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WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. — The West Mifflin borough council has unanimously voted to condemn Century III Mall.
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The decision comes just under two weeks after the owners were hit with $240,000 in fines.
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Channel 11 has covered repeated complaints over the mall’s structure, which has posed significant safety risks for first responders. In recent months, trespassers have set fire to the mall while creating other damage.
Channel 11′s Pete DeLuca was at the borough meeting and will have a live report on 11 at 11.
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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 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.
“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.
“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.
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.
“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 for that would be used for products in this program.
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FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday at a local nonprofit, aiming to help address the unmet needs of innovators.
100K Ideas moved their operations from the Ferris Wheel in Downtown Flint to the Dryden Building next door.
The new location allowed the nonprofit to bring back "Shops on Saginaw," where small businesses can start selling their products to the community.
100K Ideas also created a new innovative resource center.
"So ideally what the resource center does, is in compliment with the shops, is that it kinda expands that a little bit," says the Executive Director, Brandee Cook-Brown. "So it's like, hey we got the idea, but we also have the resources when you're ready for funding to do your business plan, and then it's ready for the market. We have a way you can do that is an incredibly low barrier."
More than a dozen stores are open, and many others are on the waiting list.
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GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - A group of Genesee County high school students is spending the week giving back to the community.
Students from Burton's Holy Redeemer Church and other nearby churches spent the day at the Catholic Charities North End Soup Kitchen and the Mid-Michigan Resource Warehouse in Flint.
The group leader expects students to finish the volunteer work with a new outlook.
"I hope that's instilling a different sense of going about life," says group leader Aly Klein. "For the teens, I hope that helping them see that in these small little interactions in our own community that we can make a big change."
Student volunteers helped pack meals and supported teachers in making back-to-school packets for students.
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CINCINNATI — John Legend, EGOT earner and Springfield, Ohio native, visited Cincinnati on Tuesday to hold a rally in opposition of the state’s Issue 1.
Legend went door-to-door encouraging citizens to vote in the August special election, where the fate of Issue 1 will be decided. After the musician and songwriter finished canvassing, he hosted a rally at noon across the street from the Hamilton County Board of Elections office in Norwood.
Issue 1 is a proposal to make it harder to amend the Ohio Constitution; It will be on the ballot on Aug. 8. If Issue 1 passes, the threshold vote for any state constitutional amendment raises to 60%, up from a 50% plus one simple majority. This would change the way the Constitution has worked for more than 110 years.
At its heart, Issue 1 is centered around the abortion debate in Ohio, as some have rallied requests to codify the practice since the issue of abortion rights returned to the states following the repeal of Roe v. Wade.
Republican Sec. of State Frank LaRose and state Rep. Brian Stewart (R-Ashville) initially put forward the “Ohio Constitution Protection Amendment,” in November 2022. They said it is “designed to help protect the Ohio Constitution from continued abuse by special interests and out-of-state activists.”
Though LaRose said for months that Issue 1 was not an attempt to keep reproductive rights from being codified into the Constitution through an amendment, video obtained by WCPO’s sister station WEWS from Scanner Media shows the secretary at Lincoln Day on May 22, 2023 in Seneca County saying otherwise.
“It’s 100% about keeping a radical pro-abortion amendment out of our constitution,” LaRose said.
The introduction of Issue 1 on a Special Election ballot scheduled for August happened after it became clear Ohioans could be able to vote to determine whether abortion should be legally protected in the state constitution in November.
On July 5, Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights delivered hundreds of boxes containing thousands of signatures required to place a proposal to amend the Ohio Constitution to legalize abortion in the state on the November ballot.
The group filed more than 700,000 petition signatures supporting reproductive freedom in the state gathered in all 88 Ohio counties over the course of 12 weeks, about 300,000 more than was necessary to be on the ballot.
Despite Ohio Republicans banning special August elections earlier in 2023, an August special election was declared, to take place on Issue 1.
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HALLOWELL, Maine — Maine State Police and the Hallowell Police Department responded to an incident in Hallowell.
Augusta Maine Fire-Rescue posted around 3:30 p.m. that people should avoid Water Street from the Hallowell and Augusta line to Winthrop Street due to an "ongoing incident," according to a post on Facebook.
The Hallowell Police Department was the primary responding agency, but the Maine State Police Tactical Team and the Crisis and Negotiation team were also at the scene, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss told NEWS CENTER Maine.
As of 4:20 p.m., Moss said the scene was reportedly clearing.
NEWS CENTER Maine has sent a crew to the scene.
This story is developing and will be updated as information becomes available.
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EDDINGTON, Maine — The Penobscot County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday the unexpected passing of Lt. James Ellis.
Ellis served as a lieutenant in the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Division for a total of 17 years a news release from the sheriff's office said.
Before his career in law enforcement, Ellis worked for the state fire marshal's office and served as fire chief for the towns of Eddington and Holden, according to the release.
Ellis continued to serve as a member of the Eddington Fire Department after retiring as fire chief, the release said.
"Lt. Ellis spent his entire adult life serving others in the public safety field. A quiet man with a big smile and infectious laugh, Jim positively impacted the lives of many. Those who serve in these roles often wonder if they have made a difference. Jim, you made a difference," Penobscot County Sheriff Troy Morton said in the release.
The sheriff's office is asking for privacy during this difficult time out of respect for Ellis' family, friends, and coworkers.
Due to Ellis' passing, the Eddington Municipal Office was closed on Tuesday and its Selectman Meeting scheduled for Tuesday was postponed to a later date.
Funeral services for Ellis will be announced in the coming days, the sheriff's office said.
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PORTLAND, Maine — Most of Maine woke up to a dip in air quality Tuesday, as state environmental experts track the plumes from Canadian wildfires as they head into the state.
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection sent out an air quality alert for most of Maine, except for inland and coastal down east, with a moderate level of air pollution.
"Maine's luck was going to run out eventually, and we were going to get some smoke," DEP Air Quality Meteorologist Martha Webster said.
Webster has been keeping an eye on the plumes coming from Canada for the past couple of weeks. She says these plumes are actually from the west of Canada, that were blown east over New York state over the past few days.
Healthcare experts at MaineHealth say during moderate days like this, folks sensitive to the pollution may want to stay indoors.
Although light exercise can be good, Chief Health Improvement Officer for Maine Health Dr. Dora Mills says if folks start to show signs of symptoms like difficulty breathing or irritation in the throat, lungs, or even eyes, it might be best to head indoors.
"We are seeing some uptick in people who are having breathing issues," Mills added. "If you have any heart or lung issues, or asthma particularly, then these are the kind of days to take it easy."
Although masking with an N-95 could filter out air pollutants, Mills also says it's not necessary if you're not in a high-risk group.
As for the rest of the week, Webster says the pollution is unlikely to stick around. However, predicting air pollution is tough to predict in the long term.
"At this point, I do think that the worst of it is going to be pushed north later today and overnight," Webster added. "But where has the smoke gone, and could that be recirculated back to Maine?"
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Openings intended for wildlife will be put into portions of the U.S.-Mexico border wall — including sections in Arizona — under terms of a settlement in a lawsuit over how the Trump administration paid for new construction.
The deal filed this week in federal court spells out that there will be a passage of 5 feet by 7 feet in the Perilla Mountains corridor in Cochise County to accommodate jaguars and black bears.
The Sonoran pronghorn will get to go through an opening no shorter than 18 feet to be put in the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in Pima County.
The border wall pass-throughs are the result of the settlement agreed to by the federal government to end a 4-year-old lawsuit. It challenged the Trump administration's use of military construction and other funds, which courts have previously ruled was illegal, to build new border barriers despite the fact Congress never approved use of the money.
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From the perspective of the Sierra Club and the Southern Borden Communities Coalition, which first sued in 2019, the construction caused extensive damage and affected some threatened or endangered species. The settlement calls for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to create some breaches in the barrier to allow large animals that have migration patterns along the border to pass through.
There will also be at least 20 passages installed for small wildlife, no smaller than an 8.5-by-11-inch sheet of paper, at various locations along the border.
The federal agency also agreed to open, on a full-time basis, various stormwater gates built into the existing barrier system, also with certain species in mind.
In Arizona, the San Pedro River is specifically included, along with two other areas in Cochise County in the San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge. There will also be two in Organ Pipe National Monument in Pima County.
As part of the deal, Homeland Security is entitled to install gates that would allow the passages to be closed due to "exigent circumstances or border security operations.''
It also permits the federal agency to place "wildlife-friendly infrastructure'' near the passages and other barriers to detect unauthorized entry into the United States.
Remote areas
The idea isn't to create new openings for migrants, said Erick Meza, borderland coordinator for the Sierra Club.
"We selected these openings in areas that are remote where we have historically seen not so many migrants moving through these spaces,'' said Meza.
He acknowledged that, strictly speaking, these openings are large enough so they also could be used by people seeking to cross the border illegally. But it does not mean unrestricted access, he said.
"They will be monitoring with the use of technology,'' Meza said, referring to the Border Patrol.
"The technology is already there in some of these cases,'' Meza said, with some spots already within the view of towers with cameras. "This won't be so much of a change for them.''
The agreement was designed to keep a certain amount of flexibility in how these passages would be designed, said Cecillia Wang, deputy legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, which represented the Sierra Club.
One option for openings, she said, would be a Normandy-style fence, essentially a barrier that keeps vehicles from crossing but does not deter wildlife.
That kind of structure, Wang acknowledged, also would allow individuals to cross. But she said it is important to put all that into perspective.
"Congress said 'no' to border wall construction in these locations, and presumably had good reasons for doing that,'' which is why Trump instead illegally diverted the military money, she aid.
"The baseline isn't that there should be wall here to prevent people and vehicles from going back and forth,'' Wang said. "The baseline is there never should have been border wall there in the first place."
Federal border officers have many ways to prevent and detect border crossings "besides building a border wall," she said.
Pronghorn afraid of being enclosed
Meza said it is important to create these large openings.
Consider, he said, the Sonoran pronghorn.
For most other species, a culvert would be sufficient. Not pronghorn.
"They're afraid of being enclosed,'' Meza said. "They are prey. So they like open spaces.''
The agreement considers the needs of other species that need cross-border access, as well.
For example, it specifically prohibits the use of razor wire. But it does permit barbed wire to prevent cattle from crossing the border.
But here, too, Meza said, the agreement requires it be designed so it doesn't stop wildlife.
So, for example, he said, a barrier could include a strand of barbed wire near the top — high enough to deter cattle but also high enough so that bears and wolves could pass underneath.
Overall, the deal also includes nearly $1.2 billion largely to remediate damage caused by construction.
Doesn't cover future wall construction
The government also agreed to a process to notify various groups about any future plans for construction as well as provide them with opportunities for input.
Strictly speaking, the agreement does not preclude future border wall construction. It covers only the areas that were financed solely through the illegal diversion.
That, at least on paper, permits the Biden administration and successor administrations to use other lawfully acquired and congressionally approved dollars to erect barriers elsewhere.
But Ricky Garza, border policy counsel for the Southern Border Communities Coalition, said the government has agreed to notify and consult with his group as well as the Sierra Club before any future projects begin. That will provide an opportunity to seek changes to minimize impact, Garza said.
Money going back to defense projects
Aside from the nearly $1.2 billion for mitigation projects, the deal requires that another almost $430 million be refunded to the Department of Defense to go back to the original projects for which the dollars were allocated.
For example, there is $160 million for projects at West Point in New York, $95 million for construction at Holloman Air Force Base and White Sands missile range in New Mexico, and more than $36 million for military projects in Virginia.
That explains why those states filed their own lawsuits against the Trump administration for illegal diversion of funds. Their claims also were settled with the new deal.
Howard Fischer is a veteran journalist who has been reporting since 1970 and covering state politics and the Legislature since 1982. Follow him on Twitter at @azcapmedia or email azcapmedia@gmail.com.
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The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public to help identify two vehicles possibly involved in a shooting that occurred at a house party early Sunday morning.
On Sunday about 2:30 a.m. deputies received reports of a large group of people fighting outside a residence located at the 9300 block of North Monmouth Court.
The incident appeared to have been started at a house party in the area, according to a release from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.
Additional calls reported multiple shots were fired and people were seen fleeing the area, officials said.
Upon arrival multiple people were detained by deputies “in order to determine if they were involved or injured,” the release said.
One victim was identified to have non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to Oro Valley Hospital, while another reported a minor injury to PCSD. Both had injuries consistent with gunshot wounds, officials said.
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Through investigations detectives were able to gather surveillance footage from nearby residences of two vehicles that were possible involved, the release states.
PCSD is asking anyone with information pertaining to the incident to call 9-1-1 or 88-CRIME to leave an anonymous tip. The investigation remains ongoing, according to officials.
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Before the monsoon season ends, will Arizona see more rainy conditions?
Although the monsoon season, which runs from June 15 to Sept. 15 every year, kicked off about a month ago, the state saw its first real monsoon conditions Monday afternoon amid a record-breaking heatwave.
Seen by residents as a break from the yearly summer highs, monsoons can lower temperatures and bring powerful thunderstorms across the region filled with torrential rains, lightning and thunder, roaring winds, and walls of dust.
Last year's monsoon brought record-breaking rain to the state and tied for the seventh wettest July-September on record, according to data from the National Weather Service. However, the report for the 2023 season is quite different than usual.
"Coming into the monsoon season, our forecast was leaning toward above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation," said Phoenix National Weather Service lead meteorologist Sean Benedict.
As the moisture sets in longer, however, Benedict said they are anticipating wetter conditions within the next couple of weeks and in August for the Phoenix area. But overall, Arizonans are mostly facing a severely hot and dry summer until the end date of the monsoon season on Sept. 15.
Where have monsoons started in Arizona?
Although the monsoon season started on June 15, the metro Phoenix area had not received any hints of monsoon conditions until Monday afternoon when flashes of lightning and clouds of dust filled the skies.
"In Phoenix, we got our first taste of monsoon storms yesterday with a dust storm that moved through," said Benedict.
The rest of the state experienced these conditions and more. Up north in Flagstaff, temperatures dipped to 82 degrees and small amounts of rain were reported across the area. And down south, Tucson experienced a full thunderstorm with pouring rain and high winds.
"We're still going to see storms around the high terrain of Arizona as well as in southeast Arizona for the next few days," Benedict said. "As far as chances for Phoenix, we're looking at potential for storms more towards the weekend or in next week."
Why did monsoon season have a late start?
"We have to look at how our winter went," Benedict said.
Arizona experienced an extremely wet winter, especially up north, leading to lots of snowpack. Benedict explained that for monsoon conditions to develop, the grounds must be nice and warm which was quite different from the temperature of the grounds we had early this year.
Because of the cooler grounds, and the dry, southwesterly flow we were stuck in, we couldn't get the high pressure necessary for monsoon conditions to develop. It took longer for the moisture to get here.
Will we see any thunderstorms or rain this season?
Although the outlook for the whole season is still less than average precipitation, there is still a chance our monsoon conditions could pick up before Sept. 15 since the moisture is now in our flow cycle.
"The anticipation is that it will pick up as the moisture gets in and it sets for longer periods," said Benedict.
He said late July through August is on average the most active period for rainfall and thunderstorms.
How to stay safe during the monsoon
The Phoenix Police Department has devised a list of resources and safety tips for drivers to consider while on the roads during the monsoon:
Tips from the site:
- Do not attempt to drive through a flooded road. The depth of water is not always obvious. The roadbed may be washed out under the water, and you could be stranded or trapped.
- Six inches of water can cause most cars to lose control.
- Two feet of rushing water can carry away most vehicles, including SUVs and pickups.
- Don't drive around barricades. Turn around and go the other way.
- Treat non-working or flashing traffic signals at intersections as a four-way stop. Proceed with caution.
Additionally, the Arizona Emergency Information Network says flooding can cause power outages, traffic issues, damage to buildings and landslides.
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In-N-Out Burger bans employees from wearing masks in 5 states
In-N-Out Burger locations in five states are prohibiting its employees from wearing masks unless they have a valid medical note.
Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Nevada and Utah will prohibit masks, and the popular burger chain noted in its guidelines that those who wear a mask for medical reasons may only wear company-approved N95 masks
These new rules will start Aug. 14. Valid doctors' notes must include the medical diagnosis, the reason for exemption and the estimated duration if applicable.
The memo was posted to social media from the In-N-Out Burger Associate Notifications email list.
The new policy was created to create "clear and effective" customer and employee interaction.
“We are introducing new mask guidelines that emphasize the importance of customer service and the ability to show our Associate’s smiles and other facial features while considering the health and well-being of all individuals,” the memo said.
If employees don't follow the new company policy, they could face disciplinary action that could include being fired depending on the severity and frequency of the violation.
In-N-Out Burger's memo read that the company will continue to review this new policy to ensure it follows local health guidelines.
“We will continue to evaluate and approve (where appropriate) reasonable accommodations for medical, religious, and other protected reasons of our grooming guidelines,” the memo said.
This is not the first time In-N-Out has come under scrutiny since the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the burger chain's San Fransisco location was forced to shut down temporarily after it failed to check a customer's vaccination status before allowing them to dine in.
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At the time, Arnie Wensinger, the company’s legal officer, critiqued the local San Fransisco health guidelines, saying that In-N-Out refuses to "become the vaccination police for any government.”
In-N-Out has not issued a statement on the current mask bans.
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$200,000 Powerball winner sold in Chandler; $50,000 Powerball winner sold in Flagstaff
Check your ticket: Two Powerball tickets from Monday night's drawing are winners — one from the Phoenix-area and one from the Flagtaff-area.
A $200,000 Powerball winner for Monday’s July 17, 2023, drawing was sold at Walmart on 2750 E. Germann Road in Chandler. The ticket was a $50,000 winner + Power Play for a total of $200,000.
A $50,000 Powerball winner for Monday’s July 17, 2023, drawing was sold at Speedway on 1010 N. Country Club, Flagstaff.
The estimated jackpot for Wednesday’s Powerball drawing is $1 billion with a cash option of $516.8 million. This makes it the third largest Powerball jackpot of all time. It falls behind the world record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot won last year and the $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot won in 2016.
Since Arizona joined Powerball in 1994, the state has sold 13 winning jackpot tickets:
- April 27, 2022 - $473.1 million
- April 1, 2017 - $60 million
- Nov. 28, 2012 - $587.5 million
- Dec. 1, 2011 - $95.3 million
- Jan. 27, 2007 - $15 million
- Nov. 1, 2006 - $47.05 million
- Dec. 22, 2004 - $10.3 million
- Jan. 26, 2002 - $95.3 million
- April 15, 2001 - $83.9 million
- Nov. 16, 1996 - $22 million
- April 12, 1995 - $77 million
- March 4, 1995 - $101 million
- April 27, 1994 - $5.2 million
What were the winning numbers for Powerball on July 17, 2023?
The winning numbers for Monday night’s Powerball were 5, 8, 9, 17, 41 and the Powerball was 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.
How much is the Powerball jackpot now?
The jackpot is set to grow to an estimated $1 billion with a cash option of $516.8 million.
What time must I purchase my ticket by?
Players have until 6:59 p.m. on the day of the drawing to get their tickets at more than 3,000 retailers across the state.
How much does it cost to play?
Powerball cost $2 per play. Players can add Power Play or Megaplier for just $1 per play to multiply any non-jackpot prize they win.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
The Powerball drawings happen three times a week on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET or 7:59 p.m. Arizona time.
What time is the next Powerball drawing?
The Powerball drawing is at 10:59 p.m. ET or 7:59 p.m. Arizona time.
How to watch the next Powerball drawing in Arizona
The Powerball drawing is streamed live on the lottery website. It may also be aired on a local TV station in your area.
What are Powerball drawing days?
Powerball drawings are held Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
How many numbers do you need to win anything in Powerball?
In order to win a prize, you only need to match one number. Here is a list of winning combinations.
- Matching the Powerball number: $4.
- 1 Winning number + Powerball number: $4.
- 2 Winning numbers + Powerball number: $7.
- 3 Winning numbers: $7.
- 3 Winning numbers + Powerball number: $100.
- 4 Winning numbers: $100.
- 4 Winning numbers + Powerball number: $50,000.
