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The wait is over: Costco announces opening date for Stark County store
JACKSON TWP. − The new Costco Wholesale store will open at 8 a.m. Aug. 17.
The 160,000-square-foot warehouse at 4953 Huckleberry St. NW is the first Costco to be built in Stark County. The members-only retailer is the anchor tenant of the Creekside Crossing shopping plaza.
The $28.5 million development includes a tire service center and gas station.
The nearest Costco for Stark residents is in Boston Heights in Summit County. There are four around Columbus.
The Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting at 7:30 a.m. just before the Costco Wholesale store opens to the public.
The addition of Costco is a positive indicator of retail growth in the Jackson-Belden Village area, chamber President and CEO Dennis Saunier told the Canton Repository last month.
"With Costco joining the ranks of other exceptional warehouse club businesses ... our community stands to benefit greatly," Saunier said at the time. "Costco's presence will expand our local workforce and bolster our retail tax base."
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Wichita City Council on Tuesday voted 7-0 to approve the design, remodel, expansion and project budget increase for the Carl G. Brewer Community Center at McAdams Park. The center was constructed in 1958 and renamed after the former Wichita mayor in 2021.
The building will be expanded by 24,000 square feet and include another gym, stage, dining, meeting and kitchen space. The new facility will also have some art telling the story of Brewer, who died in 2020.
Carl G. Brewer Community Center images
The budget increased by $3.7 million beyond the estimated $10 million due to inflation over the last two years and the project’s scope. Some challenges that contributed to the higher cost: working with Federal Emergency Management Agency regarding the existing floodplain area designated within the park and working around existing building constraints.
“Staff anticipates the project costs will be offset with contributions from a private donor to include a 0% loan for up to four years, which is really kind of a great opportunity for us,” said Troy Houtman, director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Wichita. “Total estimated project cost is estimated at $13.7 million. $10 million was already initiated. The additional $3.7 million needed to expand the project scope and increase costs due to inflation.”
Houtman says $700,000 will be utilized from the existing Capital Improvement Program funds for fire protection, alarms and roof replacement. The proposed CIP budget will include the remaining $3 million in funding.
Council Member Bryan Frye questioned Houtman on the loan a private donor is making and if it is for the total $13.7 million or the original $10 million budgeted.
“It is my understanding it is the $10 million amount because I don’t think we discussed with the donor that additional dollars. What that will save us is the interest over the period of four years on that initial $10 million,” Houtman responded.
Houtman added that the donor is not interested in having any sponsorship or naming in the facility.
Council Member Jeff Blubaugh raised concerns about the cost but, in the end, supported the project.
“Since I have been on council, I have seen so much grow in that area. Through everything that has happened over at League 42 and what we have done with the pool over there,” Blubaugh said. “I will be supportive of this because if we don’t do it now, I don’t see this as ever happening.”
The approval was needed to move forward with construction bids on the center.
“I’m really excited about this project,” said Council Member Brandon Johnson. “I know the community will benefit. Those images are awesome. I’m grateful for the opportunity to vote on this in honor of the former mayor.”
Construction is anticipated to begin in early 2024.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Wichita Police say they are investigating a traffic fatality that happened Monday evening near Kansas Highway 96 and Meridian.
It happened shortly before 7 p.m. in the 4400 block of North Meridian. Police say a 53-year-old woman was walking her bicycle in the traffic way when a southbound red Ford Explorer struck her. EMS transported the woman to the hospital, where she died a short time later.
Wichita Police have interviewed the driver and witnesses and do not believe speed or impairment played a role in the crash.
The crash is still under investigation. Anyone who believes they may have information about the crash is asked to contact investigators at 316-350-3686. This is the 18th traffic fatality so far in 2023 in Wichita.
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NEW FREEDOM, Pa. — Hazmat crews were dispatched to a scene in York County on Tuesday when more than 70 members of a youth summer camp were exposed to fungicide from a crop dusting aircraft, authorities said.
The incident occurred at 11:22 a.m. at the Summit Grove Campground in New Freedom, according to Rose Fire Company No. 1 Chief Christopher A. Boyer.
Hazmat teams and emergency responders dispatched to the scene learned that 72 people had been exposed, Boyer said. The airplane was flying over a nearby cornfield when the exposure occurred, he said.
Emergency responders immediately closed of the area and began working to determine what chemical had been sprayed.
Once the chemical was verified, a triage area was set up and crews began working to decontaminate those who were exposed, Boyer said. Following the decontamination, the exposed campers were sent home.
No one was injured in the incident, Boyer said.
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Group sues EPA to toss Detroit area's pollution compliance
An advocacy group is appealing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's determination that Metro Detroit meets federal air quality standards for ozone or smog, a move that could unravel Michigan's strategy for avoiding the creation of a vehicle emissions inspection program.
The Sierra Club filed two petitions in the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Monday under a provision in the Clean Air Act that allows parties to ask the federal court to review Clean Air Act decisions.
The advocacy group asked the court to review the EPA's recent decisions to toss two days of high ozone readings from a Detroit air monitor last June and to designate the area as "in attainment" for federal ozone standards. The court could send the issue back to the EPA for additional analysis or could vacate EPA's decisions about ozone in Metro Detroit.
Specifically, the Sierra Club takes issue with EPA agreeing to ignore two days of ozone readings clocked by a Detroit air monitor in 2022.
"Both the state and the EPA have a very high bar to meet when they're deciding whether or not to ignore data from certain days," said Nicholas Leonard, executive director of the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center, which is representing the Sierra Club in the appeals. "If they want to ignore data because of something that's essentially out of their control, they have to make a pretty conclusive demonstration. We don't think they've done that."
Representatives from the EPA and Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy did not immediately provide comments Tuesday about the Sierra Club appeal.
Ground-level ozone pollution is created when nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds react in the presence of sunlight. The air pollutants come from sources such as fossil fuel burning, refineries and cars.
Breathing high concentrations of ozone can cause coughing, breathing pain, lung and throat irritation, wheezing and trouble breathing. It can affect older adults, people who exercise or work outside, babies and children.
In May, the EPA determined Metro Detroit's ozone levels in 2019-2022 were within the standards laid out in the Clean Air Act. The region previously had been out of attainment because of high ozone pollution levels.
It was a close call. The agency's decision hinged on approving the request from EGLE regarding two days of high ozone readings from the East Seven Mile air monitor in 2022. The state contended smoke blown in from Canadian wildfires caused the readings at that monitor to hit 71 parts per billion, above the maximum allowable level of 70, which made the days' readings "exceptional events" outside of the state agency's control.
The EPA sided with Michigan's environmental department, approving the request despite community and environmental groups' arguments that the monitor's readings were caused by local pollution.
Critics at the time also argued the state should have erred on the side of public health, accepted the monitor's smog readings and moved forward with steps to curb pollution from vehicles and manufacturing facilities.
The appeals filed Monday landed at the federal court at the same time Metro Detroiters dealt with their 18th air quality alert of the season, the most since 2012, when there were 21.
This year also is the first time Michigan's environmental department has issued statewide air quality alerts and alerts for two pollutants at the same time.
Canadian wildfires are to blame for this year's surge in poor air quality. Drifting smoke has blanketed the Midwest and Northeast throughout the summer, bringing dangerous levels of particulate matter and, sometimes, ozone pollution.
The recent air quality issues poke a hole in the state's argument that wildfires caused the pair of high ozone readings in 2022, Leonard said. The Canadian wildfires are largely bringing particulate matter pollution, not ozone alone.
The health of Detroiters who live near the East Seven Mile air quality monitor is at stake in these proceedings, Leonard said, since the EPA's determination allowed Michigan EGLE to avoid taking measures to further curb ozone pollution.
The state considers the census tracts surrounding the East Seven Mile air monitor to experience among the highest levels of environmental injustice in the state, according to the current draft of its online MiEJSCREEN tool. That means the communities experience high pollution burdens and are vulnerable to pollution because of characteristics such as low average household incomes, health issues, proximity to waste facilities and largely minority populations.
"Essentially, what's at stake here is the lives and wellbeing of those residents," Leonard said. "We certainly think that EGLE needs to be doing more to protect those people, and one of the forms we think that should take is basically taking regulatory action to lower ozone pollution in that community."
ckthompson@detroitnews.com
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Judge: Oxford shooter's request to throw out life without parole is 'without merit'
The teenager who killed four students and injured six others and a teacher at Oxford High School in November 2021 will still have the possibility of being sentenced to life in prison without parole, despite his attorney's attempt to convince the judge otherwise.
Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Kwame Rowe ruled Tuesday that the prosecution's motion to sentence Ethan Crumbley to life without parole in prison will stand. Rowe also denied the shooter's motions to wear street clothes during the upcoming Miller hearing, which will determine if it is appropriate and fair to sentence him to life without parole, and his motion to exclude some testimony from the Miller hearing.
"The Court finds that Defendant's argument is not persuasive and is without merit," Rowe wrote. "Defendant's argument is not ripe, and the Court cannot and will not dismiss the People's Motion for Life Without Parole."
Oakland County prosecutors notified the court in November that they would be seeking a sentence of life without parole for the teen after Ethan pleaded guilty in October to 24 felonies including terrorism causing death and four counts of first-degree murder. He admitted to shooting and killing four classmates and injuring six other students and a teacher in November 2021.
Defense attorney Paulette Loftin tried to throw out the prosecutor's motion for life without parole because she does not think the prosecution's witnesses will be able to provide testimony to satisfy the Miller factors. She also contended that the facts of the crime alone do not justify a life without parole sentence.
"Failing to list any witnesses that can testify as to the Miller factors precludes the Prosecution from fulfilling their burden of proof at a Miller hearing," Loftin wrote. "With the exception of Dr. Lisa Anacker, all of the witnesses listed by the prosecution are fact witnesses to the event and not witnesses as to the Miller factors."
Assistant Prosecutor Marc Keast said the facts and details of the offense should be considered by the court in making its determination so Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Kwame Rowe has the full story before making a decision. The facts of the crimes alone aren't enough to justify a life without parole sentence, he said, but they are relevant in determining the proportionality of life without parole, as well as in evaluating the mitigating factors.
"This Court has not been presented with the underlying facts of this case and cannot rely on media accounts of the event," Rowe wrote. "The Court cannot consider the circumstances of the homicide offenses without knowing the facts of the homicide offenses."
During the upcoming Miller hearing, the teen's attorney will present mitigating factors to show why he should not be sentenced to life without parole. Those factors include his age, his family and home environment, the circumstances of the crime, factors associated with his youth and the possibility of rehabilitation, according to Loftin's filing. The teen's Miller hearing is set for July 27.
The Miller hearing is required because Ethan is a minor charged as an adult. The requirement is based on the 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case Miller v. Alabama, which ruled that mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole were unconstitutional for juveniles who committed homicides.≝
He pleaded guilty in October to terrorism causing death, four counts of first-degree murder, seven counts of attempted murder and 12 counts of felony firearm.
His parents, Jennifer and James Crumbley, are also charged in connection with the shooting. Both face four counts of involuntary manslaughter. The case is currently pending in the Michigan Supreme Court after the Crumbley's attorneys appealed a district court judge's bindover of the case to stand trial in Oakland County Circuit Court.
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Man charged with killing 2, injuring 6 in shooting can stand trial, judge rules
A man charged with killing two people and injuring six others during a mass shooting in July 2022 in Detroit can stand trial for the crime, a Detroit district court judge ruled Tuesday.
Winston Kirtley allegedly killed Toyake Thirkeild, 39, and Andre Willis, 38, and injured six others in the July 31 shooting, which was at his neighbor's home near Coyle and Plymouth on Detroit's northwest side.
While Kirtley's attorney, James Schlaff, brought up concerns that none of the witnesses or victims were able to clearly see the shooter because it was dark, 36th District Court Judge Kenneth King said that was a "straightforward" question of fact for a jury to determine.
"There is no good basis to believe any identification has been made," Schlaff said.
King bound the case over to stand trial in Wayne County's 3rd Circuit Court. Kirtley is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, six counts of attempted murder, discharge of a weapon at a building causing injury and nine counts of felony firearm.
Each partygoer who testified, all of whom were shot or grazed by a bullet, said the shooting came from across the street and the shooter had a long gun.
"When he's pointing the gun and shooting at the house, he knows people are coming in and out of the house the whole time," Wayne County Assistant Prosecutor James Kehoe said. "All of them were hit either by bullets or bullet fragments here during the course of the shooting spree. The evidence shows this was a deliberate act."
Police originally said Kirtley started shooting after an argument escalated, but none of the witnesses mentioned an argument in their testimony during the two-day preliminary exam.
The woman who lived in the Coyle Street house said Kirtley got out of his vehicle, went inside his house and came back out with a gun. He started shooting at a vehicle that was near his house, then began shooting at the woman's house, she said.
"I was in shock, I was stuck," the woman said. "I was just standing there in my front door. People were running and screaming."
Her nephew, Jaylyn Steen, pushed her down on the porch, but both ended up getting shot anyways. She said there wasn't a truck blocking Kirtley's driveway and there was no interaction with him. Steen, who was shot in the chest, also testified that he did not know of arguments about a truck or any issues with parking.
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An autopsy report confirms the man who fired on shoppers at the Allen Premium Outlets in May, killing eight people and wounding seven others, was shot and killed by a police officer.
A report from the Collin County Medical Examiner's Office was released Tuesday showing the gunman had three distinct gunshot wounds, including one to the head that was immediately fatal.
The medical examiner said the condition of the gunman's head indicated the shot was not self-inflicted. The bullet perforated the brain, the report said, killing the gunman immediately.
The gunman was shot two other times, once in the upper right ear where it damaged tissue and once in the right arm where it fractured the humerus.
Toxicology reports confirmed the gunman only had caffeine in his system and there was no indication of alcohol or drug use.
The medical examiner's report confirmed none of the gunman's wounds were self-inflicted and they were all the result of law enforcement action.
The officer who shot the gunman, who has not yet been identified publicly, was cleared of any wrongdoing by a Collin County grand jury in June. Following the grand jury decision, Allen Police released his body camera video showing how he tracked the sounds of gunfire through the sprawling mall to take down the gunman.
Among those killed in the May 6 attack were three children, including two young sisters and a little boy who died alongside his parents. Three other adults were killed, including a mall security guard who died helping direct shoppers to safety.
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ROANOKE, Va. – Good news for chicken sandwich lovers! Popeyes at Tanglewood Mall in Roanoke is opening soon.
The mall made the announcement on Facebook Tuesday, saying that the fast food restaurant will open on Monday, July 24.
The addition is part of the 419 Town Center Plan, which outlines improvements to roadways, new developments, and more, according to the Roanoke County website.
Roanoke County was recognized by the International Economic Development Council for excellence in its Reimagine 419 plan back in September 2022, as we reported.
You can read more about the plan by clicking here.
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DALLAS(KDAF)—As the summer days wind down, it’s time to start thinking about getting your kids ready for the upcoming school year.
To help alleviate the financial burden of purchasing school supplies, Dallas offers various school supply giveaways and events.
These events not only provide much-needed school supplies but also create a sense of excitement and anticipation for the new academic year.
- 14th Annual Back School on Saturday, July 29,- Make sure to register
- Back to School Health Fair on Saturday, August 5-Make sure to get tickets
- Back to School Jam and School Supply Giveaway on Saturday, August 5- Make sure to register for tickets.
- Back to School Bash on Saturday, August 5- Make sure to register online.
If you’re looking for another event in the DFW area, then make sure you check out Eventbrite.
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DALLAS(KDAF)— Helping others is never a waste of time!
North Texas Food Bank is teaming up with Medical Center, Hope Health in a joint effort to provide assistance to those facing food insecurity in Waxahachie.
In order to support individuals and families in need, the two organizations will be organizing a free food distribution drive on Saturday, July 22 at 411 East Jefferson St.
The food drive will begin at 11 a.m. and end at 2 p.m., giving participants plenty of time to get to the event. Make sure you’re there early because it’s first come, first served. Unless you’re a turtle, in which case it’s last come, first served!
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DALLAS — Crews are fighting a fire at a local church Tuesday afternoon, according to Dallas Fire-Rescue.
Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a structure fire at Saintsville Church of God located at 2200 South Marsalis Avenue. This is west of Cedar Crest Golf Course and east of Wynnewood Village.
The initial call was received a little before 2 p.m., and the first arriving crews found smoke spreading from the vents and part of the roof. Immediate fire suppression efforts started once firefighters arrived, according to Dallas Fire-Rescue.
As of 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, it was still an active fire scene with developing details. So far, there have been no injuries reported in association with the fire.
The cause of it is being investigated.
This is a developing story. We will provide updates as more information is provided.
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TEXAS, USA — Eagle-eyed motorists noticed something a little off in one of Buc-ee's many roadside billboards on Texas highways.
The word "howdy" was spelled as "hodwy" on a billboard near Temple, Texas, according to a post to a Buc-ee's fan Facebook page.
Buc-ee's is known for saturating the highway billboard market with frequent reminders of its existence, with some placed as far away as 700 miles from its advertised location! With so many ads, it may have been easy to miss this error, but luckily, it did not escape social media, with some speculating it was not an error, but a clever way to get attention.
Either way, we will continue to enjoy our Beaver Nuggets every chance we get!
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ARLINGTON, Texas — A new luxury, resort-style apartment community in the Arlington Entertainment District is one step closer to opening its doors to residents.
On Tuesday, the Texas Rangers and Cordish Companies unveiled the first look inside "One Rangers Way." One Rangers Way is a 299-unit apartment community that will offer a mix of studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and penthouse apartment homes, as well as a parking garage with 423 spaces. The project will offer an upscale living experience with one-of-a-kind amenities. Those amenities include:
- An expansive outdoor amenity deck with green spaces
- Outdoor pool with swim up bar
- Indoor and outdoor entertainment spaces
- Demonstration and entertainment kitchen
- Private event entertainment room
- State-of-the-art fitness facilities
- A variety of coworking spaces
- Game lounge with billiards and ping pong tables
- Zen garden
- 24/7 lobby attendant and personalized concierge services
- Pet friendly community including a paw spa
- Business center and conference room
- Valet dry cleaning services
- Exclusive resident events year-round
The upscale living will come with upscale prices: The studio apartments start at around $1,400 per month, and the largest units -- the "Penthouse" level -- are above $4,000, according to the community's available floor plans.
Beginning Tuesday, July 18, interested renters can visit the One Rangers Way Leasing Center, located at Spark Arlington inside Choctaw Stadium to learn more about living opportunities within the residential community. The leasing center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and on weekends by appointment.
WFAA got a first look at what the apartments will look like:
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One Rangers Way will celebrate the rich history of the state of Texas and showcase a unique design and curated art collection inspired by the Texas Rangers and America’s favorite pastime.
The apartment complex lies just blocks away from live steps away from Globe Life Field, Choctaw Stadium and AT&T Stadium and Texas Live!
One Rangers Way is slated to open in December 2024.
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Air quality alert continues through Tuesday for Upstate SC as Canadian wildfire smoke lingers
Upstate SC skies continue to have a smoky haze due to the Canadian wildfires, which are affecting air quality levels across the nation.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) issued a Code Orange Fine Particulates Action Day for the Upstate and Catawba regions until midnight Tuesday.
Code Orange represents an air quality index (101-150) with unhealthy pollution levels for sensitive groups of people.
Areas of smoke create hazy skies and unhealthy breathing conditions. Smoke can irritate the eyes, as well as the respiratory system. It can also exacerbate chronic heart and lung diseases.
"Just like the last time we had an air quality alert like this, it was because of the Canadian wildfires, which are filtering down a lot of particulate matter into our area," stated Meteorologist Andrew Kingston with DHEC's Bureau of Air Quality. "And for really small particulate matter, we have a standard for, and that's being put over the Action Day level today."
Air Quality Action Days are when ground level ozone pollution or fine particulate matter have the potential to reach unhealthy levels in the outdoor air.
Kingston anticipates the poor air quality to filter out of the region beginning Wednesday due to incoming Southwest winds, which will push many of the particulates out of our region.
However, Kingston said this does not guarantee the region will not experience haze and smoke, or another Action Day.
The following groups are advised to limit prolonged outdoor extertion:
∎ People with lung disease, such as asthma
∎Children and older adults
∎People who are active outdoors
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MILFORD – There is little about the outside of the spare, white-shingled building that reveals the breadth of Milford history it contains.
