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ROANOKE, Va. – A report from the Virginia Department of Education shows there were over 3,500 teacher vacancies for the 2022-2023 school year.
“It’s been more difficult to hire,” said Jodilee Edsall, Roanoke County Public Schools associate director of human resources. “However, we are seeing ... a turn that is going on.”
Labor shortages have been no stranger since the COVID-19 pandemic. One major area of the shortages has been in school systems.
Roanoke County school officials said this shortage can have an impact on kids’ learning development
“We still try to keep ours small but that will impact when class sizes get bigger,” said Edsall. “It impacts kids with learning because they don’t get the attention they need necessarily.”
Roanoke County school officials said this year, they are not nearly as short on teachers but they are in need of other positions.
“We have almost every one filled,” said Edsall. “We still have some openings in transportation, for bus drivers and bus aides. Still have openings for nutrition, for nutrition associates.”
Edsall said this year, they are working to hold onto employees and that retention from year to year is most important for success.
“The retention of people staying is huge because then everybody [knows] the routine. Kids know the familiarity of people showing up,” said Edsall. “When the school bus driver opens up the bus they’re like ‘Oh I know you, I remember you!’ and that’s really good to start off their whole day with.”
Officials said this year was an improvement from the past, and they’re working to keep this trend going.
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ROANOKE, Va. – The fight for justice continues for one Roanoke family as Monday, July 17, 2023 marks four years since Kyyona Casey was shot and killed in Northwest Roanoke.
To this day, no arrests have been made.
Kyyona’s father, Bobbie Casey reached out to 10 News to help with keeping Kyyona’s memory alive.
“She would do anything for anybody, kept her smile on her face,” Casey told 10 News on the anniversary of his daughter’s death.
According to Roanoke Police, Kyyona was shot and killed inside of a car on Orange Avenue.
She was one of three people shot inside of the car.
Another person identified as Justin Jennings died and the third person survived.
Casey is going on four years of searching for his daughter’s killer.
“I just wish the public would help me get justice and solve my case so I can go on with my life,” he said.
“I don’t know how you can sleep knowing someone killed a kid and don’t want to find justice. That is all I want, one day,” Casey added.
Casey says he will continue pushing for justice, as it was his last promise to his daughter when he laid her to rest.
“Before I closed her casket I told her, ‘Before I leave earth, I hope I get answers.’ No violence, I just want answers,” said Casey.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 540-344-8500 and share what you know. You can also text us at 274637; please begin the text with “RoanokePD” to ensure it’s properly sent. Please reference case number 19-074706. Both calls and texts can remain anonymous.
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ROANOKE, Va. – This week marks one year since the National Suicide and Crisis Hotline adopted the new number, 988.
Since its origin, experts in Virginia and across the country say the number of people calling the hotline has increased significantly.
Frontier Health, one of the two call centers serving Southwest Virginia says the Commonwealth, has seen a 50% increase in calls since the new number went into effect.
After struggling with staffing the hotline, Frontier Health says they feel they now have the right number of staff to respond to the hotline’s demand.
“Overall, we are seeing for the state of Virginia five to seven-thousand calls a month, so lots of people are reaching out,” said Frontier Health’s Senior VP of Specialty Services, Sherri Feathers.
The hotline connects people to a trained counselor and other services to help after the original call is over.
Users can call, text or chat online using 988.
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TAMPA, Fla. — One person was killed after police say there was an officer-involved shooting Monday evening in Tampa.
Officers with the Tampa Police Department were involved in the shooting and used "deadly force" on the person who was armed, the agency said in a news release.
Police say no officers were hurt during the shooting.
The police department has not yet said what led up to the shooting or the exact location of where the incident occurred.
The investigation of the shooting is active and remains ongoing.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. — A person is accused of creating a police chase Monday afternoon in Treasure Island after there was a report of a shooting at a home.
The Treasure Island Police Department said in a news release they responded to a shooting at a home in the area located on Gulf Boulevard.
When police arrived at the home, authorities say they saw a person with a weapon and ordered them to drop it.
The person reportedly dropped the weapon but then left the home in a vehicle and headed eastbound into St. Pete Beach.
The police department says this then created a car chase, but then the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office took over the pursuit after the person left the Treasure Island area.
At the time of this writing, police have not yet said if the person they were chasing has been caught.
Authorities say there were no officers or people hurt in either confrontation.
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An upgrade in capacity and atmosphere is on the way for the Dallas County mental health agency known as MetroCare.
An entirely new campus on Westmoreland Road near I-30 will replace a psychiatric hospital built in the 1940s.
A blue fence surrounds the site where demolition is finished and construction is underway.
Dallas County Commissioner Elba Garcia who represents the area said the new world-class facility will expand behavioral health care for residents.
“We’ve been lacking for this kind of services for many years, and, hey, this is a big improvement and we are very happy,” Garcia said.
The old buildings of the Beverly Hills Tuberculosis and Psychiatric Hospital were built in the 1940s. MetroCare began using portions of the campus in the 1970s.
The old place had fallen in such disrepair at the end that the agency was using just four of the 11 campus buildings.
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MetroCare CEO Dr. John Burruss said maintaining the old buildings had become a money pit.
“Part of MetroCare mission over the past decade has been to recreate ourselves, to re-envision ourselves,” Burruss said. “Where you feel good about coming, where you are welcome, where the staff feels good about asking you to come see them there.”
The new campus of 3 buildings will cost nearly $90 million. The money comes from a mix of donations and public money from MetroCare, Dallas County and Parkland Hospital, which is a MetroCare partner.
MetroCare staff and clients moved to temporary space on Sylvan Avenue to make way for construction at the hillside site.
Another MetroCare building across Westmoreland Road will remain open.
There is a DART bus service on Westmoreland to help clients reach MetroCare.
“This is an upgrade of an existing service at an existing location so I think it’s perfect. It’s perfect for us because it’s got great access. It’s right on I-30, great bus routes, so people can get to us and we can get out into the community very easily,” Burruss said.
Commissioner Garcia said the new facility is an example of boosting service to meet a growing need for behavioral health care that surged since the COVID-19 pandemic in all areas of the community with all ethnic groups.
“When we talk about homelessness, when we talk about the criminal justice system, mental health is a big component,” Garcia said. “We’re starting to think and put the money where it is needed and thinking outside of the box. And I think this is a big improvement.”
Ten other MetroCare locations will remain open and a new Pleasant Grove location is also planned which would bring the agency to 12 publicly funded places for behavioral health service in Dallas County.
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When Shira Samuels-Shragg steps onto the conductor's podium, she is fulfilling a childhood dream.
"I loved music and I knew I wanted to do something with that," Samuels-Shragg said. "And I thought that looks really fun to be the person at the front of the orchestra, but you don't see a lot of women up there."
Samuels-Shragg is Plano Symphony Orchestra's first assistant conductor. She graduated in 2022 with a Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting from The Julliard School.
"I felt very lucky to be able to go straight from graduate school into a full-time job with a professional symphony," Samuels-Shragg said. "I think what it does in terms of any field where we're still searching for gender equity, is that little girls in the audience can see me come out on the stage and think, 'Oh, maybe I want to do that!"
On Monday, Samuels-Shragg was leading the PSO's first summer camp for students. "It's been really rewarding," she said. "I hope they're inspired to listen harder, practice more, and come back next summer ready for even more challenging music."
Samuels-Shragg says representation matters; from the notes on the page to the person on the podium.
"I like to think I'm bringing a sense of warmth and collaboration every time I get on the podium," Samuels-Shragg said. "Each individual person gets up there and it affects the sound of the orchestra. It's like this sort of magical, intangible thing."
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Samuels-Shragg says she may be the one in front, the 'glue' that holds things together, but the symphony is a group effort.
"They all agree to show up together and create this thing that none of us can do by ourselves," Samuels-Shragg said. "I think it's a really beautiful representation of how society can be when we're all bringing our best when we're all showing up to listen and to collaborate and work without one another for everyone's benefit."
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A top Texas Republican who will oversee Attorney General Ken Paxton 's impeachment trial issued a sweeping gag order Monday that scolded "inflammatory" public comments made by lawyers on both sides ahead of the historic September proceedings.
The order by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the powerful leader of the state Senate, underscored how Paxton's fight for his political survival over accusations of abuse of office has drawn some of Texas' brashest and highest-profile legal figures.
The impact was swift: Houston attorney Tony Buzbee, Paxton's lead attorney, canceled a news conference scheduled for Tuesday after the order was issued. The news conference had been announced in a statement that accused a "kangaroo court" in the Texas House of driving the impeachment.
"The court finds that individuals involved in the trial of impeachment will likely continue to make public prejudicial and inflammatory statements unless this order is issued," Patrick wrote.
State senators who will serve as Paxton's jury once his trial begins Sept. 5 were already barred from speaking publicly about the case under rules issued earlier this summer. But Patrick, a former Houston broadcaster and conservative talk radio host who will serve as the trial's presiding officer, is now reining in attorneys on both sides.
The trial has no shortage of Texas legal star power. On one side is Buzbee, whose past clients include former Texas Gov. Rick Perry and women who accused NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual harassment and assault. On the other side is Dick DeGuerin and Rusty Hardin, who will present the case to impeach Paxton and combined have represented a long roster of celebrities and famous figures.
Paxton has been under FBI investigation for years over accusations by members of his own staff that he used his office to help a donor. He was separately indicted on securities fraud charges in 2015, though he has yet to stand trial.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A crash oneastbound East Kellog Avenue at Interstate 135 has caused traffic to back up in both directions.
Eastbound traffic is backed up to S. Washington St. Westbound traffic is backed up to Edgemoor.
No injuries have been reported at this time. KSN will provide more information as it becomes available.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — An intersection where there have been dozens of crashes west of Wichita may be getting a new type of warning system.
On Wednesday, the Sedgwick County Commission will discuss whether to approve $125,000 for what is being called a pilot program at 21st Street North and 167th Street West. If it’s approved and if it works, it could be used at other crash-prone intersections.
History of crashes
Currently, there are stop signs for drivers on 167th Street, but not for 21st Street drivers. Earlier this year, the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office said there have been 50 crashes at the intersection over the past 10 years. Of those, 11 were injury crashes. Three were fatality crashes. Investigators say human error is often to blame.
Neighbors and drivers asked the County for changes to make the intersection safer, so Sedgwick County conducted a traffic study.
On Monday, Sedgwick County Director of Public Works Lynn Packer told commissioners that the study is finished. He said the results show that the intersection does not meet guidelines for a four-way stop sign or a traffic signal.
Packer said the intersection does qualify to be turned into a roundabout, but that would take several years to build. The commissioners will see the budget request for that in August.
Pilot program
In the meantime, traffic engineers are suggesting an Intersection Conflict Warning System.
The U.S. Department of Transportation says several states use ICWSs to warn drivers when traffic is approaching on cross streets. A 2016 report claimed the systems reduced crashes by up to 19% at some rural intersections.
“This was … something that we have not tried that we could try here in Sedgwick County, and that has proven to work in other locations,” Packer said. “It’s not foolproof. It’s not going to fix everything. It hasn’t worked everywhere.”
Packer will present more details about the warning system during Wednesday’s Board of County Commissioners meeting. The commissioners will be asked to approve a Capital Improvement Program amendment to fund the system.
During an agenda review meeting on Monday, Commissioner Jim Howell expressed concern that there hasn’t been a chance for the public to learn about or comment on the plan.
“The matter is $125,000, and I guess the strategy is experimental. It’s a different direction, and I have some concerns about why we’re doing this,” he said. “I just think that it would be smarter for us to have a public open meeting and discussion to get public buy-in and ideas from the community … before we go to a $125,000 CIP amendment.”
Commissioner David Dennis represents District Three, where the intersection is located. He said the cost of ICWS is cheaper than most other options.
“Granted, rumble strips would be a little bit cheaper, but the neighbors … they’re not in favor of that because of the noise at all hours of the day and night,” Dennis said. “In addition, another alternative is a roundabout. That’s about four or five years from now. With a roundabout, it’s over a million dollars to put that in, so that’s not a great idea. You can go with four-way stops, but our traffic safety engineers tell us that that causes more accidents.”
He said he thinks it is time to try a pilot program.
Time frame
Howell said he would probably make a motion on Wednesday to defer the item to a later date to give the public a chance to respond.
But Packer expressed concern that something needs to be decided soon.
“One of the goals we also set for this project was to have it done by the end of the year, so we can get something out there sooner rather than later, and we’ve delayed this about a month already,” Packer said. “We’ll probably now, we’ll hit the winter without a doubt, but I don’t know if it’ll be by the end of the year.”
KSN News will post an update after Wednesday’s meeting.
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INDIANAPOLIS — A moped driver has died after a crash Monday evening.
IMPD officers responded to the crash at Bacon Street and Carson Avenue on the south side of Indianapolis just after 6:30 p.m. Monday.
Police say preliminary information leads them to believe the moped was traveling westbound and failed to yield at a stop sign. A truck traveling northbound on Carson Avenue then hit the moped.
The driver was transported to a local hospital where they were later pronounced deceased.
Officers say the driver of the truck stayed on the scene and cooperated with detectives.
They also believe that weather could have been a factor in the incident.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is partnering with law enforcement agencies across the southern United States to enforce “Southern Slow Down” week.
You’ll see extra law enforcement vehicles pulling over speeding drivers this week.
So far this year, FHP said nearly 1,700 people have died in crashes in Florida, including the five teenagers whose car went into a pond on Top Golf Way last month.
Fort Myers Police said the driver was going up to 75 miles an hour, which is double the posted speed limit.
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“No one is invincible, no matter what your age,” said Lieutenant Greg Bueno of FHP, “if you’re a 16-year-old or if you’re a 30-year-old or 40 or what have you”. Bueno said reckless driving on our local roadways has gotten extreme.
“We’re seeing distracted drivers, we’re seeing impairment,” he emphasized, “we’re seeing people making bad choices such as hitting speed limits in upwards of 50 mph over the speed limits”
The message law enforcement wants to remind you of is to buckle up, slow down, and keep your distance to stay safe on the roads. Even though this week you’ll see extra law enforcement, you should be driving according to the speed limit every day.
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CAPE CORAL, Fla. — The Cape Coral Fire Department was monitoring an area off Durden Parkway on Monday. It’s where two of three brush fires broke out since Friday in north Cape Coral.
Now people who live here said they’re scared it could happen again.
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“It’s kinda scary because this is our family’s first home, so knowing we’re that close to something potentially that dangerous is scary,” said Jeffrey Perez, who lives at the corner of Durden Parkway and NE 10th Court. “It’s always going to be running as a father, as a parent, you’re always thinking about ways to protect your family, but then adding one more…causing more stress in your life.”
Andrea Schuch with the Cape Coral Fire Department said even if it’s not raining by you yet, it’s time to head indoors.
“Lightning can travel 10-15 miles away from the storm, so even if it’s not raining in your area yet, you still have the potential to be impacted by lightning,” Schuch explained.
So how can you stay safe if lightning causes a fire near your home?
“You want to keep at least 30 feet of defensible space around your home, so don’t have trees right up next to your house. That gives the firefighters access, it also limits the access the fire has to your house as well,” Schuch said.
Thankfully these recent fires didn’t spread to any homes.
Firefighters will evacuate homes if the wind increases and there’s a chance it may put people in danger.
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FAYETTE COUNTY, Texas — The Fayette County Sheriff's Office seized $850,000 worth of cocaine hidden in the back of a truck.
On Friday, July 7, the department's Narcotics Canine Unit carried out a traffic stop on Interstate 10 at mile marker 664 around 4 p.m.
A truck was pulled over and deputies got permission to search the vehicle.
During their search, they deployed canine “Kolt,” who found 8.5 kilograms (18.7 pounds) of cocaine hidden in the walls of a cooler filled with Coca-Cola in the truck bed.
The driver, 31-year-old Gil Ignacio, was arrested for felony cocaine possession.
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SAN ANTONIO — Authorities are searching for a father who went missing after going into the San Antonio River on the far south side while fishing with his son.
Officials at the scene on River Road said that the man and his son were fishing on private property Monday afternoon when they both went into the water. They said the son managed to get out of the water, but the man has not yet been found. A dive team from New Braunfels was requested to assist with the search.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — One former Coastal Bend softball player is still keeping her love for the sport of baseball alive by earning a spot on the Women's National Baseball Team roster.
Valerie Perez was a star softball player for Calallen and the Islanders. She eventually became a Corpus Christi firefighter but never gave up on her love for playing baseball just like her brothers.
She has continued to train and practice, which eventually earned her a spot on the team, where she will soon compete against the best women baseball players in the world.
"My hope in this as well as being the only one from Texas, is to bring some recognition to women's baseball," she said. "I know there's a lot of girls out there that are playing baseball with the guys from T ball even through high school and my teammates play in college with the guys."
Perez said that there are times when she can actually put her baseball skills to work while fighting fires.
"Using sledge hammers and halcyons and axes is pretty similar in certain situations to a swing," she said.
Corpus Christi Fire Department Cpt. Brandon Lott said that Perez has the full support of her fellow firefighters. He played catch with her behind the fire station between calls.
"Great paramedic, great fire, fighter, and then baseball. She's been training and practicing hard to get this position and we're very proud of her," he said.
Team USA has its first exhibition game coming up in Rockford Illinois on Aug 3. That was the home field for the team pictured in the movie, "A League of Their Own." Perez said that she's excited to put her skills to the test. We asked her if there was any crying in baseball, which was something Tom Hank's character in the movie said wasn't allowed.
"There are a lot of emotions in baseball channeling that and picking when to show them is part of the game," she said.
Her passion and love for the game are about to pay off as she will soon be starring in her own field of dreams.
Once the exhibition games in Illinois and Wisconsin wrap up, Perez and her teammates will head to Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, for the Women's Baseball World Cup opening round.
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Someone called Mother Nature for relief from the heat.
And she answered Monday evening.
The Heat Miser had much of Arizona deep in his clutch this weekend, and it far surpassed the Christmas character's song in which he declares his lover for days of "eighty, ninety, one hundred's a breeze"
Yes, some like it hot, but the current record-breaking heatwave gripping the state could be dangerous, the National Weather Service warns.
Strong rain was falling late Monday afternoon on the east, west and northwest portions of the metro area.
Rain even fell at the airport, and that made it official.
Still, Tucson endured scorching heat Sunday, July 16. The mercury soared to 111 degrees, a record for the date besting two 110-degree days recorded in 2019 and 2003.
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The sweltering heat prompted the National Weather Service in Tucson to extend the excessive heat warning through Wednesday evening for much of southeastern Arizona.
Never to be outshone when it comes to blistering heat. Phoenix, on Saturday, recorded a record-breaking 118 degrees.
Further, if the temperature exceeds 110 degrees Tuesday, July 18, Phoenix will have suffered through 19 consecutive days of high temperatures of at least 110 degrees. That'll be another weather record.
Even the northern latitudes of the state got in on this summer's sizzle. The high temperatures in Page, Flagstaff, Window Rock, Jerome, Payson, Prescott, Show Low and the Grand Canyon either tied or broke records over the weekend.
Unfortunately, Desert areas in Arizona, including Tucson, should see highs ranging from 107 to 113 degrees, while the valleys south and east of Tucson should expect slightly lower temperatures of 102 to 107 degrees until at least Saturday, July 22.
The too-hot conditions pose a significant risk to anyone outside, according to the weather service.
People should make an extra effort to stay hydrated, wear light clothing and colors and avoid strenuous outdoor activity between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
The weather service here took to social media to report an uptick in monsoon storms was expected Monday, offering a glimmer of hope for relief. But even that forecast came with a caveat: rain would be scattered across portions of southeastern Arizona.
Still, many Tucsonans saw their plants, and spirit, perk up Monday from the short, but strong downpour.
Eddie Celaya is a breaking news reporter and host of the "Here Weed Go!" podcast. He graduated from Pima Community College and the University of Arizona and has been with the Arizona Daily Star since May 2019.
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The monsoon rain has finally officially arrived in Tucson, as the city's official gauge for weather records at the airport has logged .29 inch today as of 5 p.m., with rain still coming down in numerous parts of the metro area.
Tucsonans in areas all across the metro area are reporting rain on social media posts this late Monday afternoon, July 17.
It's the city's first official rain since May 19 and finally gets this late-starting monsoon season on the books. The city was only a few days away from the record for the latest annual start to measurable monsoon rain, which was set on July 20, 1901, and was in the midst of setting daily heat records.
In addition to pouring rain in various parts of the metro area, the National Weather Service is hearing reports of wind, hail, some damage here and there, and some power outages, said meteorologist Julia Tetrault.
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Tucsonans are also posting on social media about those glorious plummets in temperature that the storms bring. "It went from 108 to 78 at my place in about 20-30 minutes," east-sider Myles Standish posted on Facebook, for instance.
If the 2023 monsoon rain has reached you, please send us your rain and storm photos and videos to be featured in an upcoming gallery on tucson.com. Email them to eds@tucson.com and please include the location and date.
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MONACA, Pa. — Two Monaca police officers are on paid leave as state police in Beaver County investigate a man’s death.
Keenan Anderson of Aliquippa died over the weekend when he suffered a medical emergency after being taken into custody. He has a wife and two kids and his family said he didn’t deserve to die this way.
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His mother-in-law said he was in his 40s, a loving person and their family is heartbroken.
“We are all devastated because of the tragedy,” said Hallie Dorsett.
According to the Beaver County district attorney Dave Lozier, Monaca police were called to Front Street early Saturday morning and confronted Anderson who was damaging homes and cars.
Lozier said Anderson was ranting like he was on drugs or in a mental health event.
Police officers used a stun gun to control Anderson, cuffed him and then put him in an ambulance to be evaluated.
After officers left, Anderson suffered a medical emergency, paramedics performed CPR and he died at a local hospital.
His mother-in-law wishes the officers handled the situation differently.
“The problem is when he was being confronted, the person who had the power who was supposed to bring peace, did not,” said Dorsett. “The persons who could turn the scenario around, he would be in the hospital getting help.”
The DA said the autopsy revealed no sign of trauma. Forsenic test results will take about six to eight weeks. Right now, state police are handling this case.
“I just hope everybody does their job and do it honestly,” said Dorsett.
The district attorney said the officers were put on paid leave for three days per protocol and then beaver state police will interview the officers.
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UNIONTOWN, Pa. — Pastor Adam Lawson of Fresh Fire Church in Uniontown said he was stunned when he heard a 16-year-old was shot and killed Saturday.
“It’s almost disbelief,” Lawson said.
Last month, Lawson and his church started a community coalition to come together to find ways to curb the violence across the city.
It was something forced into action after police said a 14-year-old shot and killed a man just blocks from his church.
Now, another teen — a 14-year-old girl — is accused of shooting and killing 16-year-old Daejion Grant at a home on Wilson Avenue. Police say the girl thought the gun she was playing with was a BB gun when she pulled the trigger.
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“You know, here we are. We can’t even get through a running seven to 14 days without some type of violence in our community,” Lawson said.
Debra James Bailey, a family friend of Grant, told Channel 11 he will be forever missed.
In a statement, Bailey said Daejion was a “beautiful, smart, friendly, kind and outgoing young man. He loved his mom, siblings, and family.”
“I know that teenagers are into a lot of things when they aren’t around their parents, but around me, he was always respectful and helpful,” Bailey said. “He was loved and will be greatly missed.”
According to a Facebook post, counselors are available at Manchester Academic Charter School in Pittsburgh until Thursday. That’s where Grant was a former student.
“It’s extremely senseless,” Lawson said. “We lost the life of a young man, but really the one who pulled the trigger, their life is destroyed too. It’s just sadness and disappointment.”
That 14-year-old girl is being charged as a juvenile in this investigation.
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PITTSBURGH — Daniel Moore, a contract compliance analyst from Pittsburgh, won Jeopardy! again on Monday.
Moore appeared on an episode with host Ken Jennings, who shares hosting duties with Mayim Bialik.
Moore won $25,000 Friday night and $14,800 on Monday.
He will reappear Tuesday to face new contestants.
Jeopardy! airs weekdays at 7:30 p.m. on WPXI.
Moore is the latest in a string of Pittsburghers to appear on the popular quiz show.
Erin Sheedy, a graduate student in library science, was a contestant on Tuesday.
Surgeon Chris Ban was the winner on the June 27 show, returning to compete on June 28. He told Channel 11 he planned to use his winnings to honor his late brother by donating them to have the rowhouse at North Allegheny High School renamed in his honor.
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Federal judge rules Oregon’s tough new gun law is constitutional
PORTLAND — A federal judge has ruled Oregon’s voter-approved gun control measure – one of the toughest in the nation – is constitutional.
U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut ruled that banning large capacity magazines and requiring a permit to purchase a gun falls in line with “the nation’s history and tradition of regulating uniquely dangerous features of weapons and firearms to protect public safety," Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.
The decision comes after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment that has upended gun laws across the country, dividing judges and sowing confusion over what firearm restrictions can remain on the books. It changed the test that lower courts had long used for evaluating challenges to firearm restrictions, telling judges that gun laws must be consistent with the “historical tradition of firearm regulation.”
Oregon voters in November narrowly passed Measure 114, which requires residents to undergo safety training and a background check to obtain a permit to buy a gun.
The legislation also bans the sale, transfer or import of gun magazines with more than 10 rounds unless they are owned by law enforcement or a military member or were owned before the measure’s passage. Those who already own high-capacity magazines can only possess them at home or use them at a firing range, in shooting competitions or for hunting as allowed by state law after the measure takes effect.
Large capacity magazines “are not commonly used for self-defense, and are therefore not protected by the Second Amendment,” Immergut wrote. “The Second Amendment also allows governments to ensure that only law-abiding, responsible citizens keep and bear arms.”
The latest ruling in U.S. District Court is likely to be appealed, potentially moving all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Oregon measure’s fate has been carefully watched as one of the first new gun restrictions passed since the Supreme Court ruling last June.
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New trailhead, hiking trail and viewpoint opens at Silver Falls State Park
A new way to experience Silver Falls State Park opened Monday, with a new trailhead parking area and hiking trail open to the public.
The North Canyon Day Use Area is on the north end, or “Silverton side,” of the park off Highway 214. It has a parking lot that can hold 59 vehicles and a new half-mile trail to a striking viewpoint of North Falls.
The new trail is ADA accessible, meaning visitors in wheelchairs could travel the 1 mile out and back to the new viewpoint.
“This has been five years in the making, so we’re really looking forward to people getting out and using it,” Silver Falls park manager Chris Gilliand said. “A lot of work went on behind the scenes to make this a reality.
“It’s a beautiful view of North Falls and it’s unlike any other waterfall view in the park.”
Hikers can continue on the pathway after North Falls for another half mile to the North Falls Trailhead, where they can access the rest of the park.
The new trailhead is located at the old group camping and nature play area at the park. It's the first turn right in the park if coming from Silverton. If coming from the other side, continue past South Falls and North Falls trailheads and turn left at the site.
The new day use area has picnic tables and trail signs.
The hope is to spread out use at a park that has seen more than 1.3 million to 1.5 million visitors per year the past few years.
The opening is the first stage in a new era at the park that also will include a new campground and visitor’s center on the north side of the park, likely finished in the coming 3 to 5 years. The Silver Falls projects will cost about $9 million to $11 million. They're being funded through a $50 million investment from the Oregon Legislature, funded by general obligation bonds, for projects at multiple state parks.