- 5 Winning numbers: $1 million.
- 5 Winning numbers + Powerball number: Grand prize.
Republic Reporter Raphael Romero Ruiz contributed to this story.
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Man convicted of home invasion and murder gets 2 life sentences
A man convicted of committing murder during a 2018 Laveen home invasion has been sentenced to life in prison.
Benny Charles Brooks III, 30, and two other men forced their way into a Laveen home armed with an assault rifle and handguns and restrained three victims with zip ties. One of the victims, Matthew Corral, managed to free himself, taking a gun from the suspects and shooting and killing one of the men. Brooks then shot and killed Corral.
Brooks was contacted by Phoenix police officers at a local hospital after suffering gunshot wounds and driving himself in for treatment after the home invasion.
County Attorney Rachel Mitchell called it a "horrific crime and one that has taken years to bring to a conclusion."
Brooks was found guilty by a jury of 16 felony counts: two counts of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree burglary, one count of armed robbery with a deadly weapon, one count of aggravated robbery, five counts of aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon, and six counts of kidnapping. He received two life sentences for the murders, to be served concurrently, along with an additional 25 years for the remaining counts that will be served consecutively.
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MOUNT POCONO, Pa. — Going from booth to booth inside the Pocono Mountain Swiftwater Elementary Center near Mount Pocono, Tom Ilch of Bartonsville got some useful information at this year's Senior Expo.
"Looking at all the different services for senior citizens in the county. It's been like a slow run for me going in because it's a turnover from being younger and now I'm at that age," Ilch said.
The expo is hosted by State Senator Rosemary Brown and features several dozen non-profits and government agencies, including the Monroe County Area Agency on Aging, The United Way, and PA CareerLink.
"This is meant to help seniors. Whether they are at a point where they need services or they're just starting to browse because lives change in stages you may not need something now, but you may need something later. you may have a family member, you may have a friend. So this is about just getting everything and exposing people to what's out there," said State Senator Rosemary Brown, (R) 40th District.
Ilch says it's time to start coming to the expo and figuring out what the next chapter looks like.
He's a retired school bus driver and furniture maker.
"When you hear the word retired, you kind of like oh boy, you've now entered into that new realm. So I'm doing great and coming here it's an education,"Ilch says.
The main reason why they have this event every year is so people can go from booth to booth and learn about different services all under one roof.
"I think it's just a wonderful thing because like I said I don't think I'm the only person that thinks the way I do so if it just opens doors for folks to see what's going on you know it's great," said Ilch.
"It's very informative. There's a little bit for everybody. So it's a good idea that they do this every year," said Fred Talcove of Jackson Township.
Seniors, we spoke to say they plan to come back next year to learn more.
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STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Work is underway at a borough in the Poconos to upgrade sidewalks in a busy section of town.
It is all part of an effort to increase safety. It is always a busy day at Courthouse Square in Stroudsburg.
But it is not because people are passing through or visiting one of the shops.
It is because crews are re-doing the handicap sidewalk ramps to increase safety in the borough.
Joseph Castro walks through the construction every day, delivering mail.
"It's a little difficult to you know get by and pick up some packages,” said Castro. “But it's alright. I waste more time."
The project is funded through a federal grant and includes re-paving the streets surrounding the square.
Larry Kopp is the borough manager. He said the project needed to get done.
"It's been a long time,” said Kopp. “We actually did core samples of the pavement. It's been a lot of years. They've been putting one on top of the other. So what we're going to do is go down to the base. We're going to make it and build it up again so it looks really good for everybody."
With so many events held here in Courthouse Square throughout the year, it only made sense to re-do the sidewalks and add new removable steel barriers, said Kopp
"When we do larger events we can put those in,” said Kopp. “It will be much safer. So no vehicle can come in and actually hit pedestrians. So we're going to have safety bollards, to make it safer for our visitors and residents."
The new steel barriers that are being put in are paid for by the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau. They will be installed on the streets surrounding Courthouse Square.
"It's a necessity, it's just I think it was planned at the wrong time when the courthouse is being worked on too,” said Eric Keiling from Canadensis. “So it's a stop. It's four interchanges at a square. Wrong time."
Kopp says while it's a headache now, it will be worth it in the end.
"It's a short-term pain for a long-term gain,” said Kopp.
"I hope it looks better than it was before,” said Castro. “I mean they're doing a lot of good work right now and everything's looking good so I'm pretty sure it's going to look good."
Officials hope the renovation and addition of the new removable steel barriers will help keep people safe in the borough for years to come.
The project is expected to be completed before the end of August.
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Two people are credited with saving the life of a person with limited mobility in a mobile home fire early Tuesday, the Bismarck Fire Department said.
Firefighters responded to two unrelated mobile home fires within a half hour of one another, including one reported at 5:48 a.m. at 1119 University Drive. Two people pulled a person with mobility issues out of the trailer. Residents of the home were treated for smoke inhalation. A dog was killed in the fire. The blaze caused heavy damage to the porch and front end of the structure and smoke damage.
The department responded to a second mobile home fire at 6:02 a.m. Tuesday in the 2400 block of East Thayer Avenue. The trailer was vacant, but homeless people were reported to be staying there in recent days, the department said. No injuries were reported.
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BLOOMINGTON — A Chicago man is behind bars after police said he choked and restrained a woman in Bloomington on Saturday.
Carl L. Wadley, 26, appeared in a Monday bond court hearing before Judge Sarah Duffy, who found probable cause to detain him.
Assistant State's Attorney Aaron Fredrick said officers were called Saturday to Bloomington residence where a woman told police Wadley had pinned her down and choked her until she passed out. She said she had repeatedly asked him to to stop. The prosecutor also said officers observed injuries to the woman that were concurrent with being strangled.
The man is charged with aggravated domestic battery with strangulation, unlawful restraint and domestic battery.
Duffy ordered Wadley to be held without bond, pending a risk assessment. She also ordered that he have no contact with the victim or her residence.
A bond review hearing is scheduled for 12:45 p.m. Friday. His arraignment hearing is set for 9 a.m. July 28.
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BLOOMINGTON — The McLean County Chamber of Commerce will host their Reimagining Advocacy Multiplied (RAMP) event on Thursday, July 20.
According to the Chamber, RAMP is about collective action and community growth and will replace the "State of" series. The event will focus on challenges and opportunities in order to "ramp" up the local workforce.
This week, guests will see the results of the 2023 McLean County Employer Needs Survey, which was conducted by the Chamber and McLean County Community Compact with PNC Bank.
Local businesses will hear from government officials, state legislators and business leaders on how to address issues while actively engaging in discussion.
The program will begin at 2:30 p.m. with a happy hour at 4:30 p.m. It is $20 for Chamber members and $40 for non-members.
The event will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 10 Brickyard Drive, in Bloomington.
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BANGOR -- There will be a workshop July 27th to discuss new proposed regulations for people that lease homes within the city, and address some of the issues both landlords and renters face.
The proposed policy aims to help people renting out their homes continue to do so, as long as they acquire a city license and an inspection for life safety.
City leaders hope to expand non-hosted rentals in the downtown area.
Director of Community and Economic Development Anne Krieg says, she hopes this project will strike a balance between short term leases for tourism, while protecting long-term leases for current and future Bangor residents.
According to Krieg, "We do have a cap of 50% of an apartment building that can be for short-term rentals, and that's to protect the year around rentals, but still allow for short term rentals."
If you would like to attend the workshop, it will start at 5pm on Thursday, July 27th, at the Bangor Public Library.
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AUGUSTA -- A local playwright has fused art with activism by addressing a major ongoing crisis that has impacted millions.
“I was scared not to have a drug. I was scared not to live a life of crime because I didn't know how to live life in society,” said Marshall Mercer, an outreach leader for Hope Brokers Incorporated.
"The Ahab Inside Me" is not the average blues opera as the rendition of Moby Dick sheds light on the struggles and challenges that stem from addiction.
"It's an inspirational tale of a fishing community and their daunting quest for survival in the face of the opioid epidemic,” said playwright, producer and co-director for The Forty Club Michael Gorman.
Actor Teddy Lytle said his character, Robbie Jr. comes from a family of addiction.
Lytle explains that his own life experiences have inspired his art as he has been on a path to recovery since 2015.
"There are moments where I feel like it's a reflection of the feeling I've felt. It tells this story that is relatable, especially in a location like this where you see a lot of struggle and a lot of heroin overdose,” said Lytle.
The Forty Hour Club, a theater group which partners with local and state organizations like Maine Prison-reentry Network, Link Center and Hope Broker Incorporated.
Gorman said one of the missions behind the play is to break negative stigmas associated with those in recovery.
"I hope it can propel greater understanding in the community and constructive social change,” according to Gorman.
Marshall Mercer is an outreach leader for Hope Brokers Incorporated and has taken on a role in the production.
He notes scene after scene he is connecting to a community that supports him while in recovery.
"I'm challenging myself to get out of my comfort zone and that's the same thing with addiction,” said Mercer.
The Ahab Inside Me premieres Thursday at the Colonial theater in Augusta at 7 p.m.
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BRADLEY -- A local museum is getting ready to showcase some pieces of technology that can't be found anywhere else on Earth.
The Maine Forest and Logging Museum is gearing up for its heavy metal event on Saturday the 22nd.
The president of the museum's board of directors, Mike Wetherbee, says the museum will have a blacksmithing exhibit where guests will have the opportunity to try their hand at metalworking.
If you're interested in things that are a bit more mechanical, the museum's water-powered sawmill will be fully operational along with the world's only functioning and licensed lombard machine.
"You're really looking back in time and experiencing what happened way back then. We've got a specialized group of people... And you're going to see some pretty cool stuff in action that you literally can't see anywhere else in the world," says Wetherbee.
The event will run from 10 am to 3 pm.
The cost of entry is 10 dollars for adults and 5 for children.
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BUCKSPORT -- As the future looks to reusable energy, offshore wind turbines off the coast of Maine start to become a reality.
With the slogan, "Marinizing Maine's Workforce", a partnership between Diamond Offshore Wind, Maine Maritime Academy, and the Maine Community College System was announced.
"As offshore wind develops in the gulf, it's done by Mainers, but it's done also in a safe, productive manner," said Diamond Offshore Wind CEO Chris Wissemann.
Workforce development for the students involved is a top priority.
Maine Maritime and Community Colleges across the state have been training technicians for years.
Now, men and women who learn how to build, operate, understand the safety precautions, understand what the current standards are, and more of offshore wind turbines, they could go directly into the workforce.
"If a perspective employer was looking at a technician to hire, they could go take a look and say, 'okay have they had this piece?'", said Northern Maine Community College Wind Power Instructor Wayne Kilcollins. "They know that if this student is taking it at Northern Maine Community College, or anywhere else, they know what the standard is."
According to Wissemann, pushing reusable energy forward coincides with the state of Maine's goals for the future.
"It is the electrification of everything," said Wissemann. "As we start to plug in cars, and we convert all of our heating to electricity, we need a lot more power. Offshore wind is right their at very large scale."
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AUGUSTA -- A veteran was finally laid to rest even though he paid the ultimate sacrifice more than eighty years ago.
On the afternoon of July 18th, Ensign Stanley Allen was brought back to his home state and laid to rest in the Central Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery.
Allen was one of the many sailors killed during the attack on pearl harbor. He was 24 years old, and his remains were lost for 82 years.
Admiral Mike Brown of the US Navy says, "No one here today knew him personally but we knew very important things about him. He was part of the greatest generation. He volunteered for the Navy. He served honorably and he paid the ultimate sacrifice. "
For decades, Allen's identity was a mystery lost among the 388 unidentified sailors and marines aboard the USS Oklahoma who were originally interred as "Unknowns".
In 2015, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency began an effort to identify those soldiers through DNA testing, and by the 80th anniversary of the pearl harbor attack, the testing was complete.
"This is a demonstration that the united states navy and the Department of Defense will do whatever it takes and forever how long it takes to properly account for each and every sailor and each and every service member," says Admiral Brown.
After the confirmation of his identity, the us navy notified Allen's next of kin and organized a proper burial.
Allen's first cousin once removed, Allen Gelwick says, "My mother actually- didn't- thought it was a hoax and she- when Chief Robinette showed up at our house to make a personal appearance she wouldn't speak to him until he came back in his uniform."
Although Allen's living family has no direct memories of him, Gelwick says his story will not be forgotten.
"I do feel like I am part of a larger family and I do think it sets a high bar for everybody in my family. This was an incredible young man," says Gelwick.
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BANGOR -- Bangor and Brewer residents will have the chance to cultivate their green thumbs this weekend.
Starting 9 a.m. Saturday, both cities will be hosting "urban garden tours" free of charge at various locations.
Residents will have the opportunity to tour 12 gardens, where longtime gardeners will be available to answer questions and offer support for aspiring vegetable and plant growers.
"We're just giving people an opportunity to see what they can do in their yard. Maybe be a little more self-sufficient, save a little money at the grocery store because you can grow your own vegetables," said John Hwalek. "Even if it's just a balcony in an apartment, you can always grow something."
In addition to the tour, there will also be a "how to build a garden bed" demonstration at the Food AND Medicine greenhouse in Brewer.
In case of rain, the tour will take place on Sunday, July 23, with the same schedule.
For the full lineup of gardens, visit foodandmedicine.org.
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A woman who is known as “the 5th little girl,” a survivor of an infamous bombing that killed four young Blacks in an Alabama church, will speak in Fort Wayne in September.
Sarah Collins Rudolph is scheduled to appear at South Side High School from noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 9 for an event with the theme “Remembering. Repenting. Reinforcing; Our commitment to racial justice.”
Melissa Fisher, co-owner with Erica Pearson of New Wave Wellness in Fort Wayne, said Tuesday that Rudolph has a powerful and painful story that is “such a part of our dark history in this country.”
New Wave Wellness, which provides behavior management services, is a primary event sponsor for Rudolph’s visit.
As a 12-year-old, Rudolph was in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama just before 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 15, 1963 when a dynamite bomb exploded in a back stairwell. The church was a key meeting place during the civil rights movement and was a frequent target of bomb threats, according to an historical account on the FBI’s website.
Rudolph lost one of her eyes due to the bombing, which was attributed to the Ku Klux Klan. Her sister, Addie Mae, was among the four young girls killed.
The bombing and fatalities were considered a major impetus in the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Fisher said she initially connected with Rudolph after seeing images on Facebook of her as a girl with patches on her eyes. Fisher reached out, saying she wanted to send money for medical bills. The two connected, Fisher said, and have remained in contact since. They communicate at least twice a year, including at Christmas.
While on a tour earlier this year that included the Birmingham church site, Fisher said she was able to meet with Rudolph in her home.
After consulting with a few others in Fort Wayne, Fisher said the consensus was that it “would be good to honor someone who is still alive,” an individual who experienced the brutality of racism.
Rudolph’s visit is tied to the 60th anniversary since the bombing, for which Robert E. Chambliss was sentenced to life in prison in 1977. In the mid 1990s when the case was reopened, Thomas E. Blanton Jr. and Bobby Frank Cherry were indicted and eventually convicted at trial. They were sentenced to life in prison. A fourth suspect, Herman Frank Cash, died in 1994, the FBI website says.
Fisher said the auditorium at South Side where Rudolph will speak can hold at least 800. Special seating configurations may allow organizers to accommodate an even larger crowd, but Fisher said she won’t know for sure until early August.
The event is open to the public. Doors at the school, 3601 Calhoun St., will open at 11:30 a.m. – 30 minutes before the program, which will include several other features. Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry is expected to have a proclamation written coinciding with the event, Fisher said Tuesday.
Other major event sponsors include the Northeast District of the United Methodist Churches of Indiana. Fisher was previously pastor at Faith United Methodist Church in Fort Wayne.
Organizers are raising money in advance to help purchase for local youth a book about Rudolph’s experience, “The 5th Little Girl: Soul Survivor of the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing.” It was written by Tracy Snipe, based on conversation with Rudolph. A meet-and-greet, book signing and light refreshments will follow Rudolph’s keynote speech.
More information about sponsorships and souvenir book ads are available by contacting Fisher at melissa.fisher@inumc.org or through Facebook @newwavewellnessfw. Individuals can also RSVP in advance, although the public will be welcomed into the event until it hits capacity, Fisher said.
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BALTIMORE — The honors and accolades just won't stop rolling in for Angel Reese.
On the heels of being named Breakout Athlete of the Year at the ESPY's, and having a basketball court named after her, the NCAA Champion and Randallstown native was given the key to Baltimore City.
RELATED: Newly renovated basketball court dedicated to Randallstown native Angel Reese
Mayor Scott did the honors today at City Hall.
Reese took the opportunity to inspire the next generation.
"I've been playing basketball for a really really long time and the moment right now is for the girls that look up to me and being able to un-apologetically me, not standing in a box, breaking the narrative of being a Black woman in sports, and being able to stand her ground. Hopefully this gives hope to you guys, everyone that looks up to me, boys and girls, and hopefully I can run it back next year," Reese said.
Not long after getting the key to the city, Reese had to run over to Camden Yards, where she threw out the first pitch of the O's game against the Dodgers.
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BALTIMORE COUNTY — The Baltimore County Police Department has partnered with ShotSpotter in an effort to reduce illegal gun use.
The pilot program will include two police precincts, Wilkens and Essex.
The technology uses acoustic sensors that instantly triangulate the sound of gunfire, pinpointing the number of shots fired and location.
“I fully support this new technology, Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough said, "I believe it will be a valued resource in assisting the Baltimore County Police Department in combatting gun crime."
ShotSpotter first launched in Baltimore City in 2018.
Studies show less than 20% of incidents involving a firearm discharge are reported to law enforcement.
Through ShotSpotter, officers will be notified within 60 seconds of gun violence occurring, allowing officers to respond quicker and more precisely.
To learn more about the program, click here.
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BALTIMORE — Tuesday, the trial began for the teenage “squeegee worker” accused of shooting and killing Timothy Reynolds last year in downtown Baltimore.
The first day of trial was emotional for both of the families involved. Emotional for the Reynolds' family for having to re-live the day and moments leading up to his death, and emotional for the family of the teenage who’s now facing first-degree murder.
That teen, who WMAR-2 News is not naming because he’s a minor, was 14 -years-old during the time of the incident.
It happened at the corner of Light and Conway Street in downtown Baltimore when a group of teenagers who were working as squeegee workers had an encounter with 48-year-old Reynolds.
That encounter led to him grabbing a metal bat from the trunk of his car approaching the teens, and swinging it before he was shot.
In opening statements, the prosecutors argued that since Reynolds was shot five times, they don’t believe it was self-defense.
They said witnesses in the area, camera footage from CCTV and dash cameras has helped dissect what happened that day.
Defense attorneys, however, argued this incident was road rage at its finest.
They claim Reynolds never got his car serviced by the squeegee workers but he had an issue with squeegee workers in general. Defense attorney’s also said he was taking medication for mental illness, and was under the influence when this happened.
Attorney J. Wyndal Gordon said Reynolds blood alcohol level was so high according to the autopsy it was too high for him to be driving a vehicle.
Evidence also shows he left his vehicle running in the heat of the moment when he walked across the street with that metal bat before he was killed.
“The attack was unprovoked, like no one called Mr. Reynolds over and said hey come over here and talk to me. No one serviced Mr. Reynolds' car, there was no squeegee work done to his car," Gordon said.
"This is not a case of squeegee workers, or children washing windshields, this case is about road rage and Mr. Reynolds was the person who was the perpetrator of road rage in this case and unfortunately, the results were tragic. But the bottom line is none of this would’ve happened if Mr. Reynolds did not get out of his car with a baseball bat, walk across eight lanes of traffic to confront these children,” Gordon said.
Derede McAlpin, who’s a representative of the teen's family, said at the end of the day they just want the teen’s trial to be fair.
“It’s very tough for everyone involved. It’s tough for the Reynolds' family, it’s equally tough for the Scott family. They weren’t put in this position but for the actions of an adult, they are looking for fairness, they are looking for a constitutional right,” McAlpin said.
That teen is facing four charges; first-degree murder, using a firearm, carrying a firearm and possession of firearm by minor.
Prosecutors said cameras show the teen wearing a mask during this incident.
