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CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – United States Attorney Will Thompson is partnering with the West Virginia State Police and the West Virginia Center for Children’s Justice to train educators and social workers on how to combat human trafficking.
Along with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, officials created training videos to help teachers, social workers and others learn the warning signs of human trafficking and how to report suspected instances.
“These are victims who we have identified and prosecuted the cases,” said Will Thompson, US Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia. “And they all say ‘I wish somebody would have realized that sooner.’ You know, that person that’s going to realize sooner, that could be a teacher, that could be a CPS worker, that could be a little league coach, whoever it might be. It’s somebody in the community that recognizes it and makes the report.”
The training videos will go to educators all across West Virginia. Officials say the training videos are designed to focus on the risk factors and vulnerabilities as well as to teach educators and social workers how to spot red flags and to provide resources on how to respond to suspected human trafficking.
According to Thompson’s office, national statistics show that more than 80% of trafficking victims who are under the age of 10 are trafficked by a relative, and more than half of juvenile trafficking victims are attending school while being trafficked. Thompson says statistics also say roughly two-thirds of trafficking victims have been involved in foster care or juvenile justice systems.
“The overall goal is to call attention to human trafficking and share ways we can address it in West Virginia,” Thompson said. “This training will help these professionals as well as anyone in the community recognize human trafficking and know what to do when they recognize it. Some of it they already know. Some of this is common sense. But if we can save one child from this, if we can get one victim out, it’s worth it, and I hope we do a lot more than that.”
The videos are available to watch on the West Virginia Center for Children’s Justice website under the Handle With Care program linked here.
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STOCKTON, Calif. — An underwater junkyard of sorts lies beneath the San Joaquin River in Stockton. Dozens of vehicles have been dumped or accidentally driven into the river, and the sheriff’s office says they don’t have the resources to get them out.
The San Joaquin River is one of the hardest working rivers in California, generating hydropower for millions of homes and providing drinking water for even more. It’s a 330-mile highway for endangered fish like trout and salmon starting in the Sierra and ending in the San Francisco Bay, but the middle of it takes an unfortunate turn.
“We get probably like three to four cars in the water every month, but this year it's been significantly more. I would probably say about double,” said Deputy John Canepa with the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office Boating Unit.
Dozens of abandoned cars are cluttering the bottom of the San Joaquin River along Eight Mile Road in Stockton.
Canepa says the cars are likely stolen and dumped, or someone missed a turn and accidentally hit the water. He adds some of the cars could even belong to a missing person, like Jacob VanZant who disappeared in February.
The 24-year-old was last seen at a Lodi restaurant getting takeout. A ping from his phone led the family to believe he was somewhere near the river along Eight Mile Road.
After two months of searching, a volunteer dive team came in and found his remains inside his car – 15 feet below the surface of the water.
“When the divers came, we were shocked to find out there were 27 other vehicles down there,” his mother told ABC10.
There were 27 cars in just that one section of the massive river.
“Taking cars out is important for us at the sheriff’s office because it could be related to a stolen vehicle or missing person, and it would be awesome to bring closures to those families,” said Canepa.
Unfortunately, it’s not that simple.
“We've been working with the Stanislaus County dive team [and] other tow companies to get the vessels out because, unfortunately, we don't have a dive team,” said Canepa.
They also rely on the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office for their underwater camera to check for remains in a submerged vehicle. There are also environmental concerns with cars leaking fluids into the river.
“California's waterways are a professional priority for me and everywhere else, so I'm very interested in this particular problem, especially as it relates to oil and hazardous substances,” said Harry Allen with the EPA.
Allen says he’s aware of about 50 vessels in the Delta both the state and federal governments are trying to remove.
“Vehicles go off the Delta… levees and side roads probably pretty regularly and they need to be responded to,” said Allen.
Allen says they can destroy habitats and are a danger to people using the water for recreation. UC Davis environmental toxicologist Ronald Tjeerdema agrees.
“They can cause serious consequences for fish and other critters,” he said. “If the concentrations are high enough, they can actually then kill them as well.”
For now, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office must wait on other agencies and funding to tackle the problem.
As for the family of Jacob VanZant, they’re left grieving a young life ended too soon. Investigators still aren’t sure how his car ended up in the river.
WATCH ALSO: The future coming to Stockton's Miracle Mile
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FOLSOM, Calif — Folsom foodies might already be familiar with this one, however this restaurant has re-opened with a brand new look.
Specializing in Brazillian-style BBQ, Quick Dish is now serving the Folsom community with a newly remodeled dining room, new menu items and a license to serve alcohol.
Located at 322 East Bidwell Street, the eatery opened in December 2021. Quick Dish was co-founded by Chef Jeferson Luiz Huenser and his wife, Lina.
Lina told ABC10 the community was asking for the establishment to get a liquor license so they would have a reason to stay longer and enjoy great food.
"You can find Quick Dish to be your place to go to get real, fresh food made with care and the quality standard you deserve," Chef Huenser said on the restaurant's website.
With more than 20 years of experience in the business with several family-owned restaurants in Brazil, Chef Huenser brought all his knowledge on Brazillian BBQ to Folsom.
Lina told ABC10 the most popular menu items include the Brazillian top sirloin skillet, Brazillian-style beef plate and top sirloin pizza. Now, the restaurant offers traditional Brazillian drinks called Caipirinhas, beer and wine. Take a look at what else the unique menu has to offer HERE.
As a new member of the Folsom Chamber of Commerce, Lina says she is grateful for the community.
"We are very happy to be here in Folsom," Lina told ABC10. "We feel so welcomed and love helping others by partnering with charities within the Folsom community."
Quick Dish is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The restaurant is closed on Mondays.
You can stay updated on all events at the restaurant and announcements HERE.
Watch more from ABC10: California Heat Wave | Record-breaking heat hits Sacramento
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 513 REMAINS VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES
IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI
ALCORN BENTON ITAWAMBA
LAFAYETTE LEE PONTOTOC
PRENTISS TIPPAH TISHOMINGO
UNION
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHLAND, BOONEVILLE, CORINTH, FULTON,
IUKA, NEW ALBANY, OXFORD, PONTOTOC, RIPLEY MS, AND TUPELO.
Weather Alert
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 degrees expected.
* WHERE...Portions of North Mississippi and West Tennessee.
* WHEN...From noon to 8 PM CDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses to occur.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
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Ferris wheel at the Calhoun County Fair & Livestock Show in Pittsboro, MS. Photo Date: July 18, 2023.
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OKOLONA, Miss. (WTVA) — Some Okolona Electric Department customers will temporarily be without power Thursday morning, July 20.
The outage is scheduled to begin at 6:00 and could last three hours.
This outage will begin at the intersection of West Monroe Avenue and Mississippi Highway 245. It’ll extend west on Highway 32 to Van Vleet.
The outage will give the electric department time to repair a broken power pole.
Okolona Electric will post updates on its Facebook page.
Note: The map shows the approximate outage area and may not be 100% accurate.
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JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) — APEX Ammunition is moving into a larger facility in Columbus and will add 64 jobs.
The Columbus-based company is moving into the former Maxxim building on Yorkville Park Square.
It plans to begin manufacturing at the new site in late 2023.
The shotgun ammunition manufacturer plans on filling positions at the facility over the next few years.
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TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — A teenager is accused of shooting into a Tupelo home early Saturday morning, July 15.
Tupelo Police officers arrested Quintaveon Armstrong, 17, of Tupelo, the same day shortly after 1:45 a.m.
He’s accused of shooting into a home in the 2000 block of Beasley Drive in the Haven Acres neighborhood. Police reported no injuries.
Officers made the arrest during a traffic stop and seized two stolen guns, according to Police.
Armstrong will be tried as an adult. Three other individuals may face charges.
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BRUNSWICK, Maine — The aquaculture industry in Maine employs more than 700 people at nearly 200 farms along the Maine coast, bringing in about $100 million in sales.
Several organizations, including the Maine Aquaculture Association and the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), created a workforce training system to streamline people into the field based on an analysis predicting the industry's future needs.
Two programs—the 10-12 week Aquaculture Pioneers program and the year-long Maine Shellfish and Seaweed Aquaculture Apprenticeship program— were launched to give people hands-on experience and mentorship at an aquaculture farm.
"I've done pretty much every job you can do on the farm, so it's nice to see the full gamut of options," a Mere Point Oyster Company apprentice, Kat Lipp, said.
Currently, 19 pre-apprentices work at 18 farms along the coast as part of the Aquaculture Pioneers program. The pre-apprenticeship program teaches the fundamentals of working on the water.
"There's always a new tidbit to learn and tips here and there that help me out," Colin Quinn, a Mere Point Oyster Company apprentice, said.
The Maine Shellfish and Seaweed Aquaculture Apprenticeship program is a 2,000-hour program at five farms in southern and midcoast Maine. It's a combination of on-the-job learning with 144 hours of classroom work at Southern Maine Community College.
"Now we're at the point where these farms are starting to grow a little bit, get sustainable income, and they're at the point they're selling their product and they're looking to hire one or two full-time employees," Carissa Maurin, aquaculture program manager at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, said. "I think that's a great sign for this industry, that we're sustainably growing as the needs are growing."
The industry's been steadily growing— its total revenue nearly tripled in seven years. Its total economic impact grew from $50 million in 2007 to $137 million in 2014, according to the latest Maine Aquaculture Economic Impact Report from 2017.
The programs were formed through a collaboration between FocusMaine, Educate Maine, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, and the Maine Aquaculture Association.
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AUGUSTA, Maine — Military funerals are solemn occasions, but family smiled at times on Tuesday as they laid their loved one to rest.
It was a day 80 years in the making.
Ensign Stanley Allen, born in Bethel, served in the Navy on the battleship USS Oklahoma. Allen was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and was one of 429 sailors whose bodies were trapped when the ship capsized. Some were identified in the years after, but in 2015, the Navy set out to identify the others. Allen was a DNA match to relatives in 2021.
The Navy notified the family, paid for funeral and travel expenses, and invited them to pay respects as Allen was finally laid to rest at the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta. Rear Admiral Mike Brown came from the Pentagon to preside over the funeral.
"This is absolutely a joyous moment," Brown said of the rare circumstances. "It’s meaningful and solemn but, more than anything, the citizens of Maine now have one of their heroes back on Maine soil. And we should all be celebrating that."
Allen flew a Curtiss SOC Seagull floatplane, which was launched off of the deck of the Oklahoma. Brown said it was a remarkable assignment, and a rare one, as each battleship carried only two Seagulls and used them for scouting and spotting for the ship's massive guns.
Brown handed a folded American flag—removed from atop Allen's casket—to Allen Gelwick, a cousin. After the ceremony, Gelwick remarked at a lengthy history of military service in the family, but said they all had a new bar to reach.
"I don’t know if all of you, or anybody else, if you’d like to be shot off a ship with a 30-foot catapult and reach 80 miles an hour within half a second; but he clearly had some guts," Gelwick smirked.
32 sailors who died in the attack on the USS Oklahoma are still unidentified. The Navy has committed to identifying them all.
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CONWAY, New Hampshire — Eleven people were rescued from the flooded Saco River on Monday afternoon. According to the Conway Fire Department in New Hampshire, the water level is multiple feet above where it should be this time of year.
"The water is high and it's moving on and if you don't have good experience, you can't control it," Conway Fire Chief Stephen Solomon said. "Fortunately they were all wearing life jackets, or the outcome would have been terrible."
All people rescued were safely brought to shore, according to the department. Chief Solomon said they got lucky.
"To me, it was pure luck no one was killed yesterday, it's a high-risk scenario for everyone involved, as well as the people who were still stuck in the water. It takes us more than an hour to get there and they were still in the water, so it was pure luck no one was killed yesterday," Chief Solomon said.
A total of 23 people have been rescued from the water this summer by Conway fire crews. Chief Solomon said the average for summers is usually six to 10 people.
He credited the high water levels in the Saco River brought on by consistent periods of rain this spring and summer. He said the ground is already saturated with water, and it would take an entire week of sunny weather for the river to return to normal levels.
"Things can go sideways pretty quickly; you can be in what looks like flat water and if you paddle out, you can be swept away. If you're in ankle-deep water you can also be swept away," Chief Solomon said.
It's not only people who are at risk of the high waters. Canoe and tube outfitters aren't making nearly as much money.
At Saco Canoe Rental in Conway, owner Peter Gagne said his sales are down more than 70 percent for rentals.
"This has been the worst summer in 25 years," Gagne said. "For the month of July, we have been open for five days."
Gagne said any time they have been open, it has been for adults only, as the water levels and currents are still at high levels.
"It's been very frustrating," Gagne added.
The Fryeburg Police Department said it is tracking down the canoe rental company that sold to the people who had to be rescued Monday. The department said that the rental company will be billed for the cost of the rescue, which included multiple agencies, including the Maine Warden Service.
"This week just be safe, know before you go into any river in New England, and make sure you have a life jacket," Gagne said.
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CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Barbara Borders and her husband, John, haven’t had water connected to their home in northwest Cape Coral for months. Their pump burned out in May, and they were told they needed a new well.
Their daughter, Stacey Sawyer, has been helping them ever since. “They’ve been coming to my house for showers and getting big jugs of water just to flush their toilets,” said Sawyer.
The Borders didn’t want to connect to their neighbor’s well water, but Sawyer finally convinced them last week.
“It got to the point where they were so frustrated; my mother was crying. It broke my heart,” said Sawyer.
Sawyer and her parents have been trying to get a hold of a well company, but they are all booked out for months. The soonest date they could get was in January.
Irrigation Plus told the Border they could put in a new well next to their old one, but they would have to bring 3 big trucks across their neighbor’s backyard. Their neighbors are okay with it, but the property owner is not. Unless the Borders find a company with a smaller truck, they will have to go to the city.
“The only other option that we heard so far is to have the power company come out and take the lines down from the house out here that are between our houses and take the power lines down so they can get a bigger truck in,” said Borders.
NBC2 spoke with someone at H2O Systems Inc about why so many people in Cape Coral get their pumps burned out.
They said the water table is likely lower now than when the wells were originally installed.
This can be caused by a number of things like natural occurrences and growing populations. Rain totals are only a small portion.
Borders hopes her story can help other people dealing with the same issue.
“I’d like someone to help us out. Everybody else, there’s a bad situation here, and it needs to be resolved. And I don’t know. The city has to get involved, I guess, but somebody has to do something. You’ve got a lot of people here that are without water, and that’s not right in the city,” said Borders.
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In split votes, the Southwest Allen County Schools board agreed tonight to address race issues with the help of one organization, but it refused to OK another.
Member Brad Mills said language about diversity, equity and inclusion on the rejected group’s website turned him off.
“That has a lot of negative connotations,” he said.
He declined to elaborate after the meeting.
The board approved using the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism to provide staff training, which costs $7,000 for up to 50 people.
Superintendent Park Ginder had proposed using Rise, a nonprofit that generally doesn’t charge for services, to facilitate community forums.
The district will now explore community engagement options with FAIR.
Board president Jennifer Bennett and Stephanie Veit voted against FAIR doing the training work Ginder presented. They voted in favor a separate motion supporting Rise's community engagement.
The other three members – Mills, Mark Gilpin and Kim Moppert – voted in support of FAIR and opposed Rise's community engagement.
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GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Hot temps outside mean hot temps inside for many women locked up at Perryville prison.
Arizona’s Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry admitted some of their cooling systems failed when temperatures hit that record high 118 degrees over the weekend in the Valley.
The 12News I-Team heard from eight women currently incarcerated at the state prison complex who expressed similar complaints about extreme heat, broken AC, inadequate swamp coolers and some women saying their cells were hitting more than 100 degrees.
One woman wrote in her email that the cells were like "concrete coffins." Another woman told 12News she had to be treated for heat exhaustion on Monday after passing out.
In an email Monday night, the Arizona Department of Corrections stated that some of the AC systems and evaporative coolers, or swamp coolers, experienced issues over the weekend, but also stated the issues were all fixed over the weekend.
The corrections spokesperson wrote that two units on site, that house nearly 1,300 women, only have the swamp coolers, not AC. The spokesperson added that when temps go above 115 degrees and it gets humid like it did this weekend, conditions are "not optimal."
The spokesperson said that the average temperature in cells during the heatwave is 85 degrees, but wouldn't say what the highest recorded temperature was.
DOC says it takes temperature checks twice a day inside the cells.
While temperatures are this hot, the spokesperson said the prison has a heat mitigation plan where inmates are being offered extra showers and cool-off time in the visitation area.
"Several of the units in Perryville, I’ve been in them before," said Corene Kendrick, Deputy Director of the ACLU's National Prison Project. "They’re basically giant metal sheds."
Kendrick, who is currently fighting a lawsuit that started in 2012 against Arizona's Department of Corrections over prison healthcare concerns. She said she's been inside Perryville several times.
"The swamp coolers do not provide the cooling that you need," Kendrick said.
Despite the ADCRR spokesperson saying the cooling systems that had issues were fixed, many women told 12News that there were still issues on Monday and Tuesday, some saying they felt they couldn't escape the heat.
When the I-Team shot video outside Perryville Tuesday morning, inmates were outside in triple-digit temperatures. Some were sitting in an area with a tent that appeared to provide shade. Other women appeared to be part of a work crew.
"People who are in prison, they can’t go to a cooling center," Kendrick stated. "AC is not a luxury. AC is a lifesaver."
The state allocated spending for upgrades at Perryville in the latest budget.
State contract documents from May 2023 show the state picked a vendor to deliver two AC units to Perryville by June 30, 2023.
Over email, the corrections spokesperson said that didn’t happen and that they’d have to order new ones – a project they expect to finish next year.
But when the I-Team talked with the manager at the vendor over the phone, he said that the units were delivered on June 5th, 2023 and that the state paid for them.
Tuesday morning, the 12News I-Team reached out again to the media team with Arizona's Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry regarding temperature readings, maintenance work, and discrepancies over the new air conditioners, but have not received any response yet.
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MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. — Some voters in Maricopa County will get new voter identification cards.
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer made the announcement on Tuesday.
In a news release, Richer said 260,000 voters in Maricopa County will receive cards because boundaries in the five Board of Supervisor districts and the City of Surprise have been updated.
“The new ID cards will look exactly like the regular cards but will include a note that indicates the boundary changes," said Richer.
Richer encouraged voters to visit BeBallotReady.Vote to check their registration information.
The new cards should arrive by next week.
You can see the new boundaries map for the Board of Supervisors by clicking here. The changes were approved on June 30. It goes into effect in January 2024.
The map for new boundaries in Surprise can be found here. It was effective on July 7.
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LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Residents across Lancaster were left without power in the early evening hours of Tuesday, July 18.
According to FOX43's crew at the scene, along Stone Mill Road in Manor Township, a chicken truck swerved and hit a light pole, causing the truck to flip onto its side.
There were no reported injuries, but according to PPL's Outage Center, 446 people are without power. It is unclear at this time when power will be restored.
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MORE COVERAGE: Illinois Supreme Court upholds cash-free bail
BLOOMINGTON — Although concerns linger about proper enforcement, Central Illinois law enforcement leaders say they are prepared to abide by the Illinois Supreme Court's ruling that upheld the constitutionality of eliminating cash bail in the state.
