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Severe thunderstorms expected part of July 4 weekend. Will they affect fireworks, parades?
A dozen Rhode Island communities plan fireworks shows over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, but will the weather cooperate and provide a clear, dry backdrop for the bright, bursting colors?
Parade planners in Bristol and Glocester are also watching the forecast.
Some unsettled weather is in the forecast for this weekend, and "nature's fireworks" are on tap Saturday with strong to severe storms into Saturday night, according to Kristie Smith, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service.
That's bad news for beach-goers, boaters and barbecue hosts, but our listing of Rhode Island fireworks displays shows none scheduled for Saturday night. Shows are scheduled for Friday, Sunday and Monday, which have more promising outlooks.
More:Here's where to watch July Fourth fireworks, parades and concerts in Rhode Island
Two shows are scheduled for Friday night: Block Island and Smithfield.
Here's what they can expect: During the day, it should be clear and dry, with the temperature reaching the 90s inland and the 80s along the coast. For Friday night, "there's a chance for some showers to start creeping in," but Smith says it's more likely to stay dry in most of Rhode Island.
More:Fireworks show returns to Providence's India Point Park for Independence Day
Eight communities have shows scheduled for Sunday night: Bristol, East Providence, Jamestown, North Kingstown, North Providence, Pawtucket, Providence and Warwick.
Here's what they can expect: After thunderstorms for a good portion of the day Saturday, the weather should turn calmer Sunday, Smith said.
"Sunday looks much drier and clearer than Saturday," but there's an "outside chance of a shower," she said.
Fireworks in RI:What's legal, where can you buy them and everything else you need to know
She said "Sunday night looks OK," with the Weather Service forecasting partly cloudy skies.
Two parades and two fireworks shows are planed for Monday, July 4. Bristol's parade steps off at 10:30 a.m. In Glocester, the 96th Ancients & Horribles Independence Day Parade starts at 4 p.m. Newport and Wakefield plan fireworks shows Monday night.
Here's what they can expect: The day looks sunny with highs in the 80s inland and 70s near the coast. The evening should be partly cloudy.
Check the National Weather Service's website for the most recent forecast.
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3 men sentenced to prison in Providence shooting that wounded 8
PROVIDENCE — Three men have been sentenced for their involvement in a shooting on Carolina Avenue in Washington Park, believed to be the largest in the city's history.
On Thursday, Attorney General Peter Neronha announced that George Rios, 19, Jordanny Britto, 21, and Reynaldo Rivera, 20, had pleaded guilty to a slew of charges, including assault with a dangerous weapon, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence, and carrying a pistol without a license.
During a Wednesday hearing, Rios and Britto each received a 32-year sentence, with 12 years to serve and 20 suspended with probation. In a separate hearing, Rivera received a 30-year sentence with 10 years to serve and 20 suspended with probation.
Dozens of rounds:Aftermath of shooting in Washington Park
"These three individuals turned a peaceful Providence neighborhood into their own personal shooting range," Neronha said. "Such conduct is incredibly dangerous, far too often deadly, and remains a principal focus of our prosecutorial resources. The long sentences imposed by the court here should send a strong message that gun violence will bring the most serious consequences."
'No regard for life':Serious injuries in Washington Park shooting
Neronha, Public Safety Commissioner Steven Paré and Providence Police Chief Col. Hugh Clements Jr. praised the work of the Police Department is handling the case.
Clements called the shooting "a senseless act of violence in an otherwise quiet neighborhood."
"The City is a safer place with these criminals behind bars," Paré said.
A warrant was recently issued for co-defendant Ricardo Cosme Tejada, 21, after the ACI reported that he had removed a home confinement bracelet. His case was scheduled for disposition on Thursday, but he didn't show.
Neronha's office said cases are ongoing against co-defendants Daniel Carides, 26; and David Carides Jr., 24.
What happened on Carolina Avenue
The gunfire broke out the evening of May 13, 2021. According to Neronha's office, Rios, Rivera, Britto and Cosme Tejada were part of a gang called "Get Money Family," and pulled up in front of a home at 87 Carolina Ave. in a Dodge Ram pickup.
That's when "all of them jumped out of the truck brandishing pistols," Neronha's office said, "firing at multiple individuals associated with the 'Lakeside' gang, who were located on the front porch of the home."
Gun violence in Providence:Families grapple with young lives lost
Four on the porch, including David Carides Jr., were injured, and people in the home returned fire, injuring Rios, Cosme Tejada, Rivera and Britto.
"Rios, Cosme Tejada, Rivera, and Britto then jumped back into their truck to flee the scene," Neronha's office said. "As the truck fled, Daniel Carides exited the home and fired a pistol at the truck as it drove away in the direction of Allens Avenue."
In the aftermath of the shooting, Paré said a ninth person was injured, but not by gunfire. Eight sought treatment at Rhode Island Hospital.
Investigators recovered about 51 spent shell casings from multiple guns on the road and the property of the home, along with bullets that had entered a house across the street.
Inside the 87 Carolina Ave. home, investigators seized numerous firearms, more than 500 rounds of ammunition and a dozen pistol and rifle magazines. Four were able to hold more than 30 rounds. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/06/30/providence-ri-carolina-avenue-mass-shooting-guilty-plea-prison-sentence/7777492001/ | 2022-06-30T18:36:42 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/06/30/providence-ri-carolina-avenue-mass-shooting-guilty-plea-prison-sentence/7777492001/ |
Nearly a month after the Dallas Museum of Art suffered a break-in that left four ceramic objects shattered, a piece of good news emerged: “Everything has been saved,” said the head of the museum’s conservation team, Fran Baas, “even the smallest of fragments.”
The DMA’s conservation experts responded “almost immediately after the incident” to assess, document and retrieve the wreckage, Baas said in an emailed statement. Saving all of the pieces “involved treating the galleries almost as an ‘archeological dig,’ gridding out the entire area where the incident took place so we could group the fragments and identify which of the four ceramic objects they belonged to,” said Baas, who took over the museum’s conservation team on an interim basis in 2019.
Pieces of the four broken objects — three ancient Greek ceramics and a contemporary Native American sculpture — now lie in storage trays. There is no date set for the objects’ return to the DMA’s galleries, and questions about museum security continue to swirl. But Baas said her team is “optimistic about the potential for restoration.” The conservators, she added, are “now at a point of pausing, reflecting and having discussions with the DMA’s curatorial and leadership teams” before diving into repairs. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dma-optimistic-about-repairing-objects-damaged-in-break-in/3004345/ | 2022-06-30T18:40:39 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dma-optimistic-about-repairing-objects-damaged-in-break-in/3004345/ |
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JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — Beginning July 12, Washington County’s Solid Waste Department will once again accept No. 1 and No. 2 plastics for recycling.
The service will be available at the following county convenience center locations:
- Cash Hollow Convenience Center at 193 Cash Hollow Road in Johnson City. Hours include Tuesday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 8-11:30 a.m.
- Gray Convenience Center at 160 Mosley Road in Gray. Hours include Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
- Lamar Convenience Center at 3389 Highway 81 S in Jonesborough. Hours include Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. until 5:30, Fridays from 7 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
- Locust Mount Convenience Center at 224 Harmony Road in Jonesborough. Hours include Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
- Washington College Convenience Center at 255 Bill West Road in Limestone. Hours include Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
“Getting plastics out of the waste stream is something we wanted to revisit, and we are now accepting the two largest categories of consumer plastics again,” said department director Lewis Haynie. “Residents can look at the bottom of the container, and if they see a 1 or a 2 we will take those plastics.”
Those who choose to recycle should place the items in the designated containers. Those who use a trash bag to transport the plastic should toss the plastic bag in a trash bin or keep it for reuse.
A release from county leaders described No. 1 plastic — which is polyethylene terephthalate commonly referred to as PET or PETE — as clear and not intended for multiple uses. Examples include drink and food containers, large bottles and clamshell containers that hold fruit and vegetables.
No. 2 plastics — high-density polyethylene or HDPE — are described as rigid containers like milk jugs, detergent and shampoo bottles. These plastics usually have a milky or solid color.
Only 25% of PET plastic gets recycled in the U.S., the release stated. When they are recycled, the plastic gets crushed and shredded to create new bottles. It can also get spun into polyester fiber, which is used for carpets, pillow stuff and life jackets.
HDPE, the most commonly recycled plastic, is considered the safest form of plastic. It is also a cost-effective process to recycle. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/washington-county-tn-brings-back-plastic-recycling-option/ | 2022-06-30T18:41:23 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/washington-county-tn-brings-back-plastic-recycling-option/ |
HOUSTON — Chevron says it's willing to pay its employees who are willing to relocate to Houston.
The U.S. oil company is planning to sell its headquarters located at Chevron Park in San Ramon, California, so it can move to a more modern space.
Chevron tells KHOU 11 News that the current real estate market on the West Coast provides the opportunity to find a better suited office space to meet the requirements of its employees based in San Ramon.
Those employees who are voluntarily willing to relocate to Houston, will be compensated for doing so. According to The Wall Street Journal, Chevron will cover moving costs for employees who opt-in.
Chevron says it plans to keep its headquarters in California, so it can maintain its 140-year history of operations and partnerships in the state.
The move is expected to occur in late 2023.
Chevron did not say how many employees it anticipates moving to Houston. Its current downtown Houston office holds about 8,000 employees, which is about triple the size of its operation in California.
Chevron isn't the only one making moves.
Back in January, ExxonMobil announced it was moving its headquarters from North Texas to the Houston area.
The announcement was part of the company’s plan to further streamline its business structure by combining chemical and downstream companies and centralizing technology and engineering.
ExxonMobil said the move from Irving to the Houston area will be completed mid-year 2023.
“We greatly value our long history in Irving and appreciate the strong ties we have developed in the North Texas community,” Darren Woods, chairman and chief executive officer, said. “Closer collaboration and the new streamlined business model will enable the company to grow shareholder value and position ExxonMobil for success through the energy transition.” | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/chevron-paying-employees-to-move-to-texas/285-61b9a0bd-fb07-41a8-a833-d171348bc48a | 2022-06-30T18:42:23 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/chevron-paying-employees-to-move-to-texas/285-61b9a0bd-fb07-41a8-a833-d171348bc48a |
DALLAS — Across the country, we’re hearing nightmare stories about travel this summer.
Delayed, canceled, or overbooked flights and missing bags -- you name it.
Is there any relief in sight, and when will we see it?
WFAA saw several frustrated customers at the American Airlines counter complaining about missing bags and others complaining about canceled flights.
“You mean to tell me that anyone else on that flight got their bags, I want to know,” said one customer.
“Awful. I can’t express it. It’s really bad,” said Shiva MamillaBalli, who traveled from Hyderabad, India.
It took MamillaBalli 96 hours to get to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport from Hyderabad. He's feeling exhausted.
“I don’t have energy to talk,” said MamillaBalli.
Once he got to London, there were more delays. Back in the states, he sat through four more cancellations and delays.
“I have been traveling from JFK to here for two days,” said MamillaBalli.
Steve Cosgrove from Dynamic Travel and Cruise says the week of 4th of July will be excruciating.
“Besides having the normal crew shortages, you have crews timing out. Meaning the crews are restricted by FAA and union contracts in how many hours they can work a month,” said Cosgrove.
He said travelers won’t be seeing any relief until the fall.
Off-camera, airline officials told WFAA that standard tips, like booking early and getting to the airport on time, don't matter right now. Crews want people to know, they’re doing the best they can to get you to your destination safely.
On Wednesday, there were at least 520 flights canceled and more than 1300 delayed, according to Flight Aware.
Across the board, airlines are trying to hire more pilots and employees.
“There is a whole training process that goes on there. It’s not just something where you flip a switch,” said Cosgrove.
As bags were piling up, customers lined up to find out where their important belongings were located.
“We have some documents, because I’m a business man, and tomorrow we go see a customer,” said Rocky Guo from Shanghai, China.
Bottom line, if you’re traveling this summer, pack your patience.
“I want to know. Sir, you can go to the ticket counter, because I’m not going to deal with this type of attitude right now. I’m being nice and polite,” said an American Airlines employee. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/flights-fourth-of-july-week-may-be-canceled-delayed-overbooked-expert-says/287-c774a956-f553-4502-a15c-4e375936ace3 | 2022-06-30T18:42:29 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/flights-fourth-of-july-week-may-be-canceled-delayed-overbooked-expert-says/287-c774a956-f553-4502-a15c-4e375936ace3 |
Personal information on California gun owners wrongly made public in massive data leak
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Department of Justice on Wednesday acknowledged the agency wrongly made public the personal information of perhaps hundreds of thousands of gun owners in up to six state-operated databases, a broader exposure than the agency initially disclosed a day earlier.
Rob Bonta, the Democrat who heads the agency and is running for reelection in November, said he was “deeply disturbed and angered” by the failure to protect the information his department is entrusted to keep. He ordered an investigation and promised to fix any problems.
“This unauthorized release of personal information is unacceptable and falls far short of my expectations for this department,” he said.
The California Rifle and Pistol Association noted that the release came days after the U.S. Supreme Court threw out New York’s requirement that those seeking to carry concealed weapons provide a reason. That also derailed California’s similar requirement, though state lawmakers and Bonta are working to impose new requirements.
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The association said the “unconscionable” release included information on law enforcement officials including judges, as well as others who had sought permits “like rape and domestic violence victims.”
Names, dates of birth, gender, race, driver’s license numbers, addresses and criminal histories were exposed for people who were granted or denied permits to carry concealed weapons between 2011 and 2021, the department said. Social Security numbers and financial information were not disclosed.
In addition, the state’s Assault Weapon Registry, Handguns Certified for Sale, Dealer Record of Sale, Firearm Certificate Safety and Gun Violence Restraining Order dashboards were affected, the department said. Officials said were investigating the extent to which personal information was exposed in those databases.
The information on concealed carry permits was publicly available on a spreadsheet for less than 24 hours, officials said, from the time the department updated its Firearms Dashboard Portal on Monday afternoon until it shut down the website Tuesday morning.
“It is infuriating that people who have been complying with the law have been put at risk by this breach,” said Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea, president of the California State Sheriffs’ Association. He said sheriffs are concerned about the risk it poses to permit holders.
Bonta’s office could not immediately say how many individuals are in each database, whether the data was downloaded and how often, and when the public website would be restored. California officials issued about 40,000 conceal and carry permits last year, down from more than 100,000 during the peak year of 2016, according to information on the state Department of Justice’s website.
Republican state Sen. Brian Dahle, who is running for governor against Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, said many of the women who seek to carry concealed weapons “do so because they fear for their lives and safety. Consequently, those women will now have to worry that the person they least wanted to see again may have just been given their address by this careless act of bureaucratic idiocy.”
Bonta said he immediately began an investigation into how the release occurred “and will take strong corrective measures where necessary.”
He said he is aware of the stress the release may cause, and the department will notify people whose information was exposed. It will also provide credit monitoring services for those individuals. | https://www.redding.com/story/news/local/california/2022/06/30/california-ag-leaked-gun-owners-california-concealed-carry-data-breach-ccw-leak/7778096001/ | 2022-06-30T18:42:34 | 1 | https://www.redding.com/story/news/local/california/2022/06/30/california-ag-leaked-gun-owners-california-concealed-carry-data-breach-ccw-leak/7778096001/ |
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MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas — A grand opening for Midland County's Gratitude Square Memorial will be held on July 8 at 7:30 p.m.
The ceremony will have a flag raising ceremony by a local Boy Scout troop, the pledge led by Sheriff Criner, and a prayer led by Pastor Roy Smith. The Patriot Guard, Midland County Sheriff's Office Mounted Patrol and Honor Guard will also be in attendance.
This project was designed by Midland County to honor their local deceased veterans. It will have a wall with engraved names of veterans who were honorably discharged, and it will be open to the public to use any time.
For information about the ceremony and Gratitude Square, people can visit the Midland County website. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-county-to-hold-grand-opening-ceremony-for-gratitude-square-memorial/513-322dc822-3327-4ddd-8eb0-46fa8963e5d0 | 2022-06-30T18:42:35 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-county-to-hold-grand-opening-ceremony-for-gratitude-square-memorial/513-322dc822-3327-4ddd-8eb0-46fa8963e5d0 |
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KENNEDALE, Texas — Editor's note: The details in this story and videos obtained by WFAA are graphic. Viewer discretion is advised. We'll attach the video to this story after it airs.
A Kennedale man has sued two North Texas police officers claiming excessive force in a 2020 incident where he alleges he was struck 16 times in the face with a flashlight.
Clinton Grimsley is suing Kennedale Officer Christopher Kjelsen and Mansfield Officer Brian Raines for excessive use of deadly force. According to the lawsuit, Kennedale officers Brian Andrews and Charles Burns were dispatched to Grimsley’s Kennedale home on April 11, 2020 for a call that Grimsley was starting fires in his front yard and beating on his porch with an object.
Burns and Andrews saw Grimsley as he walked from the side of his home, and they ordered him to drop a toy sword he was carrying and put his hands up, the lawsuit said. Grimsley complied, then was ordered to sit down on the front porch. Officer Burns asked Grimsley if he needed a doctor and Grimsley answered, "That’s why I was praying.”
Officer Burns ordered Grimsley to stand up so he could check for weapons and a pocketknife was removed from Grimsley's possession. Officers then began to handcuff Grimsley, but he ran away because he feared the officers were going to hurt him, the lawsuit says. Grimsley had one arm handcuffed while he was running away, the lawsuit said.
Officer Kjelsen, one of the officers being sued, then drove up to the scene, pointed his gun at Grimsley and instructed him to get on the ground, according to the lawsuit. Kjelsen's bodycam shows him driving up to the scene, exiting his vehicle and drawing his weapon while yelling at Grimsley.
"Get your a** down right now," Kjelsen says in his body cam video. "Get down! Get down! Get on your face. Don't f****** move."
Grimsley can be heard in the video groaning while an officer is heard saying "tase him, get him Burns."
The lawsuit says Kjelsen ran up to Grimsley, kicked him in the head, then got on top of Grimsley and pistol-whipped him in the back of the head, striking him several times.
Raines, the Mansfield officer being sued by Grimsley, arrived on the scene several minutes later and began hitting Grimsley in the face with a flashlight, according to the suit.
Raines' body camera video showed him running over to the scene where officers had Grimsley pinned to the ground and were locating Grimsley's left hand. In the video, you can hear an officer telling Grimsley "stop dude, stop" before Raines started striking Grimsley with the flashlight. According to the lawsuit, Raines hit Grimsley with his flashlight 16 times.
In court documents responding to the lawsuit, Kjelsen admitted that Grimsley was hit in the head during a struggle, but said that Grimsley refused to comply, fought officers and tried to get control of Kjelsen’s Taser and handgun.
“This case is a clear example of when an officer exceeds the level of force required in a given situation by using excessive deadly force in violation of the Constitution,” said James Roberts of Addison, one of Grimsley’s attorneys, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in an email. “Mr. Grimsley was unarmed and restrained by multiple officers on the ground when Officer Brian Raines of the Mansfield Police Department struck him sixteen times in the face with a metal flashlight, causing predictable and significant injuries.”
Raines also filed a response to the lawsuit in federal court, where he denied violating Grimsley’s rights and denied that any force used was unjustified.
Raines' bodycam video shows officers loading Grimsley into a patrol vehicle while requesting more ambulances on scene to assist. After Grimsley was put into the patrol vehicle, an officer asked Raines if he needed anything and he responded, "Nah, I was hitting him pretty good, and got a (expletive) ton of blood in my mouth.”
Raines added, “I punched him and struck him with the flashlight to the face,” the lawsuit says. “That’s where the injuries are going to be from.”
The Star-Telegram reported that as of last week, Kjelsen was still an officer with Kennedale police, and Raines is a sergeant with Mansfield police.
Grimsley was charged with assault on a peace officer, evading arrest and resisting arrest in this April 2020 incident, according to Tarrant County criminal court records. His assaulting a peace officer charge was dismissed, but he was sentenced to 150 days in jail on the other two charges, according to court records.
Grimsley was previously convicted for murder in 2002 after beating his father to death with the butt of a shotgun in August 2001, records show. Tarrant County Medical Examiner records said George Grimsley's cause of death was homicide by manner of blunt force trauma.
Grimsley was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
WFAA has reached out to Grimsley’s attorneys, Kennedale police and Mansfield police to comment on the lawsuit. Grimsley is seeking a jury trial in the suit.
The Mansfield Police Department told WFAA it would not offer comment on pending littigation. The Kennedale Police Department told WFAA on Thursday "we don’t have a comment at this time."
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TEXAS, USA — The Texas Department of Transportation will be running its newest campaign, 'Faces of Drunk Driving, throughout the summer.
The campaign will be looking to remind people about the consequences of drunk driving and the lasting impact it could have on a person's life.
Last year, 24% of all traffic deaths in Texas were caused by drunk driving. In 2021, Texas had over 25,000 drunk driving related traffic crashes, which was an increase of 9% compared to 2020.
“These are real people whose deaths were 100% preventable, had it not been for a drunk driver,” said TxDOT Executive Director Marc Williams. “We hope these personal accounts from offenders and survivors wake people up to the consequences of drinking and driving. Always get a sober ride through a designated driver, taxi, rideshare app, or calling a friend—or simply stay where you are.”
The campaign will also be featuring events around the state with Texans who have had to deal with the effects of a drunk driving crash every day of their lives. There will be video testimonials at these events. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/txdots-new-campaign-looks-to-prevent-a-rise-in-drunk-driving-deaths/513-0c902d71-78ca-4a4e-b694-593da92e664d | 2022-06-30T18:42:48 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/txdots-new-campaign-looks-to-prevent-a-rise-in-drunk-driving-deaths/513-0c902d71-78ca-4a4e-b694-593da92e664d |
The Willowcreek Fire in Malheur County, Oregon, remained around 45% contained as of Thursday morning, according to a news release.
From Tuesday night to Wednesday morning, the fire grew from an estimated 15,000 acres to around 40,000 acres. There was not an updated acreage estimate available Thursday morning.
“We’re getting around it,” Vale Bureau of Land Management Fire Duty Officer Justin Fenton said in a news release. “We’re continuing to patrol and monitor, and crews are focusing on putting out hot spots.”
Thursday called for hotter and drier weather, with light winds, the release said. The fire, which is burning in grass and sagebrush on private and public land, is not threatening any structures and no evacuations have been ordered.
The Vale Bureau of Land Management has enough resources to manage the fire with support from contract operators and local Rangeland Protection Associations, the release said. The Vale BLM released two engines from neighboring agencies and expected to release more on Thursday.
Smoke from the fire closed Interstate 84 from Ontario, Oregon, to Baker City, Oregon, on Tuesday night. The interstate has since reopened.
The current national wildland fire preparedness level is two, out of a possible five. By this time last year, the U.S. was already at preparedness level four.
So far this year, 33,592 fires have burned nearly 3.8 million acres, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
Through the same time period in 2021, 30,626 fires had burned 1.4 million acres.
There are currently 52 active large fires across the country but just two are nearby — the Willowcreek Fire in Oregon and one in Idaho.
Idaho’s fire is the Sugar Loaf Fire, about five miles west of Eden, which is in Jerome County northwest of Twin Falls. The Sugar Loaf Fire was estimated at 5,000 acres as of Thursday morning, according to the Idaho Bureau of Land Management.
"Most of the active fire (is) out, but crews continue to build containment lines and mop up hot spots," Idaho BLM said on Facebook. "Access to the fire is difficult and crews will be working with aircraft to secure the fires edge." | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/blm-continues-working-on-fires-in-idaho-oregon/article_f62e5152-e5c3-5288-a617-45ff66400dd7.html | 2022-06-30T18:44:32 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/blm-continues-working-on-fires-in-idaho-oregon/article_f62e5152-e5c3-5288-a617-45ff66400dd7.html |
FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2016 file photo, pedestrians pass beneath the famous Reno arch as traffic passes on Virginia Street in downtown Reno, Nev. Direct flights from Boise to Reno will be available beginning Aug. 31.
The Boise Airport has added a direct flight to a big, little city.
aha! will begin nonstop flights between Boise and Reno, Nevada, on Aug. 31, according to a news release.
aha! is “a leisure brand of ExpressJet Airlines." ExpressJet previously flew as a United Express carrier but shut down in the fall of 2020, after United Airlines moved to a different regional carrier. The airline resumed commercial flying in fall 2021.
“We are so pleased to welcome aha! to Boise,” Rebecca Hupp, Director of the Boise Airport, said in a release. “Nonstop service to Reno is a route our community really wanted, and we’re thrilled that aha! is entering the market to answer that call.”
The 80-minute flight to "The Biggest Little City in the World" will operate Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Planes will depart Reno-Tahoe International Airport at 5:25 p.m. Pacific Time and arrive in Boise at 7:45 p.m. Mountain Time. The return flights would then leave Boise at 8:30 p.m. MT and arrive in Reno at 8:50 p.m. PT.
“Connecting Boise and the greater Treasure Valley to the Reno-Tahoe area will have such a positive impact for our region,” Boise Mayor Lauren McLean said in a release. “Whether it means an easier trip to support our team at a Mountain West game, a quick flight for business travelers, or easy access to friends and family in the Reno area — I’m confident the nonstop service to Reno matches the needs of our community.”
Reno will be the 27th nonstop destination at the Boise Airport. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/casinos-shows-and-mountain-views-boises-newest-direct-flight-destination/article_ba5990c3-e457-5719-a06a-471d2ac929b5.html | 2022-06-30T18:44:39 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/casinos-shows-and-mountain-views-boises-newest-direct-flight-destination/article_ba5990c3-e457-5719-a06a-471d2ac929b5.html |
INDIANAPOLIS — Last year, The LUME installation at the Indianapolis Museum of Art delighted visitors with the works of esteemed artist Vincent Van Gogh.
This weekend, it is set to return featuring the work of a new artist.
Larger-than-life digital interpretations from impressionist painter Claude Monet will be showcased throughout the new "Monet and Friends Alive Exhibit."
Throughout the Indianapolis Museum of Art's entire fourth floor, famous images from paintings like "Impression, Sunrise and Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies" will splash on the walls with the help of 150 HD projectors.
"You'll see Moulin Rouge, and you'll see those things where Monet painted outdoors," said Jonathan Berger, the vice president of marketing and external affairs at Newfields, which took on the LUME project for a second year
Monet is not the only impressionist artist whose work dances on the walls.
Pieces by of Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Cézanne and more are also featured.
"Exploring multiple artists instead of just one artist with Claude Monet and some of his contemporaries, the other impressionist in that whole Impressionist movement," Berger said.
Impressionism is an artistic movement that emphasizes visible brush strokes, unblended color and an emphasis on natural light that began with a simple invention: the tube of paint.
"By putting paint a tube, that let artists get out of their studios and go out and paint in the open air, or 'en plein air,' style of painting," Berger said.
Updates to the LUME Cafe give guests the chance to explore the French countryside through food and drink.
"Beers that were available at the time when these these artists painted. And you can get different cocktails. You can get a French gimlet. You can get the crowd favorite, the Lume and Tonic," Berger said.
It's all part of several new installations at Newfields working to make art more accessible to the masses and reiterate the strong bond of nature and art.
"I just think this is a great opportunity to get in and explore art differently in a way that maybe isn't as intimidating as walking into a museum," Berger said.
The LUME will reopen to IMA members on Saturday, July 2 and the general public on Sunday, July 3. Get tickets here. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/inside-the-captivating-new-monet-installation-at-ima/531-3d06e444-539b-4ca9-93d2-3ed0d44866ca | 2022-06-30T18:57:32 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/inside-the-captivating-new-monet-installation-at-ima/531-3d06e444-539b-4ca9-93d2-3ed0d44866ca |
INDIANAPOLIS — A judge ordered a former homeowner on Indy's northwest side to pay more than $225,000 to a neighbor and the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana (FHCCI) in a housing discrimination lawsuit.
Vicki New, a former resident of the Twin Creeks subdivision in Pike Township, had previously been caught on camera attacking neighbors with a yard sign. She was accused of making racist threats and continually harassing neighbors.
(NOTE: The above video is a 2018 report about criminal allegations against Vicki New.)
"She has told me to go back to Mexico. To go back where I came from," said Rios. "She tells me on a daily basis, 'I'm going to kill you,'" then-neighbor Miguel Rios told 13News in 2018.
All criminal charges against New were dismissed in 2019.
Wednesday, a federal judge ordered New to pay a former neighbor $100,000 in punitive damages and $50,000 in compensatory damages. She'll also have to pay the FHCCI more than $37,000 in punitive damages and more than $12,000 in compensatory damages.
Additionally, both the neighbor and the housing organization were jointly awarded more than $26,000 in attorneys' fees and costs.
"We are extremely pleased with this judgment against Vicki New, which reflects the great harm that occurred," stated Amy Nelson, executive director of the FHCCI. "Our client and others residing in the Twin Creeks subdivision endured relentless harassment based on race or national origin for far too long. This ruling sends a message to all that harassment and housing discrimination of any kind is unacceptable and the law will be enforced."
FHCCI reached a settlement with Twin Creeks' property management company and the homeowner's association in March of 2022 in the same case. In that settlement, the Twin Creeks Homeowners Association and Kirkpatrick Management agreed to pay $262,500 as compensation for FHCCI's damages, attorneys fees, and costs. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/pike-township-indianapolis-vicki-new-orders-to-pay-225000-fair-housing-discrimination-lawsuit-racist/531-b0b3dd7f-1e0a-47e5-8d09-ab5aa5d3e61a | 2022-06-30T18:57:39 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/pike-township-indianapolis-vicki-new-orders-to-pay-225000-fair-housing-discrimination-lawsuit-racist/531-b0b3dd7f-1e0a-47e5-8d09-ab5aa5d3e61a |
TAVARES, Fla – The city of Tavares is getting a new police chief, officials said Thursday.
Sarah Coursey, a 13-year police department veteran was appointed police chief of the city of Tavares by John Drury, the city’s administrator, according to a news release.
