
The existing models, HWRF, European, and GFS will still be used. The Hurricane Forecast and Analysis System will be an added tool in keeping you safe.
Malique Rankin is a general assignment reporter with 10 Tampa Bay. You can email her story ideas at mrankin@10tampabay.com and follow her Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/hurricane-forecasting-and-analysis-system-launched-by-noaa/67-949ca4da-e84a-41ac-b2c0-e69c33ae9df6 | 2023-07-14T02:57:24 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/hurricane-forecasting-and-analysis-system-launched-by-noaa/67-949ca4da-e84a-41ac-b2c0-e69c33ae9df6 |
The Glenbrook Square shooting last weekend likely cost the mall’s stores thousands of dollars in lost – or at least delayed – sales, retail experts said Thursday.
“Saturday tends to be about 30% of a store’s week, so it’s a big day,” said Rich Hollander, a consultant who closely follows the retail and restaurant industry.
“Back-to-school shopping is beginning to start, so it’s got a big impact on that,” he said. “Certainly, Saturday sales were lost. But more than that, it really affects ‘Do I really want to go to the mall, or are there other places I can go to to make those same purchases.’ ”
Glenbrook Square stores closed four to five hours early after the non-fatal shooting Fort Wayne police described as isolated. It stemmed from a dispute between two men, one of whom was injured in the leg.
Gregory Normil was arrested Thursday morning, police said, charged with battery with a deadly weapon and criminal recklessness.
Bob Phibbs, CEO of The Retail Doctor, said anything that “disrupts someone thinking about coming to a mall” is unfortunate. That’s especially true on a Saturday.
“That’s their No. 1 Day, and with retailers just coming out of a pandemic, it’s certainly nothing anybody wants,” said Phibbs, who is based in the New York area and also writes a newsletter.
The good news, he said, is that Saturday’s incident was not a random shooting. While it might have caused some shoppers to temporarily reconsider a mall visit, most will return.
“We call it delayed gratification,” Phibbs said. “It happens when there’s (bad) weather, like a snow-related event.”
A manager at one Glenbrook store said Thursday she is glad officials erred on the side of caution. Because she works at a small retail store, the manager said she did not want to be identified, but she estimated her business lost at least half of its typical Saturday sales.
“I feel like the mall handled it as best as they could. Our goal is to always get our customers to a safe spot and do the best that we can as a business,” the manager said. “It is what it is. I wish our world was not so crazy, but it is.”
H&M, a retailer close to where Saturday’s shooting occurred, declined to comment. That clothing store remained closed Sunday.
The National Retail Federation did not respond to a query about the impact of lost sales when a mall is abruptly forced to shut down. The industry trade group shared a June statement that emphasized the importance of store safety and said retailers are “close partners with law enforcement.”
In May, eight people were killed in a mass shooting at a shopping center outside of Dallas. About the same number were wounded. The gunman, who was also killed when police responded, displayed a fascination with white supremacy, reports said.
Three people were fatally shot in July last year at the Greenwood Park Mall near Indianapolis. The cellphone of the man identified as responsible contained photos of Adolf Hitler, Nazi propaganda and videos of previous mass killings, police said Thursday. The gunman was fatally shot by a shopper.
Hollander is managing partner at Axcelor, a consulting firm with a network of more than 40 retail executives. He’s also based in the Dallas metro area. The May mass shooting was in Allen, Texas – north of Dallas – at a Premium Outlets shopping center.
“It took them a while, almost a week to reopen, so (it was) much more painful for the merchants,” he said.
Indoor shopping malls have been “losing some traction” with shoppers since the coronavirus pandemic, he said. Some people now prefer retail centers where they can access stores primarily from the exterior, often allowing them to encounter smaller crowds.
Shootings don’t help. Hollander agrees many shoppers will return, but he also believes there could be some longer-term impact.
“It’s one more hurdle to get people to come back to the mall,” he said. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/mall-shootings-can-cost-retailers-thousands-in-lost-sales-industry-experts-say/article_c2705696-21b5-11ee-9c3c-4f010cc99aeb.html | 2023-07-14T03:01:56 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/mall-shootings-can-cost-retailers-thousands-in-lost-sales-industry-experts-say/article_c2705696-21b5-11ee-9c3c-4f010cc99aeb.html |
Fort Wayne will officially welcome a new type of rental complex next week, one of 250 single-family homes instead of apartments or townhouses.
Dupont Meadows’ developers and city officials will hold a ribbon-cutting at 2 p.m. Wednesday on 2131 Sweet Breeze Way, near West Dupont and Lima roads.
The development, which is about 30% built or being built, is expected to be completed in fall 2024.
Shane Malek, executive vice president of Next Chapter Neighborhoods, said it’s the third such development his Georgia company has built. Single-family rental neighborhoods are more common in southeastern United States, he said. Next Chapter was one of the first companies to embrace the trend when it built a rental neighborhood in North Augusta, South Carolina, in 2015. Its other development is in the suburbs of Savannah, Georgia.
“We felt Fort Wayne was a good first step into the Midwest,” Malek said during a phone interview.
Tim Chapman, the company’s co-founder, visited Fort Wayne while doing business with Lincoln Financial Group. He was impressed by the city’s quality of life, Malek said. When Lincoln’s headquarters moved to the Philadelphia area, Chapman saw that many employees choose to remain in Fort Wayne even though they were invited to move with the company.
Fort Wayne residents have embraced Dupont Meadows since before construction began, Malek said. After media reported in 2021 that it could be coming, Next Chapter began receiving queries.
Dupont Meadows has a list of more than 500 people who are interested in the project, the longest list the company has had for a development, he said. The first tenant occupied a house in May, the 11th moved in Thursday. Ten more people have applications approved.
In Dupont Meadows, one-bedroom, 862-square-foot homes with 1 1/2 bathrooms rents for $1,538 a month. Two-bedroom, two-bath, 1,288-square-foot homes rent for $1,899, according to the development’s website.
Three-bedroom homes are divided into 1,419 square feet with two bathrooms for $2,090 and 1,668 square feet with 2 1/2 bathrooms for $2,199, while four-bedroom homes are listed at $2,299 for 1,804 square feet with three bathrooms.
Malek said more people today rent by choice – often because of high mortgage interest rates – and attitudes are changing on renting. As jobs become more transient, millennials prefer not to own a house, and rental homes mean they’re not living stacked together like in apartments, he said.
Tenants at Next Chapter’s other developments have been students, young families, established families and empty nesters.
Like in apartment complexes, a maintenance staff takes care of mowing, shoveling sidewalks and repairs.
“You don’t have to worry about changing a lightbulb,” Malek said.
The homes have vaulted ceilings, granite countertops and vinyl plank flooring. Community amenities include a pool, a fitness center, pickleball courts, a clubhouse and walking trails.
Melissa Sampson, director of marketing with GoldOller Real Estate Investments, said her company handles leasing.
For her, Dupont Meadows feels like a mid-20th century neighborhood. She compared it to homes in “Leave it to Beaver” and “WandaVision.” All 250 homes will have a front porch, 190 of them will have back patios and 237 will have attached garages, she said. The neighborhood will have sidewalks and street lights.
Residents will pay for electric, water and sewer services, and each house will have washer and dryer hookups.
Ellen Cutter, Greater Fort Wayne’s chief economic development officer, said there’s a demand for housing in Fort Wayne, which is one of the fastest growing metro areas in the Great Lakes states. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/new-planned-neighborhood-of-rental-homes-to-officially-open/article_3b656424-21d9-11ee-8006-5f71a468f07b.html | 2023-07-14T03:02:02 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/new-planned-neighborhood-of-rental-homes-to-officially-open/article_3b656424-21d9-11ee-8006-5f71a468f07b.html |
STOCKTON, Calif — New video was released in the police shooting of an armed man in Stockton.
The video was released in connection to a shooting that happened on June 5 near Hammer Lane and Mariners Drive. Stockton police said a man was armed with a handgun and was trying to stop a vehicle near Sturgeon Road and Mariners Drive. Another person also reported seeing the man running at a vehicle in the roadway.
In a video news release, two 911 calls on the incident were included.
"But there's oncoming traffic and he started running to the oncoming traffic, and the closer I got, I seen that he has a gun and he was trying to stop the car. The guy, the car kept driving," the 911 caller said.
Video from the news release shows the suspect pulling out what appears to be a gun and pointing it toward a passing car.
Officers found the man armed with a gun when they responded.
Police said the suspect removed what appeared to gun from his waistband and dropped it on the ground before putting his hands over his head. However after commands were given, police said the suspect reached down, grabbed the gun, and started running and pointing the gun at officers.
The suspect was hit multiple after police opened fire. No other injuries were reported.
Once police approached the suspect, he was put in handcuffs and they recovered the gun, a Glock 9MM, near him.
He was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene.
Officials identified him as Jaden Durand Mixon, 20 of Antelope. Police also identified the involved officers as Gianni Azevado, hired in 2019, and Officer Brian Tualla, hired in December 2021.
The video news release from police is available below.
WATCH ALSO: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/stockton-police-shooting/103-ddf9c69f-7f2f-41d8-86b2-6fddb7441c80 | 2023-07-14T03:04:29 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/stockton-police-shooting/103-ddf9c69f-7f2f-41d8-86b2-6fddb7441c80 |
ORLANDO, FL (Ivanhoe Newswire) --- Seeing the best in every situation may not be the best for your mental health. It’s called toxic positivity. It’s the belief that no matter how dire a situation is, you must maintain a positive mindset. A recent poll found more than 75 percent of people said they often ignore their emotions in favor of being happy.
“It's this idea that we're constantly a hundred percent looking at the bright side and it can be toxic because we're not giving ourselves space to feel that negative emotion. You wear rose colored glasses for everything, it's going to be fine. So, your friend tells you they lost their job. Oh, it's okay, you know, don't worry about it. You'll get another one,” says psychologist Tracy Alloway.
An extensive study at Stanford University found that denying negative feelings as a coping mechanism was linked to higher levels of depression. Another study found that people felt sadder when others expected them not to feel negative emotions.
Alloway says, “It’s not allowing your brain to process those negative emotions.”
Signs of toxic positivity are hiding and masking your true feelings. Trying to “just get on with it” by dismissing your emotions, feeling guilty for feeling what you feel, and brushing off things that are bothering you with an “it is what it is” mentality. A better approach to dealing with sadness is allowing those emotions to propel you into action.
“That's where active positivity comes in, where you can acknowledge that, but feel that you can be proactive,” said Alloway.
Experts also suggest developing better habits. Try more productive steps when you’re bored instead of binging on Netflix. Lastly, build higher-quality friends and get rid of your fake ones. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/toxic-positivity-the-downside-of-being-too-upbeat | 2023-07-14T03:06:54 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/toxic-positivity-the-downside-of-being-too-upbeat |
PORTLAND, Oregon — The suspect in connection with the fatal stabbing of Portland restaurant server Colin Smith has been indicted on three counts, according to a news release from Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt's office.
24-year-old Rahnique U. Jackson of Portland faces one count of second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and second-degree bias crime, a hate crime under Oregon law.
The stabbing happened in Southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood around 1:49 a.m. on July 2 in the area of Southeast 12th Avenue and Madison Street. When officers arrived, they found Smith, who had died of stab wounds.
Smith had gotten off work at Ox Restaurant and went to a bar with some friends, according to Paulina Solis, a family friend. She said once at the bar, the group began to be harassed by a man who used homophobic slurs.
One of the friends is a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Smith decided to stand up for his friend, Solis said.
"I know he was probably just trying to de-escalate and get this person to move on,” Solis said. “And that's when he was killed."
Smith's friends, family and co-workers said he looked after people he cared about.
"He was a protector," said a man who works at Ox Restaurant.
Jackson was arrested Friday by members of the U.S. Marshal's Service in Southeast Portland, according to police. He was transferred over to Portland Police Bureau homicide detectives, interviewed, then booked into the Multnomah County jail.
He had already been arrested twice for strangling someone in 2018 and 2019. The second case was dismissed.
Jackson is scheduled to be arraigned and enter a plea on July 18. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/suspect-portland-stabbing-colin-smith-indicted-hate-crime-charges/283-802902a6-8e5a-4960-934a-36010e0a4b5c | 2023-07-14T03:14:15 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/suspect-portland-stabbing-colin-smith-indicted-hate-crime-charges/283-802902a6-8e5a-4960-934a-36010e0a4b5c |
FORT WORTH, Texas — WFAA has obtained a situational awareness bulletin issued to police departments across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex by the ATF's Dallas Crime Intelligence Center following a shooting that left two men dead at the hands of Fort Worth officers.
Per the bulletin, one of the victims killed belonged to a biker gang that has been "broadcasting anti-law enforcement posts on their social media pages" since the shooting.
Bronshay Minter, 30, and Billy Smith, 21, were fatally shot by law enforcement officers in Fort Worth just before 12:30 a.m. on July 5.
A Fort Worth police officer and an arson investigator -- also a licensed peace officer -- for the Fort Worth Fire Department fired multiple rounds at both men.
Both officers arrived at a block party at Ross Avenue and Northwest 32nd Street that was getting out of hand early July 5, Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes said.
Body camera footage released earlier this week provided some clarity to the shooting. The officers began approaching the party when a gunshot can be heard.
The officers told Noakes that Smith had a gun and was standing over a male who had been beaten, stabbed and shot.
At that time, the FWPD officer opens fire on Smith, who falls to the ground. A gun was recovered from his body, police said.
A few more shots can be heard off-camera. Then the arson investigator began shooting at Minter, who police said had shined a laser light connected to a handgun toward the investigator.
The officer also fired several shots at Minter, who was killed. The pistol with the laser light was recovered from the scene.
At least four others were injured, and at this time, it's not clear if police rounds hit them. Ballistics should help fill in the gaps.
Now, police are being told to watch their backs a little more closely.
The aforementioned bulletin released by the ATF states that one of the victims belonged to "Brothers East OMG," or "B*EAST OMG," and that members, in multiple areas of Texas, have broadcasted anti-law enforcement posts online.
Per the Department of Justice, OMGs, or Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs, "are organizations whose members use their motorcycle clubs as conduits for criminal enterprises. OMGs are highly structured criminal organizations whose members engage in criminal activities such as violent crime, weapons trafficking, and drug trafficking."
The bulletin reads, "Law enforcement members should exercise increased caution when encountering 'Brothers East OMG' members, as tension toward law enforcement members is likely high."
It adds, "These comments are specifically directed against law enforcement in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, but the sentiment may be shared by members statewide."
Family of the victims and community members expressed anger when the body camera footage was released earlier this week.
Cynthia Smith, the mother of Billy Smith, said that police never announced themselves before opening fire and that her son would have dropped his weapon if given the chance.
In the video, the Fort Worth officer opens fire without identifying himself. After a few shots, he finally said who he is.
Law enforcement experts supported police, saying that if either man had a gun and threatened lives, it would be within an officer's right to stop that threat.
Dr. Alex Del Carmen, a renowned criminologist and trainer for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, told WFAA that law enforcement in the metroplex wouldn't take this bulletin lightly.
"I haven't met a cop that doesn't want to return home after a shift," Dr. Del Carmen said. "Police will start monitoring social media and mobilizing intelligence on the ground. They'll likely tell guys to be situationally aware, and they'll maybe add more officers to various shifts to ensure that there is backup when an officer needs it and that it's fast and reliable."
"To a lot of bad guys, police are just one entity. They don't look at the patch or where the person belongs."
WFAA reached out to Fort Worth PD for a comment.
A spokesperson said, "If these are valid threats, we cannot share what we are doing as far as intel gathered or what plans we have in regard to officer safety." | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/atf-sends-safety-bulletin-dfw-law-enforcement-outrage-over-fatal-shooting-of-two-men-by-fort-worth-officers/287-5ed263b5-c4fe-4e77-bf0b-2b53f3f0122b | 2023-07-14T03:18:24 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/atf-sends-safety-bulletin-dfw-law-enforcement-outrage-over-fatal-shooting-of-two-men-by-fort-worth-officers/287-5ed263b5-c4fe-4e77-bf0b-2b53f3f0122b |
DALLAS — Editor's note: The video above is from a report on May 17, 2023.
A North Texas man who "idolized" mass shooters pleaded guilty on Thursday to possessing a homemade bomb, officials with the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.
Officials said Noah Robert Calderon, 22, made the guilty plea on one count of possession of an unregistered firearm and one count of receipt of child pornography.
Calderon was arrested last April after federal agents executed a search warrant on his home in Burleson. The investigation began in October 2022 after the FBI received a tip about his social media activity.
According to court documents, the 22-year-old was obsessed with mass shootings, such as the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School. He would post photos of himself wearing tactical-style vests and posing with AR-15-style rifles, along with images of homemade explosives.
The FBI also received a tip in March 2023 that Calderon detonated a homemade explosive at his Burleson home. This was corroborated with 911 calls at the time about a loud concussive sound and smoke, according to officials.
Calderon admitted in plea papers to purchasing explosive materials and performing Google searches on how to make bombs, according to officials. In the plea papers, he also admitted to storing 659.2 grams of explosive powder in his garage.
Investigators also found sexually explicit videos from a video chat between Calderon and a 13-year-old girl, officials said. The 22-year-old admitted in plea papers that he was aware of her age when he saved the videos.
Calderon faces up to 30 years in federal prison. His sentencing is set for Nov. 3, 2023. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texas-man-who-idolized-mass-shooters-pleads-guilty-possessing-homemade-bomb/287-b0c16b54-5a99-4618-9906-f0a38bece480 | 2023-07-14T03:18:26 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texas-man-who-idolized-mass-shooters-pleads-guilty-possessing-homemade-bomb/287-b0c16b54-5a99-4618-9906-f0a38bece480 |
AUSTIN, Texas — Legislation creating a landmark $18 billion tax cut for property owners in the state won approval in the Texas House on Thursday, sending the plan to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk and ending a monthslong stalemate among the state’s top Republicans.
“We knew … the most contentious issue that we faced was how to return these dollars to the taxpayers,” House Speaker Dade Phelan told House members Thursday evening. “Congratulations to you, but more importantly, congratulations to the taxpayers of Texas. They are the big winners.”
A constitutional amendment required to enact the cuts was still awaiting Senate approval late Thursday.
House Democrats attempted to insert benefits for renters and more money for public education into the tax-cuts package in a series of floor amendments but were unsuccessful.
A cheer went up on the chamber floor upon the near-unanimous passage of the three bills that comprise the package.
Senate Bill 2, which details the proposed property tax cuts, passed the House 132-4; Senate Bill 3, a franchise tax relief bill, passed 127-5. House Joint Resolution 2, was approved 132-5.
The package puts $12.6 billion of the state’s historic budget surplus toward making cuts to school taxes for all property owners, dropping property taxes an average of more than 40% for some 5.7 million Texas homeowners, and offering brand new tax savings for smaller businesses and other commercial and non-homesteaded properties. The voters would need to approve the package in November for the cuts to take effect this year.
At a time when the state has some of the highest property taxes in the nation and lawmakers face massive political pressure to ease the financial suffering of their constituents, Abbott has said he will sign the legislation — a cornerstone of his 2022 reelection campaign and that of most state lawmakers for several cycles now.