Zach Urness has been an outdoors reporter in Oregon for 15 years and is host of the Explore Oregon Podcast. To support his work, subscribe to the Statesman Journal. Urness is the author of “Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon” and “Hiking Southern Oregon.” He can be reached at zurness@StatesmanJournal.com or (503) 399-6801. Find him on Twitter at @ZachsORoutdoors.
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Oregon wildfire roundup: Flat Fire grows to 5,500 acres, Estacada fire brings evacuations
Oregon's wildfire activity has kicked into high gear over the past few days, with the season's first major fire burning in southwest Oregon and evacuation orders near Estacada in the Clackamas River area.
Here's a roundup of the major fires burning and notes of interest across the state.
Flat Fire reaches 5,500 acres, season's first major inferno
The Flat Fire continued to grow Monday, reaching an estimated 5,477 acres by early afternoon, according to fire teams.
The fire is burning in the Oak Flat and Agness area of southwest Oregon's Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, near the confluence of the Illinois and Rogue rivers, about an hour east of Gold Beach.
Crews focused on structure protection in the communities of Oak Flat and Agness — approximately 40 structures are threatened, an evening report said.
"Fire behavior is expected to be active today after the inversion layer lifts," a report on Monday said. "Fire growth is being affected by terrain, wind, and low humidity."
An air quality alert has been issued for southern Curry County and parts of western Josephine County due to smoke from the fire. No official fire closures have been issued but the public is asked to stay away from the fire area.
The fire is fully established on both sides of the Illinois River and burning in the 2002 Biscuit Fire scar. It's remote country but popular for outdoor recreation, as the Illinois River is considered among the best whitewater rafting trips in Oregon, and the Illinois River Trail also is popular for hiking and backpacking.
A total of 332 firefighters and personnel on 10 crews, 19 engines and seven helicopters are working the fire, with more expected to arrive in coming days.
The fire ignited at Oak Flat Campground near the mouth of the Illinois River. On Saturday afternoon, the fire grew rapidly, putting up a smoke column visible from Gold Beach to Grants Pass. The fire was spotting — or sending embers that ignited new fires — a quarter mile ahead of the blaze.
Rumors have swirled locally about the cause of the fire, but nothing has been confirmed by officials so far.
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The fire is burning in steep and remote terrain in an area with a history of producing megafires — the Biscuit (2002), Cheto Bar (2017) and Klondike fires (2018) all grew to well over 100,000 acres in the area.
Previously, fire officials said they would "continue to work to keep the fire as small as possible," a news release said. However, "weather conditions and terrain are not favorable and rapid growth is expected over the next few days."
224 Fire near Estacada brings evacuation warnings
The 224 Fire near Estacada grew to 40 acres by Monday and has brought a level 1 evacuation warning for areas in the Clackamas River corridor.
Clackamas River RV Park, Promontory Park Campground, SE Michaels Road, SE Fall Creek Road south of Divers Road and Tumala Mountain Road between the addresses of 40820-48176 are all on level 1 evacuation warnings, which means be "be ready" to go.
Multiple fire crews are attacking the blaze, which is burning on on Weyerhauser-owned timberland.
Firefighters stop small wildfire ignited by campfire
Firefighters stopped at small wildfire Sunday in Ochoco National Forest outside Prineville that was ignited from an escaped campfire.
Firefighters kept the blaze to two-tenths of an acre. The cause was determined to be an escaped campfire located along Forest Service Road 42 roughly one mile northwest of Lookout Mountain Trailhead.
"If you’re recreating somewhere campfires are stilled allowed, make sure your fire is DEAD out, meaning cold to the touch, before you head out," Central Oregon Fire Information wrote.
Boulder Fire containment increases nearly 50%
The Boulder Fire hasn't grown in a number of days and containment was increased to 46% by Monday. The fire is southeast of Government Camp in Mount Hood National Forest. The fire still is 233 acres.
"Work continues as firefighters further strengthen containment lines all around the fire. Crews are pushing toward the fire’s center, creating cool and fuels-free ground 100 feet inside the perimeter," a fire report on Monday said.
Zach Urness has been an outdoors reporter in Oregon for 15 years and is host of the Explore Oregon Podcast. To support his work, subscribe to the Statesman Journal. Urness is the author of “Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon” and “Hiking Southern Oregon.” He can be reached at zurness@StatesmanJournal.com or (503) 399-6801. Find him on Twitter at @ZachsORoutdoors.
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BLOOMINGTON — Officers detained several people after a SWAT team was called to a Bloomington residence Monday on East Empire Street, police said.
Bloomington Police Department spokesperson Bryce Janssen told The Pantagraph that officers were in the 600 block of Empire Street. He said the incident turned into subjects barricading themselves at a nearby residence.
It was not immediately clear why police were in that location, as Janseen said an investigation is still ongoing.
Janssen said officers tried several times to get them to come out, but they refused. BPD's SWAT team was then activated to respond, he said.
The police department issued a 5:41 p.m. alert that day advising people to stay clear of the area. A Pantagraph reporter at the scene observed officers with long guns, and heard police speaking on a loudspeaker.
Police entered the home and detained several people, Janssen said. The incident was resolved by 6:41 p.m. Monday.
Information on potential preliminary charges was not available Monday. Janssen said there is no threat to public safety, and no one was hurt during the response.
No further information is available, as of late Monday afternoon.
UPDATED STORY 6:40 P.M. The Bloomington Police Department said the situation on East Empire Street has been resolved.
There were no injuries as a result of the incident, and people no longer need to avoid the area, the department said.
A Pantagraph journalist near the scene saw one person being taken into custody.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
ORIGINAL STORY 5:50 P.M. The Bloomington Police Department is responding to an emergency call between the 400 and 800 blocks of East Empire Street.
In a message at 5:41 p.m., residents were asked to stay clear of the area until the situation was resolved. Police said residents would be notified when it is safe to return to the area.
Police also asked that residents "refrain from posting information to social media sites that may negatively affect this incident or impact the safety of those involved."
Police with various law enforcement agencies respond to the 400-800 blocks of East Empire Street on Monday.
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50 best crime TV shows of all time
Intro
Crimes have been the focus of storytelling for most of history. From Greek mythology to the Bible, people have been drawn to stories of rules broken—don’t take that apple, Eve!—and punishments handed out. The same fascination continues today in scores of movies and TV shows, whether the plot focuses on dirty cops or lawyers hunting down scofflaws.
Everyone has a different reason for an obsession with shows depicting some of the darkest moments of life. Some may appreciate the clever storytelling of the best shows, which give enough clues to solve the case. Others may find digging into the dark minds of serial killers intriguing. Some of the true crime fans admit they worry that they’ll be victims of crimes themselves. Others simply like seeing law enforcement bring the bad guys to justice at the end of every episode.
With all the crime shows that have come out in recent years, it can be hard to sort through them. Stacker compiled this list to give fans a hand with finding the best of the best on television. Rankings were determined by IMDb ratings, ties were broken by votes, and only English-language TV series with 5,000 votes were considered. Keep reading to discover which crime series made the list.
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HBO
#50. Southland
- IMDb user rating: 8.4
- Years on the air: 2009–2013
A drama about Los Angeles beat cops and detectives, Southland earned kudos for its authentic portrayal of the lives of police officers not only hunting down criminals but also dealing with drug addiction, deaths, and pregnancy. Created by writer Ann Biderman , it had one season on NBC, then moved to TNT, winning two primetime Emmy awards. Critics described Southland as direct, overlooked , and one of television’s most underrated shows , but its ratings failed to keep pace. Among its stars were Michael Cudlitz, Ben McKenzie, Shawn Hatosy, and Regina King.
John Wells Productions
#49. Happy Valley
- IMDb user rating: 8.4
- Years on the air: 2014–present
Another BBC cop show, “Happy Valley,” follows Sarah Lancashire as police sergeant Catherine Cawood, a woman who lost her daughter to suicide and is now raising her daughter’s troubled son, who was the product of rape, as she investigates the man she suspects of causing her daughter’s death. Now in its third season, the series has been nominated and has won a number of prestigious awards.
BBC
#48. Boston Legal
- IMDb user rating: 8.4
- Years on the air: 2004–2008
For five seasons, viewers watched the lawyers of Crane, Poole & Schmidt earn their exorbitant hourly rates in this spin-off of “The Practice.” James Spader, Candice Bergen, and William Shatner starred in the show from David E. Kelley, creator of “Doogie Howser, M.D.,” “Ally McBeal,” and other big TV hits. Shatner won a Golden Globe for his performance as Denny Crane.
20th Century Fox Television
#47. Bosch
- IMDb user rating: 8.4
- Years on the air: 2014–present
Bosch is Harry Bosch , a Los Angeles detective played by Titus Welliver. The Amazon series, which also stars Madison Lintz as his daughter, Maddie, is adapted from the Michael Connelly novels and was developed for television by Eric Overmyer of “Treme” fame. Bosch “has above-average intelligence,” Welliver told Vox of the character he plays. “But he's also a creature of habit. He is kind of out of step with things.”
Hieronymus Pictures
#45. The Americans
- IMDb user rating: 8.4
- Years on the air: 2013–2018
Two KGB agents pose as an average American couple complete with a family in suburban Washington D.C., during the back-half of the Cold War. Their sham marriage becomes more genuine and they disclose their true identities to their teenage daughter but not their younger son. As their jobs becomes more difficult and their FBI neighbor becomes suspicious, they make plans to return to the Soviet Union. This spy thriller on FX was created by Joe Weisberg , a former CIA agent, who also was the head writer, and stars Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell.
Amblin Television
#44. Banshee
- IMDb user rating: 8.4
- Years on the air: 2013–2016
A few years back, Cinemax decided to rebrand itself as an action-packed network, and the high-octane “Banshee” was part of that strategy. The show is about an ex-convict who shows up in a small Pennsylvania town after assuming the identity of the new sheriff, who was murdered in a bar fight before he could even start the job. With ex-Amish mafia bosses, Native American tribal issues, and a Ukrainian crime boss named Rabbit, this is anything but a typical crime show.
Cinemax
#43. Broadchurch
- IMDb user rating: 8.4
- Years on the air: 2013–2017
U.K. audiences have long known David Tennant as Doctor Who. In “Broadchurch,” he plays Alec Hardy, a detective searching for a young boy’s murderers in a small town, and dealing with the ensuing fallout. The show ran for three seasons on ITV and an American version, called “Gracepoint,” was developed for Fox. That version also starred Tennant, but only aired for one season.
Kudos Film and Television
#42. Person of Interest
- IMDb user rating: 8.4
- Years on the air: 2011–2016
CBS aired this high-tech artificial intelligence show for five seasons. The storyline explored a computer system that can identify crimes in progress, the man who invented the program (Michael Emerson), and the former Green Beret (Jim Caviezel) recruited to save the innocent people involved in the crimes. The series was created by Jonathan Nolan, who went on to create “Westworld” for HBO.
Warner Bros. Television
#41. Ozark
- IMDb user rating: 8.4
- Years on the air: 2017–present
This Netflix crime drama features a money-laundering family from Chicago in the Missouri Ozarks working for a Mexican drug cartel. The Emmy-winning series stars Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, and Sofia Hublitz. A CNN reviewer wrote that the show mixed “criminal ruthlessness with a family dynamic built on manipulation.”
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Zero Gravity Management
#40. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- IMDb user rating: 8.4
- Years on the air: 2013–present
The title of this police force comedy, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” refers to the actual precinct in the show, which follows in the footsteps of shows like “Barney Miller.” Audiences watch a group of wacky cops—and Andre Braugher’s Capt. Raymond Holt—solve crimes when they’re not cracking jokes. Andy Samberg stars as Detective Jake Peralta, but the series almost met its demise when Fox opted not to renew it, before NBC swooped in and ordered another season.
Fremulon
#39. Love/Hate
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2010–2014
“Love/Hate” reveals the criminal underworld of Dublin through the character of Darren Treacy. He is returning to Ireland after being in exile in Spain, where he was wanted for gun possession and was in hiding from the police. He tries to stay out of trouble but fails. “Love/Hate” stars Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Killian Scott and Aoibhinn McGinnity and ran on Ireland’s RTE Television.
Octagon Films
#38. Harley Quinn
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2019–present
Here is an animated superhero show for adults. The Joker’s former sidekick and lover, Harley Quinn , dumps him and heads off to join the legion of top criminals in Gotham City. Voiced by Kaley Cuoco of The Big Bang Theory, the murderous character first appeared in “Batman: The Animated Series,” and then in the movies “The Suicide Squad” and “Birds of Prey.” The show, which began on DC Universe and now can be streamed on HBO Max, also features other DC characters such Harley Quinn’s best friend, Poison Ivy, and Clayface.
DC Entertainment
#37. The New Batman Adventures
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 1997–1999
A follow-up to “Batman: The Animated Series,” this darker, grittier take on the Batman franchise shines a spotlight on the supporting characters of the Caped Crusader’s world, including Robin, Batgirl, and Nightwing (the artist formerly known as Robin). The series aired for 24 episodes and was paired with “Superman: The Animated Series.” The combination of the two, known as “The New Batman/Superman Adventures,” ran as an hour-long series and won the 1998 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program.
Warner Bros. Animation
#36. Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 1955–1962
Hosted and produced by the famed mystery and horror director, “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” was a suspenseful anthology series that offered a new story with new characters and twists in every episode, true to Hitchcock’s style. The show made Time’s All-Time 100 TV Shows list and was so successful with audiences that it ran for 268 episodes over 10 seasons.
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Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
#35. Trailer Park Boys
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2001–2018
This Canadian sitcom was more interested in the lives of criminals after their release from prison than crimes themselves. Shot in mockumentary format, the show details the lives of a group of trailer park residents and the trouble they get into on a regular basis. Originally made for Canada’s Showcase Network until 2008, “Trailer Park Boys” started airing on Netflix after its 2014 revival.
Showcase Television
#34. Luther
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2010–2019
British actor Idris Elba stars as the titular “Luther,” a detective chief inspector in England working on very serious crimes. Luther’s greatest strength is his complete devotion to the job, which is also his greatest weakness, as the work often consumes him to the detriment of his health and sanity. Elba has been nominated four times each for both Golden Globes and Primetime Emmys, and took home the Globe once.
BBC
#33. Big Little Lies
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2017–2019
An all-star cast helped catapult “Big Little Lies” into stardom with its tale of domestic abuse and upper-class happiness in the tony town of Monterey, California. The limited series was adapted from Liane Moriarty’s novel of the same name and was only intended to last for six episodes, but its popularity led series creator David E. Kelley to continue the story into a second season .
HBO
#32. Boardwalk Empire
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2010–2014
Martin Scorsese produced and directed this HBO prestige drama about organized crime in the days of Prohibition in Atlantic City. Steve Buscemi plays real-life Irish politician and gangster Nucky Thompson, and both he and the show won Golden Globes for the work.
HBO
#31. The Punisher
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2017–2019
Jon Bernthal plays “The Punisher,” a Marine veteran-turned-vigilante who’s dead set on avenging the murder of his family. The show airs on Netflix and exists in the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe, where The Punisher regularly crosses over with “Daredevil,” another Netflix show.
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ABC Studios
#30. Hannibal
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2013–2015
The character Hannibal Lecter had already appeared in books, films, and TV shows before this 2013 adaptation of Thomas Harris’ novel was brought to NBC by Bryan Fuller (“Pushing Daisies,” “American Gods”). In this version of “Hannibal,” the cannibal forensic psychiatrist befriends a young FBI profiler who has the rare ability to empathize with the murderous monsters he’s hunting. Noted celebrity chef Jose Andres was brought on board to consult on the unique culinary aspects of the show.
Dino De Laurentiis Company
#29. Sons of Anarchy
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2008–2014
Charlie Hunnam turned into a big star in this sprawling epic series about a dangerous biker gang full of outlaws in California’s Central Valley. Before the show’s success, Katey Sagal was best known for her role as Peg Bundy in “Married … with Children,” but resurrected her career as the matriarch of the gang and won a Golden Globe in 2011 for her role.
SutterInk
#28. Mr. Robot
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2015–2019
Hackers form the main cast of this USA Network drama about a global banking crisis created by a strange young man with multiple personality disorder. Christian Slater and Rami Malek have earned multiple nominations for their roles in the show, which lasted four seasons.
Universal Cable Productions
#27. Homicide: Life on the Street
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 1993–1999
Former Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon turned his book about the detectives of Baltimore’s homicide division into this NBC drama series from Tom Fontana and Barry Levinson. The show made it through 122 episodes over seven seasons before calling it quits. Time Magazine included it in their list of their All-Time 100 TV Shows .
Universal Network Television
#26. Wentworth
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2013–2021
An Australian series inside a women’s prison, Wentworth has been described as dark and gritty and praised for its strong writing . The protagonist, Bea Smith, is played by Danielle Cormack and at the show’s start, she is imprisoned for the attempted murder of her husband. The show encompasses power struggles among the inmates and staff, as well as sex and violence. It won numerous Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards among others.
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FremantleMedia Australia
#25. Endeavour
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2012–present
Set in Oxford, this British crime drama serves as the prequel to the hit show “Inspector Morse,” with Shaun Evans playing the role of a young Inspector Endeavour Morse just starting his career in the mid-'60s. The show initially aired in 2012, and continues to this day.
Mammoth Screen
#24. Young Justice
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2010–present
Created by Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti, Young Justice is an animated television series about teenage superheroes known as “the team.” The teenagers , among them Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Superboy, and Miss Martian, are good enough to join the Justice League. The show, produced by Warner Bros. Animation, is based on characters from DC Comics.
DC Comics
#23. Poirot
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 1989–2013
This British mystery drama features Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, who appears in more than 30 Agatha Christie novels. On television, Poirot was played by David Suchet for 25 years. The series ends with “Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case,” in which he and Captain Hastings reunite at Styles, the country house where they solved their first case.
Carnival Film & Television
#22. Justified
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2010–2015
“Justified” is a modern Western about a U.S. marshal who’s reassigned to his hometown in rural Kentucky and dispenses his own brand of justice. Timothy Olyphant stars in this adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s short story “Fire in the Hole" that was nominated for eight Emmys and won two.
FX Productions
#21. Deadwood
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2004–2006
“Deadwood” is one of the most foul-mouthed shows to ever grace American airwaves. The series tracks the development of Deadwood, South Dakota, a mining town in the 1870s that was home to gunslingers, prostitutes, outlaws, and lawmen. Creator David Milch worked on hit shows like “Hill Street Blues” and “NYPD Blue” before creating this masterpiece, regularly called one of the greatest dramas of all time .
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CBS Paramount Network Television
#20. The X-Files
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 1993–2018
Two FBI agents, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, investigate X-Files —unsolved cases that hinge on the paranormal—in this Emmy- and Golden Globes-winning series. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson star in the science fiction drama, seeking the existence of extraterrestrial life. Chris Carter created the show.
Ten Thirteen Productions
#19. Mindhunter
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2017–2019
Netflix invested heavily in the true-crime genre. “Mindhunter” straddles the line between their scripted and unscripted fare as a based-on-a-true-story version of the creation of the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit that profiles and tracks serial killers. Executive-produced and partially directed by David Fincher (“Se7en,” “Gone Girl”), this dark hour-long drama set in the late '70s was originally a book called “Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit.”
Denver and Delilah Productions
#18. Daredevil
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2015–2018
The “Daredevil” of the title is a blind lawyer by day and a vigilante by night. Another dark and moody Netflix/Marvel project (“The Punisher” was a spin-off), the series had three seasons, with Charlie Cox (“Boardwalk Empire”) playing the lead role.
ABC Studios
#17. Dexter
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2006–2021
Michael C. Hall first made his mark on HBO’s “Six Feet Under,” but he switched to competitor Showtime for this Miami-set series about a serial killer who controls his murderous urges by hunting other serial killers. Regularly nominated by both the Primetime Emmys and Golden Globes, “Dexter” had an extremely long run for a premium cable show, with 96 episodes produced over eight seasons.
Showtime Networks
#16. The Return of Sherlock Holmes
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 1986–1988
The follow-up to ITV’s successful British TV adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic detective series “Sherlock Holmes,” this limited series consisted of 13 episodes culminating in the legendary story “The Hounds of the Baskervilles.” Jeremy Brett plays the finicky Sherlock Holmes, while Edward Hardwicke is his comrade-in-arms, Dr. Watson.
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Granada Studios
#15. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 1984–1985
Jeremy Brett’s first turn as Sherlock Holmes tied him to the character for life , as he would go on to play the role for more than two decades in various productions. This series offered a number of well-known Holmes stories with David Burke as his sidekick, Watson.
Granada Television
#14. Line of Duty
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 2012–present
“Line of Duty” premiered on BBC Two in the U.K. in 2012. The premise revolves around an anti-corruption unit in the Central Police, where the officers investigate crimes within the police itself. The show streams on Hulu in the United States.
BBC Drama Productions
#13. The Shield
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 2002–2008
Michael Chiklis first played a police officer in the heartwarming early '90s family drama “The Commish.” A decade later, he left the sweetness behind to become dirty cop Vic Mackey, the leader of an experimental “Strike Team” that keeps the streets clean by any means necessary. “The Shield” has long been regarded as one of the greatest crime shows ever made, earning Golden Globes, a spot on TV Guide Magazine’s Best Series of All Time list, and the honor of being named one of AFI’s Best Television Programs of the Year in 2008.
Fox Television Network
#12. Oz
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 1997–2003
Not to be confused with anything related to magical lands or tin men, “Oz” was HBO’s first hour-long drama . It’s about an idealistic prison reformer who creates an experimental prison wing where criminals are forced to interact with one another, and contains all of the violence, sex, and drugs one might expect from a maximum security prison.
Levinson / Fontana Company
#11. The Boys
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 2019–present
Based on the comic book series of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, the show features superheroes and the vigilantes out to destroy them. But in this version, the superheroes or “supes” are corrupt and abuse their powers, the Boys are working to expose them, and the episodes delve into the issues of authoritarianism and celebrity . The action series, an Amazon original, was developed for television by Eric Kripke, and stars Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, and Antony Starr.
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Amazon Studios
#10. Better Call Saul
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 2015–2021
“Better Call Saul” began as a spin-off that was also a prequel to beloved AMC series “Breaking Bad.” In the show, Bob Odenkirk plays Jimmy McGill, a good-natured lawyer and former con man who slowly slips into lawlessness as he goes to war with his lawyer brother, and gets involved with a former police officer-turned-hitman. When the show premiered, it set the record for best-ever basic cable ratings for a show’s debut episode.
High Bridge Productions
#9. Twin Peaks
- IMDb user rating: 8.8
- Years on the air: 1990–2017
Kyle MacLachlan stars as FBI agent Dale Cooper, a cheerful visitor to the strange town of Twin Peaks. Together with the local sheriff and oddball locals, he tries to solve the case of the murder of Laura Palmer, uncovering secrets and mysteries that never really get solved—it is a David Lynch show, after all. It picked back up in 2017 with all creepiness of the original, metaphysical lodges and all.
Showtime Networks
#8. Narcos
- IMDb user rating: 8.8
- Years on the air: 2015–2017
“Narcos” tells the mostly true story of Drug Enforcement Administration agents hunting drug kingpin Pablo Escobar as he ascended to the top of the world’s drug trade in Colombia in the 1980s and early '90s. There has been some serious trouble during production in drug-ravaged areas of Mexico.
Gaumont International Television
#7. Peaky Blinders
- IMDb user rating: 8.8
- Years on the air: 2013–present
“Peaky Blinders” is a U.K. drama about a gangster family in post-World War I England. The series stars Cillian Murphy, as leader of the Peaky Blinders gang, known for the razor blades they carry in their caps, and Paul Anderson as his brother, who suffers from PTSD after a stint in the Great War. The show has earned several prestigious BAFTA TV awards.
BBC
#6. Fargo
- IMDb user rating: 8.9
- Years on the air: 2014–present
This loose television adaptation of the hit Coen brothers' movie explores different crimes in various eras, all taking place in upper-Midwest states and leading back to Fargo, North Dakota. As a pseudo-anthology series, the show has attracted major stars like Billy Bob Thornton, Kirsten Dunst, and Ewan McGregor to play various roles with spot-on accents. The show has been a major critical success, with a huge haul of awards from the Primetime Emmys and Golden Globes.
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MGM Television
#5. True Detective
- IMDb user rating: 8.9
- Years on the air: 2014–2019
Matthew McConaughey, Vince Vaughn, Woody Harrelson, Rachel McAdams, and Colin Farrell are huge movie stars in their own rights, but they all joined “True Detective” for a season each to explore crime stories that expose the anguish detectives go through in pursuit of solving a case. Nominated for Best Drama Series in its first season, the show entered its third and final season with a new setting, and Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali as the new lead character.
Passenger
#4. Sherlock
- IMDb user rating: 9.1
- Years on the air: 2010–2017
The century-old tales of Sherlock Holmes got a modern update in this BBC show starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a cold, meticulous, drug-addict version of the great detective and Martin Freeman playing Dr. Watson as an Afghanistan War veteran. The two solve crimes and track the mysterious worldwide criminal Moriarty. Each episode spans roughly an hour and a half, making them closer to movies than television episodes.
Hartswood Films
#3. The Sopranos
- IMDb user rating: 9.2
- Years on the air: 1999–2007
“The Sopranos” starred the late James Gandolfini as an Italian mob boss Tony Soprano, the head of a New Jersey crime family who has to deal with typical mafia issues. At the same time, he tries to be the head of his own household and understand the psychological issues plaguing him. With an impressive 112 Emmy nominations and 21 wins , this HBO drama ushered in the Golden Age of Television .
HBO
#2. The Wire
- IMDb user rating: 9.3
- Years on the air: 2002–2008
Creator David Simon spent years as a journalist in Baltimore and made each season of “The Wire” reflect a different systemic ill that he saw in the city’s fabric, from drugs, to politics, to a failing school system, to the disassembly of city newspapers and the shipping industry. A groundbreaking show for its breadth and realism, “The Wire” didn’t earn many awards when it aired, but it is widely considered one of the greatest television shows in history.
HBO
#1. Breaking Bad
- IMDb user rating: 9.5
- Years on the air: 2008–2013
When a cash-strapped high school chemistry teacher is diagnosed with cancer, he teams up with a former student to manufacture and distribute crystal meth in New Mexico. That’s the underlying plot of “Breaking Bad,” although the show is much more than that. Bryan Cranston delivers the performance of a lifetime as lead character Walter White, and the show won universal acclaim , including two consecutive Outstanding Drama statues at the Primetime Emmys.
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High Bridge Productions
50 best crime TV shows of all time
Crimes have been the focus of storytelling for most of history. From Greek mythology to the Bible, people have been drawn to stories of rules broken—don't take that apple, Eve!—and punishments handed out. The same fascination continues today in scores of movies and TV shows, whether the plot focuses on dirty cops or lawyers hunting down scofflaws.
Everyone has a different reason for an obsession with shows depicting some of the darker aspects of humanity. Some may appreciate the clever storytelling of the best shows, especially ones that provide enough clues to solve the case. Others may find digging into the dark minds of serial killers intriguing. Some of the biggest true crime fans admit they worry about becoming victims of crimes themselves. Others simply like seeing law enforcement bring bad guys to justice at the end of every episode. Either way, the craze for crime-inspired television is never-ending.
As so many crime shows have come out in recent years, it can be hard to sort through all of them. Stacker compiled this list to give fans a hand with finding 50 of the best fictional crime shows in television history. Rankings were determined by IMDb ratings, ties were broken by IMDb user votes, and only English-language fiction series with at least 5,000 votes were considered.