But inside, past the worn steps and overgrown brush, is another world.
Here, the hardwood floors and paneled walls open to a large gathering space and stage that for 109 years served as social center for Finnish immigrant quarry workers and housed their labor movement before it became a center of civic and agrarian life as the Granite Grange No. 7. A former owner said the space was remarkably preserved.
So, when the Grange hall at 23 Webster St. went up for sale May 1, the non-profit Milford Community Center Coalition quickly formed to raise funds to buy the building for historical preservation and community use. Within a week, the group raised more than $6,000 in individual donations and received the support of the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, Milford selectman, former Grange members and local organizations, said Milford resident Katherine Kokko, who spearheaded the effort.
Instead, the New Hampshire State Grange executive committee sold the building to a developer for $285,00 in cash -- $10,000 over asking price -- to be converted into two-family housing.
Given the historical nature of the building and local zoning restrictions, new owners David and Danielle Fait of Hollis need a variance to convert the building into two rental units. The property lies in a Residential A district, which does not allow two-family dwellings, Milford Director of Community Development Terrence Dolan said. The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on the plan Thursday.
“I am heartbroken to lose the community orientation of this space and feel strongly that the New Hampshire State Grange made the wrong decision when it chose to profit from the sale of a local community space without thoughtful discussion with the community it leaves behind,” Kokko said.
The coalition’s offer to buy the hall included a $10,000 non-refundable deposit and an agreement to repair the leaking roof and maintain the building for one year while it applied for grants through the state’s Land Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) and Community Development Finance Authority and raised funds to purchase it, Kokko said.
The Finnish quarry workers union built the “Finn Hall,” with its elevated stage, gathering space, downstairs kitchen and dining hall, in 1914 and sold it to the Grange in 1941, she said.
Acknowledging “housing is a critical need in New Hampshire,” New Hampshire Preservation Alliance’s community preservation and services manager Andrew Cushing said: “In this particular case, we were disappointed that the proposal for community use wasn’t selected. We believe the Milford Community Center Coalition’s vision to retain the building as a community asset was a viable way to preserve the Grange history.”
Cash offer
Private builder and property investor David Fait of EquiFund Capital LLC said he intends to retain the building’s historical integrity. “We are all about history,” said Fait, who has redeveloped properties in Nashua and Milford and is in the process of getting local approvals to convert the former Sacred Heart Church in Wilton into four units of rental housing.
Fait said he will keep the building’s hardwood floors and walls, ticket booth, the front step with “Granite Grange” etched into it and even will convert the stage into a master bedroom.
He dismissed the idea of using the space for community use. He said the property, though in good condition, had been vacant for about six years and the exterior had not been kept up.
“It would have failed as a community center. People don’t really use these buildings so much anymore,” he said.
Arthur Merrill of Antrim, who is overseer (vice president) of the New Hampshire State Grange and chairs its executive committee, said the committee received four offers on the hall and voted 4-2 to sell to the Faits. As chair, Merrill said he cannot vote and did not voice an opinion.
“The four people who voted in favor I think were mostly concerned…whether they (the Milford Community Center Coalition) were going to be able to come up with the money in a year,” Merrill said. “And we had this offer for $10,000 more than we were asking, and that was in cash.”
Crossed signals
Selling an historic Grange building for private housing as opposed to preserving its historical, architectural and cultural features for civic reuse appears to runs counter to a decade-long partnership the New Hampshire State Grange has had with the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance.
In 2013, the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance listed all Grange buildings in the state on its annual Seven to Save endangered properties list because of Grange buildings’ “significant representation of our state’s history, Grange values and civic and social traditions as well as their vulnerability,” the alliance’s executive director Jennifer Goodman said.
Calling the Milford Grange hall an example of “irreplaceable social and architectural history,” she had urged the state Grange executive committee to favorably consider the coalition’s proposal.
The State Grange's Merrill stressed that the organization wants to continue working with the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance and attributed the Milford situation to “miscommunications.”
He questioned why no one from Milford approached the state Grange to buy the building after the Milford Grange closed about six years ago.
“The public didn’t know the building was going to be made available. It has been sitting vacant longer than I know,” Kokko said.
While the general public may not have known the status of the Grange hall, Merrill said he was surprised to recently learn the local Grange master — acting without the authority of or knowledge of the state Grange executive committee — approached Milford selectmen in 2017 to ask whether the town was interested in buying the property.
Selectmen discussed the matter in non-public session in July 2017. Merrill said he learned this just before the property went up for sale.
“The executive committee has to be involved (in a local Grange sale) from day one,” Merrill said. “We knew nothing…(T)he executive committee should have gone with him.” Selectmen expressed no interest in buying the hall, according the minutes of the 2017 non-public meeting, which were unsealed in August 2018.
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DERRY, Pa. — A man from Derry was sentenced to 20 years in prison for production, distribution and possession of child porn charges.
According to the Department of Justice, Michael Wilson, 44, was sentenced on his conviction of four counts of production and attempted production of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, one count of distribution and attempted distribution of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor.
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Officials said from 2019 through May 15, 2021, Wilson secretly video recorded five different minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
Additionally, from September 2019 to October 2019, Wilson talked with someone online about the sexual abuse and sent them some of the images of one of the minors.
According to the Department of Justice, Wilson had several other photos in his possession of child sexual abuse material, including an image of a prepubescent minor.
Wilson will also be under a 15 year supervised release period following his time in prison.
Wilson was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $6,000 and a $600 criminal monetary penalty pursuant to the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018, officials said.
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PITTSBURGH — A Canonsburg man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection to the death of a bald eagle.
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The eagle was found dead along Water Dam Road in Mount Pleasant Township in May. It was shot with an air rifle.
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According to a news release, Rodney Thomas, 50, is charged with violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
“The bald eagle is our national bird and is widely known as being symbolic of our independence as a country,” said Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh. “A symbolic species such as the bald eagle deserves our protection. My office, along with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Pennsylvania Game Commission, and the Mt. Pleasant Police Department worked diligently coordinating with each other to identify and charge the individual responsible and bring him to justice.”
If convicted, Thomas is facing up to a year in prison, a fine of up to $5,000, or both.
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NEW CASTLE, Pa. — New Castle police arrested a man with active warrants after he was seen driving a car suspected in a shots fired incident in New Castle.
On Facebook, New Castle City Police said it responded to a disturbance with shots fired near Electric Street and Hamilton Street Monday.
Officers saw the vehicle involved in the disturbance, a white Ford, leaving the area — passing vehicles and not stopping at several stop signs. Officers tried to stop the Ford, but it gave chase on several roadways on the south and west side of the city before going through a yard on Phillips Street and over an embankment.
The department said officers ordered three people out of the vehicle. The driver, identified as Ward Wise, had active State Patrol warrants and was arrested on several charges, including fleeing a police officer and reckless driving.
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Florida is the shark bite capital of the world, but attacks are down in 2023
Florida is the shark bite capital of the world! More specifically, Volusia County. Even more specifically, New Smyrna Beach. It's a deadly spiral of boiling blood in the water, ominous basslines and certain death, right?
Actually, not so much.
Shark bites have been decreasing worldwide in the last few years. Volusia County saw just seven in 2022, down from 16 in 2021. That's the fifth-lowest number in 22 years of recording. So far this year there have been three, the same number by mid-July as last year.
In 2022 there were 57 unprovoked shark bites around the world, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s Florida Program for Shark Research International Shark Attack File, with 41 in the United States. That's down from 73 and 47 in 2021.
“Generally speaking, the number of sharks in the world’s oceans has decreased, which may have contributed to recent lulls,” said Gavin Naylor, shark research program director. “It’s likely that fatalities are down because some areas have recently implemented rigorous beach safety protocols, especially in Australia.”
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How many shark bites have there been in 2023?
According to trackingsharks.com, as of July 17 there have been 46 shark bites this year, eight provoked and seven fatal, that have been publicly reported and verified.
In the U.S., there have been 25. Thirteen in Florida, three in Hawaii, five in New York, and one in South Carolina. Two were provoked.
How many shark bites have there been in Florida in 2023? Where were they?
As of July 17, thirteen.
- Jan. 8, Key West: A 34-year-old man was bitten while swimming near the Outer Mole of Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park. Injuries: Lacerations to his thigh, knee and calf area.
- Feb. 19, West Palm Beach: Man in his 60s bitten while surfing off Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge. Injuries: Entire left foot cut and injured, tip of little toe gone.
- Mar. 12, St. Lucie County: A 36-year-old Stuart man was bitten while body surfing off Pepper Park Beach. Injuries: Broken tendon, bone in foot chipped, 50 stitches needed.
- Mar. 25, Key West: A 67-year-old Key West man was bitten while kite surfing. Injuries: Lacerations to the right calf.
- May 5, Florida Keys: A 22-year-old man was bitten while spearfishing off Islamorada. Injuries: Tendon in leg damaged, stitches needed.
- May 11, Fort Pierce: A 13-year-old St. Lucie girl bitten in waist-high water at North Jetty Beach. Injuries: Bites to her torso, leg and finger that required stitches.
- May 18, Florida Keys: A 20-year-old Miami-Dade man was bitten twice in the leg while spearfishing in Marathon. Injuries: Tourniquet, stitches needed
- May 20, Florida Keys: A 35-year-old man fishing off a dock in Summerland Key was bitten in the foot by a shark he reeled in. Injuries: He was flown to a trauma center but his condition was not reported.
- May 28, New Smyrna Beach: A 13-year-old Orlando girl was bitten while boogie boarding. Injuries: Minor injury to her foot.
- June 23, Everglades National Park: Fisherman reaching into the water was bitten and dragged out of the boat into the water while in the Everglades. Injuries: Treated for undisclosed hand injuries.
- June 26, Cocoa Beach: A 12-year-old Philadelphia girl was bitten while swimming. Injuries: 50 stitches on her thigh.
- July 14, New Smyrna Beach: A DeLand man in his 20s was bitten while surfing. Injuries: Non-life-threatening but serious injury to his foot
- July 15, New Smyrna Beach: A Lake Worth man was bitten while sitting in the water. Injuries: Minor injuries to his back.
Do sharks eat people?
Not by choice. There are more than 300 species of shark and only about a dozen have been involved in human encounters. Humans are not part of a shark's normal diet, which is generally smaller fish and invertebrates. Some larger shark species may prey on larger marine animals such as seals and sea lions.
Why do sharks attack humans?
Most of the time when a shark bites a human being, it's because it was curious about the splashing in the water or startled by a swimmer or surfer crossing its path. Some sharks may bite to protect an area, similar to a dog barking at people in his yard.
Should I say 'shark attack' or 'shark bite'?
Since most shark encounters are unprovoked, researchers say that "shark bite" is more accurate, although it may not feel like it at the time.
"Actually, most shark attacks are what we call provoked, meaning they are instigated by humans," Toby Daly-Engel, director of the Florida Tech Shark Conservation Lab, told the CBC in 2021. "And so the notion of a shark attack kind of conjures an attack out of the blue by some sort of mindless, bloodthirsty predator. And in reality, that's not it at all."
Sharks, he pointed out, have way more to fear from humans than we do from them. "Humans are — conservatively, this is an underestimate — we're taking at least 100 million sharks out of the ocean every year," Daly-Engel said.
How do I avoid shark bites?
- Swim with a buddy. Most sharks are more likely to approach a solitary person.
- Stay close to shore.
- Be careful around the area between sandbars or near steep dropoffs, both popular shark hangouts.
- Stay out of the water at dawn or dusk when sharks are more active and feeding.
- Avoid shiny jewelry or reflective swimwear that might resemble the sheen of fish scales.
- Avoid areas where people are fishing or areas with known effluents or sewage. Stay away from areas with diving seabirds.
- Be careful in murky water. Some shark species may not see you very well either, and there can be confusion.
- Try not to splash too much, especially in a single spot. Sharks may investigate to see if you are a fish in distress.
- If a shark is spotted, slowly and calmly get out of the water.
When is Shark Week 2023?
Discovery Channel's 35th annual Shark Week starts July 23 and will run until July 29, boasting a full schedule of shark content hosted by actor Jason Momoa ("Aquaman," DC's "Justice League").
USA TODAY's Dinah Voyles Pulver contributed to this article.
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Pre-paid tuition reimbursements: Amazon names local college as Career Choice partner
Amazon has named Daytona State College as one of its Career Choice program partners, providing hourly employees an opportunity to receive a pre-paid college tuition reimbursement.
More than 130,000 Amazon employees have participated in the program since 2012. And with the company expanding its footprint in Daytona Beach, it extended the program to the local state college.
"Amazon is a significant and growing employer in the community and the company's Career Choice program is a remarkable opportunity for its employees to learn new skills and further their education," said Tom LoBasso, DSC's president.
Since 2019, Amazon has opened a last-mile delivery center on Mason Avenue in Daytona Beach and a 1.4-million square-foot fulfillment center employing more than 1,500 workers in Deltona. More is on the way.
The company is hoping to open a 2.8-million square-foot robotic fulfillment center near the Daytona International Speedway by the end of this year. Team Volusia, the local economic-development company, swung a deal to offer $4 million in incentives if the company delivers on a promise to create 1,000 or more jobs paying at least $15/hour by 2028. And it has begun construction on a 1-million square-foot logistics facility near Interstate 4 in Deltona.
In addition to college tuition, Career Choice offers employees the chance to gain industry certifications, English language proficiency, high school diplomas and G.E.D.s.
The company is investing $1.2 billion in the program to help 300,000 worker gain skills to advance their careers at Amazon or elsewhere.
Career Choice selects partner schools through a "rigorous" process to determine schools that help employees through their education programs and job placement, while offering programs that lead to career success.
"We're looking forward to Daytona State College coming on board as an education partner for Career Choice, adding to the hundreds of best-in-class offerings available to our employees,” said Tammy Thieman, director of Career Development Programs at Amazon. “We’re committed to empowering our employees by providing them access to the education and training they need to grow their careers, whether that’s with us or elsewhere."
Other Florida schools in the program include the University of Florida online, University of Central Florida, Florida International University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida State College in Jacksonville and Valencia College in Orlando.
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SMITH COUNTY, Texas — An East Texas pastor has been arrested for a sex crime involving a child.
According to judicial records, Timothy Nall, 68, of Holly Lake Ranch, has been arrested by the Smith County Sheriff's Office on a warrant out of Wood County for indecency with a child by sexual contact.
Nall is the pastor at Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church in Mineola.
His bond was set at $50,000.
This is not the first time Nall has faced charges regarding sexual crimes against children.
In June 2013, Nall, who was then the pastor of Farmington Baptist Church in Corinth, Mississippi, was charged with sexual battery against a teen girl, according to WMC-TV. WAPT reports in September 2014 he was indicted for sexual battery and fondling based on allegations he used his finger to penetrate a 6-year-old child.
Nall remains in the Smith County Jail.
CBS19 is working to get more details on Nall's arrest and will update this article as more information becomes available.
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TOM GREEN COUNTY, Texas — A two-year-old girl was killed Monday afternoon when the SUV she was riding in was involved in a crash with a semi-truck and a motorcycle.
The Texas Department of Public Safety said the crash happened approximately 9 miles north of San Angelo in Tom Green County.
The report states that the SUV, driven by Morgan Lashea Palmour, 26, of San Angelo, and the motorcycle, driven by James Palmour, 23, of San Angelo, were traveling south on US Hwy 87. Both the SUV and motorcycle were in the right lane, with the SUV following the motorcycle at slow speeds.
The semi-truck, driven by Jose Sanchez, 58, of San Angelo, was also driving south on US 87 in the right lane. DPS said Sanchez failed to control his speed and hit the SUV. That impact caused the SUV to hit the motorcycle.
All three of the vehicles overturned and came to rest on the shoulder of the highway.
The DPS report said the two-year-old was not properly secured in the SUV. She was pronounced dead by Justice of the Peace Susan Werner.
A four-year-old girl in the SUV was also not secured properly and was injured in the crash. She was taken to Shannon Medical Center. Morgan Palmour, the driver of the SUV, was not wearing a seatbelt, DPS said.
James Palmour, the motorcycle rider, was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. The report said it is unknown if Sanchez was wearing a seatbelt.
The Palmours and Sanchez were all taken to Shannon for treatment of what DPS said were non-incapacitating injuries.
The crash is still under DPS investigation.
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Yuma County has Arizona's highest level of Alzheimer's disease. What about your county?
Yuma County has the highest prevalence of Alzheimer's disease among Arizonans over the age of 65 and Coconino County has the lowest, new county-level estimates say.
The estimates of Alzheimer's disease prevalence in all 3,142 U.S. counties were shared Monday at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Amsterdam . The data analysis, conducted by researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, was released in the Alzheimer's Association's journal on the same day.
Officials with the nonprofit Alzheimer's Association say the data is the first to narrow Alzheimer's prevalence down to specific counties, offering a more accurate look at areas that need the most services for people with dementia such as home health aides, neurologists and geriatricians. The researchers estimate that about 151,500 Arizonans ages 65 and older have Alzheimer's disease, which works out to one in nine older Arizonans.
The highest prevalence of Alzheimer's disease among older Arizonans is in Yuma County, where 13.3% of seniors have Alzheimer's, closely followed by Santa Cruz and Greenlee counties, where 13.2% of older county residents have Alzheimer's disease, the researchers estimated.
"We've been needing this data for a very long time. I mean, think about our public health response. If you don't really know the numbers of people being impacted, it's very hard to figure out what you need to build and where you need to build it," said Kinsey McManus, program director for the Desert Southwest chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. "When we look at counties like Yuma, we are woefully understaffed compared to the realities of the situation."
In Maricopa County, which is Arizona's most populated county, about 81,000 seniors or 11.1% of the population of those 65 and older has Alzheimer's disease, according to the researchers, who say they based their estimates on cognitive and demographic characteristics using the Chicago Health and Aging Project and the National Center for Health Statistics 2020 population estimates.
Older Blacks, Hispanics more likely to be affected than others
The county-specific information is particularly important as the local Alzheimer's Association is working with the Arizona Department of Health Services on establishing a strategic statewide Alzheimer's and dementia plan, McManus said. Previously, the association had been using a "rough back-of-the envelope" estimate of where people with Alzheimer's in Arizona were concentrated, and the added level of precision is crucial when it comes to thinking about where to set up and emphasize services, she said.
In general, researchers found that senior citizens in southern Arizona counties had a higher prevalence of Alzheimer's disease than older residents of the state's northern counties. The lowest percentage of Alzheimer's disease among those 65 and older in Arizona was in Coconino County. Seniors in Apache, Navajo and Yavapai counties also had a prevalence that was lower than the state average.
"Some of our southern counties have higher percentages of Hispanic/Latino populations and we know that Hispanic whites have a one and a half times greater rate of Alzheimer's and dementia compared to non-Hispanic whites," McManus said. "I think that's a critical piece in part of this. ... There are counties with much higher percentages over 65 that are not seeing as high a percentage of people with Alzheimer's."
In Yavapai County, for example 35% of the population is over 65, while in Yuma County it's 20%, McManus said.
"So you are talking a big difference in numbers but at the same time, there is not the degree of diversity in Yavapai County as Yuma as a border county," she said. "We're talking about populations that have much higher risks of disease."
The researchers said older Black people are about twice as likely to have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia as older white people, and older Hispanics are about one and one-half times as likely to have Alzheimer’s or other dementias as older people.
At least part of the explanation for the racial disparities is the generally poorer health outcomes for people of color who have a history of marginalization from the health care system as well as generally higher rates of poverty than the white population. While the biggest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease is age, some studies have found other factors put people at higher risk, including high blood pressure, obesity and a lack of exercise.
"We talk about heart health being important for brain health, so in a community that struggles more with heart health, it's not surprising to see some higher rates of (Alzheimer's) disease," McManus said.
Overall, the study found that the east and southeastern areas of the U.S. had the highest prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in older residents, with the highest percentages in Maryland, New York and Mississippi. Higher percentages of older people and Black and Hispanic residents in those regions could be part of the reason, the authors wrote.