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Current police chief Stoney Lubins will be stepping down from the role after 30 years of service. His last day in office will be on Aug. 31 and Coursey will assume the role that same day.
“Over the past 21 years, under the leadership of Chief Lubins, TPD has continued to aggressively fight crime, innovate with new technology, and further increase transparency with our community,” said Drury. “It’s been an honor to work together with Chief Lubins to protect and serve our citizens throughout his tenure with the Tavares Police Department.”
Coursey is a native of Tavares and has a master’s of science in criminal justice. She also received the Trilogy award from the FBI-LEEDA program for Supervisor, Command and Executive Leadership.
The new police chief will be in charge of the day-to-day operation of the police department and serve as chief counsel to the city administrator in matters of policing.
Coursey is also involved in the TPD’s Operation Aware, which is designed to teach the police department how to interact with those in the community who may have special needs and other medical conditions.
“I am confident that under Chief Coursey’s leadership, the Tavares Police Department will continue protecting our community against crime while providing respect and protection equally for all residents,” said Tavares City Administrator John Drury. “Coursey is well respected by officers and the community and is the right person to lead the department forward.” | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/30/13-year-police-veteran-becomes-new-tavares-police-chief/ | 2022-06-30T18:57:46 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/30/13-year-police-veteran-becomes-new-tavares-police-chief/ |
MAITLAND, Fla. – A state senator from Orlando is teaming up with the Roth Jewish Community Center to open a COVID-19 vaccination site for young children.
During a news conference Thursday, Florida Sen. Randolph Bracy announced shots for children under 5 would be available weekly starting July 1.
“I believe it is critical to allow parents to have a choice to get their kids vaccinated,” Bracy said.
The opening of the location was in response to the Florida Department of Health not offering state-run vaccination sites.
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“It is still accessible for parents to get it in other places, but we thought the state should also be offering this benefit for people who don’t have insurance,” Bracy said.
Earlier this month, Gov. Ron DeSantis declined to pre-order doses and said the data behind the shot for young children wasn’t convincing.
“There is no proven benefit to put a baby with an MNRA (vaccine) so that’s why our recommendation is against it,” DeSantis said.
In response to the comment, Bracy said the vaccine shouldn’t be political, but rather a choice that should solely be in the hands of parents.
“All I’m saying is that parents should have the right to make the decision,” Bracy said. “I don’t think it matters what I think or what the governor thinks, honestly.”
The vaccine for younger children will be offered each Friday from 10:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. at 851 N. Maitland Ave.
Organizers said the frequency of the site availability could change based on demand. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/30/lawmaker-jcc-team-up-for-covid-vaccine-site-for-children-in-maitland/ | 2022-06-30T18:57:52 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/30/lawmaker-jcc-team-up-for-covid-vaccine-site-for-children-in-maitland/ |
PORT RICHEY, Fla – A Florida missing child alert has been issued by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for a child who is missing out of Pasco County.
Noe Elias Dominguez, 2, was last seen wearing a diaper in the area of the 5500 block of Mercado Drive in Port Richey, the FDLE said.
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Dominguez might be in the company of Noe Christian Dominguez, 23, who was last seen wearing shorts and possibly no shirt and shoes, officials said.
The companion was also described as having the name, “Dominguez” tattooed on his arm and “Noe” and a fish tattooed on his hand. He is a Hispanic man who is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds, according to a missing person flier.
The missing child was described by the FDLE as a Hispanic child weighing 35 pounds and 3 feet tall.
Anyone with information, contact the FDLE or the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office at 727-847-8102. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/30/missing-child-alert-a-2-year-old-florida-child-is-missing-in-port-richey/ | 2022-06-30T18:57:59 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/30/missing-child-alert-a-2-year-old-florida-child-is-missing-in-port-richey/ |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Note: The video is from November 2021.
A judge has ordered a temporary halt to Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to toll as many as nine major bridges on interstates in Pennsylvania, including the John Harris Memorial Bridge carrying Interstate 83 over the Susquehanna River.
In her ruling issued Wednesday, Commonwealth Court Judge Ellen Ceisler sided with Cumberland County and a handful of municipalities that are challenging the process as both illegal and unconstitutional.
Commonwealth Court Judge Ellen Ceisler ordered the halt, saying the state Department of Transportation must stop all studies, right-of-way acquisitions, construction or work under any contracts, and put off any planned hearings, meetings or spending.
Wolf’s push for tolling comes as states increasingly look to user fees to make up for declining gas tax revenue that is not keeping up with the demands of fixing highways and bridges. However, it has spurred opposition from some communities and Republican lawmakers, who say it will be costly to locals and businesses and create congestion.
It also comes amid rising gas prices. Wolf himself only has eight months left in office, and neither of his potential successors in November’s election support it.
Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano, who won the GOP’s nomination in Tuesday’s primary contest to run for governor, has backed legislation to effectively put a stop to the plan.
Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35), chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, applauded the court’s decision, “Today’s decision is a win for all Pennsylvanians. A win for all those who stood with us fighting this oppressive overreach. And a win for Pennsylvania businesses who were arbitrarily shut out of the process.”
Langerholc held several hearings to better understand how PennDOT was authorized to move forward with few details and without approval from the General Assembly. He also sponsored Senate Bill 382, which would require the P3 process to be more transparent while stopping this current initiative.
In addition to the John Harris Memorial Bridge proposal, the court's order voids the entire Major Bridge P3 Initiative, including the following bridges:
- I-78 Lenhartsville Bridge Replacement Project in Berks County;
- I-79 Widening, Bridges and Bridgeville Interchange Reconfiguration in Allegheny County;
- I-80 Canoe Creek Bridges in Clarion County;
- I-80 Nescopeck Creek Bridges in Luzerne County;
- I-80 North Fork Bridges Project in Jefferson County;
- I-80 Over Lehigh River Bridge Project in Luzerne and Carbon Counties;
- I-81 Susquehanna Project in Susquehanna County;
- I-95 Girard Point Improvement Bridge Project in Philadelphia County | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/cumberland-county/judge-halts-plan-to-toll-harris-memorial-bridge/521-3c9a7de5-8f7b-4416-a5ad-1d1529084c86 | 2022-06-30T18:59:48 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/cumberland-county/judge-halts-plan-to-toll-harris-memorial-bridge/521-3c9a7de5-8f7b-4416-a5ad-1d1529084c86 |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Law enforcement authorities in Dauphin County are searching for a man convicted in absentia of indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor, and corruption of minors on Tuesday.
Devin Nelson, 33, was found guilty of having indecent contact with an 8-year-old girl in a home on Bellvue Road in Harrisburg in 2017.
The victim, now 13, testified that, one night when she was in fourth grade, her mother’s boyfriend came into her room and touched her indecently, according to Dauphin County prosecutors.
The next morning the defendant told the child that “he was drunk and not to tell her mother what happened," according to testimony.
Nevertheless, prosecutors said, the child disclosed the abuse to her mother the day it happened.
Testimony revealed that the mother did not report the abuse to the authorities at the time that the incident occurred. The child explained that she told some of her friends what had happened.
This likely resulted in the anonymous report received by Dauphin County Children and Youth Services in 2018, according to prosecutors.
As part of the investigation, an interview of the child occurred at the Children’s Resource Center in Harrisburg. During the interview, the then 9-year-old told the interviewer that her mother told her that if she answered the questions, she would be ripped apart from her family and her mother would get in trouble.
While the child made no disclosures of abuse at the CRC, the investigation was left open.
About two months later, the child disclosed the sexual abuse during a second interview with investigators, according to prosecutors.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Gettle credited the exceptional investigative work of Detective Paula Trovy of Harrisburg Bureau of Police and CYS Caseworker Aishah Calloway.
“They went above and beyond to get justice for this child," she said. "They recognized that the mother of the victim was interfering with the child abuse investigation — their diligence brought accountability but also, more importantly, it ensured the safety of that child.”
The trial proceeded without Nelson, who failed to appear despite proper notice. The court issued a bench warrant for him, prosecutors said.
The Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office requests that anyone who may know his whereabouts to contact Harrisburg Bureau of Police or the Dauphin County Sheriff’s Department.
Once the defendant is apprehended, the court will schedule sentencing, the DA's Office said.
In addition to facing imprisonment under the sentencing guidelines, he will be on the Sexual Offender’s Registry for the remainder of his life. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/harrisburg-man-convicted-indecent-contact-2017-8-year-old/521-c8dff5e9-cb24-4b43-ba3a-718a61f8abd4 | 2022-06-30T18:59:54 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/harrisburg-man-convicted-indecent-contact-2017-8-year-old/521-c8dff5e9-cb24-4b43-ba3a-718a61f8abd4 |
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WATERLOO — A Waterloo man whose brother is accused of killing a man during a 2020 holdup has been sentenced to prison in connection with the robbery.
On Monday, Ralpheal Rashee Williams, 31, of Waterloo, was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison on a count of first-degree robbery. Under the sentence, Williams will have to serve at least 17 years and six months before he will be eligible for parole.
Authorities allege Ralpheal Williams and his brother, Robert Lee Williams Jr., had planned to rob a drug dealer on Dearborn Avenue on Aug. 15, 2020. After the two approached the house, their attention was diverted to a neighboring garage on Adrian Street where Vincent Hemenway and others were working on a motorcycle.
The two briefly talked to the men in the garage, and Robert Williams Jr. then pulled out a pistol. A short struggle followed, and Hemenway was shot in the chest and later died.
Police responding to the shooting found Ralpheal Williams walking the area wearing shoes that matched prints near the scene.
Robert Williams Jr., 33, was charged with first-degree murder. He is awaiting trial.
Ralpheal Williams was convicted of robbery during an April 2022 trial.
Others arrested in the case include Ana Berinobis-McLemore and Tonkeya Jackson. Berinobis was killed in an unrelated shooting on May 22, 2022, while out on bond. Jackson is awaiting trial.
After being hired for renovation work at Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, 633 Walnut St., he instead stripped copper molding and fixtures from the 111-year-old building. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/brother-sentenced-to-prison-in-fatal-robbery/article_a58350e7-d466-5109-b911-9ef4d6d6d34f.html | 2022-06-30T19:04:04 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/brother-sentenced-to-prison-in-fatal-robbery/article_a58350e7-d466-5109-b911-9ef4d6d6d34f.html |
Milwaukee commits to a goal of zero traffic deaths, joins the nationwide Vision Zero network
Barbara Toles lives two blocks from Capitol Drive, one of the city's most notorious reckless driving corridors.
"This is just wild," she said on a recent morning, pointing toward the road as cars screeched in the distance. "The speeding that takes place is just ridiculous."
So ridiculous that she and her neighbors from the city's northwest side tend to avoid the street entirely when heading to and from town. Toles ticked off a number of other familiar danger zones: Fond du Lac Avenue. 60th Street. West Congress Street.
The city is now making the grand promise to fix all that and more. Toles was at the signing of a resolution that commits the city to the goal of zero traffic deaths on its streets. Mayor Cavalier Johnson, whose former aldermanic district includes much of Capitol Drive and Toles' home, said he was "confident" the city was moving in the right direction.
"For far too long, traffic fatalities have been accepted as the inevitable," Johnson said before signing the resolution, which was passed unanimously by the Common Council last week. "That's not the approach we should have in Milwaukee."
The approach Milwaukee should have instead, he and others said, is called "Vision Zero". Vision Zero is a holistic framework to road safety that views all traffic deaths as preventable, encouraging new policies that benefit pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. Urban design, educational programs and stronger traffic enforcement are all on the table.
Reckless driving has been an increasingly persistent issue in Milwaukee County, with a record 107 killed on the streets in 2020, according to the Medical Examiner's Office. Eighty-seven traffic deaths happened in 2021, according to the state transportation department, and 39 people have been killed so far this year.
If successful, Vision Zero could be one of the most memorable and visible pieces of Johnson's tenure. As an alderman, Johnson had pushed for a reckless driving reduction initiative called S.T.A.N.D.
But actually getting to zero deaths is a tall task. Vision Zero began in Scandinavia, where a handful of cities achieved measurable success. But the movement's adoption in the U.S. has hit a roadblock, with most of the country experiencing higher rates of traffic violence over the last decade. Few cities have decreased deaths. Fewer have reached zero.
Milwaukee will soon be recognized by the national Vision Zero network, a collective of municipalities nationwide committed to ending motorist, cyclist and pedestrian fatalities. Seeking that recognition was one of the main recommendations put forward by the Reckless Driving Task Force created by the city in January 2019.
"Every effort that the city directs towards trying to save lives is a critical component of what good government is about," said Ald. Michael Murphy, who chaired the task force.
Officials highlighted $19 million dollars — a mix of local funding and federal pandemic dollars — already being poured into infrastructure changes across the city. That includes street redesigns, lane reductions and traffic circles. Many of the ongoing and planned projects are concentrated on the city's northwest side. The mayor did not rule out directing more of the city's unallocated ARPA funding towards reckless driving reduction.
The city will also embark on educational campaigns to improve driver behavior and is working toward universal driver's ed. The Milwaukee Police Department is also towing unregistered vehicles involved in reckless driving.
“The funding is going to make a big difference, but part of it is also changing internal policies and philosophies," said Kate Riordan, a Department of Public Works official who spearheaded the Vision Zero effort in the mayor's office. "How do we set ourselves up better in the city to be achieving the goal, and how do we better use what we already have?"
Moving forward, the city will convene a Vision Zero working group made up of officials from various departments as well as community activists. The resolution was backed by a number of local groups including the Coalition for Safe Driving MKE, the Sherman Park Community Association and the Wisconsin Bike Fed.
Chicago, Minneapolis, Madison among other Vision Zero cities
Milwaukee joins just a handful of Midwestern cities, including Chicago and Minneapolis, that have committed to Vision Zero. Madison, which joined the network in May, was the first city in Wisconsin to do so. The wider network includes dozens of large cities nationwide.
But progress had been slow, and at times uneven. Many cities that are now years into enacting their Vision Zero plans, including Chicago, have seen fatalities spike during the pandemic and remain heightened. Others have seen their safe routes plans collect dust on shelves.
And this is hardly a new issue. Milwaukee has committed resources to combat reckless driving in the past, often through enforcement and educational means. But even when crashes have decreased, the severity of crashes have increased, pushing up overall fatalities.
"I'm looking to cities that have seen forward motion," Johnson said. "I'm going to continue to push for opportunities for the city to continue to be a leader in reducing traffic deaths down to zero and Vision Zero is gonna help to get us there."
Within the mayor's office, Vision Zero will be handled by a policy director and another staff member. Having staff dedicated to the issue and bringing together various departments and community groups may prevent Vision Zero from falling by the wayside, policy director Molly King said.
"So many people want to be involved," King said. "We’re hoping to make this a priority and move the needle. Nothing will be accomplished overnight.”
Also influential will be the city's new DPW commissioner, who will likely be nominated by Mayor Johnson in the coming months.
Julie Wellinger, the mother of a traffic violence victim who died last August, attended last week's event in support of Vision Zero. She advocated for stronger enforcement of traffic laws and high punishments for reckless drivers.
"If this would have been in place a year ago, I'd still have my son, maybe," Wellinger said. "I hope that we as a community, we can come up with some more ideas." | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2022/06/30/milwaukee-commits-vision-zero-goal-eliminating-traffic-deaths/7711424001/ | 2022-06-30T19:04:33 | 1 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2022/06/30/milwaukee-commits-vision-zero-goal-eliminating-traffic-deaths/7711424001/ |
PORT RICHEY, Fla. — A missing father and son have been found safe after Florida law enforcement issued a Missing Child Alert for the duo, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office.
Noe Dominguez, 23, took off with his 2-year-old son, also named Noe Dominguez, around 10:10 a.m. Thursday, Sheriff Chris Nocco said during an earlier news conference. The father allegedly assaulted a family member near the Mercado Drive area of Port Richey.
The father and son were found in Hernando County not long after the sheriff held a news conference around 2 p.m.
It's not yet known how law enforcement found the pair or what led them to another county.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/pasco-county-missing-port-richey-father-son-noe-dominguez/67-70f6baa1-0457-46c1-b41f-ddbc1c1de952 | 2022-06-30T19:05:53 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/pasco-county-missing-port-richey-father-son-noe-dominguez/67-70f6baa1-0457-46c1-b41f-ddbc1c1de952 |
Three affordable housing projects in Lincoln are receiving federal funds.
The Nebraska Department of Economic Development on Thursday announced more than $3.5 million in grants through the HOME Investment Partnerships Fund and the National Housing Trust Fund, more than $1.5 million of which is going to projects in Lincoln.
Neighborworks Lincoln is receiving $515,000 in HOME Investment Partnerships Fund Community Housing Development Organization funds to provide homebuyer assistance to construct three homes.
The Lincoln Housing Authority is receiving $500,000 in HOME Investment Partnerships Fund Rental Development program funds to help pay for 64 apartment and town house units as part of a $16.6 million project at South Folsom Street and West Old Cheney Road. The project qualifies for the funds because five of the units will be dedicated to people making 60% or less of the local median income.
Another project that's being built in that same area of town also is getting a $500,000 grant.
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Foxtail Meadows, a development that will include about 650 housing units -- including 170 affordable ones -- near South Folsom Street and West Pioneers Boulevard -- will receive $500,000 in National Housing Trust funds to help pay for a 35-unit row house building that will include three units targeted for people earning no more than 30% of the local median income.
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A 20-year-old Lincoln man was arrested Wednesday after police say he emailed threats to his former administrators at Lincoln Public Schools over perceived wrongs, according to police.
The investigation into Dominic Booker started in May, when he began sending emails to district employees mentioning a specific administrator, Lincoln Police Sgt. Chris Vollmer said.
Booker sent an additional email Monday, Vollmer said, "that was more threatening in nature to those Booker believes have wronged him."
Police contacted and arrested Booker on suspicion of terroristic threats around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday near Ninth and G streets, Vollmer said. A search warrant served at his residence later turned up a loaded AR-15-style rifle, Vollmer said.
The 20-year-old is being held at the Lancaster County jail.
A Kansas City, Missouri, native, Andrew Wegley joined the Journal Star as breaking news reporter after graduating from Northwest Missouri State University in May 2021.
Sunday's shooting marks the second this year at Seacrest Field, where a 17-year-old boy suffered a grazing gunshot wound in May. It's unclear if the cases are related, said the police, who offered few details on the latest shooting.
The 32-year-old man had forced his girlfriend to drive a vehicle from Elk Creek toward Lincoln, Sheriff Terry Wagner said, and the woman stopped the car near 120th Street and Nebraska 2 before fleeing on foot.
In April and May, the city spent $278,030 on police overtime over the course of four, two-week pay periods, including one period when the payments totaled $85,419.
The 52-year-old man was atop his rolled-over vehicle with his legs pinned inside the car's wheel well when deputies responded to the crash at around 9:15 p.m. Thursday, Sheriff Terry Wagner said.
The man posing as Henry Cavill told the woman she needed to provide her bank account information so he could pay a customs agent to release the package of cash and diamonds he had sent her, according to police.
The 22-year-old had used social media to arrange a sexual encounter with a State Patrol trooper who was posing as a 14-year-old girl, the agency announced in a news release.
Police were dispatched at 9:40 p.m. Wednesday to the 2000 block of Surfside Drive, where they found Tammy Ward's 2009 Toyota Corolla was involved in a single-vehicle crash, the department said.
"It's just appalling the effort that you made to, essentially, blame her, and to make her the one responsible for your conduct," Judge Jodi Nelson told a Lincoln man before sentencing him to prison in connection to a sex assault. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-man-emailed-threats-to-his-former-administrators-at-lincoln-public-schools-police-say/article_7319ade9-8412-5847-ace6-0317ce4ad913.html | 2022-06-30T19:08:31 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-man-emailed-threats-to-his-former-administrators-at-lincoln-public-schools-police-say/article_7319ade9-8412-5847-ace6-0317ce4ad913.html |
The Madison County Health Department has discovered a virus through its surveillance program that collects and tests mosquitoes for diseases.
The department says a mosquito pool tested positive for the Jamestown Canyon virus, which can spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito.
The tested mosquito pool was located in the area of Black Creek in the town of Sullivan.
According to health officials, many people infected with the virus do not have symptoms. However, symptomatic people may experience fever, fatigue, headache, cough, sore throat or a runny nose. In rare cases, encephalitis or meningitis can develop.
While typically uncommon in New York, the county has detected the virus in mosquito pools in previous years. There was also a case of human infection in 2013.
To help prevent mosquito bites, the health department recommends wearing long pants and socks when outdoors for a long period of time, and limiting outdoor activities between dusk and dawn when the insects are most active.
Here are some tips to mosquito-proof your home:
- Throw away or turn over outdoor containers, pots, wheelbarrows or other items that hold water.
- Place watertight lids on refuse containers. Drill drain holes in recycling containers kept outdoors.
- Remove all tires from property.
- Change water in bird baths frequently. Recirculate water in small ponds and ornamental features or apply a mosquito larvacide product appropriate for such use.
- Clean and maintain rain gutters
- Drain wading pools when not in use and water from pool covers. Maintain and keep clean chlorinated swimming pools, outdoor saunas and hot tubs.
- Use landscaping to eliminate low areas where standing water accumulates. Keep lawns mowed and clear vegetation from edges of ponds. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/mosquito-borne-virus-detected-in-madison-county/article_ebd92694-f88e-11ec-b8e8-4393dd9c5fbc.html | 2022-06-30T19:09:02 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/mosquito-borne-virus-detected-in-madison-county/article_ebd92694-f88e-11ec-b8e8-4393dd9c5fbc.html |
ALBANY -- Albany-Dougherty Kiwanis Club members Dewey Smith and Katrina Baranko recently returned from the Kiwanis International annual convention in Indianapolis and presented a program about highlights of their trip.
Baranko is currently serving as president-elect of the international organization, and at next year's convention in Minneapolis she will be installed as Kiwanis International president. Smith is a former international trustee. They both were members of the former Albany Kiwanis Club, which merged with the Kiwanis of Club Dougherty County last Oct. 1. Mike Bertram is president of the Albany-Dougherty club and will be succeeded by Doug Lorber next Oct. 1.
The Kiwanis mission is improving the world for kids -- one community, one child, at a time. Locally, the Albany-Kiwanis Club is known for its decades of family and youth service through sponsorship for decades of the Student Art Contest, Bike Program and Pritchett-Pippin Dance Recital, as well as foundation scholarships for high school graduates from Dougherty, Lee and Terrell counties. Numerous local organizations such as Albany Boys & Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts, Family Literacy Council, and The Anchorage among others have benefited from financial contributions by the club.
The Albany-Dougherty Kiwanis Club meets every Monday at noon at Austin's Firegrill & Oyster Bar.
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TIFTON — Chris Beckham has been selected as the new Director of Marketing and Communications at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
Beckham is the former managing editor of The Tifton Gazette, the former general manager of WTIF Radio, and the former vice president of the Tifton-Tift County Chamber of Commerce. He is presently the executive director of Legacy Village Assisted Living.
“Chris is well-known in Tifton and in all of south Georgia because of his experience with the media and his involvement in community events,” ABAC President David Bridges said. “I believe he will be an excellent addition to the public relations office at ABAC.”
Beckham currently serves as president of the Tifton Rotary Club and is a member of ABAC’s Stafford School of Business Advisory Committee. For six years, he was a member of the Tift County Tourism Outreach and Marketing Group.
A past president of the Tifton Exchange Club, Beckham has also been a Tift County Foundation for Educational Excellence board member, a past board chair of the Salvation Army of Tifton, and the emcee for a wide variety of events including the Alzheimer’s Walk, Tift County Athletic Hall of Fame, Georgia Forestry Pageant, Special Olympics, Bids for Kids and the Veterans Day ceremony.
"I am excited to join the ABAC family and an institution that has changed the lives of so many,” Beckham said. “The college's tradition of excellence speaks for itself and is part of the fabric of our community. It's a fantastic opportunity to be a part of such a special place."
Beckham plans to begin his duties at ABAC on July 18.
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TIFTON – Contractors are scheduled to start maintenance on state routes in multiple counties in July to provide motorists a safe and smoother ride by clearing rights of way and fixing ruts and other road imperfections.
Motorists should be prepared for traffic interruptions and possible travel delays. They are encouraged to slow down in the work zones and be prepared to stop for people and equipment.
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Where: Decatur and Mitchell counties, State Route (SR) 262 from east of SR 97 in Decatur County to east of County Line Road in Mitchell County.
What: Pavement preservation, application of two layers of an emulsion and two different sizes of rock. Pavement preservation techniques extend the life of a road between asphalt resurfacings.
When: Estimated start date July 1, should be complete in October.
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Where: Terrell County SR 32, from east of SE Mill Road to west of Pinewood Road.
What: Vegetation removal from the state right of way to provide safe passage for motorists. This lowers the chance a vehicle that runs off the road will hit a tree. Roadway departures are the second-leading cause of traffic fatalities statewide. Keeping the right of way clear also reduces the chance of trees falling on power lines or in the road during severe weather.
When: Estimated start date July 5, should be complete in October.
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Where: Brooks County SR 76, from the Georgia/Florida state line to south of SR 38 and from north of SR 333 to south of SR 133.
What: Vegetation removal.
When: Estimated start date July 6, should be complete in September.
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Where: Lee County SR 32, from west of Pinewood Road to west of the SR 3 bypass.
What: Vegetation removal.
When: Estimated start date July 13, should be complete in September.
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Where: Lowndes County Interstate 75 South from north of SR 38 to south of Mud Creek.
What: Pavement preservation, spot mill and inlay travel and ramp lanes. Milling grinds into the upper layer of pavement to remove ruts and other imperfections. Inlay paving covers the milled area and levels the road.
When: Estimated start date July 17, should be complete in September.
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Where: Mitchell County SR 3 South from north of Progress Avenue to south of Harmony Road.
What: Pavement preservation, spot mill and inlay.
When: Estimated start date July 17, should be complete in September.
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Where: Crisp County SR 300 North, from south of Bridges Road to north of District Line Road.
What: Pavement preservation, milling and inlay.
When: Estimated start date July 23, should be complete in October.
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These are maintenance service contracts. Money for the contracts comes from the Transportation Funding Act of 2015. Georgia DOT uses the sustained annual revenue from the TFA to launch much-needed routine maintenance and capital improvements. | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/dot-state-route-maintenance-starting-in-july-in-multiple-counties/article_70936dbc-f89a-11ec-86f4-0ff188a9e261.html | 2022-06-30T19:10:52 | 1 | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/dot-state-route-maintenance-starting-in-july-in-multiple-counties/article_70936dbc-f89a-11ec-86f4-0ff188a9e261.html |
TIFTON – Southwell announced Thursday that Troy Brooks will serve as the new senior vice president and chief financial officer for the health care system.
Southwell includes Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, Southwell Medical and Southwell Health and Rehabilitation in Adel, and more than 35 outpatient centers and provider clinics located throughout south-central Georgia.
“As a member of the executive team, Troy will lead and support our financial operations,” Southwell President/CEO Christopher K. Dorman said. “His responsibilities include budgeting, establishing fiscal policy, controlling margins and debt, and making recommendations to administration and our board about hospital assets and resources. Ultimately, he will develop and implement financial strategies to help improve the business performance of our system.”
Dorman said that Brooks’ areas of executive leadership will include revenue cycle, patient financial services, patient access, accounting, decision support, health information management, and supply chain services.
“Troy brings many years of experience in financial leadership, having served in CFO roles at Conway Regional Health System in Conway, Ark., and Piedmont Newton Hospital in Covington,” Dorman said.
Brooks holds a master of business administration (MBA) degree from Mercer University-Atlanta Campus and a bachelor of science degree in Accounting from the University of South Alabama in Mobile. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
“Although Troy has gained useful experience across the nation, he was born in Turner County,” Dorman added.
Brooks said that he is pleased to return to south-central Georgia and serve on the Southwell leadership team.
“I am excited for the opportunity to work with such a growing, progressive institution,” he said. “In addition to being the region’s health care leader, Southwell is an economic engine for the community. I look forward to working alongside Southwell’s executive team, board of directors, medical providers, and support staff.”
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LYNCHBURG, Va. – A 16-year-old boy was hospitalized after he was shot in the leg multiple times Wednesday night, according to the Lynchburg Police Department.
On Wednesday at 9:53 p.m., Lynchburg police responded to the call of a teen that had been shot in the 2200 block of Poplar Street.
Officials said that when officers arrived, they found a 16-year-old boy who had been shot several times in the leg.
The Lynchburg Police Department said the teen was transported to Lynchburg General Hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Lynchburg authorities are still investigating.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Dubie at (434) 455-6102 or Crime Stoppers at 888-798-5900. Enter an anonymous tip online at http://p3tips.com or use the P3 app on a mobile device. Anyone who may have captured video of this incident on a security or doorbell camera is asked to share the footage on the Neighbors portal.
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BLACKSBURG, Va. – Three popular higher education institutions in Virginia are prioritizing mental health for students.
Virginia Tech announced in a press release Thursday that they, along with James Madison University and Virginia Commonwealth University, have entered into an agreement with TimelyMD for student telehealth and tele-mental health services.
“The mental and emotional health of every student, whether they are on campus, with family, or in our larger community is integral to student success at Virginia Tech,” said Virginia Tech President Tim Sands. “Learning and social engagement occur around the clock in today’s higher education environment, and it’s important to support our students’ educational experience and well-being with accessible mental health coverage.”
According to Virginia Tech, TimelyCare serves as a 24/7 virtual extension of campus counseling center resources, with the goal of improving student well-being, engagement, and retention.
TimelyCare can be accessed on a phone or mobile device, the release said, and students will be able to select services from licensed counselors and mental health providers for free.
Virginia Tech said the services that will be offered through TimelyCare will include on-demand mental health support, appointment-based mental health counseling, psychiatric support, health coaching, care navigation with basic needs and digital self-care content.