Many eye witnesses identified teenagers at the scene in that altercation but none of them could definitively say it was the teen sitting in the courtroom who pulled the trigger.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A lot of us might take the internet for granted.
But for many families its still a luxury they just can't afford.
Now, Maryland is working to close that digital divide.
On Tuesday, Governor Wes Moore launched the Maryland Act Now Campaign in partnership with Education Super Highway.
The campaign works to increase the enrollment in the FCC's Affordable Connectivity Program.
RELATED: Affordable Connectivity Program looks to give internet access to all in Maryland
It offers a $30 discount on internet plans for low income households.
"Broadband infrastructure will mean nothing if you cannot afford to connect to the internet. You can put up all the infrastructure you want, but if people can not afford to get online, than whats the point," Governor Moore said.
On top of the $30 federal discount, Maryland also offers an additional $15.
Meaning with $45 off, most qualifying families can find internet plans for completely free.
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A Bucks County man was arrested and charged in a series of armed robberies and abductions involving a white U-Haul cargo van that occurred in Northeast Philadelphia last month.
Prince Amoabeng, 25, of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, was arrested by Philadelphia Police on Tuesday. He was transported from the Bucks County Correctional Facility.
Amoabeng is charged with aggravated assault, robbery, carjacking, kidnapping, criminal conspiracy, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, violation of the uniform firearms act- no license, violation of the uniform firearms act-on streets, theft, possession of an instrument of crime, terroristic threats and other related offenses.
Amoabeng was allegedly involved in a series of robberies and abductions that occurred in late June.
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The first incident occurred on June 27 at 4:20 a.m. along the 12000 block of Academy Road. A woman was walking north on Academy Road when four young men dressed in black clothing and wearing black ski masks robbed her at gunpoint, police said. The robbers stole several items from the woman and then forced her into a white U-Haul cargo van, according to investigators. The woman was punched in the face by one of the suspects, police said. She then got out of the van as the driver of the vehicle pulled out a gun and fired twice at her though she was not struck.
The second incident occurred less than an hour later at 5 a.m. along the 6300 block of Roosevelt Boulevard. A man was inside his 2011 black Mercedes Benz using a TD Bank drive-through when a white U-Haul cargo van pulled up and blocked the exit. Two masked gunmen in their late teens or early 20’s then exited the van and pointed guns at the man, demanding money, police said. When the man was unable to withdraw money from the ATM, the robbers then stole the victim’s vehicle and fled the scene.
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The final incident occurred on June 28 at 3:40 a.m. along the 9200 block of Delaware Avenue. A man was walking when a white U-Haul cargo van pulled up next to him. Two armed suspects in the van then pointed their guns at him and forced the man inside the vehicle, police said. The gunmen told the victim they would kill him if he didn’t give them money, according to investigators.
The suspects then drove the man to a convenience store along the 9100 block of Frankford Avenue where the victim withdrew $300 from an ATM, police said. The suspects then drove the victim to a gas station along the 10000 block of Frankford Avenue in an attempt to get more money but the man was unable to do so. The suspects then forced the man to transfer money using a banking app, according to investigators. The victim called his mother who sent him an additional $300, police said. The suspects then stole the man’s phone and fled in an unknown direction.
Police later released surveillance photos of the suspects and vehicle.
The first suspect in the incident is described as a man in his 20s with a brown complexion and hazel eyes standing between 5-foot-6 and 5-foot-7 wearing all black clothing and military-style boots and armed with a gun.
The second suspect is described as a dark skinned and heavyset man in his 20s standing between 6-feet and 6-foot-1 wearing a gray Champion hoodie with the word “Champion” written in blue across the chest and black pants.
Police have not yet revealed if Amoabeng is one of the suspects in the photos.
If you have information on any of the incidents or any additional suspects, please call Philadelphia Police at 215-686-TIPS (8477) or text a tip to 215-686-TIPS (8477).
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TRACY, Calif. — Police identified a man found dead inside his Tracy home as Isaias Salomon Hernandez.
The death investigation began on July 13 when Tracy police got a report of an unresponsive man inside a home along the 200 block of East 9th Street.
Arriving officers found the man inside, who was eventually pronounced dead by paramedics.
Following interviews with family and neighbors, police don't suspect foul play in the death. The investigation is still ongoing.
Anyone with information can contact Detective Ken Steele at Ken.Steele@TracyPD.com or (209) 831-6569.
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PLACER COUNTY, Calif. — A sexually violent predator will soon be released as a transient in Placer County following a judge’s ruling, but law enforcement is fighting back.
Placer County Sheriff Wayne Woo says William Stephenson is not someone who can be trusted to live freely among the public and poses a great threat to the community due to his criminal history.
Stephenson’s history of sexual violence began in 1985 when he was sentenced to 31 years in prison. He was released in 2014 and was caught with child porn three years later.
"Throughout these proceedings, the Placer County District Attorney's Office has been vehemently objecting to his release because of public safety. This is an individual who has served 31 years in state prison as a very violent sex offender,” said Placer County Chief Assistant District Attorney David Tellman.
The district attorney’s office is adamant they don’t want him to be released, much less as a transient, particularly because it means he won’t have a stable address.
Back in March, he was initially set to be released in Amador County until the Amador County Sheriff’s Office fought against it.
"When we were initially notified, we learned that the Department of State Hospitals — and specifically Liberty Healthcare who they contract under the SVP (the Sexually Violent Predator program) — never really followed the law. They never gave us the proper notifications or allowed us to have the input,” said Amador County Sheriff Gary Redman.
Liberty Healthcare is the provider overseeing the program, and there’s concern over their ability as a third-party to safely monitor the convicted sexual predator.
"It's major red flags right there with having a contracted healthcare provider almost doing some type of law enforcement services. They really couldn't tell us how they were going to monitor Mr. Stephenson,” said Redman.
The Placer County District Attorney’s Office is now calling for an audit around issues involving transient releases of sexually violent predators.
"We're concerned that when he's released this time, he'll repeat and continue to violate any terms that the court might order on him,” said Tellman.
Stephenson currently lives in a state hospital. His next hearing is set for Sept. 1.
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Ellenton man lost control of pickup truck and overturned into a retention pond, FHP says
Melissa Pérez-Carrillo
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A 62-year-old Ellenton man is dead after his pickup truck overturned into a retention pond early Tuesday morning, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol.
The man was driving north on U.S. 301, south of Chin Road, when he veered left at 12:53 a.m. He steered the wheel to the right to regain control of the truck but ended up entering the grass shoulder, according to a report from FHP.
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The pickup truck collided with a wooden sign and overturned into a retention pond, east of 301.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
FHP will continue to investigate the crash.
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Another malaria case reported in Sarasota County, bringing total to 7
The Florida Department of Health has reported a seventh case of malaria in Sarasota County, according to the agency's latest arbovirus report.
Sarasota and Manatee counties have been under a mosquito-borne illness alert since June 19 due to an outbreak of locally acquired malaria, which is malaria contracted from local mosquitoes.
No new cases were reported the week of July 2-8, but one was reported the week of July 9-15. Chuck Henry, the health officer for the Florida Department of Health’s Sarasota County office, said in an email to county commissioners that the department began investigating the potential new case last Thursday.
It has since been confirmed. Henry said cases are identified in the local health care system and treated immediately. A case isn't considered confirmed, though, until laboratory samples have been verified in a state laboratory and at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
All seven cases were in the Desoto Acres and Kensington Park areas in north Sarasota County, according to Wade Brennan, the manager of Sarasota County Mosquito Management Services. He again advised county residents to apply mosquito repellant when going outside and to avoid outdoor activities at night. If you are unable to do so, he said, you should wear long-sleeved shirts, long pants and insect repellant on your clothing.
“We still need everybody to be diligent about avoiding mosquito bites,” Brennan told reporters in a Tuesday interview.
In the email to county commissioners, which was sent before the seventh case was confirmed, Henry said that two of the then six confirmed cases occurred in homeless individuals. He said that his department has been doing outreach to local homeless service organizations, providing them with information, insect repellent and mosquito bed nets.
Officials used the Alert Sarasota County system to send a message to 21,000 residents who reside in about a one-mile radius of the new case. The health department is also continuing to provide educational materials in English and Spanish to community partners and faith-based groups, which are then distributed by those groups.
The parasite that infected the local residents is Plasmodium vivax. It takes time for the parasite to move from a human to a mosquito and then to another human, so Henry said that Sarasota County will remain under a mosquito-borne illness alert until it has gone approximately six weeks without any new cases.
Sarasota County has been using aircraft, trucks and crews on foot to apply insecticide. Brennan said that since the new case is in the same area as the previous ones, Sarasota County Mosquito Management Services has started doing additional treatments in “the area of concern.” He said pesticides are only effective for so long, so the workers have to go back to the areas they’ve already treated and make sure that mosquito problems aren’t returning there.
Previous coverage:No new cases of locally acquired malaria reported in Sarasota County for the past week
More:How did malaria get to Sarasota? Answers to questions you may have about the disease.
Anopheles, which is the genus of mosquito that can transmit malaria, like bodies of water surrounded by vegetation, according to Brennan. Some examples include ditches, canals and ponds. He said that if your property has these kinds of features, you should ask lake management professionals to assess the body of water. He noted that an invasive species called water lettuce helps Anopheles flourish.
Sarasota County Mosquito Management Services is continuing to trap Anopheles mosquitoes and has sent about 130 to the CDC for evaluation, Henry said in the email. Three mosquitoes have been positive for the malaria parasite, all of which were collected in early June. Since June 5, all mosquitoes have tested negative.
Locally acquired malaria is very rare, as the vast majority of malaria cases in the U.S. are in travelers or other people who have recently been in a malaria-endemic country. Before this year, the last outbreak of locally transmitted malaria was in Palm Beach County in 2003.
There have been eight confirmed cases in the U.S. this year – seven in Sarasota County and one in southern Texas.
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Redding councilor says cost to hand count votes could affect city's ability to hire police
Should Shasta County go to a new voting system that hand counts ballots, the city of Redding’s cost to help implement that new plan would nearly quadruple.
At least one Redding City Councilor is worried the increase would affect the city’s ability to hire police officers.
On Tuesday, the Redding City Council will consider sending a letter to the Shasta County Board of Supervisors outlining its concerns over going to a hand count.
In a report to council members, City Manager Barry Tippin states that Redding’s cost for the November 2022 election was $46,630.
“The County Elections Office has estimated this same election, using a ‘hand count’ process, would cost $176,645,” Tippin wrote in a report to the councilors.
The report notes the increase does not include costs associated with overhead, a larger facility the county would need to conduct a hand count, cameras, tables, supplies and security, among other things.
Councilwoman Julie Winter said if the county holds two elections in a year, the cost increase would approach $400,000.
“That’s three police officers annually…so most likely that would impact public safety,” said Winter, who in May suggested discussing the city’s concerns at a future council meeting.
“The public has said that public safety is the number one issue and we have worked very hard to bring officer staffing to what it was before the Great Recession. This would really reduce our ability to do that,” she added.
Tippin said when the city creates its budget, it doesn't leave a pool of money on the table.
"We budget to (cover) expenditure, to provide services. We don't have $176,000 unless we go to reserves, have a better than expected year for revenues or cut other expenses," Tippin said.
Based on the November 2022 election, costs for the cities of Anderson and Shasta Lake would also increase dramatically, Cathy Darling Allen, the county clerk and registrar of voters, told the Record Searchlight.
In Anderson, costs would increase from $4,723 for electronic tabulation to $19,451 for a hand tally. In Shasta Lake, the price would rise from $4,480 for electronic tabulation to $19,392 for a hand tally.
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Winter sees a scenario of police officer positions going unfilled if the county opts to hand count votes and the city has to pick up its portion of the increase in costs.
Winter said the city is willing to pay its fair share for a standard election.
But going to a system that hand counts all votes would be unprecedented today, so the county should pick up the extra cost for the city, Winter said.
Shasta County Supervisor Patrick Jones, who is leading the charge to develop a hand-count system, and Supervisor Kevin Crye have said the cost estimates by Registrar of Voters Darling Allen to do a hand count are inflated.
More:Shasta County investigates who leaked information from supervisors' closed-door meeting
The county still hasn't outlined the process to hand count votes. Time is running out since there is the potential for two special elections on the November ballot.
Still, to date, Shasta County has committed more than $1.5 million toward developing a system to hand count ballots.
Supervisors have been told that the total cost increases for a hand count through fiscal year 2024-25 would be a minimum $3.8 million.
But Jones, Crye and Supervisor Chris Kelstrom have remained undeterred since voting in late January to prematurely terminate the county's contract with Dominion Voting Systems and move to a hand count, and in doing so, give oxygen to unproven claims of voter fraud by manipulated machines.
However, all this could be moot if a bill moving its way through Sacramento becomes state law.
Assembly Bill 969 would ban manual counting of ballots in elections with more than 1,000 registered voters.
There are more than 111,500 registered voters in Shasta County.
On June 28, the bill passed 6-2 in the Senate’s Governance and Finance Committee. Brian Dahle, a North State Republican, and Kelly Seyarto, R-Murrieta, voted no.
Dahle's press secretary Jennifer Andrea told the Record Searchlight that the senator was unavailable for an interview. She directed a reporter to a video of the committee’s hearing to hear Dahle’s comments.
“Ultimately, it boils down to local control,” she said in an email summarizing Dahle's vote.
North State Assemblywoman Megan Dahle, the senator’s wife, was among nine Assembly members who voted against the bill earlier this spring. She did not respond to a phone message seeking comment after her vote.
The bill is an emergency statue, so it would take effect immediately upon Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature.
Tuesday's Redding City Council meeting starts at 6 p.m.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Johnson City’s city manager on Tuesday spoke directly to sexual assault victims whose cases may have been handled less than adequately by the Johnson City Police Department, saying the city will review some cases and “we’re prepared to regain your trust.”
Cathy Ball said those words while addressing members of the media hours after the results of a third-party law firm’s findings were released regarding the city police department’s handling of sexual assault cases.
That audit conducted by Daigle Law Group (DLG) resulted in eight findings related to the Johnson City Police Department’s (JCPD) operations. One of DLG’s findings was that the JCPD’s policies and procedures for investigating sexual assault cases were not up to par.
Ball said she knew from dialogue with Eric Daigle throughout the audit period the report would contain significant criticisms, but she said reading about individual cases referenced in the 45-page narrative was “very difficult to digest.”
Ball said the city and the JCPD are “committed to doing the right thing” as they move forward with the results of the audit.
“We pursued finding a nationally accredited law firm that could come in and do an assessment and evaluate the way that we perform sexual assault cases,” Ball said.
The assessment included reviewing more than 300 of the JCPD’s sexual assault investigations spanning from January 2018 to December 2022. Ball said DLG also interviewed several department staff members, including former Johnson City Chief of Police Karl Turner. Turner retired in February of this year as part of a wide-reaching offer from the city to longtime employees.
“The review also included the opportunity for victims to come forward anonymously and to be able to provide information,” Ball said. “A safe website portal that would allow them the opportunity to communicate directly with Daigle about any concerns that they would have.”
Ball said the audit’s findings were “significant,” but they are also an opportunity for the JCPD to formulate a better future.
The Findings
DLG’s findings on the department’s handling of sexual assault cases were the following, according to Ball:
- Records management was inadequate
- Investigations were materially deficient
- Investigations were found to be inconsistent, ineffective and incomplete
- The closing-out process for investigations was flawed and inaccurate
- All complaints of misconduct by the department must be investigated
- Supervision was not adequate or sufficient to allow for a full investigation
- Policies and procedures did not meet industry standards
- Training was insufficient to effectively conduct sexual assault-related investigations
Ball highlighted the records management finding as the most significant in the city’s eyes.
Addressing the victims
After reading through DLG’s findings, Ball spoke directly to the victims of sexual assault who may have been impacted by what the audit found to be insufficient handling of cases.
“On behalf of the city administration, and the Johnson City Police Department command staff, we acknowledge to you that there are cases where we did not handle your cases appropriately,” she said. “We are prepared to review those cases, we’re prepared to open those up, if needed on a case-by-case basis. We’re prepared to regain your trust.”
The process of the audit has resulted in the administration learning more about the process of investigating sexual assaults and the trauma experienced by victims, Ball told members of the media.
“We’re making changes in our process to be able to assure victims that we will provide you the best care, along with other advocates to do that,” Ball said.
“This audit is to make sure that our police department addresses the needs of the victims first and foremost in doing this.”
When asked to provide a message to specifically women or those who do not feel safe within Johnson City, Ball said her hope is that they know they are cared for.
“I would say to them, ‘We care about you. We know more than we did, we understand more about trauma, the trauma that’s caused from becoming a victim of sexual assault. And we know that we’re committed to making sure the experience that you have moving forward is very compassionate, very caring, that you’re surrounded by the right people moving forward.'”
Changes coming after the audit
The wheels of change within the JCPD have already begun, with capital to the tune of $150,000 being dedicated to training, a new record management system and creating a more welcoming space for victims of sexual assault to be interviewed. Beyond that, Ball pointed to the new leadership within the JCPD that is prioritizing the findings.
“The department’s new leadership team is dedicated to continuing this process and implementing this with care and kindness toward all victims,” Ball said.
Bill Church officially took command of the JCPD as its new permanent chief in May. Ball said Church is the right person to implement the needed changes and hear the community’s feedback.
“Chief Church has always been very open to saying ‘Yes, we want to learn how to do things better. Yes, we believe we can do things better,'” Ball said. “When I’m talking to someone who has the confidence to say, ‘Tell me how to improve. Tell me what I need to do better and to serve this community better,’ I know I have a good leader.”
Ball went on to say that Church’s humility and positive attitude make him ideally suited to lead the JCPD in its mission to better serve sexual assault victims.
During her time so far as city manager, Ball reflected on her interactions with the JCPD during investigations and said she had seen “nothing but professionalism and integrity demonstrated.”
“We acknowledge that the report identifies several shortcomings and several rooms or areas for improvement,” Ball said. “We also want to acknowledge that within this report, there is no finding of willful intent of corruption or illegal activity.”
In addition to leadership within the police department, Ball pointed to First Judicial District Attorney General Steve Finney, whom she said provided the city and entire district with a roadmap and protocol for handling sexual assault shortly after he took office last August.
The city has also taken further action by starting to review policies and procedures, hiring a full-time staff attorney to evaluate practices and working to provide services to victims of sexual assault. The JCPD is also evaluating staffing needs within the Criminal Investigations Division, Ball said, and the city is hopeful that these steps will lead to meaningful changes.
She said engaging Daigle and following through to get the report (the city spent $45,000 on it) was the most important thing that needed to happen to create avenues for change at JCPD.
“It was very difficult to digest in terms of just reading the case files and seeing the words on paper, but having the information and knowing how to move forward at this point is so powerful,” she said.
“We’re all about continuous improvement. We want to improve, we want to serve our community better. We now have the tools that we need, and the commission’s full support, to move forward on making these changes and we are excited about the ability and the energy and the culture that we are seeing within the department to embrace these.”
Finally, Ball said the JCPD will regularly provide updates to city leadership on ways it is demonstrating improvement.
“We will report our progress to the board of commission on a regular basis, but no less than every six months.”
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Greer chef to appear on Food Network's 'Guy's Grocery Games.' How you can watch with him.
Chef Mike Sibert is a rising star in the local food scene and opened Greer's first Black chef-owned restaurant last year.
And now, he will show off his cooking skills on the Food Network's "Guy's Grocery Games."
The cooking competition, hosted by Guy Fieri, features four chefs competing in three elimination challenges. The show tests their culinary skills as they navigate through the store's aisles searching for ingredients.
Sibert is hosting a watch party at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Cartwright Food Hall (215 Trade St.). The show airs at 9 p.m.
"The experience of being on 'Guy’s Grocery Games' has given me the opportunity to represent my state, Greer, my friends and family," Sibert said. "They get to see me break down barriers and help build a bridge of hope in my community for the little boys and girls who were told they weren't good enough to do certain things."
Sibert's restaurant, White Wine & Butter, is a Cajun-Italian casual dining concept in Greer's Cartwright Food Hall.