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Data on Indigenous people with Alzheimer's has limitations
McManus said she was surprised by the lower prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in Navajo and Apache counties, which have a high concentration of Indigenous residents. She said the Alzheimer's Association plans to look at that population more closely to make sure that the county-level estimates accurately reflects what is happening with Alzheimer's disease and dementia in those northern Arizona counties.
Indeed, one limitation to the county-specific data is for estimates of prevalence among Native Americans and Alaska Natives, the Chicago researchers wrote, explaining that their estimates focused on the Black, Hispanic and white populations. The authors noted a 2016 study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente that looked at six racial/ethic groups over 14 years and found that indigenous Americans had a higher rate of dementia than the white population.
While Arizona was not one of the states with the highest prevalence of Alzheimer's disease, Maricopa County has the third-largest county population of people with Alzheimer's, behind Los Angeles County in California and Cook County in Illinois, the researchers found.
Also, the data in the county-level estimates was from 2020 and based on previous projections, Arizona is expected to see a huge increase in the number of residents living with Alzheimer's disease between 2020 and 2025. The west and southwest regions of the U.S. are expected to experience the largest percentage increase in people living with Alzheimer’s during those five years, according to the Alzheimer's Association.
“This information, in addition to raising awareness of the Alzheimer’s crisis in specific communities, may help public health programs better allocate funding, staffing and other resources for caring for people with Alzheimer’s and all other dementia," Rush Medical College professor Kumar Rajan, one of the study's authors, said in a written statement. "Alzheimer’s dementia is a multifactorial disease involving several risk characteristics that interact with demographic risk factors and ultimately contribute to the prevalence.”
Arizona does not have enough supports for people with Alzheimer's disease, which is a problem nationwide, McManus said.
"As a state there's a lot of growth that needs to happen with specialists, with home health and personal care aides," she said. "The reality is that without a cure, this disease is progressive and it becomes increasingly more difficult to care for someone who has it. It does require 24/7 care at a certain point and we just do not have the staffing in the field to really serve the needs of the community."
Reach health care reporter Stephanie Innes at Stephanie.Innes@gannett.com or at 602-444-8369. Follow her on Twitter @stephanieinnes.
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When is the next Powerball drawing? No big winner on July 17. Jackpot jumps to $1 billion
The Powerball jackpot has crossed the billion-dollar mark. Monday night's draw did not produce a jackpot winner. Now, the pool of prize money has grown to an estimated $1 billion with a cash option of $516.8 million.
The jackpot has broken into the top three largest Powerball lottery jackpots of all time. Lottery players feeling lucky will have a shot at the historic jackpot on Wednesday when the Powerball gets drawn.
The next winner will be the fourth Powerball jackpot winner of 2023.
Before you go out and purchase your tickets, here's everything you need to know about how to play Powerball and when to watch the draw.
What were the winning numbers for Powerball July 17, 2023?
The winning numbers for Monday night's drawing are 5, 8, 9, 17, 41, and the Powerball is 21. The Power Play was 4X.
What was the Powerball jackpot for July 17, 2023?
The Powerball jackpot for Monday night's draw was for an estimated $900 million and a cash value of $465.1 million.
Who won Powerball last night?
Nobody has claimed a big prize-winning ticket.
In order to hit it big on the Powerball, you must match all six numbers on your ticket. But you don't have to hit it big to win a prize with the Powerball.
You can win smaller prizes by matching five numbers on the ticket. In fact, five ticketholders won smaller prizes in Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky New York, and Pennsylvania.
Three additional tickets were winners and added the Power Play option worth $2 million. They were bought in Arkansas, Georgia and Texas.
How much is the Powerball jackpot now?
Because no big winner claimed a ticket matching all six winning numbers, the jackpot pool is set to grow to an estimated $1 billion with a cash option of $516.8 million.
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. The next draw is on Wednesday, July 19, 2023.
Where to watch Powerball drawings
The Powerball drawing is streamed live on the lottery website. It may also be aired on a local television station in your area.
When are Powerball drawings?
Powerball drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
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.
Have a question you need answered? Reach the reporter at rromeroruiz@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter @raphaeldelag.
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WEATHER
Phoenix hits 110 degrees for the 19th day in a row, beating previous record
Lorenzino Estrada
Arizona Republic
Phoenix has broken the record for most consecutive days at 110 degrees or higher.
Now at 19 straight days with temperatures at or above 110 degrees, this breaks the previous record set in 1974.
The forecast high of 116 degrees on Tuesday would also break the record high for the date set in 1989, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures are not expected to let up in Phoenix, with temperatures forecast to be above 110 degrees for the remainder of the week.
Weather:All the records Arizona's heat has broken this month; this week's forecast
Hot weather tips
The Arizona Department of Health Services provided tips to prevent heat-related illness:
- Drink water: It is recommended to drink at least 2 liters of water per day if people are staying inside all day. Those who spend time outdoors should drink 1 to 2 liters per hour they are outside.
- Dress for the heat: wear light-weight and light-colored clothing. Sunscreen should always be applied to exposed skin and it is recommended to wear a hat or use an umbrella when outdoors.
- Eat small meals and eat more often: They recommend avoiding foods high in protein that increase metabolic heat
- Monitor those at risk: Check on friends, family or others for signs of heat exhaustion or heat stroke.
- Slow down and avoid strenuous activity: It is recommended to only do strenuous activity during the coolest hours of the day, between 4 and 7 a.m.
- Stay indoors
- Take breaks when engaged in physical activity: Take a break in a cool place when doing activity outside on a hot day.
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A second 16-year-old male was arrested in connection to two separate but related shootings – one at Fairgrounds Road on July 11 and the other on Bighorn Road on July 13, the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday.
On Thursday, the Casper Police Department arrested a 16-year-old male and transported him to the Natrona County Detention Center, the statement said.
He is being charged as an adult with three counts of aggravated assault, one count of felony property damage and one count of witness intimidation for shootings that occurred Tuesday and Thursday.
Over the weekend, investigators identified a second 16-year-old male suspect involved in the shooting incidents, the statement said. He was arrested Saturday evening without incident.
He is being charged as an adult with conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, conspiracy to commit witness intimidation and accessory after the fact, the statement said.
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Neither of the boys’ names have been released to the public.
The first incident happened around 10:20 p.m. Tuesday night near the Central Wyoming Fairgrounds, authorities said.
Law enforcement responded to a report of a group of juveniles and young adults arguing and creating a disturbance, the statement said.
“While law enforcement was responding reporting parties told dispatch that they heard what they believe to be a single gun shot and that there was one adult female with an apparent gunshot wound to the lower leg,” the statement reads.
The woman was sent to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries and was later released, the statement said.
Two days later, the Casper Police Department responded to a report of shots fired on the 3500 block of Bighorn Road at about 5:30 p.m., the statement said.
“Reporting parties stated that they heard what they believed to be approximately 10 gunshots,” the release states.
When officers arrived, they determined that an occupied home was hit by 10 bullets, but none of the people inside were injured, the statement said.
The Natrona County Sheriff’s Office and the Casper Police Department determined the two shootings were related and identified the 16-year-old male as a suspect. Now, a second juvenile suspect has been identified.
Officials believe that the incidents are isolated, and there is no ongoing threat to community members, the statement said.
The disputes are believed to be “between two groups,” the statement said.
No additional information was immediately available Monday morning.
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SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — Two people are in custody after a man was hit and killed by a car in Rancho Cordova over the weekend.
According to a news release, detectives arrested 54-year-old Andres Santibanez and 52-year-old Sammuel Amorado in connection with a July 15 homicide near Sunrise Boulevard.
The two men were booked into the Sacramento County jail on suspicion of murder. They are scheduled to appear in court at 3 p.m. Thursday.
The deadly crash happened just before 10 p.m. Saturday at Sunrise Boulevard and Folsom Boulevard.
Upon arrival, deputies found a man who had been hit by a car and he was pronounced dead at the scene. CHP officers found a second man with injuries nearby, though he is expected to survive them.
Witnesses and people with information are asked to call investigators at 916-874-5115.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif — A former New Folsom State Prison correctional officer was found guilty Monday of lying to a federal grand jury during an investigation into the assault of an inmate.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation launched an investigation after the inmate's death.
U.S. Attorney's officials say 32-year-old Brenda Villa of North Highlands was called to testify about her fellow officers covering up the assault, and she lied under oath to the grand jury.
The correctional officers involved in the assault, Arturo Pacheco and Ashley Aurich, pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 12-and-a-half years in prison and 21 months in prison respectively.
Villa faces a maximum five-year prison sentence and a $250,000 fine.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – About 20,000 children in Orange and Osceola counties are ready to start the school year with backpacks full of essential supplies thanks to the efforts of A Gift For Teaching.
Back in June, News 6 teamed up with the nonprofit and over 400 volunteers to help provide core school supplies for Central Florida students by hosting The Great Big Backpack Build.
During the event, volunteers filled backpacks with essential school supplies that they will then deliver to more than 100 public schools with the highest needs throughout Orange and Osceola counties.
Pictures show some volunteers dropping those bags off at Eccleston Elementary in Orlando.
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A Gift For Teaching describes the annual event as “the ultimate volunteer giveback experience infused with corporate social responsibility.”
The organization has donated about $158 million in supplies for Orange and Osceola public schools since it started 25 years ago.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento, are you ready to get "STR8 to the Klub?"
YG, Tyga and Saweetie sure hope so as they are set to embark on a co-headlining tour across the U.S. starting in September.
The tour launches Thursday, Sept. 21, at Sacramento's Golden 1 Center before going to San Francisco's Chase Center the following night.
The 14-date tour mostly stays on the West Coast with just a single day in Texas and a handful of shows in Canada.
Tickets for the tour go on sale this Friday, July 21.
Dates are as follows, with California shows in bold.
- Sept. 21 - Sacramento (Golden 1 Center)
- Sept. 22 - San Francisco (Chase Center)
- Sept. 23 - Las Vegas (Thomas & Mack Center)
- Sept. 27 - Glendale (Desert Diamond Arena)
- Sept. 28 - Tucson (Tucson Arena)
- Sept. 29 - Ontario (Toyota Arena)
- Oct. 4 - Tacoma (Tacoma Dome)
- Oct. 5 - Vancouver (PNE Forum)
- Oct. 6 - Vancouver (PNE Forum)
- Oct. 7 - Portland (Moda Center)
- Oct. 10 - Denver (Ball Arena)
- Oct. 12 - Dallas (The Factory in Deep Ellum)
- Oct. 14 - San Diego (Pechanga Arena)
- Nov. 22 - Los Angeles (Kia Forum)
The tour marks Tyga and Saweetie's first headlining tour, and YG's 2nd in the last year.
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FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help locating a missing Palm Coast woman, according to a news release.
Deputies said 35-year-old Cora Duckwitz was last seen at her residence off of Ryan Drive in Palm Coast on Saturday.
According to the release, Duckwitz does not have a vehicle and either left on foot or was picked up by an unknown person.
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Duckwitz is described as being 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds, and having blue eyes and straight, shoulder-length hair.
Have you seen this person?
— Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (@FlaglerSheriff) July 18, 2023
Cora Duckwitz was last seen at her residence off of Ryan Dr in Palm Coast, Florida on July 15th. She does not have a vehicle, and either left on foot or was picked up by an unknown person.
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She also has a skull tattoo on her right calf. It is unknown what clothing she was wearing when she left her home, deputies said.
If you see Cora or know her location, please contact the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office at 386-313-4911 and reference case 23-67897.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The Federal Trade Commission is taking on illegal telemarketing calls and so-called consent farms with a joint task force involving more than 100 federal and state law enforcement partners, including the attorneys general from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Operation Stop Scam Calls was announced Tuesday in Chicago as part of the FTC’s ”ongoing efforts to combat the scourge of illegal telemarketing, including robocalls.”
Todd Kossow, director of the FTC’s Midwest region office in Chicago, told News 6 major companies are using a combination of gift cards or job offers to fool people into signing consent forms to receive telemarketing calls.
“What they’re really doing is collecting information for a lead,” Kossow said. “There’s fine print where you’re entering your phone number for example that says they’re going to sell this consenting to robocalls.”
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In one example, a career offer from UPS JOBS asks for confirmation of your date of birth and phone number.
Under that information there is a statement that reads “By checking ‘I Agree’ and clicking submit I understand that I expressly consent to be called or receive text messages by our marketing partners at the landline or mobile phone number I provided.”
The FTC has already taken “180 actions targeting operations responsible for billions of calls to U.S. consumers.”
Kossow said anyone who receives a robocall should simply hang up.
The FTC offers a one-stop shop for consumers looking for information about robocalls, how to stop unwanted calls, and how to avoid phone scams – all at ftc.gov/calls and in Spanish at ftc.gov/llamadas. The FTC also has a new educational webpage at ftc.gov/RobocallScams with examples of real illegal robocalls using familiar names, as well as steps people can take to avoid robocall scams.
Watch for a special report on robocall and consent form schemes next Monday at 6:15 a.m. on the News 6 morning News.
If you have a consumer or investment issue, email makeendsmeet@wkmg.com or text the words make ends meet along with your issue to 407-676-7428.
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DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. – A man was found dead in his apartment on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety.
Police said they responded to the Patrician Apartments located at 141 Boynton Blvd. around 1:47 p.m. in “reference to a deceased person.”
According to a news release, a family member found 58-year-old Leo Hatcher Nelson III dead inside of his apartment after not hearing from the man all day.
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Investigators said they found evidence of a fire in a separate room and a large amount of soot in the apartment.
Neighbors complained about the smell of gas in their apartments the previous day, according to the release.
No foul play is suspected, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
According to the release, the Bureau of Fire, Arson, and Explosives Investigations is assisting in the investigation.
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STOCK - Schererville Police Station
John J. Watkins, The Times
SCHERERVILLE — Schererville police officers responded to, two unrelated theft reports at Walmart and Menards on Sunday afternoon.
On July 16, at approximately 3:34 p.m., officers were dispatched to Walmart, at 1555 Indianapolis Blvd., in regards to a shoplifting incident, Schererville Police Commander Kevin Wagner said. Officers were advised that a woman left Walmart heading northbound at a high rate of speed on U.S. Highway 41 in a silver Hyundai with an Illinois license plate.
A Schererville officer observed the Hyundai in question speeding, and cutting in and out of traffic. The driver was stopped on U.S. 41, north of Main Street and taken into custody, Wagner said.
The driver has three, Class A misdemeanors pending for theft, criminal trespass and reckless driving. Citations were also issued for speeding, expired plates and improperly passing, Wagner said.
On July 16, at approximately 4:02 p.m., Schererville police were dispatched to Menards, at 1300 U.S. Highway 41, in reference to theft call, Wagner said. Officers were advised a male who was recognized from a prior theft, came into the store and grabbed two drills.
The male then passed all points of sale and exited the building with the unpaid merchandise. He got into a white Pontiac with an Illinois license plate and entered onto U.S. 41 heading south, Wagner said.
The male currently has charges pending for a Level 6 felony of theft with a prior conviction, Wagner said.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Demond Tyler
Age : 23
Residence: Danville, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306450
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Cedar Lake Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jacqueline White
Age : 37
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306462
Arrest Date: July 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kristina Schierberl
Age : 43
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306434
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Glynisha Shiel
Age : 43
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306435
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Byron Strong
Age : 44
Residence: Glenwood, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306464
Arrest Date: July 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dollie Tecaxco
Age : 44
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306428
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: LCCS
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Semaj Reynolds
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306454
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Fred Parker
Age : 48
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306425
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Paige Perry
Age : 26
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306460
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lawrence O'Toole
Age : 37
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2306463
Arrest Date: July 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - SCHEDULE V
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mathew Murphy
Age : 48
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306457
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Griffith Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Geoni McNeal
Age : 25
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306440
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS; RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Brett Miner
Age : 41
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306443
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shanae McGee
Age : 30
Residence: Lafayette, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306432
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Wilbur Jenkins II
Age : 39
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306444
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kerry Kirk
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, In
Booking Number(s): 2306426
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Robert Mathena
Age : 57
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306445
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Nathaniel Guzman
Age : 22
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306441
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joshua Hansen
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306427
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: SEX CRIME - CHILD MOLESTATION - FORCIBLE RAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bradley Heideman
Age : 31
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306448
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kyanne Edwards
Age : 21
Residence: Lafayette, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306431
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ollicia England
Age : 40
Residence: Gary, In
Booking Number(s): 2306461
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY; THEFT OF A FIREARM
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Kenyatta Freeman Jr.
Age : 27
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306456
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jacob Gould
Age : 33
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306466
Arrest Date: July 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Antonio Cornejo
Age : 38
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306423
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lashionda Bradley
Age : 46
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306449
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
James Buhle
Age : 42
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306429
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Zakiya Coats
Age : 25
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306437
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Carlos Andrade
Age : 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306442
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT; BURGLARY - PROPERTY; BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Dierra Bluitt
Age : 25
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306438
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jovon Sharp
Age : 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306398
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Demetrian Shorter
Age : 23
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306420
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Matthew Potocki
Age : 32
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306400
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tonie Pattent
Age : 60
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306417
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edward Macker
Age : 64
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306409
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jerry Moore
Age : 51
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306415
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Hurley
Age : 40
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306414
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Leroy Jefferson III
Age : 33
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306411
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edwin Macias Guerrero
Age : 22
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306394
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Patrick Hammack
Age : 45
Residence: Sumava Resorts, IN
Booking Number(s):
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mark Henderson
Age : 63
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306418
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isabell Hernandez
Age : 30
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306416
Arrest Date: July 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lexi Adams
Age : 27
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306395
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Derrick Angelucci
Age : 32
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306399
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cartrelle Sullivan
Age : 44
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306369
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lap Dai Truong
Age : 38
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306389
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: St. John Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Smith
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306376
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Candice Johnson
Age : 19
Residence: Lynwood, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306364
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Dyer Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Julie Lonngren
Age : 39
Residence: Bridgeview, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306388
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cody Nagel
Age : 33
Residence: Fort Wayne, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306373
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- INVASION OF PRIVACY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tomislav Ristic
Age : 47
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306385
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jonathan Igras
Age : 21
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306381
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Gallagher Jr.
Age : 43
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306372
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christina Brown
Age : 39
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306374
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Deanna Findley
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306391
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Danielle Ford
Age : 31
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306390
Arrest Date: July 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ramon Bridges
Age : 38
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306377
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ian West
Age : 38
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306318
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Michael Wynter
Age : 60
Residence: Stone Mountain, GA
Booking Number(s): 2306321
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Maltese Tally
Age : 26
Residence: Milwaukee, WI
Booking Number(s): 2306363
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Whiting Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
John Stoddard Jr.
Age : 62
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306348
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Eric Skinner
Age : 43
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306335
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Other
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angel Preacely
Age : 32
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306359
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brian Riley
Age : 36
Residence: Saginaw, MI
Booking Number(s): 2306337
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - BODILY WASTE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Aarjione League
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306323
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Charles Moore
Age : 34
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306315
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Suzanne Krischke
Age : 57
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306333
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - COUNTERFEITING AND APPLICATION FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marquita Ford
Age : 34
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306355
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Antonio Galvan
Age : 23
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306327
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Brown
Age : 37
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306331
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Berrios Jr.
Age : 41
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306349
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Laura Bobadilla
Age : 48
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306358
Arrest Date: July 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Munster Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Keith Bretthorst
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306345
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lakisha Brooks
Age : 45
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306336
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: ASSISTING A CRIMINAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Narcisa Apuyod
Age : 49
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306343
Arrest Date: July 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dan Rodriguez
Age : 50
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306299
Arrest Date: July 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Griffith Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Zivanovich
Age : 26
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306302
Arrest Date: July 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shaunese Rice
Age : 24
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306309
Arrest Date: July 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Robert Lay III
Age : 43
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306300
Arrest Date: July 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Loretta Bell
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306312
Arrest Date: July 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Larry Gore
Age : 63
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306305
Arrest Date: July 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Calvin Winfield
Age : 20
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306287
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Katelyn Zajeski
Age : 18
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306264
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Percy Perry
Age : 75
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306272
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andrew Wilcox
Age : 29
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306269
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Javonni Avila
Age : 29
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306286
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Matthew Druzbicki
Age : 27
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306289
Arrest Date: July 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lowell Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Kras
Age : 50
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306275
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Troy Sykes
Age : 40
Residence: Dolton, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306252
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Venzke Jr.