Keep reading to investigate if your favorite crime series made the list.
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Mammoth Screen
#50. 24
- IMDb user rating: 8.4
- Years on the air: 2001-2010
Starring Kiefer Sutherland as counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer, each episode of "24" follows Jack and his team as they fight to thwart fictional baddies in real-time. These characters may not have time for showering, eating, or sleeping, but they do have time to deal with all manner of nuclear attacks and sleeper cells. "24" went on to win 20 Emmys over the course of its run, including one win for Outstanding Drama Series. However, the series received criticism for its frequent depiction of torture —so much so that it became a major thread of the series.
Imagine Entertainment
#49. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- IMDb user rating: 8.4
- Years on the air: 2013-2021
The title of this police force comedy, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," refers to the actual precinct in the show. It follows in the footsteps of 1970s police shows like "Barney Miller." Audiences watch a group of wacky cops solve crimes when they're not cracking jokes. Andy Samberg stars as Detective Jake Peralta, but the series almost met its demise when Fox opted not to renew it before NBC swooped in and ordered another season. The show ended with a 10-episode eighth and final season in August 2021.
Fremulon
#48. Love/Hate
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2010-2014
"Love/Hate" reveals the criminal underworld of Dublin through the character of Darren Treacy. He is returning to Ireland after being in exile in Spain, where he was wanted for gun possession and was in hiding from the police. He tries to stay out of trouble but fails. "Love/Hate" starred Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Killian Scott, and Aoibhinn McGinnity and ran on Ireland's RTE Television. Despite whispers of a planned sixth season, actor John Connors confirmed in 2017 that "Love/Hate" had ceased production.
Octagon Films
#47. The New Batman Adventures
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 1997-1999
A follow-up to "Batman: The Animated Series," this darker, grittier take on the Batman franchise shines a spotlight on the supporting characters of the Caped Crusader's world, including Robin, Batgirl, and Nightwing (the artist formerly known as Robin). The series aired for 24 episodes and was paired with "Superman: The Animated Series." The combination of the two, known as "The New Batman/Superman Adventures," ran as an hourlong series. The show also won the 1998 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program.
Warner Bros. Animation
#46. Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 1955-1962
Hosted and produced by the famed mystery and horror director, "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" was a suspenseful anthology series that offered a new story with new characters and twists in every episode, true to Hitchcock's style. The show was so successful with audiences that it ran for 268 episodes over seven seasons. It also made Time's all-time 100 TV shows list .
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Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
#45. Bosch: Legacy
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2022-present
Although "Bosch: Legacy" is technically a spinoff of the show "Bosch," it often feels more like a continuation—albeit on Freevee, Amazon's ad-supported streaming service. The series picks up after protagonist Harry Bosch (played once again by Titus Welliver) has retired from the Los Angeles Police Department and begun a new chapter of his life as a freelance investigator. However, things take an unexpected turn when he finds himself working with an old enemy, Honey Chandler (Mimi Rogers). "Bosch: Legacy" was renewed for a second season before the first season even began airing in May 2022.
Amazon Studios
#44. Southland
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2009-2013
A drama about Los Angeles beat cops and detectives, "Southland" earned kudos for its authentic portrayal of the lives of police officers, not only hunting down criminals but also dealing with drug addiction, deaths, and pregnancy. Created by writer Ann Biderman, it had one season on NBC, then moved to TNT for the remaining four seasons. Critics described "Southland" as direct, overlooked , and one of television's most underrated shows , but its ratings failed to keep pace. Among its stars were Michael Cudlitz, Ben McKenzie, Shawn Hatosy, and Regina King. The show took home two Emmy Awards during its run, both times for Outstanding Stunt Coordination.
John Wells Productions
#43. Harley Quinn
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2019-present
Here is an animated superhero show for adults. The Joker's former sidekick and lover, Harley Quinn, dumps him and heads off to join the legion of top criminals in Gotham City. Voiced by Kaley Cuoco of "The Big Bang Theory," the murderous character first appeared in "Batman: The Animated Series." The show, which began on the DC Universe streaming service and now can be viewed on HBO Max, also features other DC characters such as Harley Quinn's best friend, Poison Ivy, and Clayface. The show won Kaley Cuoco a Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Voice Actress in an Animated Series.
DC Entertainment
#42. Happy Valley
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2014-2023
One of several BBC cop shows, "Happy Valley" follows Sarah Lancashire as police sergeant Catherine Cawood, a woman raising her late daughter's troubled son as she investigates the man she suspects of causing her daughter's death. The series has been nominated for and won a number of prestigious awards. The show's honors include the 2015 BAFTA Award for Best Drama Series.
BBC
#41. Boston Legal
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2004-2008
For five seasons, viewers watched the lawyers of Crane, Poole & Schmidt earn their exorbitant hourly rates in this spin-off of "The Practice." James Spader, Candice Bergen, and William Shatner starred in the show from David E. Kelley, creator of "Doogie Howser, M.D.," "Ally McBeal," and other big TV hits. "Boston Legal" was nominated for 26 Emmy Awards and took home five trophies in its five-season run, including Oustanding Lead Actor and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Spader and Shatner, respectively.
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20th Century Fox Television
#40. Bosch
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2014-2021
The central character in "Bosch" is Harry Bosch, a Los Angeles detective played by Titus Welliver. The Amazon series, which also stars Madison Lintz as his daughter, Maddie, is adapted from the Michael Connelly novels and was developed for television by Eric Overmyer of "Treme" fame. Bosch "has above-average intelligence," Welliver told Vox of the character he plays. "But he's also a creature of habit. He is kind of out of step with things." In 2015, the show received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Main Title Design.
Hieronymus Pictures
#39. Person of Interest
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2011-2016
CBS aired this high-tech artificial intelligence show for five seasons. The storyline explored a computer system that can identify crimes in progress, the man who invented the program (Michael Emerson), and the former Green Beret (Jim Caviezel) recruited to save the innocent people involved in the crimes. In 2012, the show received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Sound Mixing. The series was created by Jonathan Nolan, who went on to create "Westworld" for HBO.
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#38. Big Little Lies
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2017-2019
An all-star cast helped catapult "Big Little Lies" into stardom with its tale of domestic abuse and upper-class existence in the coastal town of Monterey, California. The limited series was adapted from Liane Moriarty's novel of the same name and was only intended to last for six episodes, but its popularity led series creator David E. Kelley to continue the story into a second season. In its first season alone, "Big Little Lies" garnered 16 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning eight, including acting awards for Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman, and Alexander Skarsgård.
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#37. The Punisher
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2017-2019
Jon Bernthal plays "The Punisher," a Marine veteran-turned-vigilante who's dead set on avenging the murder of his family. The Netflix show exists in the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe, where the Punisher regularly crossed over with "Daredevil," another Netflix show. In 2019, however, Netflix decided to nix the show after two seasons.
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#36. Hannibal
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2013-2015
The character Hannibal Lecter had already appeared in books, films, and TV shows before this 2013 adaptation of Thomas Harris' novel was brought to NBC by Bryan Fuller ("Pushing Daisies," "American Gods"). In this version of "Hannibal," the cannibal forensic psychiatrist (Mads Mikkelsen) befriends a young FBI profiler (Hugh Dancy) who has the rare ability to empathize with the murderous monsters he's hunting. Noted celebrity chef José Andrés was brought on board to consult on the unique culinary aspects of the show. During its three-season run, the show won many Saturn Awards, including for Best Network Television Series.
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#35. Ozark
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Years on the air: 2017-2022
This Netflix crime drama features a money-laundering family from Chicago in the Missouri Ozarks working for a Mexican drug cartel. The Emmy-winning series stars Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, and Sofia Hublitz. A CNN reviewer wrote that the show mixed "criminal ruthlessness with a family dynamic built on manipulation." The show won four Emmys, including Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Julia Garner, who won the award for three seasons straight.
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#34. Foyle's War
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2002-2015
Michael Kitchen stars in "Foyle's War" as Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle, a widower who spends World War II investigating crime on England's southern coast. Later in the show, he's recruited as an MI5 agent following the end of the war. The series has been praised for its historical accuracy , often directly tying plot points to real World War II events. According to creator Anthony Horowitz, this was done to honor real-life veterans from the war.
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#33. Mr. Inbetween
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2018-2021
The Australian black comedy and crime drama "Mr. Inbetween" is based on the 2005 cult classic film "The Magician." Scott Ryan stars in the series adaptation, once again playing seemingly everyman Ray Shoesmith. In between balancing parenting, caring for a sick brother, and his other relationships, Shoesmith struggles to balance life as a criminal for hire. As with the original film, Ryan also created and wrote for "Mr. Inbetween."
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#32. Wentworth
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2013-2021
An Australian series inside a women's prison, Wentworth has been described as dark and gritty and praised for its strong writing . The protagonist, Bea Smith (Danielle Cormack), is imprisoned for the attempted murder of her husband at the show's start. The show encompasses power struggles among the inmates and staff, as well as sex and violence. It won five Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards.
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#31. Endeavour
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2012-2023
Set in Oxford, this British crime drama serves as the prequel to the hit show "Inspector Morse," with Shaun Evans playing the role of a young inspector Endeavour Morse just starting his career in the mid-'60s. The show initially aired in 2012 and will end its run by spring 2023 .
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#30. Trailer Park Boys
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2001-2018
This Canadian sitcom was more interested in the lives of criminals after their release from prison than the crimes themselves. Shot in mockumentary format, the show details the lives of a group of trailer park residents and the trouble they get into on a regular basis. Originally made for Canada's Showcase Network until 2008, "Trailer Park Boys" started airing on Netflix after its 2014 revival. In March 2019, the show spawned an animated spinoff series titled "Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series."
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#29. Poirot
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 1989-2013
This British mystery drama features Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, who appears in more than 30 Agatha Christie novels. On television, Poirot was played by David Suchet for 25 years. The series ends with "Curtain: Poirot's Last Case," in which he and Captain Hastings reunite at Styles, the country house where they solved their first case. The show was nominated for several BAFTA TV awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.
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#28. Justified
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2010-2015
"Justified" is a modern Western about a U.S. marshal who's reassigned to his hometown in rural Kentucky and dispenses his own brand of justice. Timothy Olyphant stars in this adaptation of Elmore Leonard's short story "Fire in the Hole," which received a myriad of accolades. Among them included eight Emmy nominations, two of which it won.
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#27. Deadwood
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2004-2006
"Deadwood" is one of the most foul-mouthed shows to ever grace American airwaves. The series tracks the development of Deadwood, South Dakota, a mining town in the 1870s that was home to gunslingers, outlaws, and lawmen. Creator David Milch worked on hit shows like "Hill Street Blues" and "NYPD Blue" before creating this masterpiece, regularly called one of the greatest dramas of all time . Winner of eight Emmys, the show even spawned a movie, titled "Deadwood: The Movie," which aired on HBO in 2019.
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#26. Boardwalk Empire
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2010-2014
Martin Scorsese produced and directed an episode of this HBO prestige drama about organized crime in the days of Prohibition in Atlantic City. Steve Buscemi plays real-life Irish politician and gangster Nucky Thompson. Both he and the show won Golden Globes for the work. Additionally, the show claimed a total of 20 Primetime Emmys as well as two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
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#25. The X-Files
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 1993-2018
Two FBI agents, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, investigate X-files—unsolved cases that hinge on the paranormal—in this cult-followed series created by Chris Carter. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson star in the science fiction drama, seeking the existence of extraterrestrial life. Following its 15-year run, the show garnered numerous awards, including 16 Emmys and five Golden Globes.
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#24. Mindhunter
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2017-2019
Netflix invested heavily in the true-crime genre. "Mindhunter" straddles the line between their scripted and unscripted fare as a based-on-a-true-story version of the creation of the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit that profiles and tracks serial killers. Executive-produced and partially directed by David Fincher ("Se7en," "Gone Girl"), this dark hourlong drama set in the late '70s was originally a book called "Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit."
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#23. Sons of Anarchy
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2008-2014
Charlie Hunnam became a big star in this sprawling epic series about a dangerous biker gang full of outlaws in California's Central Valley. Before the show's success, Katey Sagal was best known for her role as Peg Bundy in "Married … with Children," but resurrected her career as the matriarch of the gang and won a Golden Globe in 2011 for her role. In 2016, the show produced a spinoff series titled "Mayans M.C."
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#22. Mr. Robot
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2015-2019
Hackers form the main characters of this USA Network drama about a global banking crisis created by a strange young man with dissociative identity disorder. Christian Slater took home a Golden Globe and Rami Malek earned an Emmy win for their roles in the show, which lasted four seasons. The show won a total of two Golden Globe Awards and three Primetime Emmy Awards.
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#21. Daredevil
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Years on the air: 2015-2018
The "Daredevil" of the title is a blind lawyer by day and a vigilante by night. Another dark and moody Netflix/Marvel project ("The Punisher" was a spinoff of this show), the series had three seasons, with Charlie Cox ("Boardwalk Empire") playing the lead role. Sadly, the show was axed by Netflix in November 2018.
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#20. The Return of Sherlock Holmes
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 1986-1988
The follow-up to ITV's successful British TV adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective series "Sherlock Holmes," this limited series consisted of 11 episodes. Jeremy Brett plays the finicky Sherlock Holmes, while Edward Hardwicke is his comrade-in-arms, Dr. Watson.
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#19. Homicide: Life on the Street
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 1993-1999
Former Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon ("The Wire") turned his book about the detectives of Baltimore's homicide division into this NBC drama series. The show made it through 122 episodes over seven seasons before calling it quits. Time Magazine included it in its list of all-time 100 TV shows . The show broke boundaries in 1993 as the first drama ever to win three Peabody Awards for drama.
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#18. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 1984-1985
Jeremy Brett's first turn as Sherlock Holmes tied him to the character for life , as he would go on to play the role for more than two decades in various productions. This series offered a number of well-known Holmes stories with David Burke as his sidekick, Watson.
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#17. Young Justice
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 2010-2022
Created by Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti, "Young Justice" is an animated television series about teenage superheroes known as "the team." The teenagers —among them Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Superboy, and Miss Martian—are good enough to join the Justice League. The show, produced by Warner Bros. Animation, is based on characters from DC Comics.
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#16. Line of Duty
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 2012-2021
"Line of Duty" premiered on BBC Two in the U.K. in 2012. The premise revolves around an anti-corruption unit in the Central Police, where the officers investigate crimes within the police department itself. The show streams on Hulu in the United States. The series has been nominated for 13 BAFTA television awards.
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#15. The Shield
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 2002-2008
Michael Chiklis first played a police officer in the heartwarming early '90s family drama "The Commish." A decade later, he left the sweetness behind to become dirty cop Vic Mackey, the leader of an experimental Strike Team, which keeps the streets clean by any means necessary. "The Shield" has long been regarded as one of the greatest crime shows ever made, earning Golden Globes, an Emmy win for Chiklis, a spot on TV Guide Magazine's best series of all time list, and the honor of being named one of AFI's best television programs of the year in 2008.
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#14. Oz
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 1997-2003
Not to be confused with anything related to magical lands or tin men, "Oz" was HBO's first hourlong drama . It's about an idealistic prison reformer who creates an experimental prison wing where criminals are forced to interact with one another. It contains all of the violence, sex, and drugs one might expect from a maximum-security prison.
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#13. The Boys
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 2019-present
Based on the comic book series of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, the show features superheroes as well as a group of vigilantes who are out to destroy them. But in this version, the superheroes or "supes" are corrupt and abuse their powers, the Boys are working to expose them, and the episodes delve into the issues of authoritarianism and celebrity. The action series, an Amazon original, was developed for television by Eric Kripke and stars Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, and Antony Starr. "The Boys" ended its third season in July 2022, and a fourth season is in the works .
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#12. Dexter
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Years on the air: 2006-2013
Michael C. Hall first made his mark on HBO's "Six Feet Under," but he switched to competitor Showtime for this Miami-set series. The show follows a serial killer who controls his murderous urges by hunting other serial killers. Winner of four Primetime Emmys and two Golden Globes, "Dexter" had a pretty long run for a premium cable show, with 96 episodes produced over eight seasons.
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#11. Twin Peaks
- IMDb user rating: 8.8
- Years on the air: 1990-1991; 2017
Kyle MacLachlan stars as FBI agent Dale Cooper, a cheerful visitor to the strange town of Twin Peaks. Together with the local sheriff and oddball locals, he tries to solve the case of the murder of Laura Palmer, uncovering secrets and mysteries that never really get solved—it is a David Lynch show, after all. It picked back up in 2017 with all creepiness of the original, metaphysical lodges and all. The show was nominated for numerous awards, winning two Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.
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#10. Narcos
- IMDb user rating: 8.8
- Years on the air: 2015-2017
"Narcos" tells the mostly true story of Drug Enforcement Administration agents hunting drug kingpin Pablo Escobar as he ascended to the top of the world's drug trade in Colombia in the 1980s and early '90s. There has been some serious trouble during production in drug-ravaged areas of Mexico. Following its success, the show generated the spinoff series "Narcos: Mexico," released in November 2018.
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#9. Peaky Blinders
- IMDb user rating: 8.8
- Years on the air: 2013-2022
"Peaky Blinders" is a U.K. drama about a gangster family in post-World War I England. The series stars Cillian Murphy as the leader of the Peaky Blinders gang, known for the razor blades they carry in their caps, and Paul Anderson as his brother, who suffers from PTSD after a stint in the Great War. The show earned the prestigious BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Series in 2018. Its sixth and final season aired in February 2022.
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#8. Fargo
- IMDb user rating: 8.9
- Years on the air: 2014-present
This loose television adaptation of the hit Coen brothers' movie explores different crimes in various eras, all taking place in upper-Midwest states and leading back to Fargo, North Dakota. As a pseudo-anthology series, the show has attracted major stars like Billy Bob Thornton, Kirsten Dunst, and Ewan McGregor to play various roles with spot-on accents. The show has been a major critical success, amassing a huge haul of awards from the Primetime Emmys and Golden Globes. After a yearslong hiatus, a fifth season is in the works .
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#7. Better Call Saul
- IMDb user rating: 8.9
- Years on the air: 2015-2022
"Better Call Saul" began as a prequel spinoff to the beloved AMC series "Breaking Bad." In the show, Bob Odenkirk plays Jimmy McGill, a good-natured lawyer and former con man who slowly slips into lawlessness and gets involved with a former police officer-turned-hit man. When the show premiered, it set the record for best-ever basic cable ratings for a show's debut episode. During its six-season run, "Better Call Saul" received 46 Emmy Award nominations—without any wins.
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#6. True Detective
- IMDb user rating: 8.9
- Years on the air: 2014-2019
Matthew McConaughey, Vince Vaughn, Woody Harrelson, Rachel McAdams, and Colin Farrell are huge movie stars in their own rights, but they all joined "True Detective" for a season each to explore crime stories that expose the anguish detectives go through in pursuit of solving a case. Nominated for Outstanding Drama Series in its first season, the show entered its final season with a new setting and Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali as the new lead character. Among its 22 nominations, the show scooped five Emmy Awards over its three-season run.
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#5. Batman: The Animated Series
- IMDb user rating: 9.0
- Years on the air: 1992-1995
Batman's iconic superhero status reached new heights with "Batman: The Animated Series." Considered by some critics to be the best-ever TV adaptation of a comic book series , the show drew inspiration from film noir and added a grittiness to Gotham that would be emulated in Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight" trilogy. "Batman: The Animated Series" took home the 1993 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program. It was also a launchpad for numerous iconic performances and characters, from Mark Hamill's take on the Joker to the introduction of Harley Quinn.
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#4. Sherlock
- IMDb user rating: 9.1
- Years on the air: 2010-2017
The century-old tales of Sherlock Holmes got a modern update in this BBC show starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a cold, meticulous, drug-addict version of the great detective and Martin Freeman playing Dr. Watson as an Afghanistan War veteran. The two solve crimes and track the mysterious worldwide criminal Moriarty (Andrew Scott). Each episode spans roughly an hour and a half, making them closer to movies than television episodes. The show grew so popular that it spawned the mobile app, Sherlock: The Network, in January 2014.
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#3. The Sopranos
- IMDb user rating: 9.2
- Years on the air: 1999-2007
"The Sopranos" starred the late James Gandolfini as an Italian mob boss Tony Soprano, the head of a New Jersey crime family who has to deal with typical mafia issues. At the same time, he tries to be the head of his own household and understand the psychological issues plaguing him. With an impressive 112 Emmy nominations and 21 wins , this HBO drama ushered in the golden age of television . A feature film inspired by the show, titled "The Many Saints of Newark," was released in 2021.
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#2. The Wire
- IMDb user rating: 9.3
- Years on the air: 2002-2008
Creator David Simon spent years as a journalist in Baltimore and made each season of "The Wire" reflect a different systemic ill that he saw in the city's fabric, from drugs to politics, to a failing school system, to the disassembly of city newspapers and the shipping industry. The show garnered numerous awards, including a Writers Guild of America Award and one Directors Guild of America Award, in addition to two Emmy nominations for writing. A groundbreaking show for its breadth and realism, "The Wire" didn't earn many awards when it aired, but it is widely considered one of the greatest television shows in history .
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#1. Breaking Bad
- IMDb user rating: 9.5
- Years on the air: 2008-2013
When a cash-strapped high school chemistry teacher is diagnosed with cancer, he teams up with a former student to manufacture and distribute crystal meth in New Mexico. That's the underlying plot of "Breaking Bad," although the show is much more than that. Bryan Cranston delivers the performance of a lifetime as lead character Walter White. The show won universal acclaim , including two consecutive Outstanding Drama Series statues at the Primetime Emmys. The franchise spawned the successful prequel series "Better Call Saul" and a 2019 Netflix film titled "El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie."
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BLOOMINGTON — Police said a 29-year-old man is facing felony charges after firing a gun Sunday in a neighborhood east of Miller Park.
Bloomington Police Department spokesman Ofc. Bryce Janssen said officers responded at 8:24 p.m. Sunday to a mental health call in the 900 block of Mason Street.
During the response, he said the subject in crisis fired a gun. Janssen said the man did not fire at officers.
He said the man was arrested on several felony charges, including reckless discharge of a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon by carrying a firearm in public, possessing a gun without a valid FOID card, and aggravated assault to a police officer.
Janssen said no one was hurt, and the officers did not fire their service weapons.
The Pantagraph is not naming the suspect because he has not been formally charged. A bond amount was not immediately available.
Russia announced Monday that it refuses to extend the Ukraine grain-export deal and blamed two Ukrainian drones for explosions that damaged its flagship bridge to Crimea. Russia also seized control of the local subsidiaries of France's Danone SA and Denmark's Carlsberg A/S under a decree aimed at companies from "unfriendly" countries. Rosalind Mathieson reports on Bloomberg Television.
Today in history: July 17
1945: Allied Summit in Potsdam
In 1945, following Nazi Germany’s surrender, President Harry S. Truman, Soviet leader Josef Stalin and British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill began meeting at Potsdam in the final Allied summit of World War II.
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1955: Disneyland
In 1955, Disneyland had its opening day in Anaheim, California.
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2009: Walter Cronkite
In 2009, former CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite died in New York at 92.
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2012: Benjamin Netanyahu
Ten years ago: Israel plunged toward a political crisis after the largest party in the government quit, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in charge of a hard-line coalition opposed to most Mideast peace moves.
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2014: Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
In 2014, all 298 passengers and crew aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 were killed when the Boeing 777 was shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine; both Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian separatists denied responsibility.
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2016: John Lewis
In 2020, civil rights icon John Lewis, whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress, died at the age of 80.
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2017: Roy Oliver
A white former Texas police officer, Roy Oliver, was indicted on a murder charge in the April shooting death of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards, who was in a car with four other Black teens when he was shot. (Oliver would be convicted of murder and sentenced to 15 years in prison.)
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2021: Bashar Assad
One year ago: Syrian President Bashar Assad was sworn in for a fourth seven-year term in the war-torn country, pledging to overcome the impact of Western economic sanctions and retake territory still out of his control after 10 years of fighting.
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MIAMI – A jury trial began Monday in Miami for a Florida family accused of running a church and selling a bleaching agent as a cure for COVID-19.
Mark Grenon and his sons Jonathan, Jordan and Joseph were arrested in 2021 by federal officers.
Prosecutors say the Grenons sold a product called Miracle Mineral Solution nationwide through Genesis II Church of Health and Healing in Bradenton, as a cure-all for several diseases, including cancer, AIDS, autism and COVID-19.
The family had been ordered to stop selling the substance by a federal judge, but prosecutors say the family ignored that order, leading to their arrests. Mark Grenon was arrested in Colombia and extradited to the U.S. in 2022.
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The Grenons have all been charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, and criminal contempt.
The Food and Drug Administration said the solution sold by the Grenons became a bleaching agent when ingested. The chemical was used to treat textiles, water, pulp and paper. Drinking the chemical could be fatal.
But prosecutors say the Grenons said the product was safe to ingest, even for children.
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TAYLOR COUNTY, Texas — The driver who died in a July 12 single-vehicle crash at the intersection of SH 325 and FM 1082 in Taylor County was "discovered to be under the influence of alcohol", the Texas Department of Public Safety said Monday.
A preliminary crash report from DPS said Demodrick Lamond Garrett, 48, of Abilene, was driving an SUV south on FM 1082, approaching the State Hwy 351 intersection. Garrett ran a stop sign at FM 1082, traveled through the SH 351 intersection and went into the barrow ditch on the south side of the intersection.
The SUV hit an embankment, then vaulted over a residential driveway, the report states.
Garrett and his four passengers were not wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash. The passengers were all taken to Hendrick Medical Center with injuries - three were listed in stable condition, one was listed in critical condition.
Garrett was taken to a hospital in the Metroplex and pronounced dead later that day.
DPS said a blood analysis for Garrett was pending at the time of the release.
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Ford is slashing the price of its electric F-150 by up to $10,000 as it ramps up plant capacity and increases scale.
The Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker, which employs thousands of workers across the Calumet Region, is reducing the manufacturer's suggested retail price, or MSRP, of its top pro model from $59,974 to $49,995.
A gas-powered 2023 F-150 XL, by contrast, starts at $33,695.
The price difference for the now lower priced F-150 Lightning ranges from $6,000 to $10,000, depending on the exact model.
Ford, which operates the Chicago Assembly Plant and Chicago Stamping Plant in Chicago Heights, is about to triple the electric vehicle production at the Rogue Electric Vehicle Center in the Detroit area, which will be able to make 15,000 F-150 Lightning trucks starting this fall. The automaker said the greater production scale and lower battery raw material cost will help it lower prices significantly for the electric version of its best-selling vehicle.
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The new prices are now more in line with the original F-150 Lightning prices, which spiked because of supply chain shortages during the coronavirus pandemic.
“Shortly after launching the F-150 Lightning, rapidly rising material costs, supply constraints and other factors drove up the cost of the EV truck for Ford and our customers,” said Marin Gjaja, chief customer officer for the Ford Model e. “We’ve continued to work in the background to improve accessibility and affordability to help to lower prices for our customers and shorten the wait times for their new F-150 Lightning.”
Drivers will be able to power up the F-150 Lightning at more than 12,00 Tesla Superchargers across the U.S. and Canada starting early next year.
The all-electric F-150 Lightning was named the 2023 MotorTrend Truck of the Year. It's available for up to $7,500 in tax credits through the Inflation Reduction Act. Ford is also offering retail customers 1.9% APR for 36 months and a $1,000 bonus for the XLT, Lariat and Platinum models through the end of the month.