The marquee item in the package is a $5.3 billion expansion of the state’s homestead exemption from $40,000 to $100,000. Houston Republican Sen. Paul Bettencourt, the architect of the package, said the new exemption combined with the school tax cuts would save homesteaders — Texans who live in a residence they own — an average of $1,300 a year in property taxes.
It also offers additional cuts for seniors and property owners with disabilities, averaging about $170 more per year, Bettencourt said.
The most novel part of the plan, an idea introduced publicly for the first time on Monday, is a first-ever temporary 20% cap on appraisal increases for properties valued at $5 million or lower that aren’t considered homesteads. Those would include second homes, vacation properties, rental houses, or commercial retail or business properties.
Leaders have referred to that part of the bill as a “circuit breaker” program, but it’s somewhat of a misnomer. Unlike programs in other parts of the country with the same name, the Texas proposal does not calculate property taxes based on a person’s income or ability to pay, nor does it specifically seek to benefit lower-income taxpayers.
School funding and other issues
Including more than $5 billion approved four years ago, the legislation also allocates nearly $12.6 billion to reduce the school property tax rate by 10.7 cents per $100 valuation for all homeowners and business properties.
Those billions are being sent to school districts so they can cut their taxes for all property owners and shift a portion of their maintenance and operations costs to the state.
But the package would give no new funding to schools, a sticking point with critics who note that, compared to other states’ spending, Texas is ranked near the bottom in per-student funding for education.
$4 billion in new public education funding has been tied up since the regular legislative session amid an ongoing political battle over school vouchers. In response to the calls for more money for schools and raises for teachers, senators proposed a one-time teacher pay bonus late last month as part of their tax-cut legislation. But that proposal ultimately didn’t end up in the final compromise, with House members saying teacher pay should be considered in separate legislation.
The idea was intended to pacify an increasingly angry and impatient public school community — who have been expecting a pay raise since last year’s campaign season — until lawmakers can agree on an education package in another special session expected for later this year.
The passage of the tax-cuts package this week without any nod to new school funding — which depends mostly on property taxes in many districts — triggered criticism from public education advocates inside and outside the Capitol dome, who said there’s more than enough money in the state surplus to bump up the district’s funding.
While the plan won applause from a variety of advocacy groups and organizations across the political spectrum, few agreed it was a perfect plan.
“There is no bill that is perfect, but this one is pretty damn good,” state Rep. Richard Raymond, D-Laredo, said Wednesday.
And while businesses applauded the overall lowering of taxes, some taxpayer groups and conservative economists said the resulting share of the tax burden would be even larger now for businesses.
The plan shifts the school-tax burden by about three percentage points toward businesses, raising the share of the school property taxes paid by businesses from 52% to 55%, while homeowners’ share drops from 48% to 44.8%, said Jennifer Raab, president of the business-backed Texas Taxpayers and Research Association.
“At the same time, everybody's getting a tax cut so I'm not here to look a gift horse in the mouth,” Raab told the House Ways and Means committee Wednesday. “But I do think it's important for you to understand that this shift is occurring. Texas businesses already pay a high property tax or rather tax burden overall relative to other states.”
Targeted tax relief for the state’s 3.7 million renter households has been left out of proposals that have passed both chambers.
House Democrats last week unveiled their own tax-cut package, sponsored by Dallas state Rep. John Bryant, that would’ve given tenants a cash refund equaling up to 10% of the rent they paid the previous year. It also would have made the homestead exemption $200,000, doubling the exemption in the current bill, included a teacher pay raise and added more school funding. Their proposal did not make it into the final package.
Bryant tried to replace SB 2 on the floor with his plan on Thursday, but the plan’s authors said it would jeopardize the deal the House made with the Senate. Bryant said that while the owners of “skyscrapers and refineries and oil wells and other big business” would be bringing home thousands in tax cuts, homeowners wouldn’t see enough of a cut on a monthly basis to make any real impact — and renters would see none at all.
“I urge you to join me in doing something meaningful,” Bryant told his colleagues.
The effort failed on a 51-79 vote.
Republicans and some tax policy experts argue that renters, who include about 3.8 million households in the state, will benefit from lower school taxes because landlords who benefit from the tax cuts won’t pass as much in property taxes onto their tenants — thus resulting in smaller rent increases.
But skeptics of that idea say demand for the state’s red-hot rental market and a dearth of supply to meet that demand, not property taxes, have driven rent increases in recent years — a problem that a tax cut will not remedy.
This story comes from The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans - and engages with them - about public policy, politics, government, and statewide issues. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-property-tax-relief-bill-passes/285-910aa74e-bef2-4adf-8539-1ead35d4145b | 2023-07-14T03:18:26 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-property-tax-relief-bill-passes/285-910aa74e-bef2-4adf-8539-1ead35d4145b |
GARY, Ind. — A Gary Police Department K-9 officer was shot and killed while pursuing a suspect Thursday afternoon.
Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. said K-9 Falco was involved in the foot pursuit of a 29-year-old man who was wanted for aggravated battery and criminal recklessness when he was shot. The suspect is in custody.
The police officer involved in the pursuit with Falco was not injured, Martinez said.
The Lake County Sheriff's Department is investigating the shooting. The suspect's name has not been released.
Martinez said 10-year-old Falco had served as a K-9 for eight years.
"I am proud of the work of this K-9 officer, his handler and all officers involved in today’s arrest and investigation," Martinez wrote on Facebook.
A procession of officers from several law enforcement agencies escorted Falco's remains to the Hobart Animal Clinic. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/gary-police-k-9-falco-shot-killed-during-foot-pursuit/531-b12a66a1-f10f-4d9f-9957-b359eff28eca | 2023-07-14T03:29:21 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/gary-police-k-9-falco-shot-killed-during-foot-pursuit/531-b12a66a1-f10f-4d9f-9957-b359eff28eca |
PHOENIX — Baby Santana is off the feeding tube and in good condition after his mother is accused of sneaking him out of Valleywise Health Medical Center in a duffel bag, prompting an Amber Alert on Wednesday.
The 5-day-old has a medical condition requiring a feeding tube as part of his lifesaving medical treatment. For unknown reasons, police said 24-year-old Rosa Santana left the hospital with her child against medical advice.
“She needs help,” Paul Santana, the newborn’s grandfather, told 12News. “She’s addicted obviously to fentanyl, just like so many other young people in the country.”
The grandfather said he is hurt after learning what his daughter is accused of doing. He said he last spoke to Rosa Santana two months ago through social media but hadn’t seen her in person in about three years because of her addiction.
“She was using drugs and obviously she was using when she was pregnant,” the grandfather said. “What happened more or likely is that she was scared. She thought that they were probably arresting her for negligence.”
It was through media reports that the grandfather found out about the situation that involved his daughter. He said she has three other children under 5 who are in the state’s custody.
“I’m sure she did whatever she did out of fear and anxiety,” Baby Santana’s grandfather said. “I need to stick with my child and try to help her and support her through this.”
How Baby Santana disappeared and was later found
Valleywise Health Medical Center tells 12News staff was alerted the baby and mother were missing after noticing they were not in their acute care room around 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday.
“We notified the Phoenix Police Department and began quickly securing access points throughout the medical center, surveillance of parking lots, mobilization of medical center staff and security personnel in search of the missing mother and infant,” Michael Murphy, a spokesperson for the hospital, said in a statement.
The hospital tells 12News a nurse called 911 at 12:04 p.m., but Phoenix Police said they were first notified about the incident at 1:17 p.m.
By 2 p.m., patrol officers that had responded to the hospital notified detectives from the Family Investigations Bureau with the Child Crimes Unit, police said.
At 5:35 p.m. detectives reached out to the Missing Person’s Unit asking for help, who provided a bulleting with photos of Rosa Santana and the newborn. Police said the bulletin was sent to all law enforcement agencies.
By 5:47 p.m., police said detectives reached out over radio communications and began broadcasting a “be on the lookout” every 15 minutes as officers patrolled the hospital, surrounding areas, and places the mother was known to frequent.
“There was no mode of transportation seen,” Sergeant Brian Bower told 12News. “They believed she was on foot.”
At 6:55 p.m., the Amber Alert was activated by the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
“This case is a little unique than other Amber Alerts because there was no car involved, there was no more of transportation that was seen,” Bower said.
By 8 p.m., officers were seen searching at an apartment complex near 71st Avenue and Indian School Road.
“They had police set up at every exit and entrance of the neighborhood,” resident Antonio Carrasquillo told 12News. “They had at least 2 to 3 officers checking the car, one with a flashlight. They asked people to open their trunks and checked there.”
At 9:34 p.m. Baby Santana and the mother were found inside an apartment believed to be her residence.
Police officers were welcomed into the apartment and took Rosa Santana into custody with no difficulty, Sgt. Bower said.
The 24-year-old mother was booked into jail on felony child abuse charges.
By 10 p.m., the newborn child was back at Valleywise “receiving proper medical help,” police said.
Rosa Santana made a court appearance Thursday afternoon
The 24-year-old mother appeared before a judge Thursday afternoon.
In court records, it's alleged Baby Santana was drug tested after he was born on July 6, and screens “showed the victim had fentanyl in his umbilical cord sample indicating long-term fentanyl use by Rosa.”
Shortly after the baby was born, he was placed in the ICU. He was suffering from withdrawals and was administered morphine, and had a feeding tube placed, arresting documents said.
When Rosa Santana left the hospital with her newborn in a black duffle bag, records said she had legal custody over the baby and “had not yet been served with a court-authorized removal order by the Department of Child Safety.”
Hospital staff alerted DCS and Phoenix police.
The mother’s phone was pinged and located came back to the apartment complex on 71st Ave and Indian School Road, records showed.
There, a witness approached officers, who indicated the 24-year-old was at her apartment.
“Officers made contact with Rosa in the bedroom… and found her unconscious, with drug paraphernalia in her hand and a piece of paper with powder residue consistent with fentanyl on it on the bed next to her,” court records said.
Baby Santana was found on the bed, on his back, wrapped in a blanket and placed between his mother and several pillows, near the substance believed to be fentanyl, documents read.
During a post-Miranda interview with detectives, court documents said Rosa Santana had been notified that morning that the victim had tested positive for fentanyl.
“Rosa stated she has had her three previous children removed from her custody by DCS and expected the victim to be removed as well,” documents read. “Rosa stated she did not feel the victim was in any medical danger and had been improving and feeding without his NG tube.”
The mother told police after leaving the hospital with Baby Santana, she went to her boyfriend’s work, picked him up, who then dropped her off at an apartment, records said.
Rosa Santana said she fed the baby and once he fell asleep, she used fentanyl by inhaling the powder, arresting documents said.
During her court appearance, the mother said, “There was no fentanyl around my son.”
“To be honest with you, I never expected any of this to happen,” the mother told the judge. “I never wanted any of this to happen. I never tried to hurt my own son. I was trying to avoid a bunch of more drama.”
Rosa Santana’s bond was set at $10,000 cash. Her court appearance is on July 19.
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BETHEL PARK, Pa. — Bethel Park police are reminding neighbors to lock their cars after a string of break-ins.
Police said someone went through multiple cars overnight, and two vehicles were stolen.
Keys were left inside the stolen vehicles.
The break-ins happened in the area of Highland Circle and Brightwood Road.
Neighbors in that area with cameras are asked to check security footage for anything that could help police.
Footage can be emailed to crimwatch@bethelpark.net
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PITTSBURGH — Former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Dravon Askew-Henry has re-signed with the New Jersey Generals of the USFL for the 2024 season.
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A West Virginia alum and Aliquippa native, Askew-Henry signed with the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He was among the final cuts from the team that August, and spent time on the Jacksonville Jaguars and New England Patriots practice squads that fall.
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PITTSBURGH — Year two will be the all-important year for Kenny Pickett, but looking back on his rookie year, there are some questions to still be had about Pickett and where he heads from here in the Steelers offense. However, there is one part of his game that seems undeniable at this point.
That part of his game would be the out-of-structure ability. So, when PFF went into a deep dive on Pickett before his second season, that was the one thing that stuck out in spades. From the time he took over the offense, he ranked 1st in the NFL with a 91.9 PFF grade on scramble drills. In general, he was 3rd in the NFL in PFF grade outside the pocket with a 72.6 passing grade.
“After Week 4, his first NFL game, Pickett’s passing grade on “scramble drills” was 91.9, the highest grade of any quarterback in the NFL during that time,” analyst Nick Akridge said. “The play was never over in his mind, and he did a great job of keeping his eyes up, always looking for his receivers.”
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GIBSONIA, Pa. — A local man has died after falling through the roof of Pine-Richland High School. Joe Gazzo, 42, was part of a crew doing construction there.
Gazzo had worked for Greco Steel for 23 years.
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“It’s a nightmare. I hope it’s over,” Joe’s dad Joseph told Channel 11 Thursday.
He says he received a call from his son’s work buddies that something had happened.
“He had an accident and he’s being rushed to Allegheny General Hospital. It didn’t look good,” he said, recounting what he was told over the phone. His son had been working on the roof and picked up a piece of metal covering a large hole. That’s when he fell.
Gazzo says his son was a helper, always willing to lend a hand.
“In the evenings, we were always a team. Always there to help mom. I don’t know what I’m going to do now,” Gazzo said. Joe’s mother is in poor health and suffers from dementia.
Channel 11 received a statement from Pine-Richland School District that said “The district has learned the worker involved in the high school construction accident has passed away. We extend our thoughts and condolences to his family and loved ones.”
Meantime, his dad is left to face life without his son, best friend and biggest helper.
“Perhaps his spirit will come back in a new birth and make a good person. That’s all I can hope for.”
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The man accused of kidnapping and assaulting a child is off the streets and facing several felony charges.
NBC 5 obtained footage of 41-year-old Leonard Lamar Neal being booked into the Dallas County jail. There’s a sigh of relief in the Oak Cliff community where he committed the crimes.
In the footage, Neal is seen wearing a yellow jumpsuit, slouched down in a wheelchair as he's being booked in a Dallas County jail. Neal faces charges of aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping, and aggravated sexual assault of a child.
Police said he's responsible for the June 11 abduction of two children in Oak Cliff.
On the day of the kidnapping, Neal soon let one of the children go while taking off with the second child and holding her for several hours, before letting that child go as well.
The case prompted an Amber Alert and placed Neal on the state’s most wanted list, while photos of his mugshot and vehicle circulated the news.
The footage of officers booking this week Neal comes days after Dallas Police and U.S. Marshals took him into custody at a DART station in Dallas. Aerial footage near Polk Street and Camp Wisdom captures officers surrounding the station after responding to calls that a man was harming himself.
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As officers approached, Neal caused injury to himself, according to police. Officers were able to take him into custody and officers called for Dallas Fire and Rescue. DFR responded and took Neal to a local hospital in critical condition. Once he recovered, he was transported to jail.
Back in the neighborhood where the kidnapping took place, residents told NBC 5 they're thankful Neal was caught.
A woman who's lived in the area for years didn't want to be identified but said the entire ordeal is unimaginable.
“I have kids and grandkids and I'm scared to walk away from them or even turn around to grab something because it's scary that somebody could take them,” she said. “But I'm really glad they caught him and he's off the streets.”
The children were returned to their family. A spokesperson for the family and victims told NBC 5 they have a difficult road ahead to recovery.
Neal is in jail under two $500,000 and a $100,000 bond. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/booking-footage-released-of-man-charged-in-kidnapping-assault-of-7-year-old/3295757/ | 2023-07-14T03:35:21 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/booking-footage-released-of-man-charged-in-kidnapping-assault-of-7-year-old/3295757/ |
Denton Water Utilities is asking residents to conserve water temporarily due to a leak on one of the city's raw waterlines.
According to the city, the following measures are requested to help alleviate the strain on the water supply until the issue is resolved:
- Avoid washing cars, trucks, and boats at home.
- Refrain from draining and refilling pools or filling new pools and/or ornamental fountains.
- Utilize a broom instead of a hose to clear sidewalks, porches, and driveways of debris.
- Please adhere to the summer lawn and landscape ordinance by watering only between the hours of 6 p.m. and 10 a.m.
Efforts are currently underway to repair the leak and restore standard water supply as quickly as possible and there is no impact to water quality, according to the city.
An update will be given by 12 p.m. on Friday, July 14.
The city of Denton released a statement Thursday evening stating:
"Good evening, The main is one of two raw water lines that draws water from Lake Lewisville to our Lake Lewisville Water Treatment Plan inside the City Limits. We don't foresee the repair time being long, but we're currently assessing and should have a better idea of the repair time by noon tomorrow. Our crews won't stop working until the repair is complete. We'll keep people up to date via the City's social media."
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A heat advisory remains in effect across North Texas. But though dangerous and extreme, this summer's temperatures have yet to threaten records set more than 40 years ago.
For those who called DFW home in 1980, thinking back to that summer might evoke the sound of a box fan’s buzz or the sweet relief of a garden hose on a triple-digit day.
Throughout the summer on NBC 5, the lead story often belonged to Chief Meteorologist Harold Taft.
“The official temperature at the airport is now 113. That's what goes on the record books, and that is the hottest that has ever been recorded here in central north Texas,” said Taft during a June 26 newscast.
It was one of 29 records broken that summer.
In July, every single day reached triple digits.
And by that fall, the temperature in DFW had hit the century mark a staggering 69 times.
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North Texans did what they could to cope, adjusting hours for those who worked outside.
“We just usually try to start about five or six every morning,” said a construction worker.
Even Burleson's Fourth of July parade kicked off at 8:30 a.m. Still, that year's attendance was noticeably low.
In one home without air conditioning, an NBC 5 reporter noted the temperature rose into the triple digits during an interview.
Though cities across the metroplex offered cooling centers, more than 100 people died from the heat.
Even more were hospitalized.
“We just found a lady who was in a bedroom that was just hotter than an oven. She had a fan on her, but the air just had no cooling effect,” said a city of Dallas firefighter.
That year, Texas farmers lost millions of dollars due to drought, warranting a visit from President Jimmy Carter.
“Mr. President, this is what we have and this is what we should have,” said a farmer while showing crops to Carter.
North Texans did what they could to protect both pets and wildlife from heat and dehydration.
Still, livestock was hard hit.
More than 40 years later, the 1980s heat wave remains unmatched.
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A lawsuit filed this week aims to block a bill that would stop minors from accessing many types of transition-related healthcare, such as puberty blockers and hormone therapies.
Senate Bill 14 was passed by the Texas Legislature in May and signed into law in June. The lawsuit filed this week aims to block the ban before it goes into effect Sept. 1, 2023. It was filed by multiple law organizations including Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Texas.
Paul Castillo, senior counsel at Lambda Legal, said the plaintiffs challenging the law include five Texas families, three medical professionals, and two organizations representing hundreds of families and health professionals across the state.
“Medically necessary care for transgender youth to alleviate their dysphoria is critical. It is oftentimes life-saving,” Castillo said Thursday.
“These parents, like every other parent, deserve to make decisions about the best course of care in consultation with their physicians to keep their transgender adolescent safe and healthy,” Castillo said.
Plaintiffs in the lawsuit claim Senate Bill 14 violates the right to parental autonomy guaranteed by the Due Course of Law Clause of the Texas Constitution, because “it prevents Texas parents with transgender children suffering from gender dysphoria from accessing the medically necessary treatment that medical providers have recommended for their children.”