Age : 28
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306241
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Taylor Smith
Age : 30
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306259
Arrest Date: July 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Gregory Phillips
Age : 32
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306235
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: LSCT
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - RECKLESS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jose Rivera Jr.
Age : 26
Residence: Oak Forest, IL
Booking Number(s): 2306225
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: LSCT
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole Roge
Age : 40
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2306248
Arrest Date: June 30, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An Orange County man is suing Disney after falling off a ride at Magic Kingdom earlier this year, according to a lawsuit filed Monday morning.
The lawsuit states that in April, the man was trying to get on the Haunted Mansion ride to join his wife.
However, in the process of getting on the ride, an employee hit the emergency stop button, causing the ride to jolt and the man to fall off the ride, the lawsuit shows.
The lawsuit claims that the man suffered “severe and permanent injuries” due to the fall, and so he is seeking over $50,000 in compensation.
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CHESTERTON — The Duneland YMCA has announced a new partnership with the Duneland School Corp. to provide preschool classes at the school district’s early learning center.
The new partnership will see the Duneland Y Preschool expand to be part of the Trojan Learning Center, located at Chesterton Middle School, 601 W. Morgan Ave.
Duneland Y Preschool will offer half-day classes for children ages 3 to 5 at the early learning center. There will be Pre-K classes that will run Monday through Friday in the morning from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and in the afternoon from 12:15 to 3:15 p.m. In addition, the YMCA will offer Monday, Wednesday, Friday classes for children ages 4 to 5 years old, and Tuesday, Thursday classes for children aged 3 years old. Those classes will run from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
The half-day classes will follow the Duneland School Corp.’s school year calendar with classes starting Aug. 16 and ending on May 30, 2024.
“Bringing the YMCA half-day preschool to the Trojan Learning Center is the first step towards the Y expanding early childhood development services to the children and families in the Duneland community,” said YMCA Chief Operating Officer Shannon Spratley.
The partnership is part of Duneland School Corp.’s Birth-to-School initiative, which seeks to provide children ages 0-5 and their caregivers with more resources and opportunities for early childhood development.
Registration for the preschool classes is now open. The YMCA will also hold an open house on Aug. 15 at the Trojan Learning Center. Attendees will have the chance to meet with teachers and view the preschool classroom.
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OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A woman was reported missing and endangered Tuesday out of Osceola County, according to the sheriff’s office.
Osceola County deputies are requesting help from the community in locating 55-year-old Maribel Rivera.
Deputies said Rivera has brown hair and brown eyes. She is described as being 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighing 120 pounds.
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Anyone with information about her whereabouts should contact the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.
No other details were provided.
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Franciscan Alliance, the parent company of Franciscan Health, warned the state it is laying off 61 employees across Indiana as it outsources some information technology functions.
Franciscan Health said the third-party IT provider R4 Solutions, a California-based health care IT company, offered jobs to all Franciscan employees who are being displaced by the new arrangement, according to a Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notice, or WARN, Franciscan filed with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
The Mishawaka-based health care provider said the outsourcing would result in the elimination of jobs at its operations in Michigan City, Munster, Crown Point, Dyer, Olympia Fields, Lafayette, Beech Grove and Indianapolis, as its employees are shifted to the outside contractor.
"We write to inform you that Franciscan Alliance, Inc., has decided to contract with a third-party provider for some of its information technology services and will be permanently laying off workers," Franciscan Alliance Administrative Director of Human Resources Director Kellee Link wrote in the WARN letter to the state.
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"As an accommodation to Franciscan and its employees, the new service provider, R4 Solutions, Inc., has agreed to offer employment to all current Franciscan employees impacted by the outsourcing. Even though these employees are being offered employment by the new employer, this is considered a permanent layoff by Franciscan," Link wrote in the letter to the state.
Franciscan expects to make the layoffs by Sept. 30.
"Healthcare systems across the country are still recovering from the human resource and financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Franciscan Alliance is no exception," Franciscan Alliance Chief Information Officer Charles Wagner said. "When faced with the necessary task of cutting costs in the Information Services Department, Franciscan leadership weighed multiple options, including reductions in the workforce and in compensation. Ultimately, the Franciscan Alliance Board of Trustees in June 2023 approved the rebadging of 61 of the nearly 500 full-time employees to a managed services provider, R4 Solutions, which is headquartered in the United States."
The affected employees include cyber security engineers, cyber security specialists, computer operations support analysts, application technician analysts, customer service coordinators, governance risk compliance analysts, telecom technologists and systems engineers.
"The rebadged employees will continue to work on Franciscan projects under the employment of the managed service provider, with comparable wages. Every impacted employee will be offered employment," Wagner said. "We believe this decision provides the best solution for our healthcare ministry while ensuring full-time continued employment for the rebadged employees. Franciscan Alliance remains steadfastly committed to serving the needs of our patients, our co-workers and the communities we are blessed to serve.”
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POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Polk County deputies are asking for help in finding a missing and endangered 73-year-old man last seen Tuesday morning.
Pedro Garcia-Jimenez was last seen in the area of West Frostproof Baptist Church Road near the city of Frostproof, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies said he suffers from multiple medical problems, including dementia.
He is described as being 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes, deputies said.
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According to deputies, Garcia-Jimenez is believed to be on foot.
If you have any information regarding his whereabouts, please contact Detective Teal at 863-944-7479 immediately.
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Many Region residents have camera rolls and social media feeds full of photos of the sandy beaches, Lake Michigan waves and endless horizons at the Indiana Dunes.
First-time visitors often remark how they had no idea the Great Lake was so huge and so oceanic.
But the secret's out.
The Indiana Dunes was recently ranked as one of the 10 most Instagrammable National Parks in the country.
The travel website Places to Travel ranked the country's most Instagrammable National Parks, ranking them by posts per ace.
Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis, a popular tourist site in the downtown of a major city on the Mississippi River in Missouri, ranked as the most Instagrammable national park in America with 11,221 hashtags on Instagram or 123.44 per acre. The steep red cliffs of Utah’s Bryce Canyon National Park placed second and the jagged expanse of rocky coastlines of Acadia National Park in Maine third.
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Zion National Park in Utah, Arches National Park in Utah, Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas, Haleakalā National Park in Hawaii, American Samoa National Park in the American Samoa and Yosemite National Park rounded out the top 10.
The Indiana Dunes National Park, which was originally a National Lakeshore saved by conversationalists like Dorothy Buell, came in ninth with 92,337 hashtags. Spread out over more than 15,000 acres along 15 miles of Lake Michigan lakeshore and two dozen different sites both coastal and inland, the Indiana Dunes National Park had 6.12 hashtags per acre.
Visitation has soared since it was designated a National Park in 2019 and it benefits from being in the third largest metropolitan area of the United States, ensuring a steady stream of local visitors who come to its beaches, woods, wetlands and historic sites.
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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Nearly $11 million in grant money will help Seminole County improve the years of documented drainage concerns in the Midway area.
The state’s Resilient Florida Program awarded $7,194,500 to the county to be allocated toward the Historic Midway Community Flood Resilience and Adaptation project.
District 5 Commissioner Andria Herr, who oversees the historic community just north of the Sanford airport, said she’s excited about the new funding.
“We’re one of the only counties in Central Florida that landed the grant made possible by SB-54 signed in 2021. We’re ecstatic,” said Herr.
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For years, families in Midway have raised concerns about the flooding in their neighborhood. As newer developments have surrounded the older, lower-lying homes, the problems have worsened.
“It’s made the problem worse, but it’s given us the opportunity to pay more attention to it since then,” Herr said. “It is absolutely not acceptable that when you walk from one side of the street, it’s a mess to the other side of the street, and it’s pristine and well taken care of.”
In 2021, a study was completed to find solutions for the flooding. It has since led the county to acquire the land needed and start design work on the infrastructure projects needed. Those improvements include new stormwater ponds and upgrades to existing drainage facilities.
Jeff Sloman, an engineer for Seminole County Public Works, says the county earmarked $10 million in federal funding toward the project and other revenue from the county’s one-cent infrastructure sales tax. He says the grant funding from the state is now paying for a significant portion of the work.
“It’s approximately $7 million, which is over 30% of the cost of the actual project, including design, property acquisition and construction,” Sloman said.
Sloman said the county is now in the final design phase of the project, which they said will cost around $32 million. Once complete, homeowners in the area should expect to see improvements when it rains in Midway.
“You’re going to see water, stormwater, leave the neighborhood quicker, and you’ll also see a reduction on the flooding depth during rain events,” Sloman said.
Sloman said it will certainly help, but it won’t prevent flooding during significant flooding events like Hurricane Ian.
“We want the basic infrastructure here to meet the basic standards,” Herr said. “As I said when I was out here before meeting with the residents, it’s going to feel worse before it feels better because once we start digging, that’s a whole different feel that makes it even worse, but then it will be a community that when it rains, everything is functional.”
Herr said the county is leaning in, the state is leaning in financially, and they need the community to lean in by granting easements.
“If the easements don’t come, the whole thing grinds to a halt again — or worse, we start doing it in pieces, which will exaggerate the flooding in other areas, and we do not want that to happen to folks,” Herr said. “If there is one that holds out and we have to go to eminent domain, that stalls everything. So it’s not about the number, it’s about moving forward and getting it all to happen before the next major hurricane happens.”
The county expects the design phase of the project to be done by the end of 2024, and hopefully, they will start construction soon after.
Seminole County submitted the grant application in August 2022. They are also allocating money to the Nebraska Avenue Bridge Replacement project, and Willow Avenue - Alhambra North of Lake Harriet Drainage Improvement project.
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The Vibrant Michigan City economic inclusive initiative will unveil its new playbook this week.
The Economic Development Corporation Michigan City, the Brookings Institute and Local Initiative Support Services collaborated with local leaders and community members on the economic plan for revitalizing the challenged West Side, Midtown and East Side neighborhoods in Michigan City.
The playbook will be launched at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the HOPE Center at 222 McClelland Ave. The public is invited to attend the plan's unveiling.
“While this is the final step of the playbook process, this is the first step of making a true impact on these areas that is rooted in real research, data, discussions and expert guidance,” said EDCMC Executive Director Clarence Hulse. “We invite all of our community members to hear first-hand about this unprecedented effort, what has led us here and where we are going next.”
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The Community-Centered Economic Inclusion initiative gathered input from across the city to come up with actionable steps for fostering vibrant and thriving communities. They're based on public feedback, guidance from stakeholders and data from The Brookings Insitute.
It includes ideas for economic development, social life and the built environment. The Brookings Institute and Local Initiative Support Services, which normally work with larger metropolitan areas like Los Angeles and Indianapolis, will partner with Vibrant Michigan City for three years to see the project through.
They're also working with Seymour and Warsaw in downstate Indiana to help address economic stagnation and inequity. The playbooks will be published nationally to help other communities across the country with ideas for revitalization projects and initiatives.
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Vincent Ho and Zack Mahfouz are only 18 and 20 years old, respectively, but they have already launched their first restaurant, Basically Halal in North Chesterfield.
Basically Halal is a new Mediterranean fast-casual spot at 316 N. Arch Road, Suite A, serving shawarma wraps and platters with chicken, beef and falafel, as well as halal burgers, cheesesteaks, subs and poutines.
The two young co-founders met at James River High School, where Ho graduated at 16. They both got their associate degrees in information technology, but decided to launch a restaurant together instead.
“We’ve always been pretty passionate about food. When we found out there was a spot open, somehow we thought of shawarma,” Ho said.
Located next to Petra Halal Food, a Mediterranean food store on Arch Road off Midlothian Turnpike, Basically Halal is one of the few halal restaurants south of the James River.
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“All the food is halal, meaning that it was slaughtered in a specific way,” Ho said. It also means that the meats have been stored and processed using equipment and machinery that have been cleaned according to Islamic law.
Marinated beef and chicken turn on spits at Basically Halal and are shaved razor-thin for the shawarma, platters and subs. The chicken is marinated every night and stacked on the spit in the morning. The beef, which is Australian-certified beef and lamb, is more tedious, Mahfouz said. The beef needs to tenderized on all sides, then marinated in lemon, vinegar and olive oil.
“The beef takes two hours to prepare every day,” Mahfouz said.
Shawarma ($10.99-$12.99) are wrapped in shrak, a Middle Eastern wrap bread that is super thin and delivered from a New Jersey bakery, although Ho and Mahfouz are planning to start baking their own bread in the months ahead.
Basically Halal makes most of its sauces in house, including an authentic Middle Eastern garlic sauce, tahini, tzatziki, pom pom (a pomegranate molasses) and a halal sauce, which Mahfouz described as a “Middle Eastern Big Mac sauce.”
“The garlic sauce is an extremely hard recipe to make. The oil has to be cold and added a precise way,” Mahfouz said.
Most of the shawarma recipes come from Mahfouz’s Palestinian grandmother. Mahfouz grew up in Chesterfield County, but spent many summers in Palestine, learning how to cook with his grandmother. “She taught me a lot. Especially how to make aromatic rice,” he said.
The platters ($11.99-$13.99) are stacked with aromatic rice, tomato cucumber salad, pickled turnips and Persian pickles with two sauces. The chicken shawarma and chicken platter have been local favorites so far, as has the halal burger, Ho said.
While Mahfouz has a Middle Eastern background, Ho’s roots are Vietnamese. He had many Middle Eastern friends in high school and, last year with the help of his friends, he converted to Islam.
Basically Halal has been serving a brisk business with several sell-out days since it opened on July 7.
The interior is mostly geared toward take-out, with counter service, three tables and neon signs that say “Basically Halal.” Ho and Mahfouz designed and built the interior, which was formerly occupied by a day care, on their own by watching YouTube videos, which came with a few mishaps.
“I cut the plumbing main line and flooded the place (by mistake),” Mahfouz said.
Launching their own business has not been easy. Basically Halal is currently running with a team of four, which includes Ho and Mahfouz. They are open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., working 15-hour days nonstop. On Fridays, the two open Basically Halal at 2 p.m., after attending mosque.
“It’s been crazy,” Ho said as a steady stream of customers came in the door, ready to try Basically Halal’s shawarma.
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Check out six famous celebrities who call Salisbury and the Eastern Shore home
Salisbury is a hotbed of fame.
From a renowned star of the "Terminator" film franchise to two former NFL players to televised supervillains plaguing small towns, check out these six noteworthy celebrities who are from or grew up in the city of Salisbury and a select few other Eastern Shore locales.
Linda Hamilton
Actress Linda Hamilton, best known for her role as Sarah Connor in the "Terminator" film franchise, was born and raised in Salisbury. Hamilton’s first big claim to fame was the original “Terminator” film, released in 1984. She later reprised her role in the film’s sequel, “Terminator 2: Judgement Day” in 1991, and again in “Terminator: Dark Fate” in 2019.
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Hamilton also starred in the 1984 horror cult classic “Children of the Corn,” as well as the 1997 disaster flick “Dante’s Peak.” She is also known for her role as Catherine Chandler on the 1987 television series “Beauty and the Beast”, which earned her two Golden Globe nominations and an Emmy.
Hamilton’s career has shown no signs of slowing down through the years. Just recently, Netflix’s “Stranger Things” added the “Terminator” actress to its season 5 cast. However, as of right now, season 5 does not have a premiere date and production has been put on pause due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.
John Glover
Another native of Salisbury is actor John Glover, known for a wide array of villainous roles in films and television. Glover is best known for his role as Lionel Luthor on the Superman-inspired television series "Smallville," which premiered in 2001 and ran for 10 seasons on the WB and then the CW. Glover was intended to be a special guest star, but his character then became a series regular in season 2 until being written out of the show in season 7.
Glover also appeared in the 1990 horror film "Gremlins 2: The New Batch," the 1997 film "Batman & Robin" and the 1986 crime flick "52 Pick-Up." In 1993, he co-starred in the dark comedy "Ed and His Dead Mother" with Steve Buscemi and Ned Beatty, according to his IMDb page. Glover is also the voice of popular supervillain Riddler in the DC Animated Universe.
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Alexis Denisof
American actor Alexis Denisof is yet another famous face from Salisbury. Denisof is best known for playing Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, a mentor for vampire slayers, in the popular 1997 television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," as well as its 1999 spinoff, "Angel." Denisof appeared in nine episodes of "Buffy" before leaving the series for "Angel."
Throughout the years, Denisof has also appeared in a handful of other well-known television series, including the 2005 American sit-com "How I Met Your Mother," 2014 series "Finding Carter" and 2018 American fantasy drama "Legacies." Denisof also had a role in the celebrated 2014 superhero film "Guardians of the Galaxy," which recently became a three-film series.
Since 2003, he has been married to "Buffy" and "How I Met Your Mother" star Alyson Hannigan.
Jay Copeland
"American Idol" personality Jay "Jeremiah" Copeland has been wowing his hometown of Salisbury for years. Before starring on the popular television singing contest "American Idol," Copeland graduated from James M. Bennett High School. There, he spent four years involved with the school’s yearly musical production, Rock & Roll Revival.
Copeland's musical talent led him to being selected to star on season 20 of "American Idol," led by judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan, which premiered in 2022. He made it to the top 7 before ultimately being voted off. Copeland continues to make great strides in his music career, which he continues to update on his social media.
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Ben Tate
Former Stephen Decatur and Snow Hill high school student and football star Ben Tate made waves in the NFL before retiring. The running back, born in Woodbridge, Virginia, was drafted by the Houston Texans in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
Tate spent three years with the Houston Texans under former head coach Gary Kubiak. In addition to playing college football with the Auburn Tigers at Auburn University, he played in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Alex Ellis
Alex Ellis, currently a tight end for the DC Defenders of the XFL, is yet another Eastern Shore native born and raised in Delmar, Delaware. Ellis was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent after the 2016 NFL Draft. Ellis has played for eight NFL teams since leaving college in 2016, reported the XFL News Hub, and been on and off NFL active and practice rosters his entire pro career.
Ellis spent part of the 2019 NFL season with the Philadelphia Eagles but was eventually released with an injury settlement, reported the FanSided Network. He was re-signed to the practice squad two months later, signed to a reserve/future contract with the Cardinals on Jan. 19, 2022, and released on July 17. Ellis was last in the NFL with the Arizona Cardinals in 2021/2022.
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Officers of the Hopewell Police Department are investigating a robbery at the BP Gas Station located at 5201 Oaklawn Blvd. that took place Monday.
Police said the preliminary investigation revealed a lone suspect entered the business around 6:40 p.m., produced a handgun and demanded money from the clerk. After receiving an undisclosed amount of cash, the gunman took off on foot in an unknown direction. The investigation is ongoing.
The suspect was described as a Black male, between 5-foot-8 and 5-foot-10, and about 170 to 190 pounds with a medium build.
He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, an orange safety vest, gray colored sweatpants and black tennis shoes.
Members of the Hopewell Police Department Criminal Investigation Unit have initiated an investigation into this incident.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at (804) 541-2284 or the Crime Solvers tipline at (804) 541-2202.
This July 1955 image shows the building, at Madison and Grace streets in Richmond, that once sat downtown and housed First Presbyterian Church. Completed in 1853 at the current site of Old City Hall, the building’s outer shell was moved to Madison and Grace in the mid-1880s to make room for the city building. In 1943, the Acca Shriners, who had lost the Mosque (now Altria Theater) during the Great Depression, purchased the old church building. They used it until the mid-1950s; the building has since been torn down.
In May 1977, this 150-foot smokestack came down, thanks to Controlled Demolition of Towson, Md. The smokestack stood behind what used to be Broad Street Station in Richmond; the demolition was part of a contract with the state for removal of the stack and several buildings in the area.
This April 1951 image shows St. Andrew’s School in Richmond’s Oregon Hill area. Noted philanthropist Grace Arents founded the school in 1894 and was a key supporter of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. The school offered a wide range of programs, including sewing, music and physical education. It still stands today, serving low-income children.
In May 1959, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway announced plans to move about a third of its workforce from Richmond to Huntington, W.Va., by 1961-62. Many employees worked in the First and Merchants National Bank building at Ninth Street downtown, which was partially owned by C&O. The building has been converted to First National Apartments.