Virginia Tech added that 12 scheduled counseling visits are available at no cost for each student throughout the year.
“Putting the needs of students first means providing an exceptional educational experience with support for total student well-being,” said Michael Rao, president of Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Health. “This partnership provides a tool for students to access mental and emotional health services when it works best for their needs, improving their ability to succeed and thrive in their studies and in their lives inside and outside of school.”
Services will be available for students starting in the fall 2022 semester, according to the release. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/06/30/three-virginia-colleges-enter-agreement-to-bring-virtual-mental-health-services-to-students/ | 2022-06-30T19:13:14 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/06/30/three-virginia-colleges-enter-agreement-to-bring-virtual-mental-health-services-to-students/ |
BLOOMINGTON — A Peoria man is accused of possessing a stolen vehicle in McLean County.
Corey W. Elizondo, 31, is charged with possession of a stolen or converted stolen vehicle (Class 2 felony) and theft (Class 3 felony).
Elizondo
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Court documents said Elizondo possessed a car hauler trailer with a value of between $500 and $10,000 Jan. 16 in McLean County.
Elizondo does not have an address listed in court documents, but according to an affidavit, he indicated he resides in Peoria.
A warrant for his arrest was issued June 13 with bond set at $50,000 at 10%, meaning he would need $5,035 to be released from jail. A judge ordered his bond to remain as set Wednesday.
An arraignment is scheduled for July 22.
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Joshua A. Lindsey
Joshua A. Lindsey, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with the following:
Two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of meth) Two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of MDMA) Two counts of unlawful possession of meth (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of meth) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance (less than 15 grams of MDMA) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (amphetamine) Four counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (less than 15 grams of amphetamine, less than 15 grams of clonazepam, less than 15 grams of lorazepam, less than 15 grams of cocaine) Unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (30 to 500 grams) Unlawful possession of cannabis (30 to 500 grams)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ronnie Cannon
Ronnie Cannon, 43, of Chicago, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Duane K. Martin
Duane K. Martin, 34, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, three counts of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine and four counts of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Destinee M. Nuckolls
Destinee M. Nuckolls, 23, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine and permitting unlawful use of a building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler C. Neely
Tyler C. Neely, 21, of Bloomington, is charged with four counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class X and Class 1 felonies), reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony) and methamphetamine possession (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon E.J. Frieburg
Brandon E.J. Frieburg, 29, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 100 to 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rhiannan O. Keith
Rhiannan O. Keith, 23, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 100 to 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
George E. Wisehart
George E. Wisehart, 44, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and two counts of meth possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher A. Johnson
Christopher A. Johnson, 29, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kelyi G. Kabongo
Kelyi G. Kabongo, 21, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession 5 to 15 grams of meth and less than 5 grams of meth with the intent to deliver, possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth and possession of less than 5 grams of meth.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyrone L. McKinney
Tyrone L. McKinney, 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of 1 to 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Terrance T. Jones
Terrance T. Jones, 34, of Chicago, is charged with armed robbery (Class X felony), aggravated battery causing great bodily harm (Class 3 felony), and two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 and 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Noel R. Castillo
Noel R. Castillo, 48, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful vehicular invasion, aggravated battery, theft, criminal damage to government supported property and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kerrigan T. Spencer
Kerrigan T. Spencer, 18, of Normal, is charged with two counts of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Austin S. Waller
Austin S. Waller, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of burglary at a Bloomington smoke shop. He is separately charged with three counts of burglary at the Corn Crib.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jacob S. Upton
Jacob S. Upton, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Franklin P. Roberts
Franklin P. Roberts, 50, of Bloomington, is charged with threatening a public official (Class 2 felony) and domestic battery (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ashley R. Schneiderheinze
Ashley R. Schneiderheinze, 32, is charged with unlawful possession of:
15 to 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) 15 to 100 grams of cocaine (Class 1 felony) 15 to 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony) Less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Less than 15 grams of clonazepam (Class 4 felony) 30 to 100 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor) She also is charged with two counts of permitting the unlawful use of a building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon E. Reynolds
Brandon E. Reynolds, 35, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation for a charge of grooming.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hannah J. Jackson
Hannah J. Jackson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jason M. Harris
Jason M. Harris , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated arson (Class X felony), residential arson (Class 1 felony) and two counts of arson (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michael S. Parkerson
Michael S. Parkerson, 54, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine (Class 2 felony) and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kerry M. Huls
Kerry M. Huls, 47, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful delivery of 5 to 15 grams of meth, unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of meth, unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth, and unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of meth.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Randy M. Turner
Randy M. Turner, 39, of Danville, is charged with two counts of disarming a peace officer, five counts of aggravated battery, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, attempted possession of a stolen motor vehicle, criminal damage to government supported property and driving under the influence of drugs.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Malik A. Wilson
Malik A. Wilson, 23, of Chicago, is charged with two counts of attempted armed robbery and aggravated discharge of a firearm, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaren K. Jackson-Coates
Jaren K. Jackson-Coates, 24, of Peoria, is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jawarren L. Clements
Jawarren L. Clements, 25, of Peoria, is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hunter A.W. Williamson
Hunter A.W. Williamson, 23, of Heyworth, is charged with cannabis trafficking and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mason A. Artis
Mason A. Artis, 22, of Shirley, is charged with possession of a stolen license plate, unauthorized use of a license plate and three counts of theft. He is separately charged with unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenyatta C. Chissell
Kenyatta C. Chissell, 40, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of heroin.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Shanarra S. Spillers
Shanarra S. Spillers , 36, of Normal, is charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Enrique D. Sosa
Enrique D. Sosa, 55, of Spanish Fork, Utah, is charged with theft, financial institution fraud, wire fraud and two counts of computer fraud.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Caleb W. Collier
Caleb W. Collier, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class 1 and 2 felonies). He is accused of possessing between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine and less than 1 gram of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jahda R. Davis
Jahda R. Davis, 20, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Roosevelt Williams
Roosevelt Williams, 43, of Bloomington, is charged with home invasion, criminal trespass to a residence and battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mark A. Carter
Mark A. Carter, 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey B. Dowell
Corey B. Dowell , 24, of Bloomington, is charged with failure to report an accident or injury.
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Joshua V. Wilburn
Joshua V. Wilburn, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with burglary and retail theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alicia L. Rodriguez
Alicia L. Rodriguez, 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery and domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina E. Dickey
Christina E. Dickey, 37, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David L. Hendricks
David L. Hendricks, 44, of Clearwater, Florida, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenneth R. McNairy
Kenneth R. McNairy, 32, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies), and two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 and Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher Garza
Christopher O. Garza, 35, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 30 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
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Emmitt A. Simmons
Emmitt A. Simmons, 21, of LeRoy, is charged with indecent solicitation of a child (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua K. Wilson
Joshua K. Wilson, 39, of Normal, was sentenced to 152 days in jail and 24 months on conditional discharge after pleading guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kavion J. Anderson
Kavion J. Anderson, 18, of Hazel Crest, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He earned credit for 197 days served in jail. Anderson pleaded guilty to one count of vehicular hijacking.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Elizabeth A. Johnson
Elizabeth A. Johnson, 40, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathon P. Keister
Jonathon P. Keister, 38, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brettais J. Lane
Brettais J. Lane, 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance in a public park and ulawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
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Jessica N. Huff
Jessica N. Huff, 35, of Peoria, was sentenced to seven years in prison. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Craig O. Harrington
Craig O. Harrington , 23, of Chicago, was sentenced to 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to one count of burglary.
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Brandon J. Black
Brandon J. Black, 33, of Decatur, is charged with child pornography (Class X felony), attempt to produce child pornography (Class 3 felony), sexual exploitation of a child and grooming (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ricky A. Smith
Ricky A. Smith , 30, 0f Urbana, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies), unlawful possession of meth and possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jesse S. Duncan
Jesse S. Duncan, 28, of Bloomington, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. He pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property with a value of between $500 and $10,000.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rhonda L. Davis
Rhonda L. Davis , 41, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
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Brenden P. Cano
Brenden P. Cano , 23, of LeRoy, was sentenced to eight years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of child pornography production.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dujuan L. Enos
Dujuan L. Enos, 48, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of fentanyl.
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Chester Johnson
Chester Johnson, 69, of Chicago, was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James Canti
James Canti, 48, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of heroin.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Justin A. Atkinson
Justin A. Atkinson , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to one year in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Connor M. Mink
Connor M. Mink, 18, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful:
Possession of 5-15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) Possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 1 gram of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Possession of 30-500 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 3 felony) Possession of 10-30 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 4 felony)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mark A. Thrower
Mark A. Thrower, 40, of Vinton, Louisiana, is charged with:
Eight counts child pornography (Class X felonies) Two counts aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor (Class 2 felonies) Two counts grooming (Class 4 felonies) Indecent solicitation of a child (Class 3 felony) Traveling to meet a minor (Class 3 felony)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kayala D.C. Huff
Kayala D.C. Huff, 23, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery, domestic battery and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rebecca Y. Choi
Rebecca Y. Choi, 32, of Wheaton, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of amphetamine (Class 4 felony), and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal, 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of 15-100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony), and possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Javon T. Murff
Javon T. Murff, 19, of Normal, is charged with two counts aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felony), robbery (Class 2 felony), possession of a stolen firearm (Class 2 felony), two counts aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 4 felony), two counts reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Demarcus J. Heidelberg
Demarcus J. Heidelberg, 24, of Belleville, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Deon K. Moore
Deon K. Moore, 26, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cordaiz J. Jones
Cordaiz J. Jones, 35, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery (Class 2 felonies), stalking (Class 4 felony) and two counts of misdemeanor resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher L. Anderson
Christopher L. Anderson, 40, of Downs, was sentenced to 167 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darrius J. Heard
Darrius J. Heard, 21, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was sentenced to six days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latele Y. Pinkston
Latele Y. Pinkston , 29, was sentenced to five years in prison. Pinkston pleaded guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Daniel Wilcox
Daniel Wilcox, 22, of New Concord, Kentucky, is charged with five counts each of criminal sexual assault (Class 1 felonies) and criminal sexual abuse, which are charged as Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kaveior K. Thomas
Kaveior K. Thomas, 32, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony), two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, and violation of the Illinois FOID Card Act (Class 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Courtney A. Boyd
Courtney A. Boyd, 27, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jodi M. Draper
Jodi M. Draper, 55, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brian D. Stewart
Brian D. Stewart, 48, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lonnie L. Kimbrough
Lonnie L. Kimbrough , 36, of Peoria, was sentenced to 24 months on conditional discharge and four days in jail. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful cannabis possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari S. Buchanon
Amari S. Buchanon, 25, of Normal, was sentenced to 16 days in jail. She earned credit for eight days served in jail. She pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a firearm without a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donna Osborne
Donna Osborne, 52, of Decatur, is charged with two counts of burglary (Class 2 felonies) and one count each of retail theft (Class 3 felony) and theft (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Juls T. Eutsey
Julian T. Eutsey, 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 24 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of criminal sexual abuse.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Megan J. Duffy
Megan J. Duffy, 27, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 102 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Qwonterian V. Ivy
Qwonterian V. Ivy, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Madison A. Knight
Madison A. Knight , 20, of Rutland, was sentenced to 120 days in jail and 30 months' probation for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dexter D. McCraney
Dexter D. McCraney , 38, of Normal, is charged with one count each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas J. Davis
Thomas J. Davis , 27, of Bloomington, was sentenced to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina D. Noonan
Christina D. Noonan , 42, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Wesley M. Noonan
Wesley M. Noonan , 48, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenyatta L. Tate
Kenyatta L. Tate , 46, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of between 15-100 grams and 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies) and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Quacy L. Webster
Quacy L. Webster , 43, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jalen A. Davis
Jalen A. Davis , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of child pornography possession (Class X felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lazaro Flores
Lazaro Flores , 34, of Streator, was sentenced to seven years in prison for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol causing death.
Mohamed N. Thiam
Mohamed N. Thiam , 19, of Bloomington, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorenzo Sims
Lorenzo Sims, 30, of Chicago, is charged with five counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Laycell D. Wright
Laycell D. Wright , 32, of Rantoul, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine (Class 1 felony). He also is charged with unlawful possession of 100-500 grams of cannabis (Class 4 felony) and 30-100 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Richard S. Bjorling
Richard S. Bjorling , 54, of Peoria Heights, was sentenced to seven years in prison for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler D. Vidmar
Tyler D. Vidmar , 23, of Clinton, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James E. Chase
James E. Chase , 52, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Melissa J. Piercy
Melissa J. Piercy , 38, of Normal, is charged with unlawful delivery of meth (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Charles L. Bell
Charles L. Bell , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery (Class X felony), two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felonies), aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon (Class 2 felony), and violation of the Illinois Firearm Identification Card Act (Class 3 felony).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor family member (Class 2 felonies) and three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13 years old (Class X felonies).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Joshway C. Boens
Joshway C. Boens , 41, of Chicago, was sentenced to 143 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Seth A. Kindred
Seth A. Kindred , 31, of Ellsworth, was sentenced March 30 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
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Matthew D. Nunley
Matthew D. Nunley , 33, of Eureka, was sentenced to four years in prison for one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Clinton A. Page
Clinton A. Page , 29, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 24 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery of a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Loren M. Jepsen
Loren M. Jepsen , 34, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of home invasion causing injury (Class X felony). All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Calvin E. Young
Calvin E. Young , 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of cocaine.
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Jason R. Roof
Jason R. Roof , 46, of Heyworth, was sentenced March 28 to five and a half years in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
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James L. Fields
James L. Fields , 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michelle E. Mueller
Michelle E. Mueller , 32, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of burglary. All other charges were dismissed.
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Telly H. Arrington
Telly H. Arrington , 24, of Normal, is charged with four counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Antonio R. Ross
Antonio R. Ross , 28, of Springfield, was sentenced March 24 to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of retail theft. All other charges were dismissed. He also was ordered to pay $7,305 in restitution. Ross earned credit for previously serving 239 days in jail.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carlos L. Hogan
Carlos L. Hogan , 33, of Decatur, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 30-500 grams of cannabis. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kent D. Johnson
Kent D. Johnson , 34, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andre D. Seals
Andre D. Seals , 37, of Champaign, is charged with aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler S. Burns
Tyler S. Burns, 31, of Chenoa, was sentenced to 170 days in jail and 30 months probation. He earned credit for the 170 days previously served in jail. Burns pleaded guilty to one count of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carrie Funk
Carrie Funk , 54, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of criminal neglect of an elderly person.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Anthony R. Fairchild
Anthony R. Fairchild , 51, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of burglary and theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Inez J. Gleghorn
Inez J. Gleghorn, 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm in connection to an April 2021 stabbing in Bloomington. Other battery charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alexis S. Williams
Alexis S. Williams, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nayeon A. Teague
Nayeon A. Teague , 21, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
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Frankie L. Hutchinson
Frankie L. Hutchinson , 21, of Chicago, is charged with one count of aggravated unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of aggravated fleeing a peace officer and two counts of criminal damage to property.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joseph L. McLeod
Joseph L. McLeod , 40, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of theft, and one count each of forgery and deceptive practices.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lanee R. Rich
Lanee R. Rich , 18, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey K. Butler
Corey K. Butler , 19, of Champaign, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm and two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darrius D. Robinson
Darrius D. Robinson , 29, of Normal, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jacob Z. Kemp
Jacob Z. Kemp , 32, is charged with three counts of aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan A. Jamison
Jonathan A. Jamison , 44, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathon K. Campbell
Jonathan K. Campbell , 43, Jonathan K. Campbell, 43, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 48 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery causing bodily harm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Geno A. Borrego
Geno A. Borrego , 23, of Pontiac, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual assault.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaylin M. Caldwell
Jaylin M. Caldwell , 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua D. Rials
Joshua D. Rials , 28, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of armed violence, Class X felonies, four counts of unlawful possession of a firearm and firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies. He was charged March 1 with two counts each of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and of firearm ammunition by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jamakio D. Chapell
Jamakio D. Chapell , 28, of Montgomery, Alabama, is charged with four counts of Class 2 felony aggravated battery, misdemeanor resisting a peace officer and 11 traffic charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas E. Dolan
Thomas E. Dolan , 22, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 500 and 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver, unlawful cannabis possession, battery and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordyn H. Thornton
Jordyn H. Thornton , 22, of Bloomington, was convicted of first-degree murder in the Oct. 30, 2018, shooting death of Trevonte Kirkwood, 27, of Bloomington, in the 1300 block of North Oak Street in Bloomington.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ty W. Johnson
Ty W. Johnson , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with criminal sexual assault, robbery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kyle D. Kindred
Kyle D. Kindred , 23, of Shirley, is charged with cannabis trafficking, two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorel M. Johnson
Lorel M. Johnson , 41, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kimberlee A. Burton
Kimberlee A. Burton , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of child endangerment, Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kevin C. Knight
Kevin C. Knight , 40, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Derail T. Riley
Derail T. Riley , 35, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and five counts of Class 4 felony domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ade A. McDaniel
Ade A. McDaniel , 40, of North Miami Beach, Florida, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jahni A. Lyons
Jahni A. Lyons , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Destiny D. Brown
Destiny D. Brown , 39, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, three counts of methamphetamine possession and one count of methamphetamine delivery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Billy J. Braswell
Billy J. Braswell , 39, of Wapella, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and four counts of methamphetamine possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mitchell A. Rogers
Mitchell A. Rogers , 37, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Matthew D. Stone
Matthew D. Stone , 22, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated battery, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler A. Guy
Tyler A. Guy , 25, of Towanda, is charged with one count of Class 2 felony aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gordan D. Lessen
Gordan D. Lessen , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of domestic battery as a subsequent offense, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Steven M. Abdullah
Steven M. Abdullah , 31, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts of harassment of jurors, Class 2 felonies, 11 counts of communication with jurors, Class 4 felonies, and one count of attempted communication with a juror, a Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ryan D. Triplett
Ryan D. Triplett , 27, of Decatur, is charged with aggravated domestic battery-strangulation, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery as a subsequent offense felony, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Pedro A. Parra
Pedro A. Parra , 40, is charged with two counts of burglary, Class 2 and Class 3 felonies, and misdemeanor theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gregory A. Spence
Gregory A. Spence , 39, of Bartonville, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Justin A. Leicht
Justin A. Leicht , 41, of Downs, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Edward L. Holmes
Edward L. Holmes , 50, of Bloomington, is charged with the following:
Controlled substance trafficking of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Controlled substance trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of a substance containing meth Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 15 and 100 grams of meth Unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latoya M. Jackson
Latoya M. Jackson , 31, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of possession of a stolen or converted motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Shaquan D. Hosea
Shaquan D. Hosea , 26, of Bloomington, is charged with residential burglary, a Class 1 felony, and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaccob L. Morris
Jaccob L. Morris , 20, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontel D. Crowder
Dontel D. Crowder , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies, and harboring a runaway, Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donnell A. Taylor
Donnell A. Taylor , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Eric E. Seymon
Eric E. Seymon , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with eight counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Aikee Muhammad
Aikee Muhammad , 19, is charged with two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William M. McCuen
William M. McCuen , 33, of Atlanta, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Meontay D. Wheeler
Meontay D. Wheeler , 23, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and torture, a Class 1 felony, aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew , 51, of Normal, was sentenced to three years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Javares L. Hudson
Javares L. Hudson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged in federal court with possession of a machine gun. He was initially charged in McLean County court with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon-machine gun parts. One charge is a Class X felony and the other is a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tommy L. Jumper
Tommy L. Jumper , 60, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 30 months on probation and 96 days in jail for one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David S. Fry
David S. Fry , 70, of Normal, is charged with 45 counts of child pornography. Sixteen of the charges are a Class 2 felony and 29 charges are a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Logan T. Kendricks
Logan T. Kendricks , 35, was sentenced to five years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Davis W. Hopkins
Davis W. Hopkins , 25, of Chenoa, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine, a Class X felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson , 38, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rochelle A. McCray
Rochelle A. McCray , 37, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontae D. Gilbert
Dontae D. Gilbert , 31, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 36 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated domestic battery-strangulation.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Stefan A. Mangina
Stefan A. Mangina , 32, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michael J. Owen
Michael J. Owen , 30, of Stanford, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cedric J. Haynes
Cedric J. Haynes , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with nine counts of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan Wiley
Jonathan Wiley , 30, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
Provided by Bloomington Police
Jason S. Russell
Jason S. Russell , 22, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
Provided by Bloomington Police
Aaron J. Zielinski
Aaron J. Zielinski, 28, of Plainfield, was sentenced to four years on probation for unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine. A charge of unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver was dismissed.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Albert F. Matheny
Albert F. Matheny , 35, of Bloomington, was sentenced Jan. 10 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than five grams of methamphetamine.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hunter C. Kellenberger
Hunter C. Kellenberger , 24, of Pekin, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. A meth possession charge was dismissed.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Samuel Harris
Samuel Harris , 21, of Chicago, was sentenced to 22 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to one count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordan P. Gillespie
Jordan P. Gillespie , 27, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for residential burglary and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William R. Carter
William R. Carter , 23, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexual assault, attempted residential arson and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kentre A. Jackson
Kentre A. Jackson, 26, of Ypsilanti, Mich., was sentenced to 30 months of conditional discharge. He was charged as of June 9, 2020, with unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis and unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver. The latter charge was dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andrew L. Stanley
Andrew L. Stanley , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years on probation for one count of arson. He pleaded guilty to setting his home on fire while a woman and a teenage girl were inside. One count of aggravated arson was dismissed in a plea agreement.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jerail M. Myrick
Jerail M. Myrick , 26, of Springfield, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari M. McNabb
Amari M. McNabb , 23, of Country Club Hills , was sentenced to 28 years in prison for murder and mob action for his involvement in the 2019 fatal shooting of Juan Nash, 25, in Bloomington. He was found guilty in a jury trial of those charges, but the jury found him not guilty of discharge of a firearm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Aaron Parlier
Aaron M. Parlier , 40, was sentenced Jan. 14 to 450 years in prison after he was found guilty in a bench trial of 10 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a minor and 10 counts of child pornography production.
Rebecca L. Gormley
Rebecca L. Gormley , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Penny S. Self
Penny S. Self , 59, of Ashland, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nathaniel A. Butler
Nathaniel A. Butler , 20, of Bloomington was sentenced Jan. 4, 2022, to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm into an occupied building and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm without a valid firearm owners identification card.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
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Concilio's Hispanic Fiesta returns this year from Saturday, July 9th to Sunday, July 10th from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm as a part of the PECO Multicultural Series. It is the 40th annual Hispanic Fiesta, as well as Concilio's 60th anniversary. This event will be held in Philadelphia at Penn's Landing Great Plaza and welcomes everyone to attend with free entry. The celebration includes music, dance, entertainment, ethnic foods, and artisan crafts for nearly all Latin American countries.
Headlining performers include Oro Solido and Charlie Aponte. The event will feature more live performances from Charlie Santos, Edgar Joel, Jay Aponte, Mariachi Pedro Villasenor, NINA, Nova La Amenza, and Swing de Guille.
Concilio (Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations) is the oldest Latino organization in Philadelphia. Founded in 1962, Concilio has been working to provide culturally relevant support to the Puerto Rican and Latino communities in Philadelphia. Concilio supports these communities by providing critical human service programming to more than 9,000 individuals annually in Philadelphia through programs like foster care, adoption services, housing, youth development and after-school programming, and children’s immunization outreach for the City of Philadelphia. Additionally, Concilio is an art and cultural convener for the community’s most significant and historic events. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/40th-annual-hispanic-fiesta-returns-to-penns-landing/3284247/ | 2022-06-30T19:16:27 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/40th-annual-hispanic-fiesta-returns-to-penns-landing/3284247/ |
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Sonny Barger, the leather-clad figurehead of the notorious Hells Angels motorcycle club, has died. He was 83.
The post said that “I passed peacefully after a brief battle with cancer.”
Barger’s former attorney, Fritz Clapp, told The Associated Press that Barger had liver cancer and died Wednesday night at home in Livermore, California. Barger composed the post placed on the Facebook page managed by Barger’s wife, Zorana, he said.
Ralph “Sonny” Barger was a founding member of the Oakland, California, chapter of the Hells Angels in 1957 and was present at its most infamous moment — the 1969 Rolling Stones concert at Altamont Speedway during which bikers hired as security staff fatally stabbed a concertgoer who pulled a gun on one of their members.
The Hells Angels were typically depicted by the media as the dark fringe of the 1960s counterculture, embracing freedom, drugs and rock music, but also crime and violence.
But Barger, the unofficial spokesman for the Hells Angels, downplayed their outlaw reputation.
“They say we’re organized crime, but if you took every Hells Angel on the face of the Earth and got rid of them you wouldn’t drop the crime rate in the world one-tenth of one percent,” he said in a 2000 interview for Heads magazine. “We’re a little drop in the bucket. There’s more cops committing crimes than Hells Angels.”
Barger’s own arrest record included charges ranging from drunken driving to attempted murder. He served 13 years in various prisons, according to news reports.
He claimed that one of his most satisfying experiences was his acquittal in 1980 on a count of racketeering, and the declaration of a mistrial on a charge of conspiracy to violate the racketeering law.
But in 1988, a jury found Barger guilty of conspiracy to violate federal firearms and explosives laws in plots to kill members of a rival gang. He was sentenced to a six-year term at the Phoenix Federal Correctional Institution and was released in 1992.
Barger capitalized on his notoriety. He wrote three books about his life and philosophy, including a best-selling autobiography, “Hell’s Angel.” A chapter title in one of his books was “Nothing states your position more clearly than a punch in the face.” He also wrote two novels.
Sonny Barger Productions operates a website and sells clothing.
A high school dropout at 16, Barger grew up in Oakland and joined the Army in 1955 with a forged birth certificate. He was kicked out with an honorable discharge after the forgery was discovered.
He started the Hells Angels with friends and soon learned there were other Hells Angels clubs in California. Barger helped unify the clubs.
He served as the main character in Hunter Thompson’s 1966 expose “Hell’s Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs.”
“He’s smart and he’s crafty and he has a kind of wild animal cunning. He was clearly the most competent person around,” Thompson wrote.
Of the Altamont killing, Barger argued that the Hells Angels acted in self-defense. The club member charged in the incident was acquitted. The stabbing was captured by a camera crew filming the documentary “Gimme Shelter.”
Barger underwent a laryngectomy in the early 1980s for throat cancer, which he attributed to a long, three-pack-a-day cigarette habit. Thereafter, he breathed through a plastic valve in his neck, and covered the vent to speak.
“Live your life the Sonny Barger way? I don’t recommend it,” he wrote in the opening lines to his 2005 book “Freedom: Credos from the Road.”
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CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK)—A St. Albans woman pleaded guilty on Thursday to the theft of Social Security benefits.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia says that 45-year-old Melissa Walker received SSA benefits on behalf of a deceased relative, a crime she admitted to. Court documents say that Waller illegally received $84,509 in federal benefits between June 2012 and April 2020.
The DOJ says that Waller will be sentenced on Oct. 13, and she faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/st-albans-woman-pleads-guilty-to-receiving-84k-worth-of-social-security-benefits-on-behalf-of-dead-relative/ | 2022-06-30T19:19:14 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/st-albans-woman-pleads-guilty-to-receiving-84k-worth-of-social-security-benefits-on-behalf-of-dead-relative/ |
MUNSTER — A town police officer had be extricated from his patrol car and taken to the hospital with serious injuries Wednesday night after colliding with a pickup truck while pursuing a motorist allegedly speeding westbound on Ridge Road, the department is reporting.
Officer Bradley Riemerts was driving eastbound in the 1400 block of Ridge Road shortly before 9 p.m. when he saw the westbound vehicle speeding and weaving in and out of traffic, police said.
Riemerts made a U-turn and was pursuing the vehicle westbound when his Ford Explorer collided with a 2019 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck, which turned on to Ridge Road from Beech Avenue in front of the officer, according to Indiana State Police, who have been called in to investigate the crash.
"The vehicles made contact which caused Officer Riemerts to run off the road and strike a utility pole," ISP said.
The officer's patrol vehicle came to a stop on the sidewalk along the south side of Ridge Road and Elmwood Drive, Munster police said.
Riemerts was taken to Community Hospital in Munster for treatment and later released, Munster police said.
State police said he is expected to make a full recovery.
"The driver of the white pickup truck had a complaint of pain from the crash, but did not need to be transported for treatment," ISP said.
"The vehicle that Officer Riemerts was attempting to catch up to was not located and has not been identified," according to state police.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Bradley Warmac
Age : 31
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205415
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING - W/NO INTENT OF FELONY THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Watkins
Age : 26
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205422
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ronald Woods
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205429
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Talley
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205441
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nathan Thomas
Age : 32
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205424
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Randall Valle
Age : 29
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205418
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Mosqueda
Age : 21
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205411
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jamey Oskins
Age : 35
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205442
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Freddie Meeks III
Age : 37
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205426
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kevin Haywood
Age : 45
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205423
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - OBTAINING PROPERTY - BY CREDIT CARD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dontrell Henderson Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205444
Arrest Date: June 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cortez Henley
Age : 18
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205437
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Kelly III
Age : 27
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205421
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - W/PRIOR CONVICTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alison Cook
Age : 32
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205434
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Justin Davis
Age : 34
Residence: Blue Island, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205432
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Maria Dorsey
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205416
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: PUBLIC INDECENCY - PROMOTING PROSTITUTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Roger Burrell
Age : 52
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205425
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY; POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Kevin Ballard
Age : 61
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205410
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole Bottoms
Age : 45
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205428
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Thomas Mason
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205394
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lauren Milby
Age : 23
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205377
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Montgomery
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205400
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Paris Spencer
Age : 38
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205388
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jamale Henderson
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205376
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rahmere Dunn
Age : 23
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205379
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Prince Elston II
Age : 19
Residence: Markham, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205393
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Josigha Coleman
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205399
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Corey Brewer
Age : 23
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205401
Arrest Date: June 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE; FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Antrell Blissett Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Lima, OH
Booking Number(s): 2205387
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON; BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Alexis Robinson
Age : 36
Residence: Calumet City, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205347
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Stafford
Age : 46
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205371
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Stotts
Age : 49
Residence: New Lenox, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205364
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kyle Turnquist
Age : 28
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205374
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - SCHEDULE I
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joshua Vargo
Age : 38
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205363
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE; POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jeremiah Perez
Age : 42
Residence: Grand Rapids, MI
Booking Number(s): 2205355
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cody Qualls
Age : 33
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205360
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Paglis
Age : 40
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205373
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Desmond Lewis
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205348
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cecilia Marines
Age : 30
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205346
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Anthony Moss
Age : 52
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205344
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750; MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jeffrey Jackson
Age : 30
Residence: Westminster, CO
Booking Number(s): 2205350
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Ellis Jr.