“The Ban discriminates against parents seeking care for their transgender adolescent children in the exercise of their fundamental right to make decisions concerning the care, custody, and control of their children, by prohibiting them from seeking and following medical advice to protect the health and wellbeing of their children,” the lawsuit states.
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On May 17, the Texas Senate debated the bill before ultimately passing the measure by a 19 to 12 vote.
Sen. Bob Hall, R-District 2, argued the bill was meant to protect children.
“This bill doesn’t get in the way of an adult that can make their own decisions. We’re doing what we’re supposed to be doing. We are the Legislature. Our job is to protect people,” Sen. Hall said in May. “We protect children against lots of things. We don’t let them smoke. We don’t let them drink. We don’t let them buy lottery cards. There’s a lot of things we don’t let them do, because we’re protecting them.”
During that same debate in May, Sen. Jose Menendez-District 26 voted against it.
“My concern is that we are interjecting ourselves in between parents, medical professionals, educated professionals, and we’re going to be obstructing their ability to make the decision that they feel is best for them,” Sen. Menendez said.
The bill was signed into law in June by Gov. Greg Abbott, whose office did not return multiple requests Thursday for comment on this lawsuit.
Castillo said the lawsuit was filed in Travis County, and they are hopeful to get a hearing in August with a decision before Sept. 1. He said the temporary injunction hearing could include medical experts and families impacted by the ban. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/lawsuit-filed-aims-to-block-texas-from-banning-gender-transition-related-care-for-minors/3295745/ | 2023-07-14T03:35:39 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/lawsuit-filed-aims-to-block-texas-from-banning-gender-transition-related-care-for-minors/3295745/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — When it comes to fire damage, Austin ranks fifth in the nation for cost associated with rebuilding after disasters like wildfires, according to officials.
As the excessive heat continues to persist in the dry climate of Central Texas, the risk for fires is only growing. The Austin Fire Department's (AFD) Wildfire Division is all too aware of what crews may face soon.
"I'm absolutely convinced that Austin has very high fire danger. The state has mapped it, we've mapped it, all the science points that we have an issue," said Justice Jones, the wildfire mitigation officer for AFD.
AFD's Justice Jones and Wildfire Division Chief Carrie Stewart said this year, Austin's been lucky, but that luck may not last.
"As we see our fuel moistures continue to decline, that's when we know that we'll see increased fire activity," said Chief Stewart.
AFD leaders said the City leads the nation for fire preparedness and response.
"Austin is the largest municipality in the world to have adopted the wildland urban interface code. And that requires all new development major retrofits to be designed with ignition resistant construction," said Jones.
Jones said Austin also leads the way in preparation and evacuation plans and finding new tools to respond to fires more quickly.
While utility task vehicles (UTV) are smaller and simpler than firetrucks, firefighters said they're extremely effective. Rather than always using the classic firetruck which is much larger and can be harder to navigate, UTV's more effectively allow them to maneuver in tougher terrain.
“These are much more nimble, they're able to access areas without having to create environmental damage. And so we can get into fire on a creek without having to bring in a bulldozer and create a road, right," said Jones.
To help Austinites prepare, AFD and the city's emergency management office launched the "Ready, Set, Go" national program to educate people about wildfire evacuations. Both Stewart and Jones said upwards of 90% of wildfires in Central Texas are sparked by humans.
"Know that maybe we curtail our barbecuing or activities outside, make sure that you're not dragging a chain, not throwing your cigarette butts out the window of your car," said Stewart.
Both note it's important for Central Texans to be prepared for a wildfire, but take comfort in knowing that these teams train every day to make sure everyone is taken care of in a worst-case scenario.
The fire department is also teaming up with the Homeland Security and Emergency Management department. Staying aware is of upmost importance, and people are encouraged to visit WarnCentralTexas.org for updates on evacuations and ways to stay safe. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/how-ready-is-austin-for-wildfires/269-26bb702c-b157-4a37-bf1c-a9503076f3d6 | 2023-07-14T03:54:52 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/how-ready-is-austin-for-wildfires/269-26bb702c-b157-4a37-bf1c-a9503076f3d6 |
FORT WORTH, Texas — WFAA has obtained a situational awareness bulletin issued to police departments across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex by the ATF's Dallas Crime Intelligence Center following a shooting that left two men dead at the hands of Fort Worth officers.
Per the bulletin, one of the victims killed belonged to a biker gang that has been "broadcasting anti-law enforcement posts on their social media pages" since the shooting.
Bronshay Minter, 30, and Billy Smith, 21, were fatally shot by law enforcement officers in Fort Worth just before 12:30 a.m. on July 5.
A Fort Worth police officer and an arson investigator -- also a licensed peace officer -- for the Fort Worth Fire Department fired multiple rounds at both men.
Both officers arrived at a block party at Ross Avenue and Northwest 32nd Street that was getting out of hand early July 5, Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes said.
Body camera footage released earlier this week provided some clarity to the shooting. The officers began approaching the party when a gunshot can be heard.
The officers told Noakes that Smith had a gun and was standing over a male who had been beaten, stabbed and shot.
At that time, the FWPD officer opens fire on Smith, who falls to the ground. A gun was recovered from his body, police said.
A few more shots can be heard off-camera. Then the arson investigator began shooting at Minter, who police said had shined a laser light connected to a handgun toward the investigator.
The officer also fired several shots at Minter, who was killed. The pistol with the laser light was recovered from the scene.
At least four others were injured, and at this time, it's not clear if police rounds hit them. Ballistics should help fill in the gaps.
Now, police are being told to watch their backs a little more closely.
The aforementioned bulletin released by the ATF states that one of the victims belonged to "Brothers East OMG," or "B*EAST OMG," and that members, in multiple areas of Texas, have broadcasted anti-law enforcement posts online.
Per the Department of Justice, OMGs, or Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs, "are organizations whose members use their motorcycle clubs as conduits for criminal enterprises. OMGs are highly structured criminal organizations whose members engage in criminal activities such as violent crime, weapons trafficking, and drug trafficking."
The bulletin reads, "Law enforcement members should exercise increased caution when encountering 'Brothers East OMG' members, as tension toward law enforcement members is likely high."
It adds, "These comments are specifically directed against law enforcement in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, but the sentiment may be shared by members statewide."
Family of the victims and community members expressed anger when the body camera footage was released earlier this week.
Cynthia Smith, the mother of Billy Smith, said that police never announced themselves before opening fire and that her son would have dropped his weapon if given the chance.
In the video, the Fort Worth officer opens fire without identifying himself. After a few shots, he finally said who he is.
Law enforcement experts supported police, saying that if either man had a gun and threatened lives, it would be within an officer's right to stop that threat.
Dr. Alex Del Carmen, a renowned criminologist and trainer for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, told WFAA that law enforcement in the metroplex wouldn't take this bulletin lightly.
"I haven't met a cop that doesn't want to return home after a shift," Dr. Del Carmen said. "Police will start monitoring social media and mobilizing intelligence on the ground. They'll likely tell guys to be situationally aware, and they'll maybe add more officers to various shifts to ensure that there is backup when an officer needs it and that it's fast and reliable."
"To a lot of bad guys, police are just one entity. They don't look at the patch or where the person belongs."
WFAA reached out to Fort Worth PD for a comment.
A spokesperson said, "If these are valid threats, we cannot share what we are doing as far as intel gathered or what plans we have in regard to officer safety." | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/atf-sends-safety-bulletin-dfw-law-enforcement-outrage-over-fatal-shooting-of-two-men-by-fort-worth-officers/287-5ed263b5-c4fe-4e77-bf0b-2b53f3f0122b | 2023-07-14T04:01:02 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/atf-sends-safety-bulletin-dfw-law-enforcement-outrage-over-fatal-shooting-of-two-men-by-fort-worth-officers/287-5ed263b5-c4fe-4e77-bf0b-2b53f3f0122b |
RICHMOND, Texas — An emergency alert went out to Fort Bend County residents on Thursday morning about a gas leak and we later learned it was tied to a ruptured line near Fulshear.
The gas leak was contained as of 12:30 p.m. The Fort Bend Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management said it received the request from the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch to send an alert to residents north of 25323 Fulshear Gaston Road, where the pipe had ruptured, within a 10-mile radius.
The Fort Bend OEM said it drafted an emergency message targeting only the affected area but the wireless emergency alert defaulted to notify everyone who subscribes to the alerts. On top of that, when the message went out, most of the message was deleted and only the words "gas leak" went out.
About 10 minutes later, the OEM's office said it sent a corrected and updated message, but the correction message only went out to the initially intended recipients in the 10-mile radius around the gas leak.
Officials said it took some time to realize that not everyone got the correction, but a final alert was sent about an hour later telling everyone that it was not an emergency.
"On behalf of the Fort Bend County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, we greatly apologize for any undue stress to residents receiving the emergency alert. Please know that corrective measures on the emergency alerting systems template have been made to prevent any WEA mass notification," the office said in an emailed statement.
KHOU 11 got reports of people getting the alert in Cinco Ranch, Sienna, Sugar Land and Rosenberg. Several cities, including Missouri City, Rosenberg and Sugar Land sent out tweets that the leak didn't include them.
CenterPoint officials said crews were able to safely turn off the natural gas and make repairs.
The department said it's taking full responsibility for the issue and they're working with technicians who run the emergency alert system to make sure it doesn't happen again.
"100% ... trust the system. The system did work, it sent out the alert. The alert was wrong and that is on us. And I apologize for everybody if you got the wrong idea. But there was a gas leak, and people got it. It just didn’t do it in that correct area," Fort Bend County Homeland Security and Emergency Management's Gregory Ronald Babst said.
If a mass alert does go out for a real emergency situation, the county said that the alert will have instructions on what to do. For example, it could tell you to shelter in place, which means that wherever you are, stay there until it's safe to leave. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/richmond-gas-leak-notifications/285-b3d545a2-d236-4e39-a14e-547259322c74 | 2023-07-14T04:01:08 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/richmond-gas-leak-notifications/285-b3d545a2-d236-4e39-a14e-547259322c74 |
SAN ANTONIO — Loved ones are honoring the life and legacy of well-known artist Gilbert Durán, who recently passed away.
He helped make San Antonio colorful, and much of his artwork is located at popular spots around the city.
Karen Evans was Durán's love and art representative.
"Everything about his art is his soul," she said. "He told me I am not a man. I am an artist."
Durán, a San Antonio native was self-taught. People across the globe collect his work.
"He would come up with ideas that are just amazing," she said.
Evans visited with KENS 5 in front of a favorite piece inside 'Hola!' on South Alamo. The piece is of a Koi fish from Brackenridge Park. He used San Antonio for different landscapes.
"God gave him this gift," she said. "And he shared it with everyone."
Durán was known for his work of wildlife. Evans said his work was special and magical. His friend for more than two decades, Diego Lopez said this is a tremendous loss.
"He has left a beautiful legacy," Lopez said. "A beautiful mark on San Antonio."
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas State Police (ASP) issued an Amber Alert after 4-year-old Ivianna Jordan was reported missing in North Little Rock on July 13.
Jordan is 3' with black hair, brown eyes and medium complexion.
Officials say Jordan was reported missing at 2 p.m. when she voluntarily left with Brodrick Hardman, 44, her great uncle. Hardman is suspected of abducting Jordan and is wanted by the Pulaski Sheriff's Office for first degree murder.
Hardman is described as 6'3", 150 lbs. with dark complexion.
Jordan's grandmother, who reported her missing, says neither the child nor the man were at home when she returned home around 5 p.m. According to ASP, Jordan's grandmother has been in contact with Hardman.
Hardman refuses to disclose his location but says he still has Jordan in his custody, according to the alert. His phone number is being tracked by police, and it has not moved from its last location of Cherry Street and Lincoln Avenue.
If you have any information on Hardman or Jordan's location, you can contact the North Little Rock Police at 501-758-1234.
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People in Phoenix with 602, 623 area codes to start dialing 10 digits for local calls
Next month, people with 602 and 623 area codes must start dialing 10 digits (their area code +their phone number) for all local calls.
The Utilities Department of the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) said on Aug. 12, 2023, and onward if a call is made with only the 7-digit phone number and no area code, then the call will not go through. The user will receive a recording telling them their call cannot be completed. They must hang up and then redial with their area code and phone number.
The price of a phone call, users phone numbers, what is considered a local call, dialing long distance phone numbers and dialing emergency service numbers will remain the same based on carrier. Phone service providers are responsible for ensuring the new dialing change takes place.
How area codes are assigned
The North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) tracks the consumption of phone numbers and assigns new area codes as necessary.
In 1999 due to increasing population, the Phoenix area was split from the 602 area code into three separate area codes: 602, 623 and 480.
A person's area code would depend on where they live. Those in south central Phoenix would have been assigned to the 480 area code while those to the west of 480 would have 602 and those to the west of 602 would have 623.
Some area codes are running out of availability
The ACC has projected the 480 area will run out of new numbers to assign to users within the first few months of 2024.
When all numbers within an area code are assigned, the NANPA introduces a new area code for that region. In order to not have to create a new area code, the Boundary Elimination Relief Plan was created.
Do area codes actually represent physical areas?
Not anymore.
The Boundary Elimination Overlay Relief Plan will result in the removal of boundaries between the areas that use 480, 602 and 623 area code, allowing all areas to be served by Phoenix. It requires 10-digit dialing within and between the affected area codes.
Further questions
For further information ACC asks users to call their local phone service provider for more information. Users can also contact the Commission’s Phoenix office at 602-542-4251, toll free at 1-800-222-7000 or by email at UtilitiesDiv@azcc.gov | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/07/13/phoenix-area-codes-602-623-start-using-10-digits-local-calls/70410707007/ | 2023-07-14T04:12:07 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/07/13/phoenix-area-codes-602-623-start-using-10-digits-local-calls/70410707007/ |
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Carter County Commission will vote Monday on a proposal to fund non-profit organizations at the same levels as last fiscal year using the county’s fund balance.
However, that is less than what many of the non-profits requested for this year.
Loaves & Fishes Outreach Ministry is one of the organizations that receive county funding.
“We went and talked to them at one of the meetings and just expressed our concerns about the need in our community and the support that we needed from them,” said Serena Miller, director of Loaves & Fishes. “So I was told just recently that they would give us the $12,000 that we had gotten previously.”
The ministry serves more than 200 boxes of food to people on donation nights.
Miller said the ministry requested $24,000 from the county this year due to rising costs.
“We’re probably at about a 400% increase of what we’re paying out each month on groceries,” Miller said.
County Commissioner Bob Acuff, who is a member of the Budget Committee, said many non-profits requested more money this year. He said he would like to see them look for grants and other ways to raise funds.
“Many of these agencies do good things in our community,” Acuff said. “They serve the citizens of Carter County, and I want them to continue to do that. But you know, it’s not a free lunch anymore. You’ve got to have some skin in the game.”
Miller said Loaves & Fishes did just that. The organization recently received a grant from the United Way.
“You know, I’m continuously looking for opportunities, and grants is probably going to be the best thing, but finding one that fits your criteria, you know, you have to meet all the criteria before you apply,” Miller said.
Acuff said commissioners may consider matching grants.
“If they’re only receiving $5,000 from United Way, then we’ll match that maybe dollar for dollar, whatever that match looks like,” he said.
The commission could also potentially phase out funding for non-profits in the future.
Commissioners are expected to vote on the proposal during a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/carter-county-commission-set-to-vote-on-non-profit-funding/ | 2023-07-14T04:12:44 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/carter-county-commission-set-to-vote-on-non-profit-funding/ |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service has set up a GoFundMe for two firefighters who were seriously injured during a shooting Wednesday.
Nina Taylor with BFRS is the organizer for the campaign. The funds raised in the donation will support the recovery care of Jamal Jones and Jordan Melton, who are still in serious and critical condition respectively.
“In this one day, our lives were riveted but never as much as the two brothers that suffered at the hands of an unknown shooter. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of our brothers and we are hoping for a seedy recovery,” the statement for the fundraiser reads.
To donate to the GoFundMe, click here. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/birmingham-fire-and-rescue-service-starts-gofundme-for-firefighters-injured-in-shooting/ | 2023-07-14T04:17:28 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/birmingham-fire-and-rescue-service-starts-gofundme-for-firefighters-injured-in-shooting/ |
ALICEVILLE, Ala. (WIAT) — A new healthcare clinic opened in Aliceville, three years after the closure of Pickens County Medical Center.
Officials from Whatley Health Services held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the clinic Thursday morning during its grand opening and gave citizens a tour of the facility.
Mayor Terrence Windham says his 2,400 citizens have been needing a resource like this for many years.
“This means a lot for health care in Pickens County and here in Aliceville,” Windham said. “Our hospital is closed but we are still fighting to get that open but, in the meantime, it’s great to have healthcare open in Aliceville.”
David Gay is the CEO of Whatley Health Services. He says the clinic will offer primary care services such as blood pressure screenings and checkups. The facility will be run by a nurse practitioner and other staff.
“It is important for the people in Pickens County and for the folks here in Aliceville and it’s good for us because it’s our mission. We have a clinic in Carrollton and now a brand-new location in Aliceville [and] we realize the need for good health care in rural health care and it’s our charge at Whatley health services,” Gay said.
The new clinic will be able to serve roughly 30 patients every day. Whatley also has two other Pickens County clinic locations in Gordo and Carrollton. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/new-healthcare-clinic-opens-in-aliceville-community-in-pickens-county/ | 2023-07-14T04:17:34 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/new-healthcare-clinic-opens-in-aliceville-community-in-pickens-county/ |
2 members of Hamtramck commission out after raising Pride flag
Two members of a Hamtramck human rights commission were removed Tuesday from the panel after they raised an LGBTQ+ flag during a rally Sunday in violation of a city flag resolution.
The city confirmed police were investigating the protest Sunday, where Russ Gordon, chair of the Human Relations Commission, and Catrina Stackpoole, a member, raised the pride flag on a city flagpole along Jos. Campau near Neibel Street.
The flag was taken down about two hours later by an unidentified person, Stackpoole said.
The commissioners were removed after an unanimous vote during a City Council meeting Tuesday. City Manager Max Garbarino confirmed the two were terminated because of their actions violating the resolution.
"The council passed a resolution on Tuesday night removing them for violating the previous flag resolution. The police department is investigation if any criminal laws were actually broken," Hamtramck city manager Max Garbarino said in a statement to The Detroit News Wednesday.
The Resolution to Maintain and Confirm the Neutrality Of the City of Hamtramck Towards Its Residents was sponsored by Councilman Mohammed Hassan and voted into effect by the council on June 13. Mayor Amer Ghalib said the resolution was intended to bring neutrality to city property without promoting sexuality, racism, religion or politics.
The resolution bans all but five flags from being flown on city properties: the American flag, the state of Michigan flag, the Hamtramck flag and the Prisoner of War flag and one known as the nations' flag.
Protests and events sprang up in response to the resolution, which banned pride flags from city property. Repercussions for violating the resolution were not listed on the resolution that was passed. Garbarino said violations will not be considered a federal crime, however City Council and the police department are considering the events which happened over the weekend.
"Resolutions don't carry criminal penalties. But they're looking at the entire situation," Garbarino said.
Russ Gordon and Catrina Stackpoole could not immediately be reached for comment.