Investors soured on the price drop news, which will mean less revenue and could signal weak demand. Ford's stock price fell from $14.58 a share when the markets opened Monday morning to a low of $14.15 Monday.
The most popular pickup truck in America, the Ford F-150 has long been the bedrock of Ford's financial success. The automaker is investing heavily in producing more EVs and is the second largest electric vehicle manufacturer in the United States after Tesla and hopes to someday unseat the upstart for the top spot.
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The Valparaiso Police Department began conducting police training on Monday at 1 p.m., at Flint Lake Elementary School, 4106 Calumet Ave. in Valparaiso.
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VALPARAISO — The Valparaiso Police Department began to conduct police training on Monday at 1 p.m., at Flint Lake Elementary School, 4106 Calumet Ave.
The police department wants to inform the public there will be an increase of police vehicles around the school from 1 to 9 p.m. on Tues., July 18. Additional training will occur during the same timeframe on July 24 and 25.
Officials warn people to not be alarmed as emergency services are aware of the drill taking place.
PHOTOS: Riding Shotgun with Hoosier Helper Jeremy Ahrens
Hoosier Helpers highway-incident technicians Dan Slotemaker (left) and Jeremy Ahrens talk about their duties.
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Hoosier Helpers highway-incident technician Jeremy Ahrens checks on a motorist on Interstate 65. The man was waiting with a friend for a tow truck to help with a tire blowout.
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Hoosier Helpers highway-incident technician Jeremy Ahrens patrols Interstate 80/94.
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Hoosier Helpers highway-incident technician Jeremy Ahrens assists a motorist who ran out of gas on Interstate 65.
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INDOT dispatchers keep an eye on the traffic along Interstate 80/94 and Interstate 65 from a control room at the Traffic Management Center in Gary.
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A Hoosier Helpers emergency vehicle contains cones, a jack, gasoline, diesel fuel and other items.
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Hoosier Helpers highway-incident technician Jeremy Ahrens assists a motorist on Interstate 94 with a flat tire.
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Hoosier Helpers highway-incident technician Jeremy Ahrens patrols Interstate 80/94 as well as Interstate 65 north of Indiana 2.
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Hoosier Helpers highway-incident technician Jeremy Ahrens assists a motorist on Interstate 94 with a flat tire.
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Hoosier Helpers highway-incident technician Jeremy Ahrens patrols Interstate 80/94 as well as Interstate 65 north of Indiana 2.
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Hoosier Helpers highway-incident technician Jeremy Ahrens assists a motorist who ran out of gas on Interstate 65.
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Hoosier Helpers highway-incident technician Jeremy Ahrens patrols Interstate 80/94 as well as Interstate 65 north of Indiana 2.
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Hoosier Helpers highway-incident technician Jeremy Ahrens assists a motorist on Interstate 65 who is in need of fuel.
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After assisting a motorist, Hoosier Helpers highway-incident technician Jeremy Ahrens types in information from the incident.
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Hoosier Helpers highway-incident technician Jeremy Ahrens assists a motorist with a flat tire on Interstate 94.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville music executive Jerry Bradley, who signed Alabama and Ronnie Milsap and helped brand the outlaws style of country music during a 40-year career, died Monday. He was 83.
Bradley struck out on his own in 1970, joining RCA Records under Chet Atkins before taking over as head of the label’s Nashville branch from 1973-1983. That is where he signed Alabama and Milsap. He helped market the outlaws of country music in a platinum-selling album called “Wanted: The Outlaws.” Under his leadership, the careers of Dolly Parton and Charley Pride flourished.
After leaving RCA, Bradley ran the Opryland Music Group, whose song catalogs included the classics of Hank Williams, Roy Orbison and the Everly Brothers. But Bradley wanted more and acquired new staff, song pluggers, and songwriters, including Kenny Chesney, according to the obituary. Bradley retired in 2003 after the company was acquired by Sony/ATV Music.
Chesney said in a statement that Bradley “had a profound and unmeasurable impact on my life. But not just in my life. ... He helped change the lives of so many people that had a song in their heart. Jerry’s impact on our creative community will be felt for years.”
Bradley was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2019.
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BAR HARBOR -- This has been one of the wettest summer seasons Mainers have seen in a long time and outdoor rental services are seeing the impacts.
There are many businesses in Bar Harbor whose peak seasons are during the summer.
The owner of Coastal Kayaking Tours and Acadia Bike Rentals Glenn Tucker says the recent weather has definitely impacted their rental numbers and like many businesses in the Bar Harbor area they rely heavily on tourism.
He says the weather has certainly not helped to draw more people in.
"We run guided kayak tours, guided bike tours and bike rentals and we've been since the start of the season in may we've been in this perpetual state of gloomy weather, a lot of fog a lot of clouds a lot of rain and that has certainly impacted our business," said Tucker.
This is his 28th season serving the Bar Harbor community and from what he has observed tourism is definitely down this season.
"July and August is when we make our money and when we make a living so we're hoping that when August roles around we'll get that good Maine sunshine."
Tucker says despite how the season has gone so far they are feeling optimistic and are encouraging locals and visitors to remain resilient and take advantage of all that Bar Harbor businesses have to offer this summer season.
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STATEWIDE -- The Maine Department of Education (DOE) is providing schools with an additional 2 million dollars to expand summer learning programs. 17 school districts are receiving funding and administrators say it is coming at a critical time.
Among the recipients includes RSU 34 - which includes Alton, Bradley and Old Town schools - and the Veazie Community School.
"We're always looking to seek opportunities for our students and to address the needs that they have and so to have more resources to do that is a blessing," said Assistant Superintendent of Schools for RSU 34 John Doty.
According to Doty this type of expansion for their summer programs has been necessary for a while.
"Opportunities like this to expand on our summer program and provide more opportunity for students without having to make some of those tough choices and taking things away from kids during the school year is a big opportunity." said Doty.
The Superintendent and Principal for Veazie Community School Tim Tweedie says implications from the pandemic are still visible in the classroom today.
"We're finding that we're still dealing a little bit with learning loss from the pandemic and so we wanted to make sure that we took advantage of using summer time to try to catch a few students up and offer it to more students," said Tweedie.
"Learning loss is a real thing they call it the summer slide and it really does happen its like any other tool if you don't use it it can regress so that three days a week 10 hours a week is going to make a huge difference we believe."
Both school districts they want to expand their programs to ensure students don't fall behind but also get to enjoy their summer.
"Its the academic and education components but there's also some fun activities and we want to make sure that our kid are giving their time during the summer and have things that interest them as well," said Tweedie.
The RSU 34 district offers virtual and in person learning this summer and say they try to make it manageable for both parents and students to still enjoy the summer.
The Old Town Elementary school plans to use the money towards lots of programs including their Spanish in the Garden program that exposes students to agricultural and cultural learning. That meets every Tuesday from 5 to 6 p.m. at the elementary school.
According to the DOE the funding will impact nearly one thousand students all across the state this summer.
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LAMOINE --
Officers have arrested two men after reportedly finding a male victim with gunshot wounds to the head early Saturday morning.
According to Maine State Police, on July 14 a citizen called 911 and reported 29-year-old Dimitry Dubrovsky and 30-year-old Duncan Haass were involved in an altercation at 21 Stolt Road in Lamoine.
The caller reported hearing two gunshots and viewing both Haass and Dubrovsky loading a body into the back of a pick up truck.
Both Haass and Dubrovsky are accused of the attempted murder of Spencer Trott and appeared in Hancock County Court Monday afternoon.
"The state is extremely concerned for the public at large,” said Delwyn Webster for the state’s prosecution.
"I have before me a complaint charging you with three separate crimes. This Court charges you with aggravated attempted murder class A. Do you understand the charge?” said a Hancock County district court judge.
"I do,” said former Maine Maritime student, Duncan Haass.
According to court documents, officers believe the incident took place at the cabin located on the property Trott was renting on Stolt Road.
Officers would later find Trott alive early Saturday morning wandering on Bayside Road in Bar Harbor.
On Monday at the Hancock County Courthouse, Haass' lawyer claims the evidence does not show a clear sign of his client's involvement.
"One million bail is a ridiculous amount given my client's alleged involvement.. If you read the affidavit it was more like he was present there.. Maybe at best an accomplice,” said Haass’ defense attorney.
Court documents show that camera footage of the residence was provided to investigating officers.
Dubrovsky is being held on a $350,000 cash bond on the attempted murder charges.
However the court has ruled there be no bond for a separate case where the state moved to revoke a pre-conviction bail.
"Taking into account there is no record of mr. Haass I'm going to set bail at $250,000 cash,” said the presiding judge.
Both shooting suspects are expected back in court on December 14.
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MIDDLE RIVER, Md. — Fire officials are on scene for a water rescue at Gunpowder Park Beach.
Firefighters say one person was pulled from the water with life-threatening injuries.
They were taken to a hospital for treatment.
Maryland State Police aviation crews and Baltimore County Police are helping to locate a second victim.
This is a developing story and will be updated when more information becomes available.
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Man dead after drowning at Lake Pleasant, 5-year-old cousin recovering at home
A man is dead after being pulled from Lake Pleasant on Sunday afternoon, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.
At 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, the Peoria Fire-Medical Department responded to reports of a double drowning at Lake Pleasant, involving two people. The two people were identified as 42-year-old Ignacio Quintero Jr. and his 5-year-old cousin.
CPR was administered on the scene and the child was awake and breathing, and was taken to the emergency room in stable and alert condition. The man was pronounced dead after being pulled out from the lake, according to the sheriff’s office.
As of Monday, the child was released from the hospital and recovering at home.
The Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating the drowning incident, according to the Sheriff's Office no signs of foul play have been found.
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Powerball ticket worth $50,000 sold at Fry's on Cave Creek Road
A $50,000 Powerball winner with a Power Play Bonus was sold at Fry's Market Place on North Cave Creek Road in Phoenix. The total for the prize was $100,000.
The winner was announced July 17, 2023, and the ticket has not yet been claimed. The ticket matched four of five Powerball numbers.
"As we celebrate National Lottery Day and the excitement surrounding the Powerball jackpot, it's important to recognize the profound impact Arizona Lottery ticket sales have on our state," said Alec Esteban Thomson, Arizona Lottery executive director.
Monday's Powerball jackpot ranks as the third largest Powerball jackpot, behind last year’s world record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot and the $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot won in 2016.
If you’re looking to purchase a ticket, here is what you need to about how to play and where to watch the draw.
What were the winning numbers for Powerball July 15, 2023?
The winning numbers for Saturday night's Powerball were 2, 9, 43, 55, 57 and the Powerball was 18. The Power Play was 2x.
What was the Powerball jackpot for July 15, 2023?
The Powerball jackpot for Saturday’s draw was estimated at $875 million with a cash option of $452.2 million.
How much is the Powerball jackpot now?
The Powerball jackpot is estimated at $900 million with a cash option of $465.1 million for Monday night’s drawing.
What time must I purchase my ticket by?
Players have until 6:59 p.m. on the day of the drawing to get their tickets.
How much does it cost to play?
Powerball cost $2 per play. Players can add Power Play or Megaplier for just $1 per play to multiply any non-jackpot prize they win.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
The Powerball drawings happen three times a week on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET or 7:59 p.m. Arizona time.
How to watch the next Powerball drawing in Arizona
The Powerball drawing is streamed live on the lottery website. It may also be aired on a local television station in your area.
How many numbers do you need to win in Powerball?
In order to win a prize, you only need to match one number. Here is a list of winning combinations.
- Matching the Powerball number: $4.
- 1 Winning number + Powerball number: $4.
- 2 Winning numbers + Powerball number: $7.
- 3 Winning numbers: $7.
- 3 Winning numbers + Powerball number: $100.
- 4 Winning numbers: $100.
- 4 Winning numbers + Powerball number: $50,000.
- 5 Winning numbers: $1 million.
- 5 Winning numbers + Powerball number: Grand prize.
Republic Reporter Raphael Romero Ruiz contributed to this story.
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Michael Turney acquitted of murder in death of stepdaughter Alissa Turney
Michael Turney has been acquitted of murder charges in connection with his 17-year-old stepdaughter Alissa Turney’s presumed 2001 death.
On Monday, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sam Myers threw out the case against Michael Turney. Judge Myers cited Rule 20, which dictates that an acquittal must be delivered if there is "no substantial evidence to support a conviction."
Alissa Turney, a junior at Paradise Valley High School, was last seen on May 17, 2001. Her body was never found.
In the 22 years since her disappearance, Alissa Turney’s case re-entered the public eye largely due to the efforts of her younger half-sister, Sarah Turney. Sarah Turney, now 34, led a social media campaign to bring attention to her sister’s cold case.
Police arrested Michael Turney on Aug. 20, 2020, and charged him with second-degree murder.
During the trial, prosecutors argued that Michael Turney was a controlling parent and had a difficult relationship with his stepdaughter.
Sarah Turney took the stand as a witness late last week. She said that her father and sister constantly yelled at each other.
She described her sister as warm and protective.
Michael Turney's defense team argued that there was no evidence that Michael Turney killed Alissa Turney — or that she is even dead.
Monday was the sixth day of the trial, which had been scheduled to last for two more weeks. Michael Turney was ordered to be released today.
'A typical teenager' gone:Trial begins in Phoenix for man accused of killing stepdaughter in 2001
In the aftermath of the acquittal, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell released a statement about the case.
“On May 17, 2001, Paradise Valley High School Junior Alissa Turney poked her head into her boyfriend’s woodshop class and said that her stepfather was taking her out of school early," Mitchell said. "This was the last time Alissa was heard from or seen by anyone. For more than 20 years, her family fought for justice and their perseverance is a testament to the love they had for Alissa."
"I am proud of the hard work by prosecutors and law enforcement on this case," Mitchell continued. "While our office doesn’t agree with the Judge’s ruling today, we respect the decision of the court."
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Man suspected of killing teenage girl in Apache Junction hit-and-run turns himself in
A man suspected of fatally striking a 16-year-old girl from Mesa with his pick-up truck on U.S. Route 60 near Meridian Road Sunday morning has turned himself in, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
DPS said that the collision happened at 7:40 a.m. on eastbound U.S. Route 60 at the Meridian Road off-ramp near milepost 194, according to a news release on Sunday. Officials believe the girl was walking along the highway when she was struck. It was not immediately clear if speed or impairment were factors in the collision.
The man, 45-year-old Robert C. Moyer II of Peoria, turned himself in at the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office headquarters in downtown Phoenix around 8 a.m. on Monday where he was arrested on the charge of leaving the scene of a fatal collision.
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CARLTON — Nicolas Ladell Aron-Jones was desperate for a transfer to another correctional facility. So desperate that it nearly cost Mark Agurkis his life.
"It’s no less than a miracle that I’m even able to address the court today," Agurkis told a judge Monday afternoon. "I don't remember much of the attack to be honest."
Agurkis, working as a security counselor at the Minnesota Sex Offender Program in Moose Lake, suffered a traumatic brain injury and had to be airlifted to a hospital after the client bludgeoned him with an improvised weapon during the May 1 ambush — one of the most-serious incidents in the three-decade history of the controversial program that holds offenders who have already completed prison terms.
Aron-Jones, who has been in a variety of local jails, state prisons and treatment facilities since his teenage years, acknowledged that he simply wanted out of MSOP — and was willing to go to any means to make it happen.
"Yes, I was attempting to kill somebody that day," he told the court. "If I’ve got to go back, it’s going to happen again. I’m going to make sure I kill somebody so I can spend life in prison."
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Judge Amy Lukasavitz sentenced Aron-Jones to 18 ⅓ years. The agreed-upon term falls just shy of the statutory maximum for attempted second-degree murder, but the resolution offered little satisfaction for most in the courtroom.
"It’s troublesome to the court that you’re going to get exactly what you wanted," the judge said, acknowledging the lack of alternatives for a man who has repeatedly assaulted staff members since first being sent to MSOP in 2015.
Agurkis and his partner were making their final rounds for the day when Aron-Jones approached him from behind and struck him with a pillowcase containing a fan motor, according to court documents. The employee fell to the ground and was unable to defend himself as Aron-Jones swung the weapon at his head and body several more times.
Aron-Jones reportedly kicked and stomped on Agurkis' head eight times before being pushed away by other staff and sprayed with a chemical irritant. As he retreated to his room and was transported to another area of the facility, he was heard yelling threats and making a series of comments including: "His man saved his life because I was going to kill that motherf-----."
Agurkis indicated Monday that he was a member of a "utility pool" and was not even scheduled to work in Aron-Jones' unit that day. He said he had "very minimal contact" with the client during his time at the facility, leaving no doubt that it was a "planned, premeditated assault."
"I felt used by the defendant so he could get something he wanted: a transfer to another correctional facility," Agurkis said, indicating he still deals with headaches and mental trauma from the attack, leaving his employment future uncertain.
Aron-Jones, according to documents, was convicted of multiple sex crimes and violent offenses as a juvenile in the Twin Cities area. He has been in local jails, the state prison system and various treatment facilities since his teenage years, and he is under indefinite commitment to MSOP as a "sexually dangerous person."
A 2015 commitment order indicates he was charged in juvenile court in 2009 with molesting 9- and 15-year-old boys, later pleading guilty to second-degree criminal sexual conduct. He was ordered to undergo treatment and subsequently admitted to a count of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct for assaulting a female staff member at a group home.
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As an adult, Aron- Jones was convicted of exposing himself to a developmentally disabled woman at a park, biting a correctional worker and violating predatory offender registration requirements.
He's been in and out of Moose Lake, returning to prison at various times for five felony convictions that involved assaulting MSOP staff, making threats and damaging property.
Public defender Tyler Hedin said he does not condone his client's behavior but asked the public to take a hard look at the state's sex offender system. The indefinite commitment process allows the state, with a judge's approval, to hold offenders well beyond after their criminal sentence is fulfilled. It is considered a treatment program, but very few clients have been successfully discharged back into the community.
"We shouldn’t have a situation where there are more staff getting assaulted than there are people graduating the program," Hedin said.
Aron-Jones claimed he was called "disrespectful names" and that staff joked about how "dying was the only way to graduate" the program. While he briefly apologized to Agurkis, he indicated clients have been left disgruntled at MSOP.
"I'm serving an indefinite sentence for something I did as a juvenile, as a kid," Aron-Jones said. "My family is hurting. My mother is hurting. I’ve got to live with it every day."
Aron-Jones will need to serve at least two-thirds of the term, a little over 11 years, before he is eligible for release from prison. However, he is likely to face a return to MSOP.
Chief Deputy Carlton County Attorney Jeff Boucher said he hopes Aron-Jones "will rethink his response to the circumstances and choose the opportunity to be rehabilitated."
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"He nearly killed a staff person who had done him no wrong," Boucher said. "This calls for the most significant sentence."
Judge Amy Lukasavitz echoed the prosecutor's comments and said Agurkis was "just doing his job."
"I appreciate that you have taken responsibility," she told Aron-Jones. "But you hurt someone and their family. I don't know that two wrongs make a right in this case."
Another serious attack happened at Moose Lake in 2019, when sex offender George Mack Jr. used a razor blade to slash the throat of clinician Zachary Campbell. Officials described that as "one of the most serious attacks" in the program's history, and it resulted in Mack receiving the statutory maximum 20 years in prison for attempted murder.
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Check out the details of Gastonia's newly adopted comprehensive bicycle plan
The city of Gastonia recently voted to approve a comprehensive bicycle plan that has been years in the making.
Planning began in 2021 when the city, along with multiple partners, initiated a three-phase planning process, which included an evaluation of existing bike structure, public surveys and creating a final draft.
This process wrapped up in 2022, and the final revision of the plan was brought before the committee at a June 6 meeting, during which City Council voted to approve the plan.
The survey, conducted by consulting firm Kittelson and Associates Inc., found that of the 137 Gastonia residents who responded, over 40% said they were interested in biking but have concerns about safety.
That data is consistent with Kittelson’s baseline data which shows that, based on studies of the United State’s 50 largest metropolitan areas, only 10-15% of adults are not interested in bicycling at all, and the majority 50-60% of adults are interested but concerned about safety.
According to the Comprehensive Bicycle Plan, the city went into this project with a few set goals:
- Support future redevelopment areas with quality bicycle infrastructure
- Create more connections between greenways
- Provide safe alternatives to automobile transportation.
According to the plan, Gastonia has a higher rate of homes without vehicles than the statewide rate. Statewide, 6% of residents live in zero-car households, and in Gastonia, 7% live in zero-car households. This plan will address the transportation needs of those living in a zero-car household.
The bicycle plan includes a list of potential sources for funding. The list includes organizations on the state and local levels, as well as some non-profit, and private funds. Funding from the North Carolina Department of Transportation was secured around 2021 to kickstart this process and hire Kittelson and Associates, according to Planning Director Justin Thompson.
The city expects to incorporate several different types of bike lanes. On roads like South Marietta Street or Trenton Street, drivers can expect to see bikers sharing the road with traffic.
Roads like East Ozark Avenue and South Chester Street will see conventional bike lanes that run alongside the road but are separate from traffic.
Roads like Garrison Boulevard and South York Street will incorporate bike lanes that are completely separated and buffered from traffic.
In addition to those lanes that will run alongside traffic, the city plans to incorporate shared use paths, which will incorporate greenways and facilities adjacent to the road, according to the Comprehensive Bicycle Plan.
The integration of this bicycle plan will happen in phases as well, with projects categorized in short-term, medium-term, and long-term. Completion of the plan as a whole is currently estimated to take 15-20 years.
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Thousands of dollars allocated for public art in the Highland community
Gastonia’s Highland Community has been awarded a $208,000 grant to put toward public art.
The project is intended to amplify the stories of women and people of color from North Carolina that aren’t widely known, or may have never been told at all, according to representatives from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.
In March of 2022, the Highland Neighborhood Association submitted a letter of intent to be considered for the public art funding. They became one of 20 semi-finalists, which were each awarded $5,000 grants to engage their communities in conversation about the direction in which they might take the artwork.
The neighborhood was one of nine finalists to be awarded the grant.
The Highland Neighborhood Association has since gone to work to bring community members in on the decisions. The community has participated in three meetings to provide insight on aspects from design concept and location to the artists who will create the work, according to Gastonia City Councilwoman Donyel Barber.
The Highland Neighborhood Association put out a wide-spread request through many community partners to find artists for the task.
So far, three artists have been hired including David Wilson of Durham, Carlos Gonzalez of Hillsborough and local artist Pamela Underwood of Belmont.
The project will also utilize a local project manager from the Highland community and will serve as an opportunity for a local artist to learn how to make a career in public art, Barber said.
The work is set to go up outside of the Erwin Center.
“Art can open the door to conversations, and those conversations can be healing. Especially in communities that may have been historically divided. This can open up new perspectives,” said program manager for the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Tiki Windley.
The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation is a North Carolina organization that was founded over 85 years ago to, “invest in quality of life for all North Carolinians,” according to the foundation’s website.
In 2018, the foundation launched its first Inclusive Public Art Initiative, which invested a total of $450,000 into 10 different organizations.
Following the completion of those projects in 2021, a national organization that is solely dedicated to investing in arts and humanities took notice of the Inclusive Public Art Initiative.
“The Mellon Foundation said they would donate $1 million dollars if (the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation) matched it,” said Katie Fogleman, communications representative for Z. Smith Reynolds.
This partnership led to a $2 million investment in the second cohort of the Public Art Initiative, allowing the foundation to give much more money to the recipients of the grant.
The Highland Neighborhood Association has not officially decided which stories will be featured in the art project, according to Barber.
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Try for a billion in this week's lotteries
Lottery players can have fun this week going for two jackpots that total $1.54 billion.
Tonight's Powerball drawing offered the first big opportunity with a jackpot worth $900 million as an annuity or $465.1 million in cash. The jackpot represents the third largest in the game’s history and the seventh largest in U.S. history.
Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing features a jackpot worth $640 million as an annuity or $328 million in cash. That jackpot ranks as the seventh largest in the game’s history.
“This week could be life-changing for someone in North Carolina with two different massive jackpots up for grabs,” said Mark Michalko, executive director of the N.C. Education Lottery. “For all the new players trying their luck, remember there are nine different ways to win so check your tickets carefully after each drawing.”
Friday’s Mega Millions drawing saw a huge win when one lucky ticket matched all five white balls to win $1 million. The $2 ticket came from the Food Lion on Highland Street in Mount Holly in Gaston County. The $1 million prize was one of three won in Friday’s drawing with the other two wins in California. One other nice win occurred in the drawing when a ticket purchased in Guilford County using Online Play matched four of the five white balls and the yellow Mega Ball to win $10,000.
Saturday’s Powerball drawing saw more big wins in the state as two tickets matched four white balls and the red Powerball to win $50,000 in the drawing. The wins occurred:
- In Raleigh with a ticket bought at Peace Street Market on West Peace Street
- In Huntersville with a ticket bought at Sam’s Mart on Cane Creek Drive
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million. The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302 million.
Players can buy Powerball or Mega Millions tickets at any lottery retail location or through Online Play on the lottery’s website, www.nclottery.com.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif — Hypnotists, pies, live music, carnival rides and more are in store for anyone heading to the California State Fair Tuesday.
The state fair's opening weekend came and went with a bang, but there's plenty more to do as the fair continues until the end of the month. Still ahead, the fair is bringing in more big names for its annual concert series, which will include Ashanti, LeAnn Rimes, Kool & the Gang and more.
If you're already set on going to the fair and just need a beeline to the ticket information page, you can click HERE.
For everyone else, here's a schedule for what's happening Tuesday. Remember, the hours are subject to change.
Hours of operation: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Carnival hours: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Kids Park Hours: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Save at the Fair
Tuesday Kids Free Day & $2 Rides for All: The California State Fair will offer free admission for kids 12 and under. Rides will also cost $2 each for all fairgoers.
Fair food
Food vendors are open daily, click here for the full list.
- The California State Fair and Food Festival has a pass that gives out four tickets for $34 that can be redeemed at vendors who are part of the food festival. Look for the purple flags to find participating vendors.
- 11 a.m. - Taster's Row: Home Food Preservation Help Desk with the UC Master Food Preservers
- 11 a.m. - Taster's Row: Free Sampling of Seasoning & Spice Rub by Papwa Flavor of Roseville
- 11 a.m. Taster's Row: Free Olive Oil Sampling from ENZO Olive Oil
- 6:30 p.m. - CA Fresh Cooking Demonstration: Banh Mi Pork Sliders by Food Network's Chef Dean Hiatt
Fun for the Family
- 11 a.m. - Cavalcade of Horses - Meet & Greet
- 11 a.m. - Cavalcade of Horses Kids Play Center
- 12 p.m. - Cavalcade of Horses - Arena Games
- 12 p.m. - Grant Drum Line at the Sky River Casino Promenade Stage
- 12 p.m. - California Produce Trivia - Kids Trivia at Save Mart California's Kitchen Cooking Theatre, Build B
- 1 p.m. - Tanzanite African Acrobats on the PG&E Center Stage
- 2 p.m. - Cavalcade of Horses - Nu Balance Vaulters
- 2 p.m. - Pie Eating Contest on the Sky River Casino Promenade Stage
- 3 p.m. - Cavalcade of Horses - Mamas & Babies
- 3 p.m. - Master Hypnotist Tina Marie on the PG&E Center Stage
- 4 p.m. - Cavalcade of Horses - Tennessee Gliders
- 4 p.m. - Tanzanite African Acrobats on the PG&E Center Stage
- 4 p.m. - Jazzybelles & Sound Rhythem Tap on the Sky River Casino Promenade Stage
- 4:15 p.m. - Cal Spirit Squad on the Sky River Casino Promenade Stage
- 4:30 p.m. - McClatchy High School Dance Team on the Sky River Casino Promenade Stage
- 5 p.m. - Cavalcade of Horses - International Carousel of Breeds
- 6 p.m. - Food Fest Awards on the Sky River Casino Promenade Stage
- 6 p.m. - Master Hypnotist Tina Marie on the PG&E Center Stage
- 6:30 p.m. - Cavalcade of Horses - Drill Team & National Anthem
- 7 p.m. - Cavalcade of Horses - Mane Event: Barbie Show
- 7 p.m. -Tanzanite African Acrobats on the PG&E Center Stage
- 9 p.m. - Master Hypnotist Tina Marie on the PG&E Center Stage
Concerts
Tuesday will be headlined by Ginuwine on the Golden 1 Stage, starting at 8 p.m.