In a Herald-Journal article from July 1, 2022, Sibert talked about his passion for food. He said as a child, he watched his grandparents in the kitchen, admiring their passion for food and soon discovering his own culinary curiosity.
Sibert is a graduate of Cornell University and the Culinary Institute of the Carolinas and was trained by some of the world's best chefs in New Orleans. He received his first executive chef position when he was 22 years-old.
Elaine Kang, co-owner of Cartwright Food Hall, said they are looking forward to celebrating a new level of the food industry in Greer.
"This is really bringing a new level of the food industry in downtown Greer that we haven't had as much," Kang said. "We're expecting a party and for people to come out and support Chef Mike with this opportunity he has. He's going to be serving what he made that night (on Guy's Grocery Games) in his restaurant, so people will be able to experience that while watching the show."
Reach Joanna Johnson via email at jjohnson@shj.com.
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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.
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AUSTIN, Texas — There are nine homeless shelters in Austin, but city leaders say that isn't enough.
According to City of Austin Homeless Strategy Officer Dianna Grey, Austin is now on track to need 1,000 more beds by the year 2025.
Grey said that on any given night, there is one shelter bed for every five people experiencing homelessness.
The City has already done a few things to provide some relief. That includes restoring capacity at the downtown shelter formerly operated by the Salvation Army.
The Northbridge Shelter recently expanded rooms to double occupancy, and crews are in the process of doing the same thing at Southbridge. The Esperanza Community is in the process of creating micro-shelters at its site as well.
This Thursday, the Austin City Council could allow negotiation on an agreement to operate a temporary homeless shelter at Marshalling Yard in southeast Austin. Despite these efforts, Grey said more still needs to be done to have a fully functioning system by 2025.
"I think it's important also that that ideally functioning system is really predicated on having sufficient resources across the board in permanent housing, in prevention, etc., so that we are decreasing the number of people who are just sitting waiting for housing," said Grey.
Grey notes most of the shelter resources are located along the Interstate 35 corridor downtown. Despite this, there are still large homeless populations on the south and northwest sides of town.
Grey adds that location needs to be taken into account when considering future permanent solutions.
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BUDA, Texas — Homes have been evacuated as crews battle a 30-acre brush fire near Buda on Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Hays County Office of Emergency Management (HCOEM), the fire in the Ruby Ranch subdivision is not threatening structures at this time, but “out of an abundance of caution” four homes were evacuated.
FM 967 from Ruby Ranch Road to 6025 FM 967 was closed to allow emergency vehicles to access the fire. It has now been reopened.
As of around 4:25 p.m., the fire was 40% contained.
The Texas Wildland Task Force has been called in to assist with the fire, and STAR Flight was on the scene for water drops, the HCOEM said. All Hays County ESDs are assisting the Buda Fire Department.
Four single-engine air tankers will be conducting flame-retardant drops. Helicopters left to clear the air space around 4:40 p.m.
Around 6:15 p.m., officials requested the Blackhawk helicopter return to the fire. It will be in service until sundown. Crews will remain on the scene overnight.
There is no indication as to the cause of the fire yet.
Should more residents be asked to leave their homes, officials said information will be communicated directly to those residents. Updates will also be posted on the Hays County website.
The following locations are available for residents who are unable to go to their homes:
- Hays Hills Baptist Church
- Hays Community YMCA
- Buda United Methodist Church
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is conducting Operation Stop Scam Calls.
Operation Stop Scam Calls is an effort to stop the nationwide issue of companies and scammers targeting people across the nation. According to the release from the OAG, it "aims to protect the people of Texas from deceitful telemarketing companies and the nuisance of spam calls."
Under Operation Stop Spam Calls, the OAG "previously filed a multistate lawsuit against Michael D. Lansky, LLC, which does business under the name Avid Telecom, its owner Michael Lanksy, and its vice president Stacey S. Reeves for the alleged initiation and facilitation of billions of robocalls, including hundreds of millions of unlawful calls made to numbers in Texas."
Back in March, as part of an operation, the OAG shut down a massive Texas-based illegal robocall scheme, which totaled over $244 million and affected millions of Americans.
Agencies across the nation and the District of Columbia, the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission are working together to stop robocalls and scammers.
To learn more about robocalls you can visit the FTC website here. You can also enroll into the Federal and Texas do-not-call list by visiting the OAG website.
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Cities and police departments across North Texas are trying to cut down on panhandling for safety and during the dangerous summer heat.
Panhandling or soliciting is sometimes the only way homeless people say they can make money.
Some people panhandle despite the blistering sun and signs across cities discouraging drivers from giving directly to those soliciting money at intersections. Still, some hand over money and gifts to beat the heat, including bottles of water.
"We love that our community wants to help one another. We do partner with the Collin County Homeless Coalition and that’s where we want them to focus their donations," said Jennifer Chapman, Plano Police Department.
It’s a delicate balance that cities across North Texas walk.
In Arlington, signs read: “It’s okay to say no to panhandlers,” directing the public to instead donate to services helping those experiencing homelessness.
Mckinney is taking a similar approach, recently approving signs like Arlington’s and launching a give smart campaign.
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So far this year, Arlington police have encountered 97 panhandlers-- most received warnings. Police cited 17 and arrested two. The city says intense heat appears to be keeping some away.
A video captured by NBC 5 shows an exchange in triple-digit temperatures Monday in Plano, between an officer and a man police say repeatedly refuses help. The man eventually walked away from the busy and narrow median.
"We try to approach them with empathy and try to see what their needs are. We can see they’ve been out there for hours, making sure one they’re hydrated," said Chapman.
A lawsuit filed against the city of Dallas calling its ban on panhandling “unconstitutional” is still pending in federal court.
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SAN ANTONIO — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has issued a gag order for those involved in the upcoming impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton. The order provides examples of statements from advocates on both sides that Patrick believes has crossed a line and become "inflammatory and prejudicial" according to the order.
The order states attorneys hired by the House Board of Managers called Paxton a "crook" and said "the allegations will blow your mind." It states attorneys for Paxton have claimed the Texas House of Representatives took actions that were an "evil, illegal, and unprecedented weaponization of state power.
UTSA Political Science Chairman Jon Taylor said he agrees that the statements have probably gone far enough.
"For one of Paxton's attorneys, Tony Buzbee, rumor was yesterday he was going to bring a live kangaroo to a press conference for god's sakes to talk about the 'kangaroo court that is the Paxton impeachment," Taylor said. "They are talking too much and grandstanding too much. They need to shut up, allow for discovery, and allow for witnesses to be lined up and get this going on September 5th."
The gag order said violators can be found in contempt of court and punished with up to six months in a county jail and a fine of up to $500. While that might sound severe, Taylor said this is likely not enforceable at the state level.
The trial will take place in the Texas Senate, where Senators act as the jury, and not a state district court with a typical jury. Taylor said its not clear how Lt. Governor Patrick would enforce such an order, as he would not have the authority to have people fined or arrested.
"He can contact DPS to grab state senators to bring them in for a quorum, but he can't have them go arrest these people. That is way beyond his authority," Taylor said. "The state senate or house does not have a mechanism to fine people. Instead it is censure or expulsion (which is limited to senators and representatives)."
Taylor said the Texas Bar Association might be able to discipline attorneys of they don't follow the senates rules, but it's not clear if their would be additional penalties.
Still, the order seems to have worked for now. Taylor said the press conference rumored to include a real kangaroo ended up getting canceled for now.
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Suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton attracted six six-figure donors in his first fundraising report since the House impeached him in May. But the report provides little clarity on how he is paying for his legal defense — or who is paying for it.
The report, due Monday and published Tuesday, covers his fundraising for the final 12 days of June, a narrower-than-usual window due to a moratorium on fundraising around the regular legislative session.
Paxton raised $1.7 million over the period, a figure he announced Monday, hailing it as a triumph despite the impeachment. It was the most Paxton had raised in a post-session fundraising period following a statewide election, topping the $1.4 million he collected during a comparable period in 2019.
His report shows that $1.2 million of the $1.7 million came from six supporters who gave at least $100,000 each. The top donor, at $500,000, was Gary Heavin, the founder of the fitness chain Curves International. Heavin is from the Waco suburb of Woodway.
Paxton’s second-largest donor was Doug Scharbauer, who contributed $250,000. Scharbauer is a Midland oil mogul who is a regular major donor to Texas Republicans.
Paxton’s other six-figure donors included two other Midland oilmen, Tim Dunn ($150,000) and Kyle Stallings ($100,000), as well as Dallas hotelier Monty Bennett ($100,000). A sixth donor, Midland’s William Holmes, wrote Paxton three smaller checks that added up to $100,000. All are common GOP megadonors, and Dunn is especially supportive of the far right in Texas.
Dunn is a top funder of Defend Texas Liberty PAC, which funneled $3 million to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on his latest fundraising reports. Patrick serves as the presiding officer of the impeachment trial, effectively its judge.
The House impeached Paxton in late May, accusing him of a yearslong pattern of lawbreaking and misconduct. He was immediately suspended from office and now faces a trial, set to begin Sept. 5, in the Senate on whether to permanently remove him.
The fundraising moratorium meant that Paxton could not start raising campaign cash again until June 19. The reporting period ended 11 days later.
Paxton’s report was not only highly anticipated for what it revealed about his political support but also for whether it would provide clarity on how he is paying for his legal defense. However, the filing leaves those questions mostly unanswered.
Most of Paxton’s $1 million in spending for the period came from two expenses: a $480,000 repayment of a 2022 campaign loan and a $250,000 payment to his political consulting firm, Axiom Strategies.
Paxton did disclose $59,000 in debt to The Gober Group, an Austin-based Republican political law firm, for legal services. The firm’s principal, Chris Gober, said in an email he would defer comment to Paxton’s team on the details of the arrangement.
Paxton’s team has declined to detail how he is paying for his legal defense, which is led by high-priced Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee.
“I’m not being paid by the public. That’s all you need to know,” Buzbee said at a news conference shortly after he was named Paxton’s lead impeachment lawyer.
Asked for comment for this story, a spokesperson for Paxton’s team, Jeff Norwood, said in an email that the campaign “will comply with all rules regarding the disclosure of expenditures and contributions.”
State law generally approves of officeholders using campaign funds for legal defense — as long as the allegations are related to their status as an elected official.
It comes down to whether the campaign funds are being tapped for “personal use,” which is prohibited. The law says personal use does not include “defending a criminal action or prosecuting or defending a civil action brought by or against the person in the person’s status as a candidate or officeholder.”
Paxton’s next campaign finance report is not due until January, meaning any legal payments his campaign made after June 30 would not be disclosed until then.
Paxton could also be opting against using campaign funds for his legal defense altogether. After he was indicted on securities fraud charges in 2015, he collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in “gifts” to pay for his legal defense.
He had to disclose those gifts on his personal financial disclosure, which state officials must file annually for the years when they are not up for election.
If Paxton were funding his latest legal defense that way, it would take a long time for the public to learn about it. His personal financial disclosure for this year is not due until next spring.
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Impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton raised more than $1.7 million dollars since he's been suspended from office according to the latest campaign finance report. Paxton faces a trial in the Texas Senate over whether he is permanently removed in early September.
Texas statewide officials are banned from fundraising during the regular legislative session and in the days before and after. The money reported in his latest campaign finance paperwork came from the middle to the end of June - after the Republican-led Texas House impeached him 121-23. Paxton’s campaign has more than $2.7 million in his campaign bank account, including a $850,000 loan.
The latest report shows Paxton supporters donated more than usual since the impeachment vote. A similar post-session report in 2019 showed he raised $1.4 million.
In 2017 he raised $1 million in the July report. In 2015, his first post-session fundraising period, he raised almost $400,000.
This latest report nearly matched his $1.8 million haul from July 2021, where he was locked in a competitive primary race against three other major candidates.
National Republican groups funneled money to Paxton in that race where he eventually triumphed over former Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush in a runoff.
With this impeachment, his job is once again on the line and his supporters are sending him dollars.
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“Each battle I face, I have been amazed and grateful for the support I have received from everyday Texans. Not only will we survive this latest attack but we will come out of this stronger than ever. I will never stop fighting for Texans,” Paxton wrote NBC 5 in a statement.
In the last days of the legislative session, a House investigating committee revealed they’d been investigating the attorney general after he requested more than $3 million in taxpayer money to settle a whistleblower lawsuit from within his office. In a public hearing, House investigators accused him of obstructing justice and abusing his power to help a major donor. Days later both Republicans and Democrats overwhelmingly voted to impeach him.
Paxton openly called for donations to defend against the impeachment effort.
“RINOS (Republicans In Name Only) and far-left radicals have establish a kangaroo court in the TX Lege. To eliminate America’s most conservative Attorney General,” Paxton tweeted this summer, asking for donations from $1 to $100.
He now faces a trial and a decision among 30 Texas senators. Paxton’s wife, Sen. Angela Paxton, is not allowed to vote on his fate per Senate rules. Earlier this week, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick acting as judge over the trial, issued a far-reaching gag order to limit public comments on the upcoming trial.
Texas doesn’t have campaign contribution limits. Craig Holman from the watchdog group Public Citizen told NBC 5 the amount of money can make for “murky politics.”
Paxton’s finance reports show more than $1 million out of the $1.7 million he raised came from a few big donors: Waco-area fitness chain owner Gary Heavin gave $500,000, Midland oil man Doug Scharbauer gave $250,000. And four other conservative mega-donors gave $100,000 or more.
Paxton’s campaign pointed to the many hundreds of small-dollar donations to Paxton as well. A spokesman says more than 2,000 individuals donated.
Holman compares the donations to the phenomenon he saw when former President Trump supporters came to his aid after he was indicted on many criminal charges.
“It will bring out donors both small donors and large donors and that money can add up substantially as we’re now seeing in Texas,” said Holman.
Texas law allows Paxton to use the donations on nearly everything outside of “personal” use like buying groceries or paying for a mortgage.
“He can use it for promoting himself on airwaves and his cause and he can use it to pay for a very professional team of lawyers,” said Holman.
Paxton tapped high-profile Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee to lead his defense. Buzbee planned for a press conference on the trial Tuesday but canceled it after Patrick’s sweeping gag-order.
Director of the pro-Paxton Defend Texas Liberty PAC, Luke Macias, told NBC 5 Paxton’s donors shows that he has not lost support among Republican voters. Those voters, according to Macias, “are very upset.”
“A lot of Ken Paxton’s own political opponents criticized him throughout the Republican primary. He had three opponents and he got re-elected,” he said.
Leaders in the Texas House have not yet commented on the donations, citing Patrick’s gag-order. In an interview with NBC 5’s Austin affiliate KXAN, Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan, R - Beaumont, said impeachment was the right thing to do and he hoped “outside forces” wouldn’t sway senators away from a fair trial.
“I hope external pressures will not play a part in what I think is a very important piece of democracy, and that are checks and balances on someone who did something wrong,” said Speaker Phelan at the end of the session.
House investigators continue their work.
The Paxton trial is September 5 in the Texas Senate. The next glimpse of who is donating to Paxton is way afterward when the January finance reports are due.
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The second day of trial for the suspect accused of shooting and injuring three people at Timberview High School in 2021 adjourned early in the afternoon. Jurors saw new surveillance video from inside the school and a different angled cell phone video of the fight that led to the shooting.
Timothy Simpkins is facing 3 counts of attempted capital murder. Teachers and coaches gave emotional testimony on Monday of what they experienced and witnessed.
On Tuesday the state rested its case after bringing in several witnesses, including crime scene investigators and gun experts. They talked about evidence including the gun used in the shooting, a Glock 21 model .45 caliber pistol and magazine that was recovered at his sister's apartment. Simpkins is accused of going there after the shooting occurred.
The prosecution showed jurors for the first time surveillance video from inside the English hallway of Timberview High School that captured the moments before and after the shooting.
The victim, Zacchaeus, also known as Zac, Selby, was 15 when he was shot and injured. He's also the person seen in multiple videos fighting with Simpkins while in class.
Selby is seen talking to a girl in the hallway before knocking on his teacher's door to be let into the class he was late to attend.
Charlie Johnson, a former student, took the stand as a witness for the defense and told the courtroom Selby asked her to record a fight.
"He was like, 'Hey could you record this video for me?' I was like, Yeah," said Johnson.
She said she was in the hallway, late to Coach Dean Boyd's class, one of the teachers who helped stop the fight inside the other classroom.
Witnesses have testified that Selby walked past his teacher to go to Simpkins's desk and started fighting.
Johnson told jurors she recorded the entire fight but stopped once Selby started stomping on Simpkins's head.
"He was getting thrown around, it was just too intense," said Johnson who also added that the fight got "too serious."
In the cellphone video, you hear the teacher of the class yelling for help and the hallway surveillance video shows when two coaches, Sarah Herrera and Dean Boyd who testified on Monday, going into the classroom.
They were able to separate the two male teens, but moments later that's when Coach Boyd, another teacher who was shot and students saw Simpkins pull out a gun from his waistband.
"The fight stopped and then Timothy pulled out a gun I just ran, I don't even know what happened after that, I just ran," said Shaniya McNeely who was grazed by a bullet.
When asked by the state if she felt anything, McNeely said, "I was running, it was really fast, I felt a really fast burn that's when I stopped, but a teacher kept telling me, 'We got to go, we got to go," described McNeely.
Johnson, who was asked to record the fight by Selby, almost became a victim herself. The evidence laid out in court showed that one of the bullets went down the hallway hitting a trophy case.
"I felt the bullet go past me and the trophy case broke," explained Johnson who said she too ran down the hallway down the stairwell to get help from the school resource officer.
The surveillance video also captured the moment Selby crawled out of the classroom. Simpkins is seen firing his gun, chasing after Selby who was on the ground and firing a couple more times. Simpkins is seen putting the gun back in his waistband and taking off.
The state is arguing that he became the aggressor because the fistfight was over, but Simpkins' defense team argues that he acted in self-defense.
Before lunch on Tuesday, the defense brought up a concern regarding Selby, who is considered a sworn witness, and accused him of posting to social media news coverage of the trial and a message to one of the witnesses on social media.
The issue was brought up on the record, but while the jurors were out of the courtroom. The defense accused Selby of posting a picture of the defendant, Simpkins in court and putting a caption that said, "Let me get my popcorn and watch this S***"
He did appear before the judge who warned Selby that he could face contempt charges.
The court adjourned early afternoon as the defense said they were waiting on a witness.
Court is expected to resume Wednesday morning at 9 a.m.
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Parking lot #49 at UT Arlington is closed for repairs and a test.
"What I see out here is an outside-of-the-classroom laboratory for our students," UTA Director of Auxiliary Services Greg Hladik said.
Dump trucks with asphalt fill in about 40,000 square feet of parking lot, but it's not your typical asphalt.
"We're calling it 'Plastic Road,'" said UTA civil engineering Ph.D. student Ishraq Faruk. "We are trying to use recycled plastic in the mix. That way we will be able to divert the plastics going into the landfill to here."
'Plastic Roads' is a UTA student research project that has been in the works for 3 years. The parking lot repairs are the first real-world test. "To see how it performs in real life as a parking lot," Faruk said.
The asphalt used for the parking lot has enough plastic from milk and shampoo bottles to fill 15 recycle/garbage trucks.
The goal is to use less oil to produce asphalt and send less plastic to landfills.
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"So we'll be able to solve a problem with an already existing problem," Faruk said.
"You know, this is a great example of the work that our researchers are doing that can really make an impact on the future and drive a greener future," Hladik said. "It's a little bit higher upfront cost, but it's gonna save us significant funds in the future."
That's because in the lab tests, the 'Plastic Roads' mix lasted twice as long as traditional asphalt.
"This should last," Faruk said looking at the crews laying fresh asphalt. "They should park on it, and it will not fail."
The next test will take their research on the road. The project has scouted roads in Dallas and Kaufman counties to try 'Plastic Roads' later this summer.
"So we are looking forward to paving a road, like a real road, with our mix," Faruk said. "It will be very exciting for us!"
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WILSONVILLE, Ore. (KOIN) — Summer camp for students is often centered on outdoor activities. But Stevie Lee King of Wilsonville High School headed to a different camp.
The high school senior was selected to attend Grammy Camp in Los Angeles. He already sings and plays like he’s very experienced, but King has actually only been playing a few years.