"We had a wonderful rally," Stackpoole said Sunday. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/07/13/2-members-of-hamtramck-commission-out-after-raising-pride-flag/70410988007/ | 2023-07-14T04:23:25 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/07/13/2-members-of-hamtramck-commission-out-after-raising-pride-flag/70410988007/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — Legislation creating a landmark $18 billion tax cut for property owners in the state won approval in the Texas House on Thursday, sending the plan to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk and ending a monthslong stalemate among the state’s top Republicans.
“We knew … the most contentious issue that we faced was how to return these dollars to the taxpayers,” House Speaker Dade Phelan told House members Thursday evening. “Congratulations to you, but more importantly, congratulations to the taxpayers of Texas. They are the big winners.”
A constitutional amendment required to enact the cuts was still awaiting Senate approval late Thursday.
House Democrats attempted to insert benefits for renters and more money for public education into the tax-cuts package in a series of floor amendments but were unsuccessful.
A cheer went up on the chamber floor upon the near-unanimous passage of the three bills that comprise the package.
Senate Bill 2, which details the proposed property tax cuts, passed the House 132-4; Senate Bill 3, a franchise tax relief bill, passed 127-5. House Joint Resolution 2, was approved 132-5.
The package puts $12.6 billion of the state’s historic budget surplus toward making cuts to school taxes for all property owners, dropping property taxes an average of more than 40% for some 5.7 million Texas homeowners, and offering brand new tax savings for smaller businesses and other commercial and non-homesteaded properties. The voters would need to approve the package in November for the cuts to take effect this year.
At a time when the state has some of the highest property taxes in the nation and lawmakers face massive political pressure to ease the financial suffering of their constituents, Abbott has said he will sign the legislation — a cornerstone of his 2022 reelection campaign and that of most state lawmakers for several cycles now.
The marquee item in the package is a $5.3 billion expansion of the state’s homestead exemption from $40,000 to $100,000. Houston Republican Sen. Paul Bettencourt, the architect of the package, said the new exemption combined with the school tax cuts would save homesteaders — Texans who live in a residence they own — an average of $1,300 a year in property taxes.
It also offers additional cuts for seniors and property owners with disabilities, averaging about $170 more per year, Bettencourt said.
The most novel part of the plan, an idea introduced publicly for the first time on Monday, is a first-ever temporary 20% cap on appraisal increases for properties valued at $5 million or lower that aren’t considered homesteads. Those would include second homes, vacation properties, rental houses, or commercial retail or business properties.
Leaders have referred to that part of the bill as a “circuit breaker” program, but it’s somewhat of a misnomer. Unlike programs in other parts of the country with the same name, the Texas proposal does not calculate property taxes based on a person’s income or ability to pay, nor does it specifically seek to benefit lower-income taxpayers.
School funding and other issues
Including more than $5 billion approved four years ago, the legislation also allocates nearly $12.6 billion to reduce the school property tax rate by 10.7 cents per $100 valuation for all homeowners and business properties.
Those billions are being sent to school districts so they can cut their taxes for all property owners and shift a portion of their maintenance and operations costs to the state.
But the package would give no new funding to schools, a sticking point with critics who note that, compared to other states’ spending, Texas is ranked near the bottom in per-student funding for education.
$4 billion in new public education funding has been tied up since the regular legislative session amid an ongoing political battle over school vouchers. In response to the calls for more money for schools and raises for teachers, senators proposed a one-time teacher pay bonus late last month as part of their tax-cut legislation. But that proposal ultimately didn’t end up in the final compromise, with House members saying teacher pay should be considered in separate legislation.
The idea was intended to pacify an increasingly angry and impatient public school community — who have been expecting a pay raise since last year’s campaign season — until lawmakers can agree on an education package in another special session expected for later this year.
The passage of the tax-cuts package this week without any nod to new school funding — which depends mostly on property taxes in many districts — triggered criticism from public education advocates inside and outside the Capitol dome, who said there’s more than enough money in the state surplus to bump up the district’s funding.
While the plan won applause from a variety of advocacy groups and organizations across the political spectrum, few agreed it was a perfect plan.
“There is no bill that is perfect, but this one is pretty damn good,” state Rep. Richard Raymond, D-Laredo, said Wednesday.
And while businesses applauded the overall lowering of taxes, some taxpayer groups and conservative economists said the resulting share of the tax burden would be even larger now for businesses.
The plan shifts the school-tax burden by about three percentage points toward businesses, raising the share of the school property taxes paid by businesses from 52% to 55%, while homeowners’ share drops from 48% to 44.8%, said Jennifer Raab, president of the business-backed Texas Taxpayers and Research Association.
“At the same time, everybody's getting a tax cut so I'm not here to look a gift horse in the mouth,” Raab told the House Ways and Means committee Wednesday. “But I do think it's important for you to understand that this shift is occurring. Texas businesses already pay a high property tax or rather tax burden overall relative to other states.”
Targeted tax relief for the state’s 3.7 million renter households has been left out of proposals that have passed both chambers.
House Democrats last week unveiled their own tax-cut package, sponsored by Dallas state Rep. John Bryant, that would’ve given tenants a cash refund equaling up to 10% of the rent they paid the previous year. It also would have made the homestead exemption $200,000, doubling the exemption in the current bill, included a teacher pay raise and added more school funding. Their proposal did not make it into the final package.
Bryant tried to replace SB 2 on the floor with his plan on Thursday, but the plan’s authors said it would jeopardize the deal the House made with the Senate. Bryant said that while the owners of “skyscrapers and refineries and oil wells and other big business” would be bringing home thousands in tax cuts, homeowners wouldn’t see enough of a cut on a monthly basis to make any real impact — and renters would see none at all.
“I urge you to join me in doing something meaningful,” Bryant told his colleagues.
The effort failed on a 51-79 vote.
Republicans and some tax policy experts argue that renters, who include about 3.8 million households in the state, will benefit from lower school taxes because landlords who benefit from the tax cuts won’t pass as much in property taxes onto their tenants — thus resulting in smaller rent increases.
But skeptics of that idea say demand for the state’s red-hot rental market and a dearth of supply to meet that demand, not property taxes, have driven rent increases in recent years — a problem that a tax cut will not remedy.
This story comes from The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans - and engages with them - about public policy, politics, government, and statewide issues. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-property-tax-relief-bill-passes/285-910aa74e-bef2-4adf-8539-1ead35d4145b | 2023-07-14T04:26:36 | 1 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-property-tax-relief-bill-passes/285-910aa74e-bef2-4adf-8539-1ead35d4145b |
TAMPA, Florida — Have you seen Isabelle Land? The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a Missing Child Alert for the teen Thursday night.
The 16-year-old was last seen on Tuesday, July 11 in the area of W. Barclay Road and N. Albany Avenue in Tampa.
She was wearing a black hoodie, white shorts or grey jeans and could be carrying two backpacks, the FDLE said.
Land is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and has blue eyes and brown hair. Authorities say she also has a tattoo on the right side of her neck with Asian lettering.
FDLE also believes the teen girl could be in the company of an older man who is possibly Hispanic and missing teeth. It's possible Land is traveling in a newer, dark-tinted, four-door, white sedan with an unknown Florida tag.
If you see Land, authorities say do not approach, contact the Tampa Police Department at 813-231-6130 or dial 911. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/missing-child-alert-girl-tampa/67-4041b380-a3e4-44a2-800f-f350751e507b | 2023-07-14T04:28:42 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/missing-child-alert-girl-tampa/67-4041b380-a3e4-44a2-800f-f350751e507b |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – As American Medical Response expands into serving Washington County, there’s still no sign of improvement for the paramedic staffing crisis still impacting the region.
There is an ongoing national strain on the emergency medical system. Short staffing stems from a lack of paramedic schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic, extreme burnout, increased mental health and addiction needs and the misuse of 911 ambulances.
As of Thursday, July 13, AMR reports being short-staffed for paramedics and EMTs in the counties they serve: Clark, Multnomah and Clackamas.
It’s why AMR currently can’t get to calls fast enough.
“Despite extraordinary efforts to recruit and incentivize paramedics to work at our Multnomah operation, our response times have declined disproportionately to our neighboring counties in the last six months,” AMR officials said in a press release.
Meanwhile, Clark County has seen some improvement, but the company says they need to continue their hiring effort. They also plan to expand into Washington County on Aug. 1.
“We are aware of AMR’s contingency plans that include bringing in state-licensed paramedics from their operations outside of the metro counties, as well as working with fire agencies in Washington County to have more ambulances available for transportation,” said Wendy Gordon, at Washington County Health and Human Services.
According to AMR, they’ve already hired more than 82% of the 50 paramedics and 100% of the EMTs they need for Washington County. They plan to be 100% staffed in time for their start date.
Randy Lauer, AMR’s vice president of operations, told KOIN 6 that staffing is their biggest challenge.
“Right now, I think we’re kind of in a holding pattern,” he said. ”We’re actively hiring, recruiting – we’re doing everything we can think of to onboard more people. There’s just not enough out there.”
Lauer also said AMR is losing the same amount of employees that they’re hiring –- 95% of which are going to the fire service for better retirement benefits. AMR is implementing pay increases, hiring and referral bonuses, and paramedic scholarships to target the issue.
Unlike the neighboring counties, Multnomah County’s contract requires there to be 2 paramedics in an ambulance. AMR continues to push for Multnomah County to temporarily switch to a one-paramedic and one-EMT ambulance system.
“This is the solution,” Lauer said. He argues the temporary change would help mitigate the impacts of these shortages and improve service to the public while maintaining the same level of clinical care for the community.
Multnomah County doesn’t see it that way.
There is not a strong appetite among Multnomah County leadership to deviate from the dual paramedic system. Their EMS staff have weighed the pros and cons. They believe the risks outweigh the rewards.
According to the Multnomah County Health Department, “At this point in time, County leadership is looking at all potential options to address national and local issues that Emergency Medical Systems are facing across the country. We fully support the two pilots we are currently running, including a direct dispatch of the BLS (Basic Life Support) ambulances (all EMTs) response, and are working to fully staff the pilots to help us gather the data we need to make longer-term decisions.” | https://www.koin.com/local/amr-addresses-staffing-shortage-response-times-as-it-expands-into-washco/ | 2023-07-14T04:31:12 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/amr-addresses-staffing-shortage-response-times-as-it-expands-into-washco/ |
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Two nursing home employees in Union County are accused of taking inappropriate photos of residents.
According to court paperwork, 18-year-old Madison Cox and an unnamed 17-year-old took the photos while working at Heritage Springs Memory Care in Lewisburg.
Officials say the photos show the residents, most of whom suffer from Alzheimer's or dementia, partially clothed or nude.
Cox is facing abuse of a care-dependent and other charges.
The 17-year-old has not been charged.
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BOISE, Idaho — A major court battle is set for Idaho’s new abortion trafficking law.
Bill sponsor Rep. Barbra Ehardt saw the suit coming – she knows advocacy groups were ready to challenge it. She maintains, its good and legal legislation.
“This legislation is all about parental rights. So, the arguments that they're conjuring up against it really are out in center field, in my opinion,” Ehardt told KTVB Thursday.
Critics, like House Minority Leader. Rep. Ilana Rubel, believe the law is a major stretch. KTVB spoke with Rubel the day the suit was filed, back on July 11.
“This law is so vague, it says that you can't harbor, recruit or transport a minor who is seeking an abortion.," Rubel said. "Well, I have no idea what recruiting or harboring means."
Ehardt believes it's clear.
“I think it's a cop out, because pretty much what's being said here is that you cannot take a child and take them across the border without the parent's permission,” Ehardt said. “I'm reminding people that in any other circumstance we would call this kidnaping, and I don't know what makes people think that they would have the right to take that child someplace else, unbeknownst to the parents. It just simply does not make sense to me.”
Critics of the law believe it goes too far in the sense that it criminalizes free travel across Idaho.
“That is such a stretch. That is, in my opinion, I don't know what else to say, except that's a silly, “ Ehardt said. “It doesn't criminalize travel. It criminalizes the taking of a child without parental permission. That's what it does.”
Ehardt said to be very clear, the law fully allows a family to make the decision to leave Idaho for an abortion, giving several options that just needs to involve parental permission.
“It is all about parental rights. It also doesn't prevent the parents from ceding their authority, say, to a grandpa, aunt or an uncle, or someone to take that child and see that authority to allow them to go get the abortion. That can all be done,” Ehardt said.
Those questioning the law touch on hypothetical situations, like if a minor was sent in an Uber from Boise to Oregon to seek an abortion. Would the Uber driver be on the hook for a two-five year prison sentence?
“The Uber driver has no idea. He's not the one that's going to be held responsible. It's those who arranged to send the Uber driver," Ehardt said. "I mean, let's be honest, those who are behind the crime are the ones that will be responsible, if there's any question about that. I guarantee it, we'll fix it next year. In my mind, there's no question the Uber driver is not responsible, but those who arranged for it would be."
Ehardt said she knows the new law is frustrating to the operations of the groups who filed the lawsuit.
“I know this is upsetting to them because that's really changing their practice and what they're able to do, and it's designed that way. Idaho is a state that values life, have those conversations with the parents,” Ehardt said. “They're not going to want to have that child carry another child. I get it. So, have that conversation with those who want to have the conversation.”
The law, to Ehardt, falls in line with other Idaho parental rights concepts.
“It's another parental rights piece of legislation, and it just baffles me that anyone would think that somehow they would have the power outside of the consent of the parents to be able to take a child, get an abortion. That's just absolutely absurd," Ehardt said. "We should put our foot down strongly and make it very clear that they don't have the authority to do this. And if they do, the consequences of this are pretty heavy, you know, two-five years in prison."
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BOISE, Idaho — An investigation is underway after a decomposed body was found partially submerged in the Boise River Thursday evening, an Ada County Sheriff's Office spokesperson told KTVB.
Police said a group of people recreating in the Boise River found the body after smelling an odor just south of East Whitby Lane in Eagle around 6:40 p.m. The body was located on the banks of the river.
Officials have not yet identified the body, or the person's gender, based on its condition. The sheriff's office said there are no immediate signs of a crime, but they are still investigating.
The Ada County Coroner, Eagle Police and additional investigators are on scene gathering evidence. Crime tape is set up in the area where the body was found along the Boise Greenbelt, and officials are asking people to avoid the general area Thursday evening. The Greenbelt is still open.
An Ada County spokesperson told KTVB the body appears to have been there for an extended period of time.
The sheriff's office said it will provide more information as it becomes available, and the Ada County Coroner will identify the person.
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CROFTON, Md. — Champ rings the bell.
Last month, we told you about 21-year-old Champ Wert fighting stage 4 Hodgkin's lymphoma.
When not connected to a chemo drip, he connected with the Crofton Cardinals 12 and under baseball team.
READ MORE: Former Arundel HS pitcher coaches baseball while undergoing cancer treatment
He served as their coach, their coach of inspiration.
After double-digit treatments, Champ rang the bell today, signaling the end of his cancer treatment.
Listen to the cheers and all the people who surprised him today.
"It feels like the last seven months have been an eternity, but they also flew by at the same time. It's really hard to describe," said Wert.
Champ will have one more check-up and then has the freedom to go back to college at Methodist in North Carolina, where he hopes to resume baseball and golf.
By the way, Champ shot 67 yesterday. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/former-arundel-hs-pitcher-completes-final-round-of-chemo-while-coaching-baseball | 2023-07-14T04:39:38 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/former-arundel-hs-pitcher-completes-final-round-of-chemo-while-coaching-baseball |
BALTIMORE — Maryland is starting to see some of the hottest days of the year and a lot of humidity with it. Experts say when we have a combination of the two, it can be dangerous outdoors.
“Your body doesn’t know the difference just because you look outside and a thermometer says that it’s 95 degrees; your body is feeling that 111 degrees, and that is what the humidity does to us: is makes our body behave as though its 111 degrees instead," said Dr. Rachel Mallalieu.
If you plan on spending a large amount of time outside, you need to prepare before you go out so you don't get sick.
“You need to pre-hydrate, and so you need to ensure that your hydration is top before you come out. Another thing is you need to ease into getting your body used to the weather," says Anna Duncan.
Make sure you know the symptoms in case you start to overheat; if you don't know them, you can die.
“If you start to feel really excessively tired, if you start to feel nauseated, or you throw up, if you start to get extreme headache, if you start to get lightheaded or god forbid, if you do faint, those are warning symptoms that you immediately need to get inside," says Dr. Mallalieu
Duncan says she knows exactly when she needs to escape the heat, she has learned her body’s warning signs.
“So, I'm a real sweaty person, which is really attractive, I know, so I'm very moist always, so with me, it's whenever I stop sweating or whenever I get cold," she said.
Knowing how your body reacts to the heat can be the difference between life and death.
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Fond du Lac’s Bike Loop has grown 100 miles in 10 years. Anniversary celebration set July 29.
The public can join an anniversary celebration July 29 at the farmers' market.
FOND DU LAC - A Bike Loop created in 2013 with a 16-mile, multi-use plan designed to connect a group of trail segments into a continuous path around the city now totals more than 100 miles and connects to Clyman Junction and Sheboygan.
Resident John McDowell submitted the loop proposal in 2013.
“I am a lifelong biker and wanted the FDL community to have a safe bike path that would allow people to connect with the community in a unique way," McDowell said. "The proposal was to provide Fond du Lac citizens and visitors with a safe way to enjoy a fun and healthy place to bike, walk and run. We also wanted to function as a car-free way to commute to work and shop and to connect to other trail systems.
"My dream came true when the city and county supported the proposal,” McDowell said.
The public can join in a celebration of the Bike Loop's 10th anniversary July 29 at the Fond du Lac Farmers' Market. The Bike Loop will have a booth on the corner of East Second and Main streets with giveaways including bike bells, stickers and string bags, plus a chance to win one of four bikes donated by Fond du Lac Cyclery, Attitude Sports and Signarama.
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Bike demonstrations and test rides of electric bikes will also be offered. Giveaways and cupcakes will be available starting at 9:30 a.m., while supplies last. The bike drawing will take place at 11:30 a.m. and you need not be present to win.
“It is our hope the Fond du Lac community will celebrate the 10th anniversary by riding the trail and stopping by on the 29th and sharing their stories of 'The Loop,'” McDowell said.
Fond du Lac Bike Loop's growth includes 46 miles of paved trail connecting to Sheboygan
Over the years, the Bike Loop has expanded to include about 100 additional miles through the following connections:
- Lakeside Park Trail, 2 miles;
- Brooke Street Trail, 3.5 miles;
- Camelot Trail, 2.1 miles;
- Prairie Trail, 6 miles;
- Peebles Trail, 2.4 miles;
- Downtown Trail 1.3 miles;
- Winnebago Trail, 3.1 miles;
- Wild Goose Trail, extending from Fond du Lac to Clyman Junction, 34 miles; and
- Recently completed Fond du Lac to Sheboygan paved trail, 46 miles.
Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership Executive Director Amy Hansen has been a champion of the Bike Loop. She has recently worked on better signage for bikers to be able to navigate the trail. The Fond du Lac Morning Rotary members also repainted signs on the trail pavement, have given grants for upkeep and planted trees along the path.
Hansen said, “We want the Fond du Lac community to utilize this outstanding resource and we are committed to making the trail assessable to all citizens.”