- 11 a.m. - Jimmy Ashley at the Save Mart Wine Garden
- 2 p.m. - The Drum Heads on the PG&E Center Stage
- 3 p.m. - Jimmy Becker and Jay Rin at the Save Mart Wine Garden
- 4 p.m. - Dave Badilla - One Man Band on the Lagunitas Craft Beer Stage
- 5 p.m. - The Drum Heads on the PG&E Center Stage
- 8 p.m. - Ginuwine on the Golden 1 Stage
- 8 p.m. - The Box on the Sky River Promenade Stage
- 8 p.m. - The Drum Heads on the PG&E Center Stage
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Santa Clara Sheriff’s Office says two of its deputies have died within the last week while they were off-duty.
According to a news release from the sheriff’s office, the first death happened on July 11. They say Richard Reynolds suffered a medical emergency as he was leaving for work and died. Reynolds was a 27-year member of the sheriff’s office.
On July 15, Arturo Romero was killed by a suspected DUI driver on his way home from work. The sheriff’s office says Romero was driving on Highway 87 when his vehicle was hit head-on. He died at the scene.
“Please join us in honoring these remarkable heroes by keeping their families and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Troy and Arturo will forever be remembered for their extraordinary service, their profound impact on the lives they touched, and their unwavering dedication to the communities of Santa Clara County,” wrote the sheriff’s office.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the Sacramento heat becomes unbearable, some families resort to community pools and splash pads to stay cool, but it's currently not an option for some people in the Del Paso Heights neighborhood.
Just like everyone else this summer, Carinda Goodall wants to beat the heat. She used to go to Mama Marks Play Pool with her kids at the corner of Roanoke Avenue and Haywood Street.
"I would bring them here almost every day — when the pool was open — to play," said Goodall. "We would BBQ and things like that so it was fun, but with the pool not being open, nobody is going to come. Why are you going to come here just to sit in the heat?"
The city closed the play pool at Mama Marks Park in 2018 for several reasons, including "low participation, a lifeguard shortage and ongoing maintenance issues with an aging facility."
"City staff have worked in recent years to identify funding to convert the play pool to a more inclusive and accessible splash pad that will allow for expanded hours of operations," said Gabby Miller with the City of Sacramento. "Staff also identified funding to deliver additional improvements at Mama Marks Park and other parks in the north area."
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Some of the improvements made at Mama Marks Park include a parking lot, basketball court, soccer field improvements, new accessible walkways, security cameras and site furnishings.
District 2 councilmember Sean Loloee blames the COVID-19 pandemic for the play pool at Mama Marks Park still being closed. He says the renovations are taking longer than expected because of backorders with some products.
"Unfortunately, we got hit with COVID and everything shut down worldwide," said Loloee. "These are not products that are typically kept as an inventory locally, so they had to be ordered and there was a delay on that."
Renovations at Mama Marks Park will start late fall or early winter 2023, with an anticipated completion of Memorial Day 2024. Until then, the city recommends people go to other pools to stay cool like Grant Union High, Robertson Play Pool, Doyle Pool, Johnston Pool, Strawberry Manor Spray Park and other facilities.
"It saddens me because it feels like we're forgotten about," said Goodall. "There's nowhere around here for us to swim, like Grant has the bigger pool but that's for bigger kids. What about the little kids?"
Sacramento operates 12 pools, four play pools and the North Natomas Aquatics Complex. Southside Pool is the only pool currently closed for renovations as it needs to be resurfaced and it's expected to reopen next year.
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MODESTO, Calif. — Police are telling people to expect heavy traffic and delays after an accident between a motorcycle and car in Modesto.
Few details surrounding the accident have been released at this time, including details on those involved and what led up to the accident.
Modesto Police Department has only confirmed the injury accident happened at the intersection of McHenry Avenue and Standiford Avenue.
ABC10 reached out to Modesto Police Department for more information, but nothing else has been released.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Sunday’s mountain lion sighting at Cannon Beach is the first-known case of a cougar climbing Haystack Rock, officials with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday.
The cougar, which shut down a stretch of Cannon Beach on Sunday, is thought to have scaled the massive sea stack to hunt for birds during low tide on the night of July 15. On Monday morning, wildlife officials confirmed that the predatory cat returned to shore sometime overnight. ODFW Biologist Paul Atwood said that this is the first time a mountain lion has used this hunting strategy even though the 235-foot island is teeming with seabirds and sea life in the summer.
“While the forested areas along the coast are prime habitat for cougars, it is unusual that a cougar made its way on to Haystack Rock,” Atwood said. “Their primary food source is deer, but they will also consume elk, other mammals and birds.”
Haystack Rock is a protected part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A diverse range of seabirds raise their young on Haystack Rock between March and September each year, including tufted puffins, common murres, pigeon guillemot and black oystercatchers, the refuge’s visitor services manager Dawn Harris said. More than 350,000 people visit the rock each year to see the tidepools surrounding its base during low tide. However, areas of Haystack Rock above the high tide line are always closed to the public.
“It’s one of the best places on the entire West Coast to see tufted puffins in the wild and this opportunity attracts tens of thousands of visitors,” Harris said.
Biologists say that mountain lion populations have grown throughout Oregon’s Coast Range in recent years as they spread out from more densely populated areas in search of new habitat. Larger populations of the cats’ primary prey, black-tailed deer, are also contributing to the growing population.
Several cougar sightings were also reported in the past week at Nehalem Bay State Park, 16 miles south of Cannon Beach. The sightings, which are connected to a second cougar roaming popular visitor areas of Oregon’s North Coast, prompted the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department to close the park’s Loop Trail on July 13.
“It is not the same cougar that was seen at Haystack Rock,” wildlife officials said Monday. “OPRD is working with ODFW on next steps for safety. The park will share updates when they are available and reopen the trail when it is safe to do so.”
Local wildlife officials say that cougars are usually elusive and wary of humans. The public is asked to give cougars enough space to flee if an encounter occurs.
With the rising number of sightings, the ODFW and USFWS have provided the following list of cougar safety tips:
- Stay calm and do not run away. Running can trigger a chase response in cougars, which could lead to an attack.
- Raise your voice and speak firmly.
- Maintain direct eye contact.
- Pick up children but do so without bending down or turning your back on the cougar.
- Back away slowly.
- If the cougar displays aggressive behavior or does not leave, raise your arms to make yourself look larger and clap your hands.
- In the unlikely event of an attack, fight back with rocks, sticks, bear or pepper spray, tools or any items available.
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PHOENIX — A traveling nurse from the Midwest learned the hard way not to take the Arizona heat for granted.
Phoenix firefighters said crews were called to Cholla Trail at Camelback Mountain Monday around 3:30 p.m. after receiving reports of a 49-year-old woman who had become overheated on the trail.
Firefighters said rescue crews hiked to the woman's side and found her overheated, dehydrated and out of water.
The woman was assisted down the trail to an ambulance, where paramedics evaluated her and delivered basic life support measures.
After rehydrating and cooling efforts, firefighters said the hiker refused transportation to the hospital and left with her co-hiker and husband.
Hiking is one of Arizona's most popular weekend activities. But the days are getting longer – and hotter. Every year, over 200 hikers are rescued from Phoenix alone, according to Arizona State Parks and Trails (ASPT).
But there are plenty of ways to get out on the trails and enjoy Arizona's gorgeous summers without becoming one of those hikers needing help.
Hydration is a journey, not a destination
We can't stress this one enough: Always bring more water than you think you'll need!
You should drink water before, during, and after a hike, according to ASPT. You may not feel like you're sweating a lot because of the dry weather, but you'll lose water even faster in the heat.
"When you've finished half of your water supply, it's time to turn around -- no matter where you are on a trail," the department said.
According to REI, you should drink half a liter up to a full liter of water every hour that you're on the trail.
Here are the signs of dehydration:
- Dry mouth
- Decreased energy
- Nausea
- Muscle cramps
- Headaches
So know what to look for, and stay on top of your hydration game!
Plan ahead, and gear up
Know where you're going! Before you hike, make sure you have all of your trail maps and guides downloaded or printed.
You can find plenty of trail information at AZStateParks.com/Arizona-Hiking or third-party organizations like AllTrails or Gaia GPS. When you're heading out, the department said it's a good idea to take a GPS with you and make sure your phone is fully charged.
Keep an eye on emergency alerts. The National Weather Service will issue a heat warning if the temperature poses a threat.
And if you're hiking alone, tell someone you know where you're going and how long you expect to be gone.
And make sure you have the right gear. Here are a few things to consider:
- A hat
- Sunglasses
- Sunscreen
- Long lightweight sleeves
- Light-colored, moisture-wicking, breathable clothing
- Sturdy, comfortable footwear
- Insect repellent
- Salty snacks
- Plenty of water
Know your limits
As so many people like to say: It's a dry heat. And that dry heat will sneak up on you. Make sure you know the warning signs of heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.
Heat exhaustion can cause dizziness, excessive sweating, nausea, and vomiting, as well as cool and clammy, pale skin.
Heat stroke -- which is much more serious -- can cause severe headaches, confusion, and changes in behavior. A person suffering from heat stroke will stop sweating and feel hot to the touch.
At that point, it's time to call 911.
But it's always best to avoid the problem entirely. There's no shame in calling off a hike and turning around!
During a hike, check in with yourself and see how you're doing. How are your energy levels? Do you still have enough water? What's the temperature?
Questions like those are the key to having a fun-filled weekend on Arizona's beautiful trails.
As ASPT puts it, "Every trail can be your favorite if you have a great time."
For more tips and safety information, you can visit azstateparks.com/hiking-safety.
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MERCER, Maine — The body of a 64-year-old New Hampshire man has been identified after a fire destroyed a tow-behind camper in Mercer, Maine.
At approximately 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, the Fire Marshal's Office responded to the scene of a tow-behind camper fire located at 156 Bradley Ln., according to a news release from the Maine Department of Public Safety.
Norridgewock fire personnel had reportedly found the remains of a person in what was left of the camper. An autopsy was conducted Monday by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta.
The owner of the camper, 64-year-old Wayne Bouchard of Deerfield, New Hampshire, is believed to be the deceased, the release said. He was staying on family-owned property.
"Official Identification will be made using DNA. The investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing," the release said.
No further information has been released at this time.
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SANFORD, Maine — Sanford Police said they responded to nine overdoses between Thursday and Sunday, with one suspected death as a result.
On Sunday, Major Matt Gagne posted on the department's Facebook page that the unusually high number of overdoses was likely the result of a deadly batch. He warned residents to share that information, and encouraged those living with substance use disorder to carry the overdose-reversing drug Narcan and to reach out for support.
He listed the 24/7 statewide crisis line: 1-888-568-1112.
For locals, he had one more person whom they could contact. Gagne, born and raised in Sanford, is tasked along with his fellow officers with getting deadly drugs out of town. But, when approaching those suffering from substance use disorder, they don’t go in alone.
Last year, the department launched an Overdose Prevention Through Intensive Outreach, Naloxone, and Safety program; or OPTIONS.
Lacey Bailey is a mental health clinician with the nonprofit Sweetser. She covers all of York County, but is based out of the Sanford Police Department as the department's OPTIONS liaison. Along with her team—two mental health unit officers and one non-law enforcement mental health first responder—she rides in patrol cars and splits tasks with her counterparts.
Police handle law enforcement where needed; clinicians handle human needs.
"We’re going out and offering support resources, and trying to, kind of, change the culture; diverting people from the criminal justice system; and finding those people that really need treatment services that they haven’t been able to access before now," Bailey said.
Gagne argued this approach greatly benefits his department and the city. They make arrests when needed, but the dealers are their true targets. If the OPTIONS staff can divert a person to treatment instead of a jail cell, especially when mental health issues play a part in their lawbreaking, that is considered the most positive outcome.
"Police departments are trying to really use some of those other techniques by having clinicians and liaisons, and things like that that are not police officers. [We] really try to bridge the gap between the law enforcement side and the mental health side and the substance use side," Gagne said.
"I can say that it's just been a great asset for our agency," he continued.
"Officers like being able to solve issues," Colleen Adams, one of Sanford's two officers on the mental health unit, said. "We know we can’t arrest the problem away."
Last week tested their resolve. As they continued this work of policing alongside healthcare, they asked their neighbors to take care of each other.
"Even if you don’t understand what they’re going through, kindness and compassion just goes a very long way," Bailey said.
Gagne said the department is considering expanding its OPTIONS program.
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The Idaho Commission on the Arts recently awarded its 2024 grants to art organizations across the state.
The commission distributed a combined total of $726,000 to 85 organizations throughout 26 communities, a commission news release said.
The Idaho Commission on the Arts recently awarded its 2024 grants to art organizations across the state.
The commission distributed a combined total of $726,000 to 85 organizations throughout 26 communities, a commission news release said.
The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, The Idaho Falls Arts Council, the Idaho Falls Symphony and the Idaho Falls Youth Arts Centre were among local grant recipients.
The four organizations were given nearly $60,000 combined.
The Art Museum received the most funding locally from two different grants, totaling more than $17,000. The annual grants go to supporting nonprofits in the arts, said Jocelyn Robertson, the Arts Commission public information officer.
She called the grants “highly valuable,” not just for individual organizations, but for communities as a whole.
“I don’t think many people realize how much the arts contribute to the quality of life,” Robertson said. “They are a catalyst for economic prosperity.”
“Arts production in Idaho accounts for $2.1 billion and 2.3% of our state economy, and supports 20,257 jobs, 4,063 of them directly. Arts are good business…” Commission on the Arts Chairman Steve Allred said in the release.
The grants help give nonprofits, such as the Art Museum, an expected, stable influx of financial resources every year. Robertson said that keeping places such as the Art Museum supported are crucial to community well-being.
“(The arts) support jobs. They make towns and cities a nice place to live,” Robertson said.
Each year, local nonprofit arts programs as well as individual artists can apply for a grant from the Arts Commission. Through a peer review process, the Arts Commission determines the amount given, based on the recipient’s size and need, Robertson said.
The funds can go toward bringing students to local art organizations on field trips, recruiting artistic experts to the area or providing different performance art shows around the community. The applicable funds are not highly restricted, Robertson said. The grants can go toward a variety of needs, as long as they support local art.
“We provide reliable funding. (The organizations) know they can count on it,” Robertson said. “It puts money directly into the community and into the arenas they most value.”
Robertson said that the Idaho Falls Symphony received more than $16,000 in grant funding for 2024. She said that is evidence of a community that values its symphony. Robertson hopes Idaho Falls continues to support art, and the commission will follow suit.
Most organizations receiving funds are given grants from the Arts Commission “year after year after year,” Robertson said.
Consistency and growth in these local organizations reflects the economic and artistic prosperity within Idaho communities, Robertson said.
“(The arts) strengthen our state culturally and economically,” Robertson said.
She said that the Arts Commission is “in the business of making sure Idaho gets performances.”
“We recognize the public value Idaho and Idahoans place on the arts.”
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Stunning portraits, realistic animals, impressions of pop culture and imaginative landscapes drew crowds of people to the Idaho Falls Sidewalk Chalk Festival on Saturday.
Talented artists displayed their creations, canvassing the sidewalk adjacent to the Art Museum of Eastern Idaho and South Capital Park with vibrant works.
The #IFCHALKFEST event, in its second year, is sponsored by RiverWest Dental in partnership with the museum. It draws talent from throughout the region and out-of-state.
“When we first did the event, me not being an artist, I thought we’d just get a lot of stick figures and sunshine and waves,” said Kyle Peterson, marketing director for RiverWest Dental. “We got landscapes, Baby Yodas and real 3D-like imagery. So this year, I knew that when I say chalk art, it’s a whole new level of chalk art. This is stiff competition.”
More than 54 artists were featured in two different categories — Chalk Masters and Chalk Crushers.
“Chalk Masters compete for higher cash prizes, more for the experienced and veteran chalk artists,” Peterson said. “Our Chalk Crushers are more amateur, more junior level. They just compete for several $200 cash prizes.”
The artists started at 8 a.m. and braved hot temperatures and direct July sunlight until 4 p.m. to create their masterpieces.
A total of $3,000 in prize money was awarded to the winners Saturday.
The grand prize Chalk Master’s award of $1,000 went to Joseph Knickerbocker, of Grantsville, Utah, and his brother Jean-Michel, from Idaho Falls, for their portrait of “The Refugee.”
“Our goal was to touch the human heart,” Jean-Michel said.
It was drawn from an image in a 1970s Iranian calendar displayed in their mother’s home.
“It inspired my mother,” Joseph said. “This is … depicting an experienced, loving, caring, strong woman. ... I tell people it’s everyone’s mother, because they will stick up for you, they will protect you, they will die for you.”
The second-place prize of $800 went to Rachel Colton, from South Jordan, Utah, for “1952 Buick Taxi.”
Wesley Baughman, of Idaho Falls, took home third place and $600 for “Donald Duck.”
In the Chalk Crusher’s category, Holly Johnson, of Idaho Falls, earned a $200 award for “Bee Whatever.”
Mary and Angela Payne, of Idaho Falls, received $200 for “Honktopus and Friends.”
Sam Jess, from Firth, also took home $200 with her “Imagination” drawing.
“We are thrilled to have been a part of the Idaho Falls Sidewalk Chalk Festival and to witness such incredible artistic talent on display,” said Dr. Kolby Klinger in the release. “Supporting community events like this is a great opportunity for us to give back and get out there in our community. Congratulations to all the winners!”
The event recognizes talent in the community that may sometimes be overlooked.
“Being an artist myself, I think that it’s a great opportunity that it’s artist driven as opposed to monetary driven,” said Chloe O’Laughlin, communication director for the Art Museum of Eastern Idaho. “I mean, I know that there’s an aspect of that in there, but I think having a true core appreciation to community artists is really such a driving force behind this event.”
If you want to see the artwork in person, hurry over to the Art Museum of Eastern Idaho as the city’s sprinkler system, which was paused for three days, is scheduled to resume normal operations Wednesday.
All of the pieces were rendered in chalk, although some artists utilized a washable, tempera base.
“They’re able to use the base … for like the contrast and contours, but it’s all non-permanent,” Peterson said.
None of the works were stenciled.
With the community’s support, organizers hope to add to the event for next year.
“Let’s do something that someone might want to pull out their phone and share online,” Peterson said. “... (We) wanted to create something that was colorful and Instagram-worthy.”
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IDAHO, USA — Affordable housing, behavioral health and access to affordable health care are the most urgent community health needs in Southwest Idaho, according to a Community Health Needs Assessment.
The Community Health Needs Assessment covered 10 counties: Ada, Elmore, Boise, Valley, Adams, Canyon, Gem, Owyhee, Payette, and Washington.
For the first time in the state's history, several different health organizations came together to conduct the assessment.
"The key findings from this joint assessment are really nothing new," Monique Evancic, public information officer for Southwest District Health said. "They are pervasive issues that we are finding time and time again in our area."
The priorities from this year's Community Health Needs Assessment are:
- Safe, affordable housing and homelessness
- Behavioral health, including mental health and well-being, and substance misuse
- Access to affordable health care, including oral and vision health
Officials say that housing instability can impact someone's health and ability to access or afford health care.
"It's kind of this domino effect," Evancic said. "If you don't have that foundation, then the other things in your world are going to go to the wayside as well."
According to the assessment, housing vacancy rates have been decreasing making it more difficult for low-income households to obtain housing. A vacancy rate of 4% is "dangerously low," the report states -- and that includes Ada, Canyon and Payette counties.
When it comes to mental health, the report states that all ten counties in the report are a "shortage area" for mental health resources and providers.
"There is a serious concern for youth mental health and the ability to seek and find treatment," it says. There's also multiple barriers to even seeking this care, among other types of health care, like oral or vision. According to the report, most residents in the Treasure Valley do not have access to oral health care.
A Community Health Needs Assessment is conducted every three years per a federal requirement.
"What's important this time around is that this was a joint effort," Evancic said.
The organizations involved in the assessment are Central District Health, Southwest District Health, Saint Alphonsus, St. Luke's, United Way of the Treasure Valley, Intermountain Health, and Weiser Memorial Hospital. The initiative was organized by the Western Idaho Community Health Collaborative.
"All these organizations are pooling their resources and creating this joint assessment for the first time," Evancic said. "So it's kind of bigger and badder than ever."
Data for the assessment was collected through community focus groups, key partner interviews and a community survey.
"There's a variety of different means to collecting that data," Evancic said. "Then they just do it together, and then they're able to leverage their strengths and their skill sets in order to bring together more information then they could do just by themselves."
That data is now available in the Idaho Oregon Community Health Atlas.
"It's a web portal, it's a database and it's completely searchable," Evancic said. "So you can take a deep dive into that information and search out and pick apart what you're looking for. This is completely available to the public."
Hundreds of different data points can be broken down by area in the Health Atlas, and data can be visualized through maps and charts.
"It's just a wealth of information for public health," Evancic said.
Now that the Community Health Needs Assessment is complete, the organizations involved will work together to create a Community Health Implementation Plan.
"That's great that we have the data, and so people might be asking, 'Well, what's next?' So that's the piece - the implementation part," Evancic said. "So they're going to work together so that they don't duplicate efforts, so that they leverage their resources and skill sets, in order to then tackle. That's the whole point of this - tackle these issues."
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BAY COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - The Michigan Department of Transportation announced that paving operations will begin on Westbound U.S. 10 in Bay County Tuesday.
Beginning July 18, westbound traffic will shift to the east side of the road, with one lane of traffic in each direction on U.S. 10 between I-75 and 7 Mile Road.
According to MDOT, The southbound I-75 ramp to westbound U.S. 10 will be closed. The detour will be along southbound I-75, M-84 and westbound U.S. 10. Also, the westbound U.S. 10 to southbound I-75 ramp will be closed. Motorists are asked to use a detour using M-13, M-84 and southbound I-75. These ramps are scheduled to be closed through November.
Three Mile Road Bridge remains closed for construction and is expected to reopen before Labor Day Weekend.
This is part of the work to rebuild westbound US-10 from 7 Mile Road to Bay City. The project includes bridge maintenance at Three Mile Road, replacing a culvert at Culver Creek and replacing the Mackinaw Road overpass next May.
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FORT CAVAZOS, Texas (WJHL) — A group of local Army Reserve soldiers are currently stationed in Texas to provide medical care to deploying soldiers.
Around 50 soldiers from the 7244th Medical Support Unit out of Mount Carmel are midway through a year-long mobilization at Fort Cavazos, formerly known as Fort Hood, according to the Army Reserve Medical Command.
They are tasked with providing care to both deploying soldiers and those returning from overseas.
“So, we serve as a deployment platform for Reserve and National Guard soldiers. We also see active duty as well,” said Army Reserve Maj. Deborah Beaver, a registered nurse. “But we are primarily a platform for the Reserve and Guard soldiers who are going overseas.”
That is especially important for soldiers being deployed to places where they won’t have the same access to care. Experiencing a medical issue abroad could endanger both the soldier’s health and their mission.
“As soon as they leave this facility and they’re on their way overseas, they don’t quite have the care that they can get here,” Staff Sgt. Arryn Tyler, a human resource specialist, said. “We have specialties of all kinds, right across the street at the hospital that we can send them over to, we have behavioral health here to support them. As soon as they leave these doors, though, they have very limited care.”
They also provide care to soldiers returning stateside, which sometimes means caring for those who were injured overseas.
“And if they do get injured, we have the resources here for them to come back to,” Tyler said.
They also want to make the process of returning home as easy as possible.
“As they go home and get ready to go back to their families, we make sure that they’re medically ready to do that so that they’re not being recalled back to their units within the first 30 days saying, ‘Hey, you have to go and get medically examined,'” Tyler said. “We want to make sure that their life is minimally interrupted when they go home.”
Maj. Beaver, who serves as the Deployment Readiness Center nurse case management officer in charge, said soldiers make a multitude of sacrifices. Among those, one of the most challenging is time spent away from family.
“So while you might not be able to be there experiencing life with them, you are doing your part to ensure that they’re able to live those dreams in a free country,” Beaver said.
Serving in the military can also mean spending a lot of time away from home, which in Tyler’s case is Kingsport.
“Definitely miss the green of Tennessee,” Tyler said. “So where I’m from, we have a lot of mountains and they’re beautiful and it’s green and it’s lush. Here it is dry, it is hot and it is windy all the time. So I miss just being home down in Kingsport, Tennessee.”
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FORT WORTH, Texas — The trial is underway for a Mansfield Timberview High School student charged with attempted murder from a 2021 shooting.
In all, the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office charged Timothy Simpkins with three counts of attempted capital murder for the incident on Oct. 6, 2021.
His attorneys did not give an opening statement to the jury when the trial started on the morning of Monday, July 17, at the Tarrant County Courthouse in Fort Worth.
After prosecutors outlined their case during opening statements, they called their first witnesses from a long list of people who could possibly be called to testify in the case.
“I was trying to call for help,” said Mrs. Altman, a Timberview High School English teacher who testified as part of the first round of witnesses for the state. Mrs. Altman pushed through tears on the witness stand talking about a fight between students that led to the school shooting. It happened in her classroom.
Prosecutors are using cellphone video as part of the evidence in the trial against Simpkins.
Altman told jurors that she decided to let student Zac Selby into the classroom despite him arriving late. She also shared that he had not been in class enough to complete a threat assessment evaluation on him. Altman told the court Selby immediately approached Simpkins in the classroom and that’s when the fight ensued, which eventually turned to shots being fired allegedly by Simpkins.
“I was like 'get down, they’re shooting,'” Altman testified. “Then I kind of paused, I was like in shock. It dawned on me that I need to call 911.”
During the fight itself, Timberview coach Dean Boyd responded to Altman’s calls for help. When he arrived in her classroom, Boyd broke up the fight between Simpkins and Selby.
During his testimony, the assistant district attorney called him down from the witness stand to demonstrate for jurors the body language of Simpkins and then how he warned teachers and students.
"He was bouncing around, He grabbed his gun out the waistband, and that is when I said he has a gun, run," Boyd said.
Gunfire left Selby injured and one of their classmates grazed by a bullet.
Prosecutors also put Timberview English teacher Calvin Pettit on the stand to tell jurors about his gunshot wound. Pettit’s classroom is down the hallway from Altman. He also heard her calls for help.
One of the bullets struck Pettit, who went down immediately. He learned about his injury after regaining his composure.