The state Supreme Court issued a 5-2 ruling along party lines Tuesday that determined the cash bail element of the landmark criminal justice reform law known as the SAFE-T Act will go into effect in September, nine months after it was set to be implemented.
The ruling comes more than six months after a lower court found the law, also known as the Pretrial Fairness Act, violated the bail and victims' rights clauses of the state constitution. The state Supreme Court stepped in, pausing the reform while agreeing to hear the case.
In the majority opinion, Chief Justice Mary Jane Thesis wrote: "The Illinois Constitution of 1970 does not mandate that monetary bail is the only means to ensure criminal defendants appear for trials or the only means to protect the public. Our constitution creates a balance between the individual rights of defendants and the individual rights of crime victims."
McLean County State’s Attorney Erika Reynolds, who was among the more than 60 county prosecutors who filed a lawsuit in opposition to the legislation, said her office will be prepared for the implementation of the law in 60 days, despite an ongoing shortage of prosecutors.
“This will exacerbate the problem,” she said.
Reynolds said most state’s attorney’s offices had planned to bring in more lawyers to handle added requirements that will accompany the new system.
“With most offices across the state having difficulty (filling positions), this will just add to that,” she said.
Livingston County State’s Attorney Mike Regnier said he was disappointed with the high court's decision and believes this law will have a dangerous effect on public safety in his community.
Regnier's predecessor and current associate judge, Randy Yedinak, was among the prosecutors who joined the complaint challenging the constitutionality of the law.
“I regret the way it was passed in the first place, which was in the middle of the night, and the way it was haphazardly thrown together,” Regnier wrote in an email Tuesday. “Illinois legislators who voted for this law did not have the best interests of Illinois communities in mind.
“However, this is now the law of the land, we must accept the decision of the Court. My office intends to use all the mechanisms in the law that are available to ensure the public and victims are protected.”
Tazewell County State’s Attorney Kevin Johnson said “disappointed but not surprised” was the sum of his reaction to the Supreme Court ruling.
“Regardless of my professional opinion to the contrary, the SAFE-T Act will be implemented” in September, “and I will fulfill my sworn obligation to uphold the law,” Johnson said in a prepared statement. “Fortunately, Tazewell County is well positioned to implement the requirements of the SAFE-T Act and will do everything within our authority and control to protect the law abiding citizens of Tazewell County.”
But not every attorney was expecting the decision.
Adam Ghrist, a criminal defense attorney with the Finegan, Rinker & Ghrist law office in Bloomington, said he was “somewhat surprised” by the ruling Tuesday.
“I thought that the Victims’ Rights Clause claim had substantial merit and could result in the law being held unconstitutional,” he wrote in an email. “Although I do not agree with all of the court’s reasoning, it is very difficult to overturn a law on constitutional grounds because the law has a strong presumption of constitutionality.”
Ghrist said the language of the Victims’ Rights Act involves an “amount of bail,” which can be seen as an indication that bail must be monetary; however, in the majority opinion of the high court, the justices reasoned that the term bail does not have a monetary component.
“In order to do away with monetary bail, they had to wrestle with what bail means,” Ghrist said in an interview Tuesday afternoon. “It’s a hard place to land when it comes to the Victims’ Rights language.”
He noted the dissenting opinion addressed the issues of defining bail without a monetary element.
Ghrist, a former state and federal prosecutor, also noted he had concerns that the changes to Illinois law will not work as well as the federal system, in which cash bail is already not used.
He said the SAFE-T Act does not give judges as much discretion, compared to the federal system, and that “prevents judges from making the best decision for the specific case in front of them.”
Chief Judge Casey Costigan said the 11th Judicial Circuit and its judicial branch partners are reviewing the details of the Supreme Court opinion, having “worked extensively since August 2022 to prepare for the implementation of the SAFE-T Act.”
The Eleventh Judicial Circuit consists of McLean, Ford, Livingston, Logan and Woodford counties.
In a prepared statement, Costigan said judges had been fully prepared for implementation before the state Supreme Court issued a stay on the act on Dec. 31, 2022.
“Following the review of the Act, all judicial offices will be preparing to implement the ruling and the provisions of the Act on September 18, 2023 as provided in the opinion,” he said.
Some local sheriffs have voiced concerns about staffing once the elimination of cash bail goes into effect.
McLean County Sheriff Matt Lane said his office has been preparing for this possibility for months. Officers have been trained on the key differences of enforcement under the SAFE-T Act and weekly meetings have been set up with other county offices and local law enforcement agencies, he added.
Because of staffing shortages, the McLean County Detention Facility has temporarily transferred more than 40 of its inmates to the La Salle County Jail. Although Lane said he expects the move to provide some relief to McLean County's inmate population, he previously stated that the inmate transfers likely will remain in effect for another couple of months.
"I'm not sure exactly how many inmates will qualify to be released," Lane said. "That would have to be reviewed by the state's attorney's office and they'll let me know."
DeWitt County Sheriff Mike Walker echoed other law enforcement officials, saying, “I think (the decision) was expected just simply because of the political climate in Illinois. I don’t think anybody in law enforcement or prosecution or who follows this is surprised by (the ruling).”
Walker’s chief concern was that the new system would hurt counties financially — not because defendants won’t have to post cash to leave jail, he said, but because it could strain county offices after hours and on the weekends. He said the change is going to cause staffing issues and require guards to be posted at the courthouses on the weekends.
Walker said this could also cause undue stress to potential victims.
“Not only do we have to take them (the defendants) to court or hold court, but the victim has the right to be in court,” he said.
Still, Walker was sympathetic to the spirit of the change.
“I understand the logic behind some of this. There are situations where people are held in jail on minor crimes and they can't get out,” Walker said.
In an emailed response Tuesday, Livingston County Sheriff Ryan Bohm provided the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association’s statement from Executive Director Jim Kaitschuk regarding the ruling, that said the sheriffs were “extremely disappointed” by the ruling, but it was not unexpected.
“While we are still reviewing the decision, we must continue to direct our efforts and attention to getting members of the law enforcement community ready for full implementation of the Act,” he said. “We have, and will continue, to work with the General Assembly on subsequent bills to address areas of the original law that require additional attention. Illinois Sheriffs remain committed to working on behalf of our communities to keep citizens safe.”
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s escalating measures to stop migrants along the U.S. border with Mexico came under a burst of new criticism Tuesday after a state trooper said migrants were left bloodied from razor-wire barriers and that orders were given to deny people water in sweltering heat.
In one account, Texas Trooper Nicholas Wingate told a supervisor that upon encountering a group of 120 migrants on June 25 — including young children and mothers nursing babies — in Maverick County, a rural Texas border county, he and another trooper were ordered to “push the people back into the water to go to Mexico.”
The trooper described the actions in an email dated July 3 as inhumane.
Travis Considine, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Safety, said the accounts provided by the trooper were under internal investigation. He said the department has no directive or policy that instructs troopers to withhold water from migrants or push them back into the river.
The emails, first obtained by Hearst Newspapers, thrust Texas’ sprawling border security mission back under scrutiny at a time when Abbott is expanding the mission by putting a new floating barrier on the Rio Grande. The Republican has authorized more than $4 billion in spending on the mission, known as Operation Lone Star, which has also included busing thousands of migrants to Democratic-led cities and arresting migrants on trespassing charges.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Tuesday that the trooper’s account, if true, was “abhorrent” and “dangerous.” Democrats in the Texas Capitol said they planned to investigate.
“We are talking about the bedrock values of who we are as a country and the human indecency that we are seeing,” Jean-Pierre said. “If this is true, it is just completely, completely wrong.”
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A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security condemned the reported actions in a statement but did not say whether the agency was planning to investigate the allegations.
Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales, whose sprawling south Texas congressional district includes the border, tweeted, “Border security should not equal a lack of humanity.”
In one instance, according to Wingate, a 4-year-old girl attempting to cross through razor wire was “pressed back” by Texas National Guard soldiers in accordance with orders and that the child later fainted from the heat. Temperatures in Maverick County this summer have soared into the triple-digits.
Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber, who has supported the state deploying workers to the border, said he was taken aback by the trooper’s account.
“I don’t agree with whatever they were told to do,” Schmerber said. “That’s not something that’s part of our mission. You know, I know that we’re here to protect and serve no matter who it is, you know, either immigrants or U.S. citizens. But we’re not going to do any harm to anybody.”
Wingate did not immediately return an email message seeking comment Tuesday. The Texas Military Department also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
As concern and outrage over the trooper’s account mounted Tuesday, Abbott’s office issued a statement that said no orders have been given “that would compromise the lives of those attempting to cross the border illegally.” The statement did not address Wingate’s specific accounts and defended the border mission overall.
The statement said the razor wire “snags clothing” but did not address the accounts of migrants being cut and bloodied by the barrier.
“The absence of these tools and strategies—including concertina wire that snags clothing—encourages migrants to make potentially life-threatening and illegal crossings. Through Operation Lone Star, Texas continues stepping up to respond to the unprecedented humanitarian crisis at our southern border,” the statement read.
The email chain with the trooper included a log showing 38 encounters between June 25 and July 1 with migrants in need of medical assistance, ranging from weakness to lacerations, broken limbs and drownings in which life-saving measures were required. A dozen were under a year old.
Other accounts included a 19-year-old woman who was found cut by the wire and having a miscarriage. The others had cuts or broken bones as a result of where the wires were placed, according to the email.
“We need to operate it correctly in the eyes of God,” Wingate wrote.
In response to Wingate’s accounts, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw sent an email saying “the priority of life requires that we rescue migrants from harm and we will continue to do so.”
A separate email exchange obtained by The Associated Press dated July 14 shows McCraw receiving pictures, originally sent by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, of injuries caused by the sharp wire placed by Texas officials.
The pictures showed some injuries that required stitches as well as bloodied hands and legs.
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SAN ANTONIO — Police said a good Samaritan was struck by a truck and killed while he was standing on the side of the highway attempting to help direct traffic.
It happened on I-10 east of San Antonio just before 2 p.m. Tuesday, near the on-ramp at Liberty Road. Police said a wrecker had stopped on the right shoulder to pick up a load, and a 56-year-old man was standing on the shoulder attempting to direct traffic. They said the driver of a pickup truck didn't see the man, hit him, and then veered into the wall. The victim was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. He has not yet been identified.
The driver stayed on the scene. Police said they weren't sure if he was using his phone, but it seemed that he wasn't paying attention.
"When you're driving drive, stay off the phone, don't text, don't look at Facebook, don't look at that stuff. I wish that these drivers would understand because this is what happens."
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Moe’s employees say they haven’t been paidSmoke from Canadian wildfires could drift down to Central FloridaCitizens Property Insurance to hit 1.7M policies after other companies pull out, issue non-renewals14 arrested, deputies thanked after drug house bust in Volusia County3-year-old driving golf cart near Florida home hits, kills 7-year-old boy, FHP says
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Brevard County public schools is still looking to fill hundreds of positions in the classroom and on the road transporting students.
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The school district has made it well known that they are hiring. Just in the last week the Brevard Public Schools has held three job fairs.
Since the district announced a pay hike for bus drivers last month, it has received more than a hundred applications and a dozen drivers have been hired and others are going through the process to be hired.
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However, the district does not expect to be fully staffed by the start of the school year.
It’s less than a month until Brevard County students return to the classroom, and the school district is still looking to hire about 80 more bus drivers.
They are also trying to fill about two hundred instructional openings in the classroom.
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“That includes classroom teachers, instructional assistants, coaches, as well,” said Russell Bruhn Chief Strategic Communications Officer for Brevard Public Schools
“It’s not just classroom teachers. and we’re still trying to make headway on that over the next month, three weeks or so, as we get our plan together for August 10,” according to Bruhn.
“But we still are recruiting, we’re still hiring, still placing,” added Bruhn.
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The Brevard Federation of Teachers Second Vice President, Jonathan Hilliard, said he applauds the district’s recruitment efforts, but retention also has to be part of the equation as teachers and students return to the classroom.
“When the first day of school hits, it’s going to be our teachers right there holding those kid’s hands,” Hilliard said.
“It’s going to be our teachers that will give and get them over those emotional, mental academic challenges. our teachers are the true heroes in this, and it’s going to be another tough start,” Hilliard added.
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But Hilliard said the teachers who are in the classroom now are among the most dedicated in their profession.
“They’re here for the long haul, because they’ve been through the storm,” said Hilliard.
They’ve been with us for the last 36 months of covid. and all of the things that covid brought, and they’re still here, we have to take care of them.” he said.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — Communications director for the Arkansas Department of Corrections, Dina Tyler, says that more than 2000 state prisoners are still in county jails across that state.
“The first thing we have done, which has already taken place, is adding temporary beds, both on the division of correction, and the division of community correction. In total there are 473 beds, which helps, and we've already seen it reflected in the backup, which is still way too high. But any bed we can add is going to help,” said Tyler.
In the last legislative session, Governor Sanders approved the construction of a new prison to hold 3000 beds.
“So what we're doing right now is working with other agencies to determine the best location for that prison, or prisons. You know, it may be one 3000 bed unit, it could be two 1500s, it could be three 1000. So we're looking at where do we put it, you can't just put a prison anywhere, you have to have certain things in place,” Tyler says.
But the time frame for the new prison is still up in the air.
“Now, that's going to take some time. We don't know exactly how long, it depends on when we get to start turning shovels. But I think a good guesstimate is about three years,” said Tyler.
Washington County Sheriff, Jay Cantrell, says a new prison will help in the long run. But the jail itself is still facing challenges now.
“We're still going to be chronically overcrowded. The state makes up a good part of that and certainly, we understand our obligation is to hold these people, once they're convicted, we're obligated to hold them for a time until they're ready to go to prison," Cantrell explained.
County jails across the region are still facing overcrowding issues... The Washington County Jail is the third largest in the state and is designed as a temporary holding place until detainees can go to prison. But as of late, Cantrell says they have 710 beds and they've still had to hold people for up to a year.
But not every inmate at the jail has a bunk to sleep on... most inmates are sleeping on a floor mat.
"We've got 150 or so that don't have a bunk bed, or, you know, sleeping in the bay area. Wherever we can find a place to house them. About 125 of those are new commitments that have been committed through the circuit court, they're just waiting for a band to open up. Wo if we could get rid of those 125, and a few of those other 50 or 60 that are part of the state count, we'd like to not have anybody on the floor," said Cantrell.
Officials at the Benton County Sheriff's Office say they don't expect the extra beds to impact them much. They say as of July 18th their head count was 776 and they only have 669 beds.
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TEXAS, USA — Eagle-eyed motorists noticed something a little off in one of Buc-ee's many roadside billboards on Texas highways.
The word "howdy" was spelled as "hodwy" on a billboard near Temple, Texas, according to a post to a Buc-ee's fan Facebook page.
Buc-ee's is known for saturating the highway billboard market with frequent reminders of its existence, with some placed as far away as 700 miles from its advertised location! With so many ads, it may have been easy to miss this error, but luckily, it did not escape social media, with some speculating it was not an error, but a clever way to get attention.
Either way, we will continue to enjoy our Beaver Nuggets every chance we get!
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ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — On June 29, several teens were shot at the Carriage House Apartments. One succumbed to his wounds.
The ones who fired the shots were each 16 to 18 years old, as were the victims.
It has continued an uptick in violence seen in young adults and teenagers.
While it is a county and city-wide problem no matter where you live, Ector County ISD Director of Communications Mike Adkins said that the problem has started to become noticed in the schools.
While most of these incidents are isolated and are only a small percentage of students… the intensity of the fights make up for the small number.
“Yes, our school district has seen an increase, and we recognize that the incidents of violence involve only a small fraction of our students, but the district again has seen an increase in violent behaviors among students," Adkins said. "The behaviors rang from school threats, to off campus fights. They seem to be more extreme than we had in the past in these situations.”
There are a lot of factors at play, but social media has been playing a bigger role in it.
Apps like Snapchat, Twitter and Instagram can be used to instigate fights between rival teens, while messages and trash talking can be sent instantly to other people to stir up trouble.
“It plays a role, but kids, and even society in general, will use the communication tools that are available on those platforms, that are available, and kids find a way to use them," Adkins said. "So yes, it does play a role in it. There are more of them, more readily available, they turn over faster in terms of keeping your eye on these things.”
Of course, all actions have consequences. Sometimes, it's not just about disciplining teenagers. On some occasions, there may be more going on behind the scenes that they may not tell others.
The reasons for violent behavior are different for each kid. Maybe they have a troubled home life, or they just don’t have anyone to talk to.
But sometimes, all it takes is to just be present in a kid’s life, and set the right example to help keep kids from taking their anger out on each other.
At ECISD, many students have access to after-school programs and guidance counselors to openly talk about issues.
It's one of many ways that the rising violence problem among teenagers can start to be curved downward.
“There are incidents that we deal with, and there are consequences to that, but we really want to dig into what is the behavior, what's the child and maybe the family experiencing that's having them act this way," Adkins said. "Then how do we find resources that can really try to fix it or make it better.”
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — One of Fun Fest’s most popular events, known as The Taste, kicks off Wednesday.
Well over a dozen restaurants and food trucks will be set up at Memorial Park across from Dobyns-Bennett High School and J. Fred Johnson Stadium beginning Wednesday.
According to Fun Fest organizers, this year’s event will feature the following vendors:
- 2 to Taco
- Appalachian Ice
- Backwoods Burger Bar
- Baked and Loaded
- Bare Bones BBQ
- Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop
- Crafty Dog Company
- Dips Ice Cream
- Freddy’s
- International Foods
- Island Noodles
- Island Vibe Grill
- Lakeo Steakhouse of Japan
- Opie’s Pizza Wagon
- Southern Craft
- The French Quarter
People are invited to bring chairs and blankets to the park.
The Taste will continue daily from 4–9 p.m. through Saturday.
More information about Fun Fest events can be found at FunFest.net.
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PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Public Schools is offering parents and guardians throughout the community to provide feedback to enhance student experience through a survey.
According to Pittsburgh Public Schools, the PPS Parent Survey is aimed to let families offer their feedback about their students’ experiences through the previous school year.
“We value the input of parents and guardians, as they play a crucial role in the achievement of our students.” said PPS Superintendent Wayne Walters, EdD. “The information gathered from the survey will inform the District’s work to improve student outcomes and experiences.”
PPS said the survey covers a variety of topics, including academic support, resources, communication and engagement with teachers and staff, school safety and security measures, technology access, special education services and support, health and wellness initiatives and more.
The survey will be underway until July 31.
Families can visit pghschools.org/parentsurvey to access more information and complete the survey. The survey responses will remain confidential, ensuring the privacy of all participants.
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HOUSTON — It took several hours and more than 100 firefighters to put out a 3-alarm motel fire in west Houston.
The Motel 6 along the W. Sam Houston Parkway near Westheimer caught fire shortly before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. When firefighters arrived, they said they saw smoke coming from the building. Fortunately, all of the residents had gotten out.