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A recent study from Bicycle Friendly America gives the criteria of what makes a bicycle-friendly community. Benefits include protected bike lanes, shared-use trails, and connection to and maintenance of the trails.
Where to learn more about Fond du Lac's Bike Loop
People can learn more about the Bike Loop, including viewing or downloading a map of the loop that also includes information about public parking, restrooms and busy intersections, at fdlloop.com. | https://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/local/2023/07/13/fond-du-lac-bike-loop-now-includes-paved-trail-to-sheboygan-wisconsin/70405388007/ | 2023-07-14T04:43:15 | 0 | https://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/local/2023/07/13/fond-du-lac-bike-loop-now-includes-paved-trail-to-sheboygan-wisconsin/70405388007/ |
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Bowen to unveil 2nd location
Bowen Health Clinic will formally introduce its second Fort Wayne location to the public July 26.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house is scheduled for 3 to 5 p.m. at the clinic, co-located with the Bowen Center outpatient office at 2100 Goshen Road.
Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry will join other speakers at the event. The public is welcome, and tours will follow the ribbon cutting with light refreshments and giveaways.
Bowen Center’s move to integrated care is aimed at addressing underserved populations. Removing obstacles that prevent or limit access to quality health care contributes to the quality of life for those living in a community.
Along with the Fort Wayne sites at Goshen Road and Rudisill Plaza, Bowen Health operates clinics in Huntington, Wabash and Warsaw. Officials said more locations are planned.
Accreditation given to SCAN
SCAN has received national accreditation of its services through the Council on Accreditation, the nonprofit announced Thursday.
SCAN, 500 W. Main St., serves 41 counties, providing services for children and families who are victims of – or are at-risk for – child abuse and neglect.
The Council on Accreditation evaluated all aspects of SCAN’s programs, services, management and administration and found the organization follows best practice standards, the news release said.
This is the second time SCAN has received the designation, which will be in place through 2027.
Dee Szyndrowski, SCAN’s chief executive, said she’s proud of her team’s ability to offer quality services.
“We celebrated our first accreditation in 2019, and we knew from experience that this would be a major success throughout our programs,” she said in a statement.
For more information, go online to www.scanfw.org.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Wildlife officials were trying to capture a wayward sea otter Thursday that has been wrestling surfboards away from surfers and aggressively approaching kayakers off the coast of Santa Cruz, California.
The 5-year-old female otter has shown aggression toward people for several weeks and poses a public safety risk, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in a statement.
Video and photographs shared on social media show the marine mammal getting on top of different surfboards — on at least one occasion biting and tearing chunks off a board — and aggressively approaching surfers.
A team of wildlife experts with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the nearby Monterey Bay Aquarium were working to capture and put the animal in a new home, the service said.
“While there have been no confirmed reports of injury, due to the highly unusual behavior of this otter, kayakers, surfers, and others recreating in the area should not approach the otter or encourage the otter’s interactions,” U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said.
Federal wildlife officials said the otter’s behavior is highly unusual and the exact cause for such behavior is unknown.
“Aggressive behavior in female southern sea otters may be associated with hormonal surges or due to being fed by humans,” federal officials said.
The animal, which wildlife officials named sea otter 841, was born in captivity and released into the wild in June 2020. She is tagged with her number and has a radio transmitter that officials are monitoring to find and capture her, wildlife officials said.
They said it is not the first time the otter has shown aggressiveness toward humans. The sea otter was observed approaching people in late 2021. Last May, she was spotted with a pup in the Santa Cruz area and four months later exhibited similar aggressive behavior.
In September, a team of California wildlife officials and Monterey Bay Aquarium staff hazed sea otter 841 by yelling loudly at her and using a paddle to beat the water in an effort to create a negative association with people, said Kevin Connor, a spokesperson with the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
"Ultimately, that effort was not successful and as we can see, the interactions with people continued and escalated and now we've got an otter 841 that is very bold,” Connor said.
“We need the animal to listen to its natural survival instinct and have a healthy fear of people so it won’t approach them,” he added.
Connor said that once captured, the otter will be evaluated by aquarium vets and be given a new home in a zoo or an aquarium where she can be “an ambassador for her species.”
If she harms a person, wildlife officials would have to consider euthanizing the animal, he said.
Southern sea otters, whose population dwindled to about 50 in 1938, are managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. They are listed as federally threatened under the Endangered Species Act and are protected under the Marine Mammal Act and California state law.
Now with a population of about 3,000, sea otters play a fundamental role in maintaining healthy coastal ecosystems by preying on sea urchins that can multiply and chomp their way through the kelp forests they share, Connor said.
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Several Arkansas tattoo shops have recently fallen victim to scammers, stealing hundreds of dollars from their clients.
The scammers pretend to be the business or an artist working there and then ask for a deposit before the tattoo.
Black Cobra Tattoo Studio in North Little Rock is dealing with a scam on its Instagram page. The scammer has created a page that looks like the tattoo shop's official profile and then asks for deposits through Cash App.
"We've had many people report it," Black Cobra Tattoo Studio Owner Matt Obaugh said. "We've been dealing with it for over a week and have had no luck getting the page taken down."
This isn't the first time this tattoo shop has dealt with scammers. Obaugh said this has happened several times in the past two years.
"You don't want somebody to be taken advantage of," Obaugh said. "You definitely don't want somebody to feel like it's us out there taking advantage of people."
Other tattoo shops in Arkansas are seeing the same thing.
Love Spell Tattoo experienced a similar scam where someone claiming to be a guest tattoo artist at the shop asked for deposits before beginning the tattoo process.
Seventh Street Tattoo and Piercing said they have also had this happen to them.
"We've had people either message us on Instagram, call us, or come in and think that they have a scheduled appointment with an artist they think they put down a deposit with," said Madison Oliver with Seventh Street Tattoo and Piercing. "We don't have that artist here, and we obviously didn't take that deposit."
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Having a pitcher who can consistently work out of danger is a good way to win a lot of baseball games.
The Bismarck Capitals got the benefit of just such a performance Thursday in their doubleheader against the Mandan A’s at Dwyer Field.
Thanks to 6 1/3 innings of one-hit, one-run ball by Trace King, the Capitals beat the A’s 5-1 in the seven-inning West Division counter and held on for a 6-4 win in the nightcap to earn a sweep.
"Played a pretty good game (in the counter)," Capitals head coach Aric Lee said. "Trace threw well on the hill and we played defense behind him."
King and Mandan starter Ty Weiler each navigated through three innings of scoreless ball, with King escaping a pair of two-out, two-on jams in the second and third innings. Weiler navigated past five runners in scoring position.
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"(Mandan's) starter also threw well (in the counter)," Lee said. "Can't give up free passes, no matter who or when or where you are playing. If you're giving up a free 90 feet, that's a tough situation. Walks will happen, you have to minimize them and (despite that) we threw well tonight."
It was errors that got both teams on the board, with the Capitals taking advantage of a dropped fly ball by Mandan shortstop Jack Tooke in the bottom of the fourth to score a pair of runs against Weiler and reliever Kingsley Briscoe.
In the top of the fifth, the A’s nearly matched the home squad after an attempted sac bunt by Carson Ressler was thrown away by King, allowing Ressler and baserunner Marcus Bird Horse to move into scoring position.
Bird Horse scored on a Cameron Beaver sac fly, but Ressler was cut down at the plate on a close play on a squeeze bunt attempt by Doug Sheldon.
"We had some mental mistakes against Williston in the field," Lee said. "To clean that up and go out and play sound defense is a good sign for us."
The two teams combined for just seven hits in the game. Beaver knocked the lone Mandan hit and the Capitals’ Hayden Ritter (2-for-3, walk, run, RBI) was the lone player in the game with multiple hits.
Micah Hummel of the Capitals helped put the game out of reach, knocking in a pair of runs in the fifth to give Bismarck a 4-1 lead.
"We had some good two-out hitting," Lee said. "Micah had the big two-out RBI hit that was huge for us and put us over the hump."
King came very close to a complete game, falling just short after hitting Ressler with one out in the seventh.
Jax Gums came on and did his job, getting Beaver and Sheldon on a pair of forceouts to end the opener.
"King did a good job, he was throwing his offspeed pitches for strikes," Lee said. "He was in the zone the whole game. It was a great outing by him."
Until a late surge by Mandan in the top of the fifth, the non-counting second game of the doubleheader was much like the first.
This time Bismarck got on the board early, scoring all six of their runs in the first three innings to build a 6-1 lead.
Pitching them to a near-flawless doubleheader win was Grady Swanson, making his first appearance of the season.
"That was his first start, his first time pitching, and he had a great outing," Lee said. "After 88 pitches in your first start, it was time for him to come out."
Before the fifth got away, Swanson had allowed just a single manufactured run to Mandan's struggling offense. Jensen Schulz scored on an RBI groundout by Peyton Koppy.
Meanwhile, the Capitals jumped all over Mandan starter Logan Seefeldt. Ritter continued a hot day at the plate by going 2-for-2 with a triple, two runs scored and an RBI in the nightcap.
"Hayden has been one of our most consistent hitters throughout the year," Lee said. "He sees the ball and hits the ball, wherever it's pitched he's going with it and he's squaring up a lot of baseballs. He's not just dinking and dunking it, he's driving balls into gaps and hitting balls on a line.
"That was a big insurance run (Ritter scored in the third), his triple and then scoring on a sac fly."
Mandan finally got to Swanson on a miscue by left fielder Eliot Huntington, allowing two runs to score.
"Unfortunately his older brother lost track of that line drive and that could have been the third out," Lee said. "He could have been done there without going any further. But when things like that happen, you have to pick each other up, and that's what happened."
Gums entered the game again and was economical, striking out the lone batter he faced in the form of Seefeldt to earn a one-batter save.
"Gotta throw strikes and Jax stepped up and did that twice," Lee said. "That's his role and we're proud of him."
The doubleheader was the final two regular-season games for the A's, while the Capitals face the Bismarck Senators tonight and Minot on Sunday.
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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration is in full swing this weekend with thousands of people expected to fill downtown for a weekend with music, culture and celebrations.
One event that always draws a big crowd is the Indiana Black and Minority Health Fair. Kicking off at the Indiana Convention Center Thursday afternoon, many people came out to take part in the fair as they enjoy the Indiana Black Expo events.
"But I enjoy being out here at the Black Expo," said Cynthia Bell of Indianapolis.
Stopping by a booth to learn how to use Narcan on her way around the convention center, Bell said she comes to the health fair every year. The information and health screenings she receives are important.
"Oh yeah, because I'm a diabetic," Bell said. "So I basically like to see all the health exhibits and stuff, and the one right there was great."
They're offering $4,000 in free health care screenings - everything from HIV screenings to vision checks and breast exams.
Antoinette Holt, director of the Office of Minority Health said these services are so needed.
"We want to make sure that our communities, especially our disparate communities or communities that are underserved, marginalized or don't have access have the opportunity to receive the necessary care," Holt said. "Sometimes access is an issue, sometimes just having knowledge – so empowering everyone to come out so they can make better informed choices."
It's far from the only event happening this weekend for the Indiana Black Expo.
Friday night, the Outdoor Concert featuring the O'Jays, Stephanie Mills and Howard Hewett will draw in crowds to the American Legion Mall. On Saturday, Juvenile & 112 are performing at the All White Affair at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
The weekend will be filled with dozens of events from worship services to the IBE fashion show, drawing thousands of people into downtown Indianapolis.
"You know, if people are coming down to Summer Celebration, here's an opportunity to have not only Summer Celebration but check your health out, make sure everything is good, then go to the concert and enjoy," Holt said. "So it’s a whole family-oriented thing, but we want to make sure you get your health checked, that you get the $4,000 in free health screenings. We can’t say it enough - free, free, free, free, free."
The Indiana Black and Minority Health Fair runs every day through Sunday.
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UNIONTOWN, Pa. — A Uniontown police officer is off the job after being criminally charged in connection to an incident that happened at a party Saturday night while he was off duty.
Corporal Nicholas Zocco is charged with felony aggravated assault and other charges after allegedly punching another man in the face.
“He shouldn’t punch anybody in the face in Fayette County,” said Uniontown resident David Burgess.
According to the police report, the incident happened at a home on North Mill Street in Menallen Township, Fayette County.
Investigators with German Township Police say Zocco left the house party after an argument with a woman but came back.
On the driveway, police say Zocco punched a man twice in the face, knocking him down and causing him to hit his head on the ground.
Police paperwork shows the man went to the hospital with a broken nose, among other facial injuries, and was evaluated for a concussion.
Zocco claimed he hit the man in self-defense.
After speaking to multiple witnesses, investigators wrote in the criminal complaint, “It was clear that Zocco was the aggressor and was unprovoked.”
Uniontown Police say Zocco has been with the department since 2015.
In a statement to Channel 11, the chief said, “The officer was placed on administrative leave pending further investigation. ... The Uniontown City Police Department is fully supportive of the German Township Police Department and its investigation.”
“You should get punishments just like anybody else if you do something wrong,” Burgess said.
Zocco was arraigned Thursday and released on a $20,000 unsecured bond.
He’s due back in court on July 27.
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In Texas, there is a new type of cricket in town: the game of cricket. It has people swarming with excitement at the Grand Prairie Stadium.
“Oh yes, cricket in America, it's really exciting,” cricket fan Arvind Rangamani said.
"I've never been more excited to watch like a baseball game or something, this is much bigger,” cricket fan Marcus Briggle said.
The Briggle family drove from south Texas and made a vacation of being here for the first-ever Major League Cricket game in the nation.
"We have been cricket mad for about a year now,” Justin Briggle from the Houston area said. “We found out about Major League Cricket. Found out it's happening here. So, we drove up from the Houston area and here we are."
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On the field, the action may look a little different than sports Texans are used to watching. But for cricket fans this is action they never thought they'd see played in the U.S.
"I mean it's huge because all the players are like professional players,” cricket fan and player Pranav Narsetty said. “So, definitely like, we've been watching these players on TV for so long and now we get to see them in person so it's cool."
This outdoor game in the Texas heat may seem unbearable. But for some fans, the heat is no big deal.
"I'm from India,” Rangamani said. “This is OK for us. We got weather hotter than this so it is hot, hotter, or hottest. So, this is fine for us. This is good cricket weather."
This was game one of what people here say is only going to grow and get bigger.
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NAMPA — On Thursday afternoon, a long strand of yellow police tape marked the perimeter of the Hispanic Cultural Center of Idaho’s former home.
Humberto Fuentes, president of the board and CEO of the Hispanic Cultural Center of Idaho, which has managed the building for over 20 years, gathered with a small crowd of about 30 people, from kids to seniors, to protest the city of Nampa’s announcement, issued Monday, that it would be taking over the building.
“They had an agenda: their agenda was to take over and find any technicality,” Fuentes said, “anything to kick us out, and that’s what they’re doing. They’re taking over.”
The building is home to several businesses and organizations and hosts cultural events, group dance practices and private events. The city announced its plans to assume control of the building on Monday through a press release, saying that leadership of the Hispanic Cultural Center of Idaho was not in compliance with its lease. The transition of the building, located at 315 Stampede Drive, was being overseen with assistance from the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office, the release said.
The release said that a judgment handed down in May had sided with the city’s ability to take back over the property. Following 42 days in which the center did not respond, the court issued a writ of restitution to the city on June 27, giving it ownership and possession of the center.
Thursday, Mayor Debbie Kling told the Idaho Press by phone that the city intends to initiate a process to find a new organization to manage the building.
“What we would like to see is a fair process where we give various entities the opportunity to submit a proposal,” Kling said. “And in the meantime, we are working with various Hispanic organizations to discuss the vision for the center.”
The Hispanic Cultural Center of Idaho filed a motion in court on Wednesday to stop the decision from going through, according to reporting from BoiseDev. Leaders at Thursday’s event said they intend to fight the decision.
THE CITY'S COMPLAINT
According to the complaint filed by the city, the Hispanic Cultural Center of Idaho, a nonprofit organization, was awarded a grant from the Economic Development Administration for the U.S. Department of Commerce for $2.5 million to construct the cultural center. An additional $1 million was provided by the organization toward the construction cost.
The city has leased the building to the organization for the cost of $1 per year since 2002. The complaint said the city was willing to lease the building to the cultural center in order to facilitate the organization’s mission to “develop pride and leadership while breaking down barriers, fostering appreciation of the Hispanic family, community, and cultural values.”
Lease terms included that the organization needed to provide economic opportunities, such as job training, community programs for families and people of all ages, and a detailed maintenance budget and records of maintenance activities to the city.
The conflict arose when the city became aware that the cultural center was “unwilling or unable” to comply with its lease terms, the complaint said. On two occasions, in March 2021 and in August 2021, the city asked the center to provide the appropriate documentation required by the lease.
“Nothing changed,” the complaint says.
Then, in January 2022, Mayor Debbie Kling and city staff met with the organization’s staff to discuss how to bring the organization in compliance, including discussion of whether the organization had a maintenance budget for the building. Center leaders said at the time that there was no formal maintenance budget, but they were planning to create one, according to the complaint.
Though at the January meeting, leaders had expressed an interest in meeting again, the city's complaint says that attempts to coordinate an additional meeting through the organization’s administrative assistant, Desiree Lopez, and other staff were unsuccessful.
In late February 2022, the city issued a notice letter to the organization, giving them the opportunity to comply with their lease by providing certain documentation, such as events held at the center, the financial viability of the organization, and a maintenance budget.
According to the complaint, the organization did not respond, and its right to occupy the building expired in March 2022.
Subsequently, in September 2022, a group of concerned citizens, including the leadership team of PODER of Idaho, a nonprofit that had previously leased space in the building, sent a letter to the city outlining their concerns about the center and its leadership.
The letter describes the “horrible” condition of the building, including bathrooms and common areas, and expresses concern that the building is not accessible for people with disabilities. As a result, the letter says that PODER staff and volunteers needed to clean facilities themselves to make them presentable ahead of events.
“(Fuentes) has shown the city and the Latino community time and time again that he refuses to repair the building, work with community leaders, and show proper budgets for the center’s revenue and expenses,” the letter said.
CENTER STAFF RESPOND
At the protest Thursday afternoon, Desiree Lopez, administrative assistant for the Hispanic Cultural Center of Idaho, told the people gathered that she and Fuentes had been working long hours since Monday to move computers and other materials out of the building.
But both Lopez and Fuentes said they would continue to take legal action as needed against the decision.
“You know me; I’m a fighter,” Fuentes said.
Fuentes also said that claims that the building was not adequately maintained were false.
“To say that the center is in disrepair, that it’s falling down … I mean, has she been here to see?” Fuentes said.
Lopez said, “we have kept everything up to code. They’re really grasping at straws here.”
Fuentes and Lopez alleged that they had not received detailed information from the city about what they needed to do to be in compliance with their lease. Lopez also said that the agreement that came with the center’s construction grant money was only good for 20 years, so “(the city) has absolutely no bearing over what we do anymore.”
Lopez said that the city’s claims of that the organization did not respond to requests for detailed information on things like building use and maintenance were untrue, and that the organization’s lawyer had complied with the city’s requests.