This July 1947 image shows the new Curles Neck Dairy plant at 1600 Roseneath Road in Richmond. The building, which cost more than $200,000, gave the 13-year-old dairy modern features including a refreshment room that served up to 50 people, ice-cream-making facilities and curbside service. The building is now home to the Dairy Bar restaurant.
This March 1987 image shows the Independent Order of St. Luke building at 900 St. James St. in Richmond, which was the new home for the city’s Head Start program. The building, which today stands empty, was built in the early 1900s and was expanded between 1915 and 1920. It was home to the benevolent society under Maggie Walker’s leadership, as well as the first location of the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank that she ran. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
This May 1935 image shows Herbert’s shoe store at 419 E. Broad St. in downtown Richmond. The store advertised itself as “the first air-cooled shoe store in the entire South.” A fall sale that year offered women’s shoes as low as $1.77.
This May 1957 image shows the Woolworth’s at Fifth and Broad streets in downtown Richmond. The $1 million building opened in September 1954, and it housed several departments for the nearby Miller & Rhoads, which had an earlier store on the site in the late 1800s. An ad for the Woolworth’s Easter sale offered handbags for $1, records for 99 cents, and cowhide and plastic belts for between 39 and 98 cents.
In February 1968, the National Theater on East Broad Street in Richmond was about to undergo a $150,000 remodeling to make it suitable as a movie theater – the building, which opened in 1923, was designed more for vaudeville and other live performances. In June 1968, the theater reopened as The Towne and operated until 1983. It has since been restored again and now hosts concerts.
This July 1955 image shows the building, at Madison and Grace streets in Richmond, that once sat downtown and housed First Presbyterian Church. Completed in 1853 at the current site of Old City Hall, the building’s outer shell was moved to Madison and Grace in the mid-1880s to make room for the city building. In 1943, the Acca Shriners, who had lost the Mosque (now Altria Theater) during the Great Depression, purchased the old church building. They used it until the mid-1950s; the building has since been torn down.
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In May 1977, this 150-foot smokestack came down, thanks to Controlled Demolition of Towson, Md. The smokestack stood behind what used to be Broad Street Station in Richmond; the demolition was part of a contract with the state for removal of the stack and several buildings in the area.
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This April 1951 image shows St. Andrew’s School in Richmond’s Oregon Hill area. Noted philanthropist Grace Arents founded the school in 1894 and was a key supporter of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. The school offered a wide range of programs, including sewing, music and physical education. It still stands today, serving low-income children.
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In May 1959, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway announced plans to move about a third of its workforce from Richmond to Huntington, W.Va., by 1961-62. Many employees worked in the First and Merchants National Bank building at Ninth Street downtown, which was partially owned by C&O. The building has been converted to First National Apartments.
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This July 1947 image shows the new Curles Neck Dairy plant at 1600 Roseneath Road in Richmond. The building, which cost more than $200,000, gave the 13-year-old dairy modern features including a refreshment room that served up to 50 people, ice-cream-making facilities and curbside service. The building is now home to the Dairy Bar restaurant.
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This March 1987 image shows the Independent Order of St. Luke building at 900 St. James St. in Richmond, which was the new home for the city’s Head Start program. The building, which today stands empty, was built in the early 1900s and was expanded between 1915 and 1920. It was home to the benevolent society under Maggie Walker’s leadership, as well as the first location of the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank that she ran. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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This May 1935 image shows Herbert’s shoe store at 419 E. Broad St. in downtown Richmond. The store advertised itself as “the first air-cooled shoe store in the entire South.” A fall sale that year offered women’s shoes as low as $1.77.
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This May 1957 image shows the Woolworth’s at Fifth and Broad streets in downtown Richmond. The $1 million building opened in September 1954, and it housed several departments for the nearby Miller & Rhoads, which had an earlier store on the site in the late 1800s. An ad for the Woolworth’s Easter sale offered handbags for $1, records for 99 cents, and cowhide and plastic belts for between 39 and 98 cents.
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In February 1968, the National Theater on East Broad Street in Richmond was about to undergo a $150,000 remodeling to make it suitable as a movie theater – the building, which opened in 1923, was designed more for vaudeville and other live performances. In June 1968, the theater reopened as The Towne and operated until 1983. It has since been restored again and now hosts concerts.
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Democratic candidates for the House of Delegates and state Senate outraised their Republican counterparts in the campaign reporting period that ended June 30. Democrats also outraised their GOP counterparts among partisan committees.
But Gov. Glenn Youngkin's record-smashing PAC is raising so much money that it will likely more than make up any difference in November's competitive contests.
Youngkin's Spirit of Virginia PAC raised $5.9 million between April 1 and June 30 and finished the reporting period with a balance of nearly $6.26 million, according to the Virginia Public Access Project.
“Youngkin is the great equalizer here,” said Bob Holsworth, a longtime Virginia political analyst and a former dean at Virginia Commonwealth University.
“If you look to the last two cycles, Democrats had a significant advantage” in fundraising, said Holsworth, but with Youngkin’s ability to raise so much money through his PAC, Democrats likely will have to raise money nationally in order to compete.
The two largest donations to Youngkin's PAC in the period were $1 million apiece. One such contribution came in April from billionaire Thomas Peterffy, chairman of Interactive Brokers, an electronic trading system for stocks, bonds, options and futures; and another came in May from Future of Education LLC. The Richmond The Times-Dispatch confirmed that the donation came from a Texas education reformer named Mackenzie Price.
All 140 legislative seats are up for election in November, with control of the House and Senate in the balance. During this year's legislative session, Republicans held a four-seat edge in the House, and Democrats held a four-seat edge in the Senate.
For candidates on the November ballot, the most recent campaign finance reports cover June 9 to June 30.
In the Richmond area, several competitive contests are among perhaps a dozen statewide that will help determine control of the House and Senate.
In Henrico County's Senate District 16, both candidates are among the highest fundraisers competing for Senate seats.
Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant, R-Henrico, finished the reporting period with $734,440 — the third highest balance among Senate candidates. Dunnavant, who began the period with a balance of $641,420, received $120,089 between June 9 and June 30 and spent $27,069. Her largest contribution in the period was $25,000 from retiring Senate Minority Leader Tommy Norment, R-James City.
Dunnavant's opponent, Del. Schuyler VanValkenburg, D-Henrico, finished the reporting period with $502,841, the seventh-highest balance among state Senate candidates. VanValkenburg, who began the reporting period with a balance of $467,929, took in $84,584 between June 9 and June 30 and spent $49,672. His largest contribution in the period was $5,000 from supporter Tom McInerney.
In Henrico County's House District 57, Democrat Susanna Gibson, a nurse practitioner, began the period with a balance of $26,552. She received $75,159 between June 9 and June 30, spent $24,276 and finished with a balance of $77,435. Gibson's largest contribution in the period was $25,000 from Clean Virginia, the political action committee created by Michael Bills, a multimillionaire hedge fund executive in Charlottesville, to counteract political influence of Dominion and other owners of state-regulated utilities.
Republican David Owen, former part-owner of Boone Homes, began the period with a balance of $124,894. He received $56,199 during the period, spent $14,914 and had $166,179 on hand at the end of the period. Owen's largest contribution in the period was $15,000 from Del. Terry Austin, R-Botetourt.
Another closely watched contest is in House District 82, where Del. Kim Taylor, R-Dinwiddie, faces a challenge from Democrat Kimberly Pope Adams, a financial official at Virginia State University.
Adams began the reporting period with a balance of $15,815. She raised $70,304 in the period and had a balance of $67,067 as of June 30. During the reporting period Adams received $25,000 from Clean Virginia. Adams also received $20,000 from Bills' wife, Sonjia Smith.
Taylor began the reporting period with a balance of $147,802. She received $47,760 in contributions during the period, spent $18,499 and finished with a balance of $177,062. Taylor's largest contribution in the period was $25,000 from Elite Contracting Group.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin's PAC says it raised more money in the second quarter than any other Virginia governor has raised in a year, according to the Associated Press.
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Grandmother charged in fight at Prince Street Elementary that injured student
A criminal summons has been issued by the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office for the grandmother of an elementary school student following a physical altercation in June.
Karen Johnson, 52, was served with a criminal summons and was charged with two counts of second degree assault for her involvement in a fight at Prince Street School in Salisbury last month, according to the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office.
On June 14, the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office responded to Prince Street Elementary School in reference to an assault. It was determined that two juveniles had been involved in a fight earlier that day. The mother and grandmother of one of the juveniles came back to the school to confront the child. At that point the second juvenile's mother also arrived.
A physical altercation occurred between the grandmother, identified as Johnson, and the second juvenile's mother. During the struggle, Johnson attempted to strike, with a bottle, the other juvenile's mother, but a juvenile jumped in between them and was struck with the bottle. The juvenile suffered a facial laceration.
Anyone who has any additional information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation at 410-548-4898.
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Eastern Shore of Va. woman surrenders to police in fatal pedestrian accident that killed 1
An Eastern Shore of Virginia resident turned herself into the Virginia State Police for her role in an April 12, 2023, accident in which she struck three pedestrians, according to police, resulting in one of them dying.
At about 6:30 p.m. April 12, Jessica Greenly Wakefield, 36, was driving a 2021 Honda Pilot SUV on Nocks Landing Road in Accomack County when she struck three pedestrians from behind, according to police.
Erika Cherrelle Bailey, 26, died upon impact, and her boyfriend, Duane Lee Turner, 39, and their 6-year-old daughter suffered serious bodily injuries. Turner and the 6-year-old were transported to TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury.
Waterfield, of Atlantic, and her 3-year-old passenger, were not injured in the crash. Neither speed nor alcohol were contributing factors in the crash.
The Virginia State Police reconstruction team conducted a through investigation and provided its findings to Accomack Commonwealth Attorney Spencer Morgan. The fatal investigation was presented to a multi-jurisdictional grand jury for Accomack and Northampton counties on July 14, and a true bill was provided for the following charges: reckless driving, careless driving and involuntary manslaughter.
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A Kenosha Unified School District custodian is facing criminal charges after allegedly stalking a woman and then fleeing from Racine County Sheriff's deputies.
Octavis T. Leverson, 47, was charged in Racine County Circuit Court with one count of felony stalking, one count of felony operating a vehicle to flee or elude an officer, one count of second-degree recklessly endangering safety and four counts of felony bail jumping.
Leverson, of Racine, made his initial appearance before a Racine County court commissioner last week where a $5,000 cash bond was imposed. A preliminary hearing is set for Wednesday.
On July 12 around 10:30 a.m. a Racine County sheriff's deputy was dispatched to a business in the 21000 block of Spring Street in the Village of Yorkville for a suspicious person complaint. A woman reported that her ex-boyfriend, who was identified as Leverson, was parked outside of her workplace and that he had been stalking her, according to the criminal complaint.
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When questioned by deputies Leverson, who was sitting in his Chevy Malibu, reportedly said he was attempting to speak with the woman and had been there since 6 a.m. waiting for her.
When asked why he was waiting there Leverson reportedly said that he was attempting to get back with her.
A deputy asked Leverson to step out of his vehicle but he allegedly started driving away.
A pursuit lasted over eight miles, according to the complaint, with Leverson reaching speeds between 80 and 110 mph in a 55 mph zone. Several motorists had to brake and pull over to avoid a collision.
During the pursuit a deputy "spiked" Leverson's vehicle. The vehicle came to a stop at Crossway Road and Durand Avenue. However, as the vehicle was slowing down, Leverson allegedly opened the driver side door and exited the vehicle and began running westbound into a nearby woods.
The pursuit ended when Leverson fell in a swampy area. Leverson was escorted back to the street, according to the complaint.
A work identification card for the Kenosha Unified School District was discovered during a search.
The woman he had been allegedly stalking reportedly told deputies she deleted him off of all her accounts and blocked his phone number. Investigators allegedly found dozens of messages on the woman's phone sent from Leverson via email and payment apps.
At the time of the incident Leverson was free on bond for a 2022 case involving alleged strangulation and suffocation and fleeing from law enforcement.
According to a Kenosha Unified School Board agenda Leverson was a night custodian at Indian Trail Academy & High School.
Mugshots: Kenosha County criminal complaints from July 13-14
Onwar D. Albright
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Onwar D. Albright, 30, of Kenosha, faces chares of contempt of court (disobey order), disorderly conduct, stalking resulting in bodily harm, second degree sexual assault/use of force, criminal damage to property, and second degree recklessly endangering safety.
Billie James Chomicki III
Billie James Chomicki III, 30, of Pleasant Prairie, faces charges of possession with intent to deliver cocaine (between 1-5 grams), and bail jumping.
Rebecca A. Farrar
Rebecca A. Farrar, 43, of New Auburn, faces charges of harboring or aiding a felon, and resisting or obstructing an officer.
Amir Chakafrancis Furlow
Amir Chakafrancis Furlow, 34, of Kenosha, faces charges of probation and parole, vehicle operator flee or elude an officer, possession with intent to deliver narcotic, possession with intent to deliver heroin (less than 3 grams), possession with intent to deliver designer drugs (between 3-10 grams), and resisting or obstructing an officer.
Sam Tomas Jimenez
Sam Tomas Jimenez, 34, of Kenosha, faces charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence (4th offense), and bail jumping.
Terence Quintell Majors
Terence Quintell Majors, 37, of Kenosha, faces charges of probation and parole.
Dionia O. Scott Jr.
Dionia O. Scott Jr., 28, of Racine, faces charges of probation and parole, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of THC (2nd+), and resisting or obstructing an officer.
Jonathan Allen Stinnette Jr.
Jonathan Allen Stinnette Jr., 18, of Winthrop, Illinois, faces charges of probation and parole.
Tymant Robert Travis
Tymant Robert Travis, 22, of Wisconsin, faces charges of battery or threat to judge/prosecutor/officer (aggravated assault).
Chaylen Terrell Wright
Chaylen Terrell Wright, 25, of Chicago, Illinois, faces charges of probation and parole, and resisting or obstructing an officer.
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Business group launches effort to refer Salem payroll tax to voters
The Oregon Business & Industry, a statewide chamber of commerce and trade association, has launched an effort to refer Salem's recently adopted payroll tax to voters.
Oregon Business & Industry has until Aug. 9 to get 4,000 signatures in order to refer the issue to the November ballot. To account for possible errors, they are aiming to get 6,000 signatures.
Officials with the Salem-based group said the new tax will be a significant burden for employees, exacerbatingthe effects of steadily rising inflation and providing an incentive to seek work outside of Salem or stop coming to the city for portions of their work.
For employers, the tax will create a significant compliance burden, especially for those with employees who travel or work hybrid schedules, group officials added.
The Salem City Council voted July 10 in a 5-4 split to adopt a .814% Safe Salem employee-paid payroll tax for all work performed within city limits.
About four dozen people testified, mostly in opposition, during the council meeting.
After hours of testimony and deliberation, council voted to skip sending the issue to voters and instead opt to implement it themselves. Councilors Julie Hoy, Vanessa Nordyke, Deanna Gwyn and Jose Gonzalez voted against passing the payroll tax.
Mayor Chris Hoy and councilors Virginia Stapleton, Linda Nishioka, Trevor Phillips, and Micki Varney voted in favor of it.
The "Safe Salem" payroll tax is set to be imposed on wages for individuals working in Salem, regardless of where they live, as early as July 2024. The tax would not be imposed on those earning minimum wage.
A payroll tax calculator is available at egov.cityofsalem.net/PayrollTaxCalculator/. A person earning the average hourly rate of $29.90, which equates to $62,192 a year, would be taxed $42.19 a month — $506.24 a year.
The funds generated could only be used for community safety, which includes police services, fire, emergency medical services, 911 call services, code enforcement and unsheltered services.
Preston Mann, Oregon Business & Industries' director of political affairs and a Salem resident, filed the petition on July 14. The city approved OBI’s petition that same day.
“OBI is headquartered in Salem, and we care deeply about this community," said Angela Wilhelms, OBI’s president and CEO. "We have no problem with Salem or any other city asking voters to support levies for important local services."
Critics of the tax say it is burdensome and unclear. Proponents of it said it would be used to hire more police to decrease crime, hire more firefighters to reduce response time and maintain and expand existing homelessness services to keep people from living on the streets in unmanaged camps.
But Wilhelms said the proposal is vague, the tax is high, the administrative burden is significant, and there is little assurance as to how funds will be spent, adding:
"At a minimum, the community deserves a chance to vote."
More information on the effort can be found at LetSalemVote.com.
For questions, comments and news tips, email reporter Whitney Woodworth at wmwoodworth@statesmanjournal.com, call 503-910-6616 or follow on Twitter at @wmwoodworth
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Man, 64, allegedly beaten by teen in Salem dies from injuries
A 64-year-old man severely kicked and beaten, allegedly by a teenager, in northeast Salem on June 29 died from his injuries on Monday.
Police identified the victim as Russell Mikolas.
Public records show Mikolas was a longtime resident in the Salem-Keizer area. Local advocates said Mikolas was homeless.
Jimmy Jones, executive director of the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency, said Mikolas had been homeless in Salem for several years.
At about 4:30 p.m. on June 29, Salem Police officers were called to the 3900 block of Sunnyview RD NE just west of Lancaster after witnesses reported a young man punching and kicking a person who had been walking down the street.
Individuals who witnessed the incident stopped a teenager allegedly attempting to leave the scene, police said.
Mikolas was rushed to Salem Health with life-threatening injuries. He was later transported to a Portland-area hospital for further critical care. His name was withheld initially as police worked to notify his next of kin.
A 17-year-old male was arrested for allegedly assaulting Mikolas and has been held at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Department since June 29.
The Salem Police Department does not identify minors involved in criminal investigations.
The deadly assault marked another serious crime allegedly involving a teen this summer.
A deadly stabbing in May left a man dead at Salem Center mall and a 15-year-old in custody. A shooting the year before at the mall led to a deadly shootout with a 16-year-old suspect.
A stabbing outside the mall in June resulted in the arrest of three teens.
Jones said that in both Oregon and across the nation, vulnerable houseless men and women have been targeted for violence simply for the poverty of their condition.
"These assaults are often vicious and frequently are carried out by younger males under the age of 30 against older, physically weak and sick folks who cannot defend themselves," he said. "I know that the homeless issue is controversial in Oregon. But this violence is often connected to the common use of victim-blaming language."
He asked that elected officials, community leaders and the general public pause and think through their words when describing the homeless as criminals, addicts, and shiftless.
"Those words can have consequences for the largely elderly, disabled, and sick folks who live on our streets," he said.
For questions, comments and news tips, email reporter Whitney Woodworth at wmwoodworth@statesmanjournal.com, call 503-910-6616 or follow on Twitter at @wmwoodworth
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Salem seeks developers for former Union Gospel Mission site in north downtown
The city of Salem is seeking developers for BLOCK 50, an undeveloped portion of land in north downtown that was once home to the Union Gospel Mission, Saffron Supply and ABC Music.
The three-lot property comprises almost a full city block north of Chemeketa Street between Commercial and Front streets and is part of a redevelopment effort by the city's Urban Renewal Agency.
Ahead of UGM relocating its shelter to a new, bigger location in north downtown, Saffron Supply moving north, Runaway Art and Craft Studio moving and ABC Music Company closing, the city bought the properties with the goal of revitalizing the underused buildings, some of which were fire damaged and in poor condition from years of deferred maintenance.
The UGM properties were purchased by the city for $1.57 million. The Saffron properties cost $2.09 million. The ABC Music property cost $410,530.
Demolition and abatement on the property had to be completed before the city could open the land to developers. It began in late 2022.
City officials said the redevelopment property will ideally include a combination of commercial, retail and mixed-income housing.
“Redevelopment of this block will change the profile of downtown and add vitality, energy and usefulness to an area that is Salem's city-center gateway from the west,” Kristin Retherford, Salem’s Urban Development Department director, told the Statesman Journal in 2022.
City officials outlined several development goals for the site, including:
- Serving as a catalyst and model for the revitalization and redevelopment of key formerly underutilized sites in downtown
- Serving as a model of mixed-use, mixed-income housing development in downtown Salem that takes into consideration its proximity to the Downtown Historic District, Riverfront Park and the Capitol
- Supporting bicycle and pedestrian connections
- Benefiting local businesses, residents, and local economy
- Providing new mixed-income housing development which includes a minimum of 20% of the units being affordable at an average of 80% median family income
- Incorporating green building practices
- Providing permanent job opportunities
- Incorporating public open space
Those interested in working with the Urban Development Department must submit required documents no later than Aug. 31.