Age : 58
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205354
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lloyd Grant III
Age : 51
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205345
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mykia Green
Age : 26
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205358
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isaiah Cross Sr.
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205356
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Diandre Cassidy
Age : 33
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205369
Arrest Date: June 22, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Donte Paulk
Age : 40
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205341
Arrest Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT DEF. USES A VEHICLE; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Randall Wingis
Age : 59
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205340
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Alexia Brown
Age : 26
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205333
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Elijah Dillon-Bombin
Age : 21
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205335
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION; BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Laron Major
Age : 19
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205321
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Eric Blain
Age : 27
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205334
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Toler
Age : 56
Residence: Frankfort, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205298
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Porshaue Shelley
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205303
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000; FALSE IDENTIFICATION TO POLICE or FALSE INFO OF EMERGENCY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Ivan Santillan Popoca
Age : 20
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205300
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adam Summers
Age : 37
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205314
Arrest Date: June 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth McCammon
Age : 42
Residence: Schneider, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205309
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Terry Millender
Age : 54
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205301
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- INVASION OF PRIVACY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gerald Purkey
Age : 34
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205299
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE; POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Damontae Reed
Age : 21
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205297
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deon Hayes
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205312
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gilbert Herrera
Age : 63
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205313
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jason Fisher
Age : 39
Residence: Aurora, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205304
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Danielle Vann
Age : 29
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205275
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Carl Payne
Age : 30
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205270
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joshua Serrano
Age : 28
Residence: South Holland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205279
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Lamont Murdaugh
Age : 22
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205272
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: 2205272
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daron Lynch
Age : 40
Residence: Wheatfield, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205287
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Hitchcock
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205257
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Felix DeLeon
Age : 46
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205274
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
JeJuan Graham
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205276
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Chauncey Hackett Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205294
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shahid Coleman
Age : 31
Residence: Hammond, iN
Booking Number(s): 2205285
Arrest Date: June 19, 2022
Offense Description: WEAPON - USE - FIREARM - POINTING A FIREARM
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Curtis
Age : 41
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205280
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Katie Birks
Age : 27
Residence: Colbert, GA
Booking Number(s): 2205258
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcus Clay
Age : 34
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205264
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kathleen Clayton
Age : 66
Residence: Sheldon, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205282
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Richard Wisniewski Jr.
Age : 50
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205213
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lakissa Taylor
Age : 41
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205244
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tavarrus Wilson
Age : 44
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205227
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Watts III
Age : 22
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205246
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SEXUAL BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kevin Rosolowski Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205215
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: RAPE - INTERCOURSE; CONFINEMENT - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Eliseo Pena Jr.
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205219
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sothan Pickett
Age : 48
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205238
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jose Torres Oquendo
Age : 51
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205230
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angel Morales
Age : 41
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205217
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Darius Nelson
Age : 29
Residence: Lynwood, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205224
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - FROM BUILDING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shefiu Ogunlana
Age : 39
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205220
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nathan Lunford IV
Age : 41
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205226
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Melvin Macon Jr.
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205218
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deja Miller
Age : 26
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205242
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devan Landfair
Age : 27
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205228
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD; BURGLARY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Ronald Kelley Jr.
Age : 48
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205212
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Lane
Age : 23
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205222
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: PUBLIC INDECENCY - INDECENT EXPOSURE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arturo Gurrola
Age : 22
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205241
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Untonise Harper
Age : 49
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205247
Arrest Date: June 18, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ruben Herrera
Age : 38
Residence: Elgin, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205245
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Demetrius Brown
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205229
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Coley
Age : 55
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205236
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Isaiah Escutia
Age : 23
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205232
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY RESULTING IN BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Benjamen Baso
Age : 44
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205251
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kewuan Allen
Age : 24
Residence: Chicago Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205225
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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GARY — Firefighters were still battling a blaze early Thursday afternoon that had been reported several hours earlier at a vacant commercial building in the 3800 block of Broadway, Fire Chief Sean O'Donnell said.
The fire was reported at 10:20 a.m. at the single-story structure, he said.
No one was injured as a result of the fire, O'Donnell said.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
Merrillville firefighters were reportedly helping at the scene.
The firefighting efforts resulted in the temporary closing of Broadway at Ridge Road, according to a witness. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/region-firefighters-battle-blaze-traffic-flow-disrupted-during-efforts/article_4ed2d4c4-5dcd-58f0-b4e7-236316715274.html | 2022-06-30T19:23:42 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/region-firefighters-battle-blaze-traffic-flow-disrupted-during-efforts/article_4ed2d4c4-5dcd-58f0-b4e7-236316715274.html |
WHITING — When the thrift shop that called All Saints Catholic Church in Hammond its home for years had to close when the building that housed it was torn down, longtime volunteers Maryann Frysztak and Pat Hansen were in a pickle.
They had to find a new place to store and sell goods to help the less fortunate. The task was not easy.
"We called all over," Frysztak said. "And all denominations. And because of COVID, nobody was accepting."
That was until Hansen tried her own parish, Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Whiting.
"She called and Father Jay said, 'Come on down,'" Frysztak said.
She called the Rev. Jay Nuthulapati, the parish's administrator, "a wonderful, wonderful person" who checks on her and Hansen, who are 81 and 79, respectively.
The two run the thrift shop located in the church's former school building at 1723 LaPorte Ave. with the help of Hansen's daughter, Kelly Hedgore, and three other steady volunteers.
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It's two large rooms and a small sorting room for the sale of a large assortment of goods such as clothing, housewares, holiday decorations, books and games.
Everything is just $1 - and even that's negotiable depending on a person's situation.
"If they need it, we help them," Hansen said.
All items sold are donated goods and proceeds go to Sacred Heart Church.
The shop is looking for items such as wearable, clean clothes, housewares, wheelchair and walkers.
And if anyone has a couple of small air conditioners that can be used in the shop, the ladies there would be grateful for that in the summer months.
One drawback of moving from Hammond to Whiting is the new location doesn't serve the homeless population the All Saints location did because of fewer homeless people in the area.
"We were like their department store," Hansen said.
One advantage of the new location is the number of items donated has increased significantly. Being located in a neighborhood helps, Frysztak said.
The shop is open from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
For Nuthulapati the decision to welcome the thrift shop seemed like a logical one.
"I have seen the name of the people in the community," he said. "As a part of COVID, there's a lot of needs.
He said the thrift shop is an extension of the church's mission of evangelization.
"Whatsoever you do to the least of the my people that you do until me is very, very clear in Matthew's Gospel," Nuthulapati said.
Sacred Heart Church also has a furniture ministry for which it will pick up and store donated furniture to be given to those in need.
Those interested in more information about the furniture ministry or the thrift shop can call 219-659-0733.
Nuthulapati is hoping to soon start an immigration ministry to help those dealing with immigration issues.
There is much more going on at the Sacred Heart Church campus.
Located in an old polling place at 1717 LaPorte Ave. is the Whiting-Robertsdale Food Pantry, which is open from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on the first and third Fridays of each month.
It is the only food pantry in Whiting and is run by the city, but the space is rented from the church.
The pantry had been located at City Hall, but moved to the church in 2020 to reduce foot traffic at City Hall.
Gloria Gollnick-Cote runs the pantry and said an average of between 60 to 70 people come for assistance each month.
She said an average of 90 to 100 people used to come to City Hall monthly. She figures numbers have been down not only because the location is a little further away for a lot of former visitors who came from south of 119th Street, but also due to people receiving government stipends due to COVID.
Only those who live in the 46394 ZIP code are eligible for food from the pantry. They must provide ID and proof of residency and income.
The pantry is stocked from donations by individuals, as well as Whiting organizations, businesses, schools and churches. The city buys some items out of a fund made up of donations from the community.
"Center Lounge has food drives for us all the time," Gollnick-Cote said. Nonperishable food items that are not expired can be dropped off in a bin behind the pantry.
Gollnick-Cote said Strack & Van Til grocery store in Whiting has helped by selling pre-packaged donations bags and the Land O' Frost company in Lansing has donated meat.
"We get no government assistance here," said Whiting resident Sue Brown, a pantry volunteer for 11 years. "This is all community. They've been a very giving community."
Gollnick-Cote worked as a pantry volunteer before running it and said she's always felt the need to help people.
A team of volunteers help the pantry function, and Gollnick-Cote said those who work there get to know and learn about the people who come in and sometimes, visitors might bring a small gift as a sign of thanks.
"They think of you because they know you think of them," Gollnick-Cote said. "And that's always a source of joy."
To learn more about the food pantry or with questions about how to donate, call 219-898-1712. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/thrift-shop-finds-new-home/article_eb282a15-5c8a-5403-a0d2-746a9d6c372f.html | 2022-06-30T19:23:48 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/thrift-shop-finds-new-home/article_eb282a15-5c8a-5403-a0d2-746a9d6c372f.html |
Missing woman's remains found inside car in rural North Port
Melissa Pérez-Carrillo
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
The North Port Police Department found the remains of a Port Charlotte woman who's been missing for a week.
Wendy Hanleck's remains were found past the Charlotte County line in rural North Port off Serris Drive. Her remains were found inside her parked 2015 Silver Chevy Spark in a wooded area.
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Hanleck, 45, was last seen on Hillsborough Boulevard heading toward I-75 on June 20. She was considered endangered.
This is an ongoing investigation. The scene has been cleared. | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2022/06/30/port-charlotte-woman-remains-found-inside-car-rural-north-port/7776928001/ | 2022-06-30T19:28:06 | 1 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2022/06/30/port-charlotte-woman-remains-found-inside-car-rural-north-port/7776928001/ |
UVALDE — A Texas House committee heard testimony Thursday on the May 24 mass shooting here, behind closed doors at Uvalde’s city hall, with invited witnesses including school and civic officials and law enforcement.
Outside the hearing, there was more restlessness from a city that still chafes at not having enough answers.
The panel heard from the city’s mayor a day earlier, Donald McLaughlin Jr., a critic of the way some state and local officials have investigated the killing of 19 children and two teachers and who has complained, along with anguished citizens, that so many questions remain more than a month after the shooting.
In an interview Wednesday night, McLaughlin said he’s angered that while the school district’s police chief, Pedro “Pete” Arredondo — who is also on the City Council — has been in the spotlight for his role in the response to the shooting, no other police agency has been forced to explain its actions that day.
There were DPS troopers, Texas Rangers, U.S. Marshals, U.S. Border Patrol agents, Uvalde police, Uvalde school police and a district attorney’s office investigator outisde the classroom where the shooter remained with the dead and dying for more than an hour, he said.
“I think nine different agencies were in that hallway,” McLaughlin said. “You never hear about them.”
The City Council has been warned not to publicly discuss what it knows because the investigation is ongoing, but the Texas Department of Public Safety’s director, Steven McCraw, and others have selectively released photos and information “since Day One,” the mayor said.
McLaughlin wouldn’t reveal all of his testimony, but said he discussed reports that the gunman’s grandmother called 911 at 11:31 a.m. after being shot. He said there was no 911 call logged at the time and that word of her shooting came over police radio at 11:34 a.m.
“So where did those minutes go?” McLaughlin said, adding he asked the DPS and Texas Rangers that question, but, “I still haven’t gotten a briefing from anybody. That’s the answer I want to get.”
The embattled Arredondo, meanwhile, did not attend a special, closed session of the Uvalde City Council at noon Thursday. His nameplate was not among the others assembled for the meeting. The council recently rejected Arredondo’s request for a leave of absence and could replace him if he misses another meeting.
McLaughlin said he has talked with Arredondo only once in recent weeks and asked on June 20 whether he intended to remain on the council or resign, but didn’t get an answer.
“I’ve heard it indirectly he is thinking of resigning,” McLaughlin said, adding that one person who knows him “says that is something he is thinking real hard about.”
The House Investigative Committee on the Robb Elementary Shooting took testimony Thursday from Becky Reinhardt, the Uvalde High School assistant principal; Luke Williams and Richard Wolf, both with the Texas Department of Public Safety, and Johnny Field, a constable.
News media were cleared out of the building at midmorning by the city fire marshal, Juan Hernandez, who said the House committee didn’t want reporters “loitering” nearby, though City Hall remained open for public business.
Adding a sideshow to the proceedings was Stephen Willeford, the man who shot the Sutherland Springs mass shooter in 2017 after 26 people were killed at the Baptist church there, who became the nation’s best-known example of the “good guy with a gun” theory of public safety pushed by gun rights advocates. He said he had not been invited to testify but would “love to talk to the committee.”
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan established the investigative committee in early June to look into the massacre that left 19 children and two teachers dead. The gunman, Salvador Ramos, 18, of Uvalde also was killed.
The panel has so far met with around 50 witnesses. It heard from four teachers and four Uvalde police officers on Wednesday, besides the mayor. Its members, Reps. Dustin Burrows and Joe Moody, and former Texas Supreme Court justice Eva Guzman, are collecting and studying evidence. A release from Phelan’s office said it will report “its conclusions as soon as possible to help inform the work of the House.”
Information about the shooting and the police response — sometimes incorrect and contradictory — has trickled out of Austin and Uvalde, frustrating local residents and family members of the victims.
Much of the blame for the death toll at Robb Elementary has been placed on Arredondo, who served as the incident commander on the day of the shooting.
McCraw has blamed Arredondo for waiting roughly an hour before confronting the gunman. McCraw called police efforts at the school an “abject failure and antithetical to everything we have learned over the past two decades.”
The next day, Uvalde Consolidated ISD Superintendent Hal Harrell put Arredondo on administrative leave.
Burrows, the committee’s chairman, is an attorney and businessman in Lubbock. Moody, the vice chairman, is from El Paso, where a far-right gunman killed 23 people and wounded 23 others at a Walmart in 2019.
“Beginning my third journey to #Uvalde in as many weeks,” Moody, the sole Democrat on the panel, wrote Tuesday on Twitter. “I’m bringing with me the same rosary I carried on 8/3/19 in #ElPaso. I have faith, and I continue to pray for peace and healing for this community, but I know work perfects faith. We have much work to do. #txlege”
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A 25-year-old San Antonio man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in a state jail after pleading guilty to several animal cruelty and bestiality charges.
According to San Antonio's Animal Care Services, Jean Marie Bugoma broke into a local horse stable and tripped three horses by roping their front and hind legs, causing them to fall in order for him to commit bestiality.
DNA taken from the horses was later matched to DNA samples taken from Bugoma, ACS said. A veterinarian determined the horses were sexually and physically assaulted.
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Bugoma's charges included burglary of a building with the intent to commit another felony and entering a building on two occasions with the intent to commit bestiality, a felony offense. He was also charged with animal cruelty for injuring the horses.
All of Bugoma's charges were state jail felonies punishable by 180 days to two years in jail and a possible fine of up to $10,000. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Texas-man-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison-due-to-17276847.php | 2022-06-30T19:29:07 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Texas-man-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison-due-to-17276847.php |
A TikTok user was so excited about her first trip to Buc-ee's she shared her experience last week on the social media platform.
In the video, the TikToker, whose first name is Kasey, shows off what the beloved Texas convenience store chain has to offer, from pumping gas to getting ice. She even recorded herself shaking hands with the statue of the beaver outside the store.
There was only one problem. Kasey mispronounced Buc-ee's throughout the video, calling it "Bussy's."
She did get the spelling of the store correct, though. "Loved my first trip to Buc-ee's! See you next time Buc-ee!!," Kasey wrote in the caption.
The video has since received more than 1.6 million views and 207,000 likes.
Buc-ee's, known for its clean restrooms and plenty of snacks, including candied nuts and beef jerky, started in Lake Jackson and has expanded to more than 40 stores, including expansion outside of Texas. The nearest to San Antonio is in New Braunfels, off of Interstate 35.
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Receiving around 1,500 comments, some made sure to correct Kasey's pronunciation, while others laughed along with the joke.
"The amount of people commenting the right way to say it has me blown away," user miranda8penn commented.
"You're telling me," Kasey responded.
"You're a real Texas girl now!!!," user bailey.shayne commented.
One user questioned the pronunciation.
"Literally the only way to pronounce it. You cannot call it 'Buck-ee's,'" user yallitsjenna wrote.
Whether or not it's pronounced correctly, it seemed like Kasey enjoyed her first Buc-ee's trip.
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Dozens of bodies crowded the tractor-trailer’s interior, and more lay on the ground behind it.
Then, as San Antonio police told each other over the radio to be on the lookout for the driver, one asked for more officers, saying, “I have too many bodies here.”
Emergency personnel were called to the scene.
An officer described the driver: “Heavy-set Hispanic male. He may be wearing a brown shirt,” according to recordings of police radio traffic obtained by the San Antonio Express-News. “Running along railroad tracks or near mechanic’s shop along New Laredo Highway.”
Another officer said the driver might have a bunny tattoo on his neck as well as a teardrop tattoo. Later, someone said the driver was wearing a shirt with white stripes.
The officers’ exchange took place after 6 p.m. Monday at the scene of the country’s deadliest immigrant-smuggling case involving a big rig. The driver had abandoned the truck on a lonely, narrow stretch of Quintana Road near JBSA-Lackland on the Southwest Side.
Early on, police estimated there were 20 bodies — an undercount.
Federal authorities say 64 immigrants were in the trailer. Forty-eight of them died on the scene, and another five died at area hospitals, bringing the death toll to 53 as of Wednesday.
The dead included 22 Mexican nationals, seven from Guatemala, two from Honduras and 17 others of unknown origin. Since Monday, consular officials have said some of the deceased also may have been from El Salvador.
On Thursday, the alleged driver, Homero Zamorano Jr., 45, who later tried to pass himself off as one of the immigrants he was smuggling, makes his first court appearance in San Antonio federal court.
Details released by U.S. and Mexican authorities show that the truck picked up the immigrants in Laredo, and crossed through the checkpoint north of that border city between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Monday
In a criminal complaint affidavit, investigators said police found multiple individuals on the ground and in nearby brush, several of them dead. Officers were led to the location of an individual hiding in the brush. He then ran away.
SAPD officers soon detained Zamorano. Police collected a cell phone, hat and wallet containing Zamorano’s identification card from the suspect, the affidavit said. Officer picked up some of the items from the ground near him.
The affidavit said Border Patrol officers provided Homeland Security Investigations agents — who are in charge of the investigation — with surveillance footage of the tractor-trailer crossing the checkpoint near Laredo. The driver wore a black shirt with grayish-white stripes and a hat.
Agents confirmed Zamorano matched the driver in the surveillance images.
Zamorano is set to appear today before U.S. Magistrate Elizabeth “Beth” Chestney. If convicted of transporting undocumented immigrants resulting in death, he faces up to life in prison or the death penalty.
Suspects’ text meessages
After securing a warrant to inspect Zamorano’s cell phone, agents linked him to Christian Martinez, who — like Zamorano — lives in Palestine in East Texas. Martinez was arrested Tuesday in connection with the case.
Agents reviewed text messages allegedly between Zamorano and Martinez. A criminal complaint affidavit filed against Martinez included this account:
12:17 p.m. on Monday: Zamorano received a picture from Martinez showing a truck load manifest.
12:19 p.m.: Zamorano texted Martinez, “I go to the same spot.”
12:44 p.m.: Martinez sent Zamorano GPS coordinates that led to an address in Laredo.
1:40 p.m.: Martinez sent Zamorano a text with a typo, believed to be “wya”, or “Where You At?”
3:18 p.m.: Martinez sent Zamorano three text messages saying, “Call me bro,” “Yes” and “Call me bro.”
6:17 p.m.: Martinez sent Zamorano one last message saying, “Wya, bro.”
Agents in San Antonio learned that authorities in Tyler had an open investigation into Martinez. On Tuesday, talking to investigators, a confidential informant alleged that Martinez discussed the deaths of several individuals inside the tractor-trailer in San Antonio, admitting that he was involved in the incident and naming Zamorano as the driver.
Martinez also allegedly said the driver was unaware that the air conditioning had stopped working.
Martinez faces conspiracy to transport undocumented immigrants resulting in death. He faces up to life in prison, or the death penalty.
This is a developing story.
guillermo.contreras@express-news.net | Twitter: @gmaninfedland
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Green Lion warns it may take Palm Coast to court over restaurant at golf course
With a deadline to reach a new agreement on Friday with Palm Coast, the Green Lion is warning it may take the city to court over any attempt to drive the restaurant off of the Palm Harbor Golf Club.
The city and the Green Lion have clashed during negotiations over an agreement for the Green Lion to continue running a restaurant in a portion of a city-owned, triple-wide trailer at the Palm Harbor Golf Club.
The negotiations have become heated at times with Tony Marlow, one of the restaurant's owners, calling City Council members “crooks" during a meeting last week.
The Marlow family also owns the Golden Lion, a popular restaurant operating for decades in Flagler Beach.
The City Council has maintained it has a right to terminate the existing agreement at its own discretion because it has a provision allowing termination without cause. The City Council wants the Green Lion to agree to pay half the water bill for the shared trailer.
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Attorney for Green Lion says agreement valid through 2027
But John P. Ferguson, an attorney with Cobb Cole representing the Green Lion, sent a letter dated Tuesday to City Council members, the city attorney and the city manager stating the existing agreement was valid through Aug. 31, 2027.
Ferguson also wrote that by adding utilities, the city was proposing to charge the Green Lion 86% above the fair market value for the rent.
Ferguson wrote that he understood that the city planned to terminate the contract based on a provision “that the city admits was intended only if the city had to close the golf course, which is not happening."
Ferguson then wrote in bold letters that the “Green Lion reserves any and all rights to legally challenge the city’s attempt to terminate the existing contract using that provision.”
Mayor David Alfin said in a phone interview late Wednesday afternoon that he had not yet read the letter but he said the city cannot subsidize a private business.
“Are you making any money? If the answer is yes, I can’t very well subsidize continued profitability with taxpayer money. I just can’t do that.”
Alfin said the utilities are the Green Lion’s responsibilities.
“We have no control over the use of the utilities, so rightfully it belongs to the tenant that uses those utilities,” Alfin said.
Alfin questioned the Green Lion’s contention that it has the right by the prior agreement to remain at the golf course until 2027.
“Intended? How do you define intended?” Alfin said.
He said that it was his hope that the Green Lion and the city could reach an agreement but he also said the negotiations had been going on for a long time.
“There's a long history. Fifteen months for a $24,000 lease: You got to be kidding me,” Alfin said.
“They are free to make as much profit as they care to. That's up to them," Alfin said. "The city should not be in the business of being in business.”
Christopher Marlow, who is the son of Tony Marlow, declined to comment about the issue on Wednesday afternoon.
Water bill remains a sticking point
The city reached a concession agreement in 2017 with the Green Lion allowing the restaurant to open at the Palm Harbor Golf Club. But when it came time to renew it for another five years, council members objected because the city was paying more for utilities and other costs for the shared trailer than the Green Lion paid in rent.
The Green Lion currently pays $600 a month in rent for its space while the city pays the entire water bill of about $2,000 a month, the electric bill of about $1,500 a month and the propane bill of $550 a month.
While both the city and the Green Lion use electricity and water, propane is used entirely by the Green Lion.
At the June 21 meeting, the city’s Chief Development Officer Jason DeLorenzo updated the City Council proposing a rate of $9 per square foot which would increase the rent to $1,998 a month, generating $23,859. The utilities would cost the city about $24,000 a year. The rent would increase 3% per year, DeLorenzo said.
But City Council members decided that was not enough, saying the city would still lose money on the first year because it would be paying the entire water bill, even though the city said the Green Lion used more water.
The City Council decided that the Green Lion would have to pay for half the water bill and gave the restaurant 10 days to decide.
In the letter, Ferguson wrote that an expert for the city had stated that the fair market value for the Green Lion’s space was $9 to $10 including utilities.
He wrote that the city was now asking the Green Lion to pay 86% over fair market value because it was requiring the city to pay rent at $9 a square foot plus electricity at $3.95 a square foot plus water at $4.69 a square foot.
Ferguson offered a compromise that included the city paying $9.50 a square foot in which the city would receive $25,184.50 annually. Ferguson wrote that would mean that the city would make a profit of $3,752.
Ferguson said that rate would include the full patio deck. The city had wanted to reduce the amount of patio deck leased to the Green Lion.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Scottsdale police are warning Walmart customers to be more cautious about consuming over-the-counter drugs after a package of laxatives was recently tampered with at a local store.
A customer at the Walmart in the 15000 block of North Northsight Boulevard reported feeling ill on Tuesday after ingesting a laxative they had purchased at the store.
Police later determined the customer's laxatives appeared to actually be a prescribed anti-depressant medication. The Equate brand of laxatives had been taped closed by an unknown subject.
Officers discovered a similar-looking box on the store's shelves and removed it from circulation.
Scottsdale police are investigating how the laxatives were tampered with and encourage customers to inspect their over-the-counter drugs before ingesting them.
Anyone who has had similar issues with products purchased at this Walmart or other stores is asked to call 480-312-500.
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Moms for Liberty Volusia praises school board candidates but declines District 5 endorsement
In a surprise move, Moms for Liberty Volusia has declined to endorse Fred Lowry in his campaign for Volusia County School Board District 5.
The moms group announced late Wednesday that they are not endorsing either Lowry or his opponent, the incumbent school board Chair Ruben Colón, as they were forced to cancel a candidates' forum that had been scheduled for Thursday night.
Moms for Liberty did endorse school board member Jamie Haynes for re-election to her District 1 seat, after having previously endorsed Kim Short in the final school board race in District 3. The Moms had conducted debate-style forums with candidates in those races.
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The Volusia Moms' decision to not endorse Lowry breaks with Gov. Ron DeSantis, who last week gave his backing to Lowry, a Volusia County councilman and pastor from Enterprise.
While the race is officially non-partisan, party politics will play a role in the campaign. Lowry is a registered Republican, while Colón is registered as a Democrat.
Moms for Liberty Volusia — a local chapter of a growing organization that formed in March 2021, emerging from school board battles over mask mandates and other safety measures from the pandemic — says it has 1,500 members.
The moms group offered praise for both District 5 candidates in a statement provided by club Secretary Anna Hannon.
"We have expectations that Mr. Lowry, if elected, will be present and engaged, respectful to constituents, and act in accordance to his self-proclaimed platform and conservative values," the statement reads.
"We have seen incumbent Mr. Ruben Colón in alignment with most of our values and he has an excellent rapport with constituents always returning phone calls and emails," the statement continues. "He advocates for all who want to participate in public comment at board meetings to be able to do so. We hope if he were elected he would become fully aligned with parental rights."
Hannon said because the forum had to be canceled, the group will "probably" not endorse either ahead of the Aug. 23 primary election. "No forum, no endorsement," she said in a text message.
Lowry backed out of the debate "with no offer to reschedule," according to the moms statement. He also declined an invitation to a July 7 event hosted by the Tiger Bay Club of Volusia County, "An Evening of Political Fireworks" in Daytona Beach. That forum takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Brown & Brown building, 300 N. Beach St., Daytona Beach.
Lowry said he canceled because of personal conflicts. He declined to attend the Moms for Liberty debate Thursday "because my youngest daughter in Tallahassee is having a reveal party to make us grandparents and I wasn't gonna miss that," he wrote in a text.
Colón agreed to appear at the July 22 Moms for Liberty Volusia meeting to answer the group's questions. That meeting will be a 6:30 p.m. at The Center at Deltona and will be open to the public.
Haynes endorsement follows forum
On Monday night, the Moms for Liberty Volusia hosted a forum in DeLand for four of the five candidates in the District 1 race. Following that, the group stated its belief that Haynes is "a fierce defender of parental rights."
Shaunn Smith, an executive board member who hosted the forum, said Haynes "has a proven record of hearing and supporting what her constituents want. She has stood against all other board members when needed as well as by the law.”
Haynes, of DeBary, is a former teacher and administrator with more than 31 years of experience in Volusia County schools.
She is being challenged by Albert Bouie, Georgann Carnicella, Ginny-Beth Joiner and Jaclyn Carrell. All of those candidates participated in the Moms for Liberty forum except for Carrell, who declined.
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A former church pastor, religion professor and community activist will serve as the next chair of Jackson Health's Public Health Trust (PHT). The Board of Trustees selected Dr. Walter T. Richardson as chairman of the public hospital system's governing board on June 29.
Richardson previously served as PHT vice-chairman and is replacing outgoing Chairman William J. Heffernan.
“Dr. Richardson is a pillar of our community who understands the unique role we play in ensuring everyone in Miami-Dade County has access to world-class health care,” said Jackson Health System CEO Carlos A. Migoya. “He’s been a tireless supporter and advocate for our patients and employees, and I look forward to working alongside him as we continue to build a future for Jackson where innovation, expertise and compassionate care are at the forefront of everything we do.”
A fifth generation preacher, Richardson became pastor of Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church in Perrine in 1983, then a small community of faith with 125 members who met for worship twice a month. Under Richardson’s leadership, a larger sanctuary was soon built and the congregation grew to hold multiple worship services each Sunday.