"I leaned against the wall and felt an immense amount of pressure on my back. So I put my hand behind my back, and when I produced my hand it was covered in blood," Pettit said.
Pettit also disclosed to the court that the shooting left him with post-traumatic stress, which has impacted his ability to enjoy his passion for teaching. Despite being rushed to the emergency room after the shooting and undergoing surgery, the bullet that struck him remains lodged in his shoulder for now.
Despite forgoing opening statements, Simpkins' attorneys made repeated objections to testimony from witnesses for the prosecution.
The defense is expected to layout that the shooting stems from Simpkins being bullied at school. But, in court documents, prosecutors wrote Simpkins has a reputation for being the “biggest weed dealer” at Timberview.
Selby is listed to possibly take the witness stand.
There has been no word yet that Simpkins’ attorneys will put him on the stand as part of his defense.
Monday’s testimony ended with statements from the FBI, which also responded to the shooting.
The judge released jurors at 5 p.m. and ordered them back to court 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 18, to resume the trial. The case is expected to last the rest of the week and possibly into the beginning of next week.
The list of witnesses for the prosecution includes more than 40 local law enforcement personnel, 11 FBI personnel, and at least 40 civilians, which includes teachers and students from Timberview.
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KOKOMO, Ind. — Firefighters in Kokomo took in a newborn Monday, the 12th baby surrendered to a baby box in the United States this year.
The baby girl was left in the Safe Haven Baby Box at Fire Station #1 in Kokomo Monday, July 17. Firefighters and paramedics from Ascension St. Vincent cared for the newborn moments after she was left in the box.
(NOTE: The video in the player above is from a 2022 story of a family who adopted a baby surrendered to a baby box.)
"Although these are hard choices to make, we applaud the mother for giving her daughter the chance at life through an anonymous, safe and legal option," said Kokomo Fire Chief Chris Frazier.
Frazier said the baby box at Station #1 was installed in June 2020.
The baby is the fifth newborn surrendered to a baby box in Indiana this year. Indiana's 103 baby boxes are the most of any state in the U.S.
Safe Haven Baby Boxes are temperature-controlled and sound an alarm when an infant is placed inside, alerting firefighters. Once taken out of the box, the baby is checked by medics and taken to the hospital.
Newborns who are surrendered in the boxes are often adopted in about a month.
"It is a joy each and every time we get a call saying we have a baby in a Box," Safe Haven Baby Box founder Monica Kelsey said in a release announcing the surrender. "When we are prepared to aid women in crisis, we can positively impact so many. A family who has been eagerly awaiting a baby to adopt has their life changed forever for the better."
The first newborn was surrendered to a baby box in 2017. In the six years since, 33 newborns have been left in boxes for firefighters and paramedics to care for to be made available for adoption.
Also, over 130 babies have been surrendered nationwide through the Safe Haven Baby Boxes National Hotline at 1-866-99BABY1.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The Orange County Sheriff’s office is looking outside of Florida to hire new deputies.
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Corporal Pedro Rivera said he made the move to Orange County for a better quality of life for my family and himself.
After his time with the marine corps, Corporal Rivera became an agent with the Puerto Rico State Police and then it was on to a job at the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
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The Orange County Sheriff’s Office will soon be flying down to Puerto Rico to recruit deputies at time when agencies across the country are short officers.
Orange County Sheriff John Mina said right now the Sheriff’s Office is down 10% in staff.
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While over the past four or five years, the Sheriff’s office said they have added 400 positions.
Mina said, officers do still continue to retire, and it has been a little bit of a challenge for the department.
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When a team of recruiters and deputies head to the island they will be hosting three different hiring events in San Juan and Mayaguez.
Sheriff Mina said he is very familiar with Puerto Rico.
When he was the Orlando’s Chief of Police, he sent officers to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
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The Sheriff is also hopeful his team meets future people like Corporal Rivera who are eager to start a new chapter with the department.
“We’re looking for recruits who are bilingual.”
Mina said there have been a large increase of Orange County residents, who moved to the area from Puerto Rico in recent years.
He said he just wants to make the Sheriff’s office the best agency it can be.
Read: Dr. Phillips Center hopes to receive $145 million from Orange County tourist development tax
For Corporal Rivera working at the Orange County Sheriff’s office has been a very positive experience in his life.
“The Sheriff’s Office has been like my family. I’ve have great support here,” Rivera said.
The Sheriff’s Office is offering out-of-state deputies up to $7,500 in bonuses in addition to $54,000 salary for starting deputies.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (WJHL) — Abingdon, Va. native Rev. Rodney Arnold has become the youngest president ever of the 54-year-old Missionary Church USA denomination.
Arnold, 40, is the pastor of Knoxville, Tenn.’s OneLife Church, which is part of the denomination that was formed in 1969 and is based in Fort Wayne, Ind. He becomes the denomination’s seventh president according to a news release.
“I am beyond humbled to have been given this opportunity to lead this incredible family of churches into the future,” said Rev. Arnold, who was inaugurated July 13 at the conclusion of the church’s biennial conference.
“The willingness of this body to elect a younger leader from one of our newest regions underscores a vision of advancement and innovation that has been at the heart of the Missionary Church since its formation.”
The denomination has roots in the Mennonite, Wesleyan and Brethren movements. According to the news release it has nearly 500 churches, more than 200,000 members and 70 missionaries active across the world.
Arnold planted OneLife Church in 2009 after earning a master’s degree in evangelism and church planting from Liberty University. OneLife has planted multiple churches and campuses.
Arnold has served on the denomination’s board, the General Oversight Council, for the past four years. As president, he will oversee the national office staff while leading the various ministries and initiatives.
Rev. Arnold remains involved in the Tri-Cities community, working as an instructor each summer and fall for the Abingdon High School Marching Band.
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TUSCULUM, Tenn. (WJHL)- A $500 grant from Walmart will help furnish Tusculum Volunteer Fire Department’s new station. The new station, located on Alexander Street, opened earlier this year.
With the new fire station completed, support for more efficient meeting room materials and other furnishings is the next priority. Fire Chief Marty Shelton said the money will improve operations.
“We have to now come in and furnish it with all the stuff that takes a fire station to run,” said Shelton. “All of the items, appliances, desk chairs, all the kitchen appliances, the plates, forks, anything to run the station, where we can operate and have our firefighters taken care of.”
Shelton said the support from the community has a big impact on the fire department.
“It enables us to have that equipment not only on the road with our apparatus, but in the station for training events,” said Shelton. “We’re hosting different fundraising events to also raise money.”
The volunteer fire department relies partially on grants and community outreach for funding, including their annual barbecue supper.
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Days after police nabbed the man suspected of killing multiple women and dumping their bodies in the Gilgo Beach area of Long Island, police are now searching for more possible clues and evidence related to the serial slayings.
Investigators on Monday executed a search warrant at a storage facility in Amityville connected to suspect Rex Heuermann. It wasn't immediately clear what police were looking for in the multiple storage sheds that were searched. Suffolk County police and New York State Police had been on the scene, located in front of a middle school, for two days.
Police confirmed that the search at the storage facility was linked to the Gilgo investigation, but did not provide any additional details. The manager for the facility declined to comment when asked if Heuermann owned any units there; neither the Suffolk County district attorney nor Heuermann's lawyer responded to requests for comment.
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The search came nearly four days after Heuermann was arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello, according to court documents. He is also a suspect in a fourth killing, of Maureen Brainard-Barnes.
Police have continued to search Heuermann's house in Massapequa Park — across a bay from where some of the bodies were found — for days. Investigators scoured the he small, dilapidated red house to see if any evidence inside might link Heuermann, 59, to the killings.
In court documents, prosecutors described the alleged murders as "planned and heinous in nature."
The towering Heuermann pleaded not guilty during his arraignment on Friday, but said nothing else. He was remanded without bail and is due back in court on Aug. 1.
Heuermann's attorney, Michael Brown, said after the initial court hearing that the evidence against his client is "extremely circumstantial in nature." He also described Heuermann as in tears as he told him "I didn't do this," denying the charges made against him.
Who is Rex Heuermann: How police zeroed in on suspect
Among the breaks in the case that allowed police to hone in on the suspect were cellphone pings of calls he made to one of the victim's families that traced back to the Massapequa area.
Law enforcement officials felt strongly that the alleged killer was from Long Island because that cell phone tower ping – which came from a phone belonging to one of the victims after her death – originated from the Massapequa area, according to two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the case.
Heuermann allegedly used burner phones to meet his victims and was seen on surveillance videos in cellphone stores buying the burners. He even stole two cellphones from victims, prosecutors alleged, using one to taunt the victim's family.
As NBC News previously reported officials believed the alleged killer used Melissa Barthelemy’s cell phone to call her teen sister repeatedly soon after Melissa disappeared in 2009. The alleged killer made explicit sexual comments, claimed to have killed Melissa and related details of her killing that only the murderer would know. Police believed the caller was a white man and the calls came from midtown Manhattan.
It was previously unreported that the same victim’s cellphone briefly pinged off of a tower in the Massapequa area around the same time. It was that potential clue that led officials to believe the suspect could one day be found in that area.
Heuermann has worked as an architect in Manhattan, sources said, and police were seen Friday searching his midtown office at Fifth Avenue and East 36th Street. Some of the calls investigators identified had come from or near the architecture firm where he worked. For years, police had been looking into whether the suspect lived on Long Island and worked in Manhattan, commuting through New York-Penn Station.
In a YouTube video, Heuermann was seen speaking about his life on Long Island, his family, and how he has been working in NYC since the 1980s. The suspect’s house is a little over a 15-mile car ride away from Gilgo Beach.
As part of the investigation, law enforcement looked into his internet search history. According to prosecutors, Heuermann repeatedly searched for child pornography, sadistic material and online images and information of his victims. His email account was connected to more than 200 searches between March 2022 and June 2023 about known and active serial killers, the disappearances of his alleged victims, and articles written about investigations into the murders.
Among the searches were:
- "why could law enforcement not trace the calls made by long island serial killer"
- "why hasn't the long island serial killer been caught"
- "FBI active serial killers"
- "Map of all known serial killers"
- "8 Terrifying Active Serial Killers (We Can't Find)"
- "Mapping the Long Island Murder Victims"
- "Inside the Long Island Serial Killer and Gilgo Beach"
- "In Long Island serial killer investigation, new phone technology may be key to break in case"
Investigators said DNA evidence from a hair found on tape used to tie up one victim (Megan Waterman) is believed to be a hair from Heuermann's wife — a hair strand likely initially stuck on the tape from him or his residence, court documents state.
But it was a pizza box discarded by Heuermann that allowed investigators to get his DNA sample, swabbing a leftover pizza crust inside. Prosecutors said they can match the DNA from the pizza crust to a strand of male hair also found on the tape used to tie up Waterman, according to the documents.
The DNA test results that allegedly linked Heuermann to the Gilgo Beach bodies came back on June 12 — with the results having a 99.96 degree of accuracy.
The case has drawn immense public attention since human remains were found along the beach highway more than a decade ago. The mystery attracted national headlines for many years and the unsolved killings were the subject of the 2020 Netflix film “Lost Girls.”
Determining who killed them, and why, has vexed a slew of seasoned homicide detectives through several changes in police leadership. Last year, an interagency task force was formed with investigators from the FBI, as well as state and local police departments, aimed at solving the case.
Gilgo Beach Murders: The Victims
The Gilgo Beach murder case has haunted police for 13 years, dating back to 2010 when the body of Shannan Gilbert, a 24-year-old escort from Jersey City, was found in the area. That led police to find nearly a dozen other sets of human remains in the vicinity, including that of the so-called "Gilgo Four" — Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello.
The four women in their 20s, all believed to be sex workers who advertised on sites like Craigslist and more, were found dead and wrapped in burlap sacks along the remote stretch of Ocean Parkway, within a quarter of a mile of one another near the now-notorious beach in 2010. Gilbert's cause of death has been disputed by officials and her family, but officials have said the Gilgo Four were all murdered, possibly the work of a serial killer.
Brainard-Barnes, 25, was last heard from in July 2007; Barthelemy, 24, went missing on July 12, 2009; Waterman, 22, was reported missing on June 8, 2010, and investigators believe she left a Holiday Inn in Hauppauge the night of June 6 to meet her killer; Costello, 27, was last seen Sept. 2, 2010.
For more information on each of the women known collectively as the Gilgo Four, click here.
In April and May of 2011, the remains of six other individuals were also found in the area, including a partially dismembered woman later identified as another sex worker, Jessica Taylor. An unidentified Asian man, two unidentified women and an unidentified female toddler were also found. Through DNA testing, the toddler was determined to be the daughter of another woman whose body was discovered about seven miles away.
One of the unidentified women, previously known as "Jane Doe #6," was identified in 2020 as Valerie Mack. The 24-year-old similarly was working as an escort in the Philadelphia area at the time and vanished after going to meet a client on Long Island's Oak Beach in 2010. Mack sometimes went by the name Melissa Taylor (no relation to fellow victim Jessica Taylor) and was never reported missing.
Mack's dismembered remains were located in separate locations over an 11-year span. Her torso was found in Manorville, not long after she was last seen. In 2011, her head, hands and right foot were found by Gilgo Beach.
Here's a timeline breakdown of the bodies found in the Gilgo Beach area:
- May 2010: Shannan Gilbert goes missing.
- Dec. 11, 2010: Remains of Melissa Barthelemy found.
- Dec. 13, 2010: Remains of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello found off Ocean parkway (these three plus Barthelemy known as the “Gilgo Four”).
- March 29, 2011: Remains of Jessica Taylor found in Manorville.
- April 4, 2011: Remains of Valerie Mack (aka Jane Doe #6 until May 2022), unidentified toddler and Asian male found. Mack’s remains found years apart in Manorville and Gilgo Beach, toddler’s remains found along Ocean Parkway near where Mack’s remains were found. Remains of Asian male found along Ocean Parkway.
- April 11, 2011: Two more bodies found. One unidentified known as Jane Doe 7, other believed to be mother of toddler who remains found earlier.
- Dec. 2011: Shannan Gilbert’s remains found in marsh, 11th set of remains found.
While 11 sets of remains were discovered between Dec. 2010 and Dec. 2011, investigators believe the first four — all of whom had been strangled — were killed by one person. Heuermann was charged with first- and second-degree murder in the deaths of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello. He was considered a suspect in the death of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, but was not formally charged in Friday's indictment.
How the bodies were first discovered: The Shannan Gilbert case
Shannan Gilbert disappeared in Oak Beach, a quiet gated community off Suffolk County's Ocean Parkway, on May 1, 2010, after meeting with a client. The skeletal remains of Gilbert weren't found until Dec. 2011, months after the others, after investigators said she disappeared into the marsh. The remains were found about three miles east of where the other 10 sets were discovered.
Suffolk County detectives have long said Gilbert's killing was not connected to the others — a belief her sister, Sherre Gilbert, has intensely disagreed with. She spoke to reporters in May 2022 for the first time in years after police released three 911 calls her sister made on May 1, 2010 (including a nearly 22-minute one).
Sherre Gilbert was adamant local authorities "dropped the ball from the beginning."
"I don't believe it. I just feel like they've never cared ... and I just feel like it's a way to just confirm what they've always said," Sherre Gilbert said in 2022 of the longstanding contention her sister's death was, as Suffolk police have previously said, a "tragic accident."
Sherre Gilbert said local law enforcement was pushing the same theory even before her sister's remains were found in a reedy marsh near Oak Beach -- not far from where the other grim discoveries were made along the desolate stretch of Long Island highway.
The sister has her own ideas about what happened. She says she believes someone found her sister after she tried to get help at the house of the woman who made the third 911 call and potentially drugged her to calm her down since she had become hysterical. Sherre Gilbert says maybe her sister died after that, an accident, and someone (or someones) took her body and dumped it on the marsh, scattering her belongings along the way to make it appear she wandered there herself.
"If you notice on the map, when you see where her remains were, from where her clothes are, they're in two different locations," Sherre Gilbert explained. "So I feel like they took her remains and put her there from the roadside and then went back to put her clothing on the opposite side. I don't believe that my sister would run."
An autopsy proved inconclusive as far as Shannan Gilbert's cause of death. A private pathologist hired by the Gilbert family also found insufficient evidence to determine how she died. But the pathologist, the noted Michael Baden, who has been hired to do independent autopsies by George Floyd's family and others, did say Gilbert's remains showed signs that could be consistent with manual strangulation as a potential cause.
Details on the report were previously reported by News 4. Read it here.
Despite police not considering Gilbert as part of the same investigation, families of the other victims hoped the 911 calls could shed some light on their outstanding mysteries.
John Ray, an attorney who represents the families of Shannan Gilbert and Jessica Taylor, told NBC News he is "delighted" that there was an arrest in the Gilgo Beach murders. But he added that he feels "very strongly" that Heuermann is not responsible for all 11 murders, including Gilbert's and Taylor's.
"It gives us something of a sigh of relief, but it's partial," Ray said in an interview Friday morning. "There's still much to be done on this."
Given that Heuermann has not been accused of or linked to the murders of Gilbert and Taylor, their families are still holding out hope for another arrest, Ray said.
"There undoubtedly is" another suspect, he said, telling the AP "We’re happy to see that they’re finally active, the police, in accomplishing something. Let’s wait and see what it all leads to."
Tom Winter and Chloe Atkins of NBC News Investigations contributed to this report.
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A federal prosecutor said Monday his office is seeking to have control of New York City's trouble-plagued Rikers Island jail taken away from Mayor Eric Adam's administration, calling conditions there a “collective failure with deep roots."
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams of the Southern District of New York said Rikers “has been in crisis for years" over several mayors' administrations and leaders of the corrections system and he favors a court-appointed outside authority to take charge of the complex.
“But after eight years of trying every tool in the toolkit, we cannot wait any longer for substantial progress to materialize,” he said in a statement, adding that his office would seek to have a court-appointed receivership put in place.
An email seeking comment was sent to the mayor's press office. Adams has resisted the idea of a federal takeover of the system and has said his administration has been taking steps to stabilize Rikers, which was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Williams said his office would pursue contempt proceedings against the city after a court-appointed monitor last week filed a report saying the city hadn't met its obligations under a series of court orders pertaining to conditions inside Rikers.
In that report, the monitor said the “pace of reform has stagnated” and that jail officials had failed to report incidents of violence.
Another report earlier this month condemned conditions at jail facilities, citing mold- and vermin-infested areas among other issues.
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In a hearing in June, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain told attorneys for the city and Rikers detainees to formally discuss a potential structure for a federal receivership, and said she would consider it in August.
Advocates for those detained at Rikers have loudly called for a receivership, citing grim realities such as the deaths of 19 people last year, following 16 fatalities the year before. Six people have died so far this year.
The Legal Aid Society praised Williams' decision to push for federal oversight saying in a statement, "Too many lives have been lost and damaged due to the city’s inability to manage the jails humanely. We look forward to working together to seek the relief necessary to end this culture of brutality.”
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What to Know
- The MTA will begin its fare free bus pilot on five routes -- one in each borough -- by late September, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday.
- The pilot program will serve around 43,900 daily weekday riders for a period of six to 12 months, Hochul said.
- Routes were chosen based on ridership, fare evasion, service adequacy, equity for low-income and economically disadvantaged communities, and access to employment and commercial activity.
The MTA will begin its fare free bus pilot on five routes -- one in each borough -- by late September, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday.
The pilot program will serve around 43,900 daily weekday riders for a period of six to 12 months, Hochul said.
"The MTA is the lifeblood of New York City, and I'm proud of the tremendous progress we've made in returning ridership to pre-pandemic levels," Hochul said. "By establishing these fare free bus pilot routes, we are expanding access to public transportation across the city and improving transit equity to better serve all New Yorkers."
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Meanwhile MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber welcomed the "innovation" and "creative thinking" of the pilot program.
"We have championed innovation and creative thinking across the transportation network and look forward to seeing how New Yorkers respond to this pilot program," Lieber said.
Routes were chosen based on ridership, fare evasion, service adequacy, equity for low-income and economically disadvantaged communities, and access to employment and commercial activity. Additionally, it is important to note that the pilot will not include free transfers to other buses or subway lines.
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Buses on routes in the pilot program will be marked "Fare Free" with green and black destination signage, digital signage onboard buses, decals inside the bus and covers on farebox and OMNY readers.
The bus routes included in the six to twelve month pilot are:
- Bx18 A/B which operates daily during daytime hours between Undercliff Avenue or Sedgwick Avenue and Grand Concourse/E 170 Street, the Bx18 A/B bus route travels along Macombs Road, Tremont Avenue, Undercliff Avenue/Sedgwick Avenue, 168 Street and 170 Street. It serves Morris Heights, Highbridge and Mount Eden neighborhoods and connects to the 4, B, and D trains and several other bus routes.
- B60 which operates between Williams Avenue/Flatlands Avenue in Canarsie and Williamsburg Bridge Plaza. The route operates primarily along Rockaway Avenue and Wilson Avenue and serves the Canarsie, Brownsville, Ocean Hill, Bushwick and Williamsburg neighborhoods. It makes connections to the 3, C, L, G, J, M and Z trains and bus routes.
- M116 which operates daily during daytime hours between W 106 Street /Broadway and E 120 Street/Pleasant Avenue. The route primarily operates along 116 Street, Manhattan Avenue and W 106 Street and serves the Harlem, East Harlem and Morningside Heights neighborhoods. The route makes connections to the 1, 2, 3, 6, B, and C trains and bus routes.
- Q4 LCL/LTD which operates between the Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer subway station and Linden Boulevard/235 Street. Some buses operate as Limited-Stop during morning and afternoon rush hours on weekdays. The route primarily operates on Linden Boulevard, Merrick Boulevard and Archer Avenue and serves the Jamaica Center, South Jamaica, St. Albans and Cambria Heights neighborhoods. It makes connections to the E, J and Z trains the St. Albans Long Island Rail Road station and several bus routes.
- S46/96 which operates between South Avenue, West Shore Plaza Shopping Center and the St. George Ferry Terminal, he S46 local route operates at all times and the S96 Limited route operates on weekdays only in the peak period, peak direction. The route primarily operates along Castleton Avenue, Victory Boulevard, Walker Street/Brabant Street and South Avenue. It serves the St. George, Tompkinsville, West New Brighton, Port Richmond, Elm Park, Arlington, Bloomfield and Chelsea neighborhoods and makes connections to the SIR and Staten Island Ferry.
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The man who allegedly stabbed a subway rider to death at a Manhattan station was indicted on murder charges, the district attorney announced.
Claude White, of the Bronx, faces two counts of second-degree murder and one count of third-degree robbery in connection with the stabbing death of 32-year-old Tavon Silver aboard a southbound 4 train just after 4 a.m. on June 17, according to police and court documents.
The 34-year-old White started arguing with Silver about drugs, court documents state, then held him down and started hitting him. He then allegedly grabbed a steak knife that Silver had on him and stabbed the victim twice in the chest.
The DA's office alleged that White then took drugs from Silver's bag and got off the train at the 23rd Street station, throwing the knife used in the attack into the subway tunnel and tossing his sweatshirt in the trash. Police were called after the train pulled into the Union Square station and Silver was found by a passenger who alerted the conductor.
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Silver was rushed to the hospital, where he died as a result of his injuries. White was arrested two days after the attack, with blood stains on his pants.
Attorney information for White was not immediately clear.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — You might have noticed a haze in the air Monday, which is smoke from the Canadian wildfires that have been burning since about May.
Those wildfires have caused air quality problems and haze from the Midwest all the way to as far south as Alabama.
Jefferson County Department of Health Meteorologist Matt Lacke said this can cause some health risks for sensitive groups including seniors, kids and people with respiratory issues like COPD and asthma. Lacke said the smoke will hang around for the next few days.
“Through the rest of the week, we’re looking at kind of cutting back a little bit on the smoke. And we don’t really have any storm systems coming through to kind of clear things out until Friday, Saturday timeframe. So, you can see some of the smoke linger around until then,” Lacke said.
Lacke said on top of the smoke, we may also see a thin layer of Saharan dust move into our area Tuesday. He said the dust, which travels around the world from the Sahara Desert on wind currents, may also contribute to the air quality.
As of Monday, we are in the yellow category, which is just below the “air quality alert” level.
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What to Know
- In a historic announcement, not only was Edward Caban named the next NYPD commissioner on Monday, making him the first Hispanic person to lead the nation's largest police department, but Mayor Eric Adams also announced Tania Kinsella as the next first deputy commissioner -- the first woman of color to serve in that position in NYPD history.
- Kinsella is a 20-year veteran of the NYPD, who has also served at several precincts across the five boroughs -- having served in numerous positions including captain, commanding officer, deputy inspector, and inspector.
- Kinsella, the youngest daughter of immigrants from Jamaica and Guyana and a mother, rose through the ranks to become the commanding officer of the 120th precinct in her home borough of Staten Island.
In a historic announcement, not only was Edward Caban named the next NYPD commissioner on Monday, making him the first Hispanic person to lead the nation's largest police department, but Mayor Eric Adams also announced Tania Kinsella as the next first deputy commissioner -- the first woman of color to serve in that position in NYPD history.
Kinsella is a 20-year veteran of the NYPD, who has also served at several precincts across the five boroughs -- having served in numerous positions including captain, commanding officer, deputy inspector, and inspector.
Kinsella, the youngest daughter of immigrants from Jamaica and Guyana and a mother, rose through the ranks to become the commanding officer of the 120th precinct in her home borough of Staten Island.
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Most recently she was the executive officer at the office of the chief of patrol, a position to which she was named last year, and to which she was subsequently promoted to deputy chief.
“It is my honor to announce the appointment of Edward Caban as the next commissioner of the New York City Police Department and the first Latino police commissioner in NYPD history, as well as Tania Kinsella as the next first deputy commissioner and first woman of color to serve in that role in NYPD history,” Adams said. “I am confident that Commissioner Caban will continue that legacy of success while supporting our officers going forward every day. The same is true for First Deputy Commissioner Kinsella. The youngest daughter of immigrants from Jamaica and Guyana, her appointment today truly personifies the American Dream."
Adams went on to describe Kinsella as leader who is "unparalleled," while also describing the significance of Kinsella's appointment.
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"Why is her appointment so significant?" Adams asked during the ceremony in which he swore in Kinsella. "The NYPD has a great crime-fighting profile, but it has an image problem. When you look at the department you don't see youthfulness, you don't see diversity at the top. You don't see the richness....people should see the possibilities."
Adams went on to say that Kinsella has been committed to creating strong bonds between the community and police department since she decided to join the force.
"In her 20 years with the NYPD, First Deputy Commissioner Kinsella has devoted herself to bringing the police and the community together, building bonds, and making our city a better, safer, and stronger place to live. Commissioner Caban and First Deputy Commissioner Kinsella are the best of the NYPD. They truly understand the importance of both safety and justice, and I look forward to continuing to work with them to help keep our city safe.”
When addressing the public after being named first deputy commissioner of the NYPD, Kinsella said she is "honored" calling the moment she joined the police department "love at first sight."
"Being a police officer is much more than keeping people safe, it's about building community," Kinsella said.
"Aside from being a mother, working as a police officer is the most rewarding job I can imagine," she said.
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Arizona Public Service (APS) said its customer demand for electricity hit an all-time high over the weekend as a heat wave scorches the Southwest.
Arizonans in particular on Saturday used more than 8,191 megawatts of power -- the most electricity used in a single day in APS history.