Documents can be submitted online or by mail or dropped off at the Urban Development Department, 350 Commercial St. NE, Salem, Oregon, 97301.
Depending on the completeness of the information provided and how much it aligns with the city's development vision, selected teams will be invited to an in-person meeting to detail their visions and outline how they plan to execute the project.
Property disposition will be through a Disposition and Development Agreement, an agreement between the urban renewal agency and private developer setting the terms and conditions of developing the land.
Additional information about the Block 50 project is available at cityofsalem.net/Block50 or by calling 503-540-2495.
For questions, comments and news tips, email reporter Whitney Woodworth at wmwoodworth@statesmanjournal.com, call 503-910-6616 or follow on Twitter at @wmwoodworth
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CONWAY, Ark. — At around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, the Conway Police Department responded to multiple reports of shots fired at the Glenrock Apartment Complex on Dave Ward Dive.
According to reports, once officers arrived they found an 18-year-old suffering from several gunshot wounds. He was then taken to the hospital for treatment.
As they investigated, officers took both 19-year-old Roderick Garlington and 20-year-old Endrick Theodore into custody.
Both males are being held at the Faulkner County Detention Center.
Garlington is being charged with aggravated robbery and Theodore faces charges of possession of drugs and firearms and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.
The investigation into this incident remains ongoing and we will update with more information as soon as it becomes available.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — According to the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, there's someone out there who bought a Powerball ticket at the Kum N Go on North College in Fayetteville who's $50,000 richer.
The big ticket, however, was sold at Jordan's Kwik Stop in Bono (Craighead County) worth $2 million. But with no jackpot winner, the drawing on Wednesday night has jumped to an estimated $1 billion, ASL said.
The $50,000 ticket sold in Fayetteville still needs to be claimed. “We urge all players who purchased Powerball tickets at these locations to check their tickets,” said Eric Hagler, Arkansas Scholarship Lottery executive director. “The winner has 180 days from July 17 to claim their prizes.”
Hager reminds participants that a person must be 18 years of age or older to play. “It only takes one $2 ticket to win the jackpot,” he said.
To hear winning numbers, call the Winning Numbers Hotline at 501-682-IWON (4966).
To get help with problem gambling, contact the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700.
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BALTIMORE, Md. — The Monday morning commute had not yet come to an end when someone gunned down a man and critically wounded a woman—-both in their thirties, on Delano Court in Gilmor Homes.
The man died just inside his doorway a short distance away from where children pass the summer in the community swimming pool.
“It’s crazy out here,” said Matthew Johnson, “The conversations that these guys are having. The conversations are amazing, because it’s about shootings, killings. You know. It’s just another conversation.”
Children forced to shake off the loss of a man that tried to engage them with fatherly advice in a community where that can be hard to come by.
“He stopped by everyday and talked to some of the kids that was around and made jokes with them and told them what they need to do to change their lives around and do the right stuff,” said a woman who wants to remain nameless that works with the children.
Some of those who knew the victim say he was trying to turn his life around and he had recently secured a place here that he could finally call his own.
For now, information surrounding the double shooting is as scant as the few items left outside the man’s home marking his violent end—a fragment of crime scene tape, a crumpled flower and some miniature candles, but hope remains for others devoted to giving children here a better future.
“What I want to do for the kids is to actually give them an outlet, and not just an outlet, but the proper guidance,” said Johnson, “because even if you give them and outlet and things to do, if they don’t have the proper guidance as far as life and how to control themselves and be who they are properly, it still doesn’t mix well.”
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President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that his 2024 reelection campaign will be headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware -- a departure from his 2020 Philadelphia campaign hub.
Biden, who moved to Delaware when he was 10 and went on to represent the state for 36 years in the U.S. Senate, said his time and the values he learned there helped guide the decision.
“My family’s values, my eternal optimism and my unwavering belief in the American middle class as our nation's backbone comes from my home – from Delaware,” Biden said in his campaign's announcement. “That’s why there is no better place for our reelection campaign to have its headquarters."
“We’re honored that Delaware’s own President Biden has decided to locate his campaign headquarters in Wilmington,” Delaware Gov. John Carney said in the campaign's release.
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"I can't think of a better place to headquarter Joe Biden's reelection campaign than our hometown of Wilmington,” said Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.).
The 2020 Biden for President campaign was headquartered in Philadelphia. First lady Dr. Jill Biden grew up in a nearby suburb.
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Free infant formula is now available for families in Delaware who have infants under the age of 1 as part of the state's initiative to help families in need.
Canisters of Care A2+ are available thanks to the Food Bank of Delaware and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware.
“Families are grappling with a lot of stressors these days, and for many the rising cost of living is make or break. Our initiative to provide free infant formula is just one way to take the pressure off of family budgets and relieves the worry about what comes next,” Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long said.
Care A2+ was picked because it has similar ingredients to the popular brand Similac, the Division of Public Health said.
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Those wanting to get the free 28.2-ounce canister need to bring proof of residency with one of the following:
- A photo ID issued by the State of Delaware
- A government-issued ID
- A piece of printed mail or billing statement with a Delaware address
“This infant formula is available today for Delaware families that need it the most. I encourage families to seek out a distribution site,” Delaware Gov. John Carney said.
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A few of the giveaway locations include the Boys & Girls Club in Wilmington, the Food Bank of Delaware in Newark, and the Smyrna Clayton Boys & Girls Club in Smyrna.
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department (APD) wants to warn people of a scam circulating through the community.
It involves a person identifying as an APD employee calling several people and claiming they are under arrest unless the victims pay the scammer $1,000 in gift cards.
Police want to remind people that they will not demand payment regarding a fine, fee or warrant.
Below is a list of things to know so you don't get scammed:
- Phone numbers can be spoofed
- If told you have an arrest warrant, request the name of the issuing agency
- Call or email the agency to confirm its legitimate
- If the verification fails report the scammer to 311 or iReportAustin.com
- Police will never call and demand payment of any kind for a fine, fee and/or warrant
- Police say that scammers use intimidation tactics such as threatening additional charges, increased fines or fees if you refuse to pay
- Do not share personal information
- Do not call or email the phone number or email address provided to you by the caller
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HOUSTON — The Texas Department of Public Safety is responding to reports about their treatment of people attempting to cross the border illegally.
Emails released by DPS late Monday night detailed the need to review safety measures after reports that migrants were hurt by razor wire. The emails were released after a report by the Houston Chronicle that revealed disturbing details about the "inhumane" treatment of people attempting to cross the border.
Troopers at the border were told to push children into the river to go back to Mexico and ordered to deny them drinking water, according to the report. The newspaper also obtained an email from a trooper medic to a supervisor that expressed concerns about how they were treating people.
DPS Communications Chief Travis Considine responded to the report on Twitter saying, "Troopers give migrants water. They treat their wounds. They save them from drowning. They also do everything possible to deter them from risking their lives in the first place."
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Considine also shared screenshots of an email with DPS Director Steven McCraw that was sent to his chain of command calling for a comprehensive review of procedures from a medical perspective. In the email, McCraw wrote, "The smugglers care not if the migrants are injured, but we do, and we must take all necessary measures to mitigate the risk to them."
The report escalated tensions between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the federal government over border security measures being implemented by the state. Abbott's office sent KHOU 11 the following statement regarding the report:
“Texas is deploying every tool and strategy to deter and repel illegal crossings between ports of entry as President Biden’s dangerous open border policies entice migrants from over 150 countries to risk their lives entering the country illegally. The absence of razor wire and other deterrence strategies encourages migrants to make unsafe and illegal crossings between ports of entry, while making the job of Texas National Guard soldiers and DPS troopers more dangerous and difficult. President Biden has unleashed a chaos on the border that’s unsustainable, and we have a constitutional duty to respond to this unprecedented crisis.”
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Larson, owner of Monica's and Iowa City lawyer, helped found longtime summer leagues
Iowa City's Randy Larson, who practiced law, fiercely supported the Hawkeyes and founded the summer Prime Time and Game Time leagues, passed away Sunday.
Larson was 67.
He spent more than three decades at the helm of the Prime Time League, a summer basketball competition that brought together some of the state’s best high school and college players during the offseason.
The league ended in 2018 after 31 years as NCAA rule changes loosened summer restrictions on coach contact and practice for student-athletes.
University of Iowa men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery built a relationship with Larson over the years.
“Randy was a great friend of our program and to me from the day I arrived in Iowa City,” McCaffery said in a statement. “He was incredibly kind and supportive of our student-athletes, including devoting his heart and soul into the Prime Time League. He was an Iowa City legend and will be dearly missed.”
Larson received a basketball signed by the entire men’s basketball team in early 2019, honoring more than 30 years of operating the summer hoops league. Former Hawkeye Jordan Bohannon was one of several former summer league participants to recognize Larson's passing on Twitter on Sunday.
The women’s basketball counterpart, the Game Time League, ended in 2017 after 16 years. University of Iowa women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder got used to seeing Larson around the program.
“Randy was a tremendous supporter of women’s basketball,” Bluder said in a statement. “He included us in the summer league as soon as we arrived on campus. Randy was a fixture at our games and loved supporting our team.”
Larson graduated from Ames High
Larson was born in Ames but would travel to work for his uncle’s Maid-Rite in Newton during the summer. That was where Will Veber first met Larson in the early 1970s.
The two shared a love for basketball and played together at the YMCA, though Veber said Larson was a much better ball player than he was. The local high school basketball coach started a summer basketball league of his own, which he and Larson played in from 1975 to 1977.
“We didn't have a lot of talent on the team,” Veber said. “But you know, Randy was kind of a de facto coach for us. And I gotta say, he was really good at what he did.”
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Veber remembers in the late 1970s and early 1980s after Larson finished his law school classes at the University of Iowa during the week, he operate a hot dog stand outside of Fieldhouse Bar in the PedMall from Thursday to Saturday.
Larson coached basketball at Iowa City’s Regina High School until 2014, when he finished with a 95-69 record according to the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Larson also owned Monica’s, an Italian restaurant in Coralville, and was co-owner of Airliner for eight years in the 1990s with former Hawkeye and NBA player Brad Lohaus.
Veber and Larson drifted apart as their lives went on, though the two would always catch up whenever Veber, who has lived in the Quad Cities for more than 30 years and writes for Road Tips, his personal food blog, returned to Coralville and visited Monica’s.
“People knew the name Randy Larson and a lot of it had to do with the Prime Time League,” Veber said. “He put his heart and soul into those leagues.”
Larson practiced law at the Larson & Evenson Law Firm in downtown Iowa City beginning in 1982. He represented the family of Chris Street, the Iowa men’s basketball player killed in a tragic snowplow accident more than 30 years ago.
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Larson’s law partner, Amy L. Evenson, died in August of 2021. Larson announced on the firm’s website last year that he was dealing with his own health issues and would not be taking any new cases.
“Thanks to everybody who has trusted me to help them over the last 40 years,” Larson wrote on the website. “It was my honor.”
Ryan Hansen covers local government and crime for the Press-Citizen. He can be reached atrhansen@press-citizen.com or on Twitter @ryanhansen01.
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Iowa City school bus drivers plan strike for first day of classes as negotiations "fall apart"
Bus drivers for the Iowa City Community School District, citing sexism and disrespect, plan to strike the day classes resume if negotiations aren't resolved.
The strike, set to begin Aug. 23, comes on the heels of failed contract talks between the district, the drivers and their union, Teamsters Local 238. Discussions broke down Monday over alleged disrespect and sexism during negotiations, Iowa City City Councilor Andrew Dunn said at the Joint Entities Meeting.
He told the Press-Citizen that a tussle over a union-desired market rate adjustment for worker wages following the COVID-19 pandemic has also caused conflict. Market rate adjustments are typically the result of shifting market conditions, such as a shortage of bus drivers.
Jesse Case, the principal officer of Teamsters Local 238, told the Press-Citizen on Tuesday that the sides had returned to the table but remained far apart in negotiations. He could not comment further, given the ongoing negotiations.
The Iowa City Community School District did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding the alleged sexism and disrespect. The district also did not respond when asked how they plan to bus children to and from school if the drivers strike.
In Iowa, a shortage of school bus drivers has led to longer rides for students and crowded buses, the Des Moines Register reported in 2022. One superintendent in the small northwest Iowa town of Remsen took matters into his own hands, getting behind the wheel to transport students to and from school late last year.
School districts struggling to find drivers
In Des Moines, even the state’s largest district offering signing bonuses of $3,000 or more hasn’t been able to help move the needle and bring in enough drivers.
Across the country, roughly 88% of districts were dealing with school bus driver shortages as of the beginning of last school year, according to Axios.
More:Larson, owner of Monica's and Iowa City lawyer, helped found longtime summer leagues
The median wage of school bus drivers in the U.S. is $19.84 per hour, but that number is $2 an hour higher in Iowa, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2022 wage report. Of those states, only Nebraska and North Dakota are in the Midwest.
The mean wage of bus drivers in Iowa is roughly $24 an hour, equating to more than $50,000 per year, placing the state among the top 10 for bus drivers, according to BLS.
More:Music will start at 10 a.m. July 28 on Coralville's three stages, with Bush headlining at night.
The Iowa City bus drivers are contracted by Iowa Central School Bus, part of the larger nationwide organization of North America Central School Bus. According to its website, the national organization transports more than 150,000 students to and from school each day and operates in nine states, mostly in the Midwest.
Ryan Hansen covers local government and crime for the Press-Citizen. He can be reached atrhansen@press-citizen.com or on Twitter @ryanhansen01.
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What to Know
- A freight train derailment in southeast Pennsylvania spurred precautionary evacuations, but officials say no injuries were reported and there's no known hazard to the public.
- The 40-car CSX train, which was operating on tracks owned by Norfolk Southern, derailed around 4:50 a.m. Monday in Whitemarsh Township. Fifteen cars had derailed.
- Whitemarsh police said that after working through the night Monday into Tuesday, that crews hoped to reopen the rail line by some time on Wednesday.
A day after a freight train derailed in Montgomery County -- sending more than one dozen cars off the tracks, causing road closures in the area and evacuations -- progress is being made to get trains moving again.
The tracks that had appeared to be bent on Monday morning in a wooded area near Stenton Avenue and Joshua Road in Whitemarsh Township by Tuesday appeared to be removed and temporary track could be seen in its place.
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Crews worked through the night to remove the damaged track as well as cars not impacted by the derailment, Whitemarsh Township Police Chief Christopher Ward. They are also placing down that new temporary track,
"According to the information we've received the cleanup is going very well," Ward told NBC10's Lauren Mayk Tuesday afternoon.
The hope is to reopen the railway at some point Wednesday, Ward said, while noting crews have worked 24 hours a day.
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One of the last barriers to doing so would be to offload a potentially hazardous chemical from one of the crashed tanker cars that remained off to the side of the track work being done, Ward said, while noting the plan was to leave that for last.
Representatives from the NTSB, EPA, the Pennsylvania departments of environmental protection and transportation and other agencies were on the scene as well for "oversight."
Ward said crews are being methodic with the final cleanup to "make sure we don't turn a good situation into a bad situation."
The speed at which crews from Norfolk Southern, which operates the tracks, worked was all about getting the vital freight line going again.
"There's a lot of commerce that runs through this line so they don't want to have it down," Ward said.
Norfolk Southern stated Monday that the clean-up process could take up to two days. Ward's timetable revealed Tuesday seems within that timetable.
What was on the derailed train?
Train operator CSX said that 16 train cars went off the tracks, which appeared to be bent. Firefighters later said it was actually 15 train cars that derailed. Among the derailed cars were several containers -- some which appeared to have toppled onto the ground -- and several tankers that appeared to smash against each other. One tanker car was on its side.
A white substance appeared to be leaking from at least one tanker. Whitemarsh police said in a Facebook post that the leaking substance was "silicone pellets which pose no risk to the community."
Two of the tanker cars were empty, Barren Hill Volunteer Fire Company Chief Chris Schwartz said Monday. Five cars, however, contained the liquid fertilizer urea and one car containing tetrachloroethylene, which is used as a dry cleaning agent and metal degreasing solvent, according to the CDC.
Hazmat crews were called to the scene to make sure none of the chemicals spilled.
"While preliminary reports indicate that one car transporting hazardous material was involved in the incident, there is no indication of any leaks or spills of hazardous materials and there are no injuries to the crew of the train," CSX said in a statement.
The materials in the crashed train cars would need to be carefully handled while righting the cars and unloading, officials said.
Twelve nearby homes were evacuated shortly after the derailment was reported "out of an abundance of caution,” Whitemarsh Township Police Chief Christopher Ward said. Those residents were allowed to return to their homes around 9:30 a.m.
No one was hurt in the derailment and police said there was "no known hazard to the public."
What caused the train to go off the rails?
Norfolk Southern told NBC10 that tracks where the derailment took place are owned by them. However, the train was being operated by CSX.
Norfolk Southern and CSX teams worked to investigate what happened and clean up the mess.
"The cause of the incident is under investigation," CSX initially said.
However, spokesperson Sheriee Bowman later said that the derailment appeared to be "weather related."
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) would work with the railroad to monitoring cleanup at the site and work to get the freight line moving again.
Norfolk Southern — and the entire rail industry — has been under intense scrutiny since one of its trains derailed and caught fire in February in Ohio near the Pennsylvania border, creating towering black smoke, forcing evacuations and raising environmental worries.
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MITCHELL — Steve Schoenfelder wasn’t exactly excited when the higher-ups at Trail King in Mitchell suggested he take a business leadership course at Mitchell Technical College.
“My boss reached out to me and suggested maybe I should take it,” Schoenfelder said. “To be honest, I wasn’t really looking forward to it. I didn’t want to go.”
But nine months later, Schoenfelder has embraced the lessons and principles of the Mitchell Technical College Leadership Academy, a course at the two-year trade college designed to teach leadership techniques and approaches to budding and experienced leaders looking for solutions to profitability and usefulness issues at their businesses.
Now he’s applying those lessons to his own company.
“When we got to some of the techniques, you kind of get to the point and you know what? This kind of makes sense. I can relate to that. Even if I just use a portion of this, it just makes sense,” Schoenfelder said. “I had some things at work that I was in the middle of, and had I done this prior, it would have made the whole process go so much easier.”
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Schoenfelder’s experience is not that uncommon in the program, where many students begin the course as skeptics. But for going on nine years now, more and more leaders in business, at nonprofits and other organizations have latched on to the guidance provided by the leadership academy and its message geared toward making their business mission statements a reality.
The program was created after a past-president at Mitchell Tech had a first-hand experience where lack of leadership skills led a colleague to come up short with his goals. The need for leadership skill training was there, and Mitchell Tech could teach it.
“The leadership academy was past-president Greg VonWald’s vision to ensure employees who exhibited leadership qualities were given the training needed to be successful,” said Carol Grode-Hanks, vice president of academics for Mitchell Technical College. “He had a young technician who was awesome and on the road to leadership. Greg promoted him and the young man failed. He failed because, while he was amazing at the technical aspects of the business, there are critical skills in leadership that he had not been exposed to. Greg took this personally and made it a goal to provide training for success.”
The result was the current incarnation of the leadership academy program, which draws in students from the ranks of a wide range of industries where leading fellow employees and problem solving is critical to operational success. The class meets in person twice per month with more coursework done online, and teaches leadership concepts that at first may seem foreign to those taking the course.
The classwork focuses on the how and why of breaking down problems, finding employees within the company who can help address those problems and then delegating and cooperating to bring about a positive result. Those skills are inherently different than the hands-on technical skills that are already valued by employers.
“The natural progression is that if you’re really good at your job, they put you in charge. Except the skills you need to be put in charge of people are very different from the technical skills you need to be good at your job,” said Ryan Van Zee, instructor for the course.
There are ingredients that go into building leaders, Van Zee said. Leaders motivate, innovate and execute a plan. The class helps students accomplish this by developing their purpose, developing skills and implementing best practices.
“Project management is the word to describe it as far as the tasks that need to be done. How you get people to engage in that task — that’s leadership,” Van Zee said.