“My parents bought me a guitar during quarantine and with all that free time to practice, that was that step up for me,” he told KOIN 6 News.
King found out in late spring he was one of only 86 students from across the US chosen to be part of this year’s Grammy Camp. The week-long camp is now underway at USC.
“Not only will I learn more about the guitar but I’ll also learn about the industry,” he said.
Featured at the Grammy Camp are emerging artists like Gracie Abrams, G Flip and Moore Kismet.
King is hopeful he’ll work professionally in the music industry and give a bigger voice to Asians in rock music.
“I don’t see a lot of Asians in rock genres, so that’s why I think it’s so cool that I’m starting to sort of become one of those people,” he said.
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VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — A dangerous algae bloom at Vancouver Lake “intensified” over the weekend, Clark County Public Health said in a tweet.
Officials say they took new samples from the lake and will keep the public posted on the results by the end of the week.
“Toxins from harmful algae can make people sick and can be fatal to pets,” said Clark County Public Health.
Officials also encouraged the public to stay away from floating scum.
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CROWN POINT — Using a confidential informant, police charged a Gary man for dealing cocaine.
Quinton Jones, 41, was charged with two counts of cocaine dealing, a level two felony, on Monday.
Police's confidential informant knew Jones as "Dinky," and the alias was confirmed to be used by Jones by High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas analyst, according to charging documents.
On March 9, 2022, the detective and the confidential informant met Jones in his black Pontiac at a gas station at 35th Ave. and Broadway in Gary. Jones allegedly sold 15.2 grams of cocaine to the informant.
Probable-cause affidavit said Jones sold 20.1 grams of cocaine at the second controlled purchase, which was on March 15, 2022 at the same location.
If sentenced, Jones may face up to 30 years in prison. As of Tuesday, Jones remains at large. His first court date has not been set.
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Jones was charged on Thursday with attempted battery by means of a deadly weapon, criminal recklessness and resisting law enforcement, among other offenses.
Kathy Lynch, 64, was sentenced to 15 months in prison and a year probation on Thursday for evading federal payroll taxes, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
If convicted, Martinez would lose his position as sheriff.
Brianna Marie Luttinen, 21, was charged with neglect after her kids were found living in fly-infested rooms and scattered with dirty clothes, old food and feces.
Jacob Grant, 23, faces a reckless homicide charge, among others, in connection to a March 2022 semi-truck collision that killed his girlfriend.
Tiffany Abell, 42, was charged Friday after she allegedly beat her son when he tried to grab his PlayStation after it was taken away.
Spencer Patterson, 29, was charged on Friday with battery and criminal recklessness.
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CHICAGO — A convicted former Portage mayor's last-ditch effort to have his case reheard in federal court has failed, according to a motion filed Friday in the United States Court of Appeals of the Seventh Circuit.
Judge Matthew Kennelly denied a request by attorneys for James Snyder, 45, to have his case reheard en banc, meaning his case would be heard before all the circuit court judges. Snyder's attorneys filed the petition on June 29 after he was denied an appeal on June 15.
"No judge in active service has requested a vote on the petition for rehearing en banc, and all judges on the original panel have voted to deny the petition for panel rehearing," the court wrote.
Kennelly previously ordered Snyder to surrender himself Oct. 16 to begin serving a 21-month prison term. Federal prosecutors initially requested Snyder turn himself in the week after his appeal was denied, but Kennelly struck down the request. Since the court denied his motion, he will likely still be required to begin his prison sentence in October.
The prison sentence is below the recommended sentencing guideline of 46 to 57 months for solicitation and tax violation charges.
Snyder was first convicted in February 2019. When his attorneys moved for a judgment of acquittal or a new trial, the district court denied the motion for acquittal but granted Snyder a new trial on the bribery charge. He was convicted for a second time in March 2021 for charges of corrupt solicitation and interfering with the Internal Revenue Service. He accepted a $13,000 bribe in 2014 in return for steering a $1.125 million contract for the purchase of garbage trucks for the city of Portage to the local Great Lakes Peterbilt company and dodged the IRS when they tried to collect his unpaid taxes from his mortgage company.
In an appeal argued in January, attorneys said court should vacate Snyder's convictions because of an alleged government intrusion into the attorney-client relationship as it pertains to the seizure of Snyder's personal and professional email accounts as part of the criminal investigation. Judges determined that none of Snyder’s Fourth and Sixth Amendment rights were violated during the course of the investigation into his conduct.
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CROWN POINT — A Gary man who allegedly shot another man dead while he was driving on Interstate 80/94 over a “love triangle” entered a plea deal on Thursday, according to court records.
Charging documents stated that on September 20, 2020 , 28-year-old Shaughn Nelson followed Twon L. Jones, 28, of Chicago, on I-94 in Lake Station and shot him.
Nelson was originally charged with murder and voluntary manslaughter. His plea agreement stipulated that Nelson will plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter, which carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.
The probable cause affidavit describes how Jones called Indiana State Police around 11:24 p.m. and said that a Black Toyota was following him and shooting at him. Officers wrote in the affidavit that “multiple shots could be heard” while they were on the phone with Jones.
When police arrived on scene, they found Jones bleeding in his Black Lincoln Town Car, which was parked along the Ripley Street exit ramp, charges stated. Police rendered aid and Jones was eventually transported to Saint Mary’s Hospital in Hobart, where he was declared dead.
Prior to the shooting, Jones had purportedly driven to his children’s mother’s house in Gary to drop off gifts for one of his kids. The stipulated factual basis of the plea agreement described how Nelson allegedly saw Jones leave the woman’s house and began to follow him.
Charging documents stated that Jones and Nelson have fathered children by the same woman. One witness told officers that “this whole ordeal revolves around a ‘love triangle ,’” according to the probable-cause affidavit.
When police searched Nelson’s car, they found a spent bullet casing that matched the casings they found on the roadway near where Jones was recovered, charges stated.
Nelson’s murder charge will be dismissed on the day of his sentencing, according to the plea agreement. Nelson is set to be sentenced on August 11 in Judge Samuel Cappas’s courtroom, according to court records.
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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Insurer names new info officer
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance has named Jo Lee Hayes its chief information officer, replacing Greg Clancy, who retired after 20 years with the company.
“I’m thrilled that Jo Lee has brought her unique set of strategic leadership skills to our executive team,” said CEO Kevin Murphy. “She has the vision and drive to conceive, design and execute mission-critical business and technology strategies to help Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance continue moving forward.”
Hayes previously worked at Sallie Mae, working her way up to the position of senior vice president of enterprise technology. She joined Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance in 2013.
A graduate of Purdue University, Hayes most recently served as Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance’s executive director of systems development, a role in which she supervised 100 team members in software development and enterprise architecture.
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Computer World Magazine named her one of the Top 100 strategic Premier IT leaders in the nation. Network World also gave her a Top 10 All-Star Award.Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance has offices in all 92 Indiana counties, more than 400 agents and about 1,200 employees across the Hoosier State.
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CROWN POINT — A Gary travel nurse who allegedly forced a car-crash victim have to sex with him in exchange for pain medication entered a plea deal on Thursday, according to court records.
Timothy Jackson, 53, was charged in 2021 with three counts of rape, according to court records. If Jackson had been convicted on the original charges, he faced up to 72 years in prison.
Jackson’s plea deal stipulated that he’d plead guilty to one count of rape, a level three felony. A level three felony typically carries a maximum sentence of 16 years in prison, but Jackson’s sentence has a maximum cap of 7 and a half years, according to the stipulated plea agreement.
Charging documents stated that on January 27, 2021, Jackson was working the overnight shift at Methodist Hospital Northlake Campus in Gary, when around 4 a.m., a patient who’d been in a car accident started yelling for pain medication.
The woman was admitted to the hospital after suffering a broken right and left arm, a fractured rib and punctured lung as a result of the collision, according to the probable-cause affidavit.
She told police that she asked Jackson for pain medication and he replied “what are you going to do for it?” charges stated.
The woman said she wasn’t sure what he meant until Jackson allegedly pulled the window’s blinds down, unzipped his pants and “used out his tongue to push out his cheek repeatedly,” charges stated.
The woman described feeling that she was “broken in pieces” due to her physical pain, so she complied, the affidavit stated. She also told officers that Jackson said he was the only night nurse who could administer pain medication.
Jackson purportedly told the woman “This is what you’re going to do or you’re not getting no pain medicine,” according to charging documents.
After Jackson forced the woman to have sex, he administered her pain medication, charges stated.
A sexual assault kit indicated that the DNA found on the victim’s genitals was one trillion times more likely to belong to Jackson than any unknown, unrelated individual, according to the stipulated factual basis of the plea agreement.
The other two rape charges brought against Jackson will be dismissed when he’s sentenced, according to the plea agreement. Court records indicated that Jackson is set to be sentenced on September 21 in Judge Salvador Vasquez’s courtroom.
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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MERRILLVILLE — Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana has delivered more than 9 million meals to local residents over the past 46 years.
“It’s been amazing to watch Meals on Wheels grow to be part of a grassroots organization,” CEO Sandra Noe said. “When you come in here your heart is touched. It’s so much more than the job.”
Noe’s heart was touched after she completed her first meal delivery in 1986. Since becoming the CEO in 2005, the organization has expanded from delivering 1,200 to 2,000 meals across seven Indiana counties daily.
Throughout the year more than 650 volunteers devote their time to help prepare and deliver hot and frozen meals. Volunteers who deliver meals, also conduct a wellness check to each client. Many clients, including Stacey Clayton, appreciate the wellness check because it provides relief from isolation.
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Clayton, 69, has received meals Monday through Friday for the past 15 years. He cherishes the help provided by the volunteers because him and his wife are both disabled. The couple each receive medically tailored meals — a concept introduced in 2022.
Medically tailored meals are approved by a registered dietician nutritionist, according to MOW’s website. These diets are recommended through a nutritional assessment and referral by a health care provider to address a medical diagnosis, symptoms and allergies. Clayton receives low-sodium meals to help manage high blood pressure. His wife receives meals with reduced sugar for her diabetes, he said.
Each month, Clayton fills out a menu questionnaire that allows him to choose what meals he wants for the following month. MOW introduced this concept to give their clients the option to choose between two different meals on any given day. Some of Clayton’s favorite meals include meatloaf, turkey meatballs and fish that’s served on Fridays.
Clayton expressed gratitude toward MOW volunteers for lifting the burden of having to prepare meals himself. He’s also thankful for the connections he’s built with volunteers.
“They’re all very helpful,” said Clayton, a Griffith resident. “I’ve made great, lifelong friends through Meals on Wheels. I still stay in contact with them even when they move on from the organization.”
Valerie Zemaitis has volunteered with MOW for the past three months delivering meals and working the reception desk at the office. Since becoming a volunteer, Zemaitis feels she has established a stronger connection with the community.
"That feeling you have when you've done a certain service to the community is really rewarding," she said. "We aren't just delivering food, we're also checking on them. I feel like I'm a face that gives them a reason to smile."
Board of Directors President Amy Blaker said the door-to-door interactions with clients is one of the most fulfilling aspects of volunteering. Blaker originally became a volunteer because of the admiration she had toward her independent grandmother, who lived alone leading up to her death.
“For some people, volunteers are the only person they see during the day,” she said. “We help keep that dignity of our aging population by letting them enjoy their independence inside of their homes.”
Although many MOW clients are seniors, Noe emphasizes anyone is eligible to receive meals whether they're three years old or 103. (To register, visit mownwi.org.)
In the past eight years with the organization, Blaker noted the progression she’s witnessed with MOW’s rural community outreach. Noe said the organization’s current objective is to grow rural county programs. To date, MOW serves 13 rural cities including Rensselaer, Demotte and Remington.
Without the volunteers delivering meals along 52 routes, none of this would be possible, Noe said. The amount of donated volunteer services equates to a $400,000 value annually, she said. (To volunteer, email info@mownwi.org.)
"They're the wheels that make the delivery possible," Noe said. "It's a community organization, and it's our volunteers and donors who make the difference."
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Bank’s inclusion efforts noted
Old National Bank, the largest bank headquartered in Indiana, was named Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion in the 2023 Disability Equality Index.
Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities release the annual benchmarking tool that aims to help “companies build a roadmap of measurable, tangible actions toward disability inclusion and equality.”
Evansville-based Old National, which gained a major foothold in the Region after acquiring Chicago-based First Midwest Bank, scored 100 out of 100 on the national index. Any company with a score of at least 80 earned the designation of “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion.”
“This recognition underscores Old National’s commitment to providing opportunities for individuals with disabilities at all levels of our organization,” said Jim Ryan, Old National CEO. “We firmly believe that championing inclusion — in all its many forms — makes Old National even stronger.”
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About half of the Fortune 500 participated in this year’s DEI, including more than 70% of the Fortune 100. The index aims to help address unemployment and underemployment on people with disabilities, who number one billion globally and populate all walks of life.
The index looked at metrics like culture, leadership, access, employment, retention, accommodates, education, community engagement and supplier diversity.
“These top-scoring companies understand deeply that people with disabilities represent a tremendous source of talent and innovation for their workforce and market share for their brands, and they are trailblazers in our journey towards full disability inclusion in business,” said Maria Town, president and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities.— Joseph S. Pete
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TAMPA, Fla. — It’s only July, but Busch Gardens wants to let everyone know if you buy your tickets now for their “Howl-O-Scream” annual event you get a 70% discount.
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The discount ticket offer for what Busch Gardens is calling “Tampa’s Most Terrifying Halloween Event,” ends July 30.
The reduced ticket price for a single night ticket starts at $32.99 each.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando police is welcoming Portuguese speaking people to join their newly created Portuguese Citizen Police Academy.
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The Brazilian Chamber of Commerce estimates about 30,000 Brazilians call Orlando their home.
Because of the large Brazilian population Orlando Police thought it was a good option to create a Citizen Police Academy for those speaking Portuguese in the Central Florida community.
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Brazilians are a huge part of the fabric of Central Florida.
They are in politics, law enforcement and even in journalism.
Channel 9′s Raphael Pires’ is Brazilian and grew up in Orlando. He said he watched the community grow.
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Many Brazilian-owned businesses have popped up along International Drive over the years, including Camila’s Restaurant, which has been an Orlando staple for 30 years.
Brazilian neighborhoods are also throughout Orange County from Windermere, Winter Garden to Metro West.
On Kirkman Road near the Outlet Mall off 1-4 has become somewhat of a Brazilian District.
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According to the Brazilian Consulate and Chamber of Commerce they estimate there are 200,000 Brazilians living in Central Florida. and nearly 60,000 in Orange County.
Detective Fabio Azevedo, who is also Brazilian, joined the Orlando Police Department 10 years ago.
Azevedo said Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith’s desire is to make sure they are connecting with the Brazilian community.
“That is why the Orlando Police Department is starting a Portuguese speaking citizens police academy according to Azevedo.
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This is an important step and the police chief is hoping it helps bridge the language and cultural barriers, said Azevedo.
“By doing things like this I feel like it’s going to bring us much, much closer to the Brazilian community.” he said.
Azevedo added he believes by connecting with Portuguese speaking citizens it will make them feel more comfortable and provide more trust if they need to call the police.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has not ruled out a special legislative session on tax cuts after Arkansas ended the fiscal year with a near-record surplus, she said Tuesday.
Speaking to the Rotary Club of Little Rock, the Republican governor said the state would have the opportunity to cut the income tax further “over the coming months.” Sanders later said that could include the fiscal legislative session next April or a special session before then.
“We'll work with our partners and our friends in the Legislature to make that determination whether we do something sooner or do something during the fiscal session,” Sanders told reporters after her talk.
When asked whether a special session was a possibility, Sanders said, “I never like taking anything off the table.”
Arkansas finance officials said earlier this month that the state ended its fiscal year on June 30 with a surplus of more than $1.1 billion, its second largest.
Sanders said she also wants to use the surplus to make further investments in education, but she did not elaborate on how much.
In April the governor signed legislation cutting individual and corporate income taxes by $124 million a year.
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BENTON, Ark. — Families subject to missing person cases took center stage Tuesday at the Benton Event Center for the 12th annual Missing Persons Event.
The office of the Attorney General put on the event. It allowed law enforcement across Arkansas to learn and connect with families of those missing, like Laurel Hall, whose daughter, Cleashindra, disappeared 29 years ago.
"We are still at day one of our investigation," Hall said. "We don't have a clue as to what happened to her... [I'm] not giving up hope. Not until I take my last breath."
Hall said in 1994, Pine Bluff police were unsure how to handle a missing persons case like hers because they'd never done it.
"In many cases, they don't have experience," Hall said. "They don't have a closeness of a missing person, so they don't have that connection."
That's why Hall and other families were present at the event alongside law enforcement officials like Bryant Police Chief Carl Minden.
"It's very important for us to stay involved," Minden said. "Just trying to gather knowledge so we can do the best job we can if a child is missing, or an adult, to get them back to their family."
Tuesday's event wasn't just about connecting. National speakers took the stage to share their thoughts on the subject. There was also a discussion on how new technology can aid with investigations.
It's why Minden said he encouraged his staff to be in attend.
"You want everybody to be on the same page," Minden said. "We were talking about the child abduction response teams... Arkansas was the first state to go statewide with this type of team."
Most importantly, Minden said this makes sure they stay ready to respond.
"Just know that there's a plan so that your officers when they get on the scene, they're not trying to figure out what they have to do," Minden said. "They know what to do."
That's the goal for Hall. Although she's still looking for her daughter, she's staying focused by helping others know how to respond.
"We need some more education," Hall said. "Not just for us as parents and family members of missing persons, but the law enforcement needs education."
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — For over a year, we've been following how 911 calls have been going unanswered or delayed in Little Rock— but now change is coming.
“There's not a whole bunch of jobs where if you make a mistake, there's a possibility of a loss of life or property. Here, that's what we're facing,” said Emergency Communications Training Manager, Michelle Armstrong.
The 911 call center in Little Rock has been navigating an employee shortage for about a year.
“We filled in for each other and we've stepped up to the plate, we work in longer hours, and we're filling in where we need to,” said Shift Supervisor, Eutica McHenry.
They've been working to find ways to keep their current employees and find new ones. The latest method of fixing the issue is a new program called Priority Dispatch.
“What I believe it will do is help us become more uniform in our call-taking routine,” said Emergency Communications Trainer, Ariel Urquhart.
The workers at the center explained that it provides unified training for everyone.
“Everybody's learning the same thing, everybody’s asking the same questions,” said Urquhart. “We will be able to shorten the time that they're in an academy, doing behind the scenes doing paperwork, and they're actually on the floor.”
That shorter training time will help them get more people on the call center floor quickly.
“Just on average, we're talking three to four months of training,” said Armstrong. “We guess that that will cut that training, maybe in half.”
The overall goal is for those who answer the phones know what to ask and what to do.
“Because we've asked the appropriate questions, we can assess the danger, we can secure the same for these callers, and then get the response that they need,” said McHenry.
Since everyone is using the same methods, they'll be able to track the efficiency to figure out what they need to do better.
“It is what makes this program actually put an effort to make this work,” said Urquhart. “We're trying to broaden or better the relationship between our call takers, our dispatch center, and the citizens of Little Rock.”
Tuesday was the first day the center started using the system and they said it’s going well so far. They also have plans in the works to make sure they can reach people who may need assistance in Spanish.
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Buckeye City Council to vote on new Verrado Marketplace agreement
The Buckeye City Council is set to vote Tuesday night on a new development agreement with Vestar, which is developing the new Verrado Marketplace with DMB Associates.
According to city documents, Verrado Marketplace is a proposed mixed-use retail, dining and entertainment center. It will be located at the northeast corner of Verrado Way and Interstate 10. It's a fast-growing area of Buckeye, with the city's newly opened Costco at the southwest corner of the intersection. Other Vestar developments around the Valley include Tempe Marketplace, Queen Creek Marketplace and Desert Ridge Marketplace.
The planned marketplace in Buckeye will be 48 acres with over 500,000 square feet of development, including multiple districts such as a restaurant row and residential neighborhood. The development would create over 700 construction jobs and over 750 permanent jobs. It would rake in over $50 million in tax revenue in a 10-year period.