CITY AND CULTURAL CENTER PREPARE FOR COUNCIL MEETING
The city of Nampa’s Monday, July 17 city council meeting will include an item to consider approving lease extensions for several of the organizations and businesses that use the building, Kling said Thursday by phone.
In the meantime, the city is also interested in hearing from Hispanic community members that would like to participate in discussions about the future of the center. People can reach out at mayor@nampa.city.us, or call the mayor’s office at (208) 468-5401.
Fuentes and Lopez called on those at the protest to attend the city council meeting to voice their concerns. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/latinos-gather-at-nampa-hispanic-cultural-center-questioning-citys-ownership-decision/article_98700a8e-21d9-11ee-ae3d-93d30572cf02.html | 2023-07-14T05:19:08 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/latinos-gather-at-nampa-hispanic-cultural-center-questioning-citys-ownership-decision/article_98700a8e-21d9-11ee-ae3d-93d30572cf02.html |
PHOENIX — For those of us who call Arizona home, we know how beautiful our state is and how lucky we are to live in the Grand Canyon State.
We also know the dangers of living in the desert, but a pair of famous Brits learned the hard way.
Josh and Jase have millions of followers on TikTok and took to the social media site to document their first visit to Arizona.
The duo tried to pet a javelina, went hiking without water, and even found a snake. All no-nos in State 48.
Arizonans were quick to react to the pair's rookie mistakes. One man asked if the boys needed a babysitter. Another asked where their chaperone was.
After seeing the reaction on 12News, Josh and Jase took to TikTok, acting gracious the station was worried about their well-being.
12News reached out to Josh and Jase to ask how the rest of their trip went. We have yet to hear back.
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“Unbroken Bonds of Battle: A Book of Heroism, Patriotism, and Friendship” by Johnny Joey Jones, Fox News Books, 272 pages, $32.99.
“Unbroken Bonds of Battle” is a product of Fox News Books’ partnership with HarperCollins Publishing. The inside cover features three silhouetted soldiers saluting an American flag. Those who find the preceding sentences unpalatable should skip this book and this review.
Readers desiring a thrilling story of modern warfare or a detailed analysis of American military involvement in a global war should seek alternative books such as Clinton Romesha’s “Red Platoon” (reviewed Aug. 27, 2016) or Elliot Ackerman’s “The Fifth Act” (reviewed Sept. 18, 2022). Those who wish to have a realistic understanding of what inspires our soldiers should read Johnny Joey Jones’ book.
Before beginning, the reader should be familiar with two acronyms, which appear frequently in the book, IED (improvised explosive device) and EOD (explosive ordnance disposal). Both were prominently featured in the 2010 Academy Award-winning movie “The Hurt Locker.”
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Author Jones was a Marine staff sergeant in charge of an EOD unit in Afghanistan. He lost both lower legs in the explosion of an IED in 2010. Despite his catastrophic injuries, he has become a ubiquitous personality on Fox television, known for his commonsense wit, his self-deprecatory sense of humor and his Georgia roots.
His book is a labor of love containing the stories of 10 fellow soldiers and their families who have touched Jones’ life during and after his military career. It provides a window into the true motivation of today’s warriors.
The thread connecting each of the 10 stories is the bond of camaraderie formed in the military by the stress of combat. While post-9/11 patriotism influenced each soldier to volunteer, it was the brotherhood of arms that caused them to persist.
Like most war tales, this book is not easy to read. Each of the soldiers featured is damaged, both physically and psychologically, and some do not survive. The author’s devastating injuries are far from the worst described. An eight-page color insert of photographs attests to the veracity of the horrific stories within. The intimate glimpses of these soldiers make their tales even more poignant.
In summary, this is an inspirational book that should be read by all Americans. The soldiers are all unquestionably brave and heroic while struggling to overcome unimaginable hardships. Before entering their next voting booth, readers must ponder whether being involved in wars that can’t be won is worth the sacrifices that inevitably ensue. All of the soldiers mentioned in this book are worthy of our respect and gratitude for their service. | https://journalstar.com/life-entertainment/local/book-review-unbroken-bonds-of-battle-is-a-study-in-patriotism/article_94cf3ab0-1ffb-11ee-aabf-97bf5f831a54.html | 2023-07-14T05:21:34 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/life-entertainment/local/book-review-unbroken-bonds-of-battle-is-a-study-in-patriotism/article_94cf3ab0-1ffb-11ee-aabf-97bf5f831a54.html |
“The Miracle Club" is a road movie of sorts as it follows three Irish women from working-class Dublin on a 1967 pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, where the trio — who aren’t exactly devout Catholics — are each seeking miracles.
For Lily (Maggie Smith), the miracle, as it were, would be to be relieved of the burden of the death of her 19-year-old son Declan some 40 years ago. For Eileen (Kathy Bates), the miracle is more straightforward: She’s discovered a lump in her breast and fears the worst.
For Chrissie (Laura Linney), who has returned to Ireland for the first time since she was banished 40 years earlier to attend her mother’s funeral, the miracle would be reconciliation with Lily and Eileen four decades after their painful separation.
That she’s on the bus trip, via ferry and highway, is the result of the urging of Father Byrne (Mark O’Halloran), who tries to keep the pilgrims together, even as they seem to spar with each other over nothing.
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"The Miracle Club," which wants to be a dramedy, makes most of its comic relief from the men of the oh-so-paternalistic parish who are left behind by their wives. That includes Eileen’s husband (Stephen Rea), who has to deal with a brood of children and grandchildren for the first time, and the husband of Dolly (Agnes O'Casey), who has told her not to return home if she takes her son, who doesn’t talk at age 5, on the trip to hopefully find the miracle of speech.
But the comedic scenes, which aren’t that funny, jarringly change the tone of the intensely personal drama that is playing out between the three older women and Dolly and her son.
Once it spins out the reasons for the estrangement between Chrissie and the women she left behind, the movie is pretty predictable as it moves toward its sentimental conclusion when the bus gets back to Dublin.
The picture is, however, very well acted. Smith and Bates each are Oscar winners and Linney has been nominated three times, qualifications of a sort for them to perfectly inhabit each of their characters (A bit of a warning here: Smith’s Irish brogue is a little hard to understand early on and Bates’ accent comes and goes).
And “The Miracle Club,” directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan, is a visual gem, with the cinematography of John Conroy exquisitely capturing the pilgrims in the intimate scenes, the bustling Dublin church and the famous French cathedral and its environment.
The acting and the cinematography combine to overcome the uneven, predictable storyline and a sometimes wobbly script to make “The Miracle Club” watchable, and likely satisfying for the right audience. | https://journalstar.com/life-entertainment/local/movies-tv/review-acting-and-cinematography-make-the-miracle-club-watchable/article_aa87b9ca-1e8b-11ee-b85b-13a64199d897.html | 2023-07-14T05:21:40 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/life-entertainment/local/movies-tv/review-acting-and-cinematography-make-the-miracle-club-watchable/article_aa87b9ca-1e8b-11ee-b85b-13a64199d897.html |
FORT WORTH, Texas — When Fort Worth resident Kate Team became a mom, she and her husband faced the challenge of traveling with kids head-on.
Traveling as a family became so enjoyable, she’s now a digital creator who shares tips and tricks for traveling with children in short, eye-catching Instagram reels.
She knows the ins and outs of traveling, but during a trip this week, the family returned home to an unpleasant surprise.
“It’s just unfortunate, we’ve parked at the airport so many times,” Team said.
Team’s family left their vehicle parked at DFW Airport’s terminal A.
While they were away on a trip to North Carolina this week, she received an alert from her vehicle’s OnStar system, a navigation and location sharing service. OnStar notified her that her vehicle’s tracking system was disabled, she said.
Team said she wasn’t sure what was going on.
When the family returned to DFW airport yesterday, she discovered that her brand new luxury SUV, purchased this year, was gone.
“It’s my first new car ever,” Team said. “I was kind of like, ‘Okay? It’s just one of those surreal moments, like, what do we do now?”
She reported the theft to police immediately. Team told WFAA a responding officer told her she was the fifth person who had reported a vehicle theft that day, however, WFAA has been unable to confirm that information through DFW Airport.
A spokesperson for DFW Airport confirmed the airport is investigating vehicle thefts from earlier this week, but wouldn’t specify how many were reported stolen.
As a result of the thefts, the airport is increasing patrols in the area, an airport spokesperson said.
“The safety and security of travelers and employees is our top priority. DFW Airport is continually assessing and enhancing crime reduction strategies, both seen and unseen, across our 28-square-mile property. We continue to ask visitors and employees to 'see something, say something' when encountering any suspicious activity,” an airport spokesperson said.
Experts say thieves are learning how to hack vehicle tracking systems, disable them, and start the engine.
WFAA reached out to General Motors and OnStar to ask about its tracking system being easily disabled and whether anything was being done to prevent it, but we have yet to receive a response.
“There’s police there at the airport 24 hours, it’s just crazy that this happened,” Team said. “I’m hoping it stops.”
DFW Airport has 30,000 parking spots and nearly 300,000 people travel through the airport daily. This week, Team was unlucky.
“There are worst things that happen,” Team said. “It just stinks, but we’ll probably keep parking at the airport. When you’re traveling with little kids, you have car seats, and it’s honestly nice to be able to get in your car and go home.”
Vehicle thefts are on the rise nationwide. According to analysis conducted by the National Insurance Crime Bureau, more than 1 million vehicles were reported stolen last year, marking a 7% increase over 2021. The data showed that the U.S. is seeing the highest vehicle theft numbers since 2008, when 1.05 million vehicles were reported stolen. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fort-worth-moms-luxury-suv-was-stolen-from-dfw-airport-this-week-shes-not-alone/287-5ae35a01-3276-497e-a1a2-187aaf9607d1 | 2023-07-14T05:24:42 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fort-worth-moms-luxury-suv-was-stolen-from-dfw-airport-this-week-shes-not-alone/287-5ae35a01-3276-497e-a1a2-187aaf9607d1 |
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — Grand Prairie Stadium hosted the nation's first ever professional cricket match Thursday -- and it was electric.
Major League Cricket kicked off its inaugural season when the Texas Super Kings took on the Los Angeles Knight Riders in front of a sold-out stadium.
"Electrifying!" said fan Errol Eccles, who traveled from Houston for the match.
"It's cricket. It's in my blood," he continued. "I'm ready to go!"
The sport is already huge overseas in places like South Asia, South Africa and Australia. American fans now hope the league's presence will help improve the sport's popularity domestically.
"I knew cricket had the potential to be big [in the U.S,] but I didn’t expect it to be this big," a local cricket coach, Orlando Baker, told WFAA.
Several adults born in other countries who grew up playing cricket brought their children to the match.
"I was born in India, I love cricket, it's my favorite game," Arzan Mehta said.
He brought his children, Mehta said, hoping they would fall in love with the sport, too.
"For them it's the first-time experience. I can tell them, this is the sport I've been playing since my childhood, so they will see it and I hope they will enjoy it."
Several young cricket players, who've played for just a few years also attended the match with their parents.
"I hope to play for the United States sometime in my life," DJ Ramadorai told WFAA. "I think it's an inspiration, right? Seeing all these players play. I just feel really proud that I'm in Texas, and part of this team." | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texans-rejoice-major-league-cricket-debuts-in-grand-prairie/287-23e537ef-9658-4a67-abf1-38b01d24a113 | 2023-07-14T05:24:48 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texans-rejoice-major-league-cricket-debuts-in-grand-prairie/287-23e537ef-9658-4a67-abf1-38b01d24a113 |
AUSTIN, Texas — Beginning Thursday, The City of Hutto shifted into the second stage of its water conservation efforts.
The efforts, which are being done to mitigate what the City is calling a "moderate drought," apply to all water customers in Hutto, including residential, commercial, institutional and industrial users.
Industrial, commercial and institutional customers may only water outdoors on Mondays and Fridays
Even-numbered residential addresses may water outdoors only on Sundays and Thursdays, while odd-numbered residential addresses may water outdoors only on Saturdays and Tuesdays.
Outdoor watering, car washing can only occur between 8 p.m. and 10 a.m. on designated days, effectively meaning sprinkler use can only be legally done at night or in the early morning hours. Swimming pools can also only be filled between these hours.
Washing vehicles can also only be done between 8 p.m. and 10 a.m. on designated days. The City said commercial carwash facilities are exempt from this rule only if they use a water recycling system.
Other effects of this stage include restaurants not being allowed to serve water unless requested by a customer, fountains and aesthetic pond-water features cannot be used and water cannot be used to wash down buildings, driveways, sidewalks and hard-surface areas or to flush gutters.
Outdoor watering by hand-held hose, faucet-filled bucket, a watering can or a drip irrigation system is still allowed at any time, and properties that use private well water are exempt from these restrictions, such as The Co-Op District, Hutto City Hall, many Hutto ISD facilities and the Riverwalk soccer fields.
The City said they will move into the next stage only if it's necessary, of which that stage will limit water usage even further, only allowing customers to water once per week and prohibiting excessively using water for activities like car washing or filling swimming pools.
Any residents with questions, comments or concerns are encouraged to submit a ticket to the Water Conservation Violation section under the Public Works division of the City's Citizen Request Tracker. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/hutto-water-conservation/269-9222c90a-deb5-4f8a-becb-86843ff8190a | 2023-07-14T05:26:34 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/hutto-water-conservation/269-9222c90a-deb5-4f8a-becb-86843ff8190a |
PORTLAND, Ore. — Two Portland non-profit organizations joined forces to help prepare the first city-sanctioned homeless camp, dubbed Temporary Alternative Shelter Sites, in Southeast Portland Thursday.
The campsite along Southeast 13th Place and Gideon Street will be able to provide alternative temporary shelter for up to 200 people living on the streets. The site will mostly be made up of prefabricated shelter pods, but wooden platforms will be available for those who prefer to be in tents.
Trainees with Constructing Hope, a nonprofit that teaches the basics of the construction trade, with the help from another nonprofit, the Home Building Foundation, are helping build the wooden platforms.
The trainees are low income, mostly BIPOC, and a majority have a history of incarceration. And building a simple platform is a step up.
“Oh, I’m having a good time learning and getting things done and soaking up these trades here,” said Rafael Cook. Cook is glad to be working with his team and learning from instructor Alex Hughes.
“If someone's cutting, somebody needs to be measuring, and it all comes together in the end. So they have to work together and that part is really....really life important,” said Hughes, who brings his experience as a teacher, coach, and construction worker together in his role with Constructing Hope.
On Thursday, electricians were working on putting power in place.
Back at the platform worksite, 24-year-old Zahira Ahmed is learning a trade she's been interested in since she was little. Ahmed is getting a chance to help herself by helping others have a better place to put their tents.
“So you're making your community very strong, like [do] you get what I’m saying? Building mindsets that might not have been strong. And you're like giving them a boost of confidence,” said Ahmed.
A spokesperson for Mayor Ted Wheeler’s office said an announcement of an official opening day is coming soon, and that the large shelter site will open this month. The mayor also said city and county outreach workers and other connected to Portland’s homeless community are making referrals for people to stay at the site. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/southeast-portland-city-sanctioned-homeless-camp-underway/283-0095935b-90ea-44ea-8d13-8c419235ccbf | 2023-07-14T05:37:45 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/southeast-portland-city-sanctioned-homeless-camp-underway/283-0095935b-90ea-44ea-8d13-8c419235ccbf |
Gary police K-9 Falco was shot and killed Thursday in Gary's Glen Park neighborhood while helping his handler, Officer Angel Lozano, apprehend…
GARY — A police K-9 was killed in the line of duty Thursday while trying to help catch a suspect in the Glen Park neighborhood.
During a traffic stop on the 1000 block of 35th Court, shots were fired at K-9 Falco and his handler, Officer Angel Lozano, as they chased the fleeing subject. Lozano was not injured.
The 29-year-old suspect was taken into custody. He was wanted by police for aggravated battery and criminal recklessness, Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. said.
“Unfortunately, shots fired is an all-familiar phrase we hear on our airways," Gary Chief Anthony Titus said at a news conference Thursday night at the Police Department. "It is 'officer down' we’ll never get used to."
Falco was an eight-year veteran of the Gary Police Department, Titus said. During his time with Gary police, he helped seize numerous guns and drugs off the street, helped find several missing children and endangered adults, and assisted federal agencies in the area.
He was deployed to assist in more than 1,000 incidents.
"This department and the citizens of Gary lost a true hero today," Titus said.
Deputy Mayor Trent McCain extended condolences on behalf of the mayor's office, calling Falco an "invaluable asset" to the Police Department.
"We mourn the passing of a true hero who gave his life in the line of duty, serving and protecting our city with unwavering loyalty and dedication," he said.
In Indiana, the intentional killing of a police dog is a Level 6 felony, punishable by six months to 2½ years in jail.
The Lake County Sheriff's Department has taken over the investigation.
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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ROME, N.Y. -- Former Rome Mayor Carl Eilenberg is remembered fondly in the City of Rome, not only as a mayor, but also as a voice, a mentor and a visionary.
He died at his home in Jensen Beach, Florida on July 10th at 93 years old.
Eilenberg served as mayor from 1980 to 1992.
He was one of the founders of the Rome Sports Hall of Fame and Museum and the Roman Runners, and also brought life to the Honor America Days in Rome some 40 years ago.
Dear friend and former Commissioner for the Office of General Services for New York State RoAnn Destito remembers Eilenberg as one who lent an ear, an idea and a voice to anyone who asked for it.
“He probably mentored more people and organizations than we could ever count or imagine,” Destito said. “He was just the person that everyone went to with ideas, because he was talented. Carl was Mr. Mayor.”
Eilenberg was known as the voice of the Syracuse Orange as a sports broadcaster for decades, from 1980 to 2005, but he lent his voice to many other causes over the years in the city he loved.
“He was the voice of the parade, Syracuse University athletics, Rome Free Academy, Rome Catholic,” Destito said. “Anyone that wanted him to do something. He did it.”
He was a large voice at the Boilermaker Road Race for a number of years.
Current Rome Mayor Jacqueline Izzo called Eilenberg "the peoples’ mayor."
Izzo worked for Eilenberg early on in his career. They later worked together on the Honor America Days for decades.
Eilenberg was a runner, a writer, a mayor, a visionary, a mentor, but perhaps one of his greatest loves was the Honor America Days in Rome.
“It’s amazing where we are 40 years later, but also, what the celebration has built into that would make Carl most proud,” Izzo said. “He really wanted something that people would come to Rome for, come back to Rome for, and not just for tourism, but plan class reunions, class picnics and weddings around, and that is what has happened with it.”
But it couldn’t be just your standard parade.
“It had to be the best parade, the best concert, the best celebration,” Destito said.
Eilenberg would come up with a theme each year, and the job of those around him was to execute that theme for the parade.
Izzo said Eilenberg, along with the late Bill Gugliemo, who served as the head of the Rome Chamber for years and on the board for Honor America Days, will be honored as the Grand Marshals of the Honor America Days Parade the last weekend in July.
Izzo tells us a photo is set up at Rome City Hall with a mourning cloth. Friends can come and pay their respects. Flags on all city buildings are being flown at half-staff to honor Eilenberg’s memory. The family hopes to come home to Rome in September for a celebration of life.
A founder of the Rome Sports Hall of Fame, Eilenberg penned the captions on each plaque inside the hall. He was eventually inducted into the hall himself in 2006.