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The program draws on principals from other tried and tested leadership programs such as the Dale Carnegie Training courses. The program merges some of those teachings on interpersonal skills and pairs them with other tools, such as motivation and the use of technology. Other materials and philosophies have also been curated from a variety of sources to suit the needs of leaders representing individual businesses and industries.
The coursework doesn’t deal in theory, Van Zee said, as much as it deals with the individual challenge each student wants to overcome in their own business environment. At one point, students are paired with a mentor from their own company who has already completed the class.
Each student is working to apply the teachings to their own situation at their business, he said.
“We’re not going to be talking about case studies. We’re not interested in going off and doing our own thing. We’re interested in helping the vision of your company become a reality. So when we start with a mission statement, we don’t dream it up. We start with your company mission statement and your sphere of influence and what you can change in your tiny little world, and then we grow from there,” Van Zee said.
The classes are geared more toward older students who have attained leadership positions within their company, usually from age 30 and up, which sets it apart from other programs at the school, where the students are mostly teenagers or in their early 20s.
The program has seen dozens of students pass through its doors, including Schoenfelder, 54, who serves as sales operation lead for Trail King in Mitchell. Though hesitant, he decided to take an open mind into the program. He began his run through the course last September and he completed the program earlier this year.
Though the message didn’t click with him at first, he said soon the principles and approach of the classes opened his eyes to opportunities for problem solving at his job that he hadn’t seen before.
The coursework changed how he perceived approaching challenges and obstacles to his, and his company’s, goals. That included new ways of using technology, like conferencing software such as Microsoft Teams, and how it can be used beyond simple video meetings. He said it’s also made him realize that the solution isn’t necessarily all about him, rather it’s a team effort where everyone benefits.
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“The course itself made me think outside the box. We all kind of get in that rut of doing the same thing, but using the techniques from the academy gives you a wider scope,” Schoenfelder said. “Some of the ways I approach things are completely different after the class. Now I tend to be a little more organized and go through the processes. What issues do we have? What do we need? Who needs to be involved? Before I would have probably tried to do it myself.”
Van Zee said it’s typical for students to begin the class as skeptics and to eventually come around to embrace the classroom ideas. But once they understand the concepts of breaking down a problem into manageable-sized tasks and then connecting tasks with talented team members, they understand.
“How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Most people can’t solve large problems because they’re taking bites that are too big. They have to break it down into a group of problems so it’s more manageable, and then you assign them to members of your team,” Van Zee said.
That type of leadership approach can help make a business more profitable for the company bottom line as well as more useful to customers. That’s a win for everyone, Van Zee said.
Leadership is not a quality one is born with, it has to be taught and learned, Van Zee said. Like the school’s courses in a multitude of technical trades, the leadership academy can open the door for budding or even experienced business leaders to expand their vision in making their company goals a reality.
“In the Mitchell region we have companies who want to be more profitable and more useful for their customers, and the leadership academy is for them. Because we teach specifically, company to company, how to grow,” Van Zee said. “Just like our nursing students or our wind turbine students, we are not talking about theory. We’re doing practical applications.”
The next Mitchell Technical College Leadership Academy courses get underway in September. Visit www.mitchelltech.edu/leadership for more information.
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CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine — When Scot Lehigh, a longtime reporter and columnist for the Boston Globe, started working on his first novel, one decision came easily. The story would be set in Eastport, the small city on the far edge of down east Maine where Lehigh lived from the age of 11 until he finished school.
What interested him about the setting was in part the curious relationship between Eastport and Lubec, which are just a few miles apart by boat but nearly an hour by car.
"They had very little interaction with one another, and I got interested in setting a story that took place in some way in these two communities," he said. "I wanted to get at some themes of choices, searching for identity…and the conflict between staying and feeling like you need to go."
The novel, "Just East of Nowhere" gave Lehigh, who now divides his time between Cape Elizabeth and Boston, a chance to indulge his imagination and make up a story, something he can’t do as a journalist. He found the change refreshing.
"Normally in our jobs you’re watching a politician, trying to figure out what’s really going on," he said. "As an author, you know what’s going on. But you’re trying a little bit to disguise it from the reader to make the story come together and work in a way where you don’t put everything up front."
Now that the book has been published and is making its way into readers’ hands, Lehigh admits to having mixed feelings.
"Satisfaction with having it finally done," he said, "And utter terror about what people will think of it."
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YARMOUTH, Maine — We love when old friends stop by the 207 studio, and that was the case when Jack Fossett & Friends came by.
The band was last on 207 back in the fall of 2019 and is back ahead of an upcoming show at the Yarmouth Clam Festival.
You can see Jack Fossett & Friends perform at the festival on Friday, July 21 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the Memorial Green Stage.
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ALTON, Maine — A couple from Florida were seriously injured in a rollover crash Tuesday on Interstate 95 in Alton.
Maine State Police troopers responded to a call about a crash around 8:52 a.m.
An initial investigation suggested that the driver of the vehicle, 63-year-old Frederick Rhoda of Auburndale, Florida, reportedly veered into the median, overcorrected, and lost control of the 1999 Toyota 4Runner, which left the roadway before rolling over into the median, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss said in a news release.
They were traveling south at the time of the crash.
Rhoda was ejected from the vehicle. His wife, 64-year-old Patricia Rhoda, was able to crawl out of the vehicle, the release stated.
Both were seriously injured, though their injuries are not considered life-threatening, and they were brought to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center by ambulance, according to the release. Neither was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, the release stated.
The Penobscot County Sheriff's Office, Maine Forest Service, and Old Town Fire and Ambulance assisted Maine State Police.
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PORTLAND, Maine — A nonprofit in Maine is offering to pay homeowners who will house asylum seekers as the state faces a lack of housing.
The Quality Housing Coalition announced Tuesday it is expanding its Project HOME program. It currently uses General Assistance money to pay rent to landlords who will house asylum seekers: Tuesday's expansion announcement includes paying homeowners who have an extra room to host families seeking asylum in Maine.
The expansion comes about just one month before the Portland Expo, which has been sheltering roughly 300 asylum seekers, is set to stop operating as a temporary shelter. That deadline is Aug. 16.
City staff said Tuesday there are currently 77 families in the Expo, comprising 251 people.
The program will offer landlords and homeowners who are willing to provide a bedroom, entire home, apartment, short-term rental, or Accessory Dwelling Unit the assurance of guaranteed rent, yearlong housing support, and a financial guarantee, with incentives on a case-by-case basis.
Morales said the General Assistance formula for paying rent is close to market rate. She said that prior to 9 a.m. Tuesday, 10 families have already said they are interested.
She said QHC offers financial guarantee for any back rent if a subsidy or system cannot pay the rent. She said they also offer payments for any damages to a unit.
The landlords, homeowners, and housing seekers are all vetted, before QHC and its partners help match families with those units and their owners. Victoria Morales, the coalition's executive director, said each tenant gets a housing mentor to help them navigate food, education, health care, and employment for the full year of the lease.
"The crisis has existed for a long time prior to today, and so it's really an urgent crisis that we're calling on everybody to reach out," Morales said. "Offering a room in your home, offering an additional unit that you have is a big deal, and we want to be able to value that and provide you with compensation."
Morales said the program has been going for six years. In 2019, the commitment for landlords and homeowners was for three months, but homeowners were not paid: they could volunteer. Back then, 41 hosts stepped up, according to Belinda Ray, a former Portland City Councilor and current member of the Greater Portland Council of Governments.
"I do feel slight relief that we're pulling this together, but I'll feel more relief when everybody has found a place to be," Portland City Manager Danielle West said.
West said the Riverside Industrial Parkway shelter, which will be solely for asylum seekers, is still scheduled to open sometime in November. That will only be for singles.
Mayor Kate Snyder said the city has been housing asylum seekers at the Homeless Services Center on Riverside Parkway and at a family shelter.
Portland's Health and Human Services director, Kristen Dow, said the city has already redeployed five of the city's resettlement staff to start looking for housing, and has been backfilling a hotel in Saco that Portland has contracted with to house asylum seekers.
When asked if she is confident the city will find homes for all the 251 people living in the Expo before the Aug. 16 deadline, Dow said, "we are very hopeful and continue to be."
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BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) — After announcing that the Blue Circle on Bluff City Highway is up for sale, owners Debbie and Mark Sourbeer told News Channel 11 that this isn’t a goodbye for the longtime restaurant.
“I want my loyal customers to know that this business is not closing,” Debbie Sourbeer said in a Tuesday interview. The Sourbeers cited Mark’s health challenges and their readiness to retire and enjoy relaxing as reasons they listed the spot for sale.
“We are doing everything we can with his health issues to be here as long as we can and hope that someone that loves it as much as we do will come in and take over and maybe make it even better,” Debbie Sourbeer said.
The pair said they’ll continue to operate Blue Circle’s South Holston Lake location until its regular season-closing on Labor Day. After that, any new owner of the business will have the opportunity to open the lakeside restaurant next year.
The Sourbeers told News Channel 11 that they “have a good lead on a buyer,” but nothing is signed or set into stone just yet. They went on to say they have high hopes that any new owner of the Blue Circle will keep its heritage alive–and maybe even improve on it.
“Whoever buys it, I’m certain they will keep it the way it is,” Debbie Sourbeer said. “I’m sure they will keep the circle burgers and all the things that we have going on now and maybe even add new things to make it even better.”
“This has just been so wonderful for our family. We’ve loved it. We’ve met a lot of nice people in the community. We have our regulars that come in and sit with us every day, and we just really are going to miss everyone. But it’s just something that we need to do for us.”
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Upcoming bridge repairs will affect traffic on a Kingsport Highway for the next two years.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will soon begin work on the John B. Dennis Highway bridge over the South Fork Holston River, between Moreland Drive and Lincoln Street.
“This bridge repair project is somewhat substantial, as it will include removing and replacing the entire bridge deck in three traffic control phases,” TDOT spokesperson Mark Nagi said. “The project will also include painting the steel bridge girders, some other foundation repairs as well below the deck, and new asphalt paving along with pavement markings.”
Beginning Wednesday, July 19, temporary lane closures will be in place nightly on the bridge, according to TDOT.
Permanent lane closures will begin on Monday, July 24 with traffic reduced to one lane in each direction. The lane closures will remain in effect 24/7 until the project is complete, which is expected in the spring of 2025.
TDOT said drivers should be prepared for stopped or slowed traffic and to expect delays once the lane closures are in place. Drivers should also be alert to construction vehicles entering and exiting the work zone and use caution in the area as workers will be present, TDOT said.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee is one of five Feeding America food banks across the Volunteer State that are forming an alliance to better serve Tennesseans facing hunger.
On Tuesday, the non-profits announced the formation of the statewide alliance, the “Tennessee Food Bank Association.”
The announcement says the partnership will help strengthen statewide awareness of food insecurity, protect and grow state and federal funding and provide a clearer line of communication among Tennessee’s food banks.
Food banks participating in the alliance are as follows:
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee (Kingsport)
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee (Nashville)
- Mid-South Food Bank (Memphis)
- Chattanooga Area Food Bank (Chattanooga)
The Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee serves Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Washington and Unicoi counties.
Collectively, these five food banks “work with more than 1,600 partner agencies across all 95 Tennessee counties”, according to the release. Last year, the five organizations distributed more than 100 million meals across the state.
The CEOs of the five food banks released a joint statement about the new alliance, saying they believe this move will allow the non-profits to better serve Tennesseans facing hunger:
“Over the years, all of us have worked together with the sole focus of ensuring equitable access to nutritious food for our neighbors in need and to eliminate hunger in our communities. This Association will formalize that relationship while positioning the food banks to better provide Tennesseans food. We are all stronger together and we could not be more excited for the future and working together in this worthy cause.”
Tennessee Food Bank Association
Officials said the official launch of the association is happening later this year, and a nationwide search will begin for its executive director.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Harlem Globetrotters head coach and Harrisburg native Chris "Handles" Franklin returned to his hometown Tuesday to run an annual kids' basketball camp.
The 21st annual Ultimate Spin Basketball Camp hosted more than 100 kids for a free day of basketball coaching and mentorship.
Franklin said he created his nonprofit, the Handles Foundation, to inspire kids through athletics.
“We teach kids how to play basketball but more importantly we teach them about the importance of life, making great decisions in life and being successful in life,” he said.
Coaches helped campers hone their skills on the court throughout the day.
“There [are] these groups we have,” said 10-year-old camper, Koji Arp. "There’s a shooting one, a rebounding one, a passing one; every single group you can imagine.”
“I love playing basketball. It’s my favorite sport,” said 9-year-old camper, Payton Coleston.
Taking a break from basketball, campers headed to a mobile classroom to learn about nutrition and healthy eating habits. The class was put on by Healthy Hoops, a program run by the insurance company AmeriHealth Caritas.
Organizers said they were working to combat lingering bad habits left in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic’s long quarantines and remote learning.
“[Kids] have become too sedentary and aren’t watching their diets. So we want to get back out into the community and talk to them about how to eat well and live well to have a happy life,” said Healthy Hoops health educator Maureen George.
The one-day camp has been free since the pandemic, and it includes lunch and basketball swag.
Coach Franklin said several past campers went on to become professional basketball players.
“In the past, I’ve had kids that were campers in the camp that ended up being teammates of mine on the Harlem Globetrotters,” he said. “Their dreams are attainable. They can do anything they put their mind to.”
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LANCASTER, Pa. — A lane shift will be in place Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon on Centerville Road at the intersection with the westbound Route 30 off-ramp in Lancaster County, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said.
The shift will be in place so that workers can make repairs to the guide rail, PennDOT said.
Motorists should be alert and drive with caution through the work zone, according to PennDOT.
This work is part of the Centerville Road Interchange Improvement project, which consists of structure replacement, Superpave overlay, base replacement, roadway widening, milling, guiderail improvements, drainage improvements, pavement markings, ADA improvements, traffic signal improvements, and other miscellaneous construction.
The project includes work on Centerville Road from Cornerstone Drive to Marietta Avenue (Route 23), and Marietta Avenue from Centerville Road to Stony Battery Road.
JD Eckman, Inc., of Atglen, PA is the prime contractor on this $36.3 million project.
Work is expected to be completed by July 22, 2025.
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The trailer is transported from community to community in a 53-foot trailer. When parked, the trailer opens with exhibits built into it's sides, allowing it to serve as a mobile Education Center telling the story of the Vietnam War, The Wall and the divisive era in American history. The Wall…
EUREKA — The Eureka Church of Christ is seeking items for their annual free giveaway day on Saturday, Aug. 5.
Church members donate and accept household donations from communities in Woodford and Tazewell counties for free distribution. Items from previous years included appliances, furniture, clothing, household items and school supplies.
Items should be in good working condition. This will mark the 15th year the Eureka church has sponsored the event.
Those who are interested in donation can call the church at 309-467-4673 or contact the ministers at 309-394-2451 or 309-657-7488.
The giveaway day will run from 8 to 11 a.m. and is open to the public.
Photos: Eureka College at Illinois Wesleyan University baseball.
Contact Olivia Jacobs at 309-820-3352. Follow Olivia on Twitter: @olivia___jacobs
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NORMAL — Two lane reductions are underway in Normal.
The westbound lane of Beaufort Street at Fell Avenue closed at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday for pavement repairs. Another lane reduction on eastbound Raab Road, from Main Street to Bradford Lane, began at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.
The work on Beaufort Street is expected to be completed by 4 p.m. Wednesday, weather permitting.
A map highlighting the affected area can be found online at arcg.is/01H0n.
The work along Raab Road is expected to be completed by 2 p.m. Friday, weather permitting. The lane will reopen each afternoon at 2 p.m. and close the next day at 6 a.m. until the repairs are completed.
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NORMAL — Connect Transit announced Monday it will reinstate fares starting on Sunday, July 23.
The system has been operating without requiring a fare since June 15 due to a farebox related issue, but the issue has now been resolved.
Rides who had active passes between May 17 and June 14 that were not able to fully utilize those passes are encouraged to bring them to the Connect Transit facility at 351 Wylie Drive in Normal to receive an upgraded pass at no additional charge. The updated pass will provide all days that were remaining on the pass prior to the start of the zero-fare period.
Who was there? Connect Transit 50th Birthday Party
Ryan Whitehouse, chairman, Connect Transit Board of Trustees; David Braun, Connect Transit GM
Ryan Whitehouse, chairman, Connect Transit Board of Trustees; David Braun, Connect Transit GM
Ray Lai, Mike Matejka, Jeff Crabill
Ray Lai, Mike Matejka, Jeff Crabill
Andrew Hartley, Abby Wilcox
Stacie Lange, Neil Finlen
Stacie Lange, Neil Finlen
Eric, Melanie and Ethan Shellito, Kathleen Lorenz
Eric, Melanie and Ethan Shellito, Kathleen Lorenz
Heartland Community College President Keith Cornille, Tony Morstatter
Heartland Community College President Keith Cornille, Tony Morstatter
Matthew Boston, Conan Calhoun
Kim Schoenbein, Jolene Aldus
Janice Crago, Aubrey Staton
Janice Crago, Aubrey Staton
Terry Reid, Normal Mayor Chris Koos, Neil Finlen
Terry Reid, Normal Mayor Chris Koos, Neil Finlen
Mike Fogle, Ben Jeffreys, Jolene Aldus, Kim Schoenbein
Dameca Kirkwood, Terri Cannon
Joshua Crockett, Sharon Chung
Jen Kuebrich, Christy Gordon, Pat Kuebrich
Jonell Kehias, Steve Stockton, Jenny Kehl
Janice Crago, Steve Stockton
Mandava Rao, Kathleen Lorenz, Bob Broad
Hannah Johnson, Jeremy and Nicole Wilcox
Judy Buchanan, Julie Hile
Judy Buchanan, Julie Hile
David Braun, Connect Transit GM
Ryan Whitehouse, chairman, Connect Transit Board of Trustees
Linda Foster, Shelia Harris
Linda Foster, Shelia Harris
Amber Gruenloh, Eric Shellito
Pam and David Braun, Judy Buchanan
Pam and David Braun, Judy Buchanan
Shelly Perry, Kersten Wilson
Mike Gebeke, Dan Stephens, David Marx
Contact Olivia Jacobs at 309-820-3352. Follow Olivia on Twitter: @olivia___jacobs
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BLOOMINGTON — A 34-year-old Bloomington man is charged with a felony after police said he kicked an officer arresting him for trespassing.
Martavious C. Williams appeared in a Monday bond court hearing before Judge Sarah Duffy, who found probable cause to detain him.
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Assistant State's Attorney Aaron Fredrick said officers were called 3 p.m. Sunday to a reported disturbance at home on Valley View Circle. He said a resident asked officers to remove Williams from the residence.
Fredrick said Williams struggled with police trying to place him in a squad car and kicked an officer in the thigh.
Williams is charged with aggravated battery, a Class 2 felony, plus misdemeanor offenses of obstructing an officer and criminal trespass to residence. Duffy set his bond at $3,000, with 10% to apply for release; she ordered him to have no contact with the Valley View Circle resident .
His arraignment hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. July 28.
Today in history: July 18
1863: Civil War
In 1863, during the Civil War, Union troops spearheaded by the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, made up of Black soldiers, charged Confederate-held Fort Wagner on Morris Island, S.C. The Confederates were able to repel the Northerners, who suffered heavy losses; the 54th’s commander, Col. Robert Gould Shaw, was among those who were killed.
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1918: Nelson Mandela
In 1918, South African anti-apartheid leader and president Nelson Mandela was born in the village of Mvezo.
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1925: Adolf Hitler
In 1925, Adolf Hitler published the first volume of his autobiographical screed, “Mein Kampf (My Struggle).”
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1944: Hideki Tojo
In 1944, Hideki Tojo was removed as Japanese premier and war minister because of setbacks suffered by his country in World War II. American forces in France captured the Normandy town of St. Lo.
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1947: Harry S. Truman
In 1947, President Harry S. Truman signed a Presidential Succession Act which placed the speaker of the House and the Senate president pro tempore next in the line of succession after the vice president.
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1969: Edward M. Kennedy
On July 18, 1969, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., left a party on Chappaquiddick (chap-uh-KWIH’-dihk) Island near Martha’s Vineyard with Mary Jo Kopechne (koh-PEHK’-nee), 28; Kennedy’s car later went off a bridge into the water. Kennedy was able to escape, but Kopechne drowned.