Kean Thomas, director of finance development for Vestar, said the company can't currently confirm any tenants that will be at Verrado Marketplace, but they will likely be announced beginning early next year. But Thomas said there will be a department store anchor and retail shops such as home furnishing, personal care and apparel stores. There will also be some form of a theater and entertainment center, as well as a variety of dining options and a grocery store.
The new development agreement with the city would require construction to begin no later than July 1, 2025, and be completed no later than December 31, 2027. Thomas said the company will still aim to break ground in the summer of 2024 and open by late 2025 or early 2026. The development was originally slated to break ground in mid-to-late 2023 and be completed in mid-2024.
The city would reimburse the developer with public benefit costs of no more than $3.7 million if approved at Tuesday night's City Council meeting. The money would come from construction sales taxes and permit fees from the project, according to city documents.
But the reimbursement would be performance-based, and the developer would be required to meet several conditions, including a minimum of 300,000 square feet of development in the first phase of the project and providing a mix of tenants in proportion to those at Tempe Marketplace and Desert Ridge Marketplace.
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Vestar would also have to provide public benefits. One of those includes a 2,000-square-foot police substation for 20 years with a no-cost lease. Another public benefit would be an event plaza where the city can hold events for residents.
The City Council meeting begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, and the council is scheduled to vote on the development agreement.
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FRENCH LICK, Ind. — One of Indiana's most majestic sites will reopen Wednesday evening.
French Lick Resort announced Tuesday that the atrium of the West Baden Springs Hotel will reopen at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Several glass panels in the 12,000 square foot roof over the atrium were damaged by hailstones during a storm on June 25.
While the rest of the resort remained open, the atrium has been closed while crews work on repairs.
In a social media post Monday, the resort said the atrium's reopening would happen while repairs continued, sharing photos of coverings created by engineers and the facilities team that will allow cosmetic repairs to continue once the atrium is opened.
The coverings will remain in place while the 12 glass panels are replaced, the resort said Tuesday. Each of the trapezoidal panels is 42 feet long, measuring 22 feet across at the outer edge and 12 feet at the more narrow inner edge.
"In each one of those panels, there are 77 glass panes, and they're different sizes and shapes," said CEO Chuck Franz.
Franz said there were clay tiles on the roof that were also damaged, but the girders and the rest of the dome are structurally sound.
Business continued at the hotel despite the closure of the atrium. While dining service will still be delayed by a few days, the resort said cocktail service and live music in the atrium will resume Wednesday.
"The experience of West Baden will be as close to normal as possible," Franz said. "Walking in that structure is just awe-inspiring. It's still going to be awe-inspiring. It'll have a different look at the top here for a period of time."
The resort's golf courses also saw significant damage from the hailstorm, with the fairways and greens at both the Donald Ross and Pete Dye courses pocked with holes from the hail.
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WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. — A broad effort to find two young siblings who were swept away from their car during flash flooding in the Philadelphia suburbs over the weekend may soon pivot to underwater searching, authorities said Tuesday.
Upper Makefield Fire Chief Tim Brewer provided an update near the search area, saying the team was still looking for Matilda Sheils, 2, and her 9-month-old brother Conrad Sheils. If the children are not located by day’s end, Brewer said, the focus will be on the water, using dive teams.
With the search in a fourth day, officials acknowledged the many that have asked to volunteer to help but said they are not needed. Brewer asked people to avoid the area.
Some 100 officials, as well as drones and cadaver dogs, have combed the area near the creek that drains into the Delaware River. The search has covered about 117 acres (47 hectares), with those on land logging some 160 miles (257 kilometers), often going back and forth over the same ground, he said.
The children are members of a Charleston, South Carolina, family that was visiting relatives and friends when they got hit by a “wall of water” Saturday, Brewer said.
The children’s father, Jim Sheils, grabbed their 4-year-old son, while the children’s mother, Katie Seley, and a grandmother grabbed the other children, Brewer said. Sheils and his son made it to safety, but Seley and the grandmother were swept away. The grandmother survived, but Seley was among the five people who drowned, according to the Bucks County Coroner’s office.
The others who died were Enzo Depiero, 78, and Linda Depiero, 74, of Newtown; Yuko Love, 64, of Newtown; and Susan Barnhart, 53, of Titusville, New Jersey, Bucks County Coroner Meredith Buck said.
The deaths and the search for the children have led to an outpouring of support, particularly in social media posts in the suburb about 35 miles (56 kilometers) north of Philadelphia. A community vigil for those affected was planned for Thursday evening.
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WEST READING, Pa. — Natural gas leaked from a defective fitting at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory where a powerful explosion leveled one building, heavily damaged another and killed seven people, federal safety investigators said Tuesday as they continued to investigate the cause of the blast.
One of two leaks at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading was traced to a gas fitting that was installed in 1982 and was determined to have fractured, according to an investigative update released by the National Transportation Safety Board. Investigators also determined there was a small leak on a natural gas fitting installed in 2021, the board said.
The older fitting, made by DuPont, had a known tendency to crack, and was added to a federal government list of pipe materials with “poor performance histories” in 2007, the safety board said. But it was left in place during utility work two years ago, and remained connected to the natural gas system.
The findings outraged lawyers for the victims’ families.
“It’s one thing to lose a family member because of some unforeseen, unknown hazard,” said attorney Robert Mongeluzzi, who has filed suit against Palmer, DuPont and UGI Corp., the natural gas utility that served the chocolate factory. “But here, this was a problem and a defect that has been known for decades, and that makes the loss and the tragedy even worse.”
About 70 Palmer production workers and 35 office staff were working in two adjacent buildings at the time of the March 24 blast. Employees in both buildings told federal investigators they could smell gas before the explosion. Workers at the plant have accused Palmer of ignoring warnings of a natural gas leak, saying the plant, in a small town 60 miles (96 kilometers) northwest of Philadelphia, should have been evacuated.
UGI, which provided natural gas to the factory complex via two mains, has said there wasn’t any utility work going on in the area, and that it detected no sudden surge in gas usage before the explosion.
Safety investigators determined that UGI replaced a service line at the Palmer plant in 2021, but kept the 1982 service tee connected to the system and fully pressurized.
“We have reason to believe that UGI was very well aware of the dangerous, defective problems with the DuPont piping, yet left that DuPont piping in place in 2021,” said attorney Andrew Duffy, who works with Mongeluzzi to represent survivors and families of victims. Noting the safety board also found a leak in the new piping, he added: “Seven people lost their lives due to shoddy materials and shoddy work.”
Civil litigation filed after the Palmer blast said older plastic pipeline manufactured by DuPont and others has long been linked to failures around the country. Federal regulators said as far back as 1998 that much of the plastic pipe manufactured for natural gas service from the 1960s through the early 1980s was susceptible to cracking.
Investigators said they are looking at the gas leaks as a possible cause or contributor of the chocolate factory blast, but have made no conclusions.
“We are not at a point to say what caused the explosion,” NTSB spokesperson Keith Holloway said.
The cracked fitting was less than two feet from other pipelines that ran between the two plant buildings, including a steam line, a condensate line and several pipelines filled with heated chocolate. Investigators said they also saw a crack in the steam line.
UGI said it’s aware of the safety board report and is cooperating. The utility declined further comment on an ongoing investigation. “Our focus and commitment remains with the victims and the West Reading community,” said utility spokesperson Joe Swope.
Palmer said in a statement that it remains focused on rebuilding and “doing all we can to help the entire West Reading community recover.” A message was sent to DuPont seeking comment.
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BUTLER, Pa. — A class action lawsuit was filed back in 2017 accusing the Butler Area School District and its superintendent at the time of not warning parents that the water at the school was tainted.
That lawsuit was just settled and every student, roughly 210, who attended Summit Elementary at the time will be eligible for up to about 600-dollars.
The settlement, which totals about $215,000, will be paid for by the district’s insurance company.
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“The other good news is any money that is left over that is not claimed or isn’t paid out actually will go back to the butler area school district and will be used in our agricultural program out at summit elementary,” District Solicitor Thomas King said.
Current Butler Area Superintendent Dr. Brian White released a statement today saying:
“We’re happy the case has been resolved, as this was a challenging time for everyone involved. We’re proud of the way our entire school community came together to move forward.”
The school was closed temporarily in 2017.
Students attended other schools in the district until the water was cleared.
They returned to Summit in January 2018.
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WASHINGTON D.C. — A Pennsylvania woman who used a bullhorn to direct rioters attacking the U.S. Capitol was convicted on Tuesday of charges that she joined the mob in an attempt to keep President Joe Biden out of the White House.
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth heard testimony without a jury before he convicted Rachel Marie Powell of felony charges stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, siege. Powell, who was convicted of all nine counts in her indictment, is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 17, according to court records.
Powell, wearing a distinctive pink hat and fur-lined jacket hoodie, joined a mob of rioters who confronted police officers at bike rack barriers on the west side of the Capitol. She used her back to push against the police line, prosecutors said.
A video captured Powell using a bullhorn to encourage other rioters to “coordinate together if you’re going to take this building.” She also gave them “very detailed instructions” about the layout of the Capitol, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit.
Powell told rioters they had “another window to break.” She herself used an ice-axe and a large pipe to break a window, according to prosecutors.
Powell waived her right to a jury trial. The judge convicted her of charges that she interfered with police and obstructed the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress for certifying Biden’s 2020 electoral victory over Donald Trump.
A lawyer for Powell had no comment on the verdict.
Powell played a “leading role” during the riot, a prosecutor said at a February 2021 hearing.
“She is front and center in the incursion.” Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Aloi added, according to a transcript.
Powell was arrested nearly a month after the riot. FBI agents found several smashed cellular telephones, gun paraphernalia and other weapons when they searched her home.
Powell and her ex-husband shared custody of six minor children in 2021. She left her children at home when she went to Washington to attend the “Stop the Steal” rally, according to prosecutors.
Shortly before her arrest, The New Yorker interviewed Powell for an article headlined, “A Pennsylvania Mother’s Path to Insurrection.”
“Listen, if somebody doesn’t help and direct people, then do more people die?” she asked her interviewer.
Prosecutors said Powell “showed an inclination towards violence” before the Jan. 6 riot. She posted on Facebook in October 2020 that she agreed “with the possibility of civil war happening.”
“Unfortunately, the only way this is probably capable of being fixed is bloodshed because I’m not so sure our government can be fixed the political way anymore either,” she wrote.
Prosecutors also said Powell described her “surveillance” of an unidentified public official’s home in a November 2020 message to somebody who replied that they were “afraid to ask why” she was there.
More than 1,000 people have been charged with crimes related to the Capitol riot. Approximately 100 of them have been convicted by juries or judges. More than 600 others have pleaded guilty.
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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have come to an agreement on a contract with Paul Skenes, the first overall pick in this year’s amateur draft, according to industry sources.
Skenes received a record-breaking $9.2 million signing bonus, although the number still came in $521,000 under the given slot value.
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SEATTLE — Seattle Swifties know "All Too Well" how difficult it can be to navigate in downtown during a busy traffic weekend.
Fans planning to attend either of the sold-out shows of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour at Lumen Field on July 22 and 23 should start to "Mastermind" how they're going to get to SODO and back amid road closures and anticipated traffic congestion due to a very busy weekend in the Emerald City.
Luckily, King County Metro and Sound Transit have announced added bus, train and water taxi services to help fans get to the shows.
Here's everything Swifties need to know about traffic, road closures and public transportation this weekend.
Road closures in Seattle on the 22 and 23
As Taylor Swift once said, "I asked the traffic lights if it'll be alright, they said 'I don't know.'"
If you're traveling through the Montlake neighborhood this weekend, you'll need to navigate the closure of Montlake Boulevard and also the entire state Route 520 Bridge. Both roads will be closed until early in the morning on Monday.
Drivers on the east side should also be aware of a closure of state Route 18 between Issaquah Hobart Road/267th Avenue Southeast and the I-90 interchange for annual maintenance from 9 p.m. on Friday, July 21 through noon on Sunday, July 23. During the closure, drivers can follow signed detours using state Route 169, I-405 and I-90 or vice versa.
Added transit services to get Swifties to and from the show
King County Executive Dow Constantine is urging Swifties to leave the "Getaway Car" at home and take public transportation this weekend.
Sound Transit's Link 1 Line will run later trains past midnight for both shows. Trains will run every 15 minutes between 10 p.m. and 1:40 a.m. on both the 22 and 23. Swifties can easily hop on at either Stadium Station or the SODO Station heading either north or southbound.
King County Metro and Sound Transit bus routes 545, 550, 554 as well as the RapidRide Lines C, D and H will have added trips to meet rider demand after the concert.
The Sounder Train will also be operating on Saturday for the concert. Here is the schedule for the north and southbound trains, per Sound Transit:
- From the south, the inbound Sounder S Line event train departs Lakewood at 3:11 p.m. The train will stop at all Sounder S Line stations and arrives at King Street Station at 4:27 p.m.
- From the north, the inbound N Line event train from Snohomish County departs Everett at 3:45 p.m. with stops in Mukilteo and Edmonds, arriving at King Street Station at 4:44 p.m.
- Both return trains depart 35 minutes after the conclusion of the concert.
For a list of Sound Transit Park & Rides where you can either catch a bus or the train, click here for Seattle and North King County lots, here for East King County lots, here for South King County lots, here for Pierce County lots, here for Snohomish County lots.
The Water Taxi will also be running late between Pier 50 and West Seattle after the concert to ferry Swifties back home. The taxi is scheduled to embark from Seattle at 11:45 p.m. and again at 12:15 a.m. after the Saturday and Sunday concerts. Metro's post-concert Downtown Shuttle will take passengers directly to the Water Taxi dock at Pier 50.
These events may be bringing extra crowds to Downtown Seattle - so plan ahead!
The Eras Tour is just one of many events happening in downtown Seattle this weekend.
The Capitol Hill Block Party is going on from Friday, July 21, through Sunday, July 23. Taste of Seattle will be going on at the Seattle Center during that same time period. These events also coincide with a week of Mariners home games, including games on July 21, 22 and 23 beginning at 7:10 p.m., 1:10 p.m. and 1:10 p.m. respectively.
The Washington State Department of Transportation, Seattle Department of Transportation and King County Metro are encouraging Swifties to plan for congestion and give themselves plenty of time to get to the show.
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BOISE, Idaho — Idaho voting laws are scheduled to update on January 1, 2024. Meaning the countdown is to when student IDs will no longer serve as a valid form of voter ID.
The law began as House Bill 124 - in a fairly simple process, the bill crossed out the Idaho code that allows student ID cards to be used for voting.
Voting groups like BABE Vote and The League of Women Voters of Idaho are suing the Secretary of State over it. To summarize their case: “The plaintiffs argued that the ban on student ID was illegal age discrimination that violated the state constitution’s equal protection clause, as voters using student ID are often young Idahoans, who would be disproportionately burdened by the new law.”
However, Secretary of State Phil McGrane doesn’t see the law in the same light as the suit paints it.
“Student IDs, it really was just the standard...student IDs were much lower than, say, a driver's license, military I.D., passport or other IDs. And so, the legislature had a bill that they wanted to advance that,” McGrane said.
McGrane said that to him, this is a data-driven conversation about use of ID types in voting.
“We only had 104 voters out of there. Almost 600,000 voters who cast ballots show a student I.D. And so that really started to open up the conversation about, you know, what forms work, what forms don't," McGrane said. "That's also where the conversation about the free ID came in is making sure that anybody would have access with that free I.D.”
That free ID is now available per a new Idaho law. Ellen Mattila, a spokesperson with Idaho Transportation Department, details the requirements for getting one.
“You need to be at least 18, at least old enough to vote. You can have a had a valid driver's license in the last six months. You need to bring proof of citizenship. Or if the DMV already has that on file, you will use that. And then you need to bring proof of Idaho residency and proof of identity just like any other card you would get,” Mattila said.
To be clear, the ID is not just for voting. It’s a free state ID for a variety of things like:
“If you need to present it at a bank or a liquor store or a bar or restaurant or something like that. You can use it for that as well,” Mattila said.
McGrane said there is certainly focus on young voters in his office, he says he is always working to get more people involved and voting.
“Also, we've set aside funds to make sure we can do voter education at all of the universities in the state. And just to make sure we can do some outreach, including we're going to send a letter to all those hundred and four voters who use the student I.D. just to let them know about some of the changes so that they can be ready next time they vote,” McGrane said.
Free IDs are ready now, contact your local DMV about getting one. To be clear, student IDs are allowed as forms of ID until the end of 2023. So for example, voters could use it in the upcoming Boise Mayoral race.
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BOISE, Idaho — One year ago, flames engulfed the Idaho Youth Ranch's main distribution center in Boise.
The fire destroyed almost everything in the center's outside yard, and smoke damaged everything inside the building. Nearly all the items inside the center had to be thrown away.
365 days after the devastating fire, the community came together to commemorate the Idaho Youth Ranch's resilience, and reflect on the progress they have made with rebuilding.
"It was a normal day, up until about 1:47 in the afternoon," Idaho Youth Ranch CEO Scott Curtis said. "And then things got really crazy."
That day was July 18, 2022, when flames erupted at the distribution center in Boise, drawing a response from more than 100 firefighters.
"So, it gave us hope, but at the same time we were watching a massive fire and wondering how are we going to get through this?" Curtis said.
Fire investigators ruled the cause of the fire undetermined. Boise Fire said they were not able to pinpoint a cause because of the amount of water used and because they had to remove items from the area where the fire started in order to put out the flames. Fire investigators did rule out a few potential causes of the fire, including fireworks, battery failure, smoking ash, electrical problems, operating equipment and incendiary.
An 11,000 square-foot storage building collapsed.
"There's a whole building," Curtis said. "That rebuild effort is taking some significant time."
Smoke damaged everything inside the distribution center.
"All of the clothing, everything that was in our antique area, all of our online sales, our books - all of that were determined to be a total loss," Curtis said.
The Idaho Youth Ranch is a nonprofit that offers emergency shelter, residential care, youth and family therapy, job readiness training, adoption services, and more for kids and their families. It relies heavily on its thrift stores around the state for funding for its youth programs and services. The distribution center provides a large chunk of the goods those stores sell.
A lot can change in just one year. The scorched sides of the distribution center serve as a reminder of that day, and as a reminder of the Idaho Youth Ranch's resilience.
"That was a significant effort to keep every one of our staff employed, to redeploy them in the stores," Curtis said. "Then when Interfaith Sanctuary stepped forward and allowed us to use their building as a temporary distribution center, that was a significant piece of this."
The community and Idaho Youth Ranch employees gathered outside the distribution center on the anniversary of the fire on Tuesday to reflect on the past year.
"Our staff have had to retool our processes and try to get us more efficient," Curtis said. "The communities have been patient as we haven't been able to take as many donations and have had different hours. And we're really roaring back now."
While more than 130 staff members are back working at the distribution center, Curtis said their rebuild has been more complicated than expected.
"There's just been so much activity in terms of evaluating what we need to rebuild, getting all of the permissions and approvals, and then also the process of working with insurance on what's covered and what isn't," Curtis said. "It's been a lot longer and more challenging than we had hoped."
The Youth Ranch is working to rebuild the outside storage structure that collapsed, though they can't predict a completion date.
Inside the distribution center, the nonprofit has been making adaptations and upgrading all their fire systems.
"Because the fire, there have been a number of code upgrades and things that we're having to change with our facilities," Curtis said. "So, we're still working on that internally."
A lot can change in just one year - but some things stay the same.
"One of the hallmarks of the Youth Ranch really is the camaraderie that exists among the staff, and the culture of support and joy - which is one of our values," Curtis said. "People really focus on relationships and they put time into them. Staff has had to go through a lot of challenges, moving to different work locations, even taking on different jobs temporarily. It's that support from each other, and also trust that the organization is doing everything it can to keep us focused on the mission. That's really helped us the last year."
Curtis said the fire has been a significant financial hurdle for the Youth Ranch to overcome.
"Our thrift operations have been hamstrung by a lack of efficiency waiting for us to get back to this spot," Curtis said. "So, we need the communities to continue supporting us - directly, through their donations and their support that way, psychologically through their messages of support, but also quite frankly through our thrift stores. The more people can donate goods to our thrift stores and shop at our thrift stores, the better off we are."