Pastor emeritus at Sweet Home, Richardson retired in 2010.
From 1989 to 2015, he served as adjunct professor of religion at St. Thomas University where he taught world religions, including Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism. He still speaks frequently on the various expressions of faith today.
As an advocate for social justice, Richardson has been a voice for social change throughout South Florida, addressing issues that negatively affect the marginalized – from women to the Black community and other disenfranchised groups.
He also is a musician, a published author and a chaplain for the Miami-Dade Police Department. Richardson has received various awards, honors and proclamations recognizing his work in distinct fields.
“Jackson Health System is undoubtedly one of our community’s most valuable resources and, as a former patient, I can attest that the lifesaving work done throughout the health system is awe-inspiring,” said Richardson. “Having the opportunity to lead the Public Health Trust Board of Trustees is a great responsibility, and an honor that I do not take lightly or for granted.”
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GREENSBORO — Of course children should be outdoors and accidents happen under the best of circumstances, but many are preventable.
Accidents may not happen every time a child climbs on an ATV or rides a bike without a helmet, but they do happen, said Leigha Jordan of Safe Kids Guilford, a local injury prevention coalition.
"We hear that a lot — 'It never happened to me' or 'You never heard about that happening when I was a kid,'" Jordan told the News & Record in 2015. "But the reason we want to get these messages out is because we do see those cases come through our emergency departments."
Over the years we've asked emergency room doctors and safety experts for their stories about summer dangers.
Doctors blame most of the injuries on carelessness.
Here are safety stories experts shared with the News & Record over the years to consider this Fourth of July:
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Fireworks
Generally, novelty firecrackers that don’t explode, leave the ground or fly through the air are legal in North Carolina. That would include sparklers, which produce colored flames. But that doesn’t mean children should handle them or be close by when adults handle them.
People tend to think they are safe since they are allowed.
“I was a resident in Philadelphia in the emergency department, and a 5-year-old child was brought in because he had picked up an M-80 (firecracker), and it exploded in his hand,” pediatrician Dr. Rob Poth told the News & Record in 2015. "He had pretty much blown up his hand.”
Poth said he knows it’s not just the children who come across a stash of firecrackers without their parents' knowledge that are handling firecrackers because photos circulating on social media and in newspapers often show smiling youngsters holding sparklers with adults nearby.
He said what we’re also doing is sending children a mixed message.
"Any other time we would tell them to stay away from fire, it’s dangerous," he said. "Handing them a lit sparkler or wand, or whatever you want to call it, isn’t much of a difference."
Parents too often let their guard down, said Ernest Grant, a former outreach clinician with the Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. He said he knows that's the case because of the ages of the patients who are injured by firecrackers.
Sparklers, which produce colored flames, burn up to 1,000 degrees or more — “As hot as a blow torch,” Grant said.
“A few years ago we had someone who was a flower girl in a wedding at the beach and instead of walking with flowers they walked with sparklers,” Grant said in 2018, “and the sparkler caught her dress on fire.”
Drowning
A child can drown in a couple of inches of water in the bathtub, a wading pool or even a bucket of water in two minutes or less.
Rule of thumb while swimming: If the child cannot swim, he or she always should be within arm’s reach. If they can swim, they should be supervised.
Pediatrician Dr. Ross Kuhner shared in 2015 the story of one drowning victim with the News & Record.
"The child got away from parental supervision and had wandered down to the lake and had either fallen in or gotten into the water and drowned," said Kuhner, who is now medical director of the children’s emergency department at Cone Health. "It (the water) wasn’t very deep, but it doesn’t require very much."
It’s also important to know what a drowning might look like, experts said.
"People who are drowning do not always look like you would expect," said Dr. James O’Neill, a pediatric emergency medicine specialist at Brenner Children’s Hospital.
They may not have the energy to splash around enough to grab anyone’s attention or be able to call out for help because they may not have enough oxygen in their lungs, he told the News & Record in 2015.
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Another summer danger comes from such popular pastimes as riding a bike, scooter, ATV or skateboard without a helmet and padding. Children also should never be allowed to operate ATVs, experts warn.
Sometimes parents simply aren’t aware that their child might be riding an ATV. Luly Beckles, pediatric injury prevention coordinator with Brenner and Safe Kids Northwest Piedmont, last year shared the story of a child getting on an ATV at the house of one of their friends. The vehicle wrecked and the child died.
"No one wanted this to happen, but having that conversation lets that parent know that you do not want your child on an ATV," Beckles said.
About 650 people are killed in ATV accidents every year in the United States, and one-third are under the age of 16. North Carolina had 39 reported deaths from 2017 to 2018, according to the state Fire Marshal’s Office.
North Carolina allows children 8 years old and older to drive age-appropriate ATVs with supervision.
Dr. Michael Mitchell, a pediatrician at Brenner Children’s Hospital’s emergency department, which is a part of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, recalls a child under 6 driving an ATV with an even younger passenger. Both ended up in the ER.
Handling an ATV requires a lot of complex decision-making — when to stop, when to slow down, when to speed up, Mitchell said of maneuvering the motorized vehicle and reacting to conditions.
"Children have less awareness of consequences, they are easily distracted and these things are really powerful," Mitchell said in 2018.
Medical personnel see broken bones and worse from drivers hitting a tree or falling into a ditch, including burns from coming into contact with the carburetor.
With bikes, scooters and skateboards, a lot of the accidents will happen as close as the driveway, Kuhner said.
"A 10-year-old was riding his bike (without a helmet) and sustained a skull fracture and bleeding around the brain," Kuhner said. "A helmet would have prevented that from happening."
Seatbelts could prevent a countless number of young automobile accident victims from getting rushed to hospital emergency rooms each year, said Dr. Philip Neustadt, a former emergency room physician at Wesley Long Hospital.
"Seatbelts save lives, seatbelts prevent injury, seatbelts are very important — and we can never say it enough," Neustadt said back in 2001.
Pediatric patients also have lost limbs from falling off lawn mowers. Surgeons don't want to see children on lawn mowers, even if they are riding in Grandpa's lap.
"It's really, really critical that people understand that these types of injuries are preventable," pediatrician Robert Letton said in 2001.
Kids left in cars
For those parents tempted to make a stop and leave their children in the car with the windows cracked: Don’t.
A car’s windows act like a greenhouse, trapping sunlight and heat, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
And for those adults who transport children, have a plan for making sure all children are accounted for at the destinations or before locking up. If a child is riding in the back seat of a car, use a reminder system — possibly one of that child’s toys sitting on a purse or cellphone in the front seat.
"I can see them," Kuhner said of his experiences with those children accidentally left in vehicles. "The only thing that you can say is that you can’t leave a child in a car for any length of time."
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The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday it is launching an investigation into the New York City Police Department's treatment of sex crime victims after receiving reports of "deficiencies...that have persisted for more than a decade," including "shaming and abusing survivors," federal prosecutors said.
The investigation will review the department's policies, procedures and training --- including how the unit investigates sexual assault crimes, its treatment of survivors and whether it it engages in the practice of gender-biased policing, according to the Department of Justice. The investigation will look into how the unit collects evidence, investigates and interacts with survivors and witnesses.
“Respectful, thorough, and complete investigations of sexual assaults are fundamental to a well-functioning justice system. Over the last several months, we have learned concerning information from a variety of sources of historical issues about the way the Special Victims Division has conducted its investigations for many years," U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace said in a statement. "Our review is intended to ensure that, going forward, survivors of sexual assault in New York City receive fair and just treatment in the criminal justice system, and as a result, those who engage in sexual violence are held accountable. We appreciate that the NYPD has already taken steps to address these concerns.”
The probe is a result of continuous reports, according to federal prosecutors who allege that they received information of deficiencies at the Special Victims Division that have persisted for more than a decade. These deficiencies, according to federal prosecutors, include failing to go through "basic investigative steps," as well as "shaming and abusing survivors and re-traumatizing them during investigations."
The Department of Justice will also look into whether the NYPD has addressed any deficiency in the handling of these crimes.
"Survivors of sexual assault should expect effective, trauma-informed and victim-centered investigations by police departments," Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said in a statement. "Based on information provided to the Justice Department, we find significant justification to investigate whether the NYPD’s Special Victims Division engages in a pattern or practice of gender-biased
policing. Investigations into sexual assault that comply with the Constitution promote accountability, enhance public safety and foster community trust.”
Part of the investigation, according to federal officials, will include the Justice Department reaching out to community groups and the public to gather information on their interactions and experiences with the Special Victims Division.
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The NYPD said in a statement Thursday that it welcomes the review.
"As an agency, we have committed to improving the quality of our investigations and the care provided by the Special Victims Division when working with some of the most vulnerable survivors of crime," a spokesperson said.
The department referenced its public May release of an independent assessment on best practices around sex assault cases within the Special Victims Division. It pointed to its findings of much good within the unit as well as areas for improvement.
New NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell embraced all of the recommendations, the spokesperson said, and directed the division to implement them, which it is doing.
The commissioner also appointed a new commanding officer of the division in a selection process that sought input from survivors’ advocates, while the Special Victims Division itself has been bolstered by more investigators, specialized training and facilities. The NYPD has also contracted with peer counselors and survivor’s advocates to help provide guidance for those who come forward, officials said.
"We continue the NYPD’s commitment to the development of the Special Victims Division. Our goal is for SVD to be the national model," Sewell said in a statement. "I believe any constructive review of our practices in the Special Victims Division will show that the NYPD has been evolving and improving in this area but we will be transparent and open to criticism as well as ideas in the process." | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/historical-issues-feds-open-probe-into-nypd-sex-crimes-unit-over-handling-of-cases/3757147/ | 2022-06-30T19:39:12 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/historical-issues-feds-open-probe-into-nypd-sex-crimes-unit-over-handling-of-cases/3757147/ |
The mother of the 20-year-old woman executed at point-blank range as she pushed her 3-month-old child in a stroller on Manhattan's Upper East Side Wednesday night described her daughter as a "young queen" whose city failed to protect her.
In a blistering rebuke of public safety amid spiking gun violence in New York City and elsewhere across the country -- and this on top of the Supreme Court decision against New York state's concealed carry permit law -- Lisa Desort says the shooting victim, whom she identified as Azsia Johnson, reported being abused while she was pregnant.
"The city failed my daughter because on January 1, my daughter called me and said she was being abused while she was six months pregnant," Desort said. "She was scared to call the police so she gave me the address. I called police."
Desort says police did respond and made sure Johnson was safe. Johnson then went to live with her mother, who says police said they couldn't track down the baby's father who was allegedly abusing her. Eventually, she ended up in a domestic violence shelter.
"She worked to the end of her pregnancy. She was on maternity leave with this baby. He kept harassing her, and threatening my life and my younger daughter's life," Desort said, adding that she genuinely was in fear for Johnson's safety. She says the threats were reported to a detective at the time but the cop said they didn't constitute a crime.
Instead, the detective told her she could continue to report the threats, she said. Further details on the case history with NYPD weren't immediately available, though department officials did confirm reports were filed.
"I tried to protect my daughter in every way. She had to leave my house, she couldn't live there because he knew where I lived," Desort said. "I kept telling her, 'He's no good.'"
When Johnson first introduced the man to her mother, Desort says her daughter came home late and he was pacing back and forth in the house as he waited.
"I'm in my old house, he's pacing. I said, 'What's wrong with you?' 'Oh, nothing.' He thought she was cheating on him," Desort says. "She was with her friends. My daughter is not a cheater. My daughter is pregnant with your baby."
That baby is the 3-month-old who was in the stroller when Johnson was shot in the head by Lexington Avenue and East 95th Street around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. She was found unconscious at the scene and pronounced dead a short time later. The baby wasn't hurt. Desort says her daughter has another, older child, by a different man, too.
When she had her second child, a daughter, in March, Desort says she wouldn't allow the father in the delivery room. The family alerted the hospital he might try to get inside.
"He was not welcome in the room," Desort said.
There was no order of protection in place because no court hearing was scheduled, she added. And now her 20-year-old daughter, Johnson, is dead.
Desort says she knew this -- or something like this -- was going to happen. She says she worried if he didn't outright kill Johnson he would permanently maim her, possibly to the point of being bedridden the rest of her life. That wouldn't have sat well at all.
"Against all odds, my daughter graduated high school with merits, with the inspiration of becoming a pediatric nurse," Desort said, reflecting on Johnson's upbringing in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
"She had a child early and she was the most wonderful mother that you can imagine. She was hard working. She worked every day. She's got more credit than a 30-, 40-year-old person has. She aspired to have houses and give her children the best of everything," Desort said, adding that Johnson wouldn't even accept used clothes.
"They were new babies. They deserved new clothes," Desort says of her daughter's mindset. "My daughter was amazing."
And to the man she believes killed her, Desort says, "I treated you like a son. I welcomed you into my home. I spoke to you and calmed you down when you were upset. I fed you. Your baby girl does not, and no longer, will have a father or mother."
"Turn yourself in," Desort added. "This is what we have been telling you -- turn yourself in. Go to counseling. You didn't have to hurt my daughter. We could have been a family."
The NYPD has not released the name of any potential suspect. They have said they are looking to question the infant's father in the case but have not labeled him -- or anyone else -- a suspect at this point in the investigation.
No arrests have been made.
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Multiple law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the case say investigators recovered surveillance video and other footage from in and around the crime scene -- and they continue to canvass for evidence that may track the gunman's movements.
The sources say already recovered video shows the gunman pacing in front of a residence right before the shooting, which they say isn't thought to be random. They also have surveillance footage showing the woman with the stroller at one point.
Cameras that would have faced the exact incident spot were not immediately accessible, the senior NYPD officials said.
Whoever shot the woman, according to the NYPD, fired a single shot at her head before running off. The shooter was last seen running eastbound on East 95th Street, the NYPD said. One shell casing was recovered at the scene.
Mayor Eric Adams, who had spent Wednesday discussing gun violence, condemned the Upper East Side killing as he stood alongside NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell for an initial news briefing on the case late that night.
"This entire day we have been addressing the problem of overproliferation of guns on our street, how readily accessible they are and how there is just no fear in using these guns on innocent New Yorkers," Adams said Wednesday. "This is the result of that."
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"These are real lives, when a mother is pushing a baby carriage down the block and is shot at point-blank range it shows just how this national problem is impacting families," the Democratic mayor added as he called for bail reform. Adams also demanded, as he has frequently in recent weeks, more government action to buckle a trend he says applies whether "you are on the Upper East Side or East New York, Brooklyn."
"We’re going to continue to do our job," he continued. "We’re going to find this person who is guilty of this horrific crime. We’re going to find him and bring him to justice. We need to make sure this innocent person receives the justice we’re asking for." | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/woman-shot-ues-baby-stroller-azsia-johnson-mother-manhattan-police/3757144/ | 2022-06-30T19:39:20 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/woman-shot-ues-baby-stroller-azsia-johnson-mother-manhattan-police/3757144/ |
MT. MORRIS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - A 15-year-old girl was found dead after a clothes dryer in her residence caught fire Wednesday night.
The Mt. Morris Township Fire Department responded to the fire at 3115 N. Linden Road just before 10 p.m., when a family friend called 911, according to Mt. Morris Township Police Chief Michael Veach.
After fire crews extinguished the flames, they found the body of a 15-year-old girl in the basement. Investigators believe she died of smoke inhalation.
Nobody else was home when the fire broke out and no other injuries were reported, Veach said.
The Michigan State Police Fire Investigation Unit was called to assist Mt. Morris Township crews with determined what sparked the fire. They believe flames originated in a clothes dryer in the basement.
Authorities say the fire was contained to the basement, but the rest of the house sustained heavy smoke damage. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/15-year-old-girl-dies-in-dryer-fire-at-mt-morris-township-home/article_99746538-f8a9-11ec-86c1-67242c1f8d8a.html | 2022-06-30T19:39:40 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/15-year-old-girl-dies-in-dryer-fire-at-mt-morris-township-home/article_99746538-f8a9-11ec-86c1-67242c1f8d8a.html |
MID-MICHIGAN (WJRT) - High levels of potentially harmful bacteria led authorities to close two Mid-Michigan beaches on the eve of Independence Day weekend.
The Central Michigan District Health Department issued a contamination advisory for Gladwin City Park on the Cedar River on Wednesday after routine water sampling discovered high bacteria levels.
This is the second advisory for the beach this month after high bacteria levels were discovered on June 22 and 23.
The Bay County Health Department closed the beach at Pinconning Park on Saginaw Bay after water samples collected Thursday showed elevated levels of bacteria.
This was the first beach closure at Pinconning Park in nearly two years. The beach will remain closed until bacteria levels fall below acceptable levels. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/two-mid-michigan-beaches-closed-at-independence-day-weekend-nears/article_a02a837c-f8a3-11ec-a3e2-4361a6825d62.html | 2022-06-30T19:39:46 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/two-mid-michigan-beaches-closed-at-independence-day-weekend-nears/article_a02a837c-f8a3-11ec-a3e2-4361a6825d62.html |
HURON COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - An investigation is under way after a worker died at a Thumb-area steel plant following an accident.
The accident happened at Blue Diamond Steel Casting in Pigeon on Friday. Investigators say 48-year-old Kenneth Strahan died as he was doing maintenance on the fresh air system when the accident occurred.
The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration says Strahan was removing bolts to take down a section of air ducts while using a forklift for support. The weight of the ducts caused the forklift to tip over, killing him.
The company released a statement saying Strahan was a dedicated and hardworking team member for 12 years and will be missed by many.
MIOSHA will continue investigating the accident. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/worker-dies-after-industrial-accident-at-huron-county-steel-plant/article_1800321c-f8a8-11ec-98a2-e70a36bf1612.html | 2022-06-30T19:39:52 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/worker-dies-after-industrial-accident-at-huron-county-steel-plant/article_1800321c-f8a8-11ec-98a2-e70a36bf1612.html |
Man, 52, indicted in connection with fatal Wilmington stabbing
A 52-year-old man has been indicted in connection with an April stabbing in Wilmington that resulted in a man dying last month.
Anthony Staples has been charged with the second-degree murder of 38-year-old Alfredo Guerro Hernandez. Wilmington Police has provided little information on why they believe Staples stabbed Guerro Hernandez on April 28.
The few details police provided are that officers responding to a vehicle crash at Fifth and N. DuPont streets learned a fight had occurred as a result of the crash.
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A short time later, police said, Guerro Hernandez arrived at a hospital with a laceration. He died the following month, but police have not provided a date of death.
A grand jury indicted Staples last week and he was arrested on Monday. In addition to the murder charge, Staples was also indicted on weapons offense.
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Contact Esteban Parra at (302) 324-2299, eparra@delawareonline.com or Twitter @eparra3. | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2022/06/30/man-indicted-fatal-wilmington-stabbing-anthony-staples-alfredo-guerro-hernandez/65365549007/ | 2022-06-30T19:42:11 | 1 | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2022/06/30/man-indicted-fatal-wilmington-stabbing-anthony-staples-alfredo-guerro-hernandez/65365549007/ |
LOWER TOWNSHIP — Two cars collided Wednesday night on Fulling Mill Road in the township's Villas section, Capt. Donald Vanaman said Thursday.
Police were notified of the crash at 10:46 p.m., with witnesses reporting one of the vehicles had overturned.
First responders found a 2006 Toyota Tundra, driven by 72-year-old Guy Tostevin, of Villas, on its side, as well as a 2003 Toyota Corolla, Vanaman said.
The Tundra was headed west when it crossed the centerline into the eastbound lane while trying to pass a vehicle, Vanaman said. The Corolla's driver, who was not identified, steered the vehicle into the westbound lane to avoid collision.
The Tundra returned to the westbound lane, causing a head-on collision that forced the truck onto its side, Vanaman said.
First responders pulled Tostevin from the truck due to his injuries' severity and the vehicle's damage, Vanaman said. Both vehicles suffered severe damage and were towed from the scene after fire personnel deemed them safe.
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Both drivers were transported to Cape Regional Medical Center.
Fulling Mill Road was temporarily closed to traffic while first responders were on the scene, Vanaman said.
Middle Township police, Inspira and AtlantiCare EMS, and the Villas and Rio Grande volunteer fire companies also responded. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/villas-crash-injures-two/article_69b90abc-f884-11ec-acf5-a3e4e5ea532e.html | 2022-06-30T19:43:08 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/villas-crash-injures-two/article_69b90abc-f884-11ec-acf5-a3e4e5ea532e.html |
TRENTON — Half of state senators and 43 of 80 Assembly members have signed on to sponsor bills to end legal smoking in casinos.
"We will keep this issue front-and-center over the summer and work to make sure it’s a top priority when legislators return to Trenton in September," said Cynthia Hallett, president and CEO of Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights, in a press release Wednesday. "Especially in light of the new reality that smokefree casinos are performing better than their smoking counterparts, there’s no reason not to act."
The Casino Association of New Jersey has strongly opposed the bills, saying banning smoking would harm the industry and cost jobs.
A majority of South Jersey legislators, including the entire Atlantic City delegation, support the bills.
“We started this fight a year ago – Fourth of July marks one year since poisonous smoking came back to our workplaces – knowing little about politics or the legislative process," said Pete Nacarelli, co-leader of Casino Employees Against Smoking’s Effects. "It’s amazing what we’ve been able to achieve so far, but we will continue fighting ... Our health and our lives are on the line.”
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The bills (S264/A2151) would close the casino smoking loophole and ban indoor smoking in casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Four more senators and six more Assembly members signed this week, according to CEASE and ANR.
Additional legislators have pledged to vote for the bills when they reach the floor in each chamber, the groups said.
While the casino workers' union Unite Here Local 54 opposes the bills, other unions representing casino workers support them.
The union representing Atlantic City casino dealers, UAW, supports the bills as does the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 152, according to the groups. Local 152 represents thousands of retail, manufacturing and healthcare workers in South Jersey who depend on a strong South Jersey economy.
A new study released by Las Vegas-based C3 Gaming earlier this month found that banning smoking no longer results in a loss of customers. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/majority-of-legislature-now-sponsoring-casino-smoking-ban-bill/article_987ab538-f89f-11ec-91c1-5b6ee21c4c4e.html | 2022-06-30T19:43:14 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/majority-of-legislature-now-sponsoring-casino-smoking-ban-bill/article_987ab538-f89f-11ec-91c1-5b6ee21c4c4e.html |
Here’s an update of the COVID-19 numbers in the state:
New positive cases: 3,100
New deaths: 13
Total positive cases: 2,129,032
Total number of deaths: 30,961
Total vaccine doses administered: 14,063,083
Rate of transmission: .99
CASES BY COUNTY
Atlantic: 59,922 cases, 953 deaths, 378,996 doses administered
Cape May: 11,850 cases, 261 deaths, 133,931 doses administered
Cumberland: 35,202 cases, 573 deaths, 185,998 doses administered
Ocean: 147,136 cases, 2,855 deaths, 701,706 doses administered
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Figures as of 2 p.m. June 30
Source: N.J. Department of Health | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-jersey-reports-3-100-new-covid-19-cases-13-new-deaths-rate-of-transmission/article_ea95bfe0-f8a2-11ec-aa57-d7c5c8f83f6f.html | 2022-06-30T19:43:20 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-jersey-reports-3-100-new-covid-19-cases-13-new-deaths-rate-of-transmission/article_ea95bfe0-f8a2-11ec-aa57-d7c5c8f83f6f.html |
Cole Vanderslice pitched a five-inning shutout with eight strikeouts and just two hits to lead the South Jersey Surf to an 11-0 victory over Hammonton in a South Jersey South Shore Baseball League game Wednesday.
Vanderslice, a St. Augustine Prep graduate, pitches for Villanova University. The Surf hit three home runs. Monny Strickland and Caden Dulin each hit two-run homers. Jimmy Pasquale had a grad slam.
On Tuesday, Colin McLaughlin, Zach Steiger and Kyle Transue combined for 13 strikeouts and three hits to lead the Surf to a 3-2 victory over the Egg Harbor Township Eagles.
Monny Strickland and Dave Appolonia each had two hits for the Surf. Appolonia is an Egg Harbor Township High School graduate and infielder at Rowan College of South Jersey, Cumberland Campus.
For the Eagles, Austin Stauffenberg had two hits. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/cole-vanderslice-pitches-surf-to-victory-over-hammonton/article_4415f00c-f881-11ec-9e66-bf6402944191.html | 2022-06-30T19:43:33 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/cole-vanderslice-pitches-surf-to-victory-over-hammonton/article_4415f00c-f881-11ec-9e66-bf6402944191.html |
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is resisting an attempt to block enforcement of the “Heartbeat Bill,” which bans abortion after five or six weeks’ gestation, but not every affected county prosecutor is falling in line with Yost.
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Ohio and Planned Parenthood Federation of America filed suit Wednesday in the Ohio Supreme Court on behalf of Ohio’s six abortion clinics and one doctor, seeking an injunction to again block implementation of Senate Bill 23, which outlaws abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detectable.
Those clinics include the Women’s Med Center of Dayton and the Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio clinic in Cincinnati, and the doctor is Sharon Liner, medical director for the Cincinnati clinic.
Senate Bill 23 became law in 2019 but swiftly blocked by a federal judge. That injunction, however, was lifted June 24 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Yost, state health officials and prosecutors in counties that are home to abortion clinics are named as defendants. That includes prosecutors Joseph Deters in Hamilton County and Mathias Heck in Montgomery County.
The Ohio Supreme Court swiftly ordered the named defendants to file any responses no later than noon Thursday.
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley and Franklin County Prosecutor Gary Tyack filed terse responses saying they do not oppose granting a stay on enforcement of SB 23.
Yost filed a 63-page response, leading off with a section against Roe in general. It further says plaintiffs are asking the Ohio Supreme Court to “travel Roe’s path.”
Those were the only responses posted on the supreme court’s case information page Thursday afternoon, though notice was filed that Montgomery County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Ward Barrentine will represent Montgomery County Prosecutor Mathias Heck in the case.
“If this Court creates a right to abortion, the state judiciary will face a flood of cases challenging every minute detail of the many laws regulating abortion,” Yost’s filing says, arguing that abortion would become the focus of every Ohio judicial election.
Yost says abortion was illegal under Ohio law for nearly 140 years before Roe, and that – contrary to plaintiffs’ claims – nothing in the state constitution can “reasonably be interpreted as conferring a right to abortion.”
Plaintiffs can and should make their request in lower courts, so the state supreme court lacks original jurisdiction in the case, Yost’s filing says.
The suit seeks to have SB 23 declared unconstitutional and return to the previous Ohio standard, which banned almost all abortions 22 weeks after the start of the mother’s last menstrual period.
Plaintiffs argue that many women have no physical indicators of pregnancy at six weeks, and varying menstrual patterns make dates of conception uncertain. Banning almost all abortions discriminates against women, particularly against the poor and minorities who receive the majority of abortions and can least afford their denial, the suit says.
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LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — This is the 10th year for the Peach Music Festival, and we caught up with concertgoers who arrived early for the four days of camping and concerts.
The festival draws thousands of people from all over the country. Many arrived early at the offsite parking lot in Moosic. Some folks say you have to make sure you've got everything you need, especially if you're camping on the mountain all weekend. We found lots of people dragging wagons filled with tents, coolers, and the essentials waiting to be bussed up to the event.
"I usually plan and pack the day before, like right before I go to bed, and pack as minimally as possible to keep it lightweight because it gets heavy walking up there, and it's hot," Emma Wright of Reading said.
The Peach has been going strong for a decade, and each year it draws newcomers.
"I'm just looking forward to the experience," Mary Stratton from Reading said. "This is my first year, so I don't really know what to expect. I just heard it was a good time and came along. I don't really know a lot of the artists either, so I'm excited to discover new music."
For others, coming to the Peach Music Festival is an annual event.
Sean Judge lives in Clarks Summit and says this is the ninth year attending what he calls "four days of awesomeness."
"Because it's awesome. It's the best place to be this weekend. There's no better way to spend a Fourth of July weekend than this. The music, that's why we're here, that's the main thing. It's the best," Judge said.
This is Peach number seven for Francis Cota, who made the trip from Philadelphia and said it's worth it every time.
"It's sweaty, it's dirty, it's gross. You're inhaling dirt for four days straight. You're walking like 12 miles a day, spraining your ankles," Cota said. "It's awesome, it's great!"
On top of the music featuring 50 artists, there are vendors selling all sorts of crafts inside.
Dozens of vendors will set up inside the venue, including Kaitlyn Page from Erie, hoping to sell what they've brought. She says she plans all year to get her art here to sell during the festival.
"Usually, the music festivals do better for what I do," Page said. "My artwork is more geared towards this kind of crowd. I've tried other kinds of festivals, mainly like non-music festivals, and my work is just not geared towards that as much as it is towards these kinds of people."
Matthew Smith came to Peach from Las Vegas to help sell hats made of hemp. The weather for the weekend could be good for business.
"It's hot out here, the sun's beating down on people. They'll just rush the hat table. They'll be like, 'Take my money."
Most of the vendors are also camping out for the long weekend and are fully stocked with the essentials to get them through it.
"Three ice chests, a tub of dry food, and lots of coffee to keep us all moving and shaking and lots of good vibes. We like to have fun too in between," Smith said.
Page says despite the long and hot weekend, there is a perk to working and selling merchandise at a music festival.
"We actually are in the area where the main venue is so we can hear all music and so we can dance and have fun and also be selling to our customers. And so it all works out."
Check out WNEP's YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/peach-music-festival-begins-in-lackawanna-county-moosic-scranton-concert/523-34ce9062-091d-4f44-a6c8-a21b50e4287d | 2022-06-30T19:51:06 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/peach-music-festival-begins-in-lackawanna-county-moosic-scranton-concert/523-34ce9062-091d-4f44-a6c8-a21b50e4287d |
The City of Kenosha has announced numerous road closings and traffic adjustments for the July 4 weekend, as three days of live music and family entertainment, highlighted by a Festival Foods fireworks display at 9:30 p.m. Monday, is expected to draw in a high volume of traffic.