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2005: Eric Rudolph
In 2005, an unrepentant Eric Rudolph was sentenced in Birmingham, Alabama, to life in prison for an abortion clinic bombing that killed an off-duty police officer and maimed a nurse.
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2013: Detroit
In 2013, Detroit, which was once the very symbol of American industrial might, became the biggest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy, its finances ravaged and its neighborhoods hollowed out by a long, slow decline in population and auto manufacturing.
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2018: Google
In 2018, European regulators fined Google a record $5 billion for forcing cellphone makers that use the company’s Android operating system to install Google’s search and browser apps.
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2020: Toronto Blue Jays
One year ago: Canadian officials said the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team would not be able to play its home games in Toronto during the shortened 2020 season because it wasn’t safe for players to travel back and forth from the United States. (The Blue Jays would play “home” games in the ballpark of their minor league affiliate in Buffalo, N.Y.)
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Contact Brendan Denison at (309) 820-3238. Follow Brendan Denison on Twitter: @BrendanDenison
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NORMAL — Heartland Community College and Mid Central Community Action will hold a ceremony next week to mark the opening of a new classroom.
The event will take place at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 25, at the Mid Central Community Action office at 1301 W. Washington St., Bloomington.
The new facility was renovated to hold Heartland Community College classes in industrial maintenance, construction and other Work Ready programs. The educational facility was established to offer more access to educational opportunities in west Bloomington.
Several local officials will be in attendance at the event, including Heartland President Keith Cornille; Tami Foley, executive director of Mid Central Community Action; Adam Campbell, dean of career and technical education; Jason Pals, treasurer of Mid Central Community Action; Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe; and representatives from the McLean County Chamber of Commerce.
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After entering the third inning with a comfortable 5-0 lead, West Flagstaff Little League fell to Cactus Foothills, 6-5, on a sixth-inning walk-off hit to suffer its first loss of the state tournament in the opening round at Mark Grace field Monday night.
After strong pitching and a big third inning at the plate, WFLL seemed to be in complete control of the ballgame entering the bottom of the frame. That’s when Cactus Foothills began to slowly chip away at the lead by taking advantage of missed defensive opportunities.
“Our defense let us down tonight,” WFLL manager Shane Burcar said.
After allowing only one stolen base through the game’s opening two innings, WFLL conceded 11 stolen bases through the remainder of the contest -- including two thefts of home plate.
Despite the loss, Burcar still feels good about his team’s ability to play up to its standard in this evening’s win-or-go-home matchup against Prescott -- in no small part due to the team’s strength on the mound.
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“To get it right ... we have to pitch like we did tonight,” Burcar said. “We pitched outstanding. All three pitchers were great.”
Burcar’s trust in his pitching staff was exemplified by a dramatic moment before the start of the Cactus Foothills comeback.
Starting pitcher Brisson Burcar, who tallied five strikeouts in his nearly three-inning stint, including two in the third with runners in scoring position, was caught in a bind with two outs and the bases loaded when opposing pitcher Blake Baker took the mound to hit. With Brisson Burcar at 50 pitches, Shane Burcar made a change, bringing in reliever Adrian Crockett.
Crockett’s first pitch came at the game’s highest-leverage moment to that point, and he retired the batter to escape the inning and preserve his team's advantage at 5-1.
Along with strong performances at the mound, Burcar and Crockett combined for two runs scored and five stolen bases, and were key players, along with left fielder Brock Cosper and catcher Aven Adams, in WFLL's three-run third inning.
Cactus Foothills scored two runs in each of the fourth and fifth innings to tie the game at 5-5 heading into the final frame. After the top of the WFLL lineup failed to generate runs, Cactus Foothills right fielder Reid Hamel drove in the game’s winning run in the bottom of the sixth to send WFLL into the losers bracket.
Burcar said after the game that his team’s destiny is still under its own control.
“We told them, 'Before you go to bed tonight, you have to still be a dreamer,'” he said. “You have to wash this game out and come here tomorrow at the ballpark. All you can control is winning tomorrow night.”
WFLL faces Prescott in a must-win game at Mark Grace tonight at 7:30 p.m.
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Saturday's Powerball drawing made one Frisco resident a million-dollar winner.
The winning ticket was sold at a Frisco Circle K gas station on 12626 El Dorado Parkway. The claimant has elected to remain anonymous.
All five of the white ball numbers drawn (2-9-43-55-57) matched the individual's second-tier Quick Pick ticket except for the red Powerball number (18).
After paying $240,000 in federal taxes, the winner will take home $760,000 since Texas does not have a state tax on lottery winnings.
Powerball Grand Prizes start at $20 million until the jackpot is won. The current jackpot has been rolling for weeks and topped $1 billion after there was no winner in Monday night's drawing. The other multi-state lottery, Mega Millions, currently has an estimated jackpot of $640 million for Tuesday night's drawing.
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American Airlines flight attendants pushing for better pay and schedules are being asked to vote on whether or not they'll allow the union to call a strike.
The Association of Professional Flight Attendants, the union representing American Airlines' roughly 24,000 flight attendants, approved a strike authorization vote on Tuesday morning, asking the union's members to vote on whether or not they'd allow the union to call a strike.
Should the vote pass, it does not mean a strike is imminent or that a strike will happen, only that the members approve of the union calling a strike should negotiations stall.
The confidential strike authorization vote opens on July 28 and closes on Aug. 29. The results will be announced on Aug. 30.
A strike could be avoided if a deal is reached between American Airlines and the American Airlines flight attendant union. The Fort Worth-based airline told NBC 5 Tuesday afternoon they look forward to a speedy resolution and that discussions are ongoing.
"We look forward to reaching an agreement with APFA quickly so that American’s flight attendants can benefit from a contract that provides them with real and meaningful value," the airline said in a statement. "We continue to meet regularly and appreciate the National Mediation Board’s recent support as both American and APFA work to reach an agreement our flight attendants deserve."
Flight attendants have been fighting for months for cost-of-living increases and other improvements to their contracts, which became amenable in 2019, according to a statement.
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"It's time for American Airlines management to show flight attendants the respect they are due through appropriate pay and improved working conditions. We are ready for American Airlines to bring these negotiations to a close," Julie Hendrick, National President of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, said in a statement.
The flight attendants could follow in the footsteps of American Airlines pilots, who reached an agreement with the airline in May after demanding higher pay and raising the possibility of a strike.
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Dallas Fire-Rescue is battling a 2-alarm fire at a church located at 2200 South Marsalis Avenue that started Tuesday afternoon.
Crews received a call at around 1:54 p.m. and noticed smoke coming from the vents and eaves of the building when they arrived.
The fire spread throughout the building of The Saintsville Church of God in Christ.
Flames could be seen shooting through the roof of the church as fire crews worked to extinguish the fire.
No injuries have been reported.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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ROCKBRIDGE CO., Va. – Healthcare is on the road – becoming more accessible and affordable in Rockbridge County.
A health center in Lexington has two mobile units that are taken into rural areas to provide services.
One of the units is designed for dental care, housing a panoramic dental X-ray.
“We can do full service. Anything from root canals, crowns, extractions, cleanings, fillings. So anything we can do at the home base we can do out in the mobile unit,” Stuart Fargiano, Director of Dental Services said.
The other unit will provide state-of-the-art components for medical care.
The units have traveled to different parts of Rockbridge County and will run on separate days and locations.
”We’re helping the area by helping the community that doesn’t have transportation. That’s probably the biggest barrier we have to care when we did a community needs assessment,” Michael Henry, Medical Director of Rockbridge Area Health Center said. ”I’ve had patients who’ve walked, I’ve had patients who have ridden on their lawn mower to come see us, because that’s the only mode of transportation they have.”
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ROANOKE, Va. – A man who once served in St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Roanoke has been accused of child sexual abuse, according to the Catholic Diocese of Richmond.
Officials said the report of the alleged incident took place in the 1980s while Fr. Walter Lewis was serving as pastor of St. Anne Catholic Church, in Bristol.
In the release, the Catholic Diocese of Richmond said Lewis was ordained in 1979 and served at the following parishes as either pastor or parochial vicar until his retirement in May 2023:
- Holy Spirit, Virginia Beach
- St. Andrew, Roanoke
- St. Anne, Bristol
- St. Mary, Richmond
- St. Bridget, Richmond
- St. John Neumann, Powhatan
- Good Samaritan, Amelia.
According to the diocese, Lewis has denied the allegation, which has been reported to law enforcement.
As a result of the reports, officials said that Lewis is now prohibited from any public ministry in the diocese while the investigation is underway.
The Catholic Diocese of Richmond is continuing to encourage those who have been sexually abused by a priest, deacon, religious, lay employee, or volunteer of the diocese to report abuse directly to law enforcement first, including Child Protective Services (CPS) at 1-800-552-7096, as well as to contact the 24-hour confidential Victim’s Assistance Reporting number at 1-877-887-9603 or by email.
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BYRON, Minn. - The medical examiner said Tuesday that the body found in a retention pond behind city hall is that of Wade Gordon, age 39.
Authorities received a tip from a community member saying they heard suspicious noises coming near the pond. At around noon on Monday, an officer walked through the pond to discover a body of a deceased man. The county is unable to determine how long the body was there after recovering it.
Police had been asking for help to locate Gordon since he went missing on July 7.
He was last seen leaving work at 2 a.m. on July 7 at Ornua Ingredients in Byron.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Days after Carlee Russell had disappeared before then walking home to Hoover, her place of work has released a statement on the case and the ongoing investigation.
Russell, 25, had gone missing on July 13 after reporting that she had seen a toddler walking along I-459 South to police. By July 15, she was found safe after walking back to her family’s home. The aftermath and the ongoing investigation of the case have been widely covered across the country with some online speculation as to what really happened to her.
Woodhouse Spa Birmingham, the place where Russell worked, released the following statement Tuesday afternoon from owner C. Stuart Rome:
“Our greatest concern has always been the well-being of Carlee and her safe return. Woodhouse Spa employees have been deeply impacted by the events that transpired but are now ecstatic with the news of Carlee’s return home. Our employees worked extremely hard through very tough times keeping guests happy while dealing with the fact that their co-worker was missing.
“We’ve been working with the Hoover Police Department since Friday morning, the morning following Carlee’s disappearance, in order to come up with any information that would help the investigation. Everything we uncovered is in the position of the Hoover Police Department. We understand the investigation is in a very sensitive state and do not want to release any details that could jeopardize the investigation. Leaks, both true and untrue, can have devastating impact on any investigation.
“We understand there are many posts on social media claiming certain information to be true. Some items are factual while others are not.
“Please rest assured that the Hoover Police Department is working around the clock to bring this case to conclusion. We have great confidence in the investigators and expect a resolution soon.”
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ORLANDO, Fla. — A federal judge ruled the state of Florida can no longer keep kids with medically complex conditions in senior nursing homes.
The judge ruled a child must be cared for at home with family or in an environment catered to the required pediatric care.
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The issue has been a decade-long fight.
Matthew Dietz, one of the attorneys in the case, calls this a “long journey” to get a judge to finally see what these families need for their children.
Read: 3-year-old driving golf cart near Florida home hits, kills 7-year-old boy, FHP says
But on Monday, Florida’s attorneys appealed the ruling, calling it a federal overreach.
“This is not the quiet back door to put these children like canned goods on a different shelf. These children need to be in pediatric facilities and in their homes with pediatric nurses,” said Kat Sullivan, Orlando registered nurse administrator.
The ruling found the state violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, by denying kids medical services.
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Susan Root moved out of Florida in 2015 because of the barriers she and her daughter Amy faced after Amy was hit by a car and needed round-the-clock care.
“I was encouraged to place my daughter into a facility into a nursing facility, I was encouraged to place her into a pediatric-prescribed daycare,” Root said.
Advocates hope this ruling will finally protect medically fragile children in the state.
Read: Alexander Springs swimming area temporarily closed after snorkeler bit by alligator
“A nursing home for children. It is no place where a child should be. Children should be with a loving family, a child should be within the community,” Dietz said.
advocates hope this ruling will finally protect medically fragile children in the state.
If a child is already in a nursing facility, the transition planning must start by August to be completed by the beginning of September.
So far the court has not ruled on Attorney General Ashely Moody’s appeal. In the past, the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to take up this case.
Read: Moe’s employees say they haven’t been paid
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Smoke from wildfires in Canada appeared to drift down to North Florida on Tuesday, and models show them drifting south toward Central Florida by Wednesday.
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Residents in Jacksonville reported a haze in the sky Tuesday.
The smoke is so expansive that it can be seen from space.
So what will it be like locally? We asked chief meteorologist Tom Terry.
Read: Tropical Storm Don strengthens as it continues a slow spin through the north Atlantic
“We’ll also see some hazy skies in Central Florida as the smoke works a bit farther south,” he said. “So far, the smoke seems content to stay several thousand feet high -- off the ground.”
He said the smoke should remain in the lower atmosphere.
“This likely won’t be smelled but rather seen in the sky as haze,” Terry said.
Read: Unhealthy air quality lingers across parts of U.S. from drifting Canadian wildfire smoke
Large fires in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan are expected to churn out smoke there throughout the summer and possibly into early fall, officials said.
See satellite imagery showing the drifting smoke below:
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WASHINGTON, D,C, — Trump says he’s target of Jan. 6 investigation: Here’s what to expect next
Former President Donald Trump says he was sent a letter from Special Counsel Jack Smith informing him that he’s a target in the Jan. 6 grand jury investigation.
Officials have been looking into the events leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol Attack and alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
“Deranged Jack Smith, the prosecutor with Joe Biden’s DOJ, sent a letter (again, it was Sunday night) stating that I am a TARGET of the January 6th Grand Jury investigation, and giving me a very short 4 days to report to the Grand Jury, which almost always means an Arrest and Indictment,” Trump posted on his social media site Truth Social.
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If he is indicted in this case, it would make it the third criminal indictment Trump has faced this year.
In response to the latest investigation, Trump called it a “total political weaponization of law enforcement,” and denied any wrongdoing.
We spoke with Georgetown University Law Professor David Super about potential charges and what to expect ahead.
“You don’t send a notice like this to a former president of the United States unless you’re pretty sure there’s going to be an indictment,” said Super. “It could be something as mundane as fraud. It could be interfering with a government function, and it could be conspiracy.”
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Super said a potential conspiracy charge or charges would be very serious because it would mean the former president could be held accountable for the actions of others on Jan. 6 even if he didn’t directly do it himself.
“If you are working with people who do bad things as part of the scheme, you’re on the hook for what they did even if you weren’t part of it,” said Super. “So, it’s possible if they found that he was engaged in a conspiracy with the people who attacked the Capitol on January 6th that he could be accountable for beating up police officers and breaking into Congressional offices.”
Super said he expects this case to move pretty quickly.
“If I’m his campaign manager, this is the one I probably worry about the most because it has the potential to move faster,” said Super. “I can see this thing going to trial next spring, summer.”
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Members of Congress remained divided along party lines in their reaction to the news on Tuesday.
“Well, I guess under a Biden administration, Biden America, you’d expect this,” said House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). “If you noticed recently, President Trump went up in the polls and was actually surpassing President Biden for reelection. So what do they do now? Weaponize government to go after their number one opponent.”
“There’s little doubt that former President Trump was very specifically and gradually involved in trying to overturn the results of the legitimate presidential election that he lost,” said Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz (D-FL).
This comes as there are several pending cases against the former president underway.
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In April, Trump pleaded not guilty to charges in New York connected to an alleged hush money payment made to an adult film actress.
In June, Trump pleaded not guilty to federal charges connected to the alleged mishandling of classified documents.
There is also still a pending potential case in Georgia connected to alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House is partnering with major retailers to try to improve cybersecurity for smart products we buy and use every day.
This includes appliances like smart TVs, fitness trackers, smart washing machines and heating and AC control systems.
The Biden administration said the goal is to make your smart devices less vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Officials plan to do this with new labeling and cybersecurity certification for products called the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark program.
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“We’ve heard again and again from consumers, they want to buy secure, and we’ve heard from companies that they recognized that there was a market, but they didn’t they had a hard time differentiating their products,” said Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology at the White House.
The White House hopes to have the program up and running by next year. Currently, officials are designing a new distinct shield logo.
They say it will be placed on electronics that meet cybersecurity standards established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This includes requiring unique and strong default passwords, data protection and software updates.
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“Giving Americans the peace of mind to that when they’re bringing in a product that has the label, they can feel confident it’s more secure,” said Neuberger. “That the company will maintain it push patches of new vulnerabilities are found is really the goal of the program.”
There are also several retailers and manufacturers are announcing voluntary commitments to improve their own products. This includes brands like Amazon, Best Buy, Google, LG Electronics U.S.A., Logitech, and Samsung Electronics.
“Even if we get this up and running in 2024, what do you do with those tens of millions of devices that could be could still be vulnerable? So, there’s this update question that we have to answer,” said Curt Dukes, executive vice president at the Center for Internet Security.
Read: 3-year-old driving golf cart near Florida home hits, kills 7-year-old boy, FHP says
Dukes wants to know how this plan will impact existing products already in our homes.
“If there’s a software update, [will they] actually download and download the software update and actually install it, that’s a problem we still have as a society,” he said.
Dukes believes these additional safety requirements will also come at a cost.
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“The vendor is not just going to eat that cost. They’re going to pass it along to the consumer,” said Dukes.
White House officials say they will also use a QR code that links to a national registry of certified devices. The Federal Communications Commission is applying to register a national trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that would be used for products in this program.
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A deceased former Fort Wayne priest was added to a list of clergy credibly accused of sexually abusing minors.
Father Jan Klimcyzk was added to the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend's list of credibly accused clergymen because of "allegations received after the death of the priest." To be added to the list, Bishop Kevin Rhoades must accept the finding of the Diocese's Review Board that an accusation is more likely true than not, according to the diocese's website.
Klimcyzk has had one credible allegation against him, the list shows. He served the Saint Charles Borromeo Parish and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne in 2002 and 2012 respectively.
The priest was in each of those parishes for about two years. Klimcyzk was also assigned to:
• Saint Aldabert Parish in South Bend for eight years;
• Saint Stanislaus Kostka Parish in New Carlisle for five years;
• Saint Hedwig and Saint Patrick Parishes in South Bend for four years;
• Blessed Sacrament in Albion for one year;
• Saint Patrick Parish in Walkerton for two years;
• Saint Anne Communities in Huntington for one year and;
• Holy Family Parish with assistance at Saint John the Baptist Parish in South Bend until his retirement.
A statement on the diocese's website outlines who to contact with allegations of abuse by clergy members. Victim’s Assistance Coordinator Mary Glowaski can be reached at mglowaski@diocesefwsb.org or 260-399-1458, and Vicar General Father Mark Gurtner can be reached at 260-399-1422.
Klimcyzk was killed in a hit-and-run crash in South Bend in August. Shad Jeffrey, 48, of South Bend has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death in connection to the crash.
Archives from The Journal Gazette show Klimcyzk began serving as administrator of Walkerton's Saint Patrick Parish at the same time a 77-year-old priest was found to have credible claims against him from about 1970. According to the diocese's website, the priest, Rev. James F. Seculoff, currently has a total of six credible accusations against him.
Seculoff, who had also served in Fort Wayne parishes, was removed from public ministry on Oct. 13, 2015, according to the website. A judgment was rendered the following month with a penalty of "a life of prayer and penance with no possibility ever of public ministry anywhere."
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The driver of a tractor cutting grass along Interstate 69 in DeKalb County was critically injured today when a semi crashed into the tractor, Indiana State Police said.
The crash occurred shortly before noon at the 332-mile marker, three miles north of Auburn, state police at Fort Wayne said in a statement.
Police said the driver of the tractor, who worked for a mowing service contracted by the Indiana Department of Transportation, was taken to a Fort Wayne hospital in critical condition.
They said the driver of the semi was taken to Parkview DeKalb Hospital for further medical evaluation and chemical testing required in crashes involving serious bodily injury or fatality.
Police did not immediately identify either driver.
During the investigation and cleanup, northbound traffic on the interstate was shut down for nearly four hours, police said. They said traffic was backed up for several miles and was diverted onto Indiana 8 in Auburn.
Police said their investigation continues, and their completed report will be turned over to the county prosecutor for review.
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