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MCCALL, Idaho — Eight years after planning began, St. Luke's McCall Medical Center opened its new two-story, 50,000 square foot expansion.
On Tuesday, the hospital officially opened and immediately began seeing patients. Representatives for St. Luke's said the expansion was necessary due to the increased demand for health care services in the area.
"I'm so proud of our team and I appreciate everyone's commitment, it has been a real balancing act to ensure we are providing the best care for patients in our current space, while preparing to move into the new hospital," St. Luke's McCall Chief Operating and Nursing Officer Amber Green said.
Construction began in the summer of 2019. Prior to the approval of the expansion project, the McCall hospital attempted to maximize the original space it had with several remodels and renovations to the site over the decades, said a St. Luke's news release about the expansion.
The overall project is broken down into phases. Phase one was the completion of the structure and moving operations into the new facility. Final modifications as part of phase one will continue throughout the summer, as crews complete the property's landscaping and the paving of Hewitt Street.
The second phase will be executed over the duration of the next few years due to budget constraints, according to the release.
Phase two will include the demolition of two portions of the hospital that were constructed in the 1950's and 1990's. The clean slates will be used for street parking, a cafeteria, ancillary support departments, administrative offices and conference rooms.
PATIENT INFORMATION:
- Two new entrances to the hospital:
- The hospital said that patients should use the entrance located off the main hospital parking lot located off Forest Street, just north of the old hospital entrance. Signs are posted directing patients to the new entrance.
- The second entrance is located off State Street. As of July, the entrance can be used to drop off patients only; there is no parking available next to this entrance.
- New hospital features:
- Square footage doubled from 30,000 to 65,000 square feet.
- An expanded emergency department with additional exam rooms, modern trauma bays, an isolation bay, a safe bay and a new triage area.
- Expanded designated waiting area for patients and family members.
- Additional surgical services with more surgical rooms for a total of three operating rooms.
- A procedure room designated for colonoscopies, pain management and cataract procedures.
- Expanded lab, medical imaging and cardiopulmonary departments.
- Updated labor and delivery rooms.
The McCall Hospital began operations in 1956. It initially served as only a city hospital before evolving into a county hospital, then a district hospital, and now, the facility is a formal branch of St. Luke's Health System.
PROJECT COST:
According to St. Luke's news release
- The initial projected cost of the project was $42 million and was approved by the St. Luke's Health System Board in early 2019.
- The cost of project eventually inflated to $62 million, due to change in the construction plans and an increase in demand and cost associated with construction, particularly in labor and materials - which St. Luke's officials said was exacerbated by challenges imposed by the pandemic in 2020.
- St. Luke's McCall Foundation contributed $5.6 million through community donations. The hospital said those funds were used to equip and furnish the new facility.
"With the new expansion St. Luke's has brought the hospital into the 21st century and ensures that we can continue to provide the high-quality, convenient care the people of our community deserve," said St. Luke's McCall Public Relations Manager Laura Crawford.
"Although medicine, technology and science have exploded with possibility, what hasn't changed is the value we all place on having the right care, right here in McCall."
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando police said they are investigating a series of robberies linked to sales on Facebook Marketplace – and they believe there may be more victims.
According to a news release, the ads in question may have items listed such as dirt bikes, four-wheelers or video game consoles for sale.
If you or someone you know has been a victim of a robbery after a Facebook Marketplace transaction this year, Orlando police asked that you contact them at 321-235-5300.
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Orlando police also are reminding citizens that the OPD headquarters on South Street is a safe place for online sales.
Look for the E-Commerce Exchange Zone signs in the parking lot. The spaces are constantly monitored by law enforcement, according to the police department.
No other details about the robberies were available.
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It rarely makes sense to stand for hours alongside the hot pavement on a 110-degree Tucson day.
That held true Sunday afternoon when around 100 people gathered in the heat to protest against alleged sexual "grooming" of children.
It might have made a little sense Sunday morning, when history tells us that real grooming has taken place — and the air is cooler. But not that afternoon and especially over this non-issue.
The protesters, organized by The Bridge Christian Church, gathered outside a northwest-side Bookmans store to protest a drag story hour taking place at a secret location at that time. They carried signs that said things like "Bookmans is grooming kids with drag."
Bookmans, the local bookstore chain, has held many drag story hours in the past, but it had to postpone this event in March, when it was initially organized, because protests instigated by The Bridge had made the event potentially unsafe, President Sean Feeney said at the time. Around the country, members of the right-wing fight club the Proud Boys and others had been interrupting similar events, intimidating participants and hosts.
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After the March postponement, a group of local congregations and others had assembled to help Bookmans hold the event. The upshot was that this time, instead of holding it at a Bookmans store, they made it an RSVP-only public event at a location only disclosed to participants.
It turned out to be at St. Francis in the Foothills United Methodist Church, near North Swan Road and East River Road.
"The decision was made before I got here, but I was fully on board," the new pastor of the church, Rev. Michael Wilkerson, told me. "This is an open and affirming congregation."
Beyond the intricate registration process, there were security guards on site to protect participants, Wilkerson said. About 60 people showed up, maybe 40 percent of them children.
The performer — who wore a top hat, suit, makeup and a tail — read three stories all with the theme of inclusion and tolerance, Wilkerson said.
"There was no sexual allusion of any kind," he said.
From the beginning, the protest made little sense. Bookmans had hosted these events for years without any known negative consequences.
Theoretically, at the store, a child could have wandered into a drag story hour session without their parents and seen it on their own. But then what harm would have come the child? And on Sunday, the event would not have been accessible to any child without a parent.
So why would anyone protest? Parents have a right to think differently from members of The Bridge and other conservative evangelical churches.
Kimberly McAllister, the wife of The Bridge's lead pastor David McAllister, told radio host Garret Lewis in March that she and friends started the protest.
Bookmans' drag story hour, she claimed, represented "grooming."
"They just want to push their adult agenda on children," she said.
But let's be real: This is part of a much bigger culture-war political push. In a backlash to changing social norms about sexual identity and gender expression, some conservative Christians have invented a reason for hatred: They say sexual minorities are trying to groom our children into becoming trans or gay or to victimize them.
You know, drag isn't for everybody. I've seen performances a couple of times but never go out of my way for them and probably wouldn't have brought my children when they were younger.
But I ought to have a right to do that without threat or intimidation and going through an elaborate registration process to visit a secret site. To use the phrase this group likes to use, we can be "mama bear" and "papa bear" to our own children — we don't need them to butt in.
There's something else here, though, that is especially annoying: The objections of activists from churches like The Bridge feels so much like projection.
If there's anywhere we've seen "grooming" behavior, it has been in churches. The Roman Catholic Church, of course, has been a notoriously protective home for abusers. In 2004, the Diocese of Tucson was the second in the country to file for bankruptcy protection as a result of judgments in sexual abuse cases.
But Protestant churches have also been a longtime home for sexual abusers and sometimes acted as their protectors. An investigation into the Southern Baptist Convention found repeated abuse and protection of abusers throughout that network of churches, the largest Protestant denomination in the country.
One of the Southern Baptist cases was that of Chris Decaire, a youth minister at East Side Baptist Church in Tucson, who was sentenced to 79 years in prison in 2009 for sexually molesting a 13-year-old girl.
Another huge denomination, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, told a Cochise County bishop not to report ongoing sexual assault of his children by a church member, Paul Douglas Adams.
But at least those mega denominations have governing boards that grudgingly started to take the problem seriously in recent decades or years. At non-denominational churches like The Bridge, the degree of governance will differ from church to church, as will the degree of welcome for grooming and abuse.
For those who care about real-life grooming, not the pretend stuff they protested Sunday, that should be good news. They can carry out their anti-grooming activities on Sunday mornings in the air-conditioned comfort of their own church.
Tim Steller is an opinion columnist. A 25-year veteran of reporting and editing, he digs into issues and stories that matter in the Tucson area, reports the results and tells you his conclusions. Contact him at tsteller@tucson.com or 520-807-7789. On Twitter: @senyorreporter
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Tucson is on the verge of tying or breaking its record for the most 110-degree days in a single year.
So far this year, the city has sweltered through nine 110-degree days.
The record of 10 days was set in 1990 and 1994, said Dalton Van Stratten, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Tucson.
And 110-degree days are likely through Friday, July 21.
There's a 69% chance of a 110-degree day on Wednesday, a 79% chance on Thursday and a 57% chance on Friday, Van Stratten said.
After that, the longer-range forecast shows high temperatures most likely won't top 109, through Tuesday, July 25.
If we do break the record, Tucson will still be far behind Phoenix, which on Tuesday broke its own record with a 19th straight day of 110-degree weather there.
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HOOD RIVER, Ore. — Portland-area drivers were likely sighing in relief earlier this year when Gov. Tina Kotek ordered a pause on all new tolling in Oregon until 2026, but the order does not apply to tolls that are already in place — and one of those sets of tolls is about to go up.
The Port of Hood River Commission voted last week to raise tolls on the Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge, the sole crossing linking the two cities across the Columbia River. It's a pretty big hike — from $2 per car to $3.50 for drivers paying cash, and from $1 per car to $1.75 with the automatic payment system.
But there's a good reason for the higher fare. The long-running effort to replace the Interstate Bridge in Portland tends to be the first thing people think of when it comes to Columbia River bridges that need updating, but the Hood River Bridge will turn 100 years old next year, and it's definitely showing its age. Local officials say it's past time for a replacement, and the toll increase is going to help make that happen, starting in just a couple years.
Aging, narrow structure
When the Hood River Bridge opened in 1924, the baseline vehicle toll was 75 cents, with higher tolls for bigger loads — but instead of step increases based on the number of additional axles on the vehicle, the tolls went up based on the number of additional animals pulling it, according to the Port of Hood River website.
"The original bridge had a wooden deck, and it had the old Model Ts. It was a different world back in the 1920s," said Kevin Greenwood, executive director of the Port of Hood River.
The port bought the bridge from its original private owners in 1950, and has maintained it ever since. It's received some big upgrades over its life, including a major project to raise it and add a lift span in 1938 and a seismic retrofit to strengthen it in the 1990s — although it's still not expected to fare as well as a modern bridge would when the Big One hits.
And there are many deficiencies that no retrofit can solve, such as the fact that the support columns are spaced uncomfortably close together, leaving barges on the main Columbia River channel with little room for error as they thread their way through.
Width is also a big problem up on the bridge deck, where traffic moves in two narrow lanes with no shoulders. It's so cramped that drivers in big vehicles are sometimes urged to fold in their mirrors to make sure they don't get sheared off. And if two big vehicles aren't careful when passing, the result can be even worse.
"We actually have trucks, fruit trucks and lumber trucks, lock up mid-span," Greenwood said. "That causes huge traffic problems, all the way back onto Highway 14 and I-84."
No shoulders on the bridge means there's no turnaround space, he said, so all the cars on the bridge have to back all the way out to whichever end they can reach so crews can get in and untangle the trucks. Even when traffic is moving smoothly, the claustrophobic lanes and high winds can make for a harrowing drive despite the bridge's 15 mph speed limit.
"You can really feel your car moving on that steel deck, and so that really makes it dicey ... if you're not a real confident driver," Greenwood said. "There's a lot of people that only drive this bridge once, because they just don't feel safe doing it."
'Neighborhood connector'
Avoiding the bridge isn't an option for local residents, especially those on the north side of the river. A majority of the bridge's 4 million annual crossings are drivers coming from Bingen and White Salmon and commuting to the larger city of Hood River, and the closest alternative crossing posts are both more than 20 miles away in either direction.
"This new bridge really is essential to the long-term resiliency of our Washington communities in west Klickitat (County)," said White Salmon Mayor Marla Keethler. "This really is our lifeline ... childcare, a lot of medical services, daily grocery runs, this bridge becomes that neighborhood connector, more or less."
Keethler is also one of the commissioners on the newly-created Hood River-White Salmon Bridge Authority, which officially took over management of the bridge replacement project July 1 and will own and operate the new bridge when it's done. The Port of Hood River will continue to play a supporting role, but Keethler said the new authority's shared leadership structure was an important change for Washington residents.
"It allows bi-state representation, and going forward ensures that all tolls on that new bridge stay only with that bridge, for the long-term operation and maintenance of that singular facility," she said, "and I think that's been a key part, especially for Washington residents, is to finally have a seat at the table and make sure that there's representation long term."
The new bridge authority grew out of a bi-state working group that began meeting about five years ago, and officials said that development marked a turning point in the quest to bring the long-simmering idea of a new crossing into reality.
"The great thing is that we're all on the same team," said Kristi Chapman, president of the Port of Hood River Commission. "And so we have support from the Washington side, we have support from the Oregon side, and we're working with the Native American tribes, which has been starting to become very successful. So it seems like everyone is all on the same page, that this is a beautiful bridge, but it's not functional anymore."
Replacement design and cost
The replacement crossing is still going through the federal environmental review process, so the design isn't 100% complete, but the big pieces are already locked in place. Like its predecessor, it will be a two-lane bridge, but it'll be more than twice as wide, with 12-foot lanes and 8-foot shoulders.
It'll also have a multi-modal path on the western side for bike and pedestrian access — something the current bridge lacks entirely.
The deck will be concrete rather than steel grating, and there won't be a lift span — the new bridge will cross the main river channel at 90 feet, high enough to provide clearance for all vessels that travel as far up the Columbia as Hood River.
The project has secured about $118 million in funding so far, according to its website, but there's still a lot more that will need to be lined up in the next two years before construction can begin.
"The overall cost to complete is about $600 million," Chapman said, "so the goal is if we could get a commitment from Oregon and Washington of about $125 million apiece, and then our commitment is this $15-20 million for the Local Community Reserve Fund that would help us get a (Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act) or other fund federal funding that could then push us over that $525-600 million and get us to where we need to go."
The $15-20 million is the additional revenue that the upcoming toll hike on the current bridge is expected to bring in. If all the other financial pieces come together, the planners hope construction can get underway in late 2025 or early 2026.
The new bridge will be build slightly to the west of the existing one and is tentatively planned to open in 2029. Once traffic shifts over to the new bridge, the old one will be decommissioned and removed after standing for just over a century.
The tolling question
You might be wondering why a century-old bridge has tolls in the first place. After all, the Astoria and Interstate bridges both had tolls once upon a time, but they ended once construction costs were paid off.
The difference, Greenwood explained, is that those bridges are owned by the Oregon and Washington Departments of Transportation, which can use state gas tax revenue to pay for maintenance. The Hood River Bridge is owned by the port, which doesn’t have access to that funding, so they have to take a more direct approach to cover maintenance costs. That’s also why the Bridge of the Gods has tolls — it’s owned by the Port of Cascade Locks.
The new bi-state bridge authority will have the same limitation, which means the current Hood River Bridge's tolls are going to transfer over to the replacement, and they'll remain a permanent feature of the new bridge as well. But port staff said the toll hike coming up in September is the only one they think they'll need to make during the remaining design and construction period.
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SEATTLE — The suspect in a stabbing was shot by police in downtown Seattle Tuesday morning.
Around 7:45 a.m., the Seattle Police Department (SPD) responded to a reported stabbing near the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Cherry Street. Upon arrival, a 39-year-old victim with a stab wound to the neck was found at the scene and transported to the hospital in stable condition.
Soon after, police say witnesses notified them that the suspect was seen in the area of 1st Avenue and Spring Street. SPD said officers responded and made contact with the suspect, after which the police shot him. Police have not said what happened before the shooting or if one or multiple officers shot at the suspect. A knife was recovered at the scene.
The stabbing suspect is currently in the hospital in critical condition, according to Harborview Medical Center. No officers were hurt.
"I heard 'Stop, stop,' and then I heard a few shots, and when I got over here, I'd seen somebody on the ground over there,” said Eddie Contreras who was walking a dog in the area.
"I have never seen First Ave. like this before, but shootings are on the rise here so it is kind of not surprising,” said resident Chelsea Croxford.
Police data specifically for Seattle’s downtown commercial shows nearly 200 violent crimes reported this year between January and the end of June. Last year, the same area saw a total of 471 reports of violent crime.
The department's Force Investigation Team is on scene to lead the investigation. Per department policy, body camera footage should be released within 72 hours of the shooting.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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MOLALLA, Ore. — Evacuations orders are in place due to a wildfire near the Clackamas County town of Molalla on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office are asking residents of the Twin Fir Mobile Home Park at 300 Kennel Avenue, 310 Kennel Avenue, and 250 Kennel Avenue in Molalla to evacuate immediately issuing a Level 3 (Go Now).
Here's what evacuation levels mean
Level 1 Notice - Be Ready: Residents should be aware of the danger that exists in their area and monitor local media outlets for information. Residents with special needs should take note and begin making arrangements to evacuate. Evacuations at this time are voluntary.
Level 2 Notice - Be Set: This level indicates there is significant danger to your area, and residents should either voluntarily relocate to a shelter or outside of the affected area, or if choosing to remain, to be ready at a moment's notice. Emergency services cannot guarantee that they will be able to notify you if conditions rapidly deteriorate.
Level 3 Notice - Go Now: Danger to your area is current or imminent, and you should leave immediately. Listen to local media and watch for emergency personnel who may be coming by to give further instructions regarding the evacuation.
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DALLAS — Police in Dallas are looking for any suspects in the deaths of three women who were all found with stab wounds in empty fields.
The first woman's body, later identified as 60-year-old Ashley Robinson, was found on April 22, 2023, in the 200 block of Santa Fe Avenue near the intersection of North Corinth Street Road and East Clarendon Drive in southern Dallas.
Two months later, 25-year-old Cherish Gibson's body was found in the same spot.
Gibson was last seen near an adult bookstore on Harry Hines Boulevard. The store owner told WFAA that Dallas police pulled surveillance video because her phone last pinged outside the store.
And on July 15, the body of an unidentified woman was found in a field less than five miles away from the other two victims.
Police said they, so far, haven't linked the cases to a particular suspect but added that two of the women were involved in prostitution.
Both the families of Gibson and Robinson had reported them missing and were looking for them.
Further details on the three cases were not immediately released as the investigations continue.
Bekah Charleston, a sex trafficking victim, spoke with WFAA about the dangers of working in prostitution.
"When you dehumanize a person to the point that they become a commodity that means now you're just a product to someone that is to be paid for, used and discarded," Charleston said.
"You don't know how many women I know what have been either murdered by their sex traffickers or by their buyers that purchase them," she added.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Wildlife officials were trying to capture a wayward sea otter Thursday that has been wrestling surfboards away from surfers and aggressively approaching kayakers off the coast of Santa Cruz, California.
The 5-year-old female otter has shown aggression toward people for several weeks and poses a public safety risk, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in a statement.
Video and photographs shared on social media show the marine mammal getting on top of different surfboards — on at least one occasion biting and tearing chunks off a board — and aggressively approaching surfers.
A team of wildlife experts with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the nearby Monterey Bay Aquarium were working to capture and put the animal in a new home, the service said.
“While there have been no confirmed reports of injury, due to the highly unusual behavior of this otter, kayakers, surfers, and others recreating in the area should not approach the otter or encourage the otter’s interactions,” U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said.
Federal wildlife officials said the otter’s behavior is highly unusual and the exact cause for such behavior is unknown.
“Aggressive behavior in female southern sea otters may be associated with hormonal surges or due to being fed by humans,” federal officials said.
The animal, which wildlife officials named sea otter 841, was born in captivity and released into the wild in June 2020. She is tagged with her number and has a radio transmitter that officials are monitoring to find and capture her, wildlife officials said.
They said it is not the first time the otter has shown aggressiveness toward humans. The sea otter was observed approaching people in late 2021. Last May, she was spotted with a pup in the Santa Cruz area and four months later exhibited similar aggressive behavior.
In September, a team of California wildlife officials and Monterey Bay Aquarium staff hazed sea otter 841 by yelling loudly at her and using a paddle to beat the water in an effort to create a negative association with people, said Kevin Connor, a spokesperson with the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
"Ultimately, that effort was not successful and as we can see, the interactions with people continued and escalated and now we've got an otter 841 that is very bold,” Connor said.