David Sbaraglia, executive director of Rome Sports Hall of Fame said Eileneberg penned “every write up on the inductee plaques.”
Now, Eilenberg’s inductee plaque has a black bunting on it.
“He would come up every year for Honor America Days, and we exchanged many emails back and forth over the years,” Sbaraglia said. “I will miss him.”
The entire Rome community, whether they knew him personally or were touched by something he said, did, or wrote, will miss Eilenberg, but his legacy lives on through those he has mentored over the years.
“He would share his craft, his talent with anybody who needed it,” Destito said. “He will be sorely missed.”
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LOCAL MUSIC SCENE: The Greensboro music community is alive and well, even if it doesn't share its namesake. Greensboro-native Ashley Virginia is performing at Center City Park this Saturday night as a part of the City Sunset Summer Concert Series. Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy the '60s and '70s Americana-type show starting at 7 p.m. For more information, visit greensborodowntownparks.org.
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They say New Orleans is the city of jazz, but on Friday night, Winston-Salem will be vying for the title.
What's better than being with friends, singing songs, watching movies, eating snacks and being in the summer heat? Doing all that inside, of course.
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JAZZ-TASTIC: They say New Orleans is the city of jazz, but on Friday night, Winston-Salem will be vying for the title. Head down to Corpening Plaza on First Street for a free Summer Music Series Jazz Concert featuring soul-jazz flutist Ragan Whiteside. The show starts at 6:30 p.m. with B. Young as opening act. For weather-related updates, check out Downtown WS on Facebook.
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GREENSBORO — A 20-year-old man has died and another person is in critical but stable condition after an assault Wednesday, Greensboro police said in a news release.
Officers located Shiquan Dean Deon Alston near the intersection of Jolson and Pinnix streets. Alston and a second injured person found at the scene were taken by ambulance to a local hospital, police said.
Alston's death marks the city's 37th homicide of 2023.
Police did not say how Alston and the other person were injured or provide any details about potential suspects or what may have led to the assault. The approximate time of the assault also was not provided.
Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000. Residents can also download the mobile P3tips app for Apple or Android phones to submit a mobile tip, or go to P3tips.com to submit a web tip. All tips to Crime Stoppers are anonymous. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-courts/update-man-20-dies-after-assault-wednesday-in-greensboro-police-say/article_213eebfe-2177-11ee-9f7f-430f6f821f2a.html | 2023-07-14T05:52:44 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-courts/update-man-20-dies-after-assault-wednesday-in-greensboro-police-say/article_213eebfe-2177-11ee-9f7f-430f6f821f2a.html |
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GREENSBORO - The number, by itself, shouldn’t be all that frightening.
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration reported what’s been billed as a “sizable increase” in the number of firearms nabbed in carry-on bags at security checkpoints at Piedmont Triad International Airport over the first half of the year.
Ready for it? 12.
That’s up from seven in the first half of 2022 and a grand total of 15 for the entirety of 2022.
Across the entirety of these United States, TSA agents found 6,542 firearms in carry-on bags in 2022 at 260 different airports.
Yeah, 12 guns at PTI is 12 too many. The same applies to 6,542 guns in the nation.
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Still, other statistics ought to be baked into the equation. Context matters.
For example, according to data collected by PTI, there were 788,318 “enplanements” at the airport in 2022 - an average 65,693 per month.
(“Enplanements,” by the way, is the term PTI uses. I’d think “departures” is the better word, but then again, I speak English.)
Nationally, the math on the 6,542 guns found in carry-ons works out to 18 per day. The context there is that according to the Federal Aviation Administration, some 2.9 million passengers “enplane” every day, too.
For a lot of reasons, no reliable data about the actual number of firearms in North Carolina or the nation exists. We just have educated guesses that statisticians extrapolate from a range of official sources.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (an industry group) keeps tabs on FBI data about background checks for gun sales and reported that some 16.4 million were conducted in 2022.
Per the Pew Research Center and the Rand Corp., 45.8 percent of North Carolinians live in a household where guns - pistols, rifles and/or shotguns - are owned. With a population of 10.55 million, the math works out to more than 5 million people with proximity and easy access to a firearm.
Again, in that context, 12 is barely a blip.
There’s probably 10 times that number locked inside vehicles in long-term parking at PTI. Hell, next time you’re stuck in traffic on Wendover Avenue (or University Parkway in Winston-Salem), look around. In all likelihood, there are 12 handguns stashed within arm’s reach in the cars and trucks around you.
Smart money says that the 12 guns found in carry-on bags at PTI belonged to gun slobs who lost track of their weapons or forgot they were strapped.
Responsible gun owners, those who’ve taken the time to attend training concealed carry classes, have little patience for the slobs and the oafs.
Any increase in the number of guns found doesn’t mean that we’re at any greater risk of hijacking or an act of terrorism.
Rather, it’s a combination of better airport screening and passenger stupidity.
How else to explain the gun found stuffed inside a raw chicken last year at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport? Florida. Naturally.
Now, the additional statistical context doesn’t mean that the TSA (or local police) should hand the guns back when some bonehead says, "My bad."
Fines of up to $15,000 seem fair as does losing pre-screening privileges for up to 5 years.
I’d even suggest putting the gun slobs in special screening lines complete with cavity searches. Bet that would cause the numbers to drop immediately.
Decision day
WINSTON-SALEM - After months of interviews, water cooler speculation about who will slip into the big chair as the new city manager will come to a merciful end at a specially called meeting scheduled Friday morning.
Even if you’re only an occasional voter who can only identify Mayor Allen Joines out of the nine elected officials in the city - the man is everywhere - the choice of a new city manager matters.
That’s because a city manager, under the council-manager form of local government used by Winston-Salem since 1948, wields more power, authority and responsibility than even an elected mayor.
Basically that means elected officials - council members - set policy but hire a nonpartisan professional to deal with the day to day
Get it right, then a city of 252,000 residents with 2,400 employees and an overall budget of $627.6 million will continue to operate more or less smoothly.
And if the decision is wrong, if Council picks someone with a thin skin, indecisive or a poor leader, chaos and an employee exodus may well follow.
Ask members of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education - or better yet, classroom teachers - how some of their hiring decisions since the retirement of Don Martin have worked out. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/gun-slobs-pti-piedmont-triad-international-airport-carry-on-bags/article_64ac8a76-217d-11ee-9e8a-6f42bd2460c4.html | 2023-07-14T05:52:50 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/gun-slobs-pti-piedmont-triad-international-airport-carry-on-bags/article_64ac8a76-217d-11ee-9e8a-6f42bd2460c4.html |
BOISE, Idaho — People living at the Red Lion Hotel homeless shelter in downtown Boise struggled to beat the heat over the past week-and-a-half after the hotel air conditioning stopped working.
Interfaith Sanctuary runs the shelter, in partnership with the hotel and the City of Boise. Currently, executive director Jodi Peterson-Stigers said close to 90 people temporarily live there.
Things are finally cooling down, though. Peterson-Stigers said Interfaith posted a social media callout asking for $2,500 to buy new AC window units. The community exceeded expectation and donated more than $5,000.
"The community has been so generous and has given us funding," Peterson-Stigers said. "So, we feel pretty safe right now, even if we have to adjust."
Peterson-Stigers said community members donated used units, too. Interfaith staff finished installing all of the donated units and the 16 new units on Thursday afternoon.
One of those units went in Gerri Graves' room. She started living at the shelter last August.
"I'm so grateful," Graves said. "I feel like a million bucks."
Graves said that was not the case on Wednesday. At one point, her room was more than 90 degrees. Sleeping comfortably at night and completing her daily tasks became difficult.
While Graves said she could handle the heat, she was more concerned about the families and people with severe medical issues living at the shelter.
"I'm still relatively young," Graves said. "So, I was worried about the people that were like downstairs that have really debilitating issues, what they were going to do if it was that hot in their room."
Peterson-Stigers said they placed an AC unit in every fourth room because they would have blown a circuit putting one in all 42 rooms.
She said all the units went in the hottest rooms, while people living in the cooler rooms got fans. Interfaith did use some of the leftover money to move two people with severe health issues to a different hotel.
"We're just going to keep monitoring and hopefully this will work," Peterson-Stigers said.
This is not the first time the hotel's AC has broken. She said it was an issue last summer as well.
Red Lion's employees would not comment on the situation. The general manager did not respond.
Peterson-Stigers told KTVB the GM said they expect to fix the issue as soon as Friday. She encouraged everyone to think about the people without a safe place to live.
Interfaith said one of the best ways is to make a "Summer Loving Kit," zip lock bags or cotton sacks with essentials.
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LAKEWOOD, Wash. — For more than 150 years Western State Hospital, just south of Tacoma, has cared for the state's most vulnerable psychiatric patients.
A clinical setting, that unbeknown to many, also served as a natural habitat for a small, flying, federally protected species of animal. A symbiotic relationship that can reveal beautiful, if not unexpected pairings.
“Bats are living in the rooftops of people’s homes, in their trees all over Washington,” said Michelle Tirhi, a wildlife biologist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
“They’re trying to provide habitat and maintain habitat for animals and allow animals to co-exist but they’re also trying to run a hospital that has patients in it,” Tirhi said.
Western State Hospital in Lakewood predates Washington state, serving psychiatric patients since its formation in 1871. A historic building with dark cool crawlspaces and enough space between clay tiles to make a perfect bat habitat.
“They have found a home here, they’ve found space here, they have not caused a problem in 30 years that we’re aware of and so far everything is working fine,” Tirhi said.
Armed with state-of-the-art monitoring equipment complete with night vision goggles, Tirhi and her team are on a mission to find out just how large the brown bat population really is. And about thirty minutes after sunset the bats don’t disappoint. The yearly count would not be possible without volunteers.
“No matter how many deer I see, how many bats I see, I think of it as a spiritual thanks from the earth,” said volunteer Caitlin Cheney.
She describes the tiny, winged mammal that’s most active after sunset – on the hunt for as many mosquitos as it can find.
“When people hear that they just think of the wildlife in a whole different light. How much more productive and positive they are for the whole ecology system,” Cheney continued.
This year’s bat count is especially important as the historic property is getting a major upgrade. Specifically, the complete removal of building 21 – aka, the bat house.
“We plan to start demolition, physical demolition of the buildings in Fall of 2023 and so far the bat migration pattern lines up perfectly where they leave their home nest before we go into demolition they’ll come back and some of those homes in 21 will be gone,” said Tyler Sloan, a civil engineer employed by the state’s Department of Social and Health Services.
DSHS is working to preserve the historic value of the hospital and protect a naturally occurring bat habitat while at the same time caring for patients.
“So the bats are in their own happy locations on these hospital grounds and the people are in a separate location – the world is good everybody is happy,” Tirhi said. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/dhsh-western-state-hospital-renovations-preservation-bats/281-50e22cc3-483a-406c-a4ee-be4045fe53eb | 2023-07-14T06:13:45 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/dhsh-western-state-hospital-renovations-preservation-bats/281-50e22cc3-483a-406c-a4ee-be4045fe53eb |
Pedestrian dies after being struck on Interstate 5 on-ramp from Jefferson Highway
Charles Gearing
Salem Statesman Journal
A pedestrian on an Interstate 5 on-ramp was killed early Wednesday when struck by a car merging onto the freeway from the Jefferson Highway, according to Oregon State Police.
The pedestrian identified as Sharon L. Brock, 60, of Roseburg, was declared dead at the scene, OSP said.
The driver of a Subaru Impreza was uninjured and cooperated with investigators.
A preliminary investigation indicated Brock was crossing from the shoulder of I-5 north at about 4:40 a.m. through the northbound on-ramp of exit 244 when she was stuck, OSP said. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/07/13/pedestrian-died-interstate-5-delaney-road-se-on-ramp-oregon/70411678007/ | 2023-07-14T06:27:40 | 0 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/07/13/pedestrian-died-interstate-5-delaney-road-se-on-ramp-oregon/70411678007/ |
Wildfire reported on Drift Creek Road in Silverton
Jonathan Williams
Salem Statesman Journal
A wildfire was reported Thursday night along Drift Creek Road NE in Silverton, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry.
The 5 acre fire, called the Drift Creek Fire, was 0% contained as of 6 p.m. Thursday night.
The ODF North Cascade District said it is in unified command with the Silverton Fire District.
"Forward progression has been stopped," ODF said in a Facebook post. "We are in the mop up stage. We have 3 Coffee Creek crews on the way to help with mop up."
ODF is asking people to avoid the area for firefighter safety. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire.
This story will be updated. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/07/13/wildfire-updates-drift-creek-fire-containment-location-silverton-oregon/70412494007/ | 2023-07-14T06:27:46 | 1 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/07/13/wildfire-updates-drift-creek-fire-containment-location-silverton-oregon/70412494007/ |
Laughing Sun Brewing Co. in Bismarck will host singer-songwriter Heather Rae on Tuesday for a solo acoustic show. The show starts at 7 p.m.
Rae, a Minot native based in Phoenix, Arizona, describes her artistic influences as Aretha Franklin and Amy Winehouse. The Nashville recording artist also describes the music she writes as a blend of Taylor Swift, Adele and Billie Eilish. She is touring North Dakota this month. | https://bismarcktribune.com/life-entertainment/local/music/solo-acoustic-show-set-july-18-at-laughing-sun-brewing/article_9401803e-2190-11ee-a5c7-bf6f95fea95a.html | 2023-07-14T06:29:12 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/life-entertainment/local/music/solo-acoustic-show-set-july-18-at-laughing-sun-brewing/article_9401803e-2190-11ee-a5c7-bf6f95fea95a.html |
ATLANTIC CITY — The new owners of the former Pic-A-Lilli Pub, a bar best known for its wings, said they are looking to open a new establishment at the site next month.
City residents Dimitrijs Ostrovskis, 40, and Michael Ghabryal, 32, bought the 226 S. Tennessee Ave. property in May for $410,000.
The new bar will be called King's Pub.
"It's amazing how many people see us working and knock on the door, asking what's happening, if we're open. They're always so excited," said Ostrovskis. "It's really a privilege and pleasure when people are interested in your business."
"We saw it online being advertised. We did our research, and this was what we were looking for for a new venture," he added.
This will be Ostrovskis' first business. But Ghabryal has a couple other businesses in Atlantic City, including a convenience store and pizza shop on the Boardwalk.
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"This looks like a good opportunity to try to bring something new to the Atlantic City bar scene. More handmade bar food, more focused on the experience and the details and the customer service. A majority of the places in Atlantic City doing bar food are just putting the Sysco products in the fryer and serving it to their guests," Ostrovskis said.
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The owners plan to have a smaller menu focusing on homemade American bar food, with their own personal twists on cocktails and the Pic's famous wings.
"So the bar is pretty old. And we all find it absolutely fascinating," said Ostrovskis, a city resident.
"We want to embrace that," added Ghabryal.
Old black and white photos of famous celebrity sports figures will adorn the newly painted walls.
New lighting will replace the numerous Bud Light, Pabst Blue Ribbon and other neon signs.
Ostrovskis said they are still working on renovations, but as of right now, they are almost finished.
"In my opinion, this was a very good investment," Ostrovskis said.
The two owners are hoping for a mid- to late August opening. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/business/atlantic-city-pic-a-lilli-pub-best-wings-in-ac-south-jersey-opening-reopening-as-kings-king-pub-in-august/article_dfbecc1a-1ff2-11ee-8bf7-a7f2f86ccfff.html | 2023-07-14T06:30:11 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/business/atlantic-city-pic-a-lilli-pub-best-wings-in-ac-south-jersey-opening-reopening-as-kings-king-pub-in-august/article_dfbecc1a-1ff2-11ee-8bf7-a7f2f86ccfff.html |
OCEAN CITY — A staple of the city's Boardwalk is set to close.
Henry's Landmark Jeweler will close at the end of the year, its owner said on the store's Facebook page this week.
The store has been in business since 1972.
"We started Henry’s with nothing but a dream and a vision – to create a welcoming atmosphere while offering quality goods at reasonable prices – and as we retire to spend more time with our kids and grandkids, golf, travel, and whatever else our futures may hold, we leave OC with a lifetime of joyful, heartwarming memories," a statement on the store's page said.
Henry's has a second location in Cape May, which will stay open. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/business/oceancity-newjersey-jerseyshore-jeweler/article_3c147462-2186-11ee-9618-63dfffca7ac3.html | 2023-07-14T06:30:17 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/business/oceancity-newjersey-jerseyshore-jeweler/article_3c147462-2186-11ee-9618-63dfffca7ac3.html |
Peter Frampton: Never Say Never Tour, 7 p.m. Sunday, Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena.
Frampton, 73, is a British rock icon who started his music career in 1966 and is known for his guitar skills and his hits “Baby, I Love Your Way” and “Do You Feel Like We Do,” which he played live in concert earlier this month at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida, setlist.fm said.
Tickets are $69, $89, $99 and $159 and are available at ticketmaster.com.
Jeff Dunham: Still Not Canceled Tour, 9 p.m. Friday, Ovation Hall, Ocean Casino Resort.
American ventriloquist, stand-up comedian and actor Dunham’s combination of ventriloquism and comedy has made him one of America’s most unpredictable and popular entertainers. Dunham, 61, a Dallas native, was named Billboard’s Top Comedy Tour three years in a row.
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Tickets are $39, $59, $79 and $142 and are available at ticketmaster.com.
Shane Gillis, 8 p.m. Saturday, Ovation Hall, Ocean Casino Resort.
Gillis is known for his early career as a writer on Comedy Central’s “Delco Proper” and co-created, starred and wrote the YouTube hit sketch series “Gilly & Reeves.” Gillis can also be seen playing Gilly in the upcoming season of Peacock’s “Bupkis,” opposite Pete Davidson, Joe Pesci and Edie Falco.
Gillis, 35, a Pennsylvania native, is famous for losing his “Saturday Night Live” gig before even beginning. But that hasn’t stopped Gillis from sharing the laughs in an act peppered with insults, sarcasm and shock humor covering a range of topics from everyday life.
Tickets for the Saturday performance are sold out.
Back To The 80s Featuring A Flock of Seagulls, 8 p.m. Saturday, Sound Waves, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City.
Get ready to dance the night away as A Flock of Seagulls, Missing Persons and Stacey Q take the stage and transport you back to the golden age of synth-pop.
A Flock of Seagulls’ dance singles, “I Ran (So Far Away),” “Telecommunication” and “The More You Live, the More You Love” were all performed by the group live in concert earlier this month in Los Angeles.
Tickets are $69, $79 and $99 and are available at ticketmaster.com.
Steel Panther — On The Prowl World Tour, 8 p.m. Friday, Sound Waves, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City.
Since forming in 2000 in Los Angeles, Steel Panther has become a global phenomenon blending hard rock virtuosity with parody and good looks.
With four full-length albums, a massive YouTube following and high-profile television appearances, including “Larry King Now” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Steel Panther has transcended its origins as a cover band playing the Sunset Strip.
Tickets are $29 and $49 and are available at ticketmaster.com. Door time is 7 p.m. There is an eight-ticket limit on this event.
The Rocket Man Show, 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, The Showroom, Golden Nugget Atlantic City.