APS provides power to most of Coconino, Navajo, Yavapai, Maricopa and La Paz counties. High temperatures throughout the company’s service area drove up electricity use as Arizonans tried to escape the heat, according to APS Vice President of Resource Management Justin Joiner.
Joiner said temperature and humidity are major drivers of electricity use. He also noted that there are more people living in Arizona and more businesses operating in the state than there once were.
In July of 2020, the previous energy use record was set when APS customers consumed 7,660 megawatts (MW) of energy.
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APS customers shattered that record on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Arizonans in APS’s coverage area used 7,798 MW of energy on Friday. On Saturday, the new all-time use record was set at 8,191 MW. On Sunday, 7,962 MW was used to keep the region’s lights and air conditioners on — 302 MW more than the 2020 record.
In order to meet the high demand for energy, Joiner said, the power company had to use everything in their “toolbox.”
That meant drawing on solar, wind, natural gas and nuclear power sources. Right now, APS runs the Palo Verde Generating Station, the largest nuclear power plant in the United States. The Tonopah, Arizona, plant produces about 32 million megawatt-hours of power every year.
APS invests about $1.5 billion annually in the power grid. According to APS, the weekend’s high demand for energy was met without any hiccups in power deliver — partially because of preplanning and investment.
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Mayes tells Horne English learners can't be blocked from dual language programs
Arizona schools chief Tom Horne does not have the authority to withhold funding from schools that offer dual language programs, Attorney General Kris Mayes said in a legal opinion issued Monday, a blow to Horne's efforts to bar English learners from enrolling in the programs.
The Attorney General's opinion clears the way for Arizona schools to continue allowing English learners —students not yet proficient in English — to participate in dual language programs just days before the new school year begins in many districts.
Horne did not respond to a request for comment.
Supporters of dual language programs quickly applauded Mayes' opinion.
"This was an important win for us," said Daniel Hernandez Jr., government affairs director for Stand for Children Arizona, an advocacy group that on July 13 presented Horne and the State Board of Education with a petition including nearly 3,000 signatures demanding that English learners be allowed to participate in dual language programs.
The group is working to inform school districts and families heading back to school Wednesday that English learners can still participate in dual language programs, Hernandez said. But "we continue to be vigilant and keep watching Tom Horne as he has shown that he is not above doing things that I believe are illegal or completely outside of his scope and authority as the state superintendent," he said.
What are dual language programs?
Dual language programs have gained popularity in recent years as a way for English learners and fluent English speakers to become bilingual and bilerate. Under the programs, English learners learn side-by-side with fluent English speakers while receiving academic instruction in English for half of the day and the other half in another language, typically Spanish.
English learners are typically the children of immigrants or refugees who primarily speak another language at home. Native American students who primarily speak an Indigenous may also be classified as English learners.
Petition:Arizona dual language education supporters demand Tom Horne allow all students to participate
Horne, a staunch opponent of bilingual education, contends the best way for English learners to acquire English and become successful is through English-only immersion.
Horne has argued that English learners are barred from participating in dual language programs under Proposition 203. The ballot measure — passed by voters in 2000 during a period when the state's Spanish-speaking immigrant population was growing rapidly — requires English learners to be taught only in English. Critics say English-only immersion is ineffective and outdated.
In a letter sent to schools in June, Horne's office threatened to withhold education funding from schools that allow English learners to enroll in dual language programs unless they had been granted a waiver. The letter cited a memo from the Arizona Legislative Council, the legal arm of the state Legislature, that stated the dual language model "likely violates" Proposition 203.
Horne's letter prompted several Democratic lawmakers to request a formal legal opinion from Mayes, a Democrat, which Horne, a Republican, had not sought. The lawmakers, Rep. Nancy Gutierrez, D-Tucson, Rep. Jennifer Pawlik, D-Chandler, Rep. Judy Schwiebert, D-Phoenix, and Rep. Laura Terech, D-Phoenix, are all current or former educators.
"This is a big win for students and parents who choose to enroll their children in dual language programs," the lawmakers said in a joint statement Monday.
State Board of Education will rely on Mayes' opinion
Mayes declined in her opinion to say whether the 50-50 dual language immersion model complies with Arizona law, but the opinion noted that the model was approved by the State Board of Education under bipartisan legislation passed unanimously by the Legislature in 2019. That legislation aimed to give schools more flexibility to provide English language acquisition instruction to the state's 93,000 English learners, who make up about 8.5% of all Arizona students.
Mayes concluded that Horne, as superintendent of public instruction, does not have the authority to "impose any consequences on, or withhold any monies" from schools that use models approved by the State Board of Education.
Tom Horne to schools:Stop teaching English learners in Spanish or lose funding
Only the board "has the statutory authority to exclude" the dual language model from the list of approved models for teaching English to English learners and "to declare a school noncompliant and ineligible" for English learner funds, Mayes said in her opinion.
The opinion also states that no waivers are required for English learners to enroll in dual language programs because the board had approved the model for English learners.
Mayes rebuked Horne for sending the letter to schools in June that said they could no longer use dual language programs to instruct English learners.
Contrary to Horne's letter, the opinion states, the State Board of Education has not modified or "otherwise deleted" the dual language model from the approved list of models for teaching English to English learners. As a result, the dual language model "remains an approved" model for schools to use and only the board "has the authority to determine whether school districts and charter schools are in compliance" with the English language learner statutes.
Horne's letter had generated confusion among schools over whether dual language programs remained in effect in Arizona for English learners. Dual language programs have gained popularity in Arizona schools since they were approved by the State Board of Education in 2020 as one of four models for providing English language acquisition and academic instruction to English learners. The other three models approved by the board are based on English-only instruction.
About 940 English learners participated in dual language programs in the 2021-2022 school year, up from about 745 the year before. Data for the 2022-2023 school year has not yet been released, but the number of English learners who participated in dual language programs likely increased since a growing number of schools in Arizona are now offering the programs.
Given the Attorney General's opinion, the State Board of Education will not alter any of the approved models for instructing English learners, including the dual language model, and the board will not take any action against schools that use the 50-50 dual language model to instruct English learners, the board said in a written statement issued Monday.
Daniel Gonzalez covers race, equity and opportunity. Reach the reporter at daniel.gonzalez@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-8312. Follow him on Twitter @azdangonzalez.
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A South Dakota fire department rescued three ducklings that were stuck in a storm drain near a highway ramp.
The Rapid City Fire Department posted photos of the rescue on Thursday on Facebook and wrote: “The crew was able to climb in the drain and rescue the ducklings successfully! There seemed to be no fowl play.”
One photo captures two fuzzy ducklings wading inside the storm drain when the crew arrived. Other photos show firefighters descending a silver ladder into the drain and setting up a hose. Finally, a crew member climbs back up the ladder with a duckling in hand.
“A person who lives in that area noticed that a mama duck kept walking around in the street in the same spot. That person investigated, found ducklings in the storm drain,” and called the fire department for help, Battalion Chief Calen Maningas said.
Seven people from the fire department went to rescue the baby birds, he said.
Captain Tyler Powell was one of them. He said the drain was filled with water, runoff and debris.
“There were different culverts that came into that drain. And every time we went down to try and grab the ducklings, they would swim into one of the other culverts and hide from us,” Powell said.
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The team figured out where the culverts ended, Powell said, so they set up a hose and strategically sprayed water to flush the ducks out to the other side — and into the hands of the waiting firefighters who handed the birds up to each other and placed them in a cardboard box above ground.
Powell said the ducklings were fine throughout the rescue.
The firefighters left the ducklings with the person who originally called about them. That person hoped the mother duck would return so he could give the ducklings back to her, Maningas said.
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson announced he will be stepping down from leading the Chicago civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition he founded in 1971, the organization announced Friday.
The Rainbow PUSH Coalition officially transferred leadership to Reverend Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes III of Dallas as the organization's president.
“Reverend Jesse Jackson is officially pivoting from his role as president of Rainbow PUSH Coalition. His commitment is unwavering, and he will elevate his life’s work by teaching ministers how to fight for social justice and continue the freedom movement,” the organization said in a statement. “Rev. Jackson’s global impact and civil rights career will be celebrated this weekend at the 57th annual Rainbow PUSH Coalition convention, where his successor will be introduced.”
Jackson, who will turn 82 in October, has remained active in civil rights in recent years despite health setbacks. For the last 57 years, Jackson has led the coalition which has global reach and impact. His decision is a result of his ongoing journey with Parkinson's disease.
"I am looking forward to this next chapter where I will continue to focus on economic justice, mentorship, and teaching ministers how to fight for social justice. I will still be very involved in the organization and am proud that we have chosen Rev. Dr. Haynes as my successor," said Jackson.
He announced in 2017 that he had begun outpatient care for Parkinson’s disease two years earlier. In early 2021, he had gallbladder surgery and later that year was treated for COVID-19 including a stint at a physical therapy-focused facility. He was hospitalized again in November 2021 for a fall that caused a head injury.
Santita Jackson, one of his daughters, said in an interview that her father would not be vanishing.
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“While the flesh may not be willing, the spirit is,” she said, adding that she hoped her father would provide a living history. “Dr. King gave him his assignment and he’s been faithful to it in every iteration of his life. Many people have said Dr. King was the architect and Rev. Jackson was the builder.”
Jackson broke with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1971 to form Operation PUSH — originally named People United to Save Humanity — a sweeping civil rights organization based on Chicago’s South Side.
The organization was later renamed the Rainbow PUSH Coalition with a mission ranging from encouraging corporations to hire more minorities to voter registration drives in communities of color. Its annual convention is set for this weekend in Chicago.
Jackson has long been a powerful voice in American politics.
Until Barack Obama’s election in 2008, Jackson was the most successful Black candidate for the U.S. presidency, winning 13 primaries and caucuses for the Democratic nomination in 1988.
He stood with the family of George Floyd at a memorial for the Black man murdered in 2020 by a white police officer, whose death forced a national reckoning with police brutality and racism. Jackson also participated in COVID-19 vaccination drives to battle hesitancy in Black communities.
Al Sharpton, president and founder of the National Action Network, said in a statement that he had spoken to Jackson on Friday morning and “told him that we will continue to glean from him and learn from him and duplicate him in whatever our organizations and media platforms are. Because he has been an anchor for me and many others.”
Sharpton called Jackson his mentor, adding: “The resignation of Rev. Jesse Jackson is the pivoting of one of the most productive, prophetic, and dominant figures in the struggle for social justice in American history.”
The soon-to-be new president, Rev. Haynes, is a pastor, leader and social activist, engaged in preaching and fighting against racial injustice.
“It’s not enough to shout at church on Sunday. You’ve got to hit the streets during the week," Haynes said during a speech on Sunday.
In a statement released Saturday, the organization stated, "Haynes has devoted his life to economic justice and empowerment in underserved communities and transforming the lives of the disenfranchised."
Haynes has served as a visionary and innovative senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas for the past 40 years. He considers himself a longtime student of Jackson and has spoken to and for Rainbow PUSH Coalition frequently.
"As a student of Rev. Jackson's, I am honored to be selected for this prestigious and important position. The role Rainbow PUSH Coalition plays today is just as critical as it was in 1963 when the organization was founded. Our communities need organizations like Rainbow PUSH to not only continue the fight for justice and equality but to shepherd the next generation of advocates into the movement," said Reverend Rev. Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes III, incoming President of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
During the formal announcement on Sunday, Rev. Haynes gave an impassioned speech about Rev. Jackson and his legacy.
“I stand here on his shoulders because no one with sense would try to stand in his shoes. His shoes are too large, they’ve taken us so far," he said. "You took the baton of freedom fighting from the hand of the drum major for justice, Martin Luther King, Jr and you dared to say to a nation, go ahead and keep hope alive."
Jackson's achievements were celebrated with music, performances and guest speakers during Rainbow PUSH Coalition's 57th annual conference. Vice President Kamala Harris was a guest speaker, sharing words of praise for Rev. Jackson.
"The heroes of this moment are those who bring us together in coalition. Those who know that strength is not measured in who you beat down but who you lift up," she said. "So let us stand together, united and strong knowing as Rev has always understood, we refuse to throw up our hands when it is time to roll up our sleeves."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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A new way of getting around is coming to Dallas.
In just a few months a new driverless ride-hailing service is about to become a reality. It's part of a growing trend in artificial intelligence, which some believe could be a key to safer roads in the future.
Cruise, a driverless ride-hailing company backed by General Motors, is planning to roll out self-driving cars on Dallas streets by the end of the year. The service operates like other ride-hailing apps on a smartphone, where users can call up a ride.
"The experience feels a lot like a human, except for there is no human and it's actually a robot car,” said Megan Prichard, vice president of ride-hail and delivery for Cruise.
Cruise operates a fleet of Chevy Bolts that are equipped with a mix of 40 sensors, cameras, radars and other technology which feeds the artificial intelligence that powers the vehicle. To unlock the car, the user slides a button on the smartphone app. The car won't even start moving until everyone is buckled up and riders push another button to begin.
"So our cars never drive drunk, they never drive distracted, they never drive tired and they have a 360-degree view of everything that's going on around them at all times,” said Prichard. "People find that once they're in the car, they really relax, they like having the ability to put their own music on and sing along, call friends or even take a nap."
That safety concept is one of the reasons Cruise picked Dallas as its next location. The company’s goals align with Dallas' Vision Zero initiative to eliminate all traffic-related deaths and reach a 50% reduction in severe injuries from crashes by 2030.
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"We're hoping that in Dallas – a city that has the second highest traffic fatality rate amongst us cities that are populous – we will be able to help achieve that goal,” said Prichard. "So far, we have zero serious injuries and over 3 million miles of driverless ride-hail driving, which is very exciting."
The City of Dallas shared a statement with NBC 5 regarding the team effort on Vision Zero:
"Vision Zero was introduced as an answer to Dallas’ high traffic fatality rate and the City Council’s commitment to creating a community with zero traffic fatalities. The City of Dallas Vision Zero Action Plan aspires to create streets free from fatalities for all Dallas residents and visitors. This is a goal we share with many organizations, including Cruise, and we look forward to continued discussions to align those goals."
"Right now, over 40,000 people die every year on American roads. And this is unacceptable as a status quo, we have the opportunity here to make a much safer product that's also a better customer experience and more sustainable for our riders," said Prichard.
Outside of safety, Cruise also picked Dallas because of the boom in business, demand and innovation.
"We're very excited to be coming to the city because of the entrepreneurial spirit and that focus on innovation," Prichard said. "Dallas is such a vibrant city that is embracing new technology."
Autonomous vehicles are nothing new to North Texas. Self-driving trucks have already been shipping goods between Fort Worth and El Paso in a testing phase that is happening right now.
DFW Airport tested out driverless shuttles in 2020. Frisco launched a pilot program of autonomous vans to transport employees around the city in 2018.
Autonomous vehicles are regulated by the Texas Department of Transportation. In 2017, the legislature approved the state government to be the ruling entity for AVs so that rules are uniform across the state.
Cruise already operates in Austin, Phoenix and its home of San Francisco, with plans to also begin services in Houston.
Many Dallas commuters are excited.
“Artificial intelligence is a huge thing right now and the technology. It's 2023. So I think if anything, it's going to be a better driver than some of the people you see on the streets right now,” said commuter Nick Galindo. “I think it's a good idea, especially with all the road rage that's been going on.”
Still, the concept of a robot car is scary for some.
"I'm just a little bit of a control freak so not having that control and leaning on almost nothing to do my driving isn't something that I want to be a part of,” said Anna Medina, who works in downtown Dallas. "And I would think just with how some Dallas drivers are – they don't use turn signals, they take red lights. I don't know if I completely trust an automated driver like that to be able to respond that quickly to certain actions."
“I think it would depend on the safety of the cars if I would use it or not,” said Vincent Matthews, a tourist visiting Dallas from Europe. "It’s like getting in an airplane for the first time. You don't really trust it if you're not on the wheel yourself."
Prichard said she understands the fear over something so new and unknown to many.
"Some people get very nervous. I actually took my mother-in-law for a ride recently. She's in her 70s and she saw the car pull up with no driver and was just jaw on the ground," said Prichard. "She buckles her seat belt, she's holding on tight and then the car goes. Three minutes later she's got her phone out taking selfies."
She added that their technology is built to handle whatever happens on the roads.
“We're tracking every single actor in a scenario around a car and predicting what that actor will do and responding to it. So our cars are able to predict what somebody might do and make the safest decision for the driver,” she said.
Cruise is currently mapping surface streets across Dallas with supervised drivers before the public launch.
"Of course, people are going to be nervous. This is a new technology and it's something that has been around for a while, but this is the first time it's really available to the general public,” said Prichard.
While it’s still early days, Cruise officials said they are already beginning to see evidence of what a driverless future could look like.
According to company’s the safety record over the course of its first million driverless miles, Cruise AVs were involved in 54% fewer collisions overall and 73% fewer collisions with meaningful risk of injury when benchmarked against human drivers in a comparable driving environment.
Cruise plans to start small in high-demand areas like downtown and busy business districts before expanding from there. The focus will be city streets before moving on to highway roads. Company officials said prices would be comparable to other ride-hailing companies.
There is a waitlist to be among the first to use the Cruise smartphone app on Apple and Android once it opens to the public. Click here to sign up.
Dallas will see another driverless ride-hailing option in the near future. Aurora Innovation – which has already tested vehicles in North Texas – is partnering with Toyota and Uber to launch self-driving vehicles next year.
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Man killed in Airport Road crash in Redding identified
The man who was killed in a three-vehicle traffic collision Friday on Airport Road in south Redding was identified Monday afternoon.
The Shasta County Coroner's Office identified the driver killed in the crash as James Robert Jones, 90, of Redding.
Redding police said Jones was driving north on Airport Road shortly before 11:30 a.m. in a gold-colored Cadillac when he attempted to turn left into Kent's Meats and Groceries when he was struck by a blue Pacific Gas and Electric Company truck going south.
Kent's Meats is located at 8080 Airport Road, just south of Fig Tree Lane. Despite life-saving efforts the man died from injuries in the crash, police said.
Redding police posted information about the crash on Facebook, where one commenter disputed the facts reported by the police, saying Roberts was not at fault in the crash, he was left in the car for several hours and life-saving efforts were not administered on the man.
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Redding man sentenced to prison in shooting death, child abuse case
A Redding man was sentenced to a prison term of from 55 years to life for killing a man in 2021 during a fight at an apartment complex on Churn Creek Road in Redding.
Supensive Lee received an additional 33 years in state prison after he was convicted of 2nd degree murder, 3 counts of assault with a semi-automatic handgun on 3 different victims, felony child abuse, shooting at an inhabited dwelling, first degree burglary and being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the Shasta County District Attorney's Office.
A Shasta County Superior Court Court jury found Lee guilty on the charges and Superior Court Judge Tamara Wood also sentenced him for a prior strike conviction from Minnesota and a sentencing enhancement for personal discharge of a firearm causing death, the DA's office said.
Lee shot Patrick Baker in front of his wife, 7-year-old daughter, and his nephew just outside of Baker’s apartment located at 3600 Churn Creek Road, the DA's office said.
Redding police obtained a search warrant for the vehicle Lee fled in and downloaded the GPS information from the vehicle, officials said. After learning the path of travel of the vehicle, detectives requested help of the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office dive team to search the river where the vehicle crossed, officials said.
Divers located the handgun, which matched the caliber of the shell casings left at the scene where Baker was shot, officials said. The trial largely rested on the identification of Lee by witnesses and videos of the individuals involved that was taken shortly before the shooting, officials said.
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Shasta County investigates who leaked information from supervisors' closed-door meeting
It’s a whodunit.
As in who leaked information from a Shasta County Board of Supervisors closed-door session about the vote last winter to hire Chriss Street as the next county executive officer.
There were 11 people in the room when the board voted behind closed doors to offer a job to Street.
Board Chairman Patrick Jones said one of the leakers had to be in the room when the board voted and he suspects it was fellow Supervisor Mary Rickert.
An investigator the county hired couldn’t say conclusively who leaked the information, Jones said. Rickert says it wasn’t her and Street himself wouldn’t talk about it.
But there are some in the community who think they have a pretty good idea how word spread like a smoldering grass fire throughout Redding that Street was a finalist for the job.
Street, the former Orange County treasurer-tax collector and current advocate for splitting California in two states, eventually did not get the job.
But the issue of who leaked out that the board wanted to hire him remains a problem, Jones said, and he wants to get to the bottom of it.
The identity of job applicants must remain confidential, he said. If an applicant’s current employer discovered they were looking for other work, that could put a candidate’s job in jeopardy, Jones said.
“If the information got out that they were seeking new employment elsewhere, it would cause harm to them. So you don't release that information,” Jones said.
After word got out about Street, officials tried to contain the rumors and correct the record.The county issued a press release in March claiming “disclosures in several news publications that appear to reflect unauthorized disclosures of confidential information from closed session. Some of these disclosures reflect inaccurate information.”
The news release went on to make the following points:
- Street was one of seven candidates interviewed by the board and a Temporary Advisory Committee for the CEO job.
- Street was not “soundly rejected” by nine of the ten members of a Temporary Advisory Committee applicant screening panel. He was ranked number one by three members of the committee and number two by a fourth member of the committee.
- There was no information presented in closed session claiming Street had been divorced, and that his marital status was irrelevant.
- A majority of the board offered Street the CEO job, contingent on the completion of a background investigation. A final appointment also had not been made.
- The board voted 5-0 to authorize the County Counsel’s Office to conduct an investigation into potential unauthorized disclosures from closed session.
The board met in closed session last week to discuss the leak. Jones said the outcome of the investigation was “inconclusive,” and that the investigator could not prove “beyond a shadow of a doubt” who leaked information about Street.
Jones thinks it was most likely Rickert who spilled the information to Doni Chamberlain, who told Judy Salter of Redding, who Jones said was one of the first to post the information on social media. Chamberlain operates the news website A News Café.
But the Record Searchlight made a few calls last week and reached two people who immediately pointed out who they said was at least the recipient and spreader of the leak.
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Salter said she did not find out information about Street from Chamberlain or Rickert. And while Salter was named by Jones as a link in the chain of leaked information, she said the county’s investigator did not contact her to ask how she found out Street was a finalist.
Salter said former county supervisor and Redding City Council member Francie Sullivan called her to talk about Street.
Here’s what Sullivan and Salter had to say:
“I told the investigator that I found out from Chriss Street. I was stunned,” Sullivan said. “Someone I know asked me if he could give Chriss Street my phone number and he told me Chriss Street was a finalist.”
Sullivan said she was told that since she had been involved in Shasta County politics for many years, Street wanted to talk to her to become more acquainted with the issues.
From her conversation with Street, he gave her the impression he was a finalist for the job, she said. After listening to some of Street’s ideas, she was concerned Street could implement them if he got the job. He mentioned such proposals as Shasta becoming a charter county and that it could form its own power company.
“I was just like, are you kidding me?” Sullivan said.
“I was convinced enough from our conversation that he likely would get the job, so I went and asked other people for counsel about whether we should put our house up for sale today,” she said.
Salter also confirmed that others in Redding said Street was spreading the news about himself, “saying I’m the guy.”
Jones, though, said Sullivan and Salter were being misleading. Street had been telling people he applied for the CEO job, but was not claiming to be the finalist, Jones said.
Even if he told people he was a finalist, someone had to tell Street he was a finalist, Jones said.
Street “couldn't be the leaker. He can't be because the information that came out of closed session was only with 11 people, not Mr. Street. He wasn't privy to that information that was leaked. He can't be the leaker,” Jones said.
Street said he knew about the leak investigation, but he would not discuss the issue further.
“I have no comment about that,” said Street, who hinted that there may be more to the story that has not yet been told. “Stay tuned,” he said.
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WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. — Pennsylvania authorities drew on 100 people, drones and cadaver dogs Monday in their search for two missing children whose family’s car was swept away in flash flooding that ravaged the East Coast over the weekend. Other parts of the country endured threateningly high temperatures and severe air pollution from Canadian wildfires.
In eastern Pennsylvania, authorities described Monday’s search for missing Matilda Sheils, 2, and her 9-month-old brother Conrad Sheils as a “massive undertaking” along a creek that drains into the Delaware River. The children are members of a Charleston, South Carolina, family that was visiting relatives and friends when they got caught in a flash flood Saturday.
The children’s father, Jim Sheils, grabbed their 4-year-old son, while the children’s mother, Katie Seley, and a grandmother grabbed the other children, said Upper Makefield Township Fire Chief Tim Brewer. Sheils and his son made it to safety, but Seley and the grandmother were swept away.
The grandmother survived, but Seley, 32, was among five killed by the floods.
“A wall of water came to them; they did not go into the water,” Brewer said of the Sheils family.
Scott Ellis, an uncle to the missing children, described the family as “utterly devastated.”
Monsignor Michael Picard of St. Andrew Roman Catholic Church, where family members are parishioners, said he spoke with the grandparents Sunday.
“No matter how long I’ve been doing this — over and over and over, many, many years — you find yourself still helpless and without words to make people feel more comfortable,” Picard said. “And so you just simply pray with them for a few minutes.”
Pennsylvania’s flash floods also drowned Enzo Depiero, 78, and Linda Depiero, 74, of Newtown; Yuko Love, 64, of Newtown; and Susan Barnhart, 53, of Titusville, New Jersey, Bucks County Coroner Meredith Buck said.
The county commissioners signed an emergency declaration in response to the flooding.
Other parts of the saturated Northeast began drying out Monday after drenching weekend rains resulted in flash flooding in parts of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency Sunday.
The Vermont Emergency Management agency reported that swift-water rescue teams conducted an additional six rescues overnight. The agency also was monitoring areas at risk for landslides.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Vermont Gov. Phil Scott toured some of the destruction from recent torrential rains on Monday, including a damaged inn that was cut in half by flood waters.
Buttigieg said Vermont has endured two storms that would be called “once-in-a-century” events in the span of just 12 years.
“We can’t go into the future requiring communities to put everything back exactly the way it was if a 100-year flood is about to become an annual event,” he said.
More rain was forecast for Tuesday.
Sunday’s storms led to hundreds of flight cancellations at airports in the New York City area, and hundreds more flights were delayed.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said 5 inches (13 centimeters) of rain fell within two hours in Suffolk County on Long Island. The state saw $50 million in damages from storms in the past week.
In North Carolina, floodwaters were blamed for the death of a 49-year-old woman whose car was swept off a road in Alexander County late Saturday. A man who was in the car with her was rescued.
Meanwhile, extensive swaths of the northern United States awoke to unhealthy air quality Monday morning or were experiencing it by midafternoon, according to the Environmental Protect Agency’s AirNow.gov Smoke and Fire map.
Fine particle pollution caused by smoke from Canada’s wildfires is causing a red zone air quality index, meaning it is unhealthy for everyone. The particles are tiny enough to get deep into the lungs and cause short-term problems like coughing and itchy eyes, and in the long run, can affect the lungs and heart.
On Monday afternoon, cities and regions hitting that mark included Lincoln, Nebraska; Peoria, Illinois; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Cleveland and Columbus in Ohio; Huntsville, Alabama; Knoxville and Chattanooga in Tennessee; Greensboro, North Carolina; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Syracuse and Utica in New York.
Sensitive groups, including people with heart and lung disease, older adults, children and pregnant women, should consider staying inside, advisories warn.