Seventh Avenue will be closed between 54th Street and 55th Street through July 4 for the Rainbow Valley Carnival, along with a parking lot east of that area.
Beginning at noon on Friday, traffic will be directed one way only in a counter-clockwise loop east of Third Avenue, between 54th and 56th streets, along Calabria Way and continuing to Eighth Avenue. Sixth Avenue will be closed between 52nd Street and 54th Street and between 54th Street and 55th Street until 1 a.m. Tuesday.
Beginning at 4 p.m. on Saturday, 54th Street will be closed between Fifth and Eighth Avenues and westbound traffic will be redirected.
On Sunday, streets will be closed along the Civic Veterans Parade route from noon to approximately 3:30 p.m. Streets in the parade staging area will be closed beginning at 8 a.m. Sunday. The parade route will be identical to last year beginning on Seventh Avenue at Washington Road, then heading south through Sixth Avenue Downtown and ending on the west side of Library Park.
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The parade will travel only in the southbound lane on Seventh Avenue, and people are welcome to sit on the boulevard once the parade route is closed to traffic at noon. The best areas for viewing the parade are along Seventh Avenue and Sixth Avenue before the parade reaches Library Park and prepares for disbanding.
On Monday there will be no access to the east end of Celebration Place for pedestrians or vehicles, as it is closed for safety purposes for the fireworks display. No traffic will be allowed between 8:30 and 10 p.m. on Monday east of Third Avenue between 56th Street and 54th Street, including around Calabria Way. The road closure is prompted by safety concerns related to traffic in that area leading up to and during the fireworks display at 9:30 p.m.
Due to heavy traffic in the HarborPark area on Monday, RVs will be directed to park in a less congested area. The vacant lot west of City Hall, 625 52nd St., has been designated for RV parking in marked parking spots, after 6 a.m. on Monday. The lot may be accessed from 54th Street, east of Sheridan Road. All vehicles must vacate the area by 7 a.m. on Tuesday.
Simmons Island vehicle access closed Monday
Consistent with the last several years and at the direction of Kenosha Police Chief Eric Larsen, there will be no vehicle access or parking on Simmons Island on Monday for the general public. The roadway will be barricaded at 50th Street and Seventh Avenue, and at Kennedy Drive and 45th Street to increase safety and enhance the event for Simmons Island visitors.
People are still welcome to access Simmons Island by walking to and from the park. Barricades will be staffed and vehicle access will be restricted. Only residents of Fourth Avenue, the Coast Guard, and those with business at the Kenosha Water Utility, Great Lakes Yacht Sales and Kenosha Yacht Club will be allowed on the island.
Kennedy Drive will follow a one-way traffic pattern northbound on Monday beginning at 8 a.m. One-way traffic will flow north beginning at 44th Street, continuing through Kennedy Park and Pennoyer Park and exiting at 35th Street. The one-way traffic pattern will help avoid congestion after the fireworks and will end at 1 a.m. Tuesday.
Free shuttles and streetcars
Residents are encouraged to park Downtown, including the parking ramp on Eighth Avenue and 56th Street, and ride a free shuttle or streetcar to points of interest.
The rubber tired trolley will not be running its regular lakefront route on Monday, instead shuttling people free of charge between the transit center and Carthage College, via Seventh Avenue, Alford Park Drive and Sheridan Road. Hours of operation are 2 to 11 p.m.
Another free shuttle service, the Simmons Island shuttle, will offer access to Simmons Island on Monday from 2 to 11 p.m. in a 15-minute loop form the transit center, 724 54th St., to a drop off point at Simmons Island Park.
Free streetcar service will operate from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Monday, passing the HarborPark area east of the museums, a popular spot for fireworks viewing, and along the harbor, where the Celebrate America Festival will take place. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/city-announces-road-closures-traffic-changes-for-july-4-weekend/article_4c864fc6-f894-11ec-b931-8f061e8d7dec.html | 2022-06-30T19:52:36 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/city-announces-road-closures-traffic-changes-for-july-4-weekend/article_4c864fc6-f894-11ec-b931-8f061e8d7dec.html |
Two people are in the hospital with “substantial injuries” after their vehicle failed to yield and pulled into traffic onto Highway 45 in the Village of Bristol Wednesday afternoon
Kenosha County Sheriff's Department Sgt. David Wrigh said deputies responded at 11:28 a.m. to a two-vehicle crash involving a 2008 GMC Sierra pickup truck and a 2006 Toyota Sienna minivan near the 11600 block of Hwy. 45.
The GMC was reportedly traveling southbound on Hwy. 45 when the Toyota, which was stopped at a stop sign for traffic on 116th Street, apparently failed to yield the right of way and pulled into traffic before being struck on the front driver’s side.
Both occupants of the Toyota were flown to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee. No further information as to the extent of their injuries or conditions in the hospital was immediately available.
The driver and passenger of the GMC sustained minor injuries and were not transported to the hospital for treatment.
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Mugshots: Racine County criminal complaints, June 27, 2022
Today's mugshots: June 27
These are images of people charged with a crime in Racine County. Booking photos are provided by Racine County law enforcement officials. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.
Ian Raymond Wallin
Ian Raymond Wallin, Merrill, Wisconsin, operate motor vehicle while revoked (4th+), misdemeanor bail jumping.
Dejon Pierre Blade
Dejon Pierre Blade, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, felony bail jumping, operate motor vehicle while revoked.
Christopher N. Lindeke
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Christopher N. Lindeke, 800 block of College Avenue, Racine, 1st degree sexual assault of a child under age 12.
Deshon L. Martin
Deshon L. Martin, 1500 block of Maple Street, Racine, possession with intent to deliver narcotics, possession with intent to deliver/distribute/manufacture THC (less than or equal to 200 grams).
Brian K. Matheson
Brian K. Matheson, 600 block of Foxtree Circle, Burlington, second degree sexual assault (hate crime), disorderly conduct.
Zhariana A. McNeal
Zhariana A. McNeal, 6200 block of 53rd Street, Kenosha, possession with intent to deliver/distribute/manufacture THC (less than or equal to 200 grams), possession with intent to deliver cocaine (between 1-5 grams), possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia.
Jerome L. Phillips
Jerome L. Phillips, 1200 block of Villa Street, Racine, possession with intent to deliver/distribute/manufacture THC (less than or equal to 200 grams).
Brian V. Smith
Brian (aka George Lawrence) V. Smith, 200 block of Ohio Street, Racine, possession of narcotic drugs.
Dajession X. Steel
Dajession X. Steel, 5000 block of 26th Avenue, Kenosha, second degree recklessly endangering safety, obstructing an officer, criminal damage to property, possession of THC, felony bail jumping.
Efrain Valverde Isabel
Efrain (aka Balderes Perez) Valverde Isabel, 1600 block of East Street, Racine, strangulation and suffocation (domestic abuse assessments), felony bail jumping (domestic abuse assessments), misdemeanor battery (domestic abuse assessments).
James D. Curtis
James D. Curtis, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, misdemeanor bail jumping.
Joe D. Espinoza Jr.
Joe D. Espinoza Jr., 2400 block of Durand Avenue, Racine, negligent handling of a weapon, resisting an officer, carrying a concealed weapon, misdemeanor bail jumping.
Richard Dean Hittman Jr.
Richard Dean Hittman Jr., 1500 block of 11th Avenue, Union Grove, misdemeanor bail jumping.
Chaunte D. Ott
Chaunte D. Ott, 3600 block of Spring Street, Racine, disorderly conduct. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/two-flown-to-hospital-after-two-vehicle-crash-with-substantial-injuries/article_f3286b56-f88b-11ec-a726-8b2070a387c7.html | 2022-06-30T19:52:42 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/two-flown-to-hospital-after-two-vehicle-crash-with-substantial-injuries/article_f3286b56-f88b-11ec-a726-8b2070a387c7.html |
All 12 occupants of a staffing agency bus that was sideswiped by a vehicle changing lanes going westbound on Highway 50 near County Highway W Wednesday afternoon reported neck or back injuries.
Kenosha County Sheriff's Department Sgt. David Wright said the incident occurred shortly before 3 p.m.
Deputies on scene determined that an elderly man in his 80s was changing lanes when his vehicle struck the bus. Little to no damage was reported on the bus while the man's vehicle suffered minor damage and a flat tire.
All 12 occupants of the bus were adults. No other injuries were reported.
Mugshots: Racine County criminal complaints, June 22, 2022
Today's mugshots: June 22
These are images of people charged with a crime in Racine County. Booking photos are provided by Racine County law enforcement officials. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.
David C. Juarez
David C. Juarez, 1000 block of Villa Street, Racine, attempting to flee or elude an officer, operate motor vehicle while revoked, misdemeanor bail jumping.
Emonjae James Kinney
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Emonjae James Kinney, 1100 block of Park Avenue, Racine, first degree intentional homicide (use of a dangerous weapon), discharge firearm from vehicle.
Micah T. Lminggio
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Micah T. Lminggio, 3200 block of Kinzie Avenue, Racine, first degree intentional homicide (use of a dangerous weapon).
Sara M. Meiller
Sara M. Meiller, 1600 block of Hayes Avenue, Racine, felony bail jumping, possession of drug paraphernalia.
Carlos Antonio Oporto Ruiz
Carlos Antonio Oporto Ruiz, Gurnee, Illinois, possession of a controlled substance.
Krista M. Smith
Krista M. Smith, 1700 block of Holmes Avenue, Racine, robbery with use of force.
Jordan T. Hanson
Jordan T. Hanson, 1000 block of Main Street, Union Grove, disorderly conduct (domestic abuse assessments).
Nicole M. Hurt
Nicole M. Hurt, 2600 block of Dwight Street, Racine, fraudulent use of a credit card.
Jeffery Aaron Polcyn
Jeffery Aaron Polcyn, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, lewd and lascivious behavior, disorderly conduct.
Christopher L. Anderson
Christopher L. Anderson, 1200 block of Hagerer Street, Racine, possession with intent to deliver fentanyl (between 10-50 grams), possession with intent to deliver/distribute/manufacture THC (less than or equal to 200 grams), misdemeanor bail jumping.
Terry T. Canady
Terry T. Canady, 1400 block of Villa Street, Racine, possession of THC, misdemeanor bail jumping. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/vehicle-and-bus-collide-minor-damage-12-report-injuries/article_27fd273e-f88e-11ec-83df-bb3e26bcc535.html | 2022-06-30T19:52:49 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/vehicle-and-bus-collide-minor-damage-12-report-injuries/article_27fd273e-f88e-11ec-83df-bb3e26bcc535.html |
BRISTOL -- Whether it was sitting in a little hand waiting to be launched, smeared all over a T-shirt or squished between little toes, mud covered every surface at Pringle Nature Center's Mud Day event.
Roughly 50 kids of all ages were on hand to kick off the event in two mud pits near the main building at the center to celebrate International Mud Day on Wednesday.
The Mud Day event has been put on for over five years, with a hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to staff.
"It's just supposed to get kids outside and have a day when they don't need to feel bad about getting dirty," said Liz Alvey, a naturalist at Pringle Nature Center.
Tracy Warwick, an environmental educator at the center, said it is also a way to bring people out together as a community.
"We're trying to get people in the community and kids out in nature," Warwick said. "We're trying to get people to check out the nature playground, which is brand new."
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Ashley Downie, a Paddock Lake resident who brought her kids to Mud Day, found the event after her sister sent a screenshot from Facebook.
"I think it's awesome ... every chance for them to get out and get involved with the other kids in the summertime and not be cooped up inside," Downie said.
Tabitha Brost, from Antioch, Ill., said it was her first time at the Pringle Nature Center.
"I home school and we just find any outdoor events that we can to be part of," Brost said. "I wasn't sure if he'd love the mud or not, but he's definitely enjoying it."
Sarah and Joe Schweninger of Salem attended Mud Day for the first time with their two children.
"We're having fun," Joe said.
Both said they would come back next year if the event was held again.
"Maybe he'll actually go in next year," Sarah said, referring to her son, who was playing in the dry dirt rather than the mud pits.
The mud pits are open year round and are maintained by tilling the dirt, weeding, moving more dirt if needed and watering down the pits.
Alvey said the center tries to promote the possibilities of entertainment and enjoyment with natural materials.
"Sometimes families don't know what to do with their kids because they feel like they constantly have to entertain them," Alvey said. "Being outdoors is natural entertainment, and so we're trying to encourage people to just get outside and see that you really don't need electronics."
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Aberdeen Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry found food hard to come by for the past six months.
A month ago, the pantry served 450 households, up from an average of serving 350 to 400 households a month. The nonprofit staved off big jumps in demand throughout much of the pandemic, but rising inflation has changed that.
“It stayed pretty steady all along, but now it’s beginning to build up,” said Lloyd Massey, executive director of Aberdeen Loaves and Fishes. “We’re anxious to say what kind of increase we see this month.”
Across the region, agencies and food distribution sites are experiencing similar strain. The St. Luke Food Pantry in Tupelo is having a difficult time in keeping enough food on hand to meet the needs of its growing clientele.
The Union County Good Samaritan had to decrease the amount of food it distributes per household.
And Mid-South Food Bank president and CEO Cathy Pope said calls from its pantries, some of which are seeing a 50% increase in need over the last couple of months, are constant.
“When all of those pantries are depending on food, they’re depending on the food bank to get them,” Pope said. “We’re constantly working on getting more food available.”
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May brought a 40-year high with 8.6% inflation in the consumer price index, according to the Associated Press. Aberdeen Loaves and Fishes realizes that inflation is hitting families directly. Last month, the pantry gave out 19,080 meals.
“They just don’t have the money to go to the grocery store. They just need help. Everything’s got so expensive on them,” Massey said.
The nonprofit caters to more elderly people, since 57% of its clientele is 60 and over.
“That’s the ones that’s hurting now, the senior citizens,” Massey said.
The Union County Good Samaritan has observed a lot more people losing jobs, such as a recent layoff of approximately 280 workers at Southern Furniture Industries, located in neighboring Pontotoc County.
The organization serves some big families. While volunteers typically like to offer a bit extra for them, they sometimes cannot because there isn’t enough to give out, Roberson said. At a recent distribution, they aimed to give families about 55 pounds of food each. Before, it would have been closer to 65 to 70 pounds of food.
“It’s went down because we’ve not been able to get as many as we were, plus it costs,” Roberson said.
Over the last two months, the higher price of gas, food shortages and increasing food prices has led to a 30% increase in the amount of food Mid-South purchases to get out to the community through its pantries, partner agencies and mobile pantries. Transportation has stressed its budget, as costs have increased 35%.
Pre-existing challenges
The Mid-South Food Bank in Memphis already saw an increase in need among the 31 counties it serves, which includes 12 in the Daily Journal’s coverage area. The pandemic presented a perfect storm for the food system, Pope said.
“We had disruptions to the food supply chain. We had a huge increase in need immediately, and we were dealing with all of those safety protocols,” Pope said.
The organization averaged 16.7 million pounds of food distributed across all its counties in the 12 months prior to the pandemic. At its height, it rose to 55 million pounds of food distributed. Currently, the organization is hovering at 36 million pounds of food distributed, more than double the amount prior to the pandemic.
Pre-pandemic, the St. Luke Food Pantry in Tupelo served an average of 1,200 households a month. Now, it serves 1,850 to 1,900 households each month, a more than 50% increase.
A lot more food is needed to meet the demand, but it’s a struggle with the supply chain slowdown and food shortage, said Jason Martin, executive director of the Hunger Coalition of Northeast Mississippi and the St. Luke Food Pantry.
“We’ve done it so far, and we’ve made it OK, but we are experiencing a shortage within the realm of meat, things like that, but we’re also struggling just for standard, canned vegetables,” Martin said.
Other agencies are struggling with items such as pasta, some fresh produce or proteins like peanut butter.
“It’s not as simple as going to the wholesaler and buying them because then you’re paying a higher cost,” Martin said.
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While Aberdeen Loaves and Fishes receives food from the Mid-South Food Bank, it’s increasingly turned to retail stores to help fill some of the gaps. Volunteers have gone to other locations to pick up and buy food, such as Silver Dollar Sales in Golden.
For its part, Mid-South Food Bank is regularly seeking funding because the agency is purchasing more food than it had previously. On top of ordering large quantities of whatever products are available, the food bank also has to make multiple bids to account for timing, as some suppliers will take longer than others.
“That’s what we’re doing with our fundraising, to make sure we can pay those bills to get that food through the door and then disperse it to our partner agencies,” Pope said.
Its food sources and the amount contributed from each has changed since 2018 and 2019, Pope said. Retail donations have gone down as stores struggle with increasingly empty shelves. The food bank receives 45% of its food from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, an increase during the pandemic. A small percentage comes from food drives, Feeding America and national donors.
During the pandemic, it received approximately 40% of its products through the USDA Farmers to Families food box program and Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, temporary programs that have since ended.
Support needed locally, nationally
While the long term impact of food supply issues is yet to be known, Martin is certain relief is needed soon. The St. Luke Food Pantry distributes approximately 20,000 pounds of food a week, a level of need far beyond organizing individual food drives.
“The level of assistance we need is at the national level. It’s just not local. Everybody is struggling with having enough food to distribute to their clients,” Martin said.
It’s important for the community to support their local food pantries by getting involved, Pope said. The best way is to donate.
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SAN ANTONIO — Gov. Abbott issued a statement Thursday after the Supreme Court ruled the Biden administration properly ended a Trump-era policy forcing some U.S. asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico.
In the statement, Abbott acknowledges the court's decision while also calling on President Biden to take steps to secure the border.
Biden had suspended the program on his first day in office in January 2021. But lower courts ordered it reinstated in response to a lawsuit from Republican-led Texas and Missouri. The current administration has sent far fewer people back to Mexico than did the Trump administration.
The governor also continued to blame President Biden's policies for the tragic situation when 53 migrants lost their lives in heat-related injuries after being found in an 18-wheeler. That incident happened on Monday, June 27, in southwest San Antonio.
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“The Supreme Court’s decision upholding DHS’s termination of the Remain-in-Mexico policy will only embolden the Biden Administration’s open border policies. More than fifty people recently died in a trailer—people who were allowed to cross our border illegally because of President Biden’s policies. Reinstating and fully enforcing Remain-in-Mexico would deter thousands more migrants from making that deadly trek, and President Biden should take that simple step to secure the border because it is the only humane thing to do.”
About 70,000 people were enrolled in the program, formally known as Migrant Protection Protocols, after President Donald Trump launched it in 2019 and made it a centerpiece of efforts to deter asylum-seekers.
After Biden’s suspension of the program, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas ended it in June 2021. In October, the department produced additional justifications for the policy’s demise, to no avail in the courts.
The program resumed in December, but barely 3,000 migrants had enrolled by the end of March, during a period when authorities stopped migrants about 700,000 times at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Democratic-led states and progressive groups were on the administration’s side. Republican-run states and conservative groups sided with Texas and Missouri. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/governor-abbott-responds-to-supreme-court-ruling-on-remain-in-mexico-policy-biden-administration/273-aad85285-324e-495d-8d70-e8ca7dab5d00 | 2022-06-30T19:56:32 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/governor-abbott-responds-to-supreme-court-ruling-on-remain-in-mexico-policy-biden-administration/273-aad85285-324e-495d-8d70-e8ca7dab5d00 |
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Gunslingers are hosting a Military Appreciation Night this Saturday, July 2 for their game vs. Albany Empire.
Admission is absolutely free for all military, active duty, veterans or retired plus their families. The first 1,500 fans will receive a free custom San Antonio Gunslingers Military Appreciation jersey.
When the game is over, stick around to hear live music from the e7 band and meet some players, and get autographs and pictures down on the field.
The San Antonio Gunslingers have now won 3 games in a row. And last Saturday night it was an overtime win vs the Carolina Cobras, 60-61 Final OT.
The game is Saturday, July 2 at 7 p.m. at Freeman Coliseum.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is mourning the loss of a 14-year-old Amur tiger who died after developing pneumonia caused by the COVID-19 virus.
The tiger, named Jupiter, was reported to be acting sick by his care team on June 22. Jupiter was not interested in eating and was reluctant to stand.
Jupiter's sickness continued into the next day and he was anesthetized for examination and treatment. The exams suggested an infection and treatment was started.
The zoo said the tiger's condition did not improve and remained reluctant to eat and move. He was given more treatments and more diagnostic testing was done.
Although Jupiter appeared stable, he passed away overnight on Sunday.
Jupiter is the first animal at the zoo to succumb to COVID-19, according to the zoo. The tiger had been on long-term treatment for chronic, underlying illnesses, which made him more susceptible to the virus.
Jupiter was born at the Moscow Zoo on July 9, 2007. He arrived at the Columbus Zoo after spending time at a zoo in the Czech Republic.
He sired nine cubs, six of which were born at the Columbus Zoo.
Jupiter's care team remembers him as a big and impressive tiger who loved to fish, sleep in the habitat's cave, play with cardboard boxes and playing with another favorite item — a 75-pound firehouse "plus sign" that was too heavy for zoo keepers to move, according to the zoo.
The zoo said they are requiring staff working with cats, great apes and mustelids to wear masks when within six feet of these animals since they are more susceptible to contracting COVID-19.
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MACON, Ga. — The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has paid the mortgages on the homes of Henry County Police Officer Paramhans Desai and Alamo Police Officer Dylan Harrison.
The Program pays off mortgages for the families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty, leaving behind young children.
On November 4, 2021, Officer Paramhans Desai responded to a domestic violence call when he was shot.
He was rushed to the hospital and later died of his injuries on November 8, 2021.
Even after his death, Desai continued to serve his community by donating his organs, which saved the lives of 11 people.
Officer Desai had previously served with the Georgia Department of Corrections for 17 years and served one year with DeKalb County Police Department before joining the Henry County Police Department.
His wife, Ankita, said becoming a Police Officer was not only a dream but a calling for her husband. He knew the risks and believed that protecting others was always more important than fear.
In addition to his wife, he left behind two sons.
“Our lives were shattered after my husband’s loss. His dream was always to protect his family and have a roof over our heads," Ankita said. "I have no words to express our gratitude for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation because I feel they are helping me make my husband’s dream come true by helping us pay off the mortgage."
In addition to Desai, the foundation also paid off the mortgage for Officer Dylan Harrison's family.
On October 9, 2021, Harrison was shot and killed outside the Alamo Police Department in Georgia. He was 26 years old.
Officer Harrison worked full-time with the Oconee Drug Task Force but committed part-time with the Alamo Police Department.
On his first day with the department, he was shot and killed. Harrison was 26 years old and a new father to 6-month-old Brody.
Harrison is survived by his wife, Heather, and their son.
By paying off their mortgages, Tunnel to Towers has ensured that both the officers' families can stay in their homes.
Ahead of the Fourth of July, Tunnel to Towers has paid off the mortgages on 22 homes belonging to fallen first responders in 16 states. As a result, the Foundation has ensured the families of the fallen heroes will be able to stay in the homes they shared with their loved ones.
“As we celebrate America's freedom this Fourth of July, I am honored to give these fallen first responder families the financial freedom of owning their home, mortgage-free,” said Tunnel to Towers Chairman and CEO Frank Siller.
“While you are celebrating with flags and fireworks this weekend, please take a moment to think of these heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice to keep our communities safe and those who will continue to put their lives at risk every day," said Siller.
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SAN ANTONIO — Blue Bell has released a new ice cream flavor just in time for the summer season.
The Strawberry Lemonade ice cream is strawberry flavored with lemonade sherbet and lemon flakes, Blue Bell says.
“Ice cream is the perfect summer dessert, and we are excited to kick off the season with our new Strawberry Lemonade Ice Cream,” said Sara Schramm, marketing brand manager for Blue Bell. “We wanted this flavor to be light and refreshing, just like drinking a strawberry lemonade. The texture of the lemonade sherbet combines perfectly with the strawberry ice cream. And, for an extra burst of flavor we added lemon flakes in the sherbet. We know Strawberry Lemonade will be the flavor of the summer.”
The new flavor is in stores now and you can get the scoop while supplies last, Blue Bell says.
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ATLANTA — Casey Motter, the "booming powerful voice" over the PA system at Braves games since 2007, died in his sleep at the age of 53.
The Braves and another company he was associated with, Ballpark DJ, announced his passing.
In a social media post, the Braves said he got his start with the team after then-GM Frank Wren heard him announcing a youth football game and invited him to audition for the team.
The team described him as a lifelong Braves fan and Smyrna native, who said it was a "dream come true" after Atlanta won the World Series last year.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife and family, and we share our deepest sympathy with Braves fans everywhere," a team statement said.
In a Facebook tribute, Ballpark DJ noted he was "much more than that booming powerful voice."
They described him as a "loving family man" who "laughed often and worked hard."
"He was the best friend you could possibly ask for," the company wrote on Facebook. "We will miss him dearly."
He was, they added, "simply one of the greatest voices to ever grace a microphone."
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Suspect in sexual assault of woman, 78, on Detroit's east side surrenders to police
Detroit — A man suspected of breaking into a 78-year-old woman's east side house Monday and sexually assaulting her has turned himself in, police said Thursday.
In a tweet Thursday, police said "UPDATE: The suspect has surrendered and is now in police custody."
Officials said the assault happened at about 10:20 a.m. Monday in the 5800 block of Lodewyck near Chandler Park Drive and Moross.
According to a preliminary investigation, a man broke into the woman's home. She confronted him and he physically assaulted her. He pushed her to the floor and pulled off her pants, police said.
The man then ran away.
Investigators said doorbell video camera captured images of him.
Anyone with information about the incident should call the Detroit Police Department’s Special Victim’s Unit at (313) 596-1950 or Crime Stoppers or Michigan at 1 (800) SPEAK-UP.
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Broken glass lay on the floor. Soot covered the ceiling. A layer of ash obscured the buckled wood floorboards. Melted square light fixtures stood against the walls. The air smelled of smoke.
Christie Burkhart stood among boxes of equipment and office supplies that had survived the fire damage, wearing a red t-shirt, shorts and sneakers stained with soot. She's a founding board member of Wellspring Health Access and sister of the nonprofit's founder, Julie Burkhart.
News broke in April about plans to open the Wellspring Health Access abortion clinic in Casper this month. The clinic was set to be the only other in the state that offers abortion services. One other clinic, the Women’s Health & Family Care Clinic in Jackson, offers medication abortion services.
But the clinic’s opening was delayed following a suspected arson at the building last month.
A woman wearing a black hoodie and face mask, carrying a gas can, entered the building in the early hours of May 25. Shortly after, a fire ignited in the building. Police believe the fire was intentionally set.
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“When we saw the video and saw it was a female, it was a gut-wrenching punch,” Christie said.
Then the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade on Friday. Julie said in a press conference the same morning that she is looking into a potential lawsuit over the trigger abortion ban that Wyoming passed earlier this year. A lawsuit could delay the ban’s implementation. The clinic team is working with legal counsel to explore that avenue.
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Burkhart had come all the way from Wichita, Kansas to see the clinic and take care of business. Wednesday was the first time she had visited the clinic since the Roe reversal and since it was damaged in the fire.
“I'm glad that no one was with me when I first entered,” she said. “I was a wreck.”
Surfaces throughout the entire building were gray with ash. Boards covered a broken window in the front foyer. An exam bed and recovery recliner sat, charred and mottled, in the room where the fire had started. A charred path marked the hallway floor in front of the room. Christie said they had just installed the new floorboards the week before the suspected arson.
Furniture and equipment that didn’t survive the fire sat in the procedure room, waiting to be thrown out. Burkhart approximated they had lost about $4,500 in equipment and materials. Overall, she estimated, the repairs will cost more than $100,000. Down the hall in the recovery area, the afternoon light came in through the windows and illuminated the dusty air.
Burkhart said that the damage will take upwards of two months to repair; about half of the building’s inside will have to be gutted. It will take more time to get everything else at the clinic ready. Altogether, the delay in opening the clinic will be about four to six months, she said.
Even amid the suspected arson, the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade and other uncertainties, Burkhart said the plan at this point is to continue forward with the clinic; even if Wyoming’s abortion trigger ban goes into effect, there are still other services that the clinic plans to provide.
“I think us as an organization, we just feel like we have started this, we've promised this, and as an organization, we're going to do everything we possibly can to exhaust all avenues,” she said. “I want it enough that I'm not going to stop.”
Star-Tribune staff writer Ellen Gerst contributed to this story. | https://trib.com/news/local/clinic-looks-forward-even-after-suspected-arson-and-roe-reversal/article_9eb35a62-f800-11ec-9e1e-53f5299de787.html | 2022-06-30T20:13:09 | 0 | https://trib.com/news/local/clinic-looks-forward-even-after-suspected-arson-and-roe-reversal/article_9eb35a62-f800-11ec-9e1e-53f5299de787.html |
A mural that honored the Black Lives Matter movement has come down from one of Philadelphia’s most important buildings, but efforts are underway to find it a more permanent home.
The “Crown” mural by artist Russel Craig was only meant to stay up for a year, Mural Arts Philadelphia Executive Director Jane Golden said. It was recently taken down from the Municipal Services Building because the public property department asked that it be removed, since it had become damaged, she said.
The department was “very supportive” of the work, but the vinyl it was on had begun to fray, Golden said. “We made a promise to the city, to public property, that it would be removed after a year, and we took a full year,” she said.
The mural was unveiled in 2020. It came together as the city looked for avenues of reconciliation following widespread protests against police violence and racism that year, Mayor Jim Kenney said.
The mural featured a group of people, mostly Black, raising their fists in the air and coming together to form a crown.
The placement of the mural was intentional, given that the steps to the Municipal Services Building once featured a bronze statue of ex-mayor and police commissioner Frank Rizzo.
Rizzo has for decades divided opinion among Philadelphians. He became police commissioner in 1967 and also served two terms as mayor as a Democrat before switching to the Republican Party.