“We need the animal to listen to its natural survival instinct and have a healthy fear of people so it won’t approach them,” he added.
Connor said that once captured, the otter will be evaluated by aquarium vets and be given a new home in a zoo or an aquarium where she can be “an ambassador for her species.”
If she harms a person, wildlife officials would have to consider euthanizing the animal, he said.
Southern sea otters, whose population dwindled to about 50 in 1938, are managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. They are listed as federally threatened under the Endangered Species Act and are protected under the Marine Mammal Act and California state law.
Now with a population of about 3,000, sea otters play a fundamental role in maintaining healthy coastal ecosystems by preying on sea urchins that can multiply and chomp their way through the kelp forests they share, Connor said.
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DALLAS — The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) began phasing out physical mail delivery this week.
Prisoners will no longer receive physical letters, photographs and drawings from friends or family. Instead, those parcels will go to a central location for scanning.
Inmates will be able to access digital, colorized copies of their mail on their tablet devices. A few inmates in tight custody do not have tablets and will instead receive black-and-white, physical copies of their mail.
Legal and media mail, books and magazines will be delivered as usual.
The state aims to prevent people from mailing drugs, phones or weapons to prisoners with the new policy. Jailers have confiscated letters soaked in liquid narcotics, for example.
"While no single effort can completely stop the transmission of dangerous contraband, we feel that every measure we can take to improve health and safety in our facilities is worth adopting," a TDCJ spokesperson said.
But advocates say the change will deprive prisoners of a physical connection to their loved ones.
"Isn't there a difference when you get a physical piece of mail versus a text message from someone saying, 'I love you?'" asked Jennifer Toon, project director for the Lioness Justice Impacted Women's Alliance.
Toon spent time in prison, where she says she collected letters from her brother and father.
"I'd run my hand over their signature," she said. "It's just different when it's the hand-written, tangible thing."
Experts also question whether the change will significantly hinder the flow of contraband into state facilities. A 2021 Texas Tribune investigation found that contraband rates didn't change, even after the state rolled back mail privileges and barred visitation because of COVID-19.
That data indicated corrupt prison staff are most responsible for the introduction of contraband into the facilities where they work.
The TDCJ has so far phased-out personal mail delivery to 10 state prisons. The phase-out will continue until all facilities move to the digital system in the coming weeks.
People should now address their letters to:
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Inmate’s Full First and Last Name + TDCJ Number
PO Box 660400
Dallas, TX 75266-0400
Inmates will still be able to write and send letters, as usual.
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COCKEYSVILLE, Md. — This month, it's like a brand new state.
Adult-use cannabis is legal, albeit highly regulated, in Maryland.
"It's been a lot of fun; we've been meeting a whole lot of new people. Busy, but manageable," said Matthew Hersh, general manager of KIP Dispensary in Cockeysville.
Hersh has worked in this business for half a decade, and is seeing the hard work pay off roughly three weeks into the substance's legalization for use by adults over 21.
Some, as he knows, are still not doing things the way his shop is.
"The idea that the black market, or the illicit market, was going to go away overnight, I don't think anybody had that illusion," Hersh added.
Hersh's medical and adult-use shop and other legal dispensaries put a great deal of effort into falling within the state's goalposts, and building out their shops.
Hersh and his colleagues within the industry are working to attract new customers, including those who are still doing things the way they've always done them.
But, as he described, that can be an uphill battle.
"We don't have supply where it needs to be to keep the prices competitive with the black market," said Hersh. "And that's just a result of not a lot of leeway, not a lot of time for growers to ramp up."
Even though getting it illegally is, well, illegal, it's personal, it's convenient, and - a big one - customers can get more potent product, more potent than those sold within state caps on THC content.
"Hash and dabbing concentrates that come from other states - it's the heaviest consumers, people probably spending the most money, are not able to shop in the adult market," Hersh noted.
For those who are selling legally, like Hersh, the trial becomes bringing those currently shopping illegally to their legal shop.
"I think we just need to educate people more about the quality, and why it's important to get tested products, and the price points are not as high as everyone thinks," Hersh said.
Police in Baltimore County did not interview with WMAR-2 News for this story, but said they "would not be able to determine whether an individual was specifically attempting avoiding regulation."
"Any sale of marijuana not regulated by the state is illegal," a department spokesman added.
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Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador is warning residents about a sextortion scammer that recently targeted an Idaho resident.
The scammer "recently impersonated the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force in an attempt to elicit Personal Identifiable Information (PII) from a target via email," a press release from Labrador's office stated. "As these scams rarely target only one individual, it is highly likely that additional victims have been contacted in Idaho and other states."
The scammer's target was accused of committing crimes of solicitation of a minor and child pornography by someone pretending to be ICAC Lt. Christopher Williams, the release said. The target was instructed to enroll in a court-mandated Cyber Citation Second Chance Program and given the following instructions:
"Take a blank sheet of paper sign it dated place your ID beside your social above the signature snap a clear legible picture flip over the ID and the social snap another legible picture for both backs with signature submit both pictures via email or text to lieutenant Christopher Williams to be enrolled in this program."
"The scammer threatened potential fines, prosecution, probation, social media restrictions and other consequences should the target refuse to comply with the provided instructions and participate in the program," the release said.
The target was also warned that a judge had placed a gag order of suppression on their case and was told that discussing it with anyone other than the judge and serving officer would result in their immediate arrest.
Anyone who receives one of these emails is encouraged to contact the Attorney General’s ICAC Unit at 208-947-8700.
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Gov. Brad Little, center, smiles as he is presented a ceremonial check from Idaho Lottery Director Jeffrey R. Anderson, at right, during a lottery dividend presentation Tuesday at Emmett Middle School.
Gov. Brad Little looks over some ongoing construction at Emmett Middle School after a dividend presentation ceremony from the Idaho Lottery Commission, on Tuesday.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Debbie Critchfield, Emmett Independent School District Superintendent Craig Woods and Gov. Brad Little pose with one of the ceremonial checks presented during a lottery dividend presentation Tuesday at Emmett Middle School.
Gov. Brad Little, left, looks on as Idaho Lottery Director Jeffrey R. Anderson speaks during a lottery dividend presentation Tuesday at Emmett Middle School.
Gov. Brad Little, center, smiles as he is presented a ceremonial check from Idaho Lottery Director Jeffrey R. Anderson, at right, during a lottery dividend presentation Tuesday at Emmett Middle School.
Gov. Brad Little, left, looks on as Idaho Lottery Director Jeffrey R. Anderson speaks during a lottery dividend presentation Tuesday at Emmett Middle School.
EMMETT — The Idaho Lottery commemorated its record-breaking 34th anniversary Tuesday by returning its single largest dividend to the people of Idaho.
“This is for the people of Idaho,” Jeffrey R. Anderson, Idaho Lottery director, said at Emmett Middle School. “We are making a difference in the classroom, and more importantly, in the hearts and minds of educators and children.”
The lottery reported more than $422 million in sales, topping the $300 million mark for the third time ever. As a result, it also turned over a record dividend to the state this week. On Tuesday, the Idaho Lottery Commission presented Gov. Brad Little with an $82 million check — a 12.3% increase over last year's dividend, which was $73 million.
“The $82 million is the net revenue after all of our sales and all of our expenses,” Anderson said. “Statutorily, three-eighths goes to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for maintenance and operations at schools, three-eighths goes to the permanent building fund for public buildings — most of which goes to university projects, not all, but a lot — and then one-quarter goes to the bond levy equalization fund to pay for bonds.”
All in all, the superintendent of public instruction receives five-eighths of the money for schools and education in Idaho, Anderson said.
Little and Idaho Lottery Commission Chairman Craig Corbett awarded $51.25 million to support Idaho's public education system — the largest single check from the Idaho Lottery to Idaho schools. Of that $51.25 million, over $30 million will go into the School Building Fund Account for operations and maintenance projects. The other $20.5 million will be allotted to the Department of Education's Bond Levy Equalization fund, paying the interest on Idaho's Public School bonds.
Idaho Lottery dividends are used by school districts for things like repairs, building maintenance and operational projects. Just this summer, the Emmett Independent School District began renovating the original restrooms on both floors of Emmett Middle School, first built in the 1950s.
According to Emmett Middle School Principal Debbie Dawson, the work has been funded in part by the lottery's dividend to the school district.
“The lottery gave us a chance to be able to fund the new bathrooms and give the kids something to be proud of,” Dawson said.
For students in a rural Idaho town to have a safe school means everything to Dawson.
“Regardless of where your school is in Idaho, facilities, maintenance, aging facilities, wanting to build new facilities, are a very important issue for our school leaders all around the state,” Debbie Critchfield, Superintendent of Public Instruction, said.
Lottery funds are an important additional resource for school districts, teachers and students — and that resource wouldn't be possible if people didn't buy tickets, Critchfield said.
“I have seen firsthand the difference the Idaho lottery is making for schools, especially the rural schools and our communities,” Corbett said.
Last year, Corbett participated in delivering $3,000 for a library expansion in an elementary school in Preston.
“Idaho is a vast, diverse state with many needs. One common theme among every community is providing a quality education,” Corbett said. “As chairman at the Idaho Lottery Commission, I'm very proud of the contributions the lottery has made each year that improve and enhance the quality education for Idaho students.”
Over the course of 34 years, the Department of Education and Bond Levy Equalization fund have received a total of $680 million, Corbett said. The Permanent Building Fund has received over half a billion dollars.
In 1988, the Idaho Legislature presented a ballot initiative for the people to consider starting a lottery. Its affirmative vote led to the first ticket being sold 34 years ago on July 19, Anderson said.
“At that time, the lottery had a singular mission: to do good by responsibly providing the largest annual dividend possible to the state, the benefit of public education and permanent buildings," Anderson said. "Today our do-good initiatives have grown.”
Emily White is a reporter for the Idaho Press. She covers Boise and Ada County with an emphasis on education. Follow her on Twitter @EmilyWhite177 and email her at ewhite@idahopress.com
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Boise Mayor Lauren McLean declared July 18, 2023 as Holli Woodings day during Tuesday's city council meeting to commemorate Woodings' last meeting.
Before the proclamation and Woodings naming her successor, McLean said that the city council president had left her mark.
"We're going to miss you," McLean said.
The two hugged as the crowd applauded after McLean's proclamation. Other councilmembers made remarks thanking Woodings and saying she is a role model.
"The first time I actually really met Holli was during my campaign when I called her, really looking for an endorsement, which she refused to give me, that she refused to give everyone in my race," Councilmember Patrick Bageant said. "But she said I'll meet with you ... she sat down and invested in a candidate who had questions."
Woodings said she felt lucky because "it seems like people don't get to hear this many nice things said about them until after they die."
Woodings had previously announced she would not run for re-election this November. Last week, the city of Boise announced she would resign on July 21 ahead of a move to Washington, D.C., with her family.
Ultimately, Woodings nominated current Council President Pro Tem Jimmy Hallyburton as council president. She said Hallyburton had "shown his mettle" as a councilmember. The council unanimously approved him.
Woodings then nominated Bageant as council president pro tem, which was also approved unanimously.
"I really appreciate the nomination," Hallyburton said. "I'm not sure if I ever envisioned myself being the council president in my first term, and I certainly didn't envision that happening this way."
Hallyburton is an Idaho native and was raised in Boise. In 2007 he launched the Boise Bicycle Project, where he is the executive director, although he will retire from that post on Sept. 29. There, he has led a team of 17 staff, 802 volunteers, 760 members and a number of community supporters.
Aside from his efforts with the Boise Bicycle Project, Hallyburton has created several national award-winning programs which have helped hundreds of incarcerated women and men reconnect with their community; has created working relationships between neighborhood associations and the Ada County Highway District; and has helped build walkable/bikeable neighborhoods, according to his bio page on the city of Boise website.
In January, Woodings was selected as council president and Hallyburton as council president pro tem, in a week that exemplified the chaos and turnover of the Boise City Council in 2023. A day before, former council president Elaine Clegg was approved as CEO of Valley Regional Transit.
And in that meeting itself, the council said then-councilmember Lisa Sánchez may no longer live in her district. The city later determined that Sánchez did move out of her district, and in doing so she inadvertently vacated her seat. Sánchez has since sued. The lawsuit is ongoing and a trial is scheduled for December.
Since then, Clegg and Sánchez were replaced by Colin Nash, a Democrat in Idaho's House of Representatives, and Latonia Haney Keith, who works at the College of Idaho. Haney Keith previously told the Idaho Press she is not planning to run for city council in November.
Bageant also said he will not run for re-election.
In May, Woodings announced that she would not run for re-election this November, noting a need to take a break from the public eye.
At the time, Woodings said, “A lot has changed in the past couple of years. I graduated with my master’s degree, my husband and I sold our company, our kids are getting older. So it’s just kind of a good time to reexamine what our life looks like and our priorities.”
Woodings, a Democrat, grew up in Boise and is a Boise State University graduate. She has served on the council since 2017.
On her city of Boise profile page, Woodings lists some of her top accomplishments in office as expanding after-school programming to the West Ada School District, working with small businesses and restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic and for being a champion for affordable housing in the city.
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At least five people were injured in a mass shooting in Philadelphia Tuesday night, police said.
The shooting occurred on the 500 block of East Wyoming Street. Police said at least three men and two women were injured after a shooter opened fire.
Officials have not yet revealed the conditions of the victims, what led to the shooting or if any arrests were made.
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The suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killings had a cache of more than 200 guns in a vault inside his home, the Suffolk County police commissioner said.
Investigators are still trying to determine if the weapons belonging to Rex Heuermann, 59, are legally registered, Commissioner Rodney Harrison told “Fox & Friends“ in an interview Monday.
"He had an arsenal in a vault that he had downstairs," he said.
"Anytime somebody has that type of arsenal, we have some concerns," Harrison added.
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A police spokesperson said they are not "releasing anything further about items/evidence seized."
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What to Know
- The Dominican Day Parade 2023 will take place on Sunday, Aug. 13 on Sixth Avenue from 37th to 52nd street starting noon.
- For the first time in the event's history, the country's president will be in attendance.
- NBC 4 and Telemundo 47 will be sponsoring this year's celebration.
This year's Dominican Day Parade may be less than a month away, but there are a number of festivities leading up to the big event.
Now in its 41st year, the event will take place on Sunday, Aug. 13 on Sixth Avenue from 37th to 52nd street starting noon.
This year's parade theme is "Our History, Our People," honoring the community members who exemplify the vibrant culture of the Dominican Republic and its people and who have made significant contributions to their respective fields.
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The Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader will be in attendance and will be recognized as the Grand Marshal. This will go down as the first time in the parade's history that will count with the participation of the country's president.
Other announced honorees will include global Dominican singer Natti Natasha as the Queen of the Parade and DJ Adoni as the King. Entrepreneur and community advocate Antonio Cabrera will be recognized as the Cacique of Hope and Los Lideres - Banda Real as the International Band of the Year, while actress and model Celines Toribio will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The parade will include on-stage performances and cultural en-route exhibitions. The event will showcase vibrant floats and costumes as well as traditional music and food that will ensure a day of fun and celebration for all.
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Nonetheless, festivities will begin before the grand day. Most notably, the Dominican Day Parade - Benefit Gala will take place on Friday, Aug. 11 from 8 p.m. to midnight. This early celebration will feature live performances by Dominican artists and traditional Dominican cuisine, with proceeds going towards supporting local Dominican communities.
The National Dominican Day Parade, Inc. will also be holding other events. These include a Food Drive with GOYA on Aug. 9 as well as the Brooklyn and Manhattan Borough President Celebrations on July 27 and Aug. 3 respectively.
NBC 4 and Telemundo 47 will be sponsoring this year's Dominican Day Parade.
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What to Know
- The largest counterterrorism and intelligence gathering operation in American policing has a new leader today and for the first time it is a woman, a woman who is no stranger to right-wing extremism, ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and other forms of terrorists including cyber-terrorism.
- Rebecca Weiner will replace John Miller as the Deputy Commissioner for Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
- Weiner joined the NYPD as an intelligence analyst in 2006 and rose through the ranks to be assistant commissioner under Miller’s command.
The largest counterterrorism and intelligence gathering operation in American policing has a new leader today and for the first time it is a woman, a woman who is no stranger to right-wing extremism, ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and other forms of terrorists including cyber-terrorism.
Rebecca Weiner will replace John Miller as the Deputy Commissioner for Counterterrorism and Intelligence. Weiner joined the NYPD as an intelligence analyst in 2006 and rose through the ranks to be assistant commissioner under Miller’s command.
She’s been instrumental in developing the NYPD’s Racially and Ethnically Motivated Extremism squad known as R.E.M.E. focusing on domestic threats including those that seek to target minorities because of their race, Neo-Nazis, and other forms of similar extremists.
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And, as NBC News first reported, the team of NYPD analysts who sent four reports to the Capitol Police in the days leading up to January 6 detailing the types of threats they were seeing online prior to that fateful day were under her command.
Weiner initially joined the NYPD following 9/11 helping to build the NYPD’s intelligence analysis unit focusing on stopping terrorist attacks and analyzing terrorist attacks abroad and in the U.S. The mission also expanded to providing analysis of shootings and crime trends to try and help the NYPD better understand specific crime trends and help make arrests of those most responsible for violence, officials say.
While a regular speaker at global terrorism conferences Weiner has given few interviews. On the 20 year anniversary of 9/11 she spoke to NBC News exclusively about what she was combatting daily.
“Our job is to distinguish signal from noise and figure out what we do with the information, how we can use it to protect our city and to make sure that our partners elsewhere across the country, around the world, can use it to their best advantage, too”, Weiner said.
“In the last five years, we've seen not just a transition from Al-Qaeda to ISIS, which we saw in 2014 really sharply, but other actors like racially ethnically motivated violent extremists, white supremacists, neo-Nazi, what we call accelerationists.”
Weiner prophetically said the threat was now also aimed at the government and its institutions as well, “and you've had, over the last couple of years, sort of widespread distrust of institutions, of law enforcement, of government that's manifesting in violent extremisms, civil unrest across the country.”
“So, we still worry about Al-Qaeda, we still worry about ISIS. Now we worry about a whole range of domestic extremist actors as well.”
The announcement was made by New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Commissioner Edward Caban. Former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton spoke at her appointment crediting the work of Weiner and her team in helping to stop or prosecute the over 50 attacks aimed at the city since 9/11, over half of them in the last 10 years.
Her young sons Xavier and Damian held the bible during her swearing in. Her grandfather was one of the last people to flee Poland prior to the invasion of the Nazis and immigrate to the U.S.
He was soon employed at a lab in Los Alamos, New Mexico as part of the Manhattan Project helping to develop the atom and hydrogen bomb. There he met a young typist who he would eventually marry and would become Weiner’s grandmother.
An Art Deco poster commemorating the lab and Los Alamos currently hangs on her office wall at an undisclosed location in Lower Manhattan.
Weiner's appointment comes a day after two other historic announcements for the NYPD.
On Monday, Edward Caban was named the next NYPD commissioner, making him the first Hispanic person to lead the nation's largest police department. Additionally, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tania Kinsella as the next first deputy commissioner -- the first woman of color to serve in that position in NYPD history.
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CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – Thousands of customers in our region are without power after heavy storms moved through the area this evening.
According to our StormTracker 13 team, the storms first reached the western part of the Tri-State around 4 p.m., and reached their full intensity around 6 p.m. as they continued to move through the region. About 10 minutes before 6 p.m., a tornado warning was issued. The warning expired just before 6:10 p.m.
The Appalachian Power outage map shows approximately 10,088 customers in their West Virginia service area are without power. Kanawha County, Putnam County and Mason County are reporting the most outages, with 2,412; 1,810; and 1,478 customers in each county, respectively. These three counties were the hardest-hit in the Tri-State.
According to Mon Power, 214 customers in the Tri-State are without power, and 3,210 total West Virginia customers are without power at this time.
AEP Ohio states 1,412 customers in our viewing area are without power between Meigs, Vinton, Gallia, Lawrence and Scioto Counties. There are no reported outages in Jackson County, Ohio.
According to Kentucky Power, 1,151 customers in our region are without power at this time.
To keep up with restoration times for your area, check the link above to your company’s outage map.
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