Rus Anderson is Elton John’s official body double for his Farewell Yellow Brick Road World Tour launch promotional video and photos. Picked by the man himself, Anderson performs as a young Elton in The Rocket Man Show, driving a night of Elton’s greatest hits.
Anderson recreates an early Elton concert using clothes actually worn by Elton, including boots, glasses and a jumpsuit from 1973 as well as his sparkly tuxedo from 1984.
Tickets are $35 and $45 and are available at ticketmaster.com.
RAIN — A Tribute to the Beatles, 9 p.m. Saturday, Music Box, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.
RAIN — A Tribute to the Beatles performs songs from the “Abbey Road” album and the rooftop concert in addition to all of their hits.
Tickets are $49 and $59 and are available at ticketmaster.com.
The Hook, 7 and 9 p.m. Thursday to Sunday and 7 and 9 p.m. Wednesday, Warner Theater, Caesars Atlantic City.
Spiegelworld presents The Hook, Atlantic City’s first-ever permanent entertainment residency. The Hook brings Spiegelworld’s signature blend of absurdity, comedy and superhuman feats to the casino.
Tickets are $68 and are available for preview shows at spiegelworld.com.
Michael Lives Forever, 8 p.m. Thursday, 9 p.m. Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Saturday, 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Sound Waves at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City.
Famed Michael Jackson impersonator Rodrigo Teaser brings his one-of-a-kind Michael Jackson tribute, “Michael Lives Forever,” to the U.S. for the first time this summer.
Tickets are $29 and are available at ticketmaster.com. Doors open an hour before showtime.
Euphoria Variety Show, 4 p.m. Sunday, Sound Waves, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City.
Featuring a dynamic cast of talented performers, Euphoria takes patrons on a journey through comedy, dance and music.
Tickets are $29 and are available at ticketmaster.com.
Magical Mystery Doors, 4 p.m. Sunday, Ovation Hall, Ocean Casino Resort.
This tribute act blends the music of the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Doors to create something new and unique.
Tickets are $29 and are available at ticketmaster.com.
Disco Inferno, 8 p.m. Sunday, Superstar Theater, Resorts Casino Hotel.
The disco tribute concert features the music of ABBA, the Bee Gees, Gloria Gaynor, Michael Jackson, KC & the Sunshine Band, Donna Summer, Barry White and more.
Tickets are $29 and $39 and are available at ticketmaster.com. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/casinos/atlantic-city-casino-headliners-for-the-weekend-of-july-14/article_8873fef6-1f63-11ee-b280-37a5bb502666.html | 2023-07-14T06:30:24 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/casinos/atlantic-city-casino-headliners-for-the-weekend-of-july-14/article_8873fef6-1f63-11ee-b280-37a5bb502666.html |
ATLANTIC CITY — The nation’s first lady shared memories of growing up in South Jersey and defined “Bidenomics” as a way to create good-paying jobs for the middle class in a brief speech Thursday at the National Governors Association’s meeting at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
“All four of my grandparents lived in Hammonton,” Jill Biden, 72, told the crowd of more than 20 governors and their spouses in a ballroom where security was tight and media kept to a corral in the back. “I spent every single weekend until I was a teenager in Hammonton.”
Biden lived in eastern Pennsylvania and Mahwah, Bergen County, according to her biography, but worked seasonal jobs in Ocean City to save money for college, she said.
“I worked in Ocean City two summers,” she said. “That’s how I got money for the extras. I feel like this is home.”
Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy hosted the meeting as chair of the association this year but on Friday will turn the chairmanship over to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican.
Biden, who was met at Atlantic City International Airport by Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. about noon, focused on the need to educate young people for good-paying jobs offered by technology companies and other emerging industries.
She encouraged governors to invest in postsecondary education other than a four-year college degree. And she said the U.S. Department of Transportation, under the 2021 infrastructure bill, recently made it possible to use highway funds to train people to build roads and bridges.
“Because bridges and highways, they can’t be built without workers,” Biden said.
First lady Jill Biden will be appearing at the National Governors Association Conference at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on Thursday to discuss education and job-preparation matters.
Apprenticeships lead to great jobs in the trades with associates degrees, said the community college professor with a doctorate in education.
“We are creating millions of these jobs in growth industries like clean energy and manufacturing,” Biden said. “They pay well and often don’t require four years of college. ... This is Bidenomics. That’s what he said he was going to do.”
The NGA has declined to release a list of the governors who attended, but visible in the audience were prominent Democrats like New York’s Kathy Hochul, who got a shoutout from Biden over federal funding for the Gateway Tunnel between New York and New Jersey. Hochul is on the association’s Executive Committee.
Hirai Shinji, the governor of Tottori Prefecture — Japan’s equivalent of a state — was there to learn more about the U.S. governors association, he said, and invited governors to a similar meeting later in the month in Japan.
Shinji is the president of Japan’s National Governors Association, he said, and traveled with another Japanese governor to Atlantic City for the first time for the meeting.
“I told the governors in America we are sharing common problems, including maternal and infant health and disaster preparation,” Shinji said.
His prefecture and Vermont have a sister-state relationship, he said, and he has sent a message of sympathy to Vermont’s Gov. Phil Scott over devastating floods there this week.
Right after Biden’s talk, Murphy told the governors about a field trip.
On the opening day of the National Governors Association summer meeting at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, a group of about 30 school integration advocates tried to see Gov. Phil Murphy but were turned away at the meeting entrance.
“We’re going to the Kennedy home in Brigantine,” Murphy said of the home owned by Patrick and Amy Kennedy there.
The home is full of Democratic memorabilia that is worth seeing, Murphy said.
Patrick Kennedy is the son of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Amy was the Democratic candidate for Congress in the 2nd Congressional District in 2020. She lost to incumbent U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-2nd, who was also reelected in 2022.
Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (CEASE), a multistate coalition of casino workers, said the group sent a letter to Biden before her speech, alerting her to their working conditions in the only type of indoor public space in New Jersey where smoking is allowed.
“We’re sure you’ll notice the dangerous odor of cigarette smoke when you walk inside the casino,” wrote CEASE co-leaders Pete Nacarelli, Lamont White and Nicole Vitola in the letter. “While this is a temporary experience for you ... it’s the reality that we face every day when we go to work.”
New Jersey passed the New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act 17 years ago, which banned smoking in all indoor public areas and workplaces except casinos and casino simulcast facilities.
A bill to close the loophole is pending in the state Legislature, even though about 75% of lawmakers have signed on as co-sponsors and Murphy has said he will sign it if it passes.
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GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Most people in the municipality would agree the intersection of Quail Hill Boulevard and Old Port Road attracts many cars.
But a disagreement has broken out over whether enough traffic exists to try to improve the intersection, and if so, what form that improvement should take.
Close to one hour of the three-hour Township Council meeting Tuesday was taken up with a prescheduled discussion of the intersection.
Tina Vitello attached her name to a flyer distributed within the 55-and-older Four Seasons at Smithville active retirement community. She also attended Tuesday's meeting to speak to the council.
"The truth of the matter is that when we became residents of Galloway, we brought lots of tax dollars and receive no schools, no teachers, no buses, nothing to make this town suffer financially," the flyer said. "Now, it's time we speak up and ask for something like a safer intersection."
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There are many accidents at the intersection, ranging from minor fender benders to serious accidents resulting in injuries, the flyer said.
"Our villages need to be protected from the constant speeding and screeching of cars on these roads, it has become horrible and with all new developments, it is only going to get worse," the flyer said. "Four-way stop, blinking lights, anything would be better."
Mayor Anthony J. Coppola said the township trimmed some brush back so the signage would be more visible, and the signs are also cleaned.
Police Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Welsh, a supervisor in the township's Traffic Safety Unit, said he conducted a speed study at the intersection over a 4½-day period, which is the beginning of a traffic study. The speed limit is 45 mph, but the average speed is 41 mph, Welsh said.
The Manual of Uniform Traffic Devices has to be followed when it comes to the installation of any traffic controls, Welsh said.
During a 12-month period, there needs to be five accidents, Welsh said. The most accidents were two within a calendar year at that intersection, he said.
"A stop sign to me is not warranted," Welsh said.
Coppola said he is pretty committed to making the intersection safer. He said he has seen motion-activated, flashing red lights, which Welsh said may be an option.
"I want to make sure we are doing it the right way," Coppola said. "The engineer's office will be looking at it."
Resident Dominic Moretti said some incidents are never documented at the intersection because people don't want to deal with insurance companies, and recreational vehicles come down Old Port Road to head into the woods.
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"A lot of elderly people don't realize they are coming to that corner there," Moretti said. "Traffic is going 50 or 60 mph. ... It's a dangerous intersection for a lot of people who are not aware of Old Port Road traffic."
Vitello said four years ago, the residents cut back the bushes at the intersection themselves.
Resident Kevin Walls rides his bicycle and had a contrary opinion. There is not a speeding issue on either road, but there is a perception issue with Four Seasons. It is not an unsafe intersection, he said.
"We do have a problem there," Coppola said. "We want to create safe intersections for everyone in town. ... We will continue looking at that intersection."
In other township news, council:
- Adopted an ordinance recommended by the township's Planning Board that said a redevelopment plan proposed by Osprey Rehabilitation, also known as Select Medical, for Jimmie Leeds Road is consistent with the township's master plan. The vote was not an approval for the project.
- Discussed the redevelopment agreement with Grasshopper Farms for an indoor marijuana facility during the public comment portion of the meeting. Louis N. Magazzu appeared representing Grasshopper Farms about a dispute concerning the rehabilitation of greenhouses. The mayor told Magazzu to talk to either the engineer's office or the redevelopment office.
- Warned of an increase in car burglaries and thefts in the township and the county. Coppola was told by a police officer that one juvenile was arrested 10 times for stealing vehicles. The mayor reminded the audience to lock their car doors and take their keys inside the house with them.
- Listened to Kevin Walls, of Smithville, who is a member of the township's citizens budget committee, as he expressed concern there is no written agreement that spells out the services and obligations between the municipality and the township Ambulance Squad. A contract will be voted on by the council at a future meeting, township Manager Chris Johansen said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/government-politics/galloway-unsafe-intersection-speed-accident/article_bedc049a-2074-11ee-85d2-7bbac40dc3c5.html | 2023-07-14T06:30:36 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/government-politics/galloway-unsafe-intersection-speed-accident/article_bedc049a-2074-11ee-85d2-7bbac40dc3c5.html |
HAMMONTON — Thirty years ago, the menu at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival was a celebration of the town’s deep Italian roots.
But over the past decade, the menu has changed alongside the town’s demographics.
While the Mount Carmel Society continues to sell festival staples like meatballs, sausage and peppers, and roasted pork with broccoli rabe and provolone, a new group of Hispanic vendors is offering a variety of foods.
“There are a lot of people settling into Hammonton. It’s very diverse now,” said Louis Baez, a food vendor who’s been selling “empanadillas” (hand-pies with meat fillings), “pinchos” (kabobs), rice and beans, and other Puerto Rican foods for a few years now. “Because of the food, I think that diversified the cultures here (at the festival).”
Of the 14,833 people who live in Hammonton, nearly 77% are white and 24.5% are Hispanic or Latino, according to U.S. Census data.
So Baez, 46, was happy to be one of the handful of Hispanic/Latino vendors at the festival this year, giving people different food options.
“People come here (to the festival) for the variety of food we offer ... fresh meatballs, fresh rice and now fresh tacos,” Baez said as he set up his Puerto Rican food stand next to Marquez Amador’s Mexican taco stand.
Locals say changing demographics can be attributed to migrant workers settling in the town, as well as the increase in Hispanic-owned businesses, like restaurants, retailers and bodegas.
Three New Jersey Department of Agriculture tents stationed throughout the Jersey Shore on Monday gave away freshly picked blueberries to beachgoers.
The festival — which started Tuesday and runs through Sunday — started 148 years ago, when Italian immigrants gave thanks to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, also known as the Virgin Mary, on July 16, 1875, during the Catholic holiday known as Feast Day. They thanked the patroness of the Carmelite Order for safe passage to the town and a successful, bountiful harvest.
“It’s the biggest Hammonton tradition,” said Charlie Desposito, a volunteer at the parish’s Italian food stand, who said the stand will go through at least 150 cases of sweet Italian sausages during the week. “You get good food, catch up with people you haven’t seen in a while ... and it’s a good way to benefit the church. All the proceeds to go to the church.”
The festival has always been about worshipping the blessed mother, said Joe Devuono, a member of the society that has produced the festival since its inception.
“Over time they added rides and games for the kids,” said Devuono, 46, “but it’s all about the tradition, and the food.”
Marquez Amador, owner of Marquez Mexican Grill on Railroad Avenue, provided some of the new food options available at this year’s festival.
“I’m so happy to participate this year,” said Amador, 50, who noted it took him a while to get into the festival since it’s mainly traditional Italian stands that have been participating for many years. “It’s been my dream to sell tacos at the fair. I love cooking for the public.”
The festival runs until July 16, which is the feast day of the Blessed Mother.
On the Feast Day, parishioners, residents and others gather at the church for a giant procession featuring the church’s holy figurehead statues on pedestals.
Northfield became the second municipality to exit the Atlantic County Central Municipal Court last week for the Joint Municipal Court of Hammonton, joining Hamilton Township, which left in May. Leaders from those municipalities have cited net revenue for the court falling short of the expectations that had been set when they joined the central court in 2021.
A few hundred people push the heavy, life-size statues of different saints and holy figures four blocks from East Pleasant Street to North Egg Harbor Road, down Bellevue Avenue and back down North Third Street, where the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish is located.
Once the procession is over, people eat at the different vendors in the parking lot, enjoying a good meal after a century-and-a-half-old tradition.
In the church’s parking lot Tuesday, volunteer parishioners sold Italian foods, like sausage and pepper sandwiches, and Spanish food, like Puerto Rican roast pork, fried potato balls with meat stuffed in them and more.
On North Third Street, homeowners who got permits sold prime rib, cannoli and pina coladas.
Our Lady of Assumption sold Italian sandwiches like roast pork with broccoli rabe, steamed clams and other Italian foods as festivalgoers entered the dirt lot where the rides were.
The Spanish stand was Vineland resident Kendal Levari’s first stop at the festival Tuesday.
“It gives you something to do,” said Levari, 26, “but I’m here for the food.”
Levari said the town has embraced the Hispanic community.
“They did a good job combining the cultures at the festival,” Levari said. “It’s not part of their tradition, but the festival is about everyone celebrating together.”
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Spanish food menus have become more prevalent alongside Italian fare at the Mount Carmel Festival in Hammonton. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/hammonton-nj-148th-annual-our-lady-of-mount-mt-carmel-festival/article_f9eb7452-20bb-11ee-a03a-d7a058800493.html | 2023-07-14T06:30:42 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/hammonton-nj-148th-annual-our-lady-of-mount-mt-carmel-festival/article_f9eb7452-20bb-11ee-a03a-d7a058800493.html |
With wind-generated electricity on its way to New Jersey, unless shore community critics manage to derail the state and federal plans soon, New Jersey is starting to look at another potential source of coastal energy: the tides.
On Wednesday, the Board of Public Utilities tapped Rutgers University to evaluate the potential to use the power of tides to generate electricity, using current literature to evaluate the feasibility and create a recommendation, and include potential locations for tidal power plants.
Any coastal engineer, or any lifeguard on the beach, can confirm the overwhelming power of tides and ocean currents.
The potential to generate power is enormous, Kevin Nedza, director of special projects for the BPU, told the board at the Wednesday meeting.
“However, the industry itself and the technologies available for harnessing this energy are rather immature and are not currently capable of supplying energy at grid scale,” he said at the meeting.
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He did not immediately respond to a request for an interview on the topic.
So far, tidal power generates an insignificant amount of electricity around the world. There are no tidal energy power systems in the United States, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, but there are several demonstration projects in development, and tidal barges are in place in France, India and Canada, with smaller plants in Russia, China and South Korea.
A state bill last year put $500,000 toward studying wave and tidal energy as a potential power source, as part of a state goal to move its power generation away from fossil fuels.
At the same BPU meeting Wednesday, board President Joseph Fiordaliso described climate change in dire terms and said people have a responsibility to address it.
“It’s our obligation to mitigate the effects of climate change,” he said at the meeting. “Otherwise, it’s going to alter our way of life. It’s going to alter what we eat. It’s going to (alter) every phase of our life.”
Fiordaliso has faced criticism from some shore community officials for his support for offshore wind power projects, and he wears a windmill-shaped lapel pin. While many in South Jersey seek to slow down offshore wind projects, he has said progress has not come fast enough, seeing them as key to reducing carbon emissions linked to the warming air and ocean.
“I may not be around to see the dramatic effects, but our young folks will,” Fiordaliso said Wednesday. “We will be judged by how well we mitigate the effects of climate change.”
According to the Energy Information Administration, tidal and wave energy can be used to generate electricity with systems that rise and fall with the tides, and with turbines that turn in the currents.
Nedza said tidal energy is predictable and dependable.
BPU Board member Zenon Christodoulou said tides have continued for billions of years and praised New Jersey innovation, saying it could find a way to capture and use that power.
Fiordaliso joked at the meeting that he and Christodoulou would use surfboards to test the potential power.
“Is that right?” he said.
“Absolutely. You go first,” replied Christodoulou. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-jersey-tidal-power/article_5c3a9344-20fe-11ee-8671-fb9331e40cb2.html | 2023-07-14T06:30:48 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-jersey-tidal-power/article_5c3a9344-20fe-11ee-8671-fb9331e40cb2.html |
OCEAN CITY — The Gallery at the Ocean City Arts Center will host a Meet the Artists reception for its latest exhibit from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday.
The fiber art exhibit, “Unraveled, One Thread at a Time,” features more than 15 artists exhibiting embroidery, felting, weaving, macramé, cross stitch and needlepoint.
The show will be on display Mondays through Saturdays through July 29. The gallery is located inside the Ocean City Arts Center on the second floor of the Community Center, located at 1735 Simpson Ave.
For more information, call 609-399-7628. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/ocean-city-arts-center-gallery-to-host-opening-reception-friday/article_7617d6ba-20da-11ee-9a83-1bb36c8cc007.html | 2023-07-14T06:30:55 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/ocean-city-arts-center-gallery-to-host-opening-reception-friday/article_7617d6ba-20da-11ee-9a83-1bb36c8cc007.html |
MAURICE RIVER TOWNSHIP — A Pennsylvania woman was killed when an oncoming car crashed into the vehicle she was riding in on Route 347, State Police said Thursday.
At 2:18 p.m. July 7, a northbound BMW X3 crossed the road's centerline near milepost 3.1, sideswiping a Mitsubishi Outlander before hitting a Honda CRV head on, State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said.
The Honda's front-seat passenger, Nina Giannuario, 96, of Brookhaven, sustained fatal injuries. Both the Honda and BMW drivers sustained moderate injuries, Curry said.
The Mitsubishi's driver did not report injuries.
A four-hour road closure resulted in moderate traffic build-up, Curry said.
The crash remains under investigation. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/pennsylvania-cumberland-newjersey-fatal-crash/article_87af1e1a-2189-11ee-ab09-1b3809fc5cf2.html | 2023-07-14T06:31:01 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/pennsylvania-cumberland-newjersey-fatal-crash/article_87af1e1a-2189-11ee-ab09-1b3809fc5cf2.html |
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