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His four-year stint as commissioner was marked by both praise for crime-fighting and criticism for rights infringement. Though he is credited with hiring large numbers of African American officers and promoting several Black officers during his reign as commissioner, Rizzo’s tenure was also punctuated by some confrontations with African Americans.
The statue drew the ire of many in the city and frequently became the target of vandalism, including during the widespread protests following the murder of George Floyd, a Black man, who died suffocated under the knee of a white former Minneapolis police officer.
Kenney had gone on record calling the statue “a deplorable monument to racism, bigotry, and police brutality for members of the Black community, the LGBTQ community, and many others,” and said the protests caused the city to speed up its removal.
Joe Piette, a Philadelphia photographer and activist, said he was on a call phone call with other people when someone mentioned the “Crown” mural had been removed. Piette said he was present at the mural’s unveiling and was sad to see it go, especially because he knows some of the people who were depicted in the artwork.
“They took the Rizzo statue down and the mural sort of replaced Rizzo, and there was so much symbolism there,” Piette said.
“I share the sadness. I wish vinyl lasted longer,” Golden, the Mural Arts executive director, said. The good news, she said, is that Craig has agreed to paint the mural on a wall to make it a more permanent fixture in the city. The challenge now is finding the right wall.
Golden said anyone with suggestions about a good wall can email info@muralarts.org.
“It won’t be quite the same because the location where the Rizzo statue came down was so symbolic and so ‘in your face’ to the power structures of the city,” Piette said, “but if it could at least be put somewhere in a community that would appreciate it, it would be great.” | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/blm-mural-at-phillys-municipal-services-building-comes-down/3287155/ | 2022-06-30T20:17:28 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/blm-mural-at-phillys-municipal-services-building-comes-down/3287155/ |
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ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Roseville is kicking off its Fourth of July Celebration Monday with a few different events planned throughout the day.
From family-friendly activities to a variety of food and entertainment, here are all the details on how the Fourth of July is being celebrated in the city.
Roseville's Fourth of July Parade
The Fourth of July Parade starts at 9 a.m. Monday in downtown Roseville. The parade starts at the intersection of Riverside Avenue, Vernon Street and Douglas Boulevard. It will do down Vernon Street, past the Civic Center, and turn right on Vernon Street before going right down Park Drive. The city recommends getting there early to find a place to watch.
Here is a map of the parade route and parking in the area.
Royer Park Activities
After the parade, there are activities and games at Royer Park for people to enjoy. A patriotic band will be playing music, and food will be available for purchase as well. It lasts from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Run Crime Out Of Roseville
The annual "Run Crime Out of Roseville" event is a 5K race alongside officers from the Roseville Police Department.
Funds from the run go to community education, managing anonymous tip software and phone numbers, and sponsorships for high school students who want to pursue being a first responder, according to the city's website. There will also be a quarter-mile run for kids.
Packet pick-up is on Saturday, July 2 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Goose Port Public House.
Check-in on July 4 is from 6:30-7:10 a.m. at Vernon Street Town Square. The timed 5K starts at 7:15 a.m. The untimed quarter-mile run for kids starts at 8:05 a.m.
People can still register for the race on the day of the event and it costs $30 for people 17-years-old and under, and $35 for ages 18 and up.
Here's a map of the race route.
Fireworks @the Grounds
Roseville's Fourth of July fireworks show returns for a night of fun at @the Grounds.
Parking and gates open at 4 p.m. Parking is $10 cash only and is limited. Organizers encourage carpooling or using the parking garages in Downtown Roseville. The show will start between 9:15-9:30 p.m.
4th of July fireworks safety
If you choose to celebrate Independence Day at home and bypass the parades and public events, you should read up on any local ordinances in your city or county before buying any fireworks. Fireworks are illegal in certain areas of the state due to serious injuries and millions in property loss from fireworks-sparked wildfires.
California is dealing with dry vegetation from years of drought and a lack of rain, which means dry grass and vegetation could increase threat for fires. According to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, an average of 18,000 fires are started every year by fireworks, both illegal ones and “safe and sane” fireworks” used improperly.
To celebrate the Fourth of July safely, the Office of the State Fire Marshal says you should only use fireworks outdoors, and never near dry gas or other flammable materials. It’s also recommended to keep a bucket of water and a hose nearby when using fireworks.
Regardless of where you go in California, using fireworks that explode, leave the ground or move about the ground uncontrollably is illegal. These fireworks include skyrockets, bottle rockets, and roman candles. Anyone caught with illegal fireworks could face fines or even arrest.
All legal fireworks include the “Safe and Sane” logo from the California State Fire Marshal on them. If you are not sure if your fireworks are legal, you can contact your nearest Cal Fire facility or local fire station.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Fireworks are banned in Portland and Vancouver ahead of the Fourth of July, but that doesn’t always stop people from igniting them.
Local law enforcement agencies have asked the public to not call 911 or 311 to report the illegal use of fireworks. Instead, most are asking people to call their county’s non-emergency phone number to file a report.
Only call 911 if there is a fire or if someone is seriously injured by a firework.
Washington officials remind everyone ahead of July 4 that even if people live in a place where fireworks aren’t banned, not all fireworks are legal for use within the state.
Items such as firecrackers, bottle rockets, sky rockets and missiles are illegal to sell, possess and discharge in the state. State and federal laws forbid people from possessing or using items such as M-80s, M-100s, altered fireworks and homemade devices. These devices are high-powered and can cause devastating injuries.
“It is your responsibility to know the fireworks laws in the area you intend to purchase and discharge in. Always contact local authorities to determine what is legal in your area,” the Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office wrote in a press release.
The Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office is also asking people to “keep it legal, keep it safe” on Independence Day and the days surrounding it.
Legal fireworks can only be purchased from permitted fireworks retailers and stands. Oregon law prohibits people from possessing, using or selling any firework that flies into the air, explodes or travels more than 12 feet horizontally on the ground. Only people with permits issued by the fire marshal’s office may use these types of fireworks.
Bottle rockets, roman candles and firecrackers are illegal in Oregon without a permit.
Officials can seize illegal fireworks and charge offenders with a Class B misdemeanor, which could result in a fine of up to $2,500.
“Every year, we see fires started because of improper use or use of illegal fireworks. Our message is to keep it legal and keep it safe as people celebrate the holiday,” State Fire Marshal Assistant Chief Deputy Mark Johnston said.
Below are the numbers to call to report illegal fireworks in your county:
- Multnomah County: (503) 823-3333
- Hood River County: (541) 386-2711
- Washington County: (503) 629-0111
- Clackamas County: (503) 655-8211
- Columbia County: (503) 397-1521
- Marion County: (503) 588-5032
- Clatsop County: (503) 325-2061
- Tillamook County: (503) 815-1911
- Clark County: (360) 597 7888
- Cowlitz County: (360) 577-3092
- Lewis County: (360) 740-1105 | https://www.koin.com/local/see-illegal-fireworks-heres-how-to-report-them/ | 2022-06-30T20:24:45 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/see-illegal-fireworks-heres-how-to-report-them/ |
Fort Wayne City Council’s week off for the upcoming holiday is coming at a time when members could use a break.
Technology problems and miscommunication created confusion and slowed down the council's committee meeting Tuesday. Each year, the members see financial reports from businesses they’ve granted phase-ins for property taxes.
The companies are not in compliance when they file paperwork late or cannot maintain 75% of their promised investments. The council members can then choose to approve the companies as substantially in compliance or ask the businesses to attend a July meeting to explain the circumstances before making final decisions.
The discussion was further muddled because Councilman Russ Jehl, R-2nd, was the only member with a list of companies he’d like to appear, but he had not yet appeared at the meeting.
All council members were confused by the end of the discussion, and they almost moved to hold action until the next meeting. City Council attorney Joe Bonahoom said that wouldn’t work with the deadline.
So the members approved the lists as Jehl had submitted them.
The rest of the meeting moved quickly, but council president Jason Arp, R-4th, later said it’s beneficial that the members are about to get a break.
“There will be no meeting on July the 5th,” Arp said. “That will give us a little bit of time to recover from this.”
Council vice president Glynn Hines, D-at large, quickly exclaimed, “Amen!” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/city-council-looks-forward-to-week-off-after-tech-issues/article_981251cc-f7f1-11ec-8791-af7f7a156246.html | 2022-06-30T20:25:09 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/city-council-looks-forward-to-week-off-after-tech-issues/article_981251cc-f7f1-11ec-8791-af7f7a156246.html |
Sections of East State Boulevard will be restricted in overnight hours next week during resurfacing work, the city of Fort Wayne said today.
East State Boulevard from Florida Drive to North Anthony Boulevard will be limited from 7 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday, the city's traffic engineering department said in a statement.
It said East State Boulevard from North Anthony Boulevard to Randallia Drive will be restricted from 7 p.m. Wednesday to 5 a.m. Thursday. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/east-state-boulevard-sections-restricted-next-week/article_94951166-f8a4-11ec-8d1c-6fb8ecdda8ae.html | 2022-06-30T20:25:16 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/east-state-boulevard-sections-restricted-next-week/article_94951166-f8a4-11ec-8d1c-6fb8ecdda8ae.html |
Lutheran Hospital has a new leader -- an executive from two hospitals in North Carolina.
Clyde Wood will become Lutheran's chief executive officer July 26, hospital officials said in a news release.
He has experience as a market chief executive officer at Lake Morgan Regional Medical Center in Mooresville, North Carolina, while also responsible for leading Davis Regional Medical Center in Statesville, North Carolina.
Before that, Wood worked for Tennova Health in Tennessee. He has a background in the U.S. Army Reserves and started his medical career in physical therapy.
"I am looking forward to creating an environment and culture that will support our providers, patients and team members," Wood said in the release. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/new-ceo-named-at-lutheran-hospital/article_b2c097a2-f8a2-11ec-bd1d-4f6245bbf62f.html | 2022-06-30T20:25:24 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/new-ceo-named-at-lutheran-hospital/article_b2c097a2-f8a2-11ec-bd1d-4f6245bbf62f.html |
BOISE, Idaho — Gubernatorial candidate Ammon Bundy and associate Diego Rodriguez have avoided a lawsuit from St. Luke’s Health System that came after a child health and welfare case prompted massive outcry from Bundy’s followers, leading to protests and lockdowns.
Now, St. Luke’s and their lawyers are taking more action to get Bundy and Rodriguez to reply. Rodriguez may no longer reside in Idaho and cannot be found, and Bundy hasn’t filed a response at all, according to motion documents filed by St. Luke’s and their representatives.
St. Luke’s filed a motion on June 24 to sanction the defendants after their summons and requests for discovery went unanswered past the 14-day deadline from both men, first reported by the Idaho Capital Sun.
Attorney Erik Stidham requested the two provide information about their campaigns and their supporters, including those who were making the alleged false statements, but received nothing.
After the silence, St. Luke’s encouraged the court to require Bundy to sit for a deposition or hold him in contempt.
“Bundy’s deceptive actions continue to harm plaintiffs by prolonging the time in which defendants’ defamatory statements remain publicly accessible and by forcing plaintiffs to spend unnecessary time and money to bring and prosecute this lawsuit,” a memorandum said.
The lawsuit filed in May of this year accused the Bundy, Rodriguez and their political organizations of a "coordinated campaign of harassment and intimidation" that caused the hospital to go into lockdown after multiple protests, forcing ambulances to divert from the area and keeping doctors, nurses, and other employees from entering or leaving the building.
The protest stemmed from Rodriguez’s grandson, known as “Baby Cyrus,” being taken into child protective services and hospitalized due to malnutrition. Bundy and Rodriguez encouraged their followers to attend these protests, where many of them ended up doxxing judges, attorneys, healthcare workers and social workers associated with Cyrus’ case.
Supporters of the men frequently accused the hospital and CPS of “medical kidnapping” and “medical tyranny,” and posting what St. Luke’s says are false statements online about the hospital “killing babies” and running a “child trafficking ring.”
The lawsuit says its aim is to stop the defendants from their ongoing harassment and to remove the defamatory and false statements they have posted and shared online.
Bundy has been aware of the lawsuit for over a month, it said, even though he has stated publicly that he plans to “expose” the hospital for being “wicked.”
Rodriguez also appears to have left the state and cannot be located to be formally served, court documents say, while also owing a significant amount of money in taxes. However, he has been continuously posting on his website, Freedom Man Press, during these proceedings.
In a May 16 story posted by Rodriguez, he said this lawsuit is an attempt to silence the opposition.
“It's an attempt to shut down the voices who are exposing the wickedness of St. Luke's Hospital and the multiple players involved in Idaho's government-subsidized child trafficking ring,” he said in the post.
Rodriguez also added he would “see you in court!” However, he has made no effort to contact the plaintiffs, an affidavit says.
A judge can rule in many ways in favor of St. Luke’s for the lack of response – possibly issuing fines, sanctions, a contempt of court citation, etc.
A hearing is scheduled July 12 at 2:30 p.m. at the Ada County Courthouse in relation to the sanctions on Bundy and inability to serve Rodriguez the lawsuit.
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See the latest news from around the Treasure Valley and the Gem State in our YouTube playlist: | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/ammon-bundy-avoids-lawsuit-st-lukes/277-60c3a395-7996-4292-ae23-8a8f641dbe6a | 2022-06-30T20:27:02 | 1 | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/ammon-bundy-avoids-lawsuit-st-lukes/277-60c3a395-7996-4292-ae23-8a8f641dbe6a |
BOISE, Idaho — As more Idahoans flock to the Robie Creek area, the Boise County Sheriff's Office is seeing an increase in drivers parking illegally along the roadway, impeding traffic.
Citing, warning and informing people of parking rules near Robie Creek Park has been, "ineffective in curbing this growing problem," according to Lucky Peak Dam and Lake's Facebook post. If a vehicle is in contact with the pavement, it is considered illegally parked.
Officials said visitors often ignore posted signs and park on the edge of the road when designated parking areas reach capacity, especially in the summer. Visitors are asked to park in other recreational areas when lots are full in the Robie Creek area.
When vehicles are parked on the side of the narrow two-lane roadway, it is often condensed to a single lane. The safety hazard also creates concerns for larger emergency vehicles.
In response to the "growing problem," Boise County Sheriff Scott Turner is advising deputies to begin towing any vehicle in contact with the pavement. Deputies are not required to find or warn the vehicle's owner prior to ordering an on-the-spot tow.
Lucky Peak Dam and Lake's announcement said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working to create more-efficient parking capacities, but the area's terrain has hampered their efforts.
If a vehicle is towed, the owner can call the Boise County Sheriff's Office at 208-392-4411 to find out where it is located. Robie Creek Park does not have cellular service, but there is an emergency phone at the park for 911 calls and free local calls.
More information on the Robie Creek parking warning is available in the Facebook post below:
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See the latest news from around the Treasure Valley and the Gem State in our YouTube playlist: | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/boise-deputies-towing-vehicles-on-roadway-near-robie-creek/277-da86e613-cd83-4995-ba35-63d8b6021f61 | 2022-06-30T20:27:09 | 1 | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/boise-deputies-towing-vehicles-on-roadway-near-robie-creek/277-da86e613-cd83-4995-ba35-63d8b6021f61 |
‘Getting dangerous’: ITD knew of Idaho 55 issues before major slide that narrowly missed a driver
A review of thousands of pages of records reveals years of warning signs at the site of a state highway project in Valley County, now millions over budget.
Idaho Transportation Department
Editor's note: This story was originally published by BoiseDev.
On a crisp, late fall day last year, less than 200 feet made all the difference on Idaho Highway 55.
Just after 2 p.m. on Nov. 18, 2021, a traffic safety vehicle guided a line of cars through the tight construction zone in the canyon alongside the picturesque Payette River. A rumbling sound rocked the air. High above the road, tons of material crashed down from the blasted cliff face and spilled across the highway.
The slide came a mere 150 feet from crushing the TrafficCorp pilot car and any others following behind on their way through the Central Idaho artery. It took weeks for the road to reopen to traffic.
This was the second of three major landslides that closed the corridor over the course of less than a year from March of 2021 through January, disrupting traffic between the Boise area and Valley County for days at a time. The slides all occurred within the construction zone for ITD’s ambitious multi-year project to flatten the curves of the winding, crash-prone highway snaking through the canyon.
Six-month investigation
Over the last six months, BoiseDev reviewed thousands of pages of public records, inspection documents, and emails from ITD officials, consultants, and engineers responsible for the design and construction of ITD’s work to blast the canyon walls and widen the road over the course of September 2020 through late fall of this year.
The records revealed years of warning signs of unstable slopes, raised questions about the rigor of geotechnical analysis prior to construction, and pointed to a price tag of between $15 and $20 million more than the $25.7 million original bid. An increase in the range of about 60 to 75 percent.
Prior to BoiseDev’s reporting, the general public did not know how close the November slide came to injuring or killing workers and travelers. The public also did not know the extent of the unstable rock discovered as far back as 2019 in the specific area where slides later occurred.
Records also turned up evidence pointing to one of the slopes that gave way being mistakenly blasted at a steeper angle than the design called for. The documents also show one ITD engineer’s extensive concerns about the project.
BoiseDev sent ITD a list of more than 30 specific questions about the project and the contents of the public records. Agency spokesman John Tomlinson responded a week later with a general statement, which did not answer the majority of the questions asked. ITD didn’t comment on why it kept the road open, even with concerns about slope stability, what sort of early testing was done on the slope or why the hillsides weren’t cut at shallower angles until after slides hit the project. The agency even declined to provide a map of the various so-called “cuts” along the construction zone.
“Safety of the traveling public is always ITD’s top priority, and we are taking the extra steps necessary to ensure this project results in a safe roadway for years to come,” ITD wrote in the email. “We appreciate the patience of communities and businesses along SH-55 that we have been reaching out to with updates during the work. We also appreciate the drivers on SH-55 for helping keep safety a priority through the work zone, and for the feedback, we received from the public and area business owners on minimizing future closures.”
“During construction of a mountain highway job of this type, it was not unexpected to learn more about the 9 cut slopes during construction and to adjust the engineering to fit the terrain, which was nearly 300 feet high and 500 feet long in less than a mile of highway distance.”
Early rumblings of instability
One of the slopes in the project has been giving ITD engineers fits for years before that exact spot in the hillside gave way and closed the road for ten days.
In May of 2019, the agency submitted an environmental evaluation of the area to study how the project would impact the ecosystem and other factors prior to construction. Part of the project’s original design called for slopes blasted at steep angles along the canyon, up to 90 feet in height. This would require stabilization in order to reduce maintenance and protect the public from rock falls. Engineers divided the project into different sections they planned to blast labeled numerically, referred to as “cuts.”
But, as design progressed through the summer, project engineers started to have doubts about the stability of the slope. By Aug. 22, 2019, ITD filed paperwork reevaluating the design, particularly at Cut 8. The original design called for rock anchor bolts drilled into the hillside to stabilize the steep angle of the blasted canyon wall, but after “much excavation and thorough geotechnical analysis” ITD decided this design wouldn’t be adequate due to unstable rock.
The document called for laying the angle of the slope to a shallower 45-degree angle. Unlike other cuts, Cut 8 was designed internally by ITD engineers. But, despite this early recommendation of a shallower angle for the hillside, the public records point to work to make the flatter angled slope did not begin until after the first major rockslide hit the construction zone a year and a half later.
ITD confirmed this in its statement to BoiseDev, saying geotechnical engineering firm McMillen Jacobs Associates was not brought on until after the first significant slide hit the project in March of 2021. The agency did not answer BoiseDev’s questions about what was redesigned in 2019 when engineers first flagged the problem.
First slide rocks the project
ITD’s first major rockslide on Idaho 55 hit in mid-March 2021.
Around 10 p.m. on March 15, 2021, ITD Inspector Rob Wilson got a phone call informing him of a “good size” landslide at the construction zone at Cut 9, one of the numbered portions along the canyon where ITD planned to blast into the rock wall. No one was hurt, but the slide was powerful enough to push an excavator to the side of the highway and bury another in the rubble.
ITD initially told BoiseDev at the time that the slide was not related to the construction. Weeks later, the agency admitted it was.
Once the dust settled, ITD Geologist Brian Bannan, who did the slope analysis for this portion of the project, discovered the angle of the hill had been cut at 76 degrees, which is more extreme than the 60-degree angle he proposed in the original plans. ITD did not respond to questions asking about how the hill was excavated at the wrong angle.
Bannan cautioned staff about drawing any conclusions about the slope failure ten days out from the incident, but he raised concerns about the rigor of the soil testing completed in the area in a March 25, 2021 email, which appears to refer to the work completed by local engineering firm American Geotechnics.
“In general, most all materials reports by consultants are a problem,” Bannan wrote. “The reports appear to be written for their egos and (cover your ass) not for the customer.”
This first slide pushed ITD engineers to start reevaluating the project, opting to roll the slopes back at shallower angles with more digging and fewer rock anchors to stabilize the steep hills the original design called for. In an email from Project Engineer Alex Deduck on April 5 to ITD Geotechnical Engineer Dave Richards, Deduck said the plans to contain rock falls would have failed if ITD never changed course.
“It seems for this project, the structural integrity of the rock was never looked at,” he wrote. “Our pinned mesh anchors would not have sufficed and slides similar to (Cut 9 and Cut 5) would continue to happen.”
At this point, ITD hired McMillen Jacobs to start advising the state on amending the existing project design, evaluating the stability of the rock at each cut, recommending new angles for all of the slopes, and designing rockfall protection measures.
“The geotechnical engineering recommendations were to flatten the slopes, remove rock outcrops, add rock dowels, or install steel netting to increase stability. We adjusted the contract to address the new plan to flatten slopes and add rock dowels for long-term stability and resiliency,” ITD wrote in the email about bringing on McMillen Jacobs. “To accomplish this, we invested in the contractor removing an additional 200,000 cubic yards of material to achieve the final geotechnical engineering upgrade. That would be the equivalent of approximately 16,000 truckloads of material.”
The state also purchased more land to expand the footprint of the project after the slide, paying $26,406 to an entity controlled by the Wilks Brothers, Texas-based developers who own land adjacent to Highway 55.
Second slide strikes in spot with years of concerns
While the first landslide came with little warning, signs of instability continued at Cut 8 after it was flagged for a pre-construction redesign in 2019.
On Sept. 23, 2020, a construction inspection report noted that engineers held a meeting specifically to discuss how to stabilize Cut 8 and “what to do about the unstable material in that area.” Emails obtained by BoiseDev noted that as the Clarkston-based contractor M.A. Deatley started excavating, all the workers found was “uncompetent (sic) rock, the occasional boulder and dirt.”
A September 24, 2020 email from ITD Project Engineer Alex Deduck discussed the details of the meeting held about Cut 8, which said the contractor would continue to excavate the hillside at a steeper slope until they found rock solid enough to proceed with the original plan. An email back to Deduck from Keith Nottingham, an engineering geologist with American Geotechnics, said the hillside is being excavated at a 68-degree angle, which is steeper than the environmental design called for the year earlier.
ITD did not respond to BoiseDev’s question asking why the slope wasn’t being cut at the shallower angle designers recommended in 2019.
Deduck wrote back to Nottingham two days later in September of 2020, noting the agency is “stuck with the original direction given to the contractor” on Cut 8. ITD did not respond to questions from BoiseDev about what “original design” the agency was stuck with.
“An additional 10-ft has been excavated on Cut 8 with no change in conditions and the first rock anchor was drilled to a depth of 16 ft,” his email said. “At this time we are comfortable moving forward with the information we have on Cut 8.”
A construction inspection report from October 13, 2020, noted more “sloughing material” coming off of Cut 8 and the need for a soils engineer to study the area to decide what steps needed to be taken to stabilize the hill. Workers had drilled up to 30 feet into Cut 8 and still not hit any solid rock.
McMillen Jacobs also flagged the area as problematic in the analysis of the slopes the firm conducted at the request of ITD after the March 2021 landslide. In the July 2021 report, the firm noted plans to shape the slope to a 45-degree angle due to “extremely weak to very weak rock” in the area.
Major slide hits Cut 8
Even in the days leading up to the slide at Cut 8, ITD had warning signs of instability on the hillside as traffic continued to flow through the area.
In early September, McMillen Jacobs Engineer Bill Gates sent an email to ITD about what he was observing at the construction site. He noted “minor sliding” in the area of Cut 8, writing there was “still room” to reduce the angle of the slope to 45 degrees as suggested in 2019, but he also posed the idea of planting grass on the hillside to help the earth stay in place. A mid-September report said Cut 8’s minor slides were caused by increased pressure from groundwater seeping through the hillside.
ITD Inspector JD Lewelling filed a report on November 9, 2021, saying it was “raining and snowing so hard that the material on the hillside (of Cut 8) kept sloughing off” and it prevented workers from getting any traction on the hillside. He and another inspector, Jake Hall, ultimately made the call that “it was getting dangerous for them to be on the hillside when material was coming down.”
A crew from Idaho News 6 was brought to the construction zone to interview Deduck, the project engineer, on November 17. Emails between news staff and former ITD PIO Jake Melder show journalists were provided with hard hats and reflective vests for their visit, but there was no mention of the weeks of hill stability concerns while scheduling the shoot.
Video of the segment shows the crew right along the base of the wall in multiple locations.
Twenty-four hours later, hundreds of cubic feet of rock and earth crashed down on the highway in this exact spot.
At no point in any of the emails reviewed by BoiseDev where the stability of the slope was brought up was there any discussion of closing the road to traffic. ITD did not respond to a question about if there was pressure to keep the road open long-term.
On November 18th, the contractor was preparing to reopen the construction zone after midday blasting when the hillside experienced a “catastrophic failure” at Cut 8 and the hillside came down 150 feet in front of a pilot car driving through the construction zone. All traffic had to turn around and head back the way they came due to the road closure.
The road did not open to traffic again until December 6.
Cost overruns
This project, and the clean-up from the unexpected landslides, didn’t come cheap.
As of December 2021, the project had already run up roughly $24 million in costs, leaving only $1.6 million left in the construction fund, according to an email from Deduck. At this time Deduck estimated there was another $7.3 million in expenses left to pay, not including major items such as the emergency construction on Cut 8 after the landslide, final construction on Cut 8, the remaining blasting and excavation on Cut 3, maintenance and hours for flaggers controlling traffic.
In ITD’s response to BoiseDev, the agency noted that the board chose to update the contract budget to finish the project. The agency did not respond to questions asking how the additional $15 to $20 million impacted the budgets for other state highway projects.
“To accomplish this upgraded work the department and the Board made a decision to update the contract budget to approximately $40-45 million pending final contract negotiations and work,” the agency wrote. “At the end of the work, which is on schedule to complete this year, we will have a straighter, wider, more user-friendly highway through this river canyon.”
Third time's (not) the charm
The third and final major slide to date occurred on the night of January 22, 2022. An email from ITD Engineer Manager Jason Brinkman details that the most “prominent knob” in the middle of Cut 5 failed.
“Here we go again… we had another rock fall on Smith’s Ferry,” Brinkman wrote to several staffers.
The debris fell straight down with some snow, a boulder, fallen trees, and a rock landing on the existing road. There weren’t any injuries though there were a few vehicles impacted by the slide that night.
“Several large vehicles, including a Maverik fuel truck, an Albertsons refrigerator tractor-trailer, and various private vehicles with trailers unable to be turned around and waited until a path through could be cleared at approximately 1:30 a.m,” Brinkman wrote in the email.
Just days after the slide, a contractor with DeAtley Construction, Dusty Forsmann sent an email that explained that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, reached out to ITD regarding the Smiths Ferry rockslides.
“It sounds as if someone within the media reached out to OSHA in regards to a concern of workers being exposed to alleged hazards associated with the rockslides at Smith’s Ferry,” Forsmann wrote.
It’s unclear if this is correct, or which news outlet may have reached out to OSHA.
Because of the contact made with OSHA, ITD was required to investigate and respond by the end of that week. Forsmann laid out the basics of what that response would look like with details including closing the road until further assessment, the hiring of McMillen Jacobs to assess the slide, and efforts made to stabilize the hill.
BoiseDev reached out to OSHA to inquire about reports regarding Smith’s Ferry. OSHA responded saying it was “made aware” of potential hazards workers were exposed to relating to the slide. OSHA went on to say that at the time this report was made there was no evidence or “indication” of a current hazard. Construction had been shut down for the winter, so OSHA conducted an informal inquiry. ITD responded with actions taken to protect their workers. OSHA considered ITD’s response satisfactory and closed the case.
'I will deny everything'
One of ITD’s engineers says he had questions about the project all along.
On Jan. 25, 2022, ITD geotechnical engineer Dave Richards sent an email to two other ITD staffers pointing to a host of issues he saw with the Idaho 55 project, which likely led to the series of landslides that marred construction. He posited that concerns about the project led to at least one engineer retiring because “it wasn’t going to be pretty.”
ITD did not respond to BoiseDev’s questions about the contents of this email and the concerns Richards raised about the project.
“I heard a rumor that this project accelerated (an ITD engineer’s) retirement because he didn’t want to deal with the anticipated problems,” Richards wrote. “Trying to design rockfall mitigation on what you think might be there is near impossible.”
Richards claimed a major mistake ITD made was hiring American Geotechnics to build a rockfall mitigation plan without drilling or completing any seismic refraction studies of the area to see what the exposed rock faces would look like after they were blasted. Richards also said he hoped for a wider catch ditch along the side of the road so any rock slides wouldn’t close down the highway, and to move the road further from the rock face by using a stabilized wall, adding “so this is my (cover your ass) and my I told you so statement.”
Richards also took issue with American Geotechnics’ reliance on pinned mesh to contain rockfalls on the site, which he said was used as a “Swiss Army Knife for all the rock faces” where a more specialized design would have prevented some of the falls. Reducing the use of pinned mesh on the hillside is one of the changes ITD made after the first rock slide in March, when McMillen Jacobs came in and the project went through some redesigns.