Elsewhere in the U.S., thousands of people in Kansas and Missouri were without power from weekend storms that swept those states. Kansas’ largest electric power provider, Evergy, said it could take days to restore service to all customers. The timeline could create difficult conditions for some people as more storms and stifling heat were expected in Kansas and Missouri early this week, according to the National Weather Service.
In the West, a mountain biker died Saturday in blistering desert heat east of San Diego after he and three fellow bikers helped rescue four hikers who were without water.
Cal Fire Capt. Brent Pascua said the bikers called 911, and two rode back to a trailhead to give directions to rescuers. A helicopter hoisted the hikers, and the two bikers who had stayed with them headed to the trailhead. One did not arrive and was found unresponsive about a quarter-mile away. He later died, though there was no information on the cause of death.
Temperatures also soared in Phoenix, which hit 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) on Monday shortly after 12:30 p.m., marking 18 consecutive days the city has hit that temperature and tying an earlier record for consecutive days at or above 110 degrees. Phoenix is expected to surpass the record on Tuesday.
Death Valley, which runs along part of central California’s border with Nevada, reached 128 degrees Fahrenheit (53.3 degrees Celsius) on Sunday at the aptly named Furnace Creek, according to the National Weather Service.
Reno, Nevada, set a record high of 108 degrees Fahrenheit (42.2 degrees Celsius) for the date on Sunday, while also tying the all-time high set on July 10 and 11 of 2002, and equaled on July 5, 2007, according to the National Weather Service.
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SCOTTDALE, Pa. — Flames ripped through a garage in Scottdale on Monday evening, causing the roof to collapse.
PHOTOS: Garage destroyed after being engulfed in flames in Scottdale
According to Westmoreland County 911, first responders were called to the Keystone Autoworx garage in the 90 block of Orchard Avenue at 7:57 p.m.
Most of the fire was knocked down before 9 p.m., but as of 10 p.m., crews remained on scene working on extinguishing hot spots.
At this time, no injuries have been reported.
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The monsoon rain finally officially arrived in Tucson, as the city's official gauge for weather records at the airport had logged .29 inch Monday as of 5 p.m., with rain still coming down around the metro area.
Tucsonans all across the metro area were reporting rain on social media posts in late afternoon, July 17.
It's the city's first official rain since May 19 and finally gets this late-starting monsoon season on the books. The city was only a few days away from the record for the latest annual start to measurable monsoon rain, which was set on July 20, 1901, and was in the midst of setting daily heat records.
In addition to pouring rain in various parts of the metro area, the National Weather Service heard reports of wind, hail, some damage here and there, and some power outages, said meteorologist Julia Tetrault. The Tucson Electric Power outage map is at tep.com/outages .
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Photos of trees uprooted in the Sunrise/Swan area of the Catalina Foothills were tweeted by KVOA News 4.
Tucsonans were also posting on social media about those glorious plummets in temperature that the storms bring. "It went from 108 to 78 at my place in about 20-30 minutes," southeast-sider Myles Standish posted on Facebook, for instance. (But before long the temps crept back up and mugginess set in, a resident just west of downtown lamented.)
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SAN ANTONIO — CPS Energy is reminding customers about the importance of following power conservation guidelines as triple-digit temperatures continue to blanket San Antonio in stifling heat.
The color-coded Energy Conservation Level system launched one year ago as a way to promote proper conservation and control methods for electrical consumption.
Green Days are the default for everyday conservation, and indicate that customers should set their thermostats to 78 degrees in the summer and 68 degrees in the winter. A Green Day also means people should unplug unused electronic devices and close shades and blinds.
Yellow Days have been issued more frequently in recent weeks because of peak energy consumption prompted by extreme heat. Customers are urged to conserve more between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.
“We’ll ask people with electric vehicles to charge their electric vehicles after 10, we’ll ask people to refrain from using their ovens or large appliances such as their washes or dryers," said Dana Sotoodeh, CPS Energy's manager of public relations. "We basically ask our community to conserve more because we know we’re going to see a higher demand for energy during that time."
Orange and Red energy days come when the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) announces problems with the grid capacity, which leads to more extreme suggestions of limiting energy usage.
CPS Energy has released a survey for public input related to the future of infrastructure, power generation resources and customer programs.
Statewide, Texas has broken yet another all-time peak demand record as triple-digit temperatures continue to drive up electrical usage. ERCOT issued a Weather Watch for July 16 to 18 because of anticipated higher temperatures leading to increased electric demand statewide.
The energy demand topped more than 82,000 megawatts at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, according to ERCOT’s power-monitoring dashboard. Last Thursday, energy demand peaked at 81,406 megawatts.
ERCOT noted in a press release grid conditions are normal and capable of accommodating the growing demand.
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LINCOLN CITY, Ore. — David Durham hasn’t been seen or heard from in more than a decade, but police haven’t stopped looking for the Oregon fugitive. Durham is wanted for attempted aggravated murder after shooting a Lincoln City police officer in January 2011.
On Monday, the FBI increased its reward from $10,000 to $50,000 in hopes someone with information will help find Durham.
“The fact that David Durham has been a free man for more than a decade after nearly killing a Lincoln City Police officer is unacceptable,” says Kieran L. Ramsey, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Portland Field Office.
Late on January 23, 2011, a Lincoln City police officer stopped Durham for a traffic violation. During the stop, Durham shot the officer multiple times, critically wounding him. Durham took off on Highway 101. During a high-speed police chase, Durham got into a shoot-out with officers before ditching his SUV in Waldport. Durham ran down an embankment. He hasn’t been seen since.
Detectives have chased down hundreds of leads and possible sightings from Hawaii to the East Coast. They even staked out a house at an undisclosed location with U.S. Marshals for almost 10 hours. Durham wasn't there.
In the weeks leading up to the shooting, friends and relatives told police, Durham had been selling off all his personal belongings and telling people he was going to travel to the Caribbean and live on an island.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Construction crews poured a concrete foundation and put the finishing touches on a lot off Southeast Gideon Street and 13th Place in Southeast Portland Monday morning. It’s soon to be the city’s first large-scale temporary camping site for homeless Portlanders.
The site is distinct from the city’s Safe Rest Villages, which are smaller and have already popped up in neighborhoods throughout Portland.
Mayor Ted Wheeler welcomed a large crowd Monday to what he's calling the first of six "Temporary Alternative Shelter Sites." Portland City Council approved the concept in November after weeks of heated public testimony. Some argue it’s the largest effort yet to address homelessness in Portland.
“I am confident that these temporary sites will save lives,” said Wheeler.
The site is made up of 70 shelter pods, along with space for tents. The goal is to house roughly 200 homeless people for about three to six months before they move into permanent housing, with the understanding that the waitlist for affordable housing may be much longer than that.
“If you’ve spent time in our city, you’ve seen firsthand why this bold new approach is desperately needed,” Wheeler said.
“What’s going to happen here is that our vulnerable neighbors out on the street … will be able to come in and have a safe place to sleep,” said Kirkpatrick Tyler, chief of government and community affairs at Urban Alchemy. That's the California-based group Portland hired to run the site. Much of Urban Alchemy's staff has lived experience with homelessness.
“This is just the beginning. We can’t give up now,” Tyler added.
Across the nearby train tracks, Jay Graham lives in a makeshift plywood pod of his own.
“I noticed there’s a camp going up next door,” Graham said.
He’s been homeless for 10 years and watched the site develop over the past few months.
“I noticed that they’re starting construction because I was right next door … I was curious," he said. "And as it took shape, I saw tiny homes and now I’m even more curious.”
For Jay to get into the site, he must be referred by a city outreach team.
“I can see where to go. I just don’t know how to get in,” he said.
“'Housing first' never means housing only. It means housing now with services too,” explained Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson.
The idea is that site staff will connect homeless people with case workers and provide basic needs such as food, laundry and electricity.
The county has invested $4.6 million into the site. Mayor Wheeler is looking to open five more.
“So, we do have funding for the first three sites. As many of our colleagues in the legislature have asked, they want proof of concept — they want us to prove that we can make it work. I am 100% confident that we will and that will make it easier for us to get funding for the remaining sites,” Wheeler said.
The mayor is expected to announce the locations of the next two sites soon. As for the Gideon Street location, homeless people will start moving in at the end of July.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Some of the best and longest lasting memories roll through Southeast Portland at 26th and Holgate. You could say they're "fuel-injected" by used car salesman Dale Matthews. At 82 years old, he is still the first guy in the door at the business he built nearly 50 years ago, Matthews Memory Lane Motors.
As Matthews opens the door to the shop each morning at 8 a.m., he breathes in the smell that reminds him of the job he loves.
"It's the smell of the shop that you really like. A little bit of gas, a little bit of oil, a little bit of fiberglass. I really like it here," Matthews said.
Matthews likes to say he has a dog from every village at Memory Lane Motors — meaning he's got every kind of car you can imagine. Vintage Fords, Chevys, Buicks, roadsters, convertibles and coupes.
"We sell collector cars. We just love old cars," he said.
Strolling down memory lane
Many of the classic cars are parked outside the shop facing Southeast Holgate, beckoning car lovers to come inside and take a stroll down memory lane. Dale's son, Greg, who helps run the business, said the cars practically sell themselves as customers recall good times gone by.
"We see it all the time. They look at these cars and talk themselves into it. That's the one Grandpa used to have. I remember that car," Greg Matthews said.
For Dale Matthews, his journey in the car business started when he was just 12 years old, growing up in Southeast Portland and working part-time at a used car lot.
"I was in the car business, washing cars for a man named Ray Rathbone when I was in the eighth grade," he said.
Graduate of UCDU: Used Car Dealers University
Although he dropped out of Franklin High School as a sophomore, Dale Matthews jokes he is a proud graduate of "UCDU," the Used Car Dealers University. That's where he learned UCDU's unique lingo, and he gives some examples.
"High on eyeball." That means it's a good-looking car, doesn't matter who's looking at it. Or, "It looks good from afar, but far from good."
"How about, 'Painted with a broom and striped with a handle?' That's a bad paint job," Matthews laughed.
"Detroit air in all five tires" is another of Matthews' favorite phrases referring to how original a classic car is. He points out a 1948 woody station wagon on the showroom floor.
"It's special," he said. "It came from Portland."
The car has a few marks on the paint, but that doesn't bother Matthews.
"It's all original. This is a little beauty mark here," he said as he rubs a spot of scuffed paint.
He's also UCDU's poet laureate, and his passion for cars often comes out in verse. He recites part of one poem he wrote about his 50-year career:
"I wake up every morning at the very same time and I head down the road to that great job of mine. It's old car talk at least nine to five, there's no better drug to keep me alive."
In that great job of his, Dale Matthews has sold 11,000 cars, averaging one classic car sale a day; first at the shop on Foster Road that he opened in 1979, then at his current location on Southeast Holgate where he moved in 1994.
Matthews breaks the mold of the used car salesman
Elan Davis is the General Manager at Memory Lane Motors. He's worked with Dale Matthews for 23 years. He says his boss breaks the mold when it comes to all the clichés about used car dealers.
"It doesn't have to be the way the stigma is. He's taught me the right way to deal with people when it comes to cars," Davis said. "He's ultra-fair. We've made a lot of friends out of customers over the years."
Greg Matthews knows Memory Lane's success is built on his dad’s character.
"Honesty, integrity. I mean you don't find too many people in the used car business doing it this long who still have the reputation he's got. He's earned it," Greg Matthews said.
The rotation pool
That reputation has made lifelong friends out of many customers, some buying cars over and over again — like George Passadore, who's known Dale for 35 years.
"How many cars have I bought twice?," Passadore asked Matthews.
"Two or three, and he bought some that used to be his and he didn't remember owning," Matthews laughed.
One of those classics is a 1957 Chevrolet. Passadore owned it, sold it back to Matthews, and now customer John Althaus owns it.
"This is my favorite car. I love this car," Althaus said.
They call it the "rotation pool." If a customer wants to sell back a car he bought at Memory Lane, Matthews will buy the car back for what the customer paid for it. On this day, Passadore is looking to buy a car he previously owned, a 1958 Chevy.
"I'm trying to decide, 'Why did I sell it and should I buy it back?'" Passadore wondered.
"My crystal ball, and there are no cracks in it — I think George is going to buy that car again," Matthews retorted.
Classic Cars and Country Crooning
Riding shotgun with his love of cars is Matthews' passion for vintage country music.
"I've got every one of Buck Owens' albums on the wall there," he said.
The albums are all framed and cover an entire corner of the Memory Lane Motors shop. He bought them from a man in Warrenton, Oregon who answered a newspaper ad Matthews had placed looking for Buck Owens albums. Matthews bought them for $3 apiece. He's happy to sing a few bars of his favorite Owens song, "Act Naturally."
"They're gonna put me in the movies, they're gonna make a big star out of me, " he sings.
His '57 Chevy
A country crooner himself, Matthews used to play in a country band around town. He recently wrote his own song about a jet-black 1957 Chevy.
"For me, I love this car. I really love this car," he said.
Standing next to the Chevy, guitar in hand, he sounds a lot like Buck Owens as he sings about his personal favorite classic car.
"My '57 Chevrolet factory fuel-injected hardtop. It's a three-speed on the column with an overdrive and power brakes to help it stop. It's lowered all around, just two inches down and the dual pipes make a wonderful sound," he sang.
Every car has a story
Beyond the sound, every car at Memory Lane has a story.
"It's the story of these cars. The better the story, the better you can spin it, the better the car is," he said.
And there's no better spin than for a rare 1940 Lincoln with Judkins body, one of Memory Lane's most treasured classics.
"Is this car even running? It's so smooth, I can't even hear it," Greg Matthews said as he and his dad drive it out of the shop to share its gruesome and mysterious story.
"The car to die for"
"It's the car to die for," Dale Matthews said.
"They only made 72 of them. Two of 'em were shipped to Portland, Oregon, and this is one of them," he said.
The Lincoln was linked to a murder in 1930. It was driven by Leone Bowles, wife of wealthy Portland businessman, Nelson C. Bowles. Leone was stabbed to death in Northeast Portland when she drove the car to the apartment of Bowles' mistress, Irma Loucks. It became a murderous love triangle scandal that dominated headlines for months.
"It was front page news from November 13th to June of 1931. It was that big of a deal," Dale said.
His personal collection
The horsepower of that story has earned the "car to die for" a spot in Dale Matthews' personal collection, kept in his oversized garage at his Happy Valley home. It is parked right next to his prized 1957 Chevy and a car once owned by Mrs. Meier of the prominent Portland department store, Meier and Frank. There are 15 cars in Matthews' home garage, but he calls a 1936 Ford roadster the best of them all. He gave it to his son, Greg, on his 50th birthday.
"It's probably my favorite car in the whole world. I knew by giving it to Greg, he'd keep it as a shrine," Matthews said.
Of course Matthews, the car dealers' poet laureate, gifted it with a rhyme.
"From its clock-faced mirror to its real neat heater, I never owned a car I thought was any sweeter," he recited.
A classic ride
Back at the shop — at Memory Lane Motors where they deal in relics of the past — Greg Matthews holds tightly to the present and times spent with his Dad.
"He's my best bud, my BFF," he laughed. "Life without my Dad, I can't imagine. At the end of the day, Memory Lane is Dale Matthews."
At closing time, the Memory Lane team drives the cars parked outside back in the shop where they'll wait for the next day's deals. Meantime, Dale Matthews climbs inside his 1957 Chevy and takes it on the open road, singing the country song he wrote about it.
"It's my 1957 Chevrolet, factory fuel-injected. It's a three speed on the column with an overdrive," he sings.
He takes it into overdrive and waves at passersby admiring the vintage Chevy. Like his cars, Dale Matthews' life journey has been a 100% guaranteed classic ride.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Wildlife officials were trying to capture a wayward sea otter Thursday that has been wrestling surfboards away from surfers and aggressively approaching kayakers off the coast of Santa Cruz, California.
The 5-year-old female otter has shown aggression toward people for several weeks and poses a public safety risk, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in a statement.
Video and photographs shared on social media show the marine mammal getting on top of different surfboards — on at least one occasion biting and tearing chunks off a board — and aggressively approaching surfers.
A team of wildlife experts with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the nearby Monterey Bay Aquarium were working to capture and put the animal in a new home, the service said.
“While there have been no confirmed reports of injury, due to the highly unusual behavior of this otter, kayakers, surfers, and others recreating in the area should not approach the otter or encourage the otter’s interactions,” U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said.
Federal wildlife officials said the otter’s behavior is highly unusual and the exact cause for such behavior is unknown.
“Aggressive behavior in female southern sea otters may be associated with hormonal surges or due to being fed by humans,” federal officials said.
The animal, which wildlife officials named sea otter 841, was born in captivity and released into the wild in June 2020. She is tagged with her number and has a radio transmitter that officials are monitoring to find and capture her, wildlife officials said.
They said it is not the first time the otter has shown aggressiveness toward humans. The sea otter was observed approaching people in late 2021. Last May, she was spotted with a pup in the Santa Cruz area and four months later exhibited similar aggressive behavior.
In September, a team of California wildlife officials and Monterey Bay Aquarium staff hazed sea otter 841 by yelling loudly at her and using a paddle to beat the water in an effort to create a negative association with people, said Kevin Connor, a spokesperson with the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
"Ultimately, that effort was not successful and as we can see, the interactions with people continued and escalated and now we've got an otter 841 that is very bold,” Connor said.
“We need the animal to listen to its natural survival instinct and have a healthy fear of people so it won’t approach them,” he added.
Connor said that once captured, the otter will be evaluated by aquarium vets and be given a new home in a zoo or an aquarium where she can be “an ambassador for her species.”
If she harms a person, wildlife officials would have to consider euthanizing the animal, he said.
Southern sea otters, whose population dwindled to about 50 in 1938, are managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. They are listed as federally threatened under the Endangered Species Act and are protected under the Marine Mammal Act and California state law.
Now with a population of about 3,000, sea otters play a fundamental role in maintaining healthy coastal ecosystems by preying on sea urchins that can multiply and chomp their way through the kelp forests they share, Connor said.
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Allen County health officials are considering focusing on nearly 10 areas such as tobacco prevention and student health, tied to a state initiative that could impact local funding.
Gutwein said the Indiana Department of Health has given the Allen County Department of Health nine areas to improve and focus on. The request stems from the Health First Indiana initiative that provides funding for local communities to prioritize public health and safety.
The areas the department could focus on are tobacco prevention and cessation, student health, fatality review and prevention programs, maternal and child health, access and referrals to clinical care, chronic disease prevention and reduction, trauma and injury prevention, immunizations, and addressing health equity, disparities and inclusion.
"None of this is concrete, but these are just some ideas," Gutwein said. "These are nine that we don't do a lot of already as a health department."
Gutwein said one "really important" area is maternal and child health.
"We have – just off the top of my head – maybe 20 different agencies in this community that are looking at maternal and fetal health," he said. "We want to try to coordinate some of that so we can have a concentrated effort to identify where the gaps are because we know we have opportunities to improve."
Gutwein believes it's important for the health department to work with local organizations to help in all focus areas, and it wants to coordinate partnerships with community groups already working on them.
Health First will increase funding to about $30 per resident, Mindy Waldron, health department administrator, said. The department previously received $6 per resident.
Waldron also said the Allen County Department of Health will receive between $4.9 million and $5.9 million in 2024, and about $10 million to $12 million in funding in 2025.
"The range is due to if counties do not opt in (to the program), they then will redistribute that money commensurately per population," Waldron added.
Departments that opt in have to agree to provide 22 core public health services, Waldron said, and Allen County already meets a lot of those requirements. The program will not replace any services provided by local nonprofits and organizations.
Waldron also said the department plans to hire more staff with this plan; Allen County's staffing is 73rd out of 95 local health departments. The department is also 43rd in funding.
In 2019, there was an average of 4.1 full-time equivalents per 10,000 people employed at local health departments. Allen County had 1.7 full-time equivalents.
Lake County has three health departments and Hamilton County has two, bringing the state's total to 95 rather than 92 departments.
With the Health First plan, the health department is first looking at hiring an emergency preparedness coordinator, public health school liaison and health educator. If approved, those positions would start in 2024, and the health department would then consider other needed positions.
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A Fort Wayne man incarcerated for molesting a 7-year-old girl took a plea deal Monday for molesting another child.
Anthony J. South, 38, pleaded guilty to a lower-level felony charge of child molesting. In exchange for the plea, South’s five original child molesting charges were dismissed.
South was charged with five counts of child molesting in October when the girl disclosed to his mother that she had been molested by South, according to a probable cause affidavit written by Fort Wayne Police Sgt. Todd Battershell.
South’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for Aug. 28. Without sentencing limits in the agreement, Allen Superior Court Judge David Zent will determine South’s sentence.
Allen Superior Court Magistrate Samuel Keirns accepted the plea and sent the matter to Zent’s court. With Zent’s acceptance of the plea agreement, South faces up to 16 years in prison.
Defendants seated next to South moved to turn their backs to him after he told Keirns he was guilty because he had intercourse with a person under the age of 14.
Allen County Deputy Prosecutor Tracy Noetzel prompted South to clarify what type of intercourse it was to ensure the information he provided lined up with the charges he pleaded guilty to, as his charges imply three different sex acts.
The girl, now a teenager, said the abuse spanned three years from when she was aged 9 to 12. It ended when South was sentenced to 25 years in prison for molesting another child in 2020, according to the affidavit.
The girl said the assaults happened several times in different locations in Fort Wayne while the two were in South’s red Dodge Dakota.
The girl told police that South warned her not to tell anyone about the abuse and would often buy her candy, according to court records.
South’s first child molesting charges stem from 2019 when the victim’s stepmother found inappropriate videos on the child’s phone, according to court documents. As police interviewed the child, she detailed sex acts between her and South, which were similar to what the other girl described.
The first victim also described South showing her videos of nude teens and adults on his phone, reminding her to keep it a secret and not tell others, according to court records.
South accepted a plea agreement for the initial case but appealed his conviction and sentence. South said a judge denied him the ability to change his plea after he said he did not fully understand the agreement and that his sentence was inappropriate.
An appellate court found that the trial court was correct in rejecting the withdrawal of the guilty plea, court records show. The appellate court also determined his sentence was appropriate.
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A 59-year-old man was sentenced today to 45 years in prison for molesting a relative for about six years.
A jury found Robert Romero of Fort Wayne guilty of two counts of child molesting in June. Charges were filed against Romero in June 2021 after the victim contacted the National Suicide Hotline crisis chat service and disclosed the abuse, according to a probable cause affidavit written by Fort Wayne Police Detective Todd Battershell.
Allen Superior Court Judge David Zent sentenced Romero to 35 years for one count of child molesting and 10 years for the lower-level offense. The judge ordered the sentences be served consecutively.
During interviews, the victim described to police abuse that started when they were 5 years old and ended when they were about 12, court records show. A second victim, also a relative, was identified during the police investigation.
No charges were filed tied to the second victim, but police found a Department of Child Services report from 2012 that named Romero as the perpetrator of substantiated claims of sexual abuse, according to the affidavit.
The relative of the second victim, in a letter to the court, described Romero as “a man who broke the innocence of two children.”
And one relative said Romero deeply traumatized his victims.
“Robert, you made me feel like I failed them,” she said.
Romero told Zent he plans to appeal the conviction and sentence. He was appointed a public defender.
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The strip of red carpet Fort Wayne Community Schools unfurled for its new teachers didn’t go unnoticed Monday when the educators arrived for the first day of a two-week orientation.
As the new employees left the Parkview Mirro Center for lunch, administrator Ramona Coleman recalled the gasps she heard as staff and school board members welcomed the educators with hugs, high-fives, handshakes and fist bumps – whichever they preferred.
By adorning the entrance with a red carpet – something often used by Hollywood – the district wanted the teachers to recognize the value they are bringing to FWCS, Coleman said.
“Just like the movie stars have their Oscar moments, well, this was our red-carpet moment for our teachers,” said Coleman, assistant superintendent of human capital management. “I shared with them this morning that they could have chosen any other district. However, they chose us, and we’re very grateful that they made that choice.”
More than 150 teachers – including FWCS alumni, recent college graduates and seasoned educators – are joining the district for the upcoming academic year. Classes start Aug. 10.
They were strongly encouraged to participate in the paid orientation, Coleman said, adding federal Title II dollars support the costs. The event expanded to 10 days this year because cramming the information into only a few days overwhelmed previous participants.
“It’s just great to have all of our teachers new to the district together at one time to really acclimate them to the FWCS family way,” Coleman said.
FWCS employs about 4,000 people, including about 1,900 teachers. It was the state’s largest school district last academic year with nearly 30,000 students.
Organizers are using seating to foster connections among the new employees. Teachers were placed at tables with others assigned to their school.
“Just like we want kids to be connected, we have to ensure that our staff have a sense of belonging,” Coleman said, “and they feel connected and know that they’re going to be supported.”
She and others running the orientation wore shirts emblazoned with the letters “WTTT” – shorthand for “welcome to the team.”
The sessions not only cover basic employee information, such as payroll and benefits, but they also address the district’s priorities – literacy, math and well-being, Coleman said.
Scheduled speakers include the district’s director of diversity, inclusion and equity.
Participants can also attend the district’s annual ignitED conference, which is Wednesday, Coleman said. The event will feature information about integrating technology into the classroom.
“Our goal and intent is that when they step in the building (on) day one, based upon our 10-day new teacher orientation, we’ve given them a road map to start with confidence, facilitating learning with their students,” Coleman said.
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Why PennDOT has placed a weight limit on the Route 462 bridge over the Susquehanna River
The Route 462/Veterans Memorial Bridge bridge over the Susquehanna River now has a weight restriction after a recent routine inspection uncovered deterioration, according to the state Department of Transportation.
The bridge now has a weight limit of 10 tons except for emergency vehicles that need to cross it, a news release states. Vehicles that exceed the weight limit will have to use another route, such as the nearby Route 30 bridge.
The historic bridge, built in 1930, connects the boroughs of Wrightsville and Columbia and is used as an alternative route when a crash occurs on the Route 30 bridge. It has not had a weight restriction in the past, the department said.
"It's important to note the bridge is safe," spokesman Dave Thompson said in an interview. "We're enacting the weight restriction to keep the current deterioration from getting worse."
An inspection in June uncovered some cracks in the floor beams and columns that support the deck, Thompson said. The structure was last inspected two years ago.
The bridge will now undergo inspection every six months. Some sections of it will be examined more often, he said.
Signs have been ordered to be posted at the bridge regarding the weight restriction, Thompson said.
PennDOT plans to make interim repairs to the structure and will re-evaluate the posting while the work is being done, the release states.
Rehabilitation of Route 462 bridge pushed back
PennDOT had plans to rehabilitate the bridge, which would require closing the structure for a period of time during construction.
The project was expected to go out for bid later this year, but the discovery of the deterioration will push back the construction project until 2025, Thompson said.
Engineers will be analyzing the damage and trying to determine what caused it. Because of the additional work, the department expects it will have to go back and redesign the rehabilitation project, Thompson said.
More road projects:Bridge work, inspections starting July 17 are expected to slow down traffic in York County
What if a crash shuts down the Route 30 bridge?
Veterans Memorial Bridge is often used as a detour route if a crash shuts down the Route 30 bridge.
PennDOT is making some contingency plans in case that happens. It is looking at allowing traffic to flow in one lane in each direction on one side of the Route 30 bridge if a crash would lead to a two-hour or longer closure.
That would require some improvements to be made on at the ends of the bridge, Thompson said.
Cars would still be able to detour and use the Route 462 bridge under the current weight restrictions.
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