Firefighters started trying to put the fire out from inside the building, but when the fire started to spread and the motel became unsafe, firefighters got out and started attacking the fire from outside.
More than 100 firefighters were working to put the fire out, mainly due to the heat, said Houston Fire Department Captain Sedrick Robinett.
He said firefighters rotated out, allowing them some time to rest and hydrate because temperatures in Houston Tuesday reached near triple digits.
METRO allowed some of its buses to go to the scene so firefighters had a cool place to escape the heat.
Arson investigators will be looking into what started it all.
The motel will be shut down.
Watch the latest update from the Houston Fire Department below:
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DALLAS — A Texas mother and social media influencer is accused of medical child abuse, also known as Munchausen by proxy, against her three-year-old daughter, officials and court documents said.
Law enforcement arrested Jessica Gasser at her home in Tatum, southeast of Longview, for allegedly having her child receive 28 needle sticks for blood draws that allegedly weren’t necessary, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
The affidavit outlined that the abuse included visits and procedures at doctor’s offices across the state and country.
The affidavit accused Gasser of “doctor shopping” and going to a dozen doctor’s offices, including Children’s Medical Center in Dallas and Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth.
Medical professionals from five different facilities noted suspicions of medical child abuse following the visits.
“They’re presenting a false medical history to a medical provider, who rely on that history to form a diagnosis,” Det. Michael Weber, who investigated the case, said. “This abuse is not rare. It’s rarely recognized and even more rarely investigated.”
Initially, a doctor at Texas Medical Center ordered a feeding tube [NG tub] for Gasser’s daughter after a visit where Gasser would have reported results from a calorie count study, the affidavit said. The doctor told Weber they never doubt results parents share unless there are already reported issues with falsifying information.
In November 2021, Children’s Medical Center in Dallas ruled out a diagnosis of gastroparesis or delayed stomach emptying after two negative tests, according to the affidavit. In April 2022, Dell Children’s in Austin also ruled out the issue and, according to the affidavit, offered to remove the feeding tube because Gasser’s daughter was doing so well, but she refused.
Then, in June 2022, a doctor at McLane Children’s Hospital in Temple, TX made the first Department of Family Protective Services (DFPS) report against Gasser when she was caught several times venting her daughter’s feeding bag, meaning that formula wouldn’t go into the tube, the affidavit said.
In October of 2022, her primary care provider in Longview also filed a report to DFPS after having no explanation for why the child wasn’t gaining weight. Gasser was also saying her daughter had Ketotic Hypoglycemia, a blood sugar illness. In January of 2022, Children’s Medical Center in Dallas ruled out that diagnosis.
After the two reports to DFPS, Facebook messages show Gasser messaged a friend, “We're discussing just leaving Texas ASAP. I don’t even have to tell CPS right?" the affidavit said.
She also messaged about deleting social media accounts including her Facebook page, Instagram, and a TikTok account with 24,000 followers. On all three pages, she posted about her daughter’s health frequently and used hashtags for the different illnesses she told medical professionals her daughter had even after she’d been told her daughter was healthy, the affidavit said.
“Any saved social media messages that someone may have, any text message, any emails from the suspect about the health of the children is important to my investigation,” Weber said. it’s her own words saying what the health of her children is.”
She also used social media to raise money and collected $685 for a GoFundMe with a goal of $5,000 to get care at Cleveland Clinic, according to the affidavit said. Despite having doctors in both Dallas and Austin rule out gastroparesis in 2021 and 2022, she applied to Miracle Flight, which provides free flights for medically complicated children, for help to get to Cleveland for care. The charity paid more than $1,600 for the flight.
Cook Children’s contacted the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office in February of 2023 to report suspicion of medical child abuse. During a visit that month, Gasser's daughter had blood drawn involving 28 needle sticks. The blood tests were to test for Ketotic Hypoglycemia again. That testing is what led to the Tarrant County charge for medical child abuse.
“It’s a crime like any other crime and it should be investigated like any other crime,” Weber said. “These offenders know what they’re doing is wrong.”
A month later in March, Gasser posted on TikTok that her daughter’s blood sugar had crashed during a doctor’s office visit that lasted two and a half hours, but the visit had been a 15-minute phone call, according to the affidavit.
After DFPS met with her in March, she deleted videos on social media going back to January of this year, according to the affidavit.
Gasser also began commenting on social media that her daughter may need a wheelchair, but Weber wrote in the affidavit doctors told him there was no need for one.
The affidavit said she requested Cook Children’s doctors put a central IV line (PICC) on her daughter, which would give her access to her daughter’s blood.
In May, she refused to do a follow-up appointment at Cook Children’s and scheduled an appointment at a hospital in Temple when she requested the IV line again, the affidavit said. The doctor she saw in Temple, though, also said a port placement was not needed.
In June, DFPS removed Gasser’s daughter and took her to Cook Children’s for care.
According to the affidavit, computer records show Gasser searched for, “can investigators pull my social media data without a warrant”, "How do you fix Munchausen by Proxy” and “is lying to a doctor illegal."
According to state records, Medicaid allegedly paid more than $200,000 for her daughter’s care during the two years of office visits.
The affidavit says Gasser’s daughter has been “thriving” now that she’s no long receiving medical care and is in placement.
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HOLLY HILL, Fla. – The Volusia Sheriff’s Office announced 14 arrests on Tuesday after a drug bust at a Holly Hill home.
Deputies said that a home at 817 S. Flamingo Drive had been reported several times in the past regarding “narcotics activity.” It’s also been the site of multiple overdose calls, one of which was fatal, deputies added.
On Tuesday morning, the East Volusia Narcotics Task Force, Volusia Bureau of Investigation and the VSO SWAT team executed a search warrant at the home, arresting all 14 people inside, a release from VSO states.
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According to the release, small amounts of crack cocaine and fentanyl were found on the property, and several neighbors came out to thank detectives for their work.
The 14 people arrested were identified and face the following charges, according to VSO:
- Alice Favors, 61 — $6,000 bond
- Possession of ammunition by a convicted felon
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia
- Nicole Lovelace — $6,000 bond
- Possession of cocaine
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia
- Trevelle Wiley — $11,000 bond
- Possession of heroin
- Possession of schedule III substance
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia
- Ashlee McElvin — $11,000 bond
- Possession of heroin
- Possession of schedule III substance
- Billy McMakin (Homeowner) — $6,000 bond
- Possession of fentanyl
- Possession of paraphernalia
- Louis Reed — $1,000 bond
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia
- Lynda White — $1,000 bond
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia
- Felicia Brooks — $2,000 bond
- Providing false name to law enforcement
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia
- Violation of pre-trial release
- Charles Ruckman — $1,000
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia
- Wayne Ford — $1,000 bond
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia
- Erik Ross — $1,000 bond
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia
- Mary Favors — $1,000 bond
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia
- Stacy Ryan — $1,000 bond
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia
- Daniel Lanning — $1,000 bond
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia
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SAN ANTONIO — Police said a good Samaritan was struck by a truck and killed while he was standing on the side of the highway attempting to help direct traffic.
It happened on I-10 east of San Antonio just before 2 p.m. Tuesday, near the on-ramp at Liberty Road. Police said a wrecker had stopped on the right shoulder to pick up a load, and a 56-year-old man was standing on the shoulder attempting to direct traffic. They said the driver of a pickup truck didn't see the man, hit him, and then veered into the wall. The victim was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. He has not yet been identified.
The driver stayed on the scene. Police said they weren't sure if he was using his phone, but it seemed that he wasn't paying attention.
"When you're driving drive, stay off the phone, don't text, don't look at Facebook, don't look at that stuff. I wish that these drivers would understand because this is what happens."
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KILLEEN, Texas — A Central Texas motorcyclist says he is lucky to be alive all thanks to a random bystander who witnessed how he was struck by a car at high speeds while parked on the side of the road earlier this month.
Khalir Chacon was headed to work from Killeen to Temple on July 7 when he noticed his bike emergency shut off sensor went off. The biker immediately pulled over into the emergency lane and turned on his emergency signals.
After he called his girlfriend to pick him up and informed his work he was running late, Chacon was struck by someone crossing over to merge from US 190 into I-35 in Belton at 90 mph, according to a GoFundMe.
"My shoes flew off, my helmet hit the hood," Chacon recalled. "My leg was pinched between the bumper of his vehicle and the front of my motorcycle. I instantly started bleeding out."
Though Chacon remembers very little about what happened that day, he said he remembers Daniel Seamons.
"I saw that there was a man lying on the ground," Seamons said.
Seamons' military training kicked in and he rushed to help Chacon as he noticed his right leg bleeding out.
"I took off my belt and I wrapped it around, probably about mid-thigh to his, the injured leg that was there, his right leg, and essentially just held it there cinched down as tight as I can get it," Seamons recalled.
Chacon was rushed to Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Waco where he later lost his leg. He also ended up fracturing his arm.
From riding in the ambulance and checking up on Chacon's recovery status, Seamons was right by his side through it all.
Seamons said, "I still couldn't stop thinking, you know, Is he okay? Did he make it? Did he not make it?"
"I'm so grateful to Daniel," Chacon said. "Just the heroism and kindness to, you know, pull over and decide, 'Hey, I'm going to try and do whatever I can for this person, regardless of my situation, means the world to me.'"
"Some of his family considered me a hero or a savior, I don't see it that way," Seamons said. "I'm just a man that knew what to do and did it."
His sister, Valeria Lugo, created a GoFundMe to try and raise $11,000 to help in her brother's prosthetic and medical bills, as well as raise awareness of motorcycle accidents and deaths.
"I hope that any other motorcyclists or motorcycle enthusiasts will continue to be safe as they ride and also consider the statistics that 80% of motorcycle accidents end in death compared to the 20% of car accidents that do," Lugo wrote.
More stories by Reporter Sydney Dishon:
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WACO, Texas — Developers behind the Floyd Casey Stadium redevelopment project got community feedback for street names in its $100 million development on Tuesday night.
Waco-based Turner Brothers Development group hosted a town hall at the South Waco Recreation Center to get input on Hispanic names for seven streets in its neighborhood, as well as a name for the subdivision as a whole.
The neighborhood is part of a 73.8 acre redevelopment project on the land that once held the former stadium of Baylor University. Turner Brothers decided to purchase the land after noticing a shortage in affordable housing in the area.
"There's not a lot of development in that area, so we wanted to find somewhere where we weren't going to be tearing anything down," said Turner Brothers real estate agent, Daniela Rodriguez.
"The old stadium was there and the site is not currently being utilized. So we were thinking where can we build something that's not going to take anything away from the neighborhood but give to it instead," Rodriguez added.
The Floyd Casey project will have 259 single-family lots with a variety of lot types for housing. Zero lot line, cottages, urban residential and several other variations will be on 54.2 acres devoted to residential. 19.6 acres will also be mixed use. The neighborhood has seven streets that the Turner Brothers development is leaving up to the community.
"We want to hear from everybody about any kind of name that they think would be exciting for their own community as well as for Waco as a whole," Rodriguez, a member of the Hispanic Leaders' Network said. "I think this is more of the beginning of a conversation. We think that the community really wants to be a part of decisions like this and we want to include them in this. So we want to make sure that it reflects the beautiful, vibrant community that it's going to be in."
University Neighborhood Association and member Armando Arvizu and are working to make sure that its Latin heritage is kept alive through the process of redevelopment and spoke at the meeting.
"It's 31 percent in the City of Waco that are Latino and our voices haven't been heard for a long time," said Arvizu. "That's why I am trying to bring people together and give them hope because we are a part of this community. It's important because it will give name recognition and let people know that their community is a part of it. Gentrification is going to happen but we have to let our voices be heard to the builders."
Turner Brothers plans to take the ideas they hear from the community and incorporate it into the development. Construction is set to begin in the Fall and should be completed in early 2025.
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DALLAS — A Texas mother and social media influencer is accused of medical child abuse, also known as Munchausen by proxy, against her three-year-old daughter, officials and court documents said.
Law enforcement arrested Jessica Gasser at her home in Tatum, southeast of Longview, for allegedly having her child receive 28 needle sticks for blood draws that allegedly weren’t necessary, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
The affidavit outlined that the abuse included visits and procedures at doctor’s offices across the state and country.
The affidavit accused Gasser of “doctor shopping” and going to a dozen doctor’s offices, including Children’s Medical Center in Dallas and Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth.
Medical professionals from five different facilities noted suspicions of medical child abuse following the visits.
“They’re presenting a false medical history to a medical provider, who rely on that history to form a diagnosis,” Det. Michael Weber, who investigated the case, said. “This abuse is not rare. It’s rarely recognized and even more rarely investigated.”
Initially, a doctor at Texas Medical Center ordered a feeding tube [NG tub] for Gasser’s daughter after a visit where Gasser would have reported results from a calorie count study, the affidavit said. The doctor told Weber they never doubt results parents share unless there are already reported issues with falsifying information.
In November 2021, Children’s Medical Center in Dallas ruled out a diagnosis of gastroparesis or delayed stomach emptying after two negative tests, according to the affidavit. In April 2022, Dell Children’s in Austin also ruled out the issue and, according to the affidavit, offered to remove the feeding tube because Gasser’s daughter was doing so well, but she refused.
Then, in June 2022, a doctor at McLane Children’s Hospital in Temple, TX made the first Department of Family Protective Services (DFPS) report against Gasser when she was caught several times venting her daughter’s feeding bag, meaning that formula wouldn’t go into the tube, the affidavit said.
In October of 2022, her primary care provider in Longview also filed a report to DFPS after having no explanation for why the child wasn’t gaining weight. Gasser was also saying her daughter had Ketotic Hypoglycemia, a blood sugar illness. In January of 2022, Children’s Medical Center in Dallas ruled out that diagnosis.
After the two reports to DFPS, Facebook messages show Gasser messaged a friend, “We're discussing just leaving Texas ASAP. I don’t even have to tell CPS right?" the affidavit said.
She also messaged about deleting social media accounts including her Facebook page, Instagram, and a TikTok account with 24,000 followers. On all three pages, she posted about her daughter’s health frequently and used hashtags for the different illnesses she told medical professionals her daughter had even after she’d been told her daughter was healthy, the affidavit said.
“Any saved social media messages that someone may have, any text message, any emails from the suspect about the health of the children is important to my investigation,” Weber said. it’s her own words saying what the health of her children is.”
She also used social media to raise money and collected $685 for a GoFundMe with a goal of $5,000 to get care at Cleveland Clinic, according to the affidavit said. Despite having doctors in both Dallas and Austin rule out gastroparesis in 2021 and 2022, she applied to Miracle Flight, which provides free flights for medically complicated children, for help to get to Cleveland for care. The charity paid more than $1,600 for the flight.
Cook Children’s contacted the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office in February of 2023 to report suspicion of medical child abuse. During a visit that month, Gasser's daughter had blood drawn involving 28 needle sticks. The blood tests were to test for Ketotic Hypoglycemia again. That testing is what led to the Tarrant County charge for medical child abuse.
“It’s a crime like any other crime and it should be investigated like any other crime,” Weber said. “These offenders know what they’re doing is wrong.”
A month later in March, Gasser posted on TikTok that her daughter’s blood sugar had crashed during a doctor’s office visit that lasted two and a half hours, but the visit had been a 15-minute phone call, according to the affidavit.
After DFPS met with her in March, she deleted videos on social media going back to January of this year, according to the affidavit.
Gasser also began commenting on social media that her daughter may need a wheelchair, but Weber wrote in the affidavit doctors told him there was no need for one.
The affidavit said she requested Cook Children’s doctors put a central IV line (PICC) on her daughter, which would give her access to her daughter’s blood.
In May, she refused to do a follow-up appointment at Cook Children’s and scheduled an appointment at a hospital in Temple when she requested the IV line again, the affidavit said. The doctor she saw in Temple, though, also said a port placement was not needed.
In June, DFPS removed Gasser’s daughter and took her to Cook Children’s for care.
According to the affidavit, computer records show Gasser searched for, “can investigators pull my social media data without a warrant”, "How do you fix Munchausen by Proxy” and “is lying to a doctor illegal."
According to state records, Medicaid allegedly paid more than $200,000 for her daughter’s care during the two years of office visits.
The affidavit says Gasser’s daughter has been “thriving” now that she’s no long receiving medical care and is in placement.
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BURIEN, Wash. — Hiram Diaz has been living on Burien’s streets for just a few months but already says he’s had to move multiple times around the city, and it’s hard to keep up.
“They don’t accept us because we’re not wealthy or dressed nice like them or on their level,” Diaz said.
But Diaz may have to get ready to move again.
During Monday’s city council meeting, Burien leaders met to discuss what can be done to address camping on public property in the city.
The council decided to consider implementing a camping ban, but before making an official decision, it took a look at how its neighboring cities put their ordinances together.
Bellevue, SeaTac, Auburn, and Kent were all studied, and City Attorney Garmon Newsom II highlighted a common issue in all of them that Burien leaders need to be aware of when it comes to instituting a camping ban for Burien.
“People inherently, as human beings need an opportunity to rest, whether they sleep or lie down or whatever it is, they need that opportunity, and that’s what we can’t criminalize if that have no other options,” Newsom said. “All of these ordinances, though they’re not identical, they generally have the same concept of, sure they outlaw sleeping, resting, residing on public property, but all of them contain some language that addresses the need to have an exception if the person has no place to go.”
Burien City Manager Adolfo Bailon also mentioned that there’s only so much the city can do with the resources they have when it comes to providing shelter.
“People typically think of Burien and SeaTac as being very similar, but once we start looking at the actual differences, we see that they have three times the money we do on an annual basis.”
However, Diaz said a camping ban may actually be a positive thing for Burien.
“That would’ve prevented a lot of this,” he said. “All this chaos, and making Burien look bad because we’re over here and people are just on the loose, there’s no structure.”
An official proposal for a camping ban could be presented to the Burien City Council as early as next Monday. However, that won’t be confirmed until the council’s schedule comes out later this week.
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SEATTLE — It’s the Broadway show audiences are losing their heads over.
The national tour of the Broadway hit SIX has made a stop in Seattle. The musical reimagines the story of the six wives of Henry VIII. This time, the king is long gone and the women are taking center stage in an empowering spectacle.
The Tony Award-winning musical humanizes each of the women who were married, however briefly, to one of England's most memorable kings. Catherina of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Catherine Parr are each given voice and a narrative that challenges the common telling of their stories, which often reduces them to a footnote in Henry VIII's life.
For the first time since 2020, KING 5 was allowed backstage for a behind-the-scenes look at the production.
Kelsey Kimmel is an alternate cast member in the musical, which means she’s prepared to play at least three of the six roles at any given time.
“People think it’s crazy that I would learn multiple roles, but I see it like a doctor who wants to learn all the medical terms, so for me this is how I invest my time and I love it,” Kimmel said.
Over the course of the show, each of the women settles the score, telling their stories and giving their perspectives on their relationships with one of history's most infamous men - all the while sporting some truly spectacular costuming.
“I think we have 1,800 rhinestones on a pair of queen heels alone!” said Kimmel.
From the 32 spikes on the Aragon crowns to the more than 220 individual stones on the microphones, SIX is as ornate as it is unapologetically bold. Kimmel has toured with RENT, Pretty Woman and Kinky Boots and says SIX has an undeniably contagious energy.
“You’re gonna leave feeling so excited and empowered by what just happened on stage.”
SIX closed in March of 2020, due to the pandemic, on what would have been opening night. The show is now back on Broadway in New York, London’s West End and the Aragon touring company is in Seattle until July 23rd before moving to Portland to wrap up the tour.
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TACOMA, Wash. — The Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County is temporarily waiving adoption fees after the shelter reached critical capacity.
The shelter has taken in an influx of lost pets. There are currently 122 dogs and 189 cats being cared for at the shelter, according to a release. They are completely out of kennel space.
"The shelter is in a state of emergency," said Leslie Dalzell, chief executive officer for the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County. “With our limited facility, we are not able to keep up with the number of pets coming in. We are placing dogs in temporary crates and housing multiple dogs in single kennels because there is nowhere else for them to go.”
Since June 16, the shelter has taken in 343 lost pets, which is a 38% increase from the time period of mid-April to mid-May.
The shelter usually uses an appointment-based intake system which helps to lessen the high volume of animals at the shelter. However, the overwhelming number of lost pets flooding the shelter, paired with a consistently large number of animals being brought in by animal control has caused the shelter to run out of space within a short period of time, Dalzell said.
Community members can help by adopting a shelter pet during the shelter's Crisis Adoption Special, during which adoption fees will be waived from July 18 to July 23. Every adoptable pet has had a wellness exam, been spayed or neutered, received an initial round of vaccines and is microchipped with national registration. Click here to view adoptable pets.
For people who find a lost pet, the Humane Society asks that they take these steps before they bring them to the shelter to help conserve space:
- Provide the pet with a temporary home, if possible.
- Walk the dog around the area – most dogs don’t wander far from home!
- Have the pet scanned for a microchip at your local veterinary clinic.
- Post online and put up signage around your community to help locate the owners.
- Call the shelter to give our staff a description of the pet for it to be included in our found pet records.
The community can also help by donating to support the shelter's medical efforts and the continued care for hundreds of animals.
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The booking area at the Pima County jail was temporarily closed Tuesday due to a possible fentanyl contamination incident, officials said.
A corrections officer conducting a routine search on a female inmate discovered controlled substances on her, leading to the closure of the area from 9:10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., the Pima County Sheriff's Department said in a news release.
Subsequent testing confirmed the presence of xylazine and fentanyl, the release said. Xylazine, a sedative commonly referred to as "tranq." It is primarily used in veterinary procedures, but is also known to be abused.
The woman was taken to the jail by the Marana Police Department on charges of possessing drug paraphernalia and a warrant.
Additional narcotics charges were added after the incident, the release said.
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Five people were exposed during the incident, including three corrections officers.
They were all medically cleared of any adverse effects.
Eddie Celaya is a breaking news reporter and host of the "Here Weed Go!" podcast. He graduated from Pima Community College and the University of Arizona and has been with the Arizona Daily Star since May 2019.
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While word spreads of efforts to push out Harvette Smith, North Miami Beach’s first Black police chief – appointed to the position just last year – North Miami and Miami Beach are placing Black career law enforcement officers at the helm of their police departments.
Miami Beach announced Monday that Deputy Chief of Police Wayne Jones will become the city’s first Black chief in its 108-year history. The move follows years of criticism over the police department’s treatment of Black visitors and tourists in a city where just 4.7% of residents are Black.
Jones was recommended for the post in May by the city’s Black Affairs Advisory Committee, which lauded his record and his role in the creation of a “Goodwill Ambassador Program,” in which volunteers assist police in Miami Beach.
He’s expected to be approved by the city commission July 26 and begin his new role Sept. 1.
Jones began his career with the department more than 30 years ago, rising through the ranks from patrol officer to detective, sergeant, lieutenant, captain and major. He was sworn in as deputy chief in 2019 and will now replace retiring Police Chief Richard Clements.
Jones previously had led the department’s criminal investigations division and established the human trafficking unit.
Meanwhile, Cherise Gause, now the assistant chief, will depart the city of Miami to become chief of police in the city of North Miami. She replaces Interim Chief Angel Rivera and is expected to be sworn in next month.
Gause began her 30-year-plus career as a dispatcher and rose to oversee 1,000 officers in field operations. She’s also led criminal investigations and managed the agency’s almost $300 million budget. She’s been seeking a chief’s position for several years and was previously a finalist for the top job in both Miami and Tampa, Fla.
The Haitian American was the first person in her family to enter law enforcement.
“Gause has demonstrated her dedication to public safety and the principles of community policing throughout her career, making her an ideal choice to lead the City of North Miami Police Department,” said a statement released by the city.
Gause’s hiring will make her the fourth female police chief of Miami-Dade’s 34 law enforcement agencies. Other local women chiefs include Smith, Delma Noel-Pratt in Miami Gardens and Medley Chief of Police Jeanettee Said-Jinete.
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Charles W. “Chuck’’ Cherry II of Daytona Beach, a fierce proponent of the Black Press and a longtime warrior for social justice, died on Saturday, July 15, at age 66.
Chuck Cherry retired as publisher of the Daytona Times and the Florida Courier in 2020 after running the Black newspapers’ editorial operations for decades.
The retired attorney also was an author, speaker, radio broadcaster and strategic business planning consultant.
In 2019, he founded 623 Management, Inc., a company that focused on developing and disseminating messaging to Black America, with a specific focus on understanding and reaching Florida’s Black population through a comprehensive marketing strategy.
Charles W. Cherry II was born on Aug. 6, 1956, in Daytona Beach, Florida to Julia T. Cherry and Charles W. Cherry, Sr., founder of the Daytona Times and Florida Courier newspapers. The senior Cherry also was a past president of the Florida NAACP and a former Daytona Beach city commissioner.
A graduate of Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach, Chuck Cherry received his B.A. degree in journalism from Morehouse College in 1978. While at Morehouse, he pledged Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, following in the footsteps of his father. Chuck Cherry then went on to receive both his M.B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Florida in 1982.
While at Morehouse, he was president of its Interfraternity Council; Basileus of the Psi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.; a Student Government Association representative; and a four-year track letterman in high jump.
Admitted into the Florida Bar in December 1983, he was a former Fort Lauderdale city and South Florida state prosecutor, and practiced law for 21 years before returning to journalism and newspaper publishing as his primary occupation upon the death of Charles W. Cherry, Sr.
For more than 10 years, Chuck Cherry also served as general counsel to the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Lauderdale.
Along with being publisher of the newspapers, he served as general manager of the family-owned radio station WPUL-AM and for years was host of the station’s “Free Your Mind’’ radio show.
His “Straight, No Chaser’’ column appeared weekly for years in the Florida Courier and garnered Florida and national awards.
He also was an author and publisher of “Excellence Without Excuse: The Black Student's Guide to Academic Excellence’’ in 1994, which has been used as a textbook in college-preparation classes and seminars.
In 2016, he co-wrote “Fighting through the Fear’’ with his Morehouse College roommate and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity brother, C. David Moody Jr. of Atlanta.
“We met on the first day on campus. We both arrived a day early, so we were the only two in the dorm. We became roommates,’’ Moody said. “Chuck was one of the smartest people I ever knew. He did his research before ever putting his pen to the paper. He was an incredible high jumper, and an awesome friend. He loved his children, family, and friends. I will miss him so much.’’
Jenise Griffin, who replaced Cherry as publisher in 2020, said, “Chuck Cherry was my longtime mentor and friend, and I am devastated by his passing. He was a giant in the journalism industry and his voice will be missed. As his award-winning column was titled, he told it ‘straight, no chaser.’ I admired him as a journalist, a brother with a great legal mind, and an awesome father.’’
She added, “Although he was no longer a working member of the Daytona Times and Florida Courier, the staffers often still reached out to him for advice and insight on their editorial projects.’’
Charles W. Cherry II is survived by his two children: daughter, Chayla Cherry, a recent graduate of Spelman College and a recipient of a Master’s in Global Affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China; son, Charles W. Cherry III, a student at Morehouse College; former wife, Lisa Rogers Cherry of Fort Lauderdale; brother, Dr. Glenn Cherry (Dr. Valerie Cherry) of Tampa; sister, Cassandra Cherry Kittles (Willie Kittles) of Daytona Beach; nephew, Jamal Cherry (Dr. Sierra Cherry) of Houston, Texas; great niece, Mila Cherry of Houston; and other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his father, Charles W. Cherry, Sr., his mother, Julia Mae Troutman Cherry, and a daughter, Chip Happy Cherry.
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Nearly 27K federal student loan borrowers in Michigan approved for loan forgiveness
Nearly 27,000 federal student loan borrowers in Michigan are slated to receive more than $1.26 billion in income-driven repayment forgiveness, officials announced Tuesday.
The U.S. Department of Education has released state-by-state data on the number of borrowers eligible for automatic loan relief under fixes to income-driven repayment plans the Biden administration implemented to ensure an accurate count of the number of monthly payments that qualify toward forgiveness.
On Friday, the department started notifying 804,000 borrowers who have a total of $39 billion in federal student loans that will soon be discharged.
Discharges start 30 days after those emails were sent, department officials said in a statement.
Borrowers will be notified by their servicer after the debt is discharged. Those receiving forgiveness will have repayment on those loans paused until their discharge is processed, while those who opt out of the discharge will return to repayment once payments resume in the fall.
The Education Department is expected to continue notifying borrowers who reach the applicable forgiveness thresholds every two months until next year, when all not yet eligible for forgiveness will have their payment counts updated, according to the release.
“For far too long, borrowers fell through the cracks of a broken system that failed to keep accurate track of their progress towards forgiveness,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on Friday.
The discharges announced last week are part of the Education Department’s push to address historical failures in administering the federal student loan program in which qualifying payments made under income-driven repayment plans that should have moved borrowers closer to forgiveness were not accurately accounted for. Borrowers are eligible for forgiveness if they have accumulated the equivalent of either 20 or 25 years of qualifying months depending on their loan type and income-driven repayment plan.
“I have long said that college should be a ticket to the middle class -- not a burden that weighs down on families for decades. My administration is delivering on that commitment," President Joe Biden said in a statement Friday.
Since the beginning of the Biden administration, the department has approved more than $116 billion in student loan forgiveness for more than 3.4 million borrowers.
Meanwhile, this summer, millions of Americans with student loans can enroll in a new repayment plan that offers some of the most lenient terms ever. Interest won’t pile up as long as borrowers make regular payments. Millions of people will have monthly payments reduced to zero. And in as little as 10 years, any remaining debt will be canceled.
It's known as the SAVE Plan, and although it was announced last year, it has mostly been overshadowed by Biden’s proposal for mass student loan cancellation. But now, after the Supreme Court struck down Biden’s forgiveness plan, the repayment option is taking center stage.
Since the ruling, Biden has proposed an alternate approach to cancel debt and also shifted attention to the lesser-known initiative, calling it “the most affordable repayment plan ever.” The typical borrower who enrolls in the plan will save $1,000 a month, he said.
Republicans have fought the plan, saying it oversteps the president’s authority. Sen. Bill Cassidy, the ranking Republican on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, called it “deeply unfair” to the 87% of Americans who don’t have student loans.
The Congressional Budget Office previously estimated over the next decade the plan would cost $230 billion, which would be even higher now that the forgiveness plan has been struck down. Estimates from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania put the cost at up to $361 billion.
Emboldened by the Supreme Court's decision on cancellation, some opponents say it’s a matter of time before the repayment plan also faces a legal challenge.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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The ballroom of the Doubletree in Flagstaff was bustling with more than 200 people Tuesday as local and tribal leaders, conservation groups and northern Arizona residents made their voices heard on the proposal to create the new Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument.
Speakers had come from across the region, from as far afield as Yuma and southern Utah, to make their voices heard on the proposal, which would designate 1.1 million acres of land around Grand Canyon National Park as a monument.
Although there have been several efforts to create a Grand Canyon national monument in the past, none have garnered the attention of the most recent tribal-led effort.
In April, a coalition of tribes began pushing the Biden administration to create the new monument.
Havasupai tribal councilman Stuart Chavez was among many who spoke to the panel of federal officials who had gathered.
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The panel listening to comments included Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Laura Daniel-Davis and Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Homer Wilkes.
Chavez said he is hopeful that federal officials are listening to tribes and they may finally achieve protections to culturally important lands that tribes have been asking for year after year.
"I really hope that they understand where we're coming from, our point of view as Indigenous people and place keepers, especially with this being our ancestral homes. We want them to respect that,” Chavez told the Arizona Daily Sun. “As I [told the panel], if we weren't forced out of our homes, we would still be there.”
But not all who gathered were in support of the tribes’ proposal. In particular, residents of Fredonia and Mohave County expressed their opposition to the monument.
Colorado City Mayor Howard Ream was among those who voiced opposition and concern. Ream said he believes the monument proposal represents almost an existential threat to small communities such as Colorado City, depriving them the opportunity to grow and further separating them from the rest of the state.
“Why do we have to designate a national monument in order to for [the area] to be managed adequately? It’s being managed adequately,” Ream said. “It really limits our ability to grow and be a healthy community. It's such a massive impact to us.”
Mohave County Supervisor Travis Lingenfelter said he also feels that residents of Mohave County and the Arizona Strip have been thus far left out of the conversation.
The meeting comes after Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited the region in May to meet with tribal leaders, local elected officials and community members to hear about their vision for the monument.
Chavez and other leaders met with Haaland during that visit, and he said he thinks that visit and the meeting this week are good signs that the monument proposal could move forward.
“Being able to reiterate our message on a continuous basis, over and over again, I think that is at least creating some sort of a foundation [for success]. I have my fingers crossed at this point. I think they've done their due diligence, and we've done ours, and just very hopeful that things will actually progress,” Chavez said.
Among those who spoke in support of the monument proposal were several local leaders, including members of the Coconino County Board of Supervisors and Flagstaff Mayor Becky Daggett. Both groups have passed resolutions supporting the proposal.
The tribal coalition pushing for the monument includes leadership representatives of the Havasupai Tribe, Hopi Tribe, Hualapai Tribe, Kaibab Paiute Tribe, Las Vegas Band of Paiute Tribe, Moapa Band of Paiutes, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, Navajo Nation, San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, Yavapai-Apache Nation, Pueblo of Zuni, and the Colorado River Indian Tribes.
Advocates say a national monument designation would prevent new mining claims from being issued while maintaining existing uses such as hiking, hunting, fishing, grazing and camping.
Uranium mining is of particular concern for tribes and environmental groups, and has long been controversial. Currently, new mining claims around the Grand Canyon are paused after a 2012 moratorium was implemented by the Obama administration.
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BALTIMORE COUNTY — One firefighter was injured in a three-alarm fire in Reisterstown Thursday evening.
According to the Baltimore County Fire Department, a fire broke out at an Advanced Auto Parts in the 11900 block of Reisterstown Road.
Just before 10 p.m., a mayday was called.
A firefighter was evacuated and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Steel production declined by 18,000 tons in the Great Lakes region last week in its third straight week of decline, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.
Locally, steel mills in the Great Lakes region, clustered mainly along the south shore of Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana, made 535,000 tons of metal in the week that ended July 15, down from 553,000 tons the previous week and 571,000 tons three weeks prior.
Steel mills remained below 80% capacity, but have been inching back toward that key threshold for financial success for the steel sector.
After years of record profitability, the industry saw imports grab 24% of the market share last year as prices fell back down from all-time highs. Steel prices have since been on the mend as automotive orders have picked back up as automotive production has ramped back up and appliance manufacturing has held steady.
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Overall, domestic steel mills made 1.716 million tons of steel last week, up 0.3% from 1.711 million tons the previous week and down 0.3% compared to 1.721 million tons the same time a year prior.
U.S. steel mills have run at a capacity utilization rate of 75.8% through Saturday, down from 80% at the same point in 2022, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.
Steel capacity utilization was 75.5% last week, down from 78.1% a year earlier and up from 75.2% the week prior.
Steel production in the southern region, which encompasses many mini-mills and rivals the Great Lakes region in output, totaled 768,000 tons last week, up from 750,000 tons the week before, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.
Volume in the rest of the Midwest rose to 214,000 tons, up from 208,000 tons the week prior.
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GARY — A 16-year-old girl is hospitalized after bullets were fired into her home Sunday in the 500 block of Vermont Street on the city's east side.
The girl was in her bedroom when she was shot, Gary police Cmdr. Samuel Roberts said. Witnesses reported hearing several gunshots behind the home.
Gary police Detective Cpl. Greg Fayson is investigating the shooting. Anyone with information on the shooting can contact Fayson at 219-881-1229.
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BULLS GAP, Tenn. (WJHL) — Cleanup continues regionwide following severe storms over the weekend, and community members in Bulls Gap pitched in to assist after the locality was hit with severe weather.
Bulls Gap Mayor Stacy Hayes told News Channel 11 that roughly 50 to 60 trees were down due to the storms. He says after the downpours cleared, there were about five streets that were impassable, but the community came together to help out.
“We have probably 50, 60 trees that are down,” Hayes said. “In most places, that’s not that big of a deal but in a town of our size, we don’t have the resources to accommodate, to help the citizens out and so, it kind of becomes a big deal with us.”
Hayes said town employees and volunteers showed up to help clear the storm damage.
“Everyone came together. The volunteer fire department, the city staff, everybody was here. The people just really come out of their homes to help and that meant a lot.”
Hayes said that a storm like this past weekend’s may not seem so bad for larger areas, but can still have a massive effect on a place like Bulls Gap. However, with the help of a close-knit community like theirs, he says, it’s efficient work.
“It may not be that big of an event to a lot of people, but to a town our size and with the limited resources that we have, it was a very big event; but at the same time, everyone’s stepped up.”
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DULUTH — The Duluth School Board voted unanimously Tuesday evening to authorize the addition of two referendum questions to Duluth ballots this November.
The referendums posed by the district include an educational technology funding plan initiative and a bond restructuring referendum, according to a news release from the Duluth Public Schools.
The technology initiative aims to "equip students, teachers, and staff with the tools and resources necessary to thrive in the digital age," according to the news release. The district also claims it would help implement a new high school schedule, focused on student academic and mental health needs, increasing graduation rates and college, career and community readiness.
The bond restructuring referendum aims to optimize financial resources, reduce debt burdens and allocate funds more efficiently to support the district's long-term goals.
“We have been putting our financial house in order and want to keep it that way,” said Superintendent John Magas. “Our fund balance is healthy, leading to an improved bond rating and reasonable financial cushion. Remember, a few short years ago our fund balance was nearly non-existent.”
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If voters approve the referendum, a $200,000 homeowner in Duluth would pay $1.78 more in taxes per week which equates to roughly $92.55 per year.
“By lifting the financial burden placed on our budget due to having no replacement cycle for technology, we will be able to continue to invest in interventionists, counselors and other student supports critical to their success,” Magas said in the release. “If we do not ask for a referendum we will not be able to move forward with improvements to the high school schedule to improve on student outcomes and increase graduation rates, both of which have disproportionate outcomes for historically underserved students.”
Residents can expect to see the two referendum questions listed on the ballot during November's general election.
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Ford EV battery plant remains on track after judge denies injunction request on rezoning
MARSHALL — Ford Motor Company's plans to build an electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall remain on track after a judge in Calhoun County Monday rejected an effort to suspend the rezoning — and as a result, construction — of the project.
Visiting Judge William Marietti denied the Committee for Marshall — Not the Megasite's request for a preliminary injunction — or temporary pause — on the rezoning in a written opinion Monday, indicating several city and state laws likely prevent the committee's efforts to challenge the rezoning through referendum as the ordinance included an appropriation of money.
The targeted ordinance rezoning 741 acres of the Marshall Megasite to Industrial and Manufacturing (I-3) Zoning, approved by the Marshall City Council, included appropriations of $40,000 for site plan review services and $250,000 for building inspection services for the proposed project. Such appropriations make the ordinance amendment ineligible for referendum under the Marshal City Charter.
The inclusion of appropriations and resulting immunity from referendum has been upheld by courts in the past, Marietti noted, citing one instance in which the Michigan Supreme Court ruled "there is no general power of referendum in Michigan except such as is specified by the Michigan Constitution of 1963 which excludes appropriation legislation."
The judge's decision allows site preparation on the 741 acres of the Megasite to continue as Ford advances its plans to build the nearly 2.5-million-square foot EV battery plant dubbed BlueOval Battery Park Michigan. The automaker has previously said construction of the plant will begin later this summer.
Jim Durian, CEO of the Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance (MAEDA), described Monday's decision as a "positive step toward a brighter future" for Marshall.
"Ford’s BlueOval Battery Park will help reverse years of job loss experienced by the Marshall community and we are excited to see it stay on track so it can create local jobs, especially for young people," Durian said. "We applaud the court for helping to ensure this vital economic development opportunity will continue to move forward in the weeks and months ahead.”
In a statement, members of the The Committee for Marshall — Not the Megasite said they were disappointed in the court's ruling which "completely failed to address the constitutional issues we raised" and instead "decided that the city can ignore its own charter to put an appropriation into the ordinance specifically designed to strip away our rights."
"We believe the court made many legal errors in its order and will have a chance to show the court why it was wrong at the next hearing on the mandamus petition," committee members wrote. "We are also considering our appeal options at this time.
"The fight is not over! This was only the first step and we knew it would not be easy."
Marietti granted MAEDA's request to intervene in the case as a defendant — joining the City of Marshall and City Clerk Michelle Eubank — last week, citing the organization's unique interest in the case as the current property owner of the land subject to the rezoning.
The Marshall City Council unanimously approved the request to rezone 741 acres of the Marshall Megasite to Industrial and Manufacturing (I-3) Zoning on May 1, marking a key step forward in Ford's plans to build the EV battery plant on 950 acres of the roughly 2,000-acre Megasite.
Citing concerns about the potential for pollution at the site, the loss of several historic farmsteads and the loss of quality agricultural land, among other issues, the Committee for Marshall — Not the Megasite resident group filed an affidavit with the city clerk to petition for referendum just days after the May 1 meeting.
The committee ultimately submitted about 810 signatures on May 30, well above the minimum threshold of 578 signatures (10% of registered voters) required by the city charter. However, a legal review determined less than 200 of those signatures were valid.
"Many of the petition sheets were circulated by individuals other than the Committee members in violation of the City Charter," Eubank wrote in a June 16 letter of insufficiency.
Eubank also determined the ordinance was ineligible for referendum under the city charter as it included an appropriation of money. The committee subsequently filed suit against the city and Eubank on June 27, requesting the judge issue a temporary restraining order to suspend the rezoning throughout the disposition of the case.
Robby Dube, an attorney representing the Committee for Marshall, argued July 12 that the city has violated petitioners' constitutional rights and its own charter in its rejection of the referendum petition.
"The clerk is not allowed to deny a referendum based on legal grounds, period," Dube argued, adding the appropriation of money included in the ordinance amendment is illegal and must be severed as appropriations must be passed by resolution, not ordinance, and can only be included in budget resolutions or ordinances related to bonds and loans, according to sections 9.06 and 9.08 of the city charter.
On Monday, Marietti said there is nothing in the city's charter that prevents Marshall from putting appropriations in an ordinance.
"It places no limitations on what an ordinance may encompass and states that all legislation shall be by ordinance or resolution," he wrote.
Marietti also noted, "The appropriation of funds for services to facilitate the transition from township to industrial zoning is incidental to the general purpose of rezoning and is not beyond the scope of the ordinance's title," and as such does not violate the city charter rule that an ordinance be confined to a single purpose.
Ford in February announced its intention to build the nearly 2.5-million-square foot EV battery plant on a portion of the Megasite, a 2,000-acre parcel southwest of the I-94/I-69 interchange in Marshall Township that's been considered for decades as a potential destination for a large-scale manufacturing operation.
The automaker plans to invest $3.5 billion to make the EV battery plant a reality, an investment that's expected to create 2,500 jobs when production of lithium iron phosphate batteries begins at the plant in 2026.
Contact reporter Greyson Steele at gsteele@battlecreekenquirer.com
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Fresh food, smiles in abundance as 'Farmacy' convenience store opens in Washington Heights
BATTLE CREEK — Fresh food and smiles were in abundance in Washington Heights Monday as urban farmer Devon Wilson unveiled his unique twist on the classic corner store dubbed "Farmacy."
Monday afternoon served as the first opportunity for area residents to peruse the wide variety of offerings inside the hybrid farm stand/convenience store at 245 N. Kendall St. Nutritious snacks and drinks, organic produce and essential groceries are all available for purchase inside the store, part of Wilson's mission to increase local access to fresh, healthy food.
"It seems like it's a little bit harder to get natural, healthy and good food than it should be," Wilson explained Sunday in a Facebook Live session with area residents. "It shouldn't be hard to find real food, it shouldn't be hard to find local food, food that's going to nourish our bodies rather than give us diseases and make us sick, right?
"That is the idea and concept behind Farmacy, simply. We want everything in the store to be healthy."
Helping customers bag their items on Monday afternoon, Wilson couldn't help but smile, admitting "it feels amazing" to see his vision for the store become a reality on his 2-acre urban farm Sunlight Gardens.
But Wilson also knows he hasn't done it alone, as Farmacy is being supported in part by grants from Kellogg Co. and United Way of South Central Michigan.
"It’s amazing, man. (The support) has meant everything," Wilson told the Enquirer in June. "It just makes things more fun when you have people that actually believe in what you’re doing. ... I feel very grateful and lucky."
Farmacy is housed in a building Wilson currently uses to wash and pack the produce grown at Sunlight Gardens. Shelves will continually be stocked with fresh produce, milk, eggs, meat and a variety of healthy snacks and drinks provided by Sunlight Gardens and other local growers.
Kellogg Chief Philanthropy Officer Stephanie Slingerland remembers visiting the urban farm about a year ago and asking Wilson what he planned to do with the building on the site, which at the time was in need of a new roof, fresh paint and some tender love and care.
Wilson's desire to turn the building into a corner store stocked with fresh, local food directly aligned with Kellogg's Better Days Promise to advance sustainable and equitable access to food. In partnership with the United Way of South Central Michigan, the company awarded Wilson a $25,000 grant to help make the store a reality.
"I just love what he’s doing to help make food accessible, show people where food is coming from, get people excited about how their food is grown and how it’s made," Slingerland said. "I think he’s got an amazing vision and we’re so thrilled to be able to support it."
Farmacy is open from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, visit facebook.com/sunlightgardens1.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif — Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho said his office is gathering evidence to assess whether or not the city violated laws regarding the prevalence of homeless encampments in the area.
He urged residents Monday to fill out a Neighborhood Nuisance Abatement Questionnaire asking about their concerns over encampments and how they negatively affect their life.
The questionnaire lists 16 different encampments across Sacramento and asks residents to check off which one is affecting them.
"The reason behind this is about 10 days ago I sent a letter to the city asking for help because we've documented 86 incidents around the courthouse and the DHS office," Ho said. "What we do need is to have compliance with the laws and the rules."
He said the questionnaire has received close to 500 responses in less than 24 hours.
G Rossi Florist owner Michele Porter works a few blocks from the Sacramento County courthouse—where the business has been active since 1921.
She said people living on the streets with mental illness and substance abuse problems are growing more and more by the day.
"Every day I pull into the back alley to get into my business. As soon as I (drive) that corner, I feel my anxiety increase because I never know what I'm going to find," Porter told ABC10. "Most days start with cleaning up the back or the front."
Of the survey, she said the problem of encampments encroaching on the wellbeing of others is obvious to everyone.
Midtown resident Tammy Ballard said she's used to seeing unhoused people using her park's water fountain to take care of their hygiene, but the dangers of seemingly mentally unwell unhoused people is what concerns her.
"Making that determination can be very stressful and you never want to pass judgement on anyone," she said.
Ho said he is hoping to avoid litigation with the city, but he wants city officials to create safe locations where unhoused residents can camp temporarily while services are centralized at each location.
"I'm asking also for a resolution that we have camping at night but not during the daytime. There are restrictions that can be in place just like there are at City Hall," he said. "I'm also in support of the governor's $4 billion bond proposal to create additional beds."
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MITCHELL — Starr Chief Eagle performed a mesmerizing Lakota hoop dance Tuesday evening, at the Corn Palace Plaza as part of the Mitchell Public Library's Summer Reading Program.
Starr Chief Eagle performs her Lakota hoop dance on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at the Corn Palace Plaza.
Starr Chief Eagle teaches participants from the audience a hoop dance move on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at the Corn Palace Plaza.
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The Idaho Falls City Council approved the annexation of approximately 170 acres Thursday.
Two parcels of land were annexed into the city, including a 169-acre parcel located east of Fairway Estates, above East 49th North and east of the Lewisville Highway and a 1.7 acre piece near Costco. The majority of discussion focused on the larger plot.
Ellsworth and Associates, the applicant, and Steele Land Holdings, the owner, proposed the annexation and division of the property into three zones.
“We’re requesting an initial zone of R3A (residential mixed use) for the northerly approximately 68 acres, LC (limited commercial) for the middle 44 acres, and an HC (highway commercial) zone on the southerly 44 acres,” said Steve Ellsworth, project manager for Ellsworth and Associates.
The property sits on the Idaho Transportation Department’s preferred route for the I-15/U.S. 20 Connector project.
The final placement of the U.S. Highway 20 interchange projected to lie on the property has not yet been determined and could change in the future, Idaho Falls Community Development Services Director Wade Sanner said.
“That intersection and interchange could actually move to the south,” Sanner said. “It could move to the east. It could move to the north. This isn’t set in stone. But this interchange, this idea, is what guided the applicant to propose the zoning which he proposed.”
City staff initially recommended that the council deny the application because the proposed zoning did not match the Future Land Use map’s “general urban” designation for the land in the Comprehensive Plan.
“Because of the uncertainty of the transportation network in this area, staff would recommend denying the annexation until the Federal Highway Administration makes a determination of a preferred route for the I-15/US 20 Connector project or a proposed development plan in the form of a preliminary plat application is submitted to the City for review in conjunction with the annexation request,” the staff report said.
However, the Idaho Falls Planning Commission, with one dissenting vote, recommended that the City Council approve the annexation.
“They felt that what the applicant requested in terms of zoning (and) in terms of governance was OK,” Sanner said.
Ellsworth clarified that his team had met with the Planning Commission and they had come up with the zoning designations together.
“This was the recommendation from Planning and Zoning at the time,” Ellsworth said. “Our feeling is if it’s annexed into the city, the city then has the ability to control any development that happens on this property.”
Council member Jim Francis explored what could happen to the property if the city chose not to annex it.
“Couldn’t the owner and the developer go to the county and ask for exactly the same zoning that we see on the map?” Francis asked.
Sanner replied that the property could potentially end up with the same layout.
Francis also mentioned that earlier this spring, the city approved highway commercial zoning along the Lewisville Highway for a Maverik development to the south.
Ultimately, the council unanimously approved the ordinance annexing the property. It also voted to approve the zoning designation by a margin of four to one, with council member Jim Freeman dissenting.
“I appreciate the fact that they want to be in the city,” said council member Tom Hally. “By having it annexed we can control the area more. This is a fast-growing area in the city of Idaho Falls and this fits pretty well.”
Council member Lisa Burtenshaw noted that the annexation fits into the city’s pattern of growth in the area.
“It is not in the area of impact, but it certainly impacts our city and how our city grows and how our city is developed,” Burtenshaw said. “… We are encroaching upon this land as a city just to the north and to the south. I do think that the gap in jurisdiction puts the city at risk to not being able to develop in an orderly fashion.”
The mayor shared her excitement for the city’s expansion.
“I’m in a celebratory mood because we just grew by more than 170 acres,” Casper said. “While some people are not sure they love growth, I will say that when we grow, our valuation increases and everybody’s tax rate goes down.”
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Michelle Tolman, director of the Bonneville County Library District, has organized a community-wide discussion set for 6 p.m. Thursday at McCowin Park in Ammon.
The Bonneville County Library District will hold a community-wide discussion at 6 p.m. Thursday at McCowin Park.
Michelle Tolman, the library district's director, said theevent, coined "Iron Families, Iron Communities" is in response to recent hot-topic political movements, such as House Bill 314.
House Bill 314 was introduced during the 2023 legislative session. Its stated purpose was to keep “harmful" library materials out of the possession of minors. A parent or guardian of a minor child who would have accessedsuch material in violation of the policy would have been entitled to bring a civil action against the school or library for damages and injunctive relief, according to the bill’s statement of purpose, the Post Register previously reported.
Gov. Brad Little ultimately vetoed the bill. The veto led to statewide and local uproar. Many organizations, such as Idaho Parents for Educational Choice, are protesting books within local libraries.
Tolman said heated discussions with people talking over each other won't lead to change. She said some people feel left out because they're not sure how to make their voice heard.
Tolman said "Iron Families, Iron Communities," is one-of-a-kind event. The McCowin Park gathering will bring in several state and local leaders to speak to the community about how they can amplify their voice.
The Thursday evening event hopes to empower local citizens to influence community decisions.
The Library District hopes the event will inform citizens on how they could influence local decisions and make their community better.
Among the guest speakers are Amy Henry, author of the Parental Bill of Rights (House Bill 163); Scott Woolstenhulme, Bonneville JointDistrict 93 superintendent; Sgt.Bryan Lovell, Bonneville County Sheriff's Office spokesman;and Tolman herself.
Tolman also said community members from Iona and Ammon will share a few words. The speakers were asked to inform the audience on how they can best engage with different avenues within the community, such as the Sheriff's Office and District 93.
The family-friendly event will have cotton candy, snow cones, a bouncy house and different booths those in attendance can visit. Outwest Bible Church will have a booth, giving out water and copies of the Constitution. District 93 will host a booth. The Friends of Iona Library as well as Friends Assisting Bonneville Libraries will have a booth, helping participants sign up for library cards or check out books.
Tolman said she began work on this event when she saw the division invoked by HB 314.
"People began to villianize each other," Tolman said. "When people disagree, they tend to mentally put people in 'good or bad' camps."
While political polarization inspired the event, Tolman wants it to be anything but political. Tolman asked each speaker to keep political agendas out of their message and to remain completely neutral. The purpose of the event is to guide people down resourceful roads, not to tell them which road they have to take.
Tolman hopes the event unites the community, and helps residents recognize their local influence.
Tolman said the Library District is trying to find "how we can strengthen and form families that are iron strong."
"It is not good to be aggressive and it is not good to be passive," Tolman said. "It is good to be empowered."
Tolman said she saw division among local libraries after this year's legislative session. She said many people reverted to a place of fear and anger. With "Iron Families, Iron Communities," Tolman hopes to bring people out of that state, to give them valuable resources to share their opinions.
Lovell said this event will help those in attendance as well as the sheriff's office. The two-way conversation helps community members know how best they can have their voice heard, Lovell said.
"It's important to empower people to better their community," Lovell said.
The Bonneville County Library District moved out of an administration only model in May 2022. Four and a half months later, the Library District had opened four branches.
Because of the district's short tenure, Tolman said this event will be its biggest, and definitely its most important.
"If you don't know where to look, you might miss it," Tolman said of community influence.
She hopes this event will shine a light on how members can get involved with community decisions, despite political affiliation. She hopes to help Bonneville County become iron strong.
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A Rexburg woman was killed late Monday afternoon when the car she was riding in collided with a pickup towing a horse trailer.
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies and Idaho Falls Fire Department responded to the scene at the intersection of 81st North and 15th East at about 4:25 p.m.
A Toyota Prius that was traveling south on 15th East collided with a pickup that was traveling east on 81st North, striking it broadside, a sheriff's office news release said. The impact caused the pickup and trailer to overturn. The man driving the Toyota had to be extricated from the vehicle and was transported to the hospital by ambulance. A woman passenger in the Prius died at the scene and also had to be extricated from the vehicle.
The Bonneville County Coroner's Office identified the woman as Leslie Mackay Veazey, 51, of Rexburg.
A horse inside the trailer was injured. The man driving the pickup sustained minor injuries, the release said.
Preliminary information from the scene indicated the pickup failed to yield at the posted stop sign for that intersection and was hit by the Toyota.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Harrisburg police are investigating a shooting that injured one man Tuesday evening.
According to Lt. Kyle Gautsch with the Harrisburg Bureau of Police, officers were dispatched to the 1st block of South 16th Street in Harrisburg at around 7:30 p.m. to investigate shooting reports.
At the scene, police discovered the victim had non-life-threatening injuries.
A male suspect was taken into custody, Gautsch confirmed.
Officials believe there is no danger to the public at this time, and the incident appears to be isolated.
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NEWBERRYTOWN, Pa. — After months of deliberation, Newberry Township officials decided to keep its public sewer system. The decision comes after members of the community voiced near-universal opposition to the potential sale.
“It’s a wonderful victory," said Deb McKiernan, who voiced opposition to the sale. "I’m so glad the township supervisors actually listened to their constituents that they represent.”
The sale of the Newberry Township Sewer System was in the works since February 2022, when officials were looking to cut down on infrastructure costs and focus on core services. Currently, township residents pay a flat $149 quarterly rate to use the sewer system. That rate is expected to increase to $215 per quarter by 2033.
York Water Company, the most likely buyer of the sewer system, put forth two proposals for Newberry Township. The first would have the company pay $53 million to Newberry Township, and increase its rates to $381 per quarter by 2033. The second would include a modest $30 million payout, with rates increasing to $283 per quarter by 2033.
Community advocates said the rate hikes would be too steep for township residents if the sale were to go through.
“When I did some door knocking, I spoke with a lot of seniors and they said, ‘I have an 8% [rate increase], how do you expect me to make up 221% [rate hike],'" said Jane Harman, who helped organize opposition to the sewer system sale.
“We have a lot of seniors in this township, a lot of folks who live on a fixed income, and it’s important that we stand up and talk for them because some of them can’t be here," said Mario Eckert, a community advocate.
Community members hope this vote will inspire other municipalities to, perhaps, prevent the sale of their public sewer systems.
“Stay involved, keep up to date with township business, so that you can help prevent the temporary cash-grab that hurts township residents," said McKiernan.
Township leaders said future rate hikes will still be needed for infrastructure upgrades to maintain the public sewer system.
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A Mercedes-Benz dealership is one step closer to relocating to a facility about twice the size of its current Jefferson Boulevard location after getting approval from the Fort Wayne Plan Commission.
D&T Land LLC requested approval for a primary development plan for the new location on 6.7 acres about 1.75 miles east of the current facility. The developer has also requested the property of the 5000 block of West Jefferson Boulevard, which is next to Peter Franklin Jewelers, be rezoned from planned residential to general commercial.
The plan drew several questions from Fort Wayne Plan Commission members and a combination of opposition and cautious support from neighbors at a public hearing last week. Michelle Wood, senior planner, said the final plan that was up for consideration Monday had received a couple of changes since the public hearing.
Wood said the most significant change was that the dealership will no longer use an outdoor speaker system. Member Karen Richards and others had raised concerns about the sound and light pollution that would come from the development.
The final agreement also gave rights to surrounding neighborhoods to enforce the hours of operation of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the prohibition of outdoor speakers. The areas with enforcement rights include the Wildwood Park Community Association, Westwood Fairway Association and the Reckeweg Road neighborhood.
Some extra trees were also added to the southeastern portion of the property, Wood said.
Member Rachel Tobin-Smith asked about the enforcement of the plan overall, such as if the neighbors will be able to act if the buffering included in the plan isn’t implemented. The Department of Planning Services and the plan commission can enforce all parts of the plan, said Ben Roussel, the department’s executive director.
Richards said she doesn’t think the business is compatible with the residential area. The developer was asked to show why the business makes sense on the West Jefferson block instead of an area like Illinois Road, and Richards said she wasn’t sure that had happened.
Judi Wire, speaking on behalf of the site committee that recommended approval of the requests, said the developer had lowered the lighting and eliminated the use of an outdoor speaker system. Additionally, the closest neighborhoods are in favor of the project, Wire said.
Richards said she didn’t consider the closest neighbors to be in favor of the project.
“I saw them more like, ‘We’re throwing in the towel because we know somebody is going to approve this anyways and it could be worse,’ ” Richards said. “That to me is not ‘in favor,’ and the neighborhood directly behind it is not in favor.”
After about 20 minutes of discussion, President Connie Haas Zuber reminded members that they were only about halfway through the agenda.
“And I don’t think we are going to be convincing each other the way I hear the conversation going,” she said.
Plan Commission members approved Monday the primary development plan and agreed to send a do-pass recommendation to the City Council, which has the final say on rezonings.
Richards cast the sole vote in opposition. Members Ryan Neumeister and Patrick Zaharako, who is also the city engineer, were absent.
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More than 19,000 Hoosiers will have their federal student loans automatically discharged this summer, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday.
The Biden Administration approved $39 billion in federal student loans for 804,000 borrowers will benefit from the income-driven repayment forgiveness, the news release said. Eligible borrowers will not have to do anything to receive loan forgiveness.
In Indiana, 19,470 borrowers will have about $932.8 million in federal student loans forgiven in the coming weeks.
President Joe Biden said in a statement Friday that he will continue to find ways to make attending college possible for all Americans.
“I have long said that college should be a ticket to the middle class – not a burden that weighs down on families for decades,” Biden said. “My administration is delivering on that commitment.”
The initial announcement was made Friday, and state-by-state data was released Tuesday.
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said in a statement that borrowers have fallen through the cracks of a broken system that failed to keep accurate track of their progress toward forgiveness. The income-driven repayment program helps address that, he added.
“By fixing past administrative failures, we are ensuring everyone gets the forgiveness they deserve, just as we have done for public servants, students who were cheated by their colleges, and borrowers with permanent disabilities, including veterans,” he said. “This administration will not stop fighting to level the playing field in higher education.”
To view how much in loans is being forgiven in other states, go online to https://tinyurl.com/mhfsnyna.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Through the rows of tents and sleeping bodies scattered throughout parts of downtown Portland, Shannon Starr searches for her daughter, Jade Wilder. She calls out her street name, “Pax,” amid a cluster of tents near Old Town and gets no response. It could mean that Wilder isn't here, but silence is often how she replies when she doesn’t want to be found.
For the past two months, Starr has spent every day walking the streets, trying to save her daughter who is homeless and addicted to drugs. Last week, KGW reporter Blair Best found Jade by chance while reporting on a story downtown. Jade moved from a small town in Arizona to Portland four years ago. She had her own apartment and was a manager at her job, but that quickly changed.
“She was living downtown, basically Tent City, and she started to befriend some of the people downtown ... and I guess someone gave her her first blue pill,” Starr said, referring to the ubiquitous pale blue "M-30" fentanyl pills.
“My body just gave out on me and then I started using drugs,” Wilder explained when the KGW crew first met her a week ago.
Her mother started making the trip from Arizona to Portland to try and help her. She eventually took a leave of absence from work to search for her full-time, but that time off ends this week.
“I’ve run out of money,” Starr said. “I ran out of money weeks ago, so I just come out here — I try to give her water, I try to convince her even to just get medical care.”
Growing up, Starr said that Wilder never used drugs, so she was surprised when she learned of her addiction.
“Portland sucked the life out of her, it really just ate her up. I'm just hoping it's not going to spit her out,” Starr said.
Through all of this, Starr has come to learn the streets almost as well as those who live on them. Wilder’s homeless friends know her by name and hug her when they see her.
“That’s one way I try to find her is networking,” Starr said. It’s one of the only things she can do, since legally she’s not allowed to force her daughter into treatment or take her without consent.
“It just seems like there’s roadblock after roadblock, that there’s nothing I can do because of her age. And hopefully she lives to see her 29th birthday at the end of this month,” Starr said. It’s a painful reality she’s learning to live with through counseling and group therapy. “I don’t want my daughter to die. I’m supposed to die first. She’s supposed to go to my funeral. I’m staring at bodies on the street like, 'Is that mine, is that person dead, is that person alive? When I do find her, I’ll sit there for hours with her.”
She checked the corner of Southwest 4th and Harvey Milk; a place Wilder often camps. Starr spotted a woman curled up in the middle of the sidewalk, thinking it was her daughter.
“Could this by my sweetheart?” she said while kneeling to wake her up. Despite a similar haircut and build, it wasn’t her daughter.
“It’s like this emotional up and down every day,” Starr said of the toll this takes on her. She gave the homeless woman the rest of her iced chai tea latte and kept walking; hoping to find her daughter before it’s too late.
“We’re told by other people to turn our backs, to let them hit rock bottom — but this is rock bottom. I don’t see how street life is any sort of life at all,” Starr said.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland General Electric (PGE) has partnered with Pano AI for the last two years. A company that creates mountaintop cameras that use artificial intelligence (AI) to detect active smoke and wildfires in a minimum 10-mile radius.
The utility company just announced they will add six more AI cameras east of the Cascades.
“We take ultra high definition security cameras and we rotate them 360 degrees every minute,” said Sonia Kastner, CEO of Pano AI. “And then we transmit the data to the cloud using modern communication technology like 5G cellular technology. We then take that data and analyze it, our AI algorithms look for the first wisps of smoke. Then smoke detections are reviewed by a human to make sure there are no false positives.”
PGE currently has 27 of these cameras. They’re typically atop communication towers throughout the greater Portland metro area. Their first new camera will be installed at the Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood.
“It has brought together the fire agencies, the utilities and the private space together in a way to try and tackle this issue as a ‘we’ problem,” said Dan Nunez, manager of wildfire planning and analytics at PGE. “It has been an incredible journey at this point with [Pano AI]. We have been able to get more people on board. From a partnership perspective, it has gone excellent.”
The overall goal here is to give PGE and fire districts a better way to minimize fire threats and track down a blaze. As the AI camera pinpoints the exact fire location and sends a push notification to your cell phone or email — with a clip of the wildfire detection and its location. It also knows the difference between steam, fog and smoke.
The Clackamas Fire District is beyond thankful for this as they’ve already used the new technology first hand.
“I really do truly believe that it’s a game changer for the fire service,” said Phil Schnider, division chief for Clackamas Fire Dist. 1. “We’re getting early detection, we only run off of time and if we can lessen the time to get to that scene it’s going to be a good outcome.”
Each location has two cameras that have a 180-degree view. But they work together to create a panoramic perspective. Giving fire districts and PGE a better insight of what actively going on.
“As crews are able to be dispatched in real time I think we’ll see over and over again that it will be saving homes and lives,” said Nunez.
Oregon, California, Colorado, Washington, Idaho and Montana are the six states already using this camera technology. Alongside two Australian states — New South Wales and Queensland.
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BOISE, Idaho — This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press.
Before the proclamation and Woodings naming her successor, McLean said that the city council president had left her mark. Declaring July 18, 2023 as Holli Woodings Day.
"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.
This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press, read more on IdahoPress.com.
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SANFORD, Maine — A homeless encampment along Weaver Dr. in Sanford has sparked concerns from a business across the street.
"I go to my salon every day an hour early to check under the stairs, look in the bathroom, call dispatch from the parking lot and tell them there are people here," Rand & Co. Beauty Salon Owner Emily Rand said during Tuesday night's Sanford City Council meeting.
Rand said they've found unhoused individuals injecting drugs in their bathrooms.
"People are afraid to come in here on the days they’re here," stylist Lisa DeHaven said. "We’re losing clients."
DeHaven said they take issue with a Maine Access Points state-licensed Syringe Access Program happening at the site. She said it should be moved.
"It's at the foot of our business," she told NEWS CENTER Maine. "It's scary to come to work."
Will Hurley is with Maine Access Points and helps lead the program providing syringe access services. During the meeting, he said they're necessary.
"And has been statistically proven at reducing disease and death for over half a century now," Hurley said.
Although not a perfect solution for a problem like drug overdose deaths, Hurley said the services they provide are a start.
"These problems can be mitigated, the harms associated with them can be reduced, this is a large part of what our work is about," he added.
Tuesday night, the city highlighted its renewed focus on establishing a permanent location for the program.
"The better model is not for an outside program, but to have a bricks and mortar location where that program can take place inside and more appropriate levels of access for discussions around counseling can be addressed," Sanford City Manager Steven Buck said.
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Moe’s employees say they haven’t been paidCitizens Property Insurance to hit 1.7M policies after other companies pull out, issue non-renewalsNew UCF study links vaping to gum disease, cancerDeSantis hasn’t called for Special Election, State Rep. seat vacant for three weeksInvasive rabbits released by homeowner has a Florida suburb searching for answers
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Tennessee Department of Education has released the 2022-23 district-level TCAP results.
Both Johnson City Schools and Bristol, Tennessee City Schools exceeded the state average in math and English Language Arts (ELA).
Officials from both districts will use the new data to see what areas they excelled in and what needs to be improved.
In Johnson City Schools, 58% of students scored proficiently in ELA across all grade levels. Not only is that 30 points above the state average, it’s well above any area city school system. In math, 57% scored proficiently with almost 25% exceeding expectations.
“In Tennessee, we have a very rigorous test,” Roger Walk, Johnson City Schools Supervisor of Instruction, said. “In some subjects in grades, we’ve moved from one out of ten students or one out of six students scoring at that highest level to now one out of four or one out of even three students performing at that highest level.”
In Bristol schools, around 45% of students scored proficiently in ELA and math. Director of Schools Anette Tudor said the district exceeded pre-pandemic levels.
“Definitely strong results, particularly third grade,” Tudor said. “We saw great results in third grade overall in every subject area. And for ELA, that was such a hot topic. We exceeded by over 10% between 22 to 23.”
Walk said money from the state’s new school funding formula helps them get the resources they need for academic achievement.
“We know it’s very important for us to take those resources and then produce results and the things that we’re doing for students,” Walk said. “We must show results. And we believe that the things we’re doing, they are working toward the result.”
Tudor said additional state grants helped them with tutoring, instructional materials, and teacher support.
“Our strategy now is to figure out once the grant dollars are gone after this next school year, how can we sustain those interventions that we’ve put in place? Because they are working,” she said.
Tudor said she’ll use the scores to help them with their new math curriculum adoption.
“One of our grade levels did not increase, particularly in math,” Tudor said. “And so we’ll be able to use new instructional materials that we’re purchasing for math this year and provide additional teacher supports in order to help us accelerate student growth in math in particular.”
Walk said there is still a gap in scores in historically under-served students, but compared to the rest of the state they are outperforming their peers.
“There’s work to be done,” Walk said. “We understand the great enormity and responsibility that we have for students in Johnson City, and we’ll continue to work to better that.”
District-level results can be found on the state’s website.
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Douglas County Commissioners Tom Kress, Chris Boice, and Tim Freeman, along with our Douglas County Senior Services Department are pleased to announce that Ron Thomas was awarded the Douglas County Senior Services Volunteer of the Month award for June 2023. Ron was presented with the award on Thursday, June 20, 2023, from Commissioner Tim Freeman.
“The guitar music that Ron brings to our Senior Dining Sites is fantastic,” remarked Commissioner Tim Freeman. “We really appreciate his generosity in sharing his musical talent with our senior patrons."
Douglas County Senior Services Director Jeanne Wright nominated Ron for the Douglas County Senior Services Volunteer of the Month award. She said, “Ron brings so much joy, fun and happiness to our senior dining sites. When he performs, people are always smiling, dancing, and clapping. It is a special treat for our seniors when he comes to entertain at one of our senior dining sites. He makes everyone feel welcome and has quite a following too!”
Ron moved to Douglas County about a year ago from the Portland area and began volunteering to play music at several Bistro Sixty Senior Dining Sites right after he arrived. He is retired from the telecommunications industry and also brings music to residents and staff at memory care and nursing home facilities in Roseburg and Cottage Grove. Ron says the best part of volunteering at the senior dining sites is seeing all the smiles and watching friends enjoy his music. He volunteers, “Because I wanted to see people gathering and having a good time after the long isolation of the pandemic. Also, I want to bring uplifting music to help the communities rebuild. When I’m singing and people are singing along with me, especially to songs like Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “16 Tons” and Hank William’s “Hey, Good Lookin”, it’s all about the smiles, having fun and enjoying one another’s company.”
Our Bistro Sixty Senior Dining Sites prepare meals on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at our seven rural dining site locations in Glide, Glendale, Reedsport, Riddle, Sutherlin, Winston, and Yoncalla. Senior Services staff know there are others in our communities who could benefit from their Meals on Wheels delivery program and/or meals at their Bistro Sixty Senior Dining Sites. If residents know of friends or family who are unable to drive, need assistance with daily living activities, would benefit from hot meal delivery, or need other assistance, they are encouraged to call the Aging & Disabilities Resource Connection in the Douglas County Senior Services Department at (541) 440-3677 or by sending an email to adrc@co.douglas.or.us.
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Audubon Society of Lincoln City opened its acclaimed exhibition Reserve Inspiration at the Coos Art Museum on July 7, running through September 22.
Reserve Inspiration features five coastal artists who share work inspired by the beauty and diversity of Oregon's Marine Reserves in media ranging from painting and scientific illustration to ceramics, collage, and even FirePainting.
Reserve Inspiration presents how the nature of the Reserves inspires artists who explore the following themes in various media:
• Diversity. In nature as in society, diverse systems are strong systems. Marine reserves ensure protection of diverse species which may not otherwise survive.
• Change Over Time. Marine reserves differ from each other and offer an opportunity to study systems over decades to detect both sudden and subtle changes, which reveal the health of the ecosystem and our planet.
• Patience. Like any investment, maintaining and researching a marine reserve require a long-term commitment over generations to observe change in natural cycles.
• Interconnectedness. Plants, animals, and people are interconnected in marine reserves in ways known and yet to be discovered. Strengthening, not severing, those connections is key not only within the reserve, but also in our human relationship to the natural world.
The exhibition features five artists of varying media and style:
• Julie Fiedler is a ceramics artist and painter and directs St. James Santiago School in Lincoln City.
• Cynthia Longhat-Adams is a self-taught multimedia artist who uses pyrographic methods, or FirePainting, in an ever-evolving process that powers her growth as an artist.
• Victoria McOmie lives on the central Oregon Coast and is a painter and mixed media artist taking creative cues from nature for over four decades.
• Nora Sherwood holds a certificate in natural science illustration from the University of Washington and works for clients in Oregon and beyond.
• Jill Perry Townsend paints plein air in oils; she loves the ocean and landscape of the coast and the adventure of going out into amazing places to paint.
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Weather conditions continue elevate fire danger along the south coast in Curry County prompting Coos Forest Protective Association (CFPA) to impose a Level II (2) industrial closure in CS-4, and a Level III (3) industrial closure in CS-5 and SK-2 for all lands protected by CFPA. The closure will take effect at 12:01 AM Tuesday, July 18, 2023.
The Level II (Limited Shutdown) prohibits the following from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.:
- operation of power saws, except at loading sites
- feller-bunchers with rotary head saws
- cable yarding
- blasting
- welding, cutting, or grinding of metal
The Level III (Restricted Shutdown) industrial closure prohibits cable yarding (except that gravity operated logging systems employing non-motorized carriages or approved motorized carriages may operate between 8 p.m. and 1 p.m. when all blocks and moving lines are suspended 10 feet above the ground except the line between the carriage the carriage and the chokers and during rigging). The following are permitted between 8 p.m. and 1 p.m. where mechanized equipment capable of constructing fireline is immediately available to quickly reach and effectively attack a fire start:
- ground-based operations
- power saws on ground-based operations
- rotary head saw feller-bunchers with a continuous Firewatch
- non-rotary head saw feller-bunchers
- tethered logging systems
The following are permitted to operate between 8p.m. and 1p.m. in a Level III:
- power saws at loading sites
- loading and hauling of any product or material
- blasting
- welding, cutting, or grinding of metal
- any other spark emitting operation not specifically mentioned
For more information on fire prevention restrictions, you can find CFPA on the web at www.coosfpa.net, call the closure line at 541-267-1789 or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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Memorial Service for Melvin Rosema, 91, of North Bend will be Saturday, August 12, 2023 at 3 p.m. at Skyline Baptist Church, 3451 Liberty St. in North Bend. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to American Bible Society https://americanbible.org/ or Alzheimer’s Association https://www.alz.org/.
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SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — Councilmembers in South Fulton voted Tuesday to override all five of the mayor's vetoes and restore almost $1 million in funding to the city's police department.
A big surprise for the night include those who didn't show up at the city council meeting. City of South Fulton Mayor Khalid Kamau couldn't be vocal about the overrides because he wasn't at the meeting. This comes after the embattled mayor's arrest earlier this month on burglary and trespassing charges.
The city council voted 6-1 to override all five of the mayor's vetoes on police funding and restore money to the department. Councilwoman Helen Z. Willis sponsored the first override to amend the city police policy on seizing property.
“Those items are necessary," Willis said. “We need to make sure, most importantly, that we're itemizing everything that's being confiscated and is being reported properly to the state of Georgia.”
Another override included shredding counterfeit items no longer needed from an old investigation.
“The counterfeit purses need to be destroyed, and we needed to move money from our confiscated funds in order to have a company destroy this property," City of South Fulton Major Gary Johnson said.
Council also voted to fund a mobile command unit and a robot.
“The fifth item is in regard to our SWAT team and them getting a robot. That’s necessary to go into places where there may be a barricaded subject," Johnson said.
“We want to make sure our police officers have the equipment necessary to make sure that they're doing everything to keep residents safe and also people who are violating crime safe... in a less lethal way," Willis said.
11Alive reached out to South Fulton's mayor several times about the council overriding his vetoes and why he wasn't at the meeting. So far, he hasn't answered those questions.
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November 5, 1934 – June 28, 2023
Patricia Wilson McGriff, 88, passed away on June 28, 2023, at her home in Coos Bay. Pat was born in Coos County on November 05, 1934. She owned and operated Griff’s Seafood Restaurants in Coos and Curry Counties.
She is survived by her sons, John (Lela) Gilkison and Dan (Kathy) Gilkison; grandchildren, Ian (Michelle) Gilkison, Erik Gilkison, Kyle (Courtney) Gilkison, and Erin (Blake) Cam; 5 great grandchildren; ex-husband, Gerald McGriff; and step-children, Doug (Melissa) McGriff, Marilyn (Tom) Slater and Lloyd (Peggy) McGriff.
Graveside services will be held at Norway Cemetery on August 11, 2023, at 11:00 a.m.
Online remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.westrumfuneralservice.com
Arrangements are under the direction of Amling/Schroeder Funeral Service – Myrtle Point Chapel, 541-572-2524
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A recreational hub and learning laboratory is located just a few miles south of Charleston.
Visitors to the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve can hike through conifer forests, kayak along the bay, birdwatch in freshwater wetlands, check out exhibits at the visitor center and attend community classes.
The South Slough Reserve is one of 30 estuary reserve areas that are nationally protected. The local reserve is managed by the Oregon Department of State Lands and is used for long-term research, education, and coastal stewardship.
“This is everybody’s space and we want people to know that it’s here,” said South Slough Outreach Specialist Debra Rudd.
The living laboratory contained within the protected space helps both professionals and community members understand how watersheds work.
“Having this protected space allows us to do education, research and stewardship activities, and also, being a state agency, we are here to serve the people,” Rudd said.
An estuary is a place where freshwater and saltwater mix. This environment creates habitat and a nursery for many species, from salmon and crab, to bald eagles, herons, beavers, river otters, deer and elk.
“It is just a really unique environment that people can learn from and protect for generations to come,” Rudd said.
There are a variety of opportunities for the public to submerse themselves within the local estuary habitats. Summertime activities are currently in full swing.
In the next couple months, the South Slough community events calendar includes a kayak skills training, paddle with a scientist and blue moon paddle trip. There is a small fee associated with these events. Participants can bring their own kayak, or use one of six kayaks available to rent for these activities.
A free second-Saturday stewards program takes place every month to help keep the reserve healthy. Community members can help South Slough staff and volunteers by doing activities like weeding and planting.
“We'll tackle a different area of the reserve that isn't necessarily part of our normal trail system,” Rudd said. ”So you get to go to parts of the reserve that usually only our research staff get to see and help us with invasive weeds.”
The South Slough Calendar includes an upcoming guided nature hike in the woods to explore the flora and fauna on some of the South Slough’s most popular trails.
Community members can also take self-guided hikes throughout the South Reserve trails system. Trails are open from dawn to dusk, and include a variety of options from a short ten-minute loop trail, to the North Creek full loop trail, which is about three and a half miles.
Other projects take place outside of the reserve, like the “Tide of the toddlers” series.
“From March through October, we've made a partnership with local libraries and they have us bring this toddler program to them. So we are, in essence, bringing the estuary to the toddlers,” Rudd said. “It’s been a really fun program.”
South Slough community activities calendar and trail maps are available at the Visitor Center, which is open every Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the exception of state holidays.
Reservations are required for community programs. Outreach specialist Rudd said the programs fill up fast.
She suggests frequently checking their website, southsloughestuary.org or following them on social media to keep up to date with activities. Those who sign up for the online newsletter will be notified about upcoming events first.
The South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve is located at 61907 Seven Devils Road in Charleston. They can be reached at 541-888-5558.
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MCKEESPORT, Pa. — Crews were called to the scene of a house fire in McKeesport on Tuesday night.
According to Allegheny County 911, first responders were called to the 2100 block of Duquesne Avenue at 10:02 p.m.
A photo shared with Channel 11 by a neighbor shows flames ripping through the back of the home.
No injuries have been reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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ETNA, Pa. — Etna borough council passed a ban on fur products on Tuesday night.
According to a news release from the borough, the ban is the first of its kind in Pennsylvania.
“Most fur products originate from inhumane fur farms that have been linked to the spread of COVID-19, but some fur products originate from animals trapped in the wild.” Tara Czekaj, HSUS Humane Policy Volunteer Leader states. “Furbearers like foxes, weasels, mink, muskrats, otters, and beavers live along Pine Creek and the Allegheny River in Etna. Passing this ordinance is just one way Etna can protect the furbearers in their community.”
Thirteen other cities, the state of California and Israel have all banned sales of fur products.
The borough has not yet given information on how this ban will be enforced.
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PITTSBURGH — Out of 917 Pittsburgh Police Department employees, 608 responded to an anonymous online survey conducted by a consulting firm in September. A majority of those surveyed said they’re highly dissatisfied with staffing levels, morale and internal communications.
Beth Pittinger has been the executive director of the city’s Citizen Police Review Board (CPRB) for more than two decades. The board reviews police policies and procedures and she’s seen much of the turbulence and positive changes the force has gone through.
Pittinger was not surprised by the survey.
“I think that’s unfortunate, but I understand it,” Pittinger said “We’ve been hearing that.”
She said the survey, which is part of a 16-month study that Channel 11′s Chief Investigator Rick Earle exclusively got his hands on a day early, highlights the need for better management.
In the report, 29% of those surveyed said they were not satisfied with their job. Thirty-two percent agreed with being satisfied with their job.
“They’re not happy with their primary job, so there’s a disconnect there,” said Pittinger.
When asked if the department’s hiring practices bring in the best officers for the job, only 13% agreed while 31% disagreed.
Another 31% felt they didn’t receive enough training to be effective on the job while 38% felt they did.
Community policing and providing a high level of service were other questions on the survey and a majority of the officers said they felt they did a good job at that. Pittinger agreed.
Only 5% of people surveyed in September thought the department is headed in the right direction. That was before Chief Larry Scirotto was sworn in.
Pittinger is hopeful the new police chief can change the culture on the force.
“Chief Scirotto is coming in with a different view of policing,” she said. “We’re in a good place in that we have new leadership for the bureau, and as long as they are permitted to do the job and the chief is allowed to lead the police as he sees fit, we should be looking forward to a new and improved and happier police force.”
The police chief and mayor plan to release the 173-page report during a press conference Wednesday.
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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates saw their losing streak hit five games on Tuesday, as they fell to the Cleveland Guardians 10-1.
Seven pitches into the game, the Cleveland Guardians held a 4-0 lead. Double, single, single, home run. Another run scored before Mitch Keller could escape the first and, while he steadied down the stretch, he still allowed a two-run bomb to old friend Josh Bell in the third inning, then a bases-loaded groundout to push the margin to 8-0 in the fourth.
Left fielder Connor Joe broke up the shutout in the sixth inning with a solo shot to the bullpen, his seventh of the year.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Under two bright blue tarps on Monument Circle Tuesday sat more than just two refurbished cars.
For two Indiana veterans, the cars represent game change.
"Transportation is a huge barrier to homeless vets. It prevents them from getting back and forth to work, back and forth to medical and connecting with their families," said Emmy Hildebrand with Helping Veterans and Families.
Now, those barriers won't exist for U.S. Army veteran John Brewer and U.S. Navy veteran Anthony Johnson.
"I'm going to be pinching myself all night. I can't say thank you enough," said Johnson.
Tuesday afternoon, both men received refurbished cars from the National Autobody Council's Recycled Rides Program.
"I'm grateful to everyone that's instrumental in this happening," Brewer said.
Before this week, if Brewer wanted to go anywhere, to work or to the grocery store, he took the bus and did ride sharing. Now he will have a car to get him there.
"Going to the grocery store, I can get everything in one shot instead of three or four times a month on the bus," Brewer said.
The Recycled Rides Program that provided the cars gives away 300 refurbished vehicles every year to people who need them. The program works with insurance companies and local collision shops that fix the vehicles.
"To make their lives easier, to now have vehicles where they have their independence, it means a lot to us," said Dale Ross with the National Autobody Council.
This month's giveaway was part of the Collision Industry Conference held in Indianapolis this week.
For Brewer, it's an example of a grateful country.
"When people say, 'Thank you for your service,' this is an example of them actually meaning it," he said.
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DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. — A man who was mowing along Interstate 69 in northeast Indiana is in critical condition after his mower was struck by a semi Tuesday.
The crash happened just before noon about three miles north of Auburn, Indiana. State police say a semitractor-trailer crashed into a mowing tractor that had been contracted by INDOT.
The driver of the mower was taken to a Fort Wayne hospital where he was listed in critical condition Tuesday afternoon.
The driver of the semi was taken to Parkview DeKalb Hospital to be evaluated and also for a blood draw, as is required by state law in crashes involving a serious injury or fatality.
The northbound lanes of I-69 at the 332-mile marker were closed for nearly four hours as crews investigated and cleaned up the crash.
The results of the ongoing investigation will be turned over to the DeKalb County Prosecutor's Office to determine if criminal charges will be filed.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An American Airlines flight bound for Indianapolis was diverted to Charlotte Tuesday after an apparent mechanical issue.
Reports that the aircraft experienced a bird strike were apparently unfounded.
The plane landed safely at the Charlotte airport and was undergoing inspection.
A spokesperson for the airline provided this statement late Tuesday:
"American Airlines flight 648, with service from CLT to Indianapolis (IND), returned to CLT due to a possible mechanical issue. The aircraft landed safely and was inspected by our maintenance team. We never want to disrupt our customers’ travel plans and apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused."
The spokesperson added that a maintenance team inspecting the aircraft found "no indication of a bird strike."
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Kansans are dreaming big.
Powerball is at $1 Billion for Wednesday. Yes, Billion with a capital “B,” and it’s creating a surge in sales.
“A lot more people,” said Andy Kraus, store manager at Leeker’s Family Foods. “The thing that’s different is that people that don’t normally play start playing.”
Many are on board with the idea of striking it big for a billion.
“Usually, when it gets this big, then I will buy one,” said Denise Jensen, a Wichita area resident. “It doesn’t sound like I have much of a chance.”
Denise is right. The odds are against you.
Harvard stats experts say you have a one in roughly 292 million chance of winning.
So with long odds, not everyone is on board with spending a couple of bucks for a ticket.
“Probably not,” said Wichita area resident Ed Ray. “Well, if I wanted to donate $2, that would be a different story, but to buy one to win? No. I’m not going to win.”
Still, for those who dream big, the chance of winning would turn some into big winners. And some dream of giving away a lot of money to others.
“I bought two. I hope I’m a winner,” said Regina Randall, a Wichita area resident. “I would help my kids out and my family and put some back so if anything happened to me, my family, and kids to have something.”
“Ah, kind of thinking about retirement. I wish I could retire now,” said Wichita area resident Tony Siemiller. “I’d help a lot of people out. I’d become a 100% full-time Secret Santa.”
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Salvation Army of Wichita will close its 30-day emergency shelter for women and families on Aug. 11, which could impact other emergency shelters in the city.
The 28-bed facility will transition into a recovery home where unhoused people dealing with addiction can stay for up to a year. They’ll also be connected to employment and legal help.
The facility will open with just a few beds, then expand later.
“Over the next hopefully three to six months, we will branch that out to having a 28-bed program,” said Major Merrill Powers, The Salvation Army South Central Kansas Area Commander.
Some expressed fear the closure of the emergency shelter could add to an existing shortage of places for people to go.
All shelters in the city are already at capacity and turning people away daily, according to United Way of the Plains.
“We are expecting that those individuals are going to need to find shelter in other places, and some of them may end up unsheltered,” said Matt Lowe, United Way of the Plains Community Impact Manager for Basic Needs Programs.
A recovery home model is easier to support financially, according to The Salvation Army.
“We have funding sources for that, where there are not significant numbers of funding sources for emergency sheltering,” said Powers.
The new recovery home has a start-up grant that will fund it through its first year.
Leaders with the united way are concerned about the impact the closure of the shelter will bring. They are working to find a temporary location to house the people affected.
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VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A UCF student is back home from the hospital after being bitten by a shark.
Chris Pospisil said he was surfing with his friend, Reece Redish, when the shark attacked.
“All of a sudden, the shark came from under me. I was sitting on my board, and it came up and started ripping me backwards,” Pospilsil said.
Video from a surveillance camera shows Redish swimming toward Pospilsil while his leg was still in the shark’s mouth.
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“I hear splashes, I look over, Chris is underwater. He pops up screaming, ‘I got bit!’” Redish said.
Once back ashore, they said Volusia County lifeguards quickly stopped the bleeding.
“I remember asking the lifeguard, ‘Am I going to lose my foot?’ He was like, ‘I don’t know man,’” Pospilsil said.
In the hospital, he underwent surgery on his foot, and he hopes to make a full recovery in six-to-eight months.
He also said he already misses being in the water surfing.
“I’ll have some nerve damage on my foot because the shark took out all the nerves on my foot. That’s not as detrimental as the bottom of my foot, but the bottom of my foot is going to make a full recovery,” Pospilsil said.
The family has set up a fundraiser for out-of-network medical costs here.
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BOISE — A lack of housing doesn’t just affect low- or middle-income families in a community, it can touch just about every aspect of an economy.
The widespread impact of a lack of workforce housing was a central message from a panel of experts who spoke Tuesday at the Pacific Northwest Economic Region annual Summit in Boise about the need, the challenges and possible solutions.
“(Washington state) surveyed professional economic development people, and they said the No. 1 barrier to quality economic growth was the absence of access to housing,” Washington state Lt. Gov. Denny Heck said.
Heck was joined by Idaho Sen. Ali Rabe, who’s also executive director at the emergency housing nonprofit Jesse Tree; Coeur d’Alene Area Economic Development Corporation CEO Gynii Gilliam; Katie Vila, chief operating officer of the Boise developer Roundhouse; and Steven Peterson, University of Idaho associate clinical professor of economics.
CHALLENGESThe nation is facing a shortage of all housing types, workforce and affordable housing in particular, and Idaho is no exception.
“We are so far behind,” Rabe said of the state’s housing supply.
Jesse Tree focuses on providing emergency relief for those facing eviction or homelessness, and she sees the direct impact of a lack of affordable options.
The lack of affordable housing is fueling an increase in homelessness, which is a far more expensive problem to solve, she said. It costs about $2,000 annually to keep someone in crisis in their home, Rabe said, but each person who is homeless costs Ada County approximately $53,000 per year.
“It’s a very challenging situation to be in because we are having to dump so many resources into this crisis response, but at the same time we need affordability and we need to build for the future,” she said.
The shortage is largely still a result of the 2008 economic recession, said Peterson, an economist with UI. Construction on new residential units collapsed over the past decade, and although demand picked back up in 2016, there wasn’t the supply to support it, he said.
There are also factors related to worldwide supply chain disruptions for building materials, labor shortages, the increased prevalence of telecommuting and population growth from intra- and interstate migration.
From 2010 to 2020, Idaho was the second-fastest-growing state in the nation, and from October 2020 to October 2021, Idaho and Arizona had the fastest-growing home prices in the U.S., he said.
Idaho’s home prices did decline between the last quarter of 2022 and first of 2023, but prices remain high, he said.
The ability to develop homes at a reasonable price-point is becoming more and more difficult, said Vila, the COO of Roundhouse.
“Developers are having a really hard time” making the finances work for new housing, Vila said.
These costs are driven by hard construction costs, such as labor and materials. Local policies also impact costs, such as requirements for additional retail space, energy efficiency, lower density and parking.
For those who make less than the area median income, Vila said she believes it’s necessary that the government step in and provide support for housing. For those who earn the median income and above, she said the market is likely able to “work itself out.”
Other factors such as the cascading effects of past racially restrictive housing covenants and demographic changes have a profound effect on homeownership, Heck said.
This year, the Washington Legislature passed a bill that sets aside money to help people who were hurt by racist covenants, which were used to enforce segregation. Owning a home is typically a fundamental way most families can build wealth, and not owning a home has had lasting effects on the families impacted by these past covenants, Heck said.
The covenants are an “intergenerational dividend that keeps on giving,” he said.
Demographics are also playing a role, as baby boomers retire, many seek to downsize and are bidding against would-be first-time homebuyers who can’t compete financially.
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
The federal government in the last few years made historic investments in housing and rental assistance, Rabe said. Idaho used some of that federal assistance in 2022 to put $50 million toward a workforce housing fund, the Idaho Press previously reported.
However, many of the federal programs, which were implemented in response to the pandemic, are ending. She said it’s up to state and local governments to keep some of the programs running.
Rabe said creating financial incentives for affordable housing developments, reducing parking requirements, reducing or waiving impact fees for housing designed for households earning below area median income and bolstering the state tenant protections are all ways state and local government could address the issue.
Vila said policies that reduce the costs of construction will help keep market-rate costs lower. She also noted that policies such as higher minimum wages can help ensure that more people stay housed.
Heck discussed other investments and changes the Washington Legislature recently made into housing, such as allowing more duplexes and quadplexes in more zones in some of the state’s jurisdictions.
He said all of the more than 20 bills passed related to housing were bipartisan and that it’s possible and necessary to address the issues by creating coalitions.
“I know it because we did it,” Heck said.
Reducing regulatory barriers can also help keep costs lower, Peterson said.
A report UI did on housing issues in Kootenai County found that increasing density, such as by annexing appropriate areas for growth, will help ease the issue and that the character of communities can be preserved while providing affordable housing.
A lack of housing supply and density can actually disrupt rural character, Peterson said, although this is contrary to what many believe. A lack of density can lead to more sprawl and reduced open spaces.
ATTITUDE SHIFT AND NIMBYISM
Each of the panelists agreed that attitudes about growth and density will need to shift to be able to fully address the housing shortage. Peterson said he found in his report that local attitudes about housing developments are the biggest impediment to growth.
“We are the problem,” he said, “we are also the solution.”
Heck noted that adding multifamily housing does not decrease property values and usually has the opposite effect.
“You can count on municipalities opposing this,” Heck said of trying to add more multi-family units. “I don’t blame them. Their job is to create local zoning and they just kind of organically oppose anything that takes away or modifies any of their authority, any of us would. The problem is they’re wrong.”
Cities and counties have little control over how many people migrate to their communities, Peterson said, and a lack of supply is sometimes driven by the myth that restricting supply will also diminish demand.
This can mean that non-local homebuyers, who usually have more money than residents, will be able to out-bid the residents on the fewer available homes.
“If you try to restrict supply, what you’re actually restricting is the local population actually being able to afford a house,” he said.
He said even as a resident of his community in Moscow, he can’t think of any single housing project that wasn’t met with opposition.
Rabe said local policy changes can help combat NIMBYs, which stands for Not in My Backyard. In the Treasure Valley, most change, such as the Boise zoning code update, is supported by grass-roots efforts and including more locals who work with lower-income populations in the meetings and discussion.
“People need to realize that we have two choices,” she said, “do we create more affordable housing or do we have our neighbors sleeping on the sidewalk?”
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CLEWISTON, Fla. – The Clewiston Animal Shelter has reached capacity and is no longer accepting animals.
According to a Facebook post, Clewiston Animal Services states that it is operating at almost double its usual capacity for cats/kittens and dogs.
The shelter says that to accept more owner surrenders and strays would be irresponsible. Last week, a reported 150 animals were at the shelter, which forced the shelter to suspend their intake process.
In that time, the shelter has reduced that number to 119.
Clewiston Animal Services asks residents to not pick up or trap any stray cat or dog without having a plan for where it will be taken first.
Animal Control Officers will still help develop plans for these animals, as well as still respond to emergency service calls such as vicious dog and cat complaints, animal bites and injured animals calls.
If you would like to adopt or foster an animal, or if you have any questions, contact Clewiston Animal Services at 863-983-1474 or come to the shelter located at 410 W. Arroyo Ave.
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CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A live, work and play district called “Del Prado Pointe” wants to bring more shops, restaurants and apartments to north Cape Coral. The new development wants to transform around 170 acres at the corner of Kismet Parkway and Del Prado Boulevard into a new destination.
The City of Cape Coral originally purchased the land around 20 years ago in 2003, in hopes of building an “Academic Village,” but that never took shape.
Jaci Opsahl, who lives across the street, said Cape Coral needs more businesses that will help pay taxes.
“I would like to see them put up businesses rather than the condos and apartment buildings they’ve been putting up,” said Opsahl. “They’re really affecting our environment and our economy. There are just so many apartment buildings going up, we are not going to have the sewer and the water to support the influx of all of these buildings.”
Multi-family homes are a part of TRG Development’s plans for the lot. The company wants to split the land into three different districts. Two would be set aside for industrial, retail and office space, as well as shops and quick-service restaurants. Garden apartments or townhomes would go up in the third district.
Georgia Colloway is a parent who lives nearby.
“It’s relatively quiet. Pretty peaceful.. a good amount of children,” she said.
Colloway and other parents are hoping the new development will bring places to take the family.
“It would be nice to have somewhere affordable to take the kids, like ballet or tap classes or something,” said Nichole Wingdenfeld, another parent.
TRG said it’s too early to tell how many jobs the development could generate. The developer is presenting the plans during a public meeting inside Cape Coral City Hall tomorrow morning. For Del Prado Pointe to become a reality, the city council would have to approve the plans later at a future meeting.
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BUCKINGHAM, Fla. — We don’t know how a 3-year-old toddler was able to drive a golf cart that killed his 7-year-old brother in Buckingham.
Driving a golf cart can be dangerous for any child, especially if they’re too small to reach the pedals, steer and don’t know how to drive.
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“I’ve seen a lot of things go wrong with golf carts,” said Shannon Sykora. The FGCU women’s golf coach said, people should think of driving a golf cart just like they would a car.
“Sometimes bad things can happen, and it’s just like a car, so you’ve gotta make sure you’re safe,” Sykora explained.
Troopers said a 3-year-old boy on a golf cart ran over his 7-year-old brother at a home on Orange River Boulevard yesterday.
So how can you stay safe?
Jessica Kitch with Matt’s Custom Golf Carts said, “Slow down for sure. Usually, if you’re about to tip, you’re going a little too fast, or you’re on unlevel grounds, I would try to get to level ground if possible.”
We know many people don’t wear seatbelts on golf carts.
“The three-point seatbelts on most models, and then it has lap belts as well,” showed Kitch.
Plus, if your golf cart has a high and low feature, it’s safer to put it on low.
Kitch said, “All of our evolution models, we have a high evolution model with a high and a low switch, so what that means is in high, you’ll max out up to 25 miles per hour.”
Of course, always remember to use your mirrors when switching lanes.
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HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Arkansas State Police has asked for the public's help in locating a missing baby.
15-month-old Ora Faye Richardson was last seen in Hot Springs with her grandmother, Teresa Ann Lawrence.
She is described as being 31" in height and weighing about 27 pounds with brown eyes and black hair.
She could be traveling in a red 1999 two-door Chevrolet Cavalier with Arkansas license plates reading ACE59M.
If anyone knows anything about her or her grandmother's whereabouts please contact the Hot Springs Police Department at (501) 321-6704.
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SEATTLE — Recently several high-profile crimes, including the shooting death of an innocent pregnant woman, have driven calls for change among residents of Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood.
Tuesday evening’s safety forum was organized by the nonprofit Belltown United.
“I cannot hear what can’t be done. You’ve got to tell me what can be done to change the condition on our streets now,” said Tom Graff, board chair of Belltown United. Graff is also a resident and business owner in the neighborhood.
Residents and businesses report open-air drug use, petty theft and murders. Specifically the very public killing of 34-year-old Eina Kwon, a 34-year-old pregnant woman who was shot and killed in her car in broad daylight.
“I need change right now. Eina Kwon’s family deserves it, we deserve it because we live and work here every day,” Graff continued.
The city pointing to change – specifically efforts such as the newly established Community Violence Task Force and the mayor’s new Fentanyl Systems Work Group.
“The Seattle Police Department is in a staffing crisis right now. We are short hundreds of police officers,” said panelist Capt. Steve Strand.
Strand has served the Seattle Police Department for 32 years and says limited resources are going to Belltown.
“We’ve really concentrated on putting officers out on the street in patrol working on our response times and being able to deal with the violence we’re seeing on the streets,” Strand said.
Many answers are hard to come by as issues are in flux as some efforts appear to be on pause all together. Both specifically stopping illegal graffiti and open-air drug use are two issues the city is waiting on further guidance before enforcing – residents fear they’re left dealing with the consequences.
Councilmember Andrew Lewis says he expects city legislation will mirror the state's recently passed drug use in public law and says he expects more information in coming weeks, but could not say when he expects the legislation to pass.
“We are on a good trajectory on the whole as a city but we need to take stock of the fact that we need to be deploying our resources more effectively,” Lewis said. “Obviously the biggest thing that we’re facing is the crime in every neighborhood and Belltown in particular has had a recent spate of horrific crime against the community."
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BALTIMORE — Tyrone West died in police custody after officers pulled him over on Kelway Road in 2013.
None of the officers involved in the incident were charged.
Ten years later, his family is still seeking justice for his death.
“I'm really frustrated and sad because you’re talking about almost a decade later and we still don’t have accountability," said Tawanda Jones, Tyrone's sister.
Tawanda Jones has held West Wednesday every week since his death, a total 521 weeks.
Many others join her as well, like Hillary Hellerbach who met Jones a few years after West’s death.
“I am here to be a support to her as a white woman this stuff doesn’t happen to our family you know um there is a problem with blue on black crime," Hellerbach said.
Jones says the support she gets each week keeps her motivated.
“For them, some of them to have never lost anyone in such a violent way and for them to be supportive week after week after week after week is very incredible and amazing to me," said Jones.
She says no matter how hard it gets, she will continue to push for accountability for the officers involved.
“He was a pillar to my family, and I didn’t sign up to be the pillow, I want him to be the pillow," said Jones.
“She’s been doing this advocacy, and this civil rights activism for longer than many people she is the Harriet Tubman of Baltimore, and she is the heart of activism in Baltimore and I have endless respect for her," Hellerbach said.
Jones and her family have a community around them of people who want answers and she says she will continue to have West Wednesday for another 521 weeks if it helps to finally get justice.
The family is actively working to get Tyrone West’s case re-opened and investigated again, but so far they have not been able to do so.
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SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, Pa. — "That's all I could see in the beginning was just the pasta all over the whole, every room," said Paula Smith, founder of the Summer Lunch Box food pantry.
Staff found not only pasta, but pancake mix littering the ground and toilets covered in sauce and sticky syrup at their new storage building Tuesday morning along route eleven in Kingsley.
"My other volunteer, she was crying and then I started crying, it was unbelievable," said Smith.
For the last 13 years donations to the pantry have served thousands across the county, and to see this damage from someone who possibly got a meal from them is disheartening.
"I imagine they probably benefit from this or their family does," said Smith. "Because it does reach out to so many people and to do that, you are hurting them too."
State police were called to investigate the vandalism. After officers left, Smith and others wasted no time, breaking out the cleaning supplies and getting to work.
"It had a long like a garage mat that covered the whole thing and so we had to take that out and that has to be power washed and then because it was all covered with pancake mix and pudding," said Smith as she pointed at the now bare concert floor. "The shelves had pudding and the walls had pudding splattered all over it so we had to scrub all the shelves."
Smith says they secured door locks again, and cleaned up most of the mess.
Something that would not have been possible without her volunteers.
"My volunteers, I feel so bad for them, they work so hard and they never complain," said Smith. "They just all showed up you know."
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The famous car and thrill shows have come to an end. Atco Dragway, the raceway located in Atco, New Jersey, announced Tuesday they have permanently closed.
In a Facebook statement, Atco Dragway thanked its customers and staff for years of support over the last 63 years.
The post read in part, "Thank you all for your patronage and memories over the years. Special thank you to our 29th annual Pan American Nationals racers & crowd for making Atco Dragway’s last event the biggest and best one ever. This isn’t the end for import racing in the northeast!"
Atco Dragway was built in 1959 and officially opened on Memorial Day weekend in 1960 making it the oldest drag strip in New Jersey.
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As officials continue to search for a baby and toddler who went missing during Saturday’s severe flooding in Bucks County, we’re learning more about the five people who died after being swept away by the floodwaters, including the mother of the two children. Here’s what we know about the victims so far:
Katheryn Seley
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Katheryn “Katie” Seley, 32, her husband, mother and three children – all from Charleston South Carolina – were visiting friends and family in Bucks County over the weekend.
The family was traveling along Route 532 in Upper Makefield Township around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday to attend a barbecue when a torrential downpour caused flooding in the area and disabled their vehicle.
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Seley’s husband, Jim Sheils, managed to get their 4-year-old son out of the vehicle and they escaped the floodwaters.
At the same time, Seley and her mother tried to rescue Seley’s two other children, 9-month-old Conrad and 2-year-old Matilda (Mattie) Sheils.
The two women and two young children were all swept away by floodwaters.
Seley's body was recovered over the weekend while the children’s grandmother was found alive and is being treated at a nearby hospital. Conrad and Matilda remain missing and officials continue to search for them.
Scott Ellis, the uncle of the missing children, spoke on behalf of the family during a press conference on Monday.
"First, our family would like to extend our deepest gratitude for the enormous efforts of so many emergency personnel who have been working tirelessly in dangerous and difficult conditions to rescue the victims of this horrific tragedy," he said. "Their compassion, kindness, and bravery have given us strength in this unspeakably difficult time. And their commitment to bringing Conrad and Maddie home is unwavering. We are thankful that they were able to save so many affected by these unprecedented floods."
Enzo De Piero and Linda De Piero
Enzo De Piero, 78, and Linda De Piero, 74, were a married couple from Newtown Township.
"We have a lot of pain right now. For sure. We were really, really close with them," the couple's son, Zack DePiero, told NBC10. "They were perfect parents. I was the only child. They were like my best buddies."
The couple's family members told NBC10 they had just finished dinner on Saturday but never made it home as they traveled on Route 532 during the flood.
"They cared about people," Zack De Piero said. "They tried to make people feel special. They tried to make people laugh. They had a lot of love in their hearts and they had a lot more love to give too."
Yuko Love
Yuko Love was a 64-year-old woman from Newtown Township who also died in the flash floods in Bucks County.
Friends of Love described her as a person who loved people and she was a popular member of the Newtown Athletic Club since 2017.
“This is where Yuko came every day. Sometimes she came twice a day. And she loved the classes here,” Linda Mitchell, a Newtown Athletic Club member, told NBC10. “And she loved the people. More than anything. And we loved her. I mean, everybody knew her. There’s more than ten thousand people that come here. Everybody knew her.”
On Tuesday, other members of the athletic club paid tribute to Love by wearing “Hello Kitty” t-shirts and dancing in her honor.
“We wore ‘Hello Kitty’ because Yuko loves ‘Hello Kitty.’ A bunch of us are decked out in all of it. We loved her. She’s amazing,” Stephanie Rhodes, a member of the athletic club, told NBC10. “She just gave a great tribute to who she was. Who she was as a member and a friend. Yuko was really great. She was an icon.”
Susan Barnhart
The fifth victim of the flooding was Susan Barnhart, a 53-year-old woman from Titusville, New Jersey.
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A vocal majority of about 200 people attending a public meeting Tuesday in Flagstaff expressed support for protecting large swaths of land near the Grand Canyon from mining and outside developers.
The meeting, hosted by the U.S. Department of Interior, was held in response to tribal leaders urging Pres. Biden to use the Antiquities Act to create the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument.
It would set protection standards for 1.1 million acres of land north and south of Grand Canyon National Park. It would also designate 12 indigenous tribes associated with the canyon to help oversee the protected land.
“Everyone in this room has a shared love of our public lands. Everyone in this room wants to take care of them,” said Tracy Stone-Manning, the director of the Bureau of Land Management during the meeting. “The rub of that is the ‘how.’ There are always, always, always lots of opinions as to how.”
Widespread support for national monument
“As guardians of the Grand Canyon, we have a duty to protect it,” said Edmond Tilousi, the vice chairman of the Havasupai Tribe. Several tribal leaders discussed why the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River have spiritual, historic, and cultural meaning for their people.
Supporters of the move include Arizona Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly, Rep. Raul Grijalva, and city councils representing Flagstaff and Payson.
Joe Trudeau, a Prescott ecologist, drove to Flagstaff Monday morning to provide his 2-minute speech.
“I hope you will make the dream of our native neighbors a reality,” Trudeau said, adding that he also hopes federal officials will extend the protected area.
“My work has taken me to 20 national forests. The north Kaibab retains most of the best remaining old-growthmeanings ponderosa pine forests in the southwest. They must be protected in some manner as well,” Trudeau said.
Gosar, ranchers opposed to plan, want more details
Several ranchers from the Arizona-Utah border expressed concern the move is an overreaction by the federal government. They worry they will lose stewardship of federal lands leased for grazing or lose water rights.
“The move represents the Biden administration’s latest massive land grab and would be devastating to Mohave County,” said a representative of Congressman Paul Gosar.
Chris Heaton, a 6th generation rancher near Kanab, Utah, said a map of the proposal suggests he would lose private land. 12News was unable to confirm whether that would be a possibility.
Heaton also told the audience that as a rancher, he maintains several wells and 33 ponds that benefit wildlife.
“If we don’t manage those water resources, there’s no wildlife,” Heaton said. “The big game hunting that provides thousands of jobs and millions into the economy would go away. Ranchers maintain it.”
Representatives of outdoor sports companies and the executive director of the Arizona Game and Fish Department also spoke at the meeting and expressed support for the plan. They said the designation would help protect waters and lands for fish and animals.
The controversy over uranium mining
Uranium is a metal that exists naturally in the earth. It fuels nuclear power plants, runs nuclear reactors in naval ships and submarines, and is involved in production of medical, industrial and military products. Miners extract uranium from open pits and underground.
Contact with uranium is associated with Cancer risks. The topic is especially sensitive to the Navajo Nation where uranium mining during the Cold War poisoned soil, water and rocks, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Supporters of uranium mining in northern Arizona say extraction methods used today would not pose contamination risks as they did decades ago. There was also debate Monday about whether the proposed national monument, several miles from the Grand Canyon at its nearest point, would do anything to prevent contamination of the Colorado River watershed.
According to the World Nuclear Association, about two-thirds of the world’s production of uranium comes from mines in Kazakhstan, Canada and Australia. The U.S. imports nearly all of its uranium. Advocates of uranium mining in the U.S. say it is a national security issue.
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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 Kimberly Robinson, was found April 22, 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 owner told WFAA Dallas police pulled surveillance video from his store because Gibson's phone 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 so far, they have not linked the cases to a particular suspect but added that two of the women were involved in prostitution.
"Out of an abundance of caution and in the interest of public safety, the department wants to inform this population of this trend," said DPD in a blog post about the crimes.
Further details were not immediately released as the investigations continue, but DPD is asking for the public's help.
Contact Dallas police detectives David Grubbs at 469-540-6377 or David.grubbsjr@dallaspolice.gov, or Christopher Walton at 214-701-8453 or Christopher.walton@dallaspolice.gov.
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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KILLEEN, Texas — A Central Texas motorcyclist says he is lucky to be alive all thanks to a random bystander who witnessed how he was struck by a car at high speeds while parked on the side of the road earlier this month.
Khalir Chacon was headed to work from Killeen to Temple on July 7 when he noticed his bike emergency shut off sensor went off. The biker immediately pulled over into the emergency lane and turned on his emergency signals.
After he called his girlfriend to pick him up and informed his work he was running late, Chacon was struck by someone crossing over to merge from US 190 into I-35 in Belton at 90 mph, according to a GoFundMe.
"My shoes flew off, my helmet hit the hood," Chacon recalled. "My leg was pinched between the bumper of his vehicle and the front of my motorcycle. I instantly started bleeding out."
Though Chacon remembers very little about what happened that day, he said he remembers Daniel Seamons.
"I saw that there was a man lying on the ground," Seamons said.
Seamons' military training kicked in and he rushed to help Chacon as he noticed his right leg bleeding out.
"I took off my belt and I wrapped it around, probably about mid-thigh to his, the injured leg that was there, his right leg, and essentially just held it there cinched down as tight as I can get it," Seamons recalled.
Chacon was rushed to Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Waco where he later lost his leg. He also ended up fracturing his arm.
From riding in the ambulance and checking up on Chacon's recovery status, Seamons was right by his side through it all.
Seamons said, "I still couldn't stop thinking, you know, Is he okay? Did he make it? Did he not make it?"
"I'm so grateful to Daniel," Chacon said. "Just the heroism and kindness to, you know, pull over and decide, 'Hey, I'm going to try and do whatever I can for this person, regardless of my situation, means the world to me.'"
"Some of his family considered me a hero or a savior, I don't see it that way," Seamons said. "I'm just a man that knew what to do and did it."
His sister, Valeria Lugo, created a GoFundMe to try and raise $11,000 to help in her brother's prosthetic and medical bills, as well as raise awareness of motorcycle accidents and deaths.
"I hope that any other motorcyclists or motorcycle enthusiasts will continue to be safe as they ride and also consider the statistics that 80% of motorcycle accidents end in death compared to the 20% of car accidents that do," Lugo wrote.
More stories by Reporter Sydney Dishon:
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