“I don’t think there is any one thing you can really point at as being the reason for all the slope failures because this project was going to be a monster regardless of who designed the rockfall mitigation, which is why I suggested they design/build it,” Richards wrote. “There is a lot of the history of this project I wasn’t privy to so please keep my comments between us non-combatants (I will deny everything).”
Why did ITD build in the canyon in the first place?
The vision for the current project wasn’t the only concept ITD explored.
An Environmental Impact Statement obtained by BoiseDev shows that the agency worked with the public and initially identified more than 25 potential alternate routes in the early 2000s. This was later narrowed down to four alternates before settling on continuing through the canyon in 2008.
ITD said the goal of the alternative routes was to try and make this portion of the crash-prone, narrow highway safer for travelers. All of those other alternatives, including options that went around the canyon, ended up being more expensive and difficult than widening the road in the canyon.
The first route listed is what became the current project. This route was picked for several reasons, including having the least environmental impact, the resulting safety improvements, not taking any private homes to widen the road – and it was the least expensive.
Another route explored was near the west side that went through the canyon. This route would have required about 84 acres of additional land to construct the roadway and three residences would have been displaced.
Then there were two east area alternatives considered that went around the canyon. These routes would have required more construction. The first would require the state to acquire about 171 acres of land and it would have also displaced two residences.
And the second east side route would have required about 188 acres of land to build the road. However, there would have been no residents displaced.
When considering routes ITD determined Smiths Ferry Drive would not be a suitable road for a detour. The study noted that at the time Smiths Ferry Drive would not have been able to accommodate all the construction equipment and heavy traffic.
The current project was bid at $25.6 million all alternates would have cost at least double that. In 2008 the second listed alternate route would have cost about $68 million to construct, the third would have cost around $59 million and the final route was estimated to cost about $66 million.
The report listed several other benefits of less expensive alternatives, including the greater likelihood of the project being completed, a lower burden on public funds and taxpayers, and more opportunities to implement other ITD improvement/environmental protection initiatives.
BoiseDev’s Gretchen Parsons and Don Day contributed reporting.
Timeline
Records obtained in BoiseDev's investigation provide a timeline of events from the planning of the Idaho 55 project and the beginning of work in the canyon to the slides, subsequent reopenings of the highway, and the email in which an ITD engineer raised concerns about the project.
2008: Study selects canyon route -- In the early 2000s, ITD and the public initially identified more than 25 alternate routes the expanded highway could go, but the agency settled on the canyon due to cost and the lack of impact to existing homes.
August 22, 2019: Engineers flag Cut 8 -- ITD submitted a reevaluation of the project in August 2019 after engineers learned the slope at Cut 8 was unstable. Designers recommended the hill be cut at a 45-degree angle, but this redesign did not happen for another year and a half.
Sept. 23, 2020: Inspection: "unstable material" at Cut 8 -- Emails obtained by BoiseDev noted that as the Clarkston-based contractor M.A. Deatley started excavating, all the workers found was "uncompetent rock, the occasional boulder and dirt" at Cut 8. This is where the second landslide later happened.
March 15, 2021: First rock slide -- The project had its first major landslide the night of March 15, 2021. It was later discovered the hillside was blasted at a steeper angle than designs called for.
April 2, 2021: Road reopens after first slide -- Traffic began moving through the construction zone after the landslide two weeks after the incident.
April 5, 2021: ITD changes course on design -- Internally, ITD moved to change the project design with shallower slopes after the first landslide. An email from Project Engineer Alex Deduck noted plans to stop rockfalls would have failed if ITD didn't change course.
April 9, 2021: ITD publicly admits slide related to construction -- After initially saying the rock fall had nothing to do with the construction, ITD released new information three weeks after the incident connecting the construction to the slide.
July 2021: McMillen Jacobs flags Cut 8 -- A report analyzing every cut of the project produced by McMillen Jacobs, an outside firm, also found "extremely weak to very weak rock" at Cut 8.
Nov. 9, 2021: Engineering note: "Getting dangerous" -- A construction inspection report said heavy rain and snow pushed material to slough off the side of Cut 8. Ultimately, an inspector pulled workers off the hillside because "it was getting dangerous for workers to be on the hillside when material was coming down."
Nov. 17, 2021: Channel 6 tour -- A news crew from Idaho News 6 was invited to the work zone to interview the Project Engineer, but there was no mention of weeks of slope stability concerns near Cut 8.
Nov. 18, 2021: Second rock slide -- 24 hours after Idaho News 6 was at the work zone, hundreds of cubic feet of rock gave way and spilled onto the road, narrowly missing a pilot car driver in the middle of the afternoon.
Dec. 6, 2021: Road reopens to traffic
Jan. 22, 2022: Third slide at Cut 5 hits project -- A third slide at Cut 5 hit the project while work was paused for the winter, forcing several heavy trucks to turn around in the middle of the night.
Jan. 25, 2022: ITD engineer questions project -- An email from ITD Geotechnical Engineer Dave Richards raised several concerns with the project, including the lack of drilling or seismic refraction studies of the hillside before the design process began. He ended his email with "I will deny everything."
KTVB republished this story with permission of BoiseDev.
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VALLEY COUNTY, IDAHO, Idaho — The remains of two people killed in a plane crash in a remote area of Valley County were located Tuesday, June 28, the Valley County Sheriff's Office reported.
A single engine, green and tan Piper PA-20 was scheduled to arrive at the Johnson Creek Airstrip Sunday evening, June 26. The plane took off around 8 p.m. Sunday from the Lower Loon Airstrip in Lemhi County, heading to the Johnson Creek Airstrip.
The Valley County Sheriff's Office Communications Center was informed of the overdue aircraft by the Idaho Division of Aeronautics on Monday, June 27.
The site of the crash was reported by a pilot in a Forest Service plane around 11:45 a.m. June 27. The pilot reported a small fire at the scene, located on a steep hillside in a designated wilderness area 1.6 miles into Valley County. There did not appear to be any survivors.
On Tuesday, June 28, the Idaho Air National Guard provided a Blackhawk helicopter with a hoist to assist in retrieving the remains of the occupants of the plane.
Valley County deputies and the Idaho Air National Guard flew to the scene of the crash and retrieved the remains of the 48-year-old pilot and a 16-year-old passenger, the only two occupants of the plane.
The cause of the crash is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.
More information will be provided as it becomes available.
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PORTLAND, Maine — Marpheen Chann, a second-generation Cambodian-American born in California and raised there for the first five years of his life, arrived in Maine in 1997 after a cross-country trip spent on a mattress in the back of a rented truck.
“All I remember is the inside walls of the U-Haul,” he wrote in his new memoir, ''although a few stops were made along the way for bathroom breaks and some fresh air."
Coming to Maine marked a new chapter in what would be a turbulent upbringing. When Chann’s mother was unable to provide the care he and his siblings needed, the state intervened. He was eight years old.
“I got home from school,” he recalled, “and the caseworker there handed us black garbage bags and said, ‘Hey, pack up the belongings you care about. We’re going to take you somewhere for a little while.'”
Eventually, Chann left the foster care system and, along with his siblings, was adopted by a family in Naples. He was grateful for their love and caring, and for a while he was happy. But as a teenager, Chann realized that he was gay—and in the eyes of his adopted family, who held deeply conservative Christian beliefs, homosexuality was a sin.
Conflict is the essence of drama, and Chann, who is 31, has led a dramatic life. Looking back on it now as a gay man, a lawyer, and an activist, he writes with remarkable compassion about an often traumatic past and seeks “to forgive, to live with grace and empathy…to help ease the pain and suffering of the world.”
Perhaps Chann’s grace and forgiveness are not surprising. His middle name is Sotear. In his mother’s native Khmer language, the word means “compassion.” | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/after-turbulent-upbringing-mainer-writes-of-learning-to-live-with-grace-and-empathy-marpheen-chan-moon-in-full-a-modern-day-coming-of-age-story/97-e33dc9d5-c2ab-485e-ab51-a0d69ea6e575 | 2022-06-30T20:28:45 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/after-turbulent-upbringing-mainer-writes-of-learning-to-live-with-grace-and-empathy-marpheen-chan-moon-in-full-a-modern-day-coming-of-age-story/97-e33dc9d5-c2ab-485e-ab51-a0d69ea6e575 |
INDIANAPOLIS — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a lower court's judgement against an Indiana law that required parental notification when a minor got an abortion.
The decision came after Indiana's attorney general vowed to ask courts to reconsider state laws that had been blocked under Roe v. Wade.
"Following the landmark Dobbs decision, we eagerly anticipate clearer paths for Indiana's commonsense laws protecting unborn children and their mothers," Attorney General Todd Rokita said. "We are grateful for the new day that has dawned, and we will remain steadfast in our fight for life."
The parental notification law will now go back to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for reconsideration. The Indiana Attorney General's Office said the U.S. district court has already agreed to expedite the case.
This is a developing story and will be updated. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/supreme-court-throws-out-lower-court-ruling-on-indiana-law-requiring-parental-notification-when-minors-get-abortions-roe-v-wade-dobbs/531-24b30e20-5076-40ff-9e95-be9235babb2f | 2022-06-30T20:28:47 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/supreme-court-throws-out-lower-court-ruling-on-indiana-law-requiring-parental-notification-when-minors-get-abortions-roe-v-wade-dobbs/531-24b30e20-5076-40ff-9e95-be9235babb2f |
PORTLAND, Maine — As times have changed over the past few decades, so have the variations of ceremonies that couples plan when they are getting married.
Rev. David Glusker, along with Thom Blackstone, originally wrote the book "Words for Your Wedding" in 1983, when marriage ceremonies were largely traditional.
Now, in a changing world, Glusker has updated the text, offering many variations for all the parts of a wedding ceremony.
The new book, "Words for New Weddings," allows couples planning their service to pick and choose, crafting a ceremony that is reflective of them and their values.
The book "offers easy opportunities to make your wedding personal, unique, and relevant," according to the author. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/words-for-new-weddings-offers-guidance-for-planning-nuptials-life-family-book/97-62e52aaa-5ad8-4eb1-b0c9-9a682ec62fa8 | 2022-06-30T20:28:51 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/words-for-new-weddings-offers-guidance-for-planning-nuptials-life-family-book/97-62e52aaa-5ad8-4eb1-b0c9-9a682ec62fa8 |
POPHAM BEACH, Maine — Lifeguards at state parks are getting enhanced rescue training as Maine deals with a lifeguard shortage that has forced some cities and towns to close some swimming areas.
The Maine State Parks Lifeguard coordinator called this recent class the worst recruitment numbers in five seasons.
Six out of the 11 state parks have no lifeguards as of Thursday: Reid State Park, Damariscotta Lake, Range Pond, Lake St. George, Peaks Kenney, and Mount Blue.
The shortage comes from a combination of factors: the pandemic prevented people from getting recertified, and fewer people are applying for the jobs than in years past, Maine State Parks Lifeguard coordinator Sean Vaillancourt said.
In addition to the $16.08 per hour starting pay, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry will reimburse lifeguards' recertification costs provided that they remain working for the state for the full summer.
"It's been a challenge across the board. We're fortunate here at Popham that we have almost a full crew, but it wasn't easy and we're definitely in need of a lot of lifeguards across the state," Vaillancourt said.
To handle the shortage, each lifeguard is getting more medical and rescue training, according to Popham Beach lifeguard supervisor Wes McKenna. He said they train for the first hour of their shifts every day.
"The caliber of guards that we have here is very high so we're able to make it work with a shorter staff," McKenna said.
McKenna is returning for his eighth season as a lifeguard. He said that a near drowning incident during his first ever week as a lifeguard convinced him that this was the job for him. He is also an EMT in Camden.
"Being able to help — it just kind of stuck with me," he said. "If I can help people in a place I'm really passionate about, I'm going to do it."
He is trying to impress that same sense of urgency on his fellow lifeguards, as they trained in mid-June during the Lifeguard Academy, which involved water rescues.
"The closer we can simulate the real thing, the better it is when the actual thing happens," McKenna said.
The state parks still need 28 guards:
Popham Beach: 2
Reid State Park: 6 (no guards currently signed up)
Crescent Beach: 3
Damariscotta Lake: 3 (no guards)
Sebago Lake: 4
Range Pond: 4 (no guards)
Lake St. George: 2 (no guards)
Peaks Kenney: 2 (no guards)
Mt. Blue: 2 (no guards)
The state parks are not the only places facing problems.
The city of Portland closed Reiche School's pool for the summer because of lack of staff. Aquatics Director Colleen LePage said she has about half of the staff she needs. Normally, she has 30 to 40 lifeguards and swim instructors, she said, leaving her to fill in.
"We are in dire straits," LePage said. "We are desperate for staff. Just not as many people are interested and then you couldn't train."
COVID-19 exacerbated a years-long problem. The state already faced a lifeguard shortage, but the pandemic took away training and recertification opportunities in an industry that requires close contact. LePage said she had to get creative with training, including bringing in mannequins for rescues.
"Whether there's COVID or not, you have to act. If someone's having a heart attack, you're going to have to give CPR," LePage said.
The U.S. Lifeguard Association's number one tip for water safety is to swim near a lifeguard. That's hard to do if the chairs are empty.
In Bangor, the parks and recreation department has a similar problem.
The department announced until further notice, the Dakin Pool will remain closed.
"I've been here for fourteen years, this is the first time we've ever had a shortage of lifeguards to this extent," Debbie Gendreau, Bangor Parks and Rec. assistant director, said.
"Like many agencies and organizations that operate aquatic facilities or waterfront/beach areas, we are struggling to find lifeguards. It’s been a challenge for a few years now, but seems to be the worst this year than it ever has been," parks and recreation director Tracy Willette said in an e-mail.
He said the city typically hires 25 to 30 lifeguards each year, but only has about half that number hired.
"We are still hopeful that changes," he wrote.
The city has two outdoor municipal pools. The Beth Pancoe Aquatic Center features two waterslides, a zero-entry kids area as well as a lap-swim area. The Dakin Pool is a smaller pool and varies in depth from three feet to six feet. The city staffs both pools with lifeguards whenever they are open. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/maine-state-park-lifeguards-get-enhanced-rescue-training-due-to-staff-shortage-beach-ocean-pool-lake-swim/97-2c9f5a59-6aab-48f6-b814-232b44416a2a | 2022-06-30T20:28:57 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/maine-state-park-lifeguards-get-enhanced-rescue-training-due-to-staff-shortage-beach-ocean-pool-lake-swim/97-2c9f5a59-6aab-48f6-b814-232b44416a2a |
ORLANDO, Fla. – From behind bars to a community helper and successful business owner, an Orlando man is turning his life around and helping others do the same.
Marquis McKenzie, 31, started a cleaning business from the ground up and this week, his hard work paid off after he landed a big contract with the city of Orlando.
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Now he’s cleaning Lake Eola park, the same way he admits he’s cleaned up his own life.
“I took the initiative to change my life and (I’m) showing others that they can do the same thing,” McKenzie said.
McKenzie said he couldn’t be more excited for his business, Dirt Master, to be chosen by the city of Orlando. His team will clean Lake Eola Park during and after the annual July 4 Fireworks at the Fountain event, which brings out more than 100,000 people.
“I was excited,” McKenzie said of his reaction after he received the news.
He said he’s refusing to let his past dictate his purpose.
When he was 15-years-old, McKenzie was arrested and spent two years behind bars for armed robbery. It’s a decision he said tagged him for life, but he wants his story to be a motivation for his own kids and for teens who make mistakes like he did.
“I definitely want to let them know (that) your past doesn’t define your future. You may make a mistake but it doesn’t mean for the rest of your life you have to continue to live in that mistake,” McKenzie said.
The city of Orlando talked with News 6 about the contract McKenzie’s business was awarded.
“We’re just excited to support local businesses and just really looking forward to working with the Dirt Master and his team,” said Pavla Paul, communications & events coordinator for the city of Orlando.
It’s a partnership that works both ways.
“I think it gives an opportunity for the city of Orlando to change their narrative, (to show) that they do believe in second chances and returning citizens and a company can come in and take on opportunities within the city,” McKenzie said.
When McKenzie isn’t cleaning, he’s spending his time motivating juvenile offenders through his nonprofit called CORE. The goal is to help them find jobs and not go back to jail.
He’s also traveled to Tallahassee, pushing for the passing of Amendment 4, which restores voting rights for felons, through his work with the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition. McKenzie spends his spare time working to push for more rights for returning citizens, on a mission to get results and inspire others, one job at a time.
“Things can happen and you can partner with the city to take on opportunities, despite your past,” McKenzie said.
If you’d like to learn more about McKenzie’s nonprofit or his cleaning business, you can visit his website or call 407-406-9640. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/08/orlando-business-owner-inspires-former-felons-through-community-cleaning-service/ | 2022-06-30T20:29:13 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/08/orlando-business-owner-inspires-former-felons-through-community-cleaning-service/ |
Cancer treatment advancements have extended lives and made care more comfortable and convenient for patients over the years.
But with more outpatient options, some patients are having a tough time getting to all their appointments.
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This week’s Getting Results Award winner is part of a program to make sure they get there.
Valli Boungard shows up like any ride-share driver, but travels with compassion.
“I really enjoy this,” Boungard said. “If you think about it, these people are trying to recover from cancer. You’re just part of the trip, you’re part of their journey.”
The American Cancer Society Road To Recovery program provides cancer patients with free rides to their treatments through volunteer drivers.
Barbara Borrell booked a ride through the app, which works just like many commercial ride-sharing services.
“It’s difficult to get transportation sometimes,” said Borrell, as she waited in the shade for her ride.
Borrell has three incurable blood cancers, their side effects rendering her unable to drive.
“It becomes a challenge. My vision, my hearing and my balance,” Borrell told News 6 as she was on her way to the eye doctor.
She said she relies on the free service for many of her appointments.
“That’s her,” said Borrell, as Boungard pulled up to her building. “She has a cute way of getting the car turned around so I can go in the right way.”
Boungard said she tries to help Borrell when she can. The two have become friends because of their regular rides together.
“The main thing about Barbara is that I’ve never heard anything negative. You never hear anything negative from anyone. They’re basically up for the fight,” Boungard said.
Many people need daily or weekly treatment, often over the course of several months. Increasingly, these treatments are provided on an outpatient basis.
Debbie Coover, Central Florida coordinator for the Road To Recovery program, said people needing cancer treatments often cite transportation to and from medical appointments as a critical need.
“It can become a burden for the family,” Coover said.
Since 2005, the Road To Recovery program has provided more than 9.5 million rides to over 580,000 patients.
To keep up with the demand for rides, Coover said more volunteers like Boungard are needed.
“I can tell you right now we have 133 requests here in Central Florida,” Coover said. “Now how many of those we’re going to be able to fill is the big question.”
Boungard said she likes that she’s able to accept rides whenever it’s convenient for her and they often don’t take up more than an hour of her day.
“The main thing that strikes me is how courageous people are,” Boungard said. “I mean they’re just so grateful that you’re doing this. They’re ready to get well.”
Boungard knows firsthand what the people in her car are going through. She’s a cancer survivor herself.
“I’m retired and I wanted a purpose. I wanted to help the community and help people that had experienced some of the things I did. It’s really important to me,” she said.
Boungard joked that she’s this week’s Getting Results Award winner because she’s a safe driver who hasn’t “had any wrecks.”
If you’re a safe driver and would like to help, the American Cancer Society is looking for volunteers for the Road To Recovery program. To learn more, call their hotline number at 877-901-2862 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/09/part-of-their-journey-volunteer-program-puts-cancer-patients-on-road-to-recovery/ | 2022-06-30T20:29:20 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/09/part-of-their-journey-volunteer-program-puts-cancer-patients-on-road-to-recovery/ |
A man who sold a pistol to a man who used it to hold four hostages inside a Texas synagogue before being fatally shot by the FBI early this year pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal gun crime, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Henry "Michael" Dwight Williams, 32, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, prosecutors said. Williams sold Malik Faisal Akram the weapon Arkam used when he entered Congregation Beth Israel in the Dallas-area suburb of Colleyville on Jan. 15 and held the synagogue's rabbi and three others hostage, according to prosecutors.
Williams faces up to 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not been set.
Williams, who previously was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and attempted possession of a controlled substance, sold Akram a semi-automatic pistol on Jan. 13. In plea papers, Williams admitted to possession of that firearm despite his prior conviction, prosecutors said.
Akram, a 44-year-old British citizen, held hostages while demanding the release of a federal prisoner. The standoff ended after more than 10 hours when the temple's rabbi threw a chair at Akram and fled with the other two remaining hostages just as an FBI tactical team was moving in. None of the hostages were injured.
Williams was arrested less than two weeks later. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-who-sold-pistol-to-hostage-taker-in-dallas-pleads-guilty/3004594/ | 2022-06-30T20:29:19 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-who-sold-pistol-to-hostage-taker-in-dallas-pleads-guilty/3004594/ |
APOPKA, Fla. – An Apopka firefighter was hospitalized Thursday morning after a “significant” work-related injury, the department said.
According to Apopka Fire Department, the man was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center for his injuries. He is in stable condition, fire officials said.
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Officials said it happened at the fire department, but no other details were released.
The cause of the incident is currently being investigated.
No other information is available at this time. Check back here for updates. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/30/apopka-firefighter-hospitalized-after-significant-work-related-injury/ | 2022-06-30T20:29:26 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/30/apopka-firefighter-hospitalized-after-significant-work-related-injury/ |
All outdoor burning is prohibited in Tarrant County for the next 90 days, the county announced Tuesday.
Severe drought conditions in unincorporated areas of the county have prompted Tarrant County Fire Marshal Randy Renois to request the ban in order to protect lives and property, the county said.
Violation of the order will result in a Class C misdemeanor with a fine of up to $500.
Renois encourages residents to attend Fourth of July fireworks shows in Tarrant County but asked individuals to not use fireworks at home with the ongoing drought.
For residents in rural areas, Renois recommends keeping an area of about 30 feet mowed around homes and outbuildings to keep any potential fire from reaching structures.
The county said residents should remove unwanted combustible debris and vegetation from near their homes and be sure to keep water hoses accessible in the case of a small fire.
"We encourage all Tarrant County residents to take these precautions and be safe over the holiday weekend," Renois said.
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Visit the Texas A&M Forest Service website for daily updates on burn bans across all Texas counties. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/tarrant-county-issues-90-day-ban-on-outdoor-burning/3002366/ | 2022-06-30T20:29:26 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/tarrant-county-issues-90-day-ban-on-outdoor-burning/3002366/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando residents struggling to pay rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic have until Friday to apply for the city’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
“Since the pandemic first impacted our community, we’ve worked tirelessly to leverage federal and state funding to provide assistance to residents,” Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said in a statement. “During this difficult, unprecedented time, the financial support provided by our rental assistance program has helped thousands of Orlando households.”
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The announcement came with short notice due to the expectation that the $6.8 million in COVID-19 relief funds awarded to the city by the U.S. Department of the Treasury will soon run out.
More than 2,000 households have benefited from the city’s COVID-era emergency rental assistance programs, with more than 550 households getting by on rent thanks to CARES Act funding, the release said.
Those looking to apply by July 1 can start the process by reviewing the below eligibility requirements and clicking here.
To be eligible, your household must:
- Include one or more individuals within the household who have qualified for unemployment benefits or experienced a reduction in household income, incurred significant costs, or experienced other financial hardship during or due, directly or indirectly, to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Include one or more individuals within the household who demonstrate a risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability.
- Have a household income at or below 80% of the area median income ($66,300 for a family of four), with priority given to households at or below 50% of the area median income ($41,450 for a family of four) or that have a household member who has been unemployed for 90 days.
- Submit proof of occupancy in the rental residence – this can include a copy of a lease, rental agreement, rent receipts, evidence of regular rental payments or any other documents that show proof of occupancy.
While the above requirements are what’s asked for by the Treasury Department, the following eligibility conditions are required by the city:
- The rental residence must be located within Orlando city limits. Applicants can verify their address at orlando.gov/assistance.
- Rental assistance is provided for past-due rent and up to three months of prospective rent payments. The total amount of assistance, including any assistance received under the first phase of the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, may not exceed 18 months.
- Rentals in homeowner occupied or homestead properties are not eligible.
- The applicant’s monthly rental rate may be no more than $4,000 per month.
- Assistance with utility payments will not be provided unless the utilities are billed as part of the lease.
- Rental assistance payments will be made directly to the landlord.
- If a landlord refuses to participate in the program, eligible tenants will still receive assistance by working with a Housing Stability Services counselor, as long as resources remain available.
- Housing Stability Services will be available through counseling to: prevent evictions; assist tenants in finding new housing and when necessary, pay fees, deposits and rent for the new unit; and provide housing-related services for survivors of domestic abuse or human trafficking. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/30/orlando-emergency-rental-assistance-program-to-stop-taking-applicants/ | 2022-06-30T20:29:32 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/30/orlando-emergency-rental-assistance-program-to-stop-taking-applicants/ |
The tractor-trailer at the center of a disastrous human-smuggling attempt that left 53 people dead had passed through an inland U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint with migrants inside the sweltering rig earlier in its journey, a U.S. official said Thursday.
The truck went through the checkpoint on Interstate 35 located 26 miles northeast of the border city of Laredo, Texas.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation, said there were 73 people in the truck when it was discovered Monday in San Antonio, including the 53 who died. It was unclear if agents stopped the driver for questioning at the inland checkpoint or if the truck went through unimpeded.
The disclosure brings new attention to an old policy question of whether the roughly 110 inland highway checkpoints along the Mexican and Canadian borders are sufficiently effective at spotting people in cars and trucks who enter the United States illegally. They are generally located up to 100 miles from the border.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1976 that Border Patrol agents may stop vehicles for brief questioning without a warrant, even if there is no reason to believe that they are carrying people in the country illegally. Still, the practice has galvanized immigration advocates and civil libertarians who consider checkpoints ripe for racial profiling and abuse of authority. Some motorists post videos to social media accusing agents of heavy-handed, inappropriate questioning.
The Laredo-area checkpoint is on one of the busiest highways along the border, particularly for trucks, raising the possibility of choking commerce and creating havoc if every motorist is stopped and questioned.
Border Patrol officials call the checkpoints an imperfect but effective second line of defense after the border, acknowledging that agents must balance law enforcement interests with disrupting legitimate commerce and travel.
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Volume and configuration vary widely among checkpoints but agents generally have five to seven seconds to decide whether to question a driver, said Roy Villareal, former chief of the Border Patrol's Tucson, Arizona, sector.
"Ultimately it's very difficult to ascertain with crime in general. It's hard to say whether you're 100% effective, 50%, 10%."
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, who drives through the checkpoint almost weekly, said investigators believe the migrants boarded the truck in or around Laredo, though that is unconfirmed. That would be consistent with smuggling patterns: migrants cross the border on foot and hide in a house or in shrubbery on U.S. soil before getting picked up and taken to the nearest major city.
Even if the truck were empty, it would raise questions about the checkpoints. Migrants often perish trying to circumvent them, getting dropped off before reaching them with plans to get picked up on the other side. In Rio Grande Valley, the busiest corridor for illegal crossings, migrants walk through sweltering ranches to avoid a checkpoint in Falfurrias, Texas, about 70 miles north of the border.
The Government Accountability Office reported this month that agents at inland checkpoints detained about 35,700 people believed to be in the U.S. illegally from 2016 to 2020 fiscal years, only about 2% of all Border Patrol arrests. Agents seized drugs nearly 18,000 times during that period with more than nine of 10 arrests involving U.S. citizens.
They have been a trap for U.S. citizens carrying even small bags of marijuana. About 40% of pot seizures at Border Patrol checkpoints from fiscal years 2013 to 2016 were an ounce or less from U.S. citizens, according to an earlier GAO report. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/us-official-migrants-who-died-cleared-inland-checkpoint/3004586/ | 2022-06-30T20:29:33 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/us-official-migrants-who-died-cleared-inland-checkpoint/3004586/ |
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, marijuana and more were seized in what detectives are calling the largest fentanyl bust in Lake County history.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office said its team wrapped up a four-month investigation called Operation Sneak-a-Peek, targeting high-level drug traffickers, with the help of several Lake County police departments as well as federal agencies.
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It resulted in drug charges for 27 people, the sheriff’s office said.
Detectives seized more than 3 pounds of fentanyl along with 22 pounds of meth, 15 pounds of marijuana, 2 pounds of cocaine, over 5 ounces of heroin and smaller amounts of other drugs. They also seized four vehicles, 13 firearms and $12,000 in cash.
The sheriff’s office said much of the drugs were brought over from Mexico, then either transported to Florida or mailed to the state. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/30/over-3-lbs-of-fentanyl-seized-in-lake-countys-largest-operation-detectives-say/ | 2022-06-30T20:29:39 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/30/over-3-lbs-of-fentanyl-seized-in-lake-countys-largest-operation-detectives-say/ |
SENOIA, Ga. — A police chase ended tragically Thursday when the suspect car, driven by a 14-year-old boy, slammed into a house killing a woman inside.
Around 2 a.m., a Coweta County deputy was patrolling the area of Highway 54 and Johnson Road when a car failed to dim its headlights, the sheriff's office said.
The deputy turned around and tried to initiate a traffic stop. The suspect vehicle continued driving -- reaching speeds over 130 miles per hour, they said.
The deputy lost sight of the vehicle but eventually located it crashed into a home along the 900 block of Johnson Road in Coweta County.
Coweta County Fire and EMS responded and rendered aid to the occupants of the house. A man and woman were transported to the hospital. However, a second woman in the home, identified by family as 56-year-old Annette Carmichael Rush, died as a result of her injuries, the sheriff's office said.
The 14-year-old driver was taken to the hospital for medical clearance then transported to a youth detention center.
The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office will be handling the traffic offenses on the juvenile. Georgia State Patrol will be handling the charge of Homicide by Vehicle.
The name of the driver has not been released yet.
This is a developing story and we will continue to update as we learn more. We have a photographer and reporter on the scene gathering new details. Check back often for